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The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08

A man in Charleston audience, the
other night, cast the light Of bulls eye
lantern on ..Prof. Fay's dark seance,
which dissolved good deal Of its mys-
terry. The gaitar performances was re
vealed just as natural as a big fellow
sSinging that instrument could make 1t,
or as natural as Barney Hughes, of the
Railway Record, reveals the "invisible
hand Of qnartette Of table rapPers IN
the Bluff City. A party Of four were
sitting around with their hands on the
table. occasionally bestewiug cunning.
searching smile on each other, when the
medium, who was a banker, remarked I:
"If any gentleman desires it he can re.
quest the invisible hand to be shown,
and his Summons will be obeyed but to
make the hand have an object il will be
necessary to place some thing on the ia
BILE, so that its mission will not be fruit
less With some trepidity, but power
full curiosity, all sgreed to call the hand,
and temptingly arranged, with enticing
regularity, several columns of little,
round ivory checks Sufficient of these
having been accumulated, the hand was
requested to be shown; with astonishing
slacrity il obeyed and carried away those
little piles of ivory Just as natural as if
it knew these other hands around the
table could not check it. The party was
soon broke up, some of them Affirming
that the baud had a cold AIR about it.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08
In the state Revenue
LaKEa.

One of the most important general
laws that passed the last Legislature was
that which changes the time of the pay
mept Of the revenue into the State Treas
ry. The bill compels the Sheriffs, on
the first day of October in each year, to
make report to the Auditor. under
oath, of the money that be has then col
lected, and pay the same over immedi
ateIy; and every sixty days thereafter to
make similar report; aud to make his
final settlement with the Auditor on the
first day of April in each year. the bill
to take effeet in 1872. Five per ceut
damages shall accrue on all taxes unpaid
by the first day of April, which damages
go to the State, aud not to the Sheriff
This differs from the old law in the
following respect, viz: that under it the
revenue was due in the treasury on the
10th of December Of each year, after
which time the Auditor could take judg-
ment against the various Sheriffs in the
State who had failed to pay by that time
the entire revenue of their respective
counties into the treasury.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08

GoLLIDAYs LOTTERY AT OWENS
BoRo.-The greatest humbug with which
ourcity has been lately Afflicted was Coli.
days drawing. Itdrawed from our citizens
about two thousand dollars in return for
which-wiih the exception of few
minor prizes--they received fen pieces
Of paper with some letters on them printed
with bad article of red ink, aud on the
end of which is very correct likeness of
the manager of the scheme. We would
suggest to those holding these tickets
the propriety of having them framed and
hung up as parlor ornaments. II vii
constantly remind them of the folly OF
investing their money in such humbua
enterprises. But our people will be hum
bugged, and it might as we'll be done By
Golliday as any one else. The Wizzart
Oil man took off about one thousanS
dollars, Gollidsy about two thousand
aud we ara looking every day for circus
a theater, negro troup or monke,
show to take of the balance
-OsocRsboro She'll.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08

A PoR1IoE of the people Of Ballard
county are cIamoripg for division OF the
county. 1t is proposed TO mako Sfilburn
the seat of Justice Of the new county, aud,
Of course. the 1iilburners are enthusiast
cally in favor Of bringing about the di-
vision. The editor of the Paducah Her
aid (wlo is sensible man except when
he abuses Cairo aud praises Paducah)
regards the move as one full Of disaster
to tho people. Divide the county, and
the fourteen hundred voters who now
constitute the tax paying population, viii
have to meet the expense of two sets Of
county officers, double election expenses
and increased expenditures in hundred
other ways.
The movement is certainly i'll advised
and, most likely, owes its origin 10 GER
tain ambitious gentlemen who want Office
--Cdiro Rap<r.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08

Gov. SEYMOUR, who is frst rate
farmer, has discovered that even weeds
have their use. For example, he says
that farmers fight weeds as doctors often
doctor symptoms, instead of getting at
and rer3oying the cause. Weeds are
the svidenssa ri poor culture, and Of ea- !,
haustion or conditions of the soil.
Sorrel may w avery poor soil. but
ssrrel Is Bot< s<seif an evil. 1t is the
result Of 64aof nature to restore
the soil ity. 1t contains the very
iDgredif 5essary TO render the soil
again. -. There is large amount
OF soluble potash, with other Ingredients,
IN sorrel, which is what the soil on WHICH
it grows most needs, as il assists plants
in assiniIating the otherwise indigestible
materials in the soil.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08
GOV. AIcorn Gets After the Ku-

