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PUT SHEEDY ON GAMBLING
He Thinks Stocks More Haz
ardous Than Faro,
rr is sure to “eat youuf"
That Is What He Says of Any Game in Which
There Is a Percentage for the
Dealer.
Pat Sheedy Is probably The best known
"sporting man" in America. There isn't
a town of 5000 inhabitants from the At
lantic to the Pacilic, from the St. Law
rence to the Gulf of Mexico, in which he
is not known personally or by reputation.
Everywhere and among all classes of
people ho is known as a “high roller,”
whose word Is as good as any man's
bond. Some years ago Mr. Sheedy was
known as the greatest faro-bank player
in America. He doesn't play much faro
bank now, simply because the proprie
tors of the banks won't let him. In the
language of the game, they "won't turn
for him.” He is too nervy a player, can
fully “protect" himself, and has on sev
eral occasions made them “turn up the
box”—in other words, won from them
their "bank rolls," or cash capital. The
gambling business, owing to a number
of causes unnecessary to mention, is
rather dull in the United States at pres
ent, and Mr. Sheedy intends spending
the winter in Egypt. He will have an
interest In "a house" in Cairo. Last win
ter there were over 200,000 English and
American tourists in the land of the
Pharaohs, and this winter It Is thought
the number will be even greater. Mr.
Sheedy expects to entertain a large num
ber of them very profitably.
a coupie oi weens ago it was reputed
that Riley Grannan, a young plunger
from Lexington, Ky., hail been inveigled
into a game of "Boston” in New York,
and that at one silting he had dropped
$72,000. The story runs that he had paid
$24,000 of this amount in cash and given
his notes for the remainder. The next
day it was said that he had obtained In
formation that the game was "crooked,”
and that he had been fleeced by sharpers,
and that he then refused to pay his notes.
In gambling parlance, to do this is to
"welch,” which is the unpardonable sin
among the fraternity. You must pay
your debts of honor, even by so doing
you rob yourself, your family and your
"butcher, baker and candle-stick maker."
I have known Mr. Sheedy for a great
many years, and a couple of days after
the alleged games of "Boston” were sup
posed to have been played, I met him and
asked about them. "The story is rot,"
said he. "There is not the least of truth
in the matter. In the first plaed, Riley
Grannan is the coolest and levelest-head
ed young man in America. He won’t sit
into a game in which he hasn't Just as
good a chance as the dealer. He won’t
overplay himself, either; and he would
no more 'welch' than he would whip his
mother. He isn't built that way. Let me
tell you what he did do. He is one of the
best casino players in the world, and the
other night he happened to run up
against several fellows who thought they
knew all that was known about the
game. He and the crack of the lot had a
little card duel. They played the first
game for $1000. Riley Grannan won it.
They played a second for $1500, and Gran
nan won that. The third game was $2500,
and that, too, was captured by the Ken
tuckian. The fourth game was also for
$2500. When it ended Grannan had $7500
of the party's money. Then he offered to
keep on and play for $10,000, $20,000 or $25,
000 a game. The other had lost all Interest
in casino, however, and the game ended.
Then some one gave a reporter the ‘pipe’
story about the $72,000 lost, and the
‘welching.’ Why, there isn’t any place in
America where Riley Grannan could lose
$72,000 except on a race track or in Wall
street; and he has too much good sense to
play stocks."
"What! is dealing in stocks more haz
ardous than ordinary gambling?" I ask
ed.
"I should say it was," he replied. "Any
game is hazardous and sure to 'eat you
up’ where there !r a percentage In favor
of the dealer. If you only stick to it, the
percentage is sure to eat up your capital.
Take roulette, for Instance. As played in
this country, with the 'double zero,’ the
percentage In favor of the house having
the wheel is 5 5-17 per cent. Let n man
with $1000 go up against the wheel and
It is only a question of time when the
croupier will get. all his money. He
knows, however, precisely what the odds
against him are. Let him take $1000 and
go into Wall street wlih It, and what
does he get? In the first place his broker
will charge him % of 1 per cent for bet
ting—beg pardon—placing his money.
Unless he gives the most positive and ex
, act orders about the figures ho wants his
deal closed at, if he Isn't eaten up by hl«
margin, he is likely to get it In the neck.
