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

We commend the following, which
appears as communication in the Gal.
latin Examiner, TO the readers atten.
lion:
There have been political parties in
our government ever sinee its founda-
ton. Whether they are good or an evil.
| do not propose AZ the present to dis.
cuss. Conventions are part of the
machinery that ali parties have used TO
carry out their political purposes, aud
elevate their favorites 10 power. In
their nature aud normal workings thew
are well adapted TO these purposes
The theory of Conventions is, that the
sentiments and views of a majority OF
a party are reflected by the Convention
In practice this Is often far from the
truth. IL every delegate should repre-.
sent in the conveation tho views of n
majority OF his district county or State.
there could be but little objection TO
conventions. If this is not done, what
10 thv iuasVu. Ir Tho 4~".An,i-.. ...--i--
badly, let us inquire into the cause. and
see il there is any remedy. was a, a
county convention short time ago
1t being County Court and being The
day that the candidates for county OIL
GERS were TO speak, there was q large
crowd. At the proper time the conven.
ton was called to order. A lawyer
was elected president. Another law
yer, secretary. A merchant vice.presi.
dent. The crowd was then invited to
attend the sitting OF the convention
which would be up stairs in the Court
House. which invitation was accepted
by not more than one dozen men. The
object of tho convention, was TO ap-
point delegates to the Congressional aud
Senatorial Conventions, aud also to a
convention 10 nominate a candidate for
Governor. But the resolution adopted,
and the instruction given the delegates
in regard TO whom they should vote Tor,
represented the views of only the said
dozen. And when the people of Ten
nessee shall read in the proceedings OF
the State Convention that the -
party OF - county through their dele
gates cast IFS vote for General b., for
Governor the exact and literal fact will
be, that one dozen of said party (whose
number is twelve hundred) through
their delegates voled TO nominate Gene
raj Il. for Governor.
But whose faul: is il that the dele.
gates did not represent the views of a
majority of the party. Upon whom is
the blame to rest, Certainly upon the
mass of the people themselves. 1t is
through their apathy aud indifference
that demagogues have so often useG
conventions to carry out their own sell
fish purposes. The great mass Of the
people seem to forget that civil aud re.
ligious liberty was purchased by the
blood Of our forefathers, aud committed
TO them rs a precious inheritance to be
preserved aud transmitted to their pos.
terity. Apathy and indifference among
the masses Is one OF The worst signs OF
the times. I'VE don't know the worth
OF water ill the well goes dry" Aud
we realize not the blessings of liberty
until they are lost. Z.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-08-14
Rhea County.

A portion o. the Democratic aud
Conservative voters OF Rhea county met
at the Court House IN Washington. on
Monday, August Sd, for the purpose OF
appointing delegates TO the Democratic
State Convention TO be held at Nash
vile on the 10Th Of August ,ad 90,
TO the Congressional Convention at
McMinnville, August 9th,
Tho object of the meeting having
been briefly explained by S. J. A. Fra.
zier Col. j. r. Neal was called 20 the
Clair and II. A. Crawford requested to
acl as Secretary.
Upon motion, the Chairman appoint
ed Committee OF nine to select aud
report two suitable persons from each
civil district of the county, TO attend
.eGh Of the Conventions. The follow
ing Is the list OF delegates appointed by
the Committee and confirmed by this
Convention:
DELEGATES TO THE STATE CONVENTION.
w 6 Roddy. III b Heiskell, Thomas J
Brown, j A Abernaity. r 4 Cooke, II
G NJ Cunningham. q l. Mcpherson. p &
Miller. 10 S Evcns + Paine, N q Al.
len, II w Colville, J II Cra wford. w I
Purser. w A Johnson, + Waterhouse
Il & Gannaway, JAS Deatheridge, II II
Mcdonald, A w Moore.
TO THE CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION.
Jas johnson, Saml Robinson, b Pc.
ters Arch McCaleb, w g Carson, w NJ
Clack. w T Gass. VIC Mitchell. w p
Darwin, II & Day, S J A Frazier, II N
Gillespie, Geo l. Tucker, A w Frazier,
w I Broyies, Danl Hodges, w n Mar
ro.t, VIM Lee, j w Williamson, q w
johnson.
On motion, the Secretary was erder-
ed to furnish copy Of these proceed
ings to the ATHENS Posi- and CLEvE-
LAND BANNER, and request them TO pub
lish the same.
Adjourned sine die.
j. r. NEAL, Chm'n.
ii. A. CRAWFORD, Sec'y.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-08-14
A Printing Press at Mount Ararat.

