The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1881-05-13

the numer of members to be 1851, an
increase at the rate of ., 800 per month.
The balance in the treasury is $l2s,
S72.
Spartanburg, S. c., May 10.-The
unwilling Of the Cowpens monument,
| tomorrow, will he by young ladies
descended from the heroes of the bat
tie.
| New Orleanr, May l9.-The leyee at
Alsaca is broken. This levee project
ed large section of country. The
Ouachita river rose 10 feet, and il still
| rising.
Pittsburg, May I0.-The coal ship
ments on tliis rise were, 2, S34. 900 bush
els, of which 1,620,000 bushels go to
Cincinnati aud the balance to Louis
vile.
Miss Talbert, living short distance
| from Huntsville, Ala, committed sui
eide, Sunday evening. Cause I'M
known. She was only il or Is years
of age.
1t costs $50 900 year to print the
| postage stamps ofthe United States.
Berlin, May I0.-Bismarck is great
| ~ irritated at the rejection in the
Reichstag of the military exemption
tax bill. 1t is reported that he accus-
es the Conservatives Of deserving their
colors.
Hunnewell, Ks, May 1O.-The first
shipment of Texas cattle was nade
from Hunnewell OH Monday night.
The drive this year will exceed last.
years. 1t Is estimated that over 200,-
600 win be shipped from this section
alone. Quite number of herds are
en- route now. Grass is fine and the
cattle filing up.
New Orleans, May l0.-The cere-
mony of defeating the tomb of the
Association of the Army of Northern
Virginia and unwilling the statue of
Stonewall Jackson, which surmOunt-
ed it, took place, this afternoon. at
Metairie Cemetery, In the presence OF
several thousand citizens and visitors.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee delivered the adj
dress. The widow and daughter of
Gen. Jackson were present. AT the
conclusion of the ceremonies, Jefler-
son Davis, in response to repeated calls
to the stand, was enthusiastically
cheered, and made q brief address.
The Federal cemeteries of Tonnes
see will be decorated with flowers Oh
the 30th of May.
A grand railroad barbecue will be
given on June LIST, at Caney, ON the
completion of the railroad to Spo.ta.
Hon q. A. Jones will be present and
speak.
The State Temperance Convention
meets in Nashville May 23-4. DIR.
Joyce and lady of Nebo and Rev. I.
J. Duncan are the delegates from
Maury county.
A heavy drop In provisions was an
nounced from Chicago ON the 9th.
The decline on pork averaged go cents
and on lard 25 cents.
Mrs. Garfield is quite seriously i'll
from nervous prostration, and is said
to be threatened with malaTial fever.
The Census Office states that the peo-
pie of the United States pay annually
S26, $50, 900 fortheir daily newspapers.
2 Gen. John S. Preston, offs. C., whose
death was recently announced, was
one of the few men in the South who
remained bitterly opposed to recon
struction and unrecOnciled to the I'm
ion. He was a grand specimen of
physical manhood, and an eloquent
and polished orator.
It is estimated that 100000 buffalo |
hides were shipped out of the yellow
stone country last winter.
The meeting of the Grand Conn |
mandery of Knights Tenoplar at |
Knoxville will be held on the 9th and |
10th of June instead of the 25th and /
18th oil. May, which is the time for the
military drill at the Nashville Expo
sition.