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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-10-21

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15.--A few days
before the adjournment of the Senate
a resolution passed authorizing the
Senate Committee on Printing to sit
during vacation, with power to inves-
tigate, if necessary, the public print
ing Office. The three members OF the
committee, Senators Manderson, Haw-
ley and German, have each been alb
sent since the adjournment, conse-
.quently nothing has been done. SEN
ator Manderson, Chairman, issued
formal notice to-day that the commit
tee in few days would b called to-
gether for business.
Chairman Manderson has learned
with horror that the new Public Print
er has discharged some of his Repub-
lican friends. 1t is also said that SEN
ator German has war-paint on because
some of his friends have been disturb
ed. Senator Manderson says he will
make thorough investigation Of the
office and intimates that he will pre-
vent the confirmation Of MI. Benedict.
The Public Printer is naturally pleas
ed with this action, as it will give him
an opportunity to make known the
true condition of the institution when
he took charge Of it, as well as to show
up its management under the admin
istration of Mr.. Rounds.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-10-21
WHOLE NO. 1873
Contesting ,Tilden,s win.

NEW YORK, Oct. 17.--A reporter who
had been making inquiries for the
World has discovered that the will Of
Samuel ]. Tilden is to be contested
George H. and Samuel j., the sons Of
Henry A. Tilden and the nephews Of
the dead statesman are to be the con-
testants.
Since the will was read to the mem.
bers Of the testator's family at Grey
stone on the morning of Monday, Aug.
8 last, the Messrs. Tilden have been
quietly obtaining legal opinions as to
the validity Of the document, and they
now have the views on that subject OF
some of the most emident lawyers in
New York city and State, among
whom are Henry L, Clinton and Aaron
j. Vanderpoel. Mr.. Clinton, it is un-
derstood, has given an unequivocal
opinion that the will can be broken,
and he and Mr.. Vanderpoel are men
toned as the counsel retained by the
Iildens to make the attempt to break
it.
The willis to be contested not on the
ground of incapacity, but on the
ground of construction, and for that
reason no objection will be made to
the probate of the instrument when il
is offered for that purpose on Wednes-
day morning next to the Surrogate of
Westchester county at White Plains.
A notice OF intention to contest will
on the ground of incapacity must be
given before the will is admitted to
probate, but notice Of contest on the
ground OF construction may be given
at any time within year after admis-
sion. The Messrs. Tilden have been
advised that there would be no avail
In attempting to contest the will on
the ground Of capacity. There would
be forthcoming, they were advised,
abundant and overwhelming proofs Of
the Governors mental clearness and
vigor and entire capacity to make a
will. They were advised, however, at
the same time, that the will was assaiI-
able on its construction, and that in
in that respect it is really a weak in
strument.
| When a will is attacked on its con-
struction the courts is asked first to
construe the meaning Of its provisions
and then to decide whether, according
to its meaning so determined, it is a
legal document. Mr.. Tilden's will is
to be attacked on the residuary clause
which empowers the trustees to ap-
ply to the Legislature for an act to in
corpaIate body to be called
the Tilden Trust, and which when in
corporated is to become the residuary
legatee. The lawyers consulted in the
mattor agree that this is equivalent to
bequeathing to the trustees under the
will the power to name the legatee of
the testator, while they declare that
under the recent decisions of the
courts OF last resort in this country
that is precisely what tes tator can
not do.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-10-21

Henry. Watterson's experience in
the War Department last winter has
been more than paralleled by Senator
Kenna, Of West Virginia, the chair
man Of the Democratic State Com
mittee. Mr.. Watterson, it will be re-
membered, was plotting two intimate
friends of his about the capital, and,
after visiting all the other departments
rounded up before that of Secretary
Endicott "Shall we go in here?" ask
ed one of the three. II don't know
Endicott and we may not be admit
ted" eyes, we WILL" said the gallant
Kentuckian, as he began to scrawl his
name on card. There, john" to
the doorkeeper, "take that to the Sec
retary and say we want to see him. I"
The doorkeeper went in, but came
back in a moment and said "The
Secretary doesn't know the gentlemen
and asks to be excused from meeting
strangers to-day. He is very busy,
indeed" Even yet when Secretary
Endicott's name is mentioned Mr..
Watterson changes color and kicks his
Office dog
Senator Kenna wanted to see the
new Public Printer day or SO ago and
of course expected no trouble as he
sauntered toward Mr.. Benedicts Of
fee. The West Virginia Senator is
not a Mugwump either in politics or
dress, and though always presentable,
sometimes wears suit that deserves
better treatment at its advanced age
When he appeared at the printing Of,
flee door, clad in the aforesaid suit and
with battered hat slouched over his
eyes, the doorkeeper looked at him a
moment and then muttered something
about "tramp printers not being re
ceiYed that day" This was startlel
to Mr.. Kenna, but thinking to righ
matters he reached in his pocket, an(
, pulling out his card asked that it b,
sent up stairs On the card was en-
grayed "John e. Kenna, West Virgin
: ian-nothing else. In a few minutes
/. down came the doorkeeper. lie ha,
made the Senator stand outside al
: the time and remarked in q lofty way
} "Mr. Benedict says he is too busy t
: see YOU" This was too much TO
: Kenna and he blurted out evil yor
!. tell Mr.. Benedict that Senator Kenn
: wishes to see him at once and on bus
iness?" That gave him admission
. but the doorkeeper is apprehensiy
{ that his tenure Of Office may not b
4 lifelong if Kenna has anything t
say.
a Julia A. Dorff, who was appointe
g to a position in the Mint Novembt
A "a, 1850, during the administration {
y Millard Fillmore, died at her residenC
le S0S North Sixteenth street, Wedne
d day night. During her thirty-si
years in the Mint it is estimated th,
r she handled billions of dollars in go
IS, and silver, probably more that al
m other women in the world.
Governor-elect Gordon, Of Georgi
es will be inaugurated at Atlanta Nov.
ut Arrangements are now in progress
as a magnificent inaugural ball.
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Titus Found Guilty.

