The crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1877-1878, 1878-04-18

John d. Townsend, who had lately been
Tweed's counsel, came to the jail at 1880 and
was present at the inquest. To a reporter
of the Evening Pest Townsend said he had
been told by Edolstein that Tweed made
the following remarks to him about twenty
minutes before his death: "Tilden and
Fairchild, guess, they've killed me at last
l have tried hard TO do the best could lat
terly, but they wouldn'tllet me. They will
probably be satisfied when I am carried
out of here tomorrow"
i Paupers Burned to Death.
The building of the Steuben county
poor'house burned Saturday night was
brick, 3OX4O feet, two stories high. Nearly
all the windows were grated and there was
but one mode of egress from each story.
No night-watchman was employed about
the building, and there was no fire appar-
atus. The county house Is two miles from
Bath and the fire department didn't 60 out
An insane epileptic from Hornellsville
named Ford, who was locked in a cell on
the first floor, set fire to his bed with Il
match obtained probably from Il fellow pau
per. All the partitions were of pitch pine
and burned like finders, The upper story
was occupied by 25 women and children, the
lower story by Is men. A majority diotc,
cripples or very aged. Five on the first
floor and ten on the second were burned.
At the first alarm, Eli Darlington, the keep
er, rushed out of the main building with an
employee and knocked in the door ut the
foot of the staircase leading from the sec
ond story. Eight or ten women were piled
up at the foot Of the stairs, and the closed
suiroGating smoke rolled down. The wo-
men were pulled out, and Darlington start
ed up stairs, but was driven back by the
smoke. In five minutes from the time of
the alarm, the paupers ceased coming and
in half an hour tn roof fell in. The first
floor door. leading from the mems depart-
ment. was never locked, and no one in tho
building was locked in cell, except Ford.
Illinois Democrats.
The Democratic State convention for
Illinois met in Springfield on the 11th and
nominated L. l., Cronkite of Stephens
county for State treasurer, and S. NJ. Etter
was renOminated for superintendent of
public instruction. The platform adopted.
after congratulatlng the country on the re-
suits of the Presidents southern policy, re-
aftirms confidence in the principles OF the
Democratic party. 1t calls for reduction
oftaxes a revenue tariff, the taxation of
government bonds and treasury notes. con-
demns reputation, opposes further re-
duction of the public debt at the present
time, fayors the immediate repeal of the
resumption act, appeals the action OF con-
gress in the passage of the silver bill, and
favors the repeal of the bankruptcy act.
Grant at Jerusalem.
The United States consul at Jerusa-
lem sends an account of General Grants
visit there. The General was met at
Kalourah, five miles from Jerusalem, by
dragomans and guards of consulates, of The
Greek patriarchy and of the pasha of Pales-
tine and by Il company of cavalry, and was
welcomed into the city with military honor.
The pasha's military band was in attend
ance upon the General daily, and during
the timo of his stay there every mark of
consideration from the pasha and local
consuls and dignitaries Of the Greek and
Armenian churches were received
Reform in Politics.
The New England Methodist con-
ference at WestAeld, adopted resolutions
declaring it the duty of any citizen, and
especially christians, to prevent tho eleva-
ton of bad men to civil Offices, deploring
corruption in society, and the prevalence of
communists infdel sentiment, and declar-
ing the course of the government toward
the African, Indian and Chinese to be full
of injustice, bad faith, cruelty.
Gold Resumption.
Gold dropped to Ia of cent premi-
UNI, on Saturday the 18th, and the Broad
way bank of New York began paying out
gold coin at par. The Northwestern bank
of Chicago also resumed gold payments,
giving notices that it will redeem in gold
all of its circulating notes that may be pre-
sented at its counter. 1t was the first of
National banks to take this step.
College Education.
The thirty-ffth race between the Ok
ford and Cambridge crews took place on
the river Thames last week, over the usual
course from Putney to Mortl lake, fourmiles
and four furlongs, and resulted in an easy
victory for the Oxford crew, making the
18th victory for Oxford. Cambridge has
been successful in sixteen races and the
one last year was dead heat.
Horrible Repor; from China.
The reports from China indicate no
improvement Mr. Mitchell presented the
} following caGlegram from the United States
consul at Tientzer, China: The famine is
spreading; Cannibalism exists; no rain,
and it will be worse next year. Will the in
demnity bill pass?"
Divinity Not Divine.
Bishop Anderson, of the New York
Methodist conference, has decided that
licensing OF women rs preachers is against
tho doctrines of the church. 'lhe disapoint-
| ed advocates OF the new departure have
taken appeal to the general conference
of Methodists Of the whole country in 1880.
A Stirring Quaker.
Cornell Jewett, Philadelphian, has
: gone to Washington in the interest of
company to secure the laying of an inde-
pendent ocean telegraph cable. He also
proposes the establishment Of an independ-
ent political party to sustain the Presi-
dent.
st. Louis Schools.
For some time past there has been
warm discussion in st. Louis on the ques-
tion of German in the public schools. The
school board has decided by majority of