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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-08-02
A Rriital Murder.

(From the Richmond (Ky.) Register, 2"')
One of the most dreadful and brutal
murders ever recorded was pcrpclralch
on Rock Lick, near Doylcsvillc, IN this
county, on SUNDAY night last. l'cmn'
Gooch, son of Chiscl d. Gooch. was the
victim. lie was at home with his wilc
aud two small children. lie retired N
his usual bedtime, and about twelve or
one o'clock was awakened by the bark
Ing of his dogs in the yard. lie PAID
little attention to the noise nt first, but
the barking grew louder and iicrccr, and
fearing that something was wrong he
got up, went to the door, and. opening
It to look out was shot down by vol
ley Of shots poured into his body RON
II party OF men some twenty yards
away. lie dropped back upon the bed
Of his little boy, standing just by the
door, and expired instantly The lend'
who committed the inhumnn deed then
approached the house, and with loud
curses and oalhs ordered the wife Of the
murdered man TO drag his body outside
the door threatening to burn the house
unless she instantly obcycd. They said
they had come there to kill Gooch, aud
intended TO be satisfied that he was dead
before leaving. Fearing tor her own
life, the frightened waman dragged the
bleeding and mutlacd body Of her
dead husband aS near the door as her
strength would permit, when one OF the
assassins reached in his hand, took
Gooch by the leg hauled him out upon
the ground, and, with malice more
than fcndish. two of them inhumanly
stamped and kicked Che lilclcss body of
their victim, determined to see that
no spark of vitality remained. After
this they mounted their horses and rode
away.
ing morning it was found that twenty
eight buckshoi had pierced the face, and
over one hundred were lodged in the
neck and breast, besides seventy or
eighty that were counted IN the door
aud door-lacingS. The murdcrers went
prepared to do their work well, and the
riddIcd corpse shows how they execu-
ted their purpose.
On Monday the coroner, Mr.. 7. j.
NOHntIlNOll, was sent 'of. anu ne WpUl
Immediately into an examination Of the
case. He summoned a jury and exam
med number of witnesses, but has
not yet concluded the investigations
The wife of the murdered man idcntiG-
ed several of the party, twenty in num-
Der she said. aud upon her testimony
the coroner felt justified in issuing war;
rants for the arrests Of DR.. &. +. Butler
and his brother Henry Butler. both OF
whom have fled the country. Further
developments. rs the case is continued.
will bring to light Others who took part
in the savage butchcry. rs the coroner
is determined to sin the matter to the
bottom. We hear that several previous
difficulties had occurred between the
Buffers and the deceased. the ntturc of
which we have not learned and that bad
feeling had prevailed on both sides for
months past. But no sort Of bad feel
ing or previous wrong could palate the
hcnousncss of so cOld-bloohca muir
der: and the reputation of the neigh
hood and the county in which it was
done demands that the whole set impli-
ca'cG should be sought out and brought
TO punishment.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-08-02
GcOrgia--NOrth Carolina.

IL is very easy to see that Secretary
BOutwcll's late inccndiary speech is be-.
ginning TO bear fruit. Read:
SAVANNAH. July 30.-I.ast night the
Republicans had meeting, in which n
row took place between the city and
country negroes, and their representa-
tive white leaders, in which several per.
sons were beaten. The meeting broke
up in II general stampede. The street
car difficulty was quoted down. The
negroes fired into Il house in the sub.
nrbs last night, seriously wOunding Mrs.
Barber, Mrs. Cooper and two children
WASuINGToN, July 3O-Thc meeting
in Charlotte, North Carolina. was very
large. During the meeting house was
burned caused by inccndiarism. The
act is attributed to n negro who asserted
he would break up the meeting. No 9TH
cr violence is reported, but the fire in.
terruptcd Seizures speech.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-08-02
lllii,t,iS.

The Illinois campaign was opened on
the 10Th with Il rOusing mass meeting
he'd AT Chicago. The principal speech
was made by Hon. Gusiavus koerner.
the joint candidate Tor Governor OF the
State, and even the imperfect abstract
sent over the wires, proves ii to have
been one of the most effective and clo-
Gncnt in the campaign.
The COurier-./oUyU0l expresses the
opinion that with Trumbull, Koerncr
and Palmer heartily for the liberal tick =
ct, backed by the harmonious union of
Democrats and Liberals in the State.
Illinois can not but give an enthusiastic
majority Tor Horace Greeley in Novem-
Der.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-08-02
Gen. II. T.. Chcathani.

