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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-04-16

ASSIGNMENT OF LAND WARRANrs.-The
omission to give any form for a power of at
torney in the published regulations for the
assignment of land warrants, under the re-
cent act of Congress led to enquiry being
made to the General Land Office, at WASH
ington, when the following form of power
Of attorney and also proper directions for its
execution, were communicated to the writer.
They will be of service all over the country:
FORM OF A POWER OF ATTORNEY.
Know all men by these presents, that I,
(here insert the name of Warrentee,) of the
county of -- and State OF -, do hereby
constitute and appoint -- of - my true
and lawful attorney, for me, and my name, to
sell and convey the within land warrant, No.
--, for - acres of land, which issued
under the act of September, 1850.
Signed in presence Off
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-04-16

.y' Some poetaster wrote the following
for the Hartford Review:
Long is the morn that brings no eve; tall
is the corn that no cob leaves: blue is the sky
that never looks yeler: hard is the apple that
never grows mcller but longer, and bluer,
and harder, and tall, is my own lady love-
my adorable Poll
=. S.-The author has since died in great
agony.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-04-16

tY- DR.. Marck says the best cure for hy-
sterics is to discharge the servant girl. In
his opinion, there is nothing like "hying
around" to keep the nervous system from be-
coming mlstrung. Some women think they
want physician, he says, when they only
need n scrubbing brush.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-04-16

sY" The stopping ones per, the instant
any sentiment adverse to present opinions is
found in it, is Il silly transaction. Such a
reader must have an unbounded confidence
in his own wisdom. lie must consider him
self too wise to learn any thing. lie must
feel that all deviation from his notions is
baneful error. He does what he can to ST.
lencc all free discussion.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-04-16

ExTRAoRDISARY.-Th Louisville Democrat
says A member Of Congress the other day,
made a speech in committee Of the whole, in
which he confined himself to the subject
matter before that body, and he pas not call
ed 10 order!
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a Fossil OLp FoGY. - The Washington

4 Fossil OID FoGY. - The Washington
Republic, in an article on old fogyism, SAYS:
If Mr.. Buchanan is not IN 'old iogy,' we
should Ike ;o know where 10 look for one
lie is cyidentiy an odd iogy' of the worst
aind: fossil remain; jus; tit To be put away
in II glass e Sc. and exhibited as u curious
relic OF the days before the flood"
This is Father hard talk about IN aspirant
for the Presidency.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-04-16

The Pittsburg Gazette, a Jealous supporter
of Gen. Scott, says his "chances are the best
for the nomination., still he is not entirely
safe. Either of his distinguished competi-
tors may defeat him. 1t is almost certain that
Mr.. Fillmore will receive The votes Of Mary
land, Virginia, North Carolin;s South Carroll
ma, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi,
Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee,
Kentucky, Texas, and California,--fiftecn
States. @mahirg ,22 votes in all, and leaving
only 26 more to secure his nominations As
Mr.. Webster will have some votes, it is possi-
bic that neither of the candidates will have a
majority Of The whole on the first ballot, and
should the friends of Mr.. Fillmore ard Mr..
Webster have decided majority they may
unite upon one of those gentlemen and &C.
cure his nominatiOn.''
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-04-16

There are only two papers in the city Of
New York in favor Of the Maine Liquor Law,
and only five or six, il is stated. in the whole
State A member of the Massachusetts,
Legislature lthe law now being under con-
sideraiion in that body avows himself
against il becius of the great unhealthincss
il will causc in the State. He thinks great
many persons will need medicine as soon -
TIE i-w is pssss1.
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THE POST.
Athens, Friday, April l6, 1852.
baltimore, April 6

In the u. s. House of Representatives to-
day, the resolutions recently offered by Mr..
Jackson, of Georgia, in favor of the Compro-
mise, were passed by Il vote Of 100 to 65
The Connecticut elections have resulted in
favor of the Democrats.
A violent snow storm occurred in Boston
Yesterday. The snow was foot deep.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-04-16

Old Mrs. podgcr married her second hus-
band. not because she admired the man, but
because he was the size of her first protector,
and would come so good to wear his old
clothes out Cunsidcratc woman that. Mrs.
p. '"ant bear to see anything 90 to waste"
as Mrs. Mulony observed when she fried her
pots oes with an end of candle.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-04-16

eD- California is great country! 1t is
said that all you have to do there in order to
raise crop of Potatoes is to lang ono up
with string on sunshiny day, and let the
shadow strike the ground; it Immediately
takes root, spreads, and produces bushcl
per hour until you cut the string, or pocket
the potatoes fact,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-04-16

