The age-herald., 1898-10-30

enormOuS aFDor nad been puilt m tne woods near the Baptist church and board seats were provided for 2.0OO persons. The whole hillside around the place Of meeting was covered with mules, horses and differ ent kinds of vehicles. Most of the great party leaders were there and speeches were made by Watts. Sanford. Boyd, Shelley. Morgan and others. John Enochs. an able lawyer of Haynesville. a little red-headed man who died before his time. was chair man of the county executive committed, and upon him devolved the duty of intro ducing the speakers to the crowd The last man to make his bow was Senator Morgan. and In presenting him to the people. Enochs said:
 "sYou have listened ts some of the ablest of orators in this country. fellowcitizens, but have reserved the best of the wine for the last of the feast. This is John T. Morgan
 Every one there stood up and shouted for seven minutes. The outburst of enthu- siasm was overwhelming. Men and women actually wept, for there was not one per- son there who did not accord to Morgan the chief credit of redeeming Alabama from .--e carpet-bagger and the negro. Morgan was then probably the most masterful ora tor in the south and his speech was glori- ous. Everybody was happy, and the hap piest of ali were the peerless Morgan and the brilliant young lawyer of Hayneviile who introduced him Governor Houston was prevented from being present at that gathering of the clans"
 The mother of Jere Murphy. the famous ten-terms mayor of Huntsville, was most loving mother, and an Irishwoman of very strong character. She had three sons. whom she idolized as only mother can. Jere had been for years mayor of Huntsville, and Bo. was sheriff of Madison county when Steve, the other brother, was elected to the state senate. They bore the good news of Steves success to the grand old mother, and after being convinced that it was true. she lifted up her hands in pious thanks giving and cried: Praise the lambi Praise the lambk My boys are going to rule the whole country!' That Is the story told yesterday by the mayors best-loved friend
 Jere Murphy was as brave a soldier as ever wore the Confederate gray. He fought all though the war, and was the real hero Of his regiment. He was in Bragg's army, and as the ragged veterans came trudging home, whole companies of them passed Mrs. Murphy's home in Huntsville. She stood at her gate looking for the coming of Jere. and as every party of soldiers passed by she would with simple and beautiful faith ask: Have you seen my Jeremiah?" They answered civilly always that they had not, and, of course, they didn't know who the fond mother was. Over and over again She asked: Have you seen my Jeremiah?' and she always received the same tenderly civil answer from the hungry old rebs Finally she addressed the question to a squad of the returning heroes whom she considered to be the last remnant of the army to come home. Nobody had seen her Jeremiah, and this enraged the good soul to exclaiming: "Ah, you are towards towards, every mothers son of you Here you come running home and leaving no- body to fight the Yankees but old Bragg and my Jeremiahi'
 James R. Hardaway, of Cornel,a Ca. popularity known in that state and this as Big Jim,' has been spend- ing two or three days in Birming- ham He is the general manager or cotton factory and a woolen fac tory, which are situated at the falls of the Soquee river, three miles from the South ern railway, seventy-eight miles above Att lanta. There Is a sheer fall of water over a granite cliff fifty feet high and the water drives the factories. The enterprises are paying handsomely. MT. Hardaway says He finds ready and profitable sales for all the products. The wool used is obtained altogether from southern states. Cornelia is in the famous Blue Ridge range Of mountains and the scenery there Is re- markedly beautiful. Hardaway says there s3e.uS-AVTaS IT kile SreaLeSt aQundance, including deer, turkey. quail and all the furred game, and he and his friends have relightful times with their dogs and estiis. Come and stay month with me and I will give more sport thnn you ever had be- fore" he kindly urged. ''It is the garden of the earth up there. My house is always open to my friends-come and enjoy it!"
 Lieutenant-Colonei Mcdonald of the First Alabama will rejoin his regiment of regulars which is now in Vermont, after the local regiment is mustered out of ser vice. He belongs to the Third cavalry. and his rank is captain. Colonel Mcdonald has seen years of service in the west, keep ing the 1ndians-in order. He was born in Lee county and entered West Point from this state, graduating in the class of 1879. For four years he was commandant of the states great college at Auburn, finishing his duties there in 1892.
 Colonel Montgomery is greatly pleased with the industrial conditions and outlook in the Birmingham district There Is bright promise of greatly increased devel- opment. and Birmingham is finding the stride to wonderful richness. There is a better feeling here than at any other time for a good many years, and the city is going forward to greatness.