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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-05-06
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Last Friday night York Il Eskew gave
one Of their delightful panoramic exhi-
billions at the Athenaum Hall, for the
benefit Of the Confederate dead at Get
tysburg. The evening WIS threatening,
and only small crowd was in attend
ancc. Fifty separate views were given,
the first seven being the great Miltonian
Tableaux of Paradise Lost. from paint
ings by the celebrated French artist,
bore. The pictures are more natural
than those of any artist we have seen.
They arc q happy medium between the
grim Imagination which conceived Sa-
tan as a hidcous monster, aud the mod
ern reaction of the dilletante which
makes the Prince of fallen angels WIS.,
ion of supcrnal deity and majesty. Dore
makes The Devil muscular, intellectual
bad man, whose bad qualities are pic
turcd in his face. Next came the Illus
which is just what pleases the mind
most-full of variety and rapid changes.
\ thing of beauty is aioy forever" and
that was seen in the beautiful green sea,
handsome ship, etc. Terror is the very
heart of tho sublime, and that was giv>
en- in the fierce and raging storm, angry
pillows .leaping mountain high, and the
dismantlcd ship. Pity conqucrs all
hearts, and this was brought forth by
the passengers ON raft.
The "Bottle" history furnished "A good
moral lesson, and Fort Sumptcr, in
Peace, in War, and on Fire." had an
especial interest, ON account of its asso-
citation with our peoples hopes and mis-
fortunes.
The managers tell US that their light
Was less brilliant at the Athcneum than
on any previous occasion. Their APP
pointments for this week include Guile
Okla, Bigbyyillc, Spring Hill, Rock
Spring, etc, and we expect TO bear
good account of them through our cor
respondents at those points.
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Personal.


we had the pleasure of meeting our
FORMER fellow-citizen. Mr.. II. E. Willard
Oh Decatur, Ala, last Friday, in Column
Dia. He WAS looking as blooming as a
red rose. lqa,ss
Ourquiet little city was in fever of
pleasurable excitement last week, over
the return of Mr. Joseph Roseborough, a
former citizen of Columbia, after an alb
scnce of twenty-riine years. The people
had no difficulty in recognizing Mr..
Roseborough, but some of them were
quite mortified because he failed to recol-
lect their features. He saw so little
change in their looks, hesaid, and they
were SO unlike what he had pictured
them, that he had TO go back 20 years be
fore he could recollect them. Mr.. Rose.
borough was editor OF the Columbia %
scrucr, and made it most excellent pa
per, we are told. He was and is great
favorito with the people, and we are glad
70 learn that he expects TO come back and
live in Columbia or Maury county.
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New SUNDAY school.

The Neapolis people organized sum
day School in their villagc Oh last Sab
isath. %.
One Hundred and Five Years Old.
There is nov an old negro man named
Trunk Polk, in this county, who WAS
born in Brunswick county, Va, on the
10th of July, 1905, and consequently is
IoJ years old. lie came TO Stewart coun-
iy, Tcnu., with his master, Mr.. john
Folk, father ofuur fcllow-citizcn, +. y.
Folk, ESD, where he remained three
years, when ho came To what is now
Maury county, about three months be-
fore the town of Columbia was laid Off
lie came in April aud the town was laid
of III the following August. He has
been blind for thrcc.:ycars, but is still
able 10 walk aDout, and says inc does not
dread death now any more than he did
twenty years ago. But for his blinds
ness, nc SAYS, Inc could do many chores
about home. lie is now with Kit and
Harry Hadlcv, ON Carriers Creek.
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lsaId Eagle.

