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The crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1877-1878, 1877-09-13

The Democratic party is arraigncd for its
abuse of the electoral commission and de-
mands an early repeal of the silver dcmonc-
tization act, und restoration OF the silver
dollar of 1893 and the restoration of the
same "to the position it held as n legal ten
der during eighty years" The resolutions
declared in favor Of law and against law
lcssncss and anarchy. resolution was in
troduced at the opening of the convention
to "hcartily endorse the honest and earn
est efforts of President Hayes, to reform the
civil service and to restore our whole ma
ton to harmony, fraternity and prosperity"
and it expressed perfect confidence in his
sincerity. capacity and patriotism 1t was
referred 10 the committee on resolutions.
The Maine Election.
The election in Maine resulted in the
reelection of Connor, the Republican can
didate, by the usual majority. The Repub-
Leans elected 90 of the 81 members of the
Senate and two-thirds Of the members of
the House.
California Election,
In the State election in California the
Democrats were so far successful as to give
them majority Of IS on joint ballot in the
Legislature. This ensures the election of II
Democratic U. s. Senator in the place Of
Sargent.
The crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1877-1878, 1877-09-13

During the compromise discussion
of 1850, a lady from Georgia, accompa-
MED by her husband, called on Mr.. Clay
ut the National Hotel. He was extreme
ly busy, and sent down card apologiz-
ing and expressing the hope that they
would call again in the morning. But
the lady would not I've put off so easily,
so she Immediately wrote Il beautiful
note in beautiful hand, in which she
said that she and her husband had come
some hundred miles out of their way to
see him, and begged the honor of an in
tcrview, as they were under the ncccs-
sity of leaving that evening, The great
Kentucky statesman of course made Il
graceful surrender. The party were in
troduced, and II pleasant conversation
followed, which Mr.. Clay himself seem
ed to enjoy no less than his sgucsts. AS it
was drawing to close the lady rcmrrk
ed that she had still favor to ask, the
reference to which seemed to give her
some embarrassment. "What is it mad
am, if you plcasc?" well, sir" she
said, "beforc leaving home 1 told my
friends that [ would not only see Mr.,
Clay, but that / would be kissed by
him !""My dear madam, " said he rising,
las Mr.. Lowndes said of the Presidency,
that is an honor neither to be sought
nor declined; and the lady's wish was
gratified.
The crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1877-1878, 1877-09-13

The weekly telegram of the Niccroy
OF India shows that there has been great
Improvement in the weather in Madras,
though prices are dcarcr. There has been
a pretty general rain, which has improved
the crops in Bombay. Prices are not yet
cheaper, but the prospects are much inn
proved. Reports are generally of II SINH
larly favorable tenor The improvement in
Punjaub is particularly conspicuous. The
Lieut.. Gov Of Punjaub tclcgraphs that the
prospects are immensely improved. The
spring crop sowings have been secured
ovcrthc important grain producing districts
In Mysore the week has been bad and the
prospects worse than in all the districts
The Army Worm.
Adviccs from Tennessee state that
the army worm is devastating cotton in the
adjacent counties. Many planters state
that their fields look as II II fire had swept
through them. II Is believed that serious
damage will result to the crops in this dis
trict.
This Lets Gesncr Out,
III is stated tllht detectives have traced
the S6iOOO check forgery ON the Union
Trust Company, and have fastened the
guilt upon two clerks, one in the Union
Trust Company, and one in the New York
Life Insurance Company.
Another Railroad Horror.
BY running through culvcrt near
Dcs Moincs last week, II train Of ears was
totally wrecked and twenty passengers kill
ed Barnum's advertising car was in the
train, and seven Of his men killed.
Mexico's Minister.
Should Mexico succeed in preventing
The border raids, of which complaint is
made, our government will recognize Mr.,
Mata as the representative of that republic,
thus rcsuming diplomatic relations betwscn
the two governments.
The crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1877-1878, 1877-09-13

From the Whitehall Review.
L have this week received from the
famine districts OF India letters describ-
ing the precise state OF affairs My cor
respondents narrative deserves to be
read carefully, for 1t is from the pen OF
an eyewitness OF the terrible scenes now
being enacted III that famlne.strlcken
country. In his first letter, written on
the llth of July, my correspondent says:
I'VE have had no rain since | last wrote,
and unless it falls within the next four
or five days the crops due in September
will perish, as they did last year, and
there will be another year of scarcity.
Rice is now selling at three and half
measure the rupee, cholmer at 4, and
grain A 3-4 measures the rupee. have
to buy grass daily for my horses, then
the horse keepers me so hungry that
they steal the grain to make soup. In
The crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1877-1878, 1877-09-13

