The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-07-08
The Probable Action of Prussia in
the War-A Graat Battle at Hand.

the War-A Great battle at HAND.
The most important feature in the late
news from the war in Europe. as receiv-
ed by the mails from Boston last night is
the probable attitude which Germany may
assume in the struggle. IL is said on the
one hand that Prussia is willing to assent
to the amendment Of Lombardy by Aus
tria, and as long as Louis Napoleon is
content with this result Of the present
conflict she will not interfere but IL the
total evacuation of the peninsula of Italy /
by Austria Is insisted upon, that Prussia I
will match her modified army to the |
Rhine frontier. The threats held out TO |
Germany in the Russian circular Of Prince
Gorztohakoif it is also said, have induced |
Prussia to demand an exploration OF its /
meaning, while ut the same time it is in |
timated that Prussia is determined to
maintain the proposition accepted in /
1873, that the Mincio should be consider |
ed the boundary of German territory in |
Italv and that the passage cf that line
by the Allies would Therefore make the
war a common cause for all Germany. IL
is reported, moreover, that an under 4
standing to that effect had been preyi-
cusly come to with Austria.
There crn be no doubt that in the
event of aliese rumors proving true
general war in Europe is inevitable u
NAV be, however, that Prussia has assumed
her recent hostile attitude in view of the \
possible coalition of the new British
ministry with France, in the hope of pre-
venting any open alliance between Lords
Palmerston and Russ,ll and Louis Napo-
leon, the French prociyities of these two
British statesmen being notorious.
The strategy of the Austrians in Italy
is clearly to concentrate all their forces
within the square behind the Mincio and
there compel the Allies to decide the
contest. This is proved not only by the
fact that the main army has been pur-
suing a retroCrade movement in that di-
rcction, but also by the Withdrawal of the
galTisons of Pavia, Piacenza, Bologna and
Ferrara, and the more recent movement
of General Urban's corps to Oranovi
doubtless with view to join the main
army.
Meantime, the movement of the French
from the Adratic feet at Venice and the
army under Prince Napoleon through the
duchies of Parma and Modena, indicate
that il is the intention of the Allies to
surround the enemy within their almost
impregnable stronghold in the square
thanked by Verona. Thus, with the Aus
TRANS hemmed in Mt their last great stand
point in Lombardy, we may look for the
most desperate and hardly contested
fight of modern times-ln short, the
fourteenth great decisive battle the world
has ever witnessed And the intelligence
of this battle may reach us now almost
at any moment.-M Y HeroM.
PROCLAMATION TO TIE JEws.-The fol-
lowing is a copy of neatly printed hand
bill addressed to the "Sons Of Abraham.
which has been posted in various parts of
New York city, and attracts considerable
curiosity:f
Eighteen hundred years have now near
ly passed since our beloved land-the
heritage God gave to our Fathers and to
MS their posterity for an everlasting pos.
scssion-has been wreste9 from us by
cru and bloody idolators. During that
long period we have remained scattered
and captivcs among the Gentiles. We
have suffered the most cruel prosecutions
on account of our faith. We have long
prayed and hoped for the coming of that
Great Deliverer, whom the God of Israel
has promised to send to restore us and to
re-e,tablish the Throne of David. This
hope, in the minds of many, is now be-
fulhllment OF these promises has been so
long delayed, deny the truth Of Gods
Word altogether. Many have already
iorsakcn us, and have enlisted under the
banner Of lnlidelity. Hundreds of Others
are embracing the religion of the crucified
Nazarene. Is it not then most important
for every one of US to ask himself the
question Has the Messiah come. or dc
we still look for another? Rabbs, an.
swerl Teachers in Israel, to the Rescue
The faithful ones in Israel demand it!
A Prison BAaBARITY-It is stated that
an ingenious keeper at Sing Sing has
lately invented an iron cap for the head
of the prisoner, as a punishment. II
slips over the larger part of the skull, and
the rim is then contracted by a screw, Sc
that it cannot be taken off. The victim
is compelled to wear this cap all day ano
to sleep in it by night, until he succumbs
1t causes no actual pain at first but grad
ually becomes an intolerable weight, and
Il maddening torture Like the solitary
water drop, scarcely felt when it begins
but steadily falling on the same spot, a
length it comes down with the effect of {
hammer on the brain of the unfortunate
wretch.
STRANGE EVIDENCE OF VERAcITY.-Petei
Vordine, a convict in the state prison
the other day, coolly and deliberately
laid his finger on block, and took al
axe and cut it off close to the hand; rol
ling the finger up in a paper he gave
to his keeper, saying to him, send it t.
the. Governor as am evidence of truth. =
lie had been endeayoring to get pardon
ed, and, being fearful the Governor woul,