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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-01-31
Ana Association of tsae Teachers
Of Hsaury County,

OF Maury County.
4 correspondent in our last weeks
issue called attention to pressing want
In our county-a teachers association.
He thinks that much good might be
do ne by an organization composed of
tls teachers OF this county, toward the
advancement of their schools The
sugge ton is Il good one, and we trust
that Rev. Mr.. BECKETT, of the Insti-
tute, Prof SMITH, of the Atbeneum,
MIR. BEEcHER, Rev. Mr.. UssERY, all Of
Columbia; and Csptsin AYDELorT, OF
HAMPSHIRE, Prof. WEBB. of Culleoka,
M.jor wEIssINoER, of Mt. Pleasant
Rev. Mr.. WILLIAMS. of Ashwood, capt
TEDSInN and Prof. BLAIR of the Spring
Hill country, Rev. w. r. McKENNoN
81 S4wdust Valley-and all other teach
ers in our county, will appoint DAY
for meeting and organization. Ia the
meantime, II any of the gentlemen nam
ed, or any body else, desires to discuss
the matter sugge.ted by our ccrrespon-
dent, through our columns, they are
Welcome to do so. No great good can
and as the teachers are working in one
noble cause, and for one noble end-or
ought to be-there IL every reason why
they should organize themselves into
body for more efficient work. Our
correspondent alludes to the fact thet
in our county eve have the, best OF
health, the best of society, an album
dance of all the elements for cheap liv-
ng," and that "this is the first section
at country north of the cotton belt Prop
er where all these advantages are to be
found" and also that ''our railroad con-
nectiOns are the most direct witk the
very best portion of the Southern coun-
try" We agree most heartily with
him that these various and importan
\ advantages should be utilized by our
people. Will they do itf An organiza-
ion OF the teachers of our county il
! he first step in that direction.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-01-31
Good loads.

WE beg leave to call the attention oil
our Legislature to an important subject
for legislation. The law regulating the
working of dirt roads in Tennessee is
very defective, if we may judge the
tree by it's fruits. 1t certainly fails to
keep the roads in Maury county in
travelling condition. Indeed, we doubt
lift is much better than no law. There
Is scarcely a good road in Maury coun-
~, aside from those kept up by charter
ed companies. The law should be more
stringent, upon the people and the
oyerseers. What little work is done is
PERFORMED by a few willing hands. The
people will be perfectly satisfied if eve
rybody is required and made to do his
duty Nobody objects to good roads.
and but few will object to the labor
and money required to make them so,
if it tails upon all equally. During the
late canvass in this county for Repre-
sentative, Mr.. JOHN BALLANFANT, one
of the candidates, advocated the passage
of a law requiring every able bodied
man TO work ten or fifteen days in the
year on the road next 10 his bone.
This has one advaptage-it does not
leave 1t to the Overscers, many of whom
are indifferent as to whether roads are
mad or not, 10 say how much work shall
be performed. If competent overseers,
Who would see that the fifteen day.
we're consumed i'm faithful work, could
.lways be obtained, this plan would do
well. Another plan is, to levy tax
upon eacl county for road purposes.
Whatever law is passed, let it more eff
ctent than The one already on the stat
ute book.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-01-31

WE publish to-day very interesting
communication from Maj. FALcoNNET,
thea"conpiishedC hrei Engineer, and one
OF the prime movers, of the Duck River
Valley Railroad. lie states, in answer
10 another communication published
some time since, ON the subject of the
location of The road, that the success 81
the west end of The Duck River Valley
Railroad depends upon the vote o.
Hickman county upon the proposition
for that county 10 subscribe one hun
dred and seventy~five thousand dollars.
which will he taken during the present
year. 1t this be true-and it cannot be
doubted-it behOoves those friendly to
the road in Hickman county to be %
and doing. There are many honest
minded men 10 the good county OF
Hickman opposed TO subscribins any
hing 10 the road, and they should have
all their dodbts removed hy a plain,
aud If need lie, oft repeated statement
OF facts, in regard to the benefits that
by the building of it, Quite larg
number of our most respected citizens
were ct frst doubtful of the propriety
and necessity of Columbia voting SUBJ
10 the Duck River Valley
Railrosd, but when they came in pos
session OF many Of the arguments that
had convinced its friends, their opposi-
ton ceased Immediately, and they cast
their votes for it. Our sister county
a citizenship proverblal for
their, honesty and solyency, but they |
can never become prosperous until they /!
get a railroad. Until then, her vast /
und very Valuable iron banks can never |
be made the immense source of revenue /
they are capable of. Neither can their
a .ricultuTaI reoources DO made profta-
Die or improved. Iffnybody in Hiok
nan has any objections to the comfy
ro1ine the subscription, let them state
hem through our columns, and they
yin be answered. Let us hear from
ION. gentlemen. II you think your
are valid, let The people see
hem.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-01-31
rer-J. o. GRIFFIIH.

