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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-10-27
Fulton Uonr, ostI,i,ns.
J. H. MoNrGoMERv, Judge.

MAGISTRATES PREsENT.-N j. Aperso,,n1
J. g. McNlurray, Henry Davis, Jas
Nayes. =. J Smullens Taylor BARD JA,-
F. Rushart. Jere }. Jones. y Hammond
4 =. Fields aud Jas. F. Mars
SCHOOL couAIssIoNER.
r. T. Tyler. bav ny no opposition. w'S
elected Comnol School C1mni ssioaer 10 e.
Fulton county, for the ensuing two years
DELINQUENT TAX Lisr
No delinquent list of county levy tax
payers for the year 1915, being present.
ed by the sheriff, the County Levy Com-
missioner, Juo. \. Wilson, presented
report and settlement Of same, showing
"a hajauce in hands Of b. K Walker Of
- 90. 81, which being examined and -.
proved by the court, was confirmed. -
corroS WOOD SLOUGH. -
Jas. W. Mnyes, Bridge ConmisS aaaify
reported that he had let out Cotton IS,
SiJagh Levy TO John RingwJoI but
the same was not completed Accord Iohto
contract. ~
COURT HOUSE FENCE.
The Committee on Court House yard
fence. was allowed further time a. t. the
North side.
BAYOU DU CHEN.
The Commissioner appointed, pre-
scented their report with plan and speci-
jcatious. The Committee was discharged.
which kills the enterprise for the pres
ent
SUPERVISORS OF TAXES.
.,,.u
Z. e Everett, 4. I. Thompson, and Jo-.
Leech, we're appointed Supervisors Of the
Tax Book Tor 1871.
BRIDGE COMMISSIONER
La ~ ,T,,.os r,,s sI..,,,.l f,;4.. =,
missioner for the ensuing year.
ro,,vrsstovr, op NV
- - ''s' - l',, VI lax lo'
@ o.. ,, @9l 70 ara"
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E,g,e American ssennle.

No people in the world suffer as much
with Dy<pe psia as Americans Although
years of experience in medicine has
failed to accomplish certain anl sure
remedy for this disease and It's effects.
such "a Sour stomach, Heart burn Water
brash. Sick Headache. Costiyeness paloi-
tation of the Heart Liver Complaint,
coming mp of he food, low spirits. gen
eral debility. ere, yet since the introduce
ton of GREEN AUGUST FLOWER we
believe there is no case of Dyspepsia
that cannot be Immediately relieved
80 600 dozen sold last year without one
case of failure reported Go to your
Druggist Buck y Cowgirl and get Sam
ple Bottle for 10 cents and try it. Two
doses will relieve you. Regular size 10
GEMS.
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DRESS GOODS.

A large line of popular brand Of
Black Alpaeca's at %, 30, - and 50 cents
per yard selling elsewhere AT 30, ~, 81
and 90 cents.
Black and colored Mohairs-chOice
goods at low prices.
Cardinal Red. Seal, Brown and Navy
Blue, Dress Goods at attractive prices.
Silk Poplins, Empress Cloths Cash
meres and Pongee Silks, in desirable
shades
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a Eo,ec..t Of Defeat.

Cincinnati Commercial. tRadie'"}
Republicans must improve 10 'he''
methods of managing their ~irfn4 =
or with the Solid South brarins d'"'
upon them. aud the Damosr a.: p't
disciplined and always alert. ~tr'S'"-
them flank and rear, they r-an'' D ''
the country, but will BE- d.iV5n if''A'
power speedily. if not at once.
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soe4en by Gem. Hampton.

AcaUsrA. Oct % Gen. lamp
ton. IN speech at Aiken. toid me
people to offer no resistance to arrests
but to submit quietly TO eser}' i'5
II United States soldiers are ofuo''u
TO fire upon the people, the latter mn',
not resist. but bare their breasts anu
be willing to die for the good Of tue
cnnHtrN.
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Local News.

