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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-06-23

~ The following are the times for hold.
ing the Chancery Courts in the 9th Chancery
Division Of Tennessee:
Benton, LIST Mondays of February and August
Athens, Sd
Cleveland, 4th
Harrison, LIST March and September
Jasper, Tuesday preceding I'd Mondays Of
March and September.
Pikeyille, Cd Mondays Of March and Sept.
Sparta, Wednesday after Cd Mondays Of
March and September.
Livingston, Sd Mondays of March and Sept
Jamestown, 4th Z"
Kingston, 4th
Washington, LIST May and November
Mnryvle, 4th
jacksonville, 1st June and December
II will be seen that three of the above
courts occur in the same week and two OF
them on the same days, n contingency grow
ing out of creating new districts, and for
which the Legislature failed to provide. Or
perhaps, that enlightened body thought the
Chancellors would possess the powers OF
ubiquity, and could be in two different and
distant places at the same time.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-06-23

eB- The Detroit Tribune, of the 9th
ult.,says that "not the least amusing thing
in the doings ofyesterday was the fact that
large numbers of people-whole families
from the country, came to the city with their
teams to see the eclipse"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-06-23

.B-Postmasters receiving letters referring
20 business not connected with tho depart
ment, but designed to promote private inter
est, without payment of postage, are instruct
cd 10 return said letters to the parties send.
ing them, under new envelope, charged
with letter postage.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-06-23

6T- The Herald, specializing on the inllu-
encc of the "Know-Nothings" at the next
election, says:
"The following are the principal States
having populous cities, where native Ameri-
can organizations may be expected to take
place, and thus influence electoral votes al
the next election:--
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-06-23

rW" A Boston journal, referring to suit
against physician for alleged malpractice,
says 'it is almost a wonder that any surgeon,
nowadays can be found, with moral cour.
age of human feelings enough to undertake
to remedy detormity, or treat case of in
jury, without bond from the patient or his
legal guardian that he shall not be subjected
to suit for damages, in case he should fail
to make the patient as whole and perfect MS
he was when he came from the hands of his
Creator"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-06-23

FROM WAsHISoToN.--The President has
determined to withhold his message, relative
to our troubles with Spain, for the present.
The appointments for the new Territories
will be made this week.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-06-23

sAy" Col, Benton, it seems, has despaired
of the Pacifiic railroad scheme, seeing the.
impossibility ofearrying the measure through
Congress. The Colonel will now go for
wagon way, with stations for the protec-
ton of emigrants.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-06-23

The PHYsIcIAs-An able and truthful ar
ticle, under the caption of "The Physician"
will be found on our first page. We would
commend every one to give it perusal.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-06-23

az The GAINESVILLE (Ohio) Gazette an
nounces that wheat is selling in that city for
$ rs, and adds, that many Of the citizens
remember when it was dull sale at CSC per
bushe, payable in store goods.-Many far
mers in Muskingum county have got all Of
the last years crop on hand.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-06-23

o. A New York despatch of Wednes-
day says: "Therc was great excitement on
Change to-day, occasoned by the threats OF
n Mississippi planter to shoot broker NAM
ed Reynolds, whom he charges with having
swindlcd him. While the Nlisslssippian was
waiting with revolvcrs on the steps OF the
Exchange for his victim, the latter stepped
ont the back way and got warrant"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-06-23

FREIGHTs BY THE SAVANNAH RIvER.-At.
tention is directed to the advertisement in
to.day's paper, for the Fashion Line Of Steam.
ers running on the Savannah River. After
the LIST of July boat will leave Savannah
every other dag, making the trip in thirty.
four hours, and tho freiehts are very low
AS the Railroads at Savannah and Charleston
have ceased to forward Goods on any terms
and this line receives and forwards free ofcom
mission, of course freight bills by this route
are much lower than by any other, and !. is
said TO be equally rs expeditions.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-06-23