This gentleman was with us on We'd
ne,day. Gen. Chcatham, as is known to
pretty mGcI everybody in the State, is n
rf.'i,!ntc for Congressman at large, and
a, lar is we know is the only one whose
name has yet been announced for that
position. lie is strong man in Middle
and West Tennessee, and has many
friends in the Eastern Division Who will
be glad to see the nomination conceded
to him. EX-Prcsidcnt johnson has &C.
casionally been referred to in conncc-
ton with the candidacy for the position,
hu' II +. not N all certain at this time
Tia. h.. pnc will be before the State
GO ION at Nashville on the Dist, in
which case it is presumed Gen. Cheat
ham will be nominated without much
opposition. He has impressed Us as be-
Ing a plain, straight forward, frank we'll
informed man, possessing good CONVEX
,l'innal powers and of a strong prac-
.'d east Of mind, with plenty of tcna-
OF. %, purposc-qualiiics which always
''t,cnsc our respect and cOnsidcra-
ton.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-08-02
Inccndiary Fires.

Fires have occurred in some of the
larger northern and western cities in
which property TO the amount of four
or five million dollars was DESTROYED
In some instances the fires were, doubt
less, the result Of accident, yet they are
generally attributed to inccndiarics,
and some connect the larger and most
destructive CONGREGATIONS with The late
wOrking-mcn's strikes aud the conflict
between capital and labor which seems
TO be assiduously cultivated at the most
ccntcrs. 1t is much to be
hoped that this suspicion is without any
real foundation, as it would be fearful
to think that the great manufacturing
and Industries were at
the mercy Of an element capable of ap-
plying the midnight torch. There are
relations between capital and labor
which cannot be interrupted without
disaster To both, and they who teach
otherwise are the real inccndiarics upon
whom rctributivc justice should fall.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-08-02
Death Of Judge fucker.

Judge JouN RuCKER died at Decatur.
Illinois. ON the 10th July, in the I'D year
oi Iii, aye. lie was born in South Caro-
lima, but removed at an early age to
Tennessee with his parents. Deceased
was brother of the late VI ordccai Ruck-
cr of this vicinity, and resided some
time in McMinn county. where we be-
icvc he has number Of relatives now
living. lie entered Illinois in 1890 in
very humble circumstances, and leaves
IN estate estimated at nearly II half mil
lion dolIars-thc result of long life of
honest industry, thrift and business in
tcgrity. Judge Ruckcr filled several Of
fees Of trust aud responsibility, and the
local paper speaks Of him as a man uni
vcr'alIy respected throughout his long
residence in Illinois.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-08-02
Tom LOWrey's Fate.
From the wilmington Star, July %,

(From the wilmington Star, July 23.)
By persons who came down on the
Wilmington, Charlotte aud Rnlhcr-
ford road Yesterday, we have lcw adj
dilional particulars Of the shooting aud
killing of Tom Lowrey, one of the gang
of Robson outlaws yon saturday morni
ino last. Itappears that there were i've
persons in the party who waylat ~
outlaw. These were Robert W.sha,t
A. s. Wishart, and three Young men
ramcd respectively, Mckay. Campbell,
and Cobb. The outlaw was shot on the
roaG near his own house. After rcceiv-
iup the terrible wounds which produce
cd his death he ran into the swamp q
distance of about one hundred yards,
pursued bv the party. When they had
come up with him he tried to draw his
pistol to fire on them, but was too far
rome to carry his intentions into effect,
and fell backwards n corpse. lie had II
Spcurcr rife in his hand at the time,
which was clu,chcd so tightly that the
partv had to loosen the fingers one by
one. bv main force. They then put him
on n hastily improviscd litter, and bore
him thus about half mile, when they
met wagon on the way to political
meeting to which it was said Lowrey
was also bound when he was arrested
in his course by the avengers bullet, -
The party got possession Of he wagon.
placed the corpse into it and carried it
to Lumbcrton. II was then fully idcn-
tilted rs the body OF Tom Lowrcy by
persons who were well acquainted with
him. after which it was delivered to his
wife. who had followed the remains Of
her husband to Lumbcrton and made
application for the same for burial
The body was then taken to Eur elk
church. where the funeral was preached
on Sunday afternoon, and, about 4
O'clock was buried in what is known as
the Black Swamp graveyard. We learn
that nearly the whole of the residents
of the ShufllctOwn section were present
at the funeral, many Of whom were
armed, it being the impression of the
numerous friends Of the outlaw that
an effort would be made to rescue the
body. in which case they were prepared
to resist the attempt by force of arms.
We learn that the watch Of Mr.. John
McNair. OF RobcsOn, which was stolen
some time since, was found on the per-
son of the outlaw.
II is stated that letter from Andrew
Strong aud Stephen Lowrcy, the only
two remaining members of the gang,
has been received by Robert Wishart,
in which they express their determine
ton to kill all who participated in the
killing of Tom LOwrev.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-08-02
The First District,

