The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-10-23
Chips, and Things.


The returns will come rp radical
A Washington correspondent says, it is now
difficult to find u Democratic clerk in any of
the Government Departments. "Men worship
the rising SUM-"
Gen. kesman says there are not dozen ma
tive white Republicans in Louisiana.
Knoxville Is to have u rolling mill--some of
these days.
Queen Victoria has come out strong for fe.
male suffrage.
If Frcnchman buys load of hay in New
York some of the local press Immediately pre-
dict war. But, then, hay always would create
commotion among asses.
The girl who wanted to "kiss him for his
she would 60 in on her own account hereafter.
The law compelling railway companies in
England to run smoking cars on all their
trains has gone into effect.
An omnibus line has been established be-
tween Jaffa and Jerusalem. The owner is of
course II Yankee.
Wilson has contributed forty-one speeches
to the campaign, and the way they are franked
about is alarming to the postal service.
Prentice says the surfs of the sea, like the
scrfs of the South, are white.
The sum of s5OO,OOO is annually expended
in cleaning the streets of London.
The Typographical Union No. 8, has recent
ly admitted two female compositors to its
membership.
Italy claims that German beer and Amcri-
can fancy drinks are demoralizing the nation.
The papers report snow in several localities
North on the 18th.
According to all the signs the ensuing win.
ter is to be an unusually severe one.
Gen. Sherman keeps writing for more troops
to whip the Indians. The "nobe savage is
an expensive cuss.
An exchange says: eve observe several pa.
triots talking about the national debt who dc
not appear ut all solicitous about the board
bills they owe"
A young fellow in Ohio lost his life by try,
ing to see how near he could safely stand tc
II passing train. lie got too near.
Jocundus says it is very pleasant to ring s
belle; which shows him to be Il naughty, crue
man.
Hope lisa good thing; but the thing hoped
for is better.
Tho author of the poem beginning II woult
not live always" is nearly eighty, and is We
willing.
Two years ago, n Chicago lady, in the absence
of her lord, snapped Il pair of family horses
| for five acres of land south of the city. She Il
now offered 1000 for the land.
The cars on the Selma and Rome Railroad
now run to within seven miles of the forme
place.
John Allen is preparing to resume his dane
house business and abandon his missionar,
enterprise.
Our Savannah exchanges report great dam
age to the rice crop, by the recent FLOOD AM
rains.
Susan b. Anthony proposes to substitut
Matrimony Straight for the Grecian Bend.
Bill Porter, notorious thief, was shot an
killed mt Memphis few nights ago.
VIM. Park colorcd, was shot and killed a
Franklin. in this State, on Saturday night, b
another negro.
Shatc Gilmer, Il colorcd man of Montgomery
Alabama, publishes card to the citizens
that State, dcnouncing the Radicals as set {
''low-down, unprinciplcd jackasses."
The majority against Ashley in the FIT
CToledo) Congressional District is III.
Up to the l4th instant, twenty EIGHT thou
sand persons were registered in New Orleans
The negroes of st. Louis amused themselvt
throwing stones at the Blair reception proce
sion on the 10th.
James II. Herrick. of Lodi, Ill.,, aged eighty
one, was married last week ut Dover, Ohio, I
Miss Mary Chatfeld. the same age. The p;
rents made no objection.
A company of seventy Germans parade
New York the other day, none of whom had
beard less than foot long. The Captain
whskers reached his knees.
The heavy Democratic gains at the recer
State elections has caused gold to decline.
The reason why lovers are so fond of on
another's company is because they are Away
talking abont themselves.
A late Quarterly Review estimates the popr
lation of the world at 1850. 100000.
Quilp thinks the November elections will b
considered Il tlay-Grant proceeding.
The Democratic party of Georgia are divit
ing upon the question of negro suffrage. Bac
Olmstead, the a5sconding post-otfice clerl
has been arrested.
The canvasi in North Carolina is progressin
vigorously. Both parties sure of winning.
The negroes in the District of Columbia al
uniforming and drilling.