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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1868-10-31

THE. WIFE-Only let woman be
sure she is precious to her husband-not
ufsftl! not valuable, not convenient sim
III. I'D lovely and beloved f; let her be
= scipient of his polite and hearty at
|{SStfon let her feel that her care and
1vc are noticed, appreciated and return
let her opinion be asked, her ap-
re,-l so1,Sslas and sesaeni. sessaest-
s<a.et her only be loved, henored and
lfished in fulfillment Of the marriage
k5w and she will be to her husband,
Echildrcn and society, a well-sPring OF
&7leasnre. She will bear pain, and toll,
Nd anxiety-for her husbands love IS 10
hz a tower and fortress. Shielded and
sheltered therein, adversely viii have lost
It's sing. She may suffer. but sympathy
will dull the edge of sorrow. 4 house
with love in it-and by love | mean love
= expressed IN words, aud looks ard deeds,
(for have not one spark of faith in love
hat never crops QUITS to fouse
) Without love as person to a machine
one is life, the other is mechanism. The
unbeloved woman may have bread just y:
light. house just as tidy as the other
but the latter has springof beauty abou
her, a joyousness, an aggressive, pene
trating, and pervading brightness, Z
which the former is stranger. TIL
deep happiness in her heart, shines on
IN her face She CLEANS over it. 1t q
fair and graceful, and warm and wei
coming with her presence; she is full o
devices and plots and sweet surprises 70
husband and family. She has never don
with the romance and poetry Of life. Sh
herself is lyric poem, setting hersei
to all pure and gracious melodies. Hum
bic household ways and duties have 70
golden significance The prize make
her calling high, and the end sanctife
the means. Love is Heaven, am
Heaven is Love. Holders Journal.
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Chips and Things.

a Washington correspondent says, il
is now difficult to find Democratic clerk
in any of the Government Departments.
Men worship the rising sun
Gen. Keisman says there are not a
dozen native white Republicans in the
State of Louisiana.
If Frenchman buys a load of hay in
New York some of the local press i'm
mediately predict war But, then, hay
always would create commotion among
asses.
The girl who wanted to " kiss him for
his mother" concluded, after she got
taste, that she would go in on her own ac-
count hereafter
The law compelling railway companies
in England to run smoking ears on all
their tsains has gone into effect
Prentice says the surfs Of the sea, like
he serfs of the South, are white.
The sum of $780, 900 is annually ex-
pended in cleaning the streets of London
Italy claims that German beer and
American fancy drinks are demoraIizing
the nation.
Aeeordingto all signs the ensuing win
ferris to be an unusually severe one.
8 An exchrnge says :. We observe. sew
81 patriots talking about the national |
5E WHO do not appear at all solicitous
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TFron VI ?. HsalI.. Rsq., Bangor, N5'l

BANGOR. Ale, Aprtt -,
hereby certify that have used tooieeo
for thirty years past. and for the last nj cen
years have used Two pounds per month. /
have made attempts 10 leave OF al dlAeT tu'
fiues-I nave left of one year at time, o"t
always Continued to banker after IL urul
used ortons Preparation which has eo@-
pletelv cured me OF the appetite for tab'c$
,.or.t5 recommend all VIII. are Affects :
with this terrible habit 10 try the Prepara-
fion which win certainly cure if the dlrec-
- .,.c foIIoyeI WI HEALD-
TFrom f. ". Adkins. Knoxville, Tenn.
KNoxy1LE Tenn, Aug. ., 1917.
This is to certify that L had used tobacco
TO such an extent that my health had become
greatly Unmarried and nay whole system de-
ranged and broken down. Ia June, leo''
nurchascd one box of Orion s Preparation
and after using it 1 found that | was COM
pletelv cured / have not had any banker
in. or desire for tobacco since using the
Preparation. Z believe it 10 be all that III Is
recommended. aud I would advise all VINO
+ wish TO Quit the use OF tobacco to Try one
box Of orion Preparation. .,.-.
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TEstabIlshed in 1901.
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rEstaoI1shcd in 1901.
GONE BK2GTEZE1Eg5,
AGuE & INTERMITTENT FEYERS

H. S. SMITH u d., now offers his rem
edies for the above diseases to the general
public. One package and one weeS SUM
cient, rs a failure or relapse after It's use ~
thousands OF cases has never been reported
4 cure is guarran teed in every case or me
1lcfsy ,jA be rounded Testimonials OF phy-
-icians and others cured, mailed free. If
no agent in your place, send direct 10 us.
Local agents wanted. Try it. Price - per
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smith S Co. Proprietors, Beekman street
New York City.
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Mosr Of the shadows that cross our
path through life are caused by our
standing in our own light.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-05-21
CONSERVATIVE CLUBS.

