The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-12-08
Local News.

The colored Baptist Association
of this District is TO hold its next annual
session at Hickman.
Some prominent citizens are freely
canvassing DIR. F. NJ. Usher's name for
the Legislature. He is good man, and
would make a good representative
The b'hoys are preparing for
tough little fight over the municipal
election. Let peace. courtesy and person
al friendship prevail.
The average Of wheat in this Sec
tion is said to be 10 per cent. over last
year.
$3.50 nbe-~e...A--e Fulton is out of debt.
and has some surplus means in the treas
ury- The poll tax has been reduced in
consequence.
A train on the n IN W. Rairosd
Saturday last, had the ladies coach pre-
oipitated down an embankment some Is
feet, wounding severely eight passeu-
gers.
Capt. w Porter, some years ago
the owner of saw mill, near Hickman,
IS Que of the Democratic members elect to
she Louisiana Legislature.
The City Council Tuesday night.
elected IL. A. Tyler, Mayor, 10 fill the un
expired term of J. H. Davis. deceased A
good selection, and one that will give
general satisfaction.
The citizens meeting Saturday night,
presented the following municipal ticket:
BIayor-Jno. Andy Wilson
Couneilmen-w. ID. Powell. j. J. C.
BOndurant, W. b. Pium,ne-. James W.
German, S. " White and W. L. Gardner
Our city govern nent has been en-
gagged in several good Improvements The
city wharf has been nicely graveled-
which is a decided improvement. The
West Hickman Ievee is now being grav
eled
Some young ladies and gentlemen
have organized literary aud musical So
ciety which meets every Monday night
1t is quite an improving adjunct TO HEX
man society, and more should join il.
The enterprise of steam ferry
from Hickman to certain points in Mis-
souri, will not be accomplished this win
ter Every body wants it, bEE with few
exceptions everybody wants somebody
else to build it. When times get better
i. will be fixed fact.
The great issue in the approaching
city election is TO re-enact an net amend
Ell in the revised ordinances entitled
act reducing into the several acts
as to read, an act to amend ami act, &c.
sc. No wonder the intense excitement (
which characterize the ward politicians. 1
Where there Is continual drop
ping down into the hack Of the mouth,
with irritation and inflammation of the
nasal cavities and throat, with hawking.
splitting, and 3 sense of fullness about
the head, he not deceived or fancy it
simple cold You are nine times out of
ten harboring Iaziness which will finally
eugulph you in ruin. The remedy is
ego to work"
Some of our exchanges are ungen
erously referring 10 the Fulton Fair a
declining iustitatiOn-" Mistake; il is
only seeking to strengthen itself. 1t
will prove the IiveIiest affair next year
in the history OF Fairs. Mark that Full
ton is getting her pride and ambition
fairly aroused.
The farmers who have been bring
ing their cotton to this market this sea
con are loud.iu.their praise of Hickman
man as compared with Trenton and
Brownsville. They say they realize bet
ter prices for their cotton and bny goods
and groceries much cheaper. The hGr
tim es has unnerved these interior points !
and has correspondinrly stifFened the dc
termination of Hickman buyers to offerS
extra inducements.
The building of railroad into New
Madrid has stimulated the people between
Hickman and that point to discuss the
iGea Of a connecting link between the two |
points. It is believed nv many that orr
railroad will reach ont for this connection
next spring. The old lneveesand railroad
charter will fit in admirably
The public nerally, especially the |
tobacco: Growers, hail with pleasure the !
efforts OF Bondurant & Drewry, to:estab- |
1ish tobacco sales at Hickman The mar
ket ct this point is needed, and deaIe
recognize it. All that is needed, Is nm
earnest. energetic effort and a splendid
market is the res t. There is nothing
that will do the sbusiness interest sof
Hickman more good. and hence one and
all should lend q friendly assistance.
apples.
splendid'lot of Northern iApples, for