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NOTICES. &c.
ORPHANS COURT,

yJ1IE STATED MEETINGS of the Orphans Court Of
/ Cecil county will Ice held on the second TUESDAY
in every month Executors Administrators and Guar
dams wanting their stated will please bring
in the vouchers few days before Court
REUBEN d. LAMAR
Nov 30. lSG-y Register.
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TRUSTEES SALE.

iy vrtn" OF Decree passed iy the Circuit Court for
Cecil county. i'll Equity. i'll in which Jesse II.
Snpers was complainant and Robert Dawson and others
defendants. the subscriber, Trustee will offer at
Puhr sal" at the Court House door. in Elkton. ON
TUESDAY. January 3lst 1871
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viii be sold AT Public Sale, on
ciTURDi Y, tie 21st of ,Tunuaru 1871

viii be sold at Public Sale on
SATURDAY, the 21st Of JanuarH 1871,
At Elkton. MI. SIDE at T. O'Clock NJ
Tn" land i of tn" best quality and the improvements
ar" a large STONE DWELLING HOUSE. m
large D"uhlr-Deckcr Stone and Frame Barn ~
together with other farm buildings. iucluling s=o=l
wv" good Tenant Houses The buildings are in G-i1
good repair and the land in fine condition producing
abundant crops of grass and grain. and would make a
splendid Dairy farm.
There IL an Apple Orchard of selected fruit the
place Tn" farm is we'll watcrnl v springs in every
fold and the house and barn beautifully supplied
with the hest Of Spring Water 10y hydraulic ram The
location is remarkably healthy.
The place is we'll supplied with Hickory, Oak Poplar
and other valuable timber 1t is bounded On the south
and east sides about mile and all eighth by the
Octor"ro Creek. and contains several fine mill seats with
tremendous water powers.
"a Persons desiring view the farm will be shown
tho same by Mr.. r. Ewing RESTING thereon.
Terms will be made to suit the purchasers
W. =. EWING, Attorney
:. BURNS. Lucti"necr. for the Owners.
Dec 81. lS1O--ts
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The subscriber haru. purchased tho Real Esta;. of
the ah"rr-naI- defendant, AT sale thereof ly virtue
of an execution issued upon the foregoing Judgment
tdr the 18th day of o., oh,r in the wear ,i-htnrn
hundred and seventy, by William I. King Balm and
Constable hereby gives notice that he intend, To appIy
TO the Ju les of the Circuit tnnrt for Cecil county at
lis session. lie held Elkton the third Mon
day of March. next. for confirmation Of said sale
when and where the said dcfclan. her creditors or
any other person persons claiming an interest in the
matter will have an opportunity of st ns their ohjcc-
ums if they have, why the said sale should not he
confirmed, and for that purpose are hereby warned
appear
The property purchased hy the subscriber is one
undivided third part Of Tavern House and Lot of Land
which the is situate, at Rock Rum In the village
If Port Deposit conveyed t" her by S Rowland Carson
hy deed date" the thirteenth day If Nav 1867 and re-
corded among the Land Records of Cecil county in
bcr H. T. No. l. folio 6Si and was struck on at the
sum of one hundred dollars.
Dec 81. 1s10-iw MARTIN C. uCBER
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TIE FARM sccupied 10y VIM. p. Howard two
miles from Chesapeake City so TO loo acres to he
planted in corn. WIN. p HOWARD on ftrm,
or, H. d. NJ. HOWARD Eikton.
Dec 3, lS70-tf
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MISCELLANEOUS.
MINCE MEAT.
FOR RENT.

The best MINCE MEAT in the market for sale at IS
cents per n. hy JOHN ii. TERRELL.
Dec 10. 1S1n-1m Elktnu
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4 VA l. I A b L E FAR NJ
AT PUBLIC Safe
%:E1 -A-@He UEE~.

THE VALUABLE FARM situate ON tho O.tnr,ro
Creek about mile from Rowlandsyilln Dcoot of the
p B C. Railroal. formerly the property Of lii" late
Ewing. AMI containing
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NOTICE.

