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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-08-22
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On Smiths Greek, ElEd~,.,u
Nevada, there is most remas-a1 ~ 8
stratum Of steatite resting horizout.s.e
in a steep bluff of volcanic mattee
which Aanks the eastern side of Smiths
Greek valley. The stratum of steatite
is from three to ten feet in diameter.
It is easily worked and is a geritable
soap mine In fact, the farmers, cattle
men and sheep herders in that region
all use the natural article for washing
purposes. Chemically considered, this
peculiar clay"is hydrated siicate Of
alumina, magnesia, potash and lime.
When the steatite is first dug from the
stratum it looks precisely like immense
masses Of mottled CASTLE soap, tie
mottled element being small percent
age of iron oxide The Virginia
(Nev) Chronicle says that a firm in
Elko have undertaken to introduce
this natural soap into the market. It
Is similar 10 appearan'e to the CASTLE
sold in large bars. Nothing is added
to the mineral but trife more alkali
aud some scenting extracts It's de-
tersive qualities are as powerful as
those of manufactured soap.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-08-22
Two COnius Inventions.

S. Il. Cockrill, Vice President for
Arkansas of the Mississippi Valley
Cotton Planters Association, announ~
ces in a communication publishes in
the Vicksburg Herald that before
another year passes, two great inven
tons of the deepest interest to the
South will be perfected. These are
the picking of cotton By machinery-
mules and iron ingers-and the dis
pcnsing with the gin. giunery, press,
balers, etc, and the conversion of the
cotton picked dnring the day into
thread by night, "A bale of cotton, "
says Mr.. Cockrill, standing 10 the
field iu October or November in the
morning, may be put into thread by
light and sold for $1,000"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-08-22
The biggest kberry bush may
have its thorns-

The biggest ckberry bush may
have its thOrns-
What lonesome home it must 10
without children or hies
Mexico allows a million bushels OF
huckleberries TO go to grass for want
of picking.
There are as many AZ twenty i've
applicants for the vacant United States
Judgeship j in Kentucky
The bullion product of the
United States for 1873 was, in round
numbers s85, 100000.
Never buy home where q high
board fence separates neighbors. Ooe
Of the two isn't fit to live beside.
During the month of July the pub
lie debt of tho United States was inA
creased more than six million dollars.
Ohio's new tramp law works SO ef-
fectively that tca,nps, going from point
to point, walk at the rate Of four miles
az hour.
The law which sends boy of twelve
to prison for bad conduct, should send
bis father along with him for bad gov
ernmeEt.
a New Jersey tax collector felt so
sorry for himself that be made no re-
turn on his property. Hence au in-
dignation meeting.
a Nevada bed bug bit a man on the
lip, and both bug aud man died from
the effects of IT, Tho doctors didn't
know which to post mortem on.
\ Rhode Island man who got new
idea iu balooning, now needs new
idea in Iegs-a pair which cant be
broken by fall Of fifty feet.
The restrictions upon the cattl trade
between the United States aud Canada
will be abandoned by the Dominion
government, September 1st.
The General Land Office reports
that little over 100000 acres of
public land, usder the homestead law,
were taken up during the past year.
A carrier pigeon recently made the
| fight from Columbus, Ohio, i've hum
dred miles in an air line, to Brooklyn,
n. Y, in twenty hours and fifteen
minutes, flying time.
The Cincinnati Exposition managers
have sold the privilege for selling soda
water in the building for $3.50; aud
1000 has been appropriated for three
monster Thomas concerts.
| California ships six hundred thcus-
and bushels of wheat year to Great
Britain, but the cost of transportation
is such that it is doubtful whether any
actual benefit accrues TO the California
farmer therefrom.
The Mexican coast cities are having
their turn at yellow fever this year.
The United States consul is graphic in
his description when be says, the peo.
at Matamoras are dying ike flies. y
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-08-22
B,ackburn's Appointments.

We gathered during our stay at
Crab Orchard that DR. Blackburn will
certainly appoint the following gentle
men. Col Churchill of Louisville, to
be secretary of State; Gen. Thos \
Harris OF Louisville, to be assistant
secretary; Jacob Corbett Of Ballard
county to be private secretary; Gen
Nuckols to be adj general, and quar-
ter master general Col Churchill is
the brother of lIrs. Black burn, and as
secretary uuder Gov. Stevenson be-
came known. Genl. Harris, a
native Virginian, was in the Confed-
crate service from Missouri Mr.
COrbett IS the son of Thos Corbett,
ex State Senator.-Ex.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-08-22
a Fatal Joke.

