The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-08-26

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SAM Williams, a clever old darkey, re-
cefyed severe blow last Sunday morn
/ ing, across the river from Willianasp0rt.
The blow was inflicted with big hick-
DRY stick. Alleged cause, "impcrti-
nence."- 49, - - ..,xs.s. 4, . -
THERE has been four Bran Dances and
Picnics at Carter Creek this wear, two by
the whites and two by the blacks The
last enc came off on Saturday last. n
reported that the Red Men viii give the
| fifth one one sometime in the coming
Indian Summer. as = i7- 81
THREE new lots wefe recently pur-
chased at Carter Creek Station.
ern shavings, sawdust and chips with
out wheat straw were recently sold at
Carriers Creek Station. ~
| SEVERAL weeks ago, ON Sunday,
chain of tightening struck about ~
square feet of cotton on the Green Pialns
| farm, below Williamsport, killing ~ as
dead as a hammer, burning it toa crisp.
| Mr., VIM. Lester has started a school
/ in the Greenfield Bend. ~ -. i-IE
/ FRANK Cox found two notes few
DAVIS ago, in this city, which he wishes
| restored to the owner. The name of the
man to whom the notes. were given IL,
| George Moore. The owner can get them
| by calling at this Office and paying for
| this notice and giving a suitable reward
| to the finder. -
MIR. Geo. w. Dairnwood, of Livingston,
| Ala, has been On visit to his broth
er, Esq. Henry b. Daimwood, of Bear
Creek. He is a native of Bear Creek,
and recollects Gen. Butler well, even be.
fore he dyed. Mr.. Daimwood looks as
healthy as Tennesseean, almost. * III
A JOYOUS party of beautiful ladies,
ted young gentlemen, have return
ed from a trip to Hickman county
and Bon Aqua. 1t was a buggy party,
and on the way over to Bon Aqua Springs
the belle OF Hickman comman ded
Whenever sho became tired Of LISTENING
to talk about Stocks, consols, u. s.
bonds, de-, she would order a. change of
partners, and it was made. She would
then listen to detailed account of suits
in Chancery, and other suits, and fine
stock, until she would loudly hint that
she. would prefer q short talk on the SUBJ
jectof resin, sbuncoAlbe, sXadkiE, and
other current n. G. topics. A glorious
time was had at Bon Aqua, and on the
trip back the belle. of Parnassus COM
manded, who made the retreat safely
back to the hospitaale roof of the BELLE
Here was shown that genuine old Vir-
GINA hospitality, which makes. home
for the guest. No oyerstrained polite
ness; no pompous style or painful Ell
quetfe; but pure undefiled home-life
While the party were exploring a cave,
the beautiful naiade of Duck River caught
cold, and. took the neuralgia, which
swelled her face SO that she could NOT see
| the company. When the party stated
| off under. the leadershipof the beautiful
blonde, the male blonde, was nJt content
| to leave without shaking hands Withthe
| Queen and did so Without tceing her
| face. Beauty cannot bear to See Itself
deface1 On theroute to CaldmAa the
blonde blonde nnr tm sas b party
| miles from Columbia the North Carolina
| buggy broke dewn, and one pfrtho ladies
| lost her bandbox. p 7aiez f,;soazf .s,sso
-tltasfTog x e SRRISe HILL, A,.y. %, 1870.
Ma. EBIroR-Asr our town remains un-HER-
Aided for the last live weeks, / offef you few
| thoughts, merely to keep in remembrance and
| before lyour readers the fact thatouf Village
| and vicinity are still in a Aourshing condit ion
| notwithstanding the unpreo edented wet weather
which we have had almost continuously for
| four weeks past causing the loss Of much
4 wheat, of that which remained in the shock in
| the fields when the wet weather set in, and
| great injury TO the cotton crop; yet it has not
| been without It's advantages. Our streets and
sewers and every receptacle of filth has been 50
thoroughly washed and -cleansed, and the at
mosphere so purified, that tie health of our
| country is better than remember ever to have
known it .tefgreat this season of the year.
| A new feature in the agriculture of our
neigbborhoodi is the-extensive cultivation of
| broom coin, and the increased attention be
slowed on the raising of hay. Mr.. Samuel A.
