The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-07-31
AROUND TOWN.

Venus, the evening star, Is now SJetully
growing brighter, and can be seen with
Great bTiIliancy from sunset till midnight
Jupiter follows in her wake, and shines with
glowing fervor, and disappears beneath the
Rorizon about ten o'clock. Nearly all the
large planets can now be seen curing tne
clear evenings. Venus will be visible Tor
five months, after which il Will disappear
from our view to take active part In It's
transit across the suns disc, december yin,
and may be seen in Eastern Asia, and Aus
fralia, and at other places in the Eastern
Continent, after which II Will return ana pc
Visible as morning star about the middle OF
DeCemb her. The next transit OF venus WuI
take place December 9Th, 1882, and will be
visible in the western part of the United
States, and the next following viii not take
pIaca until June Sth, 2OOi, and Will be fully
Visible ON this continent. The last state
ment should be cut out and preserved Tor
The following prisoners were taken to
the penitentiary last Tuesday: Charley
Haggart white; John Porter, col; William
jackson, col; Steve watkins COL; BOD
Wilkes.
Side Academy, Capt. 4. F. AydelOtt, Princi-
nal Can't. AydelOtt is a teacher OF long exc
perience and has quite an enVlable reputa-
THE building committee of the NJ. f.
Church at this place have determined TO
commence building. Contractors will do
well TO read the notice and act accordingly.
CAPT a. w. Clifford has been appointed
limited states Gauger in this district, Capt.
clifford was i'm the Federal army and de-
serves the favOTs of his government. lie
stands well in this community as a citizen
ms Mr. Magnire, sexton of Rose Hill Gene
terry, says that in the new grave yard ad-
Joining Rose Hill, the cOlOred people bury
their dead too shallow. He has called the
attention OF the Mayor and others to ii, but
the shallow burytng Is still going on.
There are three colOred persons buried to
-Ioe Lawrence, col, not long since,
Knocked down a Nashville man twice be-
cause ne heard him ask his wife, Maria, to
run on with him and marry him.
George HeltOn may have caused II, but
any way, he told the woman that he would
not take her abuse and intended to whip
he would wait until eight O'Clock, before
carrying his threat into execution. In a
short while he asked Mr.. VIM Brown II II
zgaS eight o'clock. Mr.. Il. looked at ms
watch and said yes. The irate Helton then
walked across the street and gave the wo-
man a whipping, which he was fully able to
do being a strong man, and she small
woman. The Recorder interviewed Mr..
nelton the next day, and from the strong
saw that Mr.. Helton should donate s. to-
wards graveling the streets. Bravo Helton.
-Watermelons. peaches and apples are IN IN
Horace Rainey's fine peaches.
Vaughn & Naught showed us splendid
Tennessee made two horse wagon, which
they sell ut the low price OtSl5.
Mays 4 DOdson recovered Judgment
before a Justice, for SlJO, against a. -. T. n.
Parish for killing their horse sophia" by
excessive driving one hot June Sunday.
p. ]. McNulty & Co, contractors, COM
last Monday. The first thing done was to
tear down the belfry or cupOla, preparatory
TO taking out the front. The Presbyterians
scatter around among the other denomina-
Our people did not attend the session of
the Institute this week. No one could have
gone without being benefited.
"A lady friend accidentally fell down stairs
at her residence a few days ago, which caus-
Ell her to have a black eye and bruised face.
As she has threatend to make her ugly nus
band whip us if we publish anything about
it, it is probably best for us not TO do so.
VIM. Benner and Thos Glenn had a fight
in front of Hammer Hall last Saturday,
BenneF was hurt on the head with pistol.
-WoOdson y. Davis struck John Latta, IT.,
City Marshal, last Monday evening with
stick. Some citizens separated the COM
batantS, and prevented what threatened 10
be a serious difficulty between these gen
GTbe new Steam Mill at the Depot is in
full blast, and we expect to give full de-
scription of 1t in our next. II Is turning out
beautiful -four.
Around town We had splendid season, but
an portions of the county it scarcely sprin-
kIed Harmon ID. Sanders tells us that none
fell ON his fathers place, on Rutherford
creek but Bear creek got a fne rain. He
says Tuesday is the day Tor RUTHERFORD
seem to separate the clouds. Mr.. Sanders
saws he has a field in which the effect of the
rain and drouth is plainly visible, There
are two rows side by side, one of which got
plenty of rain and is looking black ana hne,
and the other got no rain, ana is smalI anu
about this the next time we see him,
our SNAKE, Tom HIIIfard.
Tom billiard, OF BigbyYille, presented US,
last Wednesday, with q large live rattle
snake. Tom and Polk Hilliard caught MIN
near Prospect, Giles county, last sunday.
Taking walk through the woods, they dis
covered his snakeShip, and Polk immedl-
atel 3 proposed that they capture him alive.
They cut long pole, with short forl<sat the
small end, which they put over the snakes
head Tom stood of and held the end of
the stick, while Polk stripped some bark of
a limb and went mp TO tie the snake around
the neck, which is much smaller than the
head OF body, of all poisonous snakes
While Polk was thus engaged, the snake
5erISed his head loose, and Polk Sprang back
ont OF his way. Tom put the stick on his
neck again. aud held Inn so fast that Polk
succeeded in tying him fast, and then tied
the string to the end % long pole. They
carried him to the house, made a box and
put him in il, and Tom brought him to
us. lie IL now on exhibition at the HER
AID ofiice-a small live chicken for his din
uer being the usual fee. In the capturing
struggle, the snake got his rattles broken,
but lac has still enough to sing feC songs.
he has been visited by many people, big
and little. We have named him tom
HilHard,' regardless Of sex.