The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-02-16

John NJ. Dillon, a well known disciple
of Faust, is lying very i'll with infiama-
tory rheumatism.
A drove of fine mules passed through
town Wednesday, enroute for Alabama.
They were brought from Illinois.
Our friend Mr.. Sellars, of the Hope Mills
country. was in town on last Tuesday,
with the incest sort of maple-sugar.
ST. Valentines Day and Ash Wednes-
dav came together this year, on last
Wednesday, the 18th inst.
We learn that there are great many
RATS up the river, ready and waiting to
come down on the first rise.'
No apprehensions need be felt about
a good supply of ice next summer in this
vicinity. The crystals are imprisoned.
Data for Darwin (by the Doylestown
Democracy In time the mulberry tree
becomes silk gown-and a SILK gown
becomes woman.
The Baptists have bought lot from
DIR. T. b. Rains, near his residence, and
expect to erect thereon church edifice,
as soon as practicable.
| During the snow Albert James, great
| beau among the school girls, broke a
large glass in Mr. Attwell's door, and,
like the good boy in the First Reader,
he went up promptly and paid for it.
DIR. a. l.. Pillow is preparing to build
| handsome new house in front of his
years ago, the home of President James
| X. Polk.
Robert G.. Herris recently bought q
| lot from Mr.. J. NJ. Mayes, for $500. The
I lot fronts on High and Free streets, and
1 Co. OF he q
| in town.
| w. J. Webster, he with the beautiful
| "Burnsides," Albert Stockell, and 9TH
ers, started for Lawrence county, on last
Wednesday. They go to hunt the wild
deer.
1t is the latest (and the BEST fashion
for lady TO have her trosssau and we'd
ding dress made in her own home.
| When this practice becomes general, we
will hear of nore marriages taking
place in Maury County.
! Bud Dillon brought tho Ilows last
week that smallpox, that terrible dis
(igurer of physiognoInies, WAS at Pulas-
HI. and that il might visit our town.
Bud, not wishing To bc robbed of his
personal charms, fled before the scourge.
In another column we publish the
|
of this place. She WAS an estimablc
lady, and viii be deeply regretted by her
many friends in this vicinity. For sew
eral years past, she has resided near
Pincwoo |, Hickman county.
The best bargain we have heard OF
lately is that made recently by Capt. n.
J. Vaughn, who bought the old MA
guire Place." near White Spring, for
S5.lJ0. 1t includes large, handsome
house, that could not be built, we are
told, for less than ten thousand dollars,
and ninety acres of land lying just out
side of the corporation.
The Nashville and Decatur Railroad
has changed the schedule of the passen-
ger and mail, (through) trains. The
evening TRAIN, going north, it changed
fro n four to two o'clock, Z. NJ, ard the
morning train from Nashville, from nine
to eleven Twenty-Five. This last change
is especially bad for Columbia, as we
do not get our Northern mail now I'M
Ill the news is old and stale.
Soon after prayer meeting at the Meth
odist Church, last Wednesday night,
some preparations were made for the
sunday School Exhibition, which is to
take place in that church to night. AT
ter these exercises were over, the con-
gregation were very much astonished
when DIR. Smith, the pastor, requested
them to remain in their seats. y lady
and gentleman then walked forward.
and were united in the holy bonds
OF mairimoEy.
Some of our young men are going
wild on the subject of chicken fighting.
We learn that large number Of men
and boys assembled at the old Wood
| 40 lac or ~ nd
an exciting time in fighting chickens.
We do not know who were present, and
therefore ca:i mean nothing personal
in our remarks. We. are surprised at
such proceedings. 1t is excessive cruelty
to arm poor chickens with deadly weap-
ons, and then pit them until one or both
are killed.
duncan Mayes, COL, was tried by the
last term of our Circuit Court, for steal
ing hog from q. 4 Warren, and SEN
fenced TO the Penitentiary for three
years. His case was carried up to the
Supreme Court on application of writ OF
error, and tried last week. The Su
preme reversed the judgment of the
| CoIrt below on constitutional grounds,
and remaQded the ease for new trial
w. Ill. Nmnio..s, : talented young
lawyer of this place, was counsel fol-
| the pldlDlfll
before the august supreme Court.
Mr.. VIM. Marshall died at his resi-
leDco in this city on last "Wednesday
night, Of dropsy. He was native o.
England, ana lag only been citizen u
our town since the wax. Ecr several
wears he has been a part owner OF iht
Columbia Foundry, and labored with all
bis mind and body 10 make it yalua'
DE institution in our town. He was ar
honest, tfU6-hearted man, faithful Ma
son, a kind husbai,o, sat!er end TREND
and good citizen. He Will be lurioC
to-day, at Rose Hill Cemetry, at TO-:
O'clock a. H., with Masonic honors.
We pail visit a few days ago, to The
Marble WorGs Of W.. Shirley, on The
Hampshire Pike, near the lpstityte
and were very much pleased to find thai
he is doing a good business. Mr. Sbir
lev is a iino workman, having had sew
| eral years experience in his business
and those aesiring anything in his line
would do well togiye Ei9s 2 call. Id
has on hand large supply OF monu
ments and tombstones of the most beau
tifu des;en, and is now putting up
beautiful monument for Mr.. Nat
| Gather, for his wife, which, Nn6n Il;
ished, is tn be placed in the cemetry a
| NdS1sNlllcs
Mr.. Sparkman, of Wayne County
brought TO Columbia Ga last Wednes-
day morning, about fifty venison hams
mostly cured. The deers were killed
bv Rev. w. w. Kimbrough, Of Wayne
County. of whom we gaYe short his
tory some time since. Slr. sparsmaI
tells us that be has killed iOrty-tws
deer since cold weather set i'll, and tina
it has been bad winter for deer al
thai. Tie von;son sold readily a
twelve ami hall ceuts pea pound. Mr.
Sparkman has a spring board to bi!
wagon, upon which he rides, made o
hickory limbs or wythes. They were
much admired by the crowd which sur
rounded his wagon on the Publ,
Square.
Last Saturday man drove upon the
Public Square, on the sunny side of the
Court House, where crowd OF mel
wee basking in the suns genial rays.
He was in a handsome open carriage
and looked like he might lie the Grand
Duke, tired OF the great DISPLAY and
flourish of cities, and travelling quietly
and U.lostentatiously, by himself. He
wore good clothes and genial smile
and as if TO keep up the idea of his be-
ing a Duke, he gave away money in a
princely manner. He gave large bills
for small ones, and it seemed 20 give
him great pleasure to do SO. But, alas
as is tie case with many princeiy and
imperial looking people, he soon proved
to he, not Duke, but prize money
peddler. Lave Dugaer and Billy Tuck
err made money out of hin, but the col
ored brethren were badly swindled, and
lost heavily. One old man gave eight