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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-04-02
Following the parallel VIZ pass through

Following the parallel we pass through
the age OF mental inactivity and decay
which succeeded the breaking up of ths
Roman empire. The activity OF tho
Carlogmanian period gave the Church u
new strength. but the age was not equal
to the requirements of religious devel-
opment. Itpossessed none of the an
cient or modern agents of civilization,
and religion fell back into the darkness
ofthe middle ages. A period of unu-
sual mental activity appeared in Eu.
rope when Charles V. of Germany,
Francis /. of France and Henry VIII.
of England aspired to universal rule
on that Continent. The influence of
the New World and of the printing
press was felt coincidenty with tho
schemes of these great rulers, and tho
product of the age was Martin Luther
and his followers. AS Moses had
sloughed OIL the accretions of Egyptian
priestcraft, as Christ had rejected tho
accumulated do2mas Of the Hebrew
schools, as Paul had broken alike the
limited teachings of Hebrew Christiani-
ty and Gree k mythology, so the REFORM
ers OF the sixteenth century cast aside
the accumulations which fifteen hum
cred years had gathered around tho
pure dogmas Of revealed religion.
That great work is not yet finished.
The age has but gathered material and
impulse for its accomplishment, and the
mental activity which results from steam
as the common carrier of matter, and
electricity as that of the products of the
mind, points conclusively to a higher
development of religious teaching and
belief. In this development of the fu-
ture he'sttblime moralities of revealed
religion will not suffer. These have
shone forth with a brighter lustre after
those mental attritions which led Mo
ses, Paul and Luther to reject the accu-
INFLATED errors of their times: and so it
will nbe after the age of unparalleled
mental excitement upon which we arc
now entering shall have swept away the
accumulated folIes of our modern
Church and schools.
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Important to Tobacco Dealers.

We publish the following letter from
Commissioner Harland, at Washington,
dated March 10. 1869, in relation to
stamping tobacco, which will prove Of
interest to many of our readers: 'y,n
In reply to your letter of March 9th,
in relation TO stamping smoking tobac-
co in. the. hands Of dealers, have to
Say that since the, 18th ultimo, all smok-
ing tobacco not packed and stamped
with tax paid stamps, as required by
the Act of July Goth, 1868, must be SO
packed and stamped at the expense of
the owner OF holder before being sold
or offered for ;sale.f qJinac 4etIsTnN
Especial No. &c. TO- which you refer,
related only to the rs-packing and relinT
specting of smoking, fine cut, chewing
tobacco, and snuff prior to February
10th, 1869, and did not i'm any way re-
leive those articles from liability to
stamp after that day.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-04-02
From the Plains.

AN Omaha dispatch says military ad
vices from Fort Steele state that Lieu
tenant Young had surprised the In
dians who recently stole stock, killed {
number of them, dispersed the Others
recovered the stolen mules and captur
ed lot Of ponies.
A party of Sioux killed soldier
within mile Of Fort Randall on th'
18th inst, and ran Off three mules. Th'
Indians were pursued and scattered, bu
none killed.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-04-02
Juvenile Suicide.
The Nashville Press and Time

! The Nashville Press and Times says
Thomas Newton, a boy about fifteen
years old, became disgusted with the
household arrangements of his parents
in preventing the regular visits of a
neighbOring Miss, who had o pcnchant
for the company of Thomas. The young
gentleman in consequence slung himself
from the top OF Q bluff into the Cumber-
land. The young mans corpse has not
yet been fished out. ,-7.l ~. lt.
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Still on Guard.

A fine specimen of rcd tape turns up
occasionally in Washington. After the
assassination of President Lincoln a
soldier was placed OH special guard du-
ty in front of Secretary Stewards resi-
dcnce. Though Seward has gone, the
faithful soldier still continues his per-
ambulstions, musket in hand, in front
of the Seward mansion, on Fifteen and
a Half street. ....... .igI.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-04-02
Rutherford County.

A letter from Rutherford says that
its shipments of cotton, corn, bacon,
and other produce, for this season, will
reach the enormous sum of six millions
of dollars. r.. ,...,f.. -..... ..H
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Diamonds in Georgia.