"On Saturday night. Mr.. Anderson
Griffin says the Saundersyille, (Ga)
Courier; proposed to Mr.. Jesse Var
brough. one of his tenants, to play q
Joke On some young men who had been
raiding his watermelon patch The
plan was this: Mr. Yarbrough, who
is about eighteen years old, was to get
the persons suspected by Mr. Griffin to
90 into the patch after melons, while
Mr.. Griffin secreted himself behind
stump near by. The agreement was
that when the men entered the patch
Mr.. Griffin should FIRE his pistol in the
air, and Mr. Yarbrough fall aud pre-
tend he was shot Mr.. Griffin did
shoot and Mr. Yarbrough fell and cried
ont that he was shot. The others ran
off, Mr.. Griffin continued to shoot as
they retreated Mr. Griffin 90 return
ing to the house noticed that Mr. Var.
brough did not follow, but continued
TO cry out, so he went to see what was
the matter On a-rsv.-s - .L--rso,.
he found that he had shot Mr.. \ ar
brough in the head Mr.. Griffin says
it was purely accidental, and that as
he attempted to raise the pistol aud
shoot in the air, having one finger on
the trigger and the other on the ham
mer, the hammer slipped from his
fnger before his weapon was raised TO
its proper height. The young man
was not dead at last accounts
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-08-22
How Memphis Looks.
fMempAis Avalanche


The streets are so silent that when
one hears footsteps behind, he instinct
lively turns, like a belated traveller at
night, to see who is following him.
Court Square is tenantless, save by the
happy little squirrels and few moody
people looking as if they were sorry
that they came there. No signs OF
former life aud cheerfulness can be
seen, and so dull and lonely are the
surroundings, that the unhappy man
who has stayed to "see it out" can al
most realize the feelings of the traveller
who treads the streets of buried Pom
peii. Anyone who has ever remained
in city stricken by an epidemic, will
say that the loneliness and gloom have
MAJ az trying effect upon the spirit
aS 'he Ter has upon the body.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-08-22

The United States may be regarded
as the greatest tobacco growing coun-
try in the world. 1 can be grown in
every one of the States. From the
beginning iu Virginia, this country has
now reached a production of four hun
dred million pounds, worth about $685.
100000 in its unmanufactured state.
Fully fifty thousand persons are EN-
ployed in its manufacture, earning
S14 4,000,000 10 wages and turning out
a product worth S72 900, 600. Tobacco
ranks sixth on the list Of our exports,
and last year we sent abroad about
s50,000,OOO worth. Germany is our
best customer, but Great Britain fol-
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-08-22
ALICE CARy's SWEETEST POEM.

OF all the beautiful pictures
That hang on mcmory's wall,
Is one Of dim old forest,
That seemeth best OF all:
Not Of its guar ed oaks olden,
Dark with the mistletoe;
Not for the yiolets golden
That sprinkle the vale below;
Not for the milk white lilies
That lean from the fragant hedge,
Coquetting all day with the sunbeaus,
Aud sealing their golden edge
Not for the vines on the upland,
Where the bright, red berries rest
Nor the pinks, nor the pale sweet cowellps
1t seemeth to me the best.
I once had little brother,
with eyes that were dark and deep
In the lap Of that old forest
He lieth in peace asleep
Light as the down of the thistle,
| Free as the winds that blow,
| We roved there the beautiful summers.
7 The summers of long agoi
But his feet on the hills grew wcar?,
And one of the autumn ewes
l made FOR my little brother
4 bed of yellow Leaves.
Swectly his pale arms folded
My neck in n meek embrace,
As the light Of immortal beauty
Silently covered his face
And when the arrows Of sunset
Lodged in the tree-tops bright,
He fell in his saint-iike beauty,
Asleep by the gates Of light.
Therefore, Of all the pictures
That hang on memory walls,
The one Of the dear old forest
Seemeth best Of all.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-08-22
& Lost Ss.Ip Heard From After
Many Years.
victoria Colonist.


