The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-02-10

A FOREIGN war jus; now would
postpone action on the iarif. aud
the protected tariff barons would
smile.
The Sherman silver law will
hardly he repealed until some
thing takes It's place for silver
coinage.
THE various branches OF the
Populist party will meet in con.
ference at Washington Oh the
22nd inst.
DIRT has been broken on the
Kentucky building ut the Worlds
FAIR. The building aud fixtures
will cost 100000.
At Louisville an electric light
wire fell to the street aud negro
walked into il. lie was instantly
killed, his neck being nearly sew.
cred by the wire.
THERE IA no longer any danger
of u conflict In the Kansas Legis.
!a.are. Both branches Of the dual
House will retain their organiza-
ton to the end OF the session.
THOUGH Pre- sident Harrison has
done only that which he should
have done in appointing a Demo.
cratic successor to Justice Lamar,
the act was a praise.wor,by one,
THE New York Tribune of last
Sunday devoted twelve columns
of its space to Publishing list
of the names of American million.
aires. There are i,037 of the poor
fellows.
The Indiana Legislature has
passed stringent anti.cigarette
law. Kentucky once did some.
thing Of the sort, hut the, ii ap.
pears. has been, comparatively, n
dead letter.
WHEN President Harrison ap.
pointed n Democrat to the Su.
preme Court. the Democratic Gov.
ernor Of New Jersey retaliated by
appointing a Republican TO fine
judicial position.
IT is becoming a doubtful mat.
ter whether Judge Jackson can
be confirmed. His appointment
10 strongly opposed by Republi-
cans and Democrats alike, each
suspecting q trick by Harrison.
The Lady World Fair Commits.
sioners for Kentucky have decd.
Cd che 'ccnn!a raa!cans 20 lie ,he
typical flower Of Kentucky. Ths
is the ordinary trumpet flower
that grows wild in the State. -Ex'
The little town of Grifton, n.
O., can probably lay claim to more
divisions than any other town
in the country. The village is 10.
Gated, II 10 said, in two counties.
three townships. two CongressiOn-
al districts, two Senatorial dis.
tricts and two Judicia, districts.
ELECTRICITY has been success
fully applied in agricultural oper.
ati0ns at the Polytechnic Institute
OF Alabama, where o motor has
been at work for nearly q year
past threshing oats. wheat rye and
barley, cutting ensilage. grinding
corn aud ginning aud pressing
cotton.
CLEvELAND's exact plurality
over Harrison, according to the
New York Herald, is 3G9,533. The
actual vote east was l2,O70. !66, of
which Cleveland obtained 1854.
Sol; Harrison, b,i55,O2s; Weaver,
l,O55,S7l; Bldwell, 270,S76; Wing
lAnarchistl 2l.2O2; scattering
II 1870.
THE Republican Senatorial Can.
Gus has decided to admit Arizona.
Utah, New Mexico and Oklaho.
ma as States. ItIs not probable,
however, that their efforts to re.
gain their lost majority in the
Senate by this means will meet
with the approval Of the Demo.
cratic House.
The jobber appears. from re.
ports, to have gotten in his work
in the construction of some of the
Worlds Fair buildings. Several
OF them gave way few DAYS ago ,
under the weight Of accumulated
snowtiakes, and much damage was
done. 1t is now said that the
roofs OF some Of the rest are |
leaky and ssgging.
A POWDER has recently been {
discovered, aud is now being man. {
nfactured, which will not explode ,
in the manufacture or the hand. :
ling. 1t isthe most powerful pow.
der on the market, makes but liz. Q
tie noise aud no smoke, and nitro. /
glycerine is not it's base. IL il
claimed that 1t will reyolutionize
the use of firearms.
ONLY few more short lays
and the Government will pass into
the hands OF its rightful owners
the people, 1t has been in the
hands of strangers for thirty.two
years, but now the Democrats,
with full power, and by the over.
whelmiDg sentiment Of the nation,
will administer the affairs AS the
Constitution and the demands of
the people direct.
TIE bill for the election of U.
s.. Senators by popular vote has
passed the National House and
goes to the Senate for action. ri
adopted by twO-thirds vote, then
the amendment will be voted on
by the States. and will unsuestion.
ably be ratified. OF course it will
not affect the term Of present
Senators. Ii IL a great reform,
and should be adopted.
The war on the gamblers of
Memphis, which has been for some
time waged between o portion of
the MenDhis nress and a uraat