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The Explanation Appears.

I "OIVV5t5I HIdsoJ opJ J
Tom Buford's Kentucky friends are
all sure that he has been a luuatic
from his birth, but they tried to elect
him to the Legislature two years ago,
and one of them who had just sworn
that he believed Buford had always
been crazy, said he though him as fit
for the Legislature as any one who
was sent that year. 1t has seemed for
a good many years that there was some-
thing wrong with Kentucky Legisla'
lures, and now the explanation appears.
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Taken Up.

AS a stray by Mary L. Carter, living
eight miles South East of Hickman, Full
ton County, and three miles North West
of Jordan Station KY, on the 26th of
May, one small pale RED COW, with some
white spots, and calf. The COW marked
with a swallow fork in the left ear AID
overbit and underbit in right, no other
marks or brands visible, which | appraise
at fifteen dollars (Sl5.)
Given under my hand this 2nd day of
June, 1879.
J. G. McNURRAY, ]. P. F. C.
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also hear that some teachers and pat
rons have had troubles in relation to
the dictionary class When you at
tempt to discard oral spelling, you may
expect opposition. In fact, spelling
has been taught orally so long. the
people have concluded there is no
other method. When you change to
written spelling you may expect war.
You upset Spelling Matches" SPELL
ing gatherings at night. All this
means war, but still say away with
oral spelling, Let us get out of the
ruts and so to practical work.
SCHOOL HOUSE.
The schools are out and vacation is
here. Vacation, the time when teach
ers are supposed to rest. But are you
resting? Have you nothing to do?
July and August should be as busy
months as any in the school year. Is
your school house comfortable? Has
it double floor in ii? Have you made
preparations for good pure water next
year? Are your windows so;arranged
that you can fill the room with fresh
air and let out all the poisonous gas
without giving the pupils a cold? If
you know of any improvement that
your school room needs, now is the
time to make it. The farmers have
laid by their crops. They have no
work that is pushing them now. Go
to their houses aud 10 them about
these things. They will be glad to see
you now, but if you wait till they are
busy sowing wheat, gathering corn &c,
they will have no time to listen to you.
Go now. Timber is cheap, saw mills
are plentiful and the county is full of
laborers, who can be induced to work
cheap. Show the farmer it is much
cheaper to put double floor in his
school room, than to allow his children
to sit there next winter with cold feet.
One attack of pneumonia will cost
more than the double floor. Convince
your patrons that it is their interest to
make the school room healthy and
comfortable; that they will be the los
ers if the house is cold, disagreeable
and unhealthy, that they are paying
the teacher, the doctor and the school
system, ard getting no benefit, when
by the expenditure of little labor not
money, they can haul the logs, saw
them, put down the floor, make the
house comfortable, save doctor bill
and educate their children; whereas, if
they neglect these things, they will
freeze their children. pay the doctor to
cure them and no teacher on earth can
advance them until they are comforta-
| BILE.
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Taken UD

A 4 STRAY, BY ]. F. BUSHART,
n living about six miles below Hick-
man, on the Mississippi river, on the 18th
inst, ONE SMALL SOBREL MARE, about
I3 hands high, years old. with a wart
on the inside of the left thigh with white
on all four of the feet, blaze face, thin in
order, no brand perceivable, which 1 have
appraised at the value of twenty dollars.
Witness my hand this 9th day of May,
1879. JERRY J. JONES, J. P. F. C.
iune2O-4w#
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THE circular of the Dunn Mercan.
tile Agency issued July II, giving the
business outlook and statistics for the
half year past, is the most encouraging
that has been issued for long time
The figures furnish an impregnable
basis for the belief that the country
has passed the turning point and is
now on the road to renewed prosperity
and activity in business.
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A E.lague-Ssricken ship.

