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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-28

new system of boating is to be adopted IN
Harvard College, and, TO certain extent the sport
Is to receive the countenance and sanction of the
authorities. They will build new boat house at a
cost Of $4,000, which they will lease to Mr. Blake
for $500 year. He will own all the boats will
lot them 10 the clubs and will provide man to
have the care Of them. The present boat club VIII
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-28

1t is reported that Assistant Secretary Saw
YER removed a young woman from Treasury
clerkshp on account of her Dame-Dawes.
II ia not necessary to say that the name OF
the Chairman of the Ways and Means Com
mittee has painful effect upon the somewhat
infamed temper of the Assistant Secretary OF
the Treasury. 1t happens, however, that the
prosecuted young lady is stranger to Mr..
Dawes and was appointed at the request OF
the late Senator Sumner. Mr. Sawyer was
banked of his small revenge, and has put the
young woman back in her place. This is oil
somewhat petty business, and the smallest
figure in the whole is the Hon. Frederick A.
Sawyer.
Gen. Butler is growing economical of time.
He certainly is not naturally of frugal
mind. When it was proposed in the House
yesterday to give to the negroes residing IN
the limits Of the Choctaw and Chickasaw
Nations equal rights with those Indians there
was objection. The Essex statesman I'M
patiently declared that Congress "could not
"afiord to spend all day over few negroes
"and the fancied rights of less Indians" The
rhetoric of this statesmanlike utterance might
be passed over in silence; but the morality Is
shocking. If Congress can afford to spend
time over anything, it can afford to do 1t III
the protection of "the wards of the nation"
as our speech making friends are fond OF
calling the poor people to whom Gen. Butler
referred so sharply yesterday. 1t ought to be
added that the question raised was whether
the bill would admit the negroes in the In
dian Nations to share in the lands coded
them by the United States. The bill passed
with an amendment which left the matter
open to dispute.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-10-02
Advice to Zinc colonel Mnn

The following counsel Is not that of a
politician ofeiihcr party, but OF q color
ell teacher in Hay counsys II Is
embodied la communicates ftom A.
c. q. Bufion, (coloredl to the Browns
willie States, Democratic paper. We
commend II as worthy the attention OF
colorcd men everywhere:
sAvoid unusual asscmbsgcs; pay no
attention TO fools. fanatics aud bad men,
whether white or black, Republican or
Democrat, for sueh men can get you
into more trouble In one hour Than you
cat get ont of in six months or one year.
Avoid and discourage public discussion
among your color Of the civil rights bill,
so.caled, The law. is already ample
and secures you all rights as citizens.
To be sober aud attentive TO business
is worth more TO you than all the civil
rights bills that can be passed. Unless
you merit protection you will not re-
ceive it. No good man will abuse or
mistrest you on account OF your color.
u is your conduct aud good behavior
that will secure for YOU respect aud the
protection Of the law. The Christian Is
taught TO be as wise as serpents aud as
harmless as dovcs;to walk worthy the
vocation wherewiih he is called; to
keep himself unspoiicd from the world,
so that his adversaries shall not have
chance 10 gainsay him in like manner
should You be circumspect and correct
in your departments as citizens, that
yon NAV win the respect aud good will
OF all around YOU. Social equality does
not exist among yourselves, neither
does il exist only in q limited degree
among the whites, a social equality,
therefore, between the races, will never
exist In the world, and no sensible man
or woman OF any party, race or color
contemplates such thing. The howl
on that subject is for political effect
and nothing more. Your entire person.
al interests are identified here in the
South. Though you have less friends
North thar YOU really anticipate, and
more South than you have yet acknowl-
edged"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-10-02
"a Remarkable Man."

