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The Hickman courier., 1878-04-19
The Ice Famine.


The story Of the past winter, from
n ice standpoint, is coldly romantic.
q ordinary seasons, when the autumn
II glow has faded from the forest, and
be wild blast howls, and the thermom
rier starts on its indefinite tour below
zero, it is then that the ice crop ripens
% lake and river, and the stately
iIiberniau reapers go forth with saw
,nd derrick to gather in the abundant
harvest. But the winter of 1877 '7S
has been exceptional; the ice man has
carcely earned his meals. The Wash
.ngtou Ice Company of this city has
aited through the dreary months OF
November, December aud January,
lternately hoping and praying that
lie rivers, ponds and other watery de
nesnes in the neighborhood of Chica-
20 would freeze over; but their pray
rs, like those Of Longfellow's hooded
rIouds, were all in vain. On the 1st
e February the company began oper
ntious at Fond du Lac, Wis, and with
. large force of men working night
nd day managed to garner 10 many
heaves. March ] the ice in that vi
unity showed unmistakabe symptoms
II breaking up. Messengers were dls=
patched to the far North, even to the
LEAK shores Of Lake Superior, and
y. ord was returned that the ice there
VAS solid. Five carloads of men and
materials were at once sent thither.
but :hey arrived too late. The ice.
which had never been known 10 that
iatitude to disappear before the 1st Of
May, broke up March 4, and, after
Waiting two weeks for another spell OF
cold weather, the deputation OF would
ie harvesters took an ignoble train for
Chicago The experience of this com
:.any is that of all others. No ice has
pren cut near Chicago, and even in
ne northern part of Wisconsin there
i.as been but one month when the ice
vas capable of being harvested
What is the consequence? There
prospect of an ice famine in the
Vest this year.
The strange sight of the North buy
iug ice from the South will be witness
ID probably this year. The ice ma
,.hioes of New Orleans have boasted OF
heir capacity to make enough ice to
upply the world. ut reasonable prices.
..ud they will now be put to the test.
some of the Northern dealers have
large stocks over from last season. AL
together, with economy, there will be
enough someway to run through the
liot months.
The Hickman courier., 1878-04-19
APPELLATE CONVENTION
Called 40 Convene tRe L2tIs of
June tD EaendeTsOH.

As Chairman of the Democratic
Committee of this District addressed
a card, on the 23l of last February,
to the Chairman of each County Com
mittee, asking aH expression Of opinion
as to the time and place for holding
District Convention to nominate
candidate for Appellate judge in the
place OF Hon. Wm Lindsay, whose
term of Office will soon expire
To that card responses have been
received from iwenty>three counties.
leaving six unheard from. OF that
number eleven favored the city Of
henderson, eight uopkinsville aud
four other points.
have delayed the call Of Con
vention hoping that all would be-
heard FROM, but do not feel justified
in further delay In obedience to
what conceive TO be the wishes Of the
District now | appoint the city of fIen
dersori as the place, and TO meet III,
views Of many of the counties and
three OF the known candidates for th,
nomination, with no objeetions frou
the other, Wednesday the 18th O
June as the time for the holding o
said convention, and earnestly reques
the County Committees to take such
action iu their respective counties a
will secure fair aud fail representa-
ton of the Democracy in the eonven
ton w. b. MAcHEN
Chr. 3th Appellate District Com.
April 10, 1873.
The Hickman courier., 1878-04-19

