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THE SEVEN MYSTERIES.
New York Dally Mercury.
“Will I give you a good story of the
days when 1 was In the 'know' of neaj-ly
all that concerned the inner workings of
the department? That’s rather, a tall
order, Graham,” said my friend, Ex-De
tective Inspector Nichols, with a good
humored smile. "However, the excellent
dinner you’ve regaled us with has put
me in a talkative mood. As to a good
story, the gentlemen present must Judge;
but I can spin a yarn which will, I
think, interest you all while cigars are
being consumed."
“Just what we want,” I returned, well
aware that none of my acquaintances
could tell a better tale than the retired
detective. "So fire away, Nichols, we’re
all attention.”
"Have you ever heard of that affair
commonly called 'The Seven Mysteries,'
which so occupied public attention some
years ago?” the detective asked, lean
ing back and looking reflectively before
him. "It concerned the extraordinary
disappearances for a time at least, of
several men. one after the other, In the
east end. What I shall tell you about
more particularly, though, will be the
very narrow shave I had of making the
eighth mystery, with the one serious
drawback that my disappearance would
have been forever!
"It was no exaggeration to term these
disappearances mysteries: besides which
there was so much In common with each
as to warrant connecting them together.
The police were able to follow every man
of the seven up to a certain point, but
there every trace of what had really hap
pened was lost as completely as if the
solid ground had opened and swallowed
up the victims.
"The men mostly belonged to the fairly
well-to-do class. Three were respectable
tradesmen, two were sailors who had
Just been paid oft and the other two were
officers in the mercantile marine, and It
was clear that robbery was the motive at
■ the bottom of every case. But the
strangest part of each fresh affair was
the fact that after about two or three
weeks every man turned up again safe
and sound; each, too, with the same im
probable story, for all had but the vagu
est notion of where they had been or how
thev had been robbed.
"Each man, it seemed, had been kept
in durance vile, half starved, in some
damp, noisome cellar; and finally, after
what must have seemed an age, awaken
ed one night to the Joyful fact that he
had been conveyed, while in a state of
stupor, to a lonely place near the river,
and there left to his own resources once
more. In another important thing, too,
all were agreed, and that was that the
last clear recollection they had of any
thing, prior to finding themselves prison
ors, was being In a public house, and
there, as they put it, going off to sleep.
"Four of the victims were not certain
as to the precise public house, which was
no wonder, as there were several close
around the Implicated one: but the re
maining three men were capable, or as
serted that they were, of taking the
police straight to it, and you may be sure
that they were speedily given the oppor
ILIIUIJ.
"Curiously enough, in these three in
stances, the same public house was the
one pointed out, which was suspicious
enough; but it was here that every at
tempt at further investigation seemed
doomed to failure.
"The house, which was known as The
Dragon,' was situated close to the docks,
and so far as the police were aware, there
was no particular allegation against It.
Of course, we confronted the landlord
with all seven of the unlucky men tn
turn; and he readily admitted having
seen two of them before; but these, so
he declared, had been at his house in
the company of other men, and had to
the best of tils recollection been led away
apparently In a state which required
friends at their side.
"The statement appeared feasible, but
the two men strongly denied the imputa
tion, and the landlord, on his part,
stoutly denied all further knowledge of
them or their misfortunes; so there the
matter promised to end, except that by
this time the nffalr hnd got to be popu
larly styled 'The Seven Mysteries.'
"It was at this Juncture, in view, no
doubt, of the risk of the number being
added to, and thus increasing the public
alarm already felt in the neighborhood,
that I was called upon the scene by my
chiefs and instructed with the difficult
matter of unraveling the threads of this
remarkable puzzle.
"Dubious as I felt of the result, I put
all my energies into the case, my wits
being not a little sharpened by the fact
that success meant certain promotion,
and the handling of a fair share of the
nice little reward which had by now
been offered for the elucidation of the
mystery. And the carrying off of these
prizes, too, meant yet a third, and the
best of all; for the first two would enable
me to offer a comfortable home to a cer
tain sweet little woman who was waiting
patiently to share it with me.
