Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-17

Damage Suit F1led-ln the city court yesterday Columbus Oliver filed a dam age suit for 5000 against the Louisville and Nashville Railroad company, for the alleged loss of a hand.
 All-Day Preaching camp meet ing now in progress at the wigwam is making good headway. There will be an all-day meeting tomorrow, to which every one interested in the religious well fare of the colored people of this city is invited.
 Nearing Completion.-The iron shell of the new cupola of furnace No. 1 of the Sloss city plant is up and the work of lin- ing it is now going on very rapidly. The work is being pushed for all it is worth and the furnace will soon be ready for operation.
 Transaction in Real Estate.-Warranty deed of the Elyton Land company and the Elyton company to Christian $. Webb, to lots and 5, in block S57, Bir- mngham. was filed in the probate judges office yesterday. The price paid was $1S00.
 Intellectual Interests Growing.-The in- tellectual interests of the city are grow ing One of the book and job printing offices will move into larger quarters on Second avenue, and one of the book stores has rented a more commodious building on First avenue.
 A Beautiful Flower-Prof. Fred l.. Grambs brought to the Age-Herald office last night one of four beautiful flowers which had just bloomed at his residence. The flower is known as the Night Bloom ing Cactus, and is not only beautiful, but has most exquisite odor. Quite num- Der of people went out to Professor Gro, Incl night flowers.
 To Represent Birmngham.-Ther is considerable talk in athletic circles or having Sid Jones, Birmingham's favorite and champion, enter the lists in the in- ternational athletic tournament, which is billed to take place in New York early in next month There will be some of the athletes of the old and new world In the tournament and MT. Jones is suggested as being eminently fitted to represent Birmingham and Alabama in the con test.
 Lindsey's Comedians Arrive.-The re- mainder of w. O. Lindsey's comedians arrived in the city yesterday evening, and the entire company is now quartered at the Opera House hotel. The roster as completed is: Misses Bella Hanford Jesse Burnett and Nettie Waigner, and Messrs. Edwin Hanford, Walter Cain Harry English and Lawrence Hundiey. Professor Denck is the musical director The company will begin rehearslng at once
 Where Jefferson Davis Was Captured. An Age-Herald reporter was yesterday presented with photograph of the exact spot where Jefferson Davis, the presi- dent of the Confederate states, was cap tured The picture shows a number or tall trees in the background and an old field in front On the obverse side Of the picture is an affidavit certifying to the fact that the spot represented is the one where the president was captured by the Fourth Michigan cavalry May ID, lSoo. The spot is located near Irwinville, Irwin county, Ga. It is a valuable relic Of the Lost Cause"
 He Is a Terror-A Birmingham bache- Tor. who boards around, is the great ter TOT of the boarding houses. He IS a bicyclst and all-round athlete, and his exercise gives him a tremendous appe- tite. His appetite never varies, although his taste does He will select one dish on the table and satisfy his hunger from that. to the exclusion of all other food The consequence is that the other board CTS never get any of the dish upon which, he happens to fall. The landladies dread him because they have to cook three or four times as much of every dish as they would if they knew how his taste would