The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-09-04

| i'"oo A"oy ho "uo pi1Icu ny cur, winch was
instantly killed. The wound soon healed,
but few days ago it broke out afresh
Two young men named John Rainsou,
and James G. Gains, of Roane, Carter
County, Tenn, were contestants for the
heart and hand of lovely young lady in
that county. Gains became intensely ieal
GUS OF his rival, and meeting him at the
home OF the young lady, drew a pistol and
shot Rainsour dead.
CONSTANT BENORT, Swede, aged TWEEN.
| ty-seven years, was torn to pieces by a
ferocious boar near Knoxville Tenr., a few
days ago.
BAYOU SARA, La, was burned few DAYS
ago; loss, $11S,OOO.
JOHNSON, the ship-burner, who was con-
victed about four years ago and sentenced
to twenty years in State prison, has been
pardoned by the Governor of Louisiana.
MRS. HARRY HOOKING, wife of mechanic
residing in the western part of Knoxville,
Tenn, fell down flight of steps the other
morning. Internal hemorrage set in, and
the woman died in a few hours. She was
soon to become mother
IHE other day, seven miles from San n
tonic, Tex, Andrew Martin was strolling
along on Hoefing's ranch, when a snake
darted in front of him. Martin pursued it.
nearly caught it, reached for it and fell
headlong into we'll fifty-three feet deep.
de broke both legs, one arm and badly in.
jured his head. He will die
The other night an armed mob went "a
Magnolia, La, broke open the Jail, took
therefrom John and Leander Nelson, col
ored, charged with the recent murder of a
negro named Collins, and hung them from
bridge near the town.
SAMUEL E. DAVIS, prominent and sue
cessful farmer residing near Woodstock,
Howard County, Nd, committed suicide
the other night by shooting himself through
the heart. For year past be has been suf-
fering from melancholia, and recently the
disease took a violeut turn, when he at
tempted to kill his wife and colored SER
want an hour before he took his own life.
HENRY MoREHoUsE, who works at the
Nesselroad Mills, Petersburg. W. Va.
was struck by piece of heavy timber and
fatally injured.
MISS ooRRELL, young woman who re-
sides with Mr. George Davis family, in
jackson County, w. Va, met with ne.
culiar and most probably fatal accident a
few days since. The lady had been troubled
with cough, for which she had obtained a
remedy from the drug store. While re-
moving the cork of the bottle with her
teeth, she was attacked with fit of cough
lng and in the inspiration the cork slipped
from her teeth down her windpipe. All
attempts to extract it were futile, the cork
having gone down into her lungs.
The Mobile and West Alabama Railroad
is to be pushed through to Birmingham as
fast as men and money can do the work.
RICHARD A. KENNEDY has received his
commission as postmaster at Kettle Mills,
Maury County, Tenn.
A FARMER living near Fayette Court
house, Ala, named Miles Harris was as
sassinated few days ago. He was plow-
ing in his corn field when somebody fred a
load of shot into him from hiding place
across the fence The assassin got away
without leaving clew.
MARY B. JOHNSON has been appointed
postmistress at GAINESVILLE, Tenn. Her
commission signed by the President was for.
warded to the Department from the Adj
rondacks
Hon. CLIFTON R. BRECKENRIDGE, son Of
the late John G. Breckenridge, has been
unanimously renominated for Congress in
the Second Arkansas district
JOHN KELCHER, of Washington County.
Tenn, wealthy farmer aged seventy-fi
suicide few days ago by tax.
ing Rough on Rats" He left no excuse
for his rash act.
HoLMAN's precinct, Baldwin County,
Ala, has probably the oldest voter in the
United States in the person of Thomas Gar.
ret, who is ll9 years old He cast his first
vote for John Adams for President in 1895
when he was 20 years of age, having been
born in Maryland in 1867. He is the father
'f twenty children, and a Democrat.
VIM. PLUMMER, of Petersburg, Va, and
Mrs. Virginia Edwards, of New York CITY,
net at Chattanooga, Tenn, for the pur-
bose of getting married, having been en-
ragged for many years. When the couple |
lad taken their places before the minister |
he lady discovered her intended was
Trunk, whereupon she took the marriage
license from the minister, threw it in
RUNNERS face, and shortly after left for
New York.
S. II. SUMNER was shot from ambush.
lear Brentwood, Tenn, and badly wound
ID in the face. He was in buggy, accom-
'anied by W. II. Terrell, school superin-
endent. The trouble arose over the trial
f a colored teacher for some misdemeanor
vho was acquitted. The parties who did
he shooting have been arrested and Jailed.
AN accident, caused by the rear coach
JUMPING the track, occurred on the Gulf
colorado and Santa Fe Railroad, near
,yons, Tex. A Mrs. Lockett is reported
Tiled and about fifteen Others more or lass
Injured.
MRS. j. WRIGHT and daughter, Mrs. C.
'elph, were riding a mule along a public
ighway in the upper edge of Hancock
'ounty, Tenn, when the animal became
frightened, throwing both to the ground
iling Mrs, Wright instantly and pain
ally wounding Mrs DELPHI. The latter has
ad the misfortune to see her father. ono
rother, and now her mother, killed.
MRS, Z. Z, TRorrER, OF Holly Grove
rk, feii Into q large kettle OF boiling pre-.
.ryas and diad son, m sta,. a. -.