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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1868-05-02

Do THE IsRAELITEs NEITHER IN
CREASE NOR DECREASE MIR. j. j..
Peres recently delivered a sermon in the
Jewish Synagogue in Memphis, on the
Passover. 1t attracted considerable at
tention, aud was highly spoken of as an
Intellectual effort The Memphis Ava
lanche learns that among the many pro-
positions he presented WAS one seeking
to prove {. how the Israelites were SO
visibly under the Influences of the con-
sequence of the dispersion, and that the
,7rs-fssS t--czrSS-S- ----1 a. 1--s92 - -~---
enemies shall not consume YOU and
although in the land of your enemies,
{ will not destroy you, has been and is
literally fulfilled, for the number of the
Israeliies this day is in round figures the
same as it was two thousand years ago.
l. there another nation where such
phenomenon has taken placer They
are not destroyed, nor do they increase
We give this synopsized extract from
the sermon because it presents propo-
sition that will strike our readers as curl
Gus, at least.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1868-05-02
.4rhe Things that were,

A distinguished Belgian author, DIR.
Octave Delepierrc, has deliberately gone
10 work and Knocked away a bewildering
number of proofs from the most cherish
ed ancient stories and traditions. There
is the Colossus of Rhodes, for instance.
The Doctor shows it to have been moth
ing but an ordinary statute, set up near
the harbor, which fietien insists it strad-
died. IN moments of sober reflection,
il is not easy to believe that the sculp-
tors OF the fourth century could build a
figure under whose leg a procession of
frigates might sail, and never touch
spar. Next we are compelled to coneede
the Belisarius never was blind nor beg
par: that there was no femala Pope IN
the ninth century; that the tomb in
Paris of Abelard and Heloise is all hum
bug; that the William Tell apple story
was coniured up two hundred years after
that immortal mountaineer had twanged
his last arrow that Petrarch may have
been enamored of Laura, but not SO IN
tensely that he neglected to console him.
self with another woman that Gallleo
never uttered the words . still it moves;
that Clarence wasn't drowned IN
Malmsey butt and that instead OF lie,
onidas only having 800 men to defend
Thefmopyle, he had at least 1000 Per
haps the learned Doctor is right in these
revolutionary conclusions, but, after all,
lie simply arrays one set of historians
against another, neither set having more
than a graz or two of truth IN their
venerable tones. Why, then, disturb
all the fne stories of the dark and mid /
die ages ? 1t is not an easy matter to
tell exactly what happened yesterday
With Greeley and Pollard, the records OF
our own . are becoming dreadtully
mvstii fed.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1868-05-02
TIE NATIONAL TELEGRAPH Law

Az A CT to aid in the construction of Tele-
graph Lines, and 10 secure to the Govern
ment the use of the same for Postal, Mill
tary, and other purposes.
Be Il enacted 5g the Senate and House Of Rep-
resenfatiUes Of TIE United States If Imcrjea. IN
Congress assembled, That any Tele graph COM
pany now organized or which may hereafter
be organized, under the laws of any State in
this Union, shall have the right TO construct,
maintain, and operate lines of telegraph
through and over any portion of the public
domain of the United States, over and alOn 2
any of the military post routes of the
United States which have been or may here
after he declared sneh by act of Congress
and over, under, or across the navi gable
waters of the United States. Provided, That
such lines OF telegraph shall be so con-
structed and maintained as not to obstruct
the navigation of such streams and waters
or interfere with the ordinary travel on
such military or post roads. Ind any of
said companies shall have the right to take
and use from such public lands the neces-
sary stone, timber, and other materials for
its posts. piers, stations, and other needful
uses in the construction, maintenance, and
operation of said lines of telegraph and
may pre-empt and use such portion of the
unoccupied public lands subject 10 pre-emp-
ton through which its said lines of tele-
graph may be located may be necessary
for IT stations, not exceeding forty acres for
each station; but such stations shall not be
within fifteen miles of each other
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That
telegraphic communications between the
several Departments of the Government of
the United States and their officers and
agents shall, in their transmission over the
lines of said companies, have priority over
all other business, and shall be sent at rates
to be annually f6ed by the Postmaster Gen
eral
Sec. 3. And Vii further enacted. That the
rights aud privileges hereby granted shall
not be transferred by any company acting
under this act to any corporation, assoeia-
ton, or person: Provided, however, That the
United States may at any time after the ex-
piration of five years from the date of the
passage of this act, for postal, military, or
other purposes, purchase all the telegraph
lines, property, and effects Of any or all of
said companies at an appraised value, to be
ascertained by five competent, disinterested
persons, two Of whom shall be selected by
the Postmaster General of the United States,
two by the company interested and one by
the four previously selected.
See. 4. And be it further enacted, That
before any Telegraph company shall exer-
else any of the powers or privileges confer
red by this act, such company shall file their
written acceptance with the Postmaster Gem
eral of the restrictions and obligations i'm
posed by this act.
Approved, July oath, 1866.
Stock may now be subscribed in this COM
pany at their Office in the city of New York
or at 208 Main street, Louisville, KY.
apl1 AUGUSTUS BARNES Agent.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1868-05-02

