The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-08-06
Photographic News.

terday was 1907, and Of deaths from
the disease 1864. In this city 81 new
cases, and % deaths were reported
CHATTANOOGA, Aug. 4-The Look
out rolling mill, after being shut down
eighteen months, resumed work to-
day with 100 hands. They have six
months work ahead.
LONDON, Aug. 3.-Sir Charles Dixie
was in his place in the House Of Com
mons this evening for the first time
since his scandalous escapade with
Mrs, Crawford became known. He
looked pale and haggard, and kept
his eyes continually cast down toward
the floor
DUBLIN, August 3.-At both Cork
and Dublin meetings of the sharehold-
ers in the Munster Bank were held to-
day, 1t was decided to sanction vol
UNFAIRLY the liquidation of the bank af-
fairs A committee of directors were
appointed. to complete the work OF
liquidation.
AsHEvILLE, n. G., August 8, 1885,
AT Marshall. n, c., this afternoon, two
men, Ninevah Gornel and John Brown
got into an alteration. Brown drew a
spring knife and thought he was stab
bling Gosnel, but tla spring did not
work. Gosnel drew MS knife and lit
orally cut Brown int peices.
MADRID, August despite the in
crease of cholera here the business
places of amusement seems to be UNI
affected. The theatres, cafes, and
other resort OF pleasure, in factappear
to present scenes of unusual liveliness
and jollity during the crisis. The
heat everywhere throughout the coun
try is excessive and has been so for
several days.
Carlo, August 3.-Slattin Bey has
written to Gen. Grenfell, confirming
the news OF Osman Dignas death.
The garrison at SEMINAR, Capitol of
the provence of SEMINAR, on the Blue
Nile in Nubia, is reported to be still
stoutly holding out against Ell Mahdi's
men, and is credited with frequent
sorties very damaging 10 the enemy
, WILMINGTON, Del, August 3,-Dr
7 Ward B. Rowland has been appointed
7 United States Inspector OF Live Stock
: for Delaware His most important
!. duty will be to guard against the
: spread OF contagious pleuro-pneumo
e MIA. Dr. Rowland had been State Vet
erinarian, but that Office lapsed
through the exhaustion of the legisla
tive appropriation.
PARIS, Aug. "a mob attacked the
G Salvation Army while it was parading
the boulevards yesterday evening
The attack was very violent, and the
q police had all they could do to rescue
y Salvationists The leaders OF the mol
0 urged on their followers with the CRY
"Down with the English The uni
formed Britons were locked up in 1
i police station for protection.
CHICAGO, August ,, 1SS5.-At Chel
tenham beach last night w. S. Smitl
. and A. L. Talbot assembled in two bal
looms for race in mid-air. When
! height of about twelve hundred fee
: had been reached the machine col
. lapsed, Talbot came down with hi
9 wreck comparatively uninjured, bu
!, Smith fell the whole distance, strikin
g some telegraph wires before reaching
the earth. He still lives, but will dit
London, August 9.-Advices fror
Kuchan, via Teheran dated July 2:
say it is rumored that a conflict ha
i taken place between the Russians an
p the Afghans near Meruchal
le Whether true or false these rumo1
. are believed on the frontier. hume
r Gus Afghan traders have been expelle
l. from Askabad owing to the prevailin
as irritation.
H. CLEVELAND, Ohio. August 9Th
It. freight brakemen OF he Mahoning d
J. vision Of the New Yo.k, Pennsylvani
and Ohio Railroad met yesterday
as consider the recent order of the con
III pany regarding double-headers.
v was decided to make no objection
70 crews of three men are put on doubl
as headed trains, but if only two men al
er allowed they will refu to run. 1t
ne not known whether Il , company wi
- accede to these terms
u ATLANTA, GA, Augu 54.-A wave
10 Puritanism has struck ltlanta Sin,
Of the passage by the legislature OF Il
RS prohibition bill the city council h
Oy been making things very lively. Ye
~ ~ terday an ordinance was passed Gle
ii. ing all the barber shops and prohib
ing any butcher or grocer from kee
ing open on Sunday, or from sendil