Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1883-05-31

. '.t.... '.t .5J..a,,u lc;lves
has been presented to an editor at
| COrinth, Miss. 1t is stated that the
first tree of this variety grew ON the
battle field of Baker creek on the spot
saturated with the blood OF Gen.
Tighlman.
The final cessation Of the trains of
| the Massachusetts Central railroad, an
utterly Supcrllous enterprise which has
sunk S7OOO,0OO in running track
through some old pasture of MasSachu-
etts, hardly created Il ripple on the
surface of affairs.
The centenary of the organization of
the Episcopal diocese OF Maryland
will be celebrated at Baltimore May
%. The diocese of Connecticut was
also organized in 1888; Massachusetts
and Pennsylvania in 1874, and New
York, New Jersey, Virginia, and South
Carolina in 1885,
a Boston jury last week gave YER
diet Of ISIS in favor of 4 New Orleans
man against Il Massachusetts corpora
ton, Tor breach of contract, nOtwith-
standing counsel for the defendants
appealed to the jury TO find for them
because the plaintiff was a Southcrncr,
and contcnded that to give him i yer.
dict would be sending northern capital
TO the south.
Before the civil war the exports of
pecan nuts from ndIanola, Tex, were
reported at 100000, now ii is Cslimat-
ed that the amount annually gathered
exceeds S2,OOO,OO0 in value. No care,
however, has been taken of tho trees;
in fact, in many localities trees 80 TO
100 years old have been cut down to
secure the nuts. MeXcans and negroes
are the emostnumerous pecan gatherers.
The board of directors of tho cotton
to be held at New Orleans
in 1884, are now discussing the location
Of the buildings. Offers have been re-
ccived from the "WeSt end" managers
Of 100000 to have it located there,
and of S2j0,00O from the "Spanish
fort' to have it located at the later
place. Though these points are little
removed from the center of the city,
they are both of pleasant and easy ac-
cess by means of steam dummies. As
yet no decision has been made.
jeremiah Yoste is in iail at Phila-
ielphia for the crime of incest with his
two elder daughters, aged % and 10
years, by whom he has mad three chill
lren. The third daughter, aged
l6, alarmed for her own fate, ran
away from home, and gave testimony
on which the father was arrested.
There are two younger daughters, aged
u and 3, on whom the beastly father
had an evil eye. His wife died eight
years ago, and since then Yoste has
made his daughters submit to his de-
'ires.
Archbishop Wood, of Philadelphia,
has declined to grant the requests re-
Gently made by committee of Catholic
of the Grand Army of the
THAT q requiem mass be
celebrated on Decoration day, May
}0th, for the repose of the souls of our
deceased comrades, and the Grand
Army of the Republic be permitted to
attend such service in the dress or uni
orm of their organization, and that the
POSTS be allowed to attend the funeral
iervices of their deceased members in
Catholic churches and cemeteries"
Lynchburg CVa.) Advance: Nearly
very farmer we have seen this week
md we have seen them from nearly all
If the surrounding counties--reports
he tobacco.plant beds. both late and
,adly eaten by the fly. While such re-
,orts of more or less extent ale circu-
ated nearly every spring, we think we
ire warranted in saying that the acre
lge planted this season will be consid-
,rably reduced on that account. In
lumber of instances the lands prepar-
ID for tobacco have been replowed and
planted in corn because of the scarcity
II plants.
The Gridley (Cal) Herald says:
There was a ranch hand in town Sum
lay who is the most vigorous drinker
ye ever saw. He offered to swallow
,allon of beer inside of fifteen minutes
I anybody would pay for it. A by
tander put up the necessary coin, and
he man accomplished the feat with
Ipparent ease. Ten minutes after
ward he drank another gallon inside of
welve minutes and twenty minutes
ater got away with gallon in eleven
minutes. Fellow workmen Of the chap
ell us he frequently drinks a half gal
on of milk without taking the pitcher
ron, his Inns or stonnin0 In hrealha