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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-03-07
The Circulating Library.

Books ale still being received into the Lii
brarv aud a great many more have been prom
issd and are expected. During the past two
weeks contributions have been received from
DrW. c. Dorset, Campbell Brown. Jesse
BickreU, A. r Brown. Mrs. c. e. Stewart,
Keenan, Hill, Geo. j. Friersou, W. u. Eugle,
Horace Rainey, Rev. J. VI, p. OTIS, and seve
raj others, who request their names not TO be
men soned, one Of whom made a handsome do
nation Of 81 volumes. Among II volumes
from Dr. Dorset, were HamiltOu's Discus
sionb an Philosophy aud Literature, Cousins
History of Modern Philosophy, Stewart Ac-
tive and Soral Powers Of Man, JOutfi ~ :
Ethics, aud Allison on the Principles of
TASTE The contribution of 50 volumes from
Campbell Brown IL one Of the best that has yet
been received. Among them Gre p handsome
" bound volumes Of COoper's Novels, EIo-
auence Of the q. :. volumes, Cosmos, and
many a;hea excellent works. Mr.. Outs con
tributiou comprised among others, set Of
Dickens works, and Ice steel eugray iEg Of
Longfellnw. G. z. Webster's was the works
of Daniel Webster, volumes. Several add
tlons have also been made to the Cabinet. We
would suggest that adouation or lGaG II some
handsome paintings would be very acceptable
The room is now decorated with small steel
eurravings in neat rustic frames, and these
improve the appearance OF things greatly,
but few oil paintings would add stall more.
Cannot the ladies 40 something towards this
Who will start?
J. i. L. Cochran, Esq, the gentenanly
and efficient Librarian, finding that the duties
of his position intsr;sreG with. his legal bu
sIness, has resigned bis position and removed
his Office elsew here, GnG in has stead the
Board of Trustees have secured Jesse Bick-
nell. They regret to lose the efficient services
OF Mr.. Cochran. but Jesse is q bright. active
bov, and will attend well to the Duties Of the
position.
The public are invited TO call al the Library
and see what Columbia can do. The room Is
open IN the Inc rning, afternoon and Ct night
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BgT. PLEASANT ITEMS.
A TARTAR CAPTURED AND LADY LOST

TARTAR CAPTURED AND A LADY LOST
Demonstration is dangerous. Some time
since, during the extreme cold weather, cou,
pie of young gentlemen of this vicinity, 8, G..
aud G. C., visited Lewis county, on s'amour"
business. On their way, near Buffalo, a little
spotted, white nosed "varmInt' crossed their
path. As superstition teaches, this was an
omen OF bad luck, without the "critter'' was
captured. Both gentlemen dismounted, pur-
sued, caught and killed the animal. which
was greatly admired for the fine texture of it's
fur 1t was taken 10 Wilse Napier's store,
who informed them that it was 'EPole," whose
surname was ''Cat." After warming by Mr..
Napier's No. ] Blackjack fire, a great thaw
commenced, and the perfume was not as
odoriferous as that of the double extract of
rose geranium. The young men learned there
that the object of their visit had been captured
by "varmint," in the form of q gentleman. "
The signal of retreat was sounded, and our he
roes obeyed. Simon Suggs says, Better luck
next time, boys"
MAIL IRREGCL ARITIEs.
Many of the subscribers to the Herald and
the Mail are complaining that they have not
received their last two or three numbers.
This failure is attributed TO the private post
Il arrangement made ny Guthrie, Roth Il
i; Co.
L GREAT NUISANCE.
The special attention of our civil authnri-
ties is directed to the unlawful and danger
Jus CCIuuCt on SATURDAY
week last, by man under the influence OF
''bad whiskey." lie drew weapon from has
trousers, something less than a PARROT
Sharp Shooter" and waived, pointed, and
iiouriShed it to the fear and annoyance of the
orderly and sober people.
SABBATH DESECR ArEO
On SUNDAY, March Cd, a ''melee" came of
between two pugilists, no doubt under the
influence of spiritus fermenti, while Sacra-
mental Service was being conducted by Rev.
Mr.. FrIeison, at the Old Presbyterian church.
OF ONE OF THE FIRST FAMILIES
A noble specimen of zone of the First
Families" graced our towa on Monday last,
in the person of the distinguished Dr. Moses,
Of Virginia, who proposes to cure, and no
doubt can, all impeachment IN speech howev-
err badly afflicted. HIS propositions are fair,
Legitimate, noble and generous, ''No cure ,
pay Several will try him. The Doctor left
On Tuesday morning for the capital OF Lewis
county.
Col. Hint kittrell arrived home a few DAYS
ago, with fine lot of two year old mules
rom the North, aud loaned them to the labor
ug men to make their crops.
VIM. Howard, mule dealer, return ed from
he South, and left for St. Louis forthwith to
purchase mules for the Southern market.
DEATH OF AN OLD CITIZEN.
One of our most valuable citizens, W. B. |
Craig, Esq, has gone Ito that bourne whence |
10 traveller returneth." He died on the Sd |
nSt., aged about siXty-iive years He was |
highly esteem ID and respected by all who |
Knew him. He lived and died Christian.
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LEWIS COUNTY ITEMS.