The New York evening Post gives
the following illustration of what may
be done to defraud creditors under the
bankrupt law by men willing to swindlc
and commit perjury:
a merchant bought 81, 900 worth of
goods ON credit, and soon after had
himself put in bankruptcy by friend,
so he would have to pay nothing for n
release, procured n friend to be made
assignee, who hadit appraised at $4,000,
which another friend bought at 80 cents
on the dollar, and transferred to the
original merchant on the very day he
received his discharge, thus securing
goods worth $4,000 for $4,000. When
one of his creditors, purchasing at his
store, asked reduction on the article,
giving as reason that he had lost 50
much money by him, the debtor OK
claimed: DO you think l was such n
fool as to 60 into bankruptcy for your
beneft?' 1t will be asked, How can
such things be and not come to the
notice of the officers of the court? The
proceedings were regular, and the court
relies upon the oaths made before it.
Even in the case of the bankrupt who
has no desire to dofraud, the fees at
tending the proceedings are so enormous
that, as the law student said, The aim
of bankruptcy seems to be to make an
equitable division of the assets between
the officers of the court and the mem
bers of the bar"
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THE MARKETS..
WEEKLY GRAIN REVIEW.

We are indebted to Mcssrs. Powers,
Lyndc ~ Co., of Kansas City, for the follow
ing reliable review of tie grain trade;
Wheat Since our lust review, daily quo
tatiOns from English markets have indicHt-
ed II better feeling and advancing prices,
Notwithstanding the tendency of operators
in Eastern markets to dcprcss values.
The probable Intervention of other nations
in the Russo Turkish war seems to be grow
ing less likely from day to day, as tie Turks
seem fully capable of defending themselves.
ANY decisive rCvcrScS, however. to the
Turkish armies in the battles now pending
would alter the situation. From this quar-
ter. therefore, our markets have derived no
advantage. Continuous storms with heavy
ranfals, in Northern England and Scotland,
have hindercd harvesting, and threaten TO
damage the quality OF the grain seriously.
This disappointment has. no doubt occa-
stoned the presence Of large purchasing or
dcrs on our markets for English account.
With our own immense crop safely Sc
cured and the unsatisfactory result of the
general European harvest we are in pos
tiOn TO dictate prices to our foreign buyers
to an extent commensurate with our super
ior facilities over Russia and Germany in
bringing our grain to market.
CUrn--A slight prcccptiblc rc-action has
taken placcin corn values, though the move
mCnt of our market has been sluggish and
inactive,
Our Cables have reported good foreign
demand with material advance, though late
this p. m. we have udviccs of Il lower ten
dcncy" at Liverpool, The stock in store
has been increased during the week nearly
75O,OOO bus, and we are on the eve Of an
other large crop with over ll,GOO,OOO bus. in
sight.
Export clcaranccs for the week cndin"
August 80, were ,323, ,29G bus, or 300, 900 bus.
less than previous week.
RyC--Thc stock in store, August %, denote
an Improvement Of 100000 bus. over prcvi-
ouS week. Export clcaranccs for the same
time show u falling off. Demand quite Gc-
tive at to 2c higher prices in eastern mar
kcts.
Oats-This grain seems to be generally
neglected without any Improvement in val
ne, and shows corresponding addition to
accumulated stock with other grains.
Freight from Chicago to New York by rail
advanced cents.
QUOTATIONS.
New York-WhCat moderately active, No.
9, winter red western, Sl.i3. Rye, 6Sm7Oc
Corn, t5dt9t.
Chicago-No. /, spring, Si.lG. Corn, Ace.
Rye, 55c. Barley, GGc, Cattle, Colorado
and Kansas, S3,OO@i.OO; half Texans, 81 50
@3.1O, Hogs, best, S5,2Oa5,iO; medium,
S4Sj(d5,00.
st. Louis-Whcat, No. ., red, Sl.29; No. 3,
Sl1S. Corn, 390iOc. Cattle, choice, SHE
6l5.5O; light 4,OO0iGj. Hogs, Si.7j6l5,2O.
Kansas City-Whcat, No. .. Sill for
cash; No. 8, SLIP bid for September.
Corn, Sic for No. 2. Rye, Ale. Cattle, fair
to prime natives. S425@i7j; native stock
crs and feeders, S3.25@41O.
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An Illinois Camn Meeting.

