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THE BEER QUESTION.

CLINTON, KY, July IL, 1881.
Ed Co,ntcr:-In order TO correct false
impression, which learn is being circu-
lated in Fulton county, will state this;
On Tuesday morning at Hickman. before
the speaking at night, met MIR. Warren,
of the CoURura, and the subject of the
beer law as relates to said county was
discussed by US, and I told him the object
OF the law was to prevent the violation of
your present law, which was done often
under the law authorizing the tipping of
beer. lie stated that the German element
believed IL was a thrust at them | told
him il was not, but only to those who had
violated the law, and l knew of certain
parties who we've gssitsy.--s.A $50 a - h isD
as far a. WIS concerned would do What
was right in the mttaer if elected, and
thought il but fair to place beer GA the
same footing as whisky After the speak
ing was introduced TO Mr. Batter, by
Mr.. Warren, and the former gentleman
brought up the beer subject himself, and
said about the same TO him | did u Mr..
Warren, but [ did rot say to him il he
would use his influence for me | would
place the beer en- the same footing as
whisky. l would be glad if l had been
permitted TO have explained that bill at
II Ickman, hut as many are aware when |
followed DR.. Luton the noise was so great
il was impossible for me to be hears, be-
sides heard the voices of several saying
we wont hear you. OF course am aware
who they are.
Your obedient servant,
e. NJ. VAUGHN.
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SAD FATE OF A FORMER H1ckx,

SAD FATE oP a FORMER HIcKsAN
LApr.-Mrs. Atkinson, and infant chit,
were found in the river, near her hsno
at Stewards Landing, with skull crush.a
and every evidence of having been VIC.
lently dealt with. The New Madrid p.
ord says, it was known that she had besD
in domestic trouble with her Husband
James Atkinson, and q separation foIlovv-
ed. They had two children, the husband
kept one and she took the other aud war,
TO her fathers, Mr.. Batsell, who livesin
the same neighborhood
Last Sunday evening the wife took her
child aud went TO her husband, hopins 10
bring about reconciliation. Next mon
ing the woman and her youngest c6Id
were missing, which caused considerable
talk in the neighborhOod and seirch
was instituted. Atkinson, who had BEEN
taking the matter very cOolly, euddaly
disappeared when the search eommen,ed
II was found that tracks of a woman's
shoe led from the house to the river bank.
a few yards distant, and barefoot tack
could be traced back to the house. Atihe
point where the shoe tracks reachedtbe
bank there were marks that something
had been thrown into the water. Twas
rene mbered by the neighbors that Akin
SON had small feet and could wea' his
wife's shoes. Searching the house the
wifes shoes were found concealed be-
tween the feather and straw beds
Being satisfied that Atkinson hac kill
Ell his wife on Sunday night, hadworn
her shoes while carrying her body b the
river bank to conceal his crime, here
took them off and carried them bah %
the house in his hand aud concealed thsrn'
between the beds, the horror-stricksn
relatives and friends proceeded to drg
the river for the body. On Tuesday TIE
body was recovered, which plainly she"
ed that the woman had met a violent
death. Her head was badly beaten by
some blunt instrument and her neck
showed that she had been choked. No
shoes were on the body when recovered,
and the theory is advanced that Atkinson
wore her shoes while carrying the body
to the bank 10 give color 10 story that
she committed suicide.
The body of the infant was also found
in the river, near where the mother vas
found.
The Batsell family, years ago, livedin
Hickman, and are well known to many Of
our people.
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Queen Victoria, it is said. has refused
to accept as present q barrel of Ken
lucky whisky.
The man who shot the President says
he is "a lawyer, thsologian and poll
tician.' This appears TO be an almighty
mean combination.
Dun's mercantile agency reports 1862
failures in the United States for the first
six months of 1881, with amounts of La
bilities placed at $40, 81, $50. Twenty
three of these failures were in Kentucky
and the liabilities were S215,O5S.
A party named Skaggs, who killed one
Bud Hays, in Hickman county. some time
ago, was arrested at Metropolis, Ill last
week, and taken to Clinton. A reward of
$50 had been offered for Skaggs by the
Governor. He was captured by officers
from Columbus.
Prof. Shaler. formerly State Geologist,
and so favorably known IN Kentucky as
man of science, says that more than
half of the coal formations of the United
States lie within the BOUNDARY line of the
State of Kentucky. Nearly all Of the ter
ritory in the State holding in its bosom
this enormous. mineral wealth is unde-
voloped. - Richmond HcraiS.
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The GOlllRi.

