The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1891-09-18

to make another race against Gro.
yer Cleveland.
Gov. BoIEs. of Iowa. is going
through the campaign with the air
of winner. Immense crowds
greet him everywhere.
John s. DURHAM, n colored man
from Kentucky has been appoint.
ed Minister to Ilayti. To succeed
Fred Douglass, resigned.
GEN. JouN G. BLACK, of hi.
nois has signiiied his willingness
10 accept the Democratic nomina.
ton for Governor of his State.
SAM JONES has created sensa.
ton among the Alliance and Anti.
Corporation Democrats in Georgia
10y issuing u circular in which he
attacks the position of the Ali.
auce.
GOVERNOR BoIEs is making
the Republicans of Iowa hustle.
lf he gains no other distinction
in life he will ut least he entitled
to the one of promoting industry
In n highly protected State.
THE Ohio Dcmo~rscy IL making
the most gallant fight that WAS
ever known in that State, and
Governor Campbell is a leader
who inspires his followers with
enthusiasm aud confidence.
THE State Democratic Commit.
tee, of Indiana, met ut Indianap.
oils last week. a poll Of the mem.
hers showed that Mr.. Cleveland
was the choice of the majority for
the Presidential nomination..
Hon. w. &. u. BRECKINRIDGE
thinks there is n chance for some
measure considerably modifying
the most obnoxious features Of
the Mckinley bill to pass both
House aud Senate during the CON.
ing session of Congress.
The fact tina; Newport, r. l., has
gone Democratic Indicates that
the people Of the state who elect.
ed q Democratic Governor two
years ago have not changed their
minds, and are preparing to cast q
democratic electoral vote next
year.
THE funniest thing in the Ohio
campaign is TO hear Major McKin.
ley trying TO persuade the people
that prices of necessaries must
come down, because his robber
tariff puts a heavy tax on them,
and proving 1t by the fact that the
price Of sugar went dowm because
his bill took the tax off.
II the Republican papers and
speakers could only persuade II e
people that the big crops, and the
good prices at which they will
probably he sold. are due to the
Mckinley bill, they would carry
The agricultural population aud
knock the Alliance out in one
round. But tina, is mighty big
"lF."
Gov TILLMAN, of South Caro-.
lima, is disposed to favor Camp.
bell, Of Ohio, for the Democratic
presidential nomination. This is,
of course, contingent on Camp.
BELLS reelection TO the governor
ship. With hearty endorsement
OF his administration he would he.
come presidential quantity wor.
thy of consideration.
THE Dresden Enterprise OK.
poets hot times in the Ninth Con.
gressiOnai District of Tennessee
next year between the Hon. Rice
a. Pierce, the present incumbent,
and the Hon. Dorsey 0. Thomas,
who longs to plant his feet under
the mahogany desk now occupied
by Mr.. Pierce in the hall Of the
House Of Representative.
SENATOR CARLISLE has been
investigating the difference be.
tween the cost Of production and
the selling price of shoes III New
England and finds an immense
profit, which, however. is not di.
,ided with the wOrkmen who make
the shoes. There is no better in.
formed man in the country on the
tarlff, labor aud financial questions
than Senator Carlisle.
a BILL was introduced in the
tennessee Legislature last week
giving the Governor power TO call
out the State military and TO SUN.
mon every sheriff in the State,
with as many citizens as he deems
necessary, 10 repel any invasion,
or to quell any disturbance or
riot or rebellion, aud to maintain
such force. to be known as the
Army of Tennessee, as long as
necessary, at the expense of the
State.
The New York Sun says the st.
Louis Republic is trying to head
on the German sentiment by ad.
vanclng the idea that il the Dem.
ocratlc nomination is to go South
the first man to receive it would
he the Hon. John &. Carlisle. The
only well defined sentiment among
Democrats is the Cleveland senti.
ment. Those who oppose him are
as completely at sea to-day as they
were yearago. No considerable
number Of them have any special
fayorite.
RUSSIA seems TO hold the most
active and threatening position of
any of the nations Of Europe.
Her movements of late have ere.
ated considerable excitement and
apprehension, aud in many quar-.
tiers are regarded as ominous OF
war. Yet her bread crops have
failed, and in some Of her provin.
ces the people have been dying
by the score Of starvation. The
most vigorous measures of relief
scam IN Laua ham nply na,,;.ll, q,