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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-01-19
E'EAe EsH2 csGEsasl Lawsuit
Against SaT. CIlden.
[ Albany Argus 7

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The shyster blackmail law suits
brought against Governor Tilden, aud
out of which capital was attempted to
be made during The campaign, are now
being abandoned. This was to be ex-
pected. The men engaged in these
operations have not only disgraced
themselves, but they have been made
to pay, in some instances at least, rath
er dear for the whistle The suit of
Body against Tilden was constantly
harped upon by Republican papers,
and great developments were promised
to the Injury of the Democratic leader
Body claimed large sum of money
as due TO him, arising out Of some
stock speculations as far back as 1864
Mr.. TiIden, through his attorneys, re-
fused to entertain the claim, alleging
that it was nothing but a black mail
suit In all such eases the answer of
Mr.. Tilden was that, if necessary, he
was ready to spend millions for de
tense, but not one cent for tribute"
The trial of the case was set down for
one day last week. Mr. w w. Niles,
counsel for Mr. Tldeu, put in a
prompt appearance, but neither Mr..
Boody nor his legal representatives,
were in court. Under this state of
facts, and ii being shown further that
due notice Of trial had been served on
the opposing counsel, on motion Of
Mr. Niles, Judge Spier directed dis
missai of the complaint, and also
granted 81 800 extra allowance to Mr.
Tildeus counsel
Iu like manner has failure attended
every effort to traduce the good name
of Samuel j. Tilden.
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NEnrderln BnIIarti.

The Clinton Democrat of the llth
say; Last Friday night, the 9TH,
r bt T. Walker in company with
/ Two negroes, lobe Haetis I'D Robt.
Taylor, entered the store of Reed 4
Kirk patrick, at Milburn, Ballard
county, with the intention of carrying
off a safe that was in the store Hav-
iog been notified by lobe of Walker :
intentions, Dr. Reed, one of the pro.
prietors, had secretly entered the store,
accom- panied by four other citizens, in
tending to capture Walker. Walker
effected an entrance by cutting a large
paue OF glass out of the front door,
aud then sliding Dack the bolts inside;
aud on entering the store about II or
ID feet, followed by lobe, they were
challenged by the men inside lobe
fell to the floor and Walker attempted
escape, but was fired at with shot
gun by one Of the party, the charge OF
buck-shot, entering his left arm inst
b, low the shoulder, aud left side,
SCATTERING the arm bone. liz was
completely disabled and made no re,
sistance. " hen the negroes Informed
DR. Reed several days before of Walk
er's intentions, the Doctor directed
them to 90 ahead with him in order
that he might be caught, and being as
sured that no harm should come to
them, they did so. with the above re-
suit. As soon as Walker could be re
moved to private house, physician
was sent for, and his wound examined
aud dressed. 1t was then thought
that be would die 10 short time, and
with the dread future stariug him in
the face, and the great crime he was
almost in the act Of committing haun
ting him, he divul ged IA plot he had
laid to murder a man, probably two.
the same night There was a CONNER
cial agent named Conley at the hotel.
and he was known to have considerable
money, having made some large collec
tions the day previous He occupied
a room in the hotel with another gem
tleman whose name we did not learn
and Walker was to slip into the room
late in the night aud with a black
smiths hammer deal Conley blow on
the head, secure his money and escape,
and II the other occupant of the room .
should be awakened, he too, was to
feel the hammer. The terminus of
the attempted raid on the store pre- /
vented Walker from carrying this plan
nto effect, Had he succeeded in the
first, there is no doubt that he would
have attempted the second, and might
nave murdered both the men mention
I'd. Walker has also confessed to a
heft committed several months ago,
which had been charged against anoth-
n man.
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Destroying the Evicence.

The Philadelphia Press learns from
its Washington cores pendent that
since Friday last more than cart
load of kilograms have been sent from
the office of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company at Washington to the
New York Office Included in this
freight are all the messages sent FROM
Washington to the Southern States
having reference to the recent political
campaign. They are to be destroyed
at once. If questioned by any Con
gressional committee as to why this
course was determined upon, the oil
GERS of the company will hold that
under the Constitution no citizens is
to be deprived of his liberty or prop
erty without due process of law. The
kilograms are to be made way with in
advance of any process of law reach
ing the company, to the end that sub
sequently there will be no occasion for
violating it.
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Little Bangor OF Civn war.

