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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-27

AMENITIES OF THE PREss.-The conduc-
tors of the N. Y. Times, Herald, and Tribune,
three leading papers in point of circulation,
and very good news papers, by the way, are
painful illustrations Of the corruptions and
vices inseparable from that modern Sodom.
They charge one another with crimes which,
II proven in court of Justice, would con
sign the whole trio to Backwefls Island, as
gibly as they would talk of the price of
breadstuffs. The following from the Times
is u specimen of the beauties of editorial in
tercourse in New York:
A Vacancy-A First rate Chance for The
Right Sort of a PerSOn,-lt looks as if there
was n vacancy in the Herald establishment
There Is an aching void in its money article.
The department devoted to abusing the
Times is shockingly neglected. Instead of
the usual rich and welrounded falsehoods
which flI its columns, there are only one or
two travelling little fibs, which have done du.
ty half dozen times already, and are now
thoroughly used up. There is the beginning
ola talsehood, which, if well developed, may
amount to something about the Valley Bank;
but, in its present condition, it is bad abor-
ton.
There's evidently an opening in the Her
aid. A first-rate IF is very much needed
there just now. None need apply unless he
can come well recommended, and has a good
moral character.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-27

Or A certan amount Of opposition is a
considerable help to man. Kites rise against
and not with the wind. Even head wind
10 better than none. No man ever worked
his passage anywhere in dead calm. Let
no man YAK pale because of opposition
Opposition is what he wants, and must have,
to be good for anything. He that cannot
abide the storm without flinching or quailing,
strips himself in the sunshine, and lies down
by the wayside, to be overlooked and forgot
ten. He who braces himself to the struggle
when the winds blow, gives up when they
are done, and falls asleep 10 the Stiffness
which follows
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-27

MORE SAD EFFECTS OF CARRYING FIREARMS
The Lebanon (0hio) Citizen, of Friday last,
relates the following sad and fatal occurrence
at a wedding party in that place on Monday
last:
The company had gathered when one of the
guests took off his overcoat from the pocket
Of which dropped small pocket pistol.
young lady present picked up the weapon,
when man by the name of Frederick Spohr
asked her to hand it to him, in doing which,
by some means it was discharged, and the ball
entered the left corner of the right eye ofthe
unfortunate Spohr, penetrating the brain. and
causing death in few seconds Consterna'
zion and alarm seized the party. and the bri'
dal scene was turned into one Of death. The
marriage was deferred, aud with stricken
hearts the guests left the scene, awfully i'm.
pressed with the truth, that in the midst Of
life we are in death"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-27

tg The Evansville (Ia.) Journal of the
18th inst, gives the following account of n
democrat row in Kentucky. TIE Democrats
ofHopkins county, KY, met on Monday last
at Madisonvile, to make legislative nomina-
tions for the ensuing campaign. The aspl
rants before the Convention for seat in the
lower branch of the Legislature were Nor
row, the present member, and Q MIR. Clarke,
brother of Beverly l.. Clarke, the late Demo.
cratic candidate for Governor against Mr..
Morehead. 1t is stated that both Clarke and
Morrow had agreed to submit their claims to
the decision of the convention, which, after
much wranging and excited discussion, gave
the nomination to Morrow. WhereupOn,
Clarke Immediately declared nimsel: an inde-
pendent candidate. This gave rise to-r
quarrel in which the lie and charges of bad
faith were exchanged. A fist fight ensued,
but the combatants we're finally separated by
their friends. Later in the day the parties
came again in hostile collision, when Clarke
shot Morrow in his bowels, inAictng wound
which several physicians at once pronounced
mortal. Clarke was arrested and imprison
ed, and Morrow was endeavoiing to give di-
rections about his temporal affairs when the
mail carrier left Madsonvile on Monday
night. The track for the Legislature in the
Hopkins district is probably clear now for
some other ambitious Democrats. We have
since learned that Morrow died the same eve.
ming.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-27

