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The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-09-18
THE QUAKE AT SEA.
Thrilling Experience of the Cap-
tain and Grew Of a Schooner.
a Great Wave Like Cliff Suddenly En-
velOpes the Vessel.

PORTLAND, Me-, Sept S.-Captain Clark
ID. Jewett of the schooner George W.
Cushing thinks that he experienced on the
LIE Have banks the earthquake that pros
trated Charleston. He says that the ap-
pearances at that time indicated d high
WIND, but all was quiet, when suddenly,
almost without warning, a black wall
seemed to rise on the water and a mighty
wa wave came rolling in that fairly lifted the
schooner on its crest to a height that he
never before knew wave to reach. Then
lne schooner went down like going over a
pank. Emerging from this wave, the
schooner encountered second wave, but
notnng to be compared to the first. A
terrible gale followed. A sailor SAYS that
ne happened to look ahead just as the
great wave came in sight. There was little
WIND, he says. and the tremendous mass
OF water ahead looked so like a great hill
That he cried, "breakers dead ahead.n the
next next moment the schooner striking against
t9e seeming cliffs and was lifted to the top
had happened
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A ChiId's Miraculous Escape.

CINCINNATI, Sept. 12.-Mr and Mrs. Ed.
Schultz, with their three -year-old son, of
Madisonville, came in Saturday evening to
see the Exposition, and passed the night at
the residence of Geo. Greenwald, on West
Fourth street. The family occupy the
front rooms on the third floor. This morn
ing the parents went down to breakfast
leaving the boy asleep. The little
one awoke and climbed out of
the front window to the balcony
Then getting upon the iron railing
the child lost his balance and fell to the
stone pavement in front of the parlor win
dows, distance of over thirty feet A
gentleman passing at the time saw the ac-
cldent and alarmed the house The child
was taken in and the doctors summoned.
They could find no injuries beyond few
scratches on the lower limbs The escape
was most miraculous, as the lower balcony
is only about three feet wide, and the child
could not have missed the iron railing more
than an inch.
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SEEKING THE SOUTH POLE.
"A scientific Britisher Who Wants an Ex-
peditiOn to Start ut Once,

PS"tiVh W StdTU dU OnCes
LONDON, Sept. 9.-Mr. Murray, speaking
before the British Association, advocated
large scheme for Antartic exploration.
he said that If the Australian Governments
could be induced to vote $4,000 each and
farllament SIS 900 towards the outfit of an
Antartic expedition the success of the I'M.
dertaklng would be assured. The colonies
nllgnI follow the example of Australia,
and this would be the first great step in
imperial federation. Mr.. Murray then
Went on to give an account of the Antartic
circle, which he said might be said to be
covered with white shroud of snow and
ice, which had hitherto prevented any de-
tailed examination of either the solid land
or the ocean waters. Five expeditions,
said Mr.. Marray, had been dispatched
from England and other countries to ex.
plore the Antartic Continent, but only that
OF Slr James Ross had been especially
ntted for the work, and only he and Wilkes
mad got within the Antartic circle, and
Ross has expressed the opinion that had it
peen possible to find a place of security
upon tho coast for the wintering, the i'm.
terror might have been explored with sleds
ana tne Southern Pole reached. The Ant.
artic land had great interest to us from
tne scientific questions connected with the
zee cap and iceberg. The ice cap in the
southern Hemisphere might be several
miles In thickness near the pole, and it was
In connection with this that some of the
most interesting scientific investigations
were required to be made
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Mysterious POISONING,

DECATUR, ILL, Sept 10.-About fifty peo-
pie were mysteriously poisoned at coun-
try wedding about five miles west of here
Wednesday night, and yesterday all the
available physicians were hard at work at
tending the afflicted persons, who are
retching and vomiting violently. Thomas
W. Jacobs and Miss Alice Glasgow were
married at the house of the brides
father Supper was served, and included
chicken salad and boiled chicken,
and all ate heartily. An hour later the
pride and groom were taken sick, manifest
ing symptoms of having been poisoned.
Part of the company had left, but those re-
naming were taken sick, doubling up and
vomiting 1t has been learned that the
chickens for the salad were cooked and
salted in big copper kettle. 1t is supposed
the salt caused the metal to corrode and
mix with the chicken. The people are all
quite sick yet, but the doctors do not APP
prehend the fatal termination of any of the
cases.
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The Government Buildings at Charleston

WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept 9-The follow.
Ing telegram was to-day received by Su.
pervlslng Architect Bell, of the Treasury
Department, from Inspector Speir, who
was sent to Charleston, S. c., to inspect
the Government buildings: 'The postof,
nee Is damaged beyond repair. 1t will
nave to have the roof supported and walls
to continue with safety to life, and until
another building can be obtained The
Club house is a complete ruin, and will
have to have the walls endangerng life
taken down. The Custom house is badly
damaged. The gables and portco ceiling
sill have to be taken down.
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UNHAPPY LABRADOR.
Seventy Thousand People Rendered Des-
titute by the Failure of the Fisheries.

utute by the Failure of the Fisheries.
HALIFAX, N, s., Sept. 12-Alfred B. Nor
rine, member of the New Foundand Legis.
lature for Bonavista, now here, says; ''rhe
Labrador fisheries are an entire failure At
their best they can afford but bare sub
slstence Thirty thousand people go from
New Foundland to Labrador for fish
every year. This year they have not
caught enough to pay the cost of trans
portatlon and supplies. At least 10000
more people are dependent upon the sue
cess OF the above mentioned 10000 The
Total failure of the shore fisheries this
year year renders 10000 people destitute, only
Go,ooV OF those depending upon them be-
ing prepared to stand the loss of years
labor. The people have barely enough
1or present necessities, and no means
OF earning dollar. The only re-
iief to this picture is the fact that the po-
tato crop, the only crop raised on the
island, is turning out well, and will yield
about peck per head of population"
Mr.. Morrine says: 'gThis seems highly
colored in view of the recent fabrications
OF starvation stories among the Labra-
dor Esqu:maux, but is the plain English
OF actual facts and inevitable conse-
quences."
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El Coyote Routed.

ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept. 12.-The Globe.
Democrats Eagle Pass, Tex, special says:
The Mexican cava'ry that were dispatched
after Ell Coyote returned to Piedras Negras
to-day They report that his men dispersed
and crossed the Rio Grande into Texas be-
fore the troops could catch them. This. it
is supposed, will put an end to the revolu.
tion for the present There is, however
strong feeling of dsapprova of the
present Government, which is silenced only
by the presence of troops in large NUM-.
hare
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Boiling Water Used on Eylcters.

LONDON, Sept. 9.-Twenty one prisoners
were remanded at Waterford yesterday,
charged with pouring boiling water mixed
with lime upon the heads of the police and
6aillffs, and the town of Clanricarde is in
tever OF excitement. Men are flocking in
hom all parts of the country, each CARRYING
astout stick, and many having other weap.
ons concealed in places easy of access IN
rIeadin ess for defense in case of an attack
by the police, and possibly for offensive
use should the increasing excitement cul.
inmate in an assault upon the officers of
the law and their aids and sympathizers.
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Death from loCkiaW,

HUNTINGTON, WA, Sept l2.-E. T. Nit
chell, one of Huntington's Oldest and most
respected citizens, died at his home in West
Huntington. at ten o'clock last night, from
lockjaw. Mr.. Mitchell had cancer on his
right hand that had almost destroyed that
member, and it being necessary to ampu.
tate it that operation was performed by
local physicians on the I'd inst On the 10th
he was seized with the lockjaw, with the
result as above stated
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Fight Between Mexicans and Indians

TOMBSTONE, ARI., Sept, S.-Au American
resident at Sonora, who has just arrived
mere, brings news that two days ago Colo.
mel Torres, with two hundred men, en-.
gagged two thousand Yaquis and drove
them back, subsequently the Yaquis
four thousand strong, attacked Torres
command. A serious battle ensued, in
which Torres lost the greater portion of his
men, returning with but small remnant
This report is thoroughly authenticated,
ana the present indications are that the
Yaqul war will prove grave matter.
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Stone Mountain to be Blown Up.

