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The Hickman courier., 1872-02-10
Onr EesisIafmre.

| 1t is now thought that the Kentucky
Legislature will not adjourn before the
10Th of March; and. also. that it is very
probable that we shall have an adjourned
session next winter The people are
opposed to these annual sessions, but we
suppose this is a small consideration
with Legislators.
\ resolution was introduced in the
Senate that when this Legislature az
iourns it shall. adjourn sine die. An
amendment was offered that the adjoun-
ment be to the ID day of next January,
Mr.. Barlow advocated the original reso-
luton. He said that he had had the
honor, during several terms, to serve in
two houses of the General Assembly,
aud he had never been associated with a
better working Legislature than the
present; hence he believed that, with the
industry that had characterized this body
so far, all the work before it would be
accomplished by the 26th inst. He
thought there would be no great neces-
sity for meeting next winter if So the
Governor could call an extra session.
The Constitution provided only for bien-
nial sessions, aud the custom of the Leg
islature meeting annually, at great ex
pense to the Commonwealth, was beget-
ting much dissatisfaction on the part OF
the people.
There was an evident disinclination tc
squarely meet the question, and its fur,
ther consideration was postponed until
some day next week.
LOCKING AND DAMMING THE OHIO
The House of Representatives passed
a resolution instructing our Senators anc
requesting our Representatives in Con
gress to use their influence to procure 2;
survey and estimates of the probable ex
pense of locking aud damming the Ohio
river so as to make it navigable to first
class steamers at all seasons Of the year
This is big idea, but La Belle river i
also big river, and it is questionable, t.
say the least, whether she can be mad,
TO give in to any such restraints as the
resolution proposes.
The Hickman courier., 1872-02-10
CorruplFOn En Our Kentucky
HngisIal1FP

Grave and serious charges are being
brought against our Kentucky Legisla-
ture. so much so that the people are be
ginning to expect committee of inyes-
tigation. Some days ago the Paducah
Kentuckjan boldly intimated that GER
tain bankers had corruptly influenced the
late act authorizing the issue Of $500,
600 Of State bonds Now itcharges that
certain of our Representatives are iu the
service and pay of Cincinnati. That its
charge is true, it says, mo man who
spends one week in Frankfort can doubt
for moment" If corruption is so
palpab in our Legislature, as is repre-
sented by our contemporary, means
should be inaugurated to punish the
guilty and exculpate the innocent Does
the Kentuckion refer to any member or
members from the First District? The
inference, of course is, that if certain
members are in the pay of Cincinnati,
the charge rests against those members
who voted for the Cincinnati charter.
We have too honorable an opinion of
these Representatives to indulge even a
suspicion, and yet too honorable an opin-
ion of the Keatuckian to think that it
would give out such intimations without
grounds. If Representatives bear such
imputatious upon their honor, tamely,
without an effort to vindicate themselves,
the weight of public opinion will coin
eide with the KeRhckjan; and assuming
the charges confessed, the people must
form their minds accordingly. These
charges have obtained general cireula-
ton in this District, are the common talk,
and vindication is expected. The col
umns of the COURIER, as no doubt those
of every paper in the District, are open
to our Representatives and we hope they
will avail themselves of the privilege.
We make a short extract from the Ken
tuckjaa:
"And what are we to expect in Ken
tucky? We are rapidly moving along
the same path. That Cincinnati has
men IL the kentucky Legislature to-day,
In her ScrUice and pay, no man who
spends one week at Frankfort can doubt
for a moment, though legal proof of the
fact might not be accessible. That 9th
/ er rings have oiled members up in a sim
/ liar way until they are there only to do
their bidding is almost as certain. Any
man with common understanding who
watches the proceedings of that body can
see evidences of the fact which he will
not doubt. When men grow rich on five
dollars per day in Frankfort and dissi-
pate. and frolic, and riot and carouse day
after day and night after night, no one
but an ass will doubt that there is rat
behind the arras. An Investigating com
nlittee and a grand jury in Frankfort
that would discharge this duty, could
send enough men to the penitentiary to
make little Commonwealth within its
walls.
The Hickman courier., 1872-02-10