Messrs. Curry and Cole, presented
ths CouRIER box of fine chestnuts,
grown in this vicinity. Thanks.
Old Dan Rice can'ttquit the Circus
arena. He will appear in Hickman next
Monday.
SIR. Joseph BELOW. an old citizen Of
Sew Madrid, Mo-, accidently shot and
killed himself last Monday.
Judge Montgomery has bought
property and will soon take up his resi-
dsnee in Hickman.
Tia Presidential election occurs
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-10-27

THE Masonic GaAND LolGE OF
KENTUCKY, Which was 10 session at
Loai-yiiie during ls-t week, elected
the following grand officers for the
ensuing year: Il NJ FaiIieigh, Grand
Master; Cabell II johnson, Deputy
Graud Master; Jacob Bice Grand
Senior Warden; Thos ; Petit Grand
Junior Warden; Johu NJ Todd, G rand
Secretary; Joseph T Davidson Grand
Tyler; \ G Hodges, Grand Treasu
rer; aol II A VI Henderson, Grand
Gimp ain
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-10-27

MA. THEDroRp, of Chattanooga, Tenn,
is a grandson of DR.. A l. Simmons, the
originator of the celebrated SIMMONS
LIVER MEDICINE. Ia order TO get the
original and genuine Preparation go to
c. a. HoIcombe, or Buck Cowgirl, and
ask them for it in green wrappers with
the likeness of DIR. A. L. Simmons upon
it. If You are melancholy, Respondent
have Chills, Dyspepsia, Sourness of the
Stomach, Constipation Of the Bowels, or
Torpidity of the Liver fain in the Back,
&c. TRY our Simmons Liver Medicine
and be convinced that it will cure YOU.
NJ. A. THEUFORD.
Manufacturer and sole Proproprietor,
mar1o-6m Chattanooga, Tenn.
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at AZ ia cents per ard;

AT Z23 cents per Yard ar-
White Linsey, for underwear, at 2 ! %Tss
per yard;
Extra Heavy White Shaker Flannel, at
80 cents per yard;
300 Pair Heavy Gray, (all wool Blan-
kets, at IS cents or 81 80 per pair
100 pair Large and Heavy White Blankets,
at - 10 per pair
Crib Blankets, very low;
Balmoral and Felt Skirts, cheaper than
elsewhere;
Misses and Breakfast shawls, q IS, so
and - cents;
5000 Yards Best makes OF Jeans, 70 per
cent. below present value;
l,OOC Seamless Heavy Cotton Sacks, at
% cents.
An endless variety of white, plain and
twilled, scarlet, blue aud grey mixed
plaid and plain opera, Shaker and medi-
Gated iannels, bought below the cost OF
production, Mt the large manufacturers
sales in New York, and we offer them tC
consumers at correspondiugIy low
prices.
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Fair Warming!

All persons are hereby notified and =
specially quested not to gather any
my property in TIA is way, will have the
lss rigidiy enforced against them, with
ont fear or favor.
O. VI. I. SALMON.
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New a. she Time.

5. n. WHITE Is uoe receiving sPlen-
did stock Of every variety of goods, and
he don intend to be undersold BY any.
Write this down, AMI compare goods and
prices. He has just returned from the
markets, where he pnrchase9 in person,
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rR EEs FOR SALE.

TIME undersigned has a choice lot of
4 Bearing Pear Trees at from % to 80
cas-. Bearing Ounces at % cts. Apple
trees, (Kistners Seedilng,) at % TO 80
cents. Apply to
NJ. KISTNER.
oct27-2ln. Hickman, KY.
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SDeCiaItieS.

Fine presseI flannel for skirtiug-hau
sonIely embroidered
Embroidered cloass for infants.
Cloths aud Beaver, suitable for ladies
cUaks.
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Female arrangements, rush of blood to
abe head, dizziness, and constipation of
she bowels. prevented by using Mcguire ;
CHndurAngo Bitters. For sale by {. 4.
Holconbe
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GENTS FURNISHING GOODS !

700 pair Canton flannel drawers, at 81
500 heavy mareno undershirls, at 331
80 75 and 81 90.
Fine white shirts, with linen bosoms
and cuffs, at 81 % aud 81 80.
Knit Cardigan Jackets. at 81 so.
Rubber coats, with and without capes,
very low.
Scarlet understands and drawers, made
OF medicated flannel, 90 dollars each.
These goods were purchased for CASH
previous TO the recent advance in prices,
and we can therefore offer greater inS
dueements than any other house in this
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Ia Samuel Lapdrina Agt Mutual Betcfi
LIE Insurance Company Ne0 Arh y. j.
SRI desire to acknowledge the receipt
Of Fifteen Hundred Dollars this day paid
me by You in full of Policies Nos. -, - Z
aud 1910, issued by the Mutual Beneht
Life Insurance Company on the life OF
my deceased husband. Anthony l. jones
and to return to yourself and the Com
pany my sincere thanks for the prompt
payment of this loss.
Respectfully, ,-,,,
Sent 20 lSIf-4I
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-10-27

Dan Rice will be here on next Mon
day, with his trained horses, aud a new
Circus company. He will appear in the
ring Is Clown himself. He wants his old
Hickman rrieads TO come out and see
him
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-10-27

Fulton County is "a a good fnan
cial condition according to the show
iug before the Court of Claims. At
ter paying off all liabilities we will
have an estimated balance Of $1,000
in the treasury. Hence the court has
reduced the poll taxfrom 3 to 81 30
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For 6asal.
80, elnrrn. f,cttQrr. Elte..

