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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-02-26

EUROPEAN TRouBLEs.-The revolutionary
spirit, on the continent, is actively at work
again, under ground. The staple Of the lat
est news from Italy has reference to "insur.
rections," "ncendiary placards, ARRESTS and
"expusions" for "political Offences" with an
attempt to murder the King of Naples. The
Pope is in hot water again at Rome, in con.
sequence of some enthusiasts there trying to
regalvanize "the Republic" The narrow es-
cape of the French Emperor, the other day,
was the narrow escape of France. The du-
ration of "Order," there, many think, depends
entirely upon pistol shot, n well directed
poinard or the explosion of an internal ma.
chine. Austria keeps the peace only Mt the
point of the bayonet. OF the Western Pow
ers, England alone is quiet-and OF all the
crowned heads, that of Queen Victoria would
seem to be about the only one that is sale
on its proorietors shoulders.
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aThere is a warrant out for the arrest Of
your clerk; and have some hopes that he
will turn States evidence, and convict his
principal"
He started back with astonishnent and
terror.
ell don't understand you!" he stanmer.
ed out.
"Dont trouble yourself about il, Mfr. Cor
don; you will understand it al! in due time"
"For Gods sake, don't arrest my clerk. He
will be the ruin Of me-" groaned he.
"You should have thought Of that before" !"
said.
"You don't mean to say that everything
isn't all right about my brothers affaiis' Be-
cause, if 1t isn't will make II right. you
know" he whined in supplcating tones,
"You say you saw Mrs. Gordon sign that
deed 2"
"Well-no; not exactly; but suppose she
signed it." r
"You know she didn't"
"How should knowl"
"She can't write! She never even wrote
her name iE her lifel"
"Gracousw
pressed the rascal closely and made him
acknowledge that his clerk had signed the
name for consideration. 1would have caus-
ed both Of them to be sent to the State
Prison, If Mrs. Gordon had not begged me to
spare them. As it was, secured the entire
income of the estate for my client, and charg-
ed my bill to Peter, who was but too glad to
pay it.
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New York, Feb. l9.-1he steamship Bal
tic has arrived with Liverpool dates to Wed
nesdsy, Feb. 3rd.
Money Market--Tn London, money con-
tiuued easy. Consols quoted at 95e to 95i
for money.
The Leviathan steamship is safely atloat.
No later authentic intelligence had been
received from the East.
The Atlantic Submarine Telegraph Com
pany will require additional capital to pay for
seven hundred miles of cable. The Directors
are very hopeful Of the success of this great
enterprise. Cyrus w. Field ESQ.,, has been
appointed the General manager of the Com.
pany.
The Americans in Paris have delivered and
published congratulatory address to the
Emperor, on the occasion Of his recent es-
cape from the explosion Of the "nfernal ma
chine"
1. is said that the Pope Of Rome, and
Kings Of Sardinia and Naples, were to have
been assasslnated at the same time that the
life Of Napoleon was attempted.
Unfavorsble news was current about the
condition of affairs in the Punjaub.
John NJ. Bolts has returned to this county
on board the Baltic.
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ExrprMr GRArIrupE.-The New Yor

EXTREME GRATITupE.--The New York
correspondent Of the Philadelphia Inquirer
relates the following;--It is currently repor'
ted about town, as an illustration Of extreme
gratitude, thn. the clerk of a banking firm IN
Wall street lost package Of money and
checks amounting to $4,000. 1t was pick.
ed up by an apple woman, at the corner Of
William Street, and very soon restored by
her to the owner, who magnanimously rewar-
ded her with present in current funds oi
two hundred--cents. The old lady is said
to have used Dominic Samson's favorlte
exclamation, "Pro di.gi.ous," on the receipt
of this magnificent remuneration.
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To SALERATUs EArERs.-ht late con-
vcn,ion o. Dentists it was asserted that the
main it not the sole cause ofthe great in
crease of defective teeth, was the use of
salGratus and cream of tartar in the manu-
facture of bread and DR.. Baker fully agreed
with the facts offered in proof, adding the
results Of seme experiments made by him.
self lie soaked sound teeth in solution
of saleratus, and they were destroyed in
fourteen days We here have the opinion
of men whose talents, time and zeal are given
to dentistry, that salpratus and cream Of tar
tar in bread are chief canse Of ruin to teeth.
Now. will those who know this fact go on
eating all that come in their wav, without
inquiriug what it is made of7--M Y. Presby-
teriah.
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LIFE IN TEXAS.

