The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-12-31
NEWS. :

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The Black Warrior arrived. at. New. York
from Hayanna on the 2ist. The news, was
that Che Spanish and Mexican imbroglio had
been settled. It was stated that the Mexican
goyerpment had pcceded to tile demands Of
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'1p"sl4 op"ns'ul.4 sa5.s ~ ksessss i sytsas assasrtss
a. A,despatcb from. New York Gays that the
large labors Of The, board of caavassers
seemingly indicate the necessity Of new cleo
tions IN the third, fourth, six, seventh, eighth
and thirty second Congressional dissricts..a
From Westinghouse learn tl,at a large
numberof the names of retired naval Off
GERS restored again 10 the sseryce, have been
sent to the Senate for confirmation. ~ sssss
At last ndvices Judge Douglas was at Ha-
wanna, and would probably reach Washing.
ton about the 4th of January.
"A correspondent of the. New York Even
ing Post states that there is reason to believe
that two more vessels have left, or are about
to leave this country with fillibusters.
On the 22d, the examination of witnesses
in the lottery trial case was progressing
Hundreds o! thousands Of dollars have been
tilched from the municipal treasury of New
York while Mayor Tieman vas nosing about
after the lottery men. r
1t is currently reported at Washington
tha; the Nicarauga ilibusters are aided by a
powerful association, having men and means
at its command. -
1t is stated in the papers that the last Mem
phis Court sent seventeen convicis to the
Penitentiary. As n matter of economy it
would perhaps be well enough for the next
Legislature to establish branch of that use.
full institution at the city on the bluff.
The Supreme Court of Massachusetts, in
n recent decision in case of slander, said it
was no defence that the pnrty sued had only
repeated common rumor. If the story is
false and slanderous, it is repeated at the
PERSONS peril.
LOOK OUT FOR COMPREHENSIVE Co.
lumbus Sun has been shown by Mr.. King,
paying teller in the Bank Of Columbia,
twenty dollar note on the Bank of Hamburg,
So. Ca, which is the most perfect counter
felt ever perpetrated. We append the fol-
lowing description, as furnished by Mr.. King,
that the public may be posted up in regard
to these bills: ~
The body of the letters "Bank of Ham.
burg" darker than in good note.
Divisions in the arches of the bridge in
the rear of tho Vignette darker than in good
note.
On good note, period after the word "de
mand''-nOne on counterfeit
On good note, commas between J. J. in
Cashiers signature on counterfeit.
On counterfeit with aid of glass, can see.
tracngs around signatures, us though done
with the point of n pin. t., .,... ~ ...s "a,
On good note, the red engraving around
$50" is much brighter and more distinct, than
in counterfeit. .n iazs aHeSt e'ss
On good note, the light back of palm tree,
in the centre of Vignette, is brighter, and
! shading much better.
LoUIsIANA.-The Shreveport Southwest
ern says;-- 9a' - g f
The District Court adjourned on Saturday
after tedious session, taken up almost ex-'
clusivey by the criminal docket Previous
to adjournment, Judge Creswell passed SEN
tence of death on Ward, convicted of the
murder of w. w. Smith, and on Bennett,
convicted of the murder of Jordan, and ap-
pointed the 18th of February as the day for
their execution.
SENATOR SUMNER.-The Boston Adver-
tiser says the political "moxa" is about to be
applied to Senator Sumner. Massachusetts,
it is said, has grown tired Of being represent
cd in the Senate by an "empty but eloquent
seat" and it is proposed to overslaugh Mr..
Sumner by the election Of Mr.. Banks in his
place. We anticipate n sudden improvement
in the Senator's condition when this news
reaches Europe. .
The "Expunging Resolutions" which is
designed simply to restore the Code and Dis
cipline of the M. E. Church, South, to the
standard of the New Testamsat, was adopt
ed unanimously at the North Carolina Con-
ference at Newbern-Ayes SO.
In the South Carolina Conference, lately
in session in Charleston, MS reported in the
Courier, the vote on this resolution was al
most unanimous-Ayes, ll2, No, l.
The expurgation will be effected by large
majority of the constituent annual confer.
ences of the M. L. Church, South.
In Sacramento and San Francisco indct-
ments were being found against professional
gamblers and they were generally fleeing to
escape arrest. Many of the most pestiTerous
of the tribe had made good their escape to
the South and to New York by the latest
steamer. sF
Gsrrit Smith, abolition candidate for Gov
ernor of New York, at the last election, has,
it is said, been figuring up his expenses, and
finds that each vote he received, cost him four
dollars. 49, 81
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A Mothers PRAYER.--An exchange wei!
says: The boysthatfeels his. name iss men-
toned IN good mothers prayers compara-
lively safe from vice and the ruin to- which
it leads. The sweetest thought that Mp.
Willis ever penned, grew out ofreyerence to-