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The Hickman courier., 1869-04-10
Plant. Sorghum.

In view of the political revolution
which is now transpiring in Cuba, and
the prospect which exists that in the
midst of hostilities there will not be any
thing like an average crop of sugar
raised on that Island 1uring the coming
season many of the farmers in the West
ern States have determined to put in a
crop of sorghum this Spring. We do
not know but that this determination is a
good one, and publish the fact that our
farmers may have the benefit of it. Al
though !; has, thus far, not been possible
to produce from sorghum a sugar which
at all compares with that produced from
the sugar cane, yet in view Of proba-
bic scarcity of the latter and very high
prices at that, the cultivation of sorghum
might be quite consideration. The
price of sugar has already been affected
by the Cuban revolution and it will pro-
badly go much higher before the year is
half over.
The Hickman courier., 1869-04-10
Circular.
DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE, I
FRA~KroRT March 81. 1869. (

At meetleg of the Democratic State
Central Committee, held on the 3Oth
inst, to consider various communications
regarding the basis and ratio of repre-
sentation in the county and district con-
ventions, the following resolution was
adopted
Resolved, That in all County and Dis
trict Conventions to be held for nomina-
ting candidates, or appointing delegates
for the ensuing August election, the
Presidential vote of November, 1868
being the last general election-slft be
the basis of representation In Sena-
torial and District Conventions it is re-
commended that the ratio of representa-
ton shall be one delegate for every one
hundred votes cast for Seymour and
Blair, and one for every fraction of fifty
or more, aud in County Conventions one
for every fifty such votes, and one for
fractions of twenty-five or more.
j. SToDDARD JOHNSTON, Sec'y.
The Hickman courier., 1869-04-10
The King OF snain.

The Duke of Montpensier, who, the
cable says, is to be King of Spain, is the
ffth son of Louis Philippe, formerly
King of the French. He was born at
Nuilly, near Paris, in 1921 His cum
ming father married him, IN 1916, to the
Spanish Princess Louisa, the sister -
Queen Isabella III, and at the same time,
brought about the Queens marriage to
her imbceile cousin, Francis of Assist.
Louis Phillippi supposed that this would
be childless marriage, and that the
children of the Duke of Montpensier
would accordingly inherit the Spanish
throne. His calculation has proved er-
roneous in every way. He himself died
In exile, and Cor more than twenty years
mono of his family have seen their native
country. Isabella H. has number of
children, and yet the old Kings prinei-
pal end will be essentially gained when
Montpensier himseE puts on the crown
of Spain, with a zs6sonable chance, as
things go, of transmitting it to posterity
The new King will be known as Anto-
Mo l.
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THE RELIGIOUS FAITH OF THE CAB
INET.-The editor OF the Dubuque Times
in response to the query of lady who
wishes to know the religious faith of the
members of Grants cabinet, says:
"Attorney General Hoar is Unitari-
an, Secretary of the Interior Cox is a
Swedenborgian, Secretary of the Navy
Borie is Catholic, ex-Secretary of State
Washburne is Uniyersalist, Secretary
of State Fish is a Dutch Reformer, and
Postmaster General 'Creswell eschews
churches altogether The religious faith
of Boutwell, and Rawlins is not yet
known to fame. Grants family are Meth
odists, and that is the church which he
usually attends. From the above it will
be seen that it would have beeen difficult
to have obtained greater variety of re-
ligious creeds in the cabinet
The Hickman courier., 1869-04-10
The Grant House.

