The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-08-11

pred this week in the English Egyptian
war.
IL is said that Sergeant Mason will not
be pardoned by the prescn. Adminisira-
ton.
A Kentucky preacher has set June
%. 1885, as the day of judgement and the
end Of the world.
Every State gets something by the Riv.
rand liarhor Dill but Kansas, Nebras-
Ia, Colorado and Nevada.
In the construction of railroads at pres
ent going on in .Texas, 10000 men and
100, coo horses and mules are employed.
Col. Richard Waters, OF. Oldham county,
raakes S5O, 600 per year by chltivating
Ills lard. vsetsn g an.i 'as '.'' ~ :"
Preparations ere being made &. illami=..
nate St. Louis in . most magnificent man
ner during III. next fair week in. octo-
br.
An effort il. being made 10 give the ne W.
q per cent bonds good send of They
will be ready for delivery about The lst of
August.
A negro I2c gears old died Tuesday at
Mckinney. Texas He had voted the
Democratic ticket since he was eniran-
chised.
The nnnleasant feature of the veto of
the river and hsrbor bill is that it pro-
ceeded mainly from considerations of par
~ inisres's
Senator Ben Till, of Georgia, is gradu-
ally sinking 10 death The cancer has
eaten his tongue nearly away, and he is
sadly awaiting eeaih.
Reports of the condition of the growing
tobacco in this section continues unfa-
sornble. From other sections the reports
are more satisfactory.
The European powers are puzzled and
annoyed TO understand Russias mo-
lives for abstaining from theis delibera-
lions on the Egyptian matters.
Owing 10 The prospects for 4 large corn
more whisky made in the State this year
than at any time since the war.
The Cincinnati Commercial says Rev.
Geo. O. Barnes will inaugura,e a series
Of religions meetings Mt indianapolis
about the latter part of August.
the Louisville papers think that the
two cents additional school AK has car
ried in the State. Fulton county set down
on il to the contrary notwithstanding.
a Great Northern Railroad train, with
an foot single driver outside cylinder
engine, lately ran from Leeds to London,
10 l.-Rn ,
miles an hour.
The president has approved the act app
rropriating S50.Q0o for Mrs. Lueretia GAR
field on account Of his SALARY, as President
of the United States.
The Star routes 81 he mail service are
now run at nearly 90 per cent. less cost
than when brady had charge of them,
and over Two million dollars is annually
saved the Government.
Whatever may herpen across the water,
it is not likely that the United States will
be drawn into any war, notwithstanding
the comments made upon the cotton of the
American admiral at Alexandria.
1t is not saying much for Hon ohm @.
Carlisle, of Kentucky, TO call him ''the
ablest man in Congress of the United
States 1t is not his fault, but the fault
OF those who bult the other fellows
ELouisrilie Democrat.
What leafned physician of New Alba
ny, Ind, pronounced to be cancer in
boys throat, was discovered by the noth Ell
Of the child to be caused by beard of
wheat three inches long and containing
eight grains of the Cereal..
Governor Sherman OF Iowa, has issued
proclamation declaring the result of the
election in that State on the prohibition
amendment TO be IN favor % Prohibition,
and warning all persons to govern them
selves according TO this new law.
Tue select committee TO let work for
the improvement of the Mississippi river;
is TO meet in Cairo early in November,
and proceed with the work from Cairo
down. There is probability of consid-
cradle work being done just ABOVE. Hick-
man.
The women like silk dresses Few
men like to pay for them. Every girl
wants 10 see herself eorgeously attirsd,
unless she is very sensible and her wis.,
dom outweighs her vanity. Marrying
men prefer tv zee the girl they banker
after attired in simple Calico lexington
Transcript.
During the fiscal year ending June 80,
1852, the number of Immigrants arriving
in this country was 7S9,00S against esq.,
d3l the prsviodz yeSf--au fiiers4ss oil
1882. Germany furnished 2z9.505 of
last years Immigrants, England aud
Wales So, %, Scotland IL. 937 aud ireland
76,432. About 10000 chinamen came
over.
The Little Rock Gazette's Dallas special
SAYS: AT Bluffton, Texas, SUNDAY. gang
Of desperadoes robbed several stores. ,.c-,
stroying large amount Of goods, and tax
ing large sums of money from merchants |
They were overtaken in Hardin county bt !
a Button posse, in the act of robbing the |
place. a fght ensued, in which I'VE rob !
bers werc captured and one was wounded. |
it is thought fatally. One Of the posse was
also wounded. -
The PHILADELPHIA Press says OF the Star
route thieves and Attorney General Brew
ster:
''They have inborsc with scandalous in I
drstry TO make the country believe that the !
President has ordered . sham, and that,the
Attorney General, cowardly and base as the |
President, Is subservienf enough to do his
bidding no body lsows better
than ikey that the Presidaat Is in dead
earnest. High Or low, Republican or Dem
oci az, he vans unsparing jcsiee doae to
every guilty man. With weIi-merited
confidence he has confidel the prosecut;on
70 the ability, integrity and zeal of the
Attorney General, and We can say To those
who DO net know that officer that honesty
S bred in his bone; fidelity to his client is
he record of more than forty wears ri a !
,ircumspect and jealous bar. lie Is so
proud of his profession and HIS fairly won
'minence therein, that neither hope or fear |
ould tempt him to put biesiiAh on il. |