The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-10-04

Of The Yuba river, which place he left on
the 9th inst At the time of leaving, the
water was falling rapidly, and already the
miners there are doing well-helhlnks av-
eragng an ounce per day each.
Mr.. S. was one of the early miners in
California. For the last eighteen months
he has been constantly at work, and part
of the time he has had from Two to six men
in his employ. He has been able to save
from the proceeds of is mining operations
alone. upwards of $4,000. Tins fact is
known to several gentlemen in this city;
from whom we have received such assur-
ance as 10 leeve no room for doubt. Mr.
S. attributes his success to no extraordinary
luck. but rather to his experience as a MI
ner. Before coming 10 this country, he
worked for fifteen years in various mines
OF South Amerlca-prlncpally in The lead
mines of Po,osi and Messna. a.-Sacramcn
Transcript, lCth.
POETRY A DRUG.-Wc have seldom been
more shocked nt newspaper paragraph
than by the following cold bloodcd notice to
o female correspondent, by an Illinois edi-
tor. Poetry must be indeed drug out
West, or the editors there wofully lacking
in sentiment, when one can dash cold water
on the MUSES. after this fashion:
"An interesting female correspondent
sends US very unintcresing piece of poe.
try. and timidly lsps a request Tor its pub
lication. The moon is called bright, the
stars are flaiirred with the original appel'a.
ti0n of "meek-eyed," the trees come in for
full share Of eulogy, and Falling Springs
is pronounced siivcr-plarad, or something
to that effect Besides this the poem is
equally instructive on other important sub
jects. II Mary will send us an affidavit
that she has washed her dishes, mrnded the
hose, and swept the house, the week after
she was 'blnsted with poetic fire. we will
give in. and stnrtc the literary world from
its 'ethargy. For the present we say, Darn
your stockrgs, and darn your poetry too"
VIRTUE OF SMART WEED II is almost
sure remedy in cnse of cholc Steep and
drink the same as i'll any other herb tea In
the next place it is worth s. per hundred
for n stock Of cattle, if it is cut and well
cured when in full bloom. Give an OK,
COW, or horse, one pound rer week, during
the time They are up to hay. and it will
keep their bowels and hide loose. 1t is an
excellent physic. liza horse has one pound
q week. there is no danger of his having
bots or worms of any kind; and they will
eat it sooner than the hest of hay.
MURDER AND ROBBERY AT GALENA.--A
man, name not known, had his throat cut
from car to ear in the streets Of Galena,
H.. on the night Of the 9Th inst, and his
pockets rifed of about $500. The unforiu
nate man was from one of the prnirirs, and
the money was doubtless his hard earnings.
1t is difficult 10 say upon which extreme
Of the slavery question IS exhibited the
creates, folly. The rawlings of the Cazeno-
via Convention were thought 10 reach the
extremes, point of indecency which had
been attained. They recommended the
slaves TO murder their masters. steal the
swiftest horses and run away. But we no.
,ice Southern paper which is not to be
ouIdone by any Yankee, however ingenious
in abuse and general a,roci,y. THIS paper
advises a foray across the border. and the
destruction Of a few Northern towns, just
by way Of showing what they can do; and
for the sake, we suppose, of putting an
end to the discussion which asltates the
country, and restoring harmony to all sec
tions.
We put these two extremes one against
the other. Each is equal 10 the other in the
atroci0us Abandonment of mora! principle;
and one, as little as the other, represents
the real substantial sentiment of the sec>
ton in which it is uttered. These violent
oSuuuSidtiOuS ohiI uISguSt seHsiuIe UcH,
wherever they are heard, but they afford
capital out Of which demagoeues can man
the vile material upon which they
live.-Prouidence Journal.
RUMoRED Loss OF THE STEAMER w.
PEAsE "A gentleman who arrived in
the Columbus, states that before he lett
Panama there was rumor generally cred
tied there that the steamer w. J. Pease had
been seen from the Nonhernrr struggling
hard for several hours, a few days aIler
passing the Straits of Magellan, and had
gone down with all on board; she was COM
PEELED TO put into Montevideo some time
before that, in consequence Of having
sprung aleak.
WHIsTLING.-Tbe city Of Galena, llli-
nois. have passed an ordinance prohibiting
within the city limits, on pain Of
a penalty not less than $40, nor exceeding
$500.