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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-27
THE NEW YORK LIQUOR LAW.

Some Of the New York writer's are coming
down on the authors of the recently enacted
Liquor Law with rim The following is
an extract from Communication in the Mir.
ror Of the Gath, which We copy rs sam
pie:
There. is not one who voted for this Coer-
GIVE Morality Bill, but would resist its appll-
cation TO himself. They, as makers Of law,
hold themselves above the law-thpy do not
intend to give up their eleven o'clock drink
their bottle at dinner, nor their toddy al
night; not they, indeed, for all the time they
were laboring to pass the law they took their
"steady" drink, and as their voices shouted
AYE to its passage, the Legislative Halls were
filled with the Odors of Cocktail, Smashes,
and Brandy plain. They are class Of men
who will go TO the town agents to try liquor
with the more power to your elbow
plea, on mechanical grounds, and who will
take cocktail AS chemical agent in their
disordered stomachs. As for Sacrmental
uses, rs far as they are concerned, they would
as lief legislate that away US Motif they
dared.
The world has grown so immoral, that
.'e'o LIZ S's"the my nrTlestS ha'e ueeh'"
i necessary, that, in order to stop men from
drinking, they mn st do away with drinking
material. But Why stop here' Gold and
silver produce covetousness, and covetous-
ness thieves, burglars and plunderers of all
kinds; therefore, forbid the use OF gold and
silver. Fine houses, horses and eqnlpages,
produce envy and rivalry, and rivalry extrav
} agant expenditure; therefore enact eglsla-
tive model house, and letevery one 60 a-foot.
Man sinned because Of woman, and does gel;
therefore do away with woman, and make OF
the world a grand monastery, with the most
moral man in the Legislature for Father Con-
lessor. In short, nstitu the Millehium by
law Why wait its advent, when the morals
of the people are so bad, and we have so
many sages in the public councils!
The difference between Legislative wisdom
and that of the Deity is this-the former
Furnishes the means of sin, the latter the sin.
ner. To the first, man is not accountable
when town agent; to the latter, always, be-
cause n free agent.
Which of the two codes, think You, is best
suited to effect the end!
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-27

WAR WITH SPArN.-Thc Star of last eve
ming gives the most emphatic denial TO the
thousand and one rumors that have lately
prevailed, with regard to the relations exist
ing between Spain and the Administration,
and winds up as follows:
$50 they have sent Commodore McCauley
down civily to notify him that his present
course with reference to Americans and
American vessels il pcrsevered in must insure
war, and to urge on him that If he values
peace with the United States, he must cease
such practices ms must be resisted by force Of
arms BY this Government, ut all hazards.-
And further to assure him, that he may dis
miss all fears of the successful departure of
filibustering expeditions so long AS franklin
Pierce remains in the Presidency. We take
it for granted further, that commodore Me
Cauley has orders after having delivered the
message, the substance OF which we mention
above, to permit no more firing Of shot over
and around American vessels pursuing lawful
commerce en- the high seas--in the Gulf"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-27
DEATH OF THE CAR
FROM DIoGENEs.

