Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-19
THE LATEST ALABAMA NEWS
The Cavalry Squadron Will
March Through the Country
TO CAMP IN MONTGOMERY
Location of the Infantry Camps Has Not
Been Setted-Mobile, Birmingham
and Selma May Get Them.

Montgomery, March 1S.-(SpeciaL)-Th
cavalry squadron of the state troors- will
camp in Montgomery this year. That
much is definitely settled. Where the in
, Hcntry regiments will go into camps of
instruction, however, is still a matter of
conjecture. 1t appears probable now.
however that Mobile, Birmingham and
Selma will be the cities which will have
the privilege of entertaining the First,
Second and Third regiments respectively
A new feature of the cavalry encamp-
ment will be that the companies compos-
ing the squadron will be marched here
through the country. For instance, the
Wilcox Mounted Rifles will proceed
through the woods and along the coun-
try roads until they reach Selma, where
they will be joined by the Dallas Light
Dragons. The Montgomery Mounted
Rifles will meet them at Hayneville, and,
under command of Maj. James T. Beck,
they will be marched to this city, where
the new cavalry company recently es-
tablished in Birmingham will be in wait
ing for them. 1t is believed that the ride
through the country will prove good.
practical work for the horse soldiery of
the state.
After Another Tributary.
1t is stated here that the Louisville
and Nashville railroad has recently made
a considerable investment in property in
Knoxville, Tenn. which is well adapted
to depot purposes. Along with this re-
port comes another that the Louisville
and Nashville company Is about to pur-
chase the Knoxviffe,- Cumberland Gap
and Louisville road 1t is believed here
that the investment, at an equitable
price, would be decidedly to the advan-
tage of the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad Bills Body.
1t seems that they viii not allow poor
old Railroad Bits body to rest, even in
DEATH A few days after he was killed
his remains were brought here and ex-
hbited to the curious public at rs cents
"a look. The authorities, however inter
fered after day or two, and the remains
were shipped to Pensacola. The authori-
ties there objected also to allowing the
desperado's corpse to be shown there,
and Mobile was next tried with the same
result. Bills clay was taken to Birming-
ham yesterday, where, 1t is stated, 1t
will be embalmed by Maj. Jack Miller's
petrifylng process.
They Want Cheap Stamps.
AT the meeting of the Commercial and
Industrial association last night DIR. ]. b.
CASTOR, from the committee on legisla-
tion submitted the following:
To the Commercial and Industrial Associa-
ton, Montgomery, Ala:
Your committee on legislation have du-
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ferred to them by the association from
the committee on 1-cent letter postage,
appointed by the national board of trade,
and beg leave to report;
l. That they heartily concur in the
recommendations of the committee on
1-cent letter postage.
2. That they recommend that the aSso-
citation adopt the following resolutions:
We very respectfully recommend to
our senators and representatives in con-
gress that the laws regulating the post
Office department be amended so that
they shall
l. Provide 1-cent letter postage for
each half ounce.
2. Restrict second-class matter at the
present rate of postage to strictly bona
fide daily, tri-weekly, semi-weekly and
weekly newspapers.
ter together with books. pamphlets and
all printed matter at cost rate, estimated
to be cents a pound, the new rate on
second-class matter not to go into effect
until one year after the passage of the
bill.
exclusive of books, pamphlets, printed
matter, into one class, to be charged at
cost rate, estimated to be 10 cents or IL
cents per pound.
s. Charge to every department of the
government now using the ranking priv
ilege the actual cost of said service,
thereby relieving the postal department
of many million dollars of fictitious ex-
penses. $500
6. That the members of the associa-
ton are recommended to use their indi-
vidual efforts, by letters to our senators
wise, so as to give the public full knowl-
edge Of the defects of the present pos
tai system, to the end that an equitable
rate on the various classes of postal