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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-10

AN INcENDIARY COMPRISING HIS GUILT
While the trial Of Hiram Powers, for setting
fire to the Moravian Church in Brimfeld,
week, the evidence being all in and counsel
for the government making n very warm
speech on the computation of circumstances
which established the prisoners gult,an Irish
man named Harrington came into Court,
whispered 10 the Sheriff that he set the
Church on fire himself, being hired to do it
by three of his neigbors, and Powers was
innocent. On this statement Powers was
at once discharged, and Harrington and his
neighbors held for trial.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-10

MINNESOTA HOMESTEAD LAw.--The "bome-
stead law" recently passed by the Minnesota
Legislature, excmpts from sale by execution
a homestead Of eighty acres, and one lot 10
a town oil city, with The improvements on
the same.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-10

.Y- A child was poisoned few Days ago
in Champion, Ohio, from eating small
piece Of cobalt or fly stone, which had been
placed on table for the purpose Of destroy
ing flies. Great caution should DO taken In
the use Of such poisonous drugs. f''aHH
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-10
01'The Louisville Journa! thus boasteth
~ H. e IA

OF the prolific soil of old Kentuck:
' AGREAT Standardization editors make
much ado over their prolific soils, but after
all there is no soil like Kentucky soil and no
products like Kentucky products. While the
press of neghboring States groan over their
miserable prospects for corn, the crop of this
invaluable cereal has Fever been so large in
Kentucky as the present crop promises to be.
We hear of fields in the Blue Grass region
estimated at 35 barrels, or ITS bushels to the
acre, while fields promising rs to 80 bushels
are quite common. Consequent upon this,
droves of swine from less prolific regions,
cross the Ohio river daily at this and other
points to be fattened in Kentucky, ami the
indications now are that we shall show finer
and iatter hogs this season than ever be-
fore.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-10

ANOTHER DOUGLAS PAPER.-The Wilkes
Republican published at Washington, the
residence OF Mr.. Toombs, takes it for grant
ed that Mr.. Stephens condemned the Ad-
ministration and advocated the recollection of
Mr. Douglas during his northwestern tour,
aud says il fully endorses his course.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-10

NEw YORK, Sept Bon Wednesday
night mob of ore thousand destroyed, by
lire, portion Of the quarantine buildings on
Stanten island and the remaining buildings,
including the cottages and fine dwelling of
the health officers, were burnt by incenda-
ries on Thursday night. Also, the Female
Hospital, containing seventy-fve patients
were removed into the open air, and three
females died from exposure. sf r.tnud mi
The Marine Guard protected the govern
ment property.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-10

~ The following shows the number of
trains sent out on government account by
Majors Russell and Waddell, contractors for
supplying the army of Utah. From Kansas
City, fourteen trains of twenty-six wagons
each; from Leavenworih, one hundred and
five trains Of twenty-six wagons each; and
from Nebraska Territory, thirty-fve trains of
twenty-six wagons each These trains left
previous to the 18th ut. Other trains are
being loaded
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-10

Fay- During the month of August, patents
were issued to the State of Arkansaa for
over six hundred and fifty thousand acres of
swamp lands in the Helena district, and to
the State of Missouri for one hundred and
thirty.four thousand acres in The Milan dis.
trict
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-10

VIGILANCE COMMITTEE IN New York
II seems that there is a fair chance that The
scenes of San Francisco aud New Orleans
will be re-enacted ere long in New York.
The Herald OF the 18th has tho following
significant paragraphs:
Crimes and outrnges and mysterious dis
appearances are tearIully on the increase in
our midst; and il they cannot be checked
by our police and judicial organizations, the
people may have TO take the matter in their
own hands and apply their own remedy
They should not he driven to that desperate
expedient. but events seem TO indicate that
there is no other resource left.
As long as New York is made the lecepta.
Gle for all the yagabonds and criminals in the
world, and who are allowed TO vote as soon
as they land, and the judiciary remains elect.
i've, the evils Of which the Herald complains
will increase beyond even the desperate rem
edy of Vigilance Committees.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-10

