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Huntsville gazette., 1886-05-29
Close OF COlOred City Schools

The City Public Schools closed Thurs
cay for the summer vacation, after an
eight months session, and the hosts OF
children attending these schools are free
and happy in anticipation Of their well
earned rest.
The Examination Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursdayat the CITY Colored
School was largely attended by patrons
and friends OF education. The children
were noticeably neat and tidy in appear
ance, and on the whole acquitted them
selves well.
Mayor Mastin addressed the School
Tuesday, and was astendered unanimous
vote OF thanks by pupils and visitors for
his effective services in behalf OF the city
schools and Of the cause OF education.
At the close of the exercises Thursday,
interesting addresses appropriate to the
occasion were made by Elder w. H. Gas
ton, Rev. A. w. Mckinney, Prof. A. A..
Garner, Mr.. S. Ragland, to the delight
and edification Of all present.
Supt. S. j. Mayhem honored the occa-
sion with his presence and by request, in
his usual choice and elegant manner
made the presentation of the several
prizes (useful books awarded to merito-
rious pupils, as follows:
Misses Carrie Humphry
and Amelia Donegan.
Penmanship, awarded by Supt. May
hew)-Miss Mary f. Mastin.
Successful speller in primary grade
spelling match-Master Amos Manning
Successful spelTer in spelling match Of
End grade-Miss Maria Patton.
Successful contestant in spelling match
OF lst grade-Master Samuel Taylor.
Regularity and punctuality in atten-
dance-Miss Bessie Martin.
After this Supt. Mayhem delivered his
annual talk to the pupils, replete with
sound advice, encouraging words and
sympathy. The pupils and visitors ten
dered him vote Of thanks for the inter-
est manifested by him in the school and
its welfare.
Also to Elder w. HI. CASTOR, Of the
school committee, whose remarks TO the
school will be long cherished as the right
things said in the right place.
Friday the children met together for
fha Ia - IA
ing weather, enjoyed their picnic at Bra
hams Spring, before dispensing for the
vacation.
Prof Charles Hendley, the Principal,
assisted by Mr.. I. S. Cooper and Miss
Susie P. Mastin, deserve much credit for
the excellent work they have done and
are doing for their race in the cause Of
education. Huntsville Duly Mercury.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-05-29
OBITUARY.
REy HARRY MoORF.

REv HARRY MOORE.
Elder Harry Moore was born IN
the year 1903 and died at Maysvl,e,
Ala. May, 8. 1886, in tho S3 year OF
his life aud the Goth year Of his Min
istery Of the Gospel. He died in the
active service of his Master being at
his death, Pastor of the Flint River
Primitive Baptist Church. He was
elected Moderator Of the Flint River
Association in August 1884 and re-
elected in August 1885.
The venerable minister was very
i'll eli. bit weeks before his death, and
said when passing away singing and
praying. "There Is nothing between
me and my God,'
When the last summons came ne
said "Death get Of out OF my way
aud then fell asleep in the arms OF
Jesus
Sunday May 9th his remains
were laid to rest in the spot selected
by himself two years before, at the
east end of his church.
The funeral services were conduct
ed by Elder Alfred Scruggs and my
s.lf and were attended a multitude
Of sorrowing friends.
G.. W. FRANKLIN.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-05-29
MONTGOMERY.
CAPITAL City Chit-Chat.

MONTGOMERY, ALA, May 27, 1886
Our city schools are preparing tc
close.
The Colored Fireman had grand
parade last week, which was partic
ipated in by two visiting companies
of Columbia, GA.
There have been few excursions so
far this season The people are III
much better off, and should act wise
ly by saving their money and stay ing
of Of excursions.
Miss R L Shepherd was called
home to Washington, D. q last week
on account of the severe illness OF
her sister.
The Cania Ia of Queen Ester on
the 1S and 10Th was brilliantly, rem
dsred and largely patronizsd. Madm.
Herriford and Miss Howard were un-
rlvaled III solos.
At the present our City is in the
midst of quite religion. excitement
the Rev Mr. Pol ter holding meetings
three lines each day and prea hing
to from hundred to thousand
people ut each service.
Then also the Dtmoc' attic County
i in session viii big
fight going on III the family Over two
beats. The old county court house
8 therefore quite h. t place with
the hot Sunny Soht' an the
blood of her ishtem[ cred sons boil
ing over cont"-ting Delegation.
The Hon j NJ Langston le( urci at
the Old Ship Church on the night OF
the 9th, to large and lntell1g nj
gathering Of som, Of the best Of oul
citizens Of both races. Ills subject
was "rhe New South.
INITIAL
Huntsville gazette., 1886-05-29
MEMORIAL DAY.

