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The Hickman courier., 1872-03-30
p0sTAL REGULATIONS.
Something about stamps ana
NEuiEIaGed Currency,

NgutEBated Currency
The following IS an extract from an
order recently issued by W. II. II. Ter
reH. Third Assistant Postmaster General,
in regard to mu,ilated currency;
Postmasters are not required by law to
redeem, or accept in payment of post.
Office dues, money orders, stamps, or
stamped envelopes, any earreucy which
NAV be 50 mutilated as to be uucuyrcnt,
nor IS it any part Of their duty 10 receive
and transmit 70 the treasury Tor redemp-
ton. mutilated currency belonging to
individuals, except ~ regular mail mat
ter, forwarded IN the usual manner at
the risk of tie owner. Such packages
it addressed to the Treasurer Of the
United States, Washington, d. c. will
p. sent free of postage. but If the same
be registered. the registry fee must in
all eases be prepaid by stamps The
necessities Of the postal service are such
that all funds received by postmasters
must be kept IN current aud passable
money so as to be Immediately available
for paying the drafts of the department
money orders, and expenses Of tLe
service.
The following decisions have recently
been made by the Treasury and Postofice
Departments.
Any package sealed against inspection
IS chargaable with letter postage.
Nieceilaneou= matter contained 10 ss.al
el aud uotcAed envelopes is subjected *
lcuer postage To BE subject only &,
printed matter rates, the envelope mus
+ be left uuseajed.
Any book packet which is not open a
the sides or ends. or has any letter, oi
communication IN the nature OF letter
written in IT, or upoa its cover, canno,
T be receiged or forwarded iu The mail, and
/ it is the duty of postmasters, whenever
/ they have ground for suspecting an in
/ lriagement of any OF the above condi.
tious, 10 open and examine books pack
cts, patterns, samples or other postal
packets posted at or passing through
their Offices
It is q protection against loss to regis
ter letters containing money, but the
registry fee must in all cases be prepaid
by the party remittiug.
An regulations heretofore in force
subjscung muiiiated currency Of the
United States 20 discount or redemption
thereof are hereby abrogated; but nc
claim for retunding discount heretofore
withheld will be entertained
Delaced aud mutiiated fractional and
legal tender notes, each equaliue or ex
ceeding by face measurement three fifth.
Of Its original proportions in one piece
will. if in such a condition that then
genuineuess can be clearly ascertaiued
be redeemed at the full face value oil
whole notes, in new notes or currency
( by the Treasurer, the several Assistant
+ Treqsurers aud designated depositarie.
Of the United States, and all nationa
banks designated as depositaries, ane
will also be received at their full face
value by officers of the Treasury Depart
ment In paymeutof all currency dues tC
the United States.
The officers of the national bank de
! poSitayies, by whom such currency shal
be redeemed or received, will not use i
in their disbursements, but may forwar,
it to the Treasurer Of the United State
at Washington, at the expense of tn
department under the contract will
Adams Express Company.
The Hickman courier., 1872-03-30

Mr.. BELMONT. Chairman of the Ma
tional Democratic Committee, in a letter
to a Wisconsin Democrat, says that a
Western city will probably be chosen foi
the meeting Of the Democratic Nationa
COnvention. He opposes any agitation
of the subject until after the Cincinnati
Convention, and by this wins the decided
commentator Of tho Wisconsin Demo
oeracy.
The Hickman courier., 1872-03-30
our wasl,iueton Letaer.

