The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-08-20

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S. Adler 81 Co.'S liquor house at St.
Joseph, Mo-, has been seized by the revenue
officers.
Some labOrcrS on the streets in San
Francisco recently unearthed a keg contain
ing gold in scales and nuggets. variously esti-
mated to be worth from $50, 700 to $4,000.
There was great apprehension of an
attack from the Indians at COrinne, Utah. on
the 18th. Troops had been sent from Salt
Lake to protect the inhabitants if necessary.
The new iron railroad bridge across
the Missouri River at Atchison, Kansas, has
been successfully tested, and from 30 TO s.
trains will soon be crossing daily.
The discovery has been made that a
large amount of the indebtedness of Duncan.
Sherman & Co., IS in accommodation pa
per in the form Of drafts drawn on them by u
confidential clerk in their office, accepted by
them, and sold 20 various banks through note
brokers. OF this species of paper, probably
not less than $]O0,0 900 is held in Providence,
Il. l., where the family of Mr.. Duncan has
been long and favorably known, and the
4 - iilCb ullLiClllLF III NIoDcNiIIS
of it. One New York bank holds SJ0,090 Of
these acceptances, another So, 900. and still
another $50 600. besides smaller amounts III
the hands of numerous persons.
The yellow fever broke out ut PaSca-
gOula, Miss. on Sunday, Aug. :, and up to
the 18th there had been seven deaths, with 30
more eases under treatment. The disease is
said IN no OF tho ro1.t nNoliUr ONT typn md
was probably brought from Havana.
The Signal Office on Pixies Peak re-
ported on the 18th that ! snow storm was in
progress and that the Thermometer marked
80 degrees.
The levcc at shaWncctoWn, Illinois,
broke on the 18th. and the town was almost
entirely inundated, the water rising in the
street, 70 an average depth of seven feet.
the inhabitants were driven to the upper
stories Of their houses, and some small build
ings were carried away.
The cashier of the Corn Exchange
Bank at Waupun. Wis, Hobhirk By name.
has ab-cOnded, taking with him all the con-
yertibie assets of the bank. The amount
due to deposition, i SS0,00G, and to others
/ ST.. 900. The depos;iors are mostly all farm
ers living in Dodge County. HObkirk il be-
( lieycdt to have lost heavily il wheat s~pecuia-
tons.
LYMAN n~Urkhardt, aged l., has on
fes>ed to the killing of his uncle. Louis Miller.
. a wealthy farmer, near Ann Arbor, Mich,
who was found dead a few days ago. The
hoy says he murdered his uncle because the
latter whipped him..
On Friday, Aug. l., John Webb.
! colored, was hanged ~ Knoxville. Tenn, for
the murder Of Richard f. Reynolds; Anna
Mas Hnnnicut was hanged AZ T~aZewell,
! Tenn, for the murder of Thomas -Ausmus;
W. \. Berry was hanged at liogerSville,
Team, for the murder Of his wife; Theodore
Withers, colored, was hanged at i.ynchhurg.
Va. for the murder of a girl; and Wright
W. Wheatley Was hanged At Helena, Mon.,
for the murder OF Francis Ward.
Jesse Wo0d>oD, = negro, who was
charged with the murder of MIS-. Jarratt. was
taken from the jail at Murfreesboro. Tenn,
by Il mob, Oh the night Ct the 18th, and on
the following morning his body was found
hanging to a tree, riddled with bullets.
\ national convention Of Grange pur-
chasing agents is to be held at Louisville, Ky.
on the LIST Of October. The Executive Com
mittees, State and National, will be present,
for the purpose of adopting a plan BY which
business can he conducted on a uniform sys-
tenn throughout the United States.
-Four patients in the st. Lou, County
Insane ASYLUM died on the 18th, presumably
from the administration Of Il sedative cOm-
posed principally of fluid extract Of c0nium
and >ulphate OF morphia.
1t Rochester,, on the 18th, in Il race
between Lulu, Goldsmith. Maid, Nettie and
American Girl. Lulu won the three last heats
in the UMPIRE cedented time OF 2:!6 1-2, 2:f5 -,
Ell. The first heat was won by the Maid in
2:!5 -. These are the four fastest consecu
tive heats on record.
Three more deaths from yellow fever
ut Pascagoula, Miss, were reported on the
1fth, but ii is said there were no new cases.
\ number Of PostmaStprS of small
offices throughout the country have been re-
moved, for unlawful disposition of postage
stamps, and ~unjustly increasing their sal
aries thereby.
The cornerstone of an academy for
young ladies was laid at North canadian, In
dian Territory, on the 18th, with imposing !
Masonic ceremonies; and on the 1Ssl tn"
cornerstone of the new building for the Uni
ted States Indian Agency was laid at Musk0-
gee, also with Masonic ceremonies.
4 collision occurred between two pas
senger trains on thesOhio and Mississippi
Railroad, at LoogOotee, Ind, on the
18th, in which William Floro, Il veteran
postal clerk on the route between st. Louis !
and Cincinnati, was crushed 10 death. He
resided in the latter city.