George w. Kendall, one Of the proprietOrs
Of the New Orleans Picayune, owns large
estates in Texas. Writing to a friend in
Boston, he describes his mode Of life as fol-
lows: rr-1c
You may, perhaps, wish to learn the mode
and manher of my life hefeaways; let me en-
tighten you. Three days in each week or
dnarily pass at my rancho here, three or four
miles from New Braunfels, with my family;
two days spend at the Estaneia, place Of
mine, thirty miles West, and where my tiocks
of'sheep are pastured; and the other two
am on the road backwards and forwards, my
conveyance an old Jersey wagon, with two
trusty horses. There is one gap of eight
miles on the road without hotise, and anoth-
er of twelve; yet the way is not loansome.
never pass over il without seeing an abun-
dance of deer, turkies, ducks, pa,ridges, and
the like; carry alongside of me double
barrel gun, Sharpe's rifle, and one Of Colt'a
revolyers, and some kind of game is sure to
grace my wagon both going and coming -
My sheep now number some three thou
sand, and finei hocks you never set eyes up
on; in May | hope to be able to count up
wards Of four thousand, as my lambs come in
April. have, besides, u fine gang Of brood
mares, besides some forty cows, and like the
elder Mr.. Norval, "to feed my flock and in;
crease my store" is now "mv constant care"
Did | not once tell you tina, had much rath-
er SEE MY latibs skipping upon the hills and
playing in the valleys than 10 witness The
pirouettes and entreclia.s of the best corps dc
ballet that ever existed? II did not say as
much to You il is nevertheless true.
have seen good deal 10 my day, jim
the world, the elephant, &C., but never saw
anything which afforded so much real enjoy
ment as my focks when doing well. And
now nearly two years, have had extraordi-
nary good luck; have not lost two per cent.
of my sheep per annum, and whes | tell you
that twenty per cent is the average loss the
world over, you may well imagine That my
success is remarkable. | never sell eve or
anything which Produces; have pasturage
for twenty thousand sheep and any number
of horses and cattle; and to see all this space
covered is now what | am working for. /
don't bother my mind n moment about Kan
SIS, or Brigham Young, or politics of any
knd--don't care who is President-fear God
and hate the Indians Indifferent about
Walker and the devil--try to keep my feet
warm aud head coo-and siioke my pipo il
| peace with oil mankind.
Here, notwithstanding we occasionally have
cold and clustering northsr, our climate ID
delicious am now writing, on this lst Jan.
uary, A. d., 1858, sitting in my shirt sleeves,
doors and windows wide open, no fire, apd
robins and other summer birds singing in the
green live oaks Of my yard. Think Of that
oil muffled up as you are, and weep. And
then here among the mountains we have no
fevers, no chills, no consumptions, no sickness
of any kind. Thete's balm in Texas.
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A BAD CASE OF THE hGUE.-The following
is quite as tragic if not so beautiful as thu
death of Minnihaha. It's talented author i
unknown to us!
And he took the ague badlyi
Oh it shook him, shook him sorely,
Shook his boots off and his toe nails,
Shook his teeth out and his hair of,
Shook his coat all into tatters,
And his hair all into ribbons;
Shirtless, coatless, hairless. toothless,
Minus boots and minus toe nails
Still it shook him. shook him, till it
Made him yellow, gaunt and bony,
Shook him till he reacaed his death.bed,
Shook him till it shuf1ed for him
off his mortal coil; and then it
Having made him cold as could be,
Shook the earth still down upon him;
And he still lies meath his grave-stone,
Ever shaking, shaking, shaking.
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OF Said old Mrs. Philanthropy, the other
day, accosting precious urchn in the street.
with wardrobe remarkable for its ventila-
ting advantages "Bubby, why don't you
20 home and have your mother sew up that
awful hole in yonr trowsersr "oh, you git
out, old oman" was the respectful reply,
uour folks is eeonomizing, and hole will
last longer than patch, any day." The old
lady's honest sympathy was wasted, while
the youngster beat retreat around the cot.
ner, displaying Sag Of truce in the rear.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-02-26

