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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-08-14
state Senate.

Col. II. b. Yearwood, Of Monroe, an
nouaced himself for tho State Senate
last Monday. Col. Ycarwood lie known
throughout the district as a gentleman
OF intelligence, subtance aud worth, aud
intimately associated with the agricul-
tural aud educational interests of his
section. Should no DO agreed upon as
the candidate this paper will give him
hearty support.
After Col. Y. had announced, aud Col.
+. b. HcElwec had told the crowd that
ho was candidate for County Repre-
sentative, Capt HARRISON appeared and
stated that he was not yet a candidate
for the Senate but would DO so In cer-
tain contingency. He also spoke at
some length aud In on earnest manner
in reference to Federal politics.
Washington county instructs for Hon,
Dota1v r. Thomas,
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KNOX.

Chivalrous Old Knox has felt the in.
spring touch OF revolution aud reform
and elects Matt Swan, Democrat. to the
Sherihalty, by majority Of 727; vii.
lians, Democrat, Attorney General
Lewis, Democrat, County Clerk, and
Anderson, Tax Collector. The other
County officers elected-Bearden, Ma
loay and Morrow-are Republicans
The Chronicle mourns like one without
hope over the defeat of the 'invincible
Gossett," while the Press and Herald is
as happy as monkey with two tails.
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THE COUNTY ELECTIONS.
NIcNIiun.

The election in this county passed OIL
without any unpleasant incident, as far
as we have heard. The result by dis.
tricts will be found on the local page OF
the paper. There were four candidates
for Sheriff: Garrison. Democratic nomi-
nee Rentfro, Independent Democrat;
Witt, Republican nominee; Duggan,
Republican Independent. Garriso"s
plurality over Rentfro, next highest, AZ.
For Circuit Clerk we had John +.
Slower, Democrat, and w F. Hoge, Re-
publican. Slover's majority. 636.
For County Court Clerk there were
three candidates: BLIZZARD, Democrat /;
Dodson. Republican; Oliphant, Demo-
crat. BLIZZARD over Dodson, next high
est, SlS.
The candidates for Tax Collector were
Rice, Democrat; Small, Republican
Kinder. Independent Republican. Small
over Rice, next, 270.
County Trustee-Lowry, Republican,
Latham, Democrat. Lowry's majority,
100.
County Register-Davis, Democrat
Standifer, Republican; Cate. Democrat,
and Luttrell Republican. Davis over
Standifer. IA.
W. ,.-.-- 80 -:-.s-, 20 siai'u La thie
election. In a number OF instances Re.
publicans voted for Democrats; in 9th.
ers, Democrats voted for Republicans
OF course, there is some dissatisfaction
and little grumblng and sore-headed.
ness. But an analysis of the vote shows
that II was miscellaneous sort of bu-
siness, characterized by crossing, swap.
ping and trading all around the board.
There Is very little excuse for complaint
or elimination, especially among our
Democratic aud Conservative friends,
who have secured four Of the six Off
ces filled last week, when they might
possibly have lost them all in square
rigid party fight. So, the least said the
soonest mended. The total vote of the
county was 2,264-the largest cast since
the memorable Senter.Stokes occasion.
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Trouble In Mississippi.

There is probably some exaggeration
in the following:
MEMPHIS Aug, ia special dis
potch TO the Appeal, from Helena, Ark,
received at 80 this morning says: AT
IL O'Clock last night, three ladies' aud
TWO gentlemen arrived here from Ans
tin in n skff. and report considerable
fighting late yesterday evening. The
commander of the post, whose name
we did not learn. dispatched scout OF
twenty-five men on the road TO Coldwa-
ter Station, on the Mississippi aud
Tennessee road and captured picket
of twenty negroes, who were stationed
about two miles from town, aud brought
them in rs prisoners and disarmed
them. One Of them as they were being
put into the courthouse yard. tried TO
make his escape, when no was fired up
on and killed. and In tho melee which
cnsued another negro was wounded,
but not fatally. Later in the evening a
larger body OF negroes advanced from
the South and attacked the town, driv-
ing in the white skirmishcrs to the
courthouse where the main body OF the
whites were stationed. A charge was
made by tho whites and the negroes
were repulsed with loss OF several kill
cd and wounded. The fighting was go.
ing on when our informants left, and
they were fired upon as they crossed
over TO Ship Island.
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eigs.

