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New Orleans daily crescent., 1858-11-30
CHAS. r. RAILEY & co,

CHAs. R. RAILEY & co.
CHAs. r.. RAILEY g CO., GENERAL GRooERs
And Dealers in.
LIQUORS, WINES, CIGARS AND TOBACCO,
No. IL TchoupEtoUIus and
NO. "a Grnvier street,
Offer for sale on reasonable terms, the following PARTICLES
Brandy ....
200 packages, various qualities.
whisky
$50 packages OLD BOURBON a
MoNoNGAHELA, ...
IRISH, ......
SCOTCH,
BEcTIFIED.
HOLLAND, ......
AMERICAN.
Wines In Wood ......
MADEIRA,
PORT,
SHERRY,
lsWEET and DRY MALAGA
Wines in Glass
CLARET,
WHITE WINES, ..a...
sAUTERNE,
BARsAC, ETC., etc.
200 baskets assorted
sundrles-
BRANDY CHERR1Es-Glass and cork stops.
BRANDY FRUITs-Assorted,
Recommendations brands
ANIsETTE-An qualities. ...
CHERRY BRANDY and CHERRY BOUNCE.
CURACoA.
coRp1ALs-Assored, all kinds
kIRsCH.
MARAsCHINo.
PEPPERMINT
ORANGE FLOWER WATER.
woLFEs AROMATIC scHIEDAH soHNAPps.
BLACKBERRY BRANDY.
RASPBERRY BRANDY ...... .....
APPLE BRANDY Old and fine ...... ....
PEACH BRANDY,
CHAMPAGNE CIDER.
LONDON PoRTER-Qaars and pfnts
SCOTCH AND INDIA ALE-Quarts and pins
PORTER AND ALE-In boxes qts and pts, Amer'n
Pobncco- ...... ......
500 boxes of all styles.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-04-30
VOL. X.---N0. sol.
PORTRAIT OF A HUSBAND.


One of the go.ahead ladies of this progres.
sive age, thus writes of her husband to the
Boston Olive Branch. II does seem pity
that such q woman should have been caught
in the same net with such a man as this la
dy describes her husband to be-but such ac-
cidents do happen occasionally. We should
like to have "Solomon's" opinion of his
wifei
Mr.. Editor-If you could only see my
husband, Solomon Stillweather! II is my
firm conviction he will be the death Of me. l
am naturally happy, bright, energetic, warm
hearted, chain.lightning, impulsive womail--
born after stages were exploded, and in the
days of railroads and steam-engines. I've
the most capacious heart that ever thumped
against a slken bodice, can hate like lucifer,
and love in proportion, and be eternally
grateful TO any one who is kind to me. Now
SO .l-o-m-o-n is perpetual calm. Nothing
ruffles him, nothing dstur5s him. Mount
Vesuvius couldn't make him hurry; he does
everything, mercantile and matrimonial, by
rule, square and compass.
Were the house on fire, he would stop TO
take the lint off his coat, and brush his teeth
before starting. If ask him a question at
breakfast never get nny answer till after
ten. He walks around the house with q
noiseless, velvety tread, like superannuated
pussy cat. Should the children in their play
knock over the tea.table and its contents, he
looks quietly Up from his book, and says,
"A-i-n-t You rather r-u-d-e, chill
d-r-e.n"
One summer evening in the country, as
he sat on the grass smoking n cigar, II oc-
Cured to me whether anything short of an
earthquake would start him up; so placed
a long string of crackers behind him and
touched them off; and as am a living wo.
man, he never so much as winked. You
should see him getting ready for church, as
he pares and polishes his fnger-nais, lays
every hair on his head over its appropriate
bump, sprinkles drop of cologne on the
northwest corner of his pocket. handkerchief,
and ties the bow of that cravat for the for
teth time. ] never saw Solomon ex-
cited.
Inever heard him laugh; he don't know
the luxury of tears Now, If | only could
get up domestic squabble! (thunder clouds
clear the atmosphere, you kn0w0 but It's no
use. I've tried to stir him on politics, but
he's on the fence, had us leave jump one way
as another. I've put on the sulks, and been
distant and dignfed-l tell you he likes it;
besides, you couldn't freeze him colder than
he is. I've been loving and petting him; IFS
a waste Of ammunition, he can't be thawed
ont. It's my solemn belief he was originally
intended for IN old maid, but by some horrid
mstake-he's my husband. | could double
Cape Horn while he says "M.y DEAR" 0,
oh, when the coroner's jury sits on me won't
the verdict be-"Died of excess Of still
weather? 7"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-04-30