A STRONG KIss.-Tennyson, in his
poem of "Fatima," relates the strongest
case of suction within our knowledge at
present. Speaking of lovers kiss, he
says, or rather she says:
Last night when some one spoke his name,
From my swift blood that went and came,
a thousand little shafts of flame,
Were shivered in my narrow frame;
O Love, o frei Once he dreV,
VITA long kiss mig seIoLs soul through
Ny bps, as.ycInlight drinketh dew.
That's the strongest kind that we ever
read about, Sand throws the "Poor Mans
Plaster" completely in the hade. Oh.
my! what suction that fellow had
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1868-05-02

"THREE things" said the Rev. DR..
Henry, appeared to have been unin-
jured by the fall the song of birds, the
beauty Of flowers, and the smile of in
fancy, for it is difficult to conceive how
either of these could have been more
perfect had man remained holy, as if
God would leave US something pure to
remind US of the Paradise we have lost,
and to point US to that which we. shall
regain"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1868-05-02


NAPoLEoN's NEW GUN.-A Paris pa
per thus describes the Mitrailleuse, new
instrument of war, partly invented by
the Emperor Napoleon: " Imagine a
coffee mill half yard in height, with an
opening at the top half yard in diam
eter. Into this the cartouches are show
eled, and by meaEs of wheel turned by
a handle the soldier who works the in
strument lets single cartouehe fall into
each of the eight barrels, the shots are
fred, and the wheel in turning reopens
the barrels, recocks the trigger, and lets
other cartouches assume the places of
those discharged This instrument,
worked by single soldier, discharges
from fifty to fifty-fve shots a minute,
aud is effective at one thousand seven
hundred yards
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1868-05-02

General John c. Breckenridge, who is
travelling in the Holy Land, is said to
be in excellent health, maintaining all
his youthful appearance, with the ex-
eeption of now and then gray hair.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1868-05-02

i The Washington correspondent of the
Now York Commercial Advertiser, says:
+" Some of the Radical editors who used
to write about the crack of the slave
holders whip in the Capitol, should
come here now. Never has such an out
side pressure been exerted as is now be-
ing brought to bear on certain Senators"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1868-05-02

oJ-el Isaac Hayne has published
seoonu calo-rhich he bids farewell to
the people OF sos4h Carolina as their
Attorney General, when osr.-a. he has
held for nearly twenty years, He saws
he considers himself the last of the At
iorney-Generals Of Sonth Carolina; by
which he explains, he means the old
white man South Carolina. one of the
original thirteen States
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1868-05-02

Page 255, sec. 3-And be it further enact
ed, that all the Railroads and parts of Rail-
roads, which are now or may hereafter be in
operation, be and the same are hereby de-
clared Post Roads
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1868-05-02

Stock may now be subscribed in this COM
pany at their Office in the city of New York,
or at 20S Main street Louisville, KY.
apl1 AUGUSTUS BARNES, Agent.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1868-05-02
Reasons for Tie B,EeE

(sl May be found in the enormous profits Of
every considerable telegraph line operated
on this continent. The present telegraph
monopoly has 'watered' its stock to the ex-
tent of over one thousand per cent on the
amount paid in; and still IL pays, on the
stock thus inflated, satisfactory dividends.
Our company viii duplicate all the ~remun-
erative lines now operated by the nonopo-
ly, and subscribers will pay for our stock
only the exact cost of our lines
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1868-05-02
Certainty Of Success.

