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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-03-21
CULLEOKAITEMS

Our town was enlivened by the pres
| ence of Rev. W. 81. Hughes last week
| lie was on his way from the Hunter
Chapel community-where he had uni
led i'll matrimony Mr.. F. II. Cheat ham
OF this vicinity, and Miss Fanny Burk-
cit, daughter of Absalom Burkett, OF
the first named place.
Spring weather has put our farmers
to active work, and soon some of them
propose planting corn. Seed oats have
been, and are now, very scarce, and a
large amount of money has gone North
this Spring, to supply our people with
what Onght to be u staple crop of our
own raising.
Among me best conducted farms of
our community, that OF j. Ballanfant,
Esq, deserves especial mention. Much
OF b land is in clover, and it is said he
does not cultivate in corn any land two
years in succession. Cotton is not rails
ed by hun. The result is, his land grows
richer; his fences are in good order; bril-
ars and bushes do not shade his fences,
causing premature decay; his cattle are
in good condition; and cold weather
does not find him unsupplied with
wood. System and order distinguish
his farming operations.
Charles A Tomlinson has one among
the best cultivated farms in the commu-
rity. Here, as in the case of Mr.. BIS,
but little cotton grows. Grass, rye,
wheat and clover constitute the staple
crops raised by him. Corn "that is
corn" grows upon his well rested lands.
There also you may find first quality
Grade Cattle and Hogs, with good fare
to subsist Oh, whether the winter be
mild or severe.
In contrast with the above, is the farm
Of f. N. J*#%#, who plants cotton, buys
corn, gets his money in lump" occa-
sionally buys few clover seed, sows
down, pastures it out in few weeks
aud thinks clover humbug. His land
abounds in gullies; these gullies in
crease in number and size, and he thinks
every year he will quit cotton. Winter
weather finds no wood on hand-no
time to stop the cotton crop to get it.
He is always hurried. Busy pre- pairing
to plant cotton, working cotton, or
picking cotton; and poorer and poorer
does his land become. Nothing but I'M
wearied industry and rigid economy
enables him to meet his obligations
promptly. If Lis boys start to school,
they haye TO stop every::snow and then
to help save the "crop," and are grow
ing up uueducared. He says his land is
wearing out; that he is wearing himself
ort; that his farm is Improbable, that
raising cotton does not pay-but that
necessity forces him to continue sys-
tenn begun by him long ago, an d that if
he lives he will change next year, or
some other year hereafter.
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WILLIAMSPORT ITEMS.

Mr.. Able Hoover, a promising young man
died last week at the residence of his uLcle, r
Il. Church; Esq, near Gordon's Ferry, Kick
man county.
Our village was slightly disturbed on Sat
urday evening last bv two fghts--one between
two Young bloods-Mr. f. and Mr.. H.--but
SOB Mcbride, cur efficient constable, stopped
the ARRAY. Yet another party brings up the
rear, Mr.. s., and reneUs the fight with MIR. F.,
which ended without bloodshed.
Influenza, or bad colds, are prevailing ex-
tensively in this rel ghborhood.
Spring, lovely season, has at last opened,
seemingly in earnest, for now and then is
heard a stray note from some song bird
There is also heard the c ear tone of the
plowman as he speeds the blow. Old mother
earth is now greatly disturbed by everybody
of this section.
The North end of Williamsport bridge is
greatly injured by wind and water, and those
interested had better look after it in the future.
DR.. N. A. Moses, the successful stammering
curer, has been among US for several days, and
has succeeded beyond all expectations, tOr
he has cured n bachelor of 10 odd years
standing, besides several others. May sue
cess attend the Doctor wherever he may go,
for he is I. F. V.
fight took place on the McGraw ford road,
Sunday, at long range with rocks. Neither
party seriously injured.
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Criminal Court.

