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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-07-01
A THRILLING EPISODE.
How General John G. Brown Saved
Grants Life.
From the Ra iIroad Record

~ lfTOm The haHfOau heCoiu.j
The following incident has never
before been published, and its entire
truthfulness can be substantiated to
the satisfaction of any who may de-
sire it: .-eo .
,s On the morning of the surrender OF
the Confederate troops at Fort Don
elson, a Federal staff 0fficcrapproach-
ed the works occupied by Baldwin's
brigade, Buckner's division, and in
uuired for the headquarters of the
brigade Commander. He was shown
TO the unartcrs OF Colonel John Z.
Brown. Sd Tennessee Infantry, who
was temporarily in command of the
brigade. Upon meeting Colonel
Brown the Federal officer announced
that he had been sent forward by
General u. S. Grant, commanding
United States forces, to learn the 10
cation of the brigade headquarters,
and that he would return and inform
the Federal commander. The officer
then rode back to the line of works
and meeting General Grant and his
staff conducted them to the tent OF
Colonel Brown.
Colonel Brown, allow me to intro
dacc General Grant, commander OF
our forces" =,
Colonel Brown acknowledged the
introduction by polite though for
nal bow.
"Colonel Brown, it gives me pleas
urc to take by the hand an officer who
has made such gallant defcnse;" and
removing his hat, the Federal COM
mander leaned from his horse and
extended his hand, which Colonel
Brown accepted with that grace and
dignity which, with his gallant bear
ing on the field, so distinguished
him afterward as Major-general.
After a few minutes the party pas
sed OH toward the village OF Dover,
the Confederate headquarters, leav-
ing Colonel Brown before his tent
standing. AS he turned to enter he
saw, approaching from the direction
of the fort, a Confederate Lieutenant
mounted upon a splendid horse and
riding at break-neck speed, his hat
drawn tightly down, and full-sized
"navy six" particularly noticeable in
his right hand. An instant more and
Colonel Brown had seized the mad
mans bride with "Where are you
going. sir?, ''To shoot that id
Yankee officer; and now loose my
bride or I'll shoot your And the
man raised his pistol while he foam
cd with rage. hfynl 80, -
hlo eve have surrendered, sir, and
~ Loose my bridle@ ~
A"I will not, sir-you shall not do :
oi~Colonel Brown, l tell you for thu
third and last time, loose my bride
= .,..:,, y, '..rtsi .'H -dfiEi q. .ilH
drop that pistol, ed the man
thrown off his guard tMqnick move
ment of his horse, found himself GOV.
cred by the. pistol which Colone
brown had suddenly drawn.
"A moment of hesitation and the
mad Lieutcnant's= pistol fell to the
ground. @ q III ...1ti
= Snow dismount,' and, with one
look that satisfied him of the firm
{, purposc i'm the eyes which CLEANED
behind the levelled pistol in the hand
of Brown the man who would have
murdered Grant was safely under
srrrard
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iuly1- fee

By virtue OF a writ of vcnditioni expenas to
me directed from the Circuit Court Of Maury
county, in favor OF Jos. B. Woodside vs.. Sam'l
Brown and Moore Frierson,1 will proceed to
sell for cash to the highest bidder at the court
house door in the town of Columbia, on Monday
the first day of August next, tract or parcel
of land situated in the State of Tennessee, Marry
county, district No. o, and bounded as follows
to wit; Beginning at stone on Thomas corner,
in Hodges line, running with Hodge north 1OS
poles to a stone, thence north sSlSdeg., east A.
poles 10 stone, thence south 66 $40 poles on
an oak and hickory, thence west "a Ito p oles
to stone, thence south 40 40 poles TO the
beginning, containing 81 acres rood 8 $4,000
poles, more or less, levied on as the property
Of Moore Frierson to satisfy said writ of ven
Wit Joni exponus. Sale in legal hours, ,,,.-.
go. SINS LATTA,.
