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Huntsville gazette., 1884-03-01
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

The Massachusetts Republicans will
hold their State Convention at Boston on
the Goth of April to elect delegates to the
National Convention.
THE Arkansas Republican State Conven-
ton to select delegates to the National
Convention will be held at Little Rock
April s.
EMERY SToRRs. of Chicago, Henry Ward
Justice Noah Davis were speakers on. the
Doth at a mass meeting in Brooklyn, N. Y,
favoring a more stringent excise law.
THE Indiana Greenbackers met in State
Convention at Indianapolis on the 22d and
nominated full State ticket, headed by
II. z. Leonard for Governor. A platform
was adopted denouncing the present
financial system and demanding that all
money issued by the Government be legal
tender; calling for the speedy payment of
the National debt and the abolition of the
National bank privileges; opposing the
Importation of Chinese or other servile
labor, and favoring pensions for all sol
diers.
THE Democratic National Committee
met at Washington ON the 22d and fixed On
July and Chicago as the time and place
of holding the National Convention.
THE Virginia Legislature Oh the 22d
passed over the Governors veto the bill
reapportioning the State for Representa-
tives in Congress.
A CIRCULAR has been issued which in
vites the high-tariff people of the country
to meet in mass convention at Chicago the
21st of May next.
A MONUMENT to General Robert E. Lee
was unvailed at New Orleans Oh the 22d.
The figure is sixteen feet high, standing
upon white marble column eighty feet
in hight.
SALMI MORSE, of New York, who be-
came notorious through his efforts to es-
tablish the "Passion Play" in that city,
flung himself into the Hudson River,
whence his corpse was taken on the 22d.
JESSE HARPER, Chairman of the Nation
al Greenback- Labor Committee, issued
call on the 22d for National Convention,
to be held at Indianapolis May %.
THE Maine Republican State Convention
has been called to meet at Bangor on the
30th of April next.
THE bodies of De Long and his comrades
lay in state at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on
the 22d. The public reception OF the re-
mains was notable event.
AT a conference in New York on the
Esd Of Independent Republicans frefa sevs
Huntsville gazette., 1884-03-01

Track by a CO1OradOTep Hnu Capsileu
Several Persons sns us'eei, but None Fa-
tally s
DENVER, CoLo., Feb, 2t.
A very remarkable railroad accident
occurred near Georgetewn, Col, on Sat
arday. The Denyer-bound passenger
train on the CeloFar4b Central Railfaad
was completely blown from the 11f7iack by
the wind. gtre ssasae. esnssslltssting of the
engine, bagga ge-car and two coaches, left
the saepot'at Georgetown at time whea
q pretty good. gale was blowing, with
EAirteen passengers on board. At 4 point
a mile cut of the city the wind had in
creased almost 10 a hurricane. s'sn
train men were fearful of the accident
and slowed the train. sAtead was high
grade, and it was resolved not to run it
till the wind Asa ceased The train was
running very slow when the accident
occurred Several times the cars teBpied
when the gusts came iflase Violently, but
rfghted again, and ~AeA th6 lurch came
the passengers were more or less pre-
pared for II. The passenger coaches
NCIC tItt %ISt W ~. lucy buI0eu over
twice The baggage-car alighted bot
tonrupward. and the engine was or
It's side. The embankment was only five
feet high. OF the thirteen passengers six
were injured, but none fatally. Miss
Mary Burke, of Blackhawk, was the worst
hurt. She had her hands and face badly
burned by Goals from the overturned
stoves. Engineer Wartzheinler had his
nose broken. John Wilson, of Denver,
suffered broken hip. Martin Schenck,
chin and nose cat. Mrs. Rittenburg of
Siverplume, two-ineh cash on her head
Benz. Wishart, sprained arm. The pas
sengers who escaped walked back to
Georgetown, and conveyance was sent
for the wounded.
Two years ago a similar accident
happened at the same point in the road.
The theory advanced thus far is that
where the accident occurred there are
two high mountains, one considerably
higher than the other, that the wind
blowing from the top of the smaller
one would strike the other and create a
sort of Whirlwind, which is claimed was
what blew the train from the track Con-
siderable other damage is reported by
the storm.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-03-01
SAD CALAMITY.
Several Lives Lost by the Burning of "A
Hotel and Theater at jackson, Mich
Property to the Value of S175,O 600 De-
stroyed.