Our Washington letter for this week
contains a notice Of Judge Crossland's
speech on the tariff, delivered in the
House, on the 10th instant. and also
other interesting matter pertaining to the
political situation.
The Hickman courier., 1872-03-30

DISABILITIES REMovED-A bill pass
ed the Uunited States house Of represens
tatives on the 9Th inst. removing the po
litieal disabilaties imposed upon Hon
r. a Hatcher of Mo. member of the
Confederate States Congress-, by the
Fourteenth amendment
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Smoking Chimneysl J

gER. THOMAS COLE the veteran brick
Va layer of the West, proposes giving
special attention TO doctoring smoky chin
neys.' lie warrants them to carry smoke
properly, and makes the fair proposition,
40 cure no pay. Also, to the building Of
cisterns, aud chimneys, and CRATE setting n
the very best order.
Hickman, Ky, Feb. 10, 1872 On
The Hickman courier., 1872-03-30

Horace Greeley aud the New York
lf.o""e are now unequivocally commit.
ted TO the Cincinnati Convention and in
opposition to Grant. Greeley says he
can stand on the tariff plank Of the Dem.
oeratic platform of 1868, aud the bono.
oraey certainly can re affirm that.
The Hickman courier., 1872-03-30

IT seems difficult to arrive at truth.
Plantamour, the astronomer, asserts that
in the first place he hasn't discovered any
new comet, aud in the second place that
if he had discovered one he never said
ttba it would strike the earth oa the 9th
of August.
The Hickman courier., 1872-03-30
Fulton Academy.
TEHE first session Of this School will con
meuce on
NTn~-ntv ADpTT 1e- 1879

yNHE first session Of this School viii com
meuce on
MONDAY, APRIL 1sr. 1872,
And viii continue for three months
The following rates viii be charged each
student per month, viz:
Orthography, Reading, Writing. Arithme-
tic lmentaI and written), Geography
lmodernl English Composition and His
tory - t-
Students wishing to pursue the higher
branches VIII be- charged from - TO - per
month. No deductions viii be made from
the time of entrance, except for protracted
sickness. A month VIII consist Of twenty
school days.
1 would say TO the citizens of Hickman and
vicinity that most sincerely acknowledge,
my gratitude to you for the Kindness. en-
couragement and patronage which You have
extended 20 me since ! came among you,
and that it shall be my highest aim to merit
ycur esteem and confidence in the future.
L VI. BOYLE, Principal
Hickman, Ky, Feb. l., 1872 IF
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The English DIG!cuIty.

FROM the brief of the British argu-
ment in the Alabama case, it must be
evident to every intelligent mind that the
English government never had the
slightest idea Of the American claim for
indirect damages until very recently
England while extremely friendly aud
couciiatory in tone, explicitly declares
not merely that the British Government
Will not pay the Indirect damages bill,
but "is unable to submit the question of
the admissibility Of claims for indirect
damages to the board of arbitration at
Geneva. This Is, as we stated at the
beginning Of the controversy, the English
uiiimlJum, aud there is no reason to be
lieye it will be receded from The chan
ces for an amicable aud satisfactory set
tIement would doubtless have been i'm
proved, had England offered some sort
of compromise by which the case could
have been left to The adjudication of the
Geneva tribunal with the understanding
chat the Uuited States would not press
the objectioual claims but this at best
would be a species of chi!d's play, aud
it is better to confront the whole situa
ton at the outset just as it stands.
The Hickman courier., 1872-03-30
John Bessier,

City Baker and confeationer.
"AS TAKEN charge of the Bakery next =.
II Ly;lI Keen constantly on hand, fresh
broad and ali kinds of confections-
single meals can he had at all hours
He solicits share Of the city patronage.
ian2O-lf
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Take Nntica !

4 IL parties Indebted to W. p. BENNY,
u are respectfully requested to come
forward and settle by the lst day Of March,
as l am determined to close up all outs-and-
ing business. ". B. BENNY
febl0 ID
The Hickman courier., 1872-03-30

