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The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-05-28

the western horizon we notice that
the country appears more broken,
and peaks of the Coast Range can be
seen. Slowly the sun is sinking in
the west and the shades ofnight have
soon gathered DER us, and old Luna
is rising in the cast, and sheds a flood
of golden light DER the water, max
ing the tall grey mountains, which
rise in the distance, appear quite pic
turesquc. Silence now reigns almost
supreme, nothing is heard save the
splash Of waves as they lash the
shore, and occasionally the splash of
| a fisherman's oars as he pursues his
work. IT is far into the night before
we tire of looking at the pleasant
scenery and retire to II "bunk' to
dream of hills, mountains, and moon
shine in an enchanted land. When
we awake we see the sun is shining
brightly. and upon looking around us
| see that we are lying in harbor at
San Francisco. After being slowed
away at the New Franklin Hotel and
partaking of a hearty breakfast, we
are ready for a stroll. We are soon
! within sight Of the Grand Palace iio-
tel, which is being built in the cen
trail part of the city. 1t is built of a
beautiful stone which is found in the
Sierra Ncvahas, and is eight stories
high and will contain, when compile
ted, over eight hundred rOOms. We
are sorry that we neglected to get the
Dimensions. but is by far the largest
hotel in the United States. Takinga
street car we are conveyed through
the central part OF the city to Wood
wards Garden. Gaining admittance
| we find ourselves surrounded by in
nuIncral curiOsitles, the natural cave,
the music hall, the picture gallery
and museum will detain one for
hours. Here are the flowers and
fruits of the tropics growing luxuri-
antly, boating, skating and swing
Ing. all are INDUCED in by the yisi-
tors Of this garden. Time flew 50
rapidly that the sun had long since
commenced his journey down the
western sky before We returned for
our dinner. After dinner by taking
another stroll around the city, and
gathering few items, we find San
Francisco to be on a point Of land al
mos: surrounded by Santranci>cO bay,
AND contains TWO hundred and thir-
ty-tour thousand inhabitants, twenty
thousand of which are Chinese. This
is q thriving place and will soon take
its place as one of the most business,
go-ahcad cities of our country.
More anon, TOM.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-05-28

IN 4 Cccut letter 10 senator Sar-
gent, of California, President Grant
says:
Il had 10 rest during the war
none under the Succeeding adminiS-
tration-Omly labor and anxiety. |
have had no rest during the past six
years. | have two years more of Ia
Dor, and | shall be glad when the end
comes"
When we consider these sentiments
what can be done for the poor Demo
Gratis who have been yelping third
term foT three wears? How dlscon-
ISOLATE now will be the Democratic
editors who have been determined TO
eject Grant for a third term. What
soothing balm is there for these pa
triots who for five years were hoping
to rejoice in the downfall of the re-
public, and have never tired of call
ing the hero who throttled the rebel
lion a ''despot?'
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-05-28

follow. I am free born and no carpet
Dagger. From G.. F. BOOher's post
script it appears that he has Pretor
employed to do his dirty work. In
his article he displays a good deal OF
impudence, of which he has a large
share. His talk about Shanks and
his record is all bOsh. | know the
important parsonage as well as he.
My treason and treachery towards
Mr.. Graham nominated by the same
party that [ was, is too thin. Mr..
Graham is as good q Democrat as
Shanks, and yet the clique was for
getting him out of the way. My
pledges are good and have not been
violated in the least with your broth
err Web. who it seems is tho head
and bowels of Democracy, and all
those who dare vote against your
brother Web, YOU and Your clique
read out of the Democrat Party. MI.
Booher has signed away his day OF
grace, and can take in his single. 1t
appears that he has gotten in the last
ditch when he spoke OF school bill,
which was settled so far as Web
BOOher was concerned. and If 1T had
not been could he not have collected
it before he left the country?
am able to pay my just debts. J.
have not been reduced to the nccessi-
y Of carrying a petition to the Gov
crnOr Of the State to release tho
bond$men of W. II. Boon, the motor
ious horse thief. The men who went
on Boon's bond know that he would
not stand trial. thereby turning him
loose upon us to steal stock, our
money and time was gone, AND the
State and cOunty's money was gone,
and the taxpayers left to foot the
bill. Mr.. BOoher a you tell me If
any of the honest voters of Rochester
was on that petition. Ii Mr.. booher
and his clique are the embodiment
of Democratic principles pure and
undefiled before God and man, | pity
the Democracy of Andrew. This
Peoples Party has consigned to OBJ
livion all such dem&gO@ucs Us BOOher,
and his friend Pr1tor; [ know their
WAYS against any che who dare live
iii their town, and think and act for
themselves. At the late election one
Of their best citizens voted as ne
thought best. anG his ticket was spot
ted. and he called TO account or his
audacity. Mr.. Editor please give
this q place in your valuable paper.
n. BIRD.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-05-28
a Letter From Oregon.
WEST CHEHALEM, MAY 1, 1876

