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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-04-03
Primary Elections.

The GAINESVILLE Chronicle explains
how primary elections failed in Mont
eomery county two years ago:
Prior 10 the last election, there were
primary elections and the canvass open
ed with Il prospect of harmony and sue
cess; but the disorganizers began their
work, and II soon became apparent that
thousands VINO had voted for one man
primarily, would discard their solemn
pledge aud vote for another. This
wide spread want Of good faith on the
part of so many who had pledged their
vote TO the candidate they had helped to
select, gave tho victory TO the Radicals
and tho shame aud dishonor TO them
splyoe
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-04-03
The County Roads.

Circuit Court for McMinn will meet
OF Monday, April 18th, when it is more
than probable the subject ofpubiic road,
will elicit some attention. If there is
all ovorseer in the county not liable tc
indictment we would be glad TO learn
Ills name that we may hold .tup 10 pop.
ular admiration.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-04-03
Installation.

We have been requested to give no.
tice that Brother Charlton will install
fhe various Grange officers in this coun-
ty, on next Friday, the 10th instant.
The installation will! be public, SO that
all who desire may witness the inter-
cstng ceremonies.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-04-03
Death of Kindrick Sartin.

Young Sartin, who was shot at Knox
vile last week, by VIM. Lewis, died at
s o'clock Sunday morning. Lewis al
leges that he was acting IN self-deiense,
and will probably be acquitted Of the
homicide on that ground,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-04-03
Congressional.

The Louisville aud Portland canal
bill has passed the House of Represen-
tatives. Itprovides for the Federal Gov
crnmcnt taking charge Of the canal as
soon as Kentucky relinqnishcs jurisdic-
ton, assumes bonds and debts, and re.
duccs the rates of toll.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-04-03
Bacon Market,

Cincinnati quotes at 7@7l4 for shout
dcrs, clear sides 9AS st. Louis 7@7il
for shoulders; sides. clear, o. Atm.
Ia, shoulders, S9Sls hams ~ cents.
Chattanooga quotes clear sides nj 10,
shoulders 3. hams IL. Rome, Georgia,
shoulders s, clear sides 10, hams H..
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-04-03
Advertisements.

For the last two or three weeks our
columns have been pretty well crowded
with new advertisements. We will say
one thing for the merchants and bust
ness men of Athens-most Of them adj
vertise literally. and pay liberal prices.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-04-03
Summers Successor.

The Massachusetts, Legislature is still
ballOtiug for Senator to succeed the
late Mr.. Sumner. The vote on Tuesday
stood: Dawes %, Hoar 7S, Curtis 7G
Adams Is. Banks 6.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-04-03
A Rare Proposition.

The Loudon Journal Of last week con-
tanned proposition rare and novel
enough to attract attention. We quote
as follows:
We are not proverbial for strange
doctrines or adopts for choosing strange
bed.fclows; but with The present lights
before us, the duty of the Republican
party IN Tennessee is so plain that we
dare speak upon this subject, and in
giving our views we hold no man or
party responsible, but simply ourselves.
Then we are satisfied, could all alli-
ance be formed by those who supported
Andrew johnson for Congress from the
State at large, and the Republican party,
and agree TO fair division Of honors,
success would crown the effort and by
electing the Hon. Horace MAYNARD
Governor Of Tennessee and Andrew
johnson 10 the United States Senate, a
great work can be accomplished, and
the people of the whole State benefited,
the Ship Of State glide beautifully on
in the still waters of peace and tran
guilty, presenting that grandeur cxpe-
ITIeuccu Only ny PcopIc HaNInS Iull coli
iidencc in the ability, purity, and sound
craftsmanship of their immediate rulers.
And then, after half column more
of the same sort, the article closes with
! the following ticket:
For Governor, Hon. Horace Maynard,
for Congress, I'd district, Hon. l.. e.
Houk: for Senator any good Democrat
who will vote for Andrew johnson, for
United States Senator; for Representa-
tive, any good Republican who will
vote for Andrew johnson for United
States Senator.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-04-03
q o VI Va =. ., CIAL.
Athens Market.

