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CANDLE ENDS.
"Llttle by little he grew to be rich,
BY saving OF candle-ends and 'sich,'


No very uncommon affair" SAKE.
Yes, Mr.. Editor. this is no very uncommon
affair. We have no objection to a mans be
ing rich, if he can become so honestly, and
make no one the poorer, keep his conscience
void of offrnse, and retain. his manhood.
Of all things, we would recommend econo-
my, irugality, and temperance. We do not
care even il a man writes letter on half a
sheet of paper, seals it with half wafer, if
that is sufficient for his purpose. tits no
sign that he is mean, stingy man. He may
he very generous, ibe,al souled man for all
that-a very honest, upright man.
To-be sure, we would not have him con-
centrate all his thoughts on these minute
'ffirs, and make it his business to save can
de ends and ''sich," for the sole purpose of
reaching a station where he could look down
with contempt, on poorer people; but We
w"nld have all young persons form habits of
frngality, however much they o: their parents
may possess.
There is a vast amount of poverty and
suffering, and consequently, crime, in the
world-too much to justify any body in ex-
iravagance and waste!ulnrss. We question
mans moral right to waste property, even
If he has earned it himself.
"'rhe earth is the Lords and the fullness
thereof; the world, and they that dwell
therein" What right then have We, the chill.
dren of one family, to throw away our Faith
er's bread while our brothers and sisters are
Lungry' What right have we to remain idle
while Others toll 7 Our support must come
from somewhere? If VIZ produce nothing,
and only consume, what have we added to the
sum total OF the worlds wealth, or what have
WE done to better the condition of our race
] am warm, my sister is frrezing-why may
she not come to my stOvel ] am full, she is
hungry-share the loaf with her. am learn.
ed, she is ignornnt-give her knowledge, set
her mind to work, wake up her intellect
Give the poor employment, so that they can
earn their daily bread.
"Sa,ing of candle ends and 'sich.'' Oh,
how many "sich' we seq in the great broad
way of life. Who viii save theIn7 These
poor, debascd, vicious, filthy wrecks and out.
casts from humanity What grand, gori-
Gus illumination these old, dirty "conde.
would make it they were all picked up, light
ed, and set on candIestick What if they
did burn only little whiIe We would have
the comfort of knowing that So much was
saved, and so much more light had shone
upon the world. ToPsY.
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LIABILITIES OF RAILROAD COMPA-
MES FOR CATTLE KILLED.


The Supreme Court of Illinois has lately
made an importnnt decision adverse to the
liability OF Railroad Companies for sattle
killed On their roads. The conclusions OF the
Court are thus stated;
"Trepnss vi ri armis, is not the proper form
of action for injuries. resulting from the n. gil.
gence OF the servants of corporatinn; :rrs-
pass IN The case Is the proper acton, of which
n Justice of the Peace has no jurisdiction.
Animals wandering upon the track of an
uninclusrd railroad, are strictly trespassers,
and the company is not liable for their de-
sirurtinn, except its servants are guilty of
wilful negligence, evincing reckless miscon-
duct.
The burden Of proof is on the plaintiff to
show negligence The mere fact that an
animal was killed, will not render the compa
nv liable.
In order to show the manner in which rail
road trains are conducted, witnesses acquant
ed with their management, must be examined.
In u previous case the same tribunal is said
TO have decid d, that "rnilroad company is
not bound to fence In its track, that tile cattle
wandering upon the truck of a railroad me
strictly trespassers; and that the company is
rot liable, unless its employees are "gnilty of
wilful or wanton injury, or of gross negli-
yence, evincing reckless or wiIfu mismanage-
mrnt."
These decisions seem to US to stand upon
the substantial basis of both law and Justice.
though we are aware that other courts have
held differently.
We have never heen able to understand
why Railroads, objects of general interest and
advocacy while in process Of construction
should become obj cts of equally general
warfare so soon as finished. Yet such is their
history. Would it not be morr Just for leg
islatures and courts to declare, in advance, the
building OF them penal offence, than to ell
courage their construction only to license n
general system of hostililes against them so
s""n as they are in operation.- Savannah
Georgian.