Gen. Sherman is to have some trouble
with the house his enthusiastic admirers
gave him. The house, supposed to have
been purchased, is the one formerly oc-
cupied by Gen. Grant, and the history
of the sale = this: About the first of
February, zen. Grant put the property
in the hantS of well known real estate
firm for the purpose of sale. On the 9th
of February it was sold to Sayles j
Bowen, and a memorandum of agreement
made, in which it was stipulated that for
ty thousand dollars was the price to be
paid for the property, one thousand dol
lars down on signing the agreement, nine
thousand cash upon the delivery of the
deed and possession of the premises, and
thirty thousand in ten years thereafter,
with interest at 6 per. cent, payable
semi annually. The thirty thousand
dollars were to be covered by a promi-
sorry note secured by mortgage on the
property. twas also agreed that Bow
en- should insure to the amount of fifteen
thousand dollars, and that he should
have possession on or before the 10th of
March. This memorandum of-agreement
has attached to it a receipt fs~se thou
sand dollars which receipt is Signed by
Kilbourn & Latta, Gen. Grants agents,
and also note written and signed by
Gen. Grant himself in relation TO the FUR
naces, gas fixtures, etc. 1t is understood
that the General had the deed prepared
and everything arranged for making the
transfer when he met very unexpected
and ipsurmountable obstacle in the refu-
sal of Mrs. Grant to give her consent to
the transfer
Meantime the Sherman enthusiasts
came along and made overtures for the
purchase of the property for Sherman,
and President Grant, ignoring the agree
ment with Bowen, sells the house for
ne2.ly double the price of the original
contract. Bowen is furious, and demands
to know why he has been treated so, and
holds the written agreement above men
toned as a rod over President Grants
head in very threatening way. There
need be no surprise if suit for twenty
thousand dollars damages is entered on
the docket ere long, to which President
Grant will be defendant and Sayles j.
Bowen prosecutor An effort has been
made to have Bowen make quit claim
| by the repayment of the one thousand
dollars, but he demands ten thousand
dollars advance on the price paid, which
he alleges he was offered for the property.
This, of course, the President does not
want to pay, and the suit is imminent.
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A vile Law Proposed.

Under the fourteenth constitutional
amendment, which some say was adopted,
certain persons or classes in Kentucky
and the South are declared incompetent
to hold any office, Federal or State The
inhibitory provision is not now enforced
and very few if any have expected it
ever to be- But, with view to its en-
forcement, the Committee on Elections
in the House of Representatives have
got up a bill providing that all votes cast
for any candidate disfIanchised by the
fourteenth amendment shall be held null
and void, and that the person receiving
the most votes, who is eligible, shall be
declared elected. This is something en-
tirely new in legislation or rather :, con-
templated legislation. Nothing parallel
to it can be found in the history of the
legislation of this country or of Great
Britain or of any other nation governed
or claiming to be governed by laws.
See how the provision would operate.
The u. S. Constitution provides that a
member of the House of Representatives
shall be twenty five years old and Sen
ator thirty. But the people cannot be
expected to know the ages of their can
didates, and it never occurred to any
body till now, that, if person, not hav-
ing attained the constitutional age, should
receive majority of the votes, the per-
son having the next highest number
should be declared elected. Under a
rule so absurd aud preposterous, q man
not having dozen or half dozen OF
even quarter of dozen votes might
claim the certificate of election and take
his seat. This is simply rascally de-
vice in the interests of Radicalism. The
casting of majority of the popular
vote for an ineligible candidate create:
no doubt vacancy to be filled by new
election, but this is all. The swl .grins
in of the rejected candidate, und5r Law
or above law, would be an outrage.
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/ lkVer heard tkat the Old man
Dor kin, so / can't imagine
taki ine advantage. of his odd
EaIn really TO he rich \

s.ddyswith the thought that the
Iovuly far-off star of his alteration would
be brought near to him at last by the
magnet, gold All those gears of pa
tient waiting were to be bridged over by
the strange old miser's 6Ssquest' he might
claim Edith now.
How full of heart Sunshine were the
weeks that fitted over the head of the
accepted lover, frightened by Edith's
smile-made beaptiful by the soft radi
ance of Ediths love. There was only
one alloying shadow-the almost imper-
ceptible touch of distrust and suspicion
with which stern old DR.. Wyllis regard
ed his future s6u-in-law Ahl he fear
ed to trust his only child to the keeping
of any man who had not been proved in
the fiery furnace of trial.
1t was precisely week before the day
appointed for the wedding, and the soft
lights yelled by shades Of ground glass
were just lighted in DIR. Wylliss draw
ing-roofn, where Edith sat among her
white roses and heIiotropes, working on
bit Of cambria ruffiihg, and singing to
herself. She was a slender, beautiful
girl, with beautiful eyes, blue-veined
forehead, and glossy abundant curls of
that pale gold that oil-painters love to
portray.
81 wonder if Mortimer is so very
lovely" she said to silver haired lady
who sat opposite. "Philip is going to
take me there when we return from our
wedding tour, aunty. He says it is the
sweetest place poets fancy can devise,
with fountains and shrubberies and de-
licious copses. Oh shall we not be
happy there p
She started up, with a bright, sudden
| trembling en- her lips Philip Acre came
into the room, his handsome face look king
little troubled, yet cheerful withal.
Mrs. Wyllis, with an arch nod at her
niece, disappeared into the perfumed per-
spective of the conservatory, leaving the
lovers to themselves.
"You are looking grave, Philip" said
Edith, as he bent over and kissed her
cheek.
"Aad I am feeling so, darling. l have
very unpleasant disclosure to make to-
night-our marriage must be postponed
indefinitely"
'Philip, ~ what reason p
"To enable me by diligent labor at my
profession, to realize sufficient means to
support you, dearest, in manner salts
factory TO your fathers expectations and
my own wishes"
"But, Philip, thought"
'sYou thought me the heir of Thomas
Mortimer's wealth? So | was, Edith, q
few hours since, but have relinquished
all claim to it now. When l accepted
the bequest, was under the impression
that no living heir existed. learnt to-
day that distant cousin, woman, is
alive, although my lawyer tells me she i:
in ignorance of her relationship tc
Thomas Mortimer. Of course l shall
transfer the property to her immedi
ately."
But, Philip, the will has made it le-
gally yours. +"
Legally, it has but, Edith, could ]
reconcile it to my iddn of truth and hon.
or to avail myself of Old Mortimer's fan
ciful freak at this woman's expense? ]
might take the hflrded wealth, but
should never respe&myself again could
! dream of legally defrauding the right
ful heir. Nay, dearest, ! may loose
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Queen Victoria.
From the New York Herald.

