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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-11-05
LIABILITIES.

S7,6S9,l52 80
C. Johnson. President.
JAS. MORTON, Cashier.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-11-05

A AID STILL THEY COME. Another
N cheap lot Of BOOTS and SHOES Just received
and for sale by Nov6 W. G. WITT.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-11-05

CSAWS.-I have three of Rowland's best Cross-Cut
- Saws-8, on and feet long-which will sell
cheaper than they can be bought elsewhere:
June II I'M. HENDERSON,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-11-05
Safes F! Safes |!

HNUE WAY TO MAKE MONEY Is TO SAFE 1T
and I have Just received n lot of the very bes
make OF Fire and Burglar Proof saiamander Safes, o
fsrent Sizes which will sell at factory prices, wit
eight added. mari GEO. W. ROSS.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-11-05

On the Pian OF single Numbers.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-12-09
A Boys Tongue FuStcned to a
Lamp Pest. -.

On Saturday morning little fellow about
eight years old, q son of Mr.. Gilleau, book
seller, while playing with some other boys
on North street, approached lamp post ant
carelessIy applied his tongue to its grey.
frosted surface, when in an instant, to the
boys own horror, and utter establishment Of
his play mates, he was held fast by his tongue
to the post, suffering very severe pain, and
totally unable to help or extricate himself.
Of course the boy could not speak, and he
could only manifest his feelings by eigns
with his hands. Various applications oil
warm tea, steam, &C., were made by some
neighbors, who heard the unusual noise then
made by the other boys, and came to learn
what was the matter, but of no avail such
was the action of the cold iron that the hold
was even getting tighter. When, after about
ten minutes had elapsed, the boys father
heard of the affair, and Fastening to bis re.
lief, he took knife and was obliged to cut
the tongue loose, leaving its skin still fast
to the post, and causing the blood to flow
very profusely. Immediately on his release
the poor little fellow became insensible, and
was taken home. London &C. W. Press.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-12-09
Atlantic Telegraph without u
Cable.

Why not try TO telegraph across the At
lantc without cable ? In Dundee we have
a scientific enthusiast who, with oil the de.
votion Of an alchemist, has attained results
which will compare with, if they do not out
rival, the most brilliant achievements OF Fa-
raday, Wheatstone and Morse. Had he been
more worldly minded, and cared for fame and
| fortune, he would long ere this have been a
distinguished and opulent man, but, studying
everything but his own advantage, he is al
most unknown, AMI has only just been rails.
ed by Government pension from lowIt
and arduous profession. Whoever enters the
sanc,um of that simple man, however, must
be struck with the evidences that he is rich
in the lore of the universe, and that be pos.
sesses secrets which may yet enrich man.
kind. His Submarine Telegraph without
I" Tres is one Of these. So recently as Sat.
urday last, we saw on his table working
model which, were it placed on the table Of
the Board Room of the Directors of the At.
lantic Telegraph Company would, we think,
induce them TO try whether they could not
telegraph between England and America
without any cable whatever. This model
consists simply of trough filled with water,
plates, the plates on one side being connect.
ed with common electric battery, and it is
found that without any wire the electricity
passes through the water and makes signals
on the other side in the ordinary manner
the theory being that the copper plates guide
the electric current in the circuit. 1t NAV
be objected that the results obtained in this
model would not be obtained on o larger
scale. Mr.. Linds0y-for that is our electri.
clans name-has not been able to carry out
such experiments as he yet contemplates
but some time ago, his system was tried at
Portsmouth, and found TO answer perfectly
across water of the breadth of half mile
and if it answers for thai distance, there ap.
pears no reason why it should not answer for
any distance on the face of the globe.-Dun.
dee Advertiser.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-12-09
Atrocities i'm Utah,

