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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-01-12

THE CRIMES AND CASUALTIES OF THE PAST
YEAR.--We find in an exchange tabular state
ments of the crimes and casualties in the
United States during the year which has just
closed. The fOotngs are MS follows:
The total amount of property destroyed
by fire s estimated, in round numbers, at
twenty-five millions of dollars
The number of persons whose lives have
been sacrificed 10y burning buildings is put
down at one hundred and scventy-one.
There have been one hundred and ninety.
three railroad accidents, killing one hundred
aud .cighty-six persons, and wounding Eve
hundred and elIhty-nine.
There have also been forty.eight steam.
boat accidents, killing five hundred and cigh.
ty.seven persons, aud wounding five hun.
bred and twenty-ninc.
During the year six hundred and eighty.
two murders were committed aud eighty,
four persons were executed. In the State OF
New York alone there were scvcnty.iour
murders and seven execuions aud in Cali
fOrnia sixty-four murders and Fifteen eSceu
tons.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-01-12

DEATH's KyocKivGs,- last number Of
the London Diogcncs presents the postman
"who knocks at cvcrybody's door" He is
death! At his side is bag Of letters from
the East. With one hand he touches a
knocker on a corouctted door, with the other
he raps with his knuckles at the door OF a
washcrwuman.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-01-12

.5y- Govern your thoughts when alone,
and your tongue when in company.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-01-12

The Iscason why q Succceds.-The
Mustang Eminent has attained IT, enormous popularity
and almost universal use simply because 1t gives better
satisfaction, accompisheg more good, relieves more
pain and heals more wounds aud sores than any other
preparation ever before offered TO the afflicted Every
bottle that used speaks for self-tes its own tale in
the relief it gives aud the cure 1t effects And then one
who has suffered perhaps long years with pain, without
hope Of relief and finds In this Eminent an almost in
Simultaneous remedy cannot help but speak in rs praise
aud recommend it in the highest terms TO all That he
secs suffering, needs no other recommendation than
q trial.
For sale in Athens by WM. BURNS; in Calhoun by D.
+. MARTIN; in Charleston by JAS. b. Balm. [jan12
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UNHEALTHY PLAsTERING.-A communica-
ton in the New York Journal of Commerce
asserts that the hair used in plaster for new
houses is, very frequently, so dirty as to emit
unpleasant effluvia, and calculated to keep n
room unhealthy for years afterwards. The
writer says;
"Hair used for mixing in mortar should be
thoroughly washed, rewashed, and dried, and
thus deprived Of the putrid matter that often
adheres to it. The lime in mortar is not suf-
fcient to cleanse the hair. 1t will generate
an unpleasant sckly effiuva, whenever the
room is heated, until, after long time, the
mortar is converted into nitrate Of lime, or so
much of it rs is mixed with the animal mat
ter incorporated in the mortar
~" A gentleman in Alabama, eycrting
himself one day, felt sudden pain, and fear
ing his internal machinery had been thrown
out of gear, sent for negro on his plantation,
who made some pretentionst to medical skill to
prescribe for him. The negro, having invcs-
tigated the cause, prepared and administered
a dose to his patient with the utmost conf
dence of speedy cure. No relief being ex-
perienccd, however, the gentleman sent for
u physician, who, on arriving, inquired of the
negro what medicine he had given his mas
ter. Bob promptly responded and
alum, sir!" "What did you give them for ?"
continued the doctor. "Why," replied Bob,
"de alum to draw the parts togedder, and de
rosin to solder um." The patient eventually
recovered.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-01-12
StOck or Goods
READY-MADE CLOTHING,
Valuable Farm for Sale.

s~@ 49, 40
ON the Goth Of January next will be sold
" on the premises, at public cutlery, to the
highest bidder, the valuable and we'll i'm
proved FARM belonging to the undersigned.
lying three miles East of Athens, McMinn
county, Tenn, containing about
gao .ACRE5, Y,f.
adjoining the Lands of Hon. Charles +. Keith,
Humphrey Reynolds, and others. Said Farm
contains about ono hundred and thirty acres
of cleared land, Is well improved, with two
sets of Dwelling Houses, and other suitable
buildings has fine Orchards, aud number Of
unIailing Springs Of the best water.
TERMS OF SALE :--Twelve months credit will
be given, except the sum of one thousand
dollars which viii be required to be paid
down. Title bonds will be executed on the
day Of sale, and an indefeasable title in fee
simple with general warranty will be made
when the purchase money is all paid. lp-
mediate possession will be given of all tho
premises except one of the dwellings and
about thirty acres of cleared land, which will
bereserved during the next year. All per-
sons DESTROYS OF purchasing a valuable Farm
aud comfortable home in a healthy and ex-
cellent neighborhood will do well to call aud
examine the premises before the day of sale.
JOSEPH ROBINSON.
Dec. 90, 1S54-td 327
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-01-12

