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The Hickman courier., 1871-03-25
Abuse of the PardonIng power.

Gov Leslie has begun to signalize his
accession to the Gubernatoria Office BY
the free and liberal exercise of the par
doniDg power. Those who have been
convicted of serious crimes, and those
who have not yet even had the benefits
of trial complete, are the recipients oi
executive pardon, secured, we suppose,
through the interference of influential
friends.
Among the recent instances Of pardon:
issued bystSov. Leslie, are the failowios,.
Wash Ferguson. convicted of killing
JAS. Wheeler, in Louisville. about year
ago, and sentenced to seven years con
6nementiD iD the penitentiary.
Ryland Todhunter, who met his neigh
Dor on his way to church. aud shot him.
because the latter, as be said, had allowed
or turned his mules into the farmer IS
field. Todhunter is an Influential farmer
in Fsyette and had NOT even undergone
4 fual Il ial.
Thos. Weatberly, convicted of perjury
rs witness for the defense in a criminal
murder trial at Louisville, and sentenced
to three years confinement in the peni-
tentiary. His confinement has been re-
duced to few weeks by Gov. Leslie.
There are probably similar instances
of Executive clemency which have been
exercised besides these, that in these
times of general lawlessness will serve
to help along to anarcby.-Franktort
Commonwealth.
The Hickman courier., 1871-03-25
From the Mayfeld Democrat.
Judge w. Lindsay and the next
1IBifed States SepatorshgD.

A correspondent from Frankfort. to
the Psducah Daily Kentuckian, signed
"Louisville," INDUCES in some reflections
upon the political attitude of certain
prominent men for official positions 10
the future, which we will briefly notice.
In the FIRST place the First Cougressiona
district Is asking the State for the Gov
ernorsbip, and has presented the name OF
Fl on. John Q. A. King of McCraken
county, Tor the position; man of great
ability, and if elected would give us
great satisfaction This is all we ask. II
we fail to get this Office, we are willing
to abide our time until the time comes
for US to have one of the State offices
Louisville" is of the opinion that Gov
Leslie will get the nomination for Gov.
ernor, and IN that case Hon. Oscar Tur-
ner would receive the nomination for
Lieut. Governor from the First District
but If oscsr Turner should fail, the next
United ktates Senatorship will be offered
TO the EasL Congressional Qistrict. n
the person of Judge VIM. Lindsay, oi
the Appellate Bench. We do not think
the First District can be caught with
such bait as this, as it is conceded by all
that Thos. G. McCreery is to be the next
UDited States Senator, and while the first
and second districts would be unit for
Lindsay, for United Senator, it would be
for our distinguished and
popular fellow citizen to defeat Thos. c.
and if such an effort is made.
we hope the delegates from this end Of
the State will at once discounteDance it.
We believe Judge Lindsay is the peer of
any man in the State. We are for him
for any position he wants. We know
him, and know his worth and ability, but
we cannot hope that he could defeat such
a man as MeCreery, after the defeat OF
that gentleman by Stevenson.
We say give the United States Sena.
torship to McCreery now, aud when the
term of Gov. Stevenson expires, elect
Lindsay in his place. By that time every
man in the State will be in favor of Civ
ing that Office to him.
The most of our counties have in.
structed their delegates TO cast their votes
for King for Governor. Others will
soon follow, and we believe his chances
are better than any other candidate yet
But should such an effort
be made, we fear it will be for the effect
Of defeating the first district entirely,
both for Governor and Senator. We
cannot believe that Judge Lindsay would
consent to go to the United States Senate
now, after just having been so triumph
antly elected to the highest judicial Office
in the State.
The Hickman courier., 1871-03-25

A CORRESPONDENT of the New YGk
Sun, who has travelled largely in the
South for the last few months, has come
to this conclusion "If a man from the
North goes among the Southern people
with view to business, he is gladly
welcomed and gladly treated If he
goes there to hold office and insult the
people through an oficious exhibition of
intense loyalty, talking loudly about
Rebels, etc., no one will take any pains
to make him happy or his presence agree
able Neither would the Northern peo-
pie do more by Southern man under
similar circumstances.
The Hickman courier., 1871-03-25
Is Hick man to be Cut OFF EN-.
firRnV.