EDITOR REPUBLICAN:-Stepping
aboard the Chin du Wan at Sacrament
to, April 18th, we were soon floating
down the Sacramento river, a stream
about one Third of a mile in width.
Finding a comfortable seat where we
could get a view of both sides of the
stream, we glance at the city of Sac
ramentO which we are leaving behind
us. The residences in the suburbs of
the city are surrounded by beautiful
groves of orange, date, and fig trees,
which reminds one of the fruitful
climate of the Indies. The banks are
very low, being from four to eight
feet; the country stretches away for
miles OH either side, almost entirely
level and is covered with orchards,
groves of almost every variety of
tropical fruits, meadows and pas
lures, in which L grazing thousands
of cattle and sheep.
As the sun begins to sink behind
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-05-28

The health Of Gen Frank p. Blair con-
tinues to Improve, and he was able to
go out riding twice last week. His
physicians think his Improvement from
this forward will be much more decided
than heretofore. In bis case the last
TRANSMISSION of blood was made about
two weeks ago. 1t is not known when
smother will be made, but the process
VIII be kept up as long as it affords Re-
llef' or till the patient is restored TO
complete health. The friends and rela-
tives OF the General no longer protest
against an operation which, performed
by skillful physicians, has proved both
safe and eficacious.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-05-28
Letter From Mr. Bird.
AVENUE CITY, May II, 10.

ED. REPUBLICAN:-AlI is quiet
down in Jefferson Grasshoppers
plenty. This town is west Of the
One Hundred and Two river, and
southwest of the Independent Prov
ince. Its inhabitants are quite
peaceable citizens. The Independent
Province Is northeast of Avenue City,
on the east of Platte river. and its i'll
Eabitants are all quiet peaceable citi-
zens but are somewhat demoralized
by the Peoples Party. The clique
have tired their little pieces at me,
and | am still living and enjoying a
reasonable portion of health and
strength. Nv serious thoughts have
not been disturbed. as PrItor SAYS
his have been for a week. There
seems to have been something i'll my
little piece, Gas he calls it, to arouse
his righteous Indignation. III we're
a believer in generalization and pre-
destination, | should believe that
such men as Pr1tor were to~re0rdain-
ed and prcdestined to be fools, Gas his
little piece certainly proves him to
be- while other men were created
for a higher and nobler purpose. He
advises HE to stay at home and at
tend to my mill and imported Berk-
shires.
| shall take 1t as good advice, and
attend strictly to business. My mill
is in good order and we make good
flour out of good wheat, and from
50 to 40 lbs of good flour after taking
the eighth bushel. My Berkshires
are of the best and latest impOrta-
tons. and they are not of the carpet
bag kind. Their noses are short. and
are not Of the long nose kind, with
their noses into other mems business.
| can read and write, and speak the
English language so Is to be UNDER
stood. PrItOr advises me to give
some one five or ten dollars to do my
writing. He thinks, and doubtless
feels, it a condescension to spend his
time and latin at me. Pr;etor staked
his all on Web. and lost. and that is
what he will not Experimentation in
this world or in the world to come.
| will say in this connection that |
never promised Web Booher my sup
port only on conditions that if he got
the nomination at the hands of the
Peoples Party | would support him.
Before any of the conventions had
met, there was a petition circulated
calling on Web BoOher to be a candi
date for the office of County Clerk,
and a copy was sent. to me to sign,
and get others to do the same, which
| refused, and had he been nominated
DIV the convention | would have done
all [ could for him. We all know
the result; he tried and failed, and the
fat was in the fire:the cliquef fused and
failed in opposition to the Peoples
Party, and still they expected me to
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-05-28