"First, I raked together every particle
of evidence I could gather, which in
stead of helping only baffled me the
more. One conclusion, however, I at
length came to. Beyond a doubt the men
had all been trapped and robbed by the
same party, who, I estimated, was the
richer by quite $300. I also decided that
the men must have been drugged, then
robbed, and finally, to add to the mys
tery and thus help to prevent suspicion
from settling in the proper quarter, they
must have been kept close prisoners.
At any late, I could think of no other
reason for keeping them out of sight of
the world.
Aleanwniie t ponaerea over several
plans for clearing up the mystery, all of
which I flattered myself, were at least
original; but which, I am afraid, looking
hack at this period of time, were more
dramatic than practical. Anyhow, I fan
cy If I had tried any of them the ending
of this story would have been different
to'what recorded facts must make it.
I'The only pleasant reflection about the
whole outrageous business was the fact
that no actual violence had been used.
But would It be avoided toward anyone
who should be found endeavoring to pen
etrate the mystery on the spot? Provid
ed, of course, that spot could be discov
ered. Well, that had got to be chanced,
and after settling all details to my satis
faction, I set out for the ‘Dragon' three
evenings after I had been commissioned
to unearth the robberies. From this you
will see that I had decided pretty clearly
as to the locality where suspicion pointed
most strongly, and so you won't be sur
prised to hear that I had determined to
give the 'Dragon' a chance of swallow
ing me In the same disagreeable fashion
bs had its previous victims. That It
would actually do so was a contingency
I scarcely reckoned upon.
"Picture to yourselves, then, seeing me
disguised as the first mate of a merchant
man, wending my way through the back
streets toward the suspected public
house. In case of accident I had deputed
two of my colleagues to follow me at
a distance, with definite Instructions
how to act, provided 1 came not forth at
_ closing time; for, naturally, you will be
lieve I had no desire to llnd myself In
three weeks or a month's time in the
same ignominious position of those
whom, I meant to avenge.
■‘Entering the somewhat dingy bar par
lor I called for a glass of whisky, taking
care at the same time to pull out a hand
ful of gold and silver after the careless
fashion usual with sailors when they find
themselves flush of money. With secret
delight I saw the landlord’s eye glisten,
and his manner instantly became not
only cordial, but quite fatherly toward
me.
" 'Look ‘e here, captain.‘ he whispered,
‘take my tip and don't show off your
wealth like that in this 'ere place. Some
times we have some mighty queer cus
tomers knocking about. Go round there
to' the back. You’ll llnd a comfortable
little den there, expressly reserved for
gentlemen like you, where you can be
safe and snug into the bargain.’
"Apparently very grateful for such
wise advice, I availed myself of it, be
cause it was Just the sort of speech I
might expect if my suspicions were well
founded, the more so because one does
not expect such advice from a man whose
whole appearance seems at variance with
politeness. The room, he showed me into
was certainly private enough to suit the
most retiring customer, and the landlord
was so kind that ha Insisted upon, me
taking my seat in an arm-chair, in front
of which stood a little round table.
"After a rather long interval he
brought me the drink I.had ordered, and
after a few commonplace remarks he left
me alone once more. I took a meagre sip
of the stuff, and my suspicions, which
wore growing stronger every moment
now, were not diminished. I detected a
peculiar flavor, slight but unmistakable,
in the whisky—a taste which ought by
no means to have been present. Yes, I
was certain that the whisky had been
drugged, and, making sure that I was
unobserved, I poured a good three
fourths of the contents of the glass into
a spittoon under the table. Then I wait
ed for further developments.
"Presently I heard some one coming
along the passage, and the next moment
the worthy landlord again entered the
room.
" 'Ah, I see you know what's what, sir,’
he exclaimed, rubbing his hands gleefully
together, as he looked at the empty glass.
'Let me get you another. Though I Bay
it, you won't get a better drop of the gen
uine aboard your own ship.’
"I pretended to be very drowsy, and
mumbled some reply, which still further
deceived the fellow; and then, making as
if I would rise, I fell back and uttered a
deep snore.
