The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-03-31
STATE NEWS.

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Sam Hudson was driving through
Jacob Kleener's field near Bristol,
Tenu when the latter objected and
fight ensued. During the fight Klee-
ner was knocked sen4rle's. HIS
mother, who witnessed the fight WAS
so shocked, thinking her son was
killed, mat she herself fill dead.
Capt. w. D. Bethel, formerly OF
Maury County, has honght the best
theatre IN Memphi- for the sam OF
100000.
There is girl thirteen years old
near Gallstin, Tenn, whose weight is
$40 pounds. She is the daughter of
O. B. Braiser, farmer, at the foot Of
Cumberland Ridge. Up to three
years old, she was not larger than
other children, but b. gan to grow NJ
al abnormal tate al that age ard tn
physicians could do nothing to stop
1t. She ia still a child in thought
and actions and plays with the little
girls of her age.
A numOer OF young men in differ
ent sections OF the State have
tumbled over with "tits" recently
from the excessive use of cigarettes.
There will probably be an increased
area of tobacco planted in the State
this spring IL the seasons come favor
able Many sections not raising it
heretofore are going to try it rs all
experimental crop Lnis season.
M. M. Malone, the old gentleman
who died at Pulaski last week at the
age of IS, had full set Of rev natu-
Tal teeth. Several years ago he lost
about all OF his old teeth, aud for q
awhile was almost tOOthless, but
strange to say, in short while new
teeth came in his mouth, aud at his
death he had splendid set OF natu-
Tal teeth Tnis is the only instance
of this kind ever known In this Sec
ton.
A late dispatch from New York
says: An important deal in the Zen
Dessee Coal and Iron COmpany's az
fairs was concluded to-day, John H
Inhlan having privately purchased
5000 shales Of the stock from H. F.
DeBardeleben. Mr.. Inmsn, it Is
said, paid about current market price
Ior the stock. To-dsy's purchase
gives him control OF the property
Mr.. Inman was formerly identified
with the company, but withdrew
from the management some years
ago N. Baxter, Jr., OF Nashville, il
to be the President and H. F. Dc.
Bardeleben Vice. President. The lat
aer is to have charge OF the manu-
featuring plants Of The company.
The Prison Bill has passed botf
houses OF the Legislature and gone tt
the Governor for signature. 1t apprO
PIRATES $500 900, for the purchase o.
coal lands, erection of suitable build
jngs aud the necessary preparation:
10 employ the State cOnvicts in min
ing coal on account OF the State, 81
thai it will not be necessary to leas
shem out, as heretofore.
The House of Representatives ha
adopted the report Of the committee
recommending the Impeachment o
Judge DuDose of the Criminal COur
Of Shelby County, by vote of 81 t,
s The case will now go to trial befor,
the Senate, and there is little dOub
that he will be removed from tn
bench.
A large portion of the town of Lyn
willie was burned on last SUNDAY
morning. The fire started in tn,
saloon Of McQuigg Bros. from spark
from stove and burned the house o
Henry Bugg, grain, no insurance
nhnTNoc I pnnnrnl T0Anpnh n M "a
5000 insurance; White d Yancy
grain, $4,000 insurance; Witt {
BOulIe, stoves, 81 900 insurance; John
son IL Horne, merchants, McQuigl
Bros, saloon, insurance, $1,500; tOta
lOss, $4,000. The brick houses es
capped injury. They included tn
bynnville Bank q Trust Company
Tate & Son, Smith & Reed and Smit
Bros. Several vacant stores were ais
burned. Lynnville is one of tn
livest and most thriving towns i
Tennessee, and will doubtless be o
its feet again soon.
The cotton commission firm {
DObbins q Darcy, with their prime
pal office in Nashville and branche
in several other cities, made a
assignment last week. Their habil
lies are about 100000. Mr.. j.
DObbins, of the firm, is Maur
County man, and has been membe
Of the firm for many years,
A shower of a sulphur-like sui
stance is reliably reported to hay
Gallen near the hesdwaters Of Sprin
Greek in Putnam County, recently.
Gov. Turney has appointed NJ
Thomas f. p. Allison, of WilliSmso
Co TO be Commissioners of Agricultul
for the next two years, and H0l
Frank NJ. Smith to be SuperintenC
ent of Public Instruction for IL
same period. Mr.. Allison Is wei
known in Nashville and is we
equipped for the position extended
him. Capt Smith held the same p
sition under Gov. Taylor to which b
mas been rC-appointed. He is,
present, professor in the Universit
Of Tennessee; and is well-known 8
over the State.