Monday May 3lst will be observed by
the government officials and employees
as legal holiday-and the Post Office in
this city will close the general delivery
department after 10 o'clock a. m. on
Monday.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-05-29
!, },'igs'b'rhooa News aud Gossip.


-Shun excursions
-Crops are moving on finely.
carpenters ale just now kept
blg.
long Summ4r days are cr.aping
j.
-ihe pros }tct> are ine for heavy
grape crop.
-lhe Republican County Conven
"On cohyenes here to-day.
No Institute vas hel | last Sat
an'y- This is wrong.
Judge Speake is holding the
'ac'Son County Circuit Court.
AID. A, D. Rogers is r.mod.
usIlas and identifying the old Hum
"ey homestead on Clinton Street.
''''N''y purchased by him.
-lhe Annual Commencement
-A'tclses Of the State Normal and
'uuustr'al School is announced to
%, "' place at Palmer Hall May, 80,
'''' and June |, 2, 3, and 4th.
nv BARLEY Harris baptized
'u'y converts at the Spring last
'4uay' An Immense crowd gath
''' . witness the ceremony.
several colored Jurors have been
o''"l Tor the term of the Circuit
' which convenes here Monday
-" Iue H. Among them, we note the
'OSlng names: D w Beadle. An
S.,' jackson, Levi Scruggs, C c
''''' L'rkin Farriss.
a.. 'ne uurAbte stone steps at the
D'''c church and the front fence
~, WIN the gate supported b,
an' massive stone posts, set of
49,. 'e''ion already handsome ap
tl'''ucd . of that editice. The Messr,
''lrntiob. ~ OK
Mention was made soma well
stE" J NE new industry iuauy urate,
E,' us Spring Ice Factory bv M4s.r
dS X Sngg in tue manufactnr,
10, a'd' Water and Ginge Ale. It !
!, u'der fail i, al way, and great
f., to supply orders ,ush;no :,
s.a ,ls parr aud healthy dr;,t. s.
'als issue. e'Se"nere Il
Huntsville gazette., 1886-05-29
COlOred Y. NJ. Z. a.

Will meet at the A. NJ. F. Church sun
dav May 30th, at 4p. m.
Subject: unto Me all ye iiia'
labor and are heavy laden and ! VIII
give you rest"
Leader-John Leslie.
COMMITTEE.
Mingo Jones, Joseph McIIil, ?. T.
Iohnson, David Jones and John Martlh.
ON last. Sabbath S. I'll. johnson anu
Andrew Burns were received as actiSe
members.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-05-29
&, 10 J. Il Iaughins

!, .bsan niture. Also
mlj line Of cofiins always IN Stock
JB LanghIin,
East Side Public square
Huntsville gazette., 1886-05-29
MAR RED.

GoRDoN-HENRY AT the G. p.
Church Thursday May 27, 1886 by
Rev Nelson Wilkinson, Mr.. Deman
der Gordon and Miss Matte Lou
Henry
Huntsville gazette., 1886-05-29

80 ,ds Calico for SlO0
% yds India Lawn for $l.00
25 yAs New CoI0red Lawns for 81 90
Li,lie Thread and Silk Gloves at Is
su} 25ts
Handsom4 L4ces from Sc mp.
Parasol'o the neweststyles ut 50 On.
Fars Of AL descriptions at.
HERsrEIN 4 LOwENrHAL's.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-05-29
BOOT AND SHOE SHOP

uH Boots and Shoes made
HTN.to order, and repairs
AAAS lone in best sly and
Ct cheapest prices.
JAMES G. HOBBS,
M.!ison St, below Georgia Bridge
Huntsville gazette., 1886-05-29