/ ED. HI-E'IAS COUGIEe.-I have. heard
a great many aspcrsions cast upon the
Hickman Coruet Band because they would
not play -tree for the funeral OF Hon Henry
/ Campbell, Tuesday lust. now uudcrtake.
in the name uf the Band. 10 give their
side of the ease.
The baud has been accustomed 20 play
free for every thing that came along.
This has often caused disseusjJu. aud at
last they uit agreed TO quit it entirely
10 just happened taat this funeral was the
next thing that came up after tlis agree
ment Was made and as a beginning had
20 be made some where, they concluded 90
make itright'tAerc. But considering The
kiud feeling they had for the deceased
they agreed 10 play for = per each man,
which is ) less than the regular prices
elsewhere The band wouii be perfectly
willing 20 do anything within reason 20
benefit MIR. Campbell, but think that ii
the Mas1us or any other order wish 10
make display, they should pay for H..
The band thinks highly Of the Masons.
but have quit playing gratis for HlY one
they do hot think 10 much pleasure TO
march two miles IN the sun, for the sake
OF letting any one brtg of having shown
suitable h0uors TO their dead Tine feel
ing of the band toward Capt Campbell
was plainly Shown by riding L miles ia
the hot sun in bis interest to the Moscow
convention and - miles in the dark to
serenade him at has home. l have heard
several say hat the people had righr to
be angry, because they had paid to keep
the band up. The band has fulfilled It's
part Of the contract TO the letter by play.
ing upon the streets as they agreed 10 do.
| notice that those who are loudest in
their complaints are the ones that neter
paid cent TO help the band The band
has been at heavy expense for instru-
ments and teachers, and think that music
that cost them money should not be dis
pensej free. BY Publishing this you viii
do an acl Of jus,i5. and oblige,
OPaECLEIDE,
for Hickman Cornct Band
The Hickman courier., 1878-04-19
lesson Erom. T,,e.,

The Louisville Conmaro;I com
meutUg on the death OF Bass .r.eeed
fails to draw the proper lesson from
his life and death. Tweed :. not
blot on the Democratic part, True
he was put iu office by tb,t aarty,
but his arrest, conviction and imnrison
ment was brought about by Demo
Gratis, who by their treatment If him
furnished good example Of What they
would have done with the nan.aud-
Of Republican thieves Who have
ssarmed from one end of the couotry
t the Other for the last Glteen wears
instead Of Furnishing rdsf as the
Democrats did Tweed, it is the custom
of he Republican party to project theu.
rom the justice OF the law As they
d Belknap, Babcock and he Return
in Board thieves in South Carolina,
L ui-iana and Florida, many of whom
nJw hold high aud repousibIe Govern
ment positions by Republican appoint
emf instead Of being visited with
Democratic justice as was me,ed out
to the Boss.
The Hickman courier., 1878-04-19

The most Interesting Daruinian
event Of the past month vas the birth
Of daughter to Mrs Squealer. female
monkey ia the PhiIaphia Geological
Gnrdens The new comer IL said 10
be the first OF its race born alive in
America, north OF the Gulf Of Mexico.
The Times reports: "Hhiei crowds
Of visitors amused themselves with
The novel sight, the monkeys lhronged
at the bars trying to catch baby III
Iheir hands, but were presented from
doing 50 by a precautionary wire screen
placed there porarily. TLo culiosi-
~ OF uearly al tLe KaDkeys -wu-
uncomfortable, aud most d them Sea t
envious eyes at the delcloes given
The lady from Sumatra chatteriug
their disgust at The keepers paJtiality ,
The Hickman courier., 1878-04-19
n,,.r., OF WV. VI. TWEED
Tzts last vVoTds: - Ana rot
AiraId so Die; l Believe
ssss Guardian Angels
XIII Protect Gse."
rxn og a LONG IMPRISONMENT

