Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-24

OH to BoStOn.-MeSSfS. James ana James D. Hillhouse, and William Bennett and pr. J. C. Jones of Adger arrived In the city yesterday, and will leave for Bos- ton this morning to attend the grand con clave of Knights Templar.
 A Lucky Man.-Mr. c. w. Lowry, ond of Uncle Sans letter carriers at the Bir- mingham postoffice. is hailed by his fel- lows as the lucky man. On Thursday he won fine milch COW in a rafiie, and on going home was presented by his wife with a fine boy.
 Only One or Two Showed Up.-Only one or two Louisville and Nashville em- ployes who were garnisheed by Po.i Tax Collector Harris went before Mayor Van Hoose yesterday to see about having their cases settled. The mayor will be at his office again today from to 1 and from 2 to o'clock.
 Knights Leave for Boston.-A solid train will leave over the Southern rail way this morning for Boston. It will carry the Knights Templars who are go- ing to Boston to attend the grand con clave. The Birmingham delegation will be joined here by delegations from Mem phis and different points in Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana and Arkansas.
 Young Mems Christian Association MT. J. K. Brockman will make the ad- dress at the mems meeting of the Young Mems Christian association Sunday af- ternoon at o'clock. Bright singing is a feature of these meetings. Young men invited. Services last, only one hour, from to o'clock. The association con- tlnues their open air service at Capitol park just at sun down. This service next Sunday will begin at $50. People In the neighborhood of the park are in- vited
 Struck by an Electric Car.-Yesterday MT. George Cross, a shoemaker while crossing the Jonesvile and South High land electric car track on Nineteenth street, between Eighth and Ninth ave- nues, was struck by one of the cars and knocked from the track. He was picked up and carried to the office of the Bir- mingham Railway and Electric company and Drs. Forster and Tally sent for He was examined and found to be consider ably bruised, though not dangerously hurt MT. Cross is near-sighted, and on this account failed to notice his close proximity to the car The motorman thought he was wanting to get on the car at the time MT. Cross exonerated the motorman from blame.
 A Lively Chase.-At o'clock yesterday morning two police officers and several citizens, among them two newspaper re- porters, had a lively chase after white man. Officer Devine arrested the man at First alley and Twentieth street. When starting with him to the lookup the prisoner ran down the alley The officer gave chase but seeing he was be- ing left fired his pistol into the ground to attract attention. Officer Ellard and others ran to Nineteenth street and Second avenue and saw the man cross ing Nineteenth street into First alley. They ran to Eighteenth street and saw the man crossing the street ahead of them. Officer Ellard hailed the man. but he kept steadily on. He fired his pistol into the air, thinking to stop the fugitive, but the sprinter seemed to put on more speed. By this time Officer Devine came into sight and shouted. Don't shoot him. and then Officer Ellard went after his man in earnest. After a hot chase the man was caught, but he seemed to pay little heed to pistol shots before his caDtIre.