ATLANTA, Ca, Sept 12.-Wells four feot
square are being sunk in Stone Mountain.
One is four hundred feet up the side of the
mountain and will be thirty five feet deep.
The other is seventy feet deep and six
hundred feet up the mountain Into the
former twelve tons of giant powder and
into the latter two carloads will be
dumped. These will he blown up in
short time, and it is expected that the re-
ports will be equal to the earthquake
shock. Stone Mountain is but fifteen miles
from Atlanta. Citizens are generally
alarmed, as they believe such an explosion
will be sufficiently strong to reach the city.
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PHENOMENAL OCCURRENCE.
a young Lady Voiceless for Years Receivers
Speech From Fright.


Speech From Fright.
SAVANNAH, GA, Sept. S.-A strange Incl
dent OF last weeks earthquake shock is the
recovery of the power of speech by Miss
Mamie Martus, daughter of retired officer
OF the regular army. At the close of the
war her father was put in charge of Forts
fulaski and Jackson, below this city.
While at the former fort, the daughter.
then bright, intelligent child, had an at,
Ca lack OF meningitis, which left her voiceless,
Inc best medical skill was obtained, and
the father took his afflicted child travelling
but nothing did her any good. She was
dumb, but had all the other senses Dur.
ing the excitement of the first EARTHQUAKE
shock last Tuesday night she in her fright
attempted to call her brother. He Was
frightened himself when he heard her wbis.
per his name. Since then she has gradu.
any regalned her voice, and now talks with
perfect iuency. She says she was almost
dellrious with joy when she found that She
could speak, Her voice was low and her
throat sore for three days, and She has
found trouble in finding words to express
her thoughts. 1t was much like learning
new tongue, except that she knew The
words, but had forgotten how to pronounce
them. o'Ao0
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The Soldier Princes n narture

ORsovA, Sept 9.-When Prince Alexan,
der's yacEt entered Sofia last year he was
greeted by the otherwise generally quiet
populace with ovations and acclamations
as the conquering hero. But yesterday, at
mis- oepar ure from Sofia, the loud shouts
of triumph were changed into utterances
of sorrow. AS the Prince continued his
journey through the small villages he was
everyw here received by the inhabitants
with signs OF deep sympathy aud universal
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A Man Among Several.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Sept. IA wallet
containing over 1000, lost by Bank Runner
Robson, while riding on street car yes
terday afternoon, was found in the road
way by teamster named John Gallagher,
shortly after the car passed by, and was
returned to the bank intact this afternoon.
Gallagher's honesty was we'll rewarded.
He had kept the wallet all night, not know
ing what to do with it until he read the
newspapers this morning.
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ROMANCE OF THE WAR.
The End of Which is Arrest for
Embezzlement.
stolen Treasure Buried Near New Or.
leans-After Three Weeks of Dig
ging the Soldier Who Says he
Buried 1t is Arrested for De-
ception.

New ORLEANS, La, Sept. 1O.-Dr George
D. Adams, of Massachusetts,, was arrested
here to-day charged with embezzlement by
a number of persons whom he defrauded
out OF money to search for hidden treas
ure. Adams claims to have been prac-
tlclng physician in Massachusetts, when
the war broke out. He shouldered mus
ket and Joined Company A, Seventeenth
Massachusetts Volunteers. A portion Of
the command came with Butler to New
Orleans. In foraging expedition three
soldiers of the regiment entered a dwell
ing on the Magnolia plantation, twenty
miles above New Orleans, on the right
bank of the river, and carried off some
$4,000 in gold and slver-$l, 800 of it in
silver half dollars 81, 600 in dollars, and the
remainder in gold. Being afraid to enter
the city with so much money, on reaching
a pecan grove about half mile from the
locks at the canal opposite Greenville, they
selected tree, prominent for it's size and
some peculiarities about it's appearance
which made it conspicuous. At the foot
or this tree they buried the money and
then took bearings, one Of the party being
a civil engineer. Each of the three men
We're furnished with copy of this, and the
marauders returned to New Orleans, in
tending to return after the war and
recover the money. His two COM
panions were killed and Adams
was desperately wounded soon after.
Adams was taken to Northern hospital,
and left it paralyzed and helpless. When
he recovered the use of his limbs, only a
month ago, he returned to New Orleans
and at once began to search for his treas
ure. He found to his dismay that all the
old pecan trees had been cut down and
only the young ones left, and was conse-
quently unable to recoznize the tree under
which the treasure was buried. He devot-
ed himself, however, for three weeks in
delving for it. A few days ago he took
several other parties into partnership with
him, who advanced better outfit for sur
Veying the land and digging for the money;
but as he has unearthed no treasure his
partners had him arrested to-day.
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Fatal Burninu.