Statement of the Captain Of the Barque
Adriatic. Durham, master of the
barque Adriatic, has made n justifcatory state.
ment of his course with the French authori-
ties, to Congress and people of the United
States, from which we take the following ex-
tract:
"After confscating my vessel, freight and
1000 francs of my own private property,
feeling my case hard one, and that ! had
been deeply wronged, l deemed it just to my
self and to the owners of the Adriatic, know
ing not at what moment might be arrested
and placed in prison, for the value of the
Lyonnaise (l,5O0000 francs0 to attempt an
escape. Accordingly left the port of Mar
seilles with the Adriatic (without asking
eave) and arrived in the port of Savannah, in
the United States, on :he 18th of March,
1858, after an absence of more than thirteen
months, and pecnnia.y loss Of much more
than the value of my vessel.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-04-30

EXTREME OF PREJuDIcE.-The Richmond
South, true to impractical and extreme fire.
eating procivities, whilst all its neigbbors,
and intelligent conservative men everywhere,
are willing to do the noble patriot honor, is
endeavoring to prove Hon. Edward Everett
an abolitionist, and excite against him an un-
warrantabe prejudice. 1t will be some time
before the journal in question can effect It's
purpose. Labor in such q Gauss Is like
agnawing file" The colossal proportions
and towering intellectually of Mr.. Everett,
with his expanded patriotism, will scarcely
bend TO notice such futile charges. The
enpIe soaring aloft may be annoyed by spar
rows. but that is ALL Baltimore Patriot.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-04-30

A SPRINKLiNG OF DIAMoNps.-The Paris
correspondent of the Boston Traveller de-
scribes an accident which occurred at Nine.
Lehon's ball, who lives on the left of the
Rond Point of the Champs Elysees. Young
Prince Murat and his wife were going to the
ball, when, just before they reached the door,
some obstacle in the avenue made the car
riage jostle so violently as to throw the dri-
yer from his seal, the horses ran away and
broke the carriage on the basin of the foun-
tain. The Princess was carried, bleeding and
senseless, into Nine. Lehon's; the dances
were, of course, instantly interrupted, and
several ladies tainted at the sight of the
Princess in ball dress and covered with
blood. The wounds she received proved
fortunately slight When her alarm was dis
sipated, it was discovered that her necklace
and other ornaments of diamonds had fallen
into the avenue. Imagine the CONSERVATION
which followed this discovery, especially
when search was made in vain for them, and
it became necessary to postpone further in
vestigation until the daylight appeared. Ten
thousand dollars of diamonds in the Avenue
des Champs Elysees all night! Policemen
were posted to guard the ground until day
broke, when the diamonds were found scat
tered in every direction; not diamond was
missing!
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-04-30

A NOVEL RAcE.-A nova race took place
at st. Thomas, Canada, on Tuesday last, be-
tween n blooded race horse and locomotive.
The horse is decided to be very fast nag,
and SO is the locomotive, and both were well
trained to ihe track. The arrangements be-
tween the betting parties were, that the horse
should be at his starting place when the To-
comotive came up even, and the word "go,"
should be given, when away they went under
whip and steam. The judges declared the
horse the winner by one half his lenth. The
bet was $50 u side, and the distance eighty
rods.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-04-30

A WORD TO YOUNG MEN.-lf you wish
fora clear mind strong muscles and quiet
nerves, for long life and power prolonged un-
to old age, avoid all drinks but water and
mild infusion of that fluid; shun tobacco
and opium, and every thing else that distnrbs
the moral system; rely upon the nutricious
food as the basis, and you will need nothing
beyond these things, except rest, and the due
moral regulations of all your powers, to live
long, happy, and useful lives, and serene
death at the close.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-04-30

