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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-10-19
Tlie OHIO Re,nlnIInn

Oaly eleven months ago Mr.. HAYES
received in Ohio a majority of : SIG
over Mr.. Tiden, and the Republicans
elected twelve Of the twenty members
of Congress and carried both branches
OF the Legislature, with majority OF
p on Joint ballot. Now, these major
lilies are all swept away, and the Dem
ocrats have triumphed by figures that
may be called astounding, when
compared with former results.
The Republican Convention nomina
Ted Il candidate for Governor who
openly advocated the Communjsic
doctrines of the day, in the hope of
seduciug the labor vote On the
financial issue, the hari-money plat
form of two years ago was reuouuced,
and the whole canvass was made on
the opposite extreme.
The Republican organic ttion Of
Ohio, as it has recently existed, it
cauShed by this blow. The upright
and the corrupt elements of which it
is composed cannot dwell together
longer in harmony. The cause OF
cohesion which may he said to have
coerced a connection between opposing
forces, has passed away.
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Re,terE.ate ,napNever.

Rumors are ahoat that peace is
shortly to reign in Cuba. We
cordially hail the prospect Of it and
the approaching recognition of the
new republic of Cuba. The Cnban>
have for nine years fought CALAMITY
against difficulties that to most people
appeared iusurmountable, and they
are fully deserving of the fual triumph
of their cause.
Spain by yielding gracefully to the
inevitable, shows soundness Of
judgment as meritorious as it is unex-
pected; but there is no better school
than advt2sity, aud Spain does well
to di-prove the old adage that she
never learns and never forgets.
Cuba knows full we'll that Spain has
yielded solely because she is unable
TO keep up the contest any longer; but
the nobility which has distinguished
Cuha's policy during the war. will
doubtless mould her conduct in the
hour of her final triumph
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-10-19

Our sportsmen are getting their
guns and dogs ready for the field,
the game laws permitting the killing
ofquaiI, partridge, pheasant and RABBIT
on aud after the 10Th inst.
Col. Oscar Turner, known in the
political jargon of the Gibraltar district
as The Old Outlaw of Ballard,
deuies that he has moved to jefferson
county, and it is said he will run for
Congress next fall Hon. Henry
Tyler, OF Fulton county Hon. Ed.
Grassland and Hon. A r. Boone will
also be candidates &c j.
The Mayor of Hot Springs is said
to have lectured himself very severely
in court the other morning Tor getting
drunk. " GU are old enough Linde,
said he. "to know better. am panied
be, d expression that you have thus
disgraced yourself and the city you,
as its chief executive, represent. /
must fine you $50, aud see to it that
hereafter you conduct yourself more
properly"
What we want just now is a revival
of the old rebel yell, accompanied by
a shot or two, The South is threat
encd with an inroad of tramps, who
are moving on the principle of migrate
ry birds. Bands of them have already
crossed the Potomac and entered Vir
GINA, as the frequent robberies of
trains aud depots show
These bands must be broken up, dis
banded anTdispersed The whipping
post and chaingasg must be revived
IoU their benefit
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-10-19
CONGREGATIONAL ou,IooE

TIE Mayfeld Monitor says Sena-
tor Tyler will prove a strong man for
Congress. The Paducah Neics thinks
he will be "a most formidable COMPETE
tor for the nomination" The Trigg
County Democrat, which here ofore
vigorously opposed Boone, thinks
Boone will be his own successor. TIE
old veteran Ed. Crosslaud, is deer
seated in the affections of many. TET
Clinton Democrat we understand to be
for Trimble. Capt Allen aud Mr.
Fenton Symms, will be candidates OF
respectable strength. Tom Corbett
and Bill CLARK are side shows and can
never be really in the race. The con
test will be between the three first
The P.ducah Sentinel, making 100
the standard, thus Guesses off the rel
alive per centage as to the chances Of
different probable candidates for Con-
sress in this District:
Grassland, 80; Boone, so; Tyler, 90
Corbett, 50 Clark, -; Allen, 30; Symms,
80; Trimble, 80.
A democrat of experience IN cleo
tion matters in this District puts forth
the following table as the more correct:
Grassland. 81; Boone, so; Corbett O;
Clark, 90; Allen, 30; Symms, 80; Trim
BILE, 3d. Turner, 10; Gilbert, %; Tyler 100
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nI,rnSneCIntI.ence-

