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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-06-13
williams vs., blaine.

rFrom the Clark County Democrat.
Gen, Williams gave the Senator
from Maine a sockdolager last week.
RIaine was running his usual muck
AGAINST the South, aud in the course of
his TRADE pitched into the gentleman
from Kentucky by saying that the lat
ter "went into the late war when his
state did not" General Williams re
nI;ed that "the difference between
them was that he went in without hi-
State whilst Blaine's State went 10
without him; that he went iu with q
hearty good will, and did not hire q
substitute as did the gentleman from
Maine" This struck Blaine in a
tender spot, and threw him off his
balance. He got mad and said in re
nlv. "this is not the first time this
matter has been insinuated here. The
fact is I was member of Congress
and was drafted and hired substitute.
What would the gentleman from Ken
tucky have done 10 my placer" Gen.
williams responded, "I would not
have waited for a draft, bat would
have volunteered at the beginning, aud
gone into the fight myself" Blaine
wiIted and broke down in tho midst OF
ois speech. He has not wsYed the
bloody ahirt siuoe.
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Rreafhitt.s Latest. /.

CGreenup Independent Morgan Letter.
We are reliably informed that on
Saturday of last week, Breathitt ad
ded another to ber list of murders. It
seems that on that day Mr.. Carpenter,
who lives on Quicksand, aud twenty
FIVE miles from Jackson, had slight
difficulty (wor1y) with son of Esq.
Wm Davis. without serious results.
FER in the day, Carpenter, while
.,log on a fence in front of bis resi-.
deoce, noticed two sons of Esq. Davis
coming down the road, armed, one with
a shot guu aud the other with pistol,
and asked them where they were go.
ing so well armed, to which they an
swered: "We're going duck hunting,
and want to settle all claims against
us" Further conversation was iu
dulged in, and one of the Davises
made such threatening demonstrations
that Carpenter Knocked him down with
a dubbed rife. whereupon the other
Davis emptied both barrels of bis shot
gun into the body of Carpenter, and
Davis No. l recovering came forward
and shot him three times with his pis.
tol, while his victim was lying pros
trate Oh the ground. We suppose a
good dose Of State purgative, in the
form of the military, will have to take
up its residence in Breathitt before
tue life taking mania is cured, or this
nuisance abated. Whisky is said to
have been the cause Of the aboVo diff.
Guilty.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-06-13
A prize Essay ON Woman.
After man came woman.
Al sbo hos haon 4.