We clip the following paragraph
from the Kingston Independent, one of
whose editors was recently on visit
In this county;
4 few days since we met with Chris
ley Baker near his residence In McMiun
county. attending a camp-meeling
lie has reached the wonderful age OF
over l05 years. and has belonged 10 tho
Methodist Episcopal Church Tor 40
years. A few nights since, being rest
less, he got on, OF his bed aud read -
chapters Ia the Bible before he stopped.
lie read withou, glasses. aud SAYS he
eau read as well rs ever no could Hc
enjoys good health, suffering little pain
talks on no subject but religion, aud
says he has long been ready for the call
OF his Master. II isa rare treat 20 Sit
down hear The old man relate his nxpe-
rience. Among other incidents Of ear
~ pioneer life. he SAYS: II remember
one evening about dark tohave learned
that OCT preacher had company. aud at
the same time had not dust Of meal
IN his house, | had grist Mt the mill,
about ten miles distant I sat down
aud shelled another, aud mounted my
horse and by daylight aIler being up
oil night, rode TO the minister's house
with the meal, much TO his surprise aud
delight" While preaching on Satur-
day night on the power Of the gospel
10 save from the strength OF sin,
tire old patriarch, who was sitting IN
the altpr, became very much excited,
rose TO his fee, aud commsnced defend
ing the doctrine IN very forcible man-
ncr. lie afterwards apologized for
disturbing the meeting, which. BY tho
way, was entirely unnecessary, sit was
enjoyed by all present. a few days
more aud the silver cord will be sever
ed, and the old soldier will receive his
reward a8
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-10-02
PENNSYLVANIA Ku-KluN.

WnKEsBARRE, Sept, 2S,-Last night,
about II o'clock four negroes, named
iIeary Thomas, James Welcome, Thos.
Irwin and George Bazinc, set upon Jas.
English. white man, on Hazel street,
aud, after knocking him down, cut his
tht'd&, partially sovering the wlndpipo.
Thomas Ia said 10 be the man who did
the cutting. lie was arrested. soon af-
tefward. at his houso, where he had
secreted himself Under lounge. After
his arrest a crowd OF over two hundred
persons surrounded the officers, aud,
with n rope in their hands aud cries OF
Lynch him" tried 10 take, him away
from their custody. Only u strong
force Of police, with drawn revolvers,
were able TO keep them nj bay. English
is still living, but Is in aprecarious con.
dition. at
PITTsnuRGu, Sept. 2S.--Tho striking
miners are burning shanties la prevent
the Italian substitutes from shellcring.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-10-02
The Candidates for Congress.

Gen. Dibrell and Col. Nelson opened
the canvass at Benton on Monday OF
last week, spoke al Ducktown Wodnes-
day,at Charleston SATURDAY., and nj Dol
tawall, James county, Monday of the
present week, OR adviccs from these
pointsare 10 the effect that Gen. Dibrell
10 making strong, sensible speeches,
and is'winning friends wherever he
goes. The candidates are advertised to
speak here to.day--fhursday-- where
we know they will have q large audi.
ence and an attentive aud impartial hear
ing, Our paper goes to press at 10 a.
M, Thursday, and wo shall have 20 de.
fer any report Of the speaking until
next week, when we propose to do both
sides full aud ample justice. 1t has al.
waySbeen our practice on such occa-
sions to lSten attentively and decide
impartially between friend and foe, We
shall endeavor to do so in the present
instance. Indeed, we never could see the
sharp in declaring the champion OF the
other side miserable failure, without
point oY Argument, and then claiming
that "our man" achieved great victory
over his opponent, literally chawing
him up aud splitting him out. Where
there is little or nothing TO fight, the
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-10-02

and unwise friends are not satsf.
ed. They demand the adoption AMI en-
forcement OF the inexpedlent, agfcs.
'sive and mischievous provisions EN-.
braced in the above bill. The Reiubli.
can party proper has presented and IN
sists upon this isshe from motifs too
transparent to be misunderstood. and
the other side cannot avoid it itthey
would. And Whatever e7is MAJ flow
from its agitation will be directly aud
legiiimately chargeable to the party,
collectively and individually, with
which it originated. and no amoint OF
equivocating and compromising IAN re-
lieye them of the responsibility. The
Republican party of Tennessee is part
and parcel Of the National Republican
organization, and as long as il volun.
tarily adhercs TO. claims aad maintains
its identity with that organization it
will be jointly responsible for its acts,
whether fraught with good or evil.
And no disclaimers. 10 halt-dcnial, no
quasi opposition will relieve IL from
such responsibility. Furthermore, the
election of Horace Maynard to iheGov-
ernorship OF Tennessee would b, re-.
garded as an endorsement Of the Serial
Rights Bill, and would do more to Sc :
cure its passage in the House OF Repre-.
sen.aiiyes than any event that could
happen.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-10-02
From Washington.

