Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1883-05-05

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col,red barber made murderous assault
on his wife with llatchet and then cut his
own throat with razor. 1t was thought
both would die. --.----..-..-.
Two boys were burned to death in a
sugar house at st. Tomas, Quebec, the
other night. ,..
Mis-. JANE ANTHONY, OF New York,
attempted to cross the railroad track in
front of an express train at Jersey City, N.
j., the other day, when Lawrence O'Brien,
switchman, attempted - save her, but she
resisted and both fell II on the track. The
woman was killed insanity and O'3rien
lived ten minu,.s Ter being struck.
O'Brien lost leg Snort time ago in res.
cuing child.
Rev. c. d. BoYNToN, aged seventy
seven years, for twenty-five ars pastor
of the Vine Street Congregational Church at
Cincinnati, o., and who had also served
two terms as Chaplain o. the House of Rep.
resentatives ut Was ilgton, died in the
former city few days ago.
Phil Is. THOMPSON, member of Con.
gress from the FL til (Ky.) District shot
and instantly killed Val er Davis, grocer,
at Harrodsburg, KY, on the 27th inst.
Thompson imm~dia ely surren Tered him.
self to Judge Hardin o the Circuit Court,
and was released on 5000 bail.
Four inches OF snow fell at Quebec.
Ont, on the 9th. Sl,ig lia,s was again re.
sumed.
THE Philadelphia (pa. banking firm
of George F. Work ~ Co. is accused of EN-.
bezzling something ike S1,00) 0O from the
Peoples Passenger R,:lway Company OF
that city. Two members O.. the finn were
arrested few days ago and warrant
awaited the third partners return from
Florida.
THIRTEEN arrests were made at Lari.
more City, Oak, the other day for the re-
cent murder of the Ward brothers, former.
ly of Chicago.
TIE workmcn at the end of the Can.
ada Pacific Railroad, in Manitoba, were
threatened by Indians recently, who com
planned that their country was being In
vadcd. The Indians had shown an un
friendly disposition for months previous,
and trouble was feared. fhlt a
THERE were eight deaths from small
pox at st. Louis, NO., during the wee
ended on the 18th inst.
A MOB Of disguised men stormed til.
Jail at Florence, Lauderdale County, Ala.
the other night, took George Ware, con
fined therein on the charge of numbering
Robert Bethune, and hung him to tree. A
reward has been offered for the arrest oil
any of the perpetrators of the outrage.
A FIRE which started in a livery sta
BILE at Wellsburg, w. Va, the other morn.
ing destroyed half of one of the best bust
ness blocks in the city.
In q religious riot at Port Said, Egypt
on the Goth several lives were lost. British
troops were called out to protect the Greek
Church.
AT Newaygo, Mich, on the goth,
Brooks Hotel, the Exchange Hotel, two
churches and fourteen other buildings were
swept away by fire, causing a loss of $780,.
600. The Great Works Milling and Manu-.
| featuring Company's saw-mills at Bangor,
Me-, were burned on the same day, the LOST
being $4,000.
By the capsizing of man-of-wal
boat at Toulon, France, the other day
seven men were drowned.
The internal revenue receipt, TO,
March, 1883, were 81 ,425,l2l greater than il
March last year.
RECENT alvices from Vera Cruz
Mex, state that yellow fever has broker
out in that place. There had been severa
cases Of black vomit.
AN attachment was served against K
NJ. Rockwell, manu- 'acturer of woollet
goods at Leomin ter, Mass, 'ew day:
ago. Liabilities were reported at ,00J
assets $4,000.