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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-09-27

How MuCH PoRK WILL A SusnEL
OF Corn MAKE!-Bv some expert.
ments tried, it is believed that bushei
of corn. fed to a thrifty hog. will make
twelve pounds of pork. SO that corn
at twenty-four cents is equal to pork
at two cents, and corn at sevcnty.two
cents bnshel is equal to six cents a
pound. The manrre will more than
pay for the labor of feeding and kills
ling the hogs.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-09-27

The papers state that the most distressed
man ~ho suffered by the late firc at San
Francisco, was Dulchman who lest his
fiddle. He was perfectly inconsolable. and
went through the streets crying and scream
ing at the top of his voice, "oh, mine fdal
mine fdal."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-09-27

An editor says that friend Of his car
ried his sense Of honor so far, as 10 spend
all his time in perfect ideness. because he
does not even like TO take advantage Of
time.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-09-27

Moro than seven hundred widows of rev,
olutionary soldiers. whose marriages. took
place previous TO 1900, have been placed on
the pension Roll, under the act of July,
lSAS.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-09-27

The impos'ures of mesmerism and Clair
voynnce have become so serious nuisance
in Paris that ,he police recently made sell
zurc of great number OF their practitioners.
Most of them confessed that the whole thing
was an imposition.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-09-27

A venerable looking old man. upwards of
70 years of age, was convicted of forgery
in the Philadelphia Court Of Quarter scs-
.ions on Friday. The accused was former.
ly teacher Of writing. and the forgery was
committed on one Of his pupils.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-09-27

Tom, what a.e you doing there?' Ven.
erable relic of departed generation. am
engaged in imbibing The liquid contained in
this ligenous cylinder. what. sucking ci.
der out o. that ere bar'l.' Tom ceases TO
breatl, for five minutes.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-09-27

Az ACTIVE WoMAN.-The editor Of the
Cincinnati Commercial says he knows a
lady who lost three husbands ia the last
ten months. by death, and is now engaged
70 the fourth.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-09-27

Nothing betrayss more savage spirit and
An inhuman want Of feeling, than the cruel
beating of q horse by its owner. The man
who treats his animals kindly, furnishes an
index to the goodness of his disposition,
while he who unnecessarily abuses them is
guilty Of great crime and most shameful
brutality.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-09-27

"Of all the vices which conspire to blind
Mans erring judgment, and misguide lht
mind,
Is pride, the never failing vice Of FOOLS"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-09-27

Major Noah says: 'Takins a negro by
the head because he refuses obedience, is
a seizure of wool for non-payment Of du-
tles."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-09-27

In a BAD Fix.-The St. Louis Reveille
accuses the editor of the Organ of being af.
flcted with profusc darrhna of words end
griplng costiveness Cf ideas.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-09-27

WHAT HAS THE SoUTH AcHIEvED?-
The correspondent of the New York Cour.
ier and Enquirer, writing from Washing.
ton Immediately after the passage of the
Peace Bills, remarks:
at is not 10 be disguised. that the South
has achieved another victory and against
the mos, formidable odds. At the opening
OF the session there was positive major
i,y oil thirty or forty votes, in favor OF I'M.
posing the restriction Of fslavery on any tiers
rilorial government that might be estab'
Iished and yet that proviso was substantial,
Iy repudated on Thursday, by numerical
majority quite as large. This was one and
the principal one. OF the demands OF the
South, and 1t has been granted. II was
the real and practical point of difference
between the two sections, and 1t has been
yielded. Let i, not be said, then, that the
South has not received grea, concession
for peace-a concession the fruits Of which
are yet 10 be gathered"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-09-27

NEWSPAPER ADvERTIsISa- The
several newspapers Of Columbia have
mutually made an agreement as to the
rates of advertising. in which. we
perceive they have taken measures
to protect themselves from the numc-.
Gus calls made on the proprietors, to
perform labors for which it is expect.
cd that they should receive no rcmu.
ncralion. We arc pleased to see that
our friends of Columbia have taken
their stand. "The lahorer is worthy
OF his hire and there is no reason
why one class Of mechanics. should
bear more than their proportionate
burthen. even where charitable acts
are invoked. Editors and publishers
are but an integral portion OF the
community. and--we speak for the
great body of them--con,rbute as
literally. from their own private
purses. as their fellows. Therefore,
the tariff upon them. so generally dc.
manded, ought TO be rcsisted.--ChU.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-09-27
NEw>ORLEANs, Sept. l6.

