Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-31
OVER THE STATE.
Happenings and Sayings Clipped From
 Alabama Exchanges.


 Opeika News: Three bales of new cotton came in this morning.
 Greensboro Beacon: MT. George Mackey of Brush Creek had the misfortune to have three of his fingers torn off by the explo- sion of dynamite cartridge In his hand.
 Tuskaloosa Times: The first bale of cot ton of the season was brought in town to- day by MT. G. w. 'SomerVile, and was bought by Friedman & Rosenau, who paid therefor cents per pound.
 Greensboro Beacon: Noah Morgan, a thrifty colored farmer, who lives few miles east of Greensboro, marketed bale of cotton here last Friday. It was the second bale received this year.
 Guntersville Democrat; John T. McDer- mott of Big Spring aud Green B. Mardis and Sam L. Mardis of Brooksville report extra good prospect for large yields of corn and cotton at the head of Big Spring val- ley.
 Oneonta News Dispatch: MT. Eli Glover was found dead a few days ago, lying across the shafts of his one OK cart, near Garden City. He was well known in this section. Heart failure was the cause of his death.
 Wilcox New Era: On the Mobile and Bir- mingham railroad, between Alberta and Mcdonald stations, stick of timber fell on negro brakeman who was at work on the pile-driver train and broke his leg. The negro was taken to Gaston, where he re- ceived medical attention.
 Wire Grass Siftings: We are told that one of the best merchants of Chipley, Fla, intends marketing his cotton right here in Dothan. He sold some here last year and claims to have made more clear money out of it than he did from cotton sold in New Orleans, Mobile or Savannah. Dothan is a hummer.
 Wilcox New Era: We are having too rain fha Uood of The fodder and hay crops are being much inter- fered with and damaged, and the opening cotton is suffering under this protracted wet spell. We hope TOT fair weather soon, to give our people what is needed to make good the glorious prospect of an abundant harvest.
 Guntersviile Democrat: Deputy Marshal George ". Clark is getting in his work al- ready. He is pulling the violators of reve- nue laws right along. It is said that there are nearly 100 of these in this county alone, and the adjoining counties have their quota also. The moonshiners are not alone in violating the revenue laws, and MT. Clark is duty bound to push every case which comes under his surveillance until the of- fender is punished.
 Eutaw Mirror: Marshal Musgrove paid our town a visit last week. We imagine that he was looking for some sort of tiger with defective vision. We hear that such striped animals are plentiful hereabouts, ana we suppose duu pTaCblCe have made phenominal nose for such in- stitutions on United States officials. They don't seem to need to have head on them or a bank behind them to prepare them to smell out these dangerous anlmals-they just naturally find them, aa they always run in company.
 Washington County News: A few nights ago our young friend, Walter Gordy, who resides in Southside, retired to his bed and, as usual, hung his pantaloons on the head post of his bed. Early in the morning he got up to resume his daily duties, and taking his pants from the bed post ran his leg into the cavity for that purpose. But he didn't let 1t stay long. No, he with. drew 1t very quickly and gave the house. hold shock with long, keen squawk like a woman who had seen q mouse. During this time badly scared chicken snake, 8 feet long, was making 6 rapid exit out of the other end of the pant leg. Walter hasn't recovered yet, so they say; anyhow, he wasn't out with his girl Sunday.
 Opelka News: MT. James Moore, aged about 65 years. left his son's home near Salem at noon last Monday to spend the evening fishing in 8 neighboring stream. The old gentleman issubject to spasms and nervous attacks, and has been in the habit of willing the time away angling in the creeks and lagoons abundanty located in that vicinity, and spending the night with the neighbors and relatives not infre- quently. By failing to return home MoE- day night occasioned no alarm. Failing to make his appearance yesterday morning inuuiries were made at the houses he was in the habit of visiting, to no avail. His son, MT. James Moore, of the firm of Moore, Allen & Co. of this oity, was telegraphed the facts in the case and left at once for Salem, to aid in the search for his missing father. The diff ferent water ways were thor oughly dragged, while others searched the surrounding forests without finding sim gle trace of the aged and feeble man. The neighbors and friends continued the search this morning and finally found the body in a lagoon, cold in death, within few hun dred yards of his home. The supposition is that the old gentleman was attacked with one of his chronic nervous spells and aimlessly wandered into the lagoon and drowned himself while in this deranged mental condition.