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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-08-23

ODD FELLows.-Ry reference to no.
tice in another column it viii be seen that
the celebration by the Mcllnn Lodge, No.
81, Independent Order Of Odd Fellows,
heretofore published to come of on the 10Th
Of September, has been postponed 10 some
other time, of which due notice will be
given.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-08-23

People who suppose that tie "Cuha
patriots" wen, TO tigh, for the liberty Of
the Cubans, are referred to the testimony
of one Of them, who says that they went
because they were promised .plenry OF
women, plenty Of piundpr and rum, and
cords Of tobacco. as much as they could
roll in"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-08-23
FROM WASHINGTON.
W AsHINGToN, Aug. ID,

| AsHlNGToN, Aug. ID, 1850.
The protest Of the Southern Senators il
now before the public. They protest a.
galn>t the admission of California asa vic
a'Ion of precedent and an act regardless
OF tho equal rights of the South and done
for The purpose of deriving the South 0
It's rights; and they declare that such mrl>
ureS will cad 10 the destruction of the har
mony "ftne Union Itself. Oaiv nine soma
;ors signed Inc paper. TO ait. MessrS. Ma.
son .tiun'rr. of Va; Yulce and Murian
at Fiurlis; Butler ana Burnwcll. of 5. c..
Davis. Of Miss. Turney, Of Tenn. sno
Suule, Of La. Only three Southern soma
tors voted for the California bill: Ms>sr.
/ Hunter. Benton and Underwood Sub
however, as 4 body, they were unwilling I,
,stc the strong ground Of the protect. Fer
instance. Mr.. Pratt. Of Nd, voted again.
he bill. though he wss for the Compromise
! He wou'd not >l-n the protest because !,
was asserted Inst the set WAS %. sncI to
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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-08-23

DEATH OF GEN. CoE.-We learn through
the Nashville papers Inst Gen. L"vin H.
Coe j. no more. He died at Mr:nphls. on
the 10Th inst, after Suffering intensely for
a periUd OF two months and tw" days.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-08-23
FREDERIcKsBUsG, Va, Aug. IL.

A dreadful murder was committed at
White. Oak. near this place. WIN. Brown
killed John Fugst BY cutting his head rli
with an axe. Brown afterwards counts
ted suicide.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-08-23

"MIster. will you jus, leno pa your
newspaper He only wants to send i, to hl.
uncle in The country"
20, certainly; aud ask your father if he'll
lend me The roof Of his house; only
want the shingles TO make the tea kettle
BOIL"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-08-23

eJtThe Nashville papers Of the 10Th an.
nouncc the death of Dr.. GERARD TEoosT,
State Geologist. He died at Nashville on
the 18th, in the 72d year of his age. lie
was q learned and scientific man, and q
most eslImable citizen.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-08-23

woman in OHIO recovered $4,000 or a
stsge driver for refusing I" carry herself
three children. four trunks. nina btrdboxes
aud two lapdogs, on the same ticket. Let
the fraternity take warning.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-08-23

NEw ApvERTI>EMENTs.-S sdver' Sc.
ment Of Knoxville Fcma Seminary. Thi.
Institution, although only three wears IN
existence, has acquired no lntle popularity,
and ranks high asa seminary of learning.
Il - anGer the charge OF the Rev. K. &.
McMuIlcn, and Rev. jas. Parks. two gen.
lIemrn vel qualified t" discharge the re-
spoons bic duties Of their station.
Also, see Card of Wm. J. Blackwell,
Esq.
Persons entitled to pensions, or having
other claims against the government. would
do well to notice the Card Of :. Workman,
Esq, Ca lhnun, whirh appears today.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-08-23
IMPROBABLE SToRY.--The New

