The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-03-19


| Jack Porter sold his residence in soutI
Columbia, to Joseph Howard.
Duck River on Monday and Tuesday
| last tried to ''get up" but it was compelled
| to "stay i'm its little bed
Esq. John B. Padgett, one of our mos
esteemed citizens, who has long been an in.
valid, is very low.
The 18th Amendments of both sexes
continue every night to embark from this
city for Kansas
Monday last sixty-eight mules changed
ownership at Black d Moore's livery stable.
This firm is purchasing mules for parties
South, paying the highest market price for
the same.
Policeman Tansdown, on Sunday morn
ing last, at about the hour of two O'Clock,
arrested a man and q "soiled dove" They
were both tried before the Recorder last
Monday.
City Marshal White would do well to
examine the sidewalk in front OF the Cum
berland Church, as he VIII find a hole thai
he can almost drive his grey mule and
"BIue Maria into and turn around.
Bruce Pickens has started a new band
of musicians, which he calls the "Curbstone
warblers." They furnish music every
night free of charge. Steve Herndon and
George Dooley belong to the band.
Policeman FrfeI arrested last Saturday.
Charles and Angelina Perry, col, charged
with stealing watch worth $40, from JC.
d. Taylor, OF this city. They were both
placed in Jail to await trial at the pres
ent term of the Criminal Court.
Josh Guest and Nat Jones having clean
ed the Latta Brothers. livery stable out OF
rats, have set their traps at Black & Moores
livery stable. Levi King has bought one
third interest in the traps.
Jas r. Shelton died at this residence in
this city, Monday morning last, and was
buried at Greenwood Cemetery. Tuesday
Rev. II. A. Jones preached the funeral at
the Cumberland Church. Mr.. Shelton was
born 1879, at Richmond, Va, and came to
this place in 1906.
JEFF. REEVES, the keeper OF the County
Work-hOuse, has appointed Sam Walker
guard over the County Zebras." jeff,
you might have looked over the en-
tire population of Tennessee, and you could
not have selected better man for the posi-
ton, as a guard, than sam. Maury county
can rest easy, for as long as Sam is a guard
no prisoner will ever escape without he
'-peddles pound of lead"
Sunday morning man and wife were
discovered in the "Bound House." without
anything TO eat, except what was given
them by Jimmy Henderson and others.
They had been turned out of the Poor
House because they had not been in TIE
country long enough; slept out in the woods
one night, reached the Ground House.
used by the railroad men 10 turn their en-
gines, Thursday night, and remained there
until Sunday evening, when the Young
Mems Christian Association heard of their
and sent a committee to them
who got them "a house and gave them food,
which they took reluctantly. The mans
name is Jones. He says he is n native of
Rutherford county; was in Palmer's 18th
Tennessee Regiment during the war, and
was wounded on Hoods Raid, on Duck Riv-
er, which wound caused the loss of about
six inches Of the bone of his left arm, disa-
bling it for life. His wife is afflicted with
and is no help to him.
Three Sundays ago DIR. John Cake
Mitchell commenced a series of lectures
He gave the position of leading scientists
Huxley, Darwin and TyndalI-in regard TO
the origin Of tia world. This was done in
an impartial, able manner, and may be
summed up to mean that they recognized
a irst cause. Last Sunday night DR.. Mitch
ell took the first chapter of Genesis for his
text, and gave what he believed was the
Bible history of the earth's origin. He
thought science had demonstrated that the
world was older than six thousand years:
and yet this has not changed the Bible-it
has only changed our Interpretation. His
position towards science may be stated
thus: Accept all facts demonstrated TO lie
facts by scientific research, even though il
be opposed to our precOnceived ideas;
the facts may destroy our Interpretation,
but they only accord with the Bible, which
is Truth itself, and cannot be altered or sue
,essfulIy cOntradicted.
Mayor KeeSee called a meeting of the
Board of Mayor AID Aldermen last Monday
night, to receive "a proposition from Mr.. J.
II. Needles, of Nashville, in reference to
putting up gas works in Columbia. Mr..
Needles explained his plan of erection, the
Iiherent kinds of gas, and then made a
verbal proposition. Mayor Keosce, after
,onferring with some of the Aldermen, |
old Mr.. Needles 20 write out his PROPOSE !
ions, and the Board would act on them at |
is next regular meeting, which is tonight. |
If we understood his proposition correctly, |
It is, for the corporation to gran him the |
exclusive privilege for fifteen years, cx-
empt from taxation five ye airs, limit him in
the amount he must charge, and he will 90
to work at once and erect the gas works. If
the corporation or citizens desire to take
stock, they can do SO, with the exception OF
three or four thousand dollars, which he |
desires to hold himself: aud if they dii not !
want to take the stock, he would get the |
money and erect the works without the as |
of anybody in Columbia. Stock |
holders must expect to have the money |
ready when il 5 called for. We think |
this looks like business, and We want gas, |
now is our time to get it. No doubt our |
Board, which is enterpriSing and public |
spirited, viii grant Mr.. Needles the right of
way. Mr.. Needles has selected a lot below |
the Jail and fronting Mr.. Glrtner's resi- |
dence. !