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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-11-29


Over thirty one thousand -
carrying off about , Per cent 90 the
population, occurred 10 Massacb,ss,ts
last year. aud as the climate ana oon
ditions Of life in that Commonvo.Itb
are in the main the same as tboso of
all our older Northern States. We can
get much valuable information b. the
study of the causes Of those deaths
OF the whole number, more than .
third. or 1117O of the deaths. were
those of children under five years of
age. Less than a tenth part Of The
total. or only 967, died between the
ages Of twenty and thirty, and from
thirty onward the deaths numbered
II. 205. or something more than hale
of the whole During 1877 there were
Al $50 births in the State, but durin.
The same time 6 343 infants under one
year were swept away by death. To
each 1000 living. the ANIMAL death rs,s
undea years was over 81 aud it did
not rise even as high as half that until
the age Of seventy was passed, when
it reached So, and then, of course
rapidly increased.
These figures. like the statistics Of
mortality everywhere, go to show that
on the average very young lives ue
far more in danger than any othee
except the very old The green fruit
falls TO the ground because it is pnaRs +
to withstand the blasts OF is blitHts,t1
and The old fruit drops because it Is
overripe
Seventy per cent Of the deaths were
caused by twenty different diseases, but
the greatest fatality followed the in
roads of those old enemies of life, con
consumption, d'phiheria, pneumonia,
cholera infantum, Old age, aud heart
disease The rest of the twenty caus
Is, arranged in the order Of their de
effectiveness, we're paralysis, typhoid
fever. cancer, dysentery, convul-ions,
,ronp. apoplexy, searIatina, tubereular
bronchitis, enteri'is, diar
rhei, Bright's disease and Drowning
Consumption was the great cause of
Heath, as it has been in our climate
within the memory of man More
han a sixth of the whole inumber of
Deaths for the year were due TO that
disease In every county of the State /
t stood FIRST among the causes of NOR .
ality Diptheria carried off less than
half a many victims. though it was
he next most prolific cause Of death /;
Iud pneumouia. cholera inianlnm, and
leart disease together, though they
we're all 50 very Destructive. were re .
ponsihle for only about a. many deaths
IS consumption alone
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a newspaper correspondent has aga 10
been interviewing our Congressman
Judge Boone. This time on the po-
liiical situation After attribntino re
cent Democratic reverses to the excite
ment on the labor question. he said !:
He was much more hopef,I Of
Democratic success in the next prosi
dental contest. believing that If The
party adopted conservative uo!icv On
the financial question. both he ard
and soft money elements could be har
monized. He believes that the S.n,b
under existing circurn stances i az
necessity compelled from mn,;yos or
self protection to be Democratic md
its solid support can be counted 81 r,
that party in the next canvass. Hen
drieks he believes to be he mast nanu
lar man in the ranks of the D4maar.oy
and he thinks he will be the nsv, an
dIdafe nf the parry. While admir;ny
Thurman very much. he tlfnks ,b.t
that gentleman's Hamilton spas.b in
the last campaign. bad dam,,sa b;-
popularity aud chances for tka
nation considerably Thurm.n hsa
before been looked on as vsra bsrd
money man. But ia that 49, he
overdid himself in the endeavo. - n.
grafiate himself into the oaas -
of the Greenbackers. He beI;ss5. MI
Tilden is dead cock in .hs no -
pit. and that he Consequent III -. -
chance in the future" Has
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Associations.

The commission visited various in
sected points in the Mississippi Val
ey. and found, as result of their in
,,stigaiion, sad neglect and violation
s.f the laws of health 10 regard to
drainage. inattention to deposits of
i.tid matter and refuse animal aud
vegetable matter and inaiteDtion to the
purity of drinking water. The con
customs reached are as follows
l. We have not. in solitary instance,
'annd case of yellow fever which we
..nuld justihably consider rs of denovo
origin or Indigenous 10 its locality.
?. In respect TO most of the various
Gowns which we visited. aud which were
points of epidemic prevalence, testimony
showing the Importation was direct and
convincing in its character.
3. The transmission of yellow fever be-
tween points separated by any consider
able distances appeared TO be wholly due
10 hum intercourse. In some instances
POISON was carried in clothing or about
the persons of people going from infect
cd districts. In other instances it WAS
conveyed in cotton bagging or other goods
Of the same description.
A. The weight of he testimony is very
pronounced against the further use of
disinfectants. Physicians in infected
lawns, almost without exception. state
hat they are useless agents to arrest the
spread of yellow fever which some of
hem affirm that their vapors are serious
iv preiudicial to the sick.
8. Personal psophylixis by means of
.lrngs or other therapeutic means has
royed a constant failure. A respectable
Number of physicians think the use of
nall doses of quinine of some use in
preventing
8. Quarantine established with such
,l.gree of surveillance and rigor that alb
solnte nonintercourse is the result, have
,fferfualIy and without exeertion protect
81 its subjects from yellow fever.
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Go1E,iEsSr0xEg,s saEE
FULTON CIRCUIT COURT, KEYTUGY.
George ) Heron, plT.
against Equity.

