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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-02-28
TronhIe for ne Trarnns.
New York Snn.l


In the Massachusetts Legislature a
bill Is under consideration which pro-
vltes that tramps shall be punished by
hard labor for one year, and that ''any
tramp who shall enter any dwelling
house or unoecupied building, or kin~
die any fire on the highway or on the
land of another, without the consent OF
the occupant or owner thereof. or shall
be found carrying any FIRE arms or
dangerous weapon, or shall threaten to
do any Injury to the person or property
at another. shall he punished by i'm
Pri~onmeut at bard labor in the House
Of Correction or State " orkh house not
more than two years The enactment
is not applicable to a female. to a minor
under sixteen years of age, aly blind
person. nor to any person who has a
certificate of respectable character from
the town of which he was last 10 iu-
habitant.
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The witness CIaImS s,yIndIe

SNp
There would seem to be no doubt
that the STATE has been swindled out
of vast sum of money in fraudulent
witness claims. Who is to blaim for
allowing these claims we are not pre-
pared to say Undoubtedly there has
been gross negligence on the part of
officers either county or state, OF
both
Correspondent of the Courier Jour
nal recently in Breathitt county
says:
While 1 anu on the subject Of wit
ness claims | desire to again call the
attention OF the people of Kentuck y
to the enormous swindle that Is per
petraied annually upon the common
wealth through them There is not
a doubt but what several millions of
dollars have been paid out OF the
treasury in the past on claims thai
never should have been audited. aud
the fraud will continue uutil some leg
islation is had to prevent it. Breathiti
county alone has been paid over forty
thousand dollars since the war. and
no convictions we're had until jason
Little was tried
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The letters published in The Courier ran
the circulation up to fabulous numbers
and Haldeman found his newspaper for
the first time n rival of Prentice 5 journal.
What was the result
"Why. Kentucky of conrse sided with
Sallie Ward. Her case went to the lcgis-
lstute, and the Legislature, in 4 special
session, granted her divorce from Law
renee
"How long was she widow p
"For about six or eight years, when she
married DIR. Hunt. who came from r.
rich and influential family. Sallie Ward
spent $4,000 given her by Dr. Hunt
The war and Sallie Ward finally reduced
him 20 poverty, and the doctor finally en-
listed as a private in the confederate
army. Sallie Ward has aiwevs had the
interest on $50, 900 worth of Louisville
gas stock given her by her father. and
she has thni; but when Dr. Hunt became
beggar she would not divide She with
drew to little cheap house in Louisville.
and contentcd herself with periodic trims
to Saratoga and Fifth Avenue hotel in
New York. Finally. three years ago. she
married Mr. Armstrong very rich pork
packer in Louisville-Dr. Hunt having
two years previously, fallen out Of a win
dow aud been killed in Chicago. Mr.
Armstrong her third husband, gave her
about SO 900, which she spent; aud then
he died, leaving her his entire fortune.
even cutting off his own children MIR
Armstrong died about eight months ago.
Already Sallie Ward Lawrence Hunt- Arm
strong has taken off her weeds Of mourn
ing, appears nj parties in the most bril-
liant of toilets, aud, rumor says, is now
engaged
"And young Lawrence o.
sob! he died years ago II Sas the first
time big scandal ever kill 49,
and gave ths'rS<oman just ~ "a
ed-a nationaI population asK Slet111
fascinating woman.
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The Tobacco Outlook
From the Paducah Sun !

L rom tue 1 duuchh Gun
The bad weather and miserable road
Of the past few months have very SER
iously iuteriered with the receipts of
this market Probably not over one
hundred hegsLeads have been received
of the new crop. thus far this season
aud this has been almost entirely oil
the more common grades There i.
plenty Of fine tobacco 10 the country
however, which will come TO market
as soon as tae dirt roads are passable
Those who have taken the pains to
inspect the new crop report some very
excellent notified aud bright leaf.
1t is thought by those whose oppor
tunities for observation have been
good, that not more than one-half OF
an average crop was raised in the
Purchase las year; but it is thought
10 be bettor aud cleaner than the crop
which preceded it
The warchousemen. while, Of course
having no date at hand on which tc
found an arbitrary opinion, seem tc
believe that very fair prices will be
realized and that good. stripping grade:
will rule as $40 per hundred.
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The Tennessee Railroad su,r
THE Courier Journal.

