The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-04-21

unveiled with appropriate ceremonies
on the l4th.g The exercises took place
in the presence Of q large crowd,
among which the colored people were
fully represented by societies and or
ders. The monument was unveiled by
President Grant, and seated around him
upon the platform were the members
of the Cabinet, Supreme Court
Judges, members of Congress,
foreign ministers, etc. The ora
ton was delivered by the colored
orator, Frederick Douglass. The statue
is of bronze, IL feet high, and resting
on a pedestal 10 feet high. 1t repre-
SCENTS Mr.. Lincoln standing erect, with
the proclamation of emancipation in
his left hand, while his right hand is
outstretched over the knoeling figure of
a slave, from whose limbs the shackles
have just been freed. Upon the base
of the monument is the word "Eman-
cipation." The statue cost $4,000, all
of which was paid by the colored peo-
pie. Congress appropriated $4,000 for
the pedestal.
The will of the late Alexander T.
Stewart was admitted to probate on the
14th. With the exception of n bequest
of $1,000, 900 to Judge Hilton, the bus
mess manager and lifelong friend of
the deceased, there are no requests,
either public or private, of any large
amounts, his whole fortune being left
to his wife, with directions to continue,
under the advice of Judge Hilton, the
plans of public and private
charity which he had begun. He re-
quests that to each of his employees
who have served him 20 years, $1,000
shall be paid, and to those who have
served him 10 years, $500. His house,
hold servants were literally provided
for in his will, and to Sarah and Rebec-
ga Morrow, whose family had befriend-
ed him in his youth, he leaves an an
nuity of $4,000, and also a house and
furniture.
In the United States District Court at
Jefferson City, Mo-, on the 18th, the
following sentences were passed upon
convicted members of the Whisky Ring:
Ex-Gauger John l.. Bittinger, of st.
Joseph, two years in the Penitentiary
and $4,000 fine; Simon Adler, distiller,
n year in the County Jail and $1,000
fine Abraham Furst, his partner, same;
John %Sheehan, of st. Joseph, eight
months in the County Jail and $1,000
fine; II. II. w. Hartwig, three months
in the County Jail and - $500 fine Ernst
F. Hartwig, same; Jas. f. Marsh, en-
Gauger at Kansas City, six months in
County Jail and $1,000 fine.
THE Grand jury of the District Of Co.
lumbia has returned indictments against
Gen. Babcock, Harrington, Whitley,
Nettleship, Benton, Miles and Somer-
vile, for completely in the safe-bur-
glary conspiracy. Babcock gave bail
in $4,000, ex-Gov. Shepherd becoming
his security. 1t was reported that
Harrington had fed. 1t is I'M
derstood that all except Bah
cock and Harrington will be
used as witnesses, and indictments
against those testifying will be noNe
pressed. Miles, alias White, the pro-
fessional safe-breaker, who is now serv-
ing out q IA years. Imprisonment in the
Vermont State prison for bank robbery,
has written Il letter to Mr.. Knott, Chair
man of the Judiciary Committee, in
which he states that he was employed
by Col. Whitley and did the job under
direction of Babcock, Harrington and
others, who assured him of protection.
A CALL has been issued for a conven-
ton, to be held in New York City on
the 10Th of May, " to consider what may
be done to secure the election of to
the highest offices of the Republic,
whose character and ability will satisfy
the ~exigencies of the present situation,
protect the honor of the American
name, prevent the national election OF
the Centennial year from becoming q
mere choice of evils, and satisfy the
popular desire for genuine REFORM
The call is signed by William Cutler
Bryant, Theodore ID. Woolsey, Alex.
II. Bullock, Horace White, and Car
Schurz.
The recent publication in an Indian
apolis paper of a statement that som,
SG4 1000 of Union Pacific funds had beer
traced to the possession of ~ex-Speakei