1t will be remembered by many IL
this community that several years ago
the ship Alaska left Burrard Inlet,
British Clumbia, for China, with
cargo of hmber. She arrived at her
destination 10 safety, and was announe-
ed to have sailed again for this port
to receives second cargo. Time roll
ed on, and at the expiration of the
usual number OF days allowed for the
passage irOm China, the good ship
Alaska was announced as "due." She
failed however, toput in an appearance;
but this was not considered at all ex-
traordinary, as voyages from China
vary in duration s much as 10 or from
any other place But the days she
was overdue grad ally crept into weeks
and the weeks inO months, and after
she had been repGted missing" for
long time, the coclusion arrived at
was that shfbad doubtless foundered
or had 49, e victim of foul play
Ycayx .~od no word came.
of ~ - 81 r - ? :. last
-. - Phope which had
sustaineN "a Of the friends Of
officers anl5 died out. The wife
of the supa.ssgo Of the vessel, who
had been Watching and waiting for
many year, succumbed to the effects
of the uribIe suspense. and was
quickly flowed by her only child.
The fac that during the time which
would be ecessary for the Alaska to
make cpassagC to this port there
had beenlo heavy winds or storms
vas the min reasons for the suspicious
of foul pla; and among those who en-
tcrtainod hem was gentleman who
happencdlo meet drunken sailor 10
a saloon in Japan. The old adage
- in vino icritas, was again verified
(as will btsubsequently seem, for the
sailor quikly began to give disjOint-
ed narratie of mutiny and blood,shed.
The gentbman kept the narrative 10
his memog, and, following up bis de.
terminate TO unravel the mystery
surrounding the fate of the ship, cucom
passed The arrest of several sailors who
had been incriminated by their drunk
en- compsnion.
One oflhese sailors admitted that
/ he had belonged to the crew OF the
/ Alaska. and made a full confession
/ Of the circumstances concerning her
( loss. lie stated when but a few
DAYS out from Hong Kong, sailing
under light breeze off the coast OF
japan. the creR mutiuized, and, with
out a moments warning threw over
board the seeond mate, who was the
only officer on deck at the time
Hearing cemmotion, the Captair
and first officer rushed up and were
Immediately murdered and given tc
the sea. Thesupercargo, Mr.. Thorn
dixie, brother 4 the owner OF the ship
who had FIVE tousand dollars in COLI
on board, shaed the same fate as tn
other officers, and the crew, havini
secured tho honey aud everythln
else of value that could be readll
moved, set fire to the vessel, and tax
ing to the boats, pulled for the eoa'
of Japan. Having landed in safety
they divided the spoils, cherishing th
hope that every trace of their foul dee
had been obliterated. But time, tn
certain avenger of crimo has prove
that their hope was lallacious, as, fo
lowing closely on the confession aboV
referred to, the arrest of all but two {
the criminals was effected, and the
will in all probability, be called on
pay the penalty demanded by justi'
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-08-22
WORK TOGETHER.
BY MRS. alAasTs-.,..,E E,.s-.;s,;...,
,...x ma. a9ss - I, silF ssirpe positionF -
The world dAsonlsIsbS. as yon'n agTea,

The woridAroaiisbs as yon'll asFea,
Chaotic in condition.
Thus some must SOW, and some must reap,
And some must plow the mighty deep;
And some must wake, while others sleep
Each has his given mission.
And tho they seek quite didereht paths,
In bright or cloudy weather
And seem 10 stray, each his own way.
They really work together,
The one who weaves, the one who knits,
The one who cuts and he who fits,
Bound by a silken tether.
Thus the g3eat world thrives and grows;
As each maH helps his brother;
The great and small, the short aud tall,
They all help one another,
For some must print, and some must fold,
And some must carve, and some must mold,
And some count silver, scrip and gold;
Each, one pursuit or othor.
Then Danish envy from your hearts,
And keep your souls well lighted;
The world should be, as you'll agree,
At peace and ali united.
The water-course will turn the wheel
The mill will grind the corn to meal
And God viii reign thrO' wee aul veal,
And every wrong be righted.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-08-22

A vessel from Palermo arrived at
Boston the other day with cargo OF
six thousand boxes of lemons. The
fruit was found to be for the most part
rotten, aud the Board of Health con-
signed it to the waves, while the little
fishes fairly reveled for while in salt
water lemonade.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-08-22

The Breckenridge News thus passes
deserved broadside into the lottery
swiuders
The new Legislature must seize the
lottery business by the throat aud
throttle it. IL is a disgrace to the
State. If former Legislatures have
entered into contracts with these gam
blers let this one rescind them all and
make lottery dealing in Kentucky a
felony Lotteries arc still drawn pre-
tendedly for the benefit of Shelby Col
lege when it has been 'gone up" in
stitution for years, and for the benefit
of Paducah University, when it gave
up the ghost more than generation
ago. Down with the lotteries.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-08-22

