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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-17

sR- A travelled London lady gives the
following incident, among others, to circle
of admring friends, on her return from
America:
81 vas dinn' haboard a frst-class steam.
boat on the Hoeigho river. The gentleman
next me, on my right, was Southerner, and
the gentleman on my lett was a Northener.
Well, they gets into a kind of discussion on
the habboIitiOn question, when some 'hig
words hariz:
"'Pease to retract, SIR said the South
ener.
"'Won't do it, said the Norihener
"pray ma'am, said the Southcner, will
you have the goodness TO lean back in your
chair?
"With the greatest of pleasure, said |, not
knowf what was comm When what does
my gentleman do but whips ont 'oss pstil
as long as my harm, and shoots my left and
neighbor dead. But that wasn't hall! for the
bullet, comm out of the left temple, wound
ed lady in the side She hutteled an or
rfick scream.
"'Pon my word, ma'am,' said the South
crner, you needn't make so much noise
about it, for didit by mistake"
"Aa;l was justice done the murderer" ask
ed Mortified listener.
"Hinstantly, dear madam" answered Miss
l.. "The cabin passengers set right to
work and ynched him. They Jung i'm in
the lamp chains, right hover the dnin' table,
and then finished the desert. But for my
part, it quite spoiled my happette."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-17

WAsnNGToN, Sept. IA dispatch has
been received here, from st. Louis, which
states that the Hon. w. A. Rich rrdson has
resigned the office of Governor of Nebraska,
for the purpose of stumping the State of
Illinois in favor of the Hon. s. A. Douglas.
1t is reported in this city that Mr.. r. resigned
from domestic causes
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-17

ST. LOUIS, Sept 6.-About twenty thou.
sand persons are here to-day, at the opening
of the Agricultural Fair. The display Of
horses, cattle, &C., is unsurpassed
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-17

lT- A Savannah dispatch OF tho 18Th
inst, says the physicians report four cases of
yellow fever Of mild type, but that there is
no epidemic. There has BEEN one death.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-17

Sr. LOUIS, Sept. 6.-The Belloville, H.,
Democrat is authorized to say that Judge
Breese is not and will not be a candidate for
United States Senator in opposition to Doug
las.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-17

sy-A Boston paper company 'ece"'!
threshcd $4,000 pounds of clear snnd lrOn'
sixty bales of rags imported from Egypt
being % per cent. of tho whole weight no
rags were taken from the mummes !" NO
catacombs, and the sand WAS siIed ~ w
the Egyptian sharpers, to increase '"e'
weight.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-17

esnathy, two miles Southeast Of Madison.
Vile, Monroe county, are engaged in manu-
featuring Wagons and Carriages Of all dc.
scriptions. They use the best material, and
employ none but good workmenA We have
seen Buggy of their manufacture, of very
aunerior finish.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-17

LAWYERS ESGAGED IN THE RtvIvAL.-
"B," the very excellent correspondent of the
Savannah Morning News, writing from
Athens on the 26th uIt., says:
1t is worthy of note, that the lawyers of
this (western) circuit are now carving on
most extraordinary revival at jefferson, in the
adjoining county of ackson-SuperinI Court
being in session there. The most prominent
movers are Hon. James Jackson, the repre-
sentative from this Congressional District;
Thos. II. X. Cobb, Esq, 3. II. OVERLY, ESQ,
former candidate for Governor: Hon. James
p. Simmons, former candidate for Congress
in this district; and w. J. Peoples, ESQ,
of l.awrenceviIe. These gentlemen are ali
active and ardent church member. and are
exerting their utmost efforts in earring on
the great religious work which seems TO DO
peryading this whole country. Just such
work was commenced by the same members
of the bar, last week, in Walton county,
which is now going on, learn, in the hands
of the regular ministry.
Before dismiss this subject, it will moi be
out of place to mention, rs remarkable fact,
that nearly every member of the bar, in this
circuit, is professor Of religion, and most of
them are active and enthusiastic Christians.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-17

TrLEGnArIic.-The wires are up rs far as
Athens, and we yesterday evening received a
dispatch direct from her Majesty at Windsor
Castle. Albert is well, and so are the chill.
dren. Nothing special as to the next event.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-17

