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The Hickman courier., 1872-06-29
New POST Routes i'm the First
District.

The Congress, which has just adjourn
ed. established the following post routes
in this Congressional District. There
could have been no greater favor confer
ed upon our people, and Judge Cross
land deserves the highest commendation
for his untiriug exertions in this behalf.
The establishment of these mail faciIi~
tiles is of more value to our people than
if he had delivered forty political speech
es however albeit is substantial ser
vice. and we will recognise it al the
more, that our District has heretofore
been shamefully treated aud neglected
in regard to mails. These routes, we be-
lieve, are to go into operation, July lst,
unless delayed iu the p o. Department.
Judge Grassland says Congress made am
pie appropriations to secure the running
of these routes:
From Hickman to ST. John, via Lodg-
ton. Morse Station. Lynuyille, Murray
C ood Bridge, New Providence, and New
Concord.
From Moscow to Milburn, via
Clinton and Spring Hill
From Clinton to Wingo Station, via
Sullivan Store, and Baltimore.
From Clinton to MayGeld, via Dublin.
From Columbus 70 Blandyille via Nc
0'FIT From m Clinton to BIandvino, via Cum
Fgq59 B5a1f1. IA to Barlow City.
sons Greek. and Kansas, to Paducah.
From Mayfeld to Barlow City, via
Wilson's Greek, Lovelaceville, Hlnkle
Vile, and Lakewood.
From May yield, via Fair Oaks and
Clear Spring, to Simpsonia.
From Mayfeld, via Stubbeheld, and
Cuba, to Linville.
From Brewers Mill, via Pennington
and Huverd's Mil, TO Boydssiiie.
From Benton, via birmingham and
Vogle's Lime Kiln, to Eddyyilie.
From Benton. via Fair Dealing
Aurora, Hico, Shiloh to Murray.
From Calvert City, via Palma and
Simpsons, to Florence.
From EddygiIie, via ParSsyille, to
Cadiz.
From Princeton, via Simms Store
and Wallouia. to Montgomery.
From Montgomery, via Cherry Hill.
to Roaring Springs.
From Cudiz, VIA Triiis Store, to Cher
ry Hil
From Sm;thland, via Salem, Marion.
Fredoui4. to Princeton.
From Cypress to Marion
From Hurricane TO Marion
From Morganfeid TO Dixon.
From Morgaudeld to Marion
From Caseyvil,e o Moreanfe'd.
From Dixon TO Princeton.
From Dixon to Marion
Fom Princeton, Via ParkeEsyille, 70
Cadiz
FROM Cadiz TO Bockcastle
From Cadiz to Luton.
From Caseyyiie TO Providence.
From Fredonia to Dixon.
From Fredolia to Eddy vile.
From Calvert City, via Haddpck' 5
Ferry, DycusburEh, TO Fredouia.
The Hickman courier., 1872-06-29
EaeniihofIhe POpe.

A correspondent of Boston paper
writing from Rome says; Reports are
current in Rome that the Pope's health
is Gailii8G It Is about a mouth sg1.9,6s si bs
Holiness. aud he then had n robust and
healthy Appearance; in fact it was very
difficult to believe that he was about to
complete his 60th year. lie was somewhat
eorpuleut, but his form was erect and
his step firm, and his voice clear aud
sonorous when he made short speech
ia which, with tinge of bitterness, he
denounced the injustice done in this
world, and averted to the possibility that
God might yet repair it. In some of
his recent speeches hs has used very
strong language; but tbs NAV be ex
planned by the circumstances Of the time
and by a not unnatural evaporation.
"i'nout v Its being considered to prove
that his mental vigor aud luc;d;.v a-a on
the decline, whatever may be the state
OF his physical health.
The Hickman courier., 1872-06-29
The French Nation Bound Over
90 Keep the Peace.

