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Huntsville gazette., 1890-09-06
Tuscumbia News.

TUsCUMBIA, ALA, Sept. 4th, 1890.
Editor Gazette.
Mr.. Patrick Brown was married to
Miss Callie Oats of Pride station on
last Sunday by Rev. S j. Shelton
This is happy couple, MI. Brown
being one OF the most energetic and
prosperous, pious and high spirited
young men Of our community. Miss
Oats was the Belle Of prides and a
noble chistian lady. y
There are a great many marriages
in the breeze about here.
Rev T. w. Coffee took business
trip to Huntsville this week.
w. T. Breeding has returned from
his home at Somerville and is now
working in the interest Of his school
which will open on the 18th inst.
Rev. J. F. Humphry passed
through the city yesterday en- route
to Florence to assist Rev. Goodman
in his revival. We are always glad
to see Mr. Humphrey and hope he
will stop in Tuscumbia next time.
Revival is going on at the C.. NJ.
E. church.
The Missionary Baptist church is
being carried right mp by the con-
tractors. This is large brick bull
ding 70 by 40 which will cost about
5000, and when completed will be
credit to Tuscumbia or any other
ci!y in Alabama. These are the
things we like to see. They show
wide awake communities.
Tuscumbia has done more church
building than any other town in Ala,
during this year.
Hoping you much success. ! re-
main OBSERVER.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-09-06
MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION.
Qualification of the Clause Providing 1os
Abolition Of Convict Leasing,

Qualification of the Clause Providing for
Abolition Of Convict Leasing.
JACKSON, Miss, Sept. 5.-The con-
stitutional convention Wednesday after
noon resumed consideration Of the re-
port Of the committee on penitentiaries,
providing for the abolition of the con-
Wet leasing system. The following wac
adopted:
Provided that nothing herein con-
tanned shall prohibit the Legislature
from authorizing ne enspioy,nent,
under state supefvisoa VI convicts. by
any levee bard. on any public bvees,
under such provisions and restrictions
rs it may from time to time SEE proper
u impose.
Provided, further, that said convicts
shall not be let to any contractor under
said board"
The franchise committee decided
unanimously to vote as unite in favor
of its report on the suffrage question
At meeting of the Judiciary COM
mittee in the evening it WAS decided
unanimously that the convention had
authority to enact constitution with
out submitting the same to the people
for ratification.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-09-06
READS LIKE A ROMANCE,

One Of the Forty Miners who Has just
Been Heard From.
LOWELL, Mass, Sept. 3. 5..-William 8
Davis, Of No. Dodge street. this city,
recently received letter from Califor
MIA containing the information that his
father who left his mother and little
children at Pittsfield. Me-, in IS4y, was
living, but very i'll at Rockland. Cal. II
was signed Unknown friend" who
prov, to be the postmistress.
William W. Davis, the father, who is
now 80 years old. left his home with the
gold seekers of '49, telling his wife that
he would return rich. She heard moth
ing Of him aiterwa d. About twenty
five years ago she heard he was killed
by the Indian and then she married u
man named Plummer. with whom she
still lives at Pittstield The facts in,ii-
cate thsK the absent husband and father
has kept t:ace OF his family during his
self-iMposed exile The father is now
anxious to see some of his friends from
the east.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-09-06
PROHIBITION IN IOWA.

A Claim That the Recent Supreme Court
DecisIon voided the Statute.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. Sept. 5. Soon
after the recent act of congress prohib-
iting the sale Of original packages was
passed, George Williams. q brewer
here, was arrested for selling beer here
in original packages Williams prompt
ly applied for writ of habeas corpus to
test the legality of the act in question,
which was granted, and the case has
been continued from time 70 time TO
enable the county to prepare to meet
the question When the case was
called Tuesday the county attorney had
the case dismissed. The attorney for
the defense had prepared brief and
argument. holding the act unconstitu-
tional, but said that even if constitu-
tional, legislation was necessary to put
the prohibitory law in force, as the gu
preme court decision in the original
package case had absolutely voided the
prohibitory statute
Huntsville gazette., 1890-09-06
NEWS AND SENTIMENT.
(From Colored Exchanges.)

