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Huntsville Weekly Democrat from Huntsville, Alabama • 2

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LOUISVILLE ABOUT 'BOB" rSGEUSOLt if tuj and nn dnubt be bad far more of the wpect of his Boston hearers Colleare, 'Ah AJitana's ooek riorPBce, Tiwnmbia, A SitiKrlo-Poem-Poot. Boston IttHionl. The neglected grave of Richard Henry Wdde is, in au old cemetery THE STRATTON. COHN2K THIRD IU Vfin.iTi it! i'invi BltYANT AXD Buginei mj a r. ho'ntwt Htdorst'uwiit'as to truj tnirti.

tira-luatos have no troaolo iu. oounnuiw, UMI' h. HOME Course by mail, Improve your hours aaj jr 1 STUDY, AD1KKSM AS Citll on the-Editnr of trtti tor tun HOLDING BnEfsiille, ilaMii ibe fcrr mcNt eaiplete ioci FUHMTCRE, Mi Jliitbu Cityi r.T I Iti Uwlertakiug EstttbUsajnent is ITasurpassed, and Funerals ij nn vouutry rei-oiTe irrompt ana turetui Aitwuiton. 1 llatca and MstaUic Cases AjuVAYS on Hand. -V.

r- HOB-BT HOtTSE; DECATUR, ALA. Situated Back of Polk House COMFOKTAKLE Slssplsg ApsciiTiBiil RATES. SaSrCall and test it for-eursclf. AH guests arc prj attended. For maacnt Boiird Terms, Address i MRS, HOBART, Decatur, Ala! Ernest -PRACTIeAL -S AIL.4 Jjr r.tt'in'.'wl bv alndtnf.

Hit tho tnjoruiatiou. aep. -jw First-Class Far Kartham Wari HUSTSYILLE, ALJ TI da per Yea Ansel and Attractive IN DEMOCRATIC PRINCE Oefooor atGiimaker, Jeweler 1 0Micig DEAIJEK IN Clocks, Silvijr artrl Platod Itopairing Promptly al Neatiy Lono. Wafechea, PUM4IC SQVARE, R4.34-lyr. MOW -IS near Augusta, Georgia.

Ihe plan, i now to reintcr his rcmniim besides. those of Paul Hamilton Hiyiie. Wilde a rememlKred not so mucb as the brilliant Attorner-Generaf of Georsia, at twenty-five, not for bis- lone service in Coittrress nor for -We repute najlaw professor of th Uni1 sity of Lotiisinua, as for the exquisi poem ho wrote, beginning: "ily lif is like a Summer rose;" That simple, poem gave huu a place in the. Em rank of onr poets, though he, wrote otiier swtet verses, as, tor his sonnet to a mocking bird. Bynm said, ot this poem, iu a letter to Shflley: "There is.

notliiug. luofe-' musical or fresher with tho dews of tho moni'ne and 1 1- car'e t.uan lb delicious lyrm." J. A Oli i DTSNTI8T, is prepared to do all kinds ot WwVlti' Dentistry in tne neatest Myle, r-. dnoed prices. Office -in the Kikmb oppoane the Market ffoumt.

see l.in-. WM. L. CLAY I attorney at Livw NOTARY HUNK VILLE PUBLfC. ALABAMAN JT riLli imtire in tlie tVnirts VV Madison and adjoining chitiU- and in the Supreme Court of Alabama.

Kmeiul attention will bo iriveii totherol- ot eLiiins taking ft depositoini, the anthentieation of derd, Ac. SiyOftlco On- CHt side of Frsaikiin Street, in ikiirne Huihiiug DH. J.J. DEMENT, PHYSICIAN 1. SURGEON Office in Bsah'Bow, pons Urntfstore Maroh 24-t.

next door -to' ai- GUDOM FACTGHff 1 VY8 havathaBest i House Brooms. -OrfiOy 3rootis Whhk-Sropms, T' HGarlh-Brooras. 1 Cob-Web Brooms Tim Clteipest, Strongest Bet. All ivrrautU, Kr irie- Call to u. Fa-jtorv on tlie Pti.laski j-omiI, only uc mile In.

