Madison County AlArchives News.....Items from The Huntsville Weekly Democrat November 8, 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, 1:04 pm Microfilm At Huntsville Library November 8, 1882 [Transcription note: The 1 November 1882 issue is not included on this microfilm.] PERSONAL MENTION John W. Cooper returned from Little Rock, Ark., last week. Glad to hear that his brother-in-law, Wm. Mac. Brandon, is likely to recover. Dr. J. Munro Banister, U. S. Army, and Mr. Henry Lay are in the city. Misses Emily and Carrie Bradley have returned from a long visit to Cincinnati. Mrs. Geo. P. Beirne, Miss Eliza Gray and Jane Beirne, and Mr. and Mrs. Geo. S. Gordon, are back from Baltimore. MARRIED: NANCE-BURTON.—at the Presbyterian Church, Huntsville, Ala., Nov. 7, 1882, by Rev. Dr. J. H. Bryson, MR. HARRY S. NANCE to MISS BELLE C. BURTON, daughter of Mr. Thos. O. Burton—all of Madison County. MATTHEWS-VANVALKENBURG.—At the Church of the Nativity, Huntsville, Ala., Nov. 7, 1882, by Rev. Dr. J. M. Banister, MR. LUKE MATTHEWS to MISS MYRTLE VANVALKENBURG, daughter of Col. John VanValkenburg—all of Huntsville. HALL-BRAY.—At the residence of Mr. W. W. Darwin, Madison Co., Ala., Nov. 7, 1882, by Rev. J. A. B. Lovett, MR. ALFRED F. HALL to MISS LULA BRAY—all of Madison County. GORDON-HAZLEHURST.—At Ellicott City, Maryland, Nov. 2, MR. BEIRNE GORDON of Savannah, Ga., to MISS BESSIE HAZLEHURST. We extend to all our young nuptial friends our cordial wishes for their bliss and prosperity. LOCAL ITEMS For Rent-Crop Year 1883 ------------------------------ The Plantation situate on the Whitesburg Pike, near Whitesburg, known as the Russell Place is for rent for the year 1883. For terms, apply to Miss Mary Russell, at residence of Milton Humes. Nov.1-4t The U. S. Court adjourned lat week. Dick Liddle was convicted of conspiracy to rob U. S. officer at Muscle Shoals, Ala., and sentenced suspended. Moore’s Mill & Owens X Roads. --------------------------------------- On Friday last, Col. R. B. Rhett, Capt. Dan. Coleman and Gen. E. A. O’Neal spoke at Moore’s Mill to an earnest and attentive crowd; and on Monday, Col. Rhett, Capt. Coleman and Hon. W. W. Garth spoke at Owen’s X Roads, to a church full of people. The speeches were clear, succinct and pungent. The dangerous character and hostile designs of the Republican Party were thoroughly shown up; and the importance of the Conservative party of the Constitution for the preservation of the peace, safety and prosperity of Alabama comprehensively and eloquently presented. In addition to these general reviews, the candidates were discussed and Mr. Pryor held up as a truly representative, trustworthy, wise and able man. The home of Mr. Rutherford B. Hayes went Democratic last Tuesday by 800 majority, and the home of the late President Garfield gave a net Democratic gain of 39 votes. Madison County – Unofficial Returns --------------------------------------------- The following are returns received from Returning Officers by the Sheriff. The Judge of Probate, Circuit Court and Sheriff will open and count the official returns on Saturday next as required by law. PRYOR SHELBY Huntsville ?39 794 New Market 135 141 Maysville 234 236 Hay’s Store No. 1 108 131 Hay’s Store No. 2 47 125 Plevna 43 45 Wells’s 27 8 Hazel Green 213 123 Madison X Roads 46 1?0 Madison 181 224 Triana 85 267 Poplar Ridge 101 13 Vienna 134 27 Whitesburg 120 204 Lanier’s 27 154 Meridianville 171 145 Owen’s X Roads 84 31 Cloud’s Cove 26 22 Collier’s 95 80 Cluttsville 163 201 ------ ------ Pryor’s maj. 2,?79 Shelby’s maj. 3242 Shelby’s majority in county, 572. Shelby’s Radical majority for the State Senate in August, 671. Democratic gain, 99. In Huntsville, Shelby’s majority reduced from 342 to 255, and, at Cluttsville, from 152 to 38. Proportional gains from other precincts, on an increased vote, would have, probably, carried the county for Pryor. The Democrats, here and at some other precincts, were more fully aroused than at any Presidential or