Jul1-4t-pr fees Sheriff Maury county.
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COLUMBIA, TENN:
SPAIN.
CASTELAR, Quotes Lincoln.

PARIS, june 22-Thc journals to-day
publish the great speech delivered by
Senior CASTELAR, in the Spanish Cortes
a day of two since. He spoke in op-
position to the plan of the govern.
ment for gradual emancipation, but
favored immediate freedom of every
slave in Spanish territory. He quo
ted the proclamation OF Abraham
Lincoln amid loud applause.
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CHANCERY SALE
OFINSOLVENT CLAIMS.

Pursuant to decree Of the Chancery Court a
Columbia at the March term, 1870, in the case
of James Akin, admir-, vs. heirs and creditors o
VIM. 4. Porter, decd, wills sell to the highest
bidder at the Court House in Columbia, on
Monday, July 4th 1870, large amount of Insol
vent claims due the estate of lid W. K. Por
dec'dA J. L. WILLIAMS, q. NJ.
June II, 1870.
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SALE ~
OF INSOLVENT CLAIMS.

Pursuant to decree Of the Chancery Count a
Columbia at the March team, 1870, in the case
Of John NJ. Witherspoon, Admir-, VS.. Eliza j..
Witherspoon ct al, / will sell to the highest bid.
der, at the Court House In Columbia, on Mon
day, July the 4th, 1870, large amount Of In
solvent claims due the estate Of Thomas With
erspoou, decd. j. L. WILLIAMS G. M. 3
June IL, 1870. ~ q
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By virtue of a writ of venditoni exponus to
me directed fiom the Circuit Court OF Maury
COUNTY, in favor of, w. s. Rainey, administra:
tor VS.. j. Y. Hardison, will proceed to sell
for cash to the highest bidder, at the Court
house door in the town of Columbia, on Mon
day, the LIST day of August next, I. tract or
parcel of land situated in the county of injury,
State of Tennessee, district No. 8, bounded on
the East by the lands of j. q. Hardison, on
the South by J. Sellers, on the West by tract
by ]. Sellers. containing one hundred and thirty
acres more or less, levied on as thepreperty Of
of defendant j.. Y. Hardison to satisfy this
writ of venditioni cxponus. Sale within legal
hours. - - SIMS LATTA, Shift.
; ~. Per Henry johnson, d. S.
jul, 14t-pr fees d.. 49, =. -sif(-,..
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By virtue 9! Nv" nv WITS o. yen1,onl efponus to
county in favor of Enos Robinson vs. Isaac N.
Robinson and I. I. Robinson, l will proceed to
sell for cash to the highest bidder at the Court
house door in the town of Columbia on Monday
the first day of August next a tract or parcel of
land situated in the State of Tennessee, Maury
county, district No. 70, in the town of Spring
Hill, being the place upon which james Rob
inson resided at the time of his death and
bounded on the cast by the lands of J. CAT
ton decd, on south by lands of George Viii
liaps and Samuel Campbell, on the west by
lands of John Dunlap and on north by Spring
Hill and Rally Hill turnpike, containing about
seven acres, and levied on as the property of de
PENDANTS, /. n Robinson and I. I. Robinson to
satisfy said writs of vendtioni cxponus. Sale
in legal hours. SIMS LATIA, Sh,h
Jul 1-4t-pr fee Jesse ). harris, ID. ).
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CHANCERY SALE
OEINSOLVENT CLAIMS.

