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Birmingham age-herald., 1894-11-04
DISCRETIONARY POOLS. The Failure of George Irwin 6 Co.,, Causes Consternation
AMONG THE BUCKET SHOPS
The Anxious DepoSitors, With Blanched Faces, Gather
 at the Firms Office.

PITTsB URG, Pa., Nov. 3.-The lamenta- ble failure of George M. Irwin & Co.,, the big discretionary pool operators, has spread consternation among the derositors of the firm and filled the hearts of the other pool men with dismay. The failure is the most disastrous of any that has oc- cured, inasmuch as the number of per- sons concerned is infinitely larger than the investors with all the other pools put together.
 An anxious crowd surged around Irwin s office this morning, but they were met and turned away by two very young ladies. who were not the regular clerks. About 10 o'clock one of the young ladies received a telegram and immediately both left, locking one door of the office, but the in- qusitive depositors found the private door open and fiocked iu. They found the place deserted and the desks locked tight, with every evidence of hasty exodus.
 Most of Irwin's depositors had implicit faith in him, and in the face of the firm 's plain statement that 'tnot a dollar had been saved" from the wreck there are tb ose who still maintain that MT. Irwin will return and make good his obligations: !:
 A careful estimate Of the losses through Irwin & Co. g agency since October "A are: : Loss on Chicago exchange, $151 ,54o; loss in bucket shop deals, $75,0 ,000; cash paid out during the run, $lbO ,OOO; toial, $a76, ,54O. It is not known how many depositors the firm had, but it is believed that at least $500, 900 have been swallowed up in the IT, win pool.
 Blanched faces were conspicuous about the offices of the other discretionary pools today and the managers were less suave and confident. The failure of Irwin & Go. and the action of the finance committee of the chambsr of commerce in calling spe- cial meeting of the chamber for the pur- pose of taking definite action regarding Att torney Goerching's recommendation, to prosecute the operators of the pool and bucket shops was the cause of their reti- cence.
 There were a number of applications for withdrawal filed at the pool today, and at the traders one man made persistent, but unsuccessful, effort to get his money back. On this account other arrests may be made.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-11-04
A SMALL AUDIENCE.

WEDowHE, Nov. 2.-[Special Corre- spondence. r. -Ex-Gov. w. H. Smith cf Bir- mingham is speaking here in the court house now in behalf of Goodwin for con. gress in this district, to an audience of not over 100 people, several of whom are ne- groes.
 at Wedowee, and has practiced law here nearly all of his life. It has been widely circulated that he would speak here today, and his audience should have been larger. Governor Smith, personally, is liked by all parties here at his old home. and it is bs- cause of the little interest which is being taken in the approaching election that no more people are out to hear him.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-11-04
DISMISSED IN DISGRACE.
A NEGRO CHAPLAIN GETS ON A FARE WITH
 SOLDIERS AND IS DISMISSED.

A NEGRO CHAPLAIN GETS ON A FARE WITH
 SOLDIERS AND IS DISMISSED.
 WAsHINGTON, Nov. 3.-The president has decided that Chaplain Henry B. Plum mer, a colored Maryland preacher who was appointed July 1, 1884, be dismissed in dis grace from the army. Hummer was tried by court martial recently for getting drunk with enlisted msn, to the scandal of the service, and with disreputable conduct in the house of a non commissioned officer of the Ninth cavalry at Fort Robinson, Neb.
 The charges were fully substantiated be- fore the court, and Piummer, in admitting the truth Of the charges, pleaded in extenu- ation that he was compelled to associate with the enlisted men of this regiment, which is a colored command, as the white officers avoided him. He claimed that the colored men led him astray. The court re- commended his dismissal, the president approved the finding after careful consid- eration. and official orders were ordered from the war department carrying out the sentence.
 Plummer had bitherto held good repu- tation in the service, was well educated at Howard University, Washington, and his appointment was the result of strong recommendations from prominent states men.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-11-04
A MOCK FUNERAL

OF SOCIALISTS IN BosToN--A MANLY RE-
 BUKE BY AN EDITOR.
 BOSTON, Nov. 3.-A mock funeral service of rejoicing over the death of the czar oi Russia was held in Memorial hall at the south end of Boston last evening, about 2O00 Hebrews being in attendance.
 Socialist speakers and labor leaders were the orators; parodists were numerous and the music was enlivening. George T. Selikovitch, formerly editor in chief of the Jewish Eagle, was invited to address the audience, but he declined on the ground that although he disliked the czar, yet he was unwilling to trampel upon A grave.
 The general sentiment impressed was that the purim of Persia has now been suc- ceeded by the purim of I.ivadia.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-11-04
AVERAGE COTTON WEIGHTS.