Congressional election for several years. ALABAMA ITEMS Glory to God in the Highest! ----------------------------- Democracy Trumphant! ----------------------------- We are commanded of God: “In all things give thanks.” Therefore, we thank God that He has put it into the minds and hearts of the American People to crush out, in a measure, the Radical Demon of Misrule. We thank Him that the 8th Congressional District of Alabama is “redeemed, regenerated and disenthralled” from Green-Black Radicalism, and that Alabama sends a solid Democratic delegation to Congress. We thank Him for the prospect, afforded by elections in other States, that Radicalism shall, soon, be squelched, and the United States and State Governments restored to the fundamental principles established by the Democratic Fathers of our Republic. SEMI OFFICIAL We have returns from every county in the 8th Congressional District, as follows: Pryor’s majorities: Jackson 173 Morgan 302 Limestone 608 Lauderdale 401 Colbert 19 Franklin 344 ----- Total 1,907 Shelby’s majorities: Madison 572 Lawrence 431 ----- Total 1.003 Pryor’s majority in the district—904. So much for intelligence and free government over ignorance and strong government. “Crow, Chapman, crow!” On Saturday last, Gen. O’Neal, our Governor-elect, made a splendid speech to a large audience in our Court House against Radical misrule and in favor of Democratic free, constitutional governments, and was often and enthusiastically applauded. Gen. L. F. Walker was called out. He declined to make a speech, but, with his peculiar emphasis, exhorted all who love their rights and liberties to vote for Pryor, which was loudly applauded. Judge Richardson was called, and responded by reading the contradictions, by J. J. Woodall, Chas. W. Rainier, and citizens of Athens, of vile slanders of Pryor by the Radical secret circular, and asking the people if any honest man could support a party that would resort to such methods. He, too, was loudly applauded. The Alabama Legislature meets on Tuesday next, Nov. 14, with one negro, W. B. Williams, Radical, of Madison County, in the House.—Don’t you feel proud of your Representative, you Green Blackers? Fine Shooting by Capt. Bogardus ---------------------------------------- The Selma Times vies the following report of Capt. Bogardus’s wonderful marksmanship at the Ball Park of that city, Oct. 26, before a large crowd: Promptly at half past three o’clock the shooting began, and Capt. Bogardus, a fine-looking man, stout of build, keen of sight and steady of nerve, went through the following portion of his programme in very short order. He performed the difficult feats with the greatest of ease, rarely failing to break the swift flying Higowsky clay pigeons, which were used with most satisfactory results, and never missing them. Shooting 5 clay pigeons and pulling his own trap. Shooting 5 clay pigeons, the American style of holding a gun. Shooting 5 clay pigeons, English style of holding gun. Shooting pigeon, standing with his back to the trap, turning and breaking the pigeon while in the air. Shooting pigeon, standing with his back to the trap, pulling his own trap, turning and breaking the pigeon while in the air. Shooting a pigeon with one hand. Shooting a pigeon with one hand and pulling the trap with the other. Shooting a pigeon with the gun turned sidewise. Shooting pigeons double, from two traps, both to be sprung at the same time. Shooting double and pulling his own trap. After this, Henry Bogardus with his 32-calibre rifle broke ten clay pigeons in rapid succession and then shot the eleventh from his father’s hand. The boy is evidently a chip from the old block and will in time rank high as a rifleman. The programme next stated that “Capt. Bogardus will undertake to break 24 out of 30 clay pigeons thrown from traps thirty yards apart, the shooter to stand half way between the traps which will be sprung all the same time.” – This was a very difficult feat which was rendered more difficult by the