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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-09-18
SOUTH.

here are twenty companies of state
ip Georgia
DaaIE-lSox Is repsrted to-oe -F@ss-a
xas along The Bio Grande.
Arkansas democratic state con-
= Nominated Gov. Baxter for reelection
hation-
= governor of Kentucky has sent
sssto Breathill county to clear the town of
III of band OF outlaws.
rhe health of Alexander H. Stephens
tinues to improve. 1t is said that he will
ept his nomination for congress.
according to the Richmond Wing,
rginia has had the most unfavorable season
+ tobacco known in that state for many
airs.
The reports that yellow fever pre-
lied at New Orleans and Galveston are pos
yely contradicted by the health officers of
ose cities.
United States Commissioner Frishie
New Orleans. has been sent before the
nited States court under bond of IS, coo for
ial on charge Of extortion in Office.
The encouragement has employed
ex-governor Parsons, of Alabama, to assist
10 United States district attorneys in the
rosecution of the parties accused of viola
on of the federal law in Alabama.
Postmaster-General Jewell advertises
reward of $4,000 for the arrest of the par
les who committed what is known as Gad's
Hill robbery, in Missouri, on the 31st of Janu-
bry last, and IS, 600 reward for the arrest OF
he robbers of San Antonio, Texas, in April
last.
The recent act of the treasury depart
nent with regard to the establishment of pre-
stationary measures against the yellow fever
i various ports, is not intended to convey the
Impression tsat the disease exists anywhere
.long the Atlantic or Gulf coasts, but for the
purpose OF preventing its Introduction by
hips.
The governor and treasurer of Fir-
yinia have invited q conference of the credit
,rs, home and foreign, at Richmond, the 10th
u November next, to consider such PROPOSE
ions for final agreement as viii afford the
,est attainabIe security for the rights land in
erests both of the public creditors and COM
The September returns to the. de-
partment of agriculture show very heavy
decline in tho prospects of the cotton crop
IN all the states except Virginia, where il
bout holds its own The state averages are
az Follows Virginia SO, North Carolina 81, a
decline Of 10 during August; South Carolina
SO, decline Of IS Georgia n, decline of II;
Florida 81, decline of Is; Alabama 81, decline
OF Q; Mississippi rs, decline OF "a; Louisiana
81, decline OF 81; Texas Ga, decline of Al
Arkansas ~, decline of 40; Tennessee As. de-
cline Of IS. The leading cause of the decline
is the prevalence over large sections of the
cotton area of severe drought, accompanied
by intense heat.
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Upon the Occasion Of His First Baby.

CPV" thS VSCdSiVh va AIS EiTsJ BaDy.
1t was his first baby, and he sat down
to think abous it, with q copy of Ode
wees on Children spread out before
him.
Having refreshed hims 's with the
phenomena of Group, seq. fever and
measles, he closed the volume and
sighed.
"Poor devil" That was his judg-
ment on himself. ''Poor devil"
Then he wrapped his morning gown
about him, and went and rested his nose
against the window-plsife.
1t was raining outside, and it didn't
seem to him SO particularly sunshiny
within.
:. aait.'5s5ceSslY srq aeid he to~himsslf,
S1.2O a pair relays OF ' Paft9eg rS9sekfs,,
cents relay; linen, 80 cents per yard,
and God orly knows how many yards
it's going to take before I'm through
with it nurse, $40 a month doctor,
twice a day, at S. a call.
Then he heard yell, and rushed up
stairs, expecting to find the baby dead.
The door was slammed in his face, and
he meandered slowly back to the sit
ting-room.
1t seemed gloomier than ever.
What did l do it for?" he MUIR
INJURED, while the rain beat reproach-
full rataplan on the window-panes.
He thought he would go round to the
club, and then he thought he wouldn't.
When a man is for the first time q
father, instinct tells him to dodge his
old companions. It is better for him
to ''tread the wine-press alone.
But how to get away with the cease
less stir and rustic of females going in
and out doors and up and down stairs !?
He was nervous, and felt like man
sitting on the ragged edge of remorse.
Likewise he recalled the saying of
Isaiah, "In that day seven women shall
take hold of one man"
But it seemed to him as if seventy
women had taken possession of his
house, and penned one man up in one
corner of it.
It occurred to him to sing a hymn
but then the baby might be asleep, and
his instructions were to keep as quiet
as possible. And still the rain fell, and
the dripping branches tossed TO and fro
with every passing gust. Was there ev-
er such a dreary day? Was ever the
problem, What shall I do with my
self ?" so utterly unsolvable?
But it is the duty of man of genius
to rise superior to circumstances.
Little minds bend before the tempeAt
of human events; great ones turn that
tempest to their purposes.
So reasons the man with his first baby;
and when his house ceases to be his
castle, and nurses and nature combine
to make it his prison, he turns to and
finds nepenthe and occupation in whit
thing himself a fresh supply of tooth
nicks-NeapS.
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Two Cuban Beauties.

