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The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-06-10

The Illinois Legislature has member
who saws wood IN payment Of his board du-
ring tire session. The last Connectisut Leg
islalnse bad member who drove n milk
route in Hartford IN the morning, changed
hisclothes In the fnfenoon and tnok his seat
in the State House, and IN .le afternoon put
on his working clothes and completed his
days work. The Massachusetts Legislature .
few years ago had d member who sold pop
corn and periodicals on The train which car
| ried him into Boston and on which be was !
news agent. sass
lit II said that At the time Of Col Tom
Scett's death his Fortune amounted to s12, ,000.-
600. He was married. twice. His first wife,
whom, 1t Is said, he married when he was
receiving salary OF only so q month, was
q daughter Of General Stewart. Of philadel-
phia. She died more than twenty years ago,
leaving two children, james r. Scott and
and Ms. Howard w. Eixley, Of Philadel-
phia. Shortly before the war broke out Cols
Scot: married hts second wife, Miss Anna
Riddle, OF Pittsbuig. Two chiid'en were
born to them, Edgar Thomas, now about
eight years Of age, and Mary, who Is . few
years younger than her brother. fI
The London Times bas printed some
Interesting fisnses about capital punishment
OF late, wb' III indicates that America y rot
alone in hesi.ating about hanging pesous.
In Aastiia during .he past ten Yeas goo
persons wele sentenced TO death and only
10 executed ;l in France l9s condemned and
93 e-ecuted in Soaia the respective fisuses
are 2el and. 1926; in Sweden, % and >; IA
Denmark, 94 and 1; in Bavaria, 2s9 and q;
In Nor.h &c. ma,y, tG4 and I; in Australia
and New Zealand, 4SS and 153; and in EIs-
lad and Wales in tie last 60 years. ,6e5 per-
sons were sentence. 10 dessh aud s72 execn-
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-06-10
rrwspAPKp DECISIONS.

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s0scs - Thether directed to his name or snothefs m
N sthsr b. ~ subscribed " nces respsnAhls hr us
psynens
d n psrsou orders hin paper discontinued he must
oay iii arrcaraxes or tho pubsher will ecntinas y ss1a
Il uusil payment Il meds, and collect the whole amoun
whether the paper b taAsn from the once Or nas
fhe courts have decided that refusing 10 take ths
rswxrDsrv Or periodicals from the pcstoies or rsmovs
I'M Ana leaving them uncalssd for psHo nc syidsnos
n Intentional fraud
Psper ordered 10 any addrss can hs changed 70 AaS
or address a the option of the subseribsF
R.n,,.nees bv drnf check money order registered
latter av be ssn. Il our risk All Possm.ssrs axs ~
auirsd % register letters on application
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-06-10
a MASSACRE or MYTHS,

Showing Anofbcr ysrs.on Of = Everykhinz 4 4
y II. .NothlsE and Nothing IL Evsry.hiaE. Z
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-18
PREPARED FOR DEATH.
a Thrilling Case of EEydrOphO-
bIa tn Texas.

A Dallas, Texas, letter says; A
tragic death has just occurred 10 our
neighboring county of Hill, worthre
lating aud worthy of Virginius or any
other Roman father. Que year ago
George Arnold came to Texls on
private business, and while viking
the streets was bitten by worthless
cur which was frotbing at the mouth
aud showing other symptoms OF by
drophobia. Mr. Arnold became aarm
ed and very much excited when con
WINGED in his Own mind the doc was
mad. He went to a physician and
had the wound severely cauteized
Then, going home, he was still very
uneasy, aud dreaded hydrophobja so
much that be hunted up a maidstone
and had it applied for several weeks,
off and on He took every other pre-
caution which was suggested, sting
all the time under a mortal dread that
the virus had gone into bis system and
would sooner or later kill him He
had a wife and several small children
living on rather isolated farm, aud
the thought that he might suddenl y
lose his reason aud harm his little
babes Mortified him. The other day
he began 70 exPerieuoe strau=o Feelings
aud at once concluded his time haC
come. He then procured a twelve foo
trace chain aud strong lock, aud wen
to the woods After writing his wife
a calm letter, 10 which he told he
what was about to happen, giving di-
rectous as TO his wishes after death
and pouring out a volume of love 70
her and her children, he ran the chair
around tree, drew it through the end
and then wound the other end arounC
his ankle so tight that it would no
slip the foot, locked it with the loci
and threw the key far beyond his reach
The body was found two days afie
still chained to the tree. There wa
all the evidence necessary to show tn,
horrible death from hydrophobia
The ground was torn up to the full
length of the chain, the nails of tn
fingers wreDched of. and all his from
teeth out in scratching and biting tht
tree, and every thread of clothing
off his body.
The body was dreadfully lscerate'
wi h these, the only weapon the madmai
could use. He had judged right
what would have been the Consequence
had be remained at home, and, know
Jog that there was no human skill tha
could have cured him, preferred deaf
alone, and in that way, to doing harr
to those so near and dear 10 him as
wife and child.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-18
ErrOra Courts.

