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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23

WAsHrNcroS, July, l6, lS5s-lt is report
ed that special messenger, left yesterday Tor
Mexico, carrying dispatches to Minister For
syth from Washington, approving his su'psn.
sion of diplomatic intercourse with mat
country, and directing the withdrawal OF inc
legation and its return to the United STATES
Information received here is that Gen: De-
golado, commaning the constitutional forces
in Mexico, had been defeated in the v'o'nny
of Guadalajara by Gen. Miramon, commander
of Zuloaga's forces since the death OF osol'oi
but as Zuoaga had force of about iouI
thousand.at Salinas, within thirty miles Of
the road to Guadalujara, in position 10 hahk
Miramon, the reported victory would prooa
bly, be without substantial results.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23

The NEws.-At last we have tidings of
the Atlantic telegraph feet The British
steamtug Blue Jacket arrived at st. Johns,
Newfoundland, 18th inst, afer passage of
twenty eight days from Liverpool, and re-
ports seeing, on the oath ult., in latitude
81 80 north, longitude 80 vest, large and
smaller British steamer-doubtess the
Agamemnon and her tender; and the same
evening saw large steamer-the Niagara,
no notwithstanding down upon the others
The Blue Jacket reports the weather on the
25th ut., as hazy with westerly swell, and
that the weather continued moderate but
thick till the morning of the Sd inst,-a pc
riod of eight days-when there were strong
gales from southwest by west with high
sea. At the time the feet was seen by the
Blue Jacket it had MOI reached latitude 80 OF
north, longitude 80 ID west: the spot where
the splicing of the cable was to be effected
and the paying out commenced. The arri-
val of the Niagara cannot, therefore, be
reasonably expected before the last of the
present week.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23

ST. LOUIS, July IL, ls5s.-We have des'
patches from Leayenworth to the 18th inst,
per United States express to Bonneville, say.
ing that on express arrived here to day from
Gen. Harvey, who was on the 9th inst. en-
eamped seventy-five miles beyond Fort Kear..
ny. Colonel Monroe's column was beyond
the south fork of the Platte, and Colonel
May was a short distance in the rear. The
headquarters and all the columns were well
and in splendid condition.
despatch dated Nebraska City, 9Th inss'
says trains just arrived from Fort kearny re-.
port that the officers at the fort had received
the intelligence that General Johnston had
entered Salt Lake City with his troops
This, however, is probably a mistake.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23

RAILROAD FARE.-We copy the follow.
ing paragraph from an article in a late mum
Der of the Abingdon Virginian, over the
signature of "Common Sense"
"lf the Company's Directory, by reducing
the fare of through passengers TO 81 cents a
mile, can gain something for its stock
holders by winning travel from competing
lines, it is not only their right, but also their
praise to do it. Now We do not say that
cents mile is the most profitable rate to
charge way passengers. Perhaps, by reduc-
ing the fare, the increase of travel incident
thereto might enhance the profits of the
Company. Perhaps, however, an increase of
the fare to five cents mile would be more
profitable, and we insist that il is the BUSH
ness of the Directory of the road to raise or
lower the charges by the consideration OF
profits, irrespective of newspapers or popu-
lar clamors. Demands are apt to be made
upon the Railroad, as if it was mere CHAIR.
table corporation. People-not the stock
hoders-receive SO numerous and so i'm
mense benefits from the Railroad, that they
come to think that the Railroad was made
for them only, and spout spiteful denuncia-
tons against the commendable efforts of the
Directory to benefit the stockholders, to
whom the road belong. | pity the small
souls that do not think the stockholders suf-
fer enough without sacrificing the control Of
the road to public caprice, and their last dol.
lar to the brother of that horse leech'
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23
MILK.SICK.
For the "Athens Post.