WAsHINeToN, Feb ls.-In the Senate TO-
day, the Hon. James S. Green, Of Missouri,
from the committee on Territories presented
bill and report in favor of the admission of
Kansas into the Union as State, with one
representative, until that State is known to
be entitled TO more from the regular census
returns of its population. Messts. Dougas,
of Illinois, and Collamer, of Vermont, pre-
sented minority reports.
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A Witty REPLY.-During the discussion
in the Virginia Senate last week, on the bill
for the purchase of piece of statuary from
wm. B. Barbee, DR.. McKenney, Of Norfolk
CITY, gave another example Of his ready witt
Mr.. Stuart remarked that Mr.. Barbse had
Quilted the profession Of the law to pursue
that Of art. 10 reply to this DR.. McKeuney
asked Mr.. Stuart, in snge whisper, II he did
not consider law n more orgul profession
than that of sculpture, and II lawyers didn't
eh;s,l more than sculpturers.
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tass- We ace Il stated in Northern paper,

tg- We see II stated in Northern papers
that there are so many domestlcs out of EN-
ployment at the present time, In all the large
cities, that the value Of their labor has fallen
of nearly fifty per cent! from the scale OF
prices that obtained year ago. 1t is said
that servants, both male and female, are so
plenty ih New York that many are willing
and anxious to work for their board. Three
dollars month is the highest wages that the
women are able to secure. Wages are now
lower than they have been Tor fifty years.
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Passed January 26, 1858.

PrrrsBuRe, Feb. l2.--Two of the McKees.
port murdcrers, Henry Fife and Charlotte
Jones, were hung this afternoon, at 2 o'clock
About thirty persons witnessed the execution
inside of the Jail yard. A large crowd gath
ercd on the outside Of the walls. Both de.
liyered addresses, acknowledging the justice
of their sentence, but pronouncng Monroe
Steward, (who Is sentenced to be hung In
fortnipht) as innocent Of the crime.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-02-26

New York AND THE SPECIE MOVEMENT
The movements Of specie are steady toward
New York. Our city banks, says New
York paper, report on hand S30,652,9 2,94s,
while the exports for the week ending Feb
ruary 9Th amounted to $2,92s,27O. This
week another California remittance is due.
and the balance Of the domestic exchanges is
still in our favor, from the liquidation of ac-
counts still going on without any cores
pOnding amount Of business or credit.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-02-26

ssY- No family is perfect without daugh-
ter or sister In it. A round dozen great
big brothers will not compensate for one
soft eyed sunny-hearted girl. Such treas
ure, numbered in the household, has u hu-
manizing and civizing tendency-better to a
rough, ungainly fellow in boots and whiskers;
than two seasons at Dancing school, or
year at college. One can almost invariably
select youth who has no sister to bless him
with. He is awkward as an aux; one of
those fellows that is proverbially afraid Of
the girls and bushes like caulflower at
the sight Of one. And it is not because he
is modest but becatlse he is a sort of an un-
blanketed savage. Blessed is the circle that
has u daughter in it,
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A pArruL CAsr.-A Philadelphia pape

A PAINFUL CAss.-A Philadelphia paper
saws that one Of the most painful cases that
ever caise before n Coroner was presented on
"Wednesday morning. A woman, forty;fivc
years Of age, wSo is said 10 have children
married and in good circumstances, died with
out home, from exposure, starvation aud
intemperance. Her name was Mary Nc
Macken. Her clothing consisted OF strips OF
rag carpet wrapt around her person.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-02-26

