Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-12
THIRD EDITION.
FROM GADSDEN.
Cheering industrial News-Free Silver Craze Dying 0ut-A Negro's Fearful Fall
 Snappy News Paragraphs.

Gadsden, Aug. 11.-(Special Correspond ence) )-It has been reliably reported in this city for the past few days that the Gadsden furnace has been purchased by the Mary Lee Coal and Coke company of Birmingham and that the furnace will at once be overhauled and repaired, an- other immense engine put in and the ca pacity doubled, making it a 200-ton fur mace per day. This furnace has been idle for several years and when in full blast some 300 men are employed. It is quite evident that there is good founda- tion for the rumor, and all Gadsden will hail with delight this cheering news.
 The Lunsford Foundry and Machine works, which were built at Attalla seV- eral years ago and never operated, are now being gotten in readiness and Will commence in a few days. The Attalla Foundry and Machine works, at the same place. will also resume this week, and there is some talk of the furnace of the Attalla Iron and Steel company being put in blast.
 Nearly 1900 men are now employed on the different works in and around Gads- den.
 The Gadsden Wheel club has again postponed the bicycle races until Septem- Der and 6.
 In the election in Cherokee county the past week on the question of bonds or no bonds. the latter prevailed and the bridge will not span the Coosa. In about half of the precincts no election was held, so great was the prejudice of the popu- lists against the issuing of bonds. We are in receipt of news from relia- ble source in Cherokee county that the free silver craze is daily dying out among the democrats and the people stand squarely for the administration and sound money.
 James Moseley of Jamestown was bad ly hurt one day recently by being thrown by a horse
 The Coosa Cotton mills at Piedmont last week bought nineteen bales of cot ton from F. M. Savage at cents, each bale averaging 553 pounds,
 Victor Leon, Il years old, now with the Basco company, was in the city Satur- day and gave vocal limitations of the phonograph. He gives perfect imita- tions of the cornet, latest songs and band pieces heard in Edison's talking ma- chine.
 John W. Jones of Pecoway county Ohio, and z. B. Hadley of McCune Ks, are in the city prospecting with a view of locating here They say Gadsden offers better inducements than any place they have seen,
 Willis McCreeman, negro preacher through case of mistaken identity, waS jailed here last week on a charge of gam bling, but ] %s been released.
 Willis Powell colored, fell a distance of 93 feet from the top of the stack of the cotton factory. He received only few scratches and is again at work
 G. c. Grove had his hand badly lacer- ated at the furniture factory Saturday, 1t being caught in the machinery.
 Two gray fox have been captured near the city the past week by several gentle men who love the sport.
 Sam Bloch caught 123 good sized fish near Albertville one day this week.
 Work has been commenced on the new court house for Marshall county
 The commissioners of Etowah have re- fused to appropriate a cent to the Ala bama exhibit, after being petitioned by the largest taxpayers of the county.
 Some eight or ten big picnics have been held during the past week throughout the county. Crops are fine and the peo- pie are celebrating it.
 J. S. Neer and Miss Nancy Dickson of Marshall county were married here yes terday by Uncle Abe Thornton. It was runaway couple as parents on both sides objected, but love knows no bar rier.