The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-08-19
SOUTHERN NEWS ITEMS.

Memphis is overrun with flcas.
Kansas City has noon prayer-meet-
ings.
South Carolina ha. produced pound
peaches.
There is hop every evening at
Lookout Mountain.
The Israelites of Selma, Ala, have
determined to build synagogue.
A Mrs. Zeigler has given birth to
three bouncing boys, all at one time,
in Louisiana. 4
Seven hundred car loads of Stock
passed. over the Hannibal and ST. sJO-
seph (Mo.) railroad, going East jim
July.
The papers of Memphis say the Gen.
trail Park, recently donated to that
city,. is a failure. One of the main
reasons is that it didn't, belong to the
donor. ~, --es 80
The conductor of the train which
carried the Iowa editors from Leaven-
worth was robbed of his memoran-
dunn book and money. 4
1t is said that the excuse Of the
murderer of General Buell. at Leaven.
worth for the deed was that the Off
Ger had kept HIM in the sweat-box for
nine hours.
{ A piece of lead ore from q point on
the Georgia railroad, about fifty miles
from; Atlanta, has. been analyzed and
found to contain So per cent of the
pure metal. rge
The cotton crop in Southwest Geor-
gia, it is said, will fall far below an
average. The weed is small, diseased
and poorly fruitful. The army worm
is creating great havoc. 4
There is a young gentleman in
Knoxville who wishes to form a mat
rimonial alliance, but is deferred on
account of the expense he imagines
attaches to a state Of double blessed
ness. 81 EHr ..,s, 4a.. ~. G..
A Corncrackcr, ut a Leavcnworth,
Kansas, hotel the other day, ate green
corn until the cobs placed with the
ends together formed a string as long
as himself. The burial expenses were
paid by the county.
The tournament exercises are alb
sorbing considerable attention from
the young men of Atlanta. Finch or-
scs and sabrcs are i'm active demand.
enc aayslast ke& aA,sa. named
Black, residing at Gallatin, Mo, had
made his arrangements togo ont hunt
ing; and, taking his gun down, was
handling it, when his foot in some
way pulled back the lock aud the wea-
pom was discharged. The load went
directly into the unfortunate mans
mouth, passing ont ut the back of his
head. Buried next day.
Avery sad accident occurred near
McCowan's Mill, in Monroe county,
Gee rgia, last Monday. An old lady,
Mrs. Cochran, was being moved to
her sons house. In going down a
very steep hill, the cart ran into a
rut in the road, and threw. her out--a
part of her clothing catching over the
standard, holding her Immediately
under the wheel, which ran over and
Killed her. 4
On Friday last Blythe Barlow, one
Of the murdercrs of old man McClos-
Ky, paid the penalty of his awful
crime at Griffin, Ga. lie was private
ly hung at noon by Sheriff Connell,
assisted by deputy and assistants.
He died very hard, it being one hour
and ten minutes after the drop fell be-
fore the heart ceased to heat lie OBJ
stinatsly refused 10 make any con-
fession.
An old murder has come to light at
Norfolk, Va. The Journal of that
place says: During the war soldier
was murdered near the old race
course, on the road to Peddlc's Rest
and robbed of about $3.50. A letter
has been received in this city, giving
a full account of the murder, which
says that detectives have been put
upon tho track of the guilty parties"
1t appears that the party murdered
was of good family, but wildly dis
posed, and his relations arc determin-.
ed to do all in their power to bring
the guilty parties to justice, whoever
they may be.