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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-04-15

They were, John, Buck and Bob Davis,
Bill Underwood, Bill Jones, Mack Nich-
olson, Ike Nicholson, COL, Andy Huey.
and Billy Whitehead. Failing in their
efforts to fasten the raft to the bank, An
dy and tbs three Davis boys swan back
to the former. The raft now had pretty
much its own way, and running among
toe trees both oars were snapped Oh,
Just before they reached the mouth of
Rutherford Creek, Bob Davis stepped of
on rock, and Billy Jones jumped III
with Mack Nicholson's coat in his mouth
and went under head and ears. Nobody
was now on the raft but Andy, Buck and
Billy Whitehead. The raft being oarless
and unmanageable, it ran against the
middle pillar of the Booker Ferry bridge,
and tore off twenty feet of itself away
They chung on to the wreck, however,
until they passed the mouth of Little
Bigby, where the concern ran against
the bank, and they jumped off and went
and staid all night with Mr.. ODE. San.
ders. The raft, which Andy had intend>
ed to carry to Mr.. Willis r. Frierson, at
Cross Bridges, continued on its way re-
joicing, until it struck nameless island
opposite Mr.. Jim Sellers, where it lodg-
ed hard and fast Andy only loses
about five hundred rails, worth eight
dollars a hundred.
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Cou0rUl aftOn.

Last Sabbath morning Bishop Quinn
tard preached in st. Peters Church to a
very large congregation. In the evening
the Bishop delivered beautiful exhorta-
ton to the Confirmation Glass. His
text was the confession and the denial of
Christ. whatsoever shall confess me
before men, the same will confess before
NV Father in Heaven" Confession in
this connection means great deal. 1t
means acceptance; and failure to confess
and accept the Savior is denying Him.
There are two confessions and two de-
malls: Confession of Christ on earth by
men, and confession of man by Jesus in
the great day of Assize; the denial o.
Christ on EARN by men, and the denial
of men By the Savior at the Last Day
The Bishops description of heavenly
and eternal glories by comparison with
their shadowy types on earth, was ex
ceedingly beautiful.
Nineteen young ladies and gentlemen
went forward and received the Rite o
Confirmation, at the hands of Bishop
Quintard. st. Peters was full of people
who were deeply moved by the eloquen
preacher, and the solemn and impressive
ceremonies,
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Besetting Sin.

ON tbs 18th inst, Sheriff Latta arrested
4 fifteenth amendment near the Duck
River Station named. Marshall Dobbins
on charge of stealing hog from Mr.
VIM. Park, on the Hampshire Pike. He
was brought before Esquire Wilkes, who
examined the evidence against him
found HIM guilty, and required him to
give bond i'm The sum of $500 for his APP
peararce at the MAJ term of the Circuit
Court. He failed TO give the bond, how
ever, and was put in Jail. Marshall is
an old .jail-bird, having been immured
in that summer treat last year for steal
ing some yearlings aud selling them to
DIR. W. II. Brown.
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DIR. RalstOn Dead.

