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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-02-09
RussIa,s Greet Embarrassment

There can belittle doubt that the
Turks now heatily regret ever having
yielded to the Tessure of England, IN
granting an ariistice to the Servian-
two months az when Gen Ignatieff
sent in the Russian nltimatum 1t has
since become gident that violent
rupture Of dipbmatic negotiations on
the part of theKnssian ambassador at
that period void have led to no other
result except tat of exhibiting more
clearly, il possible, the utter weakness
of Russia's military organization and
the impotence f that power to carry
out its threats
The Car ha ben so fatally compro
missed not merIyby his warlike utter
ances, but by iisacts. that, sooner, or
later, he mustnale them good, or the
consequences bit at home and abroad
will be disastnustO his Government.
At home a rerea from the military
attitude whicI he has adopted, would
encourage thtpOitical societies which
are now pareyzag his action 1t i
evident that ilage class Of the popu
lation of Russia have been using the
Pan SlavoniccHsade to further their
own politicalasaratons. The aban-
donment on ihcpart of the Govern
ment OF the upionship, which it has
assumed, ofths SIavs out of Russia,
might lead to evolution of the Slavs
within the enpSe while the newly
annexed Moba mbedan populations in
Central Asia, fhdiug that the Gar,
after ANNOUNCING his intention of max
ing war agaiOsttheir spiritual head,
has been obhgettO abandon that de
sign on aceon6"s.9f the utter disorgani
aged 70 spfeigainst his authority.
A broad, espciiy in the capitals OF
austria and Gemany, there will be "a
immediate dimunitiOn of Russian in,
tuence in all questions affecting the
European bslaee of power. aud COM
binations ma yiesult therefrom by no
means agreeah to Russian self love
We may be sre that so favorable an
occasion for hmiIi ting the one power
IN Europe wGch Germany has the
best reason todread, will not be lost
sight of by Fince Bismarck; on find
ing the Pan -savonic incubus, under
which she h a been laboriDg, SO ma
terialy lishtned
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-02-09
THE WAyE OF TROUBLE.
business Failures In 1915.

In this connection the Mercantile
Agency draws attention to the follow
ing:
at is significant circumstance, that
the failures in the Middle States are /
one IN every 81 names reported IN
business, while in the Western States
the proportion Is one in every ~; but
the comparison between the East and
( the South is even more significant tor
/ in New England. with all its wealth
and solidity, one IN every 90 has yield
ed to the pressure of the times, while
in the South, with all its poverty, It's
political and other disabilities, the per
ceniaee of failures is only one In eve
ry GA Even in Canada, where there
is gold basis, light taxation, freedom
from political complications, and all
other favoring conditions, there Is
much greater pressure than IN the
4 United States, the failures in the Do
minion being one in every -, Ii l.
, significant. however, that the failures
: in the last quarter of 1876 are less by
r twenty per cent. in number than for
the last quarter in 1875, while the to
' tai liabilities for the last quarter OF
e 1876 are not one half of those OF the
+ corresponding quarter of 1879. h'
t same favorable comparison also holds
: GOOD as to the decreased number o
a failures which occurred in the fourth
quarter Of 1876, as compared with TN
u larger number in ihe third quarter
: The same conditions which favored
4 an improvement in trade. IN the au
tump of the> year igst @cLs=esaas :
a .. IN, III prevaII- Is true that ~
Ills gloomy ct''-A, of the political contes
OF obscures these conditions somewhat
on and that winter OF extreme severity
with difficulty of transportation an
other causes, retards their action t
n some extent. But, that these favorin
conditions not only exist, and contiuu
y" to increase, none can doubt. I'll
," year just closed has been most pre-
life Que in largely augmenting IL
~ wealth of the country. Cotton, grail
sugar, tobacco. gold and silver, petr'
c Ieum, and numerous other resources
Il ibis great continent, have been pre-
II duced in quantities sufficient to vie
u nearly loo millions of dollars
III While the producing power of tt
oh nation has thus been exhibiting itsel
oi on the one hand, the economy OF i
Il people has been equally clearly d
&c moustrated on the other The impo
C tations have dwindled TO dimension
CT smaller than was at one time though
u possible, and the restricted purchas,
Of domestic as we'll as foreign good
Ill 8 Il. -
Sc the strongest possible indication tn
+ the foolish extravaganza which so un
u verSally prevailed in the first FIVE yea
~ of the decade is being succeeded b
IN lessened living and business expense
and a safer basis generally is thus b,
al ing reached -
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-02-09
THE sun.
Z. NEW YORK. 81

