The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-12-20
PERSONA. INTELLIGENCE.

Mr.. Peter White, editor of the Decatur
Ne,rs, made us visit this week. He
has Just epIarged and improved his pa
per, and now issues y live paper. Mr..
White married Miss Haley of this coun-
ty.
Rev. J. NJ. p. OTIS, Pastor of the Presbv-
Iian church in this plaza, has received
sn invitation from church in Della
ware to visit them; and we understand
that ne has called "A maating of the Off
GERS of his church tonight, to AJAX leave
of absence for the purpose Of visiting
said church in Delaware. This does not
necessarily mean, however, that he is
going to leave Columbia for good, as has
been reported.
Mr.. VIM. House, of Franklin, was in
town Friday, attending to professional
matters. II any of oar Young lsdies
wan "House not made with hands,"
and which n'ay or may not be "eternal
in the heavens, this one is on the mar
ket. He il a young man of rare attain
Inents and ought to como to Columbia
to---marry, II not tn live.
Major J. L. Wilson, whose left thigh
WAS broken several months ago, is al
most well, and his old friends will have
the pleasure, in few weeks, of seeing
him ON the street.
n. c. Chapman, AN estinlable Cum
bertrand Presbyterian Minister, of this
county, has accepted call at Selma,
Ala, and will probably go to that beau
tiful CITY about the first of next year
We regret to lose hi q, but as he will go,
our best wishes go with him and his
family.
There is q very striking resemblance
between our Floater and the picture of
L. Il. Barnum, who is represented ~
having magnificent front.
Can't. James Walker, of HISS, is again
with us. lie is even worse afflicted with
rheumYiisIn-which he no dou bt caught
when enduring hardness as good sol
dier-than when he was here several
,il,,nths ago.
Rey. w. r. Ussery has moved from
Rock Spring 20 Colombia. He is an
excellent man, and we welcome him to
town.
1t is said that Mr.. Charles X. Dillon,
If Memphis, has fallen heir to an iDi-
mense estate, and the rank and title OF
Earl, i'm Ireland. He is son 81 Mrs.
America Dillon, and brother of John Nj.
(BuJD Dillon, both ofthis place. Charles
Icing the oldest SON becomes the haif OF
his father, according to English law.
Whether this report Is true or not, we
are enable TO ascertain.
:. VIII Howard, of Mt. Pleasant,
.l;Ua acsfci horse and mule trader, has
returned from y recent IL p 10 the South.
f,EcBENsr5:rS. tie greatest of all pi-
....;sts, living and dead, will give one Of
his iueoinparabie concerts DIT Nashville
about tina l,iiddle OF February. We ex-
pect q large delegation from Columbia
To 90 down on that OCCASION.
Mr.. Joseph j.. Pillow, son of Col. Je-
rome b. Pillow of this county, was mar
ried on the llh inst to Miss Jennie y.
Hargraves, of that. city. The Helena
World .peslSs of the bride as zone o, The
JaircsL flowers of our boquet OF society,".
and of the bridegroom as one I'm wohia
can be discerped every element OF True
u,anhood." The same paper adds, 10
say that the attendance was elegant,
would be unjust. Something more
it was superb, and every criticism that
went forth of the affair, its sppnrtences,
the suits, the toilets, etc, breathed such
admiration that one would imssin ne
that Helena had meier seen it's eqoa',