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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-21

RAILROAD ENGISEERs.-The National Con.
vention of Railroads Engineers, composed OF
delegates from iifty-three railroads, was held
in Baltimore on the 9Th of November. Res
olutions were adopted in favor of a high
standard of character and competency in en-
gneers, of legislative provision for commits.
sioners to be practical locomotive engineers
in all cases to examine applicants for engines
who shall in no be permitted to run n
machine without their certificate of compe-
tency, of the establishment of reading rooms
and libraries for engineers use upon all roads
and of the organization by themselves Of II
National Protective. The proposed assoca-
ton was accordingly formed.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-21

A LONG WAY TO MlLL.-The N. Y. Jour.
nal of Commerce says:
The ship Adelaide arrived here on the l4th
of October from San Francisco, bringing II
cargo of California wheat, barley, &c, which
paid profit to the shipper of nearly so per
cent, clear Of expenses, the wheat selling at an
average OF about e. per bushel. The same
vessel isno up for California with 1900
bbls of -four on board, to go back to the
same port from which she brought the wheat
Some would think that $4,000 miles was II
long way to come to mill.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-21
Negroes for Sale,

/ n obedience to an order aud introductory
Il decree of tie Worshipful County Court of
Polk county, Tennessee, at the December
term, 1855, | will sell, on Monday. the 4th
day of February, 1856, Mt the Courthouse
door in the town of Benton, Polk county,
Tennessee, TWO NEGROES-one boy named
Nelson, aged about twelve, and one girl
named Martha, aged about thirieen--belong-
ing to the heirs Of John White, late deceased,
and sold on petition of i. NJ Falls, Guardian
for the miners of John c. Henderson, deceas.
ed, for distribution among the heirs. Fifty
dollars on the sale of each slave will be re.
qured down, and the balance ON n credit of
twelve months, with interest from date
Bond with approved security will be required
of the purchasers.
Il. p. DOUGLASS, Clerk.
Dec II, 1S55-it prs fee 81 377
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-21

s45- The expedition consisting of three
companies Of the 18th infantry, under com.
mand of Lieut.. Col. Morrison, that left for
the Plains early last summer,r eturnedto Fort
Gibson on the 25th of October. Officers and
men all well. This command was absent
about four months, during which time they
marched about l,20O miles, without any seri-
GUS case of sickness, aud the loss of out one
man, who committed suicide.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-21
Amount collected,

Expenses above COLLECTIONS, 40
There are the true figures, and we've come
to the conclusion to not try again until we
snake raise"
Had it not been for our fees as n witness,
somebody's hen roost would have suffer-
ed.
Taking everything into consideration, how
ever, we had good Iuck for we found that
we were sending the paper to scmc men who
wouldn't give their great grand snother II five
cent piece to buy whistle. Ihev owe us
about $45, and had we not Scaled around"
they would still have been receiving the pa
per. So we believe .here is room for con.
graduation on our part. Don't you think 50,
reader!
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-21

Il. NJ. Evans,
John S. James ct ais, heirs at.aw of Robert
Evans, deceased

John S. James, ct ais, heirs atlaw of Robert
Evans, deceased.
Petition 10 Sell Land
TT appearing from the allegations in said pc.
Il ttion, which has been sworn to, that Aba
gail X. and her husband William Bradford,
Octava A. and her husband Clarendon james,
are non-residents of the State of Tennessee,
it is therefore ordered that publication DO
made for four successive weeks in the Athens
Post, newspaper published in the town Of
Athens, Tennessee rec firing said non resident
defendants to appear before the Circuit Court,
at a Court to be held for the county Of Mon
roe, in the State of Tennessee, on the I'd
Monday of January next, nnd plead, answer
or demur to said petition, or the same will BIO
taken pro confcsso and set for hearing &c parts
as to them. 4. Il. GRIFFITH, Clerk.
Dec. 8, ls55-it prs fee SO 377
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-21

