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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1888-11-02
VICTORY IN TRlE AIR !

Victory is in the air for Cleve-
land and Thurman, and Democratic
newspapers. orators, and leaders,
with unparalleled unanimity echo
the enthusiastic proclamation from
State to State. Harrison my be
elected next Tuesday, and hous.
ands of Republicans appear con-
fident of that result. But, whilst
the COURIER admits thatas man,
Democrat or Republican, A-ip
one viii pr OF
sse 6onCsfh States are d Senly
balanced for any certain conf
dence) still, any way we may look
at it, the outlook is most natter
ing to the Democrats.
LIST. Cleveland gets l53 votes
from the Southern States, aud
nothing can lose him one of these
except apathy upon the part OF
Democrats.
2nd. Being sure of these 153
votes, Cleveland then needs but
is more TO insure his election
New York 80, and Indiana Is,
gives him the necessary 9ol, and
3 10 spare. Or, we can lose Indi.
ana, and elect with New York,
New Jersey, aud Connecticut, and
have 3 more than needed; or, we
can lose both Indiana and Con-
necticut. and elect with New York,
New Jersey and California; or, we
can lose New York, aud elect with
Indiana, New Jersey. Connecticut,
California and Michigan, and have
3 votes extra. Certainly, the pc.
litical condition in these States
are such as to warrant a reason.
able hope and expectation that
Cleveland may carry one, any or
all of them. Besides, Illinois,
Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin and
Nebraska, are wavering in the
balance. and the stubborn fight
now waging in each of these States
Enthusiastically allow them 10 be
classed as doubtful States To
be candid the COURIER does not
expect Cleveland 20 carry any Of
these last named, but it is not only
possible but probable for lin TO
win one or more of them. ID fact
the great political battle S so
great, so intense, so furious, all
along the line of the sO.consiiered
doubtful States that no man can
say with certainty that Cleveland |
may not carry every one of'tAem.
And vice versa, no Demteat
could say with certainty that par.
rison will not receive the eRetO.
raj vote of every one of them. In
other words, they are so clog, 80
nicely balanced that it may sd haP
pen that every one of them will
fall on one side solid; or, thai
Harrison may carry some of Diem
and Cleveland some of diem.
That which makes Democrats
throughout this broad land so COZ.
ident and enthusiastic is their De.
Dendence upon the 1913 votes 10
he South, and upon New YORK,
New Jersey, Connecticut aud Ca.
fornia. These arc the States Up.
m which we bank our hopes, and
he other States named are Con.
'idered only in the line OF proc.
abilities and possibilities. Tie
political bias, record at the polls.
present state of the canvass, in
New York, New Jersey, Connec.
lieut., Indiana, California, and lbe
Southern States, warrants the eh.
husiastic confidence of all that
hey will give their electoral votes
o Cleveland next Tuesday.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1888-11-02

SENATOR GoRMAN saws thai
after careful survey of the stu.
alton in New York he stakes bis
political reputation upon the pre-
dlctions that Cleveland will carry
the State and his vote will he 10.
creased 20 per cent. over that OF
1854. lie says that the New York
city light this year will not affect
the Presidential election and cites
the fact that four years ago Cleye.
land was openly and violently an.
tagonized by John Kelly aud Tam.
many, whereas in the present cam.
paign all factions will support the
ticket.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1888-11-02

IN the coming election you vote
by ballot in the Congressional
race. The ballot must DE written
or printed on small slip of white
paper and contain the candidates
name without other distinguishing
marks. For instance, the ballots
for our nominee are printed, w.
j. Stone, and this name alone is
all that can be put on it. Should
two ballots he folded together
neither will be counted, aud if
your name or anything else is
written or printed on it it will not
be counted. For Presidential elect.
ors the old viva voce methods
will prevail.
If the Prohibitionists succeed
in giving Tennessee to the Repub.
leans and thus defeat Cleveland,
won't iYs'2s.;sIk -, ia.ky Demo
Gratis love them for thus stabbing
them in the back Last year they
promised Democrats to induce
them to vote for "the amendment
that the issue should not be thrust
into politics. Are they acting in
good faithf See what Republi.
can prohibitionists like Mr.. Eth.
eridge are doing, canyassing for
the Republican ticket.
FIVE million Democrats will de.
post their ballots for Cleveland
and Thurman next Tuesday.
Tramp, tramp, the Democratic boys
are marching.
FOUR hundred Fulton county
Democrats failed to vote for Buck.
ner. See to it, Democrats, that
these "stay.at.homes" vote for
Cleveland.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1888-11-02