PITTSBURGH, Sept. S.-The residence OF
L. l.. Mathews, checkmaster at the I'm.
perial Coal Mines, Montour, Pa, was de-
stroyed by fire last evening, and his wife
and two-year-old child was fatally burn.
ca. ca The fire originated, it is supposed, by
MIS- Matthews attempting to start \ fire
by the use of carbon oil, as a loud explo.
SION was heard When the neighbors ar.
rived the structure was in flames aud the
screams of the woman inside could be
heard. She, with her child, were got out,
put they were horribly burned, their clothes
afterward.
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Glider Going North.

CHICAGO, Sept. 9.-The Times Winnipeg,
MAN Especial says: "Colonel Glider started
this evening forYork Factory, having been
detained waiting for the Hudson Bay
steamer, upon which he sails tomorrow
morning from Selkirk to Norway House.
While here he purchased Fins outfit and
a couple of wooden sledges, eighteen feet
long and four wide. They are made en-
tirely of wood and after the Siberian pat
tern. They are bound together with withes,
and will stand an enormous amount OF
rough usage.
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Austria demonstrates.

LONDON, Sept lO-The Berlin Tdgblatt
says that the Austrian Government has
sent diplomatic note to st. Petersburg
demonstrating against the sending of any
Russian official to Bulgaria 1t is reported
that Prince Henry of Battenburg, who is
on his way to Darmstadt, brings with him
letter. from Queen Victoria, inviting
Alexander to visit Balmoral. The mill
tary authorities at Sofia have ordered the
release of all who were arrested for taking
part in the revolution. Russia has offered
to guarantee Bulgarian loan of 10 OOO, 900
'oubles.
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AN EXCEPTIONAL WOMAN.
Hiring Men to Assassinate a Man Who
Persistently Admired Her,

Hlring Men to Assassinate a Man Who
Persistently Admired Her.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 10.-A man named
George Ehms yesterday made affidavit be-
for magistrate that he had been offered
$50 by Mrs. Barbara Pressman, a widow,
to murder man named Frank Glassmire,
and that William Conrad and William
Gardner had tried to persuade him to COM
init the deed. Mrs. Pressman and Conrad
were arrested, and at hearing to-day the
former was held in 81, 500 bail for conspir-
acy to murder, and Conrad in $500 as an
accomplice. Ehms was placed under 81, 600
bail as witness. A warrant has been is
sued for Gardner's arrest. Ehms states
that Mrs. Pressman desired to get rid of
Glassmire because he forced his attentions
upon her, and his persistent protestations
of admiration were distasteful to her.
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Victoria SChiIIinu in a Conyent

NEW York, Sept. 9.-Ex-State Senator
John X. kiernan, a well-known Wall
street financial newsman, who is an in
innate friend of the Morosini family, states
that Mrs. Victoria Schilling is in the Ursu.
line Convent, at Montreal and that the
reconciliation between her and her father
was brought about by his intervention.
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Grants Land Conc sslon Forfeited.

CITY OF MExIoo, Sept. l2.-The conces-
sion granted to General Grants Southern
Mexican railway for waste lands in the
States of Vera Cruz, Pueblo, Oaxila and
Ihipas, was to-day officially declared for
cited. The railway concession had long
time since been forfeited.
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A Bio Oil Strike in Michiuan.

