The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-05-30
or BIcHNAS COUNT.

a crusade Is going TO be inaugurated
against the gals who chaw gum.
The name of the Troy Signal is 10
be changed to the O6ion County Hers
TuE complaint is general through
out the State that small ay is des-
troying the tobacco plnnts.
The wife of Edmund S. Stokes, the
murderer Of Fisk has obtained di-
verce.
1t is reported that Ex President
Andy Jobpson will be in attendance
al the Masonic celebration Of the 24th
of June in Paducah.
One hundred and forty bodies
hive becu recovered at the scene OF
the Mill river disaster. This is the
| full number Of persons missing.
News from the North west with re-
gard to the crops is cheering The
Chicago Times has news from all the
counties OF that section, which indicate
large crops of all cereals.
The sheriff Of Edge field county, 5.
C., publishes a card, in which he states
Tint the prisoners in the county Jail
are on the verge of starvation. The
county cant or won't pay him
The great bridge across the Missis-
sippi at ST. Louis is opened to pedes-
TRANS, and in about ten days it will be
ready for travel of all kinds. The st.
Louisans are consequently as happy as
claus.
Jefferson Davis writes from London
20 friend in North Carolina, under
J., date Of April %, that his health was
improved by the voyage across the At
lantic, and, though yet weak, he hopes
TO return soou, and be entirely restored
to his usual condition.
Sou,e of the newspapers are discus
siug the significance Of the removal of
army headquarters from Washington
10 st. Louis, but seem to overlook the
possibility of its being the first step
toward the removal of ali departments
of the Government 10 the Valley of
the Mississippi.
The Paducah Nc,rs says. the Cen
cral Conference OF the VI. L. Church.
South. got up gather amusing debate
upon the temperance question last week.
ia which it was held that the word
beverage" meant ouly mixed drinks,
aud that "whi7ky straight" was no
beverage. This will be news to good
iemplars, who are only pledged TO the
beverage.
The New York Herald says No
branch Of industry has proved so sue
cessfal in the Southern States since the
war as cotton factories. Que company
the Grauiteville Cotton Company,
near augusta, Georgia-lsst year di
vided over twenty-five per cent on their
capital between stock holders, and even
more gratifying results have been
achieved by other attempts in the same
direction
THrRTY years siucc a President
married his daughter from the White
House aud then only 20 American.
ara with no Earewells and a ria tic
ocean behind the scenes. That was
merely a wedding when President
Tyler married away his daughter from
him. The bridegroom did not take
his prize out of Virginia. As for
President Fyler himself, he went away
TO DE married. and that was 10 iete
for Washington, merely long endur-
ing gossip World.
THE General Assembly of the Pres
byterian Church in the United States.
in session at Columbus, Miss, Satur-
day received fraterna greeting from
the General Assembly at St. Louis, in
The following words: Serving the
same Lord, we are one in Him. May
lie dwell with US and returned an
swsr as follows: The General Assem-
hly OF the Presbyterian Church in the
United States fraternaliy acknowledge
the Christian SITUATIONS of the General
Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
IN the United States of America, and
wish them grace, mercy and peace"