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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-26

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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-26
Prince Vim. county iy lS--eots

EAKM FOR SA LEA highly improved
i aud conveniently situated FARM, containing
THREE HUNDRED AND FOl RTEEN ACRES,
in Fairfax county, Va Oh the Little River Iuru-
pike. six mile. from Alexandria and niue from
Washington city, with turnpike. leading dIgect To-
each of said cities; and rail communication by tho
Orange aud Manassas Gap Railroad, the depot "j
The former Giles distant and the latter viii ha,o
y depot adjoining said farm.
- The DWELLING is q first class hnu-e
III suited for large family, having all the r,qut-
site out building. aud fruit OF the best quality.
There are 900 fruit trees, 800 Of peach and ar-
pie have been planted in the last i've years. Tho
.oIi /, cf the hest quality and adapted To market
sardenin: having the advantage of Alexandra,
Washington and Georgetown markets, tb. latter
being only ten miles distant.
rh. property could be conveniently divided INTO
two farms, as the Little River Turnpike runs cen
trally through it, having on It we'll establish
wagon stand with the requisite building, where
has been good run Of custom Tor u number 81
year.--it lies at the intersection Of the Washing
Ton and AIexandria Turnpike. For further ~
formation, apply to the subscriber, MGddl'hurg.
Loudoun county, Va, or to JAMES NJ. BENTON.
the present occupant. WI. IL. BkNION.
Loudoun county, 10 22--eoSm
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-26

Cry DlRrcroRY-lt will be seen by the
advertisement of Mr.. +. luther. Jr., that
that gentleman intend. getting up - City
DIRECTORY for business purposes and which
will also contain much useful information.
Mr.. 7 Ia: employed competent assistants,
and has cU,nnenotd canvass of the city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-26

NTOOL purchased at highest cash prices, b,
w jsas HILL, Brown i PAkTLOW.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-26

PRAYER MEETING The Union Prayer
Meeting in the 2nd Presbyterian Church
was very largely attended On sunday after
noon. Among the speakers was Mr.. W. IL.
Fowle. who gave Il very interesting account
OF the Convention Of Young Mems Christian
Associations lately held in Troy, \. \.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-11-18

ns5~ The Ohio democrats" are making
excuses for their defeat. The thing needs
no explanation. They have turned semi
abolitionsts, and deserved to be defeated,
and for one we are glad Of it. 1t will
probably teach them some honesty; and
they may realize that an adherence to
the Constitution and to the just and
equal rights Of all the States of the
Union, is the only platform upon which
any party can successfully and honorably
stand.
,WeTepeat that we are glad that these
fellows have been beaten. They call
themselves Democrats, but they are not /;
they are nothing but abolitionists in dis
guise-wolves in sleeps clothing. They
have assumed the livery of Heaven to
serve the devil in" They are unworthy
OF the name of Democrat. We see no
substantial difference between them and
the Black Republicans, and we care not
the toss of copper which is up and
which is down, only so far as this, that
these fellows, in protesting to be Demo-
Gratis, add hypocrisy to their knavery.-
Paducah Herald, lDem.)
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-11-18
Tho Weather.

The weather--of which one can always
say something when there is nothing else
"to-hand'-has been cutting up consider
ably within the previous seven days.
When we went to press last week, it was
mild and subduing az Spring-Fridoy
threatened Enthusiastically was sort of So
so-;sh, but on Saturday night, after light
shower, it commenced getting cold, and
SInaly morning the snow-fiakes were
seen falling. with the wind dead North
all day. On Monday morning bright
and early several Of our enterprising
frmers were in town, trying TO engage
Pork for immediate delivery. Winter
W now be said to have commenced in
aarnast
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-11-18
Planters Bank.

