The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-07

one year. Jones has been in several scrapes lately, a case now pending in the city court against him for having cut railroad mans throat few months ago. Mike R. Jones was adjudged guilty of as- sault with intent to murder and was bound over to await the action Of the grand jury in the sum of 5000. He was also required to give bond of S10OO to keep the peace for one year. John Trf- kulis, who has charge of Rosendorf & Co.'S lunch counter and who emptied his pistol in the duel, was discharged, the Mayor, stating that he did only his duty in the premises.
 The decisions of the mayor were rem dered shortly after the noon hour, and have been the cause of much talk. It was known that he would impose the limit. as there has been much indigna- tion lately over the amount of rowdyism that has prevailed. but the requiring of peace bonds was not thought of. It is doubtful whether the two young men can give the peace bonds, and they will probably seek relief through some pro- ceedings in a higher court.
 A Remarkable Escape.
 At Randolph yesterday afternoon oc- cured what was perhaps an incident without parallel In the history of rail- road casualties. A negro hailing from Coxs station, about three miles from Randolph on the Southern railway was standing between the main line and the side track watching passenger train No. 15 pulling into the station. Turning, he saw No. 16 which was on the side track waiting for another train coming up be- hind him. He stepped in front of No. 15 and the cow catcher lifted him bodily from the track and hurled him across the intervening space, landing him on the COW catcher of the engine of No. 16. He rebounded from the contact with the iron and wood and struck the tender of the first engine that had picked him up and then fell alongside the track both trains passing beside him their full length.
 When picked up he was found badly bruised, but not fatally or seriously in- jured. Thrown like tennis ball from train to train, the cowcatchers acting as tennis racquets, and failing to receive even serious injuries, Is an experience that not many humans can boast of.
 Freight Wrecks Saturday.
 The old saying that whenever there Is one wreck two may be looked for was borne out Saturday. Following the de- railmen on the Southern near Marion ear Her in the week, train No. 73, through freight, was derailed near Edmontown Saturday morning, causing delay of traffic for several hours. Saturday after noon a freight train on the Southern took the siding at Ashby, but owing to box cars on the tracks could not clear the main line. A hagman went back and stopped an oncoming freight and notified the crew of the matter, but for some req son the train came rushing on and struck the ''dinky," splintering it and almost en- tirely stripping the engine. The latter came on to Selma and presented novel appearance. The pilot was gone, the headlight battered out of recognition, and in place of a smokestack sugar barrel stood in order to give the draught neces- sary to make steam.
 Want Mail Route Via Birmingham.
 Mrs. M. M. Force, postmaster, has taken up with Superintendent of Mail Service Terrel in Atlanta the matter of rout- ing the eastern mall which leaves Atlanta SC D. m. via Birmingham ins .ead of Montgomery, the connection being made at the latter place. There Is a difference of two hours in Birmingham and the con nection is probably made each night. The good to result to Selma will be mostly from the fact that the night clerk can put this mail up and thereby relieve the congestion that occurs each day at aoon from five malls coming in within an hour of each other from as many different di- rections.