Paris letters report that Bismarck :
pltimatum vas necessarily accepted BIZ
France, and in accordance herewith the
French army IS to be cut down to three
hundred and seventy Eve thousand men,
and the nation is bound over to keep the
peace. At the moment when the Oft
denied, but nevertheless real ultimatum
was seut from Bismarck to Theirs. the
latter had projected scheme by which
the standing army Of France was to be
composed of seven hundred aud fifty
thousand men, and the President had not
ceased to proclaim his intention of IRE.
venge' The demand Of Bismarck was
that the army should not exceed one half
of this number. and that France should
cease to talk of and to prepare for re
venge. The ultimatum was presented in
such emphatic form that Theirs yielded,
as did also four hundred and sixty two of
the six hundred and ninety members of
the Assembly.
The Hickman courier., 1872-06-29
Races AZ Long Esranch.

Harry Bassett has taken up his quar-
ters at Monmouth Park, in the stable
adjoining the one occupied by Longfel>
low Persons interested in the coming
contest between these great flyers can see
them any days0y paying flying visit TO
Long Branch and Monmouth Park.
Race horses are arriving there daily from
all sections of the country, and it is
thought that there will be nearly 200
clippers at the Park before the end Of
the week. The'races commence on the
29th inst. and coutinue on July, 2, ,, /
and >. The stakes filed as follows !:
Jersey Derby 81 500, forty one nomi
nations; Hopeful Stakes, twenty six !;
Monmouth Cup, twelve; Monmouth
Oaks, thirty five; Mansion House Stakes.
thirteen he July Stakes, twenty two,
aud the Monmouth Sequel Stakes TWEEN
ty four.-Ne,g York Herald.
The Hickman courier., 1872-06-29


THE Washington Patriot, heretofore
one of the strongest opponents in the
country to the endorsement of Mr..
Greeley at Baltimore, now admits that
his nomination "is not only possible
but even a probable event.,
THE first emigrant from Greenland
ever known reached New York from
Halifax last week The climate being
oppressive, he informed Scandinavian
acquaintance that he should 90 back al
the first chance.
In answer to a number of commuui
cations asking US when the general anl
private acts passed by the General As
sembly will be ready for distribution, W,
will say that the printing Of the last vol
ume of the private acts was completed
at this Office about ten days since. TIL
work is now IN the hands of the Publ
Binder-Fr fort Keoman.
The Hickman courier., 1872-06-29
The Whent Cron.

The June report Of the sialistican of
the Department Of Agriculssre, uon,en
press, is exhaustive in its Treatment of
wheat statistics.
The general average Of condition for
the entire crop Is 81 The department.
estimate for the crop of 1879 was two
hundred and dirty million bushels at
eleven and half bushels per acre, con
silering - bushels an average yield
The area aud the condition Of the present
crop on the first week u June pointed
to a product of two hundred and twenty
million bushels in 1872. The crop of
1869 which was about sixteen per cent.
above an average, and the largest record
ed in ten years, was two hurdred and
eighty seven million bushels as returned
by the census.
The Hickman courier., 1872-06-29
EccIesIastIcaI Cnnr.a

In view of the unexpected. verdict in
the Il case OF the Rev. L D. Huston the
Baltimore papers are loud ia their de-
nunciations of the practices of ecclesias.
'ieai courts IN general, and that one in
particular which acquitted DR. Huston
IN its secret sessions by rules of evidence
anu anu ministratIons of the law peculiar to
iIseh' 1t appears that the verdict in
TINS case was great surprise to Balti-
more, add the dissatisfaction is so gem
eral and outspoken, that large part of
the community has resolved itself into
tribunal for the trial aud conviction of
the court which acquitted Huston.
The Hickman courier., 1872-06-29
Andrevv JOhnson's areIanchn,r

In her last Washington letter to the
St. Louis Democrat, Laura Ream writes
of Andrew johnson
The ex President was quartered in an
elegant suite Of rooms on the first floor
OF the Metropolitan, which he seldom
lie was "; WitGegg59 e 20 t9 bis meals or drive
committee on the business of the missing
records, and gave his evidence with the
utmost caution aud reserve. 1 should
judge he is.an exceedingly reserved man
he certainly IS the most gentle, uuoh
trusive man 10 his manners I ever have
seen outside of a monastery. H moves
about with roiseIess tread, and his voice
IS soft aud low. His face IS not at all
aged by the years Of seciusion since he
was IN Office. but it is marked by a set
tied expression of melancholy painful to
dwell upon. 1t Is plain that sorrow has
been his most familiar guest, and from
what is said I have no doubt he has
been greatly sinned against
The Hickman courier., 1872-06-29
Tne Eree-Trmde convention.

