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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-12-16
AppoRrIoNMENr BILL
4 HEN oId Family Ouarrel.

The Radicals in the Senate are so de
moraized by their open sessions, thus
far that they have been compelled TO
resort to some settlement of their diff
culties. Immediately after going into
executive session Tuesday. which was
done mainly to head OF the independent
Republicans. the administration Senators
got together aud adopted proposition
TO 90 into caucus. The object Of this
was to have an understanding on Trum
bulls proposition for retrenchmeut
committee before giving the Democrats
a chance to vote IN favor thereof. The
caucus was a most bitter affair Conk
ling says in this resolution there is an
attempt to show up the New York Gus
tomhouse. while other administration
Senators are afraid that it will develop
their little transactions, so they all OPP
pose it in a body The caucus lasted
two hours, and abounded in PERSONAL
ties Chandler was abusive and Stewart
was indignant, while Ney and Cameron
were un-paring in their dennnciatious OF
the Democrats. The motion for adj
tournament was had before any concu
sion was reached
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The Independen, Republicans.

ne AB0eDPnueha ~ SpNDfsSsiAHs
The liberal Republicans are at work.
Mr.. Schurz. TrumbuIl. Wilson and others
appear in earnest 10 calling Grants al
miuistratiou to halt We give below
some notes from Mr. Schurz's speech on
the Trumbull resolutions, elsewhere re
ferred to, so show the terrible earnest
ness OF the movement. The temptation
thrown to them by tue Passive policy OF
the Democracy, and the hope OF attach
taching the whole Of The Democratic
party to their interest 10 Prssideuti4l
contest against Grant. is not without its
effect. If these Independent RepubIi
cans press their movement with the same
earnestne<s with which they open H.
Grants defeat IS certain:
Mr. Schurz remarked that this was
not By any means new proposition. Ia
..sa-ats--- sa-- r-s,-s
Mr Trumhull 70 revive the old committee
on reirenchmeut armed With the powers
that made the old con mittee so useful and
efficient. The Senator from Vermont
(Mr Edmuud~) had told the Senate that
the civil service hal improved greatly
under the existing administration and il
undoubtedly bad. Yet ia The whole hist
tory OF the country it would be dill .ult
or impossible to find four consecutive
months during which SO many deialea
tons aud embezzements have been
brought 10 light asiu The last four mouths
Most of these eases had been discover
ed without careful search or investiea-
tioDS; they had been almost stumbled
on. Therefore it was fair to infer that
careful investigation would expose great
many more now hidden. Now. gentle
men. tell you. Whatever may be said
Of the Improvements thar have taken
place, the people Of the United States
are startled at the frequency aud enor-
nifty of the disclosure, which are made
from day TO day Do not give your
selves up to any decisions on the subject
The American people are on the point
of demanding an honest government,
and they want to have all the means used
for that object that are compatible with
the laws of the country. They demand
the exposure and overthrow Of corrup-
ton, regardless Of the interests OF any
party or any person. 1t seems to me we
are standing at the Threshold OF a mora!
revolution that bids fair to go beyond
the overthrow of the Tammany ring
aud IN that revolution the science of how
not to do it Will be of very little avail
Neither will cheap destinations against
corruption in the abstract or against the
siBfulness of sin in general and the
beauty Of virtue avail much We have
had enough of all that. The people will
not much longer take that worthless cur
rency as a legal tender IF we wish to
serve the country aud to command its
confidence We have to make clear to the
country that We hate 40 party no more
than We hate corruption, aud that we
love no party more than we love good
government.
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TE7UE FOLLOWING is a CORRECT LIST
of delin4Heuts of ,uis and other conn
ties returned 90 me by the Auditor OF me
State ior collection or forfeiture. and all
lands or town lots embraced ia said liar on
which the taxes and interest arc not paid
by the 2ud Monday i'm February 1872 VIII
be forfeited 10 -he State. Taxes due for tie
year 1863:
Julia r. Aleee, original taxes on land
9Ic on acres interest 1l 80. total - %
+. E'lmonstou, original taxes 15c. interest
81 l25 ou ] Z town lot. total 81 SO.
Emma Fisher. original taxes I5c, interest
- on town l0t total % Be-.
John } Hudson, original taxes soc, in
