The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-03-24
STATE NEWS.

of our Chancellor: chancellor Flem-
ing is giving universal satisfaction to
the people of this county. His legal
acumen, as well as his urbanity on the
bench, have won him the respect and
admiration of the bar and the good will
of all who have had bust less in his
Court"
The Huntsville Jidette has come to life
again.
The Pulaski Citizen says wolf is
''raging round" Prospect, Giles county.
The Giles College, at Pulaski, has
military company,
The brilliant and versatile Major Har-
ry Heiss is again on the editorial staff of
the Nashville Banner.
Lewisburg has Brass Band, compos-
ed OF Bob Champ, leader, w. Bills, L.
Bowden, Bob Allen, J. Ewing. Trim
Kerchival, and John Bills.
Tie young men of Lewisburg, Mar
shall county, have a Literary Society.
A Mayor, Board Of Aldermen, and
Town Constable, of Lewisgurg, will be
elected on the 25th of March, (to-mor-
row. t
The Kingston East Iennessedn urges
the farmers Of Roane cnunty, to organ
ize farmers club.
The Jonesboro Jhioa Flag reports
large shipments ofpig iron manufacture
ed at Embreeville, in Washington
county.
The growing wheat in Carter county
looks beautiful, and the prospect for a
large yield for the number OF acres sown,
is encouraging.
1t is said that about every other man in
Bell county is a candidate for Office.
Jasper is rapidly building up thriving
town by means of her manufactures.
The grass and clover crops in Hay
wood county are looking finely.
The population of Haywood county is
reported to be 25,Ol5, and the number of
farms 652.
The Brownsville Bee has an article
protesting against carrying dogs to
church.
Six and a h f inches Of rain fell at
Lagrange on the 18th inst, as recorded
by DR.. Franklin's piuviometer.
Work is progressing rapidly on the
customhouse in Knoxville, and about
fifty hands are employed.
A large number Of people from East
Tennessee have migrated to the Western
States during the past year.
The sons and daughters Of Erin cele-
brated st. Patrick's day in grand style
in Knoxville and closed the day with
splendid ball.
A Sweetwater correspondent OF the
Loudon Star mentions the appearance of
meningitis at Fork Creek, in Monroe
county.
The Jackson Telegraph says: 1t only
costs s75 and costs for policeman to
shoot a lock of hair from the head of an
inoffensive citizen, because said citizen
would not give away his whiskey.
A public library and reading room is
talked of in Knoxville. Something of the
kind should be established in every city,
as il will cause mary an hour profitably
employed that might otherwise be lost
or worse than wasted.
The County Court of Greene county
has voted tax of one and half mills on
the dollar towards, supporting public
schools.
The question of levying a tax for the
support of free schools was submitted to
the people of Washington county, and
it was defeated by majority Of more
than hundred on the 18th inst. WASH
ington is probably the rankest Radical
county inthe State, which party has al
ways claimed to be par ercellence the
money comes out of their own pockets,
however, they are opposed to it.
A sad accident occurred on the
Memphis and Ohio railroad OIL the
18th inst. A respectable citizen of
Memphis, named Daniel Farrell, was
killed at Galloway station. A train
ran over him, killing him almost in
stantly.
4 man in Knoxville, Tenn, is the
owner of an original style of walking
stick. it is a cabbage stalk that was
cut by his farther in Florida, while a
soldier i'm the war of 1872, and is said
to make a very serviceable cane.
The Memphis appeal says that the
lies which the press have told about
the. Brinkley College ghost swindle,
have made MIR. S. w. Phillips, late
keeper of the ElmwOod Cemetery, a
raving maniac, and it is supposed
that his reason is forever dethrOncd,
at least in this life.
The Hartsville Ttdette Of the 18th
inst says: The spectacle of free cit
zen arrested and carried offby armed
men, was presented to our people
few days ago when squad Of United
States soldiers came into this neigh
borhood and captured Mr.. John Num-
gle, under the charge ofillicit distill-
ing.