The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-08-13

Mr.. Gantt, from the special committee pponteu
10 investigate the missing bonds, submitted a
voluminOus report, recommending the adoption
OF an ordinance enumerating the numbers OF the
bonds, and providing that the General Assembly
shall never make provision for their payment.
The ordinance was unanimously adopted by the
Convention, and will be submitted to the people
when the Constitution is voted upon. The Con
ventiOn then adjourned sine die.
Genera Notes.
The recent a%OrogatiOn OF the ARRANGEMENT
between the St. Louis, Kansas City and
Northern. and the Kansas Pacific Railroads,
under which through Pullman ears were to
be run from St. Louis to Denver, Col, via
the former road, has resulted in q great re-
ductiOn ofpassenger rates between competing
points on these roads.
Audrain County.
On the morning of the ODD Ult.. rs Mr..
Laughbaugh, wife and child and Miss VIII
bingham were returning from Mexico to their
home in the country, they attempted to cross
the South Fork at Powel's Ford. The
stream was considerably swollen, and in
crossing the wagon became uncoupled. Miss
Willingham became alarmed and jumped out
into the water. Mrs. Laughbaugh caught
her, and in her efforts to draw her back into
the wagon bed. lost her balance and fell into
the stream. She called to her husband to
save the child, but before he had placed the
child in safety. both the ladies were drowned.
Bates County.
4 man named Davenport. who lived on
the north bank Of the Marias Des Cygnes,
was drowned at the Fort Scott crossing on
the Miami on The 9th ult.
Cooper county.
James Boardon, while returning heme
from Boonville, on the night of the 31st ult.,
where he had been attending court. was
drowned while fOrding Il branch of Saline
Creek. He leaves a wife and four children.
Henry County.
Miss Lutte CarricO, daughter of Mr.. Joseph
Carrico, of Indian Township, was drowned
while attempting to ford the North Fork of
Salt River. at Martin Ford, near Clinton, a
few days ago. Miss O'Daniels, one of her
companions, made a heroic effort to save the
drowning girl and barely escaped with her
own life.
Jasper County.
Joplin has contributed its victim to coal oil
in the person of Miss Ida Brainard, who
was tempted to hasten a slow fire by the Use
of the deadly fluid. Her suffering was ex-
cruciating, out happily not long continued.
A large number of arrests have recently
been made in this and adjoining counties of
parties suspected of being implicated in the
blowing-up and burning of the Pitcher fur
naces 1T Joplin last Summer. Some q war
rants were issued and the larger number Of
them successfully served by the Sheriff and
his deputies. Three Of the arrested parties
have turned States evidence. The Carthage
Banner, from which we gather this informa-
ton, adds: A good deal of interest is mani
tested in the matter and a strong feeling that
the crime of understanding and blowingup
engines is one of the gravest-because it
strikes at our material prosperity and mining
interests-and the guilty parties should be
severely dealt with. All unite in the desire
to give them an impartial trial"
Tn Carthage Banner records a somewhat
peculiar shooting affair which occurred in
that place on the 2Sth ult., the victim being
list" a lady named Mrs. Mary Howerton.
The lady was arrested upon information fur
by Mr.. Hardin, and bound over for
trial in the sum of 81 900. y Banner report
er interviewed Mrs. Howerton, and learned
from her that about 10 O'Clock, on the night
the date mentioned. she heard three rsps
at her door, of which she took no notice until
the door knoll was turned and an attempt
made to get into her house by some
person SuTging against the door. She
then got up an& opened the door and the
light in the room >hone on the face of
Mr.. Hardin. She ordered him away from
her premises and he refuse to CO." The Ban
adds: The ball struck him in the roots
the tongue. and at last accounts was still
in the upper part of the back Of his
neck. Whether the wound is dangerous or
not ne cannot learn" Mr.. Hardin is a pro-
lawyer, and als0 holds a license from
the Quarterly Conference of the NJ. Z.
Church to preach the Gospel, but is st present
suspended from duty. He made no further
Ofthe shooting than the simple
facts as recorded in his affidavit before JUS
futile.
The Joplin Mining NerS of August )
publishes an account of the drowning of Mr..
and Mrs. Hartmann. during the recent high
in Shoal Creek. Their house was situ-
ated near Grand Falls. Prof. krauss and a
boy We're stopping with them on the night OF
the disastrous flood. Without experimenting
any serious damage from the rising water,
remained in their house until entirely
cut oil from land. The boy swan to the
shore. The Others mounted higher aud higher
rs the flood crept upon them, until they were
at last driven to the roof, which they reached
by cutting through with an ak. Here they
chung for some time, anxiously awaiting re-
lief, until just a. a boat was showing off from
the shore a log struck the house, completely
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