The crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1877-1878, 1877-10-18

fCruanulna, L III.
The Episcopal General Convention is
now in session in Boston.
There is Limburger cheese factory
in Hendricks county, Ind, and the
country for miles around is deserted.
Secretary McCrary is going to recon
mend an increase of the army to 0
men by filing up the present regiments
to their full complement.
prove as he has for week past he will
be able to take his seat in Congress next
December.
"The car has concluded not to have
Turkey for his Thanksgiving this year" :"
says the Sun. Perhaps he will have to
be content with Muscovy duck in the
Danube.
The Boston Golden Rule states that
Messrs Moody and Sankey are paid, as
evangelists, stated salary, made mp by
several wealthy gentlemen in different
parts of the country.
According to the New York CONNER
cial Advertiser, Mr.. George w. Curtis
is said to have expressed the wish that
there would be convention at Rochester
every week until November.
The trustees of the Peabody educa-
tional fund have reelected the old offli-
GERS of the fund for the ensuing year.
President Hayes was elected trustee
in place Of the late Mathew Maury.
The situation in the famine districts
of India continue to improve, and the
probabilities are that in few weeks
that worse than Egyptian calamity will
disappear in the larger portion of the
long afflicted region.
The Turks on top of the Balkans at
Shipka Pass are willing to live nine
days on handful of dates, but when it
comes to one meal day on snowballs
az nata'el they feel u little anxious
about next years campaign.
The Russians ale already coli. n.cssing
death by war to the extent of 10000
and more. Campaigning is an expensive
way of rcdressing the wrongs of Bulgar-
ian Christians, and is as unfortunate in
its results as costly in its working,
The Sultan has not decided says al
exchange, how he will divide up Russia
after the war is over. Tho rules fol
carving Turkey arc printed in the books
but the czar don't know exactly where
to begin.
San Francisco does not mean to bt
left oat in the forgery business. VIII
liam r. Cooper, one of her citizens, AMI
IN old hand in the business, has JUS
turned up with a fifty thousand dollal
arrangement.
New England companies are now
leasing lands in large quantities il
Eastern kentucky, preparatory to dcyol
oping the abundant store of oil whicl
only waits to be taken out of the i'm
mcnsc natural tanks where it lies hid
den.
Fish never sleep, and somehow it il
hard no. to believe that the man VIII,
calls ut o'clock p. III, and talks to yol
about his rheumatism, his home, hi
sweet baby, the COW he sold, and hi
rich relations, is directly desccndc,
from the tishiest kind of fish.
The Speakcrship contest has bcgul
in earnest among the politicians whit
have arrived in Washington. Those oil
the list are Samuel j, Randall, Samuc
S. Cox, William r. Morrison and Buck
ner of Missouri. Randall is ahead thu
far.
Another Rio Grandc sensation is eX
ploded. The invasion of Mexico soil b.
United States troops turns out to hav
been small affair, and the reporte
battle no affair at ALL Our soldiers ar
safely back on the Texas side of th
river, and in their swift ride after th
Indian thieves they We're not moleste
by Mexican troops.
Another arctic expedition is to b
equipped in England. The commander
for wonder, will not attempt to ster
the icy current of Smiths sound, leaN
ing the further prosecution of the a
tempt to reach the pole against til
stream of that narrow channel to tn
Howgate party, The route chosen b
the Englishman is by way of Spitzbel
gen. 1t is expected that the expeditio
will start in the spring.
Now Times Have Changed.
FIR IN the Austin New. Reveil!e.
He dropped in to look over few e!
changes and to have chat with til
editor. While he was tracing with HI
finger, on our table, an outline of til
movements of the contending armies i
Bulgaria, the devil came in munchin