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FOUNTAIN GREER ITEMS.

The steam saw mill, two mills south
East of this place, belonging to A. G.
Thompson IL Bro, together with all
the lumber on the yard, was destroyed
by fire on the morning of the 2lst inst.
Loss about four thousand DOllars-nO
insurance. On the night of the 18th OF
March, 1870, the Messers. Thompson had
their mill burnt in Giles County near
Buford's Station, loss about three thous-
and dollars; no insurance. After their
mill was destroyed the first time they
employed night Waterman and have
had one ever since. This last fire oc>
Cured about 8 o'clock in the morning,
in broad open day when the mill was
running. The sawyer was the first to
discover the fire. The exhausted steam
escaped through the smoke stack like a
Railroad locomotive for the purpose
of acting as a blower to the fire. A
spark WIS blown out of the stack and
fell on the roof, is the way the fire Origi-
mated. 1t was under such Roadway
when discovered it could not be cons
trOlled. Messers. Wilson IL Campbell,
who occupied the second story as a
workshop, had all of their tools lost,
worth about $125.0O. There was about
one thousand dollars worth of lumber
on the yard that was tor G. Charles
Goldberg of Cincinnati, Ohio. They
have between four and FIVE hundred
logs on hand. They have made an ar
rangement with the two other mills at
this place to do their saving. They
b ave not yet determined whether they
will rebuild or not.
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LEWIS COUNTY ITEMS.

The farmers are greatly behind with
their work, owing to such an abund-
ance of rain; but the weather is pleasant
now, and they are hurrying forth With
renewed energy to the discharge OF their
laoors.
Wheat looks finely, aud if it continues
seasOnable, a superabundance will be
gathered this year.
Most all the farmers have dispensed
with the pea crop, aud some are sharp
ening th9ir tools preparatory to digging
ginseng this spring, as they think it a
more lucrative engagement.
George Noles, IL. Payne and several
other gentlemen from Hampshire, were
on a fishing excursion on Swan a few
days age. The 4geatEGr YES Son0E! Lat
untavOrable, ana consequently they did
not catch great many.
Miss Eliza Simms, an accomplished
young lady of Mt. Pleasant, is teaching
fiourishiDg school at Ebenezer church
on Big Swan Greek.
j. b. Johnston, the distinguished
wolf hunter, has moved to Palestine,
aud is playing havoc amongst the wild
turkeys. He has recently killed two.
]. n. Westbr0oks some time ago, kill
ed an eagle measuring nine feet from the
tip of one wing to the other.
r. $. Johnston still holds to his brig
HatcherwhaleT.
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SILVER CREEK ITEMS.

We are suffering for the want OF rain
at present as badly as we did at the
great quantities that came some i've or
six weeks back that carried oar fences
away and swept our soil down to the
bard earth that never was touched by
the point of pillow before. There are
but veIy lew OF our farmers that have
their crops planted in full, and what
they have got planted are looking very
bad Mr.. Andy Park says that he new
er saw such a bad prospect for a. crop on
the creek before, and he is an old man,
and Was born ana raised where he nov
lives at. 1T we would work more in the
praising of God and worship Him as He
deserves to be, in the place of our cart h.
ly interest, the dark gloom that hangs
over US Al the present would be banish-
ed and replaced by cheering hopes.
We are blessed with health. We hear
of no sickness for miles around.
We &c not wish DR. Oliver any bad luck,
as he is a gentleman that goes to every
call at moments warning, though we
hope that those whOlive on the creek
will not have TO disturb him for the next
twelve months to come.
Our wheat crops are looking pretty
well, considering everything; but they
are not as good up here as they are
down on Fountain Greek. Mr. VIM.
Bryant says he has twenty-five or six
acres in, that he thinks, will yield sew
enteen or eighteen bushels per acre.
Nobody, however, should class him
with the general run of farmers, for he
Is man that can do more work in one
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CATHEY.s CREEK ITEMS.

