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Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-12-29

a. D., 1873,
Tho undersigned heby gives notice of his appoint
ment az Assignee Of John McI.ear and John r.
Nc clear, trading as John NJ clear & Son OF Whining
ton In the county of New Castle and State of Della
ware, within said District. who have been adjldged
Bankrhpfs on Creditors Petition by the District
Court OF said District. WILLIAM CANDY,
2teW3W Assignee, ,yc.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-06-20
QJhanges after June 30, Iss3,


1. Franking privilege abolished.
2. Postmasters supplied with official
stamps.
8. Official stamps must not be used
except for official business.
A. Stamp of one department can not be
used for correspondence of another.
5. No matter can pass through the
mails free
s. Postage must be collected on news
papers published in the county where
delivered.
4 Exchanges not free. Publishers
must pay postage on each exchange re-
ceived.
8, Postal cards uncalled for are not
sent to the Dead Letter Office.
8. Postal cards can not be used a Sc
cond Time
10. Ordinary cards can be transmitted
through.the mails by affixing one cent
stamp, provided the entire message is
printed. The address may be written.
POSTAGE.
Letters-Three cents for each half
ounce or fraction thereof
Drop Letters-W Where delivered by car
riers two cents for each half ounce or
fraction thereof. All other offices one
cent for each half ounce or fraction the
erof.
Printed matter--One cent for each two
ounces or fraction thereof. Seeds, bulbs,
cuttings, roots, scions, chromos and en-
gavings are classed with printed matter.
Merchandise Two cents for each two
ounces or fraction thereof, limited TO
twelve ounces When any of the above
matter is mailed wholly unpaid, and by
inadvertence reaches its destination,
double rates should be charged and col
ldbted.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-06-20

We notice that there is a call for a
railroad convention in Huntsville, Ala,
on tho 9TH of July, to take into consider
gtion various railroad routes through
Tennessee. We do not see that those
interested in the Duck River Valley
Railroad are invited, and writer's in
the Huntsville papers are advocating
routes leaving Columbia ont in the Geld.
This may be owing to the opposition of
some of our people to these roads. Ii
we had the road under contract from
this place to Fayetteville, there would
be no doubt about our being ON the
line. All may be lost for want OF
energy and public spirit on our part.
The other counties are ready, and
Marry is the cause of the delay. 1t is
an unpleasant truth, but it had as well
be told 1t is not yet too late to avert
the danger, but it soon may be. They
are advocating at Huntsville a road to
Nashville, between the Nashville and
Decatur and the Nashville and Chatta-
noOsa roads, and also the line to johns
souville through Pulaski. This is all
owing to our hardness. Will we not
awake 10 a sense of our danger before it
is forever too late?
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-06-20
Let ms See the Danger and
Guard Against Id:

- ~ Va ~ - = AAA9 n Ne
We find in the Huntsville, (Ala., ]
ADVOCATE, an article in regard TO rail-
roads, which Is important to our citizens.
It win be seen that the writer adyo-
cates the building OF the Huntsville q
St. Louis road through Pulaski, and
also the building of railroad from
Huntsville direct to Nashville midway
between the Nashville & Decater and
Nashville g. Chattanooga roads. That
would take it through Lincoln and
Marshall counties, and leave Columbia
and Maury county out, unless our peo-
pie arouse themselves soon, this will be
done. The Marshall subscription to our
road will be turned over to the direct
road from Huntsville to Nashville, and
the road to Columbia will be abandon
ed. BY prompt and liberal action we
may prevent this. Columbia will loose
$50, 900 per annum If she looses the Fay
etteville road, and If she loses that, she
will lose all other roads, and be forever
at the mercy of the Louisville & Nash
vile d Great Southern road. Those
who by opposition and indifference de-
feat this road will be responsible for all
the consequences. Read and ponder what
this Alabama writer says:
"The route proposed by the proiec-
tors of the Road, is via Pulaski, john
sonville and Cairo, which will intersect
a Narrow-GRuge Road already built to
st. Louis. The projectors of this Road
now propose to build a Narrow-gauge
road from the State line, between Ala
bama and Tennessee, at or near Pleas
ant Plains direct to Nashville, midway
between the Nashville & Decatur, and
Nashville d Chattanooga r. f., in which
Nashville is vitality interested-and will
take large amount of Stock.-She has
been made a way station on the l.. N. 81
G. s. r. R., and will make giant effort
to free herself from the extortions ofthis
monopoly. At Huntsville she will
make connection with a road to Opelika,
and one to Tuscaloosa, one leading to
the Gulf, and the other to the Atlantic
Seaboard. ALABAMA"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-06-20
The Democratic Purity.

