Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-02-07

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Correspondence Philadelphia Press.
have frequently ruug the change,
upon the assertion that in this city the
rich are growing richer and the poor
are growing poorer. The rich wax in.
soont, ih" poor are sullen. To-day il
is n question how far suilpnnuss will
permItin'olcncc togo. Precisely when
the answer will come, can no, d1tcr-
tormiur, bu. You may be very certain
that the time is not far distant when
one or the o.hor Of these widely separ-
ated classes mist give way absolutely
to the domination of the other. saw
n superb picture this afternoon. We
were out sIcighing. We are enjoying
superb ,orghjng. The city railways
have made their main avenues impaS-
sable. Between the salt they throw
upon the tracks to melt the snow and
tho dirt thoy subsequently throw upon
the tracks TO enable their horses to
/ find footing, the rjal-bedS are ~ bare
rs poyertl's bones. OF course no
sleigh cen BE- drawn across them sagc
with scrooching,, screenings, and
audible evidences Of dire distress.
Ga either side of the road bed the
companies have hoaped great wiurows
| of snow, now covered with dirt and
mud aud filth thrown by the employees
| from the roNl-bod and its mixture Of
salt aud dirt. Bat, after passing Mr..
/ Vlndcrbilt's domain and that Of the
othCr surface road magnates Central
/ park being reached, we lind excellent,
Slpighing, and on the long stretches be-
pond as good and firm foundation
/ for runners aS thA most festive sport
can desire Mr.. Vandcrbilts tastes,
rs you know, are ileshly. A glance ut
his hlbby fncc would disclose that, il
you didn't know it already. Good eat
ing, good drinking, good smoking, aud
jolly, coarse companions are his chief
desire, and in them ho finds mis- solo
enjoyment. He loves 70 drive upon
the road. Always careful cf his per-
-oual comfort. he has provided from
his fathers iilonS tho most cNpru-
Niyc and tho fastest teams in the cuuu-
try He oncasc, his long, huge frame
III 'ii'EhIl4ehI a'"'NNIH gHLHltH,'' III
eraIIy irom TOP to toe anu 1t Is cS-
tlmat"H mat his ehtire "E't up ana
git would bring ut auction my day net
less IMAM 9l30'OVV' ms includes ms
team, their harness, his cutter, hi,
clothes, his diamond pins, and his ear
ca'', proVideu me had Ieit II, ana ms
Two huhnrrd ana moro mii,lonS we're
diIiIru Hul"hE ms hclrS' lhls alter
noon aHoUt i oc'oak ne started from
MS fGNF'n avenue StAoItS, "nIIJ very
considerably IN me very neafl OF MS
ncighhorS residences, and Jar away
removed from ms own home ON flilh
avenue with ms 2Ioo,OOO riG. VI
course he could not 20 up Fourth
avenue, any more than any OF the RESI-
OF IL could, so he went up Lexington
and turned into the park hy the usual
road, AS lie did SO he passed Sro'f
OF common people, IhrH wcr"
nlccAahlc', ar,lSahS, ana aoorerS'
They had been standing on the corner
commenting upon hlS order directing
their discharge.
As Vanderbilt passed, his fat lips,
which arc always curlcd rs ii in dis
dain Il. men whose fathers didn't die
rich, pulled like 4 balloon suddenly
filled with oxygen, aud scarcely per.
ceptible movement of the rcins started
his team into rapid trot. The Press
would not print what beard on that
occasion. Tho oaths, the curses, the
blasphemios, the predictions, the threats
would not be pretty reading matter on
sunday morning in any circle to which
The Press is a welcome conner. No
sippcred papa would permit his chill.
drGn's ears 10 listen 70 the pronounced
and wicked words OF these common
people. " Young ladies seeking intorma-
iion rs To the costumes in Wa!'ack's
latest play would turn up their noses
and throw the paper down in disgust
we're they to SEQ those words in print.
And vet this is cold winter. Il was
predicted by Vennor that we were to
have an "6pan winter" and | think
the predictions were correct. The
heavens have been open pretty much
all the time, giving to us great gusts of
rain, chilling ono to the marrow, or
huge storms OF snow, blockading our
streets aud blrricading our doors. Cold
winds have whistledthrough our streets,
making it almost impossible for the
best furnished houses to give comfort
and warmth to their occupants, and
the Lord alono knows what suffering
and what bitter experiences have held