James ]. Titus has been convicted
OF murder in the first degree by the
jury before whom he has been on trial
at Belvidere, N. j., charged with kill
ing Tillie Smith, the domestic of the
Hackettstown Seminary. The verdict
was rendered at six O'Clock Saturday
morning and was great surprise to
the prisoners counsel, who were con-
fident that there was not sufficient evil
dence to convict. Chief Justice Beas-
ley has granted writ of error and
and the case will go to the Supreme
Court. Titus was overcome on hear
ing the verdict and the foreman burst
into tears Immediately upon announc-
ing it. The scene in court was very
affecting.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-10-21

Coal miners frequently find curious
formations beneath the earlh's sur
face. Henry Zimmerman, who is in
the employ Of A. Pardee & Co, at the
Hazleton mines, recently took out a
piece of crystal rock which was per-
fectly formed owl He has had the
discovery photographed and it has
proven quite curiosity to many OF
his friends.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-10-21
Born Five Months After His
Brother.

HALIFAX, r. S., Oct. 14.-One OF the
most curious freaks OF nature ever re-
ported is now engaging the attention
OF Halifax medical men. At No. 165
Brunswick street lives Wilmot Lewis,
. carriage-builder, and his wife. They
were married on March 80, 1885. On
April II the husband started for the
Northwest with the halifax Provision
al Battalion, he being private in
Company 2, H. G. A., commanded by
Capt. McCrows. When the rebellion
was over he returned with his corps.
This was July 20, On May 8 Mrs.
Lewis presented her husband with
her first baby boy. Last Monday, five
months and three days after his broth
er was born, Mrs. Lewis gave birth to
another boy. When weighed yester-
day baby No. 5 tipped the beam al
eight pounds
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-10-21


Stir the ground.
Waste feed OF no kind.
Feed your stock judiciously.
Don't sell more feed than you can
we'll spare.
Never allow the butchers even q
sight at your heifer calves.
There is no one man the custodian
of all the secrets OF successful farming
Study what crops your lands are
best adapted to, and confne your la.
Dor to them.
Now is the time to save seed corn
and on this point farmers cannot be
too particular
A good sod and plenty OF calves
and yearlings, why should not farm.
er make money?
We must be on the alert, to profit
by the experience of those who have
travelled ahead of us.
tits better to keep one are two gooc
milch cows for family use, than a doz
en- Indifferent ones.
Manure may well be said to be the
very foundation upon which success
full farming depends.
Keep few tools and learn their use
1t may save stopping the moving ma
chine and taking several hours for {
trip to town.
When you cut up your corn in tn,
fall, if you do cut it, we would recon
mend the saving Of the seed corn TO
the next year.
On most soils it is very important t.
have manure well decomposed by tn,
time we are ready to apply to the crol
we intended for
Grass occupies the ground tn
whole year and for year after yeai
Its seasons OF growth and develop
ment cover the larger part of tn
year.
| The proper systematic feeding G
young animals will tend to proven
stunning, which is frequently obserya
BILE in the stock of young farmers.
Earliest is the true road to success
and the fact that so few can succee
in the race of life, is because so FEY
can shake off dull sloth and rise eai
ly.
Much clover seed of good quaint
has been saved throughout the Stat,
and it is gratifying to note the il
creasing interest in this crop and tn
grasses by our farmers.
There are many farmers who hay
no extra good butter COWS and do nC
know it. They have poor pastures i
summer and no shelter and indiffe
ent feed in winter.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-10-21
FRANK LEsLIE's SUNDAY MAGAZINE