Charleston, Sept. l3.-rhc Health ofh.
Ger publishes in the morning papers that
there were 1903 deaths by Yellow Fever IN
this city during the last week, including Sat-
urdnv
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-17

WAshiSeToS, Sept. 9.-Tbe Treasury re.
ceipts for The last week are nearly Sl,6S2,-
900, which is an increase Of S263, 900 over the
previous week.
The amount now on deposit is over Sl4,-
100000.
The Secretary Of tho Treasury has issued
orders that no custom house subordinate
shall be removed or appointed without his
previous sanction.
Claims for the return of duties and illegal
exactons must BE- made direct TO the Treas
ury Department.
The Secretary directs tho value of sugar
imported from Cuba to be Apr Used,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-17

!.g- The U. s. Treasury is in bad way.
1t has "shelled out" till nothing is left but a
Cobb.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-17

New YoRE.-1'he Republicans and Amer
leans have not fused IN New York. The
Americans demanded that the former should
drop the Niger and cease sectional agitation.
This the Republicans refused and the conse-
ouence was, no fusion, and the nomination of
Two tickets Gor State Officers.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-17

WASHINGTON, Sept. l3.-ThomaF Roiney,
of New York, has been appointed spec'af
Agent to transfer the captured Africans TO
the Liberian authorities.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-17

WASHINGTON, Sept. l4.-Mr. Forsyth w'I'
not return to the United States III October
on account of unfinished business ana Inc
prevalence Of yellow fever at Vera Cruz
Gen. Denver has resigned the oli'ee Oh
Governor Of Kansas.
Mr.. Benjamin declines the mission 10
Spain,
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CRors n WEsr TgNNKsseE-Ths Roll

CRors n WEST TENSEsseR.-The Boil
var Democrat, of the 9Th, says:
We have been Informed by severa! of our
most intelligent farmers that the present cot
ton crop will be the heaviest that has been
raised for several years. The staple is said
to be very fine; and from the present prospect
we expect good time and plenty of money
in u few weeks.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-17

GROUND AND Lofty TUMBLrHG.-On the
9th inst, Spading & Rogers circus company
performed in Carlnville, Illinois, and on the
same day was held the Democratic meeting
for the reception Of Senator Douglas. The
large show bills announcing each event were
in numerous places in the town posted one
above the other. Some wag, where the bills
thus placed occupied a most conspicuous po-
siion, by little cutting out and repasing
made them read as follows:
The forty horse wagon.
Largest travelling show in the world.
Ground and lofty tumbling by
The Hon. Stephen A. Douglas,
The only man who performs everything
On the bills.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-17

ANNUAL STATE FAIR.-We are indebted to
L. G. EASTMAN. Secretary, for ticket to the
Annual State Fair, which will commence at
the FAIR Grounds, in the vicinity of Nashville.
on the 18th of October. An advertisement
in relation to the Fair will be found in our
paper to-day.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-17

r7Es- Board of Health of Mobile re-
port two cases Of yellow fever in that city
one occurring on Monday aud tho other on
Tuesday last.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-17

HAYTI.-The Emperor of Hayti, il is
stated in some of the papers, has a commits
sion travelling in the United States to learn
the disposition Of the free negro population
in regard TO emigrating TO IIayti.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-17

s4g- An Alabama contemporary in speaking
of n member of Congress, who is cand-
date for reelection says, ale came all the
way from Washington city home for instrdc.
tons how to vote on the Kansas question,
and then went back and voted wrong"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-17

YrLLow FEvEn AT New 0nLEASs-The mum.
Der Of deaths in the city since the disease
commenced it's ravages approximates 1900.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-17

New York, Sept. ll.-De Sanity, the
Electrician at Trinity Bay, says that the diff.
ficulties on the Cable are Temporary and
electrical. The Cable has not parted.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-17

A TRAIN STOPPED BY GRAssHoPPERs.-
It is stated that n freight train on The New
burg IN. W Branch road was stopped BY
grasshoppers few days since. A large
number of grosshoppers had alighted upon
it, literally covering the rail. The train pass
ed over several thousand of them, which
made the track so slippery the wheels turned
round without going forward. Sand was
procured and poured upon the rail, when
the train resumed its accustomed motion
and proceed without any further delay.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-17

