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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-16

,.ys- The bin before the Legislature Of
Arkansas, providing for the removal OF the
,,.,s negroes from the State, has been defeat.
..d ..o IN. ground that II was anti democratic
sin enaaici with the doctrines Of the demo-
cratic party" That's the language. The
so,,,crn demoetacy ia rapidly experimenting
IN N,r,hcru branch Of tho family in iis va
q, ,i.s and decrpiions.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-16

icy The British press, with few excep.
tons, are predicting that the administration
of the United States under Mr.. Buchanan
will embrace all kinds of filibustericg OPP
erations; that there is TO be nothing for the
next four years but aggression and annex
alton, producing complications involving
more than one European power and ending
in nobody knows what.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-16

.4w The number OF deaths in Montgomery,
Ala, during the yenr 1856, reached one hun
drrd and ninety-oi which ninety eight were
whites and ninety two colored. This il n
smaller hill Of mortality for that city than
sinc. lQhn
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-16

From the Baltimore American we learn
the receipts Of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail.
road for the month Of December were with.
in fraction of S500,000, and that the pros.
poets, predicted on the approximate revenue
for the present month, would exceed that
orpaunf
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-16

A MAMMOTH DEPoT.-The depot buildings,
machine shops, &C., of the Central Railroad
Company, ut Savannah, are said to be the
most extensive of any thing of the kind in the
United States. They cover 81 acres Of ground,
and cost about S400,000.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-16

AUGUSTA EvEEiEG DlsPATcH.-On eur
return home we found upon our table the
tirs, number Of Daily, just started at Au-
gust,, Ga, by s. A. Atkinson. 1t is well
got up. neatly printed, and our friends who
may desire to take a Georgia paper would
do well 10 subscribe for the Dispatch. Price
Of Daily, four dollars per annum in advance.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-16

DPe The Salem (Mass.) Gazette records
the death of Nr. Thomas Noteworthy, at the
age of nearly SO years. The old man had
been the husband of six wives, and the father
of thirty.one children!
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-16

- A committee has been raised in the
House Of Representatives to investigate the
charges Of corruption preferred against some
OF the members in connection with the pas
sage of the Land Bills passed ut the last SEES.
sion Of Congress. One member is charged
with having received fifteen hundred dollars
tor his voie in favor Of the Minnesota Land
BiII
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-16
FArHEn MArrnkw.-Thr Memphis EagI,

FATHER MArTHKw.-'rhe Memphis Eagle
and Enquirer thus notices the death of the
great Temperance Apostle:
Death Of Father Matthew.-If death regard
ed beauty and innOrrnce, tn" rose would oe
immortal, md the dove that went out from
the Ark over the drlnged earth to seek n spot
of dry ground, would still be f,ing and
cooling But Time wars with all, and the roll
of the backward going ayes, to its birth, is
over crushed and wiherrd forms of lowell
ness and beauty. Aud so. IL good men could
STAY upon the earth beyond the period fixed
bv Nature within which humanity's strangely
wrought frames must perform their first and
last functions, surely Father Matthew. al il
luslri"ns in the history of our generation, and
% preci'ms n jewel in the crown of virtue,
w"uld still wander from place to place fulfill
ing his mission ~ good. Such, h"wrvpr, is
not principle in the code of Nature. Human
life is crowded into span Of wears. aud can
extend no further. That life NAV be- devoted
to evil or g""d-it may curse hundred or
bless a million, but it can never ovprstap the
barrier which Nature has erected to arrest its
further advance.
Father Matthew, though not very popular
in these Southern States on account at his
anti-slavery declarations, was still good man
upon the earth. and one whose
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-16

Coop FOR THE EYEs.--To give briliancv
to the eyes, you must shut them early at
night, and open them early il the morning;
let the mind be constantly intent on the nc-
QUESTION of benevolent feeling. This will
scarcely ever fail to impart to the eyes an in
tellgent and amable expression.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-16

