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DoOSEEEe no sEoTsoxA,,e,,
obstacles to General Prosno.
Egy.

This country seems doomed 70 sec.
tionalism, and to the perpetual cobsid-
Grafton of questions of section rather
than that Of material questions which
are calculated to cause individual and
general prosperity.
This state of affairs is not the fault
of the people either, for the peon7s
North, South, East aud West have.
at heart, no desire to perperua te such
sectional strife; but the PAST, say
what you will, and do what you will.
the past has written in its folds asso.
Citations and ties, which public men
know need only to be touched to awak
en- the old impulses, on the Que side OF
the other. The old confederate sol
der or sympathizer, pursues his ord
nary avocation, and never a word as
to the past escapes his lips-he is lib
eral on all questions pertaining to the
past or future, aud does not approve
the reopening of the old wounds and
scars; but, let the skillful politician SC
shape public issues as to awake. bis
sympathies, and he bounds to Odd
of his old comrades as aturar,etsT '
would to the defense of his 6hei
The same is exactly true Of the FEEDER
al soldiery They, the Federal sol
diors, are liberal and magnanimus Of
any general proposition DESTROYS OF re
stored amity and fraternal love, AM
/ the bulk and body of them are engag
ed in the ordinary pursuits of life, en-
/ tirely needless of sectional lines, bat
when tie politician skiiful plays aPoI
the old war matters, they ausWe
promptly to their old associations
Last week, Senators COnkling anC
Lamar made egegious fools of them
selves and disgraced the United States
Senate Chamber, By personal quar-
rel, for which the average cltEen Il
any cross roads would have beentakel
before a police magistrate and fined
but, touching as thsy did upon tn
old sectional matter, we ind ezciie'
multitudes shouting for the one OF tn
other.
1t answers no purpose to say, o
prove that Mr.. Conkling was the az
gress0r, and that he courted the seen
for the purpose of rekiadIing seciioaa
prejudice; for they on the other sid
will answer by returning the comp.i
mert fla line of statesmen woul
grow up, honestly buryiug these oil
issues, and detestiug tho bringing
them up-even for SER, the materit
prosperity of the country would b
greatly advanced.
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unreasonable 8iIE the ESesnO-
Gratis wish so Repeal.
From the Princeton Banner.]


An ex Confederate soldier sits in
HAYES cabinet, yet he cannot sit a
Juror in a Federal Court An ex Con
federate soldier, Longstreet, has held
and. we believe, now holds an impor-
tant office under the Federal Govern
mept. vet he cannot sit as juror In a
Federal Court An ex-Confederate
soldier, Col. Mosby, fills an important
foreign appointment, yet he cannot sit
as Juror in n Federal Court. There
are nineteen ez Confederate soldiers In
the United States States, yet not one
of them can sit as juror in Federal
Court. There are a number Of men
in the South holding the position of
Circuit Judge who are members of the
Republican party. yet they are incom.
petent to sit as jurors in 4 Federal
Court.
Why this strange condition ofthings?
Why Is it that a man can be President,
Vice President, Senator, Congressman,
Judge, yet cannot be juror in a Fed
eral Court ? Because the law requires
the Juror to take the iron-clad oath
and does not require 1t OF those hiline
the office Of the President, Senator
Judge, etc.
The Democrats in Congress have
sought to repeal this unreasonable and
senseless statute, but, strange to say,
every Radical in Congress votes against
it and Mr.. Hayes is red hot in his OPP
POSITION to the repeal
There is no substantial reason fol
not vepealiug this law. It is simply
absure and foolish to say that a mar
can be rusted in all the highest Office:
in the LAID, and yet cannot be trusted
on jury N a Federal Court. Why
then are the Republicans so opposed
to its repeal? The answer is plain
The manipulation of the Fedora
Courts Is a part aud parcel of Radica
machinery to hold the Republicans il
/ power.
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It is not pleasing spectacle to see
two distinguished senators calling each
other bad names on the floor of the
Senate. Mr.. Conkling has some of
the elements of a swaggerer in his ma
ture, and he displayed them in full
when he denounced Mr.. Lamar in such
brutal language. 1t is sad to see a
man, who is really above the average
in many essential resdects, lose his
temper and his manners because he is
in danger of losing his case. Mr.
Conkling must learn to accept the sit
uation and take his seat quietly in the
minority. Bluster aud coarse LAM
guage only makes his position the
more pitable. To call a brother sena
tor liar and a coward is no evidence
of personal bravery, and to apply these
personal epithets to such a man as
Mr.. Lamar makes the author of them
ridiculous. The apology that is sure
to como will add modification to the
Now York senator's already disaereea-
bic attitude before the country. The
man who loses his temper in debate is
a poor advocate, and Mr.. Conkling'5
experience should have taught him
bCLler-A9e
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loyal Blood Flowing EIke
Water al chicago.