The NEW YoRK CATTLE MARKET-The
New York Journal of Commerce, of Thurs
day last, says:
The cattle report for the present week
shows arrivals of live stock, which are be-
lieved to be larger than ever before known in
this market. Over $500 head have been
yarded this week, causing a further decline
in prices of beeves of nearly one cent per
pound.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-17


ANOTHER SUBMARINE CABLE RoUTE.-
A writer in the National Intelgencer recon-
mends the connection of Burmuda with Fay
al as the main part of the route for another
Atlantic Telegraph. He thus states the ad-
vantages of the route:
"rhe distance from Burmuda to Fnya is
less than from Ireland to Newfoundland
These islands stand invtingly off the coasts
of Europe and America. They stand as
hcrculean pillars on which to rest the cable.
If line was laid between them, shorter ones
could be carried to the shores ofthe Old and
the New World One wire between these
islands would serve all practical purposes for
n long time to come. The route by Fayal
would accommodate England with one wire,
France with one wire, Spain and Portugal
with one, and Madeira and Africa with one.
On our side, the Bermuda route would be
convenient for one wire 10 NewEngand, one
for the Middle States aud the West and one
for the Southern States and California, one
for Cuba and Mexico, and one for the West
Indies add South America. In time of war,
with the batteries on these islands, we could
ali depend upon the main trunk or big gun
placed between them, and find available
some Of the small arms pointed at so many
nations"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-17

l-B- Banks has been nominated by the
Republican convention, as candidate for
Governor of Massachusetts.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-17

The CoMET.-If any one will take tho
trouble to rise before o'clock in the morn
ing and look about two and n half miles
cast Of sunrise, they can get view of the
Comet. Some contend that is the real old
fire-eater that caused Charles " to abdcate
and frightened one of the successors of St.
Peter out Of his pontifcal boots; and that it
has tail billions Of miles in length, with n
curl at the end like unto that which some
times graces the caudal termination of well
fed members of the canine family. 1t has
been in view from the Observatory at Wash
ington City for several days, and has created
some alarm among the democratic politicians,
the President believing that its appearance
just at this time nugurs the success of Dou-
glns and the final dissolution Of the Demo
cratic party. For the last few days "Family
Prayers" have been regular institution at
the White House.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-17

ELEVENTH VoLUMR.-Ihe present num-
Der commences the nth volume Of this pa
per. The circulation at present is about thr-
teen hundred, and the advertising and job
custom larger than ever before. The only
drawback to our business is, the carelessness
of good many of our patrons about paying
up Our subscription book shows too much
"dead timber" and We must ged rid OF it,
We will about tho LIST Of October publish a
list of the names of all who are in arrears
for more than twelve months, with the re-
spectiye amounts due, so that each may know
what he owes, and all who do not pay up
ut once will be erased. Hereafter we will nc.
cept no Club subscribcrs-if any one wants
our paper he can have it at two dollars
year and we will not in future send paper
to any one without the money, unless we
know the party or some fricrd vouches for
the sovency of tho same. For job.work the
money must be paid on delivery-thosc who
want it executed on other terms will please
send their custom to some other office.
We certainly feel duly grateful to those
who have encouraged and sustained the pa.
per, and shall labor to make il more wor-
thy their patronage, We are making arrange
ments for the purchase of new materials,
and in n month or two will bring out the pa
per in a new dress, and We hope otherwise
improved.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-17
AMERICAN AND EyGLIsU RAILRoADs

