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

8 LAYING TBE SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.-
The United States steamer irigate Niagara,
except in some unimportant particulars. il
now completed and rs she lies ut her dock
at the Brooklyn navy yard her vast proper
tons and symmetry If build present a sprrta.
Ella well worth visit To see. She will de-.
part to morrow (7ih) on u trial trip at sea,
to be absent about week. Shortly after
her return she will proceed to London Ia
take on board one.half q, $50 miles in Iength)
ofthr ocean telegraph cable. The cable weighs
about ton per mile. The other half is M,
Liverpool, whence m English steamship will
convey it in conjunction with the niagara
to n given postum in the Atlantic Ocpnn mid
way between Newfoundland ana Ireland,
where, after uniting the two cables the
steamers will part company, Niagara sailing
westward aud the English vessel eastward
Owing to the great weight of the cable, and
paying it out, neither vessel will be able Ia
proceed faster than three or four knots az
hour: but il no accidents occur, the gr.a,
work of laying an ocenn Telegraph, which
some years since was looked upon as vision
AIRY and npracticable will be accomplished
in about fifteen days. The steamer Missi--
sippl which IN now approaching completion
will follow aftcr the Niagara and net us al
auxiliary in laying the cable. In order I,
| allow for the weight Of cable and nm extr
supply of fuel it is reported that the Magyar
will carry out only fur Of her twelve enor
nous swivel guns.-New York Courier.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-24

THE FATE OF Henry l.. DoDGE.-InIor-
nation has been received nj the Department of
the Interior conirmatory OF the painful! ru-
mors tina. have been circulated respecting the
fate of Henry L.. Dodge, United States
Agent for the Navajo Indians, in New Mex
leo, and who has been missing for some timr
past. Major kendrick, commanding at Fort
Defiance, sent nut II command to search tor
Mr.. Dodge. and his corpse was discovered at
n point about thirty miles south OF the Zuna
and towards the head waters Of the Zuna
river.
MIR. Dodge being great favorite among
the Navajos, and devoted to then interests
renders this wicked and wanton act inexpli-
cable. The writer states that the Indians
"strnck off the hand that fed them, and
joel like, smote the ben-factor of their race.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-24

WHAT Is MANS CoMPosITIoN.-Prof.H Hen
ry denies that man is made of dust. He
says modern science has established, by wide
and careful induction, the fact that plants
and animals principally, consist of solidiied
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.-
nhere
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-24

CHANGE WRITTEN ON ALL TmHGs.-The
Atlanta Examiner says there was freeze at
that place Friday morning, and that from
Atlanta to Savannah not single field Of corn
or cotton is left standing. On the 18th Of
April, two years ago, the thermometer stood
at SO deg. in the shnde at Atlanta.
The Newport (Florida) Times snys there
was henvy frost at that place on the morn
ing of the 18th Of April. and that ice was
formed during the night.
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New York, April l9.-The Black Warrior
hns arrived with Havana dates to the l4ih.
The sugar crop had been injured by rains, and
IN consequence prices were excited and had
advanced.
Washington, April IS The Post Office
department invites proposals to June LIST. 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 construo-
ton OF the wagon road iothe Pacific.
Louisville, April i7.--It has been showing
here the whole afternoon--is about 4 inches
deep now,but Is melting aud turning TO rain.
The mercury stands at 81.
Chicago, April ls-Eli Griffin, a half
breed, was hung by u mob in Jackson county,
Iowa, for killing John Ingalls,.
On the same day mob entered the Jail at
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 TEMPERANCE QUESTION.
Advertiser, of last week, says
"that the Temperance or License question
will constitute prominent topic in the APP
preaching canvass in our State" And II ap
pears, in our view, as though our contemporary
was little anxious to make up such an issue
his article being the FIRST in.imation We
have met with on the subject. We hope,
however, that he Is mistaken-that the Tenn
perasce question will not constitute promi.
nent topic in the approaching canvass, and we
are confident il will not unless some Of our
democratic friends drag it in. The TEN.
perance people are satisfied with what was
done at the last session of the Legislature;
Ut 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 nre 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 rs In some other States, that
whenever a measure Of general bearing has
been enacted and against which there may be
lingering prejudices in the minds Of the
masses, demngogues and partizans are always
found ready to seize upon snch prejudces
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
at this time, when the candidates nre about
getting before the people, and the spirit in
which he writes about it, if not suspicious of
the conclusion, are al least unfortunate.
There is no occasion, no necessity for, and
no appropriateness in, making the Temper.
ance or License question n 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 intempernnce, or not. Where then is the
sense, wisdom, or justice of making the liquor
question prominent topic in the approach.
ing canvass! The intelligence Of the coun.
try does not desire an agitation of the sub.
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

