Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-27
ALABAMA,
DEMOPOLIS
Great Disappointment at the Non-Appear-
 ance of the Age-Herald.

Great Disappointment at the Non Appear
 ance of the Age-Herald.
 Demopolis, May 25.-(Special Core spondence )-There's the greatest dif- ference imaginable put on the value of a paper by those who are approached when soliciting subscriptions and those who miss their paper one morning. IT YOU could have seen how upset the whole community was this morning when the Age-Herald failed to reach them you would have thought that some great calamity had befallen them. Your correspondent was fairly besieged with inquiries as to the cause of the failure to get the newsiest paper in the state i'll time to read at the breakfast table, and to tell the fact he was considerably up- set himself. for 1t is no small matter to get a day behind the world now that we have just caught up with it. But when it was learned that mail had missed con. nection 1t in manner appeased the general dissatisfaction, for 1t is no ones fault.
 The commencement exercises of the Marengo Military academy began last night at the opera house. This occasion was a play by the primaries, the name of which was "The Golden Goose and right creditably was it carried through. The entire training of the class was dona by Miss Emma Harrison and their suc- cess reflects great credit upon her abll- ity. "It was splendid but much too short" was the general criticism, which Is something that is not usually said about commencement exercises, and con sequently should be highly appreciated by the teachers After the play all were invited to attend the bali given in the armory in honor of the party of excur- sionistS from Nanafalia, who were on the steamer Hattie B. Moore and who stayed over especially to accept this courtesy of our young men. About nj ma art in n which was splendidly led by Joseph T. Collins, Esq, who introduced some new and graceful figures in the charming maner which marks him as the best and most sought after leader" in west Ala bama.
 Mayor Williams called on your corre- spondent this morning and asked that it be reported to you with the request that you give it prominence, that the quar- antine against Meridian and other in- fected points as reported in yesterdays paper is raised to the extent that only the proper surveillance would be en- forced regarding travellers.
 Commander Webb of Camp Oracle re- turned this morning from Houston and your correspondent interviewed him as to the truth of the report that General Schofield was working for and would carry all of the ''old vets' with him in his probable candidacy for presidential honors. MT. Webb said that all he knew about it was this that he would not get his vote, and he knew a lot of others just like him. So it would appear that the general has not the "cinch" that the man out of the west with a war record was prophesied would have. All of the representatives to the encamp- ment have returned and report having had a splendid time and having been treated royalty. They are all we'll pleased with Richmond as the next place for the reunion.
 Hons R. H. Clarke and Gesner Will Hams returned this morning from the sound money convention. They both speak in the highest terms of the success of the meeting. MT. Clarke will spend a day or two with his father, Hon. w. E. Clarke.
 Sheriff Cooper was in town today and made clear explanation of his shooting of the negro in Mobile a few days ago, which caused some unfavorable criti- cism from a few papers. The whole story Is that the sheriff had been track ing two negro hog thieves for a long time and at last located them in Mobile He went there and followed them from place to place until he came up with them on Dauphin street, near MT. James McPhillips' house. He called on them to halt, to which they paid no attention. whatever, and as they were bad ne- groes and had repeatedly refused to be arrested, he had nothing else to do but to fire upon them, which he did. aiming at their legs. Unfortunately the ball struck the pavement and ricocheting, struck the house of Mir. McPhillips. who was naturally very indignant, but upon it's being explained to him that Sheriff Cooper was acting under imperative or ders he at once recognized his position and everything was amicably arranged.