Last Friday night, near Bigbyville, DR.
Reid Ralston breathed his last breath.
He was "a years old, and had been sick
for long time with the fell destroyer,
consumption: and learned the profession
of Dental Surgery with view to profit
by the exercise of riding over the coun.
try. But he exerted himself too much,
and several months ago the reward was
Several violent lung hemorrhages, in
RAPID succession, which brought him to
deaths door. He had great fondness
for the Greek classics, and was highly
esteemed by the neighbors for his many
fine qualiti es of head and heart. A large
number of G. tizens followed his remains
to the Davis barying ground, although
il was bad, rai,'y day.
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On Thursday Of last week q gsily ca
parisoned crowd came into our city OF
the Bigbyvilie road. Behind, driving
like he was going TO . funeral, CAME
Capt. Thos. J. Perry. drawn by his Ole
war steed "Bushrod," who had carried
him into and through many periiou'
scenes. The bridal party soon went ou'
of Columbia on the Williamsport roao
and after stopping short while at the
Port, they proceeded to the residence O
NJ. NJ. Russell, the father of the bride
About Q o'clock Capt. Perry and Miss
Bourbon Russell were united in the holy
bonds of matrimony. The attendants
were:
Mr.. James Forgey and Miss Robertson
Lackie
Mr.. Joseph Fl. RUSSELL and Miss Mol
lie Perry.
Mr.. s. Pitts Perry and Miss Mollie
Estes.
DIR. Hughes and Miss Lizzie CAN'T.
Mr.. Willis Russell and Miss Ida Lips
comb.
Mr.. J. T. Kennon and Miss Lettie
Peeler.
The family are Methodists, and no
dancing was allowed, but everybody
invited enjoyed themselves finely.
Although large supply of the best arti-
Gle of Robertson" and Bourbon" was
on hand, no other intoxication than love
was the result.
Friday night the bridal party had a
reception at the residence of the bride
groom's mother near Bigbyville, where
the Perry family, something under one
hundred and fifty, were present. Joy
Lit up each face, and happiness reigned
in every heart No dancing.
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SECOND NINE-JAMEs, CAPT.
FIRST NINE.
Real Estate Transfers.

Thos. O. Smith ct al to Mrs f. A. Jones
interest in two tracts in cd district.
James Andrus to Belle Altmeyer, one
lot in 18th district, $4,000.
r. d. Ricketts,, Sheriff, to John Picks
ard, lot in Columbia, $3.50.
J. b. Gracy to J. L. Gracy, 49, acres
in 9th district, s1906.
j, A. Sanders to Hugh Yokely, los
acres in 9th district, 1861.
NJ. +. Cheairs to VIM. HarsisOn, o1s
acres i'll I'D district, $500.
W.O. Roberts to j. D. Hood, Il acres
III odd district, Sl29S.
j. A. Kinzer to b. I. Mcbride, 100 acres
| in 10th district, 1850.
John Murphy to d. McMeen, ), acres
| in 10Th district, 450.
Polk & Hunter to T. f.. Jamison, lot
| i'm sd district, 200.
VIM. Younger to Thompson Fleming
| $50 acres in 18th district, 400.
w. ID. Jarrett to Mary f. Watkins, 81
| acres in 18th district, 300.
| Elizabeth Bailey to John Love, 229}!
acres on Csthey's Creek, go dollars.
| ]. S. Cowden to i. w. James, lot in
Culleoka, 800 dollars.
Elizabeth Witham to David Thomas
lot in Columbia, 1000 dollars.
T: J. Whitaker to Campbell d Collier
Ia acre lot in 9Th district, at Hurricane
Station, l66 dollars and S7H cents.
Slaton & Mckissack to L. :. Crawford
30 acres, 2S7 dollars.
Mary Cook to Jane II. Holmes, lot No
$50 in Columbia, is dollars.
| n. a. Sparkman TO Seth Sparkman, II
acres on Carter Creek, 300 dollars.
j. L. Williams, c. Il NJ. to W. J. Dale
two lots in Columbia, 1853 dollars.
w. J. Dale to S. +. Mayes, two lots i
Columbia, 1,OO0dollars.
JIG. weatherford to J. s. Garrett, &
acres Oh Little Bigby, 800 dollars.
j. L. Sedberry to NJ. X. Sedberry, >
acres, gift.
S. Coffey to John Cheatham, 49, acrt
in 9th district, 1905 dollars.
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Negro murder. . CoIored Man.