Death has lately been busy in tLe wo,,a
The grim skeleton has used his sickle with.
remorseless hand, and gathered in n fearful
harvest. His CORY hands, still dripping from
the recent work, have thrown open the ma,
tails Of Il palace-torn aside the curtains of .
throne-and placed wreath of cypress upon
the aching temples of king. The Empcror
OF Russia is dead Death has strnek Tho
strong, proud man IN his lonely greatness; in
the fitness of his pride he has passed awa,:
for him the shadow has vanished from the
dial, and time has ceased 10 be; Caesar aft,
erect upon his throne; in the darkness Of hi,
lrOwn Turk the destroying lightning, and nj.
brow II clothed with terror; but an invisible
hand snatches the sceptre from his prasp. and
extends ball MS n canopy; breath and the
poorest serf may claim brotherhood with an
emperor.
From the throne 10 the bier; it 10 but a
step. See what remains of Nicholas of Rus
STA. a shrouded figure, with face scarcely
altered by death; rigid as in life. Beside the
coffin sits the weeping wife; passing tina,
"lonely hour" by the corpse. A Marat or n
Nero dies, detested by the world; vet Marat's
gun was sought by one who loved him, and
u SI"ttIuI H"uu SC'tcItu ubNeTS on the no
mans tomb. But this man was no Nero; far
from that. An obstinate, mistaken man, if
you will, in whose diseased blood Iurked
madness; madness destined TO be felt at
every fireside in this and other lands; self.
willed, earnest man, who loved the people he
governed, the people who weep the emperor,
as the wife sits weeping the-man.
Nicholas of Russia is dead, and generous
enemy does homage to the greatness Of
fallen toe-and those who hated the living
man uncover to the corpse as it passes them
in the streets.
The Emperor is dead. Listen! Manager
Doldrum, bowling over the foot lights, is nm
nouncing the fact 10 an applauding audience.
Columbine must stay her graceful twirls,
Harlequin lay down his shaking wand, and
Clown cease to grin; the emperor is dead
Death, sudden death-that most terrible of
visitations--has called the proud man to his
last account. "Hip hip, hip, hurrah bravo I!
hip! hp!! hurrah ! !" Manager Doldrum
bows, generous Brtons give final shout
The announcement over, the pantomne goes
on: Harlequin strikes an attitude, and Col.
umbine--a goddess in cloud of muslin
springs lightly on his shoulders. Stay: tho
national anthum, "God Save the Queen" and
then-"Hot COLLINS" from the Clown.
Thus was an awful death announced and
thus was such announcement received by n
highly civilized and thoroughly Christian
people.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-27

H Many Of the leading journals Of the
couutry seem to be alarmed for fear the Presi-
dent will plunge the nation into war about
Cuba. We think these apprehensions, to
great extent, are idle and unealed for; and
while We have not large amount Of con-
fidence in Mr.. Pierce's prudence and frmness
when urged forward by his confidential nd
visers, yet rs he must retain lively sense of
what befel on certain Of the battle-tields of
Mexico, we do not believe no will venture
madly upon hostities towards Spain, unless
no other course is left. The President knows
full we'll that tho entire good sense Of the
country is against any war-like demonsIra-
lions as long as they can be honorably avoid
cd. and that his administration has too feeble
hold upon public confidence to venture up
on any more unpopular experiments. We
guess most Of the newspaper parade about
Cuba and war; is nothing but CANNON and
fam. Many Of the "leading journals" would
be stale, Hat and unreadable without certain
amount Of startling developments" every
few days--hence 80 many reports about Gill.
clustering expeditions, Spanish outrages,
rumors of war, &c. The public mind must
be kept up to certain point Of excitement
to make the city papers sell, and as there is
a good deal of rivalry, the strife is TO see
which can get up the latest and most startling
rumors, without any special regard to facts,
or even probabilities.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-27

SAvANNAH.-Some persons having started
report that the Yellow fever had again made
its appearance at Savannah, the Republican
contradcts il in the following language:
Now we beg leave to say, upon our per-
sona honor, that there is not one particle Of
truth in any of these reports, and that there
has not been one single case of yellow fever
here since its disappearance last fall. The
city is as healthy at this time as we have ever
known il at this season of the year. These
are facts within our own knowledge, and we
venture to call the attention of the Charles,
ton and Augusta press to what We say, aud
10 request them 10 correct the untOunded re-
ports to which we have alluded. Should the
fever visit us again, we pledge ourselves in
advance, IL life is spared to us, to make it
known Immediately on the occurrence Of the
first case. Not to do so we should consider
criminal IN the last degree; and we trust in
view of our sad experience the last year,
that we will be believed. Our friends in
Augusta and Macon know full well, that il
one case had occurred, il would have shown
itself, in the most unmstakeable manner, in
the increased number Of passengers by the
railways leading hence to their doors.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-27

The BLUE RIDGE RAILRoAD.--We are
pleased to hear that the prospects Of this
great enterprise are frightening, and that the
difficulties which have existed between the
company and contractors are soon TO be per-
manently adjusted. This, atleast, is the ten.
or of our advices, and we are inclined to rely
upon them. The Company has resumed
payment, we learn, which fact will give the
contractors no other alternative but to pro-
coed with the work. They, Of course, must
be held responsible for any want of energy
that is manifested in the prosecution of the
work, rs also the difficulties which may and
have occurred with the sub.contractors.--
They have been neither few nor unimpoI-
tant, but we hope they may be freed from
them for tho future.-Pickens Is. CO. Keo.
wee Courier.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-27

