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The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08
Letter from Fulton station.

FULTON STATION, KY, April s.
EDITOR CoURIER.-Dear Sir: Our
little town is rapidly improving, real
estate changing hands, business in every
department good, and farmers though
seemingly anxious to get their seeds in
the ground were prevented by thefrequept
rains. We are fattering ourselves with
the thought of good wheat crops, as old
farmers tell me the prospects were never
better for good wheat year than now;
but our fears for fruit are very great on
account of its early bloom. We have
not entirely lost our hope for good fruit
year. Old wheat is scarce and demands
good prices--it is hard to get any at all
for bread stuff at present This end of
Fulton county, has imported some very
fine hogs from Parkersburg, Pa, of the
Chester White aad Sufok-our people
are turning their attention to foe hogs
and cattle. Fulton county in my mind
is soon to be one OF the leading counties
in the State. She eau already boast OF
her foe land and stock andat an early
day of her wealth in manufactures, good
schools, good roads, and good people.
She can now surpass her sister counties.
| suppose my subscription for the Courier
is nearly out. l wish it continued. Ny
attachment for my paper grows stronger
with years. Our School has been re
sumed under the instruction of Prof
Coleman, and it bids fair to become q
good school. respectfully,
NJ
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08

From the speech of the Hon Garret
Davis in the United State Senate, on
Thursday last, we make the following ex :
tract, in regard to negro testimony. Some
exhibita disposition to max the question a
party issue, and we want to show thsai, that
the position of the CouRIER is sustained
by at least very large majority Of the
leading and most prominent Democrats:
"Mr. President, there is no man who
condemns these acts of violation Of law,
Of outrage and murder, more decidedly
than l do. But even this state Of things
has some excuse id the State Of K entucky
and that excuse is because of the syste :
matte practice of the Radical party to
foster and encourage hostility and con
tiict between the two races. Sir. there
never has been time in the state of
Kentucky when free negroes were not
entitled under the law to all their civil
rights. They could acquire property, real
aud personal; they could make wills;
their property decended to their children;
they could contract marriage. 1t was
trespass to invade their rights. as it was
trespass to invade the rights ofa white
man; it was felony to take their life, as
it was felony to take the life ofa white
man; but they were always excluded from
giving evidence in the courts. / admit
that this exclusion is wrong it is q
wrong to tie negro; it is a wrong to the
white man. This exclusisn never would
have existed if the negro had not leer
in state OF slavery. If hat race lac
been free in the State of Kentucky frsn
the origin of our State our laws new
would have made any such exclusion
It was because they were slaves, and be
cause the slave was subject to the domir
ion and will Of his master, that as a ma
ter of public policy the negEo was exclut
ed from giving testimony. But | cor
cede that so soon as the negro became fre
the reason for the exclusion ceased, an
i it is only a matter of right to the viii
man, to every man who has eontrovers
| in court about which negro knows any
thing, that the party IN court shoul
have the benefit of the negro's know
edge, where he has capacity to give b
evidence.
| have no doubt that cur Legislatul
will come to establish that law of ey
i dence The Legislature has been obst
nate, admit, in refusing it; but the GOO
sense, the sense of justice and Of sour
policy on the part of our people, wi
force them to do So
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08

The present year ought to be very re-
markable for its statistics of marriage, for
it viii contain more nights especially
adapted for counting than any one we
have had for long time, or any we may
expect for years to come. There will be
full moon in the first week OF each of
the first seven mouths of the present year
In July there will be two full moons, viz:
on the I'd and 31st, aud in the remaining
FIVE months the moon will be at the full in
the last week of each month. Just think
of the inuumerable long walks under the
trees, over the rastling leaves of which
the summer moons will play during al
most all the month of July! If, as Byron
tells US, ''the devils in the moon for
mischief" what splendid chances for
lovers "minching malice" this year will
afford
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08

We are to have some public speaking
at the court house, Monday, and of course
the political situation will be discussed,
IS IT is by discussion that pubic opinion
is formed. The people want no rant and
fustinn. but facts and arguments. The
actnalissue to decide between this and
1872 is, shall we have Federal union
on constitutional basis, or an absolute
government" ?" Now, whether the negro
votes, or testifes. is ilnmaterial to the
real issue. Democrats may believe as
they please on this point But we all
make war on the reconstruction acts, the
amendments, and the measures past for
their enforcement. For instance, the De
mocracy would war upon the right Of Con-
gress to confer suffrage, or the right to
testify. etc.. on the white man, or any
man, because we hold these among the
reserved rights of the States. The argu
meut is the same in regard to the negro.
We may hold that it IS eminently wise
aud proper for the State Legislature to
declare the negro a competent witness in
our State Courts, aud bitterly oppose the
National Legislature doing so. But
/ whether the Civil Rights Bill is con
siitutional or unconstitutional does not
really affect the solution of the negro
question in Kentucky. The Democratic
| party does not make war upon any of the
States that confer political rights upon
the negro, because they have the right
SO to do, if they wish. We venture thi;
much, respectfully, toassisttoa sane view
of public questions.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08

