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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-12-12
oYER THE COUNTY.

The discontinuance of the accommodation
| train, viii discommode the travelling public
but not as much as il will the following young
ladies. Misses Louie Gordon, Florence JamisSn
Anna Mckay, Anna Priest, Mickie Thompson
and Sophia Thompson, who have been attend
inc school at Franklin on the accommodation
train in the morning. and returning on it in the
evening.
Mr.. J. L. Thompson and family, near Car.
ter's Creek Station, will leave for Texas the
latter part of this month. About twenty five
persons have left this part of the county for
Texas this fall, and others are going before
spring.
Rev. w. 7. Ussery has been elected Princi :
pal of the Masonic Academy at Hampshire,
and he will open the session sometime in jan
uary. He will secure necessary assistance.
Mr.. Ussery is a competent teacher, and we
trust that he viii get a large school. Ans
nOuncement of the time for the session to be-
gin will be made in time.
Rev. W. H. Wilkes, of Maury, is mentioned
in the Christian Advocate as having complied
with the 500 resolution ofthe last Conference.
The hunting party from Culleoka, headed
by Col. Fitzpatrick, returned from the barrens
last Friday, having killed nine deer. The old
buck killer, Gen. Holt, did not kill q buck,
but a negro who used to belong to him, Dee,
killed fine dee. Steve Herndon and Abe
LOoney, Jr., of Columbia, belonged to the
party. On returning home, Gen. Holt was
thrown from his wild horse, and several of his
ribs broken. His condition was very critical,
but he is now thought to be out of danger.
Miss Sallie c., of the vicinity of Spring Hill,
started yesterday, we learn, for Arkansas,
where she expects to remain about six months.
What will become of her beautiful ponies,
''Will O. the WisP'' and "Beauty", in her alb
sence? to say nothing of her numerous sweet
hearts, in Columbia and Spring Hill.
Mr.. viii NJ. Cheairs, a very sagacious
young trader, recently sold 1914 acres of fine
land to Rush Thompson 1t is part of the
old F. s, Thompson tract, 3 miles east of
Spring Hill. Mr.. Thompson paid him $54 70
per acre, which is a handsome price for land
these panicky times. The land is worth it,
however MI. Thompson is already preparing
to build beautiful cottage on the place-iust
such a cage as will be sure to entice some bird
OF rare plumage into it. 1t is also thought
that our handsome young friend will have an
elegant flower garden, be is very fond of
flowers, and especially of white roses.
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I.iaf nf Claimants

