Marion County AlArchives News.....HAMILTON NEWS PRESS April 4, 1895 ************************************************ 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: Veneta McKinney http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00016.html#0003775 June 4, 2010, 9:48 pm Microfilm From AL Dept Of Archvies And History April 4, 1895 Microfilm Ref Call #559 Microfilm Order #M1992.0966 from The Alabama Department of Archives and History THE HAMILTON NEWS-PRESS VOL. 1 HAMILTON,, MARION COUNTY, ALA. APRIL 4, 1895 NO. 14 SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: $1.00 PER ANNUM. R. H. TERRELL, Publisher Advertising Rates Reasonable – Job Work Neatly and Cheaply Executed DIRECTORY CIRCUIT COURT Judge – T. R. ROULHAC, of Colbert County Solicitor – A. H. CARMICHAEL, of Colbert County Clerk – J. F. HAMILTON, Hamilton Sheriff – W. W. HALL, Hamilton Court meets on the 1st Monday after the 4th Monday in January and 2nd Monday in August CHANCERY COURT Chancellor – W. H. SIMPSON of Decatur Register – W. B. RIGGAN, Hamilton Court meets on Thursday after the 3rd Monday in April and October. COMMISSIONER’S COURT Meets on the 2nd Monday in February and August and the 1st Monday in April and November COUNTY OFFICERS Tax Assessor – T. J. FARIS, Bexar Tax Collector – M. M. FRAZIER, Hamilton Treasurer – J. B. WOOD, Hamilton SOCIETIES MASONIC Hamilton Lodge No. 344 meets at Hamilton on the 4th Saturday in each month, at 11 am . C. N. STOKES, W. M., J. P. FORD, Sect. CHURCH DIRECTORY M. E. CHURCH SOUTH – Services 1st Sunday in each month at 11 am and 7 pm and every 4th Sunday at 7 pm – Rev. W. A. BIVIN, Pastor SUNDAY SCHOOL Sunday School at 9:30 am – W. R. WHITE, Supt. Prayer meeting Wednesday night. PROFESSIONAL CARDS – LEGAL MCCLUSKEY & DAVIS, Attorneys at Law, Vernon and Hamilton, Ala. Will practice in all the courts of Alabama and Mississippi. W. R. APPLING, Attorney at Law, Hamilton, Alabama. Will practice in Marion and adjoining counties. All business entrusted to my care will receive prompt attention W. H. KEY W. S. HESTER KEY & HESTER, Attorneys at Law - Russellville, Ala will practice in Franklin and adjoining counties, in the Supreme Court and the Federal court at Huntsville. Mr. Key will be in Hamilton on the first Monday in each month. B. R. FITE, Attorney at Law, Hamilton, Ala. Will practice in Marion and adjoining counties, in the federal courts at Huntsville and the Supreme Court of the State. Special attention given to the collection of claims. GEO. C. ALMON W. I. BULLOCK, ALMON & BULLOCK, Attorneys at Law, Russellville Ala. will practice in Franklin and adjoining counties ,and especially in Marion; also in the Federal court at Huntsville and in the Supreme Court at Montgomery. C. E. MITCHELL, Attorney-at-Law, Hamilton, Ala. will practice in all the courts of Marion and adjoining counties. The Cotton Belt Route St. Louis, Southwestern Ry. to Arkansas and Texas. The only line with Through Car Service from Memphis to Texas. No change of cars to San Antonio, Austin, Hearne, Ft. Worth, or intermediate points. The daily trains carrying through coaches, chair cars, and sleepers traversing the finest farming , grazing and timber lands and reaching the most prosperous town and cities in the Great Southwest. FARMING LANDS – Yielding abundantly all the cereals, corn and cotton, and especially adapted to the cultivation of small fruits and early vegetables. GRAZING LANDS – Affording excellent pasturage during almost the entire year, and comparatively close to the great markets TIMBER LANDS – Covered with almost inexhaustible forest of yellow pine, cypress, and the hard woods common to Arkansas and eastern Texas. Can be Procured on Reasonable and Advantageous Terms. All persons contemplating a trip to Texas should purchase tickets viz: the Cotton belt Route and avoid vexatious changes and transfers of baggage. It is the only line running through trains from Memphis to Texas. Parties emigrating to Texas will find it to their interest to see a Cotton Belt Route Agent before