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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-23

The New POSTAGE LAw.-Our attention
has been called to the Regulations from the
Post-offce Department in regard to the new
postage law. BY the provisions of the net
and under the regulations of the Department,
after the LIST day of April, 1865, all letters
must be prepaid, by stamps, stamped envelopes
or money. Rates-all distances under three
thousand miles, 3 cents; that distance, and
over, 10 cents. People should bear these
conditions in mind, as The post-mastcrs are
forbid by law to forward any letters unless
ihc postage is pre- paid.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-23

SN- A treaty has been concluded between
the Chippewas and Winnebagoes and the
United States, for the sale Of Indian lands
west Of Lake Superior. At the conference
between the President and Commissionerand
Indians, the Indians said that the whites gen.
orally cheated the Indians. Now the Indians
had cheated the whites, having got one hun.
dred times more than their land was worth.
The treaty opens m immense tract for tho
location Of land warrants.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-23
FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Ma

WASHINGTON, March IA.
The Administration has sustained bs,,,
blow in the result Of the New Hann.b;,.
election. The contest was between the Al.
ministration party and the opposition. Tho
Know Nothing element was used, on hi,
occasion, merely as n rallying point for IN,
disafftcted democrats, and wings and free.
soilefs. The Governor elect, Mr.. MetcalG,
is an OLD line democrat. Three antiAduiD.
istration men are elected 10 Congress. Tia
election of two opposition men TO the United
States Senate is secured. The bitieres, feel.
ing was manifested by the opposition in hi,
election, towards franklin Pierce. The DO.
li,cal feuds in the Granite State are AZ 70.
markable for ferocity as those of the Empire
State. Much Of the hostility to the President
in New Hampshire arose from the quarrel
between him and Edmund Burke. Burke
claims TO have produced General Pierce,
nomination, by his management, which is not
improbable. He wanted. as reward, a seat
in the Cabinet, or the Senatorship from New
Hampshire. He was disappointed rs to both.
When candidate for the United s. Senate,
the President used his potent influence for
another personals friend Mr.. Atherton-
and shine illG lachrymG.' Burke started
paper and stumped the State against the
President. II is believed by those informed
as to the composition Of the Legislature elect
that neither John P. Hale nor Edmund Burke
can be chosen as United States Senators,
though they have so largely contributed TO
the political revolution Of the State.
WASHINGTON, March l6.
The astounding intelligence Of the death
of Nicholas, the Gar of Russia, was received
here last evening, and was generally credited.
This morning, the Russian Legation, in ans.
wer to inquiries on the subject, stated that
the intelligence could not be true, and was,
on its face, hyperbolical. The account 10 that
the Gar died at one o'clock, on the morning
of the second, and that il was communicated
by telegraph TO London on the same evening.
which they thought improbable; but that ia
not impossible.
They say, further, that their prior advices
represented the Gar as being in good health,
and that the previous accounts of his indis.
position, as given in the London Despatch,
are evidently erroneous They think it is
piece Of stock jobbery, like the account Of
the @fall of Sebastopol." They say that il Is
similar to the game played by Lord Cochran,
who caused to be circulated on Change, the
false account of the assassination Of Napoleon,
for specializing purposes, and on account Of
which he was degraded from the peerage.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-23

w The Indian disturbances in the North.
ern part Of California still continue. In n
recent fight with the Indians, in klamath co.,
the following named white mon were kill.
ed
Charles X. Proctor, Proctorville, " t.;Chand.
Ter II. Durham, of plym nth, Mass; WIN.
Wheeler, Wordsworth county, Wis; Thorn
rs O'Neil, Of New Orleans, and John Smith,
Of ST. Domingo, w. Lamb, Of Oregon, and
Mr.. Johnson, Of Mississippi, were MORALLY
wounded
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-23

Nav Commission Attention Is
invited to the Cardo of slessrs. Seago g. Law.
renee, Commission Merchants, Atlanta, Ga.
Mr.. Lawrence is known to many Of our cit-
gems, having spent several years in East Ten
nessee In taking Dagueranean impressions Of
tho "humnn face divine" and from our nc.
quaintance with him we take the liberty Of
commenting the Firm of which no is men,
Der to Reconsideration ofsuch Of our friends
as have eonsignments of produce to make
in that direction.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-23
ATHENS, FRIDAY, MaRCH ss; 1 SIS.

