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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-01-27

Shock or AN characterization I
o'clock last night very sensible shock of
an earthquake was experienced in many
parts Of the city and suburbs. The di-
rection of the vibration appeared to be
from North to South, and the duration
from ten to twelve seconds, accompanied
by a slight rumbling noise. What is re-
markable is that the shock was not felt
equally in all parts of the city. On the
line of East Bay street. the vibratory eff
feet was very marked. At the post Of
flee it almost amounted to a conclusion,
while its central portions, no motion or
very little was felt. In the Northeastern
portions the alarm was so great that many
of the inmates of the houses were ready
to run into the street, while at the Mills
House and Charleston Hotel there was
little or no oscillation perceived. The
difference admits Of eXplanation, we mag
inc, from the fact that in those portions
of the city and suburbs in which the vi
bratory effect was most evident, the res
licences effected are built on made land,
while, in those whose foundations are
more solid the vibration would be little,
or not at all perceptible. Charleston Meas,
January 20.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-01-27

MURDER OF AN EpIToh--A talegraphic
dispatch of the 18th, from VicksBurg,
Miss, states that w. d. Roy, editor Of
the Sentinel and Sun, was shot through
the heart by Sheppard, his clerk, who
had defaulted. Roy was also Surveyor of
the port Of Vicllsburg, and charged
Sheppard, his deputy, with swindling.-
The latter was arrested during bridal
tour to New Orleans, some months since
This is doubtless the onigi,p of the tragic
affair.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-01-27

SuIcIDE.-A. B. Brown an old resident
of this place, shot himself on Monday
morning, and died from the effects of the
wound on the following day. lie had
been laboring under mental derange-
nnent for some weeks. and had previous
made two attempts to destroy himself.
Aged about 80 years.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-01-27

ANOTHER RAILRoAD.-Steps are being
taken to build railroad direct between
Augusta and Macon, Ga.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-01-27

TAX CoLLEcroR.--Col. John d. Gregory
Is announced to-day as a candidate for
Revenue Collector for this County.
Sam. w. Lide, of Riceville, is also
candidate for the same office.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-01-27
Concert aps Supper.

Tho Spring and summer Session will COM
mcnce on Monday, the 18th February.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-01-27

CAMFoRYIA.--Two Saoramentons, while
hunting in the vicinity of Humboldt s
bay, were murdered by the Indians. A
party of IIumbolders attacked the In
dams and killed fourteen of them.
Weller and Denver are the leading can
didates for the United States Senate.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-01-27

SOUTHERN CoNyrNrIoN.-A proposition
has been introduced in the Virginia
Legislature TO hold Southern Convcn-
ton at Atlanta, Ga.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-01-27

MusIc.-We are indebted to Mr.. Paul Berger,
the clever agent of sanford's Opera Troupe, for a
beautiful piece Of Music entitled the '1rishman' 5
Shany."'
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-01-27

CHARLEsroY.-The Chief of Police of
Charleston was robbed Of some money
few nights since. This may properly
be called carrying the war into Africa"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-01-27

CHATrAsoooA,--Ths Reflector" quotes
Bacon--clear sides, packod-at.l2 cents.
Corn sacked, so cents-supply equal to
demand. Wheat prime article sLi0.T
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-01-27

REV. Mr.. CHADrCK AND Gov. CHASE
In a communication in the Cincinnati
Enquirer of the Goth inst, Rev. Mr.. Cha
dick rc-aiiirmed his statement in regard
to declaration made to him by Gov.
Chase. lie says:
Certain it is, in my own Judgment, and
that Of thousands even in the Republican
party, that your Ex-Governor, Hon. S. p.
Chase, is thorough Abolitionist. He
takes the main ground or principle on
which they act lie is tie maa that said
to me 4" / do not icam tie negro. free, because
lore lin, Jm because I late his master and
late slorery."
am aware that through his organ at
Columbus, the Ohio State Journal, Gov
ernor Chase has disclaimed this declara-
ton. however re-assert it unhesitating-
ly. committed it to paper few hours
after it was uttered.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-01-27