The Cotton market was que, to-day
Sales 500 bales. Prices steady. Strictly
niddling Sc. Rio Coffee has advanced
in price. About 100 bags sold at prices
ranging from ~ to l2c. The weather is
hot. City healthy.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-09-27

A lady who had refused to give
alter heariu: a charity sermon. had
her pocket picked as she left the
church. On making the discovery.
she said, "lf God could not find the
way into my pocket, the devil could"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-09-27
Wing majority,

A net whg gsn upon the vote Of las.
year of 1915. This, says the Atlas, en-
sufes the election by the people Of the
whole State ticket for the first time since
1874.
For Congress. Meacham and Heberd,
Wing. and Bartlett. Loco. are elected. Ly.
man. Whig, has large majority over all
his opponents. and so there is no choice.
Senate, 90 Wings and Locos.
House, l2O Wings and 81 Locos.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-09-27
THE POST.
ATHENS, FRIDAY, SEPT. 27, 1850.

WAsHINGToN, Sept. II, 1850.
The bill aboIlshing the Slave Trade pas
passed the House of Representatives to-
day by vote of l20 yeas to AZ nays.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-09-27

The man with the shirt collar has
come to an untimeIy end, according
to the Milwaukee Advertiser. Visiting
that city. he indulged his collar in too
much starch. and, while turning a
corner. it cut his throat"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-09-27

The election for Delegate to Congress
from Minnesota Territory, which took place
on Monday week, resulting in the re elec-
ton OF Hon. Henry II. Sibley, by a large
majority.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-09-27

a Prosecuted MAN.--The Boston
Pathfinder learns that Mr.. Smith;
whose unfortunate habit OF snoring
had expelled him from every hotel in
the country. and who finally had hired
an old schooner. intending to sleep in
Boston harbor, had met with a diff
cuIty-thc patients Of Deer Island
having demonstrated against his being
there, on account OF his snoring keeps
ing them awake at night
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-09-27
THE STAR THAT NEVER SETS.

vermont mas Held her annual election,
and has come out right side up-.be,,er than
usual. Returns are given in the Boston
Atlas from l66 towns, about four,fi(lhs of
OF the State, which oo,s up thus:
Williams, Wing, l9.23S
All others, l6,SS5
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-09-27
CONJUGAL ENpEARMENTS.


