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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-02-22
VOL. VIII.--N0. SS7.
BARKING UP THE wRoNGTREE.


Major Bunkum tells pretty good yarn Of
fellow he tried to bluff off by an outrage
Gus Munchausen. The chap, however, had
'cut his eye teeth and was some pumpkins
himself, as will be seen from the narrative,
There was chap that tried to run saw
on while ago in Texas, that | won't forget
in hurry. | was travelling from the Brazos
to the Trinity, and when ! got to the AL.
ascaseto crossing, found the San Jacinto a
roaring. II was coming 'hark from the tomb
Free soil movements was agOing on--trees
tumbling in all along the banks. see there
was no kind of help for it, and so took my
feet out of the stirrups, threw my saddle-bags
over my shoulders, and in me aud the mare
went. FfHt
We were in an awful tight place for a
time, bnt finally landed safe. I'd just got
nv critter tied out and fire started TO dry
myself, when seed chap come riding up
the hill on a chunk of a pony-and such
looking chap, to be sure. His little red eye
was stuck in his head like a pigs; his wins.
kers was powerful, and no wonder, for II
there hadn't been sile enuif in his fat chops
to have raised the crop, there was a plenty
outside--a real top DR., ssng as they call u IN
the North. A little red nose was just rising
out of them, like a bit of sun in. fog or
red bird in huckleberry patch. lie belong
ed to the no comb society, and was mem.
Der of the anti.razor sociation; and II he'd
swan the river with his head in the water
kstead of his feet, it would have effected an
amazing improvement in his personal appear.
ence. There was no mistake about it--he
was one of 'em.
sHoopee, strangerP sings out my beauty,
snow d. do? Kept your fireworks dry, ehs'
How the thunder did you get ove'P -.
Oh says /, mighty easy. You see' stran;
ger, Pm powerful on perogue, and so 1
waited ,il seed big log drifting near the
| shore. when fasened it, sot my critter astrad-
die on it, got in the saddle, padded over
with the sadde.bags, and, steered with the
mares tail. 49,. ,.,
You didn't though, by NedP says he, did
your
mighty apt to- says |, but after you've
sucked all that, and got your breath agln let's
know how you crossed
Oh says he, setting his pigs eyes on me
I've been riding oil day with a consarned
ager on me, awful dry, and afeard to drink
at the perrara water holes when got to the
river | went right in for big drink swal'
lowed half mile of water, and came oyel
dry.shod! =,
Stranger sOysI, you're jest one buckle,
berry above my persimmon. Light, anc
take some red-eye; thought you looked
green, but was barking up the wrong tree!
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-02-22

tY- Abraham Bogart, Jr., n Police Justice
in New York, has been convicted Of corruptly
accepting straw bail in the ease of n pick
pocket named Lamb. The punishment is
left to the discretion of the Court. 1t may
be as high as u years Imprisonment in the
penitentiary, and as low as fine of six
and-aquarter cents. This is the first
conviction on any recent indictments against
the officials of that city.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-02-22

A FAMILY OF DwARfs.--A few miles from
Wytheyile, Va, (writes correspondent Of
t1e Baltimore Sum- resides family named
Walters, composed of six members-four
women, two Of the usual height and two
dwarfs, and two men dwarfs. These latter
are about three and n half feet high. The el.
der of the men is about thirty years Of age,
married. and has one child, bouncing girl,
wbo exhibits but few signs of her dwarlage
descent. Billy Walters carries on nil oc-
c,sions n pair Of pistols and bowie-knife,
with which latter be picks his teeth a Ia
poop
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-02-22

LoNpoy.-This city it is supposed contains
n larger population at this time than any city
of ancient or moderu times. Rome in its
polmy day contained 100000 inhabitants,
Pekin is supposed to contain about 100000.
London according to latecensns, 100000.
There are within the city 99S,722 inhabited
houses, and about 10000 uninhabted. Such
is the protection against fire that the average
yearly destruction Of these houses does not
amount to more than forty or fifty In 1853
there were only twenty-threc destroyed by
fro
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-02-22