MARRIAGE ExTRAoRDIsARY.-We learn
from the Weston (Mo.) Argus that Mr.. John
Pate and Miss Sarah Smock, we're married
on the 18th ult. john took il into his head
TINT two Pdtes was better than one, ana Sal
lie doffpd the Smock.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-16

PoISrsD.-A New Haven paper, describing
the location of three prominent Institutions
Of that city, says: The Medical Colleges on
the road to the cemetrv; the Divinity College
on the road to jail; and the Law School on
the r.rad to the poor house.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-16

sR- The hotels of California are rather
primitive. A friend of ours put up at one
near the mines. That our renders may hav.
some idea Of his bedroom furniture, We would
state that he WASHES in half pumpkin, and
dresses his hair with curry comb.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-16
MosRoE.-'rhe Circuit Court OF Monroe

MoxRoE.-The Circuit Court Of Monroe
County has been in session during the pres
,nt week. The criminal side of the docket
was very light, and the Jail has been tenant
less for the last twelve Months fact that
speaks well for the county. The people
generally complain of a scarcity OF money,
although our friends responded very prompt
iy. for which they have our thanks.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-16

The WHEAT CRoP.-Pennsvlvania is our
greatest whent Sintr, and estimated to ruse
this year I8250.000 bushels; Ohio is next,
raising l6.sOO,OO0; New York is next, rnis-
ing 6,2OO,0OO; Illinois next, raising l4,6o0,-
600; Wisconsin, 100000, and Virgins,
l2.5OO. 900.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-16

s|s- A Schenectady editor, describing the
effects of n squnll on u canal b'at says:
"when the gale was ut its highest. the IN
fortunate craft keeled 10 the lurbord, aud
the captain and another cask of whiskey
rolled overheard
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-16

tw The salaries of the State officers of
Indiana are very beggarly, and we are not
astonished that the press of that State are
unanimously 10 favor of an increase. The
Hoosers pay the Governor only $500, the
Supreme Judge $1,000, and the Circuit
Court Judge $1,000. But, perhaps, those
sums are all the sag NIGHT officials merit.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-16

iW- Don Cameron has sold out and re-
tir.d from the franklin Review, which he
had Conducted will, marked ability and co.,
sist.ncy through the mutations and vicssl-
tu,irs of fifteen years. The paper will here
after he published by Balch and Hanes, and
edit d by Or. s. p. Hildreth.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-16

TnE CABrsET.-ion. Jan Barnry, If BAL
timorr, wri,s I" the New York Herald that
Gen. cass has ini"rmed him that the posi-
tim of Secretary Of State hss been irndrred
him by Mr.. Buchanan and that he has nc
c.pted the appointment,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-16
rw-The Savannah Republican sums VI

W The Savannah Republican sums up
its opinion of Southern Commercial Conven.
tons as follows:
Upon the whole, in view of the fact that
these conventions have accomplished so lit
tie Of good in the past, and promise so lit.
tie for the future, we are not sure but it
would be the part of wisdom for the national
conservative men of the South TO set their
faces against them. Capital, like water will
find its proper level, and is apt to seek out
for itself the most advantageous investments;
while the Legislators of the various Southern
States are the legitimate and responsible
guardians Of the public interests, and equally
competent with the irresponsible delegates
of commercial convention TO understand
these interests and provide for their advance.
meDt,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-16

GRARp C,LLLoE.-Girard College, at
Philadelphia, now supports. and rdncntes
regularly three hundred and fifteen boys, all
intelligent orphans.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-16

Eg- Mr.Toombs of Ga, has mnde speech
against the bill granting appropriations to
descendants Of the soldiers Of the Revolu-
ton. Mr.. Toombs prefers to see the public
lands and moneys distributed among office
holders and speculat ng land companies.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-16

tF The laws Of Virginia require that ev.
cry man who mnrrips give security for tho
support Of his wife andchildren. Many low
crs who find this inc"nveEirnt, 90 to Mary
land to have the ceremony performed.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-16

