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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-29

~ The New Orleans Delta-democrat
is down on the administration about Fill.
buster Walker, and calls upon the South to
rise up as one man and raise hurricane Of
indignation" around old Bucks head. The
Delta editor declared his intention some :ime
ngo, to annex Cuba, dissolve the Union, and
perform various other feats visions of which
occasionally fit through the dreams Of gen.
tlemen living long way South, and he re-
CARDS the capture Of Walker as n matter
somewhat personal to himself. What pity
that so much talent should be accompanied
with such Quxotic ambition for notorie,y!
The following is the closing portion Of the
Deita's last article:
ave ask every true Southern man whose
heart answers to the call of reason, of hu.
manity, Of justice, and who believes in the
grand doctrine of American Progressiveness,
Il the President is entitled to confidence and
support! As for ourselves, we emphatically
answer, no! The duty of the South in this
trying crisis, is to unte-to disregard party
ties-to abjure party fealty, to stand by the
right and the just. It should teach the Presi.
dent lesson that will be lesson for future
occupants Of the White House! Let the
hurricane Of Southern indignation whistle
around his ears, and it may prove warning to
all who turn aside from the path of honor
and justice to pander TO the depraved pas.
sions of the Northern section of the Con.
federacy."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-29

w- The Pope has ordered to be printed
and publised the codex of the Oldest Greek
translation of the Old Testament, which is
be found in the Vatican collection of manu-.
scripts. II is numbered 1906 in the library,
and dates from the fourth, or at latest, from
the early part Of the fifth century, and is Cor
all denominations of Christian belief of the
utmost importance. Cardinal Mai worked on
the present edition for twenty.six years,
and the present commission, which was ap-
pointed by the Pope after the Cardinals death
for three years more. The head of the Bar
nabite Order, General Procurator Padre VAT
celone, has just published pamphlet, in
which he announces the completion Of the
work and immediate publication.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-29

New YORK IN 1904 AND l857.-lt is diff
cult to realize the fact that within the pres.
ent century, and the memory of great many
of our people now living, the city of New
York gave less than 5000 votes in severely
contested election. Yet such is the fact
At the election Of Governor of this State in
1904, the whole number of votes cast in the
city of New York was 2,73O-of which
Aaron Burr had f,4l5, and Morgan Lewis
1915. To show the contrast between now
and then, We give the official statement Of
the votes cast at the recent election of Mayor
in this city. Whole number, 84l99; Daniel
F. Tiemann 43,208, Fernando Wood 4O,SSS;
scattering 1903 Difference between the votes
of 1904 and lS57-Sl Evening Post
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-29

WHAT Ir's MADE UP OF.-The census of
the United States shows that we have two
millions and half farmers. one hundred
thousand merchants, sixty. -four thousand mn.
sons, and nearly two hundred thousand car.
penters. We have fourteen thousand bakers
to bake our bread, twenty -four thousand law
yers to set US by the ears; forty thousand
doctors to "kill or cure" and fifteen hundred
editors to keep this motley mass in order, by
the power of the public opinion controlled
and manufactured through the press.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-29

AN ASSAULT UPON AN EDIToR.-An assault
was made, Friday, 22d INST, by Mr.. o. Jen-
nings Wise, son of Gov. Wise, of Virginin,
upon Mr.. Ridgway, Editor Of the Richmond
Wing, in the office of the latter. Wise
struck Ridgway across the arm with a stick,
the blow being aimed at his head, whereupon
Ridgway closed upon him striking him sew
eral blows with his fist. The parties then
clenched, and without doing further harm,
were separated by persons from the adjoining
room.o The alleged cause of the attack was
the insolence Of Ridgway to the father of
the assaant through the columns Of the
Wing,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-29

