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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-04-21
Marine Disaster.

New YORK, April 18.-It is reported that ship
Of 900 tons went ashore at Long Beach, near Bar
negat, in the storm of Saturday night. When seen
Sunday, her foremost was gone, and about 100
persons were congregated on her deck The sea was
breaking wildly over her. AT the last accounts the
wreck master was preparing 10 60 to her relief, but
it feared she would 60 to pieces before succor
reached her. She is supposed TO be an emigrant
vessel. Two unknown schooners were also ashore in
the vicinity.
SEAMEN's WAGES IN NEW YoRK.-Seamen are said
10 be in rather better supply at New York, and some
vessels that have been detained for want of men, have
succeeded in shipping crews and sailed for their ports
of destination. To Europe, West Indies and ports in
the United States on the Atlantic, wages quoted
at $50 per month to the Mediterranean and Sonth
America, SIS; 10 San Francisco and East Indies SIS
Most of the ship owners engaged in the European
trade have come to an arrangement to pay, on and
after the 18th instant, only months advance TO
sailors, instead OF two, as heretofore.
Mr.. MEACHER, the Irish Refugee, has written a
letter to busy body who attempted to draw him into
a slavery" avowal, saying that when he becomes,
according to his declaration of Intention American
citizen, he will be prepared to speak and act as such
upon all questions of public policy At present, how
ever he says he does not recognise the right of any
one to demand of him expression of opinion upon
any public matter.
Admiral Napier, who commands the British fleet
in the Baltic, figured in the war against the United
States IN 1872, and not very creditaby, as he was
joined with Cochrane and Cockburn in making war
upon the farm houses and henroosts of the Virginia
farmers. One of his letters Ingersolrs history men.
tons, taken during the war, dated June a. 1914
says:
Here am in Lynnhaven Bay, the clippers sail
ing every day, and losing them for of fast sail
ers. have petitioned the Prince Regent in behalf
OF the whole OF US for good slice Of prize moneu
Excuse this hasty scrawl. I am in id bad h1.
NOR having just returned from an unsuccessful chase
We hope he will find the Baltic service calculated
10 put him in a better humor
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-04-21
companies.

| o. There a heavy fall of snow in Greenville
and Anderson in the upper part of South Carolina,
and at Newman, Ga, Monday. There has also
been snow in Petersburg and Richmond, Va.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-04-21

O0-GOdey for May. is out in all its Spring beauty
GOdey is some with the Ladies at least
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-04-21
Snow Storm.

0b5 A brother of the Captain General of Cuba has
gone to Washington bearer of dispatches in refer
ence TO the Black Warrior affair. He has also been
delegated to procure locomotives for Cuban railroad
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-04-21

Som ETHING AMUsING.-To see Wing newspapers
Focos !" to the Democrats, make an QUERY against
the appellaton of Federalis applied to themselves
Federalst is legitimate word-a definite party tes-
ignaon whereas Loco Focos is simply unm, aiming
slang of the lowest order
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-29

AyoTHEI kSow NOTHING NlcToRY.-Wc
learn from the st. Louis lntcl!igouccr tha.
the election of city officers in Alton, Illinois.
on the 10Th inst, resulted in Il complete Know
Nothing victory. The proceedings of TIE day
were quiet and orderly, unmarked by n single
instance Of those occurrences which u,ually
disgrace our election days. At an early hour
of the day the groceries were closed and no
drunkenness transpircd. The warmcst con.
tests were for Collector, Register, llarbor
Master and Marshal. The Alton Courier
SAYS that the officers elected are among the
best men in the city. The whole vote WAS
small, being two or three hundred less than
was expected.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-29

A True Alexander Hamilton
WAS once applied to rs council 10y u man hay-
ing the guardianship Of several orphans, who
wonld, on coming of age, succeed to 4 large
and valuable estate, of which there was :;
material defect in the ttlc-dccds, known only
to their guardian, who wanted TO get The title
vested in himself, Hamilton noted down the
iaithIcsS executors statement, and then said
to him, "Settlc with these unhappy infants
honorable TO the last cent, or will hunt YOU
from your skin like hare The advice was
strictly followed, and the man who gave it
was IN ornamcnt to the bar; and to the age
he lived in.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-29

