The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-09-19
AROUND Town.
The river is very low.

Ihioro, IN Ooutn OoiuuDi0S uioN 'S0s -'
day.
Last Monday night number o. ycc=g men
gathered together in q room on West Nam
Street and practiced dsncing-doubtless pre-
pairing for the party.
In putting lightning rods on the court
ht use, about twenty pieces OF slate were
broken or damaged. and the slate men had to
come from Nashville this week and repair the
damage done.
Mr.. A. Nelson, proprietor of the ho'el at
the Depot, is stIll sick, but is improving He
| and his wife took the q TX at Culleoka-she
died, and he has been sick ever since He IS a
! thorough master of the art of keeping good
| hotel, and we doubt not will make his house
very popular to travellers who eat meals there.
Tomorrow one year ago, Major Wilson had
his leg broken, and ten years ago to-day he
was wounded at Chica mauga.
N Leon Harlan, COL, was tried before Esqrs.
! Guest, Holman and Horsley, last Saturday, Oh
a charge of stabbiug with intent to murder an
other colOred man named Cant, at Suck Is
land last month. He gave bail.
We thank Col. G. W. Boyd for late copies
of all the first class Chicago daies.
Remember that the gymnastic performances
| by Maury county amateurs, will occur at the
| Fair gounds next Friday and Saturday. We
understand that their entertainments arevery
| fine.
Mr.. W. B. Wood, the excellent Register is
sick at the residence of W. NJ. Sullivan. We
hope be will speedily recover.
! Mrs NJ J, Bryant, has gone TO New York to
| purchase new goods for the Emporium of
| Fashion," Goods are being received daily at
this fashionable millinery bazar
The Male College opened this week with
| sixty pupils, which Is tolerably fair opening.
| Everybody in this community is interested in
! building up this school, and we hope they will
n liza facta 90
! smith Brothers merit Unbeunded praise for
! the enterprising spirit they have manifested
| in the matter. The elegant new school fur
niture arrived from Cincinnati this week.
| People are not unfrequently heard com
| planning that Judges and lawyers are negli-
| gent and Indifferent in dischargiBg their du-
/ ties During the present term Of the Circuit
| Court, very large majority of the cases have
| been continued, not because the Judge and
| lawyers we're not at their posts. but because
! the parties to the suits were absent, This is
| mainly the reason why 80 little business has
been transacted during this court.
| Rev Mr. Merrill of Nashville will preach
| in the Methodist Church next Sunday morn
| ing and night. If it is desired by the congre-
! cation, he will continue to preach during the
! next week. Dr. Merrill is a wonderful preach
er. He never fails to get up q good revival
| wherever he goes, We hope he will have
| good congregations. John P. Meier in, Jr.,
4 Conference meets at Franklin.
| South Columbia is beautiful little place
\ Cut off as it is from the other part OF the
| city by the railroad, and situated in beauti
| full little valley, it locks like little Eden. 1t
is inhabited by hard working, honest mechan-
| les and pretty women, and the buildings are
all new and nicely painted, and everything has
| the appearance of cOntentment.
| Whenever dog becomes such nuisance as
4 20 nd oka at IA
| the owners premises, 1t should be abated.
/ An excellent citizen was arragned before the
| Recorder last Saturday because be threw
rocks at dog that disputed his passing the
public highway. lie was fined one dollar and
| costs. Whenever that dog attemps to bite
| him again, we would advise him to throw
| lead instead OF rocks.
! The hop. which comes off at the Nelson
| House on the evening of the Goth, promises
| to be a delightful affair. The man ayers re-
! quest every one to be there as early as possi-
| bic, as the dancing will begin at So O'Clock
| precisely. They have all been going too late
| to other hops, The young men have agreed
| among themselves that there shall be no car
| riages-all those whose company who live in
| the proper distance shall walk. They hope to
see the young men stand up to this agreement,
| and all that live close enough how their cOur-
age by walking.
difficulty occurred last Wednesday, on the
Square, between Thomas and W. NJ Dooley
and T., II. Holcomb on the one part and W.
| NJ. Speed on the other. Mr.. Speeds head
was hurt with a stick. W. NJ. Dooley
and Holcomb were arrested by officer VOORHEES,
and brought before J. g. HOrsley, J. P. They
submitted their cases aud we're fined. TbOS,
DOoley has not yet been arrested.
