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Jxo. Barton, - - - Editor. —n mrnmmim ■■ ■ ■■■■■ ■■■■ 'M imt i ifMil Vice-president Morton lias been to see President-elect Harrison, A big draw on the .Norfolk, Ya. Savings Bank, has suspended that instilution. Macon's treasurer comes out be hind in his accounts with the city $20,000 shortage. London has had another killing added to her list ot Whitechapel murders. As usual Ibis time anoth er iude woman. The president seems to be mak ing postoffice appointments that ought to have been made three years ago. The butchvrs and cattlemen of St. Louis, are at war Cutting of prices on the part of the butchers toward the cattlemen is the cause. Up to 21st inst., there were two deaths and thiee new cases of yel low fever in Jacksonville. Ere this that section has had frost. It is now aimostan assured fact that Pickett will contest the elec tion of Col Candler in this district. There is the least danger but whal Candler's election has been legal. Mr. Tiideu's wines and liquors •old for $6,000. If republicans bought them, they will presently vote th® straight democratic tick et. Chairman Barnum will get over his illness and it will be good news to the whole country. He is a good democrat, and the party can not af ford to lose him. If looks now as though the re publican majority in the house will be three, and is feared enough dem ocrats will be turned out on con tests to carry it to twel' eor fifteen. It takes a great intellect to keep up with all the follies and foibles of fashion; but it takes a greater in tellect in a true sense, to ignore them. Sam Siiiiiii calls the New York era ‘dollar worshippers.’ Quite appropriate. The dollar was certain Jy worshij.j'd in the recent elec tion. It is saui ihat Henry Watterson, at the St i ouis convention, re marked: *‘t h, damn silver any way.” 11 i a good thing, howev er, the (J> urier Journal doesn't agree with i im The inhabilauts oi the town of Leavenw*all, Ind,, are excited ov er the big neks that are falling from the cliJl above them. Sever al have already fell, crushing tim bers, etc., that came in the way A man’s list is sometimes a terri ble weapon. A man in New York was knocked down the other day, but refused to make any charge against the man who struck him, as he felt all right. He went home and lay on a lounge and died in a few hours. His assailant is still at large, and as he is a stranger to the police, it is likely will never be captured. The New York World thinks that “a Georgia cracker pinching his dimes is just as sordid a spec- tacle as a New York Croesus clutching his millions.” But the combinations of the latter leave the former mighty few dimes to pinch. The It ice Problem ia A'liea. The Commotion says: "Nearly every great nation in Europe ia get ting read* to seize and bold a larga •lice ol Africa. • Uonnuny’s pretext forgoing iato ; the lam-giabbing holiness ia that aha desires to btoak up tba Afiican slave rade. and she has invited several of the powers to uo-operate with her. Hot Germany has a bad case of the colon ization fever, and she proposes to help herself to everything in eight. * After the European colonies sac ceeu in gaining a foothold iu Africa, it gore without saying that they will have to deal with a race problem of oouhiderabie magnitude. "How do they propose to treat the negro alter securing his native land by foiCo, fraud and purchase? Will they educate i im, and m ke a citizen of him? Will they keep him iu a state of peonage, or wilt they m x and min gle with him oa a plaue of social equality? "It is safe to say that greed and the instinct of self preservation will de cide the question. When the whites take possession of Africa they are not going to let any sentimental views about the rights of an inferior race stand in their way, As soon as they see that they ean not have good gov ernment and progress with the negro at the top of the social pyramid they will push him down to its base and keep him there. * The rext genrradon will see Afri ca pass entirely under the control of the whites, and the moat troublesome raoe problem of the ages will be set tled on the dark continent.” The Sp rit of the South. The New York World says the in tei views with representative journal '' of the South published in yesUr lay'* World undoubtedly reflected the pi*-rxiling sentiment of that section to wards the incoming administration. Tht solid sonth i* not yet broken, and it can not he broken by any of the me<hods adopted by the repnblicans in the past. Senator Quay’s talk of the “mailed hand” is either blind madness or open-eyed folly. What President Grant, with his iron will, was nnabls to do while the southern states were many of them still under military ruie and the country wonted to the domination of force it is sheer luster to think that P/osident Harrison would be able to accomplish twenty years li ter, even were he disposed to nador 'ke it. The day of eoeroion and of aogro scalawag rule at the south has gone by, a*Te- to lOtarO The spirit of the Sonth is national. The race question it unt be pennitt. •and to settle for itself. Bat there is to other southern question that is not al so a northern and a western quo uioa. The southern people are open to ap peals to their patriotism and tbeir in- tereste. They can ba divided politic ally on the terilf qneetion aa soon a* the republican leadere make it eafe for them to separate. There are plain in dications that this is to be the new policy of the party that Will return to power in March. , Ti* s coatnmatioa devoutly to he wished. The demoeratio party will gaia more than it ean lose by the de struction of tbs Jan lemnsut ef the old sectionalism.' Hon. W. C. Winslow. Hon. Cope W inslow who was a candidate for solicitor-general of the Bth district, before the logisla ture got left. In his eulogy of de feat the fol’owing nigh the address ed the legislature in the following humor, pathos, eloquence and true and tender touch, and common sense that is artistic in its refine ment: He began by saying there was a wide difference between Napoleon and himself. Napoleon had been described as being "grand, gloomy and peculiar.” “I,” said the speak er, “am neither grand nor peculiar —but am very, very gloomy.” “What defeated me?” asked Mr. Winslow, solemnly, “-After due consideration I am forced to the conclusion that it was for want of votes.” “But why did I lack votes?” He answered this question by telling in inimitable style an anec dote. Two fond parents in lowa promised to take their little son carriage riding. When the time arrived they shut the door upon the boy. jumped into the carriage and were rapidly driven off The little fellow rushed into the street crying as if his heart would break. Some men came along and on seeing his distress said: “What is the mutter, little fel low. We hope you are not hurt?” “No,” said the little fellow, point ing at the flying carriage, “I ain’t hurt a bit—but yonder goes two of the grandest liars in the state of lowa.” This sally simply convuls* ed the audience into laughter. Mr. Winslow then humorously described the fellow that stuck to him. Weeks ago he had promised not only to vote tor him, but to use all of his influence to get him elect ed. Two or three days before the election I met him and said, “Old fellow, you have not forgotten your promise? Of course you are going to support me.” The member grasp ed his hand, but turned his face and whispered, “Oh, yes, I’m going to vote lor you; but to bo perfectly frank, Winslow, I will have to give Billy Felton a complimentary vote on the iirst ballot, but on the sec ond I am your man ” “You will re member,” said the speaker, “that there were only two running, and one ballot did the work ” “When the winter throws its cold white mantel over the earth and the trees stripped of the leavos, we know that spring, garlanded With flower* and breathing perfume will couie again tripping under a sunlit cacopy— but the heart that has been once betrayed will trust again.” The speaker then assailed tbo ay*, tem ef electing judges and solicitors. “Suppose,” said bs, “that a mail like the glorious and lameated Judge Lumpkin had been a candidate under this new system. Scpposs he bad been defeated by a combination, that splendid intellect wooid have parted under dim eclipse disastrous twilight shedding ” lie described the manner of elect ing judges and solicitors as a sort ot three card monte triek, and said that ibeis weie members who, if aevcessa iy, would have traded their great graDd-mothers and mother in laws f< r billy goats. This provoked uproari ous applause. The lecture fairly bristled with hap py bite, relieved by fine pathetic points. Mr. Wiuslew concluded with two fine quotations from Shakespeare. “Gentlemen,” said be, “the time of life is snort. To spend the shortness basely were too long did life but ride upm a dial’s point; still ending at the arrival of an hear.” “To thine own eelf be true, and it must follow, at the night the day, thoc ; eanet net then be fslae to any man.” | Tho above outline givee but a fain: idea of hie humorous, sensible end eloquent talk. W. A. Quillian & Cos, Harmony grove, DEALERS IN , G-eneraL Merchandise And Plantation supplies- Oar stock of Dry Goods, Clothing, Hits, Boots and Shoes caa not be sur panned in Durability and L> v Prices. We keep in 8-ock all tint tha farmer needs. Our Liue ot staple groceries are complete. We keep a full liie of K soy groceries, notions, *tc. Also Bagging, Ties and ouanos. Country Produce <aken in exchange for goods. Call and examine onr aoods. 19 Hardman & Comp’y, HARMONY GROVE, DEALERS IN HardwarE & CutlerY. t % Our Line of Stoves. Tinware, Agricultural Implements, Etc., oan ant be found in better Quality and Durabiitty.yhewhere. We also keep a good line of guns for the Fall trade. Call and examine our etook aud prices. 19 Consult your Interests by Buying your DrugS& MedicineS from Wade And Sledge, ATHENS, GEORGIA * We sell at'the lowest possible prioe, and gnrantee every article to be abso lutely Pare. 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. IC.