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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-03-11

PSALMS OF DAyp.-Tne following elo-
quent extract is from late lecture by Henry
Giles on the Psalms Of David:
Great has been their power in the world.
They resoundcG amidst the court of the tab
ernacle; they floa!ed through the lofty and
solemn space Of the temple; they were sung
with glory in the Halls of Zion; they were
sung with sorrow by the streams Of Babel.
And when lsarcl had passed away, the Harp
of David was still awakened in the Church
Of Christ. In all the eras and ages of that
church, from the hymn which it first whis-
pered in an upper chamber until its anthems
filled the earth, the inspiration of the royal
prophet has enraptured its devoiions and en-
n"bled its rituals. Chorused by the winds of
heaven, they have swelled throughout Gods
own on the sky and stars; they have rolled
over the broad desert of Asia, in the mathis
and vcspers of ten thousand hermits. They
have rung through the deep valleys of the
Alps, in the sobbing voices of the fororn
Wadenses; through the deeps and caves OF
the Scottish Highands,in the rude chant
ing ofthe Scottish Covenanlers; through the
woods and wilds Of primitive America, in
the heroic hallelujahs of prncely pilgrims.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-03-11

SINGULAR CATTLE DISEASE OHIo.-We
are told that disease called by some "hoof
ALL" and by others "black leg" is making So.
rious havoc with horned cattle all over the
country.
1t commences in the hind foot, ard extends
upward, paralyzing the hind parts so that the
creature comes to the ground on its hind
quarters; the appetite is destroyed and the
eyes grow dim.
This maady is attributed to ergot in the
grass, grain, &c. As wet weather is favor.
able to its development many suppose its mp
pearance lately is attributable to that cause.
The Encyclopedia describes ,ergot thus;
"Ergot is nm elongated, cylindrical excres-
ccnce, n little curved, and somewhat resemb-
ling horn, which sometimes takes the plac"
of grain in several cultivated grasses, parti-
culary in rye, which, when in This state, is
commonly called spurred rye.
Webster defines il thus:
A parasitic fungus growing within the
glume of various grasses, as wheat, rye,
herds grass Cleveland Herald, "a.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-03-11

WORTH KNowING.-A young lady of this
city, says the Philadelphia Evening Post,
'~iric in tho country, some years ago, stepped
on n rusty nail which ran through her shoe
and foot. The inflammation and pain was OF
course very great, and lockjaw was appre-
hended. A friend Of the family, however,
ken fresh from the garden and pounded fine,
to the wound. 1t was done, and the effect
was very beneficial. Soon the inflammation
began to subside, and by keeping on the
crushed beet and changing it for fresh one,
as its virtue seemed to become impaired, n
speedy cure was effected. Simple but etfec.
tnal remedies like this should be known to
every one.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-03-11


Mrs. FuBBs AND Mr.. FuBBs.- Correct
Viep of the former.--"Fubbs want to talk
to you awhile, and want you to listen while
do it. You want to GO to sle.r, but don't.
I'm not one of the sleepy kind. It's good
thing for you, Mr.. Fubbs, that your wife i'm
parts information by lectures, else you would
be n perfect ignoramus. Not thing about
the house to read, except little Bible that
the Christian Association gave you, and a
tract which that fellow called Porter, left
one day, entitled 'lghtt to the Heathen.' Its
well he left il, for you're heather, Fubbs |:
you feel thankful you amt Mormon Yes,
| understand that insinuaton, too, you pro-
fame wretch You mean you are glad you
haven't but one wife. You never would have
known there was n Mormon, Mr.. Fubbs, IL
| hadn't told you, cause you're too stingy to
take paper! Now, Fubbs, | declare your
name ought to be Fihs-you tell so many Of
'em, It's only last week lost dollar on
butter sold to pedder, because ] didn't
know the market price. This would have
paid FOR the paper n half year, and then
you are so ignorant, Fubbs. Don't you re-
collect when you took the gun aud walked
down to the big marsh n hunting, because
some one said that the Turkeys were march,
ing into Rushes? Y-c.s y-O-u did. You
needn't deny it, Fubbs. Didn't kill any, did
you? 1t was bad day for turkeys, wasn't
it, Fubbs? lla! la In !"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-03-11

the eprosy. Beware of il as you would n
lion in your path. Avoid it as you would
death itself. Look around you and mark lis
victims. How many can you number! Is
not the reflection and the result terrible p
1t rages like voeano-its burning lava is
to be feared and shunned. It's victims are
numbered by millions, and millions are still
being smitten daily by this awful epidemic
the Whiskey Fever
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-03-11