The CRY OF JEDDo THE CApITAL OF JAPAN.
The city Of Jeddo is said TO be, without
exception, the largest city in the world
1t contains 100000 dwellings, and the I'M
PARALLEL number OF 100000 Of people
Some of its streets are sixteen japanese riz
in length, which is equal to thirty-twO En-
gIish miles. The commerce of Japan is i'm
mense, and the sea all along their coasts is
covered with their ships. Their vessels are
laden in the Southern portion OF the empire
with rice, tea, sea-coal, tobacco, silk cotton,
and tropical fruits, all of which find n market
in the North and then return freighted with
corn, salt, oil, isinglass, and other produc.
tons Of the North, which find market in
the South.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-29

SPOKE Too LArE.-A young couple cloped
from indianapolis last week and were mar
ried in Cincinnati. Shortly after the cers'
mony they were telegrnphed, and m officer
trnced them to the United States Hotel, and
entered their room without knocking, and
found them snug in the bridal couch. Ito
explained his errand, when the young lady
said, with ringing laugh-"Tell ma II loo
late-we've been married half an hour"
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BAD IsvEsTMEsr.-The Washington Anne

BAD IsvEsTMENT.-The Washington Amer
lean tells the following anecdote Of Ex.Gov-
ernor Jones Of Tennessee g.lt b. ta.
Gov. J. C. Jones of Tennessee, once Clay
Wing. was here some time ago, when he
made n rather humorous remark. Speaking
of his having come on here, he said he had
made small investment in the democratic
party, some time ago, and had come on to get
his dividend; but he found. unfortunately for
him, that the whole concern had bursted up
before the first dividend was declared.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-29

THE MARCH TO THE GRAVE IN 1857
What mighty procession hns been moving
toward the grave during the past year! At
the usual estimate, since the first of January,
1857, there have been more than thirty. one
million fue hundred thousand of the worlds
population gene down to the grave. Place
them in long array, and they will give NOV.
ing column Of more than thirteen hundred to
every mile of the circumference Of the globe
What spectacle, as they move on, tramp,
t:amp, tramp, the "Doad March," giving lis
funeral notes as they 60 to the silent shades
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-29
VIRGrsIA-The following resolutions have
been adopted BY the Virginia Legislature.

!. RESOLVED, That in the opinion of the
General Assembly of Virginia, the conclu-
sions to which the President of the United
States has arrived as expressed in his recent
message, in favor of the admission Of Kansas
as State Of this Union under the Lecompton
Constitution, ia just and right.
2. Resolred, Tint Congress has no right to
look further into the Constitution submitted
by the State Of Kansas, in its application 20
be admitted into this Union, than to see that
the said Constitution is Republican in its
form.
8. RESOLVED, That il is due TO the peace
and harmony Of this Union, that Congress
should speedily admit Kansas us State IN
der the Lecompton Constitution, withou,
farther conditions.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-29

New York LEcrsLATURE.-The House of
Assembly Is still unorganized, and the pros.
pect is no better than it was two or three
weeks ago. The Americans, having seven
or eight members, hold the balance ofpower,
and the wheels Of Legislation are thus locked,
and the people Of the State are congratula.
ting themselves on what many papers term, a
"lucky accident" and hope ninety Of the
hundred days will thus glide away.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-29

SOME DrFFERESoR.--Las winter hides sold
in the streets at eight cents pound-they
now sell for four cents. Sheepskins year
ago sold at So ench; they now sell at prices
varying from So cents TO 81. Leather in a
year has fallen about IL cents pound. Nut.
ton, which last year sold for 9 cents pound,
now sells for and cents. Butter was 81
cents; it now sells from &c to % cents. Po-
tatoes are little dearer than they were last
winter, caused, doubtless, by the rot Hams,
shoulders, pork, flour, sugar, lard, moiasses,
&C., are much cheaper than they were year
ago. A dollar to-day will purchase as much
food as dollar and a half would have bought
in January, 1857. Trou IN " Paper.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-29

" The War Department has asked 81.
$4,000 from Congress, for the subsistence of
the Utah Expedition during twenty months,
dated from July next. The Expedition to
be supplied consists Of 5,6o6 soldiers, 200
women, 400 servants, and 1894 employees;
total 5000.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-29