The voice of the people has changed
cOnsiderably-a few weeks ago they
were wanting dry weather, and now
they are praying for rain.
j. S. b. left home Friday morning for
Mississippi and Kentucky. We wish
him healthy trip.
\ lady of this creek purchased a fine
gobIer and hen, for the purpose OF Tais~
ing from them, and in short time the
hen died. The gobler lOitered about for
d few days, and then "cOme up missing,
and the last account we had of him he
was going over towards the Scott
Branch, supposed to be in possession of
Ii. f. and j. s., (turkey Aeat tor the
branch.)
Worleyville has fine artist, who Is
taking the image of everything that
comes along
Jones' Academy is in full bloom, and
bids fare to become one OF the best edu-
catiOnal institution in the 10th district.
The order of the Patrons of Husband
ry Is on the increase. Maj. Akin is APP
pointed to lecture the members, which
suits him frstrate. He can kill two
birds with one stone, as be is widower.
A certain person in this neighborhood
going into the stock business, has a
colt named George Washington Thomas
Jefferson Persimmons Henry Clay. She
also has hog named Halda. She says
it has ,urned into hog because 1t wal
lows in the ashes,
1t is strange that yemen are so Valua-
BILE and dull sale too. we have two on
this creek that concluded to take little
exercise; so a. geared up NJ and hitched
her to the pillow NJ. did very well till
they SGt 10 the end of the row, and in
turning she got heE foot out ofth9 traces.
Then she cut big swell IoT d little
while. A got her Gained down and went
to work again and layed off and planted
two acres OF cotton in one day.
VIM. Edwards, the noted fisherman,
came to Worleysville, and as he crossed
the creek on tOot~log, he discovered
fine sucker, and he ran into G.. X. Il Cos
store and got some grabs, 10y this time
some ladies came up and were anxious
to see Bill catch his fish, and put in al
ter his fish and caught il. But UnlucEy
for him, some person had caught it and
tied it with string. Bill was complete
ly whipped, and could only say that he
could catch them if they were tied. We
glory in his spunR.
The Cumberland Presbyterians have ii
protracted meeting at Bethel Church the
fourth Saturday and Sunday in this
month We hope the time OF the re
freshings VIII come from the presence OF
the Lord. They have prayer meeting at
the same church every Sunday night.
In what way could the people OF God
employ their time better than in this
way?
The wheat crop is hatteriug at this
time
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Pack Mules Az Hampshire,

