The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-06-26
SOUTHERN NEWS GLEANlNGS.
Cotton Markets.

IMMUNITY, io-loC'
New ORLEANs.-Cotton quiet; the fol-
lowing prices ruled on the 18th Middlinp.
SIC; low midding, S3sc.; good ordinary,
CSC; net receipts, 2Sl bales; gross receipts,
3Sl bales; sales, 800 bales; stock, 67,6n
bales; weekly net receipts, ISL bales;
gross, 10000 bales; exports to Great Brit
ain, 1867 bales; coastwise, Abs bales;
sales, $500 bales.
Administration steady; middling
STc.; receipts, rs bales shipments, lib
bales; stock, %, 435 bales; sales, 1000 bales
LoUIsvILLE.-Cotton dull ;umiddling, S34c.
U. s. MARSHAL G. N. TILLMAN, of Nash
vile, Tenn, has sent in his resignation.
EUGENIA KNIGHT, aged thirteen years;
Lena Whitehurst, aged fourteen, and Hat
tie Jones, aged fifteen, living near Temple,
Tex, went in bathing. They got beyond
their depth and were drowned.
Bob TAYLOR is the choice of Tennessee
Democrats for Governor. His brother ALT
is the Republican candidate.
Tom BEAsLEY, who lives near Texas post
Office, Marion County, Ga, is the owner of
sheep with three horns. The sheep has
horn on each side of his head and one
in the center of his head, just below the
eyes.
THOMAS Connolly, aged ten, while bath
ing in the Ohio river, near Wheeling, w.
Va, was taken with the cramp and
drowned The discovery of his clothes on
the bank led to the finding of his dead
body.
A DESPERATE contest with dirk knives
between Addison Dodrdge and Thos.
jackson, two prominent and well-to-do
farmers of Baxton County, w. Va, took
place few days ago. The ill-feeling grew
out of a recent horse trade. The two men
met on the highway, and being alone, re-
newed the quarrel, which finally resulted
in furious battle with dirk knives, lasting
over quarter of an hour. Dodridge was
fatally stabbed, receiving over fifty wounds
on his body and limbs. Jackson was also
seriously injured, but managed to escape,
and at last report was still at large.
A BAND of masked men rode through
Grantsville, the county seat of Calhoun
County, W. Va, on the 18th, and notified
the attorneys who will defend the Sickles,
father and son. who murdered young Strum
short time ago, that if the Sickles were
not tried at the next term of the circuit
court they would take charge Of them
themselves The feeling against the Sickles
is very strong, and it is believed they will
be lynched if they are not tried soon. At
fairs at Grantsvile are more serious than
at first reported. Judge Fleming and the
prosecuting attorney were forced to sign
an obligation to Immediately try the two
Sickles, at the muzzles of pistols, while
other members of the troop were making a
temporary. scaffold at the bridge. The at
torneys for the defense were also notified
at pistol muzzle that speedy and fair
trial must be had. The town is reported as
a scene of terror. Guards were placed
about the Jail, and it is reported the judge
will try to get the prisoners out of town to
aplace of safety, and if this fails will call
on the Governor, but it is the opinion that
if any attempt is made to take them away
they will not get far beyond the corpora
ton. Trouble was looked for at any mo-
ment.
AT the present session of the Yazoo
(Miss.) Giro uit court, Dick Hudson, coIored,
who murdered jailer in an attempt to
escape, was convicted of murder in the
first degree. The prisoner displayed the
utmost effrontery and defiance When the
judge asked him the customary question
regarding his sentence, he replied. II am
ready, crack ahead" He then said to the
district attorney: "You're Jim dandy,
you are; you're a good prosecutor" He
then said to the Judge: Sentence me; I'm
satisfied" The judge recited the facts of
his crimes, the prisoner nodding Indifferent
assent, finally asking for his sentence, say
ing he was ready to die "You are ready
to die!" exclaimed the judge. Eyes, sir
death amt any more than taking drink
of water" He then asked for the shortest
time possible. 81 was about to give you
the longest time possible" said the Judge
Well, don't want it; give me the short
est time possible" He was then sentenced
to hang July 81. The prisoner was in Jail
for murder when he killed the jailer with a
billet of wood
The large wooden factory at GAINESVILLE
w. Va, was destroyed by fire few days
ago; a loss Of $1,000.
GREAT complaint is being made by plant
ers of Tennessee of injury to the growing
cotton crop by the excessive rains From
all over the Memphis district the same
story comes of too much wet weather.
THos. H. MILBURN, of Memphis, Tenn
has sold out his banking and mining inter
ests for nearly half million dollars cash
and will go into the manufacturing busi
ness.
A CHICKEN snake, killed in Florida, wa,
found to contain china nest-egg
The females in the West Virginia Peni
tertiary are paid twenty-five cents day
and the males fifty cents.
FRANK c. REED, Secretary of the Stree,
Railroad Company, Little Rock, Ark, wa.
seriously burned the other night by ar
electric wire while standing in front ofl1l.
Main street. A coil of wire was suspend
ed from post, and Reed thoughtlessl,
took hold of it. The force of the shocl
knocked him down, and in falling the col
of wire fell upon his head. His CLOTHING
was set on fire, and his arms, hands. ant
breast severely burned. Citizens who saw
him fall ran to his assistance and removed
the wire, or he would have lost his life.
ROBERT ROBINSON, aged sixteen. O.
Wadesboro, S. c., died the other day of hy
drophobia, after twenty four hours suffer
ing. He was bitten on the left arm by 8
mad dog two years ago, and a few DAYS be