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Huntsville gazette., 1881-09-17
Burial Oaskets
Notice for Publication.
Land Office at Huntsville, Ala.
August 2Sth. 1881.

AuSUot AOtII. IOOI.
Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing-named settler has fled notice Of his
intention to make final proof in support
of his claim, and secure final entry
thereof, and that said proof will be
made before the Register and Receiver
on the 2sth day of Septembr 1881. Home
stead 6S05 for the southwest quarter
section % township 3 south range ives
jerry Letcher to prove his continuous
residencenpon and cultivation of said
tract and names following as his wit
nesses, viz: Nelson Beckham, Alfred
BrookensOn, Nelson Hines, Bingham
Lurner, all of Athens Limestone Co..
Ala.
JOIN N CROSS. Register.
Huntsville gazette., 1881-09-17
Notice for Publication,
Land Office at Huntsville, Ala !
August 4, 1SSl.I

Land Office at Huntsville, Ala
August 4, lSSl.I
Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing-named settler has filed notice of
her intention to final proof in support
Of her claim, and secure final entry
thereof, and that satd nEoaf will be ta-
ken before the trohat Judge Of Marshall
Opunty Ala, oil the la:h { :, Of Septem-
Der 1881. Hon IL. No 1914 for the
southeast quar- or Of the southwest quar-
ter and southwest quarter Of the Soute-
east quarter ssctiop 81 township range
4 east.--Millia A Davis-to prove her
eQplnuous residence, upon and cultiva-
ti0n OF said tract and names the follow
ing AS her witnesses, viz J. NJ. W,nkles,
j. II. Boyd, Valent Alex inder, David
Cline, all of Cottqnvil, Marshall County
Ala.
JNO. NJ. CROSS.
Aug6-5w. Register.
Huntsville gazette., 1881-09-17
DIED..

Thompson-Tussday evening Sept. 6, three
miles southwest OF Meridianville, Buck
Thompson, aged about 80.
Funeral services on the 7th by Rev. NJ.
Chreghead. In early life deceased professed
religion and joined the Baptist Church and
has eyer since been dutiful member. His be-
rexved widow, who suffers the afiiiction alone,
having neither children nor relations to COM
fort her, has the sympa thy of all.
n. p. DOUGLASS.
Huntsville gazette., 1881-09-17
Why Are You Bilious?

Because Sou have allowed your bow els
to become costive, and liver torpid. Use
kidn-y-wort to produce free state OF
the bowels, and it will stimulate the liver
to proper action, cleanse the skin OF it's
yeiiowness, cure bilious headache, aRd
cause new life in the blood. Druggists
have 1t, both dry and liquid-Zios's Her
Huntsville gazette., 1881-09-17
II Don't Want . Plaster"

said sick man to druggist, 'cant you
give me something's cure me? His SYM i.
TOMS were lame back and disordereu
urine aud were a sure Indication OF kidney
disease. The druggist told him to use
Kidney Wort aud la a short time it Ell e t.
ed complete cure. Have You these sym :
toms? Tnen get \ box or bottle TO day =
bciora you become incurable. 1t is b;
tors: safe aud sure.-KaoEoiae Repahi caIs
Huntsville gazette., 1881-09-17
Notice..

ANY person intending n buy a
Singer Sewing Machine will save
money by calling ut this Office before
making the purchase. If
Huntsville gazette., 1881-09-17
~ EW FIRM.
FOSTER & HARRIS,

Dealers in Firearms and Ammunition
Call AMI examine our stock of Rifles,
Shot Guns, Pistol, and sporting appa-
ratus. Ammunition speciality.
Repairing done at shortest notice.
Aug. 27
Huntsville gazette., 1881-09-17
MARRIED.

FEARN-MooRE In this county on theIGarth
place Monday, night September 5th by Rev.
Fred Beasley, Mr.. Burgess Fearn to Miss
Susie Moore.
Huntsville gazette., 1881-09-17

Hc 1. copper day at home Sam lies worth
ID III 9Zu5$ free. Address, oTISsoH y 70 i.
f0rtl aud, Name
Huntsville gazette., 1881-09-17
ChICASAW ROUTE,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
r. r.
2 Daily Passenger Trains.