“ 'Aha, another bird in the net,’ I heard
the old villain mutter in a gratified tone,
‘and one with feathers worth plucking,
too. He's safe enough already, but—’
"He slipped from the room, and cau
tiously opening my eyes again I looked
warily around, feeling certain now that
the mystery of the seven would very soon
be cleared up. I was congratulating my
.self on the fact that my ideas were ail
working out so cleverly, when suddenly
I was startled by an event for which I
was altogether tfnprepared, and which
made me speedily see that my position
was just a little more dangerous than
I had anticipated.
“The arm chair in which I was sitting,
together with the table in front of me,
and half the flooring of the room, in fact,
was sinking! Springing from my seat, I
leaped forward and scrambled without
the least regard for my official dignity,
on to the fixed portion of the floor, and,
rising to my feet, gazed down with
mingled interest and astonishment into
a dark, damp-smelling vault. Deeming
it high time to quit the apartment, I
found, though not entirely to my sur
prise, that the door was locked from the
outside. At the same moment I saw a
ray of light flash across the darkness be
low, and then a volley of furious oaths
greeted my ears, which told plainly
enough that the vacant chair had already
been discovered.
" 'BacK to tne parlor, jane, a iuusu
voice savagely exclaimed; ‘I told you we
was too hasty and that he wouldn't be
gone off sound yet.'
“ 'The game's up,and we’re done for if
we lets that cove give us the slip,’ I
heard the landlord say. ‘But, mind, no
noise! Knives are quieter than bullets,
and we've got to use ’em now, or else be
eternally ruined!’
"Then some door was loudly banged,
and all was silent again. The words I
had caught were quite alarming enough
and showed how really critical my posi
tion was, but with a sort of grim satis
faction I now waited to greet the gang.
They were good enough to keep me in
suspense but a very few seconds, for an
instant later the door was burst rather
than thrown open, and the landlord, fol
lowed by two powerfully-built, scowling
ruffians rushed ln-only to draw back
with execrations as they caught sight of
the dull, black barrel of a service 'bull
dog' leveled at them.
“Forcing matters a bit, I fired one
chamber in the air, which was the sig
nal agreed upon with my men should I
require their aid In an emergency.
" 'Gentlemen.' I said quietly, 'I’ll
trouble you, if you don’t wish to be rid
dled, to keep a respectful distance. Al
low me to Introduce myself—Detective
Sergeant Nichols, who is infinitely
obliged for the novel and interesting
mechanism you have rather prematurely
shown him. Ah,’ I added, with a sense
of relief, as I perceived two familiar
faces, 'you see how useless resistance
would be, for here are a couple of my own
men, accompanied also by two others of
her majesty’s guardians of the peace.
Their presence will no doubt prevent us
from engaging in hostilities. And now,
instead of being your prisoner in that
vault below, I must trouble, you all to
consider yourselves my prisoners.’
"The excitement was intense for
'awhile, but it was soon over, for the ruf
fians became as meek as lambs w'hen
they saw that their prescious game was
ended. And whatever objections they
may have had to changing their quarters
to the nearest police station they did not
press them.
“Yes,” concluded the ex-detective, “I
won a fair amount of praise over the
affair. What was more to the point, pro
motion came in due time, and other re
wards followed as a matter of course."
Mrs. Langtry.
(London Correspondent of New Orleans
Picayune).
Sir Robert Peel’s projected marriage
with Mrs. Langtry, which constituted the
main object that she had In view in Insti
tuting divorce proceedings in this coun
try against her husband, has now been
broken off, and the bitter feelings that
now prevail between the whilom so de
voted couple are apparent from the fact
that after, with great difficulty. Sir Rob
ert had managed to get his wealthy
German brother-tn-law, Baron von der
Heydt, to advance the $50,000 requisite
to enable him to compound with his
creditors at the rate of 50 cents on the $1
(ihese being the only terms on which he
could obtain his discharge from the
bankruptcy court) Mrs. Lantry stepped
ill with a claim to the tune of $25,000.