To the Editors OF the Herald and Mail:
Some time in the early part of last
winter | was in the Bluff City. | met
with j. n. Scribuer, and being well a.
quainted and particular friends, / en-
quired what had brought him to the
city. He said as long as he was started,
and two hundred miles from home, he
would tell me, but he had not intimated
his business to any person except his
partner, John c. Briggs. He then told
me he was on his way to the city OF
idaho for the purpose of purchasing
pack mules for the purpose of CONVEYING
freight from the McClanahan hill to
the termination of the Columbia and
Hampshire turnpike; that the road was
extremely muddy, and that the wagon
ers charged at least two prices for hauling
aud he believed that he and Briggs could
make money and convey the freight Tor
one~half the present rates, I told him
that thought il wonlH = "a had inra~ 81
nlent that mules raised sn far VEST
would not do we'll here. that a great
many OF them would die before tbey
would become acclimated; aud then in
the summer season when the roads be-
came good they would be useless stock :
lie said they had made arrangements
with the hrm OF Ward, Rains e Co., to
take all their pig iron to Nashville at 50
per ton, and they could realize ten or
twelve thousand dollars during the sum
mer season; and the mules would be
no expense. neither in shooting nor for
age; that they lived entirely on grass in
the summer and shrubs in winter, aud
he was perfectly satisfied that they could
pay for their mules, and Gear ten thou
sand dollars per year, if they could OBJ
tain trained mules, and drivers from
Mexico that understood their business.
told him knew nothing about the
mules or the trade in the western mar
ket. And j. n. Scribner, Esq, went
his way across the Mississippi river re>
lolclng' About two months afterward
saw mr.. Scribner in the city of Mem
phis, and read the following in a Little
Rock Ark paper
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Radical party, but the Democratic par
ty, and il now becomes us to come to-
gather cordially; the more SO as the ne
groes of this State, after the white peo>
pie have assisted them in building
churches and school houses, and have
taxed themselves to assist in elev ating
their race by free schools, have seen t
by their resolutions in late, convention
to array themselves against the white
people, and bring on the direct antago-
nism of race and color. In their hasty
seeking after social equality with the
white race, who have had centuries of
freedom and progressive education, they
have got to learn the stubborn lesson
once for all, that social equality with
the whites is an utter impossibility, and
to learn further, to content themselves
with the political equality, and that
with their mental a nd numerical inferl-
GRITTY, a contest for entire equality with
The white people, is vain and futile
undertaking. Then let US support our
nominees for the county offices, and
cheerfully work for their election, and
let the past be as nothing. Let the
Cheatham and Johnson Democrats come
together and forget their late differences,
and give each other credit for honesty
and sincerity in their late differences OF
vote and opinion. Prescription is wrong,
and ii any party reaction generally
WE6ckS tnOS6 VINO use IL. w = cdu COu~
ciliate the party in Maury county by
mutual kindness and concession; and 3
Maury county is entitled to the State
Senator for Maury and Williamson
counties, and q member of the lower
branch of the Legislature, let us then
as means of union and strength NOM
mate for the two seats in the Legislature
honest AMI capable men, representing
all the opposing elements to Radicalism
and the Civil Rights Bill. With such a
ticket as the talented Murphy for the
House and r. A. Glenn for the State |
Senate, long and tavorably known |
throughout the counties of Williamson |
aud Maury, as an upright Christian |
gentleman of superior judgment and |
sterling integrity, successful mer-
chant and practical farmer--such a |
a ticket would bring back peace and as
sured victory to the Democratic party. |
1t has been long years since the north |
side of Maury was represented in the
Legislature, and it is time that her |
claims should be recognized, although |
we do not wish our man to be nOmina-
ted simply because he is from the north
must be both competent and |
popular. Armstrong Glenn IS both.
While he is highly esteemed and uni
liked in Maury, his popularity
in Williamson is unbounded-probably
greater than that of any other man we
could put out. DEMOCRAT.
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day than three common men can. He
starts nc daybreak and darkness drives
him home.
The dry weather has caused our cher
~ trees to shed the greater portion of
their fruit. The apple and peach trees
have plenty on them yet. The peach
trees are more thankful for the gift than
man is; they have commenced to bow
down in thankfulness already, pointing
10 the four winds of the earth, as much
as to say, ''come all you unworthy
wretches and partake ofwhat God has
bestowed on you"
Corn is scarce up here, and those that
have it to sell, hold it at five dollars
per barrel. No wheat to sell at any
price. A fellow might borrow bushel
Or so if he had twelve or fifteen acres
growing, and take all they have to
spare, or you can't get bite at any
price
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.
NELSON HOUSE.