From COiOred Exchanges
Editor K Wright is likely to get
the Augusta, Ga, Post>office.
All the colored members Of the
Louisiana legislature sustained the
Lottery bill. Shame!
A Negro in La at his death willed
s., 900 to white man.
Mr.. William Gilbert, the philan-
throp;st and Millionaire, left $40 600
in his will for the Gilbert School for
Colored Girls in Winstead, La.
Hon. Alexander Clark, of Iowa,
has been appointed Minister to Lii
IBERIA, and his appointment seems to
give general satisfaction. Florida
Seminal.
Miss Mary v. Robinson. Of Louis.
vile, KY. surprised all of her friends
by reporting that she had been mar
ried to white drummer from Mil.
waukee for over one year.
Brother Albert, Benedict Monk,
the only one of color in the United
States, was in attendance at the COLI
ored Catholic congress. He is well
educated fine speaker and socia-
bic gentleman.
Thomas Woodward was taken from
the Jail at Humboldt, Tenn, August
Is by mob of white men and hanged
to u tree. Woodward was guilty of
assault and robbery.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-09-06
COUNTY DEBTS.
Statistics Embraced In Census Bulletin
M

Statistics Embraced IN census 0uilettn
No. g.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.-Census bull
letin No. 8 relates to the financial con-
dition of counties. 1t is, the most
voluminous bulletin yet issued, cover
ing twenty-six pages. TIE statistics
we collected by T. Campbell-Cope
land special agent in chaigs Of this
division of the census.
In 1870 there were 2,25l counties hav-
ing a gross debt of $lo7, 6,.5.0. In 1850
there Were =, 43J counties having gross
debt of 81 p, ,62l .45J. Ihee was des
crease daring the ten se.;rs, therefore,
of SCI 9ii ,0S5 or ;s3 per cel IT. This year
there aie a,72S counties WITH gross
debt of Sl45, ,693. $50. showing an in
crease over 1880 of $50, ,07s ,3s5, or 16 per
cent The res ,urces this year available
for payment of debt are $50 48S, $50,
leaving $ll5, ,224 8 . as the net debt. The
annual interest charge is 81, ,3le.374. The
corresponding figures for 1870 and 1880
are not given.
The distribution of county indebted
ness by geographical divisions this year
is as follows: New England states,
sixty-seven counties: gross debt. s., ,003,-
577; increase over 1880. e., ,l16, 700, or
a3 per cent. Middle states, l75 counties;
gross debt, S25, 1863. l8J: decrease, IS, $685.
046, or 1S per cent. Southern states.
1,17S counties: gross debt. $25, 27l, 152:
increase. $7il,l1 or 3 per cent. West
ern states, 1859 coLnties. gross debt.
$S6, 775, ,302; increase $l9,Sl9, ,lS9, OF 80
per cent. The territories. forty-nine
counties: gross debt - 2 "A ,644 increase,
s., S21 .423, or 623 per cent.
Of the county debts of New England
$4. .00S, $50, or about four-tifths is in
Massachusetts. OF the middle states
Indebtedness $1p.063, ,372. or nearly 40
per cent, is in New York, Pennsylva-
lila following with 1864, ,943. Texas
leads the sou hern states with $6,87S,-
06S, and Kentucky follows with s., 741, :
$50. The other southern states range
downward from $..237 $50 i'll Tennessee
to $156.9l5 in Louisiana. Kansas leads
the western states with $l4, ,Sl7. fS0.
Then follow Illinois with $ll .10J, ,59j.
Missouri with 80. ia, 13l. Ohio with ST.
S56,SlG. lndiana with $6 S21 .6I4, CAL
lfornia with $5,6Ji, 40 and Nebraska
with s. 'n..U4l. The smallest county
hdebtedness in the we-tern .ates is
$1S2 .05 in Oregon. Coming to the ter
rito,i,s We find indebtedness to the
amount If 81 $50. .s37 in New Mexico.
81 .549.GJs III Ariz ma, and $74.ll0 in
Utah There is 10 county indebtedness
in Rhode Isltnd and only So, l5l il Yer
mont. Out OF tn 2.728 counties il the
country 9lI have no debts and 3Ss have
debts less than $l0,0U.
The statistics of municipalities will
undoub edly show larger aggregate
than that Of the county Indebtedness.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-09-06
WHAT WE NEED IS GOOD ROADS