average eight of Z, ,371, 1O7 bales of the cot ton crop, embracing port receipts and overland, for the two months ended October 31, was 519 69-10O pounds per bale, against 5O3 g. 100 pounds last year. Detailed aver crease over last year, l22 5-1OO pounds; Louisiana, 524 4-1OO; increase, 19 21 100; Alabama, 520; increase. 12; Georgia, 5O3 A 100; increase, 89 3-100; South Caro- lima, 5O4 4-10O; increase, 50- 100; North Carolina, 5O2 58- 100; increase, IA -1G0; Tennessee, etc., including Memphis, St. Louis and overland, 5l4 92- 100; increase, 17-10O. Net decrease for the whole as compared with the close of September, this year, 5 2-100 pounds per bale, and com- pared with the close of October last year, it shows an increase of 16 6 100 pounds.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-11-04
MASSES FOR MERGER.

MONTREAL, Nov. 8.-One thousands Jesuits, scattered throughout the world offered up masses yesterday, All Souls Day, for the repose of the soul of the late Mercier, as instructed to do by the general commander of the Jesuit order as 6 token of gratitude to his memory for the settle- ment of the Jesuit estates question in this v,roviu0o
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-11-04
DEATH RECORD.
PHILLIP A. HOYNE.

CHICAGO, Nov. 3.-Phillip A. Hoyne, United States commissioner, who has been suffering from dropsy and kidney com plaint for the past two weeks, died at 8 o'clock this morning. He was 90 years of age, and has been a resident of Chicago for more than fifty years, and has a national reputation.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-11-04
NEW OFFICERS.

ANNIsToN, Nov. 2.-[Special Correspond epce. .]-The Woodstock Guards held an election last night to fill the vacancies caused by the resignations of Capt. w. H. McKleroy and First Lieutenant Stokes, and unanimously promoted to those positions Second Lieut.. P. H. Long and First Sergt. H. l.. Cater.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-11-04
POCKET BOOK LOST.

Yesterday afternoon, on Fifth avenue, between Twenty first and Twenty fourth streets, young lady lost pocket book containing a sum of money, among which was e10 gold piece. The finder of the lost book and money can do no moro worthy act than return same, as the loser can ill afford the loss, being an industri- ous, hard working young lady, who is the sole support of an aged grandmother. Return same to the AGE HERALD office and be rewarded.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-11-04
DOINCS OF TIE COURTS. An Interesting Suit Filed in the
 Circuit Court, INVOLVING A LARGE SUM Sentence Day in the Criminal Court-Grand Jury Returns.
 The Other Courts.
INVOLVING A LARGE SUM

The Warrior Coal and Coke company is the plaintiff in R $50, 900 damage suit began in the circuit court of Jefferson county yes- terday, and which involves some points not hitherto tried in Jefferson county courts.
 The Warrior Coal and Coke company and the Mabel Mining company own adjoining properties near the town of Warrior in the northern part of the county. In the com plaint the plaintiff alleges that the defend- ant company mined and removed from said plaintiff 8 land IA 900 tons of coal. It is further averred that defendants extended their niue underground into the property of the plaintiff, taking therefrom the num- Der of tons of coal mentioned without per mission. Trespass is alleged and the plain tiff asks for $50. 900 damages. So much for the complaint.
 It is stated, but this does not appear in the complaint, that when asked to pay for the coal mined on plaintiffs land the de- fendant suggested that civil engineer be engaged to survey the property and see just how much coal had been removed. Accordingly the services of MT. Milner, the county surveyor, were sought and he made the survey. At it's conclusion he informed the companies that IA ,000 tons of coal had been mined, whereupon, 1t is said, the Mabel Mining company offered to transfer certain timbered land to the Warrior Coal and Coke company in ex- change for the coal they had mined. The Warrior company declined to accept the proposition and the filing of this suit yes- terday followed. Gen. Fred s. Ferguson represents the plaintiff.
 John Cooley filed San ejectment suit against Pete Hill, Sallie Edwards, Retta Morris and Eugene Laciers, and also asks the court to award him $500 for the deten- tion of the property. The property in question is located in the city of Birming- ham.
 >- Judgment was rendered for the defend ant in the suit of H. M. Downes vs. Ei Ask This case was on trial when off f.tf
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-11-04
FREDERICK LOVEJOY.

NEW YORK, Nov. 3.-Frederick Lovejoy, vice. president of the Adams Express com pany, died at 5:3O o'clock this morning at the Gilsey house, the immediate cause of death being an attack of paralysis.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-11-04
:. PAPER MILL BURNED.