The comet that has lately been passing
through our part of the universe and is
now receding into deep, impenetrable
space, has been watched, observed and
studied with intense interest. Nor is it
strange that this celestial visitor should
have attracted unusual attention. The
appearance of large comet, with its fiery
coursers behind and before it, is always
startling, and although assured a thous-
aud times by men who have devoted their
lives to the study of these and similar
phenomena, that there is not one chance
in a thousand millions that they can do
us any harm, the bare possibility of that
one chance continues to haunt aud dis
turb US. 1t is generally conceded to be
the same one that was seen from South
America q few weeks ago, BUT whether
identical with any one of those other
great comets that have astonished the
world in former years or ages has not yet
been determined. 1t is at least a curious
and interesting phenomenon, which while
doug US no harm, usually does a great
deal of good in the way of awakening a
deeper and more general interest in some
of the more elementary facts of astronomy
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FOR THE LEGISLATURES.

We are authorized 10 announce DR.. 10.
r. LurON, of Fulton, as a candidate to
represent the counties of Hickman and
Fulton in the Lower House of the next
State Legislature.
We are authorized to announce c. NJ.
VAUGHN as candidate for reelection
TO represent the counties of Fulton and
Hickman in the Lower House of the uext
Kentucky Legislature.
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ro THE PUBLIC:
Jour obedient servant,
e. NJ. YAUGHl

TO THE PUBLIC
Learning from the above card thai a
misunderstanding exists as to what ar.
Vaughn said to the undersigned in he.
gard to the beer law, we think it but jus /
TO make a statement: Mr.. Vaughn's card
is substantially correct. He decla,ed
himself in favor of placing beer on an
equality with whisky, that is to allosit
TO be sold by the quart, &c, by licemed
parties precisely as whisky IS now allss-
ed to be sold lie did not do so on condi
ton of MIR BaItzer, or either of us, sup
porting him, or giving him our inhuerse
and neither did he indicate that be le.
sired or would favor an absolute rehal
of the law. Mr.. Vaughn was solicihus
that his position should be explained TO
the people, as he had not done so inks
speech. CHAs. BALrzES
Csc WARHEa
Hlcxnay, KY, July T., 1881.
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Not Alone aor Dancing.

Ed. Courier;-l write you in regard to
the separation that was supposed TO have
taken place between a newly married
couple, at a picnic, on the 18th of hst
month, an account of which was publish
ed in the COURIER. You stated that u
was for simply dancing. That is entir.ly
mistake. On the night before the PIC
mic the bridegroom learned that his yong
wife had made an engagement with err
tain young man 10 dance all the folhw-
ing day. He asked if she intended dong
so, at the same time telling her that be
did not object to her dancing with iny
oae, but be did not think it would be
prudent for her to dance with the aid
young man all day, it would lead pso-
pie 10 make remarks about il. Shsre-
piled that she did, and, furthermore, Dat
she wouldn't slight that young man for BIN
or y0ody else. lie then informed Ter
that If she did he would no longer regard
her as his wife. On the following ny
they both attended the picnic, and Sc,
true to hev word, entered the dance, &C
compauied by said young man, and hpt
il up throughout the day. At the ease
of the picnic they started homew9d.
Arriving at the gate, he remarked 0 er
that she had kept her word, and he ro-
posed to DO the same, aud they separasd
At the gate.
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Farmers are complaining. Rain

FARMERS are complaining. main Is
greatly needed.
GOOD GRAHAM FLOUR. Dat Meal and
Cracked Wheat, at J. W. ROGERS.
The thermometer has ranged from
81 to lo3 in Hickman, this week.
A. NJ. BROWN s. CO. make a speciality
of Cigars, Tobaccos and Snuff. If
The hanging of the New Madrid
murderers oceur to-day. The Silyerthorn
took down a number of sight-seeers.
FOR the cheapest Canned Goods in
town 90 to J. W. ROGERS.
The Fulton Faltonian gets up a neat
and readable daily It's proprietOrs are
enterprising and pushing young men.
IF you want any kind of tinware, go to
J. W. ROGERS. II.
The young people are to enjoy
picnic, on the Dresden road, miles from
Hickman, near Hardin Maddox's resi-
dence, day.
CURRANTs, PRUNES and MACKA-
roni, fresh at j. ". ROGERS
Every dealer 10 saw stocks should
have one Of Seri5uer's Log Scale Cards,
for the rapid calculating of the number
of feet in log. For sale at this Office.
Sene of the articles stolen from
Louis Kayser's confectionery, several weeks
ago, we're found concealed in stable in
West Hickman, one day this week, and re-
turned to the owner.
IF you want No. Mackerel, for 25c,
or Mackerel in kits or tin cans. from 75c
20 sl.l0 apiece, go to j. ". ROGERS.
The City Council, Monday night,
granted the railroad privilege 10 run a track
down Water street in front Of Bondurant &
Drewry's warehouse to the old Burrus ware
house. See Council proceedings.
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WauSedT
Hickman.

