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The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-01-30
Negro Man Fouud Dead.

Yesterday morning the bridge carpen-
ter of the railroad, notified w. o. Cor
don, at Duck River Station, that man
was lying in the river under the rail
road bridge. AL. Hughes and Sam
Daimwood went down and got canoe,
and brought the dead body to the bank.
Esq. Gordon summoned the following
Jury of Inquest: Al. Hughes. T. NJ
Leneave, Ksmp Farris, VIM, Notgrass,
Eli Harris, VIM. Sedberry and Sam
DaimwOod, who, after a full investiga-
ton, reported thai the dead man was
unknown; that he had been dead a con-
siderable time; that he was a colGred
man, and had on dark colored eottonade
pants with yellow stripes; had on shoes
patched at the toes; that the head was
bare of hair, and the skin had slipped
of the face, except in few places where
it was held by the clothing; that there
was hole under the arm, supposed to
have been made by bullet. The jury
also reported that he was murdered and
thrown into the river to conceal the
deed. We think the jury is mistaken
in their conclusion. A negro man was
drowned al the old Huey Mill, now
owned by Sowell IL Hardison, month
or two ago, whose body was never
found. The river was up at the time,
and no doubt the body was carried down
to the railroad bridge, where it was ac-
cidentally found as above described.
We are much obliged to MIR. Leneave
for giving us these facts. 1t will be re-
membered that the dead body of Bar
more was found in the river at this same
railroad bridge in 1859.
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NEW ADVERTIs EMENTs.

Read DIR. Vesey's advertisementin an
other column. He says his medicines
are not yankee Humbugs,n and will
cure and yet not poison the system.
J. j. Wilson has opened a family gro
Gerry in the house formerly occupied by
S. p. Norton Is Co., and proposes to sell
cheaper than anybody. Give him a call.
Don't fail to read the advertisement OF
the "COx and Box" in another column
1t promises to be one of the most enjoya~
BILE amateur entertainments ever given
in Columbia.
John E. Ashton has taken entire con-
troll of the Columbia Mills. He is the
son OF a man who knew all about mills,
and is one OF the incest and best young
men in all the country. Read his adj
vertisement.
Ance Nichols and NJ. L, jackson are
announced this week for Trustee w.
J. Whitthorne came out for Circuit
Court Clerk, last week.
Judge Martin offers soma valuable
real estate for sale.
Capt. a. +. Aydelott proposes to sell a
good homo on the Pulaski pike.
DR.. Perry offers come good land for
ao1a
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wILLIAMsPORT ITEMS.

Rugged winter, with icy letters has
manacled the earth. Iclcles, pure as
those which chung on dams temple"
have glistened among leafleSs branches.
Snow, the beautiful snow, impartial as
He who sent it, has covered alike hill
side and valley. But the ice and the
snow, in one short week have gone.
leaving only in their wake, the chilling
reflection bat thus all of earth is fleet
ness and instability.
Farmers are making some movement.
The sound of the axe and the heavier
strokes of the maui are heard among
tImber>clad hills, while tattling echo re-
peats and re repeats the sound. Tall
stacks of new, white rails, dotted here
and there, mark the result. The right
ing and building of fences, clearing
away briers, etc, is the work OF the
hour.
We are happy to state that Rev.
r. G. Linn, who was so terribly torn on
his arm by gin-saw, and whose life had
been despaired of, is said to be improv-
ing, and hopes are entertained of his re-
covery. This we know will be crafty
ing to his wide and extended circle of
friends.
Rev. Jno. S. Frierson, who has been
the regular afficiating minister in the
Presbyterian Church of this place for
twenty successive years, we understand.
he desires TO be relieved of his charge
at this place, urging his request on the
ground that he thinks a change would
be beneficial to the church. No man
ever enjoyed more completely the conf
dence of this community or stood higher
in the estimation of those who knew
him, or is more universally respected
and IOv ed by every one here, than Mr..
FriersOr. His faithfulness TO duty, his
promptne~s and punctually, his benevO-
lence and charity, and above all, his
Christian spirit. has endeared him to all,
and enshrined him IN the hearts of his
brethren Our solace in parting with
him, is the knowledge that our loss is
but the gain of those among whom he
may hereafter labor.
Mrs. Jane II. Y. Greenfield is dead,
the announcement of which sends a
thrill of regret through every heart.
The writer of this will not attempt any
thing like even brief of the character
of this most estimable lady. An ADLER
pen will no doubt avail itself of the
melancholy pleasure of noting some of
the leading traits in the character ofthis
most excellent woman and devoted
Christian. Her burial took place at
Arkland, where she lived and died, and
her remains buried at Green Plains by
the side of her husband, to whose mem>
ory she chung with all the tenderness of
a wife's devotion. A large number of
the nei : b bors were present at the burial.
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COLUMBIA MARK RI.