Philadelphia, July 17.-The brig
Shasta of New York from Port au
Prince, st. Domingo, bonnd to Ches-
ter, Pa, arrived in great distress
twelve miles below this city this morn
ing. OF nine men on board seven
were down with yellow fever. -Four
deaths occurred, the captain being
among the number.
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y MEMPHIS physician advocates the
theory thateperspiration will cure al
most every disease By expelling it
through the pores. Paste this in your
hat instead of a cabbage leaf, and be
comforted.
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Orr Kentuekv laws should be char

Our Kentucky laws should be chan
ged, that prohibit a man from sitting
on a criminal case because he has per-
haps read statement Of the crime in
a paper. The jury sitting on the Blu
ford case. are totally unit for the place,
as some of them are so egregiously
ignorant they have DOT even 'hearn of
the killing.
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IF the Governor Of Tennessee were
to order tents for all tie poor of Mems
phis and encamp them in healthful
locality in the interior it would cost
less than 10 care for them after they
begin to get sick in considerable nuns
bers. One dollar will so further with
a family in health than ten dollars with
a sick family.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-07-25

The Constitution of Kentucky
ought to be amended. Is there any
probability it will be made worse by a
convention at this time? We think
not. Let the people speak out and
discuss the question. The news pa
pers are in favor of it so far as we have
noticed. If there are any Opposed to
it, say so and give your reasons. The
present judiciary system has, pro :
ven Intellectual to suppress crime, and
if for no other reason the Constitution
should be changed to remedy this great
evil.-Trigg County Damocratl.
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Congressman Glover, of Missouri,
as chairman of committee to investi-
gate the management of the Treasury
department, has uncovered frauds
that in their magnitude are truly APP
palling. Millions upon millions of the
peoples money has been stolen or
squandered.
A ring hangs around the Treasury
whose crimes pale into Intellectual
nothiugness the deeds Of the famous
Tweed ring of New York.
Pending every presidential election
for years back, millions of counterfeit
money has been thrown out upon the
people. Mr. Glover's committee in.
contestibly proved that the plates from
which the counterfeit money was print
ed, were obtained from their custodi-
an at the treasury.
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ALL speakers of all parties should
remind the people to vote for Con
stitutional Convention. That is not a
partisan question.
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TIE last slave sold in the Confed
eracy was in 1865, near Richmond, a
negro man, who was bought for nine
hundred heads of cabbage. Cabbage
was worth dollar head, consequent
ly the negro man footed up at 5000.
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SPELLING.

How do you teach spelling? Do you
form the pupils into large class, call
them up every evening. draw line
across the fcor and have them ''toe
the liner" This is the "good old way
which our father trod." Do you have
a regular head and foot to this class,
and give "head marks" to those who
arc head when the lesson is flushed!
Do you have the children spell u-n,
un~i-n-un in t. e-l-un~instel>l-i >li> un>
Observation-Disclosures b>iNlNbIl
Observation-Disclosures tel Ii -gIN
Observation-Disclosures un>
intelligibility? Well this is certainly
the time honored custom. But does
this system make good practical spell-
ers? If, by chance, our pupils ever
write anything at school, do they write
of the spare tree, the ''vains" in the
arms, ''skane" of thread &c. IF you
still practice the old plan of oral spell
ing, look around and see how much
you are actually accomplishing. Try
some of your best oral spoilers in writ
ing. Let them write letter on the
black board, and see how much they
know about practical spelling. we
are having some disputes nov about
what spelling book to use in school. l
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J. T. WILLIFORD, NJ. D.
Inspecting Officer

The following is the text of the
trade dollar bill as it passed the House:
BE in enacted, etc, that the secretary
of the Treasury shall cause TO be ex-
changed at the Treasury and all subx
treasures of the United States legals
tender silver dollars for trade dollars
at par, provided the weight of said
trade dollar has not yet been reduced
below the standard weight and limit
of tolerance provided by law for the
single piece, and shall recon said
trade dollars into legal-tender dollars
as now provided by law, and shall stop
the further coinage of trade dollars,
provided that the trade dollars recoin-
ed under this act shall not be counted
as part Of the silver coinage, provided
for by the act of February 10, 1876,
and provided that the trade dollars
that have been chopped or restamped
for circulation in foreign countries
shall be excluded from the provisions
Of this act.
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s. a. AYERS. Judge of the Dresden
Judicial District, died last week. He
was young man of extraordinary at
tainmcnts and brilliaucy.
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THE August election is near at hand.
The people arc to elect State officers
aud vote for or against a convention to
change the Constitution.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-07-25

THE real aud personal property in
New York City is estimated to be
worth s2,OOO,O0O,OOO.
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THE commission appointed by the
National Board of Health of the Uni
ted States, for the purpose of studying
yellow fever symptoms, development
and treatment in Havana, is prosecu-
ting its work there assiduously.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-07-25

DoN'T stay away from the polls on
the first Monday in August. Go and
vote.
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FULLY 125 regular camp meetings
will be held in the United States be-
tween now and September l.
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KENTUCKY holds the first State
election this year-on the 18th day Of
August.
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COMBS SPRINGS!

