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' I KOTIN THE BACK. Hon. ▼. a. Mattox, of Elbert County. Hot a'uaaeiSUe fevOonsraes—ni Hoalth and yrtvato tutaroou Forbid. Heasdnont, Ga, March 10, 1886.— Mr. T. L Gantt, Athena, Ga.—My Dear Sir: I will not be a candidate for nomi nation before the nextconrention in the ninth congressional district My repeat ed ill-health, together with the demanda of my private intereata conatrain me i thia concluaion. The numerous aaanrancea of kindnoaa and* anpport with. which I have mot while my name haa been associated with the position,have been exceedingly grati fying and encouraging to me—atill the inexorable demanda of health, family and intereat admoniah me to withdraw from an undertaking which I cannot prosecute with an undivided and deter mined energy. Yours truly, Wa. H. Mattox. The above letter will be qolte a sur- priao to the many frienda of Col. Mattox, in thia district, who feel that in hia de clining to become a candidate before the next oongrexaional convention that he ia yielding up an aaaured nomination. He waa certainly a very atrong man, and waa faat building up A eiipport that would have aecured the nomination overwhelm ingly. ' Wo treat that Col. Mattox’s re tirement from politico ia only temporary, for he lathe kind of man our atate moat needa the aervicea of. KNIGHTS OF LABOR. BRIEF HIOTOBY Ur THE UEUAJil- ZATIOX. Thtaraat Power of One Man—wonderful Orowtk of Use Order-Tbe Mlealoa of the Knights la to Preterm Peace, Hot Create I trite-th* Beginning of the OrC»- in Claike County and its ProMHt Member, ahlp—The Speaking To-Night, etc. Learning that Mr. R. F. Trevelick, a prominent official of the Knightc of La bor, would lecture in Athene, at Deupree opera house, to-night, on the principles and aima of the order, we think it would not be amiaa to give a history of thia or ganisation in the United States and Athena: At present T. V. Powderly is the head executive officer,with the title of Gener al Master Workman of the Knights qf Labor. By the advice and consent of hia four associates in the executive board be can blockade the wheels of commerce hnd render inactive the machinery, the locomotives and ears of a great railway. This power is the result of the thought, energy aad faith of Uriah S. Stevens, once a poor cloth cotter of Philadelphia. Stevens waa born in Cape May county, N. J., Aug. % 1821 of parents in com fortable circumaUncea. He received an excellent education and waa destined for the ministry, but became a tailor. His sympathies were with the laboring class es and he waa a reformer by nature. He began the work of forming this or- - ganlzation in 1869, at Brat mainly among the cloth-cutters. The first local aaaem- , bly was properly organised in 1873. This was Assembly Ho. 1, and it has been duplicated in form in every city in the Union at present The body spread . rapidly in Philadelphia, until it included . nearly all the trades and the vast majori ty etthe working mtn. Having gained ascendency in Philadel phia its tentacles began to reach out to other placets. An assembly in Trenton, N. ifi proved a failure, but in Pennsylva nia'the movement found ready sympao thixers. It swept across the state to Pittsburg and captured the centre of the coal and iron trade. Stevens believed h yiseacy. The name bom the begin ning waa the Noble Order of the Knights Vf Labor, but no one except its members knetr its name. Outside of the meet ings it was neTor breathed. The ordets and communications bore the signature, •O f 1 * *•», and waa spoken of by the, members as the "fife asterisks,” or “five stars.” The calls for. meetings were made in cabalistic signs maSt i'Auhalk on the sidewalks, and there waa intense ex citement in* Philadelphia when it was discovered that a few chalk marks in front of. Independence Hall called to- gather 4,000 or 5,000 men. The Brat general convention was held ' in 1878, when the General Assembly of \ North America was formed. Stevens was elected ‘General Master Workman, holding the office through two terms.' He kecime one of the most inBuential labor- . tag men.in this oesotry, was twice a candidate for congress, and beforevhis death in 1882, saw the order he had founded firmly established and growing •in strength and wonderful rapidity. To- day, although the rule of secneyls s careftlly, observed aad exact information cannot be obtained ante the stnagth men of the executive board control fully 500,000 or 600,000 workingmen. It was estimated some months ago that from 150 to 170 new local assemblies are organised every month. The