AMERICAN AND ENGLISH RAILROADS.
Considerable discussion has arisen Of late
years, with regard to the comparative cost Of
English and American railroads, and accord
ing to all the information thus far gathered,
the account Preponderates sadly against the
latter The New York Evening Post hag
very able and anal ytical editorial upon the
subject, and for equal lengths of mileage.
gives the subjoined relative cost of the rail-
way systems ofthe two nations:
Annual expense Of American railways, $4,000, 600
Annual expense OF English railways, same
mileage, bOOOO,O00
Annual difference ....:...............s so,OOo,OOO
Average annual expense for maintenance
of way Of American lines ....:.:...... 100000
Average annual expense OF English lines,
same mileage, 125OO,OOO
Annual difference. ...................s 9O,5OO,OOO
Average annual cost Of fuel for American
lines,....... 100000
same mileage, 100000
Annual difference, . ......... .slOy5OO,OOO
Total annual expense of American railways III 900
Total annual expense Of English railways, 1OOOOO,OOO
Total annual difference, 900, 900
So that for the same mileage, there is diff
ference against the American system Of SILL
100000 in the total expenses, whilst in the
consumption Of fuel alone there is in the
European system, less than 6S per cent. of
the quantity burned in our locomotives.
OBVIOUSLY, the basis of any comparison of
European and American railways, must be
their relative economical results. Here is
tabular statement of the receipts and ex-
penses of certain Ines in Europe and America:
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-17

.-Y- AT Cleveland, Ohio, lawyer noted
for defending burglars and eounterfeiters,
had his horse stolen from n stable n few
nights since. On learning, by advertise
ment, who owned the horse, the thief immedi-
aiely returned it, without claiming the re-
ward
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-17

The UEIoS OF THE OPPCsITloS-W. .,,,
an Eiticle to-day from the Louisril... Xxx
IoaEnal, nog an American, bnt orc'. 49,,
leaning Wing journal of the West. in Will
is urged the revivilication ofihe VIII p ~,
as the only ground for the union Of H.. an
position. The Wing Party wa, c,or,
deal stronger than The American Party mr.
the Republican Party disconneeied:aud Lrprr.
as there is very little hope, in this Site
at least, Of uinging fire and water. We ls.,
the full force of the hints, suuresti IN. ,,J
arguments of the journal, which, We gnot.
The recent American Convention held !,
Albany shows a great deal more strcnotb in
the American Party of this State, Than !, b,s
been credited with having; bat THOUGH il !.
confessedly in the minority here. il show, M
intent of embedding itself in, or embod,i,,,
itself upon, the Republican Party, unless ,h
Republican Party will come over 10 lis y;.us
The Republican Party of New York. if ma,
in a like minority, is yet in that uiuori,r
and can do nothing against the Dsmocrarc
Party, without the co operation of IN.
Americans. In this condition of ,hipcs nv
there now seems to be but little hone of
union, may there not be some hone of ~
vlv'nG The old Wing Party, which, Under the
Wing name, would startle thousands from
their slumbers, and make men. thou III now
sleeping, most active throughout the STATE!
1t was great -error-but, we hope, rot
an irreparabe One,-to abandon the Wbiv
Party and the Wing organizations. There
was music in the old name, and dignity in
the principle. Great names had immortal
lied it, and its great deeds had eugraycn
themselves upon the history Of the country.
But read the Louisville Journal, and see if
anything can be done. The "machinrr,o OF
the existing parties but plays into the hands
of the minority of the country, which calls
itself the Democracy.-N. Y. Express.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-17

PORTLAND, MAINE, September l4'-Ino
Republicans have probably carried nye "
the six Congressional districts Of the s'0'e>
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-17

Nav ORLEANS, Sept. ll.-Deaths from
yellow fever yesterday, 50.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-17

More Treasury PLuNDER.-The Washington
States says certain facts have come into its
possession which will enable it, before the
meeting of Congress, to show up, in its true
light, the monstrous claim on the Treasury Of
the United States. amounting TO over $4,000
600 for the war debt in Oregon. The States
adds: "a combination of men, in high and
low positions, composed of bankers, and, it is
said, Senators, and their abettors, are getting,
or have already got, the control of this i'm
mense claim, and will attempt to force it
through Congress at the next session. These
SPECTATORS, we understand, have had their
agents at work in Oregon, buying up the diff
ferent claims against the Government, based
on the most ertraUagdnt rates, for few cents
on dollar. The facts before us. we think,
will enable us to show up this whole matter
in its true colors, and expose one of the great.
est attempts to deplete Uncle Sans treasury
that has ever been made"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-17

