The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-08-30
OVLR THE COUNTY.

Mr.. NJ. G. Dowell offers for sale a good
farm. See advertisement in the Herald.
The colored people had a pic mic at
Duck River Station last Saturday.
1t is reported that Albert Green, COL,
of this place, will be a candidate for
County Representative. Seven white
ticket, and if they continue to run,
Green, who will receive the entire Radi-
cal vote, will be elected. Let aspirants
harmonic and select one Of their num-
Ter. or some outsider, to run.
The people of Hickman and Marshall
COMMITTEES are anxious to become connect
ed with Columbia and Maury county.
Are we willing to meet them and re-
ceiva thrir trade?
John G.. Meloogin, of Dog Creek,
sweet potato, on the oath of August, and
sent 1t to us.
The following telegram was received
from Major W. j. Sykes, last Saturday,
at Jackson, Tenn: Feeling very
We also learn that the Hon. Milton
Brown has agreed to canvass the line
from Jackson to Memphis, and ex-
presses Willingness to double the SUBJ
scription Of jackson, If ne cessary, to
build the road. Major r, b. Hurt, also
of Jackson, one OF the most influential
men in West Tennessee, intends to
canvass the counties of Henderson and
Decatur. This shows. the feeling in
West Tennessee In favor Of the Memphis
and Columbia road. What will we do Z?
Hillman Kinnard, COL, was arrested
and tried i'm the 23d district, before Esq.
James A. Sanders for bastardy, who COM
mItted Kim to Jail, on failure to give
bond.
Elias s. Houston was indicted at the
last Criminal Court tor assault, with in
tent to kill, upon the person OF Dent
Pennington. Deputy Sheriff Charley
Ricketts, arrested him Thursday of last
week, and put him in Jail on Friday.
Houston was in our Jail several years
ago. He killed a man in one of the
| barren counties, and Dent Pennington,
| whom he recently attempted to kill,
was his attorney, doubtless when be
could get no o;her) and did all 1e could
to clear him. Joseph Dycps was also
arrested for the same offense against
the same person. "How sharper than q
serpent's tooth it IL to have an migrate.
| full friend"
Norris Griffin, charged with the MUIR
| der of Richard Curran, who was found
| guilty of murder in the first degree, at
the last term of the Criminal Court, and
F! granted new trial, has been granted
bail in the sum of $1,000. Gen. L. f,
Polk and 7. NJ. Kittrell are his bonds
men.
Week before last Pitts Jones, COL, oil
Carter's creek, whipped his wife, She
promptly bad him arrested on a peaaf
warrant, and Pitts retaliates by petit.
| tioning fog divorce.
A negro woman named Sealey Wilson
a nurse for Mr. Melville Williams, OF
! the Gen. Pillow place, gave birth to 9
| white child several weeks ago, in &
cabin by herself, and killed it the nigh
| of its birth, and took it out to thicket
and hid it Tor the hogs to eat. Some on,
! traced tho child up BY the blood lead
inc % the girls cabin. Fearing arrest
she lef: the country, although she wa
still ulwell.
One day last week, as young clerk OF
this town was passing throSgh the east,
ern suburbs of Sawdust Valley. he criec
out to the boys of ESQ. McKannon's
4 school, 'School Butter" The school
boys uiounted their steeds, some with
saatles and some without, and broke
out after the town clerk who had dared
| to insult them, with the firm resolve
that they would duck him in Poplar
| creek. The clerk, however, became
| greatly alarmed, and whipped his horse
up to his highest speed, his hat of and
| his sun-kissed locks flying in the breeze
4 The boys ran him as far as Rev. j. II.
Russell's, and stopped.
A very marked change has taken place
| in the weather within the past forty.
| eight hours. fhis morning thermome'
I terstssa vt =; "Wednesday at ~.