IMP hoBAsLE SToRY.--The New
York Sun tells the following story:
"A most extraordinary phenomena
on, 1t is said, has Just made its appear.
ance In this city. viz: a slave from the
South, who has discovered a secret
mode Of changing the colored skin to
white one! He has already. ac..
c"rtlag 10 report, changed the hue of
his feet. his hands, and a part of his
face. while the rest Of his person is
gradually undergoing the same won.-
der!uI metamorphosis. The story is
that while at work upon his masters
plantation, he discovered that a Ger.
tain weed exercised this astonishing
effect. He, and a number of his fel~
low slaves, vigorously applied the
Domestic, and the result is before u.s.
lie expects TO be fully white in from.
eight to ten months"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-08-23

eJ-Since the above paragraph was !n,vpe
later dates from Washington have been re.
ceived. con'radicing tho tclecraph,c drs.
patch !hal the Bill in relation to the Tsya $
Boundary had passed the House. And
doubts are expressed as to lis passage bv
that body Il, all. We ru.t in God. rha, af
ter the noble and generous spirit Of de-.
voIiOn to the Onion manifested bv the Sen,
atei the hopes THAI have b"en raised IN re.
gard 10 the adjustment Ct the difficulties,
are no, TO be blasted ny the facriouS move.
meats Of the nboIItioni>,~ and ulrra,r> in
the House,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-08-23

Something may depend upon the length
OF a prayer, in deciding the question, what
should be the position Of the body during
The exercise? li'he PRAYER does not ex-
coed five minu,es--whlch Is the .ungesI
prayer 10 the Scripture persons not dis
abled by sickness or old age lnay stand We
~ conveniently; il It la,l naIi an hour, the
sitting posture IS rXcu>ahle; bu. II the
PRAYER pXcr-iS that time, we thr!; the
sleepin" posture may be assured without
luutcuruul.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-08-23

The pleasanIe>t hour in the day is be-
tween four and five O'Clock in The morning
but there are lew people who know IT,. Er
A mistake. Most people know it so
well that they never wake up then, for
fear Of spelling il.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-08-23

GENUINE PoErRY.-We find the follow
ing lines gong the rounds, which show
plainly that some editors are "werry" poeti
cal, II not more so:
"The season has IA. last arrived,
When ileas begin to bite"
Boston Post
II he had said musqueioes-
We'd think him nearer right.
Pathfinder
Nor very wrong, if he'd include
"A bug ortwo al ight.
Sou. Bos. Gas
We also find that white oak cheese
Is boreda little mite. lam Union.
MusquoIoes! magols! bugs and heas!
A>w 'orrId creatures! qulle---
H,t hany hever ERE hIn,rude
Hl'll fang Fem! blow me tight!
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-08-23
DANIEL, WEBSTER.

Notwithstanding all the assaults made
on this lhunder-scarred Titan by The pig
mics OF politics, it seems that he is likely
10 come out of the smoke Of battle with at
least some small degree of reputation left.
II Is amusing 10 witness the contest going
on between this eviathan-"hugest of the
creatures that do swim" the political
siream--anl the small FRY of politics. 1t
reminds one Of CULVER in LiIliput-of an
Elephant hayel by hounis-ofa Hercules
aorei by lnnumerable plns-ot a seventy
four sun>ship. attacked by a ilee, of Indian
Canoes Perhaps the Northern giant has
not the colossal strength he once hah-it
may he that his powers long since reached
their eliminating point: but some years
must vet elap>e. we believe. before he who
demolished I]ayne. and measured swords
with Calhoun. can be annihila,ed bv the
"cap,aiores verborum." The Philadelphia
Inquirer, one Of the Oldest and most ster.
Ing journals in the country, thus speak
Of Daniel Wehs,er-him Of the ''ponder'
ous. atchcl forehead. brooding. lhunler>
Gus eyes. aud Mraheau name o! harr."-
as the poe, Lowell once described him
'"nanlci WshSter's character OF mind, it Is
almost unnecessary 10 say. is Of the very
highest order. HIS sre,, speeches are mo-
deIs. in their way. They are chaste. for
clbIe. erasp,ns. and impressive. His di-
+ 'omalic correspondence is also character
lzea BY purity Of Style. force OF language,
and power OF argument. His recent lets
tsrs and speeches may. we think. be refer
red 10 with confidence. az among the most
triumphant Efforts OF his grea, intellect. and
calculated TO identity him in the public
mind and the annals OF history, not as
mere Senator Of Massachusetts, but as
fearless patriot and great America
talesman.-Yanhse Blade.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-08-23