teresf 4ac. total i1c-
E.izabeth Harris, original taxes soc, in
terest 45c, total l5c.
Wis Handy, for Swift. original taxes IS
cents, on loo acres, interest = cents total
81 20.
wills Handy, for Thomas swifts heirs
original tax - 40 on go acres interest So
so; total So 90.
Mrs. A. G Hamlin, original tax IS cents,
interest 81 IL cents, on 10 town lots; total
81 81.
". L. Harris, original taxes go cents, on
50 acres, interest so cents; total 81 80.
K. D. Holt, original tax 81 %, on 10 acres,
interest 81 80 cents; total 50 90.
George Jordan, original tax 81 90 on 27j
acres. interest 81 80; total > go
Cornelius Johnston, original tax 81 A
on 100 acres, interest 3 rs; total - 90
Eliza Jolly. original tax soc, interest 45c
on town lot, total 7jc.
Sam Kirk patrick, original taxes 81 so
interest 81 p on ] town lot total 3 20.
John Kimes, original taxes -, interest
p 5c On 7 town lot, total g. lc.
John r. Under, original taxes 81 30 on
10 acres land. interest - %, total 50 81 J.
Paite Middleton, original taxes 81 50 on
s acres land, interest = 20, total 81 so
Thos Mcconnell for wife, original taxes
81 80 on 80 acres land, interest - Is, total
So 70,
Jesse Mills original taxes Coo on go acres
land, interest go, total ] So
Daniel Murphy. original taxes 60c, in
terest soc on ] town lot total ! 80.
Sarah Morgan, original tax &c on l acre
land, interest Bic, total 55c.
Julian Nail, original tax IS on 100
acres land, interest 253 on i horse
total 128.
Rich Phillips for wife, original tax 20
on $50 acres land. interest l 80, total 90
w. II. Parker, original tax 60c on - acres
land, interest soc, total / 50
Mary Patton. original tax I 20, interest
] 50 on town lot. total 90
Ed ?. Palsgrove. original tax soc on 2
horses, interest - on town lot. total ? %
VIM. Smith heirs original tax 9 90 on
$50 acres land. interest IL So total % So
John Il. Taylor, original tax ! 80 on 100
acres land. interest 20, total 50.
Jesse Thomas q Co. original tax ? 40 on
so acres land interest 60. total 90.
sam Thomas heirs. original tax y 90 on
$50, acres interest Is 90, tota' 80 co.
W H. ROPER,
Sheriff of Fulton County.
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There is DO character of legislation
demanding more earnestly the attention
of our Kentucky Legislature than the
remodeling of our laws in relation to
public roads. The present system IS in
efficient. unequal, and unnecessarily ex
pensive considering the amount of work
accom- plished. Our own judgement is
that. an equitable system of taxation is.
the best, fairest and cheapest, and the
only plan that will insure good roads
Many of our best citizens oppose the
idea aud adhere to the old "hand work
ing plan. but we fud that experience
is driving many of this class from that
system.
The Kentucky Legislature of 1866,
passed an act amending the law in reia
ton to roads, which authorized the quail
6ed voters of each county in the State,
to vote upon the proposition, shall o
tax of so much on each hundred dollars
worth of taxable property and so much
on each person now required by law to
work, for the purpose of keeping up
The public roads Of the county, be levied :?
Each county of the State to be indie
pendent of the other in this regard
This act required the County Court TO
submit the system to the vote Of the
county at the first general election there
after Many of the counties failed to
embrace the opportunity of voting on the
proposition at the first general election
after the passage of the act, and to all
such the act is now pronounced dead
letter Other counties of the State
adopted the system, and we are advised
by those who have given its operation
some attention that, the citizens OF such
counties are far better pleased with the
system. We are not prepared to discuss
its advantages now, at length. We re
gard the question as one more especially
addressed to land owners and to property
owners not residents Of Incorporated
towns. The enactment Of general law
of the nature spoken Of, allowing the
voters of each and any county of the
State to accept or reject such a road
system, we think, is demanded.
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The Kentucky Legislature enters upon
the duty of eIecting United States
Senator. next Tuesday, the 18th instant.
The main contest is understood to be
between the Hon. Jas. B Beck and ex-
Senator Thomas C McCreery Between
these two our decided preference i. for
Mr. Beck, and we are also thoroughly
persuaded HAT such il The choice Of the
lower counties OF West Kentucky.
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JOHN A. WILSON,
AGENT FOR THE
SOUTHERN MUTUAL
Life Insurance Company,
LOUISVILLE, ky.