the "block" above Columbus, but says
not a word of any "block" below, which
we hear was true at Chalk Bluff, No. .
and Randolph But no matter Column
bus has held another meeting and ap-
nointed another Committee. The usual
figure heads, Ben Edwards Grey, Tom
Brown, R. Summers, and several of the
Smiths. are on it. The object of the
Committee is to visit Washington, and
petition the Weather Bureau, to make
the blockade between Cairo and Colum-
bus, perpetual. They are getting up a
new map showing that such is the inter-
est of civilization, and that an open river
heretofore has been a mistake in Nature,
which will be accompanied by lengthy
letter from Ben Edwards Grey publish
ed in the Elizabethtown Noes, explana-
tory of the whole.
The Murray Gazette is still working
up its sensation about our Legislature
spending sl6,0 of the peoples money
during the holidays II fires heavy
broadside into the Representative from
its county, a Mr.. Ayers, who got mad
at some thing in the Gazehe, and had
his paper stopped. 1t thinks its repre-
sentative is putting on too many "airs,
but proposes to continue the publication
of his paper notwithstanding the loss o
so valuable subscriber. We hope oui
neighbor will survive it! IF he is no
better pay than the "average legislator
the sooner stopped the better. From
all the evils and dead weights which af
fict the country press, from the averag,
legislator and professional politician
good Lord deliver US. They expec
more gratuitous advertising putting, anC
blowing, with less pay aud less thanks
than any set of creatures on God 5 greer
earth" Cut such off; and don't wal
for them to 'stop."
We want to take the Trigg County
Democrat into our newspaper family, bu
its contents Of this week are so unexcep
tionable, it bars criticism. We mear
T by this that it is filed with nothing Co
special Interest," except advertisements
and every newspaper will acknOwledgt
such most excellent matter.
The Hickman courier., 1872-02-10
WAR with ENGLAND.

The first official intimation of inter-
national differences regarding the Ala
bama claims, from over the water is found
in the Queens speech, delivered in Par
lament. The allusion, while being brief,
and couched in anything but hostile lam
guage, still shows very clearly dissatis-
faction on the part of the British Gov
ernment with what is called the indirect
claims" of our Government in connection
with the Alabama claims Why is it
that all these matters were not arranged
by the Washington Commission before
signing the treaty, is something to puzzle
the public. The Washington treaty, it
was supposed, was definite enough as far
as it went, leaving unsettled points to be
decided by the Geneva Arbitrators. All
at once, it seems, somebody has found
cat in the meal, which has set the whole
London press in roar.
AS the case stands, there does not ap
pear to be any issue involved which dip
iomacy cannot settle, although it may
take some little time to come to an
amicable arrangement. Differences there
may be requiring mutual concessions, but
even these, we should imagine, might be
safely left to the Geneva arbitrators.
The Hickman courier., 1872-02-10
fronm the St. Loui. RepubIiean. ,ln-
what "PasIvisms nrnans.

The proposition to which the name
passive" has been gwen, and which is
urged in the Missouri Democratic ad
dress, means nothing more than that tie
Democratic party shall not nominate
candidates for president and vice presi-
dent. This is the naked proposition. 1t
does not mean all the things absurdly
attributed to 1.-THE disbandment of the
party, the abandonment of the Democrat
ie faith, a surrender to Liberal Repub-
licans, and the election of certain man
to the presidency it does not imply a
single one Of these objects so far from it,
it means the very reverse of them all.
1t does not even mean of itself bargain
or compact with the Liberal Republicans
against President Grant. Such com
pact would have no force, and could not
even be eifectually made; we know of no
authority in the national executive COM
mittee of the party, nor in any other
body, to make such a bargain, and pledge
two and half OF three million Demo
cratic voters to the execution of it. The
Democrats of the United States usually
consider themselves fairly bound BY par
ty obligations, to vote for the B-1-ocrdttc
candidates regularly presented to them
bv their conventions and committees; but
their conventions aud committees have
no authority to 90 outside the party to
find a candidate for Democritic votes,
and if they should do this, they have no
power to promise the votes to such car =
didate. The fancied scheme to displace
the powerful Democratic party IN our
national politics with comparatively
small insurgent Republican party, there
fore. does not and cannot exist. y re-
fusal by the Democratic party to aomi-
nate a presidential ticket in 1872 does
not imply that it will repeat the refusal
in 1876, nor does it imply that the retu-
sal IS to be extended to any other eontes;
for smaller places, in 1872 in fact, it
means not an atom more than IS express
ed on its face. The great elections OF
next November involves local contests
all over the country, it involves besides
the presidency, members of congress,
governors, legislatures, state officers, and
inferior officials in every gate. In eaS
of these the local Democratic organiza-
ton should and would have, as now, full
discretion of action and management
The absence Of u Democratic ticket in
the presidential field would not discour-
age the presentation of Democratic tick
cts. and the vigorous support of them
in the subordinate state, district and
county fields: so far from it, it would
stimulate the nomination of such ticket:
by leaving the party free to support and
elect them with the force which it would
spare from the presidential struggle.
The Hickman courier., 1872-02-10
prince Fred in spain.

