Huntsville gazette., 1888-09-29
DECATUR.
Merchants Muchly Fumigated
and Quaral tined Letter
Comes to Hand.
INTERESTING ToPlc, SrlCLY HAND
LED.

Following quickly the rr position
to form separate republican clabs il
i this county based Oh color, it was
indeed an encouraging sign IT, see
1 the favor 18th which resolution
was received in The District Repub
Iican committee meetu. 9 to authorize
Mr.. IL. Q. Biuford, (colnred,) chair
man Of The Republican Executive
Committee Of Madison Co., to cor
respond with the prominent re-
publicans Of this congressional dis
trict and report their choice for can
didate for Congress. 1t was a mark
of confidence that has seldom been
bestowed upon any man OF any color
and we venture the assertion that no
one could have excelledN him in the
thoroughness and honesty of that
report. We say this: the colored
Republicans can do more successful
work in bringing out full vote than
auy class OF voters in Alabama.
Their conve ton of 1885 in this t.
to elect delegates to the National
Convention of Colored men at Louis
vii e was the most representative
convention ever held in the state;
not county in the District failed
to send full delegation and not an
illiterate man among them.
The Republicans propose to make
the most vigorous canvass in this
District ever made and now tn at all
factional differences and schisms that
have been so injurious to the party
are buried; and that the white club
no longer exists, we bespeak victory.
Now for thu candidate we want no
fgure+head, no candidate who ex-
pee no more than to control the
patronage when Harrison and Nor
ten are elected, as they will be as
sure as fate; but such a man as was
described in our last letter. We do
not ask his name; we do not desire
to name him, we are for success
If Chas. P. Lane, j. j. Kinds, l..
w. Willis, J. P Bran or any of
the other gentlemen whose names
are mentioned, is the most available
man, nominate him and win. But
yellow jack
is The only candidate being consid-
cred at present at this place. Our
people are panic stricken. and for
reasons the most discreditable have
ever known. There was single
death-Mr. A. D. Spenser-caused
by uraemic poisoning, resulting from
wounds received In the army a nd
for which he had made application
for Pension, with symptoms some
what similar to yellow fever, when
the report was spread ofyellow fever,
when the treport was spread of
yellow fever and hundreds Of our
population are leaving the city.
Mr. Matt H. Banks presented his
daughter Miss, Ida, with a magnifs
lcent Everett piano and Mr.. B. w.
Lemons has also added one az all
attraction to his beautiful home. /
do not approve Of the expenditure
OF the amount paid for these instru-
ments-S4OO each, -unles there are
resources to support it; but in the
case OF these two gentlemen their
success IN business justify it. They
are among the wealthiest Of our old
citizens, possessing some Of the most
valuable property in the city.
The schools ope-ed NJ onday with
large enrolment, The p atrons miss,
with regret, the winsom and eff
clent Miss Lille e. Bra dford, who
voluntarily resigned her position as
frlnolpal of our schools during the
last scholastic year.
lhe little ones gave one of the
most interesting and pleasurable en-
tertalnments l have ever witnessed
at the residence of \ [iss Vivian Gas
hln' recltations and 81 nging were the
man features.
Miss Bette Bentle y, our accom-
pllshed teacher who i almost an an
gel t9o, was among he first to flee
from dread yellow } 'ack."
Mr. Jimmie Sykes h as dispose Of