SELF-REFoRM-lf n man would reform
the world, let him begin the work in his own
body. How can he hope to purify Others
while his own breath is tainted! No other
can begin the work for him. lie must bring
the physical into subsection to the spiritual
ofhis own nature by his own effort. lis
must ascend into the frosty air Of purity
himself before he can beckono ,hers to
follow him. If he remain at tho foot OF
the cminence, he can only act the part OF
II guido board which points out the way
never leading up toit.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-03-11

t4- A South Carolinian, who thinks 1t
best to let Cuba alone, proposes (through
the Charleston Mercury 10 cut n ship canal
through the peninsula of Florida, and thus,
by making great island for ourselves, Gre
ate n second Cuba, which shall hereafter
command the Gulf of Mexico, and forever
neu.ralzs the Spanish isle MS strategic
point. When that is done we shan't need
Cuba he thinks
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-03-11
A TICKET FOR 1860.

The Savannah Republican, promising
that it is not ambitious of making the first
move iD n Presidential election, but that the
people are very anxiously awaiting for m
announcement of the men who are to rule
over them after the close of Mr.. Buchanan's
term of office, suggests JAMES Il. HAMMOND,
of South Carolina, for President, and RUFUS
CHoArE, of Massachusetts, for Vice Presi-
dent of the United States. OF these zen.
temen, whose nnmes, il states, it throws
out, "not for the manipulation of that con.
clave of political dictators, known as Ma
tional Convention, but for the people," il
says:
They have much to recommend them.-
Properly speaking, they belong to no party
| and this, OF itself, crentes strong presump.
tion, where they are personally unknown, OF
their honesty and fitness, In the second
place, though competent TO any station, we
doubt if a thought sf the high positions we
] have assigned tlren has ever crossed the
minds of either. They are solid, dependable
men, true patriots, whose ambition is the
country's good, and not its offices.
| In the first named, we have u man fresh
from the people, of strong and original in
tel!ect, thoroughly accomplished in the phi
osophy Of man and the principles Of free
government, with character free from dem.
ngogism, and unwarped by the temptations
that beset the path of the politician and
hunter after place. He has watched closely
every step in our history, and weighed its in
flucnce upon our destiny in the scale of po.
litical truth yet. he has never sought to
enter the turbid waters and float upon its
bosom. He has quietly pursued the avo.
cations of planter on the banks of the Sa.
vannnh. leaving to others the struggle fol
place and popular applause; but when his
country called him, he promptly donned hi.
armor and went to her service. Such q
man in the first Office of the government
would right up the country anew and Civ,
| it Il fresh start in its career of glory. Hon
est and fearless, uncommitted to the scheme.
and projects of corrupt political parties, ht
would administer the government upon thu
principles of truth and the Constitution
We believe he calls himself Democrat, anC
perhaps he is allied in principle to the party
| which that name was once understood {,
represent. lie may be better or worse for this
according the political optics through whicl
| he is viewed. He may entertain sentiment,
we do not wholly approve, vet we have con
lidence in the man and feel willing to sup
port him. OF this we are sure: upon hi
ascension TO power the reign Of demagogisn
will come to an end.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-03-11

RAILROADS IN TEXAs.-At the pre- ent
time there are in Texas 1888 miles of railroad
open, ll3 graded, and Al under contract
During the last six months AZ miles have
been opened, IL graded, and 3lt under con.
tract. There are now at Houston, and short
ly to arrive there, $500 tons of iron, being
The amount required to iron 05 miles ofroad,
and making the construction of that amount
sure within the year.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-03-11