END Of 4 Lone IMPRISONMENT
Now York, April y VIM. NJ
Tweed died in Ludlow street jail at
precieeiv y clock to doy Tie was
attended by DR. Carnochnn, who wa+
ai,h - from an early honr thi-
,''' qere also Foster Dewey,
lis san,o,srv Mr.. Douglass, his son IN
l,,. ,..g Eielstein, OF his counsel All
Lona - his recovery was abandoned
sodn aCier II. when Or. Cnrnochan an
nouncea \ elogeing OF The heart, ana
oonnIete nervous exhaustion At the
,i,na ar H. death there was no strug
ole - h. passed away in sleep, with
Iis bo.d nnon his arm Keeper hir
sin wos bnrriedly summoned three
,,,in,.'E bafere noon, and on his reach
ing 1Ir~sraeed loom, the noon signal
rang our and the long.pr soned old nlan
lro-,,a} ,,,rk dead in his bed. fii~
last aoras 70 Dr. Cornochan were; Il
bsca t,;od 10 do some good, # | have
no, bad GOOD luck | am not aila d
to die I believe the guardian angels
will protect me. !,
spread rapidly, and crowd Of curious
people soon assembled outside The
iail pceriug eagerly into the halt
closed wiadows.
TweeShad been dangerously i'll for
several DAYS. His death resulted
! from <s~rAs licatien of disorders, but
4
1 ton and clogging of The action OF the
heart FL was delriouS last night aud
early this morning, VIII II he was
attended only by his servant Later,
he became calm and rational, He wa
conscious till within "a few moments of
his death, and short time before
drank a little tea which was handed
TO him by his son in law, Mr.. Dong
lass. Most OF Tweed = family are in
New Orleans They were telegraph
ed yesterday, but have not yet had
time TO reach the city Under the
statutes the body Of the dead prisoner
can not be removed from the jail until
examination by the Coroner.
Mr. Tweed shortly before his death
said to Mr. Edelstein, lawyer. some
thing with reference to the effect upon
his health aud fortunes Of his coudoe
ment IN jail. and mentioning some
persons by name, exclaimed: "They
will be satisfied now
No member Of the family was in his
room when he died, although his
daughter, Mrs Douglass was in an
adjoining apartment His wife, his
soUs Richard and William NJ Jr, and
other relatives, near and remote. were
iu Europe. where ibey haze been for
some mouths Ills room was sump
tuously furnished. but bis meals had
been brought to him from the jail
His heard was snow white. and so was
his hair. His face was very thin, tuf
jhe dimensions Of his figure had not
been perceptibly reduced
Mr. John d Townsend, who has
lately teeu Twecd's ccuusel, came to
lbe nil al about half-past one O'Clock.
aud was present at the inquest To
reporter Of the Evening Post, Mr.
Townsend said he had been told by
Edslslien that Tweed made the follow
iuc remark TO him. about twenty min
u,es before his death "Tjiden aud
Fairchild. 1 guess they've killed mc
at last. I have tried hard to do the /.
best | could latterly, but they wouldn't /
let me They viii probably be salts
fed when l am carried out OF here TO .
morrow.
The Hickman courier., 1878-04-19
Pic Mic.

Pic Nc viii be given next MONDAY
the 22d inst. at Miller's Garden, for the
enjoyment Of all Hickman. The grounds
VIII be fitted up for all kiuds Of games,
such as Croquet etc.
Music aud Dancing viii be the order OF
the day The Band will start for the
Garden at 3 o clock, A. NJ.
In the evening at o'clock 2. NJ, he
Lodge of the Knights of Honor, will form
in a forchlight procession, and start from
tho Odd Fellows Hall, TO the Garden, and
Grand Ball viii be given at night.
ESy~Stands will be erected and suppl
ed with all kinds of refreshments, and
every thing will he arranged to make the
occasion one of pleasure.
Everybody is respectfully invited to
participate in the first outdoor enjoyment
of this season. The COMMITTEE.
The Hickman courier., 1878-04-19

SoUrH, the keeper Of the kentuck
penitentiary elect, refuses to qualify
because the Legislature did not enlarge
or branch tie penitentiary. If it does
it will throw the institution on the
hands of the State the FIRST of March,
1879, and will necessitale the calling
of an extra session of the Legislature
The Hickman courier., 1878-04-19

The banking interest desires to force
on the greenbacks out Of circulation IN
order that the national banks may
supply the whole paper currency ot the
conntry without competition-- - New
Yo.k Hearad
This is Just the reverse of what the
peo,Ie want. aud should the banking
Interest succeed IN their scheme, 1t
will fa-ten an additional burden OF
about if,cen to eighteen millions OF
dollars a year on the taxpayers la
tereSt to the national banks, without
any adequate return, the people want
the entire paper money circulation ol
the country issued by the General
( Goyernment. saving annually on the
present national bank circulation about
| S2O 600 900.
The Hickman courier., 1878-04-19
Lou,slana.s Better Uond,t.on

