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The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-08-08
An Agricultural Station.

WASHINGTON, August Am agricultu-
raj station has recently been established at
Aurora, Ill.,, in connection with the en-
tomological division of the Department of
Agriculture. Mr.. Nelson w. McLane has
been appointed to take charge of the station
and Prof. Riley has instructed him to pay
particular attention to the following SUBJ
Jects: To secure the introduction and do
mestication of such races of bees as are re-
ported to possess desirable traits and char
acteristics, to test the claims of such
races of bees as to excellence and to
prove by experiments their value to the
agricuturalists of the United States, and
their adaptation to our climate and honey
producing flora; make experiments in the
crossing and mingling of races, and by
proper application of the laws of breeding
endeavor to secure the type or types best
adapted by habit and constitution to the
uses of practical bee-keeper's In the United
States; to make experiments in the
test the various methods of preparing
bees for winter; to gather statistics con-
cernng the bee-keeping industry in tine
United States; to make experiments with
and observations concerning varieties of
honey producing plants for bee forage;
to study the true cause or causes of dis
eases yet imperfectly understood, and to
obtain incontestible results by intelligent
experiments upon scientific methods as to
the capacity of bees, under exceptional
circumstances, to injure fruit. G., to set
at rest the ever discussed question of bees
VS. fruit,
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-08-08
Camp-Meeting Tragedy.

HIGH BRIDGE, KY, July 20.-The people
at the campmeeting were severely shocked
this evening, about $3.50 O'Clock, when a
messenger in haste came from Shaker Fer
ry, just below High Bridge, and an
nounced that the Rev. John G. Young, one
of Kentucky's most brilliant and eloquent,
men, was lying dead just on the other side
of the river. The people could scarcely
believe it, for Mr.. Young had been on
the camp grounds mingling with his
friends only short while before. A party
went out to investigate, and in Mercer
County, near the Shaker Ferry, they
found this gifted mans corpse lying at
full length on the ground, dead, having
been dead only few minutes. A little
boy went from the camp-ground with him
to the ferry, and he says all the way down
about swimming riding, etc. The ferryman
was very much excited at his wild ways
and talk. He said to the ferryman he was
going to friends. Then he said, again,
he was going to Shakertown. When he left
the boat, the ferryman sent word to some
men near by of how Mr.. Young was acting.
They then went in search of him, and found
him in an unconscious state, and he never
afterwards spoke a word. His friend,
MI. Joe mcdowell, came up before ne
died, but he was too far gone to rec
ognize him. In his pockets was found a
bottle that had been filed with laudanum,
thirty five cents in money and watch
| chain. His gold watch was gone. A
| stranger was with him when Mr.. Mcdowell
| came up. The stranger said nothing about
the watch, but told those present that he
had already telegraphed for Mr.. Young's
family, and then came up to the
BRIDGES A reporter then returned
to the bridge, and found the stran-
ger who had the watch in his
| pocket, but refused to give it to any one
excepting Mrs. Young. He says that Mr.
Young pulled off the watch and gave it to
him to keep. The man appeared tc
be drinking, and his story and actions
about the watch look rather bad, and the
camp meeting police took him in charge
temporarily. The untimely death of this
brilliant man has cast gloom over the
camp-meeting.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-08-08
Virginia Democratic Convention.

RICHMOND, VA, July o9.-The Demo-
cratic State Convention assembled at noon.
After organizing and the appointment of
the usual committees the following named
persons were put in nomination for Gov
ernor: General Fitz Hugh Lee, Captain
Phillip w. Mckinney, of Prince Edward ;
Hon. John E. Massey, of Albemarle; Major
Baker P. Lee, of Elizabeth City. The
nominations were all seconded. A recess
was then taken until $3.50 p. m. Upon the
reassembling Of the convention, motion
to call the roll for ballot for candidate
for Governor was carried. Roll call was then
proceeded with amid considerable excite
ment. AS each county's vote was an
nounced, friends of the candidate for whom
1t waa thrown received IL vita more or less
applause. When the call was concluded
General Lee had received over $50 votes,
but before the vote was announced Caro-
line County changed her eight votes (Which
had been cast as compliment to
General VIM. H. Payne) to General Lee.
This movement was followed by several
other changes, and when it was evident
that General Lee had a number of votes
more than was necessary for choice (366)
Mr. Fitzgerald rose and on behalf of Cap
tain Mckinney moved to make General
Lees nomination unanimous, which was
carried amidst the widest enthusiasm,
delegates standing on the seats, waving
hats, fans and handkerchiefs, and shouting
themselves hoarse.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-08-08
CHICAGO FLOODED.
The Most Violent and Protracted
Rain-Storm in Many Years.
Seven Inches of Rainfall and all the
Easements Full.

