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Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-18
BREAKERS AHEADi

MT. Johnson, republican representa- tive from California, is a pronounced sil- yer man. He read quite lecture the other day to his republican associates, and warned them that they have not such plain sailing as they imagine. In his speech he said:
 'I have no fear of the consequences to the. republican party if it does its duty and if It's representatives fully under say to my republican friends, looking at this political campaign as do--and I have gone through many a campaign, sometimes successful, sometimes beaten. but always ready to fight uaughter)-I say to you that if the democratic party of this nation has the courage of It's con victions. and when 1t meets in Chicago in July adopts free silver piankin its plat form. if 1t doee not beat us next Novem- Der we shall at least be worse scared
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-18
LONGSTRE EET

We have read the historical narrative by Gen. James Longstreet and must &C., knowledge with sadness that we are not pleased with it. This distinguished sol dier. whose services stand out so conspic- uously In the history of the ill-fated Con federacy, is now very old man, the old est of the great generals who aided the immortal Lee. The south would have held him to her heart and would today be showering love upon his head had not his eccentricities broken our patience, General Longstreet has some infirmity of mind, which caused him during the war to chafe at the orders of his superiors and to respond tardily to such orders whenever his judgment was against that of his commander, and after the war to put himself in opposition to the current of southern thought and opinion. His book is a feeble defense of the objections he has heretofore published in magazine form to the strategy of General Lee on the occasion of several great battles and an unsuccessful answer to those who turned against him when he would have surrendered the south to the republican policy of reconstruction. As to his po- litical course after the war. 1t is fair to say that Longstreet was no politician It was impossible for him to be a statesman. He was led away by others of stronger intellect, and was too stubborn to retrace his steps after those. who had led him into the trouble had changed their course and gotten back into the popular current
 As to his military career there is no
 question of his greatness as corps commander. No general ever struck harder blows. He was second Richard, the Lion-Hearted. With anything like equal forces he invariably drove the enc my unanimously before him, but he was slow to get ready and tardy to strike. At Seven Pines on the second day he was so long getting into position and prepar- ing for attack that the whole scheme of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston miscarrled. At the second Bull Run, according to Gen. eral I.ongstreet's own report, General Lee was anxious for an early attack and I.ongstreet was hesitating and debating. He says:
 "As soon as the troops were arranged General Lee expressed aSvish to have me attack The change of position on the part of the federals. however. involved sufficient delay for a reconnaissance on
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-18
When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
 When she was Child, she cried for Castoria. When she became Miss, she cIung to Csstoria. When she had Children, she gave them Castoris
MARDl GRAS FESTIVITIES AT NEW OR-
 HANS

The Alabama Great Southern railroad. will sell for the above occasion tickets to New Orleans at one fare for the round trip from all points along their line. If you expect to attend these festivities yo,r should travel via the Alabama Great Southern railroad. Their celebrated fast Cincinnati and New Orleans vestibuled limited train Is unequaled in point of equipments, the entire train consisting of solid vestbuled day coaches and Pull man Palace sleeping cars, leaving Bir- mingham every evening at 10:15, arriv- ing at New Orleans next morning at S:45. Tickets on sale February IA to IF, inclu- sive Good to return fifteen days from date of sale. R. L.. NEWTON,
 Travelling Passenger Agent,
 No. z North Twentieth Street
 Telephone 84S 2-8-tf
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-18
CARNIVAL.

Many of our readers who participate in the festival today or who watch the gor- geous procession as 1t passes along our beautiful and well paved streets, will no doubt want to know the origin and meaning of the custom.
 The custom is new to Birmingham, nev- CT having been tried here before, except on a small scale, but the custom dates back to the beginning of Christianity, and has been celebrated more or less in European countries ever since. It's real origin really antedates Christianity, and we are told that it is the Roman baccha- nalian festivals of antiquity which the primitive church was unable to suppress, SO the custom was adopted as a church festival. The most generally accepted meaning of the word is Farewell to flesh meat" from the Latin words carni-vale.
 For many generations past the carni- vals at Rome were recognized as an inn portant element in the material prosper ity of the city. They induced large num- bers of people to throng to Rome, and to this date the custom is kept up there in all it's glory, but on nothing like the scale on which it is celebrated in Mobile,
 
 everybody dons a mask and they make Rome howl" but there is no attempt to put immense floats on the streets, such as will be seen here today.
 Mobile was the first American city to inaugurate the custom, and New Or leans, seeing the immense harvest being reaped by Mobile, soon adopted the GUS tom. Many other cities have tried to initiate these two cities, but have failed, for che cause or another.
 Birmingham begins today what ought to be made a permanent thing. That she makes a good beginning there is no gain saying; but the parade speaks for itself.
 Very few who witness the parade to- day will have any idea of how much work and worry it has caused the carnival committee. They have labored unceas- insly and have accomplished in few weeks what would have taken less en- ergetic men many months to accomplish.
 Let everybody enjoy themselves to their hearts content today. The city will be given over to the reveers, so long as they keep within the bounds of deccncy Everyone who can afford 1t should ap- pear in mask and costume and help make it a grand holiday, one never to be for gotten.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-18
PARTY LAW
Adopted by the Executive Committee on
 Tuesday, January 21.


