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.a ATHENS POST. 8. P. IVINS.KDITOR AND PROPRIRTOR. Terms! Si a year, payable in advance. ftT No paper discontinued until nil arrearage! art paid, except at tlie option of the Publi.her. Announcia mmei of candidate! for offlce !, Cain. Obituary Notlcet over 14 llnes.cbargeU at the regular advertising ratei. , ,L , , All communication! Intended to promote the private end! or inlerrnu of Oriortioni, Societies, School! or odividusls, will b cuarg.d aa advertiieraenta. ATHENS, till DAY, JI'E.Y 16. 1858. ' We ore again compelled to publish that w cannot insert obituory ootiert of inordinate length unless paid (or at usual ad vertising rates. Where such notices do not occupy more than' fifteen or tweuty lines, they will be inserted without charge. Forest Hill Academt. Absence inat neighboring county prevented us from at tending the Examination at Forest Hill Academy last week. Ve understand, how. ever, that it was satisfactory to the friends and patrons of the School. We regret to learn that Mr. York, who has had charge of the Academy for the two last session, tins closed his connection Willi it having deter mined to devote himself to the profession of the Law. We know him to be an accom plished scholar and thorough 'gentleman, aid trust he may prove as successful in win ning causes for his clients as he hns been iu "teaching (he young idea how to -shoot." Mrs. Cooke's School. The Summer Ses sion of Mrs. Cooke's School closed with a thorough and Interesting Examination on Tuesday and Wednesday Inst. Wo learn from parties present that it was satisfactory in all the branches, and sustained the re puntion as a devoted and faithful preceptor which this accomplished lady has acquired during her residence here. It is only the fewest num ber who occupy the position of teachers, that have a full mid proper appreciation of the duties and responsibilities they have un dertaken. Mrs. Cooke lmily belongs to this number. So fur ns wo have the capacity to judge, she hns been eminently successful in advancing her pupils in their studies, and ns one of the patrons of her School it affords ns pleasure to accord to her, in our poor way, the meed of praise she hns honestly earned. Roane Countv. We are not aware that H is necessary to tell our renders that we spent Inst week in the vounty of Roane, and that we had the plcnsure of adding n goodly number of names to our subscription list. Circuit Court was in session, Judge Patter i l son, of the uppr district, presiding. Brownlow Suit was not tried. On Tue-: during the recess for dinner, Dr. Brov. spoke to a largo crowd for one hour, can't sny that we are an admirer of Ill tor's peculiar style of oratory, but it n admitted that he stuck pretty closely text, and illustrated his subject and en' liis positions with a good deal of fervor and emphasis. From what we could learn about a half crop of wheat has been harvested in Roane. As in Mc Minn the outs was destroyed by the rust. Corn looks promising, and the health of the coutitry is good. The Post is becom ing something of a favorite in Roane, and Bow eircuUtss ns largely in thnt county n any other paper, if not more bo. Our friends in that direction will find it a valuable me dium fur advertising. Amendino Constitutions. We this week give place to another communication from Vox Populi, on amending Constitutions. We informed our correspondent when his first article appeared tlmt he whs welcome to the use of our columns to discuss thai sub ject, and we repeat it now, with the single remark that we know him to be a man of too much sense and candor to reiterate time and again his "expressions of confidence in tho intelligence or the mosses." A reasonable amount of that sort of thing is well enough, but most men when on popular queslionsi Indulge it too often. And we certainly dont agree with the novel ducliiue of oureorres. pondent that each generation is smarter tban the one that preceded It, and, per con sequence, that we of tho present day must go to work and undo all that was effected by the wise and good thirty years ago. By no means Again: Our correspondent' un derstanding of the term "Progress," is, it seems to us, like Corkscrew's physienl vis ion, a little on the oblique order. Many a gallant ship that has beeu going along at the rate of ten knots an hour, has brought np on a lee shore at last by veering occasionally from the chart and compass of the older navigators. "Progress" is not always ad vancement in Jhe right direction, ami be cause the popular majority, under certain ex citements and stimulants, sanctions every thing, it does not follow, as a necessity, that every thing is right. Vox Populi Vox Dei was the rallying cry of the Jacobins as they overturned all order and caused the streets of the French metropolis to run red with the blood of their slaughtered fellow-cilizeiie. The king can do wiong, and so can the ma jority sometimes, although it is only few men who have the courage to tell either of the fact. These, however, are our views, which we give freely. Our correspondent has the same right to express his through this pa per, on all mailers of general polity, thnt we havei and he shall always enjoy that prm lege while wo continue to publish it, though we may dilfur in our seiitimcutsas widely as the poles are asunder. It is only by discus sion and a conflict of opinion that we can hope to arrive nt correct conclusions. F" All the Bunks in Alabama have re sumed specie payments. We believe there is no Suio institution in that Common