Let our farmers remember that there
is nothing that tends more to make coun-
try life bearable than to have good public
roads. Like everything else good roads
cost something, and to pay the cost you
have to be taxed. So the whole question
resolves itself into the one matter Of more
money.
The comfort and convenience of one
who lives IN the country is not the only
benefit of good public roads. Good
roads enhance values of real estate; a
farm on a good, smooth macadamized
road is worth two farms situated on one
of our mudhole, infamous, horse killing,
breaking, old time public roads.
Good roads are with the rural districts
exactly what railroads are to cities
they are the peoples method of travel
ling, transporting freights, going to. and
from the city, shipping cotton, corn and
other heavy products to market. No
country can flourish that has bad roads;
no people that will submit to bad roads
need expect at any time to win the re-
spect or admiration of any thing or any
body, for their submission indicates that
their sensibilities are virtually lost, that
they are like man freezing to death,
they are so cold that they have become
benumbed, and are comfortable in mud
and poverty.
Nothing is more calculated to give q
market value to real estate than good
roads; nothing more calculated to build
up State by inviting migration and Sc
curing their permanent citizenship than
good country roads. No country need
expect to grow or prosper that has public
roads for the country people to travel over
that are full of mud holes, broken bridges,
bitches and the like, for no intelligent
man would settle in country where he
had to drag through mud at the peril of
his life and that Of his family to 60 and
return from the market.
The Alliance of Alabama is in condi-
ton to do much good. As we under
stand it, it is union of good citizens for
the purpose of advancing the welfare of
the toilers of this land. There are many
members of the Alabama Legislature who
are Alliance men, in fact a majority OF
them seem to be. Now then, is the op-
Huntsville gazette., 1890-09-06
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Land Office at Huntsville,
Alabama, August IL, 1890
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention TO
make final proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before Register and
Receiver 1T Huntsville Ala, on
25sh, day Of September 1890.
viz: James w. Lay N No. 1904, for the West
half Northwest quarter Section I9 Township 3
South Range West.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of,
said land viz:
Thomas Wray, MonrOvia Ala, George W.
Smith, Lax Ala, George w. VaSser Lax Ala,
John e. jenkins Lax Ala.
Vim. G. WELLS,
Register.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-09-06

The Mississippi Constitutional
Convention is said to have settled
upon woman suffrage as happy So
luton of the Negro problem. All
voters must be abe to read and write
and all women who can do this and
own S4OO worth Of this worlds goods
in their own right will be entitled to
vote.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-09-06
N.psenber .. 1890.


