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The Hickman courier., 1872-05-04
Pardoning the Wrong Man.

Not ,oob oefore the Legislature ad
Journea prominent citizen of Louisville
was sitting In the room of one of our
Senators, when man came in and in
quired LOT the Senator. Learning that
he was absent, he proceeded to tell the
Senator iriehd the business he had come
on, requesting him to make it known TO
the Senstor when he came in. His oh.
Ject was 70 secure the pardon of man
coDnnea 10 the penitentiary for larceny.
lie toio touching story, and as soon as
the Senator heard it he agreed to use his
influence with the Governor, and, accord.
ingiy, with his friend, he proceeded at
once 10 the Executive mansion. AS the
friend had the story at first hand the
Senator made him detail it, and it so
touched our excellent Chief Magistrate
that ne promptly said that the mans par
don should be made out at once aud he
be released the next morning.
The wife of the prisoner was employ
ed in the family of prominent CITY off
cial- ohe was an excellent woman, and
he heard, with a little not unnatural re-
gretse1Sesss sEospsct of losing her. servi
vices. He told her, however, Of her
prospective good fortune, and she was
promptly on haud to meet her repentaDt
husband Much to her dismay, and
grief, aud Indignation, another fellow
came, and he didn't The Governor
failed to make minute of the name OF
the man for whose pardon our Senator
applied and his friend pleaded. and liz
tie mistake in making out the papers
turned loose the wrong man. Our off
cial still retains his servant, the husband
still pines in prison, aud the fortunate
fellow who reaped the benefit of the mis-
take is roaming free as McGregor on his
native heath. The Governor pardoned
the wrong man. 1t is not the first time
that mercy undeserved and uuasked for
has been received, but We never heard
before of such powerful mercy missing
its intended object. The Governor will
doubtless rectify the mistake by bestow
ing pardon where he meant to, aud as
for the lucky fellow who got away he
will hope for his Louisville
Commercial
The Hickman courier., 1872-05-04
Horace GreeIey's Advice TO the
Negroes.

Hon. T. W. Conway, New Orleans:
SIR: ] have yours of 21st inst. /
think colored people will be benefited
by, and should sympathize with the Gin
cinnati Convention, because it tends to
free them from the odium of completely
with the villainies and robberies which
have been perpetrated in the absurd
name of republicanism during the past
i've or six years especially in the South.
The monstrous exaggeratiou of taxes
and debts in most of the Southern
States is the fruit of white villainy.
The thieves who perpetrated these rob
berries are now seeking to escape the
just punishment of their crimes by bawl /
ing Justify. Grant" Grant" I'm
for Grant" "Hurrah for Grant"
The Cincinnati movement Is at deadly
feud with these robbers and their evil
deeds. Let the honest and upright col.
ored men join in, then, and thus rid
themselves of crimes which others only
have perpetrated Yours,
HORACE GREELEY.
The Hickman courier., 1872-05-04
A story About Professor Mors,
From the Washington Capital