IT will be no fault of the press of Ken
lucky if the people are not aroused to the
absolute necessity of 4 more rigid en-
forcement of the law Covington Com
uoUceaith.
To insure more rigid and intelligent
enforcement of the laws let the statutes
require more rigid and intelligent quail
feaHoH for jurors. large part of the
mob spirit in Kentucky is caused by the
decisions of ignorant juries.-[ He KHAN
COURIER.
We do not concur with our Hick
man contemporary. Doubtless the av-
erage Kentucky jury might be i'm
proved upon; but as it is juries are not
largely responsible for the escape OF
criminals. When, despite uncertain
rulings Of the judge, the inefficient pre-
sentntion of the case on the part of the
Commonwealth. and the confused in-
structions of the court, the jury returns
a verdict of guilty, motions follow for
a new trial, or an appeal. II the case
be taken to the Appellate Court, where
80 much prominence is given to tech
nicalities, the chances are that the
judgment will be reversed and the case
remanded, aud the result is likely to
be the acquittal of the prisoner on a
tech nicality.
More guilty men escape in this way
than through the weakness or corrup-
ton Of the traverse jury CoviHgtOR
Commonwealth.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-18
The Death OF the Gear.

The unhappy monarch whose life
came to an end at the hands of an
assassin on Sunday, was born in 1918
son of Nicholas, who died of mortifca.
ton at the result of the Crimeau war
This is tie sixth attempt on his life
the three most noted being the blow
ing up of the Winter Palace, the
blowing up Of a railway train and the
shooting at him when riding with
Napoleon, in Paris in 1867. by Pere
Eowski, Pole.
Assassination is. of course, a coward
ly crime. but the Russian system leg
Ultimately peoduces such fruits. Cow
ardly oppression and assassination 90
hand in hand. although assassination
is not confined to despots or to oppres-
sive systems, as the killing of Lincoln
and the attempt on Victoria's life
attest. The Car leaves Russia on the
verge of revolution, and, in many re
spects. resembling France as it was in
1889. The new Gear is said to be q
reformer, inclined to go beyond any
thing ever attempted by Alexander
Every step taken 10 that direction will
be a step in revolution. unless, indeed
he shall 60 so far as to grant all an
ignorant people. just beginning to take
a distorted and exaggerated view OF
their Fights, may demand.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-18
Enormous Losses by Fire.
New York Mail.

Again and again have we reminded
the people that every seventh dollar of
the nations annual increase 10 wealth
is burned up, chiefly through gross
carelessness; and how the excellent FIRE
tables of the Chronicle place before us
statistics to verify the declaration that
we burn up Chicago every two years.
The great Chicago fire destroyed $3.50.
900, 600, and the average fire loss Of
the United States and Canada is $50,
900, 900 year, 20 that were the Chica-
go calamity which shocked the coun-
try in 1871 to be repeated once in two
years it would annihiIate no more
property than that now consumed By
the numerous fires every two years.
Let the appalling FIRE loss of the last
five years in the United States and
Canada have an emphatic statement:
Fire loss in FIVE years. .S4O5, 269, 100
Number of fires in five years, 55,777
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-18
PROSPECTUS OF THE
NASHVILLE AMERICAN

