The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-08-13
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North Carolina for eighteen years and
more recently connected with the
United States Geological Survey, died
here this morning, Of consumption,
His remains will be removed to
Raleigh.
DUBLIN, Aug, 10-The prospectus
for the reorganization Of the Munster
Bank has been issued. The capital Of
of the bank is to be e150,000 and it is
to have three directors for each prov
ince in which it has a branch. Farqu-
harson, the defaulting manager of the
Munster Bank, has been adjudged a
bankrupt
UTICA, N, Y, Aug. 10.-Edwin Pres
ton, of South 0tselic, Chenango coun-
ty, went to the house of his sweetheart,
Tilda Miner, this morning, and as she
sat at the breakfast table, fired three
shots at her. The last shot killed her
instantly, Preston then put the pis-
toll to his head and fired. He now lies
at the point of death
WINNIPEG, Man, Aug. 9.-Riel is re-
signed to his fate. He had hopes of a
Communication OF sentence, but they APP
pear to have vanished. The appeal
will be argued at Regina in a few days
by Fitzpatrick and Lemieux, Riel's
counsel. Failing in this they will go
to England and carry the matter be-
fore the Privy Council. Riel is now
engaged in writing memoirs of his
life.
LONDON, Aug. 9.-An address has
been gotten up by the women of En-
gland thanking the Pail Mall Gazette
for its recent article on London vice,
and praising the papers course as a
service in the cause of morality and So
cial purity. The address has 450 sig
natures, including those of Lady Ash
burton, Lady Mount-Temple and the
Countess of Portsmouth. All the
names are those of persons in good po-
sition.
BALTIMoTE, August 10-Some cor
respondence is made public here be.
tween Cyrus w. Field and Robert
Garrett, Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Road Field proposed that the Yves
tern Union Company should buy the
Baltimore and Ohio Telegraph lines
and if Garrett would not sell then tc
enter into an arrangement to advance
the tariff at once. Garrett replied
that his lines are not for sale at any
price, nor will he consider the Other
proposition.
LOUISVILLE, August 9-The South
ern Exposition, which opens August
| Is, is in a more advanced state thar
any great exposition ever was so neal
its opening. The floor is already GOV
cred with the foreign exhibit tina
came from New Orleans and new dis
plays from foreign countries are arriv
ing every day. The thirteen acres il
the main building will be crowded
with interesting foreign and American
exhibits and the art gallery, which
will contain the best American display
ever made and many other valuabl,
paintings, is about completed.
/ New YORK, August ia SPECIAL tt
the Times from Albany says confer
ence Of three-quarters OF an hour be
tween President Cleveland and Gov
ernor Hill, to-day in the governor
private room in the capitol has Sc
tongues OF all gossips to wagging to
night. 1t is said that the presiden
assured Governor Hill that the ma
tional administration did not inten,
to take part in the fight in New Yorl
state, but would maintain neutra
position and would do nothing oithe
in favor or in opposition to any can
: didate.
New ORLEANS, August GA lette
} from Jefferson Davis to member c
his regiment in the Mexican war wa
made public to-day, which, owning t
its peculiar phraseol ,gy, has cause
some comment. The Mexican vett
ran had written Mr.. Davis requestin
his presence at the Grant memoirs
/ exercises in the city. In his repl
the latter says: ut would give me sill
cere pleasure to join the ex-Confe(
crate and Mexican veterans to-moro
s in this purpose as their magnanimit
r suggests we should manifest, but m
D health does not permit me to be pre-
{ emit
: JEsuP, GA, August 1.-THE mort
: bound passenger train on the Ea
!, Tennessee, Virginia and Georg
Railroad crushed into constructio
train at a side-track near here at 2 4
' this morning instantly killing ]. I
,, Kendrick, superintendent of constru
, ton, and severely but not fatally il
juring several laborers.
|, The passenger engine was bad
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