Olivia, writing from Saratoga to
the Philadelphia Press, says /: ga
recent arrival has brought a pair of
beauties of opposite type-the eldest q
royal Spanish Cleopatra, with purple
hair, large almond-shaped eyes, classic
features, creamy skin, with ruddy fame
burning in cheek and lips. The crea-
ton is finished with a form typical of
woman's perfection.s The youngest is
Cuban blonde, but lot one of the opa-
line transparents. The beholder is re-
minded of one of Whittier's soul warb-
lings
'''Maud Muller on summers day,
Raked the meadows, sweet with hay.
A blonde kissed too often by the warm
fervid sun for beauty's sake. All look
again Why, the dear old sun is as in,
nocent as Henry Ward Beecher. He
may have been there but he did no
harm. The fault is In the original Gre
alton of the woman. The clay of which
she is made was never taken pure from
it's native bed, and there is an unmis-
taxable kink in her yellow hair, which
all the blood of the Anglo Saxon can
never straighten. But this stSfiing hui
man magnolia is as lovely as an August
afternoon, and as languishing as Gala
| lily, which some man will Gull and fling
away as soon as he RECEIVERS his breath
and reason"
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The Enchanted Park.

The enchanted park in Colorado is a
beautiful valley about a mile in length,
walled on either side by perpendicular
walls from 200 to 300 feet in height.
There is but one entrance to the en-
chanted spot, and that is by a rugged
and dangerous pathway, and the foot
man experiences great difficulty in the
descent. Upon reaching the valley one
would hear the rustic of the vnd
through the lofty pines in the Cliff
above, sounding like the roar OF some
everlasting hurricane, while the grass
beneath the feet lay as calm and still as
death. Not even the slightest breath
of air could be felt. Everything was
SO still that a person standing at the
lower part of the valley could distictiy
comprehend persons speaking at the
upper end.
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stitutes. The government Of the island has
asked from the banks loan of $500, 600 in
gold and 500, 00O in paper money, which is to
be returned shortly. The loan asked by the
government from the lSnks, s75O,OOO in bills
and $4,000 in gold, has been advanced by
the Spanish bank. The remaining $3.50, 600 in
gold and the same amount in currency, has
been divided between five other banks.
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Henry CAREY, cousin Of Queen Eli
zabetb. after having enjoyed her males-
tvs favor for several year, lost It IN
the following manner AS peEas walk
ing one day, fun of thought IN tne gar
den of the palace. under me queen
window. she perceived hl nm, ana .aw 5ald
to him in a jocular manIer'l " nat
does a man think of when.he IS tnlns-
ing of nothing ?" " Upon W q woman nan
promise, . replied Carey, "9i GS done ne
cousin answered Elizabetn. tone re
tired. but did not forget, the answer
Some time after he solicited .peerase
and reminded the queen mat she ha |.
promised it to him. True, sne sald
ssbut that was a woman's promise.
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us OF THE WEEK
EAST.
employees of the Reading railroad

