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cred IyOt.'

Brick Pomcroy don't appear TO be
travelling in the direction of Cincinna-
ii very fast. We clip the following
from his paper OF the goth:
The Democrats Of Missouri, or of
other States, may Join the liberal move
mcnt. so.callcd: may consent to follow
the lead Of Republicans who for years
have controlled affairs in this country.
but there is one man in the United
States, one editor of newspaper, one
Democrat, who darcs stand by his prin-
ciplcs, by the integrity Of his party and
BY the people, There is one man who
never will at any time, or under any
circumstances, vote for or with any
wing of the Republican party. We
want nothing to 10 with plundcrcrS or
towards: with New Departuris,s or
Passive Democrats. who dare not be
men. Thank God, we never vet have
indorscd any portion of war upon
the rights Of tie people or upon
the integrity of the Republic, and we
never shall Others may if they wish,
for this is said to be land of liberty.
where every citizen, taxpayer and pa
triOt has the right to choose and deter
mine for himself.
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IsricHctS.

Illicit distillcrs tap the telegraph lines
in Middle Tennessee to learn when the
revenue men are on the move.
The Carlist troubles are increasing in
Spain, and give promise of a bloody
truitagc.
California adviccs represent the crops
Of grain as maturing rapidly, with pro-
mise of a heavier yield than usual.
The associated press dispatches for
the last six days amount to very little
when "bicd down"to the point of in
tcrcst.
At Parkcrsburc, West Virginia, the
boiler Of a freight train exploded, kill
ING three persons.
Our advccS from st. Pctcrsburgh an
nouncc the arrival at that city of Prince
Grant, heir apparent, &C., in charge of
Gen. Sherman.
1t is said that of the vast number of
claims for pensions growing out of the
late civil war, one fourth are fraudulent.
1t is aulhoritatively stated that VIM.
Nj. Tweed, familiarly known as Boss
Tweed, has over S3S,00000O worth of
property in New York.
Atlanta, Georgia, has T"unk Factory
which turns out work equal to the best
manufactured elsewhere.
a compan, has organized for the pur-
pose Of tunnclling the Mississippi at
Memphis.
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Railroads.,

The gross earnings of the Chicago
and Northwestern Railroad for 1871,
were Sl0,977.S64.
The London Times estimates that up
to January |. 1871, the capital invested
in English railroads. amounted to the
sum of E600,0O0.00O.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company owns or leases lines III total
length $40 miles and has controlling
interest in other roads 352 miles in
length. Its net earnings for 1871 were
Sf,54O,3jl.27 It's gross receipts were
Sl2.30.529.42 During the year it used
35S.OlG croSstics. lOGS3 tons of iron. and
1926 tons of steel rails.
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Methodist Annual Conference.

This body assembled in NcwY DIRK re-
Gently. We copy below an extract from
the proceedings of the Fourth Days
Session, as reported in the Hc,uld Of
that city, which will no doubt command
the interest Of at least n portion of our
readers, While gratifed to learn of the
progress and prosperity of this, as we
are Of every other, branch Of the Chris
tian Church, we regret to see from the
closing portion Of the extract that the
Wesleyan University at this place is in
stratcncd circumstances, and that the
faculty are suffering for the nccessarcs
OF life. This is pretty plcntcous
country and n hospitablc people, and
had the condition stated been generally
known here we are confident some
means of relief would have been devils
ed and promptly put in execution. The
extract is AS follows:
DR.. Foss, from the Committee of Con-
ference with Daniel Drew, reported in
favor of naming the new collegiate in.
Stiiution TO be founded by Mr., Drew
"Thc Drew Seminary and Female Col
lcgc Of the New York Conference" and
recommend the election of Stephen Bar
kcr and DR.. Wright trustees to ill va
cancieS. The old charter Of the Ladies'
School is ample enough to cover the
proposed Seminary also.
Bishop Amcs feared that This would
tie them up to separate education for
sexes, whereas the spirit of tho age
seemed TO tend the other way. He did
not like sexual colleges. They SAVIOR too
much Of the RomaniSt, monkish idea
These supcrstitions lingcr long and die
very hard in some respects. He wanted
m education for humanity. (ApplauSc.l
The Bishop was proceeding. when Dr.
f'oss called his attention to section two
Of the charter, which gives the right to
united education of the sexes.
Rev. o, b. IIcadstrom called the at
tcn;iOn Of the General Conference dele.
gates to the Scandinavian missions in
America and Europe. lie began his
work alone in this city twcntv-scvcn
wears ago, and now they have eighty
ministers anG 5000 members. aud most
wonderful revival is in progress in
Northwestern Europe, which has penc-
tratcd Russia. lie wanted the General
Conference to revive the scandinavian
paper, which was destroyed by the Chi
cago fire.
Bishop Ames remarked that it was not
n figure of speech to say of this Mctho-
dist Church. which one hundred and
forty years ago had no organization,
that now the sun never sets upon its
affairs.
The Rev Mr.. Black, of the Holston
Conference. presented the claims of the
Methodist University at Athens, Tenn.
where DR.. Coblcigh. its President. and
the faculty are actually suffering for the
nccessarics of life. The trustees are un-
able to pay the salaries, the crops failed
and general distress prevails.
DR.. Kynct corrOborHtcd Mr.. Black.
and said that it is the only school in all
the southern country for the education
of white Young men for the ministry.
AT the suggestion of DR.. Foster the
Conference informally raised liberal
sum for Mr.. Black.
We are glad the institution has found
relief, and trust another such exigcncy
will not arise soon.
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Poisoned by Canned Frrit.