s75- A writer in the Chicago Journal
states that he was recently aboard a "noating
palace" on the Mississippi, when at one end
of the cabin an earnest minister was preach
ing an affecting sermon, in the middle gam
bling table was in full blast, aud at the other
end there was music and dancing.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-10

t1g- The Recorder of Chicago in charg-
ing the grand jury recently, Substituting
the past five years that have held this court
it has been my unpleasant duty to try and
sentence to the State Prison several hundred
persons; and am sorry to say that while il
is an easy matter to find jurors who are rea-
dy and willing to punish poor offenders
without position or friends, it is with great
difficulty that jurors can be found who mp
preciate the fact that one bad man of posi-
ton and wealth can do more harm than one
hundred poor men can, who are in the hum
BILE walks of life" t- t...
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-10

The CABLE CELEBRATIoN-The celebra-
ton in New York on Wednesday was mag
nifcent, absorbing everything in its extent.
The New York Herald contains 90 col.
umns closely printed matter in reference to
it occupying its entire reading space, except
about one column.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-10

CoFFRE,--ln the United States tho con.
sumption ofcoifee is eight times ms great as
in Great Britain, and probably the consump-
ton of beer in Great Britain is eight times
MS great us in the United Statos. ....
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-10

1T is very difficult to fix value upon the
crop above estimated The different articles
have not gone into market, and those that
have been sold have not brought an uniform
price. The Courier and Enquirer fixes the
following value upon the different articles
above named, which, though large, will give
some idea Of the mines OF wealth which
our farms and plantations are to the coun.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-10
Total, sl,59s,ooO,ooo

The above enormous sum is more than
the debt created by all the railroads in the
country. If man were to undertake to
count sixty dollars per minute, and work all
day and all night, ii would require FIVE years
of his time to count it. If he were to work
the usual time per day, and sleep and rest
the remainder, he would be about fifteen
years in counting the sum. II is sum
which, in few years, must render our coun.
try the richest in the world, and what may
we expect, therefore, when thousands of new
farms and plantations are Opened upon The
ilimitabIe eXpanse of cultivated land in this
country!-Lou. Courier.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-10

e.3y- The directors have publicly adver-
tsed the Great Eastern Q.eviathan) for sale,
but have not yet offered il by auction, accord.
ing to the terms of resolution passed at the
late meeting. I..
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-10

-rr s5Y- JNo. w. WHITE, Esq, of Cbottanoo.
ga, who was re-nrrested on the charge of
forging papers TO obtain Land Warrants,
has had a herring before Judge Humphreys,
/ and been bound over 10 appear at the
next term Of the Federal Court, in bond of
$4,000 FOR himself and $4,000 for his
securities.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-10

s1Y- Hon. +. p. Blair, Jr., gives Mr.. J. X.
Barrett notice in the st. Louis News of the
LIST inst, of his intention to contest his cleo.
ton to Congress from that district He
enumerates quite n number of charges Of
improper voting, any one of which, if es-
tablshed, is sufficient to set aside the cleo
ton
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-10

sV- The Committee of Investigation, en-
panrelled by the last Legislature to sci upon
the Exchange Bank, and whose capacity for
& the business assigned them was questioned
in Card published by ex.ComptroIer Gro
zer, are ont with reply, and are after that
gentleman with very sharp piece of timber.
IT is n nice little affair as it stands, but we
think the Committee have rather got friend
Crozier. We shall await tho appearance of
" his next with much solicitude. ss
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-10

w We learn from the Memphis Ava
lanche, that Ri. Rev. Bishop James II. Otey,
has consented to act MS Missionary Bishop
of Arkansas, in place of Bishop Freeman,
deceased ... f...... .. ...H..f
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-10

