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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-01-11
Prompt Change OF Mind OF Ticket
Agent

Il
A few days ago atall, rough-looking
mountaineer entered the Union Pacific
railroad ticket Office at Denver and,
through mistake, purchased ticket for
New York via the Kansas Pacific line,
when he wanted to 90 over, the Union
Pacific. He did not discover this fact
until after the ticket had been paid for,
and on asking the agent to change 1t the
latter refused to do so.
You won't change this ticket, then,
won't your
mo, sir, replied the agent; "you
have your ticket, and have the money
for it, and if you want ticket over the
other route you will have to buy it.
Very quietly the stranger twisted his
ticket into small roll very serenely he
drew from under his right coat-tail six
shooter about the dimensions of noun
tain howilzer; coolly and deliberately
he stuck the twisted ticket into the mug
zle Of that six.shooter, and sticking the
ugly.looking thing through the little
square window of the ticket Office, and
almost in the agents face, and speaking
in the tone that left no doubt of his de-
I LeFfNludNiDHf
stranger, thar's that ticket; take It
yourself and change h. or by Cd I'll
blow il clean through You " ~"
The ticket was changed Immediately,
and without any more words from the
agent; and the mountaineer walked
away. saying - jest thought ] could
I induce him 20 change his mind a leetle. /"
] -
The Bottom OF the Atlantic.
The soundings which were made be-
/ tween Ireland and Newfoundland before
] laying the Atlantic cable have made the
| bottom Of the Atlantic almost as well
known as the surface Of Europe and
America. Iii covered with fine mud,
the remains Of microscopic insects, which
win one day doubtless harden into chalk
OF the inequalities Of this ocean bottom,
Professor Huxley says: ia
tits prodigious plain-one Of the
widest and most prodigious plains in the
world. IL the sea were drained of, you
might drive a wagon all the way from
I Valentia, on the west coast Of ireland,
10 Trinity Bay in Newfoundland, and
except one sharp incline, about two hun
I dred miles from Nalentia, am not quite
sure that IL would be necessary to put
the skid on, 90 gentle are the ascents
and dsscents upon that long route From
Valentia the road would be about two
hundred miles, 10 the point at which the
bottom is now covered BY seventeen
hundred fnihsms Of sea water. Then
would come the central plain, more
than enc thousand miles vide, the inc
qualities Of tie surfaces Of which would
s. hardly perceptibie. Beyond fhis the
accent on the Americdn side com
msnces. and leads Coz aboat two hun
drsd mites 10 the Ameftah shore.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-01-11
ASS EASEMENTS.
ASS EASEMENTS.
1873. City Assessments. 1878.
TAXPAYERS MUST FURNISH LIST
OF PROPERTY.
Errors iR Assessments will be
Corrected.

TT is PROVIDED by ORDINANCE:
i ''That it shall be the duty of each and
every person owning or having the control or
management of any taxable property within
the city of Memphis. ,cithiH ten days after being
required 10 do so Jy the Assessors, 10 furnish
correct lst t0riting, under oath. TO the Asses
s0rs, of all the taxable property Of epeIB descrD
ton owned. controlled or managed by him or
her.
Failure to furnish such list in said time
makes each delinquent liable to fine of not less
than S5 nor more than $50 for each day after
the expiration of said ten days.
Ordinance also provides that the Assessors
shall furnish printed blanks for such lists to
those applying for them.
NOTICES Therefore Hereby Given,
That the City Assessors are now prepared to
furnish such blank lists for 1873 doth corporate
year), to all needing them; that said Assessors
will attend at the Mayors office, City Hall, to
receive the return lists, and also to hear objec
lions as to real estate assessments and correct
errors therein if there be any. from the LIST to
the 18th day of January, 1873; on OF. before
which last named day all lists Of taxable prop
erty, as required by ordinance, must be re-
turned to them at said office.
WIN. CHASE,
4 i-4a- TH0S. f. MAOKALL, Assessors
S. NJ. J0BE,
Memphis, Dec. "a. ISL. sS-lll
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1873-12-19
Election of President.

There are before the United States
Senate two propositions for the change
Of the constitution in regard to the elec-
ton of the President--one presented
by Sumner and the other by Morton.
The first proposes radical change 10
an election by popular vote Of the
whole country, thus aboishing State
lines so far as the national Executive is
concerned. and abolishing the office oil
Vice-President altogether.
The other recognizes the Federal prin-
ciple by the district votes, each State
having number Of votes equal TO the
number of Congressional districts il
contains, which it casts according to the
voice OF the several districts, instead of
cae'ing one vote, determined by the
majority or The people or The State.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1873-12-19
'iaf'f ID a'-fH7- - -asa 90 7af aaassaH~
Washington COssIps.

