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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-03
The CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR.
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Editor Possible Gubernaiorial candi.
dates spoke here to day, Hai,on leading in
the discussion. do not propose to give you
any extended notice Of the debate as you
have already heard them for yourself, but
merely to state the general effect. There Is
and could be but ono opinion as TO the re.
suit. Hatton triumphed utterly, completely
and gloriously. He triumphed on every
question that was introduced into the de.
bate. lie triumphed in argument, in wit and
humor aud In eloquence. have never wit
nessed more complete political victory. Il
was equal to Jones on Polk or Neil s. on
Aron V. Our friends were agreeably sur
prised-they were delighted, exultant, juhi-
liant, while the democracy, some of them
openly and all OF them taci,ly, acknowledged
that their champion was defeated. We are
able TO account now for the difficulty at
Fayetteville. il was no, to be expected tina,
democrat crater could submit with pa
tience before the democracy Of old Lincoln
to such a csstiqation as Hatton gave him
to-day, and our Information is that he gave
him about the same there. But the Gen.
erals fsiicuff logic won, work. He had bet
ter stick to his swamp land argument, for II
he rs cast into the Arkansas mud by his
competitor his fall is lirht and ensy. but TO
be thrown across a bard bench might hurt
and cause the "red drops" to dow rather toe
freely. The General perspired awfully
to-day, and big drops too, bu, that is moi
like sweating blood.
But enough of this Suffice II to say that
the "Cedar Snag" bore himself most nobly
to-day. He made glorious fight, and If he
has done as well and shall hereafter do ms
well every where, he can't fail to I've elected.
This honestly believe will be the result
The doom of lshan G. Harris is seaed-the
writing is on the wall, aud it was the reading
OF the decree in large and nnmistakabe let
tiers at Fayetteville no doubt that so rilcd
the Generals blood. But il is not only at
Fayetteville that the letters are to be read
They may now be seen every where in the
clear, open heavens, and their import is the
overthrow of the leader md host oe democ
racy in this contest, and a glorious triumph
OF political truth and right,-Bob Hatton
and the American cause. Yours truly,
NEWPORT.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-03

WATER-SPoUr.--Reports of remark.
able atmosphrrical phenomena comes from
different portions of the country. In addi-
ton to the whirwinds, hailstorms. &C., al
ready noticed as having occurred in New
York State and Connecticut, we have &C.
counts Of n water spout in Massachusetts,
and tremendous storms at the South. The
former is thus described:
1t formed n column of one to three feet in
height, and filled the air to the height of ten
or fifteen feet with large drops and spray,
the whole lighted up with the most brilliant
rainbows. There was noise like the rush.
ing of mighty torrent; there was also a con.
tinual sound, like that when req hot iron is
passed into water. The watrr-spout had the
usual whirling, and at the same time n pro-
gressive motion, and was about twenty or
thirty econds in passing 100 yards, when il
encountered n raiIroad bridge, which broke it
mp, so that it passed away without doing
damage.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-03
An ImpoRrAsr Drc,s,on-Tbe Supreme

AN IMPORTANT DEcrsroN.-The Supreme
Court Of Rhode Island, on Saturday decided
that hank could not BE- taxed on its capital
stock, if the shares thereof were taxed MS the
personal property Of the holders, because il
would be double tax. The suit on which
this decision was made WINS brought by the
American Bank and the Providence Institu-
ton for Savings, against the city of Prov.
idence, to recover certain taxes alleged to
have been illegally assessed upon and col
'ected of those corporations in the year 1866
aud 1856. Under this decision, the Journal
says, the city will have to refund to the va.
rious banks and savings institutions more
than $4,000, with interest upon the whole
sum from the time of payment. 1t is alto
gether the largest amount for which judg-
mens hns ever been rendered against the city.
The decision also strikes from the assessed
value Of the city nearly million and half
Of dollars.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-03

