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Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-12-28

MrETIxa To-NIoHT.--To night Il the Boar
of Trade Rooms, Masonic Temple. 4 meetin
will be held for the purpose Of forming $50
cety for the Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals.
fhis is an an object - which al hacsas person
meeting should be largely attended.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-12-28

AcclDENT.-EsrIv this morning, O. Z freight
train on the p, W. 4 B. r. r.. was paasIng
Ellerslie ststion, the tire of one Of The driving
wheels Of the engine broke, and the engine was
thrown from the track. The train vas moving
very slowly at the time, and was easily stopped,
nobody being injured in the sliehteA degree.
The engine slid down the slight embank kmsnt
beside the track, into ditch. Assistance was
Immediately sent from the depot, he disabled
engine taken 10 the round house, an extra
engine attached to the train which was delayed
ABOUT an hour by the accident.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-12-28

MAIL MATTERs-The ssmi-WsekIy nail,
from Wilmington. by LovevilIe, 10 Ayondale
will be discontinued after the lst Of January.
Those who have been getting their mail vt
Lovevile will, after that date, choose between
Falkland, Wooddale, Ashland and Hockessin,
all on the w. 4 w. H. r. The west end OF the
route, from Kaolin TO Avondale, hss been
changed 10 daily, service commencing the
first OF the new year.
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Strange PrOphcsy.

Naulvi Mohammcd Salimuz-yaman,
the famous astronomer of Bampnr,
whose deductions have generally turn
ed out right, has forctold that in the
present years blaze of light resembling
Il shooting STAR the light of which no
mortal has yet seen, will be visible in
the sky. 1t will dazzle the eyes of the
people of particular places with lustrc,
and after remaining for twcnty-iour
hours, will vanish. The direction in
which it will make its appearance will
be the north pole, and accordingly the
people Of uoEthern countries will feel it
distinctly. Probably the natives OF
China and Persia will likewise have a
sight Of it. The effect OF this meteor
will be that the extent of country over
which the light will fall will be visited
by famine during the year, and large
number Of the people i"habiting it will
be destroyed, while vegetation will also
be scantv.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-02-22
4 Jersey Legislator.

The New York Siondod gives the
following ravishing description of one
of the great orators Of the New Jersey
Legislature:
Marc Antony Hercules RYDER is n
splendid looking man. lie is the model
Of Dr. Greeley. and dresses in rusty
black. He is six feet tall and is as
stout as an OK. He winds couple OF
wards of black silk round his neck and
tics ii under his left ear lie wears n
patent ,hirt.bosou. which is pulled one
side so IL to display the nice lcd shirt
underneath. He sports Il high patent
collar. The strings of it are loosely tied
and fall down ON his manly bosom. \
black cord attached TO his eye glasses
mcandcrS over his hcaving chest. lie
has a bald spot on the top Of his head,
full beard and an eye like II bullet. He
is portly and very handsome, and his
garments have sOapy look. His con-
stitucnts call him the "pampcrcd Child
of Fiddlevillc."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-02-22
Bad for Stokes.

1t would seem from the paragraph be-
low, which dates from Washington, that
the "old bird of the mountain is not
out of his trouble yet by GOOD deal.
If Stokes had reached for a hundred
thousand or two. instead OF the pi,itul
sum involved heMould no doubt have
found less difficulty in "fiNin' ii up
1t is generally vdlr little villain who is
punished, while the big rascal breaks
through the meshcs Of the law and goes
unwhipt Of justice:
"EX-Congrcssman stokes, of Tcnnrs-
see, was convicted in the Criminal Court
here for receiving money for prosccut-
ing claims which were also fraudulent,
against the government while he was Il
member Of Congress. The ease appear
ed to be as full Of fraud, bribery and
perjury AS charged last fail in the news
papers. andStokcs' boosting appeal from
the latter to the courts has been proper
ly answered.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-02-22
The Lead Mines,

