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Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-22
DESHA USES A KNIFE.
Candidate Assaults an Owens Man-Much Excitement.

CINCINNATI, O., Sept. 21.--A Commer- cial Gazette special from Lexington, Ky. says: Desha Breokinridge had a sensa' tional atercation with James Dusnne Liv. ingston, formerly of New York city, ir the Phenix hotel at 5:30 this afternoon.
 Livingston was standing at the news and cigar stand reading an afternoon paper when Desha Breckinridge came in and bought package of cigarettes. Living ston spoke to Desha and extended his hand, saying: "'It is all over now. We ought to be friends. Shake hands.''
 BTeckinridge, with an angry look on hls face, replied: "No, you one horse scoun- drel, will not take your hand. You pro- fess to be mans friend and then stab him in the back.''
 Livingston replied to this by saying that he had done nothing of the kind, when Breckinrdge called him d-d liar.
 Then Livingston struck at Desha and knocked his glasses off, following this up with blow on the neck. Desha reached for his hip pocket and instantly flashed in the air the long, bright blade Of big dirk Both men were as pale as death Liv- 1ngston, In moment of desperation grabbed at the glittering blade, which Brecklnridge had aimed at his heart The snlfe went between the second and third fingers of Livingston's right hand, cutting the third finger to the bone. The cold steel sent shudder through Livingston s frame and he grasped his right hand with hls left in order to stop the terrible flow of blood that was dyeing the tiling of the lobby. Desha Breckinridge seemed to de- sire no more blood and gave Livingston two strong kicks.
 The hotel clerk and several bystanders rushed in and seized Breckiuridge, and at the same instant Matt Lane, strou 2 Brecklnridge man, ran up and said he would take hand in helping Desha. Two witnesses say that Lane also fourshed a big knife, but Lane denies this.
 Livingston was hurried into tue wash room, where his injuries were bathed, aud he wae then taken to the office of phy- slclan, where his hand was dressed. A friend then took Livingston home in a buggy, and Desha Breckinrdge went to his rooms across the street.
 After the row the Owens men began to talk, and one of them, who has the repu- tatIon of not knowing what fear is, said: {: ''lf Desha Breckinridge and his friends in- tend to exterminate all the men who worked for Owens, as they seem to want to do, they will have to enlarge the cemetery. This sort of thing won't do, D matter how sore they are. They may just as well take their medicine.''
 J. Duanne Livingston is a man of about GU years and is the financial agent of J. Kennedy Tod, owner of the Kentucky Union railroad. He was strong Owens man and worked night and day for the vic- torious candidate. He is from New York city, and it is said that he belonged to Tammany.
 When seen by your correspondent, while his wound was being dressed, hs said; "I
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-22
IT WAS A GOOD CATCH.

A YOUNG WOMAN LEADS ro-'raF ARREST OF
 ACoUNTERFEITER.
 WARRINGTON, Sept. 21.-The arrest last night of A. H. Hof1ey, alias Waterman, {, at Ashley, Ill.,, is regarded as very im- portant capture by the chief of the secret service, Mir. Hagen. The plate which he counterieited (the $20 Manning note) was so well calculated to deceive that an Arkansas sheriff, who made the first arrest in the case, sent to the treasury a genuine note, along with one of the counterfeit, as a sample of the counterfelts. This count terfeit has been made less than three months, and it is be- lieved that not more than $4000 was printed. The plate was made by photo engraving process on copper.
 Young Hoffiey, who did the work, is only 25 years of age, and it is believed was once employed in the bureau of engraving and printing in this city. The Wilson brothers, who were arrested at Jonesboro, Ark. and who were .shovingo the conn- terfeits, are wealthy lumber dealers. They advanced the money for the plate, it is al- legged.
 Young Hoffl ey came to grief through a woman. He was traced to Buffalo through her, and captured on his return to Ashley by means of directions sent to the Buffalo po5toffice about forwarding his mail.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-22

A good idea of the variety of color to be found in the gladiolus may be had by ex. amining bed of seedlings. It is pretty generally known, says George Such of South Amboy, that the gladiolu, does not come true to seed, but very few realize how many colors and shades and marking there can be until they try in bed of thousand or more to find two stalks with flowers alike The best effect for the door, yard or lawn is produced by massing the colors harmoniously, by using named va rieties In very light, sandy soil I plant tho bulbs from to inches deep, accord ing to size. If planted shallow, the new bulb formed on top of the old one will be too near the surface of the ground, and the first dry weather will check free growth and materially injuro the fowering- Philadelphia Ledger
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-22