CHICAGO, Ill, June 22.-One of the
armed companies which, under the re-
cent act of the Legislature, must short
ly cease to exist, became involved in
difficulty with some uDarmed people
this afternoon, which resulted in the
death of several of The latter The
Bohemian Sharpshooters' Association,
composed of some twenty individuals,
had a picnic to-day at Silver Leaf
Grove, corner of Ogden avenue and
Western avenue. During a dance, one
of the Sharpshooters engaged in a
quarrel with Volncy Clark, visitor,
and, after using him up pretty badly,
had him elected from the ground He
stated his grievance to the crowd out
side of the gates, and, gaining some
sympathy there, inaUgurated an in
discriminate throwing of sticks and
stones into the inciosure where the
picnic was being held The Licuten-
ant of the company. Frank Ladwie,
ordered the long roll sounded. The
! bayonets were fixed and a charge was
Immediately made toward the gate,
and the crowd were bayoneted aud
sabered until they fell back. The
company reformed outside the gate in
! single line faciug the street, and, load
lug their guns, fred a volley into the
crowd. They Immediately reloaded
and again fred, each sharpshooter pick
ing h'e man. It Is stated that ,hroe -
wea'po f1ss4eSs ere cred in all. The
} Springfield mus Yes Quzzle-loading
being composed Of nine BuS cart'lo9gS
As soon as the affair becamAo!. eacu
police repaired to the scene and az "I
ed the whole company. They forms
10 marching order under the America
flag aud proceeded to West Madiso
j street station, where they are now il
carcerated, charged with murder, an
guarded by a heavy detachment
, police.
LIST OF CASUALTIES.
The following is believed to be
complete list OF casualties:
, Valentine T.. Clark. severely wouut
, ed by blows on the head
ID. II. Wilkie, three inch bayont
wound left temple.
John Donohue, left side Of jaw Dor
shattered and shot through the bod
below the left nipple. lie is said
have died.
, Henry Williams, body aod neck.
, Albert Jenkins, right shoulder.
; A little boy, whose name is unknow
, Daniel Mccarthy, cut with bayone
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,ri,e FIoffo capture Fisden.

According to the evidence OF Gen
cral Woodson, who was specially APP
pointed for the occasion, District At
torney for the city of New York, it is
now made public that General Grant
and his cabinet were greatly alarmed
about the time of the electoral count
at the expectation that the Democrats
intended to inaugurate Tilden as Presi-
dent of the United States. Ho says
that Grant was reliably Informed that
the plan was for Tilden to be sworn in
as President of the United States, in
the city of New York, backed by the
Democratic city and State governments,
and Immediately seize the Government
custom Office and all other Government
places within Democratic States. TIC
Illustrate this design, General Grant
telegraphed for him TO come to Wash
ington, aud specially requested him to
accept the District Attorneyship, fol
the purpose and with the direct in
struotions to arrest Tilden, claudestine
ly, and convey him to a guuboat in wait
ing, where be would be confined anc
tried for treason. TO aid him il thi;
work, certain war steamers were detail
ed and anchored in front of the city
of New York. He says that the exc
cution of his work was only prevented
BIZ the failure of Mr. Tilden to take
or attempt to take the oath of Office
+ Secretary Robson, who was ther
Secretary of the Navy has also beer
interviewed, aud he positively asserts
that the statement of General Word
son, is pure fabrication, that he be
ing the Secretary Of the Navy mus
have known of any such condition o
affairs, aud that his first Information
comes from the statement of Genera
Woodson. He further says that Gran
had no thought of the Democrats try
ing to foreibly inaugurats Mr.. Tildel
and made no preparation to resist o
thwart it; and that the Cabinet neve
at any time discussed-nor did the.
as individuals ever talk Of or confer
plate any such condition of affairs. s
here it is again. The truth will neve
{ be known. Two men, each high il
authority, telling exactly OPPOSITE
tales, about circumstances each ha
the best kind of opportunity to know
, all about.
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The Test Case.