AZ" When you see girl so weak that she
can't sweep her own seven bynine chamber,
and then goes to 'shndy" and dances all
night, with the power of Georgia Railroad
locomotive, make up your mind that she is
got up" on bad principles. The sooner you
take your hat and departure, the better. Such
sort of calico has been the everlasting ruin Of
many man-rely on our words.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-21

A PRovIpENT CoupLE.-A person writing
from San Francisco to the Newport News
gives the following incident:
1.-Two common lokirg persons entered the
hotel this morning, just from the mines--a
man and wife. The male individual looking
for the world like a day laborer, and the fe.
male bore n close resemblance to an Irish
sculion. She wore coarse vulgar brogaus,
and to her gridle was attached gold watch
and chain, valued at least at two hundred
dollars. The husband left the hotel for half
an hour and returned with receipt for one
hundred and fifteen thousand dollars the val
ne of the dust which he had just consigned
for transportation to New York. This sum
has been gained by digging. The husband
dug while the wife washed, assisted by her
little son, aged about ten years.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-21

NEWSPAPERS IN THE WoRLp.-Thc fol-
lowing is supposed to be the number of
newspapers in the world ten in Austria,
fourteen in Africa, twenty four in Spain,
twenty-six in Portugal, thirty in Asia, sixty
four in Belgium, cighty.five in Denmark, fifty
in Russia and Poland, three hundred and fifty
in other Germanic States, five hundred in
Great Britain and Ireland, and two thousand
in the United, States or nearly twice MS ma
nv as i'm all other nations.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-21
Notice.

a LII persons are hereby cautioned against trading
IN for three Notes OF hand-one for seventeen hum
dred dollars; for about eight hundred dollars and
one for five hundred and scventywo dolars--all made
payable 20 VIM. b. Nelson, and due Goth December 1855
The said Notes were fraudulently obtained and ! am
determined not to pay them. A. p. McCLATCHEY,
McMnn county. Dec II. lsb5-Hle
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-21

Aweldon IN, O. letter in the Petersburg
Express states that student named Singleton
from Edgecomb county, N. G. in nm alterca-
ton, was shot by young man named White,
from Tennessee. The wound was thought to
be mortal. White has fled.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-21

,9g- "Charley, where Is your hther!"
81 don't know, mother, but guess he'sgone
over to Deacon DiIbeiry's pasture after his
black sheep, kosc seed Wilder Higgins 60
in over that way.
Charley caught licking before breakfast
next morning.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-21
PROSPECTUS FOR 1856.
The New York Weekly Mirror

only one DoliGtr a Year, EdyuJte IN Adrdnce.
ISSUED from the Office Of tile Evening Mirror at No.
n 40 Ann street New York. containing all the OF
the week, up to the evening of publication.
1t is the design of the proprietor TO make "The New
York Weekly Mirror Of the best family newspapers
ia the country devoted to Politics Literature, Science
and the Arts, and free from the scandal and immora
ty which form the great staple and interest OF large
class OF weekly newspapers
The NEW IORK WEEKLY Mirror Is addressed to read
ers of refined taste, and thopubsher looks exclusively
to this class of the community for liberal support In
Politics. the Mirror is independent Progressive without
being radical, and earnestly devoted to Americansm
and the Union of the States.
Terms mail subscribers, One Dollar year in
advance. Subscriptions will be received, aud the pa
per sent for three months, the receipt OF 20 cts.
Clubs will be supplied on the following terms
for SIX copies one year..... ........,......,..S 70
foI zen copies one year.
FOR nlteen copies one year 10
-Four copies will be sent to address mos for. |
All Postmasters authorized to act agents for
the Mirror and the money may be sent at the risk OF
the publisher.
The New York Daily Evening Mirror,
Is sent to mail subscribers mt 50 year, In advance
All communications should be addressed post paid
to H. FULLER, Editor and Proprietor Of the New York
Mirror.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-21