The Herald's Madrid Sherman -recep
tion correspondent sends the following
twaddle about Master Fred Grant: "To
think that they were gazing on the son
of the President of the United States,
and that he ''was such nice young man,
was enough to break the hearts of all the
Spanish bellies there assembled, and to
cause their dark eyes to flash soft glances
at him from under their arched and
beauteous eyebrows. Young Fred stood
it CALAMITY and manfully, though he
parted with regret from the charming
presence of these fair senoritas of Mad
rid
The Hickman courier., 1872-02-10
TheLInn RonrS.

In the English House of Commons,
on the 9th inst, D'Israeli rose and called
the attention of the House to the para
graph of the royal speech in reference to
the url,itratfos of the Alno4. t1ia cIaIms.
He animadverted at some length upon
the treaty of Washington for the faults
of which he blamed the Foreign Secre-
tarv. Earl Granville and Premier Glad
stone. Ia view of the developments
which had been made by the assemblage
Of arbiters at Geneva, ID Israeli wanted
to know Why the Government was exul-
tant over the edIfcation it had given 10
Parliament on the subject. The Royal
speech was signally unsatisfactory, and
showed, in his opinion, that the Govern
ment still lacked proper appreciation
of the gravity of the question at issue
between England and the United States.
The American claims were greater than
those which would follow total conquest.
Mr.. Gladstone followed in reply. He
said the treaty of Washington itself
shows that England is ready to make
every concession short of national honor
to establish friendly relations with Amer
lea and to set an examplesto be folloyfd
by all nations henceforth. The Govern
ment, said the premier, is ready to ex-
plain everything in connection with the
treaty, but it will not admit that it has
unwittingly made a mistake. He could,
if he desired, refer to the prepOsterous
character of the American demands,
which, of itself, proved their absurdity,
for they were such that no people in the
last extremity of war, or in the lowest
depths of national misfortune, with the
spirit of the people of England in their
hearts, would ever submit to. Cheers I
Mr.. Gladstone concluded by saying
the Government would maintain the pO-
sition it had taken, though iu friendly
manner.
The Hickman courier., 1872-02-10
The AIahann CiaIms.

just when everybody had been given
to understand that the Alabama claims
we're in fair way OF adjustment by the
Geneva Commissioners, we are taken all
aback by the fury raised, first on the
other side of the water and then on this.
The English anti ministerial press has
raised . regular howl over the Washing
ton treaty, and demand that it be fourth
with repudiated 1t appears that the
nature OF extent of the Alabama claims
have hot been officially revealed to the
English people, and that the present
hubbub is based on intimations thrown
out by the British Commission as to what
they really are. Whatever the revela-
tions may be, John Bull has evidently
become excited, and, as our dispatches
indicate this morning, our own Govern
ment is also exhibiting some feeling over
the subject As the issue involved is
mainly, if not altogether, one of dollars
and cents, it is not to be supposed that
the controversy will culminate in war.
There may have to be mutual conees-
sions, and a voluminous CORES pondence
in which assurances of the most distin-
guished consideration will be freely ban
died, but resort to the arbitration of the
sword is something not be seriously en-
tertained. Er.
The Hickman courier., 1872-02-10
How to Garry pennsylvania.