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THE RAT TRBE.-The last number of the
London Quarterly Review contained an inter.
rsting article on the habits, &C., of rats in
which The instances given at their fecundity,
ferocity and ingenuity, are almost incredible.
a single pair of rats, in three years, II un-
distnrhed, will have thirteen litiers of eight
each Mt birth, and the voung uill begin lit
ierng in the m" ratio when six months old,
so Mt the end OF thu three wears single pair
will have multiplied t" 656 s0s Calculating
that ten rats eat as much in one dav MS u nan,
the consumption of these rats would be equal
to that ol 6l,60S men. II is clear, then, that
if il were not for the extraordinary dimnu-
lion in their numbers caused bv the craselpss
warfare carried on against them by dogs, cats,
polecais, o.tprs, snakes, and beyond all, hu-
mln rat C tchers, the whisSerrd vermin wuuld
speedily cause a fmire in every part of the
world in which they are found.
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,-ss. The Legislature of Maine has passed

s-#' The Legislature of Name has passed
general banking law, pr"viding for the rein
corporation of sixty five of the banks now IN
operation. The new law does away with the
sp-cia! charter feature Of the banking system,
reducing the whole to one c"d-; whereby
banks must make monthly statements for
publication instead of semi annually. Their
circulation is limited to fifty per cent. beyond
their capital; they are required to keep on
hand only five per cent. Of their capital in
specie.
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OLD Ace In RUssIA.-"There lately died."
says letter from st. Petersburg in the Con-
stitutionel, "on an estate in the government
OF Vienna, peasant named Micael Kniawel-
kls, who had attained the aye of 1877 years.
10 months and III days. He was born in a
village of the same district, married at the
aye of 10, and had had, by several wives. 81
children, one of whom, daughter, is still
living at the age of 100. He had never had
any serious illness. Some years before his
death he compained that hr could not read
without glasses, but to the last day he re-
tained the use o: all his faculties, and was
very cheerful. lie frequently said that he
thought death had forgotten him. Examples
OF great longevity are not rare in Russia.
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WASHINGTON, March 3i.--lt Is stated on
good authority that instead of the purchase
of Sonora and Lower California, the Govern
ment will concilliae the South by paying
$i5,0OO,00 for the lthmus of Tehu ntrpec
A letter from Sonora OF Feb. Sd, SAYS that
II the people Of Sonora We're encouraged
they would decline independence and ask
for annexation to the United States.
Santa Fe advices of the 2Sih of Feb. state
that the Indians were more troublesome and
several Americans had been murdered.
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RAISED NoTEs.-I'he Lexington Observer
notices the appearance of one dollar notes on
the Northern Bank of Kentucky raised TO
fues. TIE change is effected by extracting
the word or figure one in every place on the
not by some chemical process and subslitu
ting the word or figure fire, in lieu thereof.
1t is very adroitly done aud j. well calculated
to deceive those who are not perfectly fami-
lar With the different piatrs used by the
Banks for their notes. The dollar notes are
entirely different from the hvrs.
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STARSG.-"Father, ! hate that Mr.. ST.
said u beauty the other day to her honored
parent.
"Why, SO, my dnughterr
"Because he always stares at me when he
meets me in the street,
"Brt my child, how do you know that Mr..
s. stars nj ynul"
"Why, because ] have repeatedly seen him
do IT,"
"Well, Julia, don't you look at the impu.
dent man again when you meet him, and
then he may stare his eyes out without an
noying you In the least Remember, that II
always takes two pair Of eyes to make per.
feet stare"
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MURDER IN PRIs0N.--A shockng murder
was c, mmitlrd in Nlo,nm using Prison, Phil
adcphia, LIST Thursday night, hy Germ N
named Geo. Aubln. He had been committed
Tor heating his wife and vas confined in The
same cell with an Irishman named John
Clenry, also there for beating. his wife. 1t
seems that AubIin, being a very int,mprrate
man, was ffllcted with delirium tremens in the
cell, on account of being deprived OF his IL
quor In this cond tion he murdered Cleary,
under the insane idea that the latter had got
into his house to rob him.
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New YoRK, April 3.-Th- steamship Tex
as has arrived with news from San Juan t.
the 10th March, and from Walker to the
18th. The army was in good health and
well furnished The purser Of the Texas
confirms the previous news, and gives d"
tails concerning Walkers attack upon San
Jorge und the subsequent repuls' of the al
lies before Rivas. IL is rumnred that Canas
has nnde ovrrtures to Walker, and also that
Chilon had raised body of men in Leon
and was about to join Walker. President
Rvas is reported to have been nssassnnted.
