The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-05-07

The sidewalk In front of the old Capt
HELM residence, Is in a very hOLeLy con
dition, and needs repairing.
The proceeds taken in at the door al
the Mock Trial, last Thursday night
amounted to twenty dollars.
; II. Lee Jordon. typo at ComstOck q
Rushton's, last Monday. lost his Dolly
Warden neck-tie and his diamond pin,
which contained nine pure glass stones
: The finder will be literally thanked by
leaving them at this Office.
We notice that a considerable i'm
provement is being made on the foun>
dry building, near the depot.
Policeman Haynes, last Monday
night, arrested rural gentleman for
| promenading with Alice Forrest, tile
dc .iOie. Judge Guest informed him that
he would have to go down in his pocket
book and hunt up twenty-five dollars
and cost, for promenading with Sweet
1 Alice"
George Little, COL, who was placed in
jail some ten days ago, charged with
robbery, was taken out Monday on
writ of hGbeGS corpus, and carried be-
tore Judge Martin, who put his bond at
one thousand dollars, TO answer said
| charge at the next term of the Criminal
Court. Bob III. JamisOn became his
bOndman, and George was released.
The absence OF light at the Cumber-
| land Presbyterian Church, is much
needed by pedestrians, who stumble
and step into pavement holes. When
will the City Council light that lamp?
We regret to learn that VIM. M. VOor-
hies, ST., has been for the last ten days,
suffering with q carbuncle on his neck.
Saturday, while Frank Chaffin was in
he ice house in the rear of his saloon,
be found hen, which he thinks from
Its looks, must have been con-
lined there since the house was filled,
" hich was last January. Frank says II
looked like lean Kansas dog when he
took it out, as it had been eating saw
dust and ice, which is very light diet.
Beverley White, the "hOuse artist and |
fresco painter" requests us to say that |
he ia alone and on his own hook, and !
any one who is indebted to the firm of |
Mcdonald, Glenn IL White, are respect
fully requested to come forward and
pay the first man they meet"
Grand Cockrill was arrested Friday,
10y Constable Lamar, charged with
fighting, and was carried before Squire
WitherspoOn for trial, at his dry-gOods
store. Immediately after going in the
store, Lamar went out after the witness
es, leaving the prisoner in charge of
WitherspOOn, and then the Squire went
about filling up the warrant, with his
back turned to the prisoner, and at this
precious time Grand "gOt up and
busted" out of the back door The fol-
lowing day the prosecutor paid the cost,
and Grand "cOme to time" and was re-
leased.
Last Sunday we observed a huge ci>
gar staggering down East Market St. |
It's wonderful dimensions and eccentric
move ments attracted our attention. 1t
as we approached it, as if a COL
ision was inevitable. Hence we waltz ,
I'D to first one side and then the other of s
he sidewalk, and finally meandered s
'ut into the street, as the only means of {
escaping annihilatiOn. Our flank move 2
nent into the street and then into Black |
Z Moore 'sstable, enabled us to escape the c
moving tobacco barn, and revealed be- {
lind 1t small jeUHcSSe dOTeC, emaciated '
md pale, taking his evening prOmen, c
de.
Wanted, one hundred and fifty young {
iZes-frOm the tall, graceful dandy, :
With hair enough on his upper lip to
tuff Cap Hardeman's barber cushion, (
own to the little bOwlegged, 1reckled> \
aced, carrott-headed upstart. The OBJ \
Bet il to form gaping corps, to be in {
ttendance at the church doors at the
lose of divine service each Sabbath 7
uring the summer, to stare at the la t
les as they leave church, and to make S
elicate and gentlemanly remarks about
heir person and dress. All who wish :
D enter the above corps will appear on h
he steps of the various church doors f
ext Sunday morning, when they will S
q duly inspected by City Marshal h
White, and their names, personal ap- n
earance and quality of brains registers f,
d in book kept for that purpose. To Il
revent general rush, we will state that Il
% one will be enlisted who possesses h
Intellectual capacity above that of S
donkey. @
The last Criminal Court deprived our n
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andlord of the Davis de hotel" of some
( his boarders. Wood says his house II
J like Uncle TOmmie's Old Reliable''- \
lw4ys room for one more; and will I
AXE anybody without regard to distinc> n
ion of race, color or sex, who may pre- G.
ent proper references frOm-the Sheriff, K
ill Alexander. There are now twenty a
Iur boarders at the above named house.
Last Saturday evening, when the rain r
'as falling and the "gentle zapbyrs" n
-ere making sweet music, Minnick y
Williams colOred driver was seen driv- r
lg said team at $40 gait into Black Il a
fOOre'R stable, frightened very near out a
his lie. He told the proprietOTs of 81
aid stable that the slate roof OF the N
had been blown of, and /,
Tiled some one. Billie Moore FASTENED n
p to the courthouse, when he found
ut the damage The scuttle-dOOr on h
he roof had blown off, and struck a Il
iece OF slate, which Tell near the urlV- | IL
RS carriage as he was crossing the o.
1uarc No doubt the driver was a I,
Millerite," and had forgotten the day,
lhich was last week, when he would n
ave to ''hand in his checks" u
The Cumberland PTesbyterians are b
making some improvements on their Ii
hurch. They are putting in new win !,
Ows, papering and painting the walls, a
inside and out. The window blinds II
iill be removed, and the glass frosted
r painted. The improvements will q
Ost about five hundred dollars. They a
Dok forward with pleasure to the day a
when they can throw the two rooms n
p stairs and down -stairs-intO one n
Dom, and enlarge their audience room. Is
Policeman LansdOwn, Monday, ar n
ested country gentleman, for visit 4
ng MOllie Workman, fJe dc -
,ic, on College Hill. Judge Guest re- n
uired him to hull out seven dollars
nd cost for this daylight visit, which =
70 did. !,
OVER THE COUNTY, :