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EDITORIAL COMMENT. Sullivan says De w 11 u t tight any more. Kilhaiii says he v%ii 1 uy Sullivan a*ain. Who uhi It siou inx. tnu tr to win ihe world's championship as a j r ze fighter? The Grand Army of tlie Repub lic and Ihe Young Men's Cliristain Association are having a heated contest for the Nashville yostoflice. Another dam broke at Johns town, 7th inst.,in which lives were lost, houses and railroads washed away. But this time it was Johns town, N. Y. E, 11. Williams of Boston, has .jumped that city for forgery. He had attached some of the capitalsts of the city to diflerent drafts on banks in Maine and New Hamp shire and Vermont, to the amount 0f575,U00 or *SO.OOO. 7 ♦ The majority of the state press issued no paper last week To show their love for their country and the pride of its independence, the 4th was celebrated. The. press boys are independent; they inspect and honor the high calling of their pro fession, The world respects the press and most calls for its assist ance in all ages of inlightenment. The county treasurer ot Marshall county. 111., is short $21,500. He was tried before an investigating committee twice, and can give no information that will lead to the cause of the deficiency in the coun ty's funds. A bad case for the coun ty, She will have to bag her way ward son, in whom she put her monied trust and hold the bag. The 9th inst., a row took place in Macon between the whites and negroes, which came near being se rious. The trouble grew out of a re port that the whites had carried a ne . re to the swamp to lynch him. Then eaire the report that about seventy-five negroes bad caught a white man ill jetaliatioa and had taken him to the swamp to lynch him. Whereupon tey etal squads of police, armed with Winch*sters, proceeded to the swamp. Before reaching there a crowd of about seventy five negroes, on their return met them. The police succeeded in ar jesting thirty.five of them, the others getting away. As to the hanging of Ihe white man, they denied it and no trace of his body could be tonnd. The Hail road. That the railroads of the country are fleecing the people in their enormous charges on freights, fares, etc., as well as the trusts, remains only to be seen: The companies, say, give in their stock at $28,000 per mile for taxa lion, and are allowed S percent, dividend, this would give them an income ot $2,240 per mile, and force them to reduce rates of trans portation. or run the remainder of the year free after the S per cent, per annum dividend was declared, hut they “out-do” this and work a diiferent scheme by monopolizing the legislature and congress. They pay a state tax on $28,000 per mile and assess the people with $56,000. Just twice the amount, and instead ol making them pay S percent., which would be $2,240 per mile, they force them to pay It! per cent, or $4,480 per mile. Is it not an imposition on tii<* people, and does it not alfect all alike? Who is to blame for it. the com niissioners, the legislature or con g ess? The Journal is not prepar ed to say, bul it it had power of in vestigation, it would commence at the bottom. Just think ot the many miles of railroad in the state, that are beat ing the slate out of a tax for iiie public good, to say nothing of the state having to pay a tax on one half tho properly, and then force its pe >ple to pay it back by a bur den some taxon public buildings, etc.? Does it not m ike the voter feel like he would like to see some other men in the representative halls of his country, and why not be interested in who he sends? In this, he need not go out of his par ty bounds to find them. All he needs do, is to “send the right man to the right place.” There are men in the democratic party bearing its colors and standing by its princi ples, who are acquainted with the people's interests, and who will not be sold .nor bought up by monopo lies fora paltry sum. The Journal says hunt them up. The Farmers I ,Alliance. These are some of them, at least what the Journal believes to consti tute the principles of the alliance; Ist. They do not propose to in terfere with the merchant or any other class of commercial interests, more than to knock out the middle man. Let the merchant buy his goods direct from the consumer of the rav material—do away with the drummer and branch houses. All other classes of business follow suit. In other words allow them 8 per cent, on every dollar invest ed. 2nd. Do away with jute bagging and use cotton, because it will bring in a better return to the far mer. In his using it depends his success in breaking down future trusts of a more serious nature It will bring the staple of his product to demand a higher price, 3rd. Why they exclude all but the farming class from their organ ization, they claim to be non-polit ical—“Nnow Nothings. 