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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-11-10
TS THE CENTER or TIRE E4RTH 4
H0LTEN MASS.

The London Spectator says: A re-
markable address has been delivered by
Sir William Thomson, in the physical
section of the British association, on the
fluid or solid nature of the earths kernels
While not denying that certain por-
tions of the earth's interior are in a
molten or fluid state, Sir William
Thomson maintained, on various more or
less recondite grounds, that no large
proportion of the earth's interior can,
bv any possibility, be in the condition
Of molten fluid. 81 may say, with al
most perfect Certainty, that whatever
may be the relative denssties of rock,
solid and melted, at or about the tenn
peratare of liqueiaction, it is, think,
quite certain that cold solid rock is
denser than hot melted rock; and no
possible degree Of rigidity in the crust
could prevent it. from breaking in pieces
and sinking wholly below the liquid
lava. Something like this may have
rome on, and probably did go on, iol
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-11-10
.iETiTEREALIZED If0LE
Take a sheet ofstif writing paper and
fi;slf Il into TUBE IN inch IN diameter


Take sheet Of fstif' writing paper and
f6Flf II into tu6c IN Inch III diameter.
Apply ii TO the right eye, aud look
steadfastly through it, focusing the eye
on any convenient object keep the left
eye open. Now place the left hand,
held palm upward, edgeways against the
side Of the paper tube, and about an inch
or two above its lower end. The aston
ishing effect VIII be produced of g hole,
apparently Of the size Of the cross section
of the tube, made through the left hand.
This is the hole in which we propose to
materialize another and smaller hole. As
we need a genuine aperture, and it would
be inconyeuient TO make one in the left
hand. let q sheet Of white paper be sub
stituted therefor and similarly held.
Just at the part OF the paper where the
hole equaling in diameter the orihce Of
the tube appears, make an opening one
fourth in diameter. Now stare iutently
into the tube and the second hole, de-
fined by its difference OF illumination
win be seen floating in Jhe first hole, and
yet both viii be transparent. The al
lusion, for OF course it is one of those odd
pranks our binocular vision plays upon
Us. is certainly one of the most curious
ever devised. Besides. here is the actual
hole clearly visible, and yet there Is no
solid body to be seen TO define its edges
It is not a mere spot OF light, because, if
a page ofprint Dee regarded. lhe lines
within the boundaries Of the little hole
will not coincide ut all with those sur
rounding it and extending to the edges
of the large apparent aperture. Each
eye obviously transmits an entirely dif-
ferent impression to the brain. and that
organ, unable TO disentangle them, lands
u- in the palpable absurdity of q mate
rallied hole.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-11-10
II is said that the print Of fema

1t is said that the print of female
foot eleven inches long was discovered
last week in the red sandstone Of Con-
necticut. How it was ascertained to be
female foot does not transpire, and
probably this libelous assertion was made
with view to making down-trodden
women angry. A veil known professor
there, and several other geological Ia
natics, have gone to digging, and 1t Is
popularity supposed that they iope TO
and the body belonging to the SOLE
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-11-10
ESTABLISHED l85l
CHTLDR IN.


Come 10 me, o ye children,
For 1 hear you al your play,
And the questions that perpleXed i'e
Have vanished quite away
Ye omen the eastern windows,
That look toward the sun,
Where thoughts are singing sWSiieps-
And the brooks OF morning run
>, ,-o,,r hearts arc ths. birds and the sunshine
IN YOUR thoughts the hrooklets How,
But in mine is the wind OF autunns
And the frst fail OF the snow.
All. what would the world be T. tls
II The children were 70 more
we shoald dread the desert behind rs
Worse than the dark beiore
Vba. tho leaves are 10 the forest.
With the light and air for food,
Ere their sweet and tender juices 4
Have been hsriened into wood
That 10 the world are children
Through Them il feels the glow
Of a bright and sumner climate
Than reaches the trunks below.
AID whisper IL my ear
What the birds and the winds are Staging
In your sunny atmosphere
For what are all oar Clntriviugs
And the wisdom Cf cur books
When compared with your careSses
And the sladness Of YOUR looks
l'e are better than AL the ballads
That ever were sung or said,
For We are the living poems
And all the rest ase dead.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-11-10