ST. LOUIS, June l6-The Democrat learua
that the free State Legislature met u, Topeka
on the 9Th Instant, but there WINS not n quo
rum OF the members present. On the 10th
they went into secret session to discuss the
pr"pr'ely OF immediately organizing and put
ting IN operation the new government On
the ! llb the Senate elected W. A. Philips
United Stnles Senator in place Of Col. Lane.
he legislature almost unanimously sustain
the convention.
The free State convention met at Topeka
on the 9Th instant, Colonel Lane presding.-
resolution was adopted disowning the ter.
rltorlal government and declaring that the
admission Of the territory into the Union
under the Topeka Constitution was the only
method of adjusting the difficulties.
The convention pledged itself 10 pursue the
application now pending before Cong ress,
believing that measure 81 just, and in accor.
dance with the principles of the past lepisia-
tion OF the country, will be eventually con-
ctded, and announced that il is the duty Of
the legislature to complete the State orgnn-
zatlon. Other resolutions, recommending the
free State party to Disregard the approaching
elections and casting suspicion upon my man
VINO consents to become candidate for the
constitutional Convention, were passed, and
The convention adjourned.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-03

A PicTyRR OF KANSAS letter 10 the
editor of the Columb,s Er,,;,., H.. d..m.
~. ,,;.,, .sY f"'''' '"'' "'".'
"u p'''"'o W h""S"s' rs now presents IL
sell 10 a ois'nierested observer, In which we
doubt not there is more truth than fiction:
Wes,port. No lime 70 ,ss,
have been over n lorce ey,ent or Tho Tar.
ritory of Kansas since I came here. but nm
not pleased with II. Tn. lands nm vary ricb
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-03

IMPORTANT LseAL QUESTION SkrrLEp.-
The hrer Of a slave, under a general contrac,
OF hire, Is guilty Of a conversion IL he hire
saidslave to another during the term of sire,
without the consent of the owner, and is lin.
BILE in an action of trover for his value. [3,
Sneed p. 275 This question has never be-
fore been adjudged in Tennessee, and ough,
now to be known and understood BY all con-
cerned in hiring slaves. The owner may be-
willing to entrust his slave to one man on
account of his humanity, or for other reasons;
but to another he would not hire for double
wages. The owner has the absolute right to
choose the temporary master for his slave,
and if this temporary master shall hire him to
another, that act is Of itself a conversion Of
the property, and the owner NAV ut once sue
for the slaves value. But If after this act of
sub-birIng the owner acquiesce directly, or BY
acts implying acquescence, the right to sue is
waived.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-03

TURBULEScy OF FoREIGxERs.-The Co.
lumbia Is. g. "T'imes" commenting upon
the recent difficulties between Mayor Wood
OF New-York, and the unwarrantabIe action
OF The Legislature of that State through their
appolnters-which, by-the-by, are at an end
tor the present-says:
"This lesson ought to open the ewes of
New Workers. There society il made i,p OF
an imp"ried popuiation, giren to turbulpncy
and a disposition 10 lerel society To Meir
standard. Snch occurrences are never re-.
corded in the S"nth. The people are law
abiding, and hence the Legislatures of the
several States never attempted to pass laws
or annul acts which are calculated TO in.
fringe upon the rights or regulations of Cor.
purations."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-03

FAILURE OF THE INDIAN CorToN CKoP.--
a correspondent OF the Liverpool Post writ.
ing after full advices by the last Indian mail,
rxprrsses the opinion that there will be n We
ry greHt deficiency in the cotton crop of that
country The present year-that its contribu-
ton to the Liverpool market will not am,unt
!" more thar 800, 900 bales instend of TOO.
600 as anticipated. The highest Bombay rs.
innate, indeed, OF the whole Indian crop is
100000 bales, of which $4,000 have aIrendy
been purchased by German houses. The
season has been very unfavornble in all the
cotton growing districts. The October and
November rnns failed almost entirely, and
there will be not only scarcity of cotton,
but grain also.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-03

THE DEfALcATIoN IN OHIo.-The Cincn.
matt Times, of the 18th instant, says: awe
are informed that the defalca,on in the State
Treasury still continues to grow in magni.
tude, and il is now very doubtful whether
sufficient funds can be rescued to meet the
interest on the State debt falling due the
first of July. One of the State officers was
in this city yesterday, endeavoring to effect a
temporary loan 10 meet the emergency,
and ne far rs we can learn was successful
The principal embarrassment grows out of
the fact that it is very doubtful whether the
State officers have the authority to make
such loan. Should they fail to obtain the
money, the Government must call special
session Of the General Assembly. This will,
in all probability, be DONE"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-03
RoANE.

