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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-05-13

HORSE TnlEF---A valuable horse belonging
to the firm of NJ Ellridgc 4 Co. was stolen
last night from the stable in which he WAS kept
on Duke, between St. Asaph and Washington
streets. The police saw the man riding out st.
Asaph street about one o clock with handker-
chief tied around his neck, but supposed he
was Il resident of the adjoining county, and did
not arrest him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-05-13

OvERBoARD-Mr. NJ. Ahcrn,. who resides
in the extreme western end OF the city, while
climbing from L row boat up the sides OF a
steam tug at the fish wharf, this morning, slip
ped and fell overheard but held on to the sides
of the row boat until he was rescued.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-05-13

EXClriNG CHASE.--About eleven o'clock
this morning, while Hugh Strider, who had
been committed to Jail some days ago on the
charge of breaking into and robbing the house
of Mrs Joseph Clark, on West street, was be-
ing examined before Justice Herbert, in the
Office Of Justice May, he suddenly made an
exit through the back door, and after an excit-
ing chase, in which policeman Isaac kell and
others Joined, was caught near the lower coal
wharves brought back examined and recon-
mitted for Court
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-05-13

PERSONAL j. W. Minor, Doorkeeper
Of the Virginia State Senate, who has been on
visit to his numerous friends in this city for
the last day or two left for his home in Lou
doun county to-day ..-
Rev Mr. Ryland. pastor Of the Baptist
Church in this city, is attending the Southern
Baptist Convention, now in session in St.
Louis
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-29
THE HICKMAN COURIER,
SATURDAY, -: APR. 90, 1871


The name of ex Senator MeCreery is
mentioned in connection with the sue
cession to Hon. Garrett Davis in the
United States Senate. We admire the
ex Senator, says the Bowling Green
Democrat, and esteem his abilities as
highly as do any of his warmest person
al and political friends. He made the
State good Representative in the Sen
ate, though not a great one. His abilI,
ties are fair, and his disposition popular
but he is not statesman. As COM
promise candidate he was put into the
Senate without having either done or
said anything, in war or in peace, to en-
title him to the position. He got the
place by gratuity he was, in other words,
taken from obscure private life, among
his pipes and brandy cocktails, and ele.
waited to station which should be won
only by hard work, and long service to
the country He has therefore received
full reward for all that he has done or
said, and needs now to go to work, that
he may win and enjoy an additional testE
monial of public regard. The people
wanted him for Governor, but he was too
choice for that, and said "No, thank.
you; but I'll take the next Senatorship"
We earnestly warned Mr.. McCreery
against saying that, knowing, as we did,
that the people themselves would be
choosers by and by, and that he might
then be left out in the cold. Well, it
has turned out just as we said it would.
Mr. McCreery will lose the Governor
ship and the Senatorship too. He is
already defeated Hon. James B. Beck,
is candidate for Senator, and his claims
are overwhelming by the side of any body
else in the State Mr.. Beck is states
man; he has done and said great deal to
win the confidence, the applause aud the
gratitude of the whole party, not only
of Kentucky, but of the entire Repub
lie. He is the great man among the
Southern Democracy. He is entitled fully
to anything he may want within the gift
of the party. And be will get it. He
will be Sena in place of Garrett Davis.
and no combination of bodies
can beat him. This is just as certain as
that the reader is running his eyes over
these lines. And all, therefore, who
amt for Beck had better stand from
under.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-29

THE Jackson (Tenn) Whig and 75i
baae learns that between Sobby and
Crainsville, on what is called Piney, In
McNairy county, strange aud frightful
being has been observed for several
weeks He is said to be seven feet high,
and possessed of great muscular power.
His eyes are unusually large aud fiery
red; his hair hangs in a tangled and
matted mass Of jet below his waist, and
his beard reaches below his middle. His
entire body is covered with hair, and his
whole aspect is most frightful. lie shuns
the sight of men. but approaches with
wild aud horrid screams of delight every
woman who is unaccompaDied by man.
He sometimes, with great caution, ap'
proaches houses, and, shoull be see a
man, runs away with astonishing swift
ness, leaping the iallest fences with the
ease of deer, defying alike the pursuit
of men and dogs.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-29
..Dxspepsia Factories, ;,