The fo,l owing cases were disposed oil
in the Criminal Court during the past
week.
State VS.. Anthony Turner, illegal
votiug-submitted, and fined ten dot-
lars.
State VS.. James Ranl<tu, COL, illegal
voting-submitted and fined five dol
lars.
State vs.. Martin Mayberry, gaming
submitted and fined five dollars.
State vs. Henry Williams, col, carry
ing pistol--submitted and fined ten dol
lars.
State VS.. Willis Webster, col, assault
and battery-six months in Jail and fin
cd fifty dollars
: ate VS. Simon Thompson, COL, car
rying pistOl-submitteS and lined $40.
State VS.. TOl2 Alex tnder, col, grand
lareenv-three years in the Penitentiary
State VS.. Haywood Moore. larceny
three years in the State pr son.
State VS.. Nelson ShepP ard, petit lar
cenv-ons year in the Safe prison.
state vs.. William Porter, col, grand
sarrenv-Jhree in the penitentiarY.
State VS.. Crockett Bell, col, petit lar
.ceny--I year in the State prison.
State VS.. II. Williams, tipping, three
cases-fined SIS.
STATE VS.. Miias Campbell, col, forge
ry-not guilty.
State vs.. Al Brown, col assault ah'
ARRAYS omitted, and fined $40.
State VS.. Cheffin, ass tult and battery
submitted and fined So.
Elias :. Houston. charged with as
ssult and battery with intent to kill
pleaded guilty AS to assault and bate
~, and the Judge fined him fifty dol
lars, and committed him to thirty days
in tho county Jail.
Charles Mason, pickopcket, and JohI
p1Nn FHuErF nfstR tVnsr 10 nNgfzF
both continued.
Messrs. Saul SamUe's and Alexandel
Brown were sworn in rs Attorneys las
week. Mr.. Samuels has been readin.
law under Col. l.. ID. Myers for severa
wears
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How 70 Raise Money for missions.

Rev. DR.. j. B. McFerrin, Of Nashville, will
preach at Culleoka on the second sabbath in
April, IN the morning, ut IL o'clock and viii
address the Sab uath ) hOOl at three clock, in
the Afterut on aud preach again at night. He
preached at CulleOkH several years ago, and
Che people there's bouts doubtless have a lively
recollection OF him. His sermon was mainly
directed against ministers engaging in any
business saVe preaching the gospel. lt was
wrong, aud the people were TO blame, as they
did not support the preachers, ministers are
frequently Obliged 10 work on the farm, teach
school, or do something else TO Keep their
families from starving; and the consequence
Is, they get mp IN the pulpit on Sunday, and
bring out an old bone nf sermon, which they
had been guawiuC on for the last twenty
wears, and gnaR it, and gnaw, and gnaw, and
gHaw, 10 the disgust Of everybody He asked
Bro Diuwddie, who was pre- lch ng and teach
at CulIeoka at that tine, how much Duck
Biver Circuit had given for missions that year,
Int Bro. d sad he would rather not tell, Je
cause il was so small, the p ople having bad
60 iyu Id a large church re emily. He made
min, tsil, how ever, tn At the sum raised for mis-
.irns was twenty dollars. Twenty dollars!
,epeated the old Doct r; twenty dollars
And where Eas Brother Wilkes, with his rich
farmg aud where was Brother Burke with his
rich farm and where was Brother Chatham
with his rich farm? and where was Brother
williams with his rich farmy" e said he
must have 500 that day, and he got 1t. He
would name a certain rretty girl OF the ne gb-
borhnod, and turning 10 the corner where the
Young men sat. would ask them if they would
give anything t. make her a life member. The
respo Sc was always in the affirmative, and
all purses were opened, A year or SO ago, DR.,
MePsrrin preached at shady Grove, District
Neeuug and tired to raise something for mis-
sions He would make dire CT appeals TO per-
sons, and looking them in the eye, ask them If
they would not give something. But ell in
vain. Il looked 90 everybody except the Doe
tor like a s.water-haul." But not so to him;
DE said he was going 60 have that money b -
fore he left He asked Sister -, II she
wouId loan him her basket of dinner, wnich
she had brought there that day, and S cheer
fully consented He then turned ar und and
asred every other old lady the same question,
and they all sent their baskets of dinner to Dr..
NcFerren, who quietly packed them behind
hiln on the pulpit He sat down in front of
abe ba> kets, crossed his les with a satisiacto-
yy grunt, aud said to the congregation. And
nov, brethr. n, if YOU want any dinner, you
had better pull out you pocket books" And
ont they came, aud all over the house went up
voices, give five collars" ~ give ten uol
ars," etc, until the required money was
laised After which the baskets were given
rp, and all sat down TO good hickman coun-
din mes,
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Cadet Amendment,

