The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-11-16
A Fire and Panic in the Lincoln
School at Topeka.

TOPEKA, November 13.-Lincoln
school building, the best In the city,
having 500 children In IL, took fire
this afternoon from a flue from the
furnace. For time there was
grcatspanic among the children put
by the cooluess of the teachers, all
were gotten out without injury. The
fire was soon extinguished. The loss
is estimated at $500.
Beecher Gets Change Of Venue.
New York, November 1i.-Judge
Westbrook has decided to grant the
motion OF the defendant in the case OF
Moulton VS.. Beecher, to change OF
venue 10 a northern county, and Dele
ware county will be selected. unless
good reason for not doing so is given.
Moultou Pays the Costs.
New York. November l3.-There Is
new phase of the MoultonBeechcr case
to-day. Mr.. Moulton declines to sub
nit to the remova! OF the trial OF his
case to Delaware county. Inpursuance
of this determination, the suit has been
discontinued, Moulton paying the costs.
GONE TO LOUISIANA.
CHICAGO, November 13.-John a.
Logan has declined to accept the mo-
ton to make one of the party which
is TO visit New Orleans, believing
that there would be an improprieiy
in his doing so since the matter of
the Louisiana vote will probably
- Hon TX.
Farwcll, j. NJ. Beardslcy, lawyer of
Rock Island, and Taylor aud Haven,
merchants of Chicago, have gone
from this place.
NEW YORK TIMES REPORT.
New YORK. November 13.- A
special correspondent of the Times
In Florida tclegraphs from Tallahas-
see that if the votes actually cast are
fairly counted the Republican major,
ity will be from l,200to 1900; 1t Will
not fall below 1,5O0,
DEFEATING AN ELECToR.
New YORK. November 13.-The
World has a dispatch from Mont Pc
licr, Vermont, suggesting new COM
plication in the election for Presi-
dent. The dispatch is as follows:
Henry y. Solace, one of the Republi-
can Presidential Electors elect, is
postmaster of BridgorI, and there
fore Ineligible to tho place to which
he has been elected. This fact raises
the question whether his Democratic
opponent cannot contest the election
aud cast his vote ior TildeD, thus de-
Gliding the national contest.
New ORLEANS, November 13.-
Hon. l.. Q. c. Lamar. Of Mississippi,
sent to General Walthrall at Grcna-
| da. the following dispatch: Reports
of official returns signed by the Com
| missiOners and Supervisors, show q
clear ma aIority for Tildcn of 1857. In
several instances the Republican Off.
| cials refused tc sign the returns; and
from few Republican parishes no
report of the official count has been
received in these the Republican fig.
ures have been adopted. In the
above estimation the Republicans
claim that the returns from these par
ishes may be revised, changed and
put III shape so as to give II Republi-
can majority of about I 800 to 1000.
The people of New Orleans, though
profoundly agitatcd, are quiet and
there is not the slightest purpose to
disturb the public peace. The propo-
sitivn to place the counting of the
votes under the supervision of honor
able men of both parties from a dis.
tance meets the cordial concurrence
! troops here is regarded as q promise
and guarantee of the support and inn
munity to the returning board in the
! ..,tt t.,,, i, t.,I -. k,l. Ill,
and Anderson arc the principals OF
the Returning Board, two colored
persons, one OF them without educa-
tion, being with them. They are the
same persons who acted in 1874, and
whose fraudulent returns occasioued
the invasion of the Legislature by
General Sheridan, and were set aside
by the Congressional Committee, OF
which VIM. a. Wheeler was mem
ber.
WE ARE CERTAINLY SAFE.
Washington, November l3.-Judge
ID. X. Carter, of the Supreme Court
of this District. has gone to Colum.
bia. S. c., at the request of the Presi.
dent, to be present at the canvass of
the vote of South Carolina.
Secretary Chandler had an inter-
view with the President to-day. lie
expressed his confidence that Florida,
Louisiana and South Carolina had
go.e for Hayes.
Judge McAllister Asked to Resign
by 1000 Business Men.
| CHICAGO, November IA committee
of twelve citizens yesterday presented
a petition yesterday of 5000 business
men in Chicago asking Judge McAllis-
ter to- resign ON account Of his conduct
in tie recent Sullivan Hanlord trial
Alter the chairman had made his ad
dress, presenting it the Judge remarked
Leave it with the clerk; it is. n matter
to 60 on file; l have nothing to say y
and dismissed the matter. Ii is not ex-
pectcd here that he will comply with
the request.
Chicago Journal: In 1s49 Mr.
Taylor was inaugurated on Monday
| March 5-the regular day having fall