The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-07-04
THE POST.
ATHENS, FRIDAY, JULY 4, 1857.
ST.. LOUIS, June 81. 1851.

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ANOTHER FLOOD ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
CHANT DRowNED-CANAL BoArs SUNK
The Mississippi river is rising again at this
point. and the Missouri and Upper Missis-
slppi ore also very much swollen. Another
flood is expected.
A. Leisure, 4 merchant of 81. Louis, was
drowned yesterday morning.
Two canoI boats. bound from Chicago to
81. Louis, have been sunk by tho steamer
Briggs. ON the Illinois river.
Judges King and Persons have decided.
in Pennsylvania. that q telegraph operator
is not bound to keep inviolate his pledge OF
secresy with regard to the communications
that pass through his hands, when he Is
ordered to divhlge them by legal process.
yuJgo Campbell dissen,ed.
ANOTHER OUTRAGE-Capt. Smalley, Of
the brig Capt. Tom, which arrived At Pbia-
delphia on Friday. from Cenfuegos, makes
the following report: "While the G. T. was
lying in Cienfuegos. a French sailor belong
ing to French barque was found secre;ed
in the hold, and was conveyed with my as.
si,tance TO his vessel, and scifad for France
the following day. Four days afterwards,
to nv great as,onishment. was fined Iy
the authorities $50. and 81 additional for
Interpreters fees, to which act Of uEheard
of injustice. | vast compelled to submit"
Col. Talcott has been arrested by General
Scott, in consequence Of charges preferred
by the Secretary Of War sgainst him of
insubordinaie and disrespect. principally, it
is understood, in refusing to submit to the
Secretary's approval certain contracts for
casting canton st Richmond. The cour:
marital to try Col. Tolco,t meets in WASH
lngton on the 23a. The court is composed
of Gems. Twiggs, Wool. Smith, Riley.
Gibson, Walbach Churchill, Tolten. Clark
aud Childs-Cols. A bert, Crane and Plymp'
ton-and Maj. Lee as Judge Advocate.
The METHODIST CHURCH Survive
learn from the Christian Advocate and Jour-
nal that the book agents Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, acting upon the sugges.
ton Of the Court in the late trial respecting
the church properly, have proposed to the
commissioners of the Church, South, ian
adjustment Of their preferred claims by
legal arbitration under the authority Of the
Court" We are glad 10 learn this, and
trust that the South will, with equal prorap'
titude and cheerfulnsss. meet the PROPOSE
fsvoyab'y.
GoLp Down EAsT.--The Halloweil
IMe) Gazette OF the 7,h inst, says:
There is no doubt that gold may be OBJ
tanned in large quantities in the Northern
part of Maine, in the streams that empty
into the Chaudiere and the Penobscot. IN.
dividuals are getting from $40 10 $40
day. Rumors are prevalent and uncontra-
dicted, Of from $50 to $500 being taken
out IN one day. II is estimated that two
thousand men are now on their way to the
digsines, many coming from Boston and
New York. A lump Of gold, weighing 81
was exhibited 10 Waterville last week,
which was found on the Maine side Of the
boundary.
MISS BREMER.-We fiud the following
paragraph 10 one Of our southern exchans-
es and hope tina. we may have the pleasure
of seeing the great au,horess in our city.
Mis-, Bremen leaves Charleston this week
and after passing through Tennessee and
Virginia, will proceed northward. and IN
August 20 To the Worlds Fair. She will
have been absent nearly two years.
STOCKING. man in our presence the
other night perpetra.ed the following 3
Why cannot the "Yonsh" Locomotive sit
down! Answer-becauss it has tender
behind.
In walking, always turn your toes out