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EDITORIAL COMMENT. Mr. It. R. Russell has \\ iili dravn his insolvent cost bill. The* Athens Danner '-avs nearly two thirds of ih@ cotton coming to list cry is robed in ‘•white.” _______________ Tho h gislal tire claims a few more (lays yet, so says one of the members. The bill for higher education has been cut down from SOB,OOO to $ 15,000. Harrison has tauon up his ofli cinl duties at Washington, Now or the run ot petitions, applica ti- ns and appoint merits. Mr. Tom Cobb Jackson seems to be getting his name in tire papers again. The A lania Constitution contains a long account of him. If tho people of Georgia would vote a stated salary for the legisla ture, as other states have done, they would do more in a much shorter time than they do. If the legislature would OHCour age the railroads instead ©f trying t-> "ripple and kill tirern ou‘, Geor gia would prefly soon show up in a luoro prosperous way and the state would present a perfect net work of railways.—[Eagle. Liverpool, Out. 4 —Ti e receiver lo day puts total sales of the week at 38 000, American 27 000. Trade leaking#, including forwarded from shipside, 34 0), actual export, if,ooo. total import 33,000, American, 22,000 T-ital stock, 368.000, Aoieociu, 202. 000, toml ati-iat, 13-1 000, Americau, 120,000. The supreufe court of Georgia has, since tiie present term opened, been sitting on alternate days and rendering decisions on the other days. It was decided yesterday Jo make a change, beginning next Monday. In future court will he held the first three days and decis ions will be rendered the last three days of each week. The state ©i Alabama has done the right thing. Bhe has enacted anew law. “tVh.en a murder is brought to justice, and pleads the ins imiy dodge, he is then tried un der a special empanelled jury for insanity. If he is found sane, then he is tried for murder.” This is com ing under the march of civilization. The courts ot Alabama will be no longer hoodwinked under the in sanity dodge. John Burns, the leader of the London strikers, controlled 100,* . / half starved men for tliyee weeks. The in 11 ue nee some lead - t-rs is magnetic. Bur, in this, Burns •,d only labor to puli against cap ital, end tl:o Jo id was too great for 1. ;i- As long as the world stands, h.bor will always be controlled by wniiah This is one of ihe inevi t; 1 .. ~ outside of the laws of the lan 1. An it ration has been fried, hut without oiled. _ : ■ Gov. < iordon commuted the sen tence of i suae L. Sellers toilio time lie I>. rve-h Sellers was convict wl < ■ ' •••! ;h, i\ : 5, in A w ! ir-g c'■ • -of G' i. :•••)* r ai. 1 was i ■ ;.j .ii wi : su'lered Com tiro nthnrpt has recently signed an affidavit that Sellers was not the guilty man. and that sire had be-ui hired by Ron Williams, the r ml criminal, to necusa Seller.'. Tiro pro so co dng allormy and many t f the citizens of Appling county signed tiro pet it ion. A Gratuitous Insult. The aelion of the house of repre sentatives yesterday, with regard to the cotnmillve to investigate the claim of the lessees of the Western and Atlantic railroad, in instruct ing said committee how they should take testimony, is tire most remarkable c induct we have ever heard of Irorn a legislative body lo wan! the aelion of a committee. It is clearly and emphatically an insult to tli© committee. This com mittee was appointed to take testi mony, and report. The house thinks the committee is so weak they may be imposed upon and deceived, and hence they throw safeguards around it. If die senate agrees to the resol ution, no decent man ought to re main on the committee, and we don’t believe they will. Nothing is clearer than tint we have men in the legislature who are not willing even to trust them selves on a proper settlement of the question involved in this mat ter. It is very easy to account for demagogue? who will some to the surface