Col Lockrdge has been reinforced by Tex
ans, and is confident of being abie 70 capture
San Carlos.
Walker burnt part Of San Jorge. The
allies we're defeated bv Gen. Hrnningsen ut
Rvas, with great slaughter, and retreated ia
Messenger. A British steamer at New Gran.
ada has been robbed by Peruvian war
steamer of 100000 in specie.
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BThe. present governor Of Nebraska
territory is to be removed under the rotation
system. northern man is to be appointed
There are already ten or twelve candidates
for The post, one among the most prominent
Of them is Gen. Orvile Clark, Of New York,
n conspicuous hard.
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A GREAT RAILROAD SCHEME.-Under the
title, apparently insignificant, OF the Bel
evlIe and Murphy ysborough Railroad Com
pany, the Legislature of Illinois has set on
foot a railroad enterprise, which the projrc'
tors intend to be something very grand and
imposing. II authorizes the company organ
izei for the building this road to extend its
ell by an air line across the Central road to
the Ohio river, Opposite Paducah. in Ken
tucky. This brings st. Louis within las
miles of the Ohio river and from that point
rout is projected, of which we find the fol
lowing sketch in the 81. Louis Daily Repub-
Iican:
Ii crosses the western end of Kentucky,
passing into Tennessee, through Dresden,
Jackson and other towns, striking the north
eastern corner of Mississippi; running tn"
eastern border of the State nenrly its entire
length, passing through Jarinto, Macon and
other considerable towns, crossing the New
Orleans and Great Northern Railroad, sewn
miles below Aberdeen, and entering the State
Of Alabama aboui sixty miles north OF Mo-
bile, thence direct to that city. II is from
Paducnh almost an air line rout, and the entire
distance from ST. Louis is about 600 miles,
From Padurah to Mobile is ATS miles, winch
added to the distance from aducah to ST.
Louis is $40.
From Paducah the road is graded south to
Maryf-ld, about thirty miles, and cars are
running upon it for fifteen miles. The rest
Of the route described is that If the Mobile
and Ohio Rallroad, of which this plan con-
templates a ,erminusat Paducah, and COM
muncaion direct from that place to St.
Louis.
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Hg- The Huntsville ('rexas) Recorder
states that near Waverly few days ago a
panther attacked widow lady in her own
house. She succeeded in throwing him out
and barring the door. Her screams finally
brought assistance. The blood thirsty mon
sler was at last dispatched, but not till he had
seriously wounded five pers ms in his insane
attempt to satisfy the cravings of hunger.
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PoRTs OF JAPAN OPEN-It is stated in
foreign journal that the Emperor of Japan
has resolved that two ports of the empire
those of Nangnsak and Hakodadi, shall be
open to the vessels of all nations. There
they might repair, take in provisions, es
iablish depois of coal, &c. The other ports
of the empire, moreover, are to be acccssi.
BILE TO vessels in distress, which may take
refuge in them, but which will have to put to
sea the moment the danger is over. No
foreigner is to be allowed to penetrate into
the interior Of the country without spe.
cal permission from the chief of the State.
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New York VILLAINY.-1'he New York
correspondent OF the Char lesion Courier gives
II long account of II most strange story hich
he alleges To be strictly true. A beloved and
elderly pastcr of "ne OF the New York city
churches was ralI-d upon one night 10y man
who requested him to 90 and christian two of
his children. He promptly compiled. AS he
was returning home, he was nccostrd by II
person who called him bv name n, accused
him of issuing rom house of i'll fame =
Money was demanded of him, and in dei;lnlt
of paying il he was threatened with exposure
The clergyman took no notice of it for time;
but his steps Were d"gged prrpetually, ill
finally il began 10 wear upon him. He told
no one, hut lett aud went to Europe, think
ing thereby TO csc pc from his iormrntors.-
But he was mistaken.
On his return they still pursued him. He
resigned his charge tn the astnnishmen: of his
pnrlshoners, who could not comprehend the
rpason. He went to n country village, was
still pursued, and il is believed that, dr. aiding
the fl cts OF such reports, false though they
we're, he actually p i'd hush money. Finally,
the rascnls were arrested tsr some other vii
lninv, when this Whole hff ,ir Ie.k d "ut and
the cieig, man came back To his church Ii is
incredible that pastor SHOULD thus rou er to
such scoundrels. 1t all transpired within
eighteen munths past. In no Southern city
could >uch u conspiracy be carried out.-M
o Bulletin
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At Y0rkville, s. g., last week the case OF
Lee vs.. NJ Moss-involvng right to one ncre
Of land, worth about four dollars and half,
was decided for the plaintiff, after having
been three terms on the docket. The costs
amounted $500. Tht is dear satisfaction.