making arrangements elsewhere. All lines connect with and have tickets on sale via the Cotton belt Route. Ask your nearest ticket agent for maps, time tables, etc., and write to any fo the following for all the information you may desire concerning a trip to the Great Southwest. C. P. RECTER HOWARD JOLLY, Gen. Agent, City Pass & Tkt agt. 308 Main St. Memphis, Tenn. B. McCullar, Trav. Pass. Agent, Tupelo, Miss. A. S. Doge, R. W. LeBeaume, Gen. traffic age’t, Gen. Pass & Tkt agent, St. Louis, Mo. EXCITEMENT IN MANITOBA – An Order of the Governor General Meets Hot Protest A special from Winnipeg, Man says: Greenway and all his ministers defiantly declare that they will resist to the bitter end the restoration of Catholic schools. The excitement is intense. In the churches preachers Monday confined their remarks to the impending struggle, the protestant preachers urging the protestants to stand firm against the remedial order issued by the governor-general of Canada last week, and the Catholic clergy appealing to their flocks to never give p the fight. The Orangemen, of course, are taking a hand. Major Stewart Mulvery, grand master of the Orangemen, said in an interview, “It cost Canada $8,000,000 to subdue the half-breeds on the banks of the Saskatchewan in 1895. How many millions will it take to make slaves of the people of Manitoba by subjecting them to the Catholic hierarchy?” THIS LOOKS ENCOURAGING The coke trade is keeping up its big boom. Last week’s production increased several thousand tons, but was still 8,569 tons less than the shipments, that amount of stock coke being removed……….. GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY John N. Bissell, confidential clerk to W. H. Masters, commissioner of the bureau of freight and transportation, New Orleans, La has fled to Mexico, after forging checks amounting to $15,000 or $20,000, which he spent on women in concert halls. Bissell came here from Galveston two years ago and was a man of exemplary habits until he came to New Orleans. He has a wife and two children. His wife has gone to her father’s home in Galveston A boiler exploded at Langston’s saw mill in Jackson County, Ga. Tuesday afternoon and instantly killed John Langston and Ed Goode, white, and Molly Grant, the colored cook. No one else was hurt. At Jasper, Fla. a sensation has been caused by the appearance of a lady and girl from Georgia who claim to be the wife and daughter of R. A. Chaney, a respected citizen. Chaney came here years ago, married into a prominent family, and has several children. The Georgia lady claims Chaney deserted her sixteen years ago and Chaney does not deny it. No steps have been taken looking to his prosecution. Fire at Pernandian, Fla…….. Great consternation was caused at Nashun, N. H. Tuesday by the closing of the Nashua Saving Bank by order of the bank commissioner. The bank is one of the oldest intuitions of the kind in the city, having been incorporated in 1854. Some of the most reliable and esteemed business men of the city are at its head, and nor reflection is made on their mode of conducting the affairs of the institution. …………. The Newcomer Bank at Mount Morris, Ill was entered by robbers Monday night. After drilling into the vault, and breaking the door, dynamite was used, nearly wrecking the safe. The robbers escaped with an unknown sum, about $10,000 being in the safe. At 2:45 o’clock Wednesday morning one of the worst of the many destructive fires in the history of Milwaukee, Wis. was finally got under control…….. ------ A special cable from Lima, Peru says: The US minister replying to the note of the provisional government assures its officers that he will coo-operate with them in all measures…….. A special dispatch from Havana says: al Ciscussion of Havana says last Tuesday at Santiago de Cuba the English steamer Lorentia was fired on by the Spanish coast guard for failure to heave to when ordered…………. Information comes from New Iberia that an important discover of rock salt has been made on Orange or Jefferson Island, which