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New-York tribune., 1884-02-03
MORE ABOUT REBECCA L. PAYNE.
From cOrrespondene. o. Tns Ba!nnor, Anlertcan.

From Correspondenes Of The Baltimore American.
cannot speak too highyOf the character and
OF Robecca while she school girl OF the
Wesleyan Female Institute, at Stanton, Va, some ton
years ago TWAS here that first moi In the capacity OF
ier teacher She made friends everywhere by her gentle
ness Of and openness OF heart Sho was true
Christian aud crcnmspec IN oil her actions
excel and that laudabe ambition carried her up TO the
highest round OF the ladder of knowledge leaving her
classmates 10 nearly every branch Of education behind
her She never, scarcely ever Joined In the r0mpng
games OF the girls Sometimes, II ball was 10 De thrown
or heavy weight 10 be lifted she would proudly exhibit
her power muscle. She was rave and fearless and at
one time when there was thief scare among the inmates
every room in the house 10 find out the hdngpace OF
the Intruder AT another time number OF young ladies'
formed party for the purpose OF ascending mountain
In the neighbOroOd Of Staunton named Botsey Bell
Miss Payne tho only one OF thS party 70 reaoh inc
0HTs 1SHy peak when sue 'o Will D0 'H'u'' 'l'i''
Her tall and queenly form stood erect in bold reef
with clnudess sky and mountain range stretching far 10
the south There she stood like statue for awhile and
then she waved her handkerchief and kissed her hand TO
the pgmes in the valley below.
frequently took the liberty Of taunting her on the
9i he5 w sfn ons as sds and when
hnted at the probability OF her ono day maryng sha
would remark, 90" wouldn't marry the best man living"
She was rarely known to laugh and her features were
usually fixed but not stern for her melancholy smile
ALWAYS gave assurance of kindly disposition. ihe light
hearts that beat around her and the bright eyes Of youth
aud beauty that sh0ne upon her from every quarter
failed TO drive from her fixed features the shadow OF san
hidden secret that narred the happiness OF her youth
The young ladies Of the school all loved her. but felt
kind OF awe when in her presence.
After graduating with many honors, ,ho returned 10
the far had the oyerseer employed by her mother dis
charged and took the management Of the estate In her
own hands. Everything thrVed She specuatod largely
I'm stock raising the finest horses cattle and swine In that
section and laying up money in the bank. prosperous
young farmer fell In love with her and proposed Ia this
way: Becky, have q farm worth 100000. and I
would Ike 70 marry you but don't want 70 marry all Of
your sisters. They caD'thye with US"
She replied: "John. have as good O farm as yours
but dent want you your $6O.00O am already mar
ried 20 my mother and sisters. Wo all nave enough 10
eat without my marrying ,, - A..
John went and got married 10 another girl ana after
awhile Becky bought his farm for about half It's yaue and
added IL TO the family estats. ,,,,
Miss Rebecca Payne is now happy man ana Benedick
John Calhoun Payne.
New-York tribune., 1884-02-03

He KNEW THE PROFESSION. said the
doctor you must prepare yourself for the worst You
cannot live many days. You had better make your
will at once"
"Make my villi" gasped tho sick lawyer.
"Yos" replied the doctor, gently. 1t would be well,
think" go
"No" the legal man said, shaking his head. "I will
never make will My family moods what little property
have GOT" PHILADELPHIA Call
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Road Question.

In the year 81 the road leading
from Cherokee to Johnson City begin
ming just below the old Mitchell farm
was changed from good location
down the Hat that is not fit for d pul
lie road, and was hacked out around
and among saplings, mudholos and
steep banks, and in 'S3, was neglected
entirely, not even provided with over.
seer or hands, and ut this date, MAY
9th 81, has become almost impossible
ard there is not one single rod Of this
road that fills the specifications a
either the old or new law. | ana com
PEELED to call attention to the fact thai
there must be remedy, or the Law
resorted to, and it does seem that Il
County Court is first in fault. Iwonlt
like to know whether any OF The mem
bers of the Court have passed oyel
this road since its last location, if 81
please give your decision and oblige.
TIoMas Score.
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Candidates and Platforms.

