Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-08
THE LATEST ALABAMA NEWS
A Batch of Supreme Court De-
 CiSionS Handed Down.
ONE CASEFROM BIRMINGHAM
The Governor Is Swamped With Letters From - Madison County Regarding the Judicial
 Vacancy

Montgomery, Feb. 7.-(SpeeiaL 1.-The following decisions were rendered by the supreme court today:
 Brickell,. c. J-Alabama Great South ern Railway company vs. Frank Ander- son, appeal from Birmingham city court: affirmed.
 w. H. Neill vs. Lowenthal & Adler, ap- peal from Decatur city court; affirmed. Wiley Wessons vs. the state of Ala bama, appeal from Lauderdale circuit court affirmed.
 E. Goddard & Sons vs. Barlow Garner ct al., appeal from Dale circuit court; af firmed.
 Lucius Williams vs the state of Ala bama, appeal from Selma city court; af- firmed.
 Coleman, J.-Anderson & Shackelford vs Birmingham Mineral Railroad com- pany, appeal from Bibb circuit court; af- firmed.
 Gurley, municipal corporation. vs. W. H. McAnally, appeal from Madison cir cult court; affirmed.
 Howard Williams vs. the state of Ala bama, appeal from Hale circuit court; af- firmed.
 Head. J.-S. E. Collins vs D. H. Bald win & Co.,, appeal from Bullock circuit court; reversed and remanded, Coleman, J.. dissenting.
 
 state of Alabama, appeal from Bibb cir cult court; reversed and.remanded.
 No Appointment Yet.
 The governor has not yet announced the appointment of a probate judge for Madison. There are a volume of letters and petitions for each of the applicants and Governor Oates will be called on to exercise some rare discrimination.
 A Century in the Church. A special from Fort Payne. Ala, says: Mrs. Amanda Long of Long Springs, De- Kalb county, died al her home in that county Saturday al the advanced age of 104 years. She was a woman of good in- teiligence and remembered distinctly many instances of the war of 1872. She was good Christian woman and during her life devoted much of her time to char ity and Christian endeavor. She was consistent member of the church for all most a century
 Will Be Dean's Right Bower. Chairman G. BT Deans of the populist state executive committee has announced the appointment of Jere Fountain of Jefferson as secretary of the committed MT. Fountain is a bright fellow and will make a valuable assistant for MT. Deans in his misdirected efforts.
 A Notable Marriage.
 Yesterday afternoon at the home of the brides sister. Mrs. Frank Stollen-
 
 married to MT. Samuel H. Royal of Vir- ginia, Rev. George Upton of Greenville officiating. No cards were issued. Mrs. Royal Is a niece of Secretary of the Navy Herbert and is a most attractive young woman. Mrs. F. H. Buell. and two daugh- ters and Miss Mara belle Stollenwerck, all of Birmingham, were present to witness the ceremony Mrs. Buell. is a sister of the secretary. Mir. and Mrs. Royal will spend their honeymoon with Secretary Herbert at Washington.
 MT. Engelhart Dead.
 David Engelhart, well known and highly respected citizen of Montgomery. died last night after a lingering illness with dropsy. He leaves a number of stepchildren and several brothers and sisters. MT. Engelhart bore the distnc- ton of being the first maker of bullets and belt buckles for the Confederate ar mics.
 Wanted to Die.
 Vivian Aydelotte, a white woman liv- ing out in the suburbs, wants to die. Sev- eral days ago she made an attempt upon her life by taking morphine, but was saw ed by the strenuous efforts of physi- elan. Last night a telephone message was received at police headquarters stat ing that the woman had again attempted to take her life by an overdose of mor- phine. When the physician and the po- lice officers reached her she was aroused and, looking at the physician, asked him what he was doing there. that she didn't want him-had made up her mind to kill herself and would do it yet. The physi- clan insisted upon pulling her through, however, all right The woman may yet accomplish her purpose.
 Personal.
 Miss Smith of Tuskegee is visiting friends in this city.
 B. M. Allen of Birmingham is register ed at the Fleming.
 Col. J. B. Stanley, editor of the Green vile Advocate, is in the city.
 Mr. l.. A. Shaver, formerly of Mont gomery, now of Washington city, is in the city visiting friends.
 Mr. Brownjohn of Somerset, England, who has been visiting friends in Mont gomery left on Tuesday for the Bahama isles.
 MT. and Mrs. Meertief of San Francis co took Montgomery in on their bridal tour and spent several days with his sis ter, Mrs. Nachman.
 Mrs. Dr. Yearick of Detroit, Mich.,