MONTREAL, Nov. 8.-J. 0. Wilson's paper mill, at Lachune, was destroyed by Ire last night. Loss, S2o0, 900; insurance. 1. $200, ,00O. The origin of the Are is believed to have been in the shatting.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-11-04
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\ !J. 0. Kyle, B. A. jn6l lhtiff for $6755. Euson vs. k. w. Beck and
 )or $137 .6S.
 lz & Graf vs. Phillips Bros.
 ht for plaintiff for $4, ,4l9.07.
 l1hattan Silver Plate company vs. s aord y .5ss 4 Speaker; judgment for plain The non.jury docket will be called to- morrow. CITY COURT. Trial of the damage suit of Thomas F. Bailey vs. the Alabama Great Southern railroad company was resumed yesterday morning, and after examining few wit nesses continu ued until tomorrow.
 In the second division the case of D. K. McGlathery vs. the Western Assurance company, which had been ou trial since Thursday, was continued until tomorrow. No docket is set for tomorrow in the city court.
 CRIMINAL COURT.
 Judge Greene yesterday passed sentence on the following prisoners who were con- victed during the last two weeks: Allen Smith, twelve months and 154 days; George Washington, two years and 127 days; Horace Hudson, two years and l47 days; Will Roebuck. two years and 12S days;  Will Gardner, 270 days; Willie Pack, two years and 11S days; Clish Hicks, twelve months and Al days; 0. A. Johnson, two years add 180 days; Elijah Hardeman, two years and 169 days.
 The above named convicts will to Coalburg to serve out their sentences The following were sentenced to terms in the penitentiary and will go to Pratt mines:
 Thurman two cases of grand larceny, | To gary and grand larceny, ten years; Maria Brown, grand larceny, thirteen months; Ike Owens, grand larceny, thirteen months.
 The grand jury submitted a partial re- Wednesday. The following true bills were turned over to the court:
 Will Cook, grand larceny.
 Henry Martin, grand larceny.
 Ben Sims, burglary and grand larceny; West buckett, burglary and grand larceny.
 John Johnson, grand larceny.
 Jake Newby, petty larceny. William Foster, assault and battery with will spaulding, petty larceny; two Olla langford, burglary and grand larceny.
 Zeke Green, burglary and grand larceny. Charles COle, assault anu DatteEy.
 Ephraim Curry, assault and battery with a weapon.
 Robert Oilmer, murder in the second de- gree.
 Nose Mann, assault with intent to murder.
 Henry, salias Frank Martin, grand lar ceny.
 Albert Averett, grand larceny.
 Will Taylor, burglary and grand lar ceny.
 Lizzie Miller, grand larceny.
 The misdemeaner docket will be called tomorrow and on Tuesday no session of the criminal court will be held on account of that being election day.
 UNITED STATES COURT.
 Judge Bruce opened United States court here yesterday morning and held short session to pass on Q few pending issues. The following orders were made:
 Kraus Merkel Mating company vs. Birmingham Cooperative Brewing com
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-11-04
JOHN WALTER.

LONDON, Nov. 3.-John Walter, pro- prietor and publisher of the London Times, died today.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-11-04

each piece was fonuel ner those which deserve specl9l received the encores of the entire1 were the following: "Entreati solo by Miss Wheeler; "Neath u Miss Wheeler and Mir. Gardiner .and Fauns," Miss Wheeler; ct of a Sailor," MT. Gardiner; in piece by Miss Slayton; Hark dolin '' Miss Wheeler and MT This was the first of series of tainments which will be given remainder of the session, and treat to all music loving peoE tended.
 The Aerial quartette of Bosto of young ladies, will give cd college tonight. A large aud doubt attend.
 Last Wednesday morning Press Echols caught fire and stroyed. It was discovered in the morning, and the fan time to escape, saving abou furniture. Mir. Echols had fore collected his rents, whi about $500, which was a thought to have been of ind Loss about $500. No insuH
 Thursday Sheriff Thom Montgomery and returned gives as hia name T. J. who had been arrested in charged with having borro several different parties al near here, stating that he eral plantations in the ne had paid part of the m allerward went to Montgq represented himself as and in that way obtained claims to be detective a with many people in diff country. He says thai rather lively for several case comes up.
 Invitations have been the marriage of Dr. l. this place to Miss Mar of Union Springs. The place November IA.
 The infant son of White died last Sunday buried the following aft
 Dr.. Holt of Eufaula this week to see his bro who has been quite sick
 Capt. R. F. Ligon an Hendry, who have bee1 turned to their home week.
 Dr.. R. L. Lane is vii fauia.
 MT. Sidney Heard brother, Mack Heard o here visiiing relatives
 Miss Maggie Smith Il a while with relatives vile.
 Miss Owen Crawfor ing Ter cousin, Miss her home in your cit! ford is 6 lovely young friends regretted to sd
 Mir. Pric5 kdsms, days with relatives, returned home.
 Dr. Gary of Selma this week.
 Mrs. Dan Baker of visit to Mrs. Abercr
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-11-04
TUSKEGEE TATTLE.
Musical Entertainment at A. c. r. q lege-A Fire-Much Wanted
 Man Caught-Personal.

