The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-08-01
OVER THE STATE.

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came to her death very suddenly last
Sunday, by trying to kindle fire by
pouring coal oil from lamp, which ig
nited and exploded. She is no more.
-!SheLbyUiyLe Rescue.
We understand that the Directors 0f
the Marshall county Agricultural and
Mechanical Society, have concluded to
hold their annual fair this year as usual.
The general impression has been, that
there would be no fair here this fall, but
we are glad to announce extra efforts
will be made to make it a succes.-MGr-
shall G0Sette.
Joseph Hastings, of the 4th district
was found dead with his throat cut, in
ESQ VIM. Yowell's barn last Sunday
morning. 1t is supposed that he con~
mitted suicide, for it will be remember
ed that we gave an account some time
since of his making an effort to kill
himself His knife was found sticking
in the wall near where his body was ly-
ing, and white cloth hung out at the
door, perhaps to attract the attention of
his friends when search should be made
for him.-MdTShdU Gazette.
A Shelbyville correspondent to the
Fayetteville Observer, states that every
citizen th9re who used cistern water
during the cholera, escaped Marshall
Gazette.
DR.. McAdam's oldest son died in Far
mington last Sunday. He had been at
tackled with cholera which developed
into tiux and proved fatal.-MGTShdU
Gazette.
At the last meeting of the Montgom-
cry farmers Club, at +. B. Ross, July
l4th, the subject of protection of sheep
and establishing grange, was fully
discussed. The club were unanimous in
their disapproval of the action of our
County Court in refusing to pass a dog
tax. 1t was ascertained that within an
area of five miles of the place of meeting,
not less than five hundred head of sheep
had been killed by dogs within the last
two or three years.-CgdTkSUiIje Tobacco
Leaf.
The Kingston East TenteSSeedn of the
24th inst, SAYS: We learn through a
citizen from the neighborhood that ow-
ing to the reprehensible conduct of a
woman of bad repute, the indignant
residents of the vicinity near Roberts
| vile, in Anderson county, with view
| of giving her a gentle hint to leave, took
! her out and gave her coat of tar and
/ feathers. Frankly Smith, another wo~
| man of evil repute, who lived in the
! neighborhoOd of Welcker's Mill, on
| Poplar Creek, together with several
/ other women, were also visited by a
! number of indignant citizens, who took
| the women out, gave them a whaling,
| pulled down their cabin, and warned
| them from eyer showing themselves in
| the neighbOrhood again.
| The Murfreesboro Monitor of the l4th
! inst, says: Mr.. j. X. Park writes from
| LaVergne that there have been seven
! deaths from cholera and cholera infan-
| tum within five or six miles of that
| place; all colored but one, five being
| adults and two children. The majority
o. a he Sz1 NV mn
/ dence in diet or neglect in resorting to
medical treatment. No new cases have
been reported within the last few days.
Several weeks ago while Sylvester
Bowman, of Claiborne county, was
cutting the sprouts of his oats, he saw
what he took to be large black snake,
and struck at it with his scythe when to
his astonlshment, the snake struck at
him with its tail, lifting its tail several
feet from the earth. Bowman, where~
upon, again struck at the snake, but the
vicious reptile, not at all inundated,
returned the blow and pressed Bowman
so closely that it was with difficulty he
got away. Returning to the attack,
Bowman, bv means of large rocks, at
last succeeded in crippling the snake
and fastening it to the earth. With the
assistance of Jordan +. LOngmire, il
was now examined, and to their aston
ishmeut was found to be over six feet
long and to have horn at the end ofits
tail, little over an inch and quarter
long, shaped like ROSTERS spur. But
what was still more astonishing, it had
two ewes in its tail, which, excepting
the horn, was shaped exactly like the
head, but was not so large. Indeed, to
see the tail, one would have thought
that il was the head, and that the horn
was its tongue. The horn was very
sharp. The snake seemed very fierce at
its tail-eud, and endeavored to strike
everything that came near its tail. Va
rious experiments were made to ascer-
tain whether it could see with the eyes
in its TAIL and it was demonstrated be-
voud doubt that it could see with it's
tail eyes. These eyes hal lids, which
opened and shut and cleaned with an
ger. Indeed, the tail head seemed far
more fierce than the other head. AL
though the snake tapere6 somewhat
from its main head, still the tail-head
was as thick as a large thumb aud just as
blunt. Mr.. b., carried the suake home
while disabled, but it continued to strike
at every intruder WITH its horn, and, the
family becoming alarmed, Dir. Bow man
shot it dead. klF. Bowman and LoDgnlre
vouch for the truJh1ulH6ss Qfthese state
meutg, and so will many other citizens
of the neighborhood. The writer of
this knows Mr.. Longmire to be truth
full man, a man of wealth and lntell-
neuce and an old member of the Metho-
dist Church. -KHoTUitle Chronicle.
The Fayetteville cypress OF the 24th
inst, saws: "But little wheat is coming
Into this market. The iarpiere are APP
parently holding il beck until the kros~
poets of the corn crop brighten little.
For the first time i'll several years, wheat
OH the uplands made a good average
Weld, both in quality and quantity
Isl Il ut m
meagre au9 indifferent. The cereal is
being readily bought when offered III
this market at Si.l0 for prime, amber
and white, and 81 Tor prime red. Strict
lv prime would command slight ad
vance over the highest of these quota
tatiOnS."
We gently, and, as it were. uDcou-
sciOusly, pushed paper-weight towards
the END OF tue table where she sat. Di-
rectly it attracted het attention. She
i0okSd at it, took it up. looked more
earnestly, and then, having il gently
down, she calmly FUse, gathered her
ample skirts about her. ans straight
wav took her leave, not even saying
good bye. We hope she wasn't angry.
Certainly nothing was further from our
intention than TO give O1lsnse. we
merely wished 70 attract her attention
to the paper-weight as q work of art
value it solely for that reasOn-buL the
effect 1t has Oh some visitors is Temarka-
BILE and ineXplicabie. IL is small slab
Ofcrvstal, III which may be seen a sketch
representing a skeleton, surrounded by
this legend: This unfortunate editor
was talked to death. Her
0td.
The question Of the formation c! 4 new
State out of North Mississippi, WesI
Tennessee and Western EenCucky,
though at first slightly noticed, Is being
discussed with considerable esrnestness
in thoseimmediate districts. The pop
Ular sentiment is much divided. The
discussions on either side bear mark
cd significance, and have given the
silly scheme some notOriety. From the
FIRST we have bitterly opposed the meas
ure, nor will our opposition in the fu- /
ture be less earnest. We have enough |
States at present aud even an additional |
one would do infinite harm. The host |
of office~hOidsrS is too imposing already, |
and to curse the couHtTy with Any more |
can not fail to endanger genFeal detri
meHt. in the next place, why divide !
the glory and the historic grandeur OF |
our noble old State? Why should the |
luster on her venerable brow be dinlin-
isiled by cutting her confines into pieces
aud dividing her peOple2 We say, let
us remain together aid move on in har-