The Democrats of Cleveland, Ohio.
have. nominated Prince Il. Freeman, a
colored man, for Office. and his name sp-
pears among the list of Democratic can
didatss at the head of the editorial col
unns of the Cleveland Plain Dealer
This is what some folks might call 'pro
gressv Here is what the Negro candi-
date says:
There appears card IN the Herald
and Leader this morning signed By Nose
Simmons urging the colored men of the
city to meet in the Sixth ward, get up
feeling against me because am a can
didate for Office / am q freeman now
| by name and Law, and am doing what
| l think best for my race and self, act
ing as my Judgment dictates. The Re.
publican party always talk turkey to us
--aek our votes-but when a colored man
asks for nomination from them, they
always refuse him They regard us as
their "hewers of wood aud drawers Of
water ouly. | want every voter to be
independent and act as if they were men
| The story Of Nose Simmons that am
a prize fighter is untrue am musi
clan by profession, as many who have
danced to my music cantell Il the col
ored men would be true frcemen they
must act for themselves, and not be tht
tools of such fellows as Nose Simmons
As am the FIRST colored man that wa.
over nominated for Office in this city,
ask all colored men to help me. PRIacl
| r. FREEIAN.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08
BEECH WOOD SEMINARY
Hickrnan. iKentucky.

Hickman, tkentucky.
HyHE PRINCIPALS, ]. H. RoULHAc AND
Jno. W. Cowgirl, would respectfully
announce to the public that the first session
of their School willscommence ON MONDAY,
March 18th, 1871. The School now organ
ized is designed to be permanent institu-
tion at this place. The building already
erected is ample for the Accommodation Of
one hundred pupils, and it is the purpose Of
the Principals to constrnet suitable addi-
tions, with all modern improvements, in
desks, fixtures, &C., sufficient for loo schol-
lars, with music room convenient for those
who desire musical instructions. This de-
partment viii sunder the charge -of Mrs.
Mary Duncan. With liberal encouragement
the Principals hope soon to be able to found
a regular and permanent College with ample
accommodation for all who desire the bene-
f It's of collegiate education n this section.
Tuition per session months or l6
weeks, spelling, first lessons in
reading, writing, &c.............--.Sl0 90
Advanced readers mental arithmetic,
first lessons in geography and
written arithmetic............... 90
English Grammar, Advanced Geogra-
ply, Written Arithmetic, first
lessons in Philosophy and Com
position -..---.-.........:---.-....i4 IA w
algebra and the higher Mathematics
and Natural Sciences............... 16 90
Ancient and Modern Languages...... 20 90
Music including use of Piano. ...., "a 90
Contingent tax to each pupil. l....-........ ! 90
TnTticD due, one-half at the commence
ment and one-hnlf at the middle of the ses-
sion. Pupils charged from time ofentrance
for balance of session, aud no deduction
made, except for protracted sickness.
Patrons and teachers are alike interested
in building up good and permanent institu-
tionsi and to the generous assistance Of the
people of Hickman and vicinity we most es-
| pecially look for encouragement promising &
that our whole time and talents shall be de-
]. H. RoULHAC,
fcb25 JNO. W. COWGILL.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08


WEsTERH KENTUcKY.-Our worthy
and euterprising neighbor, the Ken
tuckion, says: Western Kentucky, SO
far as we can learn, is in good condi-
ton, that is the people are generally
out of debt, and are making every year
something beyond their expenses. In
come, twenty shiIlipgs, expenditure, nine
teen shillipgs, result, happiness. In
come, twenty shillings, expenditure,
twenty one shillipgs, result, misery.
This was Mr. Micawber's view of ex
penditure aud it's results, after long
and varied experience, and any individ
ual that will observe Micawber's rule
will be either happy or miserable, as he
points out.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08
Tbe rrench CiyII war.

