The Hickman courier., 1872-11-16
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has been only recently married.
Some excitement exists in Westches
ter County;N. w. over the discoveries
of goidquartz there.
Half an inch of snow fell at Bruins
wick, Me-, on Sunday night.
General Burnside arrived at New
York yesterday from Europe.
McCormak & Linck's stables, Buffa-
10, has been burned. Fifty horses and
mules perished. Loss $4,000.
A fire lately occurred at the Mary
land penitentiary, doing damage to the
amount of 100000.
Mr.. Marble, of the New York World,
has returned to his post as editor of
that paper in restored health.
Daring the year, 1,0l2 destitute
seaman were sent from foreign coun-
tries to the United States, involving a
cost to the country of over 81, 900.
Some Washington contractors have
put in operation, traction steam engines
and steam rollers for the purpose of
hauling dirt, gravel, and stones, to be
used in grading. One of these hauled
six large wagons loaded with gravel
with much ease, without leaving an
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Secretary Boutwell, heard to-day a
Committee of interested parties, here
after referred to, in relation To the
claims of the Government on the
Richmond, DanviIle * Petersburg Rail-
road, as having beeen the property of
the Confederate States. The Commit
tee claims that the Confederate Gov
ernment owed them over $1,000, 900.
The Secretary has granted them until
the 1st of January next in which to
file their proofs, and in the meantime,
has ordered stay of proceedings till
that time.
1t is understood that both Gen.
Hancock and Gen. o. o. Howard are
being pushed by their frie nds 10 be
appointed to the Major Geheralship
made vacant by Meade's death.
The amount of claims now pending
before the Southern Claims Commits
sion aggregate grand total of S43,-
$4,000.
The monthly report of the Board of
Directors of the Ohio and Chesapeake
Canal for October shows an income
from tolls of $50, ,942, an increase over
the month in the previous year of ST..
722. The increase in tonnage is H.
099 tons. The balance to the credit of
the company in its various deposito
913. The company estimate that their
loss the last year by reason of the
want of water was S25 900.
Virginia now boasts of twelve cotton
factories, having a capital of $1,000
600, employing 1000 persons, and net
ting profits of about 25 per cent.
The salaries of the Internal Revenue
officers, for the year, was S73, $50. The
cost of CLERK hire, furniture, rent, and
stationery raised this amount to S169,
5S7. The salaries and expenses of
detectives were S71 ,S3S; of surveyors
of dfstilleries, SIS, ,4S4. The drawback
on rum and alcohol, and taxes errone-
reached the sum of S112, ,307. The
anodnt paid for printing stamps, and
for the paper, was S509,099.
John Hope, a German, of Cleveland
Ohio, committed suicide by shooting
himself through the head. Liquor is
supposes to have been the cause.
Thomas Carl, of Cassapolis, was
burned to death at Dowagiac, Mich,
on Saturday.
AT meeting of the directors of the
TitusviIle Saving Bank, held recently
a resolution subscribing $4,000 to the
stock of the Petroleum Producers AS
socistion was unanimously adopted.
A man was found floating in Charles
River, Cambridge, in two barrels, the
body in one and the head and legs iD
another The remains were taken
ashore and found to be horribly mutt
lated. The legs and head had been
chopped off. The trunk of the body
was well dressed. a gold watch was
found in one of the barrels.
The Post-office department is in re-
ceipt of numerous reports, detentions
and failures IN the transportation of
mails, owing to the prevalence of the
horse disease. Complaints are most
numerous from New England, al
though there many from New York
New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and
some from as far West as Wisconsin
In fight in Little Cottonwood,
Sunday, VIM. Haines, a native at New
York, was killed by Miller. The lat
ter was shot through the waist. The
narrow gauge railway to little Cotton
wood has been commenced. The af-
fair has no charter, and there is not
much faith in it. The officials of the
Grand Trunk railroad left for the East
after days visit about the 1eity.
Large discoveries are made by the
Windsor Mining Company in Little
Cottonwood.
At West Chester, Pa, Geo Grant, un-
der sentence to be hanged made des-
perate attempt to escape. He attacked
the keeper, Ben Haines, while the lat
ter was going his rounds. and neally
KILLED him. Cooper, the under keeper,
was attracted by the cries of Haines,
and fired four shots at Grant
without wounding him. Grant
was finally forced back into his cell
and handcuffed. He had padded his
body with blankets, and the pistol Lalls
did nor take effect.
1t is understood that either Brigsdier
General A. III. Terry, now command
ing the department of the South. or
f r. t. Candy, commanding the de-
partment of Columbia, will be appoint
ed Maior-General in place of General
Meade, deceased.
At the meeting of the Army of
Northern Virginia, resolutions were
passed commencing the sarcophagus
now in the course of construction at
Lexington, Virginia, to the memory
of Gen. Lee, and recommending that
the ladies hold memorial meetings,
and, on the next anniversary of the
birth of the Southern Chieftain, take