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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1890-08-08
A Horned snAsa

A. g capleagcr asrJorcrson Scot-,
two farmers liyAR near Georgetown,
w. Va, a fov days since killed a snake
In Caplong'r's barn-yard, which meas
urcd fop feet three inches In length.
The reptile was Of the same color as an
ordinary house snake, and resembled
one 20 some extent Tho peculiar
feature was a horn on the end OF the
snakes tail four inches long. The horn
was the same color almost as tho body,
except half an inch Of the extreme end.
which was pure white. The horn was
bard as steel and sharp as a knife-blade.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1890-08-08

Thursday, fourteen months after tho
food at Johustown, Pa, the local pa
per prints what 1t claims 20 be a correct
list Of the dead. Tho total number Is
given AT eis7, which. 10 correct, leaves
over two hundred bodies not yet recov.
orcd The list varies considerably from
Secretary kromer's report, and the
names are given OF thirty.four persons
that we're lost from the Day Express.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1890-08-08
Hlgh.Prieea Bal. Of Cotton

\ single bale OF cotton, auctivned OF
on the Hoard OF Trade, Chicago Melted
S'o34 80 The high price realized was
due to the fact that the proceeds were to
go To an orphan asylum. Each successful
bidder, after capturing the bale, return
ed IL to the auctioneer for another salo.
the procoss being continued until tho
sum banned lad boon reached
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1890-08-08
Millions OF Pests

Millions Of cScrpillars have invaded
the fields in the neighborhood OF Austin,
Tex, and planters and farmers are busy
poisoning them. They are reported to
be- very bad along the Brazos river and
IL may be- that the cotton crop Of tho
state will be- seriously injured. Tho
pests are at least three weeks earlier
than u9ual, and they are there in great
numbers, and make the atmosphere very
offensive with their peculiar odor.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1890-08-08
A Biz wheat Crop.

Tho host authorities estimate tho
wheat crop Of the present season in the
Dakotas and Minnesota at 100. 600, 600
bushels. The wheat crop will be one OF
TIE largest ever harvested, and there is
nothing In the weather condition that
should cause alarm. Tho value OF this
crop to the Northwest is estimated at
500, 600, 600 at the lowest
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1890-08-08
ENCRoACHINa WATERS.
The Mississippi River Pats New orleans ..
Danger.


Tho oaving in OF tho river banks, in
consequence Of the fall OF the
Mississippi, after reaching tho highest
point ever known, continues as attract
I've as ever, and is becoming threatening
Al New Orleans and other points. The
caving Is caused by tho river during
high water washing out under the
banks, which does not manifest itself,
however, until tho water falls Ugly
cayings have occurred at the foot OF
Second street, New Orleans, ems
dangoring the Illinois Central
tracks at the foot Of Bar
racks and Hospital, threatening tho
garbage wharf at the Second District
levoe on the west bank o. the river. car
rying away the pavement on frontstreet
on IL and nearly reaching tho dwellings
80 Ale feet 81 sarararr Enghien. Sew
onth, Eighth and other stroets. Should
II continue the damage will be very
great SO far IL seems impossible
20 stop It. Piles haya been driven In
on abe banks OF tho riyr. bat have had
NO eject Tho bsak 49, a.. --ssis...
OF about ten by atty ioet falls into
tho river and Is carrio away. Serious
eaving Is reported at sereral othor points
on the Mississippi, noably at Pointo
Coupe, whore IL will REQUIRE the remov-
al OF the Church OF g. Francis and
number OF houses on rev roads, which
are threatened with beng swallowed up
by the river, and ON lho Atohst lsyA,
whore tho caving means H. destroy i'm.
portant leveos.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1890-08-08
C.nsn. r,umer.tor U.,d for Trial

MINNEAPoLIs, Mimi. July 3O.-United
States Commissioner Morey yesterday
announced his decision in the case OF
Enumerator Louis Hegman, charged
with not returning his census schedules.
He was held to the grand jury in 81, 900
bonds In the conspiracy cases against
Stevens and Dickey, their counsel an
nounced tina. the defense waived es.
Animal op 10 tk y grand inv
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1890-08-08

Mrs. John fulford, who resides eight
miles south of Martinsille, Ind, gave
birth to babe a few days ago without
a tongue. The little ono is bright and
healthy, and bids fair to live as long as
It's brothers and sisters who we're more
fnrtunato.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1890-08-08
Thousands Of Acres Of whs,, Ruin.d.

