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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-05-05


The remarkable steps now being tax
en- by the Western States to secure the
proper national recognition of Western
interests, are commanding general atten-
ton. The West is beginning to assert
its rights, if not its authority. The cen
sus returns surprise even Western men
with the proofs Of the growth and strength
of their section. and particularly with
the demonstrations of what their strength
will be at the next census
A terrible tragedy occurred at Edge
worth, village in Maiden, Mass, We'd
nesday of last week. Mark Boothby, a
carpenter, was in a drinking saloon,
when his wife came for him, and he ac-
companied her home partially intoxica-
ted. He sat down in a sullen fit, but
soon got up and took down musket,
upon some pretext, and presently shot
his wife through the heart. She fell to
the floor, dead, and he passed from the
house and escaped to the woods. A child
gave the alarm, and officers were at once
put on the track, who succeeded In ar
resting him.
simultaneously with the report from
Washington that Gen. Van Buren,, the
head of the United States Vienna expo
sition commission, and his entire corps
of assistants, have been suspended, con
sequent on the report that one and all OF
them are the paid agents of large inter
ests, comes the report from the agent OF
the Associated Press in the capital OF
Austria that twenty cases of sporadic
cholera have been discovered IN one day
in that city, Eve of which have proved
fatal. The despatch further states that
great efforts are being made to conceal
the fact that this horrible malady has
made its, appearance,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-05-16
CULLEOKA ITEMS.

A new source OF income to our coun try Is
found in the demand for lumber for the Gin
cinnati and other Northern markets. A. q.
Thompson & Bro. have a contract with lum-
Der merchant from the above named city for
800 600 feet of lumber, to be delivered on the
cars at Campbel's Station Tie contract
embraces walnut, ash. and poplar lumber. The
amount of money received viii be from SO )
900 to S12,G00
brilliant marriage occurred on Thursday
evening, May Sth, at the Methodist Church,
Rev. Mr.. 0Fman, the pastor. officiating. The
happy parties are: Mr.. w. h. Stephens, Of the
firm of G. d. Alternately 81 Co., and MISS Ida
Wilkes, daughter of the late B. l.. " likes.
The marriage being public, large audience
assembled TO witness the impressive and in
teresting ceremony. The attendants were:
Mr., George w. Wilkes and Miss Allie Barnes.
Mr.. Waite Webb and Miss Melissa Cochran,
After the ceremony the happy pair, with their
attendants and invited guests, repaired to the
bospitable house of Jas. A. Cochran, step
father of the bride, whore magnificent sup
per was in waiting, and where the visitors en-
joyed themselves in happy, gleeiul converse
ton, until late hour.
A brilliant array of the beauty and Rivalry
of our community were at the hospl table res
idence Of Mr.. Thos. NJ. Stephens, on Friday
evening last, to extend their congratulations
to the bridal party Everything went pleas
antly, and at a late hour, the guests departed
with many wishes for the health and happi-
ness of the happy party.
The Third Quarterly Meeting for Culieoka
Station was held on Saturday and Sunday.
Rev. w. Doss, P. E., was present, and had
charge of the meeting, preaching some ex.
cellent sermons, and the services were closed
on Sunday evening with a sermon from DR.. j.
NJ. Locke.
On Sunday last, Rev MIR. Evans delivered
an able and interesting sermonsat the Baptist
church, to a large and apr eciative cougrega-
ton.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-05-16
wHLLIAMsPoRT ITEMS.

