The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-06-05
What about our finances?

What about our finances?
The weather indications continu'
hopeful.
Boxer, our Russian minister, ha
been bounced.
1t is time for Mayor Clark to COM
10 the front again.
The street commissioner can begil
work as soon as he pleases.
The sidewalk question has passet
entirely out Of confederation.
If the war keeps up. people vii
have to learn to live on nothing.
The latest advices indicate that tn,
Turks are getting away with the Rus
slams.
Denver wants plenty Of invali,
tourists with all the money they "a,
bring.
The conflict in the East Is not only
assuming the aspect of a religious, bu
q civil war as we'll.
H. Martin Williams has that "a,
baby at his breast again. As a We
nurse. H. Martin is q success.
The Secretary Of the Treasury vii
sell a million Of gold Thursday. A
present we've concluded not to buy.
Whether or not hanging lessen
crime is a disputed point, but ON
thing is certain, it has not had . TAI
show in Missouri.
There Is trouble between the Chi
nese and Presbyterians in California
But then the Presbyterians were al
ways opposed to ah sin.
1t is quite possible that nobody ha
heard Of ii before, and for that reaso,
the BAzOO hastens TO inform its read
ers that 1.-The fruit crOp il decided,
encouraging"
Ii our city council means. to 10 any
thing for the public good. it is is abou
time it was commencing. So far
has mainly devoted its eminent abili
ties 10 doing nothing.
A man i'm Iowa who was not afrai.
to have seven wives, has been sent {,
the penitentiary. 1t must be said
however, that the mans remarkabl,
courage almost redeemed his fault.
An exchange says, "1here is NOR
nutritious food in an acre Of waite
well stocked with fish than in any OF
binary farm" Perhaps that is tn
reason people had rather fish thai
pillow.
A few weeks ago We were promise,
by Alderman Ilgenfritz discourse an.
some light On the Alley question, bu
up to this time that excellent oficia
has failed to come to the front. It j
time he was redeeming his promise.
There is an ordinance prohibitin,
belled stock from running at large il
the city limits, but like a good many
other ordinances, it seems to have beer
passed only to look at. There i
blame somewhere and it belongs eithel
to the council or the police.
1t is q well understood fuct that th,
clegyman who has the most to say, ant
says it in the least time, never preach
Is to empty benches. These able-bod
led sermons which take an hour il
their delivery, exercise u very demon
alizing effect on a congregation.
The claims Of Lerdo to the Mexican
presidency are again being revived
and rumors are growing rife of an ex
petition from the United States to rs
sert his claims. 1t would he great
deal better If we sent one to assert and
enforce the claims Of the people Of the
Texas frontier to live in peace and sc
earity.
1t is quite evident that some Of the
pretty satellites OF the Soldene lumina,
~ has gone back on the Glob~-D Demo
rat man. He now calls the perform
'nce vulgar, nasty and wretched. A
lew months ago, when they were in
st. Louis, the CD. was at q less for
detectives to express its intense admi-
alton. Why is this thus?
The General Assembly Of the Pres
,yterian church, in Chicago. has put
Is foot down on Sunday newspapers.
One Of the ministers thought that the
publication of = Sunday newspaper
vas a sin against heaven. and an of:
ense in he eyes Of honest men; but
then a brother doctor Of divinity
sked him if running street cars on
sunday was not equally rep'ehensible.
re remained obsdnately silent. 1t
nay be said. by way of explanation,
hat the pious doctor Is q large owner