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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-06

THE PUBLIC DEBT QUE>TIoS.-l suppose
that every member. and the public 100. con>ld.
er this as the most kno,:y subject with which
the legislature will have TO grappe. Without
an inkling On which to base an opinion. there
seems to be an almost cou>entaneous conclusion
that the Cour, Of Appeals will decide against
the legislation OF last session, and that the State
is bound TO receive past due coupons in payment
Of taxes. | need not comment upon the coudl-
ton IN which such q decision wi! place the
State There would have 10 be raised petore
and previous to the expenditure .; dollar for
anr and everything else. the sum Of
sso5. $50 ~, yearly, payment of u,eres, on the
sl5.O9o, $40 Of bonds issued under the tucdnE
bill. | say this would have to be paid first,
because those owing taxes will first discharge
their Indebtedness 10 the State with these cou
pons before paving over dollar ID currency =
Rich Cor Fred Herald,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-06

S43.3s5,-s2 %
Sterling debt no:rsq hired 20 be funded, 233-3' "
To,a. deb. Sept. 80, S7!.......s:5.1:o, q
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-06

II registered bonds, e.
y-c,sr.i 10 be COVERT
:b!e into coupon bonds
with coupons r-c-!Ts-
BIZ tu- teX--............
II f-acI'. certificates 30.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-06

Deb, upon which in:e-rs: is ?aya5!.:
On coupon bonds, with coupons re-
ceivab!e for taxes: &C., g. before
stated NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
On registered BONDS issneC before III
Of March, 1872. convertible a: OPP
tor OF holder into such coupon
bonds Observation-Disclosures.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-06

On tTo-.t.rds OF deb, and accrued in
teres: 10 81 July. 1871, ou,sta2t!o-.
which may b- funded Observation-Disclosures.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-06

Ln.i'~siei
Amount OF deb: sli..
tundab.e, Issued IN
Ger. acts prior % the
l7:h April, l-G.. end
under act 0; March
2, 1870 ...................sl."3'
Sterling ceo:............... ;,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-06

Src-,iug Debt :u@>.el C"ce: ac:s Q:
Ma-ca 20. 1911, AID N:.c- :, So:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-06
Public Debt of Virginia.

7 tN'I' z
Under act o: March y,
- liz coupom DpnI-
payable 10 b-sT"r,
with coupon tccc!Ta-
able tor tey-- .......s
Under &C; OF March ~.
1872. IN coupon bonds
payab,e - order. win
coIron.T.cei"ajlri :
taxes. ....................
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-06

- -. 90
S.Oa. -
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-06

Bslsrce = :-ss$"-v s ::Ie,.;.:: -. :. 80
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-03-15
Vhr Supreme Bench.

cciip the following paragraph from
the Nashville B0DHer:
Col. Jas. Il Cooke. of Chatipuoo Il.
ha- been solicited by the press in vari.
Gus portions OF the state to become a
candidate tor the vacant seat OF the SUI
prcmc Jud@c.hip. We have known
Col. Cooke ihvOrahly for mpn\ wears.
lie l. u native Ot TcnncS.er. formerly
from the county OF McMinu n graduate
of East Tennessee University, OF Knox
Vile: was appointed Attorney General
OF the Athens. East Tennessee. Judicial
District by Gov, Nrill :. Brown; was Il
member Of the Legislature in 1871. and
again in 1888: was chairman Of the ,Iu.
dietary Committee. and established u
reputation as LAWYER second 10 none
OF his are in the State. He cOmuiHnd-
ed a regiment in the Confederate army.
and since the war has accepted the sit
unlion and devoted himself exclusively
to his profession. lie is a gentleman of
commanding presence and ackm0w lcdg-
cd ability, and has a host Of friends not
only in East Tennessee. but ia the other
Grand Divisions Of the State. who will
labor Acalously for his support should
he respond to the repeated calls of his
friends and announce himself candi-
date for the position.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-03-15

T + r M E
rHE POST Is PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY.
At rwO Dollars u Year. Payable
i'm Advance.