.B- The Mobile Tribune says that Hon.
A. b. Meek, of Tuscaloosa, is understood to
be busily preparing his History of Alabama,
for publication. 1t will be comprised in one
volume.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-10

tY- A citizen of IIa!owell has taken
fancy TO the head OF dog that bowls in
in his vicinity, and Offers n reward of five
dollars for sight Of the head, minus the
l.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-10

sY" An Indiana paper refuses to publish
eulogies gratis, but adds:-"We will publish
the simple announcement of the death Of
any of our friends with pleasure.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-10

10 sW- The Crockett Printer says the hot
weather is improving the movements of lazy
negros in Texas, One Of the LATEST crossed
the sandy street the other day on run, ex-
claiming, "Fore de Lor, de grour' so warm he
bite dis nigger's foot clean through"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-10

WASHINGTON, Sept. Judge james
Bowling of Missouri has been rendered the
Paraguay Mission. 1t is believed he will
accept
The American Colonization Society pro-
poses to take charge of the captured Afr-
cans on their arrival at Liberia, and support
them one year for $4,000 1t is believed
the Government will accept.
1t is thought that Senator Benjamin will
decline the Spanish mission.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-10

e5e- James Mcdowell, Esq, President of
the Farmers Bank, at Fincas,e, Botertout
county, Va, was shot and killed in his office
in the Bank, on the goth ut., by Henry w.
Bower, a wealthy farmer Uf1hc neighbour.
hood. 1t seems that Mcdowell had seduced
the daughter of Bower, and then refused to
repair the injury, as far MS could be done, by
marriage. Upon his refusal, the father of
the girl shot and killed him. and admitting,
which we do not, tina. the taking of human
life UNSUITABLE, except upon conviction of
criminal offence, who shall dare say that he
did not act as nine men out of ten would do,
under the mstances?-NaShriHe Ddily
NelcS.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-10

1y- The. present number ends the 10Th
volume of the Post. In pursuance Of
our plan for several years past, We will, in
few days, review the subscription list, and
strike out the names OF all who are in ar
rears for more than twelve months, if they
do not pay up by the lst of October. Some
of our patrons have treated US badly. We
have no reflections to make. If men can
manage to sleep well of nights with other
peoples money in their pockets, why, so be
it. For our part, we would rather 90 10 bed
with the biggest rattIesnaIa on Chilhowee
Mountain than to be burdened with such a
Acnnsciousness.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-10

~ The "Cable" has been singular
piece of good luck to the New York jewel.
lers, who were suffering terribly of the hard
times. till they thought of an expedient to
facilitate sales by working up the unused
cable into breast-pins and finger rings
They purchased it for $3.50 per mile, and
sell it as jewery at the rate of 100000 per
mile. As long as there is a demand for these
kinds Of keep. sakes, the cable, j, is presumed,
will last, and if it does not, there is a manu-
factory of the article close at hand whence
the supply could be kept up.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-10
ATHENS, FRIDAY. SEPT. 10, 1883.

icy" Having just returned from Cleveland
on "Wednesday night, we have but little lime
or room for editorials this week. |! is probn-
BILE, however, that the reader will not suffer
much by our having been absent.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-10

o The ELECTioN.-We have received returns
from the election held in this county on the
I'd inst, only from the lst, Sd, 4th, 9th, 18th,
9th. 10th and nth District, with the follow
ing result :-Supreme Judge--Walker, 1853;
Wright, So. "No Convention" 355; "Con.
vention," 5.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-10

CE5- The Captain of the United States yes.
sci Dolphin, which recently captured the
SLAYER off the const of Cuba, says of the state
of things when he sent his Lieutenant to
board the vessel:
We found her brig of 800 tons, filed
with Africans. The appearance was most re.
veltng; never can forget il. There was
S2S negroes crowded together between decks,
so thick that it was impossible to see any
thing but their wooley heads, and they smclt
abomnabiy. The poor wretches looked half
starved, and some of them were mere skele-
tons, .....
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-10

MEMPHIS, Sep. 2.-Wrgt's majority for
Judge in the city is 525. A small vote is
poled.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-10
TuE STATE DrrARrmfNr.--The State

The STATE DEPARTMEHT.--The State
Department of the United States, it is said
has to-day, when we have n population Of
twenty FIVE or thirty millions, and CONNER
cial intercourse with all the world, the same
organization, with the exception of few
clerical additions, that given to it at the for
nation of the Republic, when we had but
three million of people. The consequence
is, that the claims of our citizens upon for
eign governments receive little attention.
The New York Herald says tina: the State
Department is now engaged in preparing
report to Congress, in answer to resolution
proposed by Mr.. Benjamin, of Louisiana,
showing the claims against foreign govern
ments, that have been presented 10 that De-
partmeni, and what has boen done in regard
to EACH 1t will form the most voluminous
report ever made to Congress, and will show
that not one in every hundred of the claims
presented has obtained any redress. This
document will exhibit more than volumes of
argument could do, the necessity of giving
new life to the present one.horse concern,
called the State Department
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-10

'o tB- We regret to hear that Judge Welck-
err, of the Knoxville Circuit, is Frustrated
with sickness, and will probably not be able
to hold the Jacksonville Court, next week.
We have not learned who will supply his
. Dlace -a..t ...a
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-10

Isg- DemijOhns are known by the more
refined term "spirit wroppcrs,"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-10

SOUTHERN PACIFIC RArLRoAD.-The Edi-
tors of the Nashville Gazette publish a
letter from parson Brownlow, in relation to
this enterprise which we annex blow:
LOUISVILLE, Aug 2sth 1858.
Editors Gazetle: lncIosed you will find the
proceedings of the late meeting of Southern
Pacific Railroad Stockholders. Ii was the
largest meeting Of Stockholders ever held,
more than half of the stock being represent
ted. The best men in Kentucky, and in
other States were hero. 1t was harmonious
and enthusiastic, and has resulted favorably.
1t has inspired new confidence on the part OF
the Stockholders and friends of the enter
prise, and they are coming forward daily, and
paying up, while the stock is Increasing in
value. No doubts are now entertained but
that money enough will be paid in to free
the company from its embarrassnents. The
news from Texas is cheering. The conspira-
tors, commonly called the "New Company"
are disbandng, and all but ONE MAN, are for
q compromise.
DR.. Fowlkes is here, and goes to Cincin-
natl, where he holds public meeting day af-
ter tomorrow, aud thence he proceeds to ST.
Louis, where he will hold another meeting.
No man ever made a more favorable impress
sion here than the Doctor has done. The
Stockholders are delighted with him, and
would not exchange him for any other man
to head this enterprise. Any man may well
be proud of the compliments paid to the
Doctor by the Journal, aud by Hon. james
Guthrie, in public speech.
Those owning stock in this enterprise
may rest assured that it will yet be valuable
to them. in haste,
w g. RpnNvNr
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-10

.' Posr OFrrcE.-rho post-ofice at Hiwas
see College has been re-estabshed, and j. +
Key appointed postmaster. h...ll..
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-10

ATHENS FEMALE CoLLEGE.-The first
session opened on Monday. There are some
seventy odd students in attendance. The
reputation of the President, with his full
corps of Assistants, must insure for the
institution large patronage.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-10

OF The Oldest Postmaster in the Union
is probably Joseph Bickel, p. NJ. at Jones'
town, Pa. He writes that he was appointed
in 1902 during Mr. Jefferson's administration
and has held the office fifly-six years. He is
SO years old, and does all the business of the
Office himself. 1t is hardly necessary TO add
that the place is not n very lucrative ore, or
he would have been "rotated" out long ago.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-10
THE BANK OF AMERICA.