The work of organizing Conservative Clubs, in
York District, still goes forward. On the 9th in.
slant, preliminary steps were taken at Bullock
Greek Church for organizing Club. DR.. W. P
Thompson was called to the Chair, and j. p. HOOD
appointed Secretary. A committee was appointed
to draft Constitution and report to an adjourned
meeting on Saturday next
A Club was recently organized in the Boydtor
election precinct, to be known as the "H'hntake
Conservative Club" The following persons art
the officers:
Pfesalent-T D. Fulton.
Vice Presidents Moore, jr., H. H. Hicks
iSecretary-H, Whisonant.
Assistant .Secretary-Henderson Martin.
Corresponding Secretary-Dr. John G. Black
pine Grore Club" in the vicinity of Antioch
has also been organized with the following persons
as officers:
Pfesident-A. Hardin.
Vace Pfesiaent-Wm. Ellis.
,Secretay-Dr. L. A. Hill.
Assistant .Secreta7y-G. r. Whisonant.
We are pleased to learn that number Of color
ed persons have joined the "Whitaker" and "Pint
Grove Clubs" and that proper interest is mani
tested in the organizations The colored people O
the District are awakng to their true interests ano
cutting themselves loose from oath bound societies
and the influence of persons who are Turing then
on to destruction. A Conservative Club compo
sed exclusively of colored persons, was organized
at Rock Hill, on Saturday last, the proceedings o.
which will be found in full, elsewhere in to-day
paper. We shall be grati6ed to hear Of similar
organizations in other sections of the District.
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For the Yorkviile Enquirer.
CoLoRED CONSERVATIVE CLUB.

COLORED CONSERVATIVE CLUB.
Pursuant to previous notice, meeting Of Col
ored Conservative citizens was held at Rock Hill,
on Saturday, the 10th instant, for the purpose Of
organizing Conservative Union Club. After the
adoption of resolutions extending the hand Of
friendship to the white population, and reciting
belief in the identity of interest of the two races
the following persons were elected permanent off.
GERS of the Club:
Presiaent-F. NJ. Davie.
Vice Rresdents- White and Wylie Da,
vie. '
iSecretary-Samuel McCuloch. .
Treasurer Bobo.
Executive Committee ee-George Glover, Howard
Davis, John Howell, Allen McCulloch, Allen
Steele.
The following are some of the names subscribed
to the Constitution, in addition to those mentioned
Lee White, Osburn Steele, Allen Gill, Andrew
Steele Austin Springs, Jesse Workman, William
Turner, Samuel Black, Andrew Simpson, Thomas
Murphy, James Moore, Henry Wyatt
The next regular meeting of the Club will be
held at Rock Hill on Saturday evening, 3Oth in
stant, at o'clock, when all colored citizens who
value their interest and the welfare Of the colored
race, are earnestly requested to attend.
'..' F. NJ DAVE, President.
SAMUEL MCCULLOUGH, Secretary
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stitptions, was adopted without division. 3. An
amendment that all citizens of the United States
lin those States shall be admitted to equal rights Of
Suffrage, was rejected without division. The bill
wal then passed. Ayes, 10S noes, IS.
The proceedingson the 18th, present nothing Of
special interest. ,.:..: ..f-.,. .:.F f. T.
On the 10th in the Senate, the bill declaring
South Carolina and other Southern States entitled
to representation, was referred to the Judiciary
Committee. >
After the adjournment of the High Court, Mr..
Wade resumed the chair. After long debate, a
joint resolution proposing to adjourn to the 25th
was negatived, and the Senate adjourned as usual.
In the House q resolution was adopted that for
the further and more efficient prosecution of the
impeachment of the President, the managers be
instructed to summon and examine witnesses un-
der oath, to send for persons and papers, to en-
ploy stenographer, and to appoint sub-commlt-
tees to take testimony the expenses thereof to be
paid from the contingent fund Of the House. The
following preamble preceded the resolution:
Whereas, information has come to the mana
gers which seems to them to furnish probable
cause to believe that improper or corrupt infiu-
ences have been used to influence the determine,
ton of the Senate upon the articles OF impeaeh.
ment exhibited to the Senate by the House OF
Representatives against the President OF the UNI
ted States, - &c. .ri.u .,g:.o, .... ......
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THE TEST OATH.

