The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-05-21

1 -Messrs A C. Thomson & Co are doing
4 more than almost any other urn 10 bilnS
| money into the country. They recently
| bought and shipped ten car loads Of lum-
| Der from Alexander Brothers, at Franklin,
| and twelve car loads from Bond, buchanan
| & Co., making twenty-five car loads alto
| gether; forty-five thousand feet Of which
| was walnut, ten thousand feet poplar. They
| shipped six car loads to IndIanapoiiS ana
| sixteen to Cincinnati. Mr.. Thompson says
he could have done better if the dog law
1 nad not got in his way; the Tax Assessor
4 had come around the week before and
| found eight dogs who had to sacrifice their
| lives for want of money to pay their way;
| they were all thrown into a ditch at The
| north end of the switch, and before he lMr.
! thompson got away from That place, Ec
| was forced to the admission that IN" last
l session of the Legislature Had stirred up
| a greater stink than the devil did when he
Uncle Billie Porter, the "OId Reliable
stage driver, who graduated at the same
time. and in the same class, with Uncle
Tommie Douglass, drives two spanking
iron grey mares to his hack, between thtS
city and Mt. Pleasant, tri-wcekiy, Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday, returning the same
days We recommend him to the travelling
public.
limbo Wood went TO Maj. VIII POLK at
AshwOOd, to commence plasterlng ms
new house. They carried several days
rations, which consisted of a two dollar and
forty cents cooked ham, eight lOaNeS OF
bread, one section of Bob Lee pies, and ten
pounds OF side meat; they placed the same
in cabin near by where they intended do
ing their cooking. They then went up to
the new house and worked until y O'Clock,
when limbo and Hugh filled their coffee
pot with water, and went to the cabin 10 get
their "haSh," when 10 and behold some one
had stolen all their provisions, and they
took straight coffee for dinner. limbo came
to town Tuesday and purchased more sup
plies. He says that he intends putting strych- |
nine on all that he leaves in cabins next |
Monday night last, some expert in the |
hutchering business. skinned a beef near |
I'M p n nj q md
the following morning the beef was seen by |
Frank Wiley, prOmenading the pike hide
less.
Capt. 10 A. Irvine came from Nashville
Friday night last, where he has been for the
hast month as Federal Juror. Saturday he
was taken with severe chill. Wednesday
the Sugg Fort case, wherein the L. IS. Gov
is the prosecutor. 10 says The
court will adjourn tomorrow.
Col. J. ii. Lewis, OF Lev iSbur@' and
Judge Jones aud Mr.. +. G. Iali2icrro, 0 fu-
laski were in Columbia yesterday.
Waller Woodbridge, Walter TindaIi and
Watkins Fleming went to Laurel hin last
week, and had good luck. They are All las-
cinating ladies men, but we don't know
how well they faScnate fish.
In noticing ii. Crone'S now advertisement,
We should have mont the important fact
and most popular gentlemen of our county,
g with the house, and will be pleased to have |
lis old friends, call and buy from him"
We had a call Wednesday from Charles
4. Blac kman, who is travelling for the well
known house of Frank Moulton mot the Nh
ual Friend') d Co. Wholesale Dealers in :
produce, Nashville, Tenn. Mr.. Blackman is
native Of MaUry, and is with good house /
Jesse S. Harris says he saw frost last Sion
lay morning.
Rev. A. W. Smith will preach i'll CuIIcoka
ext Sunday morning and night. for DR.. Z. {
Wilkes.
Miss K. of N. Y, a charming and accom-
liShed lady, is visiting the Female Institute.
Wiley Embry advert :cS not for a wife,
ut his splendid dry goods establishment in
lC Prism. |
Mrs. II, neg Miss Mary b., of CIark$yiIIo,
Irmerly one of our bellies, has been spending
eek or two with her relatives here. She is
nc Of the finest women that ever left Col umbia
Capt. James III. Andrews. of the large AMI {
Opular hardware house of Elautt, Martin " :
o., Pulaski, was in our city last Tuesday.
his house is fortunate in getting the services ,
such an accomplished hardware man, and J.
mable gentleman, as Capt. Andrews. '
Mayor L. W. kecsee has been appointed @
? Gov. Porter, a Com missioner to the CcntcI- q
al Exposition in 1876 at Philadelphia. lie j. +,
assist in getting Tennessee properly rcprcs {
nted ut the Great Centennial. . his is an cN- y
,edingly appropriate and worthy appoint L
ent, for Mayor keeseo will fill the position \
it'll ability and perform its duties with =
lergy. >,