lies on the southwest coat of Louisiana, not far from Pitanze or Avery’s island. As is well known, on the latter is the most extensive bed of rock salt on this continent. Orange Island is owned by Joe Jefferson, the veteran actor. He has long been of the opinion that salt existed on his property, as the island is similar in formation to Avery’s. He had a shaft sunk 500 feet without success. Another shaft was sent down in a different locality, and at 250 feet rock salt was struck. The drill was sent down to the depth of 300 feet without going through the bed of pure rock salt. The British House of Commons passed by vote of 128 to 102 Friday evening J. H. Daiziel’s resolution affirming that it was desirable to establish local legislative assemblies for England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales. CAMDEN POST OFFICE ROBBERY – Mysterious Conduct of the Robber, who Returns Part of the Booty The robbing of the post office at Camden, ala. has caused a great deal of excitement and the mystery of who did the work is still unsolved. Detective Morris has been in the city since Sabbath afternoon and is devoting his energy to the solving of the problem. However some of the money has been found. Monday morning when Mr. Caldwell opened the office he found a note, addressed to himself, telling where to find the money. The letter had no signature and was written in a bad hand. It stated the Mr. Caldwell had wronged him once, and now he had avenged the wrong by getting his office into trouble. Mr. Caldwell, Detective Morris and Mr. O’Gwynn, with several other citizens went to an outhouse in Mr. Caldwell’s garden, as the letter directed, and there found $1,190 in gold buried in a box. The original amount of $1,750, leaving $560 still lost. There is still no clue to the party but the matter is being thoroughly investigated. GOING OUT LIKE A LION – Heavy Snow Storm in Colorado and Nebraska. Rain in Minnesota TRADE STILL ADVANCING – Favorable Indications, Reported Last week by Dunn’s Review ANOTHER LEGISLATIVE ROW – of which the Senate Chamber of Nebraska is the Scene The Senate Chamber of Nebraska was the scene of a personal encounter Thursday evening just before adjournment between Senator Stewart, a populist and the sergeant–at-arms, which came near involving many of the members in a hand-to- hand conflict………….. WILL VISIT THE HOLY LAND – Two Alabama ministers to Conduct a Party through the Old World Rev. P. T. Hale, DD, pastor of the Southside Baptist Church of Birmingham, Ala, and W. A. Whittle, Vice-president of Howard College, will conduct a large and select arty through the Old World, sailing August 24th from New York City. Their handsome programme and itinerary is before us, England, France, Italy, Switzerland, Greece, Asia Minor, Palestine, Egypt, etc will all be visited. In the Holy Land they have made arrangements to camp out nearly a month, traveling and visiting the places of sacred interest. The tour, while on e of pleasure, is announced as arranged especially for ministers, teachers and young men and ladies who wish to study and improve themselves by foreign travel. And such travel is a liberal education. To visit the great galleries of painting and statuary in Florence, Venice, Paris, etc. and to study a week in Rome and Athens, and especially a month in the lands where the Bible was written will be a great means of the highest culture. Dr. Whittle has been all over the ground and has arranged the surprising economical rate of $690 for the entire tour, and $365 for the European tour. The party will be away three months. THE CUBAN REVOLT EXTENDING Passengers who arrived at Tampa, Fla. Thursday evening by steamer from Havana report that city in a state of excitement over revolutionary movements…….. THE GRAVITY OF THE SITUATION – In Cuba Recognized in Spain, Cubans Win a Victory BANDITS HOLD UP A TRAIN – Some of them Go to Sleep, The others Go Away A south bound passenger train on Cincinnati Southern was held up by six robbers at 2:30 Wednesday morning two miles north