Madison County AlArchives News.....Items from The Huntsville Weekly Democrat October 25, 1882 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Kenneth Stacy klstacyfamily@aol.com January 9, 2007, 12:59 pm Microfilm At Huntsville Library October 25, 1882 PERSONAL MENTION Chas. Halsey has removed to Randolph Street. Jas. L. Cooper ahs rented his residence to Thos. Jamar, who ahs moved in, and Mr. Cooper has removed to his house on Randolph Street. W. Harvey Donegan has rented and removed to the Chapman House. The Donegan house is unoccupied at present. Messrs. R. S. Halsey, C. C. Martin, Thos. J. Taylor, Jr., and Miss Lucy Landman are taking in the races, at Memphis. Mr. John W. Berry, formerly of this City, but lately of Birmingham, arrived last Saturday, on a visit. Capt. L. W. Day returned, last week, from Illinois. Drs. Geo. D. Norris and J. J. Dement went, last Monday, to Tuskaloosa to attend a meeting of the Alabama Insane Asylum Board of Trustees, of which they are members. LOCAL ITEMS Public Speaking ----------------------- GOV. O’NEAL and HON. SAM. BLACKWELL will speak on political issues to the people of Madison County, at Moore’s Mill, Friday, Nov. 3, Huntsville, Saturday, Nov. 4, Owens’s X Roads, Monday, Nov. 6. J. J. TURRENTINE, Chm’n Cong. Dem. Exec. Committee NOTICE ------------ The Candy Stand below the Huntsville Hotel, formerly owned by Varin & Poore has been removed to Washington St., above Baker’s Store. I will sell an assortment of Fine Candies, with other Confectionaries; choice Lemons, Oranges and Apples; good Tobacco, Cigars, Snuff, etc. Come and buy the Taffy Candy. Oct25-1t. EDWIN L. DRAKE. Last Saturday, a sad accident occurred to little Ed. Fletcher, son of Mr. Jim Ned Fletcher, of this city. A mule kicked him on the head, fracturing his skull. He is in a precarious condition, but, it is hoped, his life may be saved. His father is in Texas, in the interest of the Bell Factory Company. Little Ned is unconscious. Mr. Henry Motz, one of the best farmers in Madison County, raised, this year, over 1,100 bushels of sweet potatoes on between 5 and 6 acres of land. At 50 cents a bushel, they would bring over $550. ALABAMA ITEMS Sunday evening during the absence of the jailor, and family, nine prisoners escaped from the jail, by wrenching off a large bar of iron from the bath tub, and, with it, prizing up the trap door. They passed through the rooms of the jailor and appropriated such articles as struck their fancy. At this writing none of them have been recaptured. Had John Brooks, the negro ravisher, been held for trial, he would now be at large. It is the uncertainty of punishment by the courts and the insecurity of our jail that lead to mob laws. Our jail is a disgrace to Calhoun county. A new one should be guilt.—Jacksonville Republican. The Evergreen News and Brewton Blade both owned by T. S. James have sold out to Sam Rice and the Radical party yet Col. Herbert still lives and will we believe, be triumphantly elected. It is reported that ex-Auditor of Alabama Reynolds is coming to this State to help the Republicans in their canvass. And yet Mr. Reynolds is First Auditor of the United States Treasury, and is paid a salary for attending to business which he is about to neglect. For the payment of his salary, as well as that of other officials who desert their duty to take the stump, Democrats as well as Republicans, are taxed. This is a great Administration. It will be remembered that Mr. Arthur once wrote a letter favoring civil service reform.—Mobile Register. All of the Greenback leaders in this district, from Jones Woodall down to the smallest Corporal in Lawrence county, are attending the Federal Court at Huntsville. This shows, if there was no other evidence, that the Greenback party is only a new name for Republicanism in Alabama. They go up there as Jurors and witnesses against the good people of this and other counties. How do you like to be in company with such a set of people? Answer us, not in words, but speak to us through the ballot-box on the 7th of next month.— Moulton Advertiser. When these little Lawrence county Greenback fellows wanted Col. Pryor to divide time with them, he told them he couldn’t quit chasing a buck to run after little bob-tailed rabbit that crossed his path.—North Alabamian. U.S. NEWS Interesting Damage Suit ----------------------------- ATLANTA, GA., October 22—An interesting suit against the United States will be actively commenced in this city, on the 26th. In 1864, when Sherman was on his famous march through this section, there were some bitter secessionists named King, who owned a factory at Roswell. As a desperate attempt to save their property, they, without consideration, transferred their factory to a Frenchman named Theophile Roche, who was an attaché of the factory, and who was at that time, and still is, a subject of France.—Roche ran up a French flag and claimed protection under it. Sherman disregarded the flag, burned the property and arrested Roche, who now comes forward and demands $50,000 principal damages with interest and $20,000 damages for false imprisonment, in all amounting to $125,000. Mr. J. C. Jenkins has been appointed a special commissioner to take testimony in the case and on the 26th he will proceed to do so. Roche still lives at Roswell. Death of Bishop Paine --------------------------- ONE OF THE MOST PROMINENT METHODIST MINISTERS PASSED AWAY --------------------------- ABERDEEN, MISS., October 20. – Bishop Paine died to-day. Robert Paine was born in Pearson county, North Carolina, November 12, 1799, but removed in early life to Giles county, Tennessee. He was graduated at Chapel Hill, in the same class with ex-President Polk. He was converted in early life and was licensed to preach and admitted to the Tennessee conference in 1818, before he was twenty years old. It is a curious coincidence that his death occurred just at the opening of the same conference which is now holding its annual session at Franklin. For ten years he was in the active work at the itinerant ministry, and had much to do in organizing the Methodist church in Tennessee. In the year 1829, he was elected President of Lagrange College, in Alabama, where he remained until the year 1846. He had been a member of the General Conference of the M. E. Church five terms before the division in 1844, and at the General Conference of that year he was chairman of the committee of nine which reported the plan of separation. He was a member of the Louisville Conference in 1845, and at the first General Convention of the M. E. Church South, was elected Bishop with Bishop Cofer, of South Carolina, and became the colleague of Bishop Soule, of Tennessee, and Bishop Andrew, of Georgia, who were elected before the division and adhered with the Southern conference. Mobbing a Dead Man -------------------------- Special to the Nashville World. CHATTANOOGA, October 16.