The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-09-17
President Cleveland, it is said, reius
to travel on railroad passes.

Carlsbad.
Shakespeare is the name or an edi.
tor Of a turn-'em out Democratic paper
at Kalamazoo, Mich.
Horatio Seymour is reported to be
aging very fast his hand trembles and
his foot totters.
Gov. Thompson, of South Carolina,
now serving his second term, is OK.
pected to be candidate for renomina-
ton.
SAMUEL ]. TILDEN, JR., a nepew OF
his uncle, is a candidate for the demo-
cratic nomination for secretary Of state
in New York.
The Postmaster General proposes to
control federal patronage in Wiscon.
sin, Notwithstanding the demonstra-
tions Of the belligerent Bragg.
The President has determined that
he will not appoint the man postmas-
ter in the city, who gavepublicity to q
vile scandal against Mr.. Blaine in the
last Presidential campaign.
Gov. Gray, of Indiana, is trying to
elect "an active young Democrat" in
every legislative district, to the end
that he may be made Senator. Even
if ne fails to reach the Senate no
no harm will result.
United States Treasurer Jordon has
fitted up a bedroom in one Of the
rooms Of his Office, and practically
lives in the treasury. A messenger
also sleeps close by, so as to be within
easy call when wanted.
1T rumored that the President in.
tends to reorganize the Soldiers
Home at Hampton, Va, Dayton and
Milwaukee because of mismanage.
ment. General Pleasanton is spoken
Of as commandant at Hampton.
President Cleveland is said to be
very successful as a sportsman and
fisherman. He wears a flannel shirt
slouch hat and top boots and wades
through mud and water as recklessly
as he rides over spoilsmen.
John Kelly has written from
Clifton Springs that he is deeply in.
terested in the candidacy of Joel 1
Stevens for the Office of Sheriff" Mr.
Stevens has been secretary Of tn,
Tammany Society for the last thirteer
years.
Miss Cleveland writes to friend il
Washington that she has been pal,
thus far the sum Of 81, ,250 as her shar,
OF the profit upon her book. TIL,
sale of the book keeps up fairly well
and her profits upon the venture will
aggregate $4,000.
/ We learn from the London Time
that a new explosive of great energ,
has been invented by a man name,
HELLHoFF, in honor of whom it
called Hellhoffite. Judging from tn
preliminary tests, people who foe
with it will have a Hellhoffite time
| ~ Y. Sun.
A popular movement has been bt
gun in Melbourne to erect memoria
statue Of Gen. Gordon. More tina
half of the required sum---G5,OOO--h
already been subscribed, and an OF
peal for assistance has been made I
t Victoria colonists resident in Ems
: land.
The Prince Of Wales, it is estimatec
is entitled to wear seventy differer
. uniforms. He has a right to sever
teen different military uniforms alon
! and special costumes without numb.
associated with his various titles an
offices. And he actually does wea
them as each occasion arises.
4 John Sherman saysthe first fruits
Y Democratic success are harder time
: want OF confidence, etc. Chas. Em
Y ry Smith, of the Philadelphia Pres
l. says confidence is to be found expires
g ed on every hand, and commercial r
. ports show that q market improv
d ment has taken place.
The Philadelphia Telegraph Qnd
pendent Republican, says that Il
: New York Tribune is daily doing Il
y Republican party more harm by
= rabid, hysterical, and disjointed
: rades against the new Democratic A
!" ministratien than the entire Dem
y cratic press would be capable Of doii
'e in month.
e. Senator Ransom, of North Carolir
,e hes further endeared himself to
,e constituents by killing five foot r,
il tlesnake, and Senator Vance, OF L
y. same State, took q long stride iowa
e securing a reelection by killing bei
it The disposition to smile at such pc
'e tical methods will probably be gra
le fed by people who live in states wht