ONCE ofMARTIN, EMBRY n wRTGuT, /
Jan. 10Th, 1873.
Bacon-s to 81 round.
Butter-25c. to Sic.
BeesLUdr-2Oc.
Blackin0 al 10 v doz
BGiLiH0-l6 to zoe.
Cotton--Dull at 1917 for Low MiddIing.
Cotton See,i-2J to &c per loo fhS
COrH-GUc loose from wagons: demand liRhi
AT prices, no shipping demand.
COGee-Rio. 30 q; Lava, q 40; IE,guirH "a d2i,
Coal OH-371Sc by the barrel: u,t1 SIC > gnt
Candles 3S92jc. b n.
Ep0s-2Oc. Scarce
Dried Fruit-Apples 81; for quarter Peache,
SIC; Peaches &C.; Peeled Peaches l218 TO 49,
EtoWr-4.OO to 800 yer 100 hs.
Ginoer-40G5Oc.
Iron Tes-I0 to lie
Lard-In new Copperage, &c; Ia old, s.
in old.
Lime-5Oa6Oc. p busheI.
Medt-75c from W ,gons
Motasses and Svrups ~ mon. f5c-.Hl'H. goo
den syrup, Sl4l y.
Pea Nuts-l.25 Better fe hing.
pePper-35GIUc.
Rice-ll@l2".
Sait-3 IS TOR bu 800 tor S., 10
SOdp-lOGloc.
.SOdd-l0Gl2c.
Sugdr-NCw Orle ms, li1rl.r,. 4,,..u-r,t,, ..
loo; SUGAR, - cruSilsd .n7 rtuuHal'
Is l7ts l6c
Tea -l.21as.JO
TdLot0 -6''. a n.
Wool -Du / at qu ,ratiolS. - 20 t..
Whsd-l.ol q 30; for Rd 10 rhnir.' White.
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Dick SAMSON has returned from Texas,
and Charley Perry Cecil is happy-to say
nothing of how the Nv. A. 3. feel about II.
DR. A J. Baird, of Nashville, will lecture
for the benefit of the Library Association
on Wednesday and Thursday nights next,
the 4th and 5th of Feb, at the Cumberland
PRESBYTERIAN Church here. His lectures are
hfghly Interesting, and those who hear MIN
will enjoy a rich treat.
There are two lunatics in the Jail, Ike
Hough ami Caroline Anderson, both color
ed. Ike is very inoffensive and humble
boy, but Caroline is a desperate case, and
were ii not for the furnace, she certainly
would freeze this winter, as she will not let
any clothing stay on her. The reason they
have not been sent to the Asylum, is be-
this county being complete.
i. NJ. F. SmithsOn, the blind preacher,
VIII preach at the Christian Church in this
place tonight. 1t would be useless TO say
anything OF his eaTnestneSS and power of
interesting his audiences, to those who had
the pleasure of hearing him last summer.
Rev. J. c. Mitchell, d. D., pastor of the
Presbyterian Church in this place, preached
a sermon last Sunday morning, on the
"Cities of Refuge" of the olden time, and
made a very fOrcible and beautiful spiritual
application. He said, among other things,
that some people held the doctrine, "once
in grace, always in grace" but he did not:
Last Sunday, the pastor of the NJ. e.
Church announced that "Love Feast"
would be held Friday night (to-night), and
that the second Quarterly meeting would
commence Saturday tomorrow. The Pre-
siding Elder will preach, and the sacrament
OF the Lords Supper will be administered
Sunday.
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Attic Salt
To he Editors Of The Herald and Mail