Whatever may be the remote pur
pose OF the suits brought by the Tenn
es-ee bondhoiders against snudry
railroad companies, it l. not pardona-
BILE that railroad bondholders and
stockholders should be thus brighten
ed iCto 4 sacrifice Of their property
Tennessee bondholders have important
interests at stake. but other people
may justly object to having a blow
delivered over their shoulders against
the State Of Tennessee We already
know OF one OF Two holders of second
mortgage bonds who have iuconsider
ately rushed iuto the market and sold
at discount on the market value
The State of Tennessee did original
y establish 4 lien upon the railroads,
for which her bonds were issued. but
this lien was TO secure the State
The bOndhO!ders took the bonds with
out any lien or other security than
the honor ami credit of the State The
railroad companies were liable there
for only to the State, and subsequent
ly discharged their liability in that
, directiou-one railroad being sold out
to satisfy the claim of the State, and
the other returning to the State the
amount of bonds which they had
received The Tennessee bondholders
however, make a pretenSiou which goes
farther than the Unlimited liability Of
certain English banks y stock holder
in the City OF GLASGOW Bank holding
a $500 share was liable for 500 600
or more but 10 this case it is sought
to make the beueficiaries of the State
loan not only the States guarantors.
but also liable on the loan how often
sover it may have been refunded and
liquidated If paying a debt over
don tsettle tits difficult to see where
liability wi stop this side of inGnity
a State can't be sued without ex-
( press enactment TO permit legal pro
Z ceeding for the ascertai nmeut of facts
/ or law But the Tennessee creditors
seek to use the railroads as eats
! NV, by suing them II the railroad
es-zaoies were still indebted to the
Ite, this act would be equivalent to
a State creditor attempting to attach
pawn or security OF the State to COW
er an unsecured State liability As
I the railroad Indebtedness has been
/ lIquidated. however. it seeks 10 viz
/ finally charge the State with 4 fraud
/ ulent settlement with the subsidis ed
railroads, and to extort double pay
meut from the latter
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wit and KEIREsaOr.

Whaf animal comes down from the
clouds? Rain, dear.
WHY is a door like coIored wo
maa? Because 1t IS an egress.
When the boastwain pipes all hands
who furnishes the tobacco?
A correspondent asks, as bio
Lewis a woman No, she'sa man.
The Chinese adieu is "chiu chin. ,"
and so is a good share of the Amerie
can ado
Did Kimball ever try to raise
anything next door to the man who
owns heus?
Why do white sheep eat more than
black sheep? Because there are more
OF them
a merchants advice in selecting a
wife: Get hold Of piece OF calico
that will wash
4 Wyoming man won ten dollars
in wager by eating twenty pigs feet
4 pigs feat, indeed.
a bank is the place where people
put their money so it will be handy
when other folks want it.
Why must the letter ID be the
m ost wonderful letter in the alphabet?
Because il is the center of wonders -
Persons should alwas dress to suit
their figure A mp-hacked lady
ought to wear camel hair shawl
4 lady on the ives, side. joking the
other day about her nose, said, Il had
nothing to do in shaping it. II was a
birthday present"
What made you steal that watere
proof cloak?' demanded the Judge
The culprit whispered, Il was trying
to lay up something for rainy day. "
When Freedom from her mountain
height unturled her standard to the
air. she little thought that naughty
men void advertise their bitters there.
4 skilllul' New York practitioner
announces that be has furnished "a
Hill with a glass eye" he probable
has not yet been able to furnish a
mountain with glacier.
Two little girls we're comparing pro-
eress in Cafechism study: Il have
got to original stu. said one How
lar have you goi?' Oh. I'm beyond
redemption said the other
\ girl 10 Kentucky struck her Gro
quet partner on the head with 4 malet,
brain fever set in, aud the young man
nearly died The girl was kept under
arrest until his recovery, and, when
he got well she married him, and now
he's sorry he didn't die
4 newspaper writer mourns because
America has no emblematic national
plant a. most other nations have
Why, what's that American plant
the er ah-the what you may call it:
we can't think of the name just now
but il grows on stalk, aud they make
whisky of it.
What is your notion Of ubsentmiud
ednes,?' asked lawyer OF a witness
whom be was cross~examjning
We'll, said the witness. Il should
say that n mau who though, he'd left
hi watch at home, and took it cut o.
his pucket TO see If he had time to 90
home and get II, vas absent miuded =
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Promises sJ,asuifIlad.

