No Lecture at Athens College Chapel This Thursday
President Dean announces Dr Tiffany cannot attend Athens at present so there will be no lecture this Thursday night at College Chapel Next Thursday night the 12th instant Dr Hare of Trenton New Jersey will deliver a lecture and a large audience is expected The Centennial Exposition and a favorable Congressional aid stance are also noted Senator Brownlow’s civil rights stance is defended Ex-President Fillmore is reported in precarious health after paralysis dulling his retirement esteem remains strong across parties.
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Tiffany
Athens
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Hare
Trenton
New Jersey
Fillmore
Millard Fillmore
New Orleans Picayune
Texas
Mississippi
The
Picayune
South
Alabama
Louisiana
Sold Out at Auction and Editorial Watch on Grangers
A local editorial defends a cautious stance on a new order linked to farmers, urging temper and prudence. The piece notes the Post’s role as a watchdog and vows to praise or condemn the enterprise based on its impact on the region. It cites Jay Cooke and Franklin privileges, and lauds Representative Garfield for supporting free transmission of weekly newspapers.
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Grangers
Zion
House of
Brother Charlton
Mooney
Bard Confirmed as Atlanta Postmaster by Senate
The United States Senate confirmed ex Governor Sam Bard as Atlanta postmaster by a two thirds vote. The appointment, pending for some time, is hailed as a victory for the administration and a chance for reforms in the Atlanta office.
Contradiction over transportation report and public appetite for news
The paper disputes a Senate transportation report as unauthorized and notes media and public craving for novelty. It reports county candidates gathering Monday, recalls past disenfranchisement, criticizes greed for office, and mentions a local plan for Tax Collector and County Trustee candidacies. Rumors about the Ashantee expedition in London are deemed unauthenticated.
Rates control bill and famine reports in India
A proposed measure would prohibit discrimination of rates and create a presidential board to investigate rail tolls. The commission would set maximum charges for each line and bind railroads to them. Speeches by McCrary and Arthur supported the bill as it became a daily special order. A London dispatch reports Bengal famine starving over a million, with hunger spreading among the poor under British rule.
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Wall
Nassau
House of Representa New York
Committee On Rail
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Ohio
Arthur
Kentucky
India
London
Bengal
West Virginia Rejoining Old Dominion Defeated Plan
Readers in West Virginia express disgust with state fairs and discuss possible rejoining the Old Dominion if not debt burdens. The note condemns the partition as political rascality likely to bring more curses than blessings. Also reports on Spain where Carlists crushed 5000 Republicans near Somorostato, with a thousand killed and the rest drowned trying to cross a river. Temperance crusaders in Jeffersonville persist, singing and praying for success amid limited impact.
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West Virginia
Old Dominion
Spain
Somorostato
Financial Condition of Texas and Rabun Gap Railroad
The Texas tax for 1873 shows 1 118 000 due on state warrants used to cover deficits and the school fund. Collectors pay into the Treasury with tax money, leaving current expenses unfunded. Governor Coke favors funding the float rather than a new loan. Georgia papers praise Rabun Gap Railroad progress, reporting grading to Air Line, cross ties ready, and trains expected before summer’s end, with links to Knoxville Augusta and the Northeastern line.
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Rabun Gap
Georgia
Southern Watchman
R. R
Rabunap
Knoxville
Augusta
Port Royal
Northeastern
Great West
Atlantic Seaboard
Whisky War in Greeneville Moves in Military Style
The New York Herald reports a whimsical siege at Mrs Ward's saloon in Greeneville Tennessee with tents erected to shield from weather while reinforcements arrive as a keg of whisky from Knoxville saloon keepers supports the defense. Meanwhile Missouri Farmers note Booneville hosts the State Grange with 732 subordinate bodies and 85 000 members as delegates push against manufacturers who refuse direct sales to farmers and vow to boycott their products.
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New York Herald
Greeneville
Tenn
Missouri Farmers
State Grange
Booneville
Trouble in the Household in Congress Post Boston Fight
A Washington observer reports serious disaffections among Republicans in Congress over the Boston Collectorship dispute. The Butler appointment confirmation has sparked bitterness likely to cause further trouble ahead.
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Congress
Boston
Butler
Bloodless Rencontre Between Congressman Pel ham and Busteed
A collision occurred last Monday at Washington between Congressman Pel ham of Alabama and young Busteed nephew of a notorious judge. Blows were exchanged and pistols drawn but no serious injuries. The affair grew from a prior quarrel.