Mr.. J. c. Waterman, OF Savannah,
Andrew county, Mo, shipped from
Worth county this week. 15j head of
cattle which averaged 1.2V pounds
each; also 800 head of hogs, which aver
aged over 200 pounds each. This little
bunch of stock lett in our county the
Eeat little sum OF S15.54S,00 . This is
only a beginning and the first spring
shipment, and no doubt there will be
alarge amount ofstock to ship by the
first Of June-Grant City Star.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-05-28

TIE POstnaster-Urnrral, Friday,
issued an ord T. forbidding payment.
by the Postmaster at Cincinnati, of
postal money orders drawn to the
order of l.. d. Sine, who is engaged
in conducting q Gift enterprise. All
registered letters addressed to Sine
are to be returned to the Office from
which mailed.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-05-28
From Fillmore,
May 9th, 1874.

May Eltn, 1874.
Ed. FREDERICKSBURG have been
| waiting for a long time for some n
to write to you and tell what Is
Transporting in our midst. The great
topic of conversation on the streets
at present is grasshoppers. These
insects are like Artemus Ward said
of Brigham IOun@'s mOthers-in-law,
| when at Salt Lake City. He was in
troduced to Brigham's mOther-in-law,
and his remark was, "that she
was very numerous. there was sever
al OF her" This is a fact in regard
to the grasShoppers; they are doing q
great amount of damage, and the
farmers are becoming very much dis
couraged. Various plans have been
tried to get rid of them, but they
are very thick in some parts of this
vicinity: bitches have been dug. fires
built, and various methods taken to
Kill them, but if one gang is got rid
of another is ready TO take its place.
Very many fields have been stripped
that q few days since promised fair
for good crops. Everything seems TO
be pudding that comes to their dish,
and nothing good escapes them.
Business is very dull and but little
of anything is being done in town,ex-
ccpt fight the vGrmintS.
Not much Improvement in this
town. DR.. Brown has been talking
of putting up a new store on the site
of his present one. but we are afraid
that the old will have to do SER
vice a while longer. The Doctor
needs a new store, and it would help
the looks of the place to have one
there.
Our Public School under Prof. Pet
tit, is drawing near its close, this
week ends its term: the Prof. is a live
teacher and We hope that he will be
engaged for another term
Mr.. FL. S. Gardner, formerly of Sa-
yannah, is nov teaching a class Ofthe
young folks of Fillmore in the art of
Elocution:we understand he gives les
SONS free. but We hope he will be well
paid by the proceeds of the entertain
ments he proposes TO give the people
Of this vicinity on Friday and Satur-
day evenings, June 18th and 5th. 4
fine collection of pieces are being re-
hearsed b.; the class, and we can con-
iidently say that those who MAY at
tend will be well repaid. The enter
tainmcnt will consist of dramas. far
ces. &c, and we think will be well
rendered.
The people here that have not much
to do put i'll the greater part of the
time fishing and playing croquet
Your correspondent INDUCED hin-
self part of II day last week in fish
ing, for the first time in sixteen years,
and his luck vas such that it will be
nearly that length of time before he
tries it again. Quite a good many
fish are being caught however, AS
for croquet he knows nothing about
the game. But enough for this time.
Az REvOIR.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-05-28

II Lafayette county last Friday
night a party Of men rode up to the
fence Of q cOlOred man named Ben.
Ivcns, called HIM out and riddled him
with buck>hot, killing him instantly.
The cause for this murder or who
the parties were engaged in it, are
unknown, but it is supposed they
live in the n"iHhhorho0d.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-05-28

