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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-03-22
Rc-Districting.

hNN-'iNsi i'Ni'r'
Our entcrprisng friends Of ihc Knox
vile CtrOajcic give the following as
the First, Second and Third Congress
Sional Districts, agreed uron in Com
miltcc:
First-,Johnson, Carter, Washington,
Sullivan, Greene, Hawkins. Hancock,
Claiborne. Granger, Jefferson, Ham
bin and Cooke.
Sccond-Scvier, Knox. Union, Camp
bell, Anderson, Scott, Morgan, Cum
bcrIand. Fcntress, Ovcrtou, Clay. Jack
son. Macon, Smith, Putnam, White and
DcKalb.
Third-Blount, Loudon, Roanc. Mon
roe, McMinn, Polk, Bradley, james,
Mcigs, Rhca, Hamilton, Marion, Sc
quatchic. Blcdsoe, Van Buren,, Frank.
lin and Grundy.
According to this arrangement the
First District, taking the last guberna.
torial election rs n basis, will contain
n population Of 1900, and a Radical
majority Of jOO-a prcpondcrance toe
small to make the reelection Of the
Hon. Bu,lcra dead sure thing.
Sccond-Popnlation, $4,000; Demo.
cratic majority, 5000.
Third Disirict-population, $4,000
Democratic majority, 200.
1t will be seen that the Second Dis
trict embraces q geographical extern
that will make it quite interesting af
fair for our friend, Mr.Mqynard, should
he feel inclined to risk another race
which he will hardly do. The Third
contains the same number of counties
and Democratic majority sufficiently
large and reliable to make the nOmina.
ton matter of deep interest TO Con-
grcSsional aSpirants. of whom there arc
said to be several. Hut the above ar.
rangement may undergo some material
alterations before the bin is perfected
and we only refer to it because our
Knoxville contemporary has riadc the
subject al occasion for a little partisan
criticism. which. to say the least, was
premature and hasty.
Since the above was IN type, a bill has
been Introduced changing the ar
rangcmcnt somewhat. a letter states
that "thcrc is considerable dissatislac.
ton. and it is doubtful whether the bill
introduced will pass both houses The
trouble seems to be principally about
the Seventh and Eighth Districts. The
Committee on behalf of the House has
been discharged and a new one appoint
ed. A similar course will probably oc.
cur in the Senate.
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state Executive Committee.

The Democratic State Executive Com.
mittce is called to meet ut Nashville on
Thursday, the 2Sth instant With all
respect, we think the time fixed upon
will be none too early. There is an
amount of apathy and Indifference
among the people Mt this time not at all
indicative of n lively campaign and
some decided action is necessary to en-.
list their attention and interest. We
presume the Executive Committee will
suggest some positive line Of policy,
and take steps in reference to n state
Convention, ~ such an asscmbIagc is
necessary to nominaicprcsidcn'ial Flee
tors. and also a candidate for Governor.
It il at least time TO begin to think about
such things, and 10 initiate some con-
cert Of action, the necessity for which is
becoming pretty manifest.
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The Grccncyille Horror.
Correspondence Knoxville Chronicle. }


MoRRlsTowN, March 10. 1872.
The mystery OF the terrible murder
which occurred at Grccneville, Tennes-
SEQ, IL no longer hidden in darkness.
Our village was aroused las. evening by
the report Of pistol, and tho news
soon spread like wid-hrc that the Ma.
son murderer had been killed by the au-
thoritics. The facts, rs near rs your
correspondent can obtain them, arc
about ms follows:
MCssrs. Jas. =. Mercer and Jas. +.
Dobson,. Deputy Shcrilfs, arrived in
town I'd tcrday morning, in search of
suspected person whom they suppos-
ed had dir. cd his steps toward Nor
ristown. GHo. Simpson, the suspected
person, came in town about dark and
went to the barber shop Of Nathan
Smith, and, after shaving, paid his bill
promptly and started out the door
where Dobson and Mercer. who had obs
tanned clue to his whereabouts, were
standing: and rs he started out tho
door they demanded him to surrender.
lie Immediately started to run and was
fired upon by both-onc ball only tax
ing effect in the right thigh, sevcring
the main artery. Death cnsucd at 1924
=. NJ. He was questioned by Prof. A.
w. Wilson. DR.. &. II. Magcc aud others
and replied rs promptly as could be
expected.
lie told them he brought hammer
from blacksmith shop above Greene
vile and went to Mason's store with
the intention of msrdering him for his
money, surprising by killing him he
could obtain more money. lie Knocked
at the door and Mr.. Mason answered
the call. lie told Mr.. Mason ''hc want
ed to buy some meat" Whcrcupon
Mason took the light and went back to
Il back room where he kept his bacon,
Simpson following carrying his ham
mcr. He struck him Immediately on
his entering the room with the hammer,
breaking his skull. lie died Immediate
~. Simpson then took the safe KEYS,
Invested Mason of his watch, &c, and
then proceeded to rifle the safe where
the money was supposed to be.
There was found on his person three
hundred and thirty-one dollars and
twenty-five cents, with numerous other
articles, recognized as the property of
Mason.
lie stated that ho was persuaded by
his sister and Joe Carter to commit the
deed, and that they were implicated,
and that he divided the proceeds" with
them. That his sister took numerous
articles out Of the store, but he YVES not
able to tell what all she did get.
lie walked from Geenevilc to this
place, via Lick Creek and down Nolla-
chncky river. His body will be re-
moved to-day by express to Grceneville.
GREEEEvILLE, March ia large
amount of goods which were taken
from Mason's store have been discover
ed around Rebecca Simpsons premises.
She has made q full confession, and
she and Carter have waived a prclim-
mary examination and have been COM
mtted.
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Killed Him Instantly.

