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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-12-25
C O M M E R CT A L.
Athens NInrl<et.
ATHENS, December

ATHENS. December %.
We have no heavy transactions in produce
to notice this week, and leave our figures un-
changed:
Corn at 30 cents. Wheat, none in market.
Peas 60. Dried Peaches 2.W0p2.5O FOR u good
article. Apples, Dried lbs; Green best quality.
50Gn15. Potatoes, 5O@,5. Oats 80 cts. onions
100. Butter not too heavily sailed. In demand
at % cents. Eggs l2@l5 cents. Beef by the
quarter 4QDG cents per lb. Pork s cents nett
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Gen. spinner on Specie PAYMENT.

rn,, C,,i,,no, nm c,,D,I,, no,,t
"o'" SP'"o' -" 'p'0o.o ~ ii'cn''
In recent letter on the encct OF q
repeal Of tho legal tender act, Gen. i.
T.. Spinner saws:
Tho nropos;t,on 70 arcpeo, ,,o ,ooo,
tender net ;ostonte,S a SLIM, 'be a..
y Ssn,n,t ~ a Low, 20 .n,o,,,,I i.,,.n
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amJ pshc ,,o",,ine =" a. as ~ .u" snc,
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to avn ayn. sSSH Nh n0a -. e,.a.",J
;m,r ,;oI,;,;t;os tLat orc oyord,,a H. l.
the indorscr Of Tho whole issmc os The
c;rcniot;nv notos Of nii tha ,at;onoi
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The Legal Tender Act.

The New York Tribune, which is OPP
posed to the legal tender act, is conf
dent that the Supreme Court will de-
eide it to be unconstitutional. The Chi
cago Tribune is equally confident that
the court will render no such decision.
The consequence of declaring the act
illegal would be universal shock to
business of all kinds. The CONFUSION
would probably exceed anything even
witnessed in the finances Ofthis country
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-12-25
Rather n Hard One.

The Bangor Wig tells.a remarkable
story of a man down at Tenhats Har-
Dor, who, being out in his dory, fell
overheard, and, not being able to swim,
conceived the idea of striking bottom
and "fOOting it" ashore. Accordingly,
shutting his eyes and teeth firmly to-
gether, he struck out for the shore,
until, believing he must be near land,
he opened his eyes and found himself
in the middle of q corn field
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Atlanta Market.

ATLANTA, December 2lst, lStiS.
Corn, S54L0n. Wheat, white 2.2OG12.2j; red
21OM2.l5. Rye 1.3j nominal. Oats, ~.
Flour, supertme 40; extra 5.25; family 30
0rG.OO. Meal 30. Bulk shoulders llI.: clear
sides liL@l5. Lard, in barrels 15W rs; in
tirkins lGtgl1. Butter, 80. Eggs. 2S@3O Bees
wax. 3jG3S. Onions, 1.25Gl l.5O. Field Peas,
red I5MS5: white BOA 100. Dry Hides $50
81. Virginia Salt, u sack $50. A Shcctings.
l+@l4H.. I-s shirting, l2lIal3. Cotton YARNS,
per bunch l.S50l1 90.
Respectfully, ii. r. cox 4 BRO.
Commission Merchants, Forsyth st +.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-12-25
I,,rht Ycorr AFRO.

The New York Swa has the follow
ing In regard to a notable event which
occurred eight years ago:
Eight years ago To-day South Caro-
lima promulgated The Ordinance of Sc
ccssion. Since then four millions of
slaves have been cmancipatcd, and q
system Of servitudc which had domi-
mated the politics aud dictated the poll
cy of the Republic for half u century
has been blottcd out forever q
When South Carolina entered upon
this wild crusade, the Federal govern
mcnt and the several States were almost
free from debt. Now, in addition to
the thousands of millions sunk ut the
South, and the vast sums wasted Mt the
North during the rebellion, the Union
owes a debt OF nearly three thousand
millions, while the obligations of States.
counties, and cities, arising out of the
same cause, tower to u startling height.
Davis, Slidell, Mason, Toombs, Hum
ter, Stephens, Benjamin, and their COM
peers, at whose beck, rulers rose and
fell. and parties organized and disband-
cd-whcrc and what arc they now! "A
new generation of men has risen up to
take the seats of those whom the late
convulsion pushed from their Stools
No names arc more generally known
throughout the civilized world than
those of Lincoln, Grant, Sherman, STAN
ton, and Farragut.
The very names of Grant and Shcr-
man were unknown to one in ten thou
sand of the best informed citizens of the
Union. Stanton was pursuing the pro-
fession of the law in Washington, while
Farragut was all unheraldcd Captain in
the navy.
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Killed by Masked Men.

