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Huntsville gazette., 1884-12-13

Christmas Goods. Dolls. Plush
Goods. Bisque Goods, Lava Goodc,
Albums, and Mirrors suitable for
presents at low prices.
M. M. NEWMAN & Co.
New lot Russian Circulars, Rag
ians, Newmarkets and Childrens
Cloaks a, low prices.
NJ NJ. NEWMAN T. Co.
-z5c and Soc tables of Chris.mas
goods at
M. NJ. NEWMAN & Co.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-12-13
Assignment.

Mr. Dan Sch,fman, proprietor ri
the Southern Clothing Palace. made
An assignment Monday evening to
Julius jacob. The liabilities .ie es-
twsted At SIS. 900; assets $4,000
His friends ~,lI be glad to hear that
Mr. Schiffman expects to be rid Of
his business endorsements soon and
,pen his house agsin.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-12-13
Hurrab for Christmas.

4oe most sensible presents for you
70 Select from aud the kind that will
oe appreciated more than any other.
Silk Handkt rchiets.
Linen Hem Stitched ndk'fs.
Embroidered Handkerchief.
Fin+ Kid Gloves (centimer.).
Hahd-ome Table Covers.
Lace Bed Spreads and Curtains.
Table Linens, Towels and Maxim.
New 81, 10 Tides. Splashes and II
bic Scarfs
And one hundred more useful and
ornamental articles, at
HERsrErN & LowENrHAL.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-12-13
Nsighborhooa Ns~s and Gossip

~~~~~S u.
Cotton s to $50.
Cotton is on q decline.
Holiday trade devdopes grad.
ually.
Chattanooga bossts Of ripe straw
berries
Consult our advertisements fo'
Holiday bargains.
All the county schools will be il
operation shortly. :,
"A few days since the Huntevill
market was short of salt.
Turkeys are quite plentiful At 6C
can't, anil upwards.
-M4uimo1ial whisperings are
still lively.
A festival will be given at Sloores
vile next Wednesday, Dec. IL. for
the benefit Of t g 2ud G. P. Church
parsonage, Of this city.
christmas begius to appear In
the atmosphere.
Some of the days open Is quiet
and balmy as mornings in May.
The sweet potato crop Of thii
section was short.
-Evening Star Lodge No. 6 meet
10 stated communication Mobda,
night.
Mr.. r. B. VI. Fain has erected
neat frame cottage on his lot nea
the Fair Grounds.
There is an untold amount {
quiet lipe laying for Offices.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-12-13

etc., in new designs
and attest colorings.
Their stock of Car
pets is complete, in
every detail, and en-
braces all grades.
In Rugs they are
showing handsome
Novelties in Smyr-
ma, Velvet and Brus-
sells. In this Depart
ment can also be
found Fixtures for
Window Shades, Oil
Cloths, Raw Silk for
|Curtains,. Lambre-
quins and Furniture
covering. Colored
Silk Pushes, Fringe
and cord for ParlOr
Lambrequins, Wal
nut and Ebony Cor
nices and Cornice
Poles, Ottomans,
Lace Curtains and
Lambrequins, and
everything pertain
ing to house furnish
ing.goods.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-12-13
Al A. Campbell &sta''
Donegan Block.

Nobby Suits tor Men. Youtls are
Bows.
PInsh and wool Lap Robes. al
Blankets.
A good Overcoat for 81 90, a'd
o grade better for 81 30 Cal
before cold weather.
Our double width Ladies Cloths
superior quality, at 81 co per yar'
nd h,5uble width Coiprtd C;.-hn. !.
a. IS ceu!s ~ yard, are -tlliug ral'
| lv. Call and secure what you J
lquire.
A. GA .iPBELL & son,
Donegan Block.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-12-13
Holiday Goods
At Nlurrav,a

At Murray's
cheaper than any house in North
Alabama.
Dolls at less than cost.
Dollar wagons at 9Oc.
photograph Albums 1t 5Oc-wor,h
800.
scrap Books and Autograph al
'uhs At hall their value.
n..' n'rEAlns in Family and P~ke,
rAncy Box Paper Toys etc.
1t MURRAY'S.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-12-13

We cordially in
vite one and all to
call and inspect our
stock. We are con-
fdent we can please
you as these goods
are all pew and de-
sirable, and have
been selected with
the view Of Offering
the best grade of
goods at low prices.
a. Campbell g. Son,
SOUTH SIDE So ARE.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-12-13
''WilSOm's Peerless Cologne. !"