AN EDITOR IN LUcK.-lhe editor of the
Fairfield Ledger, Iowa, has been around
among portion Of his patrons and gives the
following account Of the result:
Having business in Keokuk county last
week, thought we would try our hand at col
Letting. We came home at the end of three
days, and pulling out our note book found
we had done the following "BIG business"
Horse hire, 90
Other expenses, 3 10
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-21

t1y- The best idea of weight was given by
an Indian, who when asked how much he
weighed replied, "As am, ! weigh one hun
bred and fifty pounds, but when I am mad I
,ceiph ton"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-21

Oliver Pilsbury, who died at West New
bury last week at the age of cighty-one, had
been subscriber to the Newburyport Her
aid for sixty-one years, and, what is still bet.
ter, had cheerluly paid for it when the bill
vns nrpspntpu
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-21

CANcEps.-In reference to the durability of
cancers, very eminent physician of the allo
pathic school, DR.. Monroe of Edngburgh,
states that he witnessed the extirpaton Of
sixty-two cancers, and not two of the pa
tients were free from the disease two years
afterwards! This appears to be poor encour.
agement for any one toun1ergo painful and
dangerous operation.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-21
John Martin and wife, and others,

US.
Stephen X. Reeder, James W. McSpadden and
I'D A. d. Keyes.
TT appearing from an allegation in the bill
l. that James W. McSpadden is non.resi
dent of the State Of Tennessee, it is therefore
ordered that publication be made in the Ath-
ems Post for four successive weeks requiring
said nonresident defendant to appear at our
next Court of Chancery, to he held at the
Court house in the town of Athens, on tho
third Monday in February next, and plead,
answer or demur to compliments said bill,
or the same will be taken for confessed as to
him and set for hearing accordingly.
WIN. LOWRY, g. d. IT.,
BY WILLIE Lowry, D. c. d ~
Dec. 81 1851 prs fee SO 1878
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-21
Grent Cure for Rheumalism.-Thc E

tors OF the Richmond Republican, of Dee. GATH 1852,
say that Carters Spanish Mixture quack medicine
rney had man in their press room who afflicted
with violent Mercurial Rheumatism, who continu-
ally complaining of misery in tho back limbs and JOINTS
his eyes had become feversh and mattery, neck swo
en-, throat sore and all the symptoms of Rhematism
combined with Scrofua. Two bottles OF Carriers Span
ish Mixture cured him. and in editorial notice us above
they bear testimony to its wonderful effects, and say
their only regIet is, that all suffering with diseases OF
the blood are not aware OF the existence OF such med
icne. They cheerfully recommend it.
See their certificate and notice in full, around the
bottle. dee
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-21
LAND WAnRASrs.-THomrsoN's IN. Y,

LAND WAERASTs.-THomrsoSs IN. W
Reporter quotes Land Warrants us follows
"I.and Warrants are still falling, and in the
present state of the market IL is useless to
attempt to quote to a point, for before our
paper reaches subscribers, prices will have
essentially changed. We may say the two
extremes ARE 90 to 81 per acre 40's, SOS
and l7O's being worth from to cents per
acre more than zoos"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-21
Masonic CcIebrnliOn.

MERIDIAN sUN LoDGE, No. So Free and Accepted Ma
sons, will celebrate the Anniversary of St. John the
Evangelist, in Athens, ON the eth inst by Procession
Address and Public Installation Of Officers
Neghborng Lodges and transient brethren In good
standing are invited to join in the ceremonies. The
public generally are also respectfully invited be pres
ent. W. G.. HORTON,
c. y. GIBSON, Com.
Dec 12-2t NJ. NJ. HICKS,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-21

~ Petitions are in course OF signature
in Levenworth, Donphan, Lawrence, Ocena
and Topeka, Kansas, requesting President
Pierce to remove Governor Wilson Shan
non.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-21
Dec 12-ot

eS- We are authorized to announce GEO w NEW
TON as a candidate for County Trustee McMinn coun-
y at the ensuing March election Owing to the fact of
having met with an accident q year ago, he will
not be able canvass the county, but II the people will
give him their votes he promises discharge the duties
of the office faithfully.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-21

