The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-10-17
AROUND TOWN.

Tue furnace 81 tue jail Is great S0LniVLt
/ the prisoners.
! The Herald Job Office docs all kinds of JoI
/ work.
/ The October number of the Guardian vii
! be issued in a few days.
Large crowds 20 to Baird's Sulphur vel
! every morning and evening.
| Several persons have been baptized lately
at the river bridge, by Rev. Mr.. Smlthson, th'
| blind preacher of the Christian church.
| The noble order of /. o. o F. at this place
/ have sent a purse to their suffering brethren al
! Memphis. All honor to them.
| Wright and Webster have moved to one o.
! the pleasant new offices in Jennings block
opposite the Presbyterian church.
Gen Whltthorne is building some new Off
ces opposite the Masonic Hall. 1t will vastly
add to the appearance Of that block
J. Beverly White is connected with the
agency in the sale of that popular sewing ma
chine, the Singer.
The public schools and Male High School
commence at So a, m, and dismiss at p. N.
each day.
A large number Memphis refugees are in
our town and vicinity. The Nelson House is
crowded to OVERLOOKING.
Mai Galloway, IN his suit against James
Ramon, having been refused q new trial, has
appealed to the Supreme Court.
Both Of tue Masonic Lodges, at this place
have sent money TO the sufferers at Memphis
during the past week.
A fight occurred on the public square Mons
day morning, before breakfast, betw en- Henry
Cox and Irvine McEwen. No great damage
done.
Persons wishing their horses shod by a good
blAc ksmith, would do well TO call on Messrs
a Ado ok 5 Bro EMBRACE street. They are
experienced workmen, and will give satistac
ton.
The new pavement, laid on the southwest
side OF the square, Thu week, is a fine improve
Dent. Let others emu!ats the example so no
bly, made By our stirring young friend, John
p. Brown.
Tn Prince of Bigbyvllle presdes at the
head of the "ATistOcrat'c Table" at the Mel
son House. as it is called by tue ladies. He
does not sit at he Bachelors Table," ss was
slanderOusly reported.
Rains aud Frierson have comm enced TO
haul pig iron from the Napier Furnace. They
have advertised for more wagons. WsgOners
can make FIVE dollars day hauling for them.
Sixteen wagon loads reached here Wednesday.
Thuesiay morning last the elbow of the
steam pip at Lamb IL Boyd's steam factory
blew out, produci-C no great damage. Chick
Watson and the turner, we're the worst hurt,
irving to get out of the house.
Two colored individuals, Bob aud Bill Nc
hIssack, were committed to jail Monday, by
}. X. Z. Allen, constable, for stealing a calf,
near Carriers Greek. They were tried before
Esq. Il. a Mckay.
The question, as to whether the city shall
put the Reservoir on Mt. Parnassus, will soon
would be inv aluable in case Of fire. 1t would
be worth more than a dozen such engines as
We now have. 1t will also reduce the cost OF
insurance in the CITY.
Men, with trained dogs aud horses, have
been entertaining the people Jon the square
during the past week. Jack, the educated
dog OF our city, put on hat, PAIR of spec
tacles. and pipe IN his mouth, and walNlng
around, viewed the antics Of the strange dog
with an air OF supreme contempt.
The argument on the motion for a new trial
in the Galloway Ramon case was heard be
fore Judge Wallace last Friday. Able and
exhaustive arguments were made by /. n.
Bal nett, Esq, for the plaintiff, and Judge
rurley for the defense. The Judge overruled
the motion.
A reunion of the gallant Second Tennessee
Confederate Regiment was had at Nashville,
on the llth. cen. l.. f. Polk elected
chairman. Company B, which was made up
at this place, Was represented on the occasion
bT Capt Ed o Neil. Chas l.. Reynolds, Il. W.
Sanders, Legard F Friersen and John K.
Mcdonald. The next meeting will be at Gal
latin.
NJ. ]. B. WoodsiGe is ANXIOUS to have a
splendid pike running t. the new iron bridge,
east OF Columbia, III order that the young
men of town may take their sweethearts out
riding to that romantic locality. The scene
~ Is tine-grand, gloomy and peculiar. The
bridge Is fine place for suicide, If the lover
is rejected. MT. WOOdside offers to give fif~
teen feet across his valuable real estate, in
order to make the pike fifty feet wide, which
seems to him necessary to magnificent tho
rJughfare.
The Baptist General Association for Middle
Tennessee a d North Alabama, will meet in
Columbia on Friday the Oath of OCTOBER.
There will be in attendance, ministers and
delegates, abnut $50. The Smith Bros. have
kindly offered the Atheneum Hall as the place
of meeting. We hope the citizens will give
them a cordial welcome. and provine for them
during their stay IN our midst. 1t is expected
that the different pu pits will be filled on Sun
day by ministers of this denomination.
Martha Webster. COL, was arrested on Il
charge of setting FIRE, the house OF John |
Booker, col. The proof was not sufficient to |
convict, and Justice Harrison ordered that she |
be discharged.
At the meeting of the Library Association
last Saturday night, Andrew J. Walker and
ii. p. Seavy were elected members of the
Board OF Trustees to fill the vacancies Occa-
stoned by the leaving of Rev. J. NJ. P. Otis
and IL. >. k0senthaI. Also, 1t was determined
that hereafter seven members Of the hssocIar
ton NAV constitute quorum. There will be
a meeting of the ard of Trustees on Sat
urday night next, at which a full attendance
is desired.
We are glad to learn that Capt Murphy
canary bird. which he imported from Huntsl
Vile, is doing WELL aud promises to surviv the
dangers incident TO change of climate.
We regret to announce that our good
looking % friend Gus Boyd has hal a
severe case of boEy-ache! He was re-
Iieved by mustard-plasteF the size OF
he'd -bIanket. and is now going about
with bis belly in sling. That's what
he gets tor putting in the Herald what
he and others think about bow -legged
boys!