The following is from the Cleveland
Banner of last week. Gel. McNcllcy is
clearly entitled to the cakes:
Sam Wins, of the ATHENS PosT, and
Bill Rule, of the hHOTrHie chronicle,
have been blowing considerably, here of
late. over the discovery of lead mine
in McMnn. Lead mines in Bradley are
almost as plentiful as pig tracks-so
much so that our people give them but
little consideration. Maj. Jack White
and Capt Mckamy, have been expert
mcnting little with ore taken from
some of the Bradley mines, and they in
form us--and bear in mind that they
are gentlemen of unimpcachablc vera
city-that from one pound Of ore they
run out one pound and a half of pure
lead, and there was then left in the
"slag' dollars worth of silver. That's
the kind of lead mines we have in Brad
ley.
We guess 'BIll Rule" will now dry
up on the subject Of "Undevcloped Re-
sources and "Facts about East Ten
upsSpp'
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GEN ERAL DIREC TORY
Courts at Athens.

Chanccry Court-IIon. ID. NJ. Key. Chancellor;
Court meets 4th Mondays in May and Noycm.
her; j. NJ. Henderson. Clerk and Master. office
at residence, Main street.
Circuit Court Hon. John b. IIoyl. Judge;
Court meets 2l Mondays in April, August and
December: John +. slower, Clerk, office in the
Court House.
County Court-Wm. G. Horton. Chairman;
Quarterly Court meets lst Mondays in January.
April, july and October; Quorum Court meets
lst Monday in each month; Lon. Blizzard, Clerk,
Office in the Court House.
OTHER COUNTY OFFICERs-.John A. GOuldy.
Sheriff; +. W. Hyden. Trustee; W. NJ. Kelley,
Tax Collector; VIM. G. Davis, Register: Thos.
Sherman, Coroner; A. +. kclth Public Admin
istrator; W. Gettys, Public Guardian; 10. j.
WINS, Ranger.
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BY SAM. P. WINS.
r + r M 6
TIE POST IS PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY.
Al Two Dollars IA Year, Payable
In Advance.

" No Noattention paid to orders for the pa
per unless accompanied by the Cash.
Advertisements will be charged $l.50 per
square Of ten lines, or less, for the frst inscr-
ton, and - cents for each continuance. A
liberal deduction madeto parties who adver-
tlse by the year.
~ Persons sending Advertisements shoulc
mark the number OF times they desire them
Inserted. or they will be continued until for
bid and charged accordingly.
Transient advertisements must be paid for
At the time OF insertion.
Announcing names Of candidates for office,
$500. Cash. in all eases.
Obituary notices over five lines, charged at
regular advertising rates.
All ommunicatons intended to promote the
private ends or interests of Corporations. So
cietics, or individuals, will be charged ~ sd-
vertisemen:s.
Jon WORK. such aS Pamphlets. Circulars,
Cards. Blanks. Handbills. etc., will be exc
cutted in good style and At reasonable rates.
All letters addressed to the Proprietor will
be promptly attended to.
Communications. to sccuOc insertion. must
he accompanied bv the name Of the authors.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-02-22
misunderstanding New.

Guran0 is the new substitute for tea
and coffee. a contemporary says sit
consists Of the seeds of tree known
to botauists as the Poulina SorJHiS,
which is very abundant. The tree pro-
duccs fruit about the size of walnut,
containing five or six seeds. The seeds
are roasted, Linked with water and dried.
Before being used they require grind
ing, when they fall into a kind of pow
der. The active principle is an alkaloid
identical with that found in tea and cof-
fee. but there is twice as much of it in
guarano as there is in tea. Our readers
will please not coniound guarano with
guano."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-02-22
From Washington.

A Washington dispatch says it is re-
ported in Administration circles that
Secretary Fish will soon retire at the de-
sire of the President. Gems. Sicklcs
and Banks are mentioned as aspiranis
for the the place.
The House Committee have agreed
to report a bill for the construction OF
an iron steamship to cost S3,OOO.OO.
Louis f. johnson, United States Mar
shall for the District of South Carolina,
has been informed through the Attorney
General that his resignation will be ac-
ccptcd bv the President.
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Eycmntinr journalists.

The California Legislature has passed
a bill cxcmptipg journalists from jury
service. The passage of the bill was
not asked for by the journalists, but it
was conceded to them as matter Of
right, upon the ground that they were
engaged in public duties quite as ncces-
Hary, and even imperative, as jury
service.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-02-22
Grant and Amnesty.