FROM the washington capital.
We happened to meet Col. Strother,
the famous Porte Crayon, aud the talk
turning as usual upon Morse, the Col.
said:
Il knew him we'll l took lessons
under him in drawing and painting l
first saw him when he was a competitor
for. the remaining panel in the rotunda
of the Capitol. | thought then he
ought to have had it. l think so yet.
He was not great artist, but he was
enough one to save US from ridicule
The job was given to Mr. Powell Gen
Schenck did that. The General probably
did not know one picture from another.
but Mr.. Powell was his constituent, and
be believed, did Schenck, that something
in the way Of art should be done for the
Miami bottoms, so he worked at it till he
got the commission"
"And one day" said we, Congress will
give General Schenck permission to re
move that terrible product of the Miami
bottoms. But about Morse"
"Well, l engaged to become his pupil,
aud subsequently went to New York and
found him in a room on University Place
lie had three other pupils, and | soon
found that our Professor had very little
patronage. paid my fifty dollars that
settled for one quarters instruction.
Morse was faithful teacher, and took as
much interest in our progress, more, in
deed, than we did ourselves. But he
was very poor l remember that when
my second quarters pay was due him it
did not come as soon as expected, and
one day the Professor came in, and said
courteously:
We'll, Strother, my boy, how are you
of for money!"
why, Professor, answered, / an
sorry 10 say have been disappointed
but | expect u remittance next week.
Next week" he repeated sadly; q
shall be dead by that time.
Dead sir2"
~ Yes, dead Of starvation
Il was distressed aud astouished.
said hurriedly, Would ten dollars be 0
any service?'
Ten dollars would save my life; tha
is all that it would do
Il paid the money, all that I had
and we dined together 1t was a modest
meal, but good, aud after we had finished
he said
This is my first meal for twenty
four hours. Strother, don't be an artist
1t means beggary. Your life is dependent
upon people who know nothing of your
art, and care nothing for you. a house
dog lives better. aud the very sensitive
ness that stimulates him to work keeps
him alive to suffering
II remained with Professor Morse
three years, and then we separated
Some years after met him on Broad
way one day H. was about the same as
before, a trife older, and perhaps some
what ruddier. | asked hin how he was
getting on with his painting, aud he told
me that he had abandoned it; that he
had something better, he believed, and
told me about his proposed telegraph. /
accompanied him to his room, and there
found several miles Of wires twisted
about, aud the battery, which he explain
to me. His pictures, finished and un
finished were lying about covered with
dust. Shortly after Congress made an
an appropriation, and Morse was on the
high road to wealth and immortality"
The Hickman courier., 1872-05-04
Tnke,our Comn1Y Paner.

"Well Squire you say you don't take
your county paper.
No Major, | get city papers on better
terms; and so | take a couple of them ="
, But, Squire. these county papers are
"a great conveni%.ce 20 us; the more we
encourage them the better the editor can
make them"
Il don't know that they are of any
convenience 10 me.
The farm you sold last Spring was
advertised in one, and you thereby ob
tanned a customer
Very true, Major, but paid three
dollars for'it."
"NQw, if the neighbors had not main
taiued the press you would have been
without the means of publishing your
daughters marriage, aud your brother 5
death last summer.
Yes, yes, but"
And when your nephew was a can
didate for the legislature, you were
highly gratifed at his newspaper de
feuse, which elected him and cost moth
ing"
Yes; but these little things are news
to the reader, and make the people take
the paper"
"No, no, Squire, not if they are all
like you. Now, tell you, Squire, the
day will come when somebody will write
long eulogy on your lie, character, etc,
and the printer will put it in type, with
heavy black rule over it aud under it,
aud, with your riches. this will be done
for you as a grave for pauper. Your
wealth, liberality and all such will be
spoken of; but the printer, as he spells
the words in arranging the types, will
remark, POOP mean devil, he never
took the papei, and is now swiudling
the printer out of his funeral notice.
| Good morning Squire,
The Hickman courier., 1872-05-04
NO. l9.
LEAP-YEAR ROMANCE.
4 wealthy widow Captures a
Young New Yorker
[ From the New York Sun. ]

LAtAl AhS ANcn VI n GN-'
A romantic marriage was solemnized
in st. Paul's church, in East 1l7th street,
last night, the couple being Mr. Thomas
Pagan and Mrs. j Read. 1t was the
climax of case of love at first sight, and
the raising Of poor young man to af
fuence.
Mr.. Thomas Pagan is the son of the
late James =. Pagan, who was Superin.
tendent of Wards Island Young Fa
gan led lively and fast life previous to
his fathers death. and thus naturally in
CURED the old gentleman's displeasure.
He was cut off with u shilling. Thomas
then sensibly wen. to work to earn an
honest living. Being young, of prepos
ployment with Mr.. Patrick Martin,
house painter in Harlem.
About this time he was sent by his
employer to brighten up the interior OF
the late Joseph Read, q gentleman WIS
had aequfr-d u iargv-f forums. -Ssr-z1-9
| ington Market. The widow was decided
y taken with young Pagan on his first
appearance iu the house, and watched
his work with an apparent deep interest.
Ia fact she followed him from room to
room, scarcely leaving him alone for a
minute. This made Thomas little
nervous. and being rather sensitive he
imagined the widow suspected him Of
dishonesty The longer Thomas remain
ed 10 the widows domicile the closer she
watched him. Finally it made him so
uncomfortable that he resolved to stand
it no longer.
He informed his employer of the state
of affairs, aud another man was sent in
his place This did not suit the widow,
aud when the new painter made his ap
pesrance she bade him return TO the shop
aud send Pagan to do the work, saying
that she wanted him and no other to
work for her. Pagan was accordingly
sent to finish the job. While Pagan was
busily at work. Mrs. Read stepped up to
him ard asked him whether he was mar
ried. On being answered in the negative,
she said: Then am going to take
advantage Of the leap year, and make
you proposition of marriage"
But, my dear madam, said the
young man, blushiDg to the roots Of his
hair you must surely be joking we are
strangers, and am sure that you do not
mean what you say.
of you think am joking aud do not
mean what l say just put on your coat
aud 90 with me TO my lawyer, and l will
make over to you S50, 600 worth of prop.
erty," said the bouncing widow.
Young Pagan, convinced by her man
ner that she was in earnest, s:raightway
accompanied her to the lawyer, and a
/ deed was drawn nm giving TO FapaD $50 -
600 worth Of property, which he was to
become possessed of on the day of his
marriage Pagan, after the agreement
had been made, gave up his work. He
can be seen daily riding through the city
behind fast horse, which draws stylish
turnout, and he is one of the best dressed
men 10 be seen on the street. Whenev
er he meets one Of his old chums hC
halls him and says, "Well, boys, this il
better than painting, eh p
The Hickman courier., 1872-05-04
Lines tR Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
of Fulton County. Ky,