wealth. Archibald WrIoht. This gentleman Is announced ns a candidate for Supreme Judge, and will ptobnhly hnve no opposition. Elec tion 2d September. Railroad Frsiohts. The rates of car rying freights on llio East Tennessee and Georgia and roads Houlli have been reduced. Walker At Inst advices, the Great Fil- libustcro was in Alnbams, making speeches. Cholera. Tho Cholera Is reported to be prevailing l St. Louis. There had been aa many as 33 deaths in on day, out of 40 re oorlcd cases. . RAILROADS THROUGH FARES. ''An East Tennessee newspaper, the name of which we prefer not to mention, alluding to what we have had to say, assuming to speak authoritatively, has the following: ' 'The article In the Citiaen mis-stated, (IgnoranUy of eourae.) the fact in regard to the difference between'the fare for Through trarel and Loeal travel oo the East Tenneiaee and Georgia Railroad at lea!t. Ooe pay! four cent! a mile, aud the other a fraction under four centa. That is, the man who travel! from New Orleans to New York, pay! the East Tenneeeee and Georgia road a fraction under four cenu, while the man who travel! from Dalton to Knoxville tin milel pay! it four dollars and forty cents. And tho fare between staUons is on an equitable icale." "We regret very much that any journnl should deem it necessary to attribute to us a mis-statement, as being made either wilful ly or ignornntlv. As lite accusation is mode, however, it is proper that we should say we have the most reliable authority for stating that the through passenger from New York to New Orleans, pays to the Eust Tennessee and Georgia road two and a half cents per mile, while the passenger from Knoxville to Dalton pays four cenlt per mile. "We trust the newspaper to which wo al lude, will make the proper correction and vin dicate, if it believes it right to do so, the jus tice and propriety of this discrimination which we understand the President of the road himself does not approve." The above appears in the Southern Citi zen of last week in reference to a paragraph upon Through Fares in the Post of the pre ceding week. As we were in error in the manner of stating a fact, we cheerfully make the correction, although 've mighlavuid it by imitating an affectation of dignity which for bade the Citizen to mention the name of our paper. What we should have said in the paragraph alluded ta and partly quoted by the Citizen, was this: That the average rate of fare for Through Travol on the East Tennessee and Georgia Railrond is a frac tion less than four cents a mile, while the passenger from Knoxville to Dal ton and from Dalten to Knoxville, paid four cents per mile. But, ns we suid before, it is not a matter of very large importance. The spirit which die tales fault-finding with the policy of our railroads is not of recent origin, and has its inducement, which we had rather not name just now, in a quite different motive from the one prominently alleged. Even when the outs gal in and the ins shall be out, it will continue ns long as there are salaried offices to fill. The only difference then will be, the position of parties will bo changed, us they will view the subject from a different stand-point. Aa vhether the President of the road is to the discrimination spoken of, we nquired, and probably shall not necessary to enter into a defence our acquaintance with the men ojr railroads, we know they le best arrangement that could -i ., in view of the interests of the -ttors and the conveniences of the It is patent to the dullest capacity r railroads cannot be sustained by the .. ..uvel and business alone it is, also, patent thnt they cannot secure the through travel and business, without offering induce ments tor it. While (he through travel at three cents per mile may enable our roads to accommodate the local or way business nt four cents, prohibit the through travel, which can bo done very ensily as long as thero are competing routes, and the local travel would not pay exponsesnt six ei-nta fterniilp. It is some eight miles between stations on this road, and to carry a man eight miles for SO cents, as the Citizen insists upon, would not pay for stopping nnd sturting the trains. In regard to the way travel being largely in creased by a reduction of fare, we beg leave to dissent from the opinion of all the wise men who advocate it. We have an agricul tural and working people, who, with tho ex ception of a few itinerant newspaper editors, make their living by staying at home and at tending to their business; and if the fare should be reduced to the Citizeh's standard, two and a half cents per mile, it would not induce ten per cent additional way travel. Tho Citizen's position about discriminat ing against the people who built the railroads, is not worth a thought. Nineteen-twentieths of the "local travellers" never spent a dime fir the construction of the roads, while a good many of them have been made rich almost without an effort of their own, by the appreciation in tho value of their lands through the influence of the enterprises ir. question. Every one knows that, and it is downright dishonesty to pretend otherwise. Even the writer in the Citizen whom we take to be Mr. Swan, ex-President of the Knoxville and Charleston line if he could disrobe himself of his dignity (Ihe result of recent association,) and get down Into tho regions of common sense once more, would see the subject iu Ihe same light that wo do, and leave those w ho hnve charge of our rail roads to manage them as their iulimacy with all tho exigencies mid circumstances around these