! This spring has been sore affiiction to the
! farmers-firsE too cold and dry, and now toe
cool and rainy The recent heavy rain did
10 great damage in the way of washing land
| but our creeks carried of many rails. The
cut worm is preying on young corn on clover
lands, and they are doing likewise on cabbage
plants.
The brick house place of the Greenfield
Bend experienced quite lively fight last
week, between white woman and negro
woman. The former gained the victory.
Those colors Won't mix we'll
-"Pearl,' a noted stable horse of Capt.
Southall, had thigh broken last week.
There Is continuous moving giant that
roams the 18th civil district, with two yoke of
eXen and wagon. He is feet inches high,
and weighs POI pounds, and IS 50 years old.
His name is Leroy George Washington John
Quincy Adams Marquis de Lafayette Ham.
He is well known by his keen shrill voice
throughout toe district, saying, ''woh, come here
Nike" and at the same time he deals Nike
heavy blow with his loud cracking whip.
MIR. Harp Hill, at Stephen Norley's, on
Catheys's creek had his gum oyereoat and
fifteen ears of corn stolen from him last week,
by some one of fishing party on thelr way to
Buffalo. Harp says he never was treated SO
unkindly before.
Jennie" the celebrated saddle mare of
Green Plains, has beautiful stud colt at her
heels, sired by "Prince Pulaski"
Last week while MIR. Scott Erwin, of Tur-
key ereek, twas digging some post holes, he dug
up human skeleton When and how long
buried there, none know. 1t is quite mystic
rious affair
There is strong apprehension that there
will be a considerable amount of repla nting
of cotton, owing to the continued cold and wet
weather. On examination, it is found that a
large amount of seeds has rotted.
Polk Walker and Esther McEnneliey dis
turbed the peace and quiet of the Bend last
Sunday, by fighting, contrary to the peace and
dignity of the State.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-05-16
WAYNE COUNTY ITEMS.


Parties from Cleveland, Ohio, have been
prospecting around Waynesboro with view
TO establishing a German colony. They are
well pleased with the lands, and it is thought
that the county will have a large German imi-
grafton this year.
The Memphis 4 Knoxville railroad will be
surveyed to Wsynesboro by the 18th of June
Ma. Sykes will address the citizens of the.coun-
ty on the Sd Monday in May on the subject Of
the road, and proposition will be submitted
to the voters toItake 500, 600 stock in the road
We are informed that,lf it is submitted to the
voters of the county, they will. vote to take the
stock by large majority. The people are
determined to do all IN their power to build
the road, but il matter of indifference to
them whether it crosses the Nashville G De-
catur road at Columbia or at Pulaski. The
people of Lawrence will throw their ind uence
in favor of Pulaski. Now is the critical time
Shall the road go through Pulaski or Colum.
bia? The necessities of commerce demand
that the road be built, aud it viii be done. 1t
our Columbia friends want il they must bid up
and compete with Giles and Lawrence.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-05-16
SPRING HILL ITEMS.

Quarterly Meeting will be held at the Meth
Odlst Church here next Saturday and Sunday
The meeting is looked forward to with much
interest, as it is expected to be protTactcd.
The last protracted meeting held here was at
this church, where some bright conversions
were made
Rev. f. a. Thompson, pastor of the Presby
tcrian Church at Franklin, who still resides
near here, left Monday night for Little Rock
| to attend the meeting Of the General Assem-
bly, of the Presby terrain church, South. He
will not return home for about two weeks.
The Sunday School picnic at Thompson S
Station, of which mention has been made,
came oft last Saturday. The day was beau
t1ui and there were many in attendance. An
excellent dinner was provided. aud the occa .
sion was much eulivened by band OF music,
and some beautiiufhymnS sung by the Thomp-
sons Station Sunday School, which clearly
taught Us
''That music on earth IS the language Of love,
1t Is the sweet speech from heaven above,
Aud music in mercy to mortals was given,
To teach them the utterancc of angels in
heaven"
a debating society was organized at Port
Royal last Saturday night. Fount Odil, Da-
vid Chapman and Alexander Mayburne are
among the debaters. This question selected
for debate for next Saturday night is, Resolv-
cd that conscience is an, innate principle and
not creation of educ alton.
fishing party, composed of Col, NJ. T..
Cheairs Mai. n. f Oh eairs, W. L. Greenlaw,
and Is. G. Wells, left for Big HaVpeth Tues
day
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-05-16
RELIGIOUS INTELLIeENcE.

