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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-24

A Two HANDED GAME The Georgia
Citizen is credbly informed that one of the
Interior Banks of Georgia recently sent an
Express Messenger, eight days, successfully,
to Augusta, and each day drew $4,000 in
specie from one OF the "irame cat" Institutions
of that city. This, with another draw of S25,.
600 on another of the Augusta Banks, says
the Citizen, about the same time, caused quite
a sensation in Broad ST., and runners We're
sentimmediatelyt to Savannah for more ''specie
funds to meet the exgency A Savannah
Bank man, thereupon, wrote up to the said
drawing interior bank, to know what had
"broke loose" up there, and ifthere were any
more of the same sort" of doings about to
be perpetrated! The answer was: at is our
policy to keep on hand coin enough to redeem
all our issues" Comment is superfluous
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-24
icy Edward Hawkins, who last mont

icy Edward Hawkins. who last month
shot and killed James NJ. Land and Jesse
Arvine, sheriff and constable of Estill county,
KY, was taken at his fathers in Adams
county, Ohio, and lodged in the Jail of EstiI
county Ky. On Sunday the surrounding
inhabitants assembled together, broke into
the Jail, carried off Hawkins, conveyed him
to the spot of the murder, and there hung
him,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-24

New York, April l9.-The Black Warrior
has arrived with Havana dates to the l4th.
The sugar crop had been injured by rains, and
in consequence prices were excited and had
advanced.
Washington, April l8-The Post Office
department invites proposals TO June lst for
carrying the entire letter mail overland from
the Mississippi to San Francisco in four horse
coaches, semi monthly, weekly, and semi
weekly.
The Department Of the Interior has nearly
completed the arrangements for the consiruo-
ton Of the wagon road to the Pacific.
Louisville, April I'LL has been showing
here the whole afternoon--is about 4 inches
deep now, but Ia melting and turning TO rain
The mercury stands at 81.
Chicago April ls.-Eli Griffin, half
breed, was hung by mob in Jackson county,
Iowa, for killing John Ingalls,.
On the some day mob entered the jail NJ
Bellevere and took a prisoner arrested for
counterfeiting and murder, and hung him
amid great excitement,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-24

The CHINESE SUGAR CASE.-Ws have
received from c. NJ. Saxton g. Co. Apricul-
tural publishers, New York, copy of a small
work treating on the mode of culture of
the Chinese Sugar Cane and sugar making.
For twenty-eight cents they propose to send
copy of the work and seed enough to plant
two square rods free of postage to any part
Of the United Slnies.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-24

OF We learn from the Macon Citizen, that
on Friday, between II and ~ o'clock, the
north side wall of the Mechanics Bank Agency
building, in that city, on Secord street, fell,
with tremendous crash, into a cellar that
was being dug on the lot of Mr. Audonin
adjacent, tumbing every thing inside the Bank
into dire confusion, but without any accident
to life or limb.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-24

"THE TEMPERANCE QUEsTlos."-The
Chattoonaga Advertiser, of last week, says
'that the Temperance or License question
will constitute prominent topic in the APP
preaching canvass in our State" And it ap-
pears, in our view, as though our contemporary
was little anxious to make up such an issue
his article being the first intimation we
have met with on the subject. We hope,
however, that he is mistaken-that the Tenn
peraHco question will not constitute promi.
nent topic in the approaching canvass, and we
are confident it will not unless some of our
democratic friends drag it in. The Tenn
perance people are satisfied with what was
done at the last session of the Legislature;
at least they are content to let the law then
passed have fair trial; to give time to see
whether its workings are promotive of the
public good, or otherwise; and they are sat
isfed, too, that they can never attain the end
they have in view by minging the Temper
ance question with the party struggles of the
hour. 1t is the curse of Legislation in Ten
nessee, as we'll as in some other Safes, that
whenever measure of general bearing has
been enacted and against which lhere may be
lingering prejudices in the minds of the
masses, demagogues and partisans are always
found ready to seize upon such prejudices
and use them to ride into Office or to secure
the success of party. We do not charge
such motives upon the Advertiser man--we
only say that his introduction Of the subject
Mt this time, when the candidates are about
getting before the people, and the spirit in
which he writes about it if not suspicious of
the conclusion, are at least unfortunate.
There is no OCCASION no necessity for, and
no appropriateness in, making the Temper.
ance or License question topic, prominent
or negative, in the approaching canvass. The
law passed by the last Legislature, repeating
the grocery" or "deadfall" system, has not
been in force sufficient length of time to
test its merits. Many of the 'licenses," as
the law politely terms them, have barely ex-
pred, and the country has not yet had time
to ascertain whether the substitution of the
"quart law" is to prove beneficial in suppress.
ing intemperance, or not. Where then is the
sense, wisdom, or justice of making the liquor
question a prominent topic in the approach.
ing canvass! The intelligence of the coun.
try does not desire an agitation of the SUBJ
ject at this time, and we trust the people will
promptly rebuke every attempt to lug it into
the political struggle now approaching.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-24

