Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-06

urday evening. He was with his team inl the plantation and something got wrong with the harness. He stepped out on the wagon tongue to fix the harness; the mules became frightened and ran throw ing MT. King to the ground. breaking both legs. The wonder is that he escaped with his life.
 Edwardsville Standard News: Fruit hurst day at the exposition Is set for Mo- vember 16. Governor Oates has been in- vited and it is expected that all our peo- pie will go on that day. Special trains will run from Edwardsville, Fruithurst and Tallapoosa. leaving here at 5:15 a. m. and then the people can return on the 4:10 D. m. or on the lip. m. train of same day, If they wish.
 New Decatur Advertiser: Ed Long of Long & Jervis left Friday evening for Atlanta on his bicycle. He will go by the way of Gadsden and Attalla, and will write to us from each town in which he makes a stop. He expects to reach Gads- den at the end of the first days journey, and the next day he will go into Atlanta. The distance is about 160 miles, and he will have to make eighty miles each day.
 Fayette Sentinel: MT c. J. Walden. a one-horse farmer who lives two miles south of town, has made this year three bales of cotton, and corn enough to do him two years, with the advantage of the mast. Besides, he has made seventy bushels of potatoes, twenty-three gallons of ribbon cane molasses and a quantity of peanuts and plenty of hogs. He owes nothing, and yet people say it does not pay to farm.
 Edwardsville Standard-News: Ex- Gov w. H. Smith of Birmingham has been at work some time on section g. at
 A .laaa Hn1l 1.1 LI..A located one of the richest gold veins ever discovered in the Arbacoochee gold field. The governor is a good miner and a man nor very easily excited hence we can be- lieve that he has good thing, if he says he has. Other rich finds are sure to be reported in the near future.
 Mobile Item: A man by the name of Johnson, who lives near Arlington on the Mobile and Birmingham road, came to Arlington last Monday and was locked up in the freight room, where he died in few hours. He said about two years before he had been bitten by a dog, but felt no effects of the bite until last Sat urday. After reaching Arlington he went into convulsions, loaned at the mouth,
 parked and snapped like a dog. The people Of course were afraid of him and locked him up, as stated.
 Anniston Hot Blast: Under indict- ments found by the circuit court grand jury, which adjourned Saturday morning, Dr. J. D. Crook of Alexandria and two negroes Charlie Harrison and Sibby Lin ders, of the same place, were arrested Saturday afternoon on charge of mur- der. They were placed in jail at Jackson vile where they now are. The murder with which they are charged Is that of Tobe Crook, colored, which occurred on the night of Saturday, october 26, when some one at or near the disreputable house of the negro woman Sibby Lin ders, shot him through the head and kill ed him. Dr. Crook is a brother of Con eral and Is member of one of the best families in the county
 
 Sheffield Standard: The Moulton Ad- vertiser of last week contained the fol- lowing. Diligent inquiry has failed to discover such man in this city: One Bob Cornelius, who has been working for MT. R. J. Stephenson near Danvlle for three years or more, and who married Miss Lotsy Colquit last December, soon became jealous of her and within five months drove her from home. On Mon- day the 14th, he borrowed a gun and intercepting his wife on her way from DanVille home forced her into a thicket and throwing her on the ground attempt ed to cut her throat He no doubt thought he had killed her, as the wound reached from ear to ear The unfortunate woman is now believed to be recovering Cornelius passed through Moulton the day following the act and is now sup posed to be in Sheffield
 
 Mobile Unionist: Jules Mitchell, a young white man, 23 years of age, went to police headquarters Wednesday and asked for a permit to enter the city hos lifa1 Ia ha ic Q ir,fa nd that he left his home in New Orleans some time ago and has been working In St. Louis. Recently he lost his position and Is making his way back home. He spent Tuesday night at Bay Minette and reached Carpenters, station on the about twenty miles north of here Wednesday morning. He said that a farmer living near that place set two dogs on him without provocation and he was badly bitten about the hands and arms. He went to the house of Mrs A M. Carpenter, who lives near by, and she bandaged the wounds, which were giving him great pain. He walked down the track about two miles to river bridge, where he boarded passenger train. A passen- ger to whom he told his story paid his way to Mobile. Here he was admitted to the hospital.
 Dew Decatur Advertiser: Friday morn ing near Wilhite's, on the Louisville and Nashville railroad. a young man named Smith who was stealing a ride on a freight train fell between the cars and had both legs mashed off just below the knees. No one on the train knew 1t, of course, and thd train passed on and left him. After lying by the track awhile he crawled out into the woods, built a fire of brush. which he raked together with his hands. He despaired of finding help there, so he crawled back to the railroad track again and waited for a train to pass. One passed without his being dis covered, though he waved his arms and hands trying to attract attention. The next train coming along. however picked him up and brought him to New Decatur where the Louisville and Nashville's sur geon, Dr. Murray. assisted by Dr. Conyng- ton amputated both legs. He stood the operation and rallied nicely from it, and seems to be doing well at last accounts He was young man of strong, sturdy build, and said he had lost his job in the | north and was going south to find work. The railroad company, while not in the | least responsible for his injuries had all | 1 l-s