The conference at The Fifth Aveuu1
Hotel in New YoIk, the other day tsrni
mated very much as we expected it would.
The Greeley sentiment greatly predoni-
mated, the free trade Republicans who
were not imperyiors 90 reason aud alto
gethcr impraciicabe declared them.elyes
for Greeley and Brown, and Judge
Stallot, Edward Atkinson and other i'm
prac;:caJlos went od to themselves The
latter did one thing that We hardly ex
peetcd Of them. They nominated can
didates for Presidency aud Vice Presi
dency. Groesbeck, of Ohio, and OImsted,
Of New Louisville Courier Jonr
nal
The Hickman courier., 1872-06-29
Our FIns Ensulted.

WAsHINGToN, June 24 The State
Department has received dispatches from
George Holt. our Consul at Gaspe Basin,
Canada. TO the effect that the captain
of the Dominion cutter Stella Marine
captured the American Schooner james
Bliss, for an alleged violation of the
Dominion laws, and brought her into
port with the Dominion flag flying at
her peak over the American flag, which
was run down. Our Consul protested
against the Insult, but it was repeated,
"a il is understood that the. action was
sauc.,on1i .iuc;,:" hy the highest Dominion au-
The Hickman courier., 1872-06-29
sumner for GreeIex.

ave have direct aud credible informa-
ton from Senator Sumner, and important
facts respecting his position. He is now
preparing a speech upon the finances OF
tie country aud the financial administra-
tion of President Grant. 1t will aston
ish the American people. when delivered.
Should Greeley be nominated at. Balti-
more, Senator Sumner is prepared to
speak to his countrymen in favor of the
election of Greeley to the Presidency. =
Grand R1pid TTres.
The Hickman courier., 1872-06-29

The dispatches from Springfield detail
the proceedings OF the Illinois Derno
cratic and Liberal Republican Conven-
tions on the Goth Both bodies were
81 aud iie -ticket agreed upon by both
IS remarkably able and strong The dit
ferent elements of the opposition to
Grant are we'll represented, and our ad
vices are that great enthusiasm has re
suited. Scarcely any autagonism to
Greeley as presidential SandlIa.e c5 =; IN In
Democratic i51s1 convention, and, of course,
none at all in the other. Gustavus
Koerner will be the first German ever
elected Governor of any State IN the
Union. a. Mr. Schurz was the first Ger
man Senator, though ike Mr. Schurz, 1t
was his eminent taieuts, superior ability
and perfect in egriry of character, rather
than his nativity, which secured him the
nomination His career has been an
eveutful one.
The Hickman courier., 1872-06-29
For CONGRESS.

cores spondent of the Hickman
COURIER in speaking of the status Of
The different papers in this District in
the pending Congressional race classiies
the Trigg County Democrat for Cross
land We, as our contemporary says,
will not assume to speak for the others,
bat Cross!and is good enough for Us.
lie has made faithful Representative
and should be indorsed.-E Eigg County
De,nncl.nL
The Hickman courier., 1872-06-29

Horse THIEVES ~ TENNESSEE -
A gang of expert aud dariug horse
thieves are inlesting many Of the coan
try districts of Shelby county, and the
result has been that several farmers have
lost valuable animals within he past two
weeks They give the city wide berth,
through fear, doebtess. OF the police
force. but they appear TO be working out
side the ii.aits, on the Pigeon Roost
road Yesterday morning, after day light,
a brace Of these scamps paid visit to
the premises of Mr. Castle, who lives
about couple Of miles east OF the city
aud stole a valuable claybsuk mare and
went IF with it in the directSn of Som
eryille The thieves had previously
stolen 4 saddle from one of MIR. Castles
neighbors, which proves that they are
expert in their business.-Nashrtle
Banner.
The Hickman courier., 1872-06-29
Vne PresldenttnITIc,.o,s