Eg Something new was learned by the
engineers who had charge OF the first loco
motive run upon the railroad in Chill, South
America. This was, that there is water
whose boiling is quite as much n process of
making stone as one of generating steam.-
They were astonished to observe the Difficult,
ty of getting up steam, within week after
the engine was put on the road. The ma
chine soon became nearly useless. On ex-
aiming, deep deposite of stone, hard enough
on its lower side to scratch glass, was
discovered upon the side and bottom of the
boiler and around its place. Tests, ehemic-
ally applied, showed that it was composed of
magnesia, carbonate of lime, and earthly mat
ter and subsequent observation proved that
the water of the country deposited this SUBJ
stance in steam boilers at the rate of n quar-
ter of an inch week. Distilled sea water
had to be substituted.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-27
THE MAN WITH A SNAKE IN HIS
HAT

DR.. Dixon in his New York Monthly
Scalpel, states that gentleman of the "high.
est veracity" related to him the following
snake story. which beats anything that we
have read lately: Going into an ordinary
for his dinner, he was surprised to observe
the extra care with which gentleman who
took the seat opposite to him, took off his
hat he turned his head as nearly upside
down as possible without breaking his neck !;
sfhen placing his hand over his hat, he again
turned il, aud received its carefully guarded
contents, concealed in apocket handkerchief,
on his haLd; then gently laying the back of
his hand on the cushion, he slid the hat and
the contents off, and commenced his dinner.
The attention of my friend was lrresistibly
directed toward the hat; and his surprise
greatly increased, the reader may well imag-
inc, on observing the head Of sizeable
snake thrust out and looking sharply about
him. The gentleman, perceiving the discov.
cry, addressed him: "Aly dear sir, | was in
hopes to have dined alone, and not an
noyed any one with my poor pet. Allow
me to EXPLAIN he is perfectly harmless; only
common black snake | was advised 20
carry him on my head forrheumatlsm have
done so for a few weeks, and ] am cured
positively cured from most agonzng mala-
dy. dare not yet part with him; all my
care is 20 avoid discovery, and to treat my
pet as well as possible in his irksome confne.
ment. feed him on milk and eggs, and he
does not seem to suffer. Pardon me for my
oyanse-you have my story; il is true
] am thankful TO the informer for my cure;
and to you for your courtesy in not leaving
your dinner disgusted."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-27
THE POLITICAL REVOLUTION IN NEW
YORK


The recent local elections in the State of
New York have demonstrated that a politi-
cal revolution is in progress throughout the
Empire State. Republicanism is rapidly dy'
ing out and the mass of the people are pre-
pairing to make the American question the
paramount issue. The breath Of anti slavery
fanatcsm is nearly exhausted and the people
are returning to their sober senses. The AL
bany Statesman, commenting on the signs de-
dueible from the result of the recent local
elements, SAYS: Thousands who voted for
Fremont have availed themselves of the verv
first opportunity TO signify their und:minished
attachment to Americanism. In scores of
instances, where the Americans were but
third last fall, they now lead all the rest
The American cause has received an unmis.
taxable impulse. Beaten as our party was
in the last contest, the sign and numbers it
displays now are in the highest degree en-
couraging. The circumstances that gave ex-
istence and strength to the Republican party
have ceased TO exist while the necessity for
practical application of Americanism in
Legislation and the affairs Of Government
have become all the more apparent by the
scenes that attend the success Of the Demo-
cratic party. In the future the struggle must
be between the American and Democratic
parties, duu Ol uHu
opposite doctrines There is practically no
middle ground. Ignore the necessity of
American reforms you cannot. To occupy
neutral ground in regard to them, is at least
inconsistent If not dishonest. You must be
for or against them by acting and voting
with the American or Democratic party
Which will you claiml Thousands have al
ready made their decision. Hence the
marked and disastrous diminution of the Re-
publican vote, and the scarcely less marked
increase of the American vote" In the
South a similar revolution In public senti.
ment is silently progressing. Thousands who
were induced to vote for Buchanan by the
cry of mo chance for Fillmore" have already
become disgusted at the duplicity of the
Democratic leaders and alarmed at their
reckless radicalism in urging the adoption Of
a policy which must, if successful, give the
entire control of our government and our in
stitutions into the hands of not only foreign
ers, but of aliens. of men who have not even
become invested with the right of citizenship.
Thousands even Of the most prominent
men in the ranks Of the Southern Democracy
are beginning to shrink with horror from the
brink of the terrible abyss towards which
the Democratic party had in hand with the
most ultra Republicans are now madly hur.
rying, and hundreds of thousands at the South
have begun now for the first time to look to
the principles and policy of the American
party for projections to their institutions and
safety to the country. Al
The issue is already made. Amercansm
or Foreignsm, Conservatism or Radicalsm,
Safety or Self-Destruction. The Democratic
party that 50 long avoided it, and sought by
every conceivable artifice and stratagem to
nut off the evil day when a choice must be
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-27

