Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-24
LOCAL LACONICS.
Gathered, Noted and Condensed
 by Age-Herald Reporters.
SAYINGS ANDD0INGS AT HOME

Items, Personal and Otherwise,
 Including a General Resume
 of Birmingham Matters.
 LICENSED TO WED.-Marriage licenses was issued out of the probate judge's office yesterday to MT. H. Hood and Miss Udesa Victoria Davis.
 GONE TO LIyINGsToN.-Mrs. J. o. Cross has gone for few weeks visit to Living ston, health and pleasure seeking. She is guest of Mrs. G. A. Brown while there.
 THE SHERIFF RETURNs.e-Sh Nor row returned yesterday from Whne Sul- went Saturday to visit his family aud take a short rest.
 PoWDERLY ROAD TO BE SoI.D.-A decree has been entered in the United States court ordering the sale of the Birmingham, Pow derly and Bessemer railroad. The sale will take place some time in the latter part of August.
 SAKs' CORNER. work of tearing down and removing the old Mare build- ing, on the corner of First avenue and Nineteenth street, is progressing rapidly, and Saks' handsome new three story cloth ing house will soon ornament the promi- nent spot.
 GoRGEoUsLY GRAND.--Mr. Henry B. Gray, who with his family is summering on Red mountain, describes the scene of the burning of the Caldwell house as gor- geously grand-an illumination of the valley beyond the power of true pen or word description.
 RAILROAD SALE CONFIRMED. The sale of the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad company has been con. firmed by the United States court and that road is now the property of the Southern Railway company, they having bought 1t i1 at the recent sale.
 HIDDEN TREASURES. .--Underneath 20- foot pile of fallen brick in the Caldwell ruins is the office safe, and in this safe are valuable papers, diamonds and other val uable jewels. The safe is good one and has 10 doubt protected the treasures. It will be opened as soon as it can be reached.
 RETURNED FROM ST. CLAIR.-Misses Mai Claire Milner and Daisy Moody, who have been at St. Clair Springs the past few weeks, returned home yesterday. St. Clair Springs are becoming very popular with Birmin gham people, of whom there are quite number summeriDg at that re- sort.
 EDITOR GREER.-Mr. c. H. Greer, edi- itor Of the Opelika News, made the AGE- HERALD pleasant call yesterday. He re- ports Lee county in a most prosperous con- dition-farmers independent and happy, living at home and boarding at the same place; and says that Opelika and the News are still on top.
 ON SHADES MoUNTAIN.-A delegation of ID breezes of Shades mountain. Among the number are Mrs. J. B. Francis and son, Netscher Snyder and Misses Alma and Min nie M. Lane. Miss Snyder spent yesterday in this city, returning 10 the mountain last night.
 PROSPECTS BRIGHT.-Our democratic speakers who have been canvassing Jei- ferson county report prospects for demo. cratic success most excellent. The farmers are beginning to rally to Colonel Oates in behalf of the party of law and order, and Jefferson county may be counted squarely in line for democracy.
 Two MEN TO LEAD.-Our home reserve forces to do effective work in case of an emergency should have true and tried leaders, and no doubt will find them. Men of the determined stamp of Capt. c. T. Hardeman and Dr. J. B. LuckIe are needed for the work of upholding and defending law, peace ana oroer.
 A Coop SAFE.-Yesterday morning MT. Henry w. Perry succeeded in reaching the large iron safe of the Perry Mason Shoe company, had 1t removed from the hot debris, opened twithout difficulty and found all valuable papers, money, etc., in well preserved, frst-class condition. That was good safe.
 ONE MORE ARREST. Rivers Gales was lodged in the county jail yesterday and the charge of murder entered against him. Gales is charged with being in the mob which fired on the guard and miners at Pratt mines week ago. Including the 116 strikers there are now nearly 150 people in the Jefferson county jail charged with murder.
 MAJ. D. L. HIGpoN.-In response to "a telegraphic summons by Governor Jones this gallant officer has returned from leu nessee, and again taken command of the commlssary department of the state troops stationed here. He was busy all day yes terday gathering supplies for camps, and the soldier boys are assured of plenty to eat.
 BRIDAL PRESENTS LOST. MT. Ben F. Moore. and wife, who are on visit to relatives in Georgia, left their personal effects in their rooms at the Cald- well and lost them ali. Among the arti- cles lost were many of the couples bridal presents, which were as handsome and costly as any ever brought by bride to Birmingham.
 noon Dr. Caldwell returned from Baltimore lnresponse to a telegram announcing to him the burning of the hotel An AGE- HERALD man talked with him yesterday,