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

BERLIN, NV 40, w.
Mr.. HERALp:-we see published in
your paper that we Cedarites have Jailed
almost entirely in the way Of making
bread this year. We are prepared to
give this the lie, and we are perfectly
responsible for what we say. Our corn
crop was cut short, it is true, by the
drouth in July and August, but our
wheat crop was perfect success, and we
have been selling wheat, and have to
spare yet. The corn is yielding more
than was at once supposed; SO that all
who used any industry will have plenty,
and some for their friends. Now, Mr..
HERALD, if you don't believe me, come
up and spend a week with us. We were
not surprised at Mr. Wiles's statement
to you about the good old county of
Marshall. He (wiles) did not have
anything to eat, as we verify believe, for
his neighbors had to keep their corn
cribs locked on his account. Mr.. Wiles
is gone, and Marshall County is not la
menting his loss, Mr.. Wiles had but
one good trait in his character that we
ever heard of, and that is, he was toyal
man, and belonged to the Loyal League.
This, Mr.. HERALD, is the best recon-
that we could give Mr.. Wiles.
We are all quiet, and have been ever
since he left, and hope he may never re-
turn. As we have intimated before,
Our corn crop is some better than was at
once supposed, and most men have man
aged to get their hogs fattened, and our
good old County is selling pork, and if
she did not have to feed so many candi-
dates this winter, she might be able to
sell good deal more, but candidates, like
Methodist preachers, must be fed, and
from what we can learn we will have to
feed some of Maury's candidates as
they have already been into Williamson
County, we may expect that they will
canvass Marshall. We will feed them
when they come. u.
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Stealing HIS Fathers Horse.

Last Friday two boys came TO town on
fine mare, riding double The oldest,
Mccall, is about Is years old, and the
other, Andrews about IL. They tried to
sell the mare, asking at first $50, and
failing to get that much, fell to 500 and
SO. a suspicion was aroused by the
youngest being willing to take SO, and
the oldest demanding S100 at the Same
time, together with their youthfulness
and anxiety to sell, and Sims Latta sent
TELEGRAM to franklin, their home. 20
see fall was right. About So'clock, Mr..
Andrews, father of one and uncle of the
other of the boys, arrived from Franklin
and claimed the mare as his own. The
boys stole il, and went to Pinewood, but
getting lost or confused, they came to
Columbia. Where they tried to sell
the horse, with the intention of taking
the ears, and going off on wild adven-
ture. The old gentleman was deeply
mortified, and pleaded earnestly with
the boys TO go back home with him. lie
told his son how grieved his mother
was at his conduct The boys finally
consented TO go back TO Franklin, but
Mccall said he would not stay there
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Mind Holes.

No better evidence of the fact that men
get used to bad roads, can be found than
in the correspondence of X. Y. L., in this
mornings paper, who does not say
single word about the miserapie cotiui-
ton of the Franklin turnpike, which
runs by his house. 1t is one of the worst
Ioau, la county, rock or dirt, and
Columbia loses considerable trade be-
cause Of it. 1t is too bad for vehicles,
and ladies have to go another way in
search of merchandise. 1t has not been
worked since the war, and the Attorney
General will be called upon to'require
the Franklin turnpike corporation to
show why it should not forfeit its
charter. The county will take charge OF
the road after the forfeiture is declared,
and BILLY DAVIS, JOE DEW, and other
men who appreciate good roads, viii be
appointed overseers, and then the pike
win be improved. Let's quit living in
nlud and mire
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OS OUR SIDE OF THE RIVER,
Nov 1869


EDITOR HERALD-Dedr Sir: For fear
you may forget us, or rather that you
may ignore us altogether, l thought l
would scratch you line. Now you
must needs know that we are all alive,
and alive like to be. And not only so, if
we are not smart folks, we are trying to
do like smart people, any way. For we
are all banging away, having missed and
entirely failed in our cotton crops, we
are hard up preparing an outfit for ano-
Their, better and more of it. And one OF
the highest encouragements to us, rela-
tive to future crop of cotton, is that
we have in our neighb0rhood one OF the
best, if not the very best, Cotton Gins III
all the land. 1t puts to silence the as
sertion that cotton gin can only be run
successfully by steam. This gin is own
ed and run by Messrs. 10. A. IRVINE
and w. H. DAVIS, and propelled by
horse power, or if you prefer, mule
power, and actually hulls out the seed
as clean as a peeled onion. 1t is but
doing these gentlemen justice to say
that rhey are doing the cleanest work
and making the largest yield of lint that
1 have ever Witnessed. Clean pickin 6
is a large item, and one may well afford
to haul cotton many miles to get to such
a gin. And it really is our duty to pat
ronize such machinery to the extent OF
or ability. And, Mr.. Editor, this is
not all, for we have Steam Saw-Mill
hard by, that, vesuvius like, is contin
ually sending forth a cloud of black
smoke, while it is cutting up our logs
and affording US lumber to repair the
ruin occasioned by the late civil war
Then we say, success to Prof. BENNETT.
NYZ
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Wife Mnrder, Her Husband.


