The crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1877-1878, 1877-11-29
GENERAL NEWS.
Text of the Silver Bill.

lnc lOllOWlnB Is tle lllu IcAJ VI lue
silver bill as amended by the committee on
finance and reported to the Senate.
That there shall be coined at the several
mints of the United States, silver dollars of
the weight Of 4l21s grains Troy of standard
silver, as provided in the act of January,
1897, on which shall be devices and super
scriptions proved by said act, which coins
together with all silver dollars heretofore
coined by the United States, of like weight
and nnencss, shall be legal tender at their
nominal value for all debts and dues, pub
lie and private, except where Otherwise
provided by contract; and the Secretary of
the Treasury is authorized, and hereby di-
rectcd, out of any money in the treasury
not otherwise appropriated, to purchase
from time to time silver bullion at the mar
kct price thereof, not less than two million
dollars per month, nor more than four mil
lions of dollars per month, and cause the
Same to be coined into such dollars, and
any gain or surplus arising from this coin
age shall be accounted for and paid into the
treasury, as provided under existing laws
relative to subsidiary coinage; provided
that the amount of money at any one time
invested in such silver bullion, exclusive of
such resulting coin, shall not exceed five
million dollars.
General Order From General Sherman.
General Sherman has issued q gener-
al order from the headquarters of the army
in which he says the President is much
concerned to find before him for action,
proceedings of courts martial in several
cases where officers have been tried for
violation of the 38th article of war, which
provides that any officer found drunk on
duty shall be dismissed from service. The
President desires it to be made known to
the army that he cannot be led to under
rate the magnitude of the evil which the
crime alluded to is likely to produce in the
public service. No person addicted to 1t
can expect to be trusted with any RESPONSE
BILE duty, and Il person who cannot be trust
ed better not be continued in office. 1t must
therefore be understood that any clemency
which may have been heretofore extended
by mitigation or Communication Of sentence
cannot hereafter be relied on as basis OF
hope for like favorable action. After this
solemn warning, vigorous execution Of
sentences imposed in due course by court
martial may be expected.
The POpe's Health.
The Vatican physician, lately dismiss
ed for furnishing information to the Victor
Ir,,,r nI ,rnr hO hnnn rnanllnI
The charge was proved to be unfounded.
| Another surgeon has been summoned to
give hourly attention to tho sores in the
legs of his holiness. As the suppuration
continues, Prof. Vanzeste advises keeping
the issues open at all hazards, and states
that if the discharge becomes too abundant
he will treat the sores with caustic. He
considers the state Of his holiness health
decidedly precarious, but declares that
the symptoms are not aggravated,
Justly Hanged.
James Rosenbury Hawkins, colored,
aged twenty years, was hanged to-day
Towsontown for an atrocious assault upon
Ida SchGffer school girl aged thirteen, in
| April last. Previous to the execution reli-
gious services were conducted in the
prisoners cell by Revs. s. Daniels and Rice.
In letter to his father and mother, written
by a friend at the request OF Hawkins, he
made full confession of his guilt.
The U. S. Treasury.
A comparative statement is given
showing in detail, both in coin and curren-
cy, the liabilities and assets Of the Treasury
on Sept, 9Oth, 1876 and 1877. These aggre.
gate as follows: Coin, Sept. 3Oth, 1876
S67 5S6,705; Sept. SOth. 1877, S133,5S5,07
Currency, Sept, SOth, 1876, 800, ,4s7,766; Sept
3Oth, 1877, S110,O06.039.
Another "Good Man" Gone.
1t has just been discovered that Geo
Fleischer, formerly book-keeper for Theo'
dore Bumiller, of Cincinnati, who made al
assignment last spring, embezzled large
amount from his employer, Mr.. Bumiller
The sum distracted will reach $4,000 tC
S25,OOO. Fleischer has left for parts un
known.
The Pope Very Low,
A special from Rome says the Pope
received some French pilgrims Tuesday
the Goth, and spoke u few words with grea
difficulty. The feebleness Of his voice ant