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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1892-12-09
This Cass Settled

BvClRUs, o., Dec. 6.-The celebrated
case Of Daniel Harmon, a gambler
against the Crawford county Agricul-
turaI society, for money paid for the
privilege of running a roulette wheel
on the grounds, and afterward backing
ont has been compromised, Harmon re-
cciying $i25 of the $500 advanced, and
the society paving all costs
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. David
Scott IS years old, and OF unusual
strength, Monday wagered that he
could pull horses tail ont by the
roots and he attempted the expert
ment on one OF his own animals. He
failed in his brutality, but he succeeded
in pulling the horse backward upon
himself The horse crushed him down,
breaking one Of his legs and otherwise
iniuring his owner
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PHILADELHHIA, Dec. 1.-TWO Green
land expeditions may start ont from
Philadelphia next spring. While Lieut.
Robert T.. Peary is raising funds by
his lectures for a second and prolonged
visit TO the great continent of ice, Prof.
Louis llcilprin is, it is rumored, pro-
iecting rival exploring trip to the
frozen regions of the north.
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PrTTsBURGH, Pa, Dec, G-Commodoro
Joseph Walton, the veteran millionaire
coal operator, died at his residence in
Allegheny Monday morning after an
illness that began on Thanksgiving
day. His demise came Unexpectedly as
he talked of coming to his Office Mon
day morning. lie was about 20 years
of age, and had been in the coal ship
ping business here continually since be-
fore the war He was senior member
of Joseph Walton & Co.
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Ice bound for Two Years.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec 8,-The steamer
Fonair has arrived at this port from
Rotterdam. During her voyage she fell
In with the whaling bark \. Il. Tucker,
Capt Baker which had been nearly
two years out Nearly all OF this
time the bark was inclosed in
ice in Hudson's bay, entirely shut
in from the outside world. The bark
was in fairly good shape and the sailors
all healthy, Notwithstanding their long
siege. All of them were very hungry
for news, however, and Capt Willis, of
the Fonar lowered one Of his boats and
sent the barlS's crew a load of nowspa-
pcrs and miscellaneous literature.
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". Dusue Admits His Disgrace.

PARIS, Dec. According to the
Eclair, NJ. Dugue, member of the
chamber of deputies, admits that he re-
ccived one.pf the Thierree checks for
%, 900 francs, this being his share due
from Baron Rcinach in a guarantee in
which NJ Duguc, who incurred certain
risks was entitled to compensation if
the operation of the syndicate was sue
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NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 6,-The
bench show of the Hermitage Kennel
club opens Tuesday, The two hundred
prizes To be awarded has been the
means of drawing together the finest
collection of dogs ever seen together
here or in the south, and one of the
grandest collections ever seen any
~ here
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The Innocent Bystanders a. u.ua,.

CHICAGO, Dec. O. During a saloon
row, Matthew IIilderbrandt the pro-
prietor of the place, shot and morto!ly
wounded Gus Wunderlich, a drunken
teamstcr. llilderbrand scattered bull
lets rather freely and managed to cripple
two innocent bystaudcrs, Their wounds
are not serious, however.
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Cleveland Returns Hom,.

New YORK, Dec 6.-President-elect
Grover Cleveland arrived Monday morn
ing at 1;36 o'clock from Exmore, Va,
where he had been on his shooting ex-
cursion Mr. Cleveland travelled in a
special car, attached to the South
ern express on the Pennsylvania rall-
r,al
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His New Gag.-The good lady
opened the door To his knock and wait
ed. "l'd be obliged, mum, fer some
thin 10 eat num-" he whined
"Whew," she shifted; you have been
drinking; ] can smell IL as strong as
can be" mo, mum, you can't" he
whncd, as he held up his hands, plead.
ingly, That amt liquor mum, that's
medicine, mum. just got out of the
hospital. mum" "Oh, you poor thing"
she apologized, and took him in, much
to the success of his new gag, Detroit
rec Press.
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she Gets Six Hun fred Dollars.

