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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1867-12-06
MOsby Among the New York
Bears.

The New York Evening Post of the
10Th says:
Considerable excitement was caused
at the Gold Board this afternoon by the
appearance at the Vice Presidents desk
OF the rebel General John s. Mosbv.-
Mosby appeared M the door and sent
his card to Mr.. lIoyt, the Vice PrcSi-
dent, and a reply was sent to admit
Mosby. which was complied with by
the doorkccpcr. Mosbv entered the
door and took his seat beside Mr. IIovt.
AS soon as it became known who the
stranger was. note was sent to Mr..
Hoyt asking for the withdrawal of Mos
by and also denouncing him. This
note was read aloud. when Mosby took
his hat in his hand, and was preparing
to leave, when he was shaken by the
hand by some of the members, and de-
nounccd in Il loud tone as traitor bv
others. He was also loudly hisscd.-
The affair caused considerable excite
ment, which did not subside until long
after the adjournment of the Board.
Tho Herdlds account is as follows;
Sitting by the side of the Vice Prcsi-
dent, Mr.. Hoyt, was person wearing
grey coat, who, it was whispered
round, was the cX-rcbel chief, "Jack
MOsby. The breasts of the loyal brokers
burned with Indignation, which burst
Iorth III the shape Of note written by
MI. Colgate and sent to Mr.. IIovt. ask
ing him if Mosby was sitting at his
side, and, if so, protesting against his
being there. On receiving the note and
glancing over the contents, the Vice
President read it aloud, and then said.
Gentlemen. allow me to Introduce to
you Colonel Mosby.' Mosbv then arose
ana was received with mingled cheers
ana misses. The brokers of the New
York Stock Board were evidently never
more divided than on this occasion.
while some advanced to the Colonel to
shake him by the hand. and others pro-
tested against the proceedings by loyal
~ shaking their heads and gcsticuat-
ing, their indignation. Amid the din
and confusion, the following broken
sentences might have been heard" No
place for traitor GAS much RIGHT
here as any body else "Who have
rendered themselves infamous by their
rebcllious actsw Colonel Mosbv was
brave soldier "Good Judge of
horses" "A better man never lived"
" "A worse was never hung" &c. These
delecta6lc and entertaining expressions
of the difference of opinion in which
Colonel Mosby was held by the brokers
present, were suddenly silenced by that
gentleman leaving the room, and the
Vice President calling a special meet
ing of the Board, when ne desired to
know whether or not he was to be sus-
tanned in Introducing his friends into
the room. Tableaux! The Vice Prcsi-
dent was supported by the majority.
who endorsed his action in Introducing.
from his elevated position, one of his
friends Colonel Mosby, the ex-guerrilla
chief to the loyal brokers of the New
York Gold Boord
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1867-12-06
COllicry Explosion i'm Wales.

The London Times contains details of
the recent terrible explosion of the
Sth at the Fcrndalc Collicry, of which
mention has already been made in our
cable dispatches. The Fcrndalc Collicry
is situated near Rhandda Each, in the
Rhandda Valley, seven miles from
Pontypridd and twcnty-onc miles from
Cardiff, Wales, and is worked by
Mcssrs. David Davis and Sons.
For some days previous to the cxplo-
sion, says the Times, the weather was
very foggy, which doubtless intcrfcrcd
with the ventilation of the pit. and calis-
ed an accumulation of fire damp. The
explosion occurred at half-past one in
the afternoon. and the conclusion shook
the whole valley.
by I i'm the evening, only three per-
sons had been rescued, and about TWEEN
ty bodies recovered. BY o'clock on
Saturday morning four or five pcrons
had been taken out alive, but in Il horri-
bly, manglcd and bruised condition.
Filty-thrcc corpscs and seven dead
horses were also found. On Saturday
afternoon the Coroner held an inquest
and examined the bodies of the dead.
A visit to the dcsolatc homes where
they lay, disclosed cases of the most dis
trcssing character, whole families hay
ing been swept off.
Out of one hundred and seventy per-
SONS known to be in the pit, only two
can recover, the majority havi3g been
killed at once, and the few taken out a.
live being generally injured beyond
hope of cure. All of the thirty-tivc
horses working in the pit were Killed.
The explosion is attributed to the fact
that four carpenters were working in q
subtcrrancan stable with unprotected
lights.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1867-12-06

Dreadful Mortality.

