davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-03-14

FIRE.-We learn that the large FIGURING
Mill Of the Messrs. Lenoirs. Roane county,
was totally destroyed by fire, on Thursday
night last. We have not heard particulars.
large amount Of grain was destroyed. The
loss is heavy, but the Messrs. Lenors are en-.
srgetic men, whose enterprise will in short
time retrieve the misfortune.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-03-14
New Y0RK. March q

NtW TURK, NIhTch o.
Lieutenant Chas. G. Hunter, formerly of
the United States Navy, and widely known
rs "Alvarado" Hunter, died on Tuesday at the
Hospital.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-03-14

W-The State elections occurred in New
Hampshire on the 18th instant. A Governor
and members Of the Legislature were TO be
,hosen.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-03-14

~ We trust our friends will not neglect
che call Of the Secretary Of the Tennessee,
Western and Charleston Railroad.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-03-14

New ORLEANS, March 1.-The Lower Cot.
ton Press in this city has been destroyed by
fire, involving n loss of $4,000, part of
which amount, only, was insured.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-03-14
LATER FROM EUROPE.

NEW YoRK, MARCH 8.-Thc steamer Afri.
ca hns arrived with Liverpool dates of the
23d ult.
The Messrs. Rothschild had taken the
whole English loan.
The Peace Conferences were progressing
favoraby.
Consols had advanced to 81. Cotton WINS
quiet owing to the strngency in the Money
Market.
Breadstuffs had slightly advanced.
The general news is Important.
The whole amount of subscriptions 10 the
English loan reached f30,OOo,O0O.
Russia continues immense warlike prep.
arations.
Ajvices from London, dated 23d ult., state
that Count Orloff had arrived in Paris, on the
2lst ult., md that the Conference was to
have opened on the 25th. Everything was,
also, progressing favorably. Letters, how
ever, from st. Petersburg and Warsaw, pub.
lishtd in some Of tho German papers, give
reasons for the belief of their writers that
the war will continue, and state that in no re.
spect, whatever, has the energy of the Mil.
tary Department abated.
II is said that the amount of frauds com.
mitted by Mr.. Sadlicr, who recently com.
mitted suicide in London, is not much short
of Sl,oOo,oOO Sterling.
A portion of the advanced squadron Of
the Baltic fleet was ready for sea ut Spithcad
on the evening of the 22d nit.
The proceedings in the British Parliament
had been unimportant.
From the Crimea no later intelligence had
been received,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-03-14

CHARLESTON, March II.
Cotton-demhnd is quiet to-day, and prices
are in favor of buyers. Sales 800 bales at
81 to l0ic.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-03-14

tR-An editor out west says that ladies'
wear corsers from a feeling ofins,inct, hay.
ing n natural love for being Squeezed.
oh, the scamp!
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-03-14

Nrw Posr Ovnok--A post Office has been
established at "Pine Ridge" MeMinn county.
and A. Barb, Eco. appointed postmaster.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-03-14

~ George Rowland, Esq, the American
Candidate, has been elected Mayor Of New
Bedford, Massachusetts.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-03-14

CHANoE.-W. F. Earnest has been appoint.
ed postmaster at Knoxville, in place OF John
F. Helms. Mr.. Helms, who was formerly con.
nected with the press, we understand designs
returning to his earlier vocation.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-03-14

The AMERICAN PARTY IN CossEcr,cur.--
The Hartiore Courant says Of the American
party in Connecticut:
The party never was so strong; so well
organized; so certain that they are right, and
80 quietly determined to stand to their guns
and give the enemy fits" rs just now. The
principles of the American party wear well,
rub well and shine the brighter for being
rubbed. Its platform is broad enough for
all men OF common sense and conservative
IDEAS to stand on. Fanatics are not wanted,
and are not at home there. Men of one idea
who can think of nothing, and talk of moth.
ing and dream of nothing but slavery, negro
slavery, in one monotonous strain, from week
IN to week out are invited to keep along; the
church is full but every patriot who can do
Justice to the acquisitions of the constitution,
is welcomed 10 the embrace of the American
party.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-03-14

eB The last Knoxville Register brings the
gratifying intelligence that theCompany have
determined to build the Knoxville and Dan.
vile road, as far as the Coal Fields, without
the "Transfer."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-03-14

