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The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-04-16
F'OREIGN ",

Eighty Catholic priests have been arrested
at Posen for violation of the German ecclesias-
teal laws.
Immigration of English agricultural labor
ers to Canada is on the increase.
The conference of tho Roman Catholic
Bishops at Fulda, Germany. has closed. The
Pope urged them to persevere in their opposi-
ton to the present administration of German
affairs.
There is prospect of peace in Spain. The
Carlist forces are thinning out by desertion to
a ruinous extent.
-Secessions from the Catholic to the Greek
Church continue on a large scale in Russian
Poland.
The Emperor of Austria, on hls recent visit
10 Victor Emmanuel. WAS received with much
enthusiasm by the Italians. Venice was illumi-
mated, and other popular demonstrations took
place.
A Rome correspondent saws that in a GER
tain contingency the Pope will take up his resi-
dence in the United States, and that it was with
a view to such a possible emergency that a Car
dinsl's hat was conferred upon the Archbishop
McCloskev.
The New York HOrLFS Berlin correspon-
dent says it il getting to be a hard thing for
any one to live in peace and security III the Ger
man empire. During tho last month ninety
citizens were sentenced to fine and imprison-
ment for speaking disrespectfully of Bismarck.
The British Parliament has refused u
permit unmarried women to vote for members
of that body. Disraeli favored the bill.
-Salulcron and AZcarte. two professors In
the Madrid University, have been banished
from Spain for protesting against the recent
educational laws. CASTELAR,, the eminent states
man, has resolved to go to Rome to avoid per-
s~ecution.
The Berlin Post, a ministerial organ.
charges that the French Assembly is anxious to
precipitate a war of revenge.
The Spanish government has decided to
send 5, 900 more soldiers to Cuba.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-04-16

Lolita the sparkling and inimmitable little
stage sprite, is playing 10 crowded houses at
McVicker's Theater, Chicago.
Two professional bruissrs, Tom Allen of
st. Louis, and Ben Hogan, of Pittsburgh
have agreed to pummel each other some time
during the coming summer for 5000 and the
championship of America"
The death of another widow of the late En-
peror of China is announced.
Sir John Gray, member of Parliament from
Kilkenny, and proprietor of the Fttemdn's
journal of Dublin. is dead.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-04-16
GENERAL

A telegram from Bismarck. D. T., savs :
An parties leaving here for the Black Hills
have been stopped this side of the river. Scouts
patrol the west bank to prevent Black Killers
crossing. Both troops and Indians have gone
to the Black Hills to guard the passes and az
rest those now there"
Prohibition has been done away with in
Massachusetts, the Legislature having passed n
new law, which forbids the open sale of liquors
over a bar, but permits the granting of licenses
to hotels and restaurants.
The Governor of Pennsylvania has issued
a proclamation commanding the evil disposed
of the State to 'disperse and depart from
further unlawful combinations and demons
trations." This is aimed at the trade-unions of
miners.
The Senatorial excursion to Mexico has
broken up. several of the party having de-
cided at New Orleans to so no further,
while a few will proceed to Vera Cruz by the
regular mail steamer and az private trav-
elers.
The State Department, it is announced
from Washington, has decided to demand
satisfaction from Mexico for the recent out
RACES by Mexican citizens upon Americans in
Texas.
The first party of gold-hunters. 200 in num-
Der. left Sioux City for the Black Hills, on
Tuesday last.
The outlook III the Pennsylvania coal re-
gion is ID described by dispatches from there as
absolutely alarming. Martial law has been de-
clared, several regiments of troops have been
called out, and a collision between the military
and miners may occur at any moment.
Anew suit under the recent act of the Leg
~islature has been begun at New York. against
William NJ. Tweed, to recover back &c. 1873. 957,
which was paid out under the Board of Audit
of 1870.
The subject of fraudulent mail contracts is
just now occupying the attention of Postmaster
General Jewell. The parties implicated will be
prosecuted for bribery, as this is the only wav
by which the law can reach them.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-04-16
FIRES IND CASUALTIES.