Property to the Value of SI75, 600 De-
stroyed.
JACKSON, MICH, Feb, 25.
A disastrous fire occurred yesterday
morning in the wooden building occupied
by J. J. Burns cigar store, and destroyed
the Union Hotel block, occupied by the
Union Hotel, Union Hall Theatre, Wald-
ron & Curtis drug store, Jackson Savings
Bank, II. II. Case and c. X. Elliott, gro
owned by ID. b. Hibbard and costing
S125, 900, burned together with five frame
buildings, occupied by William Aultman,.
boots and shoes; John Rath, Ijeweler;
Charles Aniba, barber shop and residence;
j. J. Burns, cigar store; Rutson Bros,
confectioners; Barret & Daily, tinsmiths,
and NJ w. Weiger, saloon. The loss by
fire and water will exceed Sl75,000, par
italy insured. Several lives are reported
lost One body, that of Charles Cornell,
a crippled soldier, has been recovered.
Four others are injured so that
they will die. They are John
Price and Mrs. Banks, walters,
and an unknown colored man. James
Hernes, of Cleveland, attempted to jump
from third-story window, struck the
telegraph wires and was whirled around
in such way as to strike on his head
and shoulders on the pavement, and was
injured so lie will die. Chas. Kimball,
Of Kalamazoo, Mich, also receiveda bad
scalp wound in jumping from balcony
10 font Of the hotel. His Injuries ers
not fatal. ; n A-'
Huntsville gazette., 1884-03-01
A SINGULAR ACCIDENT,

A-rrafn of Cars Lifted BodfIy from the
Track by a ColoradozephyF and Capsized
Several Persons sns uEed, but None Fa-
aaIy
Huntsville gazette., 1884-03-01
WAS BELONG SACRIETCEDi

The Loss of De Long and his companions
of the Ill-fated Jeannette Expeditlon .iJ
MT the Door of Engineer Melvir -
er Investigation Demande" r n s,.....,.a>.,
of One of the Victims
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-12
PRICE. : ( EN.TS.

That's wha, yer done. Johnny
 n the blamed oman hadn't acted Isieh iool erboat the matter. an showed her hkin iar a mule. ~ealde, s,iil loved her an married her. but wouldn't marry a oman that done hke she done Would you. lcdge ?"
 "Thas wha wouldn't. lohnny"
 Now eI hoss would CT been different its as much A any body an do ter keep from tallln' m love wi;h ho>A. but mule. ah. huh. Say. Ahsalan fetch the Jug here. l am, looked Al the zky fur hafict hour"
 To the writer. Johns story seemed ,m- practicable. ana in other communities Il would no doubt have been rejected Al he. hut the people out on the Ebcneser road have great faiih in A man when once they besnme convinced of his te- gard tas the usth.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-12
FASHION ABL


 Mrs. ilamley attempts to be fashiona- bic. The other night, when she dressed preparatory 10 attending the theatre, she appeared ~,h silver spoon on her breast.
 Margaret, wha,-i m the world do you cali ,ha, ~ asked her husband.
 This was my grandmosher's sauce spoon. You know ,ha, its fashionable now to wear old family plate
 Flamley said nothing more. for he knew that i, was unnecessary to argue with his wife. The mex; night he asked his wife 10 attend the theatre with him, and again sine put on her spoon. After awhile flamley came ou; wilh aa enorm ous bu,cher-knifc on his shir, front. Ny gracious, Henry. what is ,ha, =
 This was my grAndfAthers butcher knife. It's fashionable now to wear F
 "l'll take of the spoon
 " All right. Of goes the knife"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-12
CURIOUS FOLKS.

What's that you've got in your apron 7" asked lady of her colored cook who was in the act of going home.
 "Who, me :''
 "Yes, you
 Whut's go, in dis hcah ap'un p
 "Yes, in that there apron
 "Nidduls."
 "l Lei ne see :"
 She opened her apron which was nearly large enough for wagon cover.
 You ought to be ashamed of yourself for you have taken nearly everything in the house. though, you were church member"
 Hole on right whar yer Is, lady. Dar wuz two pies in dc safe, an tuck one Dar wuz two loaves O bread. an only tuck one tuck haf O de meat an hal O de udder stuff Fl l wan, a church member rder tuck all. Thinks dat l'se acted ia T ter leab yer haf. l'se gwineter qul: work n fur sch culs folks
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-12
HAD TO EXCUSE HIM.

Mir. Pudler was summoned AS lury- man. When cour, convened, NIT Pudier did no, answer when his name sas called
 This is 2 clear case of contempt. said the judge. " MT. Sheriff issue ! writ for his arrest, and have him bros sht into eousi.
 A dePely sheriff was sent after the con temp,uous man. After awhile he r. turned withou, the prisoner
 Did you see h.m."
 "Yes, yoar honor"
 Why didn'; you bring hia,
 He can, serve.
 '-Ie he sick =
 No, your honor. hu; he has been. "Way 6idn', you oompel hiu . come =
 Because he's dead"
 AWeIl. in ,ha; event well have 10 ex- cuse him
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-12
NO USE FOR THE JUDGE.