annual in crease in membershop ia put at Over 150,000. The order does not yet include every trade. The members of trades and oc cupations, however, aro coining in one after another, as difficulties arise. The organisation is modeled to include all kinds of laborers, and contains in its membership senators, representatives, municipal assemblymen, mayors, clergy men, physicians, journalists, farmers and even employers and capitalists. Mem bers of bolb,aexes and workmen in any calling with'cbrtain qualifications, such as good chsTaitcrand membership in the organized lodge of fellow-workmen whore none exists, are elllglble to • mem bership. In forming a local assembly three-quarters of the chsrter members mast be wtge-wodedrs or farmers.' The local assemblies, as' far as possible, are compoted of persons following Otis call- •"I- ' ,„V ( The' local assemblies goverii them selves and can boycott arid take other ac tion in their otrn precinct, bnt all feoner^. al matter which the local or district as semblies cannot handle, come under the. jurisdiction of the Executive board, which 1 is all-powerful and has the entire ordersnd each individual of it under absolute con trol. They flue, investigate,, arbitrate and issue all orders pertaining tothe general intereat of the Knights, The cost of membership in the order is slight The initiation fee is usually small, about $1 for mon soil 60 cents ■ for women, although in some strong assem blies with Urge funds on band itia placed as high as |25. The monthly dues vary from 10 cents to 40 cents per month. Few salaries are paid. The Master Workman of s district, who most devote hU entile time to his work, re ceives only as much as hs can earn at bis trade. The General Muter Work man receives a salary of only $1,60% and the General Secretary-Treuurer only $1,200, with expenses when traveling or away'from home, while the mefnbers of the Executive Board get only $3 a day aad expenses while at work. Eseh mem ber mtat pay bis annual per capita tax to the general trsuiiry of 24 cents, which pays all general expenses. The active members of the board art T. V. l'owderly, president *nd chairman, and Frederick Tamer, secretary and treasurer, and the work UUa on their shoulders. Mr. Powderly was born at Carbondale, Pa., January 24, 1849. Ho learned, the trade of a machinist and studied mechanical engineering. He' joined the Machinists’ and Blacksmiths’ Union of Scranton, whan 19 years of age, and wu pruiding officer of that body. He joined the K. of L. in 1874, and becamo shortly after the secretary of his District Assembly. He wu prami- nent in the order at the Brat convention in 1878, and hu bun elected its head six times. He hu been twice Mayer of Scranton, Pa., and is a man capab’eyif an immense amount of work. He is s good speaker and is genial in disposition. ‘ j Frederick Turner, the 1 General’ Secre tary, las Philadelphian, and’jt'Xgold beater by trade. He wad on. of the put active originators qjyjraoiy, spa wu s prominent; member of the Brat General Convention. ' ’ « The only proselyting which is allow ed is tbs distribution of a pamphlet con taining tha "Declaration of 1’rinciplsd," giving the rims of the order and tbs de- uitrUBsTnii esritartfflf T|m| motto of the Knights is, “An injury to ops,Jp the concern Of ail.' equally divided. The applications oon- tinue to come in at every meeting, and there are very few mechanics in the city but belong to the order. A leading mem ber remarked to ua: “The future of the K. of L. is bright, and will continue to grow in popularity m soon u our object is thoroughly understood by the people. There in no communistic doctrine preach ed in our order. We are for peace, and propose to settle all our differences outside of the court-house, i The idea hu gono out that we stir up strife- and get. up trouble between Small Items That a Reporter Gaunt on the Ply Yesterday. J. H.