MEMPHIS, April 1.-The Avalanche's
Jackson special says Governor Aleorn,
in message to the Legislature to day,
says the rewards for the detection of
men engaged IN outrages perpetrated by
what is called Ku-klux in any county.
shall. when paid by the Executive, be
made a special tax upon that county, with
a right to change the revenue on the
part of the State He asks authority to
organize and call into the field cavalry
regiment of picked men for operating
whenever masked assassins shall be seen;
the cost of subsistence of said regiment
to be levied as special tax on the county
to which they shall have been called by
the appearance of the masked assassins
With this power, the taxpayers who
shall dare tolerate, by their sympathies.
the performances of the Ku klux, will
soon find out that such liberation will
have cost them dearly.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08

SENATOR FRANK P. BLAIR has
written letter to an Alabama editor, in
which he pertineutly remarks that the
contest, as wsged by the Democrats, sis
not TO take away suffrage from the me-
groes. but to preserve that wise distri-
button of the powers ofGovernment with
out which all suffrage is but a mockery,
and to prevent thatcontrol by the nation
al functionaries which is sure to create
imperialism, and will inevitably degrade,
impoverish and enslave the toiling
masses"
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08
ResolulIon to be silent.

Madame Reginer, the wife of law
officer a6sailles, while talking in the
presence numerous party, dropped
some rem; khieh were out Of place,
though not Sportant. Her hus-
band reprims sd her before the whole
company, sa "Silenee. madam you
are a fool - kle lived twenty or thirty
yesrs afterward, aud never uttered a sim
gle EorS even to her children! A pre-
tended theft vas committed In her pres
snce, Ia the hope of taking her by sur
prise. but without effect. and nothing
could induce her to speak When her
consent was requisite for the marriage Of
any Of her children, she bowed her head
and signed the contract. The obstinate,
pettish conduct of this woman proved
her to be that which her husband said she
was.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08

SOME charivariers at Horn Lake, Mis-
sissippi. while sounding the loud jang-
whang beneath the windows of newly
married couple, were surprised by the
appearance of the bridegroom clad in a
night-shirt and shotgun, who emptied
the latter among them. Peace reigned
thereafter.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08

From all parts of this State we hear
most favorable reports of the young
wheat. The snews of last winter that
protected the ground from severe freezing,
preserved the wheat, and there has been
no hard weather since the disappearance
of the snow to iBjure it. The huntsville
Herald says: 1--WE never saw finer
prospect for big wheat crop than there
will be the coming season. The breadth
sown in this county is hardly so great as
last year. but it will more than average
with the seasons since the war" The
ST. Charles Nelcs says: S'The wheat
crop in this county promises to be one
of the most abundant that has ever been
produced. Certain portions Of ST. Charles
county never failed to produce fine wheat
crops. but this year the yield will, evf
dently, be abundant all over the county"
The st. Josegh Gazette says: From all
parts of Northwest Missouri we hear the
most encouraging reports in reference to
the growing wheat 1t has suffered but
little from the winter, stands thick on
the ground, and with anything like an
ordinarily fair spring will yield an album
dant crop. The Montgomery Standard
is informed by one of the oldest and
best farmers of that county that s'he has
never seen such prospect for an abund-
ant crop of wheat since he has been a
resident of the county. 1t is quite for
ward and stands thick on the ground. -
50. Louis Repu6licam.
CHICAGO, March 30-Reliabl Bile reports
say never perhaps in the history of the
country were the prospects of the wheat
crop so splendid at this season through
out the country Every field promises
large yield. There is no exception to
this. The wheat growers predict the
earliest year known since Illinois was
settled.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08

Hon. JAMES b. BECK is to-day the
greatest statesman in Kentucky. His is
the browning intellect of the State. His
name will be presented next winter be-
fore the Legislature in connection with
the United States Senatorship, and it will
be powerful, indeed, before the peoples
Representatives. What magnificent
Senator he would make - Bo,oiing Green
Democrat.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08