more sugar inmv coffee, if you please"
"My dear! Don't dear me, I'd as
soon have you call me my devil as my
dear"
"Well, my devil, then, ri thank you
for a''itt'c more sugar in my coffee"
AT this proof Of affection on the
part ofher husband, Mrs. Snapdragon
bursl into tears. She hat! got up, as
the aying is, wrong end foremost
that morning, and nothing could please
her. She was not better pleased with
being called my devil, than my dear,
though she. had a moment before de-
clared that she preferred it. On the
contrar,f I. she took her husband bitter.
ly to task for his ready compliance
with her suggestion.
"Oh, you vile. wicked. good for.
nothing man. she exclaimed. "Is it
thus you treat your atlcctionate wife?
Is it thus You apply names to her,
names which | dare not mention p
my devil. you die mention it just
now. You suggested the idea-you
put the very words in my MOUTH
and always like to comply with
your wishes, you know. SO, my dear
my devil, | mean-a little more
sugar. if you please"
Sugar! | won't give you 10.
more. I'll see you hanged first. You
use more sweetening than your neck
is WORTH
"l've acquired that habit from hav.
ing so sweet a wife. Besides. pay
for it with my own money"
"Now. reproach me with that, do
you. If | did not bring you any
money, | brought you respectable
connexon, and"
"rruc. you brought all your con.
nections."
snow you rcproach me with that,
do you? dare say you grudge my
relations everv mouthful they cat
while they are here"
"l grudgc nothing, my dear-l
would say dev-"
"Don't use that word again, Mr..
Snapdragon-lf you do I'll leave the
table"
"Thank you, my love; then I'll help
myself to sugar"
ayes. 9nd you would help yourself
to another wife, dare say, if was
gone"
81 am afraid there is little chance
Of that. But my coffee is cooling
while I'm waiting for the sugar.
"Then it will be like your love,
which has been cooling ever since VIC
were married"
"Thank you, my love; there's moth.
ing like a sharp acid for cooling
draught."
"Sharp acid! do you call me sharp
acid? I'll not endure your taunts any
longer. ~! go home to my connec.
tons. III have separate mainten.
ance."
whenever you please, my dev--
darling"
81 won't take such pcsky language
from vou.'
ioing, with the sugar.bowl in her
hand.
MY dear, leave the susar.bowl, if
you please
Here. take tw
Throwing it at his head, and exit.
A lad fourteen years old, apprcn.
ticcd to "A shoemaker. ran away on
Saturday afternoon Immediately after
tea. His "boss says if he'll only stay
away. he can have the leather apron
and peg hammer he carried of; for
he is so lazy that he could hardly be
induced to take his boots of before
going to bed, and only washed him.
self semi annually.
NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING. The
several newspapers Of Columbia have
mutually made an agreement as to the
'ates of advertising. in which. we
perceive they have taken measures
o protect themselves from the numc..
'us calls made on the proprietors, to
perform labors for which it is expect.
I'd that they should receive no rcmu.
'cratlor. We are pleased TO see that
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-09-27
MURDER IN MONROE.

Rufus J. Pinckard, Esq, Clerk of the
Superior Court Of Monroe county, was, on
Friday morning last, shot dead in the streets
OF Forsyth, by Joseph Cohron, Editor of
the Bee. The circumstances connected
with the death Of Mr.. Pinckard. we un-
dersland, are such as greatly to excite and
incense the entire population Of Monroe.
He was a highly meritorious and popular
citizen; and had filled various important
offices with ability and fidelity. His dea;h,
under any circumstances, would have been
deeply regretted; but to have fallen as he
did, has added greatly to the poignancy of
that grief which has saddened so many
hearts.
We will NOT allude 10 the circumslau-
ces. at present, further than TO say, that
the people OF Monroe have been taught
most melancholy lesson in regard to the
'mpolicy of sustaining just such papers as
the Bee-backed, as lha, paper has been
backed, by men who, unseen, INDUCED their
malicious feelings, and scattered their filth
upon the spoless garments Of pure and
honorable men, The Developments made
during The examination on Saturday, will
give some clue to the discovery of the men
who have stood behind the scenes in the
Bee Office, as well as of The plans which
were deliberately concocted TO provoke,
and finally take the life of worthy cit.
iZen.-.Macon journal 6, .ncseenrer,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-09-27
THE TWO EXTREMES.

We said, before the passage by the
House Of Representatives of the Compro>
mise acts, that between the two extremes
Of opinion in the North and the South lay,
IN our judgment, the path Of true policy
in regard to the lately much-vexed ques-
tions. The following rhapsodles, which
we copy from journals not the EXTREMIST
TO be found in the opposite quarters Of the
country in which they are respectively
printed-,hough extreme enoush-leave
little room for doubt that Congress has in
reality, in its recent action, found and fol-
lowed the path betreen the two:
From, the Albany (Vhig) Jour-, Sept. 9.
ANOTHER TRiUMPH FOR SLAvERY!-
freedoms Banner trails in the dust at
Washington Slavery has achieved a
mother triumph! Twenty five thousand
square miles OF Free Sol has, in the last
half of the 10Th century, by an act of the
American Congress, been surrendered 10
Slavery! And amid the canking of newly
forged fetlers we hear the craven voice of
exullaton! Yes, Northern throats are
hoarse with rejoicings at the victory OBJ
tanned by Slavery over Frcedom Oh that
some aveuging angel would blot out the
disgracefu record, that our posterily nigh,
be spared the modification of b!ushing at
the deseneracy of their Fathers
From the Charleston (Democralic) .Mer-
curry, Sept. 10.
CoNGREss.-From our dispatches il will
be seen that the bill for the Admission oil
California (the firebrand Of the Union) pas
sed the House on Saturday. They have
fired cannon in Washington and displayed
lights as for great victory. Well, it is
victory over law and the constitution
victory over justice and all sound stales>
manship-over the minority, who stood up
for principles without which nation be-
comes mere horde of anarchs,s-a VIC
tory OF the Executive over Congress, and
of the spirit of abolition over all the De-
parlmenls of the Government. The burn
ing Of powder may not stop at Washington
city.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-09-27