Rev Samuel G.. CaFuthers, the eloquent
pastor Of the Cumberland Presbyterian
church IN Columbia, and Rev. T. JEFF Dixon,
pastor of Smyrna church, in this county, will
be absent from their respective churches next
Sunday, being at General Assembly,
which meets at Huntsville, Ala, this week.
Rev. S. G.. Caruthers, OF the G. P. Church,
and Bev. A. w. Smith, Of the M. E. Church,
called in their Sunday night appointments,
last Sunday, out of respect to Rev. Mr. Otis,
who was announced to preach his last sermon
to his people in this place. The Presbyterian
Church was densely crowded, and Mr.. Otis
preached sermon on the parable of the I'M
Just steward. He said he would not preach a
farewell sermon-and seemed not to like it
because some persons thought he would-but
that he would preach the last sermon he would
preach in that church for sometime to come.
Mr.. Otis takes with him the good wishes of
all people, irrespective of denomination, for
while he has been very untiring and very sue,
eessful in building up his own church here, he
has not beer. sectarian or narrow and exclusive
but liberal and brotherly. He goes to wider
field of labor, one where his peculiar talents
and gifts will have full exercise.
The Third Quarterly Meeting for the Colum-
bia Station commences on Saturday, the oath
of May, and will be protracted several days
Rev. G. W Griffin will preach Two sermons
in the Baptist Church next Sunday. He
will also preach several sermons during the
week. He is a good preacher, and we hope
the people will go to hear him.
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4
To the Editors Of the Herald
Well, as il is time you should hear from me
again, drop you line to let you know that
this creek is not yet dry. Our farmers are
all pretty well done planting. large
amount Of cotton is planted this year, aboni
Ten Der cent more than usual. Corn looks
we'll, with good stands; wheat looks fiHe; cle-
yer and grass were never better oats hnei
health ccod and plenty of rain. Everything
in the way of farming is progressing Money
matters are easy. SO you see "houors are
easy" up here in the cedars. Well, SIR, VIII
tell you some news that VIII interest," you an !
the readers of the HERALD. First, the mad
dogs are about TO take this country: we Rave
recently had six or eight cases up here. No
person has been bitten by them yet, but Mr..
Evan Jones had a mule bitten, and 1t went
mad, and died few days ago 1t was the
worst case you ever saw the poor mg 9I near
" ate himself up before ne dlsd, we nave
killed nearly all the dogs up mere. DO YOU see
we will have chance TO raise some sheep
now, hope.
| will give some news in regard to to the
location OF our country, and its advantages
and its disadvantages. W e nave the ioFehest
country up here to be found in Maury county;
with plelty of fine cedar to fence II ior an
time to come. Very little of our land washes;
so Won sac we can use fertilizers to advantage.
Several weeks agosI saw very compliment
taTy notice in the HERALD of Col. w. >. SOW
elPs farm. endorse every word about the
Colonel-who lives just below here--and his
farm, but we have some men up mere VINO
can beat him and give him two in the game
Capt Ellington can beat any man IN Maury
or any other county in this State In showing
a fine farm, with everything in its place.
You can't find raj! out Of its place on his
farm; be has all his stumps taken up, and all
the loose rock hauled out; and as FIR Old Flr-
ginia hospitality he can't be beat. But will
Show him as a model farmer at any FAR IN
the State
Well, sir, the Good Templars are going TO
have the Picnic ] told you about, on the 18th
of this month, at Smyrna Church, on the Shell
bSvill road, aud am directed to invite all the
HERALD Office out. Don't fail to come. Pub
lie dinner for oil that are friendly to the cause
of temperance. Our Lodge up here is dong
a fine business We have sixty seven mem
bers, who are getting along finely. Hoping
you viii not forget the 18th at Smyrna, viii
close, / will write you again, and give you
our situation up here in the cedars more iui-
ly As to gins, thrashers, reapers, glous
demonstrations and politics, wen all forgive
Whitthorne for his error, if he committed
auv, We can't fall out with Whit.
FLAT CREEK.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-05-16
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Sometime since we published an account of
the fine milk producing qualities of Il COW in
the Sth civil district Since then it is stated
she has been doing still better,
eff we had COW that gave such milk
Wed dress her in the finest silk,
We'd feed her on the choicest hay
And milk her forty times day"
The man that is too stingy to advertise in
his home paper, which everybody, old and
young, reads, is not the,man to give you bar
gains in articles you may purchase from him.
Consult the columns of the town papers for
good bargains.
The combined sale of stock at Ewell Station
on the 18th of Juue next, by Messrs. johnson,
Gibson, and Brown, will probably be the
largest attended sale ever had in the county.
Some of the finest stock in the United States
will b offered for sale.
1t is an erroneous impression which pre-
walls to great extent, that farmers have a
right to shoot or iBjure dogs or other stock
which may trespass on their property. The
law will not uphold the man shooting the dog
or fowls of his neIghbors, simply because
they are trespassing on his lands, or in other
words, no one is allowed to take the law into
his own hands. His legal remedy is in claim
for damages.
The time lie here when the industrious hen
becomes a nuisance and source of constant ir-
ritation to the thrifty housewife One stout
able bodied hen, when she feels like it, and
she always does, can take up garden seeds
just about as fast as your wife and three
daughters can put them down, and shortly,
that hen will show persistent Industry in her
line worthy Of better cause. Here is very
simple plan of getting square with Mrs. Hen,
and some thing over. JUS make out of light
sticks little frame like the letter II, fas tening
the cross piece with strings so that it will work
freely and loosely. The frame should be
about four or five inches long and two inches
| wide. TIE the frame to ca h of the hens two
/ legs so that it will drag on tie ground behind
! her. As soon as she 0vereomes her astonish-
ment at the unusual appendage, she will fly
/ over into the garden if the frame does not
catch in the fence and hang her there head
/ down. She goes to work by raising one foot
/ TO scratch up the seed, but her foot is prupped
| up and she has 10 hop forward before she
can get it down. Then she looks doubtfullv
at the arrangement, aud tries the other foot
with the same result, and the first thing that
unhappy hen knows she is walked out Of the
garden. This will be foaD6 a much easier
waY' of keeping The hens out than throwing
the rolling pin and potato nlasher alter them
besides it is more economical, and much inno-
cent amusement may be derived from watxh-
ing the futile efforts OF the misguided feather
I ed bipeds
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An Interesting Work Among the Col
Ored ReOnIa.
From the Christian Observe

