The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-19
COTTON PRICES ARE
 GOOD IN GADSDEN
CHAMPION PIG STEALER OF ETO. WAH COUNTY IS GIVEN SIX MONTHS ON THE CHAlNGANG. OTHER GADSDEN NEWS.

Gadsden, October S.-(Special )-Eleven cents was paid for spot cotton in this city today. bringing higher price than was quoted by either New York or New Orleans. This is something out of the ordinary, as the local markets are nearly always governed by the New York mar kets There is a strong local demand for cotton raised in this section as most of it is grown on white sandy soil and does not stain as badly as that grown on black and red lands. Another point in its favor is the fact that nearly all of it is grown by white farmers, who are more careful in handling 1t. The Dwight Man ufacturing company, the large local mill, are liberal buyers in the home market.
 J. E. McCuen, superintendent of motive power of the Queen and Crescent system, was in the city today looking over the work being done at the shops of the system in this city, which are being greatly enlarged and extended. The shops are running a full force of men on regular work and very little inconvenience is be- ing experienced on account of the exten- sion work being in progress at the same time.
 A. B. Griffin chief mailing clerk in the local postoffice for the past several years, has been transferred by the department to the Pensacola, Fla, office and will assume his new duties on November 1. MT. Griffin has made a most efficient clerk, and his many friends regret his departure. He will be succeeded here by hic r,racapt occictop+ Cuv CIonlx Butler Ash, a negro who has become famous as the champion pig thief of the county. was given a sentence of six months in the county chaingang this morning in the city court. Ash stole a pig recently and disposed of it to a negro preacher in Attalla. and the rumor went abroad that he had donated the pig to the church, but the deacons denied this vigorously and said that Ash was not even member of their church.
 The fifth attempt to escape from the city prison was made last night by a white man who was allowed the freedom of the corridors. The warden's suspicious were aroused by the mans being so quiet He went to his cell and found him dig ging at the wall with a piece of barrel hoop fand he had succeeded in taking out all but two ar three bricks from the hole which would have been large enough for him to get out. The prisoner was placed in a cage and shackeled.
 c. B. Kennemore. the republican nomi- nee for Congress from the seventh dis trict, has addressed a letter to Congress- man Burnett asking for further dates to join him in joint debates Both gentle men spoke at Guntersvile Monday, and it was announced that Kennemore would not make any further speeches. but it seems he is anxious to continue the de- bates. Colonel Burnett is now in De Kalb. county conducting his canvas and 1t Is not known what action he will take in the matter.
 Following the recommendation of the 1 city court grand jury, the county com missioners have awarded contracts fof the completion of the improvements at the county court house The circuit court | room is being repainted and thoroughly renovated from top to bottom. The floors 1 in all the rooms and railways have been cleaned and oiled.