E0usstssHaS Better GOud3t!On
p sFnineut State officials claim tina,
the laws were never more promptly
enforced aud that as TO lawlessues-
aud crime the State Will com pare
favorably with any Northern State.
Taxation has been reduced from l /
2 mills to I3 mills, besides the saw
ing offully $500 600 yearly by reduc
ed tees OF officials aud the repeal OF
bad laws. The legislation already
adopted. which goes into effect next
wear, reduces taxation to / mills aud
possibly to 9 mills Manufactures aud
The Industries are specially exempted
! from taxajion by law. aud the ouly
additional subject Of taxation : biuk
shares. The State officials ciaim thar
the State is recovering a. rapidly a.
: possible considering the enbarrass-
ments and burdens created IN the
past, and that the best evidence Of her
improved condition is in the fact that
seven State tax collectors iu New
Orleans hsve made monthly settle
menfs with the.auditor of the State
amounting to S450,0O0, the collections
of State taxes 10 March being uuprece>
denteds Governor Nichols says that
the taxes this year for general funds
purposes is , 2 mills upon sI770O0,
900 OF assessments. Before the war
the tax for general funds purposes
was 3 3 mills upon s356 600 900 OF
assessments, or $4,000 less now than
The reduced tazation which goes into
effect next year, does not affect the
interest fund, which will remain the
same as now
The Hickman courier., 1878-04-19
CHAPTER 663.


AN ACT to prohibit granting license to
Coffee House, Saloon, Tavern or Tip
pIing House to sell spirituous vinJus
or malt liquors or mixtures Of either.
Be II elaacted by he General Asseas5ly Of
tie Commonwealth Qf heataekg:
SEC /. That hereafter no coffee house.
saloon, tavern or 'tippling license shall
be grauted to amy person or persons
granting them the privilege of selling,
spIrituous. vinous or malt liquors or mix
lures Of either, within the limits of Full
ton county.
SIC. ,. That all acts and parts of acts,
general or special, authorizing the grant
ing and issuing of SAID license by State,
county. city or town, or officers if either,
in conflict with the above IS hereby re-
pealed-
SEC. 3. This act shall take effect and be
in force from AMI after It's passage
SIC 4. The County Judge of Fulton
county. shall order an election 20 be
holden at each voting place in Fulton on
i the First Saturday in May, Eighteen
+ Hundred and Seventy Eight. and appoint
the officers thereof to hold the same; n
which election, the following questions
+ shall be submitted to cach qualified voter
( OF Fulton county offering to vote, Are
Won for Tippiit License. or are yor
against Tipping License. said election
to he held and returns made. result ascer
tajued and announced as in the election
Of county officers, but before the vote II
taken, notices of election shah be giTeI
/ by the Sherla Of Fulton county, by post
( ing written or printed notices Of the same
al the several voting precincts in SAT-
county. and oy the pHbl.cation of this as
aud said notice in the Hickman CoUHiER
and Fulton Times, for at leasttwenty day
mex preceding the day Of election, II
majority OF the votes cas-, at said election
shall be "For Tipping License, then thi
act shall cease aud be OF none effect an
force ED. W. TURNER,
Speaker of the House of Representative
JN0- c. UNDERWOOD,
Speaker Of the Senate.
Approved March -, 1878.
JAMES B. McCREARY, Governor.
BY the Cover 'or;
J. Sropp.,Rp Johnston. Secretary .
The Hickman courier., 1878-04-19
ELECTION NOTICE.

IN compliance with an act of the Gen
/ era, Assembly of Kentucky approved
March 2gyh, 1878, notice is hereby given
that an election will be held nj the several
voting precincts ia Fulton county, on the
1st Saturday in May, 1878.
as to whether or not Tipping License
shall hereafter be granted to any person
in said county. This Apri 8lh. 1873
b. r. WALKER S. +. c.
April y, 1873. til
The Hickman courier., 1878-04-19


This, Fourth, Appellate District is
composed of twenty nine counties.
viz: Ballard. Barren, Butler, Cald
well, Galloway. Christian, Criitenden
Daviess, Edmonson Fulton, Graves
Grayson, Hardin Henderson, Hick man
Hopkins, Livingston, Logan. Lyon.
Mclean, Marshall. McCracken, Muh-
ienburg, Simpson, Todd, Trigg, Union
Warren and Webster: Of these
seven have instructed delegates, and
'he balance are yet to hold Cohven
tions.
The Appellate Convention. which
IS called to meet at Henderson
easts 420'votes. Two hundred and
twenty one will be necessary to choice
aud the LIKELIHOOD of no man getting
he nomination may be considered
ossible until he has the latter nun
her
The Hickman courier., 1878-04-19
THE SUN.



