Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1883-05-10

e, I3S,sS9. The discrepancy arises from
difference OF opinion as to what constitutes a
fair compensation for carrying the mails.
A party OF fifty negro exodusters from
Kentucky arrived at st. Louis Wednesday
and left on the Chicago and Alton for Kansas.
They said they were the advance guard Of
many more who expect to settle near Topeka,
and that emigration westward Of Kentucky
blacks will be very heavy next fall.
Business failures OF the last seven DAYS were
1872, as compared with lS2 for last week. The
New England states had Is; middle, Is;
western, a.; southern, %; Pacific states and
territories, IS; New York city and Canada, 30.
Total 1852. The general run of the failures
was insignificant.
A grandson Of the l"tc n. b. Caswell, of
Milwaukee, has begun proceedings to contest
Il 'wlll Of that person, who died possessed Of
s5'O,OOO The main ground of contest is that
Caswell was OF unsound mind at the time he
executed the will.
Mrs. Augelique Blake, creole OF Martin
que, is suing for the recovery of property in
Brooklyn, n. Y, consisting Of houses and
lots of the value Of $4,000 which she
alleges was fraudulently conveyed out Of her
possession.
At Syracuse n. Y, Dr. Harvey Bachus
Wilbur, superintendent of the State Idiot
asylum since It's foundation, died suddenly
Tuesday morning, aged G3. He was the
pioneer educator Of idiots in this country.
Governor Cleveland has signed the penal
code amendments, which practically repeal
what are known as the Sunday "blue laws"
which have been obnoxious TO large class of
citizens of New York and Brooklyn.
Gen. Crook has crossed into Mexico and has
been in the Sierra Madre mountains and four
days in pursuit Of the Aparhes. The Mexican
authorities co operated by sending two com
panics to the frontier
Advices from the Cherokee nation, Indian
territory, say the national council met In
special session at Tahlcquah, April 30, with
a full attendance and large outside gather
ing
Natala Moellcr, aged 45, has been awarded
$1,000 damages by jury at Oregon III
against David Bonner aged 60, for breach Of
| promise.
The laborcrs employed In the weighing de
partment Of the New York custom-house made
a successful strike for an advance Of ivccents
an hour.
The bill prohibiting free passes being
granted to anyone except railroad employe,
and officers has passed the New York as
sembly.
The grand jury Of New York recommends
the dismissal Of two police captains fo
ncgecting to enforce the gambling andcxcis,
laws.
Nearly 300 assisted cmigrants from South
west ireland, and 900 Scanduavians and Ger
mans, arriycdat Philadelphia, Tuesday,
There have been l32 national banks or
ganized during the past six months, thei
aggregate capital being Sl4,g5S, 900.
The city council OF Danvillc, H., has raise,
saloon licenses from s4OO to 5000 There ar
forty saloons in the city.
The printers in the Office Of the Chattanoog
Times are on strike against the employment
Of non-union men.
DR.. A. S. Todd, of Wheeling, W. Va,
wcll-known patent medicine proprietor, die,
Thursday.
The charred remains of an unknown ma
were found in box car at Richmond, uea
Chicago.
4 huge panther in the outskirts of Con
ncautyille, Pa, is terrerizlng the inhabitants
Dissatisfied Orangcmcn in Canada have dc
cided to form thrd or Protestant party.
, Internal revenue collection in the Lexing
ton (Ky.J district for April S2ll,OeO.