The following sensible paragraph is
from the Cleveland Banner of last week.
We feel confident its editor. in what he
says, truly reflects the sentiments of an
overwhelming majority of his party in
East Tennessee: ....
A bill has been introduced into the
Legislature to extend or rc-charter the
Planters Bank. We'll, we expect about
as good thing rs the Legislature could do
would be to pass it, II always has been a
good and solvent institution, and as we
are compelled to have banks, why not
keep those that have proved themselves
good! If it is necessary place some
healthful restrictions upon them that
will not conflict either with the interest
of the people OF the banks-make q law
thatwill foster and protect both, and we
venture everything will glide along
smoothly. We are democrat, dyed in
the wool, but we are not one of those
that make war upon all banks. We do
not look upon the currency question as n
political one, but local, and we think it
shows want of discretion in those who
have attempted to give it Il partizan turn.
Let democrats, wings, know nothings, all
parties. come up and unite upon some
policy that will give us Il good paper cur
rency. That's what we want, and we be-
lieve 1t is what the people want,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-11-18
A Modest Proposal to Political
Fault Finders.

Under this head the National Intelli-
gencer copies from the Boston Transcript
some reflections on partizan ethics, with
portion of which we are so we'll pleased
that we cannot resist the inclination to
give our subscribers an opportunity Of
perusing them:
"Let the excited partizan look into the
records ofspecial conflicts long since end
ed and how pitiful seem the miserable
soplistries the bitter invectives, the in
sulting personalities which degrade the
annals of controversy Viewed when
the winds of the tempest are laid and
the smoke of the battle has dispersed,
how unworthy of Christian men such
means and appliances appear! So, too,
when one wthdraws himself from the ir-
ritating and pcstilcnt atmosphere, and
looks around upon other scenes and III
tercsts, how he wonders ut the narrow
ness and ogotism, the prejudice and the
passion. that once blinded and Infatuated
him! There is nothing like historical
reading and foreign travel to expand the
mind and lift il above the range of local
and party Influences. When one realizes
how vast the world is, how identical the
wants and instincts of humanity, if he
has II soul within him, it expands to Il
vivid comprehension of the fact that the
place and the questions which he imag-
med were universal are but uniteS in the
mighty sum of life, and MS such to be re-
garded with broad view, Cooking be-
fore and AFTER
Physicians who have studied mental
diseases say that one ofthe most common
indications Of approaching insanity is
morbid suspicion. and absorption in one
idea, which fills consciousness and hides
the world with its exaggerated influence.
Akin to this state of mind is the ianati-
cism of partizanship, and in both eases
the same remedy suggests itseli--new and
different experience, more wide and dis
interested objects Of thought. Our at
tention has been irrcsistlbly drawn TO this
subject by the tone spirit and tendency
Of recent American Journalism. We dali
~ see the most atrocious motives attribu-
ted to men Of ireproachablc character
and kindly disposition events twisted
from their natural sequence and forced
ntofelation with opinions whcrcwith thcy
have not the slightest affinity: useful,
! honorable, nay, admirable achievements
ignored. because their authors think hGsr-
ntW from theirself appointed critic and,
above all, and in one word, the daily
beauty of life marred, stained. profaned
! by pervcrsc and incessant abuse, misin-
depreciation, or injusticc-such as, in per
sonal intercourse. would Danish the often
der from civilized society,""
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-11-18
Trains OF.