~ No ,ttention paid to orders for the pa
per unless accompanied by the Cash.
Advertisements will be charged $3.50 pei
square of ten lines, or less, for the first inser
tion, aud - cent, for each continuance. A
liberal deduction madeto parties who adver
.ise bv the year.
IT Person. 'rnling advertisements shouc
mark the number )f times they desire them
aSerted. or they will be continued until for
bid and charged accordingly.
Transient advertisements must be paid fOi
at the time Of insertion.
Announcing names Of 'andidates for ONCE
s5.OO. Cash. in all eases.
Obituary notice, over live ines, charged al
regular advertising rates.
All communications intended to promoted the
private ends or interests Of Corporations. So.
cirties, or individuals, will be charged as ad.
yertisrmcn:s.
jon WORK. such IA Pamphlets. Circulars
Cards Blanks. Handbills. etc., will be exc.
cutted in good style and ut reasonable rates.
All letters addressed to the Proprietor will
be promptly attended to.
Communications. to seruOe insertion, must
he accompanied by the name Of the authors.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-03-15
About FOrncy and Others.

A Washington letter SAYS wv hen For.
ney rcIinqniShcd his cus'om.house po
sltion in Philadelphia there were well.
grounded reasons for supposiug that he
intended to break with GrNnt. There
was n motive, for he is one ofthose men
who calculate. But he is now one OF
Grants chier managers He j. engaged
IN an attempt 10 heal ny the breach ia
the Republican party. Last week he
dincd with Sumner, aud IN hrhalf OF
Grant proilrred y rpcouriiltion. but II
is said that the naughty senator reject
ed them. His fight with Grant is per.
sonal, not political. He was removed
from his chairmanship Of the Commit.
tee on Foreign Relations at the demand
of the President 1t was an insult that
he will never forgive. How Coz. Fornev
may succeed with the other rebrlliou.
Senators must he known hereafter But
evidently there is no concert of action
between Forncy aud such men, for in
stance. aS Edmund, and Conkliug. They
want. If possible, TO drive TrLmhu'l out
Of the party. They hate him because he
owe. shadows them in the Senate. They
wan, his positions on the committees
lie is straightforward, honest man,
and is an obstacle in the way Of their
advancement, and they avail themselves
of every chance to aSsail him politically,
aud this is done with the utmost inso.
lcnce and contumcly. As for Schur1 and
Tipton.lhiS noble parcon>idcr that they
have gone beyond hope. Trumbul had
better join them. He has burnt his
ships and has no means OF return
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-03-15
The Cost of the War.

The whole cost of the war to the
Northern and Southern States from 1861
TO 1863 is estimated as follows: Lives.
100000; property. by waste. dcs,ruc.
ton, etc. S9,00O00O. The gross cxpcn.
ditnres of the United States from June.
1861. to July. 1866. were S5.792 .257. 600.
OF this the actual war expenses were
about >5.3i2. .237.OOO. The expense of
States. counties. cities and towns in the
Northern States. not represented by
funded debts, have been estimated at
S5OO0OO,OO0. The increase of State debts
on the war account was Sl23.0OO0OO.-
The increase OF city, town, and county
debts is estimated at S20O.0O0000. To-
tai war expense of the loyal States and
the national govrrnmcn, SG.lG2. 237, 900.
The estimated direct expenditures of
the Confederate States on account of the
war were S2.O00.00O.000. Aggregate cs-
timated expenses Oft warto the coun-
try, north aud south. SS.lG5.23 237.0O0.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-03-15
The Anti-Grant Movement.

The Saint Louis RcpUbiicon AYERS
that the movement McSsrs. Sumner.
Schurz, Trumbull, Greeley and Comra
ny are leading allowed an unobstruct-
ed field. will not leave anything undonc
that a patriotic Democrat would have
accomplished. NO Democrat" it says.
would mark out better course for it
than these distinguished Republican in
snrgcnts are directing it into. and no
Democrat could ask for it n more avcng-
ing process than it Is making
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-03-15
The Rev. lIutSOn.