The pressure, says the Nashville Daily
News, Of the 81 inst, under which the Bank
of America, located at GAINESVILLE, has been
compelled to yield, il is hoped and believed,
will cause no serious loss to the people
The Bank, we learn, continues, and will con-
tinue to pay specie at its counters, for all of
its notes. The deposiiors, alone, as we IN
derstand the matter, will experience any in
convenience from the present difficulty. Mr.
Dave, the President, is 4 man Of honor, and
has come forward like man, and pledged
his private property to make good every dol
lar due to depositors. We copy the follow
ing article from the Memphis Bulletin of the
3lst uil.:
SUSPENSION OF THE SOUTHERN BANK
The Stock Banks having determined on Sat
urday to throw out the notes Of the Bank Of
America, the Southern Bank on yesterday
morning gave the following notice to its
depositors
SoUTHERs BANK, Aug. 80, 1858.
am informed bv the officers of the other
Banks that they will to-day refuse to receive
the notes of the Bank of America. Such
being the case, am unable TO pay your de-
posts, but hope to be able TO do so in a
short time. But ! hereby pledge my indi-
yidua property for the payment Of every
dollar due you.
w. J. DAVE, President.
Il is understood that the Bank will 90 into
| liquidation il is one of the Free Banks, and
! has bonds on deposite, with the Comptroller
| to the amount of upwards Of $4,000. lis
circulation, which is mostly in Kentucky,
and in Northern Tennessee, is about $4,000
! The note-holder therefore, is very well Sc
cured, and ought not TO make unnecessary
sacrifice. The amount due 20 depostOrs, we
learn, in something like -l5Q00, all OF which,
we doubt not from Mr.. Davies personal char.
acter and property resources, will be made
good with time.
The intimate connexon subsistng be-
tween the Southern Bank and the Bank OF
| America, ut GAINESVILLE, leads the public
mind to the conclusion that the last named
institution must also stop; though at the
time of writing this last night, no informa.
ton to that effect had been publicly received
We apprehend that il will not be able tC
sustain the shock.
In addition TO the above, we find the fol
lowing in the Patriot of yesterday morning
BANK OF AMERIcA.-We are requested to
state that the circulation of the Bank OF
| America will be redeemed at the Merchants
Bank and the Traders Bank of this city,
Note holders need have no fears, as the stock
holders Of the Bank don't intend TO permit
them TO lose anything Having gone through
the late crisis without suspending, they can't
afford TO "knock under" now.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-10

AN IloNEsT CONFESSION Hon. A
R. Wright, member to Congress from this
State, has written letter in glorfcatlOn Of
Douglas, which cotans ide following:
"Mr. Douglas is almost the only very
prominent Democrat North that never fall
tered"
Now, this is precious confession of the
disreputabe fraud that democratic leaders
have been playing off upon the people of
the South for years. If Douglas, who the
democratic press maintain is stepped in
treachery, is the best Of all very prominent
democrats ut the north, what is to become Of
the South should she put her trust in such
party.-Sau. Rep.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-10

SUPREME JuDGE.--From the scattering
returns received, we infer that Judge Wright
has been elected TO ill the vacant seat on the
Supreme Bench,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-10

q" Our neghbor of the ViHdicator is en-
tirey mistaken about the locale of the para
graph which he says he clipped from the
Athens Post The Jonesborough alluded to-
we expect, was Jonesborough, Illinois. We
never heard that the people of the Jones'
borough where the Vindieator is printed were
overly religious. iar.I..I
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-10

THE AFRICANS TO BE SENT TO LlBERfA.-
Ne'o York, Sept. 6.-The steamship Niagara
will leave this city the latter part of this
week, and will proceed to Charleston for the
purpose ofconveying the captured Africans
to the coast Of Liberia, where they will be
placed under the care of special agent OF
this Government, who will maintain them
there until they can DO restored to their
frienas. ........
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-10

OFFICE SEEKlNG.--llow true is this, from
recent essay by Monialemberi: "rhe, era
wing for public office is one of the worst Of
social maladics. 1t spreads through the en-
tire nation venal and a servile humor, which
by no means excludes the spirit Of faction
and love of anarchy. 1t creates crowd Of
hungry beings capable of the utmost fury
to assuage their appetites, and ready for any
buseness when the appetites have been ap-
peased. people ofpace hunters is the
most worthless Of all populations" 'nuAs
ST.. LOUIS. Sept T.-All The streams are
,oCAeding.