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

meeting was held on Monday night, Jaly
the 18th, 1873 at the Presbyterian Church for
IN . purpose Of taking up a general collection
froDs subscribers and dOnatOTs. The follow
sr,g, named persons have paid the sums OppO-
site their names w J Dale, $40; 7 B Rains,
>. / Friers6u 5; J NJ fowler, ;: } NJ l.arkins.
,. Mort Hodps. $50; J p McGaw, ); Wilson
Tucker, 3: J Il Dugger, 2: / W Gamble, 5; S
II Smith 50 cents; John Latta, l. A Walker,
=. J Walker. =; James Andrews, 2.50; L ID
Nvers. ;. lee Bullock, $50; II Ruttle, ,; W
II Eugle, 1; " N VOORHEES,, ,; Emery u Fri
orson. ;. y u + McEwen. go; j. Nj Matthews,
Z. W Elan. l: Z Kuhn, =; I " Turpin, =. 80:
= r Kane, ,; WI WhitthOrue, l.; j NJ Hickey,
., J. W Fuersou, :; Jones, 2: b Bond, ];
" q Wilson, ,; W I Creswell, :; DIR. W c
por,et 3: DR. A n Brown, ]: W G Whitthorne,
10: J n Russell, J: + L Huntington, ); G w
Blackburn, .; VIM Moore. .; Sims Latta, );
y Edward. j. The following cOlOred persons
have paid the sums opposite their names: +.
Doucison -; Matilda Huff, .; L \ Euliss, D;
q Frierzon, ,; Thomas Gordon, |; Mary Elem -
ing, ]: smith Henly p Joseph Stephens, s.;
King Raiuev, ,: Susan Mcclure, 80 cents;
Wash Kennedy, ,; Easter Kennedy, l; A
Cbeatham, 81; james johnson, 3 Kate Cheat
ham. .: Patsey Mitchell, i; Savannah Booker,
80 cents; Matte Lawson, 20 cents; Burrell
Moore, 30; Francis Moore, $50; d
Soruggs, g; Jerry COldWell, ,: Andrew John
son, 4, l. Armstrong, J: Cyrus Wilson. so
rents Henderson Crosby, 50 cents; Mary
Mayer, p cents; John Gordon. l, Isaiah Ghsl-
sob. J. Emma Porter. J, L SaudersOn, ]; L
BRYANT. J.. The following persons have subscrib-
"a and promise TO pay the amount opposite
sHeir names: Thomas Towuscl S.; James
johnson, 8; II W Mitchell, 5, Milton Left
wIch, =; Samuel Walker, 3; Walter Friersou,
., Granville Gordon, j. Isaac Gordon, ] Noah
Cant, >. Cyrus Wilson ); Jennie Wigfal, I:
Emma WiCtali, l.; John Walker, }; Hugh
Kennedy, D; Mitch WILCOX, % cents; Arthur
$ ouuE, 1 Bradley Dobbins, .; Eliza HOI-
-rn, j. Gid Johnson, l. Frank WigfalI, >;
Ihos Mackev, >.
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MOORE COUNTY fEEaaB.
From the Pioneer,

