The Hickman courier., 1874-03-07

;, Wnehs 10 tHY --Wss rofer D.
: ronders and the public gsnera..y y a
!, adSsrtiseuenis ia this paper. Tiso.
= stuayiag whore - 20 70 pnrehass VII,
: thsy want. ahd particularly strangers
the city, by reference to its columns 81
hhf The burineSs cards Of ali the prime
Pal branches vi business advertised
I them.
RIVER The river at Hickman /
out Of the banks in low places and risiag
= me Missouri and upper Hissis5ippi ar
J. also reported rising. TAe 0hiO. CuInll-r
lard and Tennessee falling bat the pre-
Vsiiins general rains viii no .ioubt pr
tneHl oA tie rise again Il Is quite Ger
tain nov hat oar "hottom farmers gyil
: Aave a consid.rabie ose erIow l., en1ure.s
Appointments Of q. W. c. +. Gfu.
ellie, for Fulton county:
uiekniaa. Hs.shesday. Ma-cL Is.
I Tyler, Thursday, March -
Poplar Grove, Friday. March q.
S"rdAn. saturday. March -
o4yce, Sunday, March -
Cnion, Monday, March 30.
Fulton, Tuesday, March 81.
-The easing in Of rho river bank 81
Ne" Madrid: last Thursday, was really
tesrfaiiy. says tho Reeyrl East OF Main
stFe-i, aud ia frOht VI here the Metuo-
dist Pafsonage Gss 70 slant IL SID in a
tts rate Il about 70 feet an hour for .lree
hours. And, west Of 4laiu street, a. fell
Ia 80 fast. that for awhile, s9rno Of tie
Aousss had To be kept constantly on the
move IA osder 70 keep thea from gong
Ia with the bank
The number Of stragalers thieves
couH,srfeiters, nul bad mea generally
nov eircGlat.ag up and dosn tie Alis.- /
issippi river, - alaruting, aad certainly I
"ueh worse than Tor wears. ,usThe Fulton 1
Jail "As cleared LAST week. but j. rapidly I
hiihg up already with these stragglers
.i o'.i 9ihe*ts are yery yigiians aud efsi vs
5,ax nS T. . q 70 Pc !h9gsd That those
Spring Goods! Spring GeDds.!
WE are now receiving S1Afge aud
w well selected stock ogeDry Goals.
Clothing, Boots and shoes, which o9or
At astonishing low prices.
mart J. Ill. PLACF 3 BRO.
PRoF SHALEa. the State Geolpgist
Of Kentucky has indicated his expseta-
ton OF visiting Fulton county. about the
1st Of June His attention las been es-
peeciaiy directed 70 tie overdowed dis
tfiCf LfiJN 41tehtAhI. htftA tf - - as7f7
the belief that IL the facts Represented
10 him are trae, which thes are. that
capital could readily he commanded TO
bald the proposed leyec from Hickman 70
Madrid Bend.
The Tenn perance law likely 10 be
voted on in Fulton fu Aay Il not the Geo
errI Option law voted on in PAducah, bur
a special act Tor FULTON county. THIS acEr
provides FOR tw elsctious on the 9uestion. -
The Grst election is for Total Prohi bition.
1, prohibits 1.-THE Manufacture OF sale ia
any quantity, large or small OF any spir-
iiuons. vinous o. malt liquors, etc At
the second election sale j. allowed in no
less quantity than by the barrel The
County Jatge is compelled 20 order the
G rat election the petition Of twenty 1--WE ,
voters; aud ia twelve months thereafter
a secon'i election on the pctilion ofone
h1ndred voters.
John Box. one Of the prisoners ba
ing carried 10 the Penitentiary by Sheriff
Tyler. made desperate ntfempt 10 escape
Ia Louisville lIe NJ sade mis- escape, but
was afterwards re-oaptured by Mr. jim
Jones' one of Sheriff Tyler's posse, as Z
sisted By some police officers Box fought
lespe eratelv, and swOre he would not he
,arri ed 20 Frankfort. He-was.averpower
ed however, aud securely FnanacleHs Box
iG-ETifi tEat one pl 1AEEAH tsN = 4tF'A- Z
sided him 70 escape. an1 IL is cisar that
be received some assistance. ~ BIS hand
cuffs bad been removed. This prisoner II
the one sentenced for rubbiug Powell q
Bros grocery stOre.
During the herd times everybody
,aould exercise the strictest eeononv
There are a greAt many luxu-tes we have
been enjoying during fush times. iha W.
ave become so accrsi efueit 10. W.. inns g're
. cannot dispeHsa with them. isut ~ is !,
astonishing what q small 4HaPtitE people i.
an live apou when they are driven 90 il. =
,ont vase anything live gPonn plain AZ :
rayazAntiv. be thanKruI Tor vbat you {
ave. II it Is ever 50 little pay your Nt- 4
1a ,ieb,s aud dont eontraet ar more. say o
gosr p-ayeTs regularly, and tsy u he ~ e
souest and useful member Of society, aud
you may snap your fingers al the hard
tines, and go TO sleep with coTseience I
''soid Of oIeGSe 70 Col aLl man.
TunEE CouNrERFEtrERs ARREsr-
Ep.-Ofiieers Cole aad LinebacS made
haul Of three men, charged with passing ,
cointerfeit money, w ednesday evening
Oaicer Cole run up the gentisnIeu IN
the lower par; Of town. whence tByy had
lust returned from visit 10 tie classic
little katie They had become iuvoi-
we'd in a difficulty with the ferry man, be-
Cause said ferryman pronounced their ;
money counterfeit and refused to take H.
Papers found on the persons Of these
three men. indicate their names
Jordan b. Jnmes, itumboldt, Tenn.
NJ F. Cox, Gadsden, Tenn.
Geo LOWS. formerly from West Ten
nessee, but quite recently OF this vicinity.
The two hrst are charged with passing
counterfeit money in several Instances,
and on the examining trial negro yiefim
identified them positively as the men VIC
passed a certain bll on hiIn.
The officers on searching Janss and Cox
found suudry amounts OF couuterfeit
money on them, and under q log near rs
~ here they we're arrested, package Of
about Sl40 counterfeit bills was found,
and these two men were seen 20 rhlte
something IN the locality. The proof y
their guilt appears 20 be clear. a
Cox, we understand, claims 70 be 2 resi- yIss
dent OF Gadsdeu, Tenn. aud 20 be men-
Der of Gadsden order Of odd Feilows, M.
i33 n 50. the brotAe rho God = i'll be quick
20 Carge their order Of his msEnbsrsnip,
if the weight OF evidences now against
him, is not sofneway removed.
The examining court held all three IN
bond Of $500, IN default Of which, they
are now jailcd Cox and James Will most
likely serve a term at Frankfort.
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