THEY have new style Of temperance
society down in Tennessee. The mem
bers may drink anything they pay for,
but pledge themselves not to invite any
one else to drink, nor TO accept an in
vitation from any one else. The society
has regular officers, and conducted in
many respects like the Good Templars.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08

Or the ninety one members and off
GERS of the Arkansas Legislature, but
eight were born in the State. OF the
rest, 9 were born in Virginia, 4 in Mas
sachusetts, in Pennsylvania, in New
York, sin Georgia, 10 10 Tennessee, 5
in the Carolinas, 2 in Mississippi, in
Alabama, 2 In Illinois, l IN Ohio, 2 in
Germany, l in England, and s in the
great Commonwealth of Kentucky.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08

CovINaroN. KY, had a case lately
where discarded lover murdered the girl
who rejected his suit. whereupon all the
timid "old maids" met together aud
unanimously resolved never to reject an
offer.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08

IcE will be cheap this year, and the
monopoly companies III New York will
have no show whatever. it is thought,
against the new combinations that have
been formed.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08

Mrs. CLARA NASH has been admit
ted TO practice at the bar at Columbia, ~
H., and has been appointed Justice Of
the Peace. Letters to her are addressed
'.Clara Nash, Esq, Coiumbia. n. II.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08

Made of Poor Rum. Whisl<ey, Proof Spiz~
Ats, and Refuse LIQUORS. docI Iored; s s spicea::
Appetizers, % g Rastorers,D - &c, that lesi the
tiupier on to drunkenness and ruin, but arc afru9
Medicine, made from the Native Root. and
Gtim,,Ianfs- Thsg are the theGREATBLOOD
PURIFIER and LIFE GIVING PHLN-
CIPLE, perfect Eenoyator and lnyigorator
and restoring the blood to o healthy condition
No person can take these Bstters, according to /.
directions. and remain long unwen-.
400 will be given for lncurable case, pro-
viding the bones are not destroyed BY mineral
poisons or other means, and the vital organs 1
~1stsr For rinsamnsfory If ma DRY. and a Chronic Eheu-
Fsstion. Bilious, Remittent; and later
Iiyer, Kidneys, and Bladder. these Bit |
fera have been most successful bucn Dis
eases are caused By yitlated Blooa, ~ yslsa ssa
niregtive Organs.
fhey invigorate the stomach, and stimulate
the torpid liver and bowels, which render them
~ unedusiIed efficacy in cleansing the blood OF
ali Impurities, and imparting new lie and Sigsr
70 onSsne,,sis M rs or Indigestion, Headaels. |
Pain IN the shoulders, Coughs, Tightness oi tne
(y,est Dizziness, Sour Stomach, Bad Taste an
the Mouth BILIOUS Ataess' ~ rsr pain a In
The regions of tho Kidneys, and hundred oeneI
nainfui symptoms which are the onspnngs OF
6vsnepsia are cured by these Bltters-
S,leanse the yitiated Bleod whenever you hnd
x,s innnrities bursting through the skin in Pim-
-ias- Eruptious or Sores; cleanse It when q 10
koni' and vour feelings will tell you when Keep
the blood pure and the health OF the system VII
PTN. TAPE, and other WORMS. lurking IN
the system of so many thousands, are enectaA1y
DESTROYED and removed.
For fuiI directions, read carefully the circular
around each BOTTLE printed IN four languagos-
English, German, French, and Spanish - -
WALKER az 81 50 Commeroe Street. ~. y.
Pronriefor. RI n MCDONALD & CO.,
Drtse5ists and General Aeenta
San Fnncfsco, Caltornis, sno . nno" S'''-
isrss - SOLD bY ALL DRUGGISTS AsD
DRALER5. --~--<--e.e-se,4ssess..se -
sept24 ].
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08

a YOUNG man who was caught strain
ing bis sweetheart to his bosom the 9th
er night justifies himself on the ground
that be has right to Strain his own
honey
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08
Helmbolds Fluid Extract Buchu
and Improved Rose Wash.

