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Two babes were born in the cas- on the
racine railroad during the recent snow bIoekN
advent. " 'AeH
lady In Atlanta tied her husbands
hands and feet the other day, just for fun. and
then went through his pockets TOR a certain
hiiiet,doux, and found 1t. H's physician tells
him that his face won't be bad yscarred. fbongh
lie may remain Permanently bald.
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SUDDEN DEATH IN THRArRB-On Satur-
day evening the audience i'm wallack,s Theatre
were startled by the sudden death OF Mr. Charles
Il Norton, gentleman of about 80 years of a ee
rom Chautauqua county. Mr.. Norton was seen
70 aroop IN ms seat, and having been carried
INTO the vestibule, died IN a few minutes. Atsn
inquest held by Coroner Young yesterday. the
Jury found verdict of heart disease Mr. Nor
.o o ie1ses wlfe and family. His body is to be
taken nome Tor interment.-N T. SIM 25b
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hESTUCKY WAR CLAINs.-The United States
Supreme Court has denied the application for a
writ OF adHddmus to the Secretary of the Treas
ury compelling him to issue his warrant for the
payment OF the war claims of the state hoIdiDg
prepared, subject to the approval of The Secre
taIy, and As the condition OF the law at the
present time does not authorize the Secretary to
iSrue one Al Time when there is no apprOpria-
ton ouI OF which to pay it, the petition cannot
be granted.
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LOWELL, March 36.-General James Water
house, a oolen manufacturer at Ceufreviile
X. l.. who was on q visit 10 this place, lied rs
morning, quite suddenly, Of erysipeiss.
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1T ls SAID that no epidemic, not even the
cnoiera, ass, within half q century, been as
genera or Iatal In Philadelphia as the SMALL
pox, the 6slls OF mortality presenting an AVERAGE
OIL more than two hundred deaths week dnrins
tne autumn and winter. 1t has ragged during a
and IL has not vet ceased ~ i"'
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IHE PENNSYLVANIA COAL TRADH-The
tot al production OF all kinds OF coal for the week
was S'O,ce9 tons, and for the year .305 JOl tons
against ,3lI ,545 tons to corresponding time las!
year. showing an increase of 92s as tons. Tn,
retail dems nj for coal continues moderate and
prices rule firm at last weeks quotations Shin
Tents eastward are light. ON the lines of til,
carrying companies there is a good demand from
the iron men. There Is also an active inquiry
for Lehigh coal of the broken and egg sizes
one gratifying feature OF the coal trade thu
lar iuis year is that, notwithstanding il ha
ruled dull, with a tendency to lower wages a
the mines, there are no limitations of a strik,
o. suspension of the production of coal from
any cause PHILADELPHIA Ied0er. 25th inst
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TIE oFFEA SEASON commences at the Ma
tiOnal Theater tom evening with Lucia
III LammermOor'-Nilsson and Brlgnoli in the
eat ing roles,
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IHE NEW SPANISH MINIsTER-The stories
to the effect that the new Spanish Minister Is
htstile TO the United States, and has so expressed
himself, and that his coming here is a menace
10 TINS country, are disproved by a despatch
received from our Minister at Mon'evideo. The
Munster Gays that when Admiral Polo De
barnaee was in command of the Spanish SQUAD
ioh In the South American waters, he was
always warm admirer OF America and our
institutions, and that this admiration was not the
mere phrases OF diplomatic courtesy, but
friendship. ~iN
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HINTON writes very good letters to the Boston
Globe, but he must not use such abomiRsble
English as: whoever shall have seen that
graceful person." referring to Henry Winter
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DEATH OF WV. 8. HUNTINGTON.