-Iteares haa’rbcautiful pair of v A. AJhe spring geode are the haudsoineat ever brought to Athena. • ., The belled bustard hu been, seen in Medieon, Ha. I It is said that Baird's minstrels were theiflnest that ever visited Athens. ' The cotton market ia atill fluctuating. the muter and the employees. This is H is up one day and down the nest. Mil» mistake. We are u much eppoeed fhe police resemble a iXvfM circuit In llnlFH ulllfl SinlliKil On- nhi—f tp il. . • ti NY 1 to strikes aa the capitalist. Our object rV j.with their new suits on. ,- - *' ---■ a ..j - ' aa, jrr. “ - ..... . . is to keep them down and settle the 'dif ference by ‘arbitration. If these differ ences cannot be settled by arbitration, then we here our remedy, and eq ,‘fiir it has proved very effective in settlements. Thera ts snoihsr mistaken idea about the Knights trying to control the politics i of tho country; We have noehing to do with politics. We ask only lA-be,allow ed to vote , for who we please^and the men who will best further ojr interests. We are not s political organization. i»ro sro not many men outside qf the ■chinics that belong to tka order in Athe$4- J JWe Bdpe jo do good all through the. ceuatry. Como out to-nightiand bear iOCT'kvSKiatUh. opera house. He is a fine speaker„and will give you # It seemed as if the books were almost ven away laat nigh t at the bco^ auction F'The Elevator Mills and ■ the 'cotton seed oil mill are on a boom. M. B. MoGinty, jrr, weighs elareU' pounds aind favors hia £atEer...jJt j 1,1 The book auction started' last night ami many sales wero affected acthh bid ders own price. 1. J AthenH is full of drummers. This is a good sign that none the merchants sro •gjbaky. >«r-/ V'**■♦<» : , Bananas on iceis a favorite dish-with thou who can afford b*f h? then cold bufud fried buon. #>- Athens hu several patents that only weed money to push them to make a for tune,. exactly pur standing and objects. We Tho little wooden negro front Of wspt eytyy.msT in Athens to hear him, and than probably there will not be so tqqqh prejudice against ear order." , ; tho order, jt is safe to say that the five year in October and 'tfsnsook sit i the gensidl business of tho order, , and) $$e«ts officer* and thru member* oif tho Kfeo- utive Board, the President and Secretary conititatlng the. other two. ' q The history of the order In Athens wr get from s member who joined the K. of I* when it first started in our city: f The flrat lodge ,wu organised on the 22d day of August, 1885, by, Mr. Henry Jennings, formerly of Oconee county, but now of Atlanta. A few mechanics met at the Good Templsi^’' hriP*ahd started tho first lodge of Knights of La bor In Clarke county. John W. . Black wu elected first Master Workman,-and at once went to work to increase, the membership of the lodge. Speakers were invited, and they explained Um ob ject of the K. of ,I..,and at once tho mem bership commenced to increase veryrsp idly- CTR. Riden ia at present. Muter Workman of this lodge, and makes a good presiding officer. There are three lodges in Clarke county, at difhrent places, sad the membership in AtMns is three hundred, and in the whole county six hundred or over. There ia hot very little difference between the number of whitM and blacks that belong to/ tho lodges in this county. Thoy are shoot Y* ‘ ■ Y. PKOBABLY AH INJUSTICE. J A few days ago the Banner-Watch man published a notice that some of our citiscns had subscribed for. the Nash ville Artisan through the agent, David IG. Rsy, who earns to our city and repre sented that hs wu the agent of that I paper, and wu traveling through tho South writing up the different industries, and that those who had subscribed and paid in advance bad Beyer received a copy of the paper. 'Hr. J. H. Dorsoy was * subscriber, and had never'received a copy until yesterday, when a negro brought him a bundle of Nashville Arti- 7.ans, that had been fished out of a trash barrel on the street, and stated that there were several bundles of papers in tho barrel where his cams from. A large, nuwberjf our best merchants and citizens subscribed and. paid in advance for that paper, and they sro anxious to know why their mail Is found in a trash barrel on Clayton street A SENSATIONAL TRIAL. For some time put thb papers hare been ^qlt bl iii stogy o^coirt trial ovtr have Long's drag store is Tslned st one thon- sand dollars. a-! ravetohuaua ) SI ill ,n CtUrttJ -j . -ivMtafuA.,’// f»AA , , w|| EN YOU OOME DOWN- . •r. IK5II . ' Jdrop'^ji ^AJID SEE, V,9| , «,lj )o ,. 0 la-'u'- We are opening new goods every Hay and our spring stock is the largest and, belt assorted ever before offered in this market. Call and examine and be convinced!!i : “ 11.: BALDWIN & FL.EMLNG/ •ir-ot lu Hot ilxCJul-- i>KAi.aww in •‘msva-1 sill 1* osnoijro :BOOTS AND SHOES, "1..." . t .wov.ll’' o0,4 * , * < l ! j Vk ATHENS, GEORGIA. “Tho set of Dickens works told Iasi j night at the book auction wu realms* beautiful edition. ; There is s tree in Athens which hu letters carved on it, supposed to hgve been done by DeHoto or some of his fol-' GET A Veronee is preparing to get out anoth er patent. lie proposes to run the street carl with the Texas mule attachment left off.