A WoMANs : MAGSA2INITY.-Am miller dog
broke his chain, the miller ordered the maid
servant 10 lie him up again: she was attacked
and bitten by the dog. On hearing her cries
the miller and his people ran TO her assistance.
keep cifr' said she, shutting the yard door;
"the dog is mad, am already bitten. and must
chain him up alone" Notwithstanding his
biting, she did not let him go, but chained
him up and then retired 10 her chamber, and
with the nob.est resignation prepared herself
TO die. symptoms of hydrophobia soon broke
out and She died in a very few days. The
dog was killed without dong any further
mischief,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-29

Coal IN THE OHIo.-Gathering coal in tho
bed Of the Ohio river, on the bars opposite
Cincinnati, is just now profitable business
for u large number Of men ard boys, who
employed. The Gazette says that the bars
that are now yielding SO well have for years
been covered with sand until this season.-
The Hoods Of last winter barred the treasure.
Men are said to be making $40 per day TAX
ing out boldcrs-quite as much as is made on
TIE California placers. The Ohio is lower
this season than it has ever been before With
in the memory Of the "o'des: inhabitant."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-29

DEATH OF Coz. LISpsEY.-Thc Memphis
papers of the l4th announce the death Of
Col. NJ. w. LINDSEY, Appointment lawyer and
very es,imable gentleman, Of that city. Ho
died ut his summer residence, near Golfers.
vile, on Tuesday last Of cholera, after an ILL
ness of two days. Col. Lindsey was mo-
tive of Knox county, Tenn, where he was
reared, educated, and first admitted TO the Bar.
He had contracted the disease of which he
died, during II business trip TO New York,
from whence he had Just returned.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-29

a CHEAP BAGoMErEE.-A correspondent
of the Country Gentleman writes as follows:
For soine years have been in the habit of
watching the condition of the gum in my
witc's camph"r bottle, which stands in our
bedroom. And, when not disturbed, it makes
capital weather glass. 1t answers nv pur-
pose rs well rs barometer that would cost
me from $50 to $;j5. When there is to be Il
change Of weather from fair to windy and
wet, the thin flakes Of the gum will rise up.
and sometimes, when there was TO be great
oi"rm have seen them ut the top. When
they settle down clearly ut the bottom, then
we are sure of fine weather. ANY farmer who
will watch his wiie's cainphor bottle for Il
season, will never have occasion TO watch the
birds or locusts for the Indications of Il change
in the weather
And il the wife wishes to see indications OF
squalls, let her watch her husbands bottle.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-29

AN EASY MoNEY MARKEr.-I'he pit,Sburg
American, aluding to the prediction of Colo.
mel Webb, that before Christmas wheat will
have fallen from 65s to less than 45s per
quarter, thus speculate, upon the effect on
the money market:
This will be equal TO about %, Il barrel for
1lour-wiil bring consnls up to 9S or 90 and
the rate of interest for the Bank of England
at or 81 per cent, indicating what is called
an abundance Of money, or n looking out on
the part of monicd men for more profitable
investments than consols or the London rate
of interest affords, and consequent appre-
clation of American stocks, bonds, &c., at 5,
and per cent. In other words, II return.
or partial one at least, to the times of 1881
and 1852, when the Bank rate in London for
money, was , per cent, and American State
and county bonds in our own cities, were
above par. All of which approves our former
position, that IN abundant harvest in England
has more effect in making money plenty in
this country, than two iamines in Europe,
aided by double product Of the gold mines
Of California.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-29
e]J. The Columbia Carolinian, SAYS: awe

rN- The Columbia Carolinian, says: awe
understand that there is no probability of the
South Carolina Company running two trains,
owing to the obstinacy Of the Department in
refusing to pay the usual compensation We
further regret to learn that it is possible, if
not probable, that the South Carolina Rail
Road will throw up the mil contract entirely
on the lst of October. We shall be in Il nice
fix then"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-29

THE BLOOD OF THE MARTYRS Is THE SEED
OF THE CHURCH The Telegraph from WASH
ington reports that several Clerks have recent
ly been removed, and that Col. Berrctt, City
Postmaster, will dccapitate several more of
ihc Know Nothing school, in accordance with
the wishes of the Democratic party.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-29

