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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-19

A Coon HIT.-Ccrtain members Of Con.
gress having declared themselves in favor OF
raising the rates of postage, on the ground
that the Post Office Department now costs
more than il produces, the Memphis Eagle
and Enquirer states that Congress costs the
people round sum every year, and wonders
if some plan might not be discovered by
which it could be made TO pay expenses.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-19

W- The Nashville papers complain of the
dull appearance of things about their city,
ana say there are no boats in port. The same
NAV be said of Athens at this time-there
are no boats in this port at this time, and
tI,e Eastanallee is unusually low. We un-
dcrstand the dug.outs are still plying regu-
larIy between Chattanooga aud Knoxville.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-19
THE LATEST CASE OF ABsEurMlspE,sEss.

THE LATEST CASE OF ABsEnTMISDEDNEss.
Ono Of our patrons who had been taking
the ''pos," for five years without paying the
first red cent, during fit of abstraction a
few days since called at the Office, settled up
the old score, and rendered payment in nd
vance for the sixth year, which we, of course,
were reluctantly compelled to receive. One
of his intimate friends to whom we mention
cd the circumstance expresses great doubt
of his sanity.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-19

cB'lfi it required much more wisdom to
govern the world, the world would not be
governed.
A great political philosophePsent his son
abroad to travel, for the advantage of his
education, and these were his parting words:
$50 abroad my son, and see how little wis.
dom it takes to govern the world"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-19

e5S- The Evening Post is of opinion that
Fillmore will be the next Wing candidate fo,
the Presidency. 1t says, however, that athe
Seward faction would prefer Southern man,
like Mr. Bell, Of Tennessee, TO their old enc.
nv Fillmore.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-19

~" Dow, Jr., says that man who runs
down the girls, speaks ill of married women,
throws duid of tobacco in the contribution
box, and takes penny out to buy more, can
never have peace in this world and never
will. Bedbugs, mosquitoes and the night
mare, and all the hob-goblins of Il guilty
conscience, will haunt him on his way to that
well-hcated prison where the convicts are fed
on cinders and aquaiortis soap and arc al
lowed no other amusement than to sit and
pick their teeth with red hot poker through
all eternity.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-19

REPORTED BANK FAILuREs.-"Bank Of
Castleton," Vermont; "Central Bank" Conn;
"Deep River Bank" do; "Pequonnock Bank, "
do; "Barnum's Bank" whose notes are dis.
credited, but Barnum' writes that he will
pledge his private fortune for redemption
Of their issues.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-19

DR.. ROBERT DE LAMBELLE-a disl;n-
gnished physician of Paris, announces that q
shock of electricity, given to a patient DYING
from the effects of chloroform, Immediately
counteracts its influence, and returns the
sufferer 10 life.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-19
CHoLERA.-The st. Louis Herald of the

CHOLERA-The st. Louis Herald of the
9th has the following items:
Cholera on the Rircr.-During the last "trip
of the Dresden, from New Orleans, there
were fourteen deaths from cholera, or chol.
era morbus The Dresden had several hun.
bred emigrants on board, and the fatality
amongst them is attributed to their crowded
condition.
Cholera in BRUNSWICK, Mo-We learn
from passenger who came down on the
Honduras yesterday, that the cholera was
very bad in Brunswick. There were fourteen
deaths during the week ending Thursday, the
4th instant.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-19

A MIsER.-It is said there is Madame
De l.. in New York who is taxed for Ga.
900 Of real estate and Sl,l0O personal, and
altogether is, worth $4,000, who beqs in
the street and lives in the greatest destitu.
ton in the garnet of her own house.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-19
GOLD AND MANURE.-lIr. Walsh in or

GOLD AND MANURE.-Mr. Walsh in ono
ofhis recent letters from Paris says:
"Protessor Chevaier has recently again
treated, in the Journal des Debats, the subject
of the increase of the precious metal for tho
world in general. He argues, that it must
ere long considerably affect currency and pri.
ces; he recommends, us before, alteration of
standard and ratio. Dumas, the eminent
chemist, observed, last week, in lecture on
manures that the immense quantity Of ami
NAL matter lost for its fertilizing uses by
ignorance or neglect, was of far greater
worth than the treasures of California"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-19