In the order directing the assembling Of the s.
Carolina Legislature, General Candy prescribed
that the members elect should subscribe to the
''test OATH" The following paragraph which ap
pears in the Northern papers, indicates that Gen
Candy has made mistake, and that the oath vii
not be required:
According to Washington telegram, Genera
Grant has instructed General Meade that the oatt
prescribed by the reconstruction acts to be taker
by all persons ''elected or appointed" to office ir
the 'so-caled States of the South, is not to be ta
ken by those elected under any new Constitution
which may be adopted, unless the Constitution it
self so provides"
Some time ago General Meade expressed the
opinion that the members Of the Georgia Legsla
ture would be required to take the test oath. Recent
advices from Georgia, however, state that he ha:
arrived at different conclusion, and that the
members elect will be allowed to take their seat
on subscribing to the oath required by the Consti
tuition recently adopted. We incline to the opin
ion that the test oath" will not be required of an!
officer in this State as after the Constitution shal
be accepted by Congress, there will be an end o
the 'so-called' States, and the Reconstruction
Acts. at present in existence
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week. Seven merhad entered into written con-
spiracy to wreck and rob the pay train on the JEFF
fersonville Railroad. The particulars are as fo,
lows: A written agreement was drawn up, setting
forth the plan of the robbery. This plan contem
plated the throwing Of the pay train from the
track, at point some ten miles out from JefersoiH
vile, the murder if necessary of all those upon
the train, and the robbery of the pay masters safe
of its contents, which it was though would be from
twenty five to thirty thousand dollars The article
of agreement was of the most terrib BILE character.
1t bound each conspirator to commit murder as
well as robbery 1t also stipulated that it any OF
the conspirators were wounded in the affair, so as
to be unable to get away, his companions were to
kill him. and thus put it out of his power to IN,
form against them 1t was also agreed that IT
there were more than the usual number OF persons
with the train, that the consprators were to fire
upon and kill them just as the train was reaching
the place where it was to be wrecked. The de-
tails of the whole affair were set forth in the most
concise and distinct manner, and the spoils were
duly apportioned in advance. One Of the conspi::
rators became frightened at the contemplated
crime, and gave information which led to the ar
rest of all but two of the guilty parties, and a
wholesale murder and robbery was thus prevented.
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FOr.he EO'kvllle Enquirer
THE CROPS IN FAIRFIELD.

Mr.. Editor With an apology for my long 81
lence, allow me to resume my correspondence with
a few notes on the season and prospect for crops.
Spring, though nearly three weeks later than usual
in making its appearance has at length almost
put on the robes of Summer Early in March the
weather was favorable for planting corn. Those
who were not ready then, or did not embrace the
opportunity, are later in starting this crop than
usual. April was very wet, even more so than the
same month in the last two years-the rains being
heavier. This retarded the planting of cotton a.
bout two weeks
The weather became quite warm about the first
of May, and favorable for the growth Of young
crops, but on the afternoon of the 7th, it became
quite cool and has continued so up to the present
time.
The Spring frosts have been comparatively few
and light, consequently the fruit crop, ESPECIALLY
that of peaches, the most delicious of all fruit is
a large one, though in many places the apple crop,
from some cause, is nearly failure
The wheat crop is in bloom and promising, al
though fears were entertained that it would be in
jured by the excessive rains. Oats and Rye also
indicate that some relief will be afforded from the
difficulties consequent on the short corn crop oi
last year.
Corn and cotton have been planted in about the
usual proportion, and good stands have generally
been obtained. There is not as much complaint
about crows and other destructive agents this year
as last. Corn crops have generally been worked
over and re-planted and the cotton cropis now en-
gaging the attention of those who handle the ploW
and hoe. .-.. J.C.C.
YoNGUEsvILLE, S. c., May l6, 1868.
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MEkE.hENrION.

