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Notice

OF he Remordl Of 1e Land 06io from ouBwA 10 OTTEn
TAIL Cry, ia The Territory Of NBnecq.
TN ACCORDANCE with the provisions Of the act
entitled authorizing changes in the location
approved 81 March, 1883 hereby declared and
for "Norhwcstern District In
the Territory Minnesota will be removed from the OF oImw
9sg TAIL CY in said Territory at early period practicable
Further OF removal will be issued by
the Register and gecojyer FOR said district
Gwen under my band q the city Washington this 18th day
Aagnst, AID. 1857 i"i'" ;"
BY order Of the President:
THQs A. HENf1Ngs
Commissioner Of ne Geheri Land pisSs,
Aug 2o-lawow intel sar.l " - II
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HoWARpiS United States Supreme CouTt Re:
Ill ports 10Th vol, session af ls5s-'7,
This day published. NitH
June 10 FRANcK TAYLOR
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Change OF the Place OF Sale of the Delawar,
. Trust Lands In Kansas.

NOTICE is hereby given that the place of sale o.
IN the Delaware trust lands IN Territory,
take place at compton the 23d Of has
changed and will Osawkce said Territory
day and date.
BY order of the Secretary Of the Interior.
CHARLES T. MIX,
@' Commissioner dd
DEPARTMENT INTERIOR,
Office Of Indian Affairs, April o. 1857
April 7--1awtlJune
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-23

Tbs FATHER OF WATERs.-The vastness
of the great Mississippi River is thus given
by correspondent Of the News Letter, who
writes from Maiden Rock, Wisconsin:
While look out upon the river, three
miles wide at this point, my mind seems to
take in at one grasp the magnitude of the
stream. From the frozen regions of the
North to the sunny South, 1t extends some
3,lOO miles, and, with the Missouri, is 4,500
miles in length. 1t Mould reach from New
York across the Atlantic, and extend from
France to Turkey, and to the Caspian Sea.
Its average depth from its source in Lake
Itasca, in Minnesota, to its delta in the Gulf
of Mexico, is so feet and its width half a
mile. The trappe. on the upper Mississippi
can take the furs of the animals that inhab-
It's sources, and exchange them for the trop-
ica fruits that are gathered on the banks be-
low. Slaves toll at one end of this great
thoro ughfare, while the free red men of the
forest roam at the other end. The floods are
more than a month in travelling from its
source to its delta. The total value of steam
ers afoat on this river and its tributaries is
more than So, 10000. and numbers as many
rs l,500-mUre than twice the entire steam
boat tonnage of England, md equal to that
of all other parts of the world. IL drains an
area of 100000 square miles which is just
ly styled the garden of the world. II re-
ceiyes a score of tributaries, the least OF
which are longer than the Wanted streams
of mighty empires. II might furnish nat
ural boundaries for all Europe, and yet leave
for every country river larger than the
Sainn II anuulfs mira avery venr than the
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-23

FEARFUL EARrBqUAKE IN PERU.-On the
goth Aug, n severe shock Of an earthquake
took place in Peru, by which the city of Pura
suffered severely. private letter received
by gentleman in Panama, from thence,
dated Aug. 30th, says:
"At 7 o'clock on the morning Of the goth,
the most severe shock of an earthquake ever
remembered was felt here, which has done
damage TO the amount of $500,000. The
shock lasted about minute and 45 seconds,
and every house in the town has suffered
more or less. The police have had !22 houses
taken down that we're in dangerous state,
and number of the churches have been COM
pletely destroyed. The damage done is sti-
mated at 100000. The river Pulra. which
had been dry, suddenly rose, in other places
the ground opened, and jets of dark colcred
water were elected. There is no record of
any similar phenomena having taken place
At Paita the effects of the earthquake were
less severely felt"
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SERVED EN- RIGHT.