WAsHlNGToN, April l7.-Mr. Savers as
saulted Geo. B. Herrick because the latter
sent communication TO New York Herald,
commenting on Assistant Secretary Clayton,
in connection with the payment of Thomp-
sons Indian claims. Clayton ia relative
OF Sayers. Deavor entered upon the duties
of commissioners of Indian affairs.
We have Havana dates to the l3th.-
The general impression is there will be no
war with Mexico.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-24

GmsoN 4 Co.'S New GooDs.-Attention is
invited to the advertisement Of G. +. Gibson
L Co., to be found on next page. They have
a complete assortment Of every thing that
is fine, nice, pretty and useful, and are going
to sell them little cheaper than anybody
That's 40
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-24

WHAT IS MANS CoMPosIrIoN.-Prof. Hem
ry denies that man is made of dust. He
says modern science has established, BY wide
and careful induction, the fact that plant,
and animals principally, consist of soldifed
air; the only portions of an earthly character
which enter into their composition being the
ashes which remain after combustion. All
the other parts were originally in the atmo.-
phere.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-24

ty- The man who is too poor to take
paper has bought slab-sided dog, an old
shot gun and ten cent gold watch. He
educates his children in the street, and his
shanghais board on his neighbors.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-24

sY- An ambitious new weekly journal,
published IN New York has n column headed
"Things Wise and Otherwise the mix
ture is hardly in proportion of what the cock.
neys call " 'af and 'alf," the "wise" being
nowise equal TO the "0therwise."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-24

9g There is more open undisguised ras.
caity in the following advertisement, cut
from the New York Herald, than is often
found in the same space:
"Merchants embarrassed in want OF means,
or willing to suspend with means, by finan.
clerlng' can hear of party who has Just car
ried parties through to the amount of $780,
600 without prejudice.
Address It's, Herald office. Reference
given"
"Willing to suspend with means by inan.
clerlng, what gentle phrase for cheating
creditors and pocketing the money of Others.
Such sort of"finaneierng" ought to be with.
in the statutes and punishable MS felony.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-24

A Son BEATING HIS FATHER.-The Re-
publicans of Lyme, says the Hartford Press
nominated friedrich Fosdick, a young man
of merit, as candidate for Representative.
whereupon the Democrats put up The old
man his father, to run against him. The
young man beat him by very handsome
majority.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-24

GgThe first locomotive run the entire
distance through from Cincinnati to st. Louis
is on Wednesday. This is an event Of no
little importance in Western commercial his
Inrv
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-24

ENcoURAG ENG ABOUT THE CROPS AND
FRUIr.-The Russellville (Ky.) Herald of
the 18th, says:
Since our last issue we have learned from
farmers from various sections of our country,
that the destruction by the late cold spell
was not so great as at first anticipated, al.
though it was great enough, in all conscience.
The Tobacco plants were not all killed, and
some prospect for fruit still remains. How
ever, everything has been injured more or
less, and all the crops will be late coming to
perfection. The Tobacco crop will fall
short, even il we have favorable weather du
ring the balance of the season. The weather
still remains cool and unreasonable.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-24

eSs- II is often said that the characters Of
public men are the property of their coun.
try. If there be truth in this, we have great
deal of property that it would add to our re.
spectability to get rid of.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-24

New YoRK, April l6..-A retourned fill
buster says that most of those killed by the
explosion on the Scott belonged to Lock-
ridges new battalion.
The accident was caused by some one
throwing ean Of powder into the furnace.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-24
For the Post.

