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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-03-21

q -, 1i'-'orr-a ct {,
vivors OF trfv-4-.. 49,
The bill to restrict On -
migration.
The joint resolution proposing
constitutional amendment to pro,
hibit the payment of disloyal claims
The bill to provide for the en-
forcement ofthe eight hour law.
The proposition to transfer the
Indian Bureau to the War Depart
ment.
The Mississippi levee bill, and
the bill providing for commission
on the Improvement of the Missis-
sipPi.
The bill to regulate the transpor-
tation of animals by railroads.
The bill to devote the proceeds
of sales of the public lands to edu-
cational purposes.
The bill authorizing railroad COM
panie5 to construct and maintain
lines of telegraph for commercial
purposes.
The bill torevise the patent laws.
The various measures reported
from the House Committee on Bank
ing and Currency, and many other
financial bills, both in the House
and Senate.
All bills, besides those specified
above, proposing aid in lands or
bonds for the construction of rail
roads, canals, etc.
\ large number of bills on the
calendars affecting local interests, OF
more or less Importance, and sew
eral hundred reported from COM
mittees Fer the relief of private
claimants, besidesithousands of 9th
ers which were left untouched on
the files Of the committee rooms.
The total number of bills and
Joint resolutions introduced in the
House of Representatives during
the Congress which has expired is
6,S26, and for the Senate is / 1856.
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Snun-DippIne.

Says the Atlanta Sunny South. 1t
is not Generosity known to what an ex-
;ent this practice of dipping snuff is
carried 10 some sections of our fair
south, nor how many matrons and
young girls of Intelligence and high
social standing are slaves TO a habit
that gradually undermipes their health
skaters their nerves and too often
insidiously opens the door to the ter
rible opium habit.
SDuf-dipping is domeralizing in the
first instance because in most cases
it fosters concealment and dec cit.
The habit is kept secret from parents
and friends
We know daughters whose snuff
bottles are concealed in their rooms,
where they use it constantly without
the knowledge Of their parents. We
have seen at boarding schools, girls
90 into Mysteries when deprived OF
snuff, and borrow tobacco from the
servants, as substitute, until they
could obtain their usual stimulant OF
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Scotch and Msccaboy, and We are
we'll acquainted with three sisters
beautiful young girls, we're il Dot Tor
the .allow hue furnishing their CON-
pIexians-who are at prescott under
medical treatment for arrangements
Of The nervous system and digestive
organs arising from the constant use
of snuff Their physicians have sssur-
ed them hat il was the csuse OF the
disease blighting their young lives
and that medicine must be 10 vain as
long rs the practice was continued;
and still they cling to their snuh bot.
ties as Professionally as the topper to bis
demiiohu. And this when they know
that This vile poison nourishes the
disease at the root of life, silent
" slowly, but surely destroyios 1t
ere its prime; for aside from the filth
mess of this habit. the constant
drain of the salivary glands. produce
ed by frequent splitting and the mar
cotic poison of tie weed itself, throw
the delicately balanced system ont OF
order. aud bring train of disease TO
render life iusupportabiy burdensome
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-03-21

szsfsssse - -sssuresa..,a names
~ ,,spSse Is rue in regard to re-
ASSctiDg frequent sessions of the lie
gislature, to cutting down the number
of the, multitudiuous horde of Office
hoiders7which is now required to gov
crn this civiiised community, and other
reforms of economy which have been
discussed
We have been induced to believe
that the stringent times through which
the people have passed, aud are pass
ing, were the certain guarantee that
these economies would be adopted by
the convention, if voted. And, if the
one item Of assembling the State Lee
gislature every four years instead OF
every two years should be adopted, the
expense of constitutional convention
would be more than saved. We never
find a man who does not admit that
our State Constitution needs to be
changed in this or that particular, but
he breads the erPenSe of the conven
ton, or fears that il will not be bettered
or perhaps lcorsted. These are objec
tons that no man can answer to a GER
tainty and we can only approximate,
by our Judgment of the temper of the
public mind, as to what will be doue,
We are also often asked, "Will the
convention be called 2" Our answer
is, if the Democratic State Convention
which assemblies next May approves
the call, our judgment is that it will
carry If the convention evades, and
makes no commitment "for or against, "
it mag carry. If it should oppose, it
will be defeated. There are thousands
of Democrats, who believe a constitu
tional convention should be called,
who will not antagonize party policy
by voting on the question. Our opin>
ion is, also, that if the Democratic
party ignores the question, the Repub-
lican party will ride it for all that it is
worth, and gain considerable strength
from the non partizau elements OF the
Democratic party.
Mark the prediction
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Gen. Ruford IN jail.