This faithful and unwavering advocate
of Democratic principles, views the result
of the late National and State elections,
as only an additional incentive to every
sincere lover of his country and its insti-
tutiOns, TO look more closely than ever,
into the administration of public affairs
by the peoples servants. 1t will be the
province of TnE AMERICAN to approve right
and denounce error as heretofore, and to
give the people such information as will
lead them to correct conclusions. The
facts il will give will be without bias, up
on which its readers can form their own
opinions. Time and the recurrence of
popular elections. show that a very large
portion of the voters of the Union act
from the impulse of the moment, rather
than from settled convictions in regard TO
correct principles of government. Hence
the greater necessity for the use of pub
lie journals to obtain juster and more set
tied views on governmental questions.
This TIE AMERICAN will endeavor with
the utmost pains, to supply.
The AMERICAN will continue the well
known and highly appreciated extensive
volume of general news, State and Nation
al. and will strive to deserve what it al
ready enjoys the name of being the best
newspaper South of the Ohio river, re-
CARELESS of politics or location
THE WEEKLY AMERICAN.
Will be furnished in future, at the exceed
inely l)w price of S1.00 per annum; six
months 75cts; three months 4Octs. The
Semi weekly by mail 5 30 aud the Daily
$1,000 per annum, Postage paid No pa
per sent by mail unless paid for in ad
vance. Address
THE AMERICAN,
Nashville, Tenn
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-18
HOG Oh GIeTa-

CHICAGO, March ID Perhaps the
most indignant set of men Ia the
country over Consul Crump's report
of the hog cholera aud tricbinosis was
the Chicago Board of Trade. They
appointed a committee, whose investi
cations in some degree relieves Mr..
Crump OF odium. They Gud that he
has been.
DELUGED WITH COMMUNICATIONS
from the West, giving the most alarm
ing accounts of the ages of these
diseases, and that newsp apers with ar
ticles marked, have been constantly
forwarded to him at Philadelphia. the
object being undoubtedly
TO INFLUENCE THE MARKET.
1t is stated that Mr.. Crump based
his report largely on the State aericul-
ural reports of Illinois. Investigation
OF these show some alarming figures.
THE REPORT FOR 1878.
signed by J. D. Fisher, Secretary
says 144,500 hogs died of cholera y
this State that year.
THE REPORT OF 1879
gives the number of hogs aud pigs d.
ing of that disease as ,39l 900.
THE REPORT FOR 1880
gives the cholera deaths as only 227
l59. These figures have surprised rms
Board OF Trade meu quite as much a.
did Mr.. Crump's consular report and
they have sept committee to Snr;ng
field to Investigate the State Aer;cnI.
tural Department and ascertain where
Mr.. Fisher got his data.
1T is FEARED
that by these reports NJ. Crumo,s rep
reservations to the British Cavern.
ment will be sustained. and that Sacre
tary Blaine, in having coutradic,ed
them, will be placed 10 sn embarrass
ing predicameut.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-18

JUDGE 10. BIGGER publishes an
able legal opinion in the Louisville
Democrat, showing the necessity of a
constitutional convention to vest our
State Legislature with sufficient power
to regulate railroad passenger and
freight charges. He thinks this the
all important step in the case of the
People VS. Railroad extortions. He is
right. Two years ago the COURIER,
to remedy this and many other evils,
actively urged constitutional conven
ton; and it carried by a large major
ity of those voting, but not by ma
jority large enough to overcome those
not voting. Every citizen not voting,
dead, sick. absent, or Indifferent, counts
against this proposition precisely as
the man who goes to the polls and
votes against it. This being the case,
We have no hope of the proposition
being voted, especially this year when
there are no exciting elections to draw
out full vote, aud, therefore, the
COURIER takes no interest in actively
urging the matter.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-18
Mrs. 1sahone's Apprehension.

Senator Mahooe, of Virginia is very
thin man The following story Illus
trative Of his exceeding !eanness is told
Of him: During the war, while in
command of division of Confederates
he had the misfortune to be wounded.
butt not seriously. An acquaintance
about to visit Richmond was requested
to call upon the Generals wife for the
purpose of relieving any anxiety she
might feel by explaining the nature
and extent of his injury. Colonel
called at the lady's house. aud, as re-
port goes, found her in tears, she hav-
ing already received the news of her
husbands injury by telegraph. The
officer attempted to reassure her by
saying that the General would be on
duty again in few days, but without
avail
why, madam" he expostulated
you ought not to give yourself SO
much concern. He received only
flesh wound; no bones were injured.
"Ah, Colonel" she sobbed, you
don't know th'-the General as vel
as II do, or you wouldn't tell IN :
me he could be-be wounded without
strike-striking a boneP'
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-18
The Giant River.

