The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-06-13
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and the gun fired, empting the load into
ais BROTHER who was walking behind, kill
ing him instantly.
THOMAS f. GEORGE, was killed the other
evening by mule near Athens, Ala. He
had been blowing and was riding the mule
home from the field, when it became frigh-
tened and threw him. His feet caught in
The gearing, and he was dragged for some
distance and trampled to death by the
mule.
AN unknown white man named Edwood
was killed by an engine at Holly Springs,
Miss, the other night,while trying to steal
ride, it is supposed. s
TALBOT SCARBOROUGH, whilst under the
influence of liquor, went to the house of his
brother, Samuel, near Oakdale, Tenn, and
swore he would kill him, whereupon Sam
uel drew pistol and shot him through the
heart. The murderer was arrested.
GOVERNOR MCENERY, of Louisiana, has
committed the sentence of John Baptiste,
colored, to imprisonment for life. He was
to have been hanged for outrage.
The balcony of the Courthouse at Au-
Prince Harris, colored workman.
A sIX-YEAR-oLD son of Charles Edge, a
pottery employee, in endeavoring to get out
of the way of runaway horse, at Wheel
ing, W. Va, was knocked down by the
animal and instantly killed by kick of the
BRUTE
w. H. KIMBRoUGH, Professor in the
Bolivar Academy at jacksonville, Tenn,
committed suicide by shooting himself with
shotgun. Disappointment in love affair
was the cause of the act.
JOSEPH CLARKE, a colored man, was
hanged at Bolivar, Tenn.
The Tennessee peanut crop it is believed
will be cut short this year owing to the
rotting of seed in the ground. The pea
nut area is spreading. Heretofore it's cul
tivation in Tennessee has been confined
chiefly to the counties of Humphreys,
Perry, Hickman and Dickson.
A BILL is before the Tennessee Legisla-
ture providing for the taxation of COM
mercial agents, or drummers, $50 year,
to be paid in any county the drummer
may select.
CAPT. RICHARD AGAR, a highly re-
spected and popular citizen of New Or
leans, committed suicide the other day by
shooting himself through the head.
A BILL is pending in the Tennessee
Legislature granting the Hermitage (Jack-
sons old honey to the United States Gov
eminent as home for disabled Mexican
veterans and soldiers of the war of 1872.
THE boiler in Lnstedt's phosphate works,
at st. Johns Island Ferry, S. c., exploded,
killing two negroes, dangerously wound
ing a third, and wreclling the works
THE fireman of the steamboat Onward
was killed almost instantly by the bursting
of the niger boiler, near st. Marys, w.
Va.
In the District Court at Marshall, Tex,
Edward Bean, for the second time, was
found guilty of the murder of Chas.
Stephens. The jury fixed the penalty at
death.
A NEGRO named Bird, a merchant of
Memphis, was lodged in Jail at Bolivar, a
few days ago, charged with being impli-
Gated in the robbery and burning of
Elliott's store at Salisbury recently. This
is four of the gang now in Jail there.
Tom MALoNEY, well known railroad
man, was struck by lightning and instant
ly killed in Chattanooga, a few days ago,
under peculiar circumstances. A sudden
shower of rain came up and he started
across a railroad yard to seek shelter. He
was running along track laid in steel
rails, when binding flash of lightning lit
the heavens. The electric fluid passed
along the rails and entered his body at the
heel passing entirely through his frame.
He fell dead instantly. His shoe was slit
and the crown of his hat cut from the brim,
but no marks whatever were left on his
body.
AT Gadsden, Ala, Sarah Murphy, color
ed, was dragged from her house by people
of her race and terribly beaten. The
Eleven negroes have been arrested, and
some of them identified by the woman.
A MALIGNANT type of darrhea prevails
in the vicinity of Warrior Station, ALA
Several deaths have occurred. 1t seems tt
prove fatal in half the cases.
A SERIOUS revolt of convicts occurred
the other day at the mines of the Coalbury
Coal and Coke Company, ten miles from
Birmingham, Ala. The Warden, j. G.
Moore, left the mines to accept a position
with another company. The convicts, of
ter hearing this, and also that Shirling
who was formerly Warden, was to b,
Moore's successor, about a hundred there
upon refused to work unless assured thai
Moore would return, and then congregated
at the mouth of the mine. The guard was
reinforced to about twenty men and held
the convcts at bay all the morning. To
wards noon about half the latter returned
to work and the guard took the others ou
of the mines in squads of ten and LODGED
them in their cells. State Prison Inspector
Henley arrived from Birmingham abou
this time and had the more obstreperous
prisoners punished. Five ringleaders wer,
shackled and fifteen men given from fifteeI
to thirty five lashes apiece.
The college building at Doyle, Tenn.
which was nearing completion, was strucl
by lightning few days ago. Severa
workmen in the building at the time wer,
more or less stunned. The current caugh
on the tower and run down to the roof
which is metal, and was carried to all part
of the building. About fifteen window
frames were reduced to splinters, and tn,
walls somewhat affected, but to no grea
extent, and they can bs repaired at a small
COST The building is public, having bee,
built by the Missionary Baptist Church.
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