The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-12-08
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Out OF the Sl21 900 u be paid to pen
sioners this year. the Courier Journal esti-
mates that 20 per cent. will be paid to fraud
ulent claimants.
4 robust effort will b. made in Congress
to get Dakota into the Union as Republi
can State. She would bs n great consolation
to the afflicted Republican party.
There will he 400 electoral votes in
1891. aud it will require POI votes to elect
The Southern States with New York. In
diana, and New Jersey, leavin out Vir5
ginia, will give that majority.
Nearly every Republican journal in the
country il now clamor:ng for revenue re-
form. They were all quiet as mice upon
that subject rs long there was a posi-
bility of their party remaining in power
After the first Of January the post-ofhce
at Hickman; ky., will be a presidential OF :
fc that is the President will appoint the post
m lister instead of the Z NJ General, here
tof ore.
One hundred and seventy memb ers Of con-
gress elect have never been members before
II the States that went Democratic this
wear go Democratic In 1884 the Democrats
will have 80 votes and the Republicans IS
in the electoral college.
Capt. Ralph Sheldon, Register of the
land Office, has settled his indebs edness
10 the State up to the first Of January
1SS2-having paid the Auditor S:,0TS %,
the whole sum due 10 tina; date. No 9TH
err payment will be due until January
/, 1SS5.-[ Frankfort Woman.
Twenty Ave cents from Sc. Paul TO Chi
ergo, 400 miles, il the rate to which COM
al L. lie fl
Northwest. This is good thing for person:
travelling over the route just now; but other
people will have to make good the los
hereafter.
Gov Alex. II. Stephen. is credited by
Ben. Percy Poor with making the first sug-
gestion as to securing daily Geographic
weather reports at Washington in 1852. Ste
phens conferred successfully with the tel
egraph companies, and get Seaton to publish
the then meager reports in the Nationa
Intelligence. On this basis was constructed
the present accurate system of weather
forecasts.
We will take Pleasure in pub ishing no.
! tices OF meetings of secret societies. and 9th
er information Of interest to the member
ship and the pubic. 1t appears to us that
notice o. meetings of various lodges in tht
city would be of great value to all parties
concerned. Very frequently strangers il
the city would take pleasure in visiting the
lodges of orders to which they belong
II appears that cartridges are being dis
tributed among the militia of the State
with instruction from Adjt. Gen. Nuchoi
t. practice target shooting at once. 1t i
also stated that an organization in BOYD coun
ty has secured 300 breech loader guns iron
Cincinnati, and will doubtless practice too
This looks rs il we should have some sure
enough war.-Lexington Tran cript
Sam Cox illustrates the condition of tn.
Republican party. "Yoa know the stor,
of the old lady. who, feeling thirsty
one night, got up in the dark and dranI
from howl in which lay ball of yarn
By and by she began to pick her h, go
hold of the end of the yarn, and began Z,
pull As yard after yard came up, she ex
claimed: JIefore the Lori, think I an
rsveling right outr think the Repablical
party Is rayeling right out.
The Supreme Court OF Indiana has settles
question of great interest to Knights o
HOuor and other mutual benefit orders. Ab
bott was a member and died while his lodg,
stood suspended because il did not forward
assessment within thirty days from note
sent. The court held Il at when the lodg
did send the assessments il act aside the for
ieiture. and members diving in the iuteruu
were entitled to the benefit