letter published in the st. Louis Repu5
lican, said to be from ga gentleman of grea
intelligence, connected with the army camr
at Floyd" contains the following passage !:
The annals of crime might be studied in
vain for parallels to the shocking and beast
ly crimes reported to us here, on most credi.
bic authority. will not stain this sheet bv
relating them. They are so disgusting and
abominable that could not possibly be leve
them, except on the highest and most indis.
putable evidence. Single murders of apos-
tate Mormons, were so common, that hardly
any notice was taken OF them and it was
only when men and women were DESTROYED
by whole families, or parties, that much was
said on the subject.
There is abundant proof of the complicitv
and chief agency of the murder OF that large
emigrant party from Arkansas last year.
The goods and even the cattle OF the mass.
ocred, are now in the hands of noted Bish.
op OF the church. Many other like murders
and robberies are also susceptible of proof /;
but the Jordan, like the Dardanelles, oppo.
site the Sultan's harem has been a favorite
deposite OF dead bodies, which it never Yields
up again, but carries them swiftly to the
waters of the Great Salt Lake, from which
nothing living or dead is ever recovered -
But enough OF this disgusting theme.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-12-09
Of IL Boiler at Dayton

An accident occurred at about 7 O'Clock
last evening, at the Paper Mill of Messrs
Willard and Wheaton, situated upon tht
eastern part Of the upper Hydraulic, result
ing in the loss of one life, and doing cons
derable damage to the property.
! One Of the cylinders, (of which there are
two0 about three feet in diameter, and abou,
four and half feet in length, heated by
steam, for the purpose of drying the paper
as it passes over them, was burst, by the ~.
phon, which carries away the condensed
steam, becoming stopped up and giving it no
way OF escape, while 1t was constantly be-
ing forced into the cylinder from the boiler.
Thomas Fennell, the man killed, was
standing in the finishing room, in the main
building, moment before the explosion
took place. He passed from thence into the
machine room, and from the position in
which he was found, had evidently noticed
something wrong about the cylinder, and
stopped to examine it. The head of the cy.
Under, on the south side, blew out, and ap.
parently struck him full in the forehead.
crushing his skull in terrible manner, and,
without doubt instantly killing him. 1t then
struck the south wall OF the building, knock
ing it into complete wreck.
The main portion Of the cylinder was then
hurled completely through the north wall of
the building, striking The north side of the
boiler house, making hole in it f; then, its
force spent by the concusSon, fell down be-
tween the two buildings. The building in
which the explosion took place is separate
from the main factory, or only connected by
passage way. The main building is unin.
jured, while the one in which the cylinder
was, in nn almost complete ruin. The loss
is estimated at between two and three thou.
sand dollars, as near as can be computed at
present. 1t is not known whether the ma.
chine is badly injured; it is still covered with
the roof, which tell upon it.
MIR. Fennell leaves a wife and one child
to mourn his sudden death. lie was ma.
chinst by trade, but he was tending the ma.
chine at the time Of the accident.
Mary Birch, one OF the employees, who
was in The room at the time, had her arm
slightly scalded, but, beyond the fright she
received, was not otherwise injured.
man working in the main building of
the paper mill, says he heard the explosion
but thought it was the boys shooting rats,
and it Was half an hour before he learne ed
the fact of the explosion.-Dayton Gazette.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-12-09
PlundcrIHE PractIces in 6nd
annnf ConRresa. !.

A Washington correspondent Of the Rich.
mond Ensuirsr, In detailing "sOme of the
plundering practices in and about Congress" /"
says:
The most monstrous abuse Of the milesge
system, and at which Mr.. Houston, of Ala.
bama, dealt very effective blow, is in the
office Of the Sergeant-at-arms. This officer
was charged with the duty Of summoning
the clouds Of witnesses that attended the last
session and, although he never went out OF
his office to make service, it is said that he
cleared moro than S25.000 by the little job
The way it was maasged was this; The
Sergeant-at.arms Is allowed twenty cents a
mile, coming to and fro, for summoninR
witnesses. He would readily obtain per.
son to 90 the round, and summon large
number OF witnesses in one trip and yet he
would charge mileage on number Of trips
equal to the number Of Witnesses. About
fifteen Witnesses were summoned from the
neighborhood of Fort Smelling and so III Q
Sergennt.a alarms charged mileage for fifteen
trips, and was allowed 1t.
In the Watrous case about twenty wit
nesses were summoned at one time from the
distant State of Texas, and the Scrgeant-at
arms greatly ielicitated himself on the pros.
pect Of q monstrous fee by charging for
about twenty constructive trips to Texas
Mr.. Houston, however, opposed this, com
PEELED the Sergeant.at.a to succumb, and
saved the Government nearly $4,000 by
his unflinching economy in this instance.
l might pursue the general subject Of cor.
rupt and pilfering practices in and about
Congress by giving an account of the crowds
of sinecures kept on the premises-messen.
gers who get S 200 and 81 800 per annum,
and porters wEo are paid $1,000 year for
doing nothing, all of whom are, of course,
too proud to do menia Offices, but are poll
ticians or by informing your readers OF the
fabulous cost of gorgeous furniture, mirrors,
Brussels carpets, and bookcases costing
$500 each, (you can zee one in the Claims
Committee roUm,) which adorn the Commit
tee and private drinking rooms; or by de-
failing the thousand and one petty plumbers
by which Uncle Sam is made to bleed at ev
cry pore by swarm OF subulterns, hangers
on, supernumeraries and what not.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-12-09
A Singular and Fatal Accident.