Mr.. hins-There is a strong feeling among
the people for Col. A. J. DoDsos to run for
the Legislature, and if lie will consent to run
for Representative he can be elected. Please
so state in your paper, or publish this.
MoMINN,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-24

CHATrASooGA.-The distributing office at
Tuscumbia, Ala, has been discontinued and
the business transferred TO Chattanooga,
which has been made distributing Office.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-24
CALHOUN. April %, 81.

VNLHVVNi ~"f
TO the Editor Of the POst:-lf Col. A. J.
DoDsoS will suffer his name to be run as a
candidate for Representative Of McMinn
county, he will receive liberal support from
the voters Of tho Sixteenth District
VOTER
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-24
ATHENS, FRIDAY, APRIL "a, 1857.

IA We again state that We can publish
no communication unless the name of the
author is furnished us.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-24

HENRY NANCY, Esq, has received tho
American nomination for Floater from the
counties of Davidson, Montgomery, and
Robertson.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-24

Hy- Circuit Court commences at Decatur,
Meigs county, next Monday, the 27th.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-24

New ApvERTIsEMEsTs.-Always read the
new advertisements. Many man has made
money BY so doing.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-24

taB- II was reserved for the editor of the
Holly Springs (Aliss) Marshall Democrat to
announce the death of "the first mule that
ever died" which event took place on Satur-
day last in that celebrated VILLAGE.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-24

CLEAN CARs.-"No splitting tobacco juice
upon or near the stove" "Tobacco chewers
are particularly requested not to spit upon
The car floor" In the cars on the Hannibal
and st. Joseph Railroad one ofthe above no
tees is posted in several places near the
stove, and the other through the cars.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-24

ELEGANTLY DRUNKw-The Sacramento
(Cal.) Journal, in noticing public dinner in
that city, says "The Mayor of the city and
the ladies', &c, were appropriately and eIs-
ganily drunk, and the party separated in fine
cheer"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-24

az Gov. Geary it is said, is about to pub
lish n book on Kansas. 1t is intended to be
Sensation book"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-24

BARBER SHoP-Abner Balm has opened a
BARRIERS Shop, in a room immediately under
the Banner office, formerly occupied by DR..
9. NJ. Bates as n Medical shop CleUeland
Banner last ipeek
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-24

Cold CoMFoRT.-The Sunny South, a
democratic paper, published at Aberdeen,
Miss thus notices tho advent of Mr.. Hillard
into the ranks of the Buchanan Democracy.
Verify, the path of the politician is not bed
of roses. Here it Isl
"Too LArE."-Ilenry w. HIlard the self
conceited coxcomb of Alabama, has written n
long letter, giving in his adhesion to Mr..
Buchanan and his Inaugural. Indeed, Mr..
billiard turns beautiful somerset into the
Democratic rank. He has the agility of an
India rubber man, and could make capital
performer as Mr.. Merrman, in the ring. We
hope, as we believe, that the Democratic par.
ty will sing for Mr.. flilard, Quit that knock.
ing We have no room in our household
for eleventh hour saints. Mr. Hillard is just
six months too late. The Democratic
Church is full to overlooking, and the door
was closed last November.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-24

~ Somebody has written book on
"1he art of making people happy without
money" We are in excellent condition to
be experimental upon.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-24

es- The democratic vote in Connecticut
at the recent election, Is nearly four thousand
less than was east for Mr.. Buchanan last
fall. The "uational democracy" OF the North
is rapidly running into Black Republican.
ism.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-24
FRIeHTFUL STORM AT ATLAsTA.-The

