The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-05-09
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LATER FROM NIcARAGUA.-Neto York
April 30 The steamer Orizaba arrived this
morning at 7 o'clock, with dates from San
Juan to the 2lst.
The defeat of Schlessnger isconfrmed.-
During the trial by court martial, while on
parole, he deserted, and tits supposed went
over to the Costa Ricans having sold himself
to them before the battle.
On the 7th the Costa Ricans took posses.
sion Of Rivas, with 2,OoO men. On the IIth
Gen. Walker, with 600 men, attacked them
and after seventeen and half hours, they
were obliged to abandon the city for want OF
ammunition.
The loss of the Costa Ricans is said to be
600, and large number wounded.
Walkers loss is set down at between 30
and 60 killed and about 80 wounded and
missing.
On the 10th, Lieut.. Green, with l5 men,
had an encounter with 200 Costa Ricans,
killing ~ and dispensing the rest. American
loss was one killed and two wounded.
1t is reported that Walker intended to at.
tack the Costa Ricans at Virgin Bay on the
25th, having under his command, 1000 Ameri-
cans and 300 natives.
Coz. FREMoNT.-'rhere seems to be gen.
eral, but not at all concerted, movement in
favor of Col. J. C. Fremont for the next
Presidency. in the Northern and Eastern
States. Fremont will give the Democrats
much trouble in the race for the Presidency.
He will divide the great party in twain.
tB- A Washington letter says, it has
been officially asccrtained that forging and
counterfeting of certificates or warrants for
bounty land, to defraud both the public and
the government, has been extensively carried
on, and doubts have arisen whether this is
an offence for which punishment can be in.
ilctcd under existing laws. The pension and
Land Bureaus have prepared a bill which is
now before the House Judiciary Committee,
declaring snch acts felony, to be punished by
a fine not exceeding $4,000 nnd imprison-
ment with hard labor, not exceeding ten
years, at the discretion of the Court.
"A WoRD TO THE Polxr.-The Richmond
Wing closes a "pointed article" in the fol-
lowing language:
awe desire, in this connection, TO address
one word Of counsel to the glorious aod
line Whigs," who are men Of stern principle,
inflexible integrity and we'll attested patriot
ism. We desire to say to them that the
Constitution of their country needs their ser
vices; the;intcgrity ofthe Union needs their
support; the hopes of posterity, ina great
measure, rest on their exertions at the pres.
ent crisis. We desire to say to them that
Millnrd Fillmore Is now what he was when
they formerly supported him, but thatthe ne.
cessities for his services are far more needed
no,o than then
These are times in which il behooves the
conservative men ofthe country, and particu-
iarly "the old line Whigs,"s to look to the
great and permanent interests Of the country,
and so o.shape their course, as in no way to
increase the difficulties of the future, or en-.
hance the dangers Of the present.
FIRE IN CHATrAsoocA.-1he Nashville
Patriot brings the following account of the
fire at Chattanooga
We learn from the Chattanooga Gazette,
thnta fire occurred ut that place on the eve.
ming Of the 28th ult., by which the warehouse !
Of Gfenville, Sample g. Co., together with
its contents, some 100000 pounds of bacon,
was consumed.
The adjoining warehouse and quantity of
wheat, the latter the property of Pardue,
Bryan a. CO., and the warehouse of Long g. |
Smith, were also burnt The houses belong.
ed TO A. II. Johnson. The loss is estimated /
at 100000 or S70,000. Grenville, Sample |
& Co., were partially insured.
DowS ON THE Notwithstanding Peter
the Great, OF Russia, was In England in the
year 1897, he visited Westminster Hall and
enqnired who the busy gentlemen in gowns
and wigs were, and on being told they were /
lawyers, he exclaimed: Lawyers why, 7
have butlwo iu my whole dominons, and I !.
design to hang one gf them the moment /
get home"
= "THk SKY A Cur."-There is a pretty
conceit in the following:
The sky is a drinking cup
That wns overturned Of old,
And il pours In the eyes Of men
Its wine Of airy gold.
We drink that wine all day,
Till the last drop is drained up,
And are lighted off to bed ..
BY the jewels in the cup.
. -.
A Dows EAST TEmPERAScE MANA
deacon in Boston, who became rich In the
grocery business, boasts of what he has done
for temperance, by mixing at least gallon
Of pure water with every gallon Of liquor he
sold The deacon was decidedly great upon
temperance! ~. .-
GA distinguished literary lady was once,
found in paroxysm of tears over the sup
posed tomb Of Washington, at Mount Yer