Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-16

mountain opposite Collnsville. We are
 informed by reliable parties in that sec
 tion that this is a great exaggera -lVn.
 There was some trouble there between
 some of the inmates of the house and
 some very boisterous boys, but the child was not struck as alleged. True, 1t died
 in few days afterwards from no in-
 juries received, but from natural causes. Fort Payne Journal
 Mysterious-There were some rather
 shady reports in circulation about events
 in the western part of the county a week
 or two ago. We have taken pains 10 look into the matter and have the posi-
 tive assurance of gentlemen entirely re- liable that there is not word Of truth in the reports-that they were simply slanderous and malicious stories. we are glad to chronicle the correction ana hope no blot may rest upon the fair anu goodly reputation of the best county in the state-Eutaw Mirror.
 Selma as Seaport Town.-The negro excursionists from Atlanta yes terday were a badly fooled lot Of coons They had been told that Selma was on the coast and that they would have free boat ride and gorge of oys- ters. When they reached Selma they made a break for the wharf, only to see the Alabama river instead of the gult. It is needless to say they found no boat and no oysters The parties who run the excursion are somewhat eXcusable. They read the proceedings of se cotton mill
 meeting last week, in We.dch one of the speakers favored making Selma seaport town and doubtless thought it had been done.-Selma Journal.
 Gold Below Par.-Gold dollars are at a premium and yesterday, if the writer is not mistaken, they were worth Sl.l5 But nothwithstanding all this and the talk of the gold bug papers about 5O-cent aol- lars, gold was not in 1t in Woplie iaSl | Thursday. On the day named gold dol- | lars sold for 75 cents. This occurred at an auction sale of old valuables and rel | les belonging to the Edmondson estate | Messrs. McDermott & Duggan were the auctioneers, and MT. McDermott sald last night that it was a fact about the dollars bringing 75 cents. "They were in the shape of earrings, cuff buttons, etc., said Mr. McDermott and were good sound money, to the extent Of about Slo | or SIP worth. Mobile Herald.
 | Bullock Will Make an Average Crop | The seasons, regarding rain and droutn, have been decidedly different in different l localities in Bullock county, as Will De ho- | ticed from the communications when ap- pear today-one from Bethel chufch, | near Aberfoil, and the other from Post l Oak. Since planting time we have been interested in the reports from different 1 sections of the county. There are some | places where the crops have continually | suffered from an insufficiency of raln | while places not so far distant from them | have suffered from a reverse cause. Tak- | ing the entire crop of the county we pe- | lieye Bullock will make above what IS l called an average crop.-Unlon springs Herald.
 Three Months Asleep.-From va | rious portions of the country nave | come reports of persons Who py l reason of illness or other bodily int1rmlty | have sunk into a stupor from Whlcn u 1 has been almost a miracle to arouse | them. Mrs. James Rutherford, aged | about 35 of Oleander, in west Marshall | was brought to Guntersville Monday last | for medical examination. Mrs Rutnef- ford is the mother of seven children, nVe | some that excessive grief over these mas caused her to remain in semi-comatose | state It is said that she can be aroused 1 only so far as to swallow food at meal | time, and that this sleep has conllnueu | for three months this last time, during | which time she has not spoken. SIX l months ago she was first attacked with the malady.-Guntersvil Democrat. l Killed by Lightning.-Last Friday at 1 her home a short distance from Carthage, l this county, Mrs. w. H. Bishop met | sudden and very sad death. It was din- | ner hour that light rain began falling, and Mrs. Bishop left the dinner table to l go to her room. Scarcely had she en- | tered the room when a terrific crash came and inc smoke that immediately emerged l from the room caused Mr. Bishop to rush | in only to find the form of his loving wife l lying lifeless upon the floor, her clothing | ablaze It was a sad spectacle. The elec- l tric flash had entered down the chimney, crushing to splinters the mantel and fX- l thp furniture in the room and literally destroying the chair in | which it is supposed Mrs. Bishop was | seated. Mrs. Bishop was sister-in-law to | Mrs R. A. Massey of this city. She was | formerly a Miss Elliott, ana was apout | 30 years of age. A husband, little daugh- 1 ter and many relatives are left to mourn | her sad death.-Greensboro Beacon. | A Negro Deputy Sheriff. Chief of Po- | lice Burke was taken by surprise yes- | terday morning when a coal black ne- l gro. wearing short water proof coat, | faded pair of trousers and brogan shoes, | and carrying a bucket filled with eata-
 bles, walked into his office and saying | that his name was Frank Ingram pro- 1 duced gilt-edged credentials showing 1 that he was a legally authorized deputy | sheriff from Sumter county, sent to Mo- | bile for the purpose of arresting three | negroes charged with grand larceny,
 whom the sheriff had reason to believe | were in MODlle. lie pore a leIler IrOHn | Sheriff Jarman of Sumter county asking l Chief Burke to take care of the dark
 hued deputy and lend him any assistance l in his power. Ingram is a peculiar char l acter He says he has been assisting l the authorities of Sumter county for l number of years in catching bad negroes, | and that when he goes after one he new | CT fails to tell the sheriff that he need l not look for him until he sees the prison | er Although wholly ignorant Ingram is | familiar with his duties and explained all of the legal papers with which he is l armed to the chief It is stated that he is | reliable negro and that he is of incal- | culable value to the sheriff of his coun- 1 ty He was directed to a negro boarding | house last night, but with the true char | acteristics of a negro farm hand he said
 he did not like to sleep in a strange place | among strange triggers" and asked for | permission to sleep in a chair at the | guard house, so that he might be up
 bright and early to start on the hunt for
 his men. The chief granted him the re- | quest.-Mobile Herald.