 l. Whereas, The democratic committee of the United States, in its call of the na- tional convention, adopted a wise and conservative policy in inviting all con- servative citizens irrespective of past po- Iitical associations or differences, to join in sending delegations to the said con- vention; therefore, be it
 Resolved by the state democratic eX- ecutive committee of Alabama, That We hereby invite all conservative voters, ir- respective of past political associations or differences, who can unite with Us in the effort for pure economical and con- stitutional government. and who will SUD- port the nominees and principles of the democratic party, to join with us In send ing delegates to the approaching state convention, to be held at the state capi- tol in the city of Montgomery upon a day to be fixed by this committee. The fore going shall also apply to the conventions called to nominate county and beat can didates.
 same number of delegates in said conven- ton as it had in the last state conven- tion.
 3. Each county executive committee shall decide for It's county whether the delegates to the state convention shall be selected by primary election. beat meetings, county conventions or mass meetings
 1. No delegate to the congressional con- yention shall be elected at the same time that delegates are selected to the state convention.
 5 That the executive committee of each county shall have the right to deter mine whether to admit any but white voters to the primaries of their respec- tive counties.
 Delegates to the congressional conven- ton shall be elected in such manner as ,.ocfGrtiVp county executive mi ices shall determine. on Saturday. the 22d day of August 1896, and the congress s!onai conventions of the several districts in the state shall be held on Tuesday. September l. 1896. at such places as the respective congressional executive com mittees may determine. Each county shall be entitled to the same number of delegates in the congressional convention that it Is allowed under the foregoing apportionment in the state convention.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-18
BRYAN,S SILVER PARTY.

A Washington special to the St. Louis Republic tells of the presence in that city of William J. Bryan of Nebraska, J. J. Mott of North Carolina, Gen. A. r. War ner and other rabid silVerites, for the purpose of beginning the organization of a new party in every state in the union. It is stated that the silver lead CTS anticipate refusal on the part of both the republican and democratic con ventions to adopt free coinage plank and confidently expect immediately thereafter large accessions to the ranks of the new party throughout the west and south. Continuing the special says;
 "Dr. Mott who is chairman of the na tional committee, has chosen offices in the Sun building here, where the Bime- tallic union, a kindred institution, is To- cated. The Bimetallc union is having 200, 900 copies of the resolutions adopted by the silver conference printed for gen eral circulation. and expects within the next few months to ship from 50O,00O to 1,O00,000 to free coinage organizations in different states.
 Tt is stated that the silver leaders have lately been actively organizing through out the country, and that in some of the states preparations are already made to bring out an electoral ticket in anticipa-
 
 ton, which, 1t Is believed, will be called after the Chicago convention. The lead CTS of both the silver organizations ob- serve very great reticence as to their work and plans.
 "rhey declare confidently that no can didate nominated on the single standard platform can secure a majority in the electoral college and the election will cer- tainIy be thrown in to the house. where each state will cast one vote for the pres ident of the United States in accordance with a majority vote of the delegates They intimate that should what they term the cause of silver be not fully recognized by either of the two big con- ventions, the efforts of the new silver party will be directed to bringing about choice of Mir. Cleveland's successor by a vote of the states in the present house vote in which Nevada would count for as much as New York Colorado would stand on equal terms with PennsyIva- mia and Utah would offset Ohio."
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-18
during the fight than we were in 1876.

during the fight than we were in 1876. Daughter and applause.)
 Have you gentlemen who so glibly talk about your majority on this floor and the certainty of electing a republi- can president this fall--have you gentle men who so glibly talk about the strength of gold allism-have you gentlemen who talk and feel so strongly in reference to sound money as you call it, ever thought that there are nine states of this union, polling 37 electoral votes, that are solid for free siIver-republicans, democrats and pop ulists alike? Are those men not entitled to some recognition? Is not such large portion of the United States to be con- sidered in legislation? Are its interests to be ignored, it's wishes disregarded. its appeals to be ignored and its people told that they are like children. knowing not their own wantS?"
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-18

The conduct of Mr.aClarke toward Edi- tor Hildreth of the New Decatur Adver- tiser when he spoke in the Decatu is not likely to do the candidacy of the blue eyed boy a great deal of good
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-18

man, and supporting Stallings, free sil- yer man; Clarke and the Advertiser in 1896 trying to whip all sound money men into the support of Clarke on the cry Of principle" Now, isn't that lovely? Ain't they dandy pair?
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-18

few blunders like the one Johnston made in Thomasville Saturday and will make in Montgomery tonight will put the Advertiser to having hard fits.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-18

The speech of Captain Johnston at Thomasville Saturday was a complete knockout to the Advertiser. It came forth Sunday morning fearfully stunned
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-18
FOR CO1rNTY TREASURER.