The question of making an appropri-
alton of $4,000 TO aid in the construc-
tiou of the Cumberland and Ohio and
Duck River Valley Ra lrOad will be
submitted to the people OF Marshall
county on the ffteeuth OF next month.
The prumptness with which they voted
for the subscription OF 1876, 900 yeal
ego removes ali fears as 10 the course
they viii pursue in the present case
We confidently expect TO see that end o.
the road in full operation in less than
eighteen months. Under provision
oit8e new Consultation OF Tennessee, IL
only requires majurity in that county q.
Hickman viii vote on the question o.
subscribing Fl75, 900 TO aid the last mans
ed road, some time during the year.
Those best auquain ed witt the people
down there ieel confident that the pr p
osition will be carried without any Irou-
bfa
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-01-31

A ELL Lss passed both Houses Q!
Congress providing for the repeal OF the
law giving ranking privileges to the
Members OF Congress This will save
the government thousands OF dollars,
and we never could understand
why it should he considered right for .
man 10 enjoy the privilege of ranking
simply because be was in the employ
nlenJ OF the people, and receiving five
thousand dollars year. Last year,
thousands upon top of thousands OF
dollars were lost by the government,
because COugI essmcn exercised this
right IN flooding the country with pos
litical campaign documents. The bill
now only needs the signature of the
Pres ident, and rs he will not need tn.
aid OF bis ranking friends to distribute
e.ectiOneeriug document Guy more, l.,
will doubtless sign il ana allow it 10
become IA law. We hope Congress will
so one step further, and reduce the
price OF letter postage t. one or Two
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-01-31
FARMs IN THE UNITED STAT

FARMS IN THE UNITED STATES
The W hole, mum Der of farms E.
ported In the Census Of 1870 is 1859.
9S5, an increase of 915, $50 in ten years.
From 1850 to 1860 the increase was
595 004. The States having the
largest number of farms are as fol-
lows. New York, 216,253; Illinois,
202 500; Ohio, 195, 953 PEI nsylvania,
1904; Indiana, l6l 2S9; Missouri,
l4S 32S; Kentucky, 1IS,422; Tea-
nessee, 1lS,141. ~-
1t will be seen that Tennessee and
kentucky have about the same num-
Der of farms. In Tennessee
farms average 116 acres each in
Kentucky les acres. In 1860 farms
averaged in Tennessee 25l acres
This decrease in acres in farms, in
ten years, is remarkable. The aver
age difference in the size of farms is
95 ceres, From 1850 the reduction
in size was only ten acres; or from
26l 10 261 Tennessee increased the
number of her farms in ten years,
from 1850 TO 1870, by 35,773. Illinois
gained 56,493, Iowa 55,l29; Mime
sofa 2S,3l5, or l55 per cent; Kansas
2ES02, or 267 per cent,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-01-31
Postage ON Printed Matter.

The House Committee on Post
offices and PustroadS gave Il hearing
IA the 18th inst. 10 the Pos master
General on two important subjects
before them, tO.vii t.: The red ictiOn
of let er postage AID The p epay ment
on printed mailer passing through
The mails. TIE PROPOSE ion to re-
duCe letter p stage originated with
Gen. Earns Otth the '+h'l man OF
the committee. and was u tirsC oppOs-
III by the Postmaster Cen raj, BE-
cause he te IL, Il it would re, uce the
rrvenues of the depar meut 20 such
II, eX ent as TO create large deficit.
TO prevent this h cOmmi lee agree
ed To another bill requiring prepay =
ment of postage on all printed mat
ter, except weekly newspapers i'll III,
counties where they ATE published.
The Washington cOrrespoh dent u1
the Cincinnati CommeicIal say III,
Postmaster General st-ted 10 the
Committee that he printed matter
amounted annually to over twenty
tons, and has here Ofore only yietd ed
revenue TO the Department o.
about one miiion do lars, while the
letter pos age is mucl smaller in
bulk, and yielded nineteen anu half
millions annually. 1t appears that
owing TO tie want of prepay ment o.
postage on printed matter there is Il
great loss to the government. The
Postmaster General estimates it as
high as one million three hundred
thousand dolla e. This arises from
nJnpaymen of postage a..d stealings
by the Postmaster. upon whom IN
this matter thrre does not seem TO be
any check. The committee instruct
ed its chairman 10 prepare Il bill re
ducing letter postage to two cents,
and requiring the prepayment OF
postage on all printed matter excepr
weekly newspapers that circulate i'll
the counties where they are Il plI-h-
ed. Such law As this will effec ua
ly d" away with the credit S. stem,
80 extensively INDUCED in by cOun-
try newspapers throughout the cOun-
try. 1t will establish the system of
advance payment tor newspapers,
and their stoppage as soon as the
time paid for expires.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-01-31
The Great Nron Strike am AmR-
land.
from the New York Bulletin. |


