The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-03-12
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benatSr BfdwiiSw i.repSrtehih very .fse.
81 Si, i sSsg sphNts 'ppa'fs JHssi iSSsp,''
FROM Inc na,nesIsecns 70 she senate Grants
'hfstatteihptM Oabihet. GapinS isfnot likely
to prove asoecsssyi y Sorsslri '1'i'oH1
iaFour aegrsesw were hung 10 lIarylstid, iast
Friday for the crime Of ,mqrflr.
Lamartine, the great French poet and histo-
rian. died In Paris on the 1st, in his 10Th year.
.3cahadAj Upper andLowst, was ptdtty We'll
showed under onIthe 1stifsts 4d&
- 5wlgs shAck slford has s'hinaiy consvntods
to run for supreme Judge, Hewas originally
u rebel. % n ?ssi. o.YsT
The horses and oxen that fell through the
hole in Jefferson county, when last heard from
were still falling-the horses working in the
lead. .assI IHEsNE,e 's R'TpS
Mules to the amount of $4,000 have been
sold a. Col ulhl,us, acotgia, this season.
A woman preacher in Chicago has ANNOUNCE
ed her disbelief IN total depfhvfty.
The Chicago Times has produced new
word. fItis gvelocambipedextrian y
An old bachelor says that the women talk
generally aboutthe men; even their laugh is
he-he-he! o the he.he-heathen. .,
The population of Boston is estimated at
two hundred and forty thousand.
The Illinois and Michigan Legislatures have
ratified the 18th constitutional amendment.
Thereis gentlemen living in Ohillicothe,
Ohio, who was member Of the jury empan-
nelled to try Aaron Burr for high treason.
The office of the Hartford, Times was de-
stroyed by fire on the Sd instant, ,i,r !,
Failure is the general rule, connection the
exception, on Mahone's Consolidated Rail
way Line. 900 'ig l'.- .-afpHI f
Hon. S. w. Lucky is a candidate for Chan
cellor in the First District. ~, q .tfW rti
Some of the more impulsive members of the
Nashville Bar recommend the election of the
present Supreme Bench in May. -
President Grant telegraphs that he "has no
friends to reward or enemies to punish.'-
Look out '.,-
The Cuthbert Appeal styles Atlanta the
Georgia Chicago" .... .....
Indians are preparing largely to 90 on the
war path again.
From the unusual amount of squalling and
fluttering, Andy Johnson's parting shot has
done fearful execution. ..... IS .t
No colored folks at the Inauguration ball
b,y ip hao, spon; ollv In vital to utoy owax
Gen. Hancock said Grants election would
result harmfully to the country-for which
little piece of imprudence Hancock goes west,
and U. S. G. demonstrates capacity for lit
tleness. -t" "
The jury in the case of James Grant, who
Of not guilty. ,b .,
1t is believed the course of the Indiana Leg.
islature will defeat the 10th amendment.
The Georgia Legislature refuses to adopt
the 10Th amendment. ..
There are fifteen cotton factories in North
Carolina, running ALLIE spintlles. and turn
: ing out 100000 of spun cotton yarn annually
The Mobile Board of Trade officially an
nounces that on and after July y, 1869, al
: cotton carried into France will go duty free;
Hailstones larger than n hers egg fell in
Lamar county, Texas, recently. .,.'.. y
The Rev. James McChain, the very abb,
minister of the Presbyterian church at Alb
ingdon, died few days since. 4....t
Rumors of the death of the Pope have beer
, current for some days.
Seniors Militia have taken possession o
Overton county. q irtH ~ #HHH VI.
A National Bank is to be started in Muir
4 freesboro, Tennessee, the necessary stock hay
ing been subscribed. .g '
Cabbage plants are selling In Norfolk, Va.
at IS cents per hundred. -aa
A movement is on foot in Gainesville, Ga.
to rebuild the Baptist church in that place
which was destroyed by the Federal army du
ring the, war. ., ,,ooe .,gyr ysu
A negro was talking to some one through
, fence in Charlottesville, Va, the other day
. when be stuck his nose teofar through and
! dog in the Enclosure snapped it off.
In Lauderdale county, Ala, last week, VIM
Sharpton, desperate character, was take
from his home by disguised men and killed.
: A reverend gentleman in Murfreesboro, Ten
: nessee, has been detected In sending order
: purporting to emanate from the Kuklux Klar
;. for the purpose of avoiding payment Of tn
u rent Of the house in which he lived. He is
$ cpdfseS"loii." WI ( :. r "a ~ :.
. Late advices from Havana report the captur
!. andshootihg ofaninsursent BrigadierG enera
# The people of Pulaski are trying to conci
q late old Joe Cooper.
e Congress has passed the District Of Colum
o bia Equal Rights Bill pocketed by Presider
Il johnson. az II. = 3 ;sis .nt Efl2S%F
/ Gen. Sheridan's. statement that the India
o war was ended Is not true. '' '1'V" ~
Senator Sumner has been appointed Chair
q man Of the Committee Of Foreign Affairs
9 shermsAIof, the FINANCE Committee. ~"
The report of the Popc's death is contradi,
ted. ,.,p s,o, ,.,.,-,.rr
ii A Choctaw Indian, named Cub Harlant
/ shot and killed one of Clayton's militia, an
d Iseriousywounded another, who were tryin
it toariest him near Memphis few days ago.
o Gen. Grant is said to have written his ina,