VALUABLE PRoPERrY FOR SALE.-Judge
Keyrs .ffsrs his desirable residence, Athens,
aud other valuable property for sale. See
advertisement.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-16

ije- There seems TO be prospect for
u,c, quarrel between the friends Of Caldwell
College and the MaryviIle College. Brethren
should dwell together in pence and unity
rnsrr ia work enough for both institutions,
irsvr chickering's and jealousies to the politi'
can. aud other of the heather and outside
barbarDns,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-16

saR- The Petersburg, Va, Democrat says,
large dr"vrs Of negroes pass through that
city almost every afternoon, in the hands "i
specuat"rs, on their route southwark, where
the prices now are very high.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-16

rLAnx's CELhDaATEp FIGURING MILLs.-
Per ,ons wishing to be supplied with this
c-lrbratrd machinery, can do so by applying
TO y. B. MeElwee, Kingston, or to e. l..
Kin >. Ricrviile. See advertisement.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-16

LEA friend writes that the Northern
Bank of Mississippi, Holly Springs, is good,
mud that the rumors afoat affecting it's SOL
vency, are without foundation.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-16

WAsHIseTos, Jan s.-The Convention Of
the Soldiers of the War of 1919 met to day,
and passed resolutions in favor of the pas
sage of the Revolutionary Pension bill BY
Congress. They passed vote Of thanks
to Congress for comforting the Lieutenant
Generally on Gen. Scott and appointed a
Committe TO raise means to erect a
monument to Madison. They then visited
the President.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-16

DIvIDESD.-rhe Central Bank az Alabamn
gives notice that IN ard after the 7th inst, q
semi annual dividend 81 FIVE per cent, will
be declared bv the institution.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-16

In FUSps.-The report "f the Secretary
of the Treasury shows that the Government
has on deposit nearly twenty five million
dollars
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-16

~ All the gold coin in the world, il
melted dawn and cast IN solid mass would
make n column not more than ten feet square
and eipht feet high
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-16

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-ln the Senate, Mr..
Seward introduced bill authorizing con-
tract with the Atlantic Telegraph Company,
similar to the one made by the British Gov
eminent.
The Invalid Pension Bill was passed, after
which the Iowa contested election case was
debated.
In tire House n committe of five was ap
pointed to investigate the charges OF cor
ruption made against members by the New
York Times, with power to send for persons
and papers. During the debate, Mr.. Paine,
ofN. c., said tina, he knew bride tad teen
offered to member, but he refused to reveal
names. The House adjourned till Monday.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-16

eH The Charleston Courier has just com.
,n.nced It's 6ity.hith volumr, and is ono
among the most valuable news and con-
mercial papers on our exchangclisi.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-16
lCOMbiUNICATED.l

Editor Post.-You will, doubtless, have
noticed in several papers the name of Judge
ALEXANDER, of Knoxville, mentioned in con.
nection with the next gubernatorial canvass.
From n recent conversation with that gentle.
man am satisfied that, while he feels CRATE
full to his friends whose partialities have sug-
gested him for the position, he could not,
under existing circumstances, take the race,
even should it be unanimously rendered him.
Therefore, sir, with your permission, will
take the liberty of suggesting TO our political
friends Col. JNo. NErHERNASD, of Hawkins,
as suitable person for the position. Col.
Netherland is well and favorably known
to tho people of Tennessee. He posses.
SEES talents Of high order-is among tho
first stump speakers in the State--popular
with the masses, and, without intending to
disparage other gentlemen whose names have
been mentioned, will say would bring more
strength pithin himself than any other man
perhaps we could select. The democracy,
flushed with their recent successes in the
Presidential election, will make desperate
struggle to retain their ascendency and pow
or IN the State, and it is certainly important
that we should select the strongest man
one who Is able to canvass the State efficient.
ly, and who has no long roll of political sins
to answer for. As have said above, believ.
ing Col. Netherland to be the man, take
the liberty of suggesting his name to the
consideration of our political friends through
out the State, and to express hope that the
nomination may be conferred upon him, feel.
ing confident that with such candidate, and
harmonious action and honest effort, success
would be within our reach. ROANE.
Kingston, Jan 9, 1857.
eWA Madame Emerson, an itinerant lee
turer, let off ut Lebanon last week on the sub
ject of Woman's Rights. The Herald say:
awe understand an insurreetionary move
mcnt on the part of the ladies has been dis
covered. Several, supposed to be the ring
leaders, were overheard in conversation by
a reliable gentleman of this place. From
what he could gather from their conversation,
every lady in Lebanon was implicated in the
affair. He also heard enough to safety him
that they intended TO rise some time this
month. 1t is fortunate thing for the COM
munily at large, that their designs have been
discovered, or, otherwise, there Is no telling
what might have happened. We warn the
Lords to be on their guard, and sleep with
their breaches under their heads"
aTHG LocoMoTivE."--We have received
the first number of sThe Locomotive" just
started at Grenada Mississippi. by our friend
Frank A. Duval. Is is well printed and
spicy sheet, and We wish the proprietor tho
largest amount Of success. That for "anld
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-16

