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rha Eron vKnrIa of England.

4 London Correspondent writes that
the English Government viii include in
the naval estimates submitted to the
coming season Of Parliament an item
for the construction Of a new kind Of
ship. the armament Of which is to consist
Of torpedo artillery carried below the
water line Some time ago trials were
made with the white head fish torpedo,
under conditions entered into between
the inventor and the Government that if
the torpedo proved to be as effective on
trial as IL was asserted TO be by its inven-
tor the latter should receive the sum OF
eI5OO0 10 return for the right to use
the torpedo as part of the national arm
ament. Upon its trial the torpedo ex-
hibited powers exceeding those claimed
bv its inventor, and he consequently re-
ceived the sum agreed upon. Should
these torpedo batteries maintain their
superiority. the nation may find an utter
reconstruction Of the navy necessary. It
will become unavoidable to extend the
armor-plating below the water-line TO
ships bottoms. Provisions, coal, chains,
etc, will then be raised TO place now
occupied by guns, above the water-line,
while the guns must sink to seven or
Twelve feet below that line.
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THE HICKMAN COURIER,
SATURDAY, :::: FEB. p, 1872.
RedtstrIcttng &c state.

Under the new apportionment Ken
tucky is entitled to ten instead Of niue
Representatives in Congress, and it will
Of course become necessary, such being
the case, for the Legislature, now in ses
sion, to remodel the Congressional dis
tricts. We learn from Frankfort that,
in recognition Of this necessity, the mat
ter has been referred to a competent com
mittee, who have the matter under ad-
yisement, aud who propose in due time
to report the result Of their deliberations
in the shape of bill.
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rpls, 4. HOLCOMBE'S COLUMN.
Bromide Of Potassium.
p,,oba,s a Bottle and carefully read diree-
tions.

y
rcrrT- Is. 4 sTINULANT, and OF itse1i
X nav fail to effect cure, onI bu'iis, ~
-, se;antiheallv combined with broiAlus
80 potsssiun and other ingreuieh's, III,
saastixe effect and causes nes.A1n5
-, Tins increasing the powers 81 9,s
:. ton allaving Irritation, reoaot"s 49,
,st.ral sivellinzs stopping PAIN an
nation. and causing the repSlls han
,,.nts in the human body to De gEeaeei .'.''.
The ,xastes. thus preventing decomposle,,oii' N
a.a,dacsv and gives nourishmehti Ae@s'-'
and vigor to the System ,... or;s;ne,
from exeesses; such as " Weakness "H
IN The Back and Legs, Trembling IN pauiI
zion of the Heart, Weak NetNS S,,s,,1s :
Countenance, Dryness OF the oA1-i' I-i,orse and
Syphilis. in its many lorIHs'
Tumors. l hvepv of the
.tove svmptoms and diseases, reiel
rand. Get bottle ofmy Buehu anu -
,niae Of Potassium atonce ana you may
ly on being cured ,,..,r5 as
know lust what say. My IeOolo
Comnounier Of Medicine is second 70 10 i-i'''i
In the 0uthwest. ss nv
T,llo,r-ritizens know full well, founo me oe
i';,,t,be prescription counter IN the cry ~
,,bi-b I now dwell: have cureu Ai0ie -.
i.or vsrious diseases than All the phy
FANS in Louisville put together.
al for every single patient thae ,ai @ny
I.r;sxille physician has have hun9. NJ;
I'oa,1 oa no IN npstart of yesterday Ny Me9l-
- ,,,a sre 4 success great success LOUIS
lie Is not large enough for me ,T9 70 nv No.
competitor. monopolize the Nhol9s,t1e
pats1t Medicine Trade here. one anu H-l- @
orbsr has tried, by copying after me me Aere
IN Huntsville. TO compete with me- ou'i IN
og,sr another. their guns have been s4iel0e''
and tbeir efforts have been aoortVe'
Nv Medicines are good and answer lne
nm rno.e--that is the secret OF my I
NJ rent,tation rs eompounder OF go'u'
iishis articles is fully established. =,
I believe my Buchu and Bromide u y
,assinm i the best article now in the mar
lei for the cure of all diseases OF the GrllHls
or genito-unrinary organs, such as Soosgs
nai Ipcontinence lrritability OF the D1aIIsl -
ond Urethra. Inflammation OF tne 80.
- Sbe kidney. and all that class OF diseases
Ruv dollar bottle and be cured Cse as
per directions IL all cases.
Manufacturer and vendar CT the
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BULLS WORM DESTROYER.

Extract Of Letter from Georgia.
81 VrLLASow, WALKER County, Ga,
June %, 1866.
Dr.. ,Tohr Bull-Dear Sir; I have recently
given your Worm Destroyer several trials,
and hnd IL wonderfully eficacious. It has
not ia 1sd in a single instance to have the
wished for effect. I am doing pretty
large country practice, and have daily use
for some article of the kin1
1 am, sir, respectfully.
JULIUS ?. CLEMENT, VI. D.
r $50 unqualified and numerous are
the testimonials in favor of my Worm De-
stroyer that newspaper space is entirely too
small TO tell its merits.
tits an infalIible remedy for Worms. Try
it-and be convinced. See my journal for q
more full description. JOHN BULL
The Hickman courier., 1872-02-24
SMITH TONIC SYRUP
FOR THE CURE OF
AGUE AND Few E 4
OR
AND + EN h X

The proprietor Of this celebrated medl-
cine jus,ly claims for it suPerioriityY, iY, over yer
~ 80 certain. speedy, aud permanent
.re cor Of hque and Fever, or Chills and Fever
,Sbstber Of short OF long standing. He re-
r.-s 90 flse en- tire W esfarn and Southwest
.-,,-,,~y ia bear him testimony 20 the
,r.tb of the assertion, that in no case what
ever % viii It fail to cure, if the directions are
s.-i.tIy followed and carried out In a
$50 .-r,.ar,y- cases a single dose has been
ss,,sicisnt 80 for cure. and whole families
have lr been cured by single bottle, with a
feet restoration OF the general health
t,,-over prudent and IN every case
1,,rs - certain to cure, if its use is continued
in smaller doses for week Or two after r. the be
d;sssse has been checked, more especially IN
i!sss,,i, and long standing cases. Usually,
,his medicine will not require any aid to
keep @ the bowels in good order; ,t! should d.: the
patient, however, require a cathaTtle e. l1eui- 3
p f;aa after having taken three or four doses
ot'ig 81 t5s Tonic. single dose of BULL s VEG
ETBALE FAMILY PILLS Will be So fhelent
The Hickman courier., 1872-02-24

a PENNSYLVANIA editor, in aekuowl-
edging the gift Of peck of potatoes,
SAYS: 1T is kiudnesses as these that
bring tears to our eyes. One peek OF
potatoes makes the whole world kin.
we have trusted in providence, and this
is our reward. We would like little
kindling wood and some good turnips,
but that would be asking too much, SO
we will try to do without them"
The Hickman courier., 1872-02-24

THE RICHEST OF ALL THE COLD
FIELDs.-It has only recently been dis
covered what almost inexhaustible min
eral wealth the soil Of Eastern Siberia
conceals, and that in the district Of the
river Amoor Russia possesses q gold field
which explorers of these parts are in
clined to consider the richest in the
world Goldwashipg and gold-digging
are going on in the tributaries of the
Russo Chinese frontier stream and their
valleys, and repays the persons engaged
in it so abundantly that laborers earn
from fifty to one hundred and fifty rou-
bles of silver per day, and companies Of
diggers on the Olakouta, fud, as a rule,
from seven to eight, but in some cases as
much as seventy, and even one hundred
pounds of gold per day. The river Sega
is still more productive, and has yielded
to one company one hundred and seven
ty pounds 10 one day. These two rivers
are the richest, but by no means the only
gold producing tributaries of the Amoor.
The Hickman courier., 1872-02-24
carr. c. P. JOHNSON,

p. S-Mr. Johnson was the son of a skill
ful sfHg Hgeon. His mother recomme ended to
her friends. and for many years used my
Sarsaparilia 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 n
who are known here in this community for
integrisy and veracity. | have recently
received most remarkable certificate from
an eminent gentleman of Louisville.
JOHN BULL.
The Hickman courier., 1872-02-24
BULLS SARSAPARILLA.

ST. LOUIS, April 80.
DIR. JoHS BULL-Dear Sir Knowing the
efficiency of your Sarsaparilla, and the heal
lug and beneficial qualities il possesses, l
send you the following statement of my case;
was wounded about two years ago-was
taken prisoner and confined for sixteen
months. Being moved so often, my wounds
have not hehled yet. l have not sat up a
moment since | was wounded. ] am shot
through the hips. My general health is
impaired. and need something to assist
nature / have more faith in your Sarsa-
parilla than in any thing else. 1 wish that
that is genuine. Please express me half
dozen bottles, and oblige
CAPT. C. p. JOHNSON,
The Hickman courier., 1872-02-24

In the lives Of the saddest of as there
are bright days, when we feel as if We
could take the great world in our arms.
Then come the gloomy hours, when the
fire will neither burn on our hearths nor
in our hearts; and all without and with
in is dismal, cold and dark. Believe me,
every heart has its secret sorrows which
the world knows not, and oftentimes we
call man cold, when he is only sad
LoDgfeilow.
The Hickman courier., 1872-02-24

ONE third of the deacons in DIR.
Beecher church are women, elected by
the congregation.
The Hickman courier., 1872-02-24

A TOMBSTONE has been found on
Duck river. in Hickman county, Ten
nessee, which bears date OF December
1910, together with the initials b. d.
and an inscription in Latin which is near,
ly efaced 1t is thought to haye marked
the grave of Spaniard.
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CONGRATULATIONS

Mr.. Beck was listened 20 with the
greatest interest and attention by the
members of the House and by crowded
galleries. lie spoke with great rapidity
and force, aud was warmly congratulated
by his political friends when he con-
cuded
The Hickman courier., 1872-02-24

THERE is a child living in Nansemoud
county, Va, which has five Living grand
fathers.
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srEvENsoy AGAIN oBJEcrs.

Mr.. Stevenson objected to the printing
of anything that was not read.
WELL SAID.
Mr. Beck-Theu I will read the whole
of it. And / give notice that nothing
shall 60 in the Globe in future that is
not read
The Hickman courier., 1872-02-24
rIaEes and DeafEns.

Notices of the above character will be in
serted free of charge Obituaries and trib
utes Of respect inserted al 81 copper square
BS53 Advertisements IN Local Column 81
for four lines or less and 20 cents for each
additional line.
E5S- Voluntary communications, contain
ing interesting news, solicited from any
quarter News letters from Western Ken
tucky and Tennessee especially desired.
The Hickman courier., 1872-02-24
INTERRUPTED.

Mr.. Stevenson, (Bep., Ohio asked the
chair, a question of order, whether in
a personal explanation, member had a
night ta proceed in general discussion
on the State Of Tennessee.
The Speaker replied that it bad been
repeatedly ruled that when a member
was permitted to make a personal ex
planatien, he was not limited as to what
he should say, except that he must be
within the rules OF the House.
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CELEBRATED

Manufacturer and vanaar Ct the
The Hickman courier., 1872-02-24
Esech on Fern.vnFa,-

After some debate upon allowing Mr..
Beck tDems Ky to have the floor for
a personal explanation, he was accorded
that privilege. He proceeded to vindi-
cate himself at length against the attack
gu him yesterday by Mr Brownlow. He
delivered a powerful invectiye against
that Senator and the other Governors Of
The Southern States. lie said that thev
bad put forward Mr. Browuiow to attack
him, because be [Brownlow) was Grip
pie and an 'mbecilei bat that Bullock,
Reed aud Scott were not cripples. He
vas ready to back what he had said in
the House or elsewhere. lie was listen
ed to with marked attention.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-02-01

disturb you till night. Then a change
of medicine, prediction that you
have got it the worst way, and the
doctor leaves. You lie and dream, or
YOU toss about and rave-you are not
restricted. The doctor comes in the
morning, is disappointed that von are
no worse, and predicts that you will
live for several davs. He is now sure
that it is the small pox, and so are
you. A nurse. one who has had it,
comes up to remain until you die, and
the days go by until the tenth. If you
don't die then you are going to get
well. In order to lose no time, word
is sent to the sexton, and your wife is
telegraphed to that you are dead. But
YOU don't die. just as the doctor has
lost your pulse, and the nurse begins
70 rejoice at his release, you mend n
little, open your eyes, go off to sleep,
and YOU are saved. Such little things
rs burning up your clothing and all
the furniture after you get able to walk
are not worth mentioning and no one
ever stops To question YOU about the
pits on your face. If it's handy, the
best plan is to have turn at the disease
in your childhood. This saves ex-
pense, and the coroner don't never
think Of slandcring YOU because you
didn't break your neck and go of with
some romance attached to it.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-02-01