The Grand Jury at the January term of the
Circuit Court returned thirteen indictments.
There are now over twenty cases on the State
docket
The citizens of Lewis have petitioned the
Legislature to pass law for the protection OF
deer in their county.
VIM. Sis 20, who was stabbed at Newburg,
Turing Circuit Court, by H. X. Plummer, is
recovering very rapidly.
"Pea pickings' have become quite fashion
able on Big Swan. The boys work hard all
day for the privilege of dancing all night wi, h
their sweethearts. To enjoy such exquisite
pleasure, who would not be "Goober Grab
ber?"
A large wolf was seen on Big SWan, near
j. B. Johnson's, few days ago. He still has
his BARLOW knife" and "resOlute bull dog .
The wolf had better not cross his path; if il
does he will cut its throat from ''ear to ear +"
jeff Curry, living in the Hampshire neigh
borhoOd, had been reading Campbells 'pless-
ures Of hope" and the Scriptural account of
the Creation of Man. He wisely concluded
that it was not "good" for man to "be alone"
Accordingly, he made raid into Lewis last
week and captured Miss Lena, the accom-
plished daughter of the late Col. Leroy Ma
pier. JEFF waa gallant Confederate soldier,
aud fully deserves his charming bride.
Sidney - and George -, gallant beaux
of the Mt. Pleasant neighborhood, visited
Lewis last week TO see their sweetbearts. The
girls were not ut home: consequently the boys
had TO return home without seeing their rustic
beauties. While returning through the
"dreary barrens," meditating oyer "bitter dis
appointments, Curious little animal" ma lie
its appearance ia the road before them. The
boys had visited a great many menageries,
but in none of the big animal shows had they
seen such specimen OF the animal kind. 1t
had banner which was unfurled, and
moved with a regular military step, which
showed that it was not unaccustomed to "cruel
war" To them the '-curious little animal"
was geological wonder. They forgot that
they were in the ''dreary barrens" of Lewis,
out imagined that they were several hundred
miles in advance efLivingston in the wilds of
Africa, seeking discoveries to enrich the sci
entidc world. simultaneously both exclaim-
ed, Eureka " and they found it, But il was =
1t was-a skunk. he boys captured the
curious little animal and carried it TO MIR.
Jack Sims before they ascertained its name
and nature. Sims says "the boys had the
epizOoty, could not smell the
breath" The "culious little animal
suffered the penalty of death for its deception,
and the great injury it had inflicted upon the
line clothing the boys had on. 1t is a great
pity for two intelligent young men 10 be de-
,eiYed by g skunk. Sidney and George have |
friends in Lewis who sympathize with them. |
Their sweethearts say, "comc again, but in |
different apparel" Go boys. but do not catch |
mother skunk
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For several years Nr. W. /. Murphy, Of our
town Judged over that wOI st of all roads
South of Bear creek and for several months
he has endured martrydOm in waiting all
night for delayed trains at CUlleoka. And all
for what? Whv, one Of the incest and sweetest
airls in all the country But as sweet and pref
" As she was, we 4 lubt if anybody but = Wild
over would have gone through asmuch suffer
ing and over as many difficulties. Bat his suf-
fcrIDgs, like every thing else-eXcept his love,
we tTuSt-came tn 81 end, and the marriage
dav came along. Thursday of last week. The
bridal party walked into the Methodist church
at Cul'eoka, t5ed the white lines which the
preacher Rev. j ames Orman, had chalked oil
lCr them. As they came in, the large congTe-
CATION rose up and then sat down. The bride
leaned on the arm Of her father, Rev. VIM.
Doss, ana the bridegroom aud the brides
mother came in tCgatBer. The preacher read
all Of the beautiful ceremony of the Aetho-
dist church, except the Ring part, " 1t is
told by one of the lady attendants that when
the groom who was so excited that he got off
the chalk mark, was asked if he would take
the Voman by his side 10 be his lawful, we'd
ded wife, and if he would cherish her, in sick
ness aud in health, etc.,-the most solemn Of
questionable answered, lymph humph .
We think this i a SANDER, however. At any
rate, it does not matter, how he answered. it in
words when excited and scared by the presence
Of many strangers, 5 that he answers it in all
many years of life that we hope are ia store
for them. Ii is said that the only excited per-
sons were the bridegroom and the preacher.
The latter gentleman had planned the whole
affair Spleudialy, and had drill ed the audience
SO well that they rose up and down at his bid
ding. After partaking of some very refresh
ing refreshments at the residence of the brides
father, the bridal party starred for Columbia,
over a road that-is too bad to talk ebout
When about mile from the village, the horses
in one of the carriages baked and would not
60. The ladies got out, and John Porter lost
his temper, but it all did no good. Finally
other horses we're PIT in, and away they went,
until another bill was reached The same
carriage broke down, and it was thought the
party WoIld have 10 camp in the mud, But
tow Uas finally reached, where they received
q warm reception and an elegant supper from
NJ. and Mrs. A. J. Walker. The entertain
ment was really splendid, aud was heartily rel
isbed by the belated travellers, The ladies
want TO know who runs that miserable MOoIes-
vile turnpike.
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WILLIAMSBURG ITEMS,