Fuller accounts OF The damage done In
Manitoba by the storm Friday night
have been received. and show the loss
70 the wheat crop to be greater than at
first reported. At Deloraine, two hun
drcd miles south Of Winnipeg, the hail
belt is said TO have been four townships
wide, narrowing down TO a mile and a
half as il proceeded eastward, leaving
destruction in its wake. One hundreds
thousand acres Of wheat have been to-
tally ruined.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1890-08-08
Printers Locked Out.

The Nashville (Tenn.) Herald has
locked out its force Of nineteen Union
printers and employed members Of the
Printers Protective Fraternity, who ar
rived there from Southern points. The
trouble Is on account of the refusal of
the Typographical Union TO allow the
use of Mate matter
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1890-08-08
PRIZE FIGHT WITH HIS WIFE
She knocks Him out In the Fourth Round
aud lie sues for Divorce.


At Wilkesbarrc, Pa. Judge Wood
ward refused to grant a divorce to
Henry d. spencer Friday. His depo-
sition was that his wife, Sarah. knocked
him down, split his Up Sisokoaes us
rye and tried 90 choke him while asleep.
INC nusuHnd weighs 80 ,..s....I~. -...l
bis wife ga Tho defendant donied
tho charge, and said her husband
was worthless, and left her attend to all
business. ono day she challenged him
10 BE- man or get out II was decided
to settle The difficulty with bare fists in
the rarlor The woman came out first
best knocking her husband ont In the
fourth round Mrs Spcuner then said:
Now, am loss and am going to run
the business Spcnnor got mad and
sued for divorce. The parties are well
conncctud
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1890-08-08
Coinage at the Miuts.

The official statement OF the coinage
executed at the minis of tho United
States during the month OF July shows
that 4.S52, 600 pieces were coined, rep
rescnting value OF g., $500. OF
these, $500. 900 were standard silver dol.
lars
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1890-08-08
FIash MAat on Friday

The n. v Catholic News has received
tho following Oablegram from Rome:
"By decree of the Holy Office tho faith.
full will be allowed the use Of flesh meat
on Friday, August 10. This dispense.
tion Ia granted in honor of the Feast Of
the Assam ption OF the Blessed Virgin"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1890-08-08
Infantry 20 Expsl se,,lers

Company +, Tenth Infantry, received
marching orders TO proceed 20 the Fox
and Sac Indian Reservation to expel in.
truders Complaint was made some
time ago to General McCook, butno troops
were available. The company was ra-
toned for thirty days, and the order 10
move is expected hourly. The company
will be under the command of Captain
Stretch
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1890-08-08
Poor Prophets About silver,

New YORK, July So.-over l,25O, COG
ounces OF silver bullion were shipped to
London last week, and this week nearly
as much has been ordered for shipment.
Announcement was made yesterday that
400, 900 ounces more had been ordered
Tor shipment on this weeks steamships.
This has given riso 20 much comment.
because it had been predicted that as
soon as the Silver bill was passed this
country would be flooded with the sill.
yer OF foreign countries. The actual
fact have heen precisely the reverse.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1890-08-08

Willie and Freddie Preston. aged
about nine and eleven years respective-
ly, were drowned at Amber, Pa, while
bathing in the Wissahickon. The
brothers were Girard College boys and
were at Amber for an outing. Their
mother resides in Philadelphia.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1890-08-08
Train Robbers captured

The two men who robbed several pas
songers ON the Elkhorn train last Mon
day nigst at Arabia were captured three
miles south OF Wood Lake. Neb They
seem TO be new men at the work, but
from the preparations they had made
there is no doubt that they had started
out to make train robbing their bust.
meas
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1890-08-08
Hiii-a 81 q To.