Missouri CoHGKEssloSAL ELEc1IoN.--
The 81, Louis Republican Of Monday says:
We publish this morning all the in'or
nation IN our possession in regard 10 the
result OF the recent election 1t is conc'u 4.
>ive as 10 the election of Porter in The Cd
Congressional district; and although the
vote will he much closer in The 81. we have
good reason to think that John G.. Miller,
Wing, is elected. He has. it will be per-
ceived. TO gain some 200 votes to secure
his election. This, we think, he will do
From the returns before US, we are dis.
posed 10 concede the election Of Phelps,
Benton loco. IN the 9th district. The ma.
iori,v OF the Locos in the district is large
81 O0-and it will be hard to overcome IT,
TIE 4'h district is MT so hopeless. and
We anticipate the election of Bowman,
Wing.
It's hardly necessary 10 add that we look
upon the election of Mr.. Darby in this dis.
uict as fixed fact.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-08-23
WASHINGTON, Aug. IL.

Important changes in The chief of the
Bureaus Of many Of the departments it is
said will take place.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-08-23
Enr lie Posi-.

Mn. IvlNs:-You will o5llge one OF
your subscribers by giving the following
extract a place IN your paper: M.
SEPARATE EDucATyoN OF Boys AND
! G.RLs.-Parcnts DO wrong to check as 'hey
do the out goings of fraternal affection, by
separating those whom God has especially
iolned as the offspring OF one fn'her and
mother. God Inns beautifully mingled
| them by sending now babe OF one sex.
now of the other, and suiling,ns any care
iul observer may dl>cern,' their various
characters TO form dnmrStic whole. The
parents interfere, packing the boysto s"me
school where no softer influence exists I"
round Oft. as it were, the rugged points ut
the M sculiue disposition. vnd where they
soon lose all t e dplcucy OF feeling p cua'
TO brothers regard, and earn to look on
the female character in a light wholly sub
versive of the trankles>, the purity. the
generous care for when earth con Yield II"
substitute, and the loss Of which only
| transforms him who ought TO BIZ the iender
rre>erver Of woman. into her hearrleSs dos.
troyer.
"The girls are either grouped al home,
win the blessed privilege Of fathers eye
still upon them. Or sent away in a different
direction from their brothers, exposed
through unnatural and unpala'able re-
sralnls. 10 evils perhaps not 50 great, but
every whit as wanronIy Incurred, as the
others.
1.-The shyness, mscaled retiring mod
esly, with which one Young lady shrinks
from the notice OF a gentleman. as though
there were danger IN his approach. and the
conscious coque''lsh air, miScalled ease,
with whlch another invites his notice, are
alike removed from the reality OF either
modesly or ease.
both result from he fictitious mode o!
education; both are the consequence of
nipplng in the bud those sslerly feelings
that form a fair foundation Tor the right
use OF those privileges to winch she looks
forward as "A member OF society; and il the
subiec, be viewed lhrough the clear medi
um Of Christian principle, lis lights wall
become more brilliant, lis shadows more
dark, the longe: aud the closer we conem.
plate it, Charlotte Elisabeth
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-08-23

The grand jury have found hiIi Of In-
dlrtm'nt against Terrence Wakefield, Jr.,
npothecary. No. 81 WashlnLlon' ,,reer, for
man>laugh'er IN causing the death of Mr.
james d. Hal, by putting up u deadly
poison by mls'ake for calonel,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-08-23

MrLEs.-Mues. on a general av-
erage. live more than twice as long
as horses. They are fit for service
from three years old to thirty. At
twelve a horse has seen his best DAYS,
and is going down hill, but a mule at
that age has scarcely risen out of his
co'lhood. and goes on improving till
he is twenty. Instances are recorded
OF mules living sixty or seventy years.,
but these are exceptions. The gen.
eral rule is that they average thirty.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-08-23

Five mn have been arrested in Baltimore
Tor forging land warrants, thereby deltauG>
ing the Government out Of $4,000,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-08-23

