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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-06-27
CULLEOKA ITEMS.

Mr.. Lewis Amis, an estimablo citizen,
died on the 10Th inst, of flux. He had
been sick for some weeks. No serious
apprehensions were felt when he was
first attacked, but the disease slowly
and gradually gained on him until his
power III frame succumbed. He was is
his Goth year. A very large concourse
of his neighbors attended his funeral
services, which were conducted by Rev.
Jas. Orrman, his pastor, and by the w.
NJ. OF Pleasant Grove Lodge F. IL A.
MaSons.
During a rise in Fountain creek from
one OF the recent and heavy rains Mr..
Fitzpatrick attempted to cross the creek
with two horse wagon, at the Rocky
ford one mile below here, when his
horses we're carried away by the swollen
stream, and became entangled in a
water gap and were both drowned. Mr..
Fitzpatrick barely escaped from the
same fate.
Charley Baldwin, son of the late DIR.
Baldwin, and formerly pupil of Prof.
Webb's, and more recently of the South
ern University, Greensboro, Ala, has
returned to our midst, and will, it is
said, continue his studies with Mr.. John
W. Webb during the present vacation.
Miss Susie Edwards, of Macon, Ga,
most beautiful and accomplished
young lady, who has been staying a few
weeks in our community, left for her
home on Monday last.
The arrival of several OF our young
ladies-school girls-who have been at
tending school away from home for the
past session, has created quite an excite
mont i'll our midst chiefly, however, in
the hearts of some of the boys, who
have or seem to have special interest
in their welfare.
Several cases of flux have prevailed
in this vicinity for the past few days,
Some OF them OF rather malignant
tVpe,
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Ben Crawford, few mornings since, arose
before day, and after short chase, with his
fox bounds, caught Reynard, in the woods
near his house, We did not learn whether it
was re! or gray fox. Tradition awards to
Mr.. Smith the credit or discredt of introduc-
ing the first red foxes from England. They
were turned out on the Eastern Shore of Mary
til the hard Winter of 1779-'SO, when the
Chesapeake being frozen to the Capes they
emigrated to Virginia on the ice,
The natural history of the vulpines within
the United States is not quite clear, and some
writers assert we have several varieties of fox
Certain it is we have two, which are the COM
mon objects of the chase: the red, an acclima-
tized foreigner, ana the native gray f; and as
these are very different In habits, in their pow
er of endursnc aud in their mode Of running
in their pursuit a different style of deg, or
rather different style of hunting is necessa-
rilV required. The red fox is far superior in
all the vulpine qualities to the native gray,
and to hunt him success sfully we require acorn
binatiOn of faculties in our hounds of very diff
ficult attainment; for instance, great speed
and plenty of municipalities somewhat an
tagonistic. In a word, to hunt the red fox we
must have the very best hounds it is possible
to breed-dogs which combine intelligence,
speed endurance, nose and voice, in the very
highest degree. Forty years ago, in Mary
land and Virginia, there were some few packs
which could trail up their fox and "bounce"
him at sunrise, run him steadily all day, and
finally kill him deep IN the night forty or fifty
miles from the starting point; or again, when
Reynard was caught with full stomach, they
would kill him within the hour The superb
or qualities of these we have always under
Irish, and not English, blood, from an impor-
tatiOn.
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The ODeretta.


The operetta of "The Twin Sisters"
was played by the pupils of the Athena
UNI, last Tuesday night. The large and
magnificent Study Hall was comfort
ably crowded. Soon after shutdown
crowds were seen vending their way
through the Athen8um Grove, and evs
erybody seemed to he trying to get there
| first to secure front seat. The public
exercises of this institution are always
so delightful that the people knew that
something good was in store. We will.
venture the assertion, that when the
curtains were thrown back, and the
young ladies, in fairy-like attire and
nymph-like step, began to take their
places on the stage, keeping time with
music transcendaut, a more pleasing
view was never witnessed in this town.
The stage was brilliantly lighted with
chandeliers and candelabrums. In the
centre was erected throne fevergreens
and flowers, and other parts OF the stage
were decorated with the same. Just
between the audience and the stage
fOunt of crystal water played. The
shining jet went up like string of
pearls, fell like shower of diamonds.
and as the sparkling drops came down,
made m usic sweet as water ripping in
cave. On the right and left the walls
were covered over with superb pictures,
lending to the scene an enchanting view.
The performers, twenty-seven in
number, rendered the play in an enter
tanning and pleasing style. Miss
Brown, and Miss Carrie Smith, of this
place, were the two principal performs
ers. Miss Brown, receiving homage
upon the throne, did her part in a fasci.
mating style; while Miss Carrie Smith,
in the role of Gypsy Queen, rendered
every part to perfection. Everybody
was delighted with the entertainment,
aud it reflected great credit on the Ath-
eneum. We congratulate the Smith
Brothers on the success of the operetta.
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LEATHERWOOD ITEMS.
A SAD OCCURRENCE.