This almost upset the entire arrange
ment, since it involved a fresh appeal
on the part of Sir Robert to his brother
in-law, who reluctantly consented to give
another $15,000, thus enabling Mrs. Lang
try’s claim to be included among those
of other creditors. It is needless to say
that the mere demand for the money by
no means constituted the only harm done
to Sir Robert by Mrs. Langtry’s thus
giving publicity to his indebtedness to
her for It has merely served to confirm
rumors current somo time ago, to the
effect that he was living at her expense,
and that it was she who supplied his
funds, about the most contemptible situ
ation that can be conceived for a man
to place himself in. •
What the preciRe causes of the rupture
between Sir Robert and the actress are
it is difficult to say. Perhaps he has some
other matrimonial project in view that
would contribute more to redeeming his
very stormy past than a marriage with
the dean of Jersey’s daughter. At any
rate she has a new titled swain in tow,
in the person of the premier earl of the
realm. I.ord Shrewsbury and Talbot.
The latter has become her racing part
ner, and the two are Inseparable, alike
In Newmarket, London and in Paris,
whither they proceeded the other day by
special train and boat, after winning
close upon $100,000 by the victory of one
of their horses at Newmarket.
Whatever Mrs. Langtry's meritB as an
actress, there is no doubt that she has
played a more important part in the
social history of the latter half of the
Victorian reign than any other footltght
favorite. Innumerable are the matri
monial engagements that she has by her
beauty broken off, that of young Sir
Robert Peel to Miss Lane-Fox (who has
since become the Countess of Powls)
having been among the number. It is
Mrs. Lantry, too, who contributed more
than any one else to the financial and
domestic difficulties of the young Earl
Rosslyn, who commenced by being her
racing partner, and ended by being com
pelled to turn over his entire stable to
her, as well as to sell by auction a num
ber of family treasures, etc. The young
Countess of Rosslyn is a particularly
charming and popular woman, and so
much sympathy was felt for her that
probably none of the infatuations with
which Mrs. Langtry has Inspired the
members of the English aristocracy did
her more harm than this particular one.
Today Lord Rosslyn is about to go on the
stage, to adopt a professional career, not
so much on the ground of a passtonate
love of the drama as from the fact that
his past extravagances render It indis
pensable that he should work for a liv
ing. and he believes that the theatrical
profession is the only one in which he
can ever hope to earn any money.
No sympathy will be felt for the Count
ess of Shrewsbury by society. She Is
considerably older than her husband, in
duced him to elope with her from her
first husband, a Mr. Mundy (the young
peer being at the time a mere boy), and
is a wobian possessing a most .ungov
ernable temper. Completely ostracized
by society, and even by the members of
her husband’s family, who refuse to have
anything whatever to do with her, she
leads a life so unpleasant that it Is
impossible to understand why she should
not leave England and take up her resi
dence abroad. Her husband goes every
where in society without her, and leads
the life of a gay bachelor, his wife never
under any circumstances being seen with
him.
He is by all odds far and away the
most wideawake of the many titled ad
mirers of the "Lily,” more so even than
old Sir Albert Sasoon, who was at one
time so devoted to her. For, before he
had attained his majority, he appeared
before one of the London police magis
trates In connection with a rather unsav
ory horse-trading transaction, in which,
in spite of his youth, he had got the bet
ter of men much older and experienced
than himself, that they determined to
air their grievances in the police court.
Moreover, while he denies himself noth
ing, he has known how to add to, instead:
of to diminish, the family shekels, by all
kinds of enterprises, his hack cab busi
ness in London having been so success
ful that he found no difficulty in con
verting It Into a Joint stock company at
big advantage to himself.
The suit of Mrs. Langtry against the
bank for the recovery of the value of her
jewels promises to be the “cause cele
bre” of the coming season, and she has
already managed to secure "Dodo’s" hus
band, the late secretary of state, for the
home department, as one of her counsel.