Id like ter know whut fsc fotch up heah fdf." said an old negro ~ho had been arraigned before the police judge.
 au are charged with stealing an axe.
 '' Is da, de complaint =
 es.
 Wal. now, Jedge. hab s,uded law myset an wanter sestigate dis case Whut Is dc meaniu 0 stealth! It's takln erway an 'propreatln' fur yer own use suihln whut doan long ter yer"
 That is very good explanation the judge replied, but you appropriated the axe to your own use
 No didn't. sah. got tic axe fur my wife ter use. Doan think dat l'se gwinc ter chop wood when dar's oman round de house, does yerl ken go home. Jedge!"
 Not exactly. You may 20 over and take your chances before justice of the peace
 "t h. huh. l sees now d&, dar an no law Tn dis country fur nigger i, aln' my fault. ef ko,ohes de law in CT lie. G'way rum heah. ledge. am go, no mo 'speek fur yer"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-12
AN HORTICULTURAL CANDIDATE.

When Mir Albert Co,,le eont eised the idea oi running tor secretary oi state. he al once deo'ded tha, the proper thing to do was to convince the farmers of the country that he was interested m the grea, work of stirring the face ot the earth. Adjoining his yard Is about half acre oi land. This. after much deiibet- alton. he derided to plant m peanuts. Thus conclusion was Inc result of two objects. One was to show the farmers tha, hr had given so much study to az neulture as to he familiar with crops rarely raised in his ne,ghborhood the highly productive and remunerative article of luxury In planting the pea nuts. he closely followed clipping taken rom Georgia paper, few days ol fine growing weather followed the plant ing. Mir. Coi,le was glad oi ,hs for he greatly desired .o show hts i,ii~ field to the farmers convention, which wa. soon To mee, m the city. When con veniion day arrived. Mt. Couic ~ith satistaction noted tha, the peanuts were coming up. He met the farmers and talked i~arnedly oi crops and the noble ann nf the agsi- cuituraii.l.
 Gentlemen sad Mir, Co,tie, "t think ,ha, the secretary of the Rrra, s.ate of Atkabsa~. should b- familiar with az ue uiiure, fos without this knawledge, no man An hnd that affinity which should ernst between kigh sta'c officials and ihr bone and aine~ of ihc Land '
 The isfmefs eheefed sir Cottlc.
 '' was raised m s fastn. my fellow otf~ns. sad am proud ,o say ,ha, have followed the pio~ 4 man who fol. loAs the plo3, iolln~s the emblem of honesty"
 The farmers elapped thef hands.
 "l have put in quite i.ne crop of pea nuts, and would like very much toi you Aii io 20 up to my house ~iih me and see under what high state oi euiiiva- ton have placed my Ii,ilr farm"
 The agriculisfalis's would go. They were an.,ous 'o tss, the future secretary of sisie's knowledge of theif au.
 You sec they arc coming up nieciy." sad Mir. Cot,je. when the delegation as- fiyed al the iot.
 !" 1 don't see iha, they are replied old man spe'sio~
 Don, see f' pointing.
 No, don't fhen's sesds.
 !" Tn be sure they are" replied Ar. co''le. coloIing.
 3r. Spe,slpw ,efatched i.,o q kill. toek ou, the peanut. and said
 Whaf d yer git ger seed S'
 # Rough: them from An cid Italian
 lowed so
 Why r
 l<sAse. yer sec. they 've been roasted. ierd jest @s sell try ter hatch biled egg Come en, boys. ;his teller don't knos naihlD'
 Mi. Gyitie has wIihd,awn his name.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-12
THE COTTON SONG

Come CT hussel out de seed dar an lay og, de TOW, Time 4a. de cotton's in de greun': ke:ea up de hoe. Time dlt 1e cotton's in de grouu De ar !. am swee, ~id de dog ood bloom, Time dat de cotton : in de groan An de ole nigser oman sweeps te yard sizi de broom, lime da, ds cotton $ in de sfosa'
 De crow an de black h5sd a,es Q CT
 de Ian.
 So eapers til de sur goes down. An !e ole king fisher ass. cr scratel
 m n de san.
 No monkey-shincs on dc cotton groun'. De buck sho, lan' makes CT ba,e ter de aser, Time dat de cotton's in de grean'; Vines CT oman hab CT chill, ah LaSd, how |, shaker. Time da, de coton's in de grouu Ole man ter de hoe, young man fer de piow, Time da, de co,,on's s m de groun' An CT le, de iittle nigger go an drloe up d,. coa,
 Time dA, de couon's in de groun
 De owl an de hawk da holieTs in
 de night,
 No shuttle till de sRn dun se;, De hoe-eake's CT cookin ar Mash
 had CT bite,
 No shirkin' till de grass dun We,.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-12

principal. dar's gwine,er be some trans acshuns what am homes Nov run erlong an doan fnrgit de milk. Fetch CT little bread wid yer, too. pa, boys gsine make a preacher, yit."
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-12

