The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-04-08

| is an unflinching devotion to their con-
victions of right, counting the cost as
nothing. We did not even suspect that
there was man in the whole county
who did not k,,oU what DIR. PILLOW,
whose evel y breath is as Southern as tie
South wind, thinks of men who fought
in all the great western battles for the
Lost who endured the hardness
OLA lie for four long years, and
lost all-some their limbs-ail save their
honor.
OVER THE COUNTY.
AMEMBER of the 4Sth Tennessee Regt.,
of the Re- ok Spring country, was woun-
ded in Sc 18th Carolina or North Carolina,
and his wife never heard any more oil
him. She nearly went crazy about him,
always having her mind in a state OF ex-
pectancy. Year after year rolled by, and
still she heard nothing of her husbands
death, and became unfit for anything.
She is now married again.
A NEW school was opened ON Mrs. n.
R. Perkins farmon the Hampshire Pike,
last week. It is taught by young lady
from Giles county, who deserves and it
is hoped, she will have large school, as
soon as good weather comes.
A new wooden school house, 20x36, is
going up at Rock Spring, and will be
finished by tomorrow. 1t was to have
been built by subscription, but the peo-
pie are very tardy in adding their mite.
Mr.. f. NJ. Vaughn, with his accustomed
generosity, has gone ahead and built the
house, and the neighborhood will be
much condemned if the citizens do not
subscribe more literally and promptly
than they have done in the past. The
old school house is badly dilapidated,
and the preacher, w. T. Ussery, will
move into the new edifice next Monday
morning, with 80 scholars.
A SUNDAY SCHOOL will be organized
at the Jones Academy next Sunday
morning at nine o'clock. Rev. w. T..
Ussery will preach at the Academy on
the same dag at II o'clock.
THE Rev. S. w. Mitchell preached in
the Jones Academy on last Sabbath.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, March IA, 10.
PosT MASTER, Columbia, Tenn.:-Dcar
Sir-As do not know the name of any
person in your county, I beg to intrude
little upou your time. Will you have
the kindness to answer me according to
the best of your knowledge the following
questions, as far as you can and believe
when you do it that your kindness will
not only be fully appreciated but fully
reciprocated, and I will pay you for any
time and trouble you may give in cores
( Dc ndency with me.
i. What is the population ofyour place?
2. Have you any men there to your
knowledge who devote any time in hun
ting or netting of wild pigeons9 At what
seasons of year are they plenty in that
section of country. see by papers that
Maury County and Morgan County Ten
nessee have been alive with them for
weeks past. 1 intend to put in 0,0O0
live pigeons this season for amusement
of first class business men in Chicago,
for shooting at tie trap. I caught $4,000
last year, and will probably come to
your country late next fall if pigeons are
plenty there and will pay some of your
men well to assist me.
8. Pleas tell me the most direct route to
ship live birds from there. Try and
think of the name of some one in your
section of country who would be likely
to interest themselves in such matter
Do you think the pigeons have emigra-
ted from your section of country north
, Isthere paper published in your place:
what is the Editors name, and name o
! paper.
II Do you know man by the name o
Peter Ladd in your county? I saw al
! account or his shooting large quanti. lie
! of pigeons in Maury county, think OF
Leiper's Creek.
4 One of my agents was in Tennessee
| few weeks since and he said during tn
j winter months millions of pigeons wer
: in Middle Tennessee.
Iwould be very much pleased to re
t ceive from yon copy OF your paper pull
n lished there and if at any time you chanc
+; to see notice of wild pigeons in you
{ section of country through your paper,
would be pleased to receive any an
It all information you can give me. l
u giving some attention to this you Wi
NJ not only confer favor on me, but upo
IS many of my friends in the Post Off
i, Department, and you will never do ME
~ favor without fair compensation. VIII
are the terms of your paper per yea
Yours Truly, II. MURRAY PACHIN.
NEW RUIN, April 4th.
MIR. EpIroR:-Some time has elaps
since the county has had any tidin
us from New Ruin. Really nothing b
happened, or you surely would have n
titled the county and the rest of ma
as kind. l merely pen you these few lin
of to apologize to you for the TRADE of abu
of that /, with others, have heaped on ye
he or rather your informant, for the lit
[r. bits of news that you have made pub
Dr. of our doings. I was short sighted.
he see now that it has had good effe
Id Why, sir, my old man offered to tn
Dr. one of his brethren last week, but
ID brother said no, the HERALD will heal
ch it, and all the brethren in the county "
co. hear of it; and the old man concluded
ID would not drink. and he came home il
it'll better humor than common. Why, 5
ed before the HERALD commenced bril-
of ing out things on us, you never saw 81
on a state of affairs. Neighbors quarrelil
Id fighting, backbiting, gossiping, I
no Bows would go hunting and see sights
tly wen as varmints, and then meet the nj
he Lords day at church to recount all
the events of the past week, but now I'll
riff. are as particular as if the Allseeing L
ing was upon them, even afraid to tell wi
md they have heard on their neighbors, mt
civ less any of their own exploits, for f
ing the reporter of tie HERALD is ne
nm. Strange to say, we cannot find out "
ing your reporter is; but as it has had sucl
ing good effect on the community, l FIRE
,ok ask pardon for indulging in any Ill
rad n you for its publication.