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Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-06
ROUGH ON RAILROADS.
The South Carolina House of Representatives Went for the Railroads Without
 Gloves.

Columbia, S. C., Feb 5.-Today was house of representatives. All the radi- cal bills aimed at the railroad corpora tions were called up and amid enthusi- asm they were passed; even the Jim Crow" car bill, which has haunted every general assembly calendar for decade, was passed The house was in a humor to go for the railroads and no time was lost in doing so. The action of the night before in adopting the bill providing for forfeiture of charters for failure to oper- ate at rates fixed by the state railroad commission set the pace. A bill was passed today fixing an arbitrary first class passenger rate of 3 cents per mile and second-class rate of 21A cents per mile. Then the separate coach bill was passed. Tonight the house came very near passing bill to absolutely prohibit the running of any freight trains between 12 o'clock Saturday night and 12 o'clock Sunday night.
 A new bill was introduced today to reg ulate the movement of cars, trains and traffic between lines connecting within this state and to prevent any discrimina- tion in the rates charged and facilities offered by such connecting lines and to prevent all discrimination and to require equal facilities and advantages to all railroad companies within or without the state with which they directly or indi- rectly connect, and to provide for the issuance and recognition of true bills of lading by all railroads doing business in this state, to prevent the division of freight and to provide penalties for its violation and to constitute the same misdemeanor and to provide punishment therefor
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-06
the Decatur bar, in default of bail was jailed here last night on charge of per- jury preferred by another negro.
HARTSELLE.
The Political Pot Boiling in Morgan-Jo
 ston Will Get the County.

The Political Pot Boiling in Morgan-John
 ston Will Get the County.
 Hartselle, Feb. 5. Especial. )-The po- litical pot is getting hot, as the primary election to select county officers and del- egates to the state convention will be held on March '.
 A good deal of interest is being aroused over the gubernatorial contest. As Morgan county is the first county to act, the friends of Captain Johnston and Col onel Clarke are hustling for their favor ite. A report is current in the county that the administration" has sent word that the county must be carried for Clarke at all hazards, but all the schem- ing cannot take old Morgan from John ston. He is the choice of the people and they are going to see to it that he re- ceives his rights in the primary and county convention.
 Editor J. A. Rountree, after a two weeks absence in Florida as a delegate to the National Editorial association, which convened at St. Augustine, re- turned home yesterday. His wife stop ped at Opelika to spend few days with relatives and friends. MT. Rountree was honored by being selected as the mem- Der of the national executive committee of. the association for the state of Ala bama.
 The measles which have been raging in our town for the past several weeks. have about subsided.
 Several changes have taken place in business circles during the past week.
 pr. w. A. Barclift paid Birmingham a business trip today.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-06
THE LATEST ALABAMA NEWS
BREWTON.
A Voice From Clarke's Own. District-Es-
 cambia for Johnston.


 Brewton, Feb. 5.-(Special) l)-Politics wax warmer. The goldbugs are trying to evade argument, saying "yes, we are bimetallists; we want silver and gold just like it has always been," and then change the subject. This evasive answer will fool a great many people, and some will be thus cajoled into voting the gold Clarke ticket, but this sort of chaf won't catch intelligent voters. If our executive committeee decides to hold primary election Escambia will go for Johnston by quite a nice majority, but if conven- rion Is called the smartest prophet will rail to tell which way it will go Below we give a verbatim copy of few re- marks contained in a private letter from a staunch democrat of 70 to one of our citizens, which was shown your core spondent
 We are (nearly) all elated over the prospect of getting free silver governor this year, and one that I hope will induce some economy and good democratic leg islation as well. MT. Clarke's policy, as outlined in his announcement, amounts to this, when boiled down: That he cares not a red for the state, but he will follow Cleveland wherever he may go. And am satisfied that four-fifths of our state are against him. Until silver is resusci- tated we may not look for much prosper ity."
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-06
CHOCCOLOCCO.
Organized Eighty-six Years Ago-The
 Clarke Man in Error.