FRANK LEsLIE's SUNDAY MAGAZINE
Opens with the fourth of Mr.. Powells
interesting "Leaves From My Life"
dealing with the poet banker Samuel
Rogers and the witty Douglas Jer.
rold. Among the elaborately illus
trated articles is one entitled "The
Still-vex'd Bermoothes," in which a
bright description of the Bermudas is
accompanied by twelve scenes from
the islands. "Salem, last and Pres
ent," shows us some scenes from the
old town of witches, in Massachusetts.
There is a sketch, with portrait, of
Charles Villiers Stanford, a represent
atiye British composer; view of the
Cathedral of Throndhjem, the north
ernmost cathedral in Europe; an ar
ticle on De Pauw University, Green
castle, Ind, with portrait of Mr.. De
Pauw, and views Of the buildings; and
many other interesting articles and
fine illustrations. "The Tapestry
Room, by Mrs. Molesworth, and "Pau-
lima" by the Rev. A. G. Haverstick
are both concluded.
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Beautiful Atmospheric Pheno-
memOm.
From the Harrisburg Telegraph.

From the Harrisburg Telegraph.
The most brilliant heavenly fire.
works were displayed last evening
about seven o'clock in the north and
west. A brilliant burst Of red illumi-
mated the sky for minute, then died
away and an electric blue tint took its
place to be supersede moment after
a Mile Green tint that gave way again
to red. Those who saw it were aston
ished at the wonderful colering, which
was exceedingly beautiful
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-10-21

Janitor Titus has been found guilty
of the murder ofTillie Smith, at Belvi-
dere, N. j. The evidence was purely
circumstantial, but it yointed SO plain
ly at Titus that there was no escape
from the conclusion Of the jury. The
unfortunate wretch will doubtless be
given new trial, for the reason that
the jury, after receiving the case, had
no better sense than to send out and
hunt up some testimony which was
not presented in court One of these
days juries will learn that it is their
business solely to weigh the testimony
placed before them.
Arbitration speedily settled the
strike in the Frankfort mills and the
Disston works. How much better it
would have been for both had arbitra-
ton been accepted before the strike
begun.
There is little difficulty in adjusting
labor disputes when the workmen
maintain themselves as creditably as
they did in the two strikes referred to.
They scrupulously maintained then
self-respect and as scrupulously re-
spected the rights OF others; and when
such men come face to face with sen
sible employers, adjustment iscompar
atively easy.
The once famous singer, Adelins
Speech, for whom Adelina Patti wa
named, died recently in Rome. Sh,
was in her day considered the rival o
Malibran, but her extraordinary cor
pulency compelled her To Withdraw
from the stage at the age Of "A.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-10-21

The dastardly murder of bride by
a midnight assassin is reported from
Missouri.
People who work hard do not look
for soft places to sleep; it is the idle
who have to coax Morpheus.
The town Of Sabine Pass, Texas,
was practically destroyed by flood, and
between sixty and seventy lives were
lost.
Many persons, including seven en-
tire families, were drowned by the
flood at Johnson's Bayou, La.
The late Mrs Ann S. Stephens, the
novelist, was the first woman to send a
telegraphic dispatch under the ocean
Miss Harriet E. Colfax, cousin oil
the late Schuyler Colfax, has been fol-
twenty-five years keeper of the light.
houses at Michigan City.
The Hebrews in Quebec claim to be
disfranchised by the sharp trick Of ap
pointing one of their great festivals al
election day.
The man is rich who has good dis
posltion-who is naturally kind, pa
tient, cheerful, hopeful, and who hal
favor Of wit and fun in his disposi
| tion.
Rhode Islands census shows pre-
ponderance Of II 900 females in tha
State, which the providence Star at
tributes mainly to the immigration 0
women to work in its factories.
Certain State papers are trying t,
make little political capital out O
the assertion that the absconding Dep
uty Postmaster of Troy instances tn
inability Of the Democracy to rul
with honesty. The trouble with tn
arguments in the fact that Burrag
was vigorous and aggressive Blain
republican.
Again we have the authoritative dc
nial OF the perennial rumor tha
Walker Blaine is just about to MARI
~ daughter of Editor Medill, of tn
Chicago Tribune. Both rumor an
denial are now clearly entitled to
leading place on the retired chestnu
list.
Will Carleton, Of "Betsy and l Ar
Out" fame, is delivering in New Yor
State what he calls a poem lecture
All OF the lecture is in rhyme, some {
which is pretty bad, and one OF il
chief features is eulogy Of job
Howard Payne.
Miss Lucy Green, OF Davenport, VIC
! offered new silk dress to wal
/, , through graveyard at midnigl
! alone. She startedout with the grea
: est kind Of nerve, walked half wa
: through and then uttered a "who-ooI
and fasnted dead away. She wi
!. wear calico this winter.
AS the details of the terrible cata
: trophe on the Gulf coast are received
grows in the intensity Of its horrc
7. The aggregate Of lives lost is probab
y upward of two hundred persons. tt
It Survivors are totally destitute and l
quire money, food and clothing.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-10-21
Among Our Exchanges.