in I'nlilie or rii4 letter adilressed to FKANKKXBitUKSt 4c MAIJE. AU, A TCHB WI4 lra J. li tteZL 2Jj ry oirprte, sit oritf ttte Ulra Org aua4 l.lvar.aHl lMMHiy C4a Banu, Deal toil UriiixM, 1CI9 lkl CIM ltii. It a -im mi itiMi i Rtuaurt-ot Otaa dr, Cfcilo -wiacafcflua attt ki tlaat aa Blaii JrlM8itBS yirl wKktaut.1.11 to lu wwfaw curxtv pavrnr. Aaa fr(ra itatnyhlat.

to ha4 I atlt atr or awl, MMiaJt, la -lIJo, la. nicfvnFTT-6cMT. 1 rat mi it all trtaisrs. A WOMaRFUL BOOK OP tOUO FATHER BTAN Tn4 n-rAjjKO PORT PRTEST OF TIIE SOCTR. Tnf mrailv attd Kitrieliwl F-IUIono.

Itinirinat l.yrim oi tiin War. iwtir. iliicli fird tli-j Potttlt and onmjielled tit a-iinira-tionuf the l-'oei tivntitiUy The tnifnnni ini ln.l.. a x)rtntt of the nlhir, his t'il l.tmn-li an.l n'ljottiinf rjmitir- in Mobil--, "Mini rl aat tlie "Uio lLua.1 Mil Af fl EAST. VIST, NORta.

SOCTH, Yo fll sav time and trouUu by bay' ing tieketa over t- he 1 'v (Louisville A Nashville Bi. B-) Througli GH LiM. Fnin Docattu- Car. nw-tolJ4Wl va'nsvllUi 6M Lis, L. Mobile, Mow Tltoma8vfllv "'i -Jacksonville, and other prinslpal i 9HfSis Agent of IiOulavUle A XaahvlUc ItallroAd or write T3 CP.ATXOBE, Gen'l fas, kgent, WiGkasarRsiiis.

R. tender Trains I To East. CnniekU'i inadtt-fot allfiastern tkraineaslms dtie. BLBG AN.T SleepingCars OS MGHT TRAILS. To the West.

Fwt tine to kilm and Tens Points. A full set -First-class and Tickets on sale at all principle sU-. Sot nrlhar InfonnatloD. addicm filh- J. A.

rlurence, jam. K. ueuoral t-atatoBKi Agent, Knoxnlhr, Tenn. A. DAT ACT.

AM tUn. PassenBer ABent. MemDbt Or aav other AjnnU on the route. TC 3E G7AC1 A Vfrwwp-jm aapporttaa- ka Filailata of a ot. aaaiBiitaatla raMafel a Dtjr William poBSHmcn, MRar.

avia tatty Wklj t4HipMi TIIE WEEKLY STAR, A Wa pstpf, lawnotf every Wxln ay. A fmm tUftt aa4 lalmilla) FAMILY PAPER. MUnai AftrleulturaL rhlnt NwmKoWi Plnanotal tt nliHumttusinil KdtKsrtal mi' tl ilkwa ml SMaMl VIM Ml. 4 from WFrtf. 4 lltWMl tit fiian wrltm asia.

1m frvT Wolt''ri fi-. yrm1 1 fn Mt m- -ii jntr, turt fcyW Ml tntviaajo At A mtmitewiv TO SUBSCRI3S FOR at ar and Kcottsboro In tiie King. I'lintHTflle BtweB the Booms And Is boua4 to Feel it Before Hjmij Months. Ko State iu the fciouth hna attrauted as niucb attention by the rapU devel opment af ita miainj, and agrietdtural interests as Abibaino, in thelaat fewPrears. ZSlts tame it ee oed aad re-ecboeirthroughout the Union and near are ttracted hither.