Our village looked quite chilly and lonely
on Sunday week, owing to an extreme North
wind throughout the day, consequently the
attendance at.the NJ. E. Church was very slim.
The exit of Winter will be hailed with Joy
no doubt by every farmer, foE, from present IN
dications, there will he but little land broke
up until the middle or last of March.
Capt. G. S. Choate, the handsome bachelor
of long standing, recently from Arkansas, is
sojourning among friends and relations of the
18th and 18th civil districts.
Miss Bette Trorsdale, the beautiful black
eyed school mistress, opened her school in
Suck Island Bend, last Monday.
COLoRED DoINGs
Eli Mason and Martha Blair were made one
by Squire R. C. Pu5ketb few nights ago
also John Scott aud Martha Sowell had them
selves united OF Rev. VIM Claggett Thurs
day night Of last week.
Polk Walker took himself to Captain South
alps Saturday night aud acted in an unlawful
manner by beating and bruisiDg Margaret Bri-
erly, one Of his two wives Let the Grand
Jury look after him
Joseph Davis and wife have finally parted
forever, as Joe has Petitioned for a divorce,
and driven of his legal wife and taken under
his roof Bette Thompson, prima donna of
bad character
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Criminal Court

His Hon. Judge McLemore, was on time last
Monday morning, and after the Grand-Jury
had been empanneled he delivered an able
charge, Court was then adjourned to Thu rs
day morning, at which time the felony cases
were taken up. and the first case called was
that of Robt. Skye, col, charged with steal-
ing goods from J. d. Tomlinson, of Culleoka
His attorneys submitted the case and he was
sent t. the pententiary for years Monday
the 18th inst, the misdemeanor cases will be
taken up. The following are the three juries:
GRAND JURY-W NJ. VOORHEES,, Foreman;
L. j. Pickens, w. j. Moore. Gabe Brown, John
s Caldwell j. w. Kinnard, Geo. W. Irvine,
w C. Porter, Andrew Crawford, Rufus X
Polk, George Llpseomb H. B. Damwood, w.
q. English.
jury No. Houston Payne, c. C, Vaughn,
J. B. Bunch. Green Jack, James Minor, Geo.
W. Lucas, 7. J. Smith, Edmund Cooper, MI
chael Kinzer, j. B. Jordan, G. ID. VOORHEES,, J.
d. Hackney.
JURY No. 2-R. p. Fitzgerald Geo. C. Dix
on. Isaac L. Howard, Calvin NJ. Frierson, j. b.
Sherral, w. A. Quarterman, Rufus Lisenby,
j. b. White, Wilson Trousdale, Hugh w.
Sanders, Stephen Jordan, G. W. Hunter.
P NJ. Holcomb and ". NJ. VOORHEES,. ir., are
the officers waiting upon the Court.
The second case for trial was that of Geo
Yancey, charged with stealing W alter Pillows
horse, and the jury found him guilty, and fix
ed his Imprisonment at twenty years in the
Denitentiarv
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Mr.. Gas. Gibson, who lives on w. t. Twins
place. ON Gamers SreSk, accompanied by his
wife and son, came to town lssG Wednesday to
attend the circus. While the performances
were going on, Mrs. Gibson detected young
man picking her pocket. She Immediately