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Dec, g. Monday
the Jury in the suit of Mary 4. Gruir
against George w. Raglan, a well-known
hotc, proprietor, for 5000 for breach
Of PROMISE, returned verdict in favsr
9i the plaintiff for 5000,
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Columns, O., Dec Z State Food
and Dairy Commissioner McNeal has
discovered more imitation coffee which
is fac simile of the berry, but which
is composed OF rye -four and other for
eign substances made into the form Of
"a coffee grain.
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Nelson Is Reinstated.

NV YORK, Dec. 6.-The stallion Nell
son and his owner, C. II. Nelson, were
rcinstated by the board Of the National
Trottng association, Monday, at II
meeting held at the Murray Hill hotel
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TIE WORLDS FAIR.

CARDINAL Gibbons writes Letter Favor
inI Its Deing Open sunday Afternoons.
CHICAGO. Dec. 3.-Thcre is strong
and 'apidly growing moral and religious
sentiment in favor of the repeal of the
Worlds Fair Sunday closing act. One
eminent divine after another is coming
outin favor Of this liberal movement,
J. X. Thompson, secretary Of the
Worlds fair Sunday Opening associa-
tioi, has received the following letter
from his eminencc, Cardinal Gibbons, OF
la timore:
C,Pp,~ATs RESIDENCE Nov %
Mr. j. n. Thompson
Respected SRA quiet opening OF the Chicaqo
fair next year seems 90 be most desirable
ThOc are many who would be otherwise de.
pri-cd Of the privilege 90 unfolding what prom.
iscs 10 be the event OF the Ccutuiy The Worlds
fairwiu gather together the most wonderful
pruluction Of human skin oui a .oaliiy, The
rcsilts cd the oyoiutious and Ig4r.,-- 10 ages.
No one should be prevented from SEQ
ing those works Of man, ami every OPP
ponunity should be- Afforded Tie
sunday closing Of this spectacle
would be very unfortunate for many
thousands Of our countrymcn who would be
tempted TO spend the day in dis sipltion. In
ihhr name / would favor this opening % thC
far on sunday Afternoons to evening, with tho
rryislon that al machinery should be- stopped
ari all mechanical and aborinE Wort, that viii
no be urgently ncces airy should cease. In this
~ not see any decoration OF the holiness Of
IN, day; on TIE contrary, those no VIII 7isit
III, fair on these days will be surely inclined TO
rase their minds and hearts To Him who in.
sNred men 10 produce such marvellous things.
'anf very rai,nfuily yours In Christ.
j. CARDINAL GIBBONS
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A Passengers Fatal Jump.

Brazil, Ind, Dec. Geo. Slaughter,
the young man who was so badly in
jured by jumping from a passenger
train on the Chicago and Indiana Coal
railroad at WINS Crossing last week
died Monday
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south Carolina Prohibition piI.

COLUMBIA, 5. c., Dec, AFTER hard
fight the prohibition committee decided
TO report the Child's bill favorably,
with an amendment that there e one
dispensary agent in each county, and
four in Charleston, nj salaries OF $500
each. The proceeds of the sale of
liquor to permit holders is 10 be turned
over to the state The minority will
submit report in favor Of the P"rfy
bill, which provides for the reference
of the matter to the people.
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THE PRESIDENT
Makes Suggestions to the Fifty
Second Congress.
Cl the Tariff lie Accepts the Verdict
Of Nov mb,r,
Aud the Responsibility Is Left
with the Next Congress.
Hearty Enforcement OF the Nicara-
qua Canal Project
workmen Should Have More Than
LIES Neeessaries.
Aud the Responsibility Is Left
with the Next Congress.
Hearty Enforcement OF the Nicara-
qua Canal Project
Workmen Should Have Moro Than
lifes Neeessaries.

