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The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-12-12
A TERRIBLE MISTAKE.
Arsenic Accidentally Mixed with Coffee
and an Entire Family Poisoned.

Arsenic Accidentally Mixed with Coffee
and an Entire Family Poisoned.
BELLAIRE, Nd, December 3.-County
School Examiner Noble L. Mitchell, his
mother, Hannah Mitchell, and his three
brothers, Jacob, Houston and Howard,
were poisoned at their home at Mitch
ellis Mill, Hartford County, by arsenic,
which Mrs Mitchell had accidentally put
in the breakfast coffee. Mrs. Mitchell
was attacked with vomiting soon after
breakfast. Mr.. Mitchell was similarly
affected after reaching his office in this
town. His illness continued until this
evening, when he was taken home. The
other brothers also became sick in the same
way. The physician who was summoned
suspected poison, and an investigation de-
veloped the fact that Mrs. Mitchell had put
arsenic in an extract box lid on the cupboard
shelf for mice, and forgetting all about the
poison, replaced the lid on the box, thus
mixing the poison with the extract, some of
which was used in making coffee for break
fast. Mrs. Mitchell, who is quite aged, and
her son Howard are most seriously affected.
The others are recovering.
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PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Principal Features of a Long Docu-
ment.
Reform In the Civil Service to be Enforced.
Suspension OF silver Coinage---
Poiygamy to be Crushed---Con.
sentative Course on tho
Tariff Question Adj
vised.

WASHINGTON, December 6.-The message
is quite long document-something over
$1,000 words. 1t deals at length with all
important public questions. The President
gives very positive expression to his view
concerning civil service reform, and insists
on it being carried out in the public ser.
vice He thinks it as yet an experiment,
where experience is constantly suggesting
improvements. In the matter of tar.
iff revision he deprecates such sweep.
ing action as might cripple the ma
tional industries, but favors an equalization
and such reductions as the question of
revenues will admit. Upon the silver
question he reaffirms the views he ex.
pressed at the time the unlimited coinage
men of Congress addressed him their letter.
He favors either an immediate suspension
of coinage or giving discretion to the Presi-
dent to suspend it when in his Judgment
the public interest demands it. Upon the
Indian question the President occupies
about the position of Commissioner At
kins. He favors liberal attempts to render
the Indians self-supporting, and bring them
as rapidly as possible under the operation
of the law, like other citizens. He takes de-
cided ground on the Norman question, and
favors vigorous measures for the extinction
OF that evil. he insists upon the Chinese
receiving the full protection of the law. In
the matter of internal revenue he suggests
that changes might be made which will
make the law less annoying. 1t is said that he
favors considerable reduction of taxation.
All the subject named above are treated at
length and in very positive terms. In call
ing attention to the death of the Vice Pres
ident, Mr.. Cleveland takes occasion to re-
commend legislation on the subject of the
succession He also sets forth the necessity
of providing more definite legislation gov
His POSITION in regard to new o navV , coast
defense and internal improvements have
not yet become known, but it is believed
that he will recommend a very liberal
course in all these matters. The Presi-
dent devotes considerable space to the ag-
ricultural interests of the country, and
urges Congress to do all in it's power to aid
in their development. 1t is not expected
that the message will go in before Tuesday.
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TERRIFIC EXPLOSION.
A Tug Boat Blown to Atoms In tho East
River With All Hands on Board.

NEW YORK, December Sat about six
o'clock this evening, while the tugboat
Dora Emory was towing stone barge up
the East River, her boiler exploded oppo-
site Sixtieth street. The report of the ex-
plosion was heard at least two miles, and
number of boats put off to render assist
ance, but no trace of the tug could be
found, and it is believed that she sank i'm
mediately with all hands. The barge was
taken in tow and made fast to pier on
Blackwell's Island. The search for
the tug and its crew was continued for
some time, but no trace Of either was
found. Persons near the scene of the ex-
plosion say the tug was blown to pieces
and all on board were lost. Persons living
along the river front describe the explo-
sion as terrific. The windows of many
houses in the neighborhood were COM
pletely shattered. Several buildings were
badly shaken, and for time great excite
ment prevailed. Horace A. Green, deck
hend employed on the steamer Franklin
Edison, which was about $50 yards
distant, says that Immediately after
the explosion he put off in boat to render
assistance, but could find no trace of the
tug or of any of the crew. Asfar as can be
learned, the crew numbered six men, and
there seems little doubt that all persisted.
The killed are Lewis Capperatta, en-
gineer and half owner of the tugbcat;
Charles Davis cook Gerrett Morris, cap
tain; Gerrett Morris, jr, deck hand and
son of the captain; Thomas Van Housen,
fireman
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OUR ARMY.
General SchoHeld Argues That 10000 Is a
Number None Too Large to Use.


