The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-07-02

Tie Oldest ext nltCu states senator
now living is said to be Peleg Sprague, formerly
of Maine, who was Senator from that state from
1879 to 1885. He also represented the hennebec
district in Congress from 1922 to 1879, was sub
sequently for many years Judge of the United
States District Court of Massachusetts, and is
now living in Boston at Il greatly advanced age.
AT meeting of the Grand Lodge of
Masons of Massachusetts,, held recently at BOs-
ton, an apron worn by Gen. Joseph Warren was
presented to the Grand Lodge by the heirs OF
Grand Master Benjamin Russell, who was at the
head of the lodge in 1873; also an apron worn by
Gen. LAFAYETTE on the occasion of the laying of
the cornerstone OF Bunker Hill monument.
BEECHER has engaged 70 leave on the
18th Of August for the White Mountains, and in
tends to STAY at the Twi in Mountain House until
the LIST of October.
! THE EMPEROR WILLIAM has presented
to NJ. Theirs Il splendid edition Of the works OF
Frederick the Great, in thirteen volumes folio,
printed specially for the Emperor.
The WOaqus ,JouTnGt announces that
/ &c ,rge William Curtis would receive the unanl-
nous support of the friends of woman suffrage
were he to be nominated for President
AMONG the prominent visitors a White
Sulphur Springs, Virginia, are Gen. Joe. john
st0n, Gen. 2. G.. Il. Beauregard and Gen. J.B.
Gorton. Politics are abiured by the trio.
Is A recent address before the Column
bIa Law school at Washington. Reverdy John
son said that he had just closed his sixtieth year
of active legal practice.
The PorE ahaS determined u put into
execution his long cherished plan of placing
twelve statues around the cupOla Of st. Peters,
in conformity with the designs of Michael Ange-
To-. Each statue will be assigned to a different
sculptor, and it is said that the selection will he
made So as to exclude all artists who were not
domiciled in Rome prior to 1870, and all those
who have opposed in any way the cause Of the
Pope.
ELMER WAsHBURN and his Sacret-Ser-
vice detectives struck a rich lead III PIttsburg the
other day, where they captured a large party of
counterfeiters who had carried on their opera
lions for several months. A new style of coun-
terfciting was developed in the course of the
search among the effects Of the criminals. 1t tap
pcarcd that they had turned their attention to
railroad passes, and had on hand a beautiful col
lection, embracing the counterfeited signatures
of officers of all the leading roads in the country.
MAJOR WILLIAM ALLAN. of Virginia,
recently deceased, soon after the outbreak of the
! rebellion raised and equipped an artillery bat
/ tailBn, winch ne Tor some time cOIuD' dil'lci.
Prior to the war Major Allan was one of the
wealthiest men in Virginia, owning eighteen
hundred slaves, and nearly forty thousand acres
Of the best land in Eastern Virginia. He had his
own railroads and engines ON his place, and
sailed a splendidly appointed yacht, manned by
his 0Wn people. The fortunes of war had very
much impaired his possessions, and, save some
lani, he died without estate.
BRIGHAM IOUNG'S son. a cadet AT West
Point, is Il young gentleman of superior ability,
and stands third in his class. General Frank P
Blair also has a son at the Point, who possesses
the traditional ability of the family, and main
! tain- Il gOod position in his class.
AT IA Plymouth Church prayer-meet-
/ ing, on the evening of the 25tii-the Jury in the
great scandal case being then celebrating upon
a verdict-Mr. Beecher said that he would still
/ continue to act as pastor of Plymouth Church,
because ne felt that, no matter what the verdict
of the jury in the case might be, his cOngrega-
ton would still have faith in and stand by him.
JUDGE SPENCE, Assistant Attorney
General for the POst-Ofice Department, has fur
nished an opinion to the General,
taking the ground that POstmasters are liable
on their bond for losses of Government property
while in their possession. The occasion of the
decision was the loss of 4 registered package
containing two hundred dollars worth of post
age-stamps, in transit through the Boston Post
office.
In the TiltOn-Beecher trial. on the 2ifh.
the Court announced its determination not tO re
open the case for the admission of new evidence,
a. requested by counsel for Tilton. Judge Neil
son then delivered his charge, and at the conClu-
sion the Jury retired. Up to the night OF the 2sth
no verdict had been rendered.
MORTIMER THOMPSON, III" humOrouS
writer, better known ~ "DOesticks," died in
New York on the til.
JUDGE MCFADDEN. delegate to- Con-
gress from Washington Territory, died at Oiym-
pia on the oath.
Hon. GEO. W. LANE, President Of the
New York Chamber of Commerce, eX-Gov.
Fletcher of Missouri, and eX-Gov. Bullock of
Massachusetts have been appointed a special
commission to investigate the cha ges of Prof.
Marsh against Indian Agent aville of Red Cloud
( Agency.
\ GRAND banquet TO the American rifle
team was given by the fellows of Trinity College,
Dublin, on the evening of the 9th ult.
Mr.. GEORGE BANCROFT. the American
historian, and ex-minister to Berlin, has receiv-
ed a very high honor from the Prussian court.
The Prussian Order DolT Ee merite. for science
and art. has been conferred upon him by royal
decree. German members of this order can be
appointed only when 4 vacancy arises, the num-
Der being strictly limited to thirty. Theologians
are expressly declared ineligible to this distinc-
ton. Alexander Won Humboldt was the first
Chancellor of the order. Field Marshal Won
Moltke is a member of both of the military and
ol the civil order pour ie merite.
\ MOVEMENT i on foo III Fort Wayne,
Ind. to erect IL monument to General Wayne,
known in history as Mad Anthony"
SENATOR SHARON, OF Nrva II. l. the
largest real estate owner in San Francisco, his
property being worth at least 3 ,0O3. 100.