CHICAGO, April l7.-Af,er the destruction
of the settlement at Spirit Lake, the Sioux
attacked Springfield in Southern Minnesota,
and were repuIsed with the loss of ten or
twelve. A detachment Of an hundred gov
eminent troops pnrsued them, but were com.
PEELED to return for provisions.
ST LOUIS, April l7.-Sunta Fe advices 10
the 18th have been received. Considerable
excitement had been occasioned BY collision
between Mexican named Gruber and n sol-
dier. Grnber shot the soldier and gave him.
self up. He was taken to Jail, when a marty
Of troops entered the jail and killed him and
another prisoner
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-24

The MoRMoNs TO BE SUBDUED.-The
Philadelphia Bu lriin, of last Tuesday, SAYS,
at is reported that the administration has
actually determined to put down the Mormon
outlaws. Col. Sumner is to take force
of one thousand men against the Iowa and
Cheyenne Indians, and after bringing them
to order he Is to march to Utah and eslub-
lish order there by furnishing the refractory
subjects Of Brigham Young. One Thousand
men is very small force for such service,
but it is comfortable to know that the govern.
ment even thinks about furnishing the infa-
nous and licsntions people of the Salt Lake
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-24

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

W We learn from the Macon Citizen, that
on Friday, between II and IL o'clock, the
north side wall ofthe Mechanics Bank Agency
building, in that city, on Srcord street, fell,
with n tremendous crash, into cellar that
was being dug on the lot of Mr. Audouin
adjacent, tumbliug 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
FRIGHTFUL STORM AT ATLAsTA.-Th,
Atlanta Intelliuencer, of the 2Olh, says:

"About 5 o'clock, p. IN, On Saturday last,
our city Was visited with II most terrific wind
and fall OF rain and hal, resulting in srriou,
damage to buildings and fencing generally in
the city and vicinity.
The End Baptist Church, the State Railroad
Depot, Georgia Railroad Depot, City Hail,
and quite number of private residences and
business houses, are wholly or partly unrooi.
I'd, 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

To THE PREss.-Willis, Of the Home
Journal, abiding to the common custom, nj
dinner and other public occasions, of calling
out the press 10 speak, says: Accustomed
only to express himself at the points Of his
fingers, IN editor is called on to speak at
public meetings, ms II |, were the same thing
to pumpto give out It's water from nose
or handle"
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4 VOTER.

GIssos d Cos New GooDs.-Attention is
invited TO the advertisement Of IF. Gibson
d Co.. to be found on next page. They have
a complete assortment Of every thing that
is fine. nice. pretty aud useful. and are going
to sell them little cheaper than anybody.
That,a an
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-24