! To The Editors of The Herald and Mail:
Our attention was recently called to
an effusiOn addressed to Miss IN. B."
in your issue of the 10th. Now we do
not wish to be the mears of cropping the
wings ofany ''fledgling' in his first eff
forts to achieve renown in the art OF po-
etry, but perhaps few brief criticisms
on this effort, evidently his first, will
have tendency to blunt his spurs,
which are entirely too sharp for his
short winded Pegasus. 1t may be that
the disease that was SO prevalent ashort
time since called "epizOoty," extended
its Influence even over the winged
steedsof the bards, but if such was the
case, the common caution OF moderate
exercise, for humanity's sake, should
have prompted our author, even in his
enthusiasm, to spare the throes and ago
MES of his sdeu courser From the ex-
travagant expectations to this "most
bHauteous of human fOwess,n (which
we suppose to be some imaginary be-
ing, there is just ground to believe
that the author was at a loss for Ian
guage to Express his unbounded enthu-
slasm. In the first verse he intimateS
that the onject to which these "lines"
are addressed, is beautiful flower; in
the second verse, he wants the pathway
of this Flower" to be strewn with flow
ers; in the third verse, he describes this
flower as having heart and the power
OF dreaming, and even possessed with
fairy feet" in the fourth verse this
flower becomes "lOvely SPIRIT" to
whose "SpOtlesS soul" are compared
white lilies" and "white vioIets,"
which by the way, is an unusual color
for violets, as the name indicates. In
the second verse he says, "may all thy
life be days of sunny hours" Now this
would do for the Inhabitants of the &C.
lestial world, but if the object of his |
alteration is possessed ofterrestrial hab- |
it's, it would be rather inconvenient to |
foregO the pleasure of a morning nap, |
while rosy dawn is rolling up the cur
tains OF the night. Besides, if this OBJ |
ject be a PIeiad as intimated, its pale |
luStre in the galaxy would be invisible |
in the glow of eternal sunshine. The |
first line of the last verse is indeed a |
most remarkable expression, but in |
perfect harmony with the ideas express
ed above: Thou most wOndrnus one |
most fair" Mos wondrous" 1--WE |
because of thy power to pos
sess so many different forms. First a
flower, then dreamer next spirit and
finally PIeiad in heaven, and perhaps
a lost one at that! In the second line OF
{ he first verse, he uses the prom Oun him
in the objective case, and leaves the
verb "may protect" to protect itself as
best it can withOuta subject However,
it may have this consolation, that the
verbs bring" and ''strew" in the sec
Ond verse, are left to share the same
fate. Waving farther criticism, we de-
sire to say that the effort is highly cred~
table, and gives great promise of tu-
ture eminence in the galaxy OF poets.
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CULLEOKA ITEMS.

Our farmers are already preparing for
another crop repairing fences, cutting
oriers and clearing up generally. Hence
they are seen in town but seldom.
few of our early birds are moving the
pillow when the weather is suitable.
Williams McG4w IL Hobbs are NOV
ing right along in fixing mp their plan
ing mill, and will soon be ready to fill
all orders tor flooring, weather boarding,
sash, blinds, mouldings of all styles and
sizes, hubs, spokes and fellOes, all of
which they propose to sell as cneap as
they can be bought anywhere. This is
an enterprisiDg firm, and we wish them
success.
Drs. Frank Wilkes and E. Y. Murphy.
late of the Honewell cOun ry, have hung
out ii partne: ship shing.e, and notify
The pu bic that they are ready at all
times to give their professional services
to the afflicted. Young is nice man, d
clever gentleman and good doctor,
but he lacks one of the essentials nec~
eSsary to success-that is clever wife,
without which young many of his age
can hardly be recogniz ed as citizen.
Mr.. McCOrkle opened school at the
old Pie san Grove Academy, on NJ N
day last He is native of Alabama.
and comes we'll recommended.
ESQ. N. T. Moore is building resi-
de ce in the beautiful woods just north
east of the depot. His old friends &C
cuse him of entertaining serious no.
tiOnS.
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Mr.. George White was the second best

