The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-10-31
OVER THE COUNTY.


Al. Wheeler, secretary of Masonic relief
board, Of Memphis, acknowledge The receip
of sl5925 from Spring Hill LodgeNO. l24, and
from the Christian Church, Maury county, SOL
Mr. James Workman, who was wounded on
the head with a stone thrown by Esq. T. A
aarris, at Mt. Pleasant, last week, after the
former had shot at and missed the latter, is
getting well. Mr.. Workman is predlsposed
TO erysipelas, and DR.. Jordan thought at
first he was taking it-which would have made
his case dangerous one-hut fortunately il
proves not TO be erysipelas.
Large quantities of cotton SEED are being
shipped from this county to Nashville. The
price paid is thirty cents per bushel, ten cents
less than last year.
Mr. Cook, of Leatherwood, Hici mao county,
died very suddenly last Friday night, of bill
ious collie. His remains were taken to Frank
in next day and buried. He married o
daughter of Col. Nathaniel Weems, decd,
late Of Hickman.
The Colored Fair was quite success, not
witbstanding they had very bad weather to
contend with. About twelve Hundred dollar
the sttendsnce was large, Friday and Satur-
day.
The Maury County Auxiliary Bible Society,
through lts oficers, publish in to-day's pa
per a request for all the ministers of the Cos
| pei in Maury cour ty to meet at Columbia on
| Friday the l4th day Of November, for a sPe-
| cial purpose connected with the work, The
preachers should, we think, cordially accept
| the invitation-indeed, we cannot help think
| it is part of their duty 70 do go, There is nc
| locality in Maury county in which there is not
startling destitution of the Bible, and it can
not be we'll supplied without the persona
| help of the ministers. We learn that one
| minister in our County, Rev. J. 4. OrmAn
stationed at Culleoka, has procured BIbie'
from the auxiliary society at ColumOis, and Is
| ascertaining by personal inspection the desti'
tuition in his section, and supplying 1t as h'
goes Everybody will ssy that he is simply
doing his duty, but how many other minis
tiers in the county are doing likewise7 If al
the preachers would do thus, there would b.
no necessity of employing an agent, and tn
money now necessary for that purpose coul'
be applied to supplying the desttution.
Two negroes got into a row at the Coloret
Fair last Friday, and the colored policemen
appointed for that purpose, attemp'ei 20 pa
rate them. Now, colored people lave no re
spect for authority when it is repress",sd b
negroes, and the comb .tants tErnet IL. Ga tn
colored policemen, and a general fight CT
sued. Finally, about one hundred and lift
negro men we're engaged in the melee, som
fighting, others trying TO hold they friend
off. II looked like the Tenth Tennessee Rec
iment on s big drunk and free hgh' tol
= tunatelv, no shooting or cutting was Done, ID
$ the air was thick with rocks and stick
j Such sight as was presented begglfs d.
: scripuon. Awful oaths, fearful cursct an
: imprecations, were hurled to and 'Eo, IN II
drunken mass, and it seemed as 'a''t Ii
= groes on the ground woui finally become IL
5 volyed in the fight. i sounded h-@ lot
D, tigers in their Jungle raging. A. '5's stag
7. ofthe game, Sheriff Laj.a and CoEstao.e ID
: VOORHEES, appeared upon the scene of actio
= and the negroes quieted down whenever tbs
were spoken to by them, except one or tv
4 unruly fellows. So great was the excitemeE
Ia even the Secretary and the Treasurer left the
4 position sud money, and it would doubtle
b, Deer lost but for Mr. Nick Akin, who hspPe
N ed to be present and took possession of
uni, their return.