After man came woman.
And she has been after him ever
since.
She is a person of free extraction
being made of mans rib.
1 don't know why Adam wanted
to fool away his ribs in that yyay
but / suppose he was not account
able for all he did.
1t costs more to keep a woman
than three dogs and shot gun.
But she pays you back with in
terest-by giving you a house full
of children to keep YOU awake at
nights and smear molasses candy
over your Sunday coat.
Besides, wife is very con-
venient article to have around the
house.
She is handy to swear at when
ever you cut yourself with a razor,
and don't feel like blaming your
self
Wonari is the superior being in
A2ssas's sSssct:. 49,. 49, - =,
There are aboat 90, ,OO0 more ol
her sex than males in that State.
This accounts for the terrified,
hunted-down expressions of the sim
gle men who emigrated from the
East.
Woman was not created perfect.
She has her faults-such as false
hair, false complexion, and so on.
But she is q great deal better than
her neighbor, and she knows it.
Eve was a woman.
She must have been a model wife,
too; for it cost Adam nothing TO
keep her in clothes.
Still / don't think she was happy
She couldn't go to sewing circles
and air her information about every
body she knew, nor excite the envy
of other ladies by wearing her new
bonnet to church.
Neither could she hang over the
back fense and gossip with her near
neighbor.
All these blessed privileges were
denied her.
Poor Evel she's dead now.
And the fashion she inauguratec
is dead, too.
Ifit hadn't been for the confound.
ed 'snaik' perhaps the ladies of the
present day would dress as econom-
ically as Eve did.
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ninety-seven Democrats and nine Repub-
licans; against it, twenty nine Democrats
and ffty-six Republicans, and the Repub
lican Senate refused to concur in the re-
peal In 1877 another bin 10 repeal re-
sumption laws was offered by q Democrat,
and the vote stood: For it, l04 Demo
Gratis, and twenty nine against it, and it
passed the House, but never brought TO q
vote in the Senate. Judge Boone gave
other statistics going to show
that in all this struggle be-
tween the people for more money,
more greenbscks, against the money pow
er Of the country, the Democratic party
has stood by the people, while the Re-
publican party has legislated for the
money power, but our space forbids us
giving more. He interspersed these fig
ures with telling comments, and as he
slowly brought out the fact and made it
so plain that a "wayfaring man though a
fool could not fail to see it, that the
Democratic party is the sheet anchor of
peoples hope for material prosperity and
civil liberty, the immense audience shout
ed their heartfelt approval in the widest
manner, and he beautifully and thrilling
ly spoke of the wreck and ruin of the
country wrought by Republican legisls-
tIon, extravaganza aud official corruption
Democrats holding TO the Constitution of
their country with affectionate tenacity
making it their pillar OF cloud by day
and pillar of fire by night" pleading
ever for the welfare of the people and
calling upon them, North, South, East aud
West, to rally around them and form an
lnsurmountable barrier TO the mad waves
Of centrahzstion threatening 10 engulf
them, the scene of excitement was O
grand one, and the audience shouted
again. He then declared himself Green
oaeter, as much so as any man could be
under the Constitution of mis- country,
and closed in a strong. rousing and elo-
quent appeal to the Democrats TO stand
to their colors, telling them that the voy-
age through the sea of Radicalism was
almost over, that the day was dawning
after 3 long and dismal night.
This speech was pronounced by all who
heard ii ss the sblest and strongest Judge
Boone ever made in Crittenden county,
and his friends warmly congratulated
him. 1t undoubtedly had splendid eff
feet. Under its influence and the power
OF its facts and logic the Greenback cause,
as an independent party cause, wilted,
Hoped and collapsed.
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Like Him.

General Buford, believe" said a
young mau full of the "fash" style as
be warmly shook the veteran turf
mans hand on the track last week.
Yes" said Enquirer's owner, "how
are your"
"Well thanks" contiuued fash,
"but permit me to congratulate you
on your success this season. l am
downright glad to see. Now, do you
know l want to back your next entry.
but as luck would have it, have left
my purse at homei Lond me ten dol
lars?"
"Ah," said the General, Il love my
friends dearly, teuderly, with an at;
fection that is undying." continued
the General, who had never seen the
chap before, "but you know business
is business, and I never lend on the
course, not even when ten dollar
refunding certificate accompanies the
request"
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The Cow Question.
[Covington Commonwealth. ]

10 the City Council the other night
an ordinance 80 pcavla. cows from
running at largs ia Cov.assoa was de-
feated by a sentimental. sreech from
Councilman Woods
He said the cows belonged to poor
people; they could not afford to keep
them up; the support of the family
depended largely upon them, etc
All Of which may be true, but still
the appeal was specious.
The argument is identical with that
used few years ago in behalf of hogs
running at large, but then it did not
avail.
We do not know that poverty any
more than riches confers the right to
claim special priviledges. If the cows
belonged to rich people they would
not be allowed to run at large; there s
no question about that.
The fact is these vagrant COWS are
nuisance. They are great annoy
auce 10 some parts of the city. Il is
said some of them are adopts in open
ing gates; at any rate they ent er yards,
defsce shrubbery, damage flower beds,
and leave more or less filth. The
nuisance ought to be abated.
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THE NEW MEETING HOUSE.