Mrs. w. j. Thomas, of Johnson City,
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
w. P. Hamilton.-Reporter.
Madison Lloyd and Brothers of May
Day have threshed $4,000 bushels Of
grain this season. How does this COM
pare with other records? Herald and
Tribune.
Mr.. j. R. Fletcher, a republican, of
Elizabethton, has been asked to step
down and out of mail car and make
room for a democrat, Mr.. Cleage, OF
Knoxville. Goodbye, Fletch.-Cou-
rier.
Mr.. Aldrich, the Inauguration Of the
proposed veneering factory, is in town.
He purchased from Mr.. w. w. James
land near Mr.. Susong's, as site for
the establishment, and operations will
commence about Dec 1st-Reporter.
Mrs. A. A. Bayless, an old and esti-
mable lady Of the 9Th district, died at
7 O'clock Monday evening last. The
funeral was held Tuesday at 4 o'clock,
: - The remains were laid beside
those & her husband, the late John
(. p,,.lo Cherokee burying ground
-Heraid & IT.. 9Ene'
Judge Andrew J. Brown has pur-
chased the j. F. Br,'yles farm IN
Greene county, near Tu,~nlum Col,
lege, and three and one-half miles from
Home depot. The household gooos
etc, have been shipped and the family
leave to-day to take up life in their
new home.-Herdld & Tribune.
Two new chimneys are being erect
ed, one in each wing of the court
house. This has been long needed
ed improvement, and is one step IN
the direction OF protecting the records
from fire. The old hues which ran uI
in the walls of the building become
badly choked up, and the walls crack
ed so badly that in one Of the office
the wallpaper was burned where /
covered the crack. The new chimney
are being SO constructed that ever.
room in the wings will have a new fiue
Herald and Tribune.
Mai. Reynolds is a MAN in the strife
He shows his faith in Bristols futur
by building largely. His latest ver
ture is four-story brick, which Wi
be used as store house for his manu-
iactured tobacco and other purposes
He proposes to subscribe one-ffth {
the amount necessary to erect the &C
dition to Sullins College. H is ais
the most liberal subscriber to the pr
posed Y. M. G. A. building and to s.
CURE d@ti SO NCii0CliliS CobdpltohllSh
There is nothing little about the Nj
jor.-Coarier.
On Tuesday night, near town, son
thieves broke into the work shop
Mr.. Robt. Blevins, and stole about s.
worth OF leather, shoemaker's too
etc. In the forepart of the night
neighbor saw three suspicious lookir
persons going toward Mr.. Blevins'.
missing blanket was found next d'
in the direction of town. This is t
4hird time that thieves have raid
Mr.. Blevins
On Wednesday Sergeant Worley
rested John Hale and Buck Echo
and on Thursday morning took the
to the Abingdon iail.--RepOrter.
On Sunday morning last, Jan
Golf, OF this county, who lives abs
three miles east OF Jonesboro, Y
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-10-21
Agricultural A Chunks,

Stay on the farm and try to do
Whatever comes to hand,
And you'll see that you'll grow to be
prosperous and happy man.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-10-21

AS the details of the terrible catas-
trophe on the Gulf coast are received it
grows in the intensity Of its horror.
The aggregate Of lives lost is probably
upward of two hundred persons. The
survivors are totally destitute and re-
quire money, food and clothing.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-08-04
General Burnside After Fred
eriCkSburg.

ten. VIM. +. Smith contributes ia the
August Century an account of Franklin's
Left Grand Division at Fredericksburg.
From il We quote this interview with
burnside After the battle [of Freder-
icksburgl ] had four interviews with
Burnside. The first was on Sunday the
l4th of December. found him alone in
his tent walking up and down, apparent
~ in great distress of mind, and turning
to me he said, oh, those men. oh those
men, | asked what he meant and he said.
Those sen over there pointing across
the river where 80 many thousands lay
dead and wounded, 4 am thinking of
them all the time
II made some remark about the fate of
soldiers and changed the subject. Burn
side also said that he did not lead the
Ninth Corps to the charge as he had
said he would, because the generals on
the right made such statements with ref
erence to the decentralization of their
tphiiiiah'NS thdt ht itaIcu Vb HIM tit AT
tempt. told him that | would lead the
Sixth Corps against the enemy and that
we were not demoralized, After we had
recros~ed the river | saw him again,
when he told me that he had it in his
mind to relieve Sumner from command,
place Hooker in