The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-08-07
SOUTH.

The debt of Mississippi is about s.
100000
The cotton worm he's appeared in
Limestone county, Texas.
Gen. A. ". Bishop was installed pres
adent OF the Arkansas industrial university at
late meeting of the trustees.
Gen. Beauregard has left the United
States for South America, to accept the ar
Pointment recently rendered him there
Information from Austin, Texas,
states that the Indians visited the town OF
Sanssbs and carried OF large number Of
horses and mulos.
The appearance Of the caterpillar in
the fields around Selma, Opelika and Tus-
keega is noted with gloomy forebodings by the
farmers Of those sections.
The Arkansas constitutional conven-
tion adopted the franchise article, which con
fers the right'of voting upon o7ery male eiti-
zen CT tuenty-one years and upwards.
Gov. Kellogg, of Louisiana. has
=---sHsa -,~-ez HazrzEs ,z--s1s1ssse exeastfo1S,n
the 2lst Of August in tho parish of A.supap
ton. Eve men who in April last murdered and
A special from Fort Union, New Mex
leo, says band of fifty Kiowas and Comapehe
Indians killed five men near the mouth of Ute
creek, twenty miles south of Fort Basom. on
the 21st.
The cotton caterpillar has made it's
appearance On the kirkpatrick plantation in
tle vicinity of Augusta Ga, and the rust ia
'ound among the cotton on another plantation
near that city
The big end of tho horn of plenty
seems to rest in the state OF Alabama this
year The most pleasing reports relative
to the corn crop outlook come from many
parts of the state. L is believed that two
ears supply viii be gathered the coming
autumn.
The White river (Ark) Journal has
the following: " We are informed by Capt. J.
NJ Barker, who lives IN Arkansas county, near
NJ Adams, of an indiscriLinate slaughter
of seven persons near st Charles. t .irty miles
bslow here, on Tuesday last, and the finding
OF their bodies in what is known as Sticking
bay, and White liver, on the following dav.
There Is no clue 10 the perpetrators of this
foul deed, or the causes which led to it. The
names of only two Of the victims are known
at present, and they are Esquire Afford and
his son.
The board of engineers recently ap-
pointed by the president to devise some plan
for reclaining thS uverfowed lands along the
Mississippi river, during the recent session at
Newport, r. l., distributed its duties among
its members as gollows: The district Of Lou
siana was assigned to Edgar Herbert; the
district of Mississippi to Capt Beneaurd; the
district Of Arkansas and Missouri to Col. ].
Il. Seeker. Gen. H. L. Abbott was assigned
II the duty OF investigating the cause aud ef-
feet of the flood of 1874 as compared with
previous floods. Gen. G.. K. Warren was as
signed the duty of collecting all information
now in the departments bearing on the ques-
tion. The board adjourned subject to the call
OF the president, which will be made as soon
as the reports come in from the various states.
The following is telegram of Gov.
Ames, of Miss, to the president in relation to
the vicksburg trouble
Jackson, Miss, July 29.-President U. S.
Grant, Washington regret to inform Won
that fnd upon returniny here that an alarm
ing condition OF affairs exist at Vsksburg
iafantry and cavalry Organizations exist and
1t is reported that number of pieces of ar
tIilery have been sent to that city, and these
bodies are armed and organized in violation
OF law by those supposed to be the guardians
OF peace This is a political controversy. On
the one side the democrats, represented by
'--o "nA-e1s cldlia JDat they fear frauds the
part OF their opponents. The republicans
consisting mainly OF blacks, claim they fear
frauds and also violence on the part Of the
democrats At one time collision and blood
shed were feared by all. Now, not by repub-
hcans, but by democrats, it is disbelieyed on
ly because they have become masters of the
ssituation. 1t is they also, who oppose the
presence Of troops at this time. or the cause
of this lamentsble state of affairs. it is now
useless to speak I only seek peace and pro-
lection for al. Can there be any serious OBJ
jections why trSps should not be there No
harm can result, for troops are in MANY of our
cities, at this moment in two cities of this
state Their presence may do much good.
1t may save many lives Even one would more
than compensate for the harm which. if anv.
Go Lot see, to result from such presence.
VIII it not be the least of evils to have the
troops there forany emergency? ALBERT AMEs,
Governor of Mississippi,
The following reply has been sent to Gov.
Anes
Washington d. O., July S1-Hon. A. Ames
jackson. Miss: The contents of your dig
patch have been submitted to the president
He declines to move troops except under a
call strictly in accordance with the terms of
the constitution.
w W. BELKSAr, sec'y of War.