Why is a married man like Il candle! Be-
cause he sometimes goes out at night when
he oughn't to.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-21

The Albany Register says the census re.
turns have been so far compiled as to give the
entire population of the State, which is three
millions four hundred and sixty.six thousand
one hundred and eighteen, (S,466,lls,)-
This is exclusive of the population of the In.
dian reservations which will add about three
thousand. At the last ceneus, in 1880, the
population was S,095,S94. The population
Of New York city is 62a,slo.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-21

eY- The Washington correspondent OF the
New York Times telegraphs as follows;
Certain prominent Southern members OF
Congress assert positively that Jefferson Davis
is pursuing a scheme for his own nomination
by the Democratic National Convention, un'
der cover Of the Dallas movement. lie has
IN conjunction with Perkins, OF Louisiana,
purchased the New Orleans Delta and the
baton Rouge Advocate. Recent issues OF the
latter paper contain laudatory notices OF Da.
yls and contemptuous abuse Of Pierce. II
this statement Is believed by the President
aud Marcy, it will kick up row.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-21

A BAD PROMISE BETTER BROKEN THAN
KEPr.-My friend Richards, says an Eastern
correspondent, was an nveterate chewer of
tobacco. TO break himself of the habit, he
took up another, which was that of making
n pledge about once n month that he would
never chew another piece. He broke his
pledge just as often as he made it. The last
time that had seen him, lie told me he had
broken off for good, but now, MS met him,
he was taken another chew.
"Why Richard says |, "Yon told me you
had given up that habit, but see You are at
it again."
''Yes," he replied, 81 have gone to chewing
and left off lying.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-21
G OH nj Err CIAL.
Augusta Market.

Augusta Market.
AUGUSTA, Dec IL
hand you n brief statement of our Produce market
to which your readers may refer with confidence.
WHEAT $40 90 so for red; 80 a 2,1O for white
FLOUR 40 90 1880 n hundred in sacks aud bbs CoRS
Is 90 soc. MEAL do. OATS co q, zoe. RYE ST. PEAS
50 90 9Dc FEATHERs IS @ 4Oc BEANS go q ESQ a bu.
DRIED FRuT Peaches, peeled, SO, unpeeed $3.50 %
1,I5; Apples, peeled, 81 25 No BAcOS IN market to
report and other articles same last quoted. LARD
some new coming in and selling at II % 15c
EXCHANGE Il q cent. premium
Yours, very truly,
J. A. ANSLEY,
Commission and Produce Merchant
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-21

1t is estimated that the printing of the last
Congress cost one million and half of dol
lars, besides half Il million spent by the Ex-
executive Departments for their printing
The price for each seperatc job being fixed
by law, the printer rcaps The benefit of every
labor saving and cOst.saving invention; and
us these have been tolelably numerous since
1852, the rates of pay-which were then
large and libcral-are now extraordinarily
high. 1t is estimated by persons quite COM
petent to form an estimate of such matters,
that the profits of single sessions printing
for the House alone rather exceed than fall
short of one hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-21

A CHURCH LEVIED on ny THE SnERrFF.-The
Statesman, at Calhoun, Ca, says that the
Methodist Church, in that place, is to be sold
bv the Sheriff, for debt.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-21

The gentlest taskmastcr we ever heard of
was blacksmith, who used TO say, every
evening, to his apprentices; "Comc boys, let
us leave of work and go TO saving wood"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-21

New CouNTERF We're shown the
other day counterfeit IS bill Of the Far.
mers' Bank of Kentucky on the branch at
henderson. The note is very well executed
and will deceive persons not accustomed to
inspect money carefully. We learn that con-
siderable quantity of this bogus paper has
recently been pu. in circulation in Union,
Hopkins and adjoining eounties.-Princeton
Eentuckian. ..'-.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-21

sS- We are authorized and requested to announce
J. A. GOULDY rs candidate for Sheriff of McMinn
county, at the ensuing March election.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-21

