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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-12-22
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\ dowDcast looking woman. about
forty years DID, called on lawyer and
asked the attorney if he could see to
a little bu-iness for her. He replied
that he cOnld, ana she explained
My husband went to the Black
Hills over four months ago"
Yes, [ see That is desertiou
and good grounds for a DIVORCE" he
replied.
II don't want divorce, sir. What
| want IS for him to send me some
money
And he won't?"
"Well, he hasn't sent any yet"
"Aud what can do p asked the
lawyer
Put lawsuit on him anI scare
him iuto it. She answered
He gloomily replied that the courr
here had no jurisdiction IN such a case,
and he could DO nothing
Why. if was lawyer / could
put suit on him 10 an hour-I know
[ could, She protested.
lie shook his head
Well All right. she said, as she
rose to 90. II thought lawyers had
some get up in EN-, aud always held
my breath when ooe passed the house.
but this thing has opened my eyes
You don't know any more than | do,
s,r. and don't know nothing Good
day, Sir II
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The market is dull at present in
consequence of large accumulation
of old tobacco in New Orleans aud
New York, hut We anticipate a change
for the better and a mnre satisfactory
feeling with the opening OF the New
Tear. as it is very probable consi1
cradle amount Of the stock on hand
will be disposed Of in December to
meet the January delivery of the
French, Spanish and Italian contracts;
but under no circumstance that we
can at present look forward to in the
future do we expect the fine. paying
prices of the past year to be fully
maintained during the incoming
season. However. we feel certain that
all tobaccos neatly handled, OF uniform
quality, with satisfactory order aud
weight, will realize very liberal prices.
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a Clear Case standardization


They were pS1rsssz poLer. aud Poup
held ia'. band His eyes gii-teued
with conscious triumph as he put up
a ten-ceut ante and sazed at his part
uer expecfantiy.
Il raise d4t ten cents remarked
Pete.
Il goes q quarter more, in-inua.ed
Pomp
4 stand you, aud raise snudjer
quarter replied Pete.
Il continue on de war path. and
fops down je last twenty cents,
answered PomP placing six nickles on
The table
Il sivers de pile and ellis you, re
marked Pete
Full haud.' said pemp, turning
his cards what yoa goj2'
"A pair, aai &c game am uudsci
"What's dat? Undecided? Dis yer
chile take, de pile.
Not by a long chalk. Dis case
viii now be referred to lie returoin
boari who giIl exqmine iuto De partic
ulars. Oars plenty more good card
in de pack aud why didn't get EN-
Oars been intimidation aud fraud, and
fraud aud meanwhile de rcrurniD
hoard take possession Of the <poi!s,
aud Pete reached out his hand.
Then the other side denied the right
Of the board to NEEDLE aud when the
reporter LETT the terrible demon OF
civil war was dancing a wild dance in
the ueishborhood, ADD policeman
was marching up to mediate with
club.
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nanocrats krmlnE.

The Attorney General of the Uni
4 States claims to be in possession
Information to the effect that the
moerats of the Northern States are
~ranizing secret armed societies for
lie purpose Of inauguratiDg Tilden
az course this Is high blown imagina
n, the growth Of the Attorney
generals excited brains and fears, and
TENDED to arouse prejudice and ex-
r, ement. It is a sad commentary
,wever on the Government and con
d;ion of the country that there should
zen be a suspicion of such organ
..,iious. The Attorney General as
mes that all the Tilden men are re-
Is and ready to revolt If these con
lures and charges were true, it
uld leave cur Republic 10 a terrible
<. -Four million voters soted for
lden-more than half the Republic
and if they are all, North and South,
..iels, ii is dangerous period for our
..untry. IF the Attorney Generals
rty forces the organization of secret
rned societies by these 100000
yo:ers, we tremble for the fate of the
val.
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a xATEoxAL CONVENTION.
Our government 10 be Rero-
ITIIIOEiZed.