Commissioners appointed by Congress to
consider the Justice and validity of such
claims as shall be brought before them,
of those citizens who remained loyal ad-
herents to the cause and the govern
ment OF the United States during the
nlshed during the rebellion for the use
of the army of the United States in States
proclaimed as in instruction against
the United States, have published list
of the claimants. Below we give the
names of those living in Maury County,
Tenn:
J. B, Anderson 81, 1896, James P. Baird
1,027, John D. Bennett 5000, Rosanna
Bolton $50, William NJ. Branch 179, Will
liam 81. Brown 1857, James e. Bryant
S75, Charles Bunch 361, jeremiah Burns
402, Estate of Thomas P. Butts 707, Jen-
ME Campbell 175, James B. Chafiu 10,
Thornton Chain and Cyrus Webster 463,
John Cheatham $50, William J. Coch-
ran 1877, Emily s. Embry 1864, David P.
Erwin $50, Ruth A. Fleming 1850, Ellen
G. Friend 1921, John o. Friend 12O,
Anthony Gholson 700, Sarah E. Gill 303,
Estate of George Hammond 9,456, Ben
jamin Harlan l 200, Miles G. Higdon 700,
James Hodge 1922, Sarah A. Hodge AIS,
Francis M. Hunt ], 400, Luther NJ. John
son $50, Nathaniel w. Jones, 1850, Thos
W. Keesee 2,100, Elihu E. Kendrick
/, 182, Andrew r. Kerr 800, Ransom
Langham 1853, Sacharissa M. Long 1882,
James Mcconnell 762, John P. McGaw
l ,503, Washington w. MilIer IL JIG, Will
liam F. Moore IA ,375, Wiley Moore 400,
Sarah E. Odell 606, John W. Oliver 800,
William Park 1922, Willis Perry 2SS,
Elizabeth 7. Pillow 5000, William II.
Pointer 2, 300, Adam Polk 100, Estate of
Nimrod Porter 1852, John r. Putnam
$50, Thomas 7. Richardson 200, Thomas
j. REEVES $50, William ]. Rutledge $50,
Estate of Ebenezer Shaw 200, Jesse
Sheppard 475, Francis j. Smith 1,547,
William M. Smith 900, Sarah A. Steph
enson 700, Mary A. and William Thom>
as 612, Frederick A. Thompson 2,016,
Garrett D. VOORHEES, 300, Cyrus Webster
and Thornton Chain 463, Margaret r.
Webster 1000, Addie Wiley 839, Amelia
Wilkes 325, John S. Williams 2,O65,
Joseph B. Woodside 1903, Mary Wright
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| make brilliant display upon the thea
| ire of life, but whose gifted intellect
| seems to be dimmed by cloud, blasted
| by adversely, or some early indiscre-
ton, the last most probable, for it bears
| the seal of plausibility upon his front,
| its grasp firmly and steadfastly upon
his destiny. Happiness has entirely for
saken his habitation, and pleasure, with
its destinations, has ceased to linger
around him. Hope does not spring ex
ultingly in his bosom; his life seems to
be burden to him, and his doleful la
mentations loaded the winds with signs,
is filled with thorns of misery. He was
soliloquizing thus: "Seven years; it
must be centuries; this torture is more
than can bear Everything seems to
conspire against me. This is no life-it
is living death-a lingering agony
which soon must end. 1t amaZes me to
think that any brain can bear the scor-
pion thoughts which sting me, or that
any heart can beat beneath a burden of
my grief. When have L known mo-
menG's peace? I only judge of peace by
that have it not. How little joy a
guilty mind can taste. What is the mos
mentary pang of death compared to the
misery feel? Oh! Remorse! Remorsel
Men may think to drown its reproaches
in the pleasures of the world, but the
fiend only crouches that his spring may
be secure. Oh that / could drink of
Lethe's tabled stream! Remorse! Re-
morse!" We passed on, leaving him in
his misery and dark despair, repeating
Byron's gloomy words
ooh, when shall the grave hide forever my
sorrows?
Oh when shall my soul wing its fight from
this clay?
The present is hell, and the coming to-mor-
row,
But brings with it new torture, the of curse
to-day"
Two freight trains, commanded by
Capt. E. o. Cross, the liveliest trader In
all this country, loaded with "spun
truck, left our village few days ago,
destined for Nashville. Z. o., is him
self again, as Richard was. The world
and the balance of mankind may sleep
like Rip Van Wrinkle did, and let the
moss grow on their backs, and their
minds become dormant with rust, but
this live man will run the Rockdale Fac
tory alias Maury Mills, and supply the
human family with thread and the staff
of life, for which he will take in eX-
change Uncle Sans green skins, beaver
skins, mink skins, coon skins, rabbit
skins. beef skins, deer skins, ar any 9TH
er kind of peltry that Uncle Joe Win
trich can tan, and every description of
barter known to the Dutch pedlers. For
this traffic he will pay the highest prices,
in goods and groceries at Nashville pri-
c6S.
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A Noise ina the est.

