The crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1877-1878, 1877-12-13
TOPICS OF THE TIME.

The dealers in fine writing paper
complain that their business has been
injured by the increased use of postal
cards.
There is no room for American me-
chanics in England, according to the re-
port of our Consul General at London.
Bad as affairs may be here, thery are
worse there.
The Indianapolis Sentinel says: "In-
diana now has the largest schovl fund
of any other State in the Union, it be-
ing $S,S70872.43." The writer evident
ly should avail himself of the privileges
afforded by it.
Hundreds of farmers in West Virginia
have been ruined by tho floods, the
damages in one county alone being
nearly half a million dollars. With u
proper system of weather signals the
late diasters could in a great measure
have been prevented.
The secretary of the Treasury declines,
with thanks, the offer of New York
banker to pay for the 4 per cent, bonds
in silver AS Mr.. Sherman forcibly
points ont, to do so would be the biggest
kind of bonanza for the banker, but a
very poor speculation for the Govern
ment.
Secretary Sherman is of the opinion
that the tax on tea and coffee should be
restored. Experience has shown that
the chief advantage of free breakfas
table has accured to China and Japan,
and that while, by the removal of the
duty, the Government has lost revenue
of $19,OOO,OO0, consumers have gained
but very slight benefit.
A New York dispatch some days since
declared that General Ord was dan
gerous man to have on the Rio Grande.
General Ord's statement before the
Committee on Military Affairs would
indicate that he is pacifcally inclined.
Is it possible that the fellows who want
war are maneuvering for the removal of
Ord?
Ensign Lucien Young, who was one
of the saved from the Huron, is the
brave young officer who last year re-
ceived medal from the Life-saving Be-
nevolent Association, of New York, for
his gallant conduct in leaplng into the
sea from the United States s"namer
Alaska, while under way, and saving,
the life of wounded seaman, who had
been knocked overheard from aloft, on
the 10th of October, 1878.
The Worcester, (Mass.) Spy reckless
ly throws out this disturbing question
"Why is it that no artist has ever sue
ceeded in drawing even tolerable like
ness of an American axe? The tool is
common enough; everybody has seen
and handled it, models are everywhere
accessible; yet the woodchopper as rep
resented in our illustrated books, always
seems to be either waving little flag
or brandishing walking-stick with a
clumsily-shaped wooden wedge attached
to the end of it,"
The views of the President on the cur
rency are no doubt as correctly set forth
as they can be stated i'll line he favors
resumption earnestly, as he always has,
and on the silver question he holds that
the remonetizing of the silver is to be
regretted, but that the United States
cannot remonetize silver in its present
condition as debtor nation without the
cooperation of other nations of the
world, except Mt great loss. In the
present condition of financial affairs he
is opposed to remonetizing by this Gov,
ernment.
The Indians are again becoming trou,
blesome, and General Sheridan has
ordered Generals Crook and Terry tc
dispatch troops to the Black Hills where
the mischief is reported. 1t is possible
the marauders have started out for 6
winters campaign and they may sneak
back to their reservations at the first
approach of the REGULARS" -Four hun
dred of the Red Skins attacked freight
train near Bismark last Friday, driving
off the guards and drivers and destroy.
ing what goods they did not capture
Depredations are reported about til,
neighborhood of the Black Hills.
Incensed TeutOns.
In October, 1876 the German Consu