The Commissioner of the General
Land Office has received reliable infor-
nation in relation to diamond discover
les in Georgia. In pit four by six
feet, in washing for gold, three dia-
monds We're found, one of which weigh
ed one and the others two karats.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-04-02
A Printing Office Fired,

We learn from the Clarksville Patriot
that on Sunday night last fire was
discovered in the office of the Chroni.
Gle. 1t was kindled at the doorway in
a bundle Of printing paper, and it is
evidenced by every circumstance thai
it was q diabolical attempt of some in
ccndiary to burn the establishment.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-04-02
Arkansas.

Notwithstanding civil law has been
restored in Crittendcn County, Arkan-
sas, the militia are yet committing many
outrages, robbing and plunderiug in.
discriminatory. The Memphis Appeaps
Little Rock special says, the negro Ma
jor, Tatam, was hanged on the 25th fol
the murder of the Rev. Mr.. Morrill,, q
few weeks since ---- ILL -
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-04-02
The City of London.

In the month of December last there
were 142,703 paupers in the city of Lon
don. BY these are meant persons who
lived upon charity. There were likely
as many more who were but one poor
remove from that abjcct and helpless
condition. ....... ..... .,.......
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-04-02

SGy' Mrs. Susan r. Martin, of Cotton
Gin Port, Mississippi, publishes her
husband, who has runaway with a wild
ow woman who has three children. "a,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-04-02
Another $4,000.

We see by our Atlanta exchanges
that Superintendent Hubert has paid
into the Georgia Treasury S25,0OO, net
earnings of the State road for the
month of February.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-04-02

nag Every Democratic member OF
the Indiana Senate and House Of Rep.
resentatives, who resigned to prevent
the ratification of the fifteenth amend.
ment, has been returned. .t.."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-04-02

py- John p. Bard, Esq, has been ap-
pointed and confirmed as Postmaster al
Tennessee. ' w@N h'ih a''
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Gle gust.
Athens, Friday, April 2. lse0.

Call for u Radical Judicial Con-
ventiOn.
The State Radical Executive Commit
tee met at Nashville last week, and
adopted q resolution calling for Judi
cial Convention, TO be held on the 10th
of next month, for the nomination OF
candidates for the offices of Judge OF
the Supreme Court and Attorney-Gen-
eral of the State. I..
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-04-02

BJ- Greeneville, Tennessee, has q re-
markable case Of Dogbsrry.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-04-02

psE- A, Young, man named Mipshall
has Fabsconded from 'Xcnia, Illinois,
with $1,000 belonging to a recently mar
riedi wifeIho ~ E'NO fea 9no 9Fthi30E
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-04-02

o mar Bald headed men, take & joke
more easily, because they are not at the
trouble of getting it through their hair.
The Van Buren press., 1869-02-09

The bodies found we're all shot in the
head, McAllister having been shot at least
five times. The others also bore marks
Of having bseH sho.'nore Chan oHce.
The Ata,anc&s Of the 9eth says
Tie funeral Of Major Harvey took
place from The Peabody Hotel about two
o'clock yesterday sfte-noon A large
number os our best people were present
10 participate in or witness the sad sery-
ices. A long procession OF citizens fol.
lowed the remains to Elnwood, where
they were laid away with becoming re
spect and ceremony.
From what We can learn, Major Harvey
was native OF Nirginia,at least his fami.
ly are of Virginia stock, aud he once
went TO school 10 Alexandria Ise has
beeh about Memphis frequently since the
close Of the war IL once lived in Mis-.
souri, OF Kansas, aud was VEL acquainted
with Gov. Clayton when the latter was an
engineer. lie told some Of his Memphis
friends privately that Clayton would not
do TO trust that he was not reliable, aud
a bad man The relationship Of the two
men could not have not been pleasant,
and Clsyton's tools, the militia, no doubt
knew this fact Major Harvey was the
partner of Senator Mcdonald, Of hrhan-
sas, ia the cattle business. lie brought
a drove Of three thousand head from Mis-
souri, year or two ago, and has been
living at Marion over a year. He had
an Indian employed TO herd his cattle,
and was doing a prosperous business.
He had plenty Of money, lived well and
quietly, and was very populcr He was
in the war, but on which side, we are not
able to say. He was so quiet that his
knew but little ofhis aatcced.
ents, except what they gathered by acci.
dent, His parents formerly lived in Mis-
souri,, but now live in Minnesota
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,-an, =, yonr famlv have you