caught him by the'coat, aud gave the alarm.
As soon as shs did so, the thief made an eff
fort TO escape, but Size &c lady held him fast
until Mr.. Joseph y. Walker took aim in charge
and turned him over to policeman I. NJ. Guest
When the thief found that he was detected.
threw the pocket book instantly from him,
which struck the leg OF Mr.. VIM. Mcconnell.
who lives on the headYaters of Little Bigbv,
who Immediately placed lis foot upon it, pick.
ed il up, and handed it to Mrs. Gibson. The
thief was placed in Jail, and the witnesses i'm
mediatey went before the Grand Jury, which
has no doubt found q true bill against him.
He gives his name as Charles Mason, and says
bis bone is Louisville.
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Railroads aud TnrnpIkes.
To The Editors ofMe Herald:

4 40 We EdNOTS OF ire Herald:
| In this day of railroads and rumors OF
| railroads, the mind of each thoughtful
| citizen naturally turns to such enter
pTises as are best calculated to benefit
us as a county and as a people. That the
Duck River Valley Railroad is TO be
built, is row a fixed fact. But this il
not all that is necessary TO our comfort
and prosperity. The different roads that
converge at Columbia are In an awful
condition. TIE Franklin Pike is worn
out, and so are the other pixies tapping
our county. But how are these roads
, tn be repaired and others built? | an
swer, by taxation. l mean, by taxing
the whole county. Each and every in
dividual is interested in this matter.
Let us rebuild these old roads, and
build turnpike from Columbia to Raj
ly Hill; another in the direction of Lew
isbUrg; and in applying the money rails
eel by taxation, let the proportionate
part be applied to the building of the
Duck River Railroad from Columbia TO
Williamsport, and a railroad from Co
lumbia to Mt. Pleasant, instead OF APP
plying it to the building of pixies to
those villages This arrangement
would, / think, mete out exact JUS
tine to all concerned. Then Culleo-
ka, Bigbyville, Mt. Pleasant, Williams
port, Santa Fe, Rally Hin, etc, would
all Shar6 llSOenelllS. NOW, make Ineha
roads free, and then we will be put on
the road to prosperity.
am informed by one who is certainly
AS intelligent as any other man in our
community, that twenty-five cents on
the hundred dollars of the taxable prop
erty ofour county would pay for all this
mighty Improvement And with bonds !
that would run twenty years, this seem
ingly fright full burden would hardly he
felt.
But what have written l only design !
as suggestion, in the hope that others, !
moro competent to deal with matters OF
this kind, would take hold and discuss |
them through the HERALD. Otcourse | !
expect to hear the 1CdH of those who |
have stood in the way of the prosperity |
of our county for twenty-five years. |
But as Job said to his miserable com |
forters, let them "mock on"
Yours truly, LELIUS.
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YOU ARE INTERESTED!
VIM. NeaIon,

