The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-06-20
SOUTHERN NEWS Gl.EANINGS.

vile, Tenn. His head, arms and legs were
completely severed from the body, and his
flesh and clothes scattered along the track |
over hundred yards.
A NEGRO camp-meeting about five miles |
from Yorkville, s. c., was raided by dele
cation of brethren, from the village, who,
after stubborn fight with knives, razors
and pistols, retreated. The casualties were
one killed, two wounded and twenty in
jured.
REV. j. SULLIVAN, of Washington, D.
e., was appointed Bishop of the Catholic
Diocese of Mobile, Alabama.
A BOILER in the Smith FIGURING Mill,
Ozark, Ark, exploded, totally destroying
the mill and killing one man.
JOHN A. CHATHAM, Raleigh N. G.
store-keeper, and his brother were killed
by street laborers, with whom they quar-
relied.
The body of a strangled infant, together
with five-pound stone, were found packed
in valise floating upon the Kanawha
River below Charleston, w. Va.
ADDIE WILKER, a girl of thirteen, was
walking along College street, Talbotton,
Ca, with companion of her own age.
They were talking about crazy woman
supposed to be in town. Dollie Trice, a
colored girl, saw them coming, and OVER
hearing their conversation, threw her
clothes over her head and rushed wildly at
them, boohooing as though she was the
genuine crazy woman. Addie tainted and
fell headlong on the sidewalk, dying an
hour later from the shock occasioned by
the fright.
ENos f. WEBSTER, an influential citizen
of Richie County, w. Va, was crushed to
death by falling tree.
MRS. BURNS, wife of Blake Burns, a
highly respected farmer, of Hardeman
County, Tenn, hanged herself. Cause not
known.
Two mad dogs made their appearance in
Columbia, Tenn, few days ago, biting
and swapping at everything near them.
One of them was killed, the other escaping
to the country. The police have since killed
about thirty CANNES, invariably by request
Of the dog owners. A calf belonging to
lady was killed, as was hog, both of
Mayor w. j. Andrews, on account of
numerous complaints that mad dogs are
running at large, notified all persons to
muzzle all dogs, or those found running at
large will be taken up and if not claimed
within four days they will be killed.
THE Hessian fly is doing much damage
to wheat in the upper counties of Virginia.
SOME days ago a boy living with his
uncle, Jack Hoffman,, mountaineer Of
Highland County, Va, died, alleged from
the effects of fall. Suspicion was arous-
ed, and the body exhumed. An autopsy
disclosed the fact that death resulted from
knife wound of the intestines and spine.
Hoffman, disliked the boy land it is thought,
murdered him. Several years ago little
girl mysteriously disappeared from the
same house, and has not since been heard
of. The community is greatly excited, land
threats of lynching are made.
AT Webster, N. c., Jack Lambert was
sentenced to be hanged July 3, for the
murder of a man named Wilson.
OWING to an over stock, four of the five
cigar factories in Lynchburg, Va, have
shut down entirely, and the other one
nearly so. The suspension will probably
continue for one month.
A FIRE at Bolivar, Tenn, destroyed a
block of business houses on Court square,
including the post-office. Loss $4,000; in
surance $4,000.
THE Sheriff of Dallas County has levied
upon the Texas Trunk railroad, running
from Dallas to Kemp, distance of about
fifty miles. The road will be sold to satisfy
Judgement for $15O,00O in favor of the
Dallas National Bank.
THE Randleman Cotton Factory, in Ran
dolph County, N c., was partly destroyed
by fire the other night. The weaving, dye
ing and spinning departments, and engine
and boilerrooms, were destroyed. The
loss is $15O,O0O partially insured. Seven
hundred hands are thrown out of employ
ment.
Six prisoners, confined in the Fayette
County Jail, made their escape at Charles
ton, w. Va.
A NEGRO named Owens, who was known
to have considerable money, was visiting
the house of negro man and woman
den, Tenn. They presumably for the pur-
pose of getting his money, gave him hoe
cake to eat in which they had put large
quantity of Trough on Rats" Owens died
in short while in terrible agony, and az
his money was missing, robbery was nc
doubt the motive of the murderers. They
were arrested and jailed, and will be tried
at the next term of the Circuit Court
THERE is great restitution in jackson
County, w. Va, owing to the prolonged
drought of last summer and the long, BE.
we're winter that followed. Three hundred
families are in starving condition.
T. j. CLUvERIUs, convicted in Richmond,
Va, of the murder of Lillian Madison, was
refused new trial.
THE condition of the growing cotton and
corn in West Tennessee, North Arkansas
North Alabama and North Mississippi il
unusually favorable to heavy yield.
AT Bonham, Tex, a masked mob aroused
the jailer at the point of a Winchester rife,
and demanded the keys of the prison. They
got them and proceeded to cells occupied
by Eli and Sam Dyer, charged with the
murder of Sheriff Ragsdale and Deputy
Sheriff Buchanan. The prisoners were
taken out and hanged to a tree.
THE son of an Alabama widow eloped
with the daughter of widower of the same
State, came home and to celebrate their
mutual forgiveness the parents united
their fortunes, and now two families are
one.
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