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The Hickman courier., 1871-05-06
The highways.

1t is the purpose OF the county court
at its June or July term to designate the
parts Of the public roads in each survey
or's precinct that is to be ditched aud
thrown up as authorized by law This
is an important move, and should be
cheerfully acquiesced in by every good
citizen. We do not suppose, in fact we
know, that the court will not go to ex
tremes, but will require of the overseers
to put in good condition such parts of
their roads as imperative necessity de-
mands. The State road, from Hickman
beyond Mud creek short distance, pass
es over rather fat part of country and
will need perhaps more ditchiDg than
any other road in the county, There
are also places on the Dresden road that
will require considerable ditching and
throwing up. That the farmers may not
be taken from their crops. this work will
not commence before the middle of Au-
gust. We trust that each and all of our
citizens will lend their aid aud counte-
nance to this much needed work, and
attempt no hindrance or obstinate re.
sistance to its progress and completion.
All are interested in having good roads,
and the plan proposed is the only one
that can with certainty secure them.
The Hickman courier., 1871-05-06
The Alabama Cia,m. -. ,ed.

a Washington special to New York
of the End says, that notwithstandi the
secrecy that the Joint High Com mission
have professed in regard to the points Of
the treaty they have negotiated. there
remains no doubt that it provides for the
recognition of the claims of Enelisbmen
for damages during our civil war. that
money compensation is to be given for
the use of Canadian fishing grounds in
shore, that the navigation of the ST. Law
renee is to be free to our vessels and the
navigation of Canadian canals bound only
to the payment of tolls. The San Juan
boundary question is not yet fully set.
tied, but we shall probably get all we
claim in that direction.
Tie close reticence maintained by
Earl De Grey and the English members
is not so strictly initiated by our own
side of the Commissioners. They ven
ture to say to questioners that the coun
try will be satisfied with their work, but
they will not go into detail. a cores
pondent however assures us that the
prominent points of the new treaty are
as stated, that our demands for indemni
ty for the depredations of the Alabama
are conceded; Euglishmen in this coun-
try who suffered by our civil war, are to
be indemnifed and our fishermen are TO
have the privilege of inshore fisheries on
the payment of certain sums as ooispen-
sation therefor by the United States: 1t
should be remembered, however, that the
damages to Englishmen are estimated a,
some SIC, 1000, 900 more than our estimate
of the damages by the Alabama.
The Hickman courier., 1871-05-06
rhe Approaching musical Treat.

TFrom the Nashville Union and American.
A certain number of our enterprising
and charitable citizens have fitted up a
grand concert hall to be used as a place
for public entertainments during the Ex
position. The hall will seat fifteen hun
dred people. Many distinguished persons
are expected to be present. President
Davis and a number of Confederate Off
GERS, the bishops and ministers OF all de-
nominations are invited to attend. The
finest musicians of New Orleans, Mobile,
Memphis, Louisville, Cincinnati and st.
Louis. also Mademoiselle Nilsson have
all been invited to take part in the musi-
cal entertainments of the occasion. Ev-
ery effort has been made to render 1t the
grandest musical festival ever before pro
dueed in the South or West. Accounts
of it will be given in the leading papers
of the cities before mentioned, and it is
hoped that large parties from each of
them will be present. The programme
for this festival will be published each
week in advance. The first evening on
which the concert hall will be opened
will be Friday, May II, when one of
Mendelssohn's finest productions, the
Grand Oratorio of Athalie, will be given
There will be magnificent represen tation
of some Of the courts of the Jewish tenn
pie, where many tragic incidents in the
life of Athaliah, the daughter Of Jezebel,
occurred. The ladies taking part will be
in the costume of Jewish princesses, and
the gentlemen in the dress of the priest
and Levites-the High Priest, Joab him.
self, IN gorgerus attire worne by him.
and attended by scribes, presents to his
armed followers the youthful Joash at
tired in regal robes, proclaims him their
king, the last of the royal line of David
through whom is to come the promised
Messiah. There will be one of the larg.
est organs of the city removed to the
concert Hall for the occasion, and full
military band as an orchestra. Nc
trouble or expense has been spared fe
render it in the finest style in which an
oratorio has ever before been produced ID
America. We hope that the citizens
from all parts ofour State will SO manage
their visits to the Exposition that they
may have the pleasure of seeing thi;
magnificent spectacle We do not doubl
that they will do so when it is known
that the proceeds from this whole fesfi
val will be devoted to the Confederate
Orphans. W
TIN npnu. R~
The Hickman courier., 1871-05-06