\ regular, genuine bald eagle, an inn
mcnse fellow, made its appearance last
THURSDAY week, i'm tho Rock Spring
couGiry, near the Cedar Snag school
house. Mr.. samuel Rocks SAW it eating
4 sheep. \ large drove of crows WAS
around the eagle annoying him by their
whatever 10 then. Mr.. Rocks, who is 4
great huDtsman and good Iparksmair.
SIMS nc could have killed the eagle, but
he had no gun. He watched The direc-
sion in which il few, and went back Coi
his riiic ard Tom -Allen, the best marks
man in The country. They hunted the
country for Tic eagle, hut failing 10 lind
him. they went turkey hunting.
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+
We publish communication from
Cnlleok Z, which NO do not endorse. TIKI
writer says Culleol<a is cursed viii
druukcnness, and lays al The blame on
the erocery keepers. We do not axcuse
the seller Of whisky, but II "Chieser,'
our correspondent, had his way and al
the groceries in Culleoka were abolished,
the whisky drinkers would come to Coz
lumbis, or go to Nashville for it. Have
it they will, no matter what are the OBJ
stacles. The truth IL, whisky is only
one of the many curses and instruments
of sin, and all the legal and social enact
ments that can be devised cannot remedy
the eyil--they only aggrayate it. There
is only ono cure for that and all other
sins, and that is the love Of God shed
abroad in the human heart.
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GepaPnfe6,

The two prisoners in our county jail
charged with murder, Frank Riddle and
De Griffin, have been put in separate
cells. Although Riddles name natural
ly occurs first on account of his superior
robustness of intellect and frame, he is
several years Griffin's junior. He is
only nineteen years old, and was born
in Williamson county, five miles east OF
franklin During the war his parents
moved TO Hickman county, and four
years ago settled i'm the Greenfield Bend.
He is a man Of powerful build, close,
compact muscles, round, 1.-the aad quick.
Though evidently quite illiterate, he is
quick and frank of speech. One can
readily conceive how natural is the con-
clusion of the williamsport people that
Griffin has always been the creature of
Frank, in all their enterprises. p
Do Griffin is about twenty-five years
old, has Urinh Hcep countenance, and
was horn in Maury county, on the Cen>
treviEo road, several miles ON this side
Of Gordon's Ferry, where his family
lived until sevral weeks ago, when they
moved TO Leiper's Creek. across the
river.
Riddle had two brothers in the Con-
Tolerate army during the war, one of
whom died at Nashville.
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Didn't Come.

IL was reported last week that DIR. W.
n. Leitwich of Missouri, would preach
TO the old friends of his childhood, at
Mt. oliyet last Sunday, but he was una
vSidably detained in st. Louis. He will
prabably preach at Mt. Olivst ON the Sd
sunday in May, il he gets through his Ia
hors in the General Conference, which is
now ina session at Memphis. The Doctor
has made much character and fame as an
eloquent, forcible, and able pulpit
orator i'll Missouri, and now ranks higl
IS a learned divine in the General Con-
ference. lie Will no doubt preach in the
NJ. l.. Church in Columbia, whcu ht
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-05-06
Rebuilding.

We arc glad TO learn that our worthy
and good-looking young friend, John II.
Ashton, is tearing down the old Ashton
mill, ON Rutherford Greek, with view
10 building on the same spot a fine new
Touring and corn mill. 1t has been old
and shaky for several years, and the
neighbors had 10 come all the way TO the
river mill, kept by Captain Vaughn.
Mr. Ashton's father, a successful mill
wright, contemplated rebuilding the old
mill before he died, and it has been post
poned several years OH account of his
death.
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Fine IeHelahles

We return many thanks to Mr.. VIM.
sheppard for several large punches of
the "Linneus' pie plant, and a number
OF beautiful .'ROse-colored Oval Shape'
Radishes. The pie-plant stalks, ten in
number, some of which are two feet
long, came from one stalk. They are
the largest we ever saw, and are as ten
der as young lsdy's conscience, hav-
ing been raised under an empt: barrel
Mr.. Sheppard has fine nursery adjoin-
ing the corporation, between the Camp
bellsyille and Pulaski turnpikes.
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only -Four County Court clerks,