Little was done last week to push
forward the war between Rus /. and
Turkey. II accounts are true (aud
accounts from Turkey are not always
to be relied upon) the Russians have
advanced in Armenia, where the fight.
lng began. Nothing they have
accomplished around Pltvna or
Schipka Pass has served to encourage
the readers of the dispatches to hope
for much bloodshed or glory TO gloat
over very soon The rain aud wind will
hinder operations, and very likely
-depIeie resources. The Turkish army
scau endure these adverse circum stances
better than the Russian army can.
aud the Turkish soldier will struggle
up from his camp-sickuess to get into
the first in order 10 90 from the
battle field to his heaven of the senses,
while hae Christian Russian will
nurse his chil!s and put of his fight
ing and his departure for heaven as
long as he can He would most
likely prefer his one wife in his own
poor home to a heaven full of those
furnished by the y lab of Mohammed
Some stroke Of Russian policy must
show ITSELF very soon or the Christian
world will be constrained to "be asain.t
the favorite, as those of our wicked
readers who went to the races would
say While there is natural horror
Of war among all civilized people
there Is feeling among Christian
nations which would help them to
endure the sacrifice of a good many
thousand Russians in addition to those
already killed with more satisfaction
cycy
sion OF about the same territory aud
over a. she lad when this struggle
began More fighting means more
killing, there eau be no doubt about
h It. and the Turks are not IN a mood
to make concessions. They much
prefer to see the thing through, with
their blind lataIism to keep them up,
than to give up anything they have
in Europe, aud, besides, they have
called Tor help from Egypt As for the
other powers helping Russia, there
seems to be no soicitude in Berlin or
Vienna for the uorthcrn power that
stepped into a war for ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
on the preten-c Of holding protecting
sword over its southern Kindred.
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state BOARD of Equalization.
Lexington Press.

W@have repeatedly urgee the i'm
portance of Kentucky having State
Board of Equalization to regulate the
inequalities III the assessments fortax
alton throughout tie State. The sub
ject is again suggested by reading the
report Of the State Board of n. York
which has reduced the assessment of
New York city SI33 00O,000 A sim
liar board of this State would cause an
annual reduction of $4,000 a year
IN tie amount of taxes paid by the
bluegrass section.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-10-19
Improving me DIiSshs,pp


Our prospective candidates Ear q
Congress, aud United States Senafi
are alive to the importance Of dec
ing their positions on questions
finance, the tariff, etc, but .re +,
man retieent as TO the great n,tio
work of levying the Mississippi ri{
Some OF the prospective candidates
Congress in this District we know
be favorable to this great en,er,ri
We know that Judge Lindsay who
prominent candidate for the J-n5
States SenatorshiP, Is favorable 70
This work IS Of vast importance 70 4
people-above all other present ism
and be who represents this Disrricp
the next Congress must declare !.
pIsi'ion plainly and unequivoeal
The lriends Of this great national :
provement, are organized for oral
effort to obtain the necessary nation
appropriation at the next regular So
sion, or such start rs will insure :
success.
The people throughout the emit,
Mississippi valley are at work now D.
itioning Congress to grant the needed
lelp, and it behooves US to see that
'ur immediate representative whoever
re may be stands friendly. It >hopI5
re the paramount issue in this Distrie,
The abstract issues Of national finaz-s
r the tariE, important as z,l-y ~
.s.sz-.-ssss--sAsz--fe-t1 W
an tolerate divergence Of opinion AZ
o these, but must present solid from
: to levying the Mississippi.
Let our people make up their minds
ar, to call each, any, aud all eandi
ate for Congress, out on this Question
nd sink any and all other issues r.
ore it. 10 making mp their preference.
he Northern section of the Un0n
as drawn millions from the nationa
for Internal improvements, and
is but mete that the Mississippi val
? should now be reversed. The i'm
rovement is in every sense a national
ne.
The prospect now, looks almost GER
lin, that the Government will under
Ike the great work, and this Dis
let SO largely Interested, should be
ght.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-10-19
The PioIIers C.u for More