Office at the Court House IN Hickman,
To the people Of Fulton and the adjoin.
ing counties Iicould respectfully say:
IF YOU WANT A LIFE POLICY. and
I intend TO make provision for yourself
in old age, or for the future comfort Of those
who may be dependent upon you for daily
bread, insure with the SOUTHERN MUTuAI
for the following reasons
lst. The Southern Mutual is one OF the
best and sgfest Companies in the United
States.
2nd. It is managed and controlled By the
best business talent in Kentucky. TSee list
Of Officers and Directors.
Cd. Il does not drain the country Of money
and produce "hard times for every dollar
Of its assets are re-inyested and Kept in CIR
ctlatjoH here at home, in Kentucky, aud
among its own Policy holders
4th. II is q Home IpshuioR-0rganized BY
Kentuckians-snd State pride, and local
interests, should induce our propie 10 sus-
tain IL by tLeir patronage and influence. IN
stead Of building up the capitalists of the
Northern Cities.
5tb, Il has clever agent at Hickman, call
and see.
JOHN A. WILSON, Agent.
dec9-tf
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Joseph Amberg,
Henry c. Amberg,
Dr. Chas. II. Hubbard
J. II. Plaut,
W. r Walker,
Sami. y. White,
Capt. c. L. Randle,
Wm /. R1cCutcheu,
Col J. II. Davis,
Wm. 4. Brevard,
Robt. W. Davis,
John A. Wilson,
DR.. a. \. Tarris,
John c. Steele,
E. Case,
Geo. VI. Wilburn,
VIM. B. Plummer,
John W Cowgirl,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-06-12
REVIYALn

Recent accounts from Spain describe q
revival Of the ancient Spanish costume.
The large combs, which had slmost entire
IL disappeared, now (says a correspondent
of the Temps adorn many heads among
the bourgeolsie, but especially among the
aristecracy, Dresses have grown shorter.
This return to national fashions is q purely
political manifestation. In Ministerial cir
cles and at court crusade is being carried
on against The comb and the short skirt; but
the parties which have coalesced, true
to their watchwordo of 'fuera Ell estrangero, {"
oblige their wives to assume the dress of
their gTandmOthers, as protest against the
intruders who invade the sacred soil Of the
CASTLES The ladies of the coalition are
not slow 10 take part in this manifestation,
knowing how becoming the national cos
tune is 20 their style OF beauty. In the in
terest of art and taste we may hope that
they will long remain in the same mind,
but revivals are proYerbially short lived,
and Il i. 20 be feared that an anachr0nism
in dTes in other things, cannot be kept
alive either by political zeal or even BY
feminine vanity.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-06-12
TIE CoLoR OF CL0rHING.

The color of clothing is by no means a
matter Of indifference. White and light
eolored clothes reflect the heat, while black
and dark-colored ones absorb It. White is
the comfortable and fashionable color for
clothing in summer. It reflects heat well,
and prevents the suns rays from passing
through and heating the body II white is
the best color for summer, it does not fol-
low that black is the best for winter. n
must be remembered that black radiates
heat with great rapidity. Give a
coat Of white paint to black
steam radiator which Is capable of rend-
ering room comfortably warm at
times, and the temperature will fall at
once, though the heat-producing agency re-
main the same as before. A black garment
robs the body Of larger amount Of heat
than white, and consequently the latter col
or is the best for winter garments. 1t is
the best color for summer and winter. Al
though this statement may seem like blow
ing hot and cold, it is nevertheless
true. Let those who are troubled with cold
feet, and who wear dark socks, change to
white, and see if the difficulty is not in
part or wholly removed. Utility in color
is confined to the different shades merg-
ing from dark into light; but we find IN
connection with dress all the beautiful tints
ofthe rainbow, and these are used for the
Ornamentation of the person. The rich and
varied colors which are 50 extensively worn
are by no means to be condemned; adorn-
ment Of the person to a reasonable extent
is cOmmendable. We all love the beautiful
In nature, and what adds sasmuch to the
attractiveness Of woman as the ribbons and
searfs, stained with magenta, mauve, or sol
ferinO, which adorn her person? Deep in
the instincts Of our nature is laid the admit
ration Of color, and we love beautiful flow
ers and birds, and-beautifully dressed la
ies.-Fr0m DR.. Nichols FSreside Science.
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CAN AMMONIA DECOMPOSE PLAS.
TER OF PARTS7

