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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-16

RAILROAD BILt.-Mr. Nancy, of Davidson
has introduced the following Bill, which it is
thought will pass
SECTION 1st. Be Il enacted By tie General
Assembly Of the State Of Tennessee, That SO
much, or such parts, of the different charters
heretofore passed for the incorporation Of
Rail Road Companies in this State, as bind
the State in any court, or to any amount, for
the building of rail roads, when the provisions
of such charters have not been complied with,
no as to fix the liability of the State, be and
the same are hereby repealed.
SEC. I'd. BE IL enacted, That all laws and
parts of laws heretofore passed, whereby the
State is liable, in any court, to issue her bonds
for the bnlding of rail roads, which laws
have not yet become operative upon the State
by compliance with their provisions by the
different companies, be and the same are here
by repealed. Provided that the charters of
the different rail road companies are no. in
tended by this act to be repealed, il being the
sole object and intention of this act to relieve
the State from all liability which has not vet
attached for and on account OF the different
rail roads heretofore chartered.
SEc. Sd. Be il enacted, That this act take
effect from and after its passage.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-16

TRIPLETs.-A lady residing near the Au-
gusta Springs, in this county, presented her
husband with three fine boys, on the night
Of the 9th ult. Theweight of the smallest
was 81 pounds, and the aggregate weight of
the whole, amounted to III pounds. The
little fellows and their mother were doinp
well when last heard from. This has been
great crop year. Stanton Wind.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-16

A CHURCH LOCKED UP-Falher Meagher
having been displaced from his church in
Cincinnati by Archbishop Purcell, the trus-
tees have locked it up and refused entrance
to his successor, and have also closed the
aunnery attached to the church. Thus foil
ed, the Archbishop las fallen back upon
first principles, and accommodated the whole
parisll-or else the newspapers m:srepresent
the affair.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-16

ey- A very beautiful improvement has
been made in the manufacture of writing
paper, by which the watefInes are made to
cross each other at right angles answering
all the purpose Of ruling while ii gives
fine appearance to the sheet.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-16

RATHER Alameda citizen of Phila-
delphia became alarmed the other day and
drew $4,000 in gold from the Bank. At
light he was afraid to go to bed aud he sat
up all night guarding his treasure with a
loaded pistol. He fears the panic will be
the death of him, as he cannot keep bis mo-
ney, and he is afraid to part with it.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-16

Remarkable CAsUALTY.-An lrishman
known in Haverhill, Mass, as "Big John,
came to his death last Sunday night in the
following manner He had been to Warren
village to procure medicine, and on his re-
turn in the evening he fell, breaking bot.
tie which he had in his pocket; the glass cut
through his pants and severed an artery in
his abdomen, and before morning he bled to
death.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-16

a PROFITABLE BusISEss.-About the best
thing, 1t would seem, that man can do in
these times in the way Of providing for his
family, would be to get killed on a railroad
taking pains, however, to choose one which
still remains solvent. We observe that a
widow in Massachusetts, the other day, re-
covered eighteen thousand dollars damages
against the Worcester railroad for having
killed her husband.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-16

eV- The Nashville Banner says Of the
Legislature:-The indications at present
nre that we have good working body Of
men in both branches of the General Assem-.
bly,. The amount of business to he trans.
acted cannot be rs large as usual, though
there are subjects Of tho first importance to
be legslated upon. There is no reasen why
the business Of the State cannot be accom-
plished so as to allow nm adjournment sine
die by Christmas. We trust the members
will set out with the determination of no.
complishing an early adjournment
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-16

CARRIAGE REposlroRY- Attention is in.
vited to the advertisement Of Bridges g.
Phillips. Persons wishing carriages of any
description, can be supplied by calling on
them, on better terms than they can be OBJ
tanned elsewhere. Their stock comprises eve
ry variety Of vehicle, made of the best ma.
terial, and got up in the finest style of finish.
And they sell on accommodating terms.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-16