la the year of our Lord 1s0s, Davidson
county, which up 10 that time embraced
nearly all of Middle Tennessee, was di-
'ided, and Maury Was the name Of one
OF tho counties thus formed. Joseph j.
Porter was the first Clerk of the County
Court of Maury; his son, T. J. Porter,
was the second; W. L. Erwin was the
third, and John II. Padgett was the
f. ,urth. The first case disposed of by tho
c. UNITY Court (of which any record is
left was the case of James Walker vs..
SIM oson Harris, a case of eicctment,
whicIf- occurred in March, 1907.
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The good people of Leiper's Creek arc
looking forward with crest pleasure tu
the second Sabbath in July, when DIR. A.
j.. J., Green, p. e.. will preach one. of his
grand SERMONS at Goshen They are
preparing to let him have some good
fishing while he is down there. The
Doctor has promised to write a book on
fishing, we learn. IL will 10 doubt be
an Improvement on Izaak Walton's pis-
catory discussions.
THE Bear Creek folks arc going 10 haNG
a handsome new church cdiiicc at Mt.
Olivet. The lumber Is about ready, and
no doubt the ladies will soon have it
built. They say BIantOn's is a hand
some church, Rock Springs has hand
some ediiice, Chappeii's is a good lock-
ing church, Zion Church is fair to look
upon. and why should the Bear Creek
people do less than they for t.,cir churc
WHY should not their church be As iiDc
as their private residences? The argu-
ments are conclusive.
MIR. THos. s. LEtTwIcK. up the river
in the eagle and wild turkey country,
recently had a grand, old-iashioned "Log
Rolling" We thank his good lady for
her kind invitation tn the great dinner
on the occasion. .-.,.t.- 49, -.
Mr.. Rowan Ei;wiS, OF the lower Sec
ton of this county, has a Young Shang-
hal chicken. which has three legs. The
left leg has three toes. the right leg four
toes, and the hind leg. which is where
the tail usually is, has six toes.
THE people in the New Ruin country
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New CoIeretl SrheeI.

Geo. w. Hayes, col, of Cleveland, Ohio,
has taken charge of a colored school at
New Bethany. five miles South of Mt.
Pleasant. The school was opened about
a ycar sSo by Mr.. Marion Countz, OF
Wayne county, and was afterwards
taught by Erena Wigfall, and under her
tuition had 20 scholars. Mr.. Terry gave
the colorod people the ground TO build
The school house on. and they went TO
work and built il. z
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Divided Nc T,yJi."

We regret tao learn that the Sabbath
school at Mt. Oliyet is divided against
itself One party likes the one class
system Of teaching, and another party
bitterly oppose il, and sharp discussion
ensues every Sunday evening. The one
class party is decidedly in the msiority,
although the minority says the most.
het plenty o. commentaries on the Bible,
and then there will be no trouble.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-05-06
street I.nproYc,ac

Under the energetic management OF
the ne, y Chairman of the Street Commit
tee, X. III. Jamison, ESQ, the upper end
of Free. street has at last been finished,
and Galloway street, which will run from
South Columbia III the direction of the
Atheneunn, will soon receive tho Chair
mans undivided attention.
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MARRIED..

iu Santa &c, ON the Isth of april, I,7o, by
Thompson Fleming, ESP, of Lcipcrs Creek
IAN old firsinian Mr.. Hobcrt C. Church and
Miss Lizzie Oakley, one Of the bellies Of Santa
Fc.
In Spring Hill, on the Sd lust, by Rev. "a
Thompson, Rev. EosEHT Il. joss. of Corners
vile, and Miss EMMA {. PascBaII, of Sprin.
Hill.
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Th.nLfuI for the HOE Law,

One night last week after the Board o.
Mayor and Alderman had adjourned,
they were presented with fine supper,
sent up by some citizens, who desired by
that means TO express their joy at the
passage of the hog law. Fresh pork is
also promised Oh the ID OF May. The
printer MAS mot invited, consequently
we arc.not prepared TO say il was a good
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-05-06
How TO Get Rich

Buy YOUR goods for cash. and from
SHEEeoa& SoS. who keep the best stock
of Boots, Shoes and Hats ever brought
to Columbia.
All BARRIERS use "Barrctts."
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-05-06

CITY ITEMS.
EXTRA SPECIAL NOTICE.

Beware of Counterfeits, Smiths Tonic
Syrup has been counterfeited, and the
counterfeter brought to grief.
smiths Tonic syrup.
The genuine article must have DIR. John
Bull private stamp on each bottle. DIR.
John Bull only has the right to manu-
facture and sell the original John Smiths
Tonic Syrup OF Louisville, Ny. Examine
well the label on each bottle. Ii my
private stamp * not on the bottle do not
purchase, or you will be deceived. See
my column advertisement and my show
card. Twill prosecute anyone infringing
on my right. The genuine Smiths Tonic
Syrup can only be prepared by myself
The puplic's servant,
Dir. JOHN BULL.
Lo uisy ille' Ky.
For Sale by II. Il. Rains.
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sixty Miles and sermon In /. day.

