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The New York herald., 1877-01-05
CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE.

largely attended reception was given to Chief
Justice Waite. at tho residence OF William NJ Evafts
last night The legal profession was largely repre-
scntcd, and almost every prominent member OF tho
Bench and Bar was in attendance The evening was
envened Uy brilliant saliies OF wit from Mr. Rufus II.
Ch0ate and by y lew sh0rt comp mel ntary toasts.
The New York herald., 1877-01-05
THE FATAL FRONT PLATFORM.

George McGill, q young man, residing at No. 42s
Third avenue, fell from tho front platform of car No
los OF the Third limo and had his leg cut or
The New York herald., 1877-01-05
DEAD IN A BARROOM.

An unknown man, about forty years old, was found
dead yesterday afternoon in tho liquor storo No. l5S
West Fiity.secon street.
The New York herald., 1877-01-05
A FATAL FALL.

Michael McGough, aged forty-onc, Of No. 61s Eas.
Fourteenth street, iel down flight OF stairs ycstcr.
day while in state OF intoxication aud died soon
The New York herald., 1877-01-05
TO FRIENDS ABROAD.

The steamer suevia took out yesterday fortysx bags
of letters containing e49 letters OF which 467 were
registered, and soventy.four bags OF papers
The New York herald., 1877-01-05
"OUR FIRST BABY"

Mr.. DE Cordova delivered his lecture "0ur First
Baby'' before large and intc gent audience in the
Phillips Presbyterian church last evening.
The New York herald., 1877-01-05
FELL DEAD.

An aged man, named William stokely, Of No. 81
Second avenue iol dead Yesterday In front Of No 90
Park row.
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was still ssing at last accounts and two OF the Cney
ennes are known TO have been killed by Grows. Mr.
Gage gives the above account from Mr.. Yarlott, who
has been in Cages employ Tor long time, ana says
Yarott is reliable Gage saw the captured horses NJ
the Crow Agency last Monday.
The New York herald., 1877-01-05
THE FUNERAL OF MR.. BLISS.

THE FUNERAL OF MR.. BLISS.
ELMIRA, Jcn. 4, 1871
The funeral services over the romans of the late
p. p. Bliss OF the victims OF the Ashtabula dis.
aster, to be held at Rome Bradford county, Pa,
about twenty five miles south Of this city, Sunday
next. He born and reared IN that vicinity.
Rev. DR.. Goodwin and ID. w. White, OF Chicago,
are conduct the exercises
The New York herald., 1877-01-05
FUNHRAI, OF ANorHRR vrCr1sf.

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, JAM A. 1877.
The funeral OF L. c. Grain, Of the victims of the
Ashtabua accident, took place at West Haven to-day
The Hickman courier., 1877-05-18
Who Did IL

We answer the Democracy Of the
st Congress.
First class sewing machines have
ropped down from s85 to s35 within
'e last week. 1t is now within the
l~,wer OF many poor persons to be
r.me owners Of these great helps t'
housekeeping. For "-~J years We
have been compelled to pay nearly
taree times the value for a sewing ma
= inc of any kind; but now the expi.
r.'ion of letters patent, and the refusal
IT Congress to renew them, has
fought all machines down to some
ming like their Legitimate worth. I'm
,.ense fortunes have been amassed by
,'.e inventors. Now everybody is at
nberty to make sewing machines, aud
he world will be full of them.
The Hickman courier., 1877-05-18
france and Germany 90 Fight.

George n. Boxer, United States
Minister to Russia, says in an inter
~'ew: Germany to-day is one vast
mp. She is stronger than ever be
re, and better fitted for war but this
- been accomplished at the cost of
prosperity. The army is, therefore
an object. and that object is to SO
thoroughly crush France that all idea
e revenge by lie Grand Nation" will
lie thoroughly out Of question for a
generation or two. Germany could
rot carry out this plan had Russis
been at peace, for the Emperor Alex
snder when the subject was broached
10 him would not hear Of it, aud it is
fact that but for his frmDess and
decision, the Germans would have de-
rlared war long ago. Hence. in order
,ffectually to dispose of Russia, Ger
many was. obliged to wait until that
power became involved with Turkey
aud to effect this the German Ambss
,ador spared no pains by urging upon
he Russians the fact that Germany
luld not interfere with any pro
rEAmme the Car would undertake to
carry out"
The Hickman courier., 1877-05-18