To you, esteemed Eentuckian friends,
Matilda joins with me, and sends,
These views, which are meant TO tell,
How we have loved you long, and well.
a mother car not slight the love,
Bestowed upon her gentle Dove"
Or e'er forget the generous deed.
Which promptly helped her when in need.
And til, h some clouds brought gloom and
pain,
The sun sh0ue brightly out again.
Such changes can alone reveal
That constancy, which hearts should feel.
The fatherless, the widows prayer,
That you may be God 8 special care
Is yours, and may you never know,
An unalleviated woe.
May prosperous days, long life and health,
Domestic joys, sufficient wealth,
Make glad your days and may God send
You all His blessing 10 the end.
The honey-comb you kindly sent.
EIhplem of love sweet sentiment
Was much enjoyed; and it will be,
Cherished as such in memory;
What gives to friendship it's great worth ?
In Heaven well love, en- on earth
The Hickman courier., 1872-05-04
what Odd-FeIIo,vsh:p Teache.

what Odd-FeIIOVVsh.p Teaches
We take the following extract from an
address recently delivered by r. r.
Meredith, of Cincinnati, and hope it
may be read by all who oppose the Order:
Odd Fellowship teaches in the most
impressive way purity Of thought and
word. and charity as broad a. fraternity,
until that becomes the law of self She
leads a member on aud teaches him to
visit The sick, comfort the afflicted edu-
cate the orphan tells him 10 warn q
brother of danger and guide him into
the path Of right; makes him enter into
covenant with his brother, and tells him
of the solemn covenant spoken of in the
Old Testament. She teaches a friend
ship, not that of the world, but friend
ship that stands by brother in the vi
cissitudes Of life, and therefore in con,
trast with ninety -Dine Of every one hun
dred ordinary friendships. She teaches
him also the lessons OF love and truth,
but there is DO time TO dwell on them
now These lessons are taught solemn
ly, impressively, beautifully, and the
impressions made in the Lodges live
through time The word of God is the
keystone of that arch Every principle
Odd. Fellowship teaches is taken from
the word of truth.
The Hickman courier., 1872-05-04

Journalism IN THE FUTURE-In
the January number of Old and New
Edward Everett Hale predicts that FIVE
years hence the literary journal for which
aud from which there is most to be hoped,
will be one not destined for what please
to call themselves the litery classes and
that the progress of newspaper publica-
ton in point of frequency will, by that
time, bring US into the era of the hourly
press. He says: at need surprise no
body to see the next great typical enter
prising journalist establishing a periodl-
cal whose successive issues shall appear
punctually every hour, twenty-four times
day, without any iutermission to nights
Sundays, or holidays. The first will fail
as the first penny paper did; but the
second or third will make great fortune
and great reputation"
The "hourly press instead of five
years we think, is five hundred years
off yet.
The Hickman courier., 1872-05-04
The church and Amusements.