The State Herald is authorized to an nounce the name of J. T. Mcknight as q candidate for County Treasurer, subject to action of the Jefferson county democratic primary election.
 The State Herald Is authorized to an nounce the name of Kenneth r. Hawkins as a candidate for reelection to the office of Treasurer of Jefferson county subject to action of the democratic primary election.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-18
FOR TAX ASSESSOR

The State Herald is authorized to an- nounce the name of Samuel L. Robertson as a candidate for reelection to the once of Tax Assessor of Jefferson county. sub feet to the democratic primary election.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-18

Oh yes, Captain Johnston has made an- other blunder. He has delivered a good, sound, conservative democratic speech
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-18

Of all tho blunders yet made, the great est is the one MT. Clarke made when he became the Advertisers candidate for governor on the idea that that paper. which sidetracked it's principles" in 1894, could lash the sound money men into his support in 1896.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-18

Speaking of blunders reminds one of the blunders the Advertiser made when it sacrificed its principle" and waged war on it's home man, who is @ sound money advocate, and supported MT. Stallings a free silver advocate
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-18

iorgettul or the logic of facts, but it is hard to see that he Is either seditious ar treasonabie.-San Francisco Chronicle.
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Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-18

l hereby announce myself candidate lor the office of Sheriff of Jefferson county subject to the action of the democratic prl- mary. IS. A. IlioMto ooN'
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-18
FOR TAX COLLECTOR.

The State Herald is authorized to an nounce the name of MT. James B. Francis as a candidate for Tax Collector of Jeffer- son county subject to action of the demo- cratic primary election.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-18
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER.


 The State Herald Is authorized to an nounce the name of J. K. F. Laird as n candidate for County Commissioner First district, subject to action of the demo- cratic primary election.
 The State Herald is authorized to an- nounce the name of Gen. George l.. Thomas as candidate for reelection to the office of County Commissioner, Third district subject to the Jefferson county democratic primary
 The State Herald is authorized to nn- nounce William S. Morrow a candidate for County Commissioner Third District subject to action of the Jefferson county democratic primary election
 The State Herald is authorized to an- nounce the name of George l.. Young candidate for reelection to the office of County Commissioner Fourth district sub ject to the democratic primary election of Jefferson county.
 FOR JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. I hereby announce myself as candidate for the office of Justice of the Peace in pre- cinct No. g, subject to the action of the democratic primary. l. II. BENNERS.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-18

I am candidate for Tax Collector Tor Jefferson county, subject to the democratic primary. R G. iEW TIT.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-18
Book Owners

Should know that the WERNICKE SYSTEM BOOK CASES combine every feature necessary in perfect book case. It Is, at once. new, unique. original, simple, practical, convenient. elegant and elastic. Briefly, Wer- nicke book case consists of a greater or less number of independent inter- locking crates or boxes, with noiseless, assembled together, producing a com plete and artistic piece of furniture. bearing no external evidence of it's portable or sectional features.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-18
TO FLORIDA.

TO FLORIDA
 Excursion ticktets now on sale by the Plant system to all principal Florida points Double daily trains leave Mont gomery 7:10 a. m. and p. m., carrying through sleepers from St. Louis and Cin- cinnati by the Louisville and Nashville railroad to Jacksonville. Through sleep- CTS from Montgomery to Tampa leaving Montgomery p. m.
 For any information write to
 W. V. LIFSEY, D. P. A., 12-29-tf Montgomery, Ala. We are headquarters in California wines, such as sherry, port and clarets. We, canot be excelled in quality and prices on imported and domestic liquors of any kind. Give us trial and be con- vinced. M. & A. WISE, Cor. Morris ave. and Twentieth street.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-18

It is to be, hoped the Advertiser will not hesitate to let the reading public know what it did with its principle" in 1894. when it was fighting Captain Wyly in the interest of Hon. Jesse Stallings. a
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-18

Hast year New Orleans ranked very low in it's grain trade. Its exports for the seven months ending with January amounted to only 1895, ,335 bushels, barely one-third it's shipments last month, and as compared with 9,9S3,775 for similar period this season New Orleans is now shipping about one-third of the corn which goes cut of the country: and if the present improvement in the business continues as it has done, the bulk of the grain will go through New Orleans"
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-18
GRAIN EXPORTS.