PAPER MONEY IN CusA.-The first issue
Of paper currency in Cuba was authorized by
special degree of the Captain General, on
the Oath ut., to take effect on the I'd instant
The sum authorized to be issued is S250,00O,
in bills Of $50. When this amount shall
have been absorbed in the circulation, further
issues will be made
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-16

tg- Among tho new advertisements this
week will. be found several IN relation 70 Inc
sale, OF lands and negroes.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-16

The Richmond Despatch announces that
on Monday week the tunnel was finally car
ried through the mountain, and daylight Cow
shines through the Blue Ridge. The work
will be carried on now with energy, and in n
very few months the trains will exchange
their laborous climbing over the mountain
track for the easy grades through the tun-
mel. So accurately had all the calculations
been made that the augur hole from both
ends of the tunnel woro only half All inch
distant from each other, when they met,
and the difference in the length of the tun-
mel, rs computed by measurement on the out
side, over the top Of the mountain, and as &c.
curately measured inside, after the perfor
alton, was less than six inches The draft at
the perforation is strong enough to extin-
guish light on the eastern side.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-16

;-ss- The office of the Chattanooga Ga
zr,,c is advertised for sale in the Nashville
pti,rrs.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-16
ATHENS, FRIDAY, JAN. ie, 1857.

Polk tousrY.-PoIk Circuit Court COM
u,ences next Monday, the 18Th instant.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-16

STAND FROM USDER.--It would be well fer
all those citizens of the United States, North
and South, who may be engaged in political
commercial, agricultural. educational or 9TH
er pursuits, to arrange their business matters
as soon as possible, in view of the probable
dissolution of the Union on or about the l5th
inst. About one hundred of the residents in
the immense city Of Worcester, which con.
tains at least $4,000 inhabitants, and is stu
ated in the centre of Massachusetts,, have
come to the conclusion that the United States
Confederation Is nothing to nobody" aud
they intend to dissolve it as soon as practica.
BILE. We therefore warn every one of the
danger, so that. if they are injured either
physically or pecuniarily by the result, it will
not be our fault. The following is the mani.
festo:
We, the undersigned, citizens Of Worcester,
believing the result of the recent Pre.iden,
tial election to involve four years more Of
pro-slavery government, and rapid increase
in the hostility between the two sections of
the Union;
Believing this hostility to be the offspring,
not Of party excitement, but of fundament.
al difference in education. habits, and laws;
Believing the existing Union to be fail
me, as being hopeless attempt to unite un
der one government two antagonistic syst ems
of society, which diverge more widely with
every year;
And believing i to be the duty of ntelli.
gent and conscientious men to meet these
facts with wisdom and frmness;
Respectfully invite our fellow.citizsus Of
Massachusetts, to meet in Convention at Wor-
cester. on Thursday. Jan. is, to consider the
practicablity, probability, and expediency
of a separation batween the Free and Slave
States, and to take such other measures as
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-16

tW- 10. c.. s. Mcdaniel has been appoint.
ed, by Governor Johnson, Keeper of the
State Arms at Knoxville. 1t is always graft
flying to us to see merit appropriately re-
warded. We trust our friend, Jo., will bear
his promotion with becoming meekness, and
not look down with contempt from the gid
dy height he has reached, upon his less for
tunate "feller critters"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-16

