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LASEA IEENS.

Harvest prospects are moro hattering
now than a few days since.
Wheat that was injured, by tho cold
snap, has the appearance OF making an
average crop.
Corn is beginning TO appear more
lively, although there is not generally a
good stand, as a consequence OF the dep
relations OF the cutwOrmS, moIes, and
cold weather.
has a very short shank; and whore
sOwn very carly, is a bad stand; as a
consequence some arc planting again.
Some time since Mr.. SIS chickens
were depredatinG on MIR. DIS premises;
d. caught some Ufthem, and robbed
them of their tails. Three weeks after
wards, the rooster died. $. got angry,
aud said that pulling his tail out killed
him. Now the questions we wish the
readers of the HERALD to solve, for the
benefit of S., are these: Did losing his
tail Kill him three weeks afterwards,
did he die of cholera, or did no die of
grief,G from losing his fine plumage?
Can any one imagine the intentions OF
bachelor, on yellow horse, when
they SEQ him riding around fur miles
to attend to business, one InIie from
home?
ED. w. r.. Lee is on preaching tour
in Perry county.
J. II. Derryberry and J, J. Sellers
have a down power thIcShcr. They
disagreed last summer whom threshing
W wheat; and each affirmed they would not
move it from tho field, if it rottod there.
This Spring, III the absence OF Mr.. D.,
some boys hauled it away; and stored
it between two hugo boulders, near r..
A. Daniels field. We propose now that
the boys sell the thresher, in order to
pat finds sufficient tn nIITphASH candy
and high wines to focd them on until
they learn not to be so obstinate with
each other.
J. }. Sellers, the other day, was ad
ministoring dose of castigation to q
little saucy fifteenth amendment
with a white oak board; whilst the lit
tie fellow was calling on his God, md
using, adjectives, and pronouns, i'll 4
vociierous and indignant manner.
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April q, 1866, and ordered to be re-
ported to Congress on the following
Monday. Mr.. Fessenden was alb
sent from this meeting by reason of
the attack Of varioloid aforesaid, and
it was suggested that, as he was chair
man of the Senate Committee, it
would only be courteous to defer final
action until he could be present.
This was thoughtlessly assented to.
Thad Stevens was inclined to object
to the postpOnement Of a great mea-
sure on account Of mere form, but
thought it would come with bad
grace from him as Chairman of the
House Committee, and 50 remained
silent. The postponement was fatal
to the proposition. The sentiment of
the committee leaked out, and a press
ure was brought to bear by the weak
kneed Republicans to suppress the
report, which proved successful.
Caucuses were held by the Repubi-
cans, and the Committee was no
tilted that the Republican party was
not prepared to take $50 advanced"
a position. The amendment was not
reported, and Thad Stevens, who
thought this might be the death-blow
to negro suffrage, is understood to
have said: "Damn the varioloid."
The effect of Mr.. Fessenden's vario-
lold was toPostpone the proposal Of
the negro suffrage amendment till
Feb. 26, 1869, but then came in a
form that gave the negroes tho ballot
Immediately upon ratification of the
amendment.
Commenting on these revelations,
the Republican Chicago Tribune says:
The misfortune was not in its post
ponememt, as Mr.. Stevens believed,
but in the subsequent change by
which the ballot was placed in the
hands of the colOred people immedi-
ately, and long before they were in
any sence prepared for the intelligent
use thereof. 1t is useless, of course,
to speculate upon what might have
been the result if Mr.. Owens wise
counsel had prevailed, and negro
suffrage had been postponed for ten
years; but it is almost certain that the
negroes would have been better pre-
pared to-day for the intelligent exer-
else ofsuffrage than they are now
after five years experience with it.
There is no doubt that their ignorance
has been abused by intriguing politi-
clans, and that the carpetbaggers at
the South have cultivated among
them a low idea ofthe right of suffrage
which will be difficult to Overcome.
The right Of sufrage among the more
Intelligent negroes of the South seems
to be synonymous with the privilege
Of holding Office; with the rest the
ballot seems to be something to be
bartered away for money or some
other promise of personal reward.
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LOVES BRANCH ITEMS.