of Greenwood, Ky. Three road detectives were on the train. Will Eddie of Oakdale, Tenn. and William Altgood of Chattanooga. Two long whistles given by the engineer warmed them of the attack. As Altgood stepped down on the right a bandit, revolver in hand, ordered him to throw up his hands. He responded with a shot. A sharp fight ensued between the robbers and detectives. Jerry Harbin, the chief of the bandits, was killed. His son, Tom, died of wounds about an hour and thirty minutes later. Another bandit was wounded, but got away with the others who were to much surprised to stay. A youth of 19, who was stealing a ride was shot by one of the robbers who mistook him for one of the train hand. PAGE 2 THE NEWS PRESS Issued Every Thursday R. N. TERRELL, Publisher JAS. S. CLEMENTS, Editor Entered at the post office at Hamilton, Ala, as second class matter Subscription Rates One year $1.00 Six Months .50 Three months .25 -------(political news and commentary – Silver question)----------- Good lead pencils 10 cents per dozen at the post office building. Ad for Columbus Business College Ad for A Prize Offer For waive notice and other legal blanks call at the News-Press office. Envelopes 5 cents a pack. Do you want them? If so, call at the post office building. Wanted – 200,000 hickory spokes. Must be clear of defects, split with the grain, 30 inches long 1½ thick by 2 inches wide. Also 1,000 fifteen cent hens and 1,000 dozen eggs at market price. E. W. BROCK, Guin, Ala. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT The State of Alabama, Marion County In Probate Court, Special Term, March 18th, 1895 Came this day JOHN B. BULL, administrator of the estate of JACOB W. BULL, Deceased, and filed his account and vouchers for the final settlement of said estate, and the 12th day in April next, to-wit, the 12th day of April, 1895, having been appointed by the court for examining, auditing and stating the same, notice is hereby given to all parties interested to appear at the term of the court aforesaid and contest the same, if they think proper. Given under my hand at office the 18th day of March 1895 JASON P. FORD, Judge of Probate Ad for Brown’s Iron Bitters Ad for New Home Sewing Machine THE BYRD SCHOOL will open Monday Nov. 19, 1894 and continue four months. Tuition reasonable. For further information call on or address the principal. ANDREW J. ADAMS, Detroit, Ala Ad for The Republic Call at the post office building for fresh garden seed. CONSOLIDATED NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Land Office at Huntsville Alabama, March 13th 1895 Notice is hereby given that the following named settlers have filed notice of their intention to make final proof in support of their claims, and that said proofs will be made before the probate Judge of Marion County at Hamilton Alabama on April 26th 1895 viz: ELBERT M. BELK, for adjoining farm Homestead entry No. 19,367 for the SW ¼ SE ¼ Sec 22 T 10 S R 14 West He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz: JESSE C. LEWIS, HENRY E. MIXON, WILLIAM SANDERSON, JASPER N. SANDERSON, all of Hamilton, Ala., And JESSE C. LEWIS for adjoining farm Homestead entry No. 18742 for the N ½ NE ¼ Sec 17 and SW ¼ SE ¼ Sec 8 T 10 R 13 West He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz: WILLIAM C. CARTER, WILLIAM C. HOWELL, DANIEL M. CRTER, ELBERT M. BELK, all of Hamilton, Ala. JESSE W. ELLIS, Register PAGE 3 THE NEWS PRESS Issued Every Thursday $1 Per Annum $1 April 4, 1895 LOCAL NEWS Tax Collector FRAZIER of Guin was here yesterday. Interest on unpaid taxes from Jan 1st will be refunded. J. A. DAVIS and wife are visiting relatives at Bull Mountain. Tax Assessor FARIS of Bexar was here the first of the week. J. F. HAMILTON landed some fine trout at the mill pond last week. TOM SHELTON visited Guin last Saturday and returned minus a tooth. B. R. FITE, Esq. is in the northern portion of the county this week on business. Miss FANNIE FITE has secured a school at Shottsville and will teach this summer. WM. SHELTON of the firm of