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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-01-06

For the eye os Geo. warren.

| EDITOR INDEX:
While our Legislature is in session, the
/ Hickman Courier conceives the idea OF
agitatiug the emigration theory, and sug-
gests that our pl 'ple hold mass meetings,
| and send dele gates 20 p convention to EN-
courage emigration TO our State. Now
the Courier man does not tell rs exactly
what his idea is lie makes rather a ran
dom shot a. generslities. without commit
ting himself 10 any particular class. lie
leaves the gate open, 90 that IL occasion
demands, he has chance 10 dodge Come
now, friend Warren come out Of the
I brush, and tell ia where you stand. Do
you want to bring foreigners, ant settle
them down Emong US here, or would You
bring those OF our own country, from the
over crowded districts, and give them
homes in our manufacturing establish
ments, on our farms and sur miues? De
fine your position more clearly, and let US
see where you stand.
II you prefer the lGttar, we are tcgeth-
err. II the former. I rather think you
might find some slight opposition to your
theory. But shall not antioipsts, until
know where you stand.
Yours, KESrUcKIAx.
II the correspondent OF the Tn5rr will
use the word irqwigratiou instead Of emu
grafton, he will moro accurately repre-
seut our position. Bat no matter; we
answer with pleasUrs: The COURIER
wonld welcome with one hand the for
eigner with his rich Irish broEas, or his
sweet German accent, while with the
| other We grasped those of our ow u coun-
( try from the "overcrowded districis.'
( Who is "Kentuckian?" From whom are
we, VINO boast Of being Ksntuckians aud
Americans, descended Who were our
! foretsthers2 Who was Lafayette, Steu-
/ ben, DeKalb and Montgomery Thess
men helped to win the freedom Of this
: country with their blood, and who now
would be 20 selfish as to deny their chill
dren a home in cur midst2 Point to such
man, and We will point you to one
whose heart is as cold as the ice and snow
that drank the brave Montgomery blood.
Come out of the brush, and tell us
where you stand says the correspondent,
and yet fails to write under his own
proper name. We know there Is an I'M
fortunate sentiment, founded in preju-
dice, sharsd by some good aud worthy
citizens, against foreigners locating in
cur midst. But il is wrong, narrow, con-
trscIed, and injurious TO our common
country. We want to eradicate that sen
timent. We want honest Industrious
I citizens, no matter from whence they
come. We hope "Kentuckian" under
stands US, aud will let fy MS opposition.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-01-06

A St. Louis paper blsmss the census
authorities for not making an investiga-
ton and report Of the ice crop of the
couatry, aud makes some incidental OBJ
ssrvations which are Interesting enough
to quote.
"There is no country where as much
ice is used as ours. In Europe people
manage to get along without it, but the re
IL no part of the njted States where peo-
pie able TO buy it will deny il to themseI-
yes. 1t has become necessary of life in
summer, and its consumption is not sus-
pauisd even in winter The catherine
of ice in the northern half of the country
in winter is scarcely less harvest than
the gathering Of the wheat crop in sum-
mer; and in some regions laboring men
rely so confidently upon il TO supply them
with living in the winter, that mild
winter IS regarded as serious misfor-
tune. Nearly all the cities and towns in
the country below he latitude of St. Louis
are wholey or partially supplied from the
Northern lakes and rivers, and the trans
! portation of these supplies forms no small
feature IN the business of the railways.
Ice IS one or the cheapest articles OF con
sumpioni ITS cost of gathering 1t in place s
where the best facilities for handling 1t
are provided is only twenty-five to fifty
cents ton, and the rivers aud lakes vie Id
1t to all who will take il. 1t is probably
not worth more than seventy cents TO
one dollar ton in the ice house, in mid
"intsr and yet this cheap necessary OF
iite affords Ewing to hundreds eff thous-
anus OF persons. In fact, the ice business
represents one Of the most important in
dustries OF the country, and report show
ing ITS exteat, the number Of tons gath
cred, the distribution of it, the mum Der Of
persons aud the amount of capital engag-
ed In IL, add ITS comparative growth, would
De an interesting feature in our national
census"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-01-06
The Davis lIaffer.