FROM the New orR Herald.
One day this week the Queen sent
word to Dean Stanley that she wished to
pay him visit at the Deanery, West
Minister Abbey, and would be glad to
have certain gentlemen eminent in litera-
ture to meet her She named Mr. Grote,
the historian aud author of Plato, Mr..
Carlisle, Mr.. Browning, and some others.
These favored persons-or was it the
Queen who must be considered favored?
we're l hear greatly pleased with the
interview which they had with Her Ma
jesty. She paid compliment in all sin
cerity, to each. She had read Mr.. Grote's
Plato, and expressed her admiration for
it. This will be gratifying to a public.
writer not unknown in New York, who
has called Mr.. Grote's Plato the greatest
book of the age. The Queen showed
that she was Familiarity acquainted with
Dir. Browning's poems and spoke to hip4
relative to his work N kiRN y<Sse !
The Hickman courier., 1869-04-10

NEW POSTAGE SrAMPs.-The fol-
lowing are the designs and colors for
each particular stamp
One Cent-Head of Franklin in cir
cular ornamental scroll. Color, Roman
oker.
Tico Cents-Postboy on horseback,
within ornamental work, printed
in light brown.
Three Cc1,ts.-Locomotive on track,
surrounded with scroll work; the color
is blue, the word postage in white on
panel of darker hue.
The Hickman courier., 1869-04-10

On a recent occasion, a Washington
correspondent relates. party Of intimate
friends were gathered in Mrs. Grants
parlor, and the conversation turned on
the appointment of Mr.. Wsshburne as
Secretary of State. "What," asked Mrs.
Grant, ''are the duties of Secretary of
Slater No one answered for moment,
and she repeated the question, "Princi-
palIy," explained gentleman, 81 sup
pose, to manage our relations with for
eign countries" sOhl' Mrs. Grant re-
Piled, II thoughtit it was to buy islands.
The Hickman courier., 1869-04-10

Mr.. Burlingame and the Emperor OF
France are said to he great cronies. AT
n recent ball at the Tuilleries, the EN-
press begged Mrs. B. to accept splendid
brooch set with pearls and diamonds, and
the Emperor went with Mr. b. for half
an hour intothe smoking room, where he
handed him one of his own cigarettes,
and laughed and jested with him. When
the two left the smoking room, Napoleon
III. patsed the American Embassador Of
the Chinese Emperor very cordial
tic back. <<..jF
The Hickman courier., 1869-04-10

THE London Times says if the Cana
dians ''should hereafter desire to enter
the American Union, of whom there is
no proof or symptoms, England will as
surcdly not lift finger to prevent it.
The Hickman courier., 1869-04-10

~ Rssidence at MRS. ANDERSON s on
the hin
Gri26-1y.
The Hickman courier., 1869-04-10

OFFICE AT

OFFICE AT
& HOLCOMBE'S DRUG STORE.
tpn 8 O'clock, A NJ, to 4 o'clock, P. N
81 HICKMAN, KY.
The Hickman courier., 1869-04-10

A TWO HEADED woman, who can talk
ID I, win b mouths at the same time, Is on
* III f2.ttat Mobile.
The Hickman courier., 1869-04-10
Southern Express Company

SORWARD MONEY and Freight to al
~ points in the United States and th'
1srrisories; also to all points in Europe
OyERT0N, STEELE co,
act AGENTS.
The Hickman courier., 1869-04-10
THE MISER' S BEQUEST.
A Brief Love story for Young
Novel Readers.