The owner of Combs Springs having
been put to some expenses in arranging
conveniences, etc, will henceforth estab-
lish the following prices:
Man and buggy...-......... ...............25 cts.
Horse oac ~ cts.
Horses have privilege of pasturage. etc.
N COMBS.
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The following is a copy of the Ger
tifcate issued to every person leaving
Memphis:
RAILROAD PASSENGERS CERTIFICATE.
Il hereby certify that--has
complied with all the rules and regu-
lations of the Board of Health of the
State Of Tennessee relating to the de
parture of passengers from towns and
places infected with yellow fever, and
that he Cor she) is not now infected
with fever"
INSPECTING OFFICE. !
MEMPHIS, Tenn, 1879. !
T. j 7yaer, II. D.:
l hereby certify that, above
referred to, has complied with all the
rules and regulations of the Board of
Health of the State of Tennessee re-
lating to the transfer of passengers
leaving places infected by yellow fe-
yer.
Transfer Station No, On,
1879.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-07-25

THE wheat crop in Kentucky is said
to be 20 per cent. above the average.
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The New York Herald is out for
second term for President Hayes,
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HICKMAN COURIER OFFICE. I
FRIDAY, July %, 1879. !
COUNTRY PRODUCE, ETC.

DRIED FRUIT-Apples 2 to 5 cents
Peaches , to . cents.
CORN, ear 4Oc; shelled Zoe on bank, SOC
in Hickman.
COTTON, lOa12ic.
WHEAT, market active 80aSL.00 per bush.
NEAL, SOC, from wagons.
BEES wax, &c per ID.
HIDES, green, sc; dry sailed, sal0c; dry
flint, 10a1Sc.
WOOL, 3Oa375o per ID, tub washed I'M
washed to l5cts.
FEATHERS. 35a4Oc per To-, prime.
TALLO ", SC per ID.
BUTTER, fresh, 10a15c per 10.
POULTRY, Spring chickens $780, OLD
s.. O0a2. % per dozen.
EGGS, &c per dozen.
BARRELS, Apple 40c; Flour $50; Molas-
ses $500; Molasses Kegs, 10 gals, soc;
Molasses Kegs, gals roc; Whisky
Kegs, 10 gals, Sl.00; Whiskey Kegs AZ
gals, SOC.
GROCERIES.
BACON, sides Sets; shoulders Acts hams
7aS5e
CHEESE, 12a14c per pound.
COFFEE. Rio, 12al8 per Id.
CRACKERS, Ease per lb.
COAL OIL, 20 per gallon.
CANDLES, star, 15a16c per lb.
FLOUR, Hickman Mills, S5.00a6.50.
| MOLASSES, 35a 40c per Dbl; 45cts peg
half barrel.
LARD OIL, S1.00 per gallon.
LARD, Sea 10cper 10.
GUNPOWDER, Sc. so per keg.
BLASTING POWDER, $3.50 per keg.
SODA, 3@a4 per ID. by the keg.
| SUGAR, brown, 7aSc; hard 1lal24c.
SHOT, per bag, S1.75.
| STONEWARE, 10per gallon.
TOBACCO, manufacd per Id. 50a75
SALT, car load bush. Dbl, ST. go; by re-
tail Sl75; 298 ID. bbl., car load, Si.30a
by retail $l.40.
| HARDWARE, ETC.
I CASTINGS, 3a4c per ID.
/ IRON, bar size, 24c per Id.
/ Pillow STEEL, &c per Id.
PLOW STEEL WINGS SIC per ID.
IRON AXLES, sc per lb.
NAILS, 81 IS rates.
! HORSE SHOE NAILS, 20a30c per lb.
! STEEL, cast. NJ. 3 A, 20a25c.
STEEL PLOWS, Sa122c per lb,
/ HUBS, S1.25a2.25 per sett.
PLOWS, Hertweck, Baltzer & Knoerr
Steel Plows, No. 1, $500; No. 2, 81 90
No. 3, $3.50; No. 4, $500.
Baltzer's patent one horse Plow $500, ex.
ira pillow moulds $500 each. Cotton
scrapers same.
Powell s. Bro, from various factories, one
horse plows. S500a8.00; two horse
plows S6.O0aI6, 90.
sUNDREEs.
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The Temperance wave has again
struck Paducah.
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SUNDREES.

