The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-09-12
$40 REWARD.

Asf. James A. Warner, will pay so for
cAs return of the pocket book stolen from
Szraer s Meacham's restaurant Tuesday
night, and no questions asked The book
contains only city checks and accounts,
which can be OF no value TO any one except
Dir. Warner.
Nathan Coleman, colored man.
usually known as Gumbo, fell into some
thing like fit, AZ the depot warehouse,
Wednesday, evening. His sufferings are
described as terrible. Physici were
GALE, but they, We understand, were un-
able % satisfactorily Diet ermine the cause
Of his sudden affection. His agonies gave
sndieeiions of one suffering from poison
by s.rychnine, taken in whisky or other
~ise. Some citizens suggested that he
wa safcring from hydrophobia. What
Wa he real cause no one, perhaps, can
certainly know. The man has been speech
less and insensible from the time he fell,
AK Of course. no clue can be obtained as
&c vEethCr he has been bitten by dog, CT
via, De bad been eating or drinking.
hsogHEa FIRE-On last Saturday
might. the new dwelling house of Mr.. Jas.
Z sro~n sas destroyed by fire, and none
Of ~ contents saved. The fire was dis
soyesed between aud 10 O'clock, but
wAs a1esr such heaiway when first
noticed y the neareat neighbors, as to
rea6e- alt efforts to save tho burning
tei'ding contents entirely useless. The
5gs Pas evidently he work Of an ineen-
i.9ry Is The building was not occupied
sa..a lad net bsea for month or more.
Iaere vas an insurance on the house for
.,0e3. and on furniture for $500 but we
Understand neither policy viii be paid,
a. The house vas vsssnt and permitted to
snein vacant without consent of the in
snrance companies.
rhs dwelling house Of Mr.. r. Z. Millet
cAuse acar burning. aud his furniture
~ss damaged by removal very consi dera-
BY
PIS&ss your wife and babies, Buy the
Eczoy Drip Syrup. at
l27-tf McCUTCHENS.
Jack Weaver, young colored boy.
was nabbed Sunday last by special police
man Ifackett, in the act of robbing the
money drawer at Metheny's grocery store.
This store had been robbed sew ral times
Of late in this way, and always on Sun
day, but the thief eiuded detection. On
Last Sunday, Mr.. Metheny secretly sta
toned Mr.. Hackett inside the house aud
left the store as was his custom. In short
time Mr.. Haokett discovered the young
rulprit entering from the rear window
up stairs, aud directly make his way 70
Tho money drawer. While. at the money
drawer, helping himself, Hackett walked
up and arEested the lad. Jack was 50
surprised, that, We understand, he ac-
knowledged right away to the previous
robberies. He was taken before Judge
Bailey and committed to Jail, to await
trial before the next February Circuit
Court. Ftt4.k
McCuTcHEs is selling the finest Ken
tucky test Coal Oil at 20 cents per gall
Ion. ju25-tf
CONTINUED THIEvING-SHoT GUNS
xsD srxxARr PUNISHMENT IN ORDER.-
The number OF thcfts, robberies and
e-breaking, occurring recently in
Hickman and this section Of country, is
really. alarming Scarcely night, and
never week, passes, recently, that some
such occurrences are net reported. The
number Of horses which have been stolen
in the country are 50 many that we could
not undertake to enumcrate from memory,
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