The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-01-26

rious sunshine this week.

yesterday.
Report has it that four Hickman
idowers are soon 10 enter the yoke mat =
fimoniAl.
The immense corn crop of Madrid
And is yet nnshipped, owing to the block
in the river.
- The Fulton wheat crop is, for the
standing the late SHOWS, which it WAS
,Nped would save it.
The Nashville and Northwestern
silroad Company, are prospecting about
sting in q new whartboat at Hickman.
The Committee of Arrangement for
10 Mardi Grss Ball, Feb. Is, are expect
ID . large attendance.
The weather is better; trade il bet
81; the political prospect better; and
very body feels better.
The CairOites will have grand
brdi Gras festival in their town on the
Of February.
rom the way newspapers are spring
lup in all the smaller towns, some of
bust over the hill to the poor house,
Fore great while.
Quite a nsmber of parties are pros
eoting about bringing . new whArfboat
- Hickman. Between them We are
most esre1in TO have one or more new
nfoats.
P.iHsrness has purchased the
YIN corner brick and will have that
fling raised AMI generally improved
bite vi,itors to the colored free /
bel in Hickman are high in compli- I
Vents to its discipline and management. I
Charles Gibbs. of Obion. has been /
rs-elee:ed Secretary Of State Of Teufe
essee.
Cremation, as thus far dealt with.
shows that womAns jaw bone holds
ont against nre the longest
The steamboats, siuce the ice gorge
have been so heavy in freight rates on
corn, chat many decline shipping until
rates reduced.
a fierce war il being waged on the
County Magistrates for the increased TAX.
Now is the time for the Magistrates TO
print = vindication Oflheir action.
The preparation for the Mardi Gr.s I
Msssuerade at Browns Hall. Feb. 18th.
promises that it will be a most delightful .
oesasion.
The County Judge has appointed
J. West Powell, J. ". Mayes, aud T. NJ.
II. salmon, Commissioners, to let out con
,f.a l,,;I a.
Chen bridge.
Dir. Ii. H. C.vitt. was married on
the Plat inst, by Jno. X. williams, Esq, ,
10 Miss Sybel Crockett, daughter OF S. E.
Crockett, all of Obion county.
SIR Holt. an experienced hotelist
FROM Nashville. is to take charge of tte {
Planters House. at this place The build q
ing is TO be rentted and repaired.
II Mr.. Cannon. of Union City. il to
smove to Hickman, and will open new
ug establishment, in the Landrum In
Eence building.
Lustrell and King are to open a new c
~ goOds store, in the spring, in the /
Robinson block-formerly occupied by q. a
Rice. u
Bondurant & Drewry have q fine lot y
The faest tobacco seed for distribution. a
you expect to grow tobacco, call on n
IN. and start right.
Se importation of beef from this t,
~ to England has aroused a compe- "
among the butchers in that cOun- :,
which has caused q reduction of fl
ut ak cents per pound In the price OF "
Tue Hickman county meeting ealls
ep Governor McCreary to call our Leg {.
ure together in extra session. What
misfortune hefalIs ns. may the Gov = !,
,r save US from that infection r
pase of our farmers, who are an "
I'd By trsmps, are resorting to clever p
ise- in having huge wood piles hauled -
aad putting said tramps to chopping r
~ ~erth Of their meals aud lodgings l.
The Hickman Literary and Musical L
10 lie growing to be one of the. most in- !.
Testing institutions Of our society. We \
wonder more do not join it. +
Rhe fishermen on the Kentucky \
e Of the Mississippi are loud in their =
kp' Amt against the Kentucky 6sh law. y
call il expressing the poor for the \
sement of the more favored class who y
re sport a
r.. Newsum. representative in the
fssouri Legislature, has introduced
I Pill in the Legislature. making it unlaw =; =
u fa eufef, kill coon mink
yer, or muskrat, between the LIST day tt
pril aud the 10th day of November, Sc
pc counties Of Mississippi and New -
rid, and other counties. This is :,
il source Of revenue TO those Sec 81
aud will be largely complained Of. m
q Judge Samuel Laadrum. of Hick- th
IN, was married, near Union City, at "
g residence Of the brides father. on
Thursday evening last, to Miss Florence
Jackson. The bridal party left on the
evening train for New York and the Ia
Eastern cities. To our friend, the Judge sb
md his fair young bride. we wish long W,
fe, happiness aud al manner OF joys. Sc
The miller at Cooper's mills, 10 -
{sUtion county, was caught in the bands -
and drawn over the cogs, one day last !, ):
week. and injured 80 severely as TO rem
der emputstiou Of both legs necessary.
HE legs ckught in the hands, and has
eogs were high enough from the floor so :.
that in lie revolutions the mans head and :.
body vas not otherwise hurt, but for this =.
he ~ould have been killed certain.
There IL now hope that his life may be
saved
TIE unfortunate mans name is De-
'rafinrsid snd is veil known and we'll r.
rel