The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-08-07

VHCldi Jug hHlei.
AN Irishman, seeing a vessel very
heavily ladeaed, and scarcely above the
waters edge, exclaimed, Upon my
soul, il the river was but liItle higher
the ship would go to the bottom,
A KentuckiaD protests against law
for muzzing dogs at just the time OF
year when book agents, life insurance
men, and ligh' ming rod nuisances are
loose upon the community.
The editor of the Richmond Reg
ister is pusilistic. Hear him al
General Hodge will take hickory
stick, go over to Cincinnati, and wear
it out over the back of the editor OF
the Enquirer, he will increase his
chances to be the next Governor of
Kentucky"
AN instance of plueky women to be
noted Is the walking tour of the Misses
Ward and party of five American
ladies, who are now journeying on foot
through Germany. The ladies are ac-
eompqBied by lad of thirteen, aud
they are travelling with sketch books
aud light haversack, picking up in
formation aud making an art tour OF
the German towns.
Before any young man who is pay
ing attention to a young girl in the
Nest takes the risk of changing his
mind be has to count the cost very
carefully a young lady in Council
Bluffs, when informed by her supposed
lover that he was going to cease his
suit, cowhided him all about the room,
and as he disappeared from the win
dow, declared that she would teach
him TO be careful how he trihed with
a gentle aud loving heart in the future
Southern Kentucky is dry as bone
Through West Tennessee corn will
not make bbis per acre. About Jack
sou, Tennessee. it IS fearful. From
= ri feirrns as That GERMANY a 3 man, l .
srsusrufry ss
Dick Board says. In West Tenn
much OF the corn tasseled at ] S inches
high In Lowudes county. Miss. corn
aud cotton are better THAN since the
war. hut the acreage is far below the
aserage.-so they will get good price
RECENTLY mute by the name OF
s. II Pate, of Mckenzie, was married
In this city to a beautiful young lady
also muIe-by the name of Miss
3. V Allen They were married By
the Rev. A J. Pritchett, a young nan
by The name of Hays from Mckenzie,
acting as interpreter Present at the
wedding were eight mutes, all Of
whom seemed to richly enjoy the eere-
mouy. The marriage took place at the
residence Of Dir. ID. A james, in East
INSTRUMENTATION Hhig and Tribune
FIFTY CENTS on A DoLLAR-Dur-
ing the great collapse of 1857 gen
tleman Of color kept bank in West
ern city. His Institution was appar
emily in a sound condition, but to be
in fashion with the white folks he con
cluded to fail Next morning a man
came and shook the door, but a voice
inside responded that ode bank IS
closed" But the man replied that he
had left new pair of boots there the
day before, AND wanted them. The
sable fnaucier opened the door softly,
and throwing out one boot, remarked,
We is only paying fifty cents on de
dollar"
Mr. Dickens tod a story of young
lady who, being intensely loved by FIVE
young men, was advised to jump over
board, and marry the man who jump
ed in after her. Accordingly, next
morning the i've lovers being on deck.
and looking very devoted at the young
lady, she plunged into the sea head
foremost Four of the lovers imme
diateIy jumped in after her. When
the young lady and four lovers were
out again, she says to the captain
"What am | to do with them now.
they are so wet 2" Take tie dry one"
And the young lady did, aud married
hin'-
The Nashville Union and american
says: s.As an illustration of the man
ner in which cases are sometimes al
lowed to lingcr along in the Chancery
Court, business man of this city,
who came here in 1855, says that he
was present at the calling of the dock
ct in the Davidson Chancery Court in
that year Que case Was called aud
IN connection herewith the name of
Francis B. Fogg, whereupon that gen
tlcman arose aud said he knew none of
the parties to the suit in question, but
that when reading law in this city.
some forty years before, lie had taken
some dispositions in the case Wosder
if that snit is still peudiag p
The McKense Times learns from
reliable parties that monster rattle
snake has recently been seen near
Pecks bridge, on the middle fork of
O6ion river in Weakly county An
old gentleman by the name of Altman,
while out hunting cows suddenly came
upon his snakeship cOi.ed up lie the
sunshine asleep. He took gosd look
at the reptile which he says WAS fright
iul to behold According TO his opin
ion. the snakes head was at least six
inches across. other parts being large
in proportion, Ire was afraid to attack
he monster. aud quietly beat retreat,
going in quest of help, when he re
turned the snake had gone It's track
yearly as large as mans body. was
found on the bank OF neighboriug
slough. Our informant adds that the
snake is an old residenter,' having
been seen near the same place for sew
erai years past. Il Is terror to the
nsiSh bo.hoDd.