To the Editor of the Union and American:
TUNNEL HILL Ca, June A, 1S72.-In
your issue of May 80, your correspondent
"W. B. s." pays me compliment, which
l wish TO return. He says hold some
very erroneous views on the subject of
plaster and its action on plants. can very
appropriately say, he holds some incorrect
ideas of chemistry-ideas directly
in conflict with every writer, who
has written on that science in the last
fifty years. His article is short, but con-
tains at least five untenable theories. First,
that ammonia can decompose sulphate of
lime" Second, ''if added in sufficient
quantities" In Gorham's Chemistry, vol.
l. 43, is table showing the order in which
sulphuric acid unites with the alkaline
bases, in which lime stands fifth in order,
ammonia seventh. This table is published
to refute the theory Of NJ. Berthollit, (and
l may add w. B. S. 'sthat the affinity of
the different acids for an alkaline base is in
the inverse ratio OF the ponderable quantity
of each of them necessary to neu-
same base" and on the same and following
pages he adds: 'Yet this mode of estimat-
ing chemical forces appears not only to be
arbitrary, but opposed to fact; for If it were
just, ammonia ought to decompose all the
compounds Of sulphuric acid with the bases
placed above it in The preceding table. But
this IS not the fact, nor could 1t happen eUen
If the quantity Of the ammonia ,cere added
IN great excess to compensate for the COM
pardtiUe feeblenesS of its Gfinitg." Third,
ammonia Is a stronger alksli than lime, and
that acids unite first with the strongest alkali.
II this were true, sulphuric acid would
first unite with potassa, the strongest of all
the alkalis. But this IS not the case. Cor
ham and Turner give the union in nearly
the same words, viz: "Acids first unite with
the bases from which they are the least
easily dissolved" Turner's Chemistry, 122.
Fourth. "FTee ammonia, from the air and
rain-water, unites with the sulphuric acid
in sulphate of lime and forms sHlphate of
ammonia fluid" Free ammonia is a
gas, formed by the union, under pressure,
Of nitrogen and hydrogen. Sulphate of
ammonia is salt, soluble in water and
acid to the taste" formed by the union of
sulphuric acid and oxide of ammonium.
Fifth. Gypsum, or sulphate of lime, is
absolutely indissoluble in water" Gorham,
vol. l, p. los, says it is soluble in about
400 times its weight of water at a tempera-
ture of6O deg. w. B. S. takes one position
which I indorse, 1. E., sulphate of lime is
useless as a fertilizer unless decomposed.
But he says free ammonia does that, while
| say 1t is the growing plant on which it is
sown that possesses the power to decom-
pose not only the sulphate Of lime, but all
the mineral salts, and this l infer TO be the
idea of your agricultural editor; at least
cannot understand the editorial in your is
sue of 18th April last, on wood ashes, in
any other light than that vegetables have
the power of taking up many of the prop
critics or salts contained in ashes, which are
absolutely indissoluble in water.
...- L. B. H.
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nal.
LIvERPooI, June II, 1:O0--Cotton dun.
Orleans 11sd. Sales to-dAy 10000 bales.
New YORK, june II, 11:0S.-Markat
heavy. Futures heavy. Ordinary 2Osc:
good ordinary 23ie; low uiddling CSC;
mid5ling &c; Alabama 20c; Orleans 28c::
Texas 26c, June delivery held ct Csc: July
offered at 254cs Augrst sold at 254c; No
vember 19Se; December 19fe. y a,A8
NEW YORK, June II, I2:05.2-Afarket
firm but little doing. Ordinary 2Oic; Good
ordinary csc; low middling 25tc; mfddling
264c; Alabama 263c; Orleans 261c; Texas
261e, June delivery 253c; August 26c:
September 234e; November 19tc; Deem
Der 10 Lice.
NEW YoRK, June II, 2:05.-Market
easier. Futures weak. Ordinary 20sc;
good ordinary 233c; low middling Csc;
middling 26c; Alabama &c; Orleans 26c;
Texas 26c. June delivery Pale; July 25sc;
August 25se; September 2S5c.
NEW YoRK, June II, 3:l5.-Market IT,
regular and nominal. Futures irregular.
Ordinary uplands 20ac; good ordinary 2Ssc;
low middling 25c; middling 26c; Alabama
26c; Orleans 26c; Texas 26c. Sales to-day
tor export 220 bales; for consumption POI
bales; for speculation II bales; on con-
tracts p, 450 bales. July delivery Is 7-I6c;
August 25sc. Net receipts 6,558 bales;
exports to Great Britain 1,417 bales; stock
Of all classes ia, 744 bales.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-06-12
THE OLDEST LADY In SAN FRAN.
81 CISCO,