The hour hand of Philip Acres old
fashioned silver watch was pointing to
the figure VIII. the snug red curtains
shut out the rain and darkness of the
March night, and the fire snapped and
cracked behind the red-hot bars of the
little CRATE, in the most comfortable sort
of way, casting a rosy shine into the
thoughtful brown eyes that were tracing
castles and coronets in the brightly burn
ing Goals.
For Philip Acre was, for once, indulg-
ing himself in the dangerous destinations
of day dream.
"If were only rich !" he pondered
to himself "Ah, ifl Then good-by to
all these musty law books; good-by to
mended boots and turned coats, and all
the ways and means that turn mans
life into wretched bondage. Wouldn't
[ revel in new books and delicious paint
ings and housekeeping horses? Wouldn't
| buy set of jewels for Edith ?-not
pale pearls or sickly elneralds, but dia-
monds, to-blaze like linkssaf. 6re--npna
her royal throat Wouldn't I-what
nonsense I'm talking, though p he cried
suddenly to himself "Phil Acre, hold
your tongue did suppose you were a
fellow of more sense Here you are,
neither rich nor distinguished, but sim
pie law-studcnt, while Edith Wyllis is
far above your moon-struck aspirations
as the Queen of Night herself! She
loved me, though-she will wait-and
the time may one day come. If only
Dr. Wyllis were not distrustful of fell
lowl However, | must learn to prove
myself worthy of the sweetest prize that
ever-Halloo come in, there, whoever
you are p
1t was only the serving maid of the
lodginghouse, carrying letter in the
corner of her apron, between her finger
and thumb.
please, sir, the postman has just
left it.
"All right, Katy. Now, then,' he ad-
ded, as the door closed behind Katy's
substantial back, ''let's see what my un-
known correspondent has TO say. A
black seal, eh? Not having any @rela
tions to lose, l am not alarmed at the
prognostic.'
He broke the seal and glanced leisure
ly over the short, business like commu-
nication contained within, with face
that varied from incredulous surprise to
sudden gladness.
''Am | dreaming?" he murmured, rub
bing his eyes, and shaking himself, as if
to insure complete possession of his
senses. "No, I'm wide awake, and in
my mind it is no delukon-no part of
my waking visions. But who would
ever suppose that old Thomas Mortimer,
whom l haven't seen since was boy
of sixteen, and picked him out of the
river half-dead between cramp and fright,
would die and leave me all his money
Why, I'm not the shadow of relation
- Ikger heard that the old man
Dor kin, 50 l can't imagine
The Hickman courier., 1869-04-10
Treats Diseases Of the Womb.

and Female Diseasesin general as speciali-
ties.
0Hice-opposit the old Bank house. and
nezt door to kandle a Tyler's law Office.
lzl--le
The Hickman courier., 1869-04-10
DR.. j. SAU DEK.

HAYING permanently located at Hick-
man, tenders his services in the vari-
Gus branches of his profession.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-06-11
H,vUbIic0H Union state COhreH-
ron.

l,rrhlican Union state Convention will he held At
.-.,>uoa yyrl>l-rNY, JU>r Ii. l-t9, At II o'clock
Nj TO nominate candidates tor Governor li'nien4"i
,.,,.-,ra 4 Ircasurcr 20 he supported 1t the stae
lection in September next
r. Republic IN mon voter # this state will be rep
,,.d in tn Convention by III, IL delegates to be che
. . tl ia-i # on, dc."'te Fl III each town md III
,l!it oual Del ,a fr each one hundred md fifty ''t'
,,-r for the Republican candidate for Governor Al ''
,,-. -t,tc election Delegates will provide th'm elN's
3, ~ D. opel crrdcutl- signed by the secretaries oil Inc
respective primary meetings.
-. " tiEN~pEN-
&. ". WILLARD.
ELpFIFLp PROCTOR, Republican
T.. II. HARRIS,
Roswell IAESHNN, sac
SANI. T.. lI>GEEE,
q. 6. BE- FpICT, committee.
W. ". CIRCUIT,
i. H. RNILEI,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-06-11