Report SAYS that Ex-Governor Scntcr
will probably be contestant for the
nomination for Representative in Con.
grcss from the First District. lie would
no doubt prove strong candidate, and
certainly no man in the State has any
stronger claims upon the gratitude OF
its people, he having been the first to
break the chains with which Radicali>m
had m.naclcd their action, and first in
initiating movement which is now
spreading all Ovcl the country, and
which, from present indications, will
its work by clcc,ing the
next President Of the United States.
Since the expiration of his term rs
Governor, Col. Scntcr has been almost
lost to public view, but he has thousands
Of friends in East Tennessee who would
gladly see him in position again. His
majority in 1860 over his wiry and able
Col. Stokes, was GJ,2D7.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-08-02
Col, LEAFS Dpcliuatiuu.

Col. Lea publishes the following card
in the Brownsville Bee OF the 2jth:
Mcssrs editors of the Bee-I notice
that in a recent issue Of your paper YOU
called upon me to announce myself as
Il candidate for Congress- from the State.
clamn" that West Tennessee is entitled
to that officer. Several papers in West
and Middle Tennessee have likewise. in
terms undcscrvcd. urged me to become
Il candidate for that position. frank
~ admit that to be selected to represent
Tennessee in Congress would be an
honor of which ! would be proud.
While admit the truth of your claim
tor West Tennessee. and while the same
is very generally and generously CON
coded by the other sections of the State !:
vet. there is already "A candidate in the
field whom cannot consent TO oppose
when remember his former devotion
to his party, his friends and country,
his useful and honorable life has been
spent without an accumulation of more
than n competency and without amy
reward by II grateful people for those
services so generously rendered. am.
therefore, constrained to decline tho
candidacy in his favor. Thanking those
friends who have advocated my claims
and shall ever cherish them with kind
rememberanccs, | remain,
BENJAMIN j. LEA.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-08-02
Money In Elections.

Tho Peopie's FRIEND thinks that
''nothing Is doing more to corrupt our
people and TO undermine our republic
can principles than the immense sums
Of money expended in elections. The
legitimate object Of an election, that Of
arriving at the sense Of the people on n
given subject, or asccrtaining their
choice between individuals, Is complete
ly destroyed by these moncycd invest
mcnts, and the election assumes too
much the shape Of an auction sale,
which, instead Of giving the Office to
him who can the most fully convince
the people of his ability, experience
aud efficiency, hand ii over to the per.
son or party who makes the highest
bid. \ decent regard for the opinion
Of our people, aud respect for our in.
s,itutions, should impcl honest citizens
to discourage the course of expanding
vast sums Of money for these unlawful
purposes. Besides the corruptiug in.
nucnce on the masses, it makes cii-
zcn's power commensurate with his
wealth instead Of his ability, honesty
and good standing among his neighbors.
This dcbasing practice, which is fast
becoming the banc of this country, is
making such rapid Roadway in breaking
down the will oftlc people, is being chr
ricd on by the Grant party in thi, cam
paIgn TO an extent never before heard
of. Besides the enormous Government
patronage, on which they can levy con-
iribuions TO almost any amount, and
the Secret Service Fund, handled for
the same unlawful purpose, they are
wrcnching from the masses all the
money they can obtain.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-08-02
q d VA VI 4; Ie ClAL,
Athens M.yrISef.

~. ATHENS. Ang. I.
Wheat, 1l5a1.5. We expect to see great
activity IL the market IN Il few days. Flour,
.',1O for the best. Feathers. 30ajO. Bacon,
no. round in good demand at . cents. Fare:
III Tin can, ~. Corn dull 20. Meal -. But
ter II good. II crnts--inTrOr no sale. EGGS
~. New Hay. -. Oats 30aiO little demand.
DRIED Blackhcrrics in demand ut ~ cents
Ginseng wanted ut 30 cent. per ID.
Corn declining, no demand. Bacon in good
deniud for local trade. Dried fruit all kinds
wilfbe wantedat fair prices.
Several large wheat orders in the hands Of
agents ut above prices.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-08-02
Secretary BOUTWELL,.

