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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-07-23
Buy Drugs at City Drug Store.


Lide 4 Smith.
All kinds of Salt Fish at W. G.
Mathes & Bro
Stone ware at 1873,
J. W. HUNTER & Bro.
Jim Seaver returned from Hawkins
county last Saturday,
The cheapest coffee and sugar in
town at Lide 4 Smith.
Ii you want to immortalize yourself
send fruit to THE COMET office.
Fine Tobacco at City Drug Store.
Everything in the eating line cheap
at W. G. Mathes & Bro.
G. c. Seaver will sell you the apple
and peach parer cheaper than ever.
Ike T. lobe has been confined to
his room for several days with fever.
Gents fine fur hats at 81. 40 at J. w.
Hunter 4 Bros.
Scythes, Hay Forks and grindstones
cheap at Lide & Smith
Mr.. +. A. Shipley, county court
clerk, was in town on business yester-
day.
Jellies. Sauces 4 canned goods in
every variety at W. G. Mathes & Bro.
Col. W. d. Haynes and wife went
up to Roam Mountain the first of the
week
W. G. Mathes & Bro Keep the
freshest & cheapest Oranges 4 Lemons
in Town.
p. II. Pouder and wife of Newcombe
Tenn, are visiting his brother s. H.
Poudcr.
You will find the best Tobacco, CT
gars & Cigarettes at W. G. Mathes &
Bro.
1t is remarkable what fondness
some OF our young grocery men have
for flowers"
II you want job work done, call at
THE COMET Office and examine sam
Piles and plices.
A. J. Patterson's roller process -four,
best in the city, for sale only by w. G.
Mathes 4 Bro. @
Mrs. ]. W. Eakin and children left
last Monday for Roam Mountain to
spend month.
Largest Stock OF Window Glass be.
tween Knoxville and Bristol at Lide l.
Smith
James Hodge (colored) died at his
home in this place last Sunday. He
was buried Monday.
Who keeps the best assortment &
cheapest Sugar & Coffees in Town?
W. G. Mathes & Bro.
Grant, Stevens, 4 Co. have begun
the manufacture Of furniture at their
factory in this place.
Morristown Southern Crown, Lee
noirs Town Greek and Range Family
Flower at Lide & Smith.
Most wonderful are the cures made
by use OF B. B. B. Call for phamplet
at Jones Drug Store.
A. ). Patterson, Of Union Depot,
one Of the best follows in the world,
was in town Saturday.
DR.. J. N McElroy, and family, and
Miss Hattie Peel, of Orlando, Fla, are
visiting relatives in the city.
Mr.. p G. Range has an old German
prayer book that belonged to his
grandmother 1t is LAG years old.
G. c. Seaver has just received a
new supply OF Oliver Chill Flows and
repairs that he is selling cheap.
Miss Carrie Lacy and Miss Moliie
Hickey OF Bakersville, N. G. are Wis.
ting the family Of their uncle G. w
Hickey.
Mr.. G. Phillips, Of Charleston, S. c.
has been spending few days in oul
city. He seems to be on pleasant
business.
II. b. Crumley and James Gallihel
left this week for Newport, Tenn.
where they go to engage in the lum.
Der business.
Mr. John Temple and wife of Mem
phis, are at the City Hotel. He is
brother of the esteemed hostess, Mrs
w. A. Dickinson.
Floyd Heironimous left last Thurs
day for Arkansas. Floyd is just start
ing in life and we trust he win NEE
with success in his new home.
Rev. ]. A. Burrow, Jr. was in tn
city Tuesday. He is assisting Rev. G
w. Mallonee in his work on the Eliza
bethton and Cranberry Circuit.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-07-23

FOR DYSPEPSIA and Liver Com
plant, you have a printed guarantee
on eveyry bottle OF Shiloh's Vitalizer.
1t never fails. ]. B. Jones.
THE REV. GEO. H. THAYER, OF
Bourbon, Ind. says: "Both myself
and my wife owe our lives to SHILoH's
CONSULTATION CURE" j. B. Jones.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-07-23
Grain drill.

$. II. Ponder has in stock the best
drill made. Call on him before you
buy,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-07-23

Call on 5. II. Ponder for your seed
wheat, grain drills and phosphate
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-07-23

For the best brands of Phosphate,
call on S. Fl. Pouder.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-07-23

SHILOH'S CATARRH REMEDY
"a positive cure for Catarrh, Dipthe-
ria and Canker Mouth. J. B, Jones.
"HACKMETACK," a lasting and
fragrant perfume. Price % and so
cents. j. b. Jones.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-07-23

ARE YOU MADE miserable by In
digestion, Constipation, Dizziness,
Loss of Appetite, Yellow Skin? Shi-
loh's Vitalizer is positive cure. J. B.
Jones.
WHY WILL YOU cough when
Shiloh's Cure will immediate relief.
Price, Zoe, soc and 81. j. B. Jones.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-07-23

A NASAL INJECTOR free with
each bottle of Shiloh's Catarrh Cure.
Price 80 cents. J. B. Jones.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-07-23

SHILOH'S CURE will Immediately
relieve Group, Whooping Cough and
Bronchitis. j. b. Jones.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-20
YELLOW JACK IN GOTHAM.
The Citizens of the Metropolis &c
n Fever Scare.

NEW YORK, Aug. IA dispatch from
Health Commissioner Raymond of Brook
lyn warned the sanitary authorities to-day
to be ON the lookout for Henry Ryners, 20
years old, sailor on the schooner John Glib
son, who had left the vessel, now lying at
Brooklyn dock, sick with symptoms sus-
plciOuSly like those of yellow fever The
John Gibson came into port from CienfuegO
on Aug. and was detained at quarantine
until Aug. 10, when all being well on board
she was allowed to come up to her dock
1t Is reported now that her captain
had died on the voyage from the fever.
Another report has it that there was no
sickness on board, which, if true, cannot be
aScertalned ut the present stage. Ryners
left the ship yesterday and it was found
that he had crossed the city to New York
SEARCH WAS AT ONCE
made for him. Before it was begun
citizen had found Ryners lying
very i'll in the battery park and
had helped him to No. - State street
where he fell in the hallway unable to go
any further. Here Dr. Conant, sanitary
inspector, found him and had him al once
aemOved to the Riverside hospital. During
the night he developed the well-known
signs of the dreaded disease. This
morning he was removed to quarantine
The premises>on State street were disin-
fected, the Brooklyn health officers are
looking after the ship and its partly
discharged cargo. The health officers say
that they do not believe yellow fever could
become epidemic in New York in its pres
ent excellent sanitary condition.
ANOTHER CASE.
NEW YORK. Aug. 19.-OttO Raab, %
years old, who is said to have arrived here
from Tennessee last week, was found TO be
Ill at 40 Bowery to-day, and the physicians
summoned pronounced his case yellow
fever. He was removed to Bellevue hos
pital. The physicians there say he has not
yellow fever, but intermittant fever. His
skin IS yellow, but this is cited by the doc
tors as accompanying intermittant fever.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-20
DIXON's COLoRED DAUGHTER.
He Leaves Her S5OO.OOO- Her
Z White Husband.

Sparta (Ga.) Letter to New York Sun.
The will of David Dixon, in which he
left $500, 900 to his daughter, mulatto, is
creating wide interest here. The woman.
Fanny Eubanks, is living in good style in
Augusta. Mr.. Dixon years ago offered
$500 to any respectable white man who
would marry her. 4 young man named
EubankS, a graduate of the University of
Georgia, accepted Mr.. DixOn's proposition.
and took the girl North, and they were mar
ried in Boston. He brought certificate
from that place showing that they were
legally married. Eubanks brought her
home, and was well provided for on ore of
Mr.. DiXOn's plantations. He lived with
his dusky bride several years, raising two
children by her. Eubanks died several
years ago, and left Fanny a daShing widow
Mr.. Dixon took her and her two children
back to his home, where they lived until he
had a fine house built for them near his
own. and there Fannie Eubanks and her
mother lived until DiXOn'S death. He made
his will and then sent for the family to
come down to his house, together with
other witnesses, and informed them that he
had made his will, that no one but his law
yer and himself knew what was in it, and
that he wanted them all to witness his sig
nature. After signing the document and
having it properly witnessed, he said that
after his death it would be asserted that he
was not of sound mind, and he wanted
them to test him and see if his mind was
clear.
After his death his vault was opened. A
package of S25, 900 in stocks and bonds was
found with the name of the mother of Fan
ME EubankS written on it as the owner
This amount was not mentioned in the will
in any manner, and the S25, ,000 was turned
over to the woman by the executors. 1t is
asserted by some that the will ought to be
broken on account of Mr.. Dixon having ad-
vanced to his brother $40, 900 and taken a
mortgage on his land to secure the money.
His brother paid the debt, but failed to
have the mortgage cancelled, and died with
out ever taking up the paper. AS soon
as he died Dixon came in with the
mortgage and took the land for the debt.
1t is also asserted that Dixon had no right
to give this mulattO, although she was his
child, his landed estate, amounting to IL
900 acres of the best land in Middle Geor-
gia, as it will injure those owning lands ad-
joining.
The mother of Fannie Eubanks Is very
quiet, inOffensive woman. and when any of
Mr.. DiXon's friends visited him she would
wait on his guests, and never put herself
forward. She always seemed to recognize
the fact that she was servant. She would
often visit Sparta to trade, and some of
Mr.. Dixon'S friends to whom she would
bring things from the plantation would in
vite her to dinner. She would always pre-
fer having her dinner sent to the kitchen,
where she would eat with the servants.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-20
The Special Messenger.

