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The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-02-06

MARCUS WATSON, Pri.,sr.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-06-26

"TwIsT OF CoTTos.-The Frenchman who
said that the friendship between the United
States and England was mot chain of flow
ers, but simple twists Of cotton" was not fal
from the mark. Out Of 9O0,OOO,OOO pound,
of cotton imported into Great Britain last
year, no less than 7OO,OOO,OOO pounds wer,
from the United States. A rise of one penn,
in the pound in the price Of cotton involves
national loss to England of $2O,OOO,OOO tt
S3O,00O,0OO. The dependence Of England
on the United States for the supply has in
creased from As per cent. Of their consump
tion of cotton in 1901 to 80 per cent. at tn.
present time. "T@ists Of cotton" which bind
such extensive interests rs these, make ,
chain of iron which cannot be easily broken.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-06-26

A HUSBAND SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN
POISONED BY HIS WHE-About month ago,
Mr.. Rosa, of Mandana, Onondaga county,
New York, was taken i'll, and died suddenly.
Last week some suspicious circumstances
having come to light, the body was taken up
and an inquest held, poison discovered in the
stomach, and evidence taken, upon which the
jury returned verdict of wiIful murder
against Mrs. Rosa, who was thereupon arrest.
ed. 1t is proved that she sent to Auburn for
arsenic, and borrowed more from neghbor.
The Syracuse Standard says number of the
friends Of the accused were present after the
Tcnditiun OF the verdict, and when she was
arrested; among them her father, her little
boy, and her sister. The scene was heart
rending. She protested her innocence of the
crime, and called on God rs her witness; but
her relatives appeared grief stricken and in
eonsolable. On the way to Skaneateles she
inquired if she could have the use Of any
books in the Jail, and being answered in the
affirmative, said she wanted nothing but the
Bible. The accused woman is the daughter
Of an old resident Of the place, and a man OF
large property.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-06-26

A HoRRID AFFAIR "A shocking and sad
occurrence took place yesterday, at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Estelle Wczell, at the corner
of Magazine and Harmony streets, in the
Fourth District. 1t appears that the lady has
been divorced from her husband for some
time. Yesterday he went to her house and
met her in the parlor. tie held pistol in
his hand, which he presented nj her and fired,
but fortunately missed her He then threw
the pistol ut her, when she fell. He inmed-
ately seized the weapon again and discharged
a second barrel at his own hend, the contents
of which did the suicidal work in a most
frightful manner. The act can only he as
cribcd to insanity. Most probably he thought
he had killed his former wife before taking
his own lfe.-N. O, Della.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-06-26

MARRIED VS.. UsMARRIEp.-"You've got
no wife, believe" said Mr.. Blank, to his
neighbor.
mo, sir" was the reply,"I never was mar
ried."
"Ah," said Mr.. Blank, "you are q happy
dog"
A short time after, Mr.. Blank, in address.
ing married man, said, ''You have wife,
siri"
"Yes, sir, a wife and three children"
"lndeed," said Mr. Blank, 'you are q hap
py man."
"Why, Mr.. Blank" said one Of the compa.
ny, "your remarks to the unmarried and the
married seem to conflict somewhat"
mot ut all-not at all, sir. There is .
difference in my statements. Please be more
observing, sir. said the man who had nc
wife, was happy dog; and the man who had
a wife, a happy man; nothing conflicting
sir; nothing at all; know what say sir!"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-06-26

issues, and see wheeler something cannot be
achieved for the glory and prosperity Of our
common country. We have now time for a
thorough and effective organization; such an
organization should be made and kept up
until the American masses are thoroughly
permeated with our principles. This done,
the wise and the patriotic, whether foreign q.
native born, will perceive that the Americd1
party is the only one which properly sustains
the Constitution Of the United States, and
when this increasing sentiment shall have
been fix,d d,other organizations will necessarily
melt away. y
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-06-26
ROUGH e. READY.

