The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-06-30
a HICKMAN COURIER.
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Local News.

isiting baliey springs, Aiaoamai lot
is health.
A negro girl, nged Z or s, fell in
istern, Saturday night, and was
drowned.
THERE is protracted meeting go
Ing on at Mayfeld. Rev. J d. Bush is
assisting the minister in charge.
The Mammoth Cave. of Kentucky.
Is offered for sale, with the hotels and
other property
German & Co., are to have their
FtOrehOuse thoroughly repaired, for the
fall trade.
The wheat market is opening, but
pot at prices expected by farmers. The
khighest price for best quality is 81.
A snake, OF the cow sucker species,
was killed in Robertson county, last week
which measured ten feet and FIVE inches
n length.
What success are the gentlemen en-.
gagged in soliciting stock to the Fulton
Pair meeting? The public are inquiring
and want 10 know.
The wheat crop being threshed
proves TO be only about a half yield The
quality is aot the best but in far superior.
condition to that of last season.
A man named Held, United States
siore-keeper, at Coldwater, Galloway
county, was killed by lightning, satur-
day evening last.
The President of the United States
has issued proclsms ton, requesting the
people to return thanks on the 4th of
July.
The Court of Common Pleas of
Hickman county, adjourned to meet next
Monday, for the convenience of farmers
in their crops.
A bill has been introduced in the
Texas Legislature declaring drunkenness
TO be misconduct, and making il punish
able by fine of 500.
REV j J Page, of Roosevelt Acade
my, in this county, has accepted the
charge of female college, at Portsmouth,
Ohio.
Sons of the corn crops are miser.
ably weedy along the railroad country.
This indicates more hard times unless
those farmers go to work.
A large number of delegates from
this portion Of Kentucky, attended the
national convention at st. Louis, inclu-
ding Judges Trimble, Bigger, Grassland
Robertson, and many others.
Time is money" is the old adage,
and judging from the great quantity of
1t many white and colored men of Hick
man have on hand, the presumption is
that We have many capitalists among us.
When Gen. Combs, of Kentucky
was congratulated because his son had
won q horse-rsce, he said: ssYes. and,
although be rode for the cup, yet he is a
good boy-never CANDLES swears, drinks
nor plays base ball"
Cart. Fon Collins has entered into
contract for the building of new brick
been formed and capital stock raised,
also, for the building Of g tobacco ware
house at the same place.
So soon as the nominees of the St
Louis Convention are announced, Demo
cratic Campaign Clubs should be formed
IN every county, and, if need be, in every
precinct and neighbehood in Kentucky
and throughout al the States.
We learn that VIM Steagala, one OF
the Black Hills party which left here last
April, became Disguised with the civil
iies of the Black Hills Indians, and ha:
returned to 1.-The States again. So says
the New Madrid Record
Votre Ange, answers IN French, tht
communication in last COURIER, WANTED
wife" The gentleman can't translate
1t; but, We undertake to say, as mutual
friend, that the two will just suit. AL
they need is to know each other.
Mrs. Elizabeth Baldridge, widow o
the late Jake Baldridge, of this county
was tried before Judge Cowgirl, wednss
day morning, on writ of lunacy. Tn
Jury returned verdict that she was o
unsound mind, and che will be sent t
the Asylum at Hopkinsville.
Dan Rice aud his old blind hors
Excelsior" are once more upon the col
charities of the world. Dams creditor
fell upon him at Louiss, KY, the othe
day, and scooped in his horse. Dan ha
found Jordan difficult thoroughsare t
travel, but many worse men than he hav
gone 10 pieces upon it.
The Frankfort Teomaa request
the officers of all Fair Associations j
Kentucky, to send memorandum c
their respective times OF holding thei
annual fairs for the present year
which it proposes to keep standing, as a
advertisement free of charge. The FHl
ION Fair as soon as determined shout
avail themselves of this liberal offer.
Mrs. Sallie Ward Hunt was marie
In Louisville Friday last to Mr.. Vene
Armstrong. Sallie Ward was extensivel
known in Europe and America as fash
ionable belle of the West. The high pes
ton Of her lannon's family, her extraordi
nary personal beauty and fascination, an
her connection with noted persons cor
spicuousIy placed Miss Ward among tn
queens of American society.
WHEN the Kentucky local edito
goes after news he gets it always Thi
is what he wrote about young woma
who was badly burned +: "After Mis-
Jones's injuries had been dressed in col
tom and oil, Mr.. Ben Britton picked u
what he supposed to be her gloves The
were examined and found to be the ski
Of her hands and wrists, with the nails
which she had rubbed off in her franti
attempts to quench the flame"
A COOP ST. LOUIS HousE.-No'
that the grain and fruit season is ap
proaching, we want to direct special al
tention TO the card of Smith & Samuel.
fruit. produce and general commissio
merchants, 70I Broadway, St. Louis
Many of our citizens have already trie
this firm, and will bear willing testimon
that IL is prompt, active, reliable and re