The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1869-11-26

prove one of the richest in the w.
specimens of native ore already snip
yield between seventy and eighty pei
cent of pure metal.
A GOOD deacon, whose slumbers were
nightly disturbed by the futtering OF
swallows in the house chimney, set bun
die of straw on fire in the fireplace, when
down came $50 swallows in the flames,
and were picked up dead
THE Territory of Utah has 81, 600 square
miles, population 10000, not 5,OOO OF
whom are Gentiles; has under cultivation
1S5,OO0 acres of land-60000 acres are in
cereals, 1900 in sorghum, 1000 in root
crops, 200 lin the southern secfion) in cot
ton, 900 in apple orchards, 1000 in peach.
es, Is in grapes, 1886 in currants, and
$4,000 in meadow. They look upon cot
ton as q success, for their own use. Nine
ty-four thousand acres were irrigated, at
cost, during the year, in making canals,
bitches, etc, Of $47,0OO.
THE life of the Empress Eugene was
insured four years ago, for the benefit of
her son, in three different Offices of Paris,
to the amount of $50, 900 or e70000 Sup
posing any neglect to occur in keeping up
these insurances, which, on account of
her peculiar position, were charged at an
unusually high rate, the Prince, at her
death, would only possess the barren lands
bequeathed to him last year by his fathers
eccentric cousin, Princess Bacciocchi, and
situated in the Landes. The Emperor has
not laid aside money; he has spent his
civil list in keeping up more magnificent
court than any other in Europe, as well
rs in profuse charities but neither for
himself, his wife, nor son, has he laid aside
any portion of the money received from
the country.
Nor long since, in the vicinity of Utica,
N. Y marriage was solemnized in sim
gular manner. As the parties to be mar
ried entered the parlor arm in arm, the
clergyman met them midway in the room,
when the bridegroom, taking the right
hand of the bride, said ave hare prom
ised to protect each other SO loL as we
live. We intend now to be unite and
hereafter to live together, HUSBAND and
wife, and we have invited you to be es-
ent this evening to sanction our union c.
cording to the requirements of custom
and the laws" The clergyman, in reply,
said: "By the authority ! possess as a
clergyman, and in the presence of these
witnesses, I hereby Qaying on his hand)
recognize you as husband and wife inful-
fillment Of your promises" Prayer fol
lowed, and the ceremony was ended.
A STRANGE story has got abroad in
Edinburgh recently, in regard to an aged
female pauper in the st. Cnthbert's poor
house The woman has been an inmate
of the poorhouse for good many years,
and, in addition to her other misfortunes,
she has been afflicted with blindness. Not
long ago, she was attacked with violent
pain, such as the medical oficefs could not
understand, Ear less relieve. 1t lasted the
whole of the night, and part Of the follow
ing day, and was described as of such a
nature that it threatened to I" tear her eyes
out" At last 1t reached height the
poor woman for time was leit In state
Of semi-prostration; but, 70 her delight, as
soon as the pain had passed of, she found
that her eyesight had beer restored One
can imagine the astonishment of one of
the officers, when, shaking him heartily
by the hands, she said: IT have often
shaken hands with you before; have
often heard your voice and spoke to you,
but never have / seen your hoe till this
ynoruinOin