Frem the London Times.
We mus, not be understood to say
that there's any danger Of civil war
in the Uuted States. Not only i
there a distinct development Of the
orderly audlaw abiding temper, even
among the White people of the south
ern States. tut also the dividing line
which woul make a civil war practi
cal possibility does not exist. The
supporters Of Mr.. Tilden are mixed
up with thoe of Dir. Hayes all through
the North and West, as we'll as the
South, and if the latter are more nu
merous in Pennsylvania and Ohio, the
former prevail in New York aud Indi-
ana 1t would be impossible to divide
the Northeners into two armed camps
upon its Political quarrel, and unless
the South9ners display extraordinary
imprudencs, there will be no excuse
for arrayhg the North against The
South.
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secret PoIIlicaI societies..

! 1t is said that secret political socie
ties are organized, and being organized
in different parts of the Union. Secret
political societies have always been re-
pulsive TO the genius of American in
stMstions; and yet history claims they
have done much for the cause of liberty
and freedom of the world. Corrup-
ton, tyraDy, oppression, will sometimes
drive the best portions of society into
secret polical societies, for mutual pro-
lection. That there is corruption ex-
isting in all public affairs in the Uni
4 ted States is almost universally admit
ted. The testimony of either party
against the other will establish this
proposition. There must in time be
relief from the state of affairs. The
body of the people who have no share
or interest in the spoilations and cor
ruptions going on, are FESTIVE under
such influences, and hence the com
mencement to organize these societies
to set things right. The representatives
of power will seek to crush all such
organizations, but in truth, there is
but one remedy or preventive, and
that is for the public men, of whatever
pars, to let the people see, that all
public affairs are managed honestly
and for the public good. The public
know that corruptions exist now. The
stoutest partisans know it and aek
nowledge it; and one by one they will
drop out of their old party ranks, and
join those organizations whose aims
are TO reform the times and purify the
public administrations of affairs. Now
all these threatened societies can be
dissipated as the mist of the morning
by the great leaders freeing the public I
affairs from all semblance of corruption
With honesty and justice confronting
them the people could never be induced |
to band together in secret societies.
But with corruption and injustice
everywhere, these organizations would
feed upon the general dissatisfaction oil
good people, until it would be strong
enough to overthrow existing forms OF
government. They may talk about
civil war, but the people don't want
war, and will bear and bear; but the
real danger is in the people being driv
en- by degrees in organizations to relieve
themselves from corruption.
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TIE SUN.
NEW YORK


The different editions of Tue Suy du-
J ring the next year viii be the same as
+ during the year that has just passed. The
daily edition will on week days be "a
sheet Of four pages, and on Sundays q
/ sheet of eight pages, or So broad columns;
/ while the weekly edition viii he q sheet
: of eight pages of the same dimensions
and character that are already familiar
/ TO our friends.
The SUS will continue to be the siren
! uous advocate Of reform and retrench-
ment, and of the substitution OF states
manship, wisdom, and integrity for hol-
low pretence. imbeeility, and fraud in the
: administration of public affairs. It viii
contend for the government Of the peo-
+ pie by the people and for the people, as
1 opposed TO government by frauds in the
ballot-box and in the counting Of votes,
enforced by military violence. IL will
endeavor to supply its readers body
now not far from million Of sOuls-wiih
! the most careful, complete, and trust
worthy accounts of current events, and
/ will employ for this purpose "a numerous
and carefully selected staff of reporters
and sp0ndeuts. It's reports from
Washington, especially, will be full ac-
{ eurate. apd fearless: and il will doubt-
+ less continue to deserve ana 5cuioy the
hatred Of those who thrive by piuudering
/ the Treasury or by usurping what the
law does not give them. while il will en-
deavor 10 merit the conf ience of the
public by defending the rights of ihe
people against the entertainments of un-
justified power.
The price Of the daily Sun viii be -
cents "a month or So 30 year, post
paid, or with the Sunday edetion - 20
wear.
The SUNDAY edetion alone, eight pages,
- go year, post paid.
The WEEKLY SIN, eight pages of rs
broad columns. viii be furnished during
1917 AT the rate of - year. ppsi paid
The benefit Of this. large reiuct on from
The previous rate for the WEEKLY can be
enjoyed by individual Subscribers with
out the necessity, of making up clubs ~
the same time, If any Of our friends
choose 10 aid in extending our circulation.
we shall be grateful to them AMI every
such person who sends rs ten or more
subscribers from one place viii be emit
tied to one copy of the paper for himself
without charge At one dollar year,
postage paid, the expenses Of paper and
printing are barely repai !; and, consid-
ering the size of the sheet and the quail
~ Of its contents. we are confident the
people will consider THE WEEKLY Sun
the cheapest newspaper published in the
world, aud We trust also one of the very
best. Address.
THE sun, New York City, n. Y.
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The CoIdest Winler.