What is it we hear? Is it the thunder
of the American cannon resenting the
insults to our flag, thrust at us by Span
ish "fire-eaters?" Is it the deafening re-
port of the TOrnado's guns chasing the
Nirginius upon the bosom OF the briny
deep, belching forth destruction to those
who dare intrude upon forbidden wa
ters? No; but it is the mighty voice of
King Kidd and Gen. Buchanan, hiss
ing defiance and giving warning to
Maury countians and all others, except
their own dearly beloved people, who
are the only ones entitled to eat Laws
renee county venison. This is the cons
struction we have been forced to put
upon the action or conduct of some few
of the aCOuLd~6e leading men of Henry
Vile; at the same time, we must say, we
know there are gentlemen who would dis
approve of this Modoc movement. We
saw Modoc, because there is nothing in
this civilized country that reminds us
so much of Capt. Jack and the Lava
beds. as the surrC uuding the camp of a
quiet party of deer hunters by an armed
gang of ruffians, demanding them to
leave at once, unless it is the firing into
their camp at night, which we know
thew did on one occasion. And from
| the tone of the above named individuals
who volunteered their "chin music" to
a party of gentlemen, who were on theiI
way to the McEnally place in search Of
game, few days ago, we think they
Still insist on going outside the same
warm reception. From the maneuver
| ing of some of them, we would not bt
surprised to hear of them coming out o
the "bush" stained with war paint
making the forest ring with their saw
age yells. Why this is the case, W.
would like for some of these "man eat
ers' to inform us. Maury countians d.
not meet with such hostifities in Lewis
county, but instead, they are treated
with kindness, with courtesy-"lick sal
off of the same stump" This party o
hunters was informed in the grocer
store of A. Kidd, WIN. Goat, rather,
where they stopped to "eat out of hi
Jug" and to patronize him, that the
were not welcome to their huntin
grounds; that ninety-nine men out {
a hundred were opposed to their comm
to Lawrence county. The conduct {
these few men is tyrannical, yet rider
lous, and reveals to us sickly and uI
natural state of civilization. But surve
ltheir faults, their errors, their vices
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letter from Southport.
SOUTHPORT, Dec, 18th, 1873

AOOt HI OANA 1SSN'g AeA11 AC'C'
To the Editors ofthc Columbia Herald:
As it has been some time since we have
been represented in the HERALD, l drop
Won this with the hope that it will at
least keep our memory green in your
minds. The last hour has been one OF
terror with US, as it has been one of ter
rible storm, accompanied with heavy
rain and thunder. The fencing is all
blown down, the roads blocked with the
rails; even plank fences, posts and all
are blown up. As it is dark, have not
had chance to see the full extent of
damages, but enough can be seen by the
vivid flashes of lightning to see the
whole country in water. Our little
spring branches are past fording by even
horses. | fear that even great damages
will be heard from in the morning, l
have Iust come from the church, where
we were engaged in a debate, when the
storm came up. We have a very inter
esting debate at this place every We'd
nesdav night Although living among
the hills. Southport can boast of some
good debaters, and for ought l know,
may produce Henry Clay. We have
debated several new questions. One OF
them was, "ResOlved, that the elective
franchise should be given 90 the women
of this country" Another was, ere
solved. that a Constitutional Mon
archy is better Government than a
Republic" The question tonight was,
Resolved, that the press wieldS a great
er influence over mankind than the
sword" The next is, "Resolved, that
the slanderer is a worse character than
the fatterer."
our tree school is going on at this
place.
We have a valuable addition to our
place in the person of DR.. Lock, of Cul~
| ieOlla. who is building here, and will be-
come a permanent citizen in few
weeks. AS he is as good a preacher as
he is a doctor, we welcome him; for II
| he can't cure his patients and they will
| die, then he can preach their funerals.
MORE ANON,
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Personal INTELLIGENUE.

