The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-10-08
Correspondents.
Travelling Correspondence.


Ed. REPUBLICAN:-In accordance
with promise made before left Sa-
vannah, herewith forward a few
items for your excellent paper.
Nothing of interest transpired as
we journeyed Eastward, yet travel
ING was pleasant and tic weather
most delightful. Though Jack Frost
had left his mark, vet it was very
slight and no particular harm was
done to the growing crops. Buck
wheat was being harvested rs we
passed along, and in some Instances
the stalks were very heavily loaded
with the precious grain, The pros
pect of abundance of this article of
consumption, as we'll as corn. is very
good indeed. Everything in this line
between Savannah and MaysvilIc, is
maturing finely. Beyond this, we
are out of the grasshopperr region. and
such crops of corn have not been
known for years. Farmers were Of
icrln@ to contract fof 20 cents per
bushel. Farther east and south. corn
was being contracted for at % cents
per bushcl.
The wet weather has done great
deal of damage to the smaller grains.
Large fields of oats were rotting and
melting down in the shock. Travel
ing was somewhat interrupted for
the want Of bridges, swept away by
high water. To avoid any Interrupt
ton farther from this cause, we took
the cars at Meadyille, 81 miles from
st. joe and ran down TO Macon CITY.
Macon is really looking up, which is
more than can be said of many of the
towns we passed. Business active.
and property advancing in price:
houses for rent are i'll demand. and
business men are hurrvinw to and fro
giving every evidence of business
life. y large agricultural manufac-
tory Is being built, which will supplv
the country with all the implements
of husbandry needed. The wagon
factory is really a success. Last
week it sent out three car loads of
WagOns-a fourth car was ordered.
but they were not able to supply the
demand.
The city suffered quite a loss in the
destruction of the engine house bv
fire some time since: they are howcv-
cr rebuilding and will be ready to
combat the fiery element soon, as oc-
caslon may require.
The growth Of shrubbcrv in the
town is giving it a most beautiful ap-
pcarance: and in a short time NAV
well bear the name of the .Forest
City"
Quite an excitement has recently
been created here by the discovery of
gold in small quantities in the north
west part of the county, and numbers
are rushing thithcr to try their hand
i'll prospecting.
Tie people here are also quite
hopeful with regard 80 the NJ. s. NJ. |
Il. Il. Arrangements are being made !
80 that they have about come TO the
that the completion of the
road IS a fixed fact.
Having spent twcnty-four hours
very pleasantly i'll Macon VIC took
he cars for Quincy, and at ) o'clock
on Saturday, (25th) found us safely
housed with our friends in the city.
The fair had just closed and was re-
sarded by many as grand success.
The SANDER case in the Vermont
trcet NJ Z. Churoh-the Church vs..
len. Prentice, for slandcring the
PASTOR, Rev. H. O. Hoffman, -termin-
tied on Monday Last, verdict against
Prentice, suspending him from all the
privileges of the Church for six
Quincy, as all know who have visi.
ed it, is most beautiful cily."Beau-
itul for situation." It rises some 100
ect above the Mississippi and reach
IS back grandly over 5he table lands
II the rear. She has low a popula-
ion probably of $4,000 OF $4,000, and
5 rapidly increasing her number. She
las majestic commercial blocks and
s2any other magnificent buildings.
some OF the private. residences are.