Sir Edward Clarke, as usual, has the un
popular side of the case to look after,
his clients being the Union bank. It is
needless to say that popular sympathy
is all with the actress, and against the
bank, not on the ground of equity, but
merely because there is a beautiful wo
man on one side and a corporation on the
other, the lovely woman naturally in
spires a greater degree of interest. So
the Jury will probably decide in her favor,
although from a strictly legal point of
'view, It appears that, inasmuch as the
bank received no remuneration for stor
ing the Jewels, had no knowledge of the
value of the contents of the casket, and
merely kept them as a matter of accom
modation to the owner, it cannot be le
gally held responsible for their loss.
E. M. CLHRK,
The Hair Cutter,
112 Nineteenth Street.
Ladies and children a specialty, at resi
dence or emporium.
I have with me all first-class artists—
F. P. Walker, J. H. Scott, Mobile;
Stone of Atlanta.
11-15-lmo_
Delicious : Steak,
ROAST OR STEW, CAN AL
WAYS BE HAD AT MY
STALL.
Mutton, Lamb or Pork and
all animal delicacies.
Stall 11, City Market.
BEN BIOL ZEE.
7 20 tf
D. B. Luster,
The 10th Street
PRACTICAL SHOEMAKER,
217 19th Street,
Has added a general line of FACTORY
MADE SHOES to his custom department.
10-12-2m _
Shave
for
Ten
Cents.
Hair
Cut
for
25
Cents.
l^L. 3D. 3L.Or"37I3Sr.
117 20th Street. Skilled white barberg.
| n-6-tf
John Vary,
Attorney at Law and Solicitor in Chancery.
Office No. U First National Bank
Building, Birmingham, Ala.
10-22-lm
BIRMINGHAM, SHEFFIELD & TENNES
SEE RIVER RAILWAY COMPANY.
E. A. Hopkins, Receiver.
South—Read down, j North—Read up.
No.l|STATIONS, ~|No72
a.mj |p.m
9.25 Lv.Sheffield.Ar 6.30
9.37.M. & C. Junction. 6.18
9.49.Spring Valley. 6.04
9.51.Passing Place. 6.01
10.03.Llttleville. 5.49
10.12 .Good Springs. 6.39
10.22.Russellville. 6.30
10.33.Darlington. 5.17
10.49 .Spruce Pine. 4.57
10.59.Phil Campbell. 4 47
11.12 .Bear Creek. 4.34
11.30.Haleysvllle. 4.17
11.40.Delmar. 4.O7
11.58.Natural Bridge. 3.50
p.m.
12.11.Lynn. 3.38
12.27.Nauvoo. 3.23
12.42 ....,.Oakland. 3.10
12.50 .t.Saragossa. 3.02
12.57.Gamble. 2.65
1.15 .Jasper. 2.40
3.15 _Birmingham, K. C„ M. & B_12.40
P. CAMPBELL, General Manager.
BIRMINGHAM & ATLANTIC R. R. CO.
Tima table in effect Nov. 24. 1895, 6 a. m.
Dally except Sunday.
W. Bd. | | E. Bd~
No3|No 1| |No2|Nq~4
p mja m|BTATION3m. p m
3 00 8 00 Lv. Talladega .Ar 12 6S~6~ib
a m
3 04 8 04 . Isbell's 11 65 6 18
3 20 8 16 . Barclay 11 45 6 OS
3 40 8 30 . Renfro 11 35 5 59
3 42 8 32 .Cook Junction. 11 18 5 57
3 49 8 40 . Moxley . 11 10 6 51
8 55 8 45 . Ragan 11 00 5 45
4 10 9 05 . Stemley 10 35 5 30
4 15 9 10.Coosa Valley. 10 30 5 26
4 25 9 20 Walker’s Crossing 10 20 6 11
4 35 9 35 . Cropwell 10 10 6 08
4 45| 9 46|Ar.Pell City.Lv 10 00 5 0 1
G. A. MATTISON, Supt.
EAILBOAD TIME TAJBLE
ARRIVAL AND DEPABTUREOFTRAIN8.
Trains marked thus (•) ran daily. Thus (f)
dally except Sunday.
LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE.
In effect November 18, 1894, at 7 a. m.
