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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-09-16
GROCEEsEEs.

RAc0N, sides 121etsi shoulders 63a7ots;
hams, 323aI 4cts.
CHEESE, 12aI4c per poHEd.
COFFEE Rio, l6al3 per ID.
CRACKERS, Ease per b..
COAL OIL, p per gallon.
CANDLES, star, l5albc per Id.
FLOUR, 81 50 20 $500.
MOLASSEs, 45a SOC per bbli 60cts per
half barrel.
LARD OIL, 75c per gallon.
LARD, II lal63a per / d..
GUNPOW DER, $500 per keg.
BLASTING POWDER, $3.50 per key.
SODA, 5a6 per ID. by the key.
SUGAR, brown, 9al0c; hard l2Ia14c.
SHOT, per bag. S2-25.
SF0N EWABE, l0per gallon.
TOBACCO, mauufac'd per h. 40aG0c.
SALT-sack salt, 81 30, fine, 500 bar
rel, Sl.50 20 Sl-75.
HARDWARE. ETC.
CASTINGS, 3a5c per To-.
IRON, bar size, 2lc per H.
Flow STEEL, 5c per To.
pLOW STEEL WINGS SIC per ID.
IRON AXLES, sc per r..
NAILS, $3.50 rates.
HORSE SHOE NAILS, zoe per Ib
STEEL. cast. NJ. 3 A., 20a25c.
STEEL PLOWS, sal24e per To,
HUBS, S125a2.25 per sctt.
PLOWS, Hertweck. Baltzer s. Knoerri
Steel Plows, No. 1, $500; No. ,, $780,
No. 3, $3.50; No. T. $500.
Baltzer's patent one horse Plow $500 ex-
ira pillow moulJs $500 each. Cotton
scrapers same.
DWELL & Bro, from various factories one
horse plows, S5.00a5.00; Two horse
plows S6.00al0, 90.
TIES. 5a6c.
LEATHER. kip skins 5A50a9.50; sole, PEI
b., 80 a SOC; upper side, 94.50a5-O0.
PRINTS, SAFE per yard
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AdNised Hedge.
[virginia City Chrouicle.

virginia lily Chroulcle.
Two friends were discussing the merits
of their acquaintance. One said talk
about mean men, now there old Strass-
bergerl He's the hardest, driest, mean
est old Shylock that ever lived. That
mani why" And there he stopped as
if words couldn't do justice to the subject
"You're mistaken" said his friend.
"He's not SO bad, even the devil is not so
black as he is painted. Now I'll bet you
SO can borrow $50 of him before night
"Donep and the money was put up, OFF
posted the sanguine bookmaker to his i'm
tended victim.
"Strassberger, my boy, how are your
and he slapped him on the back of faded
coat.
sVell, vas all rig hit. Vots de mad
der nit your
"Look here, old fellow, made little
bet about you just nOw-ha, hs! It's a
capital joke
"Uml' said Strassberger. "Yell2"
ayes. l bet $40 with Smithy that I
could borrow $50 of you to-day"
"Feefty dollar?"
ayes, that was the amount
"Und you bet tenn"
"That's what put up
"Vell, now, look here, my fEiend" lin a
low whisper), "you go straight away and
hedge"
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Local Items.

4-Short communications on public
questlons printed-but not responsible
Tor sentiments or expressions of cores
pondents-except where we refuse to give
name of author.
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FOR COONTY COURT CLERK.
We are authorized to an nounce MARSHAL
a. MCDANIEL, as a candidate for Clerk of
the Fulton County Court, at the ensuing
August election.
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Pawpaws sell at ten cents per dozen
in the Uniontown market.
The Unto City Fair CONNIE noes on the
4th of October and continues Eve days.
The Dyersburg, (Tennessee) Fair will
commence on Friday, October Is, and
continue five days.
We have received complimentary in
vitation to attend the Mayfield Fair which
commences on the 1lth of October and
continues four days. 1t promises to be
| the most extensive and most interes ting
fair ever held in Graves county.
An Arizona boy killed himself with a
pistol because his mother wouldn't give
him money to 60 to a circus.-G Exchange
Well wager quarter section of ginger
cake that every boy in Hickman will have
his mothers attention directed to this
paragraph between this and Tuesday.
A train on the Shelbyville branch of
the Louisville, Cincinnati and Lexington
Short-Line Railroad was precipitated into
Floyds Fork Greek, near Anchorage. KY,
last Friday, and eight persons were killed.
Mr.. Henry Amberg, of Hickman, was q
passenger on this train, but escaped un-
hurt.
The old reliable house of j. Am
berg's Sons will be receiving their fall
and winter stock next week, daily, by the
car load, and will sustain their past repu
tation for superior quality and prices.
Their regular announcements wiz appear
next work
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Mrs. DR.. c. II. Hubbard left Tuesday for
Hot Springs, Ark.
Mrs. Preston Fortune and Miss LOWE
Landrum are visiting Memphis.
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SuffS.