Last Sunday was week, Rev. J. n.
Marion. of the Rock Spring country.
went to Dunlap. in Hickman county.
preached a sermon. and rode back home
by O'Clock the same day. distance of
sixty miles. Last year he Travelled abont
$500 miles, preached 2j5 discourses, and
had JOS accessiops TO his church Mr..
Morton breaches at seven different
places, the churches situatcdmany miles
apart-four in Giles, u,ural Hill, Rob-
,,fson's Fork. Lynnvillr and Cave
Spr ing. one in Hickman. Dunlap ont
in Marshall. Wilson'S Acadcmy.l and
one jn Maury, (Cathey-s Creek
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-05-06

have on hand an inexhausiitle supply
OF pure Northern Lake Ice, which will
sell cheaper than any other dealer in
Columbia. Ny Ice Depot can be found
at Green T. Chafiins' Cellar. where | will
be pleased TO see all OF my old custom
ers. TRY NE."
may6tf FRANK AYDELuTT.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-05-06

cas- confidently say that Simmons Liver
Regulator has done me more good than all the
medicine | ever used. ] shall never be with
out it, JOHN J. ALLEN, Bib county.
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On the 18th of April last, Mr.. John Warren
Barnes, Of Nashville, gallant soldier of the LIST
Tennessee Regiment was united in marriage to
Miss Antoinette Wingfeld, one of the loveiiess
young ladies' Of our city. The attendants were:
Mr.. H. B. Cochran and Miss jamie Arncll.
Mr.. james ". Hughes and Miss Mollie Jones.
Mr.. r. P. Dodsou and Miss Harriet Barnes, of
Nashville. 81 f
Mr.. McIauohliu and Miss Alice Nayes. 4
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pretty gils as anytbdy's two Or three
| stores, blacksmith shop, etc., for ours
are all every mothers son Of them
good ooking, and their mamas too.
We an surrounded by a most lovely
scope dcountry, and just now, as the
trees put ON their gorgeous livery ef liv.
| ing green, and the wheat-fields begin TO
wave IN the genial sunshine, the con-
trast treated by the green overhead and
the green beneath. our feet, interspersed
here ard there with the dark brown of
the newly turned soil, presents to the
eye, apicture worthy the admiration of
the enthusiastic artist. The farmers are
working with a will thus far but is it fear
cd much of the first planting of both
corn and cotton will have to be planted
OYER. On the sd our usual quiet was
uncer,moniously disturbed by the OPEN
ing ofaur Spring fights. A difficulty oc-
urredbetween Mr.. Noe and Mr.. James
Reagan. Noe accused Reagan with hav-
ing talked disrespectfully about him,
knocked him down with a stick, and
caused the ''claret" to flow pretty freely,
but, As an Irish editor once said when an
nouncing that man fell from window
and broke his neck, fortunately receiv-
ed no further injury" Mr.. Wick Trier-
son. of your city, opened school among
US On the 18th under fiattering auspices,
N from ,,roSov,f ;,,.1;oaf;~,,, t1;,I ~
will be an entire success. He is a worthy
young man, and we wish him realiza-
ton of all his hopes. By the way, our
much esteemed Depot agent at Carter's
Greek, Mr.. Harmon Smith, has dog
worthy of honorable mention. Though
an unpreteDding Scotch terrier, yet he is
certainly very sagacious. Mr.. Smith
tells us that he makes it his duty to find
all the articles, such as wells, banker
chiefs, ETC., lost by passengers while get
ting OH or off the cars, and faithfully
bring them TO him. Some time ago a
gentleman in the vicinity was at the Sta
ton receiving some freight. He acct
IDENTIFY mislaid his pocket book, contain
ing valuable papers, and being unable to
ind it, was compelled to leave without
Il. The next morning about o'clock.
.his dog found it and delivered it to Mr..
Smith. His actions would certainly in
licate that he has his political proclivi-
les, {ifa dog may be allowed to have any
or he can't abide the presence of colored
individuals, while he shows no dislike |
or any of the white population, and
when persons are receiving freight he |
eems to know what belongs to them, for |
+, after they have received it, they touch
mytliins else he is sure 10 lay hold OF
hem. So much for the dog.
Dec ASIONAI
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Cleaned Ont.

