The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-02-20
AROUND TOWN.

~ lof situated near the old Woodside
warehouse, deceased, about one eighth OF an
acre, and belonging to the estate Of Wick
Frier>on, deceased, was sold by order of the
ChanCery Court, last Saturday, for S40O, 1t
1t was purchased by {. NJ, steele, who viii
probably erect a grocery store on NJ. IL
seems that the price of land Il increasing
rapidly in the Southern portion Oflown.
Saturday night DR.. r, Z. Wilkes, of Tex
rs, preached in the NJ. T.. Church, on the
subject OF "sfn." II was powerful serm on,
and produced conviction in the minds of
many sinners. DIR. Wilkes sermons are
strong chains of inyincible logic, and yet his
style Is 50 peculiar that il is very attractive.
DT. X. 4. \ Dung arrived here on the night
train, saturday and preached sunday
morning from the 5Sth verse of the 18th
chapter OF LIST Corinthians. Therefore, my
beloved brethren, he ye SteadtaSt, unnONe-
able, always Astounding in the work of the
Lord, for as much as We know that your
labor is not in vain in the Lord He said
one reason some people were not SteadtlSt
was because they did not believe in and
love Christ enough. Three famous Unitd-
Iarlan preachers, E1waId everett Jared
sparks and Ralph Waldo Emerson quit
preaching simply because they did not love
and believe in Christ sufficiently. Dr.
OOun1's sermon was very fine Indeed. The
congregation was large, and the Doctor was
heard To say, 81 never before preached to
congregation composed of so many young
persons" When lie came out of the pulpit,
many of the ladies of the church met him
and shook him by the hand He has always
been great taVoritc with Columbia ladies.
Nine persons Joined the church, seven of
whom were baptized. Before reading the
vows, the pastor explained one or two OF
them to mean that they were not to dance,
or go to theatres ana such fTiVolitiCS. At
night Dr. Wilkes preached another splendid
sermon, from the third verse of the third
chapter of John. lie said there were some
things Christians believed, which were not
absolutely essential TO salvation, Even
baptism might be Classed among them, be-
cause there are many good Christians who
believe immersion il the only mode, and
Others equally as good VINO DeileNe SpLInk-
ling Is the tglc mode Belief IN predcstina-
tiOl, tree will, etc, il held by different bod
les of Christians, and they cannot be es-
sential 10 salvation. But there are some
things which are 50 plain and unequivOCal
that there can Toe no installing them. The
new birth, or conve version, is one of these. 1T
IS plainly taught in the Bible. The preach
err described what the new birth was not,
aud finally what il was, and altogether il
was complete aud most satisfactory SER
-Quoth ahen-pecked husband, or crusty
bachelor, we don't know whiCh-"Why will
the ladies talk less in this month than
any other in the year? Because ii has only
~ days in it
Bob Brown, a colorcd Iunatic, living in
the eth district, ana who has been i'll the
asylum, FOR some time, was brought to Co
Ium bia from Nashville lately and turned
loose, but he did not know the way home
and was replaced in Jail, for safe keeping.
Henry JOTdOn- Mollie Morgan and Eliza
Webster, all colored, have been placed in
Jail, on Gaplas charged with adultery:
-COrnella Anderson, a cOlored lunatic has
been sent TO the asylum.
During the rain and wind storm of Fri
day evening, last, frame house Of Mr.. l..
WOod,-HOdge's addition, in course OF cree
ton, was blown down.
The best information to be had about
coffee, l. that II Is going up II you have II
to buy, don ask the price of II, as you may
he deferred from buying it, 1t l. said there
are grounds for this unsettled condition OF
the coffee market.
The next election for county officers is
in August, In November, the people will
vote Tor members of the State Legislature,
Congressman and Governor
Two OF Spring Hills most bea uulul
Monday.
Hon w. ID. Wilson, trustee Tor VI. Jo-
scph- has sold out about six thousand dol
lars worth of goods, within about a month.
This would indicate that he knew how to
manage things.
Russell Houston, col, of Mississippi, son
of Aleck Houston, col, of this place, is now
here on visit To his parents. < year or two
ago, he represented lSSeuuPna county, in
the Legislature of Mississippi. He was for
merly a barber in Columbia. Russell in
forms MS that Tom White, col, native OF
this town, i now Circuit Court Clerk OF
SoNubee county, in Mississippi. 1t seems
that Maury county negroes, like their FORM
CT masters, generally become persons OF i'm
pOTtanCe when they go South.
We understand that DIR. w, \. Smith of
the Columbia AthenRum, has accepted an
invitation to deliver an address before the
Convention OF Teachers that is 10 meet in
We notice with much pleasure, that FREE
quently when the pastor of the Methodist
Church gives out hymn, he requests all
the congregation TO join in singing IL,
Prayer itself is scarcely more spiritual or
beautiful than earnest, devout congrega'
tiOnRl singing, and no church can afford to
do without it, and yet majority of the peo-
pie go to church without ny mn books, and
take no more part in the singing than they
do in the preaChing-leaSi the choir and
the preacher TO do both. 1t is "A tendency
toward dead Journalism, which should not
be tolerated.
The tax assessors books and blanks
have been received by the County Court
Clerk, and are ready for delivery TO the as
The snow, the ugly snow, came asst
"Wednesday morning, aud went soon after
ward.
woman were seen to meet in the street,
which ofcourSe,iS no uncommon occu rrence
The man extended the woman his hand hnf
She very demurely folded her arms, looked
at him. and laughed. They walked togeth-
er short distance, ana the woman, sudden
" left the man and ran TO the store of Mr..
r. W. Philips. or course, the strange man
ner in which the woman acted, created in
quiIy, Our reporter learned that they are
man and wife, and were married in TINS
place not long since, against the wishes OF
the woman parents, because tney are
cousins. After their marriage they lived in
Nashville, where the husband bought a lot
aud decided n TO his wife, but lately has
parents some months ago, but has persistent
" refused to join her husband, although he
has earnestly beSouSht her to do SO. Being
denied abundance 10 her fathers house. ne
was under the impression that il he could
hut get TO talk with his wife, he could in
duce her 10 accompany him 10 his place OF
business. i'm Alabama, but the accidental
meeting with her on the street last Monday,
and the harsh manner IN which she treated
him. has dispelled that bright illusion,
Monday evening the young man attempted
TO commit suicide by shooting himself, but
was prevented and the pistol taken from
him. We hope their differences may be
amicably adjusted and yet live happy to-
getheT.
since the above was in type, we are hap
DIV TO state that the man and wife have
made up all differences between them.
The following letter was left in the cell
by one OF the prisoners who tried TO break