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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-06-16
a muNDnED YEARS FROM NOW
nr rnE LATE MRS. MARY FORD (UNAl.

RY THE LATE MRS. MARY FORD (UEAl.
The sureine sea OF human life forever onward rolls
And bears the eternal shore Its daily freight OF
souls.
Though bravelY sails bark to-day pale death sits
And few shall know we ever lived a hundred years
from now.
o mighty human brotherhood why fercely war
While God great world has ample space for every
thing alive?
OF progress that shall make them bloom hundred
years from now
Why should try earnestly in life's short, mar
On golden stairs to climb 50 high above our brother
Why bndIy at an earthly shrine in slavish homage
Our gold win rust, ourselves be dust, hundred
years from nowl
Why prize so much the worlds applause Why
dread so much its blame?
ieeting echo is its voice Of censuye or OF faIHei
The praise that thrills the heart the seorn that dyes
with shame the brow,
VIII be as long-forgotten dreams, hundred years
from now.
o patient hearts, that mcekly bear your weary
load OF wrong,
earnest h, arts that bravely dare, and, striving,
grows more strong
Press on I'll perfect peace is won youn never
You sraeeied ser Iifes fherns road hunasez
years fIom now.
Grand, lofty souls, who live and toll that freedom,
right and truth
Alone may rule the universe, for you is endless
youth;
When mid the blest with God you rest, the CRATE
fu lands shall bow
Above your clay in rev'rent love, hundred years
from now.
Earth empires rise and fall, Time like breakers
on thy shore;
They rush upon thy rocks of doom, 20 down, and
more
The starry wilderness Of worlds that gem nights
diant brow
Will light the skies for other eyes hundred years
from now.
Our Father, 10 whose sleeTess eyes the past and f-
ture stand
An open page, like babes We cling to Thy protect
ing hand
chaase, sorrow, death are naught to US il we may
safely bow
Beneath The shadow of Thy throne hundred years
from now.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-06-16
4 Onick Juror.
Anrustn rGn.l censtitutIonnli.t.
Hons ON That subIeei

Augusta t6a.) CenstitutIOhaiist
We heard his honor Judge Gibson tell
an amusing story of the way juror went
for conviction. He saws he was trying
a murder case few years ago down in
one OF the wire-Srass counties, and ex-
perienced great difficulty in getting a
jury; that eleven jurors had been sworn
in, and in the next panel that was
brought in a small, lean, lank, calaver-
Gus looking fellow who had on one shoe,
his pants were nearly above his knees;
his shirt open both trent and back, and
the aforesaid trousers were held up by a
single gallows. The solicitor proceeded
to ask the usual questions in such cases
as follows:
"Have you from having seen the crime
committed, or heard any of the testimo-
ny delivered under oath, formed and ex-
pressed any opinion as to the guilt or in
nocence of the prisoner at the barr
So the 'single gallus" fellow, in a
clear and distinct voice, answered :
Not any"
Second question-Have you any pref
udice or bias resting on your mind for or
against the prisoner at the bar ?
Answer hain't.
Third question-Is your mind perfect
ly impartial between the state and the
accused2
Answer--Hit air.
Fourth question-Are you conscien.
tiously opposed to capital punishment?
Answer isn't.
The state did not like the juror much
but it being late and jurors scarce, he
was put upon the prisoner in the usual
manner, the solicitor saying; Juror
look upon the prisoner; prisoner, look
upon the juror"
The juror was quite near tie prisoner,
and when this command was given he
bent over him scanning him from head
to foot. The juror looked upon the
prisoner firmly in the face, and then
turning to the Judge said, in a firm,
solemn voice, " Yes, judge, think he's
guilty"
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mSCELLANEOUs.

The public debt statement shows a de-
crease during May of $4,617,515; coin bal
ance $50, ,624, ,766; currency balance, 50, 1885,
7Os; special deposit held for the redemption
of certificates of deposit, $34, 1856, 600.
The secretary of the treasury has di-
reeted the retirement of S404, POS in legal
tenders, that being eighty per cent. of the
national bank circulation issued during the
present month. This leaves an outstanding
greenback circulation of 1870, ,123,668.
A counterfeit twenty-five cent silver
coin has been put in circulation, which is a
close imitation of the genuine. The only
manner of detecting them, is the date
of 1876, no new coin having been is. ued of
that date, and noticing the dead sound they
give, unlike silver.
The oath of Office as secretary of war
was administered to Mr.. Cameron yerterday
morning, by Judge Macarthur, of the supreme
court of the District of Columbia, and soon
after Mr.. Cameron began his new duties at
the war department. The ceremony took
place ut the executive mansion. At the same
time Judge Taft qualified as attorney gem
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-06-16
A Christian ChIuaman's Opinion.

