The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-04-03

ual medium-Mr. Willie Howard. He hal
created u considerable sensation by calling
up dead friends of young ladies ana BehIe
men.
Il young man, H. K, living near Mt
Pleasant, who never laughs, put smiles
set of splendid teeth, His sweet heart is in
fine spirits since the purchase.
Trout angling has not fairly begun yet
| A few however, have been caught Joe
| Dew caught a splendid string at the Ashton
| dam, on Rutherford creek, one of them
Weighing three pounds and half which
spirit. John W. Thompson caught twelve
at the same dam one morning before break
! has been poor at the Webster dam on Big
! Bigbee. We learn that Mai. Ben. Harris
caught a four FOUNDER out of Clear Prong,
RIVER nsnlng Is very poor, only lew year
| ling trout having been caught-with worms.
"A negro woman named Adellne For
man named Henry Thompson, near this
place was taken suddenly i'll last Sunday
evening after returning from church, and
Tuesday evening died. No physician was
called. She had every symptom of being
poisoned.
Last week we passed up the Bear Creek
road, and found II very bad, indeed. After
travelling such road, it is hard to realize
that we live in the 18th century, and in
county that ranks second to none in point
of the fertility of its soil, and of the intelli-
gence of its citizens. We are told that all
the other roads in the county are just as
bad, with one or two exceptions. Surely
our County Court will do something to rem
edy this terrible evil at their Quarterly
term next Monday. At the Sulphur Spring,
which we found as good as it ever was, was
a train of wagons, carrying family back
to Rutherford County, from Arkansas. They
said they had been 10 Arkansas, and had all
got sick, and their looks verified their as
sertion, and were now going back to Ruth
erfOrd County to live and die. 1t took them
nearly all day to get through the Leftwich
Lane.
We publish to-day, a card from Samuel
*. watkins, candidate for Tax Collector, an
nouncing that he is an independent candi-
date, and will not submit TO the primary
election. We sincerely regret this action
on the part of our esteemed friend, for II he
had received the nomination, 1t would have
afforded us 81 eat pleasure to have supported
him. lift were possible for him to be elect
ed, as an Independent, he would make
good officer, but his candidacy can only re-
suit in danger Of electing Radical candi-
date, 1.-THE Radicals put out a man, which
they are apt to do.
We publish an article from the Wabash
(lndlana) Plain Dealer, giving an account OF
q visit of a citizen of that county, Henry |
Bechtol, to Middle Tennessee. Mr.. Bechtol |
came TO MauTy County, and we believe he
any other he visited. Right here we de-
sire to say that our farmers should take
more pains to exhibit our county to North
ern farmers who come here in search of
homes. There is no lack of welcome to all
such, but they should exhibit ii oftener.
1t is expected of the Quarterly Court |
which cOnvenes next Monday, that they |
will make some movement in the direction |
of securing good roads. Will they do it?
MIR. Hugh L. Gordon, who has so faith |
Public Instruction, has signified his inten- |
ton OF resigning the position next Monday.
several excellent gentlemen are offering for |
the position. !