IN one voiee the aDnexatlonists
may n Gee9 shrlekiag for more troops on
, ,,,. 90 0rande, Since the grandSFan
E.'Za'lo salt sqqabblc revealed Its
mighty proportions They first claim
eu 'hat all Mexico had crossed the
river ana tied Judge Charles II. How
ara with ropes; but on learning that
me SquaohIe was entirely conhued to
Texan citizens, they shouted for troops
10 unite Judge Charles II. Howard
very lew words will be needed to
strip me San Elizario sensation OF Its
mystery, and Herewith to show up the
anneA"uonIsts who are trying to trade
on IT. The whole cause of the riot is
the salt lakes in Ell Paso county, "a
county almost entirely inhabited by
IezauS OF Mexican birth or descent,
VINO have always, I'LL lately, taken the
salt when they wanted it. Not long
ago some spectators located the
claims, including the salt lakes, and
on thus obtaining the ownership, for
babe the neiehboriug people to take
salt from the lakes. The people felt
aggrleved, and bitter Geud sprang up
between their leader. Luis Cards. the
mail contractor. and Howard; for it
should be remarked that Judge Charles
IL Howard, in whose binding with
ropes the shocked anuexationists have
seen the entire American judiciary
outraged, was only the keeper
of the lakes Indeed, one ac
count says that he Judge had been
trying to Kill Cadis in a street quar-
rel, at the time lat the excited mob
eUrCTa15aL f',IIt 81 io''o''Tf ots-st,rI
colauys ~ a w.
This ncal SAT- squsoble was the
Aexleao lneaslon We heard about with
MS capture OF oao L lz1rlo ana Is'etia
The anuexato'l-i' were swift to use
1t. From Fort stockton hfshed news
to San Autonlo, Uen- Ord 5 headquar
tiers, that an lnigfated Mexican army
held the lives o. tue thirty American
citizens Of III fa'o county at their
mercy; that tIer7 were no United
States troops a. naoai that the Next
cans on tins she the river were leagu
ed with those VINO had crossed from
the other SlHe anu mat an awful mas
sacre OF ""hl Is was imminent From
Fort DAVIS the same story was flashed
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One of the leading grievances Of
rhe people who are getting up war
with Mexico is that the latter does
not adequately guard the Rio Grarrde
According to these patriots, if MEXICO
were really sincere in her desire to stop
cattle raiding, she would line the river
bank with her troops, to prevent the
thieves from crossing. Now, it Is
upward of thousand miles from
Brownsville to FL Paso. where the
river ceases to be the boundary line
To demand continuous Gordon of
troops along a thousand miles it is
absurd Suppose Mexico should ask
Us to establish like garrisons on the
left bank? Impracticable propositions
are the familiar resort Of people who
are bent on war.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-10-19
Congress.

Congress convened in extra session
Monday last The Democrats elected
Randall, of Pa, Speaker, together with
all the old officers. The President.
message was devotedly exclusively TO
the deficiency in the appropriation
bills. The session will probably con
tinue TO December, the time for the
regular session.
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a Singular Request That
Must be Granted.

Z HAVE time and again requested the
Z Tax payers of Fulton county to come
forward and pay their taxes. Some re-
spouded cheerfuliy, while others have
thus far failed to comply with this rea-
sonable request. | shall hereafter cease
to Importune with those in default-but
will ask their horses, mules, cattle, hogs,
sheep corn, wheat, tobacco, household
and kitchen furniture, land and tene-
ments to pay their taxes. These will
certainly respond to the demand under
the manipulations of the Sheriff and his
Deputies. This, January 20th, 1877.
B. Il. WALKER, Sheriff.
jan26 tt
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-10-19

The President says that come what
will he will thoroughly cary out his
civil service policy to the end" 1t Is
probable the machni>ts who expect
to bully Hayes into political debauehe
ry have mistaken their man. Grant
is their only hope.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-10-19

LEvYING the Mississippi from Cairo
to New Orleans, on both sides will
redeem twenfy-four million acres Of
land subject to overflow, and the levee
will cost forty eight million.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-10-19

Good Templars' Advocate: A nsm
Der of the Court of Appeals aSsi,ed
a committee of the Bluegrass Copen.
ton that the local option law would be
decided the first week of the session
of the court, but the decision is all
not made.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-10-19
Proctor knott Unnamed.