From the st. Louis Republican,
When one steamboat takes twenty
million pounds of grain down the river
we can afford to smile at any effort to
beiittle the Mississippi route TO the sea.
The expectation of grain via the Mis-
sissippi river is fairly out of the realm
of experiment. at last, and the growth
OF the down river movement 10 the
future will be swift as we'll as certain
Nothing is heard nowadays of hot grain
that great bugbear Of old, aud it is not
even necessary now to load our columns
with arguments to show that it will
pay to ship grain via the Mississippi
river to Europe. 1t has been demon
strated by ample experience that the
grain will not heat aud the business
will pay handsomely. Even the CAPT
talists of New York have awakeued to
the fact that the long talked of revo
luton in the grain trade is no longer a
posi- hility of the future, but is even
now in process of rapid accomplish
ment, for it is understood that one OF
two large exporting houses of New
York are already making arrangement.
to establish agencies in St. Louis and
New Orleans. They are wise enough
TO see that it will be more profitable
| for them to assist than to fight the
| revolution.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-18
A strange preacher.

There was once minister of the
Gospel who never built a church.
Who never preached in one.
Who never proposed church fair
to buy the church new carpet.
Who never founded a new sect.
Who never belonged to any sect.
Who lrequented public houses aud
drank wine with sinners.
Who never received salary.
Who never asked for one.
Who never wore a black suit or a
white neck,ie.
Who never used prayer book.
Or a hymn book.
Or wrote a sermon.
Who never hired a cornet soloist to
draw souls TO hear the Word.
Who never advertised his sermons
Who never even took a text for his
sermons.
Who never went through course oil
theological study.
Who never was ordained
Who was never even converted"
Who never went to Conference.
Who was he?
Christ
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-18
. Nan narr,es ais St.,ar

Some years ago, man aud wife Of
Somerset, KY, on account Of family
troubles, separated, an only daughter
.oiug with the father, while the son
stayed behind to share the lot Of his
mother. The gentleman removed to
neiohboring State aud engaged in an
agricultural life, and accumulated eou-
siderable property His wife, 10 the
meantime, had drifted away to San
Francisco, Cal Years rolled by, and
the gentleman died without ever re veal
ing the blight of his early life to his
daughter, she being too young at the
time of the separation to remem Der
anything about it. Soon after, the
mother died, aud the son, having no
friends in California, aud yearning
for the love and confidence of the
friends aud relatives Of his boyhood,
came back aud settled in Kentucky
Last summer, the young lady went to
Kentucky on pleasure trip, and while
spending the season at one of the wat
erng places met this young man, and,
attracted by his polished manner aud
Cultured Gluu, zen III iON6 WIN Him
He, equally charmed by her winsome
face aud feminine gracos, recIprocated
the feeling land after a short courtship
they were married, both totally ignor
ant of the terrible mistake they were
making. A few days ago the old fam
lily lawyer of the young wife's father,
who, by the way, knew all the past
life of her father, came to see the
young married couple, and during his
stay learned the history of the young
man Struck by the similarity of the
young husbands history and that OF
his wife's father, and half believing the
horrible truth, he set himself to work
and learned enough TO convince him
that the daughter Of his old friend had
married her brother The few friends
who have learned the young couples
sad predicament have concluded 10
keep the secret aud let them live as
man and wife.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-18

ing him at all times with that fair con-
sideration which we thought his due;
but the COURIER would be recreant to
its honest convictions if it failed to
dissent TO his vote on the river bill
His vote, we concede, was strictly the
old Democratic theory, and the Demo-
cratic voters of this District have been
thoroughly indoctrinated into the adop-
ton of that theory by the continued
preachments of our politicians; but
yet it is fact, that the years since the
war, the Democratic party has more
honored it in the breach than in the OBJ
servauce. Hence, in a Democratic U.
s Senate, we find only four Democrat
ic Senators voting with Col. Turner,
and Twenty-Five voting for this river
bill, which the Times calls "Vhole-
sale robbery" If it is a robbery, don {
the Times think that a majority of our
Democratic Representatives got them
selves into bad box, and amouq them
our own Senators, Beck and Williamsi
Is it not reminded Of that very virtuous
alderman who was continually de-
nounciDg his eleven associates as ras.
calls because they didn't see things as
be did2 sTema1e.
The truth is. pret,sek az ta1.nay. ths
Democratic party no 10 &dberes to
that old theory The old Wing idea
stands in its stead, as is proven by the
votes of the majority Of all our chosen
Democratic representatives. 1t was
the true doctrine in the early history
of this country, but in the grand for,
ward march of progress and Develop
meht, showing also the great combi-
nations of powers against the real ma
terial interests of the people, it has
been knocked into the past The
Democratic party, nor no other politi
cal party, can afford to trammel the
grand destinies of this great country
with any such dead weights. The
Democratic party must take its place
in this grand march of progress, aud
be party in interest to its great de-
velopments. This, the overwhelming
majority of our Democratic represents
atives in Congress are doing. as is
evidenced By their vote on this river
bill.
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Ex-PresIdenta and HIs Ex-Cab
lnef

