Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-02

stroyed by fire yesterday caused by a spark from the engine. Loss $400 with $200 insurance.
 The little 1S-months-old son of Dr. and Mrs. w. D. Compton died in this city recently. The remains were shipped to Canton, Ga, their home, for interment. James Lackey, one of Etowah's county commissioners,A has this year made 1000 dozen bundles of wheat and 300 dozen bundles of oates. Can any one beat this !? And yet they say you can't raise wheat in this section.
 Lincoln, near lock 4, on the Coosa river, is to celebrate the Fourth in great style A steamboat excursion will be run from Gadsden.
 w. A. Liddell, a travelling salesman. jumped from a moving train en route to GadSden and was considerably bruised up about the legs and is now at the John son house unable to walk. He does not state why he jumped off.
 F. G. Bowman of Birmingham was in the city the past week hobnobbing with the politicians.
 John R. Turrentine of Wilmington N. C., was in the city the past week. He left here in 1859 and this was his first visit
 big force of men are at work clear ing off the ground for the wood and al- cohol plant at Round mountain.
 The Etna Iron works at Tecumseh are soon to go in blast.
 Best for Forty Years.-Following is from the Conecuh Record: "A farmer or NH beat reports prospects for corn better than at any previous time in his experience, and he was a man whose face indicated the trials of forty years. Just think of it, the best corn crop for forty years"
 A Marvellous Potato.-Says the Shef- field Standard: "A marvellous potato was exhibited in Sheffield this week; it grew on the farm of Mr. J. C. Harris. It no doubt deserves the distinction of being the biggest tuberous growth of the season. It was F inches in circumfer- ence and IA inches in length. Beat it, who can?"
 Force Increased.-The Sheffield Stand erd says: "The force at the Birmin cha m Sheffield and Tennessee shops has been increased. This was made necessary by the increased business of the Birqning- ham, Sheffield and Tennessee railroad. Maj Phil Campbell, general manager, has returned from a trip to New York and other eastern points"
 A Residence Burned.-The Troy Mes senger says: "The residence of James Phenix in Cross Roads beat burned Tues day. Nothing in the house was saved. His neighbors came to the rescue and saved his crib and it's contents. He had no insurance He and his wife were off in the field at work and it is thought the children must have set the house afire."
 In Mobile River.-The following is from the Mobile Item: 'This evening about o'clock colored boy by name of Jesse Harris, aged 14 years, who was working on flat boat at the foot of State street, fell overheard and drowned The body was recovered, dressed, pre- pared for burial and shipped on the Heroine for Baldwin county. to his par ents, all of which was accomplished in an hour after the accident happened Undertaken Shawhan had the business in charge"
 Shot a Negro Boy.-The Brundidge News has the following: Monday morn ins Dustus Ballard, young man about 16 years old, shot Genie Pace, a colored boy about the same age, infiicting a slight flesh wound in the right thigh. The difficulty occurred in the waiting room at the depot, and grew out Of another that happened Wednesday previous, in which young Ballard was considerabl bruised up by stick in the hands of the negro. As to the cause of either diff culty. Sor which is to blame, we know nothing, leaving them for the investiga- tion Of the proper authorities, but we