Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-03-13


to windows with n marvellous cXpcdi.
tion which could only have been &C.
quircd by frequent practice. When Il
riot does occur, woe to the lucklcSS
pedestrian who happens to BE- caught
upon the streets. In an instant, before
he has time to realize what it is all
about, every house is securely barri.
Cadfd and on no account will be
opened till the brief storm blows over.
So he has no course but to take to hi,
heels and dodge from corner to corner,
amid Il shower Of stones or bullets, OF
both, with rs much to fear from the
soldiers ON one hand as from the insur.
gents ON the other. 4 few DAYS ago
when the "nickcl riOt'-which has
been breaking out in spots, like bad.
~ treated case of measles, all oven
Mexico was supposed to have reached
IacatrcaS. everybody not among the
rioters was indoors and every busincs,
house was securely locked before one
could say Jack Robinson The multi.
tudc of small dealers in the market
plaza who have no doors to lock, ran
off in alright, leaving their wares en-.
tIrcly unprotected. The result wa,
that the malcontcnts fell to stealing st
induStrously that they forgot tC
"rcyolutr," and the trouble subsidized
without Il shot being fired or Il drop OF
blood shed.
ASSaSSinationS are Of not infrcqucnt
occurrence here, and human life is val
ucd less than that of the beasts which
perish. An ex-governor of the state,
General CardrnaS, who has been prom
ncnt in politics for many years and
has figured in more than one rcyolu.
lion, has lost no less than nineteen
members Of his immediate family by
TN" red hand Of murder. The other
day ail attempt was made to assassin
ate him. his carriage being waylald by
masked men rs it was returning to his
hacienda about three miles from town.
II happened that the general had re-
manned at home that day. and only his
nephew, wife and sister were in the
carriage, The nephew was killed in
his stead, and also the couchman---onc
Of the shots grazing the sisters check,
The horses were then cut loose and
The turtur-strickcu women ordered to
walk home ~ fast aS their feet could
carry thcm---which order, II ij need
less to say, they obcycd, leaving their
dead in the dusty road, This being
merely political disturbance" it at
trurt"d no particular attention, and no
attempt has bccli liiadc to capture the
asSassins. who are still at large.
Nobody thinks of riding outside of
city limits--or. indeed, within them after
nightful---without being well armed
aud attended. Betty and |, with two
other ladies. were invited to spend
yesterday at Il ncighboring hacienda.
The elegant harouchc, drawn by six
clipped mules, which was sent for our
conveyance. contained four shining
pistols in ii, inside packets, for the use
of the ladies in case of emergency.
The coarhman and footman were
equipped with two rcyolycrS and Il
knife apiece. and two outridcrS accOul-
panied uN, each with gun, rw"rd and
pistols fastened to his saddle, But
even this small arsenal was not con-
Sidrrcd sufficient, and two gentlemen
on horseback, zach with his armed and
mounted servant, joined in tho escort,
making quite Il cayalcadc briStling
with munitions of warfare rs we
wound over the quiet mountain road.
Owing +" hoIaird dinner, it chanccd
that We did not return At the hour "N-
prctrd, and as darkness came ON the
friends in town fell into Il wild state of
excitement fearing that our manglcd
remains might be- somewhere deco
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