~ Lcmuel saws the only case he ever
knew Of q person searching after knowledge
under difficulties was that Of an old fogy
naturalist who hunted after flea in hay.
stack, in order to see if its eyc-teeth were cut.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-19

OF A correspondent of the South Bend
Register, writing from Wapello, Ia, chroni-
cles the following new dodge of liquor sell
ler:" know rumseller in our village, who,
when customer calls, tells him that, for half
dime he may grind his knife on his (the
rumseller's) grind.s,one, and here is some
thing to wet the stone Qanding him glass
of whitc.eye.'0
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-19

70 Preparations are now making TO
erect a bridge over the st. Lawrence at Mon
:real. 1t is to be two miles in length, rest
ing on twcnty-three piers and two abut-
ments, giving "a arches, each $40 feet.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-19

W Going to law to get damages is very
apt 10 recoiI and damage whoever has any.
thing to do with it. Justice amongst gentle.
men who carry green bags, and wire-drawn
law and things, is MS scarce as comfort ia a
country Westinghouse in winter.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-19

The Maysvile and Big Sandy Rail
Road is expected to be finished in twelve
months as far as APPOINT opposite Portsmouth.
Ohio, where new city to be called "Ashland"
is already founded.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-19

1t is believed The President will send
in a message with regard to our relations
with Spain, in very short time, of highly
beligerent character.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-19

~. Those subscribers to the Athens
Post who owe for three, four, and five years
subscriptions, are requested not to call and
pay up, as we can afford to furnish them the
paper for nothing as long as their conscences
will permit them to receive it on the same
terms.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-19

~ An Impression exists among the ship
builders Of Loudon, almost amounting to q
moral certainty, that there is Russian SPY
in every one of the English backwards.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-19

TIE CrRcus.-If the people of this coun.
~ turn out as we'll to the election on Thurs
day next as they did to the "show' on We'd
nesday last, a pretty full! vote may be expect
cd
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-19

20" An Indignation meeting was held in
Hardin county, KY, on Monday last and tho
"liardin Jury" who were empannelled in the
Ward case, were invited to leave the country.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-19

The Prairie News, published at Ookalona,
Miss. says there is deficiency of seed in that
region, to re-plant the cotton, which was en-.
tirely killed by the frost on the 18th ultimo.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-19

"KNow NOTHING. "-This political organi.
cation, it is said, dates further back than the
Masonic fraternity. Absalom was the
head or leader of the frat party. Sc II Sam.
uel XIV. II: =
sand with Absaloln went two hundred
men out of Jerusalem, that were called-and
they went in their simplicity, and they Kneu
not anything"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-19

Dispatches from Washington, state
that Mr.. Soule, in demanding the recall u
Pezuea and large indemnity for the Black
Warrior affair, exceeded his instructions.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-19

cY- The Knoxville Register states that
NJ. b. Prichard, Esq, has been elected Chief
Engineer of the Knoxville and Danville
Railroad.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-19

eV A Company has been formed in
New York, with capital Of several hundred
thousand dollars, for the purpose of working
in the Cuban Copper mines wheE that Island
is in the possession of the United States,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-19

W The bill to abolish capital punishment,
debated at great length in the Ohio State
Senate, was finally lost BY two votes.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-19

sB Another new paper has just been
started in Atlanta, Ca, entitled the Bed Bug
and edited by Jack Chinch & Co. sPhebus!
what namen
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-19

sW Duels generally end in mutton-chops,
Madeira, friendship. and "another drink all
around" just as matrimonial storms end in
sun shine, honey, new dresses, my dear
showers, and similar blossomy inventions.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-19
FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHING TON, May 8.

