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EDITORIAL COMMENT.
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Tho Uurnesv'illa Tribune is iin
p Giving; Li print and otherwise be
coming more attractive.
By some means the Constitution
tins been very irregular Ilia pas
few weeks. This is a great disad
vantage t the Constitution.
Gov. Hill of New York, arrived
in . ilanta the 15ih iust., to attend
:i exposition. ll© was given a
large and enthusiastic reception.
Ex-Gov. Derry of Florida, died
the 15th. inst., in Ferryville, Tex.,
of paralysis. Gov. Ferry had been
sick but a week.
lion. Newton W. Nutting, cen
gressman from the 20tli district of
New York, died loth inst., at his
home in Oswego. Col. Nutting
was forty-nine years’ old.
The recent net at Dolhen, Ala,,
between the town authorities and
the alliancemen, is to be regretted
and ought to be warning to the lat
ter to shun men who are hasty in
urgißg them to violate lown laws.
Col. Gantt ot the Banner, spent
last week in Florida. Ilis descrip
tion of Jacksonville and St. Angus
tine, were very illustrative, espe
cially of the old Spanish fort at the
latter place.
The Oconee Enterprise came to
this office last week, seemly all
home prinWe are glad to see
thii move the part ot the Enter
prise. I'his is what every paper in
the state should do.
The farmers al'iance of five
counties, have adopted the plan of
using ‘■‘liine lies' 5 to the bale. This
will prevent the tare in cotton-bag.
gmg. The jute only use five and six
ties. Whether the buyer will al
low weight for the surplus ties oil
cotton-bagging, the Journal can
not say. This is the only thing
lacking in making cotton bagging
a success, and it the alliance of
Banks want to make a success, they
must adopt the pian of more ties.
Business in Athens was lively
last Thursday. A good deal of cot-1
ton was rolling in. Superior court!
wssiii session and the city was
fairly booming. We met Cols.
E L Brown, Dick liussell, Albert
Henley, and others of the local bar.
These gentlemen are all doing a
fair practice. The grand jury was
taken in the city late in the after
noon. The cadets trould frequent
ly jeer this body of yeomanry and
others would ask ‘-what mob is
that? Is it the hind-end of Te
cumbse’s ranks?” These solons
should remember there is some
style in Athens, when they gather
in her clrssic bounds t > investigate
Ihe “Joins’ ” of Clarke. Her octo
genarian mods of style has passed
into “the things.that were.” Even
‘ yer” honor, the “Jedge,” learns to
“toat” himself with more eccentric
ity of style, than when in Homer.
All in, the Athens’ style is “over
done” to a degree by the cadet and
school-girl. We often wonder how
these butte flies ef fashion ever
learn anything, or if the professor
possesses a means of pumping a lit
tle brains in their head while in
the school-room. If not, what an
awful siege lie has to contend with!
But, then, who could form malice
for fashion’s supporters? Where
would the riboons, boquets, brass
buttons, gray doilies, etc., find r
place?
A BLOOD v ICIOT
In Which Two Alliance Men an
Killed and Two Officers are
Wounded.
Dothen, Ala., Oct. loth., 2. a. m.
—No one, until we reached Doth
en, knew any particulars of ihe
tragedy, whiJ-i has put the town
in mourning. We were met by
his honor, Mayor a. C. Crawford,
who makes the following state
ment of the terrible tragedy enact
ed in his town at four o’clock t’es
teiday evening:
“George M. Stringer, proprietor
of the alliance warehouse, and Jell
Walker, an alliance man, were
killed. J. L. Dorn ingos*, town mar
shal, was mortally wounded; Dar
ker Dowell, deputy marshal, was
mortally wounded; Deler Few, an
alliance man, Green Stringer and
B. Stringer, weie seriously wound
ed. W, B. Craddock, a town man,
was slightly wounded in the leg.
“This riot grew out of the town
council passing an ordinance im
posing faxes on drays in (he town.
On the 12th inst., G. M. Stringer,
now deceased, proprietor of the al
liance warehouse, which is just
outside of the corporation, who had
a drayman hauling cotton to said
warehouse from within the incor
poration, upon being notified that
it was against the ordinance, refus
ed to haul further, and threw up his
job. Thereupon, G. M. Stringer
said that -he would drive the dray
himself, independent of the town
authorities, lie then undertook to
drive the dray, and Marshal Domin
ges told him to consider himselt
under arrest, and he would lielp
him unload the cotton, which he
did. After this stringer resisted ar
rest and jumped on the marshal
with his kni'e. A tussel ensued, the
marshal receiving a slight wound
across the right cheek and inflict
ing a slight wound on Stringer’s
head with a club. The marshal and
deputy marshal subsequently ar
rested Stringer, carried him before
his honor, and he was convicted and
appealed to the circuit court of lien
ry county. He then took out a war
rant for Domingos and the deputy
for assault with intent to murder,
which was set for hearing to-day.
Upon tha calling of the case to
day, it was continued until to-mor
row. Immediately afterward this
difficulty occurred. On the 12th
the alliance threatened to enter
the lown and run the drays, regard
less of the tax, end were at the tri
al to-day in great numbers, three
hundred strong, and armed with
pistols and clubs. They did no
overt act as a body, but their pres
ence stimulated those who broke
the law and brought down ven
geance on their heads.
“The alliance felt that they ought
to have the right of free dray ago to
their warehouse.
