Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1881-06-09
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The fastest mile by a running horse
was made by Ten Brock, at Louisville,
May a, 1877. Time, 1899.
1t is claimed that naptha water-gas
has been successfully used on an en-
gine on the Flatbush and Coney Island
railroad.
The changes of the moon are the re-
suits of constantly changing positions
in space of the moon and the earth
with reference TO the sun.
A Cow in Rochester is sick with
what is believed to be spontaneous
cow-pox and the case is watched with
interest by some of the physicians Of
the city.
Newport walls bear the posters OF a
man who calls himself the boss the0-
logian. lie advertises a divine chart
by which any person can easily find the
way TO heaven.
Maine capitalists have formed a
company, with stock fixed at $2OO,OOO.
bought property opposite the City hall
at Hot Springs, Ark, and will erect
mammoth hotel.
A Cincinnati paper says that there
are over five hundred men in that city
studying and making experiments with
electricity with special view to util-
izing it aS light.
A man bought ticket on a Canada
railroad and immediately tore it up.
He had stolen ride several years be-
fore. and this was his method of clear
ing his conscience.
A Georgia farmer, removing to Ala
bama, took his COW with him. The
other day the COW wandered back to
her old home in Cobb county, dis
tance of ninety miles.
At Morrsyile Madison county, N.
Y, IA pet dog was permitted to lap the
face of a girl sick with scarlet fever,
and the dog has since been killed be-
cause of symptoms of hydrophobia.
A furniture dealer and shirt man
ufacturer. in Philadelphia, have been
fined 800 each in the United States
district court for circulating advertise
mcnts of their business in the form of
greenbacks.
The Palatka, (Fla.) Journal says that
there are about 100000 orange trees
now set ont in Putnam county, of
which about 10000 are now bearing,
the product last year being, in round
numbers, 6,5O0,0O0.
The present management of the Ohio
Central railroad announces that
it will hcnceforth run no Sun
day excursion trains, that its EN-
plOyes may have one day in seven
for rest and worship.
Two tourists escaped the importuni-
ties of hackmcn and other robbers at
Niagara, by occasionally working their
fingers like deaf mutes. thus giving
the impression that talk would be
thrown away on them.
An eccentric and wealthy unmarried
lady of Stcttin, POmcranta, has be-
queathed $4,000 to the city on COndi-
tion that it shall found I'm asylum that
will give shelter TO forty single women
more than 50 years old, and to ten old
bachelors.
II has been discovered that the val
lev of the Rio Granlc. surrounding FL
Paso, is finely adapted to the growth of
tobacco, and the cultivation of the
weed in that locality is expected to as
sumo no inCOnSidvrahle proportions III
short while.
The medical faculty of Vienna have
been studying young man who wears
his heart on the right side. his liver on
his left, and in other respects has the
usual arrangement of the internal hui
man organism completely reversed. He
is strong and healthy.
The latest sensation in Georgia is
the appearance of clouds and swarms
of lOcusts in various sections of the
state In middle Georgia, especially,
are they numerous, and much specula-
ton is INDUCED in as to the probable
result of the visitation.
The Rhode Island records of 1884
show that white woman was once held
as a slave in that state, a negro woman
having been induced to own her as her
child when baby. At last she went
before the assembly, asked an investi-
CATION, and was set free.
An immense oak tree in Browns
valley, Napa county, California, which
was twenty-seven feet in circumference,
fell to the ground one still night re-
Gently, leaving a stump ten feet high.
1t is estimated that the fallen monarch
will make seventy-tive cords of wood.
In ancient times, when the Romans
began the year with March, and Decem-
Der was the tenth month. the year con-
sisted of only ten months. January
and February were introduced into the
Roman calendar by Numa POmpilius,
with new division of the days Of the
year.
Carelessness in regard to trunks
seems to be catching. A trunk sent to
be repaired in New Haven, Conn, was
found to contain in small drawer
gold watch, $50 in gold, two gold bra
celets, and diamond and pearl set,
besides several less valuable articles of
jewelry.
A committee of the New Orleans
chamber of commerce has been author
lied to confer with committees from
other commercial, agricultural, and
manufacturing associations, with a
view to organize social club under
the patronage of the business interests
of New Orleans.
The Shakers originated in England
about the year ITO, though now con-
fined solely TO the United States. They
number between 5000 and 5000, and
call themselves the United Society of
Believers in Christs Second Appear
ing. They believe that Christ has ap-
peared, and the command to multiply
has ceased.
VIM. L. Deane, who for forty-hve
years has been the foreman Of the
Philadelphia Ledger composing room,
fell dead upon his own door step. the
other day He was great favorite
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