~ II has been decided that the name of
Hon. Stephen A. Douglas, of Illinois, is to
be placed before the Cincinnati Convention
az candidate for the Presidential nomination.
Mr.. Pierce's chances for the nomination are
daily diminishing.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-03-14

@ Bacon, Flour, and other produce
seem to be steadily declining In the leading
markets..
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-03-14

RELIGIOUS REvIvAL.-The Quarterly Meet
ing at the Methodist Episcopal Church,
Athens, which commenced on the LIST instant,
is still going on. Many have professed re-
gion and attached themselves to the Church.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-03-14

E Z. P. Douglas was reelected County
Court Clerk of Polk county.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-03-14

ATHEs:, Thursday, 18th, ar. M--Snow.
ing like all wrath.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-03-14

New ORLEANS, March l0.-The steamer
Charles Morgan has arrived from Galveston.
The Democrats were successful in the city
election.
Indian depredations continue on the from.
tier.
Numerous robberies have been committed.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-03-14

tF Hon. VIM. II. Sneed has our thanks
Tor Interesting puDIIc documents
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-03-14

~ Circuit Court for Marion county, will
meet ct Jasper on Monday next, the 18th.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-03-14
MIR. CLAYS OPINION OF WILLARD
FILLMORE.

The Eastern papers are publishing por.
tons Of the correspondence of Henry Clay,
which have not heretofore been made public,
but which are shortly 10 appear in book form.
The following letter TO Daniel Ullman, of
New York, gives the reader Mr.. Clay's opin.
ion Of Willard Fillmore, one Of the purest
statesman our country has produced:
WASHINGTON, March, 1852.
My Dear Sir:-You rightly understand
me In expressing preference for Mr.. Fill.
more MS the Wing candidate for the Pres.
idency. This did before left home, and
have frequently here in private intercourse,
since my arrival ut Washington. care not
how generally the fact may be known, but
should not deem il right to publish any for.
NAL avowa! of that preference under my own
signature in the newspapers. Such n course
would subject me to the imputation of sup.
posing that my opinions possessed more
weight with the public than apprehcnd they
do. The foundation Of my preference is,
that Mr.. Fillmore has administered the Ex'
ecutive Government with signal success and
ability. He has been tried and found true,
faithful honest and conscientious. I wish
W say HbtnInB iH ucfoEutiOH lTOHl MS EN-
inent competitors: they have both rendered
great service to their country; the one in the
field, the other in the Cabinet. They might
possibly administer the Government rs well
as Mr.. Fillmore has done. But then neither
Of them has been tried in the elevated posi-.
ton he now holds, and think that prudence
and wisdom had better restrain us from ma.
king any change without necessity for it,
the existence Of which do not perceive.
Henry CLAY.
Such was the voice Of the whole country
wk:--s.@Niillard Fillmore went out of office
friends and enemies all cheerfuly admitted
that he had been "true, honest, faithful, and
conscientious" in the discharge of the duties
Of his high station, and that he administer.
ed the Government with signal success and
ability"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-03-14

CINCINNATI, March 10, M.-FIour So; lard
&C., whiskey lStal8a; molasses 4Oa42.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-03-14

:. ~ No letters from Atlanta and Augusta
this week.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-03-14

Percussion CAP MoRALITY.-In noticing
the reported remark of the Rev. Henry Ward
Beechef, at one of his religious evening mee-
tngs, that, "though he WINS peace man, he
had the greatest regard for Shapes rifles,
and for that pluck which induced the New
England men to use them," the Christian In.
telligencer says.
We don't care n bntton for Mr.. Beecher's
opinions on any subject, and therefore can't
be much disturbed by them. But the above
language leads us to infer that probably
good corporal was supplanted in the attempt
to make queer minister. The fanntcism
that wonld drive on the chariot Of civil war,
and then smirkingy piously profess love
Tor peace, belongs to an order of philan.
thropy which we hope and believe is limited
to the Satpetre Pastor of the Plymouth
Church, BROOKLYN,
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-03-24

