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

On Sugar creek. one day last week,
negro man named Nath, NOblet attempted
to commit rape on the person of widow
lady named Hill. The villain was arrested
and sent to Jail at PulaSkt.........ESq.A n. o.
Williams, of Marcella Falls, unfortunately
had his left hand caught on a running cir
cular saw, at his mills, one day last week,
and nearly cut off. The saw entered about
the centre of the back edge of the hand and
ran about thrce-fOurthS of the way through
before il could be stopped. An attempt
was made by physician to save the hand
without amputatiOn, but we have not heard
with what success. We understand thaJ
a heavy storm of wind and rain passed over
the Northern portion of the country last
fences, trees and houses. 1t turned the
Catholic church oyer and nearly demoliSh-
ed il, blew down all the fence for some dis
lance, took OFF an clubhouse for ID. Z. PEN
ningtOn, blew a tree down on the house OF
Mr.. II uggins, and sent door Whlzzing
through the house of "A Mr.. Hail. We
heari OF 40 damage done to persons, but
good deal to CropS..-.-....NeWs comes to us
of a debating match having taken place at
HepryYille, last saturday evening, between
the SHADY Grove club and the Henryville
club, IN the question Of (which deserves
= .'rsaCeT praise, Christopher Columbus
the ~ Geo, Washington, nor defend
ing America. Washington, ~rd was
nrgued by the HenryVille club, while tnS
"IiScoYerer" Columbus was "dlScoES VI I
TO have the greater praise by the ShaHy
drove cIub according to the ruling ~ the
president and ludSeS......;.'A hSSl99 Wy
about Il y. airs Old. named JIM. McDo9SaI'
made two attempts to COinInlt rape on MIS-
Cooke, wife OF II Cooke, furniture quaker,
of this place. Mrs. Cooke was sathertns
black berries about Onc-touftn o. tLlLS
from town near a ticld In which McDouSas
was blowing, when he came 10 utI ~ ~
tried to throw her down, but she threw ilIii
OIL and started home, when the boy NOT
being satisfied with this rebutl, came dlIel
her again and drawing large bnlle'
Threatened to kill her if she did not conceue
| to his yiIIainous wishes. Mrs. Cooke caught
4 0N,.. ST Fhf
| the knife and began screaming Tor heI nus
| band, and the boy becoming lrlShteneul
released her anu ram away, she AT once
gave the alarm, and numDeF ol ClIiHehS
| Immediately collected and gave CnaSs'
| caught him and brought MIN 10 toWh
| where ON being questioned he said 1t was
| rCf Mn, yCbp had attpmpted the deed, but
| a negro named Charley Bentley. benIIeS
! was hunted upand brought IL but proved
| himself clear and was dlScpargtl, NHiIt
| McDougal was put in jail TO await ms ula
| at the next Circuit Court. lie Is DrOIhel
1 to the one was already in Jail on charge o
| committing rape on German glrl haili''
4 The lecture OF Judge John V. Wright
upon the Love of Country last FRIDAY
| night was beautiful and elOduent and wei
| re- e1Ned by the audience. NotWlthStand
ing ii was the hottest evening in the town
1 history, very fair house welcomed TN
distinguished iuriSt and lecturer. Hi
eulogieS upon Lee and Washington wer'
| enthusiastically applauded and among tn
4 best we ever heard pronounced upon theS
| great heroes. The spirit of the lecture wa
| highly national aud free from the leas
| smack of sectionalism. We hope TO hea
from him again, ,....... Mr.. Samuel swan
| brother OF J. +. Swan, OF the firm of Swan
4 Wilson, Bethesda, on last Saturda,
: evening, while cleaning the fue whicl
| leads from the elevator to the Smut-mil
was caught by the belt and hurled 'roun
| some two or three times, then releasin
him. threw him number of feet out on tn
| fiuor, leaving a cash above the right ga
| about four inches long and TO the skull; TN
| left ear was also badly hurt, and he die
| on the 16th.........Ms. Asa Harpet, now
| his one hundredth year, last week receive
: the intel igence that he was entered on IN
roll as Q penSioner of the war OF 1917. ID
| will get nearly 500 at the first drawlns
1 thanks TO the effort Of III. John Guthrie, {
4 brentwood ......... fter the cold SNAP an
| than rain, the celebrated field of wheat {
Mr. JohA b. McEwen will average 81 bnsi
els IL is called the TreadweIl wheat
i franklin RcUielc.