WASHING TON, May 3.
On motion of Mr.. Richardson, the House
went into committee on the Nebraska BILL
Mr.. lngersoll took the floor, and after stating
that his views were well known on the slave.
ry question-that he held that the federal
government had nothing to do with the sub.
jects in either States or territories, proceeded
to speak on the subject of the European war
"A war he said which may involve the whole
of Europe, and he thought he saw danger to
the interests of the commerce of our citizens
it not to the peace of the nation itself. The
war has begun, and may end in revolution
throughout Europe, and, view the struggle as
we may, it is not cerh.in that the United
States will not be called in to play an impor.
tant part. Her rights, honor and interests
may be insulted, outraged and abused. If we
would avoid the scenes of 1912, there should
be an unanimous declaration of Congress of
our neutrality rights, and not by treaty; and
there should be an unanimous request that
the President should proclaim our position.
WASHINGTON, May II.
Mr.. Richardson moved in the u. s. House
Of Representatives on Thursday, to close the
debate on the Nebraska bill the next day,
that unless the bill was disposed of before
Tuesday, the Pacific Rail Road bill would
supersede it, and become the special order.
This created great Il tement, and their
was regular successiolSof motions, calls of
the House, &C., for the purpose Of killing
time, and preventing vote on the motion.
The majority refused to adjourn, and the
minority declared their determination to con.
tinue in session until Tuesday; when the
Pacific Rail Road bill would come up under
the special order, rather than allow the pro-
position to come to vote. The galleries
were crowded to excess, and there is every
indication of an all night session.
WASHINGTON, May -.
The House was in session up to half past
eleven last night on the Nebraska bill. Mr..
Campbell become much excited. Edmondson
hurriedly stepped across to him in n mena-
cling manner. Instantly the parties were
surrounded by the members. The speaker
vainly endcavored to preserve order, and Or
dcred the Sergeant at arms to enforce ii. Ed
mondson was arrested; the greatest confusion
prevailed when the House adjourned amid
the clapping ofalands and immoderate Taught
er. They met again to-day at noon.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-19

" The people of st. Louis voted on tho
9th to tax themselves ST. 100000 to carry on
the Pacific Railroad.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-19

SOMETHING TO LIVE FoR-SoMETYISG TO
Understanding TO live for-something
to love-" forms the anchor upon which Hope
leans amid the tempest-riven sea of life. The
heart may faltcr, and the soul grow weary;
but both will freshcn and strengthen again, if
they can give back a true echo 80 the magic
of these words-if they can thrill to the
music of such consolatory song.
Charmed and cheering is that thought, and
blessed and beautiful its realization! The
being who can feel its truthfulness, its com.
fort, its support, bears about him an armor
that not the blows of Fortune nor the thrusts
of Adversely can penetrate. That .armor
hens in the wcarer from the busting world
around, and yields him an individual cxis-
tence, whose bitterness is ever to be tinctured
with morscl Of honey.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-19

~ At a meeting of the Directors of the
Memphis and Ohio Rail Road, at Memphis
on the Goth ut., it was determined to make
contracts for the construction and equipment
of the road twenty six miles eastwardly Of
Memphis. A proposition is now under con-
sideration for the equipment of the first 30
miles, by the first OF May, ls55;a second Sec
ton of 90 miles, by the first Of October, 1855;
and third section, to the junction of the
Mobile and Ohio rail road, (about thirty. five
mes,) by the first of May, 1856.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-19

twA visitor at Washington writes home
that the weather at the national capital is as
capricious as fashionable married woman's
humor-yesterday all smiles and sunshine,
with tiny dear" and "my darling;" to-day all
clouds and storms, with 'you brute, can't
bear you," followed by a copious shower Of
tears because the "Irute" does not care
enough about it to get in passion.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-19