ni ,,r four Of these books estsssus ssa...i.a
I..'ay ma books for essts In ssanps. Any
American Put. Co. RGIaSa q. r.
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profits into fence-painting, hand-bills, circu-
lars, or any of the innumerable, but useless,
devices for attracting the public. Theatrical
managers, however, have continued in their
old methods Of Illuminating dead walls, dis
tributinglithographs and scattering dodgers,
and Of taking the least possible space in news
paper columns for advertising their attractions.
An informal conference of theater- owners
and managers in Chicago, for the purpose of
discussing this subject, indicates that they,
too, Can learn, if not by precept, by expert
ence. The Sense of the meeting was that
window lads" with their original cost and
the free tickets furnished to the owners Of the
windows, took more money out of the houses
than they brought in. 1t was the general
opinion that newspaper advertising was de-
cidedly more profitable.
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bride. whereupon his Majesty ordered the o.
Tending official 10 be publicly logged and then
suspended from Office.
THE family of the late General Toon5s finds
among its heirlooms solid silver candlestick,
exquisitely wrought in the form of tree and its.
branches, at the base of which Is q fountain,
from which fox and some deer are drinking
The article weighs twenty four pounds, and cost
$500.
Dr. BURSETTE. the California dentist who
filed the teeth of Prelter the victim of the St
Louis trunk mystery, refuses to come to ST.
Louis to testify at the trial unless he shall be
paid $15, 600. The Doctor says the London in
surance companies have advised him that il vii!
be to his pecupary interest not to testify at the
trial.
THE new headquarters of the Salvation Army,
now about completed in Toronto, has frontage
of log feet and depth of 100. The auditorium
will seat 500 persons and there are all the con-
veniences of the modern church. This SALIVA
ton Temple" as it is called. cost $40, 600, which
has been raised by banquets, special subscrip~
tons, collections and the like
JOHN TURNER, of Livermore, Me-, over seven
ty, hearty, rugged, once Democratic candidate
for sheriff, for years thought to be rich, is in Jail
because he won't pay his poll-tax He has trans
ferred all his property to his son, who wants to
pay the 81, but the old man refuses to permit
him. and says he is past the age when men
should pay poll-tax; that he has no property,
and will make this test case as to whether q
pauper shall be taxed by a town.
A GOOD story is now going around the Irish
circles in the House of Commons. 'Joe. Big
gar, the member for Cavan, and the famous au-
thor of ''Obstruction," was mulcted in f400 dam
ages few years ago for having failed co marry
Miss Fanny Ayland a young Irish girl resident
in Paris. Mr.. Biggar is rich and the fine did not
weigh upon him. A month ago an aristocratic
thought over the verdict ever since and had
come to the conclusion it was outrageously I'M
just. "As earnest of this inelose you a check
for f400," he concluded. Joe" wrote back let
ter, Glad to find that one Englishman sympar
thized with wroneed Irishman." When he
went to Get the check cashed there was no money
to meet it. And now he says he can't see the
Joke of the Saxon.
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On Monday night last Louisville put on its
store clothes, bought new collar, BACKED its
boots and gave grand reception in honor OF
Miss Lee. daughter of the general who held q
consultation with Grant at Appomattox. The
a-leet were out in numbers, and the fair guest
was made the recipient of many pretty compli-
ments, while Professor Almond, of the High
school, perpetrated a poem, two stanzas of which
were as follows:
Not Englands Prince, the titled Wales,
Is half royal in fair right
AS thou whose matchless name avails
To make thy welcome warm tonight.
There is no page from Clos hand
Of tabled Rome, stored Greece,
That bears name in grand,
Or half great as Lee in peace.
When Kentucky piles it on, steam digger
couldn't put it on thicker.
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ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