In future he. proposes to do business
on "a cash basis, and 70 sell goods at pro
portionately low figures for the cash.
For Corn. Cotton. EItc.
He is prepared to pay the highest
market price FOR cotton. corn, or any kind
of country produce Anything in the
way of business tokeep business moving.
Here is your opportunity for mutual ex-
change. If you haveno money bring on
any kind of good marketable produce and
he will trade with Yen at cash rates.
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NOTICE TO COUNTRY DEALERS

We are prepare to I'll orders for any
foods IN our line at Regular Wholesale
rates.
ekSr0rders solicited and satisfaction
guaranteed.
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10 AIs gOmcerase;l.

n Office is hereby given to all con
~ cerned, those parties indebted to
une undersi gned, to call and settle
promptly, or their paper will Dc placed in
the hands of The proper officers for col
lection forthwith. \ word 10 tne wise is
sufficient. G. IL. HUBBARD.
octI3 3w
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-10-27

Mems, ladies, boys
and misses boots and
shoes-the best which
can be found any
where, at
WIN. B. BENNY'S.
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EGa RENT!
A FINE FARM IN MADRID BEND,

nor RENT My farm in Madrid Bend,
Z Ky, known a. the Margaret Watson
tarm, continuing 80 acres opened land.
Three tenant houses on the premises.
Win rent 100 acres 10 the main dwelling
house or the whole, at low figures Apply
TO WM PERRY
Sassafras Ridge, miles below Hickman,
OF 10. Amberg, Hickman, by.
oct2 IL
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Not. ce to the Public.

TIME SHERIFF can be found in his Of
fee in Hickman. every other Satur
DAY from Saturday June 81, 1875, anu
every Monday and Tuesday-except when
attending court-unIess specially called
off. Il. r. WALKER,
je2tf 81. G.
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For Congress.

We ere authorized 10 announce the
HON. OSCAR TURNER. of Ballard, as an
IsDEPEsDENT DEMOCRATIC candidate for
Congress in this District, subject to the
decision of the people. at the polls in
November.
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Good News :!
~ I'D g. a. n "a H-e~.

VIM. B. BENNY,
makes Boots e Shoes
a speciality. The best
assorted stock ofBOOts
and Shoes, can be
found at his store.
Goods warranted and
as cheap as the cheap
est.
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e, Unfonl[,a..2,

/ syEzyk Union City. Tenn. will sell
prints st ceais per yard, and all other
goods accordingly. Call and examine for
yourself. oct20 I'm
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MAGISTRATES PREsENT.-N j. Aperso1,nl
J. q. McNurray, Henry Davis, jas "
Mayes, \. j Smullens. Tay Tor RarI- ''I
F. Rushart. Jere J. Jones y. Hlmmo hd'
4 =. Fields aud Jas F. Mars.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-10-27

r. T. Tyler, hav NJ no opposition " *
elected Comnol School C1mni ssioaer 10 e.
Fulton county, for the ensuing two years.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-10-27

No delinquent list Of county levy tax
payers for the year 1915, being prese IT.
"a by the sheriff, the County Levy Com-
missioner Juo. a. Wilson, presented a
report and settlement Of same, sho~ln
balance in hands Of b. Il Walker OF
- o25, 81, which being examined and -,
proved by the court, was confirmed. -
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-10-27
Reply OF Oscar Turner to the
address Of j. w Blue and
f. w. Darby.
To he Toiers Of The First Congressional