enterprises tells them is best for tliO mutual Interests concerned, Instead of fan ning a popular prejudice w Vich no one bet ter than he knows is generally w rong nnd always illiberal aud tyrannical. If necessary iUcould be shown to the satisfaction of every candid mind that our railronds are working at as low tariffs as they can afford to work for at present. But it is not necessnry, and we should not hnve alluded to the subject at all except to place ourself right in the es timation of our friend at Knoxville, for whose opinions, when he is not surrounded by sublimated and self-conceited associations, we have mure than ordinary respect and con sideration. It i viR 0,icK yur fi"Bpr pool of water, and on pulling it out, look for a hole that it hns made; and it is equally vain for patrons of a newspaper to believe that the publisher can successfully carry on his business without money. We therefore hope that every one who owes us any thing will pay up. i And we must remind our friends for whom we execute Job Work, that' such work is al. ways regarded as Cash. Ws frequently re-' ceive orders for Job Work, aeco'mpanied by a request that the Bill be forwarded with the work, and Ihe amount MwiU be remitted im mediately" and that is the Inst we hear ol it fur the next twelve months."" No business can be kept moving under such mis-man agement. Kansas. A gentleman direct from Kan sas Informs us that the Leeomptoo Consti tution will hsrdlygel a thousand votee In trf whole ton it on. THE NEXT NEWS FROM UTAH. The last intelligence from Camp Scott rep resented General Johnston aa about to march with his whole army three thousand strong into Salt Lake City, in two days. He hss been reinforced by CapU Marcy's command from Santa Fe and the supply of trains of Col. Huffuiau from Fort Leavenworth; his men were in fine condition, and his stock o( animals complete. The Governor and the Peace Commissioners hsd slready preceded him. The entrance of the army into the capital of the "Sninta" will put the inten tions of the Mormons to a practical test. Their threat will be remembered that the appearance of the soldiers within the capital should be the signal for converting Salt Luke City into another Moscow. We shall see whether they will carry out their intention. We know nothing of what has been doing iside the city, except from the statements of the Mormons themselves; for Governor Cum ming was ignorant and foolish enough to ex clude the newspaper correspondents a fact which is in itself evidence that he is not the man for the mission he is upon. He ought to know something of the nature and value of the newspaper press, and the popular de sire to be informed through that medium upon nil matters of public importaneo. Mr. Cumming ought to have been born in Aus tria or Turkey, or some country where the press withers under the blight of censor ship. From the intelligence we have been able to gather it is clear that the question of re sistance to our troops is a mere party one in Utah, and, moreover, that the parly lines are drawn pretty close. The peace men among w hom Brighnm Young chances to be have n email majority; but the war party is still a formidable oue the more so because it com prises the men w ho made the largest sacri fices for the cause, who have lost their nil for it, and are therefore unwilling to give it up without a struggle. The men who came In obedience to the call of the Church from Carson Valley, San Bernardino and other points, where they hud accumulated fortunes nil of which are now lost forever are not likely to submit quietly, and go forth into ex ile with u ut making an effort to retain some foothold on the soil of Utah. If the city should be burned down on the approach of the army, we should not be surprised to see these men take to the mountains, turn gue rillas, and keep up such harrassing assaults on the troops that another Florida war may be the result. In the partial exodus of the Mormons southwards we do not recognise any certain indications that they mean to abondou the Valley altogether. It is more probable thnt they will settle at Provo and other small set tlements around, in the hope that the army may be withdrawn, when they calculate to return and enjoy their own again. Perhaps their leading men see further into tho ainnn ing movements of the Indians on our west ern frontier than we do if they are not the instigators of some of the hostile manifesta tions, which, if they continue, will necessi tate the employment of our army at other points besides Salt Lake Valley. The New Loan. The National Intelli gencer of Monday, in noticing the prop'oeuls of the Secretary of the Treasury inviting bids for ten of Ihe twenty millions of dol lars, which, by the late act of Congress, our Government is authorized to borrow, aays: "The plethora of accumulated capital iu the moneyed institutions both of England and the United States, together with the peaceful state of relations with all the world, rendors the present an auspicious moment for the Government, and it is anticipated that the whole amount will be taken on terms much more favorable than were ever before offered; and as lime has been very judiciously given by the Secretary to receive bids from Europe, it is believed by commercial men that tenders will be made from abroad at so high a pre mium as to carry the greater part, if not Ihe whole loan into the hands of foreign capi talists. IW A London letter to the New York Commercial, mentions a report from Frunce that the Emperor had notified Spain that although England has