The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-02-12
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Delegates from different portions Of Middle
and West Tennessee daily eat humble.pie In
the august presence Of fighting 10.
A notorious roundcr and burglar in New
York has been sentenced to forty years i'm
prisonment for various ofrenses.
The public debt statement for January
shows an encouraging increase Of thirteen
millions Of dollars.
In its tendency. The great staple Of the
South Is bound to be king after all.
Hobart Pacha, the chief officer Of the Tur-
kish navy, is an Englishman who used to run
the blockade in and out Of Charleston when
ever he pleased.
The Rev. Pearne has entered upon the dis
charge Of his duties as Chief Of the Memphis
Police. He has forsaken his Lord and Master
and gone into the service Of the devil.
JEFF Davis is still In Paris, aud the object Of
hattering honors.
The President has pardoned DR.. Mudd, who
has been confined at the Dry Tortugas as one
of the assassination consIrators Of President
Lincoln.
There were 80 homicides, 81 infanticides,
and 40 suicides last year in Philadelphia
Let her be reconstructed.
A lady In Baltimore had her pocket picked
on the 9th of ten thousand dollars.
There is more trouble In Mexico, at the head
of which is that old pest, Santa Anna, who is
said to be operating with view to selling out
to the United States. ....
The list of Representatives Of the House for
the Forty first Congress, to be called March
18th, Includes eighty-one new members.
President johnson will return to his home
about the middle of March. Some of the fami-
ly have already left Washington.
A wide breach is reported between Grant
and Stanton, growing out Of the alleged con-
spiracy for the removal of Grant when be-
fore Vicksburg.
Gen. Grant has signified his intention to a
friend to retain Gen. Schofield at the head Of
the War Department.
Letters received from Cora dependency of
China, state that three thousand Christians
have been put to death by the natives.
Woman suffrage has been severely defeated
in the Missouri Legislature. The Niger is as
far as the RAIDS are willing to 80 at present.
Gen. Grant was once tanner; so was Jay
Gould; so was John Scott, United States Sena-
tor elect from Pennsylvania.
Wisconsin has a Legislature Of carpet-bag.
gers. OF the Senate, containing thirty three
members in all, but one was born in the State.
There's boy in a down-east town whose
school-mates wallop him daily because his
name is Andy johnson.
The planters of the cotton growing region
would do we'll to raise little hog and hominy
even at the expense of few bales less of the
great staple.
Our particular friend, Gen. Tecumseh Sher
man-and family--is at New Orleans.
The recent utterances and votes of Speaker
ColfaX indicate liberal feeling toward South
crn people, both regarding political and pro
perty rights.
Ex-Governor Hubbard died Mt his home IL
Michigan, on the 9Th inst, of heart disease.
We are requested to state for the benefit @
our Knoxville subscribers that Mr.. Be
kun, the immigration agent, will be in thei
city next week.
Brownlow's standing army at Nashvill
has already reached the enormous proportion
of three hundred--rank and file.
According to present quotations grecnbac
) dollar is worth just "A cents, estimated at til
gold standard.
Writing is said by the Jews, to have bee
invented by Seth, son Of Adam, and poetry b
Lamech.
The Louisville Chancery Court is doing
heavy business IN the way of divorces.
3 4 man named Sanderson has recovered
verdict for $1,000 damages against the PR
prietor Of the New York Sunday Mercury, ft
having libeled him, the said Sanderson.
1t Is stated that Gen. Grant has ut last col
sented to put in personal appearance at IL
Inauguration ball on the 18th of March, on col
| dition that no negroes be admitted.
The Presidential vote was counted on We,
s nesday. As special item we may add, tn,
i Grant is elected.
A New York journalist says that mo lart
national debt has ever been paid or discharge
: except by reputation"
= VIM. c. Stokes, second son of Col. Jorda
e Stokes, died at Lebanon OH the ID instant,
= the twcnty-second year Of his age.
{ The expenses Of the Navy Department
r the third year Of peace are twenty-five mi
It lions of dollars.
t A party Of spectators have built big ic
5. house on the summit Of the Nevadas. TIL,
l. will run their ice into San Francisco on Il
t. Pacific railroad.
Rev. Mr.. Wines, Of Poughkeepsic, has I
q herited $4,000. He IL now specimen
q rich wines.
"Velocipede candy" Is now sold. The man
facturer finds it necessary to give notice tn
it is not worked with the feet.
Milwaukee had no post Office until 1895.
!. now receives million and quarter letters
!" year, and mails as many more.
- Comptroller Blackburn has gracefully apoi
gized to the House for planting sockdolag
"a on the mug of the member from Franklin.
% An eighteen years. courtship in Worceste
m Massachusetts,, has come to IN end by marriag