The following should be read and Sc.
riously reflected upon by every citizen Of
Hickman:
The ST. Louis Republican publishes
the following facts relative to the new
road from Holly Springs to Union City:
The route of the road from Holly Springs
on the Mississippi Central, through
Brownsville, Tenn, to Union City, on
the Kentucky line, is almost direct, and
lies through q country so easily worked
that the company has an offer from a re-
sponsible contractor to build the road
from Brownsville to Union City and iron
it, for SIT 900 mile. Even if rails of
sixty pounds to the yard are used, the
cost will be s19,0 200 a mile. Che road is
Dow under contract for twenty miles this
side of Brownsville, and the work is be-
ing actively prosecuted. Wealthy citi-
zens of Brownsville subscribed largely to
the enterprise, and it meets with much
favor from the people along the entire
line. The counties through which it
runs are among the richest in West Ten
nessee; their cotton yield last year was
$4,000 bales. At Union City the COM
pany will have the choice of going either
to Columbus or to Paducah The se-
lection of the former route will givethem
direct communication with ST. Louis over
the Iron Mountain road. and would place
St. Louis in connection with the fine
productive region extending all the way
from Union City to Selma. Alabama.
The Hickman courier., 1871-03-25
WHAT RADICAL Governor SAYS

WHAT RADICAL GovERNoR SAYS.
Gov. Alcorn, of Mississippi, tele
graphs to Senator Ames and Representa-
tives Morphis, Harris and Pierce, that
the late outrages at Meridian are being
legally investigated Some disturbances
have since taken place along the Ala
bama border, but there is difficulty in
discovering the guilty parties as they
were disguised. The:power of the State
Gosernment is ample 20 preserve the
peace. With the above exceptions, or
der reigns throughout the State of Mis-
sissippi.
The Hickman courier., 1871-03-25
Purchase Bottle and carefully read direc-
tions.

DUCHU is A STIMULANT, and of itself
| Id may fail to effect cure, but Buchu
when scientifically combined with Bromide
of Potassium and other ingredients, pro-
duees sedative effect, and causes healthy
action, thus increasing the powers of diges-
tion, allaying irritation, reducing all un-
natural swellings, stopping pain and infiam-
nation, and causing the repairs and nutri-
ments in the human body 40 he greafer than
the wastes, thus preventing decomposition
| and decay, and gives nourishment, health
and vigor TO the system.
My Buchu is good for all diseases arising
from excesses; such as Weakness, and Pain
in the Back and Legs, Trembling in the re-
gion of the Heart, Weak Nerves, Pallid
Countenance, Dryness ofthe Skin, Scrofula'
Syphilis, in its many forms, Ulcers, and
Tumors.
Ifyour system is affected by any of the
above symptoms and diseases, relief is at
hand. Get bottle ofmy Buchu and Bro
mide of Potassium at once aud you may re-
ly on being cured
know just what say. My record as n
Compounder of Medicine is second TO no man
in the Southwest.
Twenty-Five or thirty years ago, my
fellow-citizens know full we'll, found me be
hind the prescription counter in the city in
which now dwell; / have cured more peo-
pie Of various diseases than all the physi-
clans in Louisville put together Undoubt-
edly, for every single patient that any
Louisville physician has have hundred.
am no upstart of yesterday. My Medi-
cines are q success great success Louis
vile is not large enough for me TO have
competitor. l monopolize the Wholesale
Patent Medicine Trade here. One and an
other has tried, by copying after me here
in Louisville, to compete with me, but, one
after another, their guns have been silenced,
and their efforts have been abortive.
My Medicines are good and answer the
purpose-that is the secret Of my success.
My reputation a compounder of good, re-
liabls articles is fully esta blished.
| believe my Buchu and Bromide of Po-
tassum is the best article nov in the mar
ket for the cure of all diseases Of the urinary
or genito-unrinary organs, such Noctur-
nal Incontinence. Irritability of the Bladder
and Ure'hra, Inflammation of the Pelvis
of the Kidney, and all that class of diseases
Buy a dollar bottle and be cured. Use as
per directions in all cases.
JOHN BULL, NJ. d.
The Hickman courier., 1871-03-25
Bulls SARSAPARILLA.
81. Lou1s. April aO.