Maj. VIM. J. Davis, Mt the lime the Con-
federacy went down, Gen. BreckiuriJge's
adjutsnt general and chief Of stat, now
secretary Of the Louisville school hoard
aud Capt. j. r. Briggs, formerly assist
ant quartermaster general Of DibrelIs
brigade, and now member Of the bauk-
ing and milling firm OF y. Long X Co Of
Russellville, contribute to the Courier
Journal very definite information a. 10
what became of the remnant Of Coufei-
crate treasure that was moved from Rich
mond BY order Of Davis. Maj. Davis
shows that the bullion was exchanged
with Richmond bankers for SlO6, 600 in
coin and distributed in equal shares
among the officers and soldiers Of Brock e
iuridge's command. Capt. Briggs detail
ed the distribution Of all the money under
Mr.. Davis control, and says the President
personally ordered him to pay sll alike,
officers and Privates" This IS very def
mite aud specific information, and thor
oughly disposes Of anything that may be
left of Gen. Johnston's charges.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-01-06
The New Rood Law.

The new road law Tor the counties OF
Hiskmaa and Fulton, which will here
after be known as the Laien road law,
we think wise aud good 10 it's main pro-
visions We are not advised as to its
details, and, of course, itssheiency large
ly depends upon the nature OF the details.
LIST. The law divides TIE county into
road precincts; and 49, sQsciAl road sur
veyors a each.
/ ID. 1t provides an sdvaloTsm tax Of not
! less than uSr mere than 10 cents on the
500 taxstie property OF the county, to be
levied collected, and set apart as a special
road tax. We are not certain, but think
it pcovides that, the road tax collected
in each road precinct shall be used for tn,
roads in the district in which collected
Ord. 1t demands road service from al
citizens now subject 10 road duty, anc
falling to work shall be charged mp $,
much per day. Also, tax payers render
ing service, as required by overseers. al
lowed to pay their TAX in this way
4th. 1t describes the character OF coun
ty roads which shall DO built auI main
tanned.
9th. The law goes into effect from anS
after its passage.
It is estimated that the . cents tax viii
be ample to keep up the county roads il
good condition, though the power is giver
the county court to maks it l 0 cents undei
the idea that il will be more costly Il
! begin with.
We think the law good to begin with
and shall have more to say of il when W
see the law itself.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-01-06
The CoIdesI Place Oh Earth.

Now that everybody is studying the
maps to see hat and where Yakoutsk is
tho place from which came the informa-
ton of the loss Of the Jeannette-it is Of
interest 10 know that town has long been
held by meteorolOgists to be the coolest
place on earth. IRkoutsh Is situsted in
North western Siberia, on the Lena river
in latitude sixty de Eraas north. long
itude one hundred and Weuty-niue de-
grees, forty-four minutes east, end is a
town Of about 3, 200 nhabitants. 1t is the
capital of an immense province OF the
same name. The average temperature of
the region in winter is thirty-six degrees
below zero. Strictly speaking, however.
Verkoysusk, on the YanA river, is the
Asiatic pole Of cold, the thermometer there
going even lower than at Iokoutsk-
There is a correspondent cold point on
the Amsriean side Of lhs globe, not far
from the Parry Islands.
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The ClerksI1lD.

The Democratic State convention &c
nominate a candidate Of Clerk Of the Cour'
OF Appeals, meets in Frankfort wednes-
day, the llth. The nomination is equivs
lent to an election. There are Is candi
dates, and the counties have expressed
their choice as follows
Hewitt, 67i; wolford, o.; Henry, 81;
Gaines, SOY; Poore. go; Davis, A. Jones
as Poage, 10; Bell, IA; Moatfort, rs
ReviIl, 81 Ashton, 8; Norver 10; Turner,
lO' Darneal, 6 Desha, 9; Taylor. O.
This will be the vote on the 6rst ballot
except there are thirteen counties and
the city OF Louisville hich expressed no
choice, and no one can tell how the vote
will be cast. Some of the candidates
hold 2ud aud Srd instructions, and after
the LIST ballot there is no telling what
turn affairs may take. At present the
race appears to De between Wolford'
Henry, Hewitt, Poore aud Gaines Hur-
rah for poore.
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what Does the Atlanta Trip
Cost the state!
IFiemingsburg tKy-'l Democrat


In regard TO an item in our last cen
suring the Legislature for receiving pay
while on the Atlanta excursion, we have
received a letter from Frankfort, from
which we Gull the following: "The facts
are not understood. There has been no
vote TO accept pay. The constitution
gives member of the Legislature s. per
diem during the session The point was
raised years ago aud decided while Judge
Harlan was Attorney General, as stated
above. So that think the question or
pay is settled beyond any controversy,
and a vote even of the Legislature to re
ceive no pay could not affect the right OF
any member to draw pay. In my iudg
ment, the visit of the body to Atlanta
will be productive of good results. both
immediate and reflex. Then, you see, the
Legislature loses only three days more
than they would by an adjournment on
the 20ih, as would otherwise be the case
II costs the State nothing, in fact, al
though | see by the papers that some of
them are of the opinion that it costs the
State $4,000"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-01-06
KeniuckJ's Militia.

