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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-12-29
CHARLESTON CORRESPONDENCE.
CHARLESTON, Dec. 9s, 1854.

NhAhLESIONs lbtC- SoJ lOOf.
Our money markets. becoming more tight
each day, and the banks becoming less able
to assist their customers when wanted to do
so. Many persons having notes coming due
are compelled to renew a portion of them,
thus continuing the funds Of our banks lock-
ed up in unavailable securities. 1t is very
Impressive that we will have just such n
time as we had in 1887, and the interests of
money will rate so high that it will be use
less for business man to pay them, as he
will be gradually destroying his means with
out doing his business any good.
Cotton is still declining slowly, and will
continue to do so until reaction takes place.
All kinds of produce are tending down.
ward in price, but apparently stand better
than Cotton. There is no speculative demand
for either.
Sterling Exchange is falling down TO the
shipping point, it being lOsf lOst-Bills
on New York are selling at ! per cent. on
the street, and in some cases as high as 6 Il
are paid by the borrower Usury laws will
always cause this state of things, because oy
their penalties many men are induced to re-
fuse loaning money at the low rate as it
will not pay them for their trouble, and they
will not ask higher rates besause it would be
violation of the law let it be ever so absurd.
1t appears to be the general impression
here that the price of property and rents
will go down in this city. hope so, for they
are enormously high.
We had a boiler explosion yesterday morn
ing, by which one white man and three me-
groes were so badly scalded that they have
since died.
Our business men are doing very large
business in all branches Whether they are
selling for cash, cannot say, but think
not, although prices here are very low in
comparison to those of last year.
MERCHANT
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FOREIGN NEWS

HdlJar, ~ s., December a3.-The British
and North American Royal Mail Steam Ship
America, Capt. W. J. C. Lang, has arrived at
this port from Liverpool with advices to the
9th inst.
General Inteligence.-Them most important
item of news by this arrival is that Austria
has signed treaty of alliance with France
and England which binds her to declare war
against Russia in one month, the latter pow
ers guaranteeing her against invasion or in
surrection. She has, also, asked the support
of the German States which are arming, but
Russian influence is at work to resist her
efforts to obtain it.
Affairs at Sebastopol are in staiu quo.
Omar Pasha, with 10000 troops, was about
embarking for the Crimea.
The Spanish Chambers have decided to
supper. the present Dynasty.
Mr.. Soule had arrived at Madrid, and re-
sumed his duties.
Ne'o York, Dec. 24.-The Bremen mail
steam ship Washington arrived at her wharf
in this city to-day from Bremen, via South
ampton, having left the latter port on the
9th inst.
The tenor of her advices has been antici-
pated by the arrival of the America at Halifax.
We CLEAN, however, the following items from
our files of English papers received by her.
A disposition is manifested to distrust Aus.
tria, notwithstanding the treaty Of alliance.
The losses of the allies during the great
gale are not so severe rs at first reported
Fourteen vessels, principally sailing trans
ports, were wrecked near Sebastopo. Two
French line of battle ships and thirteen other
vessels went ashore. Some got off, and 9TH
ers were burnt to prevent them falling into
the hands of the Russians. The Cossacks
fired on the crew, and the loss of life was
frightful.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-12-29

eR- Mr.. J. H. Howe, who has been sew.
eral months prospecting" in Kansas, gives
his impressions as follows in letter to the
Conneaut (Ct) Reporter, written on board
q steamer in the Missouri river, Nov. l9, while
on his way home:
81 think the whole country is eminently
adapted to slave Labor. Wealthy slavehold.
ers, with plenty of help can possess them
selves of those lands in large tracts,and make
money in subduing and cultivating them
This they will do, and despite all efforts yet
making, or means yet adopted, by the free
States to prevent it, Kansas wil be slave
Slate"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-12-29

RELIEF OF THE Poor IN New YoRK.-The
Board of Common Council of New York have
adopted a resolution authorizing the Comp
troller TO pay the sum of $4,000 to the "As-
sociation for Mcliorating the Condition of the
Poor" Last year the society paid out over
$4,000 TO the poor, but this year the sub
scriptions to the fund of the Society havo
fallen off considerably. The Herald says 20
local or private society will accomplish much
towards relieving the distress which must
fall upon New York between this and the
first of May next. The number of poor peo.
pie who will starvc, if aims be not afforded
them, viii far exceed anything that has been
seen heretofore.
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WASHINGTON. Dec. 90.