The Woodforl San says that General A.
Buford has been ordered to Jail upon an
order from the court for falling TO pay
over certain moneys and property over
which the General says he has no control,
the came having been seized and levied
upon by the Sheriff, Immediately after the
death Of his wife, and ia now, including
all property exempted by law. in the
hands of the Sheriff This order was
issued upon Judgment in favor of Wake
field & Buckley. of FrankfOri.-[Ex.
Putting Gen. Bufcrd in Jail, for
such a cause, is rather tempting law
breaking We fear there are boys"
who would bail the old man out if it
RACED every brick 10 the Jail.
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graves Couutv.5

Graves county, on last Monday,
added ber3O votes to the Black burn
column, by acclamatiou and, also,
complimentcd our. county man, Hon.
II. 4. Tyler, for Lieut.-Governor, by
acclamation.
- The other instructions were
Treasurcr-Tate.
Rcgister-Boyd.
Supt. SchoOIs-lIodgcs I'd choice,
Pickett.
AudiiOr-Hewitt.
Attorney Gcneral-Hardin,
E Tbs fghss for Ambition. and Attor-
ney General yerc' warmly contested.
aud we learn esgsed considerable feel
ing aud excitement. The victory of
Hewitt over Smith vas by large ma
jority; aud that Of Hardin over Moss,
the vote stood ls6 to. 49,
Fulton county feels deeply grateful
TO the Democracy Of Graves, and to
thc other heighboring counties, for the
enthusiastic endorsement Of "Black
burn and Tyler
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Laws to Please thieves.
Indianapolis News.

ST.
The Sentinel truly says the liberal
law just passed by the Legislature
brides every tongue, gags every
mouth and paralyzes every hand that
would expose rascality in the State
The Indiana Legislature has done
more to strike down free press al d
free speech than Bismark ever dreamed
OF asking for Germany" No editor
who feels the responsibility of his work
will object to being held acco.nta Bile
for it by fair libel law. Such a law
has long been needed, but the Grubbs
law is not fair one. 1t puts q news.
paper puplisher completely at the
mercy of any scoundrel. The worst
and most irresponsible man 10 any
community ray enter suit, aud have
the editor dragged from his bed at
midnight aud slapped into Jail until he
can provide bail for publishing an IN
disputed fact of his arrest for crime for
instance. Of course he cau plead
justification. but the case may never
come to trial 1t may be intended thai,
II never shall come to trial, but is
brought only to prosecute aud annoy,
The grand prize of the French Aca-
deny for poetry has been sdjudged to
the Communist refugee Rcnard, now
Professor in I.nuisiona
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room TENNESSEE {.
A vIciisn Of ssIstOrtunes Since
the War.