Our friends In Meigs must have been
fearfully excited and absorbed, as they
forgot to send us the result Of the
county election. II they knew how
much wo love them all--especially tho
women--they would occasionally fol-
ward US items o? interest for publica-
ton. We learn that ] II Fuller was
reelected Sheriff; J N Lillard. present
incumbent, had no opposition for Cir
cult Clerk; q q Robson. reelected
County elk; d Funderburk, elected
Register
wo have nothing Ia regard to the
Tax Collector. or County Trustee.
We subsequently, learned that Robt.
Gamble was elected Tax Collector aud
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Bradley.

Sheriff, Isaac Low; Circuit Clerk,
Hartsell Curry; County Clerk, II
Rucker; Tax Collector, ID Mcdowell
Trustee, - Gass; Register j W Hicks.
Our informant says Low is Radical
Curry, modified Radical; Rucker, Con-
servatiye; Mcdowell, Radical; Gass,
ditto; Hicks Douglass Democratic Con-
servativc. Bradley is gradually cxtri-
eating her feet from the mire and the
clay, and next November will plant her.
self on the rock of ages. We congratu.
late our handsome friend OF the Banner.
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ItOane.

The spirit of revolution mas reached
Old Roane, and that hitherto steadfast
county has almost Topped. A new set
OF officers take the places OF tho old
ones. We don't know what caused IT,
but we regret the defeat OF our friend
Of lang syne, Buck Patton. He is Re-
publican, but that didn't prevent him
from being good man aud a capable
and efficient officer. 1t Is said Bill Civ
ilrights has .een on the rampage in OLD
Roane, aud shaken II from centre to cir
cum ference. The Republican nominees
all defeated, except in one case-tht
Conservatives generally supported the
Independent ticket.
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To the Citizens of McMinn County.

The undersigned citizens of the lin
civil district, in convention assembled,
do hereby earnestly request a meeting
o: the citizens OF McMinn county, re-
gardless Of party or politics, in Athens,
on the first Monday Of September, 1874
for the purpose of taking into consid-
Grafton the legislation needed by the
citizens of said county in regard to onr
public roads, public schools. number
and salaries of county officers, rate ol
legal interest. and anything that may be
considered absolutely necessary to our
interest, peace and prosperity as citi-
zens Of said county.
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I}lettSOe.

r Fl Schoolfeld elected Circuit Clerk /;
J r Howard, County Clerk A M PAYNE
Sheriff; John Hall, Trustee; Thomas
Hall. Tax Collector; Jas. A Ross, Reg.
lister. All good Democrats, as our cor
respondent writes, and elected BY ma
jorities from las to 425 votes. S B Pan
ter and Bud Lea were elected Consta.
bles in the Pikeville District.
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BlOIlnt.

Like Ephraim Of old, Blount is join
ed to her idols, and elects full Repub.
lican ticket--as follows:J p Edmond
son. Sheriff: Will A McTeer, Circuit
Clerk J A Greer, County Clerk; Clns
Logan, Tax Collector;J w Eakin, Trls-
tee j G Hutton, Register.
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Ifhea.

A friend at Washington sends the re-
suit in Rhea--as follows: r L Garri-
son, Sheriff; r G Knight, Tax Colec-
tor; John Howard. County Clerk; G
w Aull, Circuit Clerk; G M ID Spence,
Trustee; Young Colvillc, Register Mr..
Ault had no opposition for CircuitClerk.
The rest of the offices were closely con-
tested, and the successful candidates
were elected by small majorities.
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Kentucky.

A dispatch from Louisville dated the
7th says:
The town of Shepherdsville, In Bullilt
county, was the scene Of great excite
ment on Tuesday last. IL appears that
on election day the friends of Carpenter,
the Republican candidate for county
Judge, distributed whiskey by the buck.
etrul to negroes at the polls. There was
much drunkenness among them, and.
difficulty arising between them aud q
white man, large number Of negroes
pursued him to the hotel, but he escaped.
The disorder continued tho next day, and
in difficulty between the negroes and
Frenchman, he shot aud killed the
ringleader of the drunken mob. The
Infatuated negroes pursued him, and no
also took refuge IN the hotel. The ne.
groes then surrounded II, and with
drawn pistols demanded his surrender.
In tho meanwhile the white people col.
lected. and the danger Of n bloody col
lision was imminent. The negroes final
" dispersed but during Wednesday and
Yesterday whites from the surrounding
country have been coming into town,
and great fear IL expressed that q col.
lision between tho whites and blacks
may occur.
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From the New York Tribune.