CHICAGO, ILL, August 2.-One of the
most violent and protracted rain storms
which has visited Chicago in number of
years prevailed here to-day. The storm
began at five O'Clock this morning. All day
long the rain has fallen heavily and inces-
sanity, and Mt midnight the down-pour
still continues. AT five O'Clock this after
noon the Clerk of the United States Signal
Office announced that the rainfall had
reached five inches. Ten o'clock
tonight the total rainfall for
the day exceeded seven inches.
At two O'Clock this afternoon it was found
that the sewers of the city were insufficient
to carry Off the large volume of watcr. The
wind, which had been blowing steadily
from the east, changed around to the
north and drove the waters Of the lake up
the river, and rendered the sewers of the
city entirely useless, Every basement of
depth of over ton feet has three feet of
water in it tonight. The amount of
damage done to property Is very great.
Great distress among the poor has
been, caused by the foods. Hundreds of
families have been compelled to move their
household effects out of the easements into
the pouring rain and to seek shelter among
neighbors. The loss to the large mercan-
tile establishments in the business portion
of the city will be very heavy, but can not
be estimated tonight. Many fire engines
have been engaged during the evening in
pumping the water out of the flooded base
ments of wholesale houses. The most pop
ular restaurant of the city, which is
located in the basement, corner Madison
and Clark streets, was completely flooded
and the place had to be closed. The hase-
ment of the Chicago Opera house block
was flooded, the boilers and engine SUBJ
merged and the four elevators brought to
a standstill. Several State street houses
have suffered severely. Lee & Co., no
tions; Lyons e. Heitz, organs; Gossage,
dry goods, and Marshal Field. dry goods,
are among the losers.
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THE FUNERAL
Great Pre- paration for the Grant
Obsequies.
A Line of March which will be Ten Miles
Long.

New YORK, July 31.-General Lloyd As
pinwall, who, as General Bancock's senior
aid, has charge of the formation of the
column on the day of General Grants
burial, the preparation of the routes of
march and the final disposition of the
column, appreciates the magnitude of his
task. AT his headquarters, he said to-day
that it was impossible as yet to guess at
the length of the column, because the num-
bers of the organizations and committees
and dignitaries to take part are not known,
and no attempt has yet been made to classi-
fly or arrange the heterogeneous or
ganizations. After considering the fatigue
consequent on a march of nearly ten miles,
from the City Hall to Manhattanville, it
has seemed wise not to make any attempt
to march back in line either to the City
Hall or to any place to disband. More
over, with General Hancock's consent, all
the civic divisions of the funeral process
sion will march only from the City Hall
to Fifty ninth street, and then dis.
comprise all that part of the
procession which is to follow the cata-
falque. General Mcmahon, commanding
that division, is in communication with
General Aspinwall, and concurs in this ar
rangement. The military division, COM
prising the regular troops, the First and
Second Brigades Of the National Guard Of
the State of New York, and other organ
izations carrying arms and preceding the
catafalque, except the escort proper, will
march on after the civic division has dis
banded. When the procession
arrives "at the Boulevard the mill
tary division will separate on the
right and left hand, and the
escort, with the catafalque, will pass
through the lines thus formed to Riverside
Park and to the tomb. The military divi-
sion will disband at the Boulevard after
the escort and the catafalque have passed
through the lines.
The step will he in common time to slow
music, and not in funeral step as ordina-
| rily in military funerals. The military
division will probably not reverse arms.
On approaching Riverside Park the mill
tary escort will receive the order to reverse
arms,
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Riel Convicted and Sentenced.