A prominent Chinaman converted to
christianity in California, named Lem
Schanu, being interviewed, says that no
Chinese except the very young are ever
converted Confucians rarely fcrsake
their religion and Buddhists never lie
insists that Chinese immigration is bad
for both races and ought TO be stopped
that the emperor of China wishes TO stop
it, but can not, for there is a rebellion in
every province almOst-notably in Can
ton, whence the immigrants come that
Chinese immigration does not advance
christianity on the whole, because the
brutality Of Americans leads the China-
man TO think Buddhism is better. lie
says the Chinese have laws Of their own,
which they enforce against offenders Of
their own race by secret assassination OF
the offender when our laws are powerless.
He appeals To congress TO stop all fur-
ther intercourse between the ,wO coun-
tries, and says the emperor would be
very much pleased" if it would do 70.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-06-16
Tie New HnYtinn RnInr.

BOiSfond Canal, the head of the pro-
visiOnal government IN Hayti. was born
in 1881 at Aux Kaye, in the south of
the island He is of mixed blood, and
grand nephew of Beisond TOrierre, au-
thor of the Haytian Act OF Indepen-
dence of 1904. Canil who was edu-
Gated at the Lycelm of POrt-au-
Prince, engaged early in life in COM
mercial pursuits. He subsequently
devoted his energies to managing his
plantation at Frere, where he estab-
lished two schools for laborers children.
His plantation and thlt of an American.
Q. Cott, were regarded as the two model
farms of the island. Later, he was APP
pointed Judge of the commercial court,
and under the presidency of General
Gefrard, whose aid-decamp he was,
ne WIS postmastcr al Port-au-Prince-
In 1865 Canal JOINED the liberal
party against the government of Presi-
dent Salnave, and becam one of the prin
cipai generals of volunteers in the seige
of Port au-Prince. In December, 1869,
he and General Bries, wlo was killed by
Dominique last year, landed at Port-au-
Prince with two thousaId men and cap
tured the town from Sahave, who was
soon after shot. In Februasy, 1870,
Canal was elected senator of the repub-
lie. He served two terms, leading the
liberal party in the upper chamber. In
1874, Canal was the presidential candi-
date of the liberal party, but was defeat
ed by Dominique and retired to private
life. In May, last year a party of sol
diers sent by Domingueto arrest him at
tackled his house, but with the aid of his
laborers Canal successfully resisted them
for three days, and then took refuge in
house of Mr.. Bassett, The United States
minister. This gave rise to a long cor
respondence between the United States
and Haytian governments as to the right
of asylum, and in the following Septem-
ber an amicable arrangement was made
between the state department and the
Haytian minister at Washington, by
which Canal was allowed TO leave the
island. He went to Jamaica, where he
met about one hunred exiles, and con-
spiracy was formed which resulted in the
overthrow of Domingue's government.
The representatives of Hayti in this
country say that General Canal is lib
eral and enlightened man, in good favor
with the merchants of Hayti, and no
trouble need be apprehended under his
enthusiastically y Tribune.
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the mutineers were again at iaul'' 1~nu ~
were compelled to put themselves o".e -
more under his charge. de consente9 -
resume his perilous post, put ne iiau ~, ~
act very difiicdlt part. he was aireauy
suspected by the villains who were ui,
willingly obeying him, and whe. would
have been only too ready to wreak tneiI
vengeance upon him if convinced that
he was playing them false. with aoini-
rabIe GOODNESS and address he contrlved 10
make much show but very little way.
He kept at no great distance from
the coast, hoping to attract the at-
tention of some passing shlp-oi-waF.
He took Trousselot, the French cabin
boy, into his confidence, and got him TO
write number of slips detailing what
had occurred, and begging for assistance.
These slips were corked up IN empty
bottles and dropped from the cabin WIN
dows into the sea. BY these means the
authorities were made aware of the ter
rible tragedy. No time was lost IN dis
patching a man-of-war in quest of the
Lennie, and as Won Heydonc had been
beating about continually without NOV
ing far from one spot, capture was
speedily effected. The whole of the
mutineers were at once taken into custo
their tri4l After seScrai exar~ I
at Bow street, three were admIJrc
give evidence against the others. TE
charge against one of the remaining eight
was withdrawn by the attorney general,