QUEEN OF TIE OCEAN.--The Lon
don correspondent Of the New York
Herald states that the commercial
Tonnage of the United States is twenty
thousand more than that of England,
the former being three million one
hundred thousand tons, and The latter,
three million two hundred and thirty
thousand tons. If this be true, we,
are of course the first commercial
nation in the world.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-08-23

you wish to hnve enemies, nst rise in
the world. Nobody throws cats at n bal.
loon Til it leaves the ground. Talk as you
may. men will destroy what they cannot
initiate.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-08-23
ATHENS, FRIDAY. AUG. 23. 1850.

o. W. THoMsoS. is the authorized
agent for the "PoSr," in the city OF BaIll-
more, Md.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-08-23

We find the following para grarh in the
National lnlellIgencer:
"ln reference to the death of General
Taylor, the Paris papers furnish the fellows
ing: "ln conse qnence OF the death of the
President Of the United States, the Prpsi-
dent of the French Republic will 90 into
mourning tof one monlh. A grand solemn
service viii be periormpd at Noire Dame,
and for ten DAYS the national flag will have
black Grape attached"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-08-23

TAKEN IN AND DONE FoR.-Milton
) Jones, LAWYER from Illinois, and
a member of the Legislature of that
State, arrived in New York on Sun.
day, and, after taking lodgings at
Lovejoy's. sauntered forth about night.
fall TO have glimpse at the town
In Church street he was accosted
by notorious nymph of the pave,
who so excited the amorous propen.
sites of the Illinois law.maker as 70
get him to enter den of infamy in
Thomas street. To cut the story
short, (aeter the fashion of james,.
the sequel gentle reader, is soon told.
Jones was feeced of 1915, every
penny he had in the world.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-08-23

A TRaGnDy.-.A shocking affair
recently took place in Texas. A Mr..
Wiley, living uron the Sabine, near
Van Zand't. had separated from his
wife. 1t appears that he afterwards
visited her at a house in the neigh-
borhood, where she was residing, and
proposed a division of the property,
to which she consented. He then
took her behind him on his horse, and
proceeded to their former house,,
which they reached upon apparently
friendly terms. During the division
OF the property he requested her to
walk out in the yard with him. AS
soon as they left the house he shot
her cead with a pistol, and mounted
his horse to escape. A number of
citizens followed, and overlook him
IN Rusk county, and killed him.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-08-23

DREADFUL EXPLOSION OF FIRE.
DANr.--GlasgOv July 24.--Yester.
day frlchtiul catastrophe occurred
IN one OF The coal-pits belonging to
MIR. Sneden, situated at Comm onade.
IN the immediate neighborhood Of the
borough OF Airdrie. The miners, to
the number of 90. descended TO their
work about 6 o'clock. when, of a sud.
den. a terrific explosion occurred.
which instantly killed 10 out of the
90. and shattered AMI destroyed all
the implements and machinery in the
pit. Only one man escaped.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-08-23

DENMARK AND HE DrcnIEs.--The.
latest intelligence from the seat of war
is that the retreat of the ShIeswir.
army at the battle Of lds'cd was main.
" owing to a wani Of ammunition.
The retreat was perfectly ordcrlv.
and the army will speedily be again,
ready for action.
The Danish report Of tie battle iss
published. from which it appears thew
lost ~ officers killed and II wounded;
lO4 privates kiIIe.! and $500 wound
ed. Gen. Wilson does not state his
loss, but regrets the large number Of
officers killed and wounded.
The Schleswig Government hay
issued proclamation. in which it de-.
cares that its amy, though compeIlL
ed to fall hack, is not beaten. The,
courage of the army is undminished'.
and the troops stand prepared to re-
new The fight Nothing is vet lost.
and the Fathsrland expects that every
man will do his duty. There has
been no change in the relative posi-
tons of The hostile forces since the
9th. The Danes remain at and
about Tropo, and the Holsteincrs'
behind the Wattensce and Schesmt,.
at the Junction of the Eyder with the
l1olsteiu canal. The Hols'einers are
making every effort to bring their
army again into condition to recon.
mence operations, and every battalion
of the reserve has been called in
Martial law has been proclaimed for
the Duchy of Schleswg.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-06-29