tTThe effects of the liquor law recently
enacted in New York, are beginning TO be- ap
parent. One of the consequences is the col
lapsing of fine family hotel in Fifth avenue
the Brevoort House. The furniture, pur-
chased few months since, for hundred
thousand dollars, has been sodtothe highest
bidder for twenty-eight thousand. The Her
aid says in notire of this, that other hotels,
great and small, will 90 in the same way be-
fore the end Of the year, and that rents and
ren estate are already beginning TO feel the
reaction. A very serious commotion is
prophesied TO commence about the fourth of
July, when the new law will 60 into opera
ton.
Mayor Wood, il is sad, hns expressed il rs
his opinion that the present police force of
New York city will he totally inadequate to
carrying into effect the provisions of the liquor
law recently enacted by the Legislature Of
that State. The LOO men now under his
control have been barely sufficient to enable
him to shut the groggeries on Sunday. To
close them on week days will require the
force TO BE- doubled ut the least.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-27
WHAT An INTELLIGENT GERMAN THINKS OF

WHAT AN INTELLIGENT GERMAN THINKS OF
THE Know NoTHISGs.-Mr. Valentine Heck
Ter, German now residing in Richmond, has
published letter, in which he says: "If !
was at my native home in Germany, and an
American citizen was to come there and set
himself up for m Office, should not feel that
he had any right to complain of me, and feel
unkindly towards me, because preferred my
own countr,man to him; and think it would
he very hard matter for any American to
get an office where came from that was worth
anybody's having; and for that reason don't
complain because Americans choose to have
their country CONTROLLED 10y their own people
in preference to mine" Again he says: "As
for prescription, don't see that as German,
| am any more prescribed by the Know Moth
ings, than rs Wing, | was prescribed
by the Democrats" And in another
place he says: al am under greater obiga
tons to the natives, than am to foreigners
and, therefore, mean to vote with them. !
have been three times re-cstablished in BUSH
ness, and every time by the nativeWhigs and
Democrats"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-27

W In speaking of the Corn Exchange
lately established IN Boston, the Post Of Fri
day says: ...s..... ...
The opening Of the new Corn Exchange,
few weeks since, was duly announced by
the press, and the favorable auguries Of the
enterprise duly given. We are eased to
learn that the new association has more than
realized the expectations of its founders, by
the facility il affords for trade in the mere
item of concentration Of business, and in the
matter of regulation OF prices by uniform
standard. The flour and corn business had
become most important feature in Boston
ommerce-nbout one million barrels of -four
being sold here per year, and about three
millions bushels Of grain, with large quaint.
ties of seed.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-27

sY The rails used in Europe in the con-
structon of Railroads nre made top and bot
tom alike, and are keyed in cast-iron chairs
on the crosstic. BY this MEANS when the
upper surface of the rail becomes defective,
it can be turned upside down, and present a
new surface equal to new rail. The Amer
lean plan is to have chair only at the joints,
and the rail only one running surface-the
other broad and flat, and held to the tie by
spike-heads, as, when the rail- becomes flawy
or gets bad spot on it, it must be pulled up
and thrown aside.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-27

CoUSTERFEIT 800 BILL.-The Augusta
Constitutionalist, of the 22d instant, notes
the appearance Of counterfeit one hundred
dollar bill on the Bank of Hamburg, So, Ca,
of which it understands several are in circu-
lation, and says:
"Thc public cannot be too much on their
guard in taking bills Of the above denomina-
ton on the Bank Of Hamburg. This coun.
terieit is so well executed, that we do not
feel able to give correct description be-
tween it and the genuine. and would be pleas.
ed it any of our Bank officers, who are con.
versant with paper money, would do so. We
were in error in stating that it was signed
by "Mr. Blackjack" Cashier. The counter
felt is signed similar to the original, viz: j.
J. Blackwood, Cashier, II. Hutchinson, Presi-
dent.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-27
LATER FROM EUROPE.
New YokK, April %.

