The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-24
TENNESSEE RIVER
GETS ON RAMPAGE

Gadsden, November --(Specal)-Ad-
vices received here today from Gunters-
vile state that the Tennessee river is
on rampage, it being higher than ever
known in November The unusual rise
came suddenly, and has caught many
farmers and stockmen unawares, and as
result many thousands of bushels of
corn, stacks of fodder, hay, pumpkins and
cattle and hogs have been swept away.
The river is a mass of drift, most of
which has come from the headwaters of
the river in East Tennessee, where the
bulk of the water seems to have come
from. The river reached to within ten
inches of the danger line at Chattanooga
yesterday, and is falling there today.
News has just reached here of the as
sassination of John W. Wright on a re-
mote part of Sand mountain a few days
ago. Wright killed a man named John
Bailey several weeks ago, and was re-
Gently released on an $4,000 bond. A few
nights ago Wright was at the home of his
son, sitting quietly by the fire when some
unknown party came into the yard and
fired a load of buckshot into his body,
killing him instantly. There is no clue
to the assassin. Feeling has been very Bit
ter against Wright ever since he killed
Bailey.
Miss Annie Ide the young lady who re-
Gently married Bourke Cochran, the noted
New York politician, is we'll known here,
where she had often visited. She was the
daughter of Mr.. II. c. Ide of Jackson
Vile, well known merchant and manu-
facturer. He was appointed by President
Mckinley one of the commissioners to
the Philippine islands. His daughter is a
striking type of southern beauty.
w. G. Smith. aged II years, one of the
oldest and most highly respected citizens
of Etowah county, died at his home on
Lookout mountain near McAuley's chapel
last night Mr. Smith had been resi-
dent of this county since 1861. He
enlisted in the Confederate army from
Gadsden and saw service during the en-
tire war; making brave and gallant SOL
der. He is survived by two sons. Mr..
Lawrence Smith, cashier of the Queen
City bank, and Daniel Smith, who re-
sided with his father. The burial will take
place Saturday morning at 10 o'clock at
Forest cemetery.
The quarterly conference of the Gadsden
station was held last night at the First
Methodist church. All the stewards were
present and the old board was reelected
and two additions made. The pastors sal
airy was paid in full for the year, and
all correctional dues were reported paid.
1t was the best conference in the history
of the church, and everything was har-
monious and all wero in the best of
spirits.
Secret service men have been sent here
to locate If possible, the source of the
tArfA fa1, se k<.f, TOD
In this district. Since the discovery of
the bogus money here a great deal has
been found In Alabama City. and 1t Is
believed that the gang who are making
the coins are located near here, and it
is not being shipped in.
Will Johnson. a white man living near
Mountainboro. was fined 500 in the city
court today for using profane and abusive
language in the presence of females.
Perry Nicholson of Alabama City was
fined s175 for using profane and indecent
language in the presence of females
Nicholson was convicted on a similar
charge at the last term OF the court
County Superintendent of Education J.
E. Williams has notified all the school
teachers of the county to meet him at
the court house on Saturday. December
l, to arrange for a county institute to
be held at Altoona on December q and
%. Every effort will be made to make the
institute the most interesting ever held in
the county.
All the steamboats, plying the Coosa
river are doing a rushing business trans
porting cotton. The Alabama came in
this morning with large cargo and de-
parted again in the afternoon for another
trip to the lower rivers The recent heavy
rains have placed the river at an excel
lent stage for boating, and the farmers
are getting their cotton to the warehouses
before the bad weather sets in.