Presidential tickets are being brough
,ut so rapidly now days that it ma
'e we'll enough to reeapitulate the lis
o date:
CINCINNATI.
President, Horace Greeley.
Vice President, B Gratz Brown.
PHILADELPHIA.
President Ulysses S. Grant.
Vice Presidene, Henry Wilson.
REvENUE REFORM
President, William S. Groesbeck.
Vice President, Fred. Law Olmsted
LABOR REFORM.
President, David Davis.
Vice President. j Joel Parker.
TEMPERANCE.
President, James Black.
Vice President, James Russell.
ANTI MASONIC.
President, Charles Francis Adam.
Vice President c II Howard.
NoNDEscRIPr.
President, Victoria c. Woodhull.
Vice President, Friedrich Douglass.
The Hickman courier., 1872-06-29
Cincinnati Industrial EXpOSI-
sfon of 1872.

4 handsomely printed pamphlet OF
frty zix pages comprisipe-the rules aud
premium list for the Third Cincinnati
Industrial Exposition, has just been Is
sued This great enterprise has SO Ia
pidly developed within the short space
Of three years as 10 achieve a national
Importance, and attract the atE@ution
of exhibitors and visitors from every
State Of the Uuion. Last year the
Exposition had exhibitors from twenty
nine States, au2, during the month it
was open for inspection, 100000 visi
tors we're in ATTENDANCE The premium
list for the coming exhibition has been
largely extended, including GG6 medals
to be awarded for the first degree OF
merit. The FIVE buildings give seven
acres of exhibiting space. distributed
into sixteen departments. The Machin
cry Departmet viii be run by four first
class driving engines Of 500 horse power
with nearly 700 feet OF main shaftiug
Many new features will be presented 10
the Fine Art, Natural History, and
Horticultural Departments.
The Hickman courier., 1872-06-29

TUESDAY week, the 9Th of July, the
National Democratic Convention, will
assemble, in the city of Baltimore. The
whole country looks with intense inter
est to its action. A very large mejority
of the delegates are instructed for the
Greeley and Brown ticket, but yet it is
feared that violent aud artful minority
may disturb its harmony, and possible
change the anticipated results The
Democracy have it ia their power now
to defeat Grant, if they do not throw
the chance away by dissension.
The Hickman courier., 1872-06-29
HICKMAN RAILROAD M
TER EST.
Nashville TO 81. Louls.

From the Nashville Banner, June %
The Illinois Central and Mississippi
Central railroads are uniting to form the
Chicago and New Orleans direct line
The former IS TO bridge the Mississippi
River at Cairo. and meet the latter on the
highlands of Ballard county, Kentucky.
The Mississippi Central has, snrveysd
and located ies sOau If0u OaCASOuf
neesee via Milan and Garduer's Station,
where il crosses-the Nashville aud North
westeru road. to Fulton Station, Ken
tuekv. and thence to the place Of june
tion This extension is to be completed
by July /, 1873, thereby relieving the
Mississippi CsptEeeLI fFon: ron; 'hs necessity o.
and Ohio railroad IN uruerto make Its
connections.
The Nashville and Northwestern road,
by similar movement, could establish
direct connection with ST. Louis. 1t
also is now dependent upon the Mobile
and Ohio road, for a certain distance.
which might be gotten rid Of The dis
fance on the present run Is, from Nash
willie to Union City I55 miles, from Union
Citv TO Columbus, Kentucky, p miles
(oFer the Mobile and Ohio road.) at
that point crossing the river TO Belmont.
where the river IS often g0rged with ice
in winter, and from there to ST. Louis.
on the Iron Mountain road. l9S miles.
the total distance from Nashville 20 81.
LOUIS being $50 miles. The Nashville
and Chattanooga. road owns the North
western road, all Of which Is completed
TO Hickman, distance Of 169 miles.
By this road crossing the river one mile
J.. e 81 u u
Bayou du Chen, the best landing on the
Kentucky and Missouri sides may be
had, at a point not interrupted by high
or Low water. or ice jams Building
trestle OF the Missouri side for , or .
miles, the road would strike Barns or
Saunders ridge, from which point to
Charleston, in Mississippi County,
splendid grade may be had with little
expense. At this latter place the road
could tap and unite with the Iron Noun
tain road coming from ST. Louis, aud
proceed direct to that city.
The advantages OF all this are. that We
would Get to the Mississippi River in l69
miles. obtain better landings and cross
ings than by any other route, and By
building about Il miles OF road in Mis-
souri, you tap the Iron Mountain road >
miles south OF Charleston aud but Is2
miles from St Louis. making the entire
distance between the cities 3G5 miles,
gain OF 10 miles over the present route
This would give the Nashville and Chat
tauoOga road control of line 334 miles
long. and free it of the use of the Mobile
and Ohio road from Union City to Co
lumbus Kentucky.
We doubt net that tie citizens OF the
wealthy county of Mississippi, in Mis-
souri,, would aid 10 building The exten
sion, and Hickman extend a helping hand
at its landing.
The Banner is very correct in the
above article. It's supposition that the
town of Hick man, and Mississippi couu
ty, Mo, will contribute literally toward
aiding the above enterprise, we think
also, true. We understand President
Cole decidedly favors the views express
ed in the Banners article, and if he will
put the project 10 shape, influential cili
Gems will go to work in earnest, aud see
at can be done.
Hon Glass; -
The Hickman courier., 1872-06-29