The New Orleans Times-Democrat shows the growth of New Orleans as a grain market. With proper terminal fa- cilities in the way of elevators there is no reason why Mobile, Pensacola, Gal weston and other gulf ports may not command a large part of these exports The Times-D Democrat says:
 New Orleans has been for some weeks past the leading grain exporting port of this country. The record for January is a case in point. There were shipped from the several ports during that month the following amounts of corn:
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-18

JClarke'.n 1892 calling Cleveland d-n and no democrat; the Adver-
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-18

The State Herald is authorized to an nounce the name of T. S. Smith as a candl- date for Sheriff of JeffersonGounty, subject to action of the democratic primary elec-
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-18
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
FOR SHERIFF.

The State Herald is authorized to an- nounce the name of Frank r. O'Brien as a candidate for Sheriff of Jefferson county. subject to the democratic primary electlon'
 The State Herald is authorized to an nounce the name of Andrew w. BurGh as a candidate for Sheriff of Jefferson county subject to the action of the democratic primary election.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-18

'I have never at any time said of MT. Cleveland that he was d-n mugwump and no democrat" From this statement in his speech last Saturday it would ap- pear that Captain Johnston thinks or has heard of somebody speaking roughly of MT. Cleveland. Was it MT. Clarke? If so, where were his principles" then?
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-18

Candidate Clarke soon found out that he was making a mistake in following up the Advertisers unwarranted assaults upon the state executive committee and has abandoned that part of his speech, so we are informed. Well, MT. Clarke is a man who learns. He learned after go- ing to Washington in 1893 that the major ity of the people who sent him to congress did not know what was best for them.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-18

Of course after having had all day Sunday in which to carefully read and study the great speech delivered by Cap tain Johnston at Thomasville Saturday. the Advertiser, we presume, will in its issue of today duly apologize for the butchered report of the speech it pub lished in it's Sunday issue, at the same time guaranteeing it's readers against an- other such break from Thomasville by announcing the discharge of its corre- spondent at that place, who evidently imposed on the paper, and through it it's readers willfully.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-20
THE NEWS AT RINCoN.
Gratifying sunday school CeIebra-
Hometown improvements.

Rincon. Ca, June l9.-The first anniver-
sary OF the Methodist Sunday school was
celebrated in the new edifce at the corner
Of Eighth and Savannah streets on
Wednesday The church seats 800 people.
and IL was crowded 10 its capacity The
sabbath school IS under the
superintendent Of Mr.. J. c. Hinely.
The secretary is Mr. J. z
Simmons. To both Of these gentle
men II owes much Of its success. The an
niversary address was delivered by Rev.
Mr. R. n Booth, the pastor Of the church,
an eloquent and energetic minister. who
has accomplished a great work in the
town and country. The programme Of the
entertainment, which was carried out TO
the letter. was worthy Of the occasion. 1t
was as follows:
!. School march. singing. Bringing in
the Sheaves"
2 Bible reading and prayer.
3. Opening address, Words OF Vel
come, by Donald Kessler.
a World Of Beauty"
5. Recitation and song. by infant class.
O. Recitation, Weather Song" by Ed
gar Simmons
Z. Quartette, Jesus VIII Help You"
S. Recitation, Remember Boys Make
Men,, by Marion Seckenger.
Booth
IL Duet. Home Of My Soul" by Miss
Ella Bird, Miss Daisy Watkins and
Mrs. Naramore
Y Recitation and song, by nine little
girls.
g. Recitation, "A Little Girls Wish, 9"
by Blanche Watkins
H. Song, by school, I'VE Haste to the
Temple"
Is. Reading. 'Dickys Christmas" by
Alma Naramore
IS Recitation, What Live For" by
Willie simmons.
Il. Song, by school. step by Step"
Is. Closing address, by Raddie Zittrouer
BenedictiOn.
The proceeds of the entertainment are
10 be devoted to painting the church. 1t
Is proposed to give an excursion to Jack
sonVille in July, in aid of the same fund.-
ana to give an ice cream festival every
Saturday during the summer for the same
purpose.
Rncon is steadily improving. Mr.. G.
e. Mottwilder is about TO add a planning
machine 10 his saw-mill, and he will build
a new residence on the corner of SaVan-
nah and Ninth streets.
The artesian well, which is $50 feet in
depth, is to have a new pump and il is
contemplated putting a handsome house
over it. 1t is a fact not generally known
that Rincon, though only nineteen miles
from Savannah, Is Is feet above tide wa
ter SaVannahians who are on the look
out for healthy home among the pines
should visit this town. 1t is nineteen miles
from the city, on the Florida Central and
Pcninsular railroad.