The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-02-25
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

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The Pope has granted a dispensation
for the marriage Of the daughter Of the
American sculptor, Story, q Protestant,
with Commentator Peruzzi, a Catholic and
brother Of the Syndic OF Florence. The
grant Is mentioned as n remarkable eXcep-
ton to the rule, never before broken during
the pontificate Of Plus ~. Some extreme
Ultramontanists are said to be highly dis
pleased.
WINsLOw, the Boston forgcr, was ar
rested in London the 18th and formally ar
raigncd at Bow Street Police Court, and
rcmandcd for Il week. IT is said that he
landed at Rotterdam. from which city he
was traced to London. No money was
found In his possession, and he denied hay
Ing any.
The Colorado Constitutional Conyen-
ton has adopted Il chapter Of the elective
franchise, which requires the first State
Legislature to provide by enactment for the
submission of the woman suffrage question
to Il vote Of the people.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY CowAN, Of the
Interior Department, has rendered his rcsig-
nation to the President. to take effect in
thirty days. lie goes back to Ohio, to en-
gage in the banking business in Bcllairc.
In the Babcock trial at st. Louis, the
Government closed its side Of the ease on
the 18th, and on the following day -Attor-
ney-General Williams opened ior the defense
in a two hours speech.
IT was announced from Washington
on the 10th, that the President had Just
signed the Centennial bill with 4 quill pen
made from the wing OF an American eagle.
Hon. Il. j. ID. FULLER, four times
elected to Congress, and in 1851 appointed
Second Auditor of the Treasury by pre.i-
dent Buchanan died at his home in Virginia
on the llth.
The Texas State election was held on
the 18th, and the present State officers, all
Democrats, were undoubtedly reelected.
The new Constitution was also adopted.
THE Mississippi IIousc has ordered
the Impeachment of both I.ieut-Gov. Davis
and Superintendent of Education Cardoza.
Only seven votes were east against the i'm
parchment of Davis, and four against that
of Cardoza.
Hon. 4. j. MOwRr resumed his seat
in the Kansas Legislature. after having given
a bond to the amount of $1i, 800 to answer
in court the charges against him. lie as
scrts his entire innocence and says he had
nothing to do with those fraudulent bonds,
further than to draw the money on them for
others. 1t is said that his constituents are
satisfied Of his innocence. The House,
however, by II vote of G5 to 81. ordered his
expulsion from that body.
IT was authoritatively announced
from Washington on the 18th, that Minister
Schcnck would in Il few days retire from the
English mission.
CHARLOTTE CUsHMAN, the distin-
guished American actress, died in Boston on
the 18th. She had been. afflicted for some
years with cancer, but the immediate cause
Of her death was pneumonia. Her age was
90 years and : months.
CHARLOTTE CUSnMAs's estate is val
ucd at 500, 900.
Mr.. FREDERICK MORLEY, q news
paper man Of long standing in Detroit. and
Register Of the Land Office in that
city, has been appointed Consul General to
THE Collector OF Customs in Alaska
Secretary Bristow that gold has
discovered in paying quantities in that
region.
X. ID. RUFFIN, colored member OF the
Virginia House of Delegates from Dinwid-
lie County, has been expelled from that
body for abstracting money from the pay
of the SerSeant-at-arms. The mon
ey belonged to another colored member,
md was in the pay-book, in care of Runin.