i Mr.. George White was the second best,
| coming within three birds of Mr.. Nc
| Kay. The community was fully repre-
! sented and both Columbia and franklin
! were represented by honored delega-
tions of lovely women and gallant men.
The elite of our country honored the oc>
casion with their presence. The minisS
try of various denominations were out
in full force Besides the resident min
listers, all of whom were present, there
was with us our talented Presiding Ell
der, Rev. r. p. Ransom, and the gifted
and popular pastor of the Methodist
Church in Columbia, Rev ]. p. Meier
rim, One of the most pleasant features
of the evening was the joyous and happy
throngs of girls and boys, to whom was
appropriated a separate room, where, In
plays, prOmenades, conversations and
miniature cOurtships, they were all as
gleeful a set as were ever seen, and even
our bachelor heart was carried back 10
childhood's halcyon days, causing
''lOve's young dream" to SO warm the
tender emotions of our heart, that we
could scarce refrain from pay ing our de-
votionS to some of the older sisters of
this new edition." The Thompson
station string band, composed of TOUR
Thompson brothers, disuOursed their
sweetest music for the entertainment OF
the guests, causing many "a fantastic
~
pretty little shoes, and perhaps some of
the ct of the sterner sex, to churn up
and down in their boots but the occa-
sion was felt to be one in which dancing
would be considered Out-ot-place and an
innovation upon esta blished custom,
and with that sense of prOpriety which
has ever characterized the young peo
pie of this community, there was not
the slightest demonstration of desire
for the terpsichorean amusement.
Much disappointment was felt that
the Rev. Mr.. McFerrin did not remain
and preach during the Quarterly Meeting
He is looking quite as young as he did,
when he visited his Intimate friend,
Rev. Felix r. HILL the then pastor OF
the Methodist Church in this place,
while he was stationed in Columbia.
Major n. f. Cheairs has gone to Ar
kansas to look after his cotton interests
there, and it is the anxious desire of the
young gentlemen of this vicinity that
his stay from home may be sh' TT, pro
Uaded he brings Miss Sallie back with
him.
Mr.. John Bro wn, OF Column ia, who is
very highly esteemed on account of his
high moral char cter and fine social
qualities, was present at the bird sup
per, and by his graceful and easy man
ners and fine collOqual powers, won the
hearts OF many of the young ladies.
Prof. Redman's school opened under
favorable auspices last Monday It bids
fair to be the most prosperous session of
his school.
Mr.. William Harrison and several
other gentlemen of the same neighbor- |
hood, have had quite a number of sheep |
killed recently by dogs; fortunately, |
the dogs that did the killing have been |
found and shot.
William Harrison, jr., a merchant of |
Z hiG nj alnead ont his EtNaE nf |
goods here, with the intention of con- |
Meeting his business with that of his |
brother, James w. Harrison, in Frank
lin.
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To Our Friends and the Public

We have sold out our entire stock OF Boots
Shoes and Hats to Wilson b. Dobbins and
John P. Blown, who will occupy our old
stand. We take pleasure in recommending
our young frinds Dobbins & Brown, to our
Old customers, as we know them to be. cor
rect, honest, sober, moral, and in every way
worthy OF the confidence of the public
They intend keeping as good If not a betteI
assortment of goods than we did, as they
have the ability to do 50. Mr.. Dobbins vii.
90 east soon to have their stock manufactur.
I'd by the best and most skiliful workment,
b. found anywhere Extend to th-m lih
eral patronage az they certainly deserve 1
and we hope you will call and see them
They retain our former salesman, Charlie,
Gordon, young man who we have know.
long and most favorably, being at all time
pleasant and agreeable.
Ourfriendsand the public will please nc
cept our grateful thanks for their patronag,
which we will long remember.
Jan. q, 1874. SHEEGog & S,N.
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Incendiarisn.