Mr.. James Smith. formerly a citizen
of Clinton county, Mo, writing honleto
his father from Oregon, says: My al
vice t o friends is not to come here; the
country is overrun. 1t costs Uoney to
get away. Texas is a more inviting field
than this country, but | advise Missouri
people to STAY where they are"
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-05-28

A correspondent of the Topeka
Commonwealth, writing from Ari-
zonia, states that John Bender, the
Kansas butcher. whose arrest was
published 4 few weeks ago, made a
mysterious escape from his captors,
and is again ut large.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-05-28

BONNER, OF the New York Ledger.
gave 100000 to DR.. Halls Church.
The pcws of this grand church sold
for $ST. 200.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-05-28

THE great Caesar IL connection
with Bristow has again tramplcd up
on the Democracy by scizin" their
stills and confiscating their whisky.
Down with the dcspot,
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-05-28

THE Prince of Wales has been in
stalled as worshipfui Grand Master
ofthe Free Ma:ons Of England.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-05-28

Cor. G.. G.. C0MSToCE lately sold
5000 acres Of Worth county land to Il
gentleman from the east.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-05-28

RUSSELL is selling goods cheap, and
has lots of them. Call and see for your,
selves and get some bargains.
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Terms OF Advertising.

FRIDAY MORNING, MAY =, lS75.
The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1875-06-26
Under the Spell.

Spelling matches continue to take down
the pride not only Of pedagogues, but of
printers, authors, and 'schoolmarms, all
thrice armed in the panoply of bosom
friend intimacy with Webster, Worcester,
Sheridan, Walker, and DR.. johnson. AS
no two of our English and American lexi-
cographers spell certain words alike, and
as time itself makes extraordinary changes
N the orthepy Of our language, the most
learned men and women are quite as likely
to be caught mapping, as the most super
ieially taught miss or master. And that
is precisely where the laugh comes in; for
the learned pundit cannot come to grief
without de1ighting an irreyerent world, and
no amount Of study or preparation could
avert an occasional failure, even if any one
dictionary compiler himself were placed
upon the anxious seat. Ifany good system
OF spelling were. accepted as the American,
all writer's IN the United States might be in
accord, and errors would become the er-
rors OF ignorance; but as it stands we
have no national system, and the general
rule Of accuracy IN spelling as in pronun-
citation rests with the custom Of good writer's
and the educated classes "a rule extremely
vague and subject to misinterpretation.
New England at present manufactures
most Of our school books but the spelling
and pronunciation of many words, as es-
tablished IN New England, are openly re-
pudiated among the educated classes Of
other sections of the Union. And vet, at
these spelling matches, only general Gus
tom IS accepted as authority for the recog-
nlzed system Of spelling, and the general
custom we may be sure, will always large
y depend upon the character Of the ele-.
mentary class-books employed in the local
schools. Hence it follows that failureto
spell with accuracy no more implies defec-
tive instruction than failure to exhibit
neat and leglble Handwriting; and we all
know that some Of the proudest intellects
IN the land have gloried Il caligraphy As
undeeipherabie as the Assylian inscriptions
to all but the initiated
The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1875-06-26

Of his home, perhaps for his own
life and that Of his family-are to
be given up to the British authori-
ties to receive that punishment
which should be meted QUITO the red
cut throats who have so long made
this country almost uninhabitable,
will not these Indians be justified
IN believing that their outrages are
countenanced by our own and the
Canadian governments? For years
they have been clothed and fed
on this side of the line, and afford
ed a safe asylum on the other. And
now if the whites are to be punish
ed for protecting their lives against
them, will they not at once renew
the hostilities of former years, I'M
der the impression that no matter
what depredations they commit,
their victims alone will be the suf-
ferers
With these few remarks we are
compelled to leave the subject for
the present, but will give it due
attention in the next issue of the
RECORD.
The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1875-06-26