From the Pioneer
The corn throughout the county looks well
considering tn grass it had - encounter.
Pitching hoI Sc shoes as past-tme. has
about run its course in LynChDurg.
Croquet Is the prevailing game now among
ouT young ladies and gentlemen.
good barber is much needed ~ Lynch
burg. He that will, let him come"
Weather, during the day, warm as "a mustard
plaster; at night cool morning fires feel
comfortable.
There is something the matter with the bav
who has not handful of dsiei ,yorus in his
pocket or cannot stand on his head 10 the old
circus ring.
4 refreshing lain fell in this vicinity We'd
nesday night, and as we 20 to press Thursday
the prospects for more are very u altering.
Shelbyvlle has piece of machinery in the
way of a town clock, with a pouderoug bell
attached, weighing twelve hundred pounds
Saturday is the day set for it to commence
strlkiI z.
Elder NJ. Dickson of the Christian Church.
commenced series Of meetings in this place
last Friday evening which lasted several DAYS
and resulted in much good, Mr.. Dickson Is
fluent talker, good and piOus gentleman, aud
We are glad to know that MS labOrs in this
part OF the moral vineyard have not been III
vain. Under his administration the shurch
has been greatly benefited, and it is 20 be
hoped that he will pay our town another visit
soon
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Lawrence has many brave men and
beautiful women, and her hospitality
is limited only 10y her ability.
The Lawrence Journal, is an enter
prisiug sheet, and her pfoprietOrs were
generous enough to do some printing
free for the District Conference, while
in session there, and a resolution was in
PRODUCED to return thanks for their kind
ness. A gentleman sitting in the audi
ence, arose and requested the Conference
not to act on the resolution, as he was
the representative of that printing es-
adjustment, and what they had done
was Only what they deemed Il duty, and
for which they wished 10 thanks. But
the Bishop with his accustomed prompt
ness, put the vote, which was adopted.
with lively aye, followed by quite a
compliment from the Bishop. May the
Journal long live and flourish, and may
the good people of Lawrence be as
prosperous and happy as they are noble
and generous. Yours.
July 21st., 1873. WASDEREB.
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cake and candy dealers were in full blast
Here is your first ate lemonade, COOLERS
and cake and three sticks of candy for cents
Come this way and see the greatest wonder Of
I the day. Here is the place to get your money
back " &C. &c. The dinner was spread on
table cloths laid on the ground, and we have
hardly ever seen their display surpassed
Everything that an epicure could wish for,
such as pickles, preserves, blackberry cordial
pound cake jelly cake fruit cake, Jam, chicken,
roast lamb, onions, Presbyterian bread, and
the old fashioned johnny-cake, &C., &c. At
ter the children had refreshed themselves,
they were marched back to the table prepared
for them. They marched in double file snd
opened ranks and filed on each side of the ia
Bile, grace was said, aud the children and in
fact every body was told to pitch in. So mote
il be. The curtain might tail here, but then
the evening services had to be gone through
with which they did until night had thrown
her mantle over the earth, and probably until
midnight hour, when the weird shadows and
phantoms of ghosts and hobgoblins were upon
their nightly rampage
The day passed eff quietly and pleasantly,
and every one was pleased and delighted, and,
in fact, il is a day that viii long be remem-
bered by those that participated in it.
We have had nice rains here, and the crops
are finer than they have been since the war.
Cotton is very fine heavily boiled and squared
and the prospect is month ahead of what it
was this time last year. Corn is looking very
al
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Oar fair will commence September
sd and continue five days. From the
present indications we will have one of
the best fairs we ever had in the county.
The old amphitheatre has been removed.
and new and elegant one, in the shape
of crescent, has been built. The
grounds have been enlarged, and a
beautiful half mile speed ring made.
With the new arrangement the speed
ring is in front of the spectators all the
time. Last year the speed ring was be-
hind the spectators and they could not
see the race but at one or two points.
We heard gentleman, who has had a
large experience in such matters. saw
the other day, that the new ring was
one of the finest he ever saw. The dis
play OF stock Will be far better than at
any fair since the war. 1t is pleasing
feature TO notice how much better the
stock Is every year. Last year the In
dustrial Hall was not half as good a. it
should have been. We hope the ladies'
will take this department in hand aud
make it-as only they can make it-suCh
display as people will expect to find
al MaurV county fair.
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LAwBENCE CeUxTY aTHs1s