AT the memorial celebration in Richmond, on
Saturday, of last week, fourteen thousand Conted-
crate graves, in Oakwood Cemetery, were decked
with flowers ."..'"In Virginia, the Supreme Court
has decided that in debts contracted in Contede-
rate money, the amount shall be commuted into
Federal money when the debt matured, and not
when it was contracted. 1.-THE Boston Foss
nominates Charles Francis Adams for Vice Presi.
dent on the Democratic ticket. 1.-THE Sherman
House, at Chicago, which is to be the headquar,
ters of the Radical delegates, does not admit color
ed persons '''..;"''.Whistling taught in six easy
lessons" is advertised in Connecticut. 1.-THE "
New York Telegram give currency to statement
that it is proposed to arrest General Lee and try
him for treason as soon as President johnson is
removed. ut is estimated that in New York
city,there about ten thousand workmen of various
caNings on strikes for higher wages. English
papers state that it is now the fashion for brides
parents to give party on the evening preceding
the wedding, for the purpose Of exhibiting the
presents. THE newest earring in Paris is
diamond button, that does, not hang from the ear
but is put through like stud, and looks like g
diamond nail. "...:..::.A Minnesota editor weigh.
six hundred and forty-two pounds. He is the
heavy writer for the concern. I'm the stom
ach of q boy who recently died in Orange county
New York, were found clock key, silver spoon
and pair of spectacles '.'''.''.A man in Buffalo
advertises rattle for his wife, tickets twenty-five
cents. He adds that she is good housekeeper
and is willing to stay with any one who may draw
her. ".'''"A correspondent suggests the propriety
of Democratic Clubs furnishing colored members
with printed certificates of membership, in order
that citizens may know the political status of ap'
plicants for employment 1.-THE North Carroll.
ma papers announce the death of Hon. John A.
Gilmer, at his residence in Greensboro, on Thurs
day last. He had been member of the Confed'
crate and u. S. Congress, and prominent polltl,
clan in his native State. ''''''''The freedmen Of
Richmond recently petitioned Gen. Scho6eld to
stop the further naturalization Of foreigners.
Their petition sets forth that the colored people
want no more white men in Virginia, and invokes
the aid of the commandant of the district to keep
them out of the State 1.-The average cost Of
maintaining convict in the South Carolina peni.
Tertiary, including dieting, clothing, medical at,
tention, &c. is thirty-four cents per day. '''Gen.
Candy, in a report to Gen. Grant, says that there
are 10, 992 whites, and a. l67 blacks in South Car,
olina who have not been registered. About Is pei
centum of the whites are represented as disfran'
ob;cod .'.. ...
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TIE ADMISSION OF SOUTH CAROLYN

The ADMISSION OF SOUTH CAROLINA
7 By reference to the synopsis Of Congressional
proceedings in another column, it will be seen that
Stevens has presented bill for the admission OF
South Carolina and other States, to representation
in Congress, which has been agreed to by the House
and sent to the Senate for concurrence. 1t quite
probable that the bill will be adopted by the Sen
ate without material modification. The bill does
not declare-very consistently, for wonder-that
the States mentioned will be Immediately admitted
into the Union, but that upon adopting the pro,
posed amendment to the Constitution, they soa
be entitled to representation. The Senators and
Representatives are to be admitted when the pro,
posed amendment shall have become part Of the
Constitution. .-..............- .-~,..~..--
An attempt is made to prevent the States men
toned, from depriving negroes Of the privilege
of voting, but it appears to us that in requiring
the adoption of the proposed amendment to the
Constitution, that the means is placed at the dis
posal of these States, to eventually regulate sui
frage to suit themselves The following is the sec
ton of the proposed amendment bearing on the
subject: ..,...-.... ...:. ..:...
"Section Q. Representatives shall be apportioned
among Tile SeVeTd DtateS dCColulu8 W eneh ASoPS"
tive numbers, counting the whole number OF per
SONS in each State, excluding Indians not taxed
But when the right to vote at any election tor the
choice of electors for President and Vice President
of the United States, representatives in Congress
executive and judicial officers Of. a State, or the
members of the LEGISLATURE thereof is denied te
any of the male inhabitants of such State, being
twentyone years of age and citizens of the Unitec
States or in any way abridged except for partlcl
patton in rebellion or other crime the basis OF rep
resentaton therein shall be reduced in the proper
tion which the number of such male citizens shal
bear to the whole number of male citizens twenty
one years of age in such State. "
This, when ratified, will be part Of the Consti
tuition, and the paramount law, while the law ad
mittng the States is but an act of Congress in con
fict with the Constitution, and consequently void
By deprvng the negroes of the privilege Of voting
the number of members of Congress to which the
Southern States are entitled will be reduced, which
compared to the evils we now endure, will be 6
small matter The members Of Congress recently
elected in this State may probably represent the
negroes certainly not the whites.
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EDITORIAL lNKLINGs.
dominating Conventions