Judg ncnt before Eli
Cosgrovc. Esquire. Of
the Justices of the Peace
inc President AMI Com of the State of Mary land
mIs>lrciS of the Alag" of in and for Cecil county for
Port Deposit sla67 debt. with interest
vs. from June "a. 1870, till
Catherine \. Lyon. paid. and costs. Filed and
Recorded in the Office of the
Clerk of the Circuit Court
for Cecil county. Septcm-
her SIh. $50
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BLANKETS, QUILTS, LINENS. &C.

Pulitcncss and attention to customers and One
Price is oar motto. Oct 81. 1S1O-5m
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The Income Tax.

The Washington dispatches inform
us that the Ways aud Means Committee
in Congress intend to take final action
on the repeal Of the income tax, aud un-
less the Treasury Department interpose
strong objections, it will be abolished
The New York Times says the tax is
doomed The movement in the House
for its immediate abolition has derived
strength from the statements of the new
Commissioner of Internal Revenues Gen.
Pleasanton recommends its repeal, but
the Committee have asked him to give
the why's and wherefores" for the advise
The repeal is very doubtful.
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The LeeisIafnre

Mr.. EDIToR:-I see mention made of
several aspirants for the Legislature in
the last two CoURIERs. 1t appears that
Hickman county has quite number,
and very clever gentlemen, too, but as
that county has the honor of the present
member, think Fulton, according to
long custom, is entitled to the next rep
resentative in the general assembly. |
see, also, that our fellow townsman,
Judge b r. Walker is spoken of, IN con
nection with others, as suitable man
for Fulton to present. The Judge has
been long resident of this county, has
discharged the duties of its chief officer
for several years, and has shown himself
on all occasions faithful and true to the
trusts confded IN him. He is fair law
yer, of good habits. practical. aud of un
firing industry. traits eminently necessa-
ry to make good legislator. Fulton
could not present better man
CLIO
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Taking the average value ofthe tobac
co crop Of the whole country at ten cen Is
q pound in The leaf, the average of the
two rates of excise-sixteen and thirty
two cents-which is twenty four cents,
Is a tex at the rate of two hundred aud
forty per cent. Taking the average value
Of the Ohio crop in the leaf at 1--WE cents
a pound, the average tax is at the rate
of near FIVE hundred per cent In its
application to tobacco in the manutac
tared state, in some features the rate Is
still higher Common smoking tobacco,
made of stems and refuse leaves, and cost
ing when cut not over three cents a pound.
is taxed sixteen cents pound, or over
five hundred per cent. This IS the kind
used by comman laborers, and OF which
they paid taxes last year on about fifty
nine million pounds When our dema
talk about a revenue system that
shall not tax the poor nor the laborer,
let them put this item in their pipes aud
smoke il. ss
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The Tennessee Trade.

We call the attention of our business
men to very important communication
in this issue, relative to our TeRnessee
trade. The Tennessee Legislature has
passed law, which Is now in full force,
requiring travelling agents of business
houses. non resident of Tennessee. TO
pay privilege tax to that State Of fifty
dollars, and each county may require
tax of Ave dollars, additional This
license must be procured from cleik OF
a county court before proposing to sell.
This change is of especial Importance to
the business men Of Hickman, as proba
bly, two thirds of our trade comes from
Tennessee. The law VIII operate very
to the people of Tennessee,
IS it will tend to throw the whole of their
oreign trade into the hands of few
Free trade Is the best pro
ection to any people. The merchants
f Padueah, also, should take notice of
his.
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Arffufs Legislatfon-The -Usury
Laws.

