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Guitena. as "a CuS$ist.

Some Of Guiteau's maledictions
have been strikingly verified, In one
OF his moments OF real or assumed
passions it will be recalled, not long
before his execution, he held his Bible
high in air, and with eyes rolling and
gnashing Of teeth predicted that the
Republicans had elected their last
President; that Arthur would fail Of
the nomination which would go to
Blaine, and Blaine would be defeated.
The fatalities attending those associa-
ted in the prosecution areremarkable,
The District Attorney, cursed by the
assassin, soon lost his vile and office.
Two Of the attending bailiffs have
died. OF the jury that convicted him
one has died, two have been incarce-
rated as lunatic3, two have failed in
business and the rest have seen moth
ing bat trouble ever since The Doc
tor who testified to his sanity was soon
after murderously attacked by crazy
patient; hotel belonging to the
Judge who sentenced Guiteau fell sud
denly one night and killed several
persons. Guiteau's brother-in-law
and sister were divorced, Marshall
Henry was disgraced DR.. Woodward
died, DR.. Bliss lost his health-and
the back counties to hear from, As a
cuss-ist Col Guitoau seems to have
been a success.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-03-28
Science ill Institute,
JOHNSON CITY. TENN.

JOHNSON CITY, TENN.
The next session of til s,huol vii
begin September 1st, 1884, and CON
tinue 36 weeks. Course of study thor
ough and complete. The most com
petent and best trained teachers. The
teacher OF music will be lady of ex-
perience, possessing the highest degree
of culture both in vocal and instru-
mental music.
Primary department. per term Of months $3.50
Junior Collegiate q" " PFC
Senior =" " {" q" 81 90
Music, with use of instrument 32.00
A contingent fee of 800 each per
term OF AZ months, or $500 for the
ssion must be paid in advance.
Good board at reasonable rites.
w. A. EVANS,
Prin. Science Hill Institute
July 26, 1884
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Johnson City, Tenn.
Dr. TaIrnaGe Talks Politics.

There are recent signs of the coming
millennium in politics The whole
realm OF belligerency has been aban-
doned by many IS hopeless Those
who have prophesiod the lion and lamb
in every other direction have given
up politics to the vulture and tiger,
but there have recently been signs Of
truce in the DISCRIMINATING war OF par
tisanship, some dawn of suayitics,
some prospect that devastation may
yet resign the field OF strife which it
has SO long denominated.
THE EXPERIMENTS oENtALTY.
The first episode in American poll
tics is the unparalleled geniality with
which President Arthur bowed himself
out and his successor in Never in
my memory has the sceptro been SO
gracefully passed from hand to hand
If there were any regrets at departure
from Office they were all suppressed.
This, too, at time when the admin
istration surrendered to tsantagonist.
If anything could equal the modesty
and appropriate bearing Of President
Arthur in his assumption OF office at a
time of national casta:rophe twas the
eloquence and beauty with which he
vacated the chair OF tbs Chief Magis-
trateA-To give up the higeset Office in
the nation and enter on the duties Of
private citizenship without word Oh
sign or gesture orlook Of chargin re-
quires no ordinary amount of selfcon-
troll, and from all reports of the in
auguration Judge that in the three
years and a-half ofhis successful Presi
deney nothing did him more credit
than his manner Of exit,
rnBMorurp's BrsLr.
Episode socoE1l il American politics
The mothers Bible on which The
new President took the oath If Office
The unthinking might call it a mere
sentimentaity, but to me il meant
more than words can express al
Bibles are good, but some Bibles are
better than others. About the best /.
mothers Bible. When man chooses
to be sworn In on such book it meant
fist the iaithful rememberanoe of
departed one, as much as to say if i
were not for her this honor would
never have come to me, and next i
mems, may my mothers God help mt
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-03-28