The developments from New Orleans
of the bribery used by the Kellogg usur-
patton at this city excite no surprise
here. 1t has been perfectly well un-
dcrstood that those fellows have freely
used. for the last two years, the money
they have stolen from tho people, in or
der TO buy influence in Congress, and
with the press, keep Kellogg in Office,
aud prevent the impeachment Of Durell.
Gen. Butler, whose fee was not salts
factorily arranged, was fully expected
by Packard to'voto against the impeach.
ment, but wentthe other way, TO their
great CONSERVATION. 1t is believed that
an investigation would lunearth some
important developments illustrative Of
the beauties Of Radical rule and recon
.struction. a2 - "a 'e'A' 'i'"' wy
Carpet-bag Senator Patterson is much
incensed at the action OF the United
States forces in South Carolina in dis.
arming !he negroe militia in Edgcfeld
county, and says they ought TO have
first disarmed the whites.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-10-02
Contradiction.

w. b. Jones, U. S. Commissioners at
Demopolis, Marengo county, Alabama,
publishes the following to which we
invite attention: m idsa.
Although truo Republican and de-
voted to my party and its success, | can.
not consent that my county shall be
lalsified and slandered. 1t reflects up.
on Republicans as well rs Democrats,
have canvassed this county already
four times this Fall in the interest OF
the Republican party, and justice and
truth impe mo TO declare that never
saw more peaceful, orderly, law abid-
ing people, both colorod and white,--
Not man has been killed, not single
outrage committed on account Of po'
litical feeling, and free speech and Re-
publican opinions can be INDUCED In
anywhere. The best of feelings pre-.
walls between the colored Republicans
and the Democrats.
Jones is Republican candidate for
Probate Judge in Marengo, which I'D.
Joins Sumter and Greene.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-10-02
Louisiana.

Senator West, of Louisiana, in open
letter to Casey in New Orleans, under
date Of the 27.h ult., in relation to
charges against him Of unnecessary alb
sence from the State during the late up.
rising of the people, says:
III Governor Kellogg regrets my alb
sence he knows that visited the North
Mt his written request, to lay before the
President the condition Gf affairs in
Louisiana. aud To solicit federal support
for his government when its integrity
should be imperiled. II he regrets my
absence as an advisor or counsellor. il is
an indication TO me that for the first
time within my recollection, since his
installation in 1862, he Is ready TO give
consideration to my opinions as to his
general policy.
"lf he wants his political friends,
who are absent, to assume fighting
garb, they might prefer some other
leader. Kellogg's administration is en-
vironed with difficulties sufficient TO
dsmay the stontest heart and it has OF
late received such shock rs TO make its
most determined supporters doubt
whether IL Is competent to exact obe-
dience to its authority, even with assis-
lance Of the federal government"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-10-02
Alabama.

MONTGOMERY, Sept. 2S.--Onc faction
of the Republican party held n meeting
at Wilson's Station. and the other fac
ton tried 10 break the meeting up
While G. w. Cox. negro was speak
ing, cries of Pull hin down!' arose, n
rush was made for The stand, n pistol
shot fred and one ofthe assailing party
fell dead. Tho mob then tried 10 lynch
Cox. but Wilson. n white man, got him
in his store and bottled the door Ar
ter strong effort he persuaded them to
let the law take its course. Cox was
then taken TO Jail. tt.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-10-02
The Gubernatorial Canvass.

The candidates for Governor opened
the canvass at Jonesboro Tuesday. We
take the following from q special TO the
Chattanooga Times:
JoNEsBoRo. Sept. 29.--The Guberna.
t0rial canvass opened here to-day. The
speaking was in the Court House aud a
big crowd was in attendance.
Porter opened the debate in q speech
OF an hour aud q half Maynard re-
joined in a speech Of the same length,
and then each had half hour for the
second round.
Porter made an excellent impression,
and was frequently interrupted with
loud and prolonged applause.
Hearraigned tho Republican party for
its neglect and oppression of the peo-
pie Of the South, and for general mis-
management and corruption. .
Judge Porter also charged Maynard
with favorine the mixed school feature
Of the Civil Rights bill. Upon this
point Maynard lodged.
MAYNARD denounced Gov. Browns
administration. 'iAE
Porter referred his antagonist to Gov.
Brown, whom, he was informed, they
should meet at Pulaski.
Maynard goes to Greenvilc tonight,
Porter In the morning.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-10-02
Breyitics.