The Norm era portion of the Ktate luowjuw observed of allobeervera.3Uuh6arl-of large sales and invt-tmentt(have been jiade. in the last.few'weeks. in Col bert, Lawrcnee, JUorgan and Jtukson, Dr. i'lide has eolllus farm neoi Pride's Ptationfor to I who will establish i eotton nunafketuriitj; twn to bo call ed Mjncbestcr. Iu 8'effieldCapt.

JLittle sobj term of land K. White of ourcity, sold 3 acn for Vork will betr'm nn the BheiBpU uscumbin on February 1st. Three miles east if Tuscninbia, ihe IIo itou farm cover Lup 1044 acre, was aot l'lastgWeek to Johusoa. IuJlXjcatur, handredt ot "men are Strain and investing their Hide or Baueb iu real estateana stock eompsnie Maj. Nelsonreceiv.

ed for 250 acres of lacd una) mile from town, and town lob, worth.only 91,500 a fev months ago, the ownersjbars decliued for in (behest week. And thoseJTaro Jouly a few the ilozens'of like investuieuts and" sale made in T' Jackson County Cool and Iroi. Company was incorporated last week, and the tas all been up. 41 r. J.

K. Sueed, of Hem. phis," was elected President of the Cmpauy and J. E.JBrown, of Scotts. biro, r'c -Prosi 'ejt.

Huatsville iajmt bctw-ea the boom9 of Jackdou'and ilorgau auunties, and when tbey meet in Madisou.the mighty lioise resnunding ovc. bill and dale to every point of the compass, will be UEpiu-JIed in the State'?" List-fy. iiiTLv boasls oriiantagea thai few towns possess. It has an enviable reputation for ito health-givutg wate und air. It a fine and agricultural business center, and is surrounded by mouutaiua, rich in caul and minerals, that only await capital to develop thorn.

It hits au supply of water for manufacturing purpose, which is nlono warth millions to the town, Our oitixons are prepar-iag for the boom. Wear a gauerouj and progressive people and will not be an obstacle in the way to retard the town's manufacturing, mechanical and agricultural advsucemsnt. The boom is coming I The papers are full of it, the people are full of it, tho very air we breathe whispers "tkebonm is coining Aud it will uotjbejlong beforu our citizens will look with pleasur upon the erimson glow of a dozcu furnaces and the uprising, smoke of an many manufactories. AlalMtmlana In ttostoa. Montxpmery Advertiser.

The Boston contain in full the speeches delivered at the Merchant's dinner on tho evening of December 30. Referring to Hon. H. A. Her.

bert, the Journal says: The newly awakened State, Alabama, found a spokesman in the Hon H. A. Herbert, a stout, strongly-formed man with a large head, full beard and clear, we'd defined features. When he said that this was the first time he or any of his genera had set foot in New England, the remark. "We're glad to have you," camo from the company.

Very early in hi remarks the spnakcr ruthor startled some of the listeners with a long Lntia quotation, which he reeled oif as if. it were no more titan is a lerLitban sentence to Senator Evarts. "Give us that in American," inter polated Congressman Morse. Why, I una it taat there is no need to translate a Latin quotation in Boston replied Mr. Herbert, 'I understand thjt you are as familiar witk it as the vernacular." The speak tt went on sharp, ringing tones tj tell his interpietation ot tho pbric, "the New South," and a b'ank expro S'ou paused over the oorupaay when he rejected it if it meant the surrendor of suck memories as thorn of Riberi E.

Eee, of StoaewaH Ja.kson, and the thouaanJ th.tt followed tliera. He however caught the appnval 'of all w'len he toticlie-1 oo the dignity of Libor and seal for in luKtriol elevation. .1 ft I.t saae tun nuou lo air. Hole stronz statomet of tit doienceleM ooilition of ourcoaat by naming some French war that e.iuld- stand o.F tnn H.trbor and batter down Tanker UiU Moanmout. Col.

nSf lwrt proves himolf a repre. Uv Albnnt'n by letting it be Utrwtond that Vm people i r-T-tr! lit jme of t'vwe wh- i t' i ia A ttry of ''Ben Hur" and How it came to be lTiitt.m. Brooklvn Cit Few of those who have boon charm. td by that didactic idyl, "Ben would imagine the iNnikf owes its orilrin, in a creat measiTe, to Uie. arch infidel.