WASHINGTON, December 3-Major-Gen-
eral Schofield, commanding the Division Of
the Missouri says in his annual report that
his force in round numbers consists of $500
infantry, 5,60Ocavalry, and sSO artillery, ag-
gregating $1,000 men. They occupy sixty
five different stations, giving an average
of 231 men at each. He has the following
to say about the means necessary to pre-
vent great destruction of life and property
by savage Indians: "The number of In
dams in this division, as reported by the
Interior Department, is about 10000. OF
the remaining $4,000 being more or less
uncivilized and warlike Their warriors
number at least 25,0OO-equal to the
entire strength of the United States
army, or two-thirds more than the
whole number of troops serving in this
division. The question to be now con-
sidered is whether the vast increase
of the interests of life and property involv-
ed does not demand that such military
measures be adopted as will prevent in the
future any wholesale destruction of life and
property by the uncivilized tribes of the
country. beg leave to submit that in a
country of 50,000.O00 of people, $1,000 men
would be small army to be maintained
with some reference to possible foreign
wars; but when the country has constant
daily use for nine-tenths of that force to
protect its people and their property against
destruction by savage tribes in their midst,
it is extremely unwise to limit the army to
its present strength"
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PECULIAR AILMENT.
Eighteen Gallons of Milky Fluid Drawn
From Mans Stomach.

Eighteen Gallons OF q MILKY Fluld Drawn
From Mans Stomach.
CHICAGO, December 4.-Dr James M.
Hutchinson, one of the surgeons of the
Cook County Hospital, last Tuesday per-
formed peculiar surgical operation, which
he thus describes IA young man of thirty
five years was taken to his mothers home
sick In peculiar way. was called to see
him. He had led the rapid life Of bache-
lor who seldom goes home, and he had a
fat pouchy stomach ON him. i made
an incision and drew off three quarts of
milky white fluid. could not account for
it. I could find no light in medical litera-
ture. kept tapping him, and in twenty
seven days drew off eighteen gallons of the
strange fluid. He was dropsical, but why
the fluid was milky white could not tell.
l decided upon an investigation, and on
Tuesday made an incision in the abdo
men. I drained him out and made an
opening six inches in length, laying the in
testines bare. They looked natural, but
reached in after his liver and found ma
lignant sore, cancerous should say. Then
went for his spleen and found it
adhering to the abdominal walls But this
did not account for the milky color of the
secretions, and traced up the tactical duct
which empties into left sub-clavical vein
and found rupture The fluid, instead of
going to nourish the body, had been going
to color the matter in the abdominal cavi-
ty. was satisfied. ! closed up the open
ing in the duct washed the man out, car
bolized him, stitched up the opening but
left vent tube, and the man will get we'll {"
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Biq Fire at Indian apoIis.

