Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-14
THE LATEST ALABAMA NEWS.
  A Clothing Store Broken Into at coI,,ob;o e OUIulIIUlQI AS USING MORE FERTILIZERS Conecuh'S Executive Committee Will Meet in Evergreen on the 19th-A Trolley .
 Accident.

slMontgomery, March 13.-(SpeciaL)-' A special from Columbia, Ala, says the Columbia Clothing store was broken into and robbed last night, the thieves get ting away with about $200 worth of cloth ing. One man, a young man who claims Dothan as his home, has been arrested for complicity in the burglary. The of hcers are now in pursuit of another sus- pect.
 4 Increased Demand.
 The demand for fertilizers in Wilcox county is much larger than usual this year, which is taken as an indication that the acreage of cotton in that county will be increased this season.
 Conecuh's Committee.
 The democratic county executive com nlittee of Conecuh county will meet in Ever green on the 18th, when they will decide whether the delegates to the coun- ty convention and the candidates for county offices shall be selected by beat meetings or by a primary election.
 An Assignment.
 Yesterday Messrs. Luke Hill & Bro, grocerymen, fish and poultry dealers on Monroe street, made an assignment in favor of their creditors, the principal creditor, MT. J. T. Scott, being appointed to take charge of the stock of goods. It is authoritatively stated that the assets are but very little short of the lia- bilities, and that the failure was caused by an unfortunately liberal policy of sell ing goods on a credit, the consequences Of which was an accumulation of bad debts. MT Scott says that he will finish taking stock at once. and will then be able to give some definite idea of the amount of assets and what the firm owes. There were no preferred creditors in the assignment, and all parties to whom Hill Bros. are indebted will share alike in the proceeds from the sale of goods. None of them will lose much
 Trolley and Mule.
 The life of Harrisan Bedell, colored, came very near being sacrificed in troll ley car accident on South Court street yesterday about 1 o'clock. A mule was- Killed in the collision and the driver sus- tained painful bruises.
 From BedelPs statement it seems that he was driving down Court street when a car overlook him. The mule became frightened and jumped against the car in making an effort to cross the track. Had 1t not been for the breaking of the coupling pin the wagon would have been carried in front of the rapidly moving car, which was descending the grade In front of Dr. Pearson's residence, and the negro would have fallen under the wheels. As it was, he fell on the side of the track, when the car struck the mule and shafts and was dragged over 50 feet. The unfortunate animal was knocked to one side, and on examination 1t was found that the car had cut into his left side and snapped the hind leg bone just above the hoofs. He had to be shot.
 When the accident was reported at po- lice headquarters Captain Martin inves6- gated it and concluded that the motor man of car No. Il was not in the least td blame, and therefore no case was made against him. The mule belonged to MT. John Hughes, who lives out on Plank street.
 State House Chat.
 The governor has appointed as notaries public G. F. Peter, Shelby county; J. c. Bowie, w. H. Dillon, Talladega J. w. Casson, Tuskaloosa; James w. Smith. Chambers.
 The hall of the house of representatives is filled up with scaffolding and the paint CTS arc at work putting on new dress of paint. With a new dress of paint and a. new carpet, the old hall will be strange to those who have been there before for awhile at least.
 The home-seekers are turning their faces towards Alabama. Colonies of peo- pie are coming constantly. Secretary of State Jackson has received the follow ing letter, which will explain itself, and should receive immediate attention from those Interested:
 Chicago, H., March 10, 1S96 "Hon. J. K. Jackson Secretary of State. Montgomery, Ala
 Dear Sir: A party of German farm CTS, about fifty families, want to emil grate, and requested me to look up nice tract of land where to locate their colony.
 "A friend of mine called my attention to your state and I would like very much to have some information as to climate, etc, in order to enable me to describe that country to the committee which is expected to arrive in Chicago in about two weeks.
 Thanking you in advance for your kindness, I am, dear sir, very respect fully yours, MAX BAUM,
 Room BIO Unity Building,
 Chicago, H."
 Bearing Fruit.
 The Journal this afternoon says: Chairman Robert Moseley, in his paper, the Birmingham Times, reproduces the Advertisers special from Decatur charg- ing the democrats of that county with being 'bald-faced robbers. The Times heads the article with a terrific arraign- ment of the democratic party"