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On and after May /, 1853, baggage viii be
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OF 22 500 TONS AND zoo FRRT LONG
Is under contract TO this Company for one or moro
trips TO Portland tits year. Tourists return
tickets from Chicago 10 the principal town, In
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the Office Of the Grand Trunk EailrSaI, No. SO
peafborn street, Chicagu.
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e-Thc Government sale of the Rock
Island Military reservation has been post
poned.
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TO GENTLEMEN.


fIsHE superior stock of Cloths, Cassimeres, Vest
l ings, shirts, Drawers. Gloves and Hosiery,
Shaw aai travelling Blankets, viii b. sold, until
further aotice, 1t LESS THAN EASTERN COST,
EOR CASH. r. D. FOSTER,
novsd4w fssoad-st. :
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DsisniO ana haka ~ ~ on - II r a
CHICAGO TO Buffalo VA DETROIT
A the above Office eta for New York, Boston,
and oil the stations the New York 4 Erie md
New York Central Railroads can be obtained.
j. wAERACK,
Agent Of b. 4 l.. II. Railroad,
Once No 80 Dssrbon Street, Chicago.
April ~. 'ss.dly -e.as
singers sewtng Machsne.
'ph al manufacturing purposes, gers Sew
L Ing Machines are dee med Il dispensNble The
public ihsist upon having their clothing DC made
by them. Singer Family sewing Machine is tho
latest presented for competition, and, being ar.
ranged with full knowledge Of the defects OF other
machines for similar uses, has avoided or remedisd
them all. 1t rs the handsomest Sewing Machine
ever made. and the easiest 10 learn to operate.
its excellent mechanical principles and Quaiti les
are readily spl recsisd by those acquainted with
sewing machines, and give assurance Of their be-
coming universally adopted. Apply for I. M.
singer Go, q Gazette. Copies supplied sratis.
Western ofhce lao Lake Street, Chicago
mch4d8m VIZ. BRODEKICK, Agent.
FarWell's steam nag Ma q ia cIOPy
Nos. ~. ~ and 40 Wabash Avenue
(Aas AID SACKS Of every description and
- variety, furnished upon the shortsst notice,
and prinisIwith appropriate Brands.
SIMEON FARWELL,
mehidaw8m ~. Proprietor.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-06-01

Eo.FnrtMcfshIp Notice.
- r. GRAY 4 X. y. SMITH have this day
u. frmsd q partnership in the Carpenter and
bas.ding business in all its branches, under the
arm name aud styi, X tray Smith. they will
- feand on Fifth street, between High and Nor
gan, who're thy win be happy 10 receive the or
ders 81 their friends aud the public.
mqvi- '5sd6in
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-06-01

FATAL CAsuALTY.-The Ottumwa Courier
q last SATURDAY says that the Clara Hinc,
- sseurn trip from Des Moines to this
potes On the Monday previous, came in con-
t6lk with the ferry rope, at Iowaville, run
ovek and sunk the boat, drowning two ~
- beAking an urn of the third. Wo1fo
no4 l14en the particulars
4r. Hiue, the owner Of the boat, contra
diets the sinking and drowning.
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BANKRUPTCY of the NntionaI TrcR-
sury the III pc o the People.

IL plainly appears from the debate in the
Senate that UNCLE SAN is hopeessly bank
rupt. The SUI, ,us funds have hccn e2trava-
nntly wasted or stoi n, the revenues have
fallen off from sli quarters. and the Govern
ment is piling up a debt Of millions upon mil.
lions. just at present, UNCLE SAWS credit
is about at par; but how long will il
be before that credit is gone, and the Trea-
surer shall 20 a-begging in our own and for
eign markets, as be did in ls4l2? That
dark period vas the eli max Of an era OF free
trade and We are just reaching another such
climax.
Well we say let il come, and the sooner
the better. Utter bankruptcy and loss OF
credit will Mt last compel the Government to
modify our present bungling and outrageous
tariff in sueh way that it shall wisely dis
criminate in favor Of home-ndustry and in
needs. In the meantime we must all suffer
together, and suffer intensely from stagna-
ton Of trade, low prices, idlcness of laborers,
and universal dullness,
In this condition it pleases the COTTON
ocRAeY to keep us. Cotton is King,
AosiSAL DAMAGES, They have queer courts
in the Queen City. Judge Of one Of them
in charging the jury in case where neither
party thought the plaintiff had sustained his
action, instructed the jury If they found for
plaintiff they would only return nominal
damages. 10 the establishment Of all con.
cerned the jAryaot only found for plaintiff,
but found 1o5oseAmages. A new trial was
demanded BIZ defendant upon the i'm
pregnable ground that the Judge had charged
that the jury could only find nominal dam
ages. The Judge, however, refused to grant
new trial, alleging that he had no evidence
that $3.50 was not merely nominal damages
FATAL CAsuALTY.-Th ottumwa Courier
- last SATURDAY says that the Clara Hine,
~ 49, seurn trip from Des Moines to this
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I'VE partnership heretofore existing between
1 stephen l.. Jones, aud o. y. . Bannon, is this
lay dissolved by mutual consent
= T. Tones viii settle all the business of the old
firm
AIay i, sd
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-10-29

EhAScIPATIoS is KASsAs.-We find III,
following in the st. Louis News:
Ever since Douglas proclaimed, at Free
port, the Unconstitutional and resolutiouhrS
doct rine that the people Of Territory may
pfior 10 the formation Of State CoRstitu
tion and State organization, exclude
Slavery from the Territory, by means Of
''unfriendly egislation,'it has been appa.
rent to every rilecting mird that nothing
| eopld prevent an Abolition ''reign Of tey-
ror' in Kansas, and in whateverolher TER
tory Shareholders light luck IessIy enter with
tnrir Slaves.
Sure enough, we fGd the Freeport doe
trine OF Douglas readily seized upon in Kan
sstcH Hna ma gTsRPE9l gG RaGe ,ar IL rdys ysy
The Lawrence Herald of Freelion copies with
aPprobatlon the Freeport speech Of Douglas,
and adds, exutingly:
"fhe Legislature of Kansas cannot neg
lect, Mt its next session, To take nway such
local legislation M now encourages or gives
protection to slavery. Ii will do more: IL
,cR hrO,o pains and penalties around he in
SiitHtion; IL tciH gjUe The negro the right 10 de.
TEND has person from assaults upon him by his
master; it will, in sho;t make him freeman
and that prOriSion of recompencet The un-
derground railroad will be thrown upon the
surface. Those holding slave property in
Kansas are urged 10 consider this ms pro
phefic, If they please, for al ieiH surely be
realized"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-10-29


Coon DpcTRlSE.--A. G, Brown, United
States Senator from Mississippi, in recent
speech to his constituents, thus spoke about
the Nebraska and Kansas bill. We fully
agree with min in the two points made in
the extract 1t is sound American doctrine:
"Mr. Brown said, he did no, like the origi.
nal Kansas and Nebraska bill of Mr.. Doug.
las, aud never could understand why the bill
was so popular in the South-there was that
in it which ought to have been left out, and
there was that left out which ought to have
been put in II. lie disapproved of the "pop-
ular sovereignty" doctrine incorporated in
that bill and he wanted it plainly stated who
were he people who were "to regulate dones-
tic institutions in their own way" lie nov.
er could subscribe 10 the policy of placing
unnoturalized foreign paupers and criminals,
thrown upon our shores like filthy weeds,
upon mn equality with native born American
citizens"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-10-29

The PAREsT AND The TEAcHRR.--Nevcr
attempt to dictate or suggest to the man To
whom you contidc your son, or you ~illnev'
ef be sailslied. Leave eyerythingas you find
it, convinced that il you Try 10 mend the
least you will spoil all. The more energetic
n man is in his business, the more does he
value the lessons of experience, and the mere
heartily does he despise the inncies OF all
but practical men. The labor, the seli-den''
al, and command, rcqCisitc to form the ehnr-
ncters Of youth is very great. No man VIII
ever succeed who does not take an interest
in il: aud the least interference may cheek
this interest, or cause il to be excrtcd in fn-
vor, not of your son, but Of sons OF Wissi
parents, who do nothing TO dnun, The mas
ters hope Of success for in this hope o'
success consists all his soncc and satisinc'
tion,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-10-29