SCPEDULE:-On and after Nov 1st, 1881,
rs follows.
Huntsville gazette., 1881-09-17
Aug6-5w
Guardians Sale Of Land

State Of ADMINISTRATION County.
Huntsville gazette., 1881-09-17
TALLADEG:A COLLEGE,
TALLADEGA, ALA.

is the best equipped School in the State.
Location the most healthful. Buildings
new or newly furnished.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-05-14

more desert than paradise. But
how came the idea aAoat that Florida
is all wrapped up in flowers and fruit ?
1t must be attributed to the CORES
pondents from this State. / think
there is a great responsibility resting on
the correspondent. / must confess l
never read true account of Florida
in my life. have found things so diff
ferent from what / had been told that
for a while | could hardly believe my
own eyes. If you will allow me, Mr..
editor, to give your readers a descrip-
ton of what is here, | will tell "the
truth, the whole truth, and nothing
but the truth" / cannot do this in a
single letter, for it will take many.
| will let this letter serve as an intro.
duction.
Should give Florida any other than
a bright name, many will not believe
it. l will.give it no name at all, but
speak of it as it is, then they can give
it any name they choose, good or bad,
and can come or stay away. Florida
lisa great sand bar, perhaps the greatest
in the world. Its shores are washed
by two great bodies of water, the At
lantic Ocean and the Gulf Of Mexico.
Its soil is sand from north to south,
from east to west. 1t is just like the
sand on the shores of the Caney Fork
river, usually white, but sometimes
yellow and black. But / never saw
sand anywhere else as white as some
of this is. have seen it here as white
as salt, and in the rays of the sun car
hardly be viewed with the naked eye
Perhaps you begin to have some idea
of the fertility of such soil. The sur
face is slightly rolling. There are NJ
great elevations and no deep depres
sions. The depressions assume tn,
shape of a basin containing a lake
The elevations are covered with PIN
woods, with blackjack now and then
These woods, being burned off ever,
year, have no underground. The lonl
, shafts of pines run up presenting
I beautiful colopnade, beautiful indee,
4 when seen by moonlight.
!. r. P. HUDSON.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-05-14
From Cross Roads.
Cross ROADS, May 8

Cross ROADS, May 9.
Farmers are about done planting.
Health good except a few cases of
measles.
Miss Hannah Jones has suspended
school for a few days on account of
measles.
j. P. Cope, Esq, returned from the
Lone Star State last week. He reports
corn bit down by frost, and will be
plowed up and planted over. Wheat
is badly damaged-not morn than half
a crop anticipated. But little cotton
planted.
Rev. E. L. Jones will return home
in a few days from Ashland City on
account Of sickness.
The Smith chicken and egg question
has been laid in the shade by the
Oasion society. Now, when it is hatch.
ed, is the tree the mother or the shaded
Mr.. Shipman is interviewing the
commissioners of public instruction fol
the school at this place in the fall.
"Big feet" washing at New Bildad,
says your correspondent P. G. Must
be looking for General; he has the
champion foot, only IA inches.
Mrs. Durham, wife of David Dun
ham, and daughter of John Gribble
died Tuesday of last week. She was
loved by all who knew her.
Debate at Riverside Friday night
between Messrs. JEFF Cardwell, Capt
Thos. Head, Prof. f. P. Byars anC
John H, Towles. j. II. T.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-05-14

For Maps, Time tables, and all informa-
ton in regard to this route. Call on or ad.
dress A. B. WRENNE,
TRAY. Agt, Atlantu, Ga.
w. T. ROGERS, Pass Agt,
Chattanooga, Tenn, or
w. L. DANLEY,
Gen. Pass. and Ticket,
Nashville, Tenn.
GS~For maps and information call on or
address
D. L. Brown, A gent,
McMinnville, Tennessee.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-05-14
TENNESSEE TAXATION.
tOme OF the Bad Effects of Agitation.

o the American;
In my former communication | stated
hat Tennessee, under the 1908 debt
ettlement, paid less tax in proportion
, its wealth and population than any
tate in the Union. Why do not the
len who are constantly talking about
he burdens of the people mention this
|lct? If men wish to get low taxes
ley should never leave Tennessee, for
,ere is no place where taxes are lower.
hat have these croakers done for
ennessee9 In 1874 they commenced
citation on the State debt question,
lvocating virtual Reputation. In
nat year our taxable property amount
to $3.50, 533,5S5. In 1875 we
ased paying interest upon our State
,bt. That year our taxable property
as $27s, O2O,534.
In 1877 our taxes were reduced to
n cents on the 500. In that year
If taxable property amounted to
6S, 002, 1856; last year, 1880, they
ire only $211, 768,43S 1t thus ap
ars that there has been a steady de.
ne under the teachings of these men
,ilst in other debt-paying States the
xable property was steadily increas
:. Destroyed credit leads to fnan
j ruin, and these agitators have
ised Tennessee to lose tens of mil
ms OF dollars by their course
d yet they persist in the agitation
cir occupation is gone and they know
They are yet, however, capable o
NO much harm, if the people are 81
= wise as to follow their advice.
FAIR DEALING.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-05-14
From White County.
CAssYILLE. Nav 9. 81.