"some of the English-speaking Nez Per-
ces report that, as they were leaving Boze-
man, some white men followed them with
three kegs Of whisky, which getting into
the Indians, a fight was organized among
themselves in which four noble reds and
one squaw departed for the happy hunting
grounds. IN n. West.
We present the above extract for the
reflection Of those who are laboring under
the erroneous impression that in the vicini-
ty Of Benton alone are our red brothers en-
tertained with draughts from the flowing
bowl. Could the above occurrence be laid
on the shoulders Of the people of this sec
ton, as many similar occurrences have been
laid without any reason whatever, how glad
would be the hearts of those who are op-
posed and who never neglect an oppor-
tunity to show their opposition-to the
prosperity Of Benton and vicinity.
The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1875-06-26
THE PEN AND THE PRESS.
Mo. 10

Young Genius walked out by the mountains and
streams
Entranced by the power Of his own pleasant Dreams
Till the silent, the wayward, tie wandering thing
Found plume that had fallen from passing birds
wing: ~
Exulting and proud like boy at his play
He bore the prize to his dwelling away;
He gazed for awhile on it's beauties and then
He cut it, and shaped it, and called it a PEN
But its magical use he discovered not yet,
Till he dipped its bright lips in fountain of jet;
And oh what glorious thing it became!
For it spoke to the world in a language of flame:
While its master wrote on like a being inspired
Till the hearts of the million were melted or fired.
It came as boon and blessing to men,
The peaceful, the pure, the victorious Pen
Young Genius went forth on his rambles once more,
The vast, sunless caverns of earth to explore;
He searched the rude rock and with rapture he founC
substance unknown, which he brought from the
ground;
He fused it with fire, and rejoiced at the change
AS he moulded the ore into characters strange,
Till his thoughts and his efforts were crownedwith
h success;
For engine uprose, and he called it the Press.
The Pen and the Press, blest alliance! combined
To soften the heart and enlighten the mind;
For that to the treasures of knowledge gave BIRTH
And this sent them forth to the ends of the earth
Their battles for truth were triumphant indeed,
And the rod Of the tyrant snapped like reed
They were made to exalt us, to teach us to bless.
Those inyincible brothers,-the Pen and the Press
The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1875-06-26
EXTRADTTION.

On the 21st instant Messrs Hale,
HardWick, Evans, Harper and Dew
eraux were arrested by Deputy
Marshals Hard and Beidler, assist
ed by the military, for the killing
of Assinaboin Indians, at Cypress
Mountains, British America, some
two years ago. The warrant for
the arrest of the men was issued at
the instance Of a special commits
sion appointed to investigate the
matter.
We are not as yet thoroughly
conversant with the evidence that
will be offered before Special Com
missioner Cullen, at Helena, in sup
port Of the Canadian requisition to
extradite the accused parties, but
from such information as we have
been able to obtain from reliable
sources, we judge that no evidence
can be produced that would con
vict the men in any United States
Court.
As yet the public has but an i'm
perfect idea Of the circumstances
attending this unfortunate occur
renee, and the little information
that has been furnished savors Of
prejudice and Misrepresentation
We append the following statement
written out by one Of the men,
which will convey a better idea Of
the affair than any words Of our
own could do:
Our horses we're stolen by As
sinaboin Indians. We made appli-
cation to the military commander
at Fort Benton for an escort Of sol
diers to assist IN recovering our.
property, but We're refused. We
took the trail ourselves, and IN fol-
lowing it up, came within five miles
Of Farwell's trading post. Two
Of our party then went ahead for
the purpose Of accommodating.
They discovered an Indian camp
The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1875-06-26

An exchange informs US that there are
. twelve Indian students in Drury College,
at Springfield, Mo-" That's nothing. If
we accept the reports of Indian agents,
there are over twelve hundred Indian stu
dents in Montana, and, without a doubt,
will graduate with high honors. Last
years class did not come up to the expec-
tations Of their daddies; they have not yet
got beyond the first lesson in horse steal
ing.