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Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-08
HON. T. c. CRENsHAw. JR.

Hon. T. c. Crenshaw, Jr., has been ap- pointed by Governor Atkinson of Georgia as railroad commissioner for the six years term, from October 15. Mir. Cren- shaw was born in Alabama. His uncle, Hon. Walter Crenshaw, was president of the state senate. His grandfather was Chancellor Anderson Crenshaw, one of the most eminent lawyers of his day. A sketch of MT. T. c. Crenshaw in the At lanta Constitution says:
 "He read law in the office of Secretary of the Navy Herbert, but never prac- ticed. After leaving college he was first appointed register in chancery for the Southern Chaneery division of Alabama. This appointment he received before he was 21 years old, and had to wait ten days before he could qualify. He re- signed this office in 1871 and moved to LaGrange, Ga., where for a number of years, he was a prominent cotton buyer, operating up and down the West Point railroad, and doing large ca stern busi- ness There he married Miss Lila Frost, daughter of Col. F., A. Frost, then prominent banker of LaGrange. Shortly after this he was elected mayor and was twice elected member of the general as- sembly from Troup county. He took a leading part in the proceedings of the leg islature and among other positions was
 
 up the first funding act of Georgia. The other members of this committee were Hon. John w. Maddox then member of the senate and now congressman from the Seventh district, and Col. B. F. Ab- bolt, who was a member of the house.
 "Mr. CrenShaw resigned his seat in the general assembly to accept the posi- ton of collector of internal revenue under Ceveland's first administration. He as- stunned office the 1st of May 1885, and held it until September 20, 1889. Although he rendered his resignation to President Harrison, the republican president, he declined to accept it and issued an order removing Collector Crenshaw from office notwithstanding the fact his office had just been examined and pronounced as first-class in every particular.
 "As soon as he vacated this office he was appointed by President E. P. Alex ander as claim adjuster for the Central railroad, which position he has held un- der all the changes of the management to the present time.
 "Mr. Crenshaw retained his residence and citizenship in LaGrange from 1871 to Griffin. His old neighbors of Troup county were especially strong in their advocacy of his appointment MT. Cren- shaw's first wife died early in 1892. He had four children, one of them now 0 praeticing lawyer at Griffin. On the 30th of August 1893. he married Miss Mary Ehlers daughter of L.. A. Ehlers a prominent citizen of Rhinebeck- the Hudson.
 Last night MT Crenshaw went to Savannah to make his final report to the Central. He will return at once to the city and will probably qualify as commissioner on Thursday"
Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-08
Of Year in Politics.

Judging from the restrictions there will not be any election held In Green county next year. It Is hardly probable that any candidate whom the people would elect will crawl up to the Mirror office and stand up for examination, and to lose the support of that paper of course means inevitable defeat. But the Mirror thusly lays down the law in plain language:
 'We want it distinctly understood that the Mirror will not support any man for nomination to congress or the legislature who is not an open and avowed sound money democrat. And he must toe the mark and answer, Yes, with all my heart when the question is put to him."
 Young gentlemen naying ambition to play orchestral or band Instruments of any kind should consult Professor Weber at the Birmingham College of Music. Splendid opportunity.
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Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-08
ELECTION OPINIONS.

One thing Is sure: The democrats can not improve their own humor or pros poets by bandying epithets and accusa- ftions between the factions into which the party is split. We had better be seeking for some common ground on which we can nd.-Chattanooga Times Oem.e
 
 The vote in all the states was light, especially on the part of the democrats. It is evident that not over 60 per cent of the democratic vote was boiled in any state. The vote in Chicago was one of the smallest cast in years. In fact, the election may be said to have gone Dy default.-Chicago Chronicle Oem.)
 The disaster the democratic party suf- fered in 1894 was a protest against the distress of that year; the rubbing 1t in" that we get this year is a positive declar- ation that populist theories of fiat money and unlimited coinage of baseless dollar pieces will not do in the latter part of the nineteenth century.-Mobile Register Dem)
 An examination shows that the shake up of 95 is due to the same causes as that of '94. The Gorman-Brice-Smith ideal of politics, which permeated the last democratic congress so seriously, caused the landslide of 1884, and the domination of the same ideas this year has again brought disaster.-Montgomer Adverti- ser Dem)
 It will be noticed as a significant fact that the only two states in which the democrats stood to win, were those in which their candidates were pronounced advocates of free silver-Kentucky and Mississippi. It is quite evident from this result compared with the news from New York New Jersey, Maryland and other states, that the campaign was con ducted on gold platform and gold can didates that free silver helps the cause of democracy, instead of weakening it, New Orleans Times-Democrat Oem)
 
