The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-01-08
NEWS ~ BRIEF


Hon. Aivah Crocker, member OF Congress
from the Tenth (NIsss.) district, died at his
residence in Fitchburg, Mass, on the 9th
Of December, aged 70.
Gen. Sheridan left Chicago tor New Or
leans on the 23th nit, III obedience to in
structions from President Grant. He will
not take Immediate ommsnd Of the troops,
except in case Of enc gencv.
-Stilson Hutchine, the founder of the
st. Louis Times, but who some two years ago
disposed of his interest therein. has. again
obtained control Of the paper.
-GerriS Smith was stricken with paralysis
OF the day after Christmas, from the effects
of which he died on the Monday following.
His death occurred in New York city. where
he was visiting with some Of his relatives.
He was II years of age.
Mr.. Supervising Architect Mullett's suc-
cessor has at last been appointed. The lucky
individual is Mr.. William A. Potter, a son Of
Bishop Potter. and a brother q Hon. Clark
son n. Potter, Of New York.
Foreign adyices announce the death of
Espartero. the eminent soldier and statesman,
who was at one time Regent Of Spsiu. HIS
death occurred at Bayonne, Dec. II. at the
age of 80 years.
-Gerrit Smith left a fortune of 81, $50. 900.
-Warmoth has been released from CUSTODY
by the New Orleans courts on the ground that
his killing of Byerly was justitiable, having
been done in self-defense.
GENERAL.
1t is announced that President Grant has
determined to remove Gen. Emory from New
Orleans to st. Paul, and to make Gen. Terry
commander of a division in the South which
shall embrace Mississippi, Louisiana. and
other States in which trouble ID apprehended.
For some years the Chicago City Railroad
Company has been running it's street cars
without conductors, as provided by it's charter,
thus compelling passengers to go to the driv-
er for change and put fares in boxes provided
for that purpose but now that some of the
prominent citizens have become tired of act
ing as conductors and passing fares. it is ex-
pected that this economical corporation will
be forced to hire a number of conductors.
Judges Nelson and Reynolds, of the Ap-
peilate Court OF New York. have reversed
the order of Judge McCue, which required
Theodore Tilton to furnish Mr. Beecher d bill
of particulars in the suit of the former
against tho latter.
Sir John a. Macdonald has been ~r0-elect-
ed to the Dominion Parliament from Kingston
by is majority.
The report of the Massachusetts Legisla
tive Committee on Reservoirs on the late dis
aster at Haytenville charges that it was
caused by faulty engineering, faulty building.
and faulty material generally.
When Jim Fisk was killed it was generally
supposed he was worth millions. but what.
with the depreciation of stocks, the claims of
bis attaches, the expenses of legal proceed
ings and the THOUSAND other bills which have
come in since poor Jim has ceased to dance
to earthly fddling, the fortune has melted
away before the hot greed of those who were
his closest associates in life. Now it is said
that money, stocks, horses, houses, securities
and all being gone, his estate is left in debt
217s, $50.
-Postmaster-GeBeral jewell has issued z
circular announcing that hereafter all
printed matter of the second class destined for
Canada Will be treated as though it was des-
tined for the United States, the arrange
ment with the Canadian postal authorities, |
being that it shall be delivered there free of |
charge. All matter of this class coming into
our Offices from Canada will ba delivered by
this department free Of charge. The same
rule also applies to transient newspapers and
postal-cards, on and after Feb. l, 1875. The
single-letter rate to Canada will be three
cents, prepayment obligatory, and all letters
received from Canada Will be delivered free
of charge"