A gentleman who arrived at Nash.
vile from Alabama few days ago
stated that a well known physician OF
MoultOn, in the northern portion of the
State, named James, was Shot and kill.
ed by three masked men at Oakvillc
Lawrence county, on the 10Th. 1t is sup.
posed that the murderers were the bro.
theirs of n man DIR. James had killed IN
q personal rcncontrc last year.
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Spain.

The following is among our more
recent adviccs from Spain:
CADIZ, Dec. H.-Another outbreak
has occurred. The troops were badly
beaten in the fight in the streets. Du-
ring the fight, Captain Farrell, American
Consul, in his official uniform. mounted
the barricades with the American flag,
and stopped the fighting. The city hall
was shattered by the artillery. The
troops plundered some of the deserted
hnusas ...
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-12-25
Immense Discovery.

A Washington dispatch says: The
Treasury agent at Mobile telegraphs to
McCulloch, respecting the discovery OF
a million of gold belonging to the Con-
federate Government, which parties
were endcavOring to get out of the
country. a
McCulloch telcgraphed the agent to
take an escort and get possession of the
property. 'P
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-12-25

IS~ One of our exchanges says
Frank Reno alone knew OF the place
where was deposited ninety thousand
dollars, the proceeds Of ono Of his many
robberics. His sister visited him some
days before lie was hung. and tried to
induce him to tell where this hoard was
concealed, but he refused telling her
that it he could not live to enjoy it. no
one else should. The secret died with
him, 't'
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-12-25

B@- Haywood county claims the old
est man in the State. Mr.. Joseph Amos
was born in Virginia, in the year 1850.
which makes him one hundred and
eight years old. lio lives near Bells
Depot, and is said to be enjoying cx-
ccllcnt health.
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Prom tI,c Mcmrhl. nnlIctin. Dee. Is.


From the Memphis Bulletin. Dec. IL.
The Radicals Of Tennessee have am
pie evidence, In the course, counsel and
commentator of the leading organs Of
the Republican party Of the nation, that
their efforts to mitigate the unpleasant
sectional lcgacics Of the war are neither
unobscrved nor disapproved. The UNI
fortunate truth Is (and the Bulletin al
ways prefers to tell the truth without
fear or favor, no matter whom 1t hurts,)
that the local prcjudiccs and cnmities
existing yet in Tennessee are far more
extensive In their manifestations and
alarming in their tendencies than are
those apparent in any other State, not
excepting either Missouri or Arkansas.
The number of males of voting age dis
franchiscd in Tennessee Is probably not
less than fitty-fivc or sixty thousand.
We have within the past two months
frequently pointed to the startling fact
that the result of the Presidential elcc-
ton possesses absolutely no significance
in the face of such wholesale distran-
chiscment. We have shown the causes
of the national victory and have prov
cd beyond controversy that the policy
endorsed by the nation Is that enacted
by Congress in the reconstruction laws.
We have reprinted the declarations Of
the national policy made by the party in
its national and State conventions, and
shown that the party in every section
either does now conform to or is rapid
ly approximating the national policy.
That policy is briefly as follows:
/. Disfranchiscmcnt for treason is in
tended for the security of the loyal pco-
pie rather than rs punishment for the
crime.
III. 1t is designed to be temporary, to
be era iually abandoned as fast as the Sc
curity of the loyal people will admit.
1t inevitably follows that those Re-
publicans who advocate disiranchisc-
ment for personal reasons, or as per-
pctual punishment, have dcviatcd wide
" from the party policy, and cannot
hope to be received into the party coun-
ellis. Those who refuse to listen to evil
dcncc that they are not in harmony
with the party. cannot expect to be re-
cognizcd any longer as Republicans
Those who refuse to correct their course
when it is shown to be at variance with
that of the national party, necessarily
do not expect any further recognition.
The question to what party they pro-
pose hencelorth to bclongi is immatcrial t;
since no party will tolerate their sup
port for any great length of time.
There is reason TO fear that some good
men are committing the politically fatal
blunder of placing themselves in an:ag-
onism with the nation. That they have
Il personal right so to do, we do not say
anything about; but we wish TO insure
that they will do it with their eyes open,
not blindly and ignorantly. This is
why we recur 50 often to the point, and
and repeat so much that We have re-
peatcdly established.
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The Late Presidential Election,