SOMETHING NEw.-In the sermon preach.
ed on the occasion of the dedication of
new church the mlnister-Rev. Mr.. Fernald
: said that the body of believers worshiping
there had no special organization on earth;
but that they recognized as members of their
order all good men with aspirations for
righteousness and the spirit of charity
They call themselves the New Church,
They call the Bible, the word. The dedca-
tory address was by the Rev. DR.. Bash. Mr..
Fcrnald spoke of the need of IL new religious
philosophy, that different sects might see
avenues to higher and more comprehensive
truth they possessed, and society be purged
of evil. 1t is rare for body of Christian
worshipersto recognize no allegiance TO sect.
Thel platform is pretty broad-it can &C.
commodate multitude. But we mnst say,
tnat If, instead of seeking n neD philosophy,
men wonld study the philosophy of the New
Testament, and by it regulate their lives,
they would need no other either TO unite the
different sects in the spirit of brolherly love,
or TO purify socety.-Lite illustrated.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-03-11

A FRAcAs.-A fracas occurred on the
leveo at ST. Louis on the 23d inst, in which
four hundred laborers were engaged, who
attempted to stop the discharging of two
steamers, the Florida and Hastings, lying at
the wharf. They were, however, met by
quite number of Steamboat captains, agents
and citizens, who pitched into the insurrec.
lionists right and left, which soon had the ef-
feet to disperse them, after which they peace.
fully resumed their labor.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-03-11

A GIRL's WORD BETTER THAN THE BIBLE.
The Warren (O.) Chronicle chronicles a
funny case. A youthful pair, John and Su-
san, were determined to get married. Pa.
rents refused consent. The family record
in the Bible said Susan was not eighteen
Susan told John that the Bible was not true,
she was eighteen. John believed Susan, and
swore before the Clerk that Susan was
eighteen. The father Of Susan had John
arrested for perjury. Trial was had. Faith.
er and mother testified that Susan was not
eighteen, and the mother said she was there
when Susan was born and she knew oil
about it. 1t looked .squaly for john
Penitentiary yawned for the victim. Susan
stepped up and testified that she told John
she was eighteen. Court discharged John
and Susan jumped up and kissed him before
the people,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-03-11

SEDuorIoS.-A bill has passed the House
of Representatives OF Ohio making seduction
IA pcnilentinry offence. AS the law now is,
the oEly penalty on conviction Of this crime
is the payment ofsuch pecunary recompense
as may be awarded by the jury.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-03-11

A FABLE.-"l have something to ask you,"
said young eagle to n learned melancholy
owl: "men say there is bird named Merops,
who, when he rises in the air, flies with his
tail upward, head toward the ground; is that
trueT
"Certainly not !" answered the owl, sits
only foolish tradition of man. He is him.
self Merops for he would fly to heaven
without for moment losing sight Of EARTH"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-03-11

BATHING IN THE DEAD SKA.-The Dead
Sea has nothing of the desolation which it
has been the pleasure of travellers 70 des-
cribe, and it seems to smile at the secret
dread with which it inspires the pilgrim
/, of course, took bath here; and for n
swimmer who has fancy TO keep his legs
MS well rs his head out Of the water, | can
imagine that i, must have been quite pleas
ant. My French friend, who is not little
inclined to corpulency, complained that he
could not get down into the water, hoated
about now one side up, now another, for all
the world like an inflated bladder. On emerg-
ing fiom the water it was rapidly evaporated
by the sun: and the salt crystallizing on our
bodies, gave us the appearance Of animated
sticks of rock candy, or family resemblance
to Lots wife.
With sensation upon our skins as If VIC
had been picked for family use, and with q
taste il our mouth compounded Of glaubel
salts and asafptida, we concluded that one
bath in the Dead Sea was enough for life
time
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-03-11