We met two messengers on Saturday eve.
ming ;says the Louisville JournaD who had
been to Paducah to draw coin from the banks
there, but came away without it. Ore Of
them was from Cincinnati and the other from
this city. On their arrival at Paducah, the
object of their visit having become known,
they we're waited on by a committee of citi-
zens, who informed them that they could not
get any coin from the banks. The committee
stated TO them that the banks had been sub
jected to constant depletion Of their coin by
Cincinnati assorting-houses for the last
month; that, the citizens who expected assis.
tance from the banks which could not be ex-
tended to them if this was permitted, had
taken the matter in hand, and should inter-
pose to stopit. The messengers nevertheless
tried to get into the banks when they opened
The Cincinnati man did get into the door, but
the crowd around the eounter was so grea.
that he could not approach it. The Louis
vile man could not get within two hundred
yards of the door.
We learn that Cincinnati black-carpet
man was pretty thoroughly egged at Shelby
vile on Saturday. He was permitted to draw
the coin from the bank, and as he came out
he was saluted with eggs. He made his exit
out of the place in double quick time, leaving
his horse and buggy behind.
We have another incident in point: A Gin.
ciunati broker made his appearance in South
Bend, Indiana, with carpet sack full Of bank
notes on the branch bank of the State, locat-
ed there. The news Of his coming hnd reach
ed the town BY telegraph, and when he step
ped off the ears he was given by the people
summary "notice" to quit He left by the
next train, a wiser if not a better man.
We agree with cotemporary, that to run
on our substantial banks for coin now is in
famous. The institutions are undoubtedly
good if left alone; but If they are forced Ia
redeem al once, they mast inevitably close
their doors. 1t may be well enough to sell
gold for any price it is worth, provided it be
legltimateiy obtained; but for few brokers
to pursue such course as they know must
inevitably ruin hundreds, aud perhaps thou.
sands, efftctualy stop the wheels Of business
and in the end throw the industrious poor by
tens of thousands out of employment and
force them to beg or starve, is an outrage fol
which the law affords no remedy, but which
the community regards very much as it does
highway robbery.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-23

HONOR BRIGHT.-Times like the present,
test the integrity Of men of business. Like
the crucble to gold, so is panic to the char
acters of those affected by it. An exchange
says truly that
The men who will best succeed in these
times will be men of courage, who will strug-
gle to the last to pay every claim. Compass
sion will also be much needed, for there
must and will be much suffering: And of
all the community he will be the most de-
serving who can find profitable employment
for the greatest number of working people.
Above all things, let personal honor and in
tegrity be- kept above suspicion by those
who have yet retained it. There is no loss
so great or 80 injurious to society as the
loss of these. The word of an honest man,
his bearing and his very look, will inspire
wholesome confidence when banks fail, and
all securities are PROSTATE. The real bank
ruptcy of the country would be the bank
rup,cy of these, should they fail. Alas! they
have already failed in individual cases of high
lrust but the great majority Of our people
will rise from all these troubles with firmer
conviction that Righteousness exalteth a
nation"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-23

END OF A HARD WEEK.-Under this cap
ton, the New York Express of Saturday af-
ternoOn says:
We have reached the end of another trying
week in the extraordinary financial convul-
sion through which this country is worrying.
II il be true that it is always darkest before
the dawn, then it is morally certain daylight
is not far off; for it is difficult to Imagine a
darker condition of things than that with
which the business world is now called upon
to deal. We speak Of "convulsion," not u
"crisis." A "crisis," properly speaking, is
soon over. Webster defines it as "the point
of time when an affair is arrived ut it, height
and must terminate, or suffer a material
change" Last week--and the week before
and the week before that--there were
many among us, who prophesed that The
panic had "arrived at iis height and miist
soon terminate" but at this writing, 1t must
be- cundidIy confessed, the prophesy is as Tar
FROM iulfiment as ever; 80 that, to put the
best face on the matter, we cannot take re-
fuge IN the proverba philosophy that bids
us look out for sunrise when The moon is
gone down, and the stars nre set--and when
shadows, clouds and darkness hover thickest
across our path aud our heads When things
get as "bad as can be"--it is grim consola-
ton that they must necessarily grow better;
and, with the accumulated disasters Of th"
week staring us in the face, we dare say II is
the judgment of nine out of every ten men
in the community, that we have at last reach
ed a condition which entities us to the undis-
puted enjoyment Of that concusion-poOr
rs II is
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-23