from the New York Bulletin
= The new year commences in Eng
land with one of the most extensive
and important conflicts between labor
and capital that has ever taken place
in that country. At the present time
not less than seventy thousand iron
and coal workers are on "strike."
The great iron-works in Glamorgan,
Monmouth, and other counties have
been entirely Suspended operations,
and the men and boys are standing
IDLE. AT some Of these establish
ments the employees are numbered by
Thousands. The Dowial,, for instance,
affords employment TO eleven thous-
and hands; and the Crawshay and
Ply mouth Works emplot, resl ect-
lively, five thousand men aud boys.
The weekly ay-rolIs or some OF
these great firms range from one hun
dred to two hundred aud fifty thous
and dollars q week. Accord ng TO
the usual average CT family of tour
persons 10 each worker, about two
hundred aud eighty thousand are d.
reciv involved in this strike; and il
add the number OF trades, such as the
butchers, shOemakers, taylors and
other Occupation more or less Deepen
dent on the iron in ustry, some idea
of the consequences OF this Temporal
~ cessation OF this prode Give ind Is
try in large aud populous distr CT,
may be form ID.
The causes ofthis 'strike" al e TO be
found in The history OF the iron aud
coal trade in Englan during the last
twelve months. Tho successive ad-
vanc"s in the prices of iron carried
wages 10 q very high standard. Ac-
cording 10 the system that has been
established in England by the trades
union, the rates of wages coal and iron
miners and workers are regulated by
he market prices of these products
Committees ofemployers and employ
ees ar appointed at stated intervals to
stAike an average of the selling pri e
of iron and coal in certain markets
during the previous three months
If tire markets are dearer the wages
advance TO certain scale, and if they
are lower then reduction of wages
takes place. Although this system
| OF arbit alton has never been for.
mally adopted i'll Wales, yet the wa
yea are OF course regulated to Il GER
tain degree by the rates prevailing
in other districts.
The great strike may be regarded
as of international importance. 1
will exercise a certain influence OF
the iron trade in the whole world
1t will stop production to a very
great extent, and has &C ualIy led t.
an advance in iron. In England thu
strike is generally regarded as ties
issue betw cen employers and work
men. If the former succeed, thu
English iron masters will be enabled
to adop: a feasible scale of prices
and compete with the rest OF thu
world. If, OH the other hand, th'
workmen force the employers to &C
cede to their terms, the results will
DC most disastrous to the iron trad
OF Great Britain as Tending to main
ain the high prices which operate a
/ premium on the production of iron
in the other countries, and thus ulIi
mately shu ting Themselves ont trou
| he foreign markets.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-01-31
From the Pulaski Citizen.

Our distinguished Representative
in Congress, TO be so diminHtiye in
person and so stalwart in intellect,
can be guilty of more little acts of
kindness. just st the time and place
too they are most needed, than any
man of his size in or out of Congress.
We thank him that the big things
and the big people at Washington do
not turn his head and heart entirely
away from rs here at home.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-01-31

IT being reported in East Tennessee
recently that Senator BRowNLow was
going to resign his seat in the United
States Senate, he denies the rumor, and
adds:
Iconsider that I am capable OF doing
my State as much service here as any
body whom the present Legisl ure
y ould elect as my successor. and more
than one of the several small politicians
and County Court lawyers who aspire
TO be Senator from Tennessee.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-01-31

A CORRESPONDENT of the Banner, in
speaking of the visit of the committee
appointed by the Legislature to the Deaf
and Dumb Asylum at Knoxville. is
very complimentary to two mute schOl-
ars from Maury county. One OF the
young ladies is named Miss King; the
name of the other is not given by the
cOrresDC ndent.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-01-31

LAURA D. FAIR, who murdered CRIT
IENDEN in cold blood, and who said they
would never hang as pretty a woman as
she was-and her opinion seems to have
been sustained-has taken the field as a
lecturer. She recently tried to lecture
in San Francisco, but could not ges q
public hall. But being a determined
woman, she went into lager beer ga
loon and bad her say.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-01-31
NONRESIDENT NOTICE.