He doesn't see the cards shuffled, doesn’t
know whether or not he has been 'split;'
and if he has ordered his broker to sell
at 66% 'or as near that as possible,' he
may find when he comes to settle that
his broker tells him that 65% was ‘the
l.ocl ho oniilH o-o$ * nnrl ho htic In tm
his word. You can't protect yourself;
and that Is why professional gambler*
seldom have any luck In slock deals."
Mr. Sheedy says that for the life of him
he can't see why stock, provisions and
grain trading on margins Isn't Just as
much gambling as betting on cards.
"Not long ago," said he, “I met a friend
who seemed much worried In mind. I
asked him what was the matter, and he
told me that he was overloaded with
wheat. ‘Where Is It?' I asked. '1 didn’t
know that you owned an elevator.' He
looked at me a moment half angrily,
saying: 'What are you trying to do
string me?’ Then 1 found out thnt he
owned 500,000 bushels of wheat 'on a mar
gin.' He thought the price was going
against him. and If It did he would have
a grand hustle for money to cover with.
As a matter of fact, though he had
owned millions and millions of bushels of
wheat In his time, he never actually
possessed one In his life. What Is he but
a gambler like myself? Only the law
protects him and ostracises me. I've got
my life Insured for the benefit of my
wife; In other words, the company I'm
Insured in bets that I won't die this year.
That's the toughest game. I ever struck,
too, for I have to die to beat It; but for
iny wife's soke I've gone against It. If
I were to call the president of the ln
, suranee company a gambler people would
laugh at me. and yet I can't get It
through my head that he isn't Just as
much of a gambler us I am "
"What was the greatest f
money you ever saw bet • ?"
was my next question
"I never saw what I consider 'big
money’ in this country," was the answer.
"I have been all over this country, and
off h race track I never saw more than
$25,000 or $30,000 lost at one time. The
greatest gambling I ever personally saw
was at Monto Carlo, More money Is won
and lost there In a week than there Is In
the United States In a year. Of course,
when I say that I don't Include Wall
street gambling. Jim Keene failed for
$12,000,000. He paid every dollar of It, and
has won It all back, and more, too. Dea
con Richardson failed for $1,000,000, and
paid It up after a little while. This money
was all lost and won In what I consider
the boldest kind of gambling.”
"Your speaking of race-track betting
Induces me to ask you if th« bookmakers
of the New York tracks haven’t fared
very badly through bad debts this year?”
"I have no doubt that a good many of
them have suffered heavy losses through
‘welchers,’ ” was Mr. Sheedy's response,
‘‘but 1f they will remember that this year
they have had nothing {o pay lor the
privilege of betting on the track*, they
?’!!! see that they are much better off
than they ever were before.* Last year
they each had to pay $100 a day for the
purpose of betting. This year they had
fully 1E0 days of racing, under the old
system they would have had to pay $15,
000 apiece for their season’s betting. I’ll
wager $100 that they haven't lost that
much on an average through ’welchers.’
Then, again, this year they have laid
very short odds against the horses, and
that has been a percentage In their favor
almost large enough to compensate them
for the decreased number of race-track
patrons they had to furnish them with
business. There was too much racing—
more than the public could stand. It
would be better for all concerned If in
this vicinity there was racing only four
months in the year, and then only three
or four days in the week. That's the way
it Is In England, the home of the sport.”
Mr. Sheedy told me that faro bank
keepers suffered more from "welchers"
than bookmakers do. “In the best of
times,” said he, “ faro banks never get
more than 75 per cent of their earnings.
You have to accept checks and markers
from the customers, and often when they
go broke you never get a dollar from
either the maker of the check or the
giver of the marker. If you could get
hold of the ’nit good’ checks of any gam
bling house in the United States, the
names signed to them would surprise
you. Sometimes a man will redeem a
check a year after he has given it, but
not often. You see, he doesn't have to.
That’s the difference between gambling
In a faro bank and on Wall street. And
yet," he added, "I don't want any of Wall
street in mine."
Mr. Sheedy Is one of the best dressed
men in America. He Is G feet tall, clean
shaven and has somewhat of a clerical
look. His parents designed him for the
priesthood, but their hopes were not real
ized. He is one of the '■'“characters” of
New York, and like most men of emi
nence of his cloth, is extremely charita
ble. _
MME. CECILIA EPPINGHOUSEN BAILEY’S
Grand Concert—The Club’s Third Entertain
ment at Seals Bros.' Hall December 10.
The Birmingham Music club's third en
tertainment will be given at Seals Bros.'
hall Tuesday evening, December 10. Mme.