A KENTUCKY BANK.-Bank stock in Ken.
lucky is worth something, judging from the
fact that seventy shares Of stock in the De.
posit Bank of Paris, KY, were sold, on the
14th ult., for $l39 to the hundred.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-16

KANSAS NEws.--The latest Kansas intel
ligence is that the free state men claim the
election Of Marcus T. Parroti, the black re-
publican candidate for delegateto Congress,
by majority ranging from Ave to eight
thousand, and the republican majority in the
Legislature at thirty-four.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-16

AN ELECTIVE JuDIcARY.-The Washington
Union comes out in favor the election Of
the members of the Federal judiciary by
vote of the people of the Union. We think
this would be rather dangerous experiment
just now, when the North and North-Wes
are controlled by Black RepubIicansm. II
would not be many years before those up
right and conscientious Judges who recently
ruled the bred Scott case favorably to the
South, would be expelled from the bench
and their places filled bymen of the Seward
school, and inimicable to every interest Of
the South. II tnl.'
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-16

NEW GooDs.-c, F. Gibson g. Co. are in
receipt of large assortment of Fall and
Winter Goods, which they propose to sell
low down for prompt pay. Notes Of the
Free Banks and Ocoee taken at par. Ad.
yertlsement next week.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-16

To PosTmAsrERs.-The Postmaster Gen.
sral has recently decided that if postmasters
do not give publishers of newspapers notice
when their papers remain in the post-office
without being taken out by the subscribers
within Ave weeks, that they are liable for the
nav
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-16

OEE IN A THousAsp.--The editor Of the
Camden Journal announces the startling fact
that one Of his subscribers has actually paid
up In advance 10 1860. The editor very just
~ recommends him to the favorable consid-
Grafton Of the press-gung wherever he may
90. "Mark the perfect man and behold the
upright, for the end Of that man is peace"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-16

UEFoUNDED RUMoR.-The London Times
in the course of recent article, alludes to
the facility with which credit can be destroyed
by evil.minded persons, where there is no
prompt legal redress. That paper says:
Nothing is easier than TO ruin bank, and
in England, in consequence Of this facility,
such attempts are classed with the worst
offences. At this moment two persons are
lying in Newgate for endeavoring indirectly
in particular case TO excite public Gistrust,
and, although one ofthem was man of re-
spectabilty, who acted upon fancy that he
had been personally injured, no one has been
found to utter complaint of the severity of
the sentence. In New York, on this point
there Is perfect freedom. Hence no inslitu-
ton is spared, and, indeed, the leading con-
Germs are the first to be attacked, since is
these can be broken, the minor ones are sure
to follow.
A fabricator of false reports should be re-
garded as the worst of criminals, and il is n
pity that in this country, so few of them arc
brought to justice. Many an honest man
has been ruined by such vicious agency.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-16

PHILADELPHIA, Oct S.-Ata meeting of
merchants and manufacturers, resolutions
were passed, invoking the aid ofthe l.egis-
lature to enable them to continue their bust
ness by relief laws in relation to paper cur
rency.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-16

A CHURCH TURNED INTO POLITICAL
CLUB HousE.-The Black Republicans nd
vertise meeting in the "Mount Vernon
Church." Boston. So we learn from the
Courier of that city. If the Gospel is ever
preached in that Church, it would be worth
while travelling all the way there to hear the
pastor preach a sermon from Luke 10th, v.
as: "My house is the house of prayer, but
ye have turned il into den of thieves"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-16

FRUIT OF SYSTEMATICALLY Newbury-
port (Nlass.) Herald states that cargo of
very fine sugar is stored upon Johnson's
wharf, in that city, for which firm in Boston
paid twelve and half cents per pound; now
it will not bring nine cents. The depreci-
alton, storage, shrinkage, &c., will occasion
loss Of forty dollars on hogshead.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-16

MAKING HASTE TO BE PopULAR.-We no.
tles that bills have already been introduced
10 the Legislature TO repeal the acts creating
the offices Of County Judge and Tax Asses
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-16

tW- any notions about life" says South.
ey, "are much the same as they are about
traveling-there is a good deal of amuse-
ment on the road; but, after all, one wants
10 be at rest"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-16

