The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-11-10
OVER THE COUNTY.

We regret TO learn that our young
friend FRANK b. CRAIGE, Esq, OF Snow
creek, recently fell from the new house
be is building for his future wife to live
in, and received a painful wound on one
of his legs.
HAMP. ADAMS, negro, was arrested
Wednesday morning, on chargeot an
assault and intent TO KILL" bv +. L.
LANsDowN. ADAMS was tried before
Justice JOHN G. HoRsLET, and acquit-
ted.
Adams having threatened the life OF
LANSDOwN, after the trial, he was re-
arrested on a Peace warrant, had a
hearing before Justice HARRISON, and
falling to give a bond to keep the Peace,
was CO mmitted.
Ninety-nine men are wanted to give
a mortgage on 81, coo of real estate, each,
TO the county, to insure il in the issue
ance OF four hundred thousand dollars,
interest bearing bonds, payable in thir-
~ years. Who will do it?
One of our best subscribers and c =
zens, tells us that Sawdust Valley will
subscribe SO, 900 to the Duck River Vail
ley Railroad. The people held meet
ing recently at kinzer's and
agreed TO build the road from Williams
port TO Mt. SebG.
J. BEVERLY WHITE, wife lives at
Neapolis, was arrested at the instance of
J. NJ. WEEKS, charged with stealing
corn from W r. BROWN, last December.
WHtFB bad hearing before Justices
HOLMAN, HaHEISnE, and HoEsLEY on
Tuesday last, and was acquitted OF the
charge.
Two miles of the Hampshire road have
been Me.Adamized, and it is the smooth
est, and most pleasant drive in the vi
cinity OF our town. Both sides Of these
two miles are covered with beautiful
residences, which makes the drive all
the more charming. Young gentlemen
and ladies, OF the tender mood, please
take notice.
Our good old friend and corEespon-
dent of Hurricane, had written for our
paper quite graphic account OF his ad-
ventures in Columbia whilst under the
influence Of ths ''merry maker" 1t was
rich. 10 doubt, and We regret very much
that his better half's "word was law"
and that she would not allow him TO
send it. The old fellow is full of fun
and good nature, and believes in the
good Book 50 far Is to ''eat, drink and be
merry"
Who will DIN Gen. WHITTHORSE in
his wise and noble proposition? If he
is assisted, the Duck River Valley Rail
road, the Lewisburg Railroad, the Mem
phis q Knoxville Railroad, and the
Columbia d Chicago via Clarksville)
Railroad, will be built without hesita-
ton or delay. II the citizens living
along these railroad lines will respond,
their roads will be built, and they will
never be out of dollar of money. Be-
fore the bonds are due the railroads will
have paid their Indebtedness, and de-
clared handsome dividends.
Rev. J. c. II. WILLIAMS, who was bit
ten at hampshire two weeks since by a
mad dog, went to Lick creek, preach
ing, and on Friday last his family at
Hampshire, received news from speci-
al messenger that he had fit. 1t is fear
ed the dread monster, hydrophobia, has
attacked him at last.
Since writing the above, we learn that
Mr.. WILLIAMS has, without doubt, n.y.
drOyhobia. He has spasms every hour
or so. lie is on Lick Creek rho dog
that bit him, also bit several negroes on
Swan Creek, but they have not gone
mad yet. Mr.. WILLIAMS was bitten on
the hand, which is the reason he has
gone mad. II bitten through clothes,
no fears need be apprehended. After it
was found that the dog was mad, he had
the wound on his hand cut out, and
caustic applied, but he was too late, it
seems.
A dog at Mt. Pleasant showed symp-
toms of madness, recently, and his ow-
ner put him up in an out house. The
dog scratched under, and going through
the town bit a great many dogs, and
looked as furious as the "wild beasts at
Epheus." The people became alarmed,
and fled out of town, as from pesti-
Iencs. On Sunday the dog, which be-
ED. Cross, Was killed, and the people as
sembled and pas sed resolutions TO kill
every dog seen loose.