The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-12-03
AROUND TOWN.

Florida papers report an almost total
allure OF the sponge crop. Big yield here.
Jim Cherry was posted" last Sunday
vening about two O'Clock. For particulars
20 Jim.
Two 18th Amendments had a "wool
altering" at a dance at Lem Nelson's last
4turday night.
We learned last Monday that Thos. E.
utter received star by mail to Swear as a
lty Marshal.
Bill Bynum now smokes a cob pipe that
one foot i'm length. He says that IL is GO
z 70 DE smoked at the next election.
ed ast Mondsv T night t5i6E y y
sOut time stop was put to this nuisance.
Monday last we saw an onion i'm the Of
e OF the Guest House that weighed thir-
en- ounces and measured thirteen inches
circumference.
DIR. w. II. Brown has a yard full of sea-
ned wood, which he will deliver to citi-
ms, on order. The wood is Of the best
Irning quality.
If / was a red-headed man,
My fate 1 should never bewaiI;
My Will l would make, some piZen I'd
take,
And my death the papers would detail.
Our new Recorder fined one of our young
Il Monday night. This was the first case
ed before Mr.. Stockell as Recorder, which
a. pretty heavy for the beginning.
Henry DOCley while at the depot Sunday
ght last, accidentally fell off of the west
Il ofthc platform, bruiSiug his right side
ry badly, but we are glad To say not dang
Ously.
sunday last a society among the colored
Ople, marched around town in their rcga-
Rev. Cesar Taylor, col, was in COM
md. The society is called "The Eastern
ir knights of Prussia"
Last Saturday night while George Doc
r, a "typO," was scOtchtng one of the ON
buses at the depot, got the f1nger-nail of
middle finger Of his left hand mashed
Saturday evening last dealer in seeds
IN Ohio, while turning his wagon I'm the
al near White Spring, one of his horses
anne frightened and gave sudden jump,
setting his wagon. As luck would have it
damage was done.
The new Board of Mayor and Aldermen
ued an order last Saturday night requir-
one policeman TO he at the arrival of eV-
train. This is step in the right direc-
n, and we predict that hereafter there
VI not be 30 much disturbance there.
-Severni days ago Porter Erwin, little
two and a half years old, was walking
oSs the dining-rOOm with his grand
pped, put his hand ON his knee, and
leg"
The following is taken, rcrbatiBl, from an
selOpe at this office:
Little missive, go speed your way,
To Miss Nora Powell without delay;
Columbia, Tennessee is the spot,
BY railroad speed-fOrget it not"
\. ID. FrtersOn has Augusta Evans Will
rs last and greatest work, "Infelice." It
Ter first work since her marriage several
lrs ago, and is pronounced not only her
{ but the finest fiction ever written in
lerica. It has all of her great strength,
h the imPerfeciiOns of her former works
out.
There will be an entertainment given to-
Int under the auspices of the Shakespeare
10 of this city. From what we have seen
he programme, il bids fair to he a rare
at. Tickets have been issued to a large
mber of persons, and we trust that there
be a full house. This is the first enter
nment of any description given by the
10.
Recorder StUckclI is eceiving many
upiiments for the energetic manner in
ich he has taken hold of his office. He
the Marshal tue other morning that he
st keep ar perfect order in his Court as is
Dt in the Circuit Court room; and that he
not want the Marshal to take any straw
lds-he would hold him responsible for
The new Board of Mayor and Aldermen
NJ last Saturday night and elected the fol-
MI ing officers: \. W. Stocked, Recorder;
VI m Latta, city Marshal; Chinch Truett,
vi n Guest and John NOSS, Policemen. The
&c of City Attorney was abolished. The
ldidates for the various offices were nu-
rous, and there was considerable dissatis-
4 ton displayed by all except the lucky
- Saturday night.
"Wednesday evening the Rev. Chas. G.
Taylor, the new COlored minister, was
ested by Policeman Guest for whipping
llored woman named Mary Harris, Tor
Ing the secrets ola lodge which he late
organized here. Failing TO give bond he
; paced in Jail to await his trial, which
N ne of yesterday. He was fined five dol
: and cost. We learn he is going 10 take
appeal.
Have YOU been to Judd'S gallery yet?
Is n very superior artist, and his pictures,
ny of which YOU will see, will compare
orably with those of any gallery i'm the
country. file understands his profess
II n thoroughly, and puts out none but the
y hest work. His pictures are very natu-
look exactly like the persons who sit
them, expression US well IS features. Mr..
N Id Is an elegant gentleman, just made TO
it on the ladies and take their pictures.
Joe Tucker, Jr.. was fined 10y the new
'orCler ffty dollars for popping fire
Cker on Monday night This severe fine
doubtelSS caused BY public sentiment,
Ich had been aroused 10y the narrow es-
Q from fire on the following night. It is
ued by citizens that the fine is unjust, be
Se 10 makes an example of a young man
. n whose simple OffcuSe nothing serious
ulted. II the person could be arrested
. fired the torpedo which SCI II. NJ. Frier-
= drug store ON fire, he ought TO he fined
heavily as the law allows. No matter
v that may be, however, the Recorder
I'd from sense OF duty, and the result
be good.
\ torpedo, made nf powder and wrapped
n twine, cotton, etc, was burst on the
are Tuesday night, and a portion of the
tied cotton fell ON the single roof of r.
FTferSOn's drug store and set IL on fire.
alarm was given and the fire engine
ught out, but would not work, and it
ked as II there would be a serious time of
for had II once got under headway,
re than q third of the public square
uld have been consumed. Finally, how
z, some one got through Mort Hodges
p-dOOr and partially put il out, by which
le the engine got To work, and the fire
soon quenched.