Pointer, who is one of, our. most enterprising
| farmers and business men, introduced the Gull
| tivation of broom corn, as a field crop, last
year. He realized from this crop some twenty
| four thousand dollars, and his success has
caused many Others to embark in the business
| and this year there are not less than one thou
| sand acres of broom corn in cultivation in this
| immediate vicinity. General Ewell and Major
Campbell Brown are ahead of all others in the
hay business. They have cut and sayed proba-
bly, not less than one hundred ar fifty or
two hundred acres of grass and Glove They
have put 1t away carefully under extensive
sheds, built for that purpose, which secures It
from the damaging effects of rains and vet
weather. This is one of the besf countries in
the world for hay, and yet orr people pay out
thousands Of dollars annually for Northern
hay. When viii ourpecple cease topuy tribute
to Yankees ~
The Rev. F. A. Thompson stiil continues in
successful operation his cheese factory, and
Gen. Eweii has embarked in the same business,
and both are making cheese of excellent quail
ty. We'have also a tobacco manufacturing ESD
Enlistment, carried on by the Messrs. Ga<
So you see weare advancing little. -
While riding out this mornings, was
tied by the shrill whistle of a steam engine
mile from the rsilruad. Ny first
was, can II be possible that by some
freak the locomotive has broken from
and is running wildly through th
But turning my eye in the direction w
sound came, L saw a steam thrashef
wheat field of Mr.. j. W. Cheairs, making
wheat and straw fly as had never seen it be
fore. This splendid hrasher is the property
Mr.. Leftwick, of the vicinity of Columbia, and
Is great improvement upon the horse powers
to which we have been accustomed. a x
Mr.. EDIroR:-As. have been "gangins"
about some lately, perhaps l can furnish you
with few items of interest. spent the 4th
of August at Campbelsrille, Giles county
Some excitement was manifested on the At
torney-Geueral question, as Messrs. Russell
and Mathews both had warm friends in Thar
community. Crops in that country are excel
lent. | left Campbellsvile on the 10th of Aug.
en- route for Clifton, Wayne county, Tennessee.
Good corn CT ops will be made in that portion of
Lawrence county through which l passed. 4
gentleman who threshed wheat in that county,
told me that they had made only half a crop.
Farmers in Wayne say they have not enjoyed
such prospec. fer good corn crops since the
year 1875. or i4.e~ 4, f----
IIeached Clifton, my point of dc stination,
on Thursday, the 11th. This village has i'm
proved considerably in the last three years.
Besides eight business houses it has several
tasty residences, two bands of music, and
Thespian club. Fever prevails to considera-
BILE extent. Friday evening, the 18th, negro
man about thirty years Of age was Idrowhed
while attempting to cross the river in small
boat ladened with meal. A short time before
starting he told some Of his friends that he chad
sold himself to the Devil for a fireman." lie
was advised not TO use the boat in which he
started, as it leaked, but be rejected the friend
ly advice, remarking that he ''wouId as soon 90
to hell by water as otherwise" and left the
shore to meet a watery gravca, "Blnd, blind
riaun they be who Gamma see the hand O. God in
IN this thing" The body Of tho unfortunate
black was not recovered.
Sunday morning, the l4tha little hpy named
Frank Orig, aged fourteen years, wast drowned
while Washing in the river, 81 short distance
above Clifton. The body remained insthe AVA
ter one half hour beforsit was discovered and
brought to shore. All efforts to resuscitaic we're
in vain. The spirit that once aniplated that
notIonless body, had gone to stand unveiled
in the presence of jehovah. The circnm-
stance was rendered more. Impressive by tho
fact that Rev g. G. Chapman. ia a Sabbath
school address fhat mexpingtst lie citizens of
that community ef6e1 TO- parents about their
children playing in oSerjvG nthe Sabbath day