A. Nj. BROWN s. CO, have one of the
most complete Family and Fancy Grocery
Stores in town. Call aud see before buy
ing elsewhere julyl.
WHEAT.-The Hickman wheat mar
ket has somewhat improved in receipts this
week, but is yet sluggish and slow compared
20 former years. Our buyers are paving
90cCesS1.OO for Nos. and 3, the grades
grown in this section. The market points
on the Mobile and Ohio railroad, and at
Fulton, continue to quote at from &c to &c
higher than Hickman. The market has
slightly advanced at ST. Louis and Nash
vile, these points quoting No. at from
Sl.IO@1l24.
The Domestic Sewing Machine
is offered on i,s merits. Over fifteen years
OF practical use, aud the continued and
steady increase of the demand for it,
surely proves beyond doubt that it pos
sesses qualities which give it the highest
standard Of excellence. For sale at
jy15 FORTUNES DRUG STORE.
BRIDGING THE MISSISSIPPI The
1diIo Argus so luz icpOfb INV -
that Jay Gould is thinking strongly of
bridging the Ohio river at or near Cairo.
As we heard it rumored he will work in
connection with the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad, which is coon TO be extended to
this city" At the last session OF the
Kentucky Legislature charter for bridg
ing the Mississippi at Cairo, or any point
between Cairo and Hickman, was granted
20 number of incorporators, and we sup
pose if Mr.. Could ever builds bridge at
the point named it will be done under the
provisions OF that charter.
Nothing Short of Unmlstakable Benefits
Conferred upon tens thousands sufferers oouli
originate and ntain the reputation which AYERS
SARsAPARILLA enjoys. 1t Is compound of the best
vegetable Alternatives with tho Iodides Of Potassium
aud Iron and is the most eGectuai of all remedies
for scroraous mcrcuriai, or blood disorders. Uni
formy successful and certain in its remedial effects,
it produces rapid aud complete cures Of scrofnla,
Hores. Boiis Humors Erriptions, Skin Diseases and
all disorders rising from impurity Of the blood BY
its invigoratiGg eents II always relieves and often
euros Liver Complaints Female Weaknesses and IT.
reguIarifies. and 10 a potent remover Of vitality
For purifying tho blood it has no equal. 1t tones
up the system. restores and preserves the health
and imparts vigor and energy For forty yeats "
has been 10 extensive use and t. TODAY the most
available medicine for the suffering sick, anywhere
Eos SAIL sr All psrGsisIs
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For City Marshal.

We are authorized to announce JOSEPH
DouoAL as candidate for the Office OF
City Marshal at the ensuing August cleo
ton.
We are authorized to announce James
Q. Barnes as q candidate for the Office of
City Marshal at the ensuing August cleo
ton.
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been stated that she was always shabbiIv
dressed in her pursuit of John Tbroet.
morton. This she did Intentionally he
cause, as she stated 10 her counsel she
wanted her appearance to be as reproach-
fal as possible. John Tbrockmorton and
Ellen Goodwin are both dead now but This
story Oh their lives is an exempliication
fiction"
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Local Items.

n@-Short communications on public
questions printed-but not responsible
for sentiments or expressions Of cores
pondents-except where we refuse to give
name of author.
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COURIER QUERY BOX.

Questions or aRs,Oers solicited from aay reader
Of the COURIER, and particularly from
pupils Of Fulton County schools. When a
question cannot be readily answered, 10 tciU
be printed expecting some reader to d1lstcer IT,
No religious or political argument, or prop
ositioR in mathematics, admitted
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Commercial,
HICKMAN COURIER OFFICE. I
FRIDAY, July IS, 1881. !
COUNTRY PRODUCE, ETC.

