The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-07-21
STATE NEWS.

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The commencement exercises of
the University of the South at Sewa
nee will be held during the week in
GUIDED between July 26 and August
3. The conservation of the Rev.
rhos. +. Gailor, ). II. ID. the Chan
Gel or OF the University OF tbs South,
rs assistant Bishop OF Tennessee will
take place at noon at Sewauee on the
25'h If July The Bishops OF Ken
tucky, Tennessee and Georgia will
Ue conserratOrs aud the BlsNop
of Springfield the Rt. Rev. DR.. Sey-
mour viii preach the sermon.
Last Saturday ThomSs Galley, a
negro boy, endeavOred to board b
moving train ut Franklin, Tenn,
and fell. The wheels severed both
legs near the body. Sunday morn
ing death put an end to his suffer
ings. Galley aud two or three com
panions were endeavering to beat
their way to Nashville, aud had been
put off the train once.
In Memphis, blind negro boy, 70
years old has been sentenced TO the
penitentiary for Outraging a littlr
four year old negro grl.
Winchester Tenn, furnishes
another fatal stabbing frscas. Lssl
Saturday night John Davis and Sam
Smith, both intoxicated were return =
ing home from town in wagon. A
difficulty arose between them anu
Davis stabbed Smith with a knife.
The wound was in the breast near
the heart and smith died in few
hours. Davis disappeared after the
stabbing and has not been found
since.
w. H. Wallace a lumber dealer in
Lebanon while returning from ct,
Louis last Sunday lost pocket book
containing 10000. He bought a
ticket for Nashville at the Union de-
pot Sunday morning taken 500
bill from his pOcket-book to pay for
it. He returned the book 10 hir
right hip pocket and boarded the
train. When it stopped at Spring
! field that night he felt in his pocket
and thinks the book was there at the
time though he had some other books
in it as well. On reaching Nashville
| ha went to Warner d JacksOn's HO-
tel and spent the night. When he
awOke Monday morning he missed
his pocket book but found that his
door was locked and no one had EN-
tered the room during the night
Seeking to recall the events OF the
day before he rerOlIected that in the
confusion OF leaving he train he had
been struck once or twice on the
back. He thinks that his pocket
was probably picked a. he left the
train. The lost pocket book con.
tanned $4,750 in notes aud 81, 100 In
bills. A reward OF $1,000 is offered fol
its recovery, but Mr.. Wallace say'
he eau bear the loss il the book is not
found.
There was rumor some days since
that the lessees OF the cOnvicts OF the
Tennessee Coal, Iron u Railroad
Company would not build the adj
ditlonal Notifications aud employ the
additional guards at Coal Creek anC
Big Mountain, which were recon-
mended by the Governor, Prison
Inspector and superintendent, will
a view to removing the troops from
the mines, and that the lessees wOulC
not further provide for the cOuvicts
What the truth Of the rumOr is car
not yet be determined. The Presi
dent of the company leasing the con
victs dec AIRED when interviewed tina
the company ha0 taken no action il
r regard to the employment OF ad
diClOnal guards, building suditiOns
, Notifications or removing the troops
No action, he said, had yet beel
taken either way, and hs did IL
know what would be done.
1t Is a long time yet before
United States senator will be elected
to succeed Senator Harris, but Sena
tOrial bees begin to buzz early.
Nashville correspondent of the Mem
} phis Commercial claims to have lin
formation from q source deemed re
liable to The effect that COngressma
Benton McMillin Of the Fourth dis
trict will be a candidate for tn
> United States senator before the mex
general assembly. Senator Harri
l will undoubtedly be q candidate TO
5 reelection, and it Is said by ex-GoV
D Tsylor's friends that he will also b
f in the race provided he can have tn
matter settled by primary electio
In the various counties. The plan {
ex. Gov. TaylOr's friends is to hav
= the candidates for the assembly IL
r structed at the bsllot.bOx."
: Hon. Joe Harris, the ex-legislatol
: has lately been brought home
, Knoxville as 3 prisoner, charge
e with forgery. He recently went
|. visit some friends in Kentucky, au
n before leaving discounted a note fo
4 $3.50 at the East Tennessee Nations
Bank in Knoxville, with the name
. his father, s. X. Harris, signed
II iudorser. Last week the note VS.
o sued on, and Mr.. Harris, seniO
d made affidavit that he never signe
the note or authorized any on. TO d
80. phe bank officials immt dittel
swore out warrant for the HONOR