Tho Now YORK Uciuid has u scaihng
review OF Bontwcll's late inccndiary
speech in North Carolina, from which
the extract below il taken. First nllud-
ing to Senator Wilson's effort NJ some
point IN that State, the article continues :
The opening speech OF Secretary
Boutwell, mt Greensboro, on Wcdncs-
day last, was altogether of n different
character. Apart from its review of
the financial policy of the administra-
ton, II was, IN its political aspect, dan
gcrous and rcprchcnsiblc effort to ar
ray the Southern black, against their
white lcllow.c citizens and to scatter the
seeds Of di-,rust, hatred and revenge
broadcast over the South. The ScCro-
tary Of the Treasury denounced and
spurncd the proposition that the people
Of the Northern and Southern States
the men who had fought the battles Of
the Confectionery under the banners Of
Lee aud Sioucwall Jackson, and the
men who had marched to victory under
the lead of Sheridan and Grant--shall
now clasp hands across the bloody
chasm made by the war and bury fOrcv-
or the bitter memories of the past. No
rather let Us keep alive the animo,tics
and hatrcds that led TO the rebellion, I'M
I'll the chnsm shah be filled. il NAV be-
with The mnnglcd victims Of n more
cruel war. n war Of races. Slavery
SAYS Secretary Boutwell,. was the cause
Of this "dccp. dark and poricntous
chasm," and injustice il the essential
characteristic Of slavery. lie refuses
to recognize the fact that slavery is
dead that il can never again be rcviv.
ed in the Cnilcd States while the world
continues: that the Southern people,
one and all. accept the results of the
war that the white citizens OF The South
only ask to be allowed TO live IN peace
to repair their shattered fortunes, to re.
construct their dcsolatcd homes, and Ia
place their States once again on the road
TO prosperity and happiness. He sees
in the solid vote Of the blacks, gnor.
ant, idle and vicious though majority
Of them undoubtedly are. n prospect of
securing the southern States for the
administration Of which he is II mem.
Der, and so he tells the negroes Of North
Carolina that il must still be war hr.
tween them and their white icl'Ow-cili-
zrns; and he pours into their crcdulon,
ears the inscidous poisson OF suspicion.
II YOU are wise, he says in substance to
the black crowd he harangurS, YOU will
never trust your liberties and inmuni-
ties to your Old masters, for wherever
they obtain the power, if they canno,
destroy the former they will deny You
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-08-02
From Upper East Tennessee.

a correspondent of the Knoxville
Press and Ucyu'd sends that paper the
following among other things:
JoNEsRoRo. July 80 1872.
| left Grccncvillc on Thursday even
ing last, where had gone to attend a
special Term OF the Chancery Court.
The Chancery Court was completely
swallowed up and absorbed by crimi-
nal trial that was going on before three
of the Justices Of Greene county. The
Chanccry Court bad adjourned from
day to-day, thinking the preliminary
trial before the Justices would conclude.
until Thursday, when il became evident
that neither lawyers, lit"ants or people
would rive the Court any attention and
Chancellor Smith adjourned his Court
until the next regular Term. The exam
inntion going ON EXHIBITED Il desperate
state Of morals. aud it matters not how
it may terminate, the good people Of
Grccncvilc must dcplorc the state Of
things that exists in their community.
1t is hoped that this investigation will
do for society in GrccncvilIe what the
thunderstorm does for the atmosphere,
leave it purified.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-08-02
Atlanta Market.

ATLANTA, GA. july %, 1872.
corn, white Ssa9o. Wheat, waite l.5Oa
] .6O;red l,ioal5O. Rye O.OOaOGJ. Oats HaeO.
Flour. fancy 4.lOal.50: family j.15a4OO; extra
aOOa3.1O; superine 2.5Oa3.O9. Bacon, shosl,
ders, iai1a; hams. 12al2rt: 81, FAR sides, 9aNh
Meal. WaO0. Hay, l.i0al.60. Lard. in b6ls
9alu; In cans, 10all. Butter. 2Oa25. Eggs,
l2"ll. Onions. per barrel 0.OOaO.O0. Feathers
oOa5O. Irish Potatoes 900. Dry Hides l9a2O,
Respectfully. H.T.CCX & BRO,
Commission Merchants, Forsyth st,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-08-02
Stockholders Convention.

The Annual Convention of Stock
holders of the East Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia Railroad Company will
occur the llh day Of September next
The notice Of the Secretary and Trca-
snrcr OF the Company appears among
the new advertisements next page.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-08-02
From the Nashville Banner.