L
The AdjutRnt General, in his annual
report TO the Governor, expresses the
opinion that our active and Efficient STATE
militia force can not he kept up without
legislative action Gen. NuckoIs refers
to the provision OF the fundamental law
that all persons between the ages OF eight
cen and forty five, except those especial +
ly exempted, belong 10 the militia, aud ne
suggests that the Legislature shall pro-
vide for the correst enrolment, by the
County Assessors in the several counties.
0 f all persons owing military service IN
der the constitution, and the collection Of
an annual tax Of fifty cents head, 10 be
collected and accounted for by the Sherifs.
He thinks there ought to be at least one
company organized in each Congressional
district, and regiment of infantry, a
battery OF artillery and a troop Of cavalry
in Louisville and Jefferson county. "What
we need" says Gen. Nuckols, 'is 10 pre-
pare to keep the peace. To do this we
must place the militia on a footing TO meet
the demands of modern civilization"
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Important Measure.

Among The important measures which
will be early presented for the considera-
ton of Congress is the Interstate Com
msrce bill, which bears the name of Mr.
Reagan, of Texas Mr.. Reagan says that
he became member of this Congress
chiefly for the purpose of urging his bill
relating to this subject. He has already
esintreduced his Interstate Commerce bill,
and lie counterpart has been introduce
in the Senate by Mr.. Coke, of Texas. MIR.
Page, of California, Chairman Of the
House on Commerce. has announced b m
self in the World as 10 favor of this meas
ure, and several of his associates in the
Committee on Commerce are known TO be
also favorable to the passage essentially
Of the Reagan bill.
The fundamental provisions OF Mr..
Reagan's bill are frat, bat the constitu
tiOnal Interpretation of commerce in
clules interstate traffic, and that while
freights and passengers transported with
in tho State are solely under the control
of the laws passed by State legislatures,
freights; passengers, &c, which are re
ceived in one State to be delivered in an
other subject TO regulations prescribed by
Congress. The bill is lengthy and e.-
plicit as to the manner in which the au-
thority over interstate traffic, which it
asserts exists in Congress, should be exer
cisel.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-01-06
Aba,,.,, the Pen.ren,to,,o.
From the CONSTITUTIONAL


Before any definite dis position is r,sa.
Of Alaska, II would be we'll for Coup,a.e
70 take into consideration the proprief, &c
making the Territory penal colony f.
all persons convicted Of crime IN ~.
States and Territories Of the Uai,,,
States. The States would be saved
enormous annual expe use, building -
repairing penitentiRries and PROVIDE
for the $4,000 convic,s now within ,se
wallis Of State peniteutJaries. They wonII
simply be required to pay the expenssnF
transportation of convicts to ALAS
Then the Government would take char.
Of them ander a system which woul1 in
sure promotion upon reform and good ba
hevior. Four or i've cenvict setilemsnfs
could be planted in different parts of,1,o
Territory, each under charge of comnsr,
Of soldiers The men could be set to worL
in the mines, cutting down timberfor
ships and building purposes; in agrio,l
tursi pursuits, IN manufactures Thse
who serve faithfully Tor ten years ind
give evidence of reform could be settled
On the land permanently. The convcts
/ could be brought under religious intiun.
ces in Alaska as well rs IN the Staes
The climate in Southern Alaska is tennis
ed by the Japan oceanic current aud 3
very healthy, accsrding to those who hva
m oSt eNhAustlveIy Investigated The 40
ject. Through the con vict labor the I5y-
eminent would not only pay expenses, at
have surplus, and growing SURF g,
each year. The conYicts could oe - an
ed by the products of the soil, ane -
would not be subjected to the Is p
! treatment which obtains in man e
/ State pcniteniaries. They woulp be
Tier with beRIthtul outdoor la
4 their moral reformation would
much accelerated By fresh air
/ Outside of the economic featars re
scented by abolishirg the peniteBu 8
it is living shame for tie laws OF ais
country to permit the no-pay labc OF
/ penitentiary factories to come in co"pe-
tition with the honest labor of hlues'
mechanics. 1t is the custom these days
for the keepers and lessees Of pemten-
/ tieries to work the convicts at metha1ical
trades and some of them run large fac
/ tories. The Alaska proposition aurSers
all these points. 1t should be done.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-01-06
Dainty Food in a Nenagerje.

