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PROHIBITION. INTERVIEW WITH A PROMINENT LIQUOR DBUHMEB. YestenUy «u exceedingly dull. Spring is about to put in an appear- mhlMtlonHow Working Its OwnWay- Wsadtrfnl Decrease lath* sale of Whls- kor An Over the Itato--The People Rap idly Sobering Up-Effect on the Bulneea «g Atlanta-Oeoegla Part Verging bn a "Dry” Itate-The liquor Tax la Florida. Yesterday we met a drummer for one of the targeat liquor houses in the South, who had just returned from a bus iness trip oVer Georgia and through Florida, and we asked him wlisl effect had the prohibition movement on the li quor traEjlo. “I'll tell you,” he replied, “that so far as Georgia is concerned the whisky busi ness iq dead past resurrection, and other states are fast falling into line. I hare been selling UquOr sli my life, and it is the only way I lure of making a living, but it is needless to deny the fact that the prohibition movement lias wrought a wonderful change in the people, so far as whisky-drinking is concerned. I have lately iwen to Atlanta, Columbus, Ma con, Augusta and Savannah, and of course my business required that I visit all the saloon men. With a single excep tion, Snyder, o’ Augusta, who still re tains his trade, I found the liquor dealers bins and disheartened, and they report a decrease in ules of from 25 to 50 per cent I do, not believe therein much more than one-half the liquor sold in Atlanta now as this time last year. Now it seems reasonable to suppose that when the counties around you go ‘dry,’ that you will get tbair trade, and your sales will be proportionately increased,. But such is not the ease. Every county that adopts prohibition indicia a new slab on the liquor business all over Georgia. You .ask me why is this? Why, simply be cause the moral sentiment of the people U opposed to liquor drinking, snd it is •causing thousands to stop. Even in li quor counties, men who have been drink ing all their lives liaye quit abort off, It is getting to be a discredit to be seen to enter a bar-room," and gradually the praotice is abandoned. I tell you, as a liquor man, that prohibition has done great things fur Georgia, and if there was not another election held, that tho grow ing sentiment of the people will gradual ly drive liquor out of the state. The whisky dealers all over Georgia are dis heartened and demoralised, and are pre pared for the worst. They know and feel that their occupation is gone. How about the jug trade? It is greatly over estimated.' A drummer couldn't make expenses going to tbe dry counties and taking orders for liquor. I tell you the peoplo are not drinking, and there is demand for it. It used to be the cus tom that the Brat thing a visitor did when be reached Atlanta and registered, was to hunt-the bar-room. Not one in den now thinks of drinking, and often you can enter a crowd at the Kimball Houao and ask a dosen men before you ean find one to drink with.” “What effect will prohibition have on tlantaT" “It will kill the place, and has already ven it a fatal stab. There are hun dreds of vacant houses alt over the city* l and rente have declined fearfully. Bus iness is worse than I ever knew it. The people are divided and embittered, aqd that unity of action which built up At lanta is forever destroyed. Don't you •ait the city Can't raise 1100,000 to build the Georgia Midland? The reason of this is the liquor men are holding off. ea I m know of one ' firm that sub scribed 16,000 to that road, but when Atlanta voted dry . they* reduced the , .amount to *500. The Gate .City to in bad-flx, and when the trouble once be- gins, you will hear the houses pop like a canebrake on ire. Am'I certain that rents are declining? - Let me give you . one illustration: Ex-Marshal Fitxsim- mons base besqtlful pjhce on Peachtree atreeVln oqo of the most fashionable - portions of the city, that in 1884 rented for |100 per month, last year at $75, and this year was rented at public outcry for $37.50. I tell yon, prohibition has saved tho .drunkard, but it has killed Atlanta.” “Has Florida prohibition?” we asked. “Partially so, through high taxation. The state and county tax there for sell- ,7 ing liquor to-|500 a year, and then before you can open a bar-room you must Brat ■V get a petition signed by two-thirds of the • .