threatened to leave her to her fate on the Cuban question, he will support her to the last. f-fTGov. Denver, of Kansas, is in Wash, ington city, nnd, it is reported, will resign the 'position which he holds as soon as the election under the English shall take place. Gov. Biiown Balancing Bank Books. We heard a few days since, (says the Atlanta American,) that an ingenious Book-keeper in one of the Augusta Banks had originated a caricature of his Excellency, in which he had made a palpable hit. It ia too good to be ost so we put it upon paper and would line to see it lithographed by "Courier." The Financial Governor is represented as holding up a pair of balances; near him Is a large In bio on which are piled a quantity of discount Ledgers, Deposits Ledgers, State ment of Condition of Banks, &.c, die, of various sizes. Several Books are placed in each side, but one side preponderates, and they wont balance. The countenance of the Governor evinces grjut perplexity on necount of being unable to produce a balance by chang ing the books on the table. Even a small coin, supposed to represent a quarter of a cent, which he holds in his hand, does not relieve him of tho difficulty! Modern Democracy. The Iowa Demo cratic State- Convention, which met two weeks ago, voted down Ihe following reso lution, by s majority of fifty : . Resolved, That we recognize in his Excel lency James Buchannn, a statesman of ripe judgement and pre-eminent wisdom, who w ith systematic devotion to the great princi ples of representative Democracy, hns thus far conducted the government of our great confederacy with signal ability, and with a just and proper regard for the varied nnd conflicting iuterests of State and individuals. Murder. A man named Cates was shot and killed nt Maryville a few days ago, while assisting the Sheriff to arrest a couple of desperadoes named Barnes and Young. Tho murderers are under arrest. !-" The Bank of Columbus, Us., hns de clared a dividend of 6 per cent, out of the profit! of the Inst six months. I-ST The article of "J. C," will appear next week. THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. Prom the N. Y. Herald. If the pure and exalted administration of Mr. Buchanan has not had to succumb before the republican opposition that was arrayed against it in Congress, but has come out of the contest with a higher degree of power and popularity, it need not thank for that those who should have proved themselves its most staunch and unflinching supporters. And if in the next Presidential election it will so happen that the banner of democracy cease to be the signal of triumph, the defeat of the party will have to be attributed to Ihe per versenes9, persoou! ambition, nnd insubor dination of these same men. "In the election of Speaker of the House of Representatives, the administration party showed itself to have a working majority over the combined oppo sition, of from twenty to thirty; and yet thee was not a single public measure recommen ded by tha President, or requisite to carry on the wheels of government, in which, through the crotchety defection of some unmanagea ble democruts, the votes of members of the opposition were not required to make up a majority. That was a strange condition of affairs, and one which must have been mortifying in the highest degree to the administratiou nnd to every true friend of the democratic party. The defection was primtfrilf exited when the President recommended a course of pro ceeding in regard to Kansas,-which he hon estly deemed the safest and wisest, and the one best calculated to restore peace to that Territory and put nu end to strife and agita tion throughout the country. But no soon er was the course indicated by him attempt ed to be carried out by Congress, than a score or more of reputedly ardent democrats Hew olF at a tangent in both houses, and those of (he House of Representatives, by allying themselves with the opposition, frus trated for months the patriotic effort of the President to put an end to the disgraceful feud which had too long subsisted through out the country in regard" to a lot of political vagabonds in a distant Territory. The world knows by what meat's a compromise was at length effected, by which many of the rene gades enme back into the democratic fold, but still too few to save Ihe administration from being indebted, even for tiie passage ol this compromise measure, to sumo opposi tion votes. Still more curious circumstances attended the passage of some of the deficiency bills. Althouge the items in these bills were fur expenditures already made or for debts in curred on behalf of the government, under a democratic administration, and although they emanated from a democratic Committee of Ways and Means, numbers of democratic representatives arrayed themselves in deter mined hostility to these bills; and, strange as it may appear, their passage was due, at length, to the votes of a large portion of tho opposition united to those of the administra tion party that were not disposed to this crotchety course of action, over the votes of the minority of the opposition nnd of the democratic recusants. So it was, too, in relation to ihe expeuScs of the Utah expedition. Were it not for the patriotism and independence of parly exhibi ted by republican and American members, Brigham Young might be still ruling in Salt Lake City, for aught some of tho democrat ic members of Congress cared. In the bill passed for raising four regiments of volunteers, which the President subse quently found he might dispense with, and