Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-11-29
COLUMBIA.
a Newsy' I.etter--Fire--NeW Patent :
The Eair-EIection Of Municipal
| Nfficers. ETC.. etc..

D a NeyEsy Letter--Fire--NeW Patent :
The Fair-EIection Of Municipal
3 Officers, etc., etc. s-0
To the Editors of the Union and American:
y CoEUNfBIA, Tenn, Nov. %, Is70.-Or
Friday, Nov. %, at noon, frame resi
dence, situated on the corner of Glade
ard Mechanic streets, belonging to Mr.
Sam S. Cain, and occupied by some ne
groes, was 1iscoveied to be on fire, ant
very near entirely destroyed, but through
the efforts of some good workers, two
rooms were saved. Loss about 81, 900.
No insurance.
,- 1..s NEW PATENT.
Our fellow citizen Mr.. j. D. Wright
received "Letiers Patent, on Saturday,
for improvement in harvesting machines.
The improvement consists in new mode
of adjusting the outer or grain wheel. II
is very valuable invention, and will
doubtless prove highly remuneraiye to
the inventor. We at least hope SO.
OUR FAIR.
The newly elected Board of Directors
of our fair organized on Saturday by the
election of the following officers:
J. w. S. Ridley, President.
j. L. Williams, Vice President.
Josh G. Bailey, Secretary.
A. Nick Akin, Treasurer.
The present Board ara decidedly OPP
posed TO changing the location of the
grounds, Notwithstanding over IS, 900 was
subscribed as additional stock, condi-
toned that the charge would be made and
the grounds located at some point directly
on the railroad and near town, and until
this is done our Fair viii never have that
success it deserves.
On Saturday night the newly elected
Board of
MAYOR AND ALDERMEN
organized. The following officers were
elected, out of the many numerous sppli-
Giants
James L. Guest Treasurer; John B.
Bond, Attorney; Thos. w. Turpin,
Treasurer; James Darrell and A. Frank
Aydlott, Policemen.
Mr.. j. Milton Parker was appointed
Chairman of the Street Committee.
After the election was over, although
there was quite number of disappointed
applicants, general good feeling pre-
vailed--which we can only explain by the
fact of the defeat of one of the aspirants
for the position of Recorder by ''my
Board and several who desired to be
policemen, aud worked with hearty
good will for the board elected, and then
get mary vote"
BAPTISM.
The coloTed Missionary Baptists had
another bsptising on Sunday at noon.
There were seven baptised. They have
had protracted meeting for some time.
This last being the third Sunday they have
had their baptisings. The ceremonies are
conducted by Balssm Frierson, colored,
the most intelligent colored divine l ever
listened to- His language is good and
entirely grammatical.
Yours, respectfully, WILD JACK.
P. S.-Since writing the above, Mr..
Walker has shown me certificate from
the editor of the Herald, proving, very
conclusively to my mind, that be was
not the party that selected the new ticket;
and Walker further says that he accepted
the ticket because he had tried to COM
promise with McGaw by substituting
some of his friends in lieu of those Sc
lec;ed by McGaw and Huntington in the
caucus, and that he had tried to compro-
mise with McGaw, and could not get him
to agree to anything, as he said that him
self snd Huntington had met 10 caucus
and arranged the matter themselves, and
that the ticket headed peoples ticket in
the Herald was placed there by McGaw
and not Walker; and further, that he
(Walker) received every vote he expected
to except one, DodsOn, who could not
reach home in time for the election,
which would have resulted in Walkers
election, although il was not his ticket;
and that, so far as the yellow tickets were
concerned, Walker was not into the Sc
cret but made very good run before
the new Board, nevertheless, for which
he says he will ever feel grateful; aud
further states that he voted for Jamison,
his brother-in-lsw, reports to the contra.
ry, notwithstanding. We make this full
statement from the fact that these reports
have been worked to the injury of Mr..
Walker. W. J.