Tho Accommodation Trains on the East
Tennessee Roads have been taken of, and
for the present none butthe regular Mail
and Freight Trains will be rum. welear,,
that the entire line, from New York 10
New Orleans, have agreed to try a twice
daily service under now schedule, 10
commence the first of January next. 1T
is due to the travelling public that tile
contract should hold the roads to such ri
gid accountability Cor broken connections
as will, as far rs possible, prevent their
occurrence The route has advantages
that will command the through travel
if worked as it can and should be; but
if broken connections are not avoided,
portion Of the. business will be divert
ed sufficiently large to render double
daily service improbable, though the
Post Office Department should a. rae to
pay third more than any price it is
likely to offer.
As bearing upon the subject, we copy
the following paragraph from the Nash
rifle Union and american, to which the man.
agement of the different roads of the
Central Line is particularly invited. That
paper is speaking of the route ria Louis
vile, KY, and after coiifessing PARTIAL.
ty for Tour route, says
THE completion of the Orange and
Alexandria road, from Gordensville to
Lynchburg, will, it is said, reduce the dis
lance 10y the Southern route seventy miles,
and the time four hours. Unless, then.
there are other improvements on the
Southern route, the time from Nashville
to New York, by Louisville, will be al
least six hours less than by Lynchburg.
1t may not be very important matter
to the Southern line to secure the Nash.
vile travel But see how the Southern
line can be tapped in another place: The
Southern Central railroad, which will be
completed this winter, will tap the Mem.
phis and Charleston road ut Decatur. The
time. from Decatur to Nashville, will, il
is said, be six hours Time from Decatur
to New York, by Nashville and Louisville,
81 hours. Present time from Decatur to
New York, by Chattanooga, Is hours;
which will be reduced to Ga hours by the
completion of the road from Lynchburg
to Charlottesville. The traveller at Deca-
t,ir, then. will have a choice of routes to
New York, equal in point of time; and
the Virginia route is liable to lose very
considerable portion of its travel without
"A very marked Improvement"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-11-18
Vote in the Senate,

The following is the vote in the Senate
on Mr.. Richardson's Bank Bill-the dem
ocrats voting in the affirmative are in ital-
les:
AyeS--Messrs. Allen, Boyd. Bradford,
Horn, .IOhHson, Lape, H,mis. Nash. Rich
ardson, Stokes, Stokely, and Trimble-l2.
Noes--Messrs. Bumpass. Hildreth. Hun
ter, Mickey, Mcclellan, McNeilly, Payne,
Peters, and Speaker Newman-9.
From which it will he seen that three
Democrats, johnson, Lane and Minis,
voted aye and one Opposition, Bumpass,
voted no. There were four Senators alb
sent, viz: Stanton, Stovall, Thompson
and Wood-the first an Oppositionist,
the last three Democrats.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-11-18
Hogs,

A subscriber in neighboring county
writes to knowwhat Pork will open at per
10. At present, we are unable TO give a
satisfactory answer. A small lot has been
sold here this week az G cents nett. We
ern papers in relation to the Hog Crop
Notwithstanding large numbers have died
with disease called cholera it is cal
culated the yield will be pretty large
Corn, which has something to do with the
price of Pork, we learn is selling in this
county at 40 cents per bushel.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-11-18

Since the cool weather commenced, this
market has been bountifully supplied with
good, fat Beef at 3 TO u cents per Id.
nett. In fact, there is bountiful supply
o. all the substantials OF living here this
year, and at prices such as any industrious
man can afford TO pay, be he mechanic,
hborcr, merchant lawyer, or what not
1t is only drones and do-nothings who
ever tind Themselves really sin want in
this country. We trust we are all duly
thankful for the comforts within our reach,
especially the Fat Beef.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-11-18

LETcHER's ELEcTIoN.--The STAKEHOLDER
a democratic paper published at Cahawba,
Alabama, says upon the late outbreak at
IIarpcf's Ferry
1--WE will not say that the election of
Lctcher caused the outbreak on the 18th
inst.-wew will not say that his election was
an indication of the total unreliability,
but il is clear to the minds of all. that his
election gave encouragement TO the Abo-
litionists-caused them doubtless to pre-
cipitate revolution which was at the
time being concocted. Yet we are called
upon to cease cur vigilant and Jealous
watch of the rights, honor and institu.
tions of our section, and join in singing
loud hosannas to National Democracy
May Heaven open the eyes of the poll
tically blind, and cause them to see the
danger to which the South is exposed,
and to join the band of Southern patriots
who are endeavoring to stay the aggres-
sion and turn back the black current of
Abolitsonism
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-11-18
Athens Female College.