disgrace on your family, have you
YOU
Mrs. Qdul, I never struck man ii
the whole course ormy life"
And now you've got to leave The
country a fugitive from justice But III
not 90 III not badge an inch You've
broken my heart bat III sue for divorce
and try 10 earn living for MY children
Don. Try 70 deny It. 1t won't answer.
Ny loyeyou're the victim cfa strange
delrsion; do | look ike man capable OF
committing hoinicidei Feelthat muscle.
Its as fabby as an oyster | tell You
there is some mistake"
"John Quill, TN no fool I've been
deceived by your hypocrisy long enough
ri have noting to do with a man who
gives bonnets away, and CANDLES, and
shakes legs, and commits murder. III
leave this house this very day. III 60
home to father. Pll--Ill-ycs, l vii
Pill
Partner Of my joys-angel of my
midnight-Mrs. Quill, one moment Lis
ten TO the voice Of reason. Let inc see
those letters. Where are the envelopes p
Look at them, look aud see the evi-
Deuce of your wickedncss, wonder yon
don't go and strangle yourself"
" Softly, my angel. Let US see. Why,
these letters are not directed to me at all. V
What"
THAT is not my name That is j.
Quilp, and they are directed next door,
too. Aud now | came to think of it.
there is q man named Jonathan Quilp
living at Mrs. Furguson's boarding house
one door above. These letters were left
here simply because you bought that ri
diculous doorplate, and had it hung out
front with my name omit Wowan you
have maligned me without cause. Ask
my forgiveness
At this iuncture Mrs. Quill burst into
tears, aud came near flying all over the
room. As il is, she simply flew into my
arms. and then--but Why continue Why
expose to the cold,unsympathizing world
that scene of tender reconciliation which
ensuedf The cold and unsympathizing
world don't care a cent for 1t. SO let Us
araw the curtain upon it, and not intrude
upon tie sacred privacy of that domestic
bliss, which was especially grateful TO me,
for the reason that Wilde those notes were
not intended forme, at least one of them
applied SO exactly that | trembled like a
leaf until Mrs. Qulll read the namc signed
to it. .... .t..fa. -...g .-r alH =,
The Van Buren press., 1869-02-09