81 The Washington Union of Thurs.
day, in an article on our relations with Spain,
remarks:
We are quite free to state-and in terms
so emphatic and unequivocal as to admit of
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. il ample satisfaction
is not allowed for the practical seizure of
the Black Warrior, we shall advocate an i'm.
mediate blockade of the island.
II also remarks that the retention in Office
Of Cen. Pezuela, the Captain General of Gu
ba, "rcnders the establishment of good rc!a.
tons with Spain and friendly intercourse
with her possessions almost impossible"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-19

lie that's "fast" ia his youth, will tszsssss
the downhill Of life with @d:ag" W.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-19

AHASGMAN LYNcHED IN FRANKLIN PARISH,
VA.-On Friday last, says the Planters BAN
ner, of the 18th inst, the slave Sam was exc
cuted within the jail-yard Of this town. A
stranger hired himself to the sheriff to be.
come the instrument of the lava despicable
hangman! On the night succeeding the day
of the execution, party Of rowdies succeed.
ed in inveigling from the Jail, where he had
been placed by the sheriff for safe keeping,
the depraved being who had been hired by
that officer to carry out the sentence of the
law. lie was taken by this mob, badly beat.
en-, knocked down, kicked, jumped upon, tar.
red and feathered, and-worse than all
horribly mutilated for life-his "right ear be.
ing smote Off! In all probability even worse
consequences would have cnsued, were it not
for the arrival and prompt interference of the
sheriff and his deputy. The affair has since
undergone an investigation before Justice
Curtis, who has committed for trial such as
satisfactory evidence appeared against.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-19
TIE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN
PRESS-WARD'S ACQUITTAL.

Several leading Southern papers are mani
Testing disposition to take up and justify
the acquittal of the murderer of Prof. But
Ter, because the New York Tribune and other
Northern papers, of the Free Soil order,
have commented in terms of merted severi-
ty upon the farce played off at his trial. No
one can more strongly detest the schemes
and objects of the abOitionists than ourself
no one more earnestly deprecates the
course Of the Tribune on the subject Of sla-
very-but we can SEQ no propriety or good
sense in leading Southern papers interfering
in behalf of the criminal,a encouraging him
to 90 forth and again reck his hands in tho
blood his unoiFending fellow man, because
the anti.savery sheets of the North speak in
terms Of severe censure of the outrage in
flicted upon society and the laws by the ver-
dict of acquttal--a verdict which every one
now believes to have been obtained by whole
sale bribery. If the press IS to wink at such
things-to keep silence when the laws are
tramplcd under foot and perjury is permitted
to take possession of the witness box-if
the murderer, with his hand red with the
blood of his brother, is to be turned loose,
and by his escape to encourage Others to
acts of violencc-if outrage, perjury and
murder are to pass unrebuked and uncensur.
ed by the press, by those claiming to be sen.
tineIs on the watch.towcrs of society-why
: we had as well at once burn all our statute
books and take down the figure of Justice
from our court.houscs.
There is undoubtedly great deal Of fa-
naticism at the North on the subject of sla-
very; and it is every day becoming more evil
dent that there is plenty of the same inham-
| able material in the South on the same SUBJ
ect, though of converse character. And
It would, perhaps, be difficult to tell at this
time which is doing the most to enlarge and
perpetuate the slavery excitement, the North
elm or the Southern press. When Mrs.
Stoves book was first issued, it met with n
very moderate run at the North, and was not
heard of SOutl, of the far.famcd line of Ma.
son and Dixon until some Southern editors
got hold of it, magnifying its terrible char.
acter and lampooning the authorcss in Ian.
guage which gentlemen have more discretion
than to employ when speaking of each other;
and the consequence was, public curiosity
was wroughtSp to an uncomfortable pitch.
the work found its way into every family,
and its contents were devOured with aviditv
by every one who could possibly get hold of
it either by purchase or by borrowing. And
so ofcvery thing of an anti-slavery character.
1t is taken up by the Southern press, written
into notoriety, and the minds of the masses
of our people, who are not interested in
slave property, are lamiIiarized with the suh-
ject of Abolition. Thus the seed is being
sown and imperceptiby taking root, which
will at some future day bring forth bitter
fruits. 1t does seem TO us that different
course is dictated by every consideration of
policy and safety.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-19