A CHAScE.-We will receive of delin-
quent subscribers their subscription at the
Sdrance prize, (S2) If they will pay up for
srrsarages between this and the LIST of May
next After that date three dollars will in
every instance he exacted of those indebted
for one year and upwards. DeIinquents may
heed this notice or not, as they please.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-23

tE Several communications on hand
which we have not had time to read. Per-
hsps we will publish them next week, and
perhaps We wont. Correspondents must not
think hard of us when we decline to pub
lish their communications that we may give
room to matter Of more general interest,"
BY suppressing their articles, we frequently
do contributors greater favor than they are
aware Of
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-23

OF Returns from 205 towns of NewHamp-
sqrc give Metcalf 3l,725; Baker $685. Bell
3,lo6, and Fowler l,l64. The twenty towns
and voting places to hear from will probably
reduce MetcalI's majority about $500.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-23
MP SOUI.E

| The ST. Louis News notices the return OF
this gentleman from the Mission upon which
he should never have been sent, in the follow
ing language:
Mr.. Soule, our bellicose ambassador, has
returned home. He distinguished himself
abroad by little else than his fight with the
French Minister and his blow up with the
French Emperor. He shot Monsieur Turgot
| in the leg, and defed Louis Napoleon. lie
came near dragging his country into his guar
rels, and making every provoked insult to
himself an offence to the nation he represent
ed. His diplomatic course is over, and, as an
American Minister, he is beyond the power OF
doing any harm.
Mr. Soule says quite expressively, though
rather undiplomatically, that the chance OF
our purchasing Cuba is knocked in the head"
We dare say he is correct. No one ought to
know better than he, for no one has done
more than he. to bludgeon the project. The
operation so elegantly expressed by the
phrase "knocked in the head" is attributable
chiefly to Mr.. Soule's injudicious conduct,
abroad and the fire-eating little Frenchman
has no one to thank but himself for the mutt
lated aspect of his favorite project. For
months before his departure, he caused It to
Dc HUTOdu, WIFI Hoic oi'Nouo 'hoh
discretion, that he was going to Spain for the
especial object of wrenching from the with
cred hands of superannuated old Spain the
last surviving evidence of her ancient glory.
Spaniards heard the bravado threat long be-
fore its author set his foot on Spanish soil, and
while they welcomed him with the flattering
formality due to the representative Of great
nation, they remembered with obstinate bit
terness, his iniudicious assertions. That re
membrance inspired them with the greater
determination to cling to Cuba. under what
ever circumstances and at whatever cost
The result was manifest. Mr. Soule's mission
is ended, and Cubs is not ours. The flag OF
Spain still waves over the Island, and the
guns that thunder from Moro Castle are still
ready to belch forth their missiles of death
on the enemies of Spain. 1t remains to be
seen, now, whether The latitude Of Iowa is
more favorable to the cultivation and matu-
rity Of discreet diplomacy, than the semi
tropical climate of Louisiana. 1t remains to
be seen if Augustus Cesar Dodge is better
land trader than Pierre Soule. President
Pierce, however is singularly unfortunate in
the selection of foreign diplomatic corps,
and we are sadly apprehensive that the Queen
of the Antilles win never shine as star in
the American confederacy during his admin
istraton.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-23

W Papers brought by the Pacific con.
tain the following dispatch, listed Vienna, the
18th nit;
According to the local papers the Russian
General Mansnrof who has recently arrived
at Brussels, is the bearer Of the ces.ion Of
the Russian possessions in North America TO
the United States for $50 600 OOO,"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-23

tY-A tremendous demonstration occurred
at Bill Poole's Funeral in New York, on Sun.
day. Poole was member Of the Order Of
United Americans. There were over 100
carriages in the procession. No disturbance
occurred
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-23

y" Nassau Hall, at Princeton, was entire
ly destroyed by fire Saturday night about S
o'clock. The students Of the College lost
all their furniture, clothes, &c. The loss is
estimated at $4,000, on which there is m
insurance of $4,000. The origin Of the fire
is not known.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-23