~ \ gentleman who has been through
all Southern illinois, and is extensively en-.
gagged in the cattle business, says that while
cattle fit for beef measurably hold their prices,
cattle unii; for beef can be bought for a song.
The best Of calves sold at 81, yearlings at Ss,
and two year olds at Slo.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-29

ANOTHER OvERIssUE.-A young woman
of Cole co., Illinois, recently presented her
husband with four children at one birth -
This was her first effort in the line, and there
is no telling, therefore what she may be able
10 do hereafter.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-29

,fF" II is stated that the election OF the
Hon. J. C.. Dobbin, rs United States Senator
from North Carolina, has been definitely ar
ranged, and that Mr. Mallory, of Florida, will
succeed him rs head of the Navy Department.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-29

s-s5" We learn from Il gentleman from
Graves county, says the Hickman Times, that
| Catholic Priest living in tina. county preach.
cd II sermon in MlIburn, Il few days since, in
| which he attempted to prove that Republi-
can Government was wrong in principle, in
practice, and in morals;-that it was contrary
to the laws Of God and Of Nature, ruiuous to
the interests of the true church, (ihc Catholic)
and that all who are members Of that church,
should do everything in their power to break
down and destroy any such government.
The gentleman who gave Us the iniorma.
ton il u reliable man, md we do not doubt
its truth
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-29

OF Young man, if YOU propose and fail,
don't take to the mclancholies, liquor and
them; put for some other de laine. AL cre-
alton isn't centercd in the garments of Miss
Brown. Perseverc, and you will succeed
On the whole, make up your mind that Miss
Brown is verdant, and that you have made n
very lucky escape.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-29

-" According TO the Syracuse Chronicle,
"the Washington Union is laboring with
much assiduity to perform two fold duty Of
grca, difficulty: First. TO prove that the
American people are satisfied with their
present Executive rulers, and secondly, 70
show the reasons why they are not
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-29

ALL GoyE.-A! the family Of the late
Gen. Taylor, who occupied the white House,
are dcad-thc noble General himself, his
wife, his daughter, Mrs. Bliss and Col. Bliss
Mrs. Fill more and daughter are also dead.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-29
GIHLs.-ilolmcs, in one Of his poems, says
in Il parentheiical way
-"My grandpapa
y = IT "
Loved girls when he was Young"

I.oNci gifIs Whch lie was young.
No doub, Of it, for Holmes is n sensible
man, and must have had 4 sensible grand
father All sensible men love girls when
they are young, and when they are old too.
We apply the "old" to the men, not to the
girls, mind y"u. Girhood is an Institution,
Il peculiar instituton--w as lovers cf the
union. We feel bound to cherish, and rs to the
girls, large and small. We hold that no gen
tcman's family i. complete without thcm.-
OF little girls, an American poet says:
with rosy checks, and merry dancing curls,
And eyes of tender light,
o, very beautiful are little girls,
And goodly to the sight
And as to large girl5-big, bouncing girls
what n pity it is they must soon be women
stately, mat:cnly, qucenIy women, who are
only not angels oecauSo they are girls. who,
by the by, are not angels either, but vastly
more charming than any member OF the an
gclic host that We remember to have seen
the picture OF clScwhcrci
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-29

FRosr.-Thc n. Y. Journal Of Commerce,
of Sept. l3, says:
We learn that frost was seen yesterday in
some parts OF Connecticut, where, 81 hours
before, the heat was oppressive in the cn.
trcmc.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-29

A WHEAT Growing CoUSrRY.-It is esti.
mated tha; the Canadas will raise the present
season Il surplus Of l2,o0O,OO0 bushels Of
wheat, which, of course will look abroad for
market. BY the new reciprocity treaty, proyin-
cial grain and flour come into our market free
of duty, and upon an equal footing with the
prod ductiOns OF our iarmers.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-29