Our popular druggist, Mr.. L H
Wilson, manufactures large quaint
ties Of "Wilson's Peerless Cologne
to supply q constantly increasing
trade throughout North Alabama
md reaching into adjacent States =
We find it fter fair trial .frsp rss,
and lssting.'
Huntsville gazette., 1884-12-13

homemade Tent CANDY
made pure and fresh everv
o1y' at Stand North ofHunts.
vile Hotel,
Huntsville gazette., 1884-12-13
$4,000

Will buy one Ut the sweetest toned
pianos in Huntsville. Good reason
given for selling. Also a lot Of show
cases. Call at
A. HrRsrE1N's
Huntsville gazette., 1884-12-13

Grand MaSOMic EmirrixjnaeeHs
and supper
l" the Hall Vi Evening Ssar Lodg-
NJ. 6,
Saturday Night Dec. 27th.
Ev. lybod, iuvited. Ad,aisslpn lU
c.hts.
L e. BErfS,
Chsirman Com, Arrangements.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-12-13

his store robbed.
The quiet town is greatly excited
over the terrible crime and develop
ments are uncovering the guilty Grim
inals.
~,
As the news of the bloody deed of
the night spread Wednesday MOI ming
. ith the excitement went also de-
termination to hunt down the per-
petrators. An old lady remembered
It once that Charlie Townsend and
Neal had the evening previous
called Ut her house and borrowed her
IKE. The killing appeared to have
Deen done with ~ sxe. Upon search
the axe was foundjat the. bottom Of
The we'll A knife was found hang.
ing in q crack in The foor Of the
house in which the murder was COM
United showing . hurried attempt
to push it through for concealment.
Sheriff MEG rhes was early on the
Gene with other officers. They sue
ceeded. Wednesday evening, in 6nd-
ing and arresting the parties to. wnom
circumstances pointed 20 strongly 10
the guilty ones. not far from Madison.
POLLS THE MOB.
Meanwhile there had been worked
up feeling hot for Judge Lynch to
avenge the murder. The word was
passed and quite two hundred men
had assembled ut the Station ready
to take the prisoners and lynch them
The Sheriff and his aids arrived
with the men at the depot at Madison
just as the West bound train rolled
in, with the purpose Of conveying
them to the Huntsville jill. There
was . break made by the mob to lay
hands on the prisoners, but the off,
GERS drew their pistols and stood
firm. Every attempt of the mob was
foiled. the prisoners placed aboard
and tho train moved out Of the grasp
Of the angry crowd, who vainly tried
to delay it by uncoupling the boxes.
Townsend and Nesl were saf :
ly lodged i" the Jail, where they. will
await . trial and the due process of
the law It is said one Of the men
made q confession.
Wash Cavansugh is also in jill ut
Madison, charged with completely in
he murder.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-12-13
HuntsYilleGazette
SATURDAY. DEC. 18th. 1884.
Good News
At FRED A. HOwE's

ALFRED A. HowE's
For every body looking for bargains
!, noliday Goods. Unrivalled dis
n]av of new goods suitable for pres
ent.. Everything in the line Of golo
"a silver watches, clocks, jewelry.
.;Iwarwsre I etc The most elegant ~
.,,. .ortmept of Holiday goods showl
this season, at
'n'' FRED A. HowE's.
Popular Jewelry House.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-12-13
Horrible Murder and Robbery

Madison's Double Crime. -
Tuesday night last, at Madison
Station, Mr.. Freeman. an aged mer-
chant Of that place, Was foully muir.
Tered III his store. where his body
was found the next morning. Hi
head was split open with m axe, and
his store robbed.
The quiet town is greatly excited
over the terrible crime and develop.
ments are uncovering the guilty Grim
inals.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-09-18

From the Cambridge Democrat, 3Ist ult.
Wednesday last witnessed the largest
gathering of voters in Cambridge since the
celebrated Brough -Vallandingham cam
paign of 1863. When Chairman Gooderl
called the vast assembly to order at quarter
past one O'Clock in East End Park, the audi
ence was variously estimated at from 5000
to 5000, and there were not over 400 ladies
present. The sovereigns were out, eager to
hear the two gentlemen who are asking at
their hands an election to Congress. The
soldiers were there in great numbers, for in
the questions to be discussed they felt an
abiding interest. We are sorry that our
space is limited and we can only give an
outline of the debate
Our opinion may go for what it's worth,
but we have no hesitancy in saying that
General Warner utterly and ANONYMOUSLY
failed to substantiate his charges against
Col. Taylor, and the bold and defiant spirit
exhibited toward his more modest oppo-
nent, will not increase his popularity among
the honest voters. He has made his record
and he must stand by it. Col. Taylor has
made his record and upon their records
these two gentlemen are to be judged by the
voters of this district. If General Warner
has not proven the soldiers friend-and the
records point that wayne has no right to
expect the soldiers support. The friends of
Gen. Warner claim for him a victory, while
the friends of Col. Taylor are delighted at
the outcome of the first contest between the
two candidates. Col. Taylor has nothing to
lose and everything to gain by joint dis
cussion, and we venture the prediction that
if the debate is kept up throughout the dis
trict, that Col. Taylor will be the next
Congressman.