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Pelham
Alabama
Young Busteed
The Temperance Movements and Political Fallout
The Clarksville Tobacco Leaf critiques temperance protests as ineffective without lasting public moral revulsion, argues licensing harms law, and notes Tennessee views. Indiana and Georgia notes discuss candidates’ struggles on temperance and Grange issues, with factory praise in Columbus and gubernatorial remarks on Gen. A. W. Campbell. Northern papers discuss Dio Lewis and Ohio women’s movement effects on parties, plus a North Carolina deputy marshal’s murder linked to counterfeiters and a suspect jailed.
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Ohio
Republican Party
North Carolina
Asheville
N. H. Hf. Burns
Swain County
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Wm. R. Dills
Burning the Woods Opinion Sparks Spring Farm Debate
A farmer in the Atlanta Constitution argues for annual spring wood burning to improve stock range soil and timber and reduce pests and sickness. A Ky couple in Perry county wed recently with a justice of the peace officiating and his wife assisting in the ceremony.
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Atlanta
Perry County
Tie
The Franking Privilege and Newspaper Postage
A summary of a bill introduced in the House by Mr. Butler Massachusetts to limit the franking privilege to certain newspapers and to prepaid postal matter. It outlines free distribution during sessions and surrounding days for printed matter and specifies conditions for newspapers and non advertising sheets.
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Congress
19Th
Ohio
House of Representatives
Garfield
United States
Butler
Sonse of Representatives
Massachusetts
All for Lager and Whisky Rings Across the Nation
William Kramer of the Atlantic Garden and Bowery Theatre in New York is cited as newly acquired, with a scattered fortune from lager beer saloons, a brewery, hotels, and a crockery store. Separate notes discuss whisky rings in St Louis and Pekin, Illinois, supplying New York, and a $20,000 attorney fee suit in Alabama. A. H. Stephens suffers a relapse and nears death.
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Atlantic Garden
Bowery Theatre
Sharon Lanne
Bowery
Inger
New York Finance Shows Low Rates and Trade Slump
The March 3 report from the Custom House highlights extreme low money rates and a sharp drop in New York port exports. A Medical Times and Gazette writer claims fatigue from long train trips stems from floor vibration and suggests an air cushion footstool to ease weariness.
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The
Medical Times and Gazette
Movement in Philadelphia A secret crusade against liquor dealers begins
A Philadelphia dispatch notes a prayer meeting in the Seventh street Baptist chapel where about two hundred ladies attended. After a secret opening, twenty delegates were sent to three nearby expositions to sing and pray against liquor traders. The effort was described as spasmodic with skepticism about success. In Nashville a separate report details the murder of Lind McCord, stabbed by Whit Bunch near a Bundhy night location. A coroner’s inquest failed to yield a verdict. Marshall fled and Boneh was jailed. McCord, a well-connected man, struggled with dissipation.
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Susquehanna Avenue
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Indies
Pulaski
Nashville Banner
Bundhy
Lind McCord
Whit Bunch
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Marshall
Boneh
McCord
Miners Quit Fire Duty as Empire Mine Fears Escalate
Firefighters at the Empire mine near Wilkes-Barre halted work for two months amid dangerous conditions. A major mine collapse followed, alarming residents and threatening to devastate the Wilkesbarre & Lehigh Coal Company’s assets. Separate items note a Kentucky murder, Michigan governor Bates’ death, a Jersey City fatal love crimen, and various market quotes and local notices.
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Witxisnamne
Empire Mine
Balimiore
Wilkesbarre & Lehigh Coal Company
Corn Market Activity Across Cities Quoted
Fragmentary market notes show prices and references across multiple cities. Quotations include Cornwall at 58h in Cincinnati and Chicago activity near 5850, with assorted white mixed goods and on wharf indicators in Chattanooga.
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Louieville
Chicago
St. Louia
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Wharf
Augusta
Market Prices and Goods Report from Athens and New Macon
Market notes from Athens and New Macon on March 4 1814 show dull wheat and lower prices with quoted figures for staples. Entries include corn flour hay potatoes sweet potatoes and various measures and lots of garbled figures reflecting historical commodity pricing.
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Atiens
New Macon
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