The crisis., 1878-01-17
TOPICS OF THE TIME.

TOPICS OF THE TIME.
The Pope is reported as saying that
he would have gone himself to admins
ter the sacraments to the dying King
but for his infrmities.
The Ohioan who twisted spool of
cotton thread into cord and hanged
himself Herewith to hat peg in ho-
tel bed room, was probably the most in
genious suicide of 1877.
The Earl of Roseberry is about to
marry Miss Hannah Rothchild, who
has an income of a million dollars a
year. This is the first marriage outside
of the family for many years.
Patterson, of South Carolina, says he
shall not resign his seat in the Senate
under any circumstances. He is going
to visit Simon Cameron in Pennsylvania
as soon as he is well enough to travel.
Stanley is in splendid health, though
showing some traces of the severe ordeal
through which he has passed. His hair
is now quite gray, but in other respects
his vigorous physique seems to be I'M
impaired.
Roumania is an Independent kingdom
under German Prince. 1t is init
mated that the Austrian plan is to make
Bulgaria an Independent kingdom I'M
der an Austrian Prince, and that Russia
will not object to this.
\ Mr. Ferguson, of Colorado, was re-
Gently swindled out of 100000 of his
wife's money by investing it in silver
mine which proved to have been salt
d." His excuse to his wife was that he
did't know that it was loaded.
In the caucus of the Democratic mem
bers of the Ohio legislature, Pendleton
carried of a senatorial prize. He was
nominated on the third ballot, the other
aspirants failing to to develope anything
near thestrength their friends had claim
ed for them.
Disraeli made the Queen Empress of
India by the aid of promise that the
new title should not be used in Eng
land; but on the Queens recent jour
ney from Windsor to Wycombe the OBJ
seqmous shopkeepers of the royal bor-
ough erected an arch bearing the in
scription, Hale, Empress of India"
Siam is preparing defences against
China, with which she expo cts trouble
A good crop of rice has been secured
and its expectation will be permitted
The number of American ships arriving
at Bankok in 1877 is double that Of
1876, and further increase is expected
the Siamesc authorities, favoring trade
with the United States.
Senator Patterson was recently in
terogated with reference to rumors
that he was about to resign, and declar
ed that he would not resign under any
consideration; that he did not intent
to abandon South Carolina; and tha
he would be fool to resign while h,
could lie there and draw his thirteel
dollars II day This is the substance o
special to the New York Tribune.
After considerable effort the las
Connecticut Legislature succeeded il
passing n law for the conviction AM
punishment of officers of corporation
who make oath to false financial state
ments, and now, when an opportunit
to try the law has come, it is discovere
that some one has crossed out the vita
part of the bill, and that, therefor,
the desired law is still missing from tn
statute book.
The astounding announcement wa
telegraphed from London that the rt
cent defeat of the Servians was receive
there with general satisfaction. Cor
sidering that large portion of the sui
jects of Queen Victoria are NIohamm,
dams, it is indeed strange that the
should exult over the misfortunes of I'll
Servian Christians who are fighting III
der the banners of the Christian Ru
SLAMS.
A dispatch from st. Petersburg
the London Times, dated Dec. "a, say
in reply to deputation from IL
municipality of st. Petersburg, congro
ulating the Emperor on his return, i
Majesty said: 4 thank, you, gent
men, for your sympathy. I am We
happy to find myself with you, especi
ly after the consoling success which
had durinp tha Ioet fou, dave ,r;+b q,