Cecilia Eppinghousen Bailey's grand con
cert company will be the attraction. The
following Is from the Press-Transcript,
Lexington, Ky.:
Mme. Cecilia Eppinghousen Bailey cap
tivated her audience swiftly and com
pletely. She Is one of the ran- number of
women who have been blessed by a par
tial fate with beauty, grace, charm. Intel
lect and voice. Not only Is her voice one
of peculiar quality, possessing beauty
and an exquisitely sympathetic power,
but also her dramatic talent is remarka
ble; It is evidently innate, and has been
brought by study and training to ft re
sistless point of excellence.
The first effect of her appearance upon
an audience must always be one of great
feminine beauty.
Each number she sang was greeted at
Its close with a storm of applause that
called the fair singer hack without time
for rest between.
The "Angels' Serenade" was very love
ly with both piano and vioiincello accom
paniment. The former was beautifully
played by Miss Dolly Williams.
As during the exposition, Mme. Bailey
charmed and delighted her audience with
loveliness of face and voice, and charm
and grace of manner.
As Marguerite she captured all hearts,
as her talent was best and most fully
manifested in the beautiful and graceful
Jewel song from "Faust.” She is the
most delightful attraction that has ever
yet appeared on our Chautauqua pro
gra mme.
The Chicago 400 says: Miss Bertha Ep
pinghousen, who made a pronounced hit
as Poleska In “A Russian Honeymoon,"
is talented and beautiful. Neither Lily
Langtry nor Mrs. James Brown Potter
ever equaled her ravishing beauty and
stage chic In their halcyon days.
RAPHAEL CARAVELLA,
Chop House,
Corner 1st Avenue and 20th
Street, No. 1931.
Oysters received fresh daily
and served in any style.
Maccaroni served Italian
style Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday and to order. Open
day and night._ io-aa-tf
Good fishing at East Lake.
12-1-tf
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
Atlanta Exposition — Improved Railway
Service.
Tickets are on sale via the Southern
railway to Atlanta on account of the ex
position at rate of $3.80 for the round
trip, good returning within seven days
from date of sale, and $5.55 for the round
trip, good returning within fifteen days
from date of sale, and $7.55 for the round
trip, good returning until January 7,1896.
The exposition is now open in full force
and every one should take advantage of
the opportunity to attend.
Three trains daily. Birmingham to At
lanta—
No. 88 Lv Blr. 6:55 am. Ar Atlanta 11:40 am
No 36 Lv Bir. 3:35 pm. Ar Atlanta 8:55 pm
No. 12 Lv Bir. 12:15 am. Ar Atlanta 6:55 am
All trains carrying Pullman sleeping
cars.
Effective October 6, the Southern has
added another train to the service be
tween Atlanta and New York. The "Ex
position Flyer” leaves Atlanta at 4 p. m.
and arrives at Washington at 11:45 a. m.
and New York at 6:23 p. m. Only twen
ty-five hours from Atlanta to New York.
Returning train leaves New York via
Pennsylvania railroad nt 11 a. m. and ar
rives Atlanta 10:20 following morning.
Train will be a solid vestibule of Pull
man drawing room sleepers between New
York. Washington and Atlanta and first
class vestibule coaches between Atlanta
and Washington.
The schedule of No. 36. known as the
"United States Fast Mail,” has been
changed between Atlanta and Washing
ton, lessening the time out between At
lanta and New York. Train now leaves
Atlanta at 11:16 p. m. and arrives Wash
ington at 9:40 p. m.. New York 6:23 a. m.
For information apply to
L. A. SHIPMAN. T. P. A.,
10-10-tf 2201 First Avenue.
Take Down the Soareorows.
St. Joseph Herald.
Farmers may pull down their scare
crows. "The crow Is a friend rather
than an enemy of the farmer,” Is the con
clusion of a special Investigation of n di
vision of the department of agriculture.
Nearly 1000 stomachs of the. bird were
examined and It appeared that com
formed only 25 per cent of the food of
adult crows and that most of this whs
waste grain of no commercial value. In
the case or cultivated fruits the loss from
crows Is trivial. On the other hand Inju
rious Insects, such as grasshoppers, May
beetles and cutworms form over 25 per
cent of the entire food of crows. After
Mav beetle season has passed grass
hoppers constitute the greater part of
the Insect food of crows to the end of
the fall. Crows also destroy mice, rab
bits and other Injurious rodent*. So,
away with the scarecrows.