| .P,,rsuantto decree Of the Chaneery Court at
| Columbia, at the March term 1870 in the case
Of John p. McGaw, Admir-, vs.. James q. Nc
Cav. ct al, will sell TO the highest bidder, for
cash' at the Court House in Columbia, on Mon
day, July 4th, 1870, large amount OF InsoI-
decd. y. l.. WILLIAMS, Y. u NJ
| June Ia 1870. r'
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BY virtue of writ Of vcnditioni eApopus to
me directed from the Circuit Court Of Maury
county, in favor of X. H. Jamison administra-
tor VS.. Wiley Worley, will proceed to sell for
cash to the highest bidder at the Courthouse
door in the town of Columbia, on Monday, the
first day of August next, a. tract or parcel of
land situated in Maury county, Tenn, in dis
trict No. 5, and bounded as follows: beginning
at w. j., Bridges (deceased) corner in the
center of the Shclbyville turnpike road, run
ming South with his line-passing said Bridges
to Mrs. Martins corner at 81 deg. and 81 min.
and running with her line South in oil liz deg.
SO poles to stake, two elms and a NORWOOD
pointer, thence South SO deg. 20 min. East q
deg. so poles to stake, thence North 70 deg.
min, East 81 deg. 9S poles to the center Of
the Shelbyrille turnpike, thence with the center
of said pike to the beginning, containing by es-
timation fifty-three acres, two roods and
twenty pcrches, more or less; it being the same
tract coming by Hugh Bradshaw on the 18th
day Of September, 1857, to WIN. NJ. Sullivan,
now owned and occupied by Wiley B. Morley,
levied on as the property of said defendant w.
B. Morley, to satisfy said writ Of yenditoni OK
ponus. r SIMS LATTA, Shift.
:. :, Per Rufus Thomas, d. s,
;,,I,f a. ~ c,a f'- p s1-F- ~ .s-4si
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OHERTFF'S SALE.

By virtue of writ of vendition exponus 10
me directed from the Circuit Court of Maury
county in favor of NJ. Burns VS.. s. d. Thomp-
son and G. B. Polk, will proceed to sell to the
highest bidder at the Courthouse door in the
town of Columbia, on Monday the LIST day of
August next, house and lot in the town of
Columbia, Maury county, Tennessee, bounded
on the North by Free street, East BY Glade
street, South by the lot of John p. McGaw,
and West by the lot OF Mrs. Sanford, and all
the right, title and interest of said Thomp-
son therein, levied on as the property of Silas
ID. Thompson to satisfy said writ of vendtioni
exponus. Sale within legal hours. .s a't#
SIMS LATTA, Shift ~
julyl-4t-pr fee 5 of Maury County.
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By virtue of writ of vendtioni cxponus to
me directed from the Circuit Court Of Maury
county in favor of Nathan Vaught vs. J. +. Al
dersor, 4 will proceed TO sell for cash to the
highest bidder at the Courthouse door in the
town of Columbia, on Monday the LIST day Of
August next all the right title and interest OF j.
f. Anderson in a certain tract of land situated
in the 18th civil district OF Maury county,
Tennessee, and bounded on the South by A.
Williams land, on the East bv NJ. p. Erwin, on
the North and West by B. NJ. Aldcrsnn's land,
containing eighty acres more orless, and levied
on as the property of the defendant j F. Al
derson to satisfy said writ of venditioni expOn-
us. Sale within legal hours.
july1 -4t-pr fee $ SIMS LATTA, Shift.
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NEW ADvERTIsE1lENTS.
SHERIFFs SALE.

By virtue of writ of ves1itioni cxponus %
me directed from the Circkk Court Of Many
county, in favor Of Jacob Gbiers VS. J. NJ. Pick
ems and w. G. Pickens, r viii proceed to sell
for cash to the highest bidder, at the Court
house door, in the town Of Columbia, on Mon
day the LIST day of August next tract or par
eel of land lying in the oath civil district of
Maury county, Tennessee, bounded on the
South BY. the land of B. N. Nicholson, on the
East by Duck river and heirs Of W; R; Sharp,
deceased, on the North BY David Underwood,
on the West by Dock Harris and J.W. Edgin.
supposed 70 be ninety acres more or less, levied
on as the property Of W. G. 4 J. NJ. Pickens
to satisfy this writ Of venditioni exponus. Sale
within legal hours. SINS LATTA, Shift
Per Henry johnson, D. s.
fec 5 llsh -.