FULTON CIRCUIT COURT, KESTUGY.
George ) Heron, plT.
against Eqity
Javan II. s Sarah c Maddox dts J
DY virtue Of Judgment and orlr Of
- sale Of the Fdlton circuit courtren-
dere1 at the August term thereof, .75,
ia the above cause. for the sum osfour
tH0usHnd SIX nundred anu sIXTy-sf4f DOR
lars 81 ,G66l with interest atrhe rate of
six per cent. per annum from the 18th
day Of August, 1873, until paid, aud the
costs herein. | shall proceed ito offer for
sale at the court house door, in Hickman.
Ky, 60 the highest bidder, at public auc-
ton, on Monday the 9jh day of December.
1873 ut one clock. p. m, or thsreabout
being county court day., upon a credit
Of SAX aud twelve months the following
dascr bed property, to wit: The sOui beast
Or OF section -, township J. range 5
west, containing lao acres more or less
aud the northeast or of see. So town
shin l. range west, containing 100 acres
more or less-these two tracts 10 be sold
in one body less 6O3 acres upon the north
side of the 5. E or. Of sec. -. township
/, range , west; go acres Of which is al
lotted 10 J. II. Maddox, as a homestead,
by commissioners appointed by the Fnl-
ton circuit court. Also. in another body
the west half of the northeast or. of sec
3O, township J. range west, containing
753 acres all lying in Fulton county, KY,
or sufficient thereof to produce the sums
of money so ordered be made For tie
purchase price the purchaser, with ap-
proved sureties or securities, must execute
bonds. bearing legal interest from the
day of sale until paid. and having the
force and effect of a judgment. Bidders
will be prepared to comply promptly with
these terms. JNO A. WILSON,
n29-2w Master Commissioner.
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The way IL Is.