The special election for senator in the
Fourth senatorial district, Pennsylvania,
that attracted so much attention, came
off last Tuesday There were but two
candidates, both Repubicans-Gray, the
regular nominee, supported by the admin
istration influence, and Mcclure, bolter,
supported by the Reform" Republicans
aud the Democrats. The district is over
whelmingly Republican, the majority at
the last previous election being Z 400;
aud this is the way the Democrats declin-
ed to contest the election with candi
date of their own, and conteDted them
selves with supporting the bolter. The
dispatches announce that the regular
Republican nominee, GRAY, was elected
but by so small majority as to fully
vindicate the value of the Democratic
experiment, and insure its success when
tried on fair field. Gravs majority is
only $40, loss of 6 1856 votes since the
last election. Had his opponent been
Democrat Gray majority would prob
ably have been 1000; for the party
lines wonld have been strictly drawn,
and the Republican opposition TO Grant
would have had little or no liberty OF
action. But with Reform" Repub
Iican, supported by the Democrats in
opposition to the regular nominee. the
great standing majority has been reduc
cd TO less than thousand; and we are
told that Mcclure intends to contest the
declared result on the ground that even
'iiiS lleaSre majority is fraudulent.
The Hickman courier., 1872-02-10
rhe True soulh aIIKeady.

Approving the course and applauding
the efforts of the Liberals of Cincinnati,
who are heading the Reform movement
in Ohio, the LOUISVILLE Carrier Journal
b4s tI;s 20 say 20 tho reunioniat and ro
formists of the North generally.
There is no trouble about reunion and
reform in the South. 1t is for the North
to set its house in order. There the
tronble actually lies. The sense Of de
feat. if it be not carried to the point of
humiliation. Is, after its fashion, teach
er of reforms. The rank and file of the
old Confederate line-the brave and
faithful soldiers who followed ths for
tunes of the "bonny blue flag" and
fought and footed it from Bull Run to
Vicksburg, from Shiloh to Appomatox-
the unconscious statesmen who took in
centuries of political economy through the
crevices of ragged gray jackets and the
chinks of patched and worm out shoes,
as they worked their way through the
great heat expanding and mind enlarg-
/ ing universities of warm a word, the
/ citizen soldiery of the South are not the
elements of discord which stands across
the pathway Of liberal aud enlightened
policy of reconciliation, nor the stumb-
/ ling blocks that crowd the avenues of
the government reform. We must loo k
elsewhere if we expect to find the real
marplots
The Hickman courier., 1872-02-10
A Good Joke.

The following from the Paducah Ken
mckiaa is a good joke We owe it ONE
If it will now republish one of its arti
cles replying to the old Herald, on this
subject, the joke will be complete. We
fear its dates are mixed in this as in the
head of its paper, when it represents its
volume to be No IX. Does the Ken
hckian claim to have been in existence
nine years?:
1.-THE Hickman Courier says that when
it commenced advocating the admission
of negro testimony, the Kentuckiap only
leaned towards it. The Kentuckian com
menced advocating negro testimony IN
the spring of 1868, nearly four years ago
When did the Courier commence ?'
The Hickman courier., 1872-02-10
ssr,ous Illness Of Garrett Davis

WASHINGTON, February 6.-Garrett
Davis, after having partaken breakfast
Yesterday, was attacked with sickness and
complained of severe pains in the head
He has ever since been lying in semi
comatose state. He is very weak from
nervous prostration. Visitors generally
are excluded from his chamber. His
physician says if he can produce reac-
ton within the next twenty four hours
he shall have hopes of his patients re-
LATER-The physician attending Sen
ator Garrett Davis pronounced the crisis
passed this evening aud Davis will re-
cover.
The Hickman courier., 1872-02-10
MISSOURI REPUBLICAN.
Prospectus for 1872.
TNventy-FOur Grand Premiums.

The progress of the age, so marvellous
and startling, exacts of journalism a COM
mensurate spirit and enterprise, and such
4 the conductors of the Missouri REPUBLIcAS
endeavor TO infuse into allits varied depart
ments. Intimately identified with every
effort for the Advancement of the West and
South. the REPUBLICAN has long been the
acknowledged reflector and exponent of the
material interests Of those sections. But
I its sphere is not confined 10 the West and
South. The concerns Of the nation are dis
cussed in it's columns. aud the Intelligence
It prints is gathered from all quarters Of
/ the globe.
Independent and fearless the REPuBLIcAS
IS never subservient to cliques or coteries.
Its highest aim is to be the organ of the in
telligent thought Of the people. Its mission
I Is TO teach, to elevate, TO reform, ana its
political creed embraces those great prin-
ciples of liberty and government which
form the groundwork of our Union, and of
which the Democratic party has long been
the only true exponentin America.
In the discussions Of the vital questions
which must arise within the next twelve
months the REPUBLICAN will be found at
the front pointing the way, not waiting to
be shown. The Missouri Policy" with
which it is prominently identified. is al
ready recognized as furnishing the only
hope of relief from the expressions Of the
dominant party. Vt mas struck respon-
sive chord in the hearts of the people and
will continue to grow in popular favor till
it finds its crowning glory at the polls on
the 4th of next November.
To induce the formation of clubs the fol-
lowing liberal scheme of premiums has
been arranged. Besides the continuance of
the present extremely low club-rates and
the commission of ten per cent. allowed to
the getter-up of the club, TwESTY-FoUR
GRAND PREMIUMS, eight for each edition, are
provided, the extent and value of which are
practically unlimited, being wholly depend
ent on the efforts of the agent. From fifty
to fifteen per cent. of the whole amount of
money collected by the agent will he re-
turned as premium according to the follow
ing scheme:
The Hickman courier., 1872-02-10

The Herald's Washington dispatch
says Gen Sheridan was in consultation
with the President yesterday. The
strength of the country in military
point of view was canvassed. 1t is
known that orders have been sent to our
military forts to have everything brought
up to the point of perfection. Naval
circles are also active.
The Hickman courier., 1872-02-10

THE Missouri REPUBLIcAN-Published
every morning, by mail, one year. S12 co.
To clubs of three by mail, "a 90; of FIVE,
55 90; of ten 100 90; served by carriers
six times a week u 90 per year; paid week
ly to carriers, 25c per week; seven times
week, IA 90 per year, paid weekly TO car
riers, soc per week; to newsdeaIers &c per
copy.
THE I-WEEKLY-Published MONDAYS
Wednesdays and Fridays, 90 a year;.three
copies seventeen dollars; FIVE copies, TWEEN
ty-seven dollars ten copies fifty dollars
The WEEKLY-Two dollars year; three
copies five dollars; five copies, eight dollars;
ten copies, fifteen dollars twenty copies.
twenty dollars.
Additions can be made to clubs a. any
time at club rates. Ten per cent. commits
sion allowed to Agents getting up clubs In
the case of parties who obtain premiums,
this commission will be deducted from the
amount of the premium.
Papers not sent unless paidsin advance.
and invariably discontinued at the end of
time paid for
Remittances can be made at .ours risk in
drafts post Office orders or registered letters
The Hickman courier., 1872-02-10

MYSTERIOUS SUICIDE.-The Lexing-
ton Press states that on Saturday morn
ing last Miss Louisa Gibbons, of that
city, aged 16, retired to her room and
deliberately committed suicide, by cut
ting her throat with razor. She was
discovered while bleeding to death, and
acknowledged the deed but would assign
10 reason for the melancholy act
The Hickman courier., 1872-02-10
J. D. Cox,
STANLEY MATHEWS
GEORGE HoADLY,
j. b. STALLO.

The signers to this cordial invitation
are all distinguished Republicans of the
State Of Ohio. Judge Stanley Matthews.
distinguished General officer in the
Union army in the late war, is one of
the most eminent members of the Ohio
bench and bar. The Hon j d. Cox,
ex Secretary of the Interior, late of
Grants Cabinet, is very influential
Republican of that State. The other
two are also Republicans of like promi-
nence and influence. When such men
espouse such cause, i; is utterly useless
for the strikers of the administration
party to attempt to whistle it down the
wind.
The Hickman courier., 1872-02-10
Death of Archb,sSon s,,,ns

9 BALTIMORE, Feb. MARTIN John
opaidlng' Primate of tie Catholic ChrAch
IN the United States, and Archbishop of
this diocese, after protraeted illness,
dieu TINS afternoon at o'clock, at the
Arrchblshops residence. The funeral
will take place Monday at to o'clock.
Lie was IN the sd year OF his arc.
The Hickman courier., 1872-02-10
John Bessier,

City Baker and Contectioner.
"AS-TAKEN charce of the Bakery next
II door to Francis Millers. Clinton St.
He will keep constantly on hand, fresh
bread and ali kinds of confections.
Single meals can be had at all hours.
He solicifs share Of the city patronage.
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