Mr.. Henry Amberg, who is now East,
has purchased his stock of fall and winter
clothing, and writes to advise his friends
and customers to save themselvs for a
nice suit. They win arrive next week.
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EsTRAY NOTICE.
EsTRAY NOTICE.

Taken up, as a Stray, by Thomas Brad
shaw, living on the Running Slough, at
the foot of Sassafras Ridge, in Fulton
county, KY, on the 5th inst, ONE DARK
BAY MARE, about years old, about Is
hands high, with some white spots on the
back, ne brands or marks perceivable. and
which l appraise at the value of $1,000.
Witness my hand this 9th day Of Sept.
1881. JERRY J. JONES.
sepl6- 81: J.P.F. c.
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OoUREER QUEEsY COX.

Questions or aesleers solicited from any reads :
Of tie COURIER, and particularly from
pupils Of fattoa County schools. When a
question cannot be rszdily answered II 'cb
Dc printed expecting some reader to aHslger u
no religious Or political argument, or prop
ositisR ia mathematics, admitted.
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The lawyers of the District are no
agreed as to when the election to fill the
vacant Circuit Judgeship should occur
Some think that the Governor should or.
der a special election in six weeks, while
others think that the vacancy is filed by
appointment of the Governor until the
next regular August election.
Judge II G. Bailey appointed the
following Administrators last Monday
who gave bond and were qualified accord
ing to law:
I. J. Finch, estate of John Finch.
r. I. Tyler, estate of R. W. Easley.
]. II. Briggancs, estate of Martha A.
Metz.
W. II. Woodbridge, estate of W. L Wool
ridge.
George Woodbridge, guardian of sallie
Lee Woodbridge
The Fulton Circuit Court was sum-
marily terminated Monday, by the an
nouucement of the death of Judge Cross
land, leaving a large part of the busin ess
of the term unfinished. The State docket
was not completed, and the civil docket
scarcely entered upon, and it is said that
the grand jury was in the midst Of much
important business. Some prisoners con-
victed the rst week of the court, were
never sentenced, and the consequences is
they must remain in the county Jail until
the March term of the court, unless a
special term is obtained. Judge Built,
Of Paducah, has been appointed Special
Judge by Gov. Blackburn, but we are not
advised as to whether he will hold spc-
cial term in this county or not.
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Colna3etflaT.
HICKMAN COURIER OFFICE. !
FRIDAY, Sept. Is, 1881. 7
COUNTY, PROFILE. ETC.

uhhEN APPLES.-Buyers are paying
!, rom rom l5eaz0c per box; and = per bbL
PORK, 43ca5c.
DRIED FRUIT-Apples 9 to 1 cents;
Peaches to 5 cents.
~ HEAT active, S1.0OaS1.l5 per bush.
MEA = zoe, from wagons.
B L,II WAA, poo per Id.
IL DEs, green, Sc; dry sailed, 12c; dry
WOOL, assoc per H., tub washed; IN.
washed p to30 cts.
= I,4qIaERs, 35a40c per To-, prime.
IALLO y, Sc per 10.
liter, fresh, Doc per ID.
POULTRY, Spring chickens S1.50; OLD
o2.00a2. % per dozen.
&c GS, l0e per dozen.
b = =, ~ ~ Els Cypress Molasses barrels,
9Lo0 iron bound SLIGO. Flour 45ets.
Apple and Potato 35e. Krautand Pickle
Stands 75c to Sl.50. Cypress Kegs, iron
bound, 10 gals, soc; Oak, soc.
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1t is feared that the coming winter
win be n hard one on farmers and owners
of live stocks
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
IL has been ascertained, will make no
charge whatever for the removal of Mr..
Garfield from Washington TO Long Branch.
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Loca1 Notices.

Half Jersey EOr sale
a splendid half Jersey Cow for sale or
trade. T.. NJ. FRENCH
EA2r ness EEerne ssgy
Harness, Saddles, Brides, Collars, Sc,
at J. ". ROGERS
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a. 81 BROWN & co. have one Of the
most conPlete Family ana Fancy Grocery
Stores in town. Cal and see before buy
ing elsewhere. jalyl.
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p. S.-non't write till ye resave this.
n. B.-When yez come to this place,
stop, and don't rade any more until my
next.
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HIcKNAN, KY.