The learned of the day pronounce
this the coolest and severest winter
snown in the history of this country
Some of our older men remember
sinters in their judgment equally as
c,'ld and rigorous, but their measure
OF the extremity of weather is of coure
ou'y BY memory, and not the accura tie
'est of facts. This winter the Missis
'ppi has been frozen over as low as
yicksburg, never before known. The
Ohio has been frozen over its whole
length The extreme Southern parts
Of Florida and Texas snow has fallen
from ono to two feet deep, and sleigh
ellis startled the native born who never
-.'fors heard or saw snch things in
sAeir native country.
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Death OF "a MAN svfHO would
EaG HHIs own Flesh.
1EvansYille JournaI. ]

ASN ailoNlAi0
George Miller, of Princeton, died
last Friday night, after fifteen years OF
the most hideous and tortured life
that one couldwell imagine. No mat
ter how wonderful the flight oil nc'ion,
there is now and then some true story
coming to tho surface which puts 1t to
shame, aud sets all philosophers agog
with amazemtnt.
The history of George Miller Is one
of horrible straDgeness, and Is the
most remarkable we ever heard Fifteen
years ago, ..when Miller was nineteen
years of age he was suddenly seized
with an epiIeptie fit, aud ever since
then he has been subject to them
They came frequently aud with fearful
power and effect. The utmost skill of
physicians was excited in vain to re-
lieve him; his affection batfled all OF
them.
Ten years from the date of his first
attack he became insane aud very
dangerous, not only to strangers, but
to his friends and family also His
ease was ineurable, and be could not
be received into the asylum For two
years he was chained fast to his room
to prevent him hom doing any damage
But during the remaining three years
/ of his poorlife, no chains were needed
for the insduoe disease fast claimed
/ him.
The mu,elss of his legs contracted
so that htshes were drawn up with
were aFs,aght plsi7st6TFsd ma - a iadsf
horrible Rs6 e. By this time he had
become almoa wild beast. His tor
tured MUD Vas unlit by a ray of
reason. All human instinct even was
gone Ills appetite became ravenous
and horrible He would, at times
when hunger was upon him, seize
bed blaDketo or quilt and tear it to
/ pieces like az animal, devouring the
shreds as if hey we're digestible food.
He would again, tear off his flesh, aud
it was With difficulty that he was re-
strained frOu eating his own flesh.
Death finally released him from a
condition as miserable as hell itself,
and on Fridiy he died easily, We un-
derstand.
DR.. S. H. Shoptaugh held a post
norton exanination of the body Sun
day, and found in the left ventricle Of
the heart lamp of fat two inches long
and "A quarter of an inch thick. The
gaul bladder was diseased by an en-
largement, and the right lobe of the
liver was enlarged, and Other derange-
ments Of his fuuctuary organs.
1t is certainly the most remarkable
case on record.
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By FORCE, IF NECESSARY,
cabinet Officers wife Set
Ties sale Presidential Prob
lem.
washington Special to the Baltimore

