The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-12-15
OVER THE COUNTY,

JOSEPH c. IRVINE has just shipped q
large drove of beef cattle to Memphis
Maj. GEO LIPsCoNB shipped several
ear loads OF pork hogs to Nashville, q
few days since.
DYER JOHNSON. 4 we'll known colored
man OF this vicinity, died last Wednes.
day. He Was beloved by his race. and
esteemed by the white people.
L. y. MCKAY, Esq, of the 10th Dis
trict, and J. \. T. SCRTBNER, ESD, Of the
Attn District, have received their con-
missions and have been qualified as
Justices Of the Peace for Maury county.
THos. J. WHITE, in the days OF slsvery
barber, and for several years after the
war, teacher of a colored school. in this
city, was recently elected County Court
Clerk in the county OF Noxubee, Missis-
sippi.
BENJIE THOMAS, the efficient and
good looking Constable in the Sth Dis
trict has resigned. Rumor says it is be-
cause, having "served" his last "sttach-
ment," he intends to marry soon. How's
that, DENJIE:
We neglected to mention that BEN.
CRAWFORD brought us some time ago
two sweet potatoes, which weighed, res
pectiyely, 81. and AZ. He calls them
"Brownlow Potatoes" and proposes
10 give a bushel to every man who wilt
take an oath to keep up the name.
our old bachelor friend, SANDY Girls
HAN, OF Randall's River, has returned
from Sardis, Miss, where lie has been
lighting mosquitoes and gnats for sever
81 months. He says it is the last time
he ever expects to 20 10 Mississippi,
while that unhappy State Is ruled by
fifteenth amendments.
Major GEO. I.IPscONB, OF Cross
Bridges, has shipped during the last
week or two, sixteen car loads of fat
tened hogs to PHILLIPS, HOOPER s Co,
AAlIh HdGhCAS VI Nd1u AlAN- III. - ~
PESIER, ofthe Ashwood country, helped
Mr.. WooDARD to buy hogs, snd the lat
ter has shipped seven car loads. JoE A.
IRVINE shipped three car loads OF cattle
10 Memphis. The swine are very fat
and fine, and will doubtless be superior
TO those sent from other counties.
The citizens round about Hampshire
have been complaining very much Of
made on their personal
property, by some person in the dark.
Suspicion rested on DICK FAEKIs, out
on account of the respectability Of his
relatives, no steps were taken 10 arrest
him, until LLOYD CECIL lcst a ine OK.
FARIs resisted with guns the first officer
OF the law, and Sheriff LATTA concluded
to arrest him himself. lie started from
Columbia last Saturday about dark, and
went Immediately to FAIRS house.
BY the SEerif-s bold and determined
manner, FAIRS was taken without
bloodshed or blows. ana actually rode
behind him 10 this town, where he was
placed in Jail.
"Beauregari," a wonderful New
fonndland dog, belonging to Mr.. A. J.
AKIN. Of Bear Creek, is dead. His in
stinct vas almost worthy TO be called
reason. His kind master never made
SIGNS to him, but had oniy.to speak to
him as he would to man. lie would
saw TO him, "Beauregard, go down TO
the pasture. sni bring tho red COW to
t be house" on he would start, and
singing ont the red COW from tho others,
he would bring her home in hurry. II
.ny OF the ladies would start to the
spring. he would go with them, but If
they put Or their bonnets, he know they
were going to a ..s.gkbor's on visit,
and he would not move q st6t.
There are i've men in the 9th district
Of this county, who draw pensions from
the government f0F military services
rendered in the war of IoiZ. Thor
names are. LLIJAE RIEyEs, HC"H
griffin, BoEBET JA.KsoN, ARTHUR
CrLFFoRD, and JANE WILLIAMS.
These veterans are nearly all OF the
same age, and haye Away been among
the best citizens Of our broad land
Though long past the age usually alloI-
ted 10 IGan's pilgrimage here below
GglIr OF them are still hale and hearty.
Nj. TIIThH RIf,VFs, probably the
most staIwart IF them al, u IN very bad
health. Within few hundred yards
of each other he aud his younger "roth>
er, Uncle TOMMY RIEvEs, have LIVED,
and now they are both SICK. Ihcle
TossY REEVES was struck with par
alysis last saturday night. His entire
left side is para!yzeG, and even his
spee,.b iy affected. He il also qG4.e aged,
and if is feared that he cannot recover
the use Of his faculties.