The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-01-09
SOUTHERN NEWS GLEANINGS.

LIE Dhfdtdiiu canning SOmpanyS
works at Biloxi, Miss, were destroyed by
fire few days ago, Loss 5000; insur.
ance unknown.
EPHRAIM BEAsLEY, a well-to-do farmer
of Wilson County, Tenn, accidently killed
his son, aged six years, few days since
Mr., Beasley, who is very nearsighted, was
chopping wood, when his son came in front
of him and was struck by the axe, splitting
his skull.
AT Blossom Prairie, Texas, r. II. Garrett
who assassinated Deputy Sheriff Clay
Davis while Davis was taking him to Jail,
was run down by officers and killed.
r. III. HARRIS, prominent citizen of Lee
County, Ala, and member of the Ala
hama Legislature in 1880, committed sui
eide on New Years by shooting himself
with a pistol, Financial trouble caused
the act
A FIRE occurred at Lebanon, Tenn "a few
nights ago. Five two-story brick buildings
were destroyed. Two Of the buildings be-
longed to Lester Il Williams, one TO Miss
Jennie McKensie, one to E. NJ. Neal, an 4.
one to w, A, Lewis. They were occupies
by L. E, Jones, grocer; W. Morgan, gro
Gerry and hardware; W, "A. Lewis, millinery;
Oldham IL Settle, dry goods; Lester Il
Williams, flour. The Lebanon Publishing
Company, the Register, and the Masonic
Lodge had rooms in the second story of the
hui ding which was occupied by Oldham &c
Settle. telephone message was sent for
aid to Nashville, and fire engine was
sent by special train, but the flames were
under control before it arrived. The total
loss is $4,000, and the insurance &c. 900.
The origin of the fire is unknown,
A BUILDING in Atlanta only six feet wide
commands rent of 800 a month, and, as
it is, and has been for q long while, used as
a saloon, the more curious are anxious to
learn what disposition will be made of it
when prohibition goes into effect.
THE Charleston News and Courier prints
a review of the industrial growth and re-
sources of South Carolina, covering a pc.
riod Of five years, since the United States
census of 1880. The review shows an in
crease of $50, 142, S65 in the value of real and
personal property, or nearly 20 per cent,
and a decrease of more than half million
dollars in the public State debt during
the same period. In 1880 the value of the
productions of the State and of agri
cultural machinery was S74,1S9S79. In
1885 the value is S114,9OS,6T, an in
crease of S40,7lS79S, made up as fol
lows: Increased value of live stock
S9,0lS,350; agricultural production, $500,
@l; agricultural machinery, Sl405
97S; manufactured products, S2l665, 249
Individual deposits in the State and Ma
tional Banks during the past year show
an increase of SOIL ,0S6, Commercial CAPT
tai is estimated at SAG, 9S2, 900, as compared
with $40, $4,000 in 1880. There are 3,25
manufacturing establishments in the State
as compared with 2,70S in $780, Capita
employed has increased from 81 l,2O5,S94 t,
S23, 1857 $40, while the products have in
creased from SIG, 73S, 900 to s3S, 4O3, 257. Dur
ing the five years A0 miles of railroad hav
been built, at a cost of s2,6O0,00O. In fine
the review shows that the people have ad
died in five years $663OO0OO to the tota
wealth of South Carolina.
A FIRE broke out the other morning il
the cotton warehouse of j. s. Stewart
Son, Macon, Ca, containing about 1,s0
bales of cotton, belonging principally t.
planters. All the cotton was consumes
except about 800 bales which was badi
damaged The loss is $4,000; insuranc
$4,000. The fire was caused by spark
falling through the skylight into baske
of samples.
THos TEL who was frightfully beate
on the head with a stone in the hands G
Lewis Douglass, at Charleston, w. Va
Christmas day, died on the 3lst Douglas
is in Jail
THE other evening John Passed., "a farme
living about mile beyond Bethany, "
Va, shouldered his gun and told his vii
he was going to see a neighbor. He ha
gone less than hundred yards from b
house when he placed the butt of the gu
against a fence the muzzle to his hea,
and, with a stick, pushed the trjgge
Death is believed to have been instantan
Gus. Pascol leaves a numerous famil,
No reason is given why he desired to en-
his life.
A NEW law in Georgia enjoins tn,
poisons must be put up in scarlet wra
pers, and the bottles labeled with paper
the same color, the printing to be in viii
letters. "Of all the hard papers to find
this market said wholesale druggis
scarlet is the most difficult, and thr
printers to whom have applied say TIL,
they can not print in white upon such
surface. Those lawmakers could not b
upon a more difficult problem in the we
of packing for us to solve.n
AT midnight, few nights ago, W.
Hancock, well do carpenter, residir
at No. 203 Water street, Austin, Tex, w
awakened by groans, Entering his wife
chamber, adjoining he found the vaca
bed covered with blood spots. He follow
the trail out of the front door, around Il
house into the back yard, where he foul
his wife weltering in pool of blood. s
had been struck twice across the head al
face with blunt ak, and her skull fra
tured. Although still alive, physician
say the lady will surely die from h
wounds. Mrs. Hancock is 40 years of a
and still a handsome woman. She bore
unblemished character In the midst of t
great excitement produced by this outra
the citizens were appalled, at learning
still greater crime perpetrated about ii
same hour several squares distant Al
O'Clock, Mrs. Phillips, residing at No 8
Hickory street, was awakened by the cri
of her grandson Entering her son, Jam
Phillips room, she found the infant on t
the bed covered with blood, and Philli
lying senseless with terrible blow acre
his head. Ella Phillips, his wife, was m
sing frightened neighbor followed t
bloody trail again and found her DO
lying in the back yard of the adjoini
house. Death had resulted from biz