The SENAToRsHIP.-The Springfield Re-
publican Of saturday has the following on this
subject:
1--WE have yet to see any satisfactory evil
dence that the scheme will not be Garfield
through. As yet it receives no resolute re-
sistance from any considerable portion Of the
American members of the legislature. So far
as our information extends they lack only the
courage to put it through. 1t is the belief at
Washington that no Senator thus elected
be an exception to the uniform rule since the
government was established.
But, in Boston, and particularly in the leg
islature, great confidence is felt that, if the
election is preceded by law authorizing it,
the Senate at Washington will not presume
to go behind the record. Part of the secret
of Gov. Gardeners occupying both sides of the
new platform and the Fillmore ticket, is solved
by the tendency of this scheme of iorestall-
ing the business of another legislature. He
wants the aid Of those who reject the platform
and the nominations, as well as of those who
throw up their caps at both"
Boston correspondent Of the Springfield
Argus says:
alt appears that MIR. Speaker Phelps is tie
main cause Of the i'll success attending Gov
ernor GGrdner's scheme for being elected U.
S. Senator. The Governor was at one time
quite sure Of an election and but for the
Speaker it would have been consummated.-
Several of the Boston Wing members had
pledged themselves to go for Gardner; but
the opposition of the friends of Mr.. Phelps.
who wish to elect that gentleman to the posi-.
ton, Will defeat the whole scheme"
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-03-24
w ESTER DAILY

IN their defence. He advocated "tbe right of
revolution by the bayonet." unless it were
peacefully granted the people at the ballot
box.
vi course, then, Mr.. Hallet should now go
IN for the contribution of Sharpes rifles in sup
port of the "people's movement in Kanzas,
If "the government" should interfere to arrest
the officers Of the new State government there
as ''rioters," as the telegraph reports it is the
intention of the United States authorities to
do, if they have not already done so. Cannot
Mr.. Hallet, in proof of the sincerity of his
opinion so uniformly advanced as late as 1858,
afford to contribute the amount of one years
salary as District Attorney, to advance his
own doctrine in Kansas Let not the great
champion of popular sovereignty" and WIFI
lom advocate of FREE SOIL wherever man
lives throughout Gods heritage" do any less
than this. Is not Kansas part of " God's
heritsge"s
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-03-24

EXTRAORDINARY ELoPEMENT.-A gentleman
residing a few miles East of the village of
Whitehall, having occasion 10 be absent for
load of wood, lew days since, on his return,
not seeing bis better half about the house as
usual supposed she had gone to visit some
neighhor, until, missing certain articles, led to
an investgation-when much to his surprise,
he found that she had donned his best suit,
from boots to cap, cut off her hair, and thus
transformed from loving wife to one Of the
lords OF creation, had taken $50 in cash, and
started on tramp; footing it to Fairhaven,
about five miles, where she took the cars back,
passing her late residence on her way South,
where her husband had gone in hot pursuit.
We understand the Transformation was SO
complete and so nicely did the clothes fit,
that she passed her nearest neighhors un-
recognized. 1t is thought by her friends that
she is laboring under temporary arrangement.
Whitehall U1,toa.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-03-24

FATAL RIOTS IN BRITIsH GUIANA.-Ac-
counts from Georgetown, British Guiana,
state that the poor lunatic Orr, well known
in this country as the "Angel Gabriel" was
engaged there in his professional avocation of
tomenting disturbance. He took advantage
of an existing Iued between the negro popu-
lation and the Portuguese immigrants. most
OF whom are Catholics, and stimulated an ex.
element against the latter, that ultimately
broke out into active hostility. and resulted IL
the pillaging and demolition of the shops of
the Portuguese traders in the CITY, This oc.
Cured OH the 18th of February, and was
Immediately followed by like disturbances in
the country, throughout the colony, melted
by emissaries from the town. Orr had been
arrested for seditlon, and committed for trial
IN April. The disturbances in the country,
says the Royal Gazette, occasioned vast
destruction of property, the loss of many
lives, and the exposure of large portion of
the rural population tt the mlseries OF star
walton and disease. Governor Woodhouse
has issued an ordinance fixing severe pen
altles upon all who were engaged in Great
ing the disturbances. Detachments of the
I'd w. l. regiment had been sent in steamers
to Berbice, and up the river as far as the
Great Diamond Plantation. The latter had
returned with thirty prisoners. The former
remained to support the civil power at Fort
Canjo. French war steamer had been
placed at the disposal of the Government.
Orr is native OF Demarara, and on his re.
turn to the colony, took up his abode with
his mother at Georgetown.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-03-24
a HAPPY coycLusIos.-Lord Byron, in
"There's nsusht so difficult as beginning.