Trains South. Arrive. Depart.
•No. 1, Limiied . 3 45 um 3 63 am
•No. 3, Fast Line D. 3 12 pm 3 32 pm
tNo. 7, Decatur Accom. 91 5 am.
tNo. 9, MoutgocieryAccom. 5 20 am
Trains North. Arrive. Depart.
•No. 2, Fast Line. 11 35 am 11 55 am
•No. 4, Fast Mail.. 12 01 am 12 09 am
tNo. 8, Decatur Accom. 3 20 pm
tNo. 10, Montgomery Acco 7 30 pm.
BIRMINGHAM MINERAL RAILROAD.
Trains South. Arrive. Depart.
•No. 43, Blocton Accom. . 3 15pm
•No. 45, Oneonta Accom... 9 55 am.
Trains North. Arrive. Depart.
•No. 40, Blocton Accom... 9 30 am.
tNo. 44, Oneonta Accoin. 3 30 pm
■--- w ■ - ■ ■■
PLANT SYSTEM.
Time table effective September 15, 1895.
Southbound, |~No. 68, | No. 36.
Lv Montgomery. 7:40 pm 7:10 ani
Lv Troy. 9:14 pm 8:50 am
Lv Ozark.10:27 pm 10:10 am
Lv Bainbridge. 1:12 am 12:50 pm
Lv Thomasville . 2:27 am 2:10 pm
Ar Was'cross. 5:25 am 5:25 pm
Ar Jacksonville. 7:55 am 11:30 pm
Lv Montgomery. 7l40 pm 7:10 am
Lv Dupont .11:27 am 10:23 pm
Ar High Springs . 2:25 pm 1:35 am
Ar Tampa . 8:00 pm 8:45 am
Ar Port Tampa . 8:30 pm 9:40 am
Lv Montgomery .~7:40~pmi_7TlO am
Ar Waycross . 6:26 ami 5:25 pm
Ar Savannah . 8:45 am| S:50 pm
Lv Waycross . 5:35 am T:00 pm
Ar Brunswick . 7:30 am 11:00 pm
Northbound. No. 57. | No. 33.
Lv Jacksonville ."6:20 pm 8:00 am
Lv Waycross . 9:05 pm 10:35 am
Lv Thomasville .12:09 am 1:55 pm
Lv Bainbridge . 1:12 am 3:05 pm
Ar Ozark . 3:48 am 5:45 pm
Ar Troy. 5:07 am 7:04 pm
Ar Montgomery. 6:55 am 8:45 pm
Lv Port Tampa .10:00 pm 7:30 am
Lv Tampa .10:40 pm 8:20 am
Lv High Springs . 6:40 am 4:30 pm
Ar Dupont . 8:43 um 7:36 pm
Ar Montgomery . 8:45 am 6:55 am
Lv Savannah . 6:00 pm 7:55 am
Lv Waycross . 9:05 pm 10:36 am
Lv Thomasville .12:09 am 1:58 pm
Ar Montgomery . 6:55 am 8:55 pm
Lv Brunswick . 6:40 pm 8:00 am
Ar Montgomery . 6:55 am 8:45 am
Trains Nos. 33 and 36 carry Pullman vesti
bule sleepers between Jacksonville and Cin
cinnati.
Trains Nos. 67 and 58 carry Pullman vesti
bule sleepers between Jacksonville and St.
Louis.
Double daily Pullman sleepers between
Montgomery and Jacksonville.
Double dally Pullman sleepers between
Montgomery and Waycro3s.
Free reclining chair cars through between
Montgomery and Savannah on trains 57
and 58.
Double dally Pullman sleepers Montgom
ery to Dupont and Dupont to Port Tampa.
Train leaving Montgomery 7:40 p. m. con
nects at Port Tampa with the Plant steam
ship line for Key West and Havana.
Any information regarding routes, rates
and schedules over the Plant System will be
furnished on application to any agent of the
company or to
B. W. WEENN, P. T. M.,
Savannah, Ga.
H. C. McFADDEN, A. G. P. A„
Savannah, Ga.
