The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-08-25

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In Kentucky there is one drinking sa-
loon 10 every 4Ss Inhabitants.
The deficiency bin passed at the late
session of Congress contains aprropria-
lions for refundine to States the expenses
incurred in raising volunteers. Men
lucky gets $50. 2ll-
The Glasgow correspondent Of the
Courier. Journal says that Hon. Thos h.
Jones is the unqnestioned choice OF Bar
rem county for Governor.
.'Lnsk up n gum stump,
Jacob in the hollow,
Henry in the Clerks place,
Fat as he can wailow.'
II Coonrdnger.
Gen. p. W. Hardin announces himself
n candidate for re election to the oihce OF
Attorney General.
Mr.. Louis Blackburn, q prominent col
ored man of Shelby county, announces
,ssre-~Ns IN spArp-raens e~ndsd~te 70,
Governor OF the State of Tennessee at the
ensuing election
The first ironclad railroad train evel
used in war was used by the Confeierat,
Government on tho York River railroad
from Richmond, Virginia, against Mc
Clellan's troops.
A eentipede fell into the pot in which
a party of Eve campers were cooking thei'
dinner, near Fort Worth, Tex, and tAe
men were oil poisoned.
McCracken was the only county in the
Purchase that gave majority for the
school tax, and no section of the State
needs its benefits more--l Courier Journal
The side wheel steamer Pilgrim. built
at che Chester pal shippard, has been
launched She is the largest side wheeler
ever built, and cost Sl,se0,oOO-
In mill pond in Union county, says
the Local, half a dozen axolotl, aspe-
cies of semi reptile, semi fish, which is q
nntive of Mexico, were found. They
were from four TO six inches long, with
tails like an cells. heads like q catfish 4
legs and claws like lizards.
Near LawreBceburg, an elm tree, said
TO be the largest in the United States, II
not in the world, is growing. 1t is lO2
feet in diameter and 1926 feet in circum
ference from tip to tip of it's branches
The size OF the trunk and height Of the
tree are not giscn.'
The Owen sboro Messenger relates SEN
sational story, coming from Daviess coun
~. The infant child Of Basil Hoover
was recently killed. as Mrs. Hoover aileg-
ed, by falling on. of bed. Last Tuesday ,
however, the woman eloped with her hus,
bands brother, Matt Hoover, and it Is
now charged that she killed the babe pre-
paraiory to an uncumbered flight with
her paramount.
Postal statistics from the Postal De-
partmsnt sbcw that the number Of letters
and postal cards dispatched and received
In the domestic and international servi-
ces per cnpita of population in the coun-
tries mentioned is as follows: Crest
Britain, ST. United States, %; Switser-
land, -; Netherlands, Il; Belgium, i6i
Germany, Is; France. 10, or estimating
upon the whole population, the per capita
is stated es about three and half.
The mysterious fever raging among tbs
cows ut Padueah is in regular epidemic
form. The Ne1rs says that while some
people believe thew ere killed by eating
refuse pomaee from the vinegar factories
others say they die from eating white
clover, and ethers-the latter no doubt
more correctly than the rest-say they die
from a fever something like MUIR ain
which destroys their appetite at first
then so affects their throsts that they
can not drink. At first their heads droopi
and then they get down. and once dow
they soon die. A gentleman who held M
autopsy upon his COW says she was al
most bloodless, and that her outlet was
lined with substance which seemed e
make it rs hard as leather, while other
symptoms of severe fever were visible,
Take the blankets eff the ConRressiona
steeds and tap the drum for the ssart, anS
let the fastest horse win.