Among the many things said TO the
Ire Association of Mobile by Hon.
Jefferson Davis, at New Orleans. upon
a recent visit Of the aforesaid associa
ton to that city, was the following:
For the honor Of the comrades whose
untimely deaths you mourn, for the
respect due to the cause you loved, for
the hopes you cherish for your poster
ity. let not your eyes revert constantly
To the past; but, confronting the pres
cut aud looking patiofically ou the
future, let your efforts be made TO re
pair what has been injured, aud 20
build again higher and broader. on u
more solid foundation, The temple Of
human liberty, after the model lett you
by your fathers You engaged in no
war for sectional aggrandlze nfeDt; you
fought no buttles for personal advau
tage you were prOmpied by no malice,
aud your knightly esoutcheon is tara
i>hed by 10 soIdid hate or desire for
mean revenge The war left you
stripped oil all save honor, and your
chivalry was as incapable Of inf,cliug
wrong a. it was OF submitting 10 II
tamely The past demands, then.
knightiy generosity and faithful de
voiion TO the principles you Inherited
from Revolutionary sires, aud which
you will best bless mankind BY trans
unchanged to your posierity
Thrice and four times l am thank fui
for the indications which the day
bring to Us of the revival of the spirit
in which our Union was founded from
which our prosperity springs, and
upon which lis perpetuity must surely
depend.
The Hickman courier., 1877-05-18
TnE FlLLEHUsrEns.
How tbey Propose to Invade
MeAtcO.

The long existing civil wars and
troubles iu Mexico has at last invited
dllibusters from the Uuied States.
The action Of these fliibusters will
unite Mexico and cause them establish
permanent peace among themselves. or
the 6llibusters will capture it in detail
If Mexico nuites, our United States
authorities will haug the fllibusters or
permit them to be shot by Mexico; il
the filibusters succeed. future genera
tions will call them patriots, etc. So
here is your chance for glory:
The following plan of operations has
been determined GU: a joint stock
company has been formed, ostensibly
TO develop mines in Arizoua, and sev
eral hundred thousand dollars are sub
scribed by leading railroad capitalists
in San Francisco. New York and Phil
adelphia The funds are to be used in
fitting out three expeditions. One il
10 start from Fort Yuma, the present
terminus ot the southern Pacific Rail
road to California, uUd push directly
through Sonora by land TO Guaylma
The second leaves San Francisco IN
ships carrying supplies, and is to meet
the first at Guayanas by water. The
third is to rend,zvous at nj Pa-o, aud
1 push through chihuahua TO the inte-
4 rior oi Arizona, which is TO be met by
reinforcemehts from Guayamas. This
column will be the heaviest of the
three, aud is now being lieIly recruit
ed ia Texas, New Mexico, aud as tar
east as Missouri II will be mainly
composed of ex Confederate soldiers,
and will probably be commanded by
an eminent Confederate cavalry officer
now living in Missouri, whose name i
not unfamiliar in Mexico The cav
airy column will he led by the gentle
man who Is now here conducting the
before mentioned negotiations. T c
fate of the whole movement now de
peuds on assurances Of non interfer
ence from the Administration If sat
i,factory assurances are given, tie
middle of September will see 500
Americans ia Sonora, government
organized and the State declared inde
pendent Of Mexico. 30 far as the Diaz
Government is concerned This move
ment, while it is being promoted by
some Of the men who were concerned
10 the abor'ive movement of two years
ago, will be independent Of that enter
prise. so far as the finances OF 1t are
concerned.
The Hickman courier., 1877-05-18
Revelations Threaten IN
louisiana.

! The following remarks are taker
/ from the colums OF the Cincinnati
/ Commerciai.
! "Intimations are thrown out that men
bers of the Louisiana Returning Bosrd
will talk If President Hayes does not 'e
! cogHfze their-eminent services Let them
( talk. The first principle of Hayee is-uat
I he is an honest man. He did net rettru
himself to the Presidency. He is netin-
debted to any one who did or thinks he
did return him. lie wa- constitu.ioahly
elected President. and took the Office with
out any mortgages on it
This sort oi talk is frequent; butit
avails nothing. A. a.
Hayes was not constitutiona4Fy elect
ed President. The Constitution pro
vides that the man shall be Presidcur
for whom majority Of the electors
vote. Hayes had no such majority
His claims were based upon such frauds
that his partisans did not dare to have
them examined. He was declared to
be elected by the Electoral Tribunal.
bat the fact was otherwise. Moreover.
that tribunal was an unconstitutional
body, and its declaration cannot have
any cOnstitufional-validity The House
of Representatives set forth thsreal
truth in the case in its Revolutionary
ing that Samuel j Tddeu had tn
minority of the electoral votes, and
that Rutherford B. Hayes was not
elected.
Every one understands. that Mr..
Hayes was unjustly installed as Presi-
dent. Mr. Charles Francis Adam
stated the truth when he said that
Mr.. Hayes "must forever carry upon
his brow the stamp of fraud. Rts tri
umphant in American history
But whether the threatened Louis
lana vela'ion@~'~it~@ser ilz uaads.G;.
! doubtful Mr. Hayes friends have a
great interest in buying of those who
can furnish interior and positive proofs
on the subject.
The Hickman courier., 1877-05-18