BAPTISM IN HOoPs.-At Chicago last week,
rather amusing scene took place during the
baptism ola young lady by the pastor of the
Tabernacle. The Union says: "1'he minis
ter requested her to assume the dress pecu-
liar to such an occasion, but she declined 20
take off her hooped skirt; the minister told
her of the Inconvenience that must result
from her obstinacy, but she persisted
When she came to descend into the bath, the
inflated skirt touched the water and rose up
around her like balloon. He. head was
lost 10 the congregation, she was swallowed
up in the swelling skirt, the minister tried to
force her down into The bath, but she was
kept above the surface by the floating prop.
critics of the crinolne, and was buoyed up no
successfully that it was not until after much
difficulty and many forcible attempts to sub
merge the Indy, the minister succeeded in bap-
tsing the fair one. Finally It was effected,
to the relief of the minister aud the setiously
inclined audience, who could not keep from
laughing in their pocket-kerchefs.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-04-30

c8- The storm in New Orleans on Monday
last must have been lone of EN-" judging
from the "local" Of Tuesdays Picayune. He
says:
"when attempting to make our way to the
horse cars, on Nayades street, we were OBJ
liged to plunge in and wade a square or so
before we succeeded in getting on board Of
them. Many may be disinclined to credit it.
but the lower step was under water, and the
wheel made as much fuss and splatter as
couple of double engined boats starting up
the river on a race. The steam-car passed at
rapid rate up stream, plungins up the water
savagely and leaving wake behind not less
than seventy.four Of ancient model, which
caused our hat.bottomed concern to toss and
rock about so, that all the lady passengers in
the main cabin were sea.sck, and some Of the
gentlemen refused to take their usual quota
of tobacco"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-04-30

TRooPs FOR UTAH.-On Sunday last de.
tachment OF seventy troops, with four COM
missioned officers, from Old Point Comfort,
passed over the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
for st. Louis, from whence they will be trans
ported to Fort Leavenworth. The detach-
ment is forwarded by Major S. Taylor, Quar-
termaster of the United States Army. The
officers are Major John F. Reynolds, first
Lieutenant NcKcver, second Lieutenant Ed
wards, third Lieutenant Waldrick. This de-
tachment is reorganization of the famous
Captain Bagg's battery of flying artillery, the
guns of that battery having preceded them to
Fort Leavenworth, where they will be mount.
ed. Their destination is Utah.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-04-30

The INDIAN MAssAcRR.-We have some
details of the late Indian massacre in British
Honduras, When the the Indians took the
town of Beccalaw they killed one hundred
and four persons and took forty prisoners
Ransom amounting to $4,000 was offered for
the release of the latter but il was refused,
and the entire number--thirty women and
ten men--were brought out and put to death,
after the persons of the women had been
violated by the Indian soldiers.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-04-30

Personal LIEDEPEHDENcE.--A Western edi-
tor lately offered his hat as a prize for the
best essay on independence. The following
obtained the prize: National independence is
easier imagined than described. Personal in
dependence consists emphatically in being
suited in clean shirt, drawers, socks, and n
ncely.blackened pair of boots, with at least a
dollar and clean cambric handkerchief in
your pocket, MI on Sunday morning, with
your wife on one arm and your baby on the
other, taking your own course towards your
own church, to hear your preacher, in the
blissful expectation of doing your own snooz-
ing, in your own pew, wherein no one dare
venture to nudge you with his elbow or tickle
your nose with a straw.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-04-30

WASHINGTON, April 2l.-In the Senate to.
day, among the resolutions reported, was one
relative to the outrages committed by the
people and government of Paraguay, on our
national vessels as well as our citizens in
that country, and which were brought to the
consideration of Congress in the Presidents
annual message. The resolution introduced
nuihorises the President TO demand redress
for the outrages. The discussion on the de-.
fciency bill was continued.
In the House, the select committee to
which the matter was referred, reported bill
to establish u printing bureau. The West
Point appropriation bill was passed. No re-
port has yet been made by the joint confer
ence committee on the Kansas bill.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-04-30