A PIcruRE OF ILLINOIS FARMIN0.--The great
granaries of Egypt hardly bear comparison
with the enormous productions of the West
We read of single county in Illinois pro-
ducing over million of bushels of grain; and
we now read from one in the State, who j:
acquainted with what he writes and with
facts upon which to base his reasoning, that
he estimates the wheat crop of Illinois this
year at $1,000, 900 bushels and the corn crop
at 29o, 900; and, says the writer, 81 am
persuaded the conclusions are correct, as al
most any one who should see these extensive
fields would be of like opinion"
The same writer, in letter to the Newark
Advertiser, says of farmer in Marshall
county, where the wheat averages from q
to 25 bushels to the acre:
He would like to sell at once, and IT we will
give him 90 cents per bushel he Will engage
to deliver il all at onr mill In ten days. But
that is the starting price for the harvest, and
the immense crop promises that we can buy
shortly for less money. That is all we car
offer for this week: the next must take it'
chance, and s5 to 80 cents will shortly be the
mark. There are fields here which for sever
al years have alternated wheat and corn, and
there is yet no apparent diminution in the
crop. know of one field which has thi'
year the eighteenth consecutive crop OF corr
upon it, and doubt not this will be as co
pious as any.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-23

A PHILosoPHIcAL REASON FOR TIGHT
TIMEs.-"Money is tight" seems to have
usurped the usual salutation of "Good morn.
ing" The phrase is in everybodye's mouth.
1t is convenient show dye do" from debt
or to to n creditor, as it combines civiity aud
excuse for non-payment.
AS we .ode down from the North day or
two ago, we found money to be the ali en-
crossing topic of, ,conversation--not word
about the crops, or the rain, or even nm in
quiry of the health of"your folks" but, "ter-
rible hard times" "money is tight" II never
see the like" "what be we coming to?" &C.,
&c. But the subject reached its climax at
one of the way stations, where a rough-look-
ing customer with straw hat, the brim of
which was on the point of taking its de-
parture and whose wardrobe was Of a quality
to match, entered the car and seated himself
by the side Of an acquaintance of tho same
order. Neither of them would probably be
able to describe the appearance of ive-dol-
lar bill. avail, how's money!" "Awful
Tight" was the reply. "Wall,H guess it is,"
exclaimed he of the torn brm; and assuming
wise look, he added, VI knew II long ago.
Didn't tell Spencer, when the bank up here
to A. Ga small country town. let forty
thousand dollars TO 60 speculatin' out
West, that it would be the ruin fthis coun.
try! And how the country does suffer, and
we all suffer with IT, The darned fools! I
known I'd come right--rm glad ont, If
do hare 10 take my share!"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-23

W- A balloonist gives out that he has
made the following discovery: 81 take bar
of brass which when weighed on the earth's
surface actually weighs fifteen pounds
When ascend to three miles up in the at
mosphere and weigh the brass bar, it actual
ly weighs by spring balance only seven
and half pounds, nnd again five miles up,
positively only three pounds and a quarter
What is the cause of this! The want OF
atmosphercal pressure on it and the suns
attraction, which becomes more apparent the
nearer we approach his orbit"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-23
SOMETHING OF A FAMILY.-The Quitman
Advertiser, of the 18th Of September, says:

1t will be no news to a great many Of our
citizens, but will do to tell for the informa-
ton of our readers abroad, who may labor
under the deus;on that Clark county isn't
much no how, that we beat the rest of the
United States in the way of family. A
worthy old citizen of our county was in town
last week selling watermelons, when, attract
ed by the likely appearance Of four boys, all
nearly of size, who accompanied him, we
asked how many more like them they had
left at home.
"Well," answered one little fellow, "we
are considerably scattered now, and some are
dead, and good many are in Georgia, so
there amt but seventeen at home"
On inquiring more particularly we learned
that the old gentleman was the father, by
three wives, Of % children mostly boys and
girls, and nary twin among them. Three
Of them are under years Of age, the young
est being unable TO walk. He, himself. is
80 years old.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-23

FASCINATED BY THE GLARE.-The light
in front of the night train on the Central
Railroad may be seen, when coming, at a
distance of some IL miles from the depot
A few nights ago verdant Cracker stood
on the track peerng up the line. When
first tho train light became visible, he
thought 1t was lightning bug or FREELY, he
fixed his eyes in wonder on it, exclaimiDg,
"It's coming-O! Lordy, it's comng!-
There he stood in the way, as IL fascinated by
the bright glare, and soon would have been
run into had not n gentleman pulled him
very timely by main force off the truck. The
Cracker, with hair erect, eyes strained, and
mouth gaping, exclaimed, "By golly!
thought she was The comet'-Sapannah
Georgian.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-23