There has been much excitement in monied
circles yesterday and to-day, growing out Of
the recent statement made by the Trustees Of
the Exchange Bank of SeIden, Withers g.
Co. The statement shows that the individual
members of the firm are the largest debtors,
and that more than two.thirds of the million
of assets of Mr.. Wiihers are worthless. The
notes of the bank We're selling on Monday at
discount Of ten per cent Yesterday and
to-day they were sold by the brokers at n
discount Of forty per cent
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-12-29
ATHENS, FRIDAY, DEC. 90, 1884.

an ,coyk and no play makes Jack dull
-, acbristmas comes but once year,
and as our hands wanted holiday, we can
furnish our readers this week with hall
sheet only. When hungry young gentle
man complained about the scantlness oil lhe
supper placed before him, he was consoled
with the remark that he would have the less
TO eat. And so of our paper this week-lt
the reader is disposed to grumble at The
acurtailcd dimensions" he has the fact TO
console him that there is less to read-a fact
which, in regard to some papers, must al
ways be relief to the discriminating reader.
We presume, however, no apology is neees'
sary, as we have never in the period OF over
six years which the paper has been pup
lshed missed number, and never varied an
hour in the time of going to press, and but
once before had occasion to send out "a half
loaf"-which every body knows is better
than no bread at all. Hoping and believing
our readers will agree with us that our pres
ept eu.smalled issue, like the old lady's coffee,
is "yery good what there is of it, and plenty
oft such as it is" we take our leave OF them
for the present year, with the trust that its
closing hour will find them surrounded by
substantial blessings, and that like ourself,
they are prepared to enter upon the duties OF
the new one, to battle cheerfully and man
fully with its trials, vicssitudes and tempta-
tons, and with consciences void Of offence
toward God and their fellow.man.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-12-29

TERRIFIC SPEcTAcLg AT SEBAsToPoL-
The Russian batteries having it now all their
own way, hammered unremiltingly upon us
with the greatest vivarty. They had sent
forth from their ramparts loud shouts OF de-
tiance or of victory when the explosion OF the
Fench and English magazines acquainted
them of cur misfortune; but it was now our
turn to crow, for about half past three there
suddenly shot upwards from the works, or
rather the Redan on our front, a white livid
flame, which ascended high into the air, and
while we all paused to gaze on the spectacle,
a sound which made the very earth :remble
beneath us, followed by n most awful report,
told us that the Redan had ceased to exist
for in the next minute its garrlsons of hun
dreds, blown to atoms, dismembered, and
mutilated by the action of the txplosion, were
discovered hundreds of yards above the pa
rent earth. So fearful and terrifying spec
tacle never have, nor do hope ever again
to witness. In the midst of II dense volume
of smoke and sparks, which resembl;d wa
ter-spout ascending to the clouds, were vis-
ble to the naked eye, arms, legs, trunks and
heads of the Russian warriors, mingled with
cannons, wheels, and every object of military
warfare, and may say, with every living
thing it contained. The explosion in the
French and English batteries were like flashes
in the pan of musket compared with this.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-12-29

W- A young gentleman, who is quite n
ladies' man, found himself the other evening
rather Unexpectedly, in company with large
company of ladies and wishing to make him.
self as agreeable ms possible, without know.
ing exactly what to say, commenced his con-
versation in his most bewltching stvlc by say
ing, "Ahl lsdies, Fin glad to see yon, Really,
there are so many of YOU together here, that
I'm afraid you must all be Know Nothings!'
"Oh, no, indeed" replied one Of them rather
tartly, II amt, I'm widow"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-12-29