Rev W f Checkley, assistant min
lister of 81. Paul's Episcopal church
10 Toronto, starved to death about two
weeks ago. Though his pay was nom
malt $500 a year he received about
$500. His family consisted of six
children (oue, The adult. son having
lost both hands two childreG of a
dead brother. and an invalid sister AT
ter Mr. Check Iey's death it was ascer
.knp "a that che large family had lived
Y0re ad for two years During that
long period Of suffering. meat had not
been tasted in the household IN
ample fund will be raised for the
widow and children
MIR Eiitor-I cut the above from a
secular paper thankful that it did not
happen in the United States Oh
that it may cut so deep into the heart
of every man who reads il a. 20 reach
his pocket, and cut good big hole
in it The same old song Eight hun.
dred dollars promised; but four hun
dred paid cali that akin tc murd
Our ministers are but poorly paid er
at best; do let Us pay them what we
promise Let the above spur all up
At the beginning Of this new year to do
more for the support Of our pastors and
the Church of Christ No, as wages
paid but a. the free will offerings Of
a grateful heart They can't be paid
they are no hirelings at our hands
but the ambassadors OF God I'VE
cannot buy The grace of our own bap
tism with the wealth of all the Indies
6 cd ministers are sent by Him
His gilt to Is for edification. comfort
aud salvation And what we do.
Whatever form it takes Is our acknowl
edgment to Him. and not the wages
we pay to them II the IN inister
starves. it Is Christ Jesus, whom We
starVe 10 him
Let Us all then bestif ourselves to
DO more and better. and see to it what
W. promise shall be performed So
shalt We have DO starving ministers,
nor starving congregations either
LAYMAS.
The above ia published at the re-
quest of a lady OF this city.
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feb2s 2w NJ
Commissioners Sale.

Fulton Circuit Court kentucky
J. II. Plaut, Plaintiffj
against Equity
5. ). Watson, Defendant.
By virtue of Judgment and Order of
Sale of the Fulton Circuit Court. render
ed at the February Term thereof, 1879, in
the above cause. for the sum of Four Hun
dred and Sixty Five Dollars, with interest
ut the rate Of six per cent. per annum
from the 18th day of February 1879, un
til paid and S46 % costs herein, | shall
proceed to offer for sale at the court house
door in Hickman, KY, to the highest bill
der, at Pubic Auction, on Monday the
10th day of March, 1879. at | o'clock, p
". or thereabout (being county court
day, upon q credit of six and twelve
months, the following described property
to-wit Town lots Nos. II5. ll6. III, 100,
19l, 1872. 1913 and 1874, in block 3, in East
Hickman, Fulton county, Kentucky, or
sufficient thereof to produce the sums of
money so ordered 10 be made, For the
purchase price, the purchaser, with ap-
proved surety 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 viii
he prepared 10 comply promptly with
these terms.
JNO. a. WILSON,
fe2s2w Master Commissioner.
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Estray Notice.

VyAkEN UP as an estray, Ivy J. p May
fell. living southeast of Hickman on
the old Dresden road, eight miles from
Hickman, in Fulton county, Ky, on the
Sth inst, q RED STEER, abeut three years
old, with some white on the flank and left
hip, and marked in the right ear with an
under-bit and q swallow fork in the left
ear--no other marks or brsnds-which
was appraised By Or. a. L. Shaw at six
dollars. Given under my hand this the
18th day of February, 1879.
feb2l-it = J. 6. McMURRY, J. 7.
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Barking ssIseofxe,v Madrid.

10 March last one Scaggs, OF Tay
Tor county. came TO Louisville. where
be met an attractive Intelligent young
girl named Laura Jones. at that time
an inmate of the Masonic Widows and
Orphans Home They both returned
to Taylor county, where her re lative>
live. and shortly after their return
were married Scaggs' wife was then
ninteen years old, aud after remaining
in Taylor county for several weeks
they lei' for Madrid Mo. on visit
to relatives Mrs Scaggs up to thar
time had always been 10 perfect health
but while in Missouri she was attacked
with an ague which is quite prevalent
there When she was taken with the
fever she would be deirious, aud
mutter all sorts of incoherent and un
Ineligible sentences. Nothing how
ecer, was thought of the matter by
her husband until few days before
they arrived 10 Louisville. For the
past FIVE days her condition indicated
that she was insane, if not a maniac.
Her actions on the levee Yesterday
morning attracted the attention of all
the bystanders, who closely watched
her strange conduct Scaggs yester
day afternoon swore out a warrant
against his wife for disordcrly conduct,
and she will be presented before Judge
Dupuy this morning and then sent
before Vice Chancellor Pope when
she will be tried for lunacy. While 10
the Central Station she commenced
barking like a dog, aud large crowd
gathered around the station house
Mr Scaggs is certain his wife was
never bitten by dog, aud she showed
no symptoms whatever of hydrophobia
Her case is truly a remarkable enc
Courier J ourDaI
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Citizen. TaX-Payersi