Another one of the distinguished men
of Virginia has fallen. James NJ Ma
son died al Alexandria, Virginia, on
Thursday, the 9th ult He was born
in Fairfax county, Virginia, November
the Sd, 1898, and graduated at the Penn
sylvania University in 1918; afterward
studied law at the College of William
aud Mary, and obtained license to prac.
tiee in 1920, In 1926 he was elected to
the House of Delegates, and was after
ward twice re elected; he was Repre-
sentative in Congress from 1887 to 1889,
and in 1917 was elected United States
Senator in place of Senator Pennybaker,
aud, being re elected in 1919, continued
in the position until 1861.
Mr.. Mason was leading politician
among the States Rights Democracy, and
after the election of Mr. Lincoln, took
strong ground in favor of secession. In
consequence, he was expelled from the
Senate. His long service as Chairman
of the Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee had made him familiar with for
eign affairs, and after the orgasization of
the Confederate States Government Pres
ident Davis appointed him Minister to
England. About the same time Mr.
Sidell was appointed Minister to France,
and the two embarked oB the British
steamer Trent for Europe. Captain
Wilkes, of the United States steamer
San Jacinto, intercepted the Trent and
captured the two Ministers The pub
lie will recollect the intense excitement
which followed this event. and the sub.
sequent back down of the Federal Gov
ernment Captain Wilkes was deprived
of his commission; the distinguished
prisoners were released, and they pro-
ceeded on their way to Europe.
Mr. Mason continued the devoted
friend of the Confederate cause during
the civil war, and represented the Gov
ernment abroad until the surrender of
General Lee. He then returned 90 HE
home in Virginia, where he lived 10 re-
tirement until his death. He was man
of a very ardent temperament, and was
enthusiastic in any cause which he es
poused. His memory will be dear, not
only to Virginians, but tothe people of
the entire South, on account of his de
votion to their interests. He belonged
to that class of statesmen, now fast dis
appearing, who formerly did honor to the
national councils on account of their
great learning and purity of character.
The Hickman courier., 1871-05-06
our Leader.

The editor Of this paper, the Hickman
COURIER, left this place for Frankfort
on Monday morning last, to help make a
Governor for this g lorious old Common
wealth, the State Of Kentucky. We
suspect, inseed sSe are sure, that@ome
aspirant to gubernatorial honors sent
him free ticket over the railroads, or
he never would have undertaken so far
away a trip on his own inances-fnan-
ces, he didn't have a bd of it. Who
ever heard of Hickman editor having
finances. Well he went, and he got
there too, as the above dispatch testifes.
We don't know who he voted for-but
if we were a betting "pusson" and had
auy thing to bet, we would so our pile
that he went every time for the strongest
man. Editors always like to be on the
winning side. The public pap is gener-
ally on that side, which is the reason
why they wish to be there-and who
wouldn't?
We have taken this round about way
to explain to the readers of this issue,
the cause Of its general stupidity and
dullness, as we'll as to make it known that
our editor did go to Frankfort to assist
iu setting up candidate for the COVER
ship. We have done our best however,
and if any vain-glorious rooster thinks
he could have done better, let him pitch
in ye, CHATS the sub, are satisfied
we THE SUBJ have pitched into the eeditor.
Its few that ever has that chance, as
when he is about, he is mighty sure that
nothing goes into his paper that squints
at different opinions from his own. It's
way they all have, confound EN-.
There, we have finished our task-the
leader is done. Thad, make up the form.
Well take the consequences. That is
you and the sub.
The Hickman courier., 1871-05-06
The Fruit Crop in Kensucky.