Mr.. Editor: The assertion made by Mr..
Walker in the "Chicago Farmer" that Co
bait is the cause, and Sulphuric Acid the
cure of "llilk-sck," deserves at least pass
ing notice.
There seems to be some unanimity OF
opinion inIihis: that milk is poisoned by fool
taken in the stomach and dispersed through
the system of the COW. But as there is great
diversity of opinion as 10 the cause, aud the
process by which it is communicated TO the
animal, permit me 10 give the result of my
personal observation. On the line of the
transition series, laying along the Southern
border of the limestone formation-whch
have examined from Talladega, Alabama, to
Wythe county, Virginia. found many 10.
calities fenced up to prevent the cattle from
grazing on them. And, after fourteen years
of research and examination in those pois-
oned regions, have become satisfied that
the cattle are not poisoned by Cobalt; for
very little can be found in this formation,
but by gass or vapor which escapes from
lead ores heavily charged with Arsenic
These Milk-sick regions are uniformly, and
so far us know, without single exception,
found in the vicinity of lead bearing rocks
and at one point the arsenic was found so
Giffused through the formation, that hands
could not blast in rock without keeping the
holes full of water, us the dust from dry
drilngs could not be inhaled for five min
utes without prostrating the stoutest man.
The simple process by which this affective
and often fatal disease is produced, is, in my
opinion, this:-The gass or vapoi, before al.
luded TO, upon coming in contact with the
atmosphere, preciptates and deposites upon
the heritage an impalpable powder or dust,
in appearance much resembling fine flour, or
chalk, and this when eaten by the cattle pro-
duces consequences with which all are more
or less familiar. And il Mr.. Walker would
accompany me to some of these ventlaiing
points, where the heritage has been permitted
to mature untouched, and ana!yze this dust
or powder, that can be found upon the grass
and weeds, think lie would be prepared to
withdraw his charge against Cobalt, and re-
port that he had found enough Of this poi
son upon few rods square to kill twenty
head Of cattle. J. c.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23

Crops IN ENGLAND.-The reports by the
English country papers respecting the grow
ing crops are uniformly favorable. Last year
the crop was considerably above an average
and there is an equally good prospect the
present season. There is generally a sue
ce-sion of two or three years in that country
wherein the crops are above or below aver
age, and judging from the past, we are now
in the series of favorable years. The pota-
to crop is very large and generally look we'll
though in few instances the disease has
made its appearance.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23

DoiYo Up BANK BILL.-Some hard.
money rascal recently perpetrated the follow
ing upon the back of one dollar bill Bank
of Tennessee:
Thou art at best the ghost Of cash,
The spirit of specie dollar,
Thy paper fabric is but trash,
And all thy promises are holler."
If "Uncle Cave" gets hold Of that chap
wont he give him fitsl
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23

QUEER BANKlNG.-Qucer Banking opera
ITEMS are not confined to Tennessee. The
Indianapolis, lnd., Sentinel, says: awe I'M
derstand that the Free Banks Of the State
refuse to redeem their currency in anything
but American Silver coin, which is worth II
per cent less than gold or Eastern Exchange
If this system of redemption is persisted in
it must result in a general discredit of Free
Bank paper"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23
MoRMoNs BROUGHT To TERMs.


Our readers have been informed of the
substantial pacifcation of the Mormons-
that they have consented to full submits
sion to the federal authorities, and TO the en-
trance of the army into Sal, Lake Valley, in
consideration Of the general amnesty grant
ed for their past offences. We give the Off
cial dispatches detailing the news in another
column. Very WELL TIE question now re-
ours, having submitted will the Mormons re-
main in their Utah settlements, or will they
decamp!
We incline to the belief that they will re-
main ia their present settlements, at least
till the next summer, and perhaps for all
time. The idea of moving off en- maSse into
a new country does not appear, as yet, to
have assumed anything like definite shape
among them. Their general retreat, with
their numerous families, from their Northern
into their Southern settlements, on the arri-
val of Governor Cumming. was partly to get
their women beyond the immediate reach of
the army, and partly a stroke of policy of
Brigham Young. Should the army remain
at safe distance from the Mormon harems,
there will probably be no more trouble with
the Saints for some months to come, provd-
ed they are not disturbed in the ingathering
of their crops. Nor do we presume that
they will meet with any obstacles from the
United States military or civil authorities IN
this important work of subsistence. The
army is well supplied from its own resources,
and can well afford to let the Mormons mo-
nopolizc their limited harvests
The ultimate designs of Brigham Young
have yet to appear. His present submission
is his necessity, no less than his policy. A
few months hence his movements may indi.
cate the policy of evacuation; but before he
can move a body of seventy or eighty thou
sand souls from one country to another, he
must know their destination and provide the
means of transport and subsistence. We
do not suppose that in any event, except I'M
der the pressure of cruel war or famine, he
would move the whole body Of his people at
once, but that having selected new land Of
promise, he would first send out detach.
ment to prepare the means of reception OF
another instament, and so on TO the end
For the present We may consider the Nor
mon trouble quieted, and for the future we
must await the Developments of coming
events.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23