SAD OCCURRENCE.
Last Wednesday evening, the 18th inst a
party of gentlemen from this neighborhood
were fishing in Duck River, at the mouth of
Leatherwood Creek, and having caught a nice
lot of fish, they were about returning home
when some of the patty insisted that they
should make one more haul with the sein
1t was between the hours of and 10 O'clock
P. NJ, when they went in. BY this time the
river had risen until it was past foFding, and
in trying to gain the shaTe, one of the num-
Der; Nj. Nm. Charter, became dsengaged
from the sein, and as be could not swim, the
water being over his head, and the current so
strong, he sank without giving any alarm. At
the same time, several others became entang-
led in the net, and their cries for helm threw
them all into great confusion, aud their com.
panion was lost withaut any effort be-
ing made for his rescue, The moon had, by
this time, risen, and the party set out to re-
cover the body of their comrade, The search
was kept up diligently until midnight without
success. Early next morning the search was
renewed by fifty or sixty persons, who rend-
cred all the assistance possible for the recov-
cry of their friend, but night again had spread
her sable wings with their comrade still sleep-
ing beneath the turbid waters. All dav Fri
day, every possible means was employed TO
recover the remains of the drowned man but
with no better success than the preceding day
About O'Clock A. NJ, SATURDAY., bis BODY was
discovered by Mr., James Ballard some two
hundred yards below where he was drowned.
he was soon taken from the water, and at 4
O'Clock P. NJ. his remains were consigned to
their last resting place on the premises of his
widowed mother. large crowd attended the
funeral, and many more would have been
present had the evening been favorable.
Billy was Rohle young mana kind and de-
voted husband, and was highly esteemed by
all who knew him. He was amongst the first
to respond to the call made by his country at
the beginning of the late unpleasantness. He
was member OF Capt. G, W. Mabry's compa-
ny, 9th Battalion Tenn. Cavalry, and made
good soldier, eyer ready to do his duty on the
ordinary guard posi-, or amid the din of battle.
He leaves loving wife and two dear little
ones, with whom the entire community sympa-
thize deeply and may He who has prom 'sed
to watch over the widow and the orphan, helm
them to bear their great affection, and finally
unite them in the realms of eternal bliss,
where there shall be no more parting.
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HICKMAN COUNTY ITEMS.

For the last ten days we haye bad con-
tinued showers of rain, and the result is our
farmers are greatly behind with their farming
operations. Some farmers have abandoned a
part of their crop, being unable to cultivate
1t. The wheat harvest is pretty we'll over,
and the reports are very unfavorrable, some
farmers not realizing half crop, and that in
a damaged condition from scah and rust The
rains now seemed to have suspended for two
days past, and perhaps the farmers may work.
Prof A.. ]. Stsndield, formerly of Santa Fe,
but now OF Union City, and his interesting
family, are now on a visit to their old home
with us. He reports the farming interest of
his section of the State as in very backward
condition from constant rains, and thinks
there will not be more than a half crop raised,
Our Quarterly Meeting far Centreville,
closed Sunday night, our worthy and efiici-
ent Presiding Elder, Rev. j. G. Bolton, who is,
in times of peace, as in times of war, always
battling for his Masters cause, was with us,
and preached a series of mastery sermons,
but the last sermon preached on Sunday night,
from Romans, 9TH and lst, Therefore being
justified by faith, we have peace with
God through our Lord Jesus Christ" was the
most efficient and logical of all his sermons
May his shadow never grow less, and may be
live long 70 advocate the cause of religion,
Our county so far, is as healthy as usual
There has been some uneasipess nom so many
rumors of cholera. bat no symptoms of the
disease have nude their appearance with us
yet.
There are a great many visitors at Bon
Aqua Springs. and many persons from dis
lance visiting their friends in d. fferent por-
tions of our county.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-06-27