The case brought at the instigstiou
Of the Hon. s. 3. Chittenden to test
the legality of tho reissue-of legal
tender notes in time Of peace has pass
ed the first stage. The details OF the
suit have already been given. Nh
JaiiIaTds I IF FGymYe'E fevT 5 . .,
a .S,..ase,icat, to compel the latter t.
P 5!.s. ;r.of some s. 100, refusing 75. ''
accept the der of reIssued !ega
tender notes. The case was submitted
to Judge Batchford without argument
and the Judge has given prosforme
decision in favor Of the defendant
This course was taken by mutual con
sent in order to expedite matters snC
enable an appeal to be taken to the
United States Supreme Court before
the October term. If the Supreme
Court should decide, as it must ineyi
tably do. that the Government canno
make a legal tender of greenbaoks is
sued since the war, what will become
of the Greenback party aud the Ohic
idea?
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Commercial.
HICKMAN COURIER OFFl,r. I
FRIDAY, June %, Il79.
COUNTRY PRODUCE. ETC.

DRIED FRUIT-Apples , to cents
Peaches TO y cents.
CORN, ear 40c; shelled acc on bank, 500
in Hickman.
COTTON, l0a12ic.
WHEAT, market active sOaSL0O per bush
MEAL, SOC, from wagons.
BEES YAK, pc per ID.
HIDES, green, 5ei dry sailed, salOc; dry
flint, IOa13c.
WOOL, 8Oa373c per ID, tub washed IN.
washed 8 to l5cts.
FEATHERS, 35a40o per 10, primo.
TALLO ", sc per 10.
BUTTER, fresh, 10a15c per 10.
POULTRY. Spring chickens $3.50 old
S2.O0a22j per dozen.
EGGS, &c per dozen.
BARRELS, Apple 40c: Flour 45Gi Molas
ses $500; Molasses Kegs, 10 gals, 9Oc
AIolasses Kegs, 3 gals roc; Whiskey
Kegs, 10 gals, Sl.0o; Whiskey Kegs, 4.
gals, soc.
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Comries. political Notes

TuE people don't want the old hero
DR.. Blackburn, to worry himself in
making canvass of the State but
what's the matter with the lazy iOu''
that make up the tail of the ticket
that they can't go into the ns'u aN'
speechyfy?
THE people of Kentucky should rio
themselves of the mortgage system"
and by this we mean our present col
lecting laws. Some States nave uONV
so, and it has made money cheaper and
pen.ier. A mortgage on iarni0r :
like a cancer on the bOdy-the one
eats up his estate aud the other MS
VITALITY; the quack doctors and qna0k
lawyers only hasten the fatal result.
81 AN Dem GRAFT says the aver
age candidate, but If rock was thrown
in the midst of them, aimed only a
the one who had actually performed
some service for the parry, when one
would be hurt?
TIE legislator who en aud VIII
bring money into Keatuky at 4 pei
cent, thereby enabling bndreds who
are now paying 8 and 1OPor cent. tC
get breathing relief i5-sa must b'
considered the hfend u the people
The systep. of laws thar win bring
certain, quick, and uufailing payneu
is tho system that will DO this.
mo credit laws'-that is laws tina
will make no provision for collection
at all-placing credit only upon homo
nine men out Of ten will agree is jus
the thing the country needs. II it i
and if all are honest IN assertin!
this-why let's have it so. This i
Bible law, and if Kentucky woul,
adopt it, all our present ills would be
come great aggregate Of blessings
IL those who have been benefited
by credit should vote on the one side
and those who have been hurt shoul,
vote on the other, which side woul,
/ be the largest2 Don't think of isola
ted eases, but view it asa whole-af
fectiug the whole country Why cal
not the laws which riVst this eredi
system on Kentucky be wiped out?
"No CREDIT" will save the countr
or as near its approach as possible
consistent with inevitable business re
latious. Have no collecting laws, @
as few as possible-and the few tina
you DO haye-hayo them so as to rem
der payment certain and prompt. Thi
is the true interest of all classes.
CREDIT will exist as long as ma
has any confidence il his fellow-maI
but, because this is true, should tn
laws Of the State offer a premium 0
bankruptcy, or surround dishonest
with a net work of law, By which i
lay only is accomplished, and no OF
essentially beneftted2
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The whole world will grieve at the
death of the young Prince Napoleon
killed last week by the wild Zulus-
not that it ends the Napoleouic dy.
nasty, but in sympathy for his heart
broken mother,the ex-Empress Eugen-
ie. The Empress was always the great
favorite with the world, and when her
husband the Emperor, was driven from
France, sympathy turned to tho EN-.
press aud her son, and not to the En-
peror. In truth, the best Informed
opinion, does not believe that there
was Que drop of Bonaparte blood in the
veins Of the last Emperor. With the
death Of the Prince, the dynasty ends
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EEOIneD's Growing Endepcn-
denCe OF Wen.