New YonK, March l7.-The New York
Herald's Washington correspondent saJs the
cabinet had session of six hours to day.
They had before them the consideration of
Philadelphia appointments. 1t is understood
that but Two were decided upon, Joseph B.
Baker of Lancaster, for collector, and Gideon
Wescott as Postmaster. Col. Manypenny ten.
dered his resignation as Indiana Commission
er to. day, in view of the fact that he would
be compelled to surrender his place, Col. Jas.
b. Steadman of Ohio will succeed him. Ex.
Governor Wedell takes the first Comptroll-
ership; vice Whittlesey resigned. Ohio is
satisfied with these two appointments in lieu
of the cabinet position.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-27

"MILKIEe THE BRAIs."-A correspondent
of New England paper writes of the late
Samuel Dexter:
ale was in the practice of walking much
in his Office with his hands behind his back,
and in perfect silence. He had very COM
mon habit of sitting for an hour and more
with his eyes closed, his chair canted back
ward, his feet resting against the wall or
mantel, and while in this position, gently
stroking his nose with his thumb and finger.
On such occasions no one disturbed him
without good and sufficient reasons; for this
was accounted by the students an intellectual
process, and by some of us jocuarly called
milking his brain"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-27
THE POST.
ATHENS, FRIDAY, MARCH s7, 1857.

CRcmB OF CoMFoRT.-A Washington
letter says the rule announced by heads OF
departments to subordinates is, that remov-
al will not be made without cause. lleads
of bureaus were to communicate this deter.
minaiion, to relieve clerks from anxiety
Mr. Cobb has added to the present causes oi
dismissal, that Of dealing in lottery tickets
and frequentng gaming houses. He has al.
SO required the Board of Examiners, sitting
on applicants for clerkships to make their in.
yestigations -igid and not nominal. -Four
years service 10 important places is regarded
by the President as furnishing reason for
change, whether the commissions be expired
or not.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-27
TER Nj S.:

THE POST is published every Friday at 2per year
,ayable In advance, %, IL payment s delayed until
he expiration Of the year.
.dyerfisements will he charged VI per square
or less for the first insertion and ~ cents for
.ab continuance A liberal deduction made to those
who advertise by the year. az Persons sending adver
Elements must mark the number Of times they desire
them Inserted they will be continued until forbid and
charged accordingly.-A
For announcing the names Of fcandidatesfor oee 80
Cash
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An communication intendedto promote the private
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individuals, will be charged as advertisements.
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Cards Blanks, Handbis, &C., will be executedin good
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Alletters addressed to the Proprietor, tpaid will
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Parsons at a distance sending us the names offour
win be entitled TO NTH copy gratis
No communication inserted unless accompanied by
che name Of the author.
e- ONCE on Main street, next door to the old Jack
sen Hotel.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-27

BURNING THE DEAD.-The Paris Academy
of Medicine has set the papers to writing, and
the people to thinking earnestly of return
to the practice of burning the dead. They
say that in the Summer time the Partisan
hospitals are crowded with the victims of
pestilence engendered by the foul air of the
grave-yards in the neighborhood. The vi.
cnity of the cemeteries is constant source
of mortality. There putrid emanations fill
ing the air, and the poison they emitimpreg.
mating water, are held chargeable for the
many new and frightful diseases the throat
and the lungs which battle the skill of the
most experienced physicians.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-27