We are informed that our friend, VIM.
G. Vaughan, Of this county-now in up
per East Tcnncsscc-was poisoned last
week by eating fruit from tin cans.
which had rusicd after the fruit had
been put up. Others who partook of the
fruit were similarly affected. Though
severely for several DAYS, Mr..
Vaughan had so far recovered at the
date of our information rs to be able to
be about again. He requests US to say
that all letters demanding an answer
will receive attention in q few days.
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SiclclS.

In his speech at the illce-holdcrs' fu-
neral in New York last week, General
Sckcs spoke freely of Senator Trum'
bull as "TrumbulI, my friend" and
~ regret Trumhul did ,hiS." and u am
sorry Trumbull said that" This is the
sort Of familiarity thHt breeds contempt,
The puppy might have displayed more
courtesy and respect when referring TO
his betters.
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PCnnsNlNalia.

A letter from Washington asserts that
the Liberal Republican call for State
Convention in Pennsylvania and a dele
CATION to Cincinnati has, next to the de-
lection Of Governor Palmer. of Illinois,
caused the greatest CONSERVATION in the
Administration circles in that city, from
the fact it cmanatcs from State that
the Grant party must carry to win the
election. If the Liberal movement be-
comes as formidable in PENNSYLVANIA
and Illinois as is now promised, the
Grant men here concede the loss of
those States and the success Of the Lib
n rol 'rcrt .f.
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The GolIcn aye says: "Thc worst
thing about Grant is not his chronic
stupidity and political insagacty which
unfit him for any civil position require.
ing political knowledge and insight. II
is not the appointment Of his half i'm.
beetle and half knavish relatives To
offices which they disgrace. tits not
his connivance NJ corruption. his pa.
tronagc of thieves, his constant advcr.
Using for apolicy. and never adhcrng
to policy when it is adopted his vul-
gar tastes and low associates. All OF
these things, bad as they are. are trivial
in comparison with his fearful usurpa.
ton Of Executive power and patron
age" This isa pretty singing rcbukc
of the acts of the President General
but that it is deserved there cannot be n
doubt. Grant has completely upset the
timc-honored principles of the Repub-
lie and used his official position from
first to last to advance his individual in
forests without regard to the good of
the people.
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The Knoxville Press anil NcruH OF
Tuesday contains n letter from its cdi.
tor.in-chicf Col. Fleming. who was in
Nashville at the time of writing. in
which this occurs:
GAN ewes are now turned 10 the Gin
rinnati Convention, which meets on the
first of May, and all political spccula.
tions are based on its probable results.
There is no longer n doubt among OBJ
serving men that the dcfcctions from the
Radical party are already sufficient,
with the aid Of the Democracy. to rem
der the defeat Of Grant n matter ofcom-
parativclv easy accomplishment and
there seems TO be a confidence. equal
~ general, that there will be enough of
patriotism and political sagacitv in the
Convention to seize the opportunity and
realize the hopes of the nation. In other
words. the character and numbers ofthc
men who now lead and constitute the
movement, give such assurance of sue
cess. that there is no longer a doubt that
the Democracy OF Tennessee will in n
bodM give their support to the Cincin-
natl ticket
We have strong hopes of the Cincin-
natl Convention, but are not so saneuine
as some Of our friends. 1t is not impos-
sible that it will embrace disturbing and
mischievous influences, and that its nc.
ton may diSappoint those who are cal.
culating upon it with extraordinary con-
iidence.
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How to Break an OK.