Who has been selling Linen ana other goods,
through this and adjacent counties for 2 long
time, will be in Columbia for some time. He
desires to call attention to his stock Of
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COLUMBIA MARKET.
Office ofMARTIN, EMERY & WRIGHT, /
March 6, 1873.

Office ofMARTIN, EMERY & WRIGHT, |
March 6, 1873. !
Bacon-Shoulders J1gc; Sides.7I@c; Hams o. C.
Butter-20c. very dun.
BeeslO0.r-25c.
BlzcSs1.s-fic.GsI 90 {. doA.
Coft0RLDull; 10 10 nc, according ito grad.
No demand for low cotton
Cotton Seett-40c per loo lbs.
Corn-45c@50c for white and yellow.
Co6ee-Rio, 25c; Java, 30t932 Laguira, -.
9t27c.
Coal OA-371zc by the barrel; 4Oa5oc, v gal.
CaadIes-221%6625c. = n.
Dried Fi',.;.-L pples ga TO SC; peaches &c; a
apeactaes Sto4; peeled peaches to &c. duff
HoS--Ss:: per h.; Best flour, sll.5o to sl2.oO,
GiR0er-46950c.
Iron Ties-1lc.
I;.a;-sS6eoc. e Dushel.
Moiosses and Sgrups--common, 75c.@lOo; sol-
Oots-756S6c. Il bushel for Northern seed.
Pea Nvts-5Oc to Coo; very dull.
Potatoes-(Northern Seed Russetts 81 jO9sJ.
Early Rose S5GS5 80.
PcDpeT-3jCG40c.
Rue so to soc. q bushel.
Sai-CaTIoad, So. 20; retail, 4.25 "a Dbl.
Eeeds-Clover 81 OOGs7 80 r bushei; Timothy
So 90; Orchard Grass 81 1898 20; Blue Grass
81 90; Herd s Grass 81 90,
Soap-l09l5c.
Soda-I09l2c.
Suoor-New Orleans, lIal5c; Demerara, 1i@
15c; A sugar, I5c; crushed and graduated,
TeoEL25925O an.
TaLlolg-6G. 3 n,
BooEwashed, 4Oc; unwaahed, Is to SOC. Lit
WsSasNsi 55@si 2 20; good demand.
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From the Priadfe.
United Friends of Ten, 0praucc.

COLUMBIA, Tenn, Feb. Is, 1873.
BIO. CufER: On last night 4 council of nj
ted Friends of Temperance was organized at
this place. The following are the officers
elected tOr tla present term: Lee Bullock,
VI. T., II. &. Helm, W. A.: T.. NoeSt, scribe:
Il. U'Neil, Assistant Scribe: ID. +. Dortch. +.
s.; Il. h. Erwin, Treasurer: A. W. smith,
Chaplain; d. I. Goad, Conductor; Robt H.
Guest, Assistant Conductor; Il. 4. Gordon,
mel.
This order begins the work OF beney olgnce
ana temperance reform with prospects OF "a
brilliant ana successful future. The nr,lhr
presents itself 10 the people FREQ OF the many
objections that have been urged with DAM
aging force against the many temperance
orders heretofore in existence. We there
fore predict for this new organization great
achievements in the way Of alleViatiug the
mlSerles and woes entOiled upon the help
less and demonlike passions OF intoN icated
brains. EsTo
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A Call for Convention at May ii cid
Kentucky