The mojority of the voters of the Uni
ted States believe that the Republican
party ought to be turned out OF power.
The important questain is whether
this majority can be brought this
year to act together for this purpose
on one platform and under one Pres
idential candidate,
The candidate is the Indispensable
factor in the problem. He must be
adapted to the peculiar cimcumstan-
ces of the case. lie must fill the bill.
On the other hand, a bad platform
will be only hindrance to success.
1t is better for party to have none
than to go into a contest with one
that will engender discord and leaC
to defeat, On the two occasions when
the old Wing party carried the Presi
dental election, their National Con
ventions adopted no platform at all.
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Only think OF itp he exclaimed, u
dozen times that day. "A city with
two hundred thousand private bathing
establishments The institutions of
the country, its extent, its great rivers
and mountains, the enormous fortunes
OF the wealthy class, did not interest
him. 1t was the little comfortable
house for the working men, where he
could be private, respectable, and,
above all, clean, tlud appeared to him
the supreme triumph Of the Republic.
Last Summer, ana English member
of Parliament, with lis wife, visited
the same quarter The object which
attracted most notice from them was
the ubiquitous baby-carriag &C, in which
the child Of the laborer lSy at lbs case,
under a silkon canopy while nis snot,-
er pushed him along.
These men at homo, said thc
Englishman, would li,c in hat;. Or
cellars, worse than Il dogs kennel
But here there children ride in NINA
ture chariots, Such a sight was never
seen in Europe"
All the talk of all the free traders in
the world about "thieving tariff
will not cnnvince the laboring men
that it is best for him to take his chill
dren and his wife into a cellar or hut
worse than dogs kennel. The iney
table result of free trade is to consigr
the working man ind his children t(
Ignorance and beggary. 1t is no
strange that Englishmen should wan
to see our manufacturers broken down
for they, then become our manufacture
ers and sell to us at their own price
which would make the rich richie
and possibly help their poor, but a
the cost Of our people. Shame on th'
American who will lend England
helping hand to Cypress the poor la
boring man Of our own country.
PRoTECfIoN.
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was miraculous. From $300,000,000
worth a year the total expectation Of
English manufactured goods has
reached 81 ,5o0,000,O00 worth a year,
and to-day England supplies every ma
ton under the sun with goods of her
own manufacture, If the repeal Of
the tariff laws brought such results to
England, why should not the abroga-
ton OF our tariff laws bring similar re-
suits here? Cur manufactures are
now, as wn2 England's in 1874, labor
ing under a state of over production.
Last year Enplahd sold to the nations
of the earth twenty-one times more
manufactured goods than the great
coAtinen. Of America, That is the re-
suit 0. nee trade. | cannot take space
fo answer lis little piece from the
"}o"h' 5 Coma aaion," an indian story
paper fer boys, further than to say
that EasianGs laborers live just as re-
spectacle and clean as those of other
countries, and can have just as many
baby carriages too. Protection
ought to argue the question from a
standpoint of history and reason, and
not allow his better judgement to be
/
controlled by the extrayagant state
ment of one man about "dog kennels
and cellars" We assert that a pro.
tectiye tariff will reduce the wages oil
laborers. Take the tannery at John
son City for instance, The tariff
makes high priced beef hides. The
higher the price of the raw material
used the lower the wages that can bC
paid employees, High priced materi
al has compelled a reduction of the
wages of labor in manufacturing in
dustries in this country the high tar
if is responsible for the high price o
material and is therefore responsible,
for the reduction OF wages.
After all the question is simply this
Ought the forty-seven millions of peo
pie not engaged in manufacturer.
pursuits, in this country, be made tt
pay to the three millions who are s,
, engaged, 43 per cent, on an average
more than they could buy the sam
articles for from foreign manufactm
ers? We say no, and "Protection
cannot shame us from our position.
REVENUE Only.
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The editor of the Bristol NewS, who
was once n Democrat, has changed
colors and is now ain ultra Republican
One of his excuses is that he is oppos-
ed to "a tariff for revenue only" 1t
is remarkable that Mr.. Fowler did not
make this discovery twenty years ago,
He has supported every Democratic
Presidential candidate during these
years and platform containing this
obnoxious plank. His other reason
is that he is pleased with Arthurs adj
ministration. That might do for an
excuse for being for Arthur for re-elec-
ton but it cannot explain satisfactory
to us his tumbling soul and body into
the Republican party and pledging his
support to its nominee, be he Arthur
or be he Logan or Sherman, or any
other of the bitter and unscrupulous
partisans whS hayo prosecuted TIL,
South. No we cannot endorse Ma
homes Richmond platform. Our OBJ
jections to it and the Republican part,
are legion and we must decline hi
invitation to cine" If the reasons
: given are satisfactory to Mr. Fowler
we are content but no has not entirel,
disabused our mind OF the idea tina
he and his party in Virginia fare TO
Arthur because Arthur is for u.s."
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Farmers Convention.

Call of the Farmers Convention at
JonesbOro Tennessee by the President
Dir. A. S. Dobson, May 9TH for the pur-
pose Of electing delegates to the Farm
ers Convention which meets at Knox
vile May 20 and 21st 1884. On mo-
ton DR.. A. s. N. Dobson was elected
permanent chairman anc J. A, Wor.
ley secretary, Moved and passed that
a committee Of three be appointed Ia
select delegates from each district
Said committee are j. Il. T. Harris
W. IL. Taylor and I. NJ, Wells. Nov,
ed and seconded that the papers of the
county be requested to publish the
proceedings Of the convention.
A. 5. n. Dobson,
Chairman
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Abiding to a falsehood recently pub
lished in the Knoxville Tribune about
"1amily coalitions" in the First district
of Tennessee, the Morristown Gazette
thus scolds one of the Editors Of THE
COMET.
Aha! Notwithstanding his spaniel
like trucking to Bateism, it does not
restrain the little Bate penitentiary
ring organs from "wounding the spirit
that loves them" whenever they can
forge cruel paragraph at the ex-
pense Of the Democratic Taylorboy OF
this district.
Now, uncle John, DON'T please
hush That "cruel paragraph" didn't
"wound the spirit" it was aimed al
we assure you. If it WAS anything al
all, it was boomerang. Wewere not
seeking golden opinions from the
Knoxville Tribune nor were we guilty
of "spanie-like trucking when We
hoisted the name of Bate for Governor
We have much better cause to cry
him up than you have to cry hin
down. He preached the gospel O.
purity and truth and justice in 80 ant
snatched the State from the grip o
radiealism. His administration ha
been honest, and satisfactory to til
people and therefore deserves thei
endorsement; he is a denaerat, worthy
and well qualified to lead the Demc
cratic hosts in battle, and this is VIII
TIE COMET cries let the Plume
Knight SILVER lances with the foe i
1881 Uncle John, fall intoline Will
it is called to-day before the nigh
eoneth.
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Charlie Ford bend.

ST. LOUIS, May G--Charlie Ford
committed suicide this morning at
Richmond, Mo. He was suffering
from consumption and had been tax
ing morphine for long time to allay
the pain OF another disease. News Of
his death was received with Joy in St.
Joseph, many of whose people sympa-
thizc with the Jamcses and. cannot be
brought to excuse Jesse's assassina-
ton. The house in which this occurred
is now occupied by its owner Mrs
Satzmsn, who was forced to take M
her residence there to protect it from
rclic-hunters. Acting upon Tic sug-
gestion OF Il friend register was
provided and an admission fee was
charged. The old lady has re, ciycd
in gate fees alono 81 800 and fully as
much moro from the sale of relies.
Her daughter, a pretty girl Of fourteen
points ont the several positions occu-
pied by the chief actors in the tragedy
with the request that you register
your name.
This list is remarkable. Itincludcs
the names Of statesmen, actors, editors,
artists, capitalists, professors and di-
vines. Among them arc those of JAY
Gould, Talmagc, Emma Abbott, Fan
ny Davenport, John Mccullough
Fred Warde, Col Burleigh, Rev
Milne, Anna Dickinson, Robson and
Crane, Mary Anderson, Maggie
Mitchell, Joe Murphy, Governor Crit
tenden, Senators Cockrell and Vest
t Impecuniosity increased the weigh
Of Charley Ford's dependency Wher
, he and his brother first started on
4 with their dramatic rehearsal of eth,
James Assassins" they drew splendidlN
n and made lots of money, which the,
= spent freely in all kinds Of dissipation
: They were advised by theatrical PEG
i pie to be careful of their money, a
/ their show could not hope to retain
+ its popularity. But they insisted tina
It their play, "The Brothers Vow
e or, the Bandits Revenge" was goo,
for fifty years run and continue,
II their career Of dissipation. Last jar
' uary their dramatic career came to a.
e end in this city after very poor Ell
r gagement and since then they hav
e been financially broken. They hay
II been trying hard of late to secure Ell
e gagements, but no one would hay
$. anything to do with them and it wa
in despair that Charley ended h
e. days.
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Let the enemies OF the Democratic
party fully make up their minds that
its purpose is to relieve the people Of
unnecessary taxation, Those time
servers, who suppose that the defeat
of Mr.. Morrison's bill will operate to
deter Democrats with settled conyic.
tons, from pressing the spirit of reform
are reckoning without their host
The cankerOus system of protection
which is impoverishing nineteen
twentieths of our people, in order thai
the remaining twentieth may hoa
along in fowery beds Of ease, has now
to meet the attack of the people. TIT
Morrison bill was but the skirmisl
line. The people will not be made
the slaves of protected oligarchs.
NdShrille World,
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J. A, Morley,

The Committee reported the follow
ing named delegates to Wit lst Dis
trict, Jacob Copp and w. P. Smith.
2ond Dist, Dir. VIM, Smith and ]. A.
West. Ord Dist, John Bolton and
John KeeblcG 4th Dist, Henry Hoss
and Geo. Swingle 9th Dist, 4, IL
West and SHELTON Taylor, 9th Dist
Nathan Cannon and Andrew Broylcs
9TH Dist, I. NJ. Wells and Jas. Haws
Sth Dist, Thos. j. Peoples and j. L. T
Harris. 9th Dist, Richard Carr and
john Boring 10th, Montgumry Stout
and J, M. Range. 11th Dist, w. B
Bowman and A. C. Bowers. 9th Dist
S. B, Ellis and Chas Hale. 18th Dist
Enos Kincheloe and ], p. Duncan
l4th, Dist, S. p. Martin and U. II
Squibb. 10Th Dist, E. A. Shipley anG
Geo. Allison. 10th Dist N. A. Farms
worth and SAMUEL Crookshanks. It'll
Dist, J. NJ. Morrow and Lewis Cooper
County at large, Dr.. A, S. N. Dobson
w. H, Taylor, DR.. Kitzmiller and T. j
Wilson.
Report adopted.
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The Morrison Tariff Bill has been
defeated by final vote of 159 to 154.
Forty two democrats, lead by Randall
of Pennsylvania and Converse Of Ohio
are its assassins, tits a victory for
protection and the republican party.
How long will the democracy Of the
Nation be controlled and defeated by
a handful of Ohio and Pennsylvania
politicians whose tenure of Office de-
ponds alone upon their loyalty to re-
publican principles? How long, oh
Lord, how long!
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Let the straddlers and scratchers
take back seats,
War taxes in time of peace is an
abomination to any people.
Down with war taxes, is the war
slogan of an awakened Democracy.
The New York Times, Republican,
says that Hurd made great speech,
The loudest cry for tariff reform
comes from Massachusetts--and from
both parties, too.
The New York Sun calls Frank
Hurd a crank. Would that the land
were filled with such
Conkling prefers Blaine to Arthur
aud suggests that the Democrats cai
win by nominating Grant. -NashmH,
World.
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Let the people understand the issue
The only excuse for taxation is pub
lie revenue. The Government has no
right to tax one man for another ones
benefit. Every tax is an evil and is
on the defensive It's need must be
shown, and no tax can be defended
which is not levied for tho mainten-
ance ofpublic peace, order and secur-
ity. The indiscriminate pensioning
Of a few rich men and corporations, by
conveying to them the prerogative Of
taxing their iellow-men for private
benefits, is an evil which when the
people fully understand, will not be
tolerated The high protective featur
cs Of our tariff---a relic of heathenism
must go, The revenue reform spirit
is broad in the land, and the defea
of Mr.. Morrison's bill will only inten
silly its earnestness. Fall in. -NoSh
vilIe World.
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The Union is ringing with praises
of the great speech of the Hon.
Frank H. Hurd. The Chicago Hear
aid says;
Mr. Hurd's magnificent speech,
making dry sticks bloom with roses
has raised the tariff question from
demagogy into literature. His lucidi-
ty has made the most abstruse ques.
ton clear to the simplest understand.
ing. His power has shattered the fall
lacies and bughears of so called protec.
ton. Ii he had given. to the country
no other burning truth than Why We
pay war taxes twenty-five years after
the war? he would have set the whole
country thinking.-NashuilIe World.
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The consolidation Of the Congress
sional executive committee and the
State OK executive committees into
one or rather the abolition of the
Congressional committees, and the
transfer of all their powers to the
State committees, we believe would be
unwise, and therefore we object.
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The directors of the 0, Tenn. & N.
G. Ry Co., met in their Office in this
city, Monday night, all present but
Col, S. II. Yocum. Col Thos. E. Mat
son was elected temporary chairman,
aid E. G, Reeves temporary secretary,
The charter of incorporation recently
granted by the State, was accepted,
and IN organic alton effected by the
election of II. II. Carr president Of the
board of direction, and A. b. Bowman
secretary and treasurer. Col. Matson
f. G. Reeves and ]. G. Hardin were
appointed committee to form for
and report to the next meeting, bylaws
for the corporation, The preliminary
survey will be commenced soon, and
other steps looking to Cuisines" will
soon be taken
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The Morrison Tariff Bill fell dead