NEW 1Okk, hPIh 20.
The steamer Nashville arrived yesterday
with Liverpool drtes to the 7th.
The Russians and the Allies are strength
ening their positions in the Crimea,preparato'
ry TO the spring campaign. A counsel of war
was held on the 18th of March. OmarPasha
desires assistance from the Allies, which
could not be granted. The Turks only ex-
pected to hold Eupatoria until the 18TH
Large reiniorcements entered Sevastopol.
Gen. Canrobert stated that in affrays on the
Dad and 23d of March, the Russians lost 1000
and the Allies 6OO
The Vienna Conference met on the I'd and
adjourned until the 9th, when the Cars ulti-
matum was expected.
A portion Of the feet sailed on the after
noon of the 4th.
The Russians established two fortified
camps 10000 each, to defend the Baltic
provinces, and bloekaded all ports with sunk.
EN- vessels.
The London Times berates lesding arti-
Gle in defence of the Know Nothings.
The telegraph announces that the Spanish
Government demanded the recall of The
British ambassador from Madrid on &C
count of his interference with religious mat
ters.
Parliament assembled on the 10th.
The Vienna Conference having adjourned
till the 9th, no news from that point of con-
sequence. Third point will be the first
subject before the Conference. Public opin-
ion is equally divided us to the final re-
suit.
Ali Pasha arrived at Vienna on Friday, and
would take part in the future discussion of the
conference.
A despatch from Berlin Friday states the
Russian party predominant there, and that
Prussia will likely throw herself into the arms
of the Gar, and cause an unfavornble result
Of the conference.
The weeks news may be briefly summed
up. Politics just where they were, except
that the feeling is becoming stronger that
there is nothing left but to fight it out.
There has been succession of sanguinary
conflicts between the French and Russians
before Sevastopol. for the possession of the
rifle ambuscade and pts,with varying success,
but with much loss. The latest battle on the
night of the 23d put 5000 men hors du com.
bat. We have no details, being Eastern hol-
idays. There is little other news.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-27
ey- The Treasury Department have al

~ The Treasury Department have al
lowed all the disbursements claimed by Lieu
tenant Beale, the late Indian Agent for Cali
fornia. The result is complete vindication
of Mr.. Beale against the charges some time
since made by the newspapers of Delinquent
ces. Mr.. Beale on Friday, in Washington,
inflicted severe castigation, with his fists,
upon Mr.. Manypenny, the Commissioners of
Indian Affairs, at Wizards Hotel. Mr.. Beale
attributes the suspension of his accounts 10
personal hostility Of the COMMISSIONER
Hence the assault.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-27

~ A letter from st. Petersburg says DR..
Mant, homeopathic physician to the late En-.
peror, has left Russia in great haste, and Sc
cretly. He is reproached with having too
long concealed from the august deceased that
his lung was attacked; also with having him
self prepared the medicines destined for the
Emperor, instead Of having had them prepar-
ed by a druggist. Great irritation was mani
tested against him at st. Petersburg, and tho
Emperor Alexander himself advised him, il is
said, TO leave Russia.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-27
WASHINGTON. Anril 10.

1t may be relied upon that the Cabinet aro
entirely harmonious on the Cuban question.
Commodore McCauley's instructions are not
warlke, aud he will resort to force only un-
der circumstances fully justified by Interna-
tional Law. The administration is strongly
in favor of pacific policy, and Spain is fully
aware of that fact. The Cuban outrages
against our commerce arise, it is believed,
from deep seated conspiracies amongst the
Islanders, which irritate and confuse Concha,
but he now knows that these must cease.-
The administration il, also, confident that all
can BE- settled without war.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-27

SToP THE MURDERER.-A reward of $500
is offered for the apprehension of Aaron
Whitby, if confined in the Jail at Bolivar,
Tenn, or $3.50 IL confined in any Jail where
the advertiser (John Fl. Lanier, Nubbin Ridge,
Tenn.,) can get him. He is charged with
waylaying and numbering James G. Lanier,
in Hardeman county, on the 9th inst.
The fugitive is of small stature, FIVE feet
eight or ten inches high; dark complexion;
black hair and eyes; has scar on his head,
caused by a gun shot wound; is a carpenter
by trade, and is said 10 have connections in
Memphis.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-27

icy The Cleveland Banner pretends to be
at loss TO understand our position in regard
to the American party, $50 called because of
its antagonism to the Foreign or Roman
Catholic party,) and asks for enlightenment
on the subject. We would like to crafty
the Banner, but il don't suit us to do so at
present. We can say this much, however:
At first we were disposed to regard the
American movement with good deal of ia.
vor, but discovering large numbers of demo-
Gratis were attaching themselves to the order,
and so many of them being elected to
office by it, we grew apprehensive there might
be something wrong in t-a cat in the meal,
perhaps-and concluded to ease off a little
and wait for further developments. We hope
this will satisfy the Banner at present; and ut
some future time we will take pleasure in
still further enlightening it, although we are
not aware there is any obligation resting on
us to write doom to the comprehension of
the metropolitan editors.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-27

