The Hickman courier., 1874-08-21

Wm Mcmahon. while asleep. on
bench in Union City the other day,
had his shoes stolen from of his feet
by some light fingered scamp.
Cordie Osborne, little daughter of
Wm Osborne, of Union City, broke
her arm few days ago, while playing
zee saw with another little girl.
As far as heard from twenty five
towns. twelve districts, aud one county
in the State voted the local option at
the late election Banner Of TeD.P.
Tue Lexington Gazetfe states that
General John c. Breckinridge's health
Is not improved by his trip North, and
his physician entertains grave appre-
hensions as to his condition.
The Grangers of Simpson county,
. Miss. are raising S75, ,O00 tor the pur
- - -.-.ss..s< % Operative srore
for the benefit OF the PasroBs. They
also expect to start Grange factory
soon.
A pRAYmAN Of Columbus had a
swift aud short jubilee the other day.
lie drew several hundred dollars OF
bounty money, got drunk, beat his
wife, jumped iu the river, aud was
drowned.
Pat was shoveling bis cart load when
the boss" came along aud told him
TO dump it. Down went the load, cart
and horse over the embunkment, while
Pat complaeently remarked, Its
mighty convenient, but trying to the
beast"
THERE is tie in the election for
Circuit Clerk iu Ballard county, be
tween Wm. jenkins aud VIM. Wray.
Owing to 4 miscount the certificate was
given to Mr. jenkins, and now, since
the tie has been discovered. Mr.. Wray
proposes contesting his right to the
Office.
On the Saturday before the fifth
Sunday IN this month, there will be
S&bate held at WilsonVille, between
REPRESENTATIVES,, Of the Campbellites,
missionary BaPtists, Primitive Bnp
fists and other denominations, If they
wish, to prove which has the germ Of
the primitive church.
BRveE johnson, three years ago,
Il muiattto bell boy at the Iault House,
and subsequently, one of the fnest
dining room servants in a private fami
IN 10 be found in all LOUISIANA, has
lately been forever ruined aud dis
graced by being elected by the Radi
enls of New Orleans Associate Judge
Of the Fourth Municipal Court.
a man named Mcneil was shot and
instantly killed Wednesday last, be
tween Blandville (Ballard county,. and
Cairo. by CrI;tenden Rowan. 4 feud
had existed for some time between the
Two men, aud meeting on the road
Rowan discharged both barrels of his
. gun into McNeil's body. Rowan made
his escape. and at last accounts had
a, i Is van worth ksoTing, ard sqaF nea ne.
s''-A-ffnF -ffnF Mavfeld Democrat has an
; s,oanced the foliowiug as its State tick
ct before the next convention for
Governor, Hon. J Q a King, OF Pa
ducah: for Lieut. Governor, Hon. j
z MeCreary. Of Madison; for Audi
tor, Mai Cliuton McClarty, Of Louis
Vile; lur Attorney General. Capt. I.
Ii. Hines, of Bowling Green; Cor Su-
perinterient of Public Instruction.
Dr. H \ n Henderson; for Register I
of the Land Gfics, Hon. S. y. San
ders, Of Larue.
A nNE-leggcd soldier. a Mormon,
recently asked Brigham Young to sup /
ply, by miracle, the missing limb
but the apostle, not to be caught, made .
this reply Il can, in an instant, pro- /
duce a new leg in the place of The old 1
one, but then, you see, if l do, it will /
cause great Inconvenience to you iD I
heaven; for after your exaltsiion to /
;,leEy the original leg will come back
ioss:d91e sPirituEl body mine also being
of di,i .e origin, becomes immortal (.
and 10 this case observe how very awk- +
ward three legged angel from Utah I
would appear among the Inhabitants +
of the eternal world p
A CORRESPONDENT of the Bowling
Green Pantagraph. writing of the re-
cent negro riot in Burksville, Cumber- /
land county, gives the following ac-
count of its origin: "a negro who /
was one of the leading spirits of the /
movement told the following story iu
regard to the origin of the affair. lie
salQ lDdI SONIC OF ttS WElte hdulCAt
brethren (whose names will be pub /
lished in due season. told them 10 arm
themselves and go in one solid body
and By force take the poll-books from
the officers of the election. destroy
them and have . new election under
the suparintendence of possee of blue /
coats.
rrt sf,:,. .: oq,,, ~ 49,
our schools are not accomplishing the
objects for which they were organized,
aud. many persons seeing this, some
throw the blame upon the superintend-
eut and commissioners, aud still others
unon the trustees and teachers. Many
have failed to see where the evil re-
sides. In our opinion the people are
10 blame, tecause they are not sniff
ciently aroused TO the necessity and i'm
portanee of the work to be accomplish
ed, aud to the inadequacy of the funds.
set apart for that purpose. The mass
IS need to be informed as to what Is I
their duty in the premises, aud, when i
such state of atiairs is once brought .
about, we will have hourishing schools. !
taught by energetic, competent teachers. +
WHEN President Grant was at At I
laniie City the other day, Gen. Paiter +
son, of Philadelphia, was among the /
military attendants of the day. In !
The eighty fourth year of his age, this +
fne old gentleman, one of the old time,
appeared as we'll preserved aud Wig
orous msn Of sixty Said stranger
among the ladies Introduced TO him,
Il suppose, General, you have known
t'ca- Grant for loug time % '.0h
yes, madam was the reply, "he was
captain uuder my command III the Mex
jran g or" why, General, is it so
You ere then, indeed. an old soldier
-'-Hes, I.was soldier in ;he war of 1872.
rszfyStwo years ago" Aud yet, says
tbs spondsnt who describes the
sese, in looking upon that fne old
sDassmaD; with his bright eyes, his
Gu seersul eounteBance and erect aud
vac prOns bearing, one could hardly