The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-06-13
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1t is believed that the present wheat
crop viii be the largest that was ever raised in
the south.
The supreme court Of Louisiana has
decided that levee bonds issued under act
number 80, Of 1870, to be valid obligations of
the state.
The branch of the Mississippi Central
railroad from Durant to Kosciusko was opened
for traffic last week. The event was celebra-
ted at Dursnt.
In a speech before the Memphis
chamber of commerce. Mayor Loague stated
that thesentire business capital at aaat city
does not exceed three and half million of
dollars.
GAINESVILLE, Ga, special announces
the discovery of another rich gold vein near
Dahlonega, on the -Pigeon-roost branch,
wherein the ore is rich and in immense
quantities.
A boy named Martin Oates, son of
George A. Oates of Augusta, Ga, was killed
at Athens, in that state the other day by the
accidental discharge of pistol in the hands
of little girl.
Justice of the peace Corners and
police sergeant Chipman were shot in st. Ber-
nard parish, Pa, last week, by Francis Arctic
with double-barrel shot gun loaded with
buck shot. The wounds are dangerous.
irry, aged 10, son of Frank Mel
lersn, of the firm Of Eader & Mellersh, of
Memphis, while.trying to get loaded pistol
from. playmate was accidentally shot through
the lungs and probably fatally wounded.
A late dispatch from Helena, Arkan-
sas says Robert Reed, notorious dasperado,
formerly keeper of low groggery and lately
proprietor of hotel there, was shot and killed
by his partner, Elisha W Cannon. Cannon
escaped.
George Kniel, butcher, of Louis
vile, entered Sweltzer's hair factory, while
drunk, and went to sleep ON the sacks In the
morning he was found dead, having fallen be-
tween some sacks of hair, and being unable to
extricate himself, was smothered.
The New Orleans cotton exchange
has adopted revised rules looking to refor-
nation in the handling of cotton, the object
being to prevent the pecuiarities which have
heretofore generally resulted in reducing the
weight Of each passing bale and adding TO-
600 bales annually to the city crop.
The Charleston Courier says that dur
ing last week more than two thousand pieces
of real estate in the city of Charleston have
been forfeited to the state, for the non-pay-
ment of state taxes. The owners of the prop
erty were unable to pay the taxes, and the
property was offered for sale without finding
bidders.
A special from Nicholasville, Ky, re-
ports horrible murder on the ID inst
Harding H. Masters, 9auch respected mer-
chant of Nicholasville, went to all the saloon
keepers in that town and requested them not
to sell whisky TO his sisters husband All
consented except J. H. Soper, who assaulted
Masters N H. Soper, brother, interferred.
a friend of Masters then interposed. me-
lee ensued, in which W. II. Soper, son of the
proprietor of the saloon, shot Masters in the
back through the right lung, killing him al
most instantly.
Gov. Kellogg has sent the following
message to Gen. Belknap, secretary of war:
The relief committee report that the suffer
ing from the overflow remains unabated in At
chafalaya, Lafourche and Ouachita valleys.
though there is some abatement on the banks
of the Mississippi The committee are issuing
fully forty thousand rations daily. and in some
districts are compelled to restrict their relief
to women and children, even where work is
not attainable for the able bodied If the
general government would order the issuance
of twenty thousand daily rations from the
first appropriation, it would avert much suf-
fering.
The agricultural congress in session
at Atlanta, Ga, adopted resolutions looking
to the union Of the cotton states and direct
trade movement without expressing prefer
ences for any port. Tue report OF the COM
mttee on immigration, which was adopted.
favors land owners donating land to actual
settlers resolution adopted urging the
rsfundiDg OF the cotton tax to producers.
The masters of the state oranges of the cot
ton states appointed an executive committee
TO urge congress to refund the cotton tax.
The reports of both meetings show large in
crease in the acreage of cereals and decrease
of cotton.
ahe following appointments have
be made by Governor Baxter of Arkansas:
E. H. English, chief justice, vice John Nc
Ciure, impeached and suspended; W. NJ H.
Irapon, associate Justice, vice NJ L. Stephen
son, resigned; John T. Rearden and r. ".
Compton, associate justices, vice Searle and
Bennett, impeached and suspended John
Clenden. circuit judge, vice John whylock.
resigned j. G. Davis, circuit judge. vice w.
H. s. Clayton, resigned r. S. Fuller. circuit
judge, vice George A Kingston, resigned; J.