THE FIRST VIcTIM.-The New York Ex-
press, in reporting sermon by the Rev. John
Mills, Chaplain of the "Albany Bethel" New
York, remarks:
alt is worthy of observation that the
preacher on this occasion, who is an English
man by birth, was the first who ever met
with railroad accident, having had his chin
mangled IN England many years since, short
ly after the establishment of railroads as n
means of modern locomotion."
The first fatal accident of any note by
railroads was that resulting in the death of
Mr.. HuskissoD, NJ. p.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23

REMARKABLE.-A remarkable phenome-
non was developed last week on the farm of
Hon. John G. Davis, near Montezuma, Indi.
ana. Two large springs have burst forth
from the earth where there was no appear
ance of the kind before, and they continue
to throw off such volumes of water, that
large fields in the neighborhood have been
covered with standing pools and ponds of
water.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23

Another BUsT-Ths Citizens Bank,
Memphis, has turned out to be bad egg,
and, like DoOlittIe's locomotive, has busted
all 10 eternal smash. Thus, one by one, dear
friends depart. Which goes next!
We always have been, aud still are, dead
out against hard money, Tom Benton ex-
elusive metallic curreney-we have regarded
the proposition as an arrapt humbug-a trap
to catch gulls and flats with-and that the
idea of conducting the business of this great
country, embracing within its boundaries, in
terests and influence an entire continent, with
such a currency never obtained lodgment
in the mind of any sane man. Still it is be-
coming more evident every day that our
banking system is defective-rotten from
bottom to top, root, body and branch, inside
and out-that il has not even the semblance
of an honest exterior. Not but there are
solvent Institutions in the country, which are
honestly cOnducted-we know we have sew
eral such in our own State. But we are
speaking of the system, which is fruitful of
so much depreciation, imposition and swind-
ling. And unless it is changed, corrected and
improved, it will not be long before the peo-
pe-the bone, flesh, muscle and nerve of the
counirv-will begin to think that metallic
currency-the yellow boys which Mr.. Ben
ton in his vision saw flowing up the Missis-
sippi in great long silken purses-is the thing
after all-and that although under such
currency they would never get hold of much
money, still what they did get would be of
character in which there would be no risk or
loss. They are already beginning to talk
about linen who short time ago laughed
at the proposition as preposterous. And if
we are to be greeted every two or three
weeks witb-the news of Bank failure, with
the assets in the pockets of the operators
and their emissions to remain dead loss in
the hands of the industrial and producing
classes, we repeat it will not be long until
these classes will take hold of the subject
and wind up the whole bank business-the
few solvent institutions having TO suffer on
account of the rascalites Of the many and
the facilities for frauds and corruptions which
the system furnishes.
This is no idle talk, got up to exc out a
paragraph. We hear just such expressions
all around us, from wings, democrats and
know nothings, end they indicate as truly
the course the public mind is taking on the
subject as the pointer on the Church steeple
does the direction of the wind. Within the
last three years, in East Tennessee alone,
the losses of the people, through broken
banks and deprecated paper, will reach near
iy million of dollars. Does anybody ex.
pect such immense impositions will be quietly
submitted to, or that the people to prevent
their recurrence will hesitate to strike out of
existence system which Yields such bitter
fruits?
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23

