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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-21

SUrcIDE.-James X. Stephens, printer
by profession, committed aucide by taking
laudanum on Saturday morning. The poor
fellow had contracted too great fondness
for drink, and losing the mastery of himself
and becoming weary of life, sought relief in
the silence of the grave. lie was good
printer and his associates gave him the cred
il possessing warm heart. Officers Fuller
and ScolIick on learning the fact, searched
him out. but although they called IN prompt
medival aid and acted themselves the part Of
the good Samaritan, it was too late 10 save
him. lie fingered under their charge until
3o'clock on Sunday morning and expired
.NobHe Tribune.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-21
WASHING TON, April l2

The Gadsden Treaty IS safe. The Senate
have agreed upon new boundary, with a
reduced extent of territory, and annulled the
Pacific Railroad route The next question
will be the amount of indemnity.
The bill exemptng Railroad iron from duty
was considered on Tuesday by the Senate
The House was engaged on the Civil and
Diplomatic bill, when several Nebraska
speeches were delivered.
In the Senate, on Monday, Mr.. Gwin advo
Gated the Pacific Railroad bill.
The Nebraska bill was defeated in com
mittee of the Whole.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-21
BEAUTY.

The wind passeth overit and it is gone"
How often we hear men eager in the pur-
suit of partners for life, inquire for a beauti
ful woman; and yet how brief the existence
of what they seek, and how unVroducliye of
happiness is its possession.
We know full well the satisfaction that
sleeps beside the snow.white lids of bean.
tiful eye; in the naughty curl of an exquisite
lip 10 the blush Of n rose tha! leaps into n
budding cheek; in the fine turn of u swan-
like neck, the gentle motions Of a symmctri-
cal form, or in the shadowy redundance of
dark and beautiful flowing tresses. The
hearts of the young and passionate leap glad.
ly, and are filed with wild impulses, whilst
gazing upon these things-but when the soul
is scrutnizcd and found unblcssed by eleva-
ted thoughts and generous imaginings, when
the intellect is uncul.ured, and the imagina.
ton cold, the sIumber of forgetfulness will
soon fall upon the dream of beauty, and the
flame of affection be qrcnchcd in apathy aud
disgust.
With men of genius, strong feelings and
powerful passions are ever associated, and if
beauty is unmingled with the qualities of
wild thought and affection, if deIicacy and
virtue are not admirably blended with men,
tai attractions, the light of love will soon
be extinguished, and the generous impulse
of the bosom chilled by apathy and con.
tempt.
Many men of iatelect may yield n momcn-
tary homage TO = beautiful woman, dispos-
sesscd of other fascinatons; even village
urchin will chase the g!idcd wings Of but
tcrny: but in both eases the external splcndor
pals upon their senses, and something Of m
innate character is sought for, 10 sustain the
regard wIici. beauty excited. Nothing is 50
ilattering TO the feelings Of mau, rs the eX-
haustless and quenchlcss regard Of 4 female,
and no incense so rich can be offered upon
the shrine of wonan's ambition, rs the
avowed and enthusiastic affection Of man
of genius. Beauty, thou art poor and I'M
meaning toy, when contrastcd with depth of
feeling and power ofmind; and she who would
aggraudize to herself consequence, from the
little ambition Of personal beauty, is too i'm.
beetle in her aspirations, TO merit the attcn.
ton Of IN elevated thinker.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-21

I'Hr CAMEL II AMERIcA.-1he Commit
tee on Commerce Of the \. York State
Senate have reported in favor of irco-por,-
ting the American Camel Company. Tho
purpose Of the association. is to Introduce the
Asiatic camel into the United States, for the
various purposes of transportation. The cap.
ital stock is fixed at one hundred thousand
dollars. The prime movers in the affair arc
VIM. G. Ring, Charles w. Webbcr and Ed.
ward Garanghay. The second gentleman is
well known as the writer of books and mag.
azinc articles, popular treated, on the sub.
icct of natural history.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-21

~" Father Gavazzi, who produced so
much excitement in this country last summer,
VIC see it stated is now slandering and abus.
ing US in England. lie represents our people
as passing laws for little but the pleasure of
exerting their ingenuity in evading them. In
a word considers it country of great legis-
lators, but greater cheats. He AYERS that our
actual President became so, BY means of a
corrupt agreement with the Catholics, that if
they would elect him, he would give the place
of Postmaster General to a Roman Catholic,
and so open to the inspection of the Jesuits
all the letters that pass through the mails of
the United States! This is nice specimen
of Gavazzi's veracity as well as of his admi-
ration for republican institutions.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-21

THE IIULsEMANY LETTER.-A dispatch
from Boston says the statement recently made
public that Hon. Edward Everett was the au-
thor of the celebrated lIulscmann letter, ere
atcs no excitement in that city whatever;
neither has the disclosure Of the fact caused
any i'll feeling between the friends of the late
Mr. Webster and Senator Everett. The orig-
nal draft of the letter WAS returned to Mr..
Everett more than year ago, by Mr.. Web
ster's literary executors and printed copy
taken, which, with the original, will be pre-
served among Mr.. Eyentt's papers. He does
not contemplate any publication. Mr.. Ever
ett's recent visit to Boston had nothing to do
with the matter. lie came simply'to visit his
wife, who, for some time past, has been in
very delicate health.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-21

The BRITISH LION ARoUsED!-In the last
number of Punch is good engraving repre-.
senting the British lion in n fury, gnashing
his formidable ivories and striving to escape
from Lord Aberdeen, who is hanging on his
mrne exclaiming in dcspair-"I must let him
got" In the distance the wator-is
seen an enormous bull frog with French
plume in his cap, making his way with con-
vulsive leaps across the country. The lion is
evidently anxious to join him.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-21

w Convention Of Irish societies was
held in New-York on Thursday evening, for
the purpose of preparing mn address to their
countrymen in Ireland, exhorting them not
to join the British army, in the coming Eu-
ropean war, in which England is likely to
become involved.-Another meeting on the
subject is soon to be heidi
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-21

VETO OF THE NEBRASKA BLL--All the
clerpvmen in Concord, N. H., have put their
names at the head of memorial from citi-
zens of that place. praying that President
Pierce will veto the Netraska bill if if PASSES
Congress.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-21

BURNING MEN IN ErFIcY.-Tho New York
Tribune, in alluding to the numerous demon.
strations made in various parts of the coun-
try against public men, remarks with much
truth: awe must insist that there are bet
Tor ways of shedding light on important sub
ieets than by burning men in effigy."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-21
~ There is nothing SO inconsistent as

E There is nothing SO inconsistent As n
politician. The man who panders to the
prejudices of the pcople-who follows the
waywardncss of the popular mind, gives him.
self up to caprice more variable than the
winds that perplex the ship al sea, and his
course through life nasi he 50 devious as the
path Of scrront.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-21
THE HIRELING PRESS.

Tie following bitter remarks upon the ve-
nality of the party press is copied from the
Stockton (Cal.) Journal. How many jour
nails in this country are obnoxious to the
editors aniriadyer;ons!
The strictly hirtling prcss-the editor who
sells his ntellecb soul, and bod Whose
mind and thoughts barganed ofl--cannot
appreciate the nice distinctions that regulate
an honorable Judgment in its transitions
from one opinion to another. The mer.
chantable editor, whose duty it is TO follow
the dictates of n party, md whose pay is
plunder, cannot understand the high advan-
tapc ground that he occupies who stands
above corruption: for his mind is too coarse
to admit Of such refinement, Just rs the
coarse sot allows sweet music to ill his car,
and he not hear it. The sense of shame is
dead, in some bressts, and remorse, resent
ment, honor, virius and every other passion.
Thus we see men Ost TO all pride OF lndc-
pcndcnce, as con les-ns rid themselves of
bushes. Editors Of this Class usually pre-
side over party papers, and are paid in pub.
lie plunder. They are elected machines, paid
to write SO much on any given subject, no
matter how bad-thcr brain is mortgaged to
the task, and the work must be done. 1t may
produce riot, tear down property, bring
disgrace, imperl life, yet it must be DONE
Then the party editor must keep silent, too
The bond upon his brain locks or opens it
and though he hear the infant wall of JUS
iice, or the cry Of despair that ascends from
character borne down BY falsehood and
detraction, the portals Of his conscience are
scared against the issuance Of resentment
The iron, unieeling, irresponsible will of par,
ty governs his actions, sways his Judgment
aad transforms the human mind into ma
chine, witess of private or public aim OF It's
own. 1t is like clock, that must be wound
up to run"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-21

FRONTIER INDIAYs-rhc Council Bluff
BugIe, of the 18th ult., gives an account of
a fight between the whites and Indians on
the Little Sioux, early in the month. 1t is
stated that six lodges of the Two Finger
Band of Sioux, from st. Peters, on the Mis-
sissippi, encampcd near the Little Sioux on
the 9Th, and stole some hogs and yoke Of
oxen. They were pursued by the inhabit-
ants, ovcrtaken and hemmed in. They made
halt and called parley, which was gran
ted The whites stepped forvard, and then
theIndians lcyelied one gun at them but
missed, and one or twoarrows were shot at
them. The whites fired at them in return,
wounding or killing nt least one. Both par
ties then retired. A bad feeling is said to ex-
ist on the part of the whites, and war Of
determination is threatened against the Indi-
anS.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-21

en-The Lutheran population Of the world
is estimated at i2 $50 ,OoO-of which 25,Ooo,-
600 arc found in the land Of Luther, 100000
in Prussia, 5000 900 in Sweden, and I.ooo,-
900 in the United States.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-21

;Y" a Washington letter to the New
York Express, says that the United States
government has bccn notified by the Anglo
French alliance, that the Russian ports in the
Pacific are TO he blockaded forthwith,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-21
BALTIMORE, Apri

The Democratic State Committee Of New
York met at Albany, and passed resolutions
condemning the Administration.
1t is reported that a large Grain House
in New York has failed for quarter of
million
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-21

ey- A letter from Constantinoplc says:
"The day before yesterday the Arabian, n
steamer of the peninsular and Oriental Com.
pany, arrived here from England with n cargo
of all kinds Of useful things, mostly destined
for the British lrospitaNat Thcrnpn. Amongst
others there are seven hundred wooden legs.
This is disagreeable instance Of providence
and forcthought, which it is hoped will prove
to have been superhuous."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-21

~Chicago papers contains call for a
Sabbath Convention, to be held in that city,
May II, and designed to include the whole
North West.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-21

s=Ey-A medical w'itcr says: children should
sleep in the middle Of the day till they are
six years of age, and never sit up beyond an
early hour in the evening. They require bet.
Ter iood,more of it, and more lreqncntly,t than
is supposed by many, though they should
never taste icrmentcd drinks, except us med.
icihc.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-21

THE ALMIGHTY DoLLAE.-The race of this
age after riches, said Rev. speaker at Glas-
gov, Scotland, n few days since, sis not n
healthy race, but maddening rush. II is like
n rush to breach-to n breach in the Citadel
of Mammon-witt its deienccs Of thick COM
petition-mounds Of bankruptcy-and files
of bad debts--besiegcd by n magazine Of
capital, large artillery for wholesale, and small
guns for retail. The sole object is to be up
at the breach first. Never mind your neigh
bor-hit him OH the face--shut up his eyes
or close his mouth-if he's down, keep him
down, or sink him lower--plant your heel il
his mouth-it doesn't signify-it's oil game
all fair speculation-the thing is to mount
the brcach-honestly, if you can-but mount
it at any rate, though you use your friends as
stepping stones-and when you have mount
ed-pant your flag, look round with COM
placent benignity, and say you're rich man.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-21

eB" The Washington Star denies that
Forney is about TO resign the clcrkship of
he House. Washington letter writers init
mate that he will be driven to resign by his
extreme unpopularity with many of the men,-
bers
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-21

~ The Toledo Blade is under the i'm.
preston that 6,0o0, 900 bushels corn will be
shipped from that place, the coming season.
The largest amount ever shipped in one sea-
son before, was as7s,O47 bushels.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-21

"TTu,h crushed to earth shall rise again."
rs the fellow said when he was accused Of
stealing chickens from his neighbor's hen
roos,. lt'is thought BY some, that he is
smart; provided, however, the skin is off, and
salt put on.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-21

Wanted at this Oflice-an editor who can
please everybody. Also, 4 foreman who can
50 arrange the papc, as to allow eveEy man's
advertisement to Rad The oolunn.-Lvl
rrrrc- i9rvrscr.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-21

ew- A letter from Washington says that
the friends of the Gadsdcn treaty are making
gigantic efforts TO save it. Absent Senators
have been tclcgraphed to return. 1t is, how
ever, generally believed that it will be reject
ed, though some think otherwise.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-21

The real and persona. property of the city
Of New York, this year, is assessed at 9sss.'
occ, COO, which :, AZ ine.ea,o Of ss7,ccc.coo
over last wear.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-21

Our achicvmenis and our productions are
our intellectual progeny, and he who is en-.
gagged in providing that those immortal chill
drcn of his mind shall inherit fame, is far
more EobIy occupied than he who is indus
trious in order that the peTis!isb!c children
of his body should inherit wealth.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-21

or An Albany paper says: a German in
that city probably experienced a greater vari'
city of important events in one night last
week, than any other man that lived. He
was coerced into matrimony,presentci with Il
son four months old, had the dclirium tre-
mems, and paid the great debt of nature be-
tween 8 o'clock Mt night and in the morning.
He did not survive the great events.
SPREAD OF MoEMoNIsM.-The Mormons
are exulting at the spread of their doctrines.
The Descret News says twenty-five years
AGO Mormonsm was unknown! Now, like
the tribe of Ephraim, it is among "a multi
tudc Of nations in the midst Of the earth.
At Cape Town in Africa, ut Madras, Bonn
bay. Poonah, Calcutta, and other places in
India, and in many OF the principal cities and
boroughs of Europe, as well as the islands
of the sea it, spreads undivided and ope-
rates unspent."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-21

aTuE VloIy MADE EAsY."-That's 4
fact Most of them, nowadays, are got up
in that way. A friend of ours says he Fur.
chased zone of en-" and after saving it fif-
teen minutes, or less, it fell npar. into six
pieecs. .Violin made easy," forsooth.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-21

VALUING WIFE.-in Cailraria, which was
recently the scene Of most bloody war of
determination by the natives against the
English colonists, poygamy is only restricted
by the bovine riches OF the men. A chief, or
Il wealthy individual, has generally seven or
eight wives at least, Gall living amicably to-
gether) whom he his purchased from his
various fathers.in-law for certain numbers of
oxen, in proportion to tho rank and attraction
of the ladies'. This is left to the heads of the
tribe to settle; and 10 insure a fair valuation,
the bride in prospect, sin native beauty clad, !"
is made to walk round ring Of influential old
gentlemen appraisers, seated on the ground,
before each of whom she stops few minutes;
when, having been criticised by the circle, she
retircs, and consultation is held to fix the
number.of cattle her charms are worth-thc
decision being final and without appeal either
for father or suitor
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-21

- The girdle Of beauty is no. s,ay.
lace This is no oaly excsse 60: light 's-
oirS-a socd hcg,s lie shcuii have ro
w.Stc.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-21

DuEL-On the Cd inst. duel was fouyh,
between two gentlemen from New Orleans.
The sccno of it was in the grove South of
the buildings known ns the ''Six Sisters" in
lower subusbn'L. OF Tho city. The parties
were Chas. Roman, son of ex Governor Ro-
man, and w. II. Bouingly, son of late
Senator from Louisiana, of that name. The
fight commenced at one o'clock, with
small swords for weapons. The first pass
was made by Mr. b. whose sword struck on
the suspcndcr button Of his antagonist, and
broke in two. In the pass of Mr.. r.. made
simultaneously, the sword penetrated the side
of Mr.. b. inhcting II sligh: wound
The swords being broken, the parties re-
sorted to pistols, at five PAGES. At the first
fire Mr. B. received the ball of his antagonist
back of the hip. The wound we learn,
was painful! but slight. The shot of Mr..
B. passed on without touching.
We learn that the duel originated n an
old misunderstanding, but after both psrtie.
had stood steel and fire, they conceived
higher respect for each other, aud left the
field reconriled. They returned TO New Or
leans in the steamer Oregon yesterday.-
.NoiHe Yribpyc.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-21

John Howe, Benton Democrat, has been
elected Mayor of ST. Louis by $50 mnjor.
itv.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-21

tEThe President has signed the bill au.
thorizing the construction Of ak first class
steam figates.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-21

The IRISH ExoDUs.-Accordng to the
Galway Packet, the Celtic race is fast disap.
pcaring even in lis western stronghold. The
editor has just competed Il tour through lar
Connaught and Joyce, country, and for miles,
he says, the traveller could not see human
habitation--all was uijer desolaton; not 4
trace of farm cultivation, and in lieu of houses,
nothing remained but heaps Of stones and
unrooicd gables.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-21

Why is four centsugar like man that new.
or surendcrs' Because it's"clcsr grit" aud
nothing else.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-21

~" The New York Legislature has pas.
sed bill providing that no attache of news
paper shall be liable for anything contained
in report truly made of any official pro-.
cceding. The bill is now In the hands of
theGoyernor, and no doubt he will chcerlul!y
atiiy to it his signature.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-21

THE WALKER ExpEDITIoN.-The editor
of the Stockton Journal, in his paper of the
18th March, speaking Of the failure of Walk.
er's Expedition, says:
"Prcsident Walkers dream of rcnown has
ended in most substantial mockery. His
glory, that threatened to eclipse the fame OF
the ancient Cortez, is turned to darkness on
the page Of history, through want Of energy
and judgment commensurate with his anlbi-
ton. Mr.. Walker WAS not created for hero:
he is too tame. With such IN opportunity
as opened to his seizure, great men. the real
Pizarros, would have carved out a Kingdom
and u name to blazon in the annals OF histo.
ry; but with our hat-ilcdged hero, this nerve
less advcnturer. we have no sympathy, for
he has fallen like meteor from the hcioism
in which he gIittered, into IN obscurity that
cannot be penetrated. His fate is of less
concern than is the bold buccaneers, who
wages war like Il giant, until he is dead. But
the germ is not dead: this first step may
have failed through the uncertain tread Of
the pioneer; but the path is there, and in
time the hardy climber will be found to grap-
pie with the steep acclivity whcreon is perch
ed the tiara of an immortal name. Mexico
must be conqucred-the strong arm of the
Saxon must rule in the "palaccs of the Mon
tczumas."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-21

~ A western editor, noticing Bloomer
says "she looked remarkably well, as far as he
could see!"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-21

IT, "My son, would YOU suppose that the
Lords PRAYER could be engraved in aspace
no larger than the area of half dimc!'
"Well, yes, father, if hali-dimc IS as
large in every body's eye as il is in yours, !
think there would be no difficulty in putting
i, on abou, four tines" Sensible boy, that.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-21

PRArIcIAL EVIDENCE OF THE BENEFIT OF
CnLoRoroRM-I'hc very clever and inteili.
gent Paris correspondent Of the New York
Times speaks as follows of the use that this
article has been brought to. lie says
The first experiment upon the local appli.
cation of chloroform has been made with en-
tire success ut the Clinic Hospital. NJ. Pau
! Dubc;s induced . ,oung girl an attendant a
the Hospital, to allow her wrist, upon which
was virulcnt absccss, to be fumigatcd with
the vapor of chloroform. The abscess i'm
mediatcly became inscnsiblc and remained 50
for three hours The patient, who before
could not move her arm, nor allow the least
contact with the sore, recovered the entire use
of her hand. On the second trial, when the
abScess had come TO n head, NJ. Dubois plum
red his instrument into it, and the patient
lclt no pain Whatever. The wound is now
healing, and certain degree of insensibity
consequent upon the fumigation, still exists
in the part.
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Trenfon Banner.

sy Youthful rashness skips like hare
over the neshos Of good eosneil.-Sms.
srcd'c.
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TRUE AND BEAUTlrUL.--Gcorgc Ilillart
,C n,c,,n cuys.

kUE AND bEhI
of Boston, SAYS
81 confess that increasing years bring with
them an increasing respect for men, who do
not succeed in life, as those words are COM
monty used. Heaven has been said TO be a
place for those who have not succeeded on
earth; and it is surely true that celestial
rraccs do not best thrive in the hot blaze of
worldly prosperity. III success sometimes
arises from Il superabundancc of qualities in
themselves good--irom aconsciencc too SEN
si;ivc,a Il taste too iastidious, a scIi.Iurgciiul-
ness too romantic, n mgdcsty too retiring
| do not 90 so far as TO say with living
poet that the world knows nothing OF its
greatest men, but there are forms of great.
ness or at least of excellence which die and
make no sign;' these are martyrs that miss
the palm, but not the stake; heroes without
the laurel, and conqucrors without the tri.
umph."