The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-08-20

hands at the Alabama Great Southern
shopsin this citystruck to-nightbecause
the company is behind in their wages.
They claim two and one half months
wages is due them Fifty more
threatened to strike tomorrow, and
all the engineers also threaten to quit
for the same reason.
LONDON, August 17.--Lord Chief
Justice Coleridge, who was married
on Saturday to Miss Lawford, in a
letter to the papers says he cannot see
why the details of his private life
should interest the public. The faith
er of Lord Coleridge's bride was for
merly a Judge in Bengal. The lady's
age is 80 years.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, August IL
While Governor Gray was driving
with his family along Michigan road,
about eight o'clock last evening some
miscreant fired shot through the car
riage, the ball passing in close prox-
unity to the person of the Chief Exec
utive 1t is not known whether the
shot was fired at random or with muir
derous intent. The person by whom
it was fired could not be fond
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, August 49,
Whisky, dealers representing 100000
900 capital have sent letter to the
internal revenue collector protesting
against the interruption of their busl-
ness caused by the dispute about gaug-
ers of whiskey claiming that the bar
rels are all right and that the fault is
with the defective government instru-
ments, and giving notice that they
will bring suit against the collector for
damages sustained by any further
interference with their business.
SPRINGFIELD, Tenn, Aug. 17.-Wil-
liam Cox shot and MORALLY wounded
Henry Fletcher, Jr., in this place to-
day. Cox is a crank, and the boys
had been teasing him this morning.
He swore he would kill some of them,
and went home and procured pistol.
As he returned he met Thomas Vol
ner and fired at him, but hit Fletcher,
who had just come to town and who
had not troubled Cox. Fletcher was
sitting in chair at the time reading
a paper. Cox was arrested and is now
in jail
KNOXVILLE, Aug. I'm difficult
ty, about 6 o'clock this evening, Hor-
ace Foster, q young lawyer of this
city, fatally stabbed Ben Wilkinson,
a young farmer, living South Of Knox
vile. The affray originated in a
game OF cards in Kohlhaser's saloon.
The id lie" was exchanged when
Wilkinson knocked Foster down, who
raised and stabbed him near the heart
He died in few moments, while on
top of Foster, who was Immediately
arrested and imprisoned to await pre-
liminary investigation tomorrow
Both are young men Of families. In
the inquest over the remains verdict
was rendered in accordance with the
above facts
LONDON, August 17.-Rey. Dr. Tai
mage, of Brooklyn, preached last
might in the City Road WESLEYAN Chap
Ell. Hours before the opening OF thu
service the doors of tho chapel were
beseiged by a throng clamoring TO,
admission, and more than one thous
and persons were turned away fo
lack of even standing room in the OF
fee
The Pail Mall Gazette's recent rev
citation of London vice has been dra
matized at Vienna. The play is il
! five acts, and is entitled protect Gu
t Daughters"
A marriage has been definitely al
ranged between Sir Charles Dixie an,
/ the widow of Rev. Mark Pattison.
WLKEsBARRE, Pa, Aug. IAN
drew Undra, miner at Nanticokt
this afternoon purchased revolver
On leaving the store he went to tn
house of hungarian named JOSEF
Tomiski, with whom he boarded
The wife Of the latter being at HON
+ alone, he told her that since he ha
resided with them her friendliness t.
e ward him had inspired him with low
and he wanted her to 20 and live wit
him. Mrs. Tomaski refused, when h
told her to bid her children good-by'
: She laughed at him whereupon h
: shot at her, the bali grazed her necl
! Undra then turned the weapon upo
: himself and fred two shots. One {
! the balls passed through his windpir
aud lodged in the base OF the brail
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