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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08

rB- The Chattanooga Advertiser appeals
to the charity Of the ladies' Of that city to
present volunteer corps, The Rifles, with n
Banner. The ladies being charitable, Of
course The Rifles will get the Banner. II is
to be hoped, too, that some one Of the Ia
dies will prove charitable, or msrciful, to the
editor of the Advertiser-we don't know Of
any one who stands in greater need Of
about one hundred and twenty pounds of
feminine sympathy.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08

R@ The following letter from San old
American Whig," addressed to the New Or.
leans Bee, and recently published in that
journal, will commend itself TO every true
Wing:
occasionally, | see in the newspapers
which come into my hands, notices of very
sweet invitations by Democratic Editors adj
dressed to the Wings, to come over and join
them. Ieven understand that they are kind
ly willing to promise, not TO throw up to us
our misdeeds of opposition, but will receive
us as they have been accustomed TO do in the
case of Aboitionists, Freesoilers, and men Of
every possible stripe, with no other pledge
than the single one Of voting rs their leaders
for the time being shall dictate. II is GER
tainly an accommodating practice, this of Lo-
cofocosm, and will save man the trouble of
keeping conscience, seeing that all labor is
done for them by the leader of the day, and
the followers have nothing to do but to wheel
into line, facing one way to day and the direct
opposite tomorrow, as the said leaders tao
tics may indicate to be the best policy, that is
the best mode of securing the spos. But MS
n Wing of the old school, | must confess to
the entertainment of some Anticipated notions
of principle, that will prevent my joining
party, that in its puolic proclamation and SOL
emn acts, denounces certain measures as ru-
nous, unconstitutional, demoraizng, &c,
&c, and then permits sufficient number of
its members to vote for the same so that by
the aid of the Wings they may be carried.
81 am, and always have been an American
Republican, and have hitherto been the unal.
terable advocate of certain measures, upon
which deem the lasting good of the coun-
try depends, and well know that / shall con-
tinue to be their supporter to my dying day.
Among these are the encouragement of inter
nal improvements, by which all parts of our
common country may be so intimately con-
nccted, that our glorious Union and its Con-
stitution, bequeathed to our care by our pa
triotic fathers, may, as far as human means
are concerned, be perpetuated, and the pro-
motion of home industry, rather than that of
foreign paupcr labor. will not enumerate
other cardinal points Of Wing or rather Amer
lean policy, but desire simply to say that for
one cannot consent to unite with men who
will one day denounce these and other meas
ures, the next vote for them, and on the third
get them up tripped by means of veto, il
may be, all the while claiming to be the only
men of true principle and par excellence, the
friends Of the country and its institutions,
crying out for secession here, disunion there,
and agitation everywhere. | would answer
the honied solicitations of these recruiting
sergeants, in the words Of good Joshua of old,
when rebuking his ocofoco brethren for
their proneness to run after strange Gods,
''as for me and my house, we will serve the
Lord"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08

PoLITIcs IN PENNsYLvANIA.-The Demo.
cratic State Central Committee of Pennsylva-
mia have issued third address to the people.
Whether they mean to continue series OF
addresses, or whether they have found it me-
cessary to modify their views, we are unable
at present to state; but significant fact
stands forth prominently in the last bulletin,
namely, that "the manner of organizing the
Territories of Nebraska and Kansas is not
necessarily an issue in this contest" Yet the
Committee find it necessary to make some
excuse for the measure, as well as to prove
that it will not lead to the introduction OF
slavery into the new Territories. What is
this but an attempt 10 propitiate the anti.
slavery sentiment of Pennsylvania
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08

sR" We had the pleasure of call last
week from Wm.Allston Gourdin, Factor and
Commission Merchant, Charleston, So. Ca.
Mr.. Gourdin is the sole importer of the genu
inc Peruvian Cuano, and visits East Tennes-
sec for the purpose of introducing il to the
agricultural classes. His object is audable
one, and We commend him and the object he
has In view to the attention and consideration
of our friends engaged in farming.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08