TUsKEaEE. Nov. 3.-[Special q spondence. 1.-The music faculty of tn bama Conference Female college, com of Misses Wheeler, Slayton and Prof. Gardiner, gave a delightfpk the college chappel lastlu and appreciatiX6n1r present had 9t by these p
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-11-04
ULTIMATUM

PARIS, Nov. 3.-Y ceived a dispatch French special com car !, announcing t1 the capital of Mad without receiving govern ment to t Before leaving thu formed the premie receive any comm ernment at any tin from TRmatave fol
Connecticut western news., 1894-05-03
A strange Discovery In Africa.

Unlocked for things have been found in unlikely places, but there has proba. bly been no discovery more remarkable than that of Balzac's dressing gown in the possession of the king of Dahomey. Monarchs are rarely literary, and his dusky majesty, one would think, was the very last of them to have set much value upon the personal relic of a novel ist, however distinguished. Nevertheless the French found it in the royal apart. ment at Abomey. There were some in. genious theories founded upon this cir. cumstance. One of the amazons, 1t was thought, might have been a novel read. CT and had sent to Paris to secure the interesting memento, and on the affair coming to the knowledge of her sover. eign had hastened to say she had pur. chased it for his own shoulders, for in deed he always wore it upon state occa. sions. It was not dressing gown such as literary persons in this country are wont to wear -of second class flannel worn at the edges-but of purple velvet embroidered with gold As matter oi fact, it had been given to Balzac by some of his admirers, and after his death had been bought by dealer ir curiosities, who had placed it, with oth. CT showy articles, on the west African market It is sad to think how plain tale will ''put down"-that is, destroy the materials of a fine romance London Illustrated News.
Connecticut western news., 1894-05-03
OuTlAWRY EAST AND WEST.
Vigorous Reply of Missouri Editor to aa
 Alleged Superior.

 Vigorous Reply of a Missouri Editor to an
 Alleged Superior.
 It is always the joy of certain class of people to seem scholarly, superior and philosophical. Persons of this sort talk about geographical influences on civili- zation and spin theories about character and climate. They do not understand these theories, but they think they will startle common people much as the witch tales of the garrulous grandsire scares the childrea.
 People wao talk about the prevalence of outlawry in the west are of this ilk. Given little less intelligence, and they would oper.te .divining rod to locate gold; httls less, and they would hunt up "charmp in the dark of the moon to drive away the "roonatiz;" little less, and they ould be voodoo doctors, dis pensing snake oil and broth made of black cats eyes. There are very few removes from the voodoo priest to the piggish simpleton who gibbers about the outlaw ry of the west.
 Thers is no more outlawry in the west than there is in the east. It wasn't so very long ago that Oliver Curtis Perry, New York highwayman, robbed train and stole an engine on which to make his escape. Just last week a gang of tramps, less than 100 miles from New York, stole train of Pullman cars and held it 24 hours, and the officers dared not approach to molest them.
 l. The Homestead affair happened at the east; the Borden murder and the Christy Warden murder both occurred in a DOT ton of the east that is particularly effete; Mrs. Halliday of Newburg, who killed a mess of summer boarders for breakfast and butchered her husband for tea, is an eastern product. The man who raked S105, 900 out of treasury vault was an eastern man, and Carlyle Harris was of the east eastern. He rolled his ITS, J broadened his "a's" and wore pointed beard.
 The list might be continued indefinite | ly and the whole west searched for 8 parallel to any of the horrors of the east. The "outlawry" in the country beyond the Missouri river sounds wise, ponder ous and scholarly when used on the other side of the Alleghanies, but it will not bear close inspection. Outlawry has no ''pent up Utica," Ithaca, Elmira. Al bany, Kings county or Springfield, Mass, to contract it's powers. It is as broad in extent as man is depraved.- Kansas City Star.
Connecticut western news., 1894-05-03
A Parallel to Tyndalrs Death.