Sulphur Spring has been cleaned out,
doubtless by Mr.. Gregory and is now
ready for visitors from town. The road
is i'm excellent condition. V
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DeDuty SurveyWv.

%. III. p. Bennett, Surveyor for the
county of Msury, being entitled TO three
deputies, has appointed Mr.. John n.
Meroney, of Santa Fe, as one OF his Dep
uties. No better or more popular selec-
ton could have been made. Mr.. West,
of Rutherford Creek, has also been APP
pointed. He is said to lie a good sur
yeyor ttf.
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On Faith.

tcr. Mr.. boss is preaching a SERIES of
Sermons on Faith. at Blanion's Chaps
81 and Mt Olivot. He has preached two
fthc series, and they are said to have
been very fine.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-05-06

Welearn from competent and excellent
authority that Mr. w. Il. Conner, Radi-
cal as he is, has made tho county very
efficient Tax Collector.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-05-06

Rev. Edmund Kelly, one of the most
learned colOred men we have ever met.
has returned to Columbia.
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Tn. Honorable County Court

Met in the Court House last Monday,
and will continue in session until next
Monday, when a special day will be
given TO Mr. ". X. Connor, ex-Tax Col
lector for Maury County, for the purpose
of receiving his report as Tax Collector in
1863 A great deal of business was
done, taking guardians, execu tors, and
administrators bonds, road oyerseers
appointed, etc. Last Monday is said TO
have been the busiest day in the County
Court Clerks Office since tho war.
AT. Gray and DIR. q. g. Il. Nichols, of
the 10th district, J. i. Walker ofthe 18th,
andS S. III. Bratton of the 18th, were quail
fed as Magistrates.
Our County Court is presided over 10y
Henry Harris, Esq, who is fine repre-
sentative of the MaHry County country
gentleman. He is the kind of man
whom We never fully appreciate until we
miss his presence. The County is also
fortunate in the selection of the Quorum,
whose names we give: L. 4, Burke,
Bobert L. Allen, Henry II. DaimwOod,
Thompson Fleming. The best interest
of the County is consulted by tI.ese gen.
tlemen, even more punctually and rig
idly than if they were attending 10 their
| own personal affairs instead.
While we are conplimenting our pub
lie officers for labors we'll done, we ought
10y all means Everybody viii say to
speak of the efficient manner in which
our new County Court Clerk, Capt. J.
NJ. Hickey, is performing the duties Of
| his office. He and his excellent Deputy,
Mr.. Cochran, not only keep their books
! in apple-pie order-iii writing AZ plain as
! print-but they have everything in the
Office as nice as lady's chamber. eve
say nothing of sweet flowers distillin.
their odors oyer the rooni.l Our County
/ is rich. and it would De i; shame to it.
character for il TO he niggardly in any
thing. and especially towards its publ,
servants.
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The Santa Fe Academy have secured
as Music Teacher Miss Naomi Pickens,
formerly member of the M. Il. choir at
Columbia. We know that her fine mu-
steal talents viii be fully appreciated by
the good people of Santa Fe.
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The New York Herald

Has been enlarged, and il is nov the
largest, as il WIS always the best, cos
mopolitan daily newspaper i'm America
prohably in the world. asa FHFs'r7
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Plenles.


May is the month Of flowers, beautiful
sunshine, lovely wheat fields, delicious
green trees, charming girls dressed in
blue and in red, and delightful picnics
in the green woods. May is the time
when the body is weakest and the heart
fullest of sweet thoughts. This weak
ness and these thoughts are best indulg-
ed in the green woods, by clear, purling
streams, with the little innocent minded
children and pure hearted girls.
The Cumberland Presbyterian Sabbath
School will picnic on the 9TH inst, to
morrow in the beautiful Morgan Grove
on the Mooresvile pike. All the friends
of the school are invited TO represent.
The Methodist Sabbath School will pic
mic in the Mcguire Grove, near the
White Spring, ON the 18th inst, fnext
friday Everybody invited TO 20 and
take their dinners.
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The kWtmp-

Forly-six have been arrested and put
INTO the pen at the old Ark. J. j. Wood
side had considerable fun at the expense
OF the swine.