IN TINS ucmondousrespousibility. For
all the solemnities involved to many
people it might as well be some city
directory or last years almanac, and
the oath Il trivialty, but make way for
the administration that starts from
the worn and faded lids of a Bible pre-
scu"ed by mothers hands at parting
| would that all Bibles presented by
mothers to sons might take possession
of families, States and Nations.
Episode third in American politics
AR. Blaine, the defeated candidate.
calls on the victor, and is cordially
welcomed at the White House, Last
October il anybody had prophesied
such shaking othands between leaders
OF the great parties he would have been
looked upon as an impostor, 1t would
have been us if he had said the North
and South poles would melt into each
others embrace. The cordial coming
together Of the two chiefs makes me
conclude that there was a good deal OF
! lying last summer and autumn before
election Ii all that was said then
were true this scene of the hearty greet
ing at the White House would have
been not only unfit, but impossible.
Perhaps when the next Presidential
election comes it would be better to
be more economical OF denunciation
and acrimony, lest the tragedy DO spoil
ed after at by the friendly handshak-
ing Of the leaders.
GENERAL GRANTS RETIREMENT,
Episode fourth--The Congressional
debate concerning the putting Of Gen
Grants name on the retired list with
the comiortableli livelihood which which
that retirement implies, gives way tc
} and unanimous and enthusiastic vote
, ! Ill IlNOI Ol tue llOllhll--IIldI NOb
which the tidings of the chiefs ter
rible ordeal produced. Men whC
fought on the other side and who fo
years opposed the President in al
political movements dropped all acer
, bity and joined in the attempt to allie
yiate the sickess, the pulsations o
which the nation is now counting
How one stroke of misfortune some
r times makes all the world kind. On,
empowering feeling of sympathy seiz
! ed the Congress, and about the last ac
, Of the departing President was to sigl
the bill, and almost the first act OF tn
new President to ratiiy it.
May God alleviate the distress Of tn
! ex-Commandcr-in-Chief, give hin
! strength to put reliance in the remem
D brance Of the Scripture passage, an
discharge in that war The conquero
or tee pale horse rides down our form
er military chisf."
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-03-28
J. 3. HETRONINUs

J. 3. HhLhUNIWU Us
OFFERS his servicest TO the Feople Of Johnson
CITY, as FIRST CLASS House Painter, Paper Harr-
er etc. Rough Board Walls canyassed and m
pprcd IN superior manner. This class Of work
Is particularly adapted ta winter fniSH when
plaster freezes. IT DURABLE AND CHEAP
KnlsNnmiuug done TO order. Buggles and Car.
riayes rcpaiuted FgE~I am here TO stay aud
mean business Give me a call.
6LnoV29w4 J. b. HEIRONINUS.
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When it Was a Sin to Kiss One S Wife.
From the New Haven palladium.


Moses Wheeler, an aged resident Of
Birmingham, died Wednesday in the
same chair in which his father and
grandfather died The great-great-
grandfather of the deceased during his
lifetime paid a visit to England, the
home OF his childhood, an event in
those days ofseveral months duration.
Returning home on the Sabbath day
he, with force and arms of evil exam
pie and against the law made and pro-
vided," kissed his wife at the door OF
his cottage and was actually expelled
from two Of the colonies therefor
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-03-28

quite certain that the union Of such
cannot be happy This Ioye-secret
has been reduced into rhyme for the
benefit Of treacherous memories -
70 change the name and not the letter
Is change for the worse, and not for the better.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-03-28
Victor and vanquished; A little

Joke.
From the Chicago News
Mr. Blaine called ON President Cleve-
land the other day.
Il am glad to see you, Mr.. Blaine
What do YOU find to do with yourself
these days"
81 am writing history
"Well, you are welcome at all times
Mr., Blaine, to come here and see us
make it."
, 1885-08-26

destined to become, Mr.. Aggers thinks,
a great agricultural and grazing country.
IL is at the base of the Big Horn noun
tains, at an altitude OF / 900 feet less than
Denver, with a climate about the same
as Colorado's- from being so sheltered by
the hills. The winters are slightly colder
but spring is earlier. The country seems
to be all underlaid with coal, there is
abundance of timber which extends to the
foot Of the mountains, the water is plcnti-
full, clear and soft, aud the grass is
claimed to be of superior excellence. For
100 miles north of Buffalo it is a grand
farming country, while to the east and
south the grazing is apparently limitless.
Buffalo, the shire town of johnson
county, has 900 inhabitants. 1t is two
years old, has a fine brick court house and
Is building up quite rapidly. There is a
government post of seven companies two
miles away at Fort Mckinney; but the
Indians are pent up at the Grow reserya-
ton seventy miles to the north. Six hun
drod bushels of potatoes and forty-ivc
bushels of oats are raised to the acre near
Buffalo; wheat grows finely, wild fruits
grow in abundance and general vegetables
do very well. There is a grist mill forty
FIVE miles north of Buffalo, which is to
have a mill of its own shortly. When
railroads are put through that region it
will develop into remarkable prosperity.
While articles like this are calculated to
help Wyoming in the way of advertising,
it is somewhat amusing to see a newspaper
in Denver talking of this region as though
it had until the past few months been a
sort OF terra iaoognitd, when it has been
well known for years that Wyoming pos
sesses not only all these opulent resources,
but many Others which the gentleman in
terviewed doesn't touch upon.
, 1885-08-26
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Anu ie'' .ne Happy 1oupie "ione III 'nelr
slo,y. A~ons 'ne pr'uai presen's were a
~euuins SUIT 70 'ne groom from "r.
Onase, several pictures from MT ana
Mrs. Chase,
, 1885-08-26
L. AS A
A Man who Would Make a First Glass
Juryman.

