The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-02-19
CURRENT EVENTS.


Irorata distribution among the owners of
sheep killed by dogs. We hope this will
pass, as it viii greatly benefit the coun-
try
State Senator Haynes has introduced
bill providing for an election in Octo-
Der next, to decide whether the people
will hold another Constitutional Conven-
ton. We trust this bill will be voted down.
There may be imperfections in our State
Constitution, but ii was framed four years
ago by our ablest and best men, and be-
sides, it will cost large amount of mon
ey to hold it, which the people cannot
now afford. Save that money to pre-
serve your State credit.
"A House bill has passed three read
ings providing that sessions of the Su-
preme Court shall be held as follows: At
Nashville the first Monday in January; at
Knoxville the first Monday in May at
jackson the first Monday in September;
and also providing for an arbitration
court.
There still seems to be some misun-
derstanding among the people in regard
to the Civil Rights Bill 1t is not law
and possibly may never be. The bill re-
Gently passed was an original House bill,
and not the supplementary bill passed by
the Senate the first part of the session.
To become a law, the one just passed
must pass the Senate, or the Senate bill
pass the House, and be approved by the
President,
The jackson Daily Wing and Tri-
buae has suspended publication, for the
lack of sufficient pecuniary support. The
paper was worthy of patronage, but Jack
son is too small place for daily paper
This is the second or third failure.
Mr.. Gibson, Radical, and one of the
sharpest men in the Legislature, introduc-
ed bill in the House, permitting tax-pay-
ers to pay half their State taxes in bonds
or past due coupons of the State at the
rate of sixty cents on the dollar. We are
glad that the Legislature had the nerve
TO vote the bill down, by vote of forty
eight 10 twenty-four. Our Representa-
tive r. A Glenn, Esq, voted against the
BILL but we regret that the Floater from
this district, Major B b. Toon, recorded
his name in favor of it. In the unpoetic
language of Mr.. Gibson himself, our rep
resentatives have got to take the bull by
the horns" they have got to solve this f.
nancial problem, ard it is not worth while
to try to dodge the issue. The people in
all parts of the State, are watching their
representatives anxiously, and expect
them to sustain the dignity, honor and
credit of the State. 1t is a shame upon
this great State that Reputation in any
shape or form should be seriouly mention.
ed, in her Legislative halls. During the
canvass last year the people said in un~
mistakable terms, that they were opposed
to anything even bordering on repudia-
ton; and we say unto you representatives
woe unto you, you obey not their be-
hests
The Capt. Merrill that made himself
so odious in Louisiana affairs, made a
speech in Ohio the other day, in which he
upbraided, Gen. Sheridan for not having
shot down few thousand of the white
people of that State. he said he was of
the opinion that the Government had
made a mistake in not hanging several
hundred thousand rebels at the close OF
the war.
Well, we are thankful that the Ten
nesse Legislature has at last got from I'M
der the control of the Radical Gibson and
the Democratic fedglings-the yearling
statesmen. Under their lead it had
elected a L. $ Senator pledged to par
eial Reputation of the State and National
debts; and then took away from the State
officials the power 20 borrow money to
pay the interest on the State debt 1t was
high time for such leaders to take back
seats.
DR.. Boyd, ESD. Glenn. and Esq.
Toon, who represent us in the Legisla-
ture, will please read an article in to-day S
paper on Fish Culture. This is an inter
est that promises, in the near future, to be
second only in importance to agriculture,
aud it is time our Legislature was promot-
iug it. Our rivers, if properly stocked
with game fish. are as valuable to Us as so
many acres of river bottom land. Our
'Maury County Sportsmen'g Club has
petitioued our Senator, Representative
and Fioater to protect our fish with q
seining law, and TO endsagor to get a
Fish Commissioner appointed to stock
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that position, Col. John b. McEwen, of
FRANKLIN.
"A rather unusual thing in the matri-
saouisl line occurred at GAINESVILLE last
Tuesday might. Charles and Willie War
field, two handsome young brothers, were
married to two beautiful sister Arunettes,
Misses Mary and Naomi Rice. The ceF-
emory was performed by Rev. John P.
AcFerrin, who came all the way from
St. Louis for that purpose
The great Tiltou- Beecher trial dFaEs
its slow length along. Nearly month
has been consumed in the examination of
two witnesses, Moultou aud TiitoG. If
the examination of the principal witness
es for the defense IS to be as long; and
then twenty-onc da;s given to each of
the counsel as in the great Tcbborne
trial to speak in, tie case will not end
until the middle of the summer. Mrs
Tlton and Mr.. Beechcr are present eve
~ day, and if they are guilty of the
crime charged against them the amount
Of mental torture they endure, when their
eccusers 80 over and over all the particu-
lars of Of their crime, must be such as no
human beings ever endured before. The
only words that approach description
of their agony, are those used by the great
Beecher himself, when he was in momen-
tary dread OF his great secret being found
out, Hanging on the ragged edges of
despair twill be the greatest trial of
the kind that ever took place, and proba
bly, thousands ofyears hence it will stand
out in history without VoraiioJ - (,