The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-07-03
Miscellaneous.

A new directory of San Francisco
puts the population at 220, 40.
There are fourteen iron foundrics In
operation in Georgia.
There are $1,000 colored and 10000
white votes in South Carolins.
The official census of Nebraska for
1874 gives that State a population OF
22a 1892.
A son Of DIR. Livingstone will edit
and publish the vo.uminous correspond.
ence Of his father.
The butter product Of this country is
100000 pounds, aud the cheese ex.
ceeds 20O0OO,Oo0 pounds year.
A Cincinnati doctor SAYS the worst
case Of delirium tremcns he has ever
had to deal with was caused by lager
beer.
The Board Of Bishops OF the Metho.
dist Z. Church, South, have designated
Friday, August 2lst TO be observed MS a
day OF special fasting aud prayer.
The rice crop Of Louisiana in 1873
reached 100000 barrels. The rice plant
ing this spring has been moro extensive
than ever.
Thomas county, Ga, has shipped To-
600 bushels Of oats aud 10000 bushels
of corn TO Middle aud South Georgia
and Florida.
There is one man in Maine who
strongl! supports Hannibal IIamHu for
Senator. His name, the Cincinnati En-
quirer says, is Hannibal llamin.
A Virginian is under arrest for pawn.
ing his wife's corset for quart of
whiskey. lie believed that tight aciug
would Kill her.
The farmers in Illinois are importing
Norman horses. The animals are heavi.
iy built, and are specially adapted for
agricultural purposes.
Mexican editors don't care about an
extended circulation. The fewer sub
scribers they have the fowor times they
are shot at.
In this country there is one doctor to
every 6lS Of the populations, while in
France and England thore is ouly one
TO every 1000.
The famous Kentucky giant Is dead.
This is bad time for giants, as the
country has quite enough to do nurtur.
ing pi2mi
Coal-colored barbers iu the South re-
fuse to shave their ginger cake colorod
customers. Under the civil rights law
they will be prosecuted for making
discrimination on account Of color"
Another Cable has been added to
those between Europe and America,
aud now South America has telegraph
ic communication with the rest of the
A Torre Hautenlot walked in his
sleep straight into the room of q dam-
sol possessed Of more or less beauty.
She knocked him down with lamp,
which is now regarded as sure cure
for somnambuiism.
A member Of Que of the public
schools Of Boston was asked the mean
ing of the inscription Mon Si6f Sed
Patri9," on u monument, and after
som4 vexation of spirit, he responded
Not himself, but his fathorP
Henry Minstrel, Of Savannah, walk
cd into q court room TO shoot twelve
iurymeu, but fourteen or lilloen royol-
yors got ahoad of him ou shooting.-I
Tho last lay Of that minstrel was whom
they laid him in the tomb.
1t is estimated that more cattle have
died in Kansas the past spring than du'
ring tho entire five years preceding
In Douglass county alone $4,000 worth
have died Ia the last three months
Supposed causo--oatiug buckeyes
California expects to produce this
season l2,000 gallons OF wine, 2,0MMm
pounds of grapes for table use, aud 250,-
600 pounds of raisius; 10000 acres are
said to DO in vineyards, aud tho area
constantly increasing.