The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-04-12

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whole train passed over and it did no,
give under, until the hind end of The
sleeping car struck it. The hind trucks
and the rear end of the coach were bad
Iy broken
| MAURY COUNTY COURT.
Second. Quarterly Meeting.
MONDAY, April l, 1872.
John T. Sparkmai, Chairman; A. T.
! Gray, r. B. Allen, and Jno. G. HOrsley,
associate Justices.
The Clerk called the roll and marked
the absentees.
| j. F. Murphy appointed guardian OF
Susan e. Murphy, minor heir of W. B.
| Murphy, deceased.
Esq. McCaw said he wished the Justi>
| ces to understand that a resolution was
passed at q former session requiring all
| claims for pauper collins to be certified
! to by the Justice of the district in which
the claimant lives, that the person for
whom the coffin was furnished, was, to
his knowledge, a pauper.
Some discussion ensued on q motion
to refund taxes heretofore assessed on
81 900 Of personal property, belonging
to each taxpayer. Esq. Clear opposed
allowingit. Esq. Prewett spoke in favor
of allowing each minor an exemption of
81 900 on all personal property. A fur
Their discussion postponed until after
noon.
AT. Hill offered his resignation as
Justice of the Peace.
: Ordered by the Court, that the rate of
taxation to be levied and collected for
State and county and common school
purposes be the same for the year 1872,
as reported by the committee appointed
to assess said tax at the January term,
1872, and that the several persons ap-
pointed at said term, to assess the value
of property and polls liable to taxation
In Maury Co., for 1872, be reappointed,
and is hereby continued as said as
SCISSORS for the present. .-.
Esq. Hunt made a motion that Esq.
the 18th district, and Esqe Collier be
appointed in his stead. ESQ. Prev
EFT supported the claims of Collier,
and Esq. Russell that OF McKennon,
and on the testimony of Michael Kinzer,
and others, who testified that it was the
wish of the district that McKenron be
retained as assessor, it was SO ordered
by the Court.
Esq. Bailey asked an appropriation tor
buying tools for an oyerseer, including
among other things shovels and pillow.
This brought up long and able dis
cussion between Messrs. Bailey and
Prewett for it, and Messrs.. McCaw and
Rountree against it. The remarks by
the gentlemen were the same that
have been enunciated at each quarterly
Mr.. Chairman, This gentleman wants
us to buy him a pillow with which to
work the road; next thing he wants will
be a team, and probably then a wagon.
Let us furnish only such tools as the
code allows; do that and we will have
done our duty.
ESQ. Rountree said that If the Court
allowed the pillow, he should apply for
steam pillow, etc.
On the tiioti0n being put it was voted
down. The Court then adjourned for
half an hour.
Court met according to adjournment,
and the question of refunding taxes
assessed On 81 600 of personal property
in the hands of taxpayers came up for
hearing, and Justices McCaw, Prewett,
Clear and Wilkes, spoke for and against
the motion of refunding the tax, and
read the statues in reference to the case.
Each made an excellent speech, and on
the question being put the tax was or
dered to ba refunded,
]. w. Medley appointed guardian of
minor heirs of 81. b. Fender, decd.
Mrs Caroline Johnston gave bond as
guardian of Carrie Johnston, her minor
daughter.
Last will and testament OF PAMELA A.
Kerr admitted to probate, and Tnomas
White gave Bond as Administrative,
On motion of ESQ. r.. A. Glenn, a
Finance Committee was appointed. The
Chairman named the following Justices
T.
Prewett and John G. HOrsley.
Rufus Bullock appointed guardian Of
Addison Frierson, minor.
SECOND DAYS PRoCERDINGs:
The petition Of ]. T. Younger that the
| line between the 18th and 10th civil dis
tricts be so changed as to include his
\ land in the 18th district, was granted.
]. NJ. Mayes appointed guardian OF
John P. Brown. -r s-.e.
johnson Long, w. A. Short, and r.
| D. Ricketts,, were appointed commits
sioneis to set aside one years allowance
for the WIDOW Of II. ". Irwin, decd: = :
ames NJ. Revier appointed admins
traitor Of VIM. T. Fields, decd, and A. J.
Walker administrator OF VIM Marshall,
! Yrs. Nancy Morrow, administrative,
( was ordered to settle with tie Clerk.
Ordered by the Court that the Clerk
| execute a deed to ]. F. Guthrie for lot
| in Mt. Pleasant. "'''
/ Joe W. Gordon was granted q clerks
| certificate to obtain law liceuse.
| z. d.. Fitzgerald offered his resigna-
| ton as constable of the 10th civil dis
| trict. 4,.t --.tt
| Justice McCaw made motion, which
was adopted by the court, compelling
a better attendance of the Magistrates
| during the sitting of the Court.
The action of the Court yesterday,
refundins taxes paid on leach $1,000 oil
personal property by tag payers, was
1 reversed.
John T. Derryberry, j. G. Parks, J. III.
Andrews, John Odil, j. III. NC. Blair.
Thos. Sowell and John w. White were
appointed commissioners to divide
w. j. Adkisson,; j. B. Bond, j. w
Burch, w. F. Tucker, J.. r. Cathey. r
. R nshs, s. BROWN si Ii. B. periphery, D
L.. Derryberry, w. d. Fitzgerald, j. p,
Lee, w. T. Altman, +. j. Borham, J. l.
Derryberry, and w. w. Johnston, were
appointed jury Of view.
The report ofB. F. Smith ct al. clos
ing roads, confined.
The petition of ]. H. Webster, for q
fury of view, was granted.
The petitidn'ofG SiFWilhamson and
W. III. Branch, for jury of view
granted. ts- -s-
/ Permission granted to Jas. G. voor
HES to erect two gates across public
road.
| Petition Of J. J. Mangrem for a jur,
of view, granted. +
Petition Of Amos Miller and Elan
Miller 10 erect gates on public road
granted. -,
Petition of Myra e. Brown ct al, TO
Jury of view, granted.
OvERSEERS APPOINTED,
r. B. McKissick, j. NJ. Hughes, Geo
W. Moore, G. w. Dawson, w. T. Wells
Jas. Thompson, A. j. Akin. a..-,r
PAUPER CoFFINs. @
Pay, to the amount opposite thei
names, was allowed the following per
! | sons for pauper collins: 49,. :. : y
8. II. Irwin d Bro, 5000; L. J. King
!, $1,000, w. M. Tucker, $1,000; w.
Eraser, $1,000; j. N. Swan, $500; 7. q
| Briggs, $500; VIM. Mitchell, $500; H.
j Thompson, $1,000; Frederick Chrisrley
! IS. 90: T. A. Hill, $500; A. M. Powell
} IDS 90; Jerry Tate, $500. A. Barr, 600
) John Doxaa, Sl0.0Q; Arch Bond, col
{ $6.n0; ]. ]. Rauntree, $500; W. 4
D Scott, $500. u