GEN. HousroNs HoUsE.--A correspondent
of the Urbana Citizen travelling in Texas,
says:
"This afternoon, we passed the farm and
residence of Gen. SaLi Houston His house
i rather primitive affair, being one story
doubled hewed log c1bin, with an entry be.
tween, rough stone chimney at ench end, n
porch in front, surrounded by live oaks, negro
cabins and sheds, and the whole enclosed by
crooked rail fence, showing lack of order
in the original proprietor. His farm is partly
in the town of Independence, little one
horse place, with some of its houses tumbiDg
down, and the rest looking as though they
had always been there"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-02-22

eB A Washington contemporary says it is
currently rumored there that the Adninistra-
ton will back down from its stand on the
Central American question, and that MIR.
Dallas instructions are peace like. We
should not at all wonder if this were so.-
Democratic administrations have faculty at
this sort of business, The Oregon and Cuba
controversies are memorable Illustrations
We hope the friends Of the President will
get behind him and hold him up to the
scratch. Greeley has sovereign lniment
for weak backbones. If the executive dorsitm
needs it, rub some in! We are not anxious
for another tussle with the British lion, but
we are more afraid of national back out, in
a case of indsputable right, than we are OF
that. We hope the Secretary of War will
keep an eye on what is going on. that he will
hold up the fist and keep up the pluck Of tho
government. The people arc ready to stand
by it.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-02-22

A CooL PROCEEDING. Aldermen oi
the city Of Chicago, short time since, pass
CD bill making an appropriation Tor 'he
purpose of providing themselves with gold
headed canes Of the value of $50 each. The
mayor vetoed the bill, but ten out of the nj
'een members of the Board repassed it ana
e'ghto them furnished themselves with canes
a' lhe expense of the city.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-02-22

SWALLOWED TowEL.-h glrI 10 INDIANA
the other day, was suspected OF hhVih stolen
n nonkin. Il was found in her possession, but
she crammed II in her moth and sicailo,oed u.
= Democrat. =,
As the editor Of the Democrat is evidently
rull of all manner Of uncleanness, he ought
20 swallow soap and water first and .ow-
el nIlcrwards. lie would then be "wiped
out" in one sense as thorougly MS wo have
wiped him out ~ anotIer.--L0u. JonS.
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The DEcAY OF THE AIsD.-"Thc failure
of the mind in old age, in my opinion" says
SIR Benjamin Brook, sis Often less the result
of natural decay than Of disuse.n Ambition
has ceased to operate; contentment brings
Incidence, decay Of mental power, ennui, and
sometimes death. Men have been known to
die, literally speaking, of disease induced
by intellectual vacancy.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-02-22

MUDDY Y.HEADs.-The Galveston News says
that the entire Legislature of Texas took
"sprcc" together lately:
The speaker, and other ollicers were along,
and business was transacted in the regular
maaner-motions "to drink" like those "to
adjourn" being always in order. II was n
part of the duty Of the "Doorkeeper" to rule
outsiders from he"fghts."
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eT- Oaee Main street, next door to the old jack
son Hotel.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-02-22

.45- "A young dandy,with a drtymoustoche
curling over his upper lip, was passing the
residence of two young damsel Is when he
heard one say: "Loura, do wonder how it
poes to kiss enc Of those creatures with u
moustachel" "Why of course ldon't know"
Here the dandy felt encouraged. "Well,"
said the other, am going to get the boot
brush and try IT," The dandy crossed the
street Immediately.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-02-22

A MODEL SUDscRIBER.--The Chillicotho
(O) Scioto Gazette, of 9th instant, states
that a hale old man Of four score years, call
cd at the Office and paid for two years In
advance, making fifty six years that he has
taken the puper, and fifty eight that he has
mid for H.
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THE POST.
ATHENS, FRIDAY, FEB. a2, 1850.