bad working of some of the traps. Supt. McLaren, of the C. S. & M. railroad, sprung the traps and Capt. Bogardus “broke” 28 instead of 24 as he had advertised to undertake. Twenty-one were broken to smithereens and seven were penetrated by from three to eight shots each. The last feature of the exhibition to quote from the programme, was that, “Captain Bogardus will break fifty clay pigeons thrown into the air, one at a time, in three minutes, loading his own gun.” This he accomplished, and more too. By actual count and accurate timing, he broke fifty-two in tow minutes and twenty-five seconds, never missing a shot. U.S. NEWS The following are the latest returns from elections outside of this District: ALABAMA – Full Democratic delegation. ARKANSAS – Solidly Democratic. GEORGIA – All, or nearly all, Democratic Congressmen. KENTUCKY – Probably, one Radical and 8 Democrats. TENNESSEE – Elects Bate, Democrat, by a large majority, a Democratic Legislature, and nearly all the Congressmen Democrats. CALIFORNIA – Democratic Governor and Legislators, and a majority of Democratic Congressment. COLORADO – Democratic victory. DELAWARE – Solidly Democratic. CONNECTICUT – Democratic for Governor, Legislature and Congressmen. ILLIONIS – Democratic gains. INDIANA – Democratic by 10,000. Congressmen, Democrats 9, Radicals 4. Democratic gain, 4. IOWA – Black Radical, except one Democratic Congressman-a gain. KANSAS – Democrat elected over present Radical Governor, St. John. All else Radical. MARYLAND – Gain of one Radical in Congress by defeat of Montgomery Blair. MASSACHUSETTS – Ben. Butler beats the Radical for Governor fifteen to twenty thousand. Gain of three Democratic Congressmen. MICHIGAN – Begole, Greenback Democrat, elected Governor. Rest of State ticket Radical. One Democratic Congressman elected. MINNESOTA – Solidly Radical. MISSISSIPPI – Barksdale, Muldrow, Singleton, and Money, Dem., and Jeffords, Rad., certainly elected. Democrats claim Manning’s election over Chalmers by 400. Between VanEaton, Dem., and Lynall, Rad., negro, result doubtful. MISSOURI – Almost solidly Democratic. NEBRASKA – Probably, solid Radical Victory. NEW HAMPSHIRE – Both Radical Congressmen and majority of Legislature elected. Governor doubtful. NEW JERSEY – Robeson, thievish Ex-Secretary of Navy defeated by Harrell, Democrat, by 1700 majority Legislaure, to elect a U. S. Senator to succeed McPherson is Radical. NEW YORK – Cleveland (Dem.) elected Governor by 171,000 majority. Legislature largely Democratic; Congressional delegation, 19 Democrats, 15 Rads. Democratic gain, 6. NORTH CAROLINA – Democratic Governor and Legislature and all but one Congressman. PENNSYLVANIA – Democratic State ticket, 40,000 majority. Congress-15 Rads. 13 Democrats. Democratic gain, 5. SOUTH CAROLINA – Democrats carried State ticket by a large majority, and elected all the Congressmen. TEXAS – Democratic Congressmen 10, Radical 1. VIRGINIA – Indications favor a Mahone Radical triumph in a majority of the Congressional Districts and for Congressman at large. Alas! for the Old Dominion. WISCONSIN – For Congress, Rads 5, Democrats 4. Democratic gain, 4. New Orleans, Nov. 4.—A dispatch from Monterey, Mexico, to L. W. Stevenson, agent of the Mexican National Railroad Company, announces the arrival yesterday of the first train at Santa Catrina, twelve miles beyond Monterey, having on board the general superintendent and party. They were received with great enthusiasm all along the line. THE COTTON CROP.