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

EScOURAGEIsG ABOUT THE CROPS AND
FRUIr.-Tbe Russellville (Ky.) Herald Of
the 10Th, says:
Since our last issue we have learned from
farmers from various sections Of our country,
that the destruction by the lat. cold spell
was not SO great as at first anticipated, al
though il was great enough, in all conscience.
The Tobacco plants we're 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
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 il has been predicted by monoma.
MAC in Europe, that il will come u collision
with and destroy the earth. Such people can
have but little faith in the Bible, and It's au.
thor; and Il would seem that a very small
amount Of common sense, rightly admins
tered, ought to dissipate at once any fears
which mny have obtained on the subject
II the world and the things thereof are the
results Of chdnce-if an accident called them
into existence, aud chance alone had control.
ed and directed the affairs Of tho Universe
from the beginning to the present hour--if
we could believe this atheistical doctrine,
then we could very readily agree tina, chance,
or accident, might do what DR.. Cummings
has predicted, and what some very foolish
people apprehend. But reason, the great
prerogative Of the finite mind, rejects ard
revolts at my such insane conclusion. Every
thing around us, us well Ms the spirit within,
teaches us-yea, forces us-to believe In u
First Great Cause---a Supreme Power, who
created the world and instituted the laws by
which II 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 u wanderer like that
spoken of is to come upon it suddenly and
break 1t in pieces, is 10 doubt the skill, the
wisdom, and the forsstowledge Of the Great
Architect, If it is not something worse. We
are skeptical on some subjects, but on this
our faith is rs large as mountain
:. and we would rs soon avow belief in
ghosts, hobgoblns, fairies, or any other anti.
quated superstitution, as to entertain the ali.
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 farthcst light that wrinkles
| III tue HcuNcHs, tuCc tuc pldHCto III
their wondrous movements, hasdemonstrated
that comet is II Great Nothing with a tail
to it-thats 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 and summer, seed time and harvest,
will come and go-until the great work then
commenced, of outstanding and evangeIiz-
ing the world, is consummated, in despite of
all 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.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-24

~ It is often said that the characters Of
public men are tile property Of their conn.
try. II 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

THE CHINESE SUGAR CANE.-We hive
received from &. NJ. Saxton g. Co., Agricu-
tural publishers, New York, copy ola 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 enoughto plant
two square rods, free Of postage to any par,
of the United States.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-24

A NORTHERN ORGANIZATION FOR 1860
The New York Herald of the 18th instant,
contains the following proclamation extrsor.
binary, which We commend 10 all those who
think the slavery question settled by the
Election of Mr.. Buchanan and the opinion of
the Supreme Court in the Ord Scott case:
Notice 10 the Political Friends If Fremont
The honest aud ouIsp"ken political sup
porters of John T.. Fremont, are earnestly
ad,isrd to form, rs soon as possible, standing
committees aud clubs in every town, precinct,
district, city, or county Of the United States,
aud thus prepare tire way properly TO enter
into the field for the Presidency in 1861
Unless the friends of Fremont b. gin at once
to acl in this way, he and his supporters will
be cheated by the corrupt politicians who ARE
now Seeking the management and control of
the republican masses throughout the coun-
try. Now is the tiue To begin the great
movement for 1860, by forming honest Cell
tres of union and intelligence against corrup.
ton, fraud and incipient revolution"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-24

CLEAN CARs.-"No splitting tobacco juice
upon or near the stove" "Tobncco chewers
are particularly requested not to spit upon
the car floor" In the cars on the Hannibal
and st. Joseph Railroad one of the 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

taH- 1t was reserved for The editor Of the
Holly Springs (AIisS) 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

New YoRK, April 'I6.--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 can Of powder into the furnace.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-24

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

cY The mnn who is too poor to take
paper has bought slab.sided dog, an old
shot gun and a ten cent gold watch. He
educates his children In the street, ind his
shanghais board on his neighh0rs.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-24

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

CHArrAroooA.-The distributing office at
Tuscumbia. Ala, has been discontinued and
the business transferred to Chattanooga,
which has been made distributing Office
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CALHOUN, April 23, 9

CALHOUN, April %, 81.
To the Editor Of the Poa:-lf Col. A. j.
Dopsos will suffer his name to be run as
candidate for Representative of McMinn
county. he will receive liberal support from
the voters OF the Sixteenth District.
A VOTER
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-24