Last Friday morning Sheriff Latta
was informed that a negro man named
George Williams had shot and killed
Robert Green, another colored man, at
the Andrew J. Polk negro quarters near
Ashwood. He went Immediately to the
place of the murder, and found that the
murderer had left. The Sheriff tracked
the fugitive through Gen. Pillows farm,
md on over Gen. L. Z. Folks place, and
thence TO Pat Griffin's, where the trail
was lost among the hills. Mr.. Latta
went nearlyto the Giles county line, but
he could not see or hear of the murder er.
4 number of negro men on the Pillow
and Polk places seemed to be very anx-
ious for the murderer to be caught, and
he Sheriff informed them that they had
+, right TO arres. and bring him to Jail
Tn ey accordingly armed themselves
with guns, carbines, relics of the League
and searched the whole country, but il
vain. The origin of the difficulty whicl
resulted in the death of Geeen, was jeal
ousy. Green was jealous of Williams
attentions to his wife, and attacked hin
about it; whereupon Williams snot hin
with gun, the ball striking him in tn
back of the head, killing him instantly
The Sheriff has some sharp detectives o
the lookout for Williams, and if he liz
Z ers anywhere in this section he wi
81 rely he caught aud brought to justic'
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supposed Murder.


The investigations incident to the find
ing of Friedman's body, the particulars
of which we gave last week, have caused
the people in the Williamsport country
to treat with suspicion certain incidents
which have occurred in their neighbour
hood, that otherwise would have escaped
special attention. Three or four weeks
age an old man and little boy with
packs on their backs, stopped at Major
Boiling Gordou's, in the edge of Hick-
man county, and craved to stay allnight.
With that generous hospitality which
characterizes all defendants of Virginia,
the venerable Major invited them in, and
they tarried all night. In the morning
they inquired the way to Nashville, and
Major Gordon told them that the Nachez
Trace was the proper road for them to
take, but advised them that they would
most likely find purchasers of their
wares by going on Leiper's or Leather
wood Creek. The old man and his son
doubtlesstook the Majors advice, as they
stayed the following night with citizen
of that country. The pedlers started of
on the Undertook road, and, have not
been seen since. We understand that
Mr.. NJ. Samuels, of this city says he
knew the old man and his son, and that
they have never reached Nashville.
Three men were seen to come into Kin
derhook that morning, and suspicion
rests on them. OF course there is no
positive evidence that any murder has
been committed, and we trust that after
the facts in the case are fully developed,
the suspicion will be found to DO incor-
rect and unfounded.
Since the above was put in type, we
learn that Major Gordon went to MASKS
vile and hunted all over Nashville for
information in regard to the men, and
at last found that they were in Nashville,
alive and we'll.
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Personal.

Col George F. Akars, one of the lead.
ing merchants of Nashville, and Major
Albert Akers, recently elected Clerk OF
the County Court of Davidson county, a
very distinguished honor for enc so
young, and a native of another State,
Virginia, came to Columbia last Friday
evening on a Pisca( tory excursion.
F. II. Mays, Esq, of Franklin, Tenn,
was in our city several days this week.
III. Clopton, Esq, an Arkansas planter
has left the Mississippi swamps, and re-
turned to the pure air Of Maury county,
where he will remain all Summer, if he
does not &C to Paris the beautiful.
Gen. b. f. CHEATHAM, State Agent for
the Nashville Life Insurance Company,
was i'm our city last Tuesday.
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ALLOWANCES MADE.

The following allowances were ordered
to be made:
To l.. u. Potts for making pauper COT
fin, $50; John Byers for pauper CONN
for Press Thompson, Abe Haddox and
r. Maloney, $500; VIM. Gray, excess OF
Poll Tax, $50; Nancy Byers excess OF
Poll Tax, Sis; j. NJ. Hagan, excess OF
Poll Tax, 81. 80; Moses Latta, excess OF
Pool Tax, s2.s5; John Owen. Ss 10; James
Norton. Poll Tax. $50; F. NJ. Vaughn
repairing Msury county Jail, s3S2,S5;
Roscoe and Williams, pauper coffin, $3.50;
a. B. Daimwood for J. p. Docket, $500:
Evil Miller, excess of tax, S1.l0; NJ. >
Thompson excess of tax, $3.50; A. Gray,
S. 80; J. C. Parks, same, $3.50; Judgment
| of John Hammick, S6.05; Thompson
Flemming, holding inquest. $500; Peter
b. Lsdd, Juror, $500; VIM. Ladd, Juror
p. A. Jorrett, Juror, $500; J. ID. Gordon
800; John Harrison, Juror, 500; L. Z
Jorrett, Juror, s2O0; S. b. Gordon, Juror
500; w. u. Jorrett, pauper coffin, $500
Thompson Flemnsing Tor clothing 1913
To Bridge at Rutherfords Creek, s25O0O
S. Harris, Commissioner. Of ReSistra
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Trvtu~ 70 Gef LOOse.