We Must M Longer Rely on Canadian Ca
nsis, iut should Construct tsns's OF
Oar Own-f.aceiul Adjustment OF
binsrenoes wan Foreign Pow
ers-Ih. Finances OF the
Uo,erameIt, ItC.
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MIR, Wade, husband who deserves
canonization, once mentioned to his
wife tragic circumstance that he had
read that day in the newspaper A
passenger on'a transatlantic steamer
had fallen overheard in mid-ocean, and
had never been seen again. WAS he
drowued?' asked Mrs. Wade. ooh, no;
Of course not" said Mr. Wade; but he
sprained his ankle, believe"
Ills Little slip She engaged for an
evening pnrtyl-lt is not quite time for
MS to start yet is 1t, Mr. Spoonamore?
lie No Mis-, Daisy, but am always
early The early bird you know,
catches the Ger the the-aw that
comet, Mis- Daisy they say can be seen
quite distinctly with good opera
glass. lineage Tribune.
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CoLUMBUs, o., Dee. &--llolland has
weakened and made a confession to the
mayor, MIR karb. lie admitted the
killing Of five COWS, but refused 20 give
his motive further than that he claimed
to be insane. lie eNoncratnd Penney.
whom he had previously implicated
lie has been removed To the county jail
as prccaution against iyuclnr which
the police greatly fear will ucyHr
Fire in Wais1n's jcwclry store a.
Fayetteville, y, c., is supposed to have
originated in attempted burglary
Loss, sac, 100 IL ,urapce, $4,000.
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New York, Dec. Ga cable dispatch
which has been received here says that
the steamer Ethelwold which left Fer
nandina, Fla, on November 10, with
the first cargo Of Florida oranges that
has ever been exported direct TO Eng
gland. reached London sunday and the
1865 boxes comprising her cargo Will
be sold at auction in London on Tues
day + l.. Goodsell chartered and
loaded this steamer, as the necessity of
an outlet has become apparent, owing
To the fact that the United States at
the present time produces about SIN
million boxes of oranges, which is IN
excess Of the consumption.
senator IIus Lucrative Position.
New YORK. Dec 6.-Senator David
r. Uul IL was reported Monday night
hiss been rendered the position of gem
eral counsel to the Equitable Life As
surance society The story was dis
cnsscd among insurance men, and the
prevailing opinion was that Mr. hill
would acccptlt. senator Hill, IL is un-
der,tood. is considering the matter
favarably II he accepts he will take
hold soon after January !. II might be
arranged SO that hc could take the
pIare and retain the Senatorshtp at the
same time The Equitable people,
,nvcycr are said % prefer that he give
~ the ,cuatorship if he accepts
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A Sister Of Charity Arrested.

PITTsBURG, Pa, Dec. 13 An unus
ual proceeding In the criminal court 20
day was the issus. ce of a process for the
arrest Of a sister Of charity. The defen
dant is Sister NJ Julienne, teacher in
the parochial school at West Tarrentum,
and is charged with assault and battery
on Peter Dohman, year old boy.
Ii is alleged that on November 2 the
teacher assaulted the child at the school
by pushing him down stairs, also strik-
ing him on the head and iDjuring him 90
severely that be had to be carried home
She gave $500 for trial at court and the
grand jury found q true bill against her
To Gay the care was called for trial hui
the defendant did not appear As usua
10 such cases process Was issued sol
her arrest and she Will be brought in b.
a deputy sheriff.
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Artillery Monument Unveiled.

