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Show THUMPED SULLIVAN COOD. A Georgia Train Hand Kmaihci tha Illg Hrutal Kluffirftr. AtT.rsTA, Ga., Feb. 27. News was received here that John L. Sullivan was whipped by a train hand on a Georgia railroad Tuesday. Sullivan and his company were on their way to m Columbia, S. C. to Macon, Ga., where he was to play that night. They had stopped in Augusta for a few hours waiting for connections, and Sullivan had improved tho opportunity to get howling drunk. When he boarded the train ho was iu remarkably bad humor. After the train had gone a short distance dis-tance he asked Townsend, who was going through the coach, what was tho dinner station. Up being answered politely, he said; "Don't be so fresh young man. How do I know whether or not you are lying?" and went on to use the foulest lauguage imaginable. Townsend stood this as long as possible, and then went for the big fellow in stjle. H) hit him in the eyes and choked him severely and was iu a fair way to kill him when some members of the company jumped in aud pulled him off. After Townsend was gotten away Sullivan tried to blufrhim out of tho ear, but it wouldn't go. The trainman s iiil- "I am paid to stay in here, and stay I will, Sullivan or no Sullivan." The excitement was intense during the scrap, but tho train was not stopped. It looked for a few minutes as though there would be a big free tight, but no ono was hurt except the sludger, who finally calmed down and went into a drunken sleep. |