From the Journal
MI. Petway, OF Nashville, was among ia,
visitors at the Conference.
Judge Jonathan Morris, OF Wayne county
was in town last Monday
Rev. Mr.. Anderson, OF Giles county nm. d,
the visiting brothers preached at The Cumber
land Presbyterian church last Sunday
Hon. Ihos. II. Paine, formerly representative
from this county, now principal uf Savanna
Monday.
aey. DR.. Hughes, pastor Of the Methodist
church at Pulaski, attended our District Con
terence, and preached on Friday night and
Monday.
A Marcclla Falls ruau vent buckleberrr
hunting the other day, and a deer g,t after
HIM, and, he says, tore his shirt, when he had
to kill 1t 10 get rid of il.
Quite number OF young ladies' some from
Savannah, some ffOm Ashland. aud some from
of Conference
We have seen but Que load Of apples in
town this year. and they were Of Il very infe-
Elor quality, showing the crop to hc trcmcnd-
ousiy light.
Heuryvllle has subscribed about six huu-
dred dollars for the rurpo4o Of building a
Catholic Church al that place. W. Z. Kelsey
is drawing the design for the uhuCch
We are glad 10 state that a most interesting
revival of religion has been going ou in this
place for about a week. Quite an interest is
manifested, and several conversions have TAX
EN- place.
Mr.. Henry Nixon delivered "a competence
lecture accOr!!iD.s to appointment, un Nylucs-
day e7tnlng, 18th inst,- at tie c, 7. church, in
this place. MIR. 5, 4. CaJrcll, H., will deliver
the next monthly address.
Bishop McTycire preached three seruop.
during his stay 10 lawrcrcrburg he arrived
here on Saturday molnue, aud preached that
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young man named aaron, OF Marshall
county, aged fifteen, fell in love with Miss
Fanny Ritten berry, sixteen years old, of The
Sd district, Maury county. She cOnsen ted,
but not so her father, Ranse Ritteuberry, who
opposed the match strenuOusly, because. he
sad, cotton picking time would soon be here,
and he hated to lose so good O hand. But
Glove laughs at lOcksmiths" and obstinate
left the parental roof and walked down to Mr..
Henry Pos ey's, at the bridge, wearing d snled
dress in order TO deceive the home people as
10 her Intentions At Posey's she mel her
i,,rer, who took her up behind him on has
horse. and way they vent 70 the hodse OF
Bob Field, an ecier' cot'staAe q hiFsRai d,
county, where Esq. Callahan, - -. -, -
night, was ready to marry them. Ia.
IN great Hurry, fearing pursuit, and as soon
as the bride could get clean dress out of the
piliOE-case and put it=ou over the dirty one
she advanced and stood upon the floor beside
her beloved. The ceremony began, and the
take his hat of, and a spectator, in trying to
INT II ell with a stick. pushed it over his eyes,
aud he took 1t Of himself. The happy paUr,
siter the ceremony, got on the horse she be
hlnd her husband, and FELLOWSHIP contain
ing her wardrobe before him, and thus they
proceeded TO his home. 1t is understood that
Mrs. Posey will take Miss Fanny's baby to
her next week. Mr.. Rittenberry was very
angry when he found his daughter was mar
redI but he Is too good hearted and clever
TO remain so long, and no doubt he will soon
invite her and her husband to his house.
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10 the Editors Of the Columbia Herai3.
l have been recently reading some
lectures of Prof. Aggassiz. among the
rest, "Life i'll the Bee hive" which con
tains wonderful statements, concerning
the queen bee. The substance of which
| transcribe for your readers:
AsHwooD.
Ii is only within a few years that the
mystery of the domestic economy OF
the sex of bees has been really solved
The discovery was first made by cier-
gyman III Silesia, named Dzierzon He
announced that the working bee WAS an
undeveloped female, that the queen bee
was perfect female, and that the
drones, or non-wOrkers, were perfeoi
males; that the eggs which produced
these different kinds OF bees, were all
laid by the queen, bat most wonderful
of all, that virgin queen had the pow
or OF laying eggs which would produce
perfect males. And yet, what was still
greater wonder, III that could be- the
queen possessed the power, even after
impregnatiOn, to lay at viii, eggs,
which would produce either drones or
making bees.
ceived with doubt, and even with deris-
ion by NaturalistS, because DZierZon
not being scientific man, could not
give a scientific reason. However a
Naturalist, SicbOtd, gave the subject
skull anatomical investigation, and
the result was, that he confirned the
statements which had been made.
Just beneath the ovaries which contain
the eggs, Is receptacle which be calls
receptocDtubI SeHeiRjS, into this, the
nte~glving principle, which is to deter
nlno The sex of the bee, enters when
population takes place This rcccpiocIc
Is opened or closed at tcW. Whenever
the queen wishes to lay eggs which are
to produce drOues, they pass out the
Oviduct unimpreguatcd. When working
bees are to be the result, the eggs, in
passing the rcccptGcHiuft HcH,iHjS come
i'll contact with a minute portion of it's
contents, and are impTcgnHted. The
queen bee is made a perfect female by
some peculiar mode of feeding and nurs-
ing, still unknown. Sicboid, TO cons
vince himself that he bad discovered
the grand secret, took eggs direct from
the Ovaries, which, after placing them
in the dronc cells, invariably produced
drones. These statements are also Sus-
tanned by the fact. that population with
bees, as with most birds, takes place
while on the wing. If, from any cause
the queen is incapacitated to leave the
hive, and cannot take wing, she can
still lay eggs, but they always produce
perfect males. j was this fact which
gave the clew towards solving this most
Intricate problem in insect life.
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wILLIAMsPORT ITEMS.