Old Gs.n,---"You see, my dear, that the
earth turns on its own axis, and makes one
revolution round the sun each year."
Young Recorder--.Thcn, pa, does France
turn on its own axis when it makes its revo-
lutiOns!'
old Gent.--No, my dear, it turns on its
bayonets. However, that's not question in
astrOnOmvt"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-04-16

The acknowledgment of this power of at
torncy must be taken and certified in the same
manner as the acknowledgements of the sales
of the warrant or certificate of location be-
fore prescribed, and must also be endorsed OH
ti,e warrant.
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BALTIMORE, April 8.

The Albany Wing Legislative Caucus have
adopted resolution by a vote of so to in
favor of Scott. The Maryland Democratic
Caucus was unanimously in favor of Cass.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-04-16

The discovery has just been made by q
learned philosopher that without mouth. q
man could neither eat, drink, talk, kiss the
pirls nor chew tobacco.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-04-16

To take ink out of linen, jerk an editor
out of his shirt.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-04-16

The strongest string yet known is said to
be string Of onions.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-04-16
HAMLET'S SOLILOQUY.

According to Dr. Johnsons Interpretation
of this soliloquy, Hamlet here discusses with
himself the question of a future life; and
the opening words he takes to be the ques-
ton to be dccided-"To be, or not to be-
But this does not seem to be the true mean-
ing of the passage. He does not yet discuss
the question of future life this does not
come up for some time; but his thoughts are
turned upon his situation, his wrongs, and
upon the foul crime pcrpetfated upon his IA
ther, of which he has just been informed by
Il messenger from the dead; by the perturb-
ed spirit of the murdered king. He is charg-
cd with the task of avenging "ths foul and
most unnatural MURDER" he is living under
the roof the murderer who has filled his f;l-
theirs place. Why, then, not take arms
against sea of troubles and end them? 1t
is but blOw-but one moment; it is Il swift
change from life to the everlasting sleep Of
death. Sleep is sweet, too; it ends the heart
ache and all the troubles that flesh is heir to,
and gives, instead of strife, and sorrow, and
contention, balmy rest, a sweet oblivioh.-
But then, sleepisnot unbroken rest, fordrcams
come to the sleeper. Some may be brightand
cheerful visions; dreams of love, of beauty,
of peace, Of heaven, Some may be dark nnd
gloomy; dreams of storms and DEATH Such
may be the dreams that visit the couch of the
natural sleeper. May there not be dreams
lowering round the head of him who sleeps
the everlasting sleep of death! What dreams,
if any there are, must these be! The dreams
of sleep are but feeting shadows ofrealities,
that, almost before we can see their forms,
are gone but the dreams of death are no
shadows, but realities; not fleeting, but per-
manent and everlasting.
1t is then this fear of something after death
that makes men hesitate and draw back,
when about to plunge from life to the sleep
of death. We are beset here, it is true, with
evils many and overwhelming. We are ex-
posed to disappointment, contempt and op-
preston; and these are hard for man to bear.
But may it not be even worse in death! No
traveller has returned to us from the silent
land; no pilgrim has told us the strange tale
of its wonders, its dangers and its charms
The way We know; it is short and easy, but
we dare not take the fatal step, Gt is but a
single step for that will lead us there. The
dark veil ,nny no: be penetrated but by pass
ing through it; and when once passed, we
have lfO return.
"Thus conscience docs make towards of us
ALL Great deeds; high enterprise, bold ac-
tions that native resolution bids us perform,
are weakened and destroyed by this fear; a
fear stronger than courage, stronger than the
very strongest resolution, which no man can
resist-which no man can overcome.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-04-16

In 1900, it is estimated that the exports Of
the U. States will amount to 500 000, 900.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-04-16

The item of oil consumed on rail roads is
far more expensive one than is generally
supposed. An authentic stitemen: shows
that during the year 1851 the railroads Of
Massachusetts, comprising total length OF
1912 miles, expended for spermaccti oil S11,-
293,sO. The number of miles Of r.il road in
operation in the United States is lO.Sl4.-
Reckoning the cost of oil on all the roads in
the same ratio as that paid by the Massachu-
setts rail roads, we have the snug little sum
of 1926, 943.S2 as the amount paid by all the
rail rOods in the United States for oil in 1851,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-04-16