GHE ancient kingdom of Poland is now
for all purposes an integral part of the
Russian empire, the last remaining YES
tige of its semi astronomical character
having been swept away through the re-
cent abolition of the office of secretary OF
state for Poland.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-11-10

Eets SWALLOWING BIRDs.--1ns BIR.--.'. y
ground-squirrel, which the ro'',S h".n
Ledger mentions as having .,ss Dess
probably swallowed by n =
has. more likely fell q vic'~ e,r,.
: 1.ros eel. This is very ~ -
mon habit with this fish N np and
the the Delaware when the tide = ~ ~ 20 BE-
rail r,u shooting is in vogue one ,s, Sas ,bot. d
ouicE ','i in picking up the birds ~nsn ns make
off y with them. This is Pa,''ssd P'nsssd Ilrd''
case ca with auttering' .'.s ro"~ Vi 40 ..'
V,pIS Water snakes of large '.ss s..s Ia ..s 3.
same, ne. w.usl. %s n'Sf Sf.S S''s' d. '''''
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-11-10
CURRENT p4BAG8APHs.

JUDGE LINDEMAN, of Cincinnati. sen
tenced little boy TO two years I'M
prisonment for stealing newspaper from
a doorstep. The lads mother was there
by made insane. and the magistrate is
the object of popular indignation.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-11-10

THE Car Alexander receives, in round
numbers, $4,000 a day income, the
Turkish sultan, $4,000; the enpe
ror of Austria, $4,000; the emperor OF
Germany, $500: the king of Italy,
s6,4i0; the queen of England, 81, 700; the
king of the Belgium, 81 ,643; and the
president OF the French republic, $500.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-11-10

A LADY (the Countess Hadick) has
been reeeivedin Hungarian lodge Free
masons The grand orient of Hungary
declares the election null and void. But
then comes in the maxim, "once a
mason, always a mason" Masonic cas-
uists are asking, what is to be done
how long viii the masonic secret lie
kent now ~
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-11-10

Tie first book ever published in Je-
rusale1- is dedicated to the Rethschils
family.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-11-10

\ NEW drink to take the place of Cruel
or barley water is recommended by the
Times of India" zOngee water" or the
liquor in which rice has been boiled.
This drink has three excellent qualities
1t becomes impregnated with the prop
critics of the rice boiled in it, and thus
satisfies hunger; it qUenehes thirst,
and is a capital draught in fever at
tacks, and lastly, when taken warm in
bed, "congee " is good for cold and IN
fuenza.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-11-10

THE miraculous draught of fishes in
the Columbia river has practically re-
manned the same for many years, and
within the last eight years a canning IN
dustry has sprung UP on its banks, which
last year cured and canned 100000
pounds for expectation. The London
Times estimates that the catch of Great
Britain and Ireland for 1875 was 9, 9,G00,-
900 pounds. according to that calcula-
tion the produce OF one Oregon river is
equal to nearly four times the cacth of
the whole united kingdom.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-11-10

IT is said that, according to caIeula-
tions recently made, the English coal
mines are good yet for eight centuries to
come. NJ. Grunes calculated that the
maximum production of the celleries for
all time is 22O, 100000 tons. 1t has now
reached $50, 900, 900, and he assumes that
there is enough TO last the above length
of time, which may remove a great
weight from the minds of some people,
who were wondering where their coal
was coming from for next winter.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-11-10

1rgss Old Catt,oIfCs In I.ulope ere Ell
hammering away at the question Of mar
riage for their priesthood. They have
recently held a congress at Breslau, at
which it was concluded to elicit an ex-
planation as to whether any obstacles
existed on the part of the state to the
abolition of clerical ceibacy, and to take
4 vote OF priests--Old Catholics and con
gregations on the subject.
THE new Thames. tunnel .is chiefly in
tended for the use Of laboring men who
have 10 cross the river at that point, and
are often detained by fogs and the eonse-
quent stoppsge of the boats. 1t viii be
for pedestrians only, viii be lighted with
gas and thoroughly ventilated, and when
finished VIII be circular tube of nine
feet in diameter. There are in all about
eight thousand workmen who cross in
that vicinity.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-11-10