The ex President hopes to live in
quiet, for time at least, at his old
home in Fremont.
HIS CABINET
is disposed Of as follows. Mr.. Evarts
and family remain in Washington until
May /. aud then return to New York
Mr.. Evsrts is said to be much pleased
with his appointment as Chairman OF
the United States representation at the
Monetary Conference at Paris.
Ex-Secretary Golf. resuming his old
place as District Attorney 10 West
Virginia, will, with Mr.. Evarts, be all
of the old Cabinet who remain in the
Government service.
Elk Attorney General Devens re
sumes his law practice 10 Boston next
fall.
Ex- Secretary Schurz is to give atten
ton to his st Louis paper interests.
Ex-Postmaster General Maynard
and ex Secretary Ramsey will fnC
solace from politics in property case
in Tennessee and Minnesota.
Elk. Vice President Wheeler con
templates an extended European tour
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-18

Mr.. Bigelow, the Railroad engineer,
wss in our office. Monday. He had
been down to the lake looking out a
route for the proposed road from Union
city via Troy to Reelfoot lake. Mr.
Rieelow seems to think that there is 20
doubt about the road being built, but
ast here are three routes viewed out, we
cauuot say which Of these will be the
one taken One way is from Union
city to Troy via WiIsonville, another
il also to run through Troy and via
Palestine. the other from Union city
down ReeIfoot creek to the lake, lesv
inc all the above mentioned places to
the left. 1t is entirely with Troy.
WiIsonvilIe aud Palestine, whether
thew will be benefited by the road or
not. We would like to hear from them
Troy Banner.
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on Lake Erie

A funeral procession of six or eight
carriages started on Thursday the
worst of the storm, to 90 to the ceme-
terry They we're obliged on account
of the drift to take the road that ran
along the lake shore and plodded their
way along what they supposed was the
proper street. Finding that they did
not reach there destination they stop
ped after while to investigate, and
found to their horror that they were
one mile from land out on the frozen
waters Of Lake Erie. The ice was
thin aud treacherous, and in their be-
wilderment they hardly knew which
way to turn. but at last, with fear and
almost persisted with cold, they crept
back to the shore and returned with
their dead to the city to defer their
mournful errand to another day.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-18

THE Tennessee bosd owners have
made a new proposition, through Gov.
Hawkins, to that State. 1t funds the
debt, dollar for dollar, gives 90 years
time, and demands 3 per cent. interest.
Gov. Hawkins recommends its accept
ance. The Americdn calculates that
the State can pay the debt thus fund
cd with a tax never excsediug 4S3c.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-18
The action Of Senator David Davis

TIE action Of Senator David Davis
in declining the craftsmanship of the
Judiciary Committee was manly and
in accord with that delicaey whieh lifts
the legislator above all suspicion. II
he had voted for the Democratic or
ganization, as be declares be will do
be might have been charged NTH ne
gotiating for the place, although he i.
a man above engaging in such combin
ations. His pre-eminent fitness for
Judiciary Committee would make it o
graceful thing for both parties to tens
der the position, and he could then
freely accept it.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-18

In Italy, where the manufacture of
tobacco and cigars is a Government
monopoly, three fourths of all the
cigars are made from Kentucky tobacco
aud called "C,vour cigars" Virginia
leaf is manufactured into the "straw
cigars" of Milan, and Ohio leaf turns
out the "Havana cigars" somewhat
after our plan of Havana filters and
Connecticut wrappers There are in
the kingdom eight principal manufac-
tories which turn out 6, 900 900 cigars
daily. There is very little cigarette
or pipe smoking: from tbs King to the
lazzarone the whole nation smoke the
.'Cavours. They cost only cent.