The printing press encroaches upon
all places aud at all times, and il
really is not 40 very remarkable that n
newspaper has been established at the
foot Of Mount Ararat by the American
pilgrims, and is giving forth news to
the world. Whifls from Ararat is The
title of this enterprising journal, and
il contains some curious and interesting
local topics, quotes the price OF girls as
wives In the Armenian villages, varying
from E2 to GIG. and discusses the pleas
ant notion tha the world rests on n
large OK, which, being irritaled by fly.
tosses its head, aud thus causes earth
quakes, and the belief Of the natives in
the neighborhood Of the Mount that
impossible barriers surround Ararat
TO prevent its being desecrated by NOR
tai feet, while angels keep guard on the
summit lest one piece Of the indestructi.
BILE wood Of the ark should be borne
away.
If Whins from Arara; has Stanley
or O'Kelly on its stall there Is no doub,
that we shall, at last, discover the posi-
ton Of the ark, and that some hair from
the tail of the OK that supports the
world will be brought up to the snr.
face. Journalism, now.a-adays, Is sy-
nonymous with enterprise, aud to pub
lish newspaper under the very shadow
of Mount Ararat, aud not discover the
ark, is simple impossibilty of modern
journalism.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-08-14
The Crops.
" '' Nh+hA, ~
Ii. A. CRAWFORD, Sec'y.

The New York Tribune publishes an
elaborate crop review which affords an
encouraging prospect for the present
year. 1t shows that the cotton crop
though not quite up to the gener-
al average Of the years :nce the war,
while increased facilities for cultiva-
ton and improved methods make it
probable that !he yield will continue to
increase steadily hencerorward. The
extension Of cotton culture into new
regions such as Kansas, has proven
practicable and remunerative. The pres
poets Of the corn crop are also promis-
ing. Though late in some States il is
now coming rapidly forward, and a
good yield is confidently expected
The promise Of sugar and rice is excel
lent IT, Louisiana, IN spite of desolating
floods which afflicted that State. The
crop Of wheat is unusually good, and
now the harvest is almost completed, it
is estimated that the excess over last
year will amount 10 some twenty-five
million bushels. Altogether, remarks
the Tribune, the prospect is so favora-
bic that sanguine people may be par.
doned for concluding that the pinching
times consequent upon the panic are
ending and that better days are coming
for the community; but they must not
count on high prices Till they have
gagged the foreign demand.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-08-14
The Railways and the Grangers.


A New York dispatch says "the con.
ference of railway magnates at Sara
toga recently, 1t is understood, had OBJ.
iects in view OF much greater impor.
tance than the arrangement of uniform
rates of freight and passenger fares.
The real purpose was mutual consulta-
ton, with view TO some combined de.
fensive movement against the aggres-
sion Of the Western Grangers, Gentle
men who took part in the conference are
very reticent as to what was said and
done; but enough has leaked ont TO
warrant the belief that the representa-
tives of tho leading roads were in ac-
cord rs to the necessity Of doing some
thing, and at ouce 20 arrest the hostile
current Of legislation which threatens
tho great interests which they represent
with disastrous results. For'once Com
modoro Vanderbilt, Col. Scott and the
Erie people are in harmony, agreeing
that the crisis was upon thom, aud must
be met, and, that being the fact, II was
better TO meet tho enemy at the West,
than to wait until he advances into
New York, Pennsylvania and the East
crn States. What the plan of campaign
ia no one but themselves knows; but, if
what we hear whispered be only half
true, il cannot be long before the order
will be given TO "move on the enemy's
works" The general effect OF railway
shares has been favorable"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-08-14
Oddities,

" ;lty enemy wrong thee, buy each Of
his childten drum.
An Oshkosh Judge got four bars Of
soap for marriage fee.
An Illinois womad committed suicide
because no circus company had visited.
her vicinity for two years.
Its too bad that the Mayor of Grass
City, Knnsas, is dead for the local pa
per saws that "ir he hadn't but one chew
Of tobacco he'd divide it with FREUD"
Sad thing TO lose your wife" said u
friend TO n neighbor who stood nj the
grave Of the dear departed. "Well. toll
erably sad" replied the mourner, "b,r
then her clothes just tlt my Oldest girl"
North Platte was once virtuous aud
happy town; not swear was ever
heard there, aud the people 5ra spent
their time In preparing for heaven.
Now all Is changed In an evil momcns
a brass band was organized.
When stranger stands or public
square in Denver, spils on his hands
and cries ont: Climb on 10 me by
thousands!" even the postmaster pullr
of his coat TO make the response suo1
cess.
A wag, with the word "whoa,"
brought horse ,lriven by a young mar
to dead stop. That's a tue horse OF
Yours" says the wag ayes, n pretty
good sort Of animal, but he has ono
fault. He was once owned by butcher,
aud is sure TO stop whenever he hears "
calf bleat."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-08-14
Orderly People.