The announcer -eut OF the death of VIM. S.
huntington c-sLier OF the First National Bank
OF thls CITY, ~ill cause shock in this community,
where Ae was so generally known through his
lova.c!e qualities and active business habits. He
died at his residence, on Congress street, be-
tween Stoddard and Road streets, in George
town, at two O'Clock this morning, of pleuro
pneumonia, after an illness of but one week.
He was taken in his Office at the bank on
Tuesday morning last with chill, aud grew
worse every day. His attending physicians,
Drs. Garnet and Peters, held GoHsulta-
ton at nine O'Clock last evening, and his
sy ptoms then were thought TO be more favor
able, though they had but little hope for him.
About eleven O'Clock he seemed 70 be easy, and
at that time Governor Cooke. Mr. Frank CASA
way, and several OF his personal friends who had
been with him, left for their homes, as he was
resting quietly. About two o'clock he awoke
and seemed TO be delirioUs. Mrs. Huntington.
Mrs Montgomery and Mrs. Chapman, Who were
then at his bedside, had no idea, however, that
he was so near death, as he did not seem TO he
in great pain. After using two or three express
siOns showing THAI he believed himself TO be i'm
his office, he closed his eyes, and in about tive
minutes opened them again and exclaimed,
. Hiss me good night" and died without
struggle.
Mr Huntington was born in Geneva New
York, on the 10th of October, 1911, and was ed
ucated at Pen Yam. He then went 10 Chicago,
business, and was with him there for several
years. Mr.. Huntington afterward went TO Beaver
Dam Wisconsin, where he cashier OF the
Peoples Bank, and held that position until
1851, wnen he accepted position in the loan
branch at the Treasury Department, upon the
invitation of Mr.. Chase, who was then Stcre-
tary. In this position Mr.. Huntington, by his
sptness and ability, attracted the attention OF
Gov. Cooke and his brother JAY Cooke, who were
then engaged in negotiating the first loans of the
government. When those gentlemen organized
the First National Bank, in 1853, Mr.. Hunting
ton with Mr.. Frank Gassaway ami Mr.. L. j
lathaml was placed in charge, and since that
time he has held the position of cashier Of that
bank with signal ability. His fine business ca
paoitles were also serviceable in promoting
various meritorioEs enterprises OF public and
private nature; and both in business and social
lite his qualities of head and heart made him
shine pre- eminent.
Fe was attended In his last illness BY Rev.
DIR. Lewis, OF st. Johns Church, His funeral
will take place on Thursday afternoon, at four
O'Clock. Mr. Huntington leaves wife ana one
child, boy, one year ole.
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ADJUSTMENTS.

A hbb tEl-LpNS. HALL.
IMMENSE SUCCESS
MONS B'ATALIEs
EAIE1E COHsIegE COMBINATION
SENSATIONAL EUROPEAN NOVELTIES,
who VIII app ar every night This week aud at the
GRAND FAMILY MATIEEFS,
WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY AFTERNOONS,
March 9th AID e0ih, AZ G. N,
m a rich and highly diversified Programme Of Nov
-i,ies
Admission, % and Is eeaJ. children bali prize.
REMEMBER DAT AND DATE OF MATINEE.
Is cents. mss
NEW NATIONAL THEATER.
IN j. o. Saville.... Lessee and Manager
IoNlfSF TRFsE OF 81 of the
DE- DAMON B5s' and P7rRR lfiy Of
Ppss H6i.s TH Y HAMILTON nnRLT3S
HERMI0N,--. ...---.......M NAY sA ILL
Mn L. D4FENP0kT
Ihe Mana sment, until ye-y recent h2ur, eX-
owing ieiier viii Explain rI act Damon me '0'-
5al3 ~ALXTT Srb EET: PHILADELFHiA, Saturday
mon TO Washington at the iheater and Was to
rely and on ihe following day was taken d5yyn
On my knss: 1 Ii was Sblissd to give up sei.
troubles take longer to get over in an OH so,Iir
Ike n thar in on Young volunteers, sEd don't
think shall be able 10 act for some tine yet.
The q M. letter has Is bo eH piaSsd in
knights Of Py thias
NIsSs RS TTg SSS TIr F sG2slgl.
WEDNESDAY. March "a,
- -Four Nights Only of
Tx SIRAkOSCH ITALIAN OPERA.
LUCIA III LAMMERMOOR
M lie CHRISTINE NILSSON as..... LUCIA
80, ThuTsday-FAUST.
N lie CHRISTINE NILSSON as MARGCERITE
MOkDAI. April !, limited engagement of Mrs
JAM Is A. OATES and her comic opera cOmpa-
ny. ms
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1HE RIVER FRONT Commemorative boar]
Oh survey appointed by Congress under the act
approved the 9th instant, to devise a plan for
the Improvement OF the harber of WASHINGTON
consisting or Gen. Humphreys CHIEF enginee;
T. ,. army; Prof. b. Peirce, superintendent
toast surrey; Gen. Q. L. Babcock, in charge
9I pubic buildings and grounds; Gov Cooke
non. A. X shepherd and Capt. Carlisle p PAT,
er on, met at the Governors Office at halr-nast
on o clock this afternoon, and organized by
electing Gen. a. A. Humphreys president OF the
BOARD ana capt Z. +. Patterson secretary All
inc me mDers were present. Various plans for
improving the river front were discussed in an
informal way Capt. Patterson was re1uested
70 present the - ans and calculations he has pre-
paIed on me subject as a basis for the future
sI lueIatlon and actions OF the board. Al
week. ~5 VA 'His
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BALLS, PARTIES. &c.
LECTURES.

WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE COMBATTED.
LECTURE BY
mhs- SARAH LANMAN HOPPER.
90 NEW lORK,
- At LINCOLs HALL
ON TUESDAY EVENING MERcu S6ru
This Lecture y without reference To P.Rrv ~
stCT VIII Dc an attack upon the VICES aud ISEfbvt
lTIEs OF the PREsENT Ace, out % which, with ofI.r
lInut noes UntayoTable 10 the growth Of Il pubIs6
lEstltu sloDs, has spruHg the demand for
UNRESTRICTED SUFFRAGE
ms lad IL an hide pendent thinker believing in
woman Iley ated Mission, Int strongly Opposed 70
tne extension CT political power on behalf Of the
women 81 An erica, arguing clearly and forcib!y
against Won Right Of Suffrage ~, the ground ~
lDutllify
Lecture 70 commence az O'Clock n m
Tickets so cents. 20 Be had AZ Me.zarotts NJ ale
Store and at the door the evening of the Lecture
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THE CASE or EX-COLLECTOR STANTON
The legal investigation into the affairs OF Gen
ID. /. Stanton. the defaulting collector OF the
5th Maryland district, will take place before u
). Commissioner Rogers in Baltimore on Thurs
day OF this week.
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ihE SPECIAL COMMITTEE of the House, of
which Mr.. Blair, of Michigan, is chairman. 70
investigate the charges against Secretary Robe
son IN the New York Sun, met last evening.
Secretary Robson and Mr.. Charles A, Dana
and his counsel, Willard Bartlett were present.
also, the following gentlemen as Witnesses: DR.
Brodhead, Second CoHtroller of the Treasure.
j. W. King, chief of the Bureau of Steam En-
gineering; d. Wood, ex-chief of the Bureau of
Medicine and Surgery; John J.enthall, naval
constructor; II. 4. Goldsborouph chief cIerL
Bureau of Construction, and W. H. Smith. chic,
clerk Bureau of Steam Engineering. A sub
pena was ordered for Admiral Porter. The
chairman laid before the committee a letter
from MI. voorhees,, in which that kentieman
stated that as he was engaged in important law
suits in Indiana he would not be able to attend
to the duties as a member of the committee and
therefore bad declined serving. In order that
me vacancy might be filled by the Spes ker, on
notion OF Mr.. Sargent, the committee adjourned
uttn this Tuesday evening at O'Clock. The
chkirman said that they would not be able TO
eveLiDg. >A
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TEE CABINET MEETING to-day attended
by all OF the members. No subject o. special
IMPORTANCE was under consideration.
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NOMINATIONS BY THE PREsIDEST-Tha
President sent the following nominations to the
Senate to-day:
joseph Nimmo, 10 be supervising inspector
general of steamboats,.
nos. III Streets, assistant surgeon, navy.
i Ostmasters.-Henry e. smith PoIaeroy
OHIO; John Sharp, Oregon, ILL.,; WIN. Rowland,
Nagaunee, Mich.
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EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

