The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-11-22
From the state Capital.


NASHVILLE, Nov, -, lN72.
The long.drcadcd aud frequently "a
tai cplzootlG has made is appearance IN
this city, Saturday wasa day Of great
excitement, occaSloncd by ~ presence,
There wa, noise aud busllcal over the
city, aud you could hear nothing IN
passing around but "cpi1oolic," The
disease seems to attack the horses first
=. in the lungs. resulting IN cough: pref,
/ ~ soon after the cough II will be no.
ticcl the animal begins 10 run Mt the
noSc--wcakncSs results from this, aud
mans noblcSt animal glvcS down and
becomes totally cntccbcd, If death does
not cnsuc. The Union and American
publishes this recipe, which II may be
well 10 lay before yourrcndcr': "Tartn,
cmrlir . ounces, Nitro | ounces, mis-
well. An injection Of weak gin md
water in the uo,lrils Is recommended IN
! the early stngcs OF the Oi1cnSc," The
| diet prescribed j. warm bran mash,
while all dry food, rs onts, corn and
hay, !. excluded. 1t j. said that mules
do not so readily contract the discnso
as horses. The horses Of the southern
and Adams Express Companies have
been sick for several days. The street
railroad horses are sick, and it Is feared
that travel By this mode will have 10 be
suspended for time. Hack horses and
those belonging TO draws and express
wagons are being attacked almost hour.
Iv. On account ur this disease the Conf
COMPANIES were unable TO deliver YES.
tcrday, and great rush was made on
the Coat Yards, the weather being cold
and consumers apprchcn,lvc the supply
would not hold ont. I!uckstcrs and
markct-mcn from the country are skirt
ti.h and hold alOOf from the city in
some instances, while quite number OF
horses have been run out ortown. There
is no doubt but that Baruum. the ori.i.
nal, who hunbu"gcl so many people
here, brought the disease with him. II
has made its appearance wherever he
has been.
\ new Lodge of Good Tcmplars was
organized at West End Chapel, West
Nashville, on Friday last, by Bros. ".
J. Golfer and j. NJ. Mastcrson. The fol-
lowing officers were duly elected and
instaIlcd 10. J. Wins. VIC. r.: \. Il.
IIumcs. W. Y. r.; T. j. Kccton. W. G.
&. l.. Barton, W. s.: Robert +. rcrgu.
son. W. +. s. ; W. Matt. Brown, r., W.
r.; Jas. A, Sloan. W. NJ: Thomas Il.
Baker, W. l. g.; VIM. Bush, W. O. G.
Several Offices remain vacant until next
meeting. Bro. Cofcr says this is the
strongest working Lodge (Gor n com
mcnccmcnO that he has seen organized
in the city. II is to be known as West
Nashville Lodge No. -, and will hold
its meetings every Monday night.
There are now confined in the Pcni-
Tertiary and its branches 80 convirtS.
Two hundred and ninety-cight Of these
are at the main prison, $50 ut the Sc
vance Coal Mines, ~ at the naitlcCrcck
Mines, Il ~, tie NulcAu Mines and l0H
on the Paducah and Memphis RaiIroad.
The convic: labor in the mines is found
TO he practical, cheap and safe. A con-
Wet, when he has "lcarncd the lick it j.
done with" can dir considerable more
coal than n citizen miner. For this rca.
son miners are antagonis,ic TO the plan.
But il works we'll for the state. and a.
the State is common property it is all
right. SO on the railroads-ihc conviciS
do more than free labor. Consequently
there is great demand for convicts to
ouid railroads and develop our rich
mines.
The Improvements on the Capitol
Grounds arc approaching conplcIion.-
This is long needed work. and will be
an ornament to the city and State. be-
sides rcnCc;ing great credit upOn The
present administration. There are ma
ny items of interest | might mention.
but will only add now, that there is a
lull in politics, the bitter feeling cmgrn-
dcrcd by The contest is disappearing.
and the elongated visagcS Of the defeat
e" are beginning to resume their former
rounded proportions. "Iou know how
it i, Yourself" having been, there fire.
qucntly. DO.
Loss of Bends at Boston.
Among the losses by the Boston fire
is considerable amount of United
states bonds. aud losers have comrncn-
ccd to make inquiries at the Treasury
Department is TO what they mus, DO to
to make the loss GOOD. The following.