The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-01-17
SOUTHERN NEWS GLEANlNGS.


north and south sides of Red River, was
caused by floods from recent rains. The
Calcasier was three feet higher than ever
known. Little River was three feet higher
than in 1884. At least five thousand head
of stock was lost.
JOHN WARWICK DANIEL, of Virginia, has
been invited to deliver the address in the
hall of the House of Representatives on the
day of the dedication of the Washington -
monument.
THE county jail of Gillespie County Tex,
was burned the other morning and pris-
oner named Allison burned to death.
QUITE number of families have recently
settled in the country surrounding Fort
White, Fla. They come principally from
South Carolina, and are pleased with the
country in which they propose toreside.
THE Bank of Augusta, Augusta, Ca, as
signed for the benefit of creditors.
FEARS are entertained that the Worlds
Cotton Centennial Exposition, at New Or
leans, will prove financial failure.
WIN. WERNER was arrested at Grafton,
W. Va, charged with attempting to muir
der his wife. Later, he escaped from
jail.
A FIRE at Raleigh, N. G.. destroyed sew
eral tobacco warehouses, the BlackwellS
Durham Co. losing 100000 pounds of leaf
tobacco. Total loss to all firms $4,000. F"
THE report that Mrs. Burke was the train
wrecker at the Grafton, w. Va, disaster,
turns out to be the fiction of reporters
brain. e"r .....
A NEW phosphate company has COM
menced, the erection of large phosphate
works near Beaufort, S. G.
H. L. FREEMAN, Palmersville, N. c., is
establishing shuttle block and bobbin
factory.
A COMPANY has been Incorporated AZ
Greenwood, S. c., as the Greenwood Cotton
Seed Oil Co.
THREE prisoners escaped from the coun-
ty Jail at Pruntytown, Taylor County, w.
Va, the other night. They are William
Warner, who was put in only few hours
before the delivery to await the result Of q
gunshot wound supposed to have been in
ficted by him upon his wife, and Arthur
Evans and Geo. Hartman, two boys ar
rested some weeks ago for completely in
the robbery of Baltimore and Ohio freight
car. By some means saw came into pos
session of the prisoners, with which they
made an opening in door and effected
their escape.
EX-SENATOR BRUCE, chief of the depart
ment of colored exhibits at New Orleans,
states that the Colored Commissioners Ed
ucational Conference is postponed to Feb
ruafy 12.
| II. H. PEALE, recently elected Secretary
of the Merchants Exchange of Dallas, Tex,
has been mysteriously missing for several
days past. Much anxiety is experienced
by his friends and the members of the ex-
change as to his whereabouts and safety.
THE Baltimore Manufacturers Record,
in its annual review of Southern industries,
publishes list of all the manufacturing
and mining enterprises organized in the
Southern States in 1884. The list shows
| 1855 new enterprises, with an aggregate
capital reaching the enormous sum of $685.
100000, divided among fourteen Southern
States as follows: Alabama, 1877 new
establishments, capital $l6,925 900; Arkan-
tas, forty six, with a capital of $2,040,O00;
Tlorida, ninety five, with capital Of
s2,323 900; Georgia, 1876, with capital Of
15,4550O0; Kentucky, 1877, with a capital
,f $2,176,2 200; louisiana 80, with capital
Of 1854 600; Maryland, 105, with a capital
Of $7,l21 800; Mississippi, 40, with a capital
| IF 81, ,295, 900: North Carolina, 226, with q
,apital of 81, 10000; South Carolina, SO,
With capital of g, 154 600; Tennessee, $50,
With capital of $7,9lO,OOO; Texas, 2l2,
With a capital of $lO,77S,OOO; Virginia,
1888, with capital Of $l3,-
10000; West Virginia, II, with q
capital of $,392,OOO. In Kentucky, Ala
bama and Virginia are extensive mining
and iron companies, with large capital Or
ganized, which runs up the total invest
ments in those States, though they also
added many of the smaller industries. The
list shows almost every branch of general
manufactures represented. The noticeable
feature is the amount of Northern and
Western capital going into the South,
though the Southern people are themselves
showing remarkable energy in develop
ing their resources.
COLONEL WILLIAM H. HoGEMAN died the
other night after brief illness, at Charles
town, w. Va. He was the leading member
of the Charlestown bar, and at the time Of
his death was Vice-President of the
Charlestown National Bank and assistant
counsel of the G.. and o. Railroad Com
pany.