AN UGLY CUsToMER.-A male catamount
attacked n man on horseback, in the public
road, last week, some eight or ten miles
from Huntsville. He threw il of. II renew
ed the attack, when man on foot came TO
the aid OF the borseman. The furious animal
then turned on the footman, who seized II
by the back Of the neck, got his foot on it,
and cut its throat.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-29
The MANIA FOR OrrrcE.-1he Washing
ton correspondent of the "South" says:

tou correspondent w thO cO"''' 49,
The insatiate office begging has got to be
one of the most immense public nuisances Of
the day. The extent to which it is carried
on In the precincts of the capitol by whining
old men, cIamorous middle aged men, fippant
young men, and jaunty little boys, whom
their anxious mammas have scrubbed up and
sent TO beg for pageships, is absolutely dis
gusting. The persons applying for these
places about the Capitol are nearly all from
the District of Columbia, aud there is scarce
ly man or boy in this pensionary District,
who is not an Office begger at every session
Of Congress. Every woman who Keeps
boarding house in Washington, makes
practice of besieging members with oil sorts
Of attention to secure their influence for
Tommy, and to pension their lazy whelps on
the Government ~ .a0i
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-29

EY- At Pulaski, on Friday last, Geo.
Trump, halter was found dead. At his
side lay bottle half full of whiskey. Re-
cording the fact, the Citizen asks this signi6-
cant question: "Did anybody in Pulaski sell
Geo. Trump bottle of whiskey on last
ThursdaY?
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-29

tR- We were shown few days slnce
So bill on the Northern Bank Of Tennes NV
at Clarksville, converted into $50. ~.
forging was the most perfect we have es,,
seen. The original bill was genuine WIZ ,sa
the ComptrolIer's name written across w.
face. BY some chemical process The hp'''
had been erased and 20 printed in It's plaes soo
Fortunately for the bank IL has issued 20 Sh
bills. Efforts will be made, no doubt 70 w
cula.e other bills of like denomlna"0"'
Nashville Union.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-29
ATHENS FRIDAY. JAN. go. 1858.

"THE Posr."-In this paper will always
be found reliable statements of the markets,
q general run VI the current news OF the day,
and such variety As cannot fail to interest
Though humble in its pretensions, our effort
10 10 make Il such paper as every one may
read with pleasure and some little profit Is
II asking too much of our friends. to aid US 10
giving it an increased circulntioni a
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-29

Gov. WIsE.--A letter writer says, Cover
sor Wise is preparing another letter or mani
festo, on the Kansas question, and is said to
be much excited in regard to it. His views
are the subject Of severe comment in Rich
mond. He is confident of support BY the
people, and even talks Of stumPing the State
on the question.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-29

ley One Editor in Oregon calls another a
"cane bearer, baggage master, and a scullion"
to certain politician, and is denominated by
the assailed in reply, IA miserable iliterate
specimen Of humanity, OF delirium tremens
notoriety."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-29

BRINGING HOME AN IssUE.-The st. Louis
Leader (Dem.) in defending the antiFilli-
buster policy of the President, says:
ITO Senator Davis we have but one word
to say-one little remark you propose to
strike the shackles from Central America;
Garrison wants TO do the same for Mssissip-
p; If you can 60 fillibustering to Cubn, why
should not he or Governor Seward to Louisi-
ana q"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-29

eY- The act in relation to dueling, recent
ly passed by the Legislature of South Caro-
lima, provides that any magistrate may issue
a warrant to prevent persons going ou' Of
the State to fight duel, and compel them 10
enter into bond with sureties to keep mo
peace, and not 60 beyond the limits oil mo
State
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-29

eY- The President has announced by pro-
clamation the ratification of the treaty which
was concluded between the United States
and Denmark in April last, providing for the
abolition Of the Sound Dues.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-29