with the approval of the presiding judge.
Another, though undoubtedly an acces-
sOry after the fact, was perforce ac-
quilted, that particular ofense not being
included in the extradition treaty under
which he had been surrendered. Two
others. against whom the evidence was
bv no means weak, were acquitted by
the jury. The rest were most righteous
ly convicted and sentenced to death, the |
presiding Judge solemnly warning them |
to entertain no hope of mercy. His |
lordship commented severely upon the |
conduct of those who, though not the /
actual murderers, stood by while the !
more active ruffians did their deadly |
work. and observed that three times !
within few weeks ile had been COM
PEELED to try cases in which it was proved
that shipmasters were compelled TO keep
revolvers in constant readiness, a state of
things not to be contemplated without
anxiety and alarm. 1t is to be hoped,
however. that the punishment which has
thus overtaken these mutineeIs will have
some effect in repressing that growing
tendency to insubordination in the
marine Of which this is 80
startling an illustration while the re-
ward Of $50 awarded to the man who
did his duty under such difficult cir
will not be without its in
fuence in inducing Others to follow his
example
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COURTESY IS word Of fine import,
second only 10 honor IN the idea Of n
thorough gentleman. 1t is animated by
a gentle and kindly spirit, which ~ Il
comes from the heart, 20 il always goest TO
the heart. 1t il the outward form OF
such spirit--the flower and aroma that
spring from those twin roots. When
these are united there is a complete
courtesy-one Of the most gracious and
winning things that delight human eyes
and charm human hearts.
LITTLE words are the sweetest 20 hear;
little charitieB'hy fi<fhest and stay hong
est on the wing; little lakes are the still
est, little hearts Sie the fondest little
farms the best tiled little books the
most read, and httlesongs are the dear
est loved. And when nature would
make anything especially rare and beauti-
full, she makes It little--little pearls, little
diamonds, little dew Agars is a modei
prayer, yet it is but little one, snd the
burden OF the petition Is but for little,
The sermon on the mount was little.
Life is made up of Titles; death y what
remains of them all Day is mace up OF
little beams, and night is glorious with
little stars.
SEE, says the burlington Hawkeye,
isn't this about the season of the year 70
start the original and veracious item
about the woman whose child fell into
the well, and while she was fishing il out
the screams Of her baby called her to the
house, where she found il bad pulled a
tub of water over on itself, which was
writhing i'm the agony OF death, the child
was, not the tub, and then when she ran
TO call her husband from tile field, met
the hired man bringing in all they could
find of him after a shortz but Vigorous
wresile with asreaping ma
chine, and then as she turned IN despair
to run into the house agaiD, steppcd on
the teeth of hay.rake, causing the han
die to fly up and hit ber in the back of
the head with such violence that il broke
a brand-new comb that she gave three
dollars for only M week i5efvT~l--1 1t-a,.--
pears to us that this is about the right
time. Start it out, and if we have omit
ted any little details, the angel who
hovers over the paragraphs of the Chi
cago Times will please supply them.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-06-16
An English view of the Centennial.
from the London Times.

The commissioners may fairly exult
over the grandeur of the principal struc-
ture. with its central vista of nearly half
a mile in length, over the beauty of the
surroundings, the stirring patriotic as
sociations of the city the actual and still
more the anticipated affiuence of foreign
visitors. In the last point the centen-
NAL exposition at Philadelphia will dii-
fer from all previous competitions of the
same class The number of Americans
who have been drawn to London. Paris,
and Vienna by such attractions is i'm
mense when we measure the movement
bv the more sedentary practice of Euro
peans. But those migrations of pleasure
seekers will dwindle to insirnificance
COMPARED with the rush of the people
from every part of the United States TO
philadelphia. Nor viii the tide Of visit
ors from Europe be less astonishing. 1t
i believed that the number of European
travellers to Philadelphia will greatly ex-
coed the largest ontpou ing of Americans
npon England or Eurol in any or those
remarkable years-lS5l or 1852, 1856.
1867 or 1873.
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EAST.