sv Gen. John B. Walbach, ths Oldest
officer in the United States Army. died in
Baltimore on Wednesday night. He was
born at Alsace on the Rhine, in l76O, enter
I'd the Austrian service, and sequently
joined the French army. While in that SER
vice his regiment was ordered to the West
Indies, when nearly every man in it died.
He came to this country in 1876, and soon
after entered the office of Alexander Hamil-
ton rs q law student. He afterwards aban-
doned the profession, and having procured Il
commission from General Washington, en-
tered the United States Army. He was en-
gagged in the war of 1912, and achieved con.
siderable distinction; and desired to accom-
pany the army to Mexico in l846, but his
great age forbade the attempt. Up to with
in three days of his death his health was in
variaLly good.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-06-26

DANGEROUS ADvIcE.-The Philadelphia
Ledger lately stated that housekeeperss should
know that the acid in rhubarb, gooseberries
and curraEls may be neutralized by putting
II third of tenspoonful of soda in the fruit
without affecting the flavor. All experience
shows this information to be worse than use
less, for, as the Pittsburgh Post says, fruit
prepared in this way should be very carefully
thrown out of the window. 1t is not fl for
the table. The Immense quantities of soda
already used in the culinary department of
our households is a serious detriment to the
health, and we are sorry that any new use OF
this already too popular alkali should have
been suggested.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-06-26
THE HORNETS NEST ON THE BARN. \

THE HORNETS NEST ON THE BARN.
My uncle was reading paragraph 10 the
newspaper, the other dly, to this effects that
certain man found a Mrgs hornets nest un-
der the caves Of his baul and determined to
destroy it. So he took some matches, tied
them to pole, and with them set FIRE to the
nest. and totally destroyed II. Unfortunate
ly, however, the barn was also burned, to-
gether with thousand bushels Of oats, and
lnrge quantity Of rye, hay, and other val
liable stores. The loss was estimated at
from twelve 10 fifteen hundred dollars, and
there was no insurance on the property.
swell, we'll, snid my uncle "Mr. Summons
Dds fooli It's nothing new however, for
I've known the sarne thing done hundreds Of
times"
"Whnt! burn down house to get rid of
n hornets nest?"
ITO be sure, my boy. wha, is man do
ing when he drinks rassse cure disenser'
"Why, uncle il may save his iife."
ut may save It for while, but II Is npt to
destroy It after while. Look at your neigh.
Dor, Mr.. Gruntly; he has been for year try.
ing to burn outa pain in the breast, BY firing
his stomach with brandy and the caves Of
his house are on fire now"
"rhats true, uncle; but then Mr.. Gruntly
has weakness, for which he drinks brandy"
"Exactly, SO has every man who drinks
peakness. The weakness is sometimes very
great. There's Mr.. Carbuncle, who has
been dosing for dyspepsia, burning out the
hornets nests, with rum, till the front of his
house is in blaze. Mr. CarbuncIe's whole
concern will soon be in ashes. / tell you
my lad, many fellow that stands high in
life, is as Lg fool us Simmons. It's all
dead loss, too--no insurance-not farthing.
Mind what say Peter-never do you make
such fool of yourself, as to set fire to your
house for the sake Of burning out hornets
nest.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-06-26

CRUEL WHIPPING.-i1armon O'Ilara, indie
ted at Utica, New York, for causing the death
of his son by whipping and beating him in
cruel manner, was convicted Of mansnughter
in the second degree, and sentenced on Fri.
day last to six years in the State prison.-
Some parents seem to think they may beat
their children as much as they please but
this is mistake; the law protects children
from cruelty as well as dumb beasts.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-06-26

A SEDUcER SHoT.-In Pittsburg, on Mon,
day evening, man named J. p Mclaughlin
met another named Webb Campbell, whom
be discovered to have been the seducer Of his
wife, and shot him, in6ictiug severe but
not fatal wound. The affair happened at
the corner of Market and Fifth streets
Both the parties are stewards on river steam-
boats, but reside in Alleghany.-AlcLaugh-
lin was arrested.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-06-26
For the Athens Post.