Some of the farmers of this community
have decided to plant over some of their
cotton that was planted about the 18th Of
April.
Elder Jno. d. Davis, who has for a
month been insane, Is thought to be im-
proving.
Kittrell Il Cathey received new stock
ofgoods last Saturday which they propose
to sell low on credit or extremely for
cash.
r. A. Kennedy of the Kettle Bend, and
Polk & Gable of "Lovo's Branch pro-
pose to make with their little Mills good
meal for all who favor them with turn
Of corn. Thus far both mills have gwen
satisfaction to customers.
Rev. A. Hardison failed to ill his ap-
pointment at Dunlap last lordsday--a
good congregation was disappointed.
Farmers of this community have decid-
ed that wheat is injured very little if any.
The prospect is good for full crop.
Readers Of the HERALD, if you want q
bird dog, watch dog, Shepherd dog, or
a Fox dog, come to Loves branch and
get him free of charge.
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Hon John Nj. Bright, of Tennessee
delivered one of the addresses at the
MeckIenburg Centennial at Charlotte, N.
C., on Thursday of last week. 1t was a
splendid speech, and full Of eloguence
and patriotism The following paragraph
has both
North Carolina and her Southern sister
States have had their day or trial and
ut trbulation. hope it viii not be out
of place when | declare as an act of
Justicc TO them, and to drop leaves Of
healing on the future, that the Southern
States i'm the recent strife of the sections
intended only to divide and not to des.
troy the common heritage of oar liberty
La separation they intended to write
Nizpah between the sections. "Ihe
Lord watch between me and these when
We are absent one from another They
accepted, in good faith, the arbitramemt
of arms. They uuurish no latent treason,
conceal no fires of malice, desire no her
,ditary teuds. seek no advantage of their
sister States. They desire only AN equal
part and otin the inheritance of their ia
theirs. They have many selisacriiiciug
patriot now, who, as the Roman Curtius
Of old lnabcd into the Gulf OF the Forum
would leap iuto the bloody charm, and
have it close upon han forever, if with
union he could secure liberty fraternity
and Justice
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Dedication Of the Hurricane Swiscsa
Church,

Bishop Marvin Of St. Louis, reached
Hurricane Switch on Monday morning,
May 9th, and was the guest Of Benjamin
s. Thomas, and his excellent lady.
Tuesday 10Th, the new church at III"
Switch was comfortably filed with a con
gregatiou from the vicinity, and from tie
neighboring community.
The opening prayer was offered by ljr
A. W, Smith, the sermon by Bishop Mar
vim. The prayer Of dedication by DR.. i,
c. Wilkes. The singing was without an
instrument.
The sermon was from Ia@gai, ist chap
ter, 9TH verse, and reads thus: "Go up to
the mountains, and bring wood, and build
the house and | viii take pleasure in 1t,
and will be gIoriticd, saith the Lord,
and was delivered in low but intelligiblc
tone of voice. 1t was heard with marked
attention. The impression made by the
sermon was exceedingly favorable. The
style Of the Bishop is natural, unaffected,
earnest and IN manner and matter vas
heart-scarching.
Among the visitors present, were Rev 5.
Willborn Mooney, Jas. A. Orman, }. +.
Hamilton and II. 5, Webb, the latter from
North Carolina. There was no collection.
Bishop Marvin stated, that he had been
defeating churches for twcnty-nimc Yeas
and that this was the first one for which
he did not have to raise means to pay off
the indebtedness. lie commended this
as a good example. NGlroR.
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IL IN, Editor ot the Hraid cuud Mat.
Your readers may TO Interested III
the following items obtained from DR..
Young in regard the present condition OF
the Vanderbilt University, Of which lie
is Financial Secretary:
Seven new houses, ;Or the use OF tho
Professors, have been built on the Van
dorbiit lot, and as there Wcro two sub
stantial buildings on tho lot whom pur-
chased, they gave nine valuable build
ingS in the rear of the main building.
These new houses are models of archi-
toctural skill and taste, and have all the
IN Odern cOnveniGnccs of city buildings.
The University building proper is 10
feet front, and running back 1876 feet,
and is thought the work will be done
by the first of July. The University
will lie opened in all its departments
about the first of October next. The
faculty is now complete, except in the
department OF mathematics, aud the
vacancies in this department will soon
be filed.
Tho Vanderbilt lot is we'll enclosed,
has beautiful shade trees, is well set in
grass, is supplied with spring, well,
hydrant and tank water, and what is
better, still, with an abundance of
pure cistern water. The situation is
elevated and commands a splendid view
of both city and country. DR.. Young,
together with DR.. Winfield and Rev. j.
A. Conner, have raised an endowment
fund of 500 600, and it IS designed to
continue efforts in behalf of this fund
until it shall reach tue sum of two huns
dred Thousand dollars. This ondOW>
ment fund is for the enClusiYe benefit
of the Biblical department, and is in
addition to the munitiCent gilt OF the
old Commodore whose name the imsti-
ton bears. w.
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MARRIAGES.