E555"The Pennsylvania House of Reweseu-
tatiyes was organized at Harrisburg on Tues
dav morning. On the first ballot Henry X.
strong (Whig and Ameriean,) was elected
Sneaker by rs yotes-seaitering 81.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-01-12

,zsg- The inimi.aJle W. GREENE BAPrsrE
is in our city at this time, and will give one
Of his Grand Exhibitions on Monday night,
January 18Th. As a Violinist Mr.. B. stands
uurivaled. For paric lars see j llsat Hotels.
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Gen. Winfield Scott is now in Washington
in pursuance of a summons of the Committee
on Military Affairs of the House of Reprcsen-
tatves. He spent two hours on Wednesday,
we learn from the National Intellgencer, be.
fore the committee in explanation of the
wants of the military service, and is decided
in his opinion as to the necessity of proper
organization of the army was re-committed,
with the understanding that the two commit
tees Of Congress would have the benefit of
the veterans advice on the subject Gen.
Jesup and other distinguished officers of the
army will also be summoned before the com
mttees. There appears to be a general i'm
preston that the schemes for which Mr..
Shields is laborng in the Senate and Mr..
Faulkner in The House will meet with favor
That portion of the bill which provides for an
increase of the army secures almost universal
concurrence. The increase of pay and the
retired list may produce some difference of
opinion, but they seem to be dependent pro-
positions.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-01-12

nSy- An lrishman said that true gentle
man will never look at the faults ola woman
without shutting his eyes.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-01-12

SHARP PRACTIcE,-A day or two since
one of our good citizens, who will be recog-
nized at once, If we call him John Smith, hap
pend into n grocery establishment,and under
standing that silver change was in demand
inquired what premium they paid for it, and
informed, five per cent Thereupon he drew
forth 95 cents in change and handed it over to
the groceryman and received therefor reg
ular dollar bill. This satisfactory specula.
ton, or something else, led our friend into
the extravaganza of calling for u three-ccnt
glass of beer, which was furnished and drank
when he drew forth the identical dollar bill
and tendcrd In payment, which was received
and 81 cents in change handed back. Al
the last date the groceryman was attempting
to figure up the profit on the glass Of becr.--
Kcn, 81 Telegraph.
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MARRIED.,

Married,
On the 4th inst in MoNiinn county By Rev G. A. Cald-
well, Mr.. WA C. PEAKE, to Miss NANCY Il, MATLOcK.
The wild gazelle is caught a. last,
Aud Mamie" makes surrender,
Trusting that her pursuCr nov
VIII prove her staunch defender.
Now may your skies be ever bright,
And naught to interrupt you,
Since NGaais has attained the Poke
She's long been looking up to.
On the ith instant, by Rev John n. Blackburn, Mr..
WM. A. DENTON, to Miss Mary MCCLAEY daughter OF Il.
W. McClary, Esq, all of Polk county, Tennessee.
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III O WV Ia Tx ~ IN G. . I'M d m L,
.tIN'EE. TENN.
by Royal Letters Patent. ga,
r HE HYDRO wi A G. E N;
OR, o.
U4 TERPR0OF, ANTE C0NSUnP7yPB p
@ CO r. H. q @ IL IL -,
.r-st -tpI MANUFACTURED ny

