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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-05-20
Negro Testimony.

The body of the Democracy OF Ken
tucky are now agreed as to the policy
Of admitting negro testimony in our
State Courts. The action of our late
Democratic State Convention fully just
aes this conclusion Nevertheless. there
are local politicians, who are Perpetuaily
harsnguing on the question. snd seek
ing to make 3 point of ii in local cleo
tons. No; only the National Democracy.
but the Democratic party of Kentucky.
sre honestly pledged to the policy, and
we trust the impracticable war against 1t
will now cease. To fact it is no longer a
question. The Kentucky Judges have
decided the matter by admitting such
evidence, aud thereby, removed any
urgent necessity for setion on the part
OF the Legislature. -Four Of our judges
have so decided, and two others it is well
will do so. Whether our
Court of Appeals reverse OF affirm these
decisions. there can be no question that
the Supreme Court of the United States
will sustain them. Negro testimony 10
our State Courts, is therefore an accom-
plished fact.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-05-20
Coming 10 their senses mt Last.

Don Piatt (RadicaD says of the negro
in white schools in Ohio, that lit would
be great outrage and probably result
in the destruction of the common school
system. White parents will not con
sent to have their children sent to mixed
schools, aud IN this they are perfectly
right The student of Blackstone, or
the student of any sort. has been taught
that there arc certain crimes considered
crimes in themselves, made SO by the
law of God and the law OF nations; there
are other crimes against that law. made
such By the municipal ordinances, or
more positively still By long custom.
which comes to be & second nature. To
this last belongs the attempted social
equality to be brought about through
the mixed education of the two races
No man can send his child to one of
these schools without degradation, and
the evil which comes of this violation of
our social laws is as positive aud we'll
defined as that which comes from the
commission of crime against the law of
God. The parent who sends the child
into the society Of negroes receives in his
or her moral nature as much punishment
as if the same child had been sent among
immoral characters.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-05-20
The Rad,cal Ticket.

The Radical Convention, which as
sembled in Frankfort, on the 18th in
slant, made the following nominations
The head of the ticket is admitted to be
one of the ablest lawyers and public
speakers in Kentucky:
For Governor, General Jno. 81. Har-
Ian, of Jefferson observation-disclosures
George NJ. Thomas, of Lewis. Attorney
General, General William Brown, Of
Fayette Treasurer, General Speed
Fry. of Boyle Auditor, VIM Kippen-
stopee, of the Louisville Volksblatt
Superintendent of Public Instruction,
Rev. W. T. Medley, of Todd. Register
of Land Office, John K. MeCleary, Of
Rock Castle.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-05-20
The CINCINNATI railroad.

The luli in the excitement in regard
to the Cincinnati Railroad chsrter, bids
now to be broken, and the question
will form an important feature in the
Legislative csnvasses in lower Kentucky.
We learn the friends of the Cincinnati
charter have candidates now in each
county, and are determined to make the
contest warm. This viii no doubt ne
cessitate the opponents of the charter in
defending their position, and in support
ing candidates of their own view. The
question is already being discussed in
the Second and Third Senatorial districts,
and We suppose will necessarily be forced
as an issue in this District. Indeed, it
is hardly possible, that question which
consumed so much of the time of the
past session, and likely 70 be equally as
conspicuous in the next, should be en-
tirsly ignored by aspirants for Office.
In fact, the issue should be discussed.
1t is reported, though we know nothing
as TO its correctness, that Major Hale,
favors the granting Of the charter, and
Capt Clark opposes the same. There
are those, at least. who will call the can
didates out on this subject, aud assert
that our next representatives must go to
Frankfort instructed on this question,
direct from the people
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-05-20
our Candidates.