Friday evening, near Stoneyillo.
Miss, while a strong wind was raging,
a colorcd woman named Lou Black. her
son and daughter were driving toward
town in buggy, and when near
Bogue Palaya Swamp large tree foil
On them, killing the mother and son and
badly wounding the daughter
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1890-08-08

The cholera is spreading at Mecca.
On Wednesday eighty-one deaths from
the disease Was reported, aud on Thurs
day eighty-iOur we're recorded. All
ports ON the Red Sea, tho Levant and in
Asia Minor have been quarantin6d
against pilgrims
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1890-08-08
Half the Population III, Many Dead.

A violent outbreak Of diphtheria has
appeared at Rcd Bay fishing settle
ment on the Labrador coast Fishing
boats brought the information. The
population numbered three hundred,
and half OF them were down with ths
sickness. Many deaths had occurred.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1890-08-08
AnOIhar Victim

Mrs James A. Radigan, who was so
badly injured in the collision Of the ex-
cursion steamer Louise and the Norfolk
steamer Virginia, near Baltimore. died
Monday daughter of Mrs Radigan
was killed in tho collision.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1890-08-08
A New President I'm peru

Colonel Morales Bermudez has been
proclaimed President OF the Ropublic,
vice General Caceres, whose tcnure OF
Office has expired Colonel licrmudel
Will 80 decorated with the Insignia OF
office and lake Ais seat on August 10
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1890-08-08
Dying by the Hundreds.

Five hundred deaths from Cholera
were reported at Mecca Sunday Troops
have been dispatched to prevent the
landing OF Mecca pilgrims suitering
from chole.a at Cairo
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1890-08-08
Typhoid Fever IN West Virginia.

Reports have been received that
typhoid fever is raging az Elizabeth, on
the Little Kanawha twenty miles above
Parkershurg, W. Va. and number 81
people have died and many are criti-
cally IN with the dread disease.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1890-08-08

Deane and Field Dickerson, aged
eleven and eight years, sons of Freeman
u. Dickerson, the well-known book pub
Usher, were drowned while in swim
ming, at Detroit.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1890-08-08

A Fall River Mass homing pigeon
flew from Owosoa, Mich, $50 miles in
two and throe-quarter days. breaking
tho record
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1890-08-08
Shot Prom Ambush.

While company OF negroes were re-
turning from church at Aberdeen, Miss.
they were fred upon from ambush and
ono woman killed and man seriously
iniurp1
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1890-08-08
nlrhth.rt, PnidAmir

AT Darmarsyille, ~ V, and vicinity
there is an epidemic of diphtheria Up
wards of fifty eases have been reprtod
and half dozen deaths have occurred.
Six members of one family were ,trick-
on with the disease.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1890-08-08

Owing to the advance in the price OF
silver bullion under the new silver law,
manufacturers OF solid silvorware have
increased the price fifteen cents an
Npupp
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1890-08-08
MIL Wrecked by Gas.

A natural gas explosion at Latrobe,
Pa, wrecked Peters paper-mill and So
riously injured a workman named Boat
tie. The loss will be heavy.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1890-08-08
Renowned tho Throne for a Husband

The Archduchoss Maria Valeria,
youngest daughter Of the Emperor OF
Austria, renowned her rights to success
sion To the throne In order 10 marry her
own choice of husband. She Thursday
married Archduke Francis Salvador.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1890-08-08
Starving People, Revenge.

II is reported from Japan that the
starving people are destroying the prop
crty Of the merchants who are corner
ing" rice for high prices during tho
famine
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1890-08-08
supposed Mai Rohber.