VIENNA correspondence supplies the
following information relative to Ger
man currency movements: At the end
of August, the old silver coins with
drawn amounted to SCI, All ,210 marks,
the old copper coins to 2,960,78S marks.
On the thirtieth of September the re-
turns of all the nineteen German note
banks were as follows: Coin and bullion,
70S. .39S. 900 marks decreased 21,398,-
600. against the foregoing week. dis
counts, CSC, 1913, 900 marks (increase 49,
$4,000 marks), circulation of notes,
S92, 900 (increase S,072,000 marks).
The total new German money coined up
TO September 13, 1876, amounted to:
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-11-10

. Mr.. ORION, president of the Western
Union telegraph company, says that
Chicago gives as much revenue to that
company as Philadelphia and Boston
combined, and that before the close of
the present century Chicago viii be the
second city on this continent. Speaking
in the first person. Mr.. Orton says:
Neither st. Louis nor Cincinnati un-
derstands the uses of lightning in bus
iness like the Chicago people. l look
with sanguine mind on the prospects
of Chicago, st. Paul, and, l viii add,
Denver, Colorado. Denver, although q
small place, has vigorous business
spirit, and seems to me TO be the eatrepot
for all the Rocky Mountain trade, mines,
herds, and agriculture. I regard Denver
as one of the future very large cities -
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-11-10

Come 10 me, o ye children,
For hear you at your pay
And the questions that perpleNed lA'e
Have vanished quite away.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-12
PINCHBAOK sNUBBED.

The Times special dispatch from Washing.
ton announces that the President of the SEN
ate has instructed the door-keeper to exclude
Mr.. Pinchback from the Aoor of the Senate,
greatly to his chagrin and to the general dis
gruntlement of the sable multitudes around
the Capitol If Pinch was not drunk or
abusive, he seems to have been treated with
too much severity. It would have been more
magnanimous on the part of Mr.. Ferry, or
rather on the part Of Senators who COM
planned Of Pinch's presence and asked
fer his exclusion, to permit him to dwell
for q few more hours upon the scene of
hopes and his discontinue, to feel for little
while longer the satisfaction of coming in con-
tact with our conscript fathers, to imagine
how it would have felt to be q real Senator.
to shake the soft hands of those who voted
for his admission, to dart angry elsnces ct
his foes, and to absorb q little more of lord
like aroma and Senatorial dignity. He came
SO near to being voted a Senator, and he has
had the prospect of admission SO long and SO
wildly before his eyes, that it would be kind
and generous in the Radical Senators to in
dulge him in a little friendly and
social tolerance, SO that his failure
may not be too painful and his disappoint-
ment too grievous. Pinch has elected to class
himself with negroes, and it cannot be de-
MED, even by Edmunds himself, that he has
been q very useful negro to the Radl-
cal Republican party. There has been,
all the time during his career of seven
or eight years as a politician, strong
undercurgent of Pinchbackism in all his
acts and utterances. His love Of the Re-
publican party is very much mi1sd up with
profound respect for the rights, the welfare
and the prospects Of Pinchback.
Really it would have been graceful con-
cession to the defeated Pinchback to allow
him to walk up and down the aisles of the
Senate chamber. Our Democratic Represent
atives in the other wing Of the great marble
temple did not hesitate to allow him the free
dom of their floor. They will lose nothing by
it socially or politically. The fact Can not be
disguised, suppressed or ignored that Pinch
back is 8 representative man, and as such de-
serves at least that sort of consideration that
springs from interest.
Some time ago the genial, witty and elo-
quent Republican, Mcmillan, was COMPETE
tor with Pinchback for the Senatorship. They
met in Washington and talked of their pros
poets. Pinchback remarked that Mcmillan
would at length be rejected and that it was
only question of time. TO this Mcmillan
responded that Pinchback might be accepted,
but it was q question of eternity. Mcmillan
abal doned the contest as forlorn and fruit
less pursuit, and his sprightly repartee has
become verified prediction.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-12
MEETING IN THE SIX TIL DIS
TRICT.
The Citizens Object to an Extension Of the
Jurisdiction of the Second Judi
cial District Court.