S-Psenber ., 1880, : 5
viz: Homestead entry No. l75il, Melvin Gage.
Tor the northeast quarter. section Ii, township
l, range west.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
said land viz:
sDelos NJ Norwood. of Golightly. Ala
>Aryl BObO. OF GOlighty Ala
John Hobbs, OF GOlightly, Ala.
Almond Gage. of GOlightly, Ala
VIZ: Homestead entry 70. 17702, Almond B Gage
Tor the southeast quarter, section 2, township i,
rOnge : west.
He names the following witnesses TO prove
MS continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land. viz:
Delos Norwood. of Golightly, Ala
Arvi BObO, of G0lightly, Ala
Melvin Gage Of GOlightly. Ala
John Hobbs. of GOlightly, Ala.
VIZ: homestead entry No. l7729 Delos NJ Nor
wood, for the southeast quarter section 3, town
ship l, range west.
he names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation OF
said land, viz:
Arvi ] Bobo, Golightly, Ala.
Almond Gage, GOlighty, Ala
Melvin Gage. GOlightly, Ala
John Hobbs, GOlightly. Ala.
and viz: Homestead entry No. 1857 Arvi Bobo
ior the northwest quarter, section l5, township
l, range west.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continu0us residence upon and cultivation OF
said land viz:
DelOs u Norwood, of Golightly, Ala.
John w Hobbs, of Golightly, Ala.
Melvin Gage. of Golightly, Ala.
Almond b Gage, of Golightly. Ala.
wN. C. WELLS,
Register.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-09-06
NO. lo4.)
CONTEST NOTICE.
U. ). Land Office. Huntsville.
A la AlpuSt .bSfh ISon

U. ). Land Office, Huntsville.
Ala, August 18th. 1880.
Complaint having been entered ut this office
oy John +. Bobo against Mathew Johnson foI
abandoning his Homestead Entry No. II 6S2
dated March 3lst, 1885, upon the Southeast uuar
Mad! !sOn county Alabama with a view to the
cancellation OF said entry; the said parties are
hereby summoned to appear at this Office on the
Ssh, day Of Ocsoher 1890,
az IL O'Clock q. m, to respond and furnish testi
mony concerning said alleged abandonment.
VIM. c. WELLS, Register.
CHAS. HENDIEY Receiver
Huntsville gazette., 1890-09-06

The speech Of Montgomery, thu
only colored delegate in the Mississ
ippi constitutional convention OF
Wednesday, was an eloquent effort
His seat was contested and ma jori
tv of the committee on contested
election cases had reported against
him but SO powerful was his speech
that he was retained in his seat by a
vote Of 79 to 38.-Va Lancet.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-09-06

It is said that the life Of the editor
OF the Birmingham ci izen has been
threatened by persons in that city
who have been subjects Of critic n
in his paper.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-09-06

THERE seems to be small prospect
of the passage Of any bill by this
congress tor the relief Of the Freed
mans Bank depositors.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-09-06

In the coming Congressional elec-
tions we are to have square hight
on principles Democrat against Re
publican.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-09-06
SOUTHERN GROWTH.
An Example Of What Is being Done In
the south.

An E1ampie Of What i being DOne IN
the South.
FORT PAYNE. Ala, Sept s. - The
valuation Of property in Fort Payne fos
1890 is $3,OO0, ,0,0-in 1888 it was about
100000. De Kalb county shows the
greatest increase of any county In the
state in assessed valuation. As far az
can be heard from the assessed valua-
ton of property in the county is =. 2O0, :
POI. which is an increase over last wear
of 81, POS, 900. The value Of property all
over the county has increased. and the
present population is Is. 600, and increas-
ing rapidly. The cotton crop in this
section promises to be the finest for
many years, and will be upward Of 12,-
OOO bales.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-09-06

No distinction was made between
white and black members at the re.
cent encampment of the 6. A. K. at
Boston. All took their places ac-
co o:ding to rank.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-09-06
Death Of u Millionaire

New YORK, Seit. ). james E. Cole
man died on Tuesday afternoon at his
home, 105 West Forty street,
from the effects Of fall Mr.. Coleman.
who was u years Old at the time of his
death. was native of Ohio and a son Of
DR.. Elijah A. Coleman. Of Ashtabula,
one of the pioneer ttlers of that state.
One of Cole,nan's daughters was the
wife Of John Russell Young, ex-minis-
ter to China. Mr.. Coleman was reputed
To he wo, tn s., 900. 900.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-09-06
Two EHta. ltunawavs.