Such is the term applied to those Bos
ton schools which are conducted on the
crimming theory, compelling children to
take their books home with them for even
ing study. Iii health is becoming so
common among the boys and girls as to
cause much solicitude on the part Of par
eDts, and they are now demanding, among
other, things, that shorter lessons be
given, and at least three Saturdays in
each month to be observed as holidays.
Several of the prominent citizens and
physicians unite in ceusuring the pres
ent system as productive of much injury
to the pupils. At recent meeting to
discuss the subject, Mr.. Stillman B. AL
len saidshe found his boy at the close of
each week weary aud tired, and for seve-
raj terms he had broken down near the
close, and been confined for several weeks.
He believed the only cause wasthis con-
tinual tension Of mind. His family
physician gave the opinion that il was
the result Of this continuous study.
WHAT'S true efthe Boston schools Isl un
questionably true Of those in many other
cities and villages, Too much attention
is given to the intellectual. and too little
to the ph ysical culture Of boys and girls:
Ambitious parents and teachers crowd
them forward in their studies at the cx-
pense of their health, and very many
reach maturity with impaired, 1t not
ruiosd constisu'ions.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-29
The KnKInx MN

Imperialism has won its crowDiug vie
tory, in the passage of the Ku- Klux
Bill. The pretext for the Inauguration
of this revolution in the form of the
Federal Government, is the failure of the
Radical policy of coercive reconstruc
tion-the refusal of the Southern people
to bow down before the profigate aud de
graded instruments of party hate and
sectional hostility, who have been sent
to rule over them; while the real motive
is to control the Presidential election, to
strike terror by the organization of ne
gro militia, which, under the convenient
suspension. of the writ of hd6eas corpus
and the declaration of martial law, are
expected to drive the great mass of the
peaceable and aw-abiding people into an
unwilling support of the Radical party.
The bill is fragrant violation Of the
Constitution 1t is the embodiment of
Mr.. Summers idea that a centralized i'm :
perialism, which secures the domination
of the negro race, is preferable to free
Republic, which covers with the mantle
of its protection the humblest citizen in
the land
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-29
congressman al Large.

Under the new Apportionment Bill
now before the United States House of
Representatives, Kentaeky will been.
titled to an additional member of Con-
gress, and he will be elected, we presume,
from the State at large next August.
Who shall he be ? He ought to be a
an-of ability and personal popularity,
and, in view of this fact, we nominate
that clever gentleman, Senator Thos.
B. McCreery. Mr.. McCreery wants a
chance to do some really hard work for
the Democratic party, and as the Con-
gressional Representative of Kentucky
from the State at large he will have abun-
dant opportunities for displaying his
powers. AS candidate for Congress
under the new apportionment, he viii
have fine chance to canvass the whole
State, make the acquaintance of the
people, and lay sure foundation Or
which to fight for Senatorial honors six
years to come.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-29

BEFORE the adjournment of Congress,
Mr.. Marshall, of Illinois, introduced a
bill TO promote commerce among the
States, and to promote transportation.
It provides for the construction of two
tunnels at Cairo, one under the Ohio aud
one under the Mississippi River, to be
used for connecting railways which do
now or may hereafter center at or near
the junction of the Ohio and Mississippi
rivers. The company to be incorporated
under the bill is entitled the Mississippi
and Ohio Travel and Lake Company;
capital stock, 0,000,0 900. The list of
incorporators embraces well known
Chicago, st. Louis and Cincinnati capi.
talists
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-29

NAPOLEON remains in London watch.
ing the course of events across the straits
of Dover, on the alert to take advantage
of any circumstance which may rebound
to his advantage. Inasmuch as there are
some slight prospects for his restoration,
he does not lack for friends and fatter
ers, who will doubtless be only too glad
to pay his board bills if the fallen En-
peror be as poor as he claims.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-29
NO. l6.