DESPERATE REvENcE.-The Society Of
Friends in Pennsylvania, New York, New
England, Michigan, and Canada, propose to
establish a "lree cotton factory" and use
nothing but the products of free labor
Why not go in for wool altogether!
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-06-23

rsy" One of our provincial" cotcm2ora.
ries is in Distress In his last he says:
awe have not collected dollar for the
last month, and the bottom Of the meal bar.
rel grows disagrceably distinct. If our de.
linquent subscribers do not come to our re.
lief, we don't know what we shall do"
Wen tell you what to do, you heathen.-
Do as we do, put trust in nobody but God
and your wife, work hard, keep the cards in
your own hand, and watch the chances, and
you'll soon find relief. In the meantime you
can comfort yourself with the reflection that
whom tho Lord loveth he chasteneth, and
that the righteous are never entirely forsaken
The darkest hour Is always just before day
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-06-23

tSs- High shirt collars are questionable
in Paris. Glad TO hear that, for il is agoniz-
ing to see the awful danger a great many
Youngsters ears ara in, from the 'stand ups,
resulting either from the collars being either
too high, or the cars too long, we cau't tell
which, exactly.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-06-23
Athens. Friday. June 20, 1854.

eE- Circuit Court for Roane county con.
yenes at Kingston next Monday, the 26.h.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-06-23

lie who marrics n pretty faco only,i is like
buyer Of cheap furnituro-the varnish that
caught the eye will not endure the fresidc
blaze.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-06-23

rY-Thc Advertiser says the arrivals at
the CrutchGeld House, Chattanooga, during
the months of January, February, March,
April, and May, reach $751;.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-06-23

sB' The democratic papers are dreadfully
alarmed about the Know Nothings, ard
warn the country against them, gravcly in.
forming their readers that the organization is
secret one, having for its basis the Native
American creed, and consequently must be
dangerous to our liberties. We disagree with
these astutc cOnservators and guardians Of
republican institutions. these interesting gen.
tleman whose high and holy province it is to
watch over the welfare of the nation and oil
the peculiar interests of the "great democrat.
ic party" There is a great deal more danger
in counting and pandering to the "Irish and
German voters" as the democratic politicians
and papers have been doing for the last TWEEN.
ty years, leading them to believe that they
will eventually be able to control the whole
affairs of the nation as they now do of some
of the larger cities, than can possibly arise
from any organization composed entirely Of
native-born citizens, whether the movement
be secret or open. We have more confidence
in the patriotism and integrity of the "sons
of the soil" than in the Heterogeneous masses
daily landing upon our shores, and who are
manufactured into "good voters" before they
have the smell of the salt water fairly of
them. We know but little about the Know
Nothngs, as they are called but if they sue
coed in placing men in power in the different
large cities of the Union who will see the
municipal laws honestly, impartialy, and
fearlessly administered, they will achieve 4
work much needed, and one that will entitlc
them to the gratitude of the whole country
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-06-23

r5y- Arthurs Home Magazine for July
received. While other Magazines ate falling
off in character and interest il is gratifying
to know tliatArthurs maintains its reputation.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-06-23

THE ERIE WAR AGAIN.-The Cleveland
Herald says;
The Erians are again plotting mischief
An order has passed the town council to tear
up the track and burn down the bridges. A
break of gauge and peanut tribute they swear
they shall have The Mayor has not yet
signed the declaption Of war, but has the
matter under adyisemcnt.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-06-23

"Never buy a book by tho cover" The
binding and guiding is no evidence Of what
Il contains.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-06-23

FEMALE EDUCATIONAL subject upon which
country editors and literary asses write col
umn or two every other week,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-06-23