There are persons who arc never easy
unless they are putting ydr books and
papers in order--tba, Is. according TO
their notion Of the mat,er-~and hido
things, lest they should bo lost, where
neither Che owner nor anybody else car
find them. This is sort of magpie ia.
Guilty. II anything is left where you
can find II, IL is called litter. There is
pedantry IN bouscwifcry ne we'll as In
the gpavest concerns. Sir Walter Scott
complained that whenever his maid-ser-
want had been in his library, he could
not set comfortably to work again for
several days.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-08-14
Jhe gost.
Athens, Friday, August IA, 1874.
Polk County.
The States in the Senate.

The Philadelphia Press prints a table
showing that eight Sta,es-New York,
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Missouri,
Indiana, Massachusetts and Kentucky
containing 1920 l55 people, have on.
ly sixteen Senators in the United States
Senate, while all the other States, TWEEN
ty-nine in number, contain only 1SS25,.
4S3 people, and yet have representa-
tion of fifty.eight in the Senate. Neva.
das 42,49l people are equal in the Sem
ate TO New York's 1882, ,759. The Press
remarks: ITO prevent the extension o.
this gross inequality, in the opinion ef
the Press, is case Of State rights in
which there will be no division of EEL
ing or parties in Pennsylvania, New
York or Massachusetts,"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-08-14
From Knoxville.

The Friday down train brought the
following short aud sweet" from Old
Knox;
Swan beats Gossett $50. That secures
Thornburgh the race for Congress over
MAYNARD. Tho railroad employees all
went for Swan. Our black-and.tan par
ty is gone up--higher than GiIderoy's g
kite.
or course, lhe reader will understand
that the above is from Republican
source.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-08-14
Corn.

Two million acres OF corn have been
planted this year in excess oc last years
acreage. The increase is 6 per cent. OF
the whole crop. 1t is largest In the
Sonth inv percentage, aud In the West
in acres. The condition Of The crop Is
good in tho West, qnd elsewhere varia-
bic. These facts are furnished by the
Department of Agriculture at Wash
ington.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-08-14

A romantic New York girl thought
to Maud Mullcrize aud rake the mca-
dows sweet with hay" She stood over
n yellow jackets nest as she swung her
lite rake. First jump from the score,
eleven feet; distance TO the house, half
A mile. Time, two minutes.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-08-14

For the last FIVE harvest years the
quantity OF wheat aud wheat -four ex-
ported from the United States has been
larger than usual, aud for the year which
will cnd with next month the exports
will have been the greatest ever known.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-08-14

The laws arc best respected in those
communities where only good, moral,
firm, upright and intelligent men are
elected TO administer them.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-08-14

In politics as in rcligion-ibe Janus'
faced hypocritc is more fatal TO the or
gaGizution than dozen opeu, manly OPP
ponenta,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-08-14

Success in life Ia very apt TO make us
forget Tie time when we were not much
II is just 30 with frog on jump; ho
can't remembers when he was tadpole,
but other folks eau,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-08-14

p. w. Voorhees,, the tall Sycamore Of
The Wabash, has taken the stump in In-
diana against Senator Morton. The
campaign opened at Tero Haute last
Friday maht.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-08-14
Wheat.