Next in point of heavy feeding come
the elephants. Their chief food Is hay,
of which it takes about four times as
much to keep an elephant rs it does to
keep a horse, the elephant eating about
100 pounds Of hay every twenty-four
hours. And IN order to keep up his ap
petite the hay must be the best going,
being invariably timothy of the best
grade. Other animals that eat hay are
the giraffes, the camels, the deer, zebra,
and different animals of the cattle spe-
cies. Most all these are fed on what is
known as mixed hay, timothy and clio
yer, which is about 20 per cent. cheaper
than the timothy alone.
There are 101 other creatures requir-
ing, IN many cases, much more delicate
and costly food. The sea-lions have TO
be fed on fish, usually fresh and salt
mackerel, each animal taking twelve to
fifteen to each meal twice day, and
consuming all together 100 pounds Of
fish daily.
Next in point of delicate livers come
the polar bears, whose regular diet is
bread soaked in milk, with fish now and
then for change. The black bears are
also given bread, 100 pounds being used
daily. Vegetables of almost every sort
are fed literally to the differ .nt animals
cabbage, potatoes, carrots, onions and
turnips. The elephants are great cab
bage eaters, In addition to their standard
diet, hay. The giraffes singularly
enough, are great onion eaters, while
the deer and goats, and animals of the
cow species, eat carrots and turnips and
potatoes. Bran and oats and corn are
also literally stTibuted-mostly once
or twice week-among the hay-eating
animals.
The most delicate and expensive
feeder in the place, perhaps, is the ourang-
otang, which gets beef, potatoes,
bread and honey. As there Is only one
in the collection at present, the cost of
keeping this grinning satire on the
human species is not multiplied. An
other delicRcy which must not be omit
ted in the diet of the polar bears is fish
oil, of which they get several supplies a
week. After the hay, the oats is per
haps the next chief source of expense In
the way OF animal food. As for the
fowls, the larger ones are fed on corn,
while the small birds are fed on canary
seed, and all of them now and then get
small chunk of meat. --PhiLadclpAid
Times.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-01-06

HAVE endeavored to state f,a higher
and more abstract arguments Inv which
the study Of physical science NAV he
SHOWN snow . TO De Indispensable to the COM
do not wish it to be Supposed Ii ttot he.
cause | may be devoted to m@ or nr less
abstract and impractical purrn; t - on,
ms ,nsen asI to the weight which ought to
to be the English conception - 'T,'.n
namely, getting on Now ia ! a. Taju,.
of knowledge of physical ST. anc as as y
means of getting on is ina s,iTt
There .t are hardly any Of our trades, ez-
which some knowledge of So, 49, nay
not be directly profitable to t5a ,',,r -
OF that occupation. An Industry attains
higher stages of its developmayt ~ II.
'9 ,,sd 81, become con more complicated an
me by one, to take their .b.ree - IT,
Fray. "-RtIfiel. "
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Mr. TiIden MOI a Candidate.

Hon. John O. Priest OF 81. Louis, re-
Gently spent an evening with the Hon.
Samuel ). Tillsn, and has conclusion IS
distinct that Mr.. rilJsn viii not be d cam
Iijate for The democratic nomination for
the presidency in 1854. Mr. Priest de-
clares ihat Mr.. TIden reads everything
lie is as we'll posted ON what is going on
in the world a. the secretary of state. No
part of the country escapes his notice, and
h is just as we'll posted in social matters
rs political-that Is, such as become pub
10
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-01-06

As the following smallpox treatment
is going the rounds of the press, We will
give it TO our readers, as it is possible We
may have the undesirable opportunity Of
trying it. and that before long. Here it is,
and coming from a London me iical advi :
scr, he says: IL am willing to risk my
reputation as public man If the worst
case of smallpox cannot be efectually
cured in three days simply by cream of
tartar. This is sure anl never failing
remedy: One ounce Of cream of tartar
dissolved in a pint of boiling water, to be
drank when cold, at short intervals. 1t
can be taken at any time, aud is q proven
tive as we'll as a cure. 1t never leaves
mark, never causes blindness aud always
prevents tedious lingering"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-01-06

