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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-09

RATTLEssAKE.-Cure for the Jiie.-Hav-
ing heard that rattlesnake and other venom.
Gus reptiles exist in numbers in this coun-
try, and that several persons have been bit
ten by them, am induced to make known
very simple cure. If the person bitten
will, as soon as possible, make a strong com.
mon ley, saturate n rag with it and lay 1t
upon the wound, renewing the application
some 10 or Is minutes, or as often as the
rag dries, it will perform perfect cure in
short time. ! have tried this remedy in sew.
eral cases where persons were bitten by cop
perhead snakes, and never knew il to fall
Among others who were cured by me would
mention Mr.. Nelson Stewards wife, who
was bit bya copperhead. Mr.. Cornelius
Long was also cured by this remedy. II will
also cure the sting or bite Of any poisonous
insect. DIR. GEORGE PERRY,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-09

SINGULAR AMUsEMEsTs.-The old Roman
Emperor who offered a reward to any one who
would introduce him to n new pleasure has
been outdon by the people of Natick, Mass,
who have been indulging in singular If not
new amusements. On Thanksgiving day
they shaved small pig, creased him and let
him loose in field, to become the prize of
the first person who should catch and hold
him. Twelve young men were competitors,
and one of them at last succeeded in retain.
ing the slippery customer. Afterwards prize
was offered for the man who, while blind
folded, should wheel a wheelbarrow nearest
to stake in the large field where the sports
came of. The rivalry on the occasion seems
to have exceeded that of the Olypic games.
Natick is the home of Senator Henry Wilson.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-09

tYA man leaped, says the Boston Cour.
Ter, from the express train Oh the New York
Central Railroad, a few days since, MS it was
passing the Herkimer depot, at fearful rate
of speed. He was hurled along, heels over
head, distance of fifty four feet upon the
ground before recovering possession of his
natural locomotive powers. His face was
scratched in doing the feat. He deliberate.
ly walked to n stream Of water near BY
washed his face, and went about his bus.
inpsa
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-09

SUCH IS LIFE.-M'lle Rachel, who,
twenty years ago, was a seller of bon
boms and singer of ballads in the
streets and cafes of Paris, has just had
a large barge built at Marseilles, in
the style of the ancient barge of Cleo
patra, at a cost of,S5,O00, which is to
be taken to Egypt and placed on the
Nile, wherein the little Hebrew damsel
may luxuriate among the crocodiles
of that famed river. Such are the
mutations of fortune. The Arabian
Night Tales are not more fabulous
than the history of this whilom bon
bon QrttSte.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-09

tB- Mr.. Willis, 10 the Home Journal,
thus gives the leading features of the New
York fashions:
"Broadway had its two leading features
men striving to outdress the fact that life
had been to them future, and unloved look
ing women trying the escape valve of mili.
merry for their wasted Tres. Equipages are
improving in style. Boards and mustachios
are att frghtfu stage Of experiment Dan.
dies are wearing lace OF the ties of their era.
watts, and, with the Observation-Disclosures Of
ready made clothes,' he population looks
most stereotypically fr@ and equal"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-09

New CONFERENCE.-The police have just
discovered the existence Of new counterfeit
bill, ready to be put into circulation in our
city. 1t is of the denomination of 81, on the
Northern Bank of Kentucky. The vignette
is female seated, holding in her hand scroll
bearing the inscripiia4s: 7zskor,hern Bank of
Kentucky" in the distance railroad. On the
left end, likeness ofClay at top; figure l at
bottom-on the right end, head of Washing.
ton; denomination of the note, and near the
upper corner head Of semale,-St Louis
Neps.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-09
MR.. MARSHALLS EUIOGY ON MR.
CLAY.