tN-The friends of Messrs. Fillmore and
Law in New York, seem 10 be getting little
excited. The New York Times Of yesterday
SAYS the friends of the former gentleman look
upon the forthcoming Philadelphia conven-
ton device of George Laws supporters to
force his nomination upon the American par
ty, and they are not inclined TO give it the
benefit of their adhesion in advance of its
action. 1t then adds:
1t is pretty well settled that Mr.. Law will
have the majority Of the delegates at Phila-
delphia, and that he will be put in nomination
by that convention. If Mr. FiIlmore's friends
should not succeed IN postponing action, we
presume they will withdraw from the Con-
vention At all events, they wllnot unless
we are nisnformed, give thei. support to Mr..
Law, If he is nominated now.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-02-22

The Chatham 4 corners freight train Of
Harlem rairoad went through u bridge near
Dover plains recently, the engine fell 30 feet
into deep water. The engineer and fireman
were severely injured. The bridge Is com
plete wreck.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-02-22

sY A Virginia Postmaster has been in.
quiring of the Department the meaning of
the "liltle pictures stuck on the letters" and
another official in Iowa, desired the Depart
ment to sustain him in the decision he had
recently made against a fellow who insisted
that "them pictures of Washington, on the
letters, paid the postage"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-02-22

We see It going the ronnds that the forth
coming statistics Of Massachusetts show, that
the shoe and leather manufactures OF that
State amount to the enormous sum OF S35,
100000.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-02-22

c1Sy- DR.. Oppert, of France, has spent two
years on the site of old Babylon, examining
the curious inscription on the bricks and
states. He states that this famous old city,
in the days of its grandeur and power, covered
rather more than an area OF 200 square miles,
being about two and a half more than
the site of London. But all this space was
not inhabited, there being immense fields to
supply the city with corn and pasture In case
of sipnp.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-02-22

.gS a Tremendous sensation has been
created IN Baltimore, by n person who walk
ga INTO '"l'oTshop and paid, with interest,
'0r suit fclothes, which he bought twelve
years ago.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-02-22

During great storm on tie Pacific Ocean,
n vessel was once wrecked, and Quaker
tossing to and fro on u plank, exclaimed
over the crest Of wave, to another who was
drifting by on barrel, "Fricnd, dost thou
call this Pacific"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-02-22

A bill has been introduced in the Geor-
ria Legislature, prohibiting the running OF
railway trains on the Sabbath, under penal
~ of $500 for each offence.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-02-22

To MAKE GLOSSY SHIRT BosoMs.-Ladles
who wish to see their "ords" wearing nice
glossy shirt bosoms, will do well to read and
try the following recipe:
Take two ounces white gum acacia, powder
it in u pitcher, and add to it pint or more
of water, according to the degree OF strength
YOU desire, and then having covered it, let 1t
set all night. In the morning 81 tier 1t care
fully from its dregs into clean bottle, cork
it and keep it for use. A tablespoonful Of
gum water stirred into pint OF surch made
the usual way will give to either white or
printed shirts n look of ncwpess that nothing
else can restore to them after washing.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-02-22

FILLMORE IN lHDIANA.--At meeting Of
The American party in the First (lndiana)
Congressional District, resolution was
adopted recommending Millard Fillmore for
the Presidency
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rsy- The NOrristcwn (Pa.) Herald tells the

following story:
"a somewhat singular accident occurred on
the Reading Rairoadon "Wednesday morning
last. AS the morning train was approaching
Manayunk, the cy'iader head of the engine
blew out, and with such violence as that, at
the distance of ftyyords, it struck man
who was walking between two others on the
opposite track, carrying the top of his head
entirely away, leaving his companions unn-
iured but considerably astonished."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-02-22

Wy Boy, what makes your father have
sueh black and dirty handsf 4 don't know,
his facev
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-02-22

There have been 100000 suicides in France
since 1900, and the number is slncreasing with
appalling rapidity.
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THE ENkoR OF RUSSIA AND THE
WAR.

