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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-17

The FRIENDS OF THE SoUTH.-Newspaper
readers are aware that the question of Eman.
cipntion-setting the negroes free-is being
agitated in Missouri. At the recent munich
pal election in st. Louis, where the foreign
vote predominates, Emancipation was made n
auestion-an issue-and the result is, Wi
mer, the emancip atonist, is elected by large
plurality over the other candidates, and n
majority of the City Counclmen and other
officers are of the same stripe. So much for
tho German vote-the foreign elemental
st. Louis. Nine tenths of these men are
what are called "day laborers," and think
that slavery is in competition with their in
terests, and they therefore vote to have it
put away. And yet Democracy, under whose
protecting wing the South is induced to mes.
tie, contends that the cultivation and ex.
tension of this same foreign element is es-
sential to the preservation of the peculiar in.
stitutions and the interests Of the slavehold.
ing States, and denource as proscriptionists,
and even traitors, all who seek to throw re.
strctions around it and eonfne it within rea.
sonable bounds. The South will possibly
wake up to true sense Of the subject after
awhile.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-17

PROSPECTIVE LAND SALES The Govern
ment of the United States has advertised
three sales of the lands held in trust for the
benefit of certain tribes of Indians. The
lands have been oil appraised by commits
sioners appointed for the purpose, and will
not be sold for less than the value thus put
upon them by the government appraisers
One sale will occur at Iowa Point, in Dom
iphan county, Kansas, beginning on Tues
day, the 9th of May. This sale is for the
benefit of the Iowa tribe. Another sale
will occur at Paolf, in Lykins county, Kan.
sas, commencing on Tuesday, the Goth OF
May, for the confederate bands of Kaskas
kias, Peorias, Piankeshaws and Woas. Also
another sale at Lecompton, in Kansas, on
Tuesday, the 22d of June, for the benefit OF
the Delaware tribe. Thousands upon thous
ands of acres of land will be thus thrown up.
on the market. For the benefit of the Iowa
tribe $4,000 acres will be sold; for the con-
federated bands 2l4,O0O acres; and for the
Delaware tribe $4,000 acres-making in all
654,( 90 acres.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-17
Disastrous FIRE AT MARIETTA, GEoReI.

DISASTROUS FIRE AT MARIETTA, GEORGIA.
Our City has again been visited by the
sudden and distressing calamity of loss to ITS
capital, loss to its business, and loss to its
appearance from the effects of this devastat-
ing element. The enterprise OF our citizens
was just beginning to recover itself from the
fires in November 1854 and 1855, and new
structures to rise on the ruins then made,
when our beautiful square is again doomed to
show the ruins of another and yet more de-
structive fire. The North West and Western
portion of the square, the Howard House,
Snider's building, Colorado Row, Post Office,
McElfresh's Machine shop and Blind e. Sash
Factory aud Denmead's Warehouse. near the
Depot, are all in ashes, or present only black.
ened walls TO the eye.
The fire originated IN the Drug Store of
Messrs. Sabul g. Tennent, and was commit
nicatcd to Turpentine barrel, in the cellar,
from candle. The accident occurred little
after o'clock in the afternoon of the 18th
inst, and with proper convenience for extin-
gushing the fire, it might have been arrested
in the building where it commenced. But il
soon got the mastery, and swept. with fearful
rapidty in every direction.
II is difficult to estimate the loss of prop
erty, but will not fall far short of s. 25, 900.
Many of our most enterprising citizens are
among the sufferers, and it will undoubt-
eddy dampen their efforts in future. We fear
that our city will never recover from the
present loss.
The insurance on the whole is not more
than 10000.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-17

IMPORTANT GEOGRAPHICAL DIscovERY IN
FLoRiDA--A writer in the Natora Intelli.
gencer announces most important discov.
cry, if one ii be in fact, that the waters of
the Florida everglades have found IN outlet
through which they are pouring themselves
in great volume into the Gulfof Mexico
An area of many millions of acres, hitherto
submerged, is thus to be converted into pro.
duciive fields, admirably adapted to the cul.
tivrtion of the sugar cane and other tropical
fruits. As for the Seminolcs, they will be
left high on dry ground. Should this prove
true, the Pcnnsular railroads would be the
best IN the world, AS by the "swamp grant
the everglades are all the property of the
State, and by her Internal improvement act
pledged to the several railroad enterprises.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-17

