Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-11-28
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OUR COLUMBIA CORRE8FONHs
NEW CITY COUNCIL.
COLUMBIA, TENN, Nov. 81, 1871
Last Saturday night the new City Coun-
Gil were sworn In for the next ensuing
twelve months. The following committees
were appointed:
Finance Committee-Thos B. Rains,
Hiram B. Titcomb and Lush N. Mathews.
Water Works Committee. - Bob. 81.
Jamison, Jno. T. Gartner and Isaac N.
Powell.
Street Committee. Hiram B. Titcomb,
j. Mort. Hodge and Isaac NJ. Powell.
1Fire Department Committee. j. Mort.
Hodge, George Martin and VIM. A. Latta.
CITY JUDGE.
James L. Guest was elected without op-
position, and with reclamation.
POLICE ELECTED.
Jno. Latta, Jas. Friel, Tom Guest and
Jas. Dowell.
cHANcERY COURT
commenced its regular session last Mon
day in this city with Judge VIM. s. Flem-
ing presiding. The court will not get in
working order until next Monday on ac-
count of the Criminal Court which is In
session in this city.
DUCK RIVER VALLEY RAILROAD.
We find the following notice posted upon
the Courthouse 'o
ELECTION NoTIcE.-By virtue Of res
olution passed by the Board and Aldermen
of the City of Columbia, and to me d.
rected, l will on Saturday, December 18th,
1872, at the Courthouse in Columbia,
Maury county, Tennessee, and at the usual
places of voting for the different wards In
the said city of Columbia, open and hold
an election for the purpose CT sscertaining
the wishes of the legal voters of said city,
and to obtain their assent to proposed
subscription to be made by the Mayor and
Aldermen Of said city of Columbia, Of
$50, 000) fifty thousand dollars to the capt.
tai stock of the Duck River Valley Narrow
Gauge Railroad, railroad to be construct
ed and built from the town of Johnson
vile, Humphreys county, to Fayetteville,
Lincoln county, Tenn, said subscription
to be made in the bonds of said corpora
ton of Columbia, payable twenty years
from the date of their issuance, and to bear
interest at the rate of eight per cent per
anDum, but with the privilege on the part of
said corporation to anticipate the payment
of said bonds if they desire; one-baf of
said bonds to be issued when bona fde sol.
vent subscriptions to said railroad have
been obtained sufficient to grade, cross-tie
and bridge said railroad from Columbia to
Lewisb6rg, Tenn. The other half of said
bonds to be issued when subscription has
been obtained to an amount sufficient TO
grade, cross-tie and bridge said railroad
from Columbia to Centreville, Tenn.
SIMS LATTA,
Sheriff of Maury county.
November 26, 1872.
RAIL ROAD SPEAKING.
Last Monday night the citizens OF our
city met at the courthouse and were ad
dressed by Col. Nixon, of Hickman coun-
ty, Col. Goodrich, of Humphreys county,
and Maj. VIM. j. Sykes, the great irail-
road speechiSt, on the subject of the Duck
River Valley railroad.
CoLORED RAILROAD MEETING.
Last Saturday night the colOred people
| met in the courthouse in this city, and
were addressed by Tim Booker, Reuben
Polk and several other colored speakers on
| the subject of the Duck River Valley rail
road. The colored people to man in this
city are for the above road.
CRIMINAL COURT
| Is still in session in this city, the following
cases have been tried since last Wednesday:
Isom Harris, colored, grand larceny, four
years in the penitentisry; Rev. John Byers,
colored, stealing chicken, 80 days in Jail.
VIM. 81. Rice, of Illinois, grand larceny, 3
years in the penitentisry; Andrew Roe,
white, aged Is years, petit larceny, 10 hours
| in jail; Jordan Kiddy, white, horse steal
] ing, 10 years in the penitentiarY.
EQUIPNEUPLEURHEUM
| This disease is in its glory now in this
city amongst the horses. Mayes 81 Dod-
sons and McGaw's livery stables are closed;
every horse in both stables is afflicted, but
are improving fast. There have been no
new cases this week. Uncle Tommis Doug
las has quit running bis "cOncernn-the
omnibus. He is now conductor Of two
Hheelbarrows; one carries the mail TO the
depot, and the other is for lady passengers
entirely. Uncle TOmmie says that his two
omnibus horses, "Bee" and "Dutch," will
be hitched to the wheelbarrows to day, as
he has shafts made for the wheelbaTroWs,
and he says that if any person who may be
attached to the UNION AND AMERICAN
comes to Columbia soon, he will be enti-
tied to a dead head ride in either one Of
bis "concerns."
COTTON.
Lipscomb, Bros, of our city have bought
since last Wednesday, 149 bales of cotton,
there has been but little cotton coming in
the city for the last week.
MARRIAGES.
Licenses have been issued to the follow
ing persons since Wednesday, by the
County Court Clerk:
VIM. F. Tucker and Jennie Tucker.
VIM. j. Gotham and Mary E Sims.
Root. G. Walker and Martha l.. Futon.
Benz W. Harris and Kate Dobbn.
w. 5. D. Msrcum and Harrietta Roddy.
Jno. A. Howell and Frances +. Briley.
Geo. w. Dodd and NJ. E. Weaver.
j. j. Alexander and L. F. Shirley, both
of Nashville.
Viii Polk and Rebecca Msyes.
JNo. F. MORGAN,
of this city died last Monday Of appoplexy,
and will be buried this evening at Rose
Hill Cemetery. Tom THUMB, JR.