W, j. Riggs, Pulaski, Tenn; Hon. W.
o. N. Perkins, Franklin, Tenn; R. D.
Mccullough, Paris, Tenn; D. W. Cald.
we'll, Nashville, Tenn; c. Kramer. J. n.
Jourdon, L. H Branch, John Ruin.
Frank E. Williams, NJ. Joseph, r. S.
Hollins. w. s. Riddle, J. Dillenback.
Myer Werthan, Turner S. Foster, A. NJ.
B. Graham, Thomas J. Beckett, H. NJ.
Morrow, G. P. Rose, W. Mccormack,
Geo. NJ. jackson, St Louis, Mo; Amos
PIatt, Tom. W. Welles, M c. Flora, A.
Long, F. F. Myer, Louisville, Ky; A. B.
Schell, W. A. Jones, A. G. Roulstone,
Cincinnati Ohio; l. Tail, Jeff NJ. Word
B. A. Westerfeld, 7. Fl. Francis, T. B.
Clemens, Joseph Joseph, o. c. Wead,
Daniel Liebhart, Ohio; Jno. r. Kearney,
Philadelphia, Pa; T. H. Mann, Louis
Potsdamer, Richard Gaggin, Erie Pa;
Jno. F. Hunter, Norfolk, Va w. H. Rus
sell, Springfield Ohie; J. Eden, Wayne
furnace; W. H. II Lane, New York City,
B. S. WILDER, j. H. Hughes, S. A Nc
Dermott, J. W. Mather Chas J. Herbold,
Horace Ready. d. Butcher, D. 81. Lew
ellyn, Jno. Love, I. NJ. Hammond, Jno.
Dempsey and wife, Shelby, Ohio; Mrs
E. Cow, Water Valley Mississippi; L.
Fl. Black, Alabama; D. A. Akin, Texas
Columbia district, Tennessee Cen fer.
ence, Third Round of Quarterly
Meetings.
Prospect circuit, at Mt. Carmel, May %, "a.
Mt. Pisgah circuit, at Simpson Chapel,
May so, 81.
Nebo and Williamsport station, at Will
Transport, June Is, IA.
Mt. Pleasant circuit, at Mt. Pleasant, June
20, q.
Trinity circuit, at Trinity, June q, Is.
Nv HFiPk ApRhan1v. Il
4, s.
WELLBuRR MOONEY, p. E,
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United We Stand, Divided we Fail.

UuAteN We StanO, DIVIDED we rail-.
10 the Editors ofthe Herald ard Mol
At no time prior TO this has there been
more need of harmony and peace in the
ervatiYe~DemOcratic ranks, than at
the present. Torn by intestine teuds,
our broken columns may yet recOil from
the shock, and the bulWarks of Democ-
racy broken down by our own folly, our
proud old State may again bow to the
Radical yoke, and be engulfed in the
wave of degradation and shame, that
has swept oyer some Of our tairest States;
and after fritIerilg away our large mas
jority in Internal party strife, we may
be compelled to take ~'pot luck" with
South Carolina and Louisiana. A close
union of all the opposing elements of
Radicalism is what we need, but how TO
accomplish it is the thing. After MANY
years of the existence of the Democratic
party, there still fingers a feeling of
prejudice among many who now vote
with the Democratic party, to the name
of Democrat, though the measures which
once strung the tongues Of the old Wing
leader with woras of eloquence, are
now things OF the past, and the issues
upon which the ante-bsllUn DAr--
fought SO Vlznr"'''- -,,.Hcfacy
sapre's edge, and went out on the eHsan.
gulned field in battle-smoke. Yet a new
Democratic party has sprung up formed
from the old Wing and the old Demos
cratic parties and expurged from old OBJ
solete Ideas and actUated by love of
our common country and free institu-
tons, is to-day the champion and de-
fender of the supremacy of the white
race and a white mans government
The very essence OF a Repub licAn gov
ernment is Democracy, or the right of
the people to govern themselves, The
old Wing leaders who inscribed some of
the proudest names on the pages of
American political history, never differed
with the Democratic party On the greet
cardinal points OF self~governmont'a and
were the strongest advocates of a Demo-
cratic form of government. Then WHY
the prejudice to name, when we now
have hopes of no other party than the
conservative Democratic party? We
had better have Democratic party in
power in this State than negrogatic par
ty. We have tried the latter-one exper~
iment ought to be sufficient. We had bet
ter cease to remember old ami new party
strife and forget the past. We have now
no party that can make head against the
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For Tax ColIector.

