The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-12-03
90 800 II 1852

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Prof. ChaS. p. Williams, Of Rolla. acting
State Geolo"i>t, in his report TO the Govern
or Of the State, concerning, his examination
of the gold fields in Macon County. in the
Charlton ran"c.of hills gives. az the result of
careful ASSAYS, ca grains of bullion 10 the
ton of , 1000 pounds of earth-or at the rate
of SD per cubic yard. lie is Of thc opln-
ion that the fields will not pay.
The lc>SceS of the State Pcnitcntiary re-
linqui>hed that institution to. the state on
the 22d.
The Macon Er0miner says that Judge
Henry has rendered an important decision
on the homestead law Of Missouri. He de-
/ cidcd that the transfer of II homestead by Il
husband to his wife followed by continued
possession. is no forfeiture of the homestead,
even against creditors. He also decided that
Il detached timber lot i exempt under the
homestead act. provided it is used in con-
ncction with the homestead. and the a@%rc-
gate amount Of land does not exceed 100
acres, and < .5O0 in value.
Joseph II. Fore. convicted of assault with
intent to kill his wife. escaped from the
state Penitcntiary on the 2ith. Two cell
mates also got away.
Pardons under the three-fourths rule have
been issued to Joseph Jackson, of Marion
County. convicted of Grand larceny: James
Slack. Of st. Louis, convicted of burglary,
and Charles jackson. of st. Louis, convicted
of grand larceny.
BOllinSer County.
On the morning Of the 18th Catharinc
Burr. a Step-daughter of John Long, who
! lives in German Township, started on a
hunt for wild grapes, accompanied by n
Younger brother and William Pints, the last
a half-witted child. Shortly after the little
brother returned to the house with the bas-
ketS and a bloody AK, stating that Pints had
killed the girl. 4 search proved the truth
of the statement. the body of the girl being
found with her skull crushed in. Pints ac-
knowled@cd the deed, but claimed it TO have
been accidental.
Buchanan County.
Nellie WYATT. alias Nellie MorrO>cO, an
actress performing at the Metropolitan The
alter. committed suicide with laudanum in
her room at the Planters House. st. Jo-
Seph. on the 18th. She was but l. years old.
and Il NATIVE of Salt Lake. her maiden name
being Nellie Grundhand.
Charlton County.
DIR. J. J. GrinStead, Il leading physician
of Kcytc>yillc, was thrown from a >ulky the
18th. and it is supposed was fatally injured.
Cooper County.
Noah Lee, Il negro tramp who entered the
residence of Samuel Killman recently at
Boonville. and, after frightening Mrs. X.
and driving her out of doors, set fire to it,
a.. l,:II;,,, ,,;tb oil 81, nnnt,nt, la;nr 10
stroycd, was found guilty by a jury on the
10Th and sentenced to five. years in the Peni-
Tertiary.
acksOn County.
Michael Mohr, Il German tailor, about 30
Years old. was found dead in his place of
business at Kansas City OF the 10Th.
Late on the night of the 10Th child, near
" seven years of age, was burned to death
in the suburbs of Kansas City by her clothes
catching fire from the explosion of Il coal-oil
lamp. There have been four fatal cases of
the same sort in that city during the last
four months.
A section boss on the Atchi>on, Topeka
and Santa Fe road, named Morority, was
run over by the cars and fatally injured on
the Goth.
Pettis County.
W. b. Webb. an old citizen of this cOun-
ty. was thrown from his wagon on the 10Th,
about two miles east of Knob NOStcr, and
instantly killed. There were three other
parties in the wagon, but they were only
slightly injured.
The residence Of Isaac Wolf. dry goods
merchant, was burned at Sedalia. the 18th.
Loss about 5000; insured.
Reports say that destructive fires have /