From the New York Tribune.
No true lover OF his country can con-
template the condition OF the Southern
whites without the keenest commisera.
ton. A proud and powerful race which
once swayed the destinies of the Repub-
lie, still lies, nearly decade after the
close OF the war, IN certain sections, IN al
most complete political subsection to
the rude un,utorcd men who once titled
their fields aud picked their cotton. In
the overthrow of the Rebel cause grea't
fortunes were swept away, and men
who had counted their negroes by hun
dreds became as poor as the poorest OF
them. and sometimes were fain to ac-
knowledge their former slaves ms their
employers. The whole odifce OF slave
power that had grown to such height,
fell in one crash, and the ruins yet cum
Der the ground. And nine years OF peace
seem, after all, to have done little in the
work OF reouperation and growth
The political rule OF the ignorant blacks
is still almost unbroken.
But their Is n SUMMER side Of this
dark picture. In many respects the flu
ture OF the South was never so promis'
ing as ii is to-day. AT the close OF
the war her people accepted the situa'
ton with frankness which required no
small effort, for IL is the beaten man
who finds IL hardest to forgive aud for.
get; the victor can afford TO be mag
unanimous. But long before the ex-
Confederates ceased TO feel the smart OF
defeat, a few of their late antagonists,
led by Greedy and Chase, had stretched
out 10 them the right hand OF fellow.
ship. What then was considered an act
of political suicide has now become one
of the favorite pastures of the politi-
clans, and the number Of people has
surprisingly diminished who would be
willing TO admit, as the War Governor
of PENNSYLVANIA did the other day, that
thew would not have been sorry TO see
the iudicious use Of tho rope when the
conflict ended. So far has this feeling
melted away that the Union veterans
hailed with delight at enc OF their re.
cent meeting a proposal that next year
the close Of the first decade Of peace
should be celebrated by u reunion Of the
Blue and the Gray Of q more friendly
character than those to which they
had been accustomed, and this has been
followed by stray propositions that an
effort shomld 6o made TO gather as-issat''tt
ms possible of both armies ut the Cen
teniah SO that the sun which rises on
our hundredth birthday bids fair to be-
hold a wholly united people.
The remedy for her political evils
lies in tho hands Of the South herself
for no one else can help her. The com
mon school means death TO carpct-bag
governments; and If tho people viii
but bidc their time. the slow,
steady work OF education and enlight-
eminent will render black and white
equally Git for the duties of citizenship
and divide oetwcen them the honor
and the responsibilities which the on'
now refuses to share with the other
The twaddle about third term ongh
not to divert them for moment from
the serious task they have on hand. -
Appeal to stolid President or a be
nigh,ed Congress must be equally fruit
less. The work is before you, brother o
the South!
TrouhIe I'm MiSsiSSiUpi,
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Monroe.

Sheriff, 10 Il Houston, no opposition
Circuit Clerk, E T. Griffith, no opposi'
ton; County Clerk, Arch Mason; Tax
Collector, Il ID Wilson; Trustee, | I
McSpadden; L d Malone, Register. All
Democrats.
without disparagement to his success
sor, wo regret the defeat Of our old
friend. Thomps. Hicks. Ho was an ex'
cellent Clerk, and had held the Office a
number of years, before and since the
war.
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For REPRESENTATIVE.

Nimrod Dodson announces himself to
day as candidate to represent McMinn
county in the lower branch OF the next
Legislature. Mr.. Dodson is a substan-
tial ard thrifty farmer, intelligent and
p,av.IUa,, anu Is man oI slerIing intcgri-
~. If elected, he will represent the
county well and wisely.
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Bacon.

The Bacon market is climbing--sides
and hams retailing from the stores here
at Is cents. Quoiable in quantities at
12@l2T. Western market also adj
vancing. Louisville quotes sides at
1871, Cincinnati 1874.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-08-14

We have mislaid the returns of Ham.
ilton county. We believe two regular
Democrats, three regular Republicans,
and one Independent Republican, were
elected. Capt. Champion, The Sheriff
elect, is Democrat.
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State Convention.

The Democratic Convention to nomi-
nate candidate for Governor will meet
at Nashville next Wednesday, the 10Th.
We trust there will be full delegations
from this and the adjoining counties.
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Athens Cost.
Athens, Friday, August IA, 1874.
Wheat.

We learn that Robson & Nixon, OF
this place, have purchased, during tho
present week, 1880 bushels Of choice
white wheat at Sll0-for shipment. T.
F. Gibson has also purchased some lots
at LILO for white and LOO for good red.
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Polk.

