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>Tuo. Barion, Democratic Ticket. 1888' CLEVELAND AND THURMAN! For Congr'M Bth District, A.D. CANDLER. For Senator. W S- MCCARTY. ’ For Representative, __ J- N- COGGINS Athens Fair promises to be one of interest. has contributed a large amount to the yellow fever suffer ers at Jacksonville, Fla. Atlanta has subscribed some thing over $‘2,000 to the yellow le ver sufferers of Jacksonville. “Jim 1 ' thinks “Ken” will be the next president. Mr. Blaine of Mr. Harrison, you know. The president’s letter of accept ance of fhe rt nomination is len gthy, but to the point. The tariff bill will delay the ad journment-of congress for several weeks. The negro* s of Bibb county have nominated candidates for the legislature. Jacksonville is in need of nurses. Her yellow fever sufferers are lack ing in attentic n to some degree. The 22nd annual encampment of the Grand Army of the Repub lic, held its quarters in Columbus, Ohio, last week. The democratic executive com mittee of Jackson, met at Jeffer son, 4th insf. Owing to lack of a 'quorum no business was transacted All the leading papers of New Turk City, compliments Cleve land’s letter of acceplance in high est terms. What else could they do? Col. D. It, Baker, editor in-chief of the Cincinnati Evening Post, lias gone to Jacksonville to assist the yellow fever sufferers. New York City had contributed $19,280 to the yellow fever suffer ers up to 10th inst. Quite a liberal contribution for the empire state of ihe East. 'fhe 10th ir;st., Gov. Gordon and other leading lights addressed the Brotherhood of Firemen in Atlan ta. They had a galla time ’mid banners and music. The lOtli inst. a bill was passed in the House bv Mr. Blount of this * t state, authorizing the postmaster general to advertise for and pur chase improved mail locks and keys The Ivansas Oity National Expo sition opened 11th inst. Manager Kumpf made the opening address to a large crowd. The exposition will continue seven weeks, Kentucky has not forgot her du ty in helping the Jacksonville yel low fever sufferers. Louisville had donated something over $3,000 up to 10th inst. Other portions of the state have contributed largely. Cotton sheeting is now made a substitute for bagging. The trust syndicate can now have their own way for the present, It is an af fair congress can do nothing with for the present. Macon, Oft.. 10th, inst —Jim Mitch ell of this place, who is superintending a brickyard in Louisville, Jefferson •county, became involved iD a qnarrel with some of the negro hands and was literally cut to pieces. Texas had contributed $12,000 to th© yellow fever sufferers up to 10th inst. A good donation for the “Lone Star State.” The cow boys subscribed liberally, even if they are always on the war-path. During the past few weeks North Carolina lias suffered great damage from local storms and hea vy freshets, causing great loss to crops and dislocating railroad facil ities in some parts of the state. Over 1,000 members of the Knights of Labor are thrown out of employment in Jacksonville, Fla, They are in need of help. The Grand Master has issued an appeal to the enlire fraternity of 'the order for help. The Chicago Journal thinks that young writers like Amelie Rives are being pushed forward too rapidly and calls for the establishment of “author ative organs of criticism in your midst.” Such organs would need critics to conduct them, and there is none. A young lady in Newark, New Jer sey, opened her eyes at three in the morning and found a big burg lar with a revolver in her room. She was so mad at having her sleep dis furbed that she jumped on the fel low, pinioned hie arms to his sidp, rushed him to the top of the stairway and then pitched him headlong down. The republicans of the 2nd con gressional district, have nominated Gen. Jas. R. Chalmers. This gen tleman has caused that district much trouble. It will be remem bered hecontesd his election with the duly elected democrat to a seat in congress, several years age. The 7th congressional district of Mississippi, have renominated their “silver-tongued orator,” Col. Chas. E. Hooker, Col. Hooker is one of Mississippi’s noted demo crats and leading statesmen. He has stood by her in the dark days of radicalism. He has fought the enemy without fear when shot guns and pistols were glittering around the speaker's stand. Harrison has made his bow and accepted the republican nomina tion for president. His letter is lengthy. His views sets forth a high tariff and protective plafform in every sense. He is opposed to all foreign immigration. Hover, he believes in friendly terms with oth er nations so far as due respect de mands it. There is nothing exciting or of renewed interest in his letter. It is only the sterotyjied platform of his party. Therefore, he deserves n© undue criticism. Politics in South Carolina are gloriously mixed. The democrats have fallen into line. Their bat tle will be a hard one. They have the republicans in front and the independents in the rear to fight. The independents will combine with the republicans, This, with the negro clement, will make things pretty warm. The demo crats only hope is to split the inde pendent faction with the republi can party. By this means they carry the state. Col. Candler says “it will be a longtime before Mr, Pickett can raise the dead carcass ofindepend enlism in the 9tli congressional dis trict.” The colonel generally knows what he is talking about. Now let the people show him they mean to make his words good. There may be several parties away from Washington. If Mr, Pickett ever has occasion to gD there he will find but two. No “sitting on the fence” about this. Jut • Bagging. The Constitution says boycott jat bagging: “The able managers of the jute bagging trust have stirred up a big ger fuss than they intended to. The other trusts have racked along in a quiet way, robbing and plundering fhe people to any extent that suited their convenience, but the robbers who are engaged in man ipulating the bagging steal have succeeded in getting up a discus sion that has alarmed the country. The trouble with the trusl thiev es is that in commanding the cot- ton planters of the South to stand and deliver they struck a parcel of people who are ready to organize in their own defense. The spirit, which originated in the grange movement, and which has been fostered by the various dis trict and county agricultural associa tions. has been fully developed by the Farmer’s Alliance. The alliance is one the most power ful organizations in the country. The New York Sun would describe it aa a trust, and, so far as combination is concerned, it is a trust, but it is not organized for the purpose of robbing or oppressing anybody; it is an organ ization for the pnrpose of self-defouse and protection. The alliance was the first obstacle with which the bagging trust robbets has had to deal; but it has met anoth er equally as powerful in the shape of tho cotton underwriters belonging to the marine board. These insurance men, taking advantage of the situa tion, hare adopted resolutions (which we have noted before) to the effect that they can not afford very m nch longer to insure cotton in so insufficient and inflammable a material as j ate bag ging- A few months ago, such a declara tion would have been ieceived by the farmers as in the nature of an attack, bat now it affords another reason why they should boyooit the bagging facto ties, and wrap their cotton in coarse cloth made out of the staple itself. This would not only cheapen the in surance, which falls on the producer, bat would create anew demand for the fibre to the extent that the cotton bagging wonld be .msed. It is notori ous that the disastious ootton fires that oceur, originate in American cot ton, and this faot, no donbt, has its ef fect on the prioe of the staple. As we have said before, and as we will probably say again, if the south ern planters will take advantage of the situation as it exists to day, they will be in a position next year to thank their stars that the jnte bagging rob bers stopped them in tne road and de manded their purses.” W. A. Quillian & 'Co, HARMONY GROVE, DEALERS IN General Merchandise 0 And Plantation Supplies. Onr stock of Dry Goods, Clothing, Hits, Boots and Shoee can not be sur passed in Durability and Low Prices. We keep in Smck all that the farmer needs. Onr Line of staple groceries are complete. We keep a fall line of Fancy groceries, notions, etc. Also Bagging, Ties and Guanos. Country Produce taken in exchange for goods. Call and examine onr aoods. 19 Hardman & Comp’y, Harmony grove, DEALERS IN HardwarE & Cutler?. Our Line of Stoves. Tinware, Agricultural Implements, Etc., can not be found in better Qaality and Durability, elsewhere. We also keep a good line of gnns for the Fall trade. Call and examine our stook and prices. 19 Consult your Interests by Buying your DrugS& MedicineS * * i .p V f . FBOM-rjj* 1 hf, ' •• - ; : Wade And Sledge, ATHENS, We sell at the lowest possible price, and gnrantee every article to ba abso lutely Pure. Orders by Mail will receive prompt attention. Remember the name and place.—WADE & SLEDGE, Druggists and Pharmacists. Between Hodgson Bros., and Talmadge Bros,, Clayton Street. 16.