The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-10-08
CURRENTEVENTS.

The famous trOttipg mare, American
Girl. fell dead on the track at Elmira, on
the End inst She was trotting first heat
in a free for all race.
Fanny Williams, a mulatto girl,
committed suicide, at Chattanooga, the
other day. We believe this is the first
negro we ever heard of committing sui
eide.
-Messrs. Creswell, Purvls and Lie
pold, Commissioners of the Freedman's
Saving and Trust Company, announce
that they will commence paying divi-
deud of 20 per cent on all audited claims
on the first Of November.
-NashvIlles memorial tribute to An
drew Johnson last Saturday is said to
have been the grandest demonstration of
the kind Witnessed in the South Hon.
Joseph S Fowler delivered an eloquent
eulogum on the Great Commoner"
The Tennessee Conference ofthe NJ.
E. Church, South, met at Fayetteville,
Wednesday, Bishop Wightman presiding
and r. A. Young Secretary. The trial
of DR.. Hammer will be the most impor-
tant matter of the Conference.
Another war between the whites and
blacks OF Mississippi occurred at Friars
Point this week 1t was probably pre-
cipitated by private quarrel between
Brown, negro Sheriff of CoahOma Coun.
ty. Gen. Chalmers, Democrat, and SEN
ator Alo0rn, are in command of an or
ganIzed body of whites, and Brown COM
mands the blacks. Several persons have
been wounded, but none killed. We are
astonished that the white people have
anything to do with the matter. They
should let the Republicans do their own
fighting.
F. W Schroeder has commenced
building his great alr-ship, in which he
believes he can make the journey across
the Atlantic ocean. The balloon to be
attached will be ready in about four
weeks. The latter will contain about
one thousand eight hundred yards of
cambria muslin, boiled in oil. Thirty
girls and as many sewing machines are
now engaged upon seven thousand five
hundred yards oil seams. The balloon
will be egg~shaped, and capable of hold
ing eighteen thousand cubic feet of gas
1t is expected to be able to carry thirteen
tons in weight. Where is the limit of hu-
man skill and daring
Considerable discussion is going on in
the newspapers relative to the next Speak
er of the House of Representatives.
Three candidates seem to be more prom,
inent than others-S, 5. Cox of n. Y,
Sam J. Randall of Pa, and NJ G.. Kerr,
of Indiana. 1t seems to be acknowledged
that Randall Is the best parliamentarian,
that Cox is the most genial and personal
ly the most popular, and that Kerr is the
abest and purest statesman. Randall
and Cox are good men and faithful Dem
Ocrats, but somehow their election would
not assert for the Democracy as clear
and unmistakable an improvement in the
character Of our public men, over the
Republicans, as the Mr. kerr's election
would. The people have become thor
Oughly disguised with the corruptions of
the Republican party leaders, and the
Democrats, in order to secure victory,
should not content themselves with
placing their candidates On good plat
forms, but should also be careful to place
on these platforms candidates with re
cords for ability, purity and statesman
ship which will at once command the
respect and support of al parties Be-
Heving such viii be the result of Mr.
Kerr S election, we trust he will be made
Speaker.
The dcdicatory and inaugural cere.
monies of the Vanderbilt University, last
Sunday and Monday, were grand and
imposing. Bishop Doggett preached
fine sermon Sunday morning, and Bishop
Wightman IN the evening. On Monday
Gov. Porter made an appropriate speech
to the Faculty and Trustees, Rev. Dr.
Deems, of New York, delivered an able
address, and at its close, he said that
while speaking he had received the fol-
lowing dispatch from Commodore Van
derbIlt: peace and good will to all men,"
The reading of the dispatch was greeted
by immense applause. Then gazing a
few moments on the lie sized portrait of
Commodore Vanderbilt, he said, with
great tenderness: Cornelius, thy prayer
is heard; and thine aims are had in re-
membrance in the sight of Cod This
was received with loud applause DR..
Lipscomo delivered an address. Bishop
Mclyeire made a short address, before
the installation, we quote few sentences:
THE first professor was elected two yeal
ago, the last one two weeks ago. In all
that time the trustees have gone almost
all over the earth TO find men suitable to
teach, to whom they might turn over this
vast ediice. The trustees felt that they
could not afford to make a mistake in
this matter. We expect that the remark
able fact of any man belonging to the
faculty of the Vanderbilt University will
be a sufficient guarantee of his scholar
ship. | expect tie time TO come when
the University will make the reputation
of its professors, but in the beginning will
realize the fact that the professors must
make the reputation of the University.
We have four faculties who will teach the
young men theology, law, medicine, sur
gerry aud science In accepting the
keys Of the University from the Bishops
hands, DIR. Garland. the Chancellor, made
the following Interesting speech: I'VE
have long wished in the south that
we should have an Institution Of learning
under the patronage and control of the NJ.
II. Church, South, where in her halls and
academic groves We might see learning
and religion walk hand in hand, one shed
ding its light aud tie other its benefcent
influences over the length and breadth
of this land, where our sons may obtain
the religious and intellectual culture;
where, also, W. shall have the theological
and professional training of her sons.
Who thuuEht on that dismal winter day
OF 1872, when in the basement of the Sec
Ond Street Methodist Church of Memphis.
YOU and | and others were assembled in
convention to deliberate upon the poSsi-
bility, and to devise the ways and means
whereby we night establish such an in-
stitution. YOU know, sir, how gloomy was
the prospect, how almost hopeless it
seemed that we should ask dOwn-.rod-
den and impoverished people for the sum
of $780, 03 which was declared to be the
least amount for the iHcipIeucy, and that
$1,000, 600 would ultimately be necessary
- the realization of your plans. But
sir in that conventions, there was one
spirit that did not give up there was one
bosom which did not torSake, there was
one man who undertook to bear upon his
shoulders the whole work of providing for
This university ana Il there be a man