FRAZIER & SHELTON of Guin was here on business last week. Several young people from Hamilton attended singing at the Byrd school house last Sunday. Miss VIRA DENNIS is improving and the attending physician thinks she may yet recover. Marriage license were issued this week to Mr. MURRAY SPRINGFIELD and Miss MOLLIE BURLESON of Guin. Prospects are bright for a good fruit crop. If we can pull through until blackberries are ripe we will be all right. All who are in favor of organizing a debating society are requested to meet at the court house on next Saturday night at 7 p.m. WALKER B. FORD, who is wanted at the Federal court in Huntsville on a charge of too much mileage and who skipped his bondsmen, returned from the Indian Territory last week in company with BROOKS PALMER who was employed by Judge FORD to bring the young man back. Commissioner’s Court was in session last Monday. We regret to say that the court house and jail will remain outside and the jailer’s residence continue to rot down for want of painting so far as the present board of commissioners are concerned. This thing of allowing the county’s property to go to wreck to save a few dollars may be good economy, but we can’t see where the saving part comes in. Hon. WM. C. DAVIS was among the youngest members of the last General assembly and sister Marion has just reason to be proud of him. He worked his own way up, is a young lawyer of great promise and won many friends during his late service in the House. Franklin bows her acknowledgements to the young and handsome son of for special courtesies during the late Legislature. DAVIS is a coming man. – [Southern Idea] FROM PIKEVILLE Mr. JOHN HOMER has been sick for some time. There will be preaching at Philadelphia church on next Sunday morning and at Liberty Church in the afternoon by Rev. P. K. MCGLAWN, the Methodist circuit rider. Ur is the name of a new post office just established about eight miles east of here, with JOHN R. WILSON, Jr. as postmaster. Mr. JOEL W. JOHNSON was killed by a falling tree while working in his new ground at his home a few miles west of Pikeville on Tuesday evening. WRONG FONT, Pikeville, Ala. April 1 FROM DETROIT Grandma WILSON is visiting old friends here. Rev. D. W. WARD, of Sulligent was over last week and organized an Epworth League. The farmers rushed things last week and some planting was done but generally speaking we are very late. Widow EVANS who lived on the COON BROWN place had the misfortune to get her house and entire contents destroyed by fire on last Tuesday afternoon. She was away, and supposes it caught from a very little fire that she had carefully covered up in the ashes. CLIP, April 2, 1895 FROM PEARCE’S MILL Farmers are getting along very well, considering the wet weather. JAMES P. PEARCE has gone to Louisville to buy his Spring stock of goods. He will have a fine stock. D. CLARK is the great salesman of this place. Health is very good in this locality. J. W. ROBERSON fell last week and bruised his head badly. Mr. GEO. TESNEY and Miss DELLA MILLER were united in the holy bonds of matrimony on last Thursday. We wish them much success. Success to the News-Press. DANDY, March 26, 1895 One county of Alabama, Cullman, situated in the North Alabama mountain region, was created since the civil war and named for a German gentleman who saw the possibilities of this waste territory and settled it with a colony of his countrymen. They are now among the most contented and thrifty people of the South, applying intelligence s well as industry to their farms, varying their products, improving the soil and carrying the cultivation of fruits and wine to a high degree of perfection. Other German settlements are in an equally flourishing condition, object lessons to the home seeker worth a thousand pamphlets. – [Montgomery Advertiser] CONFEDERATE VETERAN REUNION For the National Confederate Veteran Reunion to be held at Houston, Texas, May 22nd. 23rd, and 24th the Cotton belt Route authorize rate of one cent per mile. Tickets to be sold May 18th