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Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-13

heard it from any of the counsel, but did hear it from various sources which still regard as reliable. l certainly never heard 1t from MT. Weathery. He took no part in the argument of the case last Feb ruary, but when the case was called for trial on December he had it postponed i, against our protest, because his associate, MT. Crawford, was absent, and he stated that he did not feel able to present the case, and on this ground the case was post poned. did complain and still complain of this action of the supreme court, be- cause 1 have been unable to find any prece- dent for the ruling.
 During the interval between the 7th of December and the 7th of February the cele- brated octopus bill was being put through the legislature, with Mir. Weatherly as attorney for the Southern railway present to urge it's passage. When l accidentally discovered the existence of the bill and un- dertook to defeat it Mir. Weatherly was in : terviewed by News reporter in Montgom- cry and in the Sunday News of January 2 he is reported as follows:
 f'Upon being informed of MT. London s statements he said MT. London was rudely excited about the interests of his clients, the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton rail- way; and then, after giving his views on the bill, he adds:
 ''ThaI as to the other claims of MT. Lon. don he did not believe they had any founda- tion, and that MT. London's excitement seemed to be wholly unfounded.
 Possibly it was excitement which enabled me to discover the demerits of the octipus bill, but at any rate the event has proven that my excited ideas were sounder than MT. Weatherley's maturod judgment. It seems that in MT. Weatherly's mind that my judgment has now taken the form of nervousness. His ability as a lawyer is conceded, but if we may be permitted to judge his capacity to pass on the motives and judgments of other men by what he has done in this litigation, MT. Weathealy may be said 10 be in the wrong field of intel lectual labor.
 l don't feel called upon to deny unwar- ranted insinuations and reflections made by MT. Weatherly in regard to my friend, Chancellor Cobbs, who knows that no member of this bar has a higher respect for him as an honorable, upright, able and conscien tious judge than I have, and he will never feel the need of any defender against anything may say or write.
 l have stated the facts in respect to the most important case in the supreme court of Alabama and complained of the delay in the decision of it. l have not reflected upon the court or the learned chief justice, but did intend and expect to continue to assail a system which enables parties to procure ipjunctions on ex parte showings and continue them indefinitely by appeal and before one case pending is determined, to secure another ex parte injunction and, regardless of the merits, thus tie up great railroad property for an indefinite period.
 do not intend to be drawn into Q news paper controversy with Mir. Weathely, nor do propose to try the pending lawsuits or any other questions in the newspapers. l was asked my opinion on the recent case and gave 1t and see no reason to change 1t.
 ALEX T, LONDON.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-13
ouR SUPREME COURT.

The English papers, commenting on the decision in the income tax case, express their surprise that the Supreme Court should have such power. The English mind, trained under the English system of jurisprudence, cannot comprehend how court should have the power to declare null and void law passed by Congress and ap- proved by the President. There is not in all Europe court invested with the power to pass on the constitutionality of laws.
 The Supreme Court, having such su- preme power, should be composed of able, pure and upright men. The South has al- ways been prominent in the Supreme Court, and it is a cause for congratulation of every southerner. For over sixty years the South furnished the chief justices for this court of last resort. It is very essen tiai that the Supreme Court should be free of all political influence. In the decision on the income tax case the court did not divide on party lines, which proves that they were not governed by political predi- lections.
 The Supreme Court is above any other power in the Federal Government. It can interpret the law as it sees fit and by its decisions rob the other departments of the
 
 The Supreme Court has several times by it's decisions clused intense feeling and much excitement among the people. In 1856 1t made the famous Dred Scott decision. The Court held that the Missouri Compromise Act prohibiting slavery in certain terri tories was void and that Congress had no power to make such prohibition. The de- csion went further and declared that free negro of the African race whose ancestors were brought to this country and sold as slaves, was not and could not be a citizen within the meaning of the Constitution. This decision raised the ideal character of American citizenship to high plane and preserved to each state the exclusive right to determine judicially the status of free- dom or of slavery of a person within the state. In certain case the Supreme Court decided that Congress had uo power to make greenbacks legal tender in pay ment of debts. The personnel of the Court was afterward changed and the decision reversed. The Supreme Court has also had it's conflicts with State Legislatures. Within proper bounds the Supreme Court is the bulwark of our rights.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-13
Social Expectations.