The New York Methodist Conference,
which adjourned the other day, took a
bold step in advance of any past action
10 that Church on the subject of popular
amusements, when it recognized the right
of Christians to decide for themselves
the propriety or hurtfulness of any given
course of conduct The resolutions
adopted by that body fully sustain the
right of conscience in regard to the pro-
priety of attending places of amusement.
They further urge the members to exer
else charity toward those who honestly
entertain libsral views on this -sshj=ct.
The resolutions entire we append;
"Inasmuch as in popular amusements
there are many subtle temptations, it be-
comes US, as Christian pastors having
the care of souls. frequently to speak on
the subject to our people words cf eau
ton aud advice. We by no means con
demu amusements indiscriminately they
have their place and value. We would,
however, earnestly dissuade them from
those amusements which tend to late
hours, overwrought excitements, aud
which appeal chiefly to the lower pro-
pensities. In all questions of amuse-
ments we entreat them to be guided BY
the Word of God, and indulge in none
which they cannot conscientiously ap-
prove. Equally, however, we urge them
10 exercise that charity which never
faileth towards those whose Christias
character is above reproach who differ in
judgment from them concerning the pro
priety of any amusement. As we are
requested to respect the consciencies OF
others we advise each person to forego
those pleasures which he may deem right
for himself but which are condemned
by the popular judgment as Inconsistent
with the Christian name or which are
discouraged by The general sentiments Of
the Church We sincerely believe that
by iuculcnting usefulness in our amuse-
ments by a general regard for the sen-l
timents Of others, and by considerate
treatment of those who err, we may most
effectually destroy the tendency to frv-
oli,y and worldliness which threatens to
mar the strength aud efficacy of the
Church.
The Hickman courier., 1872-05-04
Kentucky state Convention. ,

The Frankfort Teoman calls for a
Democratic State Convention TO meet
the last fortnight in June. 1t is good
suggestion. The National Convention
will probably meet about the middle of
j ally, which will give abundant time.
BY the goth of June we shall be able to
act with full knowledge Of the stu
alton.
The Hickman courier., 1872-05-04

VALUE OF THoRUGH BRED AM
MALs.-A thorough bred animal is one
that will transmit its peculiar character
istics with almost unerring certainty to
its progeny. Crosses aud grade animals
will not do this with satisfactory cers
tanty. Prof. Agassiz stated fact
which breeders of domestic animals
should never forget or updervalue, when
be said, no offspring is simply the off,
spring of its father and mother. II is,
at the same time, the offspring of grand.
father and grandmother on both sides-
The Hickman courier., 1872-05-04
BULLS WORM DESTROYER.

Ertract OF Letter from Georgia.
viLLAyow, WALKER County, Ga,
June 90, 1865.
DR.. John Bull-DedT Sir; have recently
riven your Worm Destroyer several trials,
md find it wonderfully eficacious. 1t has
not failed in single instance to have the
wished for effect. 1 am doing pretty
large country practice, and have daily use
for some article of the kin1.
am, sir, respectfully.
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.
Itisan in fallible remedy for Worms. Try
IL and be convinced. See my journal for a
more full descrip ption. JOIN kiinSnil
The Hickman courier., 1872-05-04

CATERPILLARs.-These nuisances
have made their appearance around
Dyersburg in large numbers. and the all
absorbing problem is '.:How shall. We
destroy them p" II is question of vital
importance, but one that we have never
seen fairly answered. We have a receipt
which. if followed out, we guarantee will
destroy them in every instance Get you
a large dry goods box, made of white
pine, soak. it with coal oil, put your cater
pillars in it. nail The lid on. then place
it on fodder stack. to which apply a
torch, and their destruction is sure
Hickman Courier please notice.-Dyers-
burg Progress.
The Hickman courier., 1872-05-04
uxdrophobia-The Remedy.