To what she Owes Her Long life
According 20 HeF Own Accounts
From the San Francisco Bulletin, Mays 4.
In our account Of the May day festival
at the Powell street Presentation Convent,
it was stated that lady one hundred and
nineteen years old visited there. Our re-
porter, in the interest of The readers Of this
paper, made it q point to GEE the full partic-
ulars about this venerable and interesting
person. She is at present of medium height,
though when younger she was tall and
portly, and as one or two Of her old friends
say, she was considered beautiful;
and even now, though her face Is net
work of wrinkles, she has an agreeable APP
pearance. As q matter of course, she is
considerably stopped from age, but not 80
much as one would naturally imagine.
Her maiden name is Madrugal-Mary of
the Immaculate Conception Madrugal.
Her husbands name is, or was, Juarez.
She is descended from Castilian emigTants
to Mexico, and was born in the Getty Of
the Rosary" in Sinaloa. She has several
children, the youngest of whom is fifty-six
years Of age. She speaks the Spanish Ian
guage so as to be distinctly understood, but
cannot speak English. Her health
is remarkably good, and the fac
ulties of her mind are entirely unin-
paired. She goes almost daily to holy com
munion, which requires In Catholic the
greatest purity, and attends regularly the
holy sacrifice Of the mass; and to this habit
she attributes her long lfe. She has lat
terly made this city the place of her perma
nent abode, though she Travelled much dur
ing her lifetime in Mexico and California.
The reason she has decided upon ending
her days in San Francisco is because she
finds in this city more ''paste" (peace for
her soul). Judging from her present ap-
pearanee she is likely to liyefo some years
more, though her lease Of life cannot be,
very long. She has always been temperate
in her habits, and now she reapG the benefit
of living well.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-06-12
CLERK Of the Criminal Court,

We are authorized to announce JOHN B.
KEELING as a candidate for Clerk Of the Grim
inal Court Of Davidson county, at the ensuing
August election. ie1 te
WE are authorized to announce JOHN NJ.
w MCKEE, JR., the present Deputy Crimi-
nal Clerk, a candidate for Clerk OF the Criminal
Court of Davidson County, to I'll oft the unex-
PRED term OF the late Hugh W. FriEzen.
Banner and Emigrant insert and charge Union
and American. su2s-td
UTE are authorized to announce SAMUEL
= w DONELSON, q candidate for Criminal
Court Clerk, at the ensuing August election.
maya td#
WE are authorized to announce MAJ. j. D.
w NANCY as a candidate for Clerk Of the
Criminal Court of Davidson County, at The cleo
ton in August. my1O ids
WTE are authorized to RnBounce CHAS. Il.
wv DIGGONS as a candidate for Criminal
Court Clerk at the ensuing August election.
myJf t1%
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-06-12
JEFFERSON DAVIS BAIL BOND
BEECHER ON II.

