The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-01-12


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Fifteen beaf lave recently been kill.
ed near BrooksIlle, fernando county,
Fla
One hundred md fifty infant alligators
were killed by tie cold in Palatka, Fla,
recently.
The immigration to the United States
this year will fall short of that of any
year since 1868.
Robins abound in west Tennessee, and
large numbers ars nightly killed in the
cane brakes.
Chestnuts grow in great abundance
near Canton, Tenn, and are sold at nine
/ ty cents busheL
The inmates of the alms-house at Ian
caster, Pa, consume abOutseven hundred
dollars worth of tobacco year.
During theweek ending Dec. 10Th there
were received 1881 bales of cotlon at
Raleigh, n. c.
The official majority Of Alaginnis for
delegate from Montana is eight hundred
and forty-seven over Leayitt, the repub-
lican candidate.
The severe frosts in Terrebone parish,
La, have greatly injured the vegetation,
particularly the omnge trees.
Sonomo creek, California, is well stock
ed with carp, which have decended from
five Of their kind brought from Germany
a few years ago.
The first cargo of compressed cotton
from Richmond, Va, was shipped by the
bark Paramount Dec. 18th, and was val
ued at S77 900
James b. Garner, of Maury county,
Tenn, is seventy eight years old, and re-
members distinctly how he fought the
Sominoles in 1917.
Cottonan rice f.ctorsi IN Charleston re-
fuse to make advances to planters until
the political troubles are satisfactorily
settled Planting operations viii be Sc,
riously crippled.
Capt. John W. Morton, of the Burns
artillery at Nashville, has made requisi-
tion on Governor Porter for a six-gun
battery. The STATE has over $4,000 to
its military credit al Washington
During the season just closed there
was manufacturedb by the mills on the
Mississippi river, between Lansing and
Keokuk, 354, 9l7 600 of lumber OF this
amount the mills Of Davenport cut ST.
$4,000; Rock Island, %, 500, 600; and
Moline, 23,0OO,000; making A total of
l04, $50, 900 feet, or nearly a third of the
whole cut
The levee-building recommended in
Louisiana by the state engineer for this
year amounts to about $4,000 cubic
yards.
\ panther measuring ten feet and nine
inches was recently killed in Williamson
county, Tennessee, after he had slain
thirteen CANNES.
The ocean steamship company, of Sa-
vannah, which is controlled by the
central railroad company, made net
profit last year of 5000 SO.
Ben. Fortenberry, ate sheriffof Marion
county, Mississippi, has been:sentenced.to
the penitentiary for two years upon
charge of official larceny.
The japanese silk trade for the past
ten seasons has averaged about 13,500
bales annually. This year the report
will probably amount to $4,000 or 10000
bales
Quent Bryan and Frank Harrison, two
notorious desperadoes, have just been
pardoned out of the penitentiary by
governor BrogdeD of North Carolina.
A panther measuring ten feet and nine
inches was recently killed in Williamson
county. Tenn, after he had slain thirteen
CANNES.
The ocean steamship company, of Sa-
vannah, which is controlled by the Cen
tral railroad company, made net profit
last year of $50, ,OsS.83.
The largest reservoir on the line of the
Baltimore and Ohb railroad has just been
completed at GPfton, West Virginia.
1t contains 10000 bricks and has ca
pacity of 100000 gallons.
Mr.. Balfour, agent, purchased by tele-
graph order 5000 bales of cotton in At
ianta at a cost of$15O,00O, to be shipped
on the line of steamers engaged in the
direct trade between Brunswick, Ga,
and Liverpool. This is the biggest order
ever sent to the state.
A short time ago Fred. Huntzinger
entered a cave near Elk Mound, Wis,
and killed three lynx. The animals were
snugly ensconced for the winter. Farmers
in that vicinity bad several times tried
to smoke them out, but all efforts in that
direction signally failed. Mr.. Huntzin-
ger boldly entered the place, revolver in
hand. and by series of well-directed
shots, put an end to their career. He
obtained twenty-one dollars bounty for
the three scalps, and sold the hides for
several dollars more.
Fort Worth (Texas) Democrat We
received information and interviewed
narties lust in from Fort Griffin, to the
effect that the citizens of that frontier
town have captured and hung, some
seven miles west of the fort, eleven horse
thieves, whom they have been tracking
and trailing for some time. They were
overtaken with twenty-seven head of
stolen horses. No mercy was extended
To the desperadoes, and each met his fate
from the end of the halter, and their
bodies will make food for the vultureg
Four more thieves, belonging to the
same outfit, were made prisoners just this
side of Fort Sill. They are now en- route
for Fort Griffin, where their show for life
will be meagre indeed.