Oyster cocktails at the Met*
ropolitan bar. n-ia-tf
POLITICS IS' “SIMPLY H-"
Description of How It Feels to
Run for Office,
FELT LIKE A GRAVE ROBBER
Deals, Combinations, Boodle, Censure, Rivalry,
Treachery, All United to Cause Dis
comfort of the Candidate.
“How does It feel to run for office?"
was asked of a prominent man in this
city, who has been successful in munici
pal politics, both as a candidate and as a
manager, says the Louisville Commer
cial.
The great politician took a long draw
on his cigar and cast his eyes backward
as If allowing his mind to roam back
ward to the time when he was able to
experience any feeling at all. That was
the time when he had not. entered poli
tics and was as free to have opinions and
express them as a school boy. As the ci
gar smoke curled up in the cafe where
he was seated he seemed to see the past
appear before him. When he answered
he said: “When do you mean?”
“I mean how it feels to run for office
at any time,” explained his questioner.
After a long pause the great man re
plied, “That depends.” He was actually
as non-committal as if he was being in
terviewed by a reporter on the rurrency
question and wanted to state his posi
tion unmistakably.
After some effort he was prevailed on
to cough up a little talk on how it feels
to run for office, when he reflected that
what he might say now might be forgot
ten by the next campaign, and his name
would not be used anyhow. Besides, he
had the reporter write it out and let him
look over it to see that it was correct.
He made a few radical changes in the
copy, but the reporter has replaced them
by the original matter, because that was
what the great politician said, and what
he had scratched out was what he was
sorry ne saiu.
Said the fount of political wisdom and
experience: "It doesn’t feel good. You
can stand pat on that. My first experi
ence was so horrible that I even now
wake up from my sleep of nights by
dreaming that the $3000 sinecure I now
hold has been ravished from me by the
opposition while I was not looking. I
got used to the horrors attending the
first throw I made in the political arena,
and finally attained that great degree
of experience where I was as callous as a
hired man’s hands. I first ran for a city
office back there when the sole organiza
tion of the crowd in power consisted of
the police and firemen, and the organiza
tion of the crowd that wanted to get In
was made up of a hungry horde that
wanted to get in the police and fire de
partments. Naturally the temperature
along about this lime of the year seemed
different than was down on the calendar.
I wa-s in as an independent. Both of my
opponents were on slates with two can
didates for mayor, and I was on the
outside. In a few days, though, I was
flattered hy a call from the chief mana
ger of one of the mayoralty candidates,
who wanted me to go into a combination
with him and throw down one of my op
ponents who was on the slate with him.
‘Oh. that would be cruel,’ was what I
answered.
"It Just proves to you, young man, how
green I was. But the manager gave me
such a Jolly about the other fellow hav
ing proved treacherous and myself be
ing so valuable, that I agreed to the ar
rangement with many pangs of con
science. I felt as if I had robbed a blind
man. Pretty soon I learned that this
combine business had its disadvantages.
They said it was In order that I contrib
ute to the campaign fund. I had gone
Into the race originally with the firm de
termination that I would not spend a
cent; that if the people wanted me they
would vote for me. I had this knocked
out of me In short order. I paid my lit
tle percentage, which was pretty big, as
I now know. I felt like a conspirator and
could not look my turned-down opponent
In the eye. I felt like going up to him
and confessing all and then retiring ever
lastingly to private life. However the
assurance I had received from the may
oralty candidate that I was now a sure
winner, and the fact that I had in a na
ture invested my money, kept me on
the track.
"Of course I was making a canvass.
I went around shaking hands Indiscrim
inately, and by Ill-luck ran up against
an assortment of hands that itched for
the filthy lucre, I always eased these,
for when I failed to do so the proprietor
of the hands would say coarse things
to me which 1 could not resent for fear of
ruining my chances by getting into a
row that the papers would gloat over.
Pretty soon one of my opponents went on
the stump and challenged me to Joint de
bate.
”1 accepted with alacrity, for my blood
was up. while at the same time I could
not even recite “Twinkle. Twinkle, Little
Star" without being all frustrated. I
spoke at one meeting, and delivered an
address which I thought was the acme of
policy, depth and logic. It had only one
result that I could notice. That was the
deep, heartfelt curses which my speech
Invoked from the mayoralty candidate.