THE Pulaski Citizen makes a novel
suggestion to the citizens of that town.
We will let our cotempoTary state it III
his own words:
1.-The plan that we wish to suggest is
that the corporation employ an enter
prising man, at salary sufficient to
command his whole time and attention,
20 look after the interests of the town in
every particular, work up and eucour-
age all local enterprises, encourage i'm
migration, building, manufacturing,
&c. and present the claims of our town
abroad and at home in every way and
manner and in all things that can be
made to rebound to our good. This
pIan may not strike the mind at first
glance as feasible, but when it is looked
at in its proper light its practicability
and advantages are apparent. Suppose
a man that is paid $1,000 year by the
town could get up company or corpo-
ration to supply the town with water
and gas, could secure the location In our
midst of factories, foundries, mills, etc.
and be instrumental in building up
good schools, could increase our popula-
ton by finding employment in our
midst for persons from distance,
would not the increased trade and prose
perity OF Pulaski Over-pay his salary?"
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Bon AHna Springs.

These celebrated springs are now open TO
the public. We refer our readers to the ad-
veTtiSement in this issue. A friend Just re-
turned from Bon Aqua, furnishes us the fol-
lowing.
MESsRs. EDITORs:-I have Just returned from
Bon Aqua Springs and can say TO my friends
and the public generally that they can find
health and pleasure al these Springs, as the
waters are as good as / ever knew them;
and the sources of amusement are more nu-
merOus than ever before, The pleasure seek
ers will find billiard tables, ten-pin-alley,
crOquet grounds, dancing, swings, cards and
parlors with fine piano and handsome turni-
lure.
Thirty one new cottages have been built
since last summer, and most of the old ones
removed and placed 10 good position. All Of
them are comfortably furnished with new
furniture. The dining room has been eHlarg-
cd, and table supplied with neas and clean
china, glass, spoons, napkins etc. Fare is
abundant and good. Mr.. Robertson, the pro-
prietor,is a quiet, pleasant and polite gentle
man, who VIII do ali in his power 10 make
you comfortable, and the fifteen stockholders
who are generally present, will add much to
the pleasure otthe visitors, as they are at
tentlve and polite. Those who wish to go IN
their own conYeyances, will find the roads i'm
proved and made plain, via WilliamspOrt and
Hassel's Greek, or by Santa Fe and Kinder
hook. There are about one hundred visitors
mostly from Memphis and Nashville; and all
pleasant, agreeable, refined and intellectual,
Doctor Lewis, from Nashville, has consen +
ed to remain there during the season with his
family and become a resident. Then he is a
gentleman well qualified and of much expert
ence in his profession, and.in his manner a gen.
tleman and well cultivated. Hacks run twice a
day from Burns Station on the Northwestern
Railroad, distance of miles. $.
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s0UFHPoRT aTEms.

We are happy to be able to say that our
farmers hare recovered their usual spirits
since the great freshet. Nearly all OF them
are done harvesting Wheat will make a usual
crop: cotton is late, owing to the cold spring
corn is looking exceedingly we'll, and is in fine
fix so far as weeds are concerned in fact our
farmers have the cleanest crops we have seen.
n. II. Matthews possesses the youngest
mich COW in the county, being only four
months old, and sucking two calves regularly.
The way Of it is this Mr.. n. has COW. that
has twins, about SIX weeks old, and when the
mixers are milking the mothers of these
calves, the twins put in their time by sucking
the older calf. They have kept up this prac-
tice until they have brought the four months
calf to its milk. The older calf stands for the
young ones to suck as gentle as if she were
their mother. This sight can be seen any
morning or evening. f
The probability now is that no regular Ex-
press will be run from Southport TO Colum-
bia, as certain young man was so taken with
what he saw of Bob Matthews plan to kill fish,
that he has bought the right of the county of
Giles, and wants all the blasting powder he
can get, provided he can get the fuse and bot
tie thrown in. All persons wishing to fish on
the explosive plan, are forbidden to use the
above in Auderson's Greek.
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CITY COUNCIL.

