The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-09-03

cord at Narragansett Park, Thursday
afternoon.
AUGUSTA, Me, August 30.-The
name most frequently menntionen
among the veterans at the State camp
for the coming Republican nomination
for Governor is James G. Blaine.
WASHINGTON, August Silt is es-
timated at the Treasury Department
that there has been a decrease OF about
100000 in the public debt during
the month of August
MONTREAL, August 91.-Twenty-
five cases of smallpox were reported
yesterday, twelve Of which were au-
thenticated. There were seventeen
deaths from the disease Saturday and
eleven Sunday.
SALT LAKE CRY, Sept, lin Cas-
STA county, Idaho, last Saturday, Chief
Justice Hays affirmed the constitu-
tionality of the territorial election law
prescribing the anti-polygamy test
oath. This will largely reduce the
Mormon vote.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-The follow
ing fourth-class postmasters have been
appointed; Virginia-Paynes, Saml
S. Burke. South Carolina-Barnwell,
G. H., Miss George Tobias. Mississip-
pi-Shannon. D. L. Dalton.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA, Aug. 31.-The
citizens of Warrior Held a meeting to-
day at which passed resolutions OF
sympathy with the miners strike,
protesting against the introduction in
the mines of Italian labor, whose first
act was fragrant violation OF the law.
BALTIMORE, Nd, Sept. 1.-The
strike of the glacs blowers has been
amicably settled and full forces will
be at work next week in all the fac
tories. The non-union men will be
discharged and only members OF the
Union employed.
New YORK, August 31.-Col. Fred
Grant, Mrs. Grant, and Mrs. SartoriG
, arrived at the Fifth Avenue Hote
this evening. The party will remain
at the hotel until Wednesday, wher
Mrs. Sartoris will sail for Europe
Mrs. Grant will then go to Westches
ter county to visit her son.
BELFAST, August 9O.--The Rev. Mr.
Talmage preached at st. Enoch'
Church, in this city, to-day, before
. congregation numbering fully 1900
He afterwards addressed an assem-
blage computed at about 10000, VIII,
could not gain admittance to tn
. church.
1 EAU CLAIRE, Wis, Aug. 31.--Post
!, master General Villas arrived her
: this evening from Ashland as a CUES
Of his brother, Levi M. Villas. Tn
: Postmaster General seems in excel
: lent health and spirits. He says h
: has no intention of leaving the Cab
net. From here he goes to Mad
Y ison for two days visit, thence t
r Washington.
ATLANTA, Georgia, August 81, 1885,
= The vestry of St. Phillips Churc
u are still in session, investigating tn
; charges against DIR. Armstrong, VIII
. has been on spree in Cincinnati
The Doctor says he was hunting for
9 niece who had gone astray. Th
u people do not credit his story and hi
= usefulness as minister here has enc
ed
CHICAGO, August 90-In a loci
. architectural publication. the Bull
y ing Budget, there is suggestion to tn
= committee having in charge the ere,
ton of memorial statue to Generi
= Grant in Lincoln Park, this city, thi
: no statue can be erected that will d
o justice to the departed warrior, an
s, the paper proposes instead triumph
4 al arch of magnificent proportions {
!. the Dearborn avenue entrance to TIL
q park.
. BALTIMORE, September 1.-To-da
a. the cotton mills at Woodbury., four
l. number, giving employment to u
IS ward of two thousand operatives, al
- making arrangements to 60 to wo1
4 on full time. The Meadow Mi
N which has been idle year, will sta
a. to-day with a full force Of six hundre
A. and on full time. The Woodberl
:. Clipper and Park Mills and Dru
ar Mill will run on full time on Monds
,e next as will also the MI. Vernon mi
.e NASHVILLE, Tenn, august 31.-Tl
It. distillery Of Shencer Wade, near IL
" city, was burned last Saturday nigh
ee together with the granary, warehou
" and other outbuildings, involving
loss of $4,000. The origin Of the fl
is unknown, but it is supposed
'' have communicated from the furnac
w The varahouSa contained ovar 9 n