To he Toiers Of The First Congressional
District
This district has been flooded with an
address purporting To have been written
bv lain Blue. OF Crittenden county, and
" parbv. Of CaIdweli, but which un-
lerstand was written by John Blue.
Tbase gentlemen were two of tue str Who
aeso,,b,ed in George Morrow : oiacSln
poIacah. and ordered the 50 called con
ion on the sd of August last, and
we're selected by the other four to
,,..bi;shtn address to the Democracy OF
Tho Gibrmlter District. Who Is John W
Blue. and what has been his polit'cs
He has been tJe Tong opponent Of ate nam
ocyqfic partg, he has fought rs Rf1 creTy
o,,;.e. and, even when Abraham Lincoln
geJthe serried ranks Of Republics nism 10
,,..,,r,le uu.!er foot constitutional liberty
wben | passed through Crittenden
unity exhorting all mcu TO stand togeth-
- rriier the Democratic banner to meet
no shock from the Month tuuder the ban
mar which had embiazoned upon It's folds
~ TO the hilt on Southern institutions
sund this gentleman sfH opposing The
J,..,ocrafie pa4fV Even later than that,
af,or,l,e thunder cloud of war had rolled
,ser his land, and peace was restored.
here was this John W. Bl0e Why, stH
,',rsri,.q tic Democratic party Tih relentless
He rook his position with the small fac
t;on in Kentucky known as the Third
party" and when | was elected TO the
S.n;,te | found him ia the Legislature,
9ecupying that unenviahle position.
When that bubble burst and had no
Mace TO 90 in IA state which had sixty
thousand Democratic majority, and wden
his own county had become Democratic,
,ruES lie took his position with the De
spoerncv-and this is the man who now
le,tnkes in his address, under guiSe of
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-10-27

tss<.- ~ - = >-~fsvorite with our
people, Is again m cisisssss.e of the Hickman
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-15
Tho Morning Press.

The Hepblicdn. In mn able and length
editorial. reviews the case Of the 1llinoi
Central Railroad against the jackson
aud Mississippi Central roads, In whiol
Judge Woods has just appointed re
ceiver for the two last named corpora
tons The Republican IL of opinio,
that the Illinois Central should go com
promise with tho creditors and othe
parties In interest m To secure contro
of the road and with its resources pu
down ''steel rails, iron bridges. ant
thirty lmleH an hour between tn,
Gulf Of Mexico and Lake Michi
gam Tho road under such contro
and proper management. with the pas
aage of appropriate laws by Congress NJ
the instance Of tho two hundred mem
bers representing the country through
which 1t runs. would connect "the porl
Of New Orleans by postal steam service
with all the principal continental and
insular ports Of the South American
continents" and from 'the port Of Chi
cago Il would connect by rail and ship
ping withthc whole western coast Of The
United States and Canada" The Re
publican secs many other reasons fot
such an arrangement and brings forth
facts anu figures to sustain its opinion
which our limited space forces us o.
omit. The reasons given are OF the
highest order and programme carried
ont az sltctched by the Republican would
open TO New Orleans n vast and protlta-
bic field of enterprise.
Tho Picdvuns, in reviewing the
financial and economical condition Of
the country. indorsos tho probable
action of tho Democratic caucus. favor
ing specie payment. NJ step in tho right
direction. But II sceB no immediate TO-
lief IN the measure for tho vast masses
OF unemployed workmon of tho Union.
reduced Ia forced idlcness by the uni.
vcrsal depression Of business. These
men nced work TO earn their daily
bread, and the Picavuuo would. with
tho IT. Louis Commercial Gazette. slg-
gest that tho National Government
should push forward works Of public
improvements. such as railroads. canals
and levccs. Preoedcnts for this measure
arc given. and tho Texas Pacific Rail
road is cited as ono Of tho works most
needed by the country. and as calcu-
lated to give employment 10 vast throngs
Of forced Idlcrs.
The Times notices with pleasure u con
siderable activity In tho collection of
city taxes. and u better disposition to
pay than has accompanied this ordeal
for several years. The tux. IL states, has
been reduced. under tacit compromise
with the city creditors, to u rate lower
than In most other cities, In order TO re-
store confidence and cash basis, u
result obtainable only by the co-opera-
ton Of the taxpayers and a cessation Of
chronic tax resisting.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-15