MANIsTEE, Mich, Sept 12.-R l.. Peters
yesterday struck oil at depth of 1920 feet.
He had been drilling salt we'll Three or
four thousand barrels flowed out in n short
time before the pipe was plugged. Experts
say they have seen wells in the East pro-
duce 1000 barrels a day with poorer pros.
pect at first than this well. The oil is of
the best grade.
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Is II Cholera2

TAUNTON, MASS, Sept. 10,-A singular
case is puzzling the doctors here Miss
Minnie Clark was taken suddenly ill on
Tuesday night and died Wednesday night
The symptoms were somewhat puzzling,
and after her death, DR.. Jones, of the State
Board of Health, was called in. He is in
doubt but gays if there was single case
of Asiatic cholera anywhere about, he
should call this genuine case. In the
meantime he will see that every precau-
tionary measure is taken in case it should
be cholera.
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Wholesale Attempt at Murder.

SALEM, Mass, Sept. S.-A firkin of rags
saturated with kerosene, blazing fiercely,
was found last night under the stairs of a
large tenement house, Nos and II Beaver
street. which contains ten families number
ing sixty-two persons. The flames were
extinguished with small loss. The police
are working on a promising clew to the
incendlary
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The Prohibi!ionists of Massachusetts

WORCESTER, MASS, Sept. 6.-The Prohi
tion Convention to-day nominated for Gov.
ernor I. j. Lothrop, and for Lieutenant
Governor DIR. John Blackmer. The reso.
ufacture, transportation and sale of ali
intoxicating beverages, and declare that
this principle should be made secure by
constitutional amendments The resolT
tlons recommend that the act of selling or
dealing in liquors should be punished by
disfranchisement. -
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Try Him With a Cannon.

SPARTA, Ga, Sept. 12.-Last night, in
Dixie, several negroes got into a fight
Mansfield Horton shot Wash Barnes The
pistol ball struck Barnes directly in the
forehead, but finding his skull impenetra-
ble it glanced off, leaving only slight
scar
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Fool, Revolver and a Funeral.

READING, Pa, Sept 1O'-To-day John
Bachman, aged sixteen, playfully pointed
revolver at his brother Francis, aged
eighteen, swapping it several times, when
a cartridge was exploded, the ball striking
Francis just below the eye, and inflicting a
mortal wound. He did not known it was
loaded
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Mexican RevOIutionists.

CITY OF MEXICO, Sept 9-There are
thousand well-mounted revolutionists in
Tamaulipas County, Mexico, who are ready
to win victory or fight to the death. They
are rebels against the general Government,
and no quarter will be given them if cap
tured,
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The Redemption of Three Per cents

WASHINGTON, Sept. S.-The treasury Off.
clals are pleased with tine success that has
thus far attended their invitation to holders
of three per cent bonds to surrender them
for redemption. OF the $40, ,0OO, 600 included
IN thls new form of call about $4,000 900
have been presented for redemption.
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Beatinq the Bicycle Record

HARTFORD, Conn, Sept. AT the bicy>
Gle tournament here to-day the one-mle
handicap professional race was won by F.
wood, of England. in 2:33, beating Hen.
dee's record of 2;34, and beating the best
time ever made in race.
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Cholera In Italy.

ROME, Sept. 9.-Cholera returns for Italy:
Iorre Dell Annunziata, 100 new cases, s
Deaths Putignano, 1S cases, 10 deaths:
Ravenna, 10 cases, 3 deaths: Ferrara, 20
cases, deaths; other districts, IS cases, 10
deaths "' ~
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A Drunken Man Kills His OWN Son

LOWELL, MASS, Sept. 1O.-John Shay, in
drunken quarrel with another man to-
night, threw brick at him, but hit his
own son, four years old, on the head, crush
ing the skull. He was arrested.
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Afraid of EarthUuakes.

CHARLESTON, S. c., Sept 9.-Between
three and four thousand people have left
the city permanently. Three slight shocks
of earthquake were felt at Summerville
today.
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Sinuular Accid mt 10 a Ball PIayer.

HILLspALE, Mich, Sept. 2-John Yeas-
ly, pitcher for picked nine, threw a ball
with such force to-day as to break his arm
between the elbow and shoulder
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Bad Mortar.

CHARLESTON, S. c., Sept. S.-Much of the
destruction in Charleston is attributed to
the bad construction of the houses. The
mortar used in many buildings is little bet
ter than common mud.