Choccolocco, Feb. 5.-(Specal.)-Re c. Hageler preached at the academy Sun day and in his sermon gave an outline of the history of the Cumberland Presbyte- rian church. On the 4th of this month eighty-six years ago it was organized, and it has now 126 presbyteries, 1704 or dained ministers 2SS4 congregations. 193. 393 communicants and 114,763 in Sabbath schools.
 MT. and Mrs. Bayol of Anniston spent Sabbath in our town and in the evening had their two little boys baptized by Rev. M. G. Mlligan al his residence.
 Mrs. English of Jacksonville is visiting an our town.
 Miss Maggie Weaver, our popular school teacher. spent the Sabbath visit ing her parents at Weavers.
 In conversation with a Clarke support CT today he stated that the majority of the papers in the state were for Clarke, and I told him that there was. I thought. two-thirds of them for Johnston. Will you please let us know which is nearest right?
 The populist executive committee for this county meets tomorrow al Jackson viHe.,
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-06
On Trial for Malfeasanoe.

Pittsburg, Penn, Feb. Mai w. C. Moreland. ex-city attorney for Pittsburg, and his assistant, w. H. House. were called to answer charges of malfeasance in office before Judge Stowe, presiding, in the criminal court this morning They have prepared for stubborn fight, and 1t began at the very outset.
 There was fair crowd present at $40 o'clock, when the cases were called. The attorneys representing MT. More: land were Messrs. Ferguson. Gordon &, Goehring. Those representing MT. House were Messrs, Patterson. O'Brien & Bremen. The defendants sat behind their counsel and closely watched every point in the preliminary proceedings. Attorney Goehring entered plea of not guilty for the defendants. Attorney Patterson moved that the indictment against MT. House be quashed. This mo- ton Judge Stowe ruled out of order but the court, he said. was willing to hear the. motion submitted in writing Mr. Patterson made short argument in SUD- port of the motion, at the end of which the court overruled 1t. Mir. Ferguson presented a similar motion in behalf of Major Moreland, witch Was also over ruled. The counsel then took the selec- ton of jury. kas-
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-06
The St. Paul Surveyed.

New York, Feb. 5.-A board of survey was held aboard the American line steamer St. Paul today. Five represent atives of the underwriters began the survey and/did not finish their labors un- til late this afternoon. The whole ship was gone over, the visitors being piloted about by the chief engineer. When the surveyors finally left the pier a number of them were anxious to talk and they said that in all probability their report would not be ready until tomorrow
 The officers of the ship and the officials oftthe line are emphatic in the statement that the vessel sustained no injury as Q result of her ten days Imprisonment in the Long Branch sands.
 iAn of them said that the plan is to dis- patch the ship on her return trip to Southampton on February 19.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-06
DECATUR.
High Water @ Blessing-Capt. J. F. John-
 ston in the City.

High Water Blessing-Capt J. F. John-
 ston in the City.
 Decatur, Feb. 5.-(Special)-Th rise in the Tennessee has greatly facilitated commerce. Eight hundred bushels of corn came to the wharf for storage in this city Monday.
 Capt. T. Foster of Nashville. brother of Ex-Judge E. H. Foster of this city. is visiting his brother here.
 c. l.. Johnston, the affable treasurer of the Memphis and Charleston Railroad company, is in the city enjoying the hospitality of INcaturs business men to- day.
 No IA freight, going north over the Louisville and Nashville railroad, was wrecked at 9:3O this morning on the sub urbs of the city, and also demolished the large water tank at that point, which supplies both the Memphis and Charles ton and Louisville and Nashville rail- roads with water. Brakeman T. H. Oden of Nashville jumped from his car and sustained internal injuries. Oden will be moved to his home this evening, as he in- sists on going.
 Six cars left the track near the middle of the train. The fifteenth one from the engine struck the water tank, utterly de- molishing 1t and wrecking the car and piling the other five along the track to the rear The third section. into which the train had been separated by the shock, remained on the track.
 The wreck was caused by the breaking off of about 3 feet of the switch rail inn mediately under the Pond street bridge, which spans the deep railroad cut at that point. number of people having wit messed the disaster. Fortunately the train was running at low rate of speed, otherwise the entire rear portions would have plunged down the deep embank- ment at the bridge pier, and as the pump ing engine house stands immediately be- low, it would also have been wrecked. The engine and a number of cars had gotten on the railroad bridge just as the rail broke. At II: :25 the wrecking crew had the track sufficiently cleared to allow the Memphis and Charleston passenger train to pass. They are still at work on the debris
 Capt Joseph F. Johnston was in the city all day yesterday looking after the interests of his canvass. The captain shook hands with the business men of the Decaturs and then visited the Louisville and Nashville railroad shops. where about 750 voters are employed, where he spent the greater part of the evening. On his return to this city last night he accepted the hospitality of the camp of Confederate veterans of Decatur, and after spending an hour with the old guard reeounting memories of war life he and his party returned to the Bis marck hotel, where he was warmly re- ceived by a number of gentlemen to see and hear the captain talk. Captain Johnston's rich fund of anecdotes on7this occasion was much enjoyed. He left on the 10:45 Memphis and Charleston train for the northwestern counties.
 John Fountain, a colored member of
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-06