A Young lady of MurfreesborO, whose name is
the same as that of great Irish-English ora
tor and statesman, has been spending several
weeks with her charming friends at Mt. Par
nassus.
a fascinating belle of our town has returned
from lengthy visit to Louisville, which Is
MIR. J o. Griffith, Of the Rural Sun, who
tried, in days gone BY, to teach our T y;oinng
ideas how to shoot, was in town last trlday,
but as he didn't call we won notice
him.
Sandy Gresham has gone to Mississippi.
1t is a great trial for him TO leave his sweet
heart.
bia last Tuesday night, on his way to Nash
Vile, after a tour through Hardin, Wayne and
Lawrence counties. He gathered con sidera-
bic information tor his report. Col. g. w.
Boyd, at Wayne Furnace, gave him every as
sistance In his power--ioaned HIM horse and
guide to go over and inspect the county.
Altogether the trip was an exceedingly pleas
ant one, with the single exception Of the
weather, which was eXecrahle, the sun not
shining a single day.
John NJ. Gault Of New Y ork, the back OF
whose head is shaped remarkably like that OF
the great DR.. Munsey, was in Columbia last
Saturday.
Mr.. j, T. johnson, of Springfield, Tenn,
passed through Columbia last Tuesday morn
ing, on his way to the WilllamsPort and Sha-
uy Grove country, on DUCK RIVER WneTe ne
eXects to remain with the friends OF his youth
several weeks. He represents the firm OF
ClotwOrthy & Co, manufacturers OF pure
sold Robertson County" We are glad TO
learn that Mr.. johnson is doing well IN his
new home.
Mr.. d. r. Warren, of Montgomery, Ala,
came to Columbia a few days ago, trying to
sell Alabama coal to our people, He is ty-
20.
Thos F. johnson, Of Carter's Creek Station,
has arrived IN Spring Hill, Texas, and be
writes that he is well pleased with the country.
Mr.. w. NJ. johnson; Clerk and Master Of
Hickman county, passed through Columbia IN
the latter part of lost week, on his way home.
Capt. W. d. Bethel, a prominent farmer Of
this county, aud family, expect TO spend the
winter at Brashcar City, La.
Terry G. White, of Columbia, married MS
Maggie Keele, in Nashville, last Tuesday.
jobs W. Johnston, Of Nashville, has been
out hunting grOund-hogs and "hy-up-the-
creeks, on Lyte's creek, this week.
Mr.. Will BickneIl and Mr.. Hamer, of Flor
cuee, Ala. came TO Columbia, this week.
DR.. W. A. Smith, Of the Columbia Athena
um, has returned from the recent meeting of
the State Teachers Association. He had the
honor to preside over this very large and in
huential body Wednesday morning aud night.
The beautiful Miss D. ?. has returned home
from Knoxville.
AR. Davis, Of Indiana, representing the
''Walking Plew," and other agricultural i'm
plements was in town and county, part oflast
week and this. aud visited the Cecils, He
has a strong notion Of coming here TO live.
We will be glad to welcome him.
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Nh. PLEASANT ITEMS.
10! FOR TEXAS,

We saw a few nights ago large en-
campment of gmigranis That were NOV
ing to Texas They were from the
eastern shore" OF the glorious Old Do
minion, and seemed by their bright and
glowing intelligence, that they were
some of the L. +. VS., They were well
fixed up for moving, having magniti-
cent horses, wagons and tents. There
were a good many young ladies along,
who seemed to be perfectly happy in
their move, as the angelic smiles
PLAYED innocently upon their glowing
cheeks as they sat around the glowing
camp~fre. One was playing upon the
guitar, who performed with artistic
Skill, and all were engaged in singing,
as we rode up; and their voices, doubt
less, did go up to heaven sweeter than
the music OF 'David's harp upon the
troubled bosom OF 'Israel's King" The
Thanksgiving of the pure in heart, which
seemed to be embalmed i'll their sweet
spirits, all bore conclusive and satlstac-
tory evidence OF their being some OF the
nj cest of people. But as the Older States
of the Union are becoming crowded by
the natural increase OF our species, a
new fieldof enterprise Invites them to the
west; like DeSoto in quest OF riches, OF
like Juan Ponce DeLeOn in search of the
tabled fountain OF perpetual youth, they
penetrate the bosom of its solemn prl>
meval forest" The tide OF emigration
isswelling and rapidly rolling on TO the
place where its proud waves are to bt
stayed. 1t may be said with more thar
poetical justice that
Westward the star OF empire takes its way
The Wilderness is beginning to blossom
! as the rose, under the influence of sea
4 s0nable cultivation. Magnificent edi
/ fees of more than 'Medician splendor'
are raising their heads in unsulhed gran
I dCur to the skies. In this auspiciOu:
/ state OF things, may we hope the lamp
! of knowledge that was lit upon the al
tar OF liberty, may never be eXtinguish
/ ed?
/ ''THAT'S WHAT'S THE MATTER"
As we were walking down the street
| not long since, an awful night had cas-
, its pail over the village, and darkness
uumitigated by the beam OF a single stal
the poetry of the heaven, seemed to hol
the world spell-bound; SO much i
keeping, as we thought, with the darl
and, gloomy spirit of whom we write
We overheard an individual cOnversin
, with himself, who once promised t
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COLUMBIA HARRIET.