SCENE IN NEW lOEl> CITY. - One
" William Herman met John. the elder OF
two Purcell brothers, last Monday. and
desired to gel up prize fight between a
,uend oi his and the younger Purcell \
word or two cn-ucd, when Herman bit
john {, powerful blow in the face. john
drew q small >ing!r-barrcIlcd pistol ana
fired at ht> opponent. the ball taking eli
Get III 60 temple and passing entirely
through the head. Herman fell insensi-
hi. and bciu@ carried home. upon whose
Intel his blood had spirited, expired in "a
few inmates. The instant that lie fired
John Purcell turned aud fed. followed
by a ycIPimg crowd, which had quickly
gathered. Purcell seemed to think that
tic avengcr, OF the murdered mau were
upon lis track. and, straining every mus
Gle, Tor the moment distancvl his pur>u-
crS. But the crowd grew in numbers
and the shouts became louder. and the
lIyiug man soon SAW but one refuge left
hliu. He was near The Eleventh Precinct
Station House, over Union Market.
-'SHSi I'uH'iIS, cNtiI III All IiiStdlIt, hG
bounded up the stairs, and brandishing
the pistol over his head, rushed up to
Thompson, who was in charge
OF the house. Thompson seized his arm
and wretching the pistol from him, ask
ed "What'~ the matter have YOU
killed any body !'' To which Purcell
answered Yes, have: ! shot Bill
Herman, the ID hog thief, and I'm
ready to swing for il. He tried to lick
me, and l tried TO kill him. by this
time the crowd came surging into the
station house, and Purcell was hurried
to cell, self-accused homicide.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-06-11
Railroads from Portland.

"a. tnird week in June Il committee OF
ill., Portland Board of Trade. with other
uy, ninent citizens of Maine, will pas
...' the entire line Of the proposed rail
... from Portland to Rochester. Con-
r.:j. Newport. Claremont, TO Cavendi>h.
VI Receptions will be had ut Concord,
: .rmout and Rutland. Gov. Page i
L. bin the party at Concord, and the
N.v Hampshire paper from which we
. ct these particulars, says Senator
sender, EN-Gov. Israel Washburnc
+, Hon. John \. Poor, Mayor Steven,
... other, from Maine are expected to
of the party. This Portland and
q chester road i rival route of the
Portland and Oglcusburg. and although
a u@ht into notice since the agitation Of
- j.. " O. road, As there is much less
D.. yI to build ON the L. y r. line II NAV
81. completed first. This will depend
i4.i'u ul''u 'H' NbulNt lllC JUSTICES men
Portland take in the premises.
Since the above was put in type we
,.vr received the Portland Pres, which
...c- a little fuller insight into this new
deposition than that by the Concord
r.nuu. 1t seems a delegation of New
Hampshire men have already been to
PORTLAND to work up this new enterprise
." the evening of June 18th there was a
r"ciad mectln" of the Board of Trade at
.'hrh the advantages of this route were
It forth by the visitors from New IIamp-
hire, and were responded to by promi
urnt gentlemen. Just how much ,b,
Portland and Oglen=hure enterprise will
be elected by this new scheme may be
inferred from Ex-Gov. Washburn'S re-
marks to these gentlemen on this occa-
son, and which We copy from the Pres
Ji the 9TH:
EX-Gov. Washburn, being called up
On. said he had not so much interest in
the proposed route as in some Others. but
there could be no doubt of its great bene-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-06-11

The elephant Empress, which stands
thirteen feet high-one foot and a-aalf
higher than the celebrated elephant Han
nIbal-arrived at New York, Wednes-
day, i'll the steamship Holstatia. En-
press eats a bale of hay day.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-06-11
TOUN C4UCJS!

2 rcpu licans of St Johnshuy are requested to
IT the Town Hall, on saturday, June l.! At l.
,ud the state Convention b. held at Rutliud.
81 10, l-Gg, Ito nominate candidates for Governor
,uant Governor aud Treasurer. 1t i hoped there
. "a general attendance.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-06-11

The bill consoiiiatin" all the railroads
between Boston and O-Ieusburs, asked
for by the projectors OF the Great No.ru-
ern Railroad, was reported in the Massa-
chusetts Legislature by Railroad Com
mittee on Monday.