SoSG OF THE NIGGER.-We have known
people so addicted to conversation and SO in
tent upon the pursuit of single idea which,
like the dagger of Macbeth, eludcd them but
still lured them on, that they could not hear
the conversation, or understood sentit.eHt
Of any one else. And so it seems to be with
many of the Democratic papers. In the
midst OF their vociicrations about the ngcer
question, they cannot hear the denunciations
which an indignant people are leapng upon
their party, nor STE the shot and the shell
which the opposition constantly pour around
them. Like the musical box or the hand
organ, they are wound up to play certain
tunes, of which the Song of h Niger is to
all other pieces what Mozart's Don Giovanni
is TO an ordinary ballad.-Memphis Bullitin.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-03-11

Louisville, March 2.-While Cicero Max.
well, Prosecuting Attorney, WAS addressing
the Court at llawcsville to day, lie was gross.
Iy insulted by language from Thomas S.
Low, between whom an old political fcud
existed. Maxwell and friends fired ut Low,
Wounding him in several places and killing
John AIdrich, friend of Low, and wound
ing Wm. Miller. Low WAS committed 10
iail for p.Otection.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-03-11

eY- The imports at New York continue
to be unexpectedly heavy, while the exports
are falling off, and specie is going out in
amounts larger than with two exceptions, in
any former year for the last seven.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-03-11

A FIGHTING WoMAN.-rhc wife of Gen.
Miramon, who has lately become President
of Mexico, is said TO be regular trump card.
She notified her husbands young mar of
twenty seven years-that he must fight his
way into tho Presidential chair, or she would
not live with him. What woman cannot
do it is not cxpediont for man to under.
take,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-03-11

Two SIDES TO IT, FAsSY.-Fanny Fern
says If one half Of the girls knew the previ.
Gus life of the men they marry, the list of
old maids would be wonderfully increased
If the men knew, Fanny, what their future
lives were TO be, wouldn't it Increase the
let Of old maids still furtherl
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-03-11

TRUMBULL FOR PREsIDEHT.-The Chicago
Democrat says there are eleven papers in II.
linois ready and willing to support Senator
Lyman Trumbul, of that State, us the Re-
publican candidate for President in 1860.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-03-11

s-g- The Santa Fe mail brings II copy of
the stringent laws of the Legislature ofNew
Mexico for protecting property in slaves and
prohibiting emancipation in that Territory.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-03-11

Prolific MOTHER.-A woman died re-.
Gently at Caen, in Normandy, over whose
grave II tomb stone has been placed, with
this inscription: "llere lies Gabrielle Mouil.
eron. She had at her death three hundred
and sixty-seven children, born in lawful we'd
lock. She was married but once"
She was the mother of l6 children
GRANDMOTHER of IA children
Great. grandmother of 223 children
Great great t-grandmo,her of 8 children
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-03-11
ST.. LOUIS, March 3.-The overland mai

ST. LOUIS, March 3.-The overland mail
of the 9TH has arrived.
The Steamer Uncle Sam was advertised 10
leave San Francisco for the Colorado river
with FIVE or six hundred troops against the
Mohave Indians. Business was brisk.
Capt Skiilman, from El Paso, reports that
band of Apaehes stole lumber, horses and
mules from the San EuIiraro detachment.
The mounted rifles from Fort Bliss under
Lieut.. l.arell, went in pursuit Of the Indians,
over,akng them at Dog Cannon, where an
engagement occurred-resulted in the with.
drawal of the troops with three killed, and
six wounded, among the latter aieat Larell
in the lungs, supposed mortally-about n
dozen Indians were killed.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-03-11

t3Y In South Carolina the slave popua.
ton is 3S3,003. The white population is
2s3,000. The increase of population among
the blacks is three times as great as il is
among the whites.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-03-11

:g- If you want to keep up your health,
avoid what you know TO he injurious, and
don't keep swallowing down medicine.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-03-11

A DARING FEAT.-A man named Gaspa
Morreli walked across the Niagara River, on
stills, between Goat Island and the Falls, on
the Goth ult. A Southcrncr bet him one
thousand dollars TO fifty that he could not
accomplish the feat. The time required was
seventeen minutes.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-03-11