The Inspector states that in HIS judg-
ment John Spellman, who is under ar
rest at Bloomington, H., committed tho
mail robbery which occurred thoro about
two weeks aro
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1890-08-08
Gasin Ontario.

Gas was struck at Kingsyille, Ont,
at depth of nine hundred foot and the
flow is etimated at twenty million cubic
feet day. Tho roar is deafening
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1890-08-08

Tho hot winds accompanying the high
temperature in Kansas has literally
cooked the corn, and il is said many
fields will not yield single ear.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1890-08-08
Saw Mill Boiler Exnlod.a

An old saw-mill boiler. near Danville,
H., exploded on the list C. Chester
wa instantly killed, and John Chester
h.dlly injured.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1890-08-08
A Free hanging.

Kelly Stewart oolorcd, was hanged
at Live Oak, Fla Tor the murder Of
John Hawkins about two years age.
Two thousand people Witnessed the ex-
,-...a.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1890-08-08
To Teach the Esquimaux.

DIR. Sheldon jackson has sailed in the
|. 3 steamer Bear for the Arctic re-
glons, for the purpose of establishing
three schools for the Esquimaux.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1890-08-08

A strong English company has just
completed the purchase Of the E,khorn
mine in Jefferson County, Mont The
price is $3.50, 600
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1890-08-08
Centennlal of Patants.

july 81 was the centennial OF patents
under the L. ). Government The first
one was issued on tho corresponding
day OF 1890.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1890-08-08

General and generous rains arc re-
ported from Kansas, but said to be too
lato TO save the crops.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1890-08-08

|, IL is reported that Jay Gould has pur-
chased the Castle of Chepultepec for So,
GOO, 600.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1890-08-08

The instruction in Salvador has been
suppressed by the Governments and
Riyas, who started and led IL, shot.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1890-08-08
Kentucky GOES nnmnnra,,n


Seturns from the election in Kentucky
Indicate the election of the Democratic
State ticket by 1900.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1890-08-08

Excessive rains throughout Mexico
are damaging the crops.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1890-08-08
pnplic pebt pecreasad
Too Much Rain

The decrease OF the public debt dur.
ing July was $3.50. 25I.
, 1890-01-22

Great interest has been manifested
ince Saturday afternoon in the running
Of the electric cars, as this was the first
snow storm of any magnitude since they
had been in operation. To their credit
be it said that they worked admirably,
and that had it not beer for the horse
cars on the same tracks passengers by
the electrics would nave had little to
complain of. The newly equipped cleo
trio snow plows were put on early in the
afternoon, and with one exception did
their work admirably, while to supple
ment them in several cases an ordinary
pillow was pushed ahead of a motor ear.
The tracks of the electric lines were as
cleanly swept as il by hand, and the
smooth rails all day Sunday were in
marked contrast to the ice coated iron on
other lines. Good work in this direc-
ton with the bulk of the snow once off,
was lone by the small brushes carried
by each electric car.
The electric plows are novelties in their
way, and most interesting to watch at
work. Each sweeper consists of a plat
form car mounted on a four wheeled
truck, two Thomson-Houston motors con-
Meeting with the axles furnishing motive
power Underneath each end of the car
is a large cylindrical brush reaching
across the track at an angle of about
40 dogs. Upon the al is an electric
motor of fifteen horse power, which
runs these brushes at a rapid rate of
speed. An upright standard in the CEN
ter of the car supports the trolley, which
is similar to those on the box cars, and
around it is a group of incandescent
lights. The motors which run the car
are of thirty horse power. The car runs
either way, and the brushes are so geared
that the one on either end can be oper-
ated while the other is lifted from the
track. They sweep the track very clean,
and throw clouds of fine snow ahead of
them as they do it.-Boston Journal.
, 1890-01-22
The suItan's Curioslties.