Civil war is raging in France and per
feet terror rules Paris. The Theirs Gov
srument has gained some decisive tri-
umphs over the insurgents, but what will
be the end no ona can foretell. The
French have shown themselves utterly
upworthy of freedom, and need the
strong arm of Napoleon or King William
to restore peace
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08


INTERNAL REVENUE IN THIS DIS
TRIcT edward Baker, Internal Reve-
nue. Assessor for this District, has pub
lished a card, in answer to some points
made in an article published elsewhere
in this paper. He says that Assessors
receive their instructions from the Com
missioner of Internal Revenue, and must
obey. Also, he says:
Sand when tax payers have appeared
before Mr.. Armstrong and devise to
make the affidavit No. /, they were nc;
possessed Of an Income during the year
1870, from any source whatever IN excess
of $1,000, he has allowed them to make
il in every instances.
'sNo inquisitional system has been at
tempted, and when persons have made a
detailed statement, proper deduction.
have been allowed, aud if parties have
not all been satisfied notice has beer
given through the Kentuckidn If the
detailed statement which the Commits
sioner in bic circular requires, had mo-
been made by parties, they would have
been put to a great deal of trouble il
producing their book and accounts
which, under the system of msking ;
detailed statement is avoided, unless
false or fraudulent return was made"
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08
4 NEw YoRK CoURr has lust decide

A NEW YoRK CoURT has just decided
that sewing machine cannot be seized
for debt. In the case of Camp vs. Sing.
er, in the Marine Court, a lady sued the
City Marshal for seizing her sewing ma
chine under Judgment from one OF the
District Courts, aud the Judge held the
sewing machine to be exempt on two
grounds first, as being necessary house
hold furniture; and secondi as being used
by the piaintiff to earn her liying.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08

The CHEAPEST DIVORCE YEr.-A
man named Lewis Glover loved and won
ayoung lady of Edwardsburg, Mich, and
took her to Elkhart While there the
young bride learned that her husband
was in possession of an older wife She
at once started for her parents home,
and Glover wrote totlse squire who had
united theui to know if be conld not Gu,
asunder the tie. His justiceship agreed
to wipe it all out for ST SO. The money
was sent aud the affair is "arrapged."
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08

4 LAUGHABLE thing took place at q
revival meeting somewhere 10 Mississip-
pi not long since. The minister noticed
seedy looking chap in one Of the seats
looking as though he needed religion or
good square meal. SO he stepped up
to him and asked him if he was a Chris
tian. "No, sir" said he; aIam editor
Of the Republican paper in this place.
"Then. in the name of God, let us pray,
replied the delighted minister
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08
Tbe ConuectIcut Election.

Itmust be confessed. the Democratt
did not carry Connecticut by the ma
jority anticipated 1t is likely the Dem
ocrats have re elected English Governor
by about 10 votes, but this is yet doubt
full 10 or 20 votes will decide the con
test either way. The Democrats have
elected two Of the congressman, which il
gain of one It is conceded that the
Democrats carried the white vote Of the
State by several thousand.
The Democrats have carried the city
of St Louis by over 1000 votes-thG
6rst Democratic triumph since 1860.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08

A FEW days ago one John Lafever. of
this county, eloped with his niece, Mrs.
Spencer, whose husband had only been
dead about two weeks. Lafever left a
wife, several children and an aged
mother-in law in destitute circumstances
-Murray Gazette.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08

COOP PLACE FOR GovERNoRs.-San
Domingo, since 1904 has had eleven
Governors. OF these nine have met with
violent deaths, either at their own hands
or the hands of sssassins. The remain
ing two died of two much run. It's a
good place for Logan, or Wade, or Sher
man, or Sheridan.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08

CANDIDATES AT CoLUMBUs,-A. j
Hess and Thos Sproat are candidates for
Mayor; R. T. Samuel, Willis n. Riugo
aud w T. Donaldson are candidates for
City Clerk; t. B. Pearce and J. r. Ancy
are candidates for City Marshal. The
election takes place the FIRST Saturday in
May.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08

THERE is some hope for the Paducah
Herald. because it acknowledges itself
willing to be enlightened by the Hick
man COURIER If he will read these
columns attentively he will be a better il
not wiser man. Many men opposed
negro testimony in 1s69-7o, many more
opposed it iu 1659-60, who now honestly
favor It's admission in our State courts,
!. c. Jno. C. Breckinridge, james B
Beck, Garret Davis. L S. Trimble, Judge
VIM. Lindsay, Judge A. r. Boon. Com
monwealth Attorney Randle, and host
ofother distinguished, but familiar names
to the Herald.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08

SMALL Pox At DREsDEN.-We learn
that the people of Dresden are consider
ably agitated about the appearance Of
small pox in that place. DIR. W. G. Scott,
merchant, was the first attacked. He
had been abseut buying goods, and it is
thought contracted the disease in some
Of The cities he visited.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08