During the recent political canvass, Captain
Thos. F. Marshall delivered n speech at Gov.
ino,on. and devo,sd n nor,;on NJ n IN tho l;e.
, a, o., '. :
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some OF his friends, that portion OF his speech
has been published in the Frank fort Common.
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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-09

A NOVEL DUEL.-They have novel way
of doing things in Texas. The Austin State
Times gives the following particulars of q
duel which took place recently in De Witt
county:
"Two men came to drinking establish.
ment, drank to gether, conversed some mo-
ments in nm under tone, went small dis
lance to gether, measured the ground, took
their positions and commenced fighting with
pistols. At the third fire one OF them was
wounded. His antagonist helped him into
wagon which was passing, and road off,
Neither of the parties was known to the
spectators, nor has Il been ascertained wheth
er the wounded man has died."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-09

sB% The wood trade at Chicago
must be a hourishing business. The
Tribune of December 4th says:
ut is not considered much of a
trick to stretch two cords of wood in.
to three; or even three tofve cords
The hucksters pay, say six dollars
per cord at the yard for 'berch and
maple'-or twelve dollars for the
two cords, and retailsit to green pur
chasers for three cords at eight dol
lars delivered, making twelve dollars
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-09

Ee-I In tn. South Carolina House Of Rep
sesentatives bill was recently introduced to
increase the pay Of the members from three
l." five dollars day. After due consider.
alton II was passed by ncclamation, by a
large majority; but some waegish member
insisted upon the ayes and nays being called,
upon which vote the bill was rejected by
seventy one Ia forty.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-09

Later FROM CALIF"RkiA.-New York
Dsc. 29.-Thr steamer Illinois, from A-pin.
wall, with the California mails to the 5ih
lust, arrived here to-day. She brings three
hundred passengers and Sl,7oo,0Oo in gold.
The news is generally unimpor:ant. In
some Of the mining districts there has been
a series Of good rains.
Money il unchanged and business dull.
Hammond, the rx-C"Iirc,or OF San Fran
cisco, hns been acquitted from the cl'"rge OF
defrauding the U. s. Government while in
Office.
The Panama Star confirms the accounts
received here rom Nicaragua by the Ten
nessre, but furnishes nothing new.
The British dee, lind arrived ut Panama
and was about to blockade Immediately the
commercial ports "t New Grenada.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-09
MAN KILLED IN RuAsE.-The Knoxville

MAN KILLED IN RoAEE-1he Knoxville
Register Of lns. week says:
ave understand that man named Brown
sas shat and instantly killed by another nam.
ed Lacey, the other day in Roane county
The nff,ir occurred at the house ot Lacey,
about five miles above Kingston, IN The Ten
nessee river. "A quarrel having arisen be-
tween them, Lacey ordered Brown to leave
his house, which lie did, md us he passed
through the gate, some ten or fifteen steps
from the house, Lacey shot him in the back
with rifle, the ball passing directly through
his heart. Lacey was arrested nnd lodged in
the Jail ut Kingston. So the affair is report
I'd to w,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-09

FINDING THE BODIES OF Drowned PERSONS.
The following extract of letter from
Herkimer county, New York, to a gentle.
man in this city, may be worth publishing
for practical purposes
One Of Mr.. Gains little boys was drowned
last week in our canal. They raked the ca.
nal, fired cannon over the water, all to no
purpose. They did not succeed in finding
the body till lady on boat recommended
them to take q loaf of bread, make q hole in
it, put in some quicksilver ard fasten it in,
and then put the bread on the water, and Il
would float until il came TO the child. She
said she had seen it operate with success
No one had anv faith, but they tried II; and
sure, the bread ioated few rods, and then
stopped. A boat came along and drove It
from its place, but rs soon as the boat pass-
ed 1t returned to she same spot, md they
took hook and found the child in that
place. He had been in the canal two days.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-09