In twenty-cight States comprising
nine-tenths or more of the votes in the
late Presidential election Grants ma
jority in total of 1896, $50, is 303, l48.
The negro vote cast for Grant in Ala
bama, Georgia, Louisiana, North and
South Carolina amounts to 3l9,334. In
other words, a majority of white men
voted for Seymour.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-12-25
The Bankrupt Law.

The time for taking the benefit of the
Bankrupt Law will expire with the
present month. After that one may
avail himself of its advantages whose
assets will pay 80 per cent. of his liza
bilitics.
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Nice Points.

Suppose man owns skifl'; he fr.-
tens the skitf to the shore with POPE
made of straw; along comes cow, gets
into the boat. turns round and eats tho
rope; the skitl, thus let loose, with the
COW OH board, starts down stream, ants
OH its passage upsets 4; the COW is drown
cd. Now, has the man that OWNS ths:
cow got to pay for the boat, or the nf;um
that owns the boat got to pay for the
COW!
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-12-25

Bag 1t is now emphatically announce
cd that the Senate Judiciary Committee
has decided that there is no necessity
for Congressional action in reference to
Georgia, and will report Senator Ed
mLnd's bill back with amendments.
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NObly Said.

Hon. j. ID Henderson, a republican
Senator from Missouri, out of favor
with his party for voting OH the side of
the President in the impeachment trial.
in recent letter to his colleague, Mr..
Drake, thus dcprecatcs the policy of dis
franchising the white people of the
South in order to strengthen the Radi-
cal party:
"a perfect system Of morality will
not sanction wrong that good may
come Of it. Good never comes from
such a source. Men do not gather
grapes of thorns, nor figs of thistlcs.
Sweet waters do not spring from bitter
fountains. The cnslavcment of the
white man is not likely to bring about
the liberty and happiness of the negro.
Freedom is Il fruit that does not grow
on the stock of oppression, graft and
bud it as YOU will.
Rather than place our party in the at
titudc which you indicate, let us try the
amendment to-day. and if defeated, lei
us then cniranchisc our own race and
try it again. People will believe tina,
we are actuatcd by a true love of liberty
when they find no cause to suspect us OF
n wish to enirancllisc those who vote
for us and to disfiunchise those who
vote against us.
IprOposc to secure the negroes right:
by an appeal to reason, and not by per-
manent enslavcment of large body o.
our own race, who are as loyal and de
serving as either of us.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-12-25

EssH Last summer n farmer hung upa
hoop-skirt in his corn-ticld to trightcn
away the crows. The crows went of,
but the field was soon full OF hOys.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-12-25
Shot to Death.

The firm of Fisher & Co, Pulaski, al
though composed of colored men, do
an extensive business, and stand well
not only with the merchants of their
own town, but with those of Nashville.
Their cotton transactions are sometimes
quite extensive, while they are also
heavy dealers i'm miscellaneous articles
Ofmerchandise generally found in coun-
try stores. Last Thursday night their
store was broken into and the safe rob-
bed of Sl,ll5. The burglar was asccr-
tanned to be Aleck Mason, negro of
very bad character, and highly unpOpu-
lar among his own race, both on account
of the confidence games which he so
frequently practiced on sable green
horns, and because of his disposition to
tyranize over all who stood in awe of
his superior strength. Aleck was hunt
cd down by the officers Of tho law on
Friday, arrested and committed to Jail.
That same night body of carefully con-
ccaled men went to the Jail, put rope
around his neck and attempted to hang
him. In the desperation of despair he
resisted with such effect that it was
found impossible to raise him far enough
from the grouud. His captors finally
dispatched him by literally Kidding his
body with bullets. Another story is
that he was shot in his cell
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-12-25
New York General NIn rIsct.