If the Liberal movement should be
nothing more than mere cvancsccnt,
temporary political makcshf of time
servers TO be cast aside so soon A. the
election was over, it could not Dust the
present administration. 1t would be
nothing but the shell of Il dead oyster.
The Liberal party is either a permanent
party or it is doomed for n melancholy
farce. When the late Clement Valan-
diSham, one of the proioundcst think
crs, sprung from the old Democratic
party, proposed his new departure, OF
which the Liberal movement was the
result, he did not contemplate II mere
cvanescent and cphcmcral organization,
but one well ccmcntcd, solid aud en-.
during-an organization that should
continue as long as radicalism, section
alism, ccntralism and corruption had to
be fought. OF course those who form
political parties do not expect them to
last forever. They disappear when the
necessity for them ceases TO exist, Civ
Ing place to new parties called into be-
ing by new exigcncics. BIT they some
times struggle hard to prolong their cx-
istcnce. A good many OF the old par
lisans will die harl-but old partyism
must die nevertheless. Only the prn-
ciplcs that are sound are immortal. This
is bran new era. 1t is II new age. A
lightning age. The age of progress. An
intelligent age. 1t is bound to open
with new set Of books. The facts
have dccrccd il. 1t il manifest destiny.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-08-02
\ Suggestion.

1t has been suggested TO us by several
Of our country friends that the meeting
called 10 be held at the Court Hose next
Monday, should appoint an Executive
Committee for McMinn. Such Com
mittccs are being, or have been already,
appointed in almost every county in the
State, and we can see no reason why we
here should hesitate about initiating
steps for thorough aud wholesome or.
g"ni1ation. We regard the suggestion
an excellent one, as there is no county
anording a broader and richer field for
the cultivation Of harmony and conccr,
Ct action, aud we hope it will receive
proper attention on the occasion indi-
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-08-02
The .tcDublican Party.

An c>'hHngc-wc don't now rcmcm-
be IT, uHur and local habitation-says
"Thc Republican party, or rather all its
best elements, support Greeley and
Brown. These gentlemen are the choice
both OF the Democratic and Republican
parties. Grant is not the Republican cam
dilatc. lie is only the choice Of his
own oiliccholdcrs. Thcpropcr heading
t. d.. meetings is Grant Conventions"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-08-02
Personal.

We find the following paragraph IN
the Maryvillc Repubiicon of last week
Sol. A. BLIZZARD. of Athens, was in
town this week aud gave us pleasant
call. Col. BLIZZARD is candidate for
Congress, in this District. and with the
most promising assurance of success.
He was cordially met by many Of our
who expressed themselves as
decidedly in his favor"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-08-02

Tie oficc-holders have got up terri
bic cock-and-bull s,ory,soncthing about
Confederate archives, burning northern
cities, aud sich-all a forgery. Ofcoursc,
and intended to fire the northern heart
III the interest of Grant and his military
establishment at Washington. The pre-
rious document j. said TO have cost the
administration serenty-iivc thousand
dollars OF the peoples money, and is SO
transparent of fraud and Of put
up job as TO leave no doubt Of its being
the work Of fool as web as u knavc.
The poor MI, rabies mast be hard yum
i..| "'.p they resort TO such gross
means to prop the crumJling dynasty.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-08-02
Settled at Last.

Senator Sumner has written long
letter to n number Of coOrcd citizens,
setting forth at large his reasons for OPP
posing Grant and supporting Greeley.
The letter is reported to be full and
conclusive, and must exercise n trcmcn-
dOus influence among the colorcd vo-
tiers, nearly all Of whom have unbound
cd confidence in Mr.. Sumner.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-08-02
Charleston High School.

4 communication in reference to the
above institution reached us through
Wednesdays mail. We always give
preference to such matter when it comes
to hand in time. The favor alluded to
viii receive the proper attention next
Nprl
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-08-02

SOME of the Radical papers complain
that their Democratic contemporaries
abuse Grant--at the same time their own
columns reek with ialsehood and mis-
representations about Horace Greeley.
Suppose now they cease to practice what
they 80 loudly condemn.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-08-02

A Washington dispatch says Summers
letter fell like Il bombsheil among tho
coIored people. Many Of the Presidents
most earnest friends now concede the
election to Greeley.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-08-02
nj arketS.

New York, 3lst, Gold l.l54. Cotton
PA cents. Tennessee bonds 1874.
Knoxville quotes prime white wheat
at l.l20@l25.
Chattanooga quotes wheat l.l5@ 1.3N
sacks included. Corn 50 cents for white.
Oats JO@55.