The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-10-19
AND POLITICAL,

The deaths were announced, on the
9Th, Of Sir John Young, Governor General
Of Canada from 1903 70 1872; Lord Bishop
venAtles, Of Nassau, N. p; and Sir Percy
Edgerson Herbert, N. p.
The dead body Of Mr.. Frank Bar
mum, proprietor Of Barnum's Hotel, Kan
sas City, was found in . pond near the
Sweet Springs Hotel, Brownsville, Mo-, on
the It'll. The deceased had recently gone TO
the Springs for his health, and from the
confused appearance Of the body II was be.
iieved that he had been murdered and
robbed and then thrown into the pond.
Mr.. Barnum was an old newspaper man
and had 4 large circle Of a~cquaintances.
IRA w. BURT, signal officer at Sa-
vannah, who passed through the yellow fe.
YER epidemic at Memphis, died Of the dis
ease on the 9th. The yellow fever inter-
ments on that day numbered IS.
HENRI JEROME BERrISI, the eminent
French pianist and composer, died on the
eth. vfr ~ %
The one-million suit against VIM. NJ.
Tweed and the seven-million suit agains,
Peter b. Sweeney were called ut New Yorl
on the 9th, and adjourned until Novembel
10th, no Judge being ready to try the cause
MAJ. w. w. LANDER, formerly pri
vate secretary TO Senator Charles Sumner,
but for the past two years 3 well know
politician Of Colorado, died suddenly .
Denver on the 9th.
The President has commuted tn,
sentence Of Jacob Rehm, one Of the Chicag'
whisky conspirators, from six months i'm
%prisonmept and $40, 900 fine to three months
imprisonment and 81, 200 fine. The term o
imprisonment having already expired, Of
the 9th Rehm paid his fine and was release,
from the County Jail, where he had beel
imprisoned. The Communication was made
It is said, In accordance with q petition
signed by 600 citizens representing bot
political parties, and with representation
and recommendations Of District Attorne
Bangs and Judge Blodgett.
WIN. w. IRELAND, Chief Clerk o
Third Assistant Postmaster General
office, and Charles Andrews, clerk In 3 di
vision of the same Office, have been dis
missed from office, 1t having been provel
that they were concerned In furnishing evi
dence against the Department to the Com
mittee on Expenditures In the Post-ofi
Department during the session Of Congress
last winter.
Mr.. JOHN F. CLEVELAND, for over 81
years a member of the New York 7ribun,
editorial staff, died on the 9th.
GEORGE HEINRICH PERTz, the Ger.
man historical writer, is dead.
THREE Roman Catholic Pr tests and
one well known Methodist clergyman-ths
Rev. Edward H. Meyers, d. D.-have fal.
len victims TO their devotion In attending
the yellow.fever sufferers in Savannah.
The official result Of the Maine cleo.
ton, according to the authorized statement
Of the Secretary Of State, shows q majority
for Governor Conner (Rep.) over Taboo
tDem.) Of 15,037.
The death Of ex.Sultan Murad was
reported by s Vienna journal on the 18th.
GOVERNOR CHAMBERLAIN, of South
Carolina, has published Q reply to the ad
aress Of the Democratic Executive Commit
tee Of that State, In which he says he Is II
possession of legal evidence as to the exten
W uiooiuois tno cthtc, uuu SUSTAINING tn
propriety Of his orders. A letter from d
T. Corbin, United States District Attorne,
Of South Carolina, fully sustains Governor
Chamberlain.
A BERLIN dispatch of the 18th says
II is officially announced that Count vor
Arnim has been condemned to Ave years
Imprisonment in the House Of Correction
for treason and offense against the Emperor
and Prince Bismarck.
The monument of Christopher Co.
lumbus at Philadelphia was unveiled with
appropriate ceremonies on the 18th Of Octo.
Der, that being the anniversary Of the dis.
covery Of America.
RICHARD HARRINGTON, one OF the
alleged conspirators in the Washington
safe burglary affair, who fed after beinI
indicted, has voluntarily returned ant
furnished bail for his appearance at tn,
present term Of the Supreme Court Of tn,
District of Columbia.
Hon. S. S. Cox has been renomi
mated for Congress In the Sixth New Yorl