A Dispatch from Warrcnton, Vir.
ginia. OF the Sth says:
In the Conference this morning the
ease Of Rev. DR.. llnt,on was called up.
The br. appeared before the bar and
made n statement OF the circumstances
under which he lcli Baltimore. After
much animated debate Committee OF
Inquiry was appointed for immediate
investigation. which will -it during the
session of the Conference. The vote
was three TO one Tor appointing the
Committee.
From the accounts published in the
Baltimore Amc,JcnH. which appear to
have been written with much care aud
dcliberarion, We are inclined to think
the accused guilty As charged.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-03-15
MiScllicvOuS lntcrmcddliny.

1t strikes u that there is q good dra
of sense in the following paragraph
from the Philadelphia Age;
During the civil war, and since il,
close, Congress has assumed the rycr.
else Of many powers and prcrogaivc'
which have heretofore been supposed
TO belong exclusively to the govern
mcut> OF the several States. One Of the
most mi,chirvouS is the granting OF
charters for Railroads in different parts
of the country. liur it roe, s,ill FUR
ther than this, and raises Il Committee
Of Inquiry TO ascertain whether the
commerce among the several States !,
iniuriouSly affected bv any inp,lrpuarv
in the present means Of land transpOr.
inlion. or by any monopoly Or cOmhinp.
iion in the control or ownership there.
oi. or by means OF any iucQui'Gblr rates
of freight, or by mems Of other bur
dcns imposed on such commerce bv
curriers'. Thi, i> apparently a proposi.
liOn 10 take active measures of intcrlrr-
cncc with the state, in matter, pertain.
lng to the management and control OF
their rrSpccljv" railway sr.tcms.--
whether the exercise Of such authority
i constitutional pr not i, Il question we
do uUt care 20 ar-ur, but the exercise
thereof II clearly uuwf.c. State c.i,.
latiou has fora Iong series OF wear, built
up car entire railroad system. Some
of the lnw- passed may lave been bad
and iuDp,Ipr, but ~ Mot rru- ,,, In,,. ,,,n
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-03-15
Ex-Governor Holden.

The Bristol Nr~S OF lat week thu.
does ny the Honorable Holden. late
Governor of North Carolina, but more
recently editor of the Washington
NrOHjcic.
Holden has retired from the wash
in%rou hro0jcic. IN III" NttiDnnl Cap.
iroi. aud under the shadow Of the Pres
ihcni, he has proven himself to bc n
thief of cXtrrmcl, low order. Al En-
l"i@h, with LiiIlcIirId at hi- elbow and
Kirk East Tennessee hlackguards a;
his back. hr was Il magnificent william.
Times have changed, and there is no
one so dead a, Holden.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-03-15
GEN ERAL DIRECT TOR Y
Courts at Athens.

Chnnccry COurt-iIon. y. NJ. Key. chancellor;
Court meets ith Mondays in May and Noy"m.
bcr; J. VI. Henderson. Clerk ana Master, Office
1T residence, Mnin street.
Circuit Court. Hon. John b. IIoy, Judge;
Court meets 2'l Monday, in April. August and
December; John +. slower, Clerk, office in the
Court House.
County Court VIM. q. Horton Chairman;
on r',rly curt meets 1T Mondays IN J0nuary,
April. july nj D'tohcr: Quorum Court meets
1T Mu',d in . ."h mouth; Lon Biz RI, trrk.
uiro IN III" 'oriri House.
Or,rR COUNTY OFFICERS John A. Could,
-h'r'tl: +. W. Ily .cn, Trustee: W. VI. Kelley.
Tax collector, VIM. g. D9ri,. Il 'Gi>tr. iho,.
|h'r'n.n oronrr A. +. nth. PU'li' A"ulin-
itrn"r, ". CITY, Public Gu'r' Jc. j.
in. L ns T..
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-03-15
Temperance.