PREPARING FOR THE Pork TRADE.-Wo
hear it said that one or two well known pork
packers of this city have come to the deter
mina;ion not to be outdone by the short corn
crop. They want hogs must and will have
them, and TO be certain Of getting them they
have contracted for large quantities of corn,
at convenient points in Illinois, and should II
so turn out that the farmer will not be able
to fatten his pork, they will buy his hogs and
undertake the job. One packer, we hear, has
$4,000 bushels already engaged, and will
take few moro at the same price.-M Lou
is IntelIigencer. t
Some Of our pork men are buying stock
hogs for tho purpose of fattening them.-
Louisville Journal
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08

COMMISSION House, CHARLESTON, So. Ca.
We neglected last week to call attention
to the Card Of James Armstrong, Forward
ing and Commission Merchant, Charleston,
So. Ca. He is very highly recommended for
probity and business capacity.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08

The SARATOGA CoNvENTIoN.-The Tri-
bune denies that this convention was compos.
ed of Wings. 1t says
ave do not believe that majority of its
members at any time were Wings. Its Pro-
sident was Vice. Chancellor M'Coun, life
long Democrat. Among its members were
President King, Gen. E. +. Billiard, the Rev.
Dolphus Skinner, Judge Allison of Rockland,
Hiram Barnep, Geo. p. Benedict, and scores
more of lifelong Democrats; also, Leonard
Gibbs, John Snow, Dennis Harris, Joshua
Leavitt, and more than hundred others anti
Wing Aboltionists."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08

~ Letters from the western part of tho
State Of Ohio, mention that tho crop Of apples
in that vicinity is very large, and the fruit is
sold at low rates. Good apples are plenty at
from 30 to 40 cents bushel.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08

eB Chicago is in the full tide of prosper
ity MS n city. She commenced in the race of
commercial prosperity only twelve or fifteen
years since, and now stands unrvalled
amongst the cities of the West for the con-
structon of great public works at their doors.
Over two hundred trains of rail rohd cars mr.
rive and depart daily at and from Chicago.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08

toy Next week will close the 9th volume
of this paper, at which time oil who are in
arrears to the Office for subscriptions, adver-
Using and job work will have their accounts
presented to them for payment.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08

AT HIS Posr.-Brownlow of the Knox
willie Wing, has stood to his post manfully
during the panic and alarm attendant upon
the appearance of Cholera, and has been
going about constantly attending upon the
sick, while tho angel Of death was tapping
his dark wing over the city.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08

THE CORN CROP AND THE DRoUGHT.-The
New York Journal of Commerce, abiding to
the corn crop, says:
"Our own opinion is, that the damage to
the crop, although severe, has been greatly
exaggerated. There is no crop in this coun-
try which bears dry weather so well rs corn,
and hot, dry summer is necessary, in many
varieties of soil, for the security Of the yield.
Those who hoard for famine rates will pro-
badly find themselves disappointed, while
those who sell at prices which will pay them
for partial crop far better than the average
price for full yield, will find themselves
gamers in the long run"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08
New YogK, Sept. a.

New York, Sept. 4.
In New York last week there were 8l4 in
terments, including lit from Cholera. In
Boston there were LOT, of which IL were
from Cholera. In Philadelphia 300, including
80 from Cholera, and in Baltimore LOG, none
of which were from Cholera.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08
ATHENS, FRIDAY, SEPT. 8, 1854.

PosTPoSEMEST.-In consequence of sick
ness in the families of the Messrs. McGhee,
the sale of lands situated in Bradley county,
advertised to come off on Tuesday last,
was postponed. The sale will take place
on the LIST Monday of October. See adver-
tiaament
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08

CHANcE.-The Agricultural and Mechani-
cal Fair will be held in Knoxville on the 25tB
and Goth days of October instead of the 18th
and 10Th as formerly published.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08

Provisions IN New YoRK.-All sorts Of fami-
ly provisions in the New York markets are
rapidly going up to something like famine
prices Potatoes are held at 81 per bushel,
and not easy (good ones) to be got at that
At retail ordinary flour sells at 81 80 $12,
while the sixpenny loaves the bakers make
are not much larger than the ordinary three
cent. rolls used to be-
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08