10 GIso 4 A(LE,
Office at the Court House in Hickman.
TO ne peopie IF Fulton and The odjoin-
ing counfics / teo4id respectfully say:
VT YOU WANT A LEE POLICY, and
intend to make provision for yourself
IN old age, or for tbs future comfort of those
who may be dependent upon you fer daily
bread. insure with the SOUTHERN MUrUAL
for the following reasons
Isl, The Southern Mutual is one Of the
best and sgfest Companies in the United
States.
2nd It is managed and controlled by the
best business talent in Kentucky. See list
Of Officers and Directors
81. 1t does not drain the country of money
aud produce hard times, for every dollar
Of its assets are re-inyested and Kept ia CIR
culahon here at home, in Kentucky, and
among its own Policy holders.
4th. Ii is q Home Institution organized by
Kentuckians-and State pride, and local
interests. should induce our people to sus-
tain 1t by tLeir patronage and influence IN
stead Of building up the capitalists OF the
Northern Cities.
9Th, It has clever agent at Hickman, call
and see.
dec9-tf
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gTgAYED.

rE,AKEN Up AS A STRAY BY J. II. DODDS,
living two and half miles East Of lick
man. on the State Road. in Fulton County,
on the 18th instant, one black mare mule,
age about twelve or fifteen years, aud about
fourteen and . half hands high. but having
no brands or marks perceivabe which
anrraise ut the value of Seventy FIVE dollars
witness my hand this 9th day Of Novem-
Der, 1871 ). ". MA Be.
december Il .. I. e y
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4 Tsroa dside from TrumbuII.

= EfEOh0At0e from ABUBaDDH.
The newspaper reports from Washing
ton the present week, give more iudica
tons ofan independent anti-Gr rant move
-uent than has yet been manifested In
the Senate, on last Monday Mr.. Trum
bull offered resolution, providing for
special committee, to investigate the de
iaieations and corruptions generally of
the civil service. aud to provide remedies
therefor. This provoked a fierce, anima-
ted debate between the Radical friends
of Grants administration and the Liber
al Republican Senators. Conklug, Nor
Ton, Frelinghuysen aud Edmunds de
Tended the President, while Sehurz, Sum
ner, Logan and Wilson, favored sweep
ing investigation and reform.
Mr Trumbull said that an immense
amount of plundering was going on in
the name of the Government. Il was
generally believed throughout the country
that the patronage of the government
was used for mere partisan purposes,
CT worse, in many cases for personal
purposes. aud the time had come when it
was necessary to investigate, 10 every
department Of the government, whether
those things we're as charged. to expose
them if they were so and ii not 70 set
the public mind at rest by statement OF
the tru'h He (TrumbulD did not be-
feve in using the patronage and power
Of the Government for the purpose of
perpeiuating power but for the purpose
of promoting measures best for the ia
terests of the whole country, and there
fore he was in favor Of filing the sub
ordinate Governments .efiee= ssstl. .he most
rrrr-ffs and capabIe meu who could De
sound to take them, instead of with mere
pa,;isans. OF late years, however. APP
loiutment to Office under the Govern
ment had become not merely party
matter our in a great many instances a
- sonsl matter. Every Senator knew
tnat principal grounds upon. which
Office was sought or Obtained now were
that he applicant was poor or uuwelI or
had been unfortunate in business and
wanted the Government to give him an
Office BY which he could retrieve his for
tunes, or else upon the ground that he
had been very Influential a some election.
"Let Us separate-said he, the Federal
Government from any such use of its
patronage. Let Us have a higher state
of morals among its officials. Let US
elevate both official integrity and public
authority by insisting that the public
patronage Of the country shall 20 more
re used for selfish aud partizau purposes
than the public monies in the Treasury
Let us do this and with the Government
PARTED, republican institutions may be
continued; but unless we can have purity
IN the administration of the Government,
the prediction Of Clay. that the Repub-
lie would go down in despotism worse
than that Of Constantinoble, must sooner
or later be fulfilled
The Senator's defending Grant, replied
to Mr. Trumbull in an animated manner.
and the debate continued lively. This is
the entering wedge to disruption, aud if
the Administration friends do not sue
coed 10 beating down the powerful array,
& Mr Grants re election Is not so certain
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MURDER AT DUkEboM A most
horrible murder was committed on last
Monday in the village Of Dukedom.
From what we can learn the facts are as
follows: Two men. named David Nc
Matt and a Mr. McCalIum, had suit
pending in The Magistrate 5 court, and
McCailum gained the suit, getting
Judgment for Eve cents, which so eXI~-
perated McNatt that when be met Me
Calum few moments after. he began to
abuse him, kicking aud cursiug him, at
which McCallum made some defense
feeble however Ia the scuffle that en-
sued McNatt got hold OF piece OF plapk,
four or five feet long, with which he
stSAek McCallum over the head, crushing
his skull after which he struck him
several times, maugiing his body in a
shocking manner McCallum was re
treating all the time. ard was followed
by McNatt thirty or forty yards before
ne overlook him. McCallum only lived
about thirty minutes. Mr. McCailum
was an old gentleman. about sixfy-fge,
and was highly respected throughout the
community in which lac lived He leaves
a large and helpless family to mourn his
death Mr. MoNatt has heretofore been
regarded as peaceable, quiet citizen,
and it was nothing more than an affair
Of passion. Mr. McNatt was promptly
taken into custody, aud brought to this
place for trial, but it having been ascer-
taiued that the killing occurred in Ten
nessee, the Governor OF that State was
telegraphed to for requisitiou. The
fight commenced in Kentucky, but in
the tussie they crossed the line into Ten
uessee, where the murder was committed
--uaytietd Democrat
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Since the publication OF Grants mes
sage the question Of war is being discuss
ed But the question Is asked, who are
We going to var with? Our relations
with England. France, Prussia. Austria,
Italy snd especially with Russia are
amieabie, but there is Mexico and Spain
sgains; both OF whom. the message in
iafais us, We have cause of complaint
TRe Cuban authorities have been treat
iag American citizens badly, aud Mexi
co by the establishments Of the free
Zone on tie Rio Grande. is interfering
with tbs customs and trade of the United
States.
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Drined from the Great fire
1Correspoudcnce Of The \. i. sun
NEwBUEGH, y y, Dec. s.

