The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-02-03
Interesting Items.

The Treasury OF the State Of Arkansas
is about three hundred thousand dollars
short.
There is but little of interest in Nation
al politics Office seeking is all that is to
be heard or being done.
A bill has been introduced in IL Con-
gress providing for the appropriation OF
- 100000 to prevent the spread Of yellow
fever.
The Presidential aspirants are coming
10 the surface First, there IS Mr. Tilden,
then Davi Davis, Senator'S Pendietou and
Bayard.
The House Committee Cd Mississippi
River improvements is considering plan
for building canal between The Nissis
-pp river aui Lake Borgae, below New
Orleans.
Lent wi. soon be ushered ia and then
eggs viii BE a dream Of the past with the
poor man A word 10 The wise, etc, eggs
packed in salt will keep for weeks and,
even montts
Judge Hunt will be retired by an act Of
Congress and It's Eaid that Secretary Fol-
ger will take his pace on the Supreme
bench thus giving way for Conkling to
step into The Cabinet.
THE oRoe Of Clerk Of the Court Of APP
peais il worth from twelve 20 fifteen
thonsaud dollars per aunum IL has 40 fix
ed salary The money comes through fees
for services; and the term IS eight years.
The bill to amend chapter - of the
NGeneral Statutes, which provides for the
kselection Of petit jurors, is designed 10
prevent the packing Of juries and TO cut
Q q the operations Of professional jurors.
! L. max es = radical change in the msde Of
selecting Jurors.
A young man recently died in Pennsyl-
yania from Inflammation OF the bowels
and a post norton examination revealed
the fact that plaster paris he had eaien la
+ candy WAS The cause Of the fatal intia N ma
! ton. Candy eaters should make a note
/ Of this ANA govern themselves accordingly
The National Board Of Health bias
declared The small poX epjIemic in ihi'
country. The disease Is n al! parts Of
The land but tbs cities and particularly
/, Chicago, New York aud Cincinnati suffer
the most The disease, from private re
ports, eK SIS IN The Lake City to fright
ful extent.
Chicken -psI, disease common among
J children and sometimes affecting people O
/ mature age. is mistaken for small pox IL
some localities during he existing alarm
in regard 10 small pox. IL IS coutagloui
but comparatively harmless 1t produce
an irrurtiou but the pustules are SINAI
and sea tering.
Dc. Bliss wants $4,000 for his service
in the Carried case. II he gets 10 be vii
IA ave received the largest surgical fe'
ever paid to any man. Bliss Was Gar
fields bOsom friend, aud the countrl
thought was working 20 save his life NOR
for love than for money, but it seems from
this that the Zee was not lost to sight
Our Lyon county neighbors are in
hub bL b over the railroad tax. All tint
magistrates have resigned and we ar
informs Ell thai a. bill will be introduced in
10 he Legislature, enabling the COUNTY
Judge 20 levy the tax. Ii such bll
should pass. the County Judge Will prob
ably resign. The county offers TO pa,
dfy cents on the dollar Criue5laeH Pres
Tie Mormon question among the peopl
and In Congress is fast assuming tn
excited place which always precedes
course Of action, when action has beeI
long DELAYED Whatever may be IN
.dispos tion Of the question the Peopl
await With interest, aud will be NOR
than proud when the curse is marke
with sufficient punishment 10 f0revs
check The outrage.
Mr. NcElroy Las introduced into b
House - number Of radical bills touching
w0-ucn rights which If passed, Wal
confer Gpou The gentler sex nearly a
those privileges which have made then
IsnE % - men. The bills provide tha
they may practice law, must be paid tn
same wages az men in public institutions
may vote in certain contingencies, ma.
be appointed public ply siciaus and enjo,
equzi gifts with thsjr husbands in III
possessions Of tLeir infant children.