WHAT RAILROADS DO FOR LASD.-The
Alexandria Gazette says that Mr. William B..
Richards, of Alexandria, has sold n plat of
land. about 30 acres, south and west of the
burial grounds, in Fairfax county, Va, for
about 400 dollars per aero. This land Mr..
Richards purchased few years ago at 100
dollars per acre, which, Mt that time, was con.
sidered n good price. The Manassas Gap
Railroad runs through portion Of this land.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-27

lIERoTsM REwARDED.-h little drumr,er-
boy in the British army, who was in the
thickest Of the fight at Inkermnnu, combat
ting the foe, and, as a relaxation, carving
water TO the wounded, has been presented by
Prince Albert with Is. Napoleon would
have taken such lad and cultivated his SOL
dier-like qualities, till he made a Marshal of
him. France has skilful and daring Generals.
England has only brave soldiers. .. ..
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-27

sR Milwaukee, the big town of Wiscon-
sin, is only t,centy years old, and it has pop
uation this day of 10000. 1t was laid out
in 1885; in 1888 the population was 100; in
ls47, $4,000; in 1850, 2O,O0O;in 1855, 10000.
Banking capital amounts to $750,000, but
they say the business requires S3OO0,o0O.-
The manufactures last year amounted in val
ne to s4,6Oo,OOO, against S2,1o00o0in 1858
showing that the amount has doubled in
two years. The imports were Sll,ooo,oOO;
the exports S7,7O9,OO0.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-27

s9Y- In view of the efforts now making to
bring about war for the sake OF acquiring"
Cuba, the New York Courier and Enquirer
has an article to show that our navy, in its
present condition, is wholly incapable of be-
ing made properly efTectual for offensive or
defensive operations in the event of our being
involved in a contest with France, England,
and Spain-ns, the belIigerents say, would
most likely be the case.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-27
RAILROAD MEETING,
mADIs0yvILLE, April 10, 1855.

There will be a meeting of the Directors
% .he Tennessee, Western and Charleston
:, "' noad Company, at the Courthouse in
'''' place. on saturday, The 2sb inst There
r impo,tant business to transact, and full
,,tendsneeof sbe Directory is desired.
The Frat Annual Meeting Of the Stock
holders OF said Company will be held at the
same place, on Monday The 7th day Of May
merit, for the purpose Of electing Directors
for the ensuing year.
GEORGE BROWN, Prsst,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-27

,wA large fire occurred about five o'clock,
on Saturday morning at Jersey City, which
consumed the Paterson rail road depot, used
by the Erie Rail Road Company, with num-
Der of cars. Two persons were seriously in
jured. The building was a large old wooden
one. The freight burnt mp was of consider
able vaIne, the loss of which will fall on the
Erie Rail Road Company. The total loss is
estimated at between fifteen and twenty thou.
sand dollars.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-27
A correspondent Of tho Charleston Courier

A correspondent Of the Charleston Courier
says:
A new horse bit has been invented and
patented. 1t consists in providing tho Bit
bar which goes in the horses month with
two latterally swinging padded levers, which
are so arranged on the sides of the horses
nose, and connected 10 either the driving or
other rein. that they come together after tho
manner of the jaws of n clam, when the rein
is drawn by the rider, and close his nostris,
check his breathing, and consequently bring
him to stand still. The inventors and paten.
tees live in BROOKLYN.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-27
WAsHIyGToN. April IA

| have lately seen persons from the terri
tory Of Kansas who say that the people of
the territory are in favor of the liberation Of
slavery there, though majority of them are,
and may continue to be Observation-Disclosures
The territory is fast filling up, and promises
soon to present prosperous, populous and
thriving State. There will, of course, be
some question in Congress upon her admis.
sion into the Union. The House woud
oppose it, but not perhaps the subsequent
one. But even in the next Congress Kansas
may be admitted as slaveholding State,
coupled with Oregon as free State.