The crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1877-1878, 1878-05-23
TOPICS OF THE TIME.

tary forces, and invite Fenlans in the Uni
ted States, spelling for fight to call
over, and they will be accommodated.
The Toronto Globe wants it understood
that it isn't afraid of those Fenians,
and intimates in pretty broad terms
that there is plenty ofrope in Canada.
The New York Herald suggests that
Queen Victoria, in case of war with
Russia, invite Sitting Bull and the rest
of her dusky guests to go over and take
hand against the Cossacks. Possibly
they are to be retained in Canada and
be madeavailable in repelling the Fenian
invasion-when it comes
Authors sometimes acquire such o
habit of observation that observation
becomes after while instructive, and is
often unconscious. They study charac-
ters closely and minutely, and when
they come to write, reproduce the char
acters without knowing how or whence
they have got them.
New Orleans is almost the only place
east of the Rocky Mountains where the
cent is not in circulation. The lowest
denomination is the fve-cent piece, or
"picayune, and the poor are thus often
compelled to buy more than they want
of certain articles, and the result is
waste and loss.
The German Kaiser, William, is not
disposed to deal leniently with the COM
munist who recently attempted his
life. He believes that an example
should be made Of Hoedel, to the end
that the revolutionary element may be
prevented from gaining the upper hand
in the empire.
Some months ago man named Pack
or organized large colony of emigrants
in Allegany county, Mo-, collected con-
siderable money from them to pay tor
handsome homesteads in Nebraska, and
conducting them as far as Omaha, dis
appeared, leaving them penniless and
friendless.
The teachers in the Chicago public
schools are not in happy frame of
mind, nor possessors Of plethoric pock-
et-books. Their pay for February is
not yet at hand, and when it does come
they must take it in scrip that passes at
discount of from five to eight cents on
the dollar.
A cotemporary remarks that one rea-
son why the war with Russia has been
so hard on the people of Turkey is be-
cause the loss of one Turkish soldier
has widowed an average of four wives
and made an incalculable number of Or
phans.
California's wool growth is becoming
one OF her greatest industries, the ex-
port last year having been over fifty
millions of pounds, worth $S,OOO,OO0
There are several wool-growers who own
from thirty to forty thousand sheep
each.
China is inclined to retaliate. If
Congress imposes tax of $100 on every
Chinaman landed in this country, the
imperial authorities at Pekin threaten
to retaliate by imposing similar tax
upon every American who lands in
China
A mandatory Of arms in Providence,
n. l., has received orders for hundred
thousand rifles for the Turkish govern
ment-being part of lot bargained for
under contract suspended some time
ago on account of the close of the war.
Besides voting for Congressman this
summer. the people of Ohio will elect q
Secretary of State, Member of the
Board Of Public Works and Judge OF
the Supreme Court to take the place OF
Judge White whose term expires.
During the late freight war q ship
ment from Chicago reached Denver
upon which the total charges were only
eight cents, although it has passed over
several roads and was accompanied by
several different way bills.
An exchange, referring to the story Of
General Fremont's poverty, says that
he boards at frst-class hotel and eats
more than Bayard Taylor. That Ger.
tainly leaves no more to be said on the
subject.
Mrs. Swisshelm wants the walls OF
every prison in the country covered with
ivy and woodbine. Then new signifi.
cance would be given to the saying
made classical by Jim Fisk.
1t is announced, though evidently
needing confirmation, that all OF thu
ship yards in the United States are en-
gagged in building Russian cruisers ant
privateers.
The passage Of the bill for the i'm
provement Of rivers and harbors doe
not appear to have q tendency to intro
duce water into Congress as q bever
age.
1t is said Of the late Catharine Beech
er, by the Hartford Co,tra,at, that "sh,