The undersigned having been appointed
the Executive Committee, 20 The Cairo and
Tennessee River Railroad, by a convention
which was held in the interest Of said pro-
posel road, at Paris Tennessee, on the 18th Of
December 1872; and said convention having
adjourned to meet again in May field, Ky, 90
the call of the said committee; we therefore
fX Thursday the 20th of March next for the
assembling of said convention, OF MAY field.
1t is desired that all parties interested in a con-
tiuu0us line Of narrow gauge railroad, from
st. Louis, to Mobile and Pensacola, will be
represented in said convention, aud especial
ly that the cities aud towns along the line Of
said road, viz; st. Louis, Cairo, Rlandvillc,
Pans, Camden, Columbia, Pulaski Huntsville,
Jacksonville, Atlanta Macon and .ruscumbia,
will send delegates TO said convention,
j. d. G. ADSrs,
y. $. TIYLoR,
Feb. 2S-lw. 3. NEALE
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HURRICANE ITEMS.

b. 5. Thomas is the only drygoeds merchant
in the city. He isquite popular, and polite to
his customer, ana ne ls, no doubt, doing
A. W. Collier one Of the best blacksmiths
in the county is carrying on a shop hare. Ii
you want good work done and to order, give
him call.
The cars run through the city, much TO the
annoyance of the people. Last Thursday
while one train was switching of the main
track, the south bound train came Shaving by
and -an into, and broke up several box cars
and tore up the road. No lives lost. The
engineer jumped off The train and made for the
cedars.
Quarterly Meeting will commence to-mor-
row, Rev.W, Doas officiating.
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MARRIAGES.
Deaths.

On the 9th Feb. by the Rev c. Foster Will
liams, p. NJ. Gray and Mis- VI. p. SoUeli.
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NHANCERY SALE

~ Vi hbAl4 LCl T.
By virtue Of decree of the Chsncery Court
at Columbia. TenneGGee, rendered at the No
vember term, 1879, in the ease Of A Hutch
inson ct ais VS. Eliza ReaYes ct als, ] will sell
to the highest bidder at the Court House In
Columbia. on Saturday me 5h ddy al 4DyH
1873, a tract or parcel of land lying and being
in Maury county, Tennessee, on tho North
bank of Duck River which land was purchas-
ed by John Walker ST, now deceased, from .InO
Sherman. in August 1885, which land L. bound
ed as follows Beginning on the North bank Of
Duck River a small distance below the ford
commonly called Davis Ford, where tho west
boundary line of Benjamin HeaGefson's 900
acre tract crosses said river; thence up said
river westwsTdiy with tho meanders Of said
river, one hundred poles or thereabouts 10 a
stake,On the bank Of said river, themes lOuth
along a line newly marked l4s poles TO a post
oak on the north bank OF kaid RIVER, thence up
the river eastwardly with IT'S meanders one
hundred poles to a sugar tree, being nc besin-
ning corner of the said henderson said 400
acre tract and Holland 1000 scre tract and
Kinds tO0G acre tract. Thence with said Hem
derson's west boundary line TO the beginning
containing T9 acres and "a poles, be thS same
more or less, being part of 500 acre tract OF
land originally granted h. the State of North
Carolina to Joseph Kinds. Said land VII be
sold on a credit Of six and iWsiTS months,
notes with good Eeogr.tY with interest from
date will bs s{qnred Of the purchas rs and
lien retained for payment of the purchase mo-
nsy, the same sold free from the equity Of re-
demptiOn. ID. d. COOPER, CAV.
March 7, 1873.
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SANTA FE ITEMS.

Cotton has turned out bett er than was ex-
pected. The popular firm of Kinzer d Vain
wright have ginned over three hundred bales,
and are still ginning. The gin is run by horse
power. The success of the firm is not sur
prising. as the Captain is a very popular
man. He was Captain in the First Tennessee
Cavalry, and covered himself with glory on
the battlefiids of S 1iloh, Thompson's Station,
Resaea Newman, and many others, too tedi-
Gus TO mention.