FoRT WAYNE. Ind, Sept. 5. John
Kappel. wealthy citizen. was instantly
killed in a runaway accident Wednes-
Shore and Michigan Southern railway,
was fatally injured in another run
away.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-09-06
VERY LIKELY MISTAKEN.

The Eastern Pap--r. That Predict Ad-
jourmment by the 2O.h In..
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 5. The Journal
publishes the following from its Wash
ington correspondents:
Several eastern papers have contained
predictions within the past few DAYS to
the effect that adjournment Of congress
will be reached by the latter part Of
this molth. One Of them ednes,lay
said that a c"nft /, nee of leaders had
been held at which il wa decided that
the session could be brought to close
by the 18th or Goth Of September
Such a conference may have been held
but the leaders who led are of opinion
AZ eXpr, ssed to your correspondent that
adjournment is scarcely possible
before the lst Of DC ober. and prob
ably not until the 9TH In the
first place, although there is
a nominal agreement to begin
voting on the amendments to the tariff
bill on the sth. and indulge in a six
houls debate before taking the final
vote, the Democrats expect that the
time for debate will be extended
In fact" said one of them "the
understanding was that the time should
be extended if necessary The legisla-
tive features Of the bin have not been
enn<hed, aRd eslnn9s bs under tie pres
eat astf4.geanolt. The ball viii not get to
the house bef-t tbe 18th of Ssptember
in my opinion. Then there are man :
rough edge, between the two houses to
be s,moothed ont that will require some
days to accomplish, 50 that with the
best that can be done cannot to-day
see any possibility fof adjournment be-
fore the lst Of October.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-09-06
" VASHINGTON
thnsress Will Probably Adjourn
About October |.
At Least That is the yVay It
Looks at Present.

An Effort being Made to Dispose of the
Tariff IsilI by the I5th-Presiden, u.r-
rison in Favor of international Arpitra-
tion as Recommended by the PAN
American Congress.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-09-06

AN Iowa railroad has employed
100 colored brakemen to take the
place of striking white employees.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-09-06
NOTICE FOR PUBLIC ALTON.

Land Office at Huntsville,
Alabama August 18th 1890
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice Of his intention Z,
make final proof and commute to cash in sup-
port of bis claim, and that said proof viii be
made before the Register and Receiy r al Hunts
vile Alabama Cn the
70 day, Os Septe ember 1890
viz: Homestead Entry No. 1858 6.Ore II
Moore for the Northwest quart-r of Northwest
quarter, Section and East u Northeast quarter
Section Township Range East
He names the following witnesses % nroye his
continu ,us re ence upon aud Gu tiyatiop ot
said la,id, viz: ~
Andrew J. Moore Haden Alsbams
ThomasJ ]. Leach,
Albert K Saddler, !.
Richard Hassett huntsville Alabama
VIM q. WELLS.
Reg Star
Huntsville gazette., 1890-09-06

In some parts Of Mississippi the
colored population yearns for Okla.
hOma.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-09-06
SATURDAY, SEPT, s, 1890.
FOR CONGRESS
9th CONGRESSIONAL DIST.
RICHARD w. AUSTIN.

AUSTIN is the peoples candidate
Huntsville gazette., 1890-09-06

AUSTIN should win because he
represents sound Republicanism.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-09-06
NOUlC CE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land Office at Huntsville,
Ala ha naa Sent 3rd lA4Q

Land Office at Huntsville,
Alabama, Sept. 3rd, 1890
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice OF his IN tension to
make fl aal proof In support OF his claim, and
that said proof will be made before the Register
and Receiver at Huntsville Ala, on
18th, day Of october 1890.
viz: Homestead entry No. 1904 John J. B. Ma
lone for the Southeast quarter Northeast quarter
Northeast quarter southeast quarter section 70
and Southwest quarter Northwest quarter and
Northwest quarter Southwest quarter Section q
Township Range West.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivatiOnt of,
said land viz:
Jasper A. Self, of Dan Ala A. A. Heard OF
Dan Ala, John Jones, Dan Ala, N. Talley OF
Dan Alabama.
WV. C. WELLS,
9-6-906t Register,
Huntsville gazette., 1890-09-06
SOMETHING NICE FREE,