SPECIE Coming FROM EURoPE.-A letter
received here this morning from reliable
mercantile house in New York, states that
S2,0O0,0OO in gold is known to be on its
way from Liverpool to New York. The oc-
currence of this rare event at once attests
the severity of the pressure, and promises to
aid in its relief.-Albany Euening Journal,
Sent o.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-16

U. 8. SEsAroR.-Gov. Johnson was elect
cd U. s. Senator on Thursday last, in the
place Of Jas. C. Jones, whose term expired
last March.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-16

3 AroTHER.-The Bank of Lawrenceburg
closed its doors on the 3lst ult The Presi.
dent and Cashier publish statement in
which they say that the Bank has assets am
pie to redeem oil its paper, and that the pri-
vate property Of the stockholders stands
pledged for the redemption of every dollar.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-16

tE The amount of specie in the United
States is estimated at about S3O0,000,00o, or
equal to Si2 in coin for every man, woman
and child in the country.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-16
ATHENS, FRIDAY, OCT. Ie, 1851.

GovEKsoR's MEssAsE.-A synopsis Of
Gov. Johnson's Message will be found on
the outside of our paper.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-16

GEoRGrA.--The returns from the Georgia
election, though not full, indicate that Brown,
democrat, is chosen Governor by from 5000
10 10000.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-16
AN AUSTRIAN VIEW OF ENeLAND's MILITARY
sPIRIT.-The following is an extract from ar
article in the Oestarraiob;saha zaitpng.

AN hUSIhlAN VIEW OF ENGLANDS MILITARY
SPIMr.-The following is an extract from an
article in the Oesterreichisehe Zeitung:
The cry of vengeance, which was raised in
England as soon as the cruelties committed
by the Indian mutineers became known, was
but natural. Women and children can cry
for vengeance, but men can do more. 1t is q
remarkable fact that not one band of volun.
teers Has yet offered to proceed to the seat Of
war. The universities, the public schools,
the factories, the cottages of the peasants,
have not sent forth one man with his gun or
sword in his hand. In any other country
thousands would have been carried away by
their feelings, and offered their services at such
highly critical moment. When the United
States were at war with Mexico, ten times as
many volunteers presented themselves as
could be accepted. Not only young men be-
longing to the richest and first families, but
even gray-headed fathers of families hurried
to the scene of action and served in the ranks.
The taste for deeds in arms is almost extinct
in the European branch of the Anglo Saxon
race. 1t is only for lucrative appointments
that there is snperabundance Of applicants.
The lower classes. when enlisted and paid do
what they are bid; but when the times are
prosperous and wages high, recruits are not
TO be found. In fact, the English army has
almost become myth"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-16

u The New York Herald says: Some
of our heavy men begiu to realize the ruth
of the words of Scripture, "Rches take 10
themselves wings and flee away" One gen.
tlemen in this city, who is not a Spectator
nor operator in stocks, but who has purchased
merely for the purpose of investment, may
be said in one sense, to have lost qutea
handsome little fortune within few days
past. The depreciation on the market value
ofhis stocks from Friday of last week to
Monday of this amounted TO the sum o!
ninety thousand dollars.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-16

Nrw YoRK, OCT. 9--Ths firm Of Harper
e. Brothers, in this city, failed yesterday
II is reported, however. that they have a
surplus Of 81 100000.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-16

FLIGHT OF A WILD CARVE learn from
a reliable source that both the Cashier and
President of the Bank of Greensborough
left that town on Thursday night, taking
the cash Of the concern, Sif il had any, with
them. Our informant says that parties in
Greensborough were busy issuing attach
ments on whatever of plumber they could
find, but the amount Of loss sustained, has
not transpired. Dispatch.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-16
A HEorAeoNIcAL TRAoE1Y.-W. H. Gree