Those persons and newspapers who
seem so much to desire the destruction
or disruption of the Democratic party,
have failed to offer us anything better
or as good to fill its place. While the
government under which we live pre-
serves the semblance of a Republic, it
will be due alone to Democratic princi-
pies. Democratic principles mean the
States, limited only by the delegated
powers of the General Government, the
rigid maintenance of the rights and
liberties ofthe several States. so far as
their exercise is not incompatible with
Just constitutional authority, and every
pretense of the Federal Government by
which it seeks to interfere with local
fairs outside of its:legal jurisdiction, is
dangerous usurpation; the only object
of revenue derived from customs, to be
the payment of current government
expenses, economy of administration,
speedy punishment OF all official abuses,
and watchful and jealous care OF the
elective franchise, are necessary shields
to popular Independence. These cor
stitute, in the main, the substance of
of democratic principles, and what we
dsem essential elements of good gov>
eminent.
Now if those who desire to destroy
the Democratic party will show Us
something better than this-show us
that by abandoning these principles and
assuming some new methods or princi-
pies of action-we will be better enabled
to accomplish the work of restitution
and publication, we shall be gratified
to hear of it, and to know by what
means superior to those of an honest
conjunction of the democratic masses it
is expected to rid the country of its pre-
sent burdensome policies; and nOtori-
ously had ples.-MemphiS Register.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-06-20
The CoUn1Ty press.

Several years ago, we heard distin-
guished gentleman remark in lecture,
that the appearance of the churches,
school-houses and grave-yards, were the
signs of civilization by which, in travel
ing, he estimated the character of differ
emit neighborhoods. We are inclined to
think that the reception given to the To-
cal newspaper is better index to the de-
gree of intelligence than anything else.
The newspaper isIthe :yery lungs of a
community purifying its life currents,
and giving expression to its views. 1t is
therefore with much interest that we
every week look over our country ex-
changes, for in them we find the charac-
ter of the people faithfully photograph
ed. In examining our books, we gem
orally find that where the local paper
presents healthy, prosperous appear
ance, the RURAL SUN has good cireul-
alton and in our travels, we have never
failed to see in such places, DIR. Meier
rims "three signs of civilization" Com
mend us to people who are hearty in
the support of home enterprises.-Rtsrdt
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-06-20

Memphis Appeal, June l4.l
The news that reaches us from all
the States, in regard to the growing
crops, is anything but encouraging.
Cotton has been especially unfortu-
nate. In North Mississippi, indeed,
we might say throughout the State,
newspapers and private correspond
ents agree that the caterpillar is
marching in larger numbers than
ever, and that the destruction is
greater than has ever before been
known. In Louisiana, so great has
been the destruction by wet weather,
that it is feared impossible to coun-
teract its influence before the pest,
which is usual result of it (the army
worm), makes its appearance and
kills what remains of a chance for a
crop. In the western part of this
State the continued rains and pre-
vs1ence of an unusually humid at
mosphere are quickening the growth
of The grass, and although planters
are working diligently to check it,
it is feared that it is already too far
ahead and may succeed in checking
the plant. From Georgia there
comes the same complaint of grassy
cotton, caterpillar and possibly army
worm yet the farmers are not cast
down, but are as busy ss beavers in
their efforts to chop out the one and
kill off the other. In Florida the
same cause for the same complaints
exist, and the approximations of plan
tiers are fully aroused, though the
hope is INDUCED that with such hot,
dry weather as we in Memphis have
been praying for, the threatened
damage may be escaped. Every
where throughout Alabama the cry
goes up, "The caterpillar! The cat
erpillar !" And there seems to be no
help for it. Rains have been almost
incessant, planters are indulging i'll
the most gloomy forbodings, and the
newspapers are prognosticatlng dire
calamities in case Of failure, since, as
the Eufaula Times has it, "theFe are
no oats, no corn, no bacon; and all
our money is in little weed that will
not blossom for three week" In
Texas, also, whence some time ago,
we had reason to expect better things,
the story of caterpillar, rain and pos
sibly the army worms comes with
augmented force, and the general
feeling is that the cotton crop will be
short. The South Carolina papers,
too, are filled with gloomy accounts,
and they are unanimously of the
opinion that the crop will be short,
the wet weather prevailing there, as
everywhere along the cotton belt.
In Louisiana, the sugar cane is over
run with grass, and no reasonable
hope can be entertained of a satisfac-
tory product. ADent all this, and as
an antidote, we have encouraging &C
counts of the wheat crop in Texas,
tennessee, Virginia, and Alabama,
and, generally, corn is doing very
well. From this it will be seen that
any arrangements of spinners or
buyers for big cotton crop are in
fair way to be frustrated, and that
those who deal IN cultures" would
do well to discount largely the swell
ing figures of the "bulls."
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-06-20