and 19th, limited fifteen days with privilege of extension fifteen days longer if tickets are deposited with agent terminal line at Houston. For further particulars, address, C. P. RECTOR, Commercial Agent, or J. C. DAVIS, Traveling Frt. 7 Pass. Agent, 303 Main street, Memphis, Tenn. Call at this office for legal blanks. NOTICE TO DELINQUENT TAX PAYERS – (All owners unknown) NOTICE TO DELINQUENT TAX PAYERS The State of Alabama, Marion County To HENRY THOLE, W. J. BRODRICK, PETNEY PACE, ANDREW J. RAWLS, THOMAS LYONS, HENRY W. TUCKER, C. D. GARRETT, and G. ADLOPHUS BAKER – the tax Collector has filed in my office a list of delinquent tax payers and of real estate upon which taxes are due. You are reported as delinquent and the following real estate is reported as assessed to you, to wit:……… This is to notify you to appear before the Probate Court of said county at the next term thereof, commencing on Monday the 22nd day of April 1895 then and there to show cause if any you have, why a decree for the sale of said real estate should not be made for the payment of the taxes assessed against you, and fees and costs. This April 2nd 1895 JASON P. FORD, Judge of Probate SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of a fieri facias issued out of the Clerk’s office of the Circuit court of Marion County, and state of Alabama, and to me directed, whereby I am commanded to make the amount of a certain judgment recently obtained against JOSEPH GRAY, J. B. LEWIS, W. J. LEWIS, J. H . REID, S. T. ADAMS, out of the goods, chattels, lands, and tenements of the said J. W. LEWIS, S. T. ADAMS and J. B. LEWIS. I have levied on the following property, to-wit: N ½ of NW ¼ of SW ¼ and NE ¼ of SW ¼ Sec 24 T 11 R 5 the property of S. T. ADAMS, and NE ¼ Sec 26 T 11 R 15, the property of WM. J. LEWIS, and 10 acres in SW corner of NW ¼ of SE ¼ and S ½ of SE ¼ Sec 13 and E ½ of NE ¼ Sec 24 and SW ¼ of NE ¼ Sec 14 T 11 R 158 and W ½ of SE ¼ Sec 18 T 11 R 14 and the undivided third interest in SE ¼ Sec 14 T 11 R 15, the property of J. B. LEWIS. Therefore, according to said command, I shall expose for sale, at public auction, all the right, title, and interest of the above named S. T. ADAMS, WM. J. LEWIS, and J. B. LEWIS in and to the above described property on Monday the 29th day of April 1895, during the legal hours of sale at the court house door in Hamilton Alabama. Dated at office this 29th day of March 1895. W. W. HALL, Sheriff Marion County, Ala. Mr. JAMES SPRUGGINS of Hackleburgh was in town several days last week winding up his business. Mr. SPRAGGINS recently moved from near this place to where he now resides. He and Mr. THOMAS NIX will engage in the mercantile business, and the good people of Marion County will find Mr. SPRAGGINS to be a first-class gentleman in every respect. We take pleasure in commending him as a worthy citizen. – [Hustler] The enterprising citizens of Cullman will build a cotton mill. TRADE LOCALS Buy your dry goods, hats, boots, shoes and clothing from L. D. LITTLETON, Guin, Ala. 20 yards of cotton checks, calico or yard wide domestic for $1 at L. D. LITTLETON Buy nails from Littleton, 40 lbs for one dollar. You can buy a good pair of pants from Littleton of Guin for $1 Ladies, go to Littleton’s for dress goods at actual wholesale cost. Men’s hats at Littleton’s for 50c Men’s suspenders, full size only 10 cents at Littleton’s. Big stock of goods just received oat Littleton’s at hard time prices. Fine bureaus at Littleton’s for $5.00. Trunks from $2.50 up. Men’s cotton half hose at Littleton’s for 5 cents This way ladies! I have just received a large stock of Millenry which I will have on exhibition in the GAST building. I want to sell. Come in, I will take pleasure in showing you my goods. Dress cutting and fitting a specialty. All orders will have prompt attention. Respectfully Mrs. DORA TERRELL, Hamilton, Ala. Ad for Columbus Business College Ad for New $900 Steinway Piano Free SWEPT AWAY – McKinley High Prices are Dead and Mrs. ELLA CLEMENTS is selling stationery and school