Asnow occprred on the Grand Rapids
Railroad last week.
Vice President Wilson's health is very
much improved. s-..A
The Republican party OF Florida has
busted wide open. 49,,
A typhoon passed over Hong Kong
Oh the 9th Of September, destroying
ten vessels and one thousand UEesygy
On the 9th ult., an earthquake shook
Mt. Eina TO its base, while storms and
tempests Numbered 'roupd her brow In
n manner fearful to behold.
President Grant has sigpifed his in
tention TO pay fying visit to Wash
ington as soon as the Fall Races are
over.
Joe Cahill was stabbed and MORALLY
wounded at Chattanooga last Monday,
by man from tho country named Nor.
gan.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-10-02
Personal.

Gen. John r. Wilder returned from
his trip TO England, night before last,
accompanied by Mrs. Wilder, botl, in
good health. 49, "
General Wilder informs us that his
trip to England was in the main salts
factory. lie says there would have
been large investments of English cap
itaI in mineral lands Of this portion OF
Tennessee this summer, but for our law
prohibiting an alien from acquiring title
in fee TO land in this State. The Gem
cral estimates that but for this impede
ment, English iron makers and coal men
would have bought about S2,0O0000
worth of iron aud coal lands in Tennes-
see this pas. summer.
The law ought to be repealed. We
shall have somthing more 20 say upon
this at another time Chattanooga
Times.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-10-02
South Carolina.

An Augusta dispatch Of the Goth ult.
says the troubles in Edgcfeld are end
ed. A letter from j. l.. Addison, inien-
dent of The town Of Edgehcld, states
that Edward Tennart, captain Of n col.
ored militia company, delivered up his
arms 10 Lieut.. Leahy, commanding n
detachment of United States troops.
The negroes have returned TO their
hompe
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-10-02
GLOOMY Sight.

The Nashville Banner says: The fer
tile lands of Williamson, Maury and
Giles, along the line of the Nashville
and DECATUR Road, which usually show
white cotton fields aud large and heavi-
ly laden corn-stalks, present most tlis-
couragng sight this year. The cotton
is low, thin and feeble, aud tho corn can
hardly be called tenth OF a crop. 49,,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-10-02
Your Attention.

The sauce that is good for the goose
is not good tor the gandcr and the rea-
son is thus pithly pointed out by the
Pittsburgh Post:
A negro at NichoasviIle, KY, and a
negro in Bedford county, Penn, com
mitled the same horrible crime against
huE, III nature aud they were both
lynchcd by an IN furioled popunce.
The Radical papers hereabout cite the
Nicholasvillc case, as n reason why the
United States Army should be sent into
The South to put down the Democracy.
But they draw no moral from the fate
Of tho Bedford county negro other than
90 say, served him right. Gov Leslie has
offered proper rewards for the Nicho-
lasvile murdcrers Gov. IIartranf APP.
pears not 10 have heard Of the Bed
ford county taking of.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-10-02
The Survey of the Hlwassce River

/ iuc SuFfty oi tue iIiWhSsct hiNtT
On Tuesday morning. the 22d ulIimo,
Mr.. Maurice kingsly. OF the U. S En-.
ginecr Corps. in pursuance OF an act OF
the last sesc on OF Congress, commenced
the survey OF the Hiwassee, from the
Savahnah Ford, near where the river
passes the Chilhowee Mountain, with a
view Of improving aud rendering n
navigable for small steamers at all sea-
sons of the year from that point to
where the stream debouehes into the
Tennessee. The importance OF this i'm
Iprovement cannot be fully estimated or
appreciated without a better knowledge
OF the vast wealth and trade that 1t
would develop. The farmers OF the
Consauga country could deliver their
products cheaper at the head OF river
navigation, which would be at the
mountain pass, for twenty miles up the
valley than they could fifteen miles
across the country at the railroad. At
this mountain pass is the finest water
power in East Tennessee, while timber
in boundlcss quantities covers either
end of Chilhowce. There are also in
exhaustible qLarries of grindstone grit
and building stone on both sides Of the
river at this point. Above and beyond
opens out the Hiwassee and Spring
town country, which only needs pro.
per stimuant to industry to make il ex.
ceedingly profitable as il is highly ia
voreh by nature for sheep and cattle
raising. Stillfurther on is Duckiown.
the richest, if not the most noted Cop
per Mines in the United States. And
there is Murphey, North Carolina, with
its boundiess wealth in fruits furs,
hides, ores, mica and cotton.rock. There
is, also, the Valley River country, pro-
ducing its thousands of hogs and cattle
together with potatoes cabbage, onions,
and many other articles. Of superior
quality that are badly needed I'm the
markets Of the country.
The above interests IRE all at the eX-
treme terminus, and do not compre-
bend the shipping of that immediate To-
Icaity, which would be thousands OF
b:shels OF grain aud immense quaint
ties of miscellaneous freight. Neither
does it include local business from that
point TO the mouth Of the rivera dis
lance Of more than forty miles and EN-
bracing some Of the wealthest depos-
its of iron south and east of .he East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Rail
road. The banks OF the river. its entire
length are level bottoms Of excellent
farming lands, varying in width from a
few hundred feet to perhaps a mile
which would be rendered doubly pro-
ftable, as n successful system of farm
ing would be adopted, embracing the
raising and shipping of immense guam
titles of hay, which then would be re.
muneraiive, but now is not on account
or high freighis. ~.
The above may look like an over
drawn picture, but the half is not yet
told. We shall, therefore, refer to The
subject again at an early day, when
we will also do justice to Hon. VIM,
lCrutchfeld, through whose efforts the
appropriation for this survey, the initial
step to great and thorough improve
ment, was secured.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-10-02
The Candidate for the State Senat,