CoUETY MEErISGs-The Democracy
Of Livingston aud Galloway have held
county meetings. ipstructing for the
Hon. Willis B. Machen, provided his
disabilities are removed, as their first
choice for Governor, aud Hon. Jno. Q
A. King, as their second choice. After
all, the friends of King and Machen may
operate together if occasion demands
Marshall county re-afirms her in
structions for Hon Oscar Turner.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08

THERE are in the present House OF
Representatives f3i lawyers, % farmers,
"a merchants, IL physicians, ii editors,
s bankers, manufacturers, lumber
men, 3 railway kings. general business
men, elergymen and teacher.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08

THE New York Tribune has informa
tion from Washington that twenty eight
Republican Senator'S have promised to
vote against the annexation of San Do
mingo upon any terms. Such being the
case, the scheme may be considered as
dead as mackerel
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08

DAVID A. CHAMBERS, ESQ. former
ly editor Of the HeraSd. died at bis house
in Union City, Monday March 9th, of
consumption. He was a. gentleman of
splendid energies, aud genial clever dis
position.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08
STILL LOWER.
w. L. McCutchen
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL GROCER,


"AyING BOUGHT THE INTEREST OF
II Mr.. n. r. Harness, in the business OF
the late firm of McCutchen & Co.. shall
continue the business alone
am now receiving heavy stock Of all
kinds Of
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08

= authorization ofa large Spring trade
buv for co.h, and will sell at very small
,vefiss for cash. simply ask an examina-
t;on Of my goods and prices. In the whole
sale department will promise to duplicate
g 1ouis prices for some size bills with
freights added ~r~,-rrx,
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08

JAMES WEST, W. C. Holland and
Col. james Brien, all Of Marshall coun-
ty, are candidates for the Legislature
from the counties Of Livingston and
Marshall. A convention Of the tive
couuties has been determined upon, tc
noniuatc a oanaidate.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08

ASSETS.

Total Assets, Jan /, 1871, ,..... S22, Oh, ,63s 81
The Dividend of Return Premiums declar-
ed by TIE Directors in 1870, will be paid to
the assured as their Premiums fall due IN
1871, in conformity with the Rules OF the
Company.
paid in 1872, will be apportioned during the
year. upon the equitably adjusted per cent
age plan lately adopted by the Company.
DIRBCToRS-
Lewis C. Grover. Randall II. Greene,
Josiah O. Low. Henry McFarlanr
/. II Frothingham, Joseph A. Halsey,
Charles S. M4ckmet Marcus i. Ward,
II. N Cougar, A. S. Smelling.
Nehemiah Perry, Oscar L. Baldwin.
LEWIS C. GROVER, President.
II. N Cougar, Vice President Edward a.
Strong, Sec'y Benjamin G. Miller, Treas.
SAMUEL LAxDRUN, District Agent at Hick-
man, for Jackson Purchase.
MARCHES
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08

THElast Murray GaSstte announces
W w A yres. Esq, John Armstrong aud
Joel gsrd as candidates for the Legisla-
lars in Galloway.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08

