The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-07-30
CURRENT EVENTS.

"A famine is announced in Africa, and
even the cattle are dying of hunger.
The total amount of the loss of prop
erty by the recent great flood in France
is estimated at So, 100000.
yellow fever is raging at Pensacola,
Fla. Last Monday the report was sixty
five cases and seven deaths.
The Mississippi is threatening to
overflow its banks, and cause great de,
struction. On DIR. Peters place, below
Memphis, twenty acres caved in, and the
residence and gin house had to be re-
moved.
Bishop Quintard has has gone to Eu-
rope, to get help for the University of the
S nth, situated on the Cumberland
Mountain. Bishop Wilmer, of Ala, one
of the most distinguished Bishops of the
Episcopal Church, will have charge OF
Middle Tennessee during Bishop Quin.
tard's absence. The University of the
South originated with Bishoy Polk, few
years before the war, and but for that
sanguinary struggle it would have been
the grandcst University in the Union.
We sincerely trust that Bishop Quintard
will secure IN England such aid AS the
University stands in need of to make II a
great success.
We send out Supplement with gu,
paper to day. Besides interesting adve r
tlsements and miscellaneous articles, il
contains an extract from Gov. Allen +
magnificent speech, which every patri o.
in the land ought to read. 1t rings like q
GelI-an alarm bell. Another article is
an interesting letter from Hon. Joseph S.
Fowler, on the subject of stocking Ten.
ncssee streams with game fish. 1t is a
little singular that our statesmen have
paid so little attention to this very impor
tant subject. We need statesmen who
will look after the material interests OF
the country, and develop them. In be-
half of the people, we thank Mr. Fowler
for what he has done to get our rivers
stocked with fish, and hope he will con.
tinue TO work in the same direction until
all of our rivers are full of the best food
fishes. The other article in the Supple.
ment is especially interesting to Columbia
it is in regard to the press which F. X.
Hollicoffer used to print his paper on,
The same press was also used, we believe,
by Mr.. James Walker, who established
the first paper here, and who now has
a grandson, bearing his name, learning
the printing trade in this office.
duncan, Sherman, x Co., one of the
lending banking houses of New York,
haye suspended, their liabilities amount
ing to between five and six millions OF
dollars. The failure was so unexpected
that it created great excitement, and gold
rose rapidly from ll3 81 to ZIG 90, and
finally closed at ia; while stocks of all
kinds came tumbling down. An English
Earl was engaged to marry w. B. Dun
cans daughter, but we suppose he will
initiate Fred Grant and back out now.
AT a recent meeting of the Directors
of the N, G. and St. l.. r. R., DR.. Nc
Clure, Pres. Duck River Valley R. R q,
asked them to endorse the bonds of his
road. Referred to a committee.
"A negro, Leander Mantle, was SEN
fenced TO the penitentiary for ten years
for rape. He feIgned insanity, and Gov.
Brown pardOned him that he might be
taken to the insane asylum. The pardon
was conditional, and was to be void if he
became sane again. The Superintend-
ent says the negro is not insane. and asks
the Governor to do something with him,
but the Governor refuses. This leaves
the matter in pretty pickle.
Liberal Republicans of Boston are
starting Il movement for n. P. Banks of
Mass, and L. Q. c. Lamar, of Miss, to
run for President and Vice President
on Reconciliation platform.