The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-08-08

Memphis is to have a fountain erected
in her Court Square to cost 81 5000.
We learn form the Citszen that
Prof. W. X. Jones, the able and .distin-
guishe6 educator, will soon establish a
Female Academy at Pulaski. Prof.
Jones, an elegant gentleman, accom-
plished scholar and experienced teachS
er, founded at Trenton Melrose Insti~
tute, one of the most successful institu-
tions OF learning in our end of the State.
Pulaski, a f1ourishing, aspiring young
giant, needs just such an Academy as
Prof. Jones is capable of creating, as if
by magic. We heartily, cordially COM
mend him and his equally deserving
wife to the Citizen aud the mothers
and fathers of Giles county, generally
-DyerSbstTy Gazette.
The Brownsville Bee makes this point
against the Grange movement: "The
very fact that the founder and Grand
Master of the National Grange, VIM.
Sanders, holds a responsible Office under
Grants administration in Washington,
should keep every Democrat out OF the
order. If it really opposed monopolies
and corruption, as it claims, how could
its chief officer hold Office under Grant
The game is too thin--let the people
open their eyes,"
Il lie
county, came to this city and engaged
rooms at the Central Hotel fer himself
and wife. Late in the afternoon he ar
rived there with beautiful young lady
from Upton county, who is visiting her
brother-in-law in this city. Mr.. Hast
ings, who is the polite proprietor of the
Central, asked Mr.. Clark If that was his
wife, and the latter showed him his Ii
cense to marry, stating that he wanted
| the nuptial ceremony to take place at
| once. Justice Miller was Immediately
sent for, and upon arriving commenced
looking as serious as stone fence. But
| he did not marry the couple, because
the young lady wanted him to return
the marriage license as soon as the GER
| emony was performed. She did not
want the marriage made public, bat
| wished to conceal it. Mr.. Clark, with
heroic energy, then repaired to Justic3
Hall, who complied with the wish of the
lady, and married them. The couple
| then went back to the hotel, and the
license was left in charge of the hand
some young clerk, who comes on watch
at O'Clock in the morning. The young
bridegroom drove his wife to her broth
er-in-law's residence in this city, and
leaving her there, returned to the hotel,
where he slept by himself during the
night. Yesterday he went about town
as if he had never been married, and
dined with his wife's brother, who knew
nothing of the marriage. Later in the
afternoon it was reported that the broth
er and two kinsmen were said to be on
the lookout for Mr.. Clark, toward whom
they entertained no very pleasant feel
ings, upon learning that he had secretly
married the young lady, who is of one
of the weaithiest and most esteemed
families in Upton county. Mr.. Clark,
however, is not scary man, and was
seen at the Central Hotel very late
yesterday evening. 1t was reported
that the young wife had filed petition
for divorce in one of our courts, but
| while this strange conduct cannot be
we'll conjectured, much less explained,
we give the above facts as we have been
informed, suppressing the name of the
young lady at the instance of acquaint-
| anceS, and through courtesy due the
feelings of her relatives, whom we IN
derstand are very much grieved at the
result of her attachment for Mr.. Clark.
The young lady has been engaged two
years to a young man we'll known in
sas. Her mother opposed his suit, and
now her daughter has married Mr..
Clark.-MepephtS Appeal
The coal fields of Tennessee occupy
no less than 3,84O,OO0 acres-being 300,-
| 600 acres in excess of the united coal
fields of England, Scotland, Wales and
Ireland. Some OF the stratas are known
to be 100 feet in thickness.
1t is not generally known that Shelby
County has an asylum for the insane,
but it is nevertheless true, and it con-
tains "a inmates.
The cholera has disappeared from
Murfreesboro.
There were two deaths from cholera at
Winchester during the first of last week.
Nine carriers distributed ninety thou
sand letters at Nashville during the
month of July.
Robert Caldwell stabbed his brother,
Cave, about six miles from Bolivar, on
last Tuesday: dangerously wOunding
him. Cave had kicked him, but with
no malicious intention.
The Murfreesboro Monitor of July 81
says: The frequent showers that have
fallen the past week came in good time,
and the crops everywhere already give
evidence of the great benefits caused by
the timely rains.
The Waverly Journal of the 31st ult,
says: "The population of our town is
three hundred. There has not been a
death of any person, of any age orcom-
plexion, either by accident or otherwise,
in twelve months"
The Memphis Ledger of August says:
"Not delegate from Memphis put in
an appearance at the new State conven-
ton at Jackson. The movement has
but few supporters in this city. Old
Tennessee as it is is good enough for the
average Memphian or any other man."
Last Sunday lightning struck house
occupied by Thomas Walker, situated
about one mile and a half from McMinn-
vile. Mrs. Walker and daughter
were struck senseless, while child
which the daughter was holding was
unframed. After recovery, the persons
struck suffered severely from feeling
OF general soreness, accompanied by
vomiting.
The Lexington Reporter of Thursday
says: Last Monday night about 81
O'Clock, three prisoners confined in Jail
at this place made their escape Mr.
Stewart, the jailer, was away from home,
but his brOther-in-law, Billy Threadgill,
was left in charge; and before he was
there many minutes the prisoners came
down stairs, each one armed with
brick, Billy halted them, and they stop
pei Immediately; but seeing that he
was unarmed they soon laid hold of him,
and passed on. After they were out he |
found gun and tried to fire on them !
but it would not go off, so they made |
good their escape. The birds who escap- |
ed were Monroe Barker, Sipes, and |
PUNK, Riley Barker, another prisoner |
in the same cell, could have escaped but |
was too sick to make tho attempt"
About six o'clock yesterday afternoon |
Sam Townsley, driver of a furniture |
wagon, ran his vehicle into Colonel r. |
F. Looney's family carriage, at the cor
ner ofSecond and Jefferson streets. See
ing the imminent danger, Officers Scott |
and Wilson ordered Townsley to check
his speeding horses, but no heed was
given the command. The wagon-pole
penetrated the back of the carriage,
damaging it quite badly, but fortunate-
ly not injuring the occupants Towns
ley was promptly arrested and is now
ia the ationhouse.-Menphi Appeal.