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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-07-07
SUNDRIES.

The Female Suffrage party i'll Cal
ifornia is said to have been enumera.
ted, and numbers ''forty of all sexes"
Hearts NAV be attracted BY assum-
ed qualities, but the affections are
only to he fixed by those that are
real.
New York claims to consume an
nually l5,555,50 gallons of beer, a
great portion of which is manufac
tured in Philadelphia.
The newest charm is in the form of
compass, and about the size of a
cent Exchange. Tie oldest charm
is i'm the form of an encompass, and
about the signs of asscnt.-[Boston
Post.
A citizen OF Connecticut recently
introduced to newly married man,
congratulated him warmly, and said:
"Ab, these Litchfield County girls
make clever wives; Pve had three of
'em"
"Ahw yawned bachelor "this
world is but a gloomy prison" ITO
those in solitary confinement" added
witty young lady.
Of late years, says tie Boston
Transcript, many wealthy families
have adopted the custom Of taking
children to the seaside, and of pro-
viding for them far more snowy and
expensive clothing than used to he
thought becoming or sensible. Hence
the costly trousseaus for children
now offered at some of the stores.
Miss Winnie Ream, the sculptor, is
now engaged upon natural sized
figure called "The Spirit of the Car
nival." We suppose it is a keg of
Observation-Disclosures Orleans
Times
Ingenious youth (whispers)-"I
see you can constantly stand on one
leg in church may ask why?" In
genious maiden (whisper)-"Y on
may. 1t is to save my croquet foot. !"
Il Punch.
Not long ago, at Liverpool, hun
dred bales of jute were purchased
for shipment to America, for the pur-
pose of being dyed black and sold as
'ladies' black hair" 1t is said that it
was not a single instance of the kind.
Fifty thousand ladies in Germany
have tai cn the pledge of total abstin-
ence from chignons, preferring to
preserve the sheen OH their natural
hair.
A sensible old fashion is about be-
ing revived, and wedding guests are
again furnished with bridal boxes,
containing slice of cake and dream
on, instead of gazing at huge table,
lands of icing, " ithOut being permit
ted 10 know nything ofthe interior
stratas.
Ayoung lady of Ypsilanti, Mich,
who was burdened with the atten-
tons of two rival lovers, disposed Of
the least favored one, wouldn't take
Mo- for an answer, by throwing a
| lot of snuff into his eyes, the other
day.
The L mion Pacific Railroad Com
p.nv has succeeded in obtaining a
/ plentiful supply of water in the aka
line district by means OF artesian
well. Water formely had to be trans
ported distance of one hundred and
thirty six miles.
Hon. Willard Fillmore presided at
the meeting of the members OF the
Bar of Erie County New York, to
pay tribute of respect to the MEM
! ory of the recent, deceased Judge
John 3. SKINNER, and, in commence
ing a brief address, said; Il am not
in the habit ofarologlzing, but il has
been so long since nave attempted
70 speak in public that fancy that L
feel somewhat like the aged prisoner
I released from the Battle. lie had
been confined SO long that he had lost
the use of his limbs, and consequent
tly his steps were hesitatins and un-
steady"
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who, with the aid Of a colored por-
ter, did all III the powerl Of mostals
to aid and extricate thoscl II car
of the dead and wounded! ~
STATEMENT OF THE OFFICERS OF THE
ROAD.
Superintendent Thomas, who was
promptly upon the scene of action,
reports that the broken bridge, SO
far as he was able to discover, SEEM
ed to be sound and he was unable to
account for the cause of the calami-
ty.
Conductor Davis had passed over
the bridge, No, Z, with train No. 4,
at 5 O'Clock r. NJ, comingtO Nash
vile, and passed safely, the bridge
being regarded in a sound condi-
ton.
On reaching the bridge Conductor
II. L. Lands rang the bell to notify
the engineer that he had passenger
to let off at Smiths Mill, flag sta
ton about fifty yards beyond the
bridge. The speed of the train was
Stacked at this signal, and as soon as
the engine struck the bridge the en-
gineer felt it giving away, and the
crash followed. The passenger who
was TO have got off at the next sta
ton, for which the signal had been
given "a LADY, was among the kill
ed.
THE BRIDGE.
The Banner says: The bridge was
made entirely of pine, and could on
~ give way by the breaking of the
bottom cords, the fragments of which
show much decay. The smoking
car was eased down on the ladies'
car, and turned squarely into the wa
ter. The fall from the top of the
bridge was over thirty feet. The
employers were busy removing the
wreck.
THE MAYORS PROCLAMATION.
Business was suspended through
out the City, and people were gath.
cred in excited groups at every corn
er, discussing the sad affair. A thous.
| and excited rumOrs were afioat and
twice as many thousand inquiries
were made in all direction, for fur.
ther details. The City bell was toll.
ed during the forenoon, and the fol
lowing proclamation was issued by
Mayor Morris -
MAYORS OFFICE, Nashville, July
18th, 1871, 10 a. m.-Fellow-citizeni
of Nashville, it occurs to me, that il
view Of the sad. accident which has
bereaved so many Of our neighbors
it is eminently proper the bushes,
houses of the city should be CLOSED
during the remainder of the day, an,
that TO be converted into period o
mourning for the lost, and condol
cnce for the afflicted. All, 1 feel sure
will agree with me in the conclusion
and l therefore respectfully max
such request OF them.
X. j. NORRIS, Mayor.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-07-07