The forms Of Government are some
times revolutionized without war
These ends are reached BY peaceful
approaches as well as by dss-
potic sway In the Congress of the
United States a bill has been intro
duoed for the assembling Of National
Convention for the purpose of chang
ing aud remodeIing the Fedsral Con-
stitutiou. This body is to be composed
of a like number Of Representatives
with the two Houses Of Congress. to
be elected by the people and to be
paid out of the Federal treasury. The
temper Of the times is such as to war
rant the belief that the bill will be
passed
The crisis now on the country it Is
argued, demonstrates that the present
constitution is not equal to the emer
get cy, The old fathers Of 20 conteu
plated no such conditions as nov
threatens the peace of this country,
aud left the constitution which we
have been taught to venerate, unequal
10 the settlement Of such questions
The present instrument Is tortured to
mean anything partisan bias may die
tate. Those good men who are hoping
that new instrument would be more
respected, are. we fear, banking or a
new deusion. They dread reyolu
ton through war-as we all debut
may yet realize that they are fastening
on themselves as well as Democrats a /
form of government not contemplated |
in the goodness of their hearts.
The politicians who have the power +
to corruptly override The peoples will /
in the choice of Chief Magistrate. I
nnrebuked by their Own party, is not
likely in the future, to regard either
old or new constitutions. There is
but one remedy conceivable, aud that
IS in the elevation of the virtue and
intelligence of the people. If there
is no hope for this, then there is no
hope for the country.
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Louissam..s Governor EJECT.

A<Nhs 40 = Is "a - WV zaOH 1sEEl-h
Gen Nichols, Democratic Governor
elect of Louisiana. has issued brief
address TO the Democracy of Louisiaua
commenting them for their forbearance
during their recent exciting trials and
urging them to continue said forbear-
auce until they shall receive justice
through legal measures now being
taken. The address closes with the
following patriotic appeal:
People of Louisiana, You are pass
ing through a trying ordeal For the
sake Of the State you love so we'll, and
the laws and institutions under which
we live, I charge sou to bury every
feeling, passion and resentment subor-
dinate to the great work Of redemp-
ton That redemption, I feel thor
oughly assured, is pear at hand, for
the heart of the American people l.
now moving in your behalf, and 10
that of free Government and Constitu
iional right. T. I NICHOLS.
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IL Hurts.

= The testimony of the Louisiana col
IA men now before the Congressional
mmittee, is bound to hurt the lie
3iIeaas. It shows that large per-
-r,tage of the Intimidation" business
been practiced by the Republicans
wards colored democrats. Some Of
EN- testify that their lives were
reatened, shot at, MANNED, etc, for
ing democrats. If such testimony
to be believed at all, both sides are
alally culpable as to efforts to con
al and obtain the negro vote.
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DEsuErurE nsoRAssEN.
SeaTsy FIFTY Thousand Idle iD
New kDrA.

Every inquiry made only adds to
The truth Of tie assertion that the
working classes of this city feel they
have winter of destitution before
them The cold weather clearly had
its effects in sending many to the Is
land, and what numbers will have to
20 there as the season advances yet re
mains to be seen.
That there is need Of effort 10 meet
the impending crisis Of poverty Is al
mit'ed by every one who knows any
thing of the situation The workmen
themselves declare that there i no
hope for work this winter. They Go
not see a chance to earn their bread Ia
in this city or anywhere else The
best is stated when it Is said thai
those trades which feed the clothing
business are pretty lively, but 10 all
the skilled labor connected win
building there is nothing doing
\ Herald reporter had converse
lion with George Blair, President Of
the Workin-meo' : Assembly, who is
well posted in regard to trade affairs
From his own observations, aud from
the statements made by mechanics OF
different trades, the following table
was compiled. showing the numbers of
men now out Of employment in this
city, and the fgnres are said to be
below rather thar above the reality:
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-12-22

As in the past. the majority Of the
House re,,s upon It's rights under the
Constitution and abiies by any issue
raised unon them. but for the present,
definite prediction OF Democratic
policy is premature, to say the least
10 better proof Of The floating aud
feeble o,,;niou Of the average member
can h.. a.l3need than the desire for an
early a,iionrumenf aud long recess.
Instinctigely he feels the danger #
stayins here he may blunder, and the
necessity Of going bone, where ne can
learn soa,etb:ng New York " orld
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-12-22