EA Sls
employees of the Reading railroad
een put on half time on account of the
- trade
Ll4.-s~<--sA<--r--srzz1z -
ers, held in Pittsburg, last week, it was
ously agreed to establish the card at
Utories ut 1886 for ten penny nails, net,
Bays, two per cent. OF for cash, if paid
ten <lays.-..No fdrtaer sbSLelcAN Laf
fxiL be allowed. --~-s
pre- is great excitement in Green
n. Y, in consequence of the mysteri-
Fappearance OF an infant daughter, only
months old, of Jacob Hager, a wealthy
kn tobacconist. A nurse who had been
|sed from the service OF Hager, took the
10 ride on the ferryboat, since which
Ig has been heard of it.
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THE Austrians say that the reason
KulIman fred at Bismarck's face is Snas
the prince is known to wear shirt OF
mail on his body, without which, IN
deed, he would have been killed by
young Blind.
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QUEEN isabella has been summoned
by her Parisian butcher and other
tradesmen for non-payment OF bills.
Her majesty's defense is that she con-
tracted with her cook to supply the
royal table at twelve francs a day per
head, exclusive of wines. The court
hos taken a week to consider whether
the Queen of Spain shall be put on
oath to answer the evidence given on
these domestic particulars.
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Gen. Cowan, acting secretary of inte-
rior, has given his decision that the Chero-
KEGS have the right to tax Texas cattle driven
: -5ugh their reservation, and in default OF
payment to seize the cattle and hold them for
the taxes.
The postmaster general has directed
that no advance on payment be made to clsrks
or employees on account of salary for services
no. rendered, and for which compensation is
not fully due at the time of payment This
is construed as forbidding advances of salaries
to clerks going home to vote. similar order
will be issued by the treasury department.
The commissioner of the pension
Office has decided, as preliminary to the con-
sideration OF the claim under the act of June
Is. 1874, the provision of pension of fifty
dollars per month, alleging permanent and
total disability. The applicant must present
evidence showing concN sively that he requires
the regular aid and attendance of another
person.
The officers in charge of the First
National bank, which failed year ago, ex-
pect to declare another dividend shortly, prob
ably 20 per cent. in amount, which will make
20 per cent. in all. It is thought by some that
most Of the balance viii be eventually made
good The Jay Cooke 8 Co, failure is much
less promising. Not cent has yet been paid
to creditors.
The treasurer of the United States
has issued a circular requesting the national
banks to Ike an additional deposit of five
per cent. for the redemption OF their circula-
ton, with the instruction that United States
notes may be sent to the treasurer under the
contract of the treasury department with the
Adams express company, and under the same
regulations are prescribed for the forward
ing of notes and currency OF the United
States, for redemption. If any bank shall
prefer, it may forward the required amount by
its draft on New York, Boston or Philadelphia,
drawn 10 the order OF the treasurer OF the
United States, and payable in United States
notes. Acknowledgment viii be made to each
bank for its deposit when completed by re-
mittance to it OF certificate in proper form.
United States notes unfit for circulation will
be accepted in payment OF the additional Eve
per cent deposit. As rapidly as notes Of
the banks making the additional deposit shall
be ass~rts5 tl1ai- s.I,ss-e--s4
against deposit and the banks notified Com
pliance with this request is optional with the
national banks, but it Is hoped that a prompt
and general response viii be made to it. 1t is
with great reluctance that this course has been
10 prevent any interruption in the redemption
OF national bank notes unless further de-
post of United States notes shall be made.
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tired, he will go to sleep, and awaken
brigh !, cheerful and happy. Do not,
though, as 1 have seen some parents do.
plunge child into cold water when he
screams and shrinks from it, thinking
you are doing a good deed. Nature
must be the guide if your child has
nervous constitution, a shock of this
KIND IS only exhausting and injurious.
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Maud Muller on summers day,

PROGRESSION is the watchword OF the
hour, but modern mothers haul their
disobedient children over the knee and
Romans did three thousand years ago.
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LORD DuNMoRE, the last royal gov
ernor of Virginia, had daughter born
in the colony not long before ne lett
wbon he named, in honor OF the COLO
nv, Virginia, and who Is still hving ~
England at the advanced age OF ~ OF
| 100.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

The LIST of November has been fixed
as the time for running the first train through
the Hoossc tunnel.
inquiries in executive and diplomatic
quarters show there is no truth in the report
that Germany is seeking territorial possessions
on this continent.
Attorney General Williams has given
the opinion that United States troops can be
used to remove outlaws and all unauthorized
persons from the Cheyenne and Arapahoe
reservations.
The commissioners of the freedmen's
savings and trust company say they cannot
make statement in detail not having ascer-
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THE EXCURSION

Again, as thread these rustic ways
Here in the heart Of the summer land
am gently reminded of other davs
BY objects rising on either hand:
But mostly yon bowery lsle, mid-strearn.
, whose tim cape split &c blue river apart,
Recalls quaint feast ike a feast in a dream.
Bnt Gear alike TO my mind and heart.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-06-05
The Government.

