The age-herald., 1898-04-09
NEWS FROM THE
 STATE CAPITOL Successor Appointed to Sheriff Carson, of LauderdaIe. REPORT ON SCHOOL FUNDS Sum of S542,390.23 Reunited to Treasurer Since September, i897-Supreme
 Court Adjourns Until i2,h Inst.
 Admitted to the Bar.
REPORT ON SCHOOL FUNDS
Special to The Age.Hernld.


 Montgomery, April Ex-Governor Johnston today appointed Mir. Drewry B. Carson sheriff Of Lauderdale county, to succeed A. D. Carson, resigned.
 The governor some time ago ordered im- peachment proceedings against the sheriff on account of being frequently intoxicated and therefore incompetent to discharge the duties of his office. Out of the impeach- ment proceedings grew $30,O00 libel suit against the Western Union Telegraph com pany and The Age-Herald Publishing com pany of Birmingham. The court held that Carson was drunk, and the libel suits were subsequently, dismissed The resignation of the sheriff and the appointment of MT. D. B. Carson to fill the unexpired term by the governor makes another chapter in the im- peachment proceedings, though all may be at an end.
 This Is the second sheriff that Governor Johnston has had to deal with in @ like manner.
 School Funds Reunited
 The school funds remitted from the state treasury since Oct. l, 1897, are as follows: For quarter ending Sept. 30 1897 ...$111 ,104 IS For quarter ending Dec. 31, 1897 ... 252,611 37 For quarter ending March 31 1S97.. 178,64 3S
 
 The statute requires the treasurer to pre- pay exchange or express charges on this school fund, which Treasurer Ellis has paid at 0 cost of $445.05, an average of S2 cents per S100 If the treasurer had purchased excange at the regular rate of one-fourth of 1 per cent, the cost would have amount ed to $1,356, nearly $1 900 more than it cost. In addition to the amount above named. there has been paid from the treasury to the normal schools the sum of s24,50O, mak- ing a total of $566 ,S9023 paid out from the regular school fund during the present fis- cal year, besides amounts paid to the Agri- cultural and Mechanical college, the uni versity, deaf and blind institutes and the new agricultural schools in the state.
 Decissons of the Supre' Tt The following decisions red by the supreme court today:
 Bricked, c. J.-W. J. Rodgers vs. J. T. Lackland, appeal from Clark circuit court affirmed.
 H. T. Babcock vs. A. l.. Carter, ct al., appeal from Crenshaw chancery court; re- versed and remanded.
 Mcclellan, J.-Lou Bones vs. the State of Alabama, appeal from Bibb county court affirmed.
 James T. Chadwick vs. w. w. Russell, appeal from Marshall circuit court; af- firmed
 Coleman. J.-Reuben Agee vs. the State of Alabama, appeal from Wilcox circuit court: affirmed.
 Johnie Kilt vs. the State of Alabama, ap- peal from Wilcox circuit court; affirmed $ Haralson J.-J. c. Street, extr., etc., vs. E. P. Duncan, appeal from Tallapoosa cir cult court; reversed and remanded. Ex parte town of Roanoke, petition for certiorari; petition dismissed.
 The Court Adjourns
 The following orders were granted by the supreme court today:
 Mobile and Ohio Railroad company vs. Postal Telegraph-Cable company, from Mo bile circuit court. Argued and submitted. |. Ex parte the State of Alabama, exrel., ac,-Petition for mandamus. Submitted on briefs.
 Ex parte Beulah B. and J. H. McAnulty- Petition for mandamus. Submitted on briefs.
 Jim Price vs. the State of Alabama, from Baldwin circuit court. Submitted on briefs.
 Henry Thomas, ct. al., vs. the State of Alabama from Mobile circuit court. Ar gued and submitted.
 The call of the first division having bpeen completed the court then adjourned until Tuesday, April 12, at 10 o'clock a. m., when cases from the fifth division, composed of the counties of Chambers, Chiffon, Coosa, Elmore, Lee, Mocan, Russell and Talla- poosa, will be called.
 The court made an order that the cases from the sixth division shall be called dur ing the week beginning Monday, April 25, instead of April IS. This division is conn posed of cases from the counties of Blount, Gu1iman, Fayette, Jefferson, Lamar, Mar ion. Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Walker and Win ston. on motion of Attorney-General Wm. C. Fitts admitted to the bar of this court.