Grants friends profess regret at the
defeat of amnesty. a cotcmporary SAYS :
message are very much like Louis Ma
poleon's prediction in favor Of liberty.
they wont bear examination. His real
feelings. which were revealed in the
Missouri contest Of 1870, when he turn
ed out every oilicehoider who favored
amnesty, are reflected by Morton, of
course
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Dr.. SnIIITeOIl.

A London print says, the other Sun
day Mr.. Spurgcon, in the course Of his
sermon. "camc down" on the fashion
able congregations who take no part in
the praise of God, but leave it all to
be done by a few voices, or paid choirs.
at is wrctched, II is horrible" said Mr..
Spurgeon, 'to sit in church where
such custom is Observed
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-02-22
Look Out for Squalls.

1t may be well to rc-statc the fact that
the last Legislature passed stringent
law In reference to selling Intoxicating
liquors to minors. The penalty for the
first oil'cnSc is fine of $50, and costs Of
snit including an attorneys fee of $40;
also, forfeiture of license. and dis
qualification to obtain license iortwclvc
months. For the second conviction, per-
petual disqualification.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-02-22
Athens Post Off ct @ Mails.

Up, or Eastern bound Mail, closes at $50 A. ".
Down, or Southern and Western bound Mail,
closes at $50 p. NJ.
Sulphur Springs. via Scwce and Pin Hook.
three times u week--leaves Mondays, Wedncs-
days and Fridays.
Pikeville, via Decatur. Washington 4 Smiths
X Roads, twice wcek-leaves Tuesdays and
Fridays, at u A. NJ.
COghill, via Cantrell's y Roads, once week
leaves Saturdays at A. M, and returns same
day at Bpm.
The Mails for Benton, DucktOwn and other
points In Polk county, are supplied VIA Clcve-
land, and leave that point twice week, Mon
days and Thursdays.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-02-22
Right.

Old Wendell Phillips head was about
level when he said, the other day, speak
ing Of the Republican party: at is the
first sectional party ever formed in the
United States. 1t does not know its
own place, and calls Itself n national
party. but it is not national party
The Republican party is the party of
the North, pledged against the South
to the end OF time
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-02-22
Candidate for President.

il is announced that the Hon. j. u.
Grinnell. of Iowa. who is now in Wash
ington, proposes the name of James f.
Wilson AS candidate for President,
and thinks that he will beat Grant in
the Republican Convention at phiIadcl-
phia.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-02-22
Church Directory.

N. Z. CHURCH. SOUTII-Rcv. II. II. Parker,
Pastor Services every Sabbath; Prayer Meet
ing every Wednesday night. sabbath School in
the morning.
MARS HILL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCII-kev.
J. A. Wallis, Pastor Services every other Sab
bath. Sabbath School in the evening.
NJ. T.. CHURCH, ,"NORTH"- N.G. Taylor,
Pastor Services every sabbath; Prayer Meet
ing every Wednesday night. Sabbath Shoo
in the morning.
BAPTIST CHURCH-Rcv. j. b. Lee, Pastor
Services, Fourth Sabbath in each month. at the
Masonic Hail.
ST. PAUI's Episcopal CHURCH. Rector
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-02-22
DeatI, of Col. TOrbett.

Col. GRANVILLE c. ToRBETT. former.
" connected with the Union anil Amer-
ican, and President of the Bank OF
enncssec for several years, died at
Nashville on .hc 18th. Deceased was,
we believe. Il native of the adjoining
county of Monroe.
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The 2o5t.
Athens. Thursday, Feb. 22. 1872.
ISailr0ad Item.

The election of officers for the Allan
tic and Gulf Railroad took place at Gin
cnnati last week. The old Board was
reelected. A proposition to extend the
road to Mobile met with great favor,
but was referred for further details.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-02-22
An Inccndiary Lynclicd.

A special says last Friday night the
tobacco factory Of Aver n Bro, in Me
Lean county. Nv. wa, fired by an in
rcndary, and the building. containing
sixty thousand pounds of tobacco. en-
tircly consumed The entire town mar
rowly escaped burning. IL a breeze from
the north carried the cmbcr, hundred,
of yard, to the roofs of the dwellings.
Ono Clark, who had Guarrclcd with
Aver. was arrested and placed under
guard. To be examined next dnv. Dur
ing the night n masked party broke into
the room, oycrpowcrcd the guard, took
the prisoner ont. and next morning
Clark was found dead at the foot OF Il
trpp
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-02-22
The Illinois Liquor Law.

