The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-04-20


man, and the one who is everywhere re-
gartled as the trucst representative of
their political creed.
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The Bank Robbery-E. b. Holmes
Arrested.
The money stolen from the agency of
the Marine Bank of this city, amounting
TO forty-five thousand dollars has been
found, with the exception of the small
sum of two Thousand dollars. On We'd
nesday evening suspicion rested on Mr..
+. j. Holmes, book keeper in the Marine
bank agency, from the fact that he had
been gambling to considerable extent
for months past. lie was watched du-
ring the night OF the TN inst. and was
seen to leave his residence about lime
o'clock and enter lane; was lost sight
OF for time, but was again discovered
passing Judge CraTiord's on his way to
the Perry Louise,
Yesterday morning, negro passing
along the road leading to the Orphan
lorso nocLogn Of monev noor snail
bridge. He Immediately delivered the
money to Marshal Hughes, who, count
ing l, oue WIN me agent MI. powers
tho,,s,nJ 6vo bnndrad doIiars i, t,o Xii,
lost by the bank. The officers of the
bank sent for Mr.. Holmes, and en-
deavored to obtain from him a confession
of his guilt, and the names of his accom-
plices. Mr. Holmes, however, persisted in
declaring his innocence, and would not
confess his completely until told that he
would be obliged to 90 to jail, and no one
hnl1
Without acknowledging his guilt, Mr..
Holmes then directed one of the officers
OF the bank where the balance of the
money could be found. On looking be-
meath the steps OF Mr.. John Aliens work.
shop, near the residence OF Mr.. Holmes,
the point designated by Mr.. Holmes, a
package OF twelve thousand five hundred
dollars was discovered, making, in all re-
covered something over forty-three thou
sand dollars. Mr.. Holmes was arrested
on the oath OF the Cashier, and bound
over IN the sum OF two thousand five
hundred doiiars'-cof'mc'a (Ga.) Times
AN INDIAN BRAvE.-Ihe Austin Texas)
lntelligencer gives description OF the
gun, bow ana arrows, trapplnGs, &c, OF
an Indian recently'kiiled in Burnet coun-
ty-a wild Camanche--and adds:
Mr.. Hunter, OF burnet, describes his
I e?Ih un,' oe"''i "s orins pr"ye III lhe
had pursued and ovcrt,ksr ,ho 'D T,,T;, ,e,'
about .ae same rumbcr, and at last in,
tinLar rho Whites ottnmntnd ~ r, ~, ,,,,
when this Indian turned on foot and
faced the whole party. With his gun to
his shoulder lie rushed at one and anoth-
en- although fired Mt all the time with six
shooters, and succeeded in keeping them
ut bay. lie did not fire; and at last,
when shot several times, Mr.. III. says he
got down on his knees as quietly as man
going to prayer, and making an effort to
draw his bow, fell dead. pierced with n
dozen bullets. The party join i'll the be-
lief that he met his death to enable the
balance OF his band to escape. Only one
tall. but was model of symmetry. and
displayed great power of muscle.
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TIE SrRIKE.-The shoemakers' strike
in Massachusetts, is nearly done, In
D,nuers Groveloin and Woltbor n hoe
peeh eh.ireiy "o"ii''oheu' vi lhe one
thousand workers in Marblehead three
quarters are at work at piiccs somewhat
bigbor than before tbe strike In Irnn
considerable part of the strikers have
resumed operations.
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AN ADMISSION AND PREDIcTIoN.-The
Richmond Enouirer of the Cd saws.
.,v, tou .,a Do,,na 49,
for ooniuncotior han nnsScd M NJ , ,n, Kay
faced platform, meaning squatter sover-
eighty at the North, and its reverse at the
South, can again succeed. Mr.. Mason and
Mr.. Hunter the Senators from Virginia,
have months ago declared, from the floor
OF the Senate, that no man occupying Mr..
Douglas position upon territorial slavery
could receive an individual vote in Nir-
gina. And no paper has contradicted the
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SAD AFFATR.-A letter to the Richmond
Dispatch from Harrisonburg, Va, states
that Mr.. Sites was married in that coun-
ty, few nights ago, to Miss Dever, and
that party of young men attempted to
serenade the new couple with tn-pans,
bells, &c. James Devier, brother of the
bride, went out and demonstrated, when
the serenaders took to their heels. lie,
however, pursued them, when one of them,
named Smallwood, shot him dead.
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itoches, Lafourche and other noints re-.
ceived Yesterday, represent VEGETATION as