ne EEutt crop In EAeBtucky.
The entire fruit crop is delighted By
frost in Mercer county.
The fruit was not touched by the frost
IN McCracken county.
Fruit aud early vegetation are serious,
ly injured by frost in Boyle county.
In Franklin county the cherries. which
had attained the size of well developed
pea. we're biackened by Saturdaysss heavy
fiost. and they dropped off in quantities
Pesches and grapes suffered like fate
and the cheering hope of general boun.
tifui harvest were dispelled at one stroke
As consequence of the late heavy
frost throughout Mason the Maysville
Eagle reports Everything that had
bloomcd in the Lewisburg neighborhood
was killed. A clean sweep was made at
Murph esville and through]ut the whole
region sf the North Fark In the valley
above Maysville the strawberries, apples,
plume. spricots, cherries. all perished,
the effect upon the peaches being yet
doubtful. At Washington everything
was killed but the peaches. 4 part Of
which are still safe Tomato plants.
peas, beans. aud all the early growing
vegetables in the county we're bitten and
uithsrcd. The damage was to the
.nnaonnt ct many thousands of dollars and
2sll hopes Of q good fruit year have gone
Hnore tue voodbine tuiuefh.
The Hickman courier., 1871-05-06
THE ORPHAN's FRrENp.
BERRIEs and vegetables are cheap /

BERRIES and vegetables are cheap IN
Nashville, the following is from the IN
ION and Americaa of the 3D.:
Strawberries have taken an early and
tremendous tumblein this market. Yes
terday quantities of fine berries could be
bought at three quarts for twenty five
cents, while second and third grades
were in some instances sold as low as FIVE
cents per quart.
Vegetables of all kinds, and fruits of
every variety promise to be even below
reasonable pricein this marx et this season.
The Hickman courier., 1871-05-06

THE Pail Mall Gazette says that, there
is no country in Europe in which the
republican spirit is more prevalent than
IN England; that republican clubs are
being organized all over Great Britain
that the English democrats are in ALI
ance and conference with similar aspi
rants in France, in Germany, and in al
most every nation in Europe, and that
10 view Of the spread of the republican
feeling in the United Kingdom. the Gov
ernmeut aud the 'loyaI'' press cannot af
ford simply to ridicule it.
The Hickman courier., 1871-05-06
r. II. Leslie Nomlnaled for GOV

FRANKFoRT, KY, May 4, 1871.
To THE CouRIER.
Leslie nominated on sixth ballot over
Knott. GEO. WARREN.
We learn from dispatch to the Louis,
vile Commercial that the sixth ballot
stood for Leslie $50. Kuott 432. After
the nomination, in response to call, Mr.,
Leslie pledged his heart to the demo-
cratic party. Leslie at this time is act
ing Governor of the State.
Remainder OF the Ticket.
Lieutenant Governor, j g. Carlisle.
Auditor, D. H. Smith.
Treasurer, J. w Tate.
Superintendent of Public obstruction,
Ham. Henderson.
Register of the Land Office, j. A.
Dawson.
Attorney General, John Rodman.
The Hickman courier., 1871-05-06

DURING his sermon Sunday morning
LAST, in the Plymouth Church, Brooklyn,
on the Ages to Come, Henry Ward
Beecher Indignantly secuted the theory
Of resurrection of the body.
The Hickman courier., 1871-05-06

TIE census of the population of the
United States, which is now completed
will show the exact population of the
States to be 80, ,1o4.s4O; Of the Terrific
ries aud the District Of Columbia, 442,- :
694: Total 3S.547534 As Congress
has provided for the publication Of only
three volumes of the census returns, no
preliminary volume will be printed, and
the first volume viii not be ready in less
than from three to six months. Extracts
and sypopsis Of the most interesting por
tons Of The work viii, however, be
drawn of earlier, and to persons inter.
ested inspecial branches Of statistics.
The Iouc H., - - 4. - 49,
The Hickman courier., 1871-05-06
LINEN SUITS

are worn more than ever, both white and
colored. but are palmer than last season,
and show much better taste. The most
stylish consist of skirts and Polonaise
trimmed with plain bands, or single plait-
nes. Guipure embroidery is used upon
the walking suits of white linen and
washing satiIe.
The Hickman courier., 1871-05-06
ASsAs C1TY is getting along fast for
- Itclaims to have 500 or GOO
p live entirely by steagpi
Henry, a preacher 10 Missouri

