The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-06-21

! Mr. George Nj. Pullman states that |
there are in this country 100 railway |
Directors private palace cars, which |
cost $2,500000, and which he pro-
nounces wholly Unnecessary; but the
Directors think differently.
1t is stated as fact that Secretary
Lincoln will not support the Blaine
and Logan ticket. He likes Logan,
but can't endure Blaine. This is .ath-
er an awkward position for young
man who for several months was men
toned more than any other for the
second place on the ticket with Blaine.
Byron was ready at retort, but too
often satirical. When one evening at
Holland House the conversation turn
ing on first love, Tom Moore compared
it to potato, because it shoots from
the eye" "Or, rather" exclaimed By
ron, because it grows less by pairing.
The supporters of Blaine in the
Brooklyn Young Republican Club
propose to call meeting and endorse
him, with or without the sanction OF
the Advisory Committee. tits thought
& that such action can be carried out,
but that it will disrupt the organiza-
ton. ~ ue
Judge West, when speaking for
Blaine i'll the convention referred to
I Gen. Logan as "that grand old Black
Eagle OF Illinois" His intimate
friends call him "Black Jack" for
short. The General is as swarthy as
an Indian and as sharp-eyed as an
eagle.
The eighty-four Indian girls from
the Lincoln Institute, Philadelphia,
have removed to the Spread Eagle
i Hotel, on Lancaster turnpike, near
Y Wayne Station, P. r. R. for the sum-
y mer. The use of the hotel, is freely
J, given by George w. Childs.
About one hundred citizens of
! Nickolasville, Kentucky, met at the
!. Court House yesterday afternoon and
e adopted resolutions expressing respect
for the sympathy with Mrs. Carrie
Best, and to denounce her arrest on
:, the charge OF numbering her husband.
= The meeting was orderly.
G From the Postmaster at Mutt, New
Mexico the Postmaster General recent
), ly received notice as follows "Oul
town is gone to the Sweet BY and By
% only one family left. / respectfully
resign my position as Postmaster here
Westward the star of empire takes its
way, also the P. NJ"
- Here is a chance for the temper
;, ance folks to make some capital fol
e themselves. A brakesman got caught
between two bumpers, at Temple
Texas, and was crushed to death
oi There is no doubt but that his deatl
Or was caused by too many bumpers
Is The fact that he was perfectly sober
IL at the time need not interfere at al
with the moral to be drawn, from tn,
in tragic occurrence.
he An editor thus advertised his miss
ID ing hat: "The gentleman who mad
lg vertently took our new beaver, an,
left an inferior article in its stead, vii
le do us infinite kindness by returning
Sc ours, and he shall receive our warmes
d thanks and two apologies: an apolog,
V, for the trouble we have given him
land the apology for hat he has LEI
/ lls,'
or 1t is said that Mrs. Emo, the thiey
ms ing New York bankers wife, pawne
ve her diamonds to help her rascal,
husband escape to Canada, and som
"a papers affect to look upon this as
" remarkable instance of devotion an
II. sacrifice. Very pathetic, indeed! T
ID think that she actually parted wit
some of her diamonds to keep he
husband out of State prisonl Why
lst is enough to draw tears from the eye
III Of robbed depositor whose none
ne paid for the diamonds.
nd 'Hq ~
Ben Wade, OF Ohio, used to say ths
mi okall things he hated the clark horse
1. ofpolitioal conventions. II remen
: Der old Ben down in Cincinnati i
1877" said delegate in Chicago tn
'e other day; II had the good fortun
FL Indeed, to sit by his side in the col
nglvention. liked the way he swol
ps better than anything else. You coul
ia- tell by his oaths that he was a goo
Eer1 man. Well, when Hayes was nomini
III ted look Of unutterable disgust can
over the old mans face. The oat
20 that followed was rich and broa,
We Soon afterward some one inquire
az after his health, when he replied th'
be fhe was not feeling well, and said /
,er Twas depressed by the thought thi
ara among the last things he would |
called upon to do i'll this world woul
F. be to vote for that d-d Hayes"