INDIANAPOLIS, December Gone Of the
largest fires that has visited Indianapolis
in years occurred at Q O'Clock this after
noon, entirely destroying the linseed oil
mandatory of j. p. Evans & Co., the only
industry of the kind in the city. The mills
contained about 100000 bushels of flaxseed,
25 600 gallons Of oil and a considerable
quantity Of oil cake. A stiff breeze was
blowing from the west, causing the fire to
burn with great fierceness, and for time
there was great danger of the flames spread
ing to adjoining property, in which
event great conflagration would have
followed. By hard and skillful work on
the part of the firemen, several Of whom
were slightly injured, the flames were con-
fined to the building in which they origi-
mated. The building contained all the ma
chinery used in manufacturing linseed oil.
The building, valued at $4,000, was totally
destroyed. The machinery, worth $4,000,
is damaged to the extent OF s35, 600, and the
flaxseed is nearly tvtal loss, making the
entire loss not less than S150,000 The in
surance aggregates Sl02, 800.
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GAS EXPLOSION.
Pittsburgh's Pct Again on the
Rampage.
Lamp Ignites Natural Gas at the Cellar
Door-Three Houses Shattered-A
Servant Girl Dying and Several
Other Persons Injured.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, December 4-This after
noon Katie Griffin, domestic in the en-
ploy Of Mrs. ]. Meehan, on Grant street,
started to the cellar for coal, taking with
her a lighted lamp. At the cellar door she
requested Mrs. Phipps, who was in the
room to hold the lamp No sooner had she
opened the door than natural gas rushed
out, and was ignited from the lamp in Mrs.
Phipps hands. A terrific explosion en-
sued, followed in quick SUGGESTIONS by ex-
plosions in the adjoining cellars of J. j,
Flannery's livery stables and undertaking
rooms and Louis Favilla, fruit dealer,
wrecking the three buildings. There
is a six-inch main of natural gas running
along Grant street. but no connection with
the houses on that square. The gas proba-
bly, escaped from the main and found its
way to the cellars. The noise of the explo-
sion was heard for squares away, and Gre
ated the greatest excitement. Sheets of
flames burst from the windows, doors and
sides of the wrecked houses. From within
were heard the screams Of terrified
women and children. Several men forced
their way through the fire into Mrs.
Meehans house, where a terrible sight
met the gaze. Prone upon the floor, with
every vestige Of clothing burned from
her body, was lying Katie Griffin, bleed
ing from deep cash in her side; near her
was Mrs. Phipps wrapped in flames. Both
women were picked up and carried from
the burning building It was found that
Katie Griffin was burned beyond hopes OF
recovery. She was removed to the HON
eopathic Hospital where she is now lying
unconscious Mrs, Phipps was severely
burned but her injuries are not considered
fatal. On the upper floor of Mrs. Meehan's
house were eight women and children; in
Flannery'sMrs. Flannery and two babies and
in Favilla's Mrs Favilla and nephew, J. E
Case. The fire spread SO rapidly that they
were rescued with difficulty, but all were
finally taken out uninjured except Mrs
Favilla and young Case, who, were quite
seriously hurt by falling debris. Mean
while the flames gained such Roadway thai
the three-story brick, building was com
pletely destroyed. The other houses were
not entirely burned, but SO badly wrecket
by the conclusion that it will probably b'
necessary to tear them down. The loss tt
property will reach to about $4,000
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THE MORMON TROUBLE.
One Battery of Artillery Ordered to Fort
Douglass -Uneasiness of the War
Depa tment.

WASHINGTON, December 6.-The War De-
partment has recently received such re-
ports from its officials in Utah regarding
the very unsettled condition of affairs in
that Territory, growing out of the en-
forcement of the laws against polygamy,
as to cause some uneasiness, but no
alarm. The recent shooting of a Nor
mon by U. S. Marshal created great
deal of excitement among the Mormons,
and some apprehension was felt at Salt
Lake that there would be an uprising
among them. A battery of artillery was
recently ordered from Omaha to Fort
Douglass, which is situated few miles
from Salt Lake City. This movement,
however, was not particularly on
account of any fear Of a
Mormon rebellion, but had been in
contemplation for some time. The force
now at Fort Douglass consists of full reg
iment of infantry and a battery Of artillery,
and is under command of General McCook.
In the event of trouble in Utah all the
troops in the Department of the Platte,
consisting of about 1900 men, could be con-
centrated at Fort Douglass in a very few
hours. No serious trouble, however, is ap-
pretended by army officials.
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'be story is AGAIN eontradicted

The story is again contradicted
that Lord Tennyson received a special
fee from Queen Victoria for his lines
on the Princess Beatrice's wedding.
1t would be just as reasonable to say
that the royal chief received a special
fee for experimenting the details OF
the Princess wedding breakfast. The
Poet Laureate, like the royal chief. is
member of the Queens household,
and, like his culinary colleague, is paid
for his services at an annual fixed sal
airy. In Lord Tennyson's case this
fixed salary is one thousand dollars per
snnum, which he has received since
1851, when he succeeded Wordsworth.
CHICAGO Tribune,
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NOT HEART DISEASE.
Mr.. Hendricks Old Physician Gives I'll
Cause of His Death.

