The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-01-03
General Summary.

u blue pills anu uOSc OF rhuDarb, and pre-
pare to ''vote for the Democratic candidate for
he Presidency next fall.'
Zacheus Greeley, the father of Horace Greeley,
lied at Fort Wayne, Pa, a few days SINCE
lie was in his eighty-sixth year.
A new literary paper called the "Pcep-o'-
Day. is to be published in Salt Lake City,
Its chief attraction will be q series of ESSAYS
on the management of wives.
A man crossing the railroad track north of
Illinois. in his wagon, was struck by
u locomotive, caught by the cow-catchcr. and |
carried on it mile and half, without injury. |
Commodore Mutt, who weighs some twenty
five pounds, is about to lead to the hymeneal
altar, Miss Minnie Warren, who weighs en-
actly twenty. Their combined fortune amounts
to half million dollars, which they made by
exhibiting themselves.
Thirty-two thousand and eighty head of
cattle have been shipped from Alexandria, on
the Toledo Wabash S Western Railroad du-
ring the past season.
The Ant-iSlape,y Standard, Wendell Phil
lips, puts into the field Gen. Butler for Presi-
dent, and Benjamin Wade for Vice President,
upon a thoroughly Radical PLATFORM
One Texas editor says that if Gen. Grant is
Il great man, then he (the editor) is great ass
whcreupon another Texas editor says that
Grant is great man, and his contemporary can
infer the rest.
The proposition to tax government bonds is
said to be growing in favor at Washington,
and it is said bill to that effect will be intro
duccd in few days.
The internal revenue is increasing. and the
tax estimates for the fiscal year do not fall
short of S2O0,000,O00.
A Washington date says the threatened dis
orders and war of races in the Cotton States
are the cause Of much anxiety in the EXccu-
tive Departments of the Government.
Some of the colorcd delegates to the Georgia
Reconstl uction Convention, are said to be
working in the Machine shops of Atlanta to
defray expenses.
The Rome, Georgia Courier quotes wheat
at two dollars per bushcl, with downward
tendency.
A man in ST. Louis drinks so much whiskey
that several mosquitoes who have bitten him,
have died of the dclirium trcmens.
The Washington monument has already cost
S24O,O 900. At this time the structure has reach
ed the height of one hundred and seventy -four
feet, leaving three hundred and sevcnty-four
feet to be completed, the entire height of the
monument being fixed ut five hundred and
forty-eight feet.
A brakeman in Canada was dragged by a
train of cars for miles, he holding on by Il
railing while his feet kicked over the Slccpcr>
in the road. The unfortunate man wore out
his boots, but saved hi, life.
St. Thomas correspondence says that up to
the % inst. there had been five hundred
shocks Of earthquakes felt there.
The sudden squelching of the impeachment
spoiled forty-siX speeches.
A Western journalist. whose wife had just
presented him with twins, and who for that
reason, was compelled TO neglect his paper for
one day, wrote the day after, the following eN-
cuSe: "We were unable to issue our paper
yesterday, in consequence Of the arrival Of two
extra maleS."
Major Harrow, formerly proprietor of the
National Hotel, Memphis, shot his overseer,
named Potts, killing him instantly, Saturday
last, OH his plantation in Washington county,
Mississippi.
Tom Thumb was in Il train which ran of
the track on Lchigh mountain last Sunday, but
crawlcd into Il bandboX and wasn't hurt.
Alyicos from Y ort w torn ri, IN
the discovery of rich collaborating quartz in
Red river mountains, IS miles west of Fort
Smith.
Since the Angola slaughter the papers are
generally discussing the necessity of heating
railroad cars by some other method than stoves.
A reform in this respect is demanded by tray
clers for their safety.
In central Illinois, in the great wheat grow
ing counties, it is reported that very large
breadth of land more than last year has been
sown in wheat, and is doing very finely.
Three men in Chicago made II plot TO rob a
store and drew upand signed articles of agree
ment, declaring that the plumber was to be
equally shared; that any person not ON hand
was to forfeit $50 and binding themselves to
kill whoever should betray them.
The first load of 'provisions" landed at Vir-
ginia City, Nevada, was eighteen barrels of
whisky.
Sure cure for the toothache by one of the
best London dentists: Alum, reduced to an
impalpable powder. two drachms; nitrous
spirit of ether seven drachms; mix and ap-
ply to the teeth
The State debt of North Carolina is cstima-
ted ut more than $23,0OO,000.
A move is being made to revive the Female
School at Rogcrsyille, which before the war
attained high degree of excellence under the
auspices of the Masonic Fraternity.
On the Goth in Washington City, negro
fired his revolver at three men who ran against
him. The dispatch says one Of the men is
dead, and that the murderer made his escape
The recent county elections in Illinois show
such heavy Democratic gains that there is no
longer doubt the party will carry the State in
the Presidential contest.
Somebody suggests the name of Horace May
nard for the Vice Presidency. That's joke,
that Is.
Information has been received at Washing
ton that Judge Busted, a United States Judge
for Alabama, was about to declare the recon-
strurtion acts unconstitutional