The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-03-18

mems of antique art will be exhibited
here and then sent to the Smithsonian
Institution at Washington.
1t is reportad that every man, woman
and child, at Lewisburg, who is
Democrat, is for "Old Pete" for Gov
ernor.
At about O'Clock Sunday morning
AID. Kirkman was found dead at one
of the principal street corner in CIarKs-
willie. with his head mashed. at that
time there was no clue to the murderer.
A lunar mirage was seen at Chatta-
noOga last Sunday night. The sun had
gone down and the full moon was rising
undimmed. Its rays were rejected
from the Tennessee River aud refracted
from the cloudy strata OF forest ire
smoke in the north, and a counterpart
of the lunar orb was seen in the west.
The display was particularly fine one,
and attracted the attention of thousands
OF people.
A large meeting of Democrats was
held at Memphis last Saturday night to
protest against the action of the Shelby
County Executive Committee in call
ing Democratic primaries and conven-
ton for the selection Of delegates to the
gubernatorial convention without CIV
ing sufficient notice.
At recent meeting of the Farmers
Association of Giles County, held at
Pulaski, reports from various portions
of the county showed a decrease OF
about % per cent. in the cotton average.
IN
the Farmers Association, the Alliance
and the Commercial Club of Giles
| County to take action concerning
freight rates. They are going to see
what can be done in the premises with
reference to the meeting of the Inter
state Com merce Commission at Nash
Vile on the 30th.
An interview with James w. Brown,
u. S. Marshall for the western division
of the State, was published in the
American recently, in which Brown
said that John ii. Mcdowell had made
propositions to Republicans to COM
bine for the purpose of defeating Col.
Patterson and Congressman Snodgrass.
He also said that Mcdowell stated that,
| il Judge Turney should be nominated,
there would be splendid opportunity
for Republicans. This, he said, he in
ferred was a suggestion Of a cOmbina-
ton between Republicans and Alliance
men to elect an AlliancemRn.
Hon. Park Marshall, Of Franklin has
announced himself as a candidate for
Senator from the district composed of
Williamson and Hickman counties.
Arrangements have been completed
| for tho consolidation Of the Tonnes o.
Coal, Iron and Railroad Company and
the De Bardeleben Coal q Iron COmpa-
ny. The capital stock OF the CONSOLE
dated company will be $l7.000O00 COM
mon stock and $I.OOO.OOO preferred. The
De Bardeleben Company represents
the consolidation of half dozen corpo-
rations.
Recently Mr.. George Isom, Of Thomp-
son Station, a nephew of Maj. James I'll.
Akin, had his thigh broken. While
driving loaded wagon along a steep
incline he was thrown to the ground,
and the wheels passed over him.
1t is said that Miss Polly Jackson, OF
Perry County, aged about 60, has not
taken any nourishment for thirty days,
and has had no sleep for over forty.
Judge East has stated recently, in
reply to question as to wheather he
would allow himself to be persuaded to
be the RepU 5i:oan candidate for Gov
ernor, that he would not.
| The County Court Of Benton County
recently refused to levy school tax,
but referred the matter to the people.
| The tax was voted for.
Last November David Boyer, one OF
the Justices of the Peace OF Cock g
County suddenly disappeared. Since
| then he has not been heard of till with
in few days, when his body, badly de-
| composed, was found in cave on his
place with several bullet holes in it.
His son Wash, is suspected of the muir
der, as he rambled away from home as
soon as the body was discovered. He
was afterwards captured and locked up
in Jail. H. is Superintendent OF Public
instruction for that comfy, and is said to
have a forged deed to his fathers prop
erty.