The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-12-19
SOUTHERN NEWS GLEANlNoS

The other night five negroes, three men
and two women, returning home from
rrolic ON ID. j. Smiths plantation in York
County, s. C., attempted to cross Broad
River near the Air Line railroad bridge in
canoe. The boat filled and sank, and the
two women and two of the men were
drowned. The third man was rescued by
persons on the bank
SHERIFF P. YoTT while hunting within
four miles of Chattanooga, Tenn, few
days ago, ran upon bear and fired load
of shot at it, The bear was unhurt, and the
situation might have been serious had not
A. j. Springfield his companion, fired
bullet at the animal, which killed it,
JOHN ALEXANDER, colored convicted of
the murder of his wife last February, was
hanged in the parish prison at New Orleans
in the presence of the fifteen witnesses al
lowed by law, Alexander killed his wife
with an ak, cut her to pieces, put her in q
sack, buried her in ditch, where the re-
mains were found several days after. Alex
ander stoutly maintained his innocence to
the last, insisting that another man killed
the woman.
&, c. JOHNSON, night Waterman in The
switchyards at Chattanooga, Tenn, was
killed few days ago on an outgoing
freight in the Western and Atlantic Rail-
road He was running to the rear of the
train, and, turning to see how near he was
to a bridge, was struck by it and instantly
killed He fell, and was carried several
miles before the accident became known.
He leaves wife and four children, one of
whom was born since his death
DURING the past few days there ha We been
two deaths from meningitis in the States
Prison, Nashville, Tenn, and several other
inmates are now down with the disease, the
rapid spread of which has caused the prison
authorities much uneasiness. They have
had all inmates of the wOmen's ward,
where the epidemic began, removed to an
other part of the prison, and are taking
radical measures to eradicate the pest.
The origin of the disease is attributed to
excavations being made to put in new sew
ers in the women's side of the prison
HENRY TIPToN, brakeman on the East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad,
fell between the cars at Riceville, Tenn,
the other morning, while the train
was running at full speed and had
both his legs severed from the body. lie
died in few minutes.
In the Circuit Court at Memphis, Tenn,
Bette Morrill,, a child four years old, ob.
tanned $1,000 judgment against the Gayoso
Hotel Company for injuries she sustained
by falling into an open cistern during the
recent repairing of that building.
KITTY WILLIAMS, an inmate of a gilt
edged palace on Jefferson street, Memphis,
Tenn, attempted to commit suicide the
other night by taking half an ounce Of
Rough on Rats" She was saved by the
energetic exertions of a physician. She
has mother and several brothers and sis
ters residing in Louisville. This is hel
third attempt at self destruction.
THE other evening while two children O
Mr.. Jack Fry, who lives near Gallatin
Tenn, were playing around the fire tina
was dsed in killing hogs, the clothes of tn
youngest, little girl, aged five years
caught fire and the child was horribly
burned and died next morning from the in
juries.
WIN. MCNoBLE, little boy who killed hi
cousin, Jim Brown, in Marion County
Tenn, while the two were quarreling owe
some childish disagreement, was boun,
over to court the other day. McNoble
twelve years old and his victim fourteen
He struck him with base ball bat.
A LARGE part of the Scottish colony
whose purchase Of land in Florida has oc
casioned some comment in New York, ar
rived there on the 10th on the Furnessia
and continuation their journey. The part,
is 100 strong. Being interviewed, one O
them said "Our only reason for leaving
Scotland is the agricultural depression
there. We had thought of several Of til
Western States, and even California, bu
decided to give our faith to Florida OF
anges."
CAPTAIN SAMUEL ANDREWS an old cit
zen Of Nevarro County, for lon
time in mercantile pursuits, bu
lately engaged in farming, fell tn
other morning from the awning of tn
Grady House, Corsicana, Tex, and strikp
on hi head broke his neck, and was ir
stantly killed
vile, Tenn, few nights ago an immens
audience gathered to celebrate the centen
NAL of the foundation of the University c
Nashville, which was established in 1885 b
the Legislature of North Carolina, and ha
had q varied career during the century Q
its existence. One object of the celebrs
ton is to make an effort to bring the I'm
versity back to it's old prominence by rail-
ing an endowment fund and creating a
interest among the Alumni among whol
is numbered almost every man whose nam
belongs to Tennessee history. Hon. Ed. I
Ewing, of Murfreesboro, Tenn, gradual
of 1926, delivered the Centennial oratiol
which was a finished effort. Several d.
partments of the University are in opers
tion including the State Normal Colleg,
and it is believed success will crown tt
determined effort to endow it. There wei
several other ringing addresses and pr
gramme of fine music.
GOVERNOR CAMERON, of Virginia, sci
his message to the Legislature few da,
ago. 1t is devoted almost exclusively
State matters. In the matter of the publ
debt, he reiterates his previous expression
in Endorsement of the Riddleberger Bill, b
iieving that every consideration, NOR
and legal, was met by the plan of fundir
the debt made in that statute. The amour
of the debt outstanding (other than Ri
dleberger bonds) principal and interest,
October l, 1885, is $50, 752,2S2 The Govern'
recommends purging of the election lay
by the passage of an act making it mand