~ All kinds "f manufactured cotton
goods have advanced in the northern markets,
with u still further upward tendency.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-16

when the last link shnll have been broken
and disappear from the chain of his genera
tion, and none of the living remrmber him
more.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-16

sw We were presented few days since
by Mr.. Leland with tie temperance MANUAL,
by d. II. Mills, Of 81. I,,ni..
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-16

burg Times, Of Monday last, furnishes the
annexed paragraph:
~ new city by the name of DsSoto /, ex.
peeied to rear its walls and tnrrrts. IN n short
time. on the Louisiana shore Of the Mis-.
si-sippi river. immediately opposite To this
city. The property embraces the lands living
around the yicksbnrg, Shreveport and Tex
as R"ilroad Depot, aud will open field Of
labor. activity and commercial enterprise,
which will, in a short time, make it the sec.
ond ;ity Of Louisiana
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-16

- The State Capitol, Mt Montpelier, W.,
wn. DESTROYED by fire on the evening OF the
9th instant.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-16

0TThe annual statement of railways in
the Union has just been published by the
United States Rail Road and Mining Regis.
ter. 1t makes tn: total number of miles of
railway 24,l92, being an increase 34S4 over
the preceding year. The increase is larger
In Pennsylvania than in any other State, be-
ing 426; while the largest increase in other
States is, Illinois 1893, Indiana 36s, and Wis
consin 353 miles. Ohio heads the list with
1869, New York following next with 27O9,
Illinois 1881, and Pennsylvania 2l64 miles.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-16

WASHINGTON, Jan. l0.-In the House the
speaker appointed AIessrs. Kelsey, Orr, Da.
Wis of Md, Richie and Warner, as the Com
mittee to investigate the charges of corrup-
ton preferred against members.
A petition was received from 1900 voters
Of Kansas against Whit6cd's right to his
seat. Also one in favor Of Reeder.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-16

sF- Eight years ago Charles c. Van 10.
Gated five hundred acres south Of Fort Des.
Moines, not far from the city. It cost 81
IS on acre, or seas. He has recently been
offered 1920 an ,cre, or $4,000.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-16

1THg LocoMoTivE."-We have received
the first number of sThe Locomotive just
started at Grenada, Mississippi. by our friend
Frank A. Duval. I. is n well printed and
spicy sheet and We wish the proprietor tho
largest amount Of success. That for "auld
lang syne," Frank.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-16

DEPARTURE OF HUNTINGTON FOR SING
SING.-Deputy Sheriff Inges left New York
Friday afternoon for Sing Sing, having in
custoday Huntington, the forger. Several
of his friends were at the Toembs, and shook
hands with him rs he came into the passage,
and babe him good bye. He was elegantly
dressed, and seemed to have but little con-
Germ about his condition. On his arrival at
Sing Sing, Huntington, still in custody Of
the Deputy Sheriff, went to the st. Nicho.
las Hotel in that town, ate jolly good sup
per--the last Of the kind he will enjoy for
four years and ten months, unless he is par.
doned out. He was then delivered to the
prison officers, and locked up in his CELL
1t has been suggested that in choosing a
work shop Cor him, he be put to the forging
department.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-16

rg There is no news of inpOrtancs from
Washington.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-16

UTAH.-The following is mn extract from
q recent speech by Brigham Young, Proph-
ct of the Mormons, to his followers in Utah:
"They havo succeeded in making us an or.
ganized territory, and they are determined
TO make us an independent State or govern.
ment, and as the Lord lives, it will be so.-
[The congregation shouted Amen | say,
us the Lord lives, we are bound to become a
sovereign State in the Union, or nm indie.
pendent nation by ourselves; and let them
dave us from this place if they can: they can
not do it, don't throw this out as n banter.
You Gentes and hickory and Eastwood
Mormons can write it dewn if you please;
but write as speak it."