The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-04-11


turing point.
S.larataS, Nellie Gran,'s afhaneed
husband. is in Green Bay4 Wisconsin.
looking after his hand Interests. tie
has an income Of $4,000 per annum
WAsnrssreN. correspondence init
mate that Congress will not lie able 70
90 through viii its business so as to
adjourn before tie middle of July
There are nine appropriation bills yet
60 be considered.
The candidates for the different oH
ces in the country are hard at work
The Interim between now and August
il a long tine ..and. hand shaking VAL
-Tet TO be quite common
Hox. ". 2. Caldwell. of Weakly i
candidate for Congress from the 9Th
District lie i trne man OF eminent
practical s;aieemanship, large abilities
and great popularity
Tx Emperor Of Brazil has been
eued BY the isrdlo,d Of the Grand
Hotel do Louvre in Porto of his board
bill. which lie refused 10 pay because
be thought it high. The matter viii
be decided by Rio Jane,io court
A mule in Mason countyes eirhs 6f-
teen hundred aud fifty pounds. is seven
teen hspds high. aud is said 10 have
linba ar delicate as race horse His
swuor challenges the State TO show as
handsome an animal.
Tie Protestant Episcopal Conven
rion If the dioceee of Kentucky meet:
lbis year at Louisville, III Calvary
church, the last Wednesday il May, a
half past 10 4 NJ, the venerable Kghi
Rev Is b. Smith, Bishop OF kentucky
presiding.
TEX sutorosy IN the case Of Adolpi
Raumers. late Tax Collector of Louis
vile. has resulted IN finding enough
oloIphine IN his stomach 10 csu-e dealt
Na sn adjourned meeting of the jury
Of irouest, held last Thursday
brought in verdict according y
Nhat effect this fudirg may have o.
the validity Of his Insurance policies
amounting 10 Sli0 600, remains to b.
seep.
TnE Scientific american predicts
ihsi the time will soon come when ice
vii be manufactured in all cur great
cities at q dollar ton. Manufactured
ice nj lIrce dollars a ton has foT some
time been IN the market OF New Or
RAILS. The lee thus manufacture, Il
pronounced excellent Why this de-
nrable article Is not n'"re generally
manufactured in tie South IL a ni5
.ery.
A Southern raPcr relates that du
rirg tie var che OF the colored troops
Tin. sneefingly. II he thought the
company wonld have missed him much
had he been killed Samso promptly
answered Not much, boss iey don I
miss tlie white folks. much less q
poor Niger. But den | would hab
miss myself-and OATS De pint wid
me."
A German peddler sold pisn a
liquid for the exiermiuaiion of bug.
"Apd how do you use it?" inquired
the man after he bought "Keich de
bug, un drop you little drop into his
nOut." answered the peddler. in
deed p exclaimed the purchaser Il
can kill il IN half The time By stamp
iug on it." Well !" calmly exclaimed
,he German, "dst is a good way, too. .
A Papa IL Grecnyille. has daughter
E2r. aud kute has u lorer distasiefnl
- papa On the lovers birthday Kate
bought nice rili-cdced box Of per
'umery for a Gift. and pot into it The
contents are Is delicate aud innocent
A. yeur loge" Papa got hold of the
boz before it was sent, and changed
me contents for bottles of soothing
eyrup Kate is now hesrt broken bv
she continued aud Unexplained absence
Of her lever.
PADUcAH KtnfucLion The coal
fields Of keptueky are net so ez,eu
rive as those IN FIVE other States, their
sxteut being abour 1000 square miles.
Yet. owing TO their accessibility and
tnliciiy and cheappess with which II ey
csn be worked, they are estipated TO be
only second in valSe to Peufi~y lvauia
/, is calculated that there is enough
ecsl in Kentucky to last for one thou
Rand centuries"
WILL Henry Ward Bcacher
Gays. Dancing. la itself, mas no more
moral character than walking. wrest
ling, OF rowing. Bad company. un-
timely hours, erii dances. may make
the exercise evil Gaod company.
wholesome hours. snd home influences.
Gay make il n very great benefit.
: ] MS gees 70 the rect Of the matter. and
-ttsto~sHa HOOD of fight on much be-
~rnngied question.
The Lafayette Journal records this
piece OF disgusting brHtslity u he
spectacle OF well known citizen beat
ing bis little son with piece OF oop
pole Was obserred upon Main stree
yesterday, and caused general indigna
sion. No enc will Tor a moment con
test the right of father to properly
chsstise his own children. provided be
doesu'f make beast Of himself. aud
public diep'sy Of ,he nauoea in which !
II is done .
The susiles. rost ofhce in the world I
u kept in barrel, which s~ine> FROM |
the onter'nost rock of the uouotain> !
~ e. banging the Straits of Magellan. &
opposite Terre del Fucgo. Every
fAreNH rHip "fehS u W Pihce ietfeTs
10 or 20 take them nut Every ship
uudertske- 90 forward all the letters 10
II tina, :, IS possible for them 20 trans
NIT Ii hangs there hy It's iron chain,
beaten aud battered by the winds aud
storms. bur no locked aud barred offre
90 land is more secure. Ii il not iu
the track of mail robbers.
TBE Dr>ssirn Dcnio.-ra, states Vim
R9t BranB, = respectable citizen of
"eskley oeunty. 1enn.. wss aeeideu,i,
Killed fsw DAY ago. lie, John Ne
Dsniel snd aooiher gentleman were
sefnrnipg from turkey hunt, when
AcDauiel's gun. being thrown over bis
shoulder inaazle forward, and the ham
Iner beitrs brushed against limb, WAS
bred, discharsing the eusirc contents ,
81 one Of the barrels into the body of ,,
1T: Brann. The charge passed under +,
ihe sborlderbiade and produced death :
IN H-diaiely. Bfann leaves siis and
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