Bob Ingersoll so at least tbe mitlinr. Gpii'. Taw Wallace.Isays, aud bis story is as follows: Some years 'composed, as sort of fragmentary effort, the descrir tion of the meeting of the t'aree' "wine meh of tho'East that sojbcailtifully forms the opening chapter of "Ben Hur," and which ho then inlcndod to he comnlcte in ilself. Some time after, as he was traveling iu tho West, he one day, when feeling exceptionally depressed and low-spirited, heard that Bob Iugersoll, whom h6 was in another part of tlie: same Jtmiii, and tb'mkinn that ajchat withhim might chase awny his bud hcBcntJhir.i in invitation to join him in the state, room of the car "he. wasoccupying.

Bnbjcamc along, and, greeting cheerfully, il what ailel him. 'I dpii't know," suld the Genera', bat 1 feel as if I wsintod somebody to talk to me. bomebwly that I won't have to talk back at "Oh, Uiat is easy sai.l Ingereoll. Wliat shall we talk Wallace thought for a moment and, then asked, "Is there a God Ing- rsoll looked at hini quixzically for an instant, and with a smile answered: don't know, do yon!" "Has man a soul 7" was tho next question, aud the don't know, do you "Is there a heaven f'Idou't kuow, Oi Yf.u.' I "Is there hell "I don't know, do you i "Well, then," said Wallace, "there's you go ahead;" and. for au iiou.

-1 a half Ingcrsoll kept up a fire of U-ose brilliant sophistries, adorn, ed witii all the flashes of bis ready wi: and picturesque fancy that ha vo' male his reputation. negative and repulsive tone ot conversation hail an ellect "on Wallace that when he jeftthe train at the end of his journey, in place of getting rid of blues huj felt fifty times more depressed and low spirited, and wandered tibont think-of the questions be had propounded to iHcrso'l. Ho knewThs uot agree with the and yet, he said to himself, tlie.1,! are great and important uucs tlous, worthy of tho study and though' of any maa who thjnka- for himself This man has fixed convictions ou the native side of tho but I have never mado up my min i clout thein I must therefore investigata th subject. He went imme-liatlv to work to Btwlyjout tlie history-of Christ ianity, and tlioJjreJiiu wi.s.to take up bis old sketch of the "Three Wise Meu," and add to it what has made one of the most popular books of recent years, "Boa Hur, a'alo ot ib-Chiisu" Body-Snatcbiug. An Atlanta special ssys; Recently John a Will, to-do colored man of Co'ob co'jitty, came to this city in search of the body of bis son Charles, whiih bad been stolen from the Smyrna graveyard the day before.

He was given a police escort to examine tho vats of three medical colleges here. He wan uusuc. in his searoh, but a greater sensation lay behind. Th-re were found in one. college seven bodies, in another four and in the third tho half of one body.

of the twelve bodies thus exposed lo his view there were only two whom did not know in life. One body was that of a mar ried ladv who was buried within the past month with great pomp. Anoth-or was' that ot a person whom the officer had seen in perfect health' but the week before, and of whose death be had not heard. Several were ot persons generally known in- tlt9 city All this goes to prove Uint gr.tve- robbiiiv goes on riht here where least expected. An eflort being oiade to keep the disclosure a secret, as a gen eral knowledge of them- would aruse popular indignation and KmJ to grv conse (aences.

Rev. Drtvi SeSKUtnt has retired from tbe pastorate of Calvary Church in Memphis, to th regret ot his "congregation, by whom he was much "beloved. Memphis society expects to give a Charity Ball very soon. It is estimated that 344,000 bushels of wheat baa been sent to Franca this year, agair.t 240,000 at tbe same time lart year. A sea serpent wnn ne.tr Tivwli N.

on the Hudson, lart week. Rev. C. P. fjjarle, a married miui-ter of Dinville, wn arrested in Chattanooga lost Weduesalay for eloping with 15 year oWl girl named Fanny Matthews, by the Pinkerton dttteelive.