DARREsT's COMeT.-The small telescope
comet, discovered at Leipsc, FEBRUARY 23d
and in this country month later, can now
be seen with II telescope of moderate power
although i. will require clear sky to BE-
able to see it to advantage" 1t was nearest
the Sun, March 2lst. II presents the usua
cometnry appearance. The nepulous head l,
about minute in diameter, and the nucleu,
is ms bright as star Of the seventh magni-
tude.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-17

IMPORTANT FROM l.IBERIA.-We have seen
letters from several OF the missionaries EN-.
ploved by the Methodist Episcopal Church
in Liberia, from "hich we learn that furi.
Gus war i- raging in the vicinity OF cRpe Pal.
mas, between the colonists and the natives.
Thirty seven American houses and much
property have been destroyed, and % lives
have been lost All missionary and business
matters were ut n stand
detachment of one hundred and fifty
men had lett Monrova for Cape Pamas, on
board schooner with Elk President Roberts
and Vice President Yates, to aid the colo
nists.- Phil BULLETIN.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-17
J. NJ. HENDERSON, Sec'y.

The LAW OF NEGOTIABLE PApsR.-The
New York Evening Post refers to IN impor.
innt point in commercial law now under dis
cussion in that city, and saws:
The question involved in the case is n
broad one, and is almost az old as negotia-
bic paper itself a. sold coal 10 b. aud took
in payment ,hereNr anote. made to himself
by b. and endorsed by G.. Can A. recover
against e., the former being paved, the latter
a subsequentendorser! The Supreme Court
has held, at general term, both was-ihe lat.
Ter opinion of the two being in favor of the
Plaintiffs right to recover. The question will
undoubtedly be carried to the Court of APP.
peals. In case reported on Friday last,
Judge Duer intimates that he has grave
doubts whether payee and first endorser
can, underany circumstances, recover agains,
a subsequent endorser, aud charge him us
such.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-17

gY Judge Kane, in recent letter, says Of
his son: "His characteristic with us was hi.
sensiblllty to conscientious impulse. It was
This which carried him the second time to tho
Polar Sea, and had God spared him, would
nave made him return there again; for
he believed, as none but the true beortsd
can believe anything, that some of Frank
ms party were still alive, and that II
was the mission Of his life to reclaim them.
lie had chld-like fondness for the affec-
Tons ofhome; but this, and zeal for science.
and ambition for fame, and all else that could
connect itself with motive, was subordinated
TO his one great conviction of duty.n
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-17

New York, April 13.-lt is reported by
passengers on the George Law that Col Lock-
ridge captured Castillo on the 3Oth March,
but the rumor is doubted.
WASHINGTON, April l3.-It is reported
that the administration has assented to the
Sound dues treaty.
The Augusta Constitutionalisi of Tuesday
evening says:
As our evening edition goes to press the
telegraph has announced destructive fire
raging in Macon.
We could not learn the extent of II but It
is stated that the wind was high and the fire
spreading rapidly. No further particulars
obtained.
CHARLESTON, April, l4.-Sales this morn
ing 600 bales at from I25 to lat cents.
AUGUSTA, April l4.-There IL a perfect
calm liz the Cotton trade. Sales could not
be made to any extent except at decline
Of : to ! cent. Holders are firm.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-17

~" When the Nashville Union becomes
alarmed nj the probable course of Mr.. Buch.
anan's office holders, j, is time for all honest
men to look out Hear what the Uncn saws
about the Pacific Railroad, which Mr.. Bucha.
nan recommends 10 be built by the General
Government:
Practical laboring men are much better
qualified to build Railroads than a wrancling
Congress or any SGT of government officials.
1t would be great blessing to the country il
We could have fewer office hoIders-it will
be agreat curse whenever we have to have
more. We believe we had rather encounter
foreign enemy on our shore with bayonets
in hand, than an army of office holders at
home with their hands in the Treasury.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-17
FOR GOVERNOR
DAVID WILMOT,
OF BRADFORD COUNTY.

