The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-03-31


Jay Gould says he is tired Of bsing
abused and would like 10 retire from
business.
The bill puuishing miners for misreP-
resenting thsir age to saleon-kssper. has
become "a law.
when Congressman meet, COngrssH
mar, which shan give up the tsat2 That's
the question.
Just nsw this District enjoys two live
Cougressmsn, On, there's bound to be enc
less nsxt November.
Representative Luton was OF the minori-
~ Of the Committee objsoting to the Con-
gressiepal Districts as arranged
Hon. Oscar Turner has not only got a
customhouse at Padueoh but be has now
introduced a bin into Congress for Q
bridge across the Ohio at that city.
The Superior Court bill has passed the
Senate. 1t divides the State into three
districts aud provides for the election Ell
one Judge from each district.
The Anti Chinese bill has passed both
Houses of Congress. 1t stops immigrs-
,ion from that country TO this for 20
years.
II is stated that there are now ovsr
200, coo telephones in use in this country.
At the beginning OF 1879 there were on
1,200; year later, $4,000.
Tie legislature, under the pressure Of
public opinion, calling on the Secretary
of State tor full explanations and aa-
thentic documents on the alleged pardon
ing power ny Gov. Blackburn.
The Senate has passed what is called a
railroad bill; the House may or may not
concur in IL; if it does, we will try TO
present the bill in its entirety to our read
ers from it, great Importance.
The Cincinnati Times-Star, states that
Old ban Rice, has for the present sban-
donsd his New Mexico trip, having &C
c-ptsd position with John RobinEOn's
circus.
The probability is ihst,the long talk I'd
Of prosecution Of Dorsey and his pals in
the ponderous Star Route steals will fall
to the ground and that ,ksse rsscals will
60 scott free.
The law to punish pOlygsmy in Utah
will revolutionize that territory. The
MOrmons protest, but, Ssscrt that it will
prove failure. They are perSuisg their
regular course uudismaSed.
Tie new Congressional Districts are
creating a row inst as everybody knew
they would. The Republicans ere mad.
No arrangement would have pleased
them.
Eld. o A. Burgess, formerly President
Of Butler University and enc OF the most
eminent preachers OF lie ChristisR de-
nomination, died at his home il Chicago
on Monday Of last week.
II. spark OF war that Lad commenced
looming up in The old country is about to
be exiiaEaiShed The Czar Of Russia ssnt .
telegram to Emperor William, which NGS
decidedly Goeile and made a good impress
sion.
A woman in Dallas, Texas. has sued tie
Texas Pacific Railroad Company for 5000.
60 for killing her husband. fl che
should win the suit that amount OF non
ey will bay her another husband fully q.
good as the old one.
The New York Herald thinks there il
growing desire that some supervision
should be exercised ~ the Government
over the eountry's railroads, but tAinks
the matter should be in the hands Of p
Government Commission.
One o:tbs nsansst laws upon the IA.
sional statute is that which prevents q
farmer from selling his tobacco in any
qusntiiJ, to jHst who be plsascs II
should be repealed and that without par
Lying.
The Appcrtionmsnt COMMITTEES took
Caldwell End Crit,enden from this Dis
trist and put them in the 2nd district,
aud in return gave Us The County Of
CAri'Iian and their old Congressman, Mr..
EeKsuzis.
The new aPpOrtios cuts of two az
pirants for Congress, Mr.. Allen, OF Celd-
well, and Mr.. Jno. W. Blue, of Crittsndsn
Sorry to lose these gentlemen, bnt doub,
not Christian county win be able 10 sup
ply two asPirants where We lose ons.
bill has heen introduced in the Leg
iststure providing for popular vote in
August, 1883, on the question Of prohi-
siiioa Of the manufacture and sale Of Ia
toxicating beverages in Kentucky. Ii Las
passed the Senate.
Al come people are in the habit Of all
leg punched coin. which they have taken
by nis;aks, it will be well enough for
them TO. know it is a criminal ofenRe, tech
rically forgery, and is punished by fine
Of net more than So 600 or by inprisou
msnt Of not more than Ave yssrF, or
both.
Elk Gov Hendricks, OF Ia diana, while
In Chicago, denied in M interview To,
rnmor that he had been converted from
free trade TO protection. That" ho said
would be impossibIs, as be had never
been free -trader" He dsinsd his pc
sition as midway between the two ex
trenss, and added that he was ''in favol
OF protection only to a judicions an'
beneficial extent"
Seine Of The Kentucky papers .rs talk.
ing about Tom Turner's speech on The
tariff" Tom Turner is not in Congrsss
The speech was ,1ade by Oscar Turner
and II was good one. Tho charge by q
vsuld be funny man that it was pls gia.
rism, is both foolish nnd false. The para
graph referred to as having been stolen
from Marshalls speech was lot claim ed
as original by Turner. But he could net
credit it 10 Marshall as it had been used
by Sydney Smith, Amos Kendall and
mary others before MarsLGll.-l LoHsria
Post.
The largest horse known was recently
purchssee in Ohio by parties living in
New York. 1t lie Of Mormon breed, Of
iron-gray color, and weighs Z, 045 pounds
being heavier by several hundred pounds
than Barnum's big horse. The animal il
ant three years old, and instead of being
clumsy and III proportional as would nat
orally be supposed: is Of perfect from and
Numerically buIli.--I Nec Ere.
The extension OF manufactures in At
lanta, Co., have proved benSdcial TO The
women. The Constitution thSre says
"There are probably 5000 girls AID wo
nep in Atlanta who partly or wholly carr
the money that supports them. Zen years
ago il is doubtful If there were 500. Day
after day new fields are opened TO women
without narrowing the domain Of mems