—The body of Bob Taylor was brought to the city to- day at 10 o’clock in possession of Sheriff Goodall, of Missouri, and of Foute, of Loudon county.—When the train arrived there were over a thousand people at the depot. The coffin was placed in a wagon, but the horses could not be driven through the dense crowd. A mob took the horses out, and caught hold of the wagon and started up the street howling like demons. Loud cheers were sent up for the Foute and Goodall posse, who were seated in the wagon which the mobs pulled to the jail, where the body is now confined. Threats were made by the maddened devils to take the remains from the case and hang them. There was strong talk also of burning the body. From sunrise to-morrow till noon the case will be open for inspection. The body has already been identified by several in this city, as that of Bob Taylor. At Rockwood, where Fleming Taylor lives, the doors of the cars were locked so as to prevent a disturbance. He was dissuaded from coming here, as it would have been instant death to him. The remains will probably be taken to Rockwood for interment. Laid up for Repairs ----------------------- From the Brooklyn Eagle. Amos F. Learned, of the twenty-second ward, is a cast iron stalwart politician and glories in the possession of one of the brazen “306” Chicago medals. The following correspondence took place between him and Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, immediately after Mr. Beecher’s sermon denouncing the corrupt and fraudulent Saratoga convention: Dear Mr. Beecher—You made an ass of yourself to-day. [Signed] AMOS F. LEARNED. Dear Sir—The Lord saved you the trouble of making an ass of yourself by making you an ass at the beginning—and his work stands surer. [Signed] HENRY WARD BEECHER. It is understood Mr. Learned is laid up for repairs. Five Negroes Hung ------------------------ EASTMAN, GA., October 20.—At 1 to-day Kiddick Powell, Simon O. Guinn, Joseph King, Robt. Donaldson and Ella Moore, negroes were hanged in the jail yard for complicity in the riot which occurred at this place on August 6th during a camp meeting, in which an innocent young white man named Jas. Howard was set upon by an infuriated mob, and after being shot by one of them was beaten almost to jelly by the others. The woman raised the first howl which excited the mob to the desperate work. No attempts were made to rescue them, and not more than fifty negroes, from whom violence was expected, were in town. A detachment of military from Macon were present for protection. The recent great triumph in Ohio causes the New York Sun to ask: “Would you know the meaning of the political revolution which struck its first blow in Ohio three days ago, and will sweep through Pennsylvania and New York three weeks from next Tuesday? It means these four things: I. Reduce the expenses of every branch of the Federal Government to a basis of simplicity, economy, and honesty! II. Abolish the internal revenue abomination! III. Make the tariff simple and rational, and just sufficient to provide for the wants of an honest and economical Administration in time of peace! IV. No stealing, either by the Administration and its agents, or by Congress and its employees! This is the meaning and the purpose of this mighty overturn. Is the Democracy wise enough and high-minded enough to execute this peremptory mandate with fidelity and courage? We shall see. The occasion is great. And we are happy to add, the future is hopeful. The decision of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin, which has so disturbed the Western grain gamblers, was in a case fairly representing the common method of speculation. An operator lost $2,500, or would have done so if he had settled up, but he refused to pay, and was sued for the money. The verdict in a Circuit Court was against him; but this was set aside on appeal, the higher court deciding that, as no grain was actually bough or sold, the operation was simply a wager, and therefore a violation of the gambling law. The November election draws near. Of the 325 Congressmen to be chosen, under the new apportionment for the Forty-eighth Congress, thirty-two have already been chosen, in Maine, Vermont, Oregon, Ohio and West Virginia, which have also chosen State officers. Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky and Rhode Island have already chosen State officers, and will vote for Congressmen in November when 203 members are to be elected. The Republicans admit that the Democrats have, in the elections thus far, made a large gain of Congressmen but they console themselves with the hope that they will carry many Congressional Districts in Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. The wholesale dismissal of printers from the Government printing office at Washington because they are supposed to have no political influence is the latest outrage. These discharged printers are citizens of the District of Columbia, and are shoved out to give room for printers who can vote. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/madison/newspapers/itemsfro1253gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 12.5 Kb