THg CoMET As sggs THROUGH TELr-
scoPf.-"I wish I could see tho comet
through the telescope" And what would
you sire by the telcscop1 "Whr, the comet,
It's splendid head aud iis magnificent, long,
wide, and hnshy tnil. and MI would appear 40
large md more Brilliant" Here Ia your mis-
take. There is bu, ltne ligh, reflected from
the comet, even from its head, ms YOU will
see ON looking from tito vthus, the -
star, or to Mars, a, the south nnd halfway
the zenith. The telescope mngniGcs by iif.
fnsing the rays, andif the light ia feeble tho
object soon disappears BY being inngn6ed.
In moderate power OF telescope the upper
part Of this magnificent tail Is invisible, lower
down !, is just visible in u pale lighi; lowsy
do~n |. ia wider than to the nake1 Ni,sh.I
is much less bright and and ..,,.a,v 4.
says "o WISHED. The vnpot or nebolous
matter evidently surrounds aud enlsrgcs the
head, and where II terminates and The nucls-
us OF body Of the comet begins is not entire.
ly evident. Through the tail the fixed stars
can be seen, and Arc,urus would have been
visible through The fore part 81 tie head "
il had passed over it, SO rare il the matter
Of the tail OF train that il reflects bu. little
lirh,,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-10-29

CARRYrsG BuSpLEs,-Many people have
contemplible fear Of being seen TO carry a
bundle. however small having the absurd
idea that there il a social degradation IN the
ae.. The most tiiling aA well ns weishty
packages must be sent to them, no matter
how much TO the Inconvenience Of others
This arises from low Kind Of pride. There
is n pride thu, is higher; that arises from a
conscion,nesc Of there beng something In
the individual not 10 he affected by such ae-
cidents--wotih and weight Of character.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-10-29

OSE OF THE PosTMAsTsRs.--ln the Feder-
nj Court, lately held in Staurton, the Gran d
Jury indicted n postmaster at Sleepy Creek
Bridge, Morgan county, for opening letters
in his office. So far as appears no money
was taken from letters by him, but he seemed
10 be instigated by mere curiosity, opening
and reading letters in the presence of differ
ent persons. II was in evidence that he re-
fuses TO mail letters LEFT at the office, claim
ing the right to exercise sound discretion
in all matters pertaining to his office!
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-10-29
BENEFICIAL Errrors OF ADVERTISING

BENEFICIAL EFFEoTs OF ADVERTISING
The Boston Traveller says:
awe understand, through the agent of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, that the receipts OF
that Company at the agency in New YORK
have increased eigliysir per cent. since the
Company commenced advertising in the New
England papers in April, 1857. The advnn-
tages of advertising can never be appreca-
ted in theory; the practical results are the
convincing arguments in favor OF the system.
New York owes her her unparalleled sue
cess in great measure to the liberality of
her merchants, not only in advertising but in
circulating New York papers containing
their advertising all over the county. When
we consider the fact that there is scarcely n
town in the United States in which there are
no, more or less New York papers taken, it
is not to be wondered at that New York pos
sesses such influence. and we ought to have
some charity for the Ignorance of foreigners
when they inquire what part Of New York
the United States is in" - ...H}f
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-10-29
,z~- Cobbe,t. in his Grammar of the En-

.-%- Cobbett, in his Grammar of the Eng
elish Language, writes, "Who, which be.
comes nhose in the possessive case, and
whom in the objective case, is, in its use, con-
fined to rational beings; for, though some
writer's do say, 'the country whOse fertility is
great and like, it is not correct" Further
on, in remarking on the common way in
which very good writers often employ
"whom," and citing cases, Cobbett writes, "a
hundred such phrases might be collected
from Hume, Blackstone, and even from Doc
tors Blair and Johnson. Yet, they are bad
grammar"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-10-29

!-ts- II is stated that there is not county
in the United States that produces from her
own soil more wealth than Washington
county Pennsylvania. In ordinary years she
;rlls $250,o00 worth Of wool, $500, 1000
wheat and -four, S5Oo,oOO coal, and $780,
900 sheep and hogs, making total of
81 400 900
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-10-29

CouLpS'T llELP IT.-Aiter m''''aee
ceremony had been petfor'--" III one OF tue
cburehe, in Aa-.a, Michignn, the bride,~hen
rc.si,tug the congratulations of her friends,
shsd tears, according 30 the established ride
ulous custom; at sight Of which the groom
followed suit with copious shower Of the
briny nuid. After his friends succeeded in
cnlmiug him, he said he couldn't help it, for
he felt as bad about il MS she did
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-10-29

Goop.--In an advertisement by railway
company OF some un.called for goods, the let
ter l. has, by an accident, dropped from the
word lawful, and i, reads now, "Peoplc to
whom these packages are directed are re-
quested to come forward and pay the a'efal
charges on the same" ..
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-10-29

