The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-03
oncer Stories From the South.

Queer Stories From the South.
A young man named Eugene Perit who
lives in Union Parish, came to New Or
leans yesterday on
HE WANTS very peculiar errand.
A NEW FACE. Briefly stated he wants
to get d new face to
please his fancee.
About year ago PERT was attempting
to harness a vicious horse. when the ami
NAL kicked him in the face, breaking his
nose and otherwise injuring him to such
an extent that he was supposed at first to
be fatally hurt. He recovered, but was
badly disfigured. Prior to the accident
PERT was considered d handsome young
man, and he was engaged to one of the
prettiest girls in his neighborhood. She
did not abandon him when he met with
his misfortune, but she was unable to hide
the distress which her lovers dishgure-
nlent caused her, and ne made UP his mind
to see whether surgery could not aid him
in recovering some Of his former good
looks. He said he would be married at
once if his appearance could be improved,
but if not he intended to release his sweet
heart from her enga gement. The physician
whom he consulted was of the opinion
that the nose could be Strengthened and
the eye greatly improved in appearance. a
prominent New Orleans surgeon said there
was nothing at all impractical in such an
operation, and unless there were some I'M
known complications PERT would proba-
bly, be restored to very nearly his original
aspect.-New Orleans Times-Democrat
The Yorl1ville correspondent OF the
Charleston News and Courier says:
Theodore Price, head
MR.. THEODORE of the firm Of Price,
PRICES COUP. Mccormick & Co,
which failed the
other day, is an old acquaintance OF
good many Yor!lyille people. Some kno"
his personally and others know him by
reputation. He was mixed up in quite a
law suit here some years ago ana sot
hoored Briefly, the facts were to this
effect: One Of the largest local firms
that of J. w. P. Hope & Co, hao oeeh
dealing extensively with Hubbard Pflce
&. Co., of which firm Theodore Price was
then a member, and had solteR oaois
behind the game.
Realizing that the case was somewhat
desperate, Price came to IorkVllle TO
see what he could do, and left an order
with Hope s. Co. for the shipment of
large lot of cotton to Norfolk, agreeing to
pay a price considerably above the mar
ket, provided the cotton was received in
time to be loaded on a ship that was to
sail on a certain day. Hope & Co ac-
cepted the order and filed II, rushing
the cotton forward as fast as possible, IN
answer to numerous hurry kilograms
Co. drew on Hubbard, Price & Co. for
their money, but received no answer
further than the amount had been duly
credited on account.
This, of course, did not suit 1t had
not been SO agreed upon in the contract,
and. again, all the money with which the
codon had been bought belonged not to
Hope & Co, but to the Exchange Bank.
Hope & Co. were no longer able to make
the amount good, and the bank tackled
Hubbard. Price & Co.
Long litigation followed, but at length
the bank went in the courts Of New
York and Hubbard, Price & Co paid up
It was not a great while after this Incl
dent before the firm of Hubbard Price &;
Co. dissolved, and it has been generally
believed here ever since that this was the
reason. The amount recovered from the
firm by the Exchange Bank was consld-
erably over $1,000
A party of Atlanta gentlemen have Just
returned from fishing trip to Brunswick
and Southwest Geor-
BAD LUCK gia, and relate an in
OF FISHERMEN. cident which was al
most tragedy, in
which two members OF the party very
nearly lost their lives, says the Atlanta
| Jocrnal. In the party were Captain E. P.
Howell Messrs. Clark Howell, Sr.. Albert
Howell, Jr., W. L. Cosgrove, w. I. Cen
| try, Clarence Angler, john G.. Ruse, Judge
G. II. Tanner and Mr.. L. j. Maxwell, of
| Savannah, Ga. The party left Brunswick
about / o'clock on Wednesday afternoon,
| May 2sd, aboard the launch Atlanta, owned
by Albert Howell, Jr., on a short fishing
| trip up the Satilla River. On the trip the
| machinery Of the launch got out OF order
! and a tug was employed to tow the launch,
which was dashed alongside the tug. About
| o'clock in the evening some object
| +s,oI S;r,cr lo36iy-
and Mr.. Ruse was thrown backward over
| the side Of the launch into the tug-boat,
! knocking him senseless, but otherwise
| causing no serious injury The gentlemen
Of the party rushed to Mr.. Ruse'S assist
| and and this overweighted the boat on one
| side, causing it to turn over TO an extent
I which left the top at an angle Of 45 de-
| grees, and all OF the party on top slid Off
| into the water between the tugboat and
| the launch, and Immediately disappeared
| from view. Captain Howell and Mr.. Cen
trv came I'D under the tug, and finding
| themselves in this predicament, diyed be-
| low the propeller and avoided serious in
Jury Captain Howell soon came to the
| surface, and being a good swimmer, had
| no difficulty in remaining on the surface.
| In the fall Mr. Gentry's head struck the
tug, and he received a severe lick in the
| side rendering him unconscious. lie re
| gained consciousness in the water, how
| ever, and came to the surface about sew
| enty-five yards in the rear of the boat
| Although a poor swimmer, with only one
| arm, and having on all his clothes. he sue
I ceeded in remaining on top some time
He finally went down, however, but arose
| to sink the second and the third time. he
| was rescued few seconds after sinking
| the third time by Captain Edward Dudley
of the tugboat Captain Howell was taker
| back aboard without any trouble. Mr.
! Gentry was saved with much difficulty
/ however, and it required several hours te
| get him fully restored.