A letter from Charleston states that
after the candidates for Congress closed
their debate at TINT place last Saturday.
Col. BLIZZARD took the stand, and made
a forciblc and pointed speech, Colonel
Billiards. nomination has been received
with much satisfaction all over the Dis.
trict, aud we predict his election by q
handsome majority. We presume he
will mako the canvass lively for his
competitor, whoever that unfortunate
gentleman may be.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-10-02
The Chattanooga Commercial.

we commend our friends OF tue above
named paper not TO ges excited over
statements they may see from time to
time in the Posi-. We rarely make as.
sert:ons aoout matters OF fact without
being sure of our ground. OF course,
we may be led into errors sometimes by
the monstrous stories and exaggeraions
which daily reach the public through
the medium of tire sensation journals Of
both parties, but when such happcrs to
be the case we are always ready to make
the proper corrections--a readiness
which, we are sorry to say, our
brethren ofthe opposition press seldom
think it worth while to initiate. April.
cation at the proper quarter North
failed to show the shipment of arms to
"whitc leagues" in the South. On the
contrary, the statement was positively
denied. 1t is notorious that in many
portions of the South--in Louisiana, in
Mississippi, In South Carolina, Alabama
aud Arkansas-bands OF negroes have
been seen mastering and training, BY
night and by day, armed in most in
stances with new guns. Now, these
arms have either been furnished them
clandestinely by their peculiar friends
in other sections for misch:evous pur.
poses, or were procured from The au.
thoritles by their white brethren a, home
through system of falsehood and mis-.
representation without a parallel or n
precedent in the history OF lying. In re.
spect to the other statement to which
the Commercial excerpts, that in settle
ments and neighborhoods South white
women hesitate to leave their homes
for fear of insult AMI outrage-if its
editors have never learned that fact be-
fore they must have read their southern
exchanges during the last year or two
in an unpardonably loose and careless
'''
AS to the third resolution Of the Chat
tanooga platform-the Commercial be-
leves tits oil right, and sound as a dol
lar. God Almighty never made clean
beast with q iorked tongue. We be-
licve said resolution to be double. faced,
with one cheek as white as the sheetcd
ghost of the old Wing party which lIo-
race Maynard is trying to resurrect, the
otheras black as the gulph of dark de-
spsir into which the Radical organiza.
ton is now rushing with break neck
speed. A bold and mauly advocacy of
mn obnoxious and hurtful measure is
less ,censurable than specious attempt
TO dodge and evndeit. ia' z" i'''" '' n
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-10-02
Wheat NrarIset west.

Chicago quotes Wheat at S3a0S. ac-
cording 20 grade. st. Louis quotes
prices declined. Cincinnati dull, aud
market dropping. Baltimore dull Mt
l.l5al. 25. Knoxville prime white, nomi@
nal, Mt 100. Chattanooga, sacks inclpd-
ed, l00all2IS. Atlanta, white l.3Oal 40,
red goal 25.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-10-02
Nebraska.

NEW YoRE, Sopt---A special to tho
World from Bismark, says four comps..
nios of the Seventh cavalry from fort
Abraham Lincoln and four from fort
Rice, have been ordered 10 Louisiana.
A portion leave TO morrow aud the re-
mainder Immediately thereafter. e.,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-10-02
County Representative.

The situation IN regard 20 County Rep.
resentative remains without change
since our last issue. Next Monday will
be Quarterly Court day, but we are not
advised as TO any proposed action on
the subject then or thereafter.