The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-06-06
GENERAL.

The right worthy grand lodge of
Good Templars have voted to hold the next
annual session at Bloomington, IL.
Rear Admiral Shubrick. senior officer
on the retired list. died last week at Washing
ton, aged eighty-three. The secretary of the
navy announces his death in general order
Hon. S. S. Cox lectured in New York
last week on American humor. The proceeds
of the lecture which amounted to over =. .OGO.
viii be devoted to the benefit of the sufferers
by the Mississippi flood
The Cincinnati and New York bridge
company sue the United States for SAYS. 600
damages in requiring the bridge to be one
hundred feet above low wfter after it had
been commenced at the altitude of ninety feet.
Out of the ninety seven aspirants for
military honors at West Point. thrt two were
sent back to school last week, beeuse they
could not write, spell or cipher, or were not
familiar with maps or grammar. The colored
candidates al failed.
In the divorce case of Brinkley vs.
Brinkley, the jury found on all the issues for
plaintiff, and the eourt granted temporary
stay. to enable the counsel for the defendant
Hugh L. Br;nkley. of Memphis, Tennessee, to
prepare bill of exceptions.
The Rev. Daniel Swing, of Chicago.
has publicly an lounced his determination to
apply to the Chicago Presbytery for a letter of
dismissal from the ministry Of the Presbyter-
ian church. He will, however. remain as pas
tor or preacher for the Fourth Presbyterian
church, in aeeordanee With the expressed
wishes of the elders and leading members
thereof.
The ship Portus, from Italy for New
York. sprang leak and sunk in latitude north
26 deg. longitude west 46 deg The captain
and crew took to the boats. A boat contain
ing Can't. De vr1es, J4io Wilson, carpenter,
Henry Brown. sail-maker, and VIM. ThomP-
son, P. Savage and Richard Scheuck, seamen,
were picked up by the schooner Clara They
had been out nineteen days, and for three
DAYS had neither water nor proy.sio On
their arrival at Staten island they were sent
to the hospital. Two other boats, commanded
bv the first and second mates. have not been
heard from.
scientific party to the South Pacific ocean, to
witness the transit OF Venus, Dec TO- is in
full readiness Twenty-six scientists are ex-
pected from Washington with instruments, in
a few days. and the ship VIII lSave the navy
ward with 200 persons aboard. The company
is to be divided into five parties, to be landed
at Crazato island. Kerguelar or Desolation is
land. Hobart Town, in TASMANIA. formerly
Van Dieman's Land, New Zealand and Chat
ham island. Here the SwataIa is to remain
until after the observation. The vessel has
stores for an eighteen months voyage The
instruments are being tested in Washington
now. and are very elaborate.
At the session of the Reformed Pres
byterian Synod, held recently at Philadelphia,
the committee on the order known as Patrons
of Husbandry and Grangers, presented re-
port which states that they empbatifally and
uneauivocalIy condemn this and all ther Sc
cret orders, as ensnaring, deceptive bad sim
full in themselves, as prejudicial to the best in
terests of society, and as lawless and iueffi-
cient way of obtaining the redress OF griey-
ances. They also recommend the synod TO
enioin upon all sessions nOn-feuowship with
members of this or any other secret order
and warn all under their care to beware Of the
ensnaring influences of such organizations.
The report was adopted by a unanimous vote.