We are authorized TO announce JAMES
H. GREGORY, as candidate for Tax Col
lector of Maury county, at the ensuing Au-
gust election.
We are authorized to announce Capt. A. A.
LIPSCOMB, as a candidate for Tax Collector
of Maury county, at the ensuing election
We are authorized to announce SAM. r.
WATKINS, as a candidate for Tax Collector
of Maury county, at the next election.
We are authorized to announce JOHN II.
COOPER, of Bear Creek, as candidate for
Tax Collector of Maury county, at the ensu-
ing August election.
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Blackburn then closed the meeting-hav-
ing recovered his votce-by saying that
"tffnes had a downward tendency, and un-
less something turns up, the children OF
those now before me, will become hewers OF
wood and drawers of water in less than
four or eight wears at farthestt' "a. e.-un-
less they voted for Blackburn Co, they
would be re-enslaYed.)
CATION dispersed. We spent the night with
one OF THE Old First" Blackburn staid with
Gregory and Albert, Balaam and Arch re-
turned to COlum bia.
This a condensed statement of the trans
actions and speeches you desired for publi-
cation. This is a round unvarniShed tale,
and we submit il without comment.
w. & L.
The above statement is correct with the
exception of not being full enough as 10
Hughes failure to answer questions as TO
civil Rights Bill. SIMS LATTA,
May Y, 1874. WI. WHIITTHoRSE.
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Columbia district, Tennessee Cen fer
ence, Third Round of Quarterly
COLUMBIA MARKET.
Office ofMARTIN, & EMBRY

Office OfMARTIN, & EMBRY !
-, May 2sth. 1874. !
BLnter-l5c. Dull
BeesIUo,-2n".
BiacsSre-75c.@l % u do1
BatLiI.p-l6 to 20c.
Cotton-DulI at 10 10 cts,
Cotton Seed-30c per 100 It's,
OGr1s-S5c loose from wagons; anu demand
C0Gee-25 to 28c for Rio by Sack Laguira %
to 30 Java So to 81.
Coal OiI-371zc by the barrel; 40@50c. p gal.
Candles-221ag25c. u 10.
Eggs-l0c. Scarce.
,>rte,. rr,eit-AppIes 81; for quarter Peaches
SIC; Peaches &c; Peeled Peaches l212 TO l5c.
FIour4.00 to 500 per 100 lbs,
Ginger-40350o.
German MflTet-225 to go q bushel.
Hungarian Grass Seed-200. a bushel.
Ldrd-In new Cooperage, lie; In dig, 5.
in old.
Lime-5O@6Oc. y bushel.
MedL-90c from wagons.
Missouri Millet-l50.
MoIasses and Syrups-common, 75c.glOO; gol-
den syrup, SI3l.25.
Pea Nuts-l.$5. Better feeling.
Peppsr-3594Go.
Rice-ll@l2G.
SaJt-325 $50. for bu; for 515 b
SOGp-l0915c.
SOda-10@12c.
Sugdr-New Orleans, I09I4c; Demerara, lag
l5c; sugar, l5c; crushed and granulated,
I5129I6c.
Ted-1.25@2. so u 70.
TduOlD-6c. 3 IL,
WooE-Dul1 at quotations, 20 to Az.
Wheat-l0eiGl 80; Dull.
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We are authorized to announce JOHN
LAMAR as a candidate for reelection 10
the office of Constable Of the 9th civil dis
trtct of Maury country, Mt the ensuing Au-
gust election.
WORKMAN, Red FIN as a candidate for
reelection to the Office of Constable Of the
18th district of Maury county, at the ensu-
ing August electiOn-if Joe is willing
We are authorized 10 announce MARCUS
l.. DICK PERRY as q candidate for Con-
stable in the 9TH civil district Of Maury
county, at the ensuing August election.
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