Mr.. RUTHERFORD B. HAYES has been I'M
able to subscribe to the Garfield monu-
ment fund, or to the fund for the benefit
of Mrs. Garfield, on account of bis power
~. lnasmuoh as it is a matter Of notorie
~ that during Mr.. Tilden's term Of Office
Mr.. Hayes did not spend any money when
away from the White House, and spent
very little when he was there, and habit
ually lodged the campaign asssssme n {
collector, there will be some curiosity
manifested to know what became Of his
salary. Can it be possible that the good
ishly goody good Mr.. Hayes, unwarned
by the fate Of Icarus, took little flyers il
the blue empyrean Of Wall street?
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-01-06

THE Kentucky Legislature is trying to
TX up q law to relieve our State Supreme
Court. II is said the docket is so crowd.
ed for seversl years. The most prscti-
cable idea is to stop appeals on suits
involving less than $500 at The Circuit
Court. Let Circuit Court decisions be
final on such cases
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-01-06

Our State Auditors report, just out,
SHOWS the deficit reported to the last Leg
lsisture was S67s,sl2 IS. During the
last Two years ths receipts have increased,
anu the expenditures have been dimin-
ished TO the extent of about $500, 900.
The Auditor thinks if the Assessors can
De made to do their duty that tho debt
can De paid In four years, without any
increase of taxation. There are 76 pauper
counties in the State, a nd be thinks under
faiF assessment there should be pope.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-01-06
War vessel coming

The American w-r ship Kearsarle, now
lying al New Orleans. is 20 comeup the
Ohio river As tar As the stage Of water
will permit. aul enlist young menfor TIE
navy. ~ = hrst-cia>s pilot is cap Logged
the boat vii ini no N.dca.ty 10 g-tsiuE
up as far rs Cairo, and possibly to s. Louis
or Louisville.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-01-06

The Tennessee bribery investigation re-
Vesls fearful amount of rot:enness, which
must be humiliating to Tennesssans. The
State debt question has bOen made spec
ulating job to the bond dealers, and
through them corrupt practices with mem
bers Of the Legislature. The bond spscu-
lators resorted to getting members drunk,
and even to getting prescriptions OF poison,
to control votes. 1t win be happy day
for Tennessee to get the question cut Of
politics.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-01-06

CoLuNDUs is favored with another news
paper enterprise. The Beacon, published
by Mr. Ed. B. Walker and Mr.. Oscar
Horne. We don't know Mr.. Horne, but
we have a high opinion of Mr.. Walkers
journalistic ability, and IL he has good
Horn(e) he knows exactly how to blow it
nAifnriallY.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-01-06

THE political excitement in Tennessee
will be high this year, Governor, Con-
gressmen. Legislature and United States
Senator 10 be elected. There is 8 strong
probability that Senator Harris may be
defeated by 8 combination Of Republicans
and low-tax men.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-01-06

We zee that there is bill before The
Kentucky legislature to permit persons
charged With high crimes and misdsmesn-
ors 10 testify in their own cases. As The
law now stands in Kentucky, all person 8
are competent with some judiciOus re
strietions, except those charged with
crime or misdeu eanor
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-01-06

CoS0REssNAN Joe Blackburn and Gen,
Burhridge, both OF this State, are involv-
ed in personal uuplessantness. Black
burn denounced him as murderer, for
some acts during the war, and Gen. Bur-
bridge demands an explanation.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-01-06

The people and newspapers had COM
menced to condemn Judge Cox who pre-
si des At the Guitesu trial, very severely,
fer allowing the prisoner to so outra-
gously insult the Court but Judge Cox now
states that he allowed the prisoner full
scope at the suggestion OF the lawyers in
tsreSted. to the end that tbs experts might
fairly judge as to his alledgsd insanity.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-01-06
bishop Pierce on Dancing.

In 8 recent sermon, Bishop Pierce, OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church OF the
South, denounced dancing as the silliesl
and most nonssnsical amusement that
rational beings, so-called, ever engage
in. He said that il had its origin IN
heathenism, being a pastjme Of savnges;
appealing 10 the lower instincts of hu-
mainly, and being The chosen sport of the
Vilest and most imbrutei Of the human
race.
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Population o. Kentuchy.

Census Bulletin, No. III, gives the
official figures of the population Of the
several States aud Territories Of the Uni
ted States, in 1881:
The population Of Kentucky is. Gas $40
In 1870 il was.......................l. -, on