The Roman Catholic Bishop of Savan-
nah. Georgia. has issued vigorously
written "PcrsonGl," TO the clergy and
laiiy of his diocese, upon the subject of
Temperance, In this document h"quotrs
largely, aud with warm appreciation,
from the Temperance Lecture delivered
by the Bishop Of Newark. New Jersey.
II is encouraging to find n prelate so far
drviating from ecclesiastical routine as
to tell his people that sheath is Cf all
treasures the most valuablc-lhc very
life of life taking care to add that to
health there is no more fatal enemy than
strong drink. and that "thosc who sow
in false joy must expect 10 reap in bit
torupss"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-03-15
flcnii,gctiS.

The ShclbyviIie Hcscac OF last week
SAYS:
\ Young man named Robert McMa.
han. residing a few miles east Of Frank
lin. in Williamson county, AGED about
sixteen, went to school Oh Monday OF
lasI week perfectly well. bat complains
ed OF being lick on hi, return home in
the evening, and died nj 81, O'Clock
lur>day morning The Young man is
.upro.cl to have died irom a di>ca -
known a. Mcacuer,i>. Two youu"
men recently died in 'ommrryllc OF
the >umr disease. 1t alwa>> prove, ia.
tai in a irw in n icw hour, a,,rr taking.
II rarely. il ever. attacks old people.
and from our exchange, We sec that il
is becoming quite prevalent.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-03-15
SC h OOl Direct tory.

CANE CREEK AC,pFMY:-L Location. toghill,
in full view Of Chlhowcc Mountains. Build
ing, sixty by Forty feet. two stories. Library.
New, hut growing, y, volumn~. Bo1rdng
House. IN care of Mr.. j. :. Knox and lndv, three
stories. very convenient. T"arhrr>,J. II Brn-
nrr. Principal: Assistants, Miss VI. NJ. Mryiicd,
Miss SucC CarlOrk. Miss \. j. Vaughan
Pupils, Present Session li;I--in - months 3l3.
Charges, lower than ut my other Institution Of
same grade. 50 far ~ nnOwn. Course of study,
Modernizrd but thorough. \ Collegiate De-
partmrnt will he added 1t close of prrsrnttrrn.
EAST TENN. WESLEYAN UNIvERsirr:-
Location. Athens. on the line of the +. I. Va.
4 Ga. Railroad. half way between Knoxville
and Chattanooga. Building seventy by Fifty
feet. three stories. Library. over 1000 Oume>.
Board. in private fnmilies, including room,
fuel, lights and washing. $500 per week.
Teachers. y 4. Coblcgh. President; Assist
ants. W. T.. +. Milburn. j. J. Marker. II. A.
Atlre. Miss NJ. NJ. liau>child. Miss Mary Ma.
son. Miss Helen lIO>wOrth. Pupils. ~ IN rcgU-
lar daily attendance. Charge. moderate.--
Course of study thorough.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-03-15
CnWhipt of Justice.

4 Washington date .1,.: II has been
stated that y number Of eases prepared
by the Department o Justice against
several cy mouhcrs Of Congress- anl
government officials for rccriying mo-.
ncN iur prosecuting claims against the
government whilc they were II office.
had been dropped. the statute OF limi,a
ton barring them. A number OF .imi-
lar cases are however within the statute.
and, the money having brcm paid out
side Of thc district. the information has
been srU 20 the District Attorney in
the several States where the offences
were alleged to have been committed
with instructions to bring the parties TO
trial.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-03-15
Memphis.

The %cmphi, lppe@ CT the 9Th has
the following:
Since the Mcmphis and Charleston
railroad reduced their rates Of freight.
This market has brru unusually active
in corn and other c.a-,c, OF grain or
drr- hav' hccu .uror. taking aIl the corn
ON the market at hj4h figures. Thirty
thousand sacks were sold to-day at six
ly cent, per hu,hcl This is the resul.
Vi low ircighis.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-03-15
Killed or Drowned.

A Wilmington. North Carolina, dis.
patch says it ia not known there whe.
thcr the .eport of the death OF Henry
Berry Lowery, the notorious outlaw, is
unfoundcd. Additional reports are cur
rent that he was either murdered by his
brother or drowned.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-03-15
a willing soul.