I A species Of legislation, not altogether
complimentary to the independence OF
ability oflegislators, is growing some
what i8rvogue in these latter days, and
that il. Of referring questions. altogether
. legitimate for Legislative action, 10 the
people. This dodge is popular with
demagognes, and representatives too
tinid to dotheir duty. but who. at heart,
.have no absolute, sincere respect for the
soice of The people, or at NEST not as
much as those who go boldly forward to
the discharge of their duty. The people
do not desire the reference of minor
questions TO them, but elect represent
atives supposed to be competent to de
-termiue euch.things. The organic law
generally prescribes such character of
legislation as the people desire submit
ted to them, as for instance efforts to
change the constitution. etc, but delegates
TO the Legislature al necessary, in fact
absolute power, as to other legislatious.
Propositions of unusual importance,
brought about by extraordinary or IN
expected circumstances, also. in justice
might be submitted to the people; but
fer the people to have the trouble and
expense of elections imposed upon them
for every little measure, such as re-
peal Of the usury law. upon which few
weak, time serving representatives may
be afraid to vote, is absurd aud ridicu-
lods 1t is becoming too common for
harping, hypocritical, shallow pated
demagoguess WHO have humbugged the
people into giving them a seat in the
Legislature, to arise in their places and
move "a reference to the people. Every
Intelligent man, can see and read the
shslloWness Of their motions. Their ac- |
ton is nothing but confession of weak |
ness, unworthiness, and incapacity to dis
charge the duties they. have assumed,
and such men should at once resign. aud
permit the people to elect some one, who |
has the coursge and ability to serve them
For the proposition now to refer the
question Of the repeal of the usury laws
to the people. we care nothing, and there
fore, ca 1peak independently. Money
will regulate its own value, as sure as
the sun rises aud sets, 1t matters not how
the Legislature or people may vote TO
the eontrsrys Notwithstanding But it is
fbe demsgoguery of such legislation that
We denounce. Its nauseating, aud the
people can see its shallowoess.
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Rallroad-CoI. an

r.
The Cincinnati Southern Railroad he.
ing before The House, Mr. slyertoath
opened the discussion BY stating tb,, Ia.,
year he had opposed the bill a. n,s.a,,.
ed, because it did pot. as he conee,vea
sufficiently guard the interests of every
one but the bin now proposed be;ea -
complete in its nature and so well 81
ed on all points, aud the people, ofsre,
trail Kentucky being SO unanimoss !,
asking it as development TO thei, ,,a
terial interests, he could no longer ii row
himself in their way, and thus X, dor
them from having equal railroad eli.
ties with those of other PORTIONS Of the
State. He considered that such ation
would be unjust, unreasonable and in
the interests of monopoly. The p.ople
of Central Kentucky had no direct out
let for their products, and to hindertbem
now on such fair conditions, would he
an act of cruel wrong aud gross MINIS.
tice. The charter as presented waskirer
than any railroad charter 10 his setion
of the State and better guarded, h be
lieved. than any charter ever grants by
the Legislature of Kentucky He was
opposed TO the amendment of MrMc
Creary, proposing Kentucky trutees,
for Kentucky did not furnish a cnt of
money to construct the enterprise. and |
SO aeztsaoraiaarys.-s sisn.s. nd sslzrd, d war
been made of any corporation before.l
He was opposed to the amendment nam
ing route, because such route might
not be the best on survey, and twas nov
fair. if such was the case, TO limit the
road to bad route Mr. Silvertooth's
speech. although brief, made decided
on the House
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our commonwealth Attorney

District Attorney, Randle concluded
his speech on Saturday last in the case OF
the Commonwealth VS. Reed. The District
aud State may well be Congratulated in
having such an able and efficient rep
resentative as Capt Runde His speech
was regarded by all as mastery and
logical argument The clear manner IN
which he presented the evidence and re
lieved the case Of all irrelevant Issues,
and the vigor and strength with which ne
presented his arguments. reflect honor
upon himself and credit to the State
whose interests he guards with such
zeal and vigilance. If the Commonwealth
were as ably Represented in the Crimi
nal Court of every district as in this,
there would certainly be less iawlessness
and violence to bring shame aud reproach
upon the administration OF Justice
Paducah Kentuckian. -.
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= - tAie AAAN; III, jan "A, 1911.
Mr.. EDITOR :--Fulton county is, we
believe, In order entitled to.the next
member eject to the Legislature by.Ful
ton and HiekwaB counties. In looking
around as, we have come to the conclu-
sion that no man is better qualified, more
honest and upright, possesses more sterl.
ling qualities and in short, would make
us a better member than our esteemed
fellow county man. Judge b r Walker.
We have observed his conduct through
all the many Offices to which he has been
elected, both before the war aud since,
and fnd him sans reproach. We should
like to, hear from him. and know whether
he will make the race. feeling assured
that if he will, he will be triumphantly
elected. s- MANY VoTERs.
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oSt (Radical saws !:

The Detroit Post (RadicaD says:
when Judge Emmons, of the United
States District Court, arrived in West
Tennessee, he found more than one
Thousand Indictments against persons
holding Office in violation of the -Four
tenth Amendment. The law passed last
summer for the enforcement Of the
amendment, declares that these cases
shall take precedence of all others in
court, and be prosecuted to the removal
of the officer. But, unfortunately It is
left to execute itself, as no power is con
ferred upon any body to remove the off
cisl even when the case is decided against
him. This is defect in the law which
viii require further legislation If IT is to
have vitality or efficiency"
So it appears the Radicals ia their zeal
to deprive the men of intelligence and
worth of holding the Offices to which
they had been elected, have not done
their work ef'ectually.
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Practical and Striking Illustration Of
the Benefit of Life Insurance.
HrcxMAx. Feh. 1n. $50

HrcKaAs, Feb. 10, 1870
To the editer Of the Hickman Courier
desire through yonr valuable paper to
acknowledge the receipt of $1,000, paid. me
by the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Com
panY ofNewark, New Jersey, through their
agent at Hickman, Judge Samuel Iandrum,
in full of policy No. So, 754, on the life Of
my late husband Joab T. Enfler
My husband insured his life in this com
pany, June 30th 1868, for $1,000, at an an
nual premium of $50 81 which he paid one
half in cash and one-half in order the
dividends of the company. The Policy ter
minated by his death soon after he made -
second payment; and for the prompt ~
ment of the amount of the Policy, and t5T
assistance furnished me by Judge Landrnm,
in making proof Of loss, free of any charge
or expense to mel desire to return my
sincere thanks. both to the company, their
State agents, Messrs Maxon Smith, of
Louisville. Ky, and Judge Landrnm, Dis
trct Agent, at Hickman. Ky. for Western
Kentucky Respectfully.
.sFfsa JOSEPHINE A ENTL Err.
febI2-St f stlMse t
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The plumber OF eonviets in the peni
teniary on the first OF January, 1871.
wa6S0 OF these 456 are males and %
femies The number received during
the ast year was 3l9. The number dis
CHARGED on time during the year was
1872. The number of deaths during the
year vas 20 OF the whole number OF
convics 366 are white and 314 are color
ed. suaa s1
4 BILL was introduced into the Ten
nessee legislature, few days ago, by
Senator McFall, which will effectuaHy
meet tb, common custom of pleading in :
sanity j cases of murder, by authorizing
the confinement of persons acquitted on
that scoe in the lunatic asylums
A REIEDY-A man out West, who
red that Try copperas put in bed Of ants
would case them to leave, so he put
some IN lis mother-in laws bed, to see
if she would not go. He says she was
there at asst accounts.
SATUR' is now the morning star, aud
will continue TO be until the close OF
March
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For the Hickman Courier
Tennessee Trade.

The following law has just past the
Tennessee Legislature and is now IN full
force and effect:
s.Tbat all travelling agents, represent
ing business parties, non residents of said
State, proposing to sell goods, wares,
merchandise or manufactures of such
non residents. either by sample or rep.
resentation. shall pay privilege tax to
the State of fifty dollars per annum, and
each county may require an additional
tax of five dollars A license must be
procured from the clerk of the county
court, before proposing to sell. The
penalty for failing to procure the license
is $780,
As many of our merchants, mannfac-
turers and business men frequently visit
Tennessee on business embraced in the
above law, to sell goods, aud manufac-
lures, thought it but just to advise
them of this recent law, as the old placed
no restrictions on Kentucky trade. and
they could govern themselves accord
ingly. ID
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The Memphis Audianohe speaks OF
the Memphis and ST. Louis railroad
arrangements are being made for the
speedy completion OF this railroad from
II opefeld TO Morley, on the Iron Mouu-
tain railroad The contracts for build
ing the entire road have been taken by
three large contractors from the North
who are possessed of money, energy, and
enterprise, and who are determined that
no time shall be lostsin bringing the road
to successful completion. When com
pleted twill be known as levee road,
prevent the overflow OF The Mississippi
over the lands OF Arkansas. These ieyees
will average from two aud half to ST
teen feet in height. which will act as a
complete barrier against overflow.
Active measures viii Immediately be Ia
ken to carry on the work but as the
spring advances arrangements are being
made TO place upward of Thousand men
on the works, and complete the. road
within eighteen months. The contrac
tors who have taken the work IN hand
are possessed of the greatest experience
in railroad building, and have within the
past few years been engaged in some of
the most extensive railroad enterprises
in the country This is an ample guar
antee that they will soon make the Mem
phis and ST. Louis an accomplished fact =
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THERE is a chance that Paducah may
he furnished with sensation 10 the shape
Of a duel. IF men are fools enough to re !.
sort 70 the code Of honor, so-called, to set
Gle their little differences. it is better they
should take the field, and It wouldn't be
, Bad idea for each to pepper the other
uptu their s.honor" il cooled with lit.
fis wholesome blood. So esays an ex :.
ehange. se sxs e p
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numerous LegisIatIon.

