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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-12-04

ITEM.-Columbus Enquirer of the
Oath ult. says: On Saturday last a
negro WAGNER, belonging to Mr.. Tor
bitt, of Macon county, Ala, brought
eleven bales of cotton to the ware
house for his master, and stored them
taking the usual receipts therefor
On his way home, he was met by
white man who told the negro that
his master, hearing of the high price
of cotton in Columbus, had conclud-
ed to sell, and demanded the ware
house receipts, which were given up.
At the warehousehe Represented him
self as the overseer Of Mr.. Torbitt
giving the same name as overseers)
and the proprietors, knowing that
Mr.. T. had an overseer by that name,
delivered over the cotton, which was
sold at eleven cents, the rogue pock-
eting the funds, and making his way
to parts unknown, The boldest trick
of the season this. 49,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-12-04

! J The Washington Union is pnrticu-
larly pleased with the new Constitution of
Kansas-that part which allows every white
male "nhabitant" to vote, as much as any,
In the course of an elaborate panegyric, it
says of the President, that "he saw the end
from the beginning. He never doubted that
the truth would pevail." We have no doubt
Of II. 1t did not require much penetration to
see the tend" from such a beginning and
such a continuance, rs the Administration
favored. The end was visible to others as
we'll as the President As TO the "truth
prevailing, II depends on what the truth is.-
II the making of Kansas Free State be a
truth-then the truth has prevailed, undoubt.
edly.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-12-04

B The venerable DR.. Smith was preach.
ing to his rural charge one Of the warmest
Of last summers Sunday nights, and while
he was waxing warmer, in his discourse, he
observed also tha: one Of the large lamps at
his hand was wanning, and ready to expire.
Just as he discovered It he was exclaimng,
in reference to the impracticability Of escape
from the law, Which 'oay shall he turn'" and
saying that, he put out his hand to give the
lamp turn to brighten up the dying lumin-
ary, but an officious deacon near the pulpit
seeing that he was turning the wrong way,
and would have putt out ina minute, cried
out-@Turn tothe right doctor!" This sud.
den answer put him out completely, and the
lamp al the same time.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-12-04

The TENNESSEE RoAD.-The Abingdon
Virginian, of the 2lst, says: 10 another week
tho trains on the Tennessee road will run to
Henderson's Mill, about 8 miles east of
Grssneville, leaving IS miles Of staging, and
In three weeks more they will reach Greene
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-12-04

A Nav MovEMEsT.-A correspondent of
the Providence Journal, writing from Dixon,
Illinois, says
"a good move hns been made BY the ladies'
Of Dixon, Illinois. Some twenty of the
daughters of Rhode Island, now residing
here, have resolred that until every factory
and calico establishment Of their native State
is ngain in successful operation they will
neither purchase nor consume any fabric, un.
less of American manufacture, and will give
the preference to the labor Of their native
State. The sons of Rhode Island, also resi-,
ding here, have adopted similar resolution,
md ten Of them will appear next week in
new suits Of broadcloth, the materials Of
which were furnished by Rhode Island facto.
ries"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-12-04

FURTHER BY THE VAsDERBlLT.-Nep
York, Nov. 26.-The Vanderbilt brings
$l,ooo,o0o in specie. Ten Brock is a pas.
senger.
The relief afforded by the suspension Of
the charter Of the Bank Of England was i'm
mediate.
This foreign Exchanges had become steady.
The drain Of gold from Scotland had entire
ly ceased. eY 9t
The Bullion in aeaARaak Of England had
decreased during the wsek ending lith No.
vember upwards of 100000, while private
securities increased nearly three and half
million sterling. -
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-12-04

DsBTs TO NSwsPAPERs.-One Of our ex-
changes says the "Zion's Advocate and East
ern Wntchman," states that Is Of its SUBJ
scribers nre indebted to it over $500. We
could find PARALLEL for this state of things
not SO far from home. ltis the result of neg.
ligence-or, what is it the result Of!
Newspaper subscriptions are infallible tests
of mans moral honesty. They will, sooner
or later discover the man. If he is dishonest
he will cheat the printer in some way-snys
he has paid what he has not-declares he
has the receipt somewhere-or sent the mon
ey and it was lost in the mail-or will take
the paper for one year and then refuse to psy
for il on the ground that he did not su ubscribe
for it-or will move off and lenve It coming
to the office he left. Thousands of profess.
ed Christians are dishonest, and the printers
book will tell fearful tales in the financial
Judgement Southern Baptist
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-12-04