* Some one had tho misfortune (?) ia. drbpxiad break* a]ng which contained s gallon of whisky, and Clayton street had the odor of a bar-room for awhile. ,e supreme court tlnally gave to rather v JamuT.MiUer^'ino mother of tho child, on her ’ death-bed, gate'’ the now-born infant to its grandmother, Mrs. Wm. Wallace, wife of Prof. Wal lace, well known in Athens u the K. of L. lectunir£They. reared the child to sis years.old, whan its father claimed it, and last Sunday wu tugnod over to him by the grandmother. It may. not be law, butjuatica would b*T0 given the child to its grandmother, who 1 had the trouble with it daring infancy. Mrs. Wallace ought to now sue Miller for the cost o{ AS I ■' A THB GEORGIA MIDLAND. » Atlanta, March 10.—Atlanta hu a new proposition from the Georgia Mid land. Tho conference between tho com- mitteo and the directors did not result in anything definite, and President Jordan, ■;^UsnU wsnjs/sny ibid for a branch qr Ths General Assembly «nwtr*rery. OiM 1 * fin are jubilant ove’r tho'fsct that she hu triumphed over Atlanta.; , ; i ” BXTBNSITB BOOK BALB. 6olf£t(^ twenty thpnsshd Volumes ol Bare, Val uable and Standard Books, to be sold for wbat they will bring. This is an over plus stock and coRtalns some very fine sets ol standard works, history, bio graphy, fiction, art books, etc. They have secured the store room on Broad Street, next to Childs, Nickerson A Co. Mb.’A- Coleman will act as Auctietter. OATS THAT NETX* DIE. W. H. Beusse brought to our, office yesterday several bunches of oats that wero planted twenty years ago. They are called the Italian oats, and cold weather, inoyr or rain will not kill them out. Theresa be eat thru times * year before they come to a head. After they are once planted aad take root there ie so more trouble with them. They grow thru feet high and have good heeds. SOCIETY ANp PERSONAL. Mr. Alex Nabors, one of our enterpris ing butchers, lias gene to Southwest Georgia for a few weeks. 'J We acknowledge s pleasant call from Mr. John C. Bailey, editor of the Enter prise A Mountaineer, published st Green- vilte, 8. C. '•Harry Hilt, of Atlanta is in Wuhing- ton. U is understood that ho is there working up the means to build s railroad frbm UniCn Point to Wlme Plains, in Greene county. A OUN DSED. y V* I > a ( John Jonea^ a deep-colored fishermen, was quietly watching bis book* on the Oconee river, below the, factory,^whe'ti Adolphus Richards came along,' ajid^ without shy word of warning, commenc-' ed beating John ovor the head with! his gun. Adolphus hu stepped off for ithe present, but the police are on the look out for him. John hu s bad cut on his head msdo by tho gus. »*> »! *' RATTLilNAXItOXTBBlTBItT. Yesterday being a warm day, a small ground rattlesnake crawled out from the cellar ^ndertite barber shop on Bread street, and wu killed. They have no rattles, but are considered much more dangerous than the ones with rattles. FOR A’ H AT! only Novelty for Early Spring, MICMAEE •’BROS. Broad and Jackson Sts., Athens. ■* nd^dbffJhKj I -vviii® noj a Iji'h vhjJ vitii b*< 1 r , ova yhilsH .refold bo *» rril ..tJWi'iJ* baint»>b jBBHBMBfcrm-' (SiSiiSiii'iEED < f (trow ■ 'o ia* 1 ** j ^ “ Wmm ] SjDtli) SHOT THROUGH THE HAND. Mr. Will Hiudrup, while loading his pistol, accidentally discharged it and the ball passed through the third finger of the left hand. The wound ia quite pain- fui, but it is hoped that hs will not lose lb Dr. Benedict dressed the wound. THE MINITRSLB. Baird’s minstrels was one of the but troupes that ever exhibited in Athens. T|ie curtain never drops, and it is ono round of Bin from the commencement to the end. Thoy deserved a better house. ' “f/.vWi’ MALICIOUS MISCHIEF.. ; Coleman hid a fine horse badly iinur- ed yesterday by some person sticking s hook in the fleshy' part of its thigh./'Mr. Coleman had tho wonnd sewed up, but it will diuble the horse for some timy. -< MAKINO lMPaOTEMENTI. Edge, Dorsey A Co. are making some improvements in the rear of their store; for the parpou ef storing the large lot of furniture they are now receiving"* j 'jK^U EOO XATSS. yv_l^gg|3 A negro in Athens ate 120 eggs on s wager. There wu no vinegar or other chemicals used to reduce the sise of tho eggs. CHAXHRIH SATES. uw^unes woa enecz M IM Bin 01 1 tking like cengutton of the braia. HAMPTON & WEBB, Prices |tiuasted u low u aav aiber markets. SeadovUera lac aanQleS BueklldAvlj. . HAMPTON • WEBB, Lampkls *b. AUMU,Oa. NEW GOOD JUST RECEIVED ' of Gilt MonltLiB^s Ever nhowi: in the City. Painting Frames. >**,?. mm them up in elegant style for peetrafta ’ aad W. BURKE, Athanta WUtatiMfaatM Wlm is i ia Hew York btiytag k sprtag