ST. LOUIS, April 30.
Dr. JOHN BULL-Dear Sir: Knowing the
efficiency of your Sarsaparilla, and the heal
ing and beneficial qualities it possesses,
send you the following statement of my case:
Twas wounded about two years ago-was
taken prisoner and confined for sixteen
months. Being moved so often, my wounds
have not healed yet / have not sat up q
moment since l was wounded. l am shot
through the hips. My general health is
impaired, and / need something TO assist
nature Ihave more faith in your Sarsa-
parills than in any thing else- 1 wish that
that is genuine. Please express me half q
dozen bottles, and oblige
CAPT. C. p. JOHNSON,
P S.-Mr Johnson was the SON of skill
full surgeon. His mother recommended to
her friends. and for many years used my
Sarsaparilla with perfect success. In Scrof-
ula and Fever-sores Mrs. johnson states
that the cures effected were almost m iracu-
lous. Read my Journal for extended in
formation and advice in your case My
Journal contains certificates CT eminent
persons, ministers and medical men-men
who are known here in this community for
integrity and verscity. l have recently
received a most remarkable certificate from
an eminent gentleman of Louisville.
JOHN BULL.
The Hickman courier., 1871-03-25

TFro,n a Plymouth Church sermon.1


Now there is nothing for God to find
out about us. He knows all about you.
When he took ycu, he took you knowing
the uttermast And you never will dis
apoint him. by being worse than he
thought you would be. You never will
sin where he did not expect you to sin.
Your guilt never will BE- CRATER than he
made up his mind to bear with and par
don when he took you. He took you
as mother takes her child. She thanks
God for it, though she knows it VIII be
vain and proud and selfish. and that it
will have all the evils Of temper that be-
long to the race from which il comes.
1t is hers. and in spite of its faults she
loves it with unspeakable love. And
God clasps every soul that he once takes
and takes il for good or for bad. Tho
wedding between the soul and God 10
one that knows no divorce, either here or
hereafter.
The Hickman courier., 1871-03-25
The Flood in West Tennessee.

The Flood in West Tennessee.
The papers still further report terrible
loss of property and injury to railroads
by the floods of last week. The Mobile
and Ohio Railroad from all accounts,
has suffered most severely. Others, how
ever, suffered greatly. On the Memphis
aud Louisville road, at point about
fifteen miles from Memphis an embank-
ment 200 feet was swept away. On the
Memphis and Charleston road, at point
near Lafayette, an embankment for a
distance of two miles was washed away.
and in many places the track WAS coxer-
ed to depth from 4 to feet with water.
Much damage to plantations in North
Mississippi is reported.
The Hickman courier., 1871-03-25


The New Orleans Pscaynae says there
Is every indication that strenuous efforts
will be made to increase the production
Of Louisiana sugar next year. The old
planters intend to extend their acreage
under sugar, aud many win abandon cot
ton culture and turn their attention TO
The sweets. In many parishes plsntiDg
has already commenced. where the raqui-
site labor has been secured. Very high
wages are being paid, 80 strong Y the
competition for labor. AZ Was feared,
it was found that the cold spell during
he holidays did great injury 90 tho sssd
cane, and killed great deal Of st'!bo's.
This will seriously siisct the yield o. nsxs
.eason, aud IL Is probable that The large
Increase in the produotios Of this iinpor-
,snt staple anticipated BY the Agrioultu.
fal Bureau will be deferred.
The Hickman courier., 1871-03-25

CALIFORNIA is cultivating oranges,
lemons, citrons. igs and walnuts. In
Lower California there are now 1000
orange trees in bearing. They yield
from COO to i, 300 oranges to the tree,
depending on its age. About 40 trees
stand on an acre. which commence bear
ing in eight years from the seed. For
good oranges the price is $50 per 1000
Lemons, lines aud citrons yield crops
averaged to be worth 81 600 an acre. 1t
takes 8 years 10 get the trees in condition
TO bear. however.
English walnuts are raised in plenty,
and sells at 25c. per pound A large
tree will eiys 800 poand of nuts.
The figs are plentiful, but of not good
quality.
The Hickman courier., 1871-03-25
VIII sIissIssIppi Pay Her Debts,

