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

ST. LOUIS, July l3.-The Utah correspon-
dent Of the Republican, under date of June
18th, says that the conditions agreed upon
at the conference between Governor Cum.
ming, the Pence Commissioner, and the
heads Of the Mormon Church, are that the
troops shall enter the city without opposi-
ton, that the civil officers shall DC permitted
to perform their duties without interruption;
and that unconditional obedience shall be
paid to the laws Of the land; while on the
other hand past offences are TO be forgiven,
as was stated in the Presidents proclama-
ton.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23

A FATHER KILLS THE SEDUcER OF Ills
CHILD.-The Vcbsburg Sun, of the 25th
inst, gives full particulars of the killing of
DR.. Mitchell! by Parker Williams, near Lake
Bolivar:
As soon as Mr.. Williams was made aware
that his daughter had been ruined by Dr.
Mitchell, his family physician "a man in
whom he had ever placed the most implicit
confidence, and for whom he had ever enter
taned the profoundcst esteem and respect
lie felt that he was an outraged man = that
he could have borne all the ills that heaven
could nflict upon him, in any shape but that.
indignation naturally filled his bosom, and
the reflection that it was the man whom he
once cherished as friend, that had stabbed
his peace of mind, and covered his name with
infamy, served to intensity his resentment
and give keener pang to his anguish. He
became desperate. Then il was that he made
up his mind to ayenge his daughters honor.
The cup Of his indignation was full to over
flowing. He seLt for the author of his woes,
DR.. Mitchell, who Immediately repaired to
the house upon which he had brought so
much misery, and as he was on the point of
extending his hand to Mr.. Williams the
father of the unfortunate victim of the se-
ducer's arts, the latter (Mr. WilIiams) pulled
out his pistol and shot him dead.
DR.. Mitchell formerly lived in this county,
where bis wife is residing at present. His
slayer Immediately gave himself up to the
proper authorities, and his trial will come off
at an early day.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23
IMPORTANT QUESTION SETTLED.

IMPORTANT QUESTION SETTLED
The recent proceedings in the Gulf, which
for time, caused such burst Of excitement
in this country, and set US all to calculating
the chances and cost of war with England
have, instead of leading to conflict between
the United States and Great Britain, resulted
in an actual good. They have settled for.
ever the important and dagerous question Of
right Of search, and settled it, too, in our
favor.
In the course of the recent debates in the
British Parliament, the Cabinet Ministers,
both in the House of Commons and the
House of Lords, disclaimed unequiyocally
the right of English men-of-war to search,
or even to visit, American vessels, or the
vessels of any other nation.
Lord Malmesbury, the British Minister of
Foreign Affairs, even went to the extent of
declaring that if an American vessel, known
to be such, loaded with slaves fresh from bar
racoons, on the African coast should attempt
to sail through the British fleet, the officers
ofthe latter would have no right TO visit and
search her.
The London Times, too, the great organ
of British opinion, congratuutes its readers
on the abandonment of the long claimed
doctrine of the right of search.
We have reason to congratulate ourselves,
also, on this satisfactory termination of the
late threatening difficulty, partly because it
removes from between the United States and
Great Britain question always pregnant
with danger, and partly because it is remov-
cd in manner which yields all we ever
claimed, and vindicates The justice of tho
view of the disputed point which we have,
from the first to last, taken.
Henceforth, then, it is settled, defined
and undoubted principle Of international law,
that no armed vessel of one nation has the
right on the high seas to visit or search the
ships Of another nation. 1t is only when
vessel of one nation illegally displays the
flag of another nation, to which she is not
entitled, for the purpose Of concealing an
unlawful cargo, that she can be visited,
searched and captured.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23

BROTHER AND SIsrER-A sort of Romance.
The Stats Zietung has the following story
Some years ago, young man was living in
New York city on a high scale. His name
was Wm. Frazer. He had large business,
good connexions, and was so much engaged
by the worlds glitter and display that he
had no time to look after his sister, at that
time poor teacher in one of the boarding
schools of New YoLk, and by.and by he for.
got her entirely. Some days ago an aged
man was arrested near Baltimore, Md, and
brought back to Morristewn, N. j., where he
broke out of the cell, he wes confined in, to
await his sentence for counterfeting 1t was
Wm Frazer. The once poor teacher lives
now in Paris, in the Palsis Elysee Bourbon,
on the Champs Elysee, and is the wife of Lu.
elan Murat. She may dream every night of
kings and crowns, while her unfortunate
brother is awaiting his sentence to the State
Prison.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23

H- Lord Lyndhurst tells good story
apropos of the surrender of the great seal of
the English ministry in 1S46. "When went
to the palace," says his lordship, 81 aightcd
at the great staircase; ! was received by the
sticks of gold and silver and other officers
of the household, who called in sonorous
tones from landing to landing, and apartment
to apartment, Room for the Lord High
Chancellor of England entered the pres
ence chamber; gave the seals to her Majesty;
had the honor of kissing her hand; left
the apartment by another door, and found
myself on buck staircase, down which
descended without any one taking any notice
of me until, as was looking for my carriage
at the outer door, a lackey bustled up, and,
with patronising air, SAID, Lord Lynchurst,
can dc anything for you?"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23

A SECOND "SAm PAToH."-A sailor, named
Griffin, at Chicago, Illinois, belonging TO the
schr Clyde, with more liquor in his stomach
than brains in his head, on Sunday Jumped
from truck of the mainmast Of the schoon.
or Hart, into the lake, distance of las feet,
lust for the amusement of pleasure party
on board. lie was quite severely hurt, as
wall as scooled oH.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23

O5-A few nights ago, Mr. Jones, who lad
been out taking his glass and pipe, on going
home late borrowed an umbrella, and when
his wfe's tongue was loosened, he sat up in
bed, and suddenly spread out the parapanie.
"What are you going TO do with that
thing!" said she.
Why my dear, ] expected a very heavy
storm TO night, and so | came prepared"
In less than two minutes Mrs. Jones was
fast asleep.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23

DEATH FROM HAScISe.--It Is generally
supposed that the neck Of the executed Is
broken, but this is mistake. A Boston
physician says be has examined the bodies Of
about eighty persons executed, and in all
but one instance there was no dislocaton.-
The effect of execution is TO stop instantly
the flow of blood. IL is stopped in every
part Of the system, though the valves of the
heart continue TO throb after il for long
time,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23

A WELL.MAsAGED RAILRoAD.--The Bos-
ton, Mas, Journal says: "The Boston and
Lowell Railroad has been in operation TWEEN.
ty,thrce years longer than any other road
(.hroughout its whole length) in the coun.
try; and yet not one passenger has ever been
KILLED on IT,"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23

tY- The taxes to be raised in New York
this year amount to eight and a half million
doliars--half million more than last year.
The taxable valuation is over five hundred
and thirty.one millions-an increase of ten
and a hall millions over last year.
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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23

CLERGYMEN IN THE BALL RooM.-A cores.
pondent of the Chicago Press and Tribune,
writing from Atlanta, Logan county, H., de-.
scribes the singular termination of the Fourth
Of July Ball in that town:
1t appears that the managers, several days
since, sent special invitations to the Ministers
OF the various churches in town. to attend
the dance, thinking to have good laugh to
themselves overit; but to the surprise of those
present. after the ball had got under full
headway, four OF the aforesaid ministers made
their appearance in the Hail. and soon were
mingling with the bystanders. The "set" be
ing through the announcement was made that
the ministers having been solicited to attend
desired that portion of the time should be
set apart for them, which was acceded to-
Then commenced the religious exercises of the
ball One preached, another prayed, and
another struck up good old, religious hymn,
when the dancers, seeing what turn matters
were likely to take, ordered the musicians to
proceed, and began The dance again, leaving
the Ministers to do their own singing, and
make their exit the best way they could.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23

PATRIOTIC Edward Everett attend.
ed dinner at the Revere House, Boston, on
the 9th, and addressed the Young Mems
Democratic Club, in response to the senti-
ment, "The Day we Celebrate" closing as
follows:
"rhe day we celebrate is, in the burning
words of our friend Mr. Choate, day with
out n parallel. On this day was done deed
that the historians of Rome, Greece nor any
more modern nations can match. To the
citizens of Philadelphia would say guard
well Independence Hall, for it is second on
" to Mount Vernon, and may it stand forev-
or the sanctuary of American patriotism. II
is no irreyerence to call its walls salvation
and its gates praise. May the sun shine soft
upon its roof, and the winds of Winter
knock gently at its door. would could
ascend The mount of vision and view the glo.
rles of the coming day TO this country--the
past is craven upon the heart have visited
every portion of our blessed country, and
have found nothing to condemn. All that
have found which, had the power to strike
down would do bears the name Of "bun-
combe." Tremendous cheering. don't
mean any geographical buucombe, nor the
respectable county of that name in North
Carolina. [ mean that political pestilent,
elec,ioneering buncombe which exists in any
State to plague the land. Great Cheering.]
If we can get rid of that and return to such
days Ms when Massachusetts invited WASH
ington to take command of our armies at
Cambridge, when Adams and Jefferson as
sisted each other in drawing up the Derlara-
tisn of Independence South Carolina
sent her rice to feed the armies Of the North
could live to see that day, would go TO
my grave content, and ask for no other epi-
taph than this: "Through evil and good re-
port he loved his country"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23

H Laurens Hamilton, grand son of
Gen. Alexander Hamilton, and a member Of
theseventh regiment Of New York volunteers,
was drowned at Richmond, Va, whittier he
had gone with his regiment, to attend the
remains Of ex-President Monroe to their f.
nal resting place in the bosom Of his mother
State, on the 9th inst.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23

eW- The War Department has received
dispatches stating that Col. Steptoc was at
tackled and defeated on the 18th o! May, by
large body of Indians 80 miles north of
Snake river. Steptoe's force consisted of
l57 men. The battle lasted all day, when
Steptoe retreated with loss of killed, and
IL wounded.
Major J. w. Dashiell has been dismissed
from the army for defalcation.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23

icy A French gentleman has discovered n
new way out of the world. lie placed n
packet of gunpowder in his mouth, and then
fred it. The result was not so satisfactory
as was expected we fear; for the poor gen.
tleman, was not killed on the spot, but ex-
pired some time after in much agony.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23

tY- Henry A. Wise, Jr., son of Gov.
Wise, of Virginia, was ordained as Misisier
of the Protestant Episcopal Church, at the
Episcopal Theological Seminary, near Alex
nndria, on the I'd inst.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23

Sr. LOUIS, July l2.-The news from Utah
is favorable. Col. Johnston was to resume
his march TO the valley on the 18th. An ex-
press from the city said the army would be
peaceably received, but Col. Johnston did not
appear very confident of this resul.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23

tTy The Taunton Gazette says that there
are four sisters in that town weighing nine
hundred and thirty-five pounds. The shortest
beiBg about six feet high, weighing two hun
dred and fifty-six.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23

THE OLDEST lNHABITAET.-The New Or.
leans Pcayune chronicles the death, on the
9th inst, near that city, ola negro woman,
aged one hundred and forty years. She was
born in Guinea, Africa and retained her fac
ulties until within short period ofher death.
She belonged to Minor Kenner.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23

How TO MAKE LARD CANDLEs.-The
manufacture of lard candles is carried on TO
considerable extent in some Of the western
States, particularly Wisconsin; and being
monopoised by the few, has proven very
lucrative. The following is the receipt:
"To every eight pounds Of lard add one
ounce of nitricacid; and the manner of ma
king is us follows: Having carefully weigh
ed your lard, place it over slow fire, or at
eas. merely melt il; then add the ncd, and
mould the same MS tallow, and you have
clear, beautiful candle. In order TO mako
them resemble bona .fde tnlIow candles, you
have only to add small portion Of beeswax.
- Country Gentleman.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23

fB- An old fellow being visited BY his
pastor, he assured him that ho could not be
agood christian unles he took up his daily
cross; whereupou he caught up his wife and
began Juggling her about the room.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23

W The furniture of the old Hall of the
House of Representatives was sold at Wash
ingtop on the 30th of June. E. Kingman,
ESQ.,, a member of the Press, and native
of Massachusetts, and Phillip r. Fendall, n
son ofthe Old Dominion, attended, and res
cued from the gripe of the Jews and Gentiles
some relics of the greatness and glory of the
past. Mr. X. purchased, for fifty dollars, the
desk from which J. @. Adams thundered his
invectives and spoke his ncblest words in
defence of the principles of Republican free
dom. Old chairs, on which the greatest of
American Parliamentary celebrities had sat,
went off by the dozen, at dollar and half,
while the gay carpet on which hundreds of
the most honored of Americas sons had ex-
perforated for two sessions, was ripped up
TO q speculator at ten cents yard.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23

tY- II is reported that the Prince Of
Wales, who is seventeen years old, has been
banished to Ireland having been detected in
an intrigue with one of Victoria's maids o f
hnnnr
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23

1sg- The Baptists in the Southern States
number 567,57o. The number of Metho-
dists in the same bounds is estimated at
65O,OOo.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23

VIII Rings on his Fingers and Bells on
his Toes.--At Her Majesiy's last state ball
tho Marquis of Westminster, the richest man
in England. wore four splendid jewels,
amongst which was the famous diamond
valued at f3c 900, in the hilt of his sword.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23

tg- Our contemporary Of the Memphis
Avalanche is the most fiery antibank man
Of our acquaintance; and while he thrusts
the javeline of his arguments boldly into their
vitas, he pushes no less effective daggers of
his ridicule beneath their ribs. In regard TO
the fare up Of the Citizens Bank, he has
the following:
Passing the banking.house last evening, we
observed that some thoughtful individual
had hung horseshoe on the doorknob, to
insure the establishment immunity from
withches, goblins, and other unnatural ills.
The precaution is rather late to prove efec-
tive, but we suggest that there are concerns
Of that ilk Of a somewhat similar character
that will require something more potent than
horse.shoes to preserve them from the sus-
picions Of an outraged people.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23

W- The late Indian war of Oregon and
Washington proves to be a canker upon the
public Treasury. The Secretary reports
that upwards of sir thousand dollars were
paid to J. Ross Brown alone, for salary and
travel, during the year 1857, while examin-
ing into these "War debts" This is only
one item
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23

t- A medical authority, Halls Journal
of Health, says: "For persons who eat three
times a day, ii is amply sufficient to make the
last meal of cold bread and butter and cup
of warm drink. No one can starve on it,
while perseverance in the habit soon begets
a vigorous appetite for breakfast SO promis-
ing of day of comfort"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23
AWFUL TRAGEDY.