The editor OF the Athens Post denounces
editors who have said anything against the
management OF the East Tennessee md
Georgia Roiroad, as contemplate DO l.
ticks" Oi course this remark is intended for
u.s. Clereiand Banner.
"Of course" Intended for ydu What in
the world put that into your head! Do you
suppose that whenever one of your cotem-
pornres indites paragraph he is necessarily
thinking about you? Really, Baron, such
vanity is objectionable. Besides, we nrc no,
aware that you have damaged the railroad
very seriously. Don't put on such ridiculous
airs.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-03

e7g Some Of the penny-whistle, cross.
roads leaders of the democracy, are trying to
create the impression that the new revenue
law of the last Legislature is an American
measure. This is simply untrue. Members
"fhoih parties voted for and against it. The
credit of the State demanded change from
the old system, and it was found that moth
ing could pass that would meet the crisis
except this law, and for this reason il was
enacted. After it had passed the Senate, Mr..
Stokes, who had voted for it, wishing TO get
It before the Senate ngan with view to de
feat it, moved II reconsideration. But, three
democrats, who had voted agninst the bill,
joined the majority, md prevented recon
Slderation. Those three democrats are Bal
lew, Dean and Brown. II any persons are
particularly responsible for the enactment of
tho law, and merit condemnation therefor,
they are the men. But we do not censure
them. Their vote has been advantageous to
the State, and whatever of disadvantage has
arisen can be corrected by the next Legisla-
ture.-NdShuHle Patriot.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-03

TREASURE TRovE.--A Maryland paper
states that the people residing on the beach
in the vicinity Of Phoenix Island are reapng
golden harvest in the way of digging up gold
and silver coin out of the sand. It is sup
posed to have been deposited on the beach
from the wreck of Dutch galIiot. lost on
dead Mans Shoals" nearly century ago,
and which is said to have drifted on Phanix
Island. The galliot, besides n very valuable
cargo of merchandise, had over million Of
dollars on board at the time of her loss.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-03
PoRTESrous,-Mr. s. C. Hewitt ofcbsr

PoRTESTous.-Mr. s. c. Hewitt, ofChel-
sen, Mass, announces, in the Boston 'Spiriiual
Irlrgraph," series of lectures upon what
he calls "The great coming crisis, soon to
take place in the earth and heavens, consis-
'lng OF % grand expansion of the whole
solar system BY the birth of new planet
from the sun; (2) marked geological change
in the earth, making a Thorough TRANSFERRING
tlnn OF the GLOBE: (3) corresponding political
religious and social changes over thu whole
earth, accompanied by war, peStience and
famine; the whole to be succeeded by the
gradual harmony of matter and spirit COM
monty called the Millennium.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-03

An OLD PATRIoT.-'I'here is a gentleman
in Union, N. H., who will b.. lOl renrs old
on the 7lh of July. His m. is Ralph Farm.
ham; and strong efforts " ere m.de to induce
him to be present at the Bunker tin celebra-
,'"n IN Boston, he having taken part in the
battle. lie declined going, on account of
the distance; and when his son, Il lad of SO
or 90 years proposed to accompany him re-
piled, "if he went, h. didn't want to be both.
cred with the care of any childrrn!" He
don't rem mher of ever being sick, but "be-
llevrs he had the fever or something gu or
80 wears MO"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-03

The PUBLIC PRrNTING.-The New Orleans
Crescent says it cost the government OF U S.
two millions of dollars for printing during
the last Congress. That is about two-thirds
OF what il cost tn govern the country in the
beginning. The newspapers outside of
Washington which make administrations get
little or none ofthis. The investigation of
the bribery and corruption cnse, during the
last Congress, pretty thoroughly exposed the
system by which STAT jobs are generally OBJ
Iained.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-03