The correspondent OF the Louisville
Couricr.Jouual sends hi> paper tie FOL.
lowing:
We have so many dcfunct idols that
II is q wonder that politicians ever feel
any satisfaction or security IN their posi-.
tons. They never ought TO feel proud or
uplirted, Tor in most cases they appear
To Use TO dizzy heights that they may
have ferlher To fall. There is n provcrb,
Better live dog than dead lion"
lust So Andraw Jah,tsnn, ox-prssi-
rendered n serenade. No President or
Cabinet member was IN attendance. nor
was such the case when The colored
people screnaded Senator Sumner
q week ago. Tennessee ms annouuc.
ed that on Wednesday evening last they
would serenade Horace Maynard. Tho
President, Cabinet, aud other officials
filled one OF ibe parors of The hotel
where the sercnnde was given Why
such Nh unusual distinction was made
in favor of Mr., Maynard | know not.
Should General Grant visit this or any
other city four years hence, he will ind
that, stripped Of hi, power. he will have
no more hold upon the gratitude OF tho
affection OF his party than his prcd6.
cess0rs.
The third.tern idea 10 dying out, aud
candidates are looming up, Already
there are three 10 tho field. The most
prominent is Speaker Blaine. Conkling
aud Morton both hope for The nomina.
lion. Conkling's colleague, Fcuton,
having half way left the party IN tho
las, Presidential election, continues nm
der cloud, so that my Lord Roscoe
has all the pcrsonage. This Is an im~
poriant fact, and will assist The handF
some man In his ambitious designs.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1873-12-19
Sentenced to Death.

MnrsbnI BNzai!e has bse!FT6ltild. Enil
ty Of "the charges of the cap'tu'ation o
Metz and the army IN the open field
without doing all that was prescribed
by honor and duty 10 avoid surrender
and unanimously condemned 10 dcatl
and 10 be degraded from his rank pre-
vioGs 10 his execution"
Before thc Judges withdrew after the
sentence Dazaine said: Il have two
words in my brcast-honor and coun.
try: have never been wanting to this
proud motto during fo.iy.two years oi
service. | swear before Christ that
have not betrayed France"
After judgment had been rendered all
the members of The Court signed an ap.
pnnl for marni,. which ---es ian cd lat el A
conveyed TO Presiden. McMahon. A
later date says the condemned Marshal
refused TO avail himself of the right OF
appeal.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1873-12-19
So hool Directory.

EAST TENN. WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
Location. Athens. on the line of the Il. 7. Va.
Il Ga. Railroad. half way between Knoxville
and Chattanooga. Building, Seventy by Fifty
feet. three stories. Library, over 5000 volumes.
Board. In private families, including room,
tuel. lights and washing. $500 per week.
Faculty: Rev. James A. Dean. President; +.
A. Atlre. ID. A. Bolton, Mrs. j. l.. Mann, Miss
SueR. Crouch W. Il. Turner.
Number of students IN regular daily attend
nnce no. The students are required to de-
claim, read compositions, or speak original ora
t,ons each morning after chapel service. Any
one desiring to attend these exercises will be
welcome
CANE CREEK ACADEMY: Location, Coghill,
n miles south Of Athens, and miles north OF
Chilhowee Mountains. Building, sixty by
Forty feet, two stories. Library, well selected
nnd increasing. rear 700 volumes. Faculty,
Il. Hun, principae W. II. Slack and Miss Sue
G. Cnrlock. Assistants. The former tuition re-
,luccd % per cent. Course Of study M compre-
hcnsvo and thorough as In iirst-class Colleges.
Next term opens September LIST, 1873.
lIIwAssEE CoLIEGE--7 miles from Sweet.
water, u. T.. Va. n Ga. II. r.; founded lSiO;
chartered and now under the care Of the llo.
ston Annual Conference, NJ. II. Church South (;
Rev. j. II. Brunner, A. NJ, President; j. G..
Hicks, A. b., and II. q. Bowden, Esq, Pro-
Ccssors. Law department In charge OF 7. Il.
N. McCroskey, Esq, late of the Law School
pt Lebanon.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1873-12-19
The Devil Tarnea Loose.