Oh, yes, we're prospering finely: we've
pulled the old church down,
Aud built handsome new one with the
tsllest epire in town;
It's finished off as stylish as any church
you'll see,
With organ screen and everything done
up in fligree.
But when we'd got it done, the old parson
had 10 go;
He was gettin' pretty old, and some
thought, rather slow;
So they called 3 smart young parson; then
they broke up the old choir,
And got some 6rst class singers--the best
that they could hire.
They call this an Improvement, and /
don't say but they're right,
But this new tangled singin' does bother
me sight.
One starts out with q flourish, then an
other she strikes in,
And soon amongst them all they raise q
reg lar din.
I've always listened sharp, but don't know
what they sing;
If there's any words at oil, it'a il az un-
known tongue,
Perhaps it's just az we'll if we don't know
what's about;
or course they're praisia' the Lord-of
that hain't doubt.
never speak my mind, for they'd only
laugh at me,
To talk of saints in heaven q singin' old
Dundee.
Aud when the parsons preaehin / only
hear the sound,
For up amoug the rafters the word seem
wandering round.
Fhe yoGng folks say his voice is unoom-
mon loud and clear,
And I'm sure it ain't his fault that I'm
gettin' slow 10 hear.
The old stocks mostly gone and I'm pret-
~ much alone,
And | guess they'll all be glad whom the
last old fogy's gone.
All, we'll, s'pose its time the young folks
had their way;
And won't quarrel with EN-, for haint
long to stay.
know I've got too old to take to such new
ways,
And can't help sometimes longin' for
the good old hygone days.
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Prohibition In Maine

ASWAolO6 -No'j oOuA
There are probably less opiates used
in Maine than in any State in the
Union, according to population. We
are not sure, however, but the Covers
Tor is right in one charge-that rela-
tive to the "disgusting habit of chew.
ing gum" Maine, doubtless, in this
respect, is a sinner above other States.
The prudent aud cautious statistics
shows that there is not over one-tenth
the amount of liquor consumed in this
State, inhsbitant for inhabitant, that
there was fifty years ago, aud not one
eighth as much as in other States. In
the cities of Maine there is some snuff
dipping imported from over the sea,
but in the State at large people hardly
know what snuff dipping means. Snuff
inhaliDg is an obsolete habit. The
number of opium eaters in Maine is
less than in most parts of the country
In 1888 in this State, 500 taverns ran
open bars, aud liquor was sold at al,
most every grocery. 1t was popular
to drink New Englsnd rum. To day
drinkiRg habits are under the ba2 of
public opiuion, and the rtmselier Is
justly regarded as the foe of society.
Moral suasiOn has been supplemented
by legal suasion, and the law is now
we'll enforced. except in few of the
larger cities, aud in these few cities is
to be found large part of what in-
temperance there is in the State. Pro-
hibition prohibits and supplements,
just az the law against larceny prohib
its, and just as this law supplements
moral forces. Neither suppress alto
gether, but both restrain.
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PRO TEM SALARIES,


The State of Kentucky pays her Cir
cult. Common Pleas, Chancery and
Criminal Judges, a salary Of $4,000
each per year. 1t is very generally
conceded that this sum is too much
by at least 81, 600 for the services they
render. Yet the people at large have
but little idea of the amount of money
they yearly pay in addition to the reg
ular salary of $4,000 for pro tenn
judges in the various districts of the
State. The last auditors report shows
that in Judge Robertson's district EN-
bracing the counties West Of The Ten
nessee river the sum of S318,09 was
thus paid in addition to the Judge 5
salary of $1,000. In Judge Cissell's
district 1855 SO was paid for pro tenn
judges. In Judge Stewards, S477, II
in Judge Garnett's $3.50 80; Judge
Owsley's s624.67; Judge Hunts 1929
%; Judge Drane's S483. 90; Judge
Whites s203. so; Judge Bennet's S14e
81, and in Judge McManama's dis.
trict 1868, 95. These figures taken al
random from the report will show how
great abuse is creeping into this mat
ter of Judicial salaries. The entire
sum paid in 1878 for pro TEN judge:
salaries foots up the enormous sam oi
81 ,358, &c. In most cases the extrs
salaries are occasioued on account oi
the negligent absence of the regular
judge and in some cases on account oi
the drun kennesa of the i1.due ThiE
is leakage in the public treasury thai
should at once be stopped. These
pro tenn salaries should be deducted
from the salary of the regular judge
whose negligence in nine cases out oi
ten occasions the necessity of pre-
tenn. This indeed was and is the law
enacted at the time the salaries were
increased to 5000 yet taking advan.
tage of decision of the Appellate
court ou the subject of the law it has
ever since been shamefully violated
and abused.
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CChicago Times Letter.


