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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-21
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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-02-21
State Historical ancIeay,

The meeting Of the State Historical SO
eieiy on Tuesday proceedings OF which
occupy nearly al Of this issIe OF the
Ie0lssr was as fully successful as its
most zealous friends could have auticipa
ted. No better assurance Of its irm es-
iaelishEaent can be asked ia Kentucky
than the cooperation Of the seversl dis
tineuished gentlemen whose names ap-
pear IN ito proceedingI.- Frankfort Yeo-
man.
Ia this neck Of the woods, which
the blue grass brethren scarcely reooe
nice as part Of the State, disiu hcri,ed
by reason Of pauperi-m and manifold
other ailedged disabilities, we would
like to put in word Of approval O.
this effort 10 organize State Histori-
cal aneie'y. We feel hat if Keuiack '
OF hentuckians could be mnde better
acquainted with the "We-tera eeod
OF tho S'ate, they would ,bius better
Of as and take US into full fellowship
as hentuekians. We like to be con
sidered Keatuekiau-, and we feel a
common pride in her history, traditions
and people.
In the meeting Of the Historical SO
cieiy referred to BY the Ysoo,an. SONS
Que asked the Hon. Isaac Caldwell, the
orator of tho occasion, What about
Jackson Purchaser The distinguish
ed gentleman was compelled TO confess
that, so far US he knew. "pot history
OF Kentucky had . ,xesi. to say ebout
il " He than gave . historical state
meDt of the purchase q this portion
OF the State, in 1878, from The Chick
s-aw Indians, by Gov. Isaac Shelby
and Gen. Andrew JACKSON. fact
which every school boy 10 this section
is perfectly familiar with bu, of which
some leading men of the upper part OF
the state appeared entirely ignorant
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-02-21
ssg,aor2issg aGse Courier.

Never, il our experience OF twenty
years az editor OF newspaper, have
We received as many letters from our
readers commanding the positions teken
by US on public questions
The people realize the fact that the
Kentucky State Constitution Is cum
brous old document that there is too
much legislation aud too many Ulcers /;
that there Is too much power to tax
and TOO liitle restriction on those that
impose the tex. etc. etc
We feel complimented thst so many
of our readers approve our course and
all We ssk of those who think as we do
is TO talk of these questions TO their
neighboys and thereby help to build up
= public sentiment that viii produce
the desired reforms let them get up
public meetings, discuss these ques-
tons. pass resolutions saying what they
indorSe aud what they wanted their
representatives. to do. II the people
will act, much good will be accom-
plished Candidates. judging by the
rules Of human nature, are not given
TO taking positions on pew questions
unless public sentiment is foreshadowed
or known.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-02-21
10 Einee.
Another Nuf.

\ yashvine correspondent OF the Mem
phis ArsIdache IL our authority for the
statement ths, The State Of Tennessee
row receives from the lessees OF the State
prison about SO 900 year as the States
share Of tie profts.-l Ezchsnge.
If il il fact. aud We understand
the of6eial figures sustain it. that the
people of Tennessee derive $4,000
annually froin their State penitentiary.
does it not behoove Kentucky to adopt
The same system? The Kentucky pen
l,entiary, Instead Of being source of
revenue to the State. is source OF
expense. Some Of those, who have
beea meubsEs Of the Legislature,
sbould.ex PLATA Why, in the face of the
Tennessee example. i, is thus.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-02-21
EoHsiacEaG Nses Against Their
VILE.