supplies at astonishingly low prices. School crayon per box 15 cts Composition books 7 cts Composition books 15 cts Good note paper at from 5 to 7 cents per quire Fools cap paper 10 cts quire Envelopes 5 cents a package Ink 5 cts per bottle Pen points 5 cts per dozen Slates 5 x 9 inches 6 cts Slates 7 x 11 inches 10 cts Rubber tip pencils 10 cts dozen Pen holders 10 cts each School books. A new lot of school books just received all of which will be sold as cheap as they can be bought anywhere. Ladies Hats. A nice assortment of ladies hats latest styles and guaranteed to vie satisfaction. Come and examine goods, compare prices and be convinced. Mrs. E. H. CLEMENTS, Hamilton, Ala. (Post office building) Ad for Hartsfeld Furnace and Refining Co. Ad for Patents Ad for Plantation Chill Cure – Sold by T. W. CARPENTER, Hamilton, J. F. WHITE, Detroit, J. D. ARNOLD, Bexar PAGE 4 Ad for Hood’s Sarsaparilla Ad for Aermotors (Windmills) Ad for Walter Baker & Co Cocoas and Chocolates THE STATE IN A NUTSHELL HOMOCIDE IN MACON Sunday about dusk a shooting scrape occurred near Armstrong Chapel, eight miles from Tuskagee, - (Saeb Riddle – Captain Christain ) INDUSTIRAL REVIVAL The Etna Iron works at Tecumseh, Ala. will resume work in a short while after an idleness of some years. The people in the vicinity are greatly rejoiced at the prospect of renewed activity in their midst. The ore washers in and around Tecumseh are taxed to their fullest capacity to supply the orders they have on hand. WISE GERMAN FARMERS The Cullman Tribune says: The German farmers of the vicinity of Cullman are setting a worthy example to their brother tillers of the soil, who are native Americans. On the first Saturday in each month they hold a meeting in this city and discuss the questions of the day which affect heir interests. They have already decided to discard cotton as a non-paying crop. THE RESULTS OF HASTY ACTION The recent riotous conduct of the students of the Agricultural and Mechanical College at Auburn, which led to the firing of pistols into the house occupied by colored people and the wounding of three negroes, has resulted in the expulsion by the faculty of the college of four students – Cadets Orr of South Carolina, Bondurant of Auburn, McElhaney of Auburn and Griffin of Texas. Twenty other students were given twenty demerits each and deprived of the privileges of commencement. A SHOTGUN CONTROVERSY On last Saturday at Pinetucky, Randolph County, two Drisbach, father and son, tried to settle with shotguns a controversy with G. H. Cosper. ………… GOOD SECURITIES COMMAND CASH KNOCKED DOWN AND ROBBED Mr. Barr a merchant doing business at East End, Tuscaloosa, closed up the day’s work about 10 o’clock, Saturday night…… SINGULAR AND PAINFUL ACCIDENT Mr. L. C. Ellis, who lives two miles from Rockford, happened to a painful accident last Tuesday. She found a dynamite cap in a box that Mr. Ellis had put away, and thinking it was a large empty cartridge, decided to drive it over the head of a nail for hanging clothes on. Then the hammer came in contact with the cap it exploded and tore off the muscles and nails from all the fingers and thumb of her left hand, requiring amputation of our of them. UNITED CONFEDERATE VETS A new camp of United Confederate Veterans was organized at Prattville Saturday, with the name of Camp William W. Wadsworth. Delegates to the annual meeting at Houston, Texas were chosen. SLATTERY MEETS NO FLATTERY Ex-Priest Slattery, whose appearance at Savannah created a riot, came near being lynched in Memphis Monday night. He spoke to an audience of about 1200 and was interrupted with profane and vile accusations of falsehoods. Leaving the hall he was escorted to the carriage by the police, but his horses ran away and dumped the carriage on the pavement. A great crowd gathered around at once and there were cries of “pull him out” “do him up” etc. Slattery, whose wife was beside him, dared the crowd to come on. The police arrived in time to rescue him from his peril. GONE TO HIS REWARD Judge L. F. Box