The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1867-12-06
General Summary.

General summary.
In the Louisiana Convention, the officers
stand President, white; Secretary, Scrgant-at-
Arms and Door keeper colored.
The condemned Fenians, Allen, Larkin and
Gould, suffered the extreme penalty of the law
at Manchester, England, on the 23d ult.
In st. Louis, 1866 persons have pctitioncd
the city government for the repeal of the cx-
listing Sunday laws. Petitions less numerous
ly signed, however, have been presented, dep
rccating any such change.
Senator Reverly johnson has prepared an
argument, to show that the President cannot
be suspended from office pending a trial of i'm
parchment, and that he cannot be convicted
only on the charge of trason and bribery.
r. L. Queen, one of Chicago's leading real
estate and stock brokers, has been sued for di-
vorce by his wife, who alleges adultery with
her own mother.
Hon. VIM. G.. Swan, formerly Of Knoxville,
was in that city last week. 49,
A man in Hartford, sat on red hot stove to
spite his wife. lie stuck there, and she left
him.
Rhode Island is the most dcnsely populated
State in the Union.
Henry Ward Bccchcr received S2j0O0 from
Mr. Bonner for "Norwood,' and as the story
was longer than was anticipated, an additional
five thousand has been paid.
a couple of female practical jokcrs fright
cncd young married woman into insanity. at
Milwaukee, the other day, by telling her that
her husband was dead.
California is going extensively into the Gull
turc of castor beans. The yield on IN average
is worth more than $50 to the acre.
The Fayetteville Nc,rs says there never was
half MS much stealing as is now going on in
Lincoln county. 1t hears daily on all sides of
stealing horses, mules, hogs, bacon, corn and
many other things of less Importance. We
suspect the evil is not confined exclusively to
"Old Linkhorn."
The Democratic Club Of Lexington, KY,
have unanimously declared Hon. George IL.
Pcndlrton to be their choice for the Presidency
in the ensuing campaign.
1t is reported that an election riot took place
on Sunday night at Rockville, on Wadmallan
island. South Carolina, and II number of whites
and blacks are said to be killed. No authority
for the information has been received, but Il
. detachment of troops was sent to the island
the following morning.
1t is said that Chief Justice Chase is oppoS-
ed to jeff. Davis being tried before Judge Tn.
= dcrwood or by Il negro jury.
Arizona says that the life Of n mail carrier
on her lovely plains is as safe as that of color
bearer in a tirst-class battle; but Arizona
wants more troops.
A bill has been introduced in Congress pro-
@ yiding for the annexation of Mexico to the
. United States.
L The Louisville Courier says: "If the Dem
ocratic Convention should deem it essential t.
: the triumph of Democratic principles to nomi
; nate General sherman. we will not hesitate t.
support him, notwithstanding his st. Loui
speech"
\ number of parties were arrested in Chica
Il 90, on the Odd inst. for an attempt to flood TIL
: city with counterfeit notes on the Union Ma
5 tional Bank of Kindcrhook.
: The engineer appointed to fix point on tn
mon racine fallrOau, which snoulu W. Noi'
. Sdcred the eastern base of the Rocky Noun
y tains to the West. of which the government
:. has agreed to give forty-cight thousand dol
;, lars per mile to aid in the construction of tn
road, has reported. lie fixes it on the Blac
Hills Ridge, five hundred and twcnty-tiv
miles west of Omaha. The crest of said hill
\, is S3l2 feet above the level of the sea.
Il The New Albany Le3yer says that the Ban
T. of Selma, one of the free banks of Indiana, h;
II redeemed two thousand dollars more of II
ii notes than it ever issued. 1t is likely that tn
j. excess was created by some one stealing III,
J. circulating package of the notes after thc
J. had Mcn placed in the Auditor of States ofliC
5, for cancellation. The southern Bank Of re
D. re IIulltc has also redeemed several thOusan
II dollars more of its bills than it ever issued.
II The town of Winchester, in Litchticld corl
4 ty, Connecticut, puts the paupcr whites of Il
~ town up ut auction, once Il year, to the ma
A., who will feed and keep them at the lowe
r. price; and the way they are "kcpt,' it is salt
would breed il revolution on Southern plal
tation in twenty -four hours.
business in Berlin and the other large citi
~ of Germany is very dull. The German mani
W fucturcrs refuse to sell to their customers
D. France on any other terms than cash with Il
order.