The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-07-25

The County Court of Dyer has taken
action looking to the establishment OF
a workhouse for that county.
The Union City Herald represents
the crops in Obion county as presents
ing fine appearance.
An exchange says ''Barpum is look
ing for wild ass that escaped from
his animal show recently"
The FIRST bale of new cotton was
shipped from Brownsville, Texas, to
New Orleans, on the 10Th inst.
Ex-Gov. Henry s. Foote made n
speech against Andrew johnson at
Elizabeihtown, East Tennessee, the
other day.
THE Dresden Democrat says that
the farmers of Obion report the best
wheat crop harvested in that county
for twenty years. Corn is looking fac.
On Sunday morning last, little
daughter of Mr. Henry Atkinson, near
Dresden, was run over by frightened
horse, Knocked down apd fatally in
jured.
IL Springfield. OHIO, there is fes>
tive hen who laid Der eggs up in an
apple tree. and is now setting on
bough in blissfuY ignorance that her
eggs went to gyass as fast as she laid
them.
An old lady writes to say that she
lis warmly in favor of women doctors
for women; that sick woman will
tell one of her own sex more about
her feelings in FIVE minutes than she
would 4 male doctor in an hour.
y special to the Memphis appeal
from Sardis, Mississippi, Saturday last,
chronieled sensation in that town
caused by man moving his family,
consisting Of wife and three children.
from New Orleans to St. Louis III
common wheelbarrow.
A strong minded woman in Detroit
made the following gentle reply to
politician who had called at her house
to get her husband to go to the polls
and vote: mo, sir, he can't 90. Hes
washing now, and he's going to iron
tomorrow aud if he wasn't doing
anything be couldn't go. l run this
ere house, do; and if any one votes,
it'll be this same woman"
The Mayfeld Democrat says that on
last Monday negro entered the house
of Mr.. jackson, living four miles west
of May6eld, while he was III the field
ihrashing wheat, and attempted to out
rage the person Of Mrs. jackson. She
resisted, knife in hand, and the black
&c t,6Ss9 fa5; - rq- .s tF2GteGa b
the brave lady, but up to Thursday
morning he had not been arrested.
The Troy Netcs thus delicately an
nounces slight decrease of the Rad
zeal voting strength in Obion county :
~ negro stole mule from the stable
of Jno. i. Guy, Esq, near Polk Sta
sion, about a week ago. He was fol-
lowed by four gentlemen who overlook
him, secured the mule and thief aud
started homeward, but on the road the
uegro got array, aud the party return
cd with the mule"
MORE trouble is threatened in Ar
kansas, if the St. Louis Democrat 5
information from Little Rock is accu-
rate. Gov. Baxter has threatened that
If the Constitutional Convention at
tempts to leeislate him out of uifice he
will dispense it with the militia, and
The Democrats are disposed to make a
fight. The correctness of the Demo
Gratis telegram may well be doubted,
considering the position heretofore
occupied by Gov. Baxter toward the
Reformers.
Coleman Sneed, is the name Of a
young Kentucky hero. fifteen aud a
half years old, who, during the last
two months, has saved from drowning
three young men, each several years
older than himself, in the neiehbor
hood of Christiansburg, Shelby county,
Kentucky. The frankfort Keoman
thinks he should be recognized (he is
poor farm boy aud provided for at
public expense.
THE New Madrid Record says
During the past few weeks the corn
crop of our county has suffered so
much from drouth and the chinch
bugs that, We regret TO say, the crop
will be short. In some parts of the
county the crops are very bad-so bad
in fact, that some fields have had to be
abandoned In other parts, where the
corn was looking very good few
weeks ago, the chinch bugs have APP
peared 10 vast numbers and are making
fearful rayages.
The Dresden Democrat nf-the-1 LII
says I've learn ebat dfmcufry
occurred few days ago IN the peieh
borhood of BoydsvIlle, wherein one
nraa was shot in the leg, and another
named Milligan, who was summoned
by the Deputy Sheriff to assist in ar
resting the party who did the shooting.
was LimSelf shot through the breast
aud INSTANTLY killed. The murderer,
Our informant states. is still in the
ueiehborhood defyiug arrest
AN ADMIRABLE New DEPART
URE"-A note worthy educational
movement has just been set on foot IL
Kentucky, in the shape of the organi
zation OF a society, composed of the
leading feathers Of that State, for the
Improvement of the existing methods
of public instruction. This is TIL
most admirable new departure we hay'
as set witnessed in that State. Ken
tucky has many elements OF nobilit,
aud greatness, and this is the true wa,
in which to give them development
scope aud OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Commercial.
ACCOUNTS from the border Tndicat
increased activity on the part OF tn
Iudiaus all along the line. They ar
all armed with the best breech loadin:
Iiaes. aud seem 10 be well supplic'
with fixed ammunition. As long a
traders supply these red devils will
such excellent weapons that they eai
cope with the soldiers of the Govern
mcnt. just so long will there be trou
bic with them. A state OF war is III
American Indians normal condition
aud he is nowhere else SO much 81 hi
element as he is sloshing around Will
the war paint Oh; aud whenever h
has the least show to win, he's boun'
20 have fight.