Hurry up, Katie, :" urged Mabel as she sat in her friends morning room waiting for her to don her wraps for promenade For answer Miss Katie stopped short in her rapid circuit of the room and began to whistle shrilly.
 What is that for?" asked Mabel. "The dog?"
 No. For my gloves.
 But you surely don't expect your gloves to como in answer to a whistlea" asked her amazed chum.
 "Yes, do-that is, will find them as soon as I whistle for them. There they are now. If they were bears, they would have eaten me, but never saw them un- til whistled for thom.'
 Well, neyer!'' gasped her friend.
 Its true" responded Katie. every time. Don't sailors whistle when they want to raise the wind, and doesn't it comef It's a scientific fact, dedr. |"
 But the friend, who was not up in scientific facts, called it superstition. Detroit Free Press.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-13
Charles I and Painting.

The national bias in favor of portraiture received in King Charles time a most powerful stimulus in the naturalization of probably the most notable genius in that walk of art whom the world has seen -Vandyke. An earlier and in some re- spects even greater portrait painter, Hans Holbein, had, it is true, in the preceding century planted the germs of the art in British soil Holbein's example developed itself in after time in England chiefly ill the direction of portrait painting ill min iature in which he himself had contribut- ed inimitably beautiful works, and by Nicholas Hillyard, the Olivers, Cooper Hoskins and other native professors of the art, his successors in the land, the great school of English portrait miniature paint ing was rapidly developed. This national speciality bo it said, by the way, down even to our own times pnrivaled in any other country, we have Ourselves seen vir- tually extinguished by deadening frost of scientific discovery-p photography, that democratic leyeler in art and inevitable bane of true genius.
 Charles 1, with all his artistic instincts seems nevertheless to have had but com paratively narrow views and aims in the matter of collecting. At the very time that he acquired the famous Mantau col lection of pictures or soon afterward he had expatriated wonderful and most precious series of works of art, nothing less than the ancient gatherings of the English crown In goldsmiths' work and jewelry-historic treasure of infinite in terest. which at the present time would be of untold pecuniary value.-Nineteenth Century.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-13

wood; that they adjourned from day to day and did not examine witness; that he thereupon went out and looked up a num- Der of the witnesses, who were colored men, and they all, but one, said they had not voted In November; that they lived near and in Newberne; that while he was talking to the witnesses MT. Landers and MT. Turpin both came up to him and said he should not talk with the colored men, and made him quit doing so and go back to the house; that they cursed and used vio- lent language towards him, and had their hands in their pockets at the time; that Turpin refused to shake hands with him; that he, the witness, told Turpin he was a democrat, and had voted for him (furpin) twice, and did not see why he should be so treated; that crowd of men were standing near them at the time; that he (Thompson) was unarmed, and no friend was with him at the time.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-13

GOVERNOR MCKINLEY in his speech at Hartford, in his effort 10 cause dissatisfac- ton with the present Democratic tariff law, made a statement not borne out by facts. He said that more money is being collected from internal tax than custom duties. His object in making this asser- tion was to create the impression that taxes are now laid more on the people of the United States than under the Mckinley tariff, and less upon goods imported from foreign countries. The same press report that sent out synopsis of Governor Me- Kinley's speech, also sent out statement of the governments finances which an swers the argument made by Governor Mckinley. This statement says the ''cus- toms revenue is growing steadily, while internal revenue shows no important in- crease. In March the customs revenue was sl4 1880, GOO, against SIS, 335, ,oO0 iu February and S11, 1859 GOO in March, 1894. The total revenue was in March Sl5 1885 ,000, against $23, 101 ,000 in February. Dis bursements have been decreasing"
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-13
GRAND LODGE DELEGATES.
pYTEIANs WHO WILL ATTEND THE MEET
 ING IN SELMA.