The Post, a conservative paper,
has a long article on the political
situation in New York. IL sums
the whole matter up as follows :
An estimate on the basis of 1854
will give Cleveland $4,000 to %.
OO0 plurality in the State, rs four
sevenths of the increase of the
total vote of 1884 will be polled
in the Democratic election dis
triGts,r
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1888-11-02

fields majority in 1880 was nearly
$4,000, and in 1854 Blaine's major.
ity was only $500.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1888-11-02

ILLINOIS.
As for Illinois, there does not
seem TO be any reason why the
Democrats should not carry the
State. Gar6elds majority IN 1850
was over 10000, while Blaiue's IN
1884 was less than 5000 out of q
total vote of over 670,000. Har.
rison's record Oh the labor ques,
ton is the stone about his neck
in Illinois, as well as in Indiana.
People in the South perhaps don't
appreciate the labor question, but
in Illinois and Indiana il is a very
grave one. Ii is 30 grave that
when the Republicans failed TO
buy or bride the Labor Signal, the
principal organ of western organ.
iZed labor, which is published at
indianapolis, they got a counter.
felt issue containing an editorial
conveying the impression that the
paper had Hoped To Harrison.
1t is hardly to he expected that
Cleveland will carry Illinois, but
the Democratic State Committee
assert that they have the names
of over 10000 former Republicans
who have changed to Gen. Palmer,
which if they stick, will give the
State TO the Democrats. The Re
puhlicans only claim the State by
1900.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1888-11-02
WISCONSIN.

MISUNDERSTANDING Villas in.
forms his friends that Wisconsin
will break away from the Republic.
can column. The conditions there
are something like those of 1876.
only more favorable to Cleveland
than they were TO Tilden. AL.
though it is the centre of great
!am5cr interests, no ono Can DO
found to bet Oh Harrison having a
majority there.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1888-11-02

III you want peace and bother
" love between the North and
South, vote the Democratic tick
ct, for yon know that it is the
only party that breaches andteach,
es this good will between the sec,
tons.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1888-11-02

The Young Mems Christian
Association will meet at the Bap-
.!st eAarc.:, Sunday afternoon a.:
3 O'Clock. All are invited.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1888-11-02
IOWA.

1owa--Congressman Weaver
writes to "a personal friend here
that Cleveland will carry that
State by at least 5000 majority,
and that the Democrats will gain
one Congressman.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-08

,utitution IN all correspondence. Having thus
disposed Of the last great iniquity remaining
over from q Republican administration, the
monumental pensionsr went away on an ex-
tended journey to recuperate his shattered
. nerve and work his little Vice-presidential
boom.
These eccentricities are perhaps harmless, but
instances of General Blacks really culpable
favoritism in official correspondence are numer-
GUS and are susceptible Of proof Not long ago
Commissioners Black ordered that all inquiries
made by his old law partner, o pension attorney
in a small way at Danville, Ill. be answered at
once and in full, without regard TO who had the
right Of attorneyship. 1t Ia well known that
the invariable rule OF the Interior Department
has been to give The status of claims only TO
three persons-the claimant, his recognized at
torney to whom he must have delegated power.
to q member of Congress. This rule ID
made for the protection OF the Office
against uuauthorized inquiries and for
the protection Of attorneys who have rights
in the cases. This Danville attorneys inquiries
as TO individual cases belonging to other attor-
missioner Black lamely palliated violation Of
honest practice by ordering the answers adj
dressed to the claimant I'm care" OF the ambi-
tions Danville man But these Inquiries went
into the hundreds, and the claimants. whose adj
dresses had been mysteriousy obtained, living
in many States, the ''in care" dodge became
so poor q trick that it was abandoned, and the
condition of the claims sent direct to the Com
mIssioner's partner. The amount of wrong thus
done to other attorneys when claimants saw how
promptly and fully the inquiries OF the Danville
man were answered, and how less-favored
solicitors were neglected will probably never be
known
The extent OF this violation Of official practice
may perhaps be estimated by the fact that the
chief Of the Western division, weak in moral
courage and careless Of official interes he
may be, yet found stamina enough to object to
the wholesale consumption Of the services of his
clerks, In answering the inquiries Of Blacks old
partner, and thus in a slight measure, but by NO
means entirely. this particular nuisance was
abated. The difference between tweedle-dee sud
ieweedle- dum-between Commissioner Blacks
case OF consciences as to his own shortcomings
and his vieilant and stern, not to say Spartan
sense OF justice to the alleged sins of others, is
thus beautifully illustrated. No public official has
attributed so much petty evil to his opponents,
and no official in twenty years has been more
fhoxoughly demagogue,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-08

Oscar Wilde on W0men's Waists.