R- There would seem TO be, says the
New York Express, an intense affection all at
once sprung up among the lending crowned
heads, which may "mean something" portent,
Gus. The Emperors of Russia and France
but recently engaged in bloody war, are
smoking the calumet at Stuttgnrdt, in Wur-
temberg. His Majesty Of Austria has also an
appointment with the Russian--at Wclmar.
The "Rcds" have a suspicion that these m-
perial visits ure suspicious, and need watch
ng-as they themselves are watched.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-23

A lady in Kansas writes To the Boston
Traveller "rhe third finger Of INV hand was
bitten by a rallesnake iva weeks ngo to-day.
As you preceve, IL has not proved fatal,
thanks to pint and half of whiskey, salt
and epr poultces the charming aud doctor
ing Of big Medicine the Kansas Indian Es-
cuIapius, who stald with me night and day
through the worst Of il, soothing me with
his wild and pleasing Indian lullabies, and
Keeping of the flies with his magic wand
a wild goose's wing. Doe. itnot seem ro-
mantle to be tended like n baby by grea
six.fcot Indian, bcads, earrings, amulets ant
alll Bot am over the worst now, though
have had bad finger, rendering my righ
arm about useless.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-23

FAILURE OF MUGGISs.-- Something for the
Crisis.-Muggins has failed. He got in n
tight place, hypothecatrd everything in his
possession down TO his bootjack and umbrel-
la, and finally retreating to the upper story
of The tenement he occupied, took n stout
rope, attached it to n strong raft and deliber-
ately suspended payments, and himself at the
same time ont of tho window, by shining
rapidly down into the back yard, and made
off at round rate just as his iandlady, two
tailors, aud his washerwoman came up stairs
to break in the door OF his apartments.
He retreated to the elevator Of one of our
warehouses though he ultimately hopes to
pay his creditors ten cents apiece rs soon MS
he sells his exchange" (he has an unpaid
bill in New York city TO which he fondy
rives that title.) In the meantime he is writ
ing II pamphlet, urging the formation of"Gen-
eral Suspension and Anticipating Debts
Union" eaf
He has sent us his articles of agreements
one o: which is that the fee of ten dollars. be
'ehargrd 10" all new members, whose stand
ing is to be forfeited il the fee is by any in
advrrtency paid.
Then there are several provisions, one OF
which sauiGis toward a return TO the Sabbat
ic year, upon which Mupgins himself claims
to have nlreadyexprrimentaly entered. He
tells US, in n foot note, that a twelvemonth
interealated Just now, making all collections
and business transactions illegal and void du-
ring three hundred and sixly-fvs days and
six hours, is just what the community need.
p.rhaps Il il. We look upon Nuggns as
"eventually good Chicago Press.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-23

AMERIcAN MULTIPLIcATIoN TABLE.-The
terms are simply stated, and the problem en-
silly solved. Give young man of twenty
Two, young woman of eighteen, n log cab
in and quarter section of land in the "Far
West" Forty years Observation-Disclosures
possessions and about two hundred descend
ants. Read the following statement of fact.
Recently a lady stopped at the Madison
House, Covington, KY, with her husband
and thrty.two children. She was about six
ty years ofa but looked young and hearty.
Ii this can be beat, we are ready to chron-
cle the fact.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-23

ANOTHER BANK PANIc The worst is yet
coming-analarming disclosure has just been
made. Private telegraphic adsices have come
to hand from n reliable source, containing the
assurance that n deep.laid plot is on foot,
which will culminate in certain parties, hold
ing large certificates of deposit, making n
desperate and concerted run on the Oyster
Banks of Massachusetts,, New York, Mary
land, and Virginia. We spread the following
dispatch without moments delay before our
readers, that they may be able to prepare for
the worst that can happen;
"Oyster Banks, Old Virginnv, October g.
Terrible time; biz run on little oyster bed;
everything broke; floating scow, Governor
Wise, Jest in; banks gin out; We left."-Put.
GObbler
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-23