HIcKAAN, KY
I'd Query Cslrmn-You answer in week
before lasts COURIEa that Maud is he
fastest PAGER, sc. Allow me to inform
you that Maud g is trotter AMI not q
PAGER. DICK.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-03-24
Chickens Coming Home

The tissue ballot and other frauds by
which the SO. Carolina democrats overthrow
the republican majority and hold their pow
er. are coming back to plague the inventors
Different factions Of democrats are using
such frauds to beat other factions. and this
/, causing trouble among the Bourbon-
The Charleston Is. c. News. the LEADING
democratic paper in So. Carolina in its issue
Of March 18th, protests against the use Of
tissue ballots any longer and SAYS
The State will not be fit 10 live in or be
worth saving If that which was desperate
remedy is 70 become our daily food There
is danger already tina, some engineers viii
be horst with their own petard Last year,
IN Charleston. one set OF democrats stuffed
the ballot-boX AZ a primary election 10 de
feat another set of democrats who had re
cei>ed q majority of the votes cast and this
very week, at q municipal election in the
rigdly democratic county OF Lexington.
the ballot box vas so stuffed that the man
ayers of election refused To canvass the
votes. For the republicans. in the South.
"Dnubilr.. the plra>ur, {. A. great
81 being ohca.ed A. to cheat
Bat democrats are not 50 philosophical.
Ia turu eyes. cheating a. means Of scCur-
us honest government /, a widely different
thing from cheating fpr the benefit ~ lotl
workers and machine made office seek
crs. There Is always one way To- insure ah-
>u.uir honesty az elections. and that /, BIS
interesting the white people III d free ballot
aHt far count When our pleasant vices.
So Co speak, are Likely TO be made into " hips
to ,rourgc u-, We are ID the hlmor 70 mend
our lives. There Is un complaint in VII
guia or Georgia. where the whites divide
and INSIST ou - square vote, and other States
are moving rapidly in the same direction.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-03-24
Home and Foreign News

The Bartlett Mills at Newburyport
were burned Friday night.
Fifty deaths from plague took place
last week in Asiatic Turkey.
The New York Herald warmly COM
mends the course of Senator Malone.
More than two hundred thousand peo-
pie have been buried in Greenwood Gene
terry, Brooklyn.
A justice Of the peace in Greenfield,
Mass, who married an elderly couple the
other day, was paid his fee in dried apples.
-Nevada's population is sixty thousand,
and its legislature has made three hundred
new laws for their government.
New Works rapid growth has seldom
celebrated her ninety-ninth birthday, Thurs
day. She can remember when building lots
on Broadway could be bought for twenty
FIVE dollars each.
M. Giers, the Russian minister of for
eign affairs, has addressed a circular dated
March 10th, to Russian representatives
abroad, assuring the governments to which
they are accredited that the policy of Russia
is unchanged.
The story has been extensively publish
ed that Frank J. Wright, a young lawyer
from the East, had been lynched IN Colorado
on the suspicion that he was mule thief
After his friends had been mourning for
him about three weeks, they received dis
patch from him that be was alive and well.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-03-24