The different editions Of TnE Sun du-
ring the next year will be the same as
during the year that has just passed. The
daily edition will on week days be q
sheet Of four pages, and on Sundays \
sheet of eight pages. or Sc broad columns;
while the weekly edition will be q sheet
Of eight pages of the same dimensions
and character that are already familiar
to our friends.
TuE SrN will continue to be the siren
u0us advocate of reform and rctrench-
mcnt. and of the substitution of states
man-hip, wisdom, and integrity for h0l-
low pretence, imhecility, and fraud in the
administration of public affairs. Il will
contend for the government Of the peo-
pie by the people and for the people, as
opposed TO government by frauds in the
ballot-boX and in the counting of votes
enforced by military violence. 1t will
endeavor TO supply its readers body
now not far from million of sogls--wiil
will ernptov for thfs @p-rrroec n numerous
and carefully selected staff of reporters
and corresp ondents. Its reports from
Washington, especially, win be full ac-
curate, and fearless; and it will doubt
less continue to deserve and lenjoy the
hatred of those who thrive by plundering
the Treasury or by usurpjng what the
deavor to merit the confidence OF the
public by defending the rights Of The
people against the entertainments Of an
justified power.
The price of the daily SrV will he %
cents "a month or SIS Do year, post
paid, or with the Sunday edetion ~ 20
a year.
The SUNDAY edetion alone, eight pages,
81 20 year, post paid.
The WEEKLY SrN. eight pages Of -
broad columns. will he furnished during
1877 at the rate of ~ a year, post paid.
The benefit of this large reduction from
the previous rate for the WEEKLY can be
enjoyed by individual subscribers with
ont the necessity of making up clubs. At
the same time, if any of our friends
choose 10 aid in extending our circulation,
we shall be grateful to them. and every
such person who sends as ten or more
subscribers from one place will be emit
tied to one copy of the paper for himself
without charge. At one dollar a year.
postage paid, the expenses of paper and
printing are barely repai /; and, consid-
ering the size Of the sheet and the quail
ty of its contents, we are confident the
people viii consider Tue WEEKLY Sun
the cheapest newspaper published in the
world, aud we trust also one of the very
best. Address,
THE sun, New York City, y. Y.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-02-09
Southern Claims.

One Of the most effective weapons
used by the Republican leaders in the
Presidential campaign was the charge
that the success of the Democrats
would inevitably be followed by the
payment of a great mass Of Soutbern
/ claims. The changes were rup< upon
this charge on every stumy and II
was alleged that two thouS'nd millions
- dollars would be recired from the
l reas=,,, TO foot the oils
he posi,iee declaration of Mr.. Til
o uen against the payment of such
leading ana the prompt response -gf
proving his position, were denounced
by che Republican organs as evasive.
ana the eIannr on this subject contin-
ued down to the very close of the can.
vass. Thousands of houest people
were made to believe there was great
danger to the Treasury from this cause
and many who were really inclined TO
support Mr.. Tilden, voted for Mr.
Hayes, under a delusion that thew
were acting for the best interests OF
the country.
Now, that there is no longer an OBJ
JSNt ~ o0 Sdlueu Oy Rllful deception
the mask is thrown off and the CHARGE
stands revealed as partisan fraud
The Committee on War Claims of the
House of Representatives have made
no reports for any large claims what
ever, and the very few small claims
which they have approved, not amount
ing to one years salary Of the Presi
dent, received the vote of every Re
publican member of the committee.
ln the Senate, Mr. Wright of Iowa.
one of the extreme Republicans, re
ported bill last week, extending for
two years the act establishing the |
Claims Commission, compos-
ed of three pronounced Republicans
he pressed that bill to vote on Sat I
lrday, and carried it by the compact
support of his political friends The
opposition was mainly conducted by
dr. Thurman aud Mr. Johnston of
Virginia. who exposed the insincerity
If the charges made few months
go. and contrasted them with this
cheme to open the door for claims
Which were then broadly assailed.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-02-09
HOW CiuIes Repudia,e Deb,

A petition to the legislature 10 re.
peal the CRY of Memphis charter. wa.
signed by many of her leading bust
ness men last week. The petition was
grounded upon corporate taxation,
which is so exorbitant as to stagnate
business and swallow up all earnings
Reputation is so closely allied to dis
grace that no one in Tennessee where
the question has been agitated and
thought about without regard TO the
o'ate debt, IS willing to rest uDder the
r9proacttul stigma of regulations
tlence the leading lawyers and citi
zens are divided upon the question in
vowed 10 the petition. But all are
agreed that the bond holders must
sIcept compromise, fair aud bonora
ole to both parties.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-02-09