In the days when we used to run re-
Ginning chair cars to Denver" said Con-
ductor Hinckley, AN old gawk got on the
train at Eaton once to ride to Greeley.
BE was a long, lank looking fellow, who
evidently was not onto many OF the new
tangled things in the railway business.
He was making for the smoking car on a
dead run when he spied the new chair
car. The easy, reclining chairs caught
his eye, and he stood almost tnnsfxed,
gazing at them.
"If you want to 90 on this train you
had better get aboard, | said.
Ken | get on ter this kerr asked
the countryman, pointing to the new
chair car.
Vi course; get right aboard.
The countryman clambered aboard
and looked around the car with great as
constituent. Wall, I'll swan, he finally
calculated. I've seed eatin' keers an
sleepin' keers, but I'll be gol burned eff l
eve seed a barber keer afore. Do you
u 'em all the time, stranger
"'Oh, yes | said, carrying u the
joke. We run them right along. Would
you like to get shaved?'
Wall, | alters shave myself ter hum
but | guess I'll try this just once, and he
Topped down in chair and took a posi-
ton for a shave. This made the situa-
ton rather trying for me. | had not ex-
pected the countryman would want his
scraggy beard taken off. He called the
peanut vender to his aid. Peanuts don
ned an apron and went forward"
Have a shave, sir2" he asked, po-
ltelr.
Guess will git trimmed up a lcetle. 81
How far are you going2'
Bout fifteen mile"
Can't shave YOU if don't 20 any
farther han that-there' three ahead Of
you already, solemnly affirmed the glib
tongued Peanuts, while l mentally re-
solved to give him the silver half-dollal
which then burned IN my fingers. "
" I'm col burned sorry for that.
wanted to see how the DANCED thing
worked, disconsolately remarked the
countryman, as he began rocking to and
fro in the travelling barber car
, 1885-08-26
Cattle Notes.

G. NJ. Oelrichs has ordered twenty-five
stock cans at Pine Bluffs Aug. &c.
w. d. Hoxter and Newell, of Wash
ington territory, arrived in the city last
evening with GOO head Of horses. They
will sell here 200 head of mares and ship
400 geldings to Ohio.
j. w. Watson has ordered forty stock
cars at Pine Bluffs Aug. 90.
Addoms & Glover have ordered nine
teen stock cars at Pine Bluffs Aug. 81.
Fisher & Co. have ordered fifteen stock
cars at Pine Bluffs Aug. 81.
The Bay State Cattle company has or
dered nineteen stock cars at Pine Bluffs
Aug. &c.
, 1885-08-26
c MAVERICKS.
unbr anded News Notes Picked Up
About The CITY.

Foggy with fog.
'0w's your code?
Number the houses.
Letter the street corners.
Now harvest overcoats.
This weather will thin out the tramps.
Watermelons looked unreasonable yes,
terday.
There is to be a big picnic at Natura.
Fort shortly.
Yesterday was more like November
than August.
1t is said that the electric light plant is
going to be moved.
There was a heavy rain between 9 and
IL o'clock last night.
Laramie will send six hundred visitors
to the G.. A. r. reunion.
Numerous merchants have gone east ia
lay in fall and winter stocks.
Gather your flags and bunting for dec
Grating during the reunion.
A settlement on lower Crow creek
called Thompson, wants a postofice.
The eastern passenger train Yesterday
morning'wa very large and heavily loaded.
The only thing Cheyenne is behind in is
the naming Of streets and numbering the
houses.
Cholera rumors i. the east don't head
off the California fruit trade. Three car
loads of it went east yesterday morning.
Frank Miller has as yet failed to find
any trace of his two horses, which either
strayed or were stolen during the past
week.
Winter seems to have come in and
taken a seat right plump in the lap Of
summer, but she will make it too warm
for him.
Put screens at the upper openings of
the street c~ulverts aud that will 4 Y tear
ing up the crossings to remove the gar
bage which clogs them.
The pay car of the Union Pacific, which
has been over the Oregon Short Line, re
turned east yesterday morning. Paymas-
ter Joslyn was on board.
If the houses were numbered it would
save a great deal of throuble in giving ad-
dresses. A city Of this size without street
numbers is unknown elsewhere.
The train due here at $40 yesterday
from the east didn't arrive until 10
O'Clock. 1t was detained at Omaha wait
ing for some of the Iowa trains which
were five hours late.
There will be a very large number of
strangers in this city next month, and the
names of the streets should be placed on
the corners, not only for convenience, but
for the looks of the thing.
The Signal Service officer reports that
the highest temperature yesterday was
$500; lowest, 40. 50; mean temperature
so. 70; mean humidity, co. per cent; high
est velocity Of wind 2s miles per hour;
rainfall, Is.
Now it is said that Edgar l.. Wakeman,
editor of The Current, of Chicago, has
disappeared, and some think he has com
mitted suicide. Wakeman is a man too
well balanced for that, and he Is as square
as an iron cube.
The cattle business is liable to be active
for some time to come. Double and
triple-headers will pull out trains of beef,
whose loads of nourishing food will a
from starvation the famished boards of
the east, and send back to the territory a
food of silver and golden dollars.
, 1885-08-26