WINNIPEG, Mn, August 1.-The jury in
the Riel trial were out about thirty min
utcs. They returned a verdict of guilty.
At $40 p. NJ. the jury sent word that they
had agreed on verdict. Riel at oncd
knelt and began praying earnestly. Tho
jury filed in soon afterward and announced
verdict of guilty. Riel, to the sur~
prise of all prcsant, did not utter
q word, and seemed unmoved. Judge
Richardson later in the day sentenced Riel
and babe the condemned man to cherish no
hope Of reprieve from the Queen.
Before sentence was pronounced Riel
made two hours speech upon the troubles
of 1885 and the present half-breed griev-
ances. He received his sentence calmly.
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CONFIRMED.

1t Certifes its Belief in the Revelations on
the Whole-The Paper in Mourning.
LONDON, July 29.-The Pail Mall Gazette
appears in mourning this afternoon in re-
cognition of the fact that the fearful state
of immortality depicted by it has been con-
tirmed to the world by the highest religi-
GUS dignitaries Of England. The commit
tee to whom was referred the evidence as
to the truth of the statements recently
made in the Pail Mall Gazette in regard to
licentiousness in London have agreed upon
report confirming the correctness of the
Gdsette's revelations. The committee con
sisted of Cardinal Manning, the Arch
bishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of Lon
don and Samuel Marley, M. P. for Bristol
The committee says: "We decided from
the first to exclude inquiry into the charges
against particular men or classes of men,
or against the police. We strictly confined
ourselves to an inquiry into the system of
criminal vice described. After carefully
sitting the evidence of witnesses and ma
terials before us, without questioning the
accuracy of every particular, we are salts
fled that, on the whole, the statements of
the Pail Mall Gazette are substantially
trueD
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-08-08
The Funeral Services,

MOUNT McGREGoR, N. Y, July 31.-The
programme of the funeral exercises to be
held here on Tuesday morning has been an
nounced. The services will begin at 10
O'Clock with the reading of the Ninetieth
Psalm, to be followed by short prayer by
Episcopal Church of New York City.
Hymn-"My Faith Looks UP to Thee"
Discourse by Dr. Newman. "Nearer, My
God, to Thee" sung by all present. The
benediction will then be pronounced.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-08-08
UP IN a BALLOON.
Disastrous Experience of Two Aeronauts
Caught In Thunder Storm.

Caught In Thunder Storm.
NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, July 3O.-At Win
sted, Conn.,, balloon ascension was made
yesterday afternoon by Professor Brooks
and Frederick Moore, wealthy manufac-
turer Of the town. The balloon was the
largest used in the State. 1t was eighty
feet high and 12O feet in circumference,
and was calculated to have lifting ca
pacity of 1,500 pounds The morning was
fair, but just before the ropes which held
the big balloon to the ground were cut, the
clouds gathered and heavy shower was
threatened. Brooks and Moore entered the
car and gave the word. The cables were
cast off, and instantly the big machine of
silk and cordage sped up into the air like o
rlhe bullet. The size of the balloon and its
light load, for others had been expected to
join the party in the car, made its ascent
unusually rapid. All went well until the
aeronauts had reached an elevation of q
600 feet. Although they were above the
clouds they were caught in the storm,
which proved to be the heaviest expert
enced in that part of the State for years.
Becoming terrified by tho lightning, they
began to descend and passed through the
cloud in safety, although the balloon suf-
fered from the heavy rain and the gas had
begun to escape. When within 100 feet of
the ground the machine was rocking vio-
lently from side to side. AS they fell the
two men threw out sand bags, and losing
too much ballast the balloon careened Wild
ly. The gas escaped, the car was over
turned. Brooks and Moore lost their hold
on the slippery rail and fell headlong from
the car. The crowds that had been cheer
ing wildly a few moments before, stood
out in the pouring rain in their eag-
erness to see the descent and did their best
to catch the aeronauts as they fell Brooks
was picked up very badly hurt He is ex-
pected to die. Moore's injuries are not Sc
rious. Both men had had considerable ex-
perience in ballooning.
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MIDNIGHT EXECUTION.
Wagner, the Slayer of His Brother-in.
Law, Dragged to the Gallows,
Begging for His Life.