HoRRmLE SroRY..--The New. York cor
respondent Of the PhiladelphIa Inquirer thua
writes: ...s. ~
twill be remembered that the late Corpo.
ration Attorney, Lorenzo B. Shepard, Esq,
was some three months ago found dead In
his room, after retiring the night previous 10
good health. The physicians reported the
cause Of his death to be congestion Of the
heart and the cononer's jury returned q YER.
dict in accordance Herewith. The body Of
Mr.. Shepard was placed In receiving vault,
preparatory 10 It's final interment IN the family
burial ground. A few days sgo Mrs. Shepard
ordered ths remains of her deceased husband
to be taken from the vault but those employ
ed for The purpose were horror struck on
finding the body removed several feet from
the coffin, the shroud torn into threds, and
covered with blood, giving the impression
that Mr. Shepard had only been lying In .
trance, and had recovered nfter being placed
in the vault. This seems almost too horrible
for belief, and understand that relaiion Of
Mr.. Shepard denies the truth Of the report,
and assevts that such could not have been tis
case, froli the iact tfa{ the body was packed
10 ice for over two dsbk prvstoi3S sriee b6igg
| placed IN the vault. On the other hnnd, there
arc those who csntesd that Mr.. SHEPARD wss
not dead at the time Of placing fis body into
the vault, and that certain facts are IN possss-
sion of the family which 90 TO show the truth
Of their assertions. sa E.se.s' >
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-09

FoREIcK.-Thc steamer Fulton arrived ut
New York on the 3lst, with dates 10 the
l4th ull.
Liverpool Cotton market firm. Prices in
favor If sellers. Flour and Wheat both de-
clined slightly.
Trade satisfactory. Persia accepts Eng
lands declaration of war. The Neufchatel
question IL very serious.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-09

NJoYMENTs.-Southey says, in
one of his letters: "I have told you of
the Spaniard who always put on his
spectacles when about to eatcherries,
that they might look bigger and more
tempting. In like manner, I make
the most of my enjoyments; and
though do not cast my eyes away,
pack them in as little compass as l
can for myself, and never let them
annoy Others"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-09
ty- The Oswego Times says:WWe ar,

IY- The Oswego Times says:"We are
told on the most undoubted authority, that
there is in this city man who lives with
two wives, at the same time, and in the same
house! The two ladies' seem to be excellent
friends and perfectly satisfied with the ar.
rangement, while the husband bestows every
favor aud kindness upon them, taking both
with him to the theatre, concerts, &C."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-09

Iowa INsTRUcriSG HER SENAToRs.-The
lava Senate on the 4,h inst, passed the fol.
lowing resolution:
uI'hat the committee on federal relations
-rspart joint resolution instructing our Sell
sturs and requesting Representatives in Con'
gress to support the admission OF Kansns
into the Union with her Topeka, Tree State,
Constitution
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-09

WATER BY BoRISe.--A subteranean river
has been struck by the persons engaged in
boring an artesian well at Henderson, KY,
from which a jet ofwatsris forced up through
the bore and thrown TO the hight Of iifty feet
above the surface Of the ground.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-09

A DEMOCRATIC OFFICIAL.-Jere-
my Murphy, being a true Democrat,
has been employed in the Boston Gus
tom House at two dollars day for
the last two years, and during all that
time his thrifty wife Hannah, has been
drawing her support from the over
seers of the poor as Q "widdy with
three small childers." They have
lust found her out.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-09

WORTH A TRIAL..-A farmer In southern
Alabama advises persons smoking hams, to
throw upon the fire occasionally handful
Of china berries, which he says will be m
effsctual preventive against skippers. Il is
worth trying anyhow.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-09

A NOVEL TEAM.-A New York paper says:
"The most decided novelty seen for long
time was yesterday to be seen in the
streets Of Brooklyn. 1t was a splendid
team of Moose Deer, harnessed to n light
wagon and travelling at a ve.y fair pace. The
eccentric drive. had to ply the whip pretty
frequently to overcome the timdity Of the
animals, which otherwise performed all the
fnnctions of horses to o marvel"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-09

~ A boy named Burbank, only sixteen
years old, was fatally wounded u one Of
Walkers fights in Nicaragua. he was the
sop Of wealthy parents in Kentucky, and Ian
swny from tie military school in that State,
for he had heard Of battles, and longed, &C.,
like young Norval
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-09