rum tue ObSHENtEs
There has always been large colored mem
bership belonging to Zion Church, Maury
county, Tenn. The number has been from
various causes, very much .lessened since thC
war. In May, 1872, about 30 members, al
their own request, were organized into scpa-
rate congregation, known as "Salem Presby-
ran Church, by their pastor, who also sci
apart and ordained Elders and Deacons.
Their present house of worship is an unoccu-
pied Female Academy. In August last, the
writer held a prOtracted meeting Tor them
which continued several nights, and, by Gods
blessing, resulted in large accessiOns. IS
Joined the church on profession of their faith
An Christ, and by letter. The greater part
were young people between the ages Of Is and
-, many of them young men. The number OF
members is now AS. They have regular
preaching once a month from the Evangelist
of North Alabama Presbytery.
With commendRble zeal, they have collected
among themselves $500, and have paid the
same for acres of land near Zion Church. on
which to erect a church, and for burial pur-
poses, They have also collected cunsidcra-
bic amount for the building of plain house
Of worship, 90 by 40 feet. Part of the lum-
Der is on the ground, and no doubt the house
will be built this spring or early summer.
This people have always been accustomed TO
the best Of preaching from their different pas
tors, and do not wish preaching from any Of
their own color, unless he be educated. Tho
church has placed itself under the care OF the
Presbytery rs a Mission Station. II any one
should feel disposed to assist them in their
church enterprise, (and they are very needy,
any money sent TO the subscriber will be used
for that purpose, and acknoN lodged.
G. FOSTER WILLIAMS,
Evangelist of North Ala, Pres,
Ashwood, Teun
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-05-16
soUrnpORT TTEMs.