From the Chicago Times
At a camp meeting pear Peoria liquor
was sold in large quantities about mile
from the tents. A number of the visi-
tors filed themselves to overhowing,
and two roughs got into fuss on the
grounds Just MS the evening service was
over. One of them took off his clothes
with the exception of hisshirt and socks,
in order to tight his antagonist. He was
about to attack him when he discovered
that some one had captured his clothes
and walked off with them. At this he
was exceedingly wroth, and, clad only
in his shirt and socks, he marched
straightway into the circle where the
services had been held, and which was
yet crowded, in order to request that an
announcement be made that his clothes
had been stolen. As he was walking ND
the aisle he was met by the presiding
elder, who thought his lack of clothing
was unbecoming to the occasion. Ac.
cordingly he took him by the arm, and
suggested he walk out. The rough
thereupon turned about. drew back, and
struck the reverend gentleman heavy
blow with brass knuckles above the eye,
inflicting deep, long cash on the fore
head.
The crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1877-1878, 1877-09-13

FIum the New York Commercial ADV, rtiscr
One of our leading New York week
lies has hit upon happy plan for dis
posing Of people who want to talk the
editor to death. Upon entering the Of
flee the visitor sees in the glass parti-
ton before him four windows, with Il
silver plate over each. One is inscrib-
ed "Book-kccper," another Advertise.
ments," another Subscriptions and
last, but not least, the fourth is inscrib-
ed "For Bores." Any stranger showing
a disposion to argue the subject for more
than five minutes is referred to the
fourth window, where speaking tube
running down to the cellar, thence up
to the roof, and down again to an open
ing close to his ear, is at his disposal.
Tube or not tube, that is the question
which he next asks himself. He gener-
ally puts his lips to the orifce, yclls out,
"Is the editor in?" and then starts back
aflrighted as the words repeat them
selves in his left car. He yells it again,
and again the echo is repeated. Then
he looks sheepish, smiles sickly smile,
remarks that "that's pretty good
thing" sidles out the door and down
stairs before anyone knows what's the
matter with him, and never comes back.
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JERKED CHUNKS OF NEWS.

Cincinnati ships Poland China pigsto
Liverpool.
Terra Haute has sacred" dances Sun
day evenings.
Beecher will lecture at Port Huron
Mich, Oct. 2.
There are twenty-five thousand Bohc-
mians in Texas
Marshalltown, Iowa, paid out $4,000
last week for grain.
A green-back club has Eeen organized
at Battle Greek, Mich.
A Unitarian church society has been
organized at Marshalltown, Iowa.
Buying and selling options is a popu-
lar business in Bloomington, Ill.
ASt. Paul wholesale grocery house sold
100000 worth Of goods last week.
A Pennsylvania justice has married
one thousand two hundred and nine
couples.
Somebody attempted to kill Savan-
nah lady recently by putting ground
glass i'll her soup.
The cabbage worm is marching
through Michigan, and it will be poor
year for sour kraut
Wright county, Iowa. has voted 5
per cent. tax in aid of the Iowa and Min
ncsota railroad
Eigty thousand pounds of butter were
shipped from Webster City, Ohio, one
day last week.
The town of Lawrence, Kan, had on
" one vote against the maintenance of
public free schools.
The red ribbon reformcrs of Jackson,
Mich, are about to erect Il "wigwam'
for meeting purposes.
A man near Juda, Wis, has number
of busy bees which have made 1000
pounds of honey this season.
The New Orleans Times says that the
landlords in that city threaten to increase
rents 80 per cent, on the ground that
they are now too low.
The Catholic clergy of Mexico have
contributed nearly 100000 toward the
extinction of the debt owed by Mexico
to the United States.
There are one hundred and thirteen
oil wells in Warren County, Pennsylva-
mia, whose daily production is six hun
drcd and tifty-scven barrels.
Mrs. McDcrmott, of Cunning county
Nebraska, died on Monday last from the
effects of the bite of rattlesnake re-
ceived the week previous.
An Almont, Mich, lady is the proud
mother of baby that weighed fifteen
ounces at birth and less than thirty
ounces when three weeks old,
While playing baseball in the print
er's game at Fond du Lac, last Satur-
day, John Furlong, pitcher, broke his
arm square off above the elbow.
Seth NJ. Cole, died at Fairland, Ind,
last Saturday, at the age of 50. He was
a minute man in the war of 1872, and
helped to defend Sackett's Harbor
The largest steer in Indiana is in the
possession of Mr.. G. Lowe, of Monon
township, White county. 1t weights
three thousand six hundred pounds.
An Indiana man without money but
solid" with his grocer went and bought
$50 worth of sugar and sold it for 81
to get money to attend Coles circus.
Only forty miracles are reported ut
Lourdes this season, and only one-half
of these are reported in the UnircrS to
have been thoroughly authenticated.
Further Developments indicate con
clusiycly that young Pope, who was kill
ed Tuesday afternoon, twelve miles east
of Fort Wayne, was shot by his brother.
The sheriff of Sac county, Iowa, is in
pursuit of travelling insuracc agent
who is reported to have committed rape
on Il half-wittcd girl between Newell
and Sac City,
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And he closes his discussion with, for
him quite rhetorical tribute to the vir-
tues of paper money. We can only in
dulge our readers in a brief specimen :
"Gold is passive, paper active. Gold
works ont its mission i'll vaults and cof-
fcrs. Paper courses like blood through
the veins and arteries of business, from
the cxtremitics to the heart the nation,
strength, vigor and health to
the whole body."
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THE WOMAN IN BLACK.
Her Thirty-six Years ofCrime in New York
and In California.

