Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-15

dow. The negro ran into the alley which divides the square between Government and Church streets, and made good his escape. It. is supposed that the negro was concealed under the bed and that he was just coming out when Miss Bloch was fortunately awakened in time to give the alarm. The matter was reported to Chief Burke and he stated last night that he has a good clue to the negro. and expects to have him behind the bars in very short time.
 An Honor to His Race.-The Alabama Courier speaks of an eminent colored di- vine as follows: Bishop Lane, the senior plshop or the Colored Methodist Episco- pal church in America, reached Athens Monday afternoon and preached to inc members of his church here that night. Bishop Lane is one of the old time color ed men, and while there may be greater preachers in his church, 1t is conceded eilat thefe IS none of them that is more QeNout or more venerated than he He has done a wonderful work among and Tor his race, and for this he is loved Inv the membership of his church and has the highest respect of the Methodist Epis copal church, south. Such men are an iie, loloI to their race and the longer they ilVe the more they are beloved. He isto ms church what the venerable .John R Aicferfin was to his church.
 1ouhg Lady Attempts Suicide.-The result or family quarrel is told by the M ! He RsE ster as follows: AIr I n Burrs of Bay Min tte arrived in tha citv yesterday afternoon and states that Tuesday night at Bay Minette AJIss Iat cobs, well-known young lady of that place, attempted to commit suicide bv shooting herself in the head with a bis toi. She inflicted q wound that if is thought will result fatally, but at last accounts when he left there at 1.30 O ociock yesterday morning the voun~ lady was still alive, but there was ver9 nttie nope entertained of her recovery ne saia that 1t was reported in Bay Ml- nette that the cause of the rash acf wac that the young lady had had n ouarraI with her mother about some trivial mai ter '
 Elected Sponsor.-The RandoInb Leader tells of the selection of a soonen. by the Veterans of Camp Ailxen.Sn,itb S United Confederate Veterans. of Roa- hoke, as follows: Capt. w. A. Handley. commander of Aiken-Smith Camp No zsS' United Confederate Veterans. at Roanoke, Ala. has appointed Miss Fife Meathers sponsor for the camp Miss Neathers is one of Roanoke's brightest and handsomeSt young ladies-a daugh- ter of Capt. B. F. Weathers, an ex- Confederate-and the honor is well be- slowed. The sponsor has selected and
 
 dies as her maids of honor: Misses Sallie Driver, Nora Wright, Ella Carlisle. Ar rle Hudson, Lena Ussery, Susie Carlisle. 1llroe Moon
 Denied New Trial-The Mobile Reg ister prints the following Judge Harry T. Toulmin, in the United States d'str ct court yesterday morning, denied the mo- ton for new trial in the case of George $. Moore, who was convicted on Monday of the embezzlement of $160O while ha was assistant postmaster in this city some two or three years ago. It will be remembered that the motion was mada on Monday and argued and submitted to the court for an opinion which was not given until yesterday morning. The motion for an arrest of judgment, which was submitted at the same time as the motion for a new trial. will be heard in this court this morning..
 To Have New Guard House and Pest House.-Mobile will have new place for pauper patients and evil deers. says the Mobile Register as follows: The board of councilmen met last light in called