The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-09-25

ia their respective precincts in Full
county. are solicited aad earnestly
a 70 meet at their usual place Of vo-
ON SATURDAY. OCT. 70, 1874, aad
aud there appoint delegates to rep
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II. a. TYLER, ChairE1n
FULTON County Democratic Committee.
\ dalkey's instructions for putting
a coat we're. First the right arm
de lefr, and den give one general
wu.sion.
Wisconsin,. although the fifteenth
;e Of the Union in population
nda teuth in the number Of her
eges.
General Frank Bl4ir's health is not
,enaly improved, aud there does
appear to be any hope OF his re-
-ery, which ny to recent period
confdeutially hoped for.
| According TO the Milwaukie Ne'cs,
youug lady asked bookseller ;
u if he had "Festus." No" was
swer. "but I'm afraid boil is
z on the back Of my neck"
,ator Logan arrived in Cairo
Thursday aud in the evening
a speech, which although able
effective was crammed full OF
statements aud dos bright false
ds.
rhe National Grange at Washing
recently made arrangements tor
warding one hundred barrels Of
ur and ten thousand pounds Of
con to the suffering members OF
! order in Louisiana and Arkansas.
EThe niue prisoners accused Of the
rider Of negroes in Gibson County,
Dnessee, had a hearing at Mem
Is Saturday. Three were dischar-
b and six held 10 $4,000 bail to
before the United States Court
elday.
rsDENr Grant. Secretary Bel
/ General Sherman have signi-
Il intention of being present
eight annual reunion of the
RAthe Army of the Tennessee,
id, Illinois, tie 18th and
@.t..arate lectures 10
Yahobia IS the result Of
Gus action induced thereby.
az nanght by the death, from
Dtrrible complaint, OF a little
10 Chicago, that was few weeks
len BY cat.
bnaExeeutive Committee of Ipde-
Republicans, who bottled the
Esstion Of Chamberlin at Charles
-. c., have issued call fer an 10
ependent Republican Convention, to
leet in Charleston on the u Of 0cto-
er, to nominate State ticket.
There IS mau in Massachusetts, who
as exploded the popular faIlaey that
man has TO advertise to succeed in
usiuess lie commenced business
iFty seven years ago, with a capital
$500; he hasn't spent a cent in ad
eTtising siuce; and is now worth SS0j
The New Y ork journal Of Commerce
lys that Mr.. Stewart never in his life
ought so many goods in one season
1d never before was an assortment oil
lual eloqueuce so cheapIy purchased
he powder Of cash in one hand was
everso near omnipotent in Europe as
) ia the current season.
CoRN.-Mr. Ben. Price has travelled
extensively through this county aud
outh Ballard, especially along the
ne of the NJ G r. r and is Of the
pinion that there will be considerably
Iore than enough corn Tor home con
amption raised in this section, and
hat Prices viii rule 20 higher thar
lst year Columbus Dispatch.
THE CRops.-The September re-
arms Of the Department of Agricul-
pre- indicate an average condition OF
he wheat crop OF So against 90 IN
eptember, 1873. The acreage OF
rop is seven per cent. greater than
Ist year. which would bring the aggre-
ate yield to nearly an average on
-sts years acreage. a very heavy
ecline in the prospects OF the cotton
,op is reported IN all the States in
,nsequence of the severe rnT wide
bread drouih.
The Mobile Register says: "During
re fight In New Orleans, when the
letropoiitans retreated to the Third
where Longstreet was trying
, concentrate his forces, the newsboys
harged them and captured one o.
heir heavy pieces of artillery Will,
he Metrepolitans ran like scared wild
ats. We always knew that newsboy:
Tere plucky. but we never expected
0 hear of an unarmed band OF them
apfuring gun from Gen. Long
treet's division"
Crofton item in Hopkinsville New
Era: The army worms have made
heir appearance IN this section il
numbers. The ground il
ONE places is almost literally covered
With them. From twenty to thirt,
an be counted to square foot 0
.round. Meadows, wheat and ry
hat is up, and pastures melt befor
be ravages of this destructive pest
fhe farmers have no fears fer the corr
rop. farther than the destruction o
he fodder blades
The Columbus ga Enquirer says
"A colored man at the Radical cen
'ention the other night stated that hi
ace was tired OF supporting carpet
,aggers al d thieves aud robbers. an,
low wanted to vote for honest men
Hence the colored men we're willing +
'uPport the Democratic nominee. Thos
W Grimes. Jr, for all had confdene
n his honor and integrity. They know
lie is a Democrat to the core, withou
he slightest particle of Radicalism
nd also that lac is an honorable gen
|eman, Of intelligence, who will d,
tice to ali. The large majority o
coIored people viii mite with al
|1t whites voting for him."