Washington Special TO the Baltimore
Gazette.
The following incident, coming from
a perfectly reliable source, shows the
determination of the Radical cOnspira-
tors to count in Hayes at every hazard
On Yesterday there was reception
given by one of the Cabinet ladies',
which was attended as is customary,
bv the wives of Democratic Senators
and Representatives,. 1t happened
that in the general gossip which nat
urally Is largely engaged on such oe
easions. that the conversation turned
on the dignity and grace with which
certain ladies' had presided over the
White House. Some one OF the ladies'
remarked that Mrs Secretary Fish
would have filled the difficult position
with great credit, whereupon the VIE
of one of the Cabinet ministers present
said that Mrs. Hayes would not be
second to even Mrs Fish in this high
station \ lady, the wife OF Demo
/ cratic Congressman, said. langhingiy'
that Mrs. Pelton, the sister OF Nh
/ Tideu, was a very accomplished lady
and would grace the White House.
whereupon Mrs. Secretary MorrI'I
said. with considerable heat, "Tilden
will never occupy the White House
/ We have the army and the navy aud
/ if force is necessary to inSugurate
! Hayes it will he used.l' This vas SAT-
/ with rude pointedness Of speech, ano
/ the manner OF Mrs. Secretary was 81
bru que and unladylike that the Dem
ocrauc ladies present felt that it was
not proper for them to tarry longer
and they Immediately withdrew.
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FemaIeCongress andscandals

Correspondence of the Chicago Tribune 7
After he holidays there will be at
least one hundred congressman 5 wives
and daughters here, and it has heen
proposed hat they organize a female
congress. Every State would be well
represeuisl, aud the grave questions
Of etiquette which arise here could be
discussed and decided There are
scandals, ,so, which need investiga
ton, and which play an important par,
In the wlnar's chronicles. Il is not
very long ago since some scandalous
anonymousletters were traced so di
rectly to The wife of Cabinet officer
that he was forced to resign his port
folio, althoaPh this, the real cause of
his retirement, was kept out OF TIE
newspapers 1t is not 10 be expected,
however, that there should not be a
deal of gossip, flying to aud fro like
shuttle, 10 the parlors of hotels aud
at the morning receptions. People
will talk, aud an inuuendo, with a
knowing shrug of the shoulders, viii
often be the foundation for a startling
rumor
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KIN sgSsssssA E3an-
iBcky.

Washington Chronicle, Dec. 26.
\ report was submitted to the Uni.
ted States Geological Survey, on FIJI
day last, By the Hon. =. NJ. Russell
of Eikton, Ky. The report contained
the fact that photographic stone, OF
good quality. aud in paying quantities
exists in that county specimens OF
which vill soon be submitted to
that department for investigation
Should the report be favorable, that
section will soon be converted into a
profitable mining district. Todd couu
ty is the birthplace of Secretary Bris-
tow, who no doubt will take a great
pride 10 SEEING the departments estab
lush the fact that millions" lay hidie
in the hills near the home of his child
hood. The Importance of the discov-
cry will se appreciated when the fact
Is fresh n the mind that only one
quarry d the stone referred to haS
been discovered, aud that in Germany
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And the Dinner Will Then
He Eaten.''
Washington Correspondence Of The \.
y. Herald I


The Committee on the Powers, Priv
ileges and Duties of the House in re
gard to the electoral vote is eudeavor
ing to throw all the light it can upon
the subject. 1 has held numerous
meetings, aud many grave and weighty
arguments have been made on one side
and the other during the last ten days
As part Of the gossip Of the hour,
there is a we'll authenticated story IN
reference to this committee, which is
told as follows: Professor SeeIye, a
few days ago, was making very learn
ed argument upon that part of the
Constitution which says that 'the pres
ident OF the Senate shall, in the pres
ence Of the Senate aud House of Rep
resentatives, open all the certificates,
and the vote shall then be counted
Mr.. Seelye, who is Republican, was.
of course, maintaining that Mr. Ferry.
the president of the Senate, had the
clear and iudisputable right, not only
to open the votes, but to do the count
ing. At a particularly vigorous aud
eloquent point in his argument, Mr..
Proctor Knott, the chairman OF the
committee Go the story goes), re
marked
professor, | do not wish to inter
rupt you in your eloquent constitution
al argument, but | want you to explain
to me an invitation l have just receiv>
ed to dinner, the Interpretation OF
which perplexes me a good deal. 1t
is as follows:
"The pleasure of your company is
at dinner to morrow evening,
at Welckler's. to meet Prof Seelye
and other distinguished gentleman.
The dishes will be uncovered by the
steward precisely at seven o'clock, and
the dinner will then be eaten"
Nov, what want you to interpret
for me, professor, said Mr.. Knott, is
who is to eat the dinner-the steward
Dr. you and L and the rest of the
NESTS p
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~ BY Ballot.

