The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-03-28
AROUND TOWN.
Martin Aris Rains brought home twenty
ave trout last Saturday.


Martin Aria Rains brought home twenty
ave trout last Saturday.
If the boy that mulilated and besmearsd thu
neat fence below DIR. Towler's once, and ths
once, itselE had been properly raised, he
would not have been guilty OF 40 action &C
unworthy.
A member of the Columbia bar, remarked
in our hearing few days since that he remain
ed in the Asylum only three weeks.
Carrot d. VOORHEES, and James Cook were
deputised as special Deputy Sheriffs during
the sitting of the present Criminal Court
They performed their duties well.
Winter, the naughty old fellow. is "still
lingering in the lap of Spring."
Herr Franz Schultz, the accomplished gard
ner for the Athen@um, has set out twenty mine
hundred cabbage plants, and five hundred to-
mato plants. BE thinks the snow that fell on
them Wednesday viii not hurt them. he fuF-
nished the Athen@um table with lettuce and
radishes on the 23rd of February.
Read the advertisement of Dale & Akin.
They represent q number of good Insurance
Companies. tH
VIM. Brown, of Columbia, was stabbed a
few nights since by his brother Dace. His
wounds are not condsided dangerous.--Nem-
phis Register. AS Dace has no brother Will
liam, it is presumed he did not stab him.
Frank Aydslott, who deals in ice, will fur
nish the different churches in Columbia with
what ice they desire for the pulpit free of
charge. This lie quite liberal, and we hope TO
see him well patronized, as he deserves to be.
We call attention to the new advertisement
OF John Gilgan, lis Church street, Nashville.
We recommend him this people. His house
is between the st. Cloud and Battle House.
60 to see him. rs4
We call attention to the new advertise
ment of Mr.. William Shirley. de has been
in our town several years, and 10 generally
known as hard working, honest man. He
Is skiltul and artistic sculptor, aud dis
plays good TASTE in the designs of his work.
Go to his marble yard at the West end of
Main street, and examine his specimens and
prices.
The temperance people are having war
among themselves. While a majority of the
lodges are uniting with the Friends Of Tenn
perance, there are some persons who refuse
to give up the old order. Among them Ia Rev.
w. NJ Medley, OF this county, Who has been
writing on the subject in the Good Templar."
The last issue of the Primate Mr. Cofer's
paper, is very severe upon Mr.. Medley, and
seeks to show that his position is untenable.
petition praying for the pardon of Nell
son Shepperd, col, who was sentenced to the
penitentiary for one year for stealing eight bun
dies of oats, numerously signed, has been sent
up 10 tue uOF6TuOTs 1u6 pGllbtOn 6Ldce5 that
Nelson had only stolen eight bundles of oats,
and that he had been recently nearly beaten or
chOked TO death by prisoners IN his cell be-
cause he had informed the Jailor of their prep
arations to break Jail. As q general thing, we
are in favor of letting the law take Its course,
in such matters, but we think the present is
an exceptional case, one in which it will not
be wrong for mercy to prevail over stern JUS
tice. On motion of his attorney, Judge Nc
Lemore has ordered the Sheriff TO allow him
to remain here twenty days, or until he can be
safely moved, or until the action of the Gov
ernor can be heard from.
Columbia Literary Society will meet to-
night. Gid Alexander will read an essay on
Shelley, and Mrs. Col. Dunnin2ton and Miss
Anne Myers will read selections from the
same author. Officers will be elected.
Sheriff Latta will carry ten prisoners
to the penitentiary one day next week.
We are informed that the pupils ofthe
Athenseum will give an entertainment
on Friday night the 4th of April, con-
sisting of vocal and instrumental music
and elocution, which will be open to the
public. Those who want to be comfort
ably seated ought togo early, for when
the hall of that institution is thrown
open to the public, there 10 always a
large crowd present.
The Grand Jury found indictments
against seven of the prisoners confined
in the cell where Nelson Sheppard was
so badly abused. They were ali arraign-
ed yesterday on charge of assault and
battery with intent to commit murder.
Motions to quash the Indictments were
made, and overruled by the Court. The
following prisoners will be brought
back at the July term and tried: Willis
Webster, Dick Cain, Crockett Bell,
Robert Skies, Sam Mitchell. Wiley
Evans and Geo. Moore.
w. J. Whitthorne, our most accom-
and correct Circuit Clerk and
Sims Latta, our ne plus ultra Sher-
if, invited the entire Bar and Grand
Jury to dine with them at Walker q
splendidly kept restaurant,
yesterday at the olose of the court. The
collation. WIS magnificent, and the en-
joyment was unlimited. Capt. Jno. NJ.
Hickey, invited the Grand Jury to dine
with him at the same place Wednesday.
The Captain has made us splendid
Clerk,