A horrible murder was committed in
our town last Friday night. Ike Scott,
well known colored plastcrcr, who lived
near the old wool factory, was cut open
with butcher knife in the hands Of his
own wife, Betsy. The couple WIRE in
the house alone when the deed wascom-
mitted, and the Inquest ELECTED nt par
ticulars of the killing, except ciIcum-
stantial. 1t is known that thy went
from a colored supper at theiHamner
Hall, and after they arrived lpme their
nearest neighbors heard thea quarrel
ing, and shortly afterward Re ran to the
door and called out to Gore P,.ilips or
Aaron Pillow, Run hee and see how
this woman has cut me- He ran in and
found Ike cut open. Btssey did not de-
ny that she cut her husband, but she
told two tales about il. She says that
after dark Ike appeared to be in very
good humor and told her 10 60 out and
borrow ribbon, and he would tie up
her hair before they went to the big sup
per, and she did as he wished. When
she came back she found he had locked
the door and gone away, and she Dor
rowed shawl from neighbor and went
to the Hammer Hall, where she found
her husband, who seemed pleased to see
her, and went back home with Ter.
When they reached home, however,
| II or o'clock, he began to curse her, and
say all manner of evil against her, not
withstanding she met his reproaches in
kind spirit. He finally Became 50
fierce as to say, he reckoned the only
way to cure her OF her evil propensities
was to give her killing As he STAR
ed toward shelf on which lay butcher
knife, that he had bought to stick hogs
with, she thought he meant to SUIT tht
action to the word, and she immediate
ly flew and rot it herself. He ther
struck Ter Over the eve and knocked hel
Oh the bed, and spran 9 to choke her, ano
in doing so he impaled himself on thu
knife which she had in her hand. The,
had been living together three or foul
| years, anu quafreleu HioS1 vi VIZ '
She hit him on the head with an axe ;
short time ago, which came near KILN:
him. Ike was Betsy's third husband
and one of her former liege lords, Mel
son Kelley, left her because they coult
not live together in peace. The KNIT
could not be found, high nor low, ant
BETSY. who is now in Jail, will not tel
where she nut it. She waited on Tx
after he vas wounded, with much ten
derness but he died about daylight TIT
next m ming, and was taken to MS Ole
home, tie old Laban Jordan place, ant
| hurled
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Changes.

BY reference to their advertisements
It win be seen that MURPHY & ATT
WELL have dissolved the CO partnership
hitherto existing between them, and
each now has a separate establishment.
Mr.. ArTwELL is in MAYEs d DoDsoN's
new building, just above their stable,
and it is certainly an elegant establish
ment. Capt. A. is not only superior
mechanic, but a thorough gentleman
and a man of good business qualities.
Although he has been in our midst only
q few years, he has made many friends,
and is very popular.
Mr.. MURPHY, the other partner, re-
mains at the old stand, where he will
be pleased to see his old'friends and
customers. Mr.. MURPHY came here
several years ago, when mere boy, and
by constant attention to business he has
built ND a fine trade, married and made
money. He possesses the qualities OF
industry and enterprise, which never
fail to win.
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Not Dead, but sle.peth.

The Columbia Dramatic Club has
been sleeping so long that we thought it
was dead. 1t is not dead, however, anG
expects to make its appearance before
the Columbia people dnring the Christ
mas Holidays. The play selected for
the occasion is, The Carpenter of Rouen'
or the Massacre of St. Bartholomew,
which is said to be romantic drama of
thrilling power. T. p. EsKEw, the Co
lumbia STAR of course takes the leading
part, and he is seconded by young gen.
tlemen of talent. The proceeds are to be
given to the Confederate Orphan Asy-
lum, and We have no doubt that the
efforts of the patriotic and talented gen.
tlemen will be crowned with brilliant
SnacnSS
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Personal.