A MIRACLE IN MAINE.-Tha Spirit Guar
dian, of Bangor, affirms that DR.. Caleb
Thomas, of Camden, "a very powerful
healing medium, BY the laying on of his
hands has restored to the use of her
senses lady p years of age, who has
been deaf and dumb from her BIRTH
The name of the lady is said to be Mary
Hews, and her residence, Cooper's Mill,
in the town of Whitefeld.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-01-27

TnB PIEE'sPEAK MARKET.-At Denver
City flour from the States sell at SIG per
100 h.; that from New Mexico at one
dollar less. Corn meal is retailed at l2I
cents per h.. bacon at % ceuts; lard 80
cents; butter 81 per ID. and milk at Is
cents per quart. Molasses and whisky
each brings SO per gallon. Cor, shelled
lOc. per ID; in the car sc. Sugar 35
cents, and coffee 30 cents per ID. Lum-
Der $50 per NJ. Nails from 80 to GO cents
per h.. bread Is cents per 10. fresh beef
10 cents per h. and tal,ow so cents
The cheapest articles in the market are
venison and gold dust, the former bring
ing 81 per quarter, and the latter selling
at drink of whisky per pinch,-& 10.
West.
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MoNEr-MoNEy.-The Memphis Enquirer
of Friday saws:

MoNEr-MoSEY.-The Memphis Enquirer
of Friday, says:
CAUTION TO THE PUBLIC 1T will be well far.
the public to be on theia guard about taking
photograph five dollar notes on the Union
Bank of Tenn, redeemable ct Memphis
as we understand there are quite good
many of them in circulation, and so accu-.
rately executed that they have been taken
by some of ourbanks. BY observing the fol-
lowing, every one will be enabled to detect
the photographed nota: On the face of the
genuine bill are the words ''redeemablc at
Memphis" in rcd letters; while on the pho
tograph note these letters are dark browr
or nearly black. Th e bills are well calcu-
lated to deceive even those who readily do.
tact counterfeits but by bearing in mind
what we havesaid above, we think the civ
culation they gain will be limited.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-01-27

Mr.. GUTHRIE MuM.-The friends of
Breckenridge in Kentucky are pretty free
ly manifesting their hostility to Guthrie,
A letter of inquiry was addressed to the
latter, some time since, asking his opin-
ions on several of the prominent issues
of the day, the Tariff and the Slave. Code
included. Guthrie does not come up to
the scratch so promptly as we had hoped
from candidate whose claims we have
so fayorably regarded. He refuses to re-
ply. We fear we shall have to give him
up. The Lexington Statesman is after
the eX-Secretary, and tells the following
story to illustrate his position:
The position now occupied by Mr.. Guth-
rie, reminds us of an anecdote related to
us of candidate for Legislative honors.
He was standing upon platform erected
upon fence, addressing the "dear peo-
pie" and very approximately soliciting
their suflrages, when one of his auditors
interrupted him by asking him how he
stood upon the vexed questions of Con-
gressional intervention. Another voice
cried out she's on the fencel" yes"
instantly responded the bewildered can
didate, sand its SO d-n muddy on each
side, that Pm afraid to get down."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-01-27

WILSON CouSTY.-we understand that
there are only thirty four candidates for
Revenue Collector in Wilson county.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-01-27

MIssoURI-Tho Governor has refused
to sign the bill excluding free negroes
from the State.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-01-27

Abingdon, VA.-Wm. G.. c. White has
been elected President of the Exchange
Bank, in the place of the late John C.
Greenway.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-01-27

Peach CroP IL KENTucKY.-Tho Mays
vile Ky. Eagle, says:
We learn from farmer in this coun-
ty, that the peach buds along the river
bottoms were killed by the late cold
weather and severe sleet.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-01-27

MEMPHIS, Jan. 23.-The river has risen
IL inches in AZ hours, and is in AZ inches
OF the extreme height last year, 7.
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Fitting words Fifty Spoken.