] 30 not wish 10 be considered harsb
nor do / wish to speculate on your delin-
qucncy. But am constrained 10 tellvyou
candi lily who. have not paid their taxes
for the years 1877 and 1873, that unless
che same Is paid promptly l shall levy
nPon, and sell your property. Remember
Tint the Law. allows ffty, cents for every
levy. aud six per cent. additional. ali
Of which must he paid by the party owing
the taxes, Shall make these costs, or
will You pay mp and save it yourselves?
That IS The question. 1 mean business.
~. Respectfully. ~ ~. ,i.. $50.
~ JAnl :. b r, WALKER, Sheriff.
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The Masonic Order In Ken
furAV

Mr. Geo Wright, Secretary Of Ash
ur VI Graham Lodge No 1856. IN a
communication to the Courtcr J0Hr,
nal discloses some facts in regnrd TO
the condition of the Maso6Ic Order in
Kentucky, which while of special i'm
port to members are not without gen
eral interest.
Grand Master Petit has acknowl-
edged an alarming decrease" in the
membership and revenues of the or
der during the last year lie attrib
utes the cause to the general depres-
sion of the times. Mr.. Wright does
not assent to this view-at least he
contends it is not the great cause OF
1.-The appalling Withdrawal by aimit of
so many members" He finds a more
substantial reason in the Ievying of the
arbitrary tax for the support of the
Widows aud Orphans Home If we
do not misunderstood Mr. Wright this
tax was imposed by minority upon
the majority, aud that forced tax
upon the order conflicts with a funda>
mental principle OF Free Masonry.
The fCraud- Master and Secretary
Wright seem to agree that unless some
measure of Cancellation be adopted
lone half of the, lodges in Kentucky
must go down, aud that speedily" -.
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commissioners Sale.

Fulton Circuit Court, kentucky
] 0Weatherly, adm s dev's, Pr ifs
against Eq ty.
II c. Pritchett, Defendant.
By virtue of Judgment and order of
sale OF the Fulton Circuit Court, rendered
at the February term thereof, 1879, in the
above cause, ! shall proceed to offer for
sale at the court house door in Hickman,
KY, TO the highest bidder, at Public Auc
ton, on Monday the 10th day of March,
1879 at l o clock, P. NJ, or thereabout
lbeing county court day, upon Il credit of
ten months, the following described prop
erty, to.wit: City lots Nos. 81 and % in
block ,. Also, lots Nos 50 and 81, in bl X
3, on the plan of East Hickman, Fulton
county, Kentucky. Also, lots Nos. IL
and 1876 on the plan of Old Hickman, in
said county and State. For the purchase
price, the purchaser. with approved sure
~ or securities, must execute bond, bear
ing legal interest from he day of sale
until paid and having the force and eff
feet of q Judgment Bidders will be pre-
pared to comply promptly with these
terms.
JNO. A WILSON,
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Conssens. Componnl Honey OF Tar las

Coussens' Compound Honey Of Tar has
been so long and fayorahly known that it
needs no encomium For coughs, colds,
sore throat, hoarscness, etc. it affords
speedy relief, and is most pleasant and
eilicacious remedy, honey and tar being
two of its ingredients. The skill of the
chemist, and the knowledgeof phy stefan
were united in its preparation. the result
being a compound which is the favorite
remedy in this severe climate. aud has no
equal as n cure for coughs, colds, hoarse-
ness, bron chitis, croup, etc. Use Coussens'
Honey of Tar. Price 80 cents. For sale
by Buck s Cowgirl, Hickman, Ky.
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Dissolution.