which he, therefore, did not call into service, the support of republicsn members was freely given, and operated to counteract the hostility of some of the professed friends of the administration. The amendment of the Sen ate to the Na val Appropriation bill, directing the construc tion of five steam sloop of war, was amen ded in the House on the motion, we believe, of Mr. Cochraue, by increasing tho number to ten; but the amendment was carried chief ly by republican votes. On a committee of Conference that was subsequently toad on disagreeing voles to this bill, a compromise line was struck substituting seven for ten, nnd this substitution was confirmed almost unanimously at least, the opposition came not from republicans.' So, too, in respect to the loan bills. The main opposition to them csme from unman ageable democrats and constitutional hair, splitters. When tho last bill for the fifteen million loan was before tho House, it was amended on the motion of a republican mem ber from Michigan, by increasing the amount to thirty millions, on the ground that less than the latter sum would be insufficient to supply the deficit end meet the expenses of the government during the fiscal year. And this amendment bnly failed finally because, by a parliamentary artifice which had to be resorted lo iu' furtherance, of. business, all amendments were cut off, nnd the bill was reported from committee in its origins shape. We think that this array of facts, taken from lltti history ofthe last session of Con gress, and which might bo enlarged ad libitum, will satisfy every one of IrTe trulh of tho statement with widen this article opens that Mr. Buchanan has little cause to thank the democratic majority ia Congress for the suc cess of administration and government meas ures, and Unit if the democratic party sustain a defeat in the next Presidential election, that defeat will bo due to Ihe insubordination and eccentricities ofits own members. The prominent democrat members of Congress exhibited during the Inst session a disregard of party organization, a contempt for party discipline, and a want of cohesiveness, which, however refreshing lo see in our public men, forebodes aught but good to the existence of democracy, and gave dangerous indications of weakness and impending dissolution. This is so. more narticularlv as (heir oppo- nenls of tho republican party are well drilled, in thorough subordination, nnd appear to hnve no crotchety, cccniilric or thin-skinned individuals among them, who will he always flying oil si tangents. If the couneol ac tion be further persisted in, nnd il Ihe ad ministration shall hereafter be rendered de tiendent on the forbearance and eood com mon sense ol its natural enemies, instead of on the cordial support of its natural friends, it will rot be difficult to predict the result of the rreaidenti.il election cl 1 bU. The Mormons. The Baltimore Clipper thinks that the Mormon war is not ended yet. It says that it ia very probnblo Brigham Young is only waiting for the United States troops to be withdrawn, to make another revolt against the authority of the Govern ment. Says the Clipper: - We announced some time since, thnt the Mormon trouble was at an end. The annun ciation was made upon the authority ofthe President of the United Slates. Neverthe less, we hnve expressed apprehensions that Brighnm Young was practising deception and Ihe latest accounts of his proceedings tend to confirm the suspicion. He rfppesred to he hand and glove with Gov. Cuinining, but it seems, that, since his exodus with his followers, Irom Salt Lake City, Brighnm has spoken in the most disparaging terms of the Governor, and intimated that he could crush him in a moment, should he think proper so to do. Indeed, Ihe indications are, that Brigham has been practising a ruse upon the Governor nnd the government nnd that if he can manage to prevent the army from marching to Salt Lake City, he w ill be as troublesome as ever and will put the gov eminent to an additional coal of ten millions of dollars t reduce him to obedience. Seriously, we doubt whether the Mormon war has reached its close, notwithstanding President's proclamation to thnt effect. Let the troops be once removed from Ihe vicinity of Salt Lake, and Brigham will be apt to re trace his steps, and to hurl defiance once more at government. . tW Mr. Henry Wikoff is about to pub lish in England his disclosure as to his con nection with the Foreign Office, nnd his re collections in regard to tho state of French politics between the Revolution of 1843 nnd the coup a" elat the movements of the lead ing men in France during that epoch, the inner life and opinions of Louis Napoleon, and the manner in' w hich lord Palmerston introduced his opinions to the people of the Continent. Qt That petted humbug, Liberia, and its colonization experiments, are undergoing proper exposures, as tho truth leaks out. The following is the latest instance of this kind: Among our foreign intelligence, we pre sented, the other day an account of the seiz ure of the French ship Reginn Cuib, by nn English cruiser off the coast of Africa. Her cargo of African npprentices, who had mu tinied, were landed, it will be remembered, nt Monrovia, nnd were allowed to go their ways. A letter from M. Eugene des Bruluis, who wns a surgeon upon the French vessel, adds many graphic details of the revolt and sub sequent events, and among them the start ling fact that these t"o hundred and sixty five negros were shipped from Liberia, with the consent of the President of that Repub lic, nnd were nearly nil sufficiently well edu cated to read and write; a circumstance indi cating a suspicion that they all primarily em igrated from this country. Where are the Mormons Goino? A Washington letter-writer gives currency lo the conjecture that the Mormons are taking their way to some convenient place on our Pacific const, in order, ultimately, to embark for the grent nnd fertile island of New Guinea, or some other locality in the South Seas, near the polygamous communities of the E isltwJiero they can enjoy their peculiar beliefs and practices unmolested by any olh er people. 