Some one gives the following table
Of the order in which men give up
their lnxurie, under the pressure OF
hard times: Books 20 frst-'Ee book
trade fl utens under panic; illustrated
papers next, and then daily papers
Ifihe pressure continues, the trade IN
pianos and furniture falls off the la
boring classes begin to contract on
the furniture for the first start. Next
il begins to cut off 6ue clothes and
iewelry. and then its getting pretty
fight. Put in another screw, aud tea
and coffee suffers; then all foe grocer
ices and other kinds of produce. II
the screw still ,ightens, when the worst
comes 70 worst. and there is no help
from God or mab, the whiskey and
tobaaeo begin to be cut off. But the
dogs about dead when it comes TO
that" Pretty true.
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, Ipa,sg' ana she recites like a queen OF
e,a Her own explanation and that of her
If b. - mat she is taken possession
u ny spirits. She doesn't 90 into
trance, but silent ;asocation Of any
6r;n ~ ANN laniliar spirits Is supposed to
nn,-,' ,"s'h While under their pre-
,p pu''oi7 'onnenee. she also assumes
snnaat ~, : ''"firies, 70 a great extent, in
di1n her features arc drawn so as to
l''k IKE an aborioioa a = Chinese.
80 ''oe Is Transformed into the conn
ue ~ 4 celestial, almond shaped
eyes and all She and her friends
ci,aim thar these manifestations are Of
. = :et order OF spiritualism and they
lePuuia'e ne regular spiriinali-ts who
~ "o' ne'ieVe IN christianity which
they rigidly main,ain Her poems.
hryan'' Mrs Sieaurny. and others.
- am pot believer in ~piriturli-m,
l SIMPLY tel the tale. as it appears on
the surface, giving her claims, and
leaving 1t to Others to determine the
cause OF The phenomena, which are
certainly remarkable if what is said
OF her having 10 education is true,
anu. indeed, would be remarkable If
she had received elaborate trimming
| saw Ben Butler rushing through
the corridors Of the Filth Avenue Ho
tel The other day.in his usual breezy
fashion, seeming a. alert aud full OF
vim and purposeas though he hadn't
Jl-t been defeated That man evident
ly can't be put dewu | doubt if
coffin lid would cmfne him lie Ger
tainly won stay dsS long. There will /
be little trep ST5enarlea scene. aad /
he Will be up aud doug again in less /
time than one can say } ack Robinson. I
or il the grim monster prove to much
for him. he'll adapt himself to h. sur
rounding~ in about two miuutes aod a (
half, and have good sized revolution
before the toas'ing can ~ !
gotten ready, and ten chance> to on,
drpo>e old Pluto and usurp the throne
himself As we don't know what
changes he might inaugurate down
there. and a. most of rs are supposed
TO have an interest In not having the
order OF things materially changed IN
that region, unless we are sure il will
be for the better we had better try
and keep him here, as long a. possible
An ounce OF prevention Is worth
pound of cure c. W Il.
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LiOt4 Alit Auu4 ltL g. Df44 MT
Not less than fourteeu thousand
people were swept away by the yellow
fever plugue of the past season, while
the direct and indirect losses in money
have been estimated at SI75, 900
coo, but will doubtless largely exceed
that sum Probably $500 600. 600.
would hardly cover those losses
These facts are appalling enough. but
they certaiuly convey a pofential les
son and warning which it will be crimi-
nal to neglect. When it Is considered
that the most stringent regulations
exist to stop the importation Of plague
striken eattls into thus cauntEx -
vent the importation of yello~ fever
and other plagues which assail man,
il would appear time 10 seriously con
slider the subject. as is being done at
Richmond, and devise measures TO
prevent repetition of t. horrors OF
1878, all of which were entailei on
the country by the passage Of an 10
fected vessel from the West Iudie, up
the Mississippi river to New Orleans
SNituSSH' 4Hi uhtiuS measures az ef0tJ
seaport furnish the most economical
meihod of surely meeting aud avoiding
the danger, whetherit be cholera or
yellow fever If every seaport 10 the
United States was properly provided
with quarantine regulations The cost
in single year would be a mere triie
compared to the loss thoughth rava
yes of plague Sivlnn1h IN 1876
suffered loss of over 81 900 900 from
the yellow fever. which would have
been prevented by simply warning
two ships from Cuba out Of harbor.
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10 LIDN IIHJJII COUKI.
W. II Roper's admir- PIN.
against Equity.
W II R1pers heirs. dfts.
NOTICE is Hereby given TO the crcii-
y tors OF " II Roper. deceased, that
the uIjer>i gnel commissioner Of tue
Fulton circuit court. under AN order n
the above styled cause, win attend AT the
county coart clerks Office. in Hickman,
Ky from The date hereof emit the 9th
duy of january, 1919, 10 receive and hear
proof Of claims ag.inst said deeedent;
and that all claims NOT presented 10 him
and proven as required by law. within
the time specified above, viii be forever
barred.
JNO A. WILSON.
Master Com Fulton Circuit Conrt.
Nov. li-2l-7S
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vom,lassGoyaR,s sALn.
FULTON CIRCUIT COURT, KENTUCKY.
Moses Bryant, plff.
arafnst Errsfv

FULTON CIRCUIT COURT, KENTUCKY.
Moses Bryant, plf.
against Equity.
W. D. Whitfield, deft.
RY virtue Of a Judgment aud order of
AS sale of the Fulton circuit court. rem
dered at the August term thereof, 1873,
hundred aud eighty-three dollars and
rate of six percent. per annum from the
18th dag of August, 1873, until paid, aud
the costs herein, | shall proceed to offer
for sale ut the court house door, in Hick-
man Ky. to the highest bid.le n public
auction, Moniay the ninth day of De-
cember, 1873. Mt one o clock D m, or
thereahout being county eonrt day., up
on a credit Of six and twelve months the
following described property. to-wit: The
no tn part of the southwest quarter of
section 81 township one range west,
and part of the southeast Or of section
81 township one range 3, west; it being
the same land allotted 10 Nary Brown as
dover, aud known as the Robert Brown
place near the State line, being all of
said land except . acres heretofore sold
off Of be south side of same, or sufficient
thereof 10 produce the Sums of money 80
ordered TO be made For the purchase
price, the purchaser, with approved sure
ity or securities, -mnst execute bonds. bear
ing legal interest from the day of sale
until paid, and having The force ami eff
feet of a Judgment. Bidders will be pre-
pared to comply promptly with these
terms.
JNO A. WILSON, Master Conn.,
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No Th,rd party Ian 1880.

All the calculations and speeula-
lions in regard to the choice Of Presi
den, devolving upon the next House
of Representatives are vain and use
less 1t is a remote possibility, Of
course. aud therefore may be taken
into the general account. like any
other contingency. But can now
he confidently assumed, from the re-
suit of The recent elections, that there
will be no more third party worthy Of
the name. in n serious sense. 10 1880.
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voaIe Benevolent society.
Honkinsville New Era.