THE King and Queen of Sweden have become
tetotallers.
Hon. S. S. Cox is member of the Hellenic
Society in Constantinople his name appearin g
on the Greek rolls as 'Kox."
NINE. GREvILLE talks with a sugary and pleas
ing tongue Says she, San editorial is more ef-
fective than half dozen novels, let them be as
pure and moral as may be.
WITH a population of about 300 000, 900
China has not single insane asylum" says an
exchange. Exactly; but my dear brother, you
should remember that China hasn't single
book-agent, either.
NEW ORLEANS Southwestern Christian Advo-
vate: The move 10 present the Rev. W. W.
Locke new suit of clothes because Of his high
merit as presiding elder, is good one Set US
down for 81 toward it,
FREDERICK DOUGLASS: ri am for mixed
schools, mixed teachers and for mixing, if such
a word is admissible. in all that concerns a COM
mon country, common liberty, common citizen
ship, and common civilization.
CHANG YU SING, better known as Chang the
Chinese Giant, has taken out his first naturaliza-
ton papers at Kansas City. He will soon marry
a young lady of that city and will settle down to
mercantile business there AS Chang is about
eight feet high, American citizenship may be said
to be looking up
OF the newly-created English peers Il may be
remarked that Charles Henry Mills is a rich
banker Henry Allsopp is famous as brewer,
and Edmund Beckett is a banker and ecclesias
tical architect and was the designer of the great
clock on the House of Parliament.
THE young King of Siam seems determined to
reform the Judiciary of his kingdom by punish
ing judges who are. even suspected of being
guilty OF corrupt practices. A short time ago,
Rhya Chamroen, the chief Judge of the Interna-
tional Court was charged with accepting q
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The Board of Aldermen should be very
careful in rejecting the proposition for an
adjustment. of the Pattison shortage that
their action is based upon reasons and consid-
erations that are sound and judicious. Under
ordinary circumstances, and if there was no
dsubt about the recovery of the amount
by an action upon the bond, there could be
no question of the duty to enter suit at once
But those who have given honest and careful
investigation to the matter are satisfied that the
outcome of suit upon the bond is enveloped
in great doubt; while it is an open secret that
the city is not likely to recover anything like
the total sum from the bond could suit be
legally maintained. 1t is also pretty well
known that to enter suit will possibly precip-
itate embarrassment in directions that can
but further hurt the city, without doing any
good.
From all the information the Journal has
been able to obtain, the Pattison shortage
seems to be in the nature of bad business
debt, so far as the city's financial interests are
concerned. In this view Of the case, the best
that can be done, after careful investigation
Of all the facts and circumstances, is the wise
and proper thing to do. There is no room for
personal spite or supposed partisan advantage.
If it'were to institute suit where criminal
liability existed because of violation of the
law, the duty of the aldermen and Council
would be beyond argument. But that is not
involved in the question. The only consid-
GRAFTON to be regarded is how to save the city
from dollar more Of loss than is necessary.
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when it is learned that the children were
farmed out to contractors. The State did not
own or conduct the schools, but made an ap.
preparation Of sum estimated as sufficient to
cover the expenses, and left the rest to ''hired
men," That the amount was sufficient is in
Dictated by the discovery that the various
superintendent have pocketed 5000 In
order to effect this saving the children were
furnished with the most scanty clothing, and
were fed at cost of three cents meal each.
Perhaps it was on the theory that lessons Of
economy were more necessary to orphans than
any other instruction which could be offered.
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was bought outright for so much cash; but
the friends of Mr.. Pendleton, who was so
shamelessly discovered and betrayed by his
fellow Democrats, would hardly wear badges
of mourning. If money was not employed to
nominate Henry B. Payne as the Democratic
candidate for United States Senator, the de-
sertion of George H. Pendleton was one of
the most treacherous and unaccountable in
the history of American politics. 1t cannot
be explained in any other way.
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If it is true, as asserted by n Western cat
tle raiser, that eleven middlemen, each of
whom has profit, stand between the pro-
Queer and consumer of meats, the plan of di-
sect delivery without intermediate handling
cannot be put into operation too soon. The
reduction in price to the consumer should,
however, be more than from two to four cents
per pound. Eleven into two or into four does
not go many times. and it is hardly to be sup
posed that the middlemen contented them.
selves with such paltry profits. The cattle
kings must do better for lis than this.
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IT S pleasing to realize that the Courier
journal is opposed to the solid South being en-
ightened by the establishment of schools en-,
dowed with federal funds. 1t is noble thing
Cor all communities to provide for their own.
But it would be well for the Louisville paper
TO sit on ice for few days to keep it from
Blowing up with Indignation. The st. Louis
Republican regards the educational bill as an
attack upon the Constitution, while the Cour-
ierJournal is firmly of the opinion that it
should be labeled poison"
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THE intelligent business man is a little
slow sometimes in learning where his best in
terests lie, but constant repetition of good
idea on the part of the press is reasonably
sure to result in its final adoption by the per-
sons to be benefited. For years the newspa-
pers have, with the most unselfsh motive,
argued that money expended in advertising
outside of regular channels was wasted
Many merchants have become convinced of
the truth of this, and the shrewdest among
them now decline to put any portion Of their
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-24