INTERNAL REvENUE.-Ther receipts from this
to-day were SIS, 81 50.
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The SUPREME COURT has decided to adjourn
from the 9Th OF May to the 18th OF October mex
and has fixed April as the day for the arcu-
ment on the judgment of the circuit court o.
South Carolina in refusing to discharge the ku
returnable On that dav
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The House committee on appropriations will
report in favor OF at least two hundred thousand
doliars for the Improvement of public grounds
Ia Washington, and it is highly probable that
the amount viii be increased. a. the committee
i DESTROYS to keep pace wjrh the local antbnri
ties in improving and identifying the city.
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PERsoNAL-General Irwin Mcdowell, in
command OF the department of the east, is in
the city. .'--GeOTge Alfred Townsend left here
for Havana to- day. Judge Richardson, As
sistant Secretary of the Treasury, Is expected to
resume his duties on the LIST prOximo.
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LIEUT.. GOVERNOR PINCHBACK, accompanied
by State Senator Harris, Representative l.. j.
Souner and Assis ant Secretary of State, Fair
fax, all OF Louisiana, called on the President this
morning before Cabinet meeting and had long
interview in regard to political matters in their
state,
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COMBINATIONS The Senate in executive
session yesterday confirmed the nominations OF
Francis Thomas, of Maryland, to be envoy ex-
traOrdinary and minister plenipotentary to
Peru, vice Thomas Settle, resigned. and Wilson
King, of Pennsylvania, consul at Dublin, vice
Edward ID. Neill, resigned.
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THE British and American claims commits SION
met yesterday, and without deciding any case
adjourned until Thursday
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THE SENATE COMMITTEE TO inquire into al
legged abuses in the New York custom house,
to-day examined Gen. Palmer.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-05-31
The Late Radical Convention.

In the late Radical State Convention
ut Nashville some amusing scenes might
have been witnessed, II Is generally
known that it was composed Of Office
holders almost cXclnSiycIy~-such rs
PosimastcrS, L. 5. Marshals, VI. C.is. L.
J. Assistant Revenue Collectors and As.
SCISSORS, District Attorneys and Clerks
and Commissioners Of the L. $. District
Courts, ana so on. SO great was the
prcpondcrance OF olliceholdcrs that our
friend IT,, who Is Of a lnCctiOuS turn of
mind and loves Il joke, no matter at
whose expense ii may be, got up II pro-
position TO this effect: That each dele
cate should give his name, place OF resi-
dencc, what Office he now holds. how
long he has held il, and what Office he
expected under the incoming admins
trhIion. H., after preparing the propo-
sition, graycly signed his own name
giving his residence and his position as
Assistant Revenue Collector. &C., and
called upon the balance to do likewise
Commissioner llouk, who can he little
proi@nc upon occasion. swore that such
. proceeding would cvcrla,,ingly ruin
G@nt' prospects in Tennessee Mr.
Maynard. who never swcars, but is gen.
orally rs pious as u Yankee deacon over
his nth glass OF New England rum
looked over it, gave ghastl Y smile, and
said it was impolitic;" Congressman
Butler, the wickcdest man in East Ten
ncSsee. wanted to know "whatin the h-ll
it meant District Attorney Andrews
read the paper syllable by syllable, turn.
ed up the whites of his eyes like duck
in thunder storm, unused a moment,
and ponderously shook his Websterian
head; Assistant Revenue Assessor Ross
ripped out an OATH as long as liberty
pole, and with characteristic blunlness
U'c'dTcu MS Willingness to march two
miles with his coffin on his back rather
than put his fist to any such cut. throat
paper. And SO of the whole crowd
not one would sign, except our friend
H., who closed the tablcau by gravcly
inquiring if they were afraid to show
who and what they were and what they
expected to be.
It's said there was but one non-ollicc-
holder in the Convention, and he col
ored delegate who had been promised
something in the event of Grants re-
election, of which good many candid
and wcll-inlormcd Republicans are be-
ginning to entertain serious doubts.
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Tllo CrOpS.