N ~ = reported that Mr.. w. Harris has
1ovud from this parish 10 st. James.
tkln Ii %, 10 liz no more than right
INIT that he resign his position M
HIl6o Juror. Indeed, both he and Mr..
&1t have shown but little fitness for
- b0eltion to which they were elevated
RS too ConiidinH and generous Rcpub.
In vptes and their reHignatiohs would
.H &1Rhly appreciated by tho taxpayers
n 0lelGAna of this parish.
q oR consummatc impudcncc we COM
Ind 10 our readers the above extract
nom the &c. Charles Herald, the Radical
rInn IL Mr.. Hahn's home. Tho two
ollknown gentlemen alluded TO are
cknbly tho only bona Gde taxpayers
) tho Police Jury, and their disinclina-
oo - al positions bestowed upon
80 'sby too confiding and generous
puhlicAn roter We are certain comes
~ unwillsMs ,tss TO sanction, by their
oonoe, tho numerous swindles the
-z1dden parish Of st, Charles has had
ntnnd In order 10 allow It's carpct-bag
LclAls 10 rise TO tho dignity Of tax.
X&F8.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-15
EXCITEMENT IN NEW yOttk.
hank os the state of New York suspeuSe1.

Tho announcement was made officially
at the Stock Exchange this morning that
the Bank N the State of New York had
suspended payment.
Tho excitement occasioned In New
York by the suspension 10 very great.
quite ~ panic having existed there this
morning.
The capital Of the bank was $1,000 900,
with surplus Of 800. 900. Geo. W. Duer
IN president.
The National Bank Of the State d
New York, which Is reported as sns-
pended, has no correspondents in New
Orleans, and should not be mistaken Tor
the Bank Of New York National Bank
ing Association, which In one Of the old
est and most conservative banks Oh New
York.
The above appeared In yesterdays
evening papers. Since then We have
been favored, from 81 reliable source,
with the information that the depositors
Of the National Bank u the State o.
New York will be paid in full, and that
no other banks are affected.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-15

The New York S,m thus puts the cas-


The New York S,n thus puts the case
briefly and strongly:
Oh, aye, there were corruptionists in
Buchanan's Cabinet, and there were
army rascalities practiced after the
Mexican war; and II we go still further
back, we can see that England had much
political profiigacy in the time of George
Ill. and that Walpole was destitute OF
ofti cial honor. But what have tho mis-
deeds OF bygone times TO do with the
liberation OF the Grantism OF to-day?
Arc we to permit the public robbers OF
this period to carry on a wholesale bust
ness that must bankrupt and ruin the
country II not stopped, because there
were some thieves in old times? We
don't care to hear forever about the dead
functionaries who did wrong, when we
have to deal with the living culprits
who are still ravaging the Treasury, and
gorging themselves on other peoples
earnings. We don't wish to listen to
men who apologize for their own vices
by telling Of other mems.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-15
tfroia Yesterdays Evening BdItionJ
New HAMPSHIRE.

New Hampshire votes to-day for State
officers. by referring 10 this morning Z
edition Of the DEMOCRAT. the reader will
see that the State IL always q closely
contested one. and has gone Republican
In three out of the last i've years. How
ever anxious the opposing parties may
be 10 know the result Of to-day's voting,
II must be borne IN mind that national
issues have no weight In tho contest.
aud even local issues are os ..ery little
Importance. With every mar, 4. thorough
politician, and acknowledgements to
his party, right or wrot anbe Repub-
leans boldly assert that tAri yoelknap
exposure will not hurt t sms pd Will
only necessitate d little larger D tlay Of
their corruption fund, and tHs FDemo-
Gratis acknowledge that IN State where
the result depends upon corruption
openly ptacticed by both sides. the ex-
posture Of corrupt practices In high Gov
eminent officials ut Washington cah
have but very little effect,
Both parties confidently claim the
State. and are equally LOUD In their ex
presslons Of confidence, but the result
hinges entirely on n mass ~ some eight
or ten thousand voters whose votes IN
vatiably go 10 the highest bidder. The
Republican press of the State charge
corruption upon the Democrats. the
Democratic press returning the com
pliment. Toiday's election IL. therefore,
r. A.. Ia
bnnk account being eventually the win
ner. IN view Of recent exposures, how
ever. the Republicans are making super
human efforts to carry the State. FIRST,
for moral effect elsewhere. and also be-
causa they feel that with the impending
Of the Republican party
all over the country. defeat this yeat
would secure the State to the Demo
Gratis for many years 10 come.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-15
Wade Hampton Bolton, OF Tennessee

Wade Hampton Bolton, Of Tennessee,
lately deceased, left the following pro-
vision in his will: II give and bequeath
the widow and children Of General
Thomas Jonathan Jackson, known as
Stonewall Jackson who fell at the
battle Of Charlottesville, Virginia, ten
thousand dollars, as history tells me his
widows furniture was sold after his
death for debt" m