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Chancery Sale Of Land.

RS
Seth bedford. teIhcn Bedford, William T.
K.Athuni Chamberlain Il Bancroft.
ID ESl mt to u decree %! the thanccry
/ 'co,n, ~ athens. McMiun county. Tcnnos-
see, had in his caHse at the August term.
1888. l., William Lowry, Clerk Il Master Of
said Court, will sell for cash in hald. at the
Corr liorisc'i6or III Tie town nfN,hcf- nfare.
-nil. IN the 'l2ih dnv Of DecoIlher next. the
following described tracts or parcels OF Land.
VIZ: bnc tract cont aiming 80 acres. beng the
Northeast ana Northwest quarters OF section
Twenty-Five, township second, range second,
West Of the meridian. one other trac, con-
tanning thiriy-"i lit acres, lernn'g at the
Northwest corner Of the Southeast quarter
oil section twcni two. township second irin1e
second West Of the meridian. Also, one
other tract, containing eighty acres, situate
in the second range West Of the meridian.
second township. twenty seventh section, and
the Enst half Of the Northwest quarter of
said section, beginning ut The Northwest cor
ncr of sa,l aunrtcr. Also. one other tract,
containing about one hundred acres. more or
loss, lying in the same county. and adjoining
the eighty acre tract above described. and
being the same piece of Land that the said
stephen Bedford purchased from on" Thomas
Spearmah. Also. one other tract, containing
one hundred acres. more or less, wing in the
sth civil district in said county, adjoining the
lands Of James shell. James Harrison and
james Coffee All of which Lands are in the
Hiwassce District. McMinu county. Tennessee.
WN LOWRY. z. Il w.,
By WILLIE Lowry, d. G an.
Oct. 81. lS53-td Prs Zee IS 90
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QUEER MARRIAGE CEREMoNY.-Judge l..
V. Pierce, in giving history Of Green town.
ship, Summit county, Indiana, relates the fol
lowing traditional marriage ceremony, used
in solclnnizing the marriage OF the first cou-
pie in that townships
"You PROMISE to take te woman you holt
BY te liant tn pc your wife, and tat you will
stick To her through fire and dunder--dcn
bronounce you man and woman, Py Got!
Rather salutrous, that!
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Notice.,

DY virtue of n decree Of The Wprshipful
ID County Court OF Bradley county. Ten,
ncsscc. at its Octobrr session in 1858. | will
sell AT the late residence of benjamin I. Tay
lor, deceased. in bradley county. Tennessee,
TO the highest bidder, 81 six months credit
except forty dollars to he pnil down on the
18th day of December, lsj@, Nv" NEGROES.
to wit:-A man called James, AGED about
twenty five years and boy called Wmms,
aged about fifteen years. The purchaser will
hc required to give bond and good security
for said purchase money. Said two Negroes
Elizabeth Ann Taylnr and Mariainc Taylor
hcirs,a, law of benjamin i. Taylor, deceased
aud sold far distribution amqn.si said lIcir-
JOHN 7, LAEASpN, Commissioner.
October ), lSJ:j-id Prs fee J - 263
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AUGUSTA MARKET.

Augusta. Oct. 20
Bacon--lIams IL n BE; shoulders 7 n Sc:
sides Il 9!c; hog round ST II s!c per ID.
BWt'r--Country II! II Ice per lh.
Fyour-Tennessce 81 $3.50 per Dbl.
Coru->ncks included 81 n 75c per bushel
IIheat--Whi,c 81 n Sl,2j; red 80 9Oc
Peas 9oc a 81 per hushel.
Lom ia II l4c per Id.
SAT- Sl,1h per sack.
Fsofhcrs m iSc per h.
Coftc--Ro II! II l2i" Laguira IL l3c.
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Notice.