The attitude Of the Nsyfsil Demo
crat ana al.o the CLIFTON Democrat
toward Or Blackburn. illustrates the
old adoge Of Convince i nan aga;o~,
bis viii and he is of lie same opinion
It'll"
The May Geld Dea,ocrat was support
ing Or Back burn. aud struck it, col-
ors beeau-e it had seeo i, reported in
-omebody'- paper ,ha, somebody hal
heard that somebody had understood
hist Or Blackburn was 10 favor Of
State alb TO the Kentucky river The
Democrat Of last week pvblishes the
following:
"nr. Blackburn informs W. through
friend THAI the article in tho Tricz County
Democrat referring 10 Ais Louisville
speech was Il misrep Of his po-
sitiou upon the river Improvement ques-
ri0n- " says hat IA the speech m =
TONED be declared himself l. r,vo- Of he
employment OF the convict labor for che
Kentucky river bat rs 10 State aid 10 my
other cI,eat than chat be said nothing
about.
Here is an explicit explanation Of
the only objection the Maydeld Demo
ccat urged. and yet /; is nos satisfied
The Clinton Democrat is somewhat
10 the same attitude. Il published the
sayings Of some Cincinnati correspond
ent, in which Or. Blackburn is repre-
sen,ed as severely critieisiog Judge
Lindsay This matter being brought
to DR. Black burns attention. he au-
rhorized and requested the Hickman
Courier to emphatieally deny, in his
name, hat he ever had any such inter-
view with any such corresp oudent
Thi, denial was republished in the Pa
ducah Nescs aud in the Louisville
Courier Journal Certainly ample OPP
pnrtunity for said correspondent to
make good bis charges But the Gin
ton Democrat ia not satisfied aud sug-
ge-'s that Dr. Black burn himself
-hou'd publish a card mixing the de-
uiql. We doubt not, if the matier
could be brought to The Doctors mind
in time. he would Do so but. do wha,
he will, will it convince those who
don't want to be convineed?
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-02-21
Fever ia tie south.

The Courier Journal. which, by the
By, is the greatest of Rcicspapors pub
iished, has recently seDt special cor
respondent into the South to a=certsiu
the truth or falsity Of the reports of
the recent outbreak Of yellow fever at
different poiats. on last Saturday, pub
lishes an authentic aud satisfactory
contradiction of the whole report.
This report is given from interviews
with the hest physicians and the most
reliable sources They Say there hs~
been 90 yellow fever since last Dccen
Der, and noihioS resembling il.
These Interviews with leading ply
sicisns and those who have had the
most experience with yellow fever, cx
press the conviction that there will not
Be- any yellow fever epidemic in the
5Oulh the coming summer, unless
brought from sbroad. from The fac
that every point IS taking unusual and
shorough sanitary precautions.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-02-21
Emdnr.Ing n Boiler.

The name Of the Hon. Thos Cor
bait, Of Ballard county, i, being pre-
sent for the nomination for the Office
Of 1t. Governor. The Hon Tom
boiisd The ticket 10 the hrs, Boone
Turner race, aud supported Turner
agains. the NOMINEES. Ia the nsxtr race
he meuded his bold and supported the
souiGee The orthodox papers at
-.Iay1=li and Clintou nov have The
pleasae, daty Of commenting him to
the -bre,hreea Of the State. or for
ever holding their peace. We have 20
choice in tho race now, but why some
"bolsers" are held up to eternal politi
cal eEeerariou, and 10 hope OF forgive
sess held on, to them. end others are
commended for high Office, we don t
exactly think consists That's all
II "Amues,y" Is the soFd, les il apply
% all
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-02-21
Tne COsiiest Navy the Poorest
in the world.

The report of majority of the
Naval Committee Of the House 10 re-
gard to the administration OF the
Navy Department by Secretary Robes
son is before the county The facts
are astounding The extravaganza,
corruption. and reckle~sness that
marked Robesoa's administration, are.
NC suppose without parallel in the
history Of public Affairs
During the eight years Of Robeson's
service The Expenditures of the de,
partmeut. iooluaing direct appropria-
lions aud proceeds of condemned
vessels. amounted to 1892 600, GOO!
In addition. he left an indebtedness,
unvarranted by law, of s7.0S3, SOB
For this vast expenditure the govern
ment now has in actual service 43
vessels with 225 guns. Forty eight
ships with capacity for GIL gus=. are
nermaueuily uuscrTiccable.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-02-21

The large cities al thi- caunirV are
the crauarie~ Of thought Intelligence
and ben'fcen, deeds, and upon the
elies the cllntry ~iii have 70 depend
Tor is salvation = h&tract from Tai
IMAGES Sermon
We regret to observe such de-
lading sentiment in the pulpit Large
ciiies are 10 limited sense centers Of
thought aud Intelligence, but they are
also the sink holes OF crime. The
most b!iehting curses recorded in the
Bible are pronounced agains: cities
aud il is we'll knowu matter of social
aud legal history that the larger they
grow to be the more corrupt, wicked
aud liceatious DO they become. Nor
is it true That cities give birth to the
greatest men. It is very rare that
any man @bo very greatly Distinguish
Is himself is born in a city.-Louisvilis
Democrat.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-02-21
Taylor aud green Counties.
Unfortunate Condition OF
Affairs.

