The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-03-21
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FouR FA1LUREs.--Suspension Of
-Four Banks.-Four large financial
failures have taken place in the last
few days, viz: A heavy stock operator
at Boston, large wool dealer in New
York, the auctioneers Austins &
Spencer, and a heavy cotton operator
at Charleston. The wool trade fail
ure involves the leading dealers. in
losses of 10 or $50 600 each. The
N;w York Journal of Commerce OF
Wednesday evening. says:
"Rumors unfavorable 10 the credit
OF a large auction house in this city
have been renewed to-day. They
are we'll founded so far as this, that
the house has suspended on a partic.
ular class of paper. Other descrip.
tIons they continue TO pay for the
present, and their friends think they
may be able TO do so permanenllv.--
Much, however. depends upon the
issue with regard to certain obIiga
tons which fall due Tomorrow. The
resources OF the house are reputed to
be large. as we'll as its liabilities"
This failure appears to be that ol
Messrs. Austin Il Spicer, as the New
York correspondent of the Philadel.
phia American, says:
The liabilities Of the Messrs. Aus.
tins " Spicer are supposed to be about
three quarters of a million. They are
embarrassed by the failure of the
Messrs. HolIister. Upon the authority
Of Messrs. A. & S., it is stated thai
they will pay every thing"
IMPORTANT Observation-Disclosures
will never cease coming upon u.s.
The ST. Louis Organ of the 9th, give'
the following account of the very
latest:
"A young man Of this city is about
to astonlsh the world by the develop
ment Of an invention that, in point o
universal utility, promises to he one
of the most important discoveries o.
the age. He has inverted, and is now
completing, an apparatus by which to
manufacture gas from The atmosphere
the ligh: of which will be more bril-
liant than that produced from Goa
gas. and which can be supplied almos
as cheap as sunlight. 1t will aIso
produce light Of all colors and com
binalions of colors."
CENSUS OF SoUTH.CARoLINA.-- Ir
our columns this morning, will bt
found an official statement Of the Cen
sus of this State, furnished by Col
Condv, the Z. s. District Marshal
1t will he seen tina, the population o
Charleston has increased four thou
sand two hundred and thirtytwc
since the Census Of 1910. The ir
crease Of population Of the State fo
the last ten years. compared with .h'
of the previous ten years shows a
| increase of over $4,000.
A WoMAN's WILL.-lt has bee
stated with some truth. that the gen
Jus of woman lies ia writing letter
! send you a queenly specimen of
in evidence. 1t seems that the Bisho
Of Ely had promised Queen Elizabe'
to exchange some part Of the Ian
belonging to his see for an equivale2
but, hcsitating about it, she wrote hir
this letter:
PRoUD PRELArE: I understand 70
are back ward in complying with you
agreement. but | would have you t
know, that who made you what 20
are, can unmake you; and if you d.
not forthwith fulfil your engagement
by God will! Immediately unfroc
you!
Yours as you deuean YOURSELF
ELIZABETH.
A PRoPHErIC Cow.--A mich COW
belonging to Colonel Philip Ruhl. q
Buffalo Township. Union county, Pa.
has become marvelIousIy gifted witt
the powers Of speech, and has. &C
cording to common report, latel y made
several confidential communication
in very fair English, to some of he