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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-05
ISAAC VAN ANpEN.

Isaac Van Arden died yesterday, at his summer
homestead at Poughkeepsie, whittier he had gone
when the heated term set In. he was born in
PoughReepste IN 1913, but moved TO Brooklyn over
forty years ago. where nis home has ever since
been. HIS drst enterprise here was TO publish
newspaper in partnership with Mr.. Arnold; out
after snort time they sold out stlpuatlng not 70
start another. The Brooklyn Eagle was then in
It's infancy, and, at the request or O number OF
friends, Mir. Van Anden took charge oil It's publica-
ton department, he having been meanwhile re-
heved from the previous pledge he had given not
again TO embark IN a newspaper speculation. He
soon became proprietor oil toe Eagle, and con-
unued as the head OF Its business department.
until the time OF his death. Besides MS relations
with tae Brooklyn press he also ne!d some honor
able positions from time to time OF political
character He was both Police and PARK
Commissioner, Offices he held more for the
pleasure he derived from the duties APP
pertaining to them than for his own per-
sonal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. lie was repeatedly asked
by prominent citizens OF Brooklyn TO allow hiul-
sell to become candidate FOR the highest Dollti-
cal hOnors IN the gut OF the city, but he always
refused TO do he was ldenuhe1 during his
long residence In Brooklyn with the principal
completely bound up Ia the progress or the city,
and when the Drioge merely In an incipient
progress ne advanced $500 toward Its compile
ton, aud this money he meant TO De gift.
The death or Mr.. Van Anden was surprise to
HIS friends, who believed that he was in good
health ana would live for many years TO come.
HoueS had been entertained that the physicians
would be able 10 cure the diarrh9a. from
which he had been suffering ior several days. The
deceased gentleman WAS unmarried In politics
he was democrat. The attaches of the Brooklyn
Eagle mourn unatfectedly The loss thai office suS.
tatns IN Mr.. Van Anden's death.
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SUICIDE.

YOUNG GERMAN, PARTLY INSANE, KILLS
HIMSELF WITH MORPHINE
Alexander Goetschel, twenty-five years OF age,
residing at No. lo7 West Forty.ourtb street, COM
mltted suicide last evening by taking large guam
tty OF morphine. Shortly after taxing the poison
he was found by somo OF his hiends lying pros
trate in his room. DR.. Morgan, Of No. rs west
Forty-nintn street, waa summoned, and admln.
istered emotics, but they proved OF 90 avail Tne
poison did It's work enectually, ana na.L An nout
alter tne emetics were adminIstered Goetsoasl ex.
ptfed. HIS fftends can assigh no reason LOT hie
act other than that he mas bsen laDOlng ior svme
time past nnder taMppfsgT ADorfAuaA " MAne~
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-05
WINSLoW LEWIS. II. ID.

DR.. winsow Lewis died 81 the night OF the 80
inst, in Boston, aged seventy-six years. He at
tanned wide reputation as one OF the most ski.
full surgeons OF the country, and was formerly
Grand Master OF Masons OF the State or Massa-
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or The warmly sympathetic assemolage by the
orator. The proceeds OF the lecture Tor which
5000 tickets were sold, will be devoted towOrd
tue liquidation OF the debt OF he church OF tue
Sacred Heart w1icn Is COW Deing competed on
Clermonf, near PARK avenue.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-04-09
CATHEY's CREEK ITEMS.

The farmers of this vicinity have not
planted any corn yet; some of them will
plant as soon as the weather will admit
Oft.
We learned recently that the Rev.
John D. (Punkin) Davis has gone de-
ranged, and tried to kill his wife.
Billie Wiley, son of John Wiley, OF
Loves Branch, was seriously hurt last
Tuesday by tree falling on him, as he
was on his way to mill, breaking bis
colsr-bone, his shoulder, and his mules
foreleg. Billie lay there about six hours
before he was found, and was senseless
till the next morning, but is mending
slowly.
Rev. G. Foster Williams, of Ash wood
and Father Mack, of Columbia, will
bold q sacramental meeting at Jones'
Church, the second Saturday and Sun
day in April.
The temperance ca'lse is on the in
crease in this vicinity, and we hope that
it will spread from neighbOrhOOd to
neighborhood, and from country to
country, till there will be no man to adj
vocate the cause of intemperance. Re-
ware of the poisonous serpent; never
let alchohol encircle you in his coil, nor
penetrate your vitals, but may total alb
stinance prevail, and let msn govern
himself accordingly.
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DEATHS.

