The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1871-08-24
Chips, and Tbiup-s.

Scott county is crowdng the Comptroler's
office at Nashville with wildcat scalps.
The NJ. DIS. Of Nashville are about to test
the constitutionality Of the tax on Doctors.
Members of the New York Health Depart
ment have no fears of cholera this season.
Sweet Potatoes are selling in Athens at 81 90
per bushel. ..s....
W. A. Glenn has been elected Judge of the
County Court Of Davidson.
Bismarck is reported to be moving down
against the Papacy.
"Lines suggested by the death of Jane Eliza
Crow" appear on the 4th page of this paper.
The tobacco crop in portions of Kentucky
is reported to be injuring from drouth.
There are more people on historic Look Out
at this time than for number of years,
Travel on the railroads entering Chattanoo-
ga Is increasing.
Old John Robinson's Circus is posted for
Chattanooga.
The corn crop In North Alabama is reported
as likely to be short one.
Atlanta has 35 "poets" and Al persons who
follow literature as II means of livelihood.
Judge e. NJ. W. King. of Memphis, died
last week Of consumption 65 years.
Since the passage of the present law 1889
national banks have been put in operation.
One case of Asiatic cholera reported in New
York city-which proved fatal.
A dispatch from London. 10Th, says the Per-
sian famine is worse than reported.
Two cases of Asiatic cholera have occurred
in Paris. and several on shpboard in English
ports.
a New Jersey editor has announced the
death of his uncle in Australia, leaving him a
gold mine and S4OO. 900.
An Indiana editor recently enjoyed the
luxury of a bath. His next move will most
likely be in the direction of "bled shirt"
The most important convention of business
men ever held in this country meets at Balti-
more on the 25th proximo.
Speaker Blaine is an aspirant for the Presi-
dental nomination at the bands of the repub-
licans.
A base ballist of Kentucky, who was hav-
ing his eye on the ball, shortly got the ball on
his eye, and straightway made "home rum"
Mrs. Cooper, the oldest inhabitant of Bote-
tourt county. Virginia. died recently, aged
one hundred years. ...
"What Grant whispered to Lee'' is among
the new 'paper paragraphs of the last two
weeks.
There were twenty-seven deaths in Charles
ton. South Carolina, for the week ending Au-
gust ., of which only five were whites.
A new steamship is being built at Rich
mond, Va, at a cost of S165.000. the lowest es-
innate for which ut the North was 800. 900.
Bill TilIery, Il notorious desperado was shot
and killed in Lincoln county, near the Alaba-
ma line. last week. by some unknown person.
The Memphis Avalanche speaks favorably
of the candidacy of DR.. VIM. r. Sewer, of
Jone>boro, for Speaker of the next State Senate.
The Glove Dale coach in Sonora county,
California, was recently attacked by robbers
and two passengers We're killed.
At Cambridge, Muss., last week. the light
ming struck the house of lightning rod MA
ker. just to show its impartiality.
Another sickening story of kidnapping,
murder and outrage of little GIRL comes
from Wittsburg. Arkansas.
Edward B. Burr was shot and killed by a
desperate ut Memphis OH the 18th. The MUIR
derer is in jail.
In an affray at Grab Orchard, Kentucky. on
the 18th two men were killed and another Sc
rouSly wounded.
A lunatic at the Washington Asylum killed
two of the inmates few days ago. One of the
victims was IL woman.
A great deal Of sickness, in the way of chills
and fevers, is said to be prevailing at Decatur.
Alabama.
Vermont's elections are hereafter to be held
biennialy.- There will be no election in that
State this year.
A N nj nuip hn,r n ctao
etteville. North Carolina. on the 18th, killed
three of the boat hands--all colored.
An American schooner has been seized by
the British authorities and carried to Quebec
for violation of the fishery laws.
The Memphis and Charleston Railroad Com
pany have purchased the McMinnville and
Manchester Road for the sum of 100000.
Pennyroyal. burned in a room where there
is u corpse. will effectualy drive off flies, and
the offensive smell.
The crop reports from Arkansas, North Mis-
sissippi and West Tennessee are very fattcr-
ing.
The amount collected from income since the
revenue law was passed may be set down ut
1882 100000
Died. at York. Pennsylvania. OH Tuesday
afternoon, the Sth of August, Mamie Black,
youngest daughter of Hon. Jeremiah S. Black.
The total amount Of Internal Revenue paid
into the Treasury to the close of the last fiscal
year was 81 SOS, S6a,543.
The average weekly death rate of New York
is greater than that of London, Paris, or Ber-
lin.
An English physician reports that. among
the poor, rubbing the soles of the feet with
garlic is very popular as n preventive against
disease.
Seventy garter snakes before breakfast
and some Of them three feet long-is pretty
steep. They must use an awful mean quality
of whisky in that settlement
The Americans having failed to punish the
Coreans sufficiently, the English have under
taken the job, and will no doubt do it effectu-
ally.
After all. mankind, If wise. will say of pre-
cious stones, the most valuable MS well rs the
most useful stone in the world is the grind
stone.
The southern PORTION Of Florida is flooded
with counterfeits. 1t is estimated that fully
two-thirds Of the entire circulation Of the
State is spurious money.
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