The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-08-04
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STATE NEWS.


spirits walk in Nashville, aud has
beeu charging the believers for his
services. He has now found out
tuat Nashville Ia very good place
for spirits TO walk but very poor
place TO charge tor tue walking un-
less the mediuIa has d li1ense for
his business. He was iued $40 III
the police court the other day and
unless he pays $500 for license he
will be forced TO lead his spirits to
other promenade grounds.
Last week a young man named
John Hughling WAS shot from SIN.
bush near his home in Hardin Coun-
ty, and instantly killed. He had
been riding about the neighbOrhOnd
in search OF laborer AMI was shot
Il mile from his home. His horse
gallOped home and farm hand in
Hughling's employ found the body
riddled with buck-shoL No clue to
the assassin has been found.
G.. n. Wilcox shot Charlie jenkins
at EiZabethton near Knoxville last
Friday, and on saturday jenkins
died. The feeling against Wilcox is
very bitter and lynchIng is expected
AT Jackson last Friday night the
Ticket Office of the NJ. Il o. road was
broken into aud about $1,000, all the
money in the office, was taken
None of the ii 'kets seemed to be dis.
turbed. The depot porter WAS ar
rested on suspicion but was released.
On last Friday night a masked
man committed bold highway rob-
Oery near Clarksville on the Bethle-
hem road. Jerry Heltsley, OF Tren-
ton, KY, was gOiug to Clarksville in
buggy and when near Bethlehem
the Tobber spraug into the pike, stop
ped his horse and attacked Heltsley.
He succeeded in getting few dol
ars in money and II gold watch be-
fore Heltsley drew his pistol. When
Hetsley tried to shoot him the rob
Der seized the pistol and the two men
struggled for it until il was die
charged, tearing of part of Helts-
leys little finger. The highwayman
fled when the pistol was discharged
and Heltsley fired at him three or
four times without hitting him. A
robbery with Heltsley but no trace of
the rObber could be found.
One night last week the engineer
in charge at the water works in
Jackson WAS surprised about twelve
O'Clock by a young lady who be-
sought him to prevent her escort
FROM committing suicide by jumping
into the reservoir. The engineer al
once ran out OF the engine room, and
seeing a young man apparently about
TO jump into the water, started tow
ara him. The would-be suicider at
once dOnued his coat and disappear ed
The pames OF the parties are not yet
known.
Chattanooga has one man whose
ideas of honesty are evidently of the
old fashioned kind. His name is
NJ. A. Pratt. Last week he agreed to
buy from billiard Willis q building
used for negro dance hall. The
price aud terms were agreed upon,
and Mr.. Willis asked Mr.. Pratt to
settle up and complete the purchase
The other said wait til Saturday and
he would he responsible for anything
mat happened. Friday night the
mouse burnt down without Insurance
Saturday, Mr.. Pratt came and pal il
Tor IT ana stood the loss.
The cyclorams of the Battle o.
Mission Ridge, at Nashville, was
blown down last Sunday night 10y tue
neavy wind. The structure Wa,
| rottar frail md avpo-aJ I,,r.,, .,,.
lace 10 the action OF the wind. 1tnal
been weakened by the force OF tn,
wind some time ago aud last Sunday
IL WAS finally brought to the ground
Being Sunday the building was no
open TO spectators and no one wa
inside when the structure fell. Vut
cyclorama WAS owned by three Chat
LanOOga men and 1t is thought TO U
q totaI loss. 1t was panied in Ger
many seven years ago aud original,
cost $40, 1000.
Last Sunday night the grocery o
j. ID. SheftaIi d Co., corner OF Fair
field Avenue and Lafayette street
Nashville %a1 burnt, with loss o
$1,000. Whiie the market street Ell
CINE reel was running very rapid,
towards the fire, the wheel strucI
the rail OF the street car track q
Maple and Lafayette street, and Wa
overturned. Capt. Allen, jaime
Bussells and Link Reeves wer
thrown off and the last named wa
very seriously injured.
A Gordonville negro named Spenc
Buckuer murdered his wife ia q fl
OF rage last fhut sday night. De Wa
ut once arrested, but escaped from tn
officers while on his way to Jail q
Carthage. Ii captured the likelihOo
is that Ao " ill DO hanged.
: The Penltentiary Commissioner
appointed 10y The Legislature to S,
ltct and purchase coal lands, for tn
location OF the States mining prison
have made their selection. tn
land il in the Bushy mOuntai
/ coal fields aud near Hartman
, The only contingency is the acceI
lance by the Cincinnati Souther
Railroad OF conditions as to rate {
freight. The land lies in Morga
County eight miles from the count
r seat, Wsrtburg, ten from Olive
+ Springs, aud eighteen from Harr
man, whence a railroad runs thrOug
. it and embra, es 5000 acres. Ther
are IL veins 90 to As inches thick
the best coal in the State. The locs
ton was made on its merits after
thorough examination and undar th