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KI)1T(' RIAL COMMEN 'l'. Col. Herfty Grady says Lois not. a candidate Cor any o ka. Tallulah F’nlln is to Lav® a fine hotel built shortly. This will he another great boom to .the summer resort of this section, and to the conronicn of tee visiting public. The four mills of Alabama, malt ing cotton bagging are turning out SO,OOO yards per day, and it ie thought they will ho increased to 45,000. Col. Adolph Brandt, one of At lanta’s promising young lawyers, died in Rome 21st. inst. Ho was in attendance at the Grand Lodge I. 0.0. F., of which he was a member. His death was sudden, supposed to be heart disease. The jury m the Sullivan trial last week at Purvis, Mississippi, found the defendant guilty, and Judge i’erral sentenced him fo 12 months’ imprisonment. Sullivan's counsel have appealed to the su preme court, and given bond for his appearance. Sullivan is now in Boston. The report that the Liverpool Cotton Exchange will not receive and make allowance for cotton wrapped in cotton bagging, will create some littlo trouble with the alliance. However, it may be ad justed in time for the present crop, which is thoroughly on the mar ket about November. A great many of the cotton grow ers may not know that jute bag ging is raised and manufactured in India, a British province which covers l large territory. This jute is the principal support of a large class of people. Like the Southern farmer rrith Iris cotton, they de pend upon the jute crop for a liv ing; they sell the flax in the raw mate! :al to manufacturer.? and spec unitors, as the Southern farmer do es his cotton. The trouble with Iho jute trusts and alliance of this oo',i n1 ry is now creating great trou ble with the jute growers—like the Southern farmer, they do a time business on Jhe strength of the growth of their jute crop; and just now the present trouble may de press many a family in India and bring want to their homes. The Southern farmer can see, when he isirikes the trusts, ho hits his broth er farmer of the jute a deadly blow, Mr. !.vli;or: —In hu-t issue of your valuable piper i notice an article <i unins: the road law; —“Sixty space, wi h GA- teefc grade con stitutor a public road; but it will be £e >n the law is violated in grad fro*r! If: to 14 feet of roid.” 'i :e art !'•:••• in question advise-; peo ple to refuse to word the roads wid er than the distance named, This porbin of the road law, . ] jtor is a! so let c • It was copied aji or the old colonial law, which provided Of feet sp *ce for me King’s carriage way. The ne cessities of our times rendered the Ji'iW a dead letter, and this port,on of the road laws should have b- :• n amended or repealc lion; la stead of reducing ho v ;<i s ;■ ro.ulr they . ; ' 1 vn/iet cause they are !oo narrow already. In many places two vehicles can hardly pass. The road bed should average 12 feet, and in places where there is much travel, near towns, etc., they should be 16 or 20 feet wide. Truly yours, llroad Gauge. We see nothing in the above va riating from our article of last vet k. The souse of the article was intended to construe the ideas of Broad Guago. Sixty feet space with a good road-bed sufficient for switching from the graden part. It is not reasonable to suppose that the sixty feet space, outside of the graded prrt should not have a bed for switching purposes, but filled with stumps and holes. Jacksonville, Fla., Aug. 21. The Farmers’ Alliance exchange of Florida, to-day took the first step towards making Jacksonville a home market for Florida raised cotton. For many years Florida’s product has been sent to Savanah, Brunswick anu other points, but Jacksonville will now handle the crop. The first halo ©f short staple upland ever auctioned here was disposed of at 10 o'clock this morn ing in front of the board of trade building, The bale weighed 579 pounds and the cotton was of iiee qual ity. It w?.a raked by D. I). Massey, a planter of Jefteison county, living near Monticellc. la honor of the oc casion this halo waa placed or a two horse wagon and, proceeded by a band of musicians, w&a driven through the principal streets. A great crowd gath ered at the board of trade building, where 0 11. Smith, secretary of the board of trade, called for offers. Elds began at ton cents per pound, and f ter spirited competition tfee hale was finally knocked down U> John Fetch gott & Cos. of Jacksonville, at 17 cte. It will bo shipped to Now York to nroriOw. The Clyde line will take it free. Southern Railroads. From an examination of Poor’s Manual for ISS9 the Macon Tele graph finds some very interesting and valuable statistics relative to railroad construction. The youth led all other sections of the coun try iu railroad building last year, and is credited with 2,541 miles in a total of 7,028. Georgia is the fore most state of the South in this com parison. having built 480 miles of railway last year, Alabama comes second with 883 miles. Texas, which built 1,071 miles in ISB7, has only 280 miles to show lor last yem 's work. The increase of milo- age in the country last year was 4.7 per cen r .. and I ho increase of in debtedness 8 per cent. The per centage of earnings to expenses was lowest in the Northwest and highest in the Southwest. The stock and bond capitalization is highest in the Middle states, and lowest in Virginia, West Virginia, North and South Carolina and Georgia, At the cioso of last year there were 170,501 miles of rail road in operation in this country; their tot 1 capital s ’, was $4.- 435,411,342; their funded and eth er debts and docox: 7,612. Their pros-' Iraf:-'.-. las year were 906,253,270, net traihe earnings, interest paid. $207,. 11 1,275; dividends paid, $50,243,- 011. Though the gross earnings last year ware largely in excess of th >*w in 1887, the dividends paid were 1 l,t)0(),000 less. The increase ii passenger travel was about 6 pei con I.—[ A thens Banner. tiCitcia [From the Journal’s Correep ndent. Washington, Aug. 19.—0 u Satin day Civil Semes Commissioners Ly man and Tnotnpson bad an interview with the president regarding several important changes in the ciyil service rules. The conference is understood to been harmonious and favorable to the changes contemplated, an! as soon as tho changes are perieetfd the president will approve them. One of the rules to be amended will place chiefs of divisions within the claestfied 89 vice, thus providing that the chang es that occur in these positions can on 3y bu filled by promotion or by ceitifi oitioa from tho commission. This change will certainly be for the good of tho service, especially if such posh tions be filled, as they probably will be, by promotion. As it ie at. present, dozens of chiefs are appointed who have not the requisite qualifications for any responsible position. They are me® o! some political influence who know nothing of the work to ho d.,no and who are too incompetent to learn anew business in less time than a decade. Before the civil service rules vent into effect, chiefs of di v if.ion were se* lecied from tho most valued clerks, w ho thoroughly understood tho partic ular work of the division. With tho Cleveland administration cams a great pressuro for office that was especially strong as to the chiefshipr, they b ing o Aside the civil service rules. One (Job Faulkner, appointed a chief of di va ion in the Pension Bureau, bt earns f irnons for phenomenal ignorance. He remained in the Bureau four years, de parting this spring, after a vigorous at tempt to bo retained, with tho repute t m cf being fUs most densely ignor ant mau rh.it s*v.>r drew pay from a government. M r one® spoke of tho corndt ra r.f LheTuiHing as “cordn- roys;" ao Artcmus Ward says, “Ee was au ‘unloosin' cues.” Another di vision of the same bureau had a chief of about like calibre, who is still re tained as a clerk at SI,BOO, and who bad the ill grace to object to being re duced. In his firmer years as a chief ho simply never made an attempt to understand the duties of his position. Ha feebly looked over and signed ro- ports and smoked, and read newspa pers and entrusted all work to a sharp clerk eetaiied for the purpose, who, during hia administration was assured ly the power behind the throae. The republican chiefs selected, have been ia many cases of ao better mettlo. The chief of whom I have just spoken is succeeds 1 by the brother cf a West ern Congressman, wfcc* managed to have his imbecility overlooked by tar appointing authority. This man threatens lo emulate tho doughty Col. Faulkner. Tisa new man’s . obby i “keeping time and spying about to de tect stray newsp a per readers in the toil et reerj...” O. the wosk of the <.’.Vi,- ion fie does net tty knOw snytbing, As to s ,ether cr Lot the division in keeping up its record for quality and qusntity c? wort, l:o docs cot app-sar to care. This msn coaM cot have poser 1 fa ex i -.ljitjou for a ff)00 C'Crkahie, and that is v. by ho was made a chief of a division. Tlie*cara by no moans exceptional cases, ard cue may say with perfect oontUbaee that uie avenge cl htis of a lows? or der of intelligence an- ebiiiiy thtie average cleik workire under him. This if, pq a : r.:-.? that Pros. Harris on doss well to eradicate. Buy Your Shoes, FROM 7T j T Q-wwi+’h Q, flh"m\ J r~r £i. JL mixLl wJj And Save Money, ______ - rn r *. . ■ M w.i* "wmr.T* t r.v w ttk mr-xm nMWWW ajuntfcWgj'- rg ■ Consult Ycur Interrs-ts l y buy :g ~j r DRUGS AND MEDICARES FROM Wade And Sic ATHENS, GEORGIA. We sell at tho lowest possible price, and gnrnnteceyc y - : lot civ Pure. Orders by Mail will receive prompt atten f :ou 1 ' l ' name and place.—W ADE & SLEDGE, Drugtx • ■. m' <■ Between Hodgson Bros., and Talmadge Bros,, C;a ■ ; - cisLt whaCtiSiti HSiO r ■ ' 112 Clayton Street, Next Door to Poelollico, AT U Haselton & Dozier, Proprietors. J, 8 ’ VAO/vAN,'. y‘v- ; - GO . : -.0 'Q-t '' ’ '■'• '• . : (Jrwto* om*. <<ma fc, -x-.r ;o /; :y; ‘ Violins, and all Inode ‘ t ■ V: ' ' mentson hand and formic at greatly.e- V - A.-ss'l dueed puces for cash, or rn tin < • ' . ~ ..'O'• ir.rnt. Special ratos t churchos ami F■. • : V'. echeols. Picture frames on hand or raado j.' '’l to order at short notice. Ain i coin ; '.loto stock of Artists* M-tmi tng and painting in oil and water colors. D. P. Haselton, Thos. 11. Dealer. ‘.. " R ■ ■ R : - RJ J '• sy? JSB rapfiSß m Mem a y s&vc Ij ? wnw b c&id W Cia PSBfc'fc.-'.k V Wf-.,. .-v w We Sell Goods to Compete With Any House iu the Country. avwd, Merchant* Can Buy Blank Books, School Books. Paper Be*s, Wrapping Paper, Twine and Stationery of Every Description From us at IT. Y. Pric-.-* MCGaEGOa & ROBERTSON. (Burke’s Old Stand,) ATHENS, GEOP/ItA pi J< J J ,0| J?r>l Q4y\oV 1 csrirA? TllCSn FvPTi kjt bi/OAT JLf/ha. wi. A i-XC.vji-A ■>- —t v * it :p !"■■■;" ]\ '' ■/ p- y* TvA-T, Stoves! Stoves! wL —Stoves Bought by Car-Loads! f . • 1 T. i ’ "v. . - ) hLLTd;' And Prices That are Bound to ' *•* © 1 - • - I-- -• Attract Jones' Standa’d .Tinware T,T ‘T.n Hoofing, Guttering rnd Job-Work. C " E.E. Jones, 209 B’oad