Last night the people Of the Sixth District
turned out en- masse to enter their protest
against the signing and PRONUNCIATION of the
bill, now in the possession of the Governor,
to extend the jurisdiction of the Second Ju-
dicial District Court over the Sixth and
Seventh Districts Of this city.
The meeting was composed of all the best
and most influential citizsns Of said dis
tries. regardless Of party or color.
At 7:3O o'clock, W. H. Pascoe, Esq, called
the meeting to order, and said:
FeIo,c- Citizens-The following ara some of the
Objectionable features Of the bill extending the
jurisdiction Of the Second Judicial Distr ct Court
80 as t0embrace the Sixth and Seventh Districts
of New Orleans:
l. The bill creates additional offices and sad
dies additional expenses upon the taxpayers.
2. The bill forces ltigants residing In the
parish Of Orleans to have their cases adjudged
before q country court.
8. The bill divests the voters OF said districts
Of the constitutional right Of participating in an
election for judges and clerks OF court within
their parishes, and oompsls them to vote for
Judge and clerk of court for country district.
A. The bill if signed wilt have tendency. to
depreciate the value OF real estate IN said dis
tricts. and will forever put it beyond the power
OF Landed proprietors in the said districts from
raising money by mortgage or otherwise on their
property.
g. The bill, if signed. will compel litigants, wit
nesses, attorneys and others having business be-
fore said court to lose much valuable time in go
ing and returning to Csrrollton, where said
court will sit twice year.
6. The bill is utterly impracticable, and will bs
Of no earthly bsnef, to anv one living In said
districts. It il measure that was engineered
through the Legislature in direct opposition to
the WISHES Of the people OF said districts, and
without their knowledge, aud is as unjust in
every nature as would be q bill to tack the Fourth
District ON to tie judicial district over which
Judge Train presides.
Hon. E. l. Bower, Col s. ]. N. Smith nnd
others addressed the meeting. Mr. Bower
then read memorial in accordance with the
above, which was accepted and Endorsed by
the majority present.
motion that committee be appointed to
present the memorial to the Governor was
passed.
The President then appointed the following
gentlemen: T. J. Aycock, J. Calhoun, B. B.
Simms. E. R. Cavilley, E. l.. Bower, E. O.
Carter, J. Sweeney, 81. P. Phillips, JOS. Her.
nandez and the chair.
Col Smith closed the meeting with q power
ful speech, which was received with great APP
| plause.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-12

One of the most interesting and valuable
books that has appeared this year is the
American Cyclopoedia, published by D. Apple
ton & Co., New York, and edited by Messrs.
George Ripley and Charles A. DANA 1t viii
be issued in sixteen numbers, fourteen Of
which are now complete, and the others will
shortly follow. As compendium of valuable
knowledge upon all topics it is unequaled by
any book in this country. The information it
gives is accurate and reliable, and is written
in the most elegant and attractive STYLE This
is no reprint of last years work, but every.
thing has been thoroughly revised to date,
and the work contains many elegant engrav-
ings, maps and Autographs. It would be
difficult to hit upon any subject of interest
which is not treated fully and succinctly in
the pages of this work. It is, indeed, vast
and elegant storehouse of knowledge, where
the seeker for information may be sure to find
what he desires The print is clear and easy
to the eye, and the arrangement is most
happy. Mr.. John NJ. Colby is tho agent here
for this work, and may bs found at No. 20 st.
Charles street.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-12
THE CROOKED.
One More Arrangement.

The excitement over the crooked has mate
rally diminished, and consequently there was
but q small crowd in attendance at Court
Saturday morning.
Paul Bruce, who was attached to Fehren-
bach's distillery. was srraizned on the charge
of conspiracy in the whisky business, and
gave surety in the sum Of $4,000 for his ap-
pearance, James Lewis and JOS. L. Montleu
signing the pond.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-12

One Of the most delightful musical events
of the season will take place at Grunewald
Hall, ON next Wednesday evening The oc-
casion is grand vocal and instrumental con-
cert, rendered to Mrs. Charles Boudousquie,
by her pupils, with the assistance of Messrs.
Meteye, Cassard and Caulier. The pro-
gramme embraces very many vocal and in.
strumental gems, which will unquestionably
be most happily rendered by the talented
ladies and gentlemen who will take part.
Mrs. Boudousquie is one of the ablest in
structors in music that We have in our city,
and she has endeared herself to large circle
of admiring friends by acts of kindness and
deeds of charity, and her benefit will doubt
less attract very largo audience to Grune-
valid Hall.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-12
ON DIT.