/ In Mckinny: Texas, Feb. 18Th, 1873, MARY
Il r., consort OF W. ". 4. Mack iu tho aist
year OF her age; About two yoau, past she
has been declining under tho tnvidious
disease, consumption. Lust October she
came with her com pJUiuu. uud three little
/ children, 30 this p.ar" Iu hope. but tho
messenger came, ana .I.v Huupuuced ready.
" "a little before ~ o'clock y. NJ. she len
The clay tenement without single mo-
lion. On sabbath noon, she was buried
NJ the Hack Berry grave yard. Funeral
seryices were conducted iu the presence 81 q
y large crowd Of friends, los Rows. RurGan,
81 Z. g, and tluarie. o. the q. J.. g: She was
. member of Hopowcll Church, Mauty co.
Tennessee. May blessings attend the
inonrners, ATTEND DIR.
On the Goth day Of March. at tho residences
81 her father, Mr., u. w. pcclgr, near viii
iaTsp2rt' Mas. LErrIE llAELAS, wife Of W.
The deceased was horn Arru 18th 1851. was
married May 18th, no lntrri the Presbyte.
ran Church in the summer of 1875 and died
as above stated, on tho .ith day Of March.
1910. 10 overcome death b the greatest VIC
tory or lie. and che, in whose behalf this II
written has most signal achieved this great
conquest. Her gentle spirit is doubtless now
singing peans around the throne q Him un-
der WHOSE banner the great triumph vas
obtained. Her sickness was long protraotsd
and attended with constant and severe suf-
teri g, yet having, for many years, been .
consistent Christian; she patiently bore all.
sud nOtwithstanding for tho most of the
time she felt she must die. yet no word Of
pPosition TO the will Of tho Lord. ever e.
capped her lips. She was fully conscious 70
the last mo ment, and talked Constantly aud
most calmly Of hor approaching death. She
consigned her two darling little girls 10 the
personal care fhor mother and sister. Her
m mediate relatives and friends she directed
for shelter 10 Tho Rock Christ Jesus Last
%. after having babe father. mother, sisters,
brother and friends an ahoctionatc farewell,
The then called her weeping husband, placed
Der hand. already cold. in his and there II
emained It'll death did them part"
nus gently 90 her pure spirit gas. through
'NtewRy Of Heaven To an eternity Of hliss.
hhe was bdrried at Zion Church, where the
bsequies were conducted Rev. !. W. =. FRI
rsOn, under whose miuistratiun she had
Iade proie ssiOn Of religion, and thoro while
lany mourning friends were shedding sad
,,ars Of regret, her body found resting
lace, +.
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CAMPBELL STATION ITEMS.

Jack Davis gave 9 negro ten dollars
to steal Mr.. ThOs. Cheatham's mule for
him. He took the mule to West Ten
nessee and sold it in the same vicinity
where he stole the horse for which he is
now in jail. Jack was living at his
mothers about two miles fron. tnis
place, at the time he got Mr.. Cheatham's
mule. When the officer arrested the
negro that stole the mule there was
another Negro not far off that saw what
was going on. Surprising that the Sher-
III was arresting all the darkies that
had been doing any steslingJ made
tracks In somewhat of 8 hurry The
officers pursued and arrested him.
When taken into custody, he confessed
that he had stealing corn from a certa in
person.
The two young men that were arrest
ed few days ego in Columbia and put
in Jail for attem oting to pas counter felt
money, received the money in this
place from our horse snapper, Bob Cog
gin. Matthews and Elliott are their
here for several weeks, working in the
blacksmith shop, with his uncle. He
came here from Marshall county. Ell
lott il full cousin to Matthew'S. He
also came fom Marshall county; He
sold the mule hat he rode here-which
was his father's-to Bob Coggin for ten
dollars. Bob told MIN when he let him
have the money, thrt some persons said
that it was counterfeit, and that if he
took it he did it at his own risk. Mat
thews and Elliott tried to buy tickets to
Nashville from the agent at Pleasant
Grove. The agent told them that ii
was counterfeit. They went on to Co.
lumbia on loot, and put np at the Davis
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wILLIAMsPORr ITEMS.