This appeal from Judicial decision to
the people, is not altogether novelty
Rogues, rascas, &C., often appeal from the
Courts to the mob,-but this appeal to y
party is certainly novelty. Parties, hither.
to, have always stood upon the decisions of
the Courts, and pledged themselves to abide
by the decisions of the Courts,-and the only
instance within our recollection to the con.
trary, is that of the repudiators of Mississip.
pi,-who, being about to be taxed under
the decisions of the Mississippi Courts, ut.
tempted to repudia,e, not only the decision
of the Court, but the Judges themselves.
As for Wilmot,-he will not come within
a thousand miles of being elected Governor
on this issue in the Keystone State. The
great central State of the Union is not to be
carried upon any such issue Of an appeal
from the Judicial decisions to the L ections
and Election days. So says the New York
Express.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-17

PUBLIC OFFICERS AND PoLlTIcASs-Sec.
Rotary Coob, in letter to n gentleman hold.
ing n high office under government, declares
that the first duty OF any gentleman holding
position under departments is to the govern.
ment and to the people, and not TO the party
which he may happen to beIohgto. He then
adds:
Holding, rs You do m office of grent pecu.
mary responsibility, and one requiring your
constant personal attention, Iconnot sanction
the propriety of your absence from your post
for the purpose oil an active engagement in
the approaching election OF your State. No
one regards with more interest than do the
success OF the national democratic party ut
this important period in our history. But
that success must not he purchased at the
expense of the public interest, which might
be the case il those holding high and impor.
tant offices should absent themselves from
their posts to conduct the canvass.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-17

The SALT CROP AT Turks IsLAnp.-A
correspondent of the Journal of Commercs.
writing from Grand Turk, Feb. 9. says:
Salt is abundant here Mt 70 cents Der
bnshe', aud the demand very limited. The
weather Is line for the season, and the pros.
pect Is That we shall have more salt in mark.
ct by The last of March; but there is an ,al,a,.
dance Of the old crop on hand m-Es
Dor ana oait Key, and it isPfa
price VIII decline from IL cents rather !N1b
ADVANCE MS during the early part of the year
salt. '"'
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-17

To REsroSpEsrs.-Wea are in the re-
ssipt Of two communications this week, mel.
Their Of which was accompanied by the name
Of the writer, and Of course they don't appear
Ia our columns. The authors will, perhaps
think themselves badly treated. But it's the
way we treat everybody who so treat u.s.
The communication Of "An Observer" shal
appear next week.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-17

WoMES.-They are a great mystery. Ac.
cordIng to Haller, women bear hunger long.
er than man; according to Plutarch, they can
resist the effects of wine better; according to
Unger, they grow older and are never bald
according to Piny they are seldom attacked
by lions, Con the contrary they will run of
the lions,) and according to Gunter, they
can talk a few!
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-17

81 The American Convention TO nomi-
nate candidate for Governor, is appointed to
be held on Friday, the LIST day of May, and
not on the first Monday Of that month, as
published last week.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-17

DEATHS FROM Poison HoNEY.-The Dade.
vile (Aia.) Banner states that Mr.. Lewis
Kent, of Talapoosa county, cut bee tree last
Sunday evening, and the family partook of
the honey, from the effects of which, two OF
them, son just grown, and n small child,
died that night. Several others were in a
precanous condition when last heard from on
Monday.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-17

CASE OF CoNscIENcE.-A celebrated liuuor
importer in Boston recently had his pocket
book, containing large sum of money, taken
from his pocket while entering church. A
few days subsequent he received the pocket
book through the post, accompanied with a
note, in which the writer stated that after
spending the money, he discovered to his ut.
ter horror that he had been making use Of
funds obtained in that Infamous liquor traffic
lie therefore returned the pocket book, and
would do the same by the money, should he
be able to again lay hands on it.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-17
tR- At the dead letter branch of the Gen

tag- AT the dead letter branch of the Gem.
eral Post Office, Washington, during the
year which expired on the LIST of April, about
TWO thousand dead letters have been opened,
which contained money amounting in the
aggregate to little over 900, md al
ready seven,eights Of this amount has been
restored TO its owners. The number of let.
ters' MS well as the amount of money shows
considerable falling off over the returns Of
previous years.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-17
Observation-Disclosures AND su,cIpr