BAGGING, 1Oa124c per yard.
ROPE, machine 15a20c.
TIES. 5a6c.
LEATHER, kip skins S4-50as.50; sole, per
h., 30 o Sc; upper side, 81. 50a5.00.
PRINTS, 4a6c per yard.
DOMESTIC, 3Ia7c per yard.
JEANS, 20aI0c per yard.
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Judge Levi Jackson, of Laurel
county, is dead.
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Commercial.

J. G. McNURRAY, ]. Pr. C.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-10-16
ANoTHBR PBAOB OONMIssIoN

It is now proposed to send a peace
commission to negotiate with the Ute
Indians who have rebelled against the
Government aud left White River
agency. These Indians wantonly mas
sacred the agent and his employees,
burned the Government buildings, car
ried away all the provisions they could
find, and took with them the women
and children as hostages. They weEe
followed by troops, under orders not -
fire until assaulted, aud answered the
flag Of truce of the troops with a volley
of bullets They finally attacked the
command, and Major Thornburg, COM
maDder Of the expedition, aud a num-
Der Of others, were killed. They kept
the troops surrounded for DAYS, until
the latter were finally rescued. Then a
fight ensued, and the Indians were badly
whipped. Now, after the force Of the
rebellion is destroyed, aud the Indians
are at the mercy Of the troops, a peace
commission will be sent to treat with
them, probably to be murdered, as the
Modocs did General Candy and his as
sociates. The Indians have been whip
ped, yet they will secure all they desire.
Almost any worsted foe will make
terms if allowed to name the conditions
Of surrender. The Indians will probably
be received back, and given extra in
ducements to behave themselves, until
the spirit Of deviltry again seizes them.
anu they will rush of and repeat the
recent outrages. It is time TO change
our SHY Indian policy. Give these in.
soieut murders such routing as WILL
handed down to their pos,aritv in
legends. Teach them that the sn,bor
ity OF the Government is supraD,a -
they are under its care aud aceepting i,s
protection. II will require little ~
Oloodshed to force them back on ,h.,-
reservation and make them ,l..,, a.
Government. Give them a sever. iesso,-
ana break their power for once and on
aud be done with them. II fthevar, -,
taught to feel the strong hand n r.
Government, these outbreaks viii 90,
time with accustomed regularitv a1d
much life will be yearly destrovad ~
them, whereas a decisive wav of daslir5,
with them will put a stop 10 their ma
raudings. We do not doubt that tbe
Indians have many grievances; but
they should learn to appeal 10 the an
thorities for relief, instead Of avenging
themselves by sending their bullets aud
tomahawks crashing through the brains
Of inoftensive people.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-10-16

Tue Judge Of Baldwin county, Ga,
and a delegation Of citizens have called
upon the Governor to suppress the
Georgia Tigers" desperate organiza-
iion who hold possession Of half Of the
county. The immediate cause Of the
call on the Governor was the numbering
Of two men last week aud the burning
Of several houses. IL Ne mistake not,
Georgia is one Of the States which is
claimed as "ruled by Federal bayonets," {"
although not a single soldier is in the
State. Il would be good plan to sta
tion enough troops IN the State to see
that colored citizens can enjoy their
right to vote, aud that the Georgia
Tigers" cannot. 1t is time that these
outlaws aud rebels be disfranchised.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-10-16
THE CALIFORNIA sUFFRAGIsTs.