Ha taVfl back to Danville to be tried for bigamy. Earthquake Were felt In Bonth C. Miry'anf, Ts.m o'lliT on 4.baJi;.!i t. IQie lower formerly Heronry, Xo 1 rr Laws. i.

wha take paper Tni1ar- fi v. riMtodico whether directed pr another or whether hi- or not id reupuiunblo for 3. It-roan order bi'parierdUcon bii JW nil arrears, or the mtwA enntlnu to arad it until i xni nude and roljort the -whole t. vhftberih paper i taken fruia wwta have decided that refus-5: talk the mrwapapers or-periodieal ur rmtemee. or removinir or loav imcjUtt! t-ir in priuut facie evi- as vt unrnnonu trauu.

1 i it i ii for The Hunteville 1 tqiux, only year iu ad A inJivufiw tinnig company, with a capital ks purchased acre? of land near Flcreure ii ii nr mat a com pany i orjrauiidijg to build i tucakKMa. beceme a presiden. city on the first a i Athens las shipped 4,413 bales ol cottor jMi vson. Kansas leads the country with the amount of 1520 miles for tr--tk laid Juvru In twelve months. Tnomar S.

Jigrinnbe igjwitor, is IU J.I Johu i Saiilu PuUaJelphia typj founder, 6avj, ou Christina day, charitable in-autations running up the sum total of hi gift for the 8100.00. Report aeys it ia proposed to erect a tatattM of the Queeu 100 foot Light-- than. Jiutholdi's statueof irun Au outbreak in feared iu Chjiuaha. -ajd Federal troops hum been moved iiti aiiiL ffu Li i wvotm mw my VOlunU XV. If." Qen.

p. Alexander has been tl.vtud freMiJent of the Georgia Ceu-Viu road. Biahop Horatio Potter died in New York on the 2nd instant, in bio 85th Senator Jones nyaha will not go to Waabington thW Wiiiterbut will stay ia Detroit until the Florida Legislaturo ainta, when he wiU be a candidate for Tfdlectioii. Tie reuntudee General Assembly Jsiot iuKjiifiile List week. The lead-lixt aadidate for U.

S. Senator are tfoyarnor W. Buto, 'ex-Goverjor A. S. Uarka and Hon.

John F. llouaa. mm uuit uiur canaiuaies lor Wt. 1 tit be uf an rolling aad emrroasdng nrrk of the Tennessee Senate, and ia Will Allen Dromgoole was ro- btcied on the 7th ballot Miss Drotu-t is from Murfrcesboro and is an utnorcHa, Mr. Kirk Jaeksoa baa been appointed private secietary to the Gov Governor and Mrs.

Seay are staying toe Vfimisnr Hotel in Montgomery. Professor Joseph Tohso, author of "T-e Arkamas Traveller," died at bis bt in Cvingtii, Kentucky, last T. Th q'mint, popular and 'a Jtiiij baa made him famous ia tu.try, lie tat an Italian by i mo to the United Btates in 1 cf Roman 1 I 140 tl.an if he had beei making excuses for his Southern countryman. General Tfaws. Larpo qumitiee of counterfeit silver coin are in circulation in New York 'A new telephone has been invented in GfilvesUni, by which the inventor wus heard 830 milei, distinctly, Miulame Fatti will appear in Opera nf er her concerto are over, in the City of Mexico, where she bos had immense success.

Up in Washington Territory, it is said that the edelweiss, the famous flower of tho Alps, is found on Mount Rainier. The name of a Connecticut Salve' tionist is "Little Bull, the devil devil-hater and son of a king.fresh from tlie old country. A ladv miisic teaclipr sued the Man hattan Railroad company, of New Yorki fi US500 for tlie Ios-h'oi; a ringer: whieh was mashed in ho car door. The LooloutJWate3pmpMiy, "of Chattanooga, was wild on the 5th, to thcS! American Water Works aud Guarantee company $163,600. Ayounit marrieil froni KanJPranci.seo, was in'AtlantaIaxt week.

the husband aged 17 years old, ami tae wife 15. They had been married.Ior two years. i The cost'of introducing a girl into carrying her successfullytli rough one scosonjis estimated atS1.6'J8,.of whichll is for wearing apparel. Mrs. Druse, of Syracuse, N.

