The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-05-14
AROUND TOWN.

The Earl OF Roscommon" from Memphis,
Is in our city.
Henry Holland, col, the seven foot
Georgia dwarf, has returned to our city.
Bob H. Guest has fitted up the ten-pin
alley at Hammer Hall.
Five of the KangarOOs played with the
Picked Nine Of the town yesterday. The
score stood KangarOOs -; Picked Nine. q.
Nick Atkins residence looks very neat
since il was penciled, which was done last
week.
Farmer Bridgelorth was In town last
Saturday Lush Matthews says that Ben
came to town to get his marriage license.
Greenwood Cemetery in this city, was
cleaned up of all rubbish Wednesday, by
City Marshal Whites force.
The HERALD AND MAIL returns thanks
TO Lush Matthews for the use of his fiery
and untamcd iron grey steed Wednesday.
-Latta & Tucker had eight dollars worth
OF glass broke out of n showcase Tuesday
night, by the pIastering falling on the
same.
We are glad To state that Edgar, son of
Sims Latta, who has been very low from
meningitis, is Improving fast, and will
soon be up.
Ban Jordan and Frank Davis, two
AulEhlS Oh the lldnGs are Dulluln5 "A renee
of oak plank around the farm of John
Brown, fronting the Nashville pike.
-Messrs. Elan & Andrews are making
great improvements in theiT. business house
by putting up new shelving and widening
the front doors. When completed, it will
he one OF the largest business houses in the
city.
Several days ago Policeman Isnsdown
arrested Grand Foster, col, charged with
stealing an ACCORDION and corset from Luz
cretia Williams, col. Grand wishes his let
tiers to be directed, hereafter, In care of the
"DavIs de Hotel"
The Trustees of the COlored Orphans
Home Building i'm this place, transferred il
last Wednesday, To John Kelly and Frank
wigfall, colored, for the period of three
years, free of charge, to be used for school
purposes.
city Marshal White has ut the present
time number of wagons hauling the dirt
from Ed. Candles new grocery house site
and place the same ON High Street, opposite
81. Ledger Whites residence, where when
il rains, Is totally inundated, and also the
gardens in said locality,
The pay-traiH of the Louisville & Ma Sh-
willie Railroad stopped at the depot in this
city last Saturday, and paid the employees
their monthly wages The train passed ON
down the road to pay of all who are in the
employ of the company.
Last week, the negroes who have been
lying around the city doing nothing, heard
Ufthe vagrant law, and seeing IL enforced
by our police, commenced leaving as fast
as the emigrants who have been going TO
Kansas. stir them up, City Marshal Whit e
their room is better than THERE eye-sore
and nuisance company.
This warm weather IL is curious that
letters don't smell, dead-beats continue 10
be lively, and dead-heads won't be buried
But go TO the bend, in the rear of the jail, if
you think there are any roses and cologne
City Marshal White We ask you in all earn
.estness TO remove the many dog Trays that
are there, and smell to high heaven. Let
your "rockology class tackle ON them, and
Eive them descent wRtery grave.
Joe Rankin, col, would not take the ad'
wise of Beast Butler, but went into Cap
Hardeman's shop, and demanded shave
OfJohn Brown, which was refusedi WherS
upon Joe commenced raising row, taking
doud, and saying his money was as good al
SnybOdy's. Policeman Friel heard the ton
conversation the short distance OF 1--WE
blocks, and went down and arrested him
Joe was tried before Judge Guest, who
shared him of n $50 William"
Prank Wiley, Clerk at the post-office In
this city, Saturday, showed us Texas
horn frog" The frog came through thu
mail in square tin-boX, from Texas, TO j
Al. Weaver, of Aft. Pleasant, the postage be
ing S(een cents The frog is the size of al
ordinary toad, rather snake color; has tive
horns on his head halt an inch in length
running back ward like goats, and small
horns cover its entire back; its tail is one
half inch long and resembles lizard; ii ha
four legs one inch in length; It's feet re
semble the paws of n bear; il has one lohi
stripe down its back, resembling the stIlt'
on a zebra. This cOnglOmerate resemblan
reptile would make q full grown menageri'
alone. Frank says il is beautiful to look n
gut dangerous 10 handle.