candidates for county offices are looking forward to its action with a great deal of interest.
 Captain Johnston numbers his friends by the score and will, with the exception of one beat, carry every beat in the county.
 MT. J. Manasses has completed and moved into his new brick store on the north side of Euf uula street. This com pletes the handsome block of brick build ings on that street.
 Capt. Alto V. Lee of Ozark spent Sun day with his family in this city.
 Lawrence Lee, Esq, is in Ozark on le- gal business.
 MT. William L. Mccormick of the Eu- faula Grocery company is in the city to- day.
 Capt. Charles McRae of the State Her aid was among his many friends here the past week.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-06
To Separate School Funds.

Jackson, Miss, Feb. 5.-A delegation of twehty-five of the most prominent color ed tnen in the state, representing the Baptist convention and Methodist con- ference, headed by James Hill, leading politician, called on Governor McLaurin and the ways and means committee this afternoon to protest against the proposi- tion to separate the school fund as Is being urged by members of the legisla- ture. The proposition is to appropriate taxes paid by whites to educate white children and those paid by colored citi- zens to schooling colored children. No bill to this effect has yet been introduced. The delegation also urges continued aid to Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical college, a negro industrial school
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-06
CLAYTON.
Gives General Satisfaction-Many Will Re-
 turn.

Clayton, Feb. 5.-(Special)-The wise action of the state democratic executive committee in letting down the bars in the coming primaries has given more general satisfaction to the democrats of this county than any action on the part of that committee in years, and the good results will be shown In the coming elec- tion in August. Your correspondent has seen a number of good men, who have, up to the last few years. been lifelong democrats, but who strayed off. who now say they are glad of an opportunity to again get back into the party. These men are among the best in this county and can be counted on as staunch sup porters of the ticket in August.
 AS yet there has been no call of the county executice committee, but 1t is looked for very soon, and the different
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-06
MOBILE.
A Russian Schooner Is Ashore on Dixie Is-
 land, Near Fort Morgan.

land, Near Fort Morgan.
 Mobile, Feb. 5.-A special to the Regis ter from Fort Morgan says that the Russian schooner Abraham. from Port Cabello, bound to Mobile, went ashore on Dixie island this morning at S:30 o'clock while trying to enter Mobile bay. The captain and crew have left her and are at Fort Morgan. The vessel is lying easy in 51a feet of water. She drew z feet when she went ashore. The tugs Wittick and Nimrod have gone to the vessels assistance
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-06

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Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-06

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Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-06
Blackburn Climbing Up.

<. Frankfort, Ky. Feb. -5.--rhe vote for United States senator in soiiH assembly today was as follows: Hunter 66; Black burn, 62; McCreary, ?; Carlisle, 2; Bate. 2 Necessary for a choice, 69.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-06
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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-03-06

