The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-09-12
NEWS HTE,Ts-

/ VI tAO UCuI lufura
The lottery gambling is sill being
publicity conducted in our moral State.
aud old Nick is rubbing his hands in
glee. -
Beef eaters can live cheap At Wil-
mington, North Carolina Beef is
selling there at two aud half cents
per pound
A new era of prosperity is opening
The people are more hopeful and more
active The trade centres are busy,
and the great markets are re ported ac-
tive and progressive.
Eads the jetty man. has gore to Eu,
rope. he wants to see old De Lesseps,
Who is the only man in the world with
the audacity to start bigger Job than
this great Mississippi river.
The Mayor of New Orlesn. has re.
oeived letters from two ladies. one 10
New York and one in Baltimsrs, ex-
pressing desire to adopt two of the
children OF the late Genenl j. B.
Hood.
Judge Bigger is supported fa Speak
er by the Paducah News, theLeader,
Democrat and Monitor of bayfield,,
the Gin ton Democrat, Eminelce Con-
stitutionalist, Cynthiana Nos, and
many other papers.
/ Foreign countries will ~ ~ vast
quantities of Grain from lnui United
States this year. The graa crops of
Europe and reported veryneaere, and
the grain men Of the eaboard are
looking forward 10 a livey trade.
James Lawrence. who vas supposed
TO have lost his life wher the Brook
lyn theatre was burned. is alive aud
! we'll he left the country the day
Of the fire snd never knew until now
that hs was numbered among the mis-
sing
Fhe story that the kilograms have
been telling of The Hood family is mel
aucholy beyond expression The un-
fortunate, but heroic General, and his
wife both died withiua few days, two
of their children were swept away, and
third child is nov reported down
with the terrible fever
a lady lately died 10 Dayton Obi,
| Of yellow fever She had not been ou
of that city since last April There
are several Memphis rsful ees there
however, who. it is thought, may have
disseminated the germs of the disease
If this is SO, why didn't the refugees
have the disease2
The people between he rivers in
Lyon county have issued a manifesto
warning all camp hunte's from inva.
ding that portion OF Gods county for
the purpose of killing game They
refer to session acts of 1871 2 agaiDst
trespassers. and say thai all violator-
will be prosecuted to the extent OF the
law.
The Lower House of he next Gen
eral Assembly of Kentucky will be
composed of 50 Democrats. II Repub-
licans and Green backer In the
Senate there are 80 Democrats and 3
Republicans. Upon joint pallot the
Democrats will have a maiority of III
over Republicans and eenbacker-
singular number--combined
The Arctic Ice Company of Boston
are now turning out between ten and
twelve thousand pounds of ice per cay,
which they are under contract to deliv>
er at half cents per pound The pro
cess employed by the company is said
to be the cheapest known to science at
the present day The cost of manu-
featuring is only 81 cents ton, or
about Al cents per hundred pounds.
AMERIcAn AaISTocRAcY- 1t is said
that among the merchants spending
the summer at Nahant. Mass whole
salers never associate with retailers, and
this unwritten law is carried out so far
that certain retail merchant and his
family are not welcome into the circle
10 which his sou. q wholesaler, moves
Notwithstanding his father furnishes
the money with which his son carries
on business New York Sun.
There never was better outlook for
business of all kinds, and especially
that belonging to manufactured pros
ducts, than this seas u. We have not
only recovered largely from the many
and dire results OF the civil war, but
the wide felt depression has stimula-
ted geuius, skill, enterprise and indus
try TO such an extent as to lift the
whole country out of its dependence on
foreign nations for its important sup
plies, aud place il not only on an in
dependent basis, but in The attitude of
competitor iE markets heretofore
controlled by England and France.
1t would be eminently proper for the
members OF the old command of the
late distinguished General Hood
now living in Kentucky and through
the Southern States, TO take steps to
raise fund for the support and edu-
cation of the children of the Confed
crate commander, who. by their late
bereavement, have been left 10 a very
destitute condition There are nun
Der of General Hoods old soldiers IN
this city who followed him through ali
his campaigns, aud who doubtless
would be glad TO contribute to such
noble charity Courier Journal.
Frankfort, Sept S.-The Gov. to
day made his first visit to the penteu
tiary and inspected the hospitals. He
pardoned John Early, convicted iron
Madison county for forgery, but
whose time had nearly expired. aud
who was dying of consumption. and
Josie Jones, colored woman, convic
ted from Jessamine for grand larceny,
who was mass of scrofulous sores.
n the latter case the Governor thinks
the woman should never have been
sent to prison; the disease is contami
mating to others. and it was ouly rem
dered worse for her by the prison air
In which she was necessarily confined