The Hickman courier., 1873-02-01

| HE fariS InfeGtgchceT Tepotto al
most small pox panic in the southern
portion Of Henry county.
A dog supposed to have the had
the hydrophobia was killed in Colum
bus last week.
A petition is in circulation in Colum-
bus praying the Legislature to again
reduce the limits of that city.
The building of the Huntingdon
and Jackson railroad is to be accom-
plished during the coming summer at
the cost of about 100000.
THE last spike in the Cairo and Full
ton railroad was driven about ten days
ago, making the connection between
st. Louis aud Little Rock complete.
THERE are four hundred and fifty
neutrality-suspicious. left. Here is
chance now for those men who pant
for wife of the good old days.
THE Ballard County Court is engag-
ed trying numerous cases for damages
to overs of land by reason OF the build
ing of the Mississippi Central Rail
road through that county.
BERxARD's Chill Cure acts on the liver
and bowels. Bernards Chill Cure con-
tains nothing injurious.
GEO BABER. Esq, of the Bowling
Green Democrat, announces himself as
candidate to represent Warren county
in the next Legislature of Kentucky
Tue Mckenzie Times learns that
the Nashville aud Northwestern Rail-
road is to be built from Huntingdon
to Jackson, within the present year
and at an expense of 100000.
The Mayfeld Democrat says that
Graves county has about 1000 more
inhabitants that McCracken county, in
cluding Paducah. If it was not for
her newspapers Paducah would hardly
be known outside the city limits.
THERE will be nothing official in
the celebration of Mardi Gras in Mem
phis. Every one that goes in mask
may do just what seems good to him
or her, and be accountable only to the
police.
THE effort to repeal the Louisville
Library Lottery in the Kentucky Sem
ate failed by vote of 20 to 10. We
congratulate the people of this Dis
trict, that Senator Hale cast their vote
in favor of the repeal.
$4,000 Feet Walnut Lumber
WANTED, for which the highest market
price in cash will be paid.
j25tf C. OSWALD co.
THE suggestion of citizens ticket
for Mayor and other municipal officers
of Paducah has not met with much
favor The parties in Paducah are
pretty equally divided, and both are
willing to make the race hinge on
politics.
The citizens of Union City subscrib-
ed in one night, about IS, 900 to bnild |
a male aud female College, to be un-
der the management of the Methodist
Church. That is a sample of enter
prise worth speaking Of
WE see that there Is disposition on
the part of some to have the late in
terest law of 1870 and Il in this
State repealed. This we think is
mistaken idea aud we have failed TO
see any argument so far made by those
who favor repeal of this law.
The game laws of Kentucky allow
game to be killed in this State a. fol
lows: Quail, partridge or pheasant,
from October to March l wild geese
and wild ducks, from September l TO
May / woodcock. June l to January
/; female deer, from August l to
March l.
NJ. S. HALL & Co, the contractors
on the mississippi Central Railroad,
the Colun bus Dispatch report failed |
for from $50. 900 to $40, 900 due prin-
cipally to farmers and laborers of
Hickman county. The Dispatch says, !
"They never had over 81 900 or 50. .000 |
worth of property in the State. What
citizen of like means, even though |
known to be honest all his past life,
could have obtained ike credit.
THE present winter is conceded the
most severe ever experienced in this
country. In every direction its rigors
have been the source of great affection |
and trouble. Those who have good |
fires, comfortable clothing, and good |
houses should be especially thankful +;
for thousands and thousands have been
compelled to pelt through this pitiless
winter without such comforts.