The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-07-10
SO UTHERN NEWS GLEANlNGS,
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good ordinary 13-l6c; net and gross re-
ceipts SO bales; exports coastwise, 963
bales; sales, 1858 bales; Stock 1O,0Sl bales.
New ORLEANs.-Cotton quiet and steady;
middling SIC; low middling sac; good or
binary re; net receipts, 295 bales gross.
S62 bales; exports coastwise,' ia bales;
sales, 600 bales; Stock AZ, 800 bales.
Manifestation steady; middling,
S%c.; receipts, 1862 bales; shipments, 1917
bales; stock, BLESS bales; sales, 1896 bales.
LoUIsvILLE-Cotton quiet middling, $40.
WHILE Mrs Grumpy, living five miles
east of Wheeling, w. Va, was attempting
to drive her cow off the b. Il o. track the
other evening, she was struck by an engine
and killed. She was seventy-ive years
old.
WIGGs & Co., of Memphis, Tenn, dealers
in cotton seed, oil, ETC., made an assign
ment. Liabilities, $9,764 assets nominally,
$l3,267.
THERE is a cave about four miles from
Houston, Tex, about 100 feet long, 60 feet
broad, and from to 16 feet in height,
where numberless bats roost by day. 1t is
said that there are so many that it takes
them nearly an hour to get into the cave
each morning, and in the rush hundreds
are killed. 1t is proposed to form com.
- pany to collect and utilize batskins.
The wife of John Wits, Chattanooga,
Tenn, took laudanum the other night with
suicidal intent Charlie Miller, who had
aroused the husbands jealousy, was or
dered from the house, whereupon Mrs.
Wits picked up bottle of laudanum in a
haunting manner and swallowed the con-
tents.
THE families of Geo. M. Gullett and Mr..
Barlow live in the same house, five miles
south of Scooba, Kemper County, Miss.
The men were partners in farming, and,
while resting at noon, Gullett fell asleep.
An alteration occurred between Barlow
and his wife and Mrs. Gullett, which aroused
Gullett. He went into the room and asked
what the matter was. Barlow began ours
ing him, saying that he had wanted to kill
him for some time, and would do it right
then, seizing gun at the same time. Gull
lett sprang to bureau drawer for pistol
and shot Barlow in the neck. While he
was in the act of firing Barlow dropped
the gun and ran to fence. Gullett picked
up the gun and shot him dead. Turning,
he discovered Bartow's wife in the act of
killing his wife with an axe, whereupon he
fired the remaining charge at Mrs. Barlow,
killing her instantly. Gullett surrendered
to the authorities.
Eta KINGSLEY, a young woman who has
been on trial in Richie County, w. Va,
charged with the murder of her mother,
Mrs. Hardesty, was acquitted the other
night. The case is still involved in impen
etrable mystery, and who the murderer
was it is impossible to find out. 1t will go
down in history as remarkable case.
Dr. AMOS N. BELLINGER, who killed
stephen Reilly, prominent colored Dem
ocrat, in Charleston, s. c., in October, 1885
was acquitted of the charge of murder q
few days ago, after second trial, continu
ing three days.
A BOY twelve years old, whose name
could not be learned, was accidentally run
over near Weston, Va, by wagon, driven
Iby F. M. Mckinley, and fatally injured.
His shoulder-blade was crushed to jelly.
AT Nashville, Tenn, men were engaged
lin raising an old dwelling when it collapsed
killing Abe Tucker, and fatally injuring
Charles Ransom, both colored.
PAUL JUSTIN and his wife, who kept q
small grocery three miles out from Mem
phis, Tenn, were found dead, murdered by
unknown parties.
The platform adopted by the Democratic
State Convention at Little Rock indorses
the National Administration, commend
the efforts of the Arkansas delegation il
Congress in support of the Morrison bill
for revision of the tariff, reaffirms adhe
renee to the time-honored Democratic doc
trine of tariff for revenue only, favors un
limited coming ofsilver, and demands tina
the coin of the United States, both golt
and silver, be paid out on Government
debts without discriminating agains
silver.
JAMES N. BAsEMoRE and his son, Ston
Basemore, quarreled at Plymouth, N c
The son fred both barrels of shotgun
loaded with backshot into his father
body. He then broke open a safe, too
therefrom $500 and fed The father wi
die.
CAPTAIN W. F. BALLENTINE, brother G
Congressman Ballentine, suddenly droppe
dead in the Judicial Convention q
Waynesbury, Tenn, after placing cand
date in nomination.
CLAY ToMPKINs, wealthy young ma
residing in Walker County, Ca, committe
suicide few,days ago by cutting his throa
from ear TO ear and then blowing out hi
brains with pistol. He was engaged t,
be married July to Miss Rushford, but
few days before gay young lightning-ro
man named Watkins, while passin
through that section, met the young lady
1t was case of love at first sight, and, il
consequence, her affianced husband wa
Tilted, and she promised to marry the di
penser Of electricity. When Tompkir
learned his fate, he deliberately ended hi
life. Miss Rushford became ravin
maniac when she learned of her forme
lover's death.
A SERIOUS accident occurred near Ma
tinsburg W. Va, on the Baltimore & Obi
railroad, the other morning. The Pitt
burgb express collided with freight trail
and VIM. Fl. Bowers, conductor of til
freight, was instantly killed; the train W,
torn up, and three coal-hoppers wrecke,
The passenger engine was also badl
wrecked. Neglect of switchman to clio.
the switch caused the accident. Bower
was an old conductor.
A MAN in North Carolina has been cure
of hydrophobia by maidstone. This
much simpler and cheaper than going