A HEAVY FALURE.-A failure in the um-
Der trade recently occurred at Quebec, with
liabilities to the amount of $4,000, ,OOO-that
of Mr.. William Price. Unlike most of the
other lumber merchants there, he used to get
out his own lumber, for which purpose he
kept going over thirty several establishments,
one of which-that at Chicoutimi, loaded 90
vessels for Liverpool, with sawed lumber, last
year. All these immense establishments are
at stand still. Other failures in the same
business are anticipated.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-12-29

CURING BAD TEMPER.-Ifa u married lady
of n cross, unhappy disposition, will take the
trouble to wash her face, and comb her hair,
and arrange her dress, it will be almost i'm
possible to indulge in anger until her hair and
dress become disarranged again. If gentle
man is troubled in the same way, let him kiss
his wife three times day, and put on clean
shirt every morning, and our word for it, he
will be the happiest man in the world.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-12-29

eB- On Wednesday night last, according
to appointment, NJ. p. Jarnagin, Esq, dcliv-
cred an address, at the Presbyterian Church
in this place, on the subject of Prohibitory
LIQUOR Law. We were debarred the plea.
sure Of being present by office business, but
have heard the effort spoken of as very
able one, abounding in facts and arguments
in regard to the evils of intemperance suf.
ficient to arrest the attention Of the most
careless.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-12-29

.Y- Said n purse-proud man, just getting
into his carriage, with his wife and daughters
Haunting in velvet and furs to poor laborer
who was shovelling coal into his vault-Joe,
if you had not drank rum, you might have
now been riding in my carriage, for nothing
else could have preventeda a man of your edu-
cation and opportunities from making money
True enough was the reply-'and if you had
not sold rum and tempted me and others to
drink and become drunkards, you might have
been my driver
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-12-29

HoGs.-The Louisville JournaI of Thurs
day says: "'The receipts are very light, and
we hear Of no sales. The market is quiet"
The receipts at Madison exhibit an increase
of 10000 head. The Cincinnati Gazette OF
Friday says:
The general feeling is, that should the
packing in the West fall short, the business
will pay at present prices, but it on the con-
trary, the number should be as great us that
footed mp last year, the result would be of IN
opposite character. With reference to the
supplies nothing definite or satisfactory has
been ascertained. At some points falling
off will undoubtedly be shown, but Others
will increase, and while we are not prepared
to say there will be a full and increased bust
ness in the aggregate, we may remark that
the indications point in this direction rather
than to falling off in numbers.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-12-29
MERCHANT.
sCFs The Franklin Review, in noticing II

sCs The Franklin Review, in noticing the
haste of certain papers to bring forward gen.
temen for the next race for Governor, and
the names that have been mentioned in con-
nection with the subject, says:
"Take the list, and shake all the names to-
gether, then get the best Prohibitory liquor
law candidate, and we are for HIM against
the field"
We feel that our friend of the Review is
heartily and sincerely what he processes to
be--in favor of Prohibitory Law, because
he believes such measure would do more
than any other to check and suppress the
growing evil of intemperance. Now we
we would like to see the Liquor question
presented TO the people detached from
all others, because we believe in that shape it
would triumph, and we do not believe it will
in any other. Numbers who would vote for
it if the test is made direct-Liquor or
No Liquor-will dodge it as n side ISSUE
According to our notion, The Legislature CON-
mitted blunder in not passing the propos-
tion TO submit to the peope-a blunder, be
cause by that course they could have got rid Of
the question, whether successful or not, and
precludcd the contingency of its coming up
year after year, to alright the souls of timid
aspirants with its dreadful presence.
We learn that in several counties in this
end of the State Prohibition men will be run
with what success it is not for us to pre-.
dict In any event, it is to be hoped enough
of the right sort of men will be elected to
the next Legislature TO send the matter to
the people direct, and ut n time when no
other elections are occurring. Let them
have it in shape where there is no chance
for lodging, sheltering behind or covering up
under other issues. In this form we are
certain the question will show degree Of
strength which it will never manifest in any
other. We are not advised what course is
to be pursued in this county, or who nre like
ly to 70 candidates; but we trust no one
will aspire to seat in the next Legislature
who is unwilling to submit the question to
the consideration and decision of the peo-
nla
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-12-29

