The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-07-07

10 the Republican party IN MISSOURI
The coiored joarnaltsts are holding q
convention In New York. There are l26
papert edited by negroesrtwo Of which
are Democratic
That railroads regulate railroad Law 10
. fact patent to all rho have Visited any
State capital, where Legislatu are in
session and railroad legislation is pend.
ing.
The strike OF railroad emp ioyees in
New York, under the direction Of the
knights Of Labor. is becoming quite .
serious thing, and win result in an ad
vance Of both freight and passenger rates.
The Democrats are looking on with
great interest at the WOOL pu ling between
Pennsylvanis Republicans. The breach
between the factions is growing wider
every day.
The latest sensation item is that Con-
fress will adjourn on the 10th Of July.
Ths country is safe whsn Guiteau and
forgress are ont OF The way. The coun-
try should keep cool.
Job Ridway. the hiladelphia under
taker who PROF. osei 20 freeze the body OF
0uiteau and exhiAit il for the benefit OF
himself and the assassins relatives, died
Sunday. Failing to get the body, be has
pro badly zone = little in advance TO ar
range "Ridgway refrigerator" where IL
will do the murderers soul most good
Il Couri,r Journal
Judge Joseph ri. Lewis has received
the highest compliment that the Demo
Gratis Of the Third Appellate District
could confer upon him. At the conven-
ion on Tuesday he was unanimously
nominated to succeed himself upon the
Appellate bench, each county. as it was
called, casting a solid vote for him.
The terrible Kansas cyclone, three years
ago. struck the Smoky Hill river st
point southwest Of Salins, and scooped
every particle Of water and mud out OF
the stream for distance OF four miles
In another locality water twenty Ave feet
below the surface, in n we'll, was dipped
out Il Modern ArgO.
There will be i've State tickets in the
field in Pennsylsania, viz: The regular
Republican. the lndel endent Republican,
the Democrat and the Prohibition
4 nice Judge. when asked why he had
allowed n totally unnecessary female wit
ness to the stand and testify, said: II knew
that 10 was not necessary. hut saw that she
had a new bonnet and was striving to show
it."
Mrs. Grant, the wife of Gen. Grant,
and Mrs. Logan. the wife Of Senator Lo.
gan, entered a railway car, recently TO
end all the seats on the shady side ocou-
pied. The former. 10th 10 sit upon the
sunny side. remarked, ~ wish some one
would offer me seat on this side" sOh,
they would Mrs. Grant IL they knew who
you were" remarked the amiable Mrs. |
Logan. These remarks caused no little
msrriment among he few within ear-shot, !
but nobodv seemed 10 know Mrs. Grant. |
IN Journal
The New Orleans Times-Demncrat, in !
an Interview with the Mississippi River
Survey Commission, in the course OF
which the assertion is referred 10 that
the river bed is gradually rising, or 6lI- I
ing Up, learns that this can only be prov
en- by comparing two accurate river sur
veys made with an interval of many
years between. both being referred TO the I
same 6xed points OF bench marks. Az
there has never been a survey Of the Miss !
issippi river Of any value previous to
the present one under the Mississippi 4
River Commission. no such fact ca N as
Yet be determined.