The Grange Outlook of last week
contained this item:
"Thosc who are skeptical enough TO
doubt the compactuess aud cohesive
power OF our organization, need only
DO referred to the significant fact that
to-day not bushel Of wheat can be
moved at present prices. This magic
influence has passed along from one
end OF the vast column to the other. IT,
vain have dealers endeayorcd 10 break
our ranks by offering one dollar and
fifteen cents. They might as well sing
psalms TO n dead horse" as TO attempt TO
buy at these figures"
Middletown transcript., 1874-06-13

The mixed train will be run subject to delays incident
to freight business aud will stop only at stations where
time Is given. H. r. htNNEti
Nav e-iy Superintendent
Middletown transcript., 1874-06-13
sesnns For
- Sassafras River.

vTNHE steamer "TRUMPETER will, on and
l. after Monday, June sth, leave Georgetown
at n. M. Buck Neck at 10 n. M, and all the
intermediate landings on the route one hour ear
licr than heretofore arriving in Baltimore at
D. IN. Returning, will leave Baltimore at her
usual bour-10} a. m
We sincerely trust that the friendly relations
hitherto existing between the steamer Trumpe-
ter her patrons, and the public generally, may
never grow less for the pcrpetuation of which
we will ever be found striving our very best.
mar lily WIN. CUNDlFF, Capt.
Middletown transcript., 1874-06-13
Summer Arrangement t.
1874.


DAILY TRIPS TO PHILADELPHIA.
nN and after Monday, June LIST, ,.>rsf.s..i@,
" 1874, the steamer "MAJORes--lssse-zIszss+
REYBOLD," Capt. P. Reybold, will
leave Salem every morn (Sunday excepted) 90
I" Delaware City, 6 40
% New Castle. 7 %
:" Pennsgroye, 90
Chester q 8 as
Returning. leave Arch ST. Wharf, P. NJ.
Philadelphia, 2 80
Chester. ; 80
Pennsgrove, 10
New Castle, D 90
Delaware CITY, s 525
Fare from Salem, Del. City, and New Castle to
PHILADELPHIA so cents
Excursion Tickets TO return same day, rs g
Fare from Pennsgrove TO Phiada., 80
Excursion Tickets, to return same day, so
Fare from Chester to Philadelphia 20
Stages for ST. Georges, McDonough and Odes-
81, DEL connect with the steamer at Delaware
City. Fare 81 90.
Stage for Shsrptown and Woodstown connects
with steamer at Pennsgrove Fare 15c
Stage for Allowaystown connects with steam
er at Salem. Fare 75c.
Stages for Wilmington connect at New Castle.
Freights at low rates.
gy- All lost goods must be reported to the
captain within days. June ely
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-05-03
The Happiness of Heaven.

This is the title of an invaluable little
work by Louisiana Jesuit, that is to say
by Jesuit father residing in st. Louis
but native of this State, and we hope
| that every Lousanian who can read will
study it well. The style is beautiful,
clear and simple but it is not of the style
that we would speak: it is of the substance.
No Christian can, we think, give it fair
perusal without feeling of far more init
mate relationship between himself and his
future home than ever before experienced
The vague ideas, sometimes absurd also,
so prevalent on the subject of Heaven,
give way, on reading it, to clear, reason
able and perfectly correct views. One who
has never before studied the subject will
be astonished to find how much of posi-
tive knowledge about it has been given to
men.
This little book is not only instructive,
but charming reading. So vivid and, as it
were, tangible is the picture given of af-
fairs in the glorions life, that strong de-
sire is aroused to go and witness the rap
turous joys depicted. Many lesson of
true philosophy is also taught for profit
able application in this world. The rich
and the mighty are shown that their sta
ton in this life will have no influence at
all upon that assigned to them in tue next
the wise, the eloquent, the intellectual are
told that natural gifts will not contribute
in the slightest degree to their grade of
happiness in eternity 80 also, the poor,
the infirm, tho deformed, the dull of in
tellect, the despised of this world, are
taught that the eight of glory" will be given
to them not according to the poverty of
their endowments in life but according to
the fulness of their merits. We are
made to see that God has no regard to
the gifts that He has bestowed on men,
but only upon the gifts they have
bestowed on Hin. He cares nothing
for their wisdom or their genius,
things that He himself gave them but
deligbts in the obedience, eacrifce and
love which proceed from their own free
will.
We should truly regret to think that
any Christian had been SO near enjoying |
the great boon of reading book like this,
and had not avaled himself of the oppor-
Unity. 1t is published by John Murphy |
& Co., Baltimore.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-05-03
The Novena of PilgrImages.

