The age-herald., 1898-03-19

Decatur News W. R. Smith has sold his celebrated blooded mare to local gentle-
 man, the consideration being 5000. She
 has trottlng record of 2:22.
 Gurley Herald: MT. W. T. Roberts has telegraphed for machinery to make hoe,
 fork rake and broom handles. He will place this machinery in his dimension mill and will use ash timber in making these
 handles. He has orders already promised him for steady running for some time. Daphne Times: A deed was put to record this week in the probate court conveying nearly Il ,OOO acres of land from the Per dido Land company to H.. A. Sauers. MT. Sauers is @ Chicago man and represents company that will coonize all of this
 land and sell same out in forty acre farms Uniontown Herald: negro boy named
 Edgar Clark met with serious accident at the rope mills last week. He was greas- ing a shafting which runs between two buildings, when his clothing was caught by the revolving piece, and he was whired around and thrown on top of one of the buildings, whence he fell to the ground. His arm was broken in two places and leg in two places and he was seriously bruised
 Ft. Payne Journal: While walking down the street last Wednesday MT. Aaron Par ker, who resides three miles south of this city, happened to discover $20 in bills lying on the sidewalk; he pocketed the find, 1t
 was late in the evening and he could not
 begin a search for the owner He had no
 occasion to return to the city until Mon
 day, when he brought the money, and at
 once located the loser in the person of MT.
 Taylor Russell, and he immediately turned
 the money over to him. MT. Russell is doubtless the happiest man in town.
 
 Sulligent Lightning: Prof. J. E. Alex ander, principal of the agricultural school at Hamilton, has resigned. large num- Der of boarding pupils have left the school in consequence. It seems that Prof. AL exander expelled a refractory pupil a brother-in-law of trustee, and the trus- tees advised the boy to return. Being worse than before, the boy was again ex- peled, and returned by the trustees, when Alexander resigned and pupils left. Un- der his direction the school fourished as never before until the worng men got to be trustees, since which time strife has reigned. The school should be abolished or a new board appointed.
 Demopols Express: The preliminary trial of Al Cocoran for the killing of the darkey John Turner took place last Tues- day before Justices Mccormack and Ma pier. The testimony of the darkeys wife showed plainly that Cocoran acted purely in self defense, and he was promptly ac- quilted. The evidence from all witnesses, both white and black, was to the effect that Cocoran had been sent by his father to warn the darkey not to interfere with the hands on the place. When Cocoran delivered the message the darkey told him he would interfere with them as much as he pleased. He had hatchet in his hands at the time, and started towards Cocoran,
 who warned him not to come any nearer.
 This seemed to infuriate Turner, and with a muttered threat he dashed into his house nearby Cocoran started to ride away,
 when he heard a scuffie, and the darkey's
 wife begging him not to make fuss Coc-
 oran then heard the door opened, and,
 Jumping from his horse, he barely had time
 to throw his gun to his shoulder when
 Turner appeared with gun in his hand.
 Cocoran fired before he could raise his
 gun the load tLgGg effect in the head and
 resulting in deeth. From this testimony,
 which we learn was not controverted in the slightest particular, there was nothing
 else to do but acquit, which was promptly done.