Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-10

WATCH LARCENY--Tom Williams, white man, has been arrested for stealth gold watch.
 A WIFE BEATER.-Charles Thompson is registered at the police station. The charge is assault and battery on his wife.
 FOR EMBEZZLEMENT.- "a. W. Mont gomery, sa white man, has been arrested for embezzlemenL of pistol from A. AL britton.
 STILL VERY WHARF.-The weather con- tinues to be hot and sultry and the usna! question :Is it hot enough9' is being heard in the land.
 BUTroNHoLINa BEaINs.-Now that the gubernatorial race is a thing of the past the usual button holing incident to con- gressional race is going on.
 A RUNAwAY.-A young man was sitting in a buggy in front of the Morris last night when an approaching dummy frightened the horse, which ran away, wrecking the buggy, throwing the young man out and injuring him somewhat.
 UNFoRTUNATE.-"I have been very un- fortunate,' said Birmingham beau. 'sLast year fell in love with Southside belle, and fellow named Eli came along
 
 girl, and man named Sullivan has steppe d
 in the ring and I am expecting to get knocked out.
 To BE SHIPPED TO LYNCHBURa. .-E. Erswell, the undertaken, received a mes- structing him to take charge of the body of W. l.. Webb, who committed suicide in the Southern hotel Tuesday night, embalm it and ship same to that place. The body will be shipped this morning.
 CAPTURED A SUPPOSED THIEF.-Officer Disheroon of the police police arrested a negro yesterday morning on suspicion who had in his possession one gentleman 's gold watch and one ladies' gold watch and chain and four gold rings, ali of which are sup- posed to have been stolen. The property is in the hands fthe police; also the negro.
 OFF TO MoNTREAL.-Chief Mullin has gone to Montreal, Canada, to attend the annual meeting of the Chiefs of Fire De- pertinent association which will be in ses- sion August IA to IS inclusive. The chief is accompanied by his wife. In Cinci nati today Chief Mullin will join the Ohio chiefs from where they will go to Montreal in body. During Chief Mullins absen ce the department is commanded by Captain Roller.
 FIRE IN THE HEWLETT BLocK. About Il O CLOCK yesterday morning telephOne alarm was sent in to the fire department headquarters announcing blaze in the third story of the Hewlett block. The en- tire department responded in short order. It was ascertained that the fire was located in lot of trash and old papers in small room in the east side of the building. No damage was done. How the fire originated is mystery.
 CRUELTY OF A SUMMER RESORT PHO. PRIEToR.-Not many people went off to the springs this summer. The hard times, the excitement in the city and the cool weather all combined to keep our citizens at home. As a consequence the summer hotel pro- prietors complain of empty treasuries. Only one, so far as heard from, has made money, and he made it out of his comms- sary and not by digging it out of the ground. He owned a country store and was ovcrstocked with canned goods. So he fed his boarders on canned corn, cam ed sardines and canned fruits. The boarders that sat down to this canned food looked out of the window and saw fields of fresh roasting ears, and orchards full of fruit, and stream full of if 1h, but no fresh corn i, nor fresh fruit, nor fresh fish did they get. Two or three of the boarders got mad and came home, while the others stayed for the sake of the water.