As the time approaches for the renewal
Of subscriptions, Tue Sun would remind
it's friends and wellwishers everywhere,
that 4it is again candidate for their con-
sideration and support. Upon ifs record
for the past ten years IL relies for n con-
tinuance Of the hearty sympathy and gen
erous CO operation which have hitherto
been extended TO il from every quarter of
the Union
Tie DAILY SUN j. a four page-sheet Of
q columns, price by mail, post paid. g.,
cents month, or 80 50 per year.
The SuNDAY edition Of TnE Sun is an
eight-page sheet Of 80 columns. Wbilo
giving the news of the day. il also CON
tains a large amount OF literary aud mis-
celianeous matter specially prepared fo,
u. Tue SUNDAY SuS has met with oroot
success. Post paid ~ 20 year.
THE wEEKLY SUN.
Who does not know TmE WEEKLY S,,, D
IL eirculates throughout The United s,o,s.
the Cnnadas, and beyond. Ninety tbon'
sand families greet it's welcome nee.
weekly, and regard il in the ligi,, ~
guide counsellor, ani friend. Its nc,,.
edItoriai, agricultural, md literary =
partments make II essentially n -.
Tor the family and the freside ;ro..
VNh DOLLAR year, post paid. This -.
iUailiy considered, makes IL the cbcono.
new spapcr published For elnhs 80 - -
with $40 cash, we will send an 80 'en
free. Address NNl@c copy
PUBLISHER OF THE sun. Ny o..
The Hickman courier., 1878-04-19

THERE are nine actual candidates
for congress in this District, and
three probable candidates. The
counties of Fulton. Hick man, Ballard
Graves aud McCracken can nominnteiu
n District convention. These counties
will be the battle ground, because the
man who can carry them solid mu>t
be triumphant; aud no man, although
he carries the other counties Of ~Fhe
district can win, unless he ear''es one
or more Of the COUNTIES pSmed.
The Hickman courier., 1878-04-19

On the 29th Of July next here !,
to be total eclipse Of the snn, whose
totsliiy, from l20 to $50 miles wide
will run disgonally across the country
from Montana to Texas.
The Hickman courier., 1878-04-19

There is an old lady mp in New
Hampshire, devout old persoo. who
is constantly expecting to be "ealled
aud she has worn a shroud Tor twenty
years, so that she will be ready at The
appointed time. OF course, the
shrouds get ragged aud worn out, buf
she at once has a new one made-of
fine alpacca. She is eighty-three years
old, and hale aud hearty, but she
won't wear anything but her shroud
and says, she's got used to it, aud
couldn't do without il.
The Hickman courier., 1878-04-19
hot months

A curious amusement of the Chinese
cricket lighting, which amounts to a
passion with the sporting Celestials.
The insects are carefully trained, be
~ kept singly in earthenware pots
.ud carefully dieted on fish, certain
l.nGs of sunsll insects, honey boiled
chestnuie aud rice. If they become
lex from overeating, insects called
aunchuug are given them; if from
geold, they get mosquitoes, if f,om heat
-hoots of the tea plant. and if til y
manifest difficulty in breathing th,J
are fed on butterflies. Large sums
are bet upon the contest and cricket
has won MANY victories is when it dies
buried in small silver coffin Crick
cts which display great fighting powers
are frequently sold for large SUNS.
The Hickman courier., 1878-04-19