He said: ‘What in the h— do you want
to knock out my chances for, you mut
ton-headed prune devastator? Here
you’ve gone and shot off your head about
things that are delicate subjects with
me. If I get beaten it will be all your
fault, and I'll be d—d if I don’t get satis
faction out of you. You want to play a
thinking part in this campaign, and a
mighty silent one at that.’ In deference
to his wishes I forsook the stump, and
my rival took full advantage of what he
termed my fluke. He said that I was
afraid to voice my honest sentiments.
My honest sentiments, when he claimed
that, were that he was a fabbed-gasted
chump, and I expressed them to him pri
vately. He only laughed at me.
"You can Just bet that the opposition
papers soaked it to me. I became ac
quainted with my past life In detail, and
learned many novel and interesting
things about it.
”1 ceased going to church on account of
this, and fervently hoped only that the
elders would not turn me out from mem
bership before the election. But some
how I continued my race.
"Election day finally came. I was
awakened by a man whom I had never
seen before, and never since, who said
he needed $50 to save the ’Steenth pre
cinct of the Thirteenth ward for me. He
said I was running handily everywhere
except at that precinct, and It was the
keystone to the city. I gave him the
money. During the day I learned that
there were upwards of forty keystone
precincts.
"About noon the candidate for mayor
came around and kicked me. I believe I
whipped him in a gentlemanly manner,
but evening papers made a sensation of
it, headed in type 5 inches tall:
•' ‘Brutal Encounter Between Election
Heelers.’
“The candidate’s grievance was that F
had been giving money to the workers
for the opposition. I may have done so,
but I did not know any better. I went
around the polls for awhile, but I was
trampled on by the police of . the opposi
tion, and bo I went home. The next day
I found that I was elected. The mayor
alty candidate told me that he was the
cause of it. One of his workers had Btolen
ft'hallot box where we Were in a very
diminutive minority. The only thing he
felt sorry about was that I had been ben
efited by it, winning by a very close mar
gin. If the office had not been a salaried
one I would not be out of debt yet. With
the experience I gained in this race I
was enabled to continue the evil habit
with almost uniform success, and got
hardened. The way it felt to run for
office can best be described by qne word,
and it is the name of the place Orthodox
ministers say we are bound for if we do
not repent.” y
This gave the questlone.r a fair Idea of
how it feels.
An Express Agent.
Mr. J. E. Mitchell, agent Southern Ex
press company, Griffin, Ga., May 8, 1895:
"I have used King's Royal Germetuer
in my family and consider it the best
medicine I have ever used. It has re
lieved me of muscular rheumatism. I also
know of several other cases of rheuma
tism and catarrh that have been cured
by its use.” Write to the Atlanta Chem
ical company, Atlanta, Ga., for 48-page
book, giving full information, free. New
package, large bottle, 108 doses, $1. For
sale by druggists._
The Separate Coach Law in Texas.
Railway Age.
The "color line” law in Texas is mak
ing new trouble for railways and trav
elers. The law requires the railways to
provide equal separate and distinct ac
commodations for white and colored pas
sengers, and consequently the passen
ger cars of every Texas road are divided
by a partition Into two compartments,
and bear on one end the inscription “for
whites,” and on the other end "for ne
groes.” Nor is the matter of riding in
one or the other compartments left to
individual choice, but neither white nor
black is permitted to occupy the section
prescribed for the other race. Locally
the color line seems to cause little trou
ble, but in Interstate travel it sometimes
makes serious difficulty. Thus Mr. Cain,
a negro clergyman, bought a flrst-elass
railway ticket and a Pullman car ticket
at St. Louis through to Galveston and
occupied his accommodations until the
Texas boundary was crossed, where he
was compelled to leave the sleeper and
ride for some 300 miles in the compart
ment of the day coach set apart for peo
ple of his color. Mr. Cain sued for dam
ages to the amount of 310,000 and the dis
trict court at Galveston last week in
oharging the Jury held that the compa
nies, having sold Cain a first-class tick
et, entered into contract with him to
give him Pullman passage through to
Galveston, and having assumed this ob
ligation it was their duty to provide ac
commodations for him equal in every re
spect to those furnished the white race.
What, then, are the railways to do? If
they allow colored people to ride in sleep
ing cars with White people they violate
the Texas law, and if they refuse to let
them so ride they also violate the law.