From the Tribune, May q, 1861.
Mr. Beecher, in reply, spoke substanti-
ally as follows:
Brother, stand upon this question of
the punishment of Davis just where l did
two years ago. Lit can be proved that he
was privy TO any scheme of assassination,
or that he cruely violated the laws of war,
say let him be tried and condignly punished.
Here there was some applause, which Mr..
Beecher promptly checked, saying: Hear
all have to say, and then applaud at home,
IL you want to- But ifhe is charged with
any ofense, let him be tried for It. And l
say that to detain a man in prison for
months and years without trial is strocious.
1t IS cOntT V to all constitutions, and all
laws, and Justice. l have felt pro-
found mo Vtion over the fact that such
a thing was -, ne in this land Of liberty and
law. And honor Mr.. Greeley and Mr..
Gerrit Smith for inteTpOsing TO prevent the
continuance Of such a crime. lift had been
necesFary would have become bail myself.
IHerY Mr.. Beecher criticised the character
Of Davis very sharply, but paused and went
on as follows: But l have no right TO
speak Of him thus in bis absence. take
it back. Such things should be said before
q mans face, fiat al, and Mr.. Davis is not
here to defend himsefn
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-06-12
TNQUIsTTIvE COLORED DELEGATEs

IRQUISITAVE COLOBED DELEGATES
From Philadelphia Correspondence Of Chicago
Tribune.
can close with an anecdote. The ne
groes, numbering from thirty to fifty, in
the Convention, got very uppish yesterday.
They had smoked cigars in the Continent
al Restaurant, where white men never can
smoke, and slept on cot bedsteads in hos
pitable paTlors before people who had not
yet become fully accustomed 10 the odor of
the "nan and the brother.n Last night
one cOlored brother conceived dissolute
notion that be would like to walk around
among the Caucasian houses Of ILL fame. 1t
became the onerUus duty, therefore, of
such a gentleman as the brother-in-law Of
Ben. +. Butler, of Massachusetts, to be
sponsor 10 the newly-made citizen ia this
interesting ayocation. Buffers brother-in-
law says this morning that he had dis
gusting duty to perform last night. He had
to take a simple delegation to a general
place OF resort, and was afraid to take the
delegation to a Caucasian house, because he
might be kicked out, in company with the
delegation aforesaid. BE therefore obtained
a directory of sable houses in town, but, to
his amazement, when be arrived at each Of
them, the word was given at the door that
DO negro would be received, the white dele
cations having already the CHIEF monopoly
ia the establishment; therefore, our man
and brother departs to the States in which
be is absolute, with no trophies in the way
of scalps.
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There has been an active demand for
hams throughout the entire week, and sales
have been large. The market for other
cuts is quiet. We quote packed from store
as follows: ast
BAcoN-Clear sides9c; clear RIB sides TIC;
shoulders &c; country hams 10sc.
CHOICE HANs-Hart & Hensley's G. @.
G. hams 1876. see
BREAKFAST BAcoH-We quote at lac.
LARD-We quote choice leaf In tierces
pc; pressed do. l0c; kegs lie; buckets
113c.
MESS PoRK-Full weight " Dbl. $14.00.
kUP PoRK-Full weight % Dbl S10.50.
DRIED BEEF-We quote canvaseG 175c.
BEEF TOEeUKs-S. G. $3.50 ~ doz.
The receipts of country bacon continue
light. We quote at &c for shoulders, T5c
for sides and 10c for hams. ......
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Far supreme Indre.

ITO THE PEOPLE OF TENNESSEE: IN
Il response to the expression OF popular de-
sire, sufficiently general and influential 70 con-
troll my action in the matter, hereby announce
myself 8 candidate for the ONCE Of Judge Of the
Supreme Court, made vacant by the resignation
Of Hon. 7. A. r Nelson. Election, first Thursday
In August next. j. b COOKE.
CHATTANOOGA, March II, 1872. mhl2 70
WE are authorized to announce HON. BOB
w ERT MCFARLAND, of MOrristOwn, JEFF
fersOn County, Tenn, as q candidate for the Of
nee OF Judge Of the Supreme Court, TO an the
vacancy Occasioned by the resi- gnatiOn Of Hon T.
A X. Nelson. Election in August next.
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