The crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1877-1878, 1878-05-09
GENERAL NEWS.
The Paris Worlds Fair Opened.

The Paris Worlds Fair Opened.
The International Exhibition at Paris
was formally opened on the LIST according
to the programme. BY noon an immense
crowd had congrcgated in the neighbour
hood Of the Pont de jena, which is the con-
meeting link between Trocuadaro aud
Champ de Mars, the town wings Of the eN-
position. One hundred thousand stran-
gers are in the city. Most Of these are Eng
| lsh an American. The American section
will make a very fine display. The Ameri-
can machinery department unfortunately
| is still in an unfinished state, owing to It's
being injured by an accident, and it will
not be ready until June. The French See
| ton is still in somewhat chaotic condi-
ton. Between ten and twelve o'clock this
morning,a large force OF men and women
were hard Mt work sweeping, scrubbing,
hammering, hanging and arranging for the
afternoon. At two o'clock this afternoon
the great exposition was formally opened.
| Words fail to give IN adequate picture Of
the scene at the time, multitudes of hu-
man beings darkenng the space comprised
|
between the limits Of the exposition
grounds, that is to say from Ecole Mil
taire and Hotel dcs lnValldes' TO falals de
la Trocadurs, as far ON either side as Pont
| do Alma and Pont de Gressello. Everybody
who could get within the exposition
grounds were there in the vestibulc of troca-
durc. The minister Of commerce received
the representatives OF foreign nations and
the heads OF the various nome departm, nts'
After this the Marshal ana dPresidehtarrived
by the rear entrance 'andth@se tunclionaries
were formally presented TO him' After this
ceremony the mHrshal ana othergchtlemcn
passed to the platform which overlooks
the main building when the minister OF
commerce offered short address OF well
come, to when president MacMahon re-
plied' declaring the exposition formally
opened. Guns boomed, bands played,
multitudes applauded and prcIlminarics
were over.
SOCIALISTS IN ST. LOUIS
1t has been stated IN public print
that the members of the Socialistlc party
have been drilling in ST. Louis for some
time past. An interview with Mr.. Curlin,
city editor of the organ of the German So
cialists verifles this statement. He says
that some two hundred members of the So
cialistic Workingmeps Protective Associa-
tion have been drilling once Il week in
Washington hall, and they eXpec to have
another hall soon. Their arms are Spring
field rifles They have but two hundred as
yet, but expect more shortly. They are pur-
chased mainly by subscriptions. When
asked what these armed men proposed to
do, he said they would protect the meetings
of socialistic workingmen from the police
and prevent the arrests without the war;
rant of law OF men who have a constitutions
al right to assemble and discuss their griev-
ances. He said tho party numbers from
5000 to COCO In st. Louis, and from $4,000 to
GO,UOO in the country, all sworn members.
\ Besides these, he said. there are great
many men i'll active sympathy with the or
ganization and are ready and willing to
give 1t aid at any time, but who do not wish
to enroll themselves because OF the fear OF
losing their situations. DR.. Watson says
the party has increased in this country
from about 5000 two years ago to some co.
600, its present strength aud 1t is gaining
members rapidly.
Russians In American Waters.
The Russian ship Cambria appeared
at South west Habor, Maine, on the 3Oth
inst. TO the surprise of the natives. She is
manned by over 600 men of the imperial