C. Hall hdmr. VS.. Mrs Rehecca Polk. et
al In III ncery ut Columbia. 1t appearing
'roru affidavit filed in This cause. that tht
defendant Mrs. heoec-a Polk.i nonresident
of t state of Tennessee. 1t is therefore or
d-red that she ter h2E appearance herein
before or vii hin the first three days of the next
tern OF the Chancery Court, 70 be held ut %
lumbia. on the 1t Monday in June next. 1873
and plead, answer or demur to compla nant
bill. or the same will be taken for confessed al
to and set tor hearing ex parie; and that s
copy of this order be published tor fo1r c0nsec
utive weeks the Columbia Heras
D. 4. COOPER. G & NJ.
J. n. Myers, solicitor for complainant.
Jan TO- 1872,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-01-31

BESToS BAEHAcEs, NO.. ApriS0 1866.
DR. JOHN -BULL-DAAE siRi AWNING the
ercacy ut your SarsnparilIa, and tho healing
Ahu OenehciHl qualtt ~ Possesses, send yOu
me following stdteBebt II iuy case:
was wounded about tNU ,yarh $50. was
tthen prisoner aud confined iursiGtye, months
beng mosed SO often, my wuurd- hiye 4ut
healed yet. have net sal up "a UiuiI,uisiHrt
was wounded. / aia shot though me nlpr
MY general health is impaired, and ut,c
something 10 assist nature ! have more tan
IN your SarsapArllla than anN tuiug Wise.
wish That which II genuine. Please eHprcas
me hall aidozcu. bottles, aua ubhgs
Cart. &. =. JOHNSON,
Ut. Louis, no
p. s.-Tne ioliowing,was written april 80
1863 BY hrs Jenlie JohnsoB, mother ofCap
Johnson;
Oi. JVun BuIl-Dear Sur Ny husband, Or.
Y. >. johnson. MAS sAiIl,u surgeon aud
Ihysi. nnin JentIH. Nes luih, pLert be al Z
raving taO above e.. 4. JOHbsnb e. nv ru,r.
Atsth,rtgrn yeais of aye ne uad a chrome diHr-
nea and scfUiula, Tor ~ c. gave sour HHr-
,sua' lila. lteuIvd uim. 1 have tar tn ,r "a
ecuniueuded u Q" many d. New lutk, One
ana Iowa, iof scroiula, ieyVi sufrs aud Rrntt.i
'eOiliy. PEI .rctsuc, ess bHE atl, ndrd a. The
sures affected "a sou casss "a zcroiulH and
ever bofes were almost nitracu uu.. am va,
anxious Tor my suh " again have recourse 10
'"ur oarssparilla. He /, lcar,ul oi getting a
spurious article, beheg his Nuting To you for
4. Hts wounds aie t-r nUlr bit ] believe he
viii recover. Respectfully,
JGSSIE. IoHSsON
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-01-31

SGafe EcncIacrs' AssOcfnfi zion
At the annual meeting af this As~o>
ciati"n. held in Nashville, on the oath
inst, the following officers were elected:
Presiden -Judg- SAMUEL WATSON.
Vice NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. HUNTER
NICHOLsoS, T L. EATpN, WILLIAM A..
SMITH, j. A. RICHARDSON, n. w. MC
CoSNELL, r. W. HUMPHREYS, J. NJ .
COULTER, and A. B. HAYNES.
corresponding Score ary-Dr. J. B.
LINDSLEY.
Recording SecretaIy-Rs =. j. BRA
DEN.
T'reasurarT n C.prrrrru
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-01-31

Mr.. HUGHES, Representative of this
county, has introduced bill in the
Legislature, providing against the mar
rage of males under twenty-one years.
and females under eighteen, unless
there in evidence of no onnorition.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-01-31
Dissolution Notice.

This is to notify. the public that the partner
ship here ofore existing between Lipscoml
and Br :, is this day dissolved, by mutual con
sent, The. Lipscomb retiring. Those indehted
to the old firm are notified that they must come
for ward and make settlem mt during the next
thirt ydays or they will have to settle With Az
officer. Claims against the firm will be paid
il presented to Theo. Ipscomh. Lipscomb
Ed<al will continue the business at the old
stand and viii be pleased to receive f4vors
from the public. A. A. LTPSCOHB.
Jan 10 IS. 4w. THEO. LIP~CONB
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-01-31

TIE inevitable 5. ADAMS LEE, who
has swindled the people IN almost eve
cry Sta'e of tue South, and came near
swindllng our town, turns up again, at
his old game, in Louisiana. He was
discovered. however. in time to prevent
his employment as teacher in a female
SCHOOL
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-01-31

THE immens- whisky Enlistment
OF MCCREA, MAURY s. Co., Nashville,
was burned Tuesday night. Loss about
$S7, 900. The establishment was insur-
ed Tor forty-two thousand dollars.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-01-31
TONES ACADEMY.