We are gratiied in being able to state that the
Female School at this place. is progressing in n
manner entirely satisfactory. Prest RowLEY is
proving himself the very man for the head of
such an institution, and parents having daughters
to educate could not do better than confde them
to his care. We risk nothing in predicting that
the College will soon stand in the front ranks of
the educational institutions of the South not only
estimation of all who feel an interest in the cause
of female education
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-11-18

WHEAT CRop OF LAST IIARvEsT.-We
find the following in prominent Pro-
ducc journal, North:
within few days we have been shown
Il letter from a merchant, who, for the
past two months has been travelling over
the whole Western grain growing coun-
try, in which he says, The yield in some
counties in Wisconsin is not over from
four to five bushels wheat to the acre f.;
in Illinois, taking the State through, it
will not average over eight bushels Michi-
gan not over ten bushels and Ohio less
than eight This most certainly does
not look like such n super-abundaDce in
harvesting as has been promised. and we
may confidently expect very great fall
ling Oft in receipts at ali principal re-
ceiving ports, so soon as the first sales OF
farmers have been exhausted"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-11-18

We are indebted to J. A. RAYL, of the fargo
Book House, Knoxville, for copy of "Beulah,
the highly popular novel by AUGUSTA J. EVANS.
We have barely had time to glance through few
chapters, but it is spoken of by the press general
ly as volume of great interest and much literary
merit, Pricc Sent by mail, postage paid for
SIPS per copy. Contains 500 pages, fine letter
press, aud handsomely bound.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-11-18

TuINKERs.--An old maid (heaven bless,
and speedily relieve her, says:
Men have been pointed out to me who
were said to be great thinkers. have
watched them. and found them very
great thinkers--men who evidently
thought great deal-but then it was
about Themselves.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-11-18

The Printing Office has been removed
TO the new building a few doors East of
che former location. We are now in a
tenement of our own, large and comfort
able, and shall not more again unless
we should be burnt out, Or become the
victim of writ of fcri JaS)as or some 9TH
er rascally process inYhted by mans
wickedness to annoy and plague his bro
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-11-18
Pacific Rlilroad.

A meeting of the Stockholders in this
enterprise is to be heldat Louisville, KY,
on Thursday, the 9th instant. The af-
fairs of the Company are said to be in a
promising condition at this time.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-11-18
A,nsn., ,vr.auy, Nov. -is, 1850.

KIsesroS.-In the confusion Of moving the
ofict, the cory and order fora handful from
Kingston, got mislaid. II the gestlemau will
forward another we will get itup instantcr We
fcgrot the delay, but acciioh;s will sometimes oe'
cur notwithstanding tho greatest care.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-11-18

"CHATTASooGA GAzETrE."--Iu our advertising
columns we publish prospectus for this paper.
about to be revived by JAS. II. IIooD, Esq, WHO'S
fully competent to make it a good sheet. The
Gazette" will maintain its former political COM
plexion, generous and profitable support is be-
spoke for the new proprietor.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-11-18

tD- Our friend ut -Four Mile Branch is assured
that the omission to send his paper was purely ac-
cidental. His subscription has always been
promptly paid, and We strike the names of
such from our books unless specially instructed.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-11-18

SENrENcED.-Cook, Green, Coppee, and
Copeland have been sentenced to be hung
on the 10th of December 1t is supposed
that Gov. Wise will respite Brown until
that day. The court has adjourned.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-11-18

Lebanon Herald, of the 10th says; Fl" We
have good authority for stating that Col
r. E. Tompson will shortly commence the
publication of Democratic paper in this
place."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-11-18
Athens Post.
TERMS

Two Dor,tAns AYEARspayablc In advance.
Announcing nance q candidates for olirc sS,oo
Cash.
Obituary Notices over twelve lircs, charged a'
the regular advertising rates,
All Communications In tended to promote the pri
vate ends or interests Of Corporations. Societies
Schools or individuals, win be charged as adver
tiscments ,,-.,.---l Y. F. ....,.- 49,. -
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-11-18
Bank of Tennessee.

bill has been introduced in the
House of Representatives to increase the
capital of the Bank of Tennessee,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-11-18