The New ATToRsEY GBSERAL.-This
gentleman is complimented in the highest
terms by the papers of his own State, with
the exception ofthe jetblock republicans
The Washington correspondent of the New
York Post says of him:
Judge Black, the new Attorney General,
who is called to the Cabinet in place OF
Jones, has been for long time on the bench
of Pennsylvania, where his reputation for
ability stands very high. lie is principally
noted of late for his quotation from Ruth
"Where thou goest will to"--at the Gin.
cinna,i Convention, in which he was consid-
cred to pledge the Key stone State to join
the South in case of secession.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-27

AN AsTRoSoMIcAL FAcT.-A bright star,
named Sirius, or the Dog star, passes over
us in the season called dog-days; and some
people have foolishly supposed that its pres
ence may cause madness, or hvdrophobia, in
dogs. 1t is calculated to be 100000 O00, COO
miles distant from the earth; or $1,000 times
as distant as the sun is. A ray of light from
Sirius, travelling us fast as cannon ball at
its greatest speed, would not be seen on the
earth for 523,2ll years. But this is the
nearest fired star among all the multitude
over us!
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-27

SnEMa A SERMoS.--A deaf person, by
watching the motion of speakers lips, can
understand what one is saying. We heard
of Quaker woman who was deaf, who used
to 60 regularly to meetings, and, without
hearing a single word, could repeat what
was said. One day she came home without
being ableto give any account the discourse.
Her vision was injured: and when nsked in
relation to the exercises, she replied, "l can't
tell any thing about it; went to the meet
ing and forgot my spectacles."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-27

Miss LANES APPEARANCE AT THE FIRST
LEvEE.--A Washington letter writer, who
attended Mr.. Buchanan's first levee, thus al.
ludes TO Miss Lane, old BIS niece, and who
is to do the honors of the White House.
Miss Lanes demeanor wa, digniicd yet cour
teous. She is very handsome, n blonde and
English looking beauty. Her dress was in
good t'ste, for il was becoming her style of
loveliness and position. A green silk with
three ilounces Of black lace and coi6ure of
roses, harmonzed with her light hair and
blooming cheeks. II must be disngreeable
to young lady TO be stared at as she was by
all sorts of people, but as only the i'll bred
and ignorant are rude, perhaps their conduct
shonld not annoy, but merely excited pity.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-27

SINGING AND GIvING.-A woman in Jnmai-
ca was very fond of going to missionary
meetings, and singing with great apparent
zeal and fervour, "Fly abroad, thou mighty
gospel" But whenever the plates went
round for contributions, she always sung
with her eyes fixed upon the ceiling. On
one occasion, however, negro touched her
with the plate, and said. "Sissy, it is no use
for you to sing Fly broad mighty gospel
with your eyes fixed on the corner of the
ceiling; it is no use to sing Fly broad ut all,
unless you give something TO make it ny."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-27

.g- Two slaves of Mr.. Jones of the I'm.
ion Hall, in this city, ran away on Sunday
night last. They tried to take the ears on
that evening for Chattanooga, bat failed to
succeed, they walked to Antioch and took
the cars the following day. One of them,
a bright muatio paid the passage of both,
and the train had nearly reached Chattanoo.
ga when n gentleman of this city identified
them. He was about to secure the mulatto,
when the latter, drew pistol and shot him.
self. The gentleman seeing him draw the
weapon and supposng it was intended for
himself, retrealcd to the door of the car, but
hearing the report and looking back, he saw
the mulatto cut his throat with a knife. He
died in II few moments. The other negro
was confined and brought buck to this city.
--NaShriH Patriot.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-27