sB 1t is yet fresh in the public recollec-
ton, that the blood-hounds of party were let
loose upon the old soldier and statesman,
Gen. Harrison, and that, hyena like, even the
grave furnished no security from their malg-
nant prosecutions; vet we had supposed that
this contemplate trait had ceased with the
hypocritical tears which the national sorrow
forced them ia. shed over the grave Of the
lamented Clay. We were mistaken, A late
number of the "Richmond Enquirer" con-
tains an article headed "The Ex-Presidents-
n contrast" ir which Willard Fillmore is de-
clared to be a person of "moderate abilities
and commonplace character" who was eat
tached to the wing ticket" in 1913, ''like the
tail to kite to balance and make il co." and
was elected to the Vice Presidency in conse
quence of detection in the democratic party,
and while quietly "dozing in his velvet chair,
an imprudent meal and sudden cholic trans
ferred him to the White House, "IIis ad-
minstraton is blank, or rather blot in
the history of the country"
We have no comment to make, save that
which would suggest itselfto any intelligent
and sensitive mind The malignity which
could prompt such SANDER as the above,
merits only the contempt of silence.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-06-23
81 The attention of owners of mineral
lands is invited to the communication below
STATE AssAYER's OFFICE, }

June ", 1894.
Mr.. Editor Would you have the good
ness to insert in the columns Of your widely
read paper, the following rates of charge for
the analysis of Minerals and Ores, establish
ed at the State Assaycr's Office. For the
quantitive examination, with a certificate, of
any ores of Tin, Zine, Copper, Nickel, Silver,
Cobalt or Mercury, will be fire dollars; while
the analysis of Lead, Iron, Manganese, Mag
nesia or Barytes of Limestone or Gypsum,
Anthracite or Bitumnous Coal, will be made
for three dollars. A qualitive test for the
above metals in ores, Sulphur or Arsenic, free
or combined with metallic bases, will be tl0o
dollars each.
Onchundred grains Of ore Isl sufficient sam
pie for single assay of the first named ores.
Our present Post Office laws make single
letter to weigh $40 grs. Troy, so that a speci-
men of ore for analysis can very conveniently
be enclosed, making only single letter; and
is directed estate Ass;yer," Cleveland or
Copper Mines, will receive prompt attention.
Yours, p.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-06-23

rYy" The cditer Of an abolition paper in
Massachusetts, was bitten by snake week
or two ago. Snake died.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-06-23
ELeckOral
Total,

The whole number of electoral votes of
the thrty-onc States is 296-making l49
necessary to choice. II will therefore re-
quire but little additional force to the balance
of power votes which the Know-Nothings
may hold at the next Presidential election, to
enable them to carry their points"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-06-23

BANK OF CHATTANoooA.-The stockhold-
ers of this Bank met on Thursday, 10Th, TO
organize, when they elected the following
officers:
President WILLIAM WILLIAMS
Cashier, w. ID. FULToS,
Directors William Williams, Thos.Crutch-
field, r. NJ. Hooke, r. Cravens, Joseph 5.
Gillespie.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-06-23

= How THE SOUTHERN Press REGARDS
SLAvERY.-Thc New Orleans Bee, in discuss
ing the institution Of slavery, uses arguments
and advances ideas far more considerate and
practical than many Northern newspapers:
Slavery will still exist a long time in the
Southern States Of the Union, because it has
been transmitted to us from our fathers, and
is bound up with our interests. But IL is not
one of those institutions that spread qfar and
propagate. Slavery, we say frankly, is a ne
cessity of our situation; if it did not exist
no one would dream of creating it. Those
then who create agitation and seek to excite
public opinion against us are doubly criminal;
they make us responsible for an institution
which has been transmitted to us, and are
compelled to undermine it by means which
honor, loyalty and probity condemn.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-06-23

The NEBRASKA-KASsAs BILL--A telegraph
despatch in another column announces that
the excitement in regard to this bill is about
to be opened afresh, on account of the dis
covery, said to have been made by Col. Ben
ton, that it leaves the old law concerning
foreigners in full force-a measure FAR more
restrictive than even the Clayton amendment.
For more full understanding of this matter,
reference is necessary to the old law referred
to, and we accordingly extract the following
section of the act of 1916, prohibiting aliens
from entering certain territories:
"SEc. 8. That if foreigner 90 into any
country which is allowed or secured by treaty
to either of the Indian tribes within the terri
torial limits of the United States, o. to which
the Indian title has not been extinguished,
without passport first had and obtained from
the governor of one of the States or terrific
ries of the United States, adjoining the conn
try into which he may go, or the officer of the
troops of the United States, commanding ut
the nearest post on the frontiers, or such
other persons as the President of the United
States may, from time TO time, authorize to
grant the same, he shall, on conviction there
of, pay fine of not less than fifty, or more
than one thousand, dollars; or be imprisoned
not less than one month, or more than twelve
months, at the discretion of the court"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-06-23

tB- A proposition has been presented TO
Congress providing for the meeting of that
body on the first Monday Of October, in
stead of December, as at present.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-06-23