THE sLUMBERING Lutte.
Oh! wake the slumbering lutte,
That's lain for years asleep,
And let its strains OF melody,
Make the heart with gladness leap.
Oh! wake those tender strains,
We loved In hours OF youthful giee,
When our young hands were pure,
And our pure hearts we're free.
When fancy painted to the mind
Fond hopes Of earthly bliss,
And rainbow tints were seen,
As soft us rosy morning is.
When our hearts were free from guile.
And no corroding care was there,
To chase away youths sunny smile.
And start the burning tear; -
When friendships golden chain
Had all Its links unbroken,
And the look in kindness given
Was the hearts unchanging token.
Yes, when life was bright wite hope,
As dimoRds sparkling in the sun
And oft has memory wandered back
Since manhood's years begun
When round the family altar,
Death had cast no chilling blight,
And mothers prayers were offered up
To guide her children right.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-06-26
TYPHoID.--We find the following in the
Sandersville Georgian: .....


The Editor OF this paper has been too un-
well for some days past to attend to his dn.
ties connected with this paper. There is
more than usual share Of sickness in WASH
ington county Mt this time. We have been
told that it is SO likewise in adjoining coun-
ties. Our springs have gotten to be more
sickly than our auiumns and our discusses IRE
all typhoid in character. We scarcely hear
Of any one being sick but we are told it is
typhoid-somelhing or other. Whether
this is good sign or bad sign or no sign
at all, We shall leave to others to determine
We know chap that is never free from q
typhoid headache, and an old woman that i,
necessarily tormented with typhoid aching
in her bones, and an old negro that has III,
typhoid sometimes in his head, sometimes il
his stomach, and sometimes in his foot. An,
Us we are afflicted with the typhoid-
something-or-Othert the reader need not b.
surprised if this paragraph should smell O
the same disease as did the old Archbishop
h"mily, in Gill Bias, of the Appoplexy. w
hope the reader will not catch it however
from reading this account Of this horridu
morbus. .r.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-06-26

0TThe experiment of the steam plow is
in fair way Of being tested. One was tried
last week, at FrancisviIe, Indiana. The soil
was quite wet, and altogether unfavorable
for the trial, but the Lafayette Courier un-
derstands from gentleman who was present
that the practicability of the invention was
satisfactorily demonstrated. A number Of
plows were attached, and the soil opened to
the depth Of eight or ten inches. From the
experiments made, it was thought that two
men could plow twenty acres day with the
steam plOw.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-06-26
For the Post.
A WORD TO HONEST TAX PAYERS
OF McMINNi