e...t -t..l .I. MANUFACTURED ny
AE,C0UIe a, abbey q co.,
A MAnKET STREET, MANCHESTER.
Principal lFIrehOtse, 1902 ITood street, Chedpsfde,
London, England american Establishment, w
Ann street and 1902 Nassau street, N,lc York, u s.
vENIE Hydromagen is valuable discovery for pro-.
VI tecting the feet from damp or cold and therefore
preventative Of many Lung diseases, ith0W any doc
i0,fRg chdterer. The lydromngen is in the form Of
sole and worn inside the boot or shoe. Its Hedfcdfe6
character IA powerful antidote to disease. .,
For Gentlemen Il will be found agreeable warm, ana
healthy, to wear In the coolest or raest weather, az
the foot cannot become wet If the lIydronagcn insert
ed Ladies' may wear the liHhtest socd boots or shoes
In the most nclcmont weather with mpuniiy while Con-
SUMPTION prevalent among the young OF our country
may be thwared by their general adoption. They en-;
rey supercede overshoes and the latter the fees
to pcrspirc in very unhealthy manner; and besides,
not dangerous wear to pedestrians IN Icy weather,
like india rubbcrs While the latter cause the feet 70
appear extremely large, the Electromagnetic being mere
thin slice Of cork prepared, peculiarly placed inside,
does increase the size Of the boot cause the foot
apper undy To Children they are extremely valu-
able US they may engage In exercise with comfort and
healthy effects Their expense "a so slight MS TO scared
need Inentbn BESIDES, those who patronize them will
find their yearly doctors bill much diminished thereby!
As the lydromagcn s becoming more known, It's sale
IS increasing to an almost Incredible extent Last year
Ia london Manchester, birmingham, Liverpool, Glas.
Cow Leeds, Dublin, Paris, Antwerp, Hamburger, and
BERLIN our sales reached I2 400 pair OF Cork Solos,.
This year the number will far surpass that.
Ask the Faculty their opinion Of their value Ms pre-.
yentiye for Couens, ColDs, DEoNeirIs, ASTHMA and
CONSUMPTION. ff Ef, IL
Mems Size T. pair. ,1a5 cents.
Ladies' Size, y pair. .....;.,;.''''''''''''Se 90
Boys aud Misses size, u pair. .........z5 do. Y
N9tice.-From the Retail Prices make very
liberal allowance to Jobbers and Wholesalers so thai
any storckeeper may make hue proht on theT SAFE,
while they article that may De kept IN any storo'
among any class Of goods.
'0' ''''1'' "il'' HARCoURT, BRADLEY & CO.,
IS Ann street, Ncio York, q. n
Nnv
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-01-12

A cargo Of plum pudding was shipped from
England to the Crimea for the Christmas din
ner OF the troops.
The Albany Register warmly opposes the
reelection of Senator Seward
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-01-12

A VETERAN llUNTER.-The Rockingham
Register says, our old friend Frederick Krs-
ter, of PendIeton county, has devoted much
of his time to hunting in the mountains of
his native county. He is now in his Ssth
year, aud has killed during his life one thou
sand deer, ten elk, three hundred bears, thirty
! panthcrs, and filty.threc wolves.
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nr.rg.Ynue,sIivcrpiIIq.Lrhi rrI

Dr. E-k5nc7S Liver k'tits. ms great nledi-
cine has suppanted all others for the OF diseases
the Liver. its effects are salutary and seedy, and
at the time perfectly safe, that it is
prsing it should supeecede all others. Invented by a
distinguished physician oil Virginia. who practiced in
region OF country in which Hepat, or Liver Complaint
is peculiarly formidable and common and who had spent
years In discovering the ingredients and proportionng
their quantities, these pills peculiarly adapted
every form Of the disease and fail to alleviate the
most obstinate OF that terrible complaint, They
have Justly become celebrated and the researches Of
Or. MIane have placed his among the bencfac-
tors of mankind. No one having symptoms Of this for
midable complaint should be without these invaluable
Pills. Have yo pain In the rigdt side, under the edge
OF the ribs which increases with pr.ssurc-uuabe TO
lie with ease the len sile-Nith occasional,
times constant pain under the shoulder Blade frequent
~ extending the top of the soudc: Rely upon IT,.
that although the latter pains sometimes taken fpy
rheumatism they all arise from Diseases Of the Liver
aud IL you would have relief g Immediately and buy
box of DR.. Al'Lancs Liver Pihs.
Purchasers viii be careful TO ask for Dr.. NLdHfs
CeirbTGt-d Lirer Pis, and take else There are
other Pills, purporting to be Liver Pills, before the
public DR.. MLane's Liver Pills, also his Celebrated
Nermflgc, can be had at all respectable Drug
Stores in the United States and Canada
For sale by 2. ii. kHTu Co, Athens; j. A. & c, w
CoFfN, Madiscavliei and By one Agent in every town
in Tennessee. [jan.l2l
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Gently the dews are over me stealing" as
the mau said when he had five due bills pre-.
sented to him ut once.
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A RUSSIAN PATRIOTIC FUN IN NV On
LEANs.-Wondcis will never c,asc We find
in the New Orleans papers call for apub.ic
meeting at Banks Arcade on rhursday eve
ming, the 4th instant, for the purpose Of rails
ing "Russian patriotic fund.- i)r the relief
of the widows and orphans whose husbands
have fallen or may fall in the present war
between Russia and the allies.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-01-12