The Legislature of Mississippi pro
poses to pay the repndiated debt of that
State, aud restore her to her long forfeit.
ed place among solvent, debt paying
CommoDwealths. Thirty two years ago
the interest on twelve millions of six per
cent. bonds issued by the Union Bank
and the Planters Bank of Mississippi,
on the faith of the State, ceased to be
paid, and soon after the bonds themselves.
many of which were hel2 in Europe,
were repudiated. 1t was 3 period Of
great commercial depression throughout
the United States, following upon wild
speculation and overtradiDg, and other
States besides Mississippi were obliged
TO suspend payment on their outstanding
obligations, although no others went so
far as TO repudiate them. American
credit of course suffered severely in for
eign markets But when more prosper
Gus times succeeded. all the States, with
the exception of Mississippi resumed
payment, and eventually fully indemDif
ed their creditors. To Mississippi was
reserved the unpleasant pre-. eminenee of
being the last. as she had been the most
persistent, of the non paying States
Her citizens rather gloried in repudia
tion. and repeatedly proved to their own
satisfaction that the unsuspecting per
sons who on the faith Of the State, had
invested in Mississippi bonds, deserved
to lose their money.
The twelve millions of bonds, princi
pal and interest, will amount on July ].
1871, to s20, ,44O, 900. and interest on the
unpaid coupons will make the total in
debtment of the State on this account
more than thirty millions.
The Hickman courier., 1871-03-25
BULLS WORM DESTROYER.

Extract Of a Letter from. Georgia.
VILLASow, WALKER COUNTY, Ga,
June 90, 1866.
DR.. John BuIt-Dedr Sir; / have recently
given your Worm Destroyer several trials
and find it wonderfully eficacious. 1t has
not failed in single instance TO have the
wished for effect. 1 am doing q pretty
large country practice, and have daily use
for some article of the kini.
l am, sir, respectfully.
JULIUS p. CLEMENT, NJ. u.
P $50 unqualified and numerous are
the testimonials in favor Of my Worm De-
stroyer that newspaper space is entirely too
small to tell its merits
1t is al infallible remedy for Worms. Try
it and be convinced See my journal for a
more full description JOHN BULL.
The Hickman courier., 1871-03-25

The following appears as leading
editorial in the Cleveland Herald I'VE
wi-h to give a very simple remedy for
for fever aud aeue, and wish to empha-
size it by saying that il has TO our knowl-
edge proved very efhcacious Il is sim
ply common salt. A teaspoohful taken
in water and teaspoonfuI deposited in
side each stocking next 10 the foot just
as the chill is coming on That's all
there IL of il; but. knowing that Il has
been very eficacious in breaking the chill
and perfecting cure. We put j. 10 our
editorial columns. whore no humbug
remedy shall ever End placs, iflss know
it,"
The Hickman courier., 1871-03-25

The New York Tribune says with re
ference to the New Hampshire election !:
1.-The general tone of comment in the
New Hampshire press, as well as through
out New England, seems to indicate the
belief that the removal of Senator Sum.
ner was more largely than any other one
thing the immediate cause of the dis
aster."
The Hickman courier., 1871-03-25

Mr. LORENZO DAY, of Chickasaw
county, Miss, having married Miss Mar
tha Week, local poet comments
"a Day is made, Week is lost,
But time should not complain
There'll soon be little Days enough
To make the Week again"
The Hickman courier., 1871-03-25
New Hampshire.

CoNvoRD, March 18.-Weston has
failed of election by the people by about
$50 votes. The official count will be
necessary to settle the complexion of the
Legi, lature, but the indications are alto
gether in favor of the Democrats.
The Hickman courier., 1871-03-25

GENERAL BEAUREeARp's only SON
has gone to the West, and the Mobile
Register compliments him highly for it.
saying that he realizes that there are no
longer such opportunities for getting on
in New Orleans, his native city. as there
formerly were, and that he proposes to
establish himself in Kansas City. Mo-,
aud. unaided, make his own way in the
world.
The Hickman courier., 1871-03-25

IN speech at New York, on the 8th
inst, Wendell Phillips declared thai
the Radical "party itself, with its brow
covered with laurels, is rottou to tie
core-rotten to the core with the servih-
ty to wealth and capital at Washington.
The Hickman courier., 1871-03-25

GREELEY says liquor had something
to do with the Radical defeat in New
Hampshire. The New York San asks,
was it liquor in New Hampshire or was
it the liquor in the White House Let
Terence answer.
The Hickman courier., 1871-03-25
Smith TONIC SYRUP
FOR THE CURE or
A G u E And FEW Err
CH I L LIS AND Few Err