13. 1t is provided that every stakeholder,
in addition to his regular dividends, shall
receive an equitable rebate on the amount of
business furnished by himself, payable an
nually thus, the stock being widely dis
tributed, and every stakeholder having
special interest to augment the business of
the company, success is deemed inevitable.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1868-05-02

Office of the Company GO Broad
way, New York. Rooms Nos. So, 81, SO.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1868-05-02

IA. To secure in the management an equit-
able representation of the stockholders
throughout the country, the large CONNER
cial centers win be represented in its Board
of Directors. and local agents Will be ap-
pointed on the recommendation of the stock
holders in the various localities, aud the
operations of the company thus become gem
eral in its management as well as its bust
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1868-05-02
"a Ptoposed Teleqraplie Ranas.

II. Within one year from the time the
capital stock is subscribed, the company ex-
pect TO have finished twenty-five thousand
miles of wires of the best materials, equip
ed with instruments Of the latest improve
ments. and the whole range in -szeeessfuI
operation.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1868-05-02
Additional Persons.

9. The existing telegraph monopolies have
never sought TO supply adequately the de-
mand for the use of the telegraph, much
less have they attempted to stimulate such
demand by an increase of facilities and a
reduction of rates. While their facilities
have remained abont constant, their rates
have steadily advanced, until the of the
telegraph has come TO be prodigious tax
upon the commercial necessities of the cOun-
try. An advance in rates is their uniform
expedient for limiting the amount of their
business to their restricted facilities.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1868-05-02

T. With the stock in hands of the active
business men Of the country, exerting their
influence TO augment its business and with
a range of Twenty-Five Thousand Miles OF
WE af s.44'z u s.eis, che ev-ais Psssy
believe that at reasonable rates, the bust
ness will pay liberal dividends on its en-
tire capital stock.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1868-05-02
WINES, BRANDIES AND WHISTLES,
PATENT MEDICINES, ETC.

DR. COLEMAN a physician of twenty
Ave years expert zee. He has Office
at the Drug Store. and examines and pre-
scribes for patients,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-22
the REPORTED GOVERNMENT FRAUDS IN BUFFALO.
Arrest OF the Suspected Parties.

From the Buffalo Commercial, August 1871
For several days past we have been cognizant Of q
criminal case Of great Importance involving grave
charges against some OF our prominent clkens, Out
have refrained from mentioning IT, thinking the par
ties implicated would be able TO establish the ground
lessness OF the alleged frauds, 10 settle the matter
In some way so that no criminal proceedings would
be had In the and that no public notice need be
taken Of II. The matter, however, has passed be-
yond that contingency, and It becomes our duty az
ohronicers OF important events to lay the facts be-
fore our readers far a. they have transpred.
tanned at the Post Once Department wssh sses
that extensive frauds being practsed upon the
government in their supply OF Post ONCE printed
months since Postmaster General Randall placed the
matter In the hands OF Mr.. Fred CARLYLE OF Detroit
Special Agent OF the Treasury Department, with in,
sTucions 70 investigate the suspected frauds
thoroughly. As the result OF his Investigations and
upon his presentation OF the facts the Grand Jury Of
the Eastern district Of Michigan recently found =
bill Of indictment against Mr.. Calvin r. s. Thomas
Mr.. James NJ Johnson aud Mr.. Andrew r. Lee
M TINS city, ana some other parties In New
YORK, chicago and Washington, charging them
with conspiracy 10 deiraud the United states
government. The two nrst named persons are mem.
pers vi one OF our most extensive business houses
ana are, ana nave been Tor several years, UNDER
stand, owners OF the contracts TO supply the Post
Onlce Department with printed blanks, wrapping
paper, Irvine, &C. The last named has been the
agent OF the government in Inspecting the quantity
and quality Of The articles supplied under the con.
tracts 9rhe alleged frandsamount 20 over quarter Of
ON FOR long series OF years. The parties named
were arrested In this city ruscday of last week
aud brought before United States Commissioner
GorhaIn. They were released on bail, in
the sum of 5000 each. TO appear before
the United states Cncut Court ut criminal term i'm
November next at Detroit: Mcssrs. George A.
Prince and William Fske signed the ball bonds of
Mr.. Thomas and Mr.. Johnson; and Messrs William
Fiske and Benjamin II. william are on that Of Mr..
Lee. We understand also that the government has
initiated legal proceedings III civil court against
the parties for the recovery OF the money alleged To
have been wrongfully taken from the government.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-22