DOMESTIC TRAGEDY-AluRDER AND SUICIDE.
Tho fact that julius Buchey, citizen Of
Built county, Ky, had killed his daughter,
Miss Bette Buchey, on Thursday last, and
then put an end to his own life, WINS mentioned
briefly by telegraph on Monday. The fol-
lowing are the particulars of the tragedy, as
SET forth in the Louisville Courier
IA young man named John Roby, neigh.
Dor, had been paying his addresses 70 The
daughter, who was partial to him, but the
match was strenuously opposed by the father
Of the girl. lie had an inlimation or mpres.
sion that they were about to eope TO get
married, and on the fatal evening the Young
lady, who was about seventeen years of AGE.
told her father, who had but the moment be.
fore entered the room, that she would nav
visit to neighbor. This excited the suspi.
cions OF the father, who demonstrated with
her, and refused to let her leave the bouse.-
Angry words ensued, and in the heat of pas.
sion he first struck her, and then drew re.
volver and shot her twice, both shots taking
effect, one through her head and the other
IN her back. The unfortunate girl fell dead
at his feet, in the presence OF the horror
stricken wife and mother.
Inc wretrhed man, on the instant of com.
milt'ng the deed, rushed from the house
WIN 'he fatal weapon in his hand, pursued
ny son. VINO had been hastily attracted to
.ne scene oy The report or the pistol. He
.ried 10 seize his fathers arm to prevent
further bloodshed, and to wrench the pistol
from num- but he eluded his grasp, and, after
fetFeallhg few steps, placed the pistol to
na.' I"n mead ana blew his brains out. Mr..
n'',hy was Il man OF some property, and
much respected by his neighbors, and was
over fifty years of age.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-17

H Our exchanges for the last few weeks
have been unusually barren of matters of
striking interest. Fortunately for the readers
Of the Post, the many stirring affairs incident
to a lively locality like Athens, places its
columns beyond the reach of the general
dearth.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-17

81 Circuit Court has been in session
since Monday last, Judge ALEXANDER pre-
siding. Several criminal cases have been dis.
posed Of, and two gentlemen elected to do
"the State some service" at Nashvile-lrv ne,
petty larceny, for two years, and John Ack.
man Forester. burglary, for ten years. The
former claims his paternal home in Georgia,
and the latter in Middle Tennessee.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-17

NATIONAL HOTEL DIsEAsE.- Washing
ton, April la post moriem examination Of
the remains OF gentleman who died ia
Pennsylvania from disease contracted at the
National Hotel in this city, shows deposi,
of arsenic in the stomach. A patient now
here suffers enlargement of the abdomen
from some cause, and with marked symp
toms Of being poisoned
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-17

W The New York Picayune notices q
case of "preity larceny" in very neat man
ner', viz; Pretty Lareeny-A ndy's maid
hooked one Of the best of her mistress's
dresses the other day, but the affair was pas.
sed over because it was done behind the
iady's baek-so there was nobody to testify
to the fact. -
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-17

H-"Great men," says Aristotle, "are al
ways ola melancholy nature" If this be
true, the tax on greatness is more than the
property is worth. For our own part we
would rather be merry with Sam Weller
than dismal with Plato. We had indeed,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-17

MERE Ssow.-We had another ligh,
sprinkle fsnow on Monday night-suiiicient
to destroy the illusions which poets are apt
10 indulge during the "balmy month";" rs i,
used to be called in the olden time. The
weather at this time is cold enough for early
March, and no abatement 10 the demand for
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-17

NEWSPAPER HoAxEs.-The Wilmington,
N. C., Journal acknowledges that its story Of
the defeat of Walker, purporting to be derived
from three of his men who had escaped and
arrived n, the mouth of the Cape Fear River,
was first of April hoax, and is excessively
delighted at the success with which the
canard was pamed off on some of lis cotem-
DOraries
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-17

H We regret, exceedingly, that the con.
tributions which have recently appeared on
our third page should have SO annoyed the
critics of the village. The fault, perhaps, is
not with the poet, but rather from a want of
capacity to appreciate on the part of the pro-
sale reader. Among the staples Of this sec
ton are Prose, Pigs, and Politics.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-17

hcrioS'-better that we should err in action
than wholly refuse to perform. The storm
Is much better than the calm, as il declares
the presence of living principle. Stagna,ion
Is something worse than death. 1t is cor.
ruption also.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-17