The unfortunate condition Of affairs
IN Taylor aud Green counties excite
The sympathies Of the people. while Al,
The same time their dsmon.trati ,ns o.
violence aud resistance TO officers in
The discharge Of their worn duties i.
condemned as outragously wrunge.
Fhe situation in these counties ap.
pears to be, that a minority Of tie
voters voted large railro debt on
the county, that debt is burdensomc
aud the people receiving no advantage
have resolved not to pay it IL pur.
u4nce Of this determination they are
ia open revolt against the officers who
are trying to collect The -ame-,he c6Ilee
cor qnaii6-d against their warning. and
some unknown parties burnt his hons
,eS and threatened to burn Tie houses
Of hi, bandsmen q course this ex
treme proceeding is all wrong. and the
law Is against the perpetrators Tie
law OF the State VIII also compel the
payment of the tax, unless the bond
owners are scared into compromise
We ask if this condition of affairs,
don't bring 10 MUD forcibly the argu
ment that the COURIER has been
mixing in favor Of the people voting
for constitutional convention next
August There is no other way Of
reaching such points. True some
candidates and newspapers, not know
ing whether tho position is a popular one
or not, pass it by as an uuimportaut
question Ought not the people TO
compel them to speak out on these
questions?
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-02-21
snrs.s!s,!e :" ia Z. :. semm.e.

HFs4@ S3tA va use = - ~Ft'Ate.
Tie experience of che people h. 5
taught them that the public welfare
deaaud- that some officers Shall be
ineligible or disqualified from holding
certain Offices; to the cad ;h1t The dis
charge of public duties may be uncon-
trolled by wrongful Influences For
instance, sheriff is disqualified from
holding that o1icc logser term than
four years il succession The Cos.
ernor Of the State is ineligible to Il re,
election, bet there Is no Inhibition
against his going from the Guboruato-
rial chair into the United States Senate.
Upon the contrary. it has grown to be
considered he legitimate orier-,f pro-
motion aud succession. In our opinion
this is aagrant error.
The Govern r Is invested with the
pardouing power, and the mere signing
Of his tame to little piece Of paper
looseus the -haosles eff any prisoner ia
the State pruiteotiary |; IS fact
also, that Governor. to be elected t.
-Yhe Uu S'ate- Senate, IS deps. =
-apon t. votes af members IT III
islatnre I. 50 happens thar rine
t-uihs @ the "rnfortunatc," who are
psr1oued ;n,erceae for mercy through
members Of the Legislature We once
knew Of a murderer IN Hickman eoan
ty, vho hsd all ,be lawyers lie needed
to defend him. bat he employed
member Of the Legislature as an add
tional one, solely because he vas sup,
posed to carry the Governor pardon
ing power in his pocket. \ lawyer in
the interest Of the muir lerer, believing
he must be convicted. consented to aaa
advised the employment Of the mem.
Der OF the Legislature solely for the
above reason We don't say thar th
then member Of the Legislature ever
exercised or promised 10 exercise such
influence for lis client, but il Is fac,
hat the then Goyernhr was a caudi
dare Tor the United States Senate aed
vas elected
This Instance will illustrate the ten
dency Of such influences, and is caus-
ing many TO urge a constitutional
mendmeut di-qaaliiyins Governor
| from holding a seat in the United
States Senate for term Of years after
the expiration Of his term as Governor
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-02-21
Tl,e Negro ln the NORTH.

We have tried repeatedly to get
some Republican organ TO tell Us why
it is that no negro il ever sent trom
the Northern States to Congress
There are plenty of them in New
y ork., Pennsylvania. Ohio and other
States. bat We never heard of the
slightest Republican effort to give
this portion of our population repre-
sentaIion in Congress. 1t is also pain
fully apparent that even from Stare
and county Offices the negro is care
fully excluded in the North. Why
brethren are these things SOP WHY
is it the duty of the Southern peo-
pie TO send negroes to Congress aud
not your duty Courier Journal.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-02-21
THE PUBLIC esEALTU.
What Ought 10 be Done En a, g
Winter.