INTERESTING TO WIDows.--The Macon (Ga.)
Telegraph thus refers to decision made by
the Supreme Court Of Georgia, now in session
in that city:
"a case of some interest to the ladies was
decided on Friday morning last. Savage, Of
Dougberty county, died, leaving a will which
devised his property to his wife, but in the
event of her marriage, to go to his children,
thus cutting off his wife without a shilling.
Gen. Morgan, the counsel for the widow. ar.
gued the case with great ability, and con-
tended that this provision in the will being
in restraint of marriage. was contrary to the
policy of our law, and illegal but the court
contended that a man had a right to leave
his property to his wife during her widow.
hood, and cut her off If she married-and
that the Savage will was legal"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-04-30

WHAT RAILRoRD WILL Do.-The Vir-
pinia g. Tennessee Railroad is 204 miles in
length, and it cost about $7,00O,000 In
1850, the taxable value of the land in the
counties through which it passes, as taken
from the census, was S2s,942, ,647-and in
1856 the State assessment makes it S53,9l7,.
239 ! or an increase in six years of S25,365,-
55s. This sudden increase is alone the re-
suit of an internal improvement which has
cost only $7,000,000.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-04-30

WASHINGTON, April 2O.--In the House, the
Washington or Government Police Bill was
laid on the table.
The bill making appropriations for West
Point was discussed.
The Hon. Thomas B. Florence, of Penn,
gave notice of his intention to introduce a
bill to authorize the establishment of five
steam mail routes from the United States TO
Europe, upon the same basis that inland
contracts are sustaned-and that the de-
partures of the mails shall be from New
York, Philadelphia, New Orleans and NOT
folk. [The dispatch does not give the fifth
point of departure.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-04-30

eY- The Temperance Crusader learns
that young man, calling himself Wilcox, a
student in the school of the Rev. J. w. Reid,
at Phlomath, died few days since, and up
on his death bed, confessed that he had been
misrepresenting his real name, because he
said that he had committed murder in Lou
isiana, and had fled from home. He had been
sent to Georgia, by his parents, with money
and instructions TO have him sent 10 good
school. He requested Mr.. Reid to write to
his friends in Louisiana and tell them of his
death
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-04-30
nArA PHILADELPHIA correspondent at wasl

GrA Philadelphia correspondent at Wash
ington says Col. Benton has died poor.-
Some time since, his house on c. ST., was
burned down, and he went TO the expense of
having it rebuilt; but there is mortgage OF
$4,000 on it, which will almost absorb the
value of the property. Col. Benton was anx-
ious that Congress should purchase 1000
copies of his Abridgment of the Congression-
al debates. Two members of the House of
Representatives will bring it before Con-
gress.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-04-30
tY- The New York Herald refers to q

important court decision as follows:
At the general term of the Supreme Court,
in this city, decision was rendered of con-
siderable importance, as bearing upon a very
general custom here of making promissory
notes payable al the bank in which the draw.
cr keeps his account. Justice Slosson, in
rendering the opinion of the Court, held that
in an action against the maker of note pay
able at bank named in the note, it is no de-
fence that the maker of the note had funds
to his credit in the bank sufficient to meet the
note; ard that an averment of such fact is not
equivalent to an averment that the defendant
was ready at the place of payment with funds
to pay the note, since legally the bank would
not be found on the mere presentation of the
note of depositor to apply his funds to its
payment.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-04-30

t3y- "Can body cat with these?" asks an
elderly lady who is handling pair of artiii-
cial plates in dental office, and admiring the
fuency with which the dentist describes
them.
AMY dear madam" responded the dentist,
"mastcation can be performed by them with
facility scarcely exceled by Nature her
self"
ayes, know" replied the female; "but
can body eat with 'em!'
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-04-30

New York, April 2l.-An arrival here
brings us dates from Caracas, the capital Of
the Republic of Venezuela, up to March 3lst.
President Monagas has been completely over
thrown, and his Punishment or execution is
clamorously demanded. TWAS reported that
MIR. Charles Eames, the United States Minis.
ter resident at Caracas, advised Monagas to
declare the city in a state of siege and himself
Dictator.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-04-30
Mr.. GUrHRIE.-The New York correspon

