The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-03-29

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shat city is growing more active.
The business crash at Lexington Is
fearful III its dimensions aud con'inu'
ance.
Senator-olcct Gen Juo. s Williams
signed The Murphy pledge at Mt
Sterling 90 Monday
The lJih. Of April Is the time set
for the meeting of the European con
ference
Mr.. John W. Blue, Of Crittenden
county has been announced as cap-
didate for Congress in this district
The Kentucky Legislature has
made an appropriation Of $4,000 to
tho f-h commission of the State.
Col. JR Hewlett announced him
self as candidate for Congress on
last Monday in response to call.
At the eleetion.iu August a success
sor 10 Judge YIN. Lindsay, 70 the APP
perate Court. viii be ehosen-
The new silver dollar Is making its
Appearance in western cities. The
sub treasury at Chicago has received
fifteen thousand of them.
\ team ran away with Mr. Richard
Morris, of Graves county, last week,
throwing him from the wagon and
kiIIios him
A NEW county has been formed by
the Legislature composed of portions
Of Harlan, Clay aud Perry counties
It is named Leslie county in honor Of
ex Governor Leslie.
The Mormon women are TO DO dis
frauchised-at ali events. a bill in Con
gress is proposed for that purpose
and the sturdy Mormon with his ten
wives, will no longer be permitted to
cast eleven votes against the invading
barbarian from Gentle regions " hat
kind Of country is this anyhow?
"What is one msu's loss Is auothes
aan's gain If the impending rap
,ure between England and. Russia comes
70 open var. cur farmers viii once
more ,evel in high prices Tor then
products. aud the days Of big money
aiIl ugaio smile On tle teller Of the
oil.
y Gentleman whose business calls
MIN at stated times over MI Ibis see
ION Of Kentucky gives cheering ac
.eaut Of the growing wheat. The
-reage is larger than usual every
here it is doing well; in some loeaii
;jes it's high enough % hide rabbit
GEYERoUs in his sentiments Is she
ontempOrary who thinks the Legi-la
,qre ought to be run for lie benefit o.
sis party. Sill more generous is the
ane who wants it to be run for the
zood Of the people And still more so
ne who thinks it ought to be ruu into
-Ae ground.
SOMEBODY wants Charles Francis
adams sent to Central Africa. to ncu-
allie the temperature, and render il .
.abitable for the white race. How
ouId it 60 to send 0lary Walker to
he North Pole? She makes it too
rot for peor.le In this zone.
SoME owl 10 Congress has offered
i'll enactinS that publishers Of news
ss,pers shall not ship their publications
kept through the mails Why doesn't
he ponlerous ninnyhammer Insist on
law that nobody shall travel except
= stage coaches?
SHAKESPEARE, the myriad minced .
no Is thought to have known some
hat Of everything, believed in hell .
but not Of fire and birthstone. He
considered it chilling region OF
nick ribbed lee"
The House refused to repeal The
est oath Every member Of the next
Legislature must swear, as the mem
oers Of thishave done, that they have
not directly or indirectly, given, loan
ii, or advanced any money or property
20 procure or promote their election
A STATE Democratic convention has
aoen called by the Chairman of the
state Committee of Tennessee, to as
.enble Wednesday the 29.h Of May,
or the purpose of nominating candi-
lates for the Supreme Judge ship
IT is impossible to escape the con
.lusion that the Republican party is
iiil tremendous force in politics
Democrats who have been hugeinE tie
telu.ion that The path to victory led
hrouah bed Of roses may as weil
waken at once to the reality. re
aust fph' for oil We gain.
SEVERAL millions of dollars are
-ow Ioaued at eight per cent to iarm
rs Of this State Mortgages being
held upon their lands ia many eases
he borrower makes an ANIMAL pay
,ueut and renews his note; but when
ne xix per cen. law takes effect, The
parties loauing the money mas deuau
the whole amount Of their bonds.
Ooe Of the worst signs Of the times
\ farmer should consider well
before he mortgages his home, as the
chances ARE that the price Of farm
products will not materially increa
interest will eat him up, hi- fariu will
be sold under the hammer at a sacrifice
aud his family be reduced to waot
Every farmer should strive to live
.,hin his means-aud never borrow
money if he can possibly avoid it.
The modest little snow drops are al
ready peepiug out and making beauti-
tai the yards OF many Of our citizens;