Last Saturday when SherifLatta wen'
into the Jail after Griffith and Riddle, foi
the purpose of taking them to their pre-
Iiminary trial, he found they had broken
the riyets in their manacles. The irons
however, were apparently fast, and the
fraud was not detected until the Sheriff
applied his file to them. He told the
prisoners that ifthey made any attempt
to escape he would chain them on their
backs TO the floor.
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Heavy Suit I'm Chancery

The attention of cur Chancery Court
has been occupied for several days with
the case of J. w. S. Ridley VS.. Frierson
& Brown. 1t appears that some time
previous to the war Ridley sold to j. NJ.
Frierson and Ira E. Brow a large PLAN
ta.ion and slaves in Arkansas, and to
secure the payment of which Ridley re-
tanned lien on the plantation and
slaves sold to them, and also took a
mortgage upon the real estate of Frier-
SON & Brown in Maury County. And
this is a bill filed by Ridley to enforce
his liens upon the land in Arkansas.
The case has been strongly contested by
able counsel on both sides, and involves
about one hundred and forty thousand
dollars
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..Rov. the Raft.meu. ROY. y,

Last Saturday morning slow, steady |
rain commenced falling and continued
until after night. The river commenced
rising slowly, but we did not think that
enough rain had fallen to cause any,
thing like freshet About noon, how
V er, Sunday morning, Mr.. r. G. Harris
found that: it was going to he raftable,
and he Immediately set off tor the ce~
dars in the upper edge of the county,
where he had three rail RATS ready to
launch and bring down. He rode about
twenty miles, got up his hands, and
started down on a raft about dark. The
moon smiled brightly, and the three
RATS were landed safely about / o'clock
in the morning, ore at the r. R. bridge
for Mr.. Billy Morgan; another in the
Sedbury Bend, and the other at Column
bia.
Jake Ring brought down cedar rail
raft and landed it at the Railroad bridge.
Capt. Jim Cundiff, on the Marshall
aod Maury line, ran a cedar rail raft to
Columbia.
Jim Tindall, from the same section,
carried two cedar rail RATS to the mouth
of Bigby Creek.
Mr.. Mallock passed here with three
fine "New Orleans" RATS. so called from
their superior size and finish, being
out of hewn cedar logs, suitable for
| house building purposes. Mr.. NJ. will
. doubtless take his RATS TO st. Louis.
. After reaching the Mississippi they are
taken up that river by steamboat.
4 Ed. Watson, of Lickskillet, brought a
b cedar rail raft to Columbia.
: Bill Singers ran raft of cedar posts tC
: our city, and HAYWOOD Morris brought
u one of the same kind.
n Sam. Wallace came down with a raj
C raft, and another man whose name WI
;. did not learn. landed small one of tn,
II same kind just above the Columbi;
l. bridge.
IL Joe RlcveS started with "A wood raft
2. from the old Holland ford, and ran abou
two miles, just above the Davis Ford
st where he jumped of and climbed up on
Il Oh the uiSuSsb OIL LUCK TlNef, Itd
IT the residence OF MIR. Alfred Thomas
% The balance of the craft did likewise
~ with the exception of a negro name
~ Aleck. who was taken off in canoe b
- Mr.. james Toombs. The raft ran o
M and formed "saddle-bags" across
" tow. head opposite Mrs. Vaughn's resi-
a dence. We are told that it is not Joe
of first mishap, as every raft he eyer at
III, tempted 10 bring down has foundere'
ms Frank and Theodore Speed lost a ra
lat somewhere up the river.
q Andy Huey's raft of 300 cedar rail
est Was built at the lower end OF Snarp
mis- field, and arrived ar the Ashton MI
no Dam about ten o'clock at night. All
in crossing the dam the raft struck again
the bluff. Andy then aimed 10 land
low the old graveyard at the old whal
ses but their mightiest efforts availed the
Try nothing, and all the crew except Bill
Jones iumptd ofiand SWAN TO the ban
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From the. Norfolk Day Book, July IL, 'ds


