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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-06

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PESlTENTlARY BURNT The Nashville
Banner of the 2Sth SAYS: Between three and
four O'clock, A. NJ, yesterday, the Penltcn-
tiary near this city. was found to be on fire.
Wien discovered the flames had made some
progress, and it was impossible to suppress
them, so rapid was their progress. All Of
The workshops in the yard, and the left
wing of the main building were burned, to-
ge;her with the stock Of materials, tools,
as the fire was discovered, the doors of the
cells were opened, and the ccnvicts TUNED
into the Yard one of them, however, after
going out of his own, went into another cell
and was smothered TO death. He was from
Memphis, and named Conner The centre
and right wing Of the building were not
hurt; in the left twing, which was burnt, were
the dining room and a number Of cells. The
fire originated in the northern end of the
eastern l., but how it originated is a matter
of conjecture altogether; no one, when we
called there yesterday, pretended to be able
to account torit. The isolated position Of
the Institution, and the scarcity Of water,
made it a superhuman work to stop the
flames after they had got fair start; the
fremen were willing enough and made all
the efforts Of which they were capable, in
vain to be Of service. The loss is estimated
at SS0,000 or 100000.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-06
BANK RoBBERY.-The Wilkes, Ga, Re,

BANK RoBBERY.-The Wilkes, Ga, Re-
publican, of the 23d inst. says:
"1'he Branch Of the Bank Of the State of
Georgia in thfs place, was entered through
the front door, opening on the Public Square,
between seven and eight o'clock Wednesday
morning last, and robbed of fifteen thousand
two. hundred and twenty-five dollars in bills,
all of which are payable in this place. The
Teller had just been in the room and removed
the till from the vault 10 lis usual place in
the counter preparatory to the DAYS business,
and retired 10 breakfast, locking the side door
leading into the passage, after him, and sup
posing the front door secure, MS il had been
locked the evening previous. A negro boy,
whose business is TO sweep ont the banking
room every morning while the Teller il pres
ent, has been arreste and coDtesses, that by
agreement with white man, The night be-
fore, he secretly turned the key in the front
door while sweeping. The robber, all this
while, WINS secreted at the corner of the build
ing, and but few steps from tho door AS
soon MS the bellrqngfo: breakfast he emerged
from his hiding place, entered the building,
secured his booty, and effected his escape
unseen. The robbery was discovered u little
over an hour afler il occurred, yetall attempts
to track the villain iailed. We doubt il the
annals Of crime furnish more daring ad-
venture"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-06

TIE BASIN OF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN The
basin of the Atlantic Ocean is a long trough
separating the Old World from the New, and
extending probably from pole to pole. This
ocean furrow was probably scored into the
solid crust of our planet by the Almighty
hand, that there the waters which he called
seas might be gathered together so as TO let
the dry land appear, and fit the earth, for the
habitntion of man. From the top of CHM
borozo to the bottom of the Atlantic, at the
deepest place yet reached by The plummet in
the Northern Atlantic the distarce in n ver-
tical line is nine miles. Could the waters of
the Atlantic be drawn Oft so IS 10 expose to
view this great sea. .garh which separates
continents, and extends from &c kr.tic to
the Antarctic, il would Tfes =: "A sctLe the
most rugged grand and imposing.
The very ribs Of the solid earth, with the
foundations of the sea- would be brought to
light, and we should have presen ted to us, at
one view. in the empty cradle of the ocean,
n 'thousand fearful wrecks" with thatadread
ful array of dead mems skulls, great anchors,
heaps of pearl and inestimable stones, which,
in the poets eve, lie scattered in The bottom
of the sea, making it hdious with sights of
ugly death. The deepest part of tho North
Atlantic is probable somewhere between the
Bermudns and the Grand Banks. The waters
of the Gulf of Mexico are held in n basin
about a mile deep in the deepest part There
is at the bottom of the sea, between Cape
Race in Newfoundland and Cape Clear in
Ireland, a remarkable steppe, which is al.
ready known astelegraphic plateau. a com.
pany is now engaged with the project of
submarine telegraph across the Atlantic. 1t
lie proposed to carry the wires across this pla.
team from the eastern shores of Newfound-
II
great circle distance between these two shore
lines is 1000 miles and the sea along this
route is probably nowhere more than 10000
feet decn
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VOL. Vino, Sal.
ExTRAoRDINARY FLYING MACHINE,