51 They are going to (as assistant state lecturer J. 11, Turner said in his speech (sth, inst., at this place) make ‘-intelli gent voters out of democrats and republicans and watch the nomi nee,” Right here, it would seem, is one of tiie grandest mistakes in backing the organization and lo lay a solid foundation. There is no possible chance lor a third-par tycontrolling this country in any thing. St. John ot Kansas, made ! one of the strongest fights in Know nothing and Third partyism in his battle lor the presidency on the Prohibition ticket in lr;: I. lie poll ed a good vote in Kansas (and if | we mistake not) curiicd the state; | but he failed to “combine the South, west and northwest, 1 ’ as Col. Turner says tire alliance are going ! to do (and leaves the it ference) for : the purpose of firming a party of their own shape and make. vVhal have politics to do with cut ting a figure in their organization? Were they to elect a third party it c m nut ii terefere with private cor p >ration?s, no more ihauitcau now set a price on .jute bagging. Blit il can endorse pooling by sen din?, dangerous nun to office, and these are the class that make up th third party. They are ready to ride to office on a rail, and the farmer should watch them as lie does the lriena that is trying to break down his church. These are of the class of polili ci ins put up for sale in the legisla ture anil congression halls They go representing no interest with a firm hold. The Sn.livaii Knlraio Battle. Tho Sullivan Kdlrain Prizo Fight Cairio rff Monday th* Bth, at Rieb bnrg, Miss., 92 miles tram Meridan, Miss., and 103 miles from New Or leans N< twiths'anding Gov. Lowry’s precaution and protestations that tbe •‘fight should not take place en Mis sissippi soil,’’ the pogilisis from the siemirigly virtuous nor:h, did ccme south ana out-do the little governor and his troops, hr fighting tho waged hat tie for $lO 000 in the “piney woods’’ of Mississippi. The ring in which they fought was 24 feet. Seventy five rounds were fought, John L. Suilivar, ‘ the pride ot Boston,” won. He did not knock Killrain ouR bat ho had to be picked up and carried to his corner bleeding out of the ears and mouth. In the first round Sullivan was thrown to the ground. After this it was turn about. But it may be said Ivillraiu was whipped in the third lound from a telling blow on the left side, close to tbe heart. Duung tbe fight he showed no signs of defeat, but it was evident be was whipped. The next blow was in the nmtith — splitting one of his lips. Bnt nex> the blow came from lvillrain dealing Sul livan a teru'lde blow on the side of die head and splilting his ear—draw ing tirsL bleed, and causing the giant <o ieel and s'agger. But he came to time and deait liillrain a terrible blow mi tbe side, laying him to the ground. This was about the scene throughout the three hour* battle. Xiliraia’s wounds were serious; it is said Ins side pie-ented the appear ance of a skinner! beef. Suliixan’s wounds were not consid ered seiious, though his eyes were blood-i-hot and swollen. This is the third battle Sallivan.has won and be wears tbe champion’s belt; this has two stars on it, and now another will be added. The waythe pugilists were dressed; Sullivan wore green pan e, white and rpikt-d shoes, and tbe American flag encircled bis waist— bearing the two stars of bis former yictories; While Ksllrain wore black pants, blue stock ngs and spiked slices and a belt eoitothiug similar to Sulli van’s. Thus the pugilists fought for each others’gore stripped to the hik am;l tha thousands of roughs, and cut throats that assembled to disgrace t! e tall and lonely pines ot the uiiesisdp pi tar-lieei section, with their profane and vulgar epiihesa. Hero was a time when the hoot black that had cent hia knees on Ilia pavement, that morning and polished the shoes of the capitalist and millionaire, sat en the same sear with them and cursed; but hia money was as good as theiru when it came to paying slt! tor a seat. This is tbe way Quote Snip’s checks p .n out you know, and this baa more to do with tbe lieedom of America than sny other part ot the gov,*inment. If Use eai> halast didn’t want to sit by the honor ry boot-black, he should not have gone into his range. Buy Your Shoes FROM ■p t cVn+T 0, fVyrf.T-.’iW And Save Money, Athens Consult Y’our intercuts by Buying your DRUGS AND MEDICINES from Wade And Sledge, ATHENS, • GEORGIA. We sell at the lowest possible price, and gmantee every article to he abso lutely Pure. Orders by Mail will receive, prompt attention. R, member the name and place.—WADE & SLEDGE, Druggists and Pharmacists. Between Hodgson Bros., and Talmadge Bros,, Clayton Street. 16 Athens Music House, 112 Clayton Street, Next Door to Postoffine, Athens, Georgia. Haselton & Dozier, Proprietors. j an .i painting iu oil and water colds. D. 1 . iaselt > T io . D> .i MoneY SavcDl We Sell Goods to Compete With Any House in the Country. u QvVwQv fW'vVvCVw % Merchants Can Buy Blank Books, S< bool Books, Taper Bags, Wrapping Paper, Twine and Stationery of Every Description From us at N. Y. Prices MCGREGOR & ROBERTSON (Burke’s Old Stand,) ATHENS, GEORGIA. nßßWHEHHnuußHHammEanaaioWßnaaaaßMMMßi n in mu r~ i- ■■■ amn n— i iwii imi ESSO* S-3 VS £v3 v.'yXiar dK*S IS jr, i H *\T Stock Larger Than Ever! • fid-' r ~.~ .i’f*# ' ■ ' ' W ~ , , r,, , f'VTr ftS Stoves! Stoves! —Stoves Bought by Car-Loads!— - And Prices That are Bound to ’ Attract Jones’ Standa’d Tinware. Roofing, Guttering and Job-Work. Call or Write for Prices. E. E. Jones, 209 B’oad Sr. ATHENS