The Cuthbcrt, Georgia, Appeal of the
18th instant says:
DR.. f. f. Colzey, of Columbus. shot
and instantly killed a young man by
the name of Charles Ligon, for making
discourteous and improper approaches
to his daughter. Atthe the preliminary
trial DR.. Colzoy was admitted to bail on
bond of $4,000.
Served the scoundrcl right; and, in
promptly taking such action, DR.. f. f.
Colzcy has brought society in Columbus
under such obligations as can only be
cancelled by Immediately justifying the
deed.
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Atlanta Market.

ATLANTA. GA. March IS. 1872.
Corn, white 93a!4. Wheat. none in market.
Oats. - per bushcl. Hay, per ton. S3ia",-
Flour per Dbl. superlne I.5Oas.0o; family 900
40 90: extra family 9.5Oal0.0O; fancy l0OOalo.50
Corn Meal. 95a0i. Bacon clear sides SAa0;
shoulders ~; hams 12al3. Lard. in tierces
lOalOl5; in cans 90. Butter. l5a22. Eggs. ia
10. Feathers. 60aI0. Dressed Poultry. Tur-
keys 10; Chickens l2H.
Corn. demand good; stocks light. Oats scarce.
Meat in good supply market weak. Flour.
in good demand. Hay scarce rnd wanted
Eggs. abundant. Butter. in good demand il
choice rolls.
Respectfully.
STEPHENS FLYNN
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Political Gossip.

A special from Washington to the
New York Times says the friends of
Jas. +. Wilson. of Iowa, are very active
in the movement to secure his nOmina-
ton for the Vice Presidency at Phila-
delphia. A prominent politician stated
recently that he was positive President
Grant favored the nomination of Wilson
for the position. Which, if true. is en-
news for the retiring Colfax.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-03-22
Democratic Silence

The Louisville COWjer..JouUm SAYS
"Thc Radicals are becoming FESTIVE I'M
der the silence Ofthc Democrats in Con-
9rcss. There Is assurcdly certain power
in silcnceas n general producer of eff
fccts but at the present moment il has
special valIc, which the Democratic par
ty is wise enough 70 see and profit by.
It's ominous for the Administration. Ii
bodies no good for Grantism. which,
having signalizcd many of its worst cor
ruptons by stolid reticencc, has been
at last forced to open Its mouth and
grow garr,ilous in self-dcfcnsc. The
Democratic member of Congress who
shall prove himself the best orator is
he who keeps his mouth shut closest
and longest"
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A Word.

We may as well mention now as any
time that all communications intended
TO subscrve individual or personal in
tercsts. TO secure an insertion in our
columns must be paid for as advertis.
ing matter. The reason for this deter
mination will be obvious to every re-
fleeing mind without any further re-
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-03-22

A Washington dispatch Of last Sat-
urday says: "The campaign in Con-
necticutis exciting much interest in po-
litical circles. Senators Ferry and Will
son and Hon. ID. W. Voorhees, take the
stump in that State next week."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-03-22
Sale of Railroads.

The Knoxville and Charleston Rail
road and Roge.svillo and Jefferson
Railroad were sold at Knoxville, OH
Wednesday. The first to II. j. Steers
for 100000, and the other to Vice Pres
ident Jaques, for the East Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia Railroad, for $685.
NM
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-03-22
Bleeding South Carolina.