Col. FAULKNER has commenced re-
building the Warren House at McMinn
vile, which was burnt last year. 1t
will be large and magnificent build
ding, and soon completed. DIR. READ
and his wife will again take charge OF
it, which will be all the guarantee the
public will want to insure the best OF
accommodations. They now have the
McMinnville Hotel and keep most
excellent house.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-07-07

HENRY Il. J. BoARDMAN, of Mar
~halltown, Iowa, one of the leading
lawyers in that State, and a sterling
Democrat, was formerly Principal Of
an academy at Shelbyvillc, and Pro-
lessor of Languages in East Tonnes
see University, AT Knoxville. He is a
rising man in the great Northwest,
and woithy cfany position the future
NAV have in store for him.
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Anecdote OF Andrew johnson.

The honesty and integrity of An
drew johnson, throughout his entire
public career, has passed into a
proverb. His most bitter enemies
never accused him of corruption or
even the most remote utilization with
dishonesty in any form. The follow
ing of Mr.. Johnson, from the edito-
rial columns of the Cincinnati Conn
nercial, strong Republican newspa-
per, is an illustration os his char,c-
ter:
Itappears that Vandcrbilt's partner
in speculation, the Hon. Dick Schcll,
has been playing his part in furnish
ing reasons, for President Grants
consideration, why the Central Rail-
road should not be compelled to pay
its tax to the government. 1t is pos
siblc that Schell did not offer to fur
nish finds for the next Presidential
campaign, in case the decis ion was ia
vorablc to the railroad. HIS own
often-rcpeated account Of his failure,
when he attempted a political fiuan-
cial transaction with Andy johnson,
ought to have prevented him from
making any such offer. About
four years ago, or about iinpeach-
ment times, money was very badly
needed by the johnson patty in
Washington, for political purposes.
1t was of the utmost importance to
johnson himself that the means
should be procured for carrying on
certain elections and for other pOlit-
ical objects. AT this juncture, Schell
turned up in Washington, and pro-
cured an interview with Andy. "lve
heard Mr.. President, that money was
| needed to help the interest of our
party 2" EYES," said Andy, "very ,
much needed and L have heard that
you were willing to help raise some OF
it," "Yes," was the reply, perfectly
willing glad to do it. But now, MIR.
President, let's talk business. There's
forty or fifty millions of Govern
ncnt gold lying in the treasury which
ought TO be sold in the New York
market; and if you'll give me an Or
de-, OH Secretary Mccullough telling
him to give NE the selling of ten or
twelve millions of that gold. I'll
furnish all the money that's needed
| for the elections" well, sir" ex-
claimed johnson as he rose from his
chair, swelling up to double his nat
ural proportions, and towering up TO
double his ordinary height-"Well,
STRIP exclaimed he, with wrath on his
face. determination in his voice, and
a manner which made his interlo-
cutor suppose lie would be knocked
down ON the spot, "no such corrupt
Transaction can be carried on with
me. and no such presidential order
shall ever be Issued, elections or no
elections, political success or political
perditioni Good day, sir!" And one
of the parties instantly disapp cared
from the White House, in more rapid
pace than he had entered it, and feel
ing considerably less important
Thi. would be good anecdote for
Secretary Boutwell, to tell President
Grant when be gets back to Washing
ton.
The next State election 10 be held
is that of Kentucky, on monday,
August It'll, at which Governor and
other State officers will be chosen.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-07-07