CCorres poudcuce Of the \. /. sun.
NEwBURGH, y. y, Dec. s.
Last night young girl, apparently
about - years old, but who gave her
age as Is, rather good looking, but shah
bily clad, was taken into custody 10y City
Marshal Goodrich, who found her wan
deriug about the streets alone and destl-
tue. Her name Is Flora Brown. She
Is an adopted daughter OF a Mr. aud Mrs
Brown. residents OF Chicago ut the time
OF the great couft gration, who have not
been seen or heard OF since The terrible
disaster.
Her parents. when last seen, were on a
bridge. which WAS atierw4d destroyed
Some ten or twelve lives were sd,r feed
Flora beiug unable to obtain Il cue TO
the Whereabouts OF her parents, either
dead or Il i've, sustained herself tor
time ia Chicago, aud then STATED for
rhis city in search of her dead mother
sister. On arriving here she was peuui
less, and was kindly cared for by the
police authorities
Civ Marshal Goodrich this morning
instituted a search for the girls aunt,
who he learned had removed to the Stdlc
OF Illinois about three years ago. lie
came across another distant relative Of
the girl, " ho took charge OF her. Here
she viii remain for iew days. Flora
j. without doubt deri,u4,~si-i'--~s,ld At
tIWes she Will proceed quite Tar into
descriptive narration OF the great c0utla-
gratiou then suddenly Indulge IN loud
and hearty laugh, which is followed
quickly by shedding OF tears.
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tn Our Patrons.

We find on onr books numerous unsettled
ACCOUNTS, for advertising, printing and sub
ssslption, some of which have been stand
Ing for several years; and all Of which we
desire closed up by the first Of January.
Our obligations are such as 10 compel us TO
rigid collection. We respectfully beg
set.l ment within the time named, or each
srd every account, without respect 10 per-
sap, viii be placed in the hands of an officer
FOR collection.
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Fair w arning.

TEiilE.law makes IL my imperative dnty 10
4 settle mv accounts as Executor of jno C..
Lawson. decd, hy County Court in tehru-
AIRY next. Al, persons who are indebted 90
me as said Executor, must come forward and
pay mp 10y the Isl day of February next. or
no discretion viii be .eft Ine. but 10 put their
claims 10 suit
H. A. TYLER tx tr.
declG-3w of Juo. G. Lawson, dec 4.
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Hmneacilnnenf EInnx.