A Ia,to.l, @. pa,L r,L al,
's.'s, q os. ls'efsours' ~" u''''
states 'hat tar party there are opposed to
peace, the Ity side with them. 1t adds:
"The En- il diseontented and melan.
choly: He \ mn and down for hours to.
gether aIoneSs stody. the servants having
orders 10 let Sne come near him.. He
consuIts his dtbe Empress Marie, who
advises him toe every sacrifice compati-
BILE with honorbtain peace. But then his
august mother ife,as exeitinu him 10 war.
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ole Nf6y f6yy VRSG way me mist spirlled- ed-XhtflG

gle (by The way Ihe INST splriteu Amerlcdn
paper in the State) pes 'agin' Law for Pres
ident Here are its lst remarks:
We are decidedly q opinion that the Amer
lean nomination fo President should be
made at the Natona Convention, called for
that purpose at Philadelphia, on the 22d Of
February. There ian extensive and deep.
laid scheme afoot aaong the pseudo Amer
leans of New York t break down The party
by forcing upon it, afeIlow, named George
Law, as its candidate for the Presidency
Let the convention met as early MS possible
and nip this thing rfhe bud, by the nomina-
ton of true, triedand great statsnan-a
Fillmore, a Dickinsob n Bell, Crttcnden, a
Doniphan, or even a Iouston in preference to
this insufTerable Yoneyed upstart, George
Lava man with more beef than brains,
more money than dcency, an obscure adven-
turer and foo-harS fllibuster
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-02-22

s5g- In anticipation of the arrival OF Mr..
Buchanan at New York, at an early day, his
personal and political friends are making mr.
rangements to give such reception as VIII
not fail to make an impression elsewhere
The demonstration will probably take the
shape of public dinner.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-02-22

The FIRST LOCOMOTIVE IN TExAs.-We
learn from letter from Houston, Texas, to
the Galveston News, that the first locomotive
upon the Galveston, Houston and Red River
railroad was put in motion the 22d ut. The
writer says:
"About A o'clock p. NJ amidst the huzzas
and cheers Of an enthusiastic multitude as
semblcd to witness the starting OF the iron
horse, he was brought forward from his TEN
porary resting place and placed on the road
seemingly in fine travelling order. After ex
hibiting some signs of restivencss, he set
out steadily on his western journey-the first
of his species that ever left the Junction OF
White Oak and Buffalo Bayou. Quite large
number of our citizens avalled themselves of
the privilege Of taking the first ride on the
locomotive, which continued to make short
excursions back and forth the distance OF some
half mile during the afternoon, MUCH to the
qualification of those present.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-02-22
WESTWARD, Ho.7 he Ohio Cleveland
Plaindealer of the lsnstant, says:

WESTWARD, Ho.7 he ONO Cleveland
Plaindealcr of the lsnstant, says:
One of the most irresting sights might
have been Witnessed yterdav morning ut the
railroad depot. Tho arrived on the Lake
shore train two passeter ears of little chill
dren between the agdof five and ten years.
They numbered abo eighty, and were
brought from the deslute and miserable
precincts of New Yorl Eke the Five Points,
and had been rescued bin bcggory and life
of penury and crime trough the Efforts of
kind and charitable pebIe VINO had gathered
them up, clothed, and ERE now sending them
to the great West, whte plenty of bread and
comfortable homes WILDE found for them
Most of them were Fphans, or children of
people so destitute rs be unable to. provide
for them, and they wei now under the care
OF II gentleman and thu kind hearted ladies'
exchanging the foul atmosphere and misera.
Bile quarters of pent-uHttics and cellars oi
New York for the heally and bracing air OF
the prairies and forestsbf the West. The
sight of the clean and comfortable clothes
and bright faces of foul score boys and girls
is pleasant scene; butlhe humanity which
has secured for them aplange which may
result in vrtu0us and uSlul lives, eXcites oul
unqualified admiration.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-02-22