An eastern gentleman who las hab-
il o! presenting ministers wives with
presents Of money, has received the
iollowin. letter:
"D"ar Sir-l hear yOu are the friend
of the pious. am not myself the
wife of a preacher but know one that
i terribly >Docny on me, and If Won will
,crd me $50 to uci my wrddin' t'in's.
! gucss III take him
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-03-15
BOOT AND SHOE SHOP.
G., w. w O Cd

INFORMS TIE CITIZENS or ATHENS
l aud Vicinity that hr hi> nirnrd u Boot and
shoe shop. in J.. 4. Wilson's new Brick Build
ing. near the south Corner Of the square. ir I
room up ,iair- and r,sln c,iully s0li"iis work.
He will IL, none but the hest Material, !,
,nh tr"in hi, experience at the bji.m,-- feel,
confident that h" can give sati. taciiOU
to nll who favor him with their custom His
prices will not br cNOrhtani. but according to
th" rule t0 live and let live. &. ". WOOD.
Athens. Tenn. Nov. ~. 49, 1l-3m-2OS
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-03-15
Ghe 2u1t.
Athens, Friday, March Is, 1872.
The Alabama Press,

A majority Of the Democratic papers
OF Alabama declare for straight ont
Presidential ticket, There il n very re-
spectacle amount Of writing capacity
displayed by the Alabama press, and
sometimes more zeal than Judgment.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-03-15
BEGINNING to Think,

The Washington correspondent of
the New Yorl Uel0H has ihi, remark (:
II England dare not 30 10 war with
us from the danger she world expose
herself to from Ireland. still les, dare
We 20 TO war with England. knowing
how easily She could tan the discomfort
of the South into n new rebellion.
which, with the aid OF England, might
lrlr all Onr nnMrr 10 .llhnmn.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-03-15

They are putting forward ex.Gover-
nor Oglcsby in Illinois as an Admins.
traiion candidate for United States SEN
ator to succeed Trumbull. Good men
like Mr.. TrumhuIl are scarce IL the Sen.
ate. and it would be well enough ;.cr
haps to let him remain there.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-03-15
Nashville and Chattanooga Road

The Nashville BGnnor says: For the
past sixty DAYS the Nashville and Chat.
tanoOga Railroad has had all the freight
i, could possibly move and the pressure
is steadily augmcn!ing. During the
month of January. 800 loaded aud 800
empts cars were sent south over that
road. In February. having two DAYS
les than the previous month. $3.50 load
cd and 400 empty cars we're forwarded
in the same direction.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-03-15
Tri,n ~ IIrrncllinw.

The Shreveport Times uttcrs the foi-
lowing, which, though true as Gospel,
will he news to u great many newspa-
per patrons. The Umcs says;
There i, one feature in the ncwSEa-
per business that the general public
never seem ready to comprehend. name
~ that the space of the paper is the
publishers stock in trade. Hence, pco-
pie very often wish this or that little
notice inserted gru'aitou,iv. when they
would be- disgU.trd if Il customer would
n,k them to throw in = ca,k of bacon
upon the strength Of hi, having pur-
chased box OF candies, ora horse be-
causc he had bought Il saddle blanket,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-03-15
summers Opinion of Grant.

Il am satisfied" said Mr.. Sumner.
"that Grant is n dishonest man. That
is sufficient to justify me in sayiVg mos,
positively that ! cannot and shall not
support him For other reasons he is
unfit to be President Of the United
States. He does not possess the urccs.
sary capacity, He j. ignorant OF the
details of civil government. aud does
not manifest disposition 10 l"aru them.
He i, vcnaI, ambitious. aud vugar in
hi, habits. and possesses cunning
which j. low aud dOggpl. He has "A
strong will. hut il j. never controlled bv
reason. ani hence he becomes per.
verse. and the man when he should be
most Welding aud gtUt'rmNnlv l. most
obstinate aud uumInly Su,h u man j.,
unfit 10 he President o. the United
States. nnd most unfit to he the camdi-
date or the Republican party. He
ought not IO be nominated hN that party.
and shall not be j can help il. | can
not houoraLly support party that viii
sustain such mHn." Ihcgr'> no uucrr.
tain sound about that, mud vet it cones
trom one OF the creates, leaders Of the
Republican party.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-03-15

TnrGE is a Young girl in Virginia
who wears four bullets made into The
form of Maltese cross. which were
extracted from the bodies Of her father
and hrothcr.who were killed in the seize
of Richmond.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-03-15
Ma asonic Direc tory.

