Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-03
HIT FROM THE SHOULDER IhraSher, Reformed Saloon Keep CT and Gambler, Lectures. HIS RHETORIC WAS HAL TING And His Grammar Was Faulty But His Words
 Went to the Mark. LOOKING BACK AT THE COTTON SEASON. Nicholson Was Acquitted-The Fuller Wimberly Trial Comes Up This Morn
 ing-Two Deaths Sunday-Per-
 sonal and Social Notes.
LOOKING BACK AT THE COTTON SEASON.

Montgomery, Sept. 2.-(Special)-A cosmopolitan crowd assembled at the tent on the corner of Montgomery and Lee streets last night to hear the lecture of Mir G. J. Thrasher, the reformed sa- loonest and gambler. In the audience were a number of ladies and gentlemen prominent in church circles, several saloon keepers and few gamblers, of both the capitalistic and tin horn varie- ties.
 Mr. Thrasher is of commanding ap- pearance, possesses a sonorous voice and may become a successful lecturer with the aid of application and experience. His lecture was curious medley of glowing metaphors, flowing periods and suggestive statistics, intermingled with personal experiences expressed in faulty rhetoric and execrable grammer He was unsparing in his denunciations of the whisky seller and gamblers, and painted them in dark colorS He advised the saloonists and gamblers to get ready for the war, as hostilities against them would soon be inaugurated. He said evil disposed people had prophesied his re- turn to whisky selling and that he was in the reform movement for the money there was !n it. He bitterly denounced those making such charges and said time would demonstrate the sincerity of reformation.
 He stated that the gamblers proposed to thwart the efforts of the promoters of the meeting and evade the law by estab- fishing a club, where gambling could be indulged in unmolested; besides, such club would enable it's members to get rid of the tin horn element and give them an unrestricted opportunity to catch suck CTS.
 The Cotton Season Just Closed.
 The cotton season of 1S95-6 opened up this morning, the old season having closed on Saturday night. The past sea son has been prosperous one here in Montgomery, the receipts having been greater than those for any of the twelve years past, excepting 1891 and 1892. @ The total receipts for the year just closed run up to 145,927 bales, against 131 1925 bales last year, thus showing a gain of IA 602 bales.
 Only 9S5 bales were carried over this year to 1889 bales last year.
 Cotton is coming in slowly this year, due to the fact that the crop is some two weeks behind and to the further fact that the planters are disposed to take the advice of Professor Lane of the American Cotton Growers association and hold their staple as long as is pos sible.
 Nicholson Was Cleared
 A SDeCldl IGODl JdChSOHNlilC, Y id.' dh- nounces the fact that A. M. Nicholson, lawyer and alleged fake artist, who was arrested in this city and carried to Jack sonville last month to stand trial on charge of forgery. has stood his trial and has been declared not guilty by jury When asked by a reporter after the trial if he had anything to say With reference to the case, he replied; {. "I desire to say that l think the jury rendered it's decision in accordance With the law and the evidence, and do not see how it could have done otherwise as I clearly proved last night that Was not guilty of committing any crime. With reference to anything that l may have said concerning F. w. Pope, which might be construed as reflection upon him, wish to say that l was driven to II py the attitude which he took in the case, and that it was not done with any lnten- ton of harming him in any way.
 q particularly want to thank the sher- if for his kindness and consideration to- ward me while l was in the county Jail. I wish also to thank Deputy ShefliI Thames for his contribution to me Of Chinese literature, which l appreciated very much although had some diincui- ty in deciphering little of it."
 In answer to the question if he in tended to remain there. he said
 T am not prepared to say as yet. am told that an attempt will be made to dlSDar me 1TO0l pIdCtlCt, pul loii eC see any grounds for such attempt. l am told that there are geographical cen ters in this country where man is judged not by what he has done but what he Is, and sooner or later l shall endeavor to find one of those centers.
 With regard to my being debarred from practice before the bar in this city, I will say that the bar of Jacksonville, as we'll as the bars of several other cities) in this country, needs purifying, but l do not see why I should be made the starting point of the purification pro- ' cess. Further than this I have nothing to say. I care nothing for public opinion or the aristocracy of wealth, and shall not make any attempt to justify myself before the bar. I think, however, that my disregard of these common practices has been the cause, in part, for my pros- ecution, and the malicious treatment that I have received in this city,
 The Fuller-Wimberly Trial.
 i The trial of MT. Brooks Fuller for shooting MT. Wimberly is set for tomor- TOW before Recorder Sanford. large crowd will doubtless be present to wit ness the trial. MT. Wimberly is out to- day and will be able to attend the trial and give testimony in the case.
 MT. Wilson House Dead.
 MT. Wilson House died on Sunday after noon at o'clock at his residence on Heron street. He passed away at the ripe old age of 72 years, highly regarded by all who knew him. A wife and two married daughters survive him. His re- mains were sent to Saluria, Ala this morning to be inferred in the old family burying grounds at his old home. Mrs Luke Hill Dead.
 Sunday night about 12 o'clock Mrs. Luke Hill quietly passed away at her home on King street surrounded by her family and friends. She leaves two lit- tie children to mourn her loss. The re- mains were buried this afternoon at o'clock from the Adams Street Baptist church.
 ' Personal Notes.