Now that the Southern question has
heen disposed of, for time al least. il is
20 be hOpe'i that the reform OF the civil
service will receiye more attention than
I has yet been awarded TO IT hy the new
Administration. IL is by ailsodds. the
most important question Of the knur; in
fact, it is the only one which demands
! Immediate settlement.-N. Y. Tines.
Mr. Hayes has given early and close
attention 10 civil service reform 10
couciliate Morton he farmed out to
him the Northern post Office appoint
ments, putting in his man Typer to
oversee Dir Key, who Rfeiy wrote 10
his brother at Chattahodga that unless
the Sonth susfains the Administrative n
of the President, Hayes will be com
Pelled TO use his official patronage in
such way as to give him strength in
his own party" That is, Unless tie
South eonseuts to sell itself for Offices.
Hayes viii curry his goods 10 another
market. .s,
The Hickman courier., 1877-05-18
A HOLY war.

The sultan wants, II Is said TO make
dis mol" wHr for-' 'I,s daten.e and
p pe'uation o. tr~ - faith Ot hO-
hammed. and the conversation Of the
Koran, by invoking the sympathy aud
aid OF lD 900 600 Moham medans WHO
are fourl throughout Asia aud other
quarters of the globe Il is doubtful
whether lie aid OF this vast number OF
relieioni,ts can be relied on, tor the
greater portion of il l. widely scattered
over the most beuighted aud iuaccessi
bic countries, and could give the Sultan
no more he'll in war than he could
give the Mprmnns in war against
the United States The war he j.
waging against Russia may be ever 80
holy, buthohness is not the only thing
neediul iu war. Due regards must
still be had for troops, military supplies
and transportation, What help could
the millions Of African Motammedans
rive the Turks in ConstanrinopIe !?
They would he an actual hiudrance
and burden to the Suitan'S army if
they were On the battle ground
The Hickman courier., 1877-05-18

A terrible famine is raging in dis
,ricts of China. In a village visited
by Europeans the inhabitants were
putting an end to their sufferings by
suicide, and in one family the father
and mother buried their children ailVe-
that they might not witness their ago
MES. The people have deVoured the
grass aud the foliage of the trees, aud
rhe efforts OF the Government aud the
priests lave been insufficient to meet
rhe needs Of the furnishing mullitudes
"hipa is so denseIy populated, and the
.ciIi,ies for internal traffic so made
q-s;e, that q failure of crops 10 any
,.fse section of the empire is sure to
sAuse awful distress.
The Hickman courier., 1877-05-18

KzYrJcxY stands sixth on the list
: States paying revenue into the FED
raj treasury. She has paid sixty
..veu millions since the war, and on
80 -, .osff ten millions annually for
we psS' severn cL o-s
Ian ull the New EngIsHe
lined, leaving out Massachusetts,; an
j, ct those States have drawn millions
rom the Government for harbor ian
rovements, aud other things, while
Kentucky since the war, has only got
: 81 900 for the Cumberland river from
mithland to the Tennessee line. Ii
appropriations are to be made, is il not
'gh time that we were getting our pro
"a
The Hickman courier., 1877-05-18
The PreSidenG's Views Of the
southern Policy and It's
Effects