Mt Nebo closed its quarterly meeting
Sunday evening, by a sermon from Rev.
Mr.. Mooney, Presiding Elder.
Mrs. George Harlan died near the vii
lage March 18th,
Squire A. T. Gray, of the 10th district,
died Sunday morning. at seven o clock, of
general debility.
John Tucker, COL, of the Cottage Hill
farm, Hickman county, had his house and
contents consumed by fire last week.
The beautiful flowers of Cottage Hill
are sending forth their sweet perfume.
Business In farming way is all astir.
Ground-breaking and complaining is be-
ing pat through in the most energetic
style. The weather for the last few days
has been delightful.
There was quite heavy frost Saturday
morning, but did no perceivable damage.
Matrimony seems to ho-ss piaved out
entirely in this section. What is the mat
ter, girls and boys.
Rumor says that Capt. Dick Crowell, of
the Klttle Bend, has built one of the high
est stake and ridered fences in the coun-
ty, across the middle of his farm, and
left both ends open. How is that, Dick2
Madame rHmor says that matrimoni,
al alliance will soon take place between
Middle Tennessee and North Alabama.
No doubt several of the young gents of
this neighborhood are placed "hors de
combat" over said rumor.
May success attend q. P. Figuers, Esq,
in the practice of law, for there is hone
more competent and clever than he.
Our reporter took trip to Harrison G
mill Saturday, and found everybody quite
lively, combating with old terra frma-
the weapon mostly used was the pillow.
Small grain is looking well. There is a
decided Improvement in all respects in
that section of the county within the last
few years. The road from Columbia to
said place is out of all question. No
wonder its citizens carry their cotton to
Nashville, for it would be almost impos-
sible to get it to Columbia.
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PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

AFR. Marsh johnson, of Centreville, was
Hp here among his old friends, last Friday
and Saturday.
Theodore Dowell and family, who went to
Texas several years ago, returned last Sat
urday. He had chilIs eighteen months
while he was there, and says he wants no
more of Texas.
Joel StCckard and wife, of this county,
legt. or exP ect to leave, for Spring Hill, Tex
ms, 10 see their children-Mrs. Chatham,
and Bob and John Stockard.
Ex-Governor John &. Brown was in town
last Tuesday evening, TO witness the laying
OF the cornerstone OF the new NJ. r. Church.
Mr.. John A. Pickard, of Lawrence count
~, was I'm the city few days since.
WIN, Leonard, Esq, a bright young law
yer of Lewisburg was in our city this week
II. Il. Malone, one of the editors OF the
Lawrenceburg JouH0l, was in town Monday.
Col Dune Cooper, of Columbia, was In the
city Wednesday; got there just I'm time to
participate I'm the enjoyment OF that even
ing at the house OF Hon. Ed. COopeT.-SheIby-
slis G0sefie,
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HAMPSHIRE ITEMS.

Though times are hard, we are still
living.
If stranger had passed along our
streets last Saturday, he might have
have thought that the Legislature,
l which adjourned a lew weeks ago in
| Nashville, had assembled in our village.
You could hear nothing but Andy John.
son. DIR. Boyd, dog law, taxes. The ex-
element was high, blood-beat. One
was "spiling" for a speech; he just
wanted some one to say something
against the law. Although be was the
only man that said he was in favor OF It,
yet he could find no one to measure
arms with him on the dog law. We
guess he will have to "spile." Legisla-
tive timber is plentiful in these diggins.
1h9 matrimonial msrket has gone up
some. Mr.. Mac Billie, who has reclined
so long beneath the green foliage and
and plucked the ambrosial fruit upon
the shores OF ingle-blessedness, has
launched out upon the sea OF matrimO~
NAL bliss. On Tuesday, March oath, he
returned from Wayne with his fair and
accomplished bride. A rich Unfair was
given at his fathers. After the crowd |
had assembled and the young people |
had enjoyed themselves in social con"
versation and plays. The faithful old |
clock on the mantel struck the hour OF |
s, when we were all invited upstairs to |
the table. The supper was magnificent,
Ray Macs life be tranquil, his end |
pesceful, his future blissful and when |
his life sands waste away, may he and |
his be carried beyond the sunsets ra-
diant glow" aud while eternal ages roll |
may we feast and feed upon the rains
bow beauties and exceeding beauties
of heaven.
Thieves have been on the tramp in
our village. On the night of the I'D Mr..
Alex Pogue had his grocery store bro~
ken into and between thirty-five and
forty dollars stolen. No clue to the
thief. A good many things have been
stolan OF late.
Mr., Sam. POgue up a nice residence,
when it is furnished, it will add greatly
to the looks OF our place.
The boys are preparing their tackle
for the finny tribe.
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Another Spelling Match.

