Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1882-03-23
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
1t costs 100000 annually to support

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are available for military duty.
One point in the Missippi river was
sixty miles wide daring the late flood.
Las Vegas, N. NJ, shipped 5,5OOO0O
pounds of wool to the states last year.
During the last year 743 cases of
suicide occurred in the PIussian army.
The city OF Boston contains 4l,926
dweling-hOuses. valued at 81 Ol3OOO.
At Tampa, Florida, SlO,5OO worth
of land was bought, to be paid for in
whisky.
Congressman Pcele, of Indiana, sent
out $500 packages of seeds in one day
recently,
1t is estimated the Northern Pacific
furnishes employment for 10000 men
in Montana.
The savings banks of the state of
New York represent financial resources
of f4i3,OOO,OOO.
Estimates Of the Texas cattle drive
have been placed at 225,OOO head,
which is less than usual.
A branch of the Guiteau family is
said to have tlOurished in Bethlehem,
Conn, about the year 1915.
Wisconsin receives 100000 year
from the taxation of railroads. And
yet the legislature talks of demanding
more.
The largest circular saw in the world
is at BIakely, Washington territory.
1t cuts 100000 feet in twenty-four
hours.
In Georgia negroes pay taxes on
between $G,OOO,OOO and SIOOO,OOO.
In Louisiana they pay taxes on s25,-
100000.
1t is said that Tom Mast is about to
retire from business with the Harpers,
having made enough money to support
himself in comfort.
1t is said that in Dodge cOurty, Ne
braska, there are three sheep growers
who are now feeding $4,000 Oregon
and California wethers.
The Mobile and Ohio railroad, 400
miles long, has been in operation twen-
ty seven years, and not single pas
senger has ever been killed on it.
When all his blother's debts are
paid, the present earl Cf LonsdAle will
have only 100000 a year, instead or
the original G6O,OOO, wherewith to
drag out miserable existence.
In various parts of California
reports OF the depredations by geese
continue to be heard. In many places
whole fields of sprouting grain have
been completely destroyed, rendering
Resolving necessary.
The general conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal church, south, which
cynvenes at Nashville, May, 5, will
doubtless elect three or four new
bishops to take the place of those who
died during the past four years.
1t has cost the New York, Llcawan-
na and Western Railroad company
over So 100000 for the right of way
from BinghamptOn to Buffalo. There
are three thousand men employed IN
building, and the cost per mile Tor
building is 100000.
Mi. Gen. Rmsey, U. S. A., who
recently celebrated i'll Washington the
eirhtieth anniversary of his birthday,
was, it is said, the first child vaccinated
in the United states north OF Inc
Potomac. The virus was sent from
London by Dr. Jenner himself.
The Roman Catholics of London are
bui,dpp small copy of ST. Peters
church at cost of about $3OO,OOO,
which includes the expense of several
marble altars. 1t will be completed
he coming summer and will be one OF
.he chief ornaments of Brompton.
Emiqration to the United States from
prussian Poland, western Prussia, and
,ilrsia is assuming larger proportions
han ever before. MCst Of these emf
grants pass through Bellin on Their
,yay to Hamburg, whence it is intend-
NJ to run additional steamers to New
York.
In the year l777 considerable inter
st was manifested in an announce
uent that six stoves had been com
,leted in Philadelphia. The annual
product of the stove foundries in that
,ity is now valued at s4,OOO,OGO, ana
he industry supports about l2'oVo
people.
The Alder gulch, in Montana, Las
been steadily producing placer gold lor
.wenty years, and is now WORKED ouC
,s Lioh as water can be carried on It's
sides Tie amount of gold taken out
i, estimated at over $3O,OOO,OOO, More
than a dozen gold bearing quartz
claims are now being worked at the
head of the gulch.
The Winnipeg Sun states that aren't
testi and builders are beginning to en-
tertain apprehensions that it Will oe
found impossible to get mechanics TO
complete the large amount of buildings
which are already placed IN tneir
hands. 1t is estimated that employ
mel,t will be offered to ten Thousand
artisans and laborers.
It is asserted that Nelson Brown,
going along the Campbell settlement
road Nova Scotia, lately was set upon
by pack of wolves, and saved his lie
by climbing into atree. His horse was
eaten up, and not bone or iDie was
left 10 mark the scene of the feast, and
the hero of the occasion was found In
the tree next morning by some passing
Indians and rescued.
Greenville Is. C) News: During the
past week about 14O colored people
have left this section for points west
and south. 1t has been developed up
ON investigation that labor bureaus are
in active operation in Texas and LOUIS
lana. which have been organized lor
The purpose of meeting the large de-
mand made by sugar and cotton plant
ers in those states for laborers.
Harvard students are organizing a
society on common
sense principles. 1t is to be "lree
from pledges, bigotry, and import'im-
ty." and based on common sense, sell
respect and gentlemanliness." Inc
society will favor total abstinence, pub
A member will be allowed freely 10