The following is the conclusion OF
and elaborate and able article in the
Edinburg Review on General Robert
E. Lee: "The day will come when
the evil passions of the great civil
strife wilt sleep in oblivion, and
North and South do Justice to each
others motives and forget each
others wrongs. Then the citizens OF
the whole Union will do justice to
the memories of The dead, and place
above all others tho name of the
great chief of whom we have written.
In strategy mighty, in battle terrible,
in adversely, as in prosperity, a hero
indeed, with the Simple devotion to
duty and the rare purity of the ideal
Christian Knight, he joined all the
kingly qualities of a leader of men.
1t is a w0ndrGus future indeed that
lies before America, but in her an
nails of years to come, as in those of
the past, there will be found few
names that will rival, in unsullied
luster, that of the heroic defender of
his native Virginia; Robert Edward
Lee"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-06-20

THE Ita, of the 18th, inst, saws :
Ell what we have said, through THE
MAIL, against taxation to build railroads
has bad any tendency whatever to de-
feat this proposed oppressive measure,
we feel proud consciousness of having
d0ue something to merit the approval
of an already oppressed and tax-ridden
people.
We, Tor reasons already made known,
woHld never have made any effort to
defeat the measure, had we not been
forced TO take some position on the sub
jec:."
our cOtempOray is proud of having
done what he considers right in oppos-
ing taxation for railroad purposes; and,
vet, coufesses openly that he would not
have done so if we had not compelled
Aim. He who does right only through
comPUlsion is not eutitled to "the APP
proval of an already oppressed and tax
ridden people, or the approval of any
body else. III our contemporary con
scientiously believes he is right in OPP
,,osing taxation for railroad purposes,
he Ought TO have done so without COM
r5ulsioH; and his confession that he
was driven to his course of opposition
by being "unceremoniously aroused"
destroyes all claims TO "nerits or zap
pToval.' Let parties who are fretted
oVer the idea of being taxed to build
railroads remember that that ques ion
is not the one before the people. That
is question 10 be considered in the
future. The question now is, who wilt
contribute to raise the few thousand
dOllsrs now necessary to put the road
under contract from here to Fayetteville?
Those who talk so gsrrulously about
building roads by private subscription
have a fine opportunity to show their
ISilh by their works.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-06-20

Considerable importance seems to
be attached TO a recent decision on
cotton futures" by Judge Busted,
IN n Bankruptcy case arising in the
United States Circuit Court in Ala
bama, presided over by that func-
tiOnary. The question arose as TO
whether 4 failure to fulfill contract
EoT the sale of cotton, where the jury
goVnd from the evidence that there
was 20 be no actual delivery of cot
ton, bat the differences were to be
adjusted ia money was not an act OF
bankruptcy. In this case it was de-
eided that it was not, and that it was
virtually 4 gambling transaction,
imposing no legal or moral obliga-
lions for its fulfillment. The case
was then taken on review before the
United States General Circuit Court,
and the points decided by Judge
b lsteed were substantially affirmed
by Mr.. Justice Bradley, who held
that if there was to be no actual de-
livery of cotton, and the difference
was to ho paid in money, it was a
gambling transaction, upon which no
recovery could be had.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-06-20