KossUTH ON THE WAR.-On the 30th ult.,
meeting was held in London in commemo-
ration of the Polish revolution of 1880, and
at which Kossuth delivered an eloquent ad-
dress. The course Of the allied governments,
in conducting the war, is criticised without
mercy, while the gallantry of their armies is
dwelt upon with spontaneous admiration and
applause. According to Kossulh, the only
means of securing the West of Europe
against the encroachments of Russia, is the
reconstruction of Poland, followed by the
restoration of the other lately subjugated and
suppressed nationaltics of the Continent.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-12-29

UTAH.-We understand, says the WASH
ington Union, that the President has nominn-
ted to the Senate Brevet Lieut.. Col. Edward
J. Sieptoe, of the United States Army, to DO
Governor OF Utah, in the place of Governor
Young, who was appointed by President Fill
more
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-12-29

sYA Yankee has invented a machine for
putting babies to sleep. 1t is supplied with
fresh milk, paragoric, Godfrey's Cordial and
sugar, which it dispenscs according to the
necessities of the case. Mothers have only
to chuck Thomas and Mary into the machine,
where they will be cared for four hours. To
those who are fond of "ligbtenng the cares
of life" going to evening shindes, hirting,and
such like, the invention will indeed be "bles-
sing to mothers"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-12-29

rY- An Indian had gone to Albany ono
cold winters day, and got very drunk. On
his way home, he became completely over
come, lay down, and was frozen TO DEATH
His tribe was at that time much disposed to
initiate the habits Of white men, and accord
ingly held an inquest over the dead body
After long powwow, they finally agreed to
the verdict, that the deceased came to his
death shy mixing too much water in his whs-
kew, " hich had frozen in him and killed HIM"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-12-29

~ According to information said to have
been derived from the delegates of the West.
srn Territories TO Congress, there will soon
be eight or ten applications from said Terri
tories for admission as sovereign States into
the Union. In addition to these, we are like
ly to have an immediate application of the
same sort from the Sandwich Islands.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-12-29

DIsAPPoISTmEST.-The Blakely Choral
Company, advertised last week to be here in
a few days, have declined the visit and gone
"down South" Those young gentlemen
who believe music to "be the food of love" /"
will be dreadfully disappointed, although
they will save their dimes.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-12-29

A poor mechanic, residing in Cincinnati,
named VIM. l.. Walker, having received in
tellgence of the death of an uncle in Balti-
more, by whom he was left property worth
$4,000, came to Baltimore, and to obtain the
cash, sold his claim for $4,000, returned TO
Cincinnati, went to visiting the fashionable
saloons, and soon lost $4,000 at cards and
blIiards.-Baltimore paper.
Exactly. Place beggar on horseback,
and he will ride right straight to the devil.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-12-29

rYy- 1t is said that Governor Reeder, of
Kansas, will refuse to give certificate Of
election to the Delegate just chosen from
the Territory of Kansas in Congress, because
of the ilegality of the votes. Two thirds
Of the votes poled are said to have been i'm
ported from Missouri expressly for the occa-
sion. We hope the report is not true.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-12-29

sB- There is no time spent more stupidity
than that which some luxurious people pass
in morning between sleeping and waking,
after Nature has been fully gratifed. He
who is awake, may be doing somewhat: he
who is asleep is receiving the refrsshment
necessary to fit him for action; but the hours
spent in doing and not slumbering,can hard
ly be called existence.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-12-29

VICTORIES OF THE ALLIEs.-The London
Times in commenting on the last battle of
Sebastopol, pertinently enquiries "TIow many
more such victories can we afford to win ere
we sink overwhelmed by the weight of our
own triumphs, vanquished by our own valor,
and worn out by our own success? ?"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-12-29

"NoT so SooE."-Upon the monument
erected to the memory of Charles G. Ather.
ton, late Senator from New Hampshire, are
these words-"I expected this but not so
soon" How expressive of the prevailing
weakness of humanity. Thus do we al! de-
ceive ourselves. We all expect to die, but
s'not so soon !"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-12-29