~ Gen. Per.iter +. Smith was nominal.
cd to the Senate aud unanimously confirmed
to the new Brigndiership in the army, which
Office was created by the last Congress.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-09

LOUISVILLE, Dec. 3l.-'rhs Medical de.
partment OF the University, including the
Library, Labratory and Museum, burnt
Loss 100000.
The greater part Of the dispatches con.
cerning the negro insurect,ons are humbugs.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-09

OSR OF THE DAScEs.-Bayard Taylor,
writing from village in Germany, thus
speaks of tone of the Dances
One Of the dances was called PolonaIse,
and consisted in the whole company follow
ing the leader, who was Schmid's son. He
danced us down stairs into the street, across
the brook and up again, winding up with q
rapid gallop. After while the leader came
up with glass Of some dark beverage,
which he insisted on our drinking. tasted
ii; 1t was schnaps, the most villianous kind
of brandy, and as strong as 1t was bad One
taste was sufficient, but II was no sooner
offered to the strong Elizabeth than she
emptied the glass without changing muscle
of countenance. The quantity Of this vile
drink consumed by the peasant girls, without
any apparent effect, surprised me. It WINS a
stronger proof than had yet had of the
vigor of their constitutions"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-09

A LEAP YEAR FEAT.-A Southern ex-
change says that three girls in Texas, Last
month, went out visiting, and returned in q
week, each with IN Indian husband.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-09

AI.ucKY MuslcIAs "A blind hand organist
who went about the streets Of Rochester,
N. y, with pale, sickly little daughter, has
fallen heir to an estate in Wales, snid to be
worth el,00O000.-A prominent legal firm
in that city is now engaged in making out
the necessary papers.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-09

E Information is wanted Of John Nc.
Carthy, printer, who left Buffalo on the
4th OF November last Advise Ann McCar.
thy, Buffalo.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-09

H-sThe smallest favors are greatfuly
received" as the elephant said when the boy
give him ghosberry.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-09

EA new way to get teeth inserted is
to 60 and steal ffui: whore there 10 large
dog iu the enclosure. i tas
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-09

We notice the following in some OF
our exchanges, credited to the Scientific
American. We believe there is n consider
able seasoning of Arrowsmithism in the
paragraph. The "small parasite worm,"
that can exist in the tissues of live hog,
cannot turyive the death Of the animal, and
then remain in the boiling caldron, in
which pigs feet are for hours immersed, and
vet survive. We do not believe 1t. How.
ever, here is the other view:
PICS FEET AND TAPE WoRM.--The "tape
worm" the fishing of which from the human
stomach we published an illustrated descrip.
lion IN vol. <, Scientific American, Is desert
bed in the Paris Gazette Medical to have
its origin as follows: "The Hebrews are
never troubled with it, and dogs that are fed
on pork are universally SO afflicted; in fact,
it turns out that Il small parasite worm, call.
ed chrystecersas, (from two words signifying
small sect and a tail, which much effects
pork,) no sooner reaches the stomach than
from the change of diet aud position, it is
metamorphosed into the well known tape
worm; and experiments upon n condemed
criminal have established the fact beyond all
contradiction. - Scientific American.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-09
THE PACIFIC RAtLRoAp scHEmE.--The