NEWS FROM THE Observation-Disclosures
General Gideon J. Pillow, the famous ditch
digger of the Mexican War, has printed an
airy letter on Tennessee politics, in which
he announces to an astonished world that
"ihe Hon. John Bell is on trial rs the Black
Republican candidate for the Presidency in
the great contest in 1860. If he can make
the dstance-"viz; carry rennessee-he will
be entered. If he stall, Seward will be the
man." The closing paragraph of Gidrons
letter is model peroration, and ought to
''silenee that dreadful Bell" forever.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-03

MONEY LtSDING IN CHIcAGo-A gentle
men who has passed the last two month. in
.hira9", snys contemporary, passed an hour
IN ihIs office yesterday. He esteems that
business is altogether ovrrdone there. He
'nf"rmed Ms that there are three hundred
stores to rent in that city, and that money is
exceedingly tight. His own business has
been that "floaning money, which il done
al from thirty To forty per cent, interest de-
dnc'ed, which makes quite hole in n mute
OF one thousand dollars, having twelve
months to run. There il nevertheless n
heavy business doing there, and those enga.
grd in II, Keep up good pluck, though things
look little dark to old fashioned people,
who are not quite as fast" as the times.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-03
Venus IN Hoops.-It is known to tbos,

Venus IN HooPs.-It is known to those
who are addicted to the luxury of early ri
sing, that lhepanet Venus, now the morning
star, looks unusually large at this time-lar-
ger, brighter, aud more beautiful than il ever
appeared to us before. A country editor nc
counts for the fact by saying that Venus has
taken to hoops. Another country editor
gives different theory in explanation of the
expansion, but we won't mention it.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-03

The CoMET.-The disappointment about
the non-appearance of the comet is said to
be great in some sections, and people who
were dreadfully alarmed about the predicted
smash up are now abusing DR.. Cummings ms
an old humbug. The hoax, however. had
one good effect, in this community at least
1t made some people look up to heaven who
never turned their eyes in that direction be-
fore.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-03

IMMIG RATIoS.-During the month of Nav
IL emigrant vessels arrived at New York,
Wlnglng over 27,s4S passengrrs-or nearly
300 COR every day in the month. This is the
largest number of arrivals for any one month
in the last three years.
Nine hundred day! At that rate, IN less
than four months, sufficient number will
nave arrived to constitute II Congressional
District, and give the North one more vote in
the Electoral College. Thus, every year
from the foreign immigration alone, four
members OF Congress are added to the num-
her "re"dy existing-not immediately, it il
true-but, we mean, after the nextapportion.
melt IN 1860 These men nearly all settle
in the North.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-03
saY- A postscript to a letter from ,sovs

sN Postscript to n letter from Leaven-
worth, dated June IS, says:
open this letter to give you information
OF the horrible massacre and destruction of M,
overland emigrant train to California, of which
intelligence has just been received here.
The train, winch consisted of seventeen
wagons, when about u hundred miles west of
Fort kearney, was attacked by IL number OF
Sioux or Cheyenne Indians, who murdered
every person in it-men, women and children
burnt the wagons, and drove off the cattle.
The number OF persons on the train il said
to have been about twenty.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-03

FINE FLoUR.-Three or four weeks ago n
friend sent us Sack Of Flour from Prig-
more's Mill us sample of what that instilu-
ton is doing in the manufacture of Bread-
stuffs. The Flour is excellent The mill is
one Of Clurk's Celebrated Patent, erected by
4. .. McEIwee, which is said to REQUIRE
much less power and to make MS large a yield
Ms any other mill. The Flour sent us we
know is very superior article.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-03

s4S The Aboltionsts are exulting over
the state of affairs in Kansas. The Black
Republican Kansas correspondent of the ST.
Lonis Democrat says: "Atchison has left thu.
territory in disgust. He saw the hand writing
on the wall, and was wise enough to inter
pref 1t without Daniel; and Stringfcllow,
like Fletcher OF Saltoun has seen the folly
OF resisting fate, and has selected Memphis,
Tennessee, for his future residence"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-03

