The Hickman courier., 1874-05-09
In Denver. and he was as poor a waiter
ks he is Congressman"

% lac Is Congressman.
Kentucky's Senators divided on the
|urrency bill-MeCreery voting with
bur Congressman in favor of Initiation,
md Stevenson in opposition therstes
Out in Iowa girl of twelvS7 years
,as just passed an examination before
he County Superintendent. and re
ceivsd license TO teach school.
IS Greeuville the remarkable and
usual event has happened of the
sinaiiun of Rev. Abra ham Jaquer,
7rmed Jew, Baptist minister.
is estimated that there are 500,
Life Insurance policy holders in
ountry, the amount they are in
for being equal to the national
THERE will be much less cotton
planted this senson in New Madrid
puniy Mo-, than there was last season.
experiences has proved that corn is the
est and safest crop
The next regular term of the Court
Appeals commences on Monday,
LIST. The docket will be closed
18th inst. All appeals for the
must be filed on or before that
The fact that the son in law of Hon.
j. B. Beck was Rounded in the fight
in Arkansas the other day, in the ranks
of the Brooks men, shows how parties
aud people are mixed up in that un-
fortunate controversy.
The wedding of Miss Nellie Grant
has been fixed for May 81. She will
sail for England two days later,
with Mrs and Miss Richardson, the
wife aud daughter of the secretary of
the Treasury.
"Uuited 0order of True Rcformers
of Kentucky" is the name of another
new Temperance organization, late
ly formed. a Convention, with dele
.stes from all parts of the State, met at
Paris on Wednesday.
Hon. A. H. Stephens reached home
in such feeble health that he had to be
lifted frcm the car. On the journey
he said to a gentleman Il am going
: home to die | have been great suf
ltEcE, DQl kutS 10 4iSt AihlS AudN i'll
vital organ has been attacked"
COMMODORE Vanderbilt has made
another donation to the Vanderbilt
University, at Nashville, Tenn, OF
100000. His FIRST donation, it viii
lie recolIected, was S50O,000. The
asst donation is to be used exclusively
ON the buildings.
THEY have reform movement m
Paducah, KY, with which they pro-
pose to go through she approaching
MIection. They propose TO nominate no
ffdates; vote for no mau who is
,ominent for his strict temperance,
~, ability, etc, and especially to
Dr. no man who offers or accepts u
dark Twain served two weeks with
leral JEFF. Thompson in the Con
.eraie army In Missouri. He says.
recent letter to his old commander;
ye never won any victories to speak
{. We never could get the enemy to
~ still when We wanted to fight,
we were generally on the move
he enemy wanted to fight"
reuch inventor has patested an
titus for swimmers. For the
he has large membranOus fin,
is held in its place by loops
0g over the 6ngers and a strap
nd the wrist The surface pre-
sfsd to the water by these fms is so
4rge as TO add greatly to the effective
ness of the strokes of the arm.
TIE Hon. A. II. Stephens, on his
way home from Washington, reAs5
Augusta, Georgia. in such feeble
health. that he had TO be lifted from
the ear 10 his carriage. While pass
Jog through Petersburg. Va, he said
ing home to die. ! have been u great
sufferer. but this is the 6rst time that
any vital organ has been attacked.
Tue Holly Springs Rrporfer learns
that gentleman in Pamela county. a
few nights ago, hearing noise at his
corn crib, took his shot gun and crept
out in the dark to within few steps
Of the horse lot, where he saw sp7nau
on the end of a rail Which was used as
pry to lift up the corner Of the crib.
~ the hole thus made, two other men
"a sitting pulling corn out very
- rely. The old gentleman lifted
In aud fred at the man who was
,s ON the rail-" the rail came
as the man fell of, and that lei
- Of the house down on the other
IN killing them both. The old
ban walked up to fnd three dead
dan. Rice. the veteran jester has
new Arkansas story as good as the
mous one OF the Arkansas Tray-
r." As his circus boat the other
pBddled her way down the lower
4 Of the Arkansas, where water
5d sea feet deep through the tim
rs fss, sad father than the eye
feael,, aid Dan, espied in the
ee log cabin, within which
<of human 5~ings were visible
Wing anoiher risc of several feet
s. rushing down tie river. aud see
Ing ne chance tur the occupants of the
cabin Il rach day Land, he decided to
extend heiYisg Aaad Konnding the
tfcsmes ap elsso enough 10 kHss. red
headed vsoodehepper showed hiu,sell
khroug3 ssnsii opening. In answer
81 aa odes TO ferry him to higher
eroanc. the swamper yelled back
lou just eo on about your hnsiness
Ne are al right here - Arkansas