BY the Rev. Fed Thompson, at Cole s
Chapel, Williamson county, May 10Th, 1875,
Nh. THOMAS WALLACE and Miss MOLLIE
FLEMING.
Attendants: Mr.. John Anderson and Miss
blanche Fleming; Mr.. VIII Harrison and
Miss Maud Burnett; Mr.. Charley Lee
and Miss Ella RatCliffe; DIR. Jesse Core and
Msss Inez DcdsOn; Mr.. James Morris and
MISS Lizzie Scott; Mr.. Henry Wilson and
Miss Ella DOdSnn.
After the marriage, which was witnessed
by crowded house, the bridal party was
expected at Mr.. john Fleming's, on the
Fran Kiln pike; there were twenty carriages
and DuSgieS all in rapid movement, and
IN lew moments they were welcomed by
the kind and charming Mrs Fleming and
one of the most delightful fcaSts was par
taken Of by all. Indeed, il was an occasion
long To he remembered, for beauty shone
respondent in bride and groom, and never
dld eyes rest ON purCr loneliness than the
six bridesmaids. There were different
characteristics OF beauty-frOm our lovely
Maury county blonde to the dark beautiful
brunette. They We're all beautifully aTrayed
the bride in white carleton and orange
blossoms, with the pure gOSSamcr veil, that
tlOated gracefully, was indeed beautiful.
Miss b. f., n quiet, lovely vision, charmed
and interested all she met as her guests;
Miss NJ. b., whose gayety charmed and
made all feel at home by her winning
smiles; Miss +. r., n beautiful vision of
real loneliness, was a picture To study; Miss
l.. $, who never appeared more lovely and
winning; Misses | ID. and T.. D., whose beau
tiful black eyes Shonc with splcndor and
merry laughter, CaptiYatCd. all. All were
indeed beautiful, and never could mOrtals
charm their bChOldCTs more They were
each and every one clad in white carleton.
The grOOmSmen were all handsome. Too
much cannot be said of the hospitality of
Mr. and Mrs. John Fleming. Ii.
WHITE.
James A. Johnson and Susan Jane Love.
j. Il. Montgomery aud MOIlio J. Roller.
COLOEEp.
Carter i. Campbell and Francis l.. Lock
ridge.
George Lee and Martha Haddox.
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Not Good for Tn>-

The Supreme Court of Tennessee
has come to a decision in q case i'll
voIving the question whether taxes
are paid in Torbett Issue. Chief jus
tice Nicholson delivered the Opinion,
and of Couse it was exhaustive and
able He decided that the New Is
sue" is not receivable by the State for
taxes. We suppose this will make
Brownlow happy An appeal was
taken to the Supreme Court of the
United States, but it is our pri-
vate opinion that that august tribunal
will sustain the court below-to do
otherwise twill get mixed uPwith the
rebellion" However, holders of the
money are sanguine that the So
preme Govt will reverse the decision
of the Supreme Court of the State.
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COUNTY AFFAIRS.
LEATHERWOOD ITEMS.

W. H. johnson, Esq, has new grist
mill in operation, and is doing good
business.
Ben. Charter, Esq, of Union City, West
Tennessee, was here a few days ago, Wis
iting relations, friends and sweethearts.
Mr.. BENZ. j. Lipscomb, Of Columbia,
was here few days past, looking after
fat grass fed cattle. He is the right
man in the right place.
Our clever merchant, Aleck johnson,
is doing as well as the times will ad.
NIT Of Ginseng is quite current.
We had a live business not many days
ago, in the way of auction. Jesse Bing.
ham made his tongue quite lively indeed,
Elder Boyle, Mormon, preached at the
Badger SchOol-house Sunday.
Crops very fine and fourishing.
We will soon have poStofiice at Jones'
Valley, Tom Erwin contractor. Then
the people will welcome every Friday
their favorite paper.
DIR. Tom Newcomb, who left here some
time ago for Denver, Colorado, i'll bad
health, is improving.
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How General Grant Nearly
aIheaIeN Destiny.
From Sherman's Memoirs.l