denCe OF Wen.
perhaps says the Boston Trans
cript' sit is because of the growing
scarcity of available men, perhaps it is
because of the increasing Independent ce
Of the fair sex-whqtever the reason,
it is a fact patent to all who frequent
places of amusement, that ladies' veu~
ture abroad in the evening without
mail escorts far more frequently than
they did ten years ago, and it is great
ly to the credit of our city that they
can do so with immunity. 4 lady
would hardly go out alone Of an even.
ing, but if accompanied by an other
of her sex, especially if oue of the pair
be tolerably along in years-it is not
necessary to give exact fgures-both
feel paratively safe. The result is
that young men are not quite so much
of necessity as they once we're, and
are made to feel that they are no longer
I indispensable. Time was when a
young man, simply because he was a
man, was permitted to feel that he was
very important creature, but now
that a male escort can with proprIety
be dispensed with on occasion, he has
been made to descend from his high
horse. He was wont to impose his
cheap horse talk and slang on his
lady friends. and was permitted to pa
rade his conceit and ignorance. simply
because he was necessary evil; but
times have changed all that, aud he
now often finds that unless he can
command respect by his knowledge,
his character or his gentlemanly de-
pertinent, his room is considered more
desirable than his company. All of
which is having an excellent effect up
on the average young man Of the PEI
Rod"
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Poor Eugenic, she sees nothing to
live for now that her hopeful Prince is
dead. 1t is sad ending of the Napol
comic protension-but it is doubtless
the Guiding. The world will not turn
back to that sort of thing, even in
France.
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The treasury has closed out all Of
the certificates for ten dollars. OF the
total amout of $40, 1000, 900 authorized
by law, the repositories hold s6I25.
olO. The Treasury has no more four
per cent. securities Of any sort to put
on the market.
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Remarkable prophecies.

Mrs. Lydia Maria Child, the author
ess aud anti slavery agitator, is now
seventy seven years old, and lives at
her old home in Wayland, Mass. In
the course of recent conversation
with a writer in the Boston Herald she
spoke of Garrison as a firm believer IN
spiritualism, aud added: "Whitiier
admits that there is something very
mysterious and unexplained in it. He
told mo that there was an old Quaker
whom he saw when he was lad, who
was renowned for his prophecies. He
very often spoke under the influence
Of the spirit. Whittier sent me copy
of prophecy made by the old man 10
1880. 1t began by foretelling great
split in the Church, VI hich would com
mence with the Presby terians, and 1t
would include the Friends. We have
since seen the Presby terians divide,
aud the Hicksites trouble among the
Quakers. Then the old prophet said
he saw I great trouble about the slave
ry question. which would end in a
and emancipation. II q foTcsa "
finally grand gathering of the Church
es into an established Church, and
ruled by it. And he saw the Society
of Friends paying tribute to the
Church. And be saw also military
despotism of the country, though
this would only be for a while. Now,
this was a remarkable prophecy, and
all but the last two statements have
been fulfilled"
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SUNDREES.