Mr.. Hendricks Old Physician Gives the
Cause of His Death.
BRIDGEPORT, ILL, December IA promi-
nent physician, who was Mr. Hendricks
friend and attendant for a longer period
than any other, states that Mr.. Hendricks
did not die of heart paralysis, as stated by
Indianapolis reports. He states that several
years ago Mr.. Hendricks was stricken
with paralysis. From this he never
fully recovered. His father having died
from degenerated blood vessels, the most
rational explanation of the paralysis is
that an artery of the brain burst In a
couple of years he was attacked with senile
gangrene of the toes, disease caused by
degenerated blood vessels. After his toe
sloughed off he recovered Later he dies
suddenly, the cause supposed by one physi-
clan to be heart failure and another to be
brain clot
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Fiendish Murderer Hanued.

SAeUAoHE, COL, December 3--Marshall
Clements, the most cold-blooded murderer
ever executed in Colorado, was hanged
here at | O'Clock this afternoon for the MUIR
der of his brother and his sister-in-law,
Thomas and Susie Clements, last Septem-
Der, in the presence of thousand specta-
tors. The prisoner was in the best of spir-
its, and mounted the scaffold without
CULVER. He confessed his guilt and said his
punishment was just He died from strangu-
lation in fifteen minutes.
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Murde red nv a Thief.

LocKPoRT, N. Y, December Sat Medi-
ma, Orleans County, woman named
Miles, between sixty and seventy years old,
residing on Shelby street, was murdered
this morning by some unknown person cut
ting her throat The crime was first dis
covered by her husband when he went to
dinner from his work. A basin of bloody
water showed that the murderer had
washed his hands after killing the woman
He stole Sis that was in the house.
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Burnnu Of the CIV of BAYOU Sara.

CAIRO, ILL.,, December 6.--The Anchor
line steamer City of Bayou Sara burned to
the waters edge at New Madrid this morn
ing The fire was first discovered in the
hold, and soon envelopcd the whole boat
ing several ladies', who escaped safely, but
lost everything. The boat had about
eighteen hundred tons on board She was
built at Jeffersonville for the Anchor line,
and made Ter first trip in June, 1884. She
is n total lose
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Get Out Your Glasses for a Comet.

BosToN, December "a cable message
received yesterday at Harvard College OBJ
servatory from Kruger, Of Kiel, an
nounced the discovery of faint comet at
Paris. The new comet was observed last
night at Harvard College observatory by
Mr.. Wendell. Its position is as follows:
December g. hr. min. II Sec. Cam
bridge, mean time, right ascension, hr.
36 min 26.5 Sec; declinatiOn north, q
deg. 0 min. 80 sec.
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with the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Railroad, are to leave Chicago and Peoria
on the following dates, and by the follow
ing routes Dec. 14th, via c., B. & @. R. R.,
to Kansas City, and thence via Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe r. R.. Dec. 18th, via c.,
B. & @. R. R. to Kansas City, thence via
Missouri Pacific Ry.; Dec. 18th, via c., B.
& g. r. R. to Council Bluffs, and thence via
Union Pacific Ry.
The rate for the round trip from Chicago
Is $11815, from Peoria $l09.75, and tickets
are good six months.
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BLOODY BALLOTS.
Riots in England Over the Election-Can-
didates Beaten to Death.

didates Beaten to Death.
LONDON, December THE excitement
caused by the closeness of the election is
tremendous. Four deaths from excite
ment caused by politics are reported
Riots are the order of the day Mr.. Charley,
the defeated Tory candidate against Baron
Rothschild, in the Aylesbury Division of
Bucks, lies dying at local hotel, from in
juries received at the hands of the mob.
chief hotels at Radstock, Somerset, have
been stoned. Scores of citizens and police
men have been injured at Worthing, where
the police were stoned. Fifty casualties
are reported at Wilton. The successful
Liberal candidate there was beaten black
and blue. Only by the aid of an escort of
sixty policemen battling their way to the
station did he escape being thrown into the
river.
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Enormous Bank Robbery.