Washington Special: The matter of put
ting the messengers for the new special de-
livery system through civil service examin-
atiOns has not yet been definitely settled.
Members OF the civil service commission
say they have not decided even to make the
claim that messengers must be examined.
but they would not hesitate tO conduct an
examination if asked To do so by any of the
postmasteTs charged with the duty OF max
inc these appointments. The acting post
master general. Mr.. Stevenson. said this
afternoon that the matter had not been
brought to his attention. But Gen. Hazen.
the third assistant postmaster general. who
has direct charge of the work of
putting the new system into operation.
says, as he reads the law, it does
not call for examinations, and the eircu-
lar Of instructions drawn up by Mr.. Villas
was evidently framed without any idea that
the messenger bows would have TO 90
through the civil service mill. Gen. Hazen
says that the letter of instructions will
proi2biy be received from the printer to-
morrow. and will at once be sent to every
pOStuilice i'm the country. 1t will be accom-
panied by list of the offices where the
special delivery system viii Operate-GSO in
all-and is 10 be posted in every postofiice
IN the country, 50 that one purchasing a
special-delivery stamp can tell whether it
will be of any avail at the Office to which it
is 10 ne sent. The officials in the depart
ment are not OveTcOnfident OF the success of
the experiment, but Gen. HaZen declares
enphatically that the department means il
shall have every opportunity for Il fair trial
and 50 it will be pushed with the utmost
yigOr
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-20
TELEGRAHPIC SPARKS.

The National Electric Light association. in
session in New York. viii endeavor to have
established uniform rate OF charges to the
public.
David Fl. MeAlpine and Thomas P. Row
land OF New York nave become suretieS in the
sum Of 100000 to-day for Messrs ouintard
and Weed the assienees Of John Roach.
This yeBr's class of the Chautauoua uni
versty. numbering 1000, received diplomas
yesterday at Chautauoua- The new chan
cellur OF the university. Edward Everett Hale,
delivered the Grafton, in which he pronounced
the English Of Gen Grant the best narrative
English that had been produced in this coun-
try.
John Steel. n rlilwsy employe, was crushed
10 death by a falling rock at Calisberry, Ky,
yesterday.
In Webster county, KY, Boyle Baker shot
ana seriously wounded J. B. Curtie. Baker
vas pursued by the friends of Curtie, and ex-
changed shots with them. On emptying his
revolver he plunged into the river and was
drowned. Baker and Curtie quarreled about
a trivial matter.
Ella Morrison, young lady III with typhoid
lever at the Huron street hospital, Cleveland,
left her room during the absence OF her
nurse, and fell or jumped over the railing in
the upper hall. She fell q distance OF thirty
feet. striking On a steam heater. Her skull
was crushed and both arms broken, and death
ensued shortly.
a soldiers reunion Is being held at Fort
Wayne, at which IL is expected 10000 win be
present before the end OF the week
The Texas ProhibitioniSts held a state con-
ventiOn yesterday. electing n state executive
committee and adopting a platform Of prin-
ciples.
The report that cattle are dying at Bloom
ington, ILL.,, with the Texas fever is denied
Hoods old brigade of Confederates held q
reunion yesterday at Glasgow, KY.
The Sons of Veterans adjourned yesterday
Washington. Walter S. Payne of Fostoria,
o., is the new commander.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-20
Steamer Lost.