Mr. Cow les proprietor Of the Cleve
land Leader had au interview with the
President. during which the political
situation was freely discussed by the
latter. Mr. Cowles told the President
that the dissatisfaction among the Ohio
Republicans at the Son'hern policy Is
80 great as 70 probably result in the
State being lost to the Republicans 10
October next, by the Republicans re
fusing 10 vote. The President evinced
no surprise at this, but said that al
though temporary defeat might be
encountered at the polls, iu the end
the party would be stronger than ever
The po iucs of the country are in "a
diseased condition. aud require severe
treatmeut TO be made healthy again.
not uDlke the treatment extended by
surgeons aud persons who have di,eas
ed limbs. The course trken by the
surgeon Is severe, but is the ouly course
leis 10 save the life Of the patient
The President. said he eniertained
no doubt of the success of his policy,
which will destroy the colorIine in
Fpi'ttOHf anu bllbS 'uC OCNi mGn III
both parties 10 the front He expected
the Republicans would certainly carry
North Gqrolina and Tennessee at the
next election, and already the Demo-
cratic party in South Carolina is show
ing signs of breaking up. lie expect
ed Hampton would pursue such a
course that two years heuce the Re
pubicans will be glad % nominate aud
run him as their candidate Tor Cover
nor. The President said he also be-
lleved that Republicans would carry
louisiana ut the next election, aud
that the Democratic party IN the State
will not be able TO hold together
These, he said. will be the fruits OF
the Southern policy which just now is
Mt acceptable to all Republicans.
The Hickman courier., 1877-05-18

We begin TO believe that speculat.
srs have exaggerated the effect Of the
European war on the prices of wheat
md corn. and are likely TO get their
dngers burned Grain will be an ex
'rsordinary good price certainly, but
The operations now prevailing 10 fu
'ures is mere fancy aud may or NAV
= be realized During the whole OF
the Crimcan war. good wheat was
bought 10 Hickman from 81 to 81 %.
Those who claim to: know, however.
ny the comparison of rhe crops OF the
~orld fheu agd now, leaves the brl-
7nce 10 favor Of the present. That is
., say, there we're average good crops
then in all parts Of the world. whereas
his season there are only bali crops
IN California and England, and com
pars'ivsly no old wheatin the market.
The best inforued opinion is, that not
~iths'snding all the talk. there will be
.. erest deficiency or famine in wheat.
bur 70 "sr good for good prices.
-ao.i ~. :. - a. 90 nal sie.. ana itis mn
j, = n - . for his wheat. 0d@r:s sos ::
:, pay him mighty we'll c ana this
.uu &. . ."'.a' |. '.' aud viii mos, hlslr sI'
ffestut quuf.t;,
The Hickman courier., 1877-05-18
Keys Tribute tn Confederate
Dead

In response to an invitation to par
ticipate 10 the exercises on Decoration
Day, Postmaster General Key has
written this letter:
WAsHINGTON, May 8.
DEAR SIR: | thank YOU aud the
committee OF which you are chalrmau
tor your invitation to attend your
memorial service on Decoration Day
L wish / could attend, but my official
duties will demand my time anu pre-
vent my acceptance 1 rejoice to hear
you say that the soldiers that are
buried in your beautiful City uf the
Dead, whether they wore the blue or
the gray, will be respected alike. He
who dies for cause which he believes
Is just may have done wrong in engag
ing ia the strife, but he committed no
sin. lie may have died Christian
aud an honest man. The fact that
the Southern soldier staked his life on
his cause manifested his sincerity. Say,
il you please, that he was mistaken,
that he did great wrong, but say at
the same tune that lie was honest aud
brave On the grave vi such an Que
tears may fall iom kindly eyes, aud
flowers be strewn by lovely hands
without reproach. Very truly,
d. Nj KEY.
The Hickman courier., 1877-05-18

