The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1871-08-31
Chips. and Things.

| Inc Lagrange Reporter is Offered for sale.
John A. Brown has donated 100000 to the
Presbyterian Hospital, West Philadelphia.
| The Grand Duke Alexis, of Russia, will
reach New York early in October.
The cholera has appeared at the German
port of Antwerp.
talkative man neither hears nor is heard.
he won't listen TO others, nor they to him.
Rev. p. d. Cowan has been elected Presi.
dent of the Rogersville Female College,
The Annual Session at Wesleyan Universe
ty, Athens, commences to-day.
A new State officer. II Commissioner of Emil
grafton, will be elected in Wisconsin this fall.
1ellow-fever is reported at Charleston,
South Carolina. in epidemic form.
Visitors have pretty well deserted White
Cliff. Rhea Springs IRE still crowded.
Louis Napoleon died in Illinois last week.
He was horse.
More bounty and pension frauds have come
to light in Washington.
The Virginia Warm Springs have been sold
for Al 900 dollars. ...
A man and his wife and child were burned
to death at Chicago last week.
A California report says the Apache Indians
have killed Gen. Crook.
The army worm is committing fearful out
RACES on the cotton in Dallas county, Alabama.
Longfellow is a Kentucky horse, and Hem.
bold belongs in Rhode Island.
tits said there are 10 female preachers in
the United States.
How to be happy on the cheap-Go without
your dinner and see how happy you will be-
when supper time comes.
female lecturer says the only decent thing
about Adam was rib, and that went to make
| something better. The mischief it did.
There are in New Haven 374 manufacturing
establishments, in which is invested Il capital
amounting to nearly Sl0.O00,000.
Brigham Young is willing that his wives
should vote, but there must be no talking poll.
tics.
The prohibilionist party in Pennsylvania is
small but spirited. The leaders threaten to
make vigorous canvass of the State.
wise man will never rust out. AS long
as he can move and breathe he will be doing
for himself, for his neghbor or posterity.
The Exposition will commence at Cincnna-
ii, Ohio, September the 9th, and continue I'M
til October 3lst.
The most reliable estimates of the cotton
crop for the current year, do not go over two
and half millions of bales.
Parties indebted to this office for advertising
or job work would do well to hand over the
collaterals.
At the commencement Of the late war Gen.
Grant was poor man. His friends claim
that he is now worth three millions.
The Maryvillc Republican has been over
whemed with visit from distinguished
English gentleman.
United States army officers telegraph from
California for more soldiers to restrain the In
'iuns.
John Morrssy is said to have won 1000
on Ilembold in the race ut Saratoga last week
between that horse and Longfellow.
The radical State Committee of Illinois re-
puliatcs the idea ofnominating General Grant
10, ,.-,iv,,tun.
The crop of corn is so abundant in the west
that in some sections it is offered at 10 cents q
bushel in the field.
Text for editors afflicted with impccuniosty:
'DOth the wild ass bray when he hath grass !?
Or lowcth the OK over his fodder?'
The Springfield Republican thinks it not
impossible that the democrats will take up
Judge Chase as their Presidential candidate
Chief Justice Chase is buying up Rhode Is
land. He has already purchased five acres,
and is keeping Il sharp eye on the other fifteen.
Dr. Duyall, who Is serving out life SEN
tence in the Waupun wisconsin, prison for
numbering his wife, supports his daughter by
writing religious music
Secretary Boutwel's new loan, after being
rejected at home, promises to become II favor
better known at home than abroad.
1t is rumored that one of the most promi-
nent capitalists Of Georgia has taken up quar-
tiers in Europe. for the present, in order to es-
cape unpleasant financial complications.