Col Hodges, the senior editor and
proprietor of the Frankfort Common
,oealth, has discharged his junior, because
the latter INDUCED in unfair criticism ci
the Democratic nominees Mr.. Smith,
the Junior, af6rms his responsibility for
the article. Col. Hodges, though Re-
publican, has ever been esteemed By all
parties most fair man, as this extract
shows:
"Of the ticket nominated we have this
to cay: We have known them ali for
yesrs--some of them for many years
and We are grati6ed that the Democratic
Convention have selected So many good
men as their standard bearers. They
had other good men also, who. doubtless,
would have filled the various Offices to
which they aspired with credit to them
selves. had they been selected but. in our
humble Judgment, not better than those
who have been chosen.
Our personal relations with all of the
nominees have always been kind and
social, Notwithstanding We have differed
politically. On our part we desire them
SO to continue.
In conclusion we have only to say that
whilst in years past many Of them have
acted with US politically-during Wing
and Democratic times-yet, they have
united themselves with the Democratic
party. and we have united with the Re
publican party, believing, AZ we honestly
10. that the Republicans party is 10 the
right, and the Democratic party in the
yrong.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-05-20
Grant and the RadIcaIs.

The New York Sun consults its incli
nations and prejudices, rather than its
reason aud intelligence, when it figures
up defeat of General Grant before the
next nominating convention of the Re.
publican party. But the statistics of the
Sun are suggestive Its calculation reads
as follows:
Of the twelve New England Senator'S,
Morrill, of Maine, Patterson, Cragiu,
Morrill, of Vermont, Sumner. Sprseue,
aud Ferry are decidedly hostile 10 Grsnt !
denomination; while four others. Ham
lin, Wilson. Anthony, and Buckingham
are either against him or lukewsrm in
his favor; leaving Edmunds of Vermont
his sole hearty supporter east of the
Hudson.
In the Middle and Western States,
Fenton, Trumbull, Logan, Sehurz, Cauld-
we'll, Upton, and Window, are openly
opposed to him; while he receives bur
feeble encouragement from Scott, of
Pennsylvania. Sherman, of Ohio, and
Pratt, of Indisna
Without going into the carpet bag
States, whose Senators exert little iufiu-
enee upon public opinion, we here have
list of twenty one Senators, more than
half of whom stand foremost in the
Senate, and fourteen of them are reso-
lutely bent upon preventing Grants NOM
nation, while the other seven would
doubtless rejoice to see him overthroWn.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-05-20

Numerous inquiries have been made of
Us in reference to the probability of a
Convention Of the Democracy of Hick-
man and Fulton counties for the purpose
of nominating candidate for the Leg
islature. Suggestions to this effect have
bean favorably considered by the Execu-
tive Committee Of Fulton county, and
their action submitted to the Hickman
county Committee for CO operation. The
calling of Convention. therefore. de-
ponds upon the action Of Hickman coun-
ty, snd We presume the action of that
Committee. will be largely controlled by
the desire Of theaspirants in that county.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-05-20

The Frankfort Yeoman makes the an
nouncement that We arc to have vigo
rous canvass of the State this summer. II
gives US the programme marked out by
the candidates for Governor and Lieut.
enant Governor as follows:
Governor Leslie will, early in June,
start out, taking the mountains first, aud
then going to the western portion Of the
State. Mr.. Carlisle will begin in the
first or second district aud move east
ward. while the other candidates will also
have their sections assigned them.
The Ieon,4a is also gratiied in being
enabled to announce that, in addition to
the canvass which will be made by the
nominees of the State Convention, Hon.
james B. Beck has consented to speak
in behalf of the ticket in eight OF ten
counties"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-05-20
THE COUNTRY s.rE.
The Negroes Riding I'm the street
Cars I'm K.OuisyilIe.