ACQUITTED OF MUspER.-Mary Ella lrnn s,e ~
Hamburg Lyme Conn.,, has been rn hss,nS
caused tho death Of Ellen Marvin ony osuyncer r
Judge William Marvin Of LIME ~ u Of r,ubarS
a. ~. 'sssar mar ~ Jnly The evidence was circume
wss. e s9nG,ss JssFs ". Gss
trial The deceased was n nSTT ved Nth tSe HS;yiS
family ~ domestic
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-22

THE TORONTO EXPRESS RoBBERs.-The prisoners
arrested at Toronto charged with the Merchants
Union Express robbery on the Hudson River RAID
way last May brought before the police magls.
trate In that place on saturday, but remanded fof
examination on Thursday next It appears from
the report OF the proceedings before the poles
magistrate, published I'm the Globe, that Putnam
Brown, the express agent, who was robbed, is asa
party to tho 'Jobr By which the Merchants Uniou
was relieved Of 40 much money and valuables extras
diton viii be out OF the question: the crime OF az
the parties concerned will be larceny lnstead OF
robbery offence for which no extradtion ca.i W
made under the Ashburton treaty.-B'tg"~ sVw'"s
AUGUST 20
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-22

THE M0BAN TRA6kDY.--Ihe examination Of Ed.
ward J. Campbell for causing the death OF Thomas
Moran Of this city, at Rocky Point, was held Tues.
day AZ warwick Neck, X. T. The evidence offered by
the gQYernmept did not vary much from that given
here before the coroners inquest and already pub.
represented Campbell to be q young man OF good
habits and quiet disposition. One witness swore
that Moran picked q quarrel with Campbell, and
when the latter expostuated pulled OF his coat and
threatened TO nog him. Moran's party encouraged
this, and Campbell IN fear Of his life and being
hemned In SO that ne could not escape, fred the
fatal shot. Thi4 testimony was not fully supported
but II was relied on to prove justnable homicide.
that there was probable cause 70 consider Campbell
guilty and ordered him to be fully committed to
await the action Of the supreme Court OF the county
OF Kent TO pc held % Tuesday next Wocester
spy, august -.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-22

RYE COTTON AUCroNEER- EXECUTORS SALE
ID Of Household Furniture Parlor Suits Cottage Furn
ure 400 500 yards Of Carpets Oilclohs CURTAINS
Sewing Machne China aud Glass Ware Refrigerator, &c
auction rooms M Breaawa quite large amount OF goods
new and second hand Furniture suitable for parOr dining
room, bedroom and Easements marble top black WALNUT
Su do In reps sdeboards French Plate Mirrors
Feather Beds, Hair Mattresses, China Glass and Kitchen
Goods &C. Also large lot of Carpets and ocoth BY order
OF the Executors Of the estate Sale peremptory Cata
logues ready early this morning.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-22

GEORGE COOK AUCTIONEER-wILLS SELL BY AUG
" ton, this day. at O'clock at bis saleroom, 10l Liberty
street, large and general assortment of New and Second
Hand furniture, Desks, Fancy Goods, &c. Catalogues at
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-22

ExECUT0Rs' SALE AT BERGEN POINT, N J,-wILL
~ be sold ut public auction Tuesday, September 1855
the premises the late Residence OF Cornelius Van
Horn, deceased fronting Newark bay adjoining the
property Of Mr. William DAILY Said residence
dwelling house and extensions and pleasantly situated
Ia acres of land more less) III beautiful desirable
location well of good water fruit trees, &C., the pre-.
misses Terms made known day Of SALE BY order OF the
Executors. 7 - -
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-11-29

FAMILIAR observation-disclosures the quo
tations in common use So Dark as piteh.v
" Every tub musr stand on it's own bottom"
are found i'll Bunyan. ''By hook or crook,n
Through thick or thin" arc used by Spen-
cerin the Earle Queen "Smcll rat,n
is employed by Ben Johnson. and by But
Ter i'll "Hudibras.n "Wroug SOW by the
ear (now rendered, ''rake the wrong pir
by the carr is used by Ben johnson.
Turn over a new leaf occurs in Middle
tons play of" any Thing for II Quiet Life,
The moon is made of greed cheese" is
found in Rabelais. "To die in the last
ditch" whichis popularity supposed to have
originated in the South dnring the late re-
bellion, is traced to William of Orange.
who once said, "There is one certain means
by which can be sure never to see my
countrys ruin-I will die in the last ditch,D
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-11-29
NUMBER 43.