An accident occurred in pottery in the
lower end of Fort street, in the outskirts OIL
the city, some days since, resulting in the
death of an employee of the establishment
which furnishes most singular instance o
the tenacity with which life clings at times
to the human frame. The man, whose name
we have been unable to ascertain, was en-.
gagged in the room where the machinery EN-.
ployed in cutting and pulverizing the clay is
situated. This machine is large wheel,
with heavy knives or cutters placed at equal
distance ON its circumference. Some dis
arrangement Of this wheel attracted the at
tention of the unfortunate nan, who attempt
ed to reach into the wheel and adjust it while
it was still revolving.
In this, however, he miscalculated the
speed at which the machinery was running,
and before he could withdraw himself from
under the knife, it struck him on the back of
the head, low down in the neck, completely
severing the back portion of the skull, on
line close to the top of the cars, and cutting
through and removing considerable portion
of the brain. The most singular circum-
stance was that the man, in this horribly
wounded condition, walked into an adjoining
apartment where other workmen were, and
afterwards walked to carriage in which he
rode to his home, surviving the accident
nearly halfa dOy. We doubt if another case
of such extreme tenacity of life can be found
in the records of accidents, but the actual
occurrence OF the above circumstances is
vouched for by competent authorities, and is
beyond doubt.-Detrou Free Press.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-12-09

The expanding intercourse Sey y-L
United States and japan naturally enlists
our interest as people in the affairs Of that
Empire, he government, &c. And the H.
bsrsiiry Of the japanese people, in opening
their ports to foreign commerce, has given
to the world a knowledge Of that nation
which was impossible to obtain as long as
she remained wrapped up in her hitherto
stern exclusiVeness.
Japan has two Emperors, one the spirit.
ual, the other the working one. The work.
ing Emperor is the chief executive officer ol
the Empire, and Is elected BY the Princes.
The election, however, 10 merely nominal !
legal Formally, for the son regularly sue
ceeds the father, and has done 90 since bis
ancestor usurped the throne.
With Governmental affairs, the spiritual
Emperor has nothing to do. He lives at
Miaco, and is the descendant Of the old race
who were turned off the throne by the an.
cestors Of the reignipg Emperor. The spirit
ual head Of this dual monarchy is looked up
on as a sort ofheavenIy being, one condition
of which 10 that everything he wears or uses
is destroyed each night, end nSw clothes are
furnished next morning. good thing for
the Imperial japanese tailor, we should sup
pose. This Is to prevent any one using the
sanctifed garments.
1t is said the descent Of the spiritual En-
peror can be traced, names and dates, with
many of the branches of his family for twen-
ty FIVE hundred years. The country is held
by princes, who owe feudal duty to the reign.
ing Emperor, who obliges them to reside for
six months in Jeddo, with their families
During the other six months he allows them
to visit their estates, but he keeps their fam.
lily hostages in Jeddo. This restrains them,
and the practice is intended to prevent the
prisoners from obtaining too much influence
over the people.
The military system Of Japan yet remains
undeveloped to outside nations. They have
numerous and well appointed batteries erect
ed at points that have been visited by for
eigners, and the probability is that the ex.
ecutive of the empire has, as in every branch
of the government, complete control of the
military, and that the entire force of the ma.
tion can be called out at any time and in any
manner to suit the wish or purpose Of the
reigning Emperor.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-12-09
Carried AWAY by a Kite.