CocKE. that Democratic member o.
IL Florida Counting Board, Is on the
ron,nare. The two Republicans he
claims wilIfuIy falsi6ed his position
lie met one of them Cowgirl and
denounced him as an Infamous iiaf.
Nd the other one (McLinn) ne horse
shipped in the public streets.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-12-22

some Democrats are DISCOURAGE
nd prepared 20 believe that Hayes
i'll be inaugurated at all hazards 1t
nav be so. but the action Of both
Houses of Congress in appointing
i,int committees TO arrange for count
m, the Presidential vote. looks de-
aedlv favorable to Tilden, in our
,loemept.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-12-22

Frauds enough to yitiate the action
OF the South Carolina Returning Board
have been already discovered By the
committee of Congress now at Column
bia. Il has been admitted by a mem
Der Of the Board that the contents OF
thirty ballot boxes from strong Dem
ocratic precincts we're not counted at
all, while evidence of the outrageous
swindling Of the Chamberlain gabg
crops out on every hand The scoun-
drels are industriously trying TO cover
their tracks aud to run off witnesses OF
their villiany, but the proof is conclu-
sive aud its production eertain.-Chi
cage Times.
Chief Justice fancy was slave of
tobacco. He ate aud drank little, but
smoked necessarily.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-12-22

Gro w. JULIAN, the founder OF
he Republican party, said in speech
.s=f-fu druuapvff- -.thar-Gay:: i
rant TO have 20 affiliation with Demo
rats. if they are so pusilanimous as to
Low their victory to be wrestled from
hem Thousands who never were
aeoublicans feel just like Mr.. Julian
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-12-22
w eakenIng Democrats.

We are prepared to acknowledge
lat a majority Of Democrats here
bouts, in Kentucky, have very nearly
elded all hope of Tilden's peaceable
iaauguration. TIE COURIER, while
operly appreciatiog the uncertainty
he situation, is not of that class
is weakening on the part of our
mocratic friends, grows out Of a
familiarity with defeat, knowl-
ge of what frauds have already been
operated, the desperate character of
re politicians in power aud the hith-
. submission of the people to any
4 everything. We are more hope
"a. We are so honestly pursusded OF
r.den's fair election. that we are hope
j that some Northern Republican
rators and members of Congress
j view the situation from the same
tudpoint We have no hopes of any
I'D from war or violence, bu. can
1T believe that each and every Repub
an Senator will deliberately override
IL expressed will of the people for
: sake of party triumph. Enough
:" Republican Senators came 10 the
ief of A ANDREW johnson to prevent
: impeachment. when the extremists
= thar party had determined on his
dycapitation. Enough Republican
Senator's may now come TO the relief of
J 'pular suffrage to inaugurate Tilden
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-12-22

The Southern Democrats are report
c.l conservative. but firm. They are
,e5ting the Northern Democrats Go all
he talking.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-12-22

DrNocRArIc State Conventions are
., he held in the Northern States, jan.
: 10 consider the situation.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-12-22
FPbHaTy rs.

The second W ednesday in February
the 10Th, is the day fixed by the
Constitution for the electoral vote for
President aud Vice President of the
United States to be opened and count
ed by Congress. We have 10 thought
that the election muddle will be defi
nitely settled until that day, but on
that day the issue is bound to be solved,
or rather the beginning of the end be
gun, for the count may be wrangled
over up TO the 4ih OF March. 1t is
not now to be expected that either
party will concede the election of either
but whoever Is iDaugurated will take
the chair over fierce growls aud oppo
sitions No one disputes but that
Tilden is elected over Hayes by a
large popular majority of the people.
but that there are bold bad men deter
mined to defeat the will of this MAORI
ty, is equally undeniable Our hope
is, and it Is strong, that there will be
enough of calm, fair minded Republi
cans in the Senate, to do justice in this
terrible crisis. When the fanaticisu.
Of the Republican party demanded the
impeachment of Andrew johnson,
enough of fairmioded Republicans
were found to stay their mad proceed
ings The Conservative elements of
the country were then alarmed. think
ing the programme settled by the dom
inant party, but were agreeably sur
prised at the development of patriot
ism in the Senate. We hope, and be
iieve, it will be so again.
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TEaE REPCBAsCkS STAND
POINT.
an Outline oG gaeiT Pro-
@gaEsaEaRe.
Washington Special to the Now York TT
huua fRad