The Board met ON the 10th, and was
called to order by the Mayor. The roll
was called and absentees noted. The
Minutes of the last meeting were read
aud approved.
The Finance Committee approved and
submitted the following accounts du-
various persons John Latta, Jr., City
Marshal, amount paid for work and
hauling, from May Both to June 10th,
$51O.44; w. J. Dale, lot of cedar logs,
$500. Adcock Brothers, sharpening
drills and picks, $6.75; White d Little
field, cedar logs, $3.50; w. j. Whit
thorne, cost in Woods case, $50 05; w. ].
Whitthorne, cost in Moore case, $3.50;
w. j. Whitthorne, cost in Halcomb
case, 1925; j. L. Guest, amount paid for
numbers tor wagons, $l0.25. On mo-
ton, the accounts were allowed.
An account in favor of HOrsley Bros.
81 Figuers, for eighty-nine dollars and
eighty cents, for printing laws, ETC., was
presented. On motion, it was ordered
that the account be allowed, and that
all former contracts, made in regard to
printing laws, ETC., be, and the same are
hereby repealed. ..r
The account ofW. c. Aydelott, former
policeman, (for cost referred to the FL
nance Committee, was presented. The
Committee reported that it would be a
violation of the corporation laws to al
low said account. On motion, the re-
port was adopted and the account re-
jected.
Street Committee reported progress.
The Committee on Unaudited Ac-
counts and New Water Pipes were con-
tinued.
The petition of D. G. Helm and others,
in regard to enlargIng culverts on
Helms Branch, was referred to Street
Committee
The petition of J. A. Eagle ct al, in
regard to draining the pond on J. B.
Steel's lot, was presented. The Board
being unanimously of the opinion that
the draining of the pond, at the present
time, would be much more dangerous
than to let it remain as it is, the motion
was laid on the table for the present.
The Mayor recommended the appoint
ment of sanitary committee, with fall
authority to purchase medicine, employ
medical aid, and do all else IN their
power to stay the ravages of cholera,
should it make its appearance in our
city. On motion, Alderman Rains and
Mayor Kuhn were appointed said COM
mittee.
On motion, the City Marshal and Po-
lice were instructed to keep vigilant
watch and see that the cellars, alleys,
streets, yards, ETC., are kept clean, and
that all lime is properly applied,
JAMES l.. GUEST, Recorder.
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COLUMBIA MARX ET.
Office ofMART1N, EMERY & wRrG

Office OfMARTIN, EMERY 4 WRIGHT,
June 26, 1873.
Bacon-Shoulders 7ci sides 9Ito1Oc; hams loo.
Buttcr-l5c. to 20c.
BsesWag-45o,
Backing al % y doz,
Cnttoa-7 10 16c.
feeling,
Cotton Sns,t-i0c per 100 his
COrI-70c; Scarce and in demand.
CoDee-IGio, 20c; Java, 3Og32 Laguira, %.
0g27c.
Coal OA-S71&c by the barrel; 4O@5Oc. "a gal.
Casdtes-221a6s25 . Ii.
Dried F}tit-Apples 2 c, 4 peaches &c; u
,,12peaches 3toi; peeled peaches to &c. dull.
Epgs-l0c@1215c.
FtoW-si.5O to $500 per 100 from store.
Ginger-406g50c.
Iron Tes-llc.
Lnrd-Sc.
Lime-5O@GOc. - busheI.
MeGt-75c from wagons.
MOtdsses and Syrups- cOmmon, 75c. 6lO0; gOl-
den syrup, Slyl25.
Pea Nuts-6Jc to G5c; better feeling.
pOtotoes-( Northern Seed Peach Blows SIOO
Pepper-35CG40c.
Rtce-ll@l2c.
Salt-sI 100 for bu Dbl; $500 for 80 b.
slaoS I'eos.-Sl % TO 50.
Soop-lO@l5c.
SOdd-l0gl2c.
Smqdr-New Orleans, l1dl5c; Demerara, II0
I2c; A sugar, l5c; crushed and GranulRted,
Teo-L2512,iO an
TdILo,p -Bc. ~ III.
Waal-i0 to ass for Tub Washed; - to DC for
long wool free OfburS; BURY wool Is to Doc
WkeGt-Sl OOtgSl 10. Dull.
HaY-NorthOrn hay, in bale, at 81 - to 81 49,;
per 100.
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WAYNE COUNTY ITEMS,