A4DAl9hAAtt Aaffuluz NEWS.
The speech delivered the other day
at the Fulton Co. Cky) Fair, by
Hon. Proctor Knott, is one Of the
abiest popular efforts ever made by
that distinguished Ken'uckian. The
greater part Of the speech is devoted
to the discussion Of the financial ques.
ton, which Is presented with singular
clearnesS and force. Mr.. knott exposes
the outrage committed on the country
by the Congressional act passed 10
the winter of 1869, by which the
principal Of the ) ~ bonds was chang
ed from a currency to gold basis-the
act demonetizing the silver dollar in
1873 aud the specie resump pol law
Of 1879. lie insists upon the repeal
of each Of these measures, fraue.t.
as they are, with financial ruin, and
urges hat the legal tender quality of
the gTcenback be so extended As to
make it receivable in payment OF
custom dues He fsvors the substitu-
ton OF non Understanding greenbacks
for national bank notes thereby saving
10 the country me interest, amounting
to more than twenty millions of dollars.
which the taxpayers are required to
pay for the questionable blessing
Of the national banking system.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-10-19

Woman: SHIT ISs been Instituted
against the city for damages on account
OF the sale of certain hogs found run.
ming at large in the street.
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Packard thinks the Southern policy
lost Ohio to the Republicans. We
agree with him. The party can't
exist without the use of the bayonet.
and an abundant grist frem.the Soul
ern outrage mill
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Hon. Oscar Turs.----
!, Husband are bavissssd Col. J.
! duoah that, on account of the"t in
standing OF both parties, X attrac,;ns,
eonslderabls interest. Turner
- usDand as security on note In which
- ashland clrims that note of sIz5
was iraudulently Incorporated. TbeiY
"sths don't s.consist. "-Conr;er T..
nal. 0ui
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at Psdaeshs 'ssky Tobacco Warehouse
pr9prle'ors, suspeihiooassesnree q Hot'on.
,iaoi'i'ies are s1sO .0 a0a4ay Heir
P.'pelpaiiy money advanced asets,
growing crop, $4,000. Gu ihe
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-10-19

The New York papers of Saturday
aud Sunday are flied with the pariic
uIsrs of the great cyclone which pass
Sd along the Atlantic coast on Thurs
and Id friday, causing much damage
or0QertV
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-10-19

The Mississippi improvement con
vertion at St. Paul adopted resolutius
urging Congress to make appropria
lions for deepening the river channel
0 hge feet from ST Paul to ST. Louis,
eight feet thence to Cairo, and ten
feet from Cairo to New Orleans; also
ndorsiug the building of the Mis-
-issipPi Ievees by the government.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-10-19

While rejoicing over the Ohio
election, we should not forget smaller
blessings which Providence has bestow-
ed. The official returns the election
in California last month show
Democratic majority of 16 in the
Senate md 3 in the House, or a
majority of At on joint ballot. This
seals the political fate of Sare ent,
the present corrupt and jobbing Senator
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-10-19

M A0It "oIV 49, 20 WI~demeun0f
Peonlcene'r;. whom eyelnd it Is ouerous
and oPpres-i'giHHest5.. 5ring ci;izeus to
Lexington from the iurthcst ends of
the county to haze disputes settled az
great cost, whichmight have been just
as well, or a gre1 deal better, deter
mined at home. This matter need
the attention O the Legislature
Lexington Press
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-10-19
RURAL ACADEMY.
Proc = H. SaVsb,Gers.

TWAS been re-engaged by the Trustees
Of Rural Academy. near Jordan
station, in this county, and will continue
in charge of that institution. The fall
session commences the
FIRST MONDAY IN SEPTEMBER.
Miss MARY MILES, will have charge of
the Music Department.
iuly2O II
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-10-19

ELECTION in Pennsylvania Novem
Der 6. Look ozt for another Demo
cratic victory.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-10-19

BIsHoPS majority in Ohio will
reach 50 600 1t has been a perfect
ground swell Of Democrats.
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JmrIsdlctln of MngIsIrates.

A misdemeaor case was tried be
fore Squire oyaIty yesterday. in
which, for theGrst time since the
adoption Of thtnew code of practice.
it was decided tat magistrate ha. no
jurisdiction 10 mi,demeanor case,
~ nra tharn iiLiLi.r IL :-...-.;-.
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yF YOU want fine old Robinson OF
| Bourbon Whisky, 60 to
ar4Gl J. L. BoWN's.
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LOSSES

paid Hickman Agency since
old Mutual lynedt lives
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seOrge Warren. Editor.