Atlanta Intellgencer, of the goth, says:
"About o'clock, p. m, on Saturday last,
our city was visited with most terrific wind
and fall OF rain and hail, resulting in serious
damage TO buildings and fencing generally in
the city and vicinity.
The End Baptist Church, the State Railroad
Depot, Georgia Railroad Depot, City Hall,
and quite anumber of private residences aud
business houses, are wholly or partly unroof.
ed, and their interior thoroughly soaked
while numberless windows, chimneys, fences,
and loose material generally, are thrown in
every Notwithstanding an aggregate loss
of several thousand dollars. We have heard
of no loss Of life, or serious injury TO limb.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-24
fH- Mr. Dallas and IN,

taw- Mr.. Dallas and the Emperor Solous-
que occupied the same seat in the British
House of Commons. White mans jest as
good as a niger If he only behaves.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-24

az George w. Crane, wealthy brewer
of Detroit has been mulcted in S5,OOO dam.
ages for refusing to marry Miss Eunice.C.
Hall after PROMISING To do 80
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-24

The Position OF THE SoUTH.-The Mo.
bile Tribune quotes a portion of an article
in reply to the New York Herald, defining
the position of the Mercury, and appends
to it the following forcibo remarks:
The South in national politics is weak
IL is true that il has elected President
from the North who has, in large measure,
its confidence. But the peculiar facts of his
election are sufficient to show that this does
not, by any means, remove apprehensions of
the future. In Pennsylvania his vote over
all opposition, was only l,025. In New Jer
sey, he only received u plurality" of the
votes. The opposition beat him 5,5lO. In
Illinois the majority Of the opposition was
2S,285. The minority of the opposition in
California was 1928.
Pennsylvania is the only free State which
gave a majority.
Taking the whole country, Mr.. Buchanan
received tOrty-five per cent. of the votes, fit.
ty nine percent of the electoral; and yet his
whole vote was only l,834,337 while that of
the opposition to him was 2,2l4.767.
In 1852, the majority of Pierce over all OPP
position was 1896.
Putting these figures together, we find
that the most popular man that the Democ
racy could find ut the North lacks nearly
four hundred thousand votes of a majority
of the people!
This indicates change which, if it go on
the next four years as it did the last four is
not likely to make one very sanguine of the
future. Taking the individual States of the
North, the future is darker. In 1852 four
teen of the free States voted for Pierce
This year only four have voted for Buchanan,
who represents the same policy us Pierce did.
Eleven of these States, in 1852, gave clear
minority over all opposition. Last year only
one gave majority for Mr.. Buchanan.
-Four years is a very insignificant period in
the history of nation, and the question
which no nlaL can solve is, where shall we
be in 1860.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-24

NIcARAUGA.-l.ate advices are not so IA
vorable to Walker. Lockbridge retreated
without firing gun.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-24

tsy- The worm that never dies--Thc re-
Election that You have robbed the printer.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-24

