Excerpts from the Athens Post and Chattanooga Market News
Chattanooga market updates show corn on the wharf at $1.01 and depot receipts light. Gold and cotton values noted along with Tennessee bonds and wide financial chatter. The issue covers exemption laws, potential South and West convention, political indictments in South Carolina, and commentary on national finance, rail service, and railroad politics. It also includes tributes to President Johnson and notes on Grange态 outlook and Baxter’s Arkansas governorship.
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Chattanooga
Five Candidates for Governor in Tennessee Politics
In Nashville five political parties are seen as shaping a governor race. B I C Brooks of Nashville predicts five candidates representing Workingmen, colored voters, white Republicans, Johnson Democrats, and Cheatham Democrats. He notes cordial split among parties and foresees a wide scope campaign across the state. An unrelated suit involves Abbot versus Union Bank and Wilson versus Planter's Bank of Tennessee over a $750,000 wartime loan, with arguments continuing.
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Chattanooga
B. I. C. Brooks, Esq
Independent Workingman
Nashville
Nashvile
Workingmen’s Party
Johnson Democrats
Cheatham
Brooks
Orilammett
Johnson
Nashville Union
American
Swayne
United States Supreme Court
Abbot
Union Bank
Wilson
Planter’s Bank of Tennessee
Knoxville Chronicle
True Republican
Samuel Lowery
Brownlow
Marietta and North Georgia Railway Grading Begins
On Tuesday morning May 12 grading started on the Marietta and North Georgia Railroad with seventy five bands. By six o'clock this year one mile is graded.
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Marietta and
North Georgia
Atlanta Constitution
Marietta and North Georgia
Tall Wheat and Local Happenings Reported
Tall wheat measured over six feet with long straight heads observed near the printing office. Washington rumors again suggest Secretary Richardson may resign from the Treasury Department, with discussions about appointing a judge of the court of laying.
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Ténne Blankenship
Washington
Richardson
Treasury Department
Flood Devastation Follows South Massachusetts Reservoir Burst
A massive reservoir north of Slavpensville breaks flooding Williamsburg Leeds and Haydenville. Mills and homes swept away. dozens dead or missing. Rescue work underway as officials estimate extensive damage to mills Hayden, Williamsburg, and surrounding towns. Strong detail on aftermath and relief efforts.
Arkansas unrest and fires after chaotic rule
May 19 report from Lirririn Rock describes ongoing military rule in the city with pickets at corners and many firearm accidents. Brooks blocks the State House while the state library remains untouched, and mobs threaten traitors. Fires burn houses and barns as two murders near home are noted. Eleven hundred students attend Knoxville schools.
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Arkansas
Lirrirn Rock
Brooks
State House
State Library
Brooke
Baxter
No New Bishops at General Conference Dispatch
A dispatch from Louisville reports the General Conference Committee on Episcopacy reviewing bishops over four years and finding them blameless. Debate on electing two more bishops was heated, mostly among Southwestern members, but the proposal was rejected. The committee ruled preachers may not stay in one charge beyond four years. A Maine doctor was convicted in Lewiston for professional neglect causing a child's death.
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Jolson
Memphis
Nashville
Johnson
Shade
United States Senate
Loulaville
Committee On Epiacopacy
Lewistown
Maine
Prospective Wheat Yield Promises High at Catmoun School
From Hiwassee Catmoun May 18 874 the dry weather has wheat prospects higher than any time since 1857. Professor Cate leads a successful exam with thorough early instruction and strong student behavior. The next session will run July 15 to August 1 with Cate as Principal, and local families can secure board in good homes.
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Hiwassee
Catmoun
Crmr
Cate
Ile
IL. Cate
Calmoun
Various political and social notes from 1875 frontier era
Brief items report bank failure in Rochester New York root of economic instability. Kentucky reports potato bug spread while Sunset Cox plans New York lecture for Louisiana flood sufferers relief. Agricultural Congress meets Cincinnati in September 1875. Michigan to vote on woman suffrage. Knox county sheriff candidate Matt Swan. John Letsinger 1812 war veteran dies aged 85. Ames estate insolvent amid Credit Mobilier notoriety. Williamsburg reservoir flood deaths reported at 10. Congress adjourns June 22. Governor Baxter urged opponent to leave state. Brooke vows resistance. California murder case lacks clues. Mississippi county Arkansas supervisor Ti Clay Got assassinated. McClellan linked as New Jersey gubernatorial candidate. Wisdom favored for Congress. Summit House Lookout Mountain burned, incendiary suspected. Sherman Ling resigns to St Louis. potential capital move discussed. Moses stirs political turmoil in South Carolina. possible prison term ahead. Butler pledges $500 to flood victims. Contemptuous remark about divinity in Beast. Houk Thornburgh dispute grows dirty. Maynard watches calmly.
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Farmers and Mechanics Bank
Rochester
New York
Kentucky
Sunset Cox
Louisiana
Agricultural Congress
Cincinnati
Michigan
Matt Swan
Knox County
John Letsinger
Oakes Ames
Credit Mobilier
Williamsburg
LO Souls
Congress
Baxter
Brooke
California
John O. Everend
Clay Got
Mississippi County
Arkansas
Gen. McClellan
New Jersey
Brother Wisdom
Jackson Whig and Tribune
Wisdom
Summit House
Lookout Mountain
Tecumseh Sherman Ling
Washington City
St. Louis
Moses
Carolia
Gen. Butler
Massachusetts
Houk-Thornburgh
Maynard
Orantesto May 19 Arrest Warrant Sparks State Turmoil
Disorder broadens in Colombia after an attempted arrest of Governor Moses for larceny. Colored militia and city factions flood streets as Brigadier General Nash deploys two companies to guard the Governor's residence and state buildings. The legality of arresting the governor fuels debate among officials.
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South Carolina
Grant
Colombia
Moses
Cain
Orangesburn
Mowers Mansion
Mopes
Lana
Nash
State Ofitiala
Fragmentary Athens Market Notes From 1874
Readable bits show a dull wheat market in Athens with scattered figures like flour at 4.90 and bulk prices around 100 for 100 units. Names and places appear garbled, but reference to Irish potatoes and meal suggests a general commodity listing card from a local paper.
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Athens
Nkah
Macon
Buc
Detheti
Hutter
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