Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1880-07-29

Florence Cor. Boston heraIu.
The fashionable world, and for that mat
ter the common one, too, has had a first
class sensation-indeed, scare-of late, OF
American origin. Every visitor here has
remarked, and commented upon, according
to his particular humor, the team Of six
teen handsome horses, attached to Lon
don drag, with which for many years Mr.
Livingston, of New York, has been accus-
toned to take his daily airings, handling
the ribbons and guiding the animals with
a mastery circus dexterlty. Indeed, his
novel turnout has become one Of the staple
sights of Florence. Whether his country.
men could feel hattered by the national
distinction in European eyes thus conferred
on them or not, all could not fail to admire
the sang froid with which man Of seventy
could control so many horses and take
them through the narrow, crowded streets
without accident
Three days ago, coming from the Cas-
cine, while near the city gates, the horses
did take it into their heads that they had
done the triumphal procession on their
drivers account in his way long enough,
and that they would set up little e1hibl.
ton on their own account. The idea no
sooner struck one horse than 1t was unani-
mously adopted, and they started on a
dead run down the Lung Arno toward the
bridges at the hour when it was crowded
with fashionable vehicles, and was the
most favorable for the equine interview
and general smash. In a second there
was a universal "Sauve qui peu"-clear
the way-panic; carriages and foot pas
sengers making for side streets and putting
themselves out of the course of the excited
animals, as they came funously on, IN a
dead run, bounding and banging over the
smooth pavement, Mr.. Livingston erect
aud cool, but utterly powelless to stop
them, and expecting every second to either
kill somebody or be killed in the mids,
crash of colliding vehicles. On they
went, fortunately clearing everything,
until they had passed Ponte Carrai, Ponte
Santa Trinita, Ponte Necchlo-nobody
hurt but awfully frightened, the police
shouting like mad to clear the way, and
every Florentine much disposed for once
to obey, until one horse fell, and it looked
as if the climax had come. But such was
the impetus of the others, they pulled him
onto his legs almost before he knew he
was off them, and on they went for another
race, until, exhausted and painting, and
thinking they had had enough fun for this
time, they came to stop, nobody hurt,
and Mr.. Livingston more OF hero, CEN
taur factum, than even he had ever antic-
ipated, but with his occupation gone, for
| it is said the city fathers have now re-
solved to do what they should have done
long since, i. e., forbid any such amateur
opportunities for breaking peoples necks,
at least within the limits Of the town, by
limiting Mr.. Livingston's equestrian feats
to the regulation complement OF horses for
a decently behaved carriage. 1t was next
to miracle that no one was injured this
time. None could be certain that at a
repetition of the spectacle several lives
might not be sacrificed, and the city
mulCted in demages for allowing so peril
GUS show IN It's confines, for the gratif-
cation, too, of foreigner.