The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-03-26

The South Carolina Legislature adjourned
without giving any State aid to railroads.
Stock hogs are reported scarce in some por-
lions of Kentucky.
Fears are entertained at Washington that
Gen. Sherman is going crazy.
The Indian war is no nearer terminated
than it was six months ago. Sheridan's state
ment to the contrary Notwithstanding.
In Fluvanna county, Va, last week, Chris
tcpher Hornsby, aged 65 years, was married
to Mary A. Price, aged 10 years.
Something that didn't occur-Senator Sum-
ner's threatened war-speech against Great
Britain.
Chinese parasos are the latest novelties in
New York.
A farmer in Jennings county, Indiana, raised
5000 lbs of tobacco on eight acres of ground.
Somebody presented celebrated female
singest, at Cincinnati few days ago, with
hooking bird.
The Bellwood Female Seminary, 10 miles
from Louisville, was burned last week.
The property of Mrs. Surratt, who was
murdered by military commission at WASH
ington, has been sold for $4,000.
One of the men injured by the late accident
on the East Tennessee and Virginia Railroad,
has since died.
. Hydrophobia is said to be prevailing among
the canine tribe at Huntsville, Alabama.
Hamilton Fish is said to be grand son of
Alexander Hamilton, who fell in the duel
with Aaron Burr.
The latest on the subject of immigration
is-a large number in Adams county, Pennsyl-
vania, shoost gttin ready TO sthart.
Women in France who kill newly born
children-and there are said to be a good
many of thcm-are called angel makers.
John r. Key was shot and killed by his son,
John Key, near Maysville, KY, a few days
ago. The parricidei is in Jail.
Fifty well-developed young girls are adver-
tised for by the manager Of the theatre at
Buffalo, New York, to engage in the leg drama.
Ex-President johnson will visit Nashville
in few days. SO say the papers.
How should the limbs of the law be clothed?
In breaches Of promise.
4 man IN England has committed suicide
by pouring petroleum over himself and light
ing it with match.
'Frcc religion has madcits way to Chicago.
and II society has been formed there-a "broad
guage Church" it is called by one of the pa
pers of that city.
Gen. Sherman proposes to remove al, troops
frTNr, III I
mix well with the thirty thousand negroes
dwelling there. D..
The military guard at the White House.
which had been on duty there for the last
four years. has been removed by order of
President Grant.
John Coleman, charged with stealing funds
belonging TO the Freedman's Bureau, Lou
isiana. has been released, the government hay
ing failed to put in IN appearance OH time.
Louisville is in big muss about the nomi-
nation for the Mayoralty. The matter is, the
Democratic majority in the city is entirely
too large.
The cedars round Lebanon are said to be
thronged with robins, and large numbers are
daily killed by young gentlemen of elegant
leisure.
A deceived Pittsburgcr advertises that
"baptst preacher, with long pare of whis-
kers all over his face has eloped with his
wife.
A reward of one hundred dollars is offered
for the apprehension of VIM. j. Keith, who
murdered Garret Hall in Morgan county
week or two since.
Tennessee Bonds are depreciating in value
under Governor Senter's administration
The State has not made anything by the en-
change.
SIS that marble?" inquired gentleman,
pointing to statue Of Kentucky's great
statesman. mo sir, that's Clay" promptly
replied the dealer.
General Sherman, the geatest incendiary of
the age, gave an order recently to burn some
government barracks at Washington, which
would have involed a loss of two hundred
thousand dollars.
A late divorce case in Chicago develops the
fact that an old man, after nineteen years of
welded life, married three other women in
rapid succession, and maintained four sepa-
rate establishments.
Speaker Price, of the Arkansas House of
Representatives, has been deposed and an
other of the same sort elected in his place.
Price owned q newspaper and was horn
blower for Governor Clayton.
Some Of the secular papers are apprehensive
that the Methodist Church is likely to obtain
an undue influence over President Grant,
There is not the least danger of that or any
other religious denomination doing anything
of the kind.
4. B. Lawrence, the former husband of Sal
lie Ward, is dead.
Veoripede butter is common in Minnesota
worked by the Norwcgians with their feet.
"A widow woman named Bales was MR.
dered In Sewer county last week to get $3.50
she had Ia her possession.
Mr. Samuel b. Williamson, a prominent and
well known commission merchant of Men,
phis, died in that city last Sunday. ,-
We are happy in being able to announce
that Mrs. Grant has completed her selection
of ornaments for the Executive Mansion.