The following encouraging pieiarS
emanates from the Nccsho Times aud
was perhaps written under an attack o.
dyspepsia or souie other tor,uriny III.
ease:
From the number of murders. a..
saulis, mobs, rapes, seduclions aud ros,.
berries daily occurring throughout tSo
length aud breadth of the land oae
would naturally suppose that the dcVii
had commenced his thousand wears i,h.
cry. The nost insignificant hamiei up.
pears TO be no. more exempt from dis
power aud influence than the crowded
cities, whore we might most ressoAa bly
expec, 10 be confronted with vice H. lis
most hiaeous form. Il side from the gene.
raj laxity with which the laws arc adtsin-
isiered, aud justice meted o6s 10 evil
doors, there are o,her feasops for this
depiorabie state Of affairs. Men do a,i,
IN u single day, lfecomc nroilcicnis Is ii
all tha, is vile, mud base, aud menu.--
We look upon II as being life.wnrk TO
elevate man TO that position which Gu
titles him TO be hailed rs frs, class
scoundrel, aud in ninciy.niuo cases out
OF q hundred the first lesson Is instllIc,.
at the parents knee. Boys are rurncd
loose IN the public highways 10 gleau
their mental aud moral alImeHI froui
the old hdbituos OF doggcrics. ga mblug
hells and broihels, with as little thought
on the pa:t of parents ms they would
bcstow ona litter of pigs. That iffs
are 10 worse Is not due TO hou o inha.
encc. Any day, aud almost aay boar
of the day, are to be found 5s lie streets
of our tovus uholc iroh.,s AZ k,n.a
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1873-12-19
The Schools.

DR.. Sears, IN his remarks before the
Teachers Association at Nashville last
week, took ground against private
schools" lie is gentleman eminently
qualified TO determine as between the
efficiency Of public and private nstilu-
tuiions of learning-no one, perhaps,
more so. Notwithstanding this, most Of
the schools Of much account which we
have had in Tennessee have been "pri.
vate schools'-aud n majority of those
we are likely 10 have for some time 10
come will be of that character. Our
present system of common schools is
badly defective, in not reaching one of
the chief objects Of its foundation. A
great portion Of those who 'paironizo"
the free schools are amply able TO pay
tuition fees without taxing the labor and
industry Of their neighbors, while ma
ny Of the children of the poor aud i'm.
provident, in town and country, fail TO
avail themselves Of the opportunities Of
fcred. This, Of course, is the fault Of
The parents OF the latter class; but ,he
system rests upoG the idea OF furnish.
ing means Of educating such as are not
able TO educate themselves. IL it fails
to reach these, TO gather them into the
schoolroom, it falls short of the object
intended. We are not in any sense op.
posed to popular education, but we de-
sire the sys,eni so improved that 1t will
lay Hold Of those most in need Of aid,
and II the advocates OF common schools
will advance step aud demand the en-
actrhent Of the compulsory feature, this
paper will give them. an earnest and
hearty support. Without such feature
we believe the system will soon grow
into popular disiavor, and in the end
prove failure. We propose to refer TO
| the subject again.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1873-12-19
New Orleans.

A gossipy letter from the Crescent
City contains the following choice Bit
At the last ball given by "Les Cent
6ardcs." the names Of Governor Kel.
logg aud other prominent officials were
sent into the committee for tickets oI
admission, which was refused on the
gronnd that they only invited ladies
and gentlemen. II Is very ordinary
society q, best that the officials down
here get into. The better class OF color
ed people even keep alooi from thciI
white confreres In Office.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1873-12-19
The Pennsylvania Constitution

Pennsylvania politicians say the Phila
delphia ring will not be able after al
TO defeat the new constitution. II il
feared that the country vote will! not be
heavy, but it will be overwhelmingly ia
favor Of adopting the constitution aud
the honest majority Of the interior will
be sufficient 10 overcome any fraulu.
lent majority which the ring can posi-.
bly, pile up in Philadelphia. This done
the ring will become as poweress as
Tweed Is now.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1873-12-19
A Fatal Mistake.

A near.sighted indianapolis woman
patched her husbands pants with a
cold buckwheat cake that tho children
had left IN her work basket last week.
The color OF the patchwork matched
the original trowscrs, and, as the cake
was tough, the mistake might never
have been discovered, but the old man
got caught in a shower q day after.
wards. The patch began TO swell, he
felt the cold patch On his back, and
thinking 1t was the spinal meningitit
that had clutchcd him, sen, for the doc.
tor who soothed his fears but lie wants
q divorced!
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1873-12-19
A Word for Honest Horace.