wren the ages of eight and four
p live entirely by stealing,
- Henry, a preacher 10 Missouri, is
said to cheerfully do great deal of labor.
She acts as pastor; does the singing OF
the congreg -; breaches three times a
week; does her own housekeeping, and
takes care of six little children.
Major w0giam McDiarmid, a printer
in the Office Of the Cincinnati Times, is
ninety years of age, and used to set up
Walter SCOTS poems from the original
manuscript.
p THEY do business with dispatch in
Texas. 4 man in certain neighbor
hood, who had lost valuable mare, re
oeived the following by telegraph: Mare
here. Come get her. Thief hung.
TIE press of the country. with very
few exceptions. severely condemn the
leRal-tsnder decision of the Supreme
Court.
THErGermans in mi<sy of the large
cities oFfhe West took ossasion to hold
peace celebrations on the ofrst of this
month. They were all grand affairs.
ANNA A. PoMERoY. wife of Black
guard Brick Pomeroy. has had divorce
granted her. and $4,000 almony, by
the Milwaukee Circuit Court. She is
also given the custody of their child
The female stocking was elaborately
discussed in one of Brigham Young s
recent sermons. Brigham often talks
learnedly and dogmatically of matters
thst be knows very little about, but in
this instance be spoke er cafhedra. He
has probably seen more stockings than
any other man slive--the SultaD's fami.
ly not being addicted to that vanity.
TIE prospects of the tobacco crop IL
some portions of Virginia are very bad
The tobacco fy is said to be so numerous
that planters have almost abandoned any
hope of raising crop, and what is raised
will be of very inferior quality in conse-
auense of its being planted late in the
season.
The Hickman courier., 1871-05-06
For fhe LegfsIature.

HALE OF GraveS county, as n cauuldule y.
represent the counties of Fulton, Hickman
and Graves, in the next State Senate.
For the legislature.
We are authorized to announce a. S.
ARNOLD, as a candidate to represent the
counties of Hickman and Fulton in the
Lower Branch of our next State Legislature
We are authorized to announce JOHN w.
MALONE, as a candidate to represent the
counties of Hickman and Fulton in the
Lower Branch of our next State Legislature
We are authorized to announce ]. N. d.
HALE as a candidate to represent the
counties of Hickman and Fulton in the
Lower Branch of our next State Legislature.
We are authorized to announce THOMAS
e. GLEESOA,' as candidate to represent
Hickman and Fulton counties in the Lower
House of our next State Legislature, subject
10 the action of democratic convention
should one be held.
We are authorized to announce Judge B.
R. WALKER as a candidate to represent the
people of Hickman and Fulton counties in
the next State Legislature.
For Circuft Court Clerk.
We are authorized to announce Mr. J. T.
BYNUM, as a candidate for the Office of Cir
cult Court Clerk, to ill the unexpired term
of Jno- C. Gardner, resigned, at the ensuing
election.
The Hickman courier., 1871-05-06
MUSLIN UNDER JACKETS.

All silk dresses are made with jackets
of India muslin, edged with broad Val
enciennes lace, which are worn under the
basque, and are cut exactly like it, so
that the face, or fringe ofthe basque may
fall directly over the Ealenciennes bor-
der of the jacket beneath This is par .
-ticularly effective for black silks trim
med with black guipure lace.
The Hickman courier., 1871-05-06

In the primary election for candidate
for the Legislature in franklin county,
Capt III. l. Todd beat S. I. M. Major,
bis competitor 2S5 votes. There is no
cleverer gentleman in Kentucky than
Harry Todd.
The Hickman courier., 1871-05-06

THE Bollinggreen Democrat boasts that
six pairs of twin children were born in
the vicinity of Hadley Station, Warren
county, IN the last six mouths.
The Hickman courier., 1871-05-06
Kentacky items.