RICHMOND. Va, Dec. 13.-The cere.
monies incident to the unveiling of
monument to the memory Of the dead
members of the old Richmond Howitzer
battalion of artillery took place at the
Richmond theatre this afternoon. The
building was crowded from pit to dome,
despite the rain that prevailed. Mr..
James B Moose presided and introduced
Rev. w. NJ Dame, who offered prayer
after which Mr.. W. L. White introduced
the orator Of the occasion, Mr. Leigh
Robinson, of Washington. His address
was most appropriate and touching,
closing with a review of the services OF
the battalion in the late war. After the
Grafton, Shich was listened to with
marked attention and literally ap
plauded, the procession, composed of the
local infantry, cavalry and artillery, the
| old veterans Of the Howitzer association
Lee camp and Pickett camp, Confederate
veterans, marched through the principal
streets to the monument, in the west end
The young artillerymen that compose
the present battery dropped out of line
and proceeded to the monument ahead
of the procession. Here Captain Hutch
esou caused salute of thirteen guns tc
ne fred just as the veil was thrown of
by Col. J c. Shields. The base of tn,
monument is of stone, surmounted by
the figure of Confederate artillerymar
s / feet high whose right hand grasp
a rammer with sponge up. To night th'
artillerymen and number of invited
guests are enJ )ying banquet.
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New YORK, Dec. l3.-The trial Of the
Rev Dr. Chas a. Briggs for heFesy was
resumed to day. The Rev. DR.. J. g
iss, presii led. D.. Briggs began his
defense at 2:20 p. m lie first pointed
out the difference between the preshytery
sitting as deliberate body and as a
Judiciary. He discussed the arguments
of DR. Birch aud Co'oael McCook,
mplimentiag DR.. Birch on his
earnestness, but said there was
no real attempt in the arpu
ment to prove the charge. DR..
Briggs condemned, il forcible language,
the action of the committee in ignoring
the charges in their argument and talk
ing about other alleged and more serious
errors which were not included in tho
charges.
Mrs. Cleveland was spectator this af
ternoon, sitting with DR.. Merrill Smith
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BULLET IN HIS BRAINS,
Because he Refused TO Put mp His
Hands.


HUNTINGTON, W. Va Dec. 13.-An
attempt was made here last night to rob
the east bound Chesapeake and Ohio pas
senger tram. Two men boarded the
train at mid night; one was nearly six
feet in heighth, had long flowing hair,
wore broad sombrero and had the ap-
pearance of COW boy The other was red
headed boy about IS years of age, coarse
ly and commonly dressed. Subsequent
events showed that both wore belts
heavily burdened with weapons.
Just after the train left the depot,
they put on masks. drew large Colts re
volvers and entered the coach immedi
ately ahead of the sleeper. They or
dered all hands up and proceeded to
search the passengers. One of the first
was Mr.. Eiser, walking in the aisle.
He said he had no money and began to
resist. Instantly the tall man fred two
shots into his brain and he fell dying. A
panic ensued, during which the train
men reached the scene, and general
fight ensued. The cowboy pulled the
bell cord and the train ct ,pped at Twen
tieth street, where he and his companion
made their escape. A passenger named
Flanagan received bullet in the foot
during the fight. No clue has been dis
covered except a mask and overcoa
dropped by the robbers.
Shortly afterwards Bulwer Forwey
who lived near the scene, heard noises
on his premises and on going to the doc
was assailed with revolver shots, ont
bullet striking him on the right shoulder
and breaking his arm. No attempt wa
made to rob him and it is supposed tn,
desperadoes trying to make their escap,
in the dark were determined to proven
persuit. It is supposed that these mel
belong to gang of tough character
now infesting this city.
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&cHAles

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3-Certifcates of
election of electors for President and
vice president Of the United States were
presented from the states of Texas,
North Carolina, Alabama, Illinois and
Maize and were ordered to be placed on
file
Among the bills introduced and re-
ferred were the following:
By Mr.. Gallinger, of New Hampshire,
for the suspension of immigration under
certain circumstances.
By Mr.. PETER, of Kansas, to facilitate
promotion in the navy.
By Mr. Mitchell, of Oregon. to provide
for a national encampment of the militia
at the Worlds Columbian Exposition
! By Mr.. Cullom, of Illinois, to amend
! the interstate conmerce law.
Mr. Daniels, of Virginia, offered q
resolution calling on the civil service
commissioners for sucinct statement of
the government position that are inside
and outside of the civil service rules;
the methods of application and examina
tion; the quota OF each state, filled and
vacant; and what propositions are open
to appointment outside of civil service
rules-the purpose being to procure In a
compact form information for the use Of
those desiring to enter the government
service. The resolution went over with
out action.
Mr.. Vests Joint resolution for COM
mission to make an agreement with the
five ciIz9d tribes in the Indian territory
for taking lands in severalty was taken
up, and debated until o'clock when 1t
was laid aside. Those participating in
the discussion were Senators Jones, OF
Arkansas, Platt, of Connecticut, and
Coke, of Texas.
MIR. Teller gave notice that he would
ask action to morrow on the President 8
veto of the McGarrahan bill.
At D. IN. the anti option bill was
taken up and Mr.. George proceeded to
address the senate in support OF it. He
said that there nad been much discussion
of the subject since last session and thai
efforts had been made by various cotton
markets of the country to depress th'
price of cotton, based on the fact tha
the bill was pending. He found himsel
representing a cotton growing com
, munitv; called upon to meet som
new aspects in which the ques
: tion had been presented The peo
pie of Mississippi were deeply in
p terested in the bill. 1t affected their IN
terests in very vital point. 1t was al
Ieged on the part of the cotton exchange
that the passage of the bill suppressln
e speculatiops in futures would be dlsas
/. trous to the farmer, but on the othe
e hand the farmers of Mississippi and
Alabama and of other southern states 6
we'll as the farmers of the west were s
!. "benghted" that they, with almost or
t voice, demanded the enactment OF
measure to prevent dealings in future
q He had examined every argument tn
:. had been put forward in favor of Il
:. present system as practiced in the cotte
i. exchanges of New York and Ne
| Orleans and he had reached the CO.
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Col. Shepard on the Stand :,

