The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-06-03
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The Government is now feeding 1900
Indians
The treasury of Texas contains ovsr
81 600, coo in cash.
Capt. Eads' ship canal bill passed IN
Mexican Congress.
The indemnity paid by France to Pms
sia in 1873 was $500, 600.
Emigrants are pouring into Texas .,
the rate of a thousand day.
It costs "a cents to send bale Of -,
ton from New York to Liverpool.
Clinton Democrat: Prospects for e0o5
wheat crop continue most hattering.
The national debt of Great Britain i
nearly double that Of the United States
Mormon missionaries proselytinen
Germany are to be expelled from ohe
country. It
1t was Uncle Sam Tilden who predi2fod
that the present ADMINISTRATION goeld
have the STORM est time on record.
The great majority of the immigrants
recently landed are Germans, Italians
Swiss, Norwegians, Danes and Swedes,
A warning comes from Constantinonle
that the plague is extending; it might
be brought to this country in infected
goods.
Ex-President Samuel J. Tilden is talk-
ed of as the Democratic candidate for
Governor of the State of New York We
believe he could easily carry the State.
Immigrants have arrived at New York
for the month, ending Saturday lass5so
the number of $4,000. It is estimaied
that 10000 arrived during the entire
month of May.
Col. E. W. Cole formed syndilate Of
! $40, 900, 900 in New York and purchased
the Wilson McGhee system of railroads In
1 the South and Southwest. Two hundred
miles of connecting lines will be built at
/ once and the whole system put into COM
/ plete order.
1 The exposures of the Star route mail
contracting frauds are becoming deided-
/ ly interesting From the telegramsit will
/ be seen that the corruption IS oein
traced to high places and parsons 3
And he postmaster general says b WIN
I not let up until the last guilty ras'al has
I been caught.
One of two things is certaiE The
profits of insurance are very la'ge, OF
/ the expense of conducting the business rs
[ enormous. In 1880 the people Ken
lucky paid SI,3O6.9S 90 fer insurance
The companies paid the insurers pr loss
es Sol6,S4O 10, leaving fer profit $3.50
/ l4I III Commonwealth.
Blanche X Bruce, the colored ex.Unitet
States Senator, has assumed the dsties o
Register Of the Treasury, relievingGlenn
W. Scofeld, who goes to the Court o
Claims. Bruce was anxious to become I
J member Of Garfield Cabinet, but failing
to secure the coveted position, gladly &C
cepted minor one. His nomination an
conf rmation certainly ought to please tn
race to which he belongs, and doubtless
does.
Friday was a gala day-the best of tn
week Rev. 3. NJ. Farris, of Humboldt
delivered the annual address, which wa
very instructive and full of sound sens
and eloquence. The music class laugh
} by Miss Emma NcCutchen dispense
beautiful music, and noticeable fact II
the class was that their vocal powers ha
received careful attention. We learn tina
the school regrets TO part with Miss NJ
} Cutehen, as she purposes to return 10 be
} home in Hickman, Ky.-kenton Courier
The barge business grows and gather
strength with each week. The tow boa
Oakland left st. Louis for New Ohean
, last week with the heaviest tow yettake
to the sea. She took eight barges coz ey
ing the following freight'~ 60,000 busi
els of wheat 10000 bushels of coin, 8
= 900 barrels of flour 1000 sacks of Srar
5000 sacks of oats. 5000 Packag's G
f general freight. The total tOnuge Q
( these barges amounted to over 1000
: tons Nearly the whole of this larg
: amount is intended FOX export 10 Erop'
: The excursion season has opened wit
the terrible calamity near LondoI, On
. tario, by which several hundred PRISON
went down to death. There can be bu
, one verdict in this case, and thatto tn
effect that the officers of the boai wer
guilty of criminal carelessnsss in pekin
/. rotten vessel with double the nunber o
people it could carry. It may be tina
. this awful accident, occurring thus earl
in the season, will stimulate owners o
steamers to take the necessary precar
tions for safety of passengers. The law
regulating the loads of boats should
rigidly enforced, and vessel inspectio
f should be far more thorough than II IS.