The'way the King of the Sandwich
Islands carves a chicken Is to take
hold of both legs, draw long breath.
and pull for all he's worth.
The claim of the Democratic party
that Tilden and Hendricks are tho
choice of majority of the voters OF
the United States will stand judicial
test. Hence the willingness OF the
Democrats to commit their cause to
the tribunal.
Small boys who are worth picking
up had better keep an eye on them
selves in these times, when they are
at large. The stories of boystealing
here and there, may be suggestive to
criminals who can see hope of profit
in it.
Jefferson Davis Intends taking up
Is abode for time on the beautiful
Mississippi coast, near Mississippi City,
in,rder to engage in writing Tie re
miiscences of his public career,
whi1 he has consented to do at the
earnst solicitation of his friends.
COMMODORE Vanderbilt was no
speechmaker. When his health was
PROPOSE at banquet in London, he
said Gentlemen, have never made
! fool q Myself in my life, and am
not going to begin now. Here is a
friend Of mine oN'- lawyer; he can
talk allday."
KEEP Your CIsTER~ WATER
PURE When cistern water oea,ne-
-, -.g0r deposits of dust ana
eoalseot or other oauaoa. uncover tn,
5aI ,eS@ and let II remain so for -eve-..
IT, ana ME water will become pure
x +e Al @"S sweet. This is the practice
!, o. h9J Mcclellan of Sayre Insriture,
O'Seu upon scientific prir-'Pie.
A NOVEL E<PERlMENT "A novel
, eperlmeut, according to the LeeAport
/! Epers, is soon to be atte-aPted in that
i dy. THIS experiment Is to heat the
e sl0le city with steam, after the same
T amer as it is lighted with gas. Tits
F: )t thought feasible to have Que boiler
! . the job, but the city is to be divi
= led into districts, and each district is
10 have It's separate boiler. Mains
from each boiler are to run to the diff
fereDt houses, aud all the occupant
has to do Is to Turn on a faucet and
obtain all the heat he wants.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-02-09

TIE war clouds that for nearly three
.,onths have hung over the country,
iestroying business and paralyzing Ell
,rt. have cleared away, and to-day
here is not a man to be found any
here in the land who does not believe
hat the threatened civil war with ITS
natural results ravaged country,
.iesolated cities, ruined industries and
carts bowed down with sorrow Tor the
asu-has been averted, and that once
more we have the certain insurance oil
lorious peace, giving US revived In
astries sDd prosperous business, to be
Flowed at an enrIy day by orr whole
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-02-09

THE Democrats in Congress from
he South are urged by the men who
IRE pushing the Texas Pacific job TO
,ultify the action of the House Of
Representatives, in putting itself or
record against substituting railroad cor
,ora,ious, On the ground that it is n
outhern enterprise. And yet the list
f stockholders in the Texas Pacific
company shows that it is almost Gu
;-aIv = Pennsylvania concern.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-02-09

TIE governor OF Tennessee recently
~.mmunicated to the Legislature OF
hat State the request of certain hold
re Of State bonds for a conference,
aoking to a permanent and equitable
'iustmeut and compromise of the
aims held by them. In response to
MS application the Legislature has
ny Joint resolution, directed the gov
rnor to communicate. without delay
it'll the bondholders, and to request
'em to submit any propositions they
ay desire to make.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-02-09
con
rne cnna ri Coming.

The long looke9' eoou inc
when the glittering q VIII e''"
among the people as Tue O'ue "n
golden ante-war day appe"'' ~ -
.oh; f.,,ar ,bithe most san
guine have expected:
The present law, ce 9u"P
ton January 1. 1879. 4 me i''
part of both the greatssnes nave
looked upon this date, e"e'J '
ionary, impracticable, az IN Possi0''
President Grant, in sfla' meS
last week, recommends sun pun" ~
commence March l, 187neariy TWO
years 10 advance Of the pstiug Id"
lie bases his argument this easy
resumption upon the fact pt the STA
tistics Of foreign commen the pas
year show a balance of tre IN our
favor of $4,000, 900, an the nrst
six moths of the present Esd year al
500, 100000 The aggrese guam
tity of gold in the United fa'es has
increased 100000, 0OO, thslast slS
months. The consequence that The
credit of the Government is phancec
at all foreign markets, and or pape'
is held firm with no dispositiopo con
vert this into gold or to pre- pay
ment. President Grant is frhaP
over enthusiastic as to resss6siIsea 5
early day. but certai 40
warrant the expectaiIfS
golden day iSz 81
-sssssz man zcoURIER say illii.ey IA {
IT changing the form of voting in he
tucky local elections from the vive 20
70 the ballot system is engaging the ;
tention of many of our most respectat
ci tizens and the idea of petiiioning [
Legislature for the change is freely ca
vassed. The COURIER urges that the pr
posed change be made an issue IN {
coming contests for the Legislature
Our worthy friend of the COURIER h
unthoughtedly overlooked the provisi'
Of the Constitution which declares tn
in all elections by the people the vot
shall be personally and pu6Aciy- give
viva yoce. The Constitution must hr
be changed before the ballot system CT
be adOpted.-Trigg County Dsmoerat.
The COURIER 5 article only conteu
plnted the change as to town and CT
elections. The viva yoce manner
voting applies to all gener
elections by the people, such as ii
election of Sheriff., members of Il
Legislature, &c, bu; not necessarily
corporations.
it does. we want the editor Of Il
Democrat who trips US up so giibly
to The reading of our State Constit'
ton, to explain the following elause
that same constitution:
ART. g.. SEC. 6.-"Oficers Of towns AZ
cities, shall be elected for such Term
and IA such manner, and with such nal
tications, as may be prescribed by law
Perhaps, our friend, overlooked III
provision of the Constitution "
don't care so much for a change ia q
manner of voting, but plagued if We
going to have our abilities as a To-
stitutional l,wyer refeeted on.
If the COURIER had contemplate
a change "of all elections before q
people" the way to reach it is throuq
the Legislature, because the Legisl'
ture must submit the question Of
constitutional convention to the pc
PIE.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-02-09
Our Pleasant Vices.
GFrou New York Herald.1

ff0rr ltth 1oIA IieFalu.
From silky, tobacco and beer, the
Governmsn has collected in the past
year a reseue of one hundred million
dollars, With seems to indicate that
the people ave not stinted themselves
as to their pleasant vices on account
of hard tises, or because of anxiety
over the dHcult constitutional prob
lens. Tb,sixty two million FIVE hun
dred thonaud gallons of spirits disti-
led from rain and molasses and the
nine miII;sp barrels of beer on which
the CREATE part of this tax was taken
is very aieDsive tipple even for forty
millions i people This little Niagara
of exb;I,rsiiDg fluids would supply
obou, a;sht gallons for each voter.
From people who have smoked,
cbewsd Ind snuffed thirty nine million
dolI.rs into the National Treasury.
wba. ,,rDcles of patriotic devotion
NAV vaDot expect?
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-02-09
Newspaper Restraint Upon
Rad Men

Ebau wen.
The Courier-J ournal thinks that
Junius is about century late in hand !
ing in his manuscript, but his topic is
current and his comments fresh; SO
here goes.
with regard to structures upon the
characters Of men in office and the
measure Of government, the case is
little different \ considerable lati
tude must be allowed in the discussion
of public affairs, or the liberty OF the
press will be of no benefit to society.
As the Indulgence Of private malice
/ aud personal SANDER should be check
ed aud resisted by every legal means,
so constant examination into the
characters and conduct of ministers
and magistrates should be equally pro
mored and encouraged = They who
conceive that our newspapers are no
restraint upon bad men, or impedi-
ment to the execution of bad meas
ures. know nothing of this country
In that state of abandoned servility
and prostitution, to which the undu,
influence Of the crown has reduced the
other branches of the Legislature. ou'
; ministers and magistrates have in real
: ity little punishment to fear, and iey
difficulties to contend with, beyond tn
censure of the press, and the spirit o
Il resistance which it excItes among til
T people While this eensorial power
maintained, to speak in the words of
most ingenious foreigner, both minis
Ter and magistrate is compelled, /
= almssi , egse6GE instance, to choose be
so tween u's g his ki6Gr Tenutation.
g dlsm una = viii not indeed work a ~
49, -rssr--rshlil some degree, upon |
congaet At all events, these are n
ter the times to admit of any reaxati'
N in the little discipline we have left
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-02-09

MADDOX, trusted Republican, who
h ID the confidence of the leaders at
Washington and New Orleans swears
that Gov. Wells offered to sell the
Louisiana vote to either party, and yet
Republicans contend that there is no
appeal from this mans decision, and
hat Louisiana is theirs by the forms
of lar, thus corruptly procured.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-02-09
Fulton Circuit Court

Jacob Silvertooth and EXparte
Callie Silvertooth, Plaintiffs. petition
ON the 81 day of January, 1877, a
Joint petition was filed in the office
of the Clerk of the Fulton Circuit Court
by Jacob Silvertooth and Callie Silver
tooth. hjs wife asking that the said Callie
Silvertooth he empowered by the Conrl
to use. enjoy. sell and convey for her own
benefit, any property she may own or ac
quire, free from the claims or debts of heI
husband, aud to make contracts, sue and
be sued as "a single woman, and to trade
in her own name and dispose Of her prop
erty by will or deed.
Witness my hand this 81 day of Janua-
~, 1871 T. NJ. FRENCH, {. F. G. &.
ianJ
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-02-09

AMONG the commercial and econom-
zeal phenomena which have marked
the year just passed, We may note a
signal falling of in the production OF
sugar attended by a Somewhat serious
disturbance iu the market for thai
article
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-02-09

TILDEN's large popular majority in
The entire country is unassailed end
uuassaiIable. His majorities in Florida
aud Louisiana are virtually conceded.
hut the Hayes men argue that the
Governors certificates entitled them to
these States by the fornas.of .la,c.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-02-09

ONLY s25 900 is appropriated for
The Presidents salary by the House
Committee in the Legislative and Ex
ecutive Appropriation bill. If the
Senate consents to this, Grants sue
cessor will be paid only half as much
as Grant has been.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-02-09

THE winter, so far, has Frobabiy
teeu the coolest average ever known
Kentucky since its settlement by
n white race. There have been but
.w days since the beginning of De-
rsmber when the mercury of the Their
nometer has not shown below the
rreezing point, and, on several days
which is very unusual in this climate
rom 5 to 80 degrees below zero.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-02-09
RISmorct,,s RuI,aozers.

Jacob Straub, a naturalized citizen
and resident Of Pittsfeld. Mass. just
.LEeeturgef fTnsUefg, Vi1it tNr7r1I EgTvvs E
particulars of his arrest by Prussian
officials snd enforced service in the
army. lie finally escaped to France,
after many hardships, and embarked
for this country. His friends vii call
the attention of the State Department
at Washington 10 The ease.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-02-09

Morton and Mitchell have utterly
failed in proving any corrupt use of
money by the National Democratic
Committee in Oregon. The only trans
action developed was the sending Of
money BY the New York Democrats to
he Oregon Democratic Committee 10
mploy counsel to argue the case Of
he inelieibiliiy of Watts. the HAYES
slector. before Governor Grover
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-02-09

THE clerk of the Louisiana Return
ing Board does swear that Governor
Wells ordered and caused him to cor
ruptly alter the election returns, and
vet Republicans claim the State by the
forms Of ld1.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-02-09

The Texas ~Minsr.1 CITY" frau'
got up by company Of SIan' S S%l
dlers, styling themselves me on :;
Kentucky, and Texas Las Coinpan
continues to be exposed lH ;,h paf !.
far and wide; and yet, el~i' In q,
ing these exposures, the - 20 o.ona
tinue to find plenty of ~ rers ~
people too stingy to tax The Parm
FOO indolent to read theI Texas cor
e's ii ONE journal has Der exposes
respondent who still fowinc sen
them by quoting the Texas Reg
fences from the Sherma, ee for All
ister, OF recent date: v is base
we would say Mineral n place in
fraud. There is no as"
Grayson county or in
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-02-09

TIE experience of Kentucky, in
The establishment of Common Schools.
corresponds with that of other States
and that is that the system to be made
efficient must be made conpulservs
Is w..,..-.-s,sz cue pubic free' wh!
- cnmnei nttendance TO its benefits
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-02-09

THE Hayes lawyers before the Pres
iden,ial commission on the FiorlGa
vote, in nc point contend that, as
matter of truth, Hayes carried the
State, but argue that he is entitled to
1T by the forms of ld,C.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-02-09
ReSfAElrHEif.

TRANK SEIGRIST has opened new
4 RESTAURANTin the PhelT Ms build
ing. Clinton street
BIS" Meals at all hours of the day or
night.
BI35~ Warm wafies carried to residences
on order drc8