Tho Coul2:r-/oujWdl CLEANS from its
exchanges that Tho late rains have been
wonderfully beneficial to the crops in
the Eastern and middle States. TOO
much rain is reported west Of the Mis-
sissippi, damaging the prospect Of the
corn crop, and the same remark APP
plies to Illinois, north Of the central
portion of the State. 1t is said that
winter wheat has been injured by the
bug both in the latter State and Indiana,
but no estimate is attempted Of the cx-
tent Of its dcprcdations, In all tho
States borderding the Ohio, the pros
poets are represented as most excellent.
In Texas the finest wheat crop is re-
ported they have had for many years,
accounts being of the same general ten
or from all parts Of the State. Cotton
is not so promising, but has rs yet
ample time to recover any supposed
loses. From South Carolina and Flori-
da the general returns arc not sangunc.
Virginia is being relieved by the late
rains in those sections where great ap-
prehcnsiOns recently existed of a short
wheat crop. and the same is true of
North Carolina.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-05-31
The Third District,

Duf fnlloW.towusmnn. Col 4 mr..
Ann ouronn,cs himso,f to.d,v nc c,n.
dilntc tor ponrcscu,o,Ivc ,o ror,rc.s
CoI pli,,rl hoe Loo, imro,Iol n mo,,o
srch onrnr,oomo,, =, uis ,i,oo no ,I,o
uroor, solicitations or . nuwhcr If III.
,,,.l.in ,f.,,,,,, NM, 49,, ,,a,,n,,,, a.
ioIp,no vho rccoopI,c Lis ohill,y and
G,cs. anil ho,iovo Ia has CANA ,,o,,
orouudcd claim. ,o ,bo conlfl,cy Two
ycor. ooo hc took ,hcrocc IN who, wo.
,bcrt,,o Second pi.t,ic, and mo1oo aol
ian, Goh, oo,fn.t ,hc Hon IIor,co Nav.
uard by ror ,ho o,,Io., man ~ III, roc,,
IN ,ho S,,,o rorchr,.,o,o.sco,afon
clc,tior Lis conyo., wo. yioor,n, amI
resulted IN ,oryor, ,ol,,i,a Eta Co.,, ~,
NJ. romrr,i,or ,rlo Second nf.,n;,,,.
tbcr con ,,i,u,el cou,o,r,l h,or,.ra
rnllir,n moi,,iry o,lror n,i-,,', n,,
hi. oppoucnt dawn ,o los o,,orlin,,,,
our present rccor,cc,ior ,r,o, n,,L,n
dred yo,e,-gud thfso,, ,imo who, ,,r.
ty feeling wa. 1T a rcd hc,t I, ,ro,
contest lie showed NOT only ,.p,,,nc,. NJ,
the ,rump. bu, tina, lie ro..e..ol ,,rgo
share of rcr.oual s,ronr,h anvil mo-.
uc,iym.
I'm, il w,.ro, ,,r rpy,,s,or,,.,s .,
casio, =, ,,,or, ,,..,, -. ~, ~.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-05-31
Grants BayOnetS.

Orion the Mont omcry Adyancc.)
Grants Dayoncts have made their ap-
pcarancc in our midst. The blue coats
a.c again among US. The fall elections
are approaching and the necessary dis
turbanccs, ku-kuX outragcs, and threat
cncd invasiOns by whole lcgions Of dead
and living rebels, must be made 20 fig
urc throughout the North and here come
the boys in blue, to arrest, drag to Jail
and impriSon, without the right of the
writ Of habeoS corpus, any number of
good citizens, for the purpose Of show
ing how terribly rcbclious and blood
thirsty the whole people of the South
have ever been and are still. Although
women and children are suffering and
farms go uncultivatcd and crops ruined
for want of attention by reason Of citi-
zens being carried away to a distant CITY,
charged with Ku-Kluying some negro.
still, Grant must be elected or some
Radical will lose his Office and then
"Othcll0's occupations gone"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-05-31
What u MiSSiSSiDDian Saws,