How hard it is to see the dear ones grad ually losing their hold on life and fading away.
 No home, however guarded, but has some dear one for whom anxiety never ceases.
 Father and mother breaking down under heavy cares, or sister or a brother grow ing thin, pale and weaker day by day.
 Into these sad homes Paine's celery com pound comes like messenger of mercy. There Is sure to be some near relative or friend who owes recovery from some debili- tating sickness to Paine's celery compound. The family physician, no matter of what school, recommends it and tells of others who became vigorous by it's use.
 This is the usual story of the entrance of thls remarkable blood purifier and nerve stren gtheDer into so many homes in every city and V llage In the United States.
 It restores ht thy, nervous action of the
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-22
They Bought Burning Houses.

One of the strangest businesses in an cient Rome is mentioned by Juvenal in his Satires, :" and we hear of it also from historians It consisted of buying houses on fire, The speculator hurried to the scene, attended by slaves carrying bags of money and others carrying tools, judged the chances of salvage and made bid to the distracted house owners who were glad to accept anything, as a rule. The bar gain struck in all haste, this earliest of fro assprers set his slaves to work and secured what he could. Sometimes even he put out the flames, and so made coup" It was as business for capitalists, but tho poorest who speculated in q small way could hardly lose if he had presence of mind enough to grasp the chances.
 Thus Cato the elder, and, above all, Crassus laid the foundations of their wealth. The latter had a passion for such gambling He gradually collected a force of carpenters, masons md such artificers slaves of fcourse-which reached 500 men. Not only did he buy houses on fre but also, enlarging upon the common practice, he made bid for those adjoining which stood in danger. His proposals were com monly welcome, so helpless were the peo- plc and so great the peril By this means Crassus became the greatest owner of house property in Rome. Maga. zine.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-22

heart; sends purer, richer blood through the intricate ventricles and chambers of this vital organ and equaliZes it's action by regulating the nervous system.
 Paine's celery compound cures speedily and permanently all disorders due to jm- pure blood and badly nourished nerves and nerve centers.
 MT. Claud Clary, picture of whose wife appears above, writing from his home in Moth Topeka, Ks., says:
 ''l have been a sufferer from nervousness fer years and have used several remedies, none of which dld me any good. This sea- son had severe attack and tried Paine's c.lery compound. One bottle gave me iaa- mediate relief. I used two bottles and am as well today as eyer was.
 My wife has also used the medicine with much relief. I have recommended it to several of my friends and am sure that they are itisfied W tn it..
 Try it once and be convinced from per- sonal experiences.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-22
GEoRGIA's JUNIOR SENATOR

ADDRESSES THE YOUNG DEMOCRATIC
 LEAGUE IN ATLANTA.
 ATLANTA, Ga., Sept. H.-Senator Walsh, junior representative from Georgia in the higher branch of the national congress, de- livered an address before large audience here tonight, having come at the invitation of the Young Democratic league of Fulton county.
 There was great enthusiasm over the ar guments advanced by the speaker for the support of the democratic party. He traced the work that the democratic con- gress has done for the country. He showed the great advantages to come from the reason of the tariff according to the stipu- lations of the senate tariff bill; spoke in favor of free coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 made a strong argument setting forth the righteousness of the income tax and in many ways showed that the party in power has done much of it's duty as was possible under existing circumstances.
 The speech was well received and Senator Walsh was given grand reception by the Democratic league. In closing his speech he said he had been slow to accept the honor of the appointment from Governor Northen as senator from this state, but de- clared tbat he would be slow to resign it now, and therefore, he was in the race for election to the long term. He was loudly cheered
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-22
HOUSEHOLD TYRANTs.
--s 4 Young Woman's Advice as to How They Should ue Treated.

6uOuiu bS AIedbcOs
 am opposed to the household tyrants, be they men or women, but I think that the latter show to a little tho worst adyan- tage of the two.
 If they would only conflne their dicta- torship to tho privacy of their own apart ments, it mightn't be so bad, but they don't do that.
 They love to show their authority pub licly, and the larger tho audience tho great. CT their satisfaction.
 Perhaps the overburdened husband will sneak up stairs with some other males this is supposing that tho couple arc out yisiting-and sit down to little game of cards.
 He has had as much as 10 minutes of this possibly and is beginning to pick up little and really commences to fancy that he is a man and owns himself again, when his castle is knocked to bits by quick step, a nervous knock, an angry face and sharp voice.
 "Oh, so you're up here playing cards, are youP That was nice way to sneak off, wasn't itf'
 Well, dear, you seemed so busy talk ing to the other ladies -
 "l got through ages ago. Come along, it's time to go home."
 But, dearie, 1 must finish this game. won't bo but few minutes"
 "Oh, very woll can go home alone And out she haunts, leaving the poor wretch to pay his losses, hustle into his coat and follow her amid the ill concealed jeers of his companions.
 Were that man, married to that wom- an, 1 should remark;
 You will go down stairs and wait for me until l get ready to take you home, and when we're there I shall have some thing to say to you"
 Then I'd draw four cards to flush and go on with the game.-Polly Pry in New York Recorder.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-22

