The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-03-03

sells son, aged II, was In the center Of the
sleeping-car. The father got out, but hear
ing the cries Of his son went back to save
him, and both were buried to death. Mr.
Bissell was found dead with his feet out Of
the window, and the body inside burned to
a crisp.
Information was received by Gen.
Sherman, on the 23d, that the Sioux had
made an attack on Fort Pease in Montana.
All but IA Of the inhabitants had abandoned
the fort, and the latter was besiegcd. One
man had been killed and two wounded.
Gen. Terry had ordered Col. Brisbin, COM
handing at Fort Ellis, to go without delay
to their relief. Fort Pease is distant from
Fort Ellis about $50 miles.
The Sultan of Turkey has signed q
ukase granting amnesty to all insurgents who
return to their home within a month. The
Government announces that 1t will have all
their houses and churches, which were de-
stroyed, rebuilt at its own cost, and will
furnish the insurgents the means Of rcsum-
ing their usual avocatioGs. The authorities
OF the frontier are ordered to a~cquaint in
surgents Of the imperial decree, and to AZ
ford the necessary facilities for returning
home.
Hills Block, in Davenport, Iowa,
comprising II stores, Olympic Music Hall,
and Il number OF offices, etc, was burned
on the morning Of the 23d. Loss about $50
900: insurance, S5i 900.
The inquest on the bodies OF the VIC
tins Of the 5trathclyde disaster In the Eng
lish Channel resulted in Il verdict of man.
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steamer Franconia.
The emigrant ship Strathmorc, from
London to New Zealand, was wrecked on
the Croyct Islands in July last, and 90 SUR
vivors. out of 50 persons on board, have Just
been landed at a Ceylon port by Il passing
vessel which had gone to their rescue. All
the remainder were drowned.
A Berlin dispatch of the 2tth says
that the Elbe has burst the bikes near
Madgeburg, kalbc and Wittcnbcrg, and
half the District of Barby, IL miles from
Madgeburg, is submerged. Great distress
is apprchended. Several railway accidents
have occurred in consequence OF the wash
ing away Of entertainments. The banks
OF the Nistula are inundated for miles near
Plcsc, and many families are homeless. A
Pesth telegram OF the same date says that
the Danube was seven meters above the or
binary level. Several quarters of Pcsth and
Buda are submerged. \ distillery was w.
dermined by the current, and fell, crushing
eleven persons. COmoron is completely IN
undated, and hundreds Of people have been
driven from their homes.
Dallas, Texas, had its first Mardi GraS
celebration on the 2itil. 1t is said to have
been y decided success.
Il horrible casualty is reported from
Union County, Iowa. The residence Of
Samuel Blackwell WAS burned one night re-
Gently and two children Of the family, aged
! and { years, were roasted Rlire In the
danes.
Lansing, 1he Cashier Of the Eern Vol
ley Hamk, at Bakersfield, CAL, has confessed
20 having himseli committed the rccent rob-
bcYy OF thaC bank, and has given up the
stolen money.
~ FIRE 81 Leavenworth, rs, on The
nighI OF The 2ath, burned che H~suriMg-MiIl
OF n. ID RuEh, the saw~nill and lumber
yards % lsoag s. Sheppard, snd the lee
house o? c. Casper. Thc iouring-mill WAS
one ~ the facet in the West, nearly new,
add contained about 20, 900 bushels OF wheat,
all OF which was destroyed. The Nousing-
mill was fully Insured, but it i said there
was no insurance on the other property.
The Atchison, Topeka and SaEta Fe
EEilroad wss completed TO Pueblo, COL,
on the 2Gth ult.
Gov. HENDRICKS Of Indiana delivered
the address at the opening OF the Southern
states Fair at New Orleans on the 2Cih.
The managers Of the Eastern lines Of
railroads leading into Chicago have agreed
on Il reduction of fiye cents per bushel on
f,aSt bound grain and fourth"c Iass freight,
and ter cents on -four, the reduction to go
into effect March I.
AT Carroilton, Mo-, on the 18th, Mr..
Alfrsd 8. kierolf, OF the Osmocydts shot
Mr.. }. n. Hawkins, OF the JOuTnQe. four
times with . revolver. One shot took effect
in the cheek, two in the breast, and one IN
the bowcls. There had been u longsEtanG-
ing feud between the parties. The shooting
took place in the DemOCFGt Office, and il is
said Hawkins MAS drums and refused 70
leave wheG ordered out. Hawkins will
probably die.
BY q new ruling OF the Post-oiicl
Department, a letter once delivered cannot
-, now be remailed without adding another
, stamp.
Austria has ordered all the Herze,
t g~ovinian refugees in her country to ieav,
under pain of expulsion.
i The Kansas Democratic State Cen
t trial Committee has issued 4 call for II del
I egats convention at Topeka on t6e 18th o
e aay, to elect delegates to the National Con
reutiOG at st. Louis.
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