r9y- A fastidous boarder at cheap es-
tablshment in New York, lately appeared at
the table when rather unsavory ham pre-
sented itself for discussion. II looked well,
but said the boarder to his host how horrible
II smellsF
WELL replied his keeper, what O. that
Take hold, man, You come TO the table to eat
your yictuals, not 10 smell EN-"
lsw- "SnigIefriti, will you have some Of
the butterr "Thank you, marin, belong to
the temperance society, and can't take any.
thing strong"
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cY- The following Aringen. measure with
regard to Railroad Directors, is said to be
about to be brought f'rward for law in the
approaching English session of Parliament:
at is rumored that the new act now in
preparation by the Government for the in.
corporation and regulation of joint stock
companies, which will increase, by defining the
responsibility OF directors. II is said to de
clare that every director shall be held to be
acquainted with all th' acts of the board, and
also that every directf shall be held respon-
sibe for the truth of the statements which
they put forth. If they say that a railway
has made profit, or hat Bank has assets
to meet its engagements, they are to be held
responsible to al parties interested for the
truth of what they thus publish"
If this should be adopted both in practice
and law, it will have very powerful effect in
restraining careless management
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-02-22

THs -DIsrAScE OF THE Sun FROM THE
EARTH lsoREAsISs.-The German journals
have given some tables which prove that the
distance between the earth and sun is in
creasing-hunidity OF our summers and the
loss of fertility by the earth, are to be
attributed solely to this circumstance.
No credit has heretofore been given to ira
ditions Of ancient Egyptians and Chinese,
according to which these people formerly
said the suns disc was almost four times as
large as we now see it, for they estimated the
apparent diameter of the sun as double Of
what it is seen IN our day.
II, however, we pay attention to the con-
tinued diminution of the apparent diameter
of the sun, according to the best observation
of several centuries, we must suppose that
the anc,ents were not mistaken in the csti-
mates they have transmitted to us.
In the course of six thousand years from
the present time, they assume that the dis
tanee will be so great that only an eight part
of the warmth we now enjoy from the sun
will be communicated to the earth, and it will
then be coy, y,red with eternal ice in the same
manner as we now see the plains Of the
north, where the elephant formerly lived
and have neither spring nor autumn.
| SLEIGH RIDING OuTDoNE.-The National In
teligencer, in an article on the propagation
of fish, says:
| Connected with this subject re
motely it may be-is the experience OF an ex
tensive orchardist and who has sold as The
products of his orchards in one year sixty-sis
! thousand dollars worth of apples and cider
some of the former being retailed in Londor
at shilling apiece Having prepared suit
able harness, Mr. Pell obtained from the ilud
son living sturgeon seven feet long, which
he harnessedand put in his farm, attaching {
line and cork to the traces. Whenever III
desired to sail about the pond, which wa
about mile in circumference, he would g
out.in boat usually containing two persons
and attach cord to it, when the sturgeon
would invariably start off at full speed, an
make several circuits around the pond, keep
ing near the shore all The way. 1t woui'
then stop, rise to the surface OF the water
and turn upon its back, thus indicating IL
exhausted condition. Having seen and col
versed with an intelligent and entirely reIii
BILE gentleman who had accompanied Mr.fe
on some of these excursions we can assur
the reader that we have no doubt oil I'll
practieabiity of this mode OF navigation, e.
) pecially in shallow waters
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-02-22

The UNITED STlrEs MIST-By the an
nual report of the Director of the United
States Mint we lern that the depusites re-
ceived and the coinlge at the principal mint
during the year ami united in gold and silver
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-02-22

the opposition, recommend to their friends
everywhere, in all future contests, to MAIN
tain teir positions with dignity and 6rmness,
but to tolerate no longer in silence, any
unjust war upon theirrghts as American free
men.
The resolutions were unanimously adop-
ted.
Mr.. Netherland, from the Committee ap,
pointed to select two Electors for the State
at large, and one Assistant from each grand
division of the State, reported the following
ticket:
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-02-22

An EXTENSIVE DAM.-Mr Merriam the
w,otberman, who writes great deal almost
everything, says that he has seen in Upper
Canada. near the Ottawa, beaver dam $40
feet long, 7 feet high, and s feet wide upon
which trees as large MS any IN That forest were
craving. Ii Hooded an immense surface
md was const,ueted with as much science, 10
appearance, as i 1t had been 'ho WORK VI "u'
man hands.
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AMERICAN STATE CONVENTION.

The State Convention of the American
Party of Tennessee, assembled in the Capitol
Tuesday at 10 o'clock, A. NJ, and was or.
ganizrd by the appointment of the following
officers: