The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-10-14
summary Of fho News.

Since 1875 the rate Of recession of
Niagara Falls has been 2. 38 ieet per
annum.
If no money was spent foolishly
half the world would be out of work.
"Thar now."
Charleston's Sunday was free from
earthquake shakes and the churches
were crowded.
Two former officers of the Ohio
State Penitentiary have been indicted
for mGfeasance.
A vessel arriving at Gloucester,
Mass, has two cases Of what is believ-
ed to be cholera on board.
The Winchester Normal has inaugu-
rated new feature in teaching
holding school on Saturday and rest
ing on Monday.
The Vermont Legislature convened
yesterday. 1t viii, on the 10Th inst,
elect successor to Mr. Edmunds Unit
ed States Senator.
The captain of the steamboat La
Mascotte, which blew up near Cape
Girardeau, Mo-, estimates the loss of
life at thirty-fve.
Chicago has been flooded with a
well executed counterfeit of the new
ten dollar silver certificate. One ar
rest has been made.
Senator Blackburn, of Kentucky, in
a speech at Louisville accused Sena-
tor John Sherman Of want OF candor
in his recent speeches.
l. A. Freeze, a student of the Uni
versity of North Carolina, was killed
by a negro in an alteration at Chap
ell Hill, in that State.
Margaret Link, aged sixty years,
and her daughter, aged eighteen,
were burned to death at their resi-
dence in Cincinnati, 0.
1t is estimated at the Treasury De-
partment that there has been de-
crease OF nearly 81 100000 in the pub
lie debt during September.
There is a split on the color line in
two Of the Louisiana Congressional
districts, the whites and the blacks
both having a nominee in each dis.
trict.
Prof. E. E. Barnard discovered his
sixth comet within four years, taking
as many Warner prices. His erratic
sky wanderer was seen also in Eu-
rope, but a few hours later.
| The knights of Labor will make an
effort to close the work of their Gen.
eral Assembly at Richmond this week
but thus far little has been accom-.
plished while much business remains
to be trasacted.
Mr.. Bob Taylor, the democratic can.
didate for Governor of Tennessee, was
the hero Of the political demonstra
tion at Memphis, but his republican
brother and antagonist Alf, had 3
more than respectful hearing.
The Undertakers' National Conven
tion, at Cleveland, Ohio, have protest
ed against the growing practice 0
cremation, and feelingly appeal t.
their patrons not to depart from thu
old custom of being put under the SOC
by their association.
A scandal at Gloversville, N. Y.
came to tragic denouement in the
sudden death OF both parties involved
The matter is shrouded in mystery
as it is not determined whether it is
case of double suicide or Of murderan,
suicide.
Robbers broke into a Catholi
church at Notre Dame, Ind, and stol
from the alter two golden crown
. Of great value one the yotive offerin
of the ex-Empress Eugene, the othe
: the devotional gift of Mrs. Genera
Sherman.
A Jersey City man recently sold hi
wife for 500. It is difficult to unde
stand what makes New Jersey wome
so valuable. In many places wome
u are given away.
A dramatic incident occurred at
> fire in Bayard street, where a gil
/; lost her life by jumping from IL
ie burning building and was accidenta
h " picked up by her mother.
u A nearly perfect skeleton Of IL
n. mosasaurus was recently discoveft
le ina quarry near Mons, in the Pr
to vince OF Hainauta, Belgium. 1t ha
the extraordinary length of fifty fl
feet, nine inches. 1t is to be preser
"a ed in the National History Museul
IN Brussels.
n. A genius with a taste for statisti
has fo,,rad o,,t tbat fba AVERAGE ,,nvv