We find the following curious and interest
ing statement in the Paris Palre:
The Academy of Sciences is a good deal
interested by the invention of Flying Ma
chine, by Don Diego de Salamanca With
this machine Don Diego's daughter, Rosaura,
rose in the air some time ago az Madrid to
the great astonishment of the Spaniards, who
are but little accustomed to this sort of mir
acle. Don Diego de Salamanca and his daugh-
ter is about to arrive at Paris to show the
effects Of his marvellous invention The ma
chine is very simple; it consists in n case two
feet long, and one foot wide, adapted TO q
band of leather round the waist buckled be-
hind. The two iron rods fastened to the case
support a small piece of wood on which the
feet repose. The case contains simple and
ingenious mechanism similar to that employ
ed to set an automaton in motion. The me-
Ghansm is worked by means Of a handle. It
sets in work two large wings ten feet long,
made of very thin daoutehouc, covered with
feathers; and the wings may Ice worked
to produce vertical, perpendicular or hori-
zontal flying The number OF turns given to
the handle determine the height to which it
is desired to 90. The handle has to be turn
ed every quarter of league to regulate the
distance; the operation of turning lasts n
minute Horizontal flying il the most diff
cult. The wings beat the air like the oars
of boas, or rather as the feet of a swan
when it swims. BY means of this curious
machine man can go almost as rapidly as
carrier pigeon from the Hotel de Vile to the
Are de Triompe de Etolle, IN eight minutes,
and in half an hour to Versailles. The eX-
periments, which will be made in Paris, will
be on small scale, and the fights of Don
Diego will not extend beyond the department
of the Seine; but at later period he propo-
ses to go to Lyons, Bordeaux, Toulouse, Mer-
seilles and Tours and to take the lines of
railway lie pretends that he can travel
quicker than by rail. The price of each ma
chine will not exceed l200f for men, and
l0OOf for women. If the experiment sue
ceeds Don Diego will take out patent and
make the sale of the imnchines a branch of
commerce. Although greatly astonished Mt
this new inventions, several members OF the
Academy have pointed ont the Inconvenience
of bringing it. into general use. In point of
fact. there will he no security for any one, if
by the aid of such machine all our usages and
customs be oyerthrown, and If maleiactors
can fly on the roofs OF houses afterwards get
into apartments and commit all sorts Of DEL
relations II viii be very curious to see po-
licemen in France or England pursuing thieves
in the air, in order TO lock them up on earth.
1t appears that 1855 promises us all sorts of
marvels.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-06

.P-A prohibitory liquor bill has passed
the Maine Senate unanimously, and the
House by a vote 80 to 30 1t provides for
Imprisonment for the first offence, for the
thlrd not less than three nor more than six
months, and for the fourth and every subse-
quent conviction, $1,000 fine and one year in
the State prison. The bill received the sig
nature of the governor on Saturday last.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-06

THE YANKEE AN English writer gives
the following highly coiored daguerreotype
of the New England Yankee.
He is horn handed and pg-headrd, hard
persevrring, inscriptions, carniverous, ready
for all wrathers, with nm Incredible genius
for lying,a vanity elastic beyond comprehen
sion, the hide of buff 10, and the shrek Of
steam.engine; "a real nine-foot breast OF n
fellow, steel twisted and made oiihorsesiroe
nails, the rest of him, being cast iron, with
steel springs -...
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-06

.y' The children of Charles Bonoparte,
Prince of Canine, who were bcreavcd of their
estimable mother, (he daughter and last sur
viying child of Joseph Bonaparte,) in Rome
some short time since, have been ordered to
Paris by the Emperor. A Marshal of France
has been appointed their guardian and tutor,
as the father is not permitted to have The sole
charge of them. The Bonapartes have, there
fore, all been removed from Italy II Is
whispered, however, that the Murat branch
cherish hopes of being ultimately restored
to Naples.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-06

,5g" There are hundreds of our fellow
creatures to whom fresh mir and the light OF
the sun are scarcely known. According to a
number of Chambers Edinburgh Journal,
about quarter of million of people are
this day working under ground in the mines
of England. Ot these, 10000 are doomed
to an un,imely death. This is not a mere
conjecture, 1t is an average of the casualties
of past years.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-06