Happy indeed should we be to get back
our Government to its true, original char
ac;cr. But We baye no hope OF it. There
could not TO us be a more agreeable surprise
than its Ievivltication in tie splendor and
purity OF the post.revolutionary era; but
that cannot be. We live under the central.
lied government that PATRICK UENgY-our
political prophct-forclolG, and there is no
going back-no returning steps in the path.
way we have threaded.
Massachusetts, maniicsts an occasional spirit
of States-rig htsism whenever her sense of
the consideration due to her is invaded, and
vet Massachusetts, has been foremost in in
yading every right that was dear to the
States. Whenever her bigotry and mad IA
naticism were aroused she has rushed in to
the destruction Of every States right, and
she is the first of the States since the war to
complain OF the cncroachments of the Gene
raj Government. She carried with her the
whole Of New England and her twelve sen.
ators-those senators the living representa-
tives of the States which are dead, and which
they helped to murder.
Regarding State rights as so near dead that
there are none which the Federal Govern.
ment is bound to respect, we are clearly in
favor OF all the advantages from consolida-
ton which are practicable. Among the first
of these. we repeat, would he the abolition
Of the State representation in the Senate. If
numbers are to rule, let their rule be in that
body as well as elsewhere. This would i'm
prove the land by an improved public admin
ls'ration-goyerned by the national will
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DEATHS.

Died in this city on TIE % Of June 2f1eT IN
Her funeral will take place TIL IS AErEfNoON
at o'clock from ,Iains church. The friends of
the family are invited to attend.
Norfolk papers please copy.
Died In Manchester, June Sd, MARY t.. beloved
wife Of John Monkey in the ttrty-nnlh year OF her
age. ,,,,
residence. Decatur street, between Fifteenth and
Sixteenth. THIS friday EVENING at 3 O'Clock.
The friends of the family will attend without
further notice.
Died on yesterday, the 4th instant. LUCY, in
FAINT daughter of j. W. aud Annie VI. Lockwood.
Her funeral will take place from the residence OF
her father THIS AFTERNOON al . o'clock The
friends aud acquaintance OF the family are Invited
TO attend.
FIT A. Youngest child of the late Cicorge'W. and
+. ]. Norman aged two years, niue months ana nine
Remarkably bright and attractive, the death of
this lovely child brings bitter, crushing grlcf 10 her
mother and friends The pet laino OF therf nocK IS
ers keen sickle has cut Oft their iarest bud. me
little empty chair the half-worn shoes, the broken
and paering feet. 1t was hard TO gaze on the little
whitc-robed form, fair the n0wers strewn over
1t, and think that aught put sleep enchaincd II;
cold, damp earth, in the quiet graveyard But look
up, weeping mother aud view the "silyer lining"
10 this dark grct-cloud! Remember that II Is the
litte lambs The Saviour gathers SO lendery to His
bosom. Your lost sunbca will but brighten the
food Of glory which illumes the realms above
our tiny bud will blossom In the nevcr.fading
bowers Of Paradise. And know, y distressed mo-
Their, when your stricken heart yearns TO clasp
again It's lost idol. that winged seraphims above
"look on thee as mother to an angel whom they
know"
Weep not, mother! Thy blessed child
Beckons thee upward, points TO One
Who's gracious. merciful, and mild,
And "all things we'll" hath ever done.
Take comfort! Wipe thy tear-dimmed eyes and
know
Thy babes not lost, but only "gone before"
BYONE THAT LOVED HER.
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MIXED CLASSES IN BROOKLYN Schools
The special committee Of the Board OF Edu.
cation of Brooklyn, TO whom was referred
the report of Superintendent Fields in re-
gard to the evils arising from mixed classes,
reported yesterday to the board. They
stated that they had Investigated the matter
thoroughly, and had taken the testimony of
the principals and teachers in nearly all the
schools ofthe city. They did not think it pro.
per to say what had been testified to, but sta
ted that they were willing to lay the original
report of the superintendent before the body,
recommending its adoption softened in tone,
and characterizing the system, instead Of
"grossly immoral" as "pregnant with dam
GER" The committee recommend also that
the board should order the di>continuance
of the coeducation of the sexes, except in
Il few cases where the board might esteem it
wise and safe to grant special permit. This
gave rise to an excited discussion. Thomas
Fields, the superintendent, who was pres.
ent, maintained the position he had taken in
his report, and said he concurred in the COM
mittce's report. The report was adopted
finally, and resolution was offered embody-
ng its recommendations. The mixed classes
as at present constituted in the public schools
will thus be changed.-Neeo York Tribune.
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';rs,o,d Of malignant. tyrapnica|, andser'
ratio minority while it would be aJ'st '''
itr,hution 10 those small States which nave
5foolshly parted With the only means Oh pro-
tcc,iny the States against the encroachmehtS
of the central power.
Let Us have national facilities OF trade ana
commerce and business OF all SORTS. Lc. u
have the true benefits OF consolidation In lieu
Of the mere disagrecmcnts OF the S"tes'
which. as members Of the Con'edericy' nave
nv their own folly parted with every dignity
and power with which the Constitution OF
50 and the habits and customs of the nation
had invested them.
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4 CHANGE PROPOSED IN THE OHIO CoNsTI-
TUITION THAT OUGHT TO BE MADE IN THE Con-
sTIruTIoN OF VIRGINIA. From the Cincin-
natl COMMERCIAL But there is no change
in the article upon legislation equal in In
portance to that which provides that each
item of the general appropriation bill shall be
separately voted on, and upon the demand of
any member by yeas and nays. The failure Of
any item does not carry the bill with it. If OBJ
jectionable appropriations, notwithstanding
this process for pruning the bill, remain
in it on its final passage, the Governor
himself may cancel them with his veto.
With these provisions which make members,
and the Executive himself, responsible for a
foolish or extragagant use of the peoples
money, it will be very difficult indeed to
work into the appropriation bill items de-
signed for the pecuniary comfort of the
crowd OF camp followers who identify them
selves with parties and hang about legislc.
tive bodies for the sake of plumber. The
committee of the Convention is right in be.
llevins that "these provisions will result in
an annual saving to the Treasury Of man
thousands of dollars"
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Letter from fe,ersbasrs.
[Correspondenceofthe Richmond Dispatcn.I
sPErERsnuRG. June 4, 1874.