Indeed instances of absolute mutilation and
misery are so common in the past that it is un-
necessary to multiply them; but it is really sad
to think that in our own day a civilized woman
can hang on to cross bar while her maid laces
her waist into a fifteen-inch circle. To begin
with, the waist is not circle at all, butan oval;
nor can there be any greater error than to
imagine that an upnaturally small waist gives
an air of grace, or even of slightness to the
whole figure It's effect, as rule, is to simply
exaggerate the width Of the shoulders and the
hips; and those whose figures possess that state
liness which iscalled stoutness by the vulgar
vert what is quality into defect by yielding
to the silly edicts of fashion on the subject of
tight lacing. The fashionable English waist,
also, is not merely far. too small, and conse.
quently quite out of proportion to the rest of
the figure but it is worn far too low down. I
use the expression ''worn" advisedly. for waist
nowadays seems to be regarded article of
apparel to be put on when and where one likes.
A long waist always implies shortness of the
lower limbs, and from the artistic point of view
has the effect of diminishing the height; and
am glad to see that many of the most charming
women in Paris returning to the idea of the
directoire style of dress. This style is not by
any means perfect, but at least it has the merit
of Indicating the proper position of the waist.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-08
Corned Beef az Medicine.
Boston Budget.


A well-preserved old citizen is Mr.. Seth Bry-
ant. now eighty seven years of age who is quite
active as most men of sixty. His reminis-
cences of old business are very entertaining.
For many years he was of the firm of Mitchell
& Bryant in The shoe and leather business. He
tells the story of an old Middleborough man who
died at the age of lot years, who at the age of
100 and upward was visited by the family ply
stefan for some trifing aiment and pronounced
to be in a dying condition. The doctor departed
from his bedside early in the evening, after
leaving a dose of medicine, informing the fam
lily that the patient could hardly survive until
morning After the physicians departure, the
old man woke up from his nap and requested his
attendants to bring him UP dish of corned beef
and cabbage, also mug of hard cider. This
substantial meal being slowed away, the old man
enjoyed good nights rest. Next morning the
doctor called and inquired, rs the old man
yet aliveF He is" was the reply; ego up and
take look at him. The disciple of Esculapius
was very much surprised to see the old man
sitting up in his chair and quite jolly All"
said he. my medicine worked wonders for you,
didn't itF II guess not" replied the gentleman
ian, II didn't take bit of it,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-08

The Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Homo.
To the Editor of the indianapolis Journal:
The board of trustees of Indiana Soldiers and
Sailors Orphans Home now ready to consider all
applications for admission into the home. Each
county will now have opportunity to fill its quota,
and must apply at once There are a number of APP
pcations pending belonging to the second and third
classes, and these will be admitted if there not
sufficient number of the first class applying to fill the
home Blanks will be furnished by applying to Super
intendent A. III. Morris. The first class comprises
orphans of deceased soldiers and sailors whose moth
ers dead; the second class orphans Of deceased
soldiers and sailors whose mothers living; the
third class children of permanently disabled or in
dgent soldiers and sailors Each county is entitled
to number of pupils proportionate to the number
of soldiers furnished by it to the late civil which
number has been fixed according to the capacity of
the home. By order of the board
SARAH E. PITTMAN, Secretary.
At recent meeting of the board of trustees.
1utons adopted returning thanks to DIR. H. r.
Allen for needed appliances, and to DIR. J. L. Thomp
son for services also to the Woman's Relief Corps,
G. A. R., for useful Christmas gifts.
KNIGHTSTOwN Jan 6
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-08
MINOR MATTERS.
A gcheme forfsecuring theTAttendance OF
Senators at Prayers.

