Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-18
ALABAMA.
DEAIoPoLIs.
As to Compress Rates-A Marrow Escape.
 Some Kind Words.

As to Compress Rates-A Marrow Escape.
 Some Kind Words.
 Demopolis, May 16-(Special Corre- spondence)-Th steamer Hattie s. Moore passed up this morning, having on board a large party of excursonists from Linden, Jefferson and neighboring places, bound for pleasure trip up the Warrior to Tuskaloosa. The river is in splendid boating condition, and with the charm ing people who make up the party, most pleasant trip is assured.
 MT. G. T. Breitling returned this morn- ing from Rome, Ga, where he went to attend the meeting of the Interior Com press association. The meeting was called for the purpose of petitioning the Southern Railway and Steamship con- pany to re-establish the old rate of 10 cents, which was cut down to S13 cents. The report before the meeting was that on account of the very large crop made last year the congresses were enabled to pull through, but barely able to do it, and that in the event of short crop they would all suffer big losses. Mr. Breitling thinks the hope of the re-establishment of the old rate is most promising.
 Some excitement was created on our streets last night by the report that there was a case of smallpox in town. Inves- tigation discovered that the report grew out of the fact that negro named Will liam Albert Bestida had arrived yeSter- day morning from Meridian, Miss, and, having partaken too freely of the juice which pieases and likewise inebriates, was picked up in the gutter by some friends and taken home. where he soon began to suffer from the sea-sickness which usually attends such indiscretion. Some fool started the rumor of smallpox. That's all of the story. Our physicians all attest that the health of our town was never better
 Miss Mabel George narrowly escaped being perhaps seriously hurt yesterday evening. She and her sister had just re- turned from a drive; Miss Emma had gotten out. and Miss Mabel was prepar- ing to do likewise, when, for some unac- countable reason, the horse took fright, and tore off down the street at a furious pace Miss Mabel jumped out, and, for tunate1y, received no injuries whatever. The buggy was upset and broken, but the horse was not hurt.
 MT G. M. Gildchrist, a prominent real estate man of Vinton, Ia, is in town on q prospecting tour Mayor Williams is showing him what attractions we have, and we trust he will be able to interest him sufficiently to bring about an in vestment.
 The following complimentary notice appeared in the Express of today:
 Hast Monday morning our citizens were most agreeably surprised by having the Age-Herald of that days publication offered to them at ' o'clock, and from the way they sold one could easily judge what great deprivation we have been suffering for the last year in not being able to get the news until it was old and stale to the rest of the world Now. thanks to the enterprising management of the Age-Herald, we are in the world again. Complimentary words were heard on all hands regarding the new management and if Frank O'Brien could have heard all the nice things said about him. even his solid old head would have been eternally upset"
 At meeting of the trustees Prof. w Allen Mcleod of Jackson. Clarke county was unanimously elected president of the Marengo Military academy for the ensuing year, vice Rev. A. G. Irons re- signed. MT Mcleod comes to us very highly recommended and fully equipped to carry on the successful career of the school that was inaugurated by his worthy and efficient predecessor.