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BY virtue Of writ Of vcnditioni exponus to
me directed from the Circuit Court Of Maury
county, in favor Of r. II. Jamison VS.. A. J. Da-
Wis. Sarah 7. Davis and Asa Davis, i will pro
coed to sell for cash to the highest bidder, at
the Courthouse door, in the town of Columbia,
on Monday the LIST day Of August next, tract
or parcel Of land lying on the waters of Foun-
tain creek, district No. 8, Maury county, Tenn.
bounded on the North by the lands of Powell
Perry, on the South bv the lands of David
Wells, on the East by Mrs. Perry, on the West
by the lands of David Wells, containing about
sixty acres more or less. levied on as the prop
erty of Sarah Davis to satisfy said writ of ven
dltioni exponus. Sale within legal hours.
s,'4 SIMS LATTA. Shift. {.
- =. > ~ Per Rufus Thomas, d. s.
fees seis f'H--3 = 2 boz
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BY virtue of two writs of venditioni expon
US to me directed from the Circuit Court o
Maury county, one in favor of Hays, Cross 4
Co. vs.. A. NJ. Bailey, the other in favor of J.
NJ. Robertson 4 Co. VS.. A. NJ. Bailey, will pro-
coed to sell for cash, to the highest bidder at
the Courthouse door. in the town of Columbia,
on Monday, the first day of August next,
tract or par eel of land situated in the State of
Tennessee. Maury county, 22nd civil district of
turnpike road and bounded as follows: begin
ming in the center of said turnpike road-N.
F. Chairs South-W corner. thence with Mrs.
DR.. McKissack's line North 81 deg, West 164h
poles to stake in VIM. Walkers line,
thence South l deg, West $50 poles to
stake, thence South IS deg, East 12S3l poles
to the center OF said turnpike rad. thenceSwith
said road South 3211 deg, West Isl poles tola
point in the center of said turnpike road, thence
South 70 deg. East $50 poles to stake, thence
South 81 deg. to stake in the Badger line,
thence with the Polk & Badger line South SO
deg East 1l7H poles to stake, the South East
corner of the tract, thence North X deg. East
142 poles to a stake in the old garrison line,
thence North 20 deg. West 90 poles to N. F.
Chairs South boundary line, thence North %
deg. West 1914 poles to the beginning
center of the Franklin and COLUMBIA turnpike
road, containing 355 acres be the same more
or less, it being the dover interest of Mrs.
Martha Bailey in the land of her deceased hus-
band, A. P. Bailey, and the same levied on
as the property of said A. NJ. Bailey, he being
entitled TO the one-third of the same at the
death of his mother, Mrs. Bailey, levied on
to satisfy said writs Of venditiOni exponus.
Sale within legal hours. t
se... 81 SIMS LATTA. Shift.
-. Per B. A. Nichols, ID. 8.
iuly l-4t-pr fee &
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BY virtue of wit of venditoni exponus to
me directed from the Chancery Court at Column
bia in the case of A. NJ. WiDgfeld, c.. & NJ,
against J. NJ. Wagstaf, Martin Fry, Admir-,
&C. and ]. NJ. Brown, will sell for cash to the
highest bidder at the court house door in Co.
lumbia, on Monday the first day of August, 1870,
all the right, title, claim and interest that J..
NJ. Brown has in and TO the following tract or
parcel of land situated in tiie. State of Tennes-
see. Maury county. in the 9Th civil district, on
the head waters of Fountain Creek, .bOnnded
by the lands of A. Hill, John Ingram, and
others, containing lS0 acres be the same more
or less, and levied upon as the property of de-
fendant J. NJ. Brown, 10 satisfy said. order
of sale. Sale in legal hours.
