The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-06-19
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DIR. b. q. NUNEz DE VILLAvICENo1o,
physician Of the University of Havana
and gentleman of great accomplishments
in his profession, who has Travelled extern
sively in the tropical countries and made d
careful study of all malignant fevers, is to
open Bureau of incubation in New Or
leans where he will practice the method
OF incubation for yellow fever advocated
by DIR. Carmona, of Mexico. He expects
to keep on hand enough microbes to inocu
late ten thousand persons.
AT Gainesville, Ca, the sixteen-y ear-o old
son of Jacob Sherman was blowing with a
mule when storm came up. The mule
became unruly and threw the lad, who be-
came entangled in the pillow gear The
wild animal ran, dragging the unfortunate
boy behind it, the poor fellow striking
every stump or rock that came in the way
AS the mule jumped fence the boys head
was dashed against the rails, bursting out
his brains. The boys mother was an eye
witness to the tragedy.
A SINGULAR suicide occurred at Cleye.
land, Tenn, the other night. As freight
train was running rapidly through the
switch yard John O'Leary, of Chattanooga,
deliberately laid down in front of the train
and was ground to atoms, sixteen cars
passing over his body. O'Leary was TWEEN
ty-five years old. No cause is known for
the act.
AT Oconee, Ca, man, eighty-six years
old, split 225 rails in one day.
Miss IRENE HANCOCK, Of Barlow. Fla.
killed blacksnake seven feet long, and is
having its skin made into pair of slip
Rers.
AsBERRY LANE, of Clay County, Ca,
killed rattlesnake which had fourteen
rattles and button on its tail and whole
rabbit inside
THE Louisiana Senate passed the Sunday
law as it came from the House, with few
minor amendments. The law prohibits
the opening on Sunday of any place of
business whatever, except newspaper and
printing offices book stores, drug stores.
apothecary shops, public and private mar
kets, bakeries, livery stables, railroads,
whether steam or horse; hotels, diaries,
boarding houses, steamboats, and other
vessels warehouses for receiving and for
warding freights, restaurants, telegraph
Offices and tbeaters or any place of amuse-
ment, providing no intoxicating liquors
are sold on the premises.
THE Alabama Democratic State Conven-
ton nominated Thos. Seay for Governor,
and renominated all the present officials.
SAM WILLIAMSON, citizen of Greenvile
County, S. c.. is in good luck During the
war Charlestonian, an aged bachelor and
refugee to Greenville, bought small
farm three miles from thcre lived on it
some time and died there. His BODY was
buried on the place. 1t was known that he
had money. He is said to have told per-
sons in the neighborhood that he had his
money buried Williamson found it the
other day, the sum being over $1,000, con-
tanned in an iron pot.
AT Fort Gaines, Ga, Willis Hudson was
sentenced to be hanged on the 10th of July,
and his accomplish Isabella Roney, was
sentenced to the penitentiary for life
WHILE Attorney General Washington
and his bride were at breakfast in the Max
well House, Nashville, Tenn, an officer of
the Criminal Court appeared with bench
warrant from Judge Allen, and, arresting
Mr.. Washington, marched him to court
where he was charged with contempt Of
court for not being on hand when the court
opened An important murder case was
up for trial, which Judge Allen continued
until next term, charging the Attorney
General with willful neglect of duty. Mr..
Washington was delegate to the State
Judicial Convention, which was in session
until midnight, and was later at breakfast
than usual
On Christmas day 1884, Dennis BOYD,
colored, waylaid and killed David Haas
with whom he had fight, at Golden Point,
Bossier Parish, La. He was captured and
had two trials, both of which resulted in
sentence of death. He was hanged in
Bellevue, Bossier Parish, few days ago.
He said he had made his peace with God
and was ready to go.
SENATOR EUsTIs has introduced in the
Senate bill to donate the grounds and
buildings known as the Marine Hospital, at
New Orleans to the city Of New Orleans
for the purpose of establishing a free
school to teach youths all the various
branches of mechanics, the school to be
supported by the city and the property to
be held by it SO long as used for educa-
tional purposes.
COLONEL L. j. GLENN, leading citizen
of Atlanta, Ca, and an ex-member of the
Confederate Congress, is dead, aged sixty
five.
AT Charlotte, N. c., 81. G. Long killed W.
F. Cuthbertson, his father-in-law. The
tragedy is the result of Cuthbertson's
threats against the life of Long.
ADDISON DoDDRIDGE, rich farmer of
Braxton County, w. Va, was found ia
tally stabbed by roadside. He is known
to have had serious trouble with a neigh
Dor, Thos. Jackson.
j. ID. " IvILERs, mineralogist, of Phila-
delphia, Pa, and colored driver, Pete
Campbell, we're thrown into Clinch river.
from buggy, in Hawkins County, Tenn,
and drowned.
The commissioner of agriculture for
Georgia gives the condition of growing
crops in that State for June as much below
the average for the season; the only crop
above the average being Irish potatoes
THE village of Rawley Springs, Va, was
almost completely destroyed by fire the
other morning. All the places of resort,
with the exception of the Baltimore House,
were burned. The loss is estimated at
$4,000, with insurance of $4,000. The
hotels were to have been opened in few
days.