E We are gratifed to learn, through
the Memphis Eagle & Enquirer, that there is
so much enthusiasm manifest among the
masses in East Tennessee for Mr.. Gentry
Had the information reached us through a
less direct channel we should feel inclined to
doubt its correctness; but coming through
n Memphis paper we presume it is corr ect--
that vast deal Of enthusiasm does exist in
East Tennessee at this time, and that said
enthusiasm was called up by the announce
ment that Mr.. Gentry was a candidate for
Governor; also, that although said enthu-
s:asm is not pcrccptible to tho closest OBJ.
server here, it is perfectly plain to the people
down about Memphis. So we 90. Let us
hope that this enthusiasm will not be con.
sumed by its own intensity before tho I'd
day Of August.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-23

b5 We are not aware that there Is any
necessity for a continuation Of words" bc.
tween the editor of the Knoxville Standard
and ourself In regard to the communications
which have recently appeared in his paper
about the East Tennessee and Georgia Rail.
road. Our "animadversions," as he terms
them, so far as regarded the STANDARD, were
designed simply to call his attention to the
fact tina, bis paper was likely TO fall into rs
sociations which might prove Injurious
Believing we are Understood, we have moth.
ing more to say on that branch of the sub
jcct
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-23

W- An individual in Monroe county writes
" TO announce his name as a candidate for
Brigadier General. We would do so with
pleasure, only that he forgot to forward the
money with tho request BY referring to the
terms at the head Of this column it will be
seen that the charge for announcing candI-
dates 10 $500, Cash down. We can't afford
10 work for nothing and find ourself.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-23
LOUISVILLE, March lt

The Democratic State Convention assem-
bled at Frankfort yesterday and nominated
d. l.. Clark for Governor, and Beriah Magof.
fin for Lieutenant Governor. They passed
resolutions strongly denouncing the Know
Noihings.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-23

UThe canvass for Congress in the dis
trict composed ofthe counties of Rutherford
Williamson, Wilson, and Sumner, was open
ed at MuIfreesboro' Monday last The can
didates are Hon, C. Ready, and r E. Thomp'
son, both Wings.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-23
CnScnRn. March IA,

The coalition composed Of the Know Moth.
ings, Free Sellers sn6 Wings have elected a
large majority of the Legislature, and the
entire delegation to Congress. Metcalf, Know
Nothing, has been elected by 1000 majOri.
ku
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-23

De QUINCY on RUssrA.-This is a very
striking remark of De Quincy, in one of his
essays:
Russia, mighty empire rs respects the
simple grandeur Of magnitude, builds her
power upon sierity. She has il in her power
to scduce an invading foe into rast circles Of
Starvation, Of which the rad measure 1000
leagues"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-23

VMr Delavan, the President Of the N.
Y. State Temperance Society, has issued a
card stating that the liquor law before the
Legislature is in danger, and calling upon
the friends OF the bill to rally to its sup
mort.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-23
The Osrryp ULrIMAruM.-The National II


The OsrEND ULTIMArUM.-The National In
telligencer very truly says:
We do not remember TO have ever seen any
official act so severely censured by the public
press as this programme presented to Govern
ment BY our Ostend Conferees. Terms have
been applied to il which we will not repeat.
much less employ ourselves; and we are real
ly astonished, when we read it over again,
that three gentlemen so intelligent and re-
spectacle, public ministers. having to a great
extent the honor and reputation of their
country in their keeping should have brought
themselves to adopt, and recommend as rule
of action for their Government, doctrines
principles and motives so repugnant to every
dictate of national honor and morality. We
doubt if the archives of any Government can
furnish State paper so fitted to cover with
shame the country Of its production. IL is no
wonder that the Presidents sense of justice
and propriety shrunk from sactioning either
its precepts or the course of conduct which
it recommended. The political ethics of the
Ostend uitimatum will, we fear, place us on u
bad eminence in the eyes of the world: and
we are not consoled in the suggestion of the
distinguished conferees that this is a case in
which 1--WE can afford to disregard the Gen.
sures Of the world"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-23