The failure to appurtUn the State for
Senators and Representatives is not due 70
the legislature. That body completed and
adopted an apporaoHment as required by
the constitution, bu. the veto of the COVER
nor va interpo>cd and the apporlionment
fell 20 the ground
The report of the committee Of the Sem
ate in regard to the veto places the respon-
slbiiity for the failure 10 apportion upon the
governor The legislature complied with
the requirements of the constitution, ia the
same manner prcciaely that 1t, demands
have been understood and complied with
from the foundation OF the government.
Such precedent. so long established and
followed by the most eminent men OF the
Stale. was considered safe and proper ulc
a. guide the action OF the legislature. But
the governor take, the ground that Il was
no; lawful because no State census has been
taken. The apporiionment is based upon
the L ited States census. therefore. Ia his
opinion. il is unconstitutional. although cy-
erv appurtionmcnt 80 far made IN the his
tory Of the State has been founded upon tie
c 'nsus taken by the general government.
The governor makes other objections. such
a, that the apporiiuumtut Is unfair aud par
ti>au. but the constitutional objection is fan
damental and puts ali other, b, bind H.
The action of the governor has prevented
the fulilmcnt Of a clear constitutional duty
that j. to complete the appurunumcni OF
the State at the time designated in that iu-
s,rumrut. Il is not the fault of the lc-t.,4-
turc that il is no; completed. Tine governor
i, not authorized 90 make an apparIonmrnt.
That duty belongs 20 the Legislature. Hut
ha ~
work thcy cannot eomply with the consfiiu-
tionai requirement. aud If they arc obliged
io make the appor,lonmcn, conform % hs
ideas instead Of their own il will bc h., Dr.
portionmcni and not the apport.oumcni 90
the legislature.
The recommendation O! the governor that
the apporilunment h. deferred until 1883.
and that then a new census be- taken under
authority Of the State. would throw a large
and entirely unnecessary expense upon the
State and defer the completion of the ap-
portioumcut far beyond the time In which
the constitution provides that II shall be-
made iu, the governor seem. to b. en-
;lrcls ohllNlous To these objections % his
plan.
l. Is well known. however. that the real
objections Of the governor 20 the appor-
t.onmcu; do not appear 10 hi, veto lie j.
yerN ambitious OF obtaining q seat Ia the
nl;rd States senate. aud II be can take the
appurtionmrut " the State on; Of the hands
Of the legislature. and haze one made %
suit hi. oVn personal interests. be thinks he
can thereby succeed 20 stepping over the
distinguished leaders Of the democracy lu
TIN. state. aud gam scat ~ the Senate II
i a bold project, but the governor vii have
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-03-24
Notice Of Foreclosure.

Whereas Robert Gerry ~ Ellsworth, Hancock
County. VI Inc, on the -s'cpni day Of December \
II. ls-s convey eti o. m, The undersigned, ht hi
mortgage, ds,d recorded Ia Hancock Registry
BOOK - Page 49, . certain let or parcel of land
situated IN Township Number eight ~ in said
County 81 HaHc Ok, bounded and described a.
follows to VII, beginning At the Northeast corner
uf the BENNETT lot, adjoining Alexander Martin
land running SOUTH seventy ro.ls said Beun'tt
ra-t line, thence Fact mile % the land Of
Dean and Bartlett ~ti-hury'- land, thence on
thslr line two hundred and fifteen rods more or
less to land Of Horace Davis. thence West
DaVi-'- line seventy rods les Ia land
\ Martin thence south said Martins line
one hundred and forty rods or less 10 Mar
tin'- south Fast corner. thence West on Martin,
south line Two hundred ami fifty rods To place OF
beginning containing two hundred acres or more.
aad whereas the condition Of said mortgage Is
broken hereby claim 4 foreclosure Of the same
and give thi- notice for that purpose
GIDEON l.. JOY.
by his Att'y \. +. Drinkwater.
Hancock March Is ISL 3wl2
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-03-24

NATIONAL BANK CIRCULATION. - The
Comptroller of the Currency reports the to-
tai amount Of United States bonds rede-
posted TO date BY the national banks which
had previously Withdrawn bonds by the de
post Of legal tender notes to be 50 ,467 $50.
The amount Of United States bonds deposit
ed by the other banks which had not pre-
vlously reduced their circulation is - ,s2S,-
500. The amount Of national bank notes
issued to banks which deposited legal tender
notes during the tendency Of the funding
bill is Sl,sl3,7 and the amount issued TO
other banks upon bonds deposited is 81
623 $50, making a total Of s3,i37, 1870 IS
sued upon deposit of bonds during the same
period. The total amount of national bank
circulation now outstanding is 1916, 73i ,62S.
The total amount of legal tender notes now
on deposit BY banks reducing circulation,
banks in liquidation and insolyent banks,
S3s ,92l, l0i, leaving the net amount of
circulation Of the national banks now out
standing which is secured BY United States
bonds TO secure circulation is s3i7 ,632 900,
OF which $40, $50 are skies OF 1881
40, 100 funded iyes, and Sl37 800
900 tours and four and a halls.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-03-24