Office ofMARTIN, EMnRT q WRIGHT, /
Dec. 18th, 1873.
Rocon-Dull without demand at quotations.
Shoulders &c, sides sgS1Sc; hams lO9 lie.
Butter-25c. to soc.
BeesiOdr-20c.
BaHin0-16 to 20c.
Cottonys TO 1917 Low Middling.
Cotton Sesd-20 to 2jc per 100 ms.
Corn-6Oc loose from wagons; demand light
at prices, no shipping demand.
CO6ee-Rio, Is to % c;s.JaVa, 3o9S Laguira, 20
Coal Oa-S71zc by the barrel; 4O@5Oc. p gal
Candles-221aa25c. = 70.
Epgs-20c. Scarce.
Dried FSuit-AppleB &c; for quarter Peaches
4c; a Peaches SC; Peeled Peaches l0c,
Eour-.OO to 500 per 100 ms.
GiRaeT-40@50c.
Iron Ties-l0 to lie.
Lqrd--se from wagons, in new Sooperags; &c
in old.
Li,ne-5O96Oc. u bushel.
MedE-75c from wagons.
MoLdsses and Svrups-cor1mon, 7bc.0lSVi gol
den syrup, $1@l.25.
Pea Nuts-6Oc to SOC.
Pepper-35940c.
Rtce-llGl2c.
Sait-l. O0for bu Dbl; 800 for 81 b
SOdp-l09l5c.
iSOdd-l0@l2c.
Sugar-New Orleans, llal5c; Demerara, l4e
I5c; A sugar, l5c; crushed and graduated
15121I6c.
Tea-f.25@2.5O Rb.
TdILOto-6c. u 10.
WOODS to SIC for Tub Washed; 20 TO 2jc foi
Dirty wool. .
Wheat-l.O o,gI.25; for common Red, medi-
teranian to choice Boughton or White, tins
latter commanding the highest price,
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Col. VIM. McRory, has written letter to tn,
Marshall Gazette, from which we make an eN-
tract;
I'VE understand it is reported that we backed
out from making race against Joe Bowers
His owners wrote that they would make the
race for stock, and we replied that we had stock
enough, but If they would make it for money
they might set the amount and distance, amount
not less than $500. l have not heard from
them since, although the proposition stood
open till the first of September. Six mouth:
either of the above mentioned horses against
Joe Bowers for any amount or any distance OIL
the Nashville turf,
MY little scrub Alice is ready for a rae,
from one quarter to a mile, against any hors,
or mare of her size
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Rainfall at AshwOOd, TENN, During
Nov, 1873.
WILLIAMSPORT ITEMS.

Four and eight tenth inches,
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Organizing Oranges

