Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-08-01
COLUMBIA.

mills cod tilljan25 4thp
COLUMBIA.
A Batch of Readable Items.
wATERMELoNs.
COLUMBIA, Tenn, July 81 1879
WatermelOns, with ten pounds of collie to
the square inch, made their frs6 appearance
| in our city yesterday. Mr.. Monk Barr, our
undertaken, could well afford to pay the mel
on dealers dollar each for all they sell.
PEACHES.
Peaches by the wagon load are making
their appearance on our streets at dollar
per bushel.
SAM H. JONES.
Sam. Fl. Jones, ex-sheriff of this county,
but now citizen CT Shelby county, was
yesterday acquitted in the Criminal Court
of charge that has besn pending for tie
last thirteen years. The jury was out
about twenty minutes, aud by the time
| they returned the court room was crOwed.
Judge McLemore askei the jury if they
had agreed upon verdict, when the fore
man answered that they had; the Clerk then
read the SAM, which was 'sNot Guilty."
| fhe audience sppIauded the verdict. Sans
| friends crowded around him shaking him
| by the hand and congratu ating him on his
| acquiitzl. He Will start for bis home to-
night, nesT Memphis, W th the good wishes
| of hundreds of friends in old Maury. He
had as counsel, in the above case, Gen. W.
c. Whitthorne, Col. John V. Wight, Col.
A. NJ. Looney and Col. L. D. Myers.
ACCIDENT.
"Who dat hit me?n "Where dat lantern?"
were the EXPLANATIONS Of an assonished ne
gro at our depot Thursday night last, after
being thrown some hundred f-et by Matt
| Corners locomotive.
NAUGHTY BOYS.
There is a certain school teacher in this
| county who has struck the thing a. last.
| He makes uDruly boys turn a grindstone
one thousand times, while another boy bears
on with a stick of wood.
BEHIND TIME.
A conductor on the Nashville and Deca-
| tUr Railroad telegraphed from Pulaski to
this city, rece1tly: "Train delayed fifteen
minutes on account of lady. Don't know
whether it is q boy or q girl" That
sounds mighty like Pat Stephenson or Ed.
Wells.
PENSIONERS.
A young man of our city, who is out of
employment and health. desires to acs sub
mouths for some pensioner Of the war
of 1872. No objection TO going to Prim
Spring.
TROITING COURSE.
Henry White of this city, has the contract
of building the trottirg track at the Fair
Grounds and will finish it next week.
CRIMINAL COURT.
Criminal Court, We understand, will ad-
journ next Saturday.
ROSE HILL CEMETERY.
Esq. Thomas Maguire, the sexton Of
Rose Hill Cemetery in this city, has this
week put said cemetery in such beautiful
style, that one would think it was Cave
Hill Cemetery at Louisville, KY. May |
the Squire slways be the sexton at Rose |
Hill.
WALKED BACK.
Sunday last young gentleman and lady |
Of this city took ride in an express wagon, |
and drove some four miles below Mt. Pleas
ant, and viii they we're in the house, the |
driver became wearied and left them. The |
couple had to make up a load and walk |
home.
MINT JULIPs.
The ruling passion is said to be strong |
even in death. This finds partial substan-
tistion in the fact of so many of our citizens |
taking up their quarters at Prim Spring, |
where it is said that little stream grows |
''mint" in abundance.
MY LITTLE BED.
At Prim Springs they are so crowded thai
several Columbians, this week, went to
roost with Theo. Lipsconb's chickens, and
pushed an old gobbler off his roost and took
his place. Theo, if you can find no bet
ter ''little bed" than this for your boarders,
you had better sell ou.
NAsHVILLIAN.
Tommy Hardy arrived in our city this
week, after spending several weeks with
Mr.. Marsh johnson, near Centreville. While
there his health improved much.
ANGLING.
Bud Dowell, this week, caught five large
trout st the dam, one of which weighed
four pounds. Bud, don't forget your name
sake, when you catch another string.
BOB H. JAMESON.
We are sorry to learn that our old friend,
Bob. 81. Jamison, was onyesterday attacked
with paralysis in bis right arm, from the
elbow to the tip of his fingers, but we are
glad to say that he il now improving.
VERY SCATTERING.
II. JEFF. Reeves, TIE commission merchant
a. Hurricane, shot eight times at spot on
|
times out of eight. jeff, such scattering
shooting as thai might kill Modoc in his
lava beds, but it will never take beef
down for "rations."
GAVE BOND.
John Roller who has been spending the
summer months at the LattasOnian Re-
treat, on the charge of furnishing tools for
boarders Of said house TO escape; was yes
terday bailed in the sum of $500 TO appesr
at the next term of the Criminal Court.
Wiley Roller and Mike Roller were his
bondsmen.
"CAN'T YOU FLUTTER."
Sol (Flutter) Thomas, colored, of this
city, charged with larceny, was arrested in
Nashville, yesterday, by Detective Ryan
and Policeman Plummer. Mill VOORHEES,
brought Sol to our city aud placed him at
the Latasonian retreat to board.
COAL NINE.
Gen G J A Gordon, has for the last two
months been digging for stone coal, on the
farm of Benz. Caldwell, working at times
as many as ten and twenty hands. He has
dug tunnel one hundred feet, aud at the
entrance has placed door with lock and
key upon same, which is locked both day
and night. TIE following notice is painted
in two foot black letters: positively no
admttance; no coal sold from this mine
until the Narrow Gauge Railroad is COM
pleted."
KILLED.
Saturday lsst, Mr.. w. G. Rumage was
killed by Charles Colder, near Rally Hill,
in this county. There had been an old
grudge between the two about a debt of
S13. The difficulty happened in front Of
gate, both men clinched, Rumage
falling on top, when he commenced pound
ing Colder with a rock in The face and ]
head; Colder, having dirk, commenced
using the same, stabbiDg Rumage five
times, three near the heart. Rumage was
pulled off of Colder, and died in two min
ltes thereafter.
ZEBRA. :
o. G. Bell and John Med Donald are max