We cordially Invite the attention Of
our readers to the advertiseme mt of Kos
koo This renled:- is prepared by our
enterprising townsnan, DIR. j. j. Law
renee, the inventor and former proprie
tor of Rosadalis. 1t is really a source of
satisfaction to announce that the Koskoo
is rapidly winning favor with the pub
ic, and ON account of its great merit and
pleasant taste bids fair to become the
most popular medicine III America.
Such is Dr. Lawrence's confidence in its
real worth, that he is enlarging his la
SOratOry, and has recently invested a
large capital in the business. DIR. Law
renee enjoys fine reputation as a chem
list, and is gentleman of character, en-
terprise and capital. This preparation
deserves the success which it is 50 rap
div obtaining.
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Our wayside Reporter Strayiug SfteF
The Germans. Hear Him.

am here in Lawrence. What indr ced me to
come here is none of your business. But the
Germans are here and am determined to see
what kind of people they are, and what induced
them to settle in Lawrence. When / entered
into your service as "Wayside reporter for the
HERALD" l was instructed to pick up news;
started out to pick it up, and went first to the
Depot, where found car after CIR full OF stran-
gers, men, women, and children, said to my
self, now for news" Ill get worlds of it out
of this crowd. walked up to quiet, intel
,'gent locking gentleman and said, whats tie
news, Mister?" He looked me straight in nv
face without. smiling Ut blinking, and SAID,
Y augh" could make nothing of that, and
thinking the man did not understand me, or
was little hard of hearing, again asked the
intelligent looking stranger in rather ! loud
tone, so loud that all in the car looked right at
me- ''What's the news" His reply, as near as
| could get at it, was Glitch" There was no
news in that. | never was known to cave un-
der ordinary difficulties, but hire was one about
to make me quail. stopped asking whats the
news" and fell to thinking, II NAV have bad
| deep thoughts, scratched my head, all deep
thinkers do. Finally caIne to the conclusion
| that there was ''news' IN that man, and plenty
| Of it, and that must have il for the HERALr.
So every chance, vas at him. but got no news
until your "Wayside reporter" found himself
right plump in the town Of Lawrenceburg, with
out money, friends or news. Here | happened
to meet up with Mr. Geup, who kindly ex-
planned everything to n,e, sad the man hae
been after for news was German, fresh from
his native country, and could not speak word &
my language. Everything then came TO IN
as quick as daylight, and thought what fool
was from the beginning, not tn have known tn
man was born out of the United States. in Eng
people call him, Gipe, knows j: all and had
long and protracted conversation with him.
will report it in my next, just as il fell from hi
lips. 1t was about growing grape vines, mai
, Jag wine, growing wheat, &c. am determine
. to have all he knows for the HERALD to pubis
s"news." intend remaining with the Gel
mans for the present, and report the news al
learn the German language. 1 may some ia
hereafter be the "Wayside reporter for IL
u New York Herald, and have TO 90 to Dubli
J Edinburgh, or London for news, and 1 do II
!. intend TO be again trapped in not knowing wh
a man says, and have TO trot half round ii
: globe without money to find out the man doesi
speak my language. You will hear from n
- agai,i-pe,haps in German. NERoN.
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Pfscatory.