The Baltimore Clipper, one of the very
ablest of our exchanges, closes an article
upon the present state and future pros
poets of parties as follows;
"This alternative, however. of going
over TO either Democracy or Republican,
ism is not presented to the national men
of the country. They have no need to
lower their own proud banner TO either
Southern Democracy or Northern Abo-
litionism. They are themselves u power
in the land, The Union sentiment of
the nation recoils with horror from the
rottcnness of Democracy and the fear
fully aggressive and fapatical sectional
ism of Republcanism. 1T is gathering
together a mighty host upon the plat
form of "The Union, the Constitution
and the enforcement of the laws" 1t is
summoning to its aid the conservative
men of all sections. 1t is winning the
national-minded from the embraces OF
Democracy and loosening the fetteTs oil
the union-loving men who have been
lured into the haunts of Republicnnism
1t is building up n great-a POWERFUL
triumphant party which shall roll back
the waves of sectionalism and staunch
the current of corruption, and onae more
restore pure American nationality to
our government and our country.
"Under the banners OF this party we
have taken service. Here, and here
alone, are we willing to fight. For its
success we shall exert our utmost ener'
gies, and to the achievement of its tri
umph we shall devote what we possess OF
energy, ability and industry, defying and
| scorninr alike Rppublicanism and De
mocracy, and refusing to support either
Republican or Democratic candidates, be
lieving implicitly that upon the success
~of the Union. party alone depends the
safety of the Union and the pcrmanencc
Of our free institutions"
We endorse every line and every wore
of the foregoing extract. 1t is true in
fact, forcible in expression, and mani,
in sentiment. Such words are glorious
omens. There is victory in the very
sound.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-01-27

DEATu.-John C. Greenway, one of the
oldest and most extensively known mer-
chants in the Southwest, died at his resi-
depce in Abingdon, Va, on the night of
the 1ot
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-01-27

JONI Bull AND Brother JONATHAN
An interesting article in Blackwood on
the fight at Peiho has thsfollowng pas
sage:
An American boat visited one of our
vessels, and on wishing to leave her the
officer found all his men had gotten out
of the boat. After some delay, they were
found, looking very smoke-begrimed,
and filthy. " Holla, sirs," said the officer,
with assumed severity, don't you know
we are neutrals? What have you been
doing?" beg PARDON" said the gal
liant fellows, looking very bashful, "they
were very short-handed at the bow-gun,
sir, and so we giv'd them help for fell
lowship sake" they had been hard at it
for ar hour. Gallant Americans! you
and your Admiral did more to bind En-
gland and the United States together
than all your lawyers and pettifogging
politicians have ever done to part us.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-01-27

gea-O Ohio has now completed 1904 miles,
ofrailroad and is the first railroad State iIsl
the Union illinois, which has ., $50 miles
is the second
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-01-27

CoTToN EAr1TuDEs.-!The production and
growth of cotton is monopoly of climate
it cannot be successfully cultivated ex-
cept between the ATTITUDES of thirty and
thirty.five degrees, extending from the
Atlantic to the Pacific-a region of earth S
surface two hundred and forty miles in
breadth, and two thousand in LENGTH
Much of this region is incapable, from
sterility and other causes, to proftably
cultivate this staple. 1t follows as a ne
cessary consequence, thatas the amount
of cotton lands diminish, the remainder
are rendered more valuable.
ABsURD.-We notice that Mr.. Holt the
Postmaster-General, recommends that news
papers be charged postage for their ex-
change papers, and that papers printed
within district or county be charged
postage instead of going free, as at pres
ent. This is decidedly the most unreason-
able and absurd recommendation that we
have ever heard of being made by SEN
sible man to an honorable body. The adj
option of such measure would not only
prove injurious to the press, but would
deprive the people at large of many i'm.
portant facts and valuable information. it
would necessary curtall the number of
exchanges, to few important papers, and
the effect would be fearful upon the gen.
eral intelligence of the press. We hope
that Congress, for the houor of that ven
cradle body, will treat all such foolish
recommendation with that contempt
which they merit.
We agree with the editor who says il
our Government has got SO hard up as
to have to impose a tax upon poor edi-
tors it had better wind Chester Sand
ard.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-01-27

The GENERAL Posr OsFIcR.G-There has
been 100000 worth of scrip issued by
the Postoffice Department.. One man, it
is said, owns 5000, 900 of it, purchased at
80 cents. ~
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Democratic Platform.