on an issue like the Olive bill, and who will, as a certain mem her, who made a demagogical ti rade, and when called to account by one of his friends, said; ‘*o,l don’t believe what I said, but it suits my constituents.” i3ut this isabusiness matter in which trie state is interested, and it is the part of statesmanship to solve it proper ly, and if the committee is so weak that it needs the guardianship of the house to watch and protect its proceedings, it should never have been appointed. ['here is a fact that has come to our knowledge lately with regard to the claim these lessees have against the state, which we deem it our duty to give to the public. It comes trom Tennessee, and not from ijie lessees. It is this; Under he lease act the state road was to be exempt from taxes. The sta e of Tennessee has assessed and col lected one hundred and fifty thou sand dollars of taxes. This matter, from the first, was brought to the attention of the legislature of Geor gia, and no action Ims been taken in tho matter. In the meantime; the taxes being assessed under the Tennessee law against the state ot Georgia's property, the fi fas, have been, for a long time, paid and transferred to Tomlinson Fort of Chattanooga, as trustee for the les sees. These fi' fas., we presume, will be all levied on this property when the lease expires, aim this will bring the whole- matter of the difference into the Tennessee courts lor settlement. We simply desire to put oarselv es on record now, and for all lime to come, that we prefer to have the Georgia h ; ;-laturo to pass on tL . settlement rather than tq'l av: a. Tennessee court and jury. !o <i& it. If t! o le-ste.s demand cuoie than they aie **niit 'id to, there ,s enough resnhoo !in tbe <4oorg ; a usserrittlvH tod rh m so, an 1 there wi S be no one • r-vly 'o echo their reonmeuls on tbif- boo *i h-a die OoiAtituti-in. Or, thin, and ell the lines t ! a' iffc tt:i- K*te, i> 8 t O ItT Georgia. Wt v not t. lie cjn ti.,n KVlhd to cans-* i t right to ho !b>t, ami hic< r.d yby ser ving if, we will gm t.Qoiher bidder for the new 1 one, amiVvo do not besita'e to say one. t *; j .t if rhe srec*SK f nl bid tl*r, will he an acquisition to Q orgia in more ways ban one [Constitution. W isi sag’ ton ti.i-Aivr, [From the Journal's Correspondent. ] VVashing’on, O r, 7 —The \Vtb ’ogtQtA Post has given ib raaiiiJest in is fight vvith the Civil Service Com missioners. in a four cnlnrpD i<-view of tbe history of the commission, the Post “Btablisbsg bv nudoubted testiuio ay that a clerk in the employ of tbe (.< in mission, (i no Campbell, a brother >i law of Commissioner Lyman. r< 1 i h.cngb a second party lists of ques tions to be iced in examinations 10 a fakir, who “prepaies candidates h r be civil f-cuvice.” ,Tbe ingenious purchaser drove a spirited trade in p eparing at a high price and as long as tbe game lasted his candidates were strangely s u ccessfa 1. The true state of a/Tabs were reveal ed tux Commissioner Oboriy two years ago, but at the earnest solicitations of Commissioner Lyman, who said that such a disgrace would just mortify bis wile to death, the dear brother in law escaped with only a reprimand. Com tnissioner Lyman says that tbe Camp bell even wept bitterly u ben the error of liis way waa point and out t * him. It was probably to keep this soft lsead-d rascal irotn crying his Lena out, that Coturaibniudur Liman —then the sole tomm s-loner in o ice—hod cimpbili, several months a dev, pro moted from one thousand to one thou Sand two hundred duilars. iii view ot commissioner Lymauk admii-NTODa on Svijrday, lfi bold a> -i-uiiD teat *b*> courts tha infest iuve. Gabon, f cund • tike bu i;>g. To Lava a • igbt<one contempt lor one’s enemies is justifiable, but if Mr. Lv mau hopes ihat > ougress will not m \tstigaie these charges, he hopes a vain thing, The man who is charged with hav ing brought tiro questions says ttn-.t. Ue * 0.