The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-04-16
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master ut Knoxville.
Col. ID. NJ. Nelson has been confirmed as
Assessor for the Second District of Tennessee
A fire in Brownsville, Tenn, on Mohday
night, destroyed several stores. Loss $50 600
The 10000 miles Of railroad in the United
States gives employment to 1000 men.
A New York produce house is said to have
failed for S2,O0O,OOO.
The clerical force in the departments at
Washington Is being daily reduced.
Somebody at Nashville wants John Trimble
to run for Supreme Judge.
EX-President johnson went to Memphis on
Wednesday.
The last account from Nevada record the
loss OF forty lives by the fire in the mines.
Ex-Governor Curtin, of Pennsylvania, is to
be Minister to Russia.
There were lO5 fires In Chicago last year;
losses 35GO,0OO, and assurances s5SlOOO.
Impeachcr Ashley has been confirmed as
Governor of Montana.
The small pox is raging with great virulence
ut Panama.
The State Auditor of Louisiana has been
indicted.
The President has convened an extra scs-
sion of the Senate to act upon nominations.
The late rains have killed the young grass
hoppcrs in West Texas.
The one Observation-Disclosures of Napo-
leon Bonapartes birth day occurs in August.
Between Henry S. Foote and Herman Boz
kun. some of our Middle Tennessee cotempo-
raries arc having gay old time.
Minister Hale, it is rumored, had ''unusual
privileges" in the palace Of Queen Isabella
The "unusual' is reassurng.
The annexation of Canada to the United
States Is beginning to attract attention in Great
Britain. Some of the English journals favor it.
The Paris Intelligencer says that 500, 900
has been realized in that county in the fur
trade this season.
A colored man, familiarly known as Doc
Alexander, committed suicide ut Murfreesboro
a few days ago.
The health of the Prince Imperial of France
is reported to be very feeble. Physicians have
no hopes of his recovery.
The last sensation at Chattanooga since the
River Convention, is the arrival of veloci-
pede.
Maj. Daniel Graham. who was Secretary of
State under Governor McAIinn, died at Nash
Vile last week.
Morgan county has expressed n preference
for Governor Senter as the Republican nomi-
nee for Governor.
Admiral Porter says Secretary Bore is a
nice little man and does every thing h.-Por-
ter-tells him to do.
The vendors of cold pizcn for bcd-bugs are
said to be doing an active business in New
York.
Senator Sumner having voted, as usual,
against adjournment. Il New York paper saws
he wants to sit in the Senate until he takes root.
A New Orleans judge fined lawyer be-
cause he presented brief written OH less
than u half sheet of note paper.
A British frigatc recently caught two slavers
off Madagascar, with rs unhappy negroes on
board.
4 fire occurred at Madison, Georgia, on the
night of the sth. which destroyed property to
the amount Of S400,0O0.
The Mexican butcher, Escobedo, has given
orders to have all foreigners shot who have
not proper passports.
Nearly the whole Executive power was cut
down during Johnson's administration
The rest will be cut up under Grants.
The expectation of dried peaches from Bris-
to, Va. has for the last three years exceeded
in value that of the wheat Drop.
Brevet Brigadier General Henry S. Burton.
commanding at Fort Adams, Newport, died
at that post on Sunday of apoplexy.
The Augusta Factory Company have dc.
clared quarterly dividend of five per cent.
OIL its capital stock.
Col. Hulburt has paid another So, 900 into
the Georgia Treasury from the earnings of
the State Road for the month Of March,
Among the damaged military stores sold at
auction In Montgomery, Ala, the other day.
was II United States flag. 1t brought three
dolIars. ..rf .. ...
Judge Brewster declares that it is more dam
gerous to pick pocket than take life in
Philadelphia. That's almost MS bad as New
York.
Alphabetically speaking, it is exceedingly
bad husbandr-y to harrow up the feelings of
gear wife, fora Ike up old quarrels, to, hoe Il
gYlu2Re. and 10 sow discord.
Accomplishments of the wickedest woman
in Missouri: She d Kinks, swcars, breaks win
dowS. screams murder at midnight, and
threatens To eut her husbands throat.
An oyster was recently ifshed up at Stam-
ford, Connecticut which contained 127 pearls,
and one ut New Haven which had 203, vary
Ing in size from that Of buck shot to mus
tard see4l.
Found Guilty..
Leon Dcaderiek, colored, charged with ma
iicious shooting and intent to kill, had his
trial In the Circuit Court on Tuesday, was
found guilty, AID sentenced to the penitentia-
ny for three years. An appeal taken.
WIN. Henry, charged with larceny. was
found guilty, and sentenced to the peni,,entia-
ry for three years.
Tobc Neal, eolored, larceny, found gritty
ntn.l syn, 1000 -.