ELmIRA, N. Y, July l6, ls5s.-Dr u y.
Wilcox committed suicide here to-day. Ilo
had amputated a leg for man by the name
Of Hammond, in the town of Chemung' wno
soon afterwards died. DR.. w. was 'nen
charged with malpractice, and criminal pro-
ceedings instituted against him, and lmneu,'
ately after the Sheriff served the papers ~
him this morning, he took some deadly po''.
on, and died in half an hour. The Coione''
are now holding M inaues. oyc. bis BODY
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23

eR- On Saturday evening while the Rev
Mr.. Galbraith's congregation, Omitted Pres
byterian) Of Freeport, Armstrong county
Pa, was engaged in prayer, the church edi
flee was struck by lightning instantly killing
Mrs. Ramaly, and seriously though not
dangerously injnringher two brothers, Israel
and George Watson, and her sister, Jane
Watson.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23

CRINoLINE AND THE CONTRIBUTION Box
The Churchman comes out with tremendous
fuminaiions against female extravaganza in
dress, which is denounced as "the great sin,
tho robber SIM" This accounts, we are told
for "the prevalence Of three cent pieces in the
offertory over coins" The ladies' are, earn,
estly exhoried to spend less money ut Stew
arts and give more to the church. The
Lords treasury suffers from the great spread
of crinolna
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23

SIGNS OF REVOLUTION IN CUBA.-We have
for some time been aware that movements
were going on among the people of Cuba
having ultimately in view n revolution in that
island; and fact detailed from Havana goes
to show that the Spanish government there
is impressed with the same idea. The recent
arrest of Don Miguel Enbil, n wealthy bank
er, indicates an intense selfshness on the
part of the Spanish officials. There is no
reason to suppose that Mr.. Embil has any
connection whatever with the movements to
which we refer; but the fact that he entertain
ed the opinion that The course of the gov.
eminent in Cuba is oppressive and ruinous,
and that he dared to express his opinions in
respectful memorial to the government, is
considered sufficient ground to hold him as
dangerous character. In this proceeding the
government of Cuba is only giving wider
currency to the opinions expressed by Mr..
Embil, and comforting upon him higher
character as Il representative man Of the lib
eral opinions in Cuba. The calm that seems
to prevail in the political atmosphere of that
island is treacherous in the extreme. 1t may
result in tempest or tornado that will do
much harm to all and good to no one. But
if the elements that are gathering there are
managed with prudence and discretion, ben
eficial change will take place at an early day.
The period Of SPANS dominion in Cuba is
RAPIDLY drawing to close.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23

The LITTLE GIAST.-Stephen A. Dou.
glass, il seems; is not near so dead as the
papers of his party would have the country
believe. Some four or five thousand people
turned out to greet him on his return to Chi
cago, and wherever he has Appeared since
the adjournment Of Congress he has been
received with the most hearty dcmonsIra-
tons of regard. The probability is daily
growing stronger that Stephen will be the
next democratic candidate for President.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23

tR- The Secretary of the Treasury, says
the Washington correspondent of the New
York Tribune, is nightly encouraged be.
cause the receipts from customs at New York
have exceeded 100000 daily for the past
week. If this should continue through the
whole year, with a relative gain at other
ports, the deficit would still be over $4,000,
900 annually on the basis of the ordinary ex.
penditures.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23

UNsoUND ON THE Niger QUESTION. -
The Washington Union says the "nigger
question" has been raised in the Court of
Claims. Recently the Solicitor received a
letter from well known "darkey," COM
planning that one of the negros employed by
the judges was not "sound on the niger
auestion."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23

CoM.-On Friday last Sl5O,O00 in coin,
from New York for the Planters Bank, Nash
vile passed down the railroad in charge of
M Express agent. The Planters Bank is
one of the few really safe and solvent inst-
tutons in the State--the statement of June
80 showing nm excess of means over liabili-
ties of S!,79s,356,33. This speaks well for
The financial ability and fidelity of the OIL
GERS having charge of the Parent Bank and
Branches
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RIVER HUI, MoMlxx Co.. june 9th, 1858.

