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Jno. Kartox, - - - Editor. yv-.ii! 'i■ ■ "ji l ■ ■■.. ii a . _ ,~® Pickett. wants notoriety. I tlie legislature knapping? Congress is again in session. Oconee county is somewhat stirr •and up over the whiskey question. And Birmingham thinks the late tragedy will cast a reflection on her goad nanw! Quito a number of the newspa pers of the country are trying to spot out Harrison’* cabinet. There seems to be a big sensa tion in Washington over some slan deious reports touching the presi dent and his wife. The Constitution islacking neith •r pains nor money in getting to gether all the facts concerning the Hawes tragedy. The peopm ot Birmingham are •sking for tl.e removal of Sheriff Smith from otlice. If will hardly b® done with, ut the sheriff resigns. The contesting ot Col. Candler’s •lection is a farce on this district, and cheek ai k impudence on the part of Pickttt, wholly without foundation and reason. The president lias presented a hilt to congress asking that the eivil service be amended so as to include all railroad mails This is a good move, and should be indors ed by the entire country, inhere i incompetency anywhee, it m in this part of the mail service. Should civil service to* e a board of examiners, is now a question beginning to occupy the public niud. Common re .son suggests that it should. Civil service works admirably where the applicants prove the would-be appointee s qualified. Ibia should be done by aboard of commissioners c.msii biting a place in the president’s cabinet. < -hieag.i tins had a big explo fif'::—act by bombs this time, but by an oat meal mill, in which three men were killed and a num ber jtgured—some of (hem fatally. The n icourred by the en- K' lie hi .-.•••• burs ling. The build big a id a whole block was entirely burned from the flames; other bulk i were shaken, from their foundation'-. The inhabitants were panic-r trickcn. The pri>"t'ui <<*• arm the follow u"s iiowiratioas to the setsM C pi Pr.ir. D. ' i f.ixi of the Third Cavaliv "< bo in-j""t( general with the rank e ; t sj>i K weld II untcr, Pir-t C \ r ,to he judge advocate with tlO tan). In jr; Cupi. G. B. Davie, i't a av, to he advocate with hi kof major; First Lieuten ant lijhtrt tjiaig, Four h Auillery to > quartermaster with thr rank ofoaptain; Captiu Douglass M. ‘V t. Fir* Infantry, to be cotmuifi eiry if Hcbsistance with the rank of e.p a‘n; First Lieutenant Charles Hay Twenty third infantry, to be aonmiie eary • ecfcsistanco with the rank ol caprwia; W liis-m Joseph Larkin of Illinois, (a Catholic priest) to be post chap lain; Perry Belmont of Xevr York ti be envy extraoidinary and niinis t plsnipotentiary of he United utes to Spain. A Riot in Birmingham, Ala. The eight inst., a riot took place in Birmingham, in which nine men were killed and a number wounded. They wunted to break open the jail and lynch Hawes, who is charged with murdering his wife and two children. Bo great w’as the excitement that Shenfi Binitli had surrounded the jail with a special posse. ll© pleaded with the mob to let the law have its course, but they became more in dignant and heHted. lie gave them timely warning—telling the mob if they dalu’t keep back he would order lire. They paid no attention to the sheriff, but gave order to take the jail, and the sher iff commanded his men to fire. Great was the tragedy—people fell in all directions, dead and wounded. Now the citizens are condemn ing the sheriff, and he was arrest ed, but has given a bond of $50,- 000. He liaj been endorsed for what he did by Gov. Seay. He has only carried out his sworn duty to protect the law—even at the sac rifice of many liv. When the mob clock to vi olate the law. they wvr no longer protected by the lcv,. Hon. Madison B-ii >( ; e Election of (Teuefid ir. i .■'On, Maj Mad*on Be!., ;i! one lmi a prominent ritizen oi Banks, hut now a resident of the <-ity • lanfn, and who was ( omptroiler- Gen. ral during (L-n Bollock's ad ministration. in a private letter to one ol his friends here, takes a hopeful view of the situation, which, is rather encouraging to t hose who have entertained gloomy forebodings as to the results of dem ocratic defeat. He wavs: “I feel lint the election of Gen. Harrison will be ol great benefit to our sec mu. C p’tslistM in tde north; rn iitaie;. ihotend ot toying go T frooe-nt bonds at a o rate < f inteieat, w ill ow make in vestments in the Booth. I'he Bou t.h has * gieat deal of cheap ‘and, waier power, timber and miner al wealth that ought, and will be util iz and 'I he war left pur own people so financially exhausted, that they hare e> n unable to accumulate a sul tiuien ey to suable them to utilize the rant midfivelof ed resources within cur hor d-r Now, northern capitalists will naturally invest where it will be most lemnnerative, arid ] look for the tuanu factoring and at) o her interest* ot the Sooth to be pushed forward at no distant day. Gen. Harrison’s elec tion will have a tendency, I think, t© make these moneyed men feel that their investments io tha South will be piotected and entirely sate in even way. For these and rna.iy other r*a- B its I think Geo. tlar.-.ison’e policy will be kind and considerate toward the southern states. My father voted for his grand fath er, Wat. Hi Hairison, in 1810, and 1 voted with the greatest pleasure, for his grand son iu 1888, and I trust that by the time the next national elec tion comes around, many fair minded democrats will be willing to vote the republican ticket with me. It would, really, he the best for the country, and especially for our btlovod South." All ia well tf at ends well. Polities and the holhdayg. Pickett Contests. For sometime it has been whisp ered that Pickett was contemplat ing a trip to Washington for the purpose of contesting lhe seal of Mon. A. D, Candler in the 51st. Congress It is now specially an nounced that he intends doing so. For several reason j, which per haps it may not be prudent to men tion at present, it is believed that this was the intention ®f Pickett before lhe election came off, in caßethe republicans obtained con trol of the next house of represen tatives. This is his only hope, but he will find that it w'll be impossi ble for him tq, have enough illegal voles thrown ®ut to reduc® the ov erwhelming majority of Candler materially. lie will also find that illegal voting was quite as easy for a Pick ell man as tor a Can Her man. and perhaps the result, if materially changed, will only reducethenum her of'votes counted for him, It is believed that the election was fair, and that Candler was fairly elected, hii I as far as Banks is con cenie'i, it was | e fectly peact able; ora ry. more so hi fact, than i.■ u- <1 in such elections. 'The re ps; ucaes rallied to lhe polls to a iii. and worked soon and late for Pub;hi. i’liev took thtrge ot the >n i voted l hem solid. Il ■ tew illegal voles wi re i ■ ■ ai. and there nearly •slvv. ! :! .nit enough to mate ■lailv a.: : s. election on* way or sinHiier. t, all it, would be lo Pickett\i disadvantage. Mr. Gatidici’-. majority in the county is due to the fact that this i- a deim-iTstiic county, and getter ally supports the nominees of the party; and if the democracy could have been induced to leave their homes and business on that day and attend the elect ion; if they had worked with half the zeal for Mr Candler, that the republicans did for their candidate, the majority would hive been twice as large. Progress in Modern Greece. Since 1870 the advance in the King dom of Greece has been very rapid The country now has more miles of railway than it then had of common highway, bridges hav teen built, hat tors have been improved, the canal ttcross the ittbrnua has been dug, pie paratiotis are unaKing to drain marshes The number of acres of ground devoted to the agriculture has alnaly increas t*d. The population of A'hens has doubled. Many Grecs families which have long jveided out ot Greece are now returning to their country, bring ing with turn both energy and eapi a!, aha people are better educated. Extensive archaeological ixcavation have hot u conducted, tbe museumc have enriched. The land hay bten made far more attractive and ae* cessible to, toioignern. Brig.udage has been put down. The kingdom L ruled by a ministry more prudent aad more firmly established than any thas b;<v3 precede i. The l?<ud ie Btill suf. I'ering from poverty and Jrom bad po litical habits, but with th fiugality and tcmpeiauce o the people, it musi gain wealth, dignity end authority. r lfceia is ;.o cioabt tut liawea kill ed his wiio. 'ihe clotksa io the Ocl a abas barber h p prove it. Gunnels* Power & Cos., * —. -a. DEALERS IN Plantation Supplies. We Keep in stock atoll* apply of good and fresh goods. We can not 1> -nrpasset in Qnali’y and Dura >ifiry. We bnv a' lnwest t figure#; w#i defy compandor) in prices. We want oily a livice protit rm <nr #a!es W. i not claim to he YanHerhi'is, nor do vre wii-h f accinrnilai* the r hmnoas, Wp are receiving dailv. a fnll snpely of our 00-tonu*rß ev r d>v aaat*. Country P’-oduo* Taki-n in Exchange a H groat M rft Pu’chs. Xmas Announcement ATHENS BOOK STORE. jftfP’t ’H BI>TM AS BUUKS;—Onr ctoek >♦ t 'lin-'uia- B ioka bait bee* ii*-i-it w i'l. gipm can* i*i and v ii; > v> i elieve, tnct 'bn : i*l onr many "ieudn. Yniing pc'pie's books wit tout euo —irowi TVt* *<-n■ to Libraries fit u .icullms. Ah B ink* —Our bonk tab!© contains many art books I'opriate fm Ctma mas gilt*. We haw also added l iyti to onr general - nek id Lit*imy W*ie and we believe w can nn all re .pur met t* in 'h* *ay of book** for presen iat ion. We have a !ar select in oi Siaod-rd Auti ri> in seta i< laiktig iron* five 'o iorty dollar-. Man .n 'hem >ve . ti r at about .ah price. BlliLES—Pocket Bibles, Pew Bibles Family B Ides, 'IV-stMineßtl icd b\ niuaie, scik oi prayer books and h) n.n w . A Itno eel ntinii oi the Fan us Oxioid Tiarher*' B.b es. Theamsbcrt Bdl'le n *he woilr*. izu oi a pock t (eeuiioont. Albums —<>ur photograph aioums * eon irom va ions iDHiiuiac ories, both a T home and abroad In lea* nor and plu-h goods, is iiie hue we have an tx-’elleni assortment, mciuding al the n-* vet daeigua is hrtpe, style >nd get up Piices on quatteis irouti one io -w*lv<j dollars. Oar how roouj above the storeorny the eauir' stairway as the mng Meu’s Cuni ■ iau Association rooms, has beeu placed under ttie chaige i I Mi s Anns P*t man, wbo during the Chiietmas season, will be aided by o< her young ladies. Dolls, Building Blocks, alphabet block-*, gnuies, tool chests, •) toys, duiner -ets, bi quo, lTguies, vases, bronze goods, etc . velocipedes, exp ee* wagons. Frames, etc Christmas cai fs, 5 cents ti 6 doda>s each. For 25 cents we wilt mail seven 5 cent card*, or three at 10 cents For on# dollar a mail 30 at b cents, or 14 at 10 cents ei.ch Mad orders promptly attended to. Space is limited or we rn ght mention otbci gi ode D. W- MCGREGOR & CO.* and lietail Dealers it Buohs fcuu Stationery, Athens, Georgia. S Stock Larger Than Ever! Stoves! Stoves! —Stoves Bought by Car-Loads!— And Prices That are Bound to Attract Jones’ Standa’d Tinware. gjßSr'Tin Hoofing, Gutteiing and Job-Work. Call or Write forPricw. E. E. Jones, 209 B’oad St. ATHENS lilt