We of Southport have nothing OF unusua
interest TO communicate, except the debate
which came of at Bethel church on last
Saturday. The question was one of great i'm.
portance, one probably never debated by SC
many debaters before, Including some of the
best talent Of this vicinity. Tie question in
substance, vast Should Christians participate
in governmental affairs BY voting or holding
office. President, WIN. Stoekard, Esq;
Judges. Messrs. Jeremiah Gilmore and Ii. G..
Chaflin. Debaters for the Affirmative; A. A.
Morrow, Harrison North, Major Beel, w. NJ.
Murphy, Andrew Mckissack, john Faris.
Negative: w. NJ. McKissack, j. NJ. Payne, Is.
F. Stoeksrd, Homer Weast, NJ. p. Murphy,
Cahall Gipson. The arguments pro and con,
were mostly produced from sacred writ The
debate was very interesting, and was the cause
OF considerable display of eloquence and
talent. Each speaker was allowed 30 minutes
to speak, and about the same time TO reply,
which consumed nearly the whole day. The
question was decided in be negative. There
was a considerable crowd of ladies and gen
tlemen present, all of whom behaved well,
Such debates, when carried on in this way, is
an advantage to any neighborhood.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-05-16
COFFEY,s MILLS ITEMS.

Corn aud cotton are both backward in thil
vicinity, the late cold weather keeping then
small and yellow the prospect is not al al
hattering, but better things are hoped for, ant
farmers are driving early and late. Should
cotton come out, there will De great dea
raised, as there is more land sown than las
year.
The people around here are manifesting
some interest in fine bloodcd stock, and arc
making efforts to improve upon the old scrub
especially in cattle.
Col. J. \. COfrey has been "hors du con
bat for several weeks with severe rising on
one of his hands, but is now able to resume
the oversight Of the business around the mill
Mr.. J, IL. Inman, carpenter, has built good
mahy fine houses in this community, and is al
present repairing the house of Mr.. Thomas
Marsh, in Marshall county.
The people of this section commend our
Magistrates for their prompt rejection Of the
new road law, and prefer the old one until we
can get law that will be suitable ard not re-
curing so many dead head commissioners.
"Oh for an office IS the cry, OR rather wish,
lust so l can get my two dollars per day,
work or Dlay," But we cant see IT,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-05-16
COLUMBIA MARKET.


Office ofMARFiN, EMERY & WRIGHT, !
Bqgoa-shonlders ~ c; Sides o. to lOc.
Hams II 10 lllz c. from wagon
Buater-5lc. to poe.
Bees1UoD-2Jc.
Biockina-75c.al 90 r. doz.
Couoa-d TO i5'ac, Weak and loweI.
feeling.
Cotton Seed -40c per 100 Ms.
Corl,-J9ca6Oc; Scarce and in demand.
Co0ec-Ifio, BE; Java, 30a2 Lagtlira, %.
@27c.
cooJ Oh 81 e by the barrel; iOeJOc. p gal.
6OaidLes-2211 ais. u 10.
,2peaehes .hoi; peeled peachess 20 Sc. dull.
Ito@y-si.5o q $500 per 100 from store.
Ginger i0astJOc.
Iron Tes-llc.
LuTd-Sc.
Lime-j0fd60c. r busheI.
1eol-60c from wagons
AlOt0sses daH SBrNDs-cOInmOn, 11s.1s lGg EOl-
den syrup, $lMi.2J.
Pea NUts-f0c to 4je; dtsii,
Po'0toes- NortheFn Seed Peach Blows $500
PellEsg4-'jJts t0c-
EYGle-ll0 nc.
lSait-sl.00 for bu bill: $500 for - b.
Seeds-dungarian Grass $50; German
Aillet, $500; scarce. Tenn. Millct $3.50.
Stock Pe0s.-sl p 10 80
SO0p-lOM l5c.
iS0da-l0d he.
SUoay-New Orleans, IldI5c; DeInerara iisa.
llc; A sugar, l5c; crushed and granalated,
~ "a Ice.
1ea--i .2jot2.i0 Y ~
TfHOfc-6c e =,
WoQl-z0 10 i5c Tor Tub Washed; % Ia 2Sc Tor
long wool free ofburs; BURY wool Is TO zoe:
Hheat-Sl 25dsl 50.
Hog-Northorn hay, in bale at 81 % TO 81 s.
per l00
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MT. PLEASANT ITEMS.

