The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-08-09
For the Athens Post.

rs great probability, that from sympathy y
and other causes, The people Of the slave
States would fly to the aid Of Texas. We
trust the noble and patriotic Senator is mis-
taken-it cannot for moment be believed
,ha, the people referred to would exhibit
such folly and wickedness. in order to en-
gage in a Iawless and bloody crusade
against an inoffensIve and distant people
who never mi ured hsm, and IN whose af-
fairs they have no right 10 NEEDLE m any
way or shape. We may also ask where
would the millions Of money come from.
which would be required for the payment
and equipment Of this great sympahising
Indignation army.
ATTEMPT AT MURDER.-A scoundrel BY
the name Of Harmon, living IN Kingston,
Ohio, attempted to murder his wife On the
9th ult., BY throwing her down the well.
The wife is represented as being a fine ann
liable woman. and every why worthy OF
better man than the brute Of husband.
Harmon tried rrepiors to The attempt To-
impress upon her by his actions. derange"
ment of mind. He seized and carried her
to the well, kicked away the curb, and
plunged her head foremos, down a depth Of
30 feet! Fortunately she turned in her
descent and landed on her feet. He then
attempted to get her ut--finding that his
purposes hnt not succeeded in numbering
her which he finally did. He stated that
she had fallen III (! He has been examined
before a magistrate and committed in do.
fault of no. giving $4,000 bail.
NJ. Jarvis Truewell. dealer in horses,
was few Days since, found murdered in tho
public road. about a mile and half back Of
Big Bone, KY. He has been shot either
with q pistol or rife. the ball entering his
head Just above the left eve and coming out
below his right car. Fl was known by the
neighbors of Mr.. r. that he had been to LOH.
isvigle with n drove OF twenty horses for
sale, and it is suspected that the man or
men who committed the murder must have
followed him up, knowing he had money
upon his person.
/, IS supposed says the Cincinnati En-"
quircr, that two men who went up to Cin'
Gin natl on Thursday'v mail soat, were the
murdeFers.
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They pu, man in the State Prison in
New York, for marrying girl under four
tern years of age, and punish him in the
same manner il he narries t,co older than
fourteen.
A rogne asked charity on presence OF be-
ing dumb. A lady having asked with
ca ual simplicity and humanity, "How long
have you been dumb?" He lost his guard
and answered, "from birth, MADAME
"Poor iellow!" said the lady. and gave him
a dollar.
Some thirty years ago a clo'hier in New
York rema rked to friend. "Luok at that
young man, just pnssing; the best work.
man in my shop, he is going to make a
fool of himself, by leaving good trade to
study law" That young man IS now Pre-.
sident Of the United States. "Wise Judges
we are Of each other
OMINoUs.-At Bridgeport, on the Fourth
of July, there wusa triumphal car provi-
ded, with thirty little girls in it to repre'
sent the thirty States. The cor being over,
londed, partially cnpsized. and split out Tea.
as and South Carolina.
CUBE FOR CANCER.-ll is said that Oh
i've OIL, gently boiled for a considerable time
in copper vessel newly timed, is AL ef-
fectual cure for cancer. The oil must be
brought TO the consistency Of ointment, and
then constantly rubbed on the par, affected
for two or three weeks or longer.
A KIND HUSBAND AND Coop PRovIpER.
Alexander Vroman, of Durham, N. Y,
was committed to the Ca,skill Jail last
week for attempting 10 poison his wife,
He had dug her grave in his cellar and
was engaged in making her coffin, 10
which he compelled her TO assist him.
Wanting board which was in the cham
Der, he sen, her for il, when she escaped
10 NEG hbor's house and entered her com.
plant.
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One Of the cleanesl women in town il
Mrs. Sourby. She no, only soaps her
children every morning ill they shine like
tin pans. but she has the tramel secured
after every meal and laid away in shavinss.
She washed her husbands drapery the oth>
er morning till there was nothing left of II
hut Two button holes.
The Glasgow Banner says: "An unu-
sual number OF dead bodies have been
found floating in the Missouri river this
season. We observe that the public Ad.
ministraior Of Saline county has taken