Below WILDE found the Platform adopt
ed by the Democratic State Convention,
assembled ats Nashville last week. 1t Is
document that our friends ought TO
read and preserve:
The Democratic party of Tennessee in
Convention assembled, deemng IL their
duty to make declaration of the princi-
pies that will foim the basis of their
action in the future, and having carefully
re-cxamined the ground which they have
heretofore occupied and with the develop
ments of the last four years in view,
BE il Rcsoice,i, That we hereby re-nflirm
the principles announced in the platform
OF the Democratic party adopted in Con-
vcntion at Cincinnati, in June, 1856, and
that we hold them to be true EXPOSE
| ton of our doctrines on the subjects en-
| braced. ...-
Rcsolred,. That the views expressed by
the Supreme Court of the United States
in the decision of the case of "Dred
Scott" are, in our opinion, u true and
clear exposition of the powers reposed in
Congress upon tire subject of the Terri-
tories % the United States, and the rights
guaranteed to the residents in the Terri
tories.
ReSolrcd, That the States Of the Con-
fcderacy are equals in political rights
each state has the right to settle for itself
all questions of internal polity; the right
to have or not to have slavery, is one
of the prerogatives of self government
the States did not surrender this right in
the Federal Constitution, and Tennessee
will not now do SO.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-01-27

We have yet scarcely recovered from
the habits of eXtravagaut expenditure,
prodaced by Our OVERLOOKING treasury
during several years prior to the COM
mencenent of my adninistratiou.-Buch-
aHm,s Nessage.
That's a malignant thrust at PIERCE
Yet Pierce, with all his wild and criminal
extravaganza, left behind him, on his re-
tiremcnt from office, an OVERLOOKING trea-
sury, which Mr.. Buchanan, with his far
wilder and more criminal extravaganza,
has utterly drained, besides mourning a
heavy national debt that will keep it
empty for q long time to come. Compar-
ing the Pifce Administration eXtrava-
gancc with the buchanan Administra-
tons extravaganza, the formers reck-
less prodigality looks like economy and
almost like parsimony.-LouiSriHc Journal.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-01-27

MINNEsoTA.-1hc Democratic State Con-
vention pve ds&lared Douglas their first
choice fof tlfe Presidency.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-01-27

SwEErwArEn UsIos ISsTIrurE.-see adyer-
tisement for Spring aud Summer sess ion.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-01-27

TnE SrEAKER,-The most expressive
article We have yet met with in regard
to the non-organization of the House, is
the following, whichwc find in an Eastern
exchange:
The members Of the House do sweat,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-01-27

WILSON CoUNTY.-The tax has been
fixed, for the present year, at p cents
on the hundred dollars on property, and
the poll tax at % cents.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-01-27

HuNG.---A man named Charles Smelzer,
who had attempted to outrage little girl
at Natchez, Miss, was arrested and Kcom-.
mitted to jail The Free Trader Of the
following day, contained the following,
iSmel=er Hng.-Charles Smoker was ia
ken from the jail OF this county between
and s o'clock last night, by persons I'M
known, and hung up to tree by the
dreds of others, we saw his dead body
still suspended to the limb of the tree at
81 clock last night. His doom was ter.
rible--his oflense inhuman and revolving.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-01-27

CoLoNIzATIoN.-The Colonization So
ciety at their annual meeting show their
receipts for the year TO be nearly 100000,
and their expenditures $4,000. The
Society sent 800 negroes to Africa, during
the year.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-01-27

tY- The Morse Telegraph patent ex-
pires in 1861, and will then be free to the
public. " will cause considerable extern
sion of tklegra phi lines, and will give rise
to goosdeal Of competition.
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korship.

