Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-22

The Passing of a Saint.-Mrs. Dough-
 erty one of the old saints of the Clinton
 church, died Monday at 1l:50 o'clock a.
 m. She had been a great sufferer and
 suffering had wrought in her patience,
 purity and perfect faith. until she was asl
 near sanctfication by growth in grace
 as is possible for mortal to be. She died in the odor of sanctity, loved by all and
 lamented as only the good and just are Eutaw Mirror.
 Society in Marengo.-The latest sensa-
 ton is the progressive Love Party. Coats
 Fluker is the successful knight, getting
 the blue ribbon by three votes. Nose
 Kelly received the booby prize. cant
 the young editors come around and coach
 him up? (one member of our firm having
 received a sluice of "cold water Sunday
 has sworn off" The other may be able
 to teach him. But the best advice we
 can give is perseverance and time')-
 Democrat.
 Speaks We'll for Covington.-We were
 handed one morning this week a stalk
 of corn that speaks volumes or praise
 for Covington soil. The stalk supports
 three we'll matured ears of the prettiest
 Whie corn we have ever Seen.' It was grown by MT. w. F. Thomas near town on common pine soil without any fertlla- ger. The corn was planted feet between
 the rows ana lz l1cneS III lIle diiti. u isi
 now on exhibition in our office and can
 be inspected. We have not learned the variety of the corn.-Covington Times
 Saved by a Dog.-About o'clock yes
 terday afternoon a young man named
 P. J. Lawrence fell into the river at the
 wharf, foot of Eslava street. and as he
 could swim very little, being encumbered
 with his clothes and shoes, his chances
 fnr xx-at tary SprioIlS
 as he struggled in the river fine water
 spaniel belonging to MT Eddie Doyle
 spied the unfortunate man, sprang into
 the water and grabbed him back of the
 collar and swan with all his might
 With this assistance young Lawrence
 managed to gain a hold on one of the pill
 ings and was helped out. The dog seemed
 overjoyed at this success and parked
 and jumped about in a lively manner.-
 Mobile Herald.
 The Mobile and Birmingham.-Th Mo-
 bile and Birmingham railroad is being
 put in firSt-claSs condition. The new pill
 ing to the approach of the Tombic5ee
 bridge has been completed, and two large
 gangs of men are engaged one on either
 end finishing up the work. The ap-
 breaches are two miles in length. Thir-
 ty-fve miles of steel rail is being laid
 between Mcintosh and Plateau. This
 will displace the old clckerty-clack chain
 rail and will make a continuous line of
 steel from Selma to Mobile. Two large
 mogul freight engines have been ordered
 from the Baldwin Locomotive works and
 are expected to arrive before September
 1, and an order for 200 freinght cars has
 also been placed.-Selma Times.
 A Bad Wreck.-The westbound local
 freight train from Atlanta was wrecked
 two miles above Fairburn at o'clock
 Saturday morning. The wreck was ter
 rible one. The train had fifteen, freight boxes. The engine and tender were thrown from the track just at the mouth of long cut and on a very sharp curve of the track. The engine ran on the cross ties for several yards, tearing them loose from the rails and finally turned over on the right side of the track Word was brought to Fairburn at once and General Manager Smith was notified of it. Mir Smith came here with a wrecking train. All trains on the Alabama and West Point road were delayed until 5:30 o'clock, when track was laid around the wreck and trains began to pass. No one was hurt. The engine and tender are badly amaged.-Opelika News.
 Huntsville Will Send Her Relics.-A letter has recently been received by Miss Sarah Lowe, from Mrs. c. Helen Plane president of the Atlanta Chapter of Daughters of the Confederacy, asking a contribution of relics of the Host cause" to be shown at the Atlanta exposition A Huntsville Chapter of Daughters of the Confectionery will be formed at once and the cherished relics of the "loved and lost' will be taken from their lavender scented hiding places and carried to At lanta, where their presence will show to thousands of people from far and near how southern hearts remember Per hans in the nJlat Dni6pipbt busy sight-seer is resting, because he must. the relics of the long ago may hold a reunion in the dim deserted halls, and tell each other of their thirty years ex- perience since they parted amid the smoke and din of battle.-Tribune.
 Jail Escape.-Four prisoners escaped from the county jail at Center last Thurs | day night about o'clock When the | jailer young Webb. went to give the jail birds supper negro by the name of Jim Williams caught him and held on to | him while three others made good their | escape. Webb called for help and Will. | Hams turned loose and fled. One of the escaped prisoners was caught and carried | back to jail last night. Jim Williams, | the one who did the work, is the negro | that attempted to rape @ Miss Sewell near Howell's Cross Roads some two months ago, and had been sentenced to twenty years in the penitentiary. Horace Fierce, the young man who killed prominent merchant at Tecumseh not long ago, also escaped. Fierce and Will | Hams are both still at large, and as Fierce has brother who is very wealthy it is very probable that he will never be caught He would have probably been hung. The one that was caught and car ried back to jail is big, fat fellow and wasn't much of a runner. He is an adul- terist. The jail has recently been re- modelled and Is safe place for keeping prisoners, but the jailer is very young | and indiscreet.
 Official Route to Boston, Mass. On account of the Knights Templar conclave at Boston August 26 to August | 30 the Southern Railway company will | cell ticlxetS at rate of one fare for tho