OOISI Lo|il This Is 70 inform our customers
Noes and accounts. lJanbl GA TT. GIBSON.
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A NOBLE AcT.-GeorgeBeach, Esq, Hurt.
ford, CT, his erected fine brick bui.ding in
that city comprising twelve comfortable lene-
mcnts, which he dcsignatcs blouse for Will
ows"-bcng intended tor the comfort and ac-
commodation of women who have been de-
prived of the means of support by loss OF nus
bands &c. This building hc has put in the
hands Of Trustees, for that purposc-merely
requiring of each tenant the nominal sum of
$40 year, which is TO pay repairs, insurance
and taxes. 1t is already filled with that class
ofpersons, and Mr.. Beach is receiving, in the
blessings Of the "widow and fathercss," a
greater happiness thanis derived from fat div
idends. May he wake up some morning and
find all the iron in his establishment turned
by "thc good gonii," into bars gold. Who
is the next rich man to prove himself prac-
teal Chrstian!-Aelo Hdrea Register
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There has been repetition of the Eric
difficulties on small scale, within few
days past, and the bridge in the borough,
which was the cause of 50 much trouble last
winter, has again suffered from the ruthless
tOuch of the DESTROYER
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FOREIGN NEWS.

HALIFAX Jan o.
Prussia has declined to join the triple am
opee. but has sent Baron Antedon,as sPeeiai
envoy, to London, to establish tue eOHu'
ton of special treaty with Eh9ianu anu
France. go, nj
Agoirs ot sebastopOl were unchanged The
,vsotber was very bad and much sickness pre-
vailed among the troops. The Russians make
,rcrasont sorties, chiefly against the French
poinrorcements to both armies had arrived
hint the impossible condition of the roads
prevented operations
The Presidents message excited no atten-
ton in Europe.
Later.-Mr RUSSELL the Crimean cores
pondent of the London Times, under date OF
The 2Sd Of November, says that the siege was
practically suspended. The batteries were
used up and the army exhausted but still able
to defend their position and chastise their as
saants.
On the night of the 22d OF November a
desperate affair occurred between the French
Chasseurs and the Russian Rifiemen, which
lasted seven hours. The French penetrated
behind the outer entertainments, but, no ar
rangements having been made for general
assault they were withdrawn.
Preparations for renewing the lombard
ment were progressing
On the 27th of November all was quiet.
On the 2Sth and Goth of November desper-
ate sorties took place which resulted in great
loss on both sides Two thousand Russians
on one occasion attacked the French but were
finally repused.
On the night of the SOth of November
heavy fire was kept up on the French.
On the LIST of December, the heavy rains
having prevented the arrival of supplies, the
English forces were temporarily placed on
short allowance. The deaths from cholera
and fever averaged sixty per day.
On the 9TH ult another sortie took place
against the French, in which the Russians
were repulsed with heavy loss
The Paris Moniteur says that on the 18th
ult, the seige batteries were re.established,
and that in three days the firing would bere-
sumed the allies having been sufficiently en-
trenched and provisioned to remain through
out the winter.
Russian dispatches fthe l4th ult state that
nothing important had occurred, but that
small sorties continued to be made, in one OF
which some small mortars were captured and
others spiked, and that the fire of the allies
had become feeble.
The foreign enlistment hill, providing for
the enlistment of forty thousand Germans,
passed the British House of Commons on The
a2d ult. The members contended that the
enlistment of foreign mercenaries indepen-
dent of their respective governments, was a
violation of the Neutrality Laws, and might
be taken advantage of by Russia to fit out
privateers from the United States.
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DANSIyG A BGRp.-We find in one of our
exchanges a singular instance of "damning
food" Of song. The writer Of the anecdote
says:
"a friend of ours has had for Il long time
n very superior canary bird, which has been
celebrated for its excellence as a sougster,
and for which he has been offered large
amounts of money. About three weeks ago
our friend being awakened from nap by
its voice, rose and exclaimed, 'd--n
that bird The bird then ut the height Of
its song suddenly ceased its note, and, from
that time to the present has never warbIcd
or even chirped. but has maintained unbro-
ken silence. What philosophy Of instinct or
mutual affection between man and his pets,
can account for this !-Bu6aio Commercial
Advertiser.
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TrlE ADVANTAGEs SEOUmEO
@Rlt.