A HAPPY CoNcLusIoN. Byron, in
Don Juan, says -
"There's n1ught so difficult a beginning,
Except, perhaps, the end"
truth that may be verified bv the experience
of most writers. Some authors-we should
insult them not to call them authOrs-twist
and grunt. and scratch their heads, and heaye
and pull, and wriggle as badly as an old horse
starting heavy load up hill, and when they
do get started they rush along just like that
same old horse again, with the load behind his
him going down hill, and which he cam hold
back, There is no stopping the fellows, and
the only way they have of getting out of the
scrape, is to kill off all their characters in a
grand smash. The San Francisco Golden
Era, in refusing to commence manuscript
story until the whole Of it had been received,
gets off the following illustration of the dang
er of doing so:
Some years ago Cincinnati paper received
and printed the first chapter Of what promised
to lie most thrilling romance, in the expec-
tation of being provided with the concluding
portions as they might be needed. The chap
ter was very ingeniously written, and conclud-
ed by leaving the principal character suspend
ed by the pantaloons from tue limb of tree
over PERPENDICULAR precipice. 1t attracted
the attention of the press, and inquiries began
to be made concerning the continuation of the
story and the fate of its hero. Day after day
the victimised publishers looked for the re
naming chapters, but in vain; they never
came to baud. Finding that they had been
sold, and wishing to put stop to the Jokes
theirscotemporaries were cracking at Their ex-
pense, they briefly concluded the story thus
CHAPER II.-CoNCLUsGoN.
"After hanging to the treacherous limb for
four weeks his pantaloons gave way, and
Charles Melville rolled headlong over the
yawning precpice' He fell distance off
miles, and came down with the small Of the
back across a stake and ridered fence, which
so Jared him that he was obliged to travel in
Italy for his health, where he is at present re-
siding He is engaged in the butchering bus
mess. and is the father of large family p
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-03-24

John Graves, Know Nothing, was
elected to the Mississippi LEGISLATURE. He got
certificate Of his mileage, had it duly sign
ed, and presented it to the auditor, who of.
fered 10 credit it on his account of SI7OO for
which he was defaulter to the State. Sub
sequently, the legislature declared him ineli-
gible to a seat, and he went home cu1sing
Catholics and fuuiners.
We learn from the Providence Jour
nal that the Rhode Island Wing Slate Com.
mlttee met i'll that city on Thursday morning,
to take INTO consideration the propriety of re-
commencing any course of action to the Wing
party at the approaching election. The num-
Der present was small. The Committee adj
Journed without any action.
During the performance at NIblo's
Saloon. in New York, on Wednesday even
ing, tie dress of Madame Genet ballet
dancer, caught fire from gas.ight, and she
was so badly burned that but little hope is en-.
tertalned o. her recovery. Madame Roberts.
one OF the performers, in her excitement,
tn ew herself from the atage and was some.
what injured.
The Boston Journal and the Boston
Bee profess to have information that some of
the Massachusetts delegation in Congress IA
yor the Fillmore ticket. Point them out Ii
is due TO those Of the delegation, who do not
favor that nomination, to clear themselves
from the suspicion thus thrown upon all.
Thursday, Goth inst was the anniyer-
sary OF the blowing out of the lights in the
factories Of Massachusetts and New Hamn.
shire. There will DO no lighting up AGAIN
until the goth of September. The returns of
these days are always celebrated in Lowen
and elsewhere with balls and other merry-
markings.
The Providence Transcript saws that
the new custom house to be erected in that
city, is under contract to be completed nv Tho
4th OF March, 1857. Its cost is TO be about
$500, 900, and if it is crowned with dome
which it is now thought will be added 10 the
building the expense will be increased 10
The Manhattan Gas Light Companv
have notified the public that after the ist Of
October next the price ftheir gas will be re-
iuced from $3 to ~ 90 per 1000 cubic feet.
We wish the Worcester Cos Co. would imi.
tpto thor example
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-03-24

