The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-04-23
ANDREW COUNTY REPUBLICAN,
SAVANNAH, MISSOURI.
NEWS IN BRIEF
Personal.


Personal.
Col. John NJ. Powell. formerly Il we'll
known Southern planter and slave owner.
whose grandfather was a cousin of George
Washington. and who suffered reverses of for
tune on account of the war of the rebellion,
committed suicide in Brooklyn last week by
taking morphine.
-Vice-President Wilson has given up his idea
of going to Europe.
Dan Bryant, the great minstrel performer.
is dead.
The 100-mile walking match at New York
last week, between Daniel OLeary. of Chicago,
and John Dewitt, of New York, for 81. 600. was
won by OLeary. Time, % hours, 50 minutes
and il seconds.
Commander Henry Fitch, of the United
States Navy, died last week at his home in
L~ogansport, Ind.
Alex. E.. Shiras, Brevet Maior-General and
Commissary- General of Subsistence, died in
Washington, last week. after a long illness.
-Lysander c. Dyer. of Tennessee, has been
appointed Consul at Odessa, Russia.
Henry W. button. senior proprietor of the
Boston Erening Transcript died in that city
last week, aged 70 years. Within five months
Mr.. button lost his wife and son, which, to-
gethor with the death of Mr.. Haskell, the edi-
tor of the Transcript, indirectly caused his
death.
%. H. Kelly. Secretary of the National
Grange. will soon publish a history of the
Order from its beginning until its permanent
organization in 1873.
GENERAL.
Chief Justice Shandlev. of the United States
Court, at Yankton. D. T., in his charge to the
Grand jury, last week. directed their especial
attention to the proposed invasion of the Black
Hills Indian Reservation. and said that this
treaty should be As strictly observed with the
same solennitv, and should be a. strictly car
ried out as If made with & strong and powerful
nation.
The intended assassination of President
Grantby a crazy man is the purport of q sensa-
tional dispatch from Washington. The evident
design of the lunatic. who had watched around
the White-House with a loaded revolver con-
ccaled upon his person. was frustrated hy his
arrest and incarceration III an insane asylum.
The man gave his name as John S. Lock!iart,
and claimed to be from Indiana.
The United States surveying expedition. III
charge of Commander Z. z. Lull. sent out in
JANUARY last to determine the practicability of
an inter-oceanic canal from Aslinwall to Pa
mama has returned and reported having dis
covered a feasible ronte across the istlImus.
New England had the heaviest snow-storm
Of the season on the 18th of April. Tie depth
ranged from 10 to u inches.
Three people IN Washington have gene
crazy over the. BeecheT scandal, and have been
sent to the insane asylum.
The Washington National Monument As
ISOLATION are making another effort to secure
the completion Of the unfinished monument.
Half q million dollars IL the SUM wanted to
finish it, and an earnest appeal for contribu-
tons has been addressed to the country.
In the Louisiana Legislature, Oh the 18th.
me compromise agreed upon by the Congress
sional Committee was referred to the House
Committee on Elections. which reported in ia
vor of the award. and it was adopted by a vote
Of eiglty-nine To liftecI. In adjusting tie dif-
tculty twelve gentlemen were given seats and
en- others thrown on. but the unscatcd mem
bers submitted without a n,urmrr.
The newspapers viii not hereafter be bene-
lifted by SO many profitable advertisements of
mail routes. POetmastor-Gener Jewell has de-
cided that he will hereafter make reference to
the laws in advertising mail lettings. In this
way he expects to be able to save at least nine !
tenths of the expenses OF advertising. as the
texts of the law occnpy a great deal Of space.
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