Ywhu several years ago, mardere-i her 'us-band. then boiled his body and, f. -d it to the hogs, will, no doubt, be hung for the crime, as executive clemency is denied her. i A lady frimd seat Oliver Wendell Holmes a bunch ef roses on Christmas day. and received' the following not: in reply Many t'uauks, dear Mrs.

for the beautiful roses, and if the gardens Yere as full of flowers aa your heart ie of kind feelings, tiiey would leave no room forBidcwolks. Faithfully yours, O. W. IIoLM3. It is announced tiponjtheauhority o.

lns own tamuy taat John itot.cn, the sl)ipJ)tiildor Jof Chcstcr.gPa., is snflering from epitliolieraa and is be-youd the reach of medical help, except so for as it may alleviate bis -suflering. His caso is very similar to that of Geu. Uraut's, tia location of the, disease, being iu" the roof ot the mouth instead of ths throat. The cancer began to develop last Jmuary, In March an eperatiou was performed ia tttc uoje that the disease might be eradicated. Iu the Summer the trouble returned and it became evident to the physicians that there was no hope.

Roach. is now failiug gradually, his agony relieved only by anodyne. From the manager of the Citrus fair of Northern California, it is learned that the California wine of 1886, i- estimated at 20.000,000 gallons of which more thaa two-tbirds was produced North of Sau Francisco, in which section all new vineyard arc being put out. The celebrated Stan ford vineyard, 100 miles North of Sacramento, the largest vineyard in the world, bad a yield this year of about 600,000 gallons of wine, besides quantities ot raisins, bran.ly aud ship ping grapca. The yield is expected to uu -double in three years.

California's wiuo vintage of 1888, is estimated at gallons. The New York Wrll says: The United States Government holds iu trust for the benefit of tne Indian tribes $1,710,000 of bonds issued by tlie Southern States, on which default has beeu made. About $50,000,000 ot the same delaulteI securities are held by private parties in- this city. E. T.

Andrews, attorney for certain New. York holders of the. repudiated bonds, ha written to Secretary Lamar, urging that the United State, sue tho defaulting States claiming that the Uuited State, has the powor to', briug an action against anyone of tlio repu dialing States, while private iadividu als cannot. Sjcretar Linar hs referred the matter to Attorney General Garland. If the Unitee States should bring the desired suits and win them, the individual holders of the bonds would profit along with tho government, which now annually makes good to the Indians the interest which tbe State refuse to pay.

The death of the Rl Rev. Horatio Potter rota the Episcopal Church of one of tlie ablest and most beloved of iu prelate. He had been Ordinary of Jie Diocese of Nw York for thirty-two year. A Bishop Arthur Cieve-lnnd Coxo said of hint: "He Wail a uoble man, and people of all creed will unite in exprnwioo of tender gratitude opon learni.ig that he has gono." Four year ago he wa at-tucked with poeumouia, and wa so feeMe tbea for a tin that bis life Was 'Tiri-d of. I vered.howevw, 1 1 t'j, 'si, be (f The ONLY One Dollar StTl3t1y 'An Entire New in Outfit of Advertise- ment and Body Type STAUNCH AND UNSWERVING IT IS THE OLDEST PAPER, EXCEPT ONE, IN ESTABLISflED, OCTOBER 8, Llercliants Lawyers insurance Hen and others I Increase your and qitcfcl ttonra-r.

The l.n!t will lm x-n' to any a. 11 reus on rwefut of prU-o, The Baltimore J'ultlistilnj Co. 17t W. 8t-r naltimore, V.A. S.

B-half tbe profit acnrtiiiia; fr .31 th Bill volum of prm, fr-n ji iie to Mar -ii will rtiv- I t.f ttw UirA i.f ti vn oi si. i-ni. nt t-i i ---n, pliv- hi i t-y.

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