A USEFUL Table To aid farmers id
arriving at accuracy in estimating the .,
mount of land in different fields under
cultivation, the following table is given
5 yards wide by 96S yards long con-
tains | acre e2
10 yards wide by 4sa yards long, con-
tains acre. aes s7f
20 yards wide by az yards long, con-
taius acre.
40 yards wide by l2l yards long, con.
tains acre.
50 yards wide by COY yards long. con-
tains acre. ).
10 yards wide by COZ yards long, con.
tains ! acre,
900 feet wide l9s feet long, contains l
acre. f+
4i0 feet wide by 80 feet long. contaiss
81. acre. IL ,.. a
ITO feet wide by 500 feet long, contains
acre.
60 feet wide by 7e6 feet long, contains
leo feet miar ~ 900 feet long, contains
$40 feet wide BY PSI! feet long, contains
| acre. = 49,
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Mas. LINCOLN AS A BssaAR.-Evcfy
American will feel more or less . senss
Of humiliation at the attitude Mrs. Lin
coin has assumed in appearing before
Congress as petitioner Tor pension 70
support her in ga style becoming the
widow Of President of the United
States" Mrs L., it appears, Is now In
Germany, and desires to travel in other
parts of Europe soy the benefit OF her
shattered health. in accordance with the
advice of her physician. Her letter. dat.
cd at Frankfort, was ON Monday read in
the Senate at Westinghouse this morn
ing. as i. is scanred by millions Of people.
will excite general feeling OF inGgns-
ton, softened, il may be, by pity. Il
would be charitable to consider the NO.
man crazy; but If she 10 sane let Us hope
the country may be spared such another
exhibition Of vanity, pomp and cupidity.
ST. LOUIS RepuJlicdn.
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FARMERS. Adam vas farmer. while
yet in Paradise. aud after his fall contiRusd
to earn his bread by the sweat u HE brow.
dob, the honest. upright and pssisst,
was farmer, and his endurance has pssssd
into proserb.
Socrates was . farmer, and yet welded
to his calling the glory Of his imnertsl
philosophy. .t .4.n4
St. Luke was farmer and divides With
prcmctheas the honor Of sutjectins the o.
for the use OF man. siaf lt1 4ai q"
Cincinnatus was farmer, snd The no.
best Roman OF them all aws
Barns was farmer, and tho Muse eccsd
him at the plow and filed bic soul with
poetry. 'sls''i a'N Nhifhn ' ~ ~
Washingtoa was farmer. and rstissa
from the highest earthly station 70 suieyl
the quiet OF rural lfe. and pressut 70 ths
world spectacle Of human greatness.
u these names may be added that N
others who sought peace and reposs IN ~
cultivation Of their mother eartA tho 60
thusiastic Lafayette. the steady Pickseiaos
the scholastic Jefferson. tho 6ery Randolph.
all found ar Eldorado Of consolation ts0a
liIc'. cares in veriant lawns thst surround.
cd their homesteads. $780, w fN'A
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Fer A correspondence published In tn

Fer A correspondence published In the
New York Times recently relates the cir
rumstances OF an order TO Gen. Banhs
to- supersede Gen Grant, shortly before
the fail Of vicksburg and says that Banks
refused TO obey. II Is notpublished who
issued the order, but mentions that It was
not long after Grant became aware for
the first time, about 1--WE weeks ago. OF
the existence Of the order that Mr.. Stan.
ton announced his intention 70 retire
from public life. In connection With thass
by way of throwing light upon the case.
it may be stated that the papers show
that the order to supercede Gran. was To-,
sued BY direction Of Stanton.
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NO. 81.
Ger Grant Trailing up Rsvsaus Thisvss,

Thors IS pretty good authority. says
the Washington correspondent Of the
Saint Louis Repabs,ean, Tor saying that
General Crsa. visited Commissioners
Rollins OF .he Revenue Department the
other day to post himself, and desired 10
know who are the thieves that are plum
dering the government
The Commissioned could not or would
not answer, bnt evading direc. answer.
tried to explain that be had no power to
proven. il, aud that Mr.. Johnson would
Mt, and proceeded at great length, bat
giving no satisfactory reply TO the ques-
ton. After propounding his query 9
second time, without receiving any posi-
tive information, the General stalked out
Of the Office. General Grant has said
that one of the first acts Of his admins
tratioD will be 10 clean out the Augean
stable. - g 40
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- a man WHO has been traveiin9 ID
Texas says: 1t is the hottest and coldssts
the wctcst aud the dryest, tho ricbsss spd
poorest. the best and meansst, has the best
women and the meanest men, ucre pretty
ladies. with pretty little feet and no calves
no suit, moro sickness and lsss hsalth,
more streams and less nsvigsbls walsees
more corn bread aud less corn. more 6osg
and less buiscuit. more cows and hes milk
and butter. moro hogs and leas pork. nsse
deer and less vcnison. more chickens I'D
less eggs. more gold and silver sad lsse
money. more negroes and less lsbeL ness'
Bureaus and less iurni,urs. than sAy etlee'
county in tho United StAtss!-and wlsee
house lies live and musquisoss never dis. !, .
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DO Nor SWALLOW GRAPE SEEDS. -
Grape seeds, cherry pits aud the like are
insoluble in any and all ofthe juices used
in the process Of digestion; they must
therefore pass from the body in the same
state in which they are swallowed In
their passage along the alimcntary canal
they cannot but induce more or less ire
tation, and if the digestive organs are at
all weak they must Of necessity cause
great disturbance; being hard almost like
stones, they scrapc along over the delicate
muscus membrane which lines the stom
ach and bowels, and frequently lodge in
the coil Of the iutestines, or become i'm.
beided Ia the delicate lining and cause
liberation and tumefactions Of the bow
els, which may result in death. a friend
just tells Of young man who having
eaten quantity Of grapes, became i'll,
suffered intensely, was unable to get re-
lief from any source, and finally died.
An examination disclosed large quaint.
~ Of cherry pits imbeddcd in the bowels,
together with about half pint Of grape
seeds. which had completed the work OF
death. Hrs. DR., Miller. g .byla5f
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( LIZ A bluff old farmer ssys; "hg
man Processes 70 serve ths Lord. ] hhs -
see him do It when he uaeasusss oaiea1s -
we'll as when 10 hollsrs glory AallsluyW."
This remark will apply ~ mess tssane
The Van Buren press., 1869-02-09

Eg- The House Judiciary committee
will report unanimously bill 10 restorv
the property Of Col. Blsnton Duncan, 81
Louisville, KY, which was condemned
for confscation by the United States Dis
trict Court OF Kentucky. It is under.
stood that the Senate Committee on
claims will make the same disposition 81
the case. 1t involves large amount
The Van Buren press., 1869-02-09

GH- Parton now has hold of a stimu.
lating subject for biography--Senator
Yates ,,.. ~.
The Van Buren press., 1869-02-09
The Indian War.

Our Indian affairs are rapidly assuming
shame which nearly concerns the honor
of the American people. We allade par
tieularly to the recent battle in which the
Chief Black Kettle, his village, and large
portion of his warriors were destroyed
by the military forces under command of
Generals Sheridan and Custar. 1t would
certainly seem as II one fact ought to be,
and could be etteotualy settled beyond
any doubt or cayil That fact is whether
or not Black Kettle and his tribe were
friendly or hostile Whether the slaught-
er was imperatively demanded by the pub
lie good, or whether il was wanton and
useless butchoryP General Sheridan in
his report of January /. claims hat he
simply did his duty in the premises, and
that there are no mitigating circumstances
which should inspire US with any emo.
tons of pity for the unfortunate beings
who were sent 10 II swift and bloody
doom On the other hand Generals
Iaal'"er. Parker. Colonel Wgnkoop, and
attacked ana massatred DlicK Kettle ana
his band because the Federal soldiers had
marched long distance and could not
go back without fight; and that the IN
dams were, TO all intents and purposes,
friendly. Without adopting wholly either
theory, We are forced TO say that it must
be apparent TO the most pre5utbeed mind,
that there Is very wide difference in
them On one theory, Sheridan deserves
the thanks q Che country for having eff.
fectoahy performed q very disagrceablc
service On the other, he deserves to be
stripped of his epaplettcs and cashered
the army Great and brilliant "a is the
reputation of this distinguished soldier,
the reputation of the Republic is greater
and more brilliant still. Both alike de
mand to be cleared from even the shad
ow Of a stain. Neither Sheridan nor the
nation whose servant he is, can afford to
have rumor 60 forth to the country and
the world that we are amusing ourselves
with wholesale murder That such ru
NOR does prevail to considerable extcut
the most casual reading of the public
prints will abundantly prove 1t is full
time it had its quietus, and that quietus.
in order to be lasting, must come from
the very highest aud most impartial
source, We do not want the Indian agents
TO sit in judgment upon General Sheridan.
nor General Sheridan to sit in judgement
upon the Indians and their agents. Let
Congress appoint a special committee of
investigation let them, if necessary, 90
The Van Buren press., 1869-02-09

....-. ..,.,.. . .... APlILT-, leoS.
Ny DEAREST Low; When, when are
You going TO see your Amelia? You
don't know how / count the hours of
yonr4 absenoo, auc'-yseng so ver,s very
the day come when can call YOU my
darling, darling husband Ma says ]
shall be 1narrind as snnn- ns that y nrrid