A SNAKE SToRY.--The Charleston
Va., Free Press of yesterday. relates
the following singular circumstance:
"A negro in Dinwiddie county, came
to his death, short time since, in the
following singular manner: He was
sent into field on an erranG and not
returning as soon as expected. search
was made, and he was found living
on the ground nearly dead, his ewes
strained from their sockets, and ex-
hlb!llng the appearance OF strangula-
ton. On approaching nearer. it was
discovered tha. a large snake had
crawled down his throat. They at
tempted to draw ou, the snake by the
tail, which extended few inches out
OF the negro's mouth, but it drew it in
two, and the negro died at the instant.
1t is supposed that he lay down on
the ground and fell asleep. and the
snake finding an entrance in the open
mouth of the negro, crawled down
his throat. thereby causing its own
and the ncgro's death.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-09-27

A HIGH LIFE ELoPEMENT.-Lady AL
ice Lamblon, daughlerin-!aw of the late
Earl CT Durham, and sisletih.law of Lord
Elgin; The Governor. General of Canada,
has eloped, at Toronto, with a lootman.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-09-27

The Florence Gazette (Dcmocratic)
thus rejoiccs over the results at Wash.
ington:
We are too happy this week TO
write Editorial. All we can say is.
that the compromise bills have passed
1.-The Union is saved and Rhc,iiics
and disunionites are numbered among
the things that were. If we were not
the big dog among Sons of Temper
ancc--we should uIqucstionably take
a spree. Friends rejoice with ex-
ceeding!y great joy.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-09-27

We are authorized 10 state, tha,
one of the contingencies having oc.
CURED designated by the last legisIa.
ture, upon which the Executive was
directed 10 call Conventions; to wit:
the admission by Congress OF Califor.
MIA rs a State into the Union. that
Convention will be called. An au.
lhentic copy of the act admitting
California has no, vet reached this
place. e.--Fcdcrdl Union, I'm instant
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-09-27

A lad fourteen years old, appren.
tlccd to shoemaker, ran away on
Saturday afternoon Immediately after
tea. His boss says if he'll only stay
away, he can have the leather apron
and peg hammer he carried of; for
he is so lazy that he could hardly be
induced to take his boots of before
going to bed, and only washed him.
self semi annually.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-09-27

The man who never told an Editor
how he could improve his paper,
called on the Burlington Sentinel folks.
and was made much of But they
were foolish enough to ask him how
il happened, and received for their
pains the reply that, 80 far as he had
known 'em, editors were such self
conceiled cusses, he knew it wasn't
no use p
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-09-27