WHERE Is THE CoUSTRY?-An exchange
saith that, the Elba Democrat, whose Office
sign is said to be nailed to pine tree at the
edge of the woods, adveriises for nm nppren-
tee, and says that "one from the countru
would be perferred." The nnmportant Quail.
ieation OF being sable to read" is also casu-
ally mentioned.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-17

gB An exchange says it is one of the
sIngularitles of the period in which we live.
that there are more frequent murders. nssns-
STATIONS, elopements of wives with other
women's husbands, and husbands with other
mems wives than at any previous history of
the world; and then there are posonings BY
wives and poisonngs by husbands, elope-
mens OF young ladies with their fathers
conchmen. Elopements to get husbands;
and these IRREGULARITIES" are confined to no
particular locaity-city, town, and country
folks fare alike. All have had their portion
of monotony dsturbers,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-17
THE MINNESOTA LAND GRANT.-The ST.
Paul Times of the 18th ult. saws:

THE MINNESOTA LAND GRAYT.-The ST.
Paul Times of the 18th ult. says:
1t is estimated that the recent grant ofland
to this territory contains about 100000
acres of land 1.-THE most magnificent dona-
tion ever received by any State from Con-
gress! With an extent of territory unsur.
passed by any State except Texas, with n
prolific field of Opportunity and Development
unequalled in the world, and this splendid
bencfce, given by Congress ms the marriage
bounty Of the new bride, it is needless to
prophesy that Minnesota vii! soon vie with
her elder sisters, in wealth, population and
political and commercial importance. This
generous gift alone would make State nearly
as large as Massachusetts. But one thing
Minnesotians!-let us not get drunk over our
luck in drawing prize, and make it, by our
own indiscreetness, an instrument of self dc.
structon.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-17

TEE Town OF MONROE IN RuIYs.-The
village of Monroe in Walton county, was al
most entirely destroyed by fire on Tuesday
night. The Court House and one or two
small buildings only were saved. We re
ceived this information from the conductor
Of yesterday afternoon train, upon the Geor.
gia rond, who obtained it al Social Circle
Augusta COnStitutiOnaisL
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-17

ANOTHER VIcrIM.-IIon. Samuel Bren
ton, member OF Congress from Indiana, died
at his residence in Fort Wayne, on Sunday
evening last, from the disease, il is alleged
he had contracted at the National Hotel in
Washington.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-17
STRISGEYcY IN MONEY AFFAIRs.-The st.
Lauis (Miz1drD Courier, speaking of the

slringency in monetary affairs there, says:
"Tbc most prominent cause il, tina, Uncle
Sam is receiving ut all his land offices and
sub-treasuries, the money which merchants
expect to receive, and should have received,
in exchange for goods they sold last fall.
at is the mana for buying lands, not only
by original entry from government, but by
the farmer purchasing from his neighbour
who takes the money and removes to the
distant territory, and then again invests this
same money in new lands, bought from gov
eminent, which is producing arrangement in
our monetary aflars--in II word, the prom
nent cause of the great stringency is spec
ulation in lands and town lots, and, if this
continues, and progresses as rapidly as it has
done for the past two years, crisis must in
evitably come"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-17

RAILROAD CoNvESTIoN.-The Railroad
Convention, at Bristol, has been postponed TO
the Sd day of June. The Convention is dc.
signed to promote an important object, and
its deliberations will be looked for with much
interest.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-17

ROUND AND SQUARE.-A Dentist present.
ed bill for the tenth time to rich skin,
flint. at strikes me-" said the latter, shat
This Is a pretty round BILL" "Yes," replied
the dentist, "l've sent 1t round often enough
10 make it appear so, and ] have called now
to get it squared"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-17
MOBILE AND Ono RELATIONSHIPS So

ern (Trenton) Standard, says:
Sam. Williams, Esq, has been appointed to
snperintend the Tennessee portion of this
road, from whom we have cheering acco vnts
MS to its progress and probable success. The
work from Columbus in this direction is 60
ing on steadily, about two miles of track lay
inc having been completed. With the energy
with which Mr. w. will prosecute his duties,
no doubt, it will be connected with Trenton
in ~ brief time MS is practicable. By the
last of September or the first Of October the
ears will be in Trenton, and tive will all take
ride"