last Tuesday, at the hands of hypoc-
racy, and monopoly chuckles, while
war tariff still gloots on the sweat and
blood of the poor But the people
will not always sleep. Their waking
will be followed by revolution which
will smite the monster unto death and
sweep his minions from the face of the
earth.
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Hon. 0. G. King, of Morristown, one
of the best takers in the State, and a
sound Democrat, positive in his opin-
ions and bold to express them, will
probably be the democratic nominee
for Congress in the first district of
Tennessee this load of polls.
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Each Congressional district is enti-
tied to two delegates to the Chicago
Democratic Convention. Send men
who are determined to crush out war
taxes in time of peace.
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Blanche Rooseycles novel, "sagc-
struck has been published in Lon,
don.
w. w Ccrcorn has subscribed
$1,000 toward the Confederate Home
in Richmond.
Ex-Comptroller John jay Knox
was the guest of the Boston bank pres
idents at their annual banquet
Prank James, Of fame as bandit,
is a lion at Boonyilc, Mo, being the
guest of zone of the most respected
citizens" there,
The late Mr., Maxwell, the million
aire brcwcr, OF Milwaukee, left $780,
000 to be used to pay for experiments
in aerial navigation.
Marie Booths suit against Agnes
Booth to recover part Of the property
left by Junius Brutus Booth, the
pluintiil's father, has been compromis-
ed in Boston, The terms have not
been made public.
George f. Slosson and Jacob Schae-
fer, tho billiard experts, are about to
engage in battle Of the cues for the
balk-line championship, Shaefer
now holds the emblem. The play will
occur in Chicago ON Monday night.
/ Charles A. Dana has returned from
"A trip to Mexico, He says that it is a
wretched country and corruptly gov
emcd, Its preset President went in
to office a poor man, and is now worth
$lO,OOO,OO0, Allthings are venal there
and the better class want annexation
to this country in order to have a
government of law and order.
William Preston Johnston is repor
ted by the Rev, Henry NJ. Field tC
have said recently, Shiloh being the
subject OF the conversation "Wher
my father was shot and fell from hi,
horse he had gained great victory
and If he had not been killed ut thai
critical moment, in two hours more
, he would have captured General Gran
and his whole army"
) Jefferson Davis recently said to ;
Northern visitor that General Gran
WIS great military commander, bu
that Meade was the most skilful Gen
eral in the Union army. Sherman
| was looked upon in the South as Ala
+ aric was by the Romans. He wa
, their "scourge Of God He was cruel
yet q great strategist Mcclellan wa
the best trained soldier in the war.
j Truman Smith, Of Stamford, Conn
=, the Oldest eX.United States Senator
= died ON Saturday, at the advanced ag
e of ninety-four years, He entere
+ Congress in 1889, where he continue
4 four terms and he was elected to tn
+ Senate in 1859. He was one of tn
? leading factors in the nomination {
General Taylor for President in 1S4S
+ and was then, next to John NJ. Clay
ton, the most potential Wing leader {
: the country.
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A man may forget home, kindFed,
friends, and almost everything else,
but he never iorgets the first time he
went to BARRIERS shopto get shaw
ed.
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The Democratic party will triumph
In 1884 in spite OF Randall and all the
powers of darkness.
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The Bankrupt bill has passed the
Senate.
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Elk Gov. Mathews, Of West Va, is
dead.
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George f. Slosson and Jacob Schae-
fer, tho billiard experts, are about to
engage in battle of the cues for the
balk-line championship, shaefer
now holds the emblem. The play will
occur in Chicago on Monday night,
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THE COMET.

Johnson City. Tenn, May 10, 1884.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-05-10

Marie Booths suit against Agnes
Booth to recover part of the property
left by Junius Brutus Booth, the
pluintiil's father, has been compromis-
ed in Boston, The terms have not
been made public.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-05-10

Ex.Comptroller John jay Knox
was the guest of the Boston bank pres
idents at their annual banquet.