PITTSBURGH, December Alt is reported
here this morning that Bentel's Bank, at
Freedom, Pa, twenty-eight miles west of
this city, was entered by burglars last
night and nearly $1,000 taken. Detectives
left this city on special train to work up
the case. The loss sustained is estimated
at from $4,000 to $50,000.
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Killed at the CROSSING.

DEKALB, ILL, December 4.-As Freight
No. 81 was passing through this city last
night it struck wagon on the Second
street crossing, containing four men. Pat
rick Gallagher, was killed outright. Rich
ard Koran and Jack Keogh are seriously
hurt. They are both unconscious. The
driver, Jimmy Cummings, and the team
escaped uninjured.
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A SomnambuIistic Bicyclist,

ST. PAUL, MINI, December 3.-Grant
Bell, the well-known bicyclist, who de-
feated Woodbridge the Irish champion,
has been victim to somnambulism for
some time. Last night, in his sleep he
walked through window at his home and
fell twenty-three feet. The ground was
frozen and his spine was seriously affected.
Physicians fear it will be permanent af-
Fiction
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Enuray no and PRINTING Report.

WASHINGTON, December 6.--The annual
report Of Mr.. Graves Chief Of the Bureau
of Engraving and Printing, shows that
there, were finished and delivered during
the last fiscal year 1856, 536 sheets of notes
and securities of the face value of S431,-
9126s0; 1877, or sheets of internal revenue
and customs stamps, containing As, 554, 00S
stamps and drafts, checks, certificates,
licenses and other similar work amounting
to 7SS,6ti6 sheets. The total expenses of the
Bureau during the year were 1865, 1876.
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Young Men, Read This.

THE voLTAIo BELT Co., of Marshall, Mich,
offer to send their cole brated ELECTRO Vol
TAIC BELT and other ELECTRIC APPLIANCES
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Cured, as 30 days. trial is allowed. Write
them at once for illustrated pamphlet, free.
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Killed by a Runaway Team.

KENosHA, Wis, December 4.-This morn
ing VIM. Rolling. aged sixty-three years,
county, and his son Charles, aged thirty
two years, were both killed by the running
away of their team, with which they were
working in field The dead bodies were
Sis nrun,aal iA,- Two
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"A lake comprising 1926 acres, on
Long Island, has been drained, and its
sandy bottom is beieg leveled, and old
stumps pulled up, for the purpose Of
establishing an immense marsh for the
growth of cranberries. Y. San.
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Killed by an Insane Woman.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, December 6.-Mrs. Stew
art, believed to be insane, seriously, and it
is feared fatally, stabbed Edward McAfee
tonight. The woman was acting in sus-
picious manner on the street, and because
McAfee asked her what she was doing, she
drew knife and plunged it into his side.
She has been arrested.
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A Nice Old Lady With a Queer Craze.

INDIANAPOLIS, ND, December 8.-Mrs.
Laura A. Woods, respectable old lady, is
at the police station, awaiting the arrival
of friends from Dayton, o., her home. Mrs
Woods is crazy on funerals, having taken it
into her head that she must attend the
funeral of every prominent man who dies
in the country. She is respectfully con-
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however large, speedily and painlessly
cured without knife, caustic, powder or
ointment Consultation free. Write for
pamphlet and references, enclosing two let
ter stamps for reply. Worlds Dispensary
Medical Association, 663 Main Street, Buff
falo, N. Y.
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"A girl at Memphis horsewhipped her
prospective father-in-law for endeavor-
Ing to induce his son to break off the
union. This looks like a solemn warn
ing for the young man.-Riladelphia
CAL.