The Hickman courier., 1872-04-27

Iy Warden hash.
Daring street outrages" euliven the
local columns Of the Chicago papers.
They have a machine in indianapolis
that turns out niue flower pots in min
ute.
We learn from most of our exchanges
that their adyersaries are squirming
The samples of California cotton from
the plantation Of MIR. John J.. Strong
were much admired in Memphis Oh Sat
urday last.
Twenty buildings burned in West
Point. Miss, on the 18Th. Loss. Sl00,-
000-chiefy on the Andes Ins. compauy
Relic mongers are in pickle over an
earthen jar which came over in the May
flower, aud now turus up in Alabama.
The latest affair honor in New Orleans
was between two colored gentlemen The
son OF the internal revenue assessor
winged his adversary.
Spain Is transforming herself into a
Mexico with all convenient dispatch
Amadeus seems to rule the cities, and
rowing bands Of robbers, diguifed by the
neme of Carlists, rule the country.
New York clubs are agitating the ques
ton of admitting ladies' If it were
done when It's done then 'twere well it
were done quickly" But will the agi
tation among the male members cease
then?
In Louisiana they have Il new apparat-
US, which evolves ten gallons Of pure
turpeuiine, eighty gallons of pitch and
some other products from half cord Of
wood.
San Francisco people make use of
earthquake gauges which tell them 10 the
morning the duration and direction Of
the shock occurring during the night
1t is mentioned as a humiliatiUg cir
cumstance that Juarez has twelve states
under martial law, while Grant has only
one But it will be better before election.
A broken hearted widower in Indian
apolis has erected pine slab over his
wiie's grave and presented fine piano
TO the girl who was kiud to him during
his aflliction.
a lady writer says, if women were as
particular in choosing virtuous hus
band as men are in selecting virtuous
wife, a moral reformation would soon be
gin. which would be something more
than froth aud foam.
The story that "the queen of NADIA
gascur takes Harper's Bazaar originated
in the fact that one Of her loving sub
Iects sent her a leg aud wing OF roast
missionary, nclosed in an old copy Of
the periodical mentioned, which was
found in the lining of the missionary ;
hat box.
When the new frontier fortresses Of
Germany are flushed, it VIII be probably '
the strongest line of defences iu the world
The line vii! run from Cologne through IA
Cobleriz Mayence, Metz, Bitsch. Stras-
b'F-.s aud NewszsFissc4s-ts new fortress
which viii be bulls somewhere in the
Black Forrest region.
The hygieuists have not succeeded in
converting 4 married couple by their
warfare upon the practice of sleeping
two In 4 bed Whatever sanitary oh
jections may be urged against the Gus
TOM it has its compensatious. the loss Of
life being made up in some other way
On march - a valuable collection Of
Cape diamonds were sold in London
Many Of the stones were of great purity,
apparently quite equal to those Of Bra
zil ard the East, but, owing TO the large
quantities of stones which have been sent
into the market, the price has sensibly
decreased.
A Gatling gun, proposed to be mount
ed on the backs of camels for use in In
dia Is in course of trial by select com
mittee at Woolwich. 1t has ten barrels
and Is sufficiently light to be fired from
tripod fixed en- the back of camel with
out Inconvenience
The morals of the Club" were Illus
trated by the investigation of found
ling case the other day The mother Of
a babe left almost naked on a door step.
was found, aud an examination brought
out the fact that the young mother was
forced to expose her infant because the
Boston husband and father hated the
young one worse than pizeu."
blushing maiden IN ermont sues a
man for breach of contract under the
following curious circumstances She
had farm which he wished to purchase.
and she offered the property aud herself
for.twenty thousand dollars, refusing to
sell the one without the other He ac-
cepied, paid the money, got the title
deeds of the land, aud felt so well salts
fed with hi. barcrain that he restored (
one half of it to her As that half was /
herself, she declined the generous gift /
with thanks, and insisted he should mar
ry her He refused and she sues him
for breach of contract and there Is
every indication that she will win the suit