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WARMERS MOTIVE.

The fact is, Gen. Warner disappointed
his friends, and confirmed those of Col. Tay-
lor. A man who could make the charges
against Col. Taylor, and write the caustic
letter to him, that Gen. Warner did, and
then fail so utterly to substantiate them that
his own partisan friends are forced to admit
his defeat, must lose prestige with his party,
and the support of many of them. We
think the reasons that actuated Gen. War
ner these: He knew well that his position
as Chairman of the Committee on Pay
ment of Pensions, Bounty and Back Pay
had been used powerfully for the obstruction
of legislation in the interests of the soldier.
He knew well that because he had served in
the Union army the stand he took on these
questions was powerful argument in the
hands of Brigadiers in defeating legislation
in the soldiers interest and he knew this is
sue and that of the tariff would be urged
against him in this campaign.
Aware of this, he hoped by taking the
bull by the horns he could pose as the friend
of the soldiers, and smother the discussion
of the free trade record of the Democratic
party. To accomplish this he undertook to
bulldoze Col. Taylor, but right here he ran
against a rock. He found man whose resi-
dence of fifty years in Guernsey county
commanded for him the respect of the peo-
pie. He found a man able to expose his
sophistries, and confront them with docu-
mentary proof, and one able to make each
statement clear and simple. Gen. Warmers
defeat was signal one.-Marietta Leader.
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district judge advocate, which involved the
investigation of charges against hundreds of
prisoners, the preparation of charges and
specifications. the making of reports, ETC.,
which was all he was expected to do under
his appointment, but in addition to this he
served as judge advocate of two military
courts, one of which sat in the forenoon
with one photographic reporter, and the
other in the afternoon with another phono-
graphic reporter. And he did his work so
we'll and faithfully that he was brevetted at
the instance of such officers of the regular
army as Gen Pitcher and Gen. Ord, and by
such volunteers as Gen. Hovey and Gen.
Burnett Besides this, the District Com
mander, Gen. Hovey, and Gen. Burnett,
asked that he be paid extra compensation,
stating that his pay was wholly inadequate
for the services he had rendered, but Le re-
ceived no extra compensation, there being
statute against an officer in the army receiv
ing more than his salary.
Col. Taylor's promotions were given him
by the President of the United States, and
were confirmed by the Senate and he holds
his commissions, in parchment, in due form,
and precisely like Gen. Warmers, which he
earned in part by his services during the
war, in the city of indianapolis, where he
was stationed about two years during the
show a more faithful or a more remarkable
military record We would be glad to see it.
If man discharges the duties assigned him
faithfully and well, this is all that is re-
quired.
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WARMERS DIsCOURTESY.
From the Daily Times. |


There is probably no parallel in the want
of courtesy shown Col. Taylor by Gen. War
ner in his open charge against him that he
was no gentleman, that his warfare was that
of guerrilla, ETC. Col. Taylor had at that
moment in his possession facts and statistics
concerning some of Gen. Warmers opera
tions, which, if he had seen fit to pursue
Gen. Warmers style of personal attack,
would have driven the General to the wall
At the close of the war, Gen. Warner raised
an oil company, in which, on his solicitation
and recommendation, Col. Taylor invested
all the money he could raise at the time,
(several hundred dollars, for which he now
holds certificates of stock The board of di-
rectors of the oil company lived at Indian
apolis and gave the entire management OF
the company to General Warner, who came
to Marietta and West Virginia, where he
spent the $4,000 which was furnished by
the company. The result was that Gen. War
ner got rich out of this oil company, is said
to have made over 100000, built his ele-
giant mansion, had money to go into the
railroad business, ETC., but mark this, the
stockholders, somehow or other rleUer got a cent
Col. Taylor never got a cent, while Gen. War
ner got rich.
The same is true of the raising of railroad
stock. Col. Taylor paid his share, but never
got any return. He is now being paid of
for his subscriptions to Gen Warmers en-
terprises by insulting epithets.