Sheriff, J B Brock; County Clerk, F
e Lindner; Circuit Clerk, j G William
SON; Tax Collector, A ii Matlock ;
Trustee, G B Smith; Register, VIM W
Dodd. All Democrats, and elected by
handsome majorites.
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London.

This young and vigorous county elects
a full cabinet Of Republicans, though
by partially reduced msjorities.
John King, Circuit Court Clerk, re-
NJ Mourfeld, County Court
Clerk ; George Liitleton. Trustee; John
CARPENTER. Tax Collector; l. McLe.
more, Register. Turner, reelected She
riff by small majority.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-08-14

Omaha has mysterious aud ghosily
"Woman in White" She frcquents tho
cemetery, hits the sexton on the back,
asks where her children are, aud sinks
into grave. She has been twice fred
at without effect aud the sexton talks OF
resigning.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-08-14

The weather for the last few days has
been simply intolerable, Tuesday tho
mercury marked 90ya; Wednesday, dit
TO. The astronomer at the University
says tho earth 10 passing through the
tail of that coincidence the intense
hnnf
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-08-14

John Erwin Trustee. All Democrats.
Meigs is the star you sometimes read
about, chat never yet hath paied Its ray
or darby SET"
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q o VI VI n M CIAL.
Athens Market.

ATHENS. August 10. 1874.
Corn scarce ~ cts, Flour 3.0la3jO for family,
Bacon, IOto AZ hog ronHd. Lard, In tin cans
1sA cts; Butter ljcN, plentyi Eggs, Meal pO'
iIay, so per 100 lbs. oats, ~, Feathers,
live geese, So IIceswix, Is; Rags, 2 renls~
W heat, red 90: white t.l0.
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Kansas.

ATcuIsoN, Aug. 1.-The grasshop-
crs have literally devonred everything
in Northern aud Western Kansas and
Nevada. The damage Inflicted on veg
citation is far greater than In 1866. Tho
corn crop throughout all this region Is
totally destroyed.
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James.

This county elects Jesse A Green She
riff Sam. Yarneil, Circuit Clerk; Jack
Heaton, County Clerk; - Lewis, Tax
Collector; S Blair, Trustee. Green and
Blair are said to be Democrats.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-08-14

We have to thank our friends Of tho
"trundlc.bod tribe" for an invitation 10
tho watermelon festival at Cleagc's Hall
Wednesday night, and regret we could
not be present.
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From the Nashville Banner.

A writer in the Nashville Bulletin has
been making some investigation into the
profits Of certain local Offices, and finds
that, after deducting the necessary ex-
penses for clerk hire, etc, they are in
round numbers and reasonably estimat-
cd as follows: Clerk and Master, 5000 {;
County Court Clerk, $1,000; Circuit
Court Clerk, $1,000; Criminal Court
Clerk $4,000; State and County Tax
Collector, $4,000; Railroad-tax Collcc-
tor, $4,000; Jailer, $1,000. The same
proportionate sums are Doubtless paid In
every county of the State. There are
ninety.three County Trustees in the
State receiving not less than 81 900 each
for services that could and would be
rendered for nothing by any local bank.
There are twenty-five courts in the State
which could be abolished at a saving OF
fifty thousand dollars per annum. A
general reformation Of the judiciary and
judicial expenses, II Ia estimated, could
be made TO save the State over half
million dollars annually. Two officials
of the State government, receive in per-
duisiies this term, above their salaries,
as much MS seventeen thousand dollars
each. II Is further estimated that there
are six thousand useless and superfluous
salaricd officers in the State that could
be dispensed with without detriment TO
the public service. tits further es'imat-
cd that the expense drumming the coun-
" government in Davidson, Is over sew
eniy thousand dollars more per annum
than /. cost before the war, when the
section was rich aud prosperous. Now,
If these are facts, what more eloquently
suggests the importance Of an economic
cally inclined reform Legislature? This
Is something that appeals to the business
common sense oftbc public. What are
they going TO do about IL?
According to tho newspaper biogra-
phies of him, Theodore Tilton was born
In twelve places in Massachusetts, seven
places in Connecticut two places In
New Jersey, aud all over New York.
lie was more born than to be borne
with yet, wi,bal, TO judge from "the
great catalysis," would do him no hurt
l.. IL 4. ..n..ll Ia Lie hnr., amin
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The caterpillar has made It's appear
anco In several cotton fields Of Levy
and Alachua counties, Florida Rust
has also appeared. aud the prospects arc
not so good they were two weeks ago..
Marshal Bnzaine escaped from his Is.
land prison last Snnds v.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-08-14