Gus Boyd, alias "Old Mutt" who lived in
this "wigwam" village in the days of wore,
and partner of Chick Watson, alias "Bob
Ashley" honored his old time associates and
friends with ais atfable, majestic aud gigantic
appearance short time since, smiling beauti-
fully, and equally Loving as a sixteen maiden
Mrs. Boyd, Keep "Old Mutt at home
"Wonders will never cease" On the sec =
ond day of May, the day after the great fresh
ct, il came to pass that Nathaniel, whose sur
name is Jones, while journeying his way, not
10 the promised land, but for Mt. Pleasant,
mounted, not directly upon the unadulterated
beast of BalaAm fame, attempted to cross the
mad and turbid stream "Bgby." His hybrid
smota the waters, but they parted net. From
action and demonstration II seemed to con =
slider the time had come to bap souse its mas
ter in the element that made men perfect and
play on harp of thousand strings"
And it alao did come TO pass that Nathaniel,
whose surname Is Jones, came straightway
out of the pure waters, warbling and crying
"Laudate cum in sOno tuba." Lo and be :
hold when Nathaniel made search for his
"bandanna" to wipe away, not the last dreg
of sin, but mud and strangulation, found
that "little Audy's'' sacred epistle to MS peo-
pie, and his saddlebags, containing many doc
uments exposing "Credit Mobilier Frauds, -
was The "wet'' Offering sacrificed for him.
When
Rejoicing sounds rent the hollows,
Echoes answered on "Pisgahs Hills
That Nathaniel was bap-soused,
In the waters near "Ricketts's Mills
We have reliable information that there is
to be a newspaper published in this town
soon, by young man with foreign name,
from the Sunny South, {Florida), who is ed
iting paper in that State at this time. He is
said to be rem arkably handsome, and a man
of great brain power, Being in delicate
health, having the "heart disease" or
a burning sensation in that locality-whch
we believe, is peculiar to editors-he has con-
cluded to reverse the order of things, and
come to this country, where he thinks there
is healing balm for the disorder. We wish
him suecess-in the newspaper business, we
mean.
Capt. NJ. \. Dickson, who has been So
journing with his lather-in-law, Maj. B. R.
| Harris, for the last mouth has returned to
his home in West Florida, to look after his
interest, he being largely engaged in planting
cotton aud sugar cane.
King Henry the With, alias Rufus King,
who did directly and immediately spring from
stock of old nobility, of historic name and
of venerable antiquity, honored our quiet vii
lage with his dignifed presence last Sunday,
( looking as fresh as a "lily Of the valley,
kissed by the Develops Of a May morning g,
and made himself very entertain ing by giving
an account of his rece1t meeting and CONVEX
satiou with Captain Jack, of lava bed notorie-
~, who has been captured by the british
Lion
The Turf or Blood Horse Asso citation, and
the Exposition, at Nashville, will be well rep
resented this week, by number Of admirers
from this locality.