We are requested by Hon. w C. Whit
thorne, Representative in Congress from this
district, (the 9th. composed of the couJtios Of
Dickson, Giles, II ckman, Lawrence, Lewis
Maury, Wayne and Williams NJ to state that
he s entitled to appoint a I adet to the United
States Military Academy at West Point, for
which position he proposes that all who desire
to become applicants, shall submit to ID COM
petItive examination at Columbia, Tenn, on
the 18th day April, 1878, before 4 Board OF
Examiners. A competitive examination is
recommended by the War Department
The applicant must be bona tde resident
of this district.
The applicant must not be less than seven
Zee n, nor more than twenty-five years of age
must be over five feet in height, and must be
free from any infectious or inward disease,
and from any defOrmity. disease or iutirmlty
that may render him unfit for arduous militia
ry service.
Tue applicant must be proficient in Reading
aud Writing; in the Elements of English
Grammar; in Descriptive Geography, partic-
ularly of our own county, and in the History OF
the United States.
The Young gentleman who may be recon-
mended by said Board, will be appointed.
In the event that any young man who de-
sires to go before the said Board, is unable to
pay his expenses to aud from the examination,
we are authorized by Gen. " hitthorne to say
that upon Communicating thai fact to the Clerk
of the County Court in which he resides, he
| requests said Clerk to furnish the means tC
such young man. and to draw upon him for
the amount and it II be refunded
We learn that Gen, Whitthorue will invite
the following gentlemen to constitute the
Board of Examiners, Col Rogers, of Pulaski
graduate of West Point; Col. !. W. Dun
pington. of Columbia, graduate of the Nava
Academy and - of Williamson.
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On Loves Branch, in this county, Mrs
EMILY CATHEY, relict OF VIM. Cathey,
decd, Maj CHI II, aged about So years. She
was member of the Christian Church.
Near Columbia, March 18th, JOHN HAIR
GROVES, of erysipelas, aged &C years.
In this place on the 18th inst, at the resi-
dence of Mr.. A. NJ. Wingfield, Mrs. NETTTE
BARNES, the estimable and excellent wife
or John w. Barnes, of Nashville. She was
noble woman.
In this place, 18th inst, NELLIE, daught-
er OF Mrs. Ann Hackney, aged about FIVE
years.
In this place on the 18th inst, FLORENCE,
adopted daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Lewis
Daney. This is the little child that was
found at the Depot several weeks since so
mysteriously, and which Mrs. Daney so
kindly adopted and cared for.
In this county, last Sunday, Uncle Bob
BY WEIGHT, aged nearly seventy years.
He lived near Leftwich's bridge, above Rock
Spring. He was esteemed by his neighbors.
In the 24th district of this county, Satur-
day, Mrs. NANCY JACKSON, wife of uncle
Bobby Jackson, aged about seventy
years. She was one of tn. finest old women
in all the country, and will be greatly miss
ed by all the people of that country. I'm
Gle Bobby, though eighty-four, is recovering
slowly from his recent illness.
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LiternrY Association,

Quite large number of persons were pres
ent at the last meeting. The entertainment
commenced with duet by the Misses Bar
nett, nHear me, Norma" 1t was splendidly
executed. Miss Laura Galloway read an es-
san, or as she called it, "Ietiectiors," on
The life and writings of Miss LandOn. 1t was
full of beautiful thoughts, aud received the
applause Of the audience. Messrs. Bieknell,
Flguers, Hill, and Alexander, sang, otis bet
Tel to laugh than be signing" Miss Mary
Barnett read "Brave Roland" a beautiful
poem by Miss Landon. She it correctly,
and exquisItely. When the evenings enter
tainment was over, Col. Huntington. in neat
aud eloquent speech, resigned the office OF
President. His resignation was received with
sincere regret and a resolution was unanl-
mously passed, expressing the thanks of the
Society TO Col. Huntington for the able and
efficient manner in which he had presided
over it's deliberations, and promoted its best
interests AS the first President of the United
States was the best, so it is highly probable
that the first President of the Columbia Lite
rarv Society is better tnan all others that may
succeed him, 10 fine administrative ability and
a conscientious attention to duty. The fol-
lowing is the programme for Tonight: Piano.
Misses Harrison and Lily Dale; Essay on
Shelley. BY Gid Alexander; Selections from
Shelly by Mrs. Huntington, Miss Annie My
ers, and \. ;, uorSley Vocal Solo, by Miss
Rosa Barnett.
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Rev. J. M.P.O,ts to Remain with Us.

For about two weeks after Rev. Mr.. Otis re-
turned to Colombia, after r visit of three or
tour weeks in the North, great anxiety was
felt by his congregation lest he would accept
the unanimpu. call of a Presbyterian church
in Wilmington, Delaware. The church at Will
mington, though very wealthy, and had an
edifice of which large city might be proud.
was quite youthful, and presented a beautiful
field tor a talented and working pastor 10 build
up large congregation. Rowing Mr.. 0tts's
peculiar fitness for such a work, his people
here were very much afraid they would lose
him. He annrunced from the pull pit last Sun
day morning that he would let his cOngrega-
ton know, during the night services what he
had determined upon. This announcement was
accompanied by one Of his ablest sermons,
she purport Of VIII ch convinced the Presbyie
sIans that he would refuse the splendid offer
he had received from the Wilmington church,
and remain at Columbia. Sure enough he
did state explicitly 40 night that he bad con
cluded to remain rs pastor of the Presbyterian
church at Columbia. We are glad he has so
decided. because lie has already deeply i'm
pressed himself upon our community, in
very beneficial manner, and his influence for
good is increasing in ratio witAhis coniinu-
ance among US.
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SANTA FE ITEMS:
nSanta Fen means holv fsith

"Santa Fe'' means holy faith
Business of all kinds dull this week. Th
weather is so fine the farmers are al at hon
at work, leaving our village deserted. WheI
farmer happens to come in, he is like
| sh ep among wolves, fer the store and groce
ry keepers are standing waiting and hungry
| ready TO fleece him.
The only citizen of our place who is making
MS osrd tbs hne weather. is our enterpris-
1 ing blacksmith, Ben AdkisSon, whose hammer
is heard ringing the joyous ticka tic tao from
morning till night, men ding the plows and
| shoeiDg the horses of our industrious farmers.
! Farming and gardening are going on brisky,
and the farmers report decided improvement
| in the wheat prospects.
Some of our heaviest cotton raisers haVe
held on to their cotton, waiting for twenty
cents ner pound, until they are rather sick of
the delay.
The dry goods and grocery houses of our
place are getting in their Spring supplies, and
viii do their best to make business lively tor a
while.
The saw mill firm of rurpin & Hadley have
been doing fine business near here. We
hear, however, of change in the firm. Mr.
furpin has sold out his interest to Mr.. Wash
Ashworth, who is known far an / near as a
stirring man. We suppose the new firm will
do heavy business this Spring. The mill is
located in finely timbered country. One of
tie firm bought some wood land last week
within few hundred yards of the mill for
five dollars per acre.
Cowley & Meroney have put up a new tubu-
lar boiler at their mill, and seem to be pre-
pairing for business. They recently sent
their old steam boiler of to Bedford county,
30 De used in still house. In bringing it up
the big hill, ten mules were hitched to tbs wag-
on 1t was taken to Duck River Station and
shipped. Their new boiler, though possessing
greater power, was not so heavy, and was
brought from the Station with much less trou-
BILE.
Esq. John T. Sparkman is raising large
nursery of fruit trees, which will add some
accommodation to the neighbors.
The Sabbath Schools, viii h have been sus-
pended for the Winter. will reopen this
month, which, with preaching at both
churches and the weekly "singing" CT MIR.
Robinson, will make the time pass pleasantly
to both old and young,
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CoInmhin Snciefies.

Columbia has more Societies than any other
town in the State, Besides the Lodges Of
Masons, Odd Fellows, Red Men, Pale Faces
Good Templars, Knights of Pythas and the
various Ladies Aid Societies, we have the Co
lumbia Literary Association, the Library AS
socation, the Social Circle, the Juvenile Lite
rary Association, the We are Seven Society,
the Alpha Sigma rau Society, the Phi Theta
Psi ). ciety. the But Ds CLUB, the Sons OF Cic-
ero Association, Society calling themselves
the C. c. F., the Maury County Bible Society,
and some others that We can not thiLk of.
Nearly all of them are literary in their ma
ture and are in flourishing condition. The
Phi Theta Psi is an exception. We believe
its first provision is that no party shall be-
come a member who is not a clerk and who
does not live in constant dread that his salary
is not sufficient to pay his was heTwoman.
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COLUMBIA MARKET.
ONCE ofMARTIN, EMBRY & WRIGHT,
March 20, 1873.