The Chicago Times says that the new
Illinois liquor law is "ucmocratc law.
prcdicatcd upon, aud intended to carry
out very substantial and long .rccn@-
ni2cd Democratic principle, namely
that government should have nothing to
do with rights but to assure their great
est freedom to all by providing for the
punishment Of wrongs. This law it
continues, "intcricres with no mans
right to sell liquor. 1t SAYS to him only {:
You must not abuse tie right. for the
abuse Of right is n wrong, and if you do
the wrong, will punish you
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-02-22

THE Hon. John G.. Connor, Repre-
sentative in Congress from Texas, tcs-
titled before the House Postal Commit.
tee that over 100000 was squandcrcd
in useless mail contracts, in one year, in
that State. These contracts were given
to particular men for particular pur-
poses.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-02-22

A FIRE occurred in the Southern
Methodist Publishing House, Nashville.
on the 18th. Loss $4,000. No insur-
ancc. Sixty-iivc persons are thrown
out of employment By this casualty.
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DIR. II. IL. McREYNOLDS

nFFERS HIS PROFESSIONAL SERNI-
~ ces to the citizens Of Mouse Creek and vi
cinity. in the practice of Medicine. surgery and
Obstetrics. OFFICE at Mouse Greek.
April IL, 1sILly.IIG
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-02-22
q. Il. RUSSELL, VI. ID.

OFFERS HIS PROFESSIONALS SERVICES
" to the citizens Of McMinn, in the practice
Of Medicine. Surgery. &c.
OFFICE and residence. one mile east Of
Athens. at the Mayied place.
Oct. 10, 1SIl-3m. 2O3
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Interesting items.

The annual commerce Of the Missis-
thousand millions of dollars.
Rhode Island allow, her legislators
but one dollar day aud four cents
mileage.
a wolf in Illinois killed n hog for n
farmer. The latter rushed out with an
old mu,kct his grandfather used in The
Revolution of lIT aud fired at the ami
NAL, but killed instead n $50 COW.
Tnr New Orleans Republican pa
pcrs read the New York Tribune with
care and profit. They are now calin.
one another Glars" and vampires
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-02-22

The accomplished and Suavc Prince
Gorsachofl, speaking of Cramcr's I'M
pardonahlc conduct at Copenhagen, is
reported to have said "ThiS animal.
thi, hoor, ignorant Of diplomacy, is the
representative of the American people,
an' tie hrothcr-in-law Of the President
OF the United States"
The noble Muscovitc evidently don't
feel good towards these United States,
notwithstanding the vast amount of
ilunkcyism displayed in the presence of
the son Of his imperial master.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-02-22

! have no idea that II we should SO
lcct Democrat he would be allowed tC
take his seat ms President of the United
states. believe the present Congress
which contains majority of the sup
portcrs Of the President in both of il
branches, would count out any number
Of States, the southern especially. whC
would cast their vote for the Democrat
ic candidate whom we should nominate
cast out enough of them TO secure the
election of their candidate for the Pres.
dcncy, and that their President would
be sustained, and they would be sus.
tanned by the partisan spirit Of these
mon throughout the country, because
they would simply say these States were
all carried by the kukluX. Mr.. John
sherman, u senator ordinarily considers
ed Il prudent man among Radical Scna
tors, one by no means rash in his state
montS, asserted upon the floor Of the
Senate, after the last election, that If th,
vote of New York had given the clcc
ton to seymour it would not have been
counted. He made that declaration up.
on the floor of the Senate, and Mr.
Wade. who was the presiding officer OF
the Senate at the timo tha. the ballot,
were counted, was instructed by joint
resolution not TO count the vote OF
Georgia if ii changed the result
Many men, brave men. hot-bloodcd
men, will eXclaim at once, "Why, then
we will take up arms. we will assert
our rights: we will not submit to these
outrageous usurpntionS.' | do not
know what we would do under such
circumstances. think it is best to
avoid such contingency. II We can
save the country by nominating a Lib
cral Republican and clcciing him by
Dnch Il decided majority that there will
he no contest in the count and very lit
tie contest in the campaign, it il our
duty to do so, and to prevent the awful
catastrophe which would arise from the
refusal of the Congress of the United
States to count Democrat into the seat
as President if he was elected, which
would, perhaps, bring about an attempt
at revolution, and perhaps a successful
overthrow of the tyranny Of the party
which SEEKS to establish itself perpot.
ually upon the Government.
In Four Days You Die!
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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-02-22
a Good Word for Local Papers