S-nd your address to B w Wrenn, Cen Pass. Agent
last Tenn. Virginia & Georgia Lines, Knoxville,
Tenn, and he VII send you handsome lithographic
map, postage Maid.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-09-06

The "MascOtt" Ice Cream Par
The "Mascott' Icecream parlor is
open until ten o'clock every evening.
PIG West Holmes St.
If. BROWN Il DONEGAN.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-09-06
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL.

Judge Alvey Rtnder- an Opinion That 1t
Must BE Sold
HAGERsTowN. Md. Sept. 5. Judge
Alvey has filed a lengthy opinion de-
creeing sale of the Chesapeake ard
Ohio canal After referring to the ap-
pointment of receivers, the work accom-
plished by them and the various hear
ings in court Of the different phases and
interests presented, and disposing of
them under their respective heads, the
Judge concludes as follows:
Il am Of the opinion that the canal
should be sold and that the present pro-
ceedings furnished proper foundation
for q decree for sale. and | shall thers-
fore pass decree for the sale of the
entire work. with all the property and
franchises of the company. from one
terminus of the canal to the other"
Huntsville gazette., 1890-09-06
NOTaCE FORPUH
LEGATION,
Land Office at Huntsville,

Land Uffce at Huntsville, 4
Alabama. July, %, 1890 /
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settlers have filed notice of their ten tio
10 make final p oOf in support of their claim and
that said proof will be made before the Register
and Receiver at Huntsville Ala on
Huntsville gazette., 1890-09-06
INTERNATIONAL ARBlT RATION

RECON- me ended In . Letter from the Pres
ident TO Congress.
WASHINGTON. Sept ). The president
has Transmitted to congress the recon-
mendations of the International Ameri
can conference touching International
arbitration, together with letter OF
transmittal from Secretary Blaine In
his letter the secretary says:
The international conference, recently
in session at this capital, adopted three
reports:
l. Recommending definite plan OF
arbitration Of the settlement Of differ
ences between the American nations.
z. Recommending the adoption of q
similar plan by the nations of Europe.
3. Declaring that the right of con.
test could not be recognized by the
American nations.
The president, in his letter, says
The ratification of the treaties contem
plated by these reports will constitute
one Of the happiest and most hopeful
incidents in the history Of the western
hemisphere
Real Debt Reduction During August.
WASHINGTON. Sept. "a prominent
treasury official says that while it was
true that the statement of the public
debt showed for August net decrease,
less cash in the treasury of only 1888.
O73, it was also true that the bonded
debt had been reduced $l0.S47 200 dur
ing the same period by the purchase OF
bonds
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-17

srecial TO the Gazette.
PARIS, TEX. Oct. 16.-In the United
States court to-day r. l.. McGehee on
plea Of Jurisdiction was sustained and
defendant discharged. This was o
very important decision. Judge Bry-
ant held that II man mar
ried an Indian woman and was
adopted by them as O member of the
tribe under the treaties of the United
States with the Indians this court had no
jurisdiction over offenses committed by
him upon the person or property of an
other Indian. He also held that the
issue of marriage between a white man
living out OF the Nation and woman of
Indian blood. however slight. was an
Indian citizen; thar rs long as Indian
blood could be traced IL conferred the
right OF citizenship.
The Federal grand jury returned nine
bills yesterday.
The state grand jury returned thirty
bills yesterday. SIX felonies and twenty
four misdemeanors, one being against
Fred kiyce, a well-known young busi-
ness ma0. for arson Of his residence in
May lust.