The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-07-03

nd passed down, DuC LUCKILY 0SOoPoN -
nth quite severe shock. The broth
rs state that they heard peculiar L
oise after regaining consciousness, O
ike meat irving, which lasted for some i
ime, but could not discover anything
o cause it.
Gov. Buchanan has not decided at
what time he will call the election FOR
Mr.. Houk's Successor in the Second
district. The fight, now
,Ver, has commenced, and the parties
will doubtless hold their convention as
soon as the Governor issues the procla-
nation. The Republicans are likely TO
nominate John Houk to succeed his
father, while the Democrats will in all
stake their chances on Will
liams.
The Governor has given out nothing
definite as to Judge Keys successor
The list of applicants Up to date sare as
follows: w. T. Lane, ]. B. Frazier, w.
L. Eakin, V. c. Allen, z. b. Mayheld
and w. G. Payne. Ex-Gov. Taylor and
Hon. II. NJ. Mcconnell arc prominently
spoken of, but neither has filed for
NAL application.
Richard Burhart, a worthy young
farmer Of Weakley County, met win
fatal accident near Martin last Monday
de was driving an engine of steam
wheat threasher over a bridge, when
the latter gave way. The engine was
precipitated into guIloy several feet
in depth and was ruinod. Burhart was
on the engine and received injuries
from which he died an hour later:
There was a furious fight in Mar
shall comfy last week between Tay-
lor family and a Nix family, growing
out of a lawsuit and some trouble be-
tween men named Lee Farmer and
Jim Taylor. On one side were old man
Dave Nix, his son Nan Nix, and sons
lin-law Foupt Mcconnell, j. Il. Largen
and two boys, b. Thrasher and Walter
Alexander. On the other side were
Jim Taylor and his sons, John, Bud,
Bine and a boy. They fought with
sticks, rocks, knives and pistols, and
the following are th0 wounded: jim
Taylor, skull crushed, aud may die.
John Taylor, shot in the lungs and
BADLY cut; his condition Is dangerous
Bine Taylor, head beaten and face cut
is in very critical condition. A. r
Mcconnell, bad cut on the back of his
head. J. T. Largen, slight cuts on the
,rm and side. Nan Nix has cuts on the
throat, head and side, and is hurt very
badly. Miss Nora Alexander, who ran
out to quiet her brother, was alsG STRUCK
on the head by rock, making sligLl
wound. sE- .-a..
On, little incident which occurred OF
"Jeff Davis Day" in Clarksville ii
worthy of mention. After the white
people present had finished putting
their contributions in the box towards
erecting a monument to the departed
chieftain, a colOred man named William
Boyd, who is hi ghly respected in tina
! community, walked up and placed
= liberal contribution in the box toward
T erecting a monument in memory of on
whom most of his race have been laugh
. to look upon as a traitor.
A large mercantile art housed in Irving
ton, N. j., recently offered very hand
some cash premium for tho best speci
men of art embroidery, they furnishing
the materials for specified sum. U
: the ninety-eight applicants Miss Matti
I Russell, of Bennington, Tenn was til
| OOiAiHShiSNAB
company promptly forwarded thei
n check for the money with the results G
the examination.
E Several hundred leading citizens c
y Nashville met in the Masonic Theatr
4 last Tuesday night and organized Re
form Association. DIR, T. q. Menees wa
r, elected President. Speeches were mad
byJ. NJ. Dickinson, Tully Brown an
;. Col. a S. Colyar. The City Council an
Board of Public Works were severed
= criticised for inefieiency, neglect an
corruption in office. The Reform AS &c
@ citation will undertake to have clear
II ar and better municipal gOvernmer
g. after the next election.
" Memphis had another suicide thi
l. week. d. Evans, compiler of the Mon
a phis and the Philadelphia city dire
" tories, was found dead in his room.
r vial supposed to have contained poiso
q was on a table near his bed and suiciC
4 was inferred. Evans had been drinl
ing heavily and about ten days ago sci
- off tor an antidOte for the liquor habi
There is a theory eXtant that he toe
., too much OF tho antidote and it kill(
/, him. "
- Wheat has begun 90 move. Despi
the preparations made by the railroad
" the supply of cars does not meet Il
~ demand. The Louisville u Nashvil
ST road alone could use 400 more cal
1t Freight agents are shaking OFT the
10 ante harvest lethargy and are beginniI
III to hustle for a share in one of the gres
IN est yields the South has ever enjoye
10 Much of the new grain is now going
- the Northwestern. markets. A live
/ rate war between the trunk lines
brewing and shippers are anxious
III awaiting the outcome.
y The King case in Memphis continu
ue it's weary way. Argument will clio
NC to-day.
ny Pulaski will have her streets and bu
III ness houses lighted by electricity bef0
he the end of the year. The Board of Ma
ng or and Aldermen have concluded q co
a tract with tho Electrical Lighting q
Power Company, of Fort Wayne, In
for the erection of plant at once.