The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-23

nit. Blount county, was bound over to the
United States grand jury by Commissioners
Cornish yesterday on the charge of selling
liquor without license.
HIGHWAYMAN ARRESTED. -oficers
Mcknight and Thompson have arrested a
negro named William Macarthur, who is
supposed to be the leader of the gang
which held up Sol Meyer in Fifth avenue
some months ago. Two other negroes have
already been given five years each in the
penitentiary for this crime.
SUIT FOR DAMAGES-Charles f. Ems
len. administrator of the estate of Delius
Jones has filed suit against the Tutwiler
Coal, Coke and Iron company for $lo,ooO
damages for the death of his interstate,
who it is alleged died from injuries re-
ceived by the falling in of the top of Slope
No. 4 at Reeders on April IT last
THIRD DEATH IN A MONTH.-Lee
Hgdon, aged 20 ears died early yesterday
morning at st. Vincent's hospital, after a
long illness with Typhoid fever. He was
The son of A. Compton Higdon. and was
a young man of many sterling traits of
character. Two sisters have suceumbed to
the same disease within the past month
and another is critically i'll.
SLASHED WOMAN WITH RAZOR
Robert Nixon and Minnie Mirks had row
at the camp meeting at Ensley Sunday
Minnie cooks for Mrs. H. C. Bullock in
Avenue F. and yesterday morning as she
went to work she was attacked by Nixon.
He told her that he did not intend any
harm, but when he got close enough he
slashed her across the back with a razor,
leaving a very painful wound.
BE-BURGLAR.-The form of a
burly negro peering in at her window was
more than Mrs. John Johnson, of East
Lake, could stand, and she screamed.
boarder was aroused in time to fire a shot
at the fleeing form of the would-be-bur-
glar The negro was evidently bent on
finding out whether Mrs. Johnson was
asleep, and to do this he was passing
switch with several prongs over her face.
SELMA WILL. PLAY BIRMINGHAM
Only two days, but the pent up enthusi-
asm of the base ball fans can have full
sway Selma with her aggregation OF
Southern "Invincibles'' are to buck against
Birminghams best talent. The visitors
have so far this season won forty games
out of a possible fifty schedule with the
best of southern teams. Games called
promptly at $3.50 p. M, Thursday and Fri
day.
STABBED IN THE ABDOMEN-Robert
Mensen and Isaac Spottswood, two negro
xyho happ the union s.
senger station, became involved in a diff
Guilty yesterday morning and Mensen was
stabbed in the abdomen with knife. Men,
sen was sent to st. vincent's hospital. and
last night his condition was said to be
critical The men got into dispute while
soliciting baggage to haul
CALLED MEETING.-Mayor Drennen
has decided to call a special meeting of the
city council on Thursday or Friday night
to take up the unfinished business that
has accumulated during the month. 1t is
also likely that the mayor will officially
| present the Twentieth street crossing mat
| ter to the board for action. A majority
| of the board is in favor OF making up a
| special committee from their own number
| for devising a remedy for the evil.
MORGAN ACCEPTS.-Senator John I.
/ Morgan has accepted the invitation of the
| Labor Day committee to address Bir-
mingham audience on the evening of Labor
| Day, and the Auditorium has been secured
| for that purpose. Colonel Sam Will John
| and Judge w. II. Stanley have accepted
invitations to speak, but nothing has been
| heard from Former Governor Altgeld of
| Illinois in regard to the invitation sent him
some time ago.
WORTH $50 EACH.-Marshal Blackburn
of Warrior was in the city short while
| yesterday, having in charge two negro
| prisoners wanted at GuntersviHe They es-
capped jail there some time ago, and re-
ward of $50 each was offered for their cap
| ture. 1t was at first thought that one of
| them was John Sheperd, wanted for GRIM
| inal assault in Walker county. Deputy
| Sheriff Waldrop was notified and went to
| Warrior to identify the negro. but he