07" Tho Bohemians have devised an in genious means of rolling iron necessarily of good quality into sheets of extreme fineness, so thin, indeed, tlmt some of the sheets have been proposed to be used as n substitute for paper, under certain circum stances. It Is no small evidence of the in genuity of Bohemian artisans to' have been the first in rank in this direction, for though the iron should not be fitted for paper, the uses of such thin sheets are very numerous. The article is now successfully imitated in England and elsewhere. To Get Rio of a Bad Neighbor. A Mississippi papsr tells how s fellow of doubt ful character was induced to leave. Sums of his neighbors made up a sufficient sum of money for him to travel on, and left il lying about loose. He found it, but, supposing he had stolen it, he left not the money, but the county. School Teachers. Rev. Anson Smith, Statu Commissioner of Common Schools in Ohio, in his report to the Legislature, says: "Every teacher should read at least one good newspaper, otherwise he will live in igno ranee of daily occurring facts, in regard to which his profession requires that he should be informed. l-jf One of our western villages passed an ordinance forbidding taverns to sell liquor on the Sabbath to any person except travelers. The next Sunday, nearly every man in town was seen walking around with a valise in one hand and a pair of saddle-bags in the other. A Remarkable Occurrence, We find the following in an exchange: A few nights since a United States soldier, bound with his company for Leavenworth, Kansas, accidentally tell off the railroad bridge, ut Harper's Ferry, Into the Potomac river, a distance of thirty feet. The night being dark, the soldier came out of the car and walked olt the platlorm upon what he supposed to be too uroiind, until he found himself in chaos. When he struck the wa ter his hat floated down Ihe stre'tm, and when the soldier blow the water from his mouth, instead of making immediately for shore, he swam nftor his beaver, caught it, and paddled towards shore without scratch This feat astonished all who witnessed it, and created much excitement. Now, if tho night was so dark that the soldier could not see Ihe platform, the, who witnessed his aquatic performance must have had unusually good eyesight. t-ST A woman in Lancanster county, Pa., recently got a man nnmed Lochlin to marry her, by giving him 875. Ever since the mar riage the offectlonat couple have been on a drunken spree, which resulted, on Thursday night, In the husband throwing his wifo out of a window. She was very badly hurt. y The Louisville Journnl makes the following hsrd hit at the submerged city of Cairo: Cairo on the Nile and on the Missis sippi are both In crocodile or alligator regions; but the ugly reptiles never swim over the lops ofthe houses of the Egyptian Cairo, ns they recently did over those ofthe Illinois one. j-ff Nothing had been seen or heard of the 1 elrgraph licet al last advices. Merited Punishmext. A letter from New Orleans snys the unprincipled men who swore lo criminal inliin icy with Miss Caro line Harby recently, have met with condign punishment. The letter says: Our merchants and business men hnve ta ken the punishment of their crime into their own hands, nnd if I am to judge I Tie results by what has already been done, they will be outcasts from this community in a very short lime, nnd will be forced to travel far to hide their shame. Simmons and Maurer were clerks al a cotton press up town. Simmons wns to have been given an interest: but seve ral banks notified Ihe proprietors of the press thnt if he was in sny way interested in their business, they would decline discounting any more of Iheir paper. The commission iner chants who had cotton pressed and stored by the concern, also sent them a notification that they would do no more business with them as long as Simmons aud Maurer re mained In Iheir employ. Simmons hns been unaimously expelled from bis lodge by the Odd Fellows, and both have been ignomin iously turned out of houses where they for merly visited us favored guests. Ring is s married man, and his wife is one of the finest ladies of our city. Shortly after the trial he signified his intention, to her, of go ing to Bludon Springs; she told him to go, but never come back, aeshe never would live with him nnin. He is a cotton weigher nnd sampler by profession, but henceforth will hnve lo lol low some other y-illing, as all ol his customers have notified him that they will not patronize him anv more; and it is al so intimated thnt he will be expelled from ull connection with the Masons. The people of Memphis were very much lauded fur their mngnanimily and phi- Innthrophy, because of their treatment to the passengers of Ihe ill-fated steamer Pennsyl vania. The hearts and the purses ofthe citizens, it was said, were opened to all the unfortunate passengers who could be taken lo that place. An incident of a very differ ent nature