Mrs. McGilton of West Troy. N. Y, is
guest at her sons, Prot. McGltOn.
Miss Mary Mills, who has been in
keene. y. H., and Fitchburg, Mass,
since fall, is home.
Mr.. +. p. Cushman and his Bristol
partner, Mr.. w. G. Foote. are in New
York this week on business.
Prof. c. Is. Wright was on Saturday
elected deacon of the Congregational
church to succeed the late Dea. l.. c.
Burrows.
Landlord Darwin Rider of the Addison
House is recovering from an attack of
the grip that has kept him shut up for
ten days past.
Mr. Ernest f. Rich has nearly re-
covered from the typhoid fever and will
soon be able to resume his place in the
store of Bond Bros.
Hon. l.. d. Eldredge, who was taken
i'll three weeks ago, is about the house,
but has not thought it prudent to ven
turc out these stormy days.
A son was born to Prof. and Mrs. g..
l.. James AT their home in Lawrencevile,
/ y. j., on sunday. hut he survived only
two hours. Mrs. James. who has had Il
long and serious illness with typhoid
fever, is doing well.
The Brandon correspondent of an eX-
change writes: ".Iohn l.. Simunds was in
town ON "a short visit Saturday. For the
past season he has been conducting
Towue's Hotel in Bellows Fall in part
nership with John HYDE of Middlebury,
hut he has now made preparations to
take the hotel alone the coming season,
Mr.. Hyde retiring for IL fine position on
the road as travelling salesman.
Mr.. Randall Hammond, who for sever
al years has had charge of the Wood
Moving Machine company's agencies
east of the Connecticut river, with the
headquarters at Boston. has recently
been promoted to the management of all
the territory east of Chicago and now
lives at lIoosick Falls, y. Y. where the
company's works are. Mr.. +. o. Sever
ance, another Middlebury boy, who has
been the company's manager in Maine
and has resided Portland, succeeds Mr.
Hammond as head of the Boston office.
A Washington correspondent sends
this to his paper: "At pre- sent the
official representation includes among it:
members Hon. David y. Burke of Mid
dlebury. Mr.. Burke was appointed by
the present administration To the import
ant post Of consul at Malaga. lie alsC
held cOnsulship under the former adj
ministration of Mr.. Cleveland. at the
time being stationed at one of the Soutl
American ports. Mr.. Burke was edu
= Gated at the college in Middlebnry ant
. is we'll thought of among his townspeo
pie. No doubt he will uphold the dig
nifty and honor of his county and viii
z look out for our interests, and to TIN
best of his ability prevent any such dis
graceful scene at Malaga as occurred "A
[ Barcelona yesterday, when the peopl
T. in such frenzied manner insulted ou
= flag by trailing it in the mud"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-03-06
LOCAL NEWS.

Prof. Boyce. county examiner of
teachers, Will hold examinations here
today and tomorrow.
The Essay club will meet Monday at
3 80 O'Clock with Miss pinney: subject,
Fra BartUlommeo and Andrea del Sarto.
Mr.. John y. James of Weybridge, who
was badly hurt by an ugly bull last
week Tuesday. is recovering quite rap
idly.
y full report of the proceedings at the
Middlebury Town meeting together with
other news, will be found on the inside
pages.
The Mcleod house on Weybridge
street is quarantined four children of
Garry Elliot, who lives there, being i'll
with measles.
The race winch was to have been trot-
ted on the river last Saturday by horses
owned by Messrs. Nutting and Allen had
to be postponed because of the condition
of the ice.
The water in the river is still high, in
fact it was up to Its highest point yes
terday, the water which made trouble at
PttstOrd on Sunday and Monday having
Just arrived here.
I'm our notice last week of the funeral
OF Inc INFANT son OF Mf. ana MIS-. Isaac
Sterns we inadvertently omitted to make
mention of handsome flowers sent i'm by
Mddlebury friends.
The annual exhibition by the junior
class of the college will be given at the
town hall on the evening of Tuesday,
the 2ith INST All of the lG members of
the class will speak.
This paper has not lost its head; that
member did. however, suffer injury by a
slight accident to the press last week,
aud Il new one cannot be had on short
notice. Hence the unusual appearance
of the paper.
Thirteen members of the Hawthorne
club were present at the meeting with
Prof and Mrs. McGiltOn on Tuesday
evening. The next meeting Will be held
two weeks from that night at Miss
Parker's.
RI. Rev. A. G. A. Hall, 5. r. D..
bishop of the diocese, will visit st.
Stephens parish Sunday, March s, Of
ticiating morning and evening. The
bishop will be at st. Barnabas, East
Middlebury, in the afternoon; service at
o'clock.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-03-06
CONGREGATIONAL.

OONG
REV. A. W. DICKENS, PASTOR.
Sunday services, 10 40 a. m; ! 80 p III
Sabbath school, II 700 m
Thursday, conference meeting, 80 p' M
Up. S. c. E., Sundays, b :So p H.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-03-06
LOCAL NOTICES.