COLUMBUS, o., July 31.-3 A. M.-valen.
tine Wagner was hanged at 2:4O O'Clock
thismorning. He died without struggle, his
neck broken, and being pronounced dead by
the physician in about two minutes. His last
hours were those of agony, since he took
but little comfort in anything, and kept a
constant moaning. About half-past he
slepta little, and after awakening, spent
nearly his whole time talking
incoherently with his son Frank, who
remained with him until after 1 o'clock.
His last religious consolation was given
him about O'Clock by the Revs. Jacob
Rothweiler and John G. Reiber, two Ger
man Lutheran ministers, who remained
with him until his execution. At quarter
after O'Clock the persons who witnessed
the hanging, nineteen In number, filed
back to his cell, and after Sheriff Daw-
son, OF Morrow County, had read
the death warrant, they proceeded imme-
diately to carry out the sentence. When
brought out of his cell he cried piteously
not to hang him, and when on the scaffold
1t required three men to hold him up.
Wagner murdered Daniel Sheehan, his
brother-in-law, In Morrow County, Decem-
Der IS, 1882. The prisoner was about fifty
seven years of age. He has wife and
ten children. His father and mother are
living, aged eighty mine years respec-
lively.
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A Chicago Hotel Taken In.

. CHICAGO, July 31.-Mrs. Salm, the self.
styled Cattle Queen of Houston, Texas,
and incidental~owner of four large cattle
ranches, 125 600 head of stock and dia-
monds to the value of $4,000, who has
been attracting considerable attention here
the past week, has departed from the
Palmer House. She left that hotel to-day,
leaving behind her the fsnogsd valuable
collection of jewels and her trunk as COL
lateral for an unpaid board-bill aggregat-
ing $75. They included an alleged dia-
mond necklace, pearl earrings and sill
yer spoon with an alleged diamond in the
bowl. Their value, as estimated by jew
eler, amounted to $1S, the most valneh'
article being the silver spoon.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-08-08
Coal Discovered In Texas.

LAMpAsAs, TEX, August 2.-There is
great excitement here over the discovery of
a large and apparently inexhaustible bed
of btuminous coal, within three miles of
the city limits. Samples taken from the
vein show fine quality of coal, equal, if
not superior to the Indian Territory article.
A syndicate of local capitalists have al
ready purchased the land, and will begin
developing it on an extensive scale, with n
view to supplying all Western Texas.
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Viewluu the Remains.

MT. McGREGoR, July SO.-An opportu-
nifty was given to the people on Mt. Nc
Gregor to view the remains of General
Grant, and during the three hours that the
privilege was extended, nearly everybody
availed himself of it. Mrs. Grant, who has
remained in the upper rooms of the cottage
since the Presidents death, descended to
the parlor, where she viewed the remains
of her husband after they had been cop
posed in the casket.
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An East India Traqedy.

BOMBAY. July 31.-A Pathan soldier to-
day was reported for misconduct. In re-
venge he shot and killed two Sergeants
belonging to native regiment. He then
barricaded himself within his quarters and
time an effective fire against those who at
tempted to assail his retreat, he lay down
beside his wife's corpse, and with his
bullet ended his own life.
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Novel Suicide,

GEORGETOWN, COL, July 3l.-To-day
VIM. Neff, former resident of St. Louis,
employed at the Telephone Mine, suicided
in most novel manner. Complaining of
on the floor and placed stick of giant
powder, with cap and fuse attached, under
his head. While in this position he lighted
the fuse. The shot blew his head entirely
from his body.
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Rigl's Conviction Assured.

REGINA, N. w. T., July 3O.-Riel's coun-
sci have practically given up the fight, and
will rest the entire defense upon the plea
of insanity. The eight witnesses for the
Crown examined yesterday gave most di-
rect testimony against the prisoner.
Twenty documents introduced by the
Crown were in Riel's handwriting, and all
signed by him, directing breeds and
Indians to join the rebels and raid the forts
and stores.
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Two Aeronauts Fall Twelve Hundred Feet.