L. A. BELL, D. P. A.,
Montgomery, Ala.
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILWAY CO.
Time table In effect Sunday, September 15, !
M ;
8:53 a.m Lv.. .Birmingham.. .Ar 6:00 p.m
10:39 a.m Ar.. .Childersburg. ..Lv 4:10 p.m
11:02 a.m Ar.Sylacauga.Lv 3:50 p.m
11:40 a.mlAr.. .. Good water.. ..Lv 3:13 p.m
12:08 p.m Ar.. Alexander City ..Lv 2T38 p.m
12:47 p.m Ar.Dadeville.Lv 2:00 p.m
2:00 p.m Ar.Opelika.Lv 12:55 p.m
3:30 p.m Ar.Columbus.Lv 11:30 a.m
7j15 p.m Ar..n*. ..Macon.Lv 7:03 a.m
5:45 a.m Ar., .. Savannah ,. ..Lv 9:00 p.m
Daily Except Sunday.
9:30 a.m .Lv.. ..Columbus.. ...Ar 8:30 p.m
1:30 p.m Ar.Americus.Lv 4:00 p.m
i_Sunday Only._
11:15 a.m Lv.Columbus.Ar 6:30 p.m
1:33 p.m Ar.Americus.. ...Lv 4:00 p.m
Close connection made at Macon for Sa
vannah and all points East.
Sleeping cars on night trains Macon to
Savannah and elegant parlor cars on day
trains.
For further Information call on or address
J. C. HAILE, SOLON JACOBS,
Gen. Pass. Agent. Commercial Agent.
Queen and Crescent.
(Alabama Great Bontnern Railroad.)
TRAINS SOUTH. ARRIVE DEPART
•No 1. 12 39 am 12 43 am
•No 3. 115 pm 3 30 pm
TRAINS NORTH.
•No 2... 2 27am 2 33am
•No 6,. ..,.12 15 pm 2 30 pm
SLEEPERS ON THE FOLLOWING TRAINS.
QUERN A CRESCENT ROUTE.
No. 1, New York to New Orleans.
No. 1, Cincinnati to New Orleans.
No. 1,Chattanooga to Shreveport,
No. 2, New Orleans toNewYork.
No. 2, New Orleans to Cincinnati.
No. 3, Cincinnati to NewOrleans.
Nos. 1 and 2, Vestibnled Trains with
Through Sleepers between Cincinnati and New
Orleans; also tarry New Orleans-New York
Through Sleepers via Chattanooga, Southern
Railway, N. & W., B. A O., ana Royal Bine
Line.
Nos. 3 and 6 carry Through Bleeping Cars
between Cincinnati and New Orleans.
W. C. BIN EASON, G. P. A.,
Cincinnati. Ohio.
A. J. LYTLE, D. P. A..Q. AC,,
Chattanooga, Tenn.
ALABAMA MINERAL RAILROAD OOMPANT
Effective June 10, 1891.
ATTALLA TO CALERA.
booth—uead a own hobtu—Head u o
B 30.Attalla_~ ...... 6 30
9 55 .Gadsden. 6 15
1116. Dnke... 326
1135.Alexandria.. 240
1160..Leatherwood.. 2 25
p. m. Lve
100.Anniston. 2 00
1 30.Jenifer. 10B
160. Ironaton. 12 47
210.Talladega. 12 27
• a. in.
247 . Sycamore. 1162
3 05 .Sylacauga..... 11 36
3 26 .Fayetteville.1116
3 31.Talladega Springs. 1110
156...Shelby....'. 1046
4 12.Spring Junction. 10 32
Arr.
4 25 .Calera. 10 20
“Cotton Belt Route,”
(St. Lonis Southwestern Railway.)
Short Line to Texas, Arkansas and
Indian Territory from the
Southeast.
The only line with through oar servloi
from Memphis to Texas, thereby avoiding
vexations changes and transfers en routo.
Two daily through trains from Memphis.