The following eloquent charge is
used in comforting one of the degrees
in the Masonic Councils of Tennes-
see:
Death is a theme not lightly TO be
preached by those who are subject to
its power. The young may die, the
old must die, and the Wisest knowcth
not how soon. There is none that
escapes the memorable doom. The
youngest E. A. upon the checkered
pavement below, dwells ever III the
shadow of death, while the invisible
hand extends equally above King
Solomon upon his ivory throne. We
walk upon the ashes of generations
that have gone this way before us, to
which ours must soon be added:
The very air we breathe is the sigh
ing fthose who have occupied these
places before us, with which our
spirits must soon mingle. 1t is not
for me TO hope for exemption from
the common doom of man.
Death terminates the labors of man.
Henceforth generations may build and
occupy, but he will not be there. Tie
teeming brain, the skillful hand, the
sincwy arm, are alike useless and
superfluous in the grave. AS our Most
Excellent King Solomon has said
"Ihe dead know not anything" Their
loves, their hatred, their envy is fore
cotton: neither have they any moro
a portion forever in anything that is
done under the sun. What all in
centive is this to an industrious use
of our time and our faculties, that we
should build indu5triously while our
strength endures, and labor TO COM
plete our work, ere the week closeth,
and the Sabbath of eternity sets in.
Ny work is not complete, though |
have labored long and faithfully to
complete it.
1t is through the gates of death that
we find entrance to wages, refresh
ment and rest. The Grand Master of
the Universe before whom only we
bow, and whose All-Seeing Eye has
marked our labors in the lodge below,
promises to spread before as, in the
celestial lodge on high, all the joys
and glories of bis eternal Sab
bath. There all our emblems
shall become significant and all the
designs upon our trestlc-board COM
plete. There all perfect wisdom
shall be given us to understand
the eternal purposes of the divine
architect. There the scales shall fall
from our eyes, opened upon eternal
things. Death loses all its terrors
when viewed by the light of faith.
My hopes rest in tire higher lodge
to which am advancing.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-06-20

MAJOR HENRY EWING, ofthe ST. Louis
Tines, and formerly of Nashville, died
an st. Louis, Sunday. He was mem
Der of c. en-. Zollicoffer's staff in the early
part of the late war, and afterwards
served in the Trans Mississippi Depart
ment. He was an accomplished schol-
ar, an urbane gentleman and beloved
10y his whole acquaintance. Although
IIe had been in st. Louis but short
time he had become one of its mos
prominent citizens. The prominence
and success of the st. Louis Times are
attributable largely to his intellect and
cherry
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-06-20
The Cotton CrOD.

The cotton-felds everywhere in the
lowlonds are now very like charming
green pastures. The ground is matted
with green, watery, debilitated, uncul-
tIvated cotton is undistinguishable.
People can't toll in the fields in per-
petual vapor-bath, and late as is the
crop, half of it has never been "cleaned"
or drought to stand" (the excess that
sprouts has never been chopped OUT.
Weeds and grass flourish as never be-
fore. The earth has cholera of vegeta-
ton. From the uplands we have more
fiattering accounts, but the lowland
crop is "cbolera case' just now, and
the planters prospects are in a painful
state of collapse.-MeB1l1hiS Appeal.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-06-20

In recent letter to the "OXford
Falcon" Mr.. A. Ii. Burdine of Tay-
lor's Depot, Miss, says:
In 1747 the first shipment of cotton
from this country was made to Eng
land, consisting of seven bags; the
next shipment was 1000 pounds i'll
ITO. In 1884 an American vessel
arrived at Liverpool with seventy
one bags, which was seized by the
authorities on the ground that such
large quantity could not have been
raised IL the United States and the
invoice was declared fraudulent.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-06-20

WE have heard persons, in opposing
the Tennessee assessment law, make
special objection to the clause exempt-
ing one thousand dollars worth of prop
city. The State Constitution expressly
says that the Legislature "shall exempt
one thousand dollars worth of personal
properly in the hands of taxpayers and
the direct products of the soil in the
hands of the producer and his imme-
diate vendee." The Legislature had no
discretion in the matter, but was COM
PEELED to make the exemption.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-06-20
SHERIFF SALE.