CHICAGO, August AT Cheltenham
Beach, last night, W. L. Smith and A. L.
Talbot ascended in two balloons for race
in mid air. When height of about twelve
hundred feet had been reached the ma
chimes collapsed. Talbot came down with
his wreck comparatively uninjured, but
Smith fell the whole distance, striking
some telegraph wires before reaching the
earth. He still lives, but will die.
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Two Men Dashed to Death,

New YORK, July 31.-Nne men got into
a bucket to-day to be hauled to the top of a
shaft connecting with the new croton aque-
duct. When sixty feet up the bucket
caught on projection and tipped. -Four
men were thrown out. Two clung to the
bucket. The other two, VIM. Cunningham
and Timothy Harrington, were dashed to
death. OF the men who clasped the bucket,
John Carr had his left thigh broken and his
scalp injured in several places, and VIM.
Ryan suffered injuries about tn head,
besides probable internal wounds.
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The PaIl.Bearers.

WASHINGTON, July 3O.-According to the
wish of Mrs. Grant President Cleveland
has appointed the following pall-bearers
for the remains of her husband: William
T. Sherman, Lieutenant General Philip H.
Sheridan, Admiral David D. Porter, Vice
Admiral Stephen G. Rowan, General Joseph
E. Johnston, of Virginia; General Simon
B. BSckner, %cl, of Kentucky; Hamilton Fish
Massachusetts, George W. Childs, of Penn
sylvania; John A. Logan, of Illinois
George Jones and Oliver Hoyt, Of New
York.
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Curious Case of Hydrophobia.

WASHINGTON, July n.-A curious case Of
hydrophobia is under the observation of
the physicians here. A young man was
bitten by dog, in the wrist, eight years
ago. A few days ago his hand became
drawn, the fingers being much contracted
Shortly afterward he was attacked with
spasms, which have occurred at intervals
since. During them he gives unmistakable
signs of suffering from hydrophobia, and it
is feared he cannot recover, although the
spasms are not so frequent nor Of so long
duration as at first. ..esr--,.;
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Cholera.

MADRID, July 31.-The thunder storms
prevailing here are largely increasing the
cholera mortality. There were 2,616 new
cases of cholera in the plague stricken dis
trict yesterday, and 1,039 deaths from the
disease for same time. King Alfonsoihas
abandoned his intended visit to the Provin-
ces of Basque, owing to the prevalence of
cholera.
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ATrain Wrecked With Dynamite.

DENVER, COL, July 31.-The incoming
Lea1ville passenger train, due here at half
past nine O'Clock this evening, exploded a
dynamite cartridge about two and a half
miles south of the city. The engine and
tender were badly wrecked. One length of
track was torn up. The passengers were
oninjured. The explosion was distinctly
heard a radius of ten miles. Popular be.
lief is that the outrage was the work Of
strikers.
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surueon General Wales Sentenced.

WASHINGTON, July 3l.-The findings of
the naval court martial, before which ex-
Surgeon General Wales was recently tried,
were made public to-day. The court sem
tences him to suspension from rank and
duty for four years on furlough pay, and
to retain his present number and his grade
during that period. DR.. Wales was tried
for culpable inefficiency in the performance
of duty and for neglect of duty. He was
guilty. on both charges.
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Virqinia Democrats Express Sorrow.

RICHMOND, W. VA, July 3O.-In the
Democratic Convention resolution was
adopted, by rising vote, expressing sor-
row at the death of General Grant, and
qualification at the thought that he, in try
ing hours, bore himself toward the people
of the South with such magnanimity and
good faith as can never be forgotten, and
rendering sincere sympathy to bis family.
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An Offer for a Lock of Hair.

Mt. McGREGoR, July 30.-One of the
prrnHpsis employ ed III the embalming pro-
cess of Gene, al Grar. vas approached yes
terday by man who said he was a pro-
found admirer of the illustrious dead, and
was prepared to offer handsome thing
for memento of him, and without more
ado deliberately offered his listener as
large fee as he would ask for lock of
the Generals hair. 1t was Indignantly re-
fused, when the man speedily disappeared.
A careful search has failed to discover his
identity,