80. Gov. Kellogg has left the city on visit
to st. Mary parish. He will be gone until
Tuesday next.
-. An application to restrain Judge Dbl
bic from acting as Attorney General was filed
in the Superior District Court Saturday morn
ing by Attorney General A. F. Field.
THE paternal- parent who omitted to
leave the customary "matinee money" at
home on Saturday morning didn't take the
best course to ensure comfortable dinner:
49,. 1t appears man may lose the game
after holding both Bogers.-S. Louis Repub
licdn.
Yes, but he did not hold both Bowers at
the same time. and even if he did, he would
not have made NJ .rsh.
=. a tired individual sauntered into our
sanctum last night. and remarked that the
weather was not quite so cold as it had been
earlier in the winter. We Immediately threw
open the window and dropped him gently to
the pavement below. He said no more.
-. 1t was learned last night that Senator
Eastis had received from prominent worker
in Congress the intimation that the desires Of
the Democratic party relative to the Senator.
ship of Louisiana would be sent South by
mail at en- early day.
=. Doesn't it take clerks a long time to
make their bank deposits on Saturday after.
Moons? You see the people leaving the matt.
nee crowd the streets SO that the clerks find
it very difficult to get along very fast; but
they're good natured, thsy never get angry
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-12
The Lightning ia the Fourth District.

The Lightning ia the Fourth District.
The residents of the Garden District will
learn with much satisfaction, doubtless, that
they will be offered Monday next the oppor-
tunity of securing connection with the Police
and Fire Departments through the American
District Telegraph Company. Merchants
living up town can hardly appreciate the use
fulness of this new and popular institution
here. When there is illness in the house and
Doctor is required, when the husband is
away from home and suspicious characters
are loafing around touch calls assistance,
and the very satisfaction of knowing this is
more than gratifying.
The new sub-ofice at the corner of jackson
and Magazine streets, will be ready for bust
ness in a few days and subscribers should
leave their names at once.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-12
THE HARRIS HOMICIDE.
Investigation Before Judge Evans.
The Case Sent Before the Superior
Criminal Court.

The case of the State vs. Mr.. Thomas
Devereaux, charged from information received
with shooting and killing one Robert Harris,
on the 1st of March, 1876, at the corner of
Carondelet and Common streets, was resumed
at hal;-past II o'clock yesterday morning be-
fore Judge W. L. Evans.
Messrs Marian Cassell, D. M. Fitzpatrick,
Ernest Warner, John P. Smith, Thomas Hoff-
man, Curry, and Thomas O'Brien, Jr., testi-
fed that they knew nothing about the case.
Samuel Fl. Buck-Was sitting down in the
rear portion of my Office, No. 1871 Common
street, next to Callers Court, ON the LIST in
slant. About quarter past O'Clock heard
the report of pistol Did not get up at the
time. Saw crowd outside, near the en-
trance to Callers Court. Did not see the
shooting. Saw man that looks like Mr..
Devereaux with light suit of clothes in the
crowd. Am not positive that it was Mr..
Devereaux.
Mr.. J. G. Walton On the LIST of March,
1876, about quarter past 8 o'clock, was
about entering Hswkins's alley, when heard
the report OF pistol; turned around and
saw q man dressed in light clothes good
ways from the corner, walking in the direc-
ton of the Common street entrance to Gal
lier Court, about thirty five or forty feet from
the corner; the man had something in his
right hand. Witness identified Mr.. Deve-
reaux as the party he saw on Common street;
could not say he had o pistol in his hand;
don't know thai Mr.. Devereaux did the shoot
ing.
I went into Caller Court and saw Mr..
Devereaux standing up in the hall He had
no. weapon in his hand, and seemed to be
cool and selfpossessed. I came out of the
court and walked to the corner of Carondelet
street. Saw Mr.. Dsvereaux standing at the
Oarondelet street entrance to Caller Court;
followed him up to the station.
Cross Observation-Disclosures might have been
some one else there with light suit Of clothes.
Did not notice any one.
Mr.. Luxembourg asked that the case be con-
tinued until next Wednesday.
The Court-The case had better be tried
and finished for the State as soon as possible.
Mr.. Deveraux will have to be remanded with
out bail ON the evidence given by Mr.. Walton.
Mr.. Castellanos-N that is the case we ask
that the case be sent before the Superior
Criminal Court at once; it was useless to post
pone the CASE
Mr. Luzhnburg then closed for the prose-
cution, and the defense asked that the papers
be sent down at once.
The Court then sent the papers before the
Criminal Court, and Mr.. Devereaux was re-
manded without bail