The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1868-12-05
News Items.

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teachers in the public schools of Ten
nessee, failed by large majority in the
House of Representatives GU Monday
last.
The ex-Queen Isabella has set aside
$4,000 to start paper criticizing the
acts of the Provisional Government.
THE closest race in any State for
President was in California, which Grant
carries by 46l majority.
DECEMBER 9th is one of the great
days among Free aud Accepted Masons-
On that day, IN kentucky, all the Lodges
in the State elect and instal their officers
CAPT. TRAVIS, of Chicago, and james
Ward, of Canada, on the 10Th ult, had
igeon-shooting match for $1,000 a
side, fifty single birds. Ward scored
thirty eight and Travis twenty-four.
Another Chicago unfortunate, who
rejoices il the name of Mo,ely, prayS fol
Il divorce on the ground that his wife
had acquired pcrnicious habit of lock
ing him out Of the house, which he con
siders highly improper and as tending to
undermine the very foundations Of do
nestle tranquility.
SAID a negro tax eollecto- to a white
man in Alabama. How dc debil does
YOU white folks ; pose we eullud people
is gwyne to live eff you doesn't pay your
taxes ,?
aAHSR f2S s i Ia &ti 4Tsaaqm as aFSiss =
this country" We thought that the
only question now was, ting freedom or
slavery of the white man. All the ne
groes of the South are made voters
while the great majority Of the respecta-
bic white folks there are distinguished.
FoRxEY says that Gen. Iatrick
will not put himself on a level with Gen
Forrest We should decidedly say not
No more than the ass will put himself OF
7 the level with the horse, or the buzzard
put itself on level with the eagle
The Secretary of the Treasury est
mates the total revenue to be raised fol
the fiscal year ending June, 1870, at TIVE
hundred aud fifty millions OF dollars.
CHIEF JUsrICE CHASE, in dispensing
with the test oath in the selection o
Federal grand jurors, at Richmond, las
week, took long stride in the right di
rection Test oaths and civil liberty arr
Incompatible One or the other must 2,
down shortly, and it will not be th'
latter
WINrER, cold, dreary winter, Is nov
visiting this particular portion of tn,
globe, for the 5,629th time, since lie frs
made his debut from the darkness 0
Chaos, and trampied under foot the fai
garlands which youthful nature ha,
strewn over the earth.
GEN. JNO. O'NEILL was unanimous
ly elected president of the Fenian Broth
crhood at their congress in Philadel phi
last week The delegates pledged thei
entire support to the plans submitted b.
| him. and resolved to use all their infll
enee to stop the recrimination and de
nunciation among the Irishmen who ar
/ laboring for the independence of Ireland
4 MISSISSIPPI editor having givel
notice that he would inform, free o
charge, enterprising young men how t,
make fortune without capital, reptile
to several anxious inquiries Ever
one Of you pull off your coats, leave OF
MAKE 'eFop~51 qUifl~ gi5tsyn%s gaTTitI
/ potatoes house them up, then marry al
enterprisins girl.
PANS correspondents of London pa
pers have, lately, given currency to ru
mors that the health of the Empero
Napoleon is falling. and public confdenc,
+ has, in consequence. been somewhat dis
/ turbed. These rumors have been off
cially coutradieted from Paris, yet it i
well understood that. without pcsitiv
/ ilness, the Emperor declines to take hi
usual active exercise, and shows signs 0
decaying strength and mortal apathy
THE Sultan of Turkey has about min,
+ hundred wives, but only three are hi
/ favorities, each of them of remarkable
4 beauty. Their names are {" Dournel
the New Pearl . Hairani Dill. the TX
cellent Heart aud Eda Dill, F" the Elc
ganee Of the Heart His eunchs. cham
/ berlains, pages, pipe bearers, cooks. etc
number over two thousand persons.