The Couricr.J journal has The follow
ing good WORD for Horace MAYNARD, Of
Tennessee:
Horace Maynard will lose nothing by
his display OF liberal opinions. No
man has been more unyieldWg perhaps
more cordially rescntful, than he has
been, but he Is one OF the few Radicals
IN the South wbo'hlve been systemati.
cally consistent. and who whilst occu.
pying high place IN the party OF com
quest. has Ind no persoml share or pro-
iii In plundering. Maymrdg honesty,
Joined TO his want OF spohtanoty aud
magnetism, has stood iTthe way OF his
advancement FOR years. Ye. II isa TACT
that few men are more 0bllgibg aud
kindly disposcd Cold In dcmeAnor,
liigious IN coutrogeroy, lbwering IN ap-
pearancc, often captious aud never sun
nv, Maynard has forced lis way IN pub.
lie life solely by the bent aud power OF
his abilities, which are OF the first class.
His demonstration Of Monday produces
the pleasant effect OF surprise, aud
has ihd lhent OF genuine conviction
In Il.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1873-12-19
A Cheerful View of our Burden
From the New York Timesl

From the New York Times.
Diminished imports, which serve Ia
keep what Is called the balance Of trade
in our favor, also help 10 reduce the
National revenues. From present indi.
cations there Is title reason te expect
that the year which ends With the be-
ginning OF March next will show ANY
percep,ible decrease IN the amount OF
the public debt In fact, IN the event OF
further complications with Cuba, il
might be necessary 10 temporarily in.
crease orr National Indebtedness. But
it shoul9 be remembered that the debt
of the United States is by no means the
formidable burden which we found IL,
say in 1866. The actual elimination dur
Ing these seven years has been large
amounting to over $3.50 100000; but the
weight of the debt has been even more
rapidly reduced by the rapid growth OF
population. On the 3i,000,000, which
may be accepted as tho population In
1866, the debt was equivalent TO n bur-
den OF SSl per head. We began this
month with debt of 80, $50, 1862 0j3. and
our population Is now probnbly Al 500,-
600. On that number the debt presses
with the relative light weight Of SOL per
head. The National debt Of Great Bri-
tain is equal 10 n charge OF Sl2i per
head of the population, aud that OF
France is equal 10 charge OF SIPS per
head. The nominal debt Of these com.
tries Is. therefore, more than double
lha. of the United States, aud, consider
ing the greater difficulty Of earning n
dollar in the old countries than In the
new one, the real burden is at least
three times as great. The check upon
the reduction Of the public debt, due 10
bad trade aad extraordinary cxpendi.
lures, need hardly therefore, excite aiiy
special amount OF dlsquiet.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1873-12-19
From the New York Herald.

Ii Is a matter of common occurrence
for man Ia the full flush OF hcai,ii TO
be calle,l suddenly 10 take an eternal
farewell OF all lha, his Heart holds dear.
est. When this demand Is made aud
the circumstances are such that the
worlds attention Is directed at il, that
world is apt to listen respectfully "a the
words aud watch the conduct OF the
man, and ieei for the moment the empti-
ness Of life compared with the beauty OF
a heroic death. Such spectacle as this
was presented OH the evening of No.
vember 8. Tie scene was the Bay Of
Cuba, over which the moon peacefully
shone. The locality was the Spanish
man. of. war La Tornado. The man was
Captain Jostph Fry, aud tho Transaction
was a letter which Captain Fry was
writing 10 his wife. There are very
few pcrsonages IN this little tragedy--a
man about 10 die, and his wife hundreds
of miles away, unconscious of his fate.
The scene is oae of those paradoSes
which Providence brings about, con-
trasting the beauty and peacefulEess of
nature with the distortion and agony OF
man. That letter has since been pub.
,ished, aud very touching it is. 1t will
be rcpubished wherever the English
language is understood, for II strikes
one of the ,cuderest chords in the harp
Of home affection. 1t is full of that
poetry which somlimes comes to the
most commonplace man or woman In
the sudden prospect Of death. IL is the
pures, breathing of conjugal aud paren.
tai affection, nj IA moment when all the
,lruss subsidies f,ou, oattls passinns and
the heart is left clean aud pure upon the
brink Of the grave. AT that sad hour,
with all tha, is grand and sweet in life
fading away, and the amazemcnt Of the
tomb confronting him, Captain Fry
compressed his thoughts with n simple
eloquence tl.at Is not always attained by
practiced writer even under the in.
spiration of u sympathetic theme lie
AYERS that the anguish Of his wife is his
sole regret in dying, mentions with n
pardonablc pride the proofs Of respect
and attachment he has received, even
from the president Of the court martial,
expresses the satisfaction OF a gentle
man in having been recognized as one,
commends himself to the children
whom he is forever leaving, adjures his
wife TO turn for consolation TO Him alone
fearful agony, bids her
not dread death, for that when IL comes
il will come as an angel Of Fest aud an
nounces with the dignity OF a man
whose face is damp with the breeze
from the unknown world, that he dies
in the religion of his childhood. Wher
ever the story Of the Virginius Outrage
goes the story of the letter will go loo.
1t is letter that many an eye will weep
TO read, and that any man at such an
extremity might envy the power of be.
ing able to write.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1873-12-19
GENERAL DIREC TORY
Courts at Athens.