Meridian sun I.oig,. No. ~. 4. +. g. A. M,-
sons A. { Rohc-on, Wor-hiptul Master
Regular Meetings l,t and 3d saturday night
in each month.
MrMinn rhnptcr. No. a, ROYAL Arch Mu-on-
John +. slower, High Priest Regular Mrling>
lst Monday night in each month.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-03-15

From 1920 TO 1870 inclusive there were
1,553.S65 immigrants o thcUniied States
from foreign countries, about one half
Of whom used the English language,
one third the German. the other scatter
ing.
Two babies were born in the cars on
The Pacific Railroad during the recent
snow blockade on the western bound
train.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-03-15

AT an Indiana wedding lately. the
choir sang, "Comc. yc di,c0nsoIatc. =
The officiating clergyman feeling awk.
ward about il. attempted to mend mat
terS bv giving ont hymn. hut unlucLi.
". struck into the one beginning, Mis-.
taken souls. that dream of bliss"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-03-15
Coming Rack.

Several persons have returned from
Kansas to their old home. in Sewer
county, disgustcd with their fortune,
and wishing they had never left Ten
ncssee. They say Kansas is rich coun-
try. but fever and aguc are too prcva-
lent to suit momntaincer's idea of
health.
Important Decision in Georgia.
The Supreme Court OF Georgia has
recently announced the following dcci-
sion: Where factor makes advances to
q planter. and takes lien upon the
growing crops. under the revised code,
section 1917 such advances are in the
nature OF purchase money. aud the lien
is therefore Suprriorto to the wiir's title.
where the crop was set apart to her as
personality under the homestead laws,
after il was made.
Republican state Convention.
The Republican State Executive Com
miltcr met AT Nashville last week. and
decided to cali State Rcpuhlirnn Con-
vcution for the 18th Of next NAY. rec
ommrnding that the County Convcn.
tiou-. in the selection o. Delegates 20 the
State Convention. should take the Re-
nuhlrnn vote in the last Presidential
election a. - basis of representation and
that each county he allowed QUO dele
gate. one 'or each additional ihrcc hum
drcd Republican votes aud one for each
'rnr'ionHl portion OF ihat umh"r: the
new couliics formed since lSrS to be
entitled to one nrlrgn'c each.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-03-15

WnEH YOU cant think of what yonr
wife charged YOU 10 bring home, ge.
hair pins. They are always h2ndy in
the house.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-03-15

An undcrtakcr's Office in indianapolis
recently bore ihi, cheerful inscription
on the front door: Conc for dead
man-bscs soo-
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a fiHf recently failed in Boston ow.
ing their landlord many thousand dol
lars. nc not havin. collected the rent Of
;nc store tor several years. in order TO
avoid payment of the income tax there
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SADEIg.s,S AND HARNESS.
MANUFACTURED BY
& f O. W. nj A O.,
"a Z AsDlSabNvhT.LE. TES1ESSEE,

Ills WORK Is ALL GOOD AND jDuRA-
i l bic. and manufactured uf the best mate
rial. Harness made aud repaired Of The hest
oi stock and as cheap ~ such work can he
done at any shop in E,.r Tennessee.
Oct. u. lS1O-if.ljll &. W. MAYO.
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G ood T e m p RS.

Peace Lodge. No. lu2. |. .. &. Trmplnr--
John l.. Atlcr, W. e. IT, Regular Meetings
Thursday night in each week. at Masonic Hall