The ceremony of marriage among
some of the blanket Indians-the Saes
aud Foxes, for exsmple-is very
touching and effective. 1t has also
the merit of being cheap. The brave,
conceiving liking for some dusk y
beauty, arrays himself in his best
blanket aud repairs to her bedside
after "dewy eve" has set in. If the
girl dislikes him she calls her mother,
if she has one, and if not, some other
relative. and has him put out. If, on
the other hand, she loves him, or
thinks she does, he is admitted TO
privileges that, 10 Christian communi
ties, are deemed Infamous uuti the
Church and State have given their
blessing aud their sanction. In the
morning the warrior presents his bride
with a new dress-a present from his
relatives. She accepts it with many
thanks. The man leaves for his own
house and sends his mother or sister to
bring home the girl. She Ihen returns
to her own house and gives the new
dress to some female relative, takes
what belongs to Ter, goes back to her
husbands tepee and all is settled, until
one party or the other gets tired of the
arrangement. In such case, after watt
ing proper period either one can
marry" again. and keep on marrying
aud separating to no end. Among the
five nations-or, at least, four of them,
marrying is about the same as with
white Christians. Some of the wilder
tribes are rank polygaunists and pay
no heed whatever to marriage ceremo-
pies of any kind.
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Iu response to q call from the Sen
ate. the Secretary of the Treasury on
Tuesday sent to that body a statement
of the amounts of direct taxes" yet
due from the several States. An ac
eompsnyiug report from the Commits.
sioner Of Internal Revenue shows that
the amount due and uncollected from
the eleven States which participated ia
the late rebellion aggregated S2,754,
lO4, aud that the baleuce due from all
other states and Territories amount TO
S455,22 Commissioner Raum re
cites he successive acts of Congress by
which fhe collection of this direct tax
in the insurectionary States was sus'
peuded up to January, 1869. The
amount reported as still due from the
s,even States referred to are about as
follows: Virginia. 1886; North Caro-
linia. SI99 600; Sou;h Carolina, 1853.
900; Georgia, S502 600; Alabams. 1929
600; Mississippi, S343 600; Louisiana,
$1,000; Tennessee, S259, 900; Arksn
sas, $3.50, 600; Florida. 81 900; Texas.
Sl74 900. Secretary Sheru,au IN
Transmitting this report, says: There
can be no doubt that the Secretary of
the treasury is charged with the duty
of collecting this direct tax, under the
provisions of existing laws. To leave
thess portions uncollected will be an
unconstitutional aud inequitable dis
elimination against those States which
have paid their respective quota of the
YAK. II remains for Congress to de-
| eide whether the collections shall pro-
ceed under the methods provided by
sxisting statutes. or whether addition
al legislation is necessary"
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Pafrlck,n Tnanl0gY.

Patrick said a priest, the widow
Molony tells me you have stolen one
of her finest pigs. Is that SOP 'Yes
your honor What have you done
with it?' Killed it aud ate it your
honor. oh, Patrich, when you are
brought face to face with the widow
and her pig on judgement day, what
account will you be able to give of
yourself when the widow accuses you
of the theft? Did you say the pig
would be there, yer riverence?' TO
be sura l did, We'll, than, your riv-
erance, I'll say. Mrs. MolODy, there's
your pig
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All Nean Men.

from the ChlcAgo IFIUuue.J
"Yes," said Davis, II knew man
once Jack Maso3-who went to a
donation where six farmers were TO
contribute a jug of milk apiece. We'll,
one man "a very mean mau--thought
it would not make any difference if he
contributed water in place of milk; so
he filed up a jug with water and took
it to the donation. When be got there
be turned it over the bung, nd it ran
into a barrel whore ali ths other far
mers bad poured their milk. Now,
what do you think was the result?
Why, every one of the six farmers
happened to be as mean as Jack Ma
son. They all brought ,catcr.
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Not n Sectional Issue.
CAtlants Constitutional ]

The Northern Democrats may as
we'll remember that the presence of
troops at the polls is no more Danger
Gus to the South than to other sections
OF the country. All the principles
of constitutional liberty have been re-
peated'y outraged and violated in the
South, and still we stand together,
solid against the party through whose
lnstrumentality the outrages were
committed: We are not afraid of any
more oppression down hero. We have
become used to it. If the people of
the North think it safer to have what
is pleasantly termed strong govern
ment, surely We can do nothing more
than protost. This is not sectional
issue.
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TO Judge Cattle.