GEs. HASKELL AGAIN lSsASE.-We clip
tho following paragraph from the Louisville
courier, Of the 9th instant from which II will
apPe" that General WIN. T. Haskell is again
insane ana confined in the Lunatic Asylum
at Hopslusville, KY.
our attentive correspondent, "Broomstx," !"
'elegraphs US from tlopknsvlle, under date
OF yesterday, that Gen. VIM. r. Haskell. of
Tennessee, has again become deranged, and
Is now confined in the Lunatic Asyium at
Hopkinsvlle.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. ls.-The Union Of
this morning contains letter from the Pro
yisional President, Col. Calhoun, of Kansas,
in which he states that he has written to
Gov. Denver to procure the sworn statement
Of the Judges of the election held at the
Delaware Crossings; and says that he will be
governed entirely by that return in giving
certificates to the members Of the Legislature.
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Hg- Discrimination in youth is the fore
runner of perfdy in old age: its appearance
is the fatal omen of growing depravity and
future shame. II degrades parts Of learning,
obscures the lustre Of every accomplishment,
and sinks us into contempt. The path Of
falsehood is perplexing maze. After the
first departure from sincerity, it is not in our
power to stop; one artihce unavodably leads
on to another, till, as the intricacy of the
labarynth increases, we are left entanglcd in
our snare.
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Slcss IN MAssAcHusErTs.--On Thursday,
in the Massachusetts House Of Assembly,
there was an animated debate on the resolve
TO amend the Constitution, so as to prevent
foreigners from voting until the expiration
OF two years after their naturalization. The
resolve was passed. In the Senate, the bill
to allow Atheists to testify as witnesses, was
defeated, 90 TO l3. Atheism" must try
aonsa
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BENEVOLENCE.

A benevolent man was Absolom Bess--
At each and every tale Of distress
He blazed right up like a rocket;
He felt for all beneath poverty's smart,
Who were fated to bear life's toughest part,
He felt for them in his inmost heart, a.,
But he never felt in his pocket
He din'nt know rightly what was meant
BY theBible's promised four hundred per cent
For charity's each donation;
But he acted as If he thought railroad stocks
And bonds secure beneath earthly locks.
Were better. with pockets brim full of rocks,
Than heavenly speculation.
Yet all said he was an excellent man;
For the poor he'd preach, for the poor bid plan,
To better them he was willingi
But the oldest man who had heard him pray,
And preach for the poor In pitiful way,
Could hardly remember him rightly to say
Mr.. Bess had e'er given shilling.
Oh, an excellent man was Absolotn Bess,
And the world threw up it's hands to bless
Whenever his name was msntioned;
But he died one day. he did, and OIL
But he went righ. down to the shades below
Where all are bound, I'm afraid, to 60
Who are only good intentioned.
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SINGULAR FAcr.-The Constitution Of
the United States names the 4th Of March
for the Inauguration Of the President. Upon
expressing doubts as TO what course would
be adopted, should the 4th of March fall on
Sunday, |, was sssertained that il would no
fall ON Sunday for three hundred years.
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NJ The five steam sloops-of war now be-
inc built have been named BY the President
as follows The one building ut Pensaco'
Ia, "Peusacola;" the one at Norfolk "K'ch
mond;" the one at Philadelphia, Lancaster;
,hv one a. New York, "Broohlyn; and he
ope NJ Boston, "lIartford."
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The MuLB CoNrRAcr.-The Washington
States corrects q sta. ement which originally
appeared in the ST. Louis Democrat, and
which we re-published, to the effect that the
Secretary of War had recently made private
arrangement with certain spectators, for the
delivery at ST. Louis Of fifteen hundred mules
at $3.50 per head. No such arrangement has
been made.
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BkookLfs, Feb. l5.-George II. Simon
son, well known citizen, was to day badly
assaulted by rowdies. Hc has since died.
The excitement in the city is intense and the
citizens have appointed vigilance committee.
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R his a curious fact in the grammar Of
politics that when statesmen &c. into place,
they often become oblivious of their an,ece.
dents, but are seldom fOrgetful of their rela.
tives.
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Memphis Avalanche says;
We regret to announce the death OF our
late fellow citizen, David Adams, ESQ.,, which
oceurred on the stenmer Ben Franklin, on
Saturday lust, in this port. Mr.. Adams had
lust returned from the far South, where he
Ind been with the hope Of restoring his shat
tered constitution. lie returned, however, in
despair to die among his friends, and II was
permitted to him to depart from the home Of
bic carly adoption.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. Is.-Jaek Henderson,
the Clerk to the Sarveyor.GsnsIa, and Mar
shall, tho Governor.elec. Of Knpsas, have ar
rived in this city.
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AcolurTAL OF GovERNoR BEBB.-Most Of
our readers will remember that Ex-Governor
William Bebb of Ohio, who now resides near
Rockford, Illinois, was last Fall indicted Cor
shooting at and mortnlly wounding one of a
party of reckless young men who were in.
Testing his residence and annoying his family,
with charipari or horning party on the oc-
casion of the marriage Of one Of Gov BIS
sons. He was tried for murder last week at
Rockford, and triumphantly acquitted. Tom
Corwin and Judge VIM. Johnson of Ohio,
conducted the defence. The verdict is said
to be in accordance with public sentiment
in Rock county, and, while the fatal result
of Gov. Bebb's shot is deeply deplored, il Is
hoped that the verdict will do much to put
down those disgraceful exhibitions Of bru.
tality and i'll breeding known rs charivaris.
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THE POST.
ATHENS, FRIDAY, FEB. se, 1858.
NOTES OF the BANKS OF TENNESSEE