DY virtue OF deed of .rust executed to
ID me by Album Jones for the benefit Of
J. \. " e. W. Coffin and i. 4. Il ID. l.. Coffin.
will sell to the highest bidder, on the prcmi-
scs, on Thursday. the 18th day Of Dcccmte
next, EIGH7Y ACRE,S or LIND. being
Gold Lots Nos. I and IL. in the 18th section,
range 9Th, LIST fractional township, East 81
the basis line, Ococe district. Iois more full
" described in said deed, Said tract Of Land
is known a- the old - alton and as being the
hes, stand on the Turnpike road between
Nationwide, Tenn. and Murphy, &. Two
hundred dollars of the purchase money will
be required in hana-thc residue can he ar
ranged on accommodating terms to the pur.
chaser. Also at the same time and place.
Mary Jones will sell one other Gold Lot con
tanning ~ acres, adjoining The ones above de-
scrihcd JAS. 4 WRIGHT. Trustee.
Oct. ls. ls53--6t Prs fee :i,50 266
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I VILLAINS YET ii OUR MIDsr-Mr.W William
S. Rains, who lately returned to this city from
Mexico, was knocked down night before last,
in the alley adj"ining the Union Hall, and
$1,000 t ken from him. They were all $50
bills on the Planters Bank OF Tenncsscc.--
Gasette Of this morning.
The villain who knocked down the gentle
man alluded to was Capt. Whiskey, u n"tori.
Gus individual, and "up to such tricks" The
$1,000 was walking.eane which the owner
valued ut SIG, and which was lost in the
melee between him, the Capt. and the gate
pust.-Nashriile Neics.
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BEARS ar THE RISK OF THE OwSER.-The
Supreme Court of Rhode Island have decided
un important principle; hears on railroads are
at the risk of the owners. A bear from Cali.
fornia was put upon the freight train Of the
Stonington Rairond. lie broke out of his
cage, gnawrd through the car and made his
escape, after having greatly frightened the
passengers and all hands, and took to the
woods, where he was shut The owner
brought IN action againssihe company. but
the jury. under the ruling OF the court, de-
cided that ..bcars, are ut the risk OF the own
PtOriip,re .SOurn1i '-
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MLANE'S WORM yERMTFUGE.

The following order shows at once the de
mand for and the excellence Of this great
medicine. Certificates have been SO multi.
piled in favor of this VerInifuge, that we con-
slider it unnecessary to add any more.
BooNvrLLE, Ind, June 3. 1851.
Messrs. J. Kidd 4 CO.-Your agent, when
here, left with us IL dozen bottles MLane's
vermifnge, which is nearly all sold. Please
send quickly IL dozen more. as We do not
want TO get out of it; for we consider it the
best Vermifuge ever used in this part Of the
country. @. L. Il j. Ii. lluDsrEru.
For sale by p. II. Kern d TO-, Athens; }. A.
&, W.Corrix. jacksonville; and by one Agent
in every town in Tennessee. Nov. 4.
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LEARN TO "SPOUT."-This is the first nd
vice that Il fem lie whale "ivrs its Young. and
it is just the advic,' that every American M"
,hcr should give her boys. Ia n" country in
the world is there surh'a field for off hand
speakers to operate in, MS the United States
a man capable of stirring mp the multitude at
u mass meeting, can reach any office in the
gift of the people, beginning with ''cnmpir"l
lie. of poultry" and leaving off with the Pres
idpurv
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WHAT FooL.-Ncar Rdgway, Ohio, last
week, a man wishing to get on the tralI'
kindlcd fire on the track TO arrest the atten-
ton of the engineer, laid down on the track
went to sleep, and was killed by the engine
passing over his head, completely cutting 1t
from his bvdy. .!J
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HUDGIN. WELLS L. JOHNSON.

WHOLESALE d RET.1L DRUGGISTS,
CHATTANOOGA AND CLEVELAND, TENN. H.
Lhattapooya 1.nn Sept, 1858.
WE beg leave to return our sincere thanks
w to our friends and the public generally
for the very generous patronage that has been
so Literally EXTENDED Ia our house at this
place during the past twelve months, and rs
we have recently made very exiensiv" and
varied additions to our stock Of Drugs, th'mi-
caiS, Paints, OILS anil Glass we respectfully
invite the attenlio of Physicians. Farmers
and Country Merchants. generally, to our
present large and well selected assert ment-
Our establishment At, leyclau,l will be con
Quoted under the immediate snpcriut "ndcnc.
Of Mr. llupGIS. who will give il his entire
personal attention for the present.. and any Of
our customers who may, from convenience or
other reasons, see fit to pa'ronizc US there,
can at all times rely on obtaining articles al
the same purity and excellence Us we have
heretofore kept on hand here. Physicians
ordering from us can at all times feel sure of
obtaining articles Of strictly pure quality:
aud il at any time an article should not prove
satisfactory, we beg them to return IL at our
cost, and give notice uf the fact, rs il Is our
strict intention to deal in only pure Drugs
However, being practical Druggists. We shall
at all times Use every possible means Of guard
ing against any such ycNaiions
We have on hanl a very large and well
selected stock Of WINS and Braniies, of very
superior quality, to which we invite the ut.
tention of the Faculty and dealers GENERALLY.
Call aud examine, as 1t always affords US
pleasure to exhibit our goods.
HUDGIN. WELLS l. JOHNSON.
Oct. 81, ls53-ly ... 265
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How To DELETE THE TREAsUIy.-A
correspondent of the New York C"urirr and
Enquirer, proposes that letter postage be re-
dncrd by Congress t" one cent, and p"r.
ton of the surplus funds in the Treasury be
appropriated to make up the deficiency To
the Post. Oilicc Department.
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TIN E.N ii'

