The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1885-05-08

Treasurer.
At the third annual contest OF the
Tennessee Inter Collegiate OratOTical
Association, held May LIST ut the Cop
itOl, Nashville. Mr.. II. +. Craig, of the
PreshyteTi n University, GAINESVILLE,
won the medal.
Part of Sewer County was VISITED Icy
n terrible hail storm Saturday Iaet.
TIE hail stones were as large rs hen
eggs. FruiT and wheat crops were
ruined.
Mrs. Francis A. Vanderbilt, the
widow Of Commodore Vanderbilt,
died in New York on the 4th.
The East Tennessee Farmers Con-
vention meets at Knoxville May 18th,
18th and 18th.
The Mormons are dissatisfied with
the enforcement Of the law III Utah,
AMI proposed going to Mexico, Mexico
forbids polygamy, and the proposed
exodus il ended.
a Eoiler in the fremont Hotel Gal
We stOn Texas, exploded on the 3rd,
wrecking part of line building and sur
rounding property and killing and
woundhg several people.
Eight persons were burned TO death
York, on end.
News comes from WaverIy Tenn,
that on the End n party of ,li-guise d
men visited the house of FonIey John
son, cOlOred, and ordered him to open
his door, he refused, and tried 10 IS
cape, and was shot while running.
Several negroes have been whipped in
the same vicinity. This looks like
l[u Klux work.
J. NJ. Kelly, of Richmond, Vs., has
qualified as minister TO Austria and
sails Immediately for Europe.
Chattanooga is making extensive
ul. d grand preparations for the annual
cuncIave OF Knights Templsr, which
assemblies in that city, May 18th.
The State militia and the striking
QuarTymen came into collision at La
mont ILL.,, on the fourth. The troops
attempted TO disperse the sinking
qusrrymen, aud charged the crowd,
killing two men and wOunhiug others.
More trouble is apprehended.
The Supreme Court of the United
States has refused a rehearing in the
Virginia bond cases, recently decided.
Nashville is to have respectable
depot. y company known as the Tn
ion Depot and Hotel Company has
been chartered, and will erect a depot
and hotel on Broad Street at once. -
Memphis has followed horse racing,
with bicycle races. The meeting of
the Memphis Bicycle Club, ended this
week.
The President, vice President and a
portion of the Cabinet, were present al
the celebration of the anniversary Of
the battle Of Gettysburg.
800 Jerseys were sold at Auction
in 1855 and 1884, at an average price
of 1910.
William NJ. NIerrick, prominent
lawyer Of Maryland has been appoint
ed Associate Justice Of the District of
Columbia; vice Andrew Wylie, Te-
signed, Judge ]. J.. T. Speed was an
applicant for this position.
Hon. John Goodc, of Virginia, has
been appointed Solicitor General OF
the United States. He has served sew
eral Terms in Congress.
The decrease in the public debt #
the United States during April, was
5 , S37 ,339,71.
Dwyer Bros. gave s., $50 for a bay
flly years old, by Luke Blackburn
out of Arizona at the Franklin sale ~
Nashville.
J. Fl. Livingston, Post Office Inspect
tor at Chattanooga has been removed3
The Lincoln Savings Bank, Fayette
vile, has resumed regular baDkiD g |
business, an agreement has been en- |
tered between stockholders and de |
positors 10y which this is effected.
Gibson county has 56, 600 horses, T.
sos mules, Is, $50 cattle, S.55l sheep /
and 4G, 22I thOgs, the total value Of
which is 81, l23, O10.-Gilson county
Herald.
The Knoxville clergymtn are hav-
ing a controversy with the Chronicle
be cause il publishes Monday edition,
II which controversy the clergy will
,Ome out second best. Some people
nave no discretion and waste their
energies in useless strife. h
The citizens of Haywood County
nave petitiOued Gov, Bate TO make
he consideration Of p!euro pneumO-
lia, one of the duties of the LPgisla-
ure, If called in extra session.
PerIyville, Decatur county, on the
tennessee river was burned few r
lays ago. The Hotel, ware house, and I
sniire town was destroyed. The fire l
= supposed to have been he work of
IN incendiary.
Marshall Il Bruce of Nashville, have
'een awarded the contract for the
State printing. II
The Prince of Wales has opened
The Worlds Exposition OF Inventions,
It London.
Jas. II. Osgood * Co., the well
known publishers of Boston, have fail
.d.
Sir Peter Lumsden has been recall
ed from the Afghan frontier and will L
'etUrn TO England Immediately.
a terrible holocaust happened in
Brooklyn, Tuesday. \ large tenement
fell and fire followed, burn
ng 10 Heath AN unknown humber Of
operators.
A sresk thief named Mason was
liscOver' d, IN room in tie Maxwell
House, Tuesday morning, Was captur-
'd, indicted, tritd ami sentenced to
he p"niIeuti:N before dinner. The
mills of justice grind rapidly some