BAGGING, 1Oa124c per yard.
ROPE, machine 15a20c.
TIES, 5a6c.
LEATHER, kip skins S950as.5O; sole, per
h., 30 35c; upper side, S450a5.00.
PRINTS, 4a6c per yard
DOMESTIC, 3la7o per yard.
JEANS, 20a40c per yard,
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A CORRESPONDENT among numerous
other things asks the COURIER, elbow
do the candidates for the Legislature
and Senate stand on the temperance
question ?" We don't kuow-ask them
yourself Perhaps, they stand ready
10 take a drink.
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GROCERIES.

BACON, sides 5cts; shoulders lets hams
7aS1c.
CHEESE, 12a14c per pound.
COFFEE. Rio, 12a18 per ID.
CRACKERS, 7a9c per ID.
COAL OIL, 20 per eallon-.----
CANDLES star, 15al6c per ID.
FLOUR, Hickman Mills, S5.00aG.50.
MOLASSES, 35a 40c per Dbl; 45cts per
half barrel.
LARD OIL, S10O per gallon.
LARD, Sea l0cper lb.
GUNPOWDE $3.50 per keg.
BLASTING POWDER, $3.50 per keg.
SODA, 33a4 per ID. by the keg.
SUGAR. brown, 7asc; hard 11al2ac.
SHOT, per bag, S1.75.
STONEWARE, 10per gallon.
TOBACCO, manufao'd per h. 50a75c.
SALT, car load bush. Dbl, Sl60; by re-
tail Sl.75; 23s ID. bbl., cur load, S1.3Oa
by retail 81 40.
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REPORTERS of the Kentucky Press
Association, in session at Bowling
Green, last week, complain that "office
attaches and outsiders" anxious for a
free ride, and not the editors and pub
hshers of the State, too much compose
the deleoation
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HARDWARE, ETC,

CASTINGS, 3a4c per Id.
IRON, bar size, PC per ID.
PLOW STEEL sc per Id.
PLOW STEEL WINGS sic per ID.
IRON AXLES, sc per lb.
NAILS, 81 75 rates.
HORSE SHOE NAILS, 20a3Oc per h.
STEEL, cast. NJ. 8 A, 2Oa25c.
STEEL PLOWS, 8a12Ic per lb,
HUBS, S1.25a2.25 per sett
PLOWS, Hertweck, Baltzer Knoerr,
Steel Flows, No. /, $500; No. ?, 500;
No. 8, $3.50; No. 4, $500.
Baltzer's patent one horse Plow $780, ex-
ira pillow moulds $500 each. Cotton
scrapers same.
Powell s. Bro, from various factories, one
horse plows, $5.00aS.00; two horse
plows $6.00a16,00.
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Piatt, the National candidate for G v.
ernor of Ohio, will not withdraw in
favor of Ewing or any body else.
lie proposes to fight it out on the
Greenback line, even if he defeats
Ewing and elects a hard money Radical
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NASHVILLE, Tenn, has q genuine
sensation. Indictments have been re
turned against several prominent Off
cials and OK officials, all men of promi
neuee.
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THE Democrats of Graves county
are to nominate candidate for the
Legislature on the Bird Saturday in
June. Some predict that Judge Boons
will be the nominee.
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"BLAcKBURN Clubs" should be or
ganizsd in every precinct of Fulton
county, Kentucky, to the view that
the old hero shall not only have the
unanimous vote but the entire vote OF
the county. Organize your club, and
we'll guarantee you shall have speak
ers to interest aud entertain.
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The railroad news is encouraging
The hands engaged in cleaning off the
road bed are now at work this side of
Newbern, and it is said that track lay
ing will commence at Trimble Station
next Monday. Under the energetic
management of Superintendent Mon
sarrat, our railroad prospects are in
deed Frightening. Persons intending
to Invest in Dyersburg or Dyer county
real estate should do so now, while
the opportunity for speculation is sure,
with immense profit. Property is low
down, and now is the time to buy. The
railroad is comips.-[ Dyersburg Ga.
zette.