The crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1877-1878, 1878-03-07
GENERAL NEWS.

Ex-senator Benjamin I. Wade, of
Ohio, died at his home in Jefferson, Ohio,
on the 2d inst The subject OF this notice
was one OF the most active men in political
life in the present half century He was
born at Feeding Hills parish, West Spring
field Mass, on the 9th day of October, 1850
and was therefore in the seycnty-cighth
year OF his age. His father. James Wade,
was soldier in the war of the revolution.
His mother was the daughter of Presby-
tcrian clergyman, and woman of great
force Of character and strength of
mind. In 1878 Benjamin Franklin
Wade concluded that the East was
poor place for young man and de-
termincd to seek his fortune in the West,
and he rose rapidly to distinction. He was
highly popular with his constituents and
famliarly known as Bluff Ben Wade" The
Bible was his fayorite book, ana he used to
go to sleep porlng over the Sacred Scrip
ture; but he was one Of the hardest swear
crs in the Buckeye State He was Unit
ed States Senator from Ohio for cightcen
years, four years State Senator, and soy.
cral years State Judge. He was President
of the United States Senate pending the
impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson, and
had the latter been impeachcd, Wade would
have succeeded to the Presidency. Ex-
Vice-Prcsident COlfaX was son-in-law of
Wade.
Tho --latest Earthquake.
Accounts from CalaO of the effects
OF the tidal waves, say the alarm was indc-
scribablc and the damage inculculuble.
Tho oldest inhabitants state they have
never seen anything to compare with the
scenes OF Sunday and Monday January
9th and 18th. The sea was thick with float
ing debris, and immense waves thirty and
forty feet high break over the moes along
the whole coast line. spreading havoc and
destruction around them. Most of the
wooden structures built for the Pacific
Steam Navigation company and for other
purposes have been swept away. Coal for
an English company, . OOO tons, has disap-
pcarcd, and merchandise on the dock has
been completely ruined. The Wheat mole,
ChucintO mole, and Mciggs mole are de-
stroyed. Various timber yards, coal de-
posits and building establishments were
greatly damaged. The railroad running
from the docks to Chucnto has been COM
plctely undermined. Eight persons were
drowned. At Passa2ua the condenser was
broken to pieces and considerable coal
and saltpctrc was lost.
Bond War in Central Missouri.
The people of st. Clair, Henry and
some other interior counties Of Missouri
are holding mass meetings upon the coun-
ty bond question and the attempted en-
fOrcemcnt of payment by legal process
through tho United States courts. which
has just been inauguratcd. The resolutions
adopted are very strong. and in some in
stances declare that payment shall be re-
sisted by every possible means. They de-
clare that the bondholdcrs have put COM
promise out of the question by adopting
this course. The county judges of several
counties have been ordered to appear be-
fore the U. S. court at the March session
to show cause why they do not order levy
to pay the defauting interest on these
bonds, the great bulk of which were issued
few years ago in aid of various railroad
enterprises. The action of the court will
then bring the long pending troubles be-
tween the counties and bondholders to Il
crisis.
The Red Flag of the Commune.
AT meeting of the Socialistic Labor
party in New York, the red flag Of the COM
mune was displayed. Resolutions were
adopted, dcnouncing the standing army,
the existence of armorics in cities, and set
ting forth that moro protection should be
given to free speech. only let the army
be abolished" one speaker said, and la
Dor would make such a move as would in
sure its rights and render it equal with
capital"
HalOcaust in China.
Per steamer Oceanic, from China, we
learn of II terrible disaster at Tien Tsin
Rouge A house in which the famine strick-
en- refugees from the northern provinces had
assembled took fire. Ofnearly three thous-
and people in the building, only about one
hundred escaped.