BY virtue of an execution to me directed
from the Hon. Circuit Court OF Maury coun-
ty in favor of A. GhOlson VS. VIM. Galloway
/ will sell for cash, to the highest bidder, at
the courthouse door, in the city of Column
bia, on Monday the 2Ist of July 1878, defCs
one-ninth interest in and to certain tract
or parcel of land, situated and lying in
Marry comfy Tennessee, civil district No.
Z, on the waters of Little Bigby Creek, and
bounded as follows: On the north by N, r.
Holden ct al; east j. S. Perry, ct al; South by
the lands of w. f. Henderson, decd, ct al ,
and west by James Ramon, it being the
one-ninth interest of all the lands which
Simpson Perry died seized and possessed, as
per decree in the Chancery Court, at Column
ct al, in which all of the right title and in
terest of Jno. NJ, Lucy c., Simpson l.. Aver
E., VIM T.. sally F., Manerya c., Jno, S..
Jerry p. and Robert q. Payne and Invested
out OF them and vested in said VIM. Gollo-
way. Levied upon and to be sold as the
property of Defendant VIM. Galloway, to
satisfy said ii. ia. and costs.
June 20 1873, At. SIMS LATTA, Sh'f
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-06-20

LAST weeks issue of the Mail holds out
this idea: That the reason the people
won't subscribe to the railroad project
rs because they are afraid tax is going
to be voted on them and that if the
President of the road would announce
that he would not press the question of
taxation any further, that "many purse
strings now secured with a Gordian
knot, would be Embossed, and such a
manifestation of generous hberality
as would then be seen has never before
been witnessed in this country" A
moments reflection would have saved
our cotemporary that breath-consuming
sentence If we understand the propo-
sition, the moment the county votes a
tax, all individual subscriptions are re-
leased. So the above objection falls to
the ground. But suppose voting the
tax did not release private subscrip-
lions, why should the people hold back,
If, in the grammar-forbidden language
of the Mail, ''the people don't intend to
vote the tax no how" Why does he
ask the President to say no more about
taxation, if there is no danger of carry
ing the county for the enterprise?
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-06-20
BULLS
SARSAPARILLA,

Read the following extract OF a letter from
Mrs. Rivers, wife Of Reverend Dr. Rivers. ono
OF the most learned, eloquent aud popular
Ministers of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
and who is ut present stationed al Broadway
Church, Louisville, Ky.
LoUisvILL,
DIR. JONI BULL-DEAR SIR Many thanks
TO you for the medicine you have 40 kindly
given me. / have been rrurt sufferer for
years, and had the adviceof various phyHiciaas.
Zone pronounced my spine, somo my lungs,
and some my heart 70 be the seat Of my dis-
case. have been burnt, blisttred and cup-
ped until had become disheartenod. Several
very eminent physicians who examined my
spine informed me that was threatened with
paralysis or apopleXy any day, aud that moth
ing but seton would rclicycme | had a
perfect horror OF that, aud was hcsi6tinr
about having one inserted. when YOU kindly
sent me your Sarsaparilla which Immediate.
ly begun 10 take three times a day. had sui
iered terribly with "a most acute pain in tho
right side of my head, especially when would
read or write for any length OF time aud ON
rising TO my feet would be perfectly blind
Tor several minutes, and would have 20 hold 10
something 70 prevent falling.
am most happy 10 inform you that the pain
IN my head is entirely rclievtd I suffer but
seldom with my spine and then not 30 acute
ly. My appetite is good indeed for the first
time IN my life / enjoy my.dinnor more than
any meal during the day.
You kindly sent me four bottles again. iast
night, and began again this morning, aud
hope 10 be entirely relieved. Please accept
my heartfelt thanks and best wishes.
Very trulYyour moBtgratcful Il end,
NJ. BIC iiyEnsr
Ny journal abounds with similar letters, all
OF which guarantee b. be gcnun and witt
ten by the persons whose names they bear.
DO not suffer yourself 10 be imposed on.
Don't be drawn away after new and doubtful
experiments. Don't rick your health by letting
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My Sarsaparilla has stood the test for TWEEN
ty-hve years It's still the Sarsaparilla Of tho
day, and Of the age, towering over all othora
IN popularity and its curative qualities.
Avoid all those who are trying a. palm On
on you other extracts Of Sarsaparilla 10 called.
Remember II Is DIR. john Bulls Sarsapariln,
OF Louisville, KY, that Is the Old and reliable
remedy for impurities of the blood aud scr,iv-
lous affections. Always bear thatin mind.