A material reduction of insurance rates is
soon to be made by tho companies doing bust
ness in Chicago. The rates will be from 10 to
% per cent. lower than those in force hereto
fore.
"A collision Of two passenger trains on the
Chicago. Burlington and Quincy road, near
Tyrone, Iowa Occasioned by the carelessness
and incompetency of a telegraph operator, re-
suited in the killing of four persons and the
serious injury Of a dozen others.
A large brick building in Buffalo. y. T..
occupied by White & Bailey. printers and litho-
graphers, and J. T.. Marshall, envelope manu-
facturer, was burned last Saturday. Loss,
500 900 insurance. $40. 600. Edward J.
Chester. a fireman. was killed by falling
timbers.
A freshet occurred in the Waikiki river.
New York, last Sunday. destroying property to
the amount of 800, 600.
The University Mound College at South
San Francisco. Cal, was burned last Sunday
night. Loss, about $50. 900; insurance. sos
600.
There was great loss of life and property
at San Francisco recently by the explosion of
giant powder in a bonded warehouse. 4 num-
Der of men, women and children were crushed
in the ruins. The loss on the building is not
less than half a million dollars.
The Ozark House, at Springfield. Mo-, was
burned last week. Loss, $50. 600; insurance.
S25. 900.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-04-16
4 HERO.

Freddy Tenny, of Allegheny, Pa, is a
little fellow only 10 years of age, whose
parents recently left at home to stay
all night with a younger brother while
they paid Il visit. During the night
Fred was awakened by the smell of
smoke, and found that the house was
on fire, having caught from some Goals
which had fallen from the stove. Catch
ing up his little brother he placed him
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-04-16
GKIM. X.

The opposition to the study of tech
meal grammar in the public schools
seems to be gaining strength. We read
Of it on al sides. The Cincinnati ex-
pertinent made a profound impression.
In that city two divisions of pupils,
equally advanced in their studies, were
directed to write compositions. One
division had been trained III technical
grammar, and the other had studied the
art of language only by reading pas
sages from noted books. The second
set made no more mistakes in technical
grammar than the first, and wrote in a
much better style. This interesting ex-
pertinent should be repeated o. a larger
scale. There can be small doubt that
the trial would show that Goldsmith and
Irving are better text books in grammar
than any and all technical treatiscs on
that theme. In a late number of the
(HristiGn TniOn, Gail Hamilton quotes
some remarkable passages from a gram
mar which has been written for school
use, and is nOw, we infer, studied III a
number of schools.
The infant brain is informed that pro
Nouns are divided into personal, relative,
~interrogative, adjective, compound per
sonal, double possessive personal G.,
compound, double relative, responsive,
indefinite, indirect i~nterrogative, dis
tributive, definite, and reciprocal. The
infant memory, after swallowing, boa
constructor fashion, this absurd list, Is
required to digest the fact O. that SEN
fences are composed of elements which
are simple, compound, modified, I'M
modified, Independent, principal, subor-
dinate, connective, coordinate, c~orrela-
tive, composite, declarative, i~nterroga-
tive, imperative, explanatory, atfirma-
dozen years learn, or try to learn, such
stuff is sheer cruelty, as well as waste of
time. The knowledge when gained is
utterly useless. There is probably no
author, prominent Ill literature, who
knows or cares to know the "grammar"
his children study SO painfully. Must
time be wasted i'll this way in our public
schools %foreverE Suppose 1000, 900
children devote an hour apiece a day,
during nine months of the year, to study
ing and reciting grammar. There are
200 school days during the school year.
There is, then, an aggregate loss of
400, 900, 900 hours of precious time each
year. \ great amount of valuable
knowledge might have been gained dur
ing that time. The other studies of the
present curriculum might have been
more thoroughly mastered, or some
new study. such as political economy,
might have been introduced. The classes
should learn grammar from their readers;
not from text books. The change we
suggest viii doubtless be opposed by the
innumerahle army of writer's, publishers,
and sellers Of so-called "grammars," but
their sclf-interested clamOr should not
blind educators to the truth.-CnicugO
Tribunc.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-04-16

outside the house, then got water and
put out the flames, and after all danger
was removed replaced the child in bed,
retired himself, and slept till morning,
when he called in the neighbors to see
what had happened. He had been
charged to care for the house and for
his brother like a man, and he had done
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-04-16

ANDY JOHNSON ridicules the idea that
he secured his election by the payment
of $4,000, and a that since the fail
ure of Jay Cooke & Co, by which he
lost about $4,000, he has never had
money enough to pay for al election at
the usual rates.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-04-16
DIS.

