Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1882-10-05
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voice.
Thus far Wendell Phillips has de-
clined all invitations to lecture this
winter.
The American mule did not arrive
in Egypt in time TO share any part of
the glory.
Gen. A. l.. Loveioy, who founded
Portland, Oregon, died in that city q
few days ago
John B. Davis, president ofthc bank
at Richmond, Va, which recently fail
ed, gave up his entire personal estate
of $500, 900 to pay Off the debts.
Mrs. Huldah Sargent Robertson. tho
Oldest person in Vermont, died n few
days ago at Bethel. She was born
in Chester, n. H., April 10, 1879, and
was the last survivor OF y family of
eleven children
The queen of Madagascar has ORDER
ed that prOhibitory law shall be franz
ed prohibiting the manufacture of
brandy or its importation into he
territories. The penalty is the for
lciturc OF ten oxen and fine Of $40.
Alexander ILL.,, the mcrowncd cm-
pcror Of Russia, is the posscssor of an
unrivalcd collection of royal diadcms.
The most ancient is probably the crown
Of ConstaninCc MonomachuS, which
was sent 10 the Lord of Kicw" in '1ll6.
There is an old politician IN Con.
stantinoplc whose name il llOd Bcy.
Whether he began life in the capacity
which his name would indicate is not
known, but ii he did he has had time
to recover from the misfortune, for he
is l2O years old.
Mr.. i. Aubrey Hunt the English
artist who came to this country last
spring, is still camping ont at Peggot-
ty Beach, Massachusetts, depicting the
various scenes connected with the work
of gathering Irish mOss,which abounds
in that vicinity.
II turns out that the soldier who
claimed 10 have been Kidnapped while
in San Francisco and taken on board u
British ship in the bay invented the
story. lie had planned dcscrtion and
voluntarily went ON board the ship; but
his resolution failed him, and he re-
turned to Preside with his narrative of
"shanghaing" to explain his absence.
The mortality among stock cattle in
Nevada, latt winter, says the Tusca-
rora Timcs-RGvicw, turns out TO be
greater than was anticipated. At the
recent roundup Pedro Altubc finds that
he loses about 1000 head out of 1000
branded last fall. Mr.. Ham finds only
about 500 out of 1000, and Dan Muir
ply, of Hallcck, loses 1000 out of
G,OOO head.
The good old birch" times are COM
ing back again. At a late meeting of
the trustees of the college at Millcdgc-
vile it was resolved that whipping was
u proper means to enforce discipline
when necessary in the primary and pre-
fatory departments. The trustees be-
licyc that children are like postage
stamps you must lick 'cm well to
make EN- stick to their letters.
About six months AGO cavalry so,-
der at the Walla Walla garrison in
vented brecch-loading army carbinc.
He was recently ordered TO Washington
to submit the improved weapon to the
secretary OF war and board of officers
appointed to consider and report upon
its merits, The committee approved
the arm, and on their report The sol
dicr received $50 600 out of the nation
nj treasury for his invention. ,
The committee appointed by the
TullNhoma convention TO locate The
Southern Chautauqua" met in At
lanta, last week, and decided on Mount
Eagle Springs. The place selected is
on the top Of the Cumberland plateau,
miles from Nashville and
sixty four miles from Chattanooga.
The University of the South is six
miles distant and Fairmount Female
college is only half mile away,
A man in the dress of n farmer, driv-
ing lazy horse attached to ram
'haclilo wagon, did good business in
'ralc, honest country buttorn in PrOvi-
lCncc, Il. |, The housewives bought
)f him extensively, in order to be sure
hat they did not get olcomargarinc.
lie has since been exposed as no farmer,
)ut u shrewd agent for an olcomarga-
inc factory a grocer caught him
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Thirty years ago fifteen young Phila-
lolphians, members of fire company,
slast mans club.'' -Four
If them still survive, the eleventh hay
mo- died on Sunday last. The surviv-
,rs have had n supper annually on tho
md of January, at each supper plates
,einr laid for the full original number.
At The last supper Robert Riddle, who
,as lust died. presided. and a wager
vas made that he would, as had all the
,thcr presidents of the club. die before
ho other members. In view of The
Ate of tho presidents of the club, can
'bout onnouncing Themselves II