In The Annual Register for 1929 there is to be found a case curiously parallel in many of its details to the sad death of Professor Tyndall. The entry runs as follows:
 s'In May of this year there died at his house in Hill street, Berkeley square, in his sixty-eighth year, the Hon. and Most Rev. William Stuart, fifth and youngest son of John Earl of Butte, archbishop of Armagh and lord prinate of all Ireland. His death was occasioned by mistake in administering quantity of laudanum instead of draft which had been pre- viously prescribed. His grace having expressed some impatience that the draft had not arrived, Mrs. Stuart inquired of swered in the affirmative she desired it might be brought to her immediately. The under butler went to the porter and demanded the draft for his master. The man had just received it, together with a two ounce vial of laudanum for his own use, which he was in the habit of taking occasionally in small quantities for dis ease with which he was afflicted. Most unluckily in the hurry of the moment, instead of giving the draft intended for the archbishop, he accidentally substitut- ed the bottle which contained the lauda- mum. In few minutes the mistake was discovered, but before medical assistance could be procured he was beyond relief" Westminster Gazette.
Connecticut western news., 1894-05-03
An Approved Criticism.

Stuart labored under one rather an moving disadvantage while painting a portrait of Washington, disadvantage which has become historic, and which arose from the circumstance of Wash ington's i'll fitting set of false teeth.
 As Stuart said, When painted him, he had just had set of false teeth in serted, which accounts for the con- strained expression so noticeable about the mouth and the lower part of the face !"
 Enough has been made of this, and more than enough. There is even an anecdote about Stuart having persuaded his famous sitter to stuff cotton in his mouth while he was being painted. Miss Jane Stuart gives the following amusing account of a narrow escape of her father:
 ''While talking one day with Gen eral Lee my father happened to remark that Washington had tremendous tenn per, but held it under wonderful con- trol.
 General Lee breakfasted with the president and Mrs Washington few days afterward.
 ' I saw your portrait the other day, said the general. but Stuart says you have tremendous temper.
 Upon my word, said Mrs. Wash ington, coloring, MT. Stuart takes a great deal upon himself to make such a remark'
 "'But stay, my dear lady, said Gen. eral Lee. He added that the president had it under wonderful control.
 With something like smile Gen eral Washington remarked, He is right. '''-New England Magazine.
Connecticut western news., 1894-05-03
HUNTSVILLE and SOUTH CANAAN

Miss Belle Futile, of Hartford, is the guest of her cousin, Miss Name Blodgett.
 John Mclean and son, of Patterson, N. J., are at NJ. U. Deans where they will remain for some time to come They are employed in gathering hoop poles in the interest of New York city firm.
 MT and Mrs E. Houghtaling and daughter, of Egremont. Mass, and Mrs Sarah Porter, of Ellsworth, were guests of Mrs Geo. Cooper over Sunday.
 Mrs Hiljah Deming celebrated her 95th birthday Sunday, April 22nd. Mon day number of her friends called with hearty congratulations and good wishes.
 Mrs w. l. Willard is spending few days with her parents, Mir and Mrs O. Marsh, at their home in Cornwall.
 Geo. Hanchett vas at his home in this place for short time last week.
 Miss Patience Crossman will spend the summer at Cornwall, at the home oi Mir Chas Marsh.
 Miss b. E Yale has returned to hei home in this place where she intends remaining for the coming season,
Connecticut western news., 1894-05-03
W EST CORNw ALL.

Master Ray Powell returned last week from visit at Newburgh.
 Miss Dell Cochrane is visiting at Long Hill .
 Joseph Memm ott was home over Sun day. He is at work in Waterbury.
 Agent W. s. Powell is moving into the upper apartments of Mrs Daniel Baldwin's house.
 William Oliver is building large henery.
 Stewart Long is having his house painted.
 Smith & Sons are distributing car load of white seed corn at low prices.
 The remains of Miss Rebecca Hitch cock, formerly of this town, was brought here from Danbury last Friday for in- torment at North Cornwall, aged 72 years. She had been an exemplary member of the above church for 42 years.
 Soda water from the Arctic regions on "izz" next week at the drug store Only pure fruit juices used. "Queen Sherbet," the latest and most delicious syrup ever drawn at 5c per glass. Try 1t.
 Frank Hsllett, of Bridgeport, spent Sunday with his family here.
 The millinery emporium Is a regular Beehive" nowadays. The largest assortment ever carried. Over 300 diff ferent styles of the nobbiest and most popular shapes. The third invoice of those iaunty sailors just opened and go- ing at 25c. Some elegant silk and lace capes elaborately spangled with jet. Latest thing out.