took Desha's abuse and made no attempt to resent it until he called me liar. Then l had to hit him. think I saved myself from fatal stab by grabbing his knife.o
 Just before the trouble occurred with Livingston Desha and Lane, who were walking up Main street in front oi the Breckinridge headquarters, met Gs orge B. Kinkaid, who made several speeches during the campaign, denouncing Colonel Breck- inridge In the most scathing terms. Desha Breckinridge said to Judge Kinkaid that the election was over and that he wanted to tell him he was d-.n liar. He also applied several other vile epithets to the judge, who replied that he was unarrned and did not want to have any difficulty in the open streets. Desha told him to go and arm himself and he would meet him anywhere or at any time. He repeated this several times.
 Then Lane, who is a comparative stranger here, having recently come to Lexington from Mount Sterling, said, addressing the judge: "So this is Judge ipkaid Is it? When you said that decent people would not entertain Colonel Breckinridge you lied. My sister entertained him in Wood ford county aud l say to you that you are a G. d-s- of b."
 Judge Kinkaid again said that he wanted no trouble on the street and that he was not armed, when Lane threw his coat of and said that he was not armed either, and then repeated the language that be had previously used to the judge. Kinkaid then walked out on the street toward his home.
 When seen by your correspondent Lane said: "Yes, l called him A G. d. B. of b., and 1 will fight him any way he wants to fight, and what is more if any of his friends want to take it up will fight them, too.''
 By this time number of strong Owens men, at least one of whom has already killed his man, began to crowd into the lobby of the hotel. One of Colonel Breck- inridgs's friends, fearing that there would be trouble with Lane, got J. Breckinridge Wiley, strong Breckinr idge supporter, to go in and persuade Lane to leave the hotel. At first Lane declined to go, but after taking drink with Wiley he listened to the latter's advice and went home.
 Judge Kinkaid is a great grandson of Isaac Shelby, the first governor of Ken lucky, and is first cousin of J. L. Shelby, Colonel Breckinridge's law partner, who slapped Attorney Johnson in the face dur ing the famous Pollard trial. Judge Kim kad is about 42 years of age. He has al- ways been considered man of the highest physical courage. and everybody expects that blood will be shed before this trouble is over.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-22
TERSELY TOLD.
Matinee at o'Brien,s this afternoon.

Matinee at O'Brien's 8 this afternoon.
 You can buy shoes cheap at c. H. Frau cis', fof2 Second avenue.
 The Hewlett corner is being worked on, and the stench that has long been so odious will soon be removed.
 T. c. King is receiving large shipments of shoes, bought almighty cheap. Cash talks. You can buy shoes very low there.
 About forty negroes left yesterday after noon over the Birmingham Mineral for Compton to work in the quarries of J. w.. Worthington & Co.
 A large number of visitors from Bes- semer are expected in the city today owing u the very low rate offered them by the Birmingham and Bessemer Railway com pany.
 The last party of bill posters for Barnum & Bailey's greatest show on earth are in the city, fairly lining it with pictures. Catchy Autographs are to be seen every where.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-22
MEN WHO STOOD HIGH

HELD FOR SHOWING QUEER-cAUaHT DEAD
 TO RIGHT.
 ST. LOUIS, Sept. 21.-The United States secret service officers of tbi district have ar- rested Adam fl. Hofn y of Ashley, Ill.,, and J. 0. and H. s. Wilson of Jonesboro, Ark. i, upon the charge of making and '.shoving' counterfeit money.
 men show that they were killed in liar mony.
 At Hoffiey's home the off oers found a com plete counterfeiti lg outfit, including two presses, paper, ink. acid, thread paper, plates, etc.. in quantities large money. Hof1ey has always stood well in Ashley and hls arrest is surprise there. The counterfeit is of the S20 silver cerlifi- cate and issdangerous.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-22
KNOWLEDGE

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 Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug gists in soc and $1 bottles, but it is man. ufactured by the California Fig Syrup Go. only, whose name is printed on every package, also the name, Syrup of Figs, and being well informed, you will not accept any substitute if offered.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-22

William Shannon of Syracuse was killed and Fireman c. E. Lambkin was seriously hurt by an aoci lent on the West Shore road today. Just east of Bowmansville the east bound train met mixed freight. One of the middle cars in the westbound train was off the rails pumping along. On curve, where the trains met, the car was thrown with great violence against the cab, in which sat the engineer, brakeman and fireman. The engineer was not badly hurt.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-22
ANOTHER SIDE OF IT.

LONDON, Sept. 21.-The Times Shang hai correspondent telegraphs that special cable dispatch from Japan states that three Japanese waIships, the names of which are not given, were destroyed and the Hi Yei Kan severely damaged by fire during the recently naval battle with the Chinese. The Matushima and Setikio were also seri ously injured. The dispatch further says the Japanese official sdvices are palpably lncOmp plete.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-22

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 Mrs. JOHN G. FOSTER, of SS Chapiil Street, Cd1l- dnddigud, N. r., says: "I was troubled with eczema, or salt-rhcum, seven years. l doctored with a number of our home physicians, also with Rochester, New York. and Philadelphia doctors, and received no benefit. ] paid out hum dreds of dollars to no pl
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Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-22
WAN TED IN ATLANTA.

Yesterday morning Officer Gambill went down to Meridian and arrested E. D. Sum mers tor being wanted in Atlanta on a charge of embezzlement oi $200 from pro- duce commission merchant. He was To- cated by Officers Bodeker. Gambill and Wiggins. There is said to be reward for Summers, and he will probably be carried to Atlanta today.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-22

The Worlds fair award to Dr. Prices Baking Powder speaks for itself. It pro- claims the superiority of this popular brand oyer every other.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-22

A great many errors in the ancient ma uscripts were perpetuated by a rule of the monastic orders, that a copy must be ex- actly followed by the scribe; even when he perceived mistake he must not correct it.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-22

The St. Louis bridge has central span of 520 feet, the si!c sl3ai.s Icing 500 feet each. It cost, including tho railroad tun- nel $10, 1000, 000 Tho Merchants bridge is 3, 420 feet long and cost LOGO, 900.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-22

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Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-22
A RECORD

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Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-22
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Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-22
Soior of GIadioii.

Marie Antoinette, the queen of Louis XVI, gave name to Marietta, o.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-22

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Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-22
A FATAL RUN OFF,

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Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-22

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Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-22
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Arizona republican., 1894-11-23
"WHAT ARE WE FIBRE FORT"
Web Flanagan's Own Story of How He
 Uttered the Famous Remark.


 Uttered the Famous Remark.
 Flanagan, of Texas,' is the name that always brings up famous ques- tion-"What are we here for?" Whether in New York, Chicago or San Francisco, that name on the hotel register always brings a crowd of peo- pie to see the man who originated one of the most famous phrases ill Ameri- can politics. The sentence has gone into history and become part of it. It was one of the memorable incidents of one of the most memorable conventions that ever assembled in America, the Chicago national republican convention which defeated Grant and nominated Garfield. Ever since then somebody in every convention, large or small, has arisen to ask: What are we here for?'' Web Flanagan, of Henderson, Rusk county, Texas, is the man who said it first of all. To writer for the Calves ton News the other night Flanagan told the story of the phrase. This is the way he told it:
 1t was in Chicago in 1SSO was a member from Texas in the national convention. When the committee on platform and resolutions reported Barker, of Massachusetts, offered to in- sert a plank pledging the party to civil service reform. l arose in my place and said: ''Mr. President, Texas has had quite enough of civil service re- form. Out of thirteen hundred offices in that state one thousand of them are filled by democrats We believe that to the victors belong the spells. Every proposition of this sort comes from states that are threatened with mug wump invasion. Sir, the boys in the trenches are demanding recognition. Party service entities them to some thing at the party's hands. They need the offices and, sir, what are we here for but for the offices?' Immediately the delegates and the galleries yelled. They shouted till they were hoarse, and it was several minutes before the chairman was finally able to restore order. The next day the incident was in all the papers, and from then till now it has been travelling around the earth. 1 have seen it in foreign papers and have heard it time and again in national conventions since then. It was simply a forcible way had of ex- pressing myself. I never had the slightest idea that my chief claim to fame should be a chance expression in the confusion of a great national body"