The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-07-23
HERALD AND MAIL,
- CURRENT EVENTS.

Last week the HERALD entered upOl
its twenty-frst volume.
Eighty thousand young shad wer'
placed in the HOlston river, at Knoxville
last Friday
We publish to-day a letter from 6
negro IN Kansas, which is evidently full
of falsehoods. He says negroes are al
lowed to eat at the same table with white
people in Kansas, and to marry white
women. He tells these lies In order tc
induce negroes to emigrate from Maury
to Kansas.
An Enghshman, with royal blue-blood
IN his veins, descended from the Planta-
genets, has married a negro girl in Balti-
more, and run off to California. His fam
lily Is one Of the nOblest in England, and
receives visits from the reigning family.
This man made a gallant soldier in the
Crlmean war served with distinction in
India, and with honor in the Confederate
army.
The Jackson Wing and Tribune
comes to us, after a long absence, looking
bright and beautiful Truly the fiery or
deal through which it passed has purged
1t of all its dross, and now it is all fine
gold. This paper is a third of century
old, and we trust it will live to celebrate
ITS centennial birthday. jackson now
has two Of the best printed and ablest ed
tied papers in the State, the Wing and
Tribune and the Sun.
John S. Preston, of S. c., a des cend,
lant OF one of England's greatest kings
Henry ", made a very silly and fool 81
speech at the Commencement of the Uni.
yersIty OF Virginia, rejecting severely on
the Northern people 1t was in bad taste
specially as Boston had recently received
Southern gentlemen in the most cordia
and hospitable manner, on the occasion
OF the celebration of the battle of Buuke,
HILL We are glad, however, that Mr.
Preston made his speech, since it ha.
gwen the South occasion to show that sh,
IS IN earnest in protesting a desire fo
reconciliation Mr. Preston's ill.timed
though elegantly expressed remarks hav,
met universal condemnation in the South
Mr.. Preston was favOrite son of tn,
South, and IN cOndemning his speech tn
Southern press has proven the sincerit,
OF ITS ottrepcated utterances declaring TO
restoration of traternal feelings between
the sections.
-Seventy-two thousand shad fish wer
deposited IN the Cumberland River by al
agent of the United States Fish Commits
sIoner. We rejoice at this. 1t is tn
first fish that have been deposited il
Southern waters by the U. S. Fish Com
missioner although that Department ha
been IN existence a long time, and bill
hons OF young fish have been Matched a
Government expense. 1t is said tina
these shad fry will find their way to sal
water, and then return in few year
when they are old enough to eat, to Cum
berland River. The fish were sent to tn,
Cumberland River, under the act of Con
gress, passed March Sd, 1875, appropri-
ting St7 800 for the introduction of shaC
into the waters of the Pacific States, tn,
Gulf States and the Mississippi Valley
and OF salmon, white fish ami other use
full food fishes into the waters of the Uni
ted States to which they are best adapted.
The Banner learns that the white fist
from the lakes, and the salmon, will alsC
be put into the Cumberland and Tennes
see during next season. We trust on
efficient Representative in Congress viii
cndeavor To have some salmon and sha,
put in Duck River. 1t is the only rive
that runs through the richest and thick
est settlement in Tennessee; and furnish
es the best food for game fish.