The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-08-27

10 Ine IlmeS-DemOcfatl from Merlulaa,
says it is currently reported that the
Knights of Labor have ordered strike
at the shops Of the Queen & Crescent
Railroad, to take effect this midnight.
1t is impossible tonight to verify this
report, but it is generally believed that
at least portion Of the forceis deter
mined to work no longer. 1t is also
said that engineers enough will quit
work to render it impossible for their
trains to go out tonight.
LONDON, August 24.-The Standard
this morning has very strong article
on the demonstration at Hyde Park
on Saturday 1t says the meeting
was composed mainly of on-lookers
and that the procession was miser-
able affair. The Standard openly
charges that the meeting was got up
by the Pail Mall Gazette purely as a
stroke Of business and recalls how the
Gazette published the details OF the
Dixie and Pearce scandals, adding
that the Gazette would publish any
thing that was of beastly nature.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 25-Under
recent order of the commissioners
OF pensions, reducing the number OF
special examination districts, the pen
sion Office at this place was closed on
Friday last. The general opinion OF
those posted on the subject seems to be
that this change will not facilitate the
| investigation and settlement ofpension
claims. Supervising Examiner F. w.
Edmonds, who has had charge of the
Knoxville district for several months,
left yesterday for Washington where
he will probably be assigned to duty
in the field as special examiner.
CHATTANOOGA, August 24.-To-day
a force of hands begun work on the
long talked of railroad, up Lookout
mountain. For years this matter has
been agitated, and a year ago it was
supposed that Col. Cole OF Nashville,
would build the road, but his project
fell through, and it left the enterprise
in the hands of company, headed
by Major King, United States engin-
eer, in charge OF the Tennessee and
Cumberland river improvements.
. For years he has been perfecting a
model, and completed it several
Y months ago. The company has pro-
: ceeded quietly at work. The entire
j right of way is secured and every de-
tail is arranged. To-day the force be-
: gun the work of grading and the
d work will go ahead till finished. II
will be an incline road, with the en-
CINE in the centre. 1t will be located
Immediately under the famous point
The cars will be propelled by heavy
. cable lines.
' GREENEvILLE, August pa seri
q Gus accident occurred at Greeneville de
I pot on yesterday. The freight trains
n going east and west pass at Greene
q vile. VIM. Barnes, aged from IS tC
: 20, an George Harrison, aged Is to II
!. came in with load of slaves and thu
freight train going east having taker
q the side track, and as it was about tt
~ pull up the boys concluded they
!. would have ride up to the depot an(
4 accordingly they mounted the traii
;. having run out on the main track star
C ted out with a full head OF steam ant
# did not even check up in passing tn,
# depot.
A short distance beyond the depot
and while the train was running a
N rate of thirty miles an hour, perhap
faster, they both jumped from tn
, train. VIM. Barnes was thrown upol
: some rocks, and his head was badl,
;, cut, He was also otherwise injured
His home is five or six miles north Q
. Geeneville, where he was taken las
a night, but he is not expected, to live
! and it is doubtful if he is now alive
II George Harrison, though not SO seri
:, ously, was also severely hurt, and ha
), also to be conveyed home,
- A difficulty of some kind occurre
: between eleven and twelve o'cloc
:; last night, on Main street, in which
young man named McInturf, cler
:: in the store of Boyd & Brown, wa
= shot through the hand, and William
: Robinson, a son Of James H. Robinso
" Esq, was shot in the thigh. 1t
= claimed that the shooting was purel
!. accidental, and there is conflict i
: the statements as to WHO had the pi
:. tol. McInturf was at his usual place
: business this morning. Robinson
wound is more severe, and in probin
! this morning DR.. Boyd was unable
: find the ball. 1t is thought thong
!, that it is only flesh wound.
Robbed Registered Letters.