Il tkorship.
The Soutl Hpcrat, published at
Griffin, in I'd ,e election of Speak
er INDUCES blowing liberal re-
marks:
We know thafV te are hundreds and
thousands OF the Opposition party in the
South, as true patriots as we are, and as
sound on the ercH question now before
the country as the Democrats Besides,
the Southern Opposition, being in the
minority, may be allowed degree of sem
sitiveness unnecessary to those whose
strength is seen and acknowledged
everywhere. The Democrats can, and
should, as q matter of generous courtesy,
gracefully conccde TO the weaker party
the position of honor. 1t will be duly
appreciated by them and inaagurate a
state of things entirely different from the
present, and more favorable TO that har-
mony of feeling which evcntuates in con-
cert of action, and finally results in tri-
umphant success. Let the Democrats be
magnanimous, then, and in good faith
cooperate with the Southern Opposition,
selecting from their ranks the Speaker,
and we may then Indulge the hope that
such food tide of good feeling will be
the result, that ell those past dissentions
which have operated so hurtfully TO our
interests will be swallowed up forever
We do hope that the friends of the rights
of the South, with a single eye to the
dangers which surround her, will walve
all minor considerations, and unite for
the safety of their country, their home.
and their institutions.
If sentiments and feelings like the fore
e. a.; ;;; ::: {:
Gratis of the North, and crush out Black
Republcanism. Until the Black Repub.
lican party is defeated or disbanded, there
really ought 20 be but one party in the
South.-Jownal and Messenger.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-01-27

CoNrIRMED.-Among other appoint
ments confirmed by the Senate, we find
the following
Samuel Smith, of Tennessee, Commits
sioner of the General Land Office.
Col. Stainbaugh, of Pennsylvania, Sur
yeyor General of Utah.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-01-27

FLORIDA FREE NEGRO BILL-A bill re-
Gently passed both Houses of the Florida
Legislature for the expulsion Of free ne
groes from that State but the Governor
would not affix his signature to the act,
and the measure failed.
GOING SouTn.-The Hartford Times
says:
"A gentleman called at our office on
Monday, who is about to start for the
State Of Alabama, to commence hat
ter's shop and factory there. The trade
from this quarter having been much in
.jured, he removes from Connecticut and
takes away the business and the hands
employed here. In this way Connecti-
cut is made to suffer-"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-01-27

The DEAD AND WouyDED.-The most COM
peto list we have seen of the dead and wounded,
occasioned by tho destruction of the Pemberton
Mill, at Lawrence, Mass, is the following. The
figures sum up thus;
Dead 90
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TRIAL OF STEvENs.-Andrew Hunter, Esq,
in letter to George Sennott, Esq, of
Boston informs him that Stevens, enc of
the two remaining lIarpcr's Ferry insur-
gents, will be tried at Charlestown, Va,
some time during the winter probably in
January. The time however, has not
been fixed. A letter from another source
says:
Stevens is an intelligent and powerful
built young man of % years, who former
ly belonged in Norwich, Con. lie was
badly wounded during the attack on the
Armory, when he was dangerously shot,
receiving five balls in his body, three Oh
which the surgeons could not extract
He was next in compand under Capt
John Brown, and acted as drill master in
the place of Col. Forbes. He is to be
tried on the same charge ms Brown, and
their mutual, confidential relations were
such that, at Browns request Stevens
had occupied the same cell with him
throughout his imprisonment.
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Clinching.
We copy the following clincher from
he Lynchburg Virginian:

We copy the following clincher from
the Lynchburg Virginian
A correspondent wants to know how
Il is that the Wings in Congress cannot
elect Democrat. 10 the Speakers Chair,
by concentrating their vote upon him,
ii it be true that the Democrats can elect
Gimer by concentrating their votes upon,
him. The union of the two parties he.
thinks, ought to count rs much one way
as another.
The way of it is this {: There are sew
eral members from Pennsylvania and
New Jersey, elected upon the Peoples"
ticket, and in general opposition to ths
Administration and the Democracy, who
have voted for Gilmer and arc ready to-
vote for him again if the Democracy will
unite upon him. But they will not vote
for Democrat, because they are all Tariff
men. Gilmcr agrees with them upon tbs
point, which they consider far more im-
portant than the niger" question:
Now, if the Democracy would vote for
Gilmar, he could be elected with ease,
but as long as they vote against him, the
election Of him, or anybody else, is i'm
possible If the Democracy think the
Tariff question more important than the
question of slavery, if they would rather
see Sherman elected than Gilmer-if all
their denunciations of IIelperism amount
to nothing--thcn they have some excuse
for their conducts. otherwise they are
clearly responsible for tha failure Of tho
House of Representatives to organize.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-01-27

The members Of the House do sweat,
Because they have no Speaker yet.