CHICAGO, Aug. 19.-Capt. Condor of
the steamship Oceanic, which arrived from
Buffalo at late hour last night, reported
the loss of the steamship Jarvis Lord. The
Lord was bound from F't. Ignace to Chicago
with load of iron ore. Monday morning.
while passing the Manitous. she sprung a
leak and made water so rapidly that her
pumps were useless. 1t was then decided
to run her on the beach and she was put
about and headed for Glen Haven. About
o'clock in the afternoon, when within two
miles of Glen Haven, the steamer was aban-
doned, and she sank, stern first, in about
forty fathOmS of water The crew mar
rowly escaped with their lives, but sue
ceeded in reaching Glen Haven in the small
beats, where they intend TO take the pro-
peller Lawrence for Chicago this morning.
The Lord and her cargo are total loss.
She was built at Marine City in 1872,
and was owned by Moore and others of
Cleveland. She measured 93S tons, rated
9215, and was valued at S32. 900. She is
said to be insured for SIS. 900 i'll the Liv-
erpOOl.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-20
Killed n Hnytian policeman.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, Aug. 19.-Capt
Dickson, of the schooner Mabel F. Stables,
which arrived at this port to-day from St.
Marks, Hayti, reports that just before leav-
ing the latter port his entire crew of four
men were arrested charged with murder
ing policeman. The vessel had her clear
ance papers and was all ready to start ON
on her voyage on Aug. 2. The
crew went ashore to spend the
last night. They met other
sailors on land. During the evening a num-
Der of grOggerieS were visited. Towards
midnight the crew with their friends
started down to the wharf where the sailors
who were to leave the following morning
intended 10 board their vessel They were
singing songs when an officer stopped the
leader and ordered them TO be quiet. The
sailors did not stop their singing and the
officer took hold of the man
at the head OF the procession to
march them off TO 10 4 dungeon. The men
refused to 90 and fight followed. in which
the policeman was shot and killed The
report of the pistol attracted number of
officers to the scene and the whole party
was placed under arrest. Capt. Dickson.
the following morning, succeeded i'm getting
two of his men released and shipped two
new men for the voyage. The other two
members of the crew were held at st. Mark
for trial.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-20
Nichols, the Texas Suicide, Short in His
Accounts Thirty Thousand
Dollars.
The President of a Railroad and Three
Others Meet Death in a
Collision.
The jarvis Lord Springs a Leak and
Goes Down on Lake
Michigan.
A Kentucky Son Defends His Father
An Ohio Citizen Gored by
Bull
Cabbaged $4,000.