NJ Office is hereby given that the part
nership heretofore existing between
4. VI. DeBow and +. Case, under the firm
name of A. NJ. Debow and Co., in the
grocery business, has been dissolved by
mutual consent. Mr.. 4. NJ Dcbow re-
mains in the business, is TO assume all
firm liabilities, aud to settle all outstand
ing business. L. CASE.
janl7 i. NJ. DEBOW.
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THE SUN.
NEW YOR



1875. NEW YORK. iSss.
As the time approaches for the renewal
Of subscriptions, The Sun would remind
its friends and wellwishers everywhere,
that il is again candidate for their con-
sidcration and support. Upon its record
tinuance of the hearty sympathy and gen
been extended TO it from every quarter OF
the Union.
The DAILY SUy is four pagc-shcet Of
% columns. price by mail, post paid, 80
cents n month, or sc 80 per year.
The SUNDAY edition of TIE SUI is mn
eight-page sheet Of 81 columns. While
giving he news Of the day. IL also con
tains a large amount Of literary and mis-
cellaneous matter specially prepared for
it, The SuxpAT Sew has net with great
success. Post paid 81 20 year.
TIE WEEKLY SUN.
Who does not know THE WEgKIT SUN
IL circuiatcs throughout the United States,
the Ganadss, aud Beyond. Ninety thou
sand families greet its welcome pages
weekly, and regard IL in the light or
guide counsellor, and friend. Its neus-
editorial, agricultural, and literary de-
parfmcmls make it essentially journal
for tIe family and the trcside. Terms
OSE DOLLAR aycar, post pail. This price
quality considered, makes IL the cheaper
newspaper published. For clubs of ten
with $40 cash. we Will send an eztracopy
free. Address
PUBLIsHFR OF THE sun, y. Y. City
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DON Y 80 DEcELTED

Many PERSONS say, II haven't got tho
Consumption, when asked 10 cure their
Cough with Shiloh's Consumption Cure
Do they not know that Cou hs lead to
Consumption, and a remedy that will cure
Consumption will certainly and surely
cure Cough or any Lung or Throat trou-
bic We know it will cure when all
others fail, and our faith in it is so posi-
tive that we will refund the price paid If
you receive no benefit. Is rot this n fair
propositions Price 10 cts, 80 cts, and
SL00 per bottle. For lame Chest Back
or side use Shiloh Porous Plaster Price
% cts. For sale bp c. 4. Holcombe, Drug
gist, Hickman, Ky jal7-ly
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Greene County, "a.

Greene county, Ky, is represented
to be in frightful state of disorder
and anarchy.
Some years since, the people of the
county voted a tax upon themselves to
aid in the construction of the Gambler
land and Ohio Railroad Bonds 10
the amount of the subscription. $3.50.
600, we're issued to the Railroad Com
pany, bearing interest, at the rate of G
per cent per annum. payable scmi~
annually This interest was paid
promptly up to within last year or so,
but no railroad has ever been bnilt
OF course the tax to meet the interest
on the bonds is exceedingly nnpopu
lar, and the tax payers are at thepoint
of open revolt. Luther Morris is col
lector of the tax. Last Monday night
the barn of Mr.. Morris was fired, and
burned to the ground. together with
about eight hundred or one thousand
bushels OF oats, all his grain and
breadstuffs. The next morning he
found, posted at various places around
his house and premises. the following
notice, which is verbatim:
Luther Morris: We hereby notify
you that you must quit riding around
collecting the railroad taxes, or leave
the county. The next house that goes
/ up will be Curt Morris"
Curtis Norris is on Luther Morris 5
bond A courier has been sent 20
GOV. MeCreary with information of
the s:a's Of a5iirs, and a request for
the aii Of ihe militia % enable the
9fiiaora Of the law to Go their duty
aud collect The tax.
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z REMARKABLE RESULT.

IL makes no difference how many Physi-
claus, or how much medicine you have
tried IL is now an restablished fact that
German Syrup is the only remedy which
has given complete satisfaction in severe
cases of Lung Diseases. II Is true there
are yet thousands Of persons who are
predisposed 20 Throat and Lung Affections
Consumption, Hemorrhages, Asthma.
Severe Colds settled on the Breast.
Pneumonia. whoopiag Cough &c, who
have no personal knowledge af Boschee's
German Syrup. To such We would say
that 80. 600 dozen were last year without
one complaint. Consumptives try just
one bottle Regular size IS cents Sold
by all Druggists in America. Sold by
BrrE & COwClLL
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Public Sale.

WILL OFFER FOR SALE, TO TIE
! highest bidder, on credit of 10 months,
note and approved security, on
SATURDAY, MARCH g, 1872.
Commencing a, 10 o'clock, 4. NJ, all my
Parlor Household and Kitchen Furniture,
Spring Wagon, Mule SC, sc.
All sums under $500 cash.
MRS. LEYISA ANDERSON,
feb2l-3t Administrators.