J
The announcement that the negroes
we're for the first time to be allowed to
occupy seats in the streets cars on yes
terday, says the Louisgile LEDGER, was
received with not little disgust by
large number of persons. and with some
apprehension of ugly collisions by others
At an early hour yesterday morning,
youthful bummers living 10 the vicinity
of streets traversed by the cars. we're out
in force ready for anything that might
turn up and some of the Oldest of them
anxious for the expected row. Rumors
were rife that men who we're believed
to be mighty on the muscle had been
fixed for the occasion, and lively time
was anticipated. After diligent search
the following occurrences we're the only
matters of interest that could trace their
origin to the new order Of things just
inaugurated:
About IL o'clock A. NJ number of
youths, arrayed in white skins and clean
shirts, assembled at the corner Of Wal
nut and Garden streets for the purpose
of seeing the sights that it was believed
would be manifest along Walnut street
during the day. A dozen Gasso of dar-
kies, who had taken seats ia the,cars on
that road, made it convenient to leave
the cars in the neighborhOod of these
young scamps, but there was nobody
hurt.
While car in which negro was seated
was passingt the corner of Fourth and Wal
nut streets, an unknown white man, who
was passing in buggy, 6reds pistol at the
negro, but did no harm. Its stated that
the negro was seated in car 20" There
we're no traces Of bullet left anywhere
on the car or 10 the neighborhood.
About 9 o'clock on Saturday night
three negroes entered Main-street car
aud rode up as far as Adams street when
they were set upon by some boys who
made such demonstrations that the ne
groes left at once
A negro passenger on Que of the Main
street cars was lifted from his seat and
struck heavily against the street, caus-
ing slight bruise on his brow.
A negro name Covington, who lives
on Marshall street between Campbell aud
Wezel, was hit on the head By some un-
known persons while riding on the Wal
nut streets road in the afternoon, and re
ceiyed cut over his left eye from stone
or some hard substance thrown at him
In many of the cases mentioned above
the white boys are to be censured for
their conduct, which cannot be justified.
at the same time the action Of some of the
negroes was of character to provoke
assaults.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-05-20

The counties Of Kentucky bordering
on tbe Mississippi and Ohio rivers are
the termini Of dozen or more railroads
, existing snd prospective. The connect
ing, or centeriug of these CREST thorough
fares at some point il West Kentucky is
foregone conclusion, sud the subject is
elici,ing the sttention of the people and
also. the rsilroad companies. Cairo,
from its proximate location may attract
this centre; aud, certainly might if her
people had the necessary capital and en-
terprise, which they have not. The com
peting points are Psducah, Columbus.
Hickman, and though outside of the
State, we include Union City. The city
of Paducah, because of its larger eapi
tai aud more enterprising citizens, has
distsnced all competitors in the move so
far, and yet to begin with was the most
dissdyantageously situated Of any. Cairo
has better river location, bat her rail-
roads are not air lines and not built for
the rapid, quick transit of to-day. Co
lumbus, at present, has bright prospect
and but for the uncertainty of Der pres
ent railroad connections, would loom s
head of all others. 1t is said the Mobile
and Ohio Railroad must ultimately find
It's real terminus at Cairo, and the Iron
mountains at Hickman or with the Nash
vile and Northwestern road. The diff
fereut railroad interests have held in
ducements to these different points, and
will no doubt be controlled by reciprocal
inducements. PROFESSIONALLY, the Nash
vile and Northwestern Railroad is the
great feeder, and might command its
connections with the other roads, or in
fact, command the situation, if it was
under proper management This last
proposition is affirmed by all of our lead
ing railroad men, and in order to the ac-
complishmeut of this purpose, new
company is proposed to be organized,
with ample capital, to enable the Nash
vile aud Northwestern to even dictate
its connections Precisely, as the Penn
sylvanis Central. Illinois Central, or
Louisville aud Nashville, now coDtroi
their contiguous lines, so may the North
western. The towns of Columbus, Union
City and Hickman, are mutually inter
ested in the success Of this new company,
and instead of regarding themselves IL
the light of rivals, should unite their
capital, energy and enterprise. If these
railroads of our lower counties are ever
diverted to Paducah or Cairo, the rail
road benefits of either.of the above points !
will be merely noiiOnal. Responsible /
gentlemen. and men of capital. are new
attempting to organize such a company, |
sud have great promise of success. /
Agents. properly accredited, are to have /
u cons u!;ation with the management OF
the Iron Mountain road next week, and /
If reasonable combination eau be eff
feeted, We have little doubt, but that the |
ground ucrk for great through route
from St Louis 10 the Atlantic will be |
laid.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-05-20