-8 ... t iesity need to putchas.* questioni that a>e going m be sck.d i;C 8 'bat tie- ha? hundreds ot list.-- m questions ii.su hare been used and the resemblance of the questions ask iU Hi cacti iCiLti ot t X .tuiuattoti is jiu Ufor-g that a candid-it.! can be uaiaer: .n a week to answer all the question.- that are likely to be asked. Ha adds • hat. the questions are so caielessly piepaied and so reldooi changed that ;bc idinticui queNtioos aslic-u here in n gensMii examination m*y be toatid u. St. Lonth or ohicag” doing service ciiiee months honee, He aays in snb stance, that ibe questions aie very long lived. i;c does cot deny -having received -'advance” copies ot questions. T hat this man is right legstdiog the gctteial loon, ness in the preparation of •juesiictis c-ed the stupendous neglect to pic Tide precautions against their ■.Lett a: \Le const*.nt repetition of the .same questions, no one will flout,t who obt-erves the eh.xta -t' cf inanv people who c-uecef.fully -tana these exiuchialiOQS. I have known men to pass v L>o cor.id barely re.d and wiitv. L b'-ve Known persona who had failed tv:He meat tgaotni . ousiy to spe . tf'ti-e everij-c.pK with oca of these ‘ p.e p-.rerd” ami go through with 11; mg color . I: i- not necessary to oat. h >t [ cv-’ y otaocb, it is merely no., ■ ■ ary to rem< tuber the'answers to about re ly qur r-tions. a ra gp misa w "I , A M$ ti tJnnct 1 r n o HCn. •r&K&O i&TIdBWVaQUi W aW'&ViL sm rktarf v'xtWLa ■, S fip&F* Would not Cicala fineli an exciter. mit at-f-nthe !•:lesns .be dgnttit (ADDEI >’B great Display of Rurgam* is Cmati g. it i C vtMti;* " r.Orte-t .Slush am *'g Huyrre, and not a tew rows among a , :. r y and w i? 1 ■* oO'.upmit •rs Le Vu> ioar, the whole iion tribe. MaUukn is not under tin bed, but ie is Ncllirg at Under Bed-Rock Prices. lienee the ranter re of Buyers an! roar of competitor q Do v av; uni “ Jut. * ■xeiwment? Take in my store. Can you read rhen < ;.iv.l a/? Albeits’ liet.l. Cotton Cheeks only o cts. per vsrd. 7I ” k fi. -ling (! ivy) 5 pent s per vaid. 4 1 4>h sheeting (heavy ) tiers Ginghams (a great bargum) 712 cents per yard. Calico from 5 cts. up. I ho-e i. v i*. u for t Seta selves. Don't let rl c sun go down without bringing your hv ■ m-en to my store and putting me to the test. DON’T GO TO RED WITH THIS ON YOUR MIND and dream of Coming to morrow—to morrow the b&igain ‘ <nLu ;r> ybo a tDwn away and leave you tbe empty ne>t. Crime, com;. to<h f, bring yon, neighbor. D) somebody a good turn and put him on the trank of an op port a uity as rare as snow rr July. Come straight to I. A. Madden, mavsviu-e, ga. Buy - Your Shoes FROM TO T S K ‘ ? V" l \T ? y s JL • WgLL Uw wWAtlua W iojr And Save Money, Athens y—lasrt'i mary it j* a.. e .--rv s-".c .%■•* s ai jw j bj m m me wyz A42k M ft/j £“| A M s&3b wirLwJULy Jwils UkMsLw afamhW task* ]l2 Clayton Street, Next Door to Postoffiee, Athens, Georgia. Haselton ’& Dozier, Proprietos. jußUft tArpY -P' '.-T.. • '-•TpfiyTr) *£aQA>VQsDq VC -*Vvw T-‘ • j -%.• ‘_' -5 U -Y O. 'P. ffv -O j A' ■ : c\ .. \ o . j wwvvOsVb o.m j Viob'tts, and all kinds of musical instrn • ‘.-if- ? ; -V cj merits • hului and for sale tit greatly ie ■ ' ';*! (’need prices tor cash, or on ti e install - j incut. Special rates to churches and 3 s.•bools. Picture frames on hand or m • ! r i - T'V to order at short notice. A Toll and cocm ,•/ 7. b'tr stock of Artists’ Material tor draw® T- S ..:>/*nd jv>jnting in oi! and water colote ! , D. P. Haselton, Titos. 0. Do I'llT m--r ■ 111 11111111 *%'&& ep x% rn a. 4 jsstf tp N! U* jf I l\i Ntv \ stud* HfaB B W W*a\ Stock Larger Than Everl _____. ——:—v tLy ■ ; k-' ' p: ; , j SrATTOQ! m"T kj LU V uO. kJI)\J v 00. "V ■ • '• •• ■ —Stoves Rouxht bv Car-Loads! — / • x Audi Prices That are Bound'to y Attract ■ Jones' Standa’d Tinware. "T ; n Roofing, Gutteiing and Jol-Wcrk, Cull or Write for. Prices. T-- j AAft TiJ 1 r*f i . r~ u ,-rn i. t. '-ones, 209 B oaa kf "