Tennessee used to stand proudly to
the front as the "volunteer State"-the
seat of chivalry aud honor, and even
when Kentucky orator sought to
plume his rhetoric in climax of np
plause aud compliment to his own peo-
pie he was proud to refer to our isis
ter Tennessee. But, what comb
nation Of misfortunes has beset this
State.
Politicians have debauched, plum
dered, and ruined the old Common
wealth.
Anterior to the var, an infatuated
school of internal Improvement legis
latOrs rioted in the expectation of
developing millions Of wealth to the
people aud to the State, and in the
craziuess Of the hour piled up millions
of dollars of bonded debt, which 10
fact was be forging ofthe chains that
now bind those people, Prometheus
like. TO the rock of desperation.
When Tennessee, ike Prometheus,
vas thus bouud, the next school was
not her eagle sons of liberty that flock
ed around, bat the vultures of the
Brosaing regime, fat,eued on the sores
nei;ea which the riveted
=, md piled corruption
,,tc h mess on bankruptcy
Itis difhcuthe "re'action ~
"a hundreof the dupes, tho rule of
the 'thieets, is now followed By the
rule of the demagogue About the
equal Of Kentucky 10 area, population
and taxable wealth, and with debt
twenty seven times as large as sours,
like climate, like soil, and like trade
and IKE financial condition, the Ten
nessee legislator of to day, Will. hands
up, protests that it is ruin for his "poor
constituents to have to pay tax rate
that kentuckians are paying every
year. And actually they have re-
dueed their taxes to about one third
what Kentuckians pay
What Tenuessc needs is honest leg
islators-not demogogues. The world
knows the ldistressful conditions which
piled the burdens of debt upon the
State, and looks to the situation with
kindness, sympathy and charity, and
would justify any honorable effort for
relief; but, honorable men the world
over will look with loaihing and dis
gust upon the crying, wimpering dem
agogue who bubbers about a tax rate
which SO many other States are paying,
running my people"
The proof that Tennessee is now the
victim Of a school of demagogues is
found in the fact that the Legislature
hasn't the nerve 'to do anything" If
Tennessee would lay down a. line, hew
to it, and levy her tax precisely as
other States are paying-settle up, and
pay what she can-the sympathy and
confidence Of the outside world would
abide with the State. 49,.
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az 4tes CO .xyo
,suo!sssIOld P:liS~S,gu their liEe,.eN ava
sad property are involved can now
only be Tried by juries of political
enemies.
The stationiug Of Federal soldiers at
election polls, the Democrats claim, is
an Intimidation to freemeu. and de-
signed to influence votes for the party
in power.
The Supervisors Of elections, the
Democrats charge, is az exclusively
partisan affair-the Supervisors being
all appointed by the President, and in
every instance members of the Repub-
lican party. The Democrats claim
that it is a tremendous power of parti
san corruption.
The present United States Senate is
Democratic, as is also the lower House
of Congress and the news is, that
they propose to stand, if it takes all
summer, on the demand for the repeal
of these obnoxious laws.
1t is given out, also, that Dir. Hayes
is "solid" with the Republicans, and
that he will veto any bill which con
tains these repeats. The Democrats,
though 10 majority, haven't the
power to pass them over his veto. If
the Democrats back down, each Grim
ger should be served with his political
death warrant.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-03-21

TIE new Congress organized last
Tuesday by thelsleciion Of Mr. RAM
DAN Dem Of Peunsylvsnis. Speaker;
aud all the old officers of the House.
The vote in caucus for Speaker was
RsplaIL 70; Blackburn, 81.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-03-21

The Courier Joarnul says that
Blanton Duncan and Isaac Trabue are
to assemble at Frankfort, Thursday 10
State Convention, aud pass series of
rcsolu,ious.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-03-21

Would that nil our criminals could be
convicted as speedily as we're Washington
and webster.-[ Courier Journal
They would be, if they were oil black.
Il Bowling Green Paragraph.
Or. were all without money.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-03-21

There are two colored members in
the Georgia legislature. and the Allan
ia Constitution reports that they set
an example OF modest decoram " to
their white associates.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-03-21

Hon. Oscar Turner and wife started yes
terday afternoon on the Short line for
Washington. Col Turner viii be a strong
acquisition 10 the Kentucky delegation in
Congress, as he will be one of its very
ablest members, while Mrs Turner, a lady
noted for her beauty and her intellectual
gifts, viii be brilliant addition TO Wash
ington society," COurier-Journal.
II is well known fact that many
public men owe success largely to the
tact, management and accomplishment
of their wives, and 10 DO instance is it
truer than in the case of the distin-
guished member of Congress from this
District. Mrs. Turner is, indeed, q
lady, noted for her fascinating beauty
and brilliant intellectual accomplish.
ments; and it is we'll conceded that il
Mrs Turner, could have Infused into
the Hon Oscar a sufficient amount of
her own suavity of manner aud pleas
ing tact, he would have years stree
obtained seat in Congress. The peo-
pie of Kentucky know somewhat of
the great influence which Mrs. Gen.
Cerro Gordo Williams wrought in the
promotion of her husband by her high
toned lady like demeanOr and election
eering management and they have
read, which is a national fact, Of the
efforts and successes of Mrs Gen. Jno
A. Logan. In Southern Kentucky
many a voter has followed the Hon
Oscar from the conviction that Mrs.
Turner deserved the distinguished
compliment, and they wanted to see
her win position al Washington. To
her tact should be credited, largely
the success of combinations which re
suited in victory In the last contest
Col. Turner had for his opponent an
old bachelor, and the influence of a
good, pure intellectual woman told
with wonderful effect on many soy
ereign voter. If the convention
democrats expect to retrieve power in
this District, we caution them not to
despise woman's influence; but let the
nominee be possessed of wife, capa
BILE, morally and intelectually, Of
helping. so~' 80 e 81 f-s
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-03-21