A most bloody and brutal murder was dis
covered this nDrning in the North Division,
which must haze been committed on the day
previous. The murdered person is q wo-
man, named Jane McNamee.
Tho brst Intelligence of the murder was
communicated W McNamee himself, who en-.
tered the stable of Mr. Wright, his employ
er, about a O'Clock in the morning, and with
both hands raised, hurriedly exclaimed to the
watchpan on the premises, "Pamer, my
wife is dead
Palmer askel how it took place.
81 don't know; woke up, and found her
dead in bed this morning"
Palmer Immediately went to tho rooms
occupied by M,Namee, and the appearances
caused him at once to leave information at
the North Police Station opposite, upon
which McNamee was taken into custody.
The Coroner was Immediately summoned,
who took charge Of the rooms.
The murdered woman had by her husband
two children, a little girl and boy. The
boy, four years old, was called as witness
and gave Testimony as follows:
Previous to thu swearing of the last wit
ness, the little boy was brought in and told
his story. He with an artlessness and sin
cerity that carried conviction TO the hearts of
every one that heard it In the morning he
had been asked by the coroner il his father
had whipped his mother, and replied, "No."
He afterwards told Hrs. Culom that "he
daren't tell that mar for he would tell his
father. After he was brought in, his atten-
tion was first drawn d his paytbings, until
his timidity being o'ercome, he told in his
childish, lisping pratlh, how his father struck
his mother, and she f,ll down; how the blood
ran and she was "verF sick;" how he stamp
ed upon her after sht lay upon the floor, at
the same time imitaing with his tiny foot,
the motion; how his mother lay in dark
room, and was $50 boody;" how his father
drew her forth by ths hair of the head, and
suting the action II the word, he grasped
both hands in the hair; how his mother tried
to get up but could not, swinging his little
body to initiate the mother; how he had no
dinner in the day time, for his mother was
asleep on the bed, but his father got him some
after dark; that his father put him to bed; that
his mother was in the bed al the time, all
bloody by the nose; how she lay on the
boards (the floor with blood all round her;
how her father wiped mp the blood with dish
cloth and put it in the pan; how he didn't
see why she didn't die before, for his father
did it very often. And finally, when asked
if his mother was drunk, he distinctly said
'no, but fader was" II was n scene long to
be remembered by all who heard him, in the
innocence of his childish confidence tell his
tale, which no hearer could doubt; not yet
old enough to realize his loss, or the danger
in which he was placing his only remaining
parent.
After listening to the testimony, the jury,
with very few moments consultation, re-
turned verdict that the woman came to her
death from blows inflicted by her husband,
md he was accordingly committed to stand
his trial for the awful crime.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23

t9w Washington Irwin disclaims the au-
thorsbip of alone, sweet home" to the
honor Of which he thinks John Howard
Paine is undoubtedly entitled. This ofcourse
decides the question.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23

A YoUNG LADY DEApHEAD.-A Miss
Drave has been presented with free pass of
indefinite duration over one of the pennslyva.
MIA railroads. Being at home alone, she saw
that tree had fallen on curve of the road
on the opposite side of the river, and that the
cars, without warning, would inevitably be
thrown off into the river. She crossed in
skif, and, as the train approached, succeeded
in stopping ii, thus saving, In the opinion of
those on board all the lives on the train.--
Instructions have been given, whenever she
travels on the train, to stop for her at such
point as she finds most convenient for reach
log her home.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23

Fey II is said that man who is hung
docs not pay the debt Of pAture, but simply
gets ap extension,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23

The SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILRoAD.-We
see it announced in the Caddo Gazette, of
the Sd inst, that the District Court at Mar.
shall has sustained the deed of trust under
which the Pacific Railroad was sold on the
last Of June.
The case is to be carried up to the Su-
preme Court Of the State for final adjudi.
cation.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23

We do not doubt that Cancemi is intensely
dissatisfied, and disgusted with America
where the shooting of Policeman is not al
lowed, and where assassins are, or ought TO
be, hanged therefor. Cancemi, like thou
sands of his sort, expected TO find here n
free country, free from laws, free from the
Courts, free from she galows, and he is dis
appointed, that is all.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23

rW-A fat man enters the following griev-
ancss II mn fat man, and require room.---
| had to iaayd by diligence from Macomb ia
France. 4 seut the ruscally garcon ffomihe
hotel to.book two places for me, and paid
for them. When came TO the Office to take
my place,.I found they bad booked one seat
for me inside and the,olhes'out."