Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1883-06-16
SHERIFF DoNCxLEY and T.W. Waller


fought horseback duel near Patrick
Courthouse, Va, the other day, during
which Waller was fatally wounded. They
were opponents in the late election.
ROBERT BIssETr, chief engineer OF
the Havana steamer Saratoga, and sub
ordinate have been arrested at New York
on the charge of smuggling cigars.
The action of Agent Wilcox in refus-
ing to receive the refugee Chiracahuas
from Mexico has been approved by Score.
tary Teller.
A PARTY of leading Mormons passed
through Denver, few days ago, on their
way to Conejos County, Colo, to inspect
the Mormon colony there and to arrange
for the purchase Of more land for the con.
verts now crowding into Utah.
The other night vigilance commit
tee patrolled the town of Silver City.
Colo, and placarded the city with notices
to the effect that the first man connected
with incendiarism or shooting affair
would be hanged. Several attempts had
been recently made to set fire to the town.
Ten thousand dollars worth of stocks
and securities were stolen the other night
from the office Of the American Railway
Supply Company, Philadelphia Pa.
THE grain warehouse of Douglas,
Stewart IL Co., Chicago, ILL.,, burned the
other morning; loss, 100000. A fire in the
clothing house of Willoughby, Hill & Co.,
of the same city, did about $780, 900 worth Of
damage.
Wong CHIN Foo, editor of the Chi.
nese paper in New York, has been indulg-
ing in personal journalism and one of his
countrymen tried to assassinate him a few
days ago.
TIMOTHY KELLEY, the last man con-
victed of participation in the murder of
Lord Frederick Cavendish and Under Sec.
rotary Burke in Phoenix Park, was hanged
in Kilmainham Jail, Dublin, on the 9th.
He was the fifth one executed for these
murders.
MARSHAL CARGILE, of Millcrsburg,
KY, was fatally shot by concealed assas.
sin late the other night.
TWENTY cadets were refused the priv
ilege of graduating at Annapolis, Md, on
the 9th, because they applauded class
mate in defiance of the rules.
BIDGoOD, JONES g. WILSON, London
(Eng) WOODEN warehousemen, have failed,
with liabilities estimated at $4,000
THREE men were killed and two 9th
ers probably fatally hurt by an explosion
at the Ausonia Rubber Works, Long Island,
N. Y, a few days ago.
SIX hundred assisted" emigrants
sailed for America from Galway ON the 9th.
A RECENT Washington special to the
Cleveland Herald states that POSTMASTER.
General Gresham denies the published
statement that he has decided to exclude
patent insides' from the mails as second
class matter" In view of the law of Con-
gress passed in 1874, providing shat news
papers, one copy to each actual subscriber,
residing in the county where the same are
printed, in whole or in part, and published,
shall go free through the mails" such de-
cision by the Post-office Department as
that limited at would be in violation of law
and of no binding force.
The recent explosion in the powder
magazine at Scutari, Turkey, caused by
lightning, killed ten soldiers and seven civ.
CLANS and wounded forty soldiers and fiji.
reen civilians. A portion of the bastion
fell on bazaar adjoining the magazine,
causing great destruction to property.
DURING the week ended on the 9th
inst, there were thirty-two deaths from
yellow fever at Havana, Cuba.
FRANCES M. Scoville, the sister OF
Charles Guiteau, who was divorced from
her husband, George Scoville, last January
has fled petition in the Circuit Court al
Chicago, ILL.,, to have her name changed to
Frances Maria Howe.