The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-04-12
CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.
Southern News.

move to Tennessee. lt Will locate on
the Cumberland table-lands.
There are thousands OF acres of the
richest land in Arkansas that are now
unprodpctive and comparatively worth
less because of the want Of drainage.
Memphis Avalanche: To show the
decrease in the cost of building. con-
tract has been made for the erection of q
structure on Main street. between Mon
roe and Union, for $40, 900. II is to be
erected in exact copy OF building on
the same street put ap some years ago at
cost of $90.0o0
The United States courts do a thriving
business in Georgia. Fer the four years
ending July, 1877, the United States
district and circuit court Ia this state
rendered judgments amounting to six
million of dollars-more than half as
much as the Judgments obtained in all
the southern states.
Bob" the yeritable sorrel war-horse
which Stonewall Jackson was riding
when he received his fatal wound, is
still living, at the age of twenty-three.
and retaining much of bis old-time vigor.
He is owned by brother-in law of the
general, in Lincoln county, North Car,
olina.
Washington N. c. Press: The town
of Bath, situated about twenty miles
below this place, is the Oldest town in
North Carolina. 1t was first settled in
I7o5, and incorporated in 1747. 1t has
one of the Oldest churches in the state
an Episcopal church which was erected
in 1874. The brick or which it is built
was made there, and the tiles of which
the hoor is made were brought from
England.
An intelligent eastern capitalist has
been spending some time at the mines in
Hall county, Georgia, and he tells the
Gainesville Southron he had no doubt
there would be millions of capital
invested in upper Georgia and North |
Carolina in the next five years, and in
judgment that it would pay better than
bank, railroad or manufacturing stocks. |
merchandising, or any of the ordinary |
pursuits of life. He also stated that
there was no mill IN the up country that
with proper management was not, or
could not, be made to pay a splendid
dividend upon the investment.
The Mobile Register states that Mr..
CObt will lead the northern, Mr.. Stone
the western, Mr.. Barnes the eastern, and
Mr. Langdon the southern divisions in
the gubernatorial race. The Register
thinks South and West Alabama, being
practically one in the fight, will dictate 3
the nomination. 1t admits, however, 9
that the result is not free from doubt. 9
The struggle for the senatorship enters o
into ami materially effects the guber- q
race. The leading senatorial as
pirants are Governor Houston, and g
Aessrs. Walker, Sykes and Fugh. This
senatorial feud is said to be very bitter
one, and overtures between senatorial I
aud gubernatorial aspirants render the I
altogether inexplicabIe. The F
18th of May will decide. I
Pensacola (Fla.) Gazette: A verdict {
vas obtained in the United States dis g
rict court on Tuesday in the case of L. h
u Merritt vs.. Western Union telegraph e
company, with an award of $4,000 re
lamages to the plaintiff The circum- CT
tances are that in 1876 European cor
sent by cable an order to l.. Il
Il. Merritt, of Pensacola, 10 ship a cargo p
# timber. The dispatch was not de- tt
ivered and Mr.. Merritt was advised of F
Is having been sent by letter of in OF
uiry from Europe, received more than No
so weeks afterwards. On investigation
he dispatch wss found at the Western =
Jnion telegraph Office in this city, hav- =,
1g been mislaid. Meanwhile the op- -
ortunity to ship the cargo had passed. r
zen. Perry appeared for the plaintiff, =,
nd G. @. Yenge, Esq, for the defense. n
Galveston News: At this time the bl
of Texas cannot be too cautious th
n interposing between the law and its re
xecution. Nor can we say at this time in
hat Texas is solitary in this business of ii
illing Everywhere in this country b,
uman life is too unguarded while m
'esieged, so to speak, with dangers. 1t m
) because everywhere, breast pockets, &C
'reeches pockets, belts, boots, vest pock- OF
IS, are the hiding places of Colts, Smith & re
Vesson's and English revolvers, or dirks, te
owie-knives, elasp-knives and deringers. m
'ur gunshops, hardware stores, variety II
torres, book and jewelry stores and retail in
hops display glittering blades and in Liz
wrought murderous revoivers, ga
ut, not being able to supply the demand, ca
le mails and the express are loaded bt
ith weapons ordered from dis tant marts pc
nd manufacturers. ns
New Orleans Picayune: The decline . ,,
state consols dated with the defeat of
lie Moffet register bill during the reg y
lar session, about three weeks ago. A -
,ubt had been entertained as to the
'ility of the government to pay the tr
terest for July, or the probability of tn
Ie fiscal agent advancing the amount
,cessary. This led to the idea of Great
g a new tax, and accordingly the
of1et register bill was ordered. On its
iginal defeat the bonds began TO de- ne
inc, and though in the extra session a w
odified bill of similar character passed W
,th houses, and is now before the dc
,vernor, this fact, strangely enough, W
ems to operate in direction opposed OF
first expectation, to-wit: Thestrength- W
ling in value of state securities. at
Judge Locbrane, of Georgia, on st. III
strick's day: Repel by your example u
Ie tendency to libel the Irish rsce, by VI
rricatures upon the stage and the cl'
eat evil which is circling and gathering la
ound the Irish name by passing it into 81
lecdote. Cherish rather the splendors ~ Ii
our intellectual and patriotic country q. !.
en-, than the remark "Pat" made in vi
IS traditional interview with the pope, III
what even AR. O'ConneIl said in his no
lcounter with Biddy Moriarty. Rather ~
ke Mr.. OConnell when he came into I'M