10 the las, issue of the Louisville
Medical Nc,cs DR. l.. ? YanaelI ha-
aD article on The Late yellow Fever
Outbreak in Louisville" After de
failing the history Of tho visitation he
proceeds 20 the consideration Of qnes-
items connected With the promotion 0,
public health We make an exirac,.
AS 10 this particular locality. believe
the profession 81 Louisville should meet
together for an interchange OF views. No
IA alter how far we may differ among our-
selves on many points, I believe with one
voice We should advise our CITY authori.
tics 10 take Immediate steps to have the
cutters aud sewers SO improved as 20 pre
vent their remaining stagnaat water and
btth. and with equal unanimity We
should urge the filling up of all ponds ad
iacent to tho city. / am likewise conf
dent that in orr rotten Nicholson nave
nenis, reeking as they are with putriI
vegetables and animal matter. We havo a
terribly Iraisfol source or disease f,vLe,
thoSe pavcmsn;s we're frat laid Professor
Bell warned the city Of their almost ce~
tain nhealthfulness). Il is Of vital iIa
Portaneo that this work should 20 done
during The winter when. the DANGER Of
malarial poisining fran turning up the
coil lie at tho minimum. IL the alteration
OF sewers destruction of ponds, ana re
moval Of she wooden pavements IS post
Pontd ill next spring or simmer. the
hvs'th q the city will b thereby greatly
endsogerel.'
DR.. Yaudells position in the pro-
fcssion ought 10 secare for his on;n
ioos the highest consideration. Notes
that the work Of publication oueh, 10
10 done Ncw--no' postponed I'LL warm
wasilrer
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-02-21

Hon. @ ". Carleton, who Is repre-
senting pemiscot county in the Mis-
souri, Legislature, has introduced bill
in that body. The captioa of the bill
is as follows
Gan &C, to provide for the formation Of
drainage districts 70 reclaim and drain
the swamp and overfowet lands in the
State. and 70 employ the labor Of the con-
yicis confined in the State penitentiary
in that behalf"
The object aimed ct Is one that will
be Of vast interest to the people OF
Southeast Missouri, provided such be-
comes Law. 1t has been reported
back by the COMMITTEES on swamp
Lands (of which committee Mr.. C. il
chairman), TO whom it vas referred
and said committee recommend its
passage.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-02-21
Enyest Xonr money In Land.


Some i1rmers who los, mooey on
their farms, last year, viii laugh a, the
CouREsR, VII we offer the above al
vice; but we believe il sound aaa good
5ome years ago, when land was high
and everything had an inflated value,
many men rushed into buying land.
aud hose of them who bought on time
and bad their paper out, suffered. be
eause everything went down. doSn.
aud lessenei 10 value. except tteir
promise TO pay" aud the ruiaoas rate
Of interest.
The aitea,ion Is chaurei nov
The moueyad man eau % longer
promise himself fabulous profits for
his money, nor can he now hope to lad
Investments By which a colossal fortune
Is made il day or year These
things have ali passed Everything
or nearly everything. has obtained q
fixed, real value. subject only TO the
law of supply ard demand and hence
in the future the accumulation of money
must be by slow and regular processes,
precisely as it used to be before the
war
Before the war, everybody knows
A. @a-s -aia t,assgss SsSs psds on
rn-n,s, and We say that from cow on
Investments will gradually turn into
This ola channel
In lhe large money eenters this feel
ing Is already reported, aud will grad
ually extend 10 the country We no
;iee. for instance, that some large.
wholesale dry goods merchants are
freely offering to sell stocks Of eood-
at their regular prices and tnke in pay
ment three fourths in real estate Since
the var real estate has been at d.
eouat in commercial circles. because
it, varying aud constantly depreciatirc
value rendered ii eeen dangerous So
curly. aud business men didn't want
II Land IS assuming fxed yulue
now, aud a. collateral a msu can form
some reliable estimate as to what
amount OF money can be realized on il
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-02-21