GREEN APPLEs.-Buyers are paying
from locaZ0e per box; and s. per bol.
PORK, 42ca5c.
DRIED FRUIT-Apples p to cents;
Peaches 81 to / J cents.
WHbA 4, market active 90aSl 90 per bush.
NEAL ooe from wagons.
BEES YAK Zoe per h.
HIDES green, Gei dry sailed, 12c; dry
WOOL as8l0c per ID, tub washedi IN
washed - to30 cts.
FEATH Frs, 35a4Oc per ID, prime.
FALLO ", &c per ID.
BUTIEK, fresh, zoe per ID.
Po1 LIZ LIZ Spring chickens $780, old
S2.Ooa225 per dozen.
EGGS to SC per dozen.
BARRELS Cypress Molasses Barrels,
Sl.50; iron bound Sl.60. Flour 43ats.
Apple and Potato 35c kraut and Pickle
Stands T5c TO Sl.50. Cypress Kegs, iron
bound 10 gals, 9oc; Oak, 9Oc
GROCERIES.
BACON, sides 9a10ots; shoulders 63a7otsi
hams, l0allcts.
CHEESE, 12al4c per pound.
COFFEE. Rio, 16alS per 10.
CRACKERS, Ease per h.
COAL OIL % per gallon.
CANDLES, star, 15al6c per ID.
FLOUR, $500 to 500.
MOLASSEs, 40a soc per bbli Scots per
half barrel
LARD OIL, 75c per gallon.
LARD, 11al5c per 10.
GUNPOYDER, $3.50 per key.
BLASTING POWDER, 500 per keg.
SODA, 5a6 per ID. by the key.
SUGAR, brown, 9al0c; hard I22al4c.
SHOT, per bag, S2.25.
STONEWARE, l0per gallon.
TOBACCO, manufac'd per 10. 35a6Oc.
SALT-sack salt, 81 50, fine, $500 bar
rel, $3.50 to SL7j.
HARDWARE. ETC
CASTINGS, 3a5o per ID.
IRON, bar size, PC per III.
PLOW STEEL, sc per 10.
PLOW STEEL WINGS SIC per ID.
IRON AXLES, SC per ID.
NAILS, $3.50 rates.
HORSE SHOE NAILS, 25c per ID
STEEL. cast. NJ. A, 20a25c
STEEL PLOWS, Sal24c per ID,
HUBS. Sl.25a2.2J per sett
PLOWS Hertweck, Baltzer & knoerr,
Steel Plows, No. l, $500; No. 2, $780,
No. 3, $3.50; No. 4, $500
Baltzer's patent one horse PlOw $500, ex-
ira pillow moulds $500 each. Cotton
scrapers same.
Powell s Bro, from various factories, one
horse plows, S500as.0O; Two horse
plows S600al6,00
TIES. 5a6c.
LEATHER, kip skins S4.50as.50, sole, per
h., 80 a 35c; upper side, S4.50a5.00.
PRINTS, sac per yard.
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SILVER SPRAY FLOUR So 90 per bar
rel-warranted 10 be as good a. any in
market. S. N WHITE.
STEAM jon 0EFTcE Eve are pre-
pared to furnish Letter Heads, Statements
Bill Heals, Pamphlets and all kinds of
ge6-work in city style and at city prices
Our friends in small towns should send
Us their work.
A sad accident occurred near Wick
life, in Ballard county, last Friday
i Several young ladies' went in the river to
bathe, and Miss Lucy Mayor, aged about
is, was drowned. The parties were all
of the highest responsibility.
WanSedI
Yoke of Cattle and Log Wagon APP
ply 10 JAS. GOALDER,
yi5 Hickman XIV.
The Trustees of the lick man Pub
lie School have selected the following
teachers for the ensuing year:
Pri2eipal-AIiss Abel Allen.
LIST. Ass't-Mr. Chas. Kingmau.
2nd Ass't-Miss Annie Shercn.
The friends aud acquaintances OF
Mr.. J. 8. Brotherton, of Woodland Mills,
Tenn, tenderly symParhizs with him in
his sad bereavement. His wife died very
suddenly on the night of July 9th, of
congestion of the stomach. Dir. u. has
the sympathy CT the whole community in
al
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LOWER and LOWER.

AllSiuds Of Groceries-hams, sides, Sc,
as cheap as the cheapest. I will not be
undersoid. JOHN WHITING.
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FOR SALE
Wl,enf VNnnfnd-

