The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-06-23
Observation-Disclosures.

The Queen of Hickman has returnec
to her native hills.
We regret to learn that Rev. VIM
Mack lies dangerously i'll at his resi-
dence in this city. -
Capt White Frierson, of New Orleans
is ON visit to his old home in this place
John l.. Jones, of Jefferson City, Mo.
formerly OF this county, is President OF
literary society of that place, called the
Jefferson Society.
Our clever young friend, Bruce Coch-
ran, of Nashville, paid us flying visit
recently.
Col. Pise, of Memphis, was in our city
| recently. \ large number of his Regi-
ment, the 4th Tenn, were from Maury
County. Il Sc # q
We regret to learn that our handsome
and esteemed young friend, William Ill.
billiard, will start for Mississippi to-
night or in a few days.
Our handsome and talented young c.
temporary, III. p. Figuers, of the Frank
lin RerietC, paid us flying visit recent
ly. ( {
Capt. Joe ii. RUSSELL, our very eff
cient Attorney General, who is attend
lnH SOllAI at 11CN fNtui W w
lumbia last Saturday evening. lie is
bound to be at his church every Sabbath.
Jesse Taylor has been appointed Col
lector of Internal Revenue in this Dis
trict, and we learn that he has received
his commission. His Office will be in
Columbia.
Mai. w. p. Ingram, President of the
Bank of Columbia, is at present absent,
IL, ~..r,f 10 latsr to in n
lucky.
Col. Duff, of Memphis, came TO Column
bia, few days since, to see Gen. J. c.
Brown, now acting Chancellor.
James Kelsey, a prominent merchant
of Henryville, paid our city a visit re-
Gently.
Last week we stated, upon authority
we deemed good, that w. III. Faris had
retired from the Carriage making bust
ness. Mr.. Ham, and not Mr.. Faris, has
retired.
BY virtue Of his whiskers, our young
friend +. l.. w, of the Williamsport
country, is one of the most foreign, and
therefore, dist6'gHe looking gentlemen
in the county.
DIR. John J. Moore, OF Mason Depot,
West Tenn, paid his old home a visit
recently. He is looking about as hand
some rs ever.
George Branch, who is making a man
of himself, at Nashville, gladdened the
hearts of his kinsfolk i'll this vicinity,
by coming among them last week.
MIR. John ChumbIy, Keeper of the
Pcnitentiary, and formerly citizen of
this county, came very near being pois- |
Oned recently bya convict. !
Gen. John c. Brown, our handsome |
and noble looking Governor elect, has |
been in our city during the present |
week, holding Chancery Court for Chan
cellor Fleming.
Rev. Geo. Beckett, Rector of the Fe- |
male Institute, Will leave next week for |
his beautiful summer residence on Sta
ten Island, near the city of New York, |
where he usually rests during the sultry
months after his arduous duties in the
school room.
1t is the intention of the gifted young
DOetess of the South, Miss Nettie Power
to leave our city in a few days,
for the home of her distinguished rela-
live, Ex-Gov. John Letcher, at LeXing-
ton, Va. Her many warm friends and
admirers in this vicinity deeply regret
10 lose her, but they nevertheless wish
4fA Il tfft tfFt'.ffs anu 2AAN AcAa-1 a.
ness and success. We learn that she
will shortly publish a volume of her po>
stry, which will, we doubt not, be re-
,eived, as her rare poetical genius mcr-
is. Miss Houston is a rarely gifted
woman, and her poems are all gems of
The first water We predict that in ten
years no female poet in America Will he
squal 10 her.
At the recent literary exercises of the
Collegiate Department of the Universe
Y of Nashville, our young fellow-citi-
zen, \. II. Brown, son Of DR.. W. II.
Brown. competed for the Faculty Med
H." awarded to the best orator. The
Banner thus speaks OF his speech: His
was especially distinct. and
lis manner forcible, while the matter of
MS discourse was we'll conceived and
,lothed with vigorous language" The
appointed to decide as to who
If the three contestants was entitled TO
he medal. awarded il to 4. II. Brown.
DR.. ID. {. Kelley, who was appointed TO
lward the medal, denied that orators
we're "born, not made" and congratu-
ated Mr.. Brown on what his labor had
Effected.
We have read the address Of Mr..
Brown, which took the premium, and
We have never seen anything more pro-
ound or learned coming from a young
nan Of his qpn