One cannot be surprised to near that
the sultan thinks of turning his innum-
cradle curiosities into money. Those
who have been allowed to visit the OAR
es-Saadet n st. Irene-a rare privilege
nowadays-have been wondering ever
since, probably, what motive or supersti-
ton has checked his majesty SO long.
Nor is it altogether surprising that a
London jeweler of position should hest
tate to accept the charge of valuing these
miscellaneous hoards-a dozen experts
of the most consummate assurance would
find more than they could deal with
there. Onething is certain-that nobody
can form an idea how much this aston
ishing collection is worth. We may sup
pose from the choice of a jeweler no adj
wise him, that the sultan puts most value
on his gems. Certainly theyar SO many
and SO huge that all the crown treasures
of Europe could not equal the display
if only they be genuine. But there is
grave doubt on that question, to begin
with.
Since the gates have been closed to all
but a few favored visitors, there has
been no effective supervision of the
guardians, who, it must be supposed,
are not paid more punctually than other
officials. 1t was on their complaint of
purloinins strangers that the old facili-
ties were withdrawn, and some think
that they had a motive quite different
from honest indignation in that protest.
When those museums are o~verhauled,
however, thousands of objects more
precious than gold or jewels will be I'M
earthed. As an instance, a thief succeed
ed in stealing three old helmets from st.
Irene just before the doors were closed,
and sold them to an English gentleman
resident at Pera for less than a hundred
francs apiece. This gentleman parted
with one for more than a thousand
pounds.-London Standard.
, 1890-01-22

Two or three times a month a bright
boy with a business like air visits the
hotels and restaurants. He was en-
countered the other day in a down town
lunch room, where he had just sold the
proprietor a dozen fat frogs. They were
neatly strung along a stick, and one man
at first took them for reed birds. II
caught these down in the Neck" said the
boy, land it amt no fun either, going
into a ditch after them with a net"
What do you charge for them?'
swell, for nice, big ones, 1 can get
sixty cents a dozen" answered the youth.
A German woman from some place
down in Jersey" peddles frogs, too.
She Is laxative enough, except when
inquisitive folks try to find out just
where the festive froggy Gamble found.
Then she shrewdly scents a possible
competitor, and thereafter remains as
mute as the p~roverbial oyster.
The usual way to cook bull frogs, or
COW frogs, as the boys call them, is, ac-
cording to certain gastronomic authori-
ties, a simple thing. Roll the frogs in
cracker dust and then fry them as you
would an oyster. One gentleman of
pronounced epicurean tastes says that if
the flavor of the succulent dainty is de-
sired, it SHOULD simply be fried in butter.
Philadelphia Inquirer.
, 1890-01-22
To Utilize Wave Power.

A Caveat for improvement in ocean
wave motors has been filed with the
commissioner of patents by S. A. LET
fngwell, of Coronado Beach, through
his attorney, Clara Foltz. The object of
the invention is to convert the forces of
h waves of the ocean into a motive
power for driving machinery on shore
for electric lighting, etc.
This is accomplished by means of a
float placed in the open sea. In the float
are tubes extending to a depth of thirty
or forty feet below sea level, open at the
bottom and closed at the top in such a
name as to retain a pressure of air.
AT the top of each tube is a valve open
ing to admit air into the tube and closing
against an outward current.
There is also a valve opening into a
pressure reservoir through which air
may pass out, corresponding to the vale
gear of an ordinary pump. BY this ar
rangement air is pumped into the reser-
voir with a pressure suitable for driving
an engine located on the hoat and CON
nected with a dynamo converting the
power into electricity. The electricity
is transmitted by electric cable and used
as a driving power, or otherwise, as may
be desired. Experiments were recently
made on the bay, with the most salts
factory results.
The machine, however, is intended
for use in deep sea a mile from shore.
Any amount of power can be had, &C.
cording to the size of the plant used.
The principle of the motor is practical
and economical, and its inventor lives
on Coronado beach.-San Diego Sun.