1t ia Pomeroy's Dcmocim which be-
ing asked answers as follows: As if an
editor knows everything! A man in
New Hampshire wants to know how
we would break an OK? IF only one
OK. good way would be to hoist him
by means of log chain attached to his
tail to the top of pole forty feet from
the ground. Then hoist him by rope,
tied to his horns, to another forty feet
pole, near the otherpole. Then descend
onto his back five ton pile driver, and
if that don't break him, let him start n
contry newspaper and trust people for
subscription. One of the two ways
will do it, sure!
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fro m Wendell Phillips

BosToN. April l9.-Wcndcl Phillip,
delivered an address, last evening. be-
fore the International Grand Lodge of
the Knights Of st. Crispin, on the labor
question, in which he culogizcd General
Butler. predicted the downfall of lie.
publicanism, ard lauded the efforts OF
workin"mcn to organize, promising
them. if they stood by each other faith
fully. they could elect their President
in 1876. lie wanted to see the financial
system ofthe country so reconstructed
that money could be had at three per
cent. instead Of ten, and gardens and
BOOKS and beautiful things given to the
working classes. who, in his opinion.
ought never to work more than eight
hours day.
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The Cincinnati Movement.

The FOLLOWING from the Albany IyuuS
"a io,oroa,,.'..s ,,aaa ,rho ara looLi,o
- '"'''''''"S W '"o'o WV wv ,''"'"7
10 the approaching Cincinnati tohVcn'
ton:
Tbc odmirio,ro,,on IL manic. strucl nv
the nonu,,r ADMINISTRATION in Ncw
York md Tho oviJonccs Of unri.iuo
cycrvwhcro rho ohIcst administrator
leaders. likc Marian, Couklinp, Colny,
Blaine. Dawes nnJ Others, rcrard the
situation os n scrious one. and they
know that r. Tho hrsok m IL mt arrcst :
cJ tho rosult viii hc disastrous.
Among tho domocrots and libora, re-
pubJicons soys ,ho BOSTON Post cores.
pondcnt dcscribino thc state of opinion
nj Woshinoton ,tnro IL a rcioicino ot
tho nro,,;po - onoososrnI onnosiiinn IN
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STEPHENS & FLYNN,
Augllstn Market.

AUGUSTA, GA, April 90, 1872.
Cotton. middling %: Corn. 53a06: Wheat,
l.sOa2.25; Oats. dull 65aI0; Hay. 1.I5a2. 10:
Flour. superfine 7.5Oa7.75; family s.OcaS. 10:
extra family o.OOa0.2 %; fancy 9.5OaiO. 80; Meal
Ma!3; Molasses. 2saiO: Lard, lOallH: Bacon,
shoulders 6l1as' clear sides oasl4; hams lO4a
o: Butter. lja3O: Eggs. GOALS; y shrtings 10.
4 l2c; A. l3Lc; drills Il.
There has been no material change in orr
Provision Market since our last report, There
was continued good demand for all staple
articles. Bacon in good demand. Corn firm.
Truly, COX. JACKSON 4 co.
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Terrific Hail Storm.

The Shcibyvillc Commercial Of the
18th inst says: "rhe hail storm at this
place Thursday, will be remembered as
ono of the worst misfortuncs that ever
beicll the town, in which none of the
people were killed. Between the hours
Of eleven and twelve, an angry cloud
came up from the northwest, which at
tractcd some attention, though not such
as to alarm. 1t was soon over the town
and hard rain commenced. In q few
moments hail begun to fall, at first
in rather large Jumps but not unusually
So In n minute more and it seemed
that the "Wrath Of Heaven" was turn
cd loose, and as if the housc-tops would
be mashed in. 1t reminded us of ter
riblc battle. Lu'nps of hail weighing
rs much as nine ounces. and three inches
in diameter. fell so thick and fast as to
cndangcr the life of persons exposed.
III about ten minutes. the hail ceased to
iNll-and in an hour all was calm: the
sun shining as mildly as ever. 1t would
take columns to mention the damage.
The greatest damage was to windows.
there being hardly one in the town,
large or small. on the north and west
side Of houses but what suffered to q
greater or less extent We learn that
il was worse on the road towards War
trace than here. Our oldest citizens re.
member no instance of the kind which
will compare with it.
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Alabama and Chattanooga Road