/; ''-@s1. - iIif SIMS bATTA, Sh'f,i
July LIT pr fee : Per Rufus Thomas, ID. 3. ]
.gsi9E1S-ie
Bv virtue of a writ of vcnditoni exponus to
me directed from the Circuit Court Of injury
county, In favor of James NJ. Cranberry VS..
Mrs. Eliza A. Hoge, G. S. Hoge, Gus Hoge
and Cornelius Hoge, will proceed 10 sell for
cash to the highest bidder at the court house
door in the town of Columbia on Monday, the
first day of August next tract or parcel Of
land situated in the State of Tennessee, Maury
county, district No. IL, and bounded as follows:
On the north By the lands of the late j. w.
Jennings DECD, west by the lands of William
Ingram and east by the lands of 3. j. Ingram,
and it being the land belonging to the late Mo-
SEES Hoge, deed and levied on as the property
of defendants E. A. Hoge, G. s.. Hoge, us
HOPE and Cornelius Hoge, to satisfy said writ
of yenditiopi exponus. Sale in legal hours.
SIMS LATTA, Sh'f.
Jul I-4t- pr fee s Jesse s. Harris u. s,
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i By virtue of a writ Of .vcnditioni ;expenus to
me directed from the Circuit Court Of Maury
Comfy in favor of Henry A. Grimes vs.. C.. A.
Douglass assignee. and il. Bond and Avis
Williams security, I will proceed to sell for
cash to the highest bidder at the Courthouse
door I'M thetown Of Columbia, on Monday, the
LIST day of August next. house and lot orpar
eel of land situated in Maury county, Tenn,
and civil district No. 49, and bounded as follows:
North by s. T. Torrance, East and West by S.
p. Jordan, South BY Mt. Pleasant and Hamp-
shire turnpike, containing FIVE acres about, with
cood frame buildings consisting Of dwelling and
Other necessary buildings, levied on as the prop
erty OF defendant Charles A. Douglass to satisfy
said writ of venditioni exponus. Sale within
legal hours. SIMS LAr la, ,Shn &,
iuiy I-4t-pr fee 8 of Marry County.
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BY virtue Of venditioni exponus to me dircc 1
ed from the Circuit Court of Maury County. in
favor of James H. Akin, Trustee, vs. G. NJ. Ed
wards, will proceed to sell for cash, to the
highest bidder, at the Courthouse door in the
town of Columbia, on Monday, the first day o
August next, two houses and lots in the town
of Hampshire. district No. l6. Maury county,
Tennessee, and bounded as follows on the
North and East by the lands Of VIM. Biffie. on
the South by the lands of Conner, on the West
by the lands Of Brooks, the other is bounded on
the North by Hatchur, South by Leftwich. on
the West by Brooks; first is known as Edwards,
lanyard and dwelling house. second will be by
the name of Wnght's houser lot, levied on
as the property Of G. NJ Edwards to satisfy said
writ of venditioni exponus. 49,
e bgif y 20 SIMS LATTA, Shift.
Per John J.. Isom, d. s.
julyl-{t-pr fee s l.ai, .ye.. 1ra
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West Of New York City.
Please call and examine my stock before
purchasing, aud will take pleasure in show
ing Goods. NJ. JoSEPh, q.
April 3m Public Square, Columbia, Tenn.
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By virtue OF two writs Of vendtioni exponus
to me directed from the Circuit Court of Maury
county in favor Of Sutlihe L Owen vs. A. NJ.
Bailey, and John Glenn VS. J. J.. Wood, A. NJ.
Bailey ana l.. r. Payne, l will sell at tn
court house door in the town of Columbia, o
Monday, the first day of August next, a tract of
in the 22nd district, bounded as follows: On the
east by W Mccormack. and others. on the
south by Mrs. McKissack, on the west by the
Md. R. r., on the north by w. A. Bailey,
containing 220 acres more or less, levied on as
the property ETA. NJ. Bailey to satisfy debts
and costs. Salei in legal hours. -.ocl"
---,-,d .i4l i,i 100 SIMS LATTA. Shift
Jul lat pr fee 5 s ..e B. A. Nichols, D. 5.