FT. WORTH, Tex. Aug. ia startling
rumOr spread through this city to-day to the
effect that the late John Nichols, vice preSi-
dent of the City National bank. whose sud-
den death occurred last Monday at the bank,
was defaulter in q large amount. Imme-
diately after his demise, the officers of the
City National bank called a meeting of all
the bankers of the city and investigated the
affairs of the bank. This committee report
that they find the late Vice President
Nichols to have been defaulter in about
$50. 900. but the committee consider the
bank sound. Nichols was also city treas
urer, but thus far no irregularities in his
accounts rs such have been discovered. So
far as known tonight the outside indebted
ness Of Nichols on individual notes
amounts to $50. 900. although rumOrs are
current that his private indebtedness is
much larger. Where the money went to is
as yet mystery, as Nichols was man of
frugal habits and did not drink or gamble.
His funeral yesterday was the largest ever
witnessed III this city His body will
probably be exhumed i'm order to settle the
question whether or not he committed sui
eide.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-20
TrueLy Ea6 Man.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 19.-One Of the
most notorious stage robbers on the Pacific
coast is again on trial for one of his char
aeteriStic OffenSeS. after having been less
than week outside OF the penitentiary.
HIS name IS William Smith. alias c. p.
NeibuSch. Smith was convicted of riiling
Wells, Fargo " Co.'S treasure box aboard
stage from Milton To Sonora. Dee. %.
1881, and sentenced to San Quentin. but
was released Saturday, having completed
his sentence, less allowance for good be-
haviOr. He was quickly arrested by 4
United States marshal on warrant charg-
ing HIM with having robbed the mails ON
the same stage. On being arraigned in the
United States district court yesterday he
pleaded not guilty. His greatest exploit
was the S!ngle-handed robbery of Wells.
Fargo X Co.'S express on the stage from
Sierra Valley to Truckee, June 90. 1881.
While he was waiting in ambush for the
stage light wagon containing several men
appeared The robber captured the con-
veyance, and stood off the occupants for an
hour and half, until the Sierra Valley
stage arrived. This contained four passen-
gers, all Of whom were compelled to get
down, except the driver, who was obliged
to break open the Wells, Fargo Il Co. box
and hand ont the contents. While this was
going ON, two other vehicles appeared, and
the driver ON each was compelled to get
down and mingle with the other prisoners.
At the close of the afternoons performance
Smith had thirteen men. sixteen horses and
four vehicles under the control of his
dOCble-barrelled shotgun.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-20
DeIinnuentpnsrInnsters.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-The chiefs of
the money order Office and the finance
division and the Chief special agent of the
pOStoilice department have been instructed
10 call the immediate attention of the post
master general or the first assistant post
master general TO all eases of delinquency
in money matters on tine part of postnasters
which may come To their notice by the re-
ports of special agents or otherwise. 4
special packet OF ''nelOn-cOlored' papers
Is 10 be prepared for such
cases, the color being designed
10 call attention at once to the Enclosures
from among the mass of papers which
reach the desks of the postmaster general
and his assistants. Heretofore cases of this
kind have been allowed TO take the routine
course. going with other correspondence 20
the correspondence clerks Office. aud as a
result many postmasterS who have failed to
keep up their deposits have been able to re-
tain their offices after their delinquencies
have been reported upon.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-20
DefauIIer TKibb,s Case.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 19.-The full text
of the decision of Judge Crease of the su-
preme court of British Columbia. i'm the
Hibb eXtradition case has been received at
the postofiice department in his preamble
Judge Grease SAYS: 1t is a case of consid-
erable importance because the complaint is
for an otfense which has no exact parallel
in the history Of eXtradition cases and
the danger that would arise of
repetition should it not prove to
be an eXtradible Oifense. will be easily un-
derstOod when it is considered that there
are some $1,000 postmaSters having the
same facilities as the prisoner in the issue
of money orders in the United States. and
if such can with impunity. unblushingly
confess TO having abused his trust by EN-
beZzlement of see. 600 in three days and
then avoid all punishment by merely step
ping across an imaginary boundary line il
is a mere rule of three TO ascertain the
mischief such an example to even
a few of that great army
of postmasters might do. Judge
Crease pays high compliment TO Solicitor
General Go0de and TO the officers who traced
Hibbs and brought about his arrest. He
concludes as follows: while 1 cannon
stop without acknowledging the assistance
rendered TO the court by Mr.. Solicitor Gen
eral GoOde, 1 trust it will not be inappro-
pirate if echo the words OF the learned
judge in the Windsor case, while deal
with the law as it is. may wish that
the government of the United States
may see TO its advantage in adding 10 tbe
catalogue of extradicable offenses. all those
crimes which have been for some time
pressed upon its attention from this side II
the line, and l do so with the object Of
saving endless time and expense to both
countries. 1t would be especially welcome
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-20
Done BY Dynamite.

WILMINGTON, Del, Aug. 1S.-Capt
Wiley and Pilot Cary have been overhaul
ing the plaster and other debris on the
steamer FELTON, this morning and have
found a fragment of metal, a bunch of
bright silver wire, and piece of tin be-
lieved to have been the lid of a dynamite
canister. Canisters TO which such a lid
would belong are one inch in diameter and
three inches in length, and it would require
several TO do the work of the explosion.
The finding is considered as important as
cOrrOborating the statement OF Hiram Mil
Ter OF Morrisonville, New Jersey, that he
saw a man, whom he described. in the
companion way door place a canister be-
hind the door and hook the door back
Master MachiniSt Callahan examined the
boiler this morning and found the
tubes behind the indention bent inward, but
sound and unbroken.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-20
Vandcrbilt,s latest Deal.

Special TO the Globe.
NEW YORK, Aug. 19.-What was con-
sidered natural sequence to the absorp-
ton of the West Shore road by the New
York Central was the announcement from
a semi-Otlicial source to-day that Mr.. Van
derbilt. through his agents in this
city, has secured control of 81, 2OO.-
OOo of preferred stock of the
New York, Ontario Il Western road, and
that the road is TO be merged with the West
Shore Central system. The acquisition of
the preferred stock of the Ontario & West
ern gives Mr.. Vanderbilt the power to out
vote SOS, rs, 9S2.S4 of common stock
and to elect eight of the thirteen directors.
The transfer OF the control of the Ontario
a. Western has been contemplated from tle
beginning of the West Shore deal. 1t is
declared that the transfer will probably be
effected within a week