hIHbNb' hpFll :, Irii
Wheat, dull aud lower i.iOai 30 for choice.
Corn O0iO0, Flour $50 for family. New Bacon.
~ eta dull hog round, LAID. In tin cans cts
Butter, 20; Eggs. 10. Meal %: Hay. 81 30 per
100; lbs. oats, 10, for seed. Feathers, llyo
geese, 6Oi BeeswaX, %; Rags. 2 cents; Irish
Potatoes, 1jal.jJ. Sweet Potatoes, Is.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-04-03
Memphis and Charleston ROat

We are indebted TOD. g. Eblcn, Esq,
at ono time n resident OF this place, for
n copy Of the Daily Herald, published
at Dallas, Texas. IL Is a neatly printed
sheet, fully as large as the Eas. Tcnncs.
see daiics, and It's advertising columns
show evidence enough that Il is printed
ina live town.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-04-03
North Carolina,

Tho Daily News received the follow.
ing dispatch from Marion to-day: "Tht
nows has just reached here that shocks
on Stone Mountain were more violent
last nigh, than ut any time since the
commencement Of tho volcanic dlstur.
bancc.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-04-03
The Drawing.

Ticket No. 55,l0i drew the capital
prize in the Kentucky Library Lottery
last Tuesday. The name Of the lucky
holder Is not given.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-04-03
Cheap Transportation.

Tho advocates Of the cheap transpor
ton measure which recently passed
tho House maintain that It's passage
through the Senate will render uncccs
sary tho nforcemont--that II will have
the effect, should IL become n law, o.
at once reducing freights and fares.
Judge lIouk is delivering temper.
ancc lectures.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-04-03
Corn Market.

Cincinnati quotes Corn nj G2@63. ST.
Louis, $50. Chicago, G21i @63 AZ.
lanta, 02I @9j. Romo, SS@02. Chat.
tanooga, 7O@7ljS on wharf.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-04-03
Atheus 2ost.
Athens, Friday, April 8, 1874.
Standardization.

Gold in New York ll324. Tennessee
Bonds, 50 for both issues, Cotton is
quiet at 1917.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-04-03
Dancing.

Reverend Henry Ward Bccchcr
says on dancing ut Is wicked when II
is wicked, and not wicked when II Is
not wicked. In itself II has no more
moral character than walking, wrost-
ling, or rowing. Bad company, uniimo-
ly hours, evil dancers may make The ox-
orciscs evil good company, wholesome
hours, aud home influences, may mako
itavery great benefit This Is, nj least,
n rational view OF tho case.
The latest dispatch from The scat OF
railroad trouble in Pennsylvania says:
Eight hundred troops are here. A re.
newal Of the trouble is apprchended up
on their withdrawal.
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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-04-03
Chattanooga.

The Daily Commercial of Tuesday
says:
One hundred fiat boats arrived from
Clinch and Powcll's river, loaded with
corn, principally. Some few had small
lots Of bacon, wheat and oats. We con.
vorsed with several Of tho boatme en-, and
they decided that the boats would aver
age one thousand four hundred bushels
OF corn, making one hundred and forty
thousand bushels. There arc some few
boats to arrive yet, which win probably
be in to-day.
a steamer arrived the same day with
3, 200 bushes Of corn.
Memphis and Charleston Road.
The Chattanooga Daily Times Of We'd
ncsday says:
We understand that the Southern Sc
curity Company turned over the NJ. &
&. Railroad TO tho Directors of the old
Company at II IN. yesterday, and that
the Directors agreed TO relieve the
Southern Security Company from the
payment Of tho 100000 duo for rent
Of the road inasmuch NJ they saw no
prospect OF ever being able to recover
It, The road will hereafter be managed
by tho old company.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-04-03

or tho 3l7062 soldiers buried in
the national cemeteries, the names OF
l47S23, arc unknown.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-04-03

Col. Bob byrd has abandoned tho wild
hunt for olllco, and gone 10 building
railroads.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-04-03

Jhe favorito drink OF North Carolina
Is Volcanic whisky" warranted TO
blow OIL tho head at The first trial.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-04-03
From the Nashville Banner.