“ihe mayor said.* The first ©f f 1 :
difficulty was I>. Stringer, standing
with a large knife in his hand, and
the marshal went forward, but. be
fore rea thing Stringer he made at
Domingos with his knife, whereup
n Domingns commenced to use
lis club, and succeeded in bringing
Iringer to the ground. At tha’
hum G. M. Stringer stepped uj
villi i pistol wrappoliu u handke
chief. I stepped between him and
Domingos >nd t him to stop, lie
poached m with die barrel of his pis
te 1, and warned ino to stand out of his
way or ho would fhoot me, which I
did, and immediately the first shots
w re fired. Walker falling dead to
the ground, who was accidentally kill
ed. At that peiiod they began elnb
biug each other oxer their heads with
their pistols, when (be parties wt r--
separated and began firing at eachoth
e again, and fired until Stringer fell,
the fat; 1 shot, striking him just over
the left eye. This was Q M. Stiing
er. At that time Newberry, another
alliance man, stepped up and began
firing at, Domingos, inflicting a mor
•al wound. Newberry also snot at
Patker Powell, who turned and fired
back at him, missing his mark. The
fiye in the fight were D trningos, Pow
er, the two. S ringots and William
Newberry. The others wounded were
fio a the shots of tin’s quin ette ”
Dothen is a small town about one
year old, wi h 8)0 people, having
sprung in anticipation ot the ANbara
Midland railroad, which now runs in
half mile of its public streets. There
has been no lend whatever, hetweeD
the alliance and the town. Oa the
other band the best of feeling lias ex
isted, and oaly the spot about ihe city
oidinaec in reference to dray license,
I a - set the count ly heieahout upon its
ear.
Wa.>!iiugiuu iLefi:
[From the Journal’s Correspondent J
Washington, Oit. 14.—With bat •
n*rs waving and with three score
bands playing “Auld Lange Syne,”
and ‘ The girl I left behind in",” with
merry good byes sad good hick, the
Knights Templar Lave, as a body,
gone avray. A tew stragglers remain,
but they a>e only a few, and the con
clave is over.
That has been a triumph tor Wash
ington hospitality goes without say
iog. Dissatisfaction has been well
nigh unknown and the visitors depart
fall of enthusiastic admiration for tho
city of eclebrat ons uud superb pave
moots.
The grand parade beggars desorip
tion. For four mortal hours the pro
cession drifted by. A tea of dancing
white plumes, thousands of musicians,
a cheering, excited audience, these
were the distinguishing elements. The
Hashing mournings of two s era then
sands of swords Slashed in the sun
light.
To thousands of the Knights this
was the first vacation since the meet
ing at San Francisco three years ago;
and it may not be repeated until three
years heuce at Denver. They made
the most of it. Like school boys let
loose, they played to their hearts' con
lent.
The reception of Monday night web
the largest ever had in the While
House, there being oyer 25,000 people
in line to sec the presidemt. The
crowd ridieulorsly la'ga as it was,
would have been gicatly increased had
not bo maav Knights had the good
*ense to stay away. Comparatively
lew of tiro visitors had a chance to
the president’s hand and i-n!y a
(Continued ou 3rd page.)
A Man Fader The Bed
£.iEF‘ Would not Create such an excitement among ihe ladies as the sight ot
MaIJDEN’6 great Display of Bargains is Creating. It is Canning a ported
ti-li among Buyers, and not a tew rows among angry and jealous corn petit
rs. Lv ’em roar, the whole lion trilfh. Madden is not under the bed, but
ie is selling at
Under Bed-Rock Prices.
llonre tho rapture ef Buyers and roar >f competitors. Do yon want a little
excitement? Take in my store. Can you read these prices and keep away?
Athens’ best Cotton Checks only 5 cts. per yard. 7 1 Bth shirting (heavy) 5
-ent s per yard. 4 1 44: sheeting (heavy) Gets. Ginghams (agreat bargain )
71 2 eents per yard. Calico from 5 cts. up. These prices speak for them
selves. Don’t lot rl:e sun go down without bringing your live senses to my
store and putting me to the test.
DON’T GO TO BED WITH THIS ON YOUR MIND
and dream of Coming to morrow —to morrow the bargain birds tnsy ba all
down a wav and leave you the empty nest. Come, come today; bring your
neighbor. " Du somebody a good turn and rut him on the track of sir opportu
nity as rare as snow iu July. Come straight to
t
I. A. Madden, MAVSVILLE, GA-
Buy Your Shoes
FROM
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Jit. X- SiDiti Sq Oosclu ivy
And Save Money, . Athens
Athens Music House,
112 Clayton Street, Next Dow to Postoffice, Athens Georgia.
Haselton & Dozier, Proprietos.
QA/bw
J|l Viol'us, and all kinds of musical inetru
-1 S ments on ha ml and for sale at greatly <•
&,, dnee<i prices for cash, or on the install-
V:, . •; nie’ut. Special rates to churches at A
U ' 'M s drools. Picture frames on hand or made
/ or ‘i® r at short, notice. A full and com
- r lete stock of Artists’ Material tor draw*
w .'Yb-' 5 i!r aud painting in oil and water color?.
' D. P. Haselton, Tbos. H. Dottier..
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1870 —Fcur Car Loads C- ok ing Sieves and Ranges Have bean order—lßß Oh
ed to Con.meuee the season witn by
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Roofing, Guttering, Tin and Sheet
Metal Work! Tinware Cheapest
Anil JLSShsT/ Call On Op WRU’S
E. E. Jones, 209 B’oad St. 4THET ■
and Sheet