will radically exterminate from the system
diseases arising from habits OF dissipation,
at little expense, little or no change in diet,
no inconvenience or exposure; completely
supercening those unpleasant and danger
GUS remedies, cOpaiya and mercury, in all
these diseases.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08
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ght may be the attack Of the above dis
eases, il Is certain 70 effect the bosliiy hea,.h
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Diuretic- HELaIBOLDs ExTRACE BUCHU
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From the Largest Manufacturing chsaiss
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The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08
CLINTON ST, HICKMAN, KY.
AGENT FOR

the following Companies, which have
net assets as follows:
lima Of Hartford, 5,293. .436 08.
Phoair Of Hartford, s1,674. .sS8 81.
Hartford Of Hartford, 80, 544 200 az
Uuder'0riter's Of NJ T., $1,000, 900 90.
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Home Of Ne,o Haren, 81, ,7S6, 1865 40
Mutual Benefit Life ef
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The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08
Helmbold's 3 Fluid ExtractJBu

In affections peculiar to fen unequal
BY any other preparation, as fdxIbrssis or
retention, painfulness, or supprDssion OF
customary excavations, liberated o. schirrrs
Of the uterus, and all complaints incideDt
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08

Preparation Of Compound Ex.
tract Of Buchu.
The component parts ar. BUcHu rnxa
LEAF, cUBEBs, JUMPER BEsRiss. 's

MopE OF PRgFAEATroE.-Buchu.f in vaero
JuniPer Berries, by distillation, 70 form A
hne gin Cubehs extracted By dispincs-
ment with spirlFs obtained from Jnniper
Berries; very little sugar is used, and
small proportion Of spirit IL Is more rala-
table than any now a use.
Buchu, as appeared by Druggists, is of q
dark color. IL is plant that emits its fra
grancei the action Of fame destroys fhis
tits active principlcl, leaving dark and
giutinous decoction. Mine Is the CO ior o
ingredients. The Buchu in my preparsaien
predominates; the smallest quantity Of tbs
other ingredients are added: 10 prevent fer
mentation; upon inspection it viii be found
not to be a Tineture, as made in Pharrnco-
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and that upon inspection It will meet With
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The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-09-30
An Important Decision.
[From the Raymond Miss. } Gazette. I

The following decision, recently
rendered at the August term of the
chanccry court Of Kinds county. by
Hon. +. W. Cabiness, Chancellor,
embraces points Of general interest.
We extract as follows:
Petition was filed by James Rich
ards, freedman, for letters of admin
lstration upon the estate Of William
Richards, (White) his father, the col
ored mother Of petitioner having re
nounced her right in his favor. A.
Il. Weeks, a creditor. filed an answer
amt opposition, alleging that the
mother OF petitioner was a ncgress,
and former slave of said W. Richards.
and prayed that the county adminis-
traitor administer upon the estate.
Julia Richards proved that she
had lived with said William Richards
as his wife upwards Of twenty years:
that they cohabited together as hus-
band and wife: that by him she had
had eleven children. all OF whom he
publicly recognized AZ his children,
and that petitioner was the son of said
William Richards by her. and was
above 1WcntN-ono years of age. Pc
tltloner proved that William Rich.
ards was his father; that he called
him son to his face, and in presence
OF strangers that he was commonly
known aud recognized in the com
munltN as son Of William and Julia
Richards; that witness went by no
other name than Julia Richards.
They always occupied the same room
as man and wife.
Mitchell Hogan (whitc). of TickS-
burg, Forest Harvey (colored and
Geo. White (coloreU testified to the
same facts.
Petitioner admitted that there was
no other marriage that he could
prove, and relied on the constitution,
chapter y, section %, for proof of
marriage and legitimacy.
Opinion OF the court: That peti-
toner, under the constitution and
laws made in pursuance thereof, was
entitled to administer, and that let
ters should be granted him, and that
the answer be dismissed with costs.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-09-30
STOLEN :.

A DARK brown creole horse, all four
- legs white to the knees, bald face and
branded about thus: S R, about or s
years old. Stolen by negro man named
Amede Harry, about % or % years old,
about feet high, very black; when last
heard from was on Bayou Teche going to-
wards Berwick's Bay. S25 reward for horse
or man or both.
TOM TURNER.
Petit Prairie Bayou, Sept l6, lS7l.-2m'