The crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1877-1878, 1878-03-14

ing sermons on "Heaven." It has
seemed to us Tor some time that some.
thing ought to be said on that sile of
the snbic,t.
Therevolutionists are sweeping every
ithingbcfore them in the Isle of San Do
'mingo. By the way, the United States
government came very near owning
tn t revolution once.
The immense amount of money and
time expended upon Mardi- Gras fes-
tivities does not indicate that the peo-
pie of Memphis and New Orleans are
terribly oppressed by hard times.
The Spanish vessel which took the
Egyptian Obelisk into port when found
floating about loose in the ocean, makes
handsome thing of it. The Admiral
ity Court has dccreed that 1925 900
must be paid as salvage.
The situation in Italy is easily de-
scribed. King Humbert will cling to the
policy of Victor Emmanuel, and Pope
. Leo will make few concessions, or none
at all if his advisers are to shape his
policy
Cities and States are learning the les
son of economy and living within their
means. Virginia and San Francisco
fonnl themselves with empty treasures,
and Chicago looks forward to similar
awkward discovery.
The law makers of Kentucky are about
TO II quire that bowie-knives and revol-
vers shall be carried about the person
IN conspicuous places and unconcealed
This will leave more room in the inside
pockets for the pocket-pistol Which
opens with cork.
Fisher, the Mollie Ma yuire who was
sentenced to be hanged on the 2Gth of
February and was respited for thirty
days is to be hanged finally. The afli-
dayit which went to prove an alibi is
found to be false and not authorized by
the man who signed it.
A recent effort in journalism by le-
gal mind presents the following grapple
with the grammar of our fathers to
make it yield the last precision that can
be wrestled out of it: Each and all is
and are entitled to his and their own
opinion and opinions"
In 1872 there were thirty-two circus
shows in this country on exhibition.
This year there are but thirteen, which
is about as forcible an illustration of
the difference between the financial
condition of the country in 1872 and
1S7S as we could give.
Thegushing congratulations that have
been exchanged by telegraph between
the Sultan and the Gar would lead the
philosophical observer to suppose that
all the slaughter and misery that have
strewn Bulgaria and the Balkans with
bones of 100000 Turks and Russians
Y had been only in a Pickwickian sense.
Schuyler Colfax has written letter
to the Philadelphia Times to say, what
he claims he has said five hundred times,
that nothing can induce him to become
again a servant of the people; and with
spice of humor he tells the TrneS:
"As you have desired me to contribute
to your columns some personal sketches
you can consider this the first one."
The scheme for the emigration of
colored people to Liberia is meeting
with popular favor, far exceeding the
anticipations of even the most visionary
of itsprojectors. In few days the first
installment of emigrants will sail from
Charleston, and it is said that 100000
people are enrolled to embark as soon
as sufficient means of transportation
can be provided.
IN Mrs. John w. Iliff, whose husband
recently died in Denver, Col, leaving
her fortune of 100000 and thirty
Thousand head of cattle, was formerly O
sales-woman in the Singer Sewing Ma
chine company's store on State street
Chicago She is bright, energetic
accomplished lady, who struck out Wcs
to better her condition, AND seems tc
have succeeded in her purpose.
We do not wonder that the Easter
metropolitan press feel sorH, ant
talk about fraud" and violation
of public faith" etc. With about thre
exceptions, every paper of influence il
New York, Philadelphia and Boston op
posed with all their energy the silve
bill. The small influence they. exeFed
and their meager list of followers, wa
~ enough to make better men mad.
The effect of the Eads jetty improve
ments at the mouth of the Mississippi
river is very apparent in the commerc
of New Orleans alone. At that POI
there are now one hundred and twent,
two vessels against ninety-two oflast yes
ut the same date. The expectation
corn thus far foots up to nearly for
millions of bushels against but lit