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The celebrated Madame Pfeffer states
that in Rio Janerio, the capital OF Brazil, she
noticed some of the negroes wearing a tin
mask, fastened behind with lock, which is
applied, among other offences, for that of
drunkenness.
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Ex President. .PIERcE.-The Washington
correspondent of the N. Y. Post states that
Ex.President Pierce will settle down on a
farm in the interior Of his native State, New
Hampshire, where, for the rest of his life, he
will devote himself to the raising of horses
and stock cattle.
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FARMING IN OREGON "A letter has been
received at the Patent Office, from Mr. A.
G. Spencer, Of Lane county, Oregon, giving
account of farming in that Territory
Wheat, sown on the same ground for sever.
al ve.,rs yields from fifteen to !orty bushels
to the acre; corn, sixty to seventy.five bush.
els; onts, fifty; potatoes, FIVE, six, and even
eight hundred bushels per acre. Fruit is
excellent, and stock raising good. The most
brilliant prospect lies before the farmers of
that region WHERE
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TE IL VI = :

rur POST is published every Friday at " per year year
IN advance, or %, If payment is delayed until
pey.niration Of the year.
he ee.PnsisemeuIs e.Pn will be charged VI per square
a INES or less the rst insertion, and 90 cents Io
s nnn,inuance liberal deduction made TO those
o dyertIse BY the year AZ Persons sending aayer-
,asn,s must mark the number Of times they desire
them Inserted they will be continued uh'h anu
enspgea s nnounens The names of oce
Cash. ,a,,... .h.r,.d atthe regular
advertising rates. ,s.o Dromote the priyate
- ~ Interests Of Corporations, Societies, schooso or
fndyiduals, will be charged as sadverusemen's; c,.,.
not, y,r K, such as Pamphlets Minutes, orculals
ia, R,anks Handbls, &c., will be executedin good
addressed to the Proprietor, post VIII
pe promp"y y, distance sending US the names flour
will be entitled to aith copy graIs u.s.
M communication inserted unless accompanied W
.he name Of the author. LA lab
'"s ~ once on MaiH street, next doorto the ou JOCK
sen Hotel.
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THE POST.
ATHENS, FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1851.

NV YoRK April 2.-rhe Bremen stean'-
=, t,o,s,;,ption hus arrived with Liverpool
dates Of the 18th ult.
IJysRPool, March l7-Cotton closed
with an advancing tendency.
At London Flour had declined to 2s.-
Wheat active.
The Spanish expedition to Mexico is as
suminga more imposing aspect. Przuela is
spoken of for Commander.in Chief.
The Sound Dues treaty was signed on the
l4th.
The China mail confirms accounts relative
to the wholesale poisoning attempted by the
bakers of Hong Kong. No fatal results,
however ensued. A large number of Junks
were collecting to attack Hong Kong, and
the English residents had applied to the
Governor General of India for troops. The
French and American fleets were concentra'
ting to protect their respective interests.
Commissioner Yeh had demanded why the
American ships had not been ordered to re-.
frain from interfering in the present difficult
ties
The Tea market was excited and prices
advancing.
The French fleet had been ordered to co,
operate with the English.
Russia was preparing for decisive cam
paign in the Caucaus. She has. 100000
troops on the shores of the Caspian, and has
secured the assistance of several native chiefs.
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"sparkllng rolls the Oregon"

THE Mkt SPEAKsR.-"I0n," of the Balt
NOR Sun, makes the following prediction:
The candidates for the Spenkership of the
next House will be Humphrey Marshall, oi
Kentucky, (who will probably be re'rlected)
on the side OF the Americans; and Jimes L.
Orr, of s. C., on the part of the Democrats.
MIR. Banks will, no doubt, be run by the Re-
publcans.
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LAST OF A VIRGINIA GOLD MHE.-The
Wyckoff Gold Mines, in Fuquicr county,
Va, have been sold for $4,000, to stisfy an
execution. The whole amount, says the
Warrrnion Whig, spent upon these works
could not have been less than 100000.