The absorbing issue of the next
Kentucky Legislature will be the ques-
GoS Of Srate aid to Internal Improve
;osnts( The Hick man CoURIER ten
Scsrs ago, made the fight for the De-
mocfaeysof this District, against this
,anne project, which then assumed for
pidable shape uuder the lead of Gen.
Preston Col. Noble, through the
,ben organ of the First District, the
paducah Herald, championed the
Preston bill, aud by his peu and ihhu
snSsd staggered the Gibralter Democ-
,,ey. 90 earnest and vigorous was hIs
s,yle and so eloquent aud plausible
his arguments. The opponents of State
aid rallied around the Hickman CoUi :
lER. (then the only paper in the Dis
,riet except the Heroid) and after Z
long contest and united effort, the ad
eoeales of State aid were completely
,,uted aud discomfitted. The mem
hers of The Legislature of that day,
eilI remember how fierce and hot was
the f.ht The older class of Demo-
erats will remember it. The Preston
EbiIi, fastening millions on the people,
rould then have become law. hut tor
the efforts then made in this District
( DR.. Miles aud Judge Lindsay, were
SthSa our immediate Representatives
aud fought calamity to-save the peo
]Pt6lIram the impending debt end ruin
The condition Of Tennessee TO day H.
lustrates what would have been the
condition Of Kentucky had the Pres
ton bill passed; and it lacked only I
few votes
We believe all the candidates seek
ing TO represent Hickman and Fulton
are III compromisingly opposed to State
aid to internal improvements in any
shape it may be presented, yet i
should be the chief duty of the Mos
COW Convention, TO adopt such reso
luton or platform, as will allow it
nominee no equiyocaI position on thi
question.
1t is openly, and boldly announced
By the advocates of State aid, tha
they intend to re introduce the Pres
ton bill the next session, and TO max
a vigorous fight for its passage. The.
/ are headed in the present mOvemen
/ by such popular and distinguished
! leaders as General Abe Buford enc
( Others; and besides always have tn
active sympathy of all the railroad
companies, chief actors, and other in
fuences. There is 20 denying bu
that they can make a formidable fight
but, If the alarm Is sounded, and th,
true Democracy rallied, they can b.
routed again
The Hickman courier., 1877-05-18
MORMON RECOMMENDATIONS

The demonstration of Brigham
Young in the Norman TarberHacle 1T
Salt Lake City is pretty good evidence
that the old man feels guilty. aud that
his siu has found him out The reve
lations OF Lee settled the question as
to righam's participation in the
Mountain VI Meadow massacre. as he gave
the order to have that bloody deed
performed The Mormons are now
afraid lest the Prophet may be arrested
for his crime and meet the fate OF JDo.
D Lee They are reported to be drill
ling and manipulating breech leaders
with evident foul intent. As be
saints have by no means secured a per-
manpnt ioothold in Utah, it may be
well for them to demobilize. for the
territorial condition of Utah renders
it possible that, il they attempt a
general massacre" after the fashion
Of the Turks. the United Safes Gov
ernment will get the best OF the fight.
THE OTHER SIDE
City denies that there are any military
preparations among the Latter Day
Saints, aud state that Brigham Young
made no incendiary utterances, as at
tributed to him. II j. very likely that
the Mormons are badly slandered By
parcel of adventurers who want to get
possession Of Utah and its wealth.
which the Mormons havesbeen largely
instrumental in developing. As for
getting rid Of polygamy by Congress
ional legislation, that does not seem
probably, as the organic act of the
Territory was passed with the kDowl-
edge Of the existence of the practice,
and no injunction was placed on it
The only way to overthrow the insti
tuition is by vote of the majority OF
the Inhabitants of Utah When the
Gentiles accumulate sufficient voting
power it will be done
The Hickman courier., 1877-05-18

Macon (Ga Telegraph: Gen
Jos. K Johnston reached Macon yes
ferday morning, aud departed for New
Orleans on the one o'clock train. The
General is in excellent health and as
fnll of vivaciry aud courtlineSs as ever.
He scouts with emphasis the idea that
he ever asked office at The hands of
Hayes. or that he would have accepted
war portfoIia if il had been rendered
him. He was wholly mi~repreSeuted
by 'he papers who started the story
and ayers that his visit TO Washington
had no reference whatever TO obtain
lug au Office for himself or any one
else.
The Hickman courier., 1877-05-18

TIE Georgetown Times announces
hat Judge Wm. Lindsay is it's hrst
,ho;ce for the Senatorship. which will
he filed by an election in the next
General Assembly. Judge Lindsay
has many warm friends in this section
IF the State, who greatly prefer him to
.uy candidate yet uamed.-Leri"g'0'
Prss
The Hickman courier., 1877-05-18

IT England takes position ln the
Eastern var, IL will require nice caicu-
i.,ion. TO keep France aud Prussia out
Of the free 6sht; and if all are invoiS-
ed Uucle Sam will have to trim his
s,it- very accurately to steer clear oil
trouble. Little difficulties are very
apt TO occur at sea when the whole
world is out priyateering.
The Hickman courier., 1877-05-18
VandPTbfIt's Temperance Lee
tuIP.
From the Evening Pos

In passing over the New York
Central and Hudson River Railroad. |
learned this fact, creditable to WIN II
Vanderbilt, President of the compan,
At one of the eating houses owned by
the company the lessee was paying
$4,000 year rent Mr.. Vanderbilt
said to him ''If you will give up
your bnr-cease the sale of liquor-I
will reduce the rent to 1900" The
lessee accepted the offsr.