WHEAT.-Red Wheat was selling at Cleye-
land, Bradley county, on Tuesday last at
from 81, rs to $3.50 per bushcl. A good
merchantabe article, of course. When we
make quotation, our figures mean always
for good article, and buyers and sellers will
please bear that in mind.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08
CHICAGO, Sent. :

The speech yesterday of Senator Douglas
in favor of the Nebraska Bill and the Veto
of the River and Harbor Bill, has excited
great indignation in this city--so much so
that the bells were tolled and the flags hoist
ed nj hn,f-mast
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08

ley" We take occasion to return our
thanks to the editor of the Knoxville Wing
for slips" containing accounts of cholera
at that place. The other newspaper estab.
lishments, we suppose, are all closed up.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08

FATAL RAILROAD AccDEST-The locomotive
Mississippi, on Monday, burst its boiler on the
Mobile and Ohio Railroad, fifty miles above
Mobile city. killing the engineer and badly
wounding three other persons.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08

sB- From the best information we have
been able to obtain, there had been 81 deaths
at Knoxville by Cholera from the time the
disease first developed its existence in the
town, Sunday the 27thO up to Wednesday
morning last. OF the number Is were blacks
At the time the disease broke out the popu-
lation numbered over 1000,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08
New YORK, Sept. /.

New YORK, Sept l.
The cholera has ceased in Barbadoes-
Eighteen thousand, however, became victims
to its ravages.
A forged chcque for $4,000 was paid at
the Chemical Bank to-day.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08

sY" The fires in the mountains in New
Hampshire are driving the bears and rattle.
snakes from their forest homes, and several
have been killed.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08

WWe were in error in stating last week
that Mr.. r. c. Morris had rendered his resg-
nation MS LIST Asst Engineer East Tennessee
and Virginia Railroad.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08

SLopEp.-E. d. Robinson, Warehouse
man, Augusta, Ga, has put out to parts un-
known-probably Nebraska--in consequence
Of having been detected in several large
frauds in his dealings.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08

SUPREME CoURT.-Next Monday will be
the regular time for the commencement of
the Supreme Court ut Knoxville. 1t is
thought however the Court will not convene
for the present.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08

HAT HOUSE, CHARLESTON, So. CA.-Our
young friend Jno. F. Rodgers, from the Hat
House of F. D. Tanning, is now in this Sec
ton soliciting orders. The yellow fever hav-
ing made its appearance at Charleston, we
commend friend Rodgers to Merchants who
wish to make their Fall purchases without n
visit to that city.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08

SELLING OFF AT CosT.-McSpadden g. Hor-
ton, Athens, are selling Off their large and
handsome assortment Of Goods at cost and
carriage. See advertisement.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08

CHATTANooGA.-The papers represent the
town of Chattanooga as continuing very
healthy, and free from all diseases of an cpl
demic character. The older inhabitants state
rs fact worthy of note, that the drier the
summer the moro healthy has Chattanooga
hnnn
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08

ICY The ninth Annual Fair of the South
ern Central Agricultural Society will be held
in Augusta, Georgia, on the 23d to 2sth days
of October inclusive. ..
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08

MARRIAGE AND MURDER.-We learn from
the Cincinnati Gazette of Wednesday, that a
murder Of the most atrocious character had
been committed about eleven miles east of
Xena. The circumstances are as follows:
"a farmers son, named Joseph S. Baird,
was at enmity with another young farmer
named - Robinson, because the former
on Sunday evening last had married young
woman to whom he was also engaged. AS
Baird, with his bride, was riding in his buggy
towards Xenia, Robinson was observed to
rush out of thcket, and taking hold of the
horses head, commanded Baird to halt. Mrs.
B. screamed and sprang from the buggy,
Baird followed, and clinching Robinson, a
scuffle ensued, in which he was shot dead by
Robinson. The young wife then wrenched
the pistol out of Robinson's hand and at
tempted to shoot him. The balls were fired
to no effect, when Robinson jumped into the
buggy, drove of and effected his escape.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08

sW- The 1000 majority for Grimes, as
Governor of Iowa, has been boiled down to
so0-and the Legislature, which was said TO
be overwhelmingly Wing, is not over.much
that way. Reported majorites and official
returns of elections are, as n general thing,
very distant neighbors.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08
CHICAGO. Sent. 4