Her Thrty-six Years of Crime In New York
and In California.
Fromthc san Francisco nuctin.
The notorious Ellen Gibbons, alias
Kate Smith, but better known as "thc
Woman in Black" was taken into the
Municipal Criminal Court to-day to re.
ceivc judgment on two convictions for
robbery, and Judge Blake sentenced
her to State Prison for two years. She
is the wife of apolicc oflicerin Brooklyn,
n. Y, and is about 40 years of age. Her
mother, who is nearly so years of age,
lives in this city, also her two daughters,
the eldest miss of Is. She came to
this State from New York in the fall OF
1865. About this time numerous rob
berries Of dwellings were reported, and
the police asccrtaincd that n woman
dressed in black and deeply veilcd was
frequently seen near houses that were
robbed. With this cue the officers in
stitutcd II vigorous investigation, and
found in her house stolen property OF
every conceivable kind that could be
sccrcted under n shawl or Il cloak
Jewelry, with and without settings, plate,
clothing, and even such triiles as a
moustache brush were among the articles
She was sentenced to State Prison for
three years, but was subsequently pa
doncd. Returning East she resumed
her dcprcdations. and the next heard OF
her is as Anna Gibbons, alias Patter-
son, the notorious confidence woman,
on trial at Hudson, n. Y, for burglary.
She was convicted in New York city Of
stealing $4,000 worth of Government
bonds from Il hotel room, and sent to
Sing Sing Prison for two years. Nine
month aftcrward she was pardoncd.
Again she found her way to this city,
anc resumed her former course of life.
But she changed her tactics. On her
previous visit she dressed neatly, and
confined her dcprcdations to robbing
roomsin the daytime. Latterly she dress
ed poorly, and selected night time to
commit burglarics. The device did not
deceive the expert detectives. Her de-
fence has always been that of klepto-
mania She says she cannot resist the
temptation to steal when an opportunity
offers. Her mother Mrs. Doolcy, says
that Ellen has been n thief since she
was four years of age; that she was fro
qucntly arrested i'll New York for thcfts,
but that people generally believe her
crazy, and that she could not help steal
The crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1877-1878, 1877-09-13
POLITICS ABROAD.
Pennsylvania Republican Convention.


The Republican State convention for
Pennsylvania, was held at Harrisburg, on
the 9Th, and the following ticket nominated:
For supreme Judge. ]. P. Scott; for State
treasurer Wm. d. Hart; for auditor, ]. A.
NJ. Passmore. The platform recites that
while we recognize and respect the differ
enco of opinion existing among us as to the
course of President Hayes towards the
South we are heartily in accord with him in
the patriotic motives which have guided
him, and in hoping that the results of his
policy be peace, good will, and the rec
ognltion of the equal rights Of all men in
every section OF the country and pledge
the support of the party TO the Presidents
efforts to carry into effect 1.-THE principles
Of the platform upon which he was elected"
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The Policy by which Brigham NOans
Strengthened the MOrmOn Church.