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Do . Good Turn when you Can

%
How little we think, as we travel
Through life's ups and downs day by
day,
What good each might do for his neigh.
Dor,
Did all Of us 60 the right way;
How many apoor fellow whose talents
To elevate science would tend,
Is lost 10 the worlds gaze forever,
And all for the want Of friendl
Then stretch forth your hand like a
brother,
For remember that lifc's but span;
Ills our duty to help one another,
And do good turn when we can.
Some boast of their wealth and con.
nections,
And look with contempt upon those
or lower degree quite forgetting
The means by which they perhaps rose.
So be kind to the poor and the lowIy,
Neer utter u word that's untrue;
Prize the maxim which says "Act to
others
AS you would have others act unto
you"
Then stretch forth your hand like bro
ther,
Since all of life's but span;
Let us try 10 assist one another,
And do u good turn when we can.
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Conunslrun,s.

OF How long can q goose stand on
one footI Try it-that's the way the
goose found out Ind; aanm H8i hHf
When is a grocer like a highway
manf When he lies in weight.
@What is the knobbiest thing in use
at iea2- Lump-sugsr. -
@Why should there be more mar
riages In winter than in summer? BE.
cause in winter the gentlemen require
comfortcrs and the ladies' mufFs. oyaysr-
What Il the difference between tho
captain Of base ball nine and a prize
fighter? One heads the batters, and the
other batters the heads. n, \ 'n's''i'i M
0LWhat is worse than rnininr cats
and dogs? Hailins cabs and omnibuses
- Fort Sumter is 10 be reconstructed.
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gentleman from New York and thos
who cooperate with him in this House
If there IL any pledge more solemn thar
all others 1t is that which should leat
the Legislators Of this country to reliey,
the common people Of the country from
those burdens which are crushing them
their industries and their enterprises in
to the very earth. DO not talk abou
" solemn pledges" when they are mad,
alone in the interest Of the rich, OF cor
porations, Of fmODop0lies, Of the amasseC
capital and wealth Of the country. Tall
about your pledges when they will do
good to the common people, those who
are compelled to pay the enormous bur.
dens imposed by your tariff system. =
Keep your solemn pledges to the coun.
try, and give it peace, give it decent
civil government, give it restored States
with local self-gOvernnent, give it re.
formed and reduced tariff taxes. give il
economy and reduction in expenditures
then we will have more faith in your de-
votion to pledges. !
But the gentleman says that this tax is
I" odious." Is not this stamp tax equally
+" odiOus 2" Why did not the gentleman
and his friends vote few moments ago
to relieve the people against the stamp
taxes; and why did they not vote to re-
peal the tax OH matches? When the
Question is as to relieving these burdens
that come home to the hearth-stones OF
all the people, you have not SO much to
say about your "solemn pledges" to the
country.
Mr.. kellogg = The gentleman from
New York and myself both voted to re-
move that tax.
Mr.. Kerr-I do not yield to the gen.
tlcinan to inject into my speech any of
his humbuggery. Laughter.]
MIR. kellogg-I simply wanted to COR
rect the gentleman.
Mr.. Kerr-I want to say to the gentle
man from Massachusetts Mr.. Butler]
that he is mistaken when he tells the
people of this country that the income
tax comes ultimately out of the poor
Ii does not. The gentleman knows that
what he himself pays does not come out
of the poor, but out Of his own pocket.
What / pay comes out of nobody's but
my own pockets. The truth is there is
no tax in the entire catalogue that so lit
tic affects the poor,thc labor Of the coun-
try. 1t is essentially burden on pros
porous capital, and, with needed i'm
provements in modes Of assessment and
collection, can be made q most Just and
proper tax.
flIere tha ha M vnor foll