Tho verv devil OF dissatisfaction seens
"a have possession Of the WORKING men IN
rngland Por three days accounts have
Inc from Liverpool Of the troahie sx
,crieucea by shippers In securing labor
an the docks, and fer more than year
,b.ye has not been a week without its re-
NOR, of labor troubles in England. With
= vsarsr 40 more or such doings and n
continaed free trade policy there wilt be
ample employment for American capital.
though il il - very III wind 10 De blowing
good to any country II Exchange.
There is not poliiieianairom Maine
to Louisiana. and we dare say, there
never has been one since The commence
men, of our government, no ms not
been protesting an earnest desire TO
legi-la,e for the bengft Of the poor
nan" Add ye, the poor man" has
10 sweat, aud toll, aud drudge, aud
,tarve may be, all the same, Is if these
Kind hearted politicians were not doing
everything in their power to improve
their condition We are not going to
print tirade Of aba-e against the
politician, because we contend thar the
.pollticiaa" is necessary part of q
Republican, govsrumeni, and that they
are filing the exact parts Intended
uud,r our institutions True, there l.
deal Of demagoguery practieed, but
these Rsstiierous a h u !, &. u
1rit;;s s ga q Sh.s 4s5J = s. R.he worse
and accept The better SIS We even
regard man as dangerous public
man who is entirely free from all tainis
Of demagoguery. The protection OF a
people IN the enjoy uieui' Of life, liberty
aud the pnrsuii Of happiness Is 10 their
o,er intelligence Encourage tie poll
.ician-the "demasogus' if you wish
TO call him so, who cuims 10 advocate
measures for the good Of the people;
bus in our judgment, the mau Who
proposes any policy, which Is 10 give
an advantage to one class Of people
over another, i moustrous humbug
/; 80 happens that there are more poor
men who are voters than there are rich
ones, and hence the persistent effort OF
Office seekers 10 make themselves the
champions of the poor mans rights >.
We assert that ninety rine times IN
every hundred, that any hw which will
iujure the rich man will iajure he poor
man, and any law which will benefit
the rich mau will bsnsd, The poor mau,
aud sice.verss.
In ibis view comes the numerous
laws attempting to regulate and control
the zee Of money Aad, also, that
GLASS Of laws intended to delay ond
Distract be collection Of money OF
coarss. sny sensible nan will sapit
ihat his money Is bis property, 81 d
humsn nature admits tbs, the owner
desires 20 use it 10 the bs.t advantage
Now then, is it not c.ea that any las
which delays the collection Of money
or renders its collection less certain
will be quite as well understood by the
owner as the borrower, aai il it not
equally clear that ,he slosr EilI max =.
ths borrower in soule ssy psy for the
delays aud uucer,aintis. caused by the
law. These things ara generally class
ed As laws Cor the relief Of ,he poor
man but, in fact, are they not laws
TO burden the poor MAJ
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-02-21
IS u .paslgsrausf

The newspapers state, that at Water
Valley, Miss. the body of yellow fever
corpse, was disinterred. and that each
person engaged in the reburial, took
the yellow fever. Similar instances
are reported at other points
and some authorities have forbids
den disintermenis There may be
no danger, as some contend, but is it
o5t best to err on lb3 side Of safety
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-02-21
ror statc aennfo.

We are authorised 10 announce Or. A..
J. Watson, Of Hick nan comfy. 70 repre-
aeRt tho sounties % Fulton, braves ant
Hickman In tAe neat Senate Of Kentucky.
we are ahtbo<isrda 70 an fiounce 49,
eandldaIc 80. o. Grayes copnty. .rAs
HiSkmsu Potion and Graves, IA the next
Senate of-Kentucky. Subject to Demo
.ratte convention.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-02-21
rar fne LegisIatnre.

We are authorized 10 annoTncs MIR. c
" Vaughn. Of Hickmsa county, as a can z
dilate to represent the counties OF Fulton
and Hickman in The next State Leglsla
fure.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-02-21
por Auditor.

We are authorised-io announce Faystte
Hewi.t, If Hardin eouaiy, as eandldsie
for rhe cfice OF Auditor OF Pubic ae
counts subject 10 ,he sciisn Of the Dem
ssralie Convention. May /, 1879.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-02-21
4'cPtnin.

That Grant will be the Republican
sOminse 10 1880.
That Tildeu viIi be the Democratic
10 Einee.