The proprietor of this celebrated medi-
cine justly claims for it superiority over
all remedies ever offered to the public for
the safe. certain, speedy, and permanent
cure of Ague and Fever, or Chills and Fever,
whether of short or long standing. He re-
fers to the entire Western and Southwest
ern country TO bear him testimony to the
truth of the assertion, that in no case what
ever will it fail to cure, if the directions are
strictly followed and carried out. In a
great many cases single dose has been
sufficient for cure, and whole families
have been cured by q single bottle, with q
perfect restoration of the general health.
II is, however, prudent, and in every case
more certain to cure, If its use is continued
in smaller doses for week two after the
disease has been checked, more especially in
difficult and long standing cases. Usually,
this medicine will not require any aid to
keep the bowels in good order; should the
patient, however, require cathartic medi-
cine, after having taken three or four doses
of the Tonic, q single dose of BULL S VEG
ETBALE FAMILY PILLS will be sufficient.
The Hickman courier., 1871-03-25

A sHoEMAKER was fitting a customer
with pair of boots, when the buyer OBJ
served that he had but one objection TO
them, which was that the soles were .
little too thick. IF that is all. replied
the shoemaker, "put on the boots, and
the objection viii Gradually wear away
The Hickman courier., 1871-03-25
From the Nashville Banner.
A GRAND SCHEME.
Movement TO Hold n National
Agricultural Congress al. Nash
Vile.

We understand that a proposition is
now before the Mechanical and Agricul
tural Association OF Tennessee to unite
in getting up National Agricultural
Congress, to be held at the same time
with the Fall Fair, which comes off in
October next 1t is singular that while
almost all trades and professions have
national organizations, agriculture, the
most important of all, is
THE ONLY EXCEPTION.
Before the war there did exists quasi
organization of this sort, but so limited
that it could hardly be dignifed with the
name of national. We believe an exhi
bition was given under its auspices at
| Chicago, but it amounted to little at best.
| We understand that one Of our enter
prising citizens. who visited Washington
not long since, had long talk with
THE coMM1ssIoSRR or AGRIouLruRE.
who encouraged the plan of organizing a
National Agricultural Congress. and the
plan of holding its first meeting in the
South aad at Nashville. He promised
to give it his hearty support, which sup
port, from the position which he oceu-
pies, would be
EQUIVALENT TO SECURING ITS SUCCESS.
There are in the United States twelve
or fourteen hundred Agricultural Socie-
ties which would send delegates. The
Fall Fair could be made in part national
exhibition of agricultural implements.
and the members Of the Congress could
make comparisons and tests, which would
be of immense interest to the farming
interests of the country.
THE BUSINESS OF THE CONGRESS
would, of course. be to act upon those
great questions which pertain to agrieul
ture, and by affording meaDs of iDtercom
municatior would promote harmony and
greatly advance harmony among the
knights of the plow. What better place
of meeting could be suggested than the
Exposition building, which could then
be made to serve
DOUBLE PURPOSE.
We hope our Mechanical and Agricul-
tural Society will give the matter full
attention and determine upon having the
Congress by all means. With little
enterprise this great thing can be tri
umphantly accomplished.
The Hickman courier., 1871-03-25

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Ior state onAs 90
For Municipal ofhcsrs
marriages and Deaths
Notices of the above character VIII De IN n
serted free Of charge Obituaries ana trip
utss Of respect inserted at si W Pc, squaS1 Ss
-, tour lines or less and 90 cents for each
line.
ssg- voluntary communications, contain
ins interesting news, solicited from any
hpsrter. News letters from western heh-
ucky ana Tennessee especially desired.
The Hickman courier., 1871-03-25
THE HICKMAN COURIER,


WHEAT PRosPEcTs.-Our exchanges
from all parts of Tennessee and our
own State, report the wheat prospects as
very flattering at this time.
The Hickman courier., 1871-03-25

TIE population Of Ricbmond b NOW
semfoffeially reported ~ 30 s9e.
The Hickman courier., 1871-03-25
ADVERTISING.

Ten lines or less. one insertion
ubseauent insertion soc.
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Address, Publisher "HIcKNAE CouIln,
Hickman, Ky
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-08-31
How to be Polite.
Do not try too hard to be polite.

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Never ovcrwhelm your friends by beg
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Show by your actions rather than your
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Do not excuse your house furniture, OF
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The whole machinery Of social inter
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it is our business to keep all places OF pos
sible friction supplied with the oil Ofpolite
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