Until very recently hydrophobia was
thought to be ircurable. But it seems
the Injection of morphine in large guam
titles under the skin has cured the pa
tient after suffering from couvulsions for
even FIVE or six days; half drachm of
powdered castor oil, mixed with sirup.
being given internally. We advise all
sufferers from this horrible malady to
remember this recipe.
The Hickman courier., 1872-05-04

A REMARKABLE DEATH.-We learn
from the Mississippi Conservative Of the
Goth that few days since a negro named
Lewis Buchanan, living on j. X. Shack
lefords place, two aad half miles from
Carrollton, climbed a tree to saw of
limb upon which swarm of bees were
settled. When the limb fell the whole
swarm settleA 49,, 1n113Deisthe uns-
fortunate man, atNBpdug Kim so severely
that he died in ten minutes. He ran
around the yard few minutes and fell.
When help was offered he said it was no
use, for he was dying, and at once ex-
pired. Whether Az sudden death was
caused by absorption of the virus of
the sting, or by the great shock to the
nervous system, is question for the
doctors.
The Hickman courier., 1872-05-04
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Hickman, KY.
A TattOoed Man.

The Vienna correspondent of the
Springfield Republican says:
A ts;tooed man, genuine, living
curiosity, has for some weeks been ex-
hibitiDg himself to the medical classes in
Vienna Originally Greek robber, he
has some knowledge Of Euglsh, French
(has been Zouave) German, Italian,
and several Eastern languages. He also
appeals to discharge from Spanish
prison in corroboration of his story.
His account of himself is that he was
prisoner in Tartary, and planned, With
others. a raid on the gold mines. Some
lost their lives, and he and two others
were condemned to be tattooed. The
operation lasted three months. One
succumbed TO the operation, and the
other died of chronic diarrh@a induced
by it.
The man has a remarkable appearance.
A visage of unusual villainy, rendering
superfuous the vermillion warning In
Arabic, in the palms of his hands, that
he is a very dangerous and desperate per-
souage, aud cautioping all men to beware
q si@l Us Sass Fourth sass hair, stub stub;
months.
ed. But n5als-s - firsre'
proportions, a fms union of symmetry
and strength. His skin is naturally
very fine, well adapted for the destiny
that has met him. On his breast and
back are several cicatrces of old stand
ing covered with the tattooing, which
occurred five years ago. These he states
are the results of bullet wounds.
The entire surface of the body is tat
tooed. A short distance his appear,
ance is that of blue man, but on nearer
approach the blue mass unfolds itself
into skin painting Of marvellous beauty,
only enough of true skin color remaining
to relieve the different figures. The
painting consists of beasts-tigers, gi
RATES., monkeys, elephants-birds in all
positions, and imaginary creatures. The
inter spaces are filled with flowers, ge-
ometrcal lines, and texts from the Ko-
ran. On his forehead is lynx, on each
cheek star, around his neck geometri-
cal figures.
The Hickman courier., 1872-05-04
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tions.

the wastes, thus prt-FelNApE - - SssaltS
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"a 80 tba Heart. Weak Nerves. ~.
EE.nranca Drvness of the Skin, Set
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pa,aut Medicine Trade here ohS hars
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Nv reputation as a compounder oi sO''
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Manufacturer and vender Of the
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The Hickman courier., 1872-05-04
BULLS :. SARSlPlElEll.

ST. LOUIS, April 3d.
pz. Jous BuLL-Dear Sir KIfowing the
eficiency Of your Sarsapariila, and the heal
Jog and beuef qualities it possesses,
send yop the following statement of my case;
Twas wounded about two years ago-was
taken prisoner and confined for sixteen
months Being moved so often, my wounds
have not healed yet. l have not sat up a
momentssihce | was wounded. | am shot
through the hips. My general health is
impaired, and l need something to assist
nature have more faith in your Sarsa-
parilla than in any thing else. | wish that
that is genuine. Please express me half
dozen bottles, and oblige
CAPT. c. p. JOHNSON,
P. s.-Mr. Johnson was the son of a skill
full surgeon. His mother recommended to
her friends. and for many years used my
SarsapaEilla with perfect success. In Scrof-
ula and Fever-sores Mrs. Johnson states
that the cures effected were almost miracu-
lous. Read my Journal for extended in
formation and advice in your case. My
Journal contains certificates of eminent
persons, ministers and medical men-men
who are known here in this community for
integrity and veracity. have recently
received most remarkable certificate from
an eminent gentleman of Louisville.
JOHN BULL.
The Hickman courier., 1872-05-04
THE HICKMAN COURIER,


THE State Convention of the Tennes-
see Democracy will assemble at Nash
vile. May 9th, to nominate candidate
for Governor