The sensation of the day Is the scan
dal between the wife of ex-senator
Sprague, of Rhode Island, Mrs. Kate
Sprague, and Senator Roscoe ConkIing.
of New York. Last Friday Senator
Sprague leveled SHOT gun on Conk
ling aud ordered the latter out of his
house, Narragansett Pier. Conkling
is said to be infatuated with Mrs.
Sprague and it is said is neglecting his
wife. The affair is creating great
stir.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-08-22
Stealing Records.
rLexington Transcript. !


Last week the office of the Circuit
Clerk of Rowan county was broken
into and the book containing the
splotched and altered record, which
Green moations in connection with
his charges, was carried away aud eau
not be found. This is the latest re-
port from the mountains. There is
something very peculiar about this
latest development in the Green Har-
gis case.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-08-22

a good deal OF satisfaction is exe
pressed here over the fate of Dr. Spen-
Ger, dentist, recently shot dead TOR
kissing woman in Mississippi while
she was under the influence OF ether.
Women want to know it when they
are kissed, and the fool who does not
appreciate the fact, ought to die.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-08-22

Walter Evans spoke in fifty ooun-
ties. The Democratic majority Is In
creased about 5000. That's a gain OF
100 Democratic votes for every Re-
publican speech Let US have more
Republican orators 10 the next cam
paigu.-Fraakfort Yeoman.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-08-22

The National Bureau of Statistics,
estimate the population of the United
States in 1880 at 1856, 600. 1890 at
81 100000 and in the year 1900 at 90
600, coo. The bulk of this vast popula.
ton will be in Mississippi valley.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-08-22

The RadiHls made slight gains III
the Legislature, carrying Pendleton,
Madison, Keuton. Campbell, Mason,
Garrard, Bath and Boyd, the Demo-
Gratis gaining Ohio, Washington and
Warren; the Greenbackers carry Carter
aud Greenup.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-08-22

The Green Hargis case again comes
to the front. This time newspaper
correspondents are telling how the
"mutilated records" of the Rowan
county court were stolen one night last
week by unknown persons. Iom
Green has photographs of them; and
Hargis friends declare that no one ia
vorable to him stole the records. Ii
i mvstcrinns affair.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-08-22

Four million, three thousand, three
hundred head Of cattle now roam the
Texan ranches. New York follows in
point of numbers, with bovine popu>
iation of 100 400, California leads
10 sheen with 6 6,67O,GO0.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-08-22

Vanderbilt controls an aggregate
Of 3 go miles of railroad, comprising
G,102 miles of track. On these arc
employed 27,706 men who receive
in ronnd numbers Sits, 900 month
or S14.136.OOO a year.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-08-22
Special N0fIce,

The greatest bargains ever offered ia
the City Of Hickman can be had now in
all lines OF goods, at
janl0 J. AMBERG'S SONS.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-08-22

The paper money circulation in 1878
in Switzerland was Sc 20 per capita;
in Germany, So per capita; in Great
Britain and ireland; 81 20; in Belgi-
um, s12 20; in France, So 75. These
figures are Official.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-08-22

The Grand Lodge of knights and
Ladies of Honor, of Kentucky, will
meet at the Knights of Honor Hall, in
Shelbyville, on the 18th of August,
1879.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-08-22
Is the Crime osRape Epidemic

Judge Charles Harris, Newport,
KY, was arrested Monday night for an
alleged criminal assault upon a twelve
year old girl at his office on the 28th
day of November last. The girl, her
father aud mother, are the only wit
nesses in the case, and they have kept
it entirely to themselves since that
date, the father affirming that he has
in the meantime received various sums
of money from Judge Harris as hush
money. The irightiul frequency OF
this crime within the past three months
has caused it to be classed in the minds
of many persons as epidemic, and has
given rise to many theories as to the
cause of the usual prevalence of the
crime. This case and that in Harrison
county last week will probably afford
key TO the situation
Jas. w. Garret, Of HarrisqApunty,
was ia all probability in9a { the
hoinous element of the 4 rEed
against him. The case no New
port has many indications p5Ating in
the same direction 4 father or a
mother who would for moment, for
money consideration, conceal such an
offense as this against their child,
would not be entitled 10 belief under
oath That they have, according to
their own statement, thus concealed it
for eight months, ostensibly for the
purpose of saving the reputation Of tho
child, and admitting a money consid
Grafton, and now, in the failure Of
that money consideration, and with the
inevitable loss of the reputation of the
child before them. they begin to make
it public, looks very much like tri
fling with public credu.ity.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-08-22