AHEorAeoSIcAL TRAcEA Wv. H. Green.
man, Esq, lawyer of Canton, Bradford
county, Pa,-so says the New York Dutch
man, committed suicide on the 18th inst, by
cutting his throat, while laboring under fit
of delirium tremens. Mr., Spaulding, the pro-
prietor of the Canton Hotel, foil into o fit
on seeing Mr.. Greenmans icorpse, ard died
Immediately. Mrs. Spaule ling alarmed by
the fall of her husband, rin up stairs, and
tainted at the sight-giviDg scream, which
called the maid servant, who in her haste to
go down stairs for restorative, slipped and
fell-breaking her neck and killing n child
of Mrs. Spaulding's in the fall, who was
coming up the steps. The bodies were not
disturbed until Coroner Smith could be sum.
moned from Denmark, who came down in
an open carriage with twelve citizens. On
going back, the horses took fright-ran
down Camdon hill-upset--killing every man
except the driver.
We do not vouch for the truth of the
above statement, which we give MS we
find II. Our conferes who delight in EN-.
bellishing their sheets with "horrible Trage-
dies" should pass this round.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-16

fW II is said that pretty pair Of eyes
are the best mirror TO shave BY.
Zactly so, and II is unquestionably the
case that msnya man hAs been shaved BY
them.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-16

HELPING One ANoTHER.-An Incident that
,DiH Survive the Crisis.-We all but envy
our Saturday Evening contemporary of the
Gazette, that he should have anticipated us
in placing upon record one of the most pleas
ing incidents Of the week. Chickering d
Sons, the extensive piano forte makers, en-
ploy some three hundred mechanics and many
laborers, and, as a matter of course, their
weekly disbursements are large On the last
pay day, in consequence of the non.arrival OF
funds due at distance, they were obliged to
expend the funds in hand in the redemption
of matured paper, and, consequently, had to
forego the pleasure of paying their hands
their accustomed weekly allowance. What
did the men do then did they "strike ~
No! but like rational Boston mechanics, they
met, consulted together, and passed resolu-
tons expressing sympathy with and conf
dencc in their employers, and rendering TO
them loan of six or eight thousand dollars,
the proceeds Of their own savings. There is
great deal of nobility in the conduct of the
men, so much Of usefulness and consideration
that one cannot but feel proud of our species.
This incident will survive the crsis.-Post.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-16

OFFICIAL VorE.-The official vote shows
the majority of Harris for Governor, to be
1882.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-16

EE A Bill to increase the pay Of Jurors TO
$500 per diem has been introduced In the
Senate, aud passed a frat reading.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-16

The MEANS OF CWILIzATIos.-Tbs pbn-
delphia Ledger, in II recent article in refs,.r..
to The affairs in India, says:
England has attempted to ciyilize Ira;.,
the force of arms. Her military men ~
boosted Of the order they had established II, ~
growth of commerce and arts, and wealth s SnS
rail roads and telegraphs and power, al, ~
which they had promoted. Bot in an ips,.O,
all is overturned and the people are found -
far from civilization as ever, and as far a, ~
fore from being settled.
Ia Turkey too, the sick man, having b..,
noblv doctored by the armies Of Rus.
France and England, is now receiving H.
final medicine of civilization, or rather ,bs
amounting of extreme anction 10 the sham =,
the most dictatorial conduct of the diplon,,
lists OF France, England, Russia and AustI,
All complain that Turkey canno. be ciyli,.5
II is kind of empty bag they say, tina. en-
not be made TO stand upright.
The African race has in like manner bs.,
aimed at by acts of Parliament, and /, wa,
supposed that the West India negroes Opca
set free, would civiize themselves, and i'm
bibe all tie industrious and energetic habit.
of the white race, and the intellectual and
moral feeling attained only by centuries Of
steady cultivation and gradual improvement,
But now the London Times comes out, and
after quarter Of century of Boosting, ad'
mits the whole thing TO be failure, and thu,
the negroes are fast degenerating instead Of
improving in the West Indies. In fact, force
of arms and forms of government never vat
have, and never will civilize races of men.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-16