EAST MACHIAs.-The Machias Reuublt-
can says Charles l., and Otis Parsons,
brothers, of East Machias, were sentenced
the lGth, inst, by Judge Danforth. Charles
l.. to four and Otis to three years in State.
Prison, for breaking open the store OF s.
Ii. Whttemore of that town, in December
last. Both OF the young men are under
twenty-three years of age. and Charles l..
has spent four years in the RefoIm School
at Portland, and Otis has been arrested sew
eral times before for petty crimes.
CAMDEN. - The lime manufactured In
Camden last year footed up 2I3,7l6 bbls
RoCKLAND.-The Free Press says that at
the annual meeting of the Rockland Fire
and Marine Insurance Co., Tuesday, it was
decided to close up its affairs and divide
the assets. The company was organized
in 1882, and has therefore been in existence
twenty years. Its business has been wholly
marine and it has large surplus. A
meeting of the lime manufacturers of Rock
land, Thomaston and Camden was held on
Monday for the purpose of consultation as
to future methods of conducting the busi-
ness. A committee was appointed to de-
wise plan for regulating the manufacture
| and sale of lime, with instructions to re-
| port at future meeting. 1t is doubtful If
it would be found practicable to carry out
the design which instigated the meeting
49,. The Free Press says that John Hall Of
| Rockland, had his arm broken while skat-
| ing Wednesday.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-02-01
Vol. XVIII. Whole No. S89. No. 5.

MARK TWAIN AS A REPoRrER.-The
life of a reporter was described by
Mark, in one of his lectures at Chicago,
in the following terms:
reported on that morning newspaper
three years, and it was pretty hard work.
But lenioyei its attraction. Reporting
is the best school in the world to get q
knowledge of human beings, human ma
ture. and human ways. A nice, gentle
manly reporter-I make no references
is well treated by every body. Just
think of the wide range of his acquaint-
anceship. his experience of life and So
cietyl No other occupation brings a man
into such familiar sociable relations with
all grades and classes of people. The
last thing at right-midnight-- he goes
browsing around after items among the
police and jail-birds, in the lookup,
questioning the prisoners, making pleas
ant and lasting friendship with some ofthe
worst people liz the world. Laughter.
And the very next evening he gets him
self up regardless of expense, puts on all
the good clothes his friends have got,
[laughterl goes and takes dinner with
the governor or the commander-in-chief
of the district, the United States Senator,
and some more of the upper crust of So
ciety. He is on good terms with them
all, and is present at every public gath
ering, and has easy access 10 every va
riety of people. Why, breakfasted al
most every morning with the governor,
dined with the principal clergymen, and
slept in the station-house. Laughter
a reporter has to lie a little, or they
would discharge him That is why left
it. Laughter. | am different from
Washington; have higher aud grand
er standard of principle. Washington
could not lie; can lie, but | won't.
Prolonged laughter
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-02-01

so YOU wonder she's sick. do you!'
growled the doctor. when he was called
in. We'll, I don't; my only wonder is
that anybody is dlire that lives as YOU
do. Breakfast at nine luncheon at two !:
dinner at six, and then coffee. II takes
an ostrich, or New Yorker to be able
air, exercise, and proper food at proper
well in a month.
Where shall we take her, mothcr?'
asked Harry thoughtfully, as the doctor
left the room.
Wherever she wishes TO CO. said Mrs.
Hartnell. looking kindly at Agnes white
face. Where shall 1t be, my childI
And Agnes answered wistfully, Il
should like to see my old home once
more
Bless YOU, dear. so Won shall, said
the old lady; aud after that there was q
long consultation between Mrs. Hartnell
and Harry but what it was about was a
mystery 10 Agnes.
\ week or two later, Agnes, accom-
panied by her husband. started off on
their trip 10 her native town.
We will take il easv,' said Harry :;
and 50, accordingly, they took nearly a
week at u Journey which could have
been made in two DAYS. II was evening
when they arrived At Somerset.
How natural everything lookf!' said
Agdcs as they approached the old house.
see: the lamp il lii in the dining room.
just as II used to be at this hour. Can
we not make some excuse, Harry dear,
for going in? would give almost any-
thing to be in the old room once more
Certainly love, said the willing hus-
band; and they assembled the steps and
rang the bell. The door opened ilnmcd-
lately, and, greatly to Agnes surprise,
old Betty's voice exclaimed: H. wei
come home you are. ma am. and won't
YOU please be after walking in and tax
ing of your bonnet. for sure the teas all
ready and waiting for YOU
And 50 it was-for the table was set
in the dining room, with the damask
cloth, the delicate china, and the old
fashioned silver which Agnes remember
ed from child
1t Is drcam.' said she, looking in
the room-but az that moment She felt
herself clhsped to her fathers breast,
and saw Mr.. Ilartnell and III wife, with
their faces beaming with delight wait
INK to embrace her. What q merry tea
II was Little Agnes looked herself
again, sitting behind the tea urn-and
her white hand, fluttcrcd like happy
birds, among the familiar cups and -lu-
GERS. Mr9. Hartncll and her son had
managed il all; having bought the old
house, furniture, silver. etc, At rather
an unreasonable price. Betty, who had
never left them in their sorrow, remain
ed with them in their JOY, aud when
Agnes would sometimes tease her about
heriorIner suspicious o:IIarry ilartueil's :
honesty, she would answer And sure,
wasn't Il myself, ma am dear, that took
back every word OF it when | saw him
sitting by the table drinking his two
cups OF tea
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-02-01