Unprincipled Demagogues raise the hue
and cry that it is Unconstitutional to dis,ri-
butte the public lands, or their proceeds,
equally among all the States, and yet every
Congress votes away millions Of acres of the
public lands to tho Free States Of the North
West, and some of these States scarcely ev-
er fred a gun in acquiring or defending our
public domain. Congress gave Illinois
enough of the public lands to build her great
Central Rail Road, and establish common
school fund, and the Rail Road pays all her
Taxes! Tennessee has freely expended her
blood and treasure in defence of the Union,
and never has received one cent from the
United States in return, and she clnims her
share of the public lands, not as gift, not
rs an act of charity, but rs an act of simple
and abstract justice. In '76, the territory
now included in the State of Tennessee, was
n wilderness, inhabited by savages and wild
beasts, but in the War of 1912, when Gen.
Jackson unfured the star-sprangled Banner
to the breeze, and called for volunteers to
drive back the British and Indians, Tennes
sceans-noble, chivalrous, patriotic Tennes-
seeans-who have ever been first to hear
their country's call, first in the hour of dan
ger, and FIRST, foremost and bravest on the
field of battle-ralled around the standard
of the brave Jackson, and many Of her noble
and valiant soEs fell upon the battle field of
Talladega, the Horse Shoe, and New Orleans!
When a call was made for volunteers to 90
to Mexico, Tennessee furnished three times
as many as was called for, and on every bat
tie field, from Resaca, Palo Alto and Buena
Vista, to Vera Cruz, Churubusco and the final
surrender Of the City of Mexico, the Tennes.
see volunteers never failed or faltered, but
stood foremost in the fight.
In view of these facts, and many others
that might be mentioned, where is the man
where is the Tennesseean, so blinded and
'oeaded to party, ms to say that Tennessee is
not justly and fairly entitled to nm equal
share, according to population, of the pro-
ceeds of the sales of the public lands! Ten.
nessee has public debt of ten or twelve
million of dollars, many Of her works of In
ternal Improvement are tagging for the want
of the necessary funds, her common school
fund is entirely too small, the people over
whelemed with debt and groaning under n
heavy and burdensome Taxi Tennessee's
share in the public'lands is about thirty mil
lions ofdollars, which would pay off her pub
l'c debt, give US an ample common school
furd, tighten our taxes, and thereby make
times easy and prosperous. and the people
happy aud contspted. Honest farmers, tax
payers, and working men of McNlinn county
without regard to party or party names,
call upon you to read, reflect, decide! Will
you vote for any man for Governor, Con.
gress or the Legislature, who is opposed ia
Tennessee having her just share of the pro-
ceeds of the sales of the public lands! Is il
rlgh: for Congress to give millions of acres
to the Abolition States of the North West
and Tennessee not get one acre!
ROUGH e. READY
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-06-26

BosToN, June lathe Kansas correspon.
dent of the Journal says that the Free State
men of Lawrence, at a convention recently
held, bodily refused to be assessed under the
bogus laws of the sham Legislature; and
Fame, Marshal, sent to make the assessmen n II,
was ordered 10 leave the city forthwith,
which he did.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-06-26

E-A western editor and his wife were
walking In the bright moonlight one eve
ming. The wife was Of exceedingly poetical
nature, and said to her mate, "Notise that
moon-how bright, and calm. and beautiful" I"
"Couldn't think Of noticing it," returned the
editor, "for anything less than the usual
rates--a dollar and 30 cents for twelve
lines.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-06-26
DIABoLloAL ArrEmpr no poIso, Hon.,

DIABoLicAL ATTEMPT TO PoIsoS HoRsts 80
An outrageous attempt to poison tie h.r,
of MIR. George w. Boynion, OF GeorgetoW ..
was perpetra,ed one night last week, by nuA
Ing strvchnine In the feed trough, at the slu-
BILE. In The morning the horses were beirs
fed, when one was suddenly taken sicl sr,
thrown into violent spnsuis. A veterinary
surgeon was called in, who ascertainyd Tho
cause of the sickness, and u pound Of rther
was administered To the horse, which cnur-
terncted the action of the poison. Six horses
were taken in this way, and treated alike,
with complete success. Mr.. Bnynton hud
fifteen horses in his stable at the lime, which
If they had p'rtaken OF this food the nght
previous. would have all died Other villain
GUS acts have recently been committed ir
Georgetown, such as girding valuable fruit
and ornamental trees. We trust that The
villains will be found out, and sent to the
Charleston prison. Boston T'rareler.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-06-26

REAL ESTATE IN SAN FRANcTsco.-As an
example Of the fall of prices in San Francis
co, correspondent writing under date of
the 18th Of April, says:
"a certain hotel in this city, once leased at
$4,000 II year, is now let at $1,000 or ten
per cent of the first sum; think TO what dsas.
ter man might be easily led, predicatng
his movements upon the first named income!
Not far from where write there is II building
under lease ut $50 per month; that once paid
$500 month. But these instances are com.
mon-the ruin and wreck in real estate long
since, So general, they have ceased to attract
notice.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-06-26

