The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-22

time TO catch the child and snatch Il away,
thus narrowly ayertiug what would have been
| "a very serious II not a fatal accident.
Evening Herald A big excursion passed
through Augusta saturday morning. zen route
from Atlanta 10 Charleston II all reports ue
true they had monkey and parrot time he
| fore reaching Augusta. There was harroom
LOard and tights occurred every hall hour.
The rumoTs at the depot were that negro
man was shot and a white man slashed across
the head with knife, by which portion Of
his ear was cut OF. Passengers who got Oh
in augusta were asked about the matter and
they said there had certainly been ughung;
that they saw the white man with his ear cut
on but dldn know his name nor that OF his
assailaut
The Brokerage. Commission and Elevator
Company. recently formed in Augusta Is 10
open up for business sept. l. The charter has
been applied for and after u has teen Sc
cured the officers viii be elected The follow
ing gentlemen signed the application for the
charter: j, G Burum, G. 9. Goodrich, T. x
Scott. Z. ". CarW1le. Il. C. BHgh and G. A
Doolittle. Mr.. DOOhttle viii lie manager OF
the company They have leased the elevator
and adjoining warehouse from thetieorgla rail-
road. and VIII 10 everything Ia the brokerage,
commission. elevator and storage line. ne
capital stock viii be 500 900 and of this $40
OJJ VIII be paid in as a starter
Ralph NJ. McCravey, who lives at No 81
Gilmer street. Atlanta. has been suffering
from severe attack OF Appendicitis. Satur-
day night Mr. McCTayey, who Is young man
and was UP to that time in splendid health,
are very nearly supper ana SuOIly AFTER
ward retired. sunday mornlug he awoke IN
great pain. and since that time Drs. Arch and
j. Ayary have been doing everything in
their power to relieve the young man. hut
without avail. II is supposed that grain OF
green corn Of which he ate heartily on the
night mentioned. longed IN the vermtform APP
pendiX, producing appendicitis, ami an opera
tion p deemed necessary TO relieve the suffer
ing patient.
Jackson Argus: While driving from Jackson
last week. Prof H. NJ Fletcher accompan ed
by his sister Miss Eeva Fletcher ana Miss
Mary Duke. drove on TO Glenn $ bridge over
Towalgia river Wien the horse backed OF the
bridge falling In the river on his back and
throwing The buggy bottom upward in the
water. The two Young ladies were caught
under the buggy and would have drowned
but for the presence OF Mr. Fletchers father,
r. NJ Fletcher, who assisted him in resCulnE
the ladies' With the exception Of some
serious bruises and the loss Of Miss Mary's
hat and watch chain. the whole party came
out alive, but wet. The horse or the buggy
was not hurt, though they fell several feet.
J. II. Bouknight Of Edgeheld had one OF his
feet cut on in Augusta in Noyem Der, 1891. by
one Of the trains OF the Charlotte, Columbia
and Augusta Railway Company He sued
the company for s25 0O damages and was
awarded 1900 which Judge WltherSDOOn
refused to allow. and ordered "a new trial
unless the plalntiG would remit all above
$4,000. This the plaintiff agreed to do. and
the supreme court, n decision filed July B,
sustained the ruling OF Judge Wither'
spoon and the verdict for $1,000.
When the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
railroad was sold in July, Lawyer Nerdery
gave notice OF a claim OF $40 900 DAMAGES
which J. II. Bouknight held against the road,
and stated that the purchaser Of the road
would be held liable for the claim. The
southern bought the road and Capt Bach
man. a referee appointed to hear the case of
Bouknight against that company under seg-
tiOn ISIS OF the general statutes, has found
for the plaintiff If Judge SimOnton confirms
Capt. Bachman's report. the southern Rail
way Company will have the claim to pay.