The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1891-05-08
CURRENT TOPICS.

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CURRENT TOPICS.
KING IlunBERr has 1000 blooded
horses In his stables near Pisa
PHILADEtrnIA lawyer. who has
just died, left a will OF 81 words.
We foot up, In the pcnitentiary cen.
sus, 1900 male fclons and 1880 70.
males
TUE New York dude now considers
u quite the thing 10 wear red rose in
his hat.
KANSAS IN to have an alliance bank,
10 loan money 20 stockholders at 1 per
cent year.
AUSTRALIA has begun to ship eggs "a
the British market They are six
weeks on the way.
SrNcK the first 81 the year over 800, 900
timber trees have been set out In San
Diego county. Cal
TuE jail at Somervl,ie. n. was
entered by thieves the other night and
pocketbcolS stolen.
Tun coast line of Alaska exceeds In
length by 5000 miles that Of all the rest
Of the United States
tr Ii said that Senator Edmunds de.
eiined a seat ON the supreme court
: hench,e - lesak thriuS "a IA ~ =.
- Fsep Dover. 4 - - ssr1.x ifH.af IA can
not celebrate his birthday. lie does
not know when he was born
REroRrs from Missouri, 40 far, are
favorable TO fruit and wheat, but no
corn and little oats werc planted
The Republic Of Guatemala sends
word that she will take full hand at
che Worlds Columbian exposition.
THE new United States treasurer the
other day received $40 from some con-
characterization person In Missouri
THE late Gen. Albert Pike owned
nearly 100 pet birds, which he kept in
cages hung In all parts OF his house.
A GroR0fA boy with ar extraordinary
nSESs IL advertised 10y dime museum
manager as The Human Elephant"
Ex-Gov. EVANS, OF Colorado. has
presented the university of Denver
with $780, 900 for its further endowment
MIsSvAroiis millcrs estimate the
wheat crop this year at $50. o0o. 600 bush
els, a. against 800. 900 900 bushels last
year
A SWARM % bees attempted 90 settle
on n man at Jennings, La, but he stuck
his head In u haystack and got rid OF
them.
NATURAL gas has been discovered
Ia the Argentine Republic, and proves
Go be equal 10 that Of the United
States
A HoUsr-ro-noUsn canvass Is 10 be
made in jersey City. N. j.. for the pur-
pose Of inducing residents IN 90 10
church.
II l. reported that Wild animal re-
sembling a bear In shapc. but striped
like leopard, has been seen near LIN.
pirc. ia
MnKN licrschcl stud.ed astronomy
only four double stars were known
Now nearly 1000 OF them are distin-
guishablc
TuE Michigan agricultural college
has ordered 1900 kinds II weeds and
grasses from Berlin for the use Of the
class in botany.
y. ID. MILLER. son of Atty. Gen. Mil
Ter. has ZEN ,r,.,in,,.d chIs, % e.. al.
vision 80 .,...i.',.,,c, a,,a ncconn,s q,
the .Ssr department
NrOKoEs are fiocking from Oklahoma.
destitute and starving, and are appeal.
ing for aid to yet back 90 their old
homes Ia the southern states
TIM exports 81 beef. hog aud dairy
products during March wcrr valued al
81. 9O4, 1873, against $40, SOS. 658 during the
corresponding month OF 1890.
To THE las, Won MoltLc slept ON a
simple camp he'd with a mattress tina;
was scarcely more than a name and
with rough army blankets for cover.
ing
DURING the past few years crime has
decreased TO such an extent In England
that over 1900 900 a year less Is spent
upon prisons than was the case ten
years ago.
THN English census Is displaying It's
superiority 90 our system by the fact
that within two weeks OF the day Of
the total population il
announced .. g, ctc, ceo
A LITTER of George Washington. dat
ed NAV .. i776. and addressed 10 Col
George Clinton. sold for $50 recently.
and another, written from Valley Forv,
May 2s, i77s brought SIS.
A rwv,vr.v,.u-ot, hov Carries thu
mail from Tucson "a 1, Pas All, The
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