One Of the most effective Instruments
of Republican corruption in the South
tho registration law--has been sus-
pended in Arkansas by thcConstitu'ion-
nj Convention.
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Several communication omitted for
want OF space this week.
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A letter from Cogbill Of the 9Th in'
slant, says:
Had copious rain to-day. Corn and
cotton have improved in appearance
very much IN the last two weeks. Tho
weld on some farms will be over an
average,
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Washington county instrucb for Hon,
Dorsey h. Thomas.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-12-04
BaItimore Cattie NIorIxct
WEDNESDAY, Nov o. 1874

" EDNESDAY, Nov. %, 1874.
BEEF CATTLE The market this week has shown
some little activity at times commencing with
,ne wholesale operations. butbefore great W bile
became dull, particularly for the common grades
good butchers Cattle and Stockers were some
what hrmer, though not higher than last week
buyers taking hold of those grades at times ou;te
ireeiy. Good Cattle we're much less pleutiful.ihan
las' week ana The common grades more numer-
Prices to-day for Beef Cattle ranged as fol-
lows Best Beeves at 37@S6 75ethat GEN
orally rated first quality 37(aS5 37-medium
or good fair quality 25@S4 37-ordinary thin
Steers, Oxen and Cows oOC0S3 25 inferior
ana lowest grades Of Cattle 'COGOO OO-gen-
erai average Of the market to-day 81 25eex-
IRENE range of prices 3 OO(GSC rs Most of
we sales were from 81 TO So 90 n 100 lbs
VI the receipts 925 head came from Ohio. 2O7l
from virginia, 562 from West Va, % from Md.
- from tennessee, 30 from Pennsylvania and
1913 from Kentucky, making the total receipts
Tor me week 2609 head, against 45O3 last
week, and 1903 head same time last year. OF
the offerings e29 head were taken by Baltimore
butchers, 0s5 sold to York co.. (Pa dealers. and
$40 TO Eastern speculators-total sales for the
week PAPA head, against 2759 last week and
27S9 head same time last year
Cows.-We quote Milct Cows at 4O6S6O per
head, and fairly active.
! Hoes The market has been fairly supplied
and sales freely made at prices varying little
from those OF last week, the top prices of our
last report not being obtained in as many cases
and the market, though 6rM, can scarcely be
quoted suite az high ms then. The quality, it Is
tue, WIS hardly as good as last week, tops for
Philadelphia shipment not being rs plertiful.-
! We quo at 75G19 40, and extra Hogs at S.
| 10 per 100 lbs net with fair prospects OF n con-
tinuance OF these rates. Receipts for the week
G955 head, against 1915 last week, and 10, O46
head same time last year.
! SHEEP AND IAMBs.-The market for Sheep was
quite dull this week at most Of the wards There
is Eastern demand whatever. and that for
| home consumption is rather meagre, some few
| top Sheep have brought higher prices, but they
show no change quality being considered. The
demand for stock Sheep has almost wholly sub
SIDED. We now quote Sheep at 4CG5l cents, aud
extra 81 cents per 10 gross. Stock Sheep OOM
81 % per head for common to good Lambs
at 00(9S3 80 per head, Receipts this week 81 50
head, against 1868 last week, and 1859 head
came time last year.-Sun
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-12-04

or the 9Th ult., by the Rev. w VI. Seibert, at
the residence of the brides father, on Lost River,
Mr.. JACOB TEgrs to Miss MARY ELIzAn&rH SEE, all
of Hardy county.
On the 10Th ult., by Rev. Henry Hoffman, Mr.
THOMAS GELsog to Miss ANNA BELL Sco-r, al! of
Mineral county.
OF the same day, by the same minister, Mr..
STEWARD DUNN to Miss MARGARET BEVERAGE, all
OF the same county. The Keysre TyiJane adds ::
Her days WORKS Dunn His Beverage won.
On the 18th ult., by Rev. George Scamucker,
Mr.. =. c. BoGGs to Miss MARTHA s. HEApRIcK.
On the leth rlt, by Rev r. H. Tlenming,
J. CHAT BoGGs to Miss DELLA WILSON. On the
10th ult., by Rev. S. R. Snapp, Mr.. AMBROSE
SMITH TO Miss MARY BLAND. On same day, by
Rev. George Lambert, Mr. SoLoNoS Nick to Miss
MARY G. LAMBERT. On the 22u! ult., by Rev
5. Il. SnapP, Mr.. WILLIAM II DAHMER to Miss
MARY a. MALLow all of Pendleton county.