The Ancient Order of United Work
uau has done a noble work for viii
ors and orphans Of the yellow fever
Victims in the South In addition to
paving So 600 10 the family of ever
-->-..'s' = -
Of tho Uuited States has recently don
aied SIS, 900 to the widows and or
phans left by deceased members ia that
State, and has notified the Grand Re-
corler of Tennessee that more is on
hand for the same purpose if needed
aud will be forwarded whenever a
ell Is made. Snch acts Of m1nificent
beneVolenee are thoroughly ia accord
with the spirit aud teachings of this
grand Order. whose very essence i the
sublime principles Of charity and
brolherly love
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Cog.smaiss5osscu.s Nof;ce.

FULTON CIRCUIT COURT.
George Caldwell 5 adm r, pllf.
against Equity.
Geo CALDWELL : h'rs & c'rs. dts
n Office is hereby given to the credi
- tors Of George Caldwell, deceased.
that the undersigned, missioner Of
the Fulton circuit court II der an order
in the above styled cause viii attend Mt
the county court clerk : Office, in Hick-
man Ky, from The date hereof until the
9th day of Janury 1879, TO receive and
hear proof of claims against said dsce
deut; ana that al! claims not presented
to him and proven as required by law.
within the time specified above, will be
forever barred.
JNO 4 WILSON.
Master Conn Fulton Circuit Court
Nov lI-2t-7S
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There Is 10 dou5, that all the vel
bow fever commissions in their reports
siil favor aquarautioe law by the Fed
srll Government. strictly quarantine
ne our coast against The possible in :
reduction into our country Of this
erri0ie Pestilence Oar past expert
nee is, that with strict qlarantine
If our coast ports we might have
welded al the mourning, misery an d
Heath that We were called upon to sus-
ain, sud it is due to the people OF
he United States that there shall be
10 recurrence ct such disastrous con-
eqIences if there l. any way to avoid
q. Congress should carefully consji
O. the matter and then take the proper
seps for the protection Of all our Peo
ae
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No Money. Of no Enterprlse
L., L t...t $780,,

II il non~euse for merchants TO say
there is 10 money IN the country
What has become Of the wheat, rye
and barley crops? The trouble is that
loeal ,rndesneu allow the sharp busi
ness men OF neighboring cities to ad-
gertise them Out Of existence They
sit behind their counters, read news
paper>, and watch how the world is
seing without making any etfort 10 90
~ II. They read advertisements to
Se4 who're they can buy. but never
lhink % ADVERTISING to see how much
hey cat sell.
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Because Judge Lindsay IS not max
inc red hot canvass Of the State, but
Is oaietly attending to his practice be
fore the Court of Appeals, some PEG
pie are jumping to the conclusion that
he has Withdrawn from the race for
Governor Such Is not the case lie
j. a. much can1ida'e now as be has
ever been - Clinton Democrat.
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The Aea,noNs state saouse.