wiz pay the highest market price for
wheat aud corn at my mill.
jy1 5. y. WHITE.
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last week were due to operations in
stocks, because the most important fea-
ture here was the violent disturbance
of loans Of all kinds, which set the
banks to calling in loans amounting TO
many millions every day, and money to
a large amount was borrowed daily from
private lenders. The volume of these
transactions bore no inconsiderable
proportion to the cost of all theSstocks
sold, yet it is impossible to estimate
what proportion of the loan, shifted or
called, was due to other operations than
in securities.
There is no sign of unsoundness in
business in any part of the country.
Even in California the volume of busi-
ness is increasing without a revival of
the unhealthy speculation which for
merly made the exchanges at San Fran
cisco solare. At the principal eenters
Of the wholesale trade the remarkable
increase in the amount of payments is
all the more encouraging because in
hardly any branch of merchandise have
the recent speculative dealings been un-
usually large.
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New York, March 2.-The CONNER
ciat Bulletin notes the Chicago Iritune's s
advice to the Garden City to have moth
ing to do with the worlds fair in 'S3,
and says:
If Chicago is not to be our legatee,
then the question naturally recurs,
what progress are the committee max
ing, or have they come to dead haltP
Complaint is made that they do not
evince proper disposition to take the
public Into their confidence, though it
is to the public they must look for sup
port, or they would have had ere this a
series of mass meetings to work up pop
uiar interest. In a country like ours
there is nothing like this FOR imparting
momentum to enterprises of national
Importance. Without too closely criti-
cising their policy in this particular, it
need only be said that. as it would seem
to be settled now that Central Park
cannot be obtained, nothing remains
but to make the best of the Inwood site.
and to that end the committee would do
well to make up and push things along.
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FInancial Oatiook e.ooo

New York, March 2.-From the Pub.
l,c Of March Sd: There was no manic
in business outside of New York last
week. The stringency did not last long
enough to spread to other cities, and
there, as here, the legitimate dealings
were large. There was an increase Of
exchanges in every city except one.
The largeness of tho increase at Boston,
Philadelphia, Chicago, and some other
cities, and the fact that these exchanges
result from dealings at a considerably
lower range Of prices than was seen at
this time last year, indicate that the
expansion in the Quantities of the pro-
ducts exchanged must have bean very
great. :.
It is impossible to tdge how large a
part Of the exchange at New Ytrk
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FOREIGN.
cen DeCessey Declared Not Guilty
OF Treason
The Protection Bill Read the Third
Time In the House.
rarneI ON His Return to London
Further News from spitnkop

Paris, March 2.-The committee on
inquiry in the case OF Gen. DeCessey
unanimously decided to report him not
guilty of treason or corruption and not
guilty of the Irregularities prejudicial
to the state, by vote of II toe.
London, March 2.-Druin De L'Huys
the French statesman and minister of
foreign affairs under the republic, and
again under the empire, is dead.
London, March 2.-In the house of
lords last night the protection bill was
read a third time without discussion.
In the commons the debate ON the
second reading of the arms bill com.
menced by McCarty, home ruler, who
moved its rejection.
London, March "A Paris dispatch
says: Parnell will leave for London to.
morrow. The opponents of Parnell
here are making considerable capital
out of his disappearance.
Harcourt, in introducing the arms
bill in the commons last night, con-
temptuously contrasted Parnells con.
duct with that of Dillon, who, he said,
had courage in his opinion.
Mccarthy, temporary home rule
leader, states that the Irish members OF
the commons have no choice of action
for the present, and have only coercion
to deal with and to oppose.
London, March 2.-In tile house Of
lords the protection bill formally re.
ceived the royal sanction.
In the commons the debate ON the
second reading of the arms bill was ad-
journed until tomorrow, the debate
being confined almost entirely to the
Irish members.
London, March 2.-Gen. Roberts will
leave London TO- morrow, and expects
to reach Durham on the 2Sth. He will
be accompanied by several of the officers
who were with him in his Afghan cam.
paign. Maj. Gen. Newdigate, pro.
minent in the Zulu war, will command
the brigade. Two cavalry regiments
are preparing to start for Capetown
The governor of Cape Colony published
official minutes protesting, in the name
OF himself and the ministry, against the
home governments condemnation Of
the terms offered the Basutos, as
tending to encourage their resistance.
Berlin, March 2.-The North German
Gazette says: Germany's interest in the
negotiation at Constantinople is con.
fined to the maintenance of peace
Germany does not covet the leaderships
which might entail more dissatisfaction
than gratitude. Germany will be the
power least effected by the result of the
negotiations on the Greek question.
London, March 2.-Susan w,
Fletcher, James w. Fletcher and Chas,
Morton, were indicted for defraudinp
Juliet A. Davis by pretended spiritual
manifestations.
Batoun, March 2.-The Black Sea
has been declared free port.
Berlin, March 1--Regarding the wal
with Greece, the unavailable porte is
trying to prolong the negotiations until
the military stores from America ar.
rive.
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A foreign reviewer observes that
Mr. Keene, the draughtsman for Punch
has found vein of humor in the mod :
ern English educational system. His
little school boys when asked, "Who
signed Magma Charta," exclaim tear
fully that ''they didn't.n Another
boy, asked by pretty lady teacher to
define miracle, replied: "Mother says
if you don't marry the new parson,
'twull be muracle.''