A HINr.-"Alo!her," said little girl, sew.
on years old 81 could not understand our
minister to-day, he said so many hard words.
| wish he would preach so that little girls
could understand him. Won't he, mother?'
ayes, think so, if we ask him" Soon after,
her father saw her going to the minister's
"Where are you going, Emma!" said he 81
am going over TO Mrs to ask him to preach
small ="
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-27

w- The profits on sheep in Ohio the
last year, are estimated by the Ohio Farmer
at S6,0oo,oO0, and the whole capital invested
at $50, 100000. The number of sheep is esti
mated at 100000 and the wool elipt last
year reached 10, 10000 pounds-one fifth Of
the entire clip Of the Union.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-27

~ Protare swearing is abominable.-
Vulger language isdisgusting. Loud laugh.
ing is impote. lnquisitiyeness is offensive
Tatng is mean. Telling lies is contempt
ible. Slandering is devish. Ignorance is
disgracelnl, and lnzness is shameful. Avoid
all the above vices, and aim at usefulness
This is the road into which become respect
able. Walk in it, Never be ashamed Of
honest labor. Pride is curse-a hateful
vice. Never act the part of a hypocrite.-
Keep good company. Speak the truth at all
times. Never be discouraged, but persevere;
and mountains will become mole hills.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-27

COlored Persons in Pennsylrania.-The
citizens of Philadelphia and Bucks counties,
to the number Of one hundred and twenty,
recently sent to the Legislature a petition
praying for law to prevent colored persons
from other States acquiring residence in
PENNSYLVANIA.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-27
An APT REpLY.-We Gnd the FOLLOWING h

AN APT REPLY.-We find the following in
an exchange:
"Madam," said doctor one day to the
mother of sweet healthy babe, "the ladies
have deputed me TO inquire what you do to
have such happy, uniform good child."--
The mother mused for u moment over the
strangeness of the question. and then she re-
piled, simply and beautifully: "Why God
has given me healthy child and 1 let il
alone"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-27

l4y- The Rev. James l.. Joyner, has dis
covered on his farm near Williamsburg, Va,
immense quantities of green sand, which is
known to be one Of the best fertilizers ex-
tnnt. Prof Ewel, of William and Mary
College has examined it, and pronounced it
genuine green sand.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-27

SABBATH IN EScLAND.-The Original Sab
bath in England, as established in AID. $50,
commenced on Saturday at three o'clock,
and lasted till day break on Monday. In
the reign of James l., 1906, fine of one
shilling was imposed by act Of parliament on
every person absent from the church on Sun
dav
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-27

The Office of Assistant Treasurer for the
District of New York is the most important
peeuniOry trust under the Government of the
United States. This officer, is, exotiicio.
Treasurer of the Assay Office, and has now
in his charge upwards of fifteen million dol
lars in specie.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-27

The SHIPs Of THE PLAINs-The camcls
which have been imported by the U. s. Gov.
ernment, to be used upon the plains which
lie between us and the western ocean, for
the carrying Of the mails, are reported to he
in the care of company Of tho second cav
airy, in Texas and in excellent condition.
A Texas paper, speaking of the subject says
that it has already been ascertained that
more can be done by six cames In five days,
than by two six mule teams in ten days.
The cameIs make trip from Camp Verde to
San Antonio, sixty miles, and back, in six
days, with more loading than the two wag-
ons possibly could carry; and the wagons
usually take ten o. twelve days for the trip.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-27

sB- The New Orleans Della is not at all
pleased with Mr.. Buchanan's Cabinet. 1t
speaks of them as "a body of duIlards and
patitudinarians thrown together higgledy
apparently forno other reason than
they present the sluggishness of every Sec
ton of the country"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-27

n.y- Milder says he don't believe in the
appearance of spirits in this world so strongly
as he does in their disappearance. lie lost
gallon Of brandy and two baskets Of cham
papne on the late election. t.s r
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-27

..sy- Somebody speaking Of the new cent,
says: "They are a beautiful coin, all but the
eagle, and he seems to bo going somewhere
in desperate hurry, probably because he has
inst rot on news.ceat."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-27

tSs- An instrument called "Shaw's Gar
rotc Sirnalizer,n is advertised in the London
Times, which, when in action, gives sharp,
loud report, and will strisea powerful blow
at the same time. They can be carried in
the pocket, and, the advertisement says, "are
a sure defense against garroters"