pYTEIANs WHO WILL ATTEND THE MEET
 ING IN SELMA. The following Pythians will go to Selma to represent their lodges at the grand lodge which convenes in that city the coming week:
 Jefferson Valley, No. Il, Sir Knight J. H. Montgomery.
 Phenix, No. 25, Sir Knight Henry W. Westcott.
 Fidelity. No. 55, Sir Knight William T. Parker.
 Dirigo, No. 76, Sir Knight H. N. Rosser. Hines, No. Sl, Sir Knight M. D. Fried man.
 Birmingh No. s5, Sir Knight w. H. Wilder.
 Woodlawn, Mo-, -, Sir Knight Merrill. Triangle, North Birmingham, Sir Knight D. Bernard.
 mum Der of other sir knights will also attend, as will also the officers of the uni form rank.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-13
AT THE COUNTY JAIL.

Griffin Skinner, who had been in the county jail on charge of grand larcsny, was tried and acquitted yesterday.
 No bill was found by the grand jury in the case of George Roberts, who was charged with burglary and grand larceny. Roberts is one of the negroes charged with robbing Browns store at North Birming- ham last Saturday night.
 E. D. Willie is in jail on charge of bur g1ary.
 w. w. Brown and ". J. Kendrick were brought to the county jail yesterday from Walker county by Deputy United States Marshal c. c. Smith, who will take them to Huntsville today for trial. Brown is and Kendrick with passing counterfeit mOney
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-13

SENATOR PUaH repeats the stale assertion of the silverites that gold is the money of the aristocrats and is never found among the common masses of the common people. Such statement will not pass current with any sensible man. There cannot, in the nature of things, be rich mans dollar and poor man's dollar. Every dollar is equal in value to every other dollar. If the poor man preferred the gold dollar he could get it for the asking. It depends on the use that man wants 10 put dollar to whether he wants gold, silver or paper. If he wants a watch charm, he will ask the bank cashier for gold dollar; if he has hole in his pocket, he will ask for n silver dollar; if he wants to send it off in the mail, he will ask for paper dollar.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-13
THE INCOME TAX.

LISTS COMING IN RAPIDLY-LAST OR DE- z LINQUENT DAY NEAR AT HAND. v The recent decision of the United States supreme court knocking out a portion of the income law will reduce the receipts from that source in Alabama about one- half.
 The lists have been coming in rapidly the past few days from all sections of the state, and when the last day for assessing their incomes shall have passed the names of but flaw men in Alabama subject to the income tax will be missing from the list.
 The time in which incomes are required to be reported to the internal revenue col- lector expires on the 10th instant. After that date all who have failed to comply with the law will be delinquents and sub ject to heavy penalty.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-13
WITH HANDS IN THEIR POCKETS

yoN THOMPSON swEARS TWO PROMINENT
 POLITICIANS CURSED HIM.
 Two witnesses were before Commissioner Myers yesterday to give depositions in be- half of T. H. Aldrich in his election con- test against o. w. Underwood.
 T. T. Partlow said be and others re- quested copies of the registration and poll lists of Hale county from Probate Judge Christian, but that official refused to fur. nish them with copies.
 Von L. Thompson testified that he went to New berne, Hale county, as MT. AL drich's attorney to cross-examine the Un- derwood witnesses; that witnesses showed up each day, but none were examined by MT. Landers, the Underwood notary. Lewis W. Turpin represented MT. Under
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-13
SLANG. WORDS AND PHRASES.
The Origin of "outsider." ''You're Daisy''
 and seTOo Thin"


 ''Dun" is word whose meaning is now known to every ono who understands the English language. About the begin ming of tho century a constable in Eng land named John Dun became celebrated as first class collector of bad accounts. When others would fail to collect bad debt Dun would be sure to get it out of the debtor. It soon passed into a current phrase that when person owed money and did not pay when asked he would have to be 'dunnod ' Hence it soon be- came common in such cases to say, You will have to dun So and-so If you wish to collect your money.
 Until the nomination of Franklin Pierce for the presidency the word 'outsider'' was unknown. Tho committee on credon- tials came to mako its report and could not get into the hall because of the crowd of people who were not members of the convention. The chairman of the conven- tion asked if the committee was ready to report, and the chairman of the committee answered. .'Yes, MT. Chairman, but tho committee is unable to get inside on ao- count of the crowd and pressure of the outsiders" The newspaper reporters took up the word and used it.
 You arc daisy' is used by Dickens in "David Copperfeld' in the sense of calling person daisy in the way to ex- press admiration and at the same time to laugh at one's oredulity. Steerforth says to young Copperfleld: David my daisy, you are so innocent of the world. Let me call you my daisy, as it Is so refreshing to find ono in these corrupt days so innocent and unsophisticatcd. My dear Copperfeld, the daisies of the field arc not fresher than you"
 "Too thin" was given currency by Alexander H. Stephens of Georgia in the United States congress in 1870 Some members had made a reply to MT. Ste phens, and the latter had his chair wheeled out in the aisle and said in that shrill, piping voice which always commanded si- lence: MT. Speaker, the gentleman's ar- guments are gratuitous assertions made up of whole cloth, and cloth, sir, so gauzy and thin that it will not hold water. It is entirely too thin, sir. "-Boston Post
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-13

THE Supreme court of tho United States has several times given decisions sustaining the doctrine of states rights. On the civil rights bill it decided that state could not be coerced into forcing social equality. The Virginia coupon case was decision in fa- vor of states rights. The Dred Scott de- cision was in favor of states rights. The recent decision in the income tax case that Congress had not the power to tax state bonds because it was a tax on the instru- mentality by which state raised it's reve- nue, was another decision in favor of states rights. The Southern people have always been ardent sustainers of the doc- Urine of states rights, and these decisions of the court are very tlattering to the South. But in this income tax case the Southerners would like to have seen the tax sustained, for 1t would force the millionaires of the North to pay their proportion of the ex- penses of the government.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-13
WOULDN'T WORK.

NEITHER THE NEW LAW NOR THE
 TRAMPS.
 PITTsBURe, Pa., April 12.-A special tell egram from Franklin says: The first at- tempt 10 enforce the tramp law recently en- acted in this city was made yesterday, and was failure. Two tramps with a chain and ball weighing about fifty pounds at- tached to their ankles were conveyed in Q wagon from jail to the main street to do work on that tLoroughfare. The tramps seated themselves on a curbstone, and All efforts to make them work were unavailing. They were returned to jail at o'clock and given @ scanty supper.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-13
TAKEN TO MONTGOMERY.

INFERRED THEREiToDAY.
 The remains of Mrs. Ann R. Theiss were taksn to Montgomery yesterday afternoon and will be inferred there today. MT. Pen Theiss, Capt. and Mrs. Frank P. O'Brien, Mrs. Eliza Bulger, Miss Annie Theiss and Mrs. Faunee accompanied the remains to Montgomery. The funeral will be held in that city today.
 The remains were escorted from the fam- fly residence to the depot by large cortege of sorrowing friends.
 The following gentlemen acted as pall- bearers; Messrs. James A. Allen, Fred 8. Ferguson, Nj. H. Moulton, J. M. David- son, w. J. Cameron, W. H. Graves, G. M. Williams and T. H. Moultou.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-13
CITY ATTORNEY.

MIR. RICHARD EVANS RECEIVES THE AP-
 PoINrMENT. Mir. Richard Evans has been appointed city attorney by Mayor VanHoose.
 The city council at it's last meeting em. powered the mayor to make arrangements with some attorney to represent the city's legal interests.
 MT. Evans is one of the brightest as well as one of the youngest lawyers at the Bir. mingham bar, and the city's interests placed in his hands will not suffer.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-13

SENATOR PUGH in his letter tries to create the impression that prosperity is governed by the amount of money in cir culation. This js bold-fa fallacy. Prosperity brings out money. Every new industry started turns loose that much more money. 1.-the volume of currency reg ulated the volume of business, then every governm would set its printing presses running turning out fiat paper money and run its hints day and night turning out 50-cent dollars. The countries that were hardest hit during the financial de- pre- ssion of 1893 were the countries with a large volume of wor hess silver.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-13
A BIRDS FLIGHT.

From some bright cloudlet dropping, From branch to blossom hopping, Then drinking from a small brown stone
 That stood alone Amid the brook; then singing, /
 Upspringing, rsl It scared. My bird had flown. A glimpse of beauty only That left the glen more lonely2 Nay, truly, for it's song and flight 0
 Made earth more bright. sf If men were less regretful,
 And fretful, Would life yield less delightp
 William Cantor.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-13
STOCK MEN JUBILANT
OVER THE ADVANCE IN BEEF-ANoTHER
 SIGN OF GOOD TIMES.

OVER THE ADVANCE IN BEEF-ANoTHER
 SIGN OF GOOD TIMES.
 SANTA FE, N. M., April 12.-Au advance of about 25 per cent on beef cattle in the last sixty days has served to greatly elate the live stock dealers of New Mexico. Mut- ton hns also gone much higher, showing an advance equally as great. Stockmen of the Territory saw what was coming year ago and have husbanded their resources accord ingy. At the advanced prices some 4000 cars of cattle will be shipped during the next six weeks. In 1894 but eco, ,0t0 head of cattle were on the ranges of New Mexico, but during the past year every stock has been saving up his stock and this year the number reported for taxation is 750, 900. Experts say that at least 1 ,000, LOO head of meat cattle are on New Mexican ranges and of this number 260, ,0C0 are ready for ship ment.
 Sheep in the Territory in 1890 were 150 ,000 and in 1894 they numbered over POGO ,C09.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-13
MIR. A. T. LONDON REPLIES.

To the Age-Herald:
 Mir. James Weatherly, attorney for the Southern Railway company, in your issue of yesterday takes exception to the inter- view published the day before in regard to the bill filed by the Central Trust company. MT. Weatherly assumes the attitude of judge and serves a rule on me to show cause why I should not be attached for contempt of the supreme court, and to make a basis for this self-sssumed posi- tion he draws inferences which he says DO doubt will deny. The card will hardly commend itself to the fair-minded reader when it. is considered that the only asser- lions in it are these interences of his own which he admits l will deny. I am not, answerable for unwarranted ,and UT just inferences from facts, which are not de- nied, because counsel see it thereby to cast reflections on tue supreme court of Alabama. MT. Weatherly admits that he advised the suit of the Central Trust com- psny, but denies that he is of counsel in the case, but he does not deny and cannot, deny that this principal client the Southern Railway company is the real plaintiff and the party to be benefited by the litigation. ]. 1 stated that it was an open secret that the counsel for Greenough ''stated thar they had no case.' never
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-13
THERE'S NOTHING IN IT.

TBRRE HAUTE, Ind, April 12.-E. ". Debs, of the American Railway union, says no word was received at headquarters in regard to the proposed emigration of railroad men to Venezula. He does not believe there is any organized movement of considerable proportions, but thinks that, perhaps the talk of @ few men has been magnified. In California he learned that some men who had been out of work on account of the strike had gone to South America, but does not believe they have bettered their condition.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-13

No MAN who walks the streets can claim to be richer than his fellow man unless he has been out in the woods and reaped the wealth of beauty that is scattered on every side. On these bright mornings every dew drop is a diamond, every honeysuckle chain of gold, every peach tree ruby, every plum tree mine of silver, every daisy pearl. Nature scatters her largess of loveliness with a lavish hand, and hon. ors every draft upon her hidden deposits.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-13

aa-The present management of the AGE-H IL RAL LID has no claim against advertisers or SubScriO- CTS prior to February 1ltfl, 1850. Under decree. of court accounts up to that date have been sold and transferred, hence cancelled as between the debtor and this paper
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-13
DEBS' TRIAL.

CHICAGO, April 12.-Debs' trial for con- spiracy will be taken up again May in the federal court, the time originally set by Judge Grosscup. A month ago an agree ment was made to advance the trial one week. The district attorney was doubtful if the trial could be advanced without the presence and assent in open court of ali the trial for the original date.