The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-09-05
OVER THE STATE.

| humboldt is only fifteen years old
and claims $500 population.
A narrow-gauge railroad is proposed
| from Edgefeld to GAINESVILLE.
Within ten days Memphis will have
an unbroken railway route to Texas.
The Brow nsville States understands
| that the Hon. JEFF Davis will address the
| people at the fair there i'll October.
| The Athens Post says the taxable
property of McMinn county has increas-
| ed $12S, 783 since last year.
The Somerville Falcon says that the
taxable value of Fayette county is $244,-
| $50 greater than last year.
Davidson county is fitting up rooms
adjacent to the jail for wOrk-house pur~
poses, says the Union and american.
The Shelbyville Commercial and Fay
etteville Express favor Hon. George W.
| Jones for Governor.
Of the eighty-fYe counties of Tennes>
see, twenty~one had a smaller popula> |
| ton in 1870 than 1860. OF these eight |
| are i'll East Tennessee, Sullivan, Haw- |
kins, Claiborne, Morgan, Monroe, |
Meigs, Bradley, and Polk.
The Bedford county Agricultural so> |
| ciety has offered a fifty dollar premium |
for the best conducted farm.
DR.. Sears, Trustee of the Peabody edu- |
cational fund, proposes to give Tennes~ |
see the same amount she received from |
the fund last year, $4,000.
The Trenton Gazette says the country |
| is infested with horse thieves, from Cor |
inth to the Ohio river. We are inform |
ed that four horses were stolen from |
Birchgrove church, in that county, on
last Sunday night.
Mr.. G. W. Wooden, of Rutherford |
County, has made his will, bequeath- |
ing $4,000 to Uuion University at Muir |
| freesboro. This is the way to have |
truly frst-class institutions of learning. |
The Union and american says that on |
Tuesday "W. NJ. Southgate, the survey |
or, resIrrected from a grave in the |
Whites creek valley large number of
curiosities resembling Indian pottery, !
idols, etc., but evidently of Asatic |
origin. These relics are supposed to
have been deposited by race that occu-
pied this country upwards of thou
sand years ago, and probably expelled
by the Indians"
Prot. A. NJ. Burney, NJ w. Grand
Master of the I. o. o. F., delivered an
interesting lecture at the Presbyterian
church last Saturday night. Owing to
the warm weather, we suppose, for we
| can conceive of no other cause, the att
tendance was slim, but the lecture was
attentively listened to throughout, and |
ELECTED general robation.-F'dyette-
UltLe Express.
1t is rumOred that some parties from
Cincinnati have been looking around
Kingston for place to locate a large
iron mandatory. 1t is thought to be
the best location for such an enterprise
in East Tennessee. The water facilities
are such that the coal and ore can be
laid down there cheaper than the mas
chinery can be put up in the coal ore beds |
in the mountains.
The Trenton Gazette "On Wednesday |
and Thursday of this week our town |
was somewhat enlivened by the pre-
sence of number of energetic looking |
men from ! distance, bidders for con- |
tracts on the Tennessee Central railroad. |
We are informed that on the 21st inst. |
the President of the company concluded |
a contract with the Northwestern Con-
struction Company, of Illinois, tor the |
grading, bridging, bog-drajns, culverts, |
croSs-tieing, etc., on the portion of the |
road extending from Huntingdon, by |
way OF McLemoresville, Milan and Tren- |
ton to Brazil. The road-bed is to be !
ready for the reception Of iron rails to |
Milan by the Ist of April next, to Tren- |
ton by the LIST of July, an TO Brazil pro-
Vided the company determine to extend |
it to that place, by the LIST of September |
1874"
The Nashville Banner says that James |
Cassetty has Just returned from an eX-
tensiVe trip through OvertOn, Putnam, |
Jackson, Smith and Wilson counties. |
He says that the tobacco crops in these |
counties arc very fine. From four to |
fourteen acres of the weed have been |
raised by each farmer. They were cut
ting and dying it. The corn crop was
likewise good, the season having proven
most favorable to its growth. On tho |
way he met man named O. B. Warner,
a rival to Western, who walked twenty |
two miles in five hours, beating the
slow going stage~cQach on which he had |
take4 passage.
The Upton County RECORD of Friday
contained the following compliment to
a prominent gubernatOrial candidate
'This distinguished gentleman recently
visited Upton county, having been in
vited to take part in the memorial pro-
ceedings at Mountain church in honor
o. the late Rev. DR.. Holmes. Colonel
Kerr is far ahead of the average Tennes-
see politician, being one of the Invest,
best informed men in the State. Even
at this early day he is being urged by
good many Influential parties as prop
er candidate for gubernatorial honOrs."
--MenlPhts appeal, Aug. 18Th.
a shocking fate, a horrible death is
here recorded. Yesterday afternoon,
Mr. n. p. Doyle, blacksmith, who
lives at the corner of Aosby and Wins
chester streets, went to the priYy OF the
Washington fire cOmpany's house on
Main street, which is constructed over a
vault in the cellar. Captain McFadden
lighted the gas in the basement, and re-
turning, lett Doyle below. Ten min
Utks el4psed, and as little noise was
heard below, soma Qua Of the fremen
went down to see what caused it. At
this time it was feared something had
happened to Doyle, who was under the
influence of liquor when he went down
into the basement. And this horrid
fear was true; for, by The dimly glaring
light, it was seen that the man was
struggling in the deep mire ct the vaplt.
Assistance was rendered as soon as pos
sible, and when more light was brought,
his feet were seen protruding above the
mire; he had fallen backward, and
struck head foremost. He was hauled
Up, bat the body was lifeless, and Jus~
tice Spellplan being notified, held an
inquest, the verdict of which was in &C ]
cordance with the above facts attending
the shocking death of the unfortunate
man, who was industrious and hard
Working. lie married the widow of
Captain BrannQn, whQ was formerly on ]
the police force, and leaves two or three
children, After the body had been
washed off by the hoge-pipe, it. was
placed on litter and taken to the late
home of the eceased.-McDephis Up