A MODEL DuS.-An Editor down east"
thus talks to his non-payins subscribers and
patronsl If his appeal does not bring the
"per,er," we think he need never try again {:
Friends, Patrons Subscribers and Adverti-
sers Hear us for our debts, and get ready
that you may pay; trust ne, we are in need,
and have regard for our need for you have
been long trusted acknowledge your indebt-
edness. and dive into your pockets, that you
may promptly fork over If there is any
among you, one single patron that don't owe
us something then to him we say-step aside;
consider yourself q gentleman. II the rest
wish to known why we dun them, this is our
answer: Not that we care about cash our
selves, but our creditors do. Would you
rather that we go to Jail, and you go free,
than you pay your debts, and we all keep
movingl AS we agreed, we have worked for
YOU; as we contracted, we have furnished our
paper to you; as we promised, we have wait
ed upon you, hut, as you don't pay, we dun
YOU Here engagements for job work; con-
tracts for subscription; promises for long
credits; and duns for deferred payment. Who
is there so mean that he don't take paper !
IL any, he needn't speak-we don't mean him.
Who is there so green that he don't ADVERTISED
II any, let him slide-he amt the chap either
Who is there so bad that he don't pay the
printeri If any, let him shout-for he's the
man we'ie after His name IS Legion, and
he's been owing us for one, two, three, four,
five, six. seven and eight years-long enough
to make us poor, and himself rich Mt our ex.
pense. If the above appeal TO his conscience
doesn't awake him to sense OF justice, we
shall have to try the law and see what virtue
there is in writs and cOnstables.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-23
PHILADELPHIA. March Is.

The police made descent upon gambling
house in Chestnutstreet below Tenth, last
night. They found the gamblers in full ope.
ration, and captured about twen;y.seven Of
them, together with the bank and apparatus
The parties arrested are mostly Southern and
Western merchants.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-23

w N. M. Pope and e. NJ. Northrup are
both announced in the Chattanooga papers
rs candidates for Floatcr for the district com.
posed Of the counties Of Rhea, Bledsoe and
Hamilton. 7. J. Wilson. Of Pikeyillc, is >
candidate for the sane place.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-23

W They talk Of having another revolu-
ton in Lower California. The liberators nj.
ready bonst of,ighteen men, and three jack
knives. We shall watch their progress with
much interest. In the mean time let tho
holders Of saltpetre "corncr" for rise.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-23

The FIRST SENTENCE UNDER TIE DuEILISG
LAWS AT New ORLEASs-juan Pays, convict.
ed ut New Orleans Of killing man in duel,
has been sentenced to thirty days imprison.
ment in the State prison. The Judge who
sentenced him said:
Asyou have been found guilty, it becomes
my duty to sentence YOU Inc law allows
at nv discretion. Taking into view all the
circumstances Of your case, not the least OF
which is that you are the first who has been
convicted of the offence, and the fact that
YOU are represented by all to be man Of
mild and peaceable temper, that you have
honest and upright in all your relations OF
life, and that you have never before been
charged with any violation of law. | shall,
therefore, sentence you TO thirty days impris.
onment ut hard labor in the State prison.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-23

Wilmington, Delaware, has had another
terrific shock from the explosion Of three
powder mills. One person was killed, and
three others injured fatally.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-23

R- Welcarn from the Loudon Free Press
that there has been a rise Of some ten feet
In the Tennessee river. A large number of
fiat boats, laden with produce have reached
Loudop.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-23

MASONRY ExrosrD.--A young man in Vir
ginia, who recently joined the Masonic Order.
has written letter to his sister in Taunton,
in which he presents some mysterious emblem.
atical figures for her solution, embracing n
gridiron, square, compass, DC. Within tho
square Of the gridiron is ring encircling the
letters II. r. W. 5. S. I X. s., which Of course
have heretofore been understood only by
those initiated into the rites and ceremonies
OF the ancient Order; but some one, forgetting
no doubt, the fate of Morgan, has divulged
the secret to the lady, and she had transmit
ted its solution to her unguarded brother--
Here IL is; Have The Wicked scsmps Sent
To Kansas Soon.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-23