De season bIushes when de peach trees bloom.
 Ter ~aap a man E painful ter de man, bg' ,cr 20 'soun' n talk abou, l, zr,es- ward $ a~ful. Be splinter hurts NUS ~'sn l.'s pulled out den ~ea r:s stuck IT
 lse spacious 0 people whui per:en' Ter De so ;en er-nearted. once kno~ c c man whg; hae SO much feeiln' dat he wogl4r l,ep on a spider, an he wuz air. terwards hang far murderiu h.s ~ife.
 De easies, touch 0 dc bzbys fingers ain q sof; ez na,sr Nobody, makes no difference hos genie, ken shove de ten CT cotton sprog: n de dir w.dout mash in k, but natur can shove it through a hard clod.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-12

AF4.s the next election, President Arthur may still have fag. Probably he m-y carry ths banner"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-12

TifE national greenbaek politician. have s~secied the school-house where iheir convention is to be held.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-12

l. IS sad that Heary ~a',ssson sings tenor. not for revenue only bu, for his own apgsemest and ihr annoyance Of his ifsends
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-12

An ArkAnsaw grandJury has indicted aJustiee oi the peace for attempting to play on a clarionet. This willefor time satisfy the country that the and-lury system IS no. an entire failure.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-12

The almost general use ot bal bed wire may prove uncomfortable for politicians who desire place on the fence.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-12
- -
 LIM WINGS.

Cincinnati, may be place of hog bu, # is not place of h'orminy.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-12

Edison, the. inventor, has gone 10 Florida 10 search for the electric eel.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-12

Lord Bacon says that one of the signs oi long life is wrinkled brow. We have noticed that alligators are long lived, which proves to us the correctness of Bacon's theory. This sign is also en- couraging to the rhinoeerous and the lizard.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-12

Several ladies who had been reading reports of Washington society. where Mrs Senator, Mrs. Congressman and Mrs. So or were mentioned, attended an enter ,a;nmeat in Little Rock recently. and the next mornings paper contained the following notice; Among the guests were Mrs. Jastiee-of .he-Peace Jackleton, Mrs. Depa,y Sheriff Pugiemore. Mrs. Policeman Latsoaps and Mrs. Assistant Dog Catcher Bezierain.'
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-12
PLANTATION PHILOSOPHY.

De season blushes when de peach-aees bloom.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-12

An exchange notes the fact that when General Grant recently visited the senate, senators. regardless of politics. pressed forward and greeted him. This must have been gratifying to a man whom kings have been pleased to honor. Re gardless of politics, eh :.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-12

We must have the old ticket, said prominent democrat. There was a time when didn't think !, would do, but now know it's ths best po.iey.' Whats mean, by the old ticket. any how = asked a political acquaintance. Greeley and Henderson, of course. Good gracious, man, why don't you go 10 a night school
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-08-10


in quick and steady succession anu
all have taken crowds OF merry
people who seemingly had plenty u
money, So far this has been
the banner season at the lake TO
sort. the railroad having carried
more people than ever before our u :.
ing the corresponding period. LII
this connection it is worthy OF re-
mark that those who are enjoying
Themselves in these pleasant ways
and spending money, are largely OF
the laboring class, or those whose
incomes are exclusively from oay
wages. 1t may be that peo'
ple are stinting themselves at home'
cutting down expenses to the mar.
rowest limits that they can nave
more to devote TO pleasure; but 'hil
is less likely thsn that the hare {
times wall is largely imaginative e
community can not be suffering 70
emnIDyment or money which speno
as much a. the petple OF Salt Lax
do FOR what they could, withou
serious Inconvenience, got aion
without.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-08-10
INCONSISTENT.