CHICAGO, Sept. 4.
Our citizens have refused to hear Senator
Douglas speak, and have hooted him from the
stand
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08

WHAT WE ARE COMING To.-A gentleman
in London matches hens eggs over naptha
lamp without a wick. Seventy eggs have
been Matched at the top of the lamp. and the
chickens reared by an artificial mother at the
bottom.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08

ENcouRAGING.-The New York cores
pendent of the Charleston Courier writes as
follows under late date:
The severe pressure in financial affairs is
causing great distress. Business men find
themselves in slight places" and sometimes
fail, yet they manage to live on in comfort,
and in some cases, in luxury. But it is not
so among mechanics and laboring men,
One class of laboring men particularly suffer.
Railroad affairs have been going down, until
their bonds, mortgages and promises to pay
are comparatively worthless. All the manu-
fatories whose business it is to supply rail
road companies with cars, engines or ''fx-
tures," are ceasing to work. They refuse to
take anything from rail road companies but
the cash. Very few roads in this country can
pay cash, so the large factories prefer to do
nothing, to laboring and then not be paid for
it. So they are dischargng their "hands,"
and they are thus thrown ont of employ
One establishment near the city having three
hundred men constantly employed, has cut its
force down to little over ninety men.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08

eB We presume that the cause of the
strike among the employees of the New Or
leans Post Office was the private assessment
of their salaries by the Postmaster to pay
some $4,000 losses associated with that office.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08

sW- The Ohio Statesman says, that the
corn crop of the Scioto valley will prove al
most an entire failure.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08

W" We understand S. X. Reeder, Athens
is giving $l,25 per bushel for Wheat.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08
BUFFALO, Aug.

DUfFALUi mug Of
Large parties of emigrants for Kansas,
from the Eastern States, passed through this
city to-day. ..
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08

icy Never fail to read the New Adver-
tisements.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 81.
The clerks in the Post Office in this city
left in body to-day in consequence Of n
quarrel with the Postmaster.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08

CHARLESTON, So. Gave copy the fol-
lowing item about Yellow Fever at Charles
ton, from the Courier of the 9Th:
OFFICE OF CRY REGISTER, }
Monday, Sept. a, l0p. IN.
There have been 81 deaths from Yellow
Fever for the past 70 hours. ,
j. l.. DAWSON, NJ. d., C. r.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08

MULEs-Ninety-six yenrling mules were
sold at Georgetown on Monday last, Col. J.
DELPHI, auctioneer, at $40 head They
were purchased by Mr.. w. Rodgers of Bour-
bon, and were the property of John F. Payne,
Esq, of Scott. This is a tall price, but the
mules, taken us wiIulc, are conceded 10 be
the best lot that has ever been seen together.
Two other mules were sold by COL DELPHI
for 1921 Bo,clinggreen Standard, IS.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08
New York MONEY MARKET.-The N

Y. Times, of Saturday, says
Money is in good supply at all the leading
banks, banking houses, and discount brokers
but the use of it is restricted by want of con-
fdence. Good paper still commands the
preference. Rates are without change.
There is no disposition at all to speculate,
so that there is less than the usual demand
for money on stock securities.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08

Terms:-s2a year, payable in advance, or % at
the expiration Of the year.
sW No paper discontinued until all arrearages are
paid except at the option Of the Publisher.
For announcing the Of candidates for office 80,
Cash.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08

Total for 3 days, IS
Number of deaths from Yellow Fever
since the disease made its appearance on the
9th August, SO.
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THE CHOLERA AT KNOXVILLE.

