The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-09-18
SOUTHERN NEWS GLEANINGS.

good ordinary, l3-l6c,; net and gross
receipts, 3,29S bales; exports coastwise, 2
bales; Sales 400; stock, 1852 bales.
New ORLEANs.-Cotton quiet and steady:
middling, S7sc; low middling, SIC. good
ordinary, II 7$4c; net receipts, 1,Ol5
bales; gross, 1860 bales; sales, 200 bales;
stock, 16,95S bales.
MEMPHIs.-C quiet; middling, SBc.;
receipts, 81 bales; shipments, - bales;
stock, 3,7g bales; sales, 50 bales
'BRING me my horse; am going to the
'front.'" were the last words of the dying
General Cheatham, at Nashville, the other
day.
IRWIN MURRY, the negro wife murderer,
was hanged at Georgetown, Tex, few
days ago,
The Democrats of the Third Tennessee
District nominated John r. Neal for Con-
gress on 155th ballot, the other candidates
being withdrawn.
NOTICE of eviction has been served ON
the striking operatives lately in the en-
ploy Of the Augusta (Ga.) factory, who
have been occupying dwellings owned by
the factory proprietors.
A PARTY of Southern gentlemen arrived
i'll Aberdeen, OAK, a few days ago, with
the remains of G. Hooper Phillips, ex-
mayor of Nashville, Tenn. He was acct
dentally shot by James Rains, at Mint
Mile Lake, North of Britton, Oak, while
duck-hunting.
A CATHOLIC priest named Joseph r.
Palmer, dropped dead of apoplexy, the
other day. on the corner of North and Bath
streets, Baltimore, Md.
WILLIAM STEELE colored, has confessed
to the murder of Nelson Potter, wealthy
colored man, at Jackson, Miss. Steele's
object was robbery.
WARsARsHA, a Sioux Chief, was killed
with a tomahawk by Grequoqua, an
Apache Chief at Dickson, Tenn, the other
night The Indians belonged to "Wild
West" show, managed by Captain Stubs.
The murderer was of sullen disposition,
while his victim was inoffensive.
A SINGULAR effect of the recent earth
quake was made manifest at a planning mill
in Macon, Ga, few days since. The en-
tire works had to shut down on account Of
the inspiratOr failing to supply the boiler
with water, which it has always done from
large we'll near by sunk for that especial
purpose. 1t was at first thought that the
inspirator was defective and working
badly, but ON a closer examination the
fact was discovered that the temperature
of the water in the we'll had become so
warm that the insprator which works
with cold water only, refused entirely to
perform it's duties. The temperature of the
water was found to almost reach the boil
ing point.
Mr.. A. ENGELKE, merchant Of Lulu, Ca,
has large collection of live rats, birds,
snakes and bugs. The other day he con-
cluded to feed his snakes on some of tho
white rats. He put rat into each of the
cases of the rattle and bull snakes who
soon disposed of their game, but in the case
of the king there was war. The rat was
only half-grown, but fought desperately,
killing the snake, which was large one,
and dining upon it. The fight was wit
messed by many.
WHILE at work in the mine Johnson Lor-
pany, near Charleston, Va, was caught by
falling slate and crushed so badly across
the spine that he can not recover
Or 30l responses to interrogations sent
out by cotton firm in Memphis, 226 re-
port the cotton crop in what is known as
the "Memphis district" as in better con-
dition than at the corresponding time last
year, which is deemed fair index of the
bright prospects for full average yield
within the district.
AT Horse Pasture, Henry County, Va,
j. T. Darlington, editor of the Henry Ne,Cs,
shot and killed man named Bansman,
who was engaged in difficulty with his
son.
A NOTABLE native American district is
the Eighth North Carolina, represented by
the Hon. VIM. Henry Harrison Cowles. It's
ten counties have a population of 0,605,
consisting of 800 452 native born, and l53
foreign born. Indeed North Carolina is at
the foot of the list of States, both in respect
to the number of foreign-born people and
their percentage of the total population,
AT Dayton, Tenn, large building was
recently erected for foundry and machine
shop On the completion of the build ne
there was some hitch in the business Of
stocking it with machinery, and the struc
ture is now used as a church.
The manufacturing industries of Nash
vile, Tenn, are unusually active, art
there is hardly an idle machine in the city
Various new industrial establishments are
in contemplation there.
ONE of the queer results of the recent dis
turbances at Augusta, Ca, is the change
in the topography of the country. Many
houses on the sand-hlls the aristocratit
part of the city which before could not bt
seen from the city, are now in full view
while other landmarks have disappeared
The changes were noticed the other day
for the first time, and attracted much at
tention. In taking birds eye view of tn
city from any point these remarkable
changes will at once be recognized, and g
to prove that there has been considerable
settling of the earth.
FROM Charlotte, n c., comes the stor,
that citizen of that place lately visite,
nest where goose was busily engage,
in Matching out eggs, and was just in tim
to kill blacksnake which was coilin
itself aroung the bird. His snakeship ha
swallowed the eggs. He was cut open an
the eggs being found unbroken, wer
placed under the goose, which hatche
them into goslings, which all had blood-re
eyes and died in four days.
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