New YORK, Dec. 2l.-Flour, supcriine 6.OOa
6.3O. Coffee steady. Sugar, Cuba, 1l@l2.
Molassos 75@S0. Corn 85al.l21S. 7FIea
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-12-25

l0y- The Charleston Netcs reminds
holders of bills Of the Bank of the State
of South Carolina, issued prior to De-
cember, 1860, that they cannot be funded
unless they are presented to the State
Treasurer prior to January ], 1859.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-12-25
Just Commitment,

The New York Telegram pays a well
deserved and handsome compliment to
President johnson and family. Itsays:
When moving day comes for the
present occupants of the White House,
on the 4th of next March, they will go
out with the clcanest hands and the
most spotlcss of social rcputations.-
There will be no charges or insinua-
tons against them of having made
away with the furniture or 1ixings.-
Neither will there be any murmurings
of disappointment OH the part of such
pure patriots as are ever ready to prove
their devotion TO men in high position
by rich presents of houses, horses.
| cquippage or plate. Mr.. johnson, be it
said to his credit, never lowered him
self or the dignity of his station by the
acceptance of such gifts. The people
ought to remember him kindly, if only
for that one trial of highmindedness.-
1t is rarely that they see instances of it.
Morc's the pity. And as to the ladies
of his household, they have the credit
in Washington of discharging the du-
ties of their position with a degree OF
order, elegance and grace never exceed.
ed in the White House. That is some.
thing to be said to the credit Of Mr.
johnson and his family. Much as the
President has been prosecuted political.
ly, no faint Of corruption or mcanncss
or sclfishncss clings to him.
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IOui.yille Market.

LOUISVILLE, Dec. 2l.-Flo,ir 5.5Oa6OO. Corn
Coats. Oats 51a6S. Wheat 1.S0al 30. Hogs
9ha0A gross. Lard IS. Bulk mcats-shOul-
dcrs liL; clear sides 1917. "'fN
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New York Money Market.

NEW YORK. Dec. 2l.-Money active at
per cent for call loans. Sterling 95sM l0la.-
liold .353s q l.35I.. New Tennessee 80 a U!l..
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-12-25

nH~ 1t is stated from the direction of
Washington that the government will
proceed to attach the property Of Fra
zier, Trenholm Il Co, OH u Judgment for
S5OO,OOO. Proceedings will commence OH
January lst.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-12-25

Bas" The Reconstruction Committee
have had the Georgia and Mississippi
cases up. but without action adjourned
to the 9TH Of January.
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-. Louis Market.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 21.-Flour, superfne 5.e5
shoulders lO1s; sides 1871. Lard l7,s.
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CIncInnatl Murket.

CINCINNATI, Dec. .l.-Flour and Wheat quiet
and unchanged. Corn 7Oa75. Oats G3a64.--
Bulk meats--shoulders. II; sides l3lSa14,s.-
Lard l71sals. Apples 5.00a6.oo per Dbl.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-12-25
A Free Ballot,

We invite attention to the article fol-
lowing from tho Memphis Bulletin, de-
cidcdly the ablcst Republican journal
In Tennessee
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-12-25
Another Ring.