ohannrry Court Hon. ID. NJ. Key. Chancellor
Court meets am Moudays In May and NOyenl.
bor; j. NJ. Henderson. Clerk and Master. Office
ut residence, Main street.
Circuit Court Hon. John B. Hoyl. Judge;
Court meets I'd Mondays In April, August and
Dccemhel; John Il. Slower, Clerk, office in the
Court House.
County Court-W. Gettys. Charman Quar-,
tcrly 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. Gou'dy,
Sheriff; RIB. Snyder. Trustee: W. NJ. Kelley
Tax Collector VIM. 9. Davis, Register; 'lhos'
Latham. Coroner: w. Gettys, Public Guar
dian; f. l.. Miller, Surveyor and Entry raker.
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AthensPost 0fice--Th Q Mails
Up. or Eastern bound Mail, closes at $50 A.

Up. or Eastern bound Mail, closes ut S.2OA. NJ
Down. or Southern and Western bound Mail
closes at $50 +. NJ.
su,nbur Snrines, VIA Scwcc and Pin Hook
three times a weok--leaves Mondays, Wcdnes
DAYS and Fridays.
PikeviIlc, via Decatur, Washington e. Smiths
X Roads, twice wcek-lcaves Tuesdays and
Fridays, ut q A. NJ.
Coghill. via Cantrell's X Roads, twice week
leaves Wednesdays and Saturdays ut SA. NJ.
returns same day-at bP.M.
The Mails for Benton, Ducktown and other
POINTS In Polk county, are supplied VIA Clcve'
land, and leave ;nat point twice week, Mon
days and THURSDAYS.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1873-12-19
Church Directory.

NJ. Il. CHURCH. SouTH-Rev. W. G. Garden,
Pastor Services every Sabbath; Prayer Meet
ing every Wednesday night. Sabbath School IN
the morning.
MARS IIILL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-kcy.
u. r. Smith, Pastor--Seryiccs I'd ana 4th Sab
bath In each month Sabbath School in the
morning. Prayer Meeting every Wednesday
night.
NJ. T.. CHURCH, ,"NORTu'--Rcv. j. =. Petty.
Pastor Services every ,Subbath Prayer Meet
Ing every Wednesday night Sappath S hool
in the morning.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1873-12-19
The Cincinnati Southern Again

The trustees Of the Cincinnati South.
ern road have advertised for proposals
TO eXcavate n tunnel four thousand feet
long through Kings Mountain, Lincoln
county, KY, by Burnside military route.
The Newport and Cincinnati Railroad
Company have offered the trustees the
use of their bridge acrosse the Ohio,
and the proposition is under considera-
ton,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1873-12-19
Miscellaneous.

II is said Butler dodges desperately
OH The back.pay question, which Is not
remarkable, as he has always Ieen nm
artlul dodger except when money Is be-
ing paid out
Kaiser William could sit his horse
under shower OF bullets, but when II
came TO haviag al aching tooth drawn
he took chloroiornl, and was as nervous
asan old woman.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1873-12-19
The 2ost.
Athens, Friday, December 10, 1878
Gone Back.

The Liberals in Congress have asked
their Radical friends not TO class them
with the Democrats. They have signi
fed that they are willing 10 take such
places on committees as their forgiving
assailants may be pleased to grant.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1873-12-19
Masonic Directory.

Meridian Sun Lodge, No. 80. A. +. & A. Ma
tons-W. NJ Bradford. Worsiipiul Master
Regular Meetings lst and 3D. Saturday flights
On each month.
McMinn Chapter, No. "a. Royal Arch Masons.
W u. McKeldin, High Priest Regular Meet
ings 1st Monday night In each month.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1873-12-19
Farm for Rent.

rNHE SUBSCRIBER WILL RENT HIS
farm miles sOnth N Athens, on Eastn.
malice Creek. to u good tenant. for one or more
years. About 300 acres cleared, with som,
Is 10 20 aarcs meadow land. Partial posses
sion given nt once. or entire NJ an early DAY.
NJ. A, HELM.
Athens, October 10, 1S73.tf-3Ot'
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1873-12-19

Among Tho steady habits OF Conaoc.
ticui is o steady habit OF drinking. Fiji
feen out OF every one who died IN that
State during the past five years wcrc
drunkards.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1873-12-19

II. r. Hosford, Cashier Of Augustus
w. King e. Co, brokers, New York, is
missing with some $4,000 belonging tv
the firm.