Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from March 25, 1871 • Floods in West Tennessee have cost a terrible loss of property and injury to regional railroads. The Mobile & Ohio Railroad and Memphis & Louisville Railroad have suffered greatly from the flood waters. • George Carey of Union City has become connected with the firm J. C. Wilson & Company of New Orleans. • The Fulton County Circuit Court commences on April 10th and the docket is larger than it has been for several years. • The funeral for William and Milton Montgomery will be preached at Poplar…

Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from March 18, 1871 • The Columbus Dispatch reports that W. K. Hall, a “Radical Republican,” is a candidate for mayor of the city. The editor of the Hickman Courier suggests loaning Democratic votes to Columbus. • Jesse C. Gilbert announced his candidacy for the State Senate in Paducah. Major Thomas E. Moss, Judge George Morrow and Colonel Oscar Turner have also been spoken of as possible candidates. • Marshall Norton, of Columbus, Kentucky, last week arrested a fugitive from Tennessee who was wanted for crime in Troy almost a year prior. •…