A frightful disaster recently occurred on
the Northern Pacific railroad. The rear car of
a train was blown of the track by a strong
wind down a ravine forty feet deep. Two pas
senSers were killed and several severely hurt.
The Dominion Parliament has declined to
assist the parental government i'll building the
Canadian Pacific railway.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-04-16
7HIRST 1T SEA.

Thirst ON land is bad enough, but
thirst at sea, with water everywhere, yet
not u drop to drink, is ten times worse.
OF the agony which it occasions we may
form some conception when we read, as
in the case of a late shipwreck, of the
survivors of a boats crew greedily drink
ing the blood of their dead comrades.
No one knows what his evil fortune may
one day bring him to endure. For the
benefit of the reader, therefore, we make
a note of the following question put by
the Board of Trade Examiners to the
candidates for certificates OF competency
as mates in the English merchant ser
vice "What would you do in order to
allay thirst, with nothing but sea water
at hand?" The answer Is, keep the
clothes, especially the shirt, soaked with
sea water" Drinking salt water to allay
thirst drives the sufferer mad but an
external application of it gives relief, if
it does not quite satisfy the demands OF
craving nature. 1t is a pity that this
simple yet truly scientific remedy is
known to but few of those who temptthe
t~reacherous main.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-04-16

A EGR lawyer is gaining an immense
reputation at Richmond, Texas, having
thus far won nearly every case he has
undertaken.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-04-16
Financial IND TNDESTRIfL.

Wilson. McLay & Co.. metal merchants of
London, have suspended. Liabilities, 81
600. 600.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-04-16
POLITICAL

Hon. T.. G. Ryan, of Milwaukee, has been
elected Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of
Wisconsin without opposition.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-04-16

TsAETTEN. son of Prince Chun, has
been proclaimed Emperor of China.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-04-16
CRIME md CRIMINILS.

-Egner and Rufer, the Cincinnati muir
derers, have been sentenced to be hanged July
-.
The trial of John d. Lee and others, at
Beaver, Utah, charged with participation in
the Mountain Meadow massacre. has been post
poned.
In an alteration between VIM. Scott and
John Jones at Alexandria, NO., the latter was
stabbed to the heart with a butcher knife, and
died instantly. The blow was struck with such
force that the knife was broken off at the
handle. leaving the blade buried almost out of
sight.
John Carney. while in a drunken fit, at st.
Louis, last week. killed his wife by cutting her
throat with a razor. He then cut his own
throat, ~infiicting a fatal wound.
The notorious counterfelter. Pete Nc
Cartney, has again escaped. this time from
the United States Marshal who captured him in
Texas.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-04-16
TIE ART OF LETTER-W RITISG.


1t is Il common remark of literary
critics that the art OF letter-writing, that
is, of graceful and elegant letter-writing,
seems to be steadily on the decline.
There are, it is true, plenty of persons
who can pen a terse and grammatical
epistle on any subject, but few of the
present day correspondence which come
to light bear any comparison with the
famous mes of the past. AS q literary
study the art of letter-writing is certainly
on the decline. Doubtless most persons
of middle age have had opportunities of
noting the same fact within the range of
their personal experience. Not that there
are fewer letters written now than
formerly !; OF the contrary, MS everybody
knows, there are vastly more. But
business letters are less full and exact,
and social letters, if more frequent, are
much shorter, less elaborate, less care
fully written, and, as a rule, have less
literary merit than those written even a
generation or two ago. Hardly anybody
nowadays, We fancy, writes social let
ters of eight, ten or twelve pages, full of
social news and personal condolences, the
whole arranged with as much regard to
finish as fullness of information. Yet
his was the sort of letters our fathers
used to write. Under the high rates of
postage which prevailed forty or fifty
years ago the writing of a letter was
quite an event-and by the way, money
was money In those days, and a man or
woman did not spend a half-dime without
looking at it twice, if not Oftener. And
when the postage on a single letter was
25 or 80 cents, the writer felt the need
of getting his moneys worth out of the
affair. If writing a business letter, he
would be pretty sure tOmake it full, COM
prehensive and exact !; if a social letter,
he would naturally feel inclined to get in
rs much as possible, and IN as good
shape as possible. Cheap postage has
done wonders in the way of multiplying
the number of letters, bringing the peo-
pie close together, and diffusing intelli-
gence; but it can hardly be doubted that
it has also contributed in some degree to
the decadence of the artof letter-writing.
7HIRST III SEA.
Thirst on land is bad enough, but
thirst at sea, with water everywhere, yet
not u drop to drink, is ten times worse.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-04-16
THE GREAT