PAY YOUR POSTAGE BY a law passed at
the close of the last Congress, It is required
that on and after the FIRST day Of April next,
all letters shall be prepaid that are directed
to Offices within the United States. This is
new and important feature in our postal
arrangements, and will require strict OBJ
servance on the part Of all persons sending
letters by the mail, as no provision is made to
send an unpaid letter.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-06

SAM SLICK UPON HAPPNrss Il ask again,
what is heppinessl 1t aint ben' idle, that's
q fact-no idle man or woman was ever hap
py since the world began. Eve was idle, and
that's the way she got tempted, poor criitur;
employment gives both appetite and diges-
ton. Duty makes pleasure doubly sweet by
contrast. When the harnass is of, if the
work aint too hard, eritter likes to kick up
his heels. When pleasure is the business Of
life, it ceases to be pleasure; and when it's
all labor and no play. work, like an unstufTed
saddle, cuts into the very bones. Neither
labor nor idleness has road that leads to
happiness; one has no room Tor the heart, the
other corrupts IT, Hard work is the best of
the two for that il has, at all events, sound
sleep; the other has restless pillows and un-
refreshin sleep; one is q misfortune. the other
is cur,e. and money amt happiness that's
as cleai ae mud.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-06

"SAM" BADLY WANTED.-The near ap-
ploach of the election in the city of New Or
leans has set the machine for the manufictu.
ring of voters in operation, and according 10
the Picayune, from which we clip the follow
ing paragraph, the machinery seems to work
"as smooth as oil, as a practical machinest
would say:
NEW .CiTIzEYs.-The courts have been do
ing very brisk business this week in the
manufacture of citizens. A goodly number
of foreigners have been "put through" the
mill aud came out bright Americansand ready
to serve their country at ;he polls next Mon
day. A still larger number viii be turned out,
we presume, between this and Saturday
night, and we have no doubt the "lega." vo-
trrs OF New Orleans will have received very
considerable augmentation by Monday-elec-
ton day. One advantage which the foreign
element of the popular suffrage has over the
native, is that the former is capable of in
definite expansion when the occasion re-
qulres."
Commenting on the foregoing the Augusta
Georgia Chronicle well remarks-"We
have long desired to see a radical change
made in our naturalization laws, to the end
that these corrupt practices Of political dem.
agogues and intriguers may be forever arrested,
and we rejoice in the hope that the prospect
for n change is flattering indeed 1t is a re
proach upon our institutions and people that
such an abuse of the naturalization laws
should be tolerated, and we sincerely trust
the day is not far distant when salutary
correction shall be applied, II is indeed hu-
initiating to any man who has any sense Of
national pride, to see the corrupt dema
gogues of the country marching up to the
courts crowds of ignorant foreigners, to
make voters OF them, that they may thence
march to the polls, TO exercise their influence
in directing the affairs of The government,
with whose institutions they are almost to-
tally ignorant. 20 s,lts. .Isla
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-06

e-Ss- A Scotch Journal, the John O'Groat
Journal, has got hold of curious piece Of
Court gossip which he says he has not re-
ceved as second hand, but direct from the
highest quarters. II is as follows: Her
Majesty is much offended at the Times. She
has reason to believe its statements regarding
her troops in the Crimea are exaggerated, and,
even IL not, The tone in which the description
is given, parlaking in about equal parts OF
Nlbmus like ficetionsness aud 4 ranting dem.
agogueism, Is offensive to her, hu ttste,
Prince Albert says that the whole newspaper
press has forgotten its due bounds, md fallen
into n liceniiousness Of discussion Of which
disaster cnn be the only result. So convinced
is his Royal Highness Of this, that l,e is rep
resented TO have said TO some of those having
the honor Of his friendship, that he believes
the Monarchy will comu TO an end with the
reign Of his wife, we are rapidly drifting,
he thinks, torepnbiielnism.
Age without cheeriulhcss is q Lafland
witiaut sun. tfa = fn
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THE POST.
ATHENS, FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1855.

s1Y-1he Hon. s. s. Phelps, late United
States Senator from Vermont, died at his
residence, at Middlebury,in that State, on the
Oath inst
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-06

t-s During late concert at the City Hall,
IN Manchcster, several of the seats, having
been spoken for, were Labelled "engagrd."--
Upon tho audience leaving, it was asceriained
that one OF the ladies' walked home with the
word "engaged," in large letters, upon her
back; one of the labels having been fastened
10 her dress.
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RESPECT TO TIE AGED.