The sales Of land along the line ofthc Hi
nois Central Railroad, up 10 the present time,
amount to Si,000,0OO.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-21

REMARKABLE ELECTRIC ExrLosIoY.-One of
the most remarkable natural explosions Of
electricity we have ever known took place a
few weeks since at the residence of David
Thomas of Union Springs, Cayuga, N. Y. 1t
is thus related:
"There appears to have been negative
cloud passing over head at the time. The
electric fluid broke up from the ground, near
the wall, tore up the turf and splashed the
window and side of the house, up to the ewes
with discharge of mud and earth this was
at the kitchen wing. About thirty feet dis.
tnnt, and at one of the front corners, a dis
charge appears to have come up through the
celler wall and to have escaped just above
the underpnning through the outer boards,
making hole about an inch and half in
diameter, tearing off a few splinters, and
throwing them about thirty feet Distant
The noise was single very loud explosion.
A thunder storm one of the latest in autumn
was passing at the time. There are good
lightning rods on the house but we could not
discover that they had any connection with
the discharge from any external marks; but
there can be hardly a question that most of
the explosion passed through them upwards
to the clouds, and no doubt had their points
been observed at the moment a vivid brush
of light might have been seen upon them,
precisely similar to that occasioned by the
discharge through point from an electric
machine"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-21

eB- The gross earnings OF the central ts
Railroad, for the year ending November Soth'
amounted TO Sl,42s,o0
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-21

BLUE Mass DIscovERy.-rho Empire
county CAL, Argus says, that tons OF blue
mass were discovered in the quartz lead be-
longing to the Columbia Quartz Mining Com
pany. A portion of it was taken to Coloma
and analyzed by Drs. Taylor and Thomas -
IL was ascertained to be genuine blue mass
of ninety.fve per cent fncncss. The Com
pany have been offered $4,000 for the en-.
lire yield OF the lead, and have accepted it.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-21
Il. T. DUUHLhSS, LFeTN.
Dec II, 1S55-it prs fee 81 377


CfrCUIt COUrt, WOnrOc county, TCnn.
Curtis Gill,
-, Us 49,, Peti'io" for Diroree.
Eliza A. Gill.
1T appearing from the allegations in enid
Il petition, which has been sworn to, that
the defendant Eliza A. Gill; is q nonresident
of the State OF Tennessee, it is therefore or
dered that publication be made for four sue.
cessive weeks in the Post, newspaper pub.
lisled in the town of Athens, Tennessee. that
said nonresident defendant appear at the
next term of the Circuit Court for Monroe
county, Tnnnessee, to be held on the I'd Mon.
day of January next, and plead, answer or
demur TO sad petition, or the same will he
taken pro contesso and set for hearing er par.
e. L. +. GRIFFITH, CLERK.
Dec. s. lsj5-it prs fee So SIT
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-21

ORA dispatch from ST. Lous, dated the
18th inst, says;
"a bill making large appropriations for
Rail Roads, which was vetoed by the Gov
ernor, was passed to-day by two.third
vote"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-21

Married.
On the 18th inst, by Rev. I. r. Bradshaw, PETER b
HANSON Esq, aged So, TO Mrs. ANN COFFIN, aged 75
oil Monroe county, Tennessee.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-21

90 1GxA w -AEGDs
HA ANAwAY from the SUBSCRIBER, Thursday, the 29th
he ult., bound boy by the name Of Frank Acre,
about 10 years OF age. will give the above reward
for the return of said boy to Al persons are for
bid harboring him under penalty Of the law.
McMinn co., Dec Z, '55-3t| W. o. BARRETT.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-21
Ths lv,ay Ia Make .Honey.
Chnucery Court al Athens,

WHOSE Indebted to the undersigned either by note
or account will save cost by paying up before the
OF january, 1sj6. dec IL GEo. W. ROSS