The elephant has at last been disposed
Of. The sale occurred ut Montgomery
on the Odd instant, in pursuance Of an
advertisement by the assignccs in Bank
ruptcy. Governor Lindsay bought the
road for the State OF Alabama. Now
what is the State going to do with it !
Let us hope It will be put in order aud
made available, ana that we shall hear
no more of it, except as we hear Of other
railroad enterprises, that it is properly
Differed and successfully managed.
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New York, gold l,ll5G. Tennessee
bonds G734 for old and new.
Nashville, Bank of Tennessee notes,
old issue, 81 cents; Comptroller's War
rants, Sc cents.
Cincinnati, Flour family 7.SG@SOO per
barrel. Corn. 40 per bushel. Bacon,
shoulders 3, clear sides 7. Lard to 0.
Chicago, Flour, active at 6.OO@7 for
extra. Corn ~ cents.
st. Louis, Flour 7.25@S.75. Bacon 5
to "a. Corn 42@421.
Chattanooga quotes Corn at 50, mix
ed; Wheat l.9O@2OO. Bacon, hams II,
shoulders I, sides S@9 cents.
Knoxville, quotes Corn at 65@6S. b.
con 7@715 hog round.
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Nashville Cotton Mills.

The whole number Of employees at the
present time is about 300: cash monthly
expenditures about 81 800: orders far in
advance of production. Two cents is
saved on every pound OF cotton manu-
featured here over what the transporta-
ton Of every pound of cotton costs that
is manufactured East.
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Athcus 2ust.
Athens, Friday, April 20, 1872,
For Cincinnati.

Among the list Of delegates appoint
ed to Cincinnati from Nashville we no.
tcc the names ofThos, N. Frazier, John
G. Gaut, Henry S. Footc, Judge j. l."
Gardcnhirc, a. S. Colyar and Geo, +.
Purvis, these names are all familiar to
the nnblic.
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& d vi NJ Il IL CIAL.
Athena Market,

ATHENS. April %.
Wheat l.l0al 60; Flour, 4.OOa5.OO: Feathers
brisk 3Oa5O: Bacon hog round " CENTS
Lard Va in demand; Corn 20, loose; Meal 80,
wanted: Peeled Apples cents per ID, Peaches
5a6; Butter 20; Eggs l212; Hay. baled lis Oats
joaGi. Field Peas l.25. Butter Eggs and
Corn scarce aud in rood demand. Choice Ba-
con hams are wanted at 10 cents. Bacon hog
round continues very dul IL there j. no mar
lin for shipping. Fourmorc plenty and dull,
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On Monday evening DIR. A. X. Rine-
heart, Of Harrison. left home to visit a
family by the name Of Flynn, living a
mile and a half from the village. The
DR.. had with him a double barreled
shot gun which he has been in the habit
ofcarrying when riding out on profess
sional duty. Yesterday morning he
was found dead about quarter of a
mile from Harrison, on the road to
Flynn's house. The gun had by some
means been discharged, lodging the con-
tents of one of the barrels in the left side
probably causing instant death. Chot-
tdnOOga Daily Times.
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Murder Will Out.

\ man is under sentence of death in
London who was recently arrested and
convicted of murder committed more
than twenty wears ago. His tale is that
Immediately after the commission of
the bloody deed he shipped as a sailor
and had been wandcrcr ever since, I'M
til, impcllcd by power or influence he
could not resist, he returned to the
scene of his crime, where an unguardcd
expression while intoxicated led to his
arrest and subsequent confession OF
the fearful secret which nc had so long
carried in his own bosom--thc poison
irg of widowed sistcr-in-law and her
Two orphan children. He says that in
all those years he felt the brand of the
first murderer burning into his soul,
and that he has suffered tenfOld greater
punishment than any his fellow man
IAN innct upon him. He is to be cx-
ccutsd on the first Friday Of the cnsu-
ing month.
MIDDLE and West Tennessee have
both appointed delegates to the Cincin-
natl Convention. There are no Liberal
Republicans in East Tennessee as far as
heard from, consequently East Tonnes
see will have nothing to do with the
Cincinnati affair.
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Fashion Items.

Plain white tullc walls are to be worn
with straw bonnctS this season.
Green. Of all shades. is very much
worn this season in costumes. .bonnets
and gloves.
Parasols this year are trimmed with
lace to match the color of the material of
which il is made.
Black silk costumes. richly embroid-
cred in colorcd silk floss, are among the
spring novelties.
THE divorce mania RACES in Massa-
chusctts. The docket of the Supreme
Court in session at Taunton embraces
one hundred and fifty cases. which sug-
gests great deal of matrimonial infeli-
city in the little puritan State. After
this, Indiana may well look out for her
laurals in the divorce line.
Is England the milkman is fined hea-
Willy unless he puts at least 81 per cent.
of eOwjuicc in his cans.
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A MiSer'S Death,

DR.. VIM. Hcwer, an English mscr.
aged 81 years, long Il noted character
in San Francisco, was found dead on
a pile of rags in his room in Dupont
street The room had not been swept,
in fourteen years. Twelve thousand
pounds in English money was found in,
the room.
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Dreadful Case of HydrOphObia.