We regret to learn that some OF the
cabins. erected by some of the citizens
of this place, at Beaverdam Springs, in
Hickman county, have been burned by
incendiaries. Mr.. Austin Hickey's cab
in and the store house were burned, last
week. An attempt was made at the
same time to burn all the houses, but
discovery was made in time to prevent
total destruction. This act Of intamy
is, We understand, a tultillment of
threats made last summer, by the ma
tives, on account ofill-feeling entertain
ed towards the contractor who built the
cabin. They claimed that the cOntrac>
tor had not paid them all their dues tor
labor done
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Male High School.

an erroneous report having been cIrcu.
lated that the Public Schools We're iiscontin.
ued, we wish to state that boys from tht
ninth civil district of Maury county will
sun receive trec tuition at the Male Higl
school in Arithmetic, Reading. Writing
spelling Geography, Grammar, and Hfstor,
OF the United States. Pupils from other ans
lrscts 81 90, 5000 or Sc co.
Languages extra $50 per month each.
incidental fees, from aS pupils sl.JJ per
, months. The halfterm com mences Feb
Iuary I'd.
All pupils commencing before the End OF
February, will be charged the same AZ II
they entered at that time,
Jan. %, 1874.
Very Respectfully,
J"nAo-l"' II. u. 4 +. II. SMITH.
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OurTurnptke l?l Roads.


To the Editors THE Herald and Mail:
You have repeatedly and forcibly call
ed attention to the condition of our
turnpike roads. It is daily growing
worse. Last year these roads could
have been put in good order at about
third of which it will cost if the work is
delayed year or two longer. These
roads represent several hundred thOus-
and dollars of dead capital, useless alike
TO the former owners and to the COM
munity at large. They can be restored
to a servfteable condition at a small ex-
psnse when compared with original cost
of construction. The convenience OF
the people, the interests OF Columbia
and the necessities OF the farmers, all
demand their immediate re~construc-
ton.
The object IF this letter is TO suggest
the feasibility 0, plan which has been
found to work admirably in the con-
structiOu OF new roads in Kentucky. A
county determines to build system OF
turnpikes One is laid off, estimates
made and bonds issued to defray the
cost of building. When completed,
with gates, tool-houses, &c, the road is
put up and sold at public auction, the
purchaser binding himself to keep it in
good order. The proceeds OF sale are
used in building a second road, which is
likewise sold, the money going to build
a third, and so or. l was told that in
several cases, the roads actually sold
under the hammer for more than they
cost the county. In every case the ins
creased value of property made the in
vestment d good one for the county.
Such plan seems especially suited to
our situation. Ten thousand dollars
ought to re build any road in the cOun-
ty, and there are several that should sell
for twice that sum when repaired.
l hope the County Court will give
this subject the attention which it's inns
portance deserves, and at least, lift does
no more, will appoint a committee to
inquire and report what plan seems
most feasible. Our taxes are heavy all
ready, but ] believe the people would, if
necessary, pay an additional tax to build
our turnpikes quite as cheerfully as
they last yer paid one for public
schools A good many of them might
agree with the writer that tdrnpikeS are
nearly as essential to civilization as is
an education. b.
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OTR TERMS.
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

