The crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1877-1878, 1877-11-15

scarcely escape the other.
According to the Louisville Courier
Journal, game is better protected b,
Kentucky law than men.
The Russian grain crops are deplora
bly, short. If the war lasts long enough
We shall have liveller times in America
James Collins, of Whitley county
KY, has been disfranchised for life fol
selling his vote-the first instance O
such punishment in this country.
The successful forgeries that are be
ing so incessantly committed indicate
that the ancient safeguards of bankers
and business mon are insufficient.
The Merican border is an admirable
training school for metropolitan journal
ism. Some of the lies telegrapbed from
there would do credit to Washington
correspondent.
1t must be nice to live in the Black
Hills according to latest accounts. They
think nothing of hanging n man there
shooting matches occur daily, and starv.
ing to death is a common diversion.
A new treaty is being negotiated with
Mexico, having reference, of course, to
the border difficulties. Wouldn't it be
better to let new treaties go and look
after the observance of the old ones?
The fact that Russia exhibits consider
able enthusiasm in publishing reports
of her losses in the field cxcitcs some
wonder in Europe. They wonder what
old long-headed Gortschakoff is driving
at
The great actors are passing off the
stage of life as well as great statesmen.
Placidc, DeBar, Davenport, Fox and
Adams have all passed away within six
months. Tieticns and Compton have
died i'll England.
The boxes in which the silk snug
glcrs did their illegitimatc business arc
to be put in evidence. The jury would
probably be better pleased if counsel
would put in the silk and allow each
man to help himself.
The Common Council of Boston has
come to wise determination. 1t will
pay no more liquor bills for public re-
ceptions. At all entertainments here
after given by that city every man must
pay for his own drinks.
A city Judge has decided that it is not
nine O'Clock till the clock has ceased to
strike and issued mandamus to com
pei the registration of voter who was
rcmorselcssly cut off by the registers at
the first stroke of the bell
Dom Pedro is credited in Brazil with
an intention to reform the whole admin
istration of the Empire, and all the
rings and combinations are, of course,
alarmed. Brazil, it seems, needs reform
as sadly as some other places.
Turkey is putting out Il new loan. Ii
there is anything the Turk delights in,
it is in borrowing money of the Chris
tian dogs and paying thom when he is
able. So far, he has never been able,
but he gets the money all the same.
In the last thirty years Chile has pro-
duccd :400,00O,000 worth of precious
metals. Such country ought toamount
to something. European emigration is
what it needs, however, and not the i'm
pOltation of Chinese coolies-a policy
now encouraged.
A Cincinnati liquor dealer applied to
customer for letter of recommen-
daticn of certain brand of whiskey
which he recently sold to him. The
customer wrote: 81 have tried all sorts
of poison, and I find none equal to youl
Old Cabinet Whiskoy."
A Warren, Rhode Island, woman was
awakened by burglar the other night,
and, instead Of fainting she arose, dress.
ed, and taking club, gave chase. The
burglar ran for life, but the shriekine
woman gained on him, though just as
the avcnging club was descending she
tripped and rolled into the gutter.
Some months ago DR.. Upham, of Sa
lem, Mass, in order to explain to his
audience the variations of tho pulse in
certain diseases, caused the lecture room
to be placed in telegraphic communi
cation with the city hospital of Boston
listant fifteen miles, and by means Of
special apparatus the various pulse beats
were exhibited by vibrating ray Of
magnesium light upon the wall.
The army appropriation bill for the
current year, as reported by the hous,
committee on appropriations, appropri
atcs $25, ,723,00O. For the year ending
juno 30, 1876, the army expenditures
were $3S,O70,SSS; for the year ending
june 30, 1877, they were $3G,215,OOO
and the estimate for the present yea
was $50, 100000. The present bill, there
fore, proposes II reduction of over $40,