News is on the decline hero, and there
is really none in market.
Crops are very fine. The wheat crop
has been harvested, and yielded much
more than was anticipated, Cottor is
looking well, and the oat crop surpasses
any grown here within the last thirty
years, and the acreage soYp is Tnore
than double an aXsfage. There is a
consi SaraOfe amount of cotton planted.
The great humbug, peanuts, is left out
by cur farmers this year. Many who
expected to make large profit off of
their pea crop last year, sustained heavy
losses.
The general tendency among the
farmers is 10 put more OF their lands in
grass and clover, and experiment has
shown that much of the Wayne Coun-
adapted to the growing of hay. Farm
ers are fast beginning to realize the fact
that corn and cotton are not
the only crops that pay. A friend of our
correspondent recently showed him a
fine meadow on steGp hillside that had
been turned out as worthless.
One great want among the people is
Improvement in the quality of theil
stock. Too little attention is paid to
acquiring the finer breeds of animals
the people seem to ignore the fact that
a tine blooded COW or hog requires no
more feed than a scrub, and is worth
more than twice as much in market.
We are to have a new Jail. The old
one has been lately repaired, but has
been decided unsafe, and it has so little
ventilation that it is thought dangerous
to life and health to connne prisoners
in it.
We have at last had a circus. ~ The
"Great National Caravan" was adver-
tised to visit:our town, and expectation
stood on tiptoe. 1t was the first show
our people had seen since the
war, and over two thousand people at
tended on the day. The concern proved
a humbug, and there were about two
thousand indignant spectators at the
close of the performance, and there was
not little indulgence in the use of pro-
fame literature.
u. NJ. Cypert left here by telegraph
for Martins Mills the other day, and
Judging fiom the ehurn hat he wore he
Eneaps business.
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How to make California Beer.

LEWIS COUNTY, June 9TH, 1873.
DEAR HERALD In your paper of the Both
of May, DR.. Nichols enquiries how the Califor-
MIA beer seed is made. | will say that we have
never failed to produce it when we have tried.
Take, say, pint bottle or any size you desire,
fill it nearly full of water made very sweet
with molasses lsorghum), put it in the sun or
some very warm place, and once in twenty
four hours drain off the water, leaving the
dregs at the bottom. Renew the sweetened
water every day for ten or twelve days, and GU
W i'll have the start of the seed. In a family
that uses the beer, it is taken off every day
and renewed, and that increases the growth of
the seed. If the swCetened water is not re-
neYed the seed will die. The same process
that keeps the seed alive will bring them
about. | have never tried any other than the
sorghum mOlasses, that were made in the or
binary wash kettle, but l suppose that any
will make the seed, but l never heard of the
California beer seed until after the Chinese
cane was introduced into this country.
Respectfully,
W. Ii. FLANAGAN,
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Mrs. Sarven, wife of David Sarven, of this
place, died on the 22nd inst, at an advanced
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HeFUIU.
A SUGGESTION.

MEssRs. EDITORS The time is approaching
for our corporate elections. There was time
when our City Marshal was elected by the
people, but since the war the former Board of
Mayor and Aldermen procured the abolish
ment of that office. 1t was alleged at that
time that it was necessary to save expense, as
the Chief of Police could perform the duties
of that Office, and therefore save the expense
of paying one officer. The police force is now
as large as when the City Marshal was elected
by the people, who is now, l believe, elected
out of the police force by the Board of Mayor
and Aldermen.
propose that the old time hOnored custom
OF electing the City Marshal by the people be
re-established. / would further suggest that
the police force also be elected by the people,
each ward electiDg its own policeman: then
whenever ii should become necessary to add
another policeman, let the Mayor aud Alder
men appoint one till the next election, then if
less than three additional policemen are
to be elected, let them be voted for by all the
wards, as in case of eleoting the City Marshal,
till it shall become necessary to have six pO-
licemen and City Marshal, then each ward
will elect two policeman. What say the
Board of Mayor and Aldermen to this propo-
sition, and what say the people? 1 think
this the proper way. 1t would be in accord
ance with county rules, i. e. each civil dis
trct elects its magistrates and consta bles and
the county elects the sheriff and other officers.
CITIZEN.
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There are good many young men that an
ticipate visiting the fall Fair of Wayne and
Han din counties. Some intend carrying fine
stock, such as horses, mules, and blooded cat
tie, to compete for the prizes in the ring. So
you Wayne and Hardin eountians had better
rub up, or old Maury will transfer some OF
your silverware and "evergreens" to her do
minion.