Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-10-10
STATE NEWS.

The Herald and Gazette, at Columbia,
have been merged into one. Mr.. w. S.
Bliss, publisher of the Herald, sells out to
Messrs. HILLIARD q HORsLEY, publishers
of the Gazette. LEE BULLOCK, Esq, editor
of the Gazette, retires, and Maj. HUNTER
NICHOLSON, editor of the Herald, occupies
the editorial chair in the new arrangement.
To all the parties we wish success. These
papers were both most excellent journals,
and their union cannot fail to be productive
of one of the very best weekly newspapers
in or out of the State.
From the Herald and Gazette we take the
following items:
Considerable alarm was created in town,
on Monday and Tuesday last, by the report
that the cholera had at last made its appear
ance here. In consequence the County
Court very hastily and inconvenienuy adj
iourned and left for the country, and the
town was very scarce Of country people for
several DAYS. Gradually, however, they are
returning back, and each one appears aston
ished, aud some Of them not a little disap-
pointed, TO find anybody alive here. The
truth is, there has been no unquestioned
case Of cholera in Columbia at any time this
year. The plain and real facts are stated by
the correspondence, which we print else
where from the UNION AND AMERICAN. OF
this fact we beg our readers everywhere, to
rest assured.
- CHOLERA On SILVER CREEK.-We
learn that on Sunday evening last a party
of movers who had the day previous been in
Shelbyville, were attacked with cholera,
while encamped on the road near Silver
Creek, in this county, and that three out OF
seven died. The disease was confined en-
tirely TO these persons. Subsequently we
learn the movers started on their route, and
were again attacked near Mt. Pleasant but
we have heard of no deaths by the last at
tack.
COR SHow.-We do not know when
we have seen as much interest manifested
by a crowd, as was Exhibited on last Mon
day over the colts that were shown on the
square. There were a great many people
in town, and when the colts were brought
out. although but few knew of it, every man
was eager to see and all admired the young
things. We were surprised and disappointed
at not seeing more competitors; only two
were entered, although there was another on
the ground. But the entries were very good
ones The Judges were selected, who, after
examination, gave their decision in favor of
the MogRl FLY, entered by j. p. BRAGG.
And this was the very general judgment of
the crowd, although there were not wanting
some who preferred the Tiarele- filly.
- About the most miserably mismanaged
thing that we know Of at present, is the Post
office at Nashville. We do not know whe-
Their or not the Postmaster supports "My
Policy" but we do know that the President
has the best excuse in the world for turning
him out, and that is, total incompetency for
the position. Recently the citizens Of Co
lumbia have been annoyed excessively by
the failure Of the mails. Twice it has been
the fault of a careless routeagent on the train,
wko either cannot read or is unfit for his
business, since he puts off the Pulaski mail
for the Columbia. But the last disappoint-
ment was through the stupidity of somebody
at Nashville, sending an empty mailbag out.
We would suggest TO our Nashville cotempo-
raries thattheir interests are very much dam
aged BY these Irregularities, and it behooyes
them to look into the matter.
The Gallatin EIam5a,r, furnishes the fol-
lowing
On Monday afternoon last Mr.. w. a.
CHAPMAN and Mr.. PRoCToR, of this
vicinity, got into dispute over some bust
ness transaction, which resulted in the for
mer being very dangerously stabbed in sew
eral pisces. The affair occurred in the Law
Office OF the Messrs ALLEN.
After being stabbed CHAPMAN walked
across the square to the drug store of
SCHEII.E & BLAKEMoRE, where his wounds
received medical attention.
IL was feared, until close examination,
that they would prove fatal, but we are glad
TO learn that he will probably recover.
PRocroR surrendered Ia the authorities and
was bound over TO the next term Of the
Circuit Court.
- The Fair grounds were selected and
surveyed an Thursday, by the Board Of Di-
rectors. The location is the same used by
the society on the farm of CHARLES +. BOP
Dus. The Board has purchased eighteen
and a half acres. The amphitheatre is
placed nearly upon the old ground, and will
be enclosed Immediately, in a square of
about four acres. Proposals viii also be
made for the erection Of large and COM
modious buildings and every necessary con-
veuience. The Board starts ont with the
discrimination TO maintain our reputation as
the great Fair county.
Our neighbor, JOIN G. TURNER, sent
us last week sample of -four made from
hroom-oorn seed. We have tried it in cakes
and il is both palatabie and nutritive. His
family have been using Il forsome days, and
all like H. This Is decidedly new article
Of food for the table. Il Is used largely here
for stock, and secuas 10 be fatening IN its
qualities. "
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