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A FAMILY QUARkL MADE UP.-The N.
Y. Mirror, which wns rampant Fremont
paper last fall, announces his intention 10
support the Administration Of Buchanan
Qoarrels will happen in "the best regulated
families"
No dqpbt, many of the Fremont papers
were kindly disposed towards Buchanan, but
considered he had "No hanee."-iSelma Re.
pOrter.
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:Is- Hon. John Appleton has retired from
the edilorshp of the v ashnet"n Un"'',
and il s said that this paper will no longer
be- regarded MS the organ of the administra-
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COPPER is FAUoUIER.-A vein OF copper, 2{
feet in width, has been discovered near Elk
Run, in Fauqnier county, Va A Company
OF capitalists have purchased the estate, com.
prsing $50 acres and intend to give the
mine a trial
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New ORLEANS, March 3l.-lt is rumored
that m expedition is about to start from here
for New Granada province OF Veragua, near
Panama. II is rumored that "A provisional
Government had been formed and consider.
able money raised.
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Wool GROWING IN THs SoUTH,---A gentle.
man who has been engaged in the wool
growing business in Tennessee, and who
has recently traversed Northern Alabama,
informs the Mobile Tribune th,t the raising
OF sheep that State would be more profit
able than the culture of cotton. Thousands
OF acres' ut Tor nothing else but sheep pas
turrs, could be had for l2f cents per acre.
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tS@ A late San Francisco paper SAYS thai
the churches there have determined to ing
no more loIg metre tune---they being too
SLOW tor the country and people.
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A HoRsE WITH A CORK LsG.-We take
the foluwing from the Adelaide (AustraIia)
Register:
We have recently seen Mr.. Collins mare
Jrwess. II will he remembered that she
broke her near fore leg on the race cours'
in April last, while running for the t"wE
pl.tr. Ampnta, "n was performed by Mr..
Crahb. under whose care she has complete
ly recovered, and is expected to throw a toul
10 Swordsman in about six weeks. Her
condition is excellent, and the cork foot
seems to answer its purpose admirably"
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tY-A man who wa, in prison for bigamy
(marryng two iimes) complained that he
had heen severity delt with for an offrnce
iohich carries its oDn punishment along
icih IL.
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Poor EptroRs.-The proprleors Of the
New York Times cleared $4,000 by the
sale Of their real estate known us the Brick
Church property, few days since.
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A SAFE HOUsE TO SLsEP INA lawyer Of
high reputaiion, in the city of Philadelphia,
was travelling in one of the southern States;
aud b-ng bea,ed one evening, nfter long
days ride, he was compelled TO turn into u
house on n solitary plantation, and ask for
shelter and hospitality for the night. His
request was granted. In the course of the
evening, lie thought he observed something
reserved in the master OF thu hous,, which
awakened his suspicious. He wns at length
conducted to his chamber, which was adjun
ing the family room. There hr dwelt on
the circumstances which had alarmed him,
TIL his excited Imagination was illed with
Thoughts of night robbery and anssnssination.
He proceeded to bnrricade the room MS well
as he could. He fastened down the win
dows; against the doors he piled up tables,
chairs, every thing that was moveabIe in the
rom. While thus engaged, words uttered
in low voice caught his ear, and increased
his nlarn. lie placed his ear at the key hole.
The man of the house was engagedin in prayer,
in family PRAYER. Among the objects of in
tersession, he was praying for "lhe stranger
whom the providence oi God had unexpect
rdy brought 10 lodge beneath their roof that
night" When he got through, our travel
ling friend arose from his stopping posture.
lmagin the change in his feelings. All his
fears had vanished. Though no Christian
himself, he knew that the prayers of Chris.
tians are like guardian angels to The abode in
which they ARE offered up; and went 10 bed
and slept soundly and sweetly, feeling that
the house where God was feared and wor.
shipped, was sdte house 10 sleep in.-Amer-
ican Messenger.
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WAsHIseTos, April 2.-rhe election in
Rhode Island yesterday resulted in the sue
cess Of the Republican candidates for state
officers and members of Congress The leg
islaiure is largely Republican.
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.5v- The other day mn old lady rushed TO
he garden in search ofher daughter, she be.
ing told that the young lady had gone there
with "rake."