lCorreSp0ndenceof3the Ricn1nonu fCi.pa'.'S
PETERSBURG. June 4, 1874.
There il to be an informal conference TO-
night between the Conservative City Com.
mittee and the Conservative mem bers.elect
of the new City Council. 1t Is stated that
the object Of the meeting is to decide upon
the officers to be chosen by the CoIIncll-a
kind Of caucus, to which the committee Is
admitted, in view of the part acted by st~ IN
securing the last election. A great deal OIL
interest is fell in its deliberations ana conclu-
Sions, especially by the numerous gentlemen
who desire to be accommodated WIN iltlie
offices.
Some of the propositions already canVasseo
in connection with the incoming auhl,h,s-
tration are whether the police force snail pe
increased, whether they shall be unior.heu,
Sc. These are very small matters II "ou,u
seem, and they only engage cohslueia'lon
now because graVer matters DaVe no1 yo'
hoen brought forward. The only reason
WV INV increase of the police force could
no Urged by any citizen is the frequent rob-
herics that occur; but that seems an Insult
t;c;ont argument. because the worthlessness
If tho nresent force is the real reason why
any such invasions Of property have occur
red.
Harry Harper and Robert Green, two eX-
nanitentiary convicts, were arrested to-day
on suspicion OF being connected with the
robbery of Mr.. Aliens store on election
night. They belong to gang OF thieves
that have long infested the city. They nave
been lodged in Jail to await their eXamina-
ton.
Governor q. B. Vance has been invited to
deliver bis popular lecture on the scattered
Nation" in this city. His answer to the IN
yitation has not yet been received.
CAPTAIN William E. Hinton is spoken OF on
all hands as Conservative superintendent for
the congressional district, in view OF the
value and efficiency of his recent services In
carving this city against the Radical party
Third Ward claims to be the banner Cor
sentative party Of the city. Its majority IN
the election was 391. Last Tuesday its head
quarters bore the cheerful inscription,
" Home of the Boods.'
Rev. #. D. Witherspoon, d. D., and Hon.
c. j.. Collier have returned from Columbus,
Hiss, where they attended the sessions OF
The southern General Presbytery as dele
oates from the Tabb.street church OF this
city. ~. :.
Mr. Alexander Hamilton, Of your city, is
TO be married tonight to the daughter OF
Alexander Donnap, Esq, of Petersburg.
Great interest is felt here in the trial OF
Mr.. T. T. Brooks, now progressing in the
United States Circuit Court in your city.
ROBIN ADAIR.