The PACIFIC RAILROAD ScHEmE.--The
New York Post, noticing the new bill recent.
ly introduced into Congress on this subject
says:
@There is nothing N the new I'LL which
guarantees the completion Of the Pacific
Misunderstanding which compells the rail.
road companies, who are TO profit by the
gift Of immense tracts Of public domain, to
continue their lines one inch beyond the fer
tile lands which 1t is proposed so freely to
bestow upon them; and under the operation
of his measure, there Is every reason TO ex.
pect that the General Government, after all,
will have to build the road across the fifteen
hundred miles of desert territory which in.
tprvenes between the probable point Of june.
tion and the eastern border Of California;
We do not believe that Congress Is willing
thus to deprive the actunsreNtcrs ofso much
equivalent. Sw lerjsla.
tive power for the bea ord
railroad corporations, be n
er receive the sanction - 'sn8
friends Of the Pacific Rss,sSl01 nd viii bring
upon its perpetrators a sfstntlon Of popular
resentment, Of which, at present, they must
have a very slight apprehension"
STRANGE AFFAlR--AUpAcrou VILLANY.-
The Washington Review notices daring
piece Of imposition recently practiced on n
respectable citizen of that county. a short
time since, as IL appears, Mr.. p, of Cross
Creek township-the gentleman spoken Of
received letter from late innate Of of the
Washington Penitentinry, stating that If he
did not Immediately forward the writer $500
he would "5urn his house over his head."-
A few days afterward Mr.. P. met the scamp
in Pttsburg, when he boldly demanded the
money, stating at the same time If his victim
would dare to have him arrested, he had
colleagues who would carry out his threats.
Mr.. p. knowing the desperate character OF
the man gave him al the money he had
about his person, Amounting to some $780,
The villain received he money and coolly
remarked that he would call at P.'s house in
few days for the balance. Accordingly in
n few days the gentleman called at Mr.. P.'s
residence and demanded more money, and by
dint of threats induced him to pay two hun.
dred and fifty dollars more! There being
balance of the five hundred unpaid, we
suppose the scamp will call again. The mos
singular part of the whole matter is that III,
outlaw is still at lar!k, and no ateps hav,
been taken for his arrest.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-09

HISTORICAL REMINIsCENCE.-
grandfather of VIM. H. Prescott, the
historian, commanded the American
forces at Bunker Hill, while the grand
father of his wife commanded a British
ship of war, which bombarded the
American works in the same action.
The historian has the sword of each,
at his residence in Boston. Mr.. Pres
colt ought to be able to write an i'm
partial account of the Revolutionary
struggle, bound as he is by precisely
the same ancestral ties to both parties.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-09

ECLIPsEs IN 1857.--There will be
two eclipses this year, both ofthesun.
The first will occur Oh the 25th Of
March. 1t will be invisible in all that
part of the United States East of the
meridian. of WasIa,s tysa, and partial
and visible West o HashingtonT
The second is an annalarcclipse ofthe
sun, which will commence on the 18th
of September, at midnight in the
United States, and therefore invisible
in this country. 1t will be visible in
a large portion of Asia, a part OF
Africa, and the whole of Australia.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-09

NOVEL ILLUSTRATION OF SCIENCE.
During learned lecture by a German
adventurer, he illustrated the glory
Of mechanics as science thus:
'De ting that is madeis more superior
dan de maker. / show you how in
some tings. Supposed Imake deround
wheel of de coach. Yer we'll; dat
wheel roll round Ave hundred mile
and I cannotroll one myself Suppose
I am a cooper, what you call, and
make de big tub to hold wine. He
holds tuns and gallons, and I can.
not hold more thanfve bottlet So
you see dat what is made is more gu.
perior dan de maker"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-09

The BENEFITS OF LAueHTKR.-.A good
resource for family amusement Is the various
games that are played by children and in
which the joining Of older members Of the
family is always great advantage 70 beth
parties. AL medical men unite In declar-
ing that nothing Is more beneficial to health
than heavy laughter; and sure Our benev-
oleut Creator would not have provided and
made Il a source Of health and enjoyment to
use them, and then have mnds ii a sin to do
so. The prevailing temper Of the mind
should be cheerful, bat serious: but there
nre times when relaxation and laughter are
proper for oil. There is nothing better Cor
this end, than that parents and older persons
should join in the sports Of chidhood.--
Mature minds can always make such sports
entertaining, and can exert healtbful NOR.
n influence over their minds and at the same
time, can gain exercise and amusement fer
themselves. Hoy ianentable thhtso many
fhthers, who could be thus useful dnd happa
with their children throw away such opperi
tuniiies and wear out soul and body In the
pursuit Of gain or famel