The Ssae House grounds are very
pleasing u the eye IN summer-time
Fhen the grass IS bright aud fresh, and
the trees are in foliage; bat the eye
only is satisfied and we want some
Thing more Why not give Us walks aud
resting PLACES under the trees? There
Is ample rom for wide paths aud
pleasant seats. The grounds could
be laid out some tasteful designs.
and none of their freshness lost, but
their beaut, much augmented. The
square stands now Just a it has stood
Tor the last lalf century no improv
meut, no add comfort. Let Us have
i as breathing place, and let it no
'ohger be a monument to lack Of
progress and want Of taste.
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The low priceef hogs has caused
porkhonses on United scale 70 spring
up al over The State
The Clinton Democrat says twenty
five or thirty PERSONS left Wiugo for
Texas one day last week
Frankfort Yeoman: \ gentleman
said yesterday he remembered when
hogs sold ia This state at ST p per
hundred, and the packers lost money
Another epidemie Got fatal, neither
Is il infection, nor contagious, or IN
u-ua') has broken ont IN Hickman.
-Four babies were born there In one
week-Padncah News.
Dan Rice sod horse Excelsior died
ut II louis last Monday from I'D age.
He wa, 81 years Old AMI has been ex
hibited in nerrlg every town aod city
In the United States At the time
of ms death he was under attach men,
for debt
PoLYGAMY CONTINUES Polygamv
is again receiving attention The
courts have determined to stop it in
Utah The terrible -in aud crime has
had a prolonged existence, and ought
to have "a sudden end The Develop
ments of 1876 ought to have aroused
the nation sgains, IT,
The Princeton Banner says lie
next Legislature cant dodge the peui
Tertiary question. If it shall be
composed oi such set of arrfuI do1.
gers as the last, they can dodge any
thing. Dr.. Uaroa could not hit them
on tender spot Of the record -
Go urier Journal
Clinton Democrat: La the eastern
portion Of this county, on Friday, Mr.
Bird Moore died at bis home of pneu.
noun; on S,farliy Messrs James
Jones aud Peter Jack son died, the
first of pueurnaaia aud tie last OF
measles; on Sunday Dr. G w Seay
died at his hone OF pneumonia.
WILL SHR JOS TUE Pass Asso
CITATION ?-AIr Robert lowry having
given ~ the pehtsatisn-of tho Bal
lard News. the Office has fallen into the
hands OF Miss Eagenia Parham, of
Blpndyiile. who vii continue its pub
'icalion L will he devoted pTineipal-
ly 10 literature aud the affairs aud in
fereSt~ OF Ballard comfy. Miss Par
ham IS spriehtly Young lady Of con
siderable literary ability, and we feel
assured viii make readable paper.
The ffst number of The new issue will
appear in about Two weeks PAducah
News
WAR CRuEL Waffle war upon
Aighauisian has begun. Receiving
no reply to her uEtimatun, England
mas given the conmand Tor her troops
TO advance. Ills strongly suspected
thai the Russian G5yerumeut has been
irving aid aud announcement to
Afghanistan Nos that England has
iluuched in a war in the East, Russia
will be abe 10 embarraSs her az she
did Russia when the htter was engag-
ed in her bout with Turkey. 1t Is not
all unlikely thar the present war may
lead 10 c5maiieatloas between the
Bear aud the BulI-Euqulrer.
On TIE MIsslssIPPI One Of those
great aud comfortable steamers which
the Yankees construct de~eends the
Mississippi with virtiginous raPld',y.
When. 10 cry makes itself 10 be
heard
a man in the waters
"StopsI' erie. bim-elf the captain.
Then, turning himself TOWARDS Tue
purser, he demands: HAS ne paiu
his fare p
"He has paid replies the purser.
"AlI arights!' howled (h"rfa) me
captain, and the steamooat re'aNs: -
course. LEAVING the passenger behind
If the unhappy had not pala 10 ao-
vance he might have been sasea
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lie Auction. on Mon lay. the 9th day Of
December, 1873, a. l clock. P. W., or
thereaHout being County Court day.. %
on credit OF six aud twelve months. be
following described property 20 Wit. Tom
lots Nos ., Is. IL, IS ard 10, in blck
No. Of Paechans addition 30 the tom
of Fulton. KY, known rs The @Planers
Hotel For the purchase price, the pr
chaser. with approved surety or secri-
ties. must execute bonds, bearing lsal
interest from the day Of sale until pd,
aud having the force and effect Of jalg-
mont. Bidders viii be prepared o en-
ply promptly with these terms.
JOHN A. WILSON,
NO Master COmmissi one.
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isSiones.'s Notice.

FULTON CIRCUIT COURT.
Frances Warfords admir-, plf.
against Equity.
Frances Warford' : n : & crs DIS J
" OTICEis hereby given to the credi-
~ tors of Frances Warfora, decea sed.
that the undersigned, commissioner of
the Fulton Circuit court. under an order
in the above styled cause. will attend at
the county court clerks office in Kick
man, Ky, from the date hereof until the
9th day of January, 1879, 10 receive and
hear proof Of claims against said dece-
dent; amt that all claims not presented
to him and proven as required by law
within the time specified above, will be
forever barred.
JNO. A WILSON,
Master Conn Fulton Circuit Court.
Nov. Il-2I-76.
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Hon. Thos l. Jones, candidate for
Goyernor. vi ere long canvass West
ern Kentucky to see what his pros
,sets are for success in the coming
i.p raee We are Of the opinion thai
DIR. Black burn j. the only man in
Kentucky that will satisfy the people
in this part of the Sfate for Governor
columbus Sentinel.
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Violation OF sanitary Saws.

In respect to the sanitary condition
of the towns visited we base to report
the same character of neglect aud viol
lation of laws of health common to all
or nearly all the inland towns in the
United States. These are neglect Of
drainage. inattention to deposits Of
fetil matter and refuse. animal and
vegetable matter and iuattentron to the
purity of drinking wafer The viola
ton of sanitary rnles in each of these
particulars j. gen without res erve IN
respect to all the visited towns except
New Orleaus.-Y GLOW Fever Commits
sinn
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The wages of a Pennsylvania miner
don exceed one hundred and forty
dollars year. 0lt of this little SUN
he must feed and clothe and shelter
his family.