The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-08-27
Chips, and Things.

place.
The taxable property of Kansas is estimat-
ell at S75,0o0,O0O.
Neither the bells nor the bellies call many
to church these August Sundays.
Ex-Gov. Cox and old Ben Wade, of Ohio,
past through this place last week.
Never tell your secrets in corn-feld, for 1t
has a thousand ears.
The Michigan wheat crop is estimated ut
2O,OOO,OOO bushels.
Two deaths from sunstroke occurred in
Cincinnati on the evening Of the Goth.
The Lower House of the Kentucky T.cgisla-
ture stands 81 Democrats to 5 Republicans.
Hale e Co., bankers at Junction City, Kan
sas, have failed. Liabilities 100000.
A brewer in Cleveland, Ohio, attempted to
drown himself in beer vat, last Friday night.
Marshal Mcmahon will probably succeed
Marshal Mel as Secretary of War of France.
At Long Branch a good many stylish peo-
pie pay their expenses by picking pockets.
Eight members of the House of Commons
have died since the opening of the session.
A bit of glue dissolved in skim milk will
restore Grape.
Flfty-cight Chinese emigrants arrived at
San Francisco, on the 10th.
A "no account" wife is the best. She never
runs up any bills.
II. III. Ingersoll, Esq, a prominent lawyer
OF Grccneville, Tennessee, assumes editorial
control of the National Union of that place.
The Memphis Avalanche is out in favor Of
Hon. Emerson Ethcridgc for the United States
Senate.
James Calvin, white, and Sam. Moody,
colored, were hung at Memphis OH the GOTH
Both convicted of murder.
The big hotel at Nashville-the Maxwell
IIouse-is now being rapidly furnished for
the reception of guests.
The order of Free Masons has called grand
meeting of all Masons to take place at Geneva,
December sth, this year.
Martin E. Bellmore, confined at Williams
port Pa, for illicit distillaton, cut his throat
OH the Goth.
Tho Rome Courier of last week. says the
black tongue is prevailing to an alarming cx-
tent among the cattle of that vicinity.
The question of anneXing Western Florida
to Alabama, is to be voted on by all the peo-
pie of Florida, on the I'd of November.
g. b. Patterson, supposed to be of the Pay
masters Department, ut Washington, was
found drowned at Baltimore on the Goth.
Chang and Eng, the Simese twins, have sew
cntcen children-ninc on one side and eight
on the other.
Hon. George H. Pendcton has been nomi-
mated by the Democracy of Ohio rs their choice
for Governor.
The question Of Chinese voting is settled in
Louisiana, where seven Cinnamon were reg
istered in Il single parish.
Rev. Mr.. Tschiflelcy, Rector of st. Annc's
church, Edgefeld, has accepted a call from
Grace church, Louisville.
The female suffrage question is to be sub
mitted to the Vermont constitutional conven-
ton next Tuesday.
The building of the workshops Of the New
Orleans, Mobile ami Chattanooga railroad will
soon be commenced at Mobile.
A New Jersey negro who bought some rat
tlc-snakcs to learn snake charming died be-
fore his education was perfected.
Park county Indiana, it is said, will have
a surplus of five hundred thousand bushels
of wheat for sale this season.
1t is reported that the cotton worm has
made its appearance OH several plantations on
the Big Black, Mississippi.
In some parts of Texas corn is so abundant
that farmers can not get rid of it at twenty
five cents u bushcl.
Taylor Blow, an old and prominent mer-
chant of st. Louis, No., died on the goth after
q long and severe illness.
"What's the usc," SAID an idle fellow, sol
mans working himself to death to get a
living"
Commodore Vanderbilt was married on the
morning Of the 2lst, at London. Canada, to
Miss Frank Crawford, daughter of Robert
of Mobile, Alabama.
George Peabody has given to the trustees OF
Washington College 100000 to establish the
additional Professorship recently proposed by
the President of the college, General Lee.
Judge A. Burwell has been appointed Dis.
trict Attorney of the Southern District Of
Mississippi, to fill the vacancy occasioncd by
the suspension of Judge G. Gordan Adams.
sprague has turned all his property into
cash, and Miss Craig can find nothing to at
tach. Her attachment for Spraguc is not 81
great as it was.
Anna Dickinson positively declares thai
she would not mary q Chinaman. John i.
relieved. He thinks Merican women toe
much talkee.
GB Query-Will the Suckers make corn
enough OH the bottoms of "Salt River" if the