The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-07-04
TuE ST. Louis bridge Is not TO be


Henry Ward Beecher earns thirty
Eve thousand dollars year. Tn the
whole. however, we don't blame him
The pleasant pilgrimage Of the
American Catholics is 10 be repeated
next year, probably on larger scale
THE prohibitioui.ts Of Illinois have
pnminatad Mrs. Jennie Willing Tor
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Hos. Eugene Hale has accepted the
Postmaster General>hip. ami will be
ready to enter upon his duties By the
1.t of July.
The Sultan of Turkey having taken
II into his Mohammedan head that the
koran must have move room, has pro-
hibited the circulation OF the Bible to
Ibis dons:SfSns.
PRoHIBITIoa is to be continued in
Massachusetts,. another year, the Leg
islature bsving refused TO pass the
license hill over the Governor veto,
lacki G a two third N 10 i'y.
Boss Tweed is preparing TO come
out of the penitetiary as a magnificent
martyr. His friends predict for him
a brilliant career Il seems to be
great help TO rascal to steal a few
millions. 1t is the small steuings that
are shameful.
Mai. J. II. Ashcraft has received
The appointment of Deputy Revenue
Collector Sos this district, aDA rs as
signed FOR duty in Paducah. His dis
triet comprises Fulton, Hickman, Bal
lard. Galloway, Graves, Marshall, Nc
Cracken aud livingston.
The New York Tribune very sage
" advises people, when bitten by
mad dog, 10 take effective means TO
prevent the virus from entering the
system. even if leg or an arm has to
he cut of The better way, however.
il to cut off the dogs head before he
bites.
Perhaps the oldest woman in the
State of Missouri, and possibly the
oldest west Of the Mississippi river,
lives at the mouth of Terrible creek
in Mississippi county. Mrs. Keziah
Phelps was born in Buckingham coun
ty, Va, February, 10Th, l7Tl. as Is
shown by her father old family bible;
thus it seems she will sOon be l04 years
old.
Married men who hsve extravagant
families, which they are in duty bound
TO support, get no credit for reiralning
from suicide. Just hear Louise Stock
Ton: 1T is worth noticing that, while
the nen who commit suicide are almost
always unmarried, the women are mar
ried or widowed. This leads TO the
inference that, while men cnnnOt live
without women, women fnd lie un
bearable with men"
-Charlotis IN. CT Observer
- hickory Grove, York County, south
Carolina, was in Charlotte yesterday,
and tells remarkable story Before
the war he owned one hundred and
twenty negroes, and to this day these
negroes are living with and working
for him, not one having left alter the
surrender. IT ey express themselves
~ satisfied, and say they don't want
to live anywhere else"
The Dutch who went to make the
second attempt to wipe from the map
of the world that little corner of SUI
matra. known To close students of ge-
ography as Acheeu. have been them
selves almost literally wiped out. :"
They found the Achinese better pre-
parpi than the first expedition did; and
It isteporied that a thousand dead
Hollanders were left on the field. and
1900 wounded ones were brought off
by permission of the Achinese com
mander.
Judge Grassland has certainly won
for himself high position at Wash
iugtou as Representative of patient
research and OF more than ordinary
ability as debater. His late speech
on Reciprocity with Canada is one
of which any Southern Representative,
or free trade man in any section, might
we'll feel proud. The very fact that
he was chosen by the Democratic men,
bers 10 discuss this question with Pig
iron Kelly, the lender of the Protect
i've policy, is a compliment to Cross
land and a very great one. Say what
you may abou' CrOssland's salary bill
vote, &c, which We cannot aud will
not defend, he il one Of the best Rep
resentafives this district ever had or
ever will have Primceton BuHner.
NEWSPAPER PosrAGE.-Among the
last acts OF Congress was the passage
Of bill making important changes in
the newspaper postage law. From the
1st of January, 1875, The postage on
newspapers will be paid by publishers
at the rate OF two cents per pound
Subscribers will, after Jauuary lst, be
subject to no postage. Papers will be
deii~esed tree IN counties where pub
lIshed. Under this regulation weekly
papers will be within small fraction
OF 10 cents per annum. and on the
dailieS. go cents per year, against 20
and i2U cents under the present law.
This new law will force system of paw
ment. They cannot afford to furnish
the paper on a credit, and, at the same
time, advance the postage.
Tue CoMTNG AMERICAN CARDINAL
1t is stated a. an almost positive Ger
fainty that Mr. James A. McMasters.
the famous editor of the Ncio York
Freensan's journal, is the favored
American who has been selected by
Pope Plus * for elevation to the dig
nifty OF Cardinal. IL has been gem
orally supposed that none but those in
orders may aspire to such dignity.
But. this il mistake. There are
Cardinal Bishops, Cardinal Prierts aud
Cardinal Deacons. Cardinal A ntonelli
was never Priest. Mr.. McMasters
l. 10 be created Deacon and after.
ward Cardinal His claims to recog
uirieu by the ecclesiasticaI authorities
of the church, are his services as
writer. aud his successful Efforts to Sc |
cure money contributions tor the sup 1
port of the Pope siuce he lost his ten,
porsl domiDions At least such Is the
statement OF a Chicago Republican,
Js rnai, which bitterly deuounees aud
opposes Dir. McMaster's elevation to
The Cardiaalate because he is Demo
srat. aud was friend to the South in
he iEie war; and furthermore, because
90 opposed he coercion of the South