The cholera some weeks ago broke
out among the negroes Oh the Buckhorn
plantation, in Louisiana, near Milikcn's
Bend. The ovcrseer, the only white
person on the place, becoming alarmed,
went off. DR.. Danlcy was sent for,
and on arriving, found fifteen dead and
buried. Those who had not been taken
with the disease paid no attention to
either the dead or the dying, refusing
to assist in burying the dead. The Doc
tor went to General Peck's plantation, a
few miles off, for the purpose Of pro-
curing help. The negroes there at first
refused to go, but after being stimulat-
cd with whiskey, finally consented. In
the meantime twenty more had died
and in day or two forty-eight. making
in all eighty-threc. This dreadful NOR
tality is supposed to have been occa-
stoned by the eating of fish, which were
caught in large quantities in some lakes
in the ncighborhood, which had been
nearly dry, the water remaining being
very muddy, stagnant and Offensive
There were about a hundred negroes on
the place,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1867-12-06
Solemn Thoughts.

The following paragraph, which APP
peared in the North BRITISH RecjeU
some twenty odd years ago, is again
travelling the rounds of ncwspaperdom ;
What this change is to be we dare not
even conjecture but we see in the hcav-
ems themselves some traces of the des-
tructive elements and some indications
of their power. The fragments of bro
ken planets, the descent of mctcoric
stones upon our globe, the wheeling
comets, welding their loose material in
our own satellite, the appearance of new
stars and the disappearance of others,
are as the solar furnace, the volcanic
cruptions, all foreshadows of that i'm
pending CONFUSION to which our sys-
tenn is doomed. Thus placed on a
planet that is to be burned up, and I'M
der heavens which are to pass away :
thus treading, as it were, on the ceme-
teries, and dwelling upon the maus-
olcums of former worlds, let us learn
the lesson of humanity and wisdom, if
we have already been taught in the
school of Revelation.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1867-12-06

The Montgomery correspondent of
the New York WorH gives us some
further pen-pictures of the Black-and-
Tan Alabama Convention, of which
General John Pope is chief engineer.
We extract the following from his last
The article on suffrage, as ordained by
the Convention to form Il part of the re-
constructed Constitution, has doubtless
reached you ere this. By enfranchising
"every male person i'm the United
States" suffrage is open in Alabama TO
the youthful Chinaman from California
to the rising generation of Alaskans
to those interesting Indians, not taxed.
who prOwl about in odd hooks of MANY
States; to such progeny as little All
Right and his crew may bcget in their
travels; to the god-likc Niger, of
course and would that we could say to
the white man. But it is not so. Hc-
whites are not included as matter of
course under the term "malc person.
The race is so very inferior that it has
been found necessary to make some dis
elimination against it. Hang Chang
and Blubberofiski, tield-hand Pomp and
the footing Bear may come up to the
polls without question, but John Doe
and Richard Roe must be qualified. In
the name of the Prophet-figs. In the
name of Equal Rights--inequality.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1867-12-06

The New York Herald is showing
how rapidly taxes arc running up under
Republican rule. Last year the tax
laid by the General Government alone
reached the enormous sum of five hun
bred and sixty million dollars. But
with the other taxes, State, County, etc.
all taken togcthcr-it is estimated
that not less than one thousand million
dollars annually go to pay for the poor
boon of bad government. While the
National Government demands II per
ccntage on every mans income-a share
in the profits of every stroke of bust
ncss-and must be paid for all that we
are permitted to cat, drink, or wear, the
State Government lcvics taxes to an cX-
tent never before known. In view of
these hard facts, the Hcrd'd asks:
ado the people clearly understand
their position in all this? DO they APP
preciate that of the vast amount they
pay in taxes large proportion is as I'M
Justly taken as if it were taken by the
highwayman, and goes not even to sus-
tain mismanagcd government, but to
enrich the corrupt minions of a profit
gate party? We may naturally feel a
certain sympathy for the people of the
South, beaten down, BUNDLED by de-
grading laws. and denied all the rights
of frccmcn, that the negro may out
weigh them in the political scale but
the people of the State must awake to
the perception that they have a nearer
and more positive reason than mere
sympathy for joining their voices to the
rcbukc that the whole nation is utter
ing against the recently dominant Re-
publican party-thc party of negro SUI
premacy, the party that has piled up
this enormous burden of taxes, the par
tv of unlimited. indiscriminatc robbery
in office. All this terrible taxation is
telling on the material interests of our
people in the worst way
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1867-12-06
Hints to Farmers.
Some genius furnishes the folio