the right to fix the time, manner, and place in
which their elections should be held. The law
said that they should reside in the county for 90
days, while the facts proved that they did not
reside in the county in which they voted at all.
This provision of the Constitution was designed
to prevent pipe-laying.
Mr.. BURT suggested to the mover Of the sub
stitule (Mr. VAN DYKE,) the proprie,y Of modify
ing the amendment by striking out all but the last
resolution, which declared the contestant entitled
to the seat
Mr.. VAN DYKE asked the consent of the
House for permission to do So
But Mr. p. KING Directing,
Leave was not granted.
An Intellectual motion to adjourn was next
made.
The question being on the amendment, after
much confusion, il was put by yeas and noes;
and it was not agreed to--yeas IS, noes "a.
The Speaker voting in the negative, and thus
making tie vote.
Mr.. MEADE then moved an adjournment;
which was not agreed to--yeas rs, nays lO2.
Mr.. McCLERNAND moved to lay the whole
subject on the table.
And pending that motion, after much confusion,
one or two Intellectual motions to adjourn over
until Monday being made in the mean while,
The House adjourned.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-06-29
CORRESPONDENCE.
FROM OUR BALTIMORE CORRESPONDENT.


BALTIMORE, June 2s-5 p. m.
Fres-soil Jubilation The .hen .Merican Scheme
The .Ssp Sun Buiiding.--The Tobacco Crop Re
form C0nrenfion.-The Forrest and Willis Case
Northern Markets, &c. .,. .a. Ha.
The Northern Frec-soil fanatics are chanting
their jubilation at the course of President Taylor
in the liberal construction Of his Executive pow
ers towards New Mexico, giving them two more
free State senator's, and slicing off, without equiv
alent, so large and valuable portion Of Texan
Territory. He thus gives them the only clause
Of the Compromise bill that they considered
worth having, and that without the necessity Of
paying fifteen millions for it. They now so for
Southern Notwithstanding them more likely to
make concessions to the North than Northern
Presidents. Ii was this view Of the question that
has induced the New York Frce-soilers TO throw
the Wilmot Proviso overheard; and, at their con-
vention, yesterday to unite with the Hunkcrs il
the reorganization of the old Democratic party.
The proprietors of the Baltimore Sun are erect
ing edifcc on the corner of South and Baltimore
streets, that for beauty of architectural design and
construction. will have no equal in the city. IL
fronts So feet on Baltimore street, and IS feet on
South street, and is TO be built entirely of iron,
five stories in height. The vaults are to extend
under the pavement and eight feet of the street,
forming room 100 feet in length, 20 feel broad,
and Is feet clear from floor to ceiling, which 10 to
he divided of into storage rooms, press rooms,
folding and packing rooms, fuel rooms, &C., and
all this under the thoroughhres the sidewalk and
street, over which carte, omnibusses, and pedes-
TRANS will be constantly moving. The castings
for the front are highly ornamental, and the whole
structure, with s47,00 paid for The lot, will not
cast less than $4,000,
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-06-29
Steamboat Accident, Sailing Ct the Ohio, &c.

New YoRx, JUNE 23-2, p. IN.
The steamboat Commodore, plying between
here and Boston, went ashore this morning in a
fog on Execution Rock, off New Rochelle. She
is badly damaged, but none of the passengers
were injured.
The steamer Ohio sailed for Chagres to-day
with two hundred passengers. She went of in
fine style, in view of large number of spectators
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-06-29
Interesting Intelligence from africa, SC.

BosroH, June 27.-Advices from Monrovia,
Africa, report the colony of Liberia in prosper
GUS and healthy condition. The U. S. squadron on
the coast were in the enjoyment Of good health.
The brig cambridge arrived at Monrovia on the
18th from cruise to the Gulf of Guinea. She
fell in with no American merchantmen.
The IT, s. ship Portsmouth and the brig Perry,
were at Princess Island.
Dates from Belize, Honduras, to June LIST, re-
port u scarcity of money, and but little business
doing. There was no trade going forward with
Yucatan, owing to the civil war between the Span
iards and Indians.
We have late advices from Rum Key, which
state that the islands of Great and Little Inagus,
were visited by several heavy rains, which de-
stroyed all the salt ponds in the neighborhood Of
Rum Key.