The crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1877-1878, 1878-02-28


in, overpowered him, cut the bell cord and
had the train In swing. Uncoupling tho
express car from the train they ordered the
engineer to pull over on a side track, where
the me 'sener was forced to open the safe,
from which they abstractcd S2,5OJ in money
overlooking package containing about
S4C0. The robbers were all masked save
tho one who covered the engineer. The
passengers were completely dcmoralized,
and thinking that they would be visited, Il
general scramble Cnsurd In the secretion
of money and valuabes. They were not
molestcd, however. One of the party pro-
posed going through the passengers but
the leader commanded him to keep his
place and come on. After securing the
booty the robbers mounted their horses,
htched short distance from the depot, and
took northwestward course. There were
enough male passengers aboard to capture
the robbers bat they werc so badly demOr-
allied that with the exception of the con-
ductor and Capt. Wofferson, who attempt
ed to arouse the passengers to action there
was no disposition to resist them, shown.
simultaneously with the firing, man rush
ed into the passenger coach in great fright
and as he hurried through said, the robbers
numbered between fifty and sixty. At IL
o'clock, Superintendent Quinton telegraph
ed the city marshal that car would be at
his service by 1 o'clock, which was taken
and the pursuit of the robbers commenced.
Our Bonds In England.
The Times says the United States
bonds have surprised many people by ad-
vancing, instead of falling, on the news
that the silver bill had passed in manner
that will insure its becoming law In much
the present shape. We have always said
the public were not selling their stocks to
any appreciabc extent, and tho weakness
which has now and then characterized the
bonds was due as much as anything to thr
passing fears Of dealers and speculative
selling, which only made the market hard
or. Hence, on receipt of New York prices,
and because tho worst was known the mar
kct naturally rose by the mere efforts Of
those who had sold to buy back. Besides,
1t has been noticed that the limitation put
upon the quantity Of silver that may he
coined within given time, is itself tanta-
mount to making silver subsidiary coin
age, at all events for some considerable
time, so that there is little alarm felt, SO
holders stick to their bonds. The only
thing hat will lower the prices Of these or
any other high class stock Just now IS Il, Al
er money.
Bond War In Central Missouri.
The people of st. Clair, Henry and
some other interior counties Of Missouri
are holding mass meetings upon the coun-
ty bond question and the attempted on-
forcement OF payment by legal process
through the United States courts, which
has just been inauguratcd. The resolutions
adopted are very strong. and in some in
stances declare that payment shall be re-
sisted by every possible means. They de-
clare that the bondholdors have put COM
promise out Of the question by adopting
this course. The county Judges Of several
have been ordered to appear be-
fore the U. S. court at the March session
to show cause why they do not order n levy
to pay the dcfdultlng interest on these
bonds, the great bulk Of which were issued
a few years ago in aid Of various railroad
The action of the court will
thcn bring the long pending troubles be-
tween the counties and bondholders to Il
crisis.
Indiana Democrats In Convention.
The State convention of the Indiana
Democracy was held at Indianapolis, last
week, and resolutions adopted declaring
that national bank notes shall be retired
and in lieu thereof there shall be issued by
the government an equal amount of treas
ury notes with full legal tender, After the
adoption of the resolutions the convention
proceeded with the nomination for State
officers, with the following result: For
Secretary of State, John G. Shanklin for
Auditor of the State, NJ. L Manson; for
Treasurer, Wm. Fleming; fo.' Attorney
General. Thomas W. Woollcn; for Superin-
tendent of public instruction, ]. II, Smart,
the present incumbent.
Coming to Spy out the Land.
Lum Bing, prominent Chinese mcr-
chant Of San Francisco and connected with
officials of high rank in his native country,
has recently returned from China. He
states that in three or four months Chi |
nese war vessel, with American officers and
u Chinese crew, will visit this.port, bring
ing us passengers Chinese consul to this
port and large number of Chinese army
officers of rank, who will make Il tour of
observation through the country. He de-
scribcs the famine in the northern provin-
ces Of China as terrible. In one district, |
Santong, last year, out OF n population Of
about 0G, 600 about 10000 died of starvation,
The New Pope's Announcements.
Pope Leo the Thirteenth held q con-
Of Cardinals on the 2lst. He an
nounced that an Encyclical to the Catholic
World would be dispatched that day, an
his decision to the Pontillcal. 1t
has been decided that the Pope shall for
the present leave the Vatican. 1t is said
the Pope will continue the policy of his
The coronation Of Leo XII. |
was strictly private, and took place in
Sixtine Chapel on Sunday the 2lst.
Destructive Fire.
The beef packing house of Nelson
Morris, of Union stock yards. Chicago, the
largest in tho country, was entirely destroy
ed by fire last week. Twelve hundred car
casses of beef, two'v. hundred hides, ono
barrels # tallow, and two dogs,
each valued at 500, were in The building
The firm estimate the loss at S1200O0 to |
sl5O,OOO what is only known. Insurance
was OOOO on the building and fixtures.
The contents were uninsured.
Rande tho Murderer Convicted.
The jury in the Rande murder trial,
after being locked up forty hours. returned
a verdict, finding the prisoner gully of mur-
der, fixing the punishment at Imprisonment
for life. A motion for arrest Of judgment
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