 It will be no longer possible to deter mine states partisan complexion by it's latitude. Mason and Dixon's line has been abolished. States on both sides of it will hereafter divide freely on the ques- tions of the time, irrespective altogether of their attitude toward dead and gone issues. The country has emancipated it. self from it's bondage to the ante-bellum era. Texas annexation, the Wi1mot pro- viso, the Kansas-Nebraska law and se- cession have at last lost their power to sway the people in either south or north. A great era in the nations political his tory has been closed.-St. Louis Globe Democrat CRep)
 The democratic party has one more year in which to redeem itself. If it fol- lows the mistaken precedent of the last two years it may expect the same result in the national election that has charac- terized the last two general elections. When the democratic party returns to it's time honored policy and makes a brave and manly stand for its principles. taking Issue with the republicans on the con- traction of the currency and pledging the people that through it. and through it only, shall the people find such relief as smhst come through a change in our cur rency system. then it can appeal with confidence to the ballot box and expect to see it's trailed banners raised once more in triumph. Let us hope that that day is near at hand.-Atlanta Constitu- fiSn HOeno
Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-08

At the bottom. the trouble is found to have been caused by democratic in subordnation and assinine advocacy of stupid financial fallacies which the sound judgment of the American people could not and never can tolerate. Back of these fallacies was a strong sentiment in favor of repudiation of financial obli- gations; and repudiation is utterly ab- horent to the masses of the citizenship of this republic.-Mobile Register.
 Unfortunately for the theory of the Register the overthrow of the democracy in the eastern states, which declared for the gold standard. was more complete than in the states which declared or leaned to bimetallism. Mississippi was the only state that declared for free sil- yer at 16 to 1, and that state is the only,
Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-08
What We Owe to Spain.

NeW I Ork sun.
 It affords us pleasure to assure our Spanish-Cuban contemporary, La Union Constitucional of Havana, that we are, indeed, much obliged to Spain for the dis covery of America. Where upon earth would we all be now if that discovery had never been made? Whole ship loads of us might not be anywhere, but for Spain. When. therefore, our contempor- ary says that it would be ungrateful for us to affront country to which we are so much indebted, we reaffirm the re- mark.
 We may add that we are more particu- larly obliged to the Italian navigator whose monument may be seen here, and who once held aloft the chains with which he had been bound by order of the king of Spain, as the Spanish re- ward for his services in the discovery of America.
 We do not know of any better way of meeting such obligation as we owe to Spain for the discovery than by proffer- ing her, at this late time, bit of advice, which, if taken, will surely be adyantage- ous to her: Get out of Cuba!
 It is not improper that we take occa- sion to say that we are under obligations also to the French for opening up a large tract of territory that now belongs to us, and to the Dutch of Holland for set tling. upon the island gem which we in- habit. and to the English for leaving our shores after they had lowered about them for a long time, and to the Russians for conveying to us dominion of vast size, in which there is gold that the Canadians would like to get.
 The truth is, that we are under obliga- tions to so many foreign countries that we can never hope to meet them in any other way than by giving them an illus tration of the loveliness of American freedom.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-08

tell precisely, although there are many reasons given by differently inclined pe5- pie to account for the result, some good some indifferent, and some bad, and be this as 1t may we can say we are not sur prised.-Tuskaloosa Gazette.
 Ths financial question played an inn portant part in Mississippi and the demo- cart won the day. It Is a democratic reasor-inoorporated in the platform on which Mr. Cleveland was elected. The financial problem played no part in the other states. Now Is not the cause rather significant?
Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-08
Christianity and Humanity.