This universal moan of hard times
and scarcity of money, is rather ludl-
crous, in view of the conduct OF the
people. It has been many years
since there was such general cry
of dull times, and there certainly
mas never been 3 summer in which
the people Of Salt Lake spent more
money for amusement, pleasure, re-
creation and what might be classed
az luxuries rather than essentials.
There has been an unusual
number of dramatic performances
and other entertainments at the
tbesters, ard with rare exceptions
thew have been literally patronizet
-the audiences averaging much
larger than ordinarily during thu
summer season. The out OF tow
,xcureions have followed each othe
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-08-10

THE REV. BEECHER is reported
as having investigated the Cleye-
land scandal, and as result of his
injuries announces that he will
vote for the Governor. Brother
Beecher probably ascertained that
the case was no worse than his own
little affair with Mrs. Tilton, and
therefore not bad enough to justify
the condemnation of Cleveland a;
an immoral man.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-08-10
shakespeare's Epitaph.

The Reverend Mr.. Macrsy, horar-
ian of the famous Bodleian Library
in the University of Oxford, has dis
covered an old letter relating to
Shakespeare which sheds explanatory !
LIGHT mon the lines which the great
meet wrote and ordered to be cut upon
his tombstone. Every visitor to the
church of stratiord upon Avon must
we presume, have wondered that
meet of such immortal power and
inexhaustible magnifcence OF dictlon
as Shakespeare could have written
lines which are so much like doggerel
as his well-known epitaph:
Good friend, for Jesus sake iorbear
TO dig the dust inclosed here;
Blessed be the man who spares those
stones
And Cursed be he that moves my bones.
If their authenticity depended on
their internal evidence very few
shakespearian scholars would, we
believe, have accepted them as his.
But the letter which has been dis.
i. covered in the Bodleian, written by
VIM, Hall, . Queens College man in
i 1894, to Edward Thwaites. we'll
known Anglo. Saxon soholsr of that
!, time, explains the reason OF the
= epitaph and shows It's homeliness and
r simplicity to have been intentional
: Alter telling his fiends of hia visit t.
= Stratford-upon-Ago n, land quoting tbs
+, episanb, the Oxford scholar writee
,, sine little learning these verses con
tain would be very strong srgumen
IL of the want Oft in the author did no
sc they carry something in them whicl
% stands in need VI q comment. Their
=. is in this church a place which the
70 call the bone house, a reposi DRY e
. all bones they dig up, which are
70 many tHat they would load gree
Id number OF wagons. q The poet, bein
IL willing to preserve his bones unmoVe
az laws curse upon him that move
"a them, and having to do with clerE
- and sections, for the most part vel
I'LL ignorant class of people, he descend
We TO the meanest oil their capacities, an
les disrobes himself of the art which nor
Id of his contemporaries wore in great
No perfection. Nor has the design misst
=. of its effect, for, lest they should II
III only draw this course upon themselv
ne but also entail it upon their posterit
IN they have laid him full seventeen TO
n dsep-deep enough to secure him
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-08-10

THE Boston Advertiser, .na'i
venerable Republican organ OF new :,
England, explains the kinl Of clsll
service reformer Blame is. IL says
that a few weeks before he was
nominated, he tried to force secIar
tary MeCook, of the United STATES
Senate, to turn one j. 2. Bartie'e'
of Winchester,i Mass, a veteran
soldier, from a $1,000 clerkshlp IN
order to make a place for Rooer'
Blaine. his brother, who was gettlng
Sl,4oo in a sinecure in the Agricai-
tural Bureau McCook refused 10
make the change, and Blame Is LIE
avoWed enemy.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-08-10
KEIFER RETIRED

Al last the Republicans OF the
eiohtb Ohio district have concluded
that they were diegracad long
enough by being represented In
Congress by the avowed corruption
ist and rank partisan, j. Warren
Keifer. AS speaker he was SO con"
snieuous a failure and disgusted MS
nsrty and the country SO generally
that il astonished everybody when
he was returned for another term
He has been laying the wires fol
the nomination next fall, ano
spending money freely to that end
/ One evening last week polltlcS
meeting was held in Springfield To-
the purpose Of taking the preliml
nary steps toward making the re
J, npbIican nomination for the district
Keifer pleaded for "vindicatlon.
and uiustifcatlon," beggingtha III
constituents would not enoots
the popular cry against hir
: hut would send him back to COZ
! press. However, it was decided b
vote of something over $50
, about 500 that the district coul
| carry him with his odorous and oa
Gus record no longer, hence ne We
: dropped and another man end ISL
n for the nomination. By this actle
o the Republicans of the district ha'
> not only retired Keller to the shad
e of private life, from which he shou
. never have been taken, but ma
|, partly etoned for their offense
1t forcing,the unclean thing before t'
n country. He will have to De e
d dured for another session OF 20
l. gress, but fortunately 1t Is I
a short session, and in view OF t
d, fact that after its close, not
Of ing will be heard OF Kelf'
y the fellow can be endured TN
b months without exhausting I
n good nature of long suffering pc
10 pie.