The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1873-01-11
OUZKEST

Inc MAYOR of CAgo proposes to submi
the question Of the zeal of the SUNDAY orrii
haiices to a pOPularte of the cil1zens of TIA,
city
Some weeks sin the police of Chicag,
made a'l extensive RI ON the gambling houses
aud captured the ilates and seized all gam
Dnns implements, rluding even the table sur,
on which the varioI games were PLAYED which
were subsequently, e5troyed Some proprie-
tors Of tho houses ided, brought suits in re-
pieVin against Superintendent of Police wash
p'irne- The casese ere argued before Justice
pogeet' who rended verdict for plaintiffs.
hoihns that the legislature has no right TO
= sa 05H2a Hs1gfaaFfSSp aFa2pGII II e ysEk, SIt
property An appel was taken and the case
VIII reach the Suprme Court. 1t Ii said to be
the hrst time the La has been tested
The Deficiency the account of Samuel
f. Rankin, Treasusr of the Board Of Trustees
of the Iowa StateAgricultural College is as
certained to be Harly S38OOO The Board
had not required I'm to give bond. He has in
the last few days onveyed to the Board some
$500 worth of roperty, mostly in farming
lands Rankin isllso State Treasurer but his
accounts with the5tate are said to be perfectly
straight
Governor Both, of California, has grant
ed a reprieve TOWN. Donovan changing his
sentence to imprisonment for life
Captain Orr, his chief engineer. and four
OF the crew of tn steamer Cumberland. which
was frozen up Bear Lake in November
have arrived at Colhngwood, Ontario. He re-
ports having lefithe vessel in safe quart0 o.
IN command Of he first mate with the stew
ard and stewariess- Eighteen of the crew
are on their wayhome.
With the exception of reduction in the
receipts of grim, the business of st. Louis
has largely increased and the general trade of
the city is show to be in a Remarkably flourish
ing condition.
Gov. Harvy has inspected the last section
of the AtehisoI, Topeka and Santa Fe Rail-
road, which has just been completed to the
Stale line 500 niles West Of the Missouri river.
which insures To the company three million
acres of land il the Arkansas valley
The total number of deaths in Cincinnati
during the yea 1872 was-5, 472-an average
of. 105 and fIaction per week.
FOREIGN INT,ELLIGENCE
The London Times article upon the death
of King Kammehameha says it must confess
that the Americans will eventually people the
Sandwich Islands, which viii become valuable
colony between San Francisco and China and
Australia. The Times reviews the question of
annexation by filibustering, as heretofore prac-
tIced IN new countries by great powers, and |
doubts the right or prepriety of any nation tax |
ing possession of the Sandwich Islands in such /
a manner.
-Revenue receipts OF Great Britain for
quarter ending Dec. 81, amounted to seventy
eight million dollars, an increase of five mil
ION over preceding quarter. 1t il r1lmored a
srge Russian loan viii soon be put upon the
market.
--ahs.1as rone--ahr sAsnSs, s.-s..-s.--.--.-
ter, reprimanded the Consul of Great Britain
at Ninghpo, who acted in conjunction with the
American Consul to settle the disturbances at
Hometown. The Minister of the United States
thanked the latter for what he had done
a second and more extensive overflow of the
Yellow River is reported damage uncalcuiabIe
The French Assembly has 753 members /
from France, from Algeria, and 9 from the
76s. The ratio of representa-
ton il one deputy for every 900 inhabitants.
with in addition for every fraction of over
81, OO0- The highest number responding on
auy recorded vote within the last year was 7O4
-on the vote of confidence in President
Thisra-
The Pope on receiving the Palatine Guard
made abrief address alluding to the persecution
of the Church. and declaring that the cities of
Europe were dancing on perilous ground.
The transport Orme will soon sail or New
Caledonia with $50 Communist prisoners who
have been sentenced to penal servitude in that
colony.
The new Imperial flag adopted by China is
a triangular bunting of deep yellow, with a
blue dragon courant IN the centre
The Russian Government, with the great
est frankness, has communicated to Great
Britain its plan for the campaign in Central
Asia, and offered to allow British officers to
witness it.