VERY WELL SABA Western paper
contains the announcement of the mar
riage of Mr.. Gains to Miss Means, q good
conjunction. He has added much to his
means, and she will do great deal to-
wards increasing his gains.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-11-18
A Nice Picture,

A New York paper gives the following
picture of the candidates presented to
the people at the recent election. After
promising that they were all bad, it con-
tinues--
"And what prospect is there of change
for the better, while the rowdy cliques that
have ttrsurpcd the right of nominating
party candidates to office, belong to the
most depraved and abandoned otf.scour-
ings Of the metropolis? Keepers and
owners of dens of prostitution, propric-
tors of low groggeries, graduates from
Sing Sing and Blackwcll's Island, shout
der-hitters, gougers, manners, thieves,
bullies, gamblers and vagahonds, are
members of the General Committees
which control primary meetings; and,
out of these latter, bribcd. prepaid con-
ventions are created. which nominate
candidates for office, in accordance with
n concerted plan. devised by the leading
wirepullers of different parties. Thus
nominees for judicial and legislative of
fees emerge from the same sewer of mi
putty which produces inmates for our
State prisons and penitentiarics.
The State of New York possesses, in
Fact four crea: institutions. These arc,
the two State prisons, at Auburn and Sing
Sing, the Blackwells Island penitentiary
and the Capitol Mt Albany. They are too
nearly alike in quality, if not in quantity
Could the secrets of the lobby be impair
TALLY and .judicially unfolded, it is proha-
BILE that large numbers of the members
of the State Serate and Assembly would
be annually drafted down the river, to
4. 4 4.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-11-18

SPor on THE SUM- spot of remarkable
size, it is stated, is now visible on the
surface of the sun, more than 10000
miles in diameter, or eight times the di-
ameter of the earth. 1t can be seen
without difficulty with the aid of an ope-
ra-glass, the eye, of course being protec-
ted by screen. The area occupied by
this disturbance of the suns surface is
about three thousand millions of square
miles, some fifteen or sixteen times the
whole surface of the earth. As the spot
was near the middle of the sun on Satur-
day, October 20, it will be visible some
days yet. e..
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-11-18

SPECIAL PLEADiNo.-' Pleading at the
bar says western editor, is trying to
persuade bar-keeper to trust you to a
three cent niprer.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-11-18
NegrOaS for Sale.

A lot OF valuable slaves are advertised
in the Knoxville papers. TO be sold in that
city on the 10th day Of December. Among
them, are two good Brick Masons. Terms,
Cash
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-11-18

A Discovery AS TO BuTrER.-A New
Yorker in the country writes thus to'the
New York Tribune of his success inl in
vestigating the, to him, mysteries of but
ter making:
1t always used to bother us where but
ter came from. Our idea was that it
must have come from salt mine, mixed
up in some inscrutable way with tubs
But it appears that butter is made by
woman. We happened one day to be out
at place called the wood-house, where o
very singular occurrence took place. A
woman who was there Pit on an apron,
| and then proceeded towards singular
looking institution with a stick in it
Taking holdof the stick, she began work.
ing it up and down as though her very
life depended on the operation. "What
in the name of wonder are you doing
thcre?' said we, Making butter you
fool" Being in pursuit OF knowledge,
we disregarded the superfuous appella-
ton, and mildly asked her the rationale
OF the process, when, to our astonish-
ment, she wheeled upon us and deliver
ed herself of the following remarkable
sentiment " Now, look here, Mister,
don't want none of your sas. You've
been here, and ! won't stand it no lon
ger. Naow CO." We went, but we knew
one thing-butter is made by woman
in some way or other.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-11-18

SEAsoNABLE PREsENT.--Ou friend, Sim.
Reed, left at our shanty a few days ago, a
pair of watermelons. In connection with
the snow-gale, the present, though dictat-
ed by a warm feeling, was about the cool
est that has yet come to hand. Sim. has
our thanks. +