FL The New Constitution Of Oregon
contains the following clause: "No money
shall be drawn from the treasury for the
benefit Of any religious institution, nor any
money be appropriated for religious servi.
ess."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-29

GOVERNMENT ExPENsEs.-After all the
retrenchment that can be made, the es,ima-
ted expenses of our general government for
the next year amounts to seventy millions
The estimate for the War Department alone
is t,centy and a quarter millions, largely in
creased by the anticipated Mormon War.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-29

SUB Treasury NorEs.-The New York
correspondent Of the Charleston Courier.
writes under q late date:
"The Treasury notes are beginning to
show themselves In Wall-street. The banks,
however, take them up very gingerly, oaly
$4,000 having thus far gone into their
vaults"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-29

H- The following Is an extract from
letter sent from minister in Illinois,
Preachers feel these hard times senslbly.-
For more than two months have not had
cent except what received for marrying, and
marriage fees are not very large in this re-
pion"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-29

How TO MAKE A, SHORT WIxreR.-Get a
ninety days, note discounted 10 bank
Spring and pay day will come round quite
as soon as you are ready for them.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-29

3 TIVE MIRxrrs-Fsrmers and others hav-
Ing produce to sell should read tine statements
Of the markets regularly. They will make
money BY 80 doing.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-29

THk ARREST OF WALKER.-A dispatch
s--.- su..Li- ote-s pHys, 49, s----.- o-----;s-
tee on Foreign Relations has reported resolu.
tons sustaining the Administration in the
arrest Of Gen. Walker.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-29

Hg The scarlet fever is prevailing to
fearful extent in Greene county, Pa One
gentleman near Waynesboro, has buried six
children in ten days.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-29

ALABAmA.--Ths Legislature Of Alubnma
has adopted resolutions looking to a disrup-
zion Of the Union, in the event Kansas is not
admitted with the Lecomp,on Convention.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-29

FRE.--A FIRE occurred at Shclbyvi!Ic on
the night of the 2ist Among the buildings
destroyed was one occupied by the Branch
Bank Of Tennessee.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-29

TENNESSEE STATE SToCKs.-At the New
York Stock Exchange, first board, on Mon
day, the 18th inst, 5000 Tennessee SIS were
sod at SO, and at the second board, same
dcy, 5000 brought s84.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-29

FEY Counterfeit ten dollar bills on the
Bank Of Newbern, N. C., without the words,
Stockholders responsible" are in extensive
circulation.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-29
W- Gov. King, in his message to the Ne

EY- Gov. King, in his message to the New
York Legislature says:
"Out of l,2l4,77l children in the State be.
tween the ages of a and 81. S32,735, or sirty-
nine per cent. of the whole, attend upon the
Public Schools of the State, which are main
tanned at cost to each pupil Of s44 cents per
month, or an aggregate per annum to the
State Of S3,299,S9S."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-29

WAsHINGToS, Jan. 25.-lt is stated 'na'
the Mormons intend to adopt the guerI,lIs
mode of warfare, and that every able-boaea
man will be under arms in the spring. u y
also stated that Mormon spies are now ID
Johnson's camp.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-29

LIGHT BAeeAeE.-A Washington cores
pendent says:
Mr.. Banks will leave on Saturday, | learn,
for Weltham, carrying with him the respect
Of his compeers.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-29

e9W- An English paper gives an account
ola party Of sixty old women, who we're the
mother of eight hundred and sixty-nine
children, averaging fourteen ench.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-29

PRovIsIoNs.-The American Republican
says: "1he provision market in this section
continues extravagently high. Bread and
meat, the staff Of life are almost beyond the
reach of the poor, we hazard nothing in say
ing that there is more real suffering among
the poor classes in this community now than
ever has existed before, and it is likely to in
crease. We hope our friends in Tennessee
and upper Georgia will send us some pork
This article is selling here at 9 cts. nett"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-29

