The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-07-31

good ordinary, l-l6c.; net and gross re-
ceipts, III bales: stock, 1880 bales.
New ORLEANs.-Cotton quiet; mid
ding, 3-16c. low middling, 8 Lice ; good
ordinary, SIC; net and gross receipts, 603
bales; sales, 100 bales; stock, 23,067 bales.
MEMPHIS. -Cotton steady: middling 94c.;
receipts, IS bales; shipments, 963 bales;
stock, Ii, 4O6 bales; sales $50 bales.
ST. LoUIs.-Cotton: receipts, none;
shipments, PSI bales; sales, 2l0 bales; stock
1889 bales; market dull, but firm; mid
ding, 91lc.
DISQUALIFICATION quiet; middling,
91sc.
In Newton County, Miss, band of law
less men have engaged in matreating col
ored people, and, it is alleged, have COM
mitted several murders. Governor Lowry
has ordered Sheriff Harper to summon the
entire body of the county, if necessary, to
bring the scoundrels to justice, and, if that
be not sufficient, he will order out the mill.
tary forces of the State.
AUDITOR STONE, of Mississippi, publishes
an itemized statement of the amount of
the semi-annual distribution of the COM
mon-school fund paid each county. Total
amount paid $7,O543l, of which amount
all but S3404 was received from liquor
license. The number of distributes is
449,3lS, the amount for the benefit of each
one being II cents
John JONES, son of the superintendent of
the inclined railroad now being con-
structed up Lookout Mountain, Tennessee,
was killed few days ago He was coming
down the mountain OH tram-car loaded
with rock, and it became unmanageable
and flew down the steep side of the noun
tain with frightful velocity. Young
Jones was thrown twenty feet in front of
the flying car, where his body was crushed
into shapcless mass.
HENRY HILL of New York, son of Barton
Hhll, the actor, died at Chattanooga, Tenn,
few days ago of dysentery. He was
Southern correspondent of the New York
World.
The crop reports for the State of Ten
nessee make good showing.
NEAR Robley, in Crawford County, Ga,
as Mr.. William Miller and wife were re-
turning home, Mr.. Miller saw a large snake
crawling out from under the seat of the
buggy. Not wishing to alarm his wife, he
waited few minutes and then requested
her to get out of the buggy with him. He
| then despatched the snake with tho butt
end of the whip. The snake measured
eight feet long, and had eleven rattles and
a button.
THE Republicans of Arkansas declare in
favor of prohibition and public schools,
and against competition of convict with
| free labor
| HOG cholera is raging to an alarming ex-
tent in Botetort and several other counties
OF Virginia. Some cases have been re-
ported of farmers losing one hundred head
in a week.
AT the Dayton, Tenn. coal mines $50
miners went out on strike, on the 23d,
and the furnace was banked. The strike
grew out of the dismissal of six working
men.
BEN. c. JELLEY IL Co., commission and
brokerage merchants of Memphis Tenn,
announced their suspension the other even
| ing.
GEO. W. KARR and Mrs. Julia P. Everett
were married at Atlanta, Ca. a few DAYS
ago. The groom is seventy -one and the
the bride sixty-ive. This is Mr.. Karr,s
third venture.
JAMES HOPKINS aged sixty-nine years,
prominently identified with gulf coast
steamship traffic, died at Mobile, Ala, a
few days ago.
A. BOILER in the Columbia Is. c. Water
works exploded, killing colored fireman,
fatally wounding another colored man
and seriously injuring five others, among
them the Superintendent of the works and
Alderman W. b. Lowrance.
FAMILIES are fleeing from starvation bv
drouth in the western counties of Texas.
AT league Station, Madison County,
Tenn, a man named Savage took forty
five grains ofstrychnine by mistake, think
ing it was quinine. When the physician
reached him his veins stood out like great
ridges, his eyes were set, and all hope of
life seemed vain. Epecac and whisky were
administered, and vigorous rubbing begun.
The cmetic caused great portion of the
poison to be thrown up. Croton oil was
also given, and in few hours the danger
was passed. 1t is most remarkable case.
FRANK MCDONALD, aged fifteen,.an Essie
O'Neal, aged thirteen, both of Knoxville,
Tenn, were married at late hour the
other night. The parents of both objected
to the match, and the ceremony was per-
formed under a tree in the suburbs of the
city by magistrate.
A FATAL fight occurred at Jellico, on the
State line between Kentucky and Tennes-
see, the other night, in which several white
and colored miners engaged. All were at
a ball. Whisky flowed freely. Next MORN
ing early row arose and several shots
we're fired, but nothing more was thought
of the affair until daylight when the body
of white man named Mallers was fonnd
in the street perforated with bullets. A
from a shot received in the head. Three
others are fatally wounded. More trouble
is feared, and troops may be called for
JAS. HUDsPETH was dangerously crushed
in the Raymond City, w. Va, mines, few
days ago.
WALTER, the nine-year. old son of George
W. Peters, of Knoxville, Tenn, fell out of
boat and was drowned A rumor
was soon started that he was pushed out
by colored boy of the same age, who was
in the boat with him. Coroner Hudeburg
heard of the drowning and went to the
house for the purpose of holding an in
quest. He was met by the dead bows
father and promptly elected from the