Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1883-07-05
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

North Carolina has 2,Oi0 miles Of
railroad.
Tho London Missionary Society owns
five mission ships.
Four millions of Malays live on crude
sago anG lemon juice.
Over 1000, 900 of haddocks are an
nually "cured" for sale in England.
Bismarck's favorito moisture is mix
turc of champagne and London porter.
About 81, ,0O0,00O worth of printing is
annually done in the government
printing office.
A Colored lad from Ohio, named
John ii. Alexander, has passed the pre-
liminary examination at West Point.
Several buildings on an island in tho
Neya at st. Petersburg were destroyed
by fire, recently, causing loss of l..
100000 rubles.
John Browns shackles, the ones
used on him at Harper's ferry, are
owned by George b. KensintoD, of
Boothbay, Maine.
James w. Poe, popular colorcd
speaker, is about starting on lectur-
ing tour through tho south, intending
to talk about "Thc Colorcd Vote in
1884"
A. II. lIinklc, for many years q lead
ing member of the Cincinnati chamber
Of commerce, died suddenly at And
over, Massachusetts, where his son was
TO graduate.
Traizos, IN editor in Bolivia, wrote
articles favoring peace. President
Campero ordered the police to bore his
ears and dress him in the coarse stuff
worn by the Indians.
Tho stallion George NJ. Patcben, Jr.,
for which $4,000 has been refused
broke his left leg in box.stall at De-
catur, Illinois. Every Ollort will bo
made to savo the animal.
The examination into tho shooting
of Rev. j. Lane Borden at Mansfield,
Louisiana, bya clergyman named Jenk-
ins. resulted in the latter and his broth
cr being held for murder.
Crowds of Mcxicans arc going to
Arroyo Contura, in the Coast Range,
Fresno county, Cal, expecting now
revelation. Miraculous cnreS are said
to be effected blythe prophet.
King Alfonso of Spain wants all The
nations to take part in grand cele' ra-
tion in Spain OF the Columbian discov-
cry of America, and not to hold the
celebration in Italy or America.
Ex-senator David Davis is now at
his home in Bloomington, Illinois, look.
ing exceedingly well, and dcvoting
seven hours work a day to his law
business and his real estate interests.
An epidemic at Damietta, Egypt, of
the most virulent type, is said by the
medical chief TO be fever, while tho
sanitary commission pronounce il
cholera. A Gordon has been formed
about the city.
Queen Victoria, on arrival at Wind
sor from Balmoral, walked from the
train to her carriage. She has COM
Angel, the artist, to make a
lifc-size portrait, for presentation TO
Emperor William.
The land corporation of ireland,
which was organized to purchase or
occupy farms from which tenants have
been cvicted, has declared dividend
of ) per cent, and its chairman reports
that tenants are returning and paying
rents.
Rains overllOwed tho Big Nemaha
river in Nebraska TO such degree that
thousands of hogs and cattle were
drowned, inllicting loss of S3O0,0O0.
The town of Tccumsch, with popula-
ion Of two thousand, is bare of grOce-
les and flour.
A half breed Indian named Jackson
to take the town of Cheney,
territory. Jackson's horses
we're killed over his grave and tho
'ucks of his tribe are playing poker for
lis other effects.
The flood has rendered homeless
bout two thousand persons in the vi
Unity of Alton, Illinois, and the loss is
stimated at S2,Q00,000. The lumber
ards in the northern part of St. Louis
re in great danger, and the bottom
lnds opposite are submerged for fifty
lilies.
William Heidkum, of Marion, Michi-
an, met with singular accident few
ays ago. He was driving yoke of
ken, and they veXed him, when he at
'mptod to kick one of them; his foot
lissed tho mark, but his leg came in
iolent contact with the jaw-bone of
lo OK, breaking both bones of his leg
Glow the knee.
Dakota is put forth by some of its
Ihcials as an Eldorado for young wo-
ion. Those who arc matrimOnially
Iclned may depend on speedily get
NC mated, and those who wish to live
spinsters, may become
.rmers, land being open to them on
10 same terms as to men. .
A Farmer neal South Bend, Indiana,
'und standing in ditch, stark naked.
German who claims to have made
10000 specializing in butter and lard
Chicago, which he lost in endeavor-
g to establish grocery business.
he sheriff borrowed some clothing and
ok the sufferer to the poor-house.
A girl left baby on wealthy
mily's doorstep in Bloomington,
linois, and leaped into the river.
10 was easily rescued, and fund of
veral hundred dollars was raised for
II by sympathetic persons. Then it
as discovered that she had borrowed
Q infant, and that her attempted
icidc was pretense. 'fJ
Belle Harris, polygamous wife Of
1T Lake, was two months ago COM
itted to jail for refusing to give the
and jury the name of the father Of
r babe, Her case was taken to the
rritorial supreme court, which decid-
that she must remain in prison or
swer the question. The fair polyga-
st announces her intention to live
rever behind the bars.
Two young men Of excellent address,
tn their wiveso equally good appear
ce, offered their services as clerks in
store. AS they showed q
with the business, and were
ling to work for half the usual
lges, the four old employees of the
ncern were dismissed to give place to
, strangers. One dark night at the
d of a month they disappeared with
,000 worth of goods. isW
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