nn< BAGS just rccciv aud for sale.
SSsGsD NOV. ~ McEwrv GILLESPIE.
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~ The ladies' of the Home Mission in
New York have issued stirring appeal on
behalf of the destitute poor at the Five Points
in that city. They say:
ut is well known to those who are ac-
quainted with that locality that hundreds of
families have sold or pawned the last article
Of furniture or apparel 10 procure food, and
are now left on the bare floor, without bed.
ding or fuel, and not knowing where they
may get the next mouthfui to eat. Persons
in these circumstances (many of them sober,
industrious peopie) are thronging the Mis-
sion-house daily, and from stern necessity
many are denied relief This state Of suffer
ing is increasing daily, and the starving must
be fed. 1t will require not less than one
thousand leaves of bread daily to keep the
destitute from suffering with hunger"
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eyNFuAI. assortment Of BOOTS and SHOES
"a which we promise 10 sell ne low they can BIZ
To,,,bt elsewhere Call and Judge for yourselves w
tnrf Measure n showing and pricing.
Athens, Dec. l OK r. r. "ileoN'
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The PoETRY or PnslC-Doses have always been as
sOciated in our minds with wry faces, and medicine has
seemed from the days of childhood, another word for
nausea and disgust Its remedies were the worst part
of sickness and pain was not heard TO bear the
rcyotiug pouons we were compelled to swallow for its
relief DR. Ayers preparations herald another era
Ills CHey PecforGi is Ike honey the tongue, and
healing balm in the stomach His PiHs Try them
they are sweet the taste and glide suarshod
over the palate and their energy although wrapped up,
there aud strikes with telling force to the cry foun.
dltions OF disease fRciqipni citizen, o.
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TnE EUROPEAN NEws.-Thc Asia's news
is highly interesting. There has, says the
New York Express, been some fighting ut
Sebastopol, but it is good blood thrown away.
The Russians continue to receive fresh rein
loreements, and 90 on Strengthening their
deiences. Sebastopol is not to fall this win
ter, that is clear.
The Russians, with characteristic audacty,
are all ailoat again in the Baltic, the allied
squadrons having given up the game, in that
quarter, for the present! Indeed, the Car,
for ought that we can see, does not think his
enemies have begun to cripple him yet. lie
IS more active, energetic, and during than ever.
The Allies, so far, are the crpplcs, rather
than he
Prussia hangs fire. She will not Join Aus.
tria, nor go into copartnership with England
aud France. She is anxious for pcace-but
will do business on her own account rs long
as she can. And Prussia does right.
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gB- Considerable speculation is reported
to have lately taken place in coal lands near
the line Of the Illinois Central Railroad
Lands that were short time ago worth only
from dollar and quarter to three dollars
per acre, have suddenly risen in price to TWEEN
ty and fifty dollars per acre. People who
have for years gained precarious living on
their little farms situated among the lowlands,
and who, with their families, have probably
been Frustrated by fever and ague six months
out of every twelve, have suddenly found
that they are the owners of coal mines, and
are comparatively rich. So soon as the coal
was discovered, however, spectators bought
out the claims of most of the settlers at mere
nominal rates, the poor hsue-shaken occu-
pants being glad to get rid of 1t at any price.
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rRfnir,

In Athens on the 81 inst, Mrs JASE JoNEs, wife Of
n. Z. Jones, in the nth year Of her pge
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-01-12

TzS-Kossuth has heen offered and has &C.
cepted the London Sunday Times as his Organ,
and will write weekly articles on the leading
topics of the day.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

T-UST received, another supply 81 large turning
Plows from the Nashville Agricultural Nlanuactory
and for sale. [Ian 81 kENEs HENDERSON
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REDUCTION of THE TARIFF.-At the demo-
cratic caucus held in the hall of the U. S.
House of Representatives on Wednesday
evening last, the following resolution, offered
by the Hon. George w. Jones, of Tennessee,
was adopted, viz:
RESOLVED, That it is right and proper that
the duties imposed by law upon goods, wares,
md merchandise imported into the United
States from foreign countries, should be 50
modified and reduced at the present session
of Congress, preserving the principles of the
tariff net of 1876, as will materially diminish
the amount of revenue annually collected
from customs.
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Wootton & Holloway.


HENlIE ladies are respectfully invited to call mt tho
N Farmers Cheap Store aud examine our Delaines,
Mcrinoes and silks, which have this day received
rom Philadelphia [Oct!7l C.E& 7. y. GIBSON.