LOUISVILLE, April lS.-On the 18th of
February Jewett Butterfeld, police
man in Portland. a suburJ of this city.
was bitten on the thumb by strange
greyhound, which gave no sign OF ra-
bieS. The wound healed and the cir
cumstancc was forgotten. Tuesday last
Bnttcrlied felt a pain in the arm as if
punctured by a hundred needles. This
was followed by chills which culmnat-
ed in commissions The letter occurred
at intervals of a quarter Oft an hour, in
creaSing in intervals till the paroxysms
became horrible. A maidstone was APP
piled without effect, and the unfortunate
man died this afternoon in the agonies
Of hydrOphObia.
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Complimentary.

LONDON. March Is. 1872.
Mr.. Edwin James the well known law
yer, who has resided for some wears in
New York, delivered lecture on the
United States last night at St. George,
Hail. He was very severe in dcnunria-
ton of the politicians, legislatures and
Judges Of that country. Alludin" to the
Alabama controversy. he said the rx.
traoidinary claims of the American gov.
crrmcnt were presented only for the
purpose Of making political capital for
the present administration.
lie also stated that after eleven wears
residence in America he was led to be-
licve that there were more monarchistS
in that country than there were rcpubli-
cans i'm Enwlaud.
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Letter from Horace Greeley,

Mr.. Greeley has written q letter to
the colorcd people Of the South, which
is published in the New Orleans Rcp8j-
Hcon Of the 10Th instant:
"Uo0. r. ", COUr0V Ncm ONcanS.
Sill have yours OF the Dist inst
! think colOrcd people will be benefit
ted by, and should sympathizc with the
Cincinnati Convention, because it tends
to free them from the odium of COM
plicity with the vllainics and robbcricS
which have been pcrpctratcd in the
abused name of Rcpublicansm during
the past five or six years. especially in
the South. The monstrous cXamgcra-
ton Of taxes and debts in most of the
Southern States is the fruit of white
villainy. The thieves who pcrpctratcd
these robbcricS are now seeking to es-
cape the just punishment of their crimes
by bowling Justify. Grant Grant I'm
for Grant; : 'llnrrah for Grant
The Cincinnati movement is at deadly
fcud with these robbers and their evil
deeds. Let the honest aud upright
colored men join in them. and thus rid
themselves of crimes which others only
have perpctratcd
Yours, HORACE GREELEY"
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Via Knoxville.

We clip the following from the col.
umnS Of the ChyoHicic OF Tuesday. II
dates from Athens to that paper:
"Quitc n number of individuals arc
piping for Representative. Thos, Cato,
Esq, win probably be the Democratic
candidate, and by the way, will make a
pretty formidable one"
That's rather thin, old phcl, Tom.
Cate is very respectable young man.
a member Of the Firm Of W. G.. Horton
n Co., Of this pacc'-and has no aspira-
tons for legislative honors. l., W. T,
CGtc--sometmcs called 1a2,-is proba-
bly, the formidable aspirant alluded to-.
We make the correction for the benefit
of our friend, Tom.
In reference to the candidate for
Congress in this District the Athcniau
correspondent Of our Knoxville co,cm.
porary is equally at fault Gen. Vaughn
has done nothing to induce the belief
that he viii be an aspirant for the nom-
nation, and sin all probability" Col. A.
Blend "wil be the lucky man" We
think, however, II would be exceeding.
~ unwiSc and impoliic TO enter into n
discussion at this early day Of the rcla.
tive merits OF aspirants either for Con-
gress or seats in the State Legislature,
or even to speculate seriously upon the
probabilities OF the possibilities, of the
candidacy for the positions named
II will he time enough for that when
some matters Of more immediate i'm
portancc receive the necessary attcn-
ton. Things political, ifnot in transit
ton state, are at least somewhat unset
tied and contingent. No one can forctcll
what q week or month may bring
forth. Let aspirants possess their souls
in patience, and wait for the vehicle.
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BROTHER GRESHAM, of the Jonesboro'
rug. has sent us one of those pipes--a
regular merc-sham. AS soon as the
Cincinnati Convention presents its tick
ct, and the Tennessee Democracy fall
into its support 'in body" we shall
proceed to smoke.