10y James GrigsLy. living in the 10th civil
ID district of bradley county. Tennessee,
one HORSE, IL hands high, oI black color
abou, eight wears old. both hind feet and left
fore foo, white. left hip knocked down, some
collar marks on the shoulders a scar "n the
right ,hiyh. Valued a. Si5. Id. ...
A. +. DEFRlIl>E hanger for bradley co.
nr,Uh,r 81 lS53-:t& 26J
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Chanccry Court at Cleveland.

George W. Turk
Thomas n. Frazier md Noel B. Warren.
IISJuycrioS BLL. ,-...
EFT appcarinS from the bill that the defend
/ ants are citizens of the State Of Alabama.
it is ordered that publication he made for four
successive weeks in the Athens Post, n news
paper printed in the town Of Athens, Tonnes.
see, requiring said defendants. Frazier and
Warren, to appear at the next term Of tins
Court, to he held at the Courthouse in CIeve-
land, on the fourth Monday of February next,
to plead. answer or demur TO compartments
bill. or the same will be taken for confessed
and set for hearing err parte.
JAMES BERRY, C. d IT.
Nov. 4, IS53-it Prs fee So 2G1
James McBrien,
Edward Edwards aud wife Polly Edwards,
Robert Stevenson and wife Jane Stevenson
and others.
[Cnoss BkA.
TT appearing from the bilI that defendants
i Robert Stevenson and lane Stevenson. hi.
wife, are citizens Of the State Of Geor& u, it is
ordered that publication be made % four
successive weeks in the Athens Post, u ews.
paper ,rinte in Athens, Tennessee, rtq< ring
said defendants to appear Mt the next ten b Of
this Court, to be held at the Court houseis
,leyeland. on the fourth Monday of February
next, to plead, answer or demur to complain
ants bill, or the same will,b he taken for con-
fessed and set for hearing or parte. rs to them.
JAMES KERRY. O. d. H.
Oct. 4, ls53--4t Prs foe s. 267
Calvin Thurman,
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Gentlcman-"Niy good woman, how much
is that goose!' ..f... ...
Market. woman-"Wrll, you may have
them two at seven shllins."
Gent-"but / only want one"
Markct-woman-'Cant helpit; ain a-goin'
to sell one without other. Them ere geese
to ms certain knowledge, hey been together
for morn fifteen years, and amt a-sso'n to
be- SO oniceIin' as to separate 'cm now
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DIED-At his residence in Hawkins coun.
ty, on the night of the 2sth ult, OF conses'
tive chills, Thomas NJ. ANDERSON, aged about
IS years cd
On the 2sth nit, Of whooping Cough and
Fever, CALEB L., infant son oi }. {. aud h. VI:
Cnrlock, aged two years, one month and
twenty days.
Peace to his memory, for he WINS truly
lovely boy. H.,
- Banner Of Peace, Nashville, will please
eopy.
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Man is born for action; he ought to do
something. Work at each step, awakrns II
sleeping force and roots out error. VIII"
does notI,ing, know nothing. Rise. to work.
If thy knowledge is real, employ it: wrrstic
with nature; test the strength Of thy theories;
see il they will support the trial. act
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ADVICE Of AN OLD LADy.-Now, John lis.
ten To me, tor am older than ypu, nr |
couldn't be your mother. Never do you mar.
ry young woman. John, before YOU have
contrvcd To happen at the house where she
lives ut least four or five times before break
fast. You should know how late she lies in
the bed in the morning. You should take
notice whether her complexion is the same in
the morning rs in the evening. or whether
the wash and towel have robbed her of her
evening bloom. You shout! take care to
surprise her, so that You may see her in her
morning DRESS and observe how her hair
looks when she is not expecting you. II
possible, you should be where you can hear
the morning conversation between her and
her mother. II she is i'll na,urcd and snap.
pish to her mother, so she will be to you, de.
pend on it. But it you lind her up and dres-
sed neatly in the morning, with the same
cOuhtcncncc, the same smiles, the same neat.
ly conbed hair, the same ready and pleasant
answer, to her mother, which characterized
her department in the evening, and Iarticu.
larly il she is lending II hand to get the break
fast ready in good season, she is II prize John
and the sooner YOU secure her to yourself
the bctter.
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ETA writer in Puinam's Magazine, upon

tho ssbjeei of rice aud its cultivation says:
AIN the United States although the culii'
Walton Of rice as a'staIie, is confined to the
banks Of the estuaries Of few small rivers
10 the States OF North Carolina, South Caro-
lima and Georgia, it is a crop of no insignifi
cant national importancc. In the year 1850
the value Of rice exported amounted To 81,
60o,Oo0, being more than one. third the valu,
Of all the wheat and flour, more than five
ninths OF the value of Indian corn and meal
aud nearly one-six,h the value ~ AZ The rege
table food exported"
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Young Fruit Trees,

I WOULD respectfully announce to the
L public that have 10000 Apple Scions on
hand. consisting Of about 80 different kinds
Of fruit, from the June to the latest keeping
Apple, a portion Of which are ready for mar
ket. ! have rs good II selection as can be
made in East Tennessee, having recently
brought some very fine varieties from New
York. Ohio Virginia and North Carolina. ]
raise my Sci"ns different from most Apple
raisers. plant the seed and cultivate them
until they grow large enough to be cut off,
and then graft on good fruit. | take this
trouble in order to furnish the people with
sound ms Instead Of The plan generally
followed of digging up old scrubby scionS
from about the tree, and then setting them
out and grating. have tried both plans and
find that those raised from the seed do much
the hest. shall commence taking mp the
scions on the first Of November. The Fall
season is the time for setting ont. and all per
sons not wishing to he disappointed should
come early in the season, rs expect to take
off good many. sell them at ~ cents n,
the nursery. and more if take them any dis
tancc. | warrant the fruit to be good
live eight miles North Of Athens, McMinn
county, at the head of >weetwater, and on
the line of the East Tennessee II Georgia Rail
Road. The nearest place to get oil the cars
is at the water station at Gen. Reagan's, three
quarters Of mile from my house
CHRISTIAN SHELL.
Nov. 4, lS53-tf 267
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Fall & Winter Goods
ALWAYS AHEAD! A, NO.l!
r. r. Z NGLE . w

ALW A lS AHEAD! A, NO.
r. r. e n G. L e DOW
Is just receiving and opening, at the old
i stand, on the Northwest corner of the
Public square, one Of the best assorted and
fullest stocks of
ID K Y & O o ID s.!
ever brought to Athens. His Goods were So
lcctrd with great care, and with particular
reference to the wants and tastes of the pco-
pie of this section. and comprise almost every
thing That could he nancd:--BroaI Cloths
Cnssmeres, Summer Cloths, SattinetS Ncs'-
ings, 4ancy and plain; LADIE.S DRESS
GOODS Of every pattern and quality, liikfs
Gloves Hosiery. aud in short every thing in
the Dry Goods line. lie has no disposition to
boast, but solici's the public to call and cx
anime his recent purchases.
Also II large assortmen, Of Hats. Caps, Bon
nets. Boots and Shoes Hardware, Qucenswarc
Cutlery, dc, dc.
& Il o C T. RTE s!
lie has also II large stock of Groceries, to
wit: sugar. Coffee, Pepper, salt, Molasses,
Re, kc. He not only has these articles on
hand, but will keep n constant supply
~" Produce of the country taken in en-
change for Goods at Cash prices.
Oct. IS, 1858.
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sly- The Cherokee marriage ceremony is
very exprcssive-man and woman joining
hand, oyer running water, indicating that
their lives are to flow on in one stream.
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1000 ACRES OF LAND,
Communicable Jail,

10 A NEG RO BOY. who saws his name
rFA is Bcn and that he belongs TO n man
NJh hy the mime OF Duncan .Naiap who
- IN he r.pr"-.nts ~ living in Barber
~ county. Ala. Said boy is about six
III feet high well formed very black,
talks freely. good ""untennnce prct
" well dressed --says he has good clothes in
negro quarters whore he has been ronccalng
himself; says he has belonged in time to II
man by the name of Johnson. in Kentucky:
says he has been away from his master six or
seven months: about % or - wears of age
said boy will he delivered to he owner upon
the proper evidence of title being presented
aud properly authenticated. and fee. and
expenses paid. WILLIAM WILLIAMS,
Jdiiorof Wonroe coanty Tenn.
Oct. IS, ls53-6t Prs fee $3.50 200
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The Paris correspondent of the New Yorl

] Hc Ut 10 eVf'eNI'"F'''e''s vt '''e ~" . WIN
Commercial writes:
A powerful speaking trumpet, invented by
Sax Tor the purpose, has been tried 'on the
Lyons railroad, as means of communication
between the conductor of a train and the en-
ginccr. 1t succeeded perfectly against the
wind and ut full speed. For the ordinary
interchange of intelligence, conventional sig
mails are used; but when necessary long sen
fences are spoken, and are at once distinctly
heard. The system is II military one, and Is
the same us that lately tried at Lntory.
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Fur skins Wanted.

WILL give the highest market price for
i all the good Fur skins that are offered
until March next--snch as Mink, Muskrat
Raccoon, Fox, Opossom and Otter. wan,
them all cased. G.. W. ROSS
Nov. L. 1888
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HuMBuG-The grand source OF all our
cloquence. Drive humbug out Of our mar
ket, and our Senators would he struck rs
ypeeehle.s % st,tuee.
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w Alice Carey, in late poem, "An
April Rhyme" published in the National
Era, uses this very beautiful figure:
-"Evcn for the dead will not bind
Nv soul to grirf-dcath cannot long divide:
For it is as if the rose had climbed
Ny garden wall and blossomcd on the other
side"
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TaILO Nc.
Grubb g. EnEledOw

I,ONTlNuEt to carry on the Tailoring Busi.
~ nes. a, the old stand, and solicit The work
Of their friends and the public. All garments
made in the best .tvle and on the shortest
notice. Prices moderate.
April s, '53-tf 237
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RELIGION AsD PoETEy.-"lrnnpas" the en-.
tcrtining correspondent of the New York
Observer, writing from the old town of
Scimiihansrn, in Switzerland, says the good
people used to put religious mottocs over
their doors, and one or two public houses
still have them:
"In God build my hopes of grace,
The ancient Pigs my dwelling place"
And another still more earnest:
awake and repent your sins with grief
I'm called the Golden Shin of Beef"
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Wheat! wheat!

WE continue 10 purchase Wheat, and give
W the highest market price in Cash for
all the good Wheat we can get Sacks on
hand. KEYES, son 4 co.
Athens, Oct. 7. ls53-tf
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NJ Cornelius Vrooman, who has been
asleep for five years, died at his brother
residence, in Charleston, N. Y, on the l1th.
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~" WIN. Rugg was shot through the
heart in st. LouS short time since, BY Mrs.
lydia Miller, whose husband he attempted to
rob. .-.. .-.--.- ...,-.-
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~ Hawthorne says :-"Alan is n wretch
without woman but woman is n monster
and, thank Heaven, an almost impossible and
hitherto imaginary monster-withuut man rs
her primcipal ~
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LET EVERY WIFE AND HUSBAND
PONDER!
When knowledge Is Happiness, IT'S cui.
=. lhllle Ia. be Ignorant.

eT- on receipt of One Dollar Oor the fnc EJI
ion. extra bnding) 1.-THE MARRIED. WoAiANS
PRIVATE MEDICAL COMPANION" is sent (,hUiifd
fres) any par, # the United Sares A, letters must
b. postpaid, and addressed 10 DR.. A. NJ. MAuRt
CEAu, Box l2!i. New York City. Publishing once
No. l29 Liberty Street, New York.
. luI ta.. ~ .,,tsuIT COX, Lila on; i'eii
4 Ilochcrsrnitl, Springfield; L. e. clvn-ton.
Franklin; Thos II. Bdck. Dresdcn-Tenn.
IN Noc Yo,k cify, hy strinser& Townsend:
Adriarcc sherman IL Co.. Dewitt d Daven-
port; Baracs " Co.; Office, l2J Liberty street,
near Greenwich.
may IL '51--ly PIP
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1t is said that whiskey is sure cure for
the bite OF rattle snake. What will cure
the bite Of whi.kev. 49,. a.f .