JUDGE CoFER AND NEGRO TEsTI-
MoSY.-The Courier Journal publishes
lengthy charge of Judge NJ. Fl Cofer,
of the 9TH district of this State, instruct
ing the grand jury to admit negro testi-
mony in their Investigations. Judge
Golfer says the negroes are citizens, and
the right to testify is necessary for their
protection and enjoyment of the rights
guaranteed by the Constitution of the
United States to all citizens, and the
State judge is bound by the clause of the
State Constitution which recognizes the
Constitution of the United States as the
supreme law of the land. Judge Golfer
was Provost Marshal General of Joseph
K. Johnson's army of the late Confed-
crate States.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-05-20
The Great Toe disease.

The toe disease is speeding in San
Domingo. Over thousand persons
afflicted with it are in the hospital
This is believed to be sort OF leprosy
a disease prevalent in various forms
among the negroes of the West India
Islands. In the English islands it is
known as yaws, crab yaws, and coeabay.
In some cases the extremities become
shrivelled aud gradually decay, finally
dropping off joint by joint la other
instances the disease is confined to the
soles of the feet, commencing with a
small hard kernel, from which fbrous-
like radiations grow The foot swelIs,
and becomes misshapeu, and when core
is formed the loss of the limb, and in
many cases OF life itself, follows.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-05-20

Special to the New York Sun;
BosToN. MAY IL.

BOSTON, May IL.
The greart struggle is over, and har-
mony reigns in the Grand Army, as l
indicated in my dispatch of last night
would be the case. General Ambrose
E. Burnside was to day put forward as
a compromise candidate, aud was unan-
imously elected Grand Commander of the
Grand Army OF the Republic Grant, who
has been so long figuring to get the con-
troll of ihis organization for the purpose
of using it to aid his denomination next
year, was whipped at all points by the
admirable tactics of General Logan. Up
TO midnight last night the custom house
bummers and other Federal Office holders
from New York we're industriously at
work trying to make votes for Pleasonton,
whom they urged Grant wanted elected;
but the harder they worked for Pleason-
ton the more votes were made for Chip
man, Logan's candidate, until it became
apparent that if the contest was pushed
Chapman would be elected and Grant
laid out cold. Then the Grant men came
in with a proposition to withdraw Pleas
onton, provided Chapman would get ut
of the way. The Logan and Chapman
men, who never really desire contest,
aud were only acting in self defence,
readily accepted this proposition, much
preferring that the election should turn
on the merits aud popularity of the can
didates than the wire pulling and in-
trigue of politicians. This arrangement
having been agreed to on all hands, the
election of Burnside became mere for
nality, aud thus the Grand Army of the
Republic was prevented from becoming a
mere political machine. The election
was conducted with great guietoe>s, and
after its conclusion a1d the Inauguration
OF the new officers, the eneampmeui ad-
journed
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-05-20

W. c. CLARK, ESQ, of Graves coun-
ty. we see announced in the Msyfeld
Democrat, is a candidate foe the State
Senate in this District Mr.. Clark was
candidate against Col. e Grassland
last year for Congress. De is man of
first rate ability, and some experience as
a legislator. Some suggest District
Convention. but. Que is hardly necessary,
unless more candidates put in their ap
pearance.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-05-20
Coz. CSC. W. SrLvERroorH. and til,

Col CSC. W. SrLvERroorH. and the
candidates for the Legislature, address
ths people at Rock Springs. in this coun
~. to day. The Negro question, and
the Cincinnati Railroad charter. will no
doubt be the principal features of Col
s 8 speech His ultra views on the first
are just into she hands of the Radicals
and at their State Convention this week
they incorporated the latter in their par
ty platform. We don't question the
Democracy of such men. but the result
of their course is certainly against the
interest of the party.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-05-20

