25 May 1855
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Newspaper
Tennessee Athens Post
Location
Athens, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1855
Page
1
The piece surveys gubernatorial canvass talk in Tennessee favoring Col. Gentry, notes W Boyd Johnson criticisms, and reports on local Athens and Parkville affairs. It covers rail and newspaper issues, Odd Fellows Female College progress, drought effects in Texas, and international events from the Baltic to Cuba, with regional notices and editorials.
The Norfolk Argus reports Virginia has arranged a loan in New York totaling about one million dollars at par with more than half already paid into the treasury. Arrangements for the remainder are conditional but no difficulty is expected in securing funds as needed. State warrants to internal improvement companies are being paid promptly to keep projects moving, and the Peters burg road treasurer reports receiving about 31,000 from the treasury on recent requisitions. A broad note on religious affiliation contrasts rulers with the predominance of different creeds among subjects in Europe.
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