The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-05-23

FALSE RuMoRs.-The Louisville Demo.
cra'. two or three days ago. copied ridic'
uloas article from The notorious New York
Herald. suggesting that there was a cool.
ness between the President and the Secre-
'arY OF State, and that the latter would
probably resign his secre,aryship. The las
number Of the Washington Republic closes
an article upon various absurd Locofoco
rumors as follows.
Other articles have appe ared in Northern
journals alleging that there were jealousies
and ll-feeing growing up between The
Presiden, and the Secretary Of State, and
iha, The resign alton of MI. Webster has
been openly called for or talked about. II
has been rumored in print that other Cabi.
net changes were in contemplation in con-
sequence Of this state Of feeling, and ,ha,
Mr.. Fillmore even took occasion to init
mate 10 Mr.. Webster tha, he did not ap-
prove of his recent visit to the North, on
Nhe gseund of It's being political tour. II
has been alleged that Mr.. Fillmore was
disposed to recede from The Union plat
form, and is faulierIng in his union policy.
We are authorised TO state that all Of the
above rumors, and all ,her rumors of a
similar tenor. or designed TO convey simihr
impressions, are no, only entirely false in
fact and in inference, but that they are all
destitute of The least foundation in truth.
II we were not aware that respectable
persons had aided in originating or circu'
lating these rumors, we should not have
deemed them worthy Of denial.
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ATTEMPT TO HILL AN EDIroR.-We
extract the following paragraph from de-
tailed account. published in the last A Ashens
{Ga.) Banner, in relation TO an attempt.
made by woman, (probabFy erazy,) TO
assassiua,e Col. Holsey, the editor OF the
Banner:
"Un Wednesday, about O'Clock. p. n1.,
the editor oi this paper being absent from
his office. woman Of slight frame, with
grey eyes, and black hair, abou, as Years
of age, entered the Office and enquired for
the proprietor. on being informed that he
was absen, she approached the desk Of the
publisher, taking up type and asking him
"are these lype?" drew a pistol and shot
him. The ball took effect between the el-
bow and shoulder of the right arm-passed
through the arm and entered the body and
ranged nearly through il. II has been
found bv the physicians and extracted
Mr. Reynolds now lies dangerously wound.
ed at his lodgings. The woman was arm
ed with two large, rifle bored pistols, and
large glnterlne bowie knife-all Of which
are now lying before u.s."
REVOLUTION AMONG THE PETricoArs.
The N. Y. Herald says. the ladies' are on
the skirts Of a reform, or on reform Of
skirts. Since Amin Bey came 10 this
country, they have talked much Of Tur-
kish trousers and short robes. Two ladies
have promanaded Broadway recently in
this eastern style. Some, more daring,
have gone a little further. They have
taken 10 the frock Goa, and panlaIoons. -
Mrs. KembIe. Two years ago, set the ex-
ample. - Qrseback) which has been fol.
lows v1ss Bloomer, o! Seneca Falls,
and q Oers. Mrs. Swlsshelm jumps into
this style also. In Syracuse il is quite The
rage; and. in fact, IN several paris Of the
country. ladies of some distinction have
put foot forward In this reform, which
transforms the female appearance cons
pletely. The question naturally arises, if
these steps IN this new evidence Of progress
are TO be continued, what is to become of
the old cas,-oH pe,.icoats? We suggest
that nothing better can be done than 10
catch the dandes throughout the country.
and Broadway particularly, and invest
them with the old robes Of prerosative.-
They will cut more of swell than ever. in
the furbelows and founces Of the ladies'.
ARKANsAs.-AS State Democratic Con-
vention was held at Little Rock, Ark, on
the 2Slh of April. Robert w. Johnson.
the present Representative in Congress.
was nominated for reelection. He receiv-
ed a plurality of votes on tte first ballot,
and was then declared, by resolution, 10 be
the unanimous choice Of the convention.
They are boring Tor a railroad through
the Hoosac mountain 10 Massachusetts
with great steam. auger.
The cholera has Recommended its rava'
ges in Lafourche parish, Louisiana. II i:
very fatal on the plantations ia that region
One fatal case had occurred at Donaldson.
vile.
MouRNISG.-We copy the following
evidence Of canine sagacty and affection
from New Orleans raper-lhe Delta we
believe it was:
"a dog which had lost a whole litter
was seen yesterday trying to poke a piece
OF Grape through the handle o! one Of the
sausage shops Of this city"
| A married woman cowhided a gentle
man IN the bar5er's shop adjoining the
Commercial Coffee House, Boston. on
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