What is more fattering 10 an old person,
and more congenial 10 the feelings of second
childhood, than kindness, manifested in
thousand little acts, from the young! Mark
that young man as a gentleman who lays
aside individual comfort and convenience to
enhance that OF those whom, age and infirm-
ity has prostrated. Place his name upon
your "journai," For, remember, though the
poor house now clams him, it will not al
ways. Though misery surround him, and
his manly virtues are hid by the mist ofpov-
erty and obscurity, the sun of prosperity will
expand his innate cody principles, and they
will shine not with borrowed lustre, but
with one whose einanations proceed from a
rheart of the right material, such as time will
not corrode. We are III young, but we shall
be old Time will whiien our locks and age
enieeble our frame, and then we will need
the Kindness of those whom our example
has educated. Ff2
Mark that young lady who moves slowly
t'HouSn tHc S"f SioNu ouppoibHP luabdpt
grand parent who nursed and clothed her in
infancy, as one whose mind is uncontamina-
ted with some of the foolish notions Of soci-
ETY.. She is merely dong as she would be
done by. Her humble apparel, her plain
and, as some term 1t, homely face, cannot con-
zeal the goodness of her heart; and the good
and viriuous will pay her homage.
Go on!--care not for the opinion of a vas
clating world, but be sure and steadfast, and
endure to the end! Be like the oak, upright
and never, swerving, that the plain ivy may
not be obliged to fall without a protector
Remember, the virtuous and dutifnl daugh-
ter makes the happy and contcnted wife; and
the obedient, attentive and selfrelying son,
the loving and noble husband. Pa f5.
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Gent.--'Mr. Smith, lam expecting a few
friends TO see me to night. Can you send
me dozen Of Champagrel"
Mr.. Grocer Smith-No sir, Maine Law,
YOU know. Bot have some splendid Vim.
egar. which looks and tastes very much like
the article you wish. rHszpA c~t1 ;
Gent-Well send il up. ~ A''R 2h6 :
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IMPORTANT DIscovFRY "A paper states
that Or. Griselpr, French gentleman, has
discovered that by adding few drops OF nj
trc ether to the most rancid oils, all the dis
agreeable smelIs removed, and that by ai-
terwards warming the oil, to separate the
spirit from It, il becomes MS clear and as
impid ms though it had never been otherwise
than sweet. lie says that a few drops OF
ether in bottle of eli will prevent il from
ever becoming rancid. q, 81. taf.ae
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-06

RAILROAD CoNvENTioN.-A convention of
the representatives of various southern roads
was held at Augusta on Thursday of week
before last, ut which new schedule between
Washington and Montgomery, to 90 into ct
feet in July was adopted, and resolution
agreed to, disseminating the express business
over the roads represented.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-06

eB- We learn from the Mercury that Hon.
James s. Rhett died in Charleston on the
22d inst, Of paralysis. Mr.. Rhett has for
many years acted prominent part in the af-
fairs of the State.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-06

THE. NEGRO AND THE RAM,--ln the Cal
lao (Prru) News Of February 10, we read as
follows:
"'The approaching carnival season promises
to he rich, rare, and racy in its character. BY
reference to our advertising columns, 1t viii
be seen that a butting match Is IN contcmp'a-
ton between the steward of tho Wild Pigeon
and ram celebrated for his strength and
courage. II Is almost unnecessary To add
that the challenging party is colored man.
Some idea OF The strength of his skull may
beiormed from the fact othis having day
or two since butted Ia the head OF porter
cask, upon which heavy hammer would
make no impression.
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s-g' The New Orleans Delta, in its none
tary article, says that within the last six
weeks upwards of million in value ofslaves
have been thrown upon the market, and
means to pay for them have been extracted
from the floating capital of the place.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-06

