The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-06-13

verlus, convicted OF the murder OF Lii
liam Madison. The prisoners counsel
entered motion for an arrest of iudg-
ment, and asked that the hearing be
postponed until Tuesday, the 10th inst,
in order to give them time 70 examine
the record as to the precise point to
bring to the attention of tho Court
and to prepare bills of exceptions,
ATLANTA, GA, June 10-This morn
ing special train, bearing the re-
mains of Alexander H. Stephens, ac-
companied by an escort and many
citizens, left Atlanta for Crawfords-
vile, where his body, which has been
removed from the vault in this city,
will be laid in its permanent resting
place at Liberty Hall. The funeral
ceremonies will take place at Craw-
louisville this afternoon, when Gen.
Robert Toombs, the lifelong friend of
Mr.. Stephens, will deliver an address.
CHATTANOOGA, June S.-A frighful
accident ACQUIRED this this evening to
an eight year old daughter Of Mai. +.
M. Dodson, leading attorney. The
little girl was walking along the up
per rail Of picket fence and lost her
balance and was impaled on the sharp
point Of picket. 1t entered the
throat and went in nearly two inches.
Her injuries may prove fatal. Her
mother is in critical condition from
the shock.
The manufacture Of steel nails to-
day began at the South Tredgar
Works. One thousand kegs per day
will be turned out.
WASHINGTON, June 10.-The Marine
Hospital Service is informed that two
vessels, supposed to be infected with
yellow fever, had cleared from Cren-
feugos for the Delaware breakwater,
and are due at the latter place about
this date. The quarantine officer at
the breakwater has been notified, and
the revenue cutter from Philadelphia
has been ordered to intercept the YES
sells upon their arrival.
DR.. Hamilton, Chief of the Marine
Hospital service, to-day received the
following dispatch from Dr. Joseph
Holt, president of the Louisiana State
Board of Health, in relation to a sus
pected case OF yellow fever near New
Orleans:
"NEw ORLEANS, La, June 10.-I re
port that a case suspicious OF yellow
fever died in Gretna, opposite New
Orleans, June Sth. Have mailed par
ticulars"
! Civil Service is a funny business
Among the causes for removal undo
it is offensive partisanship." Man,
Republicans are kicking now bccaus
this is construed to cover the cases O
those ofiiceholders who worked AM
voted for Blaine last November.
working against party is not often
sive craftsmanship, We do not know
what il. The man who works for YOU
party is defensive partisan. Thi
broad guage idea gives a chance t,
Dust every office holder not in accor,
with the party in power. "Why d
the heather rage?" Should the Re
publicans come into power again
won't they construe the "ofensiv
partisan" clause to mean that the
shall turn out every one who worke'
against them.
The re-districting committee of til
House, at meeting held on the nigh
of the 4th, agreed, after thorough dis
cussion, on the judicial circuits, an
the Senate committee has concede
that any bill OF sufficient merit to pas
the House, will be approved by tn
Senate. There are now sixteen rcgr
lar circuits and five special, making
total of twenty-one. 1t is calculate
that the saving to the State uuder til
re-districting, as contemplated, wi
amount to $4,000 in the next tern
The following are the circuits for Eas
Tennessee, as agreed on by the Hous
committee.
l, Hancock, Hawkins, Green,
Cater, Johnson, Sullivan, Washin!
ton, Unicoi and Hamblen.
, 2. Sewer, Cooke, Knox, Jcffcrso
and Granger.
3. Roane, Blount, Monroe, Lo,
don, Polk, McMinn, Rhea, Meigs, Bra,
ley and James.
} 4, Claiborne, Union, Anderson
; Campbell, Scott, Fentress, Cumbe
land and Pickett.
5, Hamilton, Bledsoe, Marion, s.
I quatchie, Grundy and Van Barren,
VIC c1.,a ns4o Hny, ana n q ~ a naI