FATAL AFFRAY.-A letter to the Gin.
cinnaii Enquirer, dated Iiarodsburg, Ky.,
December %, says: An unfortunate difficulty
occurred at Cornishyille in this county, on
yesterday, between Harvey Walker and
Thomson Salee, resulting in the death Of
the latter. They fought in the street with 70
volving pistols, and each had fired iOur or
five times, when Salee receiveda wound in
his breast, fell, and almost instantly expired.
Walker had previously received n shot in
the thigh, which, however, did not disable
him. Sallee fell back ward, throwing his arms
above his head, and his pistol flew over the
fence. His son, stout boy of some eighteen
years jumped over the fence, seized the wea-
pom and fired at Walker, who Immediately
fell, the ball having taken effect in his neck,
passing entirely through it. lie is said 10 be
dangerously, If not MORALLY, wounded.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-29

FEY A large and destructive fire occurred
in Nashville, on Friday morning, destroying
property 10 the amount OF $4,000.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-29

eW- We like Christ's definition OF '0'
gion best-"Love God, and your ne'gnoO'
YOURSELF" How many 10 our day DO 'n"'
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-29

Y Friend Rose, Marble Bluff. Roane
county. has our thanks for his efforts to ex-
tsad tho circulation Of the "Posi' 10 that d.
resiiou. II our friends at other points would
do 81 he is doing, how soon would the crcu-
lssiou OF the paper be doubled, -
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-29

ger from Warrington to New Orleans and
pay his board on the way, and there will be
no 0eension for any administrative job, or
folly, TO cost half million or more per an
mum, in crossing Florida or the Gull, or run
ming tracks through the wilds OF Arkansas.
MEMPHrs.-The Memphis Eagle and En-
quirer "a most excellent paper) has Ido-
nestle" or home correspondent, who is oc.
casionally interesting. In late article, he
discourses Of money matters in that direc.
ton, after this manner:
"Money is no 60; who has got or can get
any money! Five per cent. month on good
paper, will not buy II. because IL amt there.
The banks will give out their suspended cur.
rency on bills on New Orleans Mt one per
cent discount for sixty days. Have you an
idea how much they make by such an opera
ton in sixty days!--sesen TO ten per. cent. is
all. Theirs never has been, since Moses was
in the bulrushes to the present day, snch q
complete imposition on any people as the
banks, particularly the old stock banks 10
Tennessee. II seems TO me that there is not
another people under the broad sun Of hea-
ven would stand it, but the good patient Ten.
nesseeap. And il seems rs If this was not
enough, but to help them out we must i'm
port banks and currency from other States,
wild cat It may be-no one knows! But you
are answered, that the banks take it; SO they
do, but the banks get a settlement every
evening; let trouble get in the camp, and
these banks will drop it like hot potato
There may be some future reckoning about
the matter" sl n.a iipf
The same writer says Of two notable East
Tennessecans who have been figuring at
Memphis recently stt.l.asa
Knoxville, in East Tennessee, seems 10
have more lecturing talent in it than almost
any other town. Parson Brownlow has been
here and gave the Aboitionsts particular
thunder; then Mr.. John Mitchell followed
him, and sailed down the English Govern
ment. From the speciman of the antipathy
Of each, they both hate with perfect ha-
tired. As to Mitchell, no one blamos him for
hating the English government"
or course not. Mr.. Mitchell is only CEN
surable for the objectionable vanity which
expects the whole American people to trea-
sure his personal wrongs as their own, and to
hate the English with the same perfect ha.
tired 80 ~
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-29

H- The Branch Bank Of Tennessee, In
GAINESVILLE, declared dividend Of per cent.
on the lst inst, for the last six monts.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-29

APPEARANCE AND REALITY.-rbe editor
Of the Louisville Journal pens the following
paragraph: 1.
Except 10 few prncticed observers, the
personal aspects of men seldom announce
their real quality. The most daring and I'M
conquerable wills often lie concealed beneath
an almost grlish exterior; while many burly
fellows, who look as If they might be the
dynamic sentries Of the universe, cant draw n
long breath without leaning against post.