TERMS-s2 year, payable in Advance, or
g. at the expiration Of the year.
r8- No paper discontinued until arrearges
are paid, except at The option ofthe Publisher.
For announcing tie names Of candidates for
Office 50, Cash.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-19

BIEr.-Becf sells at ST. Louis at St cents
on fost.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-19

TIE WAY OF THE TRANsGREssoR.-Am man
named Barlow, who became notorious from
offering, as is alleged, his services TO the
Wards to swear that Butler struck the first
blow in the affair which resulted in his death,
cannot find ''whcre to lay his head" in Louis.
vile. 1t is said he was elected forcibly from
Browns Hotel, the proprietors refusing TO
permit him to eat in the house.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-19

PRINTER WAxTEp.-The Chattanooga Ga.
.,ttc adyertises for Journeyman Printer.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-19

VIRGINIA AND TENNESSEE RAILEOAD.-We
clip the following paragraph in reference to
the progress of this enterprise from the
Wythevi!e Virginian, of the 10th:
Virginia and Tennessee Raiiroad.-New
life seems recently to have been infused into
this Company and they are now at work in
earnest Since the l5th of April they have
laid, VIC learn, about eight miles of track, and
are now laying down ut the rate of II miles
Il month. By the first of June the cars are
to run TO New River, and to Ncwbcrn by the
LIST Of July, and if they progress beyond New
bern at the same rate, we shall yet have the
pleasure of announcing their arrival at the
Wythcvllc depot, before the expiration OF
the year. The track as far MS laid, including
the mountain section, is secure and smooth.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-19

| UhklSH DRAVEf.G.-W Nel CIO,S'il1 III
Hirchova, Il single1Wk exhibited degree
of bravery which would parallel anything Of
the kind performed in our Mexican war. He
was private soldier Il the Bachi Bayouk,
and had, by some means, been separated from
his regiment while retiring from the enemy
Seeing his unprotected position, three or four
Russian troops made dasIr for him. But
the Turk, undauntcd, stood up to receive
them, and MS the foremost trooper swung his
sword to deal the blow, the soldier, by Il
powerful effort, seized his horse and threw
him on his launches, and then, quick as light
ming, cleft the troopers skull. Then spring.
ing to the saddle, he turned to face the 9TH
crs, one of whom, by his uniform, bctOkened
the officer. Instead of waiting the charge,
he shouted the name of Allah, and spurred
to the contest With single hand he main
tanned the unequal fight for some time, and
till two out of four lay ut his feet. The Rus
sian officer still fought bravcly, but animated
by f;lnaticsm and the determination to con.
qucr, the Mosleln seized the officer, though
larger man, by the belt, and dashed him
like II child to the earth With another blow
he hurled the remaining trooper from the
saddle, and securing the stceds, he made his
way in safety to the Imperial camp, where
his exploit had been Witnessed, and where
he was dubbed captain on the spot mere
" mention this incident to show that though
much moderated by the world in general, the
Turk has bravery and courage, and would,
under good discipline, form most efficient
soldier.
PREVENTION OF COLLISIONS ON RAILWAYS.
Mr.. w. Costing, of Woolwich, Eng, has
registered IN invention for the prevention of
collisions on railways, consisting of pendu-
um attached to the under side of the tender,
and a series of stops placed on the seepers,
one opposite each telegraph post. These
steps act on hinges or joints, and during the
ordinary transit lie flush with the permanent
way; but should any indications of danger be
apparent to II policeman, n station master, or
any other official, by RAINING IL fuw yards he
can raise stop, which, coming in contact
with the pendulum of the first locomotive,
closes Il valve, which shuts Off the steam and
rings bell, to call the attention of the driver
to the fact. Should an engine make its es-
cape without driver, as has sometimes oc-
cured, communication by telegraph would
be made to the next station, and a like opera
ton would bring it to staud.stil without
danger.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-19

~" The Knoxville Register says that
three hundred new buildings will be erected
in that city during the present summer.