D-say! Do you believe in the knotchestcr
Rockers. Do you love figs peat Do you
love tams' lungs! Do you live near the
shottecary's pop! Did you ever ride in a
waggagc Sunday Mercury.
Ye-e-s! Was you cvcr-shocked by bal
vanic gattery, did you hear Waniel Dcbsters
late speech in your city, did ever you see a
steamboat bile her buster, did you ever drink
a scottle Of botch ale -and-oh speak! dt
you always vote the tig whicket.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-04-16

RAILROADS. The editor of the Aberdeen
Miss Independent is strong and enthusias-
tic raiEoad man, and he thus discourses to
his readers in the course of long article call
ing or them to aid in building the Mobile
and Ohio road:
"I,ook karound you at the world, all going
on the wings of Lightning and the power Of
Steam, at the rate Of 80 miles per hour by
the latter, and at the rate of thousands of
miles per second by the former, and you here
standing on the banks Of a little, narrow, cy-
prus-kGced, shaggy, crooked, sandbarred, con-
temptitle dry branch,with all your past years
earnSgs going to waste around you, waiting
for RI !. Look at, yourselves, you men Of
energy;in everything but Railroads-why the
world ill run over YOU and distance you,
lcavin.Syou. III darkness, unless you go to
work, flk with tongues Of lightning, and
travel with railroad speed.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-04-16
CARRoLTON, Ky., April

NahNO.IUN, hy'3 IiFlII o.
About half past o'clock, the Madison
and Cincinnati packet Redstone passed this
place. When absut miles above, it seems
that she landed at the Kentucky side, and as
she was backing out, her builers exploded
with tremendous noise, tearing the boat to
atoms, and causing her to sink in less than
three minutess in 20 feet water. Several gen.
tleman here whose attention had been attract.
cd to the boats racing, and the great auasti-
ty Of steam she was working. saw the evplo-
sion. f1er chlmneys, were blown half way
across the river. It is said that all on board
have perished. The flames are still visible
from our office.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-04-16
FROM WASHINGTON.

The Wings of the Senate held Il caucus on
Saturday, at the Capitol, on the subject OF
fixing time and place for the meeting of the
Wing National Convention. Mr. Manguml
was called to the Chair, and Gov. Jones was
appointed Secretary. The attendance was
very general, and disposition was manifes-
ted towards harmony. After some consulta-
ton as to the time of the meeting, it was a.
greed that it should be after the Baltimore
Democratic Convention, and the fist of July
was generally preferred. As to the place.
there were several opinions. Some were for
Phila lelphis, and others for Baltimore ran
napolis. A committee was appointed to con-
fer with any committee to be appointed by
the Wings of the House on that subject
The joint committee will, in their report, re-
commend certain day and place, and this
notice will be published and conformed to by
tho Wing delegates. Nothing was said in
this conference on the subject of the Wing
nominee, though it is known that the Scna-
tors of the Wing party are much divided in
opinion as to that point.
DR.. Baldwin, who was charged with ab-
stracting certain papers from the State Dc-
partmcnt, was indicted for larceny; and as he
had gone to the North, the President directed
the U. s. Marshal to 60 for him, and he is
now here. He has given bail. He says he
took the papers and had right to do it.
1t seems that after abstracting them and read
ing them over, he threw them into the fire.
But, after few days, he thought he had act+
el imprudcntly, and wrote note to the Sc
crctary of State apologising for and explain
inr the act. In the mean time the Clerk hav-
ing charge of the papers had made com
pant against him, and the President direc.
It'd thc Clerk to go before the grand jury and
state the facts.
The Supreme Court was to meet again to-
dav, and will continue in session another
week
Another of the great land bills has been
put to sleep in the House. The bill granting
lands 10 Iowa for certain rail roads, passed
the Senate after full debate, and an attemptto
put it on its passage in the House failed by
a vote of two thirds. The bill has gone to
the Committee of the Whole, and is at the
bottom of the calendar, and may not be IT,
ken up at all-('or. Chas. Cour.
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100 DOLLARS REWARDI