~ The democratic vote in Connecticut
ut the recent election. IL nearly nrthousand
less than was east for NJ. Buchanan last
fall. The snational democracy" of the North
is rapidly running into Black Republican.
ism.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-24

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

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

Ears IN DAnesR.-Ths editor OF the Ma.
yion (Ala,l American threatens 70 cnt Oh the
cara Of his neighbor Of the Commonwealth
and nail Them up on the public square. What
horrible isllows thoss Alsbaua editors must
~
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-24

BARBER SHoP.-Abnsr Balm has opened
BARRIERS Shop, in a room Immediately under
the banner Office, formerly occupied by Dr..
q. N. Bates M Medical shop Cleveland
Banner last reek.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-24

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

F- Gov. Geary it is said, is about to pub
lish book on Kansas. 1t is intended to be
n "sensation book"
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The PosITIos OF THE SoUrH.-The Mo.
bile Tribune quotes a portion Of an article
in reply to the New York Herald, defining
the position of the Mercury, and sppends
to it the following forcible remarks:
The South in national politics is weak
IL is true that il has elected u President
from the North who has, in n large measure,
its confidence. But the peculiar facts of his
election are sufficient 10 show that this does
not, by any means, remove apprehensions OF
the future. In Pennsylvania his vote over
all opposition, was only l,02a In New Jer
sry. lie only received "pinrality" OF the
votes. The opposition beat him $50. Ii
Illinois the majority OF the opposition was
1928. THE majority Of the opposition in
California Was 1928.
Pennsylvania is Tie only free State whirh
gave a III j"riy.
Taking the whole country. Mr.. Buchanau
received tOrty-five per cent. of the vo,sS, tit
~ nine per cent Of the electoral: and yet his
whole vote Was only l,S34.337 while that OF
the opposition tu him was 2,2lI767.
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 at the North lacks nearly
tour hundred thousand vote of q majprity
Of the people!
Thi, indicates change which, II it 90 on
the next tour Years as il did the last fous, IL
not likely to make one very sanguine ofthe
future. Taking the individual States of the
North, the future is darker. 10 1852 four.
= 81. I'D To-.
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"ELEGANTLY DRUEK"-rhe Sacramento
(Cal) Journal, in noticing public dinner IN
that city, says: "The Mayor of the city and
the ladies, &c. We're appropriately and cls.
ga",ly drunk, and HE party separated in fine
cheer"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-24

NIcARAUoA.-Laten dvices are not so ia
variable to Walker. Lockbridge retreated
without firing n gun.
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A Two HANDED GAMg.-The Georgia
Citizen is credlbly informed that one of the
Interior Banks of Georgia recently sent nh
Express Messenger, eight days, successfully,
to Augusta, and each day drew $4,000 in
specie from one OF the "rome eat" Institutions
of that city. This, with another draw Of S25,
900 on another of the Augusta Banks, says
the Citizen, about the same time, caused quite
sensation in Braud ST., and runners were
sent immediately to Savannah for more ''specie
funds" TO meet the exisency! A Savannah
Bank man. ,herrupon, 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 abou, To
be perpe,rated! The answer was: at is our
policy TO keep on hand coin enough to redeem
aHour issues" Comment is supertiuous.
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"Liberty" means one thing" Licentious.
ness" another. Some gentlemen Of the press
seem to think the terms are Synonymous.
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~ The worn, that never dies-The re-
lection that you have robbed the printer.
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GRAND LoDaE OF TssNEssEE.-The Grand
Lodge of Tennessee, !. O. o. F., convened ut
Nashville on the 18th. The following off.
GERS were elected for the ensuing year:
A. A. Barnes, Knoxville, G. NJ.
w. Wood, Columbia, ID. G.. NJ.
w. Cornelius, Denmark, G. w.
John Coltart, Nashville, g. II.
r. II. Barry, Nashville, G. 3.
ID. 3. Mitchell, Unity, G. e.
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ST Louis, April l8-Henrv J. Adams ION
Free State tickst) elected Mayor Of Lesvsu.
worth.