The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-01-23
SOUTHERN NEWS GLEANINGSy

OF ballast train and a freight train, both
running very fast VIM Fitzpatrick, SUI
pervisor Of the road, Bishop, fireman on
the freight train, and Chas. Crider brake
man, youth of thirteen, were killed. The
Others of both trains saved their lives by
Ju4- Jing. Seven cars were thrown into the
Shenandoah River, and both engines were
ruined.
VIM GEORGE, (colored) was executed with
in the enclosure of the Parish Jail at Lake
Providence, La, a few days ago, for the
murder of Peggy johnson on August 10,
1882. George assembled the scaffold at 1926
p. m. He presented fine specimen of
colored manhood being six feet in height
and very muscular, He appeared perfect
ly self-possessed, and his face bore quiet
smile. After religious services George de-
livered a rambling speech for fifteen min
utes, the burden of which was that he was
bound heavenward, He acknowledged that
he feigned insanity dnring the trial, and at
the last moment he cried out: 81 did not
kill Peggy Johnson AS the rope was be-
ing adjusted he laughed aloud, as if in def
ance of his doom, The drop fell at ten
minutes before one O'Clock, and in twelve
minutes he was dead, his neck Having been
broken From some cause his throat was
gashed, and blood was spattered all around.
After the customary inquest the body was
buried in the jailyard George was fifty.
two years old.
A TENEMENT house on the premises of
Captain Bell, at Kings Mountain, N. c.,
was destroyed by fire few days ago, and
three colored persons persisted in tho flames.
MAHOGANY and other rare valuable
woods are dug up from muck beds on the
estate of Capt j. c, Patterson at Pensaco-
la, Fla. Prof. Won Filkenhasser, of Nor
way, who has examined this wood mine,
states that the woods referred to are suita-
BILE for furniture, and the specimens exam
ined are fully 5000 years old,
DAN TAYLOR, prominent citizen of New
port, Tenn, fell under the ice on French
Broad River and was drowned. A miner
named Pendlan was crushed to death at
Jellico the other morning
THE largest black bear ever seen in the
Cumberland section was captured, killed
and triumphantly hauled into Monteagle,
Tenn, a few days ago, from the head of the
Weaver Branch cove The monster meas
ured seven feet two inches from tip of nose
to end of hind leg, and weighed 400 pounds
after it had been drawn. The fore paw
measured span of a mans hand across.
The fur, jet black, is as glossy and smooth
as silk, no patches or tags anywhere dis
figuring it.
GOVERNOR LOWRY, of Mississippi, was in
augurated for his second term, few days
ago, in the presence of the two Houses of
the Legislature in joint session.
The Supreme Court of Virginia has rem
ydered a decision in the case of Greenhow,
State Treasurer, VS.. Vashon in the matter
of the State debt They held: First-That
the contract of March 81, 1871, under which
coupons receivable for taxes were issued,
did not have the essential element of valid
consideration, and, on proper case, they
would hold the funding act of March 81,
1871 invalid and illegal. Second-That the
coupons could not be received in payment
of that portion of the State taxes set apart
by the Constitution of Virginia for the
maintenance of public free schools. Judge
Richardson delivered the opinion of the
Court Judge Lewis, president of the Court,
alone dissenting.
GENERAL TooMBs in his will gave to his
faithful servant, Billy, the use of room.
privilege of wood and an annuity as long
as he lives. There is bequest to each one
of the family servants and the desire is ex-
pressed that they be retained as long as
they wish to stay, on the same terms as
heretofore,
JOSEPH B. Love travelling salesman of
Bakrow & Co., of Louisville, and resi-
dent of Brownsville, Tenn, while attempt
ing to board south bound train there, lost
his footing and fell between the caboose
and another car, which car passed over his
left thigh close to the hip and the right leg
about the knee. He called for help, and
when taken out asked for water and soor
after died.
j. Z. MERRIwEATHER, a well-to- do young
farmer living near jackson, Tenn, acct
dentally shot and killed himself Will,
hunting few days ago. He had started {
covey of birds and fired one barrel, drop
ping the gun to the ground, the other bar
rel went off, the shot entering beneath his
chin, passing out through his head. HI
died few minutes after, without utterine
word
A SPECIAL to the Louisville Coarier.,you
nal says A. s, Powell prominent youn,
man Of Robertson County, Tenn, living
near the Kentucky line, sued Miss Maggi,
Flowers, Logan County belle, for breacl
of marriage promise, at Russellville, KY.
on the 10Th. Powell says he had bough
his wedding clothes, and that the marriage
was to have taken place the 3rd of last No
vember, but Miss Flowers went back OF
him, and he alleges that he is all broken up
and wants $4,000 damages. The partie
are all well connected, and the young lad,
has some money in her own right,
AT GAINESVILLE, Tenn, on the 18th, Bait
Dinen of Hopkinsvile on his way to visi
his brother, got into a snowdrift. Overcom
by intense cold he could go no further
After some two hours hallooing h
awakened Jim Shelby a colored boy, VIII
informed NJ " Ingram and son, Warren
of the situation. The man was carried int
cabin near by at midnight and provides
for. He was stiff frozen and as soon a
thawed his hands cracked and bled pre-
fusely. He could not have lived an hou
longer.
COLONEL EDWARD RICHARDSON, of New
Orleans, died at jackson, Miss, few day
ago He was a member of the firm of Rich
ardson & May, President of the late World
Exposition and one of the largest cotto
planters in the world Colonel Richardson
was stricken with paralysis while walkin