DAN away from the subscriber, October 9th
II, 1887, from his residence on Willow Swamp,
South Edisto River, Orangeburg District, South
Carolina, a negro man named HOWARD, about
six feet high, and otherwise well proportional
and Of black complexion, full faced, high fore
head, prominent nose, and no whiskers; havni
on one of his arms the letter s, or mark resent
ling it. He had scar on the inner ankle of,
presume, the left foot. He speaks with pausi-
biity and ease; is rather assuming in his address,
yet mild and humble in his manners. He is a
keen, shrewd fellow, walks fast and quite erect,
and is apt to bear uncommonly much on his toes
when hurried. He SAID that he originally be-
longed to farmer named Joshua Lee, near Gin
ton, in Virginia.; either there Norfolk or Rich
mond, in that State, | presume he took up quar-.
tiers. Any person finding and experimenting the
same, and delivering him safely into the hands OF
the subscriber, shall receive the above reward OF
one hundred dollars, besides reasonable expenses
that he may be 81 in coming and returning.
WILLIAM RILEY
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TNH E subscriber has opened in the city OF Wash

TUNH < subscriber has opened in the CITY of Wash
IL ington an AGENCY for the prosecution Of
all descriptions of claims against the Genera
Government
| His perfect knowledge of all the Pension Laws,
and the places where deposited all evidence OF
service now extant, will enable him to establish
many claims which have long remained suspend
ed for want Of proof and proper attention.
He, therefore, offers to the public his services,
particularly in the following cases, viz.
Suspended and rejected claims under all the PEN
sion Laws;
Applications for intsgase of pension, under any
Of the Pension Laws, where the pensioners are
dissatisfied with their present allowance.
| For all those widows who received, or are enti-
tied to receive the ten years pension due on the 4th
of March, l848; under the acts of July It'll, 1898,
March 3D., IS43 and June 18th, 1914, being those
who were married before the LIST of January, 1874,
he will undertake to establish, under the act of
February I'd, l84S, their claims to pensions for
life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1913, when
their pensions under the foregoing acts term-
uated.
For all those widows Of revolutionary officers
or soldiers, who were married after 1893, but be-
fore January Cd, 1900, he will undertake to estab-
fish their claims to pensions for life, commencing
| on the 4th Of March, 1848, under the act of July
80, I848.
To all those widows ofrevolutionary pensioners
whose claims have been rejected or suspended for
want Of proof of service; or those who are in the
receipt of pension under any of the pension
laws, less than that received by their husbands
under the acts of May 18th, 1923, or June It'll /,
1892, he will ensure the same amount per an
mum that their husbands received, from the time
the pension is made to commence by the law un-
der which they claimed or have been pensioned
BOUNTY LAND,
For the surviving, or the widows, or minor child
rem of deceased officers and privates, who served
in the war of 1912 with Great Britain, the Next
can war, or in any Of the Indian wars, since 1890
Terms moderate, where the claim is established,
otherwise no charge.
The subscriber is also appointed Agent for the
District of Columbia for the British Commercial
Life Insurance Company, established in 1920, and
empowered by act of Parliament, for the insurance
of lives and the endowment of children, in Lon
don, New York and Washington city. Capital
S300O,000
Communications addressed to the subscriber,
| Washington, D. c., will receive prompt attention.
M. THOMPSON,
| Attorney and Counsellor at Lao, and Commits
missioner of Deeds for North and South Carolina.
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500 Reward.

RAN OFF from my plantation, on Red river,
eighteen miles above Alexandria, in the State of
Louisiana, last february or March, mulatto or
griffe colored negro man, about 80 years old, COM
pactly built, and about S feet or 8 inches high,
and weighs about $50 or 100 pounds. He talks
slowly and walks in the same way, good look
ing fellow, and has fine and sound teeth; his name
is Austin, but | hear he has changed his name,
and says he belongs to some Doctor, at Natchi-
toches.
have reason to believe he is cutting wood or
working for some trihing person, near the mouth
Of Black River, as he arrived there in company
with another negro, in the fiat they carried away
from my Ferry.
III went off in any steamboat that is not de-
stroyed, and will be responsible for an action Of
damages. will give 1000 dollars for proof to con-
viction in open court, at ALEXANDRIA,
against any captain, master, or commander so al
lowing him or aiding him to make his escape, on
their boat, from my service.
will give the above reward Of 400 for Austin
delivered in any slave State JAIL that get him
]. ID. ALLEN.
Cotile Post Office, Rapidss Parish, La,
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Charleston Preparatory Medical School.