Hon. JAMES McCALLUN, of Pulaski,
and member of Confederate Congress
during the war, came down the other
day, with Uncle TOMMY.
Our handsome young townsman, Mr..
JOSEPH fowler, has left our city to
make his future home in the quiet little
Sleepy Hollow, Pulaski. We wish him
every success in his new enterprise, and
congratulate Pulaski upon so valuable
an acquisition to its society. We hope,
however, that he will not follow the ex-
ample of another of cur most accom-.
plished young men, who has recently
made Pulaski his home, and return to
Columbia only to rob its society of one
of its brightest Jewels.
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Columhia.s Los.-PuIa.ki,a Gain.

In the good old tine, whereof the
pleasant story books tell the disciples
of 1Esculapius, yulgarly called Doctors,
were wont to occupy seven years, more
or less, in reaching maturity. To-day,
the doctors grow up and bear fruit in one
round of seasons, and it is to the unini-
tiated a matter of wonder what the old
Saw-bones could have been doing all
the time they were growing. But the
wonder ceases, when they are informed
that in those days, one had, periorce, to
know something ABOUT medicine tc be
doctor. Doctors mixed and made their
own medicines, to large extent, and
were thus compelled to be both ply j.
clans and druggists. With time, how
ever, men, and doctors as well, have
grown wiser, and have DIVIDED the la
bors So that now the professions of
Physician ana Druggist are distinct,
and each thereby the gamer. From be
ing an appendage and part of another
profession, the compounding of drugs.
and mixing OF prescriptions, has risen
into profession scarcely less important,
and requiring not whit less of techni-
cal and accurate learning than its parent
art. Indeed, when we reflect upon the
extent to which medicines of various
kinds are given in families without con-
sulting physician, and how almost en-
tirely physicians have ceased to keep
medicines, it becomes manifest that no
calling is more important than that Of
the druggist, and the respor sibility on
none is greater. The health, nay the
very lives of the community, are in their
hanes. 1t therefore behooues every
community to look after its Druggists,
and know that they are men learned in
their science and skilled in their art, and
when they find such men OF learning
and skill, to set a proper store by them,
for they are beyond all price. Two such
men our neighbor town, Pulaski, has
recently gained from this place, in
Messrs. fowler and Pope, who have
opened a Drug Store in that town. Mr..
Pope has long been favorably known in
Columbia as a skillful Druggist, and
most sstimable gentleman, and he is
sure to sustain the good reputation in
his new home. Mr. fowler is young
g e AZ born and bred in Columbia,
Pleasant manners-have won for him &c
esteem and confidence OF the entire coar
nu.i ty. His education has been, froa {
childhood, of the most thorough and lp-
oral character, and we know Ofno wong
nan who has had superior advantages
He ought to be, and we belieue ne is. an
accomplished druggist, but more tlan
this, lie is a christian gentleman. We |
are sorry to lose two such men. b.. if |
they must go, we had as soon see Pl as
XII get them as any other place, ami we !
trust the good people will show that they |
appreciate their good fortune by extend |
ing to them hearty welcome and a lib |
eral patronage.
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Morse Thief CAught.

Last week boy about 10 years old,
claiming the classic name of John Smith,
and East Tennessee for his native home,
went to the stable Of r. W. McLemore,
near Spring Hill, between two days, and
took therefrom fine buggy horse. He
stopped at the honse of VIM. Tucker, a
hard working, honorable man, and
" lille there young Mr.. McLemore rode
up and csrtured him. Smith was taken
before Justice Butler, who sent him to
our Jail, where he. at present partakes OF
our Inequalities Smith said he had
tried to burn Mr. McLemore's house,
without any provccation whatever, but
he did not succeed, and that no commit
ted many outrageous things while he
was one of Brownlow's militia. 0uI
Jailor, Mr.. Dooley, says Smith is the
same individual who was caught steal
ing screws from Lamb & Boyd, and sent
away without being punished.
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ExuOrtf0g Hogs.

Capt. JIM LEFTwITcH informs us that
Maury county will send away 10000 or
1900 go Id. hogs this year, averaging
$50 per hog. Two hundred and forty
thousand dollars will go far towards
making up the discrepancy between this
and last years crop Of cotton in this coun-
ty. Capt. l.. says that the Berkshire
breed of hogs are far superior to all 9TH
ers in this country. The Chesters have
about played. And yet he thinks
cross still better than any full bred.
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A Methodist Parsonage.

