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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1866-05-12
News and Rumors.

a Presidential Message, in reply to NJ
inquiry from tie Eo.se os Representatives, stste.
faat-sls7 szEdsas have been issued and 707 eascs
yet remain undisposed Of Under the 18th excep
ton Of the Amnesty Proclamation, 50I5 pardon.
have been issued. This is known az the S2o,0OC
clause.
Aajor-Gcncral Howard reports pro-
perry seizsl under the act Of July, 1862 and restor
Cd by the Bureau, Is 452 acres: abandoned property
allotted to freedmen and resiorcd by the Bureau H.,
6s2 acres; abandoned property not allotted TO freed
men restored by the Bureau, 100000 acres. Total
lso,10s acres. ''H
The ". y. Times, of the 18th, says
The trade of the past week fairly active in the
line Of Import entries and the shipments of Domestic
Pnoduce. There was added TO the last a shipmen,
sfrlearlya million of Gold and Silver. The business
in Foreign and Domestic Merchandise, from store
and Of bond is satisfactory for the season Of the
yeas.5s dsid', enc -n .ls
f'1he Memphis Ledger says the great
havoc which has been made in the cotton fields Dor
dcrng the Mississippi river by the present over
fow,s appalling. 1t is no exsggcration to say that
unceunisd thousands of acres Of land prepared fol
cossr. have been abandoned. The seed planted has
rosts in the ground, and the most fertile portion Of
tine c't,on growing region of the South is watcry
sea of desolation. We have no language adequate
IN convey to our friends the sympathy feel for
their nIsfortunes. We do not pretend to know how
fsr Ills state OF thin will affect the cotton market
hat those who caieU late on large crop had better
ityesfigat. the subject. a-
"
Tie Comptroller of the Currency
makes settlement ach shows the actual receipts
Scr the current fiscal year To April lst, TO be s4I0
e4i ,232, and at the same rate for the next three
months they will amount for the year s54O,OOO,GCO
10 which 100000 900 ma, be added for the income
Mrs. Jefferson Davis was accompanied
% Fortress Monroe by two servants aud her youngest
elld a,li:tie girl. She was escorted by Lieutenant
AsfseEsien into the Fortress. The conditions of her
vast ase unanqwn. She brought large quantity Of
baggsse with her as ii evidently designing TO remain
snme length Of time. VI
Tire House has passed, without debatc
III perfected by the Judiciary Committee, which
IN effect psves the way somewhat for tho trial Of JEFF
1erspn Davis 1t provides for the time and place Of
hdinS The Circuit Court for the Eastern District OF
Virginia. and allows the Judge to either hold the
court at Norfolk Richmond. The bill was receiv-
ed in the Senate and duly referred.
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A Small Cloud.

Among the news items of the day we
find the following, which looks as though
there might be something like fight
ahead of us after all, on.the Monroe doc
trine:
"What is the conditioned the country :? The war is
over and the Union still practically dissolved. What
are the signs of the times II the instructions given
bv the Secretary of State to Minister to Austria
are carried out. the result viii be between this
country and Austria. We NAV defeat the few sol
diers she may send against Us. but she will fill the
seas with prvateeTs 10 destroy our commerce. With
the eleven States excluded from the Union, we are
not in a condition TO 90 t. war; and If the report of
the Committee on Reconstruction is adopted, these
States will be kept out till after the next Presidential
election"
Weare not appraised of the exact ma
ture of Secretary SEwARD's instructions,
but we cannot see how he can object to
French troops occupying Mexico and ac-
quiesce in Austrian troops taking their
places. AS we have taken occasion
heretofore to state, the announcement
made with such JUNCTION in the Northern
press, that NAPOLEON had deserted MAX
MILAN, and announced his intention to
withdraw his troops, was all cry and no
wool. The facts viii show, that, before
agreeing to recall his troops, he had Sc
cured the enlistment of like number of
Austrians 10 relieve them.
The remarks of Senator JOHNSON re-
fered to above are as follows:
'The State Department has received positive infcr-
nation that the detatchmens Of Austrian troops have
sailed fer Vera Cruz and that others will follow
The Austrian Minister here has made all his arrange
ments to leave this capitol and will depart in about
three weeks, without waiting for Mr.. Stewards dis
missal, and independent of Mr.. Stewards action Ii
is understood that he acts under instructions from
his own Government. People are now beginning 10
see the point Of what ReveFdy johnson said in the
Senate the other day, that Mr.. Stewards instructions
to d. Motley will result in war with Austria"
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FAMILY ORCHARD,
For $500.

1t will consist of the following numbers so APP
pies, Is Peach trees, one Nectarine, one Apricot,
Plums, 2 Grapevines.
The choicest long keeping varieties of Apples may
be had in quantities 10 SUIT purchasers.
There will probably never such an opportunity
occur in your lifetime the present, where YOU
obtain 2, g. and year old Trees for 25 cts each.
There are many advantages in favor of the 4 year
old trees.
1st The superiority of the BODY over the head
enables it 10 transfer the sap with greater case.
2. Rabbits, the greatest enemies of young Orchards
will rarely ever attack them.
|. Sd. The wood being we'll ripenel and being pro-
tected BY thicker bark will keep the sap at
equal temperature, and prevent rapid evaporation
during the summer months.
18th. The weight of sap will drive a new root much
faster and through harder soil than younger tree
5th. The tree will come into bearing several years
sooner, and have head vastly superior in strength
beauty, size and bearing wood.
To convince the public of the importance of secu-
ring year old trees shall simply refer you to the
numerous tests and experiments made by the most
scientific Orchardists, both in Europe and America,
who have taken up their Orchards and reset them
after years growth. Our own experiments prove
conclusively that the advantage is greatly in favor
of four year old trees they paving back the entire
outlay before younger trees come INTO bearing.
The Apple Trees will range about follows:-
Six Winter to one Fall and one Summer variety.
The Peacheswill range from the earliest to the Ia
test BY leaving your orders at the office of Col. A.
NJ. LooSEY, Columbia Tenn; Gen. JOHN G. Brown,
Pulaski, Tenn; Rev. GEo. MITCHELL, Athens, North
Alabama, by calling at sale lot the Meth
odist Church in Columbia, they will be promptly at
tended to and the trees forwarded to any point BY
Rail desired by purchasers.
Send for the Family Orchard by October LIST.
ANDRUS & STEELE.
s. W. STEELE, Columbia.
JAS. ANDKUs, Mt. Pleasant.
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AuStrlanS 10 relleVe them.
The remarks of Senator JOHNSON fe.
fered to above are as follows:

We learn from the Memphis papers
that on Monday night last. while Col.
HEART, the senior editor of the Daily
Commercial, was sitting at his desk
writing, two shots were Tired at him
from the opposite side of the street. the
balls lodging in the wall just above his
head. The assassins, three in number,
discovered by The police in a few mo
ments afterward, as they were making
off, attempted to murder Col. HEART,
from a position under the shed of the
Adams Block. Fortunately, the deadly
missives missed their aim.
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STATE ITEMS.
HENRY COUNTY.

We are glad to see the following para
graph in the Paris Mtelligencer. We
hope to find in some future number an
announcement of the complete success OF
the enterprise;
We are requested by several gentle
men, to announce, that on Saturday even
ing at two o'clock, May the 9th, there
will be public meeting, at the Court
House, for the purpose of considering
the subject of education in general, and
the establishment of male college, al
Paris, in particular. Every person in
the country is invited to attend, the la.
dies especially. The occasion will be
enlivened by addresses from the very
best speakers.
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The New York World says

The proceedings in the case of John
OAIahony, late Head Centre, are still in
progress at the headquarters in Union
Square. The terrible crash in the for
tunes of O'Mahony, has completely hum
bled that august Individual and render
ed him poweriess. His chief supporters
are deserving him in shoals, and in a few
days he viii have to face the gathering
storm alone and unsupported. To rem
in the organization, and the factions are
now preparing for fight for the spells,
one led by O'Mahony, and the other by
b. Doran KiHian, who despite TIE dis
graceful failure at Eastport, is still as
picturesque and imposing as ever.
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FOUND DEAD.-On last Sunday morn.
ing an old negro man who formerly be-
longed to Mr.. d. H..C. Spence, of this
city, and had remained on his place du-
ring the war, went to the stable for the
purpose of attending to his horse, and
in about fifteen minutes was found lying
in ifeless condition. Supposed cause
of his death--rheumatism of the heart.
He remarked to his wife as he left the
breakfast table, that he had eaten one
more hearty meal, if he should never
live to take another.
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EXCITEMENT AT STEvENsoN.-A gen.
train last evening informed us that there
was some excitement at Stevenson
Monday night, in consequence OF a tur-
bulent disposition manifested BY por-
ton of the negroes at that point. He
stated that several of them were slosh-
ing round with their pistols in hand, and
talking in way TO provoke muss.-
Chattanooga UaioR.
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The Supreme Court of Tennessee, now
session at Jackson, in an able and elabo-
rate opinion delivered by Judge HAw.
KINs, has decided that the Act of Con-
gress, which requires writs and warrants
issued from State Courtsso be stamped
is unconstitutional. Consequently writs
Issued from Courts and Justices need
not be stamped. fl ~
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Sir Fletcher Norton was noted for his
want of courtesy When pleading before
Lord Mansfield, on some question OF mano-
raj right, he CHANGED to say,
my lord, can Illustrate the point in an
instant in my own person. l myself have
two little manors-'
The judge instantly interrupted with one
of his blandest smiles:
1--WE know it, Sir Fletcher,
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EnsoIyent Notice.

7 HAVE THIS DAY SUGGESTED To THE
Il Clerk Of the County Court of Maury county, Ten
nessee, the insolvency of the estate of Reuben K.
Owens, deceased. All persons having claims against
said estate hereby notified TO file them in the Of
fee of the Clerk Of the County Court of said county,
before the 1st day of November, 1866, anthem
tcaed the law requires for pro rata settlement
they will be barred w. d. TRANTHAM
May 10, 1866. n394w* Admir-.
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TABIEAUx AND CONCERT AT JACKSON,
TENN.-The tableaux and concert given
at Jackson, Tenn, on the Sd and 4th in
stant for the benefit of the MANNED SOL
diers, resulted in the collection of over
SLIGO, Including private subscriptions.
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lrsoIvent Notice,

T HAVE THIS DAY SUGGESTED TO THE
Il Clerk of the County Court of Maury County Ten
nessee the insolvency Of the estate Of William Hum
phrey deceased. All persons having claims against
said estate are hereby notified to file them IN the
Office of the Clerk of the said County Court of said
County, or before the lst day Of November 1855,
authenticated the law requires pro rata settle
ment, or they will be barred. j. W. PAGE,
May 10th, 1856. n39-4w# Admir-.
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NOTICE,

- NOTICE.
THIS IS TO NOTIFY SIMEON A. H0yEY
Il that conditional judgment has been rendered
against him by me- and that his Lands, lying in Lew
is County Tennessee, has been attached at the in
stance of s Whteside, to satisfy him in plea OF
debt for thirty and fifty seven 100 dollars $50
which will be sold as the law directs, unless said
Judgment be otherwise satisfied. Io
j. A. BURR0W, ]: p,
March 1856 ns9$5D0s = For Lewis County.
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NATIONAL.

At Washington, like scene Of confu-
sion reigns. The disgraceful fruit of an
unfortunate accident, the present, Con-
gress has sagacity enough to know, that
under the ordinary and lawful admins
tration of affairs, they would be driven
from their places, for incompetency, at
the first election. They are determined
to arrange matters while the power is in
their hands. They are determined to Sc
cure their Offices, and to do this, they
deem it necessary to keep out the South
ern States, and, so far as they can, TO pre-
vent the restoration of kindly feelings
petlTeen the people Of the South and
North. Hmatters not that every inter-
est Of the Government is materially in
jared by this course, and the welfare of
the who Q nation jeoperdized. They re-
gard The success of their party as para
mount tosall things else.
But, fortunately, the Executive has
some regard for the Constitution yet,
and has, too, the nerve to back his ideas
and doctrines by brave words and Off
cial acts. While he stands firm and de-
tends the Constitution, and insists upon
having the Government administered
according TO its plain teachings, there is
hope for the Republic. But for Tenues-
see, under The present miserable misrsiie
thore u no hope. Her only salvation is
in the general convention to remodel the
State constitution, and thereby rid the
State Of tie incubus. ..,; :.
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BEDFORD,
The Erpositor inforrns us that:

On Monday night last, in fit of tenn
porary arrangement, DIR. Fountain CleYe-
land, attempted to commit suicide by
shooting himself. The wound is consid-
cred dangerous but we hope, will not
prove fatal. We have heard various ru-
mors in regard to the manner in which
it occurred, but know nothing in regard
to the facts. His critical condition is
one of painful solicitude to his family
and friends. I'VE learn: also, that on the
same night, Mr.. David Sublett. of Muir
freesborO, committed suicide, the shoot
ing in his case Terminated fatally. On
the same night in Petersburg, Marshall
county, young man whose name we did
not learn, committed suicides. Weare
unable to assign any cause for these rash
acts, all committed on the same night.
I'VE gest+bad wbiskey.H I III +
In 1883 Shelbyville lost one-third of
its inhabitants by cholera, and its corpo-
rate authority mindful of this are going
to work to clean up and get it in a
healthy condition.
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CHOICE FRUIT

Originated in and near this latitude, that was
collected by any Nurseryman or offered before IN
the United States therefore we would invite you
one and all, to come and get youa
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1866-05-12
THE SITUATION,
STATE.

Tennessee is to-day the most unfortu-
nate State on the continent-cursed as
never was State, by band of political
outlaws, who accidentally occupy Off
ciaf positions; her people impoverished
by, four years war, her limbs shackled
and bound by infamous enactments,
called iaws,-shc is certainly deserving
of the pity of all the world. We ven
tnre the assertion that, since the first at
tempt at representative government, his
tory contains no record of just such q
body acting in legislative capacity, as
is now assembled at Nashville. As rep
resentatives, they cannot truthfully
claim five thousand constituents in the
State. In point of information, integri-
ty and responsibility, they represent
about the same number, and generally
the same persons, as do the inmates of
the State Penitentiary and Insane Asy-
lum. 1t can, be established before any
honest jury of twelve disinterested and
impartial men, that three-fourths of
that body have already been guilty of
willful perjury. While this is SO, it ex-
cites no remark, simply because it aston
isle; no one acquainted with the private
character of the individual members.
Ii is not therefore, a matter of surprise
that such a body, imbecile, incompetent
and bent on plundering the Golfers of the
State, should seek to perpetuate their
hold upon the public Offices. Their chief
aim is plumber, and to gain this they
have hesitated at nothing, and will be
deferred by none of the considerations
that usually operate to control, or gov
ern, the actions of honorable men. To
these they are as deaf as is the highway
rObber TO the pleadings of his helpless
victims. II need surprise no one, there
fore, if they should attempt to organize
an armed band in every county, by which
TO govern and control the elections, and
collect their plumber. Such step has
~leen, and may yet be, in.contempls ton.
Then, too, they would, like to muzzle the
press. They are enraged that their mis-
deeds should be chronicled, and grow fu-
rious when fitting and appropriate terms
arc applied TO them and their conduct.
in this they are unreasonable. They can
play The tyrant and sport at will with
;fierights of men, because their position
gives them the power so to do; but there
isno.powcr on earth can save them from
The scorn and contempt of honest men,
either as a body or as individuals, and
flie time is. far removed when they can
either intimidate or control free press
TO overlook or countenance their crimes.
The convict who has served his time i'm
the Penitentiary, rarely returns to the
community from whence he was sent
Sot less respected VIII be the position of
radicals of the present Legislature,
when their terms expire.
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MONTGOMERY.
The Chronicle says of


The Chronicle says of
THE WHEAT CRoP.-As the season adj
vances, it develops the fact that the wheat
crop will prove well nigh a failure in
this vicinity, this year. The excessive
hard freezes last winter, uhaccompanied,
as they were, by snow, made it by far
the most severe season on wheat that
we have had for many years. Hopes
were entertained by some, in the early
part of spring, that the germ was not kill
ed, and. That it would tiller sufficiently
to cover the land, but we notice mahy
fields almost bare, and have not to this
date, seen single piece of wheat that
would make fifteen bushels to the acre,
even where it was protected from the
North winds. Many, very many fields
will not replace the seed put upon them.
Our best lands, with favorable season,
will average from twenty to twenty-five
bushels per acre.
AprOpos of wheat,-we have heard it
suggested, by one of our most eXperien-
ced farmers, that the best preventative
against freezes is put the wheat in with
single plows, always blowing East and
West, leaving the land in small ridges.
The Southern exposure OF those ridges
will protect the wheat from the freezes
and, and even allowing all the northern
side of the ridge to be killed, that on
the southern will tiller sufficiently to
cover the land. We think it worth
trying.
Since the above was written, we learn
that large fields of wheat are affected
with a singular and unusual disease,
turning yellow at the bottom, and nearly
all the blades having yellow spots upon
them. 1t is apprehended, where this
disease has attacked the wheat, there
will be total failure.
Cannot our contemporary get some of
the GAINESVILLE sdUdns to examine and
l,,.t ], licnann0
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RUTHERFORD

The Tennessee Manufacturing Com
pany at this place raised steam OH Thurs
day last. The engine worked finely
The balance of their machinery will be
here in few days, when they will be
ready to go to work. They begin on
buckets, we believe.
Our city and neighborhood was visit
ed on Tuesday morning last with the
heaviest rain and thunder storm which
has occurred for many a day. The thun-
der rolled-the lightning flashed in con-
tinuous and binding sheets. The win
dows of heaven seemed opened and the
rain fell in such torrents as to threaten
another deluge, but in an hour or two it
was all over, and nobody hurt. Would
that we could say as much of the politi-
cal and recently still rending of our OPP
pressed and afflicted country and people.
There is one spot where our Northern
friends seem to be getting enough of the
negroes. They are said to be as thick as
blackberries, blackbirds, black-heart-
cherries, whortleberries or any other
dark objects, around Old Point Comfort.
Camp Hamilton, Hampton and the
whole adjaceht'eouhtry literally swarm
with them. From Fortress Monroe to
Yorktown the whole country is camp
ground for the sons of Ham,.
Looking to the fact, perhaps, that the
pleasures of Old bathing place
of fashionable resort, may be much di-
minished~ during the summer season, by
the presence and participation of Cuffee,
in the enjeyments of the season, the Off
GERS, soldiers and attaches Of that locali-
ty are said to be getting tired Of Cuffee.
They have no idea of swimming and wal
lowing in the water of the same bath
house with the gentlemen from Africa.
Though water, and especially sea water,
is highly purifying element, yet it
would seem as if it was thought there
viii not be enough in HamptOnRoads and
Chesapeake Bay for both whites and
blacks when the bathing season COM
mences.
This enormous accumulation of ne
groes on the Peninsular is easily explain
ed. Bounded ON each side by the James
and York, two rivers Astounding in fish
and oysters, the Peninsular is a garden
spot for Cuffee, because he can live with
out labor on the natural products of salt
water. The country, moreover, abounds
in raccoons and .opossums, s.varniints'
that have wonderful attraction for the
negro. The scheme of colonization in
Florida, which the officers at the Point
are said to have under consideration for
the negroes about that place, is not like
1y to be palatable to Cufee, unless the
fish, oysters, 'coons and 'possums could
accompany him. ia 5IE
We expect our military friends at Old
Point will yet wish Cuffee in a hotter
region than Florida, before they have the
last of him.-Rich Times.