The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-06-06
MT. PLEASANT ITEMS.

CROPS.
The wheat and oat crops are looking re.
is in healthy condition. "King Cotton has
shaken his CORY locks, tho ''hea bug" and
Generai Green who usurped his throne fol-
time, has been ingloriously defeated.
OUTRAGE, DIsGRAcEFUL.
"Wednesday of last week our quiet village
was disturbed by a disgraseful scene
perpetrated by sworn officer in the pres
ence of two magistrates Jim WORKMAN, a
constable, and James OGrady, an Irish eiti-
zen, drank many social and friendly glasses Of
@bust skull" together AS usual they differ
ed on some subject-Wortham became very an.
CRY, went to Reginald Altemyer's shoe shop,
took knife without their knowledge or con-
sent, pursued O'Grady, running and striking
at him with the knife, no doubt intending to
Kill him. O'Grady picked up rock, and let
ny, striking Workman in the face, and down
"came the game" They were parted by the
citizens, when Capt ]. Q. Cooper, an efficient
and prompt officer, who witnessed the closing
scene, arrested the belligerents, and called on
Esq. IL. u. Ricketts, to issue him a warrant.
Ricketts, reply was, 81 saw too much of the
tight; get Esq. Williams to issue one" A
warrant was issued for an assault and battery
alone. Esq. Williams become the prosecutor !;
the case was tried before Esq. Ricketts,, who
witnessed the drama, and who, under the small
offence law, fined both a nominal amount, and
the difficulty ended. This is the way the laws
are enforced by the authorities of Mt. Pleas
ant, Notwithstanding the pheasant" reporter
for the Mail to the contrary
FISHING PARTY
Maj, b. r. Harris, w. K. Kindel, and DR.. W.
Parker. went to Buffalo on fishing expedi-
ton last week, but had "fsherman's luck" by
one OF the party, who has great reputation as
a rent e)able man, who promised to bring min
now nets, coffee pots, frying pans, and con-
siderable amount of soforth, failing to come
TO time according to promise. 1t was sad
disappointment and signal failure as the party
did not succeed III catching minnows, which
are necessary 10 catch large game fish We
nope, gentlemen, you never will De disappoint-
ed again by one who is regarded by the moral
world as one of the most truthful men.
NEW BUSINESS TO Us PLEBEANs
Mock auctions are common in London, Par
IS. Brussels, New York, and other large and
old cities. However, we of the Western
World, or "backwoods," have caught the cpl
demic. Epizooty is no where. We were en-
tertained and amused last Saturday, by the
wit. sarcastic remarks, and winning induce
ments at the auction, notice of which was Civ
en- by printed posters of "'many valus bles for
sale,' by Cot. j. NJ. Garduer, and r. d. Rick
etts, autioneer. Many fine and magnificent
horses were sold for green bat hides" as
Lieut.. j. A. Revier says when he sells his kip
and calf leather; but every beast was knock
ed off to the bona fide owner himself, the
prices ranging from two hundred and fifty, to
thirty-four hundred and fifty dollars and thir-
ty-seven and half cents, except the last sale,
for which the auction man could not find the
bidder, but believed and reported be saw him
making his way for tall time at the rates of
2t9, after the frog skins" which Nick Brown
captured in the tan yard pond of Hon. Sam.
Arnell, during the late civil war.