On the 4th of April, Mr.. George
Warren will cease the publication OF
the Hickman Courie. Messrs, NJ. I
and G. S. Wilson the proprietors Of
the office. desiring to take possession
aud management of the paper. Mr.
Warren is an editor of ability and a
good newspaper man. aud we regret 70
lose hin from the field of journalism =
Fulton Times.
Capt. George Warren announces iu
last weeks Hickman Courier that on
the 18th of April, proxiom, his col nee
ton with the COURIER will cease. the
Messrs Wilson, assuming con-
troll of the newspaper Office
from that date. We shall part com
pany with brother Warren with regret.
Under his control the Courier has ex
erted a salutary influence, in the
main, in our local politics aud material
interests. Capt Warren is perhaps
the oldest editor in Western Keutuck Y
in point Journalistic ex perience, tho
not in age nor has his lessons been re-
turned in vain, as the high rank of the
Courier among the papers of the State
abundantly attests Capt Warren will
continue TO run his steam Job printing
Office which by the way. is one Of the
best, west of Louisville, in the State. -
Clinton Democrat.
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.ss,ssJo a meu spI

cano,, .ssIs 10 a meu spI
Hickman, Fulton anu ofnyss, me heat
Senate of Kentucky. Subject TO Demo
cratic convention.
For the Legislatures.
We are authorized 10 Announce Mr. G
NJ. Vaughn, of Hickman county, az a can
didats TO represent the counties OF Fulton
and Hickman in. the next State Legisla-
ture.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-03-21

Compiled from The Courier Journal Reports
Reports have been received from Sc
counties that have selected delegates 10
the state Democratic Convention. Thirty
counties and the city of Louisville,
with 90 votes, are yet TO take action.
The instructed vote, as near as can be
ascertained, is as follows:
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-03-21
s AMUEL T. A AM RUN,
GENERAL INSURANCE AGENT.
HOFFMAN, KENTUCKY

Polio n following Rei
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RoR REGISTER.

eLouisville's vote makes Black burn Csc
Necessary to nominate, SOL.
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Obituary Shot.

On the 18th of April the Hickman
Courier will pass from the hands of
its present editor, Mr.. George Warren
into the hand of its owners, Messrs
NJ T and G. s. Wilson We regret We
are to lose Mr. Warren from the editoria
fraternity, as he is one of The best
newspaper men in the State.-May field
: Mo0itor
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-03-21

IoSSBS- a s@n
been paid through the Hickman gency since its estab
Be eft. on the lives Of its deceased memhere:
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-07-12
Big grape Vines.

California has, probably, 90 vines,
each Of which produces more than 800
lbs. Of grapes as an average crop.
Among these are vines ut Coloma and
Blakes, and near Montecito and Stock
ton--representing the Sierra Nevada,
the coast mountains north Of San Fran
Disco, the San Joachim Valley, the
southern coast, the level Of the sea, and
an elevation of 5000 feet aboveit.t The
Stockton vine, a mile southeast Of the
town, in the yard OF Mr.. Phelps house,
is foot in diameter, and has this year
produced B000Ilbs. az tons) according
to the independently We have heard
nothing lately of the yield Of the Mon
tcoito and Colomo big vines. We saw
the latter,in 1861, when young, and 1t
then bore 1900 bunches of grapes. The
Monteoito vine grew from a outing Of
the old big wheat the same place, set
out In 1705 and cut down In 1875, when
SO years old. It had d liamotef of 1b
inches, covered an arbor III feet long
by8s vide, and averaged three tons
its annual yield, phe ( big vine
Blakes separates, at the surface 0f tire
| gso9nd3 into two stems eaoli sIx, inches
insdiamoters vino at Coloma is al,S
lIsatlslla q the 5othert three ere $,f the
M 1issi lon variety. y ft3s i
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-07-12
Three indian Skeletons.