The salary of the Methodist minis
ter at this place is entirely inadequate to
his com fol, able support, and altogether
worthy of the large and respectable
congregation. Indeed, it would no doubt
make them blush were we to mention
- - --->-o paid Rev. MeSSrS. Il.
and l., the latter since the war. We are
therefore very glad to hear that efforts
are being made to build a parsonage for
the church, as it will somewhat help the
small salary ofthe present able and ex-
cellent minister, Rev. DIR. SMITH.
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Hopewell is the name of country
church in this county on the Pulaski
pike. 1t has also given its name to the
neighborhood, which is one of the best
in the county, in point of hospitality
and morality. Rev. j. IL. PEOPLES is
the present pastor at Hopewell, and he
is in every way worthy of the good peo-
pie whom he serves with holy things.
Mr.. PEOPLES salary is small, and his
people are striving TO enlarge it, and
also complete and improve the Parson-
age. We hope they will succeed in rails
ing the required sum, and knowing the
people OF Hopewell as we do, we feel
assured that they will succeed.
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HERALD OFFICE,
Thursday, November Is, 1859.

1hursuay, NovemDef 10, looS
Cotten
GENERAL MARKET.
Corrected Weekly BY r ". Keesee & Co.
GrOcers and C0mnsissiOn Merchants,
East side Public Square.
BACON.Sides and Hams 10, Shoulders Is
BRAM-Sl 25 per 100 lbs.
BUTTER-Scarce.
BEESWAX-25cp per b.
H SEEE TSSGTEs.fssS ;oc. Dried 81.
CORN-in demand, 60cts.
CANDLES-20c per 10
COEFEE-24to3Uc per \. and advadcing.
III III HbEESE5Eresh supplynew cheese Is cts.
DRIED FkGfT-appss ks to 70 s e. Peaches
EGGs-l5c per doz. ana In demand.
FoSa kos saRes % Ts Tenn =; rlSsf
FRESH BEES to IL 49, a,= = ''''. Ae''
NORTH Carr !ln4l 80 per bl.
I RdS T1Es@ios per pc IS s. 'ea rs 70 10
MACKARELNo. $3.50; NO. s2,75; No.
MOLASSES-S0ct to 81 25.
NAILSLS5Z to $50 per beg.
OATS-6O 20 cents.
ONIONS-aot to 75c per hsashel; no demand.
fGk NdTsFp PSI tos l 8; blu.
POULTRY-Chickens 70 TO Csc.
ROPE-Best Green Leaf l21lc.
POTATOES-New Irish Potatoes, so.
RYE-sl per bu.
RICE-best 8. e. l2% to Is.
SUGARS to 20c.
STARCH-l0 to i211zc.
SODA-l0 to l5c.
sALT-a,5 so per barrel bu., with strong
upward tendency.
SHOTS 50 per bag.
SHAD-Virgfnia, $40 Barrel.
SEEDS-ClOver, none IN market. Timothy
~, hungarian $780, Millett 20.
sHINGLES-Yellow Poplar, IS, 80 per thou.
TALLOW-Sc.
WHISKEY-Sl 90 to s. 90.
WHEAT-S1 10 81 20
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ComptrolIer,s Report.

G. W. BLACKBURN, Comptroller of the
State Treasury, has placed us under oh
legations to him by sending us copy o
his Report TO the First Session of the
Thirty Sixth General Assembly of Ten
nesse, October, 1869. 1t is an interesting
document, and shows that Maury coun-
ty is second in the amount of Revenue
Collected, money paid out for public
purposes, etc, etc, in Middle Tennessee
Davidson alone being ahead of her
and fourth in the whole State, Shelby,
Davidson and Knox. being ahead. TAX
ing out the cities from those counties
and Maury is richer than either of them
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FOR COUNTY REGISTER

We are authorized Z. announce JAMES
CHEST as candidate orNouNTY REGI'
TER at the ensuing March Election.
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We arcauthorized to announce WI. "ooi
as 4 candidate for TAX CoLLh' ioh' "' ="
ensuing March Election.
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Masonic Election.

At stated meeting OF Columbia Lodge
No. 81, F. & A. NJ, Columbia, Tenn, on
Thursday evening the 18th inst, the
following officers Were elected for the
next ensuing twelve months:
GEO. MASON. w. NJ.
. VIM r. ELAN, S. w.
J. w. MARTIN, Jr. W.
JOHN A. ENGLE, Sr. ID.
J. NJ. CABLER, Jr. ID.
JAMES L. GUEST, Secretary.
H. w. SANDERS, Treasurer.
WI CAKES, Tier.
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Last Sunday Evening

A cavalcade was discovered moving
out Of Columbia in the direction of Santa
Fe, and conjecture was unable to satisfy
curiosity, because it was not the time of
day for preaching. 1t turned out, how
ever, to be a shower of candidates on
their way to Leiper Creek, where Squire
PADaErr was going to have apublic sale
on the following morning. They went
in the evening, with the intention of
staying all night at the Undertook Ho-
tel, and be on the ground next morning,
ready for the active electioneering cam
paign.
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Deer Hunting.