Price of subscription. So.
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Total losses paid to date 49,.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-04
Louisiana Legislatures

New ORLEANS, Jan 1.-The DeTnc
mem bers who have been in caucus y
sent committee to see if the SIas ~ ". !.
is still barricaded, and il so, lhey WV ,
fu>e to enter the house, and Will as %
hall can be secured, proceed 10 O. w.
the Legislature, at which CleTh 49,
will otficiate, calling the roll. a co.' ,fs
able crowd congregated on the cU =, l'.,,
Charles and Canal streets near DeI's-
headquarters, but there is little eAy' iof,
At this hour, Ii A. NJ, there Is ~ III" a.,l
ton of trouble. A heavy force II,
with side arms are on duty az ", -,
house. Gov. Kellogg and Pachau t =,
seiged this morning by polItlcIh, %sIb
Nearly all the Republican meinOTS 16Fl
Legislature are already ID lne .Sd hs
while the Democratic members . "ts ID
friends are in caucas at Democrat. ~. /.
quarters AS far as known lne! Tbst.
agreed upon any programmes no r1b'
the Clerk of the House will caI I. su' & b
nished by the 5 ecretary OF 2ta IA an
problem which none are aOi 11sooi1ai
but should he refuse the n'F If 4
members will call upon Que Tda
laW
members to perform that a9tberpI
States troops are under arms ~ ~ pfsnhl
tiers, and United States Marsllal Sbhs
his office in the CustOm-hOuse'. h a
connected with the State Hous' M1
graph, ready for any emergGn .:!ncbt ~
apprehends trouble unless uiO''
by some unforeseen occurrence mot 10 4
The Democratic Legislature I'M ia ID: /
Patrlck's Hall, the Sena'e % = orld
dies parlor, and was called ,,o ~ napsl
Senator Ogden, holding over EyeIdins 4
Nineteen, including nine i llo.p no
Senators, answered to t frr OuGl
This is the number required ,b IUi one 10y
and the Democrats claim .har uip
who is sick, will act with ne soc
twenty, seventeen of whom eo,sJIld
tie against. The House w ;isrr TrsS
der about one O'Clock by Cle @ss On th's
and 81 answered to thoir name n"orun.
as called, being more tnaa n nonnS
name OF Louis Bush was PuS tad.
FIR Speaker, and he was eIec'eO
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-04
The Revenue Law.

A CORRESPONDENT of the Vicksburg
Herald referring to the revenue law, says
that it is Ambiguous, but fair reading
will show any one that the owner has a
right to redeem it, within twelve months,
no matter aohether an individual or the
State as the purchaser" We fully agree
with the writer; but an amendatory act
of the Legislature, declaring that the
intent of the Legislature was to secure
the privilege of redemption for one year,
will help the courts to proper construc-
ton of the law if it should come before
them. The intent of the trainers of a
law is infallible evidence of it's meaning.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-04
El ual Representation n tI,e Leg
fsEatUrP.

Before the adventures were put In
possession of our State government, it was
a time honored feature of the constitu-
ton that each county should have at least
one Representative in the Legisla. ure, to
attend to and look after, its local interests.
In order to diminish the power of the
white and Democratic counties, the
carpet-baggers SO apportioned the repre-
sentation in several instances as to allow
but one Representative to several counties
thrown into the same district A large
portion of our State was Disseminated
against in that way, for the reason that
majority of its population was white
and promised to be permanently Demo
cratic. The Legislature at this session
should remedy this fragrant injustice by
submitting an amendment to the consti-
tuition abolishing the present Ubiquitous
discrimination, and declaring that each
county shall be entitled to at least one
Representative.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-04
South Carolina.

1t is announced upon apparently good
authority that the House Congressional
Committee have, upon thorough investi-
CATION, reached the conclusion that the
Hayes and Wheeler electors were chosen
in South Carolina by an average major
ity of not less than 600 If this be so,
the vote ought to be so declared without
cavilling. With equal unanimity the
Committee have arrived at the conclu-
sion that the Hampton ticket has been
elected to the State Offices by majorities
averaging not less than eleven hundred.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-04
Che Will of the People.

The Southern people are of one mind
on the subject of keeping faith with the
Northern Democracy and inaugurating
Gov. Tilden and supporting his admin
istration if it should be shown by the
report of the committees of the House
of Representatives that he has been
elected Only politicians and expectant
place-men would be willing to sell out to
the would-be usurpers.
The people must take their own inter
ests and safety in their own hands, and
demand of their agents astrlct compliance
with their obligations under the Consti-
tuition. 1t must be understood that there
can be no arrangement with the conspira-
tors short of the faithful fulfillment OF
the law.