BILE friend and, dead or alive, / knew that
had nothing to fear from him.
- was dreaming, was the first thought
| whlch entered my mind. But no! Mon
sleur 5, in his chamber opposite, burst.
most opportunely, into his loud, hacking
asthlnetlc cough ;and presently 1 heard the
footsteps OF the lay brothers as they ascend
ed the stairs to their dormitory on the miner
STORY. did not cry out, although by doing
so might have filled my room in the
course GoI,s; or lew minutes. If this were a
uelusloh, 1T was ut any rate of q novel
character and one which 1 had no desire
TO dispel 1T my poor friend were indeed
uead, 1t might be some consolation to mo
TO know TINT had seen the last of him on
earth, even though that last had emanoted
from another and unknown world. Isnola
20 nm again, and we fell to conyersinp.
our conversation; was brief and hurried
p"C were TO repeat to you all the things
ne told me, you would call me liar, and
s't$hnatiZe my story as fabrication"
Here Monsieur Olivier paused. and gazed
across at me with strange awed look.
Ell me some of the most probnble"I
urged, "and 1 will do my best to believe
them" "0'o
~ cannot," he answered sadly. alt
would afford me great pleasure to do 80 +:
OUT the things which he told me were com,
munlcated in secret, and am not at liberty
to disclose them"
Ana the ghost" demanded: Chow did
T., th1sappear Did it sink into the ground
~ we conventional fashion or did it whisk
Itself through the ceiling, after the man
heI OF Mr: Homes apparitiOns? ~
don't know how it went" he returned
win a puzzled air. After we had con-
versed for some time, it babe me goodbye.
away, and it didn't vanish, as far "a Gnu
aware of: 1t simply went that is the oniv
that can give you"
yourself alone?n ~" A'"h"
just got out of bed, and scrubbed n
rev lines In an old pOcket-boOk. Then. nv
waiting until the gas was put ont in the
cofrluor, tried to compute the time at
which Monsieur Pierre had visited me.
made out that when had first seen him il
was as nearly as possible quarter to
& The hour at which he died, of course ~
s. Yes; that is the strongest part of the
story. w hen L awoke next morning. the
lrSt thlns tilat was put into my hand was
eiegliim from friend in T-,announcinr
nat Monsieur Pierre had succumbed to q
'ioient attack of bronchitis at quarter to
Ell on the previous night. The last words
he uttered expressed u desire to see me once
nere ere passing into eternity"
Monsieur Olivier had concluded. His
nowy hands were moving one over the
ablcclotl before him.
" And you really believe that you saw n
host p demanded, after a short pause.
do" he answered solemnly.
The tale was related to me in French. In
it l have aimed to retain as
luch of the original version as possible:
nd although it has been necessary to make
ome slight changes and amplifications,
not think that in any part 1 have very
II devlated from the truth. -
w hen L last heardtof Monsieur Olivier he
as alive and well, and still occupied the
lair of chemistry in the ancient College of
J. Nicholas.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-11-29
MORNING STAR AND CATHOLIC MESSENGER.

NEW ORLEANS, SUNDAY. NOVEMBER ~. 1855
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-12-15
ss AR REED

On the 9th inst. at the residence o' g. D. Fur,, near Hcrnanda, Mics. by Rev. Amos Kendall, Mir. A. C. MATH- Ews. Junior Editor and PropriTor O. -shis paper, io Misa JULIA A. WAR, oi Dcscto county, Mississippi.
 , We give so our fricnd. and as fociste 'hrarty ccnxra'c'ssiou, and frop' "e bottom of our heart, in the old fash toned wsy. wish him Joy. May ic and hss fai~ bridc--who bv this alliance Is brought back. to association with n'sny friends who love her-find in each others love the rurest of lifc's bjes- -inys; and mny they in tl,e'exrrc5se O. tliosr noble virtues thsi are frightened by .he rays of affection, make in this world friends. and secure to themselves sn interest in those uniading joys which come to the good when liie's pleasures end. ALLAN, JULIA, ma.' God bless you. and cause his mercy to be about you all the days of your life.
 On the l0,h inst. by the Rev. J. Nj. Thompson. Mir. Il. c. GREEN. fO Miss SALLrE J. FAwcETT--all oi this county.
 On the 10th inst, ncar Austin. by Rev. J. NJ. King. Mir. JAMES lloGARr, ,o Mss BETTE KEED, ali of Prairie county.