Some genius furnishes the following
" advice to farmers"
l. In breaking up the ground in the
spring always use a pillow. a hammer
will not answer. See that your horses
are hitched at the right end of the pillow,
or it will 4" 60 back on you."
2. In sowing oats be careful that your
bows do not use the "wild Variety
The wild will "come to a head" soon
est, but it is not profitable. We never
knew crop of this kind to pay eX-
pcnses.
3. Flat land will never answer for
corn. 1t should always be planted in
hills. The farmer who neglects this
caution will have hard row to hoe
Four grains (avoirdupois weight to
the hill is the rule in planting. Corn in
the ear is better than "cOrns Oh the
toe" We have tried both.
4. Plant your potatoes with the eyes
downward. The caution is particularly
necessary when woman's rights are
employed to hoe the earth over them.
5. TO prevent the pigs from getting
at the planted corn, ring their noses.
TO prevent the chickens from doing the
same, wiring their necks.
6. For getting wheat properly in the
ground sewing machine is indispcn-
siblc.
7. Rye should be put in early-say
the first thing in the morning. But few
farmers require instructions therein.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1867-12-06

Never give upl it is wiser and better
Always to hope, than once to despair;
Fling off the load Of Doubts cankcring fcttcr,
And break the dark spell of tyrannical Care:
Never give up! or the burden may sink you;
Providence kindly has mingled the cup,
And in all trials or troubles, bethink you.
The watchword life must be, Never give up!
Never give up! there are chances and changes
Helping the hopeful hundred to one,
And through the chaos High Wisdom arrangcs
Ever success-ifyo you'll only hope on:
Never give up! for the wiscst is boldcst.
Knowing that Providence mingles the cup.
And of all maXms the best, as the oldest.
Is the true watchword of Never give up!
Never give up! tho the grapc-shot may rattle,
Or the full thundcr-cloud over you burst,
Stand like rock-and the storm or the battle
Little shall harm you, tho doing their worst
Never give up! if adversely presses,
Providence wisely has mingled the cup.
And the best counsel, in all your distresscs.
Is the stout watchword of Never give up!
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1867-12-06
The Postage Law.

The law requires the postage on all letters
to he prepaid by stamps or stamped envelopes
--pdyment in money being prohibited. All
dropped letters must be prepaid. The only
letters on which payment Is not demanded. are
those addressed to the President, Vice Prosi-
dent, Members of Congress, and letters on Of
fetal business to the Chiefs of the Executive
Departments of the Government, the heads of
bureaus. and chief clerks, and others invested
with the tranking privilege.
The rates of letter postage is three cents per
half ounce throughout the United States, ami
three cents for each additional half ounce or
fraction thereof. The ten cent Pacific rates
Is abolished.
The rate of postage on dropped letters is two
cents per half ounce or fraction thereof. AT all
offices where free dclirery by carrier is cstab-
lished, the rate Is one cent.
NEWSPAPER POSTAGE.
The following is the postage on Newspapers,
when sent from the office Of publication, to
regular subscribers.
Postage on Daily papers. when prepaid quar-
tcrly. or yearly, in advance, either at the mail
Ing office or Office of delivery, per quarter 81 cts
Six times per week, per quarter, 80 cents.
For Tri-Wcckly, Is
For Semi-Wcckly, ~ "
For Weekly, =
~ Weekly Newspapers, Conc copy only
sent by the publisher to actual subscribers,
within the county, FREE.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1867-12-06

In compliance with laws, passed by the Con-
grcss of the United States, all persons engaged
in the following occupations are required to
procure License therefor:
Banks. Wholesale Dealers. Retail Dealers,
Wholesale Dealers in Liquors, Retail Dealers
In Liquors, Lottery Ticket Dealers, Horse
Dealers, Livcry-S Stable Keepers. Brokers. Pawn
Brokers, Land Warrant Brokers. Cattle Bro
kers, Produce Brokers, Commercial BROKERS,
Custom-house Brokers, Distllcrs, Brewers.
Rectiticrs, Coal-oil Distillcrs, Keepers of 1Io-
tells. Inns or Tavern, Keepers Of Eatng-hous-
es, Confcctioners. Claim Agents and Agents for
procuring Patents, Patcnt-right Dealers. Real
Estate Agents, Conveyanccrs, Intelligence of
flee Keepers, Insurance Agents, Foreign Insur-
ance Agents, Auctonccrs, Manufacturers, Ped
lers, Apotheraries, Photographers, Tobacco
nists, Butchers. Proprctors of Theatres. &c.,
Proprictors of Circuscs, Jugglcrs, Proprietors
of Bowling Alleys and Billiard Rooms, Pro-
prietors of Gift Enterprises, Owners Of Stall
lions and Jacks Lawyers. Physicians. Sur
geons and Dentists, Architects and Civil En-
gineers, Builders and Contractors, Plumbers
and Gas-tittcrS, Assaycrs, Myners. Express
Carriers and Agents, Grinders of Coffee and
Spices.
Suhj0ined Is an extract, conveying important
information in regard to the subject of success
sion and legacy taxes, cmanating from the Of
flee of Commissioner ROLLINS, and for the
instruction and guidance of Assistant Asses
sors.
:, nv, 49,, . COMMUNICATIONS.
he slhlii amount vi succession ana lcsac!
.aNos rtccinGu IRON your DiStrict MAKES " me-
tice.
"iou will urge your Assistant Assessors to
9rE" , s'gllance' ana VIII instruct the,n 10
having the custody of Probate Records and
upon officers having charge of the Registers of
Deaths i'll their respective Districts, and exam
Inc such records, to ascertain the liability of
lcgatccs, distributes and successors interested
in the estates of persons deceased.
They should also examine the Records of
Deeds to learn II any real estate has been con-
49, "i'ho"' '"'u"pio "i'u "ucl'''tc cohsiu-
You will of co,,rse understand that tbo,;m;
tation of fifteen months for rr-,sscssmnnt. loo.
NOT nnnv to fine cnsrs of Suggestions omJ ln,y.,
cics nt Which M return has hnnn madn int
that fine tny may Inc assessed nt nnw Tim,
while the lien subsists. Pains sboulj IA. taken
70 uco,Inint Executors. AJministrntor. Trn,
tees, ,Nc.. of their personal liability for legacy
taxes; and that 1t is not only their legal duty,
1;n', i 20 ,e" D.m W,.".e 10 az" prHter-
taxes. under section las. ,ipon each sum h.fnrn
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1867-12-06
Southern Emigrants.

The Charleston Mercury suggests a
philosophical reason for the general
failure of Southern cmigrants who have
sought their fortunes in Brazil and other
countries. Generally, it says, the very
act of emigrating implies enterprise,
SS@ness, fortitude and courage. 1t is
iusThe reverse with the Southern men
whoAav abandoned their country in
/ aisSt since the war. They have done
- because they lack the firmness,
Jude, courage and enterprise neccs-
10 endure and cope with their I'M
I'd circumstances" Such people
kally fail anywhere.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1867-12-06

observation-disclosures dispatches give
news from nearly all the West India
Islands.
a negro rising in Jamaica is expect
ed about Christmas. Great alarm pre-
walls in st Thomas. In the east it is
limited that the negroes will spare Meth
er women nor children. Official invcs-
tigation is said to confirm the serious
aspect of the situation. All the ne
gro squatters are rejoicing over the be-
lief that Rev. Mr.. Phillips, a baptist
clergyman, will replace one of the JUS
tees removed from the bench by order
of the government, but this will not be
so.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1867-12-06
WALKING uoRsEs.-Thc best gait

WALKING HoRsEs.-Thc best gait u
horse ever had for every day use is a
good walk. 1t is gait that not one in
ten possesses. Colts are not trained to
walk in all the Eastern States. Young
America wants more speed. Kentucky
has more walking horses than any
other State, for there horseback travel
ing has long been in fashion for men
and women, over country where mud
dy roads, at some seasons, rendered any
other gait impossible, and so horses
have been bred for the saddle and train
ed to walking gait. This is also the
case in all of the Western States.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1867-12-06

THE MELIsH.-Thc Jackson (Tcnn.)
Wig of Saturday says that two men,
bcrs belonging to the companies of
Brownlow's militia, stationed at that
place, met negro girl in the road near
Persons farm, in that county, and bru-
tally outraged her person. The affair is
creating considerable excitement among
the colored people of the county, and
has opened the eyes of many of them
as to the real chractcr of their pretend
ed friends.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1867-12-06
"ImpOrtant to Publishers"