CAssv1LLE, May 8, 81.
Editor Standard The farmers in
this part of the country are nearly all
done planting corn and seem to be in
good spirits over the prospect of good
crop. Wheat will be an average with
the last three years from present indi-
cations. Some crops are very fine
while some are sorry, having been frozen
out during the cold winter. Oats look
very fine as far as your correspondent
has seen, finer than he remembers ever
seeing before. There will be an abun.
dant fruit crop this season from present
indications.
The trade seems dull among the
merchants of this little village.
The Sunday schools at Old Zion and
Lewis school house are fourishing
One is under the care of Brother John
w. Glenn and the other of Brother
G. III. Eaton. Both are union schools
and have good class in vocal music
On yesterday l attended the funera
of Mrs. Elizabeth Cope, wife of Lar
kin Cope and daughter of VIM. Kit
rell, of this place. She was pious
christian lady. Many attended thu
the funeral. She has two brother
that are ministers in the Presbyterian
church. Resp ecttully,
CAssVILLE.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-05-14

We beg our democratic friends to read
the published extract of letter from
an old resident of Tennessee, which
will be found in another column. It
is written by patriot who loves his
country and presents a common-sense
and practical view of questions SO
plainly put that we do not see how
they can be further misunderstood.
The Democracy can only secure fur
Their defeats to itself and successes to
the Republicans by agitation of the
Srate debt question. Let us hush up
this family quarrel, reunite our forces
and march shoulder to shoulder to res
cue the State from Radical rule. With
power restored to our party and the
State debt question out of politics a
bright future opens up before us. Let
us unite and march to victory. To
your colors, o Democrats, to your
colors
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-05-14
A Letter From a Former Ten
neSSean.

Editor Standard II see from the
papers that further attempts to agitate
the State debt matter will probably be
made. As an old citizen to whom
Tennessee is endeared by all the men,
cries of youth and many years of ac-
tive manhood, deeply regret this, and
cannot suppress the hope that no dis
turbing element to her future progress
may be allowed to rest. Whilst |
think it plain that if the Democratic
party had not been divided, better
terms than you have would have been
secured. Yet no man who knows the
value to people of a settled state of
public credit and how both capital and
the better class of settlers are prevented
from going into State where repudi-
alton is constantly threatened, can hest
tate to believe that your truer and
higher interests demand that the set
Element made should be let alone. In
fact, / do not see how it can be lawfully
upset. But if it could "the game
would cost more than the CANDLE" as
the common saying has it. Your peo-
pie ought not to let political aspirants
inhame their passions or excite their
prejudices on this question, but calmly
and soberly judge for themselves.
The whole trouble seems to have
grown out of the fact that the State
loaned large number of her bonds
signed by her Governor and sealed
with her seal, to the railroad compa
MES. This may have been unwise, blu
she did 1t. These bonds were all made
payable "to bearer" Who owed the
bonds? Was it not the State? Lee
the politicians argue around it as they
will, there is the promise of the Stat,
on the face of the bond and the prom
Use of nobody else that she aUiH pay
Now, if you wanted to raise money
and | handed you my note payable t.
bearer for you to sell, and you did sci
it, what would every honest man thinl
of me if, when it fell due | refused t,
pay it and told the holder of it to lool
to Buruey? That's just the case o
this branch of your State debt.
Then they say again that no settle
ment of this debt must be made til
the people vote on it. Well, suppos
l told the holder of my note when h
claimed that should simply do wha
on the face of the paper had prom
ised | would do, no sir, | won't pa
you now, but I'll hold an election an
if l vote to pay, then I'll do it; if
don't | won't. What would homes
men think of me? The more thi
question ia agitated the worse for dea
old Tennessee, and though the settle
ment might by wisdom and harmon
have been made on better terms, ye
the settlement has been made an
should be held final. This is the CON
nonsense, common-honesty view {
The matter.
Enclosed please find subscriptio
price for another year. You do NJ
know how eagerly we look for til
STANDARD to arrive.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-05-14
From Florida.
LoNGwooD, FLA, April 80.