MAD dogs are operating again in Elem
ing.
Rusr has appeared in the wheat field
of Warren county.
JOHN Davis, who assassinated his faith
er in Law, Rev Ben. Davis in Galloway
county, escaped TO Tennessee.
THERE is great complaint among the
planters of Southern and Western Ken
tucky about the ravages of the bug
among the tobacco plants Corn will be
planted in many a field that would other,
wise have been planted in Tobacco.
JoHs A. Board writes to the Hick
man CouRIER that his fifseenth child,
bornd on the 23d of April, has two teeth.
and bit its mother in taxing its frst free
lunch. He proposes to retire from the
baby business.-Lo Louisville Ledger.
The vicinity of Louisville was visited
by famous tornado last Sturday might,
which blew down houses, fences and trees
1t did an immense amount of damage.
The storm passed from East to West.
THE Radicals Of Graves county have
nominated Holly Mays for Clerk of the
Circuit Court, and Billy Miller for the
Legislature.
GOVERNOR Leslie has offered reward
of one hundred dollars each for the ap
prehensiou and delivery to the jailer OF
Livingston county of Finuis Smith. VIM.
Barker. Robert Elkin and McGinnis
Tweddle. charged with the crime of
house burning in that county.
The catepillars are thicker in Graves
county than the feas were in Egypt in
the days of Herod the Great. The Rail-
road train was stopped for few moments
By them yesterday evening-the wheels
turning them in to grease, and rendering
the rsilIso slick as to stog the cars
Paduc. Herald. -
suDs Es DEArH-Y.st .sterday morning
early. l,Mrs Ruth Dimmitt, wife of the
late Captain Moses Dimmitt whilst in
the garden looking at the growth of some
flowers, in stroke of apoplexy, fell
Immediately dead.-Ib.
A party of men and women went to
the house of woman living in Clay coun-
" one Eight last week aud, entering
---he door by force, dragged her from her
bed, took her to tree near by, and hang
ed her until she was dead. 1t is not
stated of what crime she was accused, or
the particulars of such terrible and un-
heard of Psgceding-
THE Murray Gazette says that on
Thursday week last Rev. Ben Davis, re-
siding in thsaEsstern part of Galloway
county, vast by his son-in law, j ohm
Davis, and died Of the wound on the
k2lsh.. 1t seems that some difficulty ex-
nthSetween the parties, and that, as
gentleman was going over to the
his son-in law, in response to an
Slon, the latter waylaid and shot
The Hickman courier., 1871-05-06
France.

The civil war is still raging in and
around Paris. Battles take place every
day, but without decisive results either
way. The Reds have a new commander,
aud through his superior skill as COM
mander, they may hold out for some
time. It's thought however that the
Versailles government, the law and order
party, will eventually prevail
The Hickman courier., 1871-05-06
wAIsTCoATs.

Silk waistcoats, white or colored, cut
deep, and outlined with rich lace, are the
latest feature of elegant dinner dresses.
White with black, turquoise blue with
stone color, or buff pink with brown,
constitute the leading combinations.
The waistcoat is fastened with buttons
containing the two colors of the waist
coat and body part of the dress. A very
handsome pearl -colored faille dress was
trimmed with bands of white satin, COW
iered with rows of black guipure lace,
and white satin waistcoaat, outlined with
black lace
The Hickman courier., 1871-05-06
CANDIDATES.


We are authorized to announce, IL. D.
HALE, of Graves county, as a candidate 10
represent the counties of Fulton, Hickman
and Graves, in the next State Senate.
The Hickman courier., 1871-05-06

The loss BY the late storm in Louis.
lana will reach 100000.
The Hickman courier., 1871-05-06
WASHING GRENADINES.

This is new material which is rap.
idly superseding tarlataue and muslin IL
the making of over dresses. aud evening
toilettes for young ladies. 1t is also used
for making the plaitings, edged with
patent Valenciennes lace, which are so
much employed in the trimming and re-
fitting of ight colored silks for ''at home"
wear. 1t is clear white fabric, like
tarlatane in appearance, quite as trans
parent, but frmer and possessing the
advantage of washing beautifully.
The Hickman courier., 1871-05-06

Iu matters of business he is a very
child, which may account for his not
being man of wealth. lie has an in,
terest in a California silver mine, which,
as far as heard from, has proved his sink
ing fund His home, though beautiful,
is an inexpensive one, and he leaves the
entire management of it to his wife, who
is emiuently capable of the charge.
The Hickman courier., 1871-05-06

MAD dogs are operating again in Elem
ing.
Rrsr has appeared in the wheat field
The Hickman courier., 1871-05-06

SUDf En- DEArH-Y ssterday morning
early. l,Mrs Ruth Dimmitt, wife of the
late Captain Moses Dimmitt whilst in
the garden looking at the growth of some
flowers, in stroke of apoplexy, fell
Immediately dead-Ib.
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