The record of oppression in South
Carolina will blackcn the history of the
United States as long as there is memo
ry of civil liberty. The sway OF Rad
icalsm has never been more tyrannical
or the rule Of the opprcssor more grind
ing than in that State for the past sew
cral years. TO rob citizen ofhls free
dom and place him in bondage worse
than criminal is but the easiest work
with the Grant henchmcn there, and al.
though the vile deeds that stand as q
burning and perpetual disgrace to re-
publican institutions have been multi
piled til they are without number, yet
the hellish work goes OH, and the ilcnd-
like appetite seems Unsuitable. We ex-
tract the following from an article in
the Union TmeS:
For some weeks rumors have been
rife that number Of our citizens were
soon to be arrcstcd--one was that four
hundred warrants had been issued, and
that the Deputy Marshal was only
awaiting orders to serve them.
AT the time of going to press our
streets are nearly rs free from people
from the country as they are on the Sab
bath, although the Court is in session.
Business of all kinds is completely alta
standstill, and every one is expected to
be sent 10 jai8as Kuklux. A friend
from the country informed us ycstcr-
day that all farm work upon six or eight
farms in his ncighorhood had been
abandoned and the hands discharged, AS
the owners were not willing to risk
money or time in preparing for their
crops while in such state 0funccrtainty.
A Il feel that an arrest amounts to SEN
tcncc fora term in the Pcnitcntiary whc-
thcr guilty or not,
A more disastrous blow could not
have been inflicted upon the country
than that of renewing arrests by the
United States authorities. Quiet and
harmony prevailed among the people,
and all classes had begun to settle down
in peace and good will, but the old sore
has been re-opcncd by the probe Of
partisan and personal malice and per-
sccuion, and there is no knowing when
the putrid mass will cease to flow or the
wound be permitted to heal.
There is danger that Union County.
if left undsturbcd. will 90 strongly
Democratic next Fall, and it is probable
that this danger will be removed, by
driving away as many white votes as
possible, and, to make sure, putting a
large number of Democrats where they
will not be allowed to vote. A few hun
drcd dollars in each county will accom-
plish this Infamous work.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-03-22
Death of Col. Charles Forsyth.
Social Equality in Mississippi.

The civil right bill. giving equal
rights to all persons in all public con-
veyances, hotels, theatres, ETC., in Missis-
sippi. became "a law on Saturday last.
A negro and his wife, to test the law,
took q scat that night in the theatre, but
w ara N; apto6
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-03-22
The Next Governor.

We copy the following from the
Jackson wing and Tibuae!.
Some Of our contemporaries in Mid
die Tennessee are becoming greatly OK
crciscd over the matter of n successor
to Governor John &. Brown. We can
not perceive the necessity for any other
succession in the approaching election
than himself. lie has certainly done
hi. duty in the position he occupies,
and, If he desires q reelection. is by all
means entitled to his own succession.
This paper is not the organ of Govern
or Brown. or anybody else who aspircs
10 political position. and has spoken in
his behalf solely because we honestly
believe tina, the public good will be
subSrrvcd by his reelection. But we
notify our friends in Middle and East
Tennessee. that if Gov Brown is to be
ovcrslaughcd, West Tennessee will put
in her Just and equitable claim to fur
nish the next Chief Magistrate. Per-
haps Madison county may contain the
man.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-03-22

This paper appeared few day' ago
in an entire new dress, and enlarged to
seven columns to the PAGE. We don't
wish 10 natfrr Mcssrs. Kirby & Gam
bic, bu, congratulate them upon the i'm
proved aud handsome appearance Of
the Times. and upon the substantial
evidences of patronage which its col
umns display. Their newspaper press
j. one of the best we have ever seen.
and their facilities for doing al kinds of
Job work equal to any in the South, IN
saying this we know whereof we speak,
having taken n pretty thorough look
through the establishment last Tuesday.
Chattanooga is live town. and it now
has daily paper worthy the largest
and most liberal support Of its citizens,
and which we are confident they will
rot withhold. Price Of Daily, ten dol
lars year.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-03-22

HORACE MAYNARD, having misrepre-
sented the people of his adopted State
for dozen years with unparalleled zeal
and consistency, it would be, according
to the Republican organ at Knoxville, a
great outrage to make District that
would endanger his reelection.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-03-22
That "By1e."

