The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-05-06

preaching in the Baptist Church nav,
Sunday night, by Elder J. A. Clark
protracted meeting wiz commence ., a..
srd Sabbath evening of this month, aetb
inst under the leadership of Elder 7
Hall. Elders W. J. Reeves, Of CliD,on
and J. A. Clark are expected to assist
One-Third
OF your life is spent in bed, so inst coll
and buy one of those Solid Comfort cd
Twin Spring Beds. at the lowest price
ap22 KISTNER & GARDNER
On Monday evening last most ter
rife hail storm, accompanied by wind
swept over this city, causing much dam.
| age to vegetation, and literally stripninv
the trees of their foliage. 1t is said nv
many to have been the heaviest hail storm
that ever visited this section. and the
damage done to wheat, cotton, &c. we
/ fear is considerable.
Last week, man named Selridge
and a woman named Anna Bishop. land.
/ ed at Caruthersville, Mo, in q skif. The
woman sought employ ment as house
servant, and failing, returned to the skif
When out in mid river, the man was seen
by several citizens to throw the wosan
overheard, she begging him not to drown
her. The town marshal and posse Of eth
zens pursued the murderer, but failed to
capture him. So says the New Madrid
Record
Now, that the spirit Of improvement
seems to have taken hold upon our com
munity, would it not be well for our city
fathers to look after the condition of the
steps leading to the court hOuse2 They
/ are in q rather dilapidated condition, and,
ere long, unless repaired will be (if, in
deed, they are not already SOY dangerous
70 pedestrians. This stairway is the most
popular thoroughfare in our city-being
the nearest approach from the lower part
of town to the court house and churches
and should be kept in repair.
Ice Cream! lee Creanl!!
Having purchased a new Patent Ice Cream
Freezer, l am now prepared to furnish
Ice Cream, in large or small quantities,
regularly. Giveme call.
LOUIS KAISER.
There is but one way for a man to
be thoroughly independent and that is
to pay as he goes. 1t makes no difference
then where he trades. He can always
command the bottom prices, and can take
advantage Of the markets whenever he
pleases. OF course everybody knows all
this, but it will do no harm to remind our
readers Of it, Men sometimes get TO
thinking that their credit is so good that !
it makes no difference whether they pay
cash or not. But it does make differ /
ence. Cash is a hundred per cent better |
than any mans credit
For Satellite Hickman COURIER
newspaper, established for p years, and
in successful operation, in town pros
pering and increasing in population; and .
the Courier Steam Job Printing Office, is /
offered for sale.
TERNs.-Time will be given, if desired, /
but notes must be thoroughly secured.
REAsoSs.-The reason for wanting to
sell is, because of sickness in owners +
family, which renders change of locali- /
ty on his part desirable.
SPEcIAL-Special opportunities viii be /
given to persons desiring to purchase to I
satisfy themselves as to status of ofEcs, |
business, &c
The new Tennessee fish law is strik.
ing CONSERVATION among many of our
fsh dealers. The law prevents any per-
son from catching, killing, destroying or
taking fash from any OF the waters,
streams rivers, creeks, likes or ponds of
Tennessee, under severe penalties. 1t
forbids the use of seines, nets, traps, gigs,
Sc, or any appliance except hook and
line. There are several hundred people
who make fishing on Reelfoot Lake their
means of support, besides others who
handle their fish for them, aud to all this
class the law viii prove great hardship.
Such localities as Reelfoot lake ought 10
have been excepted in such law.
The public debate at Prof Caldwsll's
school-house on last Friday night, was
well attended, and every one was not
only well pleased but delighted. The
question for debate was: Resolved, that
the sale of spi rituous liquors, by retail,
is more benefci al to the community than
prohibitory temperance laws" The af-
frmative was very ably debated by Messrs
White, Reulhac and Isbell, and the mega,
tive by C. II. Wilson. The judges decided
in favor of the affirmative 1t would be
invidious to particularize where all ac-
quilted themselves so well. The young
gentlemen deserve great credI for the
organization and for the manner in which
their debates are conducted. The society
will henceforth be known as the "Shilla-
lah Debating Society" 1t strikes Us as
being rather sug gestive.
RIVER News What's the river
going to dor" is now the live question;
and no one can answer and il one at
tempts to answer no one will believe the
| answer. 1t is certain that the river has
been rising here for the past three days,
aud that after failing 10 8 feet II has
again rose to inches. The country
about St. Louis and above is flooded, and
all that big volume of water has to pass
down this way. The food is getting a
little higher each day at st. Louis, but is
| falling above there. The other rivers
have been falling the past week The
local rains helped to swell the river, and
it left only to the upper food the rise
here would be scarcely noticeable. 1t is
at that stage that keeps everybody un-
certain and uneasy. If we can have clear,
/ fair weather, our opinion is, our bottoms
are safe; but otherwise, there is danger
i of making no good crops in the bottoms