Mr.. WrrcHsR's DRATH.-Mr. ID. II. Witch.
er, who was shot by his son, an account of
which we gave in our Thursday mornings
paper, died on Friday night nj III o'clock.
No intelligence has yet been received of
the murderer. He is n young man about 10
wears OF age, about five feet four or five
inches high, weighing npout hobbs; shout
ders broad; hair sandy inclined to red, straight
and long; face broad, and slightly freckled.-
lie had On when he escaped blue cloth coat,
light colored cashmere pants aud black gaiier
shoes. We know not what efforts are being
made for his apprehension. So horrd
crime ms parricde should not be suffered to
go unpublished.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-03

o. In Marion county, Ohio, a few days
ago,a man sued another for the rent of n
house. On the trial, evidence was ndduced
that the house was haunted, and the jury
decided that the defendant should DO paid
$l6 as damages, instead ofpaying rent.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-03

Hoops DooMED.-Ldies, prepare for an
extreme change in your habits, for Paris
correspondent of the New York Courier saw,
flank rs the reclaimer of 1900, the substitnte
for the full blown rose, W, now behold tho
belle OF 1897 viii come upon us in appalling,
nnmi'igatrd deformity, sans crinoline, sans
basque, sans hustle, sans wnd, suns wool,
sans cane, sans everything"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-03

D5n The Georgia democracy in their re-.
cent Convention at Milledgcville, denounce
the policy of Walker IN Kansas, and demand
his recall. Walker is but carrying out the
programme of the administration in regard
to Kansas; and the administration is bnt do.
ing what its Southern opponents predicted
before its Inauguration. These indignant
Georgia democrats have not been deceived
they were acquainted with Mr.. Buchanan's
antecrdents before they voted for him, and
must have known that he would favor the
admission Of Kansas as q Free State.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-03
Congregational Canvass.

SPECIAL NorrcE We are requested by the
Circuit Court Clerk to cay, that all judg.
nents remaining unsatisded on the Book.
will he collected by execution. IL not settled
BY the 10th July instant as the Clerk ha. to
settle with the Commissioners
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-03

A MEAN MAs.-We see it stated, in one
of our up-conntry exchanges, says the Rich
mond South, that there is man in the county
of Floyd who has two or three thousand
bushels of corr, aud won't sell n bushel un-
less he can get two dollars and seventy five
cents bushel That mans chance for hea-
ven is rather slim.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-03

6TThe Montgomery Advertiser contains
call for meeting of the Democratic party
of that city TO take place tonight, "to TAX.
into consideration the course recently pursu.
ed by Gov. Walker, of Kansas. The public
generally are invited to be present on the
nccnsun"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-03

WHEAT HARvEsT.-Our farmers are in
the midst OF the wheat harvest--the weather
is iavorable-such crop has never been raised
in East Tennessee before.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-03

a TossUEy WoMAs.-Lieut. Hooper, Of
the Arctic expedition, found at Fort Simp-
son, an Indian woman, whose name was
"Th'rtys six Tongues" II Ia to be hoped
that her husband was deaf and dumb.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-03

DEATH OF Hon. LASeDos CHEvEs.-The
Charleston Evening News, announces the
death Of this eminent man, which occurred
Thursday night ut Columbia,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-03

BAsKs.--Nathaniel p. Banks, the Black Re.
publican whom our Representative, Sam.
Smith, elected Speaker Of the last House Of
Representatives, has been nominated for CO.
vernon by the Free Sellers VI Massachusetts
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-03

az The favor of our Knoxville cores
pendent reached us by Thursdays IL o'clock
mail, and of course too late for to-days pa
per, ms we 60 TO press by 2 p. NJ.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-03

~ The democratic paper at Knoxville,
the Mercury, is "dead agin." The atmos-
phere about the metropolis seems to be rather
fatal to locofoco institutions-both pecuniary
and political,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-03

GIRL STEALISG.--rhe st. Louis Repub-
lican states that the abduction of yonng
girls for the purpose of prostitution is be.
coming alarmngly frequent in that CITY,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-03

:S Void Grimes is dead" Mr.. 8. d.
ur'mes died recently in Georgia at the great
age OF one hundred and ten years. lie was
never sick.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-03

SULPHUR Standardization is directed
to the notice Of Hor g. Stanton, Sulphur
Springs, Rhea county.