CAUSES OF DEATH or FrsHEs.-M Fe-
lix Plateau, the well-known French
chemist, has recently undertoken anun-
Der of experiments TO determine the
question whether the cause of the death
OF the fresh water animals when removed
to sea water, and OF marine animals when
removed to fresh water, is the difference
in the density or in the constitution of
the water. His observations were made
mostly on various species OF articulata;
he found that those fresh water species
which possess an grial respiration can
survive the change TO salt water, while
those who possess only bronchial and
cutaucous respiration die quickly. BY
experimenting on water made denscr by
the solution of sugar, VI. Plateau came
to the conclusion that the density Of sea
water Is not the destructive agent, but .
portion of the salts held in solution
The chloridcs of sodium, potassium and
magnesium he found to be very quickly
fatal 10 fresh water species, while the
sulphate- Of magnesium and calcium had
no prcjudical effect. In the same man
ner NJ. Plateau's experiments showed
that the death of marine animals in fresh
water was occasionod by the giving off
Of sea salt from their bodies to the sur
rounding fluid.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-02-01

The coroner's Jury was summoned the
other day in a Texas town to sit upon .
man who died suddenly in his bed The
Jury proceed to the house, looked at the
corpse, and began to inquest. The doc
tor explained the case to them, and drew
map of the mans interior, so as to
show the jurymen how a whole lot of
Latin things inside OF him there got
mixed up somehow with lot OF other
classic machinery, and produced per-
fectly terrific combination with another
Latin title which killed him, of course.
The jury said the case was perfectly
plain. Suce accident as that among
the mans internal Latin must have de-
stroycd any one The only wonder was
that he lived an hour. So verdict was
brought in of death in accordance with
the evidence just as the inquest ended
the man awoke, and the fact was discov-
cred that the deceased person was in the
adjoining room, while this wretch had
only been asleep.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-02-01
INSECURITY orSusrENsIoS BRrpGEs.

INSECURITY OF ~ sPENsIOS BRIDGES.-
An examination Of the cables of the sus-
pension bridge, which recently gave
way at Pittsburg (says the .Kanutactnr-
er and BaRder) revealed state of
things which cannot fail to excite alarm
i'll regard to the safety of other bridge.
supported By wires. The cables were
originally composed OF twenty strand.
ot wires. In the one which broke only
eleven wires remained at the point OF
fracture, the others having corroded
away, and some of these had been re-
duccd to the size of knitting needle.
This bridge, which had stood fifteen
years, was known 20 be unsafe, and was
closed to public travel more than month
ago. But no one suspected that the
wires composing the cable were so eaten
away by corrosion as the examination
showed them to be; and the question
naturally arises whether the same de-
,troying process may not be in progress
in other wire cables as yet unsuspected
Of weakness.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-02-01
poetrp.
The City on the Hill

ny EREN Z. RExFoRD.
know a fair, white city;
4 quiet. peaceful city.
4 beautiful. strange city;
Upon a sun-touched hill:
\ place where daisies blossom
Upon the green earth's bosom:
And grasses grow and rustic;
Along the streets 20 still
The streets arr long and narrow.
And the brown thrush and the sparrow.
Their little homes have huilded
Among the flOwer-fecked grass.
You will hear the song of hnnct,
And robins carol In il.
Whenever this sfrane,, city
Your footsteps chance TO pass.
The houses in this city
Thi. strange and quiet city.
Where never human pity
The dwcllcrs ask. or need,
Ar long and low. and over
Each rooi the grasses cover
Their leaves each a lover
of haunfs where sparrows breed.
Their. i no sound u sorrow-
Of longing for tomorrow
OF pain to bear or borrow.
Within the silent streets:
Rut always peace aud quiet,
niouched by earthly riot.
A. DAYS 20 drifting by IL.
Among it, cool rctrrat..
Thither dear one. grown wrarv.
C,rown-oh, 80 tired arsi weary
of ircading pathway drcary,
Have omen turned Cor rr,t.
And in this fair W hIe city.
No thoughts Of pain or pity,
Can henceforth stir their breast
oh. thought most sweet and tender.
That Tcscs'. whose perfect splcndor
of rcsi we comprehend not.
shall crown each lOw-lain head
In tho Sirrcts - grren and narrow
Whcrr the robin and the sparrow
And the thrush. their nests have builded,
In the city of III dead,