The morning times., 1895-08-06
LOINTS ABOUT PILGRIMS.

George b. Patrick, one OF the leading
Alabama lawyers, visited the city yes
terday on legal business when approached
ia the lobby OF the Metropolitan Hotel last
evening Mr.. Patrick talked entertaingly
and knowingly Of the political situation
iu his State.
Sound money viii carry the day in
Alabama" he said. 1T is true that the
majority OF our Congressman are for free
silver, but the people want and believe in
good currency and viii vote for it The
next election VIII be fair and square.
Upon this all are agreed. The Republicans,
at all events, Will take a hand in the next
contest but it remains to bo seen what
kind OF ticket they viii put up. 1t has been
stated upon good authority that they VIII
combine with the sound money Democrats
We. can poll $4,000 votes iu our State and
can make ourselves felt Joe johnson, of
Birmingham, is making big fight IN the
free silver cause. l notice that Congress.
man Baukhead's S name is on the Metropolitan
Hotel register and few days back the
'Populist governor, Kolb, also stopped at
this hOStelry.'
Among those at the Metropolitan are
Miss Nettie Fitzhugh, of Fredericksburg,
Va; Mrs. Moncure Robinson, of Richmond;
John NJ Beall, of Richmond; w. II. Patter-
son, Of Atlanta; and T. E. Copeland, OF
Trenton, y. j.
Edward c. Moore, of Daly's Company, is
stopping at the Shoreham. This has been
season full of disaster to managers and
players said Mr.. Moore. Companies that
would have netted fortunes To the pro-
moters in other years have failed and dis
banded even i'll large cities. This OF course
is due To the fact that people did not at
tend the performances, and i'll turn the
reason for that was that money was
scarce. The theatrical business makes q
very good thermometer for the state OF
business. When business aud trade are
booming it means crowded houses and good
attractions. Hard times bring the reverse.
Companies break up and the players starye.
THE coming season will be much better
than the last. The managers are booking
large attractions, playwrfghts are selling
their works, and the actors are getting
good engagements. Another year like the
lastand many stone would bear the words,
Here lies an actor"
George w. Thompson, OF Yazoo City,
Miss; Felix Strickel, of Pittsburg, Pa;
d. j. Wiley, of Bristol, England, and
William Bailey Thomas, of Atlanta, are at
lIt l. JduleS.
THE candy business is booming, and we
are going to keep ii so,' remarked J Birk-
meyer, of Baltimore. Il have been all
through the South, and We are selling candy
as if ID were Christmas We will send a
couple Of carloads of dainttes and deli
cacies down to the Atlanta exposition,
and We don't expect to have to truck any
back"
F. B. Baer, the son of one of the pro.
prfetors OF the National Hotel, has lately
returned from q trip around the Horn.
He is fnll of yarns and stories and nightly
entertains q crowd OF guests and friends.
We struck a squall off the coast of
Patagonia" he began, "a nd the men were
sent aloft to take in sail. Suddenly the
cry OF man overheard was raised and
everybody on the ship was startled at the
sound. All the men hastily descended
and the ship began to stagger like a
drunken man. A strange, peculiar voice
came from the rigging: Jacks come
home 1t may be imagined that all of US
were scared. A man drowning Some where
in the seething ocean near us and q demon
up alofs laughing at 10. The men were
ordered aloft, but they refused to go.
Then the first and second mates started up
About hall Of the distance had been covered
when parrot perched Oh the shoulders CT
the first mate aGd bit tiTa in the neck
How IL got there we were at a loss to
understood The day before we had spoken
q ship from Capetown b4IDd for New
York, laden with parrots asd monkeys and
one OF the feathered takers must have
escaped aud flown to our ship. The sailors
body was never recovered and the event
was rendered more weird by the fact thai
his name was Jack"