Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-02-08

quire in the neighborhood Of month to get
all the returns.
Gov. Marks, of Tennessee, gives point to
his message on the reduction of State ex-
penses by relinquishing $1,000 Of his own
salary.
st. Mary's College, a Catholic educational
Institution at st. Mary's, ePottawattomie
County, Kansas, burned on the Sd. Loss
between $50, 900 and $4,000. There were 9S
boarding pupils in the institution, most of
whom lost their entire personal effects.
Phipps, O'Connell & Co., n leading Gin
cinnsti boot and shoe house, have failed with
liabilities of from $50, 900 to 500, 200.
Herman, Frederick and Arthur Heinrich,
three brothers, aged respectively II and
10, were drowned in the Ohio River at Lou
isville, on the I'd, by the overturhing Of a
skiff.
William Worts, alias Jack Murray, alias
"Wild Bill" well known desperate from
the Indian Territory, on the I'd Shot a gam
bier named Grant at Denison, Texas, and
in attempting to escape from the officer was
himself shot and killed. Grants wounds are
not serious.
The Governor Of Louisiana has signed the
Constitutional Convention bill, and win call
an election Of delegates for March Is.
EAST AND SOUTHEAST.
r. L. T. Beale (Conservative), Representa-
tive-elect to the Forty sixth Congress from
the First Virginia District, has been elected
to fill the vacancy caused by the death of
Beverly Douglass.
An investigation Of the official conduct
during the late election of John j. Daven-
port, United States Commissioner and Chief
Supervisor of Elections in New York City,
was begun on the 2Sth by a Congressional
committee. Davenport is accused of hav.
ing illegally -and, arbitrarily arrested and
lockedup large number of voters, on the
charge of having frauduleptly procured nat
uralization papers. rOf some :, 400 persons
arrested under his orders, only 500, it is al.
legged, were ever brought to trial.
At Mortville, Me-, the other evening, John
Mcfarland, wife and granddaughtery;were,
killed by an insane man named Rowell, who
was later shot dead by neighbor whom he
had attacked.
cow FOREIGN.
1t isfeared that general business collapse
is imminent IN sweden Thousands Of peo-
pie are out of employment.
Stanley is announced for another African
exploration.
The French political crisis was precipi-
tated on the 30th by the resignation of Presi-
dent MacMahon. NJ. Grevy was at once
chosen as his successor. The Ministry also
rendered their designations, but by re-
quest Of President Grevy ycpnsented to con-
tinue in Office until their successors are app
pointed. There was but little public ex-
citement manifested, although immense
crowds assembled on the boulevards anxi-
ously awaiting the news. >,
In consequence of the landing OF a cargo
of Canadian cattle, alleged to be infected
with pleuro- pneumonia, the English au-
thorities have prohibited the further impor-
tation of American cattle.
Ex-President Grant and party sailed from
Suez for Bombay on the LIST. -
The Directors of the City of Glasgow Bank
Robert Summer, Strnnach and Lewis Potter.
convicted of fraud, theft and embezzlement,
were sentenced to is months imprisonmen
The five other Directors, convicted of utter
ing false abstract and balance sheets, were
sentenced to months imprisonment.
The Russian Government has determined
to take extraordinary measures to stamp
out the plague. Gen. Loeis Melikoff has
been appointed Governor General of the
plague stricken districts, which are
created into single province
during the continuance Of the epidemic.
The infected district is to be surrounded by
a Gordon of soldiers; houses and even vii
lagos are TO be destroyed by fire where con-
sidered necessary, and the inhabitants re-
moved elsewhere within the quarantined
district. -1 a7itl-t' O.
Francois Paul Jules Grevy, the new Presi-
dent Of France, was born Aug. 10, 1918. He
became an advocate at Paris, and acquired
influence as an opponent both of Socialism
and Comparison, and after the February
Revolution was member and Vice. Presi-
dent of the Constituent and Legislative AS
semblies from 1s4S till Dee. 2, 1851. In 1S4s
he proposed that the Executive should be
chosen by the National Assembly and hold
office at its pleasure, with the title of Presi-
dent of the Council of Ministers. He was
elected to the Corps Legislatif in 1868 and
1869, and In 1871 to the National Assembly
by three departments, taking his seat foI
that of Jura, his old constituency. He was
President of the Assembly from March, 1871
| to APRIL 1873; but declined the invitation OF
President Theirs to serve longer in that ca
pacity. lsla5zl1 L q - .4~As-ag, 4 4.
Gambetta has been elected President Of
the Chamber of Deputies by 314 votes out Of
total of 400. Dufaure, President of the
Council, has insisted upon resigning, not
withstanding he was urgently solicited by
President Grevy to retain his position. NJ
Waddington has been intrusted with the tasl
Of forming a new Cabinet.
The London Times states that 10000 docl
laborers are on a strike at Liverpool, ant
10000 more out of work in consequence o
slackness Of trade.
McMullanky & Co., wholesale boot ant
shoe Manufacturers of Montreal, have failed
with liabilities amountingto $400,00Oa Sey
eral other houses were expected to follow
suit - - - s
Paul de Cassagnac, whose election wa
invalidated by the French Chamber o
Deputies, has been reelected by majorit
Of 600.
The Theater Royal at Glasgow, Scotland
burned onthe ID. No lives lost.s 81
= Its reported the black. plague has mad
Its appearance, in the province of Cerea
4 Brazil. - or - SIS
The Dominion Government has passed a,
order in Council prohibiting. the importa
tion Of American cattle into Canada.
GENERAL. ~
The Board Of Experts Investigating tn
yellow fever epidemic Of 1878 have sub
mitted report to the Joint Congressiona
Committee, in which they take the groun,
that yellow feveris an imported disease, an,
recommend that the necessary steps be tax
en- by Congress to secure the co-operatiol
of the Spanish and other foreign Govern