An Irish paper says "A young man b.
the name OF Power, residing at Castlecorn
er, went to fly, what he termed, a spanish
kite Of very large dimensions. Having ad
justed the cord and tail, it rapidly ascendet
with brisk breeze, until 1t had taken the
full length Of the cord, which became entan.
gled around young Powers hand. The wind
increasing he was drawn distance of near
ly half mile in the greatest agony, the cord
cutting into the bone. The Rev. Mr.. Pen.
rose, the curate of the parish, seeing the man
running along at full speed, perceived that
he was dragged by the kite, and followed
him as fast as he could but being unable
to come up with him, he shouted at the ton
Of bis voice, to "let 60 there was man
killed in thunder storm by the lightning of
a kite." When Power heard these words.
he shouted with redoubled viRor, but could
not extricate himself until, after the distance
mentioned, he was stopped by high stone
wall, the top Of which being coped, cut the
cord, and set at liberty the kite and its own.
er' who was almost lifeless with fatigue and
fright.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-12-09
Down and UP.

In the year 1S49, young man who was
rich, and engaged in lucrative business ir
Cincinnati, became enamored of beautiful
and amiabls girl-the daughter, by the way
of wealthy parents-and alter brief court
ship, married her. He loved her dearly
She loved him dearly. A fortune Of happi.
ness seemed in store for them; but evil days
came, and after q brief but violent struggle
with fortune, the young man became bank.
rupt. He was left without dollar, but no,
without hope. The gold mines in Califor-
MIA were open to the adventurous and to the
industrious. He would leave his bautifnl wife
and seek its glittering shores, and there he
would remain until his fallen fortunes were
revived. The resolution once taken was
soon executed. He came to Californa-but
the cloud still hung over him. He was &C.
tive, enterprisng and persevering and yet,
while others around him were gathering the
golden harvest in abundance, his every pro.
ect failed. For eight years he continued
thus. He became sick, weary and dlsheart-
ened, but his pride would not allow him TO
write home for assistance. He was at last
reduced to sell newspapers upon the street
for living.
A few weeks ago he was at Folsom street
wharf, upon the arrival of the mail steamer,
and among the passengers who came ashore,
he caught u glimpse OF richly dressed lady
whom he thought he knew. He followed
her to hotel, got lair view, and recogniz.
ed her as his wife whom he had not seen for
eight years. He was poorly dressed, bat bis
affection conquered his pride, and he imme.
dately made himself known to her. The re.
cognition was followed by beautiful exhi.
bition of undated and unfultcring love-
The lady's parents had died, leaving her an
heiress Of great wealth. She had not heard
Of her husband for eight years, and fearing
for his safety, she resolved to visit this State
md make enquiries for herself The lady
,losed her conversation with her husband by |
putting her arms about his neck, and saying [
Now, dear George, we can go home and be |
happy as we used to be-" They d,d 60 home
On the steamer which left here last Monday.
This story is strictly uue.- California
Spirit Of the Times.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-12-09
Death Of Robert owen.