Written on the back of $500 bill, pre-
sentsd to Miss Anna Rush, OF Philadelpbis,
by the author, of Major s. A. Jones, Editor
Aberdeen (Miss.,) Examiner:
Representing nothing on Gods green earth
now,
: And naugbt in the waters below IT.
As the pledge Of nation that's dead and
Keep il, dear friend, and show ii.
Show it to those who will lend an ear
Te the tale that this triHle can tell,
or Liberty born OF the patriots dream;
OF a'storm Graded nation that fell.
Too poor to possess the precious ores,
And too much of q stranger to borrow,
She issued to-day her promise TO pay,
And hoped to redeem on the morrow.
The days rolled on, and weeks become years,
But our Golfers were empty still.
Coin was 50 scarce that the Treasury would
II dollar should drop in the till.
EBas the faith that vas = IN d Us wa: strong in
deed
And sur poverty well we discerned
And this little check represents the pay
That our suffering vetersn's earned.
We knew ii had hardly a value In gold,
Yet as gold our soldiers received it.
II gazed in our eyes with promise to pay,
And each patriot soldier believed it.
But our boys thought little Of price or pay,
Or of bills that were overdue;
We knew if il brought us our bread to-day,
Twas the best our poor country could do.
Keep it, it tells all our history over,
From the birth ofthe dream to the last
Modest, and born Of the angel of Hope,
Like eur hope of success, IL passed.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-29
I'm in the Air.

The increasing tendency Of people to
gather in great cities where ground is
scarce, is so great in the particular city
of New York that it is becoming seri-
Gus question, how to accommodate them
The rich few. who have ample leisure
and can afford carriages and horses, pre-
fer to dwell in the suburbs; but the
masses of city's population prefer to
live in it, and as near to its center as
possible These gathering muItitudes
pressing toward and around the heart of
New York areso great as to choke the
channels of movement, and cause scar
city of standing room. The latest pro
ject submitted for relief of this pres
sure is the scheme long ago adopted in
Paris--to build houses higher. If there
is not room on the ground for all, let
them be packed in tiers. one above the
other, in houses ten stories high; and if
ten story houses will not accommodate
them, then build the houses higher
still.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-29

The Labor Reformers are called to NEE,
in National Convention. at Cleveland
Ohio, in October next, to lay down plat
form aud nominate a national ticket
Mr George w. Julian, of Indiana, it is
understood. is to be their candidate for
President. and he has consented to &C
cept Wendell Phillips will probably be
the nominee for Vice President. The
movement is creating uneasiDess in Rad
ical circles.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-29
The Anderson Letter.

Editor Kentuckian In my publish
ed letter to you of date 18th inst. gave
you the substance of the letter / wrote
to Hon. L. Anderson during the war; |
did not retain copy of it, else | wauld,
with Mr.. Anderson's permission publish
it. / have no disposition to conceal 1t,
and knowing that | have given correct
version of the letter, have no hesitation,
in authorizisg Mr. Anderson, to publish
my letter TO him, so that all may see that
was simply asking for personal relief,
without any allusion whatever to politIcs.
Respectfully,
JoHH @. A. king.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-29
BULLS WORM DESTROYER.

Extract Of Letter from Georgia.
vILIASow, wALKER County, Ca,
June %, 1866.
Dr. John Bull Dear Sir; | have recently
given your Worm Destroyer several trials,
and fndit wonderfully efieaeious II has
not failed in single instance to kave the
wished for effect. l am doing pretty
large country practice, and have daily use
for some article Of the kini.
I am, sir, respectfully.
JULIUS P. CLEMENT, NJ D.
P $50 unqualified and numerous are
the testimonials in favor Of my Worm De-
stroyer that newspaper space is entirely too
small to tell it's merits.
It iss sD infaliible remedy for Worms. Try
Il and be convinced See my journal for a
more full description. JOHN BULL
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-29

A Maine paper says that Deacon An
drew Leach, is claimed to have been the
champion church goer having been in
his pew 2,59S out of 1900 consecutive
Sundays. There is man in Kentucky
who has attended every circus that has
visited his village for the last sixty years
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-29

PREsbENT Elliot, of Harvard Uni-
versity gets $1,000 year for his ser
vices, and the head cook of the Parker
House is paid 81 ZOO per annum. This
partiality has its influence on the stu
dents. for they spend more time at the
Parker House than they do at the uni
gersity.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-29

A LONDON correspondent says that
Queen Victoria visits Prince Albert's
tomb every day at Windsor, places a
basket Of fresh flowers near it, reads
chapter in the Bible. kDeels down. and
offers up prayer that she may meet him
in the world to come.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-29