While workmen were engaged in cxcavat-
ing cellars from proposed changes in the
houses of Mr.. Jacob Heck, of South Fourth
street, Easton, Pa, recently, the skeletons
of three Indians were uncarthcd, one Of
which is supposed to be that of female.
Only one of the bodies had been placed in
naturally extended position, the other two
being placed in sitting, half-rcclining pos
ture. The bones were all in good condition.
The skeletons we're about two feet under
the surface. With them were found beads,
pipes, rings and trinkets. One of tho rings
had the appearance of being made of old
iron. The portion Of the town where the
skeletons were found Is the oldest inhabited
part of the borough. When the house was
first built, twenty y-six years ago, five skclc-
tons were dug up. An Old citizen, over
eighty years of age, says that when he was
ten years old they used to dig up skeletons
in the same locality, and that at that time
none of the inhabitants remembered of hav-
ing seen Indians buried in that portion Of
the town. This shows that the bones have
been there for over one hundred years. :,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-07-12
VOL. III.-NO. 70.
Restoring tho Drowned.

Apply heat to the drowned BODY.
Get 1t warm. This is all. Only get It
| warm. deserve no credit for the re-
ceipe. discovered IL one morning
when boy. There was no wit nor
wisdom In the discovery. 1t was made
accidentally. One wintry afternoon,
found chicken lying in Il frozen
pool of water. The half that was rro-
zen by the water was frozen stiff.
picked up the cr' aturc, took it into the
kitchen, and laid it on the stove a
minute to thaw out, so that [ might
pluck 1t. Presently it's head lifted
slightly and dropped. In minute or
so It's body tluttered. took it up and
found that 1t was alive. Now the ex-
PLANTATION of the thing is very simple.
the heat acted upon the nervous cen
tres OF the chicken, these upon the
heart, this upon the blood. The blood
began to circulate, and the chicken be-
gan TO breathe. OF course the chicken
had been dead. Everybody knows how
frozen fish come to life again when
warmed. A man digs hole In the ice,
brings up some Hopping pickcrcl, and
throws them OH the ice. But any fish
erman will tell that after remaining
frozen for two or three days--weeks.
for aught L w-they can be resus-
citated. Now 1t Is the same with the
human body. Take Il drowned man,
wrap warm blanket around the BODY
pour warm water---as warm as the flesh
Will bear--on the blanket, which will
produce an equally distributed warmth
IN the body, and life will be restored
no matter if he has been dead for days.
why, have saved many cases. The
first was that of Il man who fell Off u
boat In Lake Erie. The cuDtain fol-
lowed my directions Immediately, and
Jhey wore successful. l have often
tried the experiment on dogs. Ono
summer drowned the same dog twenty
times, and brought him around all
right each time. You can take those
dogs at the pound on the last river,
warm them up we'll, and make them
alive again as easily US not" In cor
roboration of this assertion, DIR. Lam
Dert pulled out memorandum book,
and proceeded to read extracts from
letters he had received, and then cited
instances of the operation of the cure,
tie is an earnest believer in the doc
srine OF the possible resuscitation of the
drowned. "Wrap t. in flannel!" he
"and soak the flannel will,
warm water. That is all -
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-07-12
A Neat Trick.

A young man In full uniform of Procu-
rateur's secretary, called last week on the
Govcrnor-G General of Charkow, Russia.
Courtcously saluting, said he, 'sM. tho Pro
curatcur begs your Excelloncy to be so good
as to come at once to his office" ~ @'
Anything very important2" 2" was the
answer. ".%.23 23'&f'| ,| 3' .o' i,"iHR }ailr
"Wc are on the track Of Prince Krapot-
kin's murderer, and your Exccllcncy's pre-
sence Is most necessary" 81! l,G''.
s'Good Twill ring and order. the car
riage.'' aA@j lHlei G'lla' ai5l 20;
'tI HPray do not trouble yourself Tie Pro.
curatcur has sent his 0 wn carriage for your
Excellcncy that no time be lost; everything
depends on expeditiohsness. 'si'S22 ".
The Governor and the yoting man got In
to the carriage, drove off, and have not
since been seen. Tie Governor had him-
self fallen into the hands of tho Nihilists:
The head Of the police has since got q
letter from the, captured Governor implof.
ing, him not TO prosecute tho searsh for Ktal
potkig assassin, as success In this direction
would be folloWediby the loss Of his (tbe
Governor's) head, who Is held as a hostage.