Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-12-14

OuR COLUMBIA CORRESPONDENCE.
COLUMBIA, Tenn, Dec. II, 1S72.-Asa
johnson, colored, who was tried at our last
Criminal Court on the charge of killing
Buck Williams, colored, and was sentenced
TO the penitentiary for two years, was on
last Friday night turned out of Jail. Col.
John w. Huntington received Asa's par
don, last Friday evening, and went imme-
diately to Blu Latts, the jailor, and pres
ented it, whereupon Asa was set at liberty.
Asa has gone back to bis employers, Mayes
q Dodson, where he is now at work trying
to cure the up the-snootic in the livery
stable.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
Last Monday the stockholders Of the
Maury County Agricultural Society met at
the Courthouse in this city, and at this
meeting they had the largest attendance of
stockholders since the war. The follow
ing named gentlemen were elected for the
following twelve months:
j.. W. S. Ridley, President.
Thomas Gibson, Vice President.
A. Nick. Akin, Secretary.
Jesse S. Harris, Treasurer.
DIRECTORS
w. S. Ridley, j. L. Williams, Maj.
George Lipscomb, Gen. L. Z. Polk, Dan. j.
Estes, Maj. Tom w. Keesee, John A. Mil
Ter, r. p. Ledbetter, VIM. j. Moore, Capt.
Thomas Gibson, Richard G.. Gordon, L. A.
(Gus) Boyd, j. g. Ingram, w. B. Bethel
and Maj. James b. Akin.
The annual fairs of this society hereaf-
ter, will commence on the last Tuesday in
September.
FIRE. A&
LAST Saturday night Mr.. Ed. Mahan's
stables were destroyed by fire, and a horse
burnt alive; considerable quantity of cot
ton was also destroyed at the same time.
This makes the second time within the last
eighteen months that he has been the vic
tim Of an iDcendiary.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.
Last Thursday night the below named
gentleman of the Lodge of this city, went
to Pulaski to institute Lodge. w. Bryce
Thompson, G. G., of your city, was joined
at this place by Joshua G. Bailey, r; A. II.
Hughes, jr., V. o.; II. p. Sesvey, j. g.; A.
A. Lipscomh, N. at a.; Geo. @. Ridley, Ii.
of E.; T. JEFF. Colburn, P. c.; Cam Whit
thorne, C. Of B.; Henry Choate, O.G. The
name of The Lodge at Pulaski was christen-
ed "Stonewall."
MEMORIAL ASSOClATIONs
We see by the papers that every town in
| the State has an agent for the above associ-
alton. We would suggest to Col. Robinson,
the manager, to appoint NJ. Grundy Hen
drick, Of our city, as their agent for this
| city, as he has had experience as agent for
such businesses, and he once being a Con-
federste soldier, would take an interest in
| selling tickets Tor the above association.
REV. MIR sToDERT
| Iectured at the Athenaum Hail last Friday
night, the proceeds being for the benefit of
literary society of this city. The hall was
| crowded and the receipts at the door near
500.
Last Sunday night the same gentleman
lectured at the First Presbyterian church,
where he had large and appreciative au-
dience.
MACK MANNAs,
| of this city, who has been brakeman on the
Nashville and Decatur railroad for the last
three yesrs, has been promoted TO baggage
SnGsher on this last week. Mack is a pop
ular boy and deserves the position he has
been promoted TO.
10 JACOBS,
Of this city, but formerly of Nashville, and
who has run IS baggage SnlGSher on the &C
eommodation train from Columbia to
Nashville for the last three years, was pro
NOTED to be conductor on through freight
train last week. Long may 10. be con-
Guctor is the prayer OF friend.
SOL SAUNDERS, ESQ,
who has been reading law at the office o
Col. L. d. Myers in this city for the las
two years, passed the master before Chan
| El.r-,fnO lazf Monday SO
has the advantage of the most of yoanl
lawyers, be eau speak two languages, the
German and English. We know that a
some future day, he win rank amongst thu
first at our bar.
IMPROVEMENT.
We are glad to see that the members o.
the First Presbyterian Church have put III
a new fence around their session-house
and are painting up their church, which il
now one of the handsomest in our city.
UP-THE-sNooTICK.
The only death from the above disease
10 this county, is the fine jack Of Mi
Craig, which was worth $500. Uncle
Tommie Douglass is now call setting" witt
his '.buss," the sold reliable;" "Bee an
Dutch" are IN the harness. The Wheelbal
row train BIZ Uncle Tommie is now sus
pended until B4rnum comes again.
JNo. J. COOK,
who has a dry goods store on Leiper'
Greek, about ten miles from this city, los
all of his goods, valued at 81 800, by fire
few nights ago.
Z. II. AND j. II. JAMESON,
of our city, have one Of the finest confec
tionsries in this State. Last week they file
q wedding order from Dixon county. Fell
Schrider, their baker, is from Paris, France
He Is the best candy and cake baker in th
South. The above firm give him 1925 pc
month. Next week he will send cake
: the night OlclS of the UNION AND AMER
CAN.
COTTON REPORT.
Lipscomb Bros, of this city, have bougl
siuce last Wednesday 40 bales Of cOttol
The farmers are bringing in their cotto
now, rs the sup the-snootic" is playiI
, out.
THE HIPPO TYPHoID-LARYNGITIS.
The nameless disease and the disease
; many names has about played out at May
!, & DodsOn's and McGaw's livery stable
These two stables have again opened al
are hiring cut their horses. Neither oE
of the above stables have lost a. single hors
al now being as sound as any Nation
Bank in the United States.
, BROKEN LOCK.
The lock on the safe at the Bank of @
lumbia, in this city, got out of repair la
Thursday and could not be opened until
' locksmiih opened the same, which job b
was at for two days. The bank did n
close business during the time their mont
1 | was locked up.
TEN NIGHTS IN A RAR ROOM
Sample Switched. .Chas. K. Prize:
r Simon Slade.. ID. Z. Hell
ice Morgan. ..THoS. Z. ESKE'
3 / Frank SlaGe... .h0Dt. ID. Cues
! | Harvey Green. Ed. Owe