1y- A farmer told his man, who was
thoroughly Irish, to run into the pasture and
catch IN OK.
81 mean the off one; will manage the 9th
er myself" he said.
Pat ran to do rs bo was hidden, but sud-
denly paused with the exclamation
ale is reasonable man, any how. Bedad
and how am | to know which is the Or
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-12-29
THEIR powrR-The Wnshinntnn I1ninn

THEIR PowER-The Washington Union
in an article on the impropriety Of converting
pulpits into political rostrums, thus speaks
of the power of the clergy: "Of all profess
sions in the cOmmunity-physieians not ex-
cepted-clergymen exercise the most p-wer.
ful influence be il for good or for evil. As a
general rule, their strictly moral lives, their
high intellectual gifts, and their rare powers
of persuasion, coupled with their calling,
which demands an untiring devotion 10 the
temporal and eternal welfare Of their fellow
men, inspire coR6dence and beget an affec-
ton the extent of which cannot easily be OK.
aggerated." We think the Union exaggerates
the political power of our clerical friends. In
religious matters we admit they WELD a con-
trolling influence. but we much question
whether they will ever be able to produce any
very great effect in the political market
Eight,tenths Of our clergymen opposed the
resolution, and thought we were warrinp
against God, in taking up arms against George
iii. A majority of the clergy, opposed the
war of 1912 and the war against Mexico
Their opposition, however, amounted TO moth.
ing. The people Of the United States are
so justly jealous Of clerical interference in
electioneering matters, that their opposition
to a matter, almost invariably leads TO its tri-
umphant adoption. The Union feels "alarm-
ed" at the exhibitions of which we have
spoken. We think the alarm uncaIed for.
Politically speaking the pulpit of the United
States is as impotent as the strong minded
women.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-12-29

rB- Southern Military Academy Lottery,
Glass II. was drawn at Montgomery on the
goth inst. The following are the principal
drawn numbers; 1000, $500; 800, $4,000;
1000, $4,000; 957, 67ls, each $1,000. The
capital prize was drawn at Montgomery and
Mohile
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-12-29
,y- The Toledo Blade states that ii

rW The Toledo Blade states that the
grand jury of the county of Hllsdale, Mich-
gan, have found bills of indictment against
the conductors of the Michigan Southern
Road, for putting off passengers from cars
who refused to pay a charge for fare which
the people deem illegal and extoriionate; and
for false imprisonment in conveying passen-
gers past the stations for which they were
destined
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-12-29

OF Meridian Sun Lodge, No. 80, Free
and Accepted Musons, celebrated the 27th,
the anniversary of st John the Evangelist.
There was very good turn out of members,
and the address at the Church, by the Rev.
Jno. L. Gay, is said to have been of more
than ordinary ability and interest.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-12-29

tN5- AS evidence of the extraordinary de-
probation in the value of real property in N.
York, we learn that house which was a
short time ago erected on Fifth avenue, in
the neighborhood of Thirtcenth.street at an
expense of ifty.two thousand dollars, has
been sold for thirty-three thousand dollars;
and another on Madison avenue, one door
from the corner of Thirty-frst street, which
was built at a cost of twenty-one thousand,
five hundred dollars, sold for only fourteen
thousand five hundred.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-12-29

~ A fellow out west, who was recently
elected to the Indiana Legislature, from red
Creek, in Wayne county, was so elated at his
success, that he caught himself by the seat of
his trowsers and tried to hold himself out at
arms-length. 1t is said that he would have
accomplished the feat if he had not let 60 to
spit on his hands,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-12-29

sB- The British and French Ministers
have presented remonstrances against the an
nexation of the Sandwich Islands. Mr.. Marcy
has replied that if the treaty be consummated,
the rights of England and France will bc re-
sDectpd
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-12-29

sY- Domestic extravaganza and foreign
Indebtedness, says the New York Mirror, are
the radical causes of the financial troubles
which distress the country. There is n whole
sermon in those few words.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-12-29

.B-The Washington Star states that Mr.
Davis has resigned his appointment MS aCler;
ia the General Land Office, and has been re-
ccived in the Virginia Annual Conference OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church South. Mr.
Davis has been appointed to the charge OF
Trinity Church, Richmond.