I've NEVER KYowN-I have never known
poor man respected because he was poor.
have never known n rich man, but what
was respected for his riches.
have never known merchant to coniin-
tinue his conversation with poor man when
Il rich man enters.
] hcve never know white handed, hairy
faced office seeker TO be very conversant
with poor man after election.
have never known anything too rldicu-
lous TO be followed.
have never known system Of religion
too absurd to find followers.
have never known n political abolition
ist that would put II negro in his bed.
] have never known man to be better
than he should be.
have never known a Han TO be happy
who didn't pay his printers bill.
"WHAT I've EARNED."-Mr. Jo. White
hill, of Columbus, formerly Treasurer OF
State, was II rough joker, even in his office
Some twenty years ago, vcidant mem
Der of the General Assembly called at the
State Treasury and said he wanted "some
money" ----.-----
"lIGw much do you wani?' said White
hill.
"Well, I-don't-know," said the mem
Der.
"How do yon suppose can pay you mon
ey then, if you don't know?"
swell, ther, pay me about what ! have
earned"
"Earned!" said WhitehilI; "EARNEp.-
You are member Of the Legislature, am
you? and if that's all you want, | can pa,
you off what you've earned, very easy. Bob
give this member that ten dollar counterfeit
| bill we're had so long Summit Beacon.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-03-11
GREAT CoNrLAGRATIoN AT MEMPHl

GREAT CoYFLAGRATIoN AT MEMPHIs!-
Memphis, March IA fire broke out last
night in the cellar of the Eagle and Enqui-
rer printing Office and destroyed half of II
square on Main street, including the Eagle
and Enquirer, Avalanche, Ledger, Christian
Advocate, and the Presbyterian Sentinel
printing Offices, also the printing house Of
Hutton g. Clark, and the following stores:
Gilkcy 6, Warren, Jewellers; Saffarans g.
Slrat,on, Stove dealers; W. II. Hunt, crock.
cry; N. Stlllman, millinery; Heinrich Bro,
confcctioners; Jos. Tenfcl, saloon, and sever.
al offices. Loss estimated at $l50,000,-
All more or less insured. The fire is sup
posed to have been the work of an incendiary.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-03-11

o. The streets of Memphsmust be in
very Interesting condition, If we may judge
from the following paragraph from the Ap.
peal of the 10th ult.
BRowYED IN THE SrREET.-We heard it
stated last night that horse stumbled and
fell in Main street, somewhere in the neigh
borhood of Union 1t is said that his head be-
came cntangled in the gearing, and that be-
fore il could be released the animal was
drownc6. We did not learn whether the
body had been recovered The depth Of the
channel in that nerghborhood is known to be
very great.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-03-11

SCRATCHES IN HoRsEs.-A few appica-
tlcns of white lead in linseed oil, (white
paint) generally cures,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-03-11

tR- A western editor, noticing the mar
riage of Eli Saint and Mary Dawson, very
seriously remarks that Marys name is how
Registered among the saints.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-03-11

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ly lsrcl,.ed,-ica only to sympathize with the
movement so nobly begun in Virginia and
Kentucky, but to do their full part, when the
proper time comes, to insure its triumphant
success. There may be difference and disa-
greements upon minor points, and upon To-
cal questions; but there is not and there
ought not to be, any difference whatsoever
as to the necessity of rescuing the country
from the mildew Of Lecomption Democracy,
with its essential tests, tyrannical proscrip-
tions and imbeciIc financial policy, at home,
and its military protectorate, Osiend-mani.
festoes, and Thirty Million humbugs, abroad.
With such a starting point as this, the rest
of the journey ought not to be, and-if the
political machine-men nre but kept off the
track-will not be hard road to travel.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-03-11

FEMALE llIGHwAYMEN.-The Peoria, ILL.,,
papers give an account of man from Brim.
field, in that county, who, after selling his
wheat, placed the proceeds in his boot for
better security, and then started out for Il
walk. lie was met by two persons who
turned out to be girls in mems clothes and
invited to "smile" at Il neighboring saloon
where they were met, MS the party states
by two remarkable pretty girls" After
drinking they proposed TO sec him home,
which offer he accepted. He had not pro.
ceeded far when all seized and gagged him
and riiled his pockets Of some small change
not finding the money in his boot.