LONGWOOD, Tia, hpTll oV'
Editor Standard FLORIDA is attract
ing the attention cf many people of
other States, indeed, of almost the
whole world, and rvery article describ-
ing it is read with interest by almost
everybody.
The orange business is becoming a
very attractive one, and, owing to that
many from other States and Europe
are turning their eyes and footsteps in
this direction. Many of our beloved
people of Tennessee are quitting their
fertile valleys and pure mountain air
and embarking for these supposed par
adisiacal shores. They come to find it
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-05-14


The Nashville Herald, "the organ
of agitation" is quoted by the self.
styled low tax papers as on their side.
We think that our esteemed city CO.
temporary should be allowed, in this
land of latitudinous freedom, to speak
for itself, as it issues just one more pa
per per week than any other journal in
Tennessee. 1t says this:
eff we can solve our debt troubles
and end the dissatisfaction regarding it
by converting it into a home circula-
ting currency we will have done the
best thing possible with public debt.
Two things should be accepted with
respect to first, that we owe it, and
second that we must pay it. We un.
derstood these things to have been
finally settled by the vote of last No.
vember, if there was ever any doubt
on the subject"
Here's our hand on that low taxism
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-05-14

Brady, the Star route mail man,
that if he is pressed for strict
cunt of his doings, he will show that
used money to carry Indiana for
r6eld, with the knowledge aed ap-
baton of Garfield.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-05-14
and
NOTHW EST
AND MAKING
HOURS THE QUICKEST TIME.

Close connections are mrde at Memphis,
Evansville and Louisville for all points
North East and West.
TEXAS AND WESTERN EMF
GRANTS
Are sent through to all points by this route
quicker, cheaper and with more comfort
than by any other.
G@-Agents at all stations can give you
full and reliable information as to time and
connections to all points, and will procure
you rates and through tickets. For further
information address
C.P. ATMORE, G. P. A.,
Louisville, KY.
or ]. N. BROOKS, Pass'r Agent,
Nashville, Tenn.
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1881-02-12

The Spanish ministry has resigned and a
new one has been appointed because the king
refused his assent to bill for large govern
mental and financial transaction.
JOSEPH N. THrBAULr was hanged in Nova
Scotia for the murder OF Charlotte Hill in
September last. The execution was intended
TO be private, but mob of about 1000 per-
sons, many Of whom were drunk, tore down
the fence which inclosed the scaffold and
despite the efforts OF the officers of the law
became witnesses OF the hanging.
HERR BENNIGsEN, the National Liberal
leader in the Prussian diet, challenged Herr
Won Ludwig, member of the independent
party, to fight duel, in consequence OF the
latter having charged him with breach OF
his oath to the king of Hanover. Herr Won
Ludwig refused to accept the challenge, but
repeated the insults.
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1881-02-12
The Yak.

To the Kirghiz the yak is as invalu-
able ast the reindeer to the Laplander, or,
IN another way. as the camel 10 the
Arab. It's milk is richer than that of
the COW, and its hair is woven into
clothes and other fabrics. Where q
man cen walk q yak can be ridden. 1t
IS remarkably sure-footed; like the
elephant, it has a wonderful sagacity in
knowing what will bear its weight and
in avoiding hidden depths and chasms !;
and when a pass or gorge becomes
blocked by snow provided it be not
frozen) a score of yaks driven in front
will make highway. This strans &c
creature frequents the mountain slopes
and their level SUBMITS. 1t needs no
tending and finds it's food at all seasons.
1t the snow On the heights lies too deep
for him to find the heritage, he rolls
himself down the slopes and eats his
way up again, displacing the snow as lie
ascends. When arrived at the top he
performs second somersault down the
slope, and displaces q second groove OF
snow as he eats his way to the top again.
The yak cannot bear s. temperature
above freezing, and in the summer it
leaves the haunts of men and ascends
far up the mountains to the old ice, y
above the limit of perpetual snow, its
calf being retained below as q pledge for
the mothers return, in which she never
fails.
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1881-02-12
A FIRE in the extensive wholesale house o,