Three weeks ago the NEW NORTH
WEST gave brief review OF the c0ndi-
ton OF the Woman Suffrage movement
in California, CLEANED from San Fran
cisco papers. As there were reports Of
two associations, aud a. different papers
gave different accounts Of proceedings
and different names for the officers Of
one of the associations, we expressed
the fear that discord bad arisen, and
requested some one OF the workers in
the cause to give an explanation Of the
condition Of the cause in the Golden
State. Our fear is proved to be true.
We publish to-day letter written in
answer to our published request) from a
lady Of the old Association, which re-
fleets rather severely on the withdraw
ing element OF that Association. We
trust that the breach is not 50 widened
as to prevent bridging. "In union
there is strength" While there may
be marked difference OF opinion as to
whether political Woman Suffrage
Association or an incorporated Associ-
alton can work the more effectively in
securing what both are striving for,
these differences should not become
paramount to the grand object in view.
II the members composing either fac
tion cannot subordinate their views Of
tnls matter TO the great work i'm hand.
10y were wise In separating; but there
= 10 wisdom in keeping up A STRIFE
such as would seem To exist hetwas,,
tne opposing elements. Our advice
"oulu De- II the two associations cannot
agrse &c on compromise, To al least A.,
All display Of animosity, aud eacb U,orp
mi,i. ~ .ne.r appointed way to secure the
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-10-16

our Paper, edited by Belle Lynch,
Whom we judge to be one OF those who
withdrew from the California State
Woman Suffrage Educational Associa-
tion), speaking Of the recent convention,
says:
This Association can meet every year, and
90 on meeting % the end OF time, aud unless 10
becomes "a political society, thoroughly organ
lied an over the state, the women might as
well reserve their time 20 '.scallop their haIr.r
for all the success they viii attain. should 1t
blossom out ia the political atmosphere, then.
and only then, viii 10 receive the endorsement
OF the men. Men, as "a rule, object 20 women
controlling public matters. aud the surest and
best way 20 control tho majority is for them 10
fear you. When once fearful OF political defeat
without the aid aud assistance OF women, then
viii men be- glad 90 become listeners. When
we hear man say, "she can't voie,' he usu-
ally gets the following answer: "No; but she
can talk and use her influence on people who
can vote" our advice 90 the members OF this
institution is 10 make your society "a political
one, and then you will succeed
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-10-16

Judge Henry Hayden, Of Wisconsin.
was killed at Ceulralia, in that State
last Thursday, by w. H. Cochrane.
cashier Of the First National Bank.
The cause is said to be "the alleged in
timacy Of Hayden with Cochrane' 5 wife"
sometime in the past. Cochrane had
been separated from his wife for some
time. but had not obtained a divorce.
No doubt the murderer would have been
acquitted had the deed been committed
Immediately upon the discovery Of his
wife's faithlessness, but the fact that he
foIbore so long as he could to avenge
his aud his wife's dishonor will very
probably cause his crime to be construed
as premeditated murder.
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curate Information about the country
aud ils speciallies. This valley is only
about thirty miles distant from Priests
Rapids, the head of navigation on the
Columhia River, aud there is a natural
pass through the mountains leading to
the rapids, over which, with little i'm
proving, a team Of fonr horses can haul
a hundred bushels of wheat.
But this letter is already too long, aud
We must defer further particulars until
next week. Tonight We speak in Yak
ina, and to- morrow, October 9Th. we
start for Goldenlale \. ) ID.
Yakima City, October S, 1879.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-10-16

The New York Times, speaking Of
the snti-rent movement which is caus-
ing such an upheaval in Ireland, gives
the following as an illustration Of cause
and effect: "The land trouble in Eug-
land has taken the bulk Of the people
by surprise. It may be safely asserted
that not one proprietor in one hundred
saw in the announcement in the London
Times Of May, 1869. that a train had
run through from New York TO san
Francisco, any sort Of connection be-
tween that fact and the terribly dimin-
ished rental in 1879"
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-10-16

The recent election in Colorado re-
suited 10 a Republican victory, Beck
being elected Snpreme Judge by a
handsome majority. In several coun-
ties, the Republicans have every office.
This election, as well as those of Maine
California, Ohio and Iowa, shows plain
ly enough that the action Of the last
Congress has aroused the patriotism Of
the country.