THE marble bust of WASHINGTON
IRVING was unveiled last Saturday in
Prospect Park, New York City.
Thousands of people witnessed the
homage rendered to Americas famous
son, whose great achievements in the
field of literature have been admired
wherever the English tongue is spoken.
Addresses were delivered by HENRY
WARD BEEcHER, Mr.. A. A. Low and
others, who paid fitting tribute to the
worth of WASHINGTON IRVING.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-07-07

Col, JOHN WILLIAMS has the most
extensive marble quarry near Knox
vile, in the State. Its three hundred
and seventy-five feet in depth, about
three hundred yards wide and near a
mile long. 1t contains seven varieties
of beautiful variegated marble, and q
grey, quite equal to the Italian. He
has generously donated to the Masonic
Temple at Memphis, the marble neces'
sary to build that magnificent edifict
which is intended to excel any public
building i'm the South.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-07-07

Hon. DAVID A. Wells contributes
an able article for the July number OF
the North american, on "The Meaning
of the Revenue Reform" in which he
takes the ground that for the present,
reform of abuse in the present tariff
system is the chief thing to lie achiev-
ed; and and that when these are re-
moved, the currency reform that
must speedily follow is effected,
the requirements Of the country for
revenue, the natural condition Of cur
trade and commerce, will themselves
give to our manufacturers all the pro-
lection that is needed, and also that
can be justified.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-07-07

AT the fifty fourth annual COM
mencement of Georgetown College,
last week GENERAL SHERMAN, in the
course of short address, said the at
tempt to divide the Union in our gen.
Grafton had failed, as it would always
fail, and he would as soon expect the
attempt to dissolve this Union in the
future to come from the North as the
South, but it will never come, .for
now we are joined together stronger
than by the bands OF steel.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-07-07

THE Chicago Tribune asks and re-
ceives $4,000 for column of adver-
tisements one year. The business men
of Chicago are keen 10 pay it. There
is one house i'm Cincinnati that pays
$1,000 a week for advertising. There
are several in Cleveland, even, who
pay as high as $4,000 a year. Some
how these men don't break up; lib.
eral advertiser never does.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-07-07

DGCllU Is A STIMULANT. AND or
ID itself may fail to effect cure, but Buchu.
when scientifically combined with Bromide of
Potassium and other ingredients, produces a
sedativc effect, and causes healthy action
thus increasing the powers of digestion, alIay-
ing irritation, reducing all unnatural swellinrs.
stopping pain and inflammation, and causing
the repairs and nutriments in the humsn BODY
to be greater than the wastes, thus preventing
decomposition and decay, and gives nourish-
ment, health and yigor TO tie system.
My BUCHU is good for all diseases arising
from excuses; such as weakness and pain IN
the back and legs, trembling in the region Of
the heart. weak nerves, pallid eountenance,
dryness of the skin, scrofula, syphilis, in its
many forms, ulcers, and fumors.
If your system is affected by any Of the above
symptoms and diseases, relief is at hand. Get
bottle of my Buchu and Bromide of Potassium
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know just what i say. Ny record as a com
FOUNDER OF Medicine is second to no man in the
Southwest. Twenty five or thirty years ago, rs
my fellow-citizens know full we'll, found me De
bind the prescription counter in the city in
which now dwell have cured more people
OF various diseases than all the physicians in
Louisville put together. Undoubtedly, for eve
~ gle Patient that any Louisville physician
as | have a hundred. / am no upstart of yes
terday Ny medicines are a success great
success. Louisville is not large enough for me
TO hare competitor. monopolize the whole
sale Patent Medicine trade here. One and an
other has tried, by copying after me here ir
louisville, to compete with me, but, ono after
another, their guns have been silenced, q nd thei
efforts have been abortive.
My medicines are good and answer the ppr
pose-that IS the secret of my success. Ny
reputation as a compounder OF good, reliable
articles is fully established
believe my Buchu and Bromide Of POTASH
nm Is now the best article now in the market for
the cure of all diseases OF the urinary or ge3itc
urinary organs, such as nocturnal incontincnce,
irritability of the bladder and urethra, in
nammation ofthc pelvis of the kidneys aud all
that class Of diseases.
Buy dollar bottle aud be cured. Use rs per
'rcctions in all cases.
JOHN BULL, VI. ID.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-07-07

