The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-06-24
Rev. W. T. Boiling is visiting Hum

Rev. W. T. Boiling is visiting Hum
bOidt, Tenn.
FOR the cheapest Canned Goods in
town go to J. W. ROGERS.
A negro msn had two fingers clipped
OF at Hertweck & Baltzers factory, Wed
nesday morning.
The steamer Silverthorn is on trip
to St. Louis, carrying cargo OF Florida
pine, from Columbus.
3 MICH COWS FOR SALEl
Apply at this Office.
Judge Jno. w. Wiugate was snake
bit, Wednesday morning, while examining
hens nest. No serious result.
Mr.. Robert Mitchell, of Obion coun
ty, was drowned in Ieelfoot lake, last
week, reports the Union City Anchor.
AN. BROWN CO., make a speciality
of Cigars, Tobaccos and Snuff. If
The raverages of the worm on the
corn crops is fearful and alarming. Some
farmers have abandoned their crops.
Dir. r. Bass, of this county, showed
us the FIRST cotton bloom we have seen
this season, Thursday who can beat ii?
SUNLIGHT FLOUR,
at F. z, CASES.
We Offer this paragraph as evidence
that color blindness is universal. While
to every one who reads it, it will appear
black, it is actually read.
GOOD GRAHAM FLOUR, Dat Meal and
Crack ed Wheat, at J. W. ROGERS.
A cyclone passed over May6eid, Ky.
Tuesday evening last, tearing the ror off
the new mill at that place damaging it
about $4,000. Several houses were also
blown down.
The two papers heretofore printed
at Troy, have been consolidated, and will
hereafter appear as the Trey Nsrs Banner.
This consolidation is a sensible move, and
we wish them happy union.
IF you want any kind of tinware, go to
J. W. ROGERS. If.
The Fulton Inde.c claims the largest
circulation of any paper in Hickman or
AtA0h NONANlNS- Nc wv iHnhi rs
newspaper experience, has made Hugh
Saunders q Hades or story tellerl
CURRANTs, PRUNES and MACKA-
roni fresh at J. W. ROGERS.
The pictures of one Dr. Marchisi,
which dishgure the "patent ou;sides," of
many of cur exchanges, should be inter-
dicted by law, The old curmudgeon looks
like he dieted on green apples and saur
kraut
The New Madrid outlaws, Myers,
Brown and Mitchell, were tried At New
Madrid last week, and Myers and Brown
were sentenced to be hung on July 10,
and Mitchell goes to the penitentiary fer
80 years.
If you want No. l Mackerel, for pc,
or Mackerel in kits or tin cars. from zoe
TO S1.lO apiece, go to J. W. ROGERS.
PREPAEArroSs are being made for a
grand celebration'at Cairo on the 4th Of
July. Excursion rates will be given from
Nil surrounding towns. Senator Dan
Voorhees, is expected to be present and
address the people.
Reader. hast thou ever sat for hours
by the cooling brook and waited in vain
for bite2 Aud in thy sorrowful and
fshless walk homeward, did it ever occur
10 you that in all this wide, wide world
there is nothing unluckier than an I'M
lucky fisherman?
500 TIN FRUIT CANS,
at lowest cash prices, at
j24-4t j. ". CORNANJ cos.
The commission having charge Of the
improvement OF the Mississippi river are
nsw at St. Louis, arranging TO secure a
suH equipment of snag and tow boats, pile
drivers, &C. The improvements embrace
all Of that part Of the river below Cairo,
ana rsrk sill begin by August or Sep
kemteE.
Hickman buyers are pay
lng from 95esSl.O0 for number wheat,
and this is the grade OF then usual best
wheat in this section. Only one car has
oesE bought in this market TO date, and
for this Plaut Bros Co.. paid Sl.023 ST.
Louis axsses No atSI.I4aS1.l5. Nash
yill from 5 los , Ito opening prices.
Large number of German female
help. to be obtained from Baltimore, Md,
by payment OF passage money from Bal
timore to the place desired. Address A,
Schumacher 4 Co. They will not guaran-
tee the efficiency of the people, but par
ties must pay the transportation of these
laborers and take the risk of being suit
ed. Different towns in Tennessee are
preparing TO make the experiment En-
igrant rate from Balti1sre to Hickman
Si2.6O.
WE would call the attention CT the Ia
dies 10 the line Of fine Shoes for sale Of
II. Buchanan's. They are all made ex-
pressly fer this house, and st very low
prices. Call and examine them. tt
Our crop prospects just now are 20
very encouraging; and. in fact, the si.n'
alton is rather alarming in some neigh
borhoods. The wheat yield is only about
one-half what the farmers expected, and
their expectation was for half > crop
Among the corn growers, the situation Al
present is equally as discouragins. The
late season and continued replanting /:
now supplemented in some neighborhood'
by the ravages of the worms. These
worms nre not described as the regular
army worm, but whatever they are they
dsvasiats whole fields. Happily. Their
operations are confined so far 70 isolated
fields"