The special committee of the Senate. to
which was referred the apportonmeut Re
solve, and the message OF the Governor,
stating his objections thereto, have had the
same under consideration. aud ASK leave TO
report n follows:
The first objection stated hy the Governor
=. Thar there has been lao proper ascertain
meni 81 the inhabitants oi the State a. a
basis OF appor;onmehi under the oonstitu-
ton. \, this objection, if we'll founded. is
fundamental. and would apply with equal
force 10 any apportionmcnt that might be
made az THIS session, the other objections do
not require consideration at this time
Your committee believe that the taking Of
State census would involve an expense
that would bc uuWarranied. even If II were
permissible under any construction OF the
constitution.
The constitution does not require that a
State oensu, should be taken. Ii provides
that the legislature shall cause the number
10 be a>ceriaincd. but does not state the
mode. The Legislature may do IT in any
manner that satisfies itself. The first APP
portionmc0j under the constitution IN 1921.
was made upon hasis Of numbers ascer-
tanned from the | niiel States census This
construction ui that constitutional pro-, i.ion.
hl the first legislature elected under II, and
composed partly OF members Of the couVcu-
ton that framed the constitution. would
seem To be a safe precedent. Among the
members of that legislature we're Nicholas
Emery. Pcleg Spraguc. Joseph Howard and
other distinguished citizens of the new
State. EVerN apporlouWeut under the con
>,.tu'Ion ha> been upon the basis OF mum
her, a>ceTiaincd ia tine same way. Each
Legislature making such apporilonmeui has
had among it, members distinguished Law
ycr> of both political parties. This con-
icmporaucuus and repeated construction Of
this constitutional PROV .>,un, has become too
well fixed 90 De nov questioned. The legs
laturc has alWn,, and properly determined
that the census h1 the ailca States officers
Of the lnhahiiau', u' thu, State. j. the best
a>ccr,a.ument of their number and an adop-
ton thereof sufficient compliance with the
constitution.
If the Governors first objection = we'll
founded. then no constitutional appartlon-
meni has ever been made b, an, legislature
% Maine.
This Legislature has IN is own va,
caused the number Of the inhah.iani, 81 the
Stale 90 b. a,c,r;aincd exclusive of foreign
cr> not ua;ural.zcd and Indian, not taxed.
and o., determination b, uaa.. The method
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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-03-24

The Mayor then announced that the hon
orable guest would be pleased to receive his
friends, and Mr.. Hamlin and wife standing
in front Of the stage received the greetings
Of those assembled as they passed around
the hall During the reception the COM
ra'les Of the q. A. r. vo>; Rcal, Com
mander CrosSman. entered the hall IN uni
form and paid their respects to the honoted
patriot. Andrews full orchestra discoursed
music during the reception and after all had
enjoyed an opportunit, 10 take the Senator
by the hand the pleasing exercises closed
with a social dance. IN which the eN-N zee
President joined with all the ,igor Of his
youth.
All the ex-mayors Of Bangor served on
the reception committee and a number of
leading Young men Of both parties acted a.
u>heIS.
The event proved gratifying in all is de-
tails. aud will long be remembered IN the
community.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-03-24

A Washington dispatch TO the frareiier
saws 1.-The feeling is one Of certainty that
the President viii call an extra session Of
Congress, and it is said very positively by
those who ought to know that the only
point remaining to be decided is the date
when such session shall begin. Secretary
Blaine and Senator Conkling are both earn
est advocates of such extra session. believ-
ING that it is demanded by the best interests
of the country The President is said TO be
largely influenced by the representations of
the Ohio delegation, that unless an extra
session is called and funding bill passed
the democrats will undoubtedly carry the
state next October and secure control of the
Legislature and then re-district the State SO
al 70 cut the republicans out of four or five
CONSERVATIVES. 1t is no secret, however,
<hat majority of the republican senators
N ne, regard an extra session of Congress
With favor. but believe that it will, on the
whole. be injurious to the republican party,
a,,d that il viii LEAD to the opening OF the
tariff question and other propositions tend
inc t. unsettle business and disturb the
country"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-03-24
CQfQrrh.

The remarkable results In disease so
universal and with such a variety Of
characteristics as Catarrh, prove how
effectually Hoods Sarsaparilla acting
through the blood, reaches every part Of
the human system. A medicine, like
anything else, can be fairly judged only
by its results. We point with pride to
the glorious record Hoods Sarsaparilla
has entered upon the hearts Of thousands
OF people it has cured Of cataxTh.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-03-24

-Dr William Mason. Of Charlestown,
Mass. died FRIDAY evening Of pneumonia
He was confined TO the house only since
Saturday. BY his death Boston loses one
Of is mos, respected and beloved physi-
clans. DR.. Mason was born in Castine.
Maine and his father, the Rev William
Mason. clergyman well known in his time,
was from Massachusetts The deceased was
brother Of Thomas Mason. Esq. Of Ban
gor Dr. Mason was educated at BoVdoin
College. and was the classmaie and lifelong
friend Of the late President Franklin Pierce.
About thirty wears ago he moved 20 Charles
town. and has since there practised his rro-
fessi0n. in which his skin has been highly
appreciated. and hosts Of friends now mourn
the loss of one of the truest ana most
estimable Of men.