A Bchene FORTHCOMING theIAttendance OF
Senators at Prayers.
epecizl 60 the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Jan. Every one who has
noticed the opening session Of the Senate each
morning has marked the fact that Senators pay
very little attention to the supplications Of the
Chaplain. Some Of the most charitable assert
that this is due to the fact that the Senators
engaged In devotions at home to such n late
hour each day that they do not have time to get
to the Senate for prayers. Few people who
know the august members OF the upper house
believe this fable. however, but prefer to think
that 1t isl either lazress, or something worse.
that keeps them away. Several propositions
have been brought forward to induce closer at
tention TO the spiritual portion OF the
daily exercises Of the Senate, but these
have Invariably fallen fiat. owing to
who have undertaken to bring about reform
Now a proposition is made, which, If seriously
undertaken, would doubtless lead to the desired
result. It is that the President of the Senate
direct that the roll shall be called Immediately
before the prayer by the Chaplain and that, IL
he find quorum be not present. he shall ad-
iourn the Senate until the following day. This
plan. il attempted. would probably lead to more
regular attendance, but it is likely that if the
reform is to be accomplished at all it must be
done through moral suasion rather than by
force and mp to the present time moral suason
punctilious in this matter than the Senate. 1t
not infrequently happens that the Chaplain Of
fers prayer when less than @ half dozen Sena-
tors are In their seats
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-08
ObituarE.
RrcuNaSp Ind

RICHMOND, Ind, Jan. Sarah E. Hutton, for
nearly half century prominent Quaker prea cher
of the Hickste faith. died quite suddenly about mid
night last night, aged sevcnty-six years.
LANSING, Mich. Jan. 7.-Reuben Crawford for
many years chief inspector of the United States rev
enue department for North Carolina. East Tennessee
and northern Georgia. but recently in charge of
more extensive district, with headquarters at Gin
cinnsti died in this city to-day after brief illness
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Jan. Father Neyron died
to-day at Notre Dame University, aged ninety eight
wears He was professor of surgery and attended to
his classes until few weeks ago. Father Neyron
was born in France. in 1890. and served surgeon
under the first Napoleon in the disastrous Russian
campaign and ct Waterloo.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
WORTHWHILE Ind, Jan. while chopping down
an apple las. Tuesday, DR.. John j. Galloway. a
citizen and soldier received injuries
from the effects of which he died last night The de-
ceased was an army surgeon during the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-08
COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS.
The State Association Selects Officers-Fut-
ure Meetings To Be Held in Indianapolis.

Specia1 to the Indianapolis Journal
EVANSVILLE, Ind. Jan. THE thirteenth an
nual convention Of Indiana commercial travellers
was held here to-day. The election of officers
for the ensuing year was the most hotly-con-
tested in the history of the association. VIM.
Mcpherson, VIM. d. Cooper and Charles w.
Bridges. ali of Indianapolis, were candidates for
president Cooper was elected. receiving 356
votes; Mcpherson received SO, and Bridges
1873 VIM. j. Brown and Frank Raschig,
of Indianapolis, were candidates for vice presi-
dent Brown elected by 358 votes to Ras-
chigs LAT. The other vice-presidents
Evansville. Moses N. Ross; Terre Haute, A. Z.
Harrison; Lafayette John G. Brown; Fort
Wayne, Frank j. Noel; Richmond, William j.
Roby; Vincennes, w. s. Stoddard; New AL
bany, A. E. Neal; Madison, George S. Hargin;
Logansport. Mike Hanniin; Frankfort, j. FL.
Cnamberln; Charlottesville Fred Smith
For secretary and treasurer, Harry Gates,
John Raglan and w. A Coffin, all of Indianap-
oils were candidates. Coffin was elected, re-
ceiving 455 votes Gates 80, and Ragan q. The
new directors George w. Geiger, Milton
Daily. T. M. Porter, q. N. Spencer and Charles
M. LETTER.
By change in the constitution and bylaws
the next and future meetings will be held at In
dianapolis. The event closed this evening with
a grand banquet The indianapolis delegation
left for home at $50 tonight.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-08
BUSINESS Ernbarrassm.nts.