The Cnthbcrt Appeal says: "Ilon. Hi
ram Warner has recovered so far as to
resume his seat upon the Bench" Now,
Jim. the Judges friends wonld be glad
to know if it busted" or did the poor
fellow undergo the painful use of the
knife?
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-03-22
An Earnest Word
The GAINESVILLE Chronicle gives ut
tcrancc to the following:

The GAINESVILLE Chronicle gives ut.
tcrancc to the following:
The people read the proceedings OF
Congress, tecming with disclosures Of
the basel frauds. practiccd upon them
bv those they have selected to foster the
prosperity of the country, guard its lib.
critics and maintain its honor. does nc
patriotic impulse prompt them to hurl
the corrupt ring from power! Ifnot.
they deserve TO be slaves, and the soon
er the iaet rivct il fastened upon thcil
rccrcant limbs the better. When pa.
triotism becomes extinct slavery is the
fitting doom of the cowardly and de-
graded masses who prefer It to the boon
of freedom once enjoyed and baslcy sur
rendered. TO the patriot, one hour OF
freedom is worth more than all the
gilded visions which treason to liberty
can present TO his mental vision. There
are no Catos in this degenerate country
nor is there Brutus to avcngc the tri-
umph of TYRANNY on the field Of Phar-
salia. where the liberties of Rome made
the final struggle against the armed
hosts of the victorious dcspOt. The
light of the Roman Republic was cx-
tingniShed by sea Of blood; ours,
more ANONYMOUSLY, is smothcred in
pool of moral filth. The patriots of
Rome contested every inch of the dcs-
pots advance, ours have yielded to the
love Of money. and the gildcd trappinos
of place and power-bartering their
country's freedom for a mess of Treas
urv pap.
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co M Il h GA L..
Athens Market.

ATHENS. March 81.
Wheat l.lOal. 60; Flour, 4.OOa5.OO; Feathers
brisk 3Oa5O; Bacon hog round IA cents
Lard SAP in demand; Corn 60. loose; Meal IS.
wanted; Fruit-Appes cents per lb, Peachs
es la6; Butter 10: Eggs TO- Dressed Chickens
cents: Turkeys 10; Hay. baled 100. Oats 80
to Is. Field Peas 100. All kinds Of Produce
i'm demand,
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STEPHENS 4 FLYNN.
Augusta Market.

AUGUSTA. GA. March 10. 1872.
Wheat. red .S5al 90: white 2.OOa2.lO. Corn.
9ja9I. Oats. 6SaI0. Bacon. shoulders 615ai {;
sides SASH. Dry Salt Meats. shoulders ~.
sides I. Lard. iicrcrs. loyal. Flour, super
fine I.I5aS.2 extra S.50aS.I5; family o.OOa9.jO,
Respectfully, j. O.MATHEWSON
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The Geneva Arbitration.

An official statement from London
says the American reply, though firm
and friendly, is unyielding and demands
submission to the Geneva arbitration of
the question whether consequential
damages shall be admitted and discussed
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-03-22

AN emigrant train, frcighted with pas
sengers for California, passed here We'd
nesday evening. Emigration is beating
immigration ten to one. What is tho
Bureau about?
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-03-22
Ath:ws 2ast.
Athens, Friday, March %, 1872.
ADOIOgctic.

Absence during the greater portion
Of time since our last issue will be suf-
Geicnt apology for nou-attcntion to sew
cral matters of interest this week.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-03-22
The Cincinnati Convention.

Some of the papers seem to have con
fused the time of holding the Cincin-
natl Convention, and have set il before
their readers MS the 9Th of Nav. The
Convention meets on lst of May.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-03-22
The Lesson of New Hampshire.

The Chicago Times in commenting on
the Democratic defeat in New lamp
shire says the defeat is abundantly COM
pensated by the moral which it affords
This moral is embodied in the obvious
deduction that the Democratic party
alone stands no shadow ofchancc TO pre-
vent the reelection Of Grant. 1t infers
that the hope of rescuing the country
from imperialism and corruption de-
ponds solely on union of all elements
of opposition. TO secure this union. and
to achieve victory which it almost as
surcs, it asserts that it is necessary that
the Convention at Cincinnati shall re.
cognize the wide and spontaneous cx-
pressons of popular APPROVAL that have
been elected by the selection of the
candidate which was made at Columbus.
War between Two States.
Council BLUFFS, March lS.-Omaha
HAS CNllCu IL '-ldtC VI 4NCDliS-
ka to take steps to force railroads ter
minating in Council Bluffs to recognize
Omaha as the eastern terminus of the
Union Pacific, and place where transfers
are to be made; and the papers suggest
an Interstate war if it come to that.
The excitement is intense on both sides.
Omaha and the Northwestern road
proposes to ship goods to and from the
East via Sioux city, a rOut sixteen to
twenty hours longer then by the direct
lines TO Council Bluffs. The transfer
boats are busy transferring goods from
the Iowa road to the Union Pacific with
regularity, promptness and dispatch.
No delays are experienced although the
completed bridge stands idle as vet.
Death of Col. Charles Forsyth.
The Mobile papers of the 18th an
nounce the death of Col. Charles For
syth, the loved and last commander of
the veteran Third Alabama Regiment,
the Secretary of the Cotton Exchange
Board the Commercial Editor and the
Editor-in-chiief of the Mobile Regis
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-03-22

