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Rev. T 0. Kouik, - Editor. j. .11 in . mi. .J Cos!. T. L. Gantt's let era on Havana, in the Banner, art full of interest. The 9th wist., <*ne man was hung in Mississippi and fair in Pennsylvania. A the as auvauy has three railroads, and the fourth one is good on the way there. Editor Gantt of the Banner, s raising money to build an Industrial Home for Athens, in which the afflicted of the city may he cared for, and he never advocated a worthier cause. The Athens Banner says that Flon. James M. Smith lias made nil of his preparations to build a road from Smithsonia to tap the Georgia, Carolina and Nor them as soon as possible. It seems that some white men in Athens have been en dorsing Mat Davis for the Ath ens' postolilce. i here is not a true while mania Athens nor elsewhere, who is willing to trust a negro with that office. The Banner of the 10th, inst., says: ‘“My Dear Matt’ seems to have struck a snag in his con tinuation as postmaster. If those leading white men who have signed this negro’s en dorsement will now withdraw their support, we have yet hopes of rescuing our city from such a dire degradation.’ ” It. seems to us that Mr. H. 11. Phinizy of Athens, is resort ing to an unworthy method to get elected to the legislature. He is in favor of bringing liq our back into Athens, and that is the issue upon which he will make the race. And with three or four other candidates in the field he is sure to be elected. Steps should be taken at once to fix upon a man that can beat him, and every other candidate should resign. If whiskey is brought back to Athens the elections that follow on prohi bition will cost the people thou sands of dollars, besides twice that much in anxiety. Mean while ibis horrible evil will be getting in its work of death on every side. We have just learned, upon undoubted authority, that George Pittman, colored, the republican boss in this county, went to Atlanta to day for the purpose of indorsing certain white men in this county for the position of census enumera tors. We also learn that a cer tain buck nigger of this town, will be an applicant for the po sition of enumerator of Ha-ris burgh district in this county, and that George Pittman will indorse his application, there by matting it more than prob able that a big, black buck nig ger will be forced upon tin good people of Harrisburg dis iriet ;>■ c sus enumerator. — [Harmony Grove Cor. to At ianta Constitution. The following explains itself: Dear Mrs. Butler:—Friday, May 2, is the day set apart for prayer and fasting in behalf o; the vital interests of th® Wo m in's Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church S cth. Asa society, we have never been more needy. Our missionaries in foreign fields are breaking down from over work. Our only medical mis sionary has been compelled to return homo. Ee-enforcements in all our mission licit* ' are sad ly needed. Few applications i for foreign work have reached lour Board this year. Lotus, ItVeti, spend tlie 2nd. of May in | prayer accompanied by fasting, j A prayermeeting in each Aux iliary will deepen the spirit ol 'consecration, and if faithlullv observed, will insure a pente costal baptism at the approach i.ig annual meeting to be held in St. Louis, Mo., commencing May 14. Mrs. Julian Hayes, Pres. W. B. M., M. E. Church, South. Columbus, 0., April 9.—A special to the Dispatch from Crestline, 0., says: ‘-Miss Campbell, the only daughter of Steward O. 11. Campbell of the Continental Hotel, left home last week, and was sup posed to have gone to Berea to visit friends. The day after her departure one of the hotel waiters, a colored man, was al so missing, and it is known that they both went to Cleve land and were married. “Miss Campbell was a leader of society in Crestline. She possessed an excellent disposi tion and was a particular favor ite. Her parents are well nigh crazed with grit f. Of the ne gro little is known, as lie had been in the employ of the hotel people only eight or nine months. It is stated that Mr. Campbell has received a letter from his daughter, stating that they were married and would reside in Cleveland. The Political Pot. Now that the political pot in Banks, and elsewhere is begin ning to simmer, some gentle suggestions will not be amiss. And first, nothing is more out of place than prejudice and passion in politics, and yet nothing is more common. The most disgraceful methods are often adopted in elections of minor importance, and for this reason good men hav© been frightened out of office and away from the polls. The best way to purify the ballot-box is not to leave it en tirely in the hands of the im pure. Immorality and ignor ance will wax worse and worse, when left to itself. The Scrip ture says: ‘-When the wicked rule the vilest men are exalt ed.” And again, “When the wicked rule, the people moan.” A man should not love his par ty more than purity. Party or no party, it is our duty to God —to ourselves, and to posteri ty, to put the purest, best qual ified and most intelligent men we’ve got into the various of fices of the country. A true patriot will not vote for a man, simply because he is a relative, or poor or rich— neither, just for the sake of get ting even with someone else on the score of an old grudge. Politics of the Simon pure sort is as pure as religion, and must be guarded with the utmost care. If our vote is rrorth any thing, we must vote as we pray, and pray as we vote. The best and most intelligent'citizens must regulate these matters, but after all many mistake will occurr. We should either hold Prim ary Elections or Nominating Conventions, and that at an early day, and select a man hat we will be willing to have is our representative. What we do in this matter should be done quickly. Wa>htuai<i I.eiter. F o n tho JoU' d<U’ 0 irMpunt’en' Washington, April 7. —One of the most honored customs in Washington is that of egg roll ingon Easter Monday, an anm versary strictly observed bv the juveniles. For two hours this morning a regiment of mothers and a battalion of Irish, Ger man and colored nurses, wear ing tho inevitable French caps, mushalledan army of pretty infantry toward the While House grounds. The adjacent streets were thronged. On the field of battle tho struggle was fierce and