The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-07-03
HICKMAN COUNTY ITEMS.

HICKMAN COUNTY ITEMS.
Ths ancient legend of silver, bein
found in Hickman, has been revived
A piece OF ore was found the other da
possessing peculiar features, which, afte
being subjected to a high heat at tn
blacksmith shop of Robert Hornbeak
in Cetreville, was pronounced genuin
silver. Should it turn out upon turtle
trial, to be so what has so long been as
| serted and affirmed ''the pure stuff
we will expect great influx of fortuna
seekers here. A truth like this would
speedily remove the ennui which hang
| SO heavily upon the minds of some o
our oppressed tax payers just now, be
sides would materially assist in the
great work of returning to a specie ba
sis, and solving the Hobbs mystery
| and perhaps torestalling the passage OF
| the civil rigts bill-what a blessing.
| Spoons would go down and butter &c
| up-the Banner man quiet, and the
| U1tlon and AGDlerjc0n would be at rest
| The candidates in Hickman for tax
| collector have failed to be reconciled
| Two efforts have been made to unite
| upon the strongest man, and both fail.
ed. Rumor has it that the people are
going to bring out a candidate. if the
candidates don't agree the first Monday
in July to select some man among
themselves.
Chickens in Hickman have gone IN
since the watering season commenced
at Bon Aqua: the old women are iubi-
liant while their poultry are cress-fallen.
The clarion notes of chanticleer for
many miles around are no longer heard
to announce the coming of the ROSY
morn, deep stiffness broods DER desc.
lated ga'linacean homes
The hot weather is having a very de-
bilitating effect over the horticultural
energies of o. A. Nixon, DIR. Thompson
and others about Centreville. 1t NAV
be very good for the gardens, but it is
death to the gardeners, (who abhOr sun
baths). Scientists say, however, sun
baths are good thing, but it tax es hard
work to make Nixon and Thompson be-
lieve it. They say the hygiene of the
shade is decidedly better, and your cor
respondent is disposed to agree with
them.
The wheat crop in Hickman, has been
pretty well all harvested, and it is said
to be excellent; corn looks we'll but it is
small. There has been in some instan-
ceS very bad stands in the pea nut crop.
The estimated yield of the acreage
planted this year and TO be gathered is
$4,000 bushels in this county.
The Oranges in Hickman have estab-
vile on the 18th instant.
They have tour candidates in Hick man
and one from Perry tor the Legislature.
Your items from PRINTS Springs in
this county, have excited some in
terest and attention by the anglers
at Centrevill0-that six pound trout
which was caught in Lick Greek, by X.
Hodge, ESD, is thought by some here TO
be nothing more than the old fashioned
al L.
ger 1t cannot be a trout, they say, for
they never grow thai large in Lick
Creek. Therefore it is the Blue Buck
black perch of the Douglass class
Hodge order.
In the Chancery Court at Waverly,
last week, petition was presented be-
fore Chancellor Nixon, for writ of
ha6eas corpus, to take the body of Bets
tie Lane, little girl about twelve years
old, out OF the possession of Abraham
Priest, who lives in this county, and de-
liver her over to a more suitable
guardian here. The petition was
entertained and proof heard, when the
court directed her to be delivered over
to Lon Walker o" this county as her
to npOrary guardian. The Sheriff of
this county proceeded to execute the
writ, but when he went to Priests house
she could not be found, and has not, |
up to this time. It is said they haye |
run her of to Wayne county. She has |
an aunt living in Texas, who is very
wealthy and who wishes to educate her. |
The little girl is a grand daughter of |
Carrot Lane, Esq, deceased, once an
Did and esteemed citizen of this county.
Her aunt is the widow of Judge Scott,
for many years one of the district Judg@
IS in the State of Texas. It is appre
lended that Priest, and his &iders aud
sbetters. n resisting the solemn decree of
he high court OF Ohapcery had better
nave her forth coming pretty soon,
Priest is no relation OF the child.
The people in Hickman county have a
rope of a railroad, if their "siIYer
lights" matter is not laid on the table.
John Whitson, the colored SUNDAY
school orator disclaims the authorship CE
he L1beLcr lecture at Rbody'h Capel, re-
Hort0d in your news items from Hick-
nan.
\ party OF Columbus wide awake clti
ems, consisting of Solomon Porter. ir..
cphew of old Mr.. Sol Porter, who re-
ides at the old Nilnrod Porter place,
1r. James Walker, Major Thomas, |
Bulger,l and MIR, Sam Thomas, spent
asst week angling On Swan creek. We
ave gathered few items from one of
ur citizens who spent a dav or two
With them. In regard to their fishing
peratiOns, the fist place they stopped
t Oh Swan, was at or near the residence
1r. Morris, clever well to DO farmer,
Who treats all WAC cali on him kindly
nd Hospitality, but the name, when
onnected with Big Creek. had a very
erceptlble effect upon the name of I
ajOr B., who suggested the importance ,
t leaving the Morris farm, as there
night be trouble in fishing around his
lace, but that point being settled salts
actOlily, the party pitched their camp, /
nd alter spending a pleasant night
operations early the next /
lorning. when the Centreyille party
Jund them, Major b., was fishing at an
Id root with nOpro5peCt Of success, and
he others at hut with about fifteen |
inches OF water, anu az clear as water I
Yer gets to DE, with consider able
dissatisfaction from Major B., who de-
Jared that Swan fishing was bumbug,
nd especially so, without the Gae OF a | !
Oat. The party T4S induced to move
leW miles below, where the water was
eeper, and having procured good sup~
1y of minnOws, fishing began in earn>
ST; the result of the afternoon, thirty ,
God trout, and MAJ Sol ltOrter, JT,,
atcAipg a three and a A4ili FOUNDER. I
Nc ne4b t@V e.'Iout the same number
we're caught, with only one extra size,
aught by Mr. c., of CantFeyillo. Mas
81 bobo4 NtqSS6C naS OA0 A4 tAp P~A
nd was highly delighted witt -
shiug. and was mutt = = camp
uestfnn rr1--l~s- successful. Tue
ali four to fourteen pound
.vuC being caught in Indian Creek of
Wayne county, was freely discussed in
amp, and was finally settled by admit
ing tour pound bla k perch to be caught
n Swan, but fourteen pound trout was
arely seen in Tennessee waters.