The following are good and practi'
cal hints for judging cattle: An ami
NAL possessed of a fine, long, and
messy coat, that is soft under the
hand, has the indications Of good
feeder, while the fat, as rule, will be
distributed, giving a good quality oi
fue grained, marbled flesh. IF the
coat is short and fine, the animal will
probably feed we'll, but there will be
o tendency to the formation of inter.
ual fat, instead of that uniform distri-
button throughout the system which
is desirable. A harsh, coarse. wirJ
coat is an indication of poor feeding
qualities and of late maturity.
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The Champion Criminal state.

Ohio has come to the front as the
champion criminal State. The Cou-
rier-J ournal publishes every week
columns upon columns of murders,
rapes. seductions and other crimes
committed in Ohio. So much for
Deacon Smith-Otf with his periers.
Mum
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-06-13

The fearful experience of last year
has put Memphis on the alert, and pre-
parations having for their object the
prevention of a repetition of the past
have been commenced by the adoption
OF proper sanitary measures. In q
long article on the action already TAX
60. the Memphis Appeal says that DR..
X. w Mitchell, Chairman of the San
ltation Committee, recommends the
following wants of the city to be given
Immediate attention: Firs,-RemovaI
OF garbage. Socond-Cleaosiug streets
aud alleys. Third-Cleausing vaults.
Forth-lnspection of private premises
tltth-Disinfectants. The purchase
is also recommended Of one liquid
wagon, two Reeser carts, Oarge), nine
mules and harness for garbage depart
nent; fifteen men, at 81 per day, will
De needed for this department; for
cleansing streets and alleys six carts.
a 81 so each per day, and six men, at
at 81, will be required; for disinfectiou
Ieu barrels zinc-irou disiDfectant. four
barrels of carbolic acid number FIVE.
Se committee further recommends
: Aneiiate house inspection. and gut
Mrs should be flushed at least twice a
week. Garbage should be removed
before the heat of the day. The COM
mittee ask to be authorized TO sub
scribe to sanitary journals, and, as i'm
mediate action is necessary, states that
everything can be in operation within
two hours after the order is given
Measures looking to immediate com
pliance with the foregoing suggestions
we're adopted by the proper authori-
TICS
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An observing old lady says: It's
the quiet young man in the corner,
who lets his rivals do all the talking,
that usually marie, the girl.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-03-22
MAINE NEWS By TELEGRAPH.
Railroad Accident.

PORTLAND, March u. The through train
from Worcester, ON the Rochester Railroad.
due here at 10 this afternoon. ran off the
track at Buxton. by the spreading OF the
rails, and the tender, three baggage ears and
the fore truck OF the passenger cas-, went off.
The passengers were somewhat shaken but
nobody hurt. and the train arrived three
hours late. Mary Anderson and troupe were
on board.
Marine News.
The steamship Naletta cleared for st.
Inhn to-day
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THE FINANCIAL POLICY OF CAN.
ADA.
Comments of the Press on the Answer
to Sir John Bright.

LoNnoN. March II. The Daily News,
commcntin. on the sentence in the answer of
Sir MchGl Hicks Beach, Colonial Secretary,
to John Bright, Thursday night, that sub
jcCt to treaty obligations the financial policy
of Canada is to be settled by the Canadian
Parliament" says: The government is right
enough in thinking it can do little or nothing
in the matter. Ii seems out Of the question
to think Of any interference of the Crown with
the decisions of the Canadian legislature.
Sir Michael in his reply to Mr. Bright nd
mitted that Lornc's Instructions differed from
that of his predecessors. Lornc was not in
structcd to reserve bills imposing deffercntal
duties for the Queens function, but this in no
wise interferes with the powers of reserva-
tion and dlsallowancc, those powers being
fully set forth in the British North American
act of 1861. On Mr.. Bright. subsequently
asking if this meant that any proposal to en-
act detfcrential duties must be submitted to
the home government before its adoption,
Sir Michael said that the fiscal policy of Can
ada rested Subject to treaty obligations
with the Dominion Parliament.