INVITATION TO GREAT MEN.-The Augusta
"Constitulionalist" says that Hon. Howell
Cobb has accepted an invitation from his re-
lations in Granville, N. c., 70 visit them on
the oath instant, provided his business will
permit his leaving Washington City.
To which the Atlanta American replies
We, too, have been invited to visit some
Of our kns folks, but are sorry to inform
them that our "public duties" will not admit
Of our absence from hone just now. Sorry
we cant go, MS we could thereby save, for
another time, numerous corn dodgers and
ratiOns OF high priced Bacon?
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-06-26

A VErERAs.-f'he Portland Advertiser
says that the recent election in Maine, in the
town Of Garland, Rev. Father Sawyer, one
hundred and one years Of age, went to The
polls and voted. He has voted for every
President since Washington,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-06-26

BThe Lumpkin Plaindealer says the
revival which has been in progress there for
several weeks closed on Sunday last. There
have been added to the churches in all III
members. To the Methodist, 1874, Baptist,
Al, Presbyterian, 6.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-06-26

speculators make their thousands in year or
day, mind your own regular trade; never
turning from it to the right hand or to the
left. If you are a merchant, professional
man, or mechanic, never buy lots or stock,
unless you have surplus money whch you
wish to invest Your own business you un.
derstand as well us other men, but other
peoples you don't understand. Let your
own business be one which benefits the
community. All occupations possess the
elements of profit in themselves, while mere
speculation has no such elements"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-06-26

tH At the late commencement of the
University Of North Carolina, at Chapel Hill
the Honorary decree Of Doctor of Laws was
conferred on the Hon. Aaron v. Brown, Post.
master General of the United States, IN
Alumnus of the University.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-06-26

tB-It is stated that Scuppernong river,
North Carolina, is Utterly swarming with
herrins. In canal leading into the stream
they ars so abundant that people dip them
up by baskets full. No famine in the Old
North State vet.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-06-26

@ Mr.. Jacob OFT, Of Biloxi, Mississippi,
in letter TO the Commissioner of Patents,
speaks ofa new kind Of grass. He has eul-
tivated It for the last two years, and il beats
anything he ever saw. He sows it in Sen.
tember and pastures it all winter. II grows
In the coldcst weather, and after the cattle
are taken off II runs up to seed, and is in less
than two months fit to harvest. Il after.
wnTds gives a second crop.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-06-26

~A patent expanding augur is among
the latest inventions. II is a curious device,
and will make holes of twenty-five different
sizes, varying fve-eights Of an inch to two
inches in diameter. II is simple, nnd easily
adjusted, and is not linble to get out of or
der, or clog, as does the common augur.-
The holes made with il are smooth.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-06-26
fg-A hoy esrnned from the Connecticut

tB- a hoy escaped from the Connecticut
State reform School at Meriden, was re.arrest.
ed, set fire to the city prison in Waterbury,
in order to burn himself up, saying he had
rather be burned to death than go back to
Meriden. He destroyed the building, but
was himself rescued alive though badly
burned.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-06-26

T A Cuban writer asserts, with amusing
gravity, that the National Hotel epidemic al
Washington was occasloned by u Spanish
conspiracy to kill President Buchanan, and
that the water was poisoned with that object.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-06-26
THE POST.
ATHENS, FRIDAY, JUNE go, 1857.

ATLANTIC TRLEGRAPH.-Extra Of u let
ter rece,vrdhyn n gentleman in New York
city, by last steamer, from Prof. Morse: 81 am
Hospitality housed with our good friend, DR..
Whitrhouse, No. 8 Ashburnham Terrace,
Greenwich. am domcied with him for
the convenience Of consultation together, and
experimenting at the Cable Works. a..
"AIl my investigations into the practicable
ity of working the telegraph with CONNER
ciai speed, between America and Europe,
and study, with DR.. Whitehouse, of the phe-
nomena OF the current in submarine conduc.
tors, gives me only stronger assurance than
ever of its ultimate success, and u usuccess re-
alizing your most sanguine anticipations."