Turner Hunt, Col. S. ". Fitzpatrick,
Morgan and Johnnie Fitzpatrick, F. j.
Moore, Gen. W. L. Holt, Joel S. Reeves,
and W. NJ. Smith, of the Culieoka coun-
try, went to Floyd's, on Buffalo, on the
1lth, on deer hunting expedition.
They came back on the Goth, after hav-
ing killed 5 buck and doe. The wealth
er was so very bad. that some may be
disposed TO doubt that they killed 90
>many deer, but whoever does, let them
CAL Mt the 'Buck-Horn Saloon Gully,
where stiff (dcar) horns and deer horns
NAV be had and seen. Turner did more
than Kill buch deer tn the barrens.
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Inst MnnARV

Nor ing a. circus came to Columoia,
put thor csmels in McGaw's stable, ana
brought everybody down to the Nelson
House to hear the brass band. las
Whit tried to get them TO show here,
but hey kept on their way to Hunts
willie, Ala, where they propose'to open
the vintrr campaign in Dixie.
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We arr authorized to announce Capt ). i.
1,uI-pCn a. candidate for TAN COLLEC-
TOR. at fine ensuing March Election.
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MARRIED.

In Edgefeld, 18th inst, BY Rev. Mr.. Smith
WV. F. HOLMAN, of Columbia, and Miss. CAR.
RE LARRY.
In Hickman Co, on the 18th Of November, al
the residence of the Brides father, by the
Rev. WESLEY levin. Nr. GEO. D. JOHN
son and Miss sALLIE E. NEwCOMB, both
Of Hickman.
May the aroma OF true loss
Ever sweeten theirpsth-way;
And mutual condolences and esteem
Render their bliss secure. "A.
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PRICES.-A FAIR OFFER.

Send the retail price, Washer SIS, Extra
Wringer $40; and we will forward either or
both machines, free of freight, to places where
no one is selling; and so sure are we they will
be liked, that we agree to refund the money II
any one wishes to return the mrchines free of
freight, after months trial, according to d.
rections.
No husband, father or brother should permit
the drudgery of washing with the hands, fifty
two days in the year, when it can be done bet
ter, more expediciously, with less labor, and no
injury to the garments, by Doty Clothes Wash
er, and Universal Wringer.
Canvassers with ex elusive right Of sale make
money fast selling them.
Sold by dealers generally, to whom liberal
discounts are made
r. G. BROWNING, Gen. Agent,
50 Cortlandt ST., New York.
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have received many testimonials from pro-
fessional and medical men, as my almanacs and
various publications have shown all of which are
genuine. Ihe following from a highly educated
and popular physician in Georgia, is certainly
one OF the most sensible communications Ihays
ever received. DR.. Clement knows exactly what
he speaks Of, and his testimony deserves to be
written in letters Of gold. Hear what the DR.,
says Of BULLS WORM DESTROYER:
FnLASow, WALKER COUNTY, GA-l
June 2o, 1856.
DG. JOHS BULL-Dear Sir: I have recently
givel your "Worm Destroyer" several trials,
and find it wonderfully eficacious. 1t has nrt
failed in single instance to have tire wished for
effect. am doing pretty large country prac.
tice, and have daily use for some article Of the
kind. i am free to confess that know of no
remedy recommended BY the ablest authors that
IS 80 certain and speedy in its effects. On the
contrary they are uncertain in the extreme Nv
object N writing you is to find out upon what
terms can get the medicine directly from you.
If can get it upon easy terms, l shall use Q
great deal of II. / am aware that the use OF
such articles is contrary to the teachings anN
practice OF great majority of the regular line OF
" u. 8, but see no just cause or good sense in
describing remedy which we know to GpeG-
Gent, simply because We may be Ignorant of is
combination. For my part, | shall make il q
rule to use all and any means to alleviate suffer-
ing humanity which may be able 10 command
NOT hesitating because some one moro inzen
ious than myself may have learned its effects
first, and secured the sole right to secure that
knowledge. However, Oil BY no mi ms an ad-
vocate or supporter of the thousands of worthless
nostrums that flood the country, that purport to
cure all manner of disease to which human flesh
IS heir. Please reply soon and inform met your
bes. terms. am, sir, most respectfully,
JULIUS Z CLEMENT, MD
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Persons indebted to Pillow & Lips
cpmb are notified that they have sold
out to Lipscomb Brothers, and to come
forward and settle Immediately, as they
are compelled to wind up their business
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We are authorized to announce JAMES v.
REAVES as candidate for COUNTY TRUS-
TEE, at tic ensuing March Election.