The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-12-05
SOUTHERN NEWS GLEANikos.

lZed at birmingham Ala. The directors
are A. w. Smith, d. 7. Smith, j. W. Sloss,
Enoch Ensley. Joseph I. Johnston.
Two children, daughters of Adam Can
troll, colored, near Pilot Knob, Tenn, were
playing near the fireplace the other morn
ing, when the clothes of the older girl, aged
ten years, caught fire, burning the child to
death.
THE vote for Governor and Lieutenant
Governor in Virginia will not be canvassed
until the Legislature meets next month.
GENERAL NATHAN GoFF, SR., father OF
General Golf, member of Congress, and
one of the oldest and most influential citi.
zens Of West Virginia, died at Clarksburg
ALEoK ErTINGER, colored burglar, was
taken from the Jail at Sparta Ga by a
band of lynchers, and is supposed to have
been shot to death and his body thrown
into the creek.
A PENNILEss Arab from Jerusalem, says
the Savannah Neaos, walked from Augusta
to Atlanta with railroad pass in his
pocket He could not speak English, and
thought the pass was pass
port which allowed him to move
along unmolested by the State off.
| Gals. He is Ell route to New Orleans,
whence he hopes to meet fellow country
men who will send him back to Jerusalem
Ara Thanksgiving dance given by the
young people at Hampton, jefferson Coun
ty, w. Va, Tom Brannon became involved
in row which resulted in Constable Pat
McCawley shooting him. Brannon is severe
| ly injured
Mrs. SALLIE COLE of Madison County, N,
| u, died few days ago. By those who have
carefully investigated the matter her age is
said to have been 1870 years. She was
married twice. Her first husband served in
the Revolutionary war. Her last husband
served in the war of 1912 under Jackson.
These facts are authenticated.
The Anti-Prohibitionists have perfected
arrangements to contest the result of the re-
cent election at Atlanta, Ga. The Prohibis
tlonists are preparing municipal ticket to
antagonize the citizens ticket now in the
field. The AUTHORIZATIONS propose to
employ Roscoe Conkling to carry the con-
test to the U, S. Supreme Court, if neces-
sary
A BROKEN rail on the Chester a. Lenois
Railway, North Carolina, threw three
coaches from the track, severely tinjuring
twelve persons.
In an affray at a saloon in Cleveland,
Tenn, Hugh Lowe, a boy eighteen years
old, was stabbed in the throat by John
Hancock, who was drunk but nevertheless
escaped. 1t is thought that Lowe can not
live.
LoUDAN HAVE, wealthy farmer was
crushed to death at Bashor's Mills, Wash
ing County, Tenn, by falling tree.
JACK ISLAM was stabbed by a man named
Sanders at Dayton Tenn His injuries are
very dangerous Sanders was locked up.
THE handsome new academy at Green
Pond, on the Alabama Great Southern
Railroad, thirty miles below Birmingham,
Ala, burned the other morning: loss about
5000.
ISAAC COOPER, Oak HILL Tenn, fell upon
saw in his mill and was killed
FIRE consumed seven small buildings at
New Orleans. Edward Murphy, a tenant,
was burned to death
THE count of Virginia's votes for At.
torney General has been completed.
Rufus A. Ayers, Democrat received the
majority.
WHILE the funeral of John Harvey was in
progress at Westview Cemetery, Atlanta,
Ca. few days ago, it was noticed that the
coffin was very light This induced the
opening of the lid, when it was discovered
that the coffin contained no corpse Har-
vey had died in hospital and the doctors
had made away with the body.
JAMES GAMBLE, a Baltimore gambler,
was stabbed with large knife. The force
Of the blow was checked by package OF
pool tickets in his vest pocket. Otherwise
his heart would have been perforated
PROFESSOR c. w. CALENDER, aged sixty.
five years, died the other morning at his
home at Hendersville Tenn, from Bright's
disease. The deceased was born and edu
Gated at Meadville, Pa, and in his early
years went to Tennessee, where he wur
eminent distinction as a scholar aud edu
Gator. He was President of the female
schools of Murfreesboro and Franklin
Tenn, and the Gallatin High School, ant
for number of years County Superintend
emit of Public Instruction of Sumner Coun
ty.
AT Chauncey, Ca, Elvin Yaun. eight
year-old, son of Calvin Yaun, was saved
from murder by the heroism of q dog
. Elvin heard cackling among the chickens
Going to see what was the matter, he fount
a negro trying to steal them. The THE
turned upon the boy with knife, and wa
in the act of plunging it into the child
when bull dog made leap for the negro
: throat, wringing him savagely before let
ting him go. The negro then ran.
4 ALEX. FAIN, the notorious colored bur
= glar, who entered and robbed no less thar
9 twenty-five residences in Memphis, Tenn.
during the past twelve months was al
: raigned in the Criminal Court on fiiteer
| separate and distinct indictments, eac
charging him with burglary. The defend
ant pleaded guilty, and was given thirty
!, five years in the penitentiary.
Miss ANNIE DICKSON, aged sixteen, wa
( shot and instantly killed by her betrothed
: Thomas Moses, aged twenty, the othe
Q night, at her fathers residence, in Atlanti
i. City, suburb of Norfolk, Va. The shoot
ing was purely accidental. Young Nose
took hold of Mr.. Dickson's shotgun, whic
was thought to be unloaded. He said t.
!, Miss Dickson: 81 will go through the mill
= tary drill for you" and as he was carrying
n the gun to his shoulder it exploded, tn
/. charge entering the young girls neck Sh
n died almost instantly in the arms of he
q lover. Young Moses is frantic with grie
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