John Baker, Ex-Sheriff of Hickman
county, died Thursday, oath of July, al
his residence near Shady Grove, after a
long and painful illness of cancerous
affection of the head. He was an excel
lent citizen.
The village and vicinity were
blessed with a good rain Sunday
evening and night, which was badly
needed and made many happy hearts.
substantial new fence has been
erected around Mt. Nebo church and
graveyard. This improvement was
much needed.
COLORED DOINGS
Amanda Williams at the Cave Spring
place, Green Plains farm, stole Beck Y
McAnelly's husband, Ben, from her,
and grew jealous of her, and went to
her spring and knocked a hole in the
bottom of her milk bucket aud split the
milk, and threw The bucket away.
Becky accused Amanda of it<and the
latter went to her house and as
saUlted her, She jerked Becky out OF
the door to the ground, and young
Amanda telled her to the ground also.
A white man happening to pass, drove
Amanda away. Amanda was arranged
before Esqr's Puck EFT and McKennOn,
last Saturday, and fined fifteen dollars,
4 negro woman, widow of Cesar Bry-
ant, decd, died on Monroe Harris
place, 18th district, last Saturday.
Anderson SUuthaIl, came very near
being killed by the gin-wheel Saturday
last in Greenfield Bend.
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CITY COUNC1E..
CITY HALL, COLUMBIA, TENS.


CITY HALL, CoLUMBIA, TENS.
July %, 1873.
The Board was called to order bv mo
Mayor; the roll called and the absen.
tees noted. The minutes Of the last
meeting were read and approved.
On motion, Messrs. Rains and Powell
were excused for absence last meeting
The Finance Committee approved and
submitted the following accounts:
John Latta, Jr.. G. NJ. working and b3uIino
from July 18th to 10Th - ~ y
W. Ii. Engle, stationery iS7Z................ 2 e.
James l.. Guest, CORPORATION .............. 10 =
On motion, the accounts were allowed
The Water Works Committee. Fire
Department and Street Committee made
no report.
The committee to settle with Davis
and Alley made final report OF settle
ment in tull. On motion, it was order
ed that the report and settlement be con
firmed, and an order drawn on the
Treasurer for one hundred dollars
(the lamount agreed upon by the
conferees) to REIN burse said committee.
w. w. Cherry uperintondaIt OF the
Water Works, petltiOned the Board to
be relieved, to take effect Aug. LIST, 1873.
On motion, it was ordered that the
Water Works Committee Investigate
the condition of the water works, and
report in writing 81 the next meeting of
the Board whether the superintendent
has complied in every respect with the
stipulatiOns of his bond, al which time
the Board will take action on said pc
titiOn.
On motion, the Board adjourned.
JAMES l., GUEST, RecOrdcy,
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Letter from the GedarS.
HEAD QUARTERS, FLAT CREEK,
July 25th, '73,
II, tbo ELJjfoyS If the I,oJ,,D3J,rl Hs.uTI

TO the Editors Of the CoI.mJja Heroid
As it is time to write you again, anu down
and at it. As to the farming interest, we are
all o. K. We are working our crops, and
all are well pleased with their prospects up
here in the Cedars. Everything is quiet now.
Have had one fight. No one hurt-all the re-
suit eff whisky. Somehow the people up
here are doing better this summer than com
monty. They 20 to JacksOnS store and pitch
horse shoes, in place of going to the groceries
and playing cards, as heretofore. jackson
don't keep anything to drink but cold water.
So you see when the game is done, they all go
home sober, and their wives and children
don't have to get further" We are lit
tie dry lust now. but hope We will have a
shower soon, 10 revive the crops.
You never saw such determination on the
part of men of sense AS there is up here for
railroads and turnpikeS, for you can't meet
man of good common sense but what Is in for
building the Memphis & Knoxville railroad
and all the pixies that are necessary TO build
up Columbia aud make her a second Pittsburg
in the way Of manufacturing city, which she
ought to have been years ago. We all look
to the coming of Whit and Myers with pleas
ure. knowing them as we do we anticipate
that they will do much good, and they are the
men for the times, as every one knows they
stand second TO no men in Tennessee. We
will have 4 large crowd out to hear them.
Hurrah for the roads
Well, we temperance people up here are
getting along very well better than could be
expected, as we have all sorts of men and wO-
men TO fight. 1t is believed up here by some
that you can't get to heaven when you die if
you don't take something for the stomach's
sake, and others take it because it agrees with
them, and others take it because it makes them
cut up and hallo0 at church and singings, and
examinations. SO you see we 1aye to contend
with all sorts and sizes but We viii win the
fight, hope, yet. We don't know the word
fail it amt on our banner. We are a bold
and gallant band. and fight for temperance.
Well, Ali. can't you come up on the 9th OF
August with VI HIT and Myers, and see us peO-
pe2 You would De pleased with us ] know,
as you love to laugh, and viii promise you
some of the best laughs you have had this
summer. There amt no cholera up here, SO
you need not be afraid to come up IN the Ce
dars once IN your life, and 50 come.
Our school commissioners are at work get
ting our schools in operation, and will COM
mence the first Monday in august with about
90 pupils to the school; 50 you see we are pro
life as well as temperate
Change the day for our speaking to the 9th
of August instead of the ID as Col. Myers has
other engagements on the ID. ! will write you
again soon, and give you the news. Move up
the HERALD, as we can't live up here without
it. Flat CREEK.
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\ FESTIVE Columbian i'm Bracelets.

Sol Thomas, the Columbia iail-bird,
who fell into the clutches of Detective
RYAN aud officer Plummer, Saturday,
was taken back TO the Jail at that place
bv Deputy Sheriff VOORHEES,, Sunday at
teTnOOn. Before leaving our jail, the
wrists of Sol were Ornamented with
couple OF iron bracelets, which he adj
mitted to be the strongest articles of
iswtlry he had ever worn. Looking
down upon them after they had been
securely fastened, he said: 81 have as
sisted in the election of many of the Of
ficers in Maury County, and this is the
way they tenderly embrace and reward
me for my services. With these irons
upon me L am no longer free man, and
have but few political rights that any
one is bound TO respect. the elaborate
opiuion of nv friend and brother Ben
Iamin Butler, of the little State Mas
sachusetts, on that subject to the con-
trarv. notwithstanding" On being ask
ed bv an inquisitive individual, at the
Louisville Depot, as to what he had
lone to merit arrest, he retorted "Well,
sir. if Won will and must know, ] will
tell Won. Ii was for stealing saw mill.
When went back after the dam / was
caught. and this little performance of
leuerdemain was denounced by good
and capable men as a dam bad trans
action. and as George Francis Train
would remark, / was thrown into the
'bastile." At the conclusion of Soils
response the crowd burst out in roar
OF laughter, aud the inquisitiVe indi-
Vidusl blushed like the setting sun, and
soon after disappeared, as the novelists
might have it, - west and crook
ed."-NGShVjlle B0rWer.
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& PARTY OF Young ladies and gentlemen
were invited cut 10 the residence OF Captain
~Iias Hiuc on last Friday evening, to meet
the charming friends Of the host, Miss H. aud
Miss T, Of Athens, Ala. They spent the
evening IN playing croquet by candle-light,
the ward being brilliantly Illuminated. About
haIi-past ten o'clock Mr.. IIne and several
other geutlemet sent mp a very large bal
loon. which was seen by citizens as it passed
over town. Il was u complete success. The
Young people watched it until it went entire
Us Out of sight without being destroyed or
falling; after which they spent the remainder
Of the evening enjoying delicious refresh
meuts interspersed with fascinating games
aud piguaut conversation. The crOquet bv
caudlc-light was especially enjoyed, being
something entirely new IN Columbia. The
Young gentlemen hope 90 see "crOquct by
moon Hight introduced, as II IS as beautiful
as Il Is charming.
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Fatal Sfabbiug.

We learn that fatal ARRAY occurred at the
residence of Asa Rummage, near Rally Hill,
in this county, Saturday evening, between
Charles Colder and Carol Rummage, result
ing in the death Of The latter The difficulty
arose about the splitting of some rails and in
solved about seven dollars and half. Old
-NnA Rnplmags ordered Colder out OF his
.NreW stone at him, striking him
yard anu asRnage then pursued
on the head Carrol . Finally be
him, throwing stones at MN. 80 :,
overlook him, and began to beat hum VIE.
stone, which be held in his hand. Colder
turned aud stabbed him eight times. The dead
man was pierced once directly through the
heart. The instrument used was what is known
as an Arkansas tooth-pick. The deceased was
a much larger man than Colder, The parties
had not been on good terms for some time
prior to the difficulty. Rummaga leaves a
wife and several children.
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Mr.. Jares o. Griffith, the Incompatible
mers paper, Che "Rural Sun Prot Robert
p. Griffith, Charley Griffith, the genial son OF
j o. Griffith, Mr.. Samuel Griffith, and Dr.
Henry Marks, left Mt. Pleasant Ia this couu-
ty, on Wednesday of last week, for Buffalo
river. They went to Henryvile AID after
fishing short time passed on down to 'tMiliI-
kin's Bend, and odd Forge" They met mp
with two other fishing parties, one from
Spring Hill, and the other iron, Hampshire,
the latter headed by Maj. JAS. II Akin. They
had nice time and returned hom, Friday
evening. They enjoyed the cheerful looks vi
the farmers after the long-l0oked for r,uY on
Thursday
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Criminal Court.

James Porter, col, burglary, not guilty !,
Alex. Gardner, COL, petit larceny, years 10
have been disposed OF during the week.
Last Monday was set for the trial of Maurice
Griffin, charged with killing Richard Cugrin,
and good many people having been summon
ed out Of which TO make up jury, there was
a large crowd in town. The case was contin.
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Remarks
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

Rev. Mr. Newell, of Ashwood. viii preach
m St Peters Church next Sunday, at the
usu al hours.
DR.. A. W. Smith preached in the Presbyte-
rlnn Church Sunday night.
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MARRIAGES.

Near Rally Hill, July 18th, by Rev. T. Jel
Dixon, 6. =. sSTRALEY, Esq, ana Miss NAN
ME V. SECRFsT. The Brideand Bridegroom
are members of the LaSsear Lodge of Good
ICmplars, and hold the two highest offices.
Nathaniel Cathey and Nancy J. Bailey.
David Vaughn and Louisa Jane Price
VIM. &. Daniel I'd Martha +. Hood.
w. b. Brooks and lola Collins.