To provide separate Pullman ears for
colored passengers on all through trains
to Texas points would be manifestly im
practicable, and the only alternative
seems to be to prohibit connecting lines
from selling through tickets with Pull
man car passage to any point within the
.Texas line. This would relieve the roads
"outside of the state from responslbility
tfor a contract which they could t/t ful
fill.but it would still leave with the Texas
roads the problem of providing sleeping
.ear accommodations for colored passen
gers within the state. The end of the
“color line" difficulty Is not yet.
Florida Oranges.
Crop bought by New York parties.
B. B. Hudson & Co. have 1000 boxes here.
12-62t-frl-su_
If you need a hat rack, of
fice desk, side board, rocker
or anything in the furniture
line give us a call.
STOWERS FURNITURE CO.,
1816 and 1818 2d avenue.
__ ll-28-tf
Bight on s Dark Mystery.
Boston Post.
There is an organization in Boston
known as the Society of Psychical Be
search. The other evening, at one of the
meetings, a certain person, said to pos
sess remarkable occult powers, volun
teered to give an exhibition, which offer
was gladly accepted by the society. The
"professor" was a woman, slightly built,
with pallid cheeks and dark raven hair.
One of the members, while not particu
larly skeptical, thought he would try a
little experiment on his own account, so.
before going to the meeting ho provided
himself with some pieces of phosphores
cent paper that In the dark lit up like a
glow worm. This he tore into small
pieces, and, Just before the lights were
extinguished, contrived to place three
or four bits of paper on the "professor’s”
head. Then he sat down and waited.
When the room was dark the “profes
sor's” cranium emitted a pale light, visi
ble to every one In the room but the
"professor" herself. In a few minutes
the phenomena began, but, strange to re
late, when a tambourine in one corner of
the room began to sound, the illuminated
was there also, and the moving about of
the operator could be easily traced. The
suppressed mirth told the “professor"
something was wrong, and when the
light was turned on and the paper dis
covered the remarks made were far from
spiritual. There were no more manifes
tations that night.
A1 way sin season, always up
with the procession, always
accommodating and always
give you the best in the mar
ket at the Metropolitan bar.
11- 12-tf__
Good fishing at East Lake.
12- X-tf _
SMOKING IN CHURCH.
The New London Custom Is Not so Strange
to Tourist* in Mexico.
Commenting on the fact that the pas
tor of a church in the Whitechapel dis
trict of London lately announced his In
tention to tolerate In future the smoking
of pipes during services, 1‘Independance
Beige says there Is really nothing so
very 6trange about that. In the Mexican
courts of law, it says, the smoking of
cigars is allowed, and it often happens
that prisoners puff away at the fragrant
weed while answering the questions of
th>' Judge, who, of course, adds to the
smoke. Mexican teachers reward dili
gent pupils by giving them permission
to "have” a cigar or cigarette during
school hours; and whenever the worthy
master is in a good humor the school
foom air is likely to be thick with smoke.
Thirst accompanies smoking; hence, on
the. teacher’s desk stands a huge Jar of
"piilque,” the national beverage, to re
fjyah tutor and tutored.
/Her Face\
was her Fortone—Why T Because I
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Admin aerator’s Sale.
State of Alabama, Jefferson County—Pro
bate Court.
E. W. Linn, deceased, estate of.
Notice is hereby given that under, by vir
tue of and as ordered and directed in and
by a decree duly rendered on the 2ist day of
May, 1895, in the administration of the said
estate of E. W. Linn, deceased, I, T. H.
Molton, the undersigned, as administrator
of the said estate of E. W. Linn, deceased,
will sell, for the payment of the debts of
said estate, at 12 o’clock noon, on
TUESDAY, THE 17TH DAY OF DECEM
BER, 1895,
at public auction, to the highest bidder, in
front of the court house of said county. In
the city of Birmingham, the following real
estate belonging to said estate, to-wit:
Two lots or parcels of land in the city of
Birmingham, said county and state, being
together, 100 feet square on the northwest
corner of the intersection of 20th street and
5th avenue, and upon w’hich is situated a
brick residence; said lots or parcels of land
being known and described, according to the
fjresent plan and survey of said city, as
ots 21 and 22, in block 47.
And also the following real estate belong
ing to said estate, to-wit: An undivided
one-half interest in forty acres of land ly
ing and being in said county and state, near
the town of Clifton, and described by num
bers, as follows: The southwest quarter of
northeast quarter, section 18, township 18,
range 2 w’est.
Terms of sale: One-half cash: balance
within six months, with interest from date
of sale—the credit payments to be secured
by the notes of purchasers with at least
two good and sufficient sureties.
