The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-05-14
HERALD AND MAIL.
gCURRENT EVENTS,

u. W. Douglass has been removed
by President Grant from the Office of
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue, and
eX-United States Senator Pratt, Of In
diana, appointed in his place. Various
competitors are made as to the cause OF
the removal, but the most plausible one
is that Grant is trying to strengthen him
self in the West for Third Term.
DR.. W. A. Hammond recently deliT-
cred an interesting lecture before the
Neurological Society of New York, on
the organs of the mind, in which he
Undertook to prove that the brain is not
the "Sole Organ of the Mind,'' and that
the Spinal Cord is the seat of conscious
ness. Among other curious facts he re-
lated that the proportional weight of the
brain to the rest of the body to be in fish
es as I 10 5,GGs, except the bass, four
trout which is to 523. This would in
dictate that the bass, or trout, has far
more Intelligence than other fish; at any
rate, they are harder to catch.
Queen Victoria recently attended the
revival meeting of Moody and Ssnkey,
who are electrifying England with spirit
ual revivals. The subject-matter of Mr..
Moody's sermon was Grace" and the
splendid Sunday School song What sha II
the harvest be?" was sung.
The Nashville Banner puts down
broom corn as IAN important Tennessee
product and advocates its extensive
cultivation. Several years ago, Mr.. S. A.
Pointer, a sagacious Turner of William
son, planted broom corn extensively, got
u good price and made splendid profit.
Next year hundreds of acres in Maury
and williamson were put in broom corn,
the price fell and the farmers lost beavi-
~ since which time they have lei it Sc,
vcrcly alone.
Vice President Henry Wilson visited
Nashville last week, and was received
with distinguished honor. He went out
to the Hermitage visited President 2 olk
venerable widow, and Friday evening q
brilliant entertainment was given in his
honor by Col. L. w. Cole, at which many
distinguished persons were present
among whom were all the Bishops of the
NJ. Z. Church South, except one; Cover
nor Porter, cX-Gov. J. G. Brown, ex-Gov
y. 5, Brown, and Gen. Kirby Smith
Hon. W. C.. Whitthorne and other distin
guished men called on the Vice Presi
dent Mr.. Wilson went to Memphis on
Saturday, and was received by the au'
thorities there and prominent citizens,
We are glad to see our Southern people
showing the Vice President these atten-
tons, not only out of respect for his office
but also because he is q kind-hearted
man; and a man who, although always a
Republican and an .abolitionist, is so from
principle, and is a selfmade man, having
been very poor boy.
"A Middle Tennessee Editor who call
ed on and paid his respects to Vice
President Wilson at Nashville, in telling
Of it said he touched the hem of the V.
P.'s garment, but was not healed by it.
We guess not, but wouldn't be much sur.
Prised il he didn't come very near being
tocd by him.
A professor in Fayetteville, Tenn,
adycrtises in the Express that he will
teach music and draw drafts far still.
houses" And from stilI-houses too
doubtless.
Kentucky politics has been hard to
understand by outsiders since the war.
The Democratic party has been torn by
ieuds caused by rival candidates for pow.
cr and place in the party For month
past the papers of kentucky have teemed
with bitter articles for and against rival
candidates for the nomination for Cover
nor. Col J. Stoddard Johnston and Gen.
Curro G0rdo Williams. the two mos
prominent candidates for the nomination
made themselves ridiculous by attacking
each others war record. When the COL,
vruliou was held last Saturday, the Dem
o,ra,s threw both of these termigant!
overheard and nominated Col. James B
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