~ Snook's mother and old Mrs. Stubbs
were talking about little babies. "Why,"
said Mrs. Snooks, when [ was baby they
put me in quart pot and put the lid over
me-"
sand did yon liver was the astonishirg Q
inquiry of Mrs. Stubbs.
"They tell me did," was the astonish.
ing reply.
.Well did you ever!" and Mrs. Stubbs fell
to Knitting like one possessed.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-12-04

H A Steam Carringe made its appear
ance in the streets Of Manchester, near Pitts
burg. II ran over the streets like thing Of
life turning corners and lodging ruts. The
driver Of On omnibus, seeing innovation in
this experiment, put whip to his horses and
tried to out run the steam carriage, but the
latter left his coach so far behind, that the
omnibus driver was laughed at by the spec.
tators. Tho steam carriage wen. at the rate
of nine miles an hour with pressure of six
ty pounds. The invsntoris IL John 8. Hall, Of
Manchester.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-12-04

ALABAMA.-A man named John Timer,
shot w. w. Burns, Of Bib county, about
two weeks ago, wounding him MORALLY
Burns then seized Timer, and while he held
him with one hand with the other he literally
cut his neck in two, killing him INSTANTLY
One account Is that Timer was travelling
jugger, and that the difficulty occurred at the
can,p Of fortune.teller,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-12-04
THE POST.
ATHENS, FnIDAY, DEC. 4, 1851.

PuSeKNr.-Ths Alexandria Gazette dis
poses of late prolix spistle Of Gov. Wise
In very summary manner. After giving Il
m insertion as part of the political history
of the times, |: says
ut bristles with italics and 10 ferocious
with small capitals, but the damnge done is
not at all in proportion to the size Of the
charge, or the loudness of the report"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-12-04

sW Judge Clagget, formerly of Mary
land but now of the first judicial district of
Iowa, made rule that lawyers who had cn-
ses in court should not leave without notice.
This did not please them. And TO put his
honor out Of countenance they would get up
one after another, and say with long faces
and juvenile accent, 'Please, thir, may 60
ou.T His honor bore this as long rs he could,
when he had them all put in jail. The Bur-
lington Hawkeye says that mo public edifice,
not excepting the penitentiary, ever contain
ed so much latent rascallty At the Madison
Jail when filled with the lawyers of tho dis.
trjct."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-12-04

CHEAP HoRsss.-In no article is the de-
preston more signally shown than in horse
flesh. The account Of sales in the New York
market is almost beyond crcdence. We read
Of $l6o and $3.50 horses before the crash,
selling at $l5 to $50. The Tribune gives
list of ten nsgs sold at auction at regular
establishment; nt prices ringing from two
dollars and fifty cents to.ffty-six dollars
Also sales Of old dray and clam peddlars and
rag piekers-horse at troh 'euen,y:fpe cents
10 $40.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-12-04

A PARsoN TAKEN AT HIS WoRD.-A wor.
thy Clergyman of New York, (says an ex-
change0 following the practice of his minis
terial brethren, preached recently very
earnest discourse on hard times, enforcing
the duty of retrenchment and economy
Immediately after church the congregation
took him at his word by holding meeting,
at which his salary was cut down from Sl,.
900 to 5000, ~
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-12-04

E Mr.. Spurgeon, The popular English
preacher, says many a man would lose thou
snhds of pounds, and bs able to say, 'Ths
Lord gave, the Lord hath taken away, bless,
ed be the name Of the Lord but If a button
were wanting on his shirt, would get into a
furious rage"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-12-04
WORTHY OF CONSIDERATION.