The dispatches every day, without
fail, give US details OF the temperance
movements in various quarters, but il
will be noticed that the woincn's vigor-
Gus rush and onset on The strongholds
OF liquor, which concentrated the coun-
iry's attention for so many weeks in
Southern Ohio, has ceased materially, II
not altogether, and that the Increment
is now taking on various phases of ex-
perimental reformation. The Ohio
movement failed altogether in the East.
In all the larger cities, which are the
homes OF intemperance, the crusaders
are not only without success, but they
awaken spirit of Insult and violence
which, in several instances, has stopped
but just short OF riot and murder. Even
where that movement has been most
successful, II is now said the results
have not been at all satisfactory. 1t is
asserted that there are but two towns
in the whole State of Ohio in which ali
the saloons were closed, and in those
two intemperance still prevails. Toany
one who has looked beyond the excite
ments of the moment, this result will
not be surprising. The movement
from the exclusively religious stand
point, has not succeeded, because 10 The
first place, 1t has not commanded the
unanimous support Of the Church Itself,
many not only of the laity, but Of the
most influential clergymen, both IN the
Protestant and Catholic denominations,
having declined to giveit their sandioa.
There will be urged, in addition to fcse
objections against the merely religious
movement, another danger which has
not been sufficiently regarded. If this
movement fails, as it gives signs dido
ing. then the failure may react against
the Church, and paralyze, more or less,
IFS influence for good in other directions.
IL religious people put prayer 10 the
test in this manner, and prayer fails
to accomplish its object, the result
will be disastrous to all religious effort,
encourage the vicious classes, and in
crease the army of the scoflers.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-08-23
A Bcll-BOy's Destiny.
from the Louisville Courier-J ourna

from the Louisville Courier-Journal.]
We can never know what day is to bring
forth no more can we know what posi- bill
ties there are for bell-boy. Several years
ago gentleman and his wife, residents of
New Orleans, while at the Gait House in this
city, induced one Of the happy bell-boys OF
the hotel to accompany them home where he
was promised responsible yet not laborious
position in their dining groom. Bruce
Johnson-for that was his name-gave
entire satisfaction in his new place,
and might, perhaps, have been there
yet but for an unforeseen cir
cumstance-a tide in his atf;lirs-which sud
denly carried him b. yond the realm of aggres-
sive house-fy to \ sphere which he had little
dreamed OF at the time he had consented to
sever his connection with the hotel in Louis
Vile Not to keep the reader in suspense, he
was called into public life. Gov. Kellogg h d
discovered him. He parted with his en-
ployer to 60 out and help carry the ward.
Then his employer lost sight of him. His
place in the dining room being filled, he might
even have been forgotten in the course of
time. But one night very late, the door bell
rung The person at the doc: called for
Judge Johnson-Judge Bruce johnson. And
that was what had become of Bruce. He had
been made Associate Judge of the Fourth
Municipal Court
The case of Judge johnson is only one,
however. Any louisiana dining room may
at any moment be called upon TO give up its
jurists as Judge johnson was given up. If a
State Senator OF Congressman is wanted, the
dining room is not exempt from the demands
OF the Commonwealth. This is how Louisi-
ana gets So much government.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-08-23

SCIENCE AND THE SPIRITS. At private
party, given at his London house. Sir Charles
Wheatstone exhibited some curious electrical
experiments for the amusement OF his friends,
which would seem to throw some light on
certain 50 called ''spiritualistic manifesto
tons" In dark room, by stamp of his
foot, Sir Charles produced brilliant crown of
electric light in mid-air, while musical instru-
ments seemed to be played by invisible hands,
whereas the sound really came from an ad-
joining room, in which the player sat, and
were made to appear to be produced by the
instruments before the spectators by an inge-
NOUS continuance. A contest between science
and the spirits in their own chosen feats
would be almost as memorable as the cele-
brated competition between Moses and the
magicians. Liverpool Post.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-08-23
For the Buuetin.l
[Fo
HEJENt.