THE Paducsh Herald is greatly pleas
ed with the Democratic platform, but,
especially reserves to itself the right to
rspudists snything wrong in il, should an '
turn out It don't altogether admire the
platform as expressed. but consoles it
self that its ultra views were understood
and naeaHt- Nevertheless. it thinks it
will do TO beat the Radicals with, and
that lie sufficient The Hcralds con-
structiou ofthe platform is like the lectur-
sr'sexplanation Ofthe word 'phenomenon :
"Maybe you don't know what phen-
omenon is. Well. I'll tell you. You
have seen cow. nc doubt. Well, COW
is not phenomenon. You have seen an
apple-tree. Well, an spplo-tree is not a
phenomenon. But when you see the
COW 60 up the tree tail foremost to pick
the apples, that is a phenomenon.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-05-20

The Louisville J.5ersonian Democrat
remarks, says the Paducah Keatuckian,
of Gov. Leslie:
There is but one thing We cannot
now say which We would ike 10 saw
about him. That he thoroughly under
stands the philosophy of the States In
ion system of government between indie
pendent republican States
And now we think Gov Leslie ought
to lie down and die, for tie editor of the
Democrat is about the only man in the
country who does understand this philos
Ophy; and what is the use of living in
such ignorance.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-05-20

JUDGE CoFER, one of our State Circuit
judges, who has just decided to admit
negro testimony in his court was a
Colonel in the Confederate army during
the late civil war, and did heavy share
of hard fighting for the South. Some
"bome patriot" will now call him "semi
radical"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-05-20

ACCORDING to the Padueah Herald,
the enforcement of the Sunday law, in
that city, was quite an astonisher to
those Who had been in the habit of en-
joying their morning toddies. The fluid
could be procured for neither love nor
money,
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-05-20

Tar contest for the Radical uomina,
ton for Governor of Ohio has narrowed
down to two eandidates-Ben Wade and
General Noyes- The former is Grants
man. and is to run on the Santo Domin.
20 Issue.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-05-20
CANDIDATES



We are authorized TO announce, II. S.
HALE, Of Graves county, as . candidate to
represent the counties of Fulton, Hickman
and Graves in the next State Senate.
For the Legislature.
We are authorized 70 announce AS
ARNOLD. as 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 candidate 10 represent the
counties of Hickman and Fulton in the
Lower Branch Of our next State Legislature.
We are authorized to announce j. ~ 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
to the action of a democratic convention
should one be held
We are authorized to announce Judge B.
r. WALKER, as q candidate to represent the
people of Hickman and Fulton counties in
the next State Legislature.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-05-20

TIE Psducsh Herald is iaboring to
defeat Col. Holt, for the State Senate. in
the Sd District The Murray Ga=ette
styles the Herald a foreigner, aud
thinks the District loes not need its aid
The COURIER may also be classed as a
foreigner. but. We do believe, the Third
District would honor Itself by re electing
Col. Holt.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-05-20

Aad send Twenty-Five Cents for Ticket
and draw Watch, Sewing Machine, Piano,
a sone article of value No blanks. Six
for One Dollar Address, PACKARD & CO.,
Cincinnati, 0hie-
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-05-20

THE corn stand in this ssctisn prom.
isss veil.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-05-20

Mr. Mort Russell, well known to the
visitors Of RseIfoot Lake, died Thursday
last.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-05-20
alelr advertisements.
Wool Wanted

TINE undersigned viii pay the highest
Il market price for Wool A large guam
THY wanted. j. AMBERG.
may13 If
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-05-20
THERE are annually shipped from
Baltimore 10, 0Oe, 600 cans Of oysters.

BoS. Horace Greeley lectures in
Greeuiaw Opera house in Memphis on
the lst proximo
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-05-20

CAIRO is in a sputter about Law pass
ei by the City Council requiring hogs
TO Be penned up.