Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-08-21
COLUMBIA.
Summary or Local ESentss
FINE SPECIMENS or TROY orr.

COLUKBlAs
4 Summary OF Local ESentss
i FINE sPECIMENs OF IRON ORE.
/ COLUMBIA, TENN, Aug. 20, 1S73.-Mr.
Iheo. Llpscomb has shown US twelve spec
ipens IF iron ore that be picked up in
Hickman County IL medistely on the line
of the Duck Riysr Valley Railroad. They
are pronounced by judges to he fine. Mr..
ia says that be intends to take two mile
specimens can DO seen in the bar-room at
the Nelson House, in this city. .,re-i- E
CORTNTHIAN HALL. seH
Monday last, o. G. Bell & Son COM
menced painting the above named hall.
4 This hall was tpce The property of the
Tennessee Methodists, and was built about
the time the ate war commenced, and DUR
ing the war it was used by both Confeder.
stes aud Federals as hospital. 1t has been
lying idle almoss ever since the close of
the war, and consequently bias been dam
aged badly, the doors having been bf1keh
down, the window sash being broken, the
glass IN the same knocked out, the walls on
The inside being oefsced, the town clock on
top OF the building and It's machinery being
Injured. The Smith Brothers, proprletors
OF the COLI Ather aum, 8 short time
since bought this property, and intend,
s,out the frst of September, opening a
first.class NAL. school, having secured the
services Of Prof. j. S. Beecher as principal
of the school. Mr.. Beecher has the repu-
tstioh OF being second 10 no teacher In the
South.
| HOW. ARE YOU, IRIUNE MONSTER.
4 N hN iOI
| 200 pounds, and citizen o: our City, who
has been spending the summer months at
Pr m Springs, and who arrived home last
week, related to US the following: During
the b sckber;y season be was cut ga herring
some to make cordial. He came to what he
supposed Git being near DARK to be a log,
aad ceiDg somewhat tired, be sat down
| upon it to rest, when, much to his surprise,
he commenced moving down the hill He
was 50 much frightened shat he did not
know for some time wha. was the propell-
| ing power, but when be recovered himself
| he found that it was a monster snake car
| ryiDg him upon its back. He supposed 1t
was from fifty to sixty feet long, aud as
| thick s his body. He fell off during the
| journey, and the snake continued down into
the hollow. T(he)o says he hopes nobody
will ever erjQy such an Intimate scqusint-
ance with the monster as be did.
90 ' ''wHIRLwIND."
Yesterday, T. w. Bland, Of this county,
sold TO W. 81. Elanton ''WhirlWind,n the
celebrated black stallion which has taken
so many premiums at the different fairs In
this State, for the small sum Of six hundred
dollsrs, cash. .---.......-.-
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The following transfers have been regis
tered in the Registers office since Thurs
day las. /
j. F. Rankin TO S. G. Young, 355 acres
in 9Th district, 1880; J. q. Young to j.
T. Rankin, 30Ga scres in S.h District, ST.
GAO; Sarah b. White TO Lawson White, lot
in Columbia, $500; Asron I. Vestal to
Eliza T. Fitzgerald, 55i acres in 19:h Dis
trict, Sl,450.
MARRIAGES.
The following persons have received mar
rage licenses from Capt. Hickey the Coun-
ty Curt Clerk since last ThHrsda.
s. q. Davis and Nancy T. West.
WI. Allen and Matte Campbel.
Jos. Hogan and NJ. E. Britton.
IMPROVEMENT.
The foundations Of the new Drck house TO
De erected former of Mechanic and South
MaiE streets. by Ed. Villains, is near finish
ed. The building is to front both of the
above naE'ed streets, and when finished will
be the finest business house in cur city. 1t
will be three stories in height, with walnut
fronts and galvanized e9rnice.
RETURNING FROM THE SPRINGS.
Numbers of cur citizens who have been
rusticItpg at Prim's Beaver Dam and Bon
Aqua Sp ings during the heated term have
returned daring the last few days. There
are still msny of item sojOurning amid the
cooling shades and sparkling waters at the
above named springs. As the summer
wanes, however, they sre returning refresh |
ed aud rejuTenated, to enter upon the scenes
of &C i've and busy life commencing with |
the approaching fall season.
CO.. "ALuAMBRA SALOON
This saloon which was known al over /
the South, and kept by T. A. (Black)
Thompson. dees ased, in this city, was sold
at au ton by Nick Akin, administrator, last
Monday, to JEFF Peay and Allen Powell for
S3,7S0. 1t viii be thrown open to-morroE
to The public. Allen Powell is well known
in Nashville, having clerked for both Billie
and Henry Link, and also for Jim Brantley.
He is popular with eUeTybOdy and We
would advise any Nashvillians wife stop
ping in our city to give Allen cal, as he
hasa joke 10 tell every one.
.e COOLERS.
What in the world do you peop,o in
Nashville with eli the peanuts that are
shipped from our place? Court square in
our city is crowded every day with loaded
wagons from Hickman county. 1t is anus
ing to see the clerks around Court square
eating s'goe5ers," while their bosses are
g. fill /
out of the wagons in this way.
.-a JOSIAH GoAD,
on Friday night, gifted" $40 note from
the pockets Of james Duke, while he was
snoozing. Goad bought himself sone
clothing with said $40 note, and boarded
the Mas vile and Decatur train the next
morning, and went Sc far as Hurricane sta
lion, six miles from this city, where he
stopped. Officer Nit VOORHEES, followed
Goad and brought him back to our city the
same day, aud placed him in jail. Monday
asst Goad was carried before a magistrate,
and falling to give a bond of $1,000, he
was committed to Jail to answer at the
next term of the criminal court.
- MAURY COUNTY FAIR. 5o ,
The twelfth annual fair of the Msury
County Agricultural and Mechanical Asso- I
,iaIlOuJ dJ COluuuta, W COhfOAOO OOP0'
%, 1878, and continue five days, will Ger
.ainly eclipse all previous attempts Of the /
Management in the way of an exhibition, i
Ind will attract one of the largest assem-
,lages Of farmers and mechani 8 we have
,ver had here. Competition is open TO the
world for an unusually large and inviting !
che lule Of premiums. G
CAL. wAGNER'S JUVENILES,
If Spring Hill, in this county, gave an en- t
ertainment last Thursday night for the I
,ene6t of "Lee Memorial Association" t
We are under the impression that by next 9
winter when John Robinson finds out that r
Naury has young circus, and sold" Cal T
Wagner finds out that we have young s
ninstre. troupe, both will consolidate and e
laver show outside of our county.
RETURNED.
II. N. Hillaud, United States Revenue c
and Bob II. Jamison, both of I
his city, returned from Clarksville yester- Q
lay. where they had been on business. We 7
vet that some" wild est shsrscksty" wentup i
While they were cones U
NIB. FRANK CHAFFIN, .
oy, IF HraaD IT NHaffin ona the most nOn- &