The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-07-08

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That city several W66k6 ago, anu JIG u0xl
morning Grape was found onthe Squire'i
door. Pinny left his family behind.
\ INDIAN Camp Spring has been fixed
up, and recently a very gay party Of
ledglings went out there. 1t promises
to become a favorite evening resort fol
dusty and thirsty Columbians.
ssMR. Horsley, please insert in your
next issue the following card:-lwish to
ESQ calledJ corresponlent, IL it is any 'oi
his business if Mr.. Dobbins' woodslot il
closed? IT he has anything to do with
it let him shoWdliS autholity II he lde-
sires to say anything concerning Il, be
can find nae, as q general thing about
home. J. A.S.p5ild 55GTald
THE southern portion Of this county
! was visited on the 18th of June last by q
terrible storm, principally Of rain. Mr..
A. J. Mcknight, we'll known citizen d
Bncksnort, was in his field when It frgt
commenced sprinklng, and he broke Tor
| his house, leaving the old horse stAiid.
ing unhitched by the plow.> Itoontinued
\ to pour down in such torrents that Mr..
Mcknight thought he would 90 and
| take the old horse to the stable. When
| he got to the Creek he found he would
have to cross it. on. the water,gap; end
when he got on the waterJgate, the creek
was 80 fun that he concluded TO- remain
on it and keep it from washing away.
Remain he did, and the waters came and
the winds blew, and dowh went tfe gap
with Mr.. Mcknight into the muddy
water. Our Informant, 3 ineighbof, says
Mr.. NJ. came very near being drowned.
THE difficulty between Henry Love
and Dick Anderson, which recently re-
suited in The former shooting at the lat
ter, had its origin IN the late war. -" .
BILL Ray, a saiicy fifteenth amend
ment, was roughly. handled the, other
day at the Gordon Ferry, for his imper-
tinence. .issi1ses-.ll ssfssiissie- isle sTsii
TIE colored people OF Williamsport
have been having quite arevival at their
church. ;l7isnis1a'SfJg G1ithTeISzq Lai
JACK Dsw says they have been blessed
with fine growing weather around VIII
Transport Corn fisa about laid by, and
cotton looks much improved, notwith-
standing both these crops are q little
grassy ineonsequenceO of the neglect du-
ring harvest.
EvERYTHIsa was quiet III New Rim
during last week, on account of the
whiskey giving ont. ~ .,fsi1 81 .,,5l, e.
THE farmers around New Ruin have
resolved to quit Patronizing Rich the
Blacksmith. When they go there no is
half the time ont in the woods with his
dogs and gun. fiIE Bug iaai gt.e,0it
The County Court at its recent term
voted an additional $500 to the Ruth
erford Creek bridge, on the Franklin
and Columbia pike. The citizens On
the North, side of the creek promised
to furnish $500 If the county would
appropriate $500. Tho County
court accepted the, proposition but
the people on the North side of the
creek flew tho track and would not
give it.
Two bellies from the Mississippi
River will be honored next week with
a brilliant complimentary party Civ
en- bya wealthy citizen of Maury coun-
ty.
Two cid men of the Hopewell
country recently lost their sons, and
went in search of them, and found
them both at neighbours, talking to
some young ladies.
Cyrus Webster, coiorcd, on j. r.
Hoge's place, Lyle creek, has cotton
stalks with 81 squares and three and
four blooms. People said Cyrus
could not raise cotton ON that poor
land, but the above facts do look
I;l-o he can ilGH,fl nr f1r Ir-i lli
INV "0 1"A' \
81 KEDRoS, TENN, July 8, 1870
Mr.. HRRALD:-We have no news now that
would interest," your reaoers. we are IN the
grass a little; suppose TINS viii pe some CON
ISOLATION 10 farmers 10 otner paris Vi me county,
as the woman Saio ~nen ner nuspano ianeo 70
eV cuiugate u ul an acfe m corn one wet
season: we a.; tu,oS SSs 40 a We. uus mness
was very mucn lnJureI " tne wet ~estner; IN
many heids every stack ls sPf0uteo, more or
less. Our corn ana cotseh looks oadly. Corn
is frenched badly, insects are working on our
colt very heavy.
by the way, see you nave new eorresPon-
Cent under the name Oh oentinei, rom new
Hope. congratuate inc gentleman on ms
aaSent, gu. oon su . .o Is, 81 ~
or MS WIRING IN your issue oI .ne - "a % june
that ne has ever peen properly inlassed INTO ne
clan OF correspondents. AS nave No news Iof
this time, tnink II Is nothing more .nan rignt
for me to place before the oennner the lnl-
tntiary question OF correspondents, as ne
hasgone over the Dounory Win our If1end ana
elow-soidier, mr. 3, ID issue June LIN.
Mr.. Sentnei, II you can answer .n iS ioho1ng
quesuons IN tne proper way, you VIII 90, y
you won't. You VIII please state whether or
not your coon hunt some nme ago was on sun.
daT evening! II SO, ald you cut down 2 tree:
And II SO, state wnetner or NOT you att nded
cnurcn the previous morning, ana Peuook 81
your Lord and Masters eupPer1 Please state
whether or not you are recognized BY other coon
dogs as gooo one OF mol! SO, are you IN
good standing with them or nave you the Wool
OF sheep In your teetht are you Wiling 70 lead
coon dog or only purp! iou WI please state
wnetner OF NOT you eve! voleu, SO, wncte ana
when ana unaer VIVA. cltc! !. Dla you
ever say una. you ;nUsT IT,. "s sSse
any po.es. ofso.ad for nt;cs. IF :, "ara ~,
w. yJd 90 S.fs.taSS IF slactsd NV ,v,,ot
; I If deseated bv how mnch and Nv whom,
How ionr were Won a candidate, land how LONG
VAS vonr onnonent a eandidatey D;a von, ev.s
saw that YOU had established by the book Of
hooks that Il was wrong 70 have anything 20 do
with government affairs? Please state when q
a single man, did you ever present young lady
with a box of DR.. Bulls worm candys Please
state whether or not you have any corn in your
pen? How did you know Sam Brown had no
old corn? Does your horse ever get frightened,
ifso, are yon uneasy for fear he will run away?
Did you ever see a setting buzzardf Last, but
not least, you will please state whether or not
il is any ofy our business about the closing up