Many people regard body of Legis-
lators as altogether grave and dignifed,
and too entirely absorbed in business and
State affairs to enjoy joke, but the
following from the Louisville CONNER
Gals Frankfort correspondence, indicates
that little fun is relishsd by the wisest
men esh
Saturday is day devoted to the re.
ports of committees and the consideration
of local measures, and consequently
affords opportunity for indulgence in the
humor of witticisms and bupeombe res
olutions, which are allowed to be read,
but seldom acted on To day the iudul
gence of the solemn assembly was craved
for the passage of resolution TO provide
the chair with a reconstructed gavel
whose handle should be long enough TO
reach TO the uttermost extremity of the
house and to the galleries, whereby re
frsctory members heads might be mauled
and their tongues quieted, thereby pro
ducing the order aud silence now denied
by the rafting knocks and pounding on
the Speakers desk This was followed
BY substitute. citing the impecuuiosity
of the Judge Of the Fourth ward Gov
ington. aud recommending every playful
friend to lay aside schip" for his bene-
fit, that he might return to his native
city in a manner becoming his worthy
State, and with exalted triumph OF
course these propositions brought down
the House 'H
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TIE COMMITTEES of the Kentucky Leg
islature, to which was referred that por-
ton Of the Governor's message relating
to recent outrages in the State. has adopt
ed most stringent bill, giving the Gov
srncr authority q employ secret detec-
tive police. with view to the detection
and punishment of the midnight marau-
ders. This is right, and il is to be hoped
the Legislators will DO prompt in passing
the committees bill. Hon. H A Tyler.
Senator from this district. we understand
70 be the suthor Of this bill.
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life assurance.

A bin has been Introduced in the New
York Legislature proposing to place il
out of the power Of life Insurance. com
panies to make any objection tQssle pa
ment of policies, on the grenpi aYsN4 )
representation in the sanitFN
of the insured, after three anR
ums shall have been paid
of sucn a measure must strfk<
as entirely evident. If the Ay0lGpssAies
Continue from year to year to receive
the premiums of the insured it is emit
nently proper that when the widow or
other beneficiary shall come TO claim
he amount OF the policy there shall be
| 0 change of forfeiture because of matters
Mich should have been the subject of
ikestigation at an earlier time
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Hov Levi Salisbury, who has been
elected TO succeed his brother as United
States Senator from Delaware, is lawyer
of considerable reputation and dlstInc
ton. but has never served 10 CONGRESS
A singular feature OF this Senate
rial contest was the fact that three
brothers we're the only candidates-fhe
present Senator, the Governorof the State,
and the one who was finally elected
Senator.
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The Hon. Erwin A nderson, of Graves
county, does not often engage the Legis-
latnre by Speaking. but when lie does
they are generally rife shots. Upon a
proposition to appropriate 13 acres of
land, worth about $3.50, to the county
of Pendleton, he took occasion to give a
"back handed" lick to the nest of poll
ticians who squsndered the States money
by large appropriations to Upper Ken
lucky projects Sir" said be, II can
not descend to the smallness of this propo-
sition What shall the great and glo
rieus State of Kentucky, with its mil
lions of wealth and its great dignity OF
power. do so little thing as to donate
the pitiful sum of $3.50 to noble comfy?
Why. one friend often gives that much
to another and never reeolleets it after
ward. Make the donation worthy of the
State. Give Big Sandy appropriation
of SO, 900, or something like that, and
you will get my vote, but not to do SO
mean and insignificant thing as that
no, no, can't do it. The applause that
followed this short, but pithy speech. in
dictate that it hit somewhere with con
siderable force