Like sun beam DER my pathway
Came her mild and gentle face,
Eyes that cast retulgent splendor
Round form Of perfect grace.
Dark and silken tresses waving
In the breezes to and fro,
Checks of alabaster whiteness,
With a soft vermiion glow.
With a voice as sweet and sllv'ry
As the ripping of stream;
Or like strains of sweetest music,
AS in fairy land we dream.
Round mouth-so dear, and dimpled,
Plays smile of perfect love,
That it mocks the laughing starlight
Beaming from the skies above.
Sweet angelic nature wooing
Every heart beneath it's sway,
Virtues countless, child of nature,
Formed in Gods celestial way.
Let the muses. tune their harp strings,
Chant their sweet and dulcet lays,
But each chord will cease vibration,
Vain to sound her simplest praise.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-08-23

CLIPPED TALoNs.-The following clever
trick was recently played upon an avaricious
French landlord by a poor wretched engraver
who had got into arrears with his rent. '.Give
me a little time, said the tenant, 81 have dis
returned the landlord, incredulously. GLOW,
piled the engraver, taking hundred-tranc
note mysteriously from a drawer that's my
last piece Of work" Ibid YOU do it?' Ger
tainly." ''lou yourself-and not the Bank OF
Fra zee 2" NO, its my work ''Will you
trust me with it for half an hour" And the
landlord took the note, and hurried off to the
bank. There they assured him that it was
perfectly good, and finally changed it for him.
As he hurried back to his ledger the wretched
mans head fsirly swan with visions Of untold
wealth.
MY good fellow" he cried on reaching
the house, all out Of breath, ''how clever
you are! Why don't you make thousa nd
frame notes. For the very good reason
that have never seen one. THAT need be
no obstacle-here is one. Copy it, and |
will be back here in a weeks time. We will
share it" At the end Of the week the land
lord duly made his appearance. How does
the note get on:" his anxious inquiry.
: Your note. Why l have spent it with two
or three friends, you vagabond Y maiestically
replied the engraver. ''Spent it But"
g No noise, or Ill split And the man e1-
planned to his landlord that he had outrage
ously taken him in, and that the hundred
franc note was perfectly good. He wound up
by advising him to turn his righteousness IN
another direction.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-08-23

1t is said that a large qua nifty of the Bur-
gundy drank in the Ea comes, not from the
vineyards Of the Loire, but from the Pacific
slope An exceedingly good Burgundy is pro-
duced IN California, and there is no reason,
except the prejudice in favor of the imported
liquor. that it should mot be sold for what il
really Il.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-08-23

ROAST DoNKEy.--in an arti ,lo on expert
ments III cookery, writer in Ed5ier'S Mage
zine says: "The report of our experiences eli
cited suggestion on the part Of one distin-
guished alike for classical and culinary loIe
that it would be well to test the quality of ass
flesh. Accordingly, a donkey who had at
tanned the mature age ofsix was purchased and
carefully fattened for the SPACE of three
months, till it became quite pleasure to pay
our daily visits and poke him professionally
in the ribsas Ee put on yet more and more flesh.
At last came the day OF doom. He was pro-
nounced perfect, was duly slaughtered, and
the series of experiments commenced. The
day after his decease his brains were
liver proved superior to that of a
calf All this was well, but our
anxiety was more about the joints, so when it
had hung a week we yentured on a c,dlotte
dane braisSe q h jardipiese, which proved so
attractive that on the next day We boldly at
tackled a roast sirloin, pure and simple. We
felt at once that we had our reward. There
was no hesitation about it. Not only did
roast donkey prove very superior to horse
but without q dissentient voice We placed it
above beef The meat was vtry dark and
rich looking, and fully performed its promises
There was slight suggestion OF venision
about it, and the undereut was simply superb
Our early investigations having thus been
completely crowned with success. it was de-
cided that the second sirloin should form the
central point of banquet whose general
character might be described as assinine."
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-08-23

Prof Smith, at the recent dental convention
in Canada inquired: "Why do teeth decay"
and remarked it was an important question.
We should say SO. And here is another one
"Why do summer roses fade?"
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-08-23

Booths theatre in New York rents for
$4,000 year, and. as the season is only
eight months the rent il $500 per month,
q about $50 PR NIGHT
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-08-23

An Illinois paper reports that romantic
Macoupin country girl thought to Maud Null
lerize and make the meadows swee. with
hay" She stood over red jackets nest as
she swung her little rake. First jump from
the score, eleven feet. Distance TO the house,
half a mile. Time, two minutes.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-08-23