Says the Tuscaloosa Gazette: !
 "A reformatory for youthful criminals is being urged for Alabamas instead of confining them in prison with older and hardened criminals. This is a move in the interest both of humanity and Chris tianity and it is to be hoped that our gen. eral assembly will take hold of the mat ter and prepare place where this class of criminals can be reformed and taught useful trades, so that when they are re- leased from prison they will be no worse than they were when convicted. if they are no better''
Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-08
LYNCH LAW.

The Boston Traveller advises north erners not to be too severe in their comments on southern lynchings and re- minds them that few. if any, northern states have a clear record It says:
 Ut is noticeable. too, that nearly all the southern lynchings are for one pecu- liarly devilish and repulsive type of crime. Lynching for any other is rarely heard of in the south.
 But the chief argument to be drawn from lynchings. north or south. is that
Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-08
Another Snub.

Says the Opelika News:
 'The two Macon papers gave long and glowing descriptions of the courtesies and attentions that were not received by the mayor and aldermen of Macon while invited guests in Atlanta and at the exposition on Atlanta day. These disappointed guests should join forces with the governor of Alabama and our brethren of tue Alabama Press associa- tion, and hold an exposition of their own, where courtesies would be within easy reach"
Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-08

The past fiscal year is marked by one of the most interesting events in the his- tory of the country. The pension roll passed the 100000 mark. The country has now the distinction of providing for a larger number of military pensioners than were ever carried on the rolls of any government-NewY York Herald, ind.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-08

Governor Oates seems to have set at rest the question of his candidacy for gov ernor by announcing to his home people that he would not be a candidate, and asking them to send two men to the leg islature who would vote for him for sen- ator. If the governor had desired to take the chances at two offices he would cer- tainly have let his home county into the scheme.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-08
Millions in a Name.

Whats in a,nameT Well, the Duke of Marlborough's will have millions in it. -Tuskaloosa Times.
 And 1t is now Duke Vanderbilt of Marl- borough, is it2 When the English swap their title for American money it will be when Americans quit that spaniel way of licking his lordship's boots, and not until then.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-08
Americans Despise Bullying.

The State Herald thinks the sympathies of the American people are with Russia in her struggle to obtain an open port in the waters of the Orient This Is true. The Americans as a class and as 8 nation like fair play and despise bullying gov erhment. Russia will obtain foothold in the east and will hold it.-Huntsville Mercury.
 Yes, the American people "despise bull lying" and that is one reason why such a mass of our people are opposed to John Bulls acting as supreme dictator in our financial affairs.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-08

According to the Chicago Tlmes-Herald a Chicago justice of the pease has decid- ed that tenant is not bound to hold out his lease of a house alive with the vora- cious and sleepless insect, the cimex lec- tularius,
Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-08
AGirl Gets the Prize.

Says the Sheffield Reaper:
 Talk about the coming woman as much as you please, but she puzzles the fair judges at a great rate.- At the fair in Florence a. prize of s offered for the finest boy baby was awarded to a girl"
Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-08
Cold Weather Is Coming.

Telephone 4S7 for coal Wards coal ward keeps as good as can be had in this market. When you need coal call on them. Can furnish on short notice at market price, 7-19-tf
Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-08
UMBRELLAS
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Drop an omd lake e look at 07E2- vey aSSo2'tWent. ZHe h0ndSomeSt that has evey 6een am Me cay of Bsrmlmg- kam.
 ZHey are om exhi65laoM 0nd yo~ aOaU 6e eomOzneea aOAen yow see Mem.
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Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-08

The republican majority in the next Ohio legislature, as shown by the returns from Ohio, insures the retirement of Senator Brice. democrat, and the success sion of a republican. In Maryland the election of a republican legislature-the first for many years-will bring about the retirement of Senator Gibson ana the election of a republican in his place. The election of republican legislature m Iowa is not unexpected, and 1t is consld- cred settled that Senator Allison Will De elected to succeed himself
Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-08