The following real estate transfers were
recorded yesterday in the county clerk
office;
A. S. Hill to John Smith, lots 7 and s,
in block AL, city of Cheyenne. Consid
Grafton sos.
c. P. Organ to Wilson j. Stephens, all
the water necessary from said Organ
ditch to irrigate the south half of the
south half of section 4, township Is, north
of range &C, west. Consideration $50 pei
wear.
, 1885-08-26

Weston 4 Kelly, proprietors Of the
New York Club House, on Seventeenth
street, will furnish anything called for at
their short order counter. Billiard saloon
and bar connected with the establishment.
Best stock Of wines, liquors and cigars in
the city.
, 1885-08-26
"A case not beyond Help.

DIR. NJ. II. Hinsdale, Kewanee, ILL.,,
advises us ola remarkable cure ofconsump-
ton. He says: a neighbours wife was
attacked with violent lung disease, and
pronounced beyond help from quick CON
sumption. As a last resort the family
was persuaded to try DR.. VIM. Halls
Balsam for the Lungs. To the astonish-
ment of all, by the time she had used one
half dozen bottles she was about the house
doing her own work.
, 1885-08-26

Metropolitan Hotel-A Francis, John
McCelvy, Portland, Me; John II Perry.
Cottonwood, Kan. Jas Wolfenberger, G
B Dusenberry, Horse Creek.
Fishers Hotel-B f Nicely, Nevada
A II Lee, L p Ry; VIM Maxwell, Tie
Siding; w II Burtz, Geo p Ricbry, n.
Schultz, Denver; Jas Pryton, ranch
John Montgomery, George Smith, WI
Prulle, Fort Laramie.
Inter Ocean Hotel-Gus l. Lippenan
Boston; Mr. Edwards, Denver; W S Hig
gins, Kansas City A Davis, Chas Meyer.
Denver; V + Mitchell, Chicago; VIM II
Ashley. Fox Greek, Wyo.; T J Hewart,
Kansas City; Geo Zwick l.ongmont
Colo, } II Reid, Denver.
, 1885-08-26

have the largest and most complete
clothing house in Wyoming, and can and
will sell clothing cheaper than any other
house in the territory, b. Hellman.
, 1885-08-26

Quick complete cure, all Kidney. Blad.
der and Urinary Diseases, Scalding Irrita.
ton, Stone, Gravel, Catarrh of the blad.
der. 81. Druggists.
, 1885-08-26

Palpitation, dropsical swellings, dizzi-
ness, Indigestion, headache, sleeplessness
cured by Wells Health Remover.
, 1885-08-26
Nervous nehlIltntea mrn

You are allowed a free tri1i ef thirty
days of the use of DR.. Dyes Celebrated
Voltaic Belt with Electric Suspensory APP
planes for the speedy relief and perma
nent cure Of nervous debility, loss of vi
tality and manhood, and all kindred
troubles. Also, for many other diseases.
Complete restoration to health. vigor and
manhood guaranteed. No risk is incurred.
Illustrated pamphlet, with full informa-
ton, terms, etc, mailed free by addressing
Voltaic Belt Co., Marshall. Mich.
The oyster season has commenced at
the Star restaurant.
1t will be money in your pocket if you
, 1885-08-26

Boots and shoes are very cheap, and
you do not need to buy shoddy IL you 20
to Polack's where prices will astonish
yon.
, 1885-08-26

Pure fruit juices and rock candy syrups
used only in Rhodes and Troxells soda
water
, 1885-08-26
Smoke Rats,

Hardware, stoves and unware, at Arp
& Conway's.
, 1885-08-26
90 10 Eagle Pharmacy
f0I. g Rats"

Ask your grocer for Denver Best SOAP
, 1885-08-26

1t will be money in your pocket if you
purchase at Polack's
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-04-01