.-g-A letter from Paris says of the future
Duchess of Mnlakofl al saw the destined
bride of Marshal Pelissier last evening, at the
Theatre Francais, when she appeared 10 en-
JOY vastly NJ. Legouve's version Of "Gdipus."
She is really avery charming person, and will
make an excellent ambassadress, il the Mar
shai can be persuaded to retain his post in
London"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-10-29

,Sy- "Whits that you've got in yonr
hand, nv loyrl" said an old lady to her daugh.
ter, the other day, -,
eIt's billy.doux, ma" lisped Miss So
phrnna.
drawing herself up with much dignity, sea
them th,ngs William doux in iuiure-Billi
is vulgar.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-10-29

PENNSYLVANIA ELECTIONS. Tho election
on Tuesday, though warmly contested, pas.
sed of very quietly. The result may be
told in n very few words. The Democrats
have been badly beaten, oosing all their
Congressional districts except the first, where
Colonel Thomas b. Florence has been sue
cesstul, and all the county officers. The
election in the First Congressional District
was very severely contested. and the chief
interest of the event seemed to concentrate
there, The present Representative, Col.
Florence, had to contend, not only with the
Peoples party, but witt, division in his own
party, which used every exertiOn to defeat
him. In this distttet there were occasional
conflicts, especially in the extreme eastern
and western portions Of it. Few arrests,
however, were made, rs the police we're IN
structed to allow the largest liberty Two
BaiimOreans were arrested in the fourth
ward on the charge of Illegal voting, and
were held for II further hearing. In the
evening, after the polls had been closed,
hTge numbers collected about the different
head quarters aud the newspaper offices anx-
ious to ascertain the result. Professions
were formed in many of the wards, and,
G2ded with music, paraded through the city,
hour9g at different points. Up to late
ment. ~'ty was the scence of much excite.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-10-29

THg UMrY OF THE PARry.-A New York
paper states that a delegation of New York
Democrats recently called upon Mr.. Bnchnn-
an and requested him to induce his DANTE
officials to desist from warning upon Judge
Douglas in Illinois, and especially urged him
10 do this, in view Of the beneficial effects it
would have upon the prospects of the De.
mocracy of the Empire State at the coming
election, and that tho President replied by
saving that "the unity OF the Democratic
party must be preserved though every Demo
cratic candidate for Congress in New York
were defeated"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-10-29

!4g- A correspondent, Of the 80. 49, -
that all the chiefs Of th"
inclndinr mer,-'' from London. Vienna
s., at and Naples, are just nov assembled
at Paris, forming veritable congress OF
financial power.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-10-29

t-y- The shocking accident on the Penn
sylvana Railroad, al lIeleysburg. by which
two mnsons were killed by locomotive and
tlain oyertakng hand ear, was caused sim
ply by the superintendent of tho gang Of
masons having his watch eight minutes too
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-10-29
VOL. XI.--NO 527.
THE lSfIDEL's CoNFiDgNCE IN
CHRISTIANITY