Two white whales, from Labrador, are
on the way to New York. The Star says: " \
trap of novel construction and gigantic pro-
portions captured the whales at ebb-tide;
powerful derrick was used to raise the trap.
and it was tOwed to point on the land
where special train OF cars was waiting to
receive it. With great difficulty the tank
and its leviathan inmates was placed on
specially constructed car; two other cars
laden with fresh sea-water, which was ar
ranged so as to feed the trap with constant
passing and repassing streams, were at
tached, and the monsters were transported
in safety to Portland, Maine, where they ar
rived on Friday night"
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If we could only read each other. II
we knew the woes and bitterness and
physical annoyances OF our neIghborS, We
should make allowances for them wnlcI
we do not now. We go about masked,
uttering stereotyped sentiments, hlains
our heart pangs and our headaches a.
carefully as we can; and yet we woneei
that others do not discover them Dy III
tuition. We cover our best feelings from
the light-we do not so conduct our re-
sentiments and our dislike, OF which we
are prone to be proud. Life is masque-
rade at which few unmask, even TO theiI !,
very dearest. And though there is need
of much masking, would to heaven we
dared show our real faces from bir-h 70 !,
death, for then some few, at least, wouid
truly love each other.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-06-16

The immense conhagration IN Quebec
last week very nearly destroyed the ecity;
According to reports over one tnourn''u
houses were destroyed, and the loss ex- ,H
ceeds 81 900, 900. When the IRE DIohc
out the wind was blowing high ana no
water could be obtained TO stay, the iaI1
idly spreading flames, which oeFou,s% ,,.n,,s
everything IN their way as they rwel'
over that portion of the city known ~, -
the ST. Louis suburb. Hundredso, pos'
people we're obliged tosleep ia the SsoI ss'1'' "
last night. and there Is vast ueI'
confusion and suffering as wen y '-...,,,e .,
Quebec is one OF the most p.ctn.ss p..,... |sw
cities on this continent, and "iani' p..i t-.e,.
wears has increased in interes:. :.,.or,snoo. snu
tv as well Is in business ll.Se lmlS 1nd
The close relations between ,.,,b Mem
the limited states have made :'.ase noa eii|rs
treaI and Quebec almost Ams..';'ii m',',''si inter
NV = business interests and d.. .o.'-' ~ |e
change and esery year incisis ,sc s.r1n.|H
t"aae t;maev Of the connection ara '''
of the bonds.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-06-16
Foreign Statistics.

The following important and interest
ing statistics are extracted from an abb
stract presented to Parliament by Mr..
Valpy. They are based on returns OBJ
tanned between 1860 and 1873. Changes
in some of the items have of course oc-
CURED since the latter date, as for in
stance the debts of France and Spain
have largely increased but in a general
way the figures give fair idea of the ac-
tual condition of the leading nations of
the world
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-06-16

PROGRESS OF EvANGELIzATIoN. = !,
Bishop Whipple gives an account o.
some tableaux given by tribe OF west
ern Indians for his amusement. lney
were intended to show three phases OF an
Indians existence-the wild, the CIVIL
lied and the Christianized. The curtain
rose first on a party of aborigines ~ q
dark forest, nearly nude-this was me
native state; the second showed to nj
delighted eyes the same actors, dresser
as semi-savages, armed with rifles m anu
pistols, and grossly intoxicated. Inc
third was composed entirely of women,
who sat meekly attired in black aipaca
dresses. They were evangelized.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-06-16
TIMELY TOPICS.

A BosToN journal reports that the
pastor of fashionable church in that
city has on several occasions recently
been obliged to call public attention to
female members OF the congregation,
who make it rule to come after the SER
vices have begun, in order that their
gorgeous getup may have its crushing
effect on the multitude.
THE Servians are sharp. HaTing pre-
pared for grim war, they now refuse to
acknowledge the new sultan, on the
ground of the irregularity of his acces-
sion TO the throne. Murad can do moth
ing else but suppress that wicked re-
bellion." 1t is q struggle between Sclav
and Ottoman, with the chances in favor
of the Sclavs
The Baltimore & Ohio railroad COM
pany, which is just halt as old as the re-
public, has commemorated its semi-cen-
tennial by the compilation of a map of
the region, now the United States, show
ing it as it was a hundred years ago
The map was made from works and
records in possession of the New York
Geographical society.
THE net proceeds of the raid on the
crooked whisky ring, according to official
statements, appear to be thus far 50. 15O,-
600 in property seized. assessments and
suits in official bonds Up to May 1st the
cash treasury receipts from the above
were 100000. The expenses of the
treasury department operations, it is
said, have not exceeded S25. 900.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-15
An AnoGTIVE ATTEMPT,
An Enemy OF Dallas Goes 20
Vork- The smallpox Canard.