.g"A A correspondent of the Missouri Re-
publican states that the city Of Chicago de.
rives its name from small river flowing
through It, which was called by the Indians
"She.kaw ko," which means polecat or
skunk. The Chicagonians, there ore, should
call the place by its original name: Skunk
toion or P0lecdtidnG. as.. s..s.. r. s-
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ts- AT the fourth Of July celebration in
Marion county, Illinois, young lady offered
the following toast;
The young men Of America--their arms
our support, out arms their reward. Fall in,
men, fall in.' ecHf -.
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A GRAvE JogG.---A Western Editor emu
mcmtcs along list of annoyances and griev.
ances, and winds up as follows; "i was vex-
ed, too, at a painter who had been paid in
advance to paint me sign; but he must 60
sailing in the Bay on Sunday and get
drowncd--just os like us not on my money
any how, ie died, and made no sign"
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e5g- The Liquor Law has been passed in
both branches of the Wisconsin Legsla-
turc by large mnjorties 1t is somewhat
doubtful, however, il the Governor will sign
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-06

New Brunswick IN. S. has got liquor
law, too. III prohibits even the importation
of iquor--and In so far is screw tighter
than even the Maine Law!]
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sV-The Legislature of Illinois Central
Railroad to lay out towns along the lines Of
their road. Heretofore this has been prohih-
tied, but now there will, no doubt, be many
valuable locations surveyed off into town
Iots .. st.H. t.f
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tE- ak President" Walker the flibus-
ter, has been granted $4,000 acres of land BY
Nicaragua, where he is abou, to settle.
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FATAL BRAvADo.-A man named Stcd-
man, 4 cdblnet.mgker. at Aurorn, Portage
county, Ohio, one day last week, remarked TO
homeopathic physiciun there; ~ conld
take any quantity Of your pills without In
'iury.s The doctor replied: ar You were 10
take such quantity of this" poiutingto u
special medicine, "it would Kill yoa y The
foolish man swnIlo%ed,hc neutrality-suspicious.
he could be rreycntcd,aud dicd'tbo same
dav. tH "a ft.t -l-ia -
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OH CONE BACK SOON.

~ -., AsoNG---BY A. ID. MEEK.
Oil come back soon, oh, come back soon, Do
My hearts, sad without thee,
There is no light in sun or moon,
So sweet as that about thee.
The sky looks cold, the breezes sigh,
Each scene is dark and lonely;
Earth holds for me no peace or JOY,
But in thy presence only ...
Oh! come back soon, oh, come back soon.
Though other hearts may greet thee,
With smile and song and pleasures tune,
None half so fond will meet thee,
Though kind and fervent they may prove,
When festal cups are flowing, B CLIP.
They ne'er can feel tho constant love,
That in my breast is glowing o..
OH come back soon, oh, come back soon,
Back to those sylvan bowers,
When thou art far, there isne boon
Can cheer the lonely hours -. %. I..
Return and they will glide awoy, OBJ, ,-t
Like dreams Of sweetest pleasure,
And thou shall prove the strength of love,
No earthly bounds can measure %.
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WASHINGTON, March &c.

WASHINGTON, March 26.
A suit has been brought against Governor
Price of New Jersey for an alleged deficit of
$4,000 in his accounts whilst a Parser in
the Navy. Governor Price, however, claims
an offset of 81 100000 which he turned over
70 his successor and has his receipt therefor.
His successor says that the receipt was given
without an equivalent.
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,sss- An important suit under ihe,present
Liquor Law was decided at Terre-Haute,
Und.) on Tuesday. II seems that liquor
seller had sold man brandy, from the effects
of which he fell into the canal, causing con-
gestion, from which he died. The jury
awarded the plantif (widow of The deceas-
ed damages to the amount of five hundred
dollars.
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sg- Were it not for hope the arm would
fall powerless on the struggling battlefield OF
life, aud the pure light would fade out from
the weary eye. We sit in the shade of the
elm and watch the living ocean ebbing, by
at every throb of the heart a life wave rolls
on the other shore. The footman with his
pack, and the rich man with his steed, is urged
on with the hope OF better things ahead
The ragged child with his basket of berries,
hopes for manhood and days of brighter sun.
light for him, The old man creeping up, the
hill on staff and crutcii looks out with hope
for coming death and rest beyond the grave
The sun has long since faded from the sky.
Tell him he never shall know the rest he
seeks and tears will wet the wrinkles on his
withered cheeks; for his old frame is worn
out, and he longs to lay aside, and leave
his stick and cru,ch at the door of his
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