Mr.. GUTHRIE.-The New York correspon.
dent Of the Boston Journal writes:
We are to have new political combination
in New York; of it Mr. Fernando Wood is to
be the head. A new candidate for the race
of 1860 is already on hand. This is none
other than the Hon. James Guthrie, of Ken
lucky, and the late Secretary OF the Treasury
under Gen. Pierce. He is the favorte candi.
date of the Southern men. His friends here
are Numerous. They are confident that he
will get the nomination of the convention
and be the candidate of the Southern Demo-
cracy. How the matter will terminate re-
mains to be seen. 1t is quite noticeable here
that in call issued from Mr.. Wood for an
opposition Tammany Hall meeting, that the
name of Mr.. Schell does not appear among
the numerous signe-s OF the call.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-04-30

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, April 22.-Tbe DEM
ocratc Convention Of this State has divided
into Administration, and Douglass wings,
and have adopted different resolutions. The
administration wing made no nominations.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-04-30

ray An old settler out West, who was
elected justice of the peace, couldn't raise
enough to pay an officer for swearing him in,
so he stood up before looking glass and
qualified himself.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-04-30

tgy- The starch manufactures are in
trouble, and despond of business success
Where, in times past, they found ready sale
for their manufactures, the article is now n
drug. This change is attributed TO the gen.
era use of crinolipe and the hoops, starch
being no longer necessary to produce ex-
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-04-30

WASHINGTON, April 20,--Tho United
States steamer Fulton has gone to Tampico
to protect American property. All the mid
shipmen examined at Annapolis recently have
been ordered into active service.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-04-30

r4y- Some wag remarks truely when he
says that popularity in politics is to see your
name in large letters posted to fonce.-
Somebody will inquire as to who you nre,
and when the first rain comes you will disap-
pear.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-04-30

s9y- Dennis Murphy was to-day unan-
confirmed by the Senate MS Postmas.
ter at Harper's Ferry, Telegraph.
We shall next expect to hear that Barney
O'Reirooam has been appointed minister to
the Court of st. James, Wheeling Times.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-04-30

lB- We End the following paragraph in
the Mobile Register of the 10Th instant. Mr..
Mackey arrived in this city yesterday morn
ing.
Thos. J. Mackey was arrested in New Or.
leans, on Monday last, on II charge of having
forfeited his bond of $4,000, John Bellinger
security for his appearance before the United
States Commissioner for the District of South
Carolina, to answer for having organized an
expedition, under the orders of Ger. Walker,
against the State of Nicaragua. The affidavit
is made by Deputy Sheriff Henry w. Hen
bricks of Charleston District. Mackey-who
questioned the legality of his arrests held
in custody, but no definite action was taken
in regard to the matter.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-04-30

ls@ Texas papers represent the cotton
crop in that State, us very promising, except
in some localities where the Grasshoppers
have committed serious ravages on the young
plant.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-04-30

t3g- Great men never swell--it is only
the three cent individuals, who are salaried
at the rate of two hundred dollars year,
and dine on potatoes and dried herrings.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-04-30

A BEAUTIFUL CoMPARIsoS.-ln recently
published selection of "Things that struck
me in Henry Ward Beecher's Sermon" We
extract the following "brilianti"
The sun does not shine for few trees and
flowers, but for the wide worlds joy. The
lonely pine on the mountain top waves its
sombre boughs and cries, "Thou art my sum-"
And the little meadow violet lifts its cup of
blue, and whispers with IFS perfumed breath,
"Thou art my SUM-" And the grain in thou
sand fields rustes in the wind, and makes
answer, "Thou art my SUM-"
So God sits, effulgent, in heaven, not for a
favored few, but for the universe of life; and
there is no creature so poor or so low that he
may not look up with child like confidence
and say, "My Father, thou art NINE"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-04-30

t:g- The Tallahasse Flordian, says the
only part of the Florida, Atlanta g. Gulf Rail
road from Jacksonville TO Pensacola, that is
not under contract, is that portion lying be-
tween Tallahassee and Apalachcola river.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-04-30

tsg- Interiors is term which many are
ever ready to apply to those beneath them
in station. Men may be our superiors without
being our equals, and many may be our nom
inal interiors to whom we are by no means
eoual.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-04-30

e4g- The city builder, to save the cost o.
land, runs his building up two, three or four
stories high. So should the farmer cultivate
his farms, downward another story TO save
surfnea