Judge Jesse G. Wallace, Of Franklin, will
be here to-day, to hear all cases in the Cir
cult Court in which his honor Judge Mar
tin is incompetent, by being interested as
counsel. All the other cases on the docket
have been continued.
Don't forget TO go and hear DR.. Stoddert's
lecture tonight on Fashion" at the Athen
Gum. The proceeds will be given to the
Ladies Mite Society,"" All of his lectures
are rare and raey.
The Alhambra Saloon, one of the haudsom-
est in the whole country, has been bought
by J imes K, Hodge & Co., and will in flu
ture be run in style. Everything will be
first class.
The marriage reception at the residence o.
Col. Myers, last Tuesday night was a SPLEEN
did affair. Almost every tree in the beautiful
front lawn contained Transparency, which
made the whole look like a scene of enchant-
ment. The spacious rooms of the mansion
were filled with gentlemen and beautiful wo-
men, of when the fair bride was "chiefest
among ten thousand" The host and hostess
were asst sted in doing the honors of the house
by the accomplished Mrs. Sykes, and Col.
Green CLAY and his beautiful and lovely wife.
The COlorel is a relation of him who said he had
'rather be right than be President - and pos
sesses much of that personal magnetism
which even more than his genius, IN ade mel.
love, honor, and ready even to die for, the
great "Harry of the Vest
1t is strange, but nevertheless true, that at
this time our people are dependent on Nash
vile for butter, meal and other necessary pro
vi "a Cd ,oyrfa ne
upon the farmers of Maury county, who are
won't TO boast of this being the garden spot
of the world But it will ever be thus rs
long as our farmers persist in raising cotton to
the almost entire exclusion of everything
else. The farmer that now has corn to sell is
independent. for there is moro money in corn
at 81 per barrel than there is in cotton at 20
cents per pound. But il seems our farmers
are not satisfied unless they can raise cotton
Buy corn and BORROW money in the spring to
make more cotton. When will they learn
wisdom?
The Ice Cream Supper, given by the Metho-
dist ladies at the Nelson House last Friday
night, passed off very pleasantly. Other de-
nominations were well represented, especially
the Presbyterians. The walters in the din
ing-TOom were young Methodist girls, and
most of them performed their duty of "Brid
get" as we'll as they would have done if they
had been used to it. The ice-cTeam, sherbet
cakes, ETC., we're excellent, and plentiful AZ
ter supper, one of the young ladies attempted
to sell some boquets and cakes, but she couldn't
"cry," and W. r. Elan auctioned them off
The receipts of the entertainment were about
one hundred and twenty ollars, which will
be used in furnishing the Methodist parsonage,
now being built. Mrs. T. B. Rains and Mrs.
John E. Hatcher are the leaders in this, and in
many Other enterprises for the benefit of the
Church.
We publish to-day the sunouuceme nt, for
reelection, the names of the present Mayor
and Aldermen of Columbia This Board has
done much for the Improvement of the
city; they have MoAdamizsd streets hereto
fore impossible, and renovated those already
in use. They have also bought Mt. Parnassus
got deed to it, and are now endeavOring to
effect some plan by which TO place the reserS
vOir on it. But that which most commends
them 70 the people is the perfect manner in
which they arranged the financial affairs of
the city. Every city warrant is worth dollar for
dollar. We have heard of no other candi-
dates, and presume there will be none but if
there should be, and however deserving they
are, the people should not forget the services
| Of those who have labored so earnestly for the
good ct the city. F'
The Gotten Stalk show.
In our last issue, j. B. Woodside Of
farpd a Oremium of five dollars for the