The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-02-10
Interesting E4cnls.


Mrs Scovle denies the story that Gu
ieau's body is TO be put on exhibition.
, The tax on whisky is to be reduced
SOC. on the gallon. beginning Aug., lSo;
The taxes on bank checks matches an
patent medicines will doubtless be dis
carded.
In Congress are eight Irisbmen, fou
Ssotchmen, Eve Eug!ishmen, and tire
Germans
s cora r.ittee of The Virginia House .
Delegate has rep9. "a in favor Of whip
ping as a punishment.
Pro TEN judges of Circuit Courts il
Kentucky drew SI0,OSS So out Of tn,
State treasury during 1881.
Statistics show that there are 90, 0O'
/ insane patients in the United States, OF
one to every III Of population.
The Ky, Legislature has passed a bill
hning miners SO to $50 who misrepre
sent lheir ages to get the drinks.
At Nashville during the recent high
water, 1000 houses ere 4ndin in wa.
ter. Ten miles Of territory submerged.
Maryland is going back to quarrel with
West Virginia over a grant Of land by
Charles II. Really, now, isn't that wors e
than Bourbonism2
Paducah' ans have formed an organiza-
ti0n known as the Kentucky Immigra ton
and Real Estate Company, and have gone
to business in earnest.
According to the State Auditors report.
~ gFand aud Pssst i,.r.~- ae-s .ba Stste
,.~ 49,; ~ $50. -,
Counting everything, Guiteau has cost
the Government $3.50, OOC, aud Scoville is
asking for contribution 10 prevent the
hand Of justice reaching him.
Mardi Gras will be celebrated in New
. rleans on the 10Th Of this month"; aud an
effort will be made 10 have 1t surpass any
carnival heretofore projected in that city.
late report of the Clerk of the Court
of Appeals shows that there are now 7Ol
undecided cases under submission before
said court, and SOL cases on the docket of
January term, making total OF l,27l
undecided cases.
England Is having trouble with gypt,
France with Tunis Germany with her
Parliament, Austria with Herzegovina,
Italy with the Pope, Russia with the Mini
lists, Turkey with her debt and the
United States with Guiteau-
Mr. Wheeler, Of Alabama, wants the
General Government to take charge of
public schools in the United States. He
has introduced bill providing for an
appropriation of sos, 900 900 for this
purpose during the next ten years
The argument of Judge William Lindsay
before the A. 4 NJ. College Committee was
heard by very large aulience, and is
commented upon as one of his best. That
is quits enough TO stamp il as strong
and effective speech Frankfort YeomaH.
Judge Cox viii have something to say
about the disposal OF cutie au's body aud
John Guiteau is opposed to the travelling
show as proposed, The probability is that
wnen Guiteau becomes corpse, that trav-
cling sho " will be edectually prevented.
Cleveland Banner: Ifthere is any man,
in all the land and country, that can ar
ford to print paper for a dollar and a
half year, We would like to sell out TO
him. We have been trying II at two dol
lars year, and could make but scauty
support.
The Grand Lodge Of Kentucky has en-
acted that nou-affliatsd Mq7nas who do
not affiliate with the order within one
yea shall be denied Masonic yuria, Ma
sonic benefit, and shall not be permitted
to visit any one Masonic Lodge more than
three times.
Charles Il. Foster, the noted spiritualist
medium, is deemed incurably insane lie
Is in the asylum Mt Danvers, Mass His
mediumshp does not seem 10 have en-
riched him permanently, though az times
he made money rapidly, and an appeal
for charity is made in his behalf.
The proposal to freeze the holy Of Gui
tsau, aud carry il by rail 10 all parts OF
he country as . spectacle Is very re-
in favor Of its being accepted by the rela-
lives of the murderer. lie will have the
right, however, TO dispose ofhis own body
Ills officially announced that the Chica-
90 and Eastern Illinois, Louisville and
Nashville, Evansville and Terre Haute,
and the Chicago, Evansville and Terre
Haute railroads will be formally eonsoli-
dated the lst Of May, and that the control
Of these lines will be vested in the Louis
Vile and Nashville railroad.
II you knew the inside life Of every
man whom you envy, perhaps you would
q OF change places with him for sin gle
day. II vas a sagacious Oh king who
once said he would give his whole domai n
for she shirt of a cOntented man. When
he found the contented man, be had no
shirt and wanted no domain.
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