T. H. MOLTON,
As Administrator of the Estate of E. W.
Linn, Deceased.nov 24-sun-4t
Birmingham Fish Company,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in and
Shippers of
Fish, Oysters and Game.
’Phono 146. No. 210 North Twentieth
Street, Birmingham, Ala.
10-27.«
BIRMINGHAM. SHEFFIELD & TENNES
SEE RIVER RAILWAY COMPANY.
E. A. Hopkins, Receiver.
South—Read down, j North—Read up.
No.l|STATIONS.|No.2
a.m| Ip.ni
9.25 Lv.Sheffield.Ar 0.30
9.37.M. & C. Junction. G.1S
9.49.Spring Valley. G.04
9.51.Passing Place. G.Ol
10.03.Llttleville. 5.49
10.12.Good Springs. 5.39
10.22.Russellville. 5.30
10.33.Darlington. 3.17
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. 4.07
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.Saragossa. 3.02
12.57.Gamble. 2.55
1.15.Jasper. 2.40
3.15_Birmingham, K. C., M. & B_12.40
P. CAMPBELL, General Manager.
BIRMINGHAM & ATLANTIC R. R. CO.
Time table In effect Nov. 24. 1895, 5 a. m.
Daily except Sunday.
■nr tvj I ' I TT’ TJ.l
No3|No 1|_|No2|No 4
p m|a m|_STATIONS_| m. |p m
3—001 8 00 Lv. Talladega .Ar|12 00|_ 6 20
am’
3 041 8 04 . Isbell’s 11 55 6 18
3 20 8 16 . Barclay 11 45 G 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 5 51
3 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 6 26
4 26 9 20 Walker’s Crossing— 10 20 6 18
4 35 9 35 . Cropwell 10 10 6 OS
4 45 9 45 Ar.Pell City.Lv 10 00 5 00
G. A. MATTISON, Supt.
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILWAY CO.
Time table In effect Sunday, September 15,
1895.
8:65 o.m|Lv.. .Birmingham.. .Ar 6:00 p.m
1(1:39 am Ar.. .Chlldersburg. ..Lv 4:10 p.m
11:02 a.m Ar.Sylacauga.Lv 3:50 p.m
11:40 a.m Ar.. ..Goodwater.. ..Lv 3:13 p.m
12:08 p.m Ar.. Alexander City ..Lv 2:38 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
7:15 p.m Ar.Macon.Lv 7:03 a.m
5:45 a.m Ar.. .. Savannah .- ..Lv 9:00 p.m
Dally Except Sunday.
9:30 a.m .Lv.. ..Columbus.Ar 8:30 p.m
1:30 p.m Ar.Amerlcus.Lv 4:00 p.m
Sunday Only.
11:15 a.m Lv.Columbus.Ar 6:30 p.m
1:33 p.m Ar.Amerlcus.Lv 4:00 p.m
Close connection made at Macon for Sa
vannah and all points East.
Sleeping ears 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.
“Cotton Belt Route,”
(St. Louis Southwestern Railway.)
Short Line to Texas, Arkansas and
Indian Territory from the
Southeast.
Tbs only line with through oar servlsi
from Memphis to Texas, thereby avoiding
vexatious changes and transfers en routo.
Two daily through trains from Memphis.
Reclining chair cars (seats free) on all
trains. Rates as low as tbs lowest. Maps,
illustrated and descriptive pamphlets of
Arkansas and Texas, and all information
cheerfully furnished by
1C. W. LeBEAUME,
G. P. * T. A., St, Louis, Mo.
C. P. RECTOR,
General Agent,
- o. cCS Main street, Memphis, Tenn.
KAILIiOAD TIME TAJBLE
ARRIVAL AND PEPARTUREOFTRAINS.
Trains marked thus (•) run daily. Thus (f)
daily except Sunday.
LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE.
In effect November 18, 1894, at 7 a. m.
Trains South. Arrive. ( Depart.
•No. 1, Limited . 3 45 am 3 53 am
•No. 3, Fast Line D. 3 12 pm 3 32 pm
tNo. 7, Decatur Accom. 94 5 am.
tNo. 9, Montgomery Accom ... 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, Bloctou Accom. 3 15pm
•No. 45, Oneonta Accom .. 9 55 am.
Trains North. Arrive. Depart.