Hi Perkins IN the New York sun.
One day / was riding with Brigham
Young around the suburbs of Salt Lake.
As we came in from the Hot Sulphur
Springs, which run like Il little river
from the rocky base of the Wasatch
mountains, about Il mile north of the
city, we passed IL dilapidatcd diobcwall,
IL wall made from rmbakcd clay, The
wall had been eight OF nine feet high,
but it is little more than Il ruin.
what was that wall built for?' |
asked.
"That wall was built for two purpos-
cs, said the prophet, 1T once extend
ed all around Salt Lake. 1t was little
Chinese wall, with loop.holcs and gates
and round-houscs."
"Then Salt Lake was once walled
city"
"Yes, it was walled I'LL around, and the
wall cost great deal of labor, too.
Hundreds of men worked ull winter on
it.
"But You have not told me the two
purposes for which it was built / sug-
gcsted.
well, the chief purpose of this wall
was to keep three or four hundred emf
grants from being idle. You see, we
had Il large emigration one year, three
or four hundrcdablcbodiCd men, They
arrived in August, too late to do any
thing on their farms. Now, an idle man
is always bad man, Still, We had no
work for them. How can | employ
thcm? | asked myself. Then | thought
of this wall. To make it seem nccessa-
ry, We had to pretend that We were
threatened by the Indians around lis.
This was easily done, for several par
ties of Indians had been lowering about
the town. In II few days We worked up
the enthusiasm for protection, and put
these hundreds of idle men to work.
The wages were small, but they all work
ed steadily all that whole fall and win
ter"
"And no Indians ever troubled the
town."
"No, and 1 never thought they would.
But four hundred idle men would have
troubled it. We were in more danger
from idle men than from Indians. And
this has always been my idea; whenever
| have found an idle Mormon 1 have set
him to work-kcpt him busy with hands
and brain, and then he is always sure to
be a good citizen"
This l found has always been the
Prophets theory. If poor emigrant
came to Salt Lake without money, Brig
ham placed him on farm, and gave
him implements and seeds. He made
him self-sustaing. Everything in
Salt Lake was built right there. A Nor
mon butt the big organ in the taberna-
Gle, Mormons build and officer their rail
roads, and Mormons are building their
great temple. Before he died the
Prophet had Mormon furniture factories,
a Mormon min. where they once coined
their own money, and six cotton and
wooden factories. In fact, Brigham
Young taught his people to make every
thing they ate, drank, orwore, excepting
coffee, tea, sugar, pepper, and spice.
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MIR. Bristow Out ofPolItIcs.

From the New York Tribune.
Ex-Secretary Bristow was at the Bre-
WORT House yesterday on his way home
from Saratoga, where he has been spend
ing a few days. He said to a Tribune
representative that he was wholly out of
public life, and felt no desire to return
to it. He wanted no Office, appointive,
OF electoral, and took no more interest
in current politics than any private citi-
zen. He did not even care to express
his opinions ON political subjects, believ-
ing il unwise for man who intended to
devote himself entirely to the profession
of the law to allow himself to figure in
the newspapers as a political oracle.
Plattsmouth, Neb., proposes bridging
the Platte at that place.
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GENERAL NEVIS.
How they Falsify the Lord.

The apostles OF the Mormon Church,
joined by ]. W. Young and Daniel II. Wells,
late counselor of Brigham Young, publish u
circular saying that on September 4th they
held meeting and waited upon the Lord
who blessed them and revealed to them the
steps they should take. John Taylor, senior
apostle and acting president of the twelve,
was unanimously sustained in that position;
also that quorum of the twelve apostles is
Che presiding quorum aud authority of the
,trn This was the plan pursued at the
gwr.' Da. death of Joe Smith and was so
,'unl IN Smith and sustained by Brig
N'N. gn facilitate the transaction Of
'..U.. vas ordered that President John
IaFor .p assisted by John W. Young, Dan.
n N0.', v.l George Q. Cannon, 1t claims
ur ... a.Hs are at hand and all saints
Hm' >" thful in building temples and
paylug ,ithtng.
A puirlt Attack ON the Public schools.
The Rev. Patrick Leonard, pastor Of
ST. Johns Church, Newark, N. j., last Sun
day made an attack on the public school
system Of the country. As an evidence OF
the hanefu intiu nee of public school teach
ing he said it might be observed nightly
when young misses of loose character pcr-
ambulatcd the streets Of New York. II
parents permit their children TO 90 TO pub
lie schools he would avail himself of his
position and publicly denounce them from
the altar, and if their children were mem
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From The Springhold Republican,
Thurlow Weed is the last and most
powerful recruit of the silver dollarpary
He goes the whole thing, including the
payment of the national debt in silver rs
well as in gold. If this affects our credit
abroad, and sends our bonds home, so
much the better. He thinks we have
money enough to carry our own debts.