The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-02-05
MISCELLANEOUS TEENS.

: cows as if no starch had been extracted.
h SO says Mrs. Richard Ogilvie, a noted
housekeeper and model Granger.
: MIR. ThOs. p. Eskew's wife recently
obtained, in the Nashville court, a di-
! vorce from her husband, on the ground
Of drunkenness and bad treatment.
t This is the second divorce she has OBJ
tanned for the same cause.
The paternal grandfather OF Mr..
John Ballanfant, of Culleoka, who was
the father OF the late Mrs NJ. J. Johnson,
was Frenchman, and came over to
America with Gen. Lafayette, during
the Revolutionary War, when that no.
bic patriot came to assist Washington
and the struggling col)nists, 1t would
thus appear that Mr.. Ballanfant comes
very properly in possession Ofthat quail
ity which makes him demand what is
| right and fair for others as we'll as for
himself-since his ancestor came all the
| way from France to help a sinking
cause, just because he hated oppression
and injustice.
| There are twenty persons in the
| Poor House, eleyen whites and nine
| blacks. Old Warren w. Jordan, aged
about "a, fell on his head recently, and
has been somewhat deranged ever since.
Two policemen are now stationed
at the depot on the arrival and depar-
ture of the trains, to protect them from
| being robbed. 1t is done at the request
| OF the railroad company, which agrees
to pay the corporation fifty dollars a
| year for the services thus rendered,
The furnace in the Presbyterian
church did not work well, and Mr.. NJ.
z. Turner, agent Tor Murray Il h 1agau,
| carried it back to Nashville.
If the city authorities would have
| lamp at the G. p. corner, it would rem
! der valuable service.
| An Italian mOckingbird imitatOr |
left our town very hurriedly recently |
to capture his wife, who had eloped |
| with another man from Nashville.
...Lawse White is making us q very |
| efficient Town Constable. He is now
working the streets with culprits who
could not pay the fines assessed by the
Recorder.
The negroes recently had german"
at the Hammer Hall.
Oar esteemed friend James f. McEw-
en-, is staying at the Alhanbra.
Dick Beavans and Melville Butts
have opened family grocery and par,
at the river bridge, in the Brown house,
Seavy's silver band is improving very
fast, and winning golden opinions fro
all those who hear its nightly serenades.
week or two ago the Maury Lodge
OF Good Templars held an election OF
officers, with the following result: Rev.
II. A. Jones, w. c. 7; Josh G. Bailey.
W. V. T.; Eph L. Erwin, W. +. s.; Joe
b. WOodside, w. T.; D. c. Helm, p. w.
C. T.; NJ l.. Eddy, w. G.; Dave T. Goad,
w. M; VIM. Shirley, w. G. g.; David
Gee, w. 1. G.; Joe b. WOodside, Lodge
Deputy. Wednesday night is the regu
lar meeting night,
When DE- w. II. Brown fixed up the
pavement on his southern side, and
made it the best one in town, the old
pump which stood right in the middle
of the pavement in front Of J. z. Nc
Gaw's lot became an eyesore and nui-
ssnce, and the Town Constable took it
away week or so ago.
Governor Porter has appointed Gen.
B. f. Cheatham Superintendent OF the
Penitentiary; aud Ii. f. Cummins, OF
West Tenn, Warden. Jack Porter was
a candidate for tina latter appointment;
and had some high recommend atoms,
from our best citizens. We suppose the
Governor refused to give him the place
on account of his kiusmanship.
DR.. John w. Harmon, OF New Orleans,
preached at the Masonic Hall Sunday
night, to a very attentive audience, from
the 4th Gu apter OF Proverbs, 9TH and S,h
verses, "Wisdom is the principle thing,
therefore get wisdom: and with all thy
getting get understanding. EXalt her
and she shall bring thee to honor when
thou dOst embrace her. The first divi~ ]
sion OF the text was to define what wis
dom was. Wisdom and religion were
synonymous, and as such he would con-
slider them. True religion is to love the
Lord thy God with all thy might, soul
and strength, and thy neighbor as thy
self: on these hang all the law and the
prophets. He said that wealth, fame,
honor, accomplishments, position, could
not bring true happiness. He then res
ferred to the mystic order, and said
man might get upon his knees at the
sacred altar, with his hands upon the
holy bible, square and compass, and :
take another obligation TO square his {
conduct and live up to it and yet how {
few good Masons there were! You {
would see them in the street drunk, and {
profaning the name of God by swearing.
Such men ought not to be recognized {
as Masons, and no man could be a good 9
Mason unless he was Christian. odd I
Fellowship, Morality: none of these {
would bring true happiness. He said, q
where is there household in this broad |
land of ours that has not a skeleton to l
mar its pleasure? Who OF you has not l
been angry because some plan has been 5
defeated? What housewife has not e
been angry bee tuse the servant refused {
to obey her or had the misfortune to :
break the tayorite China dish, the heir {
loom of her grandfather He said man S
might achieve all the honor that could I
be bestowed upon him, and after all t
this, he finds himself wretched. An I
drew Jackson, President, after return {
ing fronl Washington and retiring to /
private life, sent for minister to come
and bring his bible and pray with him, y
"for," said he, latter trying the world I
in all the different spheres Of life, l find l
it a bootless cheat" So of President c
Polk; after he had vacated the Presiden- t
tial chair and came home, he sent for I
John B. McFerrin and said to him, AZ {
ter filling the highest Office in the gift OF '
the American people, am constrained A
to say, it is all a bootless cheat No q
true happiness save in the Cross OF c
Christ; pray for me-" DIR. Harmon said {
that if Daniel Webster had lived IN the I
days OF Homer and Virgil, he would haye I
been the Ajax of that age, and yet when I
this man of giant mind was asked what I
was the greatest thought his mind had 5
ever grappled with, replied, "My re- :