The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-07-24
CULLEOKA ITEMS.

The hearts of this people were recently
| made to rejoice by the sweet melody Of
| pattering raindrOps which cheered up the
| respondent souls of our farmers even as i:
| did the foliage of the earth. 1t was a real
| good old fashioned shower, yet the absorb
/ ent rays OF Sol have well nigh distilled tC
former aridity. We need more yet to ac-
| complish much for the corn and cotton.
| The clouds of sOmber hue, which arose with
! the dawn of Saturday morning july 18th,
| fOrGtOld something of the turbulence exist
| ing in the minds of the good citizens OF
| CulleOlNa, as regards the vOtaries Of,the SEW
| IL rights, but fortunately for all concerned,
no "Nubtan blast" was known to disturb the
| ligent address, followed by Mr.. w. y. Alex
ander, who had better have been attending
dom esticities in the home of his heart. Mr..
| Hughes came like many who assume pro-
digiOuS amount of labor rather late. How
| ever it would have been equally as well for
| him, if he had staid along with "wite," and
| is better. MI. Watkins delivered speech all
"howers'-he would have done well, but
when the cars are thrown from the track,
or the nSh from his element, they are help
less, TO meet the ends of their design. At
present. so it is with independents" They
formerly were the Jealous advocates of the
cause they now so bitterly denounce, tO-wit
conventions. While the honorable gentle
men are loudly clamoring against conven-
tiOns and lock boxes, they forget for a mo-
ment, the solid embodiment of the opposite
party under worse than lOck-bOXeS.
We w nlttnornG dcquiIIeu hIihSeil hoDIy
in short but ptthy address, thanking the
citizens for their former kindness, and de-
string their support on the 9th of August.
Johnny Carr spoke but few words, yet his
countenance was all elOquence. The people
will support him, as well as all the nOmi-
nees NIessrs. Iipscomb and Akin were
sententious-their very appearance was
whole team. If Mr.. Moore does not run a
hard race, he will make a long One-abOut
SIX feet two inches. After speaking, we had
III the evening late some street brawls, more
the work of spirits than any real differ
ence of opinions. Late Saturday night, a
couple of OUftoWnsmen had hard words,
and came near resorting to arms-Of the
body. The accused not maintaing his dis
tOrted passion, was called upon by the ac-
cused, from the street, "COme out of there,
if you want to mash NY head" but silence
gave the verdict, hors du combat.
Sunday morning 1917 a. NJ, the Rev. Mr..
Mckenzie delivered an excellent sermon
in the Methodist church, and also Mr. Pee
bles at night, who is now with his young
wife, visiting his newly acquired father-in-
law.
We have fins sabbath schqol oTganiilz 11gI
have been held, and the roll advanced to
" in numb Der, under the SUPPLEMENTARY OF
Mr.. AID Davis. 1t will be a success, for our
Presbyterian brethren seldom know defeat.
We were informed recently of an acct
dent Detailing the little son OF Mr.. Charlie
Williamson, which had received a severe
fracture of the arm. We extend our SYM
pathies to the little sufferer, and distressed
parents. Mr.. Walter Kuhn is rapidly re-
covering. Hewas seen at the supper table |
We have been travelling about the country |
a little, and must say that the crops are not |
the most fiattering, yet we may hope to |
to have SutiCiency, The present lndlca- |
lions are better for cotton than corn. The |
latter has n good color, but is small, and |
near the top of many stalks will be discOV- |
cred 8 or 1 blades literally parched to a |
crisp. Even so with the trees OF the forest, |
beech particularly, the leaves of which are |
assuming the golden tint of Autumn; prob |
ably this means something in the silent, |
yet significant language of nature, |
the carbon acid gas has become rarihed |
and escaped to the upper air uneNtinguish- |
ed, and the moisture of the earth falling to |
draw its supply of inter from the mighty |
internal reservoir, and again ascending to |
the old adage, at fOretelIS sickness" Be |
this as it may, it is no less true.