Reclining chair cars (seats free) on nil
trains. Rates as low as the lowest. Maps,
illustrated and descriptive pamphlets of
Arkansas and Texas, and all information
cheerfully furnished by
E. W. LkBEAUME,
G. P. & T. A., St, Lonis, Mo.
G. P. RECTOR,
General Agent,
No. BOB Main street, Memphis, Tenn,
CLAIBETTE SOAP.
Love
Lightens
Labor
so does
Clairette
Soap.
This great cleanercomes to woman’s aid
on wash-day and every day. Makes her
work a matter of love instead of drudg
ery. Try it. Sold everywhere.
Made only by
The N. K. Fairbank
Company,
St. Lontl,
_
N. E. Barker, President. W. J. Cameron, Cashier.
W. A. Walker, Vice-President. Tom. O. Smith, Asa’t Caahlar.
T. M. Eradlev. 2d Ass’t Cashier.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF BIRMINGHAM. ALA
Capital Stock, - - ^250,000
Designated Depository of the United States
Chartered May 15, 1884.
DIBECTORE—J. A. Etratton, F. D. Nabere.W. A. Walker, T, O. Thompson, W. ?.
Frown, T. H. Molten W. J. Cameron, N. E. Barker, Geo. L. Morris.
The Berney National Bank,
Alabama.
Chartered January 28, 1886.
Capital Stock, $200,COO.00. Surplus and Profits, $28,000.00.
Successors to City National Bank of Birmingham January 8, 1895.
Special Attention to Induslrial and Cotton Accuunts
J. B. COBBS, Pres’t. W. F. ALDRICH, Vice-Pres’t. W. P. G. HARDING, Cashier.
J. H. BARR, Assistant Cashier.
DIRECTORB—B. B. Comer, T. H. Aldrich, Robert Jemiaon, W. F. Aldrich, Walker
Percy, Robert Stephens. Charles Wheelock, James A. Going, J. B. Cobbs.
B. M. NELSON, President. W. A. PORTER, Cashier.
A. T. JONES, Vice-President. H. L. BADHAM, Assistant Oashisr.
ALABAMA NATIONAL BANK,
CAPITAL $500,000.00.
S. E. Cor. First Avenue and Twentieth S'reet, Birmingham, Ala.
BUVS and sells exchange on all principal cities In the United States, Europe, Asia, Atrlea,
Australia, South America and Mexico. Solicits accounts of manufacturers, merchants,
b auks and Individuals. 8 29 tf
STEINER BROS., Bankers,
Birmingham, Alabama.
Negotiate loans on real estate and collateral.
Buy county and city bonds.
Sell steamship tickets over all lines.'
Issue interest-bearing certificates on savings deposits.
Promote and financier enterprises.
Sell exchange on all parts of Europe.
THE BEST OF ALL
In All Things All The Time
THERE are many GOOD life insurance companies, but among
them all there must be one BEST. THE BEST is THE
EQUITABLE. If you wish to know why, send for: i, the
report of the Superintendent of Insurance for the State of New
York On the examination of The Equitable; 2, for actual results
of maturing policies; 3, for statement of death claims paid in
1894. Then you will know the three great reasons of The
Equitable’s supremacy: First, its financial stability; second,
its great profits and advantages to living policy-holders ; third,
the promptness of its payments and liberality of its settlements.
The Equitable Life Assurance Society
Of the United States.
JAS. W. ALEXANDER, Vice-President. H. B. HYDE, President
ALABAMA DEPARTMENT.
Clark & Jackson, Managers (jfKi*k J L. D. Burdette, Cashier.
OFFICES—2021 First Avenue, Southern Club Building, Birmingham, Ala.
Assets, $185,044,310. Surplus, $37,481,069.
-W-'V f-T" “ANOHOR BRANE'
I) / W \ IAI \ il ‘““’■a,™
rtUUr 111 lj HOT AIR HEATING.
GALVANIZED IRON CORNICE AND SKYLIGHTS.
Birmingham Paint and Glass Company
LARGEST STOCK. LOWEST PRICES.
Faints, Oils, Vavuisli, Glass, Sasli, Door and Blinds.
1916 Third Avenue.Birmingham, Ala.
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