The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-07-18

the attorl general to have these case
thoroughly Gifted in the courts and to brip
all the offenders to Justice
The navy department will not ordA
north this summer the vessels now in the Gul
OF Mexieo aud cruising in the waters adiacen
70 the west Indies, but they will all remain
ABOUT their present stations so that, in case o
any necessity for their presence in Cuban Wa
ters or elsewhere in that latitude it viii not b,
necessary to fit out and send vessels from the
north 10 that quarter
The attorney general has decided
that, under section 19 of the act amendatory
OF the bankrupt law, United States marshaIs
and registers in bankruptcy are not required
to make the returns therein provided for nm
tIl they are furnished with tabular forms and
directions IN respect thereto by the Judge of
the supreme court of the United States.
In response to the application of the
governor of Minnesota, that he be permitted
to draw subsistence stores for the relief of the
sufferers from the grasshoppers, such stores
TO be eLarged ssrs.-,.-s s--,s -snal~ for;
tia, the secretary of war telegraphs tl.-.-l-4
has no authority to transfer appropriations for
one purpose to another, and that he has no
money whatever at his command with which
to purchase the supplies requested.
The number of postal stamps issued
to postmasters by the department during the
fiscal year ending June 80, was $50, ,733, 400
The issue for the previous year was sos, 931,-
500. The value Of the stamps issued in the
last fiscal year is S2S, ,s27 coo. In addition to
the above over $50, 900, 600 official stamps were
issued to the several executive departments,
r,.ok ,f,,.11,
yelOpes. The total value Of all adhesive stamps
issued during the year is $40, 500, 900.
Officers of the chief railway compa-
MES recently, agreed to greatly reduce the
number of ticket agencies. in fact to abolish
all beyond the regular offices established by
the companies. 1t was agreed that these lat
ter meet all the requirements of the travelling
public, and that the commission paid other
agents and the additional expense in printing
and advertising, were useless and they
brought increase in business, and the
risk run The circulation of so many tickets
was very reat.
Th9 ribune says: Rev. Henry
Ward her has demanded investigation by
Plynf hurch Of the inuendoes against his
psrsonGk Iaoter by Theodore Tilton. The
re- de June 81, the day of the publi-
cationN Mr. Tilton's letter, and special COM
mittee appointed to conduct the inquiry. It
has been in progress since the Fourth of July
and will probably be concluded in few days
The inquiry has been conducted in private
Mr.. Tilton was summoned as a witness. M
Beecher has not yet testified, and it il said, on
the authority of Mr.. Shearman, viii not ap-
pear.
The Amateur Rife club, who, on be- |
half of the rifiemen of America, accepted the |
challenge of the Irish champion Team, pub |
lish a circular which has for it's object that of
Drawing together from all parts of the coun-
try the best shots, so as to select from them |
the American Team, to shoot against the |
Irizh Eight. The circular gives notice that |
six competitive matches viii take place at |
Creedimoor on the 18th, 18TH 22d and 29th in
stant and the LIST and 18th proximo. The |
matches are open to all natives OF the United |
States, and any rife of American manufacture
that comes within the rules OF the club may |
be used
The National Crop Reporter pub
- EsIrsI,
ing is brief abstract Returns fl ON over two
hundred and fifty counties in the nine princi-
pal cotton states, indicate, compared with 4
last year a decreased area, amounting to fif- /
teen and six-tenths per cent. The average /
stand in the nine states June 10, a trifle |
more than twelve per cent. below a full aver
age, and the general condition of the plant is
very rapidly improving. Returns are also pub
lished from seventeen states which produces /
annually over three-fourths of the corn raised |
IN the United States. From these are deduced |
an increase OF Clio per cent. in the area
planted in corn this season, as compared with |
last year. This increase aggregates in round |
numbers over two million acres. The stand |
and general condition of the growing corn, |
June Is, was very good and the outlook prom |
ising.