Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-11

OIAhd6D WIFI Lm LALh drew Slaton, colored, charged with embez- element, is confined in the county jail.
 ON A SERIOUS CHARGE.-Lem Johnson, colored, is in the county jail charged with an assault with intent to rape Cora Miller, small girl, near Elyton.
 FIRE AT NORTH BIRM1NaHAM.-Yeste day afternoon at 2 o clock the store house occupied by R. R. Stobert was discovered to be on fire, and was extinguiehed after doing damage to the extent of S200. No clue as to the origin.
 To HEAR SAM JoNEs.-A party of cyclers will leave this city early tomorrow morn- ing for Shelby Springs to hear Rev. Sam P. Jones preach. They will return on train from that place in the evening.
 CITY TAX SALE DAY.-City Tax Collector Robert Warnock, is going to sell long list of city property before the city hall this morning, beginning at 10 o'clock, property upon which city taxes have not been paid. =
 To HIS DYING FATHERS BEDsrDE.-Mr. M. J. Sleep, the popular representative of the American Pig Iron Storage Warrant company at this place, received telegram from McKeesport, Pa., announcing the fatal illness of his father. He left at once for that place, accompanied by his wife.
 MIsUsED THE MAIL.-W. c. McNaren of Fort Payne was brought to this city yes- terday by Deputy Marshal H. H. Wilia ms, charged with misusing the mails. He is said to have used official envelopes for pri- vate purposes. United States Commis- sioner Burney issued the warrant.
 OFFICIAL CoUNT.-The official count of the vote polled in last Mondays election will be made at the court house today by Judge Porter, Sheriff Morrow and Circuit Court Clerk Mccarthy. The counting will begin at noon. The official count in every county in the state will begin at the same hour at the various court houses in the state.
 A BANANA TRAIN.-Eary yesterday morning a banana train of twenty cars passed through this city over the Louis- vile and Nashville road from Mobile en route to Chicago. The train was making as the through mail. The train was the first to be loaded at the Gulf City's new dock.
 COURT DocKET.-The city court docket for the months of September and October has been printed in neat pamphlet form for the convenience and information ot the attorneys. Court meets on the first Mon- day in September, ,on which day the default and motion docket will be called. The first division will try jury cases and the second non-jury and chancery cases. The cban- cery docket will be called the second Mon- day in October.
 AN ESCAPE BROUGHT BA OK. N Yesterday afternoon F. M. Council, special agent of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company, returned from Fayetteville, bol lnI l~<o, J.h M.,l- lins, an escaped convict from the farms at Wetumpka. Mullins is about 19 years old, and has all the appearances of hard citizen. He was sent up for twenty years for murder. He will serve his sentence at Pratt mines.
 ABLE TO TRAvEL.-Col. J. F. B. Jack son, who, it will be reme mbered met with the misfortune of having his leg broken in Nashville about two months ago, has so far recovered as to be able to travel. He ar rived in this city yesterday, and left almost immediately for Greenvilie, 5. O., where he will spend the remainder of the heated term. He was joined here by his son, Sparks. Mrs. Jackson will join them later at Greenville. Colonel Jackson, by the aid of crutches, is able to walk a little ways, and hopes scon to be able to dis card his sticks.
 SOMETHING OF IMPoRTANCE.-The fol- lowing resolution of the outheastern Terff association relative to Birmingham will be found worthy of perusal: A recent investigation having developed 8 number of material defects in the fire department and water supply, the executive committee at meeting held on August 2-4, 1894, adopted the following resolution: Resolved, That from and after August 6, 1894, the three fo urths value clause be substituted in place of the 75 per cent CO., insurance clause in all policies covering ou property located in Birmingham, except such as, by special action of the association, are required to carry some form of CO., insurance. SOUTHERN RECIPES.