"rHE RIGHT PosITIoN. This is The DO.
sition of Lieut.. Gov. Ford of Ohio, delegate
to the late American Council at Philadelphia,
who declared in speech at Columbus, March
9th, that he was ready to "act with any man,
or any set of men, who take the right ground
on this (slayery) question, who are united up
on the principle that we must have no more
slave States, no more slave territory" Mr..
Ford was nominated on the ticket with Gov.
Chase, last ia.l, for Lieut. Governor, by the
Republicans, on platform like that on which
Rockwell was nominated in this State-mak-
ing the slavery question the paramount issue,
and agreeing to waive all other issues. lat
the Cincinnati X. N. Convention of Nov. last.
Lieut.. Governor Ford was one Of the Ininori-
ty Of that body. who were for uniting with
the Republicans on a similar platform in the
Presidential contest, and advocated the doc
trine that prescription on account Of birth
or creed, 10 unwsrranted by American prin.
ciples."
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-03-24
TnyIor's Premium Starch poIi.b.-T

TnyiOr's Premium Starch PoIisii.-This
article is receiving the highest encomiums from the best
families in this city, for Its qualities and appears
to give perfect satisfaction in every instance when tried
according to directions. lady Mount Vernon street.
informed the proprietor few days SINCE that she would
not be without it any conditions it was saving
of one half the labor y CURED besides giving to
linen BEAUTIFUL osh. Let all the ladies try it. 1t is
put up in large boes, at the low price of twenty
cents DsTAYLoR, JR., Propreto 10 Broad street,
Boston,
Sold in Worcester by W. o. SWEET CO., General
Agents. meblq
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-03-24
MAssA CHUsETTs LEGISLATURE.

SATURDAY, hlHECn ~
SENATE.-The bill in relation to lands mort
gagged 10 the Commonwealth was passed to be
engrossed.
Passed to be Engrossed-Bills relating to lu-
natics and idiots; in addition to an act con-
corning vacancies in School Committees
Resolve on the petition Of James w. Richard
son.
House. = order Adopted-On motion by Mr..
Mansfield of Blackstone, for inquiry to
the necessity for further legislation relative
to the collection of taxes on personal prop
erty.
Passed to be ElgrosSed- Bills, extending the
time for locating and constructing the Rock
port Railroad to change the corporate name
of the Fourth Congressional Precinct in Roch-
ester, and for other purposes; to extend the
time for locating and constructing the Am
herst and Belchertown Railroad; authorizing
the County Commissioners of the county of
Norfolk to construct bridge across the Bos-
ton and New Y ork Central Railroad in Dor
chester; in addition TO an act entitled an act
concerning mortgages of personal property
resolve i'll favor OF the town of Belchertown
to incorporate the Boston and Kcnnebec
Steamboat Co.; in addition to an act to incor-
porate the trustees of the Punthard Free
School in the town OF Andover; resolution
IN IaNor OF tne town OF MllIbury; concerning
the Middlesex Railroad Co.; in addition to an
act to authorize w. c. Barstow, B. G.. Ward,
E. S. Rand and c. C. Gilbert 20 extend their
wharf; to authorize he Second Parish in w.
Newbury to dispose of their burial grounds /;
to incorporate the propretors of the Oak Grove
Cemetery in Gloucester; relating to fishways
at the several stations on Bankers river, so
called, in the town of PEN broke; in addition
to an act to incc rporate the Congregational
Society in the Second Precinct of Attlebor.
ough; to incorporate the Haverhill Mechan-
les Institute; resolve concerning the Quar-
termaster Generals departments bill in addi-
ton to an act to authorize the Newburyport
Railroad Co. to construct branch railroad /;
in addition to an act authorizing Benjamin w.
Miller to plant oysters in Taunton Great Riv-
err; authorizing the County Commissioners of
the county of Middlesex to lay out a highway
and construct bridge over Maiden River.