-
Washington Special to the Now York Tri- .
buue, (Rad
The Republican programme in rela
ton to the Presidency is now pretty .
distinctly outlined Republicans hold I
that Gov. Hayes has 1S5 electoral
votes east By electors daily appointed /,
according TO the forms of Law in their
several States and property certified to
by State executive authority The
Oregon affair gives them no trouble
Acknowledging that the Democrat,
Cronin, was de fucto an elector aS far
as the Governors certificate could
make him one, they claim that his &C
ton created a vacancy which the other
two electors had a right to fill Hav
/ ing. therefore. IS5 votes, the Repubil
cans see no reason why they should
accept any proposal from their oppo-
nents for a compromise. The proper
I way out of the difficulty. they say. is
! 10 iDaugurate the candidate who has
majority OF the electoral votes accord
ing to the returns No other would
be either constitutional or reasonable.
t
there Is doubt in the public mind "a
to the real result. they viii occupy the
time until the 10th of February ia
demonstrating that Gov Hayes has
moral as well as a legal right to the
office The Republican members who
have gone South with the House com
miBees viii get what testimony they
( can on their side of the question, and
( prepare strong minority reports. \
/ minority is always hampered n getting
I at facts that work against rhe cOnclu
~ious desired 10 be reached By the ma
7 jority Of a committee. and the Senate
viii therefore dispatch sub committees
OF its Privileges and Elections Com
miitee South, on each of which there
will be majority of Republican mem
bers. a bout the lst of February
there will be a large batch OF reports
to both Houses, backed up by a mass
Of testimony which, however. nobody
probably viii read The Democratic
reports viii maintain that the facts
show that Gov Tildeu carried the
three disputed Southern States and was
swIDdied out of their votes by ra>caliy
Returning Boards The Republican
reports will assert that Gov Hayes
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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-12-22

Tue Governor of Oregon Is 10
Washington prepared to defend his
setion by multitude of authority.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-12-22

As the matter now stauds, the fat
of the aloe,aral college is irr ,versible
Mr. Tilden has been con~titutlonai'y
elected president of the Uuhed States.
Boston Transcript.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-12-22

judge peHaven has declared the
act of the Legislature increasing the
Jurisdiction OF M gistrates to be IN
constitutional.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-12-22

THAT "rebel claim" business Is dead
ain. That 'srebel" Democratic Con
.-ess killed it. Tuesday. by 15O to %
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-12-22

IF the witnesses now being exam
I'D before the Congressional Commit
. in Louisiana, white and black are
rot the most consumate liars aud per
...ers in the world the practice OF ~
inidating voters is largely in favor o.
Re Democrats and against the Repub
ans. Such testimony is bound to
: ave an effect in the North.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-12-22

TN claiming the right to go behind
1.e certificates of the Governor O.
,exon. and denying the right to 60
lind the certificates of the Governors
Louisiana, Florida, or SouthiiCaro
"a, the Republicans propose to the
'.,nocrats the game Of "heads win,
3 = you lose"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-12-22

GEN. HAYES inaugural address
gut TO commence:
Called TO the office of Chief 5Tagis
Re Of the United States, BIZ the vote
Il ar. Mr. Wells, of the Louisiana
turning Board. who General Sberi-
- pronounced dishonest aud without
a honest associate, assume" etc.
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4 merry Christmas to all.
National Republican., 1876-08-31