NOTES or THE BANKS OF TENNESSEE,
Tennessee, at Nashville.
BvAe Plantsrs Bunk.
,o.,I =, Tennessee. Bank OF Memphis,
s,Isn mani Northern Bank OF Tenn.
,,,an,srs hank Bank Of America,
Isrchant,' Rank Citizens Bank,
v'nn'.r., Rank Bank Of Chattanooga,
panI ~ paris. Bank OF Middle Tenn.
Bank OF Commerce, Commercia bank'
Bank Of the Union, southern BANK
By the Bank Of Tennessee ana the Union 0d"''
many Of Tennessee, Bank OF Middle Tenn.
Planters Bank, Ctzens BANK
linton Hank City Bank,
Hank OF america, Farmers BANK,
RANK Of Chattanooga, Merchants Bank,
Rant OF Memphis Northern Bank,
Rank Of Paris. Southern Bank,
pank Of the Union, Traders Bank,
Duck,s Rank Kentucky Banks,
Exchange Bank. New orleans bank''
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E- The Baton Rogue Comet, speaking
of the late fight in the House of Represen,
tatives, says: "There should be a kind Of
bull pen (for the convenience Of business, We
would suggest an anteroom for it0 to which,
when one member calls another "liar," they
should each be conducted, and allowed 20
prove which is the liar, by the bone and
muscle. There could then be standing rules,
limiting fights to fifteen or twenty minutes,
which is long enough to settle an affair OF
honor of this kind"
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ST. LcuIs, Feb. l6.-Rccent developments
show that George Smiser, the late Collector
of St. Louis county, defaulter to the
amount of one hundred thousand dollars.
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MExrco.-VRRA CRUZ, Jan. 90, 1885,
Messrs. Editors--"Order reigns in War
saw" after a fashion. After eleven days OF
terrible fighting at the capital the Pronuncia-
dos finally prevailed. Comonfort fled inglo-
riously, If not ANONYMOUSLY; and General
Zuloaga, the father of the Plan Of Tacubaya,
now warns the venerable seat Of MonteEuma.
Meanwhile the row is increasing throughout
the country, and they are banging away at
each other in scores Of places-the press,
(such portions of il as isn't ppres-pressed,)
slang -wanging In manner worthy of-of--
say some of your contemporaries. The new
Government has formed Ministry which
will "bust up" in about week. Next the
victorious generals will get together by the
ears, and in all probability compromise by in.
viting General Santa Anna back once more.
Straightway upon the abdcation of Com
onfort Senor Juarez proceeded to Guarajuato
and has established Puro, or Liberal Gov
ernment there, rs the present headquarters
VI ttc UdtOus luo VI
great Central States are marching upon
Mexico; but on the other hand a column of
5000 men under OsslIos and Lrmon has.
sailed forth TO meet them, and warm work is
anticipated. Last week the Pronunciados re-
ceived terrible thrashing from the National
Guard at Oaxaca; in fact were effectually
"cleaned out" of that place.
We are under martial law here, and are
threatened with n column from the centre il
the Plan Of Ncubaya be not subscribed to
and the new Government thereby recognized.
Well, that were easily done. Our authorities
have already turned double summersault,
why not try triple fip-aap. There'll be no
bones broken, and they don't mind such
things in this country Of DIos LIBERrAD.