The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-11-12
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

| Sunday.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
! We are Obliged TO our old friend in
| Maury county, Tenn, for another box o
] geological specimens, which Will be depOs
tied IN the Vanderbilt. We see no good
/ reason why he should forbid us to give ms
name. As to the cider and apples mixed
with the rockwell, we will say with the
spouse IN CantiCteS, "Stay me with hagOns
comfort me with apples'-such as these
lie says: The health of our county is i'm
proving. For twenty years we have never
seen anything like tive mean the sick
ness. Yet il has not been fatal, taking the
number of cases in consideration, In less
time than three weeks we helped TO bury
three widows by the side of their husbands
who had preceded them to the other world
two Cumberland PTesbyterians and one
good Methodist lady. They all died well.
In the absence of minister we had to say
something for Jesus Christian Advocate.
Rev. DR.. Kelley, in communication to
the Christian Advocate, make the follow
ing corrections OF rrOrS in the report TO
Conference in regard to The late Rev. A. W.
smith: We know the committee were pains
taking but for the sake OF correct history,
we have been requested by our dear Sister
smith 10 make a few corrections in the re-
port OF the Committee on Memoirs of the
Tennessee Conference: Mrs Smiths
name was not Conn L but COnwell. Dr.
Slnlths pund never broke out after it
healed the first time. He was not sick
when he got to Mrs >. 5 fathers-cOuld not
get home, and came there to rest a few
weeks. He was licensed to preach March
10, 1915 joined Conference i'll 1859, was at
sparta only one year, and that was in 1861.
I'll 5Se were all the mistakes that were
n de" In everything else the report is
admirable, and we do not deem it necessa-
~ to Ofier you Tor publication memoir we
had been requested 10 write of our friend.
VIM. Shacklett y Co, are shipping corn
meal to the South by the car load.
Last week We printed n noble speech
made at Nashville by Gen. ]. #. Wilder
who said he had a rough Introduction
lennPSSpgHDS. he made their
lance during the war, and that since tt
war he has always been greeted with well
come everywhere by Tennesseeans. Gen.
Wilder commanded a brigade of mounted
Infantry during the war, and was as gallant
"a soldier as found Oh his side. ON one oc-
c,t>iOn, his men guarded the northern
bank of the Tennessee, above CHATTANOOGA
and the FIRST Tennessee the southern bank
one OF WiideTS men proposed to the First
for some one TO meet him on a sandbar in
the middle OF the river, opposite the mouth
OF the Chfckamauga, and exchange papers,
etc. Rutland, of the Rock City Guards, we
neleNe, agreed 70 meet him, but finally
backed out, and John T. Tucker, now mer-
chant of Columbia, said his regiment
should not be backed out, and that he
would go. John stripped off, tied ,jhatta-
nuOga EsbCt printed at Atlanta,) 10 the
back of his head, and plunged in. He
went several hundred yards up the river,
and having further 10 swim than the Yam
kee, the latter landed on the sandbar first
aud as he stood there waiting for John
tucker, he looked like giant. What if
he takes John prisoner, and carries him to
the other banI2" asked an excited Maury
Grey. After a short talk, and an exchange
OF papers, they separated, and returned to
their respective shores. TIE Yankee cueat-
ed John in papers, for he gave him litera-
~ journal.
Granny Bland died in Marshall county.
Tennessee, October Goth, 1873, aged one hun
dred and five OF six years old. She carded
and spun this year about flfty pounds lint
cotton. About three years since she walked
to Franklin county, Tenn, or n visit to rela-
tious. About thirty years since she mo-
rel NIQ toll
with the NJ. +. Church South, and uied in
great peace and holy triumph.
Ct II. Harding, who recently passed
through Rutherford ana MauTy coLnties,
says that prominent farmer of Rutherford
county, who Will not make over one bale of
cotton TO twenty acres, thought it was
caused by some insect. The same opinion
is entertained 10y Col. Wade, of this county
indeed, he detected it at its work during
the summer, and predicted the result which
we are all now deplOTing.
The great Centennial Exhibition prOmi- |
Sos T. Ice exceedingly interesting to sports
men. The Editor OF the Forcst and STeon, |
has charge OF the collection OF articles con- |
nected with fishing, and the display of such |
articles will make the mouths of an first |
AkeTS oil Nashville, and Miller and GauIt of |
Franklin. Just think OF the fine poles and |
reels that will be collected there! Now, the |
best, If not the tancieSt, pole that we have |
yet seen Is the Old-tashiOned Cumb erland |
riv cane. livery year or two, Dick Gault |
of Franklin, goes up Cum berland river and |
cuts a wagon load of cane, and ont of a
Thousand select ones he will get one that is
perfect in every respcct-Straigh proper
size, taper, and with a sufficient quantity |
of what DR.. Beech calls steel" such a pole |
is superior TO all your fine Split-bambOO,
covered with gold and silver. We advise
Dick Gault 10 select a lew such poles FOR the
AT the Centennial. Col. T. w.
keCSeC, of Columbia, is one of the Commits
SiOncrS and will take charge OF them. We
also request DR.. Walter Palkcr, one of the
finest EpOTtSmen in Tennessee, to secure
specimens of implements used by Indians
in hunting Tor tIe Centennial Exhibition
all such are dcsil ed 10y the Commissioners.
A narrow gauge locomotive passed
through the city yesterday on a freight
rain going South. II is intended for the mar
now gauge road between COlu mhia and
Lewisburg.- American.
"A staBbing atlray that promises to term
mate fatally occurred last evening on the
depot platform at Decatur, as the Nashville
bound train was leaving that place. one of
he "HewSbOys,' named sam Walker, run
Oipg ON the tTalnr became involved IN a !
n tHcultN with negro boy. After some |
laRs words he'd passed betwCel them, they |
'loSed, and BEGAN TO pumnel each other.
During The tU>Sle Walker drew small |
pocket KIN Il. aud stabbed the negro a dOZ-
IN times ca - II various parts of his body,
rhe BCratu' police then iuterieTcd aud ar
,csted both p titles. The negro has since
lied.
John Dciamar Cooper, son of Senator
Henry Cooper, died last sunday in Nash
Vile, in his 2Ujh wear. lie has many rela-
lives in MauTy County, being grandson of
tho venerable Col. Matthew y. Cooper, an
.lOnOEG1l tiilstl OF lltlN pace. I llt = dSil-
Willie American SAYS of the deceased. Ole
makes the fourth member of Senator Coop
aT'S family who has died within the past
three years. He wis L. student of the Van
leTbilt University, had a bright intellect
aud gave promise of usclul career.
Among the young men of his acquaintance
lr was general ftvoTitc The community
will condole with senator Cooper in his
very sad bUruaNt utut."
When young man las his boots black
ri three times "a day, puts on new paper !
collar before each meal, trims his finger
nails every hHlt-hSuT, keeps his mOuStaChe
pCrpetUally pOmatumcd, and his hair sol
eunly done up, Spit-curicd bet,ro and par
ted behind, you can bet your bottom dollar
that some girls heart and his are in a state
% vigorous GuTilUnmiNmrnt.
The R15ftl SIN thus compliments one OF
our foremost farm crs- Col. w. =. Ridley, OF
Maur. County, is perhaps the most success
iul raiser and dealer IN luUsCs N Tennessee,
and We would bc glad iGg Woald favor Us
with his views upon that Important sub
.rCl for publication in the sun for the bene-
Sal % others.