YNHE session Of this Institution will begin on
Il the first Monday in April and terminate on
the last Saturday in July. The different chairs
will be occupied as follows
Anatomy and Physiology, by F. T. MILES,
M. d.
Institutes and Practice of Medicine, by ID. ]
CAIN, M. ID.
Materia Medca and Therapeutics, by F. P
| PORCHER, M. d.
| Obstetrics and Diseases of Women and Chill
dren, by E. BELIN FLAGG, M. d:
| The Chair of Surgery has been offered to
gentleman now In Europe, who, it is hoped, viii
accept it. Should he not do 80, it will be filled
before the time appointed for the opening of the
| School.
Clinical instruction will be given at the Marine
Hospital and Aims House, by Drs. ID. ]. CAIN
and j. FORD PRIOLEAU.
During the session of the Medical College of the
State of South Carolina, members of the class will
be examined regularly on the lectures delivered in
that institution.
The Students will be shown cases among the
patients Of the Teachers and such as can be taken
| to the lecture room will be exhibited to them and
explained.
The most distinguished Surgeons in the city
have promised, whenever they can do so conve.
niently, to perform operations before the class.
Doctors r. LEBBY and J. S. MITCHELL,
who have each large obstetrical practice, will
Gas well as the teachers) give the Students access
to all Of their cases Of this description, which
they can with propriety be allowed to visit.
In short, ample opportunities will be afforded
for acquiring practical as well as theoretical know-
edge of the profession.
Her mortuary statistics prove that Charleston
possesses salubrity of climate enjoyed by very
few cities in the world, and strangers are no longer
deferred from visiting her in the summer.
Board and lodging can be obtained from $3.50
to IS a week
Terms, fifty dollars, including examinations
during the winter. Jan. 27-eowta1
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FOR CALIFORNIA.
UNITED STATES MAIL STEAMSHIP
COMPANY-THROUG PASSAGE TO
CALIFORNIA

tfINHE public will be gratihed TO learn that the
i United States Mail Steamship Company are en-
abled TO announce that their arrangements are now
complete for sending passengers through from
New York TO San Francisco and back
In the first attempts of this Company to meet
the wants of travel to California, by providing
ships on the Pacific, in connection with their
ships from New York to Chagres they were pre-
vailed upon, at the urgent solicitation of the great
number then DESTROYS TO go out, to sell tickets for
through passages from Panama in advance, for
their ships then going round This was done
from desire to accommodate those who could
procure passages IN other quarter and by
which, whatever might be the detention, they
would reach San francisco sooner than by any
other line. Unforeseen difficulties, and the preva-
lence of fever at Rio de Janeiro at the time pre-
vented their ships from reaching Panama as soon
as anticipated, and caused detention at the 18TH
mus, which was increased by the Impotence of
passengers in going forward, against the advice
OF the Company, at an earlier day than the ship
could possibly reach Panama.
These Interruptions all removed.
Three of the four ships OF the Company, intended
for the Pacific service, have arrived at Panama
and several of them have performed trips to San
Francisco and back. So that the Company are
now able to give the public the assurance that the
voyage through from New York to San Fran
cisco, will be performed with regularity and des-
patch.
Ahei TaClHC Line, from Panama TO San Fran
cisco, consists of the
REPUBLIC, Capt. HuDsoN.
ITHMUS, Capt. HIrcHCocK.
COLUMBUS, Capt. PECK
ANTELOPE, Capt. AcKLEY.
Their Atlantic and Gulf Line, from New York
| to Chagres, of the
GEORGIA, Capt. PORTER, U. S. N.
OHIO, Capt SCHENCK, u. S. N.
FALCON, Capt. HARTsTEIN, IT, S. N.
| The connection between the two lines will be
carefully and regularly kept up, so that no delay
beyond the usual stay of the ship in port at Pana-
ma, will arise.
| The large size, well known speed, and superior
Recommendations OF their New York and Chagres
Line, and the speed and accommodations of the
ships of their Pacific Line offer the most certain,
rapid, and pleasant through passage to California.
M. o. ROBERTS,
Cor Warren and West sts New York