A FIRE in the extensive wholesale house OF
the Greedy Burnham Grocery company at St.
Louis was caused by the falling Of platform
erected about midway between the floor and
the ceiling OF the shipping in the rear Of
the building, upon which were piled a thous.
and cases OF matches. These ignited when
they tell and in few minutes the whole
building was in flames. The fire extended
across the street, and a large candy factory and
several other establishments were burned out.
causing an aggregate loss Of more than
S500,O
A FIRE at Omro, Wis, destroyed one-hali
the business part of the town. The loss is
not less than 5000, 700.
The engine of q train on the Texas Central
railroad fell through bridge, throwing an
express, two baggage and two passenger cars
down ffteen-foot embankment. Eighteen
persons were injured.
The worst storm that has taken place in
years is reported from the Northwest. Rail.
road travel in Minnesota, Iowa aud at other
points was quite generally impeded, tele-
graphic communication was in many instances
cut of, and much suffering to man and beast
was caused.
In Oregon during heavy gale a large
schoolhouse containing 100 pupils and teach
ers was carried eighty yards, and several chill.
dren were badly hurt, though none were
killed.
HE greater part of the town OF Monroe
vile, Ind, has been destroyed by fire, entail
ing loss of about 100000. The large pork
house of j. c.. Ferguson s. Co., at Indian
apolis, Ind, was also burned on the same
night, causing loss OF 100000.
PORTIONS of New Orleans have been "a.
undated by floods caused by heavy rains and
breaks in the canal levees, and great amount
OF damage has been done.
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1881-02-12
From Washington

HE secretary OF the treasury has received
from Philadelphia contribution to the con-
science fund of $500 United States note,
inclosed in letter, OF which the following is
copy: ~ am attending professionally (msd-
icaly) an old Lady who, twenty seven years
ago, was an employee in one OF the subordi-
nate branches OF the United States treasury
AT that time she took sum OF money from
the government. she confessed il to me last
week, and has commissioned me to return it.
I have carefully calculated the interest, which,
with the principal, amounts to few dollars
under the sum of $500. inclose in this a
$500 note. The patient is now entirely blind
and partially paralyzed."
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1881-02-12
Western and Southern States.

NEAR Elk River, Mimi, a passenger car
attached to train became disconnected and
rolled sixty feet down an e;,hankment Two
persons were fatally injured ard eight or ten
others received injuries more OF less severe.
NEARLY 700 OF Sitting Bulls Indians have
come on from Canada and surrendered to the
United States military authorities.
THEY have been having six-day woman's
walking match in San Francisco. The highest
scores made were: Howard, 1856; Ia Cha
pelle, $50, Young, 32I; Sherman. 228.
A SETTLEMENT OF French Canatiaus in JET
icrson, Dakota, has been sadly ravaged by
the black smallpox, thirty-two deaths hav-
ing occurred in two weeks. The people OF
Jefferson have been isolated from the rest of
the world for nearly month, and much SUIT
tering has ensued.
ANOTHER great food is reported in the vi
cinity Of Sacramento, Cal. The levee below
the town broke, and the country around was
overfowed. The town of Washington, OPP
posite Sacramento, was inundated. The dam
age OF both places will reach an enormous
sented the appearance OF an inland sea.
Numberless houses have been swept away,
but fortunately the loss OF life, so fa, - re-
ported, is very small. Hills, high ground
and levees in the Overlooking districts were
covered with live stock, and there was great
demand for boats to save the cattle, sheep,
etc., remaining, great number having been
drowned.
FLY.wHEEL in the Russian mills at Niles,
Ohio, flew in pieces the other morning, kill
ing two men, injuring several others and
considerably damaging the mill.
The boiler of a pleasure yacht lying at n
wharf in Baltimore exploded with such ter
rife effect that the vessel was completely
wrecked, and Edward Poplar and Henry
Poplar, sons of the captain, Joseph w.
Brown, deck hand, and colored steward
named Ellis. were killed.
AT Mountain Home, Ala, Robert Letson
ehot William Davidson and Rev j. M. Pick
ens, killing the latter instantly. Letson first
assaulted Davidson, when Mr.. Pickens inter-
tered to prevent bloodshed. Letson after
shooting Davidson turned and deliberately
shot Mr.. Pickens. Davidson's wound is SER
ious, and he may not recover. Mr.. Pickens
was clergyman OF the Campbellite church,
well educated and highly respected. He was
the Greenback candidate for governor at the
November election.
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1881-02-12
[Keokuk Constitution.
Every Time.

A man, or even piece of machinery
that does its work right every time, is
we think, very correctly Judged "valu.
able" And certainly none the less
valuable is any article designed to re.
lieve the ills of mankind, and which
does so every time. Messrs. Jones,
Cook q Co., Bay State Brewery, Boston,
Mass, write: We have used st. Jacobs
Oil among our men and find that it helps
them every time" We therefore
heartily recommend it as pain-healing
liniment
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1881-02-12

Notwithstanding the injury done to
many vineyards during the exception
ally severe winter of 1879 80, the French
wine crop for 1880 showed an increase
Of 10000, 900 gallons over that of the
previous year. the total of the vintage
being nearly 675, 0OO, 900 gallons.