PUTNAM HALL, March, 2Sth IS

PUTNAM HALL, March, 2Sth 1885,
Editor PALATKA NEWS:
Our school at this place, taught by
Prof. J. D. Hill, closed yesterday. Last
night, at o'clock, quite number of la
dies and gentlemen assembled at the
school house to enjoy a little entertain
ment, given by the teacher, which con-
sisted of speeches from some of the schol-
airs and gentlemen of Putnam Hall.
The exercises were opened by a speech
from Master J. Verna Wall, on the
''Value of Education" He was follow
ed by speeches from Mamie Lane,
Blanche Seigler, Katie Seigler and Car
RE Green, who all recited their speeches
elegantly and with much grace
The audience was then addressed by
the following named gentlemen: Mr.. \
NJ. Padget, who gave us very inter
esting address on, GLOW to Obtain an
Education" Mr.. J. P. Wall then gave
us a very appropriate address on the sub
ject of Education" Mr.. E. B. Gas
kins was then called upon, who ably adj
dressed us on the Cultivation of the
Mind, and the Importance of Early
Training"
Prof. Hill then gave a few parting
words to the children, and after thank
ing the patrons for their hospitality to-
ward him during the term of school,
urged them to take more interest in the
public school in the future. To him is
due much credit for his faithful labors as
teacher in our school, for the past
eight months. The exercises were closed
by a song entitled "Golden Slippers, :"
which was gracefully sung by Master
Charles Greenwood, followed by an af-
fecting sermon by Mr.. Milton Padgett,
whose text was, "And he played on a
harp of a thousand strings; Sperits of
just men made perfect" The whole af-
fair was both interesting and amusing;
and all felt much refreshed and bene-
fitted. j. E. S.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-04-01
THE PoULPIN PALATKA,
A Great CephaIopod on Our Wharf
The Monster on Exhibition
His Proportions and Fea-
tures---His Habits and


His Proportions and Fea-
tures--His Habits and
His Home.
As we were going to press last night,
great noise arose on the wharf, near
Lanes warehouse, and the whole force of
THE NEWS rushed out to find a large
area of the dock covered by a vast Shiny
mass which was strange to all the assem-
bly,. Long whip-like arms flashed the
air, and curved and twisted in snaky
tangles around a dark body in the cen
ter. Then the arms fell rafting on the
hard planks, and tried in vain to seize the
hard surface, while the.central mass rose
and fell in uncertain expansion: two
large green eyes stared horribly at us,
and long curved beak snapped and
snarled in anger. From a hundred blow
holes the air rushed with kissing noises
as the thing breathed and the whole
struggled to draw itself along the wharf.
1t seemed to feel no alarm at the increas-
ing number of SPECTATORS, and paid no
heed to their wondering ordinations.
! Several negroes left. thinking that Ode
Debbil's come, " and probably ran far be-
yond their homes before fatigue com
PEELED them to stop.
Meantime no effort was made to stop
the monster, and he continued his way
across the wharf until he reached the
deep sand in the rear of Marrion's hotel,
on Water street. Here he settled him
self and rested. But his great eyes still
kept angry watch and emitted q dull
green phosphorescent light. Occasional
Iy the hooked beak snapped viciously and
protruded itself from the tangled mass of
legs seemingly larger than a mans hand.
The crowd drove him with sticks and
| brickbats further from the water, and as
he lay with his arms expanded stout
rope was drawn around one, and he was
tied securely to strong post. He was
evidently badly wounded, probably by
the wheel of river steamer, and had
| betaken himself to the first land for re-
cuperation. Hisslimy trail showed that
he had climbed one of the supports of the
wharf and thence was drawing himself
along when the Waterman saw him.
These animals are generally found
only in the depths of the ocean, but one
was killed at New Smyrna some years
ago, and several small ones have been
seen on the Florida coast. The one
which has come to us so strangely this
morning will weigh about 800 pounds,
and his utmost spread would be % feet.
But all of this is conjectural, for none of
us has ventured near enough to his ter
rible beah and horrible arms to make an
exact description. They haveabeen seen
more than one hundred feet from one ex-
tended tip to the other, and then the
monster weighs three or four, thousand
pounds.
Our visitor probably lost his way as
porpoises have twice done, and became
entangled in the wheels of a steamer so
that it was too much injured to return
The great Cephalopod will no doubt at
tract crowds of visitors to-day, and fur
nish new reason for remembering the
First of April, 1885. Our naturalists-
Fry, Kersting and others-will give us
scientific particulars, (which we will pub
lish tomorrow.