Lard 10 cts at Abcrnethy'~,
Go to Taylor's tor oyster stews.
salt pork, : cts, at Abernethy's.
Genessee butter salt at Star Mills.
Alphabet soups AT Il. :. Bcnedict's.
Quinnipiac fertilizers at Star Mills.
Full line of Infants wear at +. X. Claws.
Seed corn for sowing at star Mills.
smoked hams, II cts, at Abernethy's.
Go to f. r. Clny's tor Jackets and wraps.
f r. Clay's Is the place to BUY millinery.
Canned sweet potatoes at r. :. Benedict's,
smoked shoulders, cts, at Abernethy's.
Steamed hominy in cans AT Il. :. Benedict,.
Try white Pine cough syrup, at sheldon's
only.
Best salt salmon cents per pound, At r. 5.
Benedicts.
Fancy dress shirts, spring STYLES, received
at Pine Hall.
For sALE-A good skeleton wagon. In.
Quire at this office.
The celebrated "waverly Shoes" for sale
AT Beckwith II cos
Souvenir stationery, stamped "Middlebuiy,
VT" I'm gilt, at Sterns "a
60 to &. f. stevens in Union block to get
your watch repaired.
Warm winter goods AT reduced rates, 10
elose,at Beckwith a Co.'S.
We are still selling Bonanza coffee at % cts.
a can, at G. NJ. Cobleighs.
Can mt b. f. Wales and get fitted with
spcctaces. Prices very low.
Have you seen the bargains you can get at
Is. d. Hopes furniture store.
This is the month you can get great bar
gains on furniture mt Is, Is, Hopes.
HoNEY-Choicc, tor sale at 10 cts.
SOFT. j. 4. CRANE.
Hot water bags-2 quart "A cents.
W. II. SHELDON.
can and see the goods on our halt price
counter. PINE HALL.
Pratt's food for poultry and aorses. Also
animal meal. STAR MILLS.
WAETED-To exchange tor wood or lumber
] organ, new cutter, l pair work slefghs
enc or two horses, two-seated sleigh; all
nearly new. win sell them cheap. Call on
b. b. HOPE.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-03-06
MORE LlGHI WANTED.

E'iHor If Hc Register: Many OF our
voters Went to the town meeting "loaded
for bears" and the report was pretty
well ventilated but think the inyesti-
CATION might have been carried little
further. For instance. | would like to
know why money was spent tor skunk :
oil and peppermint. Both of these arti-
cles can be found on the town farm, and
if wanted the paupers should 90 for them,
hope that our new first Selectman, in
his burning zeal for "rigW ccoHomy,' Will
see that such items do not appear in the
next report.
Yours, SLOCUS>.
Middlebury, March I.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-03-06
BAPTIST.

REV. d. W. LYMAN, PASTOR.
sunday Services, 10 45 a. m; 80 p m
Sunday school, II 700 IN.
Prayer meeting Thursday, Z 80 p m
Y.P. s. c. E., Sundays, 100 p. m.
Seats free.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-03-06
Socal N1atters.
Date.
TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

Trains prsss Middi ebury station at the hours
given below:
CONC NoRrH-Express, 81 a. m; local
express, Q A6 a. M; mail. 40 p. M; express
sk3 p. m.
GONG soUTH-Mail, g45 a. M express
Il "a d. IN; passenger, 40 p. M; passenger
40 p. nj. express, 10 % p. m.
MAILS CLosE-North, 2 40 and 80 p nj
South, sIO a. m. and 80 p. M; STAGE
Pm
See Central vt. timetable, elsewhere
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-03-06
Personal MENTION.

Mrs. Otis Abbey is i'll with pneumonia.
Mr.. Joseph Battell arrived home from
Washington on Wednesday.
Miss Rebecca Russell is the guest of
Mrs. Wallace {. FoOte In Bristol.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-03-06
ROMAN CATHOLIC.
NUM- "A - NA liiC1iC'
REV. j. NJ. GELOT, PASTOR.

REV. ]. NJ. GELOr, PASTOR.
This is the order of services in the r. c.
church commencing with Trinity Sunday,
June s:
Mass at 10 100 a. III. After Trinity, mass at al
ternate Sundays at ana 10 80 a IN. Bene
lection and prayers every sunday at 80 p
N. Regular time tor catechism, 30 p. m
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-03-06

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Regular communications the hrst MONDAY
ening of each month.