Office ofMARTIN, EMERY & WRIGHT, |
March 20, 1873.
Bacon-Shoulders &c; Sides SC; Hams &c.
Rutter-20c. to 25c.
BeesOar-25c.
Btackina-75c. al 90 = doZ.
Cotton-Dull; z 10 151ac, with little better
feeling.
Cotton Seecl-4Oc per 100 rs.
Corn-45c@50c for white and yellow.
CoGee-Rio, Csc; Java, 30932 Laguira, 25.
127c.
Coal Oa-S711ac by the barrel; 4O@5Oc. = gal.
Candles-2215d25c. q n.
Dried Fruit-Apples ~ to &c; 4 peaches &c; "A
9peaches 3to4; peeled peaches 8 to &c. dull
-Four ESs 90 to $500 per 100 from store.
GiHger-40@50c.
Iron Ttes-llc.
LdLd-Sc.
Lime-JO@G0c. 4 busbel.
MeaI-60c from wagons.
Afoldsses and lSyrups-common, 75c. 61l00; gol-
den syrup, Sldl25.
Oats-75980c. u bushel for Northern seed.
Pea Nms-50c; dull
Early Rose S5dS5 50.
PeDper-35fG40c.
RVe toe. a bushel. Dull.
Rice-1I@12c.
Seeds-Clover So JO9s7 90 = bushel; Timothy
"a 30; Orchard Grass 81 75GS3 90; Blue Grass
50 90; Herds Grass - 90; German Millct,
g % to 81. 30; Hungarian Grass, $500 to s2.2j.
Sodp-lO6Iljc.
lSodn-I03l2c.
Sugar-New Orleans, ll@l5c; Demerara, li9
I5c; A sugar, l5c; crushed and graduated,
l518@I6c.
Tea-L2592.5O Ssrt.
TgLIotp &c. y ID.
Woot-Washed, 4Oc; unwashed, % to 30c. Lit
tie coming in.
Weh0t-Sl 5OgSl IS.
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AsRWoOp ITEMS.
Stormy March has come at last,
With wind. and storm and rolling

NAs@ "AnNS @4@ SS1A "a oHA ASAAiA6 Daoots
We had petty hard hail storm on last
Tuesday, the 18th inst.
The past week has been beautiful one for
work, and it has reused Cuffee and Sambo
from their lethargy. and the cheerful sound oil
the piowman's whistle is heard. The Spring
is opening very beautifully indeed.
Ashwood has at length post office estab-
lished at this place by a regular order from
the President
Mr.. Robert W. Frierson is running Vance
Fhompson's farm, and DOW bids farewell to
fishing and hunting, and general field sport
ing, as he now has work TO do" Gads tai
ents run that way, md he must follow them.
DIR. d. b. Dobbins, formerly of this neigh
borhood, is practcing medicine near Helena,
Arkansas also DR.. w. J. Armstrong, is prac-
II ing his profession in Memphis, having lett
here the first of the present year.
Wills Armstrong has goEe to Memphis to so
into business.
There - an old woman living on d. F. Wat
kins' place By the name of Granny Sally, that
says she will be 10s years old the nine and
twentieth day Of next April.
Ostrander l. Hardy are making double
furrow pillow, entirely of iron, that runs on
small truck hees, the cost of which will he
Sl00. This pillow is something entirely new.
The trout are biting finely at Webster's dam.
Come out, disciples of Walton.
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One of. the liv eiest and most irteres ting
meetings witnessed in a number of years, is
now in progress at Franklin, under the auspl'
ces of the Methodist Church. The meetings
have been &C. Quoted by Drs. Hargrove, Mer-
rel and PIummer, with great srccess. During
last week, ending Sunday, fifty persons con-
necteJ themselves with the Methodist church,
four or five others with the Presbyterian
Church, and large number of converts have
not rs vet Joined any church at all. Several
OF the converts are over sixty years of age,
an / are The oldest citizens Of the place. Last
Friday the interest was so universal that every
business house in the place was closed during
service hours. The meeting is going on still
with undated interest. The Methodist church
there now numbers something over three hun
dred and fifty members.
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The New temperance Law.

The bill to amend the tipping law,
which has passed both Houses of the
Legislature, provides that persons wish
ing to take out tipping license, shall
make application to the County Court,
and that in twenty days thereafter an
election shall be held in the district or
ward where such application is made,
when the people shall decide by vote
whether such license shall issue liquor
shall not be sold to minors. except on
written order of their patents, guardi-
ans or family physicians, nor to habitu-
al drinkers after receiving a written
notice forb dding such sale, from the
wife or other person dependent for sup
port upon such habitual drunkards,
Druggists may sell for medicinal pur-
poses, but the sale OF bittels as beYer-
age is pro libIted. Violations of the
provisions OF the act are punishable by
lines OF not less than $50 nor more than
500. '.t'. :.
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wAYNESB0RO ITEMS

Wayne Furnace is turning out twenty tons
of pig iron per day. Two new furnaces are
going up in the vicinity. The iron ore is
found to be ineXha1stble.
Farmers of Wayne county are late in their
preparations for crop. The wheat crop is
looking badly. But a small acreage is sown
in wheat. 4 considerable amount Of GLOW er
and grass is being sown this Spring-more
than double the amount sown in any year
since the settling of the country.
J. n. Cypert, near " aynesbOro, caught
thirteen fine wild turkeys in pen last week
He describes their fluttering as being sublime
on a small scale.
The corporate authorities of Wayuesboro are
repairing the streets and sidewalks. Quite an
Improvement is being made in the appearance
Of the town.