We find the following In the National In
telligencer, and rs the editors have indicated
by the heading, II is eminently "worthy Of
considerations"
The average annual imports Of cotton and
woolen. man ufactures are about fifty millions
OF dollars; the average annual imports Of
iron; manufactures of iron, and steel are about
twenty-five millions Of dollars; the average
annual imports of manufactures Of silk are
about twenty-ive millions Of dollars: total
one hundred millions.
There is no actual necessity for importing
dollars worth Of cotton and wooden goods,
because we manufacture them ourselves; and
there 10 no necessity for importing dollars
worth Of iron, because we have enough Of
that 10 Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia
to supply not only ourselves, but the resi-
due Of the world; and .here is no very pres
sing necessity to import so largely Of manu-
factures of silk.
Without entering into arguments, II Is
merely suggested that II the imports OF the
articles under thess ihrec heads were redu-
ced one haIf-say fifty millions of dollars
there would be no occasion for pnnics and
financial revulsions. Exporting fifty mill
ions Of dollars in gold per annum is seri-
Gus matter to any country; we can stand
most things, but not that long. Importing
fifty millions Of gold annually is quite anoth.
er affair, and this or any other country can
stand that to the end Of time, as under it
thcre would be no panics and revulsions.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-12-04

~ An auecdots is related ofa young
preacher at city church, who had for his
text verse from the parable fthe ten vir-
gins, and In the coure Of his sermon ex-
claimed: ,6i
"That In old times Il was customary, when
the bridegroom and bride were coming, for
the virgins to 60 out and meet them, and es-
cort them homs--fve Of the virgins being
males and five females"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-12-04


A SIsN OF THE TIMEs.-The New York
Express says-A few days since, Miss J..
g. was walking in the Fifth Avenue, and
was met by man-probably one of those
that have been going about cheering Mayor
Wood4-who deliberately slapped her face,
saying: aThere, take that for dressing so
fine" .4H
Now, Miss S. is as remarkable for her
simple attire as she is for her extensive chari-
ties and lovely disposition--and this wns her
reward for her morning walk to her ragged
school class. A slap in the faee for dressing
30 fnel
Heaven help the American women. Has
il come to this, that an American woman
cannot walk the streets plainly or gaudily
dressed, in broad day light, without being
slapped in the face by one of a band Of mur-
derous villains, whose worst passions have
been stirred up by,s few designing polisi.
clans! A lady slapped in the face! defence.
less woman assaulted. }. ID this America! II
40, who rules Amerieai Is Il the American
peopleI Do Americans slap women's faces!
How many Of OUR countrymen have paraded
the streets shouting abrsad or bloodl" The
McGinns, Manahans, and Pauls. who have
formed that mob, may answer.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-12-04

IMPORTANT RAILROAD SuIr.-VERDIcr
SET AsrpR.--A case Of some importance WINS
triie at Wheeling, last week, before Judge
Thompson, in the Circuit Court Of Virginia.
1t was that Of a suit brought by James o.
Hawley, brakeman on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, against that Company for
damages for injuries received whilst doing
duty upon the road, from an accident alleged
to have been caused by the negligence Of
his fellow employees. The case was ably
contested on both sides, and ELECTED unusu-
al interest, on account Of the principle invol.
we'd. The Hon. Andrew Hunter, and James
8. Wheat, Esq, appeared for the company,
and the Hon. Mr.. Russell and others for the
plaintiff. The jury, after hearing the evi.
dence and arguments, rendered verdict
awarding $4,000 damages to the plaintiff
By dispatch received yesterday, we learn
that Judge Thompson has set aside the yer.
dict Of the jury, both upon the law and upon
the testimony, and, in review of the case
has granteda new trial.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-12-04

H A judge, in Indiana, threatened to
fine lawyer for contempt ofcours. 4 have
expressed no contempt for the court said
the lawyer on the contrary, have carefully
concealed my feelings," IN ,,..5z.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-12-04

H"Jack," said man TO lad just en-.
terng his teena, "your father is drowned."-
"Darn IT," replied The young hopeful. "and
he's got my knife in his pocket" -
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-12-04

Bc The only real love in the world 10
that genuine sympathy for the whole human
race which you 6ndin the breast Of the phi
lanthrophist. 5rf
There being but few philauthrophists in the
world. true love is considerably at . dis
count ...,. =. :. s...s.s
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-12-04

or The Mississippi Legislature have,
by an almost unanimous vote, adopted reso-
lutions censuring Cor. Walker and condemn
ing the Administration 10 the event his con-
duct is approved. ~ "a.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-12-04

CANNOT BE HIRED To WoRK.-The N.
Y. Express says ono Of the Red Republican
(Park) orators told the workngmen that he
had been offered dollar day to 60 to work,
but that he declined to take it. or course
he.did. Would rather 60 about begging and
clustering. Nothing these lazy fellows so
much dislike as labor!
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-12-04