TORONTO. Jan.7.-J. D. Little, dealer in clothing
and boots and shoes, made an assignment to-day.
His liabilities $1,000
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Jan. TN. Goodman & Co.. re-
tail jewellers, were closed to-day by attachments ag
gregating SO, 900. Liabilities are placed at 500.
900; assets about SIC, 900.
DOUGLAS, w. T., Jan. THE Maverick Bank
assigned to-day. Alexander 7. Butler and Charles D.
Broadbeck are the assguees The cause is said TO be
inability to collect outstanding debts The assets
said to exceed thu liabilities. The institution was
largely patronzed by cattlemen.
GREENvTLLE, Pa, Jan. IA. r. Fields, an ex-
tensive lumber dealer and until recently joint pro-
prietor with Mr. Fell of planing-ml and several
factories in Pennsylvania and Ohio, has failed.
Executions aggregafng $25 900 are in the bands of
the sheriff, but there is property to levy It
appears that gradual dissolution of the firm has been
in progress time and that all the property is
now owned by Mr.sTell who will continue the bust
ness.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-08

FRANKLIN FALLS, N. H., Jan. THE Cross pulp
mill. owned by the Winnipiseogee Paper Company,
burned at o'clock this morning. Loss, $75, O0O
not including loss on stock of pulp.
ST LoUIs, Jan. THE power-house of the Brush
Electric-light Company was damaged about $40 600
by fire this afternoon, and 500 lights cut off in
the business part of the city. Fully insured.
PITTsBURG, Jan. Fire about o'clock this
morning destroyed the boarding and sales stables of
A. J. Montgomery, on Duquesne way There
fully sixty horses in the stables when the fire started
but about forty rescued with great difficulty.
The others were cremated. The loss the stable is
$4,000 and on the stock So, 500.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Jan. THE Grant Carriage
Compary's establishment was closed this afternoon
attachments taken out by Racine, Wis. creditors
aggregating about $4,000. Immediately chattel
mortgage made out In favor of the Standard Car
riage Company. the largest creditors. Those con-
nected with the establishment claim that the company
is solvent but decline to give any figures.
RICHMOND, Va, Jan. THE fire at louisa Court
house last night resulted in the destruction of twenty
one out of twentyfour business houses and shops in
the town.. The new hotel escaped the flames. The
individual losses all small and aggregate S25 OOO
insurance, $40. 600. The burned district did not
brace the residence portion of the town, and
than dozen families lived in the houses burned.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-08
Indiana Pensions.

Washington Special
Pensions have been granted the following named
Indianians
New Pensions-Elizabeth Cracrafs Fairfax; Emelia
Duty, Columbus; Rebecca Wilson, Rockfeld j. Moon,
Valeene; Eliza j. Stewart, Lafayette; Amy Nutter
Liberty; Alex. Shook. Brookvie; Mary Ann Nix
Mattnsville w. III. III. Brown, English; Sarah jack
son, Marengo; Lacy A. Knight, Marion; Maryette
Starr, Andrews Sarah A. Ross, Butlerville Phidien-
der Smith, Macksville Margaret Forsythe, Seymour;
VIM. Hines, Mansfield; JAS. B. Freeman, Shoals;
Manchester; w. d. Greene franklin; James
Lewis Lafayette; Albert Ray Hartford City; Reunion
Policy, Landersville Elihu Powell, Raysvile; VIM.
Overholts, Delphi Edward Edwards, Indianapolis; 1.
#. Webb Frankton; J. T. Richards Cup; Thomas
Shields, Bloomington; Joseph Brown, Bluffton; John
Ishbaugh, Lincoln; CT. T. Bean, Writ Joseph Hoover,
Ontario; J. b. Cunningham, English; A. b. Farmer,
New Albany; Henry Meyers, Bloomington; j. M.
North, Norris Landing G. w. Cheatham, Indianapo-
lis; Theo. Bloss Bristo r. II. McCready, Albion; +.
B. Hart. Knox; Joseph Nicely, Walnut BENZ. Windsor,
Versailles.
Increased-Isaec Frost Westfeld; L. Riddell
Mitchell; w. Haley, Lafayette; o. Robinson, Mount
Vernon; Spencer Gamble, Petersburg; M. Eldredge
Pierceton; f. NJ Payne, Bloomington; w. Ears, In
dianapolis; William Halle. Harmony; q. Ball, Wave
land III. Kirkpatrick, Albion; Isaac e. Mason. Oak
Forests Henry Halam, Pettitt; J. D. Parker, Hobbie-
vile; Joseph Daniels, White Hall; N. X. HORNE, Ko-
komo; s. Hoopin gamer Tunnelton Thos. Thatcher.
Indianapolis; Silas Wheatley Tell City; J. W. Benefel
Logansport; V. Mattox, Hardin sburg Thomas Dickin-
Sugar Creek; A. Burgess, Moberly MI. Swan Frank
fovt; Clark Credelns, Marengo Joseph Hart, Folsom
Vile.
Restoration-J. T. Johnston, Carrots.