PERskvERAKcE AGAINST DIfFIcULTIFs.-
On the 7llf of July, lS4S, the work of drain
ing the Harlem Lake, in Holland, was CON-
m need, and on the lst of August, 1852, the
official gazette announced that the bed of the
Lake was dry. At the beginning Of the
present year 1900 hectares Of good land
were under cultivation on the site Of the
Lake, divided into 2,5lS farms, and l57 dwell.
lings, and 72l barns and other buildings had
been erected The population is 6,l57.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-23

CIRCUIT CoURT.-rhe Fall Term of
White Circuit Court closed its excited ses.
sion oftwo weeks on Saturday evening the
10th inst. Three State cases occupied the
entire two weeks with the exception Of a
few judgments for debt. The State VS.. Jer-
emiah Baker, for the murder of John Fugate
last spring in Cumberland County, resulted
in verdict of guilty against the prisoner,
and sentence was passed on him by Judge
Goodall, that he be hung on Friday the 9Th
day of November next-his case however,
will go up to the Supreme Court, which
meets in Nashville On the first Monday in
December next---he was hurried off in great
haste and amidst the most intense excite
ment on Friday evening under strong
guard to Nashville, to prevent the citizens
from the mountain region of country from
publicly executing him. The guard safely
lodged him in Nashville Jail on Saturday
evening.-Sparta Times.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-23

The MoNEY PRESSURE AND THE REMEDY.
The following, from the New York Tribune,
is eminently worthy OF the consideration of
those who are suffering from the dishonest
party jobbing of the present and the Pierce
Administrations. We must return to the
good old American doctrine, and that speed
lily, or James Buchanan will bring the labor
ing classes down to his fayorite standard Of
ten cents a day:
We earnestly believe relief is not to be
found in an exclusive Specie Currency; we
think that would plunge US deeper into bank
ruptcy, and cause Us to retrograde toward
general poverty, weakness, and barbarsm.-
II was tho disastrous failure of Hard Money
and Free Trade that forced the reluctant
States in 1887 g TO form and adopt the Fed
eral Constitution. We belicvea Protective
Tariff 10 be the true National Remedy Tor
our present commercial ills. Let it be de-
creed tomorrow that no Foreign Product
that completes with homemade one shall
hencrforth enter our ports without paying
from 40 10 80 per cent. duty, and our Banks
would be all right within thirty days. Conf
deuce would revive; hope would replace des-
pondency; mills, founderies, and factories
would call for additional hands; and at least
half million persons, who have now mis-
erable prospect for work and food this Win
ter, would be fully employed in making the
Iron, Cloths, Wares, &c, which we shall
partly import and partly do without under
our present system. We do firmly believe
that the annual increase Of our national
wealth under the Protective Policy would be
One Hundred Millions more than under
that which now prevails, because our labor
would be far more generally employed and
satisfactorily paid than it otherwise can be.
One way or the other, change is inevila-
BILE. We cannot 60 on burning our candle
at both ends as we for years have dome
And, when we next take up the Tariff and
Currency question as the vital matter, ard
make no shambling, trmporising, half way
business of it. Meantime, since il is moral.
ly certain that nothing can now be done with
ii-our next Congress being nearly all elect
cd-lei US study, reflect, compare notes, and
he ready to net wise and worhily, when next
called 70 act on the Currency Question.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-23

A FAsr MAs.-The keeper Of livery sta
Bile on Cape Cod had habit Of cautioning his
patrons against rapid driving. One day, one
of them came for team TO join funeral
procession. and on hatding him the reins, oul
friend, as usual, mechanically observed, "Don'
drive fastr' "Look here, old fellow" ex'
claimed his customer, aim bound to keep uE
with the procession, IL kill the horse !"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-23

NEw YoRK CITY PoLITIcs.-The newest
feature in New York city politics is the form.
alton of the Workingmen's State Ticket
The candidates have been selected from the
nominations of the old parties. Thus, there
are no fewer than five tickets in the field
Democratic, American, Republican, Abolition
and Workingmen. &
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-23

REDRESS OF lSJuRiEs.--To assume that a
proper resentment for an injury cannot be
shown without resort to violence, (ofspeech
or acton) is rs much us to affirm that horse
cannot be high-spirited without running
away with its rider; and yet this Is very COM
mon feeling.