ANorHER SOURCE OF WEALTH TO
KENrUcKY-Three miles above its
mouth, near the town Of Smithlaud, Oh
the banks of the Cumberland river there
has been found vein Of as pure galena
as ever was discovered in tIis country
At The depth OF lbs feet, the miners.
after passing through hard "cap rock
Of limestone, came upon lead ore vein
thirteen feet in width, iucased in two
well defined wal rocks and assayiDg
about ninety per cent pure lead. Hon
Chas. II Webb, Representative from
Livingston county, says that the vein
presents this geological phenomenon :
One side is walled by limestone, while
the other is sandstone, aud that this
metal seems to be clearly marked di-
vision line between the two lormations.-
Louisville Ledger
The Hickman courier., 1872-06-29

The Trigg county Den,ocrtt says
1--WE ask our exchanges, aud the press
generally of this State, to prss around
one j. w. Taylor, who has left family
of helpless children in this county, de-
pendent upon the charity of the people
for support. Taylor is about forty five
years of age, horid complexion, is quick
spoken, has rather u feminine voice, has
er, augjss nfFFjeab fFFjj abetp tpPd Wth il g6.So R2T widow
was willing to take any sort OF man
for the sake Of being married Taylor
is jack at all trades yender of fruit
trees aud tombstones and manufacturer
of wheat fans.
The Hickman courier., 1872-06-29

How TO DETECT COUNTERFEIT
GREENBAcKs To discover spurious
greenHqcks, or national bank notes, di-
vide the last two figures of the number
of the bill by four, and if one remain
the letter on the genuine will be \ if
two remains it will be B if three, c;
and should there be no remainder the
letter will be d. For example, a note Is
registered 2.641, divide forty-oue by
four, and you will have one remaining
According to the rule the letter on the
note will be \. In case the rule fails be
certain that the bill is counterfeit.
The Hickman courier., 1872-06-29

RED Hor CHAIN SHOT FLYING
Two hundred thousand copies of Sum
ner's speech against Grant have been
printed, thirty thousand of which have
been mailed from Washington, while a
hundred thousand have been sent from
New York broadcast over the country.
The Hickman courier., 1872-06-29

THE VorE DOR CoNGREss.-The vote
for Congress in this District, 1870 the
last election. was as follows Grassland
1880; n. r. Black, (Rep 1882 w
C. Clark, Dem 1902 Grassland over
Black. 1918.
The Hickman courier., 1872-06-29


