The Hickman courier., 1889-12-20
General News Items.

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A great deal was taken in Ne
York. Skfr *
A PARTY OF governments, and
and saianfiata harasf sn"ug
hak-<.<< -s..---.@-zk.<rsves tor MIN tor tno
ssF tf.s whscsa he has been, for tha
Sunday. &these little dh
A PAUPER woman. wsus asa -
ing commiserated for hasi
all her teeth--"Shure, an'ieaD1(
time TO loco thin wiin I've moth.
ing for thin TO do.n
TEE Louisville Post Gays: With
the death Of Jefferson Davis the
partisan press Of the North loses
the foundation for much OF its Wit.
operation against the South.
MRS. SRcHRisT, OF Anthoston,
KY, playfully pointed q pistol at
her friend, Edward Woods, not
knowing II was loaded, but ;ss
pistol was discharged, aud Woods
was killed.
A TERRIBLE case OF premature
burial Is reported from Madison,
Wis. A month ago young girl,
supposed TO be dead, was buried,
and yesterday on the removal Of
the corpse the coffin was opened,
and the body was discovered lying
on its face, the hair wrenched
from the head and the flesh liter.
ally torn from the face and hands.
They have an effective way Of
dealing with habitual drunkards
In Norway and Sweden. They put
them in jail aud feed them entire.
ly on bread and wine. The bread
is stepped in wine for an hour be-
fore il 10 served. The first day n
man will take IL, but before many
days he will hate the sight of II.
After an incarceration of this sort
many become total abstainers.
A PROPOSITION to reorgauize
the United States supreme court
is being talked over by cert ain
members Of the senate judiciary
committee, aud the outcome may
be the introduction of a bill which
will Increase the membership OF
the coprt from o to IL justices.
The enlargement OF the court is
held to be necessary because of
the rapid increase OF business.
There is also q considerable ac.
cumulation of business that IL is
thought can only be speedily dis
posed Of by increasing the men,
bers Of the court.
The Fnlton Argus, with an eye
TO business as we'll rs TO the best
interests OF its people, suggests
to our Representative the follow
ing programme: "The Kentucky
Legislature is TO meet shortly.
After that body has been in ses.
sion long enough TO warm his seat,
we shall look for our Represent.
alive. Hon. b. II. Walker. to intro.
duce and fight for a bill to make
and keep In repair good country
roads; also, we shall expect him
to work toward laws compelling
county and circuit courts TO pub.
lish their proceedings in the local
papers and pay for the same; also,
we desire him TO do his level best
to let the assembled wisdom of
the State know that Fulton Ia no
"snide.n
The Southern Press Monument
association organized last week at
New Orleans, for the purpose of
erecting an imposing monument
In honor OF Jefferson Davis, and
have issued an address In which
the following appears While the
great soul OF Jefferson Davis,
freighted with the indefeasible
truth of the southern canse Of
constitutional liberty, has winged
its flight to the throne of the God
oftruth, his earthly remains must
be duly honored by those for
whom he suffered: and we sLaaAi
be dead to every sentimepA Z Z,
duty, every prompting of@shat near
or love. did we not t,-Askith a kof.
has been called d*xn.-
every fitting Tay -
his memory and pfoSA6ksls.
world aud TO ros.sri;y that S~<frrp r
appreciate so pure, so nobleS s.
oAaiio1 u character.
n"ekien's Arssea satve.