FILLIBUsTERIsM AND SUGAR.-"Ion," the
Washington correspondent of the Baltimore
Sun, is responsible for the following:
"The Cuban question has assumed IN as
pect. The rationale of our fiIlibusterism be-
gins to be discussed 1t is intended by GER
tain parties much interested in Louisiana and
other American sugar estates TO carry tho
Cuba war far enough to throw the island into
a condition of revolution and confusion, and
thus destroy its productive capacity. Even
its Africanization will vastly increase the
value of tho Louisiana and Texas sugar lands"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-06-23

tY-A gentleman was promenading a fash
ionable street with bright little boy ut his
side, when the little fellow called out;
20, Pa! there goes an editor"
"Hush, son" said the father "dont make
sport of the poor man-God only knows
what you may como TO yet"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-06-23

tY- The U. S. House of Representatives
has passed resolution to adjourn on the
f4th of August
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-06-23

THE New POSTAGE BILL.-ln the House
of Representatives, Mr.. Gerritt Smith moved
an amendment TO the new postage bill, pro-
viding that the Post Office Department DO
abolished after the expiration of two years,
and that individuals and associations be then
at liberty to carry the mails.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-06-23
ATHENS POST.

7BRAS.-s2 ysdr, payable in advance, or
% at the expiration of the year.
tBr No paper discontinued until drredrges
prepaid, except at The option of the Publisher.
For announcing the names Of candidates for
Office So, Cash.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-06-23

A Mon OF FEMALES IN WIscoNsIN.-On
the 23rd ult. great excitement was created
at Baraboo, Wisconsin, in consequence of a
mob of fifty females proceeding to the Wis
consn House, and Selling and destroying
next marched to the saloon of Peter French,
but, meeting with resistance, they desisted,
until a number of men interfered, some in
favor and Others against the movement. A
scene of violent excitement ensued, which
induced the sheriff to read the riot act and
order them to dispense. They finally retired,
but in the evening held a meeting and resov-
ed to put an end to the liquor traffic in the
village. Hurrah Go it, gals.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-06-23

r9y- Omer Pacha has six aides-de-camp.
They are all IIungarians, and are remarkable
for the speed with which they go over the
ground. They speak French and Turkish
very well. Having sunk their Hungarian and
received Turkish names, such MS Osman Eff
fendi and Habub Enendi, they are looked up
on by the army as real Turks, and do not
come in for that share of suspicion and dis
trust that other foreigners frequently incur.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-06-23
THE COPPER NEWS.

The copper fever being in the ascendency
at present, we give the following news from
the Virginia Mines, which we find in the
"Elillsville (ya) Torrent" That paper says:
"What has been so strongly anticipated by
the Tennessee copper miners is now fully
realized. The ore of that metal in a shaft
sunk near Toncray's Iron works has been
reached at about 80 feet in great abundance.
The location is &c miles S. E. Of Hillsville,
the surface indications are like those at Co.
wan'o (or Ducktown) -The Iron gOzzan-
the ore lays under u hard Gaping of iron
stone (at the water leveD-showing less of
the pyristus than was usual in the Tennessee
mines. The ores produced, and tons of it are
already taken out of the mine, are like those
first taken out at the Hiwassee and Congdon
mines-a gray porous copper ore; not less
rich than those at the mines named; we shall
have other accounts shortly; operations at
many points and on different leads are in pro-
gress, some near Hilsville; of the progress
made from time to time the public shall be
informed
Connected with this development it may
be well to mention what is learned from old
citizens resident in these parts. The castings
made from the heaviest ore, at Toncray's
were Of superior quality, exhibited some
thing of the copper hue and were exceedingly
tough and durable; hundreds of the culinary
vessels made forty years ago have been and
are still in use.
But the iron made from the pig metal was
Objectionable not being of quality to weld
The slang found in the hearth of the Fur
mace when moved, showed Il curious mixture
of copper end iron; the same had been dis
covered in the otfcast hearth at Mr.. Embree's
works, Washington county, Tennessee.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-06-23