has been brought lo our notice. Among the sufferers there were n gentleman and lady from Mobile. The lady is a widow, and the gentleman was n young man, her nephew, who had hardly attained the age of maturity. Shu wns not hurt by Ihe explo sion, but lost everything except her money belt and watch, ilu was asleep in his berth at tho time, and very much injured. They were both taken to Memphis. Ho lived for a week, nnd had the consolation of a mother's care and attention. His mother is n widow also, of very straightened means, nnd had been supported for years by the exertions of her son. She was telegraphed immediately upon their landing in Memphis, and reached them before his death. These poor widows ill n strange place, without acquaintance's nnd friends, had the assiduous attention of two physicians upon their dying friend, one nj whom charged them the snug sum of one hundred dollars, and the other sixty dullars There were other generous nnd kind-hearted people in the, pluce, who binnaged to charge them the nice liltlo sum 240 for other services, which took nearly every dollar they had. Lou. Dem. The Life of an Emron. We clip the following true sketch of the life of an edi tor from the Richmond South. Thero are few persons outside the fraternity who can appreciate it: There are no strains upon the mind, no trials upon the temper, like those which beset writers for the press. Their work is never done. There is no "covered walk of acacias" no "lake" no "mountains" no "serene aky" no "silver orb of the moon" no "year of jubilee" no period of rest to the Editor. Mis work never ends, lib has no time lo mature great works to fashion out poems to meditate stately histories. Hu rniisl write, rite, write; brilliantly u:id well, it- he can; but under any circumstances the busy pen must glide on, with no take ofl.au sanne gleaming in tiie perspective splendor of u future moon rise of rest or quietude. f-Jf The youngest graduate ofany Ameri can college was William Willard Moore, who graduated ut Dartmouth College in 1 80S, at .the age of twelve years. Ho was a brilliant vouth. the pet of his class and of the college. At his graduation he took part with two of his oldest classmates in a Hebrew dialogue. The above, which we copy from an ex change paper, leads us lo say that we should bo glad, ns the public doubtless would also be, to hear from that "brilliant youth," and to learn something of his subsequent ca reer. The propriety of forcing boys through college, as the gardner forces the plants in his hot-house, so ns to bring them out before their time, can hardly be defended upon any good grounds. Brilliant students do not uniformly make distinguished men, nnd we are curious to know whether boys, who graduate with high honors at twelve, ever reach distinction in after life. The Lost Found. We find the follow ing paragraph in the Boston Herald of the 30lh inst.: . Tho Milford Journal states that the money recently found in some old mail bags, bought of the government for shoe leather, lias been returned lo its owners. Mr. Walker to whom the bugs belonged, ut once communicated with the owners, Austin & Brothers, Mitch- elville, Tennessee, and received in reply a description of tho money and a request for the finder to help himself for his trouble, nnd transmit the balance. The entire sum, $238, was immediately returned. The letter con taining the money was registered. fcff It is estimated by a Memphis paper that there are only one hundred and twelve retail whiskey shops in that city. ,-f?Very serious depredations were com mitted in" Cairo during Ihe late high water. A large portion of the town was stolen, the depredators pretending to mistake it for drift-wood. In some cases Ihe mistake was prohnbly an honest one.. -$T There seems lo be a very general impression that Ihe regular democratic can didate for Governor of North Carolina will be elected, over his independent democratic opponent. 1 he election occurs in August. Tin next President. The electoral vote in 1856 consists of 39b votes. Tho ad mission of Minnesota will increase that num ber lo 300, and should Kansas and Oregon be admitted, the entire vote will be 806, re quiring 154 for the choice of President. Of this autj mere win oe izu irom ine sinv,- holding Stales, nnd 186 from the non-slave holdinc States. In the Charleston Conven tion, under two-thirds rule, it will require 304 voles to muke a nomination. II will require 84 Northern voles, even with the united South, to make a nomination. Exclutnge Paper. lf you know something that will make a brother's heart glad, ruu and toll it; but if II is something that will only cause a sigh, buttle it up; and be careful that the bot llu never gets broke. t-Jf" If you wish lo increase the' size end prominence of your eyes, just keep account ofthe money yon spend foolishly, nnd add it op al the end of the rear. Quid Pro Quo. A letter from Italy tells s good story of the display of tho right sort of "Americanism," by one of our countrymen in Florence. The church t,f England has a congregation there, Ihe ex penses of which are paid by an nd.nission fee or two puuls, demanded of all w ho enter Ihe church. The recipU from this source being insufficient to provide for the support of the minister and sevton, the vrstrymrn (all English) hsd to make it up 'from their own privnto purses. One of the members resigned, and an Americm was r qurited lo take his pl ice. Knowing veiy well the ub jectof the proposition, our countryman de termined at least lo make the best bargain he could, and consenlid to