A PROFOUND effect has been produc-
ed in the English mind by the publica-
ton of an article in the current num-
Der of Blackwood's Magazine, entitled
the Battle of Dorking; Reminis-
cences of Volunteer" purporting to
be narrative told in 1922 by an En-
glish volunteer to his grandchildren,
concerning events which are supposed
to have happened in our own time,
and describes how England, INDUCING
in fancied security, and taken una
ware was pounced upon by Germany,
London and all English soil captured
and her colonies possessed by her vic
torious conqueror. 1t is substantially
the story OF France to-day and of her
Germ an foes, and its purposes is to
arouse the English people to a sense
of their possible danger from the am
billions of the great Continental Pow
er. Its influence has been remarkable
and has caused general attention to
be turned to the military DEFICIENCIES
and other dangers or invasion which
it enumerates and deplores. One of
the more immediate results springing
from this able and timely sketch, is
that it is inducing many Englishmen
to give their adhesion to the plan OF
a new military system, which the
Duke of CAMBRIDGE, COmmander-in-
Chief of the British army, is said to
favor-namely, the reorganization OF
that service on the Prussian SYSTEM
in other words, system by which
all Englishmen shall serve compul'
sorily in the army for a certain num-
Der of years, and whereby, in case Of
war, all men within the years, sub
iect to service at that special time
shall become soldiers of! the regular
army, without any other preliminary
ceremony than that of mastering them
in and supplying them with uni
form and with equipments. So serI'
GUS, indeed, are the military conse
quences of German unity, that ever
John Bull, in his old age, is think
ing about putting on martial, In
stead of a shop-keeping guise.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-07-07

KNOXVILLE UNIVERSITY had near
$50 students last session, and promises
a large school to begin the September
term. Each county in the State isen-
xtled to three students to he sent free
of tuition, upon being nominated by
the Representative of the county from
which they are selected. Let each
Representative look to this and select
some worthy boys for the position.
The railroads give such students pas
sage at half fare.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-07-07

lnE New York L1dpcRdcm nas
added T. NJ. CcAN to its list of editors,
and now announces the following as
its staff: HENRY {. BOWEN, editor-in-
chief; EDWARD EGGIEsToN, ID. d.,
experimenting editor; and JOSHUA
LEANlIT, ID. d., SAMUEL L. SPEAR,
the Rev WASHINGTON GLADDEN., and
L NJ. CoAN, Nj. D., Associate editors.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-07-07

Cen. BLANToN DUNCAN, of KY,
al present on a European tour, has
written long letter from Geneva,
urging the nomination of General
HANCOCK as the Democratic candi-
date for the Presidency in 1872.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-07-07
The Cotton Crop.

The:Report for the month of June Of
the Department of Agriculture, gives
returns from nearly three hundred
counties representing the most pro-
ductive districts of each of the cotton
States, and showing the comparative
average and the conditioner the crop
during the early part of June. A
dimunition in the area. planted in cot
ton appears in every State except
Florida. The most careful analysis
Of the returns, with due regard in
making averages, to the extent of cot
ton production in the respective coun-
ties, gives the following per centage of
reduction compared with last year:
Virginia, 80 per cent; North Carolina,
10; Georgia, IL; Alabama, 10; .Missis;
sippi, Is; Louisiana, S; Texas, IA; Ar
kansas, is; Tennessee, II.
These State averages, reduced to q
general average-the assumed aver
age of the respective States being an
element in the calculation-will place
reduction of the cutton of 1871, as COM
pared with that of 1870, between four
teen and fifteen per cent, equivalent
to nearly a million and third OF
acres. This would leave between
seven and a half and eight millions Of
acres as the present area in cotton.
The average yield has not, III former
years, exceeded one hundred and fifty
pounds per acre. That for 1870 was
more than two hundred pounds.
The condition of the growing plant
is below an average in nearly every
State. The spring has been unusually
wet and could, retarding the growth,
causing many of the plants to turn
yellow and die, and obstructing cult.
walton to a large extent. Replantine
however, has refilled the vacant spaces
of imperfect stands.
The weather has recently been more
favorable, and it is not impossible thai
an average condition may be attained
by the commencement of the picking
season. The condition of cotton in
July of 1859, year favored with ar
abundant yield, was only little bet
ter than the showing for June of thu
present year. While the prospect i!
slightly improving, there is nothing
in it of . decisive character. The per
centage below an average condition il
respectively as follows in the respect
i've States: North Carolina, 10 pc
cent. South Carolina, s; Georgia, 10
Alabama, IL; Mississippi, 16; Louisi
ana, 10; Texas, Z; Arkansas, IL; Ten
nessee, 10. In Florida the condition j!
3 per cent. above an average.
The report concludes that an officia
estimate of the ultimate result, so ear
ly in the season, would be an absurdi
ty. The influence of future rains
floods, frosts and insect enemies can
not be calculated in advance; but il
view of the extremely favorable cir
cumstances affecting the crop las
year, these cannot be expected in tn
present year upon reduced area, a crol
exceeding three and one half million
of bales. An early frost. or the preva
lence of insects, or very unpr OPT
tious season, might reduce the yield t
three millions; and still further re
duction is possible in the union o
severity of several Of these causes Q
| failure.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-07-07