The Spelling Match, for the benefit
of the new Methodist Church, will be
repeated on Friday the 10th, and the
SeOgraphy (singing) class, which, on
account Of sore throsts, etc, was omitted
at the entertainment, vii. also play q
prominet part. This, in our opinion, will
certainly be one of the best enter
tsinments Of the kind ever given In the
State, inasmnch as a number of the
young ladies of our city, weunderstand,
have consented to join and take part in
the classes. Doubtless the class for spell.
ling, will be much larger on that even
ing, than before, and We venture to say
for the gentlemen, that they will not
fail to march to the music at roll-call.
But we would advise them to 60 in with
opened eyes, for from some of the very
best authorities, we have heard that the
girls and young ladies have a peculiai
tact for trapping. Take advantage OF >
rare opportunity; hear these classes and
learn something of orthograthy and
the county in which you live.
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OVER THE COUNTY.

One Of DIR. I. c. Smiths ewes gave birth +,
last Sunday morRihs, 10 three lambs. All
alive and doing we'll.
Bill Goad, Buck Flowers ana others,
ssined Rutherford creek last week, and
caught thirty or forty trout. Buck came
very near being drowned; he sank three
times, and was rescued by Goad.
Sheriff Alexander informs as that Clayt
Moore is busy enlarging his lanyard, max
ing vnts, engaging a fresh and large supply
of tanhark, securing new tanners, in order
NO meet the demand that win soon be made
on him when the dog law goes into opera
ton, W. b. Wood has been appointed spec
AL agent TO collect dog hides on the north
side Of Duck River.
Edmond Hughes caught thirty very nice
erout at Pope's mill, on Green's Lick Greek
one day last week. w. p. Cant and others
caught about the same amount at the same
place. On the same day All. Nicholson
caught twenty-five or thirty trout at his
OWE dam on Little Bigbee, and Al. Adcock
caught twenty-seven at the Rutherford
creek dam. J. l.. White informs us that
Polk Mcclure, with a wheel band for a line
canght an eighteen pound buffalo at the
old Lock and Dam. Polk sold it To Il. ]
Howell for one dollar
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House. Matthews's father came dowI
from Marshall a few days ago and weni
toget his mule. Bob refused to give the
mule up, unless the old gentleman
would give him ''ten dollars in good
money!" Bob has left for parts I'M
dnown. There is a set somewhere IN
Marshall county that has been scatter
ing counterfeit money along the line OF
the railroad for several years. These
bills run from fifty cents TO fifty dollars.
A shrewd detectiye could work this case
up and not half try.
lowell d Craig have received their
spring stock of goods, and are prepared
70 sell bargains to prompt paying Gus
t'mers or for cash.
Mcdonald It Gracy have given out
rowing their sawmill to West Tonnes
ses. They have Jorge lot OF lumber on
hand which they offer for sale at $l4 90
per M. at their mill, and SIS 90 loaded
on the cars.
Mr.. j. B. Gracy seems to be supply
ing the whole country with sweet pota-
toes for seed. People come ten miles
to get them. He sells them at two dol
lars per bushel. He has about forty
bushels on hand at the present time,
April 9th.
Our farmers are not making much |
Roadway on account of the continued
wet weather. Some few have COM |
menced planting. Wheat is looking |
fine. Some OF the late sowing frOze out,
and the land is being prepared for cot
ton.
1t is to be hoped that Mr.. A. w. Stock
Pll's explanation in the last issue of the
HERALD AND MAIL will be satisfactory
TO those persons in this vicinity, who
are members of the Bible Society, as to
where they can get their BIbles-frOm
J. b. Gracy, Esq.
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over the River.