This beautiful devotion increases in
force and expansion as it goes on. The
attendance at the Church of the Immacu-
late Conception 1.-THE Jesuts) last Sunday
gave overwhelming proof of this. The
crowds which thronged that spacious build
| ing throughout the day were as remark
able for piety and devotion as for mum
bers.
Today, we doubt not, the same ratio
of augmentation will be observed, and
many new recruits to the ranks of the pill
grims counted. The prescribed church is
that of St. Mary Germany, and the pro-
verbal splendor of that beautiful temple
will certainly attain the degree usual in it
on great occasions. The sermon and
P n. Sermon in German.
We have reason to believe that many
persons who have not yet commenced the
uovena would like to know whether they
can still make it in full by joining in now.
The question is clearly put in the cores
pondence which follows:
To the Editor of the Morning STAR
April that, for those who incapable of
making the prescribed visits to the churches
on the days named in the pastoral of His
Grace, the Archbishop, confessors may COM
mute the sevisits by other good works, l re-
specially ask, whether these good works are
to be performed the Sundays prescribed for
the visits, or can be performed on any day
during the week.
Yours, sincerely, PILGRIM.
In answer to this, We have been informed
that not only the devotions may be changed
to other good works, but the days, too, may
be changed, provided it be done with
the approval of a confessor. Neither is
there any Limitation even as to the week,
according to the answer we have received.
Therefore those who did not commence on
any day of the first week or, Indeed, of the
second week, and who should even miss
to day, may still make the three first visits
or devosions during the coming week, and
il time to participate in the six actual
visits which are epjoined.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-05-03
That Minnesota Grange Story.

Some weeks ago story was started in
Western paper to the effect that a member of
the Legislature of Minnesota had asked the
Bishop of St. Paul for permission to join the
Changers. The Bishop, continued this paper,
applied to the Pope, who answered that if the
applicant saw nothing contrary to the teach.
ipgs of the Church in tho Changers he could
join them. OF course this was ridiculous but
all the secular and agricultural papers copied
the item, misleading many thoughtless Catho-
lies, notwithstanding the denial given by many
Catholic papers. Father McGolrick, o priest
of the diocese of Minnesota, writes to the
Farmers Onion as follows:
To the Editor Of the Union: '
You nave been made an unwilling aceessor
to the publication of q falsehood In your az.
cellent paper, and as-your Journal is read
largely by Catholics, hope you will give
prompt denial to that story of the Pope and
the Grapgers."
The fabrication has been extensively copied,
and we trust that your exchanges will copy
the denial
The Pope has not written to the gentlemen
mentioned in the story, nor has he ever given
permission to any Catholic to join the Gran.
gers. Neither has any such person called on
The story is specially concocted to deceive
unthinking Catholics, aud we would be very
sorry to think that the Changers would look
to success upon such false basis. am sir
JAMES MCGoLRICK,
r. C. Priest.
Since the above was in type" says the Ed
itor of the st. Paul Chronicle, "Father McGol.
rick has informed Us that Bishop Grace au.
thorized him to make the denial"
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-05-03
!. The Ancient Order of Hibernisn..
ITS CONDENSATION BY THE BISHOP
PROVIDENCE, RI.

At High Mass on Sunday, the 18th April
the Rt. Rev. DR.. Hendricken, iBishop !,
Providence, stated that Inquiries bav;r.
been made of him as to whether Catbo1
lie could belong to tho Ancient Order u
Hibernians, he wished to publicly an,
nounce that Catholics cannot, without vi,
lating the rules of the Church, belong to In.
Order, such as exists in Ireland, brapcba,
of which are established in this count,,
on account of it's secret character. Thu
Church has condemned all secret assoc;.
tons, and cannot consistently countenanc.
or tolerate this society, kaown as the An
Gent Order Of Hibernians. The Proriden,,
Journal says: q
This announcement of the Bishop bo,
caused great sensation in the Catholic com
munity, the Order.thus virtually condemnaa
being here very widespread and powerful
1t has been privately limited, and even hn
some openly asserted, for some time p,ai
that the Bishop was opposed to the existencs
of this Order, with it's secret regulation
but it was confidently stated BY many
members that while he could not conscien.
tiously recognize the Order, yet he womb
not 60 80 far as to publicly speak against
it, because of it's Irish and Catholic patnre
This feeling became so generally prevalent
that some persons, disposed to Join thu
Order, resolved to get the Bishops opinion
of it before taking this step, and the state.
ment made at the Cathedral is regarded IA
an authoritative and final answer to these
Inquiries, and settles the standing of the
Order in relation to the Church. There are
no less than fourteen Divisions of the Order
in Rhode Island, several of these being
located in Providence, and the decision 81
the Bishop, it is believed, will have the
ultimate effect of disbanding them or caus.
ing the removal of the injunction of secrecy
impose upon the members. The Order is
national and benevolent in it's character,
and extends throughout the country.