IB- The Memphis Eagle and Enquirer
hits the nail thus:
"Before the abrogation Of the old United
States Bank the banking system of the coun.
try could not have been forced into its pres
ent state. That bank paid its notes in spe-
Gle when presented. From the magnitude Of
its capital and its branches in every impor-
tant city, il was able to give the community
paper which was good everywhere through
out the country, and which was convertible
into gold or silver at the pleasure of the
holder. Consequently all State and local
banks were obliged to come up to this stan
dard or cease issuing paper money. Latter
ly there has been no such cheek upon our
banks and they have run wild, supplying
their notes for the promotion of questiona-
BILE enterprises, and for the development of
distant regions. Pay day has come, and in.
stead of securities convertible into gold they
have deprecated bonds and files of paper
representing moonshine.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-16

EXCHANGE BANK.-We clip the following
paragraph from the Murfreesborough Tele-
graph of the 10th instant:
Exchange Bank.-This Bank is right side
up without the shadow of doubt. 1t is 90
ing ahead, redeeming its notes. Every per-
son who has had any opportunity of becom-
ing. acquainted with the condition of the
Bank, has the utmost confidence in its stand
ing Its notes are taken readily by our citi-
zens in all business transactions, and we say
10 our readers at distance who are liable to
be imposed upon by false rumors, not to
lose cent on any of the Exchange Bank
money which they may have in possession
We will assure them that it is worth one
hundred cents to the dollar.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-16
THE suB.TREAsuRr-THs GREAr REs

Tbs SUB-TREAsURY-THs GREAT REG
ULAroR.-Under this caption the Fayette-
vile IN. O. Observer asks the following
pertinent questions in regard to the workings
of the Sub-Treasury, which it was foretold
by the Democracy would De the great Reg
ulator of the Currency:
ave would like to ask some of our De-
moeratic friends, what they think now of the
sovereign remedy for the expansions and
contractions Of the banks, their great reg
ulator OF the currency, which was to prevent
such par les and failures, and bank suspen-
sions, as we had in 1887 and have now?-
The Sub-Trsasury is in full operation, and
has been for fifteen years past, yet here we
have just the same state of things as in 1887,
excep: that the government alone, of all the
fnanciers, takes care of itself, holds on to
its hard dollars, which might be of some use
if they were in circulation, or in the vaults
of the banks.
"The government has tempted the people,
by low tariffs, to Guy more foreign goods
than they can pay for; and hence has arisen
habit of extravaganza in dress and living
that has brought bankruptcy to mary a
house. 1t has further excited reckl less
spirit of speculation in the public lands by
gifts of them to States, corporations and in
dividuals. These have brought on their
trouble, and the SubTreasury has been pow
erless TO arrest it, The country is no better
off than when it had a United States bank.
Indeed, it is far worse off; for as long as we
had the United States bank, things were
safe and sound. 1t was only after that bank
became State institution that il broke down
along with other State banks
ave would really like 10 have some of
our Democratic contemporaries tell US what
they think of the Sub-Treasury now! Let
them be careful, before doing so, to look
into the Messages of their Presidents, Re-
ports OF their Secretaries of the Treasury,
and speeches of their members of Congress,
TO see what has been promised from the
Sub-Treasury, and compare it with what we
are now realizing from it,"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-16

tB- A grocer having mentioned to one
Of his lady customers that the submarine
telegraph was broken, she replied, that If in
their next attempt they should grease the
cable with some Of his strong butter, which
she had been nsing for some time, she
thought II would impart strength TO it,
The grocer smiled family out Of compliment
but didn't see the point of the joke.
Suspension Of ths Georgia Railroad Bank
The Augusta Dispath OF the 18th Says
The Georgia Rail Road Bank suspended to-
day, at about half pact IL o'clock.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-10-16

LroIsLATrvE.-The following resolution
has been introduced in the House of Repre-
sentatiyes: