The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-03-12

GENERiL.
The bills for the admission of Colorado and
and New Mexico as States have passed the
United States Senate. The votes i. both cases
were largely for the bills. only thirteen Sera-
tors voting against the admission of Colorado
and only eleven against the admission Of New
Mexico.
Louis Riel, having been Outlawed by the
courts of Manitoba. has been expelled from the
Canadian Parliament.
Caleb Cushing has Officially advised pre5i-
dent Gran: that the Yirginius question has been
finally adjusted on the basis Of 900 indemnity
for each person killed.
Gen. Pope reports the surrender Of 1.G00
Cheyennes at the Arapahoe Agency.
The st. Louis Republican contains an elab-
crate article claiming that the Ead7 bridge at
st. Louis while not an obstruction to the upper
river commerce is an engineering failure, aud
that the fads ietty scheme is one to delay per
manent improvement at the river month in the
interest of the bridge stock and the st. Louis
local railroad rings.
George Fawcett Rowe, one of the finest and
most accomplished comedians on the stage. is
delightimg the people of Chicago by his tine
rendition of the character of Wilkins Micawber.
at McYicker's Tlleater-a character which he
pleaded for 800 consecutive nights in London to
enthusiastic and crowded houses.
Tie WAYS and Means Committee submit
ted the result of their investigation of the Pa
citic Mail Subsidy to the House on the 9th
ut. accompanied BIZ resolutions to the
effect: l. That a copy Of tie evidence
taken he placed before the next Congress. to
the end that they may make further inquiries.
and take such action AZ they MAJ deem proper
i'll regard to King and Schumacher. =. That a
copy of so much of the evidence as relates to
these two men be laid before the District Grand
jury. 3. That any reporter or correspondent
who occupies a seat III the reporters gallery of
the House, and who received ANY portion of
the money used in procuring a subsidy. be
censured. and be deprived Of his seat in said
gallery.
Two more adventurous pioneers have
reached the settlements from the famous Black
Hills. They give Il glowing account of its
golden attractions, report abundance of precious
metals, and no Indians.
The Smithsonian Institute records. kept ii
st. Paul, show the mean temperature of the
winter to have been two degrees colder than
that Of amy previous record i'll f~orty-two Years,
since the regular observations at Fort Smelling
were instituted.
The Civil Rights bill. having received the
signature of the President. is now the law of
the land.
The Pennsylvania Legislature has repealed
the Local Option law.
The Omaha bridge difficulty has broken out
afresh. The President. Superintendent and
several Directors of the Union Pacific railroad
were recently arrested there for failure 10
operate the road as a continuous line from its
eastern terminus il Iowa. Bail III the sun OF
$4,000 was required from each of the parties.
-Gordon and Tritcher. the two prOsnector7
who recently returned to Sioux City from tie
Black Hills. bring glowing accounts from the
new Eldorado, which. if half true, ought to
remove all doubts of the existence of gold
there. They brought a letter from one of
the miners to Capt. T.. II. Russell. of Sioux
City, of which the following is an extract
There is gold here plenty as IS needed.
All we want is lumber and the necessary tools
to work it. The fact is. the climate and every
thing here IS good enough for anybody. Next
summer and fall there will be more money in
circulation here than amy place in the United
States. Come quick and bring the necessary
Implements
A number of hotels in the South have been