A Western journal thinks that the coming
cremation age will witness a change in the
obituary column of the newspapers. In place
Of the customary notice of funeral and burial,
we shall have something like the following:
90 Tomorrow, at 3 z. NJ. | shall burn my
mother-in- law John Robinson"
Chief of Police Savage, of Boston, who has
kept record of the cases of drunkenness and
the crimes attributed to incompetence in that
city for several years, says that during those
years the Hub has had at one time free rum,
at another license law, at another prohibi-
tory law badly enforced, and yet again for a
time prohibitory law vigorously enforced;
and yet there is no variation in his statistics
furnishing the indication of when one policy
prevailed and when another.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-08-23

Brutes in uniform is what they style the
police of New York. LIZ
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-09-02
THE COBBLEE'S SECRET.

A waggish cobber once in Rome,
Put forth proclamation
That he'd bc willing to disclose,
For due econsldera tion,
A secret which the cobbling world
Could Ill afford to lose:
The way to make IN one short day,
hundred pairs of shoes.
From every quarter to tho sight
There ran a thousand fellows
Tanners, cobblers. bootmen. shoemeu,
Jolly leather sellers
All redolent of beef and smoke,
tAnd cobbler's wax aud hldes
Each fellow pays his thirty pence,
And calls 1t cheap besides.
Silencel The cobbler enters
Aud casts around his eyes,
Then curls his lips--the rogue!-then frowns
And then looks wondrous wise;
"My friends" he says. "'tis simple quite,
Tho plan that propose;
And every man of you, think,
Might learn it If you chose.
A good sharp knife is all you need
In carrying out my plan;
SO cssyis It, none can fail,
Let him be q child or man.
TO make hundred pairs of shoes,
Just go back to your shops,
And take q hundred pairs Of boots
And cut of all tho tops"
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-09-02
SUCCESS AT LAST.

The boy who does stroke and stops
win ne'er a great man be,
'Tis the aggregate Of single drops
That makes tho sea the sea.
The mountain was not Mt its birth
A mountain SO to speak;
The little atoms Of sand and earth
Have made its peak q peak.
Not oil at once the morning streams
The gold above the gray,
'Tis thousand little yellow CLEANS
That makes the day the day.
Not from the snowdrift May awakes,
So. In puppies, red, and greens;
Springs whole bright retinue It takes
To make her queen Of queens.
Upon tho orchard rain must fall.
And soak from branch TO root,
And blossoms bloom and fade withal,
Before the fruit is fruit.
The farmer needs must SOW and till,
And wait the wheaten bread;
Then cradle, thresh and 60 to mill
Before tho bread Is bread.
Swift heels may get the carly shout,
But spite Of all the din,
It 10 tho patient holding out
That m axes the winner win.
Make thisyour motto, then, at start,
Twill help TO SIN Doth tho way;
And steady up both hand and heart,
"Rome wasn't built in day"
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-09-02
ssDONsTsLAM THE GATE.

Now, Charlie, pray don't Taught at me:
But when you go out late,
wish you would be careful, dear,
To never slam the gate.
For Annie listens every night,
And so does teasing Kate,
: 70 tell me. next day, what o'clock
They heard you slam the gate.
eB r3%Et u! < / .5N ,a' b.,
'fwas nearly twelve last night, you know
But now tits very late
We've talked about so many things,
Oh, do not slam tho gate.
For all tho neighbors hearing Il
VIII say our future fate
o. We've been discussing-so beg
YOu VIII not slam tho gate.
For though It may DO very true.
T. I wtsh that they would wait I,..- = +
TO canvass oilr affairs until
Well7-pray don't slam tho gate.
t-gs.AbN ~ " 2. rtFktSTfA T. 3.
AZ least, not now; but by, and by, 49,,
e,IWheii Ia tour house"3 wait .'S
Your coming shall always like
~ TO hear you slam the gate. .T"t. 4
-iitR .ilYtnF{ 80 NE b!tT rT4...
For whether yon, go out or in, ..r..
AT easily h0nr, or late, ~. ai.ys
The whole world will not tease mo then,
About that horrld gate!