seive on condition that a prayer for Ihe President nnd his Cabi net should be inserted in the service along with that for the Queen and the royal family. The terms was accepted, the new vestrtmnn was installed into office, Ihe worthy clergy man and the vigilant beedle are now provided for, and public prnyer is made for the Ameri can President nnd his ininisteis on Ihe banks of the' classic old Arno all Ihe result of a good Yankee bargain. Southern Pacific Railroad. The New Orleans Crescent, of the8.li inst., announces that Judge Frazicr, of the Harrison County District Court, in session in Ihe town of Marshall, Texas, "has decided that the sale under the deed of trust, on Ihe 2nd of June, of the properly, rights nnd franchises of the old Southern Pacific Hailioad Compa ny, was legal and binding, nnd that the new Company hnve been put in foimnl possession. Of course an appeal will be taken, and the Case carried up to the Siipieme Court for final determination. An early decision of this importnnt question will be looked for with absorbing interest, not only in our sis ter Stale but throughout the country, Noilh as well ns Soutii. A Sfeck of War. A Into London paper says: "It is a strange feature in the political history of Europe at the present moment, Hint every State is arming nnd fortifying it self ugainst some imngiiinrv enemy, and that the works ore being h islened. according to their own words, 'in the provision of events that may soon arise.' " What events? Who can rvll? Our brethren on Ihe other side of the Atlantic are utterly at fault. Even little Belgium is about to fortify one of her tow ns, at an expense of 40,000,000 of francs; while the naval equipment nnd fortifications of Cherbourg, now the principal French naval stntion in the Channel, are said lo bordir on the marvellous for their perfection nnd magnitude. What does ull this mean, aud what is Louis Napoleon preparing fori" . -ff A New York correspondent of the Boston Jonrnnl writes: Business is dull verv dull. Hundreds of young men hnve no work. Four thousand clerks have left the city for want of employ ment, rine looking, intelligent and capa ble voiing men, take any ii.eniai service rath- er I lino not havu work In do. Our young man, a capable book-keeper, may be seen daily on a duty, with his horse, getting n liv ing on that plan. At no time since tiie panio began, have "times" been so hard fur men of moderate means. , We have a great many of your Boston young men here, out of em ployment, who left good, eomf'orlablu situs lions nt the East, nttiaeled by the glare and temptation of New Yoik, Many of them wish themselves at home. All business is overdone the law.physic, merchandise, trade clerkships nil but preaching. If any wan, "right smart," wants to come into the mission field of our city, work like n galley slave, nnd get his "victuals nnd his clothi," ihe first scanty, and the l ist coaise, he can come to New York and get employment. All oth ers had better stay away. l$f Ono day last wee (J, a dentest nnmed Morse volunteered to extract all teeth need ing extraction from the hoys ofthe Baltimore House of Refuge. He drew out two hun dred and fifty. The boys bore the operation as cooly as they would pick a pocket. , It is supposed I tint over thirty millions of dollars worth of property hns been de stroyed by the floods of the present season. l-$f In the Salem custom house in future the pay of the inspectors is to be S3 per day, while employed, instead of $3 the year round, as heretofore. The Boll Worm. The Welumkn (Ala.) Spectator of the 25th ult., snys the cotton ' boll worm has already made its appearance on several plantations in Ihe vicinity of that pluce. It says, Mr. J. N. Norris brought to the Dispatch office a stalk of cotton, all Ihe forms of which had bran destroyed. l(f A Washington correspondent says,' the President when it was first announced to him thnt Montgomery had been nominated, "shut both eyes nnd swore n big round oath" Baltimore Palri'tt. We have been informed that the President always "shuts both hs eyes" when he dis charges particularly terrible oaths, just as aa old woman does when she fires a nun. Per haps he wishes lo shut out the whole exter nal world, so thnt no visible object nmy die- -tract his thoughts Tor a moment from his ' cursing and swearing. Leu. Journal. Nashville. The Nashville Daily N,ews of the 10th gives the following slutemenl of the market at that place. Wheat. For new wheal, buyers are of fering 65c. for Re I, H for While, delivered in July; 65 ni:d 65 in August; 50 and 60 in September. Bacon. Shoulders 6c., Hams 8o (.'Lear Sides 80., from wagons. From store, 61, 9 a 9J nnd 8 a 9. Choicu llama nru in considerable dem md merely for domestlo consumption, and will command 8 a 8Jc, from wagons. Suoar. Market quiet, quotations as be foresay, 7 a 9c. according lo quality. Molasses. In barrels, 32 s 35c.; in half, barrels, 37 a 40. Coffee. 12 a 13c. New York, July 10. Cotion sales 300 bales; advancod . Flour firm. Wheat heavy; western red 1 00 a 1 03; white 1 05 a 1 15. Whisky -J3 n 2t. Sui'ar, Museo. vado 6. Carolina Kiue 3) a 8. Tallow aud Bacon steady. Cincinnati, July 10. Flour, extra, firm; common grades dull.' Whisky 21 f. Outs 42 a 45. Corn and Wheat unchanged. Sugar active, 7 a 8). Molas.es firm, at 35c. St. Louis, Jujy 10 Flour, delivered in August, 3 79. Whenl, red 90 a 95. Corn 65 a 66. Hemp 65 a 60. Tobacco, whole range, 4 25 a 9 60. W,aeat. A small lot of Tennessee while wheat, of the new crop, sol I In 'iniiiiiiiitf oil the 6th inst., ut 1.10 per bushel.