TIE late State election should dem
enstrate to the Greeubackers the utter
uselessness Of going further in their
madness. The only effect of there
being such party, was to slightly
lessen the Democratic vote.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-08-22

Governor Blackburn will be inaug
urated with impressive ceremonies
Sept. ID. Frankfort people are already
making grea8reparstions for the event
and the FEST will doubtless be
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-08-22

St. Louis has an order for million
and half bushels of wheat for export
to Germany.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1879-10-25

At a Grecnback meeting in Clay
county, held recently. Col. Pat Ma
lone an enthusiastic q. D., made
assertion that u majority Of tie
crowd present were Grecubackers;
Senator Barry didn't believe u
aud offered to bet one hundred
dollars that there WIS MT ten
Greenbackcrs present; Malone
took tho bet and tho crowd was
requested to divide; when behold
lhorriblc as It may seem, only three
rrocnbackers fell into line.--Ex
change.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1879-10-25

Mississippi gets 5000 from il,e
Peabody School Fund this year.
virginia $3.50, North Carolina
$500, South Carolina Sl,250,
Georgia So 800, Florida $1,000.
Alabama :s3 500, Louisiana 81, $50,
Texas s7.700, Arkansas $500
Tcnnesee $1,000 West Virginia
$1,000.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1879-10-25

cerroll Conservative.
Died, on the 9tl, inst, at The
residence Of the late DR.. W. W.
Lidde'l. In Carrollton, Miss, Miss
Rachal Thompson, n native pf
Virginia. in the lo3 year of her
age.
Those who have known her In
her Younger days say she was { BIZ
her then account.) l06 years old.
She recoIlected Gen. Washington
very we'll. She was q member ol
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1879-10-25

the Presbyterian church
came to Mississippi, but
before. s.not known. Shd
garded .hy the -mcnihei
church as very cxcmpl'
tian. She lived in the
DIR. Liddell for Fl years
took of their boultiiful II
and Kindness To her hc3
tent, up to the last six
when it became necessary
Liddell to remove to her
the country twelve milcS
town. Miss Thompson bel
feeble to move out, was, no
we'll cared for BY Mrs. Iii
with a good servant to attend
and all the comforts Of life, up
The time Of her death. II was
fortunate thing for her that she fe
into tho hands of DR.. LiddelpsV
family, where she was cared for by
Mrs. Liddell, with good servant
to attend to hcr every want, and
her every wish and desire fully
gratiilcd, "wilhout money and
without price, Miss Thomp-
sons account Of herself was, that
she worked very hard in the early
part Of her life. but had done very
little for the past twenty years
either for herself or aiIy enc else.
In looking over her effects after
her death, it was found that she
made with her own hands, her en-
tire burial outfit, even to the little
straw pillow TO put under her
head, but very few Of the article,
wcrc found to be Of any valae, a
the greater portion oftlcm had be
como worthless from age. sho
had been well preserved, not lack
ing for anything she wished for
Shc was alady Of vcry.gross habits
eating heavily Of meats at ever
meal, wns a constant heavy Gu
a!l her life. She ate very hey
one hour before she died
passed away with out dis
, pain Of any kind.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1879-10-25

As soon as tho Supreme Court
meets In October, The COMET
will resume the publication Of full
abstracts Of decisions rs prepared
by Mcssrs. jenkins y Little. These
abstracts have been highly COM
plimcntcl by the Bar thronghout
Tie State as conveying Ia con'lcils-
cd but clear style tho mtin points
and principles on which each de-
cision is basctl.- We hopc tho
legal brotherhood Of the State will
show u sufficient appreciation Of
this feature OF THE CoMEr TO
make tia permanent one. A.
stated IN January last, wc con-
tractcl for the publication Of those
reports for the space Of twelve
months without reference to tho
encouragement the Bar might give
but We are happy to say that most
Of The prominent lawyers In the
State have had their names cnro'l-
cd on our subscription book. Il
thc rest will follow the good cx'
ample, there will be no trouble i
keeping up the reports OF the ou