- The National Republican Convention, as
sembed at Chicago, Illinois, on yesterday, for th'
purpose of nominating candidates for Preslden
and Vice President. The chances seem to be il
favor of the selection of Gen. Grant for the frs
position. Who will be the nominee for the secont
place. it is not so easy to guess The names o
Wade, Wilson, Colfax and others are mentioned il
connection with it. In our next issue we shal
probably be able to announce the result
The Democratic nominating Convention will as
semble in New York, on the fourth of July next
Gen. Grant on Impeachment.
-Advices from Washington represent tina
Gen. Grant is not so reticent now as he has beer
heretofore. Correspondents assert that he is oper
in his avowals in favor of the conviction of Presi
dent johnson. A dispatch in the Chicago RepuJ
ltcan says:
General Grant, in the presence of your cores
pondent, to-day, said that, from what he knew, III
believed the President intended to eyade convic
tion by resigning at the last hour. The Genera
would be done, that he bet box of cigars witt
Stanton, in support of it, nearlya month ago.
During the entire conversation, the General ex
pressed himself very strongly in support Of MIR
Johnson s removal, it being his only hope of hav
ing peace in the Southern States; and he though
it would be dangerous to the best interests Of tht
country to let him remain any longer at the heac
of the government With Mr.. Johnson's reno
val he would, without detriment to the public
service, make further reduction in the army, anc
the troops that were now stationed in many of the
Southern States could be withdrawn and sent II
the plains or mustered out of service. Having
man in the presidential chair that would take cart
that the laws are faithfully executed, the rebels il
the South would cease committing murders anc
driving Union men from their homes, and loya
men Would he again secure
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~FOURTEEN-YEAR LOCUSTs."

7 These mythical periodical visitants have ap
peared in this section in large numbers, and tht
forests are vocal with the noises they produce.
In the localities where they made their entrance
into this upper world, the earth is thicky perfora
ted. An examination discloses the unpleasant
fact that on the wings each individualocust sthe
fabled ",o'' pretty well defined, which in our boy
hood days we were told was ''sure sign" of war
Whether or not this was merely an ''old woman's
tale" we leave others to decide, but so far as We
are individually concerned, hope the ancient lady
is mistaken with reference to the early future. We
have not heard as yet, of the locusts having done
any damage to vegetation.
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For the Yorkville Enquirer.

ELECTION FOR DISTRICT OFFICERS.
Mr. Editor Permit me to make suggestion
with reference to the conduct of our Conservative
citizens white and colored-in view of the ap-
preaching election for District officers. At the
recent election for the Ratification Of the Consttu-
ton, many Of our best citizens deferred going to
the polls on the first day Of the election, and were
prevented from voting on the second and third
days in consequence of rain and high water. Let
US, therefore, derive profit from our late defeat,
and recognize the policy and necessity of voting on
Tuesday, the I'd day Of June first day Of elec-
ton.
tits gratifying to observe the general and har-
monious interest manifested throughout the Dis
trct in the formation of Conservative Clubs which
will certainly result in complete success at the ap-
preaching election, if we will but do our duty Let
each Club select and secure the services of efficient
working men at the nearest election precinct, to be
present at the polls, each day, and to see that
tickets are provided, and to observe whether any
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-05-21
SCHOOL COMMISSIONER.

The general District meeting which was held on
the 2Sth ultimo, having omitted to nominate
candidate for School Commissioner, the nominating
Committee, appointed at that meeting and invested
with the power, met on Saturday last for the pur'
pose of supplying the omission A majority of the
Committee were present, and on ballot being
had Rev. Robert Latham, of Yorkville, was de,
clared the nominee for the position.