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A BIG VICTORY.
TAYLOR WIPED THE GROUND
WITH WARNER In ARGU-
MENT.
View from a Neighboring Dis
trict.
From the Coshocton Age.l

There is a very pretty fight in the Seven
teenth Congressional District. By the gerry
mander of last winter, Colonel ]. D. Taylor,
of Cambridge, and General A. ]. Warner, of
Marietta, each of whom is now a member of
Congress, were thrown into the same dis
trict Colonel Taylor is a Republican and
General Warner a Democrat. Both have
been nominated, and the contest waxeth
warm. In the last four years the district as
now constituted, has been carried once by
the Republicans and three times by the
Democrats, but the Republican majority in
1881 was only 90, while the Democratic ma
iority ranged from 7Io in 1880 to 1909 in
1882. 1t will be seen, therefore, that the
chances are in favor of General Warner,
but the Republicans are not without hope.
Colonel Taylor has proven himself an able
and useful member of Congress, is a popular
citizen, and if the voters of the district con-
suit their interests, they will see that he is
returned. The friends of Warner are badly
frightened, and are beating the tom-tom of
political buster to stem the tide that has ap-
parently set in in favor of the gallant Colo
mel. A joint debate occurred between the
contestants at Cambridge, last Wednesday,
the question at issue being the pensioning of
soldiers The crowd was great; in fact, the
greatest meeting held in the town since
the days of Brough, and to say that Colonel
Taylor walIoped him is putting it mild,
indeed. He fairly wiped the ground with
him in argument, and Warmers POLITICAL
friends are opposed to any more such con-
tests, although they try to put on bold
front
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had been gathered at his suggestion, IN
"ruffed" form, addressed it in a 'ruffied"
form, and left it in a "ruf1ed" form. The
action of the crowd after the debate in car
rying Taylor of the grounds and completely
ignoring Warner, plainly illustrated the
logic of the affair. The assertion is not par
tisan in saying Warner was completely
worsted, that it was not good day for the
Democracy, and that Warner is playing two
parts, which, if persisted in, will insure his
defeat
We will not attempt to follow this long
discussion through. Suffice it to say that
the spirit and temper of the two men were in
striking contrast. Warner was passionate
and uneasy, ungentlemanly, insulting; max
ing personal filings which acted as boone
rangs. Taylor was gentle, kind, self-pos-
sessed and manifested the spirit of Chris
tian gentleman all through. Whatever the
effects of such discussion on the issue of the
campaign, it must be admitted by all that
Gen. Warner failed, even in the estimation
OF his own party, by his foul, dishonest sal
lies. And it must be admitted that Col
Taylor did vindicate himself, and in such
way as to gain the esteem of all parties.
For fair dealing and frankness all the people
must honor him. When the discussion was
concluded, the friends of Col. Taylor bore
him aloft through the immense throng, to
the street.
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WARNER DoUBLY WHIPPED.
From the Barnesville Republican ]

From the barnesville hepubllcanI
Gen. Warner attempted to make it appear
that he has always been friendly to the pen
sion business, and paraded himself as the
chairman of committee on pensions, and
made labored effort to show that all wisdom
was wrapped up in him, but this fell fiat to
the ground. Col Taylor defed him to point
out in the Record of his (Warner's) former
term in Congress single act, bill or word
for the soldier, his widow or orphans, and
he forced the Record into the Generals
hands, and strange to say he never even at
tempted it, showing conclusively there was
nothing there.
Warmers whole manner was that OF brag-
gadocio, and his whole scheme was that oil
demagogue. He thought he could by noise,
reiteration gesticulation, bull-doEe that au-
dience into believing his false assertions
But the people were not to be deceived oy
noise and fllibuster, they came there TO
weigh the facts of the case and they got them.
No advocate ever made q feebler effort IN
any case than Gen. Warner on the point al
issue, and the dishonest and pettifogging
methods were more worthy OF apolice court,
and it is Il shame that such fasitier as Gen.
Warner, with his demoniasal audacity, can
find recognition anywhere.
II Col. Taylor did not completely lay out
Mr.. Warner, then you will have to grant
that wv" completely laid out himself.
Warner appeared before the gathering, that
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A new PLAY
WITH A DEMOCRATIC INCIDENT.
General Warner, "The Watch
Dog of the Treasury"
A Part Of His Record interest
ing to Ex-So1diers and
their Friends.

From the Marietta Leader.
General Warner claims to have been q
friend of the soldier, and appeals to his
record in Congress and challenges Col. Taylor
to discussion of his (Warner's) record.
