The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-05-16
The wife ofG R Toon,bs. Of OH,

y tu - VIE OF the JACKSON CoATJeF- 1cTtft0.
We wish Handy abundant success.
The annual meeting ofihe Kenincky
Press Association fakes place at Hcnder-
son the goth inst, and promises TO be
very largely attended by the profession.
TO Farmers !
NOR SALEi
L 5000 LEATHER STRAPS, 10 cents
each, or % cents per dozen.
may2-3t j. H. PLAUT s BRO.
We are Informed that the next Dis
lriet Council of the Patrons Of Husban-
dry will assemble at Padueah on the 4th
Thursday in July.
The tax commissioners of This coun
ty have been in session the present week,
but have made no material changes in
the assessment.
Tom W. Neal. editor of the Dyors
burg Gazette, was in Hickman, yesterday
He i. a prospective candidate for the Leg
islature in Dyer, and VIC wish him sue
| cess.
Mr. HAYES. the young man who kill
/ ed Ed. Keen, short time ago, in Ballard
county, was tried before Magistrates
Court at Blandville few days since and
acquitted.
Some thief or thieves have been
prowling around in East Hickman this
week. haxips. rssideL on several niehts On.
different houses. Mr.. Tams, ont OF town,
is loser of considerable quantity of
| bacon.
WE would like fer some intelligent
aud practical farmer to furnish US the &C
tuaI cost of keeping up the fencing on an
average farm of say one hundred acres in
good repair fora period of ten years.
Who will give US the figures?
Bill Kelly, negro convicted Of
murder, was hanged at Nashville on Fri
day last a large crowd, estimated at
5000 people, witnessed the execution.
This is the negro Arrested by Marshal
Gardner at Hickman.
The annual meeting of the Fulton
County Bible Society, will be held at the
Sd Sabbath in May. It is earnestly re-
quested that all friends Of the Bible
cause will attend.
We are often asked, "How will the
Liquor question go in Fulton" We
have long since learned tina. there l. 10
telling the verdict of n jury, the result
of county election, or who the devil
woman will marry.
The wafer having reeeded of the
overfowed lands, our bottom" farmers
are ms busy as bees. They have suffered
more loss from overflow this year than
any year since 1851 They have plenty
of time for n good crop yet on their rich
land.
THE lower House of Congress has
passed bill TO allow growers Of tobacco
to sell one hundred dollars worth OF their
own production 20 other persons than
dealers. If this becomes law 1t will be
great convenience to ali our tobacco
raiscrs.
JonN Skinner, of Kansas, now
prisoner in our county Jail, was taken
out On a writ o. habeas corpus Tuesday
last, aud tried before Judge Wingatc, the
court declining to discharge the prisoner,
and recommitted him to Jail He subse-
auently gave bait
Our friends of the Hickman Cornet
Band, have composed = new piece OF music
-
Warren Gal-op.' We claim TO have com
posed too gaI-os ourselt already, and had
fondly cherished the bright ambition that
the measure would be changed, and that
our third namesake might be (him) n mn
but, alas, alas, its good music any way
a man By the name Of Caverhill was
murdered at Rutherford Station, one night
last week lie had heen sitting up with
siel, child and laid down on tEe bed be-
side it and fell asleep. In this condition
he was murdered, and robbed OF about
5000 The little child by whom he was
sleeping, says ''negro struck her papa
with Ratchet while he was sleeping,
and this is ali the clew they have to the
assassin.
Our friend. John Shepherd, of Jor-
dan Station, in this county, who is one of
our best farmcrs and believes in good
living, has invented bucket to keep
sweet milk pure and sweet in the hottest
weather. 1t is simply b. means Of per-
forated rim at the top of the bucket, to
allow impure air which collects on top Of
the milk, to escape. Any Hickman tim
ner can add one TO your milk bucket at
tri1ing cost.
Houses OF PROSTITUTION There
is unauestionsble number Of negro
houses of prostitution IN Hickman, which
afford shelter TO number of yagabondish
men who should be at work on farms in
stead Of loafng sround the streets. The
man or men who will give plan to break
up these lens and put the males and fe-
males to work On our farms, win do we'll
for the community. If they cant be
broken up, wouldn't it be well 20 force
them to aecupy back streets.
PERSONAL yes " W Robert
son, JOS. NJ Bigger, Edward I. bullock,
and Chas Marshall, candidates for Cir
cult Judge; and \. 2. Stuhbieheld, Born
ard A. Neale, and Dick Moss, candidates
for Commemorative Attorney, we're in
Hickman, Monday, mingling with our
people. The evening being consumed BY
the discussion be tween the candidates for