The m4fter Of changing the form oil
voting in Kentucky local election;
from the viva voce to the ballot sys
tenn is engaging the attention of many
of our most respectable citizens, and
the idea of petitioning the Legislature
for the change is freely cauyassed
There are many arguments edomeqG
con-for andp-agains', bat vsr-1xo1tar
weight of experience decidedly ia
vor of the ballot system. j occur,
to us that the true test is to make the
proposed chpeS aawissue in the com
ing contests for the Legislature We
should be glad to see the approaching
canvass freed of all outside issues and
the clear sense of the people obtained
The average politician, will always run
n 'he old grooves, that is opposed to
change, unless public expression de
mands the question be made an issue,
or rather the issue. Our own Judgment
is that the freest and fairest elections
are obtained through the ballot Ken
lucky, is the only State in the Union,
which adheres to the old viva voee
voting. The prevailing idea is to ac
complish the change through petitions,
but if the test is made at the polls for
members of the Legislature, it will
give permanent satisfaction.
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DAILY newspapers thrive on sensa-
ional times like that which has existed
nee the Presidential election, but it
; ruinous to weekly papers, because
the latter are too slow to reach the
nblic mind with such news. The
average reader however will be best
served by the weekly paper, for
trough it, his mind will only deal
with the main facts, aud be freed from
he glitter of hundreds of baseless sen
,aIiops and speculations.
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off the people of the North cover
before Grant and Hayes everything is
lost Mobile Register.
The people are not covering The
Hayes party are trembling on the sum-
nit of slumbering volcano, ready to
explode, and scatter the conspirators
to the four winds of Heaven at any
moment.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
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PINcHBAcK, YARMOUTH, CASEY,
and many prominent Republican men,
hers of the Returning members of the
returning Board Legislature, have
come over to the Democrats.
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THE Chairman of the National Dem
cratic Committee has called meeting
f that committee, looking to the as
mbIiug of a National Convention at
Washington City, to consider the
Residential middle. Some newspa-
rs report that Ora at asserts his de-
srmination to disperse it if it Assem-
es. He will hardly try that.
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THE Republican telegraph managers
Lad all the dispatches about the false
Turns in Louisiana, Florida and
9nuth Carolina burnt, to prevent Con-
~ress from compelling their exposure.
t so happens however that the Demo
rats already had verified copies Of
these dispatches, and now confront the
conspirators face to face with them.
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BLUE JEANS WILLIAMS is organi-
ing the militia of Indiana, and the
republican Governor of Pennsylvania
: doing the same thing in that State
This looks like putting things on a
war footing
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Mosr Democratic papers assert tina

MosT Democratic papers assert that
new election Tilden would be
i.osen by doubled majority. No
Oh thing; be would be beaten terri
e, for thousands and thousands of
.nters would not vote, having no hope
: fair election. He is elected by an
immense majority. aud if those in
v..wer can count him out now, its no
-'~e to fool away time on another cleo
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The towns and districts, or commu
lilies in the old world, have Bureaus
j Employ through which and in
hich, the poor who are willing to
york, can at any time find employment
= sufficient wages to sustain life, until
netting better is obtained. There
no better field for the philanthropist
Ian this in this country.
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Takqu I'm.

1 : q stray. by Nancy Cromwell, liv-
"a ing on the Schultz Of No 8, III Full
ton county, on the 22d inst, one WHITE
STEER, aged about three years-baving
some red spots on the sides and red on the
tip ends Of his ears and red on the fore
feet. marked with swallow-fork and I'M
derbit in the left ear, and uuderbit in he
right ear; and which | appraise at the
value of Twelve Dollars. Witness my
hand this 22d day of November 1876
JERRY J. JONES, J. P. F. c.
decl* 4w
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THERE are dispatches from Wash
'rgton indicating that the Senate and
House committees have agreed on a
AN to count the Presidential vote,
which will be satisfactory to both par
;es