rhrlvlng cities, In common with
,,,mIncnt men, have mean, sneaklng
a,Ies who never miss chance of
lJoo AN ill.turn to the object of their
s.,w malevolencei always provided
f,t il can be done safely, without
l.oger Of the kicking so richly deserv-
4 bv all Of the class to which they be-
,og Dallas has not escaped. and can
1ot escape the consequences of being
onshing, go-ahead city when her
mali enemies lack u subject for their
.Oeen they fall back upon the never
king theme, "Anything to break
dOwn Dallas and Dallas merchants"
qOe last squirt of venom in this dl Tree
Nam Is the placarding the stage-road
badlng West from the city with no.
1ces TO the effect that Dallas Is
Ming declmated by smallpox,
.ud warning the country people as
New value their lives, to keep clear of
ile city. The Commercial of yester-
aay afternoon contains one Of these
,recous documents, furnished by
6lshop Garrett who took it from a tree
aDOut seventeen miles west of the city,
m theroad aforementioned. 1t reads -
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-15

Ihe other is of similar purport to that
'pOken of by Bishop Garrett. The
notices" are written in pencil on the
|aeks of omnibus orders for the Mem
his and Little Rock and Little Rock
M Fort Smith railroads, and, from the
'k-spelling of the words, are evil
ently the work Of all illiterate person,
lough the chirography is fair. The
My clue to the author, is that given
mve-the names of the two railroads
Which is very slight, and could
lfdly be followed, even If such a
uirse was desirable. 1t may be that
gne stupid ass stuck the cards up by
w of a joke, for it seems impossible
In any one could be so fond of
losn-right lying as to crafty the
pyopensity in this malicious manner;
VA whatever the motive might have
hsen, one thing is certain, and that is,
'hat Dallas will not suffer materially
Mould dozen such miscreants turn
|hemselves loose with cards, pencil
And tack-hammer and ornament every
|I@ within forty miles of her corporate
units. The sensible people OF the
Npntry tributary to this city know full
WI that were there any danger incur
l@ in visiting us due notice of the fact
MUD be given by the municipal au-
'2prlties. Although it will appear
''2erllous to our city readers, the oc-
elon is here taken to state that there
20 more chance of catching small
in Dallas than in an open prairie,
1t would be righteous action on
part of our country cousins to
cksnake the first scoundrel they
Y catch sticking up notices to the
Qntrary.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-15
POSTPONED

Buying thing that would add to the beauty
or comfort of the most fastldious. WE
HAVE THE LARGEST LINE OF MILF
merry GOODS IN THE CITY-Ladies'
Hats, from 5Oc TO " 30, such AZ you pay sl5
for.
We have nifty different shades Of SILK at
extra low figures. GALL AND SEE US.
TERMS CASH.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-15

work was commenced ON the
Allas and Wichita railroad yesterday,
|poslte the residence of Mr.. j. w.
lhdells, on Pacific avenue and
PCstol street. Ties are being deliv-
~ and will be put in place as fast as
grade is ready to receive them, and
4 Is at hand to begin the work of
lck'laying.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-15

In sparsely settled districts, where medical
aid is often difficult and sometimes impossi-
ple to obtain, 1t is extremely desirable for
families to have in the house some reliable
medicinal restorative. Being widely com
prehensiye in its curative operation, perfect
u, pure- understanding and recommended
Nv the medical faculty, Udolpho Wolfes
Schiedam Aromatic Schnapps possesses all
the requisites OF family medicine.
maridNwly ~
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-15

The population Of Texas has in
creased 33 per cent In five years.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-15
ST. PATRICK's DAY.
Parade of the lIibernians.

y nv o'clock a. M, the society will
y. ~ Odd Fellows Hall, and will
" ~ III sharp. From the hall the
uession will move west to Elm
~, down Elm to Houston, from
u 1un 70 Commerce, up Commerce
sseuerson, thence to Main, and
4 %u !. Main to Pearl, thence to Elm,
In 'uehce down Elm to Odd Fellows
IN wnere the possession will dis
e Nv, All lrishmen are respectfully
%eu 10 Participate in the parade,
n ~ ine social and ball at night at
Fellows Hall. The music for the
c ss,Vn VIII be furnished by Professor
i 81 Oh oand, and the ball at night un-
inch l5.d3t