Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-04

kTURDAY, AUGUST 4, LOCAL LACONlCS.
 Gathered, Noted and Condensed by Age-Herald Reporters. SAYINGS ANDDOINGS AT HOME Items, Personal and Otherwise,
 Including a General Resume
 of Birmingham Matters.
 MORE NEGROES. About POO negroes from South Carolina were brought in yes- terday for the purpose of working in the mines.
 
 THEY TALK POLITICS. s.-Groups of men, both white and colored, were gathered about all over the business part of the city yesterday discussing politics.
 YoUNa DEMOCRACY. - Young Democracy met at the court house last night in a short business meeting and appointed commit- tees for work on the day of the election.
 MooNsHINE RAID. D.-Deputy Collector Hughes returned yesterday morning from Winston county, where he had been on raid. He captured a part ot the outfit Of large illicit distillery and thinks he will get the owner in few days.
 MARRIAGE LICENSES. Marriage licenses were issued out of the probate judges office yesterday to the following couples: Anton Black burn and Miss l.. J. Balock, c. H. Harper and Miss Jennie Griffiths, E Nor GUILrY.-J. M. Birmingham of Lamar county was before United States Commissioner Wilson yesterday on charge of selling whisky by the wholesale without license. The evidence against him was such that he was discharged.
 BoYCoTT KoLB. Sovereign, grand master workman of the Knights of Labor, who is in Alabama to assist in the Kolb  everybody who rides in a PuilmRn car. Captain Kolb is frequent patron of the Pullman sleepers.
 ELECTION BErs.-The dem ocrats have been offering liberal odds on Colonel Oates carrying Jefferson county in the election next Monday, and also on his being the next governor of Alabama. There have been very few takers so far. The Kolb people seem afraid to bet on their man.
 OFF TO SULPHUR sPRINGs.-Mr. J. D. Moore of the Moore & Handley Hardware ] company, accompanied by his estimable wife and children, have gone to Sulphur Springs for few weeks to enjoy a pleas. urable vacation away from the hot aud con- fining atmosphere of busy city.
 SUPERINTENDENT APPOINTED. MT. l.. W. Johns has been appointed superintend- ent of the Blocton division of the Tennes- see Coal, Iron ard Railroad company. MT. Johns has had charge of the mines at Sumter for several years, and will still be in charge of them. He succeeds MT. Thomas at Blocton, the latter having re- signed some time ago, his resignation ef- fective August 1.
 FIRST ANNUAL PICNIC The first an- nual picnic of the Southside Social club will be held at Behren's park today. Col. 5. w. John and Hon. Frank P. O'Brien will make speeches on the local issues of the present campaign, and Jeffersoniau orators will be invited to also speak on the occasion. Harrington's band will make music for tho occasion. The park will be open at D. m. The Southside Social club is composed of the two local divisions of the Amalgamated Association of Iron aud Steel Workers.
 HORSES IN THE PARgS.-A large sum of money has been expended ou the parks by several city administrations, but recently they have been greatly neglected. In the early spring negroes and some whites trampled upon the grass, damaged shrub bery and plucked flowers at will. That was bad enough, but now the attention of the mayor, chief of police and stock catcher is called to the fact that almost every day horses are placed in West park to feast upon afforded. Js this right?
 WANTS OLD CLOTHES. Mrs. F. D. Squres, president of the United Charities, requests the AGE HERALD to make an sp. peal 10 the generously inclined citizens of Birmingb ham to again remember the poor which we have with us always. There are large number of poor people in this city who are sadly in need of clothing, and Mrs. Squires requests all who have cast off gar ments which they are willing to contribute to a worthy cause to please send them to her residence, 50S North Nineteenth street. Her former appeals have been generously needed, and she hopes to have bountiful consignment from this appeal.
 
 When you feel all tired out and broken up generally, take Hoods Sarsaparilla.