•No. 40, Blocton Accom.. 9 30 am ..
tNo. 44, Oneonta Accom. 3 30 pm
PLANT SYSTEM.
Time table effective September 15, 1895.
_Southbound, NoTSS. | No, 36.
Lv Montgomery. 7:40 pm] 7:10 am
Lv Troy. 9:14 pm 8:60 am
Lv Ozark.10:27 pm 10:10 am
Lv Balnbridge. 1:12 am 12:50 pm
Lv Thomasville . 2:27 am| 2:10 pm
Ar Waycross. 6:25 am; 5:25 pm
Ar Jacksonville. 7:55 amlll:30 pm
Lv Montgomery."7:40 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 Fort Tampa . 8:30 pm 9:40 am
Lv Montgomery . 7:40 pm "7:10 am
Ar Waycross . 5:25 am 5:25 pm
Ar Savannah . 8:45 am 8:50 pm
Lv Waycross . 5:35 am 9:00 pm
Ar Brunswick . 7:30 am 11:09 inn
_Northbound._ No. 67. | No. 33.
Lv Jacksonville . 6:20 pm ~8T00 am
Lv Waycross . 9:05 pm 10:35 am
Lv Thomasville .12:09 am 1:55 pm
I.v Balnbridge . 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 8:2u am
Lv High Springs . 5:40 am 4:30 pm
Ar Dupont . 8:43 am 7:36 pm
Ar Montgomery . 8:45 am 6:55 am
Lv Savannah . 6:00 pm 7:55 am
Lv Waycross . 9:05 pm 10:35 am
Lv Thomasville .12:09 am 1:58 pm
Ar Montgomery . 6:55 am 8:55 pm
I.v 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. 57 and 58 carry Pullman vesti
bule sleepers between Jacksonville and St.
Louis.
Double dally Pullman sleepers between
Montgomery and Jacksonville.
Double daily Pullman sleepers between
Montgomery and Waycross.
Free reclining chair cars through between
Montgomery and Savannah on trains 57
and 58.
Double daily 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. WRENN, P. T. M.,
Savannah, Ga.
H. C. McFADDEN, A. G. P. A.,
Savannah, Ga.
L. A. BELL, D. P. A.,
Montgomery, Ala.
ALABAMA MINERAL, RAILROAD COMPANY
Effective June 10, 1894.
ATTALLA TO CALERA.
booth—Re ad clown I nobtii—Rena up
flo. No.
85. 86.
—- STATIONS. --
L’ve Arr.
a.m. p.m.
8 30 777777.7-Attaiia. 77.77 777 5.10
9 55 .Gadsden. 5 15
1115......Duke. 3 25
11 35.Alexandria. 2 40
11 50.Xeatlierwood.. 2 25
p.m. Lve
100...Anniston....,. 2 00
130.Jenifer. 106
150.. Iron aton. 1247
1 lo.. .Talladega. 12 27
a. m.
i 47.Sycamore. 1152
3 05 .Sylacauga.. 11 36
3 26 .Fayetteville. 1115
3 31.Talladega Springs. 1110
i 55.Shelby. 10 48
4 12.Spring Junction. 10 32
ATT.
<25.Calera... 10 20
Queen and Crescent.
lAlabanuGreat Soutnern Railroad.)
T&AIIfS SOUTH. ARRIVB DKPA Hr'
•Nol. 12 33 am 12 43 am
♦No 3. 115 pm 3 30 pin
TRAIRB NORTH.
•No 2.. 2 27 am 2 33 am
♦No 6.12 15 pm 2 30pm
tUOPEBS ON TUP. FOLLOWING TRAINS,
GUEEN . CREBCE fT ROUTE.
No. 1, New York lo New Orleans.
No. 1, Cincinnati to New Orleans.
No. 1,Chattanooga to Shreveport,
No. 2, New Orleans to New York.
No. 2, New Orleans to Cincinnati.
No. 3, Cincinnati to NewOrleans.
Nos. 1 and 2, Vestibuled Trains with
Through Sleepers between Cincinnati and New
Orleans; also carry New Orleans-New York
Through Sleepers via Chattanooga, Southern
Rallwuy, N. & W., B. & O., anil Boyal Blue
Line.
Nos. 3 and 6 carry Through Sleeping Cara
between Cincinnati and New Orleans.
W. C. BINE/SON, Q. P. A.,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
A. J. LYTLE, D. P. A.,Q. AC,,
Chattanooga, Term.
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