Trout fishing commenced in Duck riv-
err, last week, and goodly number OF
these delicious members of the finny tribe
have exchanged the pebbly bottom OF
Duck for the gridiron and frying pan.
The Red-horse and the Sucker, have not
been neglected either, and the trotlines
crowd the swift parts of the channel.
Jim Paul caught sl2 worth in one day.
Huey's Mill which has been the poorest
fishing place on the river for a number
of years, opens out this season beauti-
fully. Mr.. Clopton and Mr.. Brazier,
fond disciples of Isaac, have been catch
ing great many since the sunny days
have come. When NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
has been the sign for trout commencing
to bite from time unremembered.
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Mt. Olfvet.

Last Sunday a Sabbath school was Or
ganized at Mt. Olivet on a new plan.
The whole school is put into one class,
except of the very small children, who
will be put in a separate class as
usual. r. 81. Oglevie was elected Super
intendent, DIR. ]. T. Spindle, Secretary;
C, V. Cyrus, Librarian; John Dobbins,
Treasurer, The former excellent and
highly esteemed superintendent, Major
Thos. S. Stratton has gone to Swan
Creek, Lewis county, where he has sue
ceeded in raising splendid school. A
few of the Bear Creek ladies propose to
go to Lewis county and bring the Major
back as their Creek cannot get along
without Elm.
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The advantages of buying your goods
from the One Price Cash House of +. w.
4 w. ]. PHILIPS, may be summed up as
follows:
|. It is thoroughly reliable.
.. 1t keeps large assortment OF goods
5. 1t buys from the largest Jobbers.
4. 1t buys for cash and sells for cash.
j. The prices are always reasonable ;
indeed, very low, owing to the large bus-
mess done.
8. All are treated alike, so that those
who are not Judges are as safe az those
who are
To fully appreciate these facts, come
and see for yourselves.
apSmI
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Corrected Weekly by r. ". Keesee C Co.
GrOcers dad Commission Merchants,
East side Pubic Square.
BACON-Very dull. Hog round l. to Is.
BRAN-sl % per 100 lbs.
BUTTRR-Scarce.
BEESWAX-25cp per Id.
BAGGING-25tosc per yd.
BEEF ToNGUEs-Fresh SIC. Dried 81 W.
None in market.
CORN NEAL 90 per bushel.
CORN-in demand, 20 to ~ cts.
CANDLES-Uc per ID
COFFEE-D to PC per D.
CHEESE-Eresh supply new cheese . cts.
DRIED BEEF-22c, little in store.
DRIED FRUIT-Apples to &c. Peaches
to &c.
EGGS-lJc per ioz. and i'm demand.
FLOUR Stopper lO fts. Tennessee Flour,
FRESH BEEFFsto Ios.
HERRINGS-[NOrth Carollnal-s0 per bl.
HIDES-Green &c. Dried 10 to II.
IRON TIES-l0c perm.
LARD-ll to lSc.
MACKAREL-No. $50; No. $50; No
MOLAssES-sOc to 81 o.
NAILS-sSa to $50 per keg.
OATS-75 TO ~ cents
ONIONs-i0 to DC per busheI; no dema.I ID,
PORK-l0c. per n,
PEA NUTSsl,25 tosl, ;Nper bu.
POULTRI-Chickens 10 to 25c.
ROPE-Best Green Leaf l21.c.
POTATOES-Irish Potatoes, Early Rose
s. per bu., Goodwin q per bb!, whitesprout,
81, Peach Blow $3.50, Neshanoc 800.
RYE-sl per bu.
Richest s. e. l2l,.
SUGAR-l5 to DC.
STARCH-l0 to nc.
SODA-l0 to l5c.
SALT-N.UO.
SHOTS % per bag.
SHAD-Virginia, Sl0 Barrel.
SEEDS-Clover, ii W per busiIel. Timoth,
9x Hungarian $50, Millett 80.
| SHINGLES-Yellow Poplar, s, 20 per thou
1 TALLOW-Sc.
| WHISKEY-sl 10 to s. gu.
| WHEAT-el TO 81 ~