Cor. REEVES. ur'ihc GrccHeyil,e SEN
t1ci. was along Il day or two agc, en-
rOut" for Nashville.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-03-22

J. e. STANTON has suod newspaper
concern at Montgomery for libel uam-
agc, alleged at $4,000.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-03-22
Graphic Mt Least.

Wendell Phillips has this tc say of the
great railroad manipulation:
Your great fcllow-cltizcE. whom
some people irrevercntly call Ton Scott.
is Mt the hc,h of n company controlling
S3jOUO,OOJ. He places one hand on the
Atlantic and the other on the Pacific !;
his influence extends from Saginaw to
Mobile. and when he walks eastward
from the Golden Gate The wind Of his
coat-'ails topples over State Legisa-
ture ut every stride
1T is not altogether true that the Fec
ond Congressional District a. mapped
by the Knoxville Chronicle. is like
Pomeroy's steamboat, ninety miles long
and one mile wide.
Cor II ,yyrru il pttblishel IN cpo,i. -
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The Texas Pacific

There seems to be no doubt that, since
Col. Thos. A. Scott has taken the wires
ia hand. the Texas, or Southern Pacific
Railroad will be speedily put through.
The Waco, Texas, Journal makes this
reference to il:
From what we gather from our OK.
changes. Tom Scott proposes to make
the Texas Pacific Railroad a reality. 1t
has been a myth long enough. and i,
this last change does not result in some.
thing better than the Fremont and Ro.
berts management. we would advise
everybody TO hush about the Texas Pa
clflc, and prepare TO freeze. if they
should be compelled TO journey Cali.
fornlawards on the Union Pacific
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-03-22
The AppOrtiOnment Committee.

L nc hpIWTtiOIIiilcnJ NOIilIlllttcc.
We were much surprised 70 find the
following paragraph in the Nashville
Union and american of Tuesday:
We regret to learn that the Commit
tee to re-distrct the State progresses
boisterously and slowly. A report has
been agreed upon finally, after much
travail. The meetings have been pub
lie, and while not more tcmpcstuous
than usual under such circumstances
their publicity has been somewhat to
the diScrcdit of the party. UntOrtu-
naicly there seems to have grown up a
rivalry between Congressional aspirants
which will, we fear. prevent the pas.
sage of am bill The Legislature was
called in'extra session for the especial
primary purpose of redistricting the
States so that our districts should con-
form to the requirements of the act of
Congress. If the General Assembly
should permit geographical divisions or
the aspirations of rival candidates to
prevent the prime object for which
they were convened. the responsibility
be upon them and not upon us.
We have too much confidence in the
good sense and patriotism of the Cen
eral Assembly to suppose that they will
fail. from immatcrial considerations. to
promptly discharge the important du-
ties for which they were called together.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-03-22

Cot. BANTER is published to speak Mt
Chattanooga next TUESDAY OH the qucs.
tio:s of the day.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-03-22

Nrw iorK. 20th-Gold lO9,, N
w.. Cot'on22'.. Tennessee Bonds
GG', for bot issues.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-03-22

GREEHEvILLE, March ia large
amount of goods which were taken
from Mason's store have been discover
ed around Rebecca Simpsons premises.
She has made full confession, and
she and Carter have waived prclim-
mary examination and have been com
mittn1
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-03-27
The Department of Voice Building and
Voice Culture

VIII be under the sole direction Of Mr. W. H. Daniell
late Or Master of the church Of the Advent IN Bos
ton and tenor olost He will the Streeter method
Of Voice Building, by which such phenomenal results
have been oh aimed, TO convince those who have
quained themselves with it. that q new era is at hand
Ia matters of singing Being teacher and singer of long
experience thoroughly ind,rsed and recommended nv
DR. Streeter able Exponent of his method. and a
conscientious teacher of correct style pupils may-fy
upon positive advancement He will Ike his special
aim To rain his pupils not ol sing songs. bu to sing
in Quarttte which is less easy Yoics VIII be tr.npi
to endure for lie time. VIII eli in these DAYS Of
strainug Of voices, cannot he too highly priced Ie