Mr.. J. O. Griffith, Deputy, organized
a Grange at CornersVille on the 4th inst
consisting of - members. +, ). Nc
Clelland was elected Master; d. l.. KIM
brough Secretary. This is the first
grange organized in Marshall county,
Others are preparing to be organized
The same day Mr.. Griffith organized q
grange at Forest Grove, 8 miles east Q
| Lynnville, with 50 members. ID. IL
Jones was elected Master, and X. y
/ Wilkes Secretary. MIR Griffith organ
I lied one at Williamsport yesterday, bu
we have not received The particulars.
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Their promises when they bought our goods
and come up and pay their little accounts
as we are now in need OF money and have
not time to go out and dun. We hope all
will come up and pay as we are not inclined
to put out our accounts for collection, but
will have to do so II our friends Don't Com,
and See Is. Our stock OF Boots, Shoes and
Hats are Large, Fresh and OF the Best DUAL.
ity and will be sold at Prices to suit the Poor
and Rich.
Dec. 5, 2t SHEEGoc 4 Son.
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We are gratified to able to state that
the Board of Directors of the Duck
River Valley Railroad Company, at
} their meeting on yesterday, received a
proposition from responsible contract
Ors, to grade, crosstie, and bridge their
road from Columbia to Fayetteville;
which has been referred to a commit
tee, and which it is thought will be
accepted. We will then soon have the
road under contract, and have it com
pleted in eighteen months.
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Cathey's Creek.

The rains of last Saturday night and Sunday
caused quite a flood of water in the creek, The
fording place opposite Kittrell 4 Cathey,
store, washed out, leaving hole of consider.
able depth, which has caused the immersion of
several unwary travellers, Notwithstanding the
almost constant warning of lockers on. jim
O'Grady thong ht to show his agility in cross
ing by hop, step and jump, the footlog being
washed away, but he was brought to the fiat
of his back hastily by the turbulent stream,
and his hat, if not caught by some one, is still
floating down. Miss G. A, Kennedy made
quite a narrow escape from drowning. While
attempting to cross, her horse made step~of
and plunged her into the raging waters. She
held to the reins, and with much difficulty,
reached the shore before any assistance could
be rendered by those who made haste to the
scene. ORAkE,
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VALUABLE
Land for Salei

By virtue of a Deed of Trust to me execu-
ted by Nimrod Porter, b. W. Porter and
Thos. L. Porter, on the nth OF December,
1870, and registered in Book r, Page $50 and
sol of the Registers office of Maury county,
Tennessee, l will sell to the highest bidder
for cash, at the Courthouse in Colum bia, on
Monday, December I'D, 1873, the follow1ng
Tract of Land, lying about miles south OF
Columbia, on the west and north of the
Comprehensive Pike, containing about 80
acres, adjoining the lands of the heirs OF
Reese Porter, Dixon and Erwin. It is the
West End of the late Nimrod Porter's land.
Said sale will be made to pay two promisory
notes described in said trust deed.
Nov Ii, lS73-6t X, u, MOORE, trustee
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Letter From snrinx Hill.

SPRING HILL, Dec. Sth, 1873
In the cow ention of Bee Men, that met last
week at Louisville KY, Maury county was
well and ably represented by John Davis, Esq
our good looking depot agent, and our bes
bee man. Mr.. Davis has sold this season, from
several stands, over $50 worth of strained
honey, from each stand.
Capt. Al Bailey's new residence, is nearly
completed, and when the finishing touches are
given to it, will be very pretty cottage resi-
dence.
We noticed In our depot nearly 800 bushels
of orchard grass seed, for Capt. Tom Gibson.
That is the grass for fine short horn cattle, If
our wealthy men would abandon cotton, and
go to grass for all their profits, Marry county
would soon be the richest and fairest county
in the world.
There is good deal of cotton in the fields
yet. The low price, does not seem to stimulate
picking "to hurt much" A full crop of wheat
seeded in this section, and generally looks WELL
The literary gentlemen of the Hill and vi
cinity have weekly public debate at the male
accadsmy. The next subject for discr sson, :,
Resolved that the United States shodld declare
war against Spain, on account of the capture
OF the Nirginius. One of the disputants re-
quested me to invite your reporter to take down
the speeches suggesting as reason, that 1t
might influence Congress-
Ii not too late your correspondent offers his
congratulations to Fl. P. Figuers, Esq. We
presume that Lily Dale will be his fav orite air
through life. Long may they live, to bless the
hour that made them one life, "liks two stars
that meet in space, and mingle in one bright
embrace, may the measures of their hopes and
aspirations be heaped up high, is the wish of
yours truly, MONTGOMERY.