! l HE PHILOSOPHY OF HAM, understand
the philosophy of this beautiful and Otter
sublime phenomenon, so often witnessed
since the creation of the world, and so es
sential to the very existence of plants and ami
mails few facts derived from observation
and long train Of experiments must be re-
| mcmbered.
l. Were the atmosphere every where at all
times Of u uniform temperature, we should
never have rain, or hail, or snow. The waite,
absorbed by it in evaporation from the sea
and the carths surface would descend in an
impcrccptiblc yapor, or cease to be absorbed
| by the air when it was once fully saturated
.. The absorbing power of the atmosphere,
and consequently its capacity to retain humid.
ity, is proportionately greater in warm than
in cold air,
3. The air near the surface of the earth is
warmer than it is in the region of the clouds.
The higher we ascend from the earth the
colder we find the atmosphere. Hence the
perpetual snow on very high mountains in The
hottest climate.
Now, when, from continued evaporation,
the air is highly saturated with vapor, though
it be invisible and the sky cloudless, if its
Temperature is suddenly reduced, by cold cur.
rents descending from above, or rushing from
y higher to Il lower latitude, or by the motion
Of Il saturated air to colder latitude, its Ca
pacity to retain moisture is diminished, clouds
are formed, and the result is rain. 1t con-
dcnses rs il cools, and like sponge filled
with water and compressed, pours out the
water which its diminished capacity cannot.
hold. How singular, yet how simple the
philosophy of rain. What but Omniscience
could have devised such an admirable arrange.
mcnt for watering the earth
Doy'r Kyow.--lt is said that the dav after
the Philadelphia election the hundreds Of in
terrogatorirs which were put, by the leaders
o! the "un,crriIicd,' touching the astounding
result, received, in almost every instance, the
very explicit and satisfactory answer
II don't know"-thc conversation running
something in this wise.
Morning Jones: well, we got badly licked
yesterday; what the plague could be the
cause ofit'
Don't know.
hope you didn't vote against US did
you!
Don't know.
Morning, friend Smi!h--fue morning
Don't know.
The ID you don. Do you not know
that this is very tine, pleasant morning
glorious morning!
Don't know.
Why! Bless, me, are you one Of the Know
Nothings, too!
Don't know.
You don't know-welI, whut the HI do
you know.
Don't kn0wt
And SO it ran, in fact, II is said the people |
oI no city in modern times had ever been
known 10 exhibit such profound Ignorance as
did those Of Philadelphia, on the morning
after the late election; and moreover it is said |
this gnorancc' is spreading to such an alarm.
ing cNtcnt that il is conjectured the whole
country will ere long be shrouded in mental
darkness. Whether or not the prediction
will be verified, "we don't know"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-29

NovEL TEsrs or RrsrEcrAEiLrrr.-Upon
4 recent occasion, person who was making
inquiries respecting one of our merchants
was told in reply to the query whether he
was Il respectable man! that he was probably
SO. for ..hc had never been a rdiirord diroctor.r
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-29

O. Summer costumes are very simple in
Egypt. They consist Of n straw hat, u sma!
shirt collar, and tooth pick.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-29

-" Dat Of Il German emigrant family of
thirteen, aho recently arrived at Charlotte,
New York, twelve died in three days of chol-
era. The only survivor was the mother, aged
srrcr'Y Nrars.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-29

~ "Thc Philadelphia Ledger has been
shown lump of gold gathered from tn,
mines OF the Slate Hill Company, at Louisa
Na the proceeds Of two week. labor, which
is valued at 500, and costs in the produc.
ton about 500; gvmg $500 rroti.rior the
two weeks. The prospects, it is said, are
quite encouraging, both rs regards The luan-
tity and quality Of the gold produced.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-29

~ II the Know Nothing principles ever
obtain in this country, there will be one good
OF. American girls must be substituted in
the kitchen for Irish help, excellent us the
latter is in many eases. Pianos must be
PLACED less, and pots and kitilcs Io"kcd after
more: fewer silks and more calicocs used, less
walking in the streets will be seen, and more
walking in the sudS about wash tubs.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-29
,uj" Jeffrey told capital story of Talley

~" Jeffrey told capital story of Talley.
rand at public dinner. His health was
drank Before the noise was over he got up,
mndc u mnmbI;ng, as If Of spcaking-spoke
noihing-made bow and sat down; at which
the applause redoublcd, though all those i'm
medintcly about lin knew he had no. SAID n
word
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-29

-" There is Il great apple crop in West
err c;iO, where, it is said, good ones are in
abundance at 80 cents bushel.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-29

Truth AID PoETEy.-At the recent com.
mencement at Wa,crvillc, Maine, a sparkling
and witty poem was delivered by Hon. Charles
Thurbcr, of Worcester. The present Con.
grcss came in for 4 first rate notice:
"EnHc; no laws for days, and weeks. and
months.
Till drunk at last they pass them all at once"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-29

~ The two United States snag boats
sold at -. Louis last week by auction,
brought $4,000 together, whcrea, they cost
$4,000.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-29

-" From the little gratitude shown now
a a.days you would imagine no one ever did an
act Of kindness.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-29

:ts- The Washington Union has publish
Cd Il proclamation from the President, an
nounring that England has accepted tho re-
treaty.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-29

stS" 4 man, own conscience is his sole
tribunal, ard he should care no more for that
phantom opinion than he should fear meet
ing .hos; if he crossed the churrhyard at
L.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-29

II woman was 10 change her sex, what
sort of being would she become! She
would be n he then "a heathcn.) Hut. tut
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-29

.y-The Tennessee Conference will rs
semble at Florence Ala, on the 5th OF Oeto.
Der. Bishop Pain will preside, and Bishop
Soulc is also expected to attend.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-29

.S5'l you want to gain Il woman's alice
ton don't appeal to her head, brt her feelings.
One squeeze of the hand or press OF the lip,
is worth more than al! the speeches you can
make from 6 to II. Calico is an institution
of touch, and not of logic. Order Il sample
and judge.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-29

~ The milk dealers at Marysvilc, KY,
lately raised the price Of mill. 10 % cents u
gallon, in consequence of the scarcity ef icatcr.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-29

;45"A man who admircs fine woman
has yet no more reason 90 wish himself her
husband, than one who admired the iicspc-
rian fruit, would have had TO wish himself
the dr.rOn that kent it.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-29

~" The Democratic Press, of Chicago,
the editor of which is one of the old friends,
social and political, of Douglass, says: "Mr
Douglass made no effort in this city to conceal
the fact that he regarded the administration
as dead failure, and that it was utterly be-
yond the power of human efforts to rcinstate
it in the confidence of the democratic party"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-29
VOL VII.--NO. 3l4.
- - - -
WILL, TT DO GOOD

The legislature of Connecticut, at its last
session, enacted aProhibitory liquor law, and
it has just gone into operation. The Hart
ford Courant, which was opposed to the law,
thus speak of its practical utility:
The success Of the Prohibitory Liquor Law
must be Il matter of congratulation among its
friends, and matter Of attention among its
opponents. The dram. shops have been closed
II week, and even those who were once doubt
tul Of the result, now look on in wonder ut
the change The streets of the city are quiet
during the night time: there are no brawing,
and loud profanity, and hideous noises
Does any one regret this! Does any Oppo-
ncnt Of the law say that the private rights
of u single individual have been ntringed BY
such RESULT Does any one wish it other
wise! Would he bring back the loud, ob.
scene carol, the drunken orgies the debased
beastliness of the midnight intemperate. The
Maine Law has done this, gentlemen, and
you who are anxious for the repeal must not,
if you are philanthropsts and men of reason,
shut your eyes TO those results.
Crime has diminished among us-the petty
crimes brought on by nightly indulgence in
liquor. Does any one regret the diminution
Of crime! The keeper OF the low grog shop
may, because his busincssis the very fertilizer
Of crime-the guano by which it grows SO
rank. But the honest man, who opposed
this law from honest though distorted views,
can he say that he regrets the diminution of
these petty crimes and that he will re-
store state Of things that will produce
them.
The day laborer who has heretofore iu-
vested the whole or u part Of his daily earn-
ings in drink, now goes home sober to his
family Does any one wish that the private
rights Of the grog-sellvr should be so re.
spcrted that the day-laborcr should 20 home
drunk. lie carries his wages for the cou-
fort Of that home. Who is there that will
oppose Il law which has compelled him to dn
SO! who i, there that vii! decide that money
would be better in the till OF the dram
seller,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-29

To IysURE HEALTH FOR CHrLpREy.-Giye
them plenty Of milk, plenty of flannel, plenty
of air, and let them have plenty of sleep; and
they will seldom, if ever, nil anything. That
is, milk is the best diet. they must be warmly
clothed, must be much out of doors, and must
be always allowed TO sleep on uni! they AVA
ken of their own accord"