~ In Utah, man who has not more
than two wives Is rated bachelor
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-06-23

POLITICAL INTELLIGENcE.-The Baltimore
Clipper native American paper in denying
the charge that the Know Nothngs have at
tached themselves to the wing party, says
The late charter election in Annapolis re-
suited in the choice of gentleman for Mayor
who was formerly whig--a majority of tho
City Councils who were known as Democrats.
Had the Know Notbngs acted solely with
the wings the whole wing ticket would have
been chosen In Westminster, the Mayor
elect, Frank Shriver, Esq. and a majority Of
the Council, were democrats. In Washing
ton, it is true the Mayor elect, Mr.. Towers
was formerly whig-and equally true that
sixteen out of the thirty members of the
City Councils were democrats. In view of
above facts, we submit that any man who
will hereafter assert that the Know Nothing
party, Gf there be such party,) is the swing
party in disguise" will utter foul calumny.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-06-23

HORRIBLE TRAGEDY.-We are indebted to
a friend at cambridge for the account below
of one of the most horrid murders ever per-
petrated in this or any other country. 1t will
be seen that the murderer was subsequently
arrested, chained to stake, and burned to
DEATH We are no friend OF advocate of any
proceedings outside the regular course Of
justice, but there are extreme cases where
Lynch law is at least expedient, and where
the punishment should be rs summary and
terrible as the outrage was fendsh and cruel.
The case below is one of that character, and
the community among whom the horrid MUIR
der and outrage was committed, were justii-
able in inilicting the punishment they did
upon the inhuman and brutal perpetrator
cambridge, Tenn, Goth June, 1854.
Editor Post:-A tragedy has just been en-
acted in this vicinity, more awful and horri-
Bile than has ever before occurred in any
peaceful land Elijah Moore and his wife
had lived together some eight years upon
farm on French Broad River, near the mouth
of Chucky. They had no children. Miss
Lotspeach, the sister of Mrs. Moore, was
living with them. She was young lady
much esteemed by her acquaintance as amia-
bic. prudent and modest. Moore and his
wife were clever, respectable people. lie
owned negro man named Tom, about %
wears of age, who had been raised in the
family and admitted to many familarites and
liberties, such as are too often allowed to
slaves BY those who own but few. This
slave and two small free negro boys, hired
by Moore, worked in the crop on his FARM
The slave Tom had been insolentto the fami-
", and especially to Miss Lotspeach, and
ought to have been arrested, but Moore was
DESTROYS of having his labor in the crop at
this particular time, and was perhaps some
what afraid of the negro. He therefore suf-
fered the negro still TO live on in the family.
On last Wednesday evening the slave, Tom,
sent away the little free negro boys to their
mothers, not far distant, and in the night en-
tered the house where Moore and his wife
were in one bed, and Miss Lotspeach in an
other bed in an opposite corner Of The same
room. He entered the room with a lamp
and an axe. He struck Moore in the head a
blow with the edge OF the axe, causing such
instant death that he did not, when first dis
covered after death, appear to have moved.
Several wounds, apparently given with great
force with the axe, were found upon and
about his head. Mrs. Moore awoke, sprang
from the bed and commended with the negro in
defence of her husband. The negro inflicted
a1.o hor bnsbond md liffIng ber from r Tho
s sIon t uU. bor ,,non Tho hed whore sbo daS
NV, 'm ,,;,"to yvh;Ist do hs;or oo,tost
III 1" , ,~a;nm ,r;,l ,Jrs Mac hor s;sto, Me-
T" ponJ s,,rtod 70 har ,ol;sf Tbo norro
...,,,t, ho, mon Tho arm and broto II. bo