Honor to Governor Mckinley of Ohio, for his protection of a prisoner whose life as threatened by a mob of lynchers. It was but an act of duty, required for the preservation of peace and the mainte- nance of the supremacy of the law of the state, that Governor Mckinley per formed; yet when we think of the con- duct of too many other governors under, similar circumstances. we make haste to come forward with praise for the gov ernor of Ohio.-New York Sun, Dem.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-08

The Baltimore Sun and it's allies have succeeded in giving the republicans a senator in Germans place. We don't love German, but we prefer him to any republican Maryland can furnish as sen- afor
Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-08

II seems that the only state (ldississip- pD where the democrats obtained any substantial victory was a state where the party declared for free coinage and put free coinage men on the ticket.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-08

Walter Wellman, Washington eorre- spondent of the Chicago Times-Herald, says Probably most people believe President Cleveland is dictatorial and at times unpleasant in his treatment of his cabinet officers. Such an impression pre- vails in Washington, I know, and dare say it is quite general throughout the country I was talking about this with a member of the cabinet and he said there was not the slightest foundation for such a belief. on the contrary he add ed, the president is remarkably consider ate in his relations with us all. He is kindly, companionable, informal, genial. He never presumes upon his authority He never tries to make us feel that he is a master and that we dare not have even a difference of opinion with him. Every member of the cabinet likes MT. Cleve- land and looks up to him as friend. All talk of overbearing, bossy, dictatorial manners on the presidents part is non- canse'n n
Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-08
ALABAMA EDfTORS.ai
Condemning-the Cheol svstem,

The Sheffield Reaper says:
 "The papers in the industrial districts of Alabama are condemning the check and company store systems. Those sys- tems are injurious 10 legitimate busi- ness"
Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-08

The republican politicians are raising the objection to Senator Allison of Iowa as a presidential candidate that he was born in Ohio. They want a rest from Ohio men. Grant was a native of Ohio, so was Harrison, while Hayes and Gar field were Ohio men. Seventeen years in the last twenty of republican occupancy of the presidential chair are deemed enough for Ohio for the present.-Spring field Republican, Mug.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-08

No One Can Tell the Cause.
 The result of Tuesdays elections was no more than was to be expected under the condition that existed in different states. Just the cause of this no one can
Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-08

The war feeling in London against Rus sia develops the fact that Great Britain has Monroe doctrine of her own. They call it the balance of power' on that side of the Atlantic. When the United States shows any similar symptoms the Londoners declare that it is all yankee buster" What a difference the point in view may cause. Washington Star Ind.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-08

The outcome is all that could be desired by the most radical law and order fa- natic. The whole miserable business in Hot Springs has been valuable merely as proof that professional pugilism in this country is dead. Henceforth no club will be willing to offer $2 purse for worlds championship contest. AS for Fitz and Jim they probably will get to- gether somewhere by and by and fight may occur, but there will be no money iii it, and money is the handspring of their game.-Chicago Dispatch. Ind.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-08

share of his correspondence by postal cards He uses more than 4OO0 a year.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-08
one in which the democracy were victori-

It must be manifest to every one that we can't win democratic victories ad- Nccating republican theories.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-08

! One thing Is sure: The democrats can
 not improve their own humor or pros poets by bandying epithets and accusa- tions between the factions into which the party is split. We had better be seeking for some common ground on which we can stand.-Chattanoog Times Oem.s
Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-08

Ozark Star: There is absolutely no de- mand for corn in these parts. The farn- CTS are holding for better prices.
The times., 1895-05-10
Memorial Day.