TILDEN recognized several good lines
of railway out West and consolidated them
to produce the Chicago and Northwestern,
which is a very costly, uuproductive, un
wieldy and commonplace affair. To &C.
complish this he was obliged to euchre the
original small stockholders, who owned
farms along the line and freely gave the
right of way and took stock besides, many
of them paying for it by work on the line
out of their stock. He did this by an in
genious method of his own. Sometimes
by the stock watering process and at others
by wipiDg out the stock entirely by sale
to the first mortgage bondholders. The
result was that the rates of freight were
advanced on these roads at the suggestion
of MI. Tilden 70 per cent. This was
steal number two from the farmers on the
line. Having taken their stock and thus
hushed their voices in the management,
he then robbed them the second time by
advanced prices OF freight on their produce.
While this reduced the net proceeds of the
crops to the farmer it increased the price
of wheat and compelled the poor lsborer
of the East to pay double for his bread.
Mr.. Tilden, who deliberately practiced
this sort of thing as profession. now has
the efrontery to ask the farmers of the
West, whom he has fleeced, and the laborers
of the East, whom he has starved, TO vote
for him. Will they do SO? That is the
pending question. We believe they are
too honest and too intelligent to do any
such thing. We believe that they are
too intelligent not to see his dishonesty,
and too just to their own interests not to
rebuke his presumption,
National Republican., 1876-08-31

THE Democrats of New York have
shown their fears of defeat by the selection
of Horatio Seymour as their standard
bearer for the Gubernatorial contest. MIR.
Seymour has long been considered the
strongest Democrat in the State. His name
is deemed worth twenty thousand more
votes for the ticket than that of any other
man in the ranks of the party, not except
ing Tilden even. His selection is a con-
fession of danger. There is no use in de-
ceiving ourselves. We have the worst pos
sible enemy to fight. The Democrats have
placed in the field what would under ordi-
nary circumstances have been the strongest
possible ticket. But Seymour and Tilden
are both weak in the paramount issue Of
the day. In the darkest hours of the re-
bellion, when every man and every voice
and every cent were needed to decide the
fate of the nation, the voice of Tilden pro-
claimed the war failure, the voice of Sey-
mour saluted the draft rioters of
New York in its sweet and most dulcet
tones as my Friend" The people
of New York, aroused as they
now are by the action of the ex-Confede-
rate House, will say to these men: eve
"have no use for you this time. Take
"back seat until We have settled the hash
" for second time of Wade Hampton aud
Lucius Quintius Curtis Lamar & Com
"pany." And Tilden and Seymour will
sit away back.
National Republican., 1876-08-31
Civil and AIiscellaneou:

Clearing in mind the fact that in the sum
for the aforementioned year enormous amounts
are included which are directly chargeable to
the war, which should be eliminated to make
the comparison fair one, 1t will be seen that
while the expenditures of the present year are
but little more than twice as great as those
of 1856, those of the latter year are more than
sir times as great as the amount expended in
1886 There is no need to pursue the COM
parisons further. The figures tell the whole
story accurately and eloquently."
Andrew jackson was the President in
1886, which, it will be remembered, was
year of wild extravaganza. He was Dem
ocrat and his party virtually held the Gov
eminent from that time until 1855, except
the four years of the Taylor and Fillmore
administration, that were notoriously eco
nomicsl. Mr.. Pierce was President in 1855,
and then Mr.. Buchanan, another simon
pure Democrat administered the Govern
ment four years. In 1860 the Republicans
to rule since that time, except during
slight attack of Andy johnson paralysis.
When we deduct the difference between
coin and currency and the enormous in
crease of expenditures entailed by the
Democratic rebellion and its expensive
suppression, which all will argree should
be done to make the comparison just, it
will appear that the actual expenditures
on account of civil and miscellaneous
affairs under Gen. Grant have exceeded by
but very little those under Mr.. Pierce in
1856.
1t will be seen that the greatest extrava-
gance in the entire history of the country
has been under the Democratic rule, that
the wars of the nation have all been in
augurated by the Democrats, and that the
Democrats, like all other great rogues, have
always been the first to charge corruption
and stealing upon their opponents. They
shout stop thief when it is their own Off
cials who have done the stealing. They
below for reform always when they are
out of Office. They never propose any sort
of reformation as long as they handle and
divide the ''loaves and fishes" Corrupt
themselves, they naturally suspect all Others
of dishonesty. And Tilden is their prophet