DR.. JOHN A. ARLINGTON, of Jack
son, has been elected to a Professor =
chair in the New Orleans Dental College.
The editor of the Trenton Gazette,
who heard George Francis Train lecture
in Memphis recently, says that '.he is the
embodiment of egotism and eccentricity
gone to seed"
THE failure of StillweIl, Powell & Co,
a St. Louis firm of thirty years stand
ing, is announced. 1t is said their assets
exceed their liabilities.
SYLvANUs CoBB, JR, is supposed to
have written seventy five miles Of printed
matter-and yet he is not happy.
TIE average yield Of corn to the acre
throughout the Southern States last year
was 261 bushels.
IT reported that frosts have injured
fruit trees in certain localities to some
extent, but the prospects of a fair yield
Of fruit this year are generally good.
Mr. CONSTANT, of Michigan. soaked
his bed clothing with kerosene, got in
and covered up and then set FIRE to it.
And thus ended his young life.
A SHARPER in Connecticut is adyer-
tising to give 6ve thousand dollarsto any
person who will adopt an infant two
weeks old, adding that ten cents must be
inclosed to pay for answering letters.
THE administration of justice is very
difhcult ip Utah. The Territorial Leg
jfsIafssrs sshich is ooasrs1iss ~ lf5rssos-
refuses to make any appropriations for
United States Courts, official and jurors,
and the Courts are therefore closed.
Mr.. George Francis Train has not
subsided. By no means. In card,
signing himself "the next President OF
the United States" he informs us that.he
is soon to resume his labors on the
rostrum.
TIE domestic relations Of Prince Ma
poleon aud. his wife are so inharmouious
that they will not even reside in the
same hotel in Geneva The Princess
Clotilde has recently removed TO the
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-29

FoRNEY made speech before the
Radical caucus, in Washington, Thurs
day night, in which he nominated Grant
as the Radical Presidential candidate in
10-ot
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-29
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The Hickman courier., 1871-04-29

GEN. ATKINS recently had the mis-
fortune to lose his fine residence near
Paris. which vas destroyed By fire. the
furniture only being savsd.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-29
SMITH TONIC SYRUP .
FoR TIE CURE OF
AGBE AND FEV ER
CHILLS AND T EV E R,

The proprietor of this celebrated medi-
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all remedies everSoffered 20 the public for
the safe. certain, speedy, and permanent
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whether Of short or long sthading. He re-
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ern country to bear him testimony to the
truth Of the assertion, that in no case what
ever will it fail 70 cure, if 4e directions are
strictly followed and carried out In a
great many cases single dose has been
sufhcient for cure, and whole families
have been cured by single bottle, with 8
f is, however, prd ent, and every case
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In smaller doses for week or two after the
diseaee has been checked, more especially in
difficult and long standing cases. Usually,
tLis medicine will not require any ard TO
keep the bowels in good ORDER should the
patient, however, require a cathartic medi-
cine after having taken three or four doses
Of the Tonic, a single dose of BULL s VEG
ETBALE FAMILY PILLS will be sufficient
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-29
BULLS SARSAPARILLA.

ST. LoUIs, April 30.
Dn Jonx BULI-Dear Sir Knowing the
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ing and beneficial qualities it possesses. /
send you the following statement of my case
was wounded about two years ago-was
taken prisoner and confined for sixteen
months. Being moved 80 often, my wounds
have not healed yet. l have not sat mp a
moment since was wounded. 7 am shot
through the hips. Ny general health is
Impaired, ard l rted something to assist
nature. Ihave more faith in your Sarsa-
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CAPT. c. p. JOHNSON,
r. s.--Mr johnson was the son OF skill
fil surgeon. His mother recommended t6
her friends. and for many years used my
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formation and advice in your case. Ny
Journal contains certificates of eminent
persons ministers and medical men--men
who are known here in this community for
i1tegrity and veracity. have recently
received most remarkable certificate from
an eminent gentleman Of Louisville.
JOHN BULL.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-29
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The Hickman courier., 1871-04-29

TIE domestic relations of Prince Ma
poleon and his wife are so inharmonious
that they will not even reside in the
same hotel in Geneva. The Princess
Clotilde has recently removed to the
other side of the Rhone
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-29

Brigham Young is said to have lost p
mothers-in law in Eve years.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-29
PROFESSIONAL.
RoBr. T. JOHNSTON, JR. WALTER D. DUNBAR
JOHNSTON & DUNBAR,
Attorneys at Law,
0rnWnfR

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MAyFIELD KENTUCKY.
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