River Hut, MoMISN Co.. June 9th, 1853.
Hon. N. Bulloek:-Dear Sir;-I learn from
a correspondence between you and the Edi-
tors of the West Tennessee Wing, that you
are the author of the act of the last Legisla-
ture. directing an election to be held in the
several counties of the State, in the coming
month Of September, to ascertain the sense
of the people of Tennessee, in regard to hold
ing Convention for the purpose of amend
ing, revising. and forming new Constitu-
tion." This is question of grave Importance
to the freemen of Tennessee, and one that
demands serious meditation and profound in
vestigatiOn. Not having been able to aseer-
tain in what particular it is designed or in
tended to change or reUise the Constitution,
will you please communicate the desired in
formation, for publication in the "Athens
Post" Yours Respectfully,
w. c. VAUGHAN.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23

ILLINOIS ?oLITIcs.-A dispatch from Chi
cago says that Mr.. Lincoln, the rival candi-
date of Judge Douglas for the U. S. Senate
addressed large concourse of people on
Saturday night, in reply to MIR. Douglas
speech, delivered the night before. The
number of persons in attendance is estima-
ted at 5000, and considerable enthusiasm
was manifested.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23

.R- Certainly the handsomest hair we
ever saw was of svery whiteness, and the
sweetest face had been sixty years in the
family. And as for voices, of coarse we
like the birdlike tones Of the young, bu, then
how do they compare with The utterance Of
age. tromulous and low, like The murmar OF
half forgotten tunel
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23

ry- The Democracy Of Vermont nav
held Convention, and made regular nO~
nations for Governor and other State O'D'''' y"
Considering that Vermont was never M %.
to elect democratic ticket, this mu'' 70, -,
corded as an exhibition Of boldness ~ WV
unusual and refreshing,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23

OREGON NOT STATE.-We perceive that
many of our contemporaries, did not watch the
proceedings of Congress very closely, are OF
the impression that Oregon wasadmitled into
the Union as a State, at the last session.
This is a mistake. The bill for admission,
we believe, passed the Senate, but was not
finally acted upon by the House.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23

PLEASANT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Weed,
in the Albeny Evening Journal, says that
"the door of the republican party is wide
open. Whoever is attracted by its principles
and its purposes will find it very easy mat
ter to gain admission" How about the
spoils! Are they wide open, tool
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23

A reward of ID. of candy, or bushel of
good mellow apples will be gwen to any per-
son who will find the law allowing Common
School Commissioners any compensation,
Except exempting them from working on
roads, since the School Lands have been
sold in the Hiwassee and Ocoee Districts.
Polk CouNTy
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23

ATHENS LITERARY AssocTATIoS.-The
Stockholders of the Athens Literary Asso-
citation are requested to meet at the Court
house on ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, at
8 o'clock. w. D. VAN DYKE, Sec'y.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23

A DUH.-If there is any one thing per-
tanning to our business that we dislike, it is
that of d,nning those who occupy the atti-
tude of patrons toward US, and we always
avoid it when possible. But necessity leaves
no alternative; and we are compelled to ask
yea, to urge all who know themselves ia
debtec to the office, either for advertising,
lob work, or subscriptions, and who can pos
sbly do so, either TO call and pay or send
their respective dues by mail. We are adj
vised fully that there are many good men
good, as the preachers say in worldly sense
who have no ready cash on hand;' but
there are hundred of others, whose names are
recorded on the debit side of our books,
who could easily pay if they would. 1t is to
this last named class We are talking, and we
earnestly urge them to do the clean thing for
once in their lives. The office is doing
larger business than at any former period Of
its existence, while the Cash receipts are moi
moro than equal to half the actual weekly
expenditures. And this with thousands due
upon our books. How long we shall be
able to keep moving under such crcum-
stances, requires no large amount OF finan-
cial sagacity to determine. We might en-
large here on the rascully manner in which
all newspaper offices are treated by about
one half their patrons, so'called-the labor
they are required to perform without any
consideration whatever for that monstrous
ass, The Public-and the immense obligation
some men think they are laying them under
by subscribing for the paper, intending to
pay for it, if ever, at some period way oil
yonder in the future. But the subject is not
pleasant one, and we leave it, trusting that
all who owe us, and are able, will pay at
least portion of their Indebtedness imme-
distely and without further solicitation.