Under this caption the London Book
setter advcrtiscs an "cXtraordinary man.
uscript" for sale, which is entitled, "Thc
Tower of Babel Discovered and the
Dclugc Explained.' The contents arc
thus indicated -
"Thc author and compiler asserts that
he has made one of the most important
discoveries of the present age: name
". that of demonstrating the identity
of the great pyramid of Egypt with the
ancient biblical Tower of Babel; and
proving. by conclusive evidence. that
the Mosaic dclugc was local food. pro-
duccd by the bursting of an ancient At
rican lake, the remains of which he
points out. and also indicates in detail
the cause of the great catastrophe
Moreover, the Ms. theoretically en-
plains the following interesting sub
iccts: The orr gin of the Burning Bush,
the Ten Commandments. the Confusion
of Tongues. the Garden of Eden. the En-
oduS. the Firmamcnt, the Roofcss Tenn
pies, the Sabbath. the Eni gma> of the
sphinx. Circumcision. Lots Wife. &c.
Also, the topography of Shinar and the
Land of Nod"
"On1y ths-and nothing more"
Appropriately enough, this wonderful
manuscript consists of $50 .toolScap
pages. Who bids?
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1867-12-06

A STEP FoRwARD.-The Mobile Reg
lister says it is step forward when it is
publicly announced that the Vice Pres
idcnt of the late Southern Confedcracy
is to address the people of the great
metropolis of the Union. 1t is cheer
ing sign of reviving fraternity, and a
movement that keeps step to the music
of the great political reaction in the
North.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1867-12-06
Federal ECONOMY.

The New York Express thinks that
the Democrats in Congress will insist
upon more economical administration
of the whole government business. The
taxes are literally enormous, and many
of the expenses wicked and useless
They contribute to support idlencss, to
increase corruption, and at the same
time magnify the pressure upon people
who are not able to pay even the neccs-
Sary cXactions upon the government.
What ought to be done at once. is the
abolition of the Frccdmcn's Bureau. as
the source of vast expense and favortc-
ism solely for the benefit of the negroes.
who have been made the political mas
tiers of the white men of the ten South
crn States. Even a radical Congress
can afford to be content with such prac-
teal eXcmpliiication of their principles.
If it is any satisfaction to their preu-
dices and principles, they can fully real
i've that Southern men are not only NOR
titled. panied and subdued, hut under
Radical rule absolutely unable to help
themselves or to aid the government
The New York journalist thinks. too,
that the period is at hand when both the
Army and Navy ought to be reduced.
Large standing armies in times of peace
arc absolutely against the genius of our
government. We are at peace at home
and abroad, and it is time to economic
in public expenditures alike in the Ar
my the Navy and in the civil service.
War makes not only armies and navics.
but public bodies reckless of cXpendi-
turc. If any part of the Republican
government created by our fathers is to
be preserved, it is time that we return
ed to some of their original landmarks.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1867-12-06

How IT WOULD ACT.-A correspond
ent of Zion's Vntchman furnishes a
frightful example of the danger of let
ting men and women both vote. This
is the outline of the sad story: "Not
many years ago, there died in one of
the towns of New Jersey, an old lady
of much culture and great piety. She
had never married. In her early days,
when women voted, she and her intend
cd husband differed on some political
question. Neither would yield, each
voted. The consequence was the break
ing of the engagement, and she died a
spinster."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1867-12-06

HARD TINES IN ENGLAND.-It looks
as if they were going to have very
hard winter in England. Mills and
manufactures are closing up, and thous-
ands of operatives are turned adrift be-
fore the first frost has set in, even. 1t
was hoped that during the spring and
summer months, work would have been
found for all, thus preparing, in some
measure, against the return of distress.
Unfortunately, these anticipations have
been but partially realized; hundreds
of skilled workmen having found them
selves unable to do more than procure
a prccarious livelihood during the past
few months. Bread riots are multiply
ing in many Of the large cities, and
things generally have an ugly look.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1867-12-06
Post Office thcus,

Eastern Mail Arrives 4.04 =. NJ.
Eastern Closes 900
Western " Arrives 5.30 a. VI.
Western Closes $50 J.. NJ.
Pikcvillc =" Arrives Monday and
Thursday. I.O0P.M.
Pkeviile " Departs Tuesday and
Friday. 6.O0A.M
Sulphur Springs Mail Arrives
Tuesday and Saturday 800 VI.
sulphur Springs Mail Departs
Monday and Friday G.00A.M.
Cog Hill Mail Arrives Saturday 81 A. NJ.
Cog Hill Mail Departs Saturday 1917 A. NJ.
Post Office opened only one hour on Sunday,
after the arrival of each mail. =
II. j. CATE, J.. NJ.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1867-12-06

ToPREPARE MACKEREL.-A lady gives
the following method for preparing a
mackeral: Take them from brine and
soak in fresh brine twenty minutes be-
fore cooking when they will be found
equal to fresh fish.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1867-12-06

THE NATIONAL DEBT.-The interest on
the national debt is about two thousand
dollars every hour-day and night-thc
year round.