- voters within three miles of where you expect to locate. In Jacksonville and other cities where the Yankee tourists most do congregate, 'liquor aaloons are as thick aa leaver; fe Valambrosa. But !»vi4«Uin^5«sj»e way as Gcor- 'jt there to "no tolling where this tamnaranee wave Will stop. What am I temperance WaVs will stop, going to do? I don’t know as yet—turn telportour, I suppose.” The Athens ice works are valued at ♦11,000. Cranford A Davis received several new organs yesterday. The sale of an Athons drug store to still being negotiated. The business of our street railroad im proves daily. Everybody to now hard at work in their gardens. The hunters report snipe plentiful in the marshes. The butchers are now selling splendid beef. Two beautiful new summer cars will be put on our street railroad. The infant son of Judge W. B. Thom as was buried yesterday evening. One peck of Eastern Irish potatoes to plant, is worth a bushel of Western. There are about seven thousand bales of cotton in the Athens warehouses. A new furniture store is about to open in the city. A colored woman, the mother of four children, cut her wisdom tooth yosterday. The farmers along the line of the N, E. are making preparations for another large crop. Mr. Uinsterhas the largest collection of ancient Coins and stomps of any one in the state. The ministers will hold a meeting at the Y. M. C. A. rooms Thursday morn ing. As soon as HcGinty’s shops are built, the part of the city near them will grow very fast. It is said that the present dry spell fortells that we will be blessed with showers the coming summer. A walking match would be a good thing at the fair grounds in the spring. Tout Hampton should do something to wards getting it up. The street commissioner will not cut down the Urge sycamore tree at the Na tional Bank corner, aa it would interfere with the bailiffs in posting up their levies. The participants in the private theatri- ricats at the Athenieum on next Friday night are in active rehearsal. It promises to be a brilltont affair. The superintendent of the waterworks has received a great many flower cut tings. The yard around the engine house will be a great resort this summer. It has become fashionable far young ladies to sit up with the dead at night. Two Miliedge avenbe belles have lately been indulging in this work of chsrity. Eugene Brydie is the corresponding secretary of the two colored fire compa nies in Athens, and is doing a great deal of work in getting up the state tourna ment TBE KATOB-a KEETBfO. Mayor Heaves and Mayor pro tern. Smith both being absent yesterday, Prof. White occupied the seat and dealt out justico to the law-breakers. The com plexion of the audience was not the usual color. Tbe boys over in East Athens had a little trouble at a valentine drawing, and the acting Mayor drew three dollars and costs out of them. The next cases called wete those who had the flghtat the opera housoafew nights ago. They were dealt with very lenient- ly, and a light floe imposed upon them. Prof. White presides with a great deal of dignity. ALX08T AFIKE. Yesterday morning a crowd of little negroes gathered at a house occupied by a colored family to play, and concluded that they would go under the house and build a fire, which they proceeded to 'do. They kept piling on fagots, and the flame increased in volume, until it came very near reaching the dry pine floor only afewfeetabovetbut, luckily, some parties in passing, detected the danger, and prevented the imminent conflagra tion. Fire and powder an two thiuga that should be kept out of reach of chil dren. save OP A PATEET. We learn that Dr. Hunnicutt paid Mr. Lawson $4,000 for the right of bla cotton basket, and will press its sale by next in. This to a splendid invention, and if properly worked, a fortune can be made out of it Dr. H. baa also the right to ten counties for the Georgia fence, and will soon put a man on the road to dispose of the territory for him. There to generally not much money in patent righto, but Dr. Hunnicutt has twe dings that the people will have. Mr. Wm. Fleming has gone to Chatta nooga. Moore ft Elder are doing a splendid retail trade. We regret to tearnJthatMr. “Zip” Wil cox to vety sick. Mrs. R. Toombs DnBqse is with her mother.on Miliedge avenue. Chief Oliver and the police ale having new uniforms made. Hr. C. E. Smith, of Newnan, partner of Dr. Charlie Iqsjg, lain the city. Col. Fetor A. Martin, the affable and seductive life insurance agent, still lin gers with ua. Mr. A. Pope has been appointed Gen eral Freight Agent of the Norfolk ft Western-railroad. - J * • Misa Florrie Carr, who has been the guest of Miss Ella Johnson, of Atlanta, has returned to Athens. Mr. N. N. Pendergrass, one of Jeffer. son’s moat prominent merchants, waa in the city yesterday. Unde Steve 8tokeley made Athena a flying visit on Monday. He to always wetoome. Mrs. Oliver Clark, of Gainesville, to expected in Athens on a visit to her sis ter, Mrs. Dr. Lowrance. Maj. Ed Honklakly, of the U. S. ma rines, is expected to visit our city at an early date. Capt and Mrs. Jackson and Mrs. Hoke Smith, of Atlanta, are not in the city, aa has been reported. There are a doxen applicants already for the place of money clerk in the post- office. Hon. Seaborn Reese left the city Sun day, to visit Sparta before his return Washington.