n Coca NOru 1Or Local laperS.
The New York Times says you might
nearly as well forget your churches
your academies and school houses. as to
forget your loca! paper. 1t speaks to
ten times the audience that your local
minister does, and if it has any ability
at all, it is read eagerly each week from
beginning to end. 1t reaches you all,
and if it has a lower spirit and less wis
dom than a sermon, it has thousand
times better chance at you. Laying, as
it does, OH every table in almost every
house, you owe it to yourself to rally
literally to its support. and exact from
it as able, high-toned a character as you
do from any educator in your midst
IL is in no sense beneath notice and care
for it is your representative. Indeed,
in its character it is the summation Of
the Importance, interest and welfare Of
your all. 1t is the aggregate of your
own consequence, and you cannot ig-
more it without miscrably dcprcciatins
yourself.
The Republican journal., 1872-02-08

tensive that had taken place between
them
just at that time the steamer Editor,
from Memphis, heavily loaded and crowd
ed with passengers, came in sight down
the river. She was at once hailed and
stopped to take the party on board.
Brown had to be removed in a blanket,
the ball having split the bone Of the right
Leg lust upon the edge of the knee Joint,
causing protuse hemorrhage and intense
pain. \ stateroom was placed at once
at his disposal, and he received the most
generous attention from all.
Naturally reioiced that the duel had ter
minated no more unfavorably, a jolly
time was had on board the boat. Several
games Of poker We're imprOvised. Key
uolds' purse was appropriated oy one OF
his friends, and in very short time its
contents We're entirely absorbed
All kinds of reports had preceded them
to St. Louis, which they had reached in the
afternoon. Some had Brown killed and
some Reynolds One was MORALLY wound
ed and the other dying. Brown was car
ried at once TO his lodging, and Reynolds
carried directly home, where he found his
brave wife suffering greatly, yet fully re-
| solved TO bear the worst. She believed
in fighting duels when duels were neces-
sary, and, like the Spartan matt on. would
! have buckled on her husbands armor and
| hidden him go forth to fight and return on
| his shield or come not back dishonored,
Some difference Of opinion existed as to
the direction of Browns bullet. Reynolds
declared that he heard it whistle by his
head, while kennett was equally positive
| that it glanced from REYNOLDS breast,
| and told him atterward that if he had not
fired so quickly and SO surely, Brown
would have squarely hit him on the chest.
| Brown took his wound like soldier, only
! gathering himself together once, and com
press his lips as a man does in extreme
bodily pain
| This was the last political duel ever
| fought in Missouri. Since that time both
! combatantS have been fast friends. The
/ war came and separated them again as
1 widely As they had been separated in the
/ stirring wears of Benton and anti-Benton.
/ Reynolds, with all the enthusiasm of his
nature. espoused the cause of the South
( Elected Lieutenant Governor in 1860. he
went into the Confederate lines with Gov
! ernor Jackson. succeeded him to the Grief
| magistracv, and when the war was over
he marched with Shelby and his 1000
veterans into Mexico taking service under
an English company, and filing the chief
/ position on the railroad running from Vera
\ Cruz to the capital
I Browns career since belongs to the his
tory Of Missouri. Legislator Colonel,
Senator the great apostle Of new revo-
! luton tor freedom, Governor His duel
ling days are over His religion has made
him an Elder in the Presbyterian Church.
/ and Reynolds Is aclose COMMUNICATE ofthe
/ Episcopahan, and both, standing side by
| side a. brothers, are engaged in the cause
liberty. fighting for the Constitution and
the laws