DEMOCRATIC DoiEGs AT NAsHvILLE.-The
Democratic Convention which met at Nash
vile on the 18th, nominated Hon. IsHAM G.
HARRIS as the candidate of the party for Co
vernon. Mr.. Harris was an elector for the
State at large on the democratic ticket last
year, and has considerable reputation as a
public speaker. The Banner gives the an
nexed account Of some proceedings had after
the nomination for Governor was consummat.
ed:-
After the adjournment of the Convention,
the delegates from this Congressional Dis.
trict met, and sent u committee out to the
residence of A. Ewing, Esq, to confer with
him on the subject of his acceptance of
nomination for Congress. One of Mr.. Els
children being very i'll, and not expected to
live, the committee said nothing to him on
the subject. The delegation had previously
agreed to meet again at o'clock, at which
hour they assembled at the Federal Court
room.
r. w. Brown, Esq, rs the friend of Hon.
A. Ewing, stated that it was impossible for
him to accept a nomination, if rendered, and
he urged the delegates not to place Mr.. E.
in the unpleasant predicament of refusing
such a nomination from his party.
After canvassing the matter, it was discov.
cred that the delegates from majority of
the counties in the district had no authority
to make a nomination for Congressman, and
it was finally determined TO postpone any nc
ton at present, and call District Convention
at Gainesville, on the second Monday in May.
APPoISTMENT.--E. G. Eastman, ESQ.,, of
the Nashville Union, has received the appoint
ment of General Mail Agent for the South
and West. We congratulate our old friend
upon his promotion as it will relieve him
from the editorial harness which he has long
worn, and afford him an opportunity to re.
cuperate his physical and moral man, both o:
which must have suffered some in the labors
through which he has passed. The office is
an important one, and Maj. Eastman is amply
able to an efficient discharge of its duties.
GRAND LoDaE OF TESSEssEE.-The Grand
Lodge of Tennessee, |. o. o. F., convened at
Nashville on the 18th. The following off.
GERS were elected for the ensuing year:
A. A. Barnes, Knoxville, G. NJ.
w. Wood, Columbia, d. G. NJ.
J. V.Cornelius, Denmark, G. w.
John Cotnrt, Nashville, e. T.
r. H. Barry, Nashville, G. y.
ID. $. Mitchell, Unity, G. c.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-24

Liberty" means one thing" l.icentious-
ness" another. Some gentlemen Of the press
seem 10 think the terms are synonymous.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-24
THAT DREADFUL COMET.

We are sorry to learn that some very nerv-
GUS people are getting alarmed about that
Comet talked of so much in the papers, and
of which it has been predicted by monoma-
MAC in Europe, that it will come in collision
wiki and destroy the EARTH Such people can
have but little faith in the Bible, and its au-
thor; and it would seem that very small
amount of common sense, rightly admins
tered, ought to dissipate at once any fears
which may have obtained on the subject
If the world and the things thereof are the
results of chdnce-f an accident called them
into existence, and chance alone had control
ed and directed the affairs of the Universe
from the beginning to the present hour-if
we could believe this atheistical doctrine,
then we could very readily agree that chance,
or accident, might do what DIR. Cummings
has predicted, and what some very foolish
people apprehend. But reason, the great
prerogative of the finite mind, rejects ard
revolts at any such insane conclusion. Every
thing around us, as well as the spirit within,
teaches us-yea, forces us-to believe in
First Great Cause-a Supreme Power, who
created the world and instituted the laws by
which Il is governed and controlled who
made and put the vast, beautiful and harmo-
NOUS machinery in motion, and watches over
and directs its movements and revolutions
And to suppose that wanderer like that
spoken of is TO come upon it suddenly and
break it in pieces, is to doubt the skill, the
wisdom, and the foreknowledge of the Great
Architect, if il is not something worse. We
are skeptical on some subjects, but on this
our faith is as large as mountain
and we would rs soon avow belief in
ghosts, hobgoblins, fairies, or any other anti
quated superstitutioD, as to entertain the ah-
surd notion that the world is any more likely
to be destroyed or damaged by the "comet"
next June, than it was by the same visitor
when it appeared more than three hundred
years ago. The science Of astronomy, which
can measure with accuracy the distance and
diameter of the farthest light that wrinkles
in the heavens, and trace the planets in all
their wondrous movements, has demonstra
that comet is Great Nothing with a tail
to it-that's all. The stars now look down
as brightly as they did eighteen hundred years
ago when they sang together over the man.
ger at Bethlehem, and the earth will endure
winter aud summer, seed time and harvest,
will come and go-unti the great work then
commenced, of outstanding and evangeliz.
ing the world, is consummated, in despite of
oil the comets whizzing through ilimitable
space, though they should be multiplied by
tens of thousands. Let the billions and the
nervous calm their fears, consult their Bibles,
and enlarge their faith. The comet wont
hurt them.