died at the Cleveland hotel in Edwardsville, Ala., Tuesday morning at 5 o’clock from the effects of a stoke of paralysis. Judge L. F. Box was born in Asheville, St. Clair County, 58 years ago. He was elected superintendent of education under Governor Houston, and about fifteen years ago was made circuit judge of his district which position he had until his death. COLD-BLOODED MURDER On Saturday inst. Jones Lee, who was employed by W. J. Patterson of Tallassee as mail carrier between that place and Cowles station, brought some oysters from Mr. Howard. Mr. Howard complained that the oysters were short and said that he had been informed that Lee had eaten some of them on the road. Lee said it was false and demanded the informant’s name. Hearing that it was Grant Berney, a negro, he asked Mr. Patterson to go with him to Burney’s. They went and on arriving there Lee told Burney he must go to Mr. Howard and retract what he had told him. Burney said it was true and he would not retract. Lee repeated his demand and Burney reiterated his refusal. Whereupon Lee fired four shots, one entering the bowels and severing a large artery, killing him almost instantly. Lee then fled and has not been captured yet. The citizens have offered $100 reward for his capture. It has developed since that Lee did eat the oysters and that there were several witnesses to the fact, both white and colored. KILLED BY LIGHTNING – Japtha Williams – James Williams - Pine Hill, Monroe County A WIFE AND MOTHER ELOPES ---- Yancey, Etowah County, is all torn up on account of an elopement. The parties are Dr. Patterson and Mrs. JOHN EASON. They have been noticed to have been paying devoted attention to each other for some time and on Wednesday night they skipped out together for newer fields. Mrs. EASON leaves a husband and several children behind. Dr. Patterson abandons a wife and three charming daughters. SENATOR STEWART IS OBSTINATE – Submits to a Vote of Censure Rather Than Apologize – (Nebraska scuffle) A PROBATE JUDGE MISSING – Montgomery Ala, Anxious to the Whereabouts of F. C. Randolph Judge Randolph left Montgomery, Ala., the night of the 15th and was seen in New Orleans on the morning of the 16th. It is believed that he has gone to Honduras or some Central American state. On the day he left he drew from two banks a considerable sum of money, all he had to his credit. At one of the banks he stated that his object was to settle with the state for license money collected. It has transpired that he did not pay over the money. Shortages have been alleged, but on the 15th of January he paid over all that then stood against him. It is the general surmise that he collected on the current quarter and settled what he was charged with to the end of last year. When the grand jury met some weeks ago a committee called on the governor to have an official examination made of his accounts by the state examiner. The request was compiled with and the state examiner has been diligently at work and the absence of the judge during this time has been widely commented on. FORTUNATE YOUNG MEN The following candidates from the south have passed successfully the examination for cadetship at West Point Military Academy. They will enter the Academy in June next: Robert C. Fay, Eufaula, Ala. Levert Coleman, Huntsville, Ala H. A. Roberts, Savannah, G E. P. Peyton, Columbus, Miss. C. Still, Senatobia, Miss. S. T. Ansell, Strawn, Tex. C. S. Raymeyn, Fort McPherson, Ga. MURUAGA’S SUCCESSOR COMING – Preparations on a Grand scale for Downing the Cubans CANASERAGA CREMATED Nearly the entire village of Canaseraga, N. Y. was wiped out by fire Thursday morning….. Small ads AD for Royal Baking Powder Ad for Kennedy’s Medical Discovery Ad for W. L. Douglas $3 shoe Ad for Ripan’s Tabule Ad for Farmer’s Saw Mill Ad for Webster’s International Dictionary Ad for De Laval Separator Co. Ad for Scott’s Emulsion File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/marion/newspapers/hamilton1738gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 33.0 Kb