W Books have been opened at several
places on the route for subscriptions to the
stock of the North Carolina and Western
Railroad Company. This road is intended
to reach the Tennessee line, and connect
with the roads leading to tho Mississippi val
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-23

MAJOR GENERAL.-It will be seen from
the following card from DR.. Jas. w. Gillespie,
that no declines becoming candidate for
Major General of this Division of Tennessee
Militia.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-23

sV Mr.. Mason, U. S. Minister at Paris
we learn BY the Pacific, was recovering his
health rapidly.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-23

tB- The Legislature of California have
failed TO elect United States Senator
The Joint convention has adjourned
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-23

tW- Nine hundred Germans recently land.
ed at New York from ono vessel. "Mein
Cots" ,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-23

ANOTHER New YORK DEFALoAIIoS.-Th New
York correspondent Of the Baltimore Sun re-
lates the following:
The rumored defalcation is in .he Pacific
Bank-the amount $4,000 or S2o,000-and
the offender (who has disappeared) a ledger
clerk His practice was to use second time
the checks upon the bank returned through
the Clearing House, instead Of cancelling
them, after examination and entry to each ac-
count in the morning. His name is Urmy,
and he was formerly leading politician in
westchester equity. Lately his habits have
been very extravagant. He kept yacht and
took many excursions last summer with the
cashier, and many officers Of the bank as
guests, and it has also transpired that he was
a partner in a travelling show of some kind,
bv which he lost good deal of money.
though he used to cay that he derived his ad-
ditional means, beyond what he got from the
bank, from that source.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-23

EF The news from Virginia indicates
that Mr., Wiss will be badly beaten for Gov
crnor.
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TURNTTURE.

GorrA0E AHD FANCY EURnITuRE wARgROon
" 90 M BroA1way, oPpcsits The ~ Htshoias Hotel ~
rHkwn sfACEY or for he rsoAa sYtsnavs aasor
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Isv rosewood ctars and sofa pisno bureAas fersos
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N'oR LIvERPOoI.-UNlrED STATES NAIL BrKAM.
ship ATLApTlC, Capt JssL WosI-Thts sioAmshp will
depart with tho United States mails for Europe positively
WEDNESDAY, Dscsmber At ocock froul her berth
equsllsd aseofmauocs for elegance Al comfort apply
EDWARD X. CULLINS, 50 Wall sSeeG
Passengers requested board by II O'Clock A. NJ
shippers please take notice that the ships his
any goods coptrabald OF All letters must
through The Post ohce o,hers VIII he Tho
ship baltic will succf cd the Atlantic, and sail Dec n
korcE The days departure OF s line from New York
sii be saturday comencg January s. and every
Saturday, and from Liverpool Wednesday. oemmeucn9
Jnnuary rs, and every alternate Wednesday.
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CALIFORNIA DTAMONDs.--A silver VIDAL
~ awarded the tAY the American nstitue. This
and beAufu Artcle equal trAncy and 70 e
damosd, BE- had msnufA0u cd 10 every ayls
Cent? pins - $40; l-ds' SO 81. rings a 70 81
eArrngs - 10 Us, studs brscslss bs1s add
variety Of js~sry made orn hs shove dlaDoais Arpfss
snt BY mall Of The Tinted BY enclosing
su.ounI Addressed 70 L. A ). Jacobs. t1 Broadway
NrOTTCr--TO wATCHuAKERs AND THE TRADE IN
~ ReperslThe undersigned announces bis customers
and the trade that be has removed from II John
rasan street vbere be Keeps constantly large
Engl~h strhcs and Al sro-i
fne solo chains marte Dcs IN he
above viii nnd 20 their advantage examine ssok before
purckasing sewhere WIN. HRS UFELD,
Importer Of watches, ~ Sa.sAa street.
nRHoLOO VEST CHAINs.-A NEW hSD VALUABLE
~ dvcoyery ~ French chemist, by combnsiao Of
ss producing article equal In ami hns
gold, spd u prices vi hin The Of - $40 each
zane aoid I'd 70 40 ea<h For sse oniy By L. J. IA
CUBS, D5 Broadway.