BRrTsR THAN NoKE.-Old Mrs. r., who 10
q strict believer in general damnation, wac
applied to for hoard by sea captain. who
a. usual she put through test Of faith
sDo you believe ali the world will be savsd."
aNo, madam, said he: aflow many do You
think will be damnedr' continued she. ~Oh!
said he, Tdon't know, perhaps million"
"Well' the old lady remarked, In tone oi
content, well that's better than none At slIi
guess, you can come. as0 ss9
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-12-04

~ The Legislature Of MississiPpi ad-
journsd sine die on the lsth. The MiAsissip-
plan says that before the Legislature adjourn.
ed, the House Of Representatives, by very
dsoisive vote, indicated determination to
continue In force the law prohibiting the cir.
culation Of bank paper in that State Of less
denomination than five dollars.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-12-04

2 ~ There is .. lesthsr.yisagsd piece Of
humanity residing In one Of the eastern eisiss.
40 missrly that he drinks alan water, 10 Or
der to reduce the capanisy ofhis ssomashs
tog slowing swsy Pssssoss and -gressrisa
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-12-04
EFFECTS or RsLlorous 1saAIrIro y

ErrEcrs or RELIoIous T'aAIsIso. .--Of Eve
hundred and seven students its six Theologic-
al Institutions. three hundred and thirteen
were instructed In the Sabbath schools, and
the average time Of their sopvsrsion wss
about sixteen yesrs Of age. x 21
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-12-04
EdkTts Ciuciuna.i @ .se.s. ..ll. . story

HMTbe Cincinnati Gasstts tells story
ofa young Kentucky lady. who was so dis
tressed by the death Of . pet mocking bird,
that she became dsraugsd, and while being
taken home from a frisnd's laO Ohio. where the
misfortune occurred, she opened vein in
her arm with apair Of scissors, and when
discovered, attempted to stab herself, but
failed. Il 10 astrangs case Of insanity..
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-12-04

E Judge A. B. Ldagstreet has been
elected President Of tho South Carolina
College, at Columbia.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-12-04

81 Chserfulpess Is the daughter of en-
pIoymenh and have known man to come
home in high spirh from funeral, merely
because hs had the management Of il.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-12-04

MAKE A BEGisSIno.-Remember In all
things that you do not begin you will new.
er come to an end. The first weed pulled
up in the garden, the first seed set in the
ground, the first shilling put in the savings
bank, and the first mile travelled in journey
are all Important things-they make begin
ming, and thereby hope, a promises pledge
an assurance that You are in earnest with
what you have undertaken. How many a
poor idle, erring, hesitating outcast is now
creeping and crawling his way through the
world, who might have held up his head and
prospsred, IL. instead Of putting of his resolu.
tions Of amendment and industry, he had
only made beginning. y -amis
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-12-04

A "PoIcK" IN TRouBLE.-Newcome Non.
ct is poet. He showed us one of his ef-
fusions the other day, and as it wasn't long
we read It. 1t proved very plainly that Mr..
Nonft was one Of those poets who are nei-
ther born nor made. So we said softly, aWhy
don't you write prose, Mr.. Nonft!" Nonft
smiled, and answered like man who could
afford to waive the honor-1Never write
prose-have no taste for it-poetry comes
much more natural, and always write poe-
try, if any thing" "But morn and dawn
are not rhymes, Mr.. Nonftg" "Nos they are
allowable, nint they!" said the poet, surprised
At this unexpected criticism. "What would
you do where the words won't rhyme exact
qyl" "Leave 'em out" we suggested, 1But
how in that case would you save tho eou-
plet!" said Non6t. "Omit the coaplet and
its safe enough" "But that would sacrifice
the thought!" said Nonfit, amazed. $50 much
the better" We answered, getting earnest as
the discourse went on-Hso much the better
a thought you can't express In good verse
mars the poem, and two or three murder Il
ostight. Try prose awhile. Mr.. Non6t-
learn grammar--'tis useful even to n man Of
genius and poet Tax yourself with syn
tax, then 60 from prose to prosody; you have
ears enough, but cultivate your ear; and re-
member that poem made up Of allowable
faults is not allowable poetry Mr.. Nonit
retired with look of extreme disgust.