Mississippi viii give the Greeley tick
ct 10000 majority. I'll not drop IL single
man below that mark. A week before
the election in 1850, asked John Went
worth how Illinois would vote. He
answered that it would be close between
Douglass and LincoIn--so close that the
weather would decide the question:
"Ifthc wcathcris wrctclcdIy bad, Doug
las carries the state. If fair, the white
pant Wide AwakrS will all ret ont, and
the State goes for Lincon.' The wealth
or was not very bad and we know what
resulted. Now. the Democrats will all
come out, however squally the Noor-
hces Democracy may make the politi-
cal weather. And the worse the wealth
err the larger will be the majority they
will give the Reform ticket.
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Destructive Storm.

ST. Louis, May 2S.-Spccial Dispatch
cs from Versailles and other points In
Southwest Missouri say that a terrible
tornado passed over Morgan county on
Saturday evening. On the farms Of
Avery Fisher and others, houses, barns,
orchards, NC, were completely DESTROY
ed. jacob Blosscr and his child were
killed, and Mrs. Blosscr, Avery Fisher
and his wife, and twelve others were
wounded, only five of whom are cx-
pected to recover.
In the vicinity Of Florence q great
number of fences, barns, &C., were de-
stroycd.
At Varona on Sunday night there
was heavy fall Of rain, which flooded
large part of the town and carried
away the railroad bridge and a large
stretch of the railroad track. The house
Of George Grcenlock was swept away
and himself, wife and child were drown
ed in Valley Spring river. Immense
damage has been DONE the white far.
mers being completely ruined at SPRING
field and its vicinity. The rain fell in
torrents the whole night. The railroad
track was washed away and other dam
are done
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-05-31
\ Good Movement,

society was started in New York
some months ago for the suppression of
obscene literature, and it has already
shown its usefulness by arrcsting some
of the most notorious obscene publish
crs and conllscating their stocks. The
venerable American Tract Society. at
its annual meeting, resolved to under
take the work OF snpprcssing vile pub
Iicaiions, in addition to its former bust
ness Of circulating good ones, and the
Young Mems Christian Associations
are also bringing their influence and
their machinery to work in the same
good cause. With all these agencies in
operation, with the means and influence
at their command, the flood Of obsccncc
publication, that has been pouring upon
the country of late ought TO be greatly
Iessencd, if not entirely stopped.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-05-31
Y irginia.

a friend in Virginia writes about pol
tiles: The great blundcr was in calling
a Democratic Convention at oil. Its
yet IN open question whether Virginia
will be represented in that convention.
The Conservative State Convention.
which meets the 9th of June, will de-
tcrmnc that question. If it be deemed
polite to send delegates to Baltimore.
the convention can give instructions to
the delegates and control their action.
But the line of sound policy and safety
is so manifest, that by the time the Bal
timOrc Convention assemblies, we an
ticipaic no serious diversity of opinion
and the few who might desire TO sell
out the party to Grant will be driven in
shame aud confusion from their base
purpose.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-05-31
Destruction OF Fishing Vessels.

The accounts in the papers u few days
ago about the wholesale destruction of
the fishery fleet and the loss of four
thousand lives, oll'thc coast Of Labrador,
were cxagger5tions Of the largest kind.
The following dispatch is probably
nearer the truth:
BosToN, May 2S.--Thc reported
wholesale destruction of the Ncwfound-
land whaling fleet is not credited
here.
a letter from St. Johns, Ncwround-
land. by last mail, says that ten or twelve
vessels III all were lost or missing. but
the two or three vessels missing have
not been out so long as to be given up
for lost.
The crews of vessels known to be de-
stroycd, were all saved. except forty
five out Of sixty men on the brig Hunts.
man. Twcnty-ninc of these men leave
widows with about one hundred and lif-
~ children, and subscriptions were be-
ing taken to obtain means for their SUP.
port,