ESQ. David David McCaw, now of Arkan-
SaR, but formerly of this county, came BACK
70 Maury about q month ago ana re 9 "a y
home on Thursday of last week ne Is a
scholar, a man of Intelligence, and a mater
of Andy johnson. ,.r-,,r,,,,,
Henry b. Woolls, Esq, OF JenersonV1 ~ e,
Ind, stopped a few days in our IoWn Inns
week. on his way back from Texas. he is a
brotheT of Mrs. NJ ]. Bryant, an estimable
lazy & 81 C4l1 H1Dert and Mr. striblIng, OF
w. HSflrO came to Columbia last Monday
and took away pTInung aIerial 70 star IT,, q
town, will have charge Ofthe paper, and we
feel sure he will make ii a success he is
good printer, an exemplary, latet.5 b,,
Mr. Stribling, the Messrs. Cypert ana otneIs,
Gen. Gideon J. Pillow, of Memphis came
to our county last SatuTaaySi s occonnIished
wife, of Memphis, came to Columbia last
DR. " II. Bunch, Of Rutherford Creek
has moved 10 Nashville. He is good phys
stefan and his wife an accom- P4i9Heu NNN
yS 01iivie OF Bear Gre started for
the Fast tennessee University, at Knox llle,
"a few day since. He wouIdh coL ~ I ~ ~
until Dick promised to sena MN Tue
- 81 = Wis q Waggoner and DR.. Black, of
Linden, passed through Columbia 1 uesuay,
on their way to Nashville. Coi. MAssOneE
yras we'll Known in the "olden, goldeh
davs- as O fine canvassor anu ihlIIlllanIe
humorist. But he has oeeh IN TJlay 6end
~.
6sheTman" than is Jack Moore, OF Hlck-
man county, although he and JACK as Wen,
fish in creeks and branches Will IhI lIl'I
poles. which a good game river trout would
snap in tive. ,.,o 5,o1.- and
c. Charles Goldberg, wholesale ueaIer anu anu
fobber in lumber, 90 West Pearl street, I'm
cinnati. has been in our county aoout IVY
weeks, buying up lumber; he hss Ia sniPl 't
in the last ten days SlS9,egO IeSt "a mAtnut
and poplar lumber. be has sUanulns coh
tracts with parties at Fountain creek ana
other points in this county. -,
Hiram Hendley has left Carriers creek,
and will henceforth make Decatur, Ala
ii, G. shield, formerly of this place, now of
the firm of Dixon, Clark & Co.. OF Clnclnhatl'
spent a few days with his FRIENDS ana ad-
mirers here this week. -
Mr. Josh. G. Bailey, contemplates remov-
ing to Jackson, Tenn, to represent the
Nashville Life at that place doFeus homo
DR. Young Murphy, has, We understand,
located at CulIeoka, TO practice his profes,
sion. He is an excellent young man anu
learned physician and we wish him much
success in his pOfesS1on.
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euca--SerOUd ROuud of Quarterly

COIumbIs District, Tennesaee Confer
ence--SecOnd ROund OF Quarterly
Meetings.
Columbia Station, Jan. 81 and Feb. /.
Culleoka Station, at Culleoks, Feb.
z, 8,
Duck River Circuit, at Hensley Chapel,
Feb. IA, Is.
Richland Circuit, at Bee Spring, Feb.
81, %.
Mt. Pisgah Circuit. At Forest Grove,
Cash Gap) Feb. % and March |.
Prospect Circuit, at Prospect, March
rs
Nebo aud Williamsport Station, at Nebo,
March IL, Is.
Mt Pleasant Circuit at Hunters Chapel
March 81, %.
Trinity Circuit, at -, March 2S, 20.
LynnviIle Circuit, at Salem, Aprll 4, g.
A full attendance of the official mem
bers is earnestly desired.
WELLBoRN MOONEY, p +.
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Robbery

Dace Brown and Mr.. Sweete, of
Helms Branch, were arrested few days
since, on a charge of having stolen goods
from Smith IL Metcalfe, and from w. J
Philips. 1t is thought they did it at
night. Sweete went in and engaged in
conversation with the clerk, while
Brown was at the other counter, and
folded up an overcoaJ and walked out
with it. The coat was sold for pistol,
and the pistol traded for something else.
Mr.. Philips missed one or two shawls,
and one day he recognized it on the per-
son of Mrs. Sweete, and he told her it
was his shawl. She protested that her
husband had told her ne had bought it
She was evidently deceived by Der hus-
band, else she would not have taken the
shawl into the store from which it was
stolen,