The rumor that the Democrats in Con
gress intended to make movement to
ward impeaching the President, turns
out to be hoax, probably started by
some Of Grants own political friends
who know that he ought to be impeached,
but are too tiinid to move in the matter
themselves Such movement, on the
part Of the Democrats, who are in a mi-
nority in Congress, Is, of course, not to
be thought Of seeing that there is no
hope Of finding courage enough among
even the liberal Republicans to back
them up in such step. H. however,
all the jobs. usurpations, aud o'har fa-
grant high crimes aud misdemeanors, OF
which the President has been guilty, are
not sufficient TO impeach and depoSe kan
from the high Office he has 50 deeply and
Systematically deg AIDED, then, We may
as well concede that conviction in such
cases is impossible aud 20 back incon~
tineutly to the old slavish feudal doc
trine, that the king can do no wrong.
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St. Charles Hotel,

CLINTON ST, HTCKMAN KY.
HAVING reftted and taken charge Of
this well known Hotel, | am now pre-
pared with the best the market affords to
the travelling public.
No pains shall be spared to make all com
Portable who may favor me with call.
EEs~ Table supplied with everything the
Nashville market affords.
49, Special attention paid TO guests lesv-
ing by Rail or River.
sept p E. sCHARFE.
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For Sale!

4 Coed Investment for Practical
Coopers.
CCOPERS business with Pork and
"A Flour barrels, Lard and Cypress kegs.
Slaves aud Healing on hand-ready for
work-wIN sell out low on reasonable terms
or employ or ) cool coopers.
Address Hickman CoUnIEu, Hickman, Ky.
dect5-Iw
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&lew Alrerti4rIllcntf.

FOUR MILCH COWS AND CALVES
FOR SALE.
z HAVE FOUR HEAD Of Mich Cows
/ with calves for sale at my residence, 2
lpiles above Hickman.
@. NJ r. SALMON.
dec. 1G. 1s7l-2w.
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For .he Hiekman COnrier.
Letter from, Washington.

WAsurseroS, D. c., Dec. Z, 1871.
DEAR WARREN Il promised to
write YOU as soon as 1 could get the drift
of political affairs, and of the "doings
about the Federal Capital. The sights
and scenes about Washington presume
you care nothing about, as your readers
are perhaps as familiar with such views
as newspaper writing can well make
them. AT all events my pen is not for
such pictures in this letter:
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
have eudeavored to get some indi
cations Of the views of Democrats OF
the various questions under discussion
by the newspapers On Yesterday, | met
Marshall. Crebbs, McNealy, and Manson
members from Illinois, and had some
conversation with them as to political
affairs, and find that they determinedly
oppose the Schurz doctrine, and think
Illinois would gain nothing by the Pas
-ive Policy" So I am informed the
Indiana delegation stands. Fernando
Wood and Cox, are scarry aud would
perhaps 90 heart and soul for some Con
servative Republican nomination, if said
Conservative Republican would lead off
with a tolerable show of strength. Here,
may remark, parentheticaily, that
should by possibility, the National Demo
cratic party see proper to bestow its sup
port on a Conservative Republican to
defeat Grant, we will not be wanting in
such Republicans, only TOO anxious to
lead US. Trumbull, his reported inter
view TO the contrary Notwithstanding,
would gladly accept the nomination
But, eaudidly, think such will not be
the result Of events; and yet confess 1t
may, if Schurz aud bis associates exhibit
true, sincerity Of purpose. Ny present
impression is that the Presidential uomi
nation will be given to one Of our own
chieftaius, tried aud true; aud that our
party will live or die upon the issue
DIFFICULTIES IN ORGANISING
The fact is, however. not to be denied,
that we wall have difficulties 10 organi
zing and platformiug the next campaign
We have several protection Democrats
in the House, while there are several
free trade Radicals We shall have some
little trouble on this score. For instance
on this subject l heard our member
Judge Grassland, say to day, Il will die
in my tracks, before l will agree that
Democracy tolerate one cent of protec
ton. And Judge Grassland Is RIGHT;
but there are a few Democrats here try
ing to keep their ptaces by panderiug to
the demands OF proteciionists il maui
featuring Districts. But 80 We are mix
ed up Some are trying to conciliate
Northern feeling by liberal departure.
and others trying TO bring said Northern
feeling TO their idea Of affairs There
is no patriotism here that gets any high
er than self Such Is vjew OF Cou-
cre~sioual Democracy The idea OF
calling a National Consultation Cuuvon
lion Is a gosd one, aud it appears will be
acted upoh, a. suggested by voorhees,
Lei the party be phtlormed to true Dem
ocratic doctrine and those who dou't
ike it, stand aside
NAIf. FACILITIES
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AN effort will probably be made in
Congress the present week to putan end
10 Cuban ouiraSes on American citizens.
by some positive declaration on the part
Of Congress.