We clip the following from the Nash
vile Banner.
The dctunct omnibus bill, so fortu-
natcly defeated in the House of Repre-
scntativcs the other day. was not the
only stupcndous dead fall" for the cap
ture of the States treasury and credit.
There is still another ring" scheme on
foot which will require the exercise of
no little vigilance to anticipate, rs it is
in the management of the shrewdcst
manipuators. 1t will take the shape of
q bill for appropriations of immense
sums of money to complete the connec-
tons of certain roads, which, after the
State has been put in for the expense OF
building some twenty or thirty miles OF
railroad. will fall into the hands of Ger.
tain spectators who constitute the
Ring. 1t will be of no benefit TO the
State, although the scheme cOnteInplates
the roping in of the State to foot the
bills while the ring is alone to be en-.
riched. 1t is a very huge ailair--this
last ring. 1t already owns considcra.
bic link of railway connection. but has
not quite completed its ''bOok" yet, as
they say in sporting parlancc. We
shall try and be on the watch for it.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-12-25
Ex-GOv. Jenkins, of Georgia.

bAeIONs oCuAIhSs vi "COIS INs
The Lagrange Reporter has the fol-
lowing wcll-dcscrvcd notice of that
noble man and patriot Ex-Gov. JEN-
KINs, of Georgia:
We are glad to learn that this noble
old Georgian has returned to his home
in Augusta. When the hearts of stout
men almost quailed before the military
power sent to Georgia to dominecr over
and Cypress our people, Charles j. Jcn-
kins, true to his Instincts as an honest
man, fcarlessly and stocially stood by
his State and his people against wrong.
He had the moral courage and tirlnness
to defy oppressive wrong, and the man.
hood to be true to his trust as the Chief
Executive of Georgia. For this unset
! fish devotion to the rights Of Georgia
and of Georgians, we honor him as "the
noblest Roman of them ALL" And glad
are we that he is again at home among
us to raise his voice. and like true
statesman, as he is, in words Of warn.
ing and counsel to the people who SO
much love him.
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APkanagla.

MEMrHis, December 19.-Tbc Ar0.
idnches Little Rock special to-niyhs
says, reliable information states that OH
tho morning Of the, 10Th, four c0mpa-
mics Of militia, commanded by COlOnels
Gray and Williams, from lsoanc and
Matthews counties, the latter colOrcd,
entered LOuisburg, shooting In every
direction, marched tn the store Of
Breeder Il Casey aud sctit on fire, after
after pouring the coal oil on the floor.
Howard II Wells store was also b,iril-
ed. Eascans store was savcd by great
exertion. During the fire Mr.. Casey
was shot down and his body thrown
into the flames after rifling his pockets.
The town is still occupied by militia,
who 20. shooting and shouting through
the streets. No one was permitted to
leave without q pass. All is quiet ut
Augusta. 1t is said that prominent
citizens prevented an attack OH the mi
litia. Flowing misrepresentation arr
abroad. The people desire the inter-
ference of United States troops in their
behalf "A large meeting was held ut
Datesyillc to-day. All parties partici-
patcd, declaring for peace under any
circumstances, promising support to the
civil authorities and calling on other
counties to hold similar meetings. The
arrest of William Mcrriweatler,
prominent Radical of Independence
county, by General Upham, at Augusta,
on the charge of discouraging enlist
micnt in the militia, creates some sci,s.A-
ton.
MEMPHIS, December 2l.-Thc .1ra-
loachc's Little Rock special tonight
says: Many prominent citizens fled
from the militia in Conway county to
tins city. Captain Gibbons, command
ing the militia at Lcwisburg, reports to
the Governor, that old Casey was MUIR
dered for his money by his partners,
Breeder 4 Bcntly, who burned the
store and fled: that Gill Il Matthews
were burned out because they were
Radicals, and says, IL think can con-
quer the knklux in short time"
Gibbons, who was u member of the
Legislature last session, introduced u
bill forbidding the DISTINGUISHED follow
ing any profession. being mates OH
steamboats,, keeping stations, etc. Ills
statements arc improbable, as the los.
to Conservative citizens by fire is six
times that of others. Breeder and
Bently fled to save their lives. General
Upham reports from Augusta, Dcccm-
Der 10, that detachment under Cap
tain Taylor drove the insurgents out of
Woodruff County into jackson, killing
one, capturing prisoners, arms and hor-
ses. Refugees say that half has not
been told of the outragcs by the militia.