Siny-second Ddy.-The story of the defend
ant was continued. Mr.. Beecher gives a fiat
denial to each and every charge of Tilton and
Moulton He never solicited improper
favors' from Mrs. Tilton, never was unduly
familiar with her, and never had any affection
for her other than the respect and esteem due
to a Christian woman.
!Sirty-lturd Ddy.-The defendants testi-
mony consisted Of denials and explanations.
New-York tribune., 1875-09-25

Piracy is a Upas tree. If You really love your
great Republic, and wish to it honored and ap
precated, down with that Upas Tree and you will
lead the world in Art as well as IN Mechanics.
The goras and chmpanzecs are not ashamed TO
say that they no consequences OF International
isice but that books Will be dearer in the States.
Perhaps not and for that very reason we don't
look to gOrillas for prescience TO chpanzees for
prophecy.
CONeEQUENCEs OF INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT
Of international copyright and stagenght the
following are few, and only a few, of the certain
consequences.
l. Books will be no dearer The American pnb-
fishers will say "Confound John Bull. well show
him we can do without him." They will read Ameri
can Ms. with a kindlier eye. Young American au-
thors will get chance to learn their art by practice
9. American publishers will have place of busi-
ness in London. Combinations will arise they never
dreamed Of They will do all sorts of business wi,h
our authors and publishers. and often take the
whole property in Britain, her Colonies, and the
States
3. Australia, seeing so good an example will fall
into better practical arrangements both with Great
Britain and tie states. Waste few years more and
she will precedc us both.
4. The deep and sulen resentment BRITISH authofs
now feel against the American nation VIII SNc way
IN kindly and grateful feelings III Y VIII go over
IN ~, Sfatcs not to fleece the natives - return by
r.,,iuQ poor lectures in cOul.r ~ -. "l iecthicS,
NOR vet 10 Kim few States with ni'l" c'i cSc and
~ hi u shallow venom; hni o. SJipnli dld stGdv,
"a fin keen and aiud' oyc, TIE uatp b.si N'1il
stmdrirc. From this Will a.:.c a-.t Vciarcs Of
American lie with lrc lnaccur'ci,t.
.. Taught by iOrclgnca. th,ir oTA ueasucs'
New-York tribune., 1875-09-25


To one Of Nj. Reades propositions we wish
to take exception He thinks that copyright ought not
10 be limited certain term o! years, bat j." indde per-
petuaI a. il is under the French and Wa once even
in Egland. Ills proposition rests on the assumption
th l. property ideas. expressed In wi1nG. - OF the
same nature he property III land and all Things tat
can he made the subject ~ personal property We dodpt
that ls IL "A sound position, but we wish 10 point Only 10
the consequences arising from perpetual copyright
There are few books published within each decade of
which long lifc-apriro ximaing. Will say, 10 the
life Of enc lnan-s to be expected. OF all the many
books which have been printed IN tLc fItl'h
language since close Of civil war; hardly more
than haf a do2rn--perhaps no; even 80 maliy-Nl ne
read hv the general reader hundrrd year, hence Ptr
petual cOpyrgnt could. therefore, be valuable almost 10
nobody bu the herr Of classic writers, Whose books
M, s0ugh, FOR long after the death OF TIE authol-
Ina zine that there copyright of me works ~
Shakespeare FOR the brnctt ot the descend
ants, pcrha, the grca: poet nisrf hut "l some
book Her whD the times OF l-ilIhnetn OF james L.
purchased il fora pttance THE Question OF perpetual
however, entirely different fiOm thai OF an
international copyright. III his chor To Obtain ihc sup
port of public opinion for the Introduction o thc iate
Mr. Charlie, RcaCic ought he sustained by ali utcll-
gent and honorable men.
New-York tribune., 1875-09-25
JUSTICE WILL BE GIVES N TIME.