Some soldiers in Washington county find
that he (Warner) was the only member of
Congress who opposed granting pension by
special act to Irene Baker. Irene Baker
was the daughter of soldier who lost his
life in the service of his country. Until she
was sixteen years old she received pension
under the law; after she was sixteen years
old she became imbecile and helpless, with
out money and without means of support.
Congress granted her pension by special
act, Gen. Warner opposing. His argument
was that it would be a dangerous precedent.
That the treasury of the United States, with
its hundreds of millions of surplus, should be
protected against such claimants. Congress
has passed many bills of this class for special
cases. They have done 90 because Justice
demanded it, and the generosity of a great
people toward the helpless sufferers of the
war has demanded it. With two hundred
millions surplus in the treasury the govern
ment is amply able to stand all such raids.
But General Warner argues that the treas
ury should be protected from establishing
the dangerous precedent in the case of Irene
Baker because there might be "other help
less cases of the same kind" The effect of
such opposition is to defeat the relief of any
of this class of sufferers.
The soldiers and the friends of the soldiers
are surprised that General Warner should
take this stand.
The following is the report of the COM
mittee Congressional Record March 8, 1884,
page 1, s47]:
"The report shows that the father of this
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to them this last session of Congress. He
pointed how General Warner had opposed
nearly all special pension cases. Irene
Baker, helpless imbecile girl whose father
lost his life in the service, and by the general
law she received a pension until she was six
teen, but since that has not; and, although
the committee reported favorab.y in her case
and recommended pension of eighteen dol
lars per month, alleging that she is as much
of child as ever, and more deserving be-
cause more needy since her mother married,
and emphazing the fact that no member OF
the family is now pensioner. Warner op-
posed this bill, but it was passed over his
head. Colonel Taylor put his opponent into
a corner on every point, and did it admira
bly,, and so gentlemanly that even Demo
Gratis admired and commended his spirit all
through the discussion. Warner became
aroused and angry, and showed his bad
spirit in personal filings which fen dead to
the ground, and by his mode of procedure
disgusted even his best friends, some of
whom were heard to denounce him for foul
play.
When the discussion closed Colonel Tay-
lay was borne aloft by the crowd to the
street, and of course General Warmers
friends attempted to follow the example, but
it was evident to all thinking people that the
Marietta Statesman had been badly worsted
in the discussion he had been so anxious to
enter. Whatever may be the effect of this
long continued debate upon the canvass in
this district, it must be admitted by all who
will carefully weigh the evidence, that Cen
eral Warner consummately failed to sustain
his charge, and Colonel Taylor completely
vindicated himself. OBSERVER.
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WARMERS OVERTHROW
THE WARNER AND TAYLOR DISCUS
SION.
[From the Monroe Gazette.l

On Wednesday of last week the celebrated
joint discussion between General Warner
and Colonel Taylor took place at Cambridge.
General Warner had written an ungente-
manly and insulting letter to Colonel lay
lor, charging him with printing IN the Con-
gressional Record of the Ist of August
speech which he never delivered in the
House. General Warner began the discus
sion in bold and buncombe fashion, at
tempting to hold up his own superiority be-
fore all. He asserted that Colonel Taylor
had not spoken any of the speech printed in
the Record. but he failed to bring an iota of
proof >He seemed to think he could carry
the day by noise and reteration and each
time he grew louder and more passionate.
The people naturally expected that he would
come with certificates or affidavts to show
that Taylor had not done what the Congress
sional Record shows that he did do, but he
appeared without line of such proof, and as
General Warner was absent at the Chicago
convention, a thousand miles away, he could
not testify. No advocate ever came into
court with such a lack of preparation,
whether II was because he had poor case or
failure to prepare himself on the point at is
sue. makes no difference with the people.
He presumed to palm off naked assertions,
Altogether false and unfounded, for argument,
and nv noise and anger to force them on the
people. In this he signally failed. He was
ungentlemanly, insulting and unfair; so
much SO that his own party was ashamed of
him. and MANY of them denounced him for
his foul means.
Colonel TAYLOR was fair and gentlemanly
all through the discussion and came thor
oughly prepared, with certificates from col
leagues and official reporters, to the effect
that he did deliver the speech substantially
as published in the Record, for they had
heard it and taken it down. This was posi-
tive evidence which was not contradcted
and cannot be, but Mr.. Warner steered clear
of any attempt to contradict any such proof.
1t was his duty to have produced his evil
dence in his first speech if he had any, but
he did not even refer to anv. and when Col