prolonged, and when the camp followers were left alone with the spoils, thou sands of eggs strewed tho sward. The children who come to the egg breaking constitute an essentially democratic mob. No children are too dainty, none too humble, and none too young, to enjoy the sport. Be tween “Baby” McKee, who is of course entitled to the first place among society infants duriug the present administra tion, down to the half clad col ored youngsters from unknown alleys, is a social distance as difficult of adequate compre hension as the distance from the most remote planet to the earth, and yet for a few hours they are parts of the same pic ture. In fact, the ebon youth has the better of most of the wealthier children, for he is learned in the art of breaking eggs, *nd generally winds up with his stomach and pockets alike full. I saw one colored boy being attended by a friend ly policeman, who stated that the lad claimed to have eaten forty eggs and choked on the forty-first. A history of White House children would make an inter esting volume, there have been so many generations of them in that building. The most in terestingone I recall was little Thad Lincoln who had a full of ficer’s outfit and used to nuke war all by himself in the nois iest possible way and whose death, in this same house was a sore sorrow to his lion-heart ed father. The Ha yes children were a peculiarly prim crew. There was only a short season of spring playing for the Gar field youngsters before their sorrow came, bringing the long est season of silence the White House ever knew. There were no more children in the, White House until the present idmin istration, when the Harrison family brought enough and to spare. And the one spot in Pres. Harrison’s otherwise cold nature, so aver his enemies, is his love for the babies of his household. Mr. Stone of Missouri, had the uncomfortable experience on Friday of feeling the wrath of both friends and. enemies. The question before the house referred to certain private pen sion bills favomibly reported, but Mr. Stone spoke on the pension problem in general. He said that lie was in favor of i ailing a halt ‘‘in this extrava gant waste of public fund,’’ He thought the government had one enough, and that every hing that was now done was tor more political effect—a use of the treasury lor campaign purposes. His speech was vehemently denoun od by democrats and republicans alike—mor eespe ciully by democratic members representing constituencies with a large soldier element* The feeling against Mr. Stone was so noticable during his ra marks that he closed with only a mild protest against further legislation. \\ bother Mr. Stono bo right or wrong, congress owes it to deserving claimants to make provision for ihe speedy adju dication of pension cases. The bureau, as it exists, whether for want of clerks, or want ef man agement, is wofully in arrears with work. A letter written in a case is answered perhaps in a year, perhaps never. Testi mony is considered some times only after a year’s delay. In cases that have once been re jected, a rehearing on pertin ent evidence is almost unob tainable. The appeal board in the interior department is 29 months behind with its work. The claimants are not all de serving, but the greater num ber are certainly old and poor, and it would b© a mercy to de cide their claims as early as possible one way or the other. Tha man who doubts that ad vertising pays, should see Chaunoey M. DePew. He had only a few hours here on his way North this week, from two weeks of Southern traveling, but in those few hours ho was interviewed fourteen times and talked about everything, the twelve pounds he had gain ed on the trip, the delightful climate of North Carolina, the race problem, Easter, and first and last—DePew. He never comes here without occupying a large section in the newspa pers. A man who has always somebody to ta'k to, when he wishes to talk, and somebody to talk to him, w'hen he wishes to listen, must have an enjoy able time. Perhaps DePew gets too much of both. touiinunivuted. Silver Shoals Items:—We have an interesting Sunday school now. Rer. ,T. G. Bry ant is superintendent. Clate Mize and Miss Alleav ey Massey were married Sun day at Bro. Bryant’s. Mr. Mize fooled the boys. They thought last week that he was going in to the furniture business, as he had bought two bedsteads, but they know now that it was an other enterprise that claimed his attention. Mr. P. F. M. Furr seemed to enjoy himself as he sat on the water-stand and cracked jokes with the girls. Ace Griffin is the cleverest in this settlement. He gave away fur dogs last week. We notice there lias been several more new subscrioers added to the Journal. May it grow and prosper. If the “Constant Reader” of the Journal would change his signature, he would be more generally known by (he com mon name of Pap. Dobbixer. Great Britain is worying about the rapidly-increasing number of its lunatics. It ap pears that those supported by the government alone have rrown to seventy-five thousand It is attributed to tli# hurry of modern life. There is <o m thing abou a t if ■ gg that 1 urt wcrse than stc e. Its Hard To Beat The Beautiful Goods 000" I Am Now Offering in Satins, Wool, Challies Henri etta, Cloth, Src., &e. The Stock is So tag. Such an Armful. The Man in the Cut Thought Otherwise, But Gave up his Opinion when hri Wife Gently Labored withHim. As Far as our Goods are Concerned he Won’t take any Seat Soon—Even a Seat in Congress Wouldn’t Tempt him. Do you need A GENTLE REMINDER THAT I. A. MADDEN’S Is the place to get fashionable Goods. Don’t Fail to Come in and see them when you visit Maysville, Ga. * I. A. Madden, MAYSVILLE, GA. Brumby’s LINIMENT. The Greatest Pain Killer in the World—Best Mothers’ { RELIEF ON EARTH. >- for neuralgia, stiff joints, sprains, aches in bat>k side, and limbs, headache, and anything where a Liniment is applicable. Direction*--Apply freely and often with the hand. PREPARED By R. T. Brnmhy & Cos., Druggists and Pharmacists, Athens, Georgia. 1870.-Four Car Load* Cooking Stoves and Ranges Have been-188b ordered to Commence the season with by E. E Jones. THE LEADING STOVE Dealer of Tioribeast Roofing, Guttering, Tin and Sheet Metal work! Tinware theopesT And BKsT.’ Call On Or WRITE E. E. Jones, 209 ATHENS.