The next Sc sion Of his sshool viii com
ii ence on Won av, the 3Ih ms.
The Musical Depar- me will be under the
direct on f Madame Marb'au. q highly ac-
mpIished French lady, eGu rated in Germany,
superior Vocalist. nd experienced teacher.
The other de artments. as hereto ore. TUT
ii in Vocal or Instrumental music, $50 per
ession. Board aud tuition per session, $50 to
50. P,W.D DSON,
Jan. 3.-4w. Principal.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-01-31

Vice President CoLFAx ms asked
for a committee to investigate the
charges against him of being mixed up
in tho Credit Mobilier matter. It was
refused him on the ground of infor-
Jnalltv
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-01-31
{ AND SALE.

BY virtue of a decree pro lnced in the
case Of :. W. Stanfll ct al, VS.. VIM. f boo
lev, ct al, at the January term of the COu ~
Court of Maurv County, Tennessee. ! viii sel
t. the highest dier at the Courthouse door.
IL the tow, Of Columbia Ou Monday the I7th
Of February is 3, the valuable uact Of land
meutron d in the pieadiDgs IN This cas- an"
bnun'cd on the North by the land Of Joyce
and Mig. on the East by the la,,s ~ b.
kiuZ.r. N The South b. the land nr FrerS ~.
add the West by the lands NJ TO " Alex
4nder, nd containing by est'm tnn "nr hu
'tred AMI forty nine acres, be the same mere or
es~. ON credit OF one and two te,<, with IL
terest from day of sale ex,r.t tie sum If lw"
,Hn red dollars cash to I'aV est md attOr
ey's 'ees, Note with approx d Sc uri;y re-
quIred, and len re vinpf for pa ment of The
Pur, base mosey. JOHN ~. HICKEY.
Jan. TO- Clerk 81 COMMISSIONS
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-01-31

THE New York Tsfbtne, one Of the
great English Quarterlies, aud nearly
all eminent men ofletters, use the ex-
preston, ION yesterday" The Leba-
non Herald saws Il Is not ura mmatical.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-01-31

NoRTHERN papers speak of the dead
ex-Emperor Of the French in the mosF
malignant m4nner. The secret 1t is.
NAPOLEON sympathized with the South
ern Confederaey during the late war.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-01-31
NOTICE.

Notice i hereby given to the public that
ave ntneHc-d ny,ns Lumbar again It m,
~ II, Eve mi es east OF Columbia, on Beal
creek and VIII continue TO do business 'urilg
the prese1' year
My rice for Lumber this year vii be -
ollows: For Poplar Lumber q thu mi 81 IS
and S2,uO per tundred fee delivered in o.
lumbia for hard Lumbe at tn mill s2.2, d =
li"ered at -. IS. | will charge St % per thou
sand for Lalhs ut Inc mill and 81, 90 delivered
Having bought The entire III II froln nv for
mer partner, hope to be libe ally patron z. d
and my teI ms will be atrictly cash on de livery.
ia 8. '73 I'm. L. d WALK r.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-01-31
In Chancery at CoIu abia. il Baird VS. ) H

In Chancery at CoIu nbia L Baird VS. ) H
Timmons ard theirs
It appea ing FROM affidavit filed in this
cause, that the PENDANT harI~s Britt is a
nonresident II the state of Tennessee. 1t is
therefore ordere that he enter his appearance
herein before or within The first tn ee days OF
the mex term of the Chancery Court, to- be
held Columbia, on the LIST Vi ,nday June
next. 1873 and plead, answer or demur to com
pl inant's bill. or the same will be taken FIR
tee; and that a copy of this order be published
for four consecutive weeks in the Columbi
Herald. D. B. COOPER, q x NJ,
To- m
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-01-31
TIL E HE AID.
FRIDAY, : a aGnry 81, Es73.

IKE Senate has confirmed the an.
peintnent of CHARLES J. KINNEY, as
Collector OF Internal Revenue for the
sixth district, In the stesd of JESSE
TAYLOR, removed.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-01-31

The Bristol News says that half the
people in that town are mad because
The other half are colonies. The
State line between Tennessee and
Virginia INNS right through the mid
die of BRISTOL