The crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1877-1878, 1878-05-02
TOPICS OF THE TIME.


this continent also. They forget that
he died in ignorance of the real grand.
eur of his achievement, believing Cuba
Terra Firma, and the other lands he
had found to be remote parts Of Asia.
The New York Mail exclaims "Iet
us have laws and treaties broad enough
and strong enough to follow criminals
into their hiding places wherever they
may go, and to bring them to Justice. u
This sounds like very good doctrine,
and may be good in the abstract. But
ats practical application would at once
and forever ruin the savings bank bust
hess in Chicago.
All the world wants money, and a
great many people are even willing to
go SO far in its pursuit as to toll for it.
Others are hopefully waiting for the
death of rich relations who will bequeath
1t to them. Others are looking for it as
the result of Investments n lottery
tickets.
Ihe sporting men and the fancy gen.
orally are much excited over the prize
fight at Brooklyn, the other day, at
which Joe Hearn and Tom Hayerly
pounded each other for purse of 5000.
Hearn won-was the greater brute of
the two.
1t is said that the foreign relations
OF the United States have not been So
quiet before in four years us they are
now 1t is well not to have the foreign
domestic relations both on the ram
page at the same time
Frank Leslie asks the Courts to pre-
Vent Frank Leslie, Jr., using his name
and trademark. Evidently the young
man has read the literature for boys
printed by his excellent papa, and pro-
poses to profit by it.
Inere is little hope for the passage
Of the Tariff bill at this session of Con
gress. a careful canvass of the House
reveals the fact that upon full vote
the result would be-for the bill, 135
against the bill, 1856.
The London papers are beginning to
get disgusted with Austria. They in
innate that she lacks the honor and the
courage to fight. Austria certainly
never has fought to much advantage or
with much glory.
The late President Orton held insur-
ances on his life to the amount of $780,
600 in the New York, the Mutual and
the Northwestern, besides smaller poll
cies in other companies, for the benefit
of his children.
1t seems to be understood among the
communists of Chicago that the striking
season will open earlier this year than
last, and that the first outbreak may be
expected in about month from this
time.
A disastrous fire in New York, last
week, destroyed thirty thousand white
wash brushes. Nothing so disastrous to
the character of public men has likely
occurred before in several centuries.
There is maidstone in Iowa that has
performed hundreds of marvellous cures,
but it is like tho milk sickness always
In the next county, so that no one in
Iowa has over seen it.
Accounts have come to hand of Sc
rious destruction of fruit trees and dam
age to fruit in Southern Illinois.
Strawberries have also suffered con-
siderably
The American minister at Constanti-
nople, it is said, was requested by the
British minister to protect English sub
iects in that city during Mr.. Layards
absence.
1t is reported that General John A.
Logan is taking an active interest in
Illinois politics with view of secur-
ing another election to the Senate.
1t is thought that the new uniforms
CT Gilmore's band will secure them
grand reception in Vienna, as they will
he all taken ton field marshals.
We shall not urge Mr.. Tilton to con-
fess. We have too much regard for
Mrs. Woodruff, not to mention the
other hearts that would ache.
The present House of Representa-
tives has shown few spasms of sense
when it has decided to vote on bills
without discussing them.
The latest and perhaps the most sig
uifcant sign of cancellation is Murat Hal
stead's going to Europe while General
Grant is there.
The record made in the columns of
the newspapers within the last few days
shows that, although Tweed is dead,
Tweelism lives.
England is threatened with another
agitation of the question whether cler-
gymen should OF should not attend
the theatre.