After Shiloh, General Halleck came
and took the field, and General Grant, af-
ter winning this battle, was substantial
ly left out, aud was named second IN
command, according to some French no
tons, with no clear, we'll defined COM
mand or authority 'For more than
a month GRAFT thus remained without
any apparent authority, frequently ylsI-
ting me and others, but rarely complain
ing; but ] could see how deeply he felt
the indignity, if not the insult, heaped
upon him. This oveTshadowing OF Grant
continued for a short time, and evidently
moved Sherman sympatheS toward his
commander. One evening he learned
that Grant had asked for thirty days
leave, and was going to depart the next
morning. 'Of course, we all knew" says
Sherman, that Grant was chafing under
the sli gifts of his anomalous position, and
| determined to see him on my way back.
His camp was a short distance off the
Monterey road, i'll the woods, and consls-
ted of four or five tents with sapllng
railing around the front. AS | rode up,
Majors Rawlins, Logan and Hlllyer were
in front of the camp, and piled up near
them were the usual effects and camp
C0eSIS IGduy lUI GldIlluS III bLC AhOAh .
| inquired for the General and was shown
to his tent, where | found him seated
upon camp stool, with some papers on
"A rude camp table He seemed to be
employed in asserting letters and tying
them up with red tape into convenient
bundles. After passing the usual com
pliments, | inquired if it were true that
he was going away. He said, yes L
then inquired the reason. He said: 'Sher-
man, you know. You know that | am in
the way here | have stood it as long as
| can, aud can endure it no longer. |
inquired where lie was going to. He
said, st. Louis | then asked if he bad
any business there and he said, Not a
bit. | then begged him to stay, illustra-
ting his case by my own. Before the bat
tie of Shiloh had been cast down by a
mere newspaper assertion of crazy.
But that single battle had given me a
new life, and now | was in high feather.
| argued with him that if he went away
events would go right along and he
would be left out, whereas if he remained
some happy accident might restore him
to favor and his true place" The result
was that General Grant remained, and in
a short time, by the removal of Halleck
to Washington, became the commander of
the army
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SrGrAG HUI MAY -, 1919

t1IklN'r Iil'L. MAY -, i'f''.
| 10 The Ei,to,. of he Hc,uhi oad -urjl.
| Several weeks ago your Rally II ~
correspondent advised me torcad Mir
JohnsOn's "Louisiana speech, aud
come back into the Democratic fold. J
| have very high regard for tn
opinion of your Rally Hill corrcsVou-
dent, and take his advice aS kindly
meant; but beg to assure him that the
feat would be difficult for me to per
form, because have never iOaRdcred
ont Of the true democratic fold, in my
life, or at least never, since gave
that noble party my allegiance, fiji
teen years ago. In carly youth, | was
baptized in the spirit of Whigi5m, and
as long rs that glorious Old party sur
viVCd, no more devoted follower ever
maTShalIed under lis banner. Daring
the war when furloughCd from active
service on account of sickness, read
the writings of john {. Calhoun.
Since which time, | have been an
earnest States-right Democrat, :; fol
lower and advocate of principles, and
not of men. Such being my piimci-
pies, ] could not follow President
Johnson in all his "swiugiugs around
the circle' ! would not do Mr.. j.
any injustice, and when | stated thai
A. J repudiated the Democratic par
" ! dl1 II upon me au'nofIIy OF me
New orr HtG"I'G reporter II" III
1efVicWcd M[; '0iiilSoh ShoiI'y amer
MS return 10 ilie senate, IN "hlcil ne
reported N. D. as say ing ne was lloJ
me r"llCHehIal'Ic "l any pa'I4 ana
CANNED hlS erection as TRIUMPH ever
Tenei oppoSlIioll an" influence III
thlN state fepel ana IeliioGiaU are near
~ synonymous. MI: Joi'l'3oh'7 SUD
sequcnt actloil' III Ie,u2llS 20 pihICl-
pate III the caucuS ~ ~ lIle lIei1oc' -
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seen no cEl',ei'ct ~ i'i7 49, il'I'3'
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e,l PROOFS OF Stalt7l'l'I'9inil i'a'' lgt Us
nol'e iol llle 49, ri," ,.t H. i."t l,S,,
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II will I've remembered that a man
named RAYMOND Thomas killed a
man in the Maxwell House, NASH
vile, some time ago, and that it was
called on all hands Il cold-blooded
murder. Thomas has been found
guilty of murder in the second degree,
and sentenced To imprisonment for
twenty years. Tue Union and AmOi
can says: 'In saying that the verdict
i'll the Maxwell House murder case
meets with very general disapproval,
we hut mildly express the state of pub
lie sentiment concerning the results
of the trial. Mob law assumes at
least the scmblancc of justice when
assassins thus casilycscape the hang
man.
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The Grasshoppcrs ia the West.