THE COMING CoTToN CRoP.-The
June report of the Department of Ag-
riculture reports an increase in cotton
area in every State and very small pro
portion Of county returns sbo" de-
crease of acreage Planting was gen.
orally retarded by the protracted season
of drought, aud fields that were planted
late cscasioned some trouble IN obtain
ing perfect stands, but recent rains and
renewed efforts in replantipg have tlnaliy
secured stands of average completeness.
The following figures represent the con-
dition of cotton in the several States,
100 standing for the average; North
Carolina, 90; South Carolina, 92; Georo
gia, 90; Florida, 95; Alabama. los
100; Louisiana, 104; Texas,
100; Arkansas, %; Tennessee, 104.
The Hickman courier., 1872-06-29

1HE Chicago Times comedies the fact
that Greeley will be indorsed at Balti.
more, and urges the formary.
party on the basis of the platform laid
down by the little clique of Impractical
bles the other day in New York.
The Hickman courier., 1872-06-29

ANTI PRorEcTIoNIsTs and free traders,
can never accomplish anything, without
the assistance of the Southern States
their natural ally. The Greeley move
meuokpromises to relieve the South, and
place her people on their feet again.
Therefore, it IS that free traders support
Greeley, knowing his election viii place
the South in position to help them here
after
The Hickman courier., 1872-06-29

Hon ARCHIBALD DIXON. of Hen
derson, Ky, has written a lengthy letter
urging the acceptance of Greeley and
Brown as candidates by the Baltimore
National Democratic Convention
The Hickman courier., 1872-06-29
our Electors.

The electoral ticket chosen by our
State Convention last week is Pronoun-
ced by all an able one. The electors tor
the State at large, Jas. a. Mckenzie
and Geo. B. Hodge, are orators OF elo-
queuce and power, and enjoy the highest
confidence of the Democracy.
The First District-tho Gibralter OF
the party-has ex Gov. JDO. Q A King
as her elector. We doubt if there Is a
more eloquent political debater in Ken
tucky than Gov. King, and if he accepts
the electorship, which we presume he
will, the Radicals will have to import
some bigger" gun than is now in this
District to cope with him at all.
The Hickman courier., 1872-06-29

A SHOWER OF FIsH AND FRoGs Its
a fact, and every man, woman. and child
III Limerick will swear to it, that fish
and frogs in countless numbers were
rained down from the clouds on Monday
evening in that suburb, aud filed the
puddles and laid scattered over the
ground in countless numbers. Who
will dare to say after this that Limerick
IS rot suburb of more than ordinary
advantages Il Louisville Ledqer.
The Hickman courier., 1872-06-29

Fredrick Law Olmsted publishes a
card sta ting that the use of his name by
the free traders conference as candidate
for the Vice Presidency, was without his
knowledge.
The Hickman courier., 1872-06-29

FULTov STATION people think TIE
buildir g of the Mississippi Central ex-
tension. failure We hope not. Full
ton will yet be the eroTs4-.; of that
thoroughfsrs.
The Hickman courier., 1872-06-29
From the Chicago Tribune.
a Tning orthe I,nst.

1t is matter OF just pride to every
thoughtful aud liberty loving man that
the Infamous Kuklux law is thing OF
the past Ia our jos over tbts, Sc are
apt to forget La5 many Of its effects still,
survive cur NSrtheJb prisons s,iN ho.d
many persons whom that law has enabled
partisan spite 20 condemn 90 weary years
Of coufaemcnt. Ia tue Albany Ieni
teutiary is q SoutLeruer 10y the name Of
Moore This is the story he tells.
Before the war I was a well to do
planter in Alabama. I oweed many
slaves, which constituted ny wealth.
The events of the war reduced me nearly
10 poverty. At is close. | gz;hered to-
seChcr the fragments Of my ruined es-
tate. hired a few IF ms foIler slaves.
aud commenced life anew. Al went
we'll with me until a month or six weeks
ago. when / was suspected Of being q
Kuklux, arrested by United States
Marshal given hasty trial, found gull
~. sentenced aud two weeks ago was
brough, from Washington to this prison.
Ny term is ten yenrs.
The Hickman courier., 1872-06-29
Dust Receivod

A NEW stock of Gold, Milton Gold Plated ,
"A Oride, Jet and Shell Jewelrg If every
description, Ladies Sets from tyenty Ave
cents to ten dollars per Set Bracelets from
hfty cents TO Ave dollars pair, at
WlLLIAM ERRNZ'S.