Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1882-12-28
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Henry James, father of the novelist
and essayist, died at Boston, aged rs.
The Canada Southern Railroad offices
will be removed from st, Thomas,
Ont, to Detroit.
Miss Adelaide Phillips left all her
property, amounting to about $4,000,
TO immediate relatives.
A recent modification of the usury
law of South Carolina allows 10 per
cent interest under special contracts.
Mr.. Alfred Clock, aged 20, an old
resident of New York, was takRe in
hand by bunko men an ileeced out OF
SS,57S.
The people of Louisville have sub
scribed 100000 rs guarantee fund
for the cotton exposition to be held in
that city next year
At Laredo, Texas, Harry Clifton,
variety performer, was dangerously
hurt at rehearsal by being hit by o
paper wad fired from pistol.
NJ. de Ncuville, the celebrated paint
erof battle scenes, has received COM
mission from the English government
to paint the taking of Tcl-e-Kebir.
Hops make yeast. But man is not
necessarily ''rising man" who drinks
beer. The extra amount of hops in
beer these days doesn't injure the
beer.
It's believed at Adrian, Mich, that
George Gareis, the lunatic who
butcherod Baggagcman Connolly at
Blisslicd Il month ago, was purposely
shipped from Germany by his relatives
as the best means of getting rid OF
him.
A California exchange says "Of
late years our women have developed
a great interest in field sports. We
have seen ladies who were far beyond
the average quail shot, and others who
could throw line with more than the
skill of an average angler. "
Mrs. AT. Stewart is about the only
wealthy widow in New York who
escapes the engagement gossipers. She
lives so quietly, however, that there is
no chance to couple her name with
anybody's, and the paragraphers are
thus left in the lurch. Fortunate wo-
man.
The money to be paid into the state
treasury of Texas during the next three
or four weeks for 4.bit land alone will
amount to over S2,C00,000 The COM
missioner thinks that by the time the
legislature convenes the entire public
domain now held at 80 cents will be
filed upon.
What promises to become the largest
iron furnace in the United States has
grown up quickly in the Virginia noun
tains, and is now nearly ready to be
put into blast. 1t is in Rockbridge
county, will produce two hundred tons
of iron daily, and belongs exclusively
to English capitalists.
In grading the Northern Pacific road
bed in Montana, charge of 24O boxes
of powder was put into the side OF 4
rocky mountain that projected into the
river, blowing it out of sight, and so
thoroughly doing the work that not
single additional charge was needed to
clear away the fragments.
Inter Ocean: Nature is always provi-
dent, and for every 100 girls born
there are born 1Oi boys. Thus it seems
the toy pistol, deep holes in the pond,
and all such are arranged for by tire
rise of 4 per cent surplus. 1t used to
be thought the extras werefor purposes
of war, but that has played out as un-
necessary since the invention OF tho
Fourth of July and the toy pistol.
Kansas City Times: David Poole,
the noted OUTLAW captain of Quantrell's
band during the war, visited Frank
James at his cell in the independence
Jail the other night and spent the
evening in social chat. Captain Poole
is now 4 esident of Texas and is said
to be worth million of dollars. In
appearance he is quite commanding,
has bright, fiery eyes, and now wears
beard raching to his waist.
Texas Siftings: An Austin grocer
grossly insulted Mrs. Nose Schaum-
BERG the other day, without intending
it. Sheis an immensely stout woman,
and, stepping on the scales, playfullly
requested the grocer to weigh her. AS
he adjusted the weights he remarked
that she weighed 100 pounds, which
proved to be her exact weight. GLOW
did you come to guess itP" she asked
81 am used to guessing Mt weights.
l weighed hogs for five years in Gin
cinnati." "
George Pennock, of Orwell, Oswego
county, N. Y, reports having killed n
large bear about ten days since in Lew
is county, who had gone into wintei
quarters in hollow tree. He tracked
it to this tree, but could discover no
place of entrance. He raped on the
tree with his ax. She responded with
her usual growl; then came the fight.
As he chopped into the tree she caught
hold of the AK and succeeded in hold
inr it, at the same time cutting herself
badly. He then fired twice into the
tree, when down came bruin.
Charlotte On. CO. Observer; Captain
John Gee, conductor on the Richmond
and Danville road had his nerves put to
A severe test on his last trip into this
CITY by the unusual event Of birth in a
passenger car. The porter called Cap
tain Gees attention to the strange con
duct of a woman who seemed to be in
trouble and didn't know what to do,
and finally communicated with her
through an old colored woman VIII
was fortunately on board, the truth
dawned upon him with staggering Of
feet. He drove all the men out of the
car, and when the next station was
reached he telegraphed to the station
ahead for doctor. When the train
arrived at that station the doctor ap
reared, and Captain Gee stood guard
at the door until the votes were count
cd. The passengers were then admit
ted, and each one chucked the littl'
red-faced cherub under the chin an.
named it over q dozen times before the
station was reached where il and its
mother were to alight.