The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-06-28

1t is now stated that Lord Tennyson
did not compete for Barnum's prize
poem on the white elephant. What is
the use for Alfred to try to crawl out
that way? If he didn't obtian the
prize he shouldn't "squeal."
AS Blaine's friends have announced
their intention of electing their favor
ite without bothering about New York,
it is apparent that President Arthur
feels himself relieved OF the RESPONSE
bility for his State. Fishing and base
ball are good enough summer sports
for him.
Another public official who could
not keep the public funds from taking
to themselves wings has been discov-
cred. He is County Treasurer Of
Queens county, New York, and the
difcit is placed at 100000. A commit
tee is investigating the empty treasury.
There is nothing else left to inyesti-
gate.
In the village of Varanda, in south
Hungary, woman has been arrested
on the charge OF poisoning her fourth
husband She confesses to having
likewise poisoned her three former
husbands, and, further to have murder
ed in the same way hundreds of wom-
en- during the last two years. She
made use of certain drugged pre-
paration of brandy.
At Chicago, crossing has been
made of sandstone, the idea being to
test the ability of the sandstone tC
stand the tear and wear of thousands
of feet daily hurrying across. To set
tie the question as to the durability o.
the sandstone beyond possible doubt
a slab of it should have been placed il
front OF one of the saloons near the
hall, while the Republican convention
was in session.
: Good authorities say Colorado stock
men will purchase and drive from
Texas two hundred thousand head o
cattle during the season, besides fifty
thousand head of cattle during til,
season, besides fifty thousand heal
from other western states and two hun
dred and fifty thousand calves
Western Texas alone will ship thre
hundred thousand head of cattle thi
spring, valued at $5,0O0000.
A young man OF Sussex count!
Del, whose girl went back on hin
and yet refused to give up the engage
ment ring, sued her for it, whereupo
her father sued the young man 70
the fireweod and coal oil that wer
: burned in the parlor while the love
y making was going on, for the meal
l that the young man ate at the hous
e during hit courtship and for the foe
der and corn that was fed to hit hors
during the same time. The case wa
q decided in the old mans favor.
: The conduct of President Arthu
= toward his successful competitor
nothing more than was to be expecte
a. of him and is of a piece With his who
!. admirable conduct since he too
If charge of his Office. Not only has h
y administration been such as to wi
oncomiums from all classes and pa
ties but his personal conduct HI
" been equally commendable. The stu
y dy loyalty Of his friends at Chtcag
. was a splendid tribute to his mani
u qualities and his excellent administr
ton.
10 The meanest trick Of the seasC
u was played upon man named Pc
u kins, a city official of Wabasha, Min
D. He had set hen on dozen eggs, al
'r after waiting several weeks for her
hatch chickens, until the hen W
'g nothing but shadow, he broke ol
er OF the eggs and found that it was DO
as ed hard. An investigation shove
IS, that oil of the eggs were boiled, al
Of Mr.. Perkins has reason to believe tn
some enemy removed the hen, boil
!, the eggs and put her back on Il
nest.
ls- In the old days no woman was {
hi Bowed to put her foot within the wa
n OF the monastery at San August
tlMexico. A noble lady Of Spain, W
:. :, of the reigning Victor, was bent
- visiting it. Nothing could stop h
and i'm she came. But she found or
u empty cloisters, for each virtuo
. monk locked himself securely in
cell, and afterward every stone in t
floor which her sacreligious feet h
touched were carefully replaced by
he new one fresh from the mountain Il
as Times are sadly changed. The no,
Tal has been turned into n hotel.
Of
-, Three hundred trains day n
-. come in and go out from Broad Str
Station of the Pennsylvania Railro
Thirty thousand people arrive a
ila