NEW YORK. Dec. l3 The second
days trial of the suit;of Frank S Gray
against Col. Elliott F. Sheppard, to re
cover $50 600 breach of contract, was
begun this morning. Colonel Shepard
took the stand and ex planned that he had
not done anything that could be con
strued in to the nature of bribe to the
police commissioners. This was under
stood to refer to the letter produced yes
terday. Colonel She pard said that he had
offered to meet the demands of the
plaintiff, Mr.. Gray, who once told him
that if he was not paid f35 600 he would
give information to the newspapers about
the Mail and Express. The colonel de-
uied sending Mr.. Gray check FOR S., 900
to bribe the police commissioners.
Colonel Ingersoll read a letter in
which ColonelShepard suggested that Mr.
Gray should go west. The witness said
that be had been very much disappointed
with the work of Mr.. Gray and ht
thought that he would be more at home
in that locality.
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Improvement for Norfolk

NORFOLK, Va, Dec. Is For several
months northern capitalists have been
negotiating for the purchase of the
Ocean View railroad and hotel property.
Yesterday a sale WAS consummated which
transfers to Mr. Farney, of Pennsylvania,
and his associates, the railroad and hotel
property and the Willoughby splt tract
of land, several bupdred acres. on the
Chesapeake Bay and Hampton Roads, for
S2O0,000
Mr. Franey will put the road in good
condition and thoroughly equip it. He
will also extend the line to vii .oughby
spit, where town will be laid off. Al
elegant and cOmmodious hotel will BE-
erected and cottages built A steam ferry
will be established from the terminus oil
the road at Wllloughby spit to
Old Point and large and modern ferry
steamers will be purchased for the ser
vice. The com psny will reduce th,
rates from Norfolk to OCEAN View anC
Willoughby spit from % cents the pres
eut price, to 10 ceots. If the city will
grant the franchises the line will be ex
tended down Chapel streets to SOM
| point in the heart of the city.
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Amendments That VIII Strengthen,

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13-The amend
ments TO the interstate commerce law in
troduced TO day by Mr.. Cullom, of Hi
nois. are intended to be a general
strengthening of the present act and are
expected to materially aid in securing its
enforcement. 1t IS proposed to permit
traffic coutracts between railroad com
panies, under certain conditions and va
rious restrict ms, giving the inter-
state commerce commission power
to cancel these contracts if
they are considered as making
unreasonable rates or calculated to pro
duce unjust Discrimination. Railway
corporations will be made liable to prose
cution under the lava penalty whic
has heretofore been applicable only
against railway officers The imprison
ment penalty is abolished, it having
been considered so severe that it is never
applied. Witnesses will be given i'm
munity when they testify, thus doing
away with he effect Of the rec Mt 6ecis
ion Of the United States supreme court
in the Councilman case.