The Europa brings US intelligence of the
death ot the celebrated Robert Owen in bis
s8th year. Mr.. Ovens name was identified
with sundry reformatory movements. He
proposed to reconstruct society, projected q
variety of measures for the elevation of man.
kind, and laboEed diligently in bis vocation
of philanthropiSt He was born in Wales
10 l77l, nude his mark as scholar in his
native town at the early age Of nine years,
went from the school into grocery shop,
and at the age of IA he went to London -
When l3 years old he became partner in
cotton factory, into which Arkwright's ma.
chinery had Just been introduced afterwards
established the Charlton Mills, near Man
chester, and after conducting that concern
for some years, undertook the famous specu.
latlon at New Lanark,, in Scotland, where
he and his partners had the management of
mills and farm of $50 acres, and q popul,.
tion of 1900 persons. Mr.. Owen was at the
head Of this enterprise for quarter of cen.
tury, expended great sums of money, was
visited by princes, clergy, and the curious
from oil countries, wrote elaborate treaties
on the benefits Of government like that of
New Lanark, which did away with punish.
ment and terrors of the penal law, and dill.
geaty disseminated his peculiar doctrines,
In 1928, he essayed to introduce his theo.
ry of government in Mexico, but was unsuc.
cessfuI. He afterwards attempted to estob.
lish "New Moral Community, )" which fail.
ed started "Labor Exchange Bazaar.n
which also met sudden end and in 1857.
urged bis claims to seat in Parliament. in
which effort he likewise failed. Mr.. Owen
made several visits to the United States. the
last of them having occurred some ten wears
ago. While here he received marked atten.
tion from the social reformers, and omitted
no opportunity TO bring his theories promi-
nently before the public. Mr.. Owen was
very enthusiastic in his devotion to schemes
Of social reorganization was an avowed free
thinker had faculty of fixing the attention
Of bis hearers when he spoke wrote with
facility was man Of impressive presence,
and had many warm admirers. His son, the
Hon. Robert Dale Owen, was formerly
member of Congress from an Indiana Dis
trict, and was appointed United States Min.
lster to Naples by President Pierce. in which
post he has recently been superseded by Mr..
a
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-12-09
Very Sensible for IA Legislature

1t is encouraging to know that the labors
OF editors and printers are occasionally duly
appreciated. The following extract from the
report of the Committee on Printing, of the
Legislature of Wisconsin, pays them re.
freshing compliment:
awe are not aware that printers and news.
paper proprietors are q class of so little use
in the community, or so destructive of its in
terests, as to be entitled to but half compen.
sation for the labor and services they per.
form. But your committee do believe that
no class of men perform more gratuitous SER
vices for oil general and local interests, or
are more actively and effectively engaged in
disseminating information, making known
the resources of the country, and melting to
action the energies of our people, than print.
ers, proprietors, and editors of newspapers !"
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-12-09
The NTOrnOnS,

1t is singular fact in the political history
OF this country, that all great measures O
public policy originated by the Democrat,
party, have proved for the national benefit
and no matter how bitterly opposed at first
have become popular and firmly established.
This was the case with regard to the Ma.
uonal Bank in Jackson's time-this result
mas attended the Kansas Nebraska Act, and
lnoeed every inn ortant Democratic measure
Of more recent date.
Last year, the Administration was good
deal ridiculed by its opponents, on account
OF the Utah Expedition. Now the policv of
that expedition is seen necessary one, and
the course Of the government meets with
appreciation, even from its opponents. The
opposition to the Utah expedition js now
looked upon as having been unjust and the
course which the government pursued was
manifestly wise one. With the informa.
tion which It possessed, it was apparent to the
Administration, that a strong armed force
was necessary to repress the rebellious Nor.
mons, and punish their treason.
II was the wisest thing which could have
been done, to send a competent force to
Utah, the mere pressure of which has served
70 terminate the Mormon outrages, without,
blOodshed.
-
the Mormons have determined to remain
where they are in peace and quistncss, and
obey the laws Of the country. The judicious
course, pursued by the direction of the Ad.
minis'ration, has. already worked a grea,
change In the character of this strange com.
mnnity, and il persisted in, will result in re.
Iofming their errors, and in the end, per.
Asps, make good citizens Of them.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-12-09
Death of Thomas L. Harris, of
Illinois.

Thomas L. Harris, one OF the bravest and
best, and most gifted American statesme en-,
died yesterday at Springfield, Illinois. He
had been expecting this for months, and dur.
ing all the last session of Congress, when
he shone conspicuous for his eloquence and
genius in opposing the Kansas policy of the
Administration, he struggled with the dis.
ease that finally mastered him. He was
patriot Of the most elevated type a Demo-
Crst who risked everything for principle a
gentleman without reproach finished de-
batter and one Of the most gallant soldiers
that ever faced foe. He had served for a
number of years in Congress, and was re-
elected by an immense majority from the
Springfield Qll.) district. early 10 this month.
tie will be an irreparable loss to the Popu-
lar Sovereignty cause, and 10 that OF the
man he loved with romantic devotion, Ste.
Phen A. Douglas ; but his country Iooses
more than all the rest. His death will be
mourned in every State OF the Union, for his
ame was national.-PresS.