Notice is hereby S'- .L.4 l. n gu..,
Se0azssts3" d. w. Witherspoon, II. W.
i. 4. l.. Cochran, W. B. Gordon.
Nathan Vaught, John A. Engle and others,
WorshipfuI Master, Wardens and Brethren OF
Columbia Lodge No. 81, i; A. NJ, have
filed their petition in the Ghancery Court at
Columbia, Maury county, Tennessee setting
and WORDING under a charter from the Grand
Lodge Of +. & A. M, Of the state Of Tonnes
See and that they ask to be incorporated un,
StvIe Of "Columbia Lodge No. 81 Free and
Accepted Masons," and that they have grant
OF unto them the power Of suing and being
with; of holding, buying and selling, and con-
veying property both real and personal, 10 es-
tablish Seal and tor such other powers as
may be necessary for the purposes cOntcm pla-
ted; and that they ask for such other DEGREES
as may be necessary to carry into eject the
incorporation of said lodge not inconsist-
ent with the laws of the State.
NAYS. 1874. d. d, COOPER, q. 4 NJ.
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This is no "catch- penny trick - Ii is no
humbug. lam satisfied in my own mind
that Walcott's Pain Paint, will cure any
pain. If you doubt ii, come and will givu
you full test; or If you purchase bottle
and you are not satisfied, will return zoe
the money.
want travelling agent in the Southern
portion OF this county. J. o. YORK,
Agent.
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1t is very cooling, and subdues heat and
Inflammation.
1t Will not burn or smart the skin.
1t requires no rubbing.
Burns can never blister If used immedi-
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1t heals bruises in one day that would re-
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Headache is cured in ten minutes.
Toothache and Neuralgia are cured with
out trouble.
Pain in the Chest and ShouIder-blades are
relieved at the first application.
1t will cure all open wounds or ulcers OF
any kind.
An pain can be made better at the first ap-
plication.
Try 1t and be convinced. my22-tf.
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Al.
He is Invited 20 Address the Citizens
of Maury, and Accepts.

~
Among the pleasant incidents of the
day yesterday in the midst of the great
crowds throngipg the Maxwell House,
was the sudden and unexpected deleRa-
ton OF Maury County citizens at the ex-
Presidents rooms. The delegation was
composed of men of all parties as was
announced by MIR. G. S. Hill, of Column
bia, in a well-timed and appropriate
little speech, to which Mr.. Johnson re-
sDonded with feeling and earnestness.
The meeting was pleasant one, and
AS it turned out, the object was to invite
the eX President to address the people
of Maury County. Mr.. johnson re-
sponded that if he could be of any SER
vice to his countrymen in meeting and
comforting with his fellow citizens he
would take great pleasure in doing so,
and with none would he more delight
to mingle than the good citizens of Maui
Banner
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TOIIN G.. HORSLEY,
- JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
Columbia. Tenn.
CHANCERY SALE
u OF House AND LoTs.

~ OF HOUSE AND LOIS.
By virtue of decree OF tho Chunccry
Court at Columbia, Tenn, rendered ut its
December term, 1878, Ina tile ease OF James
Nevils ". W. n. Cunningham, l viii sell
20 the highest bidder ut the court-housss
door in the town Of Columbia, GA Monday,
the 18th day Of June. 1874, "a house and two
lot, described aud bounded as follows: Tho
first, beginning iu the centre of Knob
Creek, near a small calvert ON the santa
Re Pike, in front Of the residence Of I'd.
Partcc; running thence north 50 west va
chains, through four and an sycamore,
with !. II. Thomas line 90 "a stake la said
line; thence south degree, b minutes, s.f5
chains 20 the centre 81 Knob Creek; thence
northeast degrees, chains with tho me
andcrs Of the centre az tho
creek 10 the beginning, aud containing .
acres, ro1ds, 80 3d. TOD prrchc-. The second
lot: Beginning go the stuarin the centre 90
Knob Creek, ucur The smnlle~t cutysrt, in
front Ofthe dwelling Of tho said Cunning
ham; thence north % uDg-, " lu.bl chains,
to "a cherry tree lu ". a.. sellers line. thence
north degree, cust N8.l chains 60 the CEN
tire OF the creek near ~ large sycamore;
thence down the centre of The creek with
It's menudors 90 the beginning, contalng 4
acres. ? rpOds and 25.lU pcfches. said
house and lots viii bc sold for cash.
May %, 1874, ID. b. COOPER, q. An,