POSSIBLY the American missionaries in
China not suffering from the fear that re-
taliatory measures will be dealt out to them
Tor the abuses to which Chinese residents of
this country are subjected, but they can
hardly point with pride" to their native
country as an example of what civilization and
the Christian religion may accomplish. The
persons engaged in the missionary business in
the fowery kingdom may expect period Of
dullness for year or so.
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ALL that convict has to do, if he has
money, is to keep appealing to the courts, as
has been demonstrated in this State from time
to time, particularly IN the case of the notori
Gus Nancy Glenn. James f. Marler, of Cren.
shaw county, Alabama was once sentenced ia
be hanged for murder He got new trial,
and was sentenced to a life Imprisonment.
After serving seven years he has been set free
by third trial, secured in some manner
known only to such as have means or friends
Of influence.
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THE TOWNSHIP NOMINATION.

The call of the county central committee
for the township convention, 10 be held on
Saturday next, and for the preliminary pri-
mary meetings on Friday afternoon and
night, is published this morning. In direct
ing attention. to this official announcement,
the purpose of the Journal is merely to once
more urgently impress upon the attention of
every Republican voter and taxpayer in Cen
ter township the duty and necessity of q
personal and interested attendance upon
the primary meetings. We are anxious to see
just as large an assemblage of the people in
their primary capacity as possible. We want
to see just as many Of the Republican voters
interested in the work of the primaries and in
the possibilities of the succeeding convention
as may be- A good deal is regularly said
about 'rings" and cold faces when conven-
ton time comes round, and there
is much force in the structure
and criticisms But the fault is
not in the ''rings" nor in the s'old faces"
The fault lies with the hundreds and thou
sands of men who never pay any attention to
the primary work of politics. The way to cure
all this is for the Republican voters to attend
and Setting up" would be absolutely out of
the question.
Tho .Tourna1 hoe haforo opd ronootad1v ad-
verted to the Importance Of a wise nomina-
ton of a candidate for township trustee.
The frauds discovered in so many townships
of the State, the uncertainty and mystifca
ton with which the affairs of the Center
township trusteeship have been invested, the
shortage Of the city treasurer, the financial
stresses through which the city has passed
and is now passing-all these conspire to make
the average taxpayer and citizen unusually
particular as to who shall be made Mr.. kits
successor. No more important duty, in view
of all the circumstances, ever confronted a To-
cal delegate convention. It will be folly and
nonsense for four hundred men to assemble
on Saturday next, and merely make them
selves a registering machine to officially sane
ton something that has been heretofore done
by somebody or in somebody's interest They
ought to be there to exercise their
best independent judgment in the selection as
a candidate of man who will best serve the
Dublic and thereby best serve the marty The
Republican party is greater and more import
ant than any man, and it is to the last degree
necessity that the convention of Saturday
next shall see that the party is given good,
fair, honorable start in the race of 1886 and
1898
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THE Chicago Herald is Of opinion that "by
and by somebody will reproach T. Jefferson
and A. jackson for having been Democrats. -
Late developments do prove that they had not
the gift of prescience, or they never would
have been Democrats. There could not be so
much jobbery in the Cabinet were either of
them President They did little thinking
for themselves, and were not content to lean
back and posture as reformers because pos
sessed of stubbornness
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A FREE lost and found bureau has been es-
tablished in Boston. where descriptions of
missing articles can be posted without cost to
the loser. If there is any remnant of the
mugwump party still in existence in Boston,
this will afford it an opportunity to search for
Democratic civil service reform, which has so
mysteriously disappeared from public knowl-
adra
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TOLEDO has dedicated building in men,
CRY Of the soldiers and sailors who served for
the Union. The structure cost 800, 900, and
is an honor to the city When will Indianas
monument to the veterans be built, or must
Che recently dead civilians be honored first?
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THE gentlenlanly mob that drove the Chi
nese from Seattle are slandering their victims
by saying that when they left they carried off
the linen Of their assailants AS rule, the
men engaged in numbering Chinese are not
che kind that have any washing done.
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LUDLOW STREET Jail, New York city, con-
tains hopeless prisoner" for lack of only
$40 with which to guarantee court costs.
Judging by the way the Grant monument
fund is being raised, we should say this un-
known prisoner is likely to remain there until
death comes to let him out.
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CONSTANT READER: No; Mr. Cleveland has
no Pan electric stock in his own name. He
merely has second hand interest in five hun
ired thousand dollars worth Of it, through a
member of his Cabinet