Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1880-01-15

Chief Justice Waite, in the supreme
court of the United States denied the motion
of Senator Edmunds to take up the legal
tender case out of its regular order. He added
that the court would refuse to grant motions
to advance cases involving important consti
tutional questions so long as they could not
be heard by full bench. When application
is again made it is probable that Mr.. EdmuLds
will himself be member of the tribunal.
Chicago makes this showing: The
fourteenth annual live stock report of the
stock-yards shows that the valuation of the
stock received in 1879 was sll4 ,79jS34. This
is an increase of more than :S,5OO,OOO over
1878, and is higher than the valuation of the
stock receipts for any previous year, except
1874 and 1875.
2 Williams, the colOred member OF the
Ohio Legislature, was refused a meal in
Columbus restaurant, last week. On the fact
becoming known, n committee was appointed
by the house in which he sits 10 investigate
the case, and Williams announces his intention
of bringing a suit for damages under the civ
il.rights act.
At Parnell meeting in Brooklyn, FRI
day evening, Mr.. Beecher took strong grounds
in favor Of the land reform movement. He
thought government that forced its people
to emlgrate was bad one, and hoped the agi-
tation would be continued until Ireland OBJ
tanned its freedom.
The announcement that the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe railroad company
would soon declare q cash dividend of per
cent, sent the stock of that corporation up
several pegs, last week. During 1879 the
earnings of the road were over :6,0OO,0OO.
A special from Marlboro, Mass, an.
nUunces the death by sclf-imposed starvation,
on the 3rd of Miss Roxanna Brigham, n years
old She had not eaten for nine days because
she labored under the impression that it was
wicked for her to taste food.
The troops of the United States and
Mexico stationed near the boundary between
chihuahua and New Mexico are cooperating
in the hope of Rnnihilating Victoria and his
bard of eighty-ive savagcs, who have been
on the war path since 1876.
In the case of the Madame Patti libel
suit at Leavcnworth, one barkceper swUre to
having prepared four hot Scotch whislics and
another tn two hot brandy slings, all ordered
for Patti; and Others swOre to having seen her
drink them.
The dispatches from Newport announc-
ing an acceptance of the Russian mission by
there since Mr.. Evarts has stated the r,port
that the place had been rendered to him was
not true.
The new capital at Albany, N. Y, has
already cost the state 5l0,2Gl So and the
Governor, in his message, estimates that it
will require s3,50O,OOO more to bring it to
completion.
The rooms of the Chicago mining board
were formally opened on Monday morning
and several transactions in mining stocks
took place. The enterprise promises to be n
success.
Dan O'Leary has challenged Weston to
another walk to determine which is the better
man, and the latter accepts with the proviso
that the contest take place in London.
Gen. Jackson's day was observed at
New Orleans, ON the Stb, by solemn mass at
the cathedral, a parade of the military, and
the firing of salutes.
The annual sale of the pcws in Mr.
Beechcrs church on the 9Th inst, realized
:i9.2S9
Sitting Bull and his followers are hunt
ing buffalo about a mile north of the atone
heaps