Our Western exchanges are daily filled
with accounts Of the grasshoppeT ravages,
after allowing for eXaggeratiOn and scarce,
enough remains to show that there is
cause for serious alarm in large portions
of Missouri, Kansas, Iowa and Minnesota,
while the States on this side of the Missis-
sippi dread invasion when the young
pests fcdgc their wings. Thus far their
movements are slow and their future dl-
rectIOn uncertain, as they can Ouly hop
few feet and ordinary streamlets stop or
divert their progress, but every where
their presence is marked by the most abb
solute blackness of desolatiOn. A dispatch
from Lexington, Mo-, says the ground
they travel over resembles the path OF a
prairie fire in barrenmeSs. The crops be-
ing backward in Kansas, farmers are hope
ful that the grdsShOppcrs will pass on be-
fore grain develops sufficiently to be ma
terially injured. In many portions of Mis-
souri, all hopes for the present crops are
abandoned, and farmers are procuring
new seed to replant whenever the pest
moves on, if it be III June. The back
wardness of the season which has
retarded all wild vegetation makes
the destruction of cultivated fields more
complete In some instances the damage
reported is irightful; Pleasant, Hill Mo,
reports one half TO threcfourths of the
crops cut off in every direction for a ra-
dius of 10 miles around. As far north as
Mankato, MINI, they are Matching in
countless numbers and a region that pro
duced 900, 900 bushels Of wheat last
year does not expect to raise grain
this season. The same story comes from
Winncpcg, across the British border. Every
where the farmers are fighting the inva-
ders with fire, torches and other means.
Some endeayor TO mop them off with
blankets drawn by ropes. NineyardlSts use
coal oil with some success. The scientists
insist that they are good fertilizers, being
highly heterogeneous and worth $50 TO $50
ton, but the farmers would prefer pay
ing cash for fertilizers that were less &C
tive on their lcgs. We hope the prediction
of Prof Riley, State Entomologlst OF
Missouri, will prove more practical-that
bv 1877 we shall have seen the last OF the
| orasshoppcrs for this generation.
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SPLENDID PRAIRIE FARM.
May 2s-lt,

Living one mile from TIA" lluuri-hiug town
of HShlcy-, Illinois, the junction ui the IIi|.
nOiS Central and -. Louisiana 0"uln ~ 2
r. r.. lust two hours ride from 10. ~Ht
tract contains 100 acres of Iaudr a. Hf''N 'i
which is timbercd, the balance lTHIIr. 90
has on H. a No. frame dwelling pl AI''.h'
ali necessary out-h0uscs, good barns AMI
Iablc:is well watcred, and has ~" H.'.
Cistcrns-Onc ut the house and one 'l W.
stable; a splendid orchard 81 about ...' g.
i'm full bearing, COusistlugo OF apples, p'.'
,,.acjtos AMI cherries It is under good
ieEco. A good purchaser with ca D.: can
county OF Nashville property
i E%i "a HORSLEY BROS & FIGULkS.
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WhH1 Might Have Been.

From the Union and American
Under the curious title of 'POlIt-
cal Results from the Narioloid Ro-
bert Dale Owen develops fact in
our poStbcIIum politics not generally
known to newspaper readers. Ac-
cording to his account, the whole
complexion of polite, for the past
nine years, and our present status
and. prospects would he immensely
different, but for 4 slight attack Of
varioloid from which Senator VIM.
=. Fc~~cnden suffered in the spring
of 1866. Mr.. Fcs>endcn was at
that time chairman Of the Senate
Committee on Reconstruction, while
Tbad. Stevens was chairman of the
the House Committee. Among other
coonate questions these two commit
tees had the subject Of negro suffrage
under consideration III Iolnt session.
Mr.. Owen proposed to the commit
tee that constitutional amendment
he submitted by Congress, that no
class of persons should be denied the
rieht of suffrage because Of race,
color or previous condition OF servl-
tude," after July /, 1876. This
would have given the negroes the
ballot in about ten years from the
time ofthc ratification of the amend
ment, and ON the centennial Of Amer
lean Independence. lie also tells
ms that the proposition was received
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