The crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1877-1878, 1878-04-11
TOPICS OF THE TIME,

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nearly a hundred feet away from the
one which took fire from sparks, and
that this responsibility depended upon
the mere fact that one of the company's
locomotives had started the original
fire, without regard to any question of
negligence.
The Canadians are driving forward
the work on the Manitoba section of
their Pacific railroad, with great ener-
gy. Several thousand of laborers are
employed upon it. This portion of the
line is only of local Importance, and
while opening vast new territory for
settlement is not likely to be made
available as part of a transcontinental
line for many years.
There is in the first hour of the morn
ing = the most beautiful OF all the day
an Incompatible beauty, spirit of re-
pose, poetical indistinctness of every
thing around a deliciousness and fresh
ness of the air that seems toawake every
sense to its full enjoyment; but spirit
OF repose seems also to pervade most
people at this charming hour.
The rumors as to what Russia or
England will do or will not do are of
little significance The Russian pro-
gramme is outlined in the treaty of
peace. The English programme is Civ
en- in the circular to the powers. These
are official declarations, whereas many
of the rumors are set ahoat to mask real
proceedings or to uncover suspected
plans.
The insignificant scale upon which
business is done in Detroit, is illustrat-
ed in the fact that bank teller has Just
decamped with the paltry sum of five
thousand dollars. If he had lived in
Chicago he might have stolen half a
million at least, and then secured set
tlemcnt with his creditors" at twenty
five cents on the dollar.
Mrs. Elizabeth Miller, of New York,
claims 1l9,D0Oacres of landin Kentucky,
Virginia, and Ohio, or its equivalent
$30,000,000. She has put her claims in
the ehands of prosecutor, and suits are to
be instituted at once against the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad, and other cor
porations and individuals.
Let the average editor get about three
fingers of good whisky in him, and his
first and leading article will be Hydro
phobia-Muzzle the Dogs Danger in
the Highway" Men die all around
him with the delrium tremens, aud yet
he yells out who's afraid?" and topples
downward.
The French Republicans are con-
graduating themselves upon the final
passage of the important laws designed
to limit the authority of the executive
and protect freedom of discussion, for
which they have been contending for a
year or two.
A stroke of lightning took off a Geor.
gia negro's boots, and did no injury
We see what this leads to. Mr.. Edison
will turn his attention to the elements
presently, and bootiacks will go the
way of all superseded things.
During a terrific whirlwind in Lake
county, Col, recently, a mustang pony
was lifted by the impetuous winds ant
carried distance of five hundred yards
He. was hoisted twenty feet from the
ground and landed unhurt.
Nobody is watching the war newi
more intently than American holders o
breadstuffs and provisions. They ar,
getting all ready to send the quotation
kiting as soon rs the declarations o
hostilities are cabled
John B. Cough says he is going t,
some place where the English languag
is not spoken, for rest. He can fin,
many such places. Indeed, it is Difficult
to discover place where the Englisl
language is spoken.
The most startling and significant @
all the straws which show how warlik
blows the wind is the fact that the pric
of "villainous saltpetre" has advance
twenty-five shillings per ton in Er
ropean markets.
There was tie in the Kentucky leg
islature on the whipping-post bill, an
the lieutenant governor settled the que.
tion by voting against the "barbari
measure"
st. Louis has reduced its public e,
penses by cutting off all the ornaments
branches, including music, drawing
writing, Bible reading and the iris
janitors.
Great Britain is importing America
cigars, too. We anticipate the tim
when Great Britain will have to impo
Americans to run the very governmel
for her.
Arrangements were completed on Il
first day Of April whereby sleeping ca