The information before the Masons was
that the band was practising nd was go
ing TO piay-m3st thOught il "a voluntary
tribute on their part to q worthy deceased
friend and public man. The Masons ap-
preciating this apparent kind considera-
ton, undertook TO raise some money to
present to them, by individual contribu-
tions, for the lsdge proper has no funds
There were only II Masons present-thr, ,
Of whom were not members Of this lodg,
We raised SI2 %, and il vas suggested
that that wolId be u 81 each. for eight
instruments, and might Justify that mum
Der of young men very well 10 play an
hour or SO on such an occasion. Besides,
il was probable sonnet hing might hive
been raised on the outside, which also
would have been given them. The young
men declined to play for that amount, but
their decleusion was not positively ascer-
tanned, except by their not afp airing
some thought 80 too mucl but certain
/ ly the MasOn5 never asked them TO play
( gratis, or without What we con ilered "a
/ reasonable compensation Under the sad
circumstances, If surplus money had been
( in the treasury, their price mi Iht have
been paid. Some years ago, when the
Masons y ere strong. they purchased per
haps the finest set of instruments ever in
I Hlek man. and presented them TO a home
baud. This would snow we have not been
iliiberal III such matters, and as inJiyid-
uals, some Of us have from time TO time
helped the present band, alike with other
citizens With kindess aud charity 1,
all | am 4 Mason.
The Hickman courier., 1878-04-19
Very Cheap.

Henry Buchanan is Offering very good
pretty Prints at cents per yard; Domes-
tics, yard wide, at cents; and every
thing in the Domestic line at correspond
ing low prices
The Hickman courier., 1878-04-19

William NJ. Tweed. commonly
known ns Boss" Tweed. died lass
Friday in Jail at New York after .
long illness.
The Hickman courier., 1878-04-19

QuEENswARE "A large stock OF
Queensware just received by \. p. HAR-
NESS & co, in their House Furnishin 2
Departmcnt
The Hickman courier., 1878-04-19
prescriptions.

u ET your prescriptions filed and med
I 7 iciues at Hoicombes Drug Store-ht
has had more than % years experienc,
in the drug business,
The Hickman courier., 1878-04-19
Tnke Nnffce.

4 Ii persons indebted to the under
"A signed viii please come forward
and settle Immediately, as l am compelled
to have money.
jaulS-tf c. A HOLCOIBE.
The Hickman courier., 1878-04-19
FAEEs MANNING.

"AYING met with heavy losses by
the failure of banks aud otherwise.
am compelled 10 call upon those who are
indebted 70 me, 20 come Immediately and
settle their claims. To those who cannot
pay their entire claim, | would say pay
the interest on Your claim, and NJ least a
portion of the principal. | am obliged 10
have money to meet my iudebi edness, and
if the above request is not regarded
shall on the first day Of June next, place
all claims not settled BY that date IN an
officers hands for collection mean what
| say I. H. hubbard.
feuS IT
The Hickman courier., 1878-04-19

Rav Andrew Jackson. colored, Of
Nashville. after preaching sixty five
years has Just died He vas ones a
serrant of Andrew Jackson.
The Hickman courier., 1878-04-19

The Prince Of Wales is shoemaker
ly trade aud the Crown Prince Of
l'fussii a priutcr.
The Hickman courier., 1878-04-19
That. Wife of Mine.

Buys her groceries at John Fitting S, be-
cause she gctz the best quality Of groce-
ries. dccl4
The Hickman courier., 1878-04-19
= Eor "A Michel.

no not smoke the Trump, bat get the
I ? Continental, the best in the city foi
the money-ut HOLCOMBE :.
The Hickman courier., 1878-04-19
eETX ETEisS.

DUI YOUR DRUGS. MEDICINES.
} Tobacco, Cigars, Stationery. &c,
cheap for cash, at
mar22l FORTUNES DRUG STORE.
CtCHOFIELD'S PATENT VAPORIZING
y inhaler, for cure of Catarrh, Bron-
cidtis Horseuess, Coughs, Colds. Asthma
and all affections OF the Throat aud Lungs.
for sgle at
mlr22l FORTUNES DRUG STORE.
The Hickman courier., 1878-04-19
Presentations.

You ma feel perfectly secure in hav-
ing your Prescriptions carefully and ac-
curoteIy llled Of Fresh Pure Drugs, at
docI4 T p. FORTUNE s. cos.