A friend at Knoxville has sent US the fol-
lowing letter containing list of the names
Of persons and number of deaths that have
occurred there from Cholera, since the disease
first made its appearance up to half past 7
o'clock, on Monday evening. 1t is from a
gentleman every way entitled to credit, and
who would state nothing but what he knew
In he an.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08

FROM UTAH.-From Mr.. NJ. Crawford, re-
Gently from Salt Lake, The Shasta (Ca.)
Courier learns that very large immigration
will cross the plains this year, many suppose
as large as that of lS49. A large number Of
families are coming over.
Mr.. c. gives very unfavorable account of
matters and things generally in the land of
the Saints. Times are hard and for gentiles,
especially, he says, there is no show; the
Saints esteeming it no crime to cheat or even
steal from them when they get an opportuni-
ty. Laborer's wages are very low. Mr.. C..
says that for some time after arriving there
he worked ut ehopping wood, at IS per
month. He afterward taught school at S25
per month.
The females are represented TO be general
ly of rather easy virtue; but the punishment
of illicit intercourse is death. Divorces are
numerous and easy to be obtained they are
granted by the Bishop, who generally makes
short work of it, frequently granting divorce
in five minutes after the application is made.
The divorced wife generally has another hus-
band in the course of day or 30.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08

SAVANNAH, Cain the News of the 4th,
We find bills Of mortality for three days
the I'd, Sd and 4th. According to these the
number of deaths in Savannah from yellow
fever stands rs follows:
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FIRES IN THE WOODS.

The Eastern papers contain accounts OF
extensive and destructive fires in the woods
which appear to have broken out and to be
raging simultaneously in all directions. The
Boston Atlas has the following:
A fire commenced In the neighborhood of
Sunderland and Arlington, VT, in the Green
| Mountains, about n week since, and has been
spreading with fearful rapldty for three or
| four days past. In the night time more than
| two miles of lurid fame are visible to the in
habitants of tho valleys. Many thousands of
acres have already been burnt over, and a
large steam-milI and several large saw mills
were in imminent jeopardy, and would pro-
baby be destroyed.
On Tuesday evening, MS we learn from the
Springfield Republican, disastrous fire was
sweeping over the woodlands, three miles
west of Chester Village. A large tract of
woodland had already been ravagcd, and five
hundred cords of cut wood had already been
consumed. 1t was thought that several thou
sand cords more of cut wood would be de-
stroyed. The wind was driving the fire with
fearful rapidty, and the probability was that
many farm houses would be endangered. "A
large fire has also been raging for some days
on Wildcat Hills, and vicinity, in Bernardston,
and at last accounts from 200 to 300 acres had
been burnt over, with the prospect that a
much larger tract would be included.
A fire has been raging in the woods near
Ashburnham, Mass, about mile from the
depot, for several days past, and large
amount of valuable property had been de-
stroyed.
The Montreal train on the Vermont and
Canada Railroad, on Tuesday, was delayed
by fire in the woods at Swantown, VT. About
ZOO cords of cut and dried wood, belonging
to the Vermont Central Railroad, was de-
stroyed The passengers by the train were
obliged to get around the fire to point this
side
A large fire of very singular appearance has
been raging for several days in the woods
upon the highest mountain peak southeast
of the village of Wiliamstown, Mass, and
overlookingit. 1t is literally cloud of smoke
by day and pillar of fire by night. 1t stretch
es round the crest of the hill in huge semi
circle.
A fire has been raging in the woodlands of
Mr.. J. l.. Fletcher, of Derby, since last Sat-
urday. 1t has swept over 60 acres, and burnt
up some 45o cords of wood, all cut and cord
ed, besides young growth and some large
trees; it has also run over the corner Of wood
land adjoining, belonging to Mr.. II. p Major.
These are but 1.-THE of the destructive
ravages of the element which we receive ac-
counts from day to day. The signs of rain,
so visible on Tuesday have entirely passed
away, and the weather is clear and cool. I'm
less we have rain soon, the injury caused by
the drou Uht will hecome pxtrpmely serious