The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-06-19

courts of the county, from that district;
there has not been man placed IN Lhe
Jail from that district for twenty years pasl;
these was never a radical vote cast IN mat
district except when A. NJ. Hughes was
candidate for Judge. There is not a man IN
the district who ever took advantage OF the
bankrunt law and further, has never furn-
ished convict for the penltenlary.
In the 5th civil district, Wise Trousdales
mules continued to break over the fence
OF w. j. Moore, and destroy the wheat OF
Mr.. Putnam, a tenant OF ". j. Moore, BY
advice OF Justice Prewett, Mr.. Putnam lock
ed up Mr.. TrOusdale's mules, and could only
get them by replevin, which he did.
Williams Il Hutchinson's portable steam
mill, between Southport and Bucksnorg
was burned down recently. II Is supposed
TO have been set on fire. The loss was aooul
SlJOO. 1t is loss TO the nelghbornoou, a.
they ran a corn mill two days IN e;tcL1 u, MeSA.
Mr. Williams has been at work on CoWley
x MerOney's boiler, at santa Fe
Mr.. K G. :. Mcclure, who lives on the
old Hugh Porter place, on Bear creek
brought us several stalks Of cotton last sat
urday, which were nearly, or quite TWO Ieet
long. This was much larger than any we
had seen.
eight miles from this place on the Pulaski
pike was on his way TO town, in company
with a young Doctor of his nelghborhoOd,
in an ex press wagon, when near this place,
was thrown from the wagon. The Doctor
struck terra firma first and the portly gent
on top of him. They had bottle with
them, which was broken; it, however, was
empty, but had they been returning home
instead of coming to town, the cause OF the
accident might be easily explained, as
neither of the gents" is above suspicion.
We heard the other day OF young gent
OF our town who paid visit TO a young
lady on the Pulaski pike, and desiring to
put on his best appearance washed his lace
and brushed his hair four times before leav-
ing town. The young lady he expected to
see, but did not, was frOm Alabama.
-. ). Cross, Superintendent of the Poor
house has been losing his hogs very mystic
Tiously- He now shoots every dog he finds
tho nlapa no they bird q dogs.
Geo. Brown, lunatic, sometime ago, was
brought from the Asylum, and lodged III
Jail, to be turned loose next morning that
he might go home, in the Bigbyvllle count
~. He did not know the way home and he
was recommitted to Jail, where he remained
for some time. when he was transferred to
the Poor house, where he is doing well. He
did not want to leave jail, and was taken
away by force.
A benedict having no fear of the here
after, says that old Bachelors, when they
die, turn to old grey horses, feed on short
pastures in which there Is no shade or
water, but plenty of dies. That fellow de-
serves to be beat on the head by broom
stick-if he has not already been done so.
One of Nashville's fascinating blondes, |
Miss McR., is visiting Judge w. p. Ms beau
tiful daughters, The young men OF town |
are happy.
James " Haynes brought large float |
Of cedar rails, posts, &c, from the neigh |
bOrhOod of HardisOnS Mills, last week |
They are for safe. Mr.. Haynes and John |
killed a young rattlesnake at Sow
rll's upper mill as they came by. 1t had |
only one rattle, and its parents are SuppOs- |
I'd to be close by. Bill AdkisSCn, the miller, !,
SAYS he is going to tear down that bluff |
puT what he Will catch the old ones.