The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-02-15
miscellaneous.


Kansas farmers estimate corn at fifteen
cents bushel, which is cheaper fuel than
coal or wood.
san Francisco is now said to have a
population of $4,000, including 10000
I Chinese.
The Central Pacific railroad company
have ordered 200, 900 trees, to be set out
along the line of their road the coming
season.
The people of California are to vote at
their next general election upon the
question of continuing or prohibiting
Chinese immigration.
New York is suffering heavy loss Of
revenues through the cigsr-makers' strike
and the action Of the liquor dealers.
The deficiency will become serious if
continued for any considerable time
In New York last year there were
one hundred and sixty-two suicides, ten
more than the preceding year. There
were ferty-eight homicides, and not
hanging against forty-nine murders and
one execution tIse previous year.
Satin is nsw the rage. 1t went out Of
fashion in England twenty-five years
ago. when Mrs. Manning, a celebrated
murderess, at one time lady's maid to
the late duchess of Sutherland, was hung
IL black satin dress.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger OBJ
jects to the enactment of a law by con-
gress imposing tax on incomes, en- two
grounds: First, because it is necessarily
inquisitorial, and second because
straightforward, honorable people viii
report the incomes honestly and pay the
taxes, while Others, having less scruple,
or no scruple at ALL escape either in
whole or in part"
The department Of agriculture an
nounces that the climate and soil of
Florida, Lower California and portions
of Texas are well adapted to the growth
of the coffee plant. Great warmth of
climates not essential otis development.
1t thrives best in regions where extremes
of heat and cold are not experienced. In
Lower California and Florida wild coffee
with many characteristics of the culti-
waited plant, is very abundant. The
importatious of coffee into the United
States during 1876 were nearly 34O,-
100000 pounds, at 3 cost OF nearly
s57,O00,Oo0
The recent suit OF Ira Melendy, OF
Bradford, VT, in which he received
$4,000 from thetown for injuries suffered
in the highway, was a singular one in
some respects. He claimed that his ac-
cident caused paralysis of his legs, so
that they were dead as far as movement
and feeling were concerned. The defend
ant attempted to prove that he was
shamming. They called medical experts,
stuck pins into his legs, made cuts and
applied ammonia and ether to them
without making him vince or contract
his muscles. Some of the physicians
testified that such paralysis was an ina
possibility, but the jury did not believe /.
that a man could have sufficient nerve to
stand such tests if there was any feeling
in the members experimental upon. He
will probably have to 60 through all this
again as the case has been appealed.
The San Francisco Bulletin, comment
ing, in its financial column, on a dis
patch received from Washington, that
over one million trade dollars have been
shipped east the present month for do
mestic circulation, and that the suspen-
sion of the coinage of trade dollars at
the San Francisco mint is contemplated,
says that, though some shipments have
been made, the amount is considerably
over stated; that the trade dollar has
market for silver in oriental countries
which the fine silver cannot fill; that
during the current months 1,746, $50
ounces of silver have been deposited in
-he mint. and half million of money
will be deposited before the close Of the
month. The reasons for these heavy
deposits arise from the apprehension on
the part of bankers and bullion producers
that the dollar of 412I grains viii be
in which event the facilities
of the mint for silver coinage will be
severely taxed, restricting the means for
the coinage of trades. Hence the dis
position to lay in a good supply,
as this is the inactive
demand season. The amount Of trades
shipped hence to China during 1877 was
81, $4,000. The article strongly depre-
Gates the suspension of the coinage of
rades at the mint in that city.