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MCKENZIE mas hesaine Oluo, IN
when mucn ~ ~ 'eses' = Ieis.
TIE temperance movement seems to be
gaining ground in West Tennessee.
LEV. @ Faxoo Is on the staff of the
sPaducah Ken.actiua.
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go. :.s .:sss ~ ,ss,,. .rs
favorable for a large crop.
HAM p'an'ess In '''es' euno 'I''s a.s
k''ng !. o'.la ag..n " s's''s ~ 1'os'
the FedeTai Court 10 raoucsh . ias'
week, George Stacy was consic'eo OF rop-
berry committed 10 Hlckman county.
THE owensboro SHIELD thinks the
greess1 aa'1one =, :, rltn "i,Ien IT'S e,'y mas
sssa li'o'eu -is y o'i'uAy u'a "'1s
The finest residence in the State II IS
sAid. is ownedby Amos Shinkie, OF Gov
ioeton. and cost between Si5o,ooo and
80 ~ - H
The Gaod Templars' sAdrocate, pub
lishsd BY d \ Zimmerman. at Lexing
ton. KY. is a handsome paper, and
speaks ably in the interest of that order.
THE Losasyssfs Journal speaks of Con
yre.rmsh Bewcnfas married 70 three
~amen and thirty four States stiii 10 De
heard from
Tur Washington Star says there are
,wo hupd dred and fifty postmistresses IN
the ceputry.N We are shocked to hear OF
such familiarity with the mails.
y n Whitehead has retired from the
ea;tcriai chair If the McKenzie Times.
II;. successor j ColoneI ri w. Wall. a
i.arusIist of ability aud experience.
m n nrx, nrs.snt ;ncun,bent
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60 n's.'L NJ C,as,o,j
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THEEE is an honest man in Harrison
o,'n'y. = es5'ls'naa' Whoss hSs. .aa'.'e y
o,ev s val. ss.i ,.lsbls pIJ, =. nsra Dso He did
-s1tn,,,;l !, ~ rss,ored - the
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x-Congressman Prosser vas confirm
<@..s7s5 last Friday. He will doubtless en-
Gar una, The disoharge of his duties At
opca
are often toiu tnss we aon kno"
snss 70 are eaung' anu we oseln - %
Who claims 70 have invented process by
which csstor.o;l can be eaten on bread
about AZ nieasantlv a. honey.
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iHb neg,s'sr says an ''n p'1'1". .u,s
s,oi;,s Sp nd he % EASTERN - a;t;es over the
Mobile and Ohio railroad, and that busi
pass will, in time, exceed the cotton trace
10 value TO that road
TuE New Haven woman who recently
rot married. and took her. wedding tour
n horse car. wrote to a friend the next
morning Saving she was Just as well
satisfied as though she had travelled
s"e So'''-
HE Elizabethtown Eevs says that on
M4kiSough's Hill Between that point
. c6sssburg. distance Of about eight
p there are near forty 6ve thousand
Z ns,-,ng peach trees will bear this year for
1$the 6rst tine.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08

CoNGREss-The For'y second Con-
gress has now been in session four weeks.
Iu all this time not single measure for
the benefit of the people has engaged its
attention 1t has been occupied in the
outrage of degrading Senator Sumner at
Presiden. Grants dictatiotf; in debating
the unconstitutional Ku Klux bill, whose
object is to force Grants denomination
as the Republican candidate for the Pres
ideucy by giving him military control Of
the rotten borough States; and in ex
pounding the San Domingo swindle
whose only object is to put money in the
pockets of Grants cronies and fayorites
and to enrich the partners of the Militia
ry Ring which now controls the action
of the Executive
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08

PoLITIcs IN McCRAcKEa.-Some dem
ocrats of McCracken county keep up an
iuccssant call on one Major Bidwell to
become candidate for the Legislature.
The Major positively declines, but "many
voters" still insist In the language Of
Horatio Seymour he says, II can not be
your President" Horatio was correct,
aud it may be the Major is, though real
| IL the correspondents bid we'll.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08

FRoa card Published in the Padu.
cah Herald, we see that Major 4 t.
johnson declines the canvass for the
Legislature IN Graves county on account
of his i'll health We are assured thai
his many warm friends ~ that county
will regret this action upon the part o.
Major Johnston scarcely less than the
evil fate which compels him to it.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08

New MAIL RourEs-Pe Petitions have
been forwarded to the Postofice Depart
nent praying the establishment Of post
routes from Hickman to BIandyiIlo by
way Of Moscow. Clinton, and Milburn
also, from Hickman, to BoydsvilIc, by
way Of Casey's Station. Lodgeton, and
Nurses Station also. from Hickman to
LovelscevilIe, by way Of Moscow. Dub.
I'm, aud Fancy Farm. These routes sup
ply other Offices not mentioned. and are
greatly needed Judge Grassland is
hopeful Of having them established.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08
oUn RAILaoAD-sHALL II BE

OUR RAfLRoAD-SHALL 1T BE
SoLD?-Mr. McNairy, the president OF
the Nashville s Northwestern Railrosd,
has requested meeting Of Stockholders
of that road, in Nashville, on the 9th OF
MAY. to consider compromise and set
tlement of the Tennessee State debt
against said road. The Solicitors for
the State propose to compromise. we
understand the minimum price demanded
is SO. 600, 900, aud the road owes the
State considerably over $4,000, 1000. The
meeting is to consider what is best to be
done, and see ifthe amount can be raised
Some of the companies are buying theil
roads in.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08

THE Gaod Templarsl Adrocate, pub
lishsd by d n Zimmerman. at Lexing
ton. KY. is handsome paper. and
speaks ably in the interest Of that order.
The Lcsasy;iis Journal speaks of Con-
vres4snss kaBswcn as smarried TO three
~omen and thirty four States still to be
heard from -,
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08

THE Rothchilds by controlling the
leading mines, now have the monopoly
of the quicksilver market of the world.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08

THn Uniontown Democrat says the
fruit i not injured. aud the prospects are
favorable for large crop