Xxx DISTRICT, April, Sd, 1875.
He moved hastily toward the "Old Ash
ton Mill-daml" say hastily; yes, nearly
in trot. There seemed to be quite
race between his No. IL brogans-each
one seeing which could get up of of the
goodty portion of ground they covered
fastest. He wore uery ancient gray jesns
pants, cut very tight; his socks-he had
nOne-for the aforesaid trousers only
reached half way down from knee TO
shoe leather" showing plainly where
the socks ought o be-" A Topped hat,
colored shirt and one suspender, and we
will have called over all his costume
save you may add, red cotton handker-
chief that graced his throat. If he had
grown eight inches higher he would GER
tainly have stood seven feet in his bare
feet. On his shoulder was keen bamboo
pole, decked with bright reel; strapped
across the other shoulder was his haver-
sack, and should you have peeped there
in, YOU would have found regu lar "out
lit' of fisherman; namely, hooks on gut
aud hooks not on gut, lead, lines, corks,
fish strings, (of unusual length, showing
he was in the habit of Stringing large
numbers,) matches, candles, etc., etc.
Swinging like pendulum Of . clock in
his left hand, as he walked, was q two
gallon Of choice minnowS. Equipped in
perfect order and out before the sun had /
fairly dried the dew of the morning. you'd
could have seen a smile on his face as the
bought of fine days sport passed
through his mind Onward and upward
he stream he bent, till he was saying TO
himself, This two mile tramp Makes ne
low, and my knees feel kinder sore." A
w more strides brings him TO the spot; |
ut alas! he is just in time to see two
eines. drawn each by dozen meu, make {
le landing; and thus ends his and all !
her genuine .fShermen'S sport for the !
JASON at this favorite sport. He left p
I'd looked as though He'd neUer smile
yaiHr' May the mice and rats in large
Imbers build their nests out of the frag-
ents when they shall have thoroughly
1dled and rid the country of these WhOle- 4
lie destroyerS of sport as we'll as fish, Ia
e seine. What say you Centreville
ub2 Pass me your hand. Z
M. T. JIG. I"
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To the Editors the Herald and Mail.
Tie many personal friends of Of Hardin
=. Figuers, who are constant readers of
the HERALD AND MAIL, the newsiest and
spiciest ofpsperS, regret he is no longer
in editorial harness; but We are still more
than content" since ALE is left. We wish
Figuers great success in his profession,
and predict that he will secure it; because
few young men possess his untiring en-
ergy aad close studious habits, upright
conduct and well cultivated intellect.
Although Alf. has lost an able assistant,
yet we know that the HERALD will keep
straight on in its right pathway. May
thousand new subscribers be added to
your list each succeeding year OF its life.
1t will deserve it,
On Saturday. the 10th inst, our little
village will be all alive with many visitors.
The officers of Ewell Grange will be pub
licly installed in the Cumberland Presby-
terian church, by the Grand Master of the
State, DR.. Maxwell, who will also address
the public on the object and purposes of
the Patrons of HusbandFy. On the same
day the Grand Master proposes to organ
ize a County Grange. and confer the fifth
degree upon all acting Masters, past
Masters and their wives who are Matrons,
as well as the delegates that the guboFdi-
nate Oranges will elect as members of
the County Grange. Each Grange ~ Iii
elect three delegates. Ewell Grange will
be happy to receive and entertain all Wis.,
iting brethren.
our farmers are rather backward with
their corn pr!!anting; very little planted
/ yet read very sensible article in
your last issue, from "Senex," on plant
ing Northern seed corn. will relate my
experience. A few years ago l planted
ten acres with Northern seed corn, and
secured crop of FIVE and one-half bush
els per acre, whilst my Tennessee corn
yielded on an average of eight and one
half bushels per acrei yet l shall plant
some Northern seed corn again this year
and for the same reason that / did be-
fore, namely, that was short of food for
my stock, and wished to have part of my
crop mature very early. Northern corn
will mature the first year at least six
weeks sooner than our native corn, and it
may be profitable to many farmers in our
county to plant few acres.
The many friends of Tom McLemore,
| will regret to learn that he is suffering
with the chills and fever. Tom is a young
man of noble and generous impulses and
by-the-way, one of the handsomest men
that Maury has paroled to stay away for a
few years. Maury countians are bound
to return after awhile. Don't marry down
in Mississippi, or we might lose you for
good.
Spring Hill country has quite colony
down in Bolivar county, Miss. Cam Ter
rell and Billy Terrell are farming largely
down there, and we are glad to learn, sue
cessfnlIy. No where in the bottoms will
a man be more generously entertained,
than by Cam Terrell and his estimable
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J j Cherry, psuper coffin, 81 so.
S 81 Timmons, lumber for public road
SO 81.
g w F Lavender, pauper coffin, 81 so.
Nv Burckett, lumber public road,
1874.
Wheeler, Marshall & Bruce, station
cry County Clerk, S44 Is.
Wheeler, Marshall q Bruce, stations
cry Chancery Clerk, $I67 20.
lowing to the length of the proceed
inGs they will be continued until next
w0ok,)
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lady. Pesides the Terrell brothers, Tom
Mel emore, Jesse Cant, Sam Findley
. Robt. McLemore, Jr., are all plant
in; the aeecy staple in the same neigh
borhood.
Some time in May the District Confer
ence will meet in our town, Of which you
shall have due notice. Yours truly,
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Bold Attempt Go Commit Murder.

Wednesday night, at o'clock Mr.. r.
c. Jackson left his store in Mt. Pleasant,
for his home one quater Of mile distant.
At four o'clock in the morning he wss
found horribly beat up and mangled,
laying on the road side. He was cOnsid-
cred in a dying condition, at last ae-
counts. This is the second outrage the
sortperpetrated in that community with
in year. The community ought to
join in and offer thousand dollars re-
ward for the would-be murderer and he
will be caught. They should offer the
reward at once