The Philosophy OF PLAYING LoW.-At
the recent reception ola new engine by the
Boydon Engine Company, WaItham, Mass,
Rev. Thos. Hill of that town, who was una
BILE TO be present, sent in II speech, in which
is the following paragraph, which contains n
valuable hint:
"When the sad fire at the corner of Cen
trail and Newton streets was raging, some
years ago, went with friend from another
State, an old fireman, to look on. lie re-
marked that those who held the pipe seemed
to him not sufficiently governed by the
great principle which is the secret of all
success in battling with fire. This principle
is expressed in the most important precept,
play LO'o. Throw your water-not on the
top OF the fire, where it will be turned aside
by roofs, ilofes, and other distractions, or,
touching the fire, will fly off in useless vapor
but throw it at tho lowest burning point,
that the steam generated may at once ascend
through the fire and smother it--thtow the
water at the lowest burning point, which is
by its ascending heat encouraging the whole
hre--destrOy first the ringleader of the riot.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-17

MONROE CoUSTY.-Owing to the sickness
Of Judge WELcKER, and his inability to pro-
cure any one TO preside in his place, there
was no Court at jacksonville this week.
There was, however, goodly number Of
people in attendance Monday and Tuesday,
and the lawyers were all on hand, "cocked
and primed" for business. We had the plea
sure of meeting many Of our friends and Of
proving that money still circulates among
the "Monroe Boys" notwithstanding the
very general complaint of "hard times"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-17

THE BAPrIsT.-The Baptist Almanac for
1859 has just been issued by the American
Baptist Publication Society. We gather from
it the following summary Of the Baptists in
the United States:
Associations sos; churches II 900; ordain-
ed ministers 7,l44, licentiates 1925; baptized
in 1857, 63,6O6; total members 623,l9l. Be-
sides these there are the Anti Mission Bap-
lists $1,000 and the FreewilI Baptists 50,5lO;
and of Disciples and other denominations
that practice immersion, about 100000. The
increase in the !:s: ter years has been l44
associates, 1896 churches, 2,l9l ordained
ministers, and '225,448 membets.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-17

PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 9.-The slavery dis
cussion between Brownlow and Pryne is pro-
crossing.
There is considerable excitement but no
details are received worth reporting.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-17

Terms:-42 year, payable in advance.
re- No paper discontinued until all arrearages are
paid, except az the option OF the Publisher.
Announcing names OF candidates for Office %, Cash.
Obituary Notices over II lines charged at the regular
advertising rates.
All communications intended to promote the private
ends interests Of Corporations Societies, Schools or
individuals, will be charged as advertisements.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-17
THE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE.


We publish an article on the first page Of
our paper, on this subject, copied from the
Charleston Courier, 10 which we invite the
readers attention. The Courier is among
the ablest and highest-toned papers IN she
Union, and its viVws, aside from lis location,
are entitled 10 more than ordinary weight
For ourself, rs we believe the men who ad-
vocate dissolution of the Union are guilty
of treason rs black as that Arnold contem-
plated, so do we believe the advocacy of the
revival of the African Slave Trade contem.
plates a contamination fatal 10 the institu-
tlon of slavery, and the prosperity and peace
of the South. We know that AbOlitOnism
ia an absurdity rs well as n wrong, as we
know from our own observation that slavery,
as il exists here, is mutually advantageous 10
both races, and that they must continue TO
occupy their present relative condition, aid
can never occupy any other in the same coun-
try. At the same time, we can see no differ
ence between stealing niggers on the coast Of
Africa and stealing them on the coast OF Caro-
lima. The men who encourage the first would
not hesitate, under change of location, to pat.
ronize the last-.that is, they encourage steal
ing niggers on the coast of Africa for impOr
talion into the United States, under the same
pecuniary inducements and no greater risk
Of detection and punishment, they would not
hesitate 10 encourage stealing them on the
coast Of Carolina, Virginia, or Louisiana, for
importation into Cuba or any where else
where the operation would pay handsomely.
This is plain talk-but honesty can see no
nice, wire-spun distinctions and declines to
avail itself of the sophisries which bad men
employ TO conceal the wrong. The subject
is one that ought not to be discussed at this
time, but there arc few reckless spirits
nt work, determined to force it upon The pub
lie. Some Of them may be honest, but they
are the worst enemies of the South, and in
speaking Of them and their schemes, there is
no language, consistent with self-respect, too
strong to be employed in disappointing
them.