The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-07-17
Chips, and Things.

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| The Ottumwa, Iowa, Courier says a woman
in that city has been fined and sent to Jail "for
claiming to be mans wife, and roosting with
him uulawfully."
a fond mother in Cincinnati broke her arm
while spanking disobcdicnt infant the other
day.
Benedict Arnold has record of infamy in
history that will carry his name down to the
latest posterity. 10. Brown, Of Georgia, ranks
next on the list.
1t is reported that James Francis, of Overton
county, was murdered by unknown parties a
few days ago.
A confcctioner advortiscs "broken hearts"
for thirteen cents pound.
An alligator of enormous size, picked up
young negro near Norfolk who was in the
water bathing few days ago, and managed to
swallow him.
a desperate lover in Ohio committed suicide,
leaving note expressing his hope of meeting
Susan in the next world. Unless be gives his
address more fully, she may have difficulty in
finding him.
A man below Golcorda, H., attempted to
commit suicide one day last week by jumping
into the river; but unfortunately for his de-
termination, there was a snag so aggravatingly
| close, that he caught hold of it, and after
little reflection saved himself,
, A friend of newly married couple being
: asked what family the bride was of, replied,
"The Gad-tes, / should think, AS she is always
In the street.
Mr.. AMI Hamlin, residing fotir miles west
Of Salem, Ill.,, on Thursday tool; pistol and
in the presence Of his family deliberately shot
himself through the head.
q 4 negro riotcr named Burks was shot and
= killed in Giles county Il few days ago while
) cndeavoring to incitc an attack on some white
! men.
r The colorcd clcrgymen in the South advise
+ their race to shun the carpet-baggers.
4 The Great Smokist is said to be much cha
grincd at the nomination of statesman to run
, against him.
The existence of the great serpent near Tri-
a une being fully established, it is said Gov.
: Brownlow will at once proceed to call out the
$ militia.
4 Gen. Howard has commenced closing up the
= Bureau in South Carolina and will throw the
= key away in few weeks, very much to the
disgust of parties who have been getting their
daily grub through that institution.
: The widow of the Chippewa Chief, Hole-in.
l. thc-Day, inhcrits a million dollars by the
= death of her husband.
= The number of lawyers in the United States
II is reported at 81 $780, and their aggregate an.
&c nual earnings at $6S,0,2,OOo, an average fol
l, each of S2,C0O.
y Judge Harrison has resigned his seat on the
-. Supreme Court Bench. 1t is said he wants tt
g 90 to Congress.
: Receiver lines has been tumblcd out of hi
l. fat position on the North Wcstem Railroad
If We suspect lines is bad egg.
At The radical papers arc again filled with re
ID ports, most of them false and exaggerated
e about Ku-IluX outragcs.
&c The muss in the Nashville Congressona
District is increasing in intensity and interest
y, The Emory and Iron Coal Mining Company
he ,5tnt up the spout las. "ue.. Liuhiitlca "til
4 numerous to mention within the limits of thi
VS. brief notice."
H' w III. i.liGS Htt HIS ICtu liiSHttl III FIuUl
Q. Wylie's grocery, at Kingston, Il few days ago
!" The Jail at Kingston empticd itself agail
T. one night last week.
=. Thirty-liyc car loads of wheat were shipped
iic from Nashville in one day last week.
~ An old man named Young living in Maur
"r county, was shot and killed by James Nash
ut few days ago. The difficulty originated abou
IT, some pigs.
N The expressing Clerk of the North Caroln
- House of Representatives is black man. II
~ is said to be well qualified.
n, Reverdy johnson delivered his yaledictor
in il the Senate on the 9th.
r. There is said to be serious detection anon
m the radicals in upper East Tennessee
he What few radicals are left in Bradley cour
p ty want John b. Brownlow for qlector for til
he State at large.
There is said to be but one real white rad
cal in all Chattanooga.
" The Ripon Representative, published in I'll
~ worst Jacobin town in Wisconsin, has con
T., out squarely and unequivocally for the d
~ mocracy. 1t was formerly radical, and has
- large circulation.
re At Memphis within the last four months 81
all officers Of the law, members of the poll
force have been killed while III the dschar.
IT. of their duty, and six more severely woundc
20 Gen. Meade proposes to Purge the Georg
nj Legislature of IL sufficient number of Dem
al cratic members to give the radicals MAORI
nut in both branches.
,sc Senator Grimes, "that good old man. w
M wouldn't violate his oath to please his part
re is not dead yet, as the Radicals sung
rs. Chicago, but writes from the springs that |
mt health is almost entirely restored.
'ed
tic "A terrible storm visited the vicinity of +
ur- fayette, Indiana, last Tuesday. Hail-stoncs
DC large as hens eggs covered the ground to I
depth Of several inches.
An amber mouth-piece for pine sold
Paris for S70i. The fellow who bought il
'lil longs to the damphool family.
"'' "IIow shall we readg" is an editorial lea
inc in tho Phil H., I oI,