HohRIDLE SurrERING.--Wc are
indebted to Capt. William Fl. Hop
per, of the Central Road, for the fol-
lowing particulars: Capt. Hopkins, Of
the steamer J. ID. Morton, while on
her passage from Chicago to New
Buffalo, on Friday last, discovered
what nc supposed to be Il raft with
some ono nPon it, some five miles in
the Lake. He Immediately turned
his boat and went for the object. He
found the raft made Of spars. with
Captain Davidson. of the schooner
Thornton, upon it. 1t appears he
was wrecked on the 3lst ult., having
been Seren days and nights without
tood. Two OF the crew, whose names
we did not learn. with the Captain,
made the raft OF the mainmast, main
boom and main gait. The two men
dropped off on the third night after,
having become exhausted for want of
food. Capt. Hopkins describes the
cas- most pi'lful. Captain David.
son had commenced cating his hand
lie lasi niehis! Several steamers and
vessels have been in sight, and one
vessel hailed him. but made no at
tempt TO get him off. OF course the
Captain is exceedingly weak, hut in
ialr way for rccovcry.--DetroH Tib.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-09-27
DEATH ON THE BATTLE FIELD

| DEATH ON THE BATTLE F1ELD.-
Tie who dies on the field of battle
lee's no tears of sorrow falling upon
nm rom the eye of sympathy. The
not lie blood Of hi- cart is the tear
that falls upon hih. The roar Of the
cannon is the a,iem Of his soul.--
for hlm no ..s hand is near. He
dies unknown and unhelped by any
human being, while his voice O: agony
Is prolonged in the groans of those
VINO are unfortunate enough to live a
lew moments longer. The cold earth
OF flInty rock is his couch, the first
ditch his grave; his knapsack his pill
low; his garments of blood his shroud.A
. what n world Of hypocrisy do we
i've IN, when men can weep over the
death of one, and gIoat over the mur.
der OF ten thousand ! This is an ap..
propriate day to look at such things,
and ask. why will rational men be so
inconsistent? Is not the life of one
man as dear in the sight of his friends,
and his soul as precious in the ewes
OF the great Bencfactor Of mankind.
as the life and soul of another man?
ana yet ram pant war.men talk Of a
hundred thousand swords leaping
from their scabbards what? To
be sheathcd in the hearts of hun.
dred thousand breathing, rational soul.
ed men.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-09-27

SCoLTING CHiLDREN.--"I will tell
you what good it does to scold at
your children for doing what YOU
have told them not 10 do. Just as much
good as to scold an unruIv OK for
Jumping over the fence and eating
the corn contrary to orders previously
given TO him. Children are COVE rned
by two motives, hopes of reward and
the fear Of unpleasant consequences.
A stream of scolding from sun TO sun;
never had yet any other effect upon
children than to render them wholly
regardless of what is said 10 them. IL
you wish to make your children
troublesome, scold them occasionally;
Ii you wish to make them bad. scold
them little louder. and more fre.
quently. II you wish TO ruin them.
and have rclinquishei all hopes Of
conquering them, scold continually,
and you will be sure to gain your
object"
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-12-19

which was laid the table. Believing that it was well
worded and contained useful provisions nten
ded transcrbe it, the time it presented; but
Of the members got hold Off, and could not at
the time he procured. When it laid the table,
we supposed Mr.. Chapman would renew it, on motion
to re-commit with instructions, when we intended to
copy it at length. The following is the amendmen,
omitted
Mr.. CHAPMAN when Section = under considera-
tion, moved to strike and insert
SEC. Every bin shall be read at least once in each
House, and free discussion allowed thereon. Any bill
shall be printed for niormaton whenever required 10y
onethrd of the members OF either Honse; but the vote
the final passage sha be taken until the third day
rules shall he suspended. unless [. Of emergency
two-thrds of either House shall deem such suspension
necessary; and all upon such suspension shall
taken be ayes and noes, and recorded.
The the final passage of every bill shall he
ken by yeas and nays, which shall be entered the
journal; and it shall require The of majority
all the members elect of either House 10 pass any bill
Every bill having passed both Houses shall be signed
by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the
! House.
Thisamendmen was laid on the table without the ayes
and noes being called The other matter of complain
have recollection of, at this time. Mr. Chapman
has said many sensible things in the brief speeches HI
has made in the Convention, for perusal of which
refer the public to the Journal of Debates meagr
synopsis does but little Justice any members remarks
We assure Mr.. Chapman, that not at Thu
time, candidate for Congress but will support hin
cheerully should he he the Democratic nominee