—Madisonian. Senator Colquitt is in Brooklyn, and last night spoke on prohibition in Tal- mage's tabernacle. Lieut. Oscar J. Brown, instructor cavalry tactics at West Point, to expect ed in the city seon to visit his sister, fln. Dr. Lyndon. Oliver Doud Byron, the man who has paralysed Athens once or twice, will visit us again ere long. He will rake in the aheckles when he does come. Mr. Gantt yesterday succeeded.y> walk- ing nearly two squares, without assis tance, but waa completely exhausted. Hostill has a vary severe cough. Junius Lynch Clemons, clerk of the river and harbor committee of the house of representatives, claims that he to tbe original inventor of the electric telegraph, The Chatagus circle to in a most flour ishing condition. This is a moat instruc tive and interesting society and should comprise all of our ladies oT literary tastes. Eugene Speer, of Georgia, has been appointed chief of the loan division in tbe office of the first comptroller of the treasury at a salary of twenty-one hun dred dollars. When the Santa Fe road was first sug gested, it was thought to be altogether impractical, but since its completion it has become oneof the most beneficial and necessary roads in the county. Too much praise and too many thanks cannot be given to the advocsti-r. Last Sunday proved to bo a day of hibition for brides at tbe Baptist church, there being seven present They pre sented a lovely and angelic sight Tho marriage contract between Mr. George McLeroy and Miss Anna Osborn, was consummated last Sunday morning by Rev. W. A. Overton. There were quite a number of friends of both the bride and groom present to congratulate the happy couple in their divine union, The Misses Kinnebrew, of-Rome, who visited the Lester family, were as accom plished and polished ladies as over made their appearance in society. Tboyare perfect models of culture and beauty. Mr. S. T. Benton has purchased the va cant lot west of the academy lot, and will .at an early dy erect a convenient and beautiful cottage thereon. It waa at first thought that ho wpuidbmtd on bla river plantation, but it being too much of a private place for him he decided on a more public bom*. 0. B. D. DEATH FROM RATUXAL CAUSES. Lkxixotox, Ga, Feb. 22,—Coroner J, R. Baggs was called to hold an inquest over the dead body of Willis Hutchison, colored, yesterday. Willis waa found by Mr. Howard Hays, a few miles from hia home in the big road. The old : was vsry aged, and after, summoning a jury of inquest and bearing the evidence, came to the decision that hia death was from natural causes. BOUOHT OUT. Mr. Arthur Long has purchased the drug store of Long ft Co. M^ Arthur Long has been in the drug business in our city for a number of years, and ws welcome him back to bis old stand. Dr. Charlie Long, we learn, will move back to Newnan. He has made many friends in Athens, who wish him all the success noon BEX ABB. . There to a negro girl in Athens who 1 claims that she has a frog in her arm that travels up and down hsrarofromber wrist to her shoulder. She saya that another woman conjured her when she waa^young, and the frog has been in her arm ever since. HBWFOtTOmOES. The old office at Osceola between’ Mc Nutt and Jug Tavern, has been opened a|pin,ahda'hew office called Elder be tween Waikinsville and High Shoals has been established. This will be a grant help to the people of Ooooee. Nearly all the Swede and English emigrants that were brought ont here several years ago have gone to other parts. All of them became dissatisfied soon after they landed, and did not pay back the money advanced to bring them over. PETE DEAD. Both Hr. Toomerjs parrot and cocka trice arc dead. He had only had the birds a short time, and paid $16 for the parrot. His monkey is still alive and mischievous. - _ TAxr. M, C. A. The Young Men's Cbrisiian Association tain’ good working order now. Their devotional meetings are very well attend- ed and a growing interest manifested, all ,f which to very good. ter* -V ; ‘fiwgfimTW-" ’ Ik THE TOURNAMENT. The state tournament of the colored fireieompanies will take place in Athens on the 21st of Jnly, the weak after com mencement. There will be two comps- Ifrom Macon, one from Americas, two from Griffin, one from Augusta and one from Millegeville, besides the two companies from Athens that will compete for the prises. There will be several valuable prises offered. Special arrange ments have been made with all the rail roads to bring the visiting companies at reduced rotes. The officers and mem bers of Belief and Champion companies are doing their best to make the tourna ment a success, and will no doubt give their visitors a royal welcomo. The col ored fire companies of Athens have done a great deal in saving property in the city. They takes pride in theirorgani- rations, and tho white people of Athens should do everything in their power to assist them in getting up the tournament, MADISON'S POSITION. We have labored hard, earnestly and honestly to get the Midland from Colum bus via Griffin and Madison to Athena, but our labor has been in vain. We were deceived at the very start, and now re alize it and feel it, too, and what is more, Griffin and Athena feel it and were de ceived more than we. Madison new strikes henceforth for herself, and natu rally looks to ths Macon and Covington road, and will go to work and build at leasts turnpike to Honticello, to be con verted into a railroad very soon. Look ont for the engine when the whistle blows.—Madisonian. BOOS-TXAUiDWAXT. Mr. Julius Gardner yesterday laid an egg on our table that to quite a curiosity. Ths yolk to perfect, but instead of being surrounded by the white it to stretched for several inches, like a string, attached to the yolk, with a thin coating of shell on it BOUND TO BATE IT. The police are moving around lively collecting tax executions. The only thing one of them could find to levy on waa a calf, and after chasing tbs calf for. an hour he gave it up and receipted the execution. TXAYEB MXXTIHO. There to an interesting prayer meeting; by the todies, every Monday afternoon, at the Methodist parsonage, that to a fruitful source Of good and pleasure to the participants. .It to largely attended. KOXE IMPROVEMENTS. Mr. Snwell will at once build two neat cottages on the Turner lot, fronting Col-, lege avenue. It will be a splendid loca tion, and the houses can be readily rent ed. Hi &HEMIKG Broad Street, Athens, Ga. No Such Stock of BOOTS&SHOES Ever seen in Athens Before,All the Latest Styles in Ladles’and Misses’ Shoes BALDWIN & FLEMING. GRIFFITH & MELL, INSURANCE AGENTS. Represent best Companies and insure desirable pro perty in Athens and vicinity on most favorable terms Lire or CourAMM, Avia Georgia Homo .' | 7*0,*00 Home of New York 7,200,058 Phoenix ol Hartford... 4,249,700 Liverpool and London and Globe 14.600,000 Insurance Company ot North America. 9.087,23* North British and Mercantile. 3,313,714 New York Underwriter* 3,505,877 Germania of New York 2,533,788 Merchants or New Jersey 1,190,984 Atlanta fwe (Pays dividend* to policy holders.) 219,328,48 LONG TERM POLICIES ISSUED ON NOTE PLAN. OFFICE AT BANK OF THE UNIVERSITY. janUdiy. STOCK FEED Made from the *v$ry best grain-give it a trial. COTTON SEED MEAL, Splendid for Cattle and indispensible to the Farmer as a Guano. O’FARRELL & HODGSON JaalhlSn FOR E THROAT, MOUTH, ETC. The Certain Catarrh Cure to POSITIVELY UNEQUALLED. Purely Vegetable. Entirely liarnils-s. Require* no I T tab Cll„ where others fall to give relief. Price, |1 per bottle; 0 bottles for $5 For sale at all DrnqqiaU. Testimonials free. 3 O. 00., Proprietor, ATHENS, GEORGIA. DU TOWIX. One of the Iron clad notea taken by the Athena merchants was presented t farmer to sign, and after reading it over carefully, he said that the only way to get outof paying the note waa to die. STILL WIAXINO THE OKAY. Yesterday along, lank-looking coun tryman came to the city wearing an offi cer’s anlt of Confederate gray. It brought back the days of old to the soldiers who followed Lee and Jackson. HOTSIXa IN A KAMI. The Salmagundi club met Monday night, and one of the carriage drivers said he waa getting very "tired waiting for the Sallie Montgomery elnb to adjourn. ' m TBS 8IDSWAUS. E Why don’t oar street commissioner remove the stones and old bridges from the sidewalks on Lumpkin street? . Cm***. ■■■■■■Mi J. N. SMITH & CO. GRAIN DEALERS AND MILLERS TEXAS RUST PR00F0ATS GENUINE, FOR SALE CHEAP. laalMly. T&CK ILVERWARE WISS WATCHES CUDDER’S. FINE STATIONERY Books, Fanoy Goods. Everything in General Station ery. A Fine Stock of f’ICTURBRAM Mouldixos, Etc. Oedxbs Promptly Attended To.