''ef' B---,s youag gentleman oitins
''nA 'e '"~~sats ago a chief clerk In a
and courageous A. !. a. a saoa .eha,.,
bat WIS the header Of On NJ. - -
had nearly succeeded In ihsswing VI
mind the las, shackles Of What he used to
call the "narsr5y superstition" which was
tho religion his pous mother had taught
| him.
| On one occasion upwards Of one huadted
thousand dollars in bank bills had TO be car
rled to Kentucky, aud he Was selected to
garry il. As he was obliged TO pas. through
part of the country where highway rob
hsries and even murder were said 10 be FRO
qnent, he arranged TO pass Il iG.las asy time,
But he ,ook the wrong road, aud hStniS
lost himself, was glad 10 6na shelter any
where. lie rode about a long time 10 the
forest, amid the datagess aud chillincss Of a
starlcss October night
At length he saw dim light, aud pushed
his horse forward until he came 10 poor,
wretchcd-looking log cabin. II was now
rear 10 o'clock lie knocked and was ad.
United by woman who told him she and
her children were alonc-hcr husband had
gone out hunting; but she WAS certain he
would return, MS he always came according
to promise. The young naH's ieelings mey
we'll be imagined Here he was with large
sum of money alone, mud perhaps ln tho
house OF one Of those robbers whose name
was the terror Of the whole country. lie
could go no furihes--what was TO be dcnsi
The woman gave him supper, and proposed
his retiring 10 rest, But no, he could no.
think Of permitting heself thus easily to
fall into the hands of robbers. lie took out
his pistols examined the printing, and deter
mined to sell his Tie as dear M he could.
In the meantime the man II the house
returned; he was rather a fierce, nnroGth-
looking hunter; he had on dirty skin hun
ting gshrt and bear skin cap, and seemed TO
be- much fs,igued, and in no very talkAtive
mood, all of which buded our young infdcl
no good He asked the stranger If he did
not wish TO retire, he told him no, he would
sill by the fire all night. The man Of the
house urged him, But no. he could not
Think Of such n thing. lie was terribly
alarmed, and expected this would be his last
night on earth Ills inddel principles gave
n,%f faeP tiPi kh6nr,r--' iif- ;,nse
A, length tho ro"gA sa's~ooa.,.'p" ,,," %.,a to
little shcIr TOOK ds1fhp sfp X X Sid book, ana
said, swell stranger, ifyou wont 90 'o'hed,
| will; but ii is nv custom always to read a
chapter gu, of God'a word before 60 TO
bed" A load was Mt once removed from
him. Though avowing himself an Inhdel,
he now had full confidence In the Bibles no
was at once safe; he felt that the man who
keli IN old Bible In The honse, and read 10.
and bent his knees before his Maker, would
90 him no harm. lie listened 10 the prayers
of the good man, Mt one dismissed his fears,
and lay down in that rude cabin and spp, ~
calmly Nv he did under his fathers rooI.
From that day he censed to roylls the b.
BILE. In nfer.ycsrs he became Christian,
and often related these facts 20 show that
no mnn can be mn in6del In principle, A. msri.
can Messenger.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-10-29

TINS NKw FRuiT GATHERER.-An ingen-
ions invention has been introduced, superior
to any similar contrivance for plpcking fruit
A jointcd roo, heightened n, plOsure, has a
wire hand at one end, that is caused TO en-
close an apple peach, pear, or any other del
cntc tree fruit, by merely pulling muslin
hose, which also conducts il TO the hand or
bnsket without injury,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-10-29
" FoRr ARFucKLr. G. n. !

October 9, 1858,
NIajor Van Dorn attacTed tte COlnancnes
yesterday morning., near the Witchiia Vii
lngc. lis express arrived here about two
or three hours ago. The action was sharp.
Lieut.. Van Compis killed, Major Van Dorm is
severely wounded, four men dead, one man
missing, Hospital Stewart,) ten men wound
ed. About forty Comanches killed.
"By command Of Capt Prince, have just
hired ana sent out wagon and an ambu-
lance, accompanied BY Asst. Surg. Gaeusen
and nn escort of twenty men, TO carry out
provisions and hrng in the wounded.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-10-29

s-fs- A noted physician says that one Of
the bes, things TO appease hunger is an or'um
pill. We wonder il the doctor ever tried n
beat. stenR nnnked with several dishes OF
mashed "taiers.' We have, and for the dis.
ease spoken of--hunger--it can't be beat.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-10-29

A CLERGyMh. Mh.-------------
Rev. Samuel C. Parrish ny A BuLL.-The
.,,,,a,,,g mer ssArna rT,vlss,,,ay, Medina;i
morning, the 10th inst. lie was sec..aday
into n field in which he kept bull, with,
pi,chfork in his hand, for the purpose, ms i
supposed, of driving the animal out. Abou
m hour after person called at his house t
invite him TO preach funeral sermon, anC
was directed by the family to the field wher'
they supposed Mr.. Parker to be. On look
ing for him he was found dead, the bod,
tossed over the fence several rods from
where the ri,chfork was lying. The horns
and head of the bull were bloody, and tn,
blood and marks on the ground indicated
that the unfortunate man was gorcd anC
pitched along by the virious animal from tn,
place where the pi,cnrork was dropped tt
tho fence, ard then tossed completely ove'
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-10-29

Icy The following from the pen of the
immortal Addison is worthy of an indel-
lible impression on every mind: "rwo per
sons who have chosen each other ut of
all the species. with the design to be each
Others mutual comfort and entertainment,
have, in that very action, bound themselves
to be good humored, allable, joyful, forgiv-
ing and patient, with respect to each others
fralties and imperreetions, to the end Of
their lives