The letters of Charles Rcidc and That OF the
Hon Kcytldy Jonu.OI on coIyrI-h' "ilch nave brch
published ~ THE TRIBUNE and very extensively read.
nave created some interest in the Nv" eases o" before
Courts OF New ior and hearing upon the rIeiis ~
authors A. for the foreign aufhCr h appears 10 have
rights that either book sellers or theatrical MANAGERS
bound respect. His books-uli Of talent ani very
popuaraIe seizd upon hy publishers and sold al over
the Cnltcd states without giving hi any compensation,
and without his beng able. Under the law to obiah any
redress He has no right, copyright or other IA ms
own production. He Is AT the mercy Of any 0ne who
chooses to pirate ls works. We shall await The decision
now pending IN NeW-YOIk 10 whether he Las any
stage right either III, time i approaching when The
injustice OF our law OF copyright Will he acknowledged
and remcdcl and The authors proprietary rights recog
nzed. ii Fc 'cIal legislation does not give IL. II pos,
si that the court, tDd IN the earlier statutes Of
THIS country in England some authority FOR reversing
rule which puts wrong uppernOst, ana ~ gave 10 the
author tha protection 10 which both common sense and
common honesty entlte him.
New-York tribune., 1875-09-25

,o reod and write in Arabic II il ot uncommon to
ace 600 soldiers studying at once. 1hey are taught
by their officers The pay Of a soldier;s very small.
He receives at first about 80 cents hnohth' anu
after while about II a month. Bat i'e ~ wei,
clothed and well fed. and certainly taught 10 reau
and write if he does not know how when ne enters
the service. Besides great deal OF attention. Is
paid now to the education of girls. The hhediveS
mother supports school where 300 girls are beng
educated. Then there are a great many Schools
besides this. well provided with teachers, expressly
for training girls and young women AS Mr.
Bcardsley the American Consul, expressed 1t, there
is perfect mania here at present for education.
This is one of the most hopeful signs in Egypt.
New-York tribune., 1875-09-25
COMMENTS on MIR. READE'S LETTER.
AN INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT NOT BENEFl
CIAL TO THE QUALITY OF LITERATURE.

Considering the quantity and quality OF the
literary work already ascr1bcd 10 the women W the
couniv of Mr. Rradr', soci.ue il Is hard 70 conceive
what gain would accrue To mankind by cvOkinS more o
their wide sympathcs by PROMISES or bette rewards lor
tbe Justice of Mr. Rcadrs clam, but, on the contrary
hold that an international copyright law is demanded ny
thp simple considerations OF right, we cannot snare
the hope expressed by n" eminent novelist tEal
its effects would he hchelcai 20 me omhy o'
our literature. II Woiid ul4u' u'suohd"y , SUM-
uatc c writing OF an inf,I class ~ works. Foreign
works of The first rank wOu'i still be imported ana rp
shcd while The protection would crgatc flood OF cheap
limitations OF al those second and thirdre productions
which now IN piaed publications. constitute much oi
tr reading of The middle ana lower classes An Ameri-
can author to live now pccd to be to some degree
original; he would under tie copyright law, be tempted
to nifote and reproducc foreign works. Justice Ia an
flors even II only ,or.bhC - mands the poecoil OF
their property bur DO not expect from better pay
what pay ne ser yet l''oduced-gcni'is.
New-York tribune., 1875-09-25
A PERPETUAL COPYRIGHT NOT ADVANTAGEOUS
TO TIE AUTHOR.

No author will work the harder because he
is assured that some dc-ccndani Oi his 100 or 200
wears after ne il dead, some book -rilrr 10 "tom
Thar DESCENDANT ha- sold III. "cOp!righ Will ENJOY
the mouOuoIv Of a rgnt sell bis books he VIII feel
indeed thai the high price whic such monopoly would
exact for his work wOnl be calculated 10 reduce me
circulation of ms D. cuuction and thereby lessen his
fame ~, would naturally wish that both should he ex
uroInotr his object he wosI prefer guard against
Everything calculated TO render them c"st'. lhrci
larlV wn.n neither he any ne cares for would
derive any advantage from such result If II he con
tended that ii bookseller will give NOR" ior copyright
which his heirs and may retain Tor poo years
than he would give for copyright TO run ony tr0igh u
term Of 10 30 years. simply say mat tr additional
sum would be tglc that would iuIlis1 no com
pensation for the disadvantage Of such proracted
mouopoly Macauay sufficiently proves nilS How
many ucrsons of The present day read Richardson's nov
els and hnw many 100 years hence VIII read Ir
Readesi Though the latter are superior III every re-,
ecrt 10 the former venture Z" say that no man coid
be found WHO would so ior nonop1l' III the it
hcatiOn 0i tcm and on would gINe % cents Tor MI
Icade's copyright 100 year hence