At regular meeting of Quackenbush Post,
G.. A. r. held at its hail. May Sth. the following
sentiment and resolutions were unanimously
adopted, and it was ordered that q copy be fur
nished the city papers for publication:
ID. r. Lowell, Chaplain in Chief, G. A. r. in
his report at Indianapolis, Ind, in 1893, used
the following language: mo day. institution,
heart of the nation and educates the rising gen.
GRAFTON to loyalty as does this Memorial Day,
and its counterpart, the Sunday proceeding.
They cannot therefore be too sacredly guarded.
am sorry to report that counter influences are
at work making war against the Sacredness of
the day and calling for our attention and efforts
to counteract them. There is an element in
many communities that would turn Memorial
Day into day of entertainment, desecrate 1t
with races, games, and boisterous sports.
S. B. Dabol, Department Commander of Mich
igan, in his General Order No 4, says: "Me
mortal Day to us is sacred. 1t should be TO
by the devotion OF the soldier Many of those
whose memory we honor gave their lives to
save it, 1t is therefore earnestly urged that
everything possible be done by us TO discourage
the making of this day the occasion for games
and sports, or anything that would tend to de-
tract from its sacredness or solemnity."
Therefore, RESOLVED by Quackenbush Post
No. 205, G. A. r., that we fully believe in the
language and sentiments above expressed by
our ofic1alS and that, as we were loyal soldiers,
so we will be loyal in obedience to said princi-
pies.
Farther, that we appeal to all loyal people,
young and DID, to stand firmly with us in main
tanning the sacredness of Memorial Day.
r.. L. BREWER,
w. A. RICHARDSON, Com.
GEO. +. ROBINSON,
The times., 1895-05-10
Order for Appearance.

STATE OF MICHIGAN, IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
FOR SHIAwASSEE COUNTY IN CHANCERY.
Levina Hunter VS.. Hugh Hunter.
At "a session OF said court held at the city OF
Corunna in the state of Michigan, on the 9Th
day of May, A. ID. 1895.
Present, Honorable Charles Wisner, Circuit
Judge.
1t satisfactorily appearing to this court that
the defendant, Hugh Hunter, is q nonresident
OF this state, and is q resident of Cape Town,
South Africa, on motion Of w. NJ. Fitzpatrick, of
counsel for complainant, ii Is ordered that the
said defendant Hugh Hunter, cause his ap-
pearance in this cause to be entered within five
months from the date of this order and in case
of his appearance the answer to the complain
ants bill to be filed and q copy thereof to be
served on the complainant's solicitor within
fifteen days after service of o copy OF said bill
and notice of this order, and in default thereof
that the said bill be taken as confessed by said
defendant, Hugh Hunters And 1t is further
ordered that within twenty days the said COM
plainant cause a notice of this order to be
published in THE TIMES newspaper, OF Owosso,
Michigan, and that the said publication be con-
tinued in said paper at least once in each week
for six weeks in succession, or that she cause
copy of this order to be personally served on
the said defendant, Hugh Hunter, at least
twenty days before the time above prescribed
for his appearance. CHAS, III. WIsNER.
Circuit Judge.
The times., 1895-05-10
SELECTED SCRAPS.

Fine flour composes about eighty
per cent of the grain.
Nicaragua and New York have the
same area-49,OO0 square miles.
Australia is about the size of the
United States, excluding Alaska.
France has 2O4, 900 square miles, a
little smaller than Colorado and Idaho
combined.
Brazil has 5000, 900 square miles, or
about the area of the United States,
excluding Alaska.
Chilli is a little larger than Texas.
The former has 29s. 900 square miles,
the latter 265,Oo
Germany, with 1000 square
miles, is about the combined size OF
Nevada ard Colorado.
Louis XVIII. is the only French
ruler in 100 years who died peaceably
in possession of power.
Eliza Wales of East Henrietta, N.
Y, 100 years old, still acts as house
keeper for her nephew.
The action of sea water is reported
to have so loosened the joints of the
aluminium torpedo boat recently made
for the French navy that it is in dan
ger of falling to pieces
The cemetery keeper at Waycross,
Ga, warns certain parties that he
will shoot, prosecute and bury the
next person, male or female, that
draws the staple out of the posts OF
the gates of the cemetery.
Rev. j. j. Carroll, pastor of st.
Thomas church, Chicago, is engaged
in writing a history of Ireland in
Irish and Latin. Father Carroll has
invented a typewriter with Gaelic
characters to facilitate his work.
This is the first typewriter of its kind
made in America.