—Mr. Ellison, of Liverpool, who is regarded as very high authority in regard to the crop, or price of cotton, is reported as estimating the growing crop at 5?,000,000 bales. Alabama planters in a communication published in the Selma Times estimates the crop at 7,035,000 bales. We give his estimate for each State below: Estimated crop 1882 Crop of 1880 North Carolina 490,000 460,000 South Carolina 650,000 605,000 Georgia 990,000 958,000 Florida 65,000 60,000 Alabama 800,000 730,000 Mississippi 1,010,000 1,015,000 Texas 1,300,000 1,080,000 Louisiana 575,000 529,000 Arkansas 700,000 705,000 Tennessee 290,000 392,000 All others 65,000 55,000 ----------- ----------- 7,035,000 6,589,000 LEGAL NOTICES Sheriff’s Sale ---------------- To satisfy an execution in my hands from the Circuit Court of Madison County and State of Alabama, in favor of the National Bank of Huntsville, Ala., Plaintiff and against Joseph J. Parton Defendant, I will offer for sale at public outcry, to the highest bidder for cash, at the Court House door in the City of Huntsville, Alabama, on the First Monday in December, next, the following described Real Estate, to-wit: One town lot, situated in the City of Huntsville, County of Madison, State of Alabama, viz: Fronting on Winston Street, sixty feet more or less, and running thence, easterly with a lot of T. B. Winston 298 feet to W. R. Patton’s line, thence Southerly with said Patton’s line sixty feet, to a vacant lot of Dr. Bassett, thence 298 feet along said Bassett’s line to the place of beginning; also all that certain lot and parcel of grounds lying and being in the County of Madison and State of Alabama, and situated on the Meridianville turnpike road, as described as follows: Beginning within twelve (12) feet of the Northeast corner of W. R. Patton’s yard fence on the said Meridianville turnpike thence along said fence about eighty-five (85) yards, west, thence North about thirty (30) yards, thence East eighty-five (85) yards, thence South about thirty (30) yards to the place of beginning, containing one-half acre more or less. Levied on as the property of Joseph J. Parton and will be sold to satisfy said execution and costs. JOHN W. COOPER, Nov.1, 1882, 30d Sheriff of Madison County, Pr’s fee $30. Sheriff’s Sale ---------------- To satisfy an Execution in my hands from the Circuit Court of Madison County and State of Alabama, in favor of the Phillips, Jackson & Co., Plaintiffs and against Donegan & Scruggs, and Elias Donegan, Defendants, I will offer for sale at public outcry, to the highest bidder for cash, at the Court House door in the City of Huntsville, Alabama, on the First Monday in December, next, the following described Real Estate, to-wit: The East half of South-east quarter of section 13, T 4, R 1, West, containing 80 50-100 acres, and 2 50- 100 in the South-east corner of N. E.1/4 of sec. 13: also, the S. W. ¼ of sec. 13 containing 161 4-100 acres and 14 43-100 acres off of the Southern part of N. W. ¼ of sec. 18, T 4, R 1, East, and particularly described as follows: Beginning in the centre of said section 18, T 4, R 1, East, thence south on quarter section line, forty chains to section line, thence west on section line 40 21-100 chains to the Meridian line, thence continuing West on 21 62- 100 chains to a stake marked “B” in T 4, R 1, West, thence 40 50-100 chains to a stone marked “B” on quarter section line, thence North-east 10 70-100 chains to the west end of a ditch, thence eastwardly with said ditch crossing the Meridian 35 70-100 chains to the middle of Whitesburg Pike, and thence due East 13 50-100 chains to the quarter section line at Section 18, T 4, R 1, E, thence South on said quarter section line 4 90-100 chains to beginning— containing 261 19-100 acres. Levied on as the property of the said Elias Donegan and will be sold to satisfy said execution and costs. JOHN W. COOPER, Nov.1, 1882, 30d Sheriff of Madison County, Pr’s fee $18. CLASSIFIEDS Robert Moore & Co. Commission Merchants, New York ------------------------------------------ Consignments and orders for the sale and purchase of COTTON, GRAIN, PROVISIONS, LARD, etc., to be executed by the above firm, solicited by the undersigned who will attend to all arrangements and make ample advancements on shipments. Will, also, take orders for buying and selling futures. J. WEIL & BRO. Oct.23-3m. Huntsville, Ala. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/madison/newspapers/itemsfro1254gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 17.1 Kb