w. II. HANDY, formerly the accom-
plIshed editor of the Paris E,toUigencer,
has taken charge of the Union City
Courier, and will hereafter edit that
journal. He will make it capital
paper, and We wish him the greatest
SIranaSS
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-07-07
/, Ri.l,pnonI EDf,,ti

The Richmond Enquirer calls
TooMis a fool, and freely expresses
the opinion that he would be much
more of success i'm lunatic asylum
than he is in the role of a retired states
man, OF than lie was during the war as
a Brigadicr-goneraI.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-07-07

The Missouri Democrat (Republi-
cam favofs choosing the President d.
rcctly 10y the people, without the in
iervention of electors and the electoral
1nllrre
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-07-07

The London F5rtRighty RoUjoW
thinks the recent European war has re-
,luced the Great Powers from five to
two Germany and Russia-thus count
Ing on; Austria, France and England.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-07-07

was recently made the recipient of
handsome silver salver from his
friends ard admirers in Mobile, previ-
Gus To his returning to his old home
i'm MARYLAND.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-07-07

CALIFORNIA, Georgia, Iowa, Ken
lucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland,
Massachusetts,, New Jersey and Ohio
will each elect Governor and other
State officers this Fall.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-07-07

GEN. JOSEPH HooKER's health is
said TO have improved since he arrived
in Michigan, and defeated the GRANT
scheme in the Grand Army Conyen-
ton al Boston.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-07-07

Ware pleased to learn that General
FORREST has gathered resources
enough around him to finish the Sell
ma q Memphis railroad. The whole
line will be pnt under contract at
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-07-07

Col. y. J. VAUGHN, who was an In
dian agent from 1912 to 1861, in Mon
tana Territory, died in Marshall coun-
ty, Mississippi recently, aged seventy.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-07-07

The salaries of Postmasters through.
out the country are TO be readjusted on
basis of their receipts during July
aud August, this year, and a new sche-
\hulc of salaries will go into effect July
lisp.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-07-07

MoNTvALE SPRINGS, one OF the
most charming places in the South, To-
Gated at Chilhowee Mountain, near
Knoxville is crowded with visitors this
season.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-07-07

GES. JAMES NJ. QUARLEs of Clarks-
vile, has taken up his residence in
Nashville, and opened a law office in
the Porter Block.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-07-07

The New York N1old advises the
Democratic parry to nominate Chief
Justice CHASEand Gen. HANCOCK, for
President and Vice President, in the
coming contest.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-07-07

NOSE PARISH has greatly enlarged
aud Otherwise improved his Bolivar
BUi,Fin
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TO THE
Farmers of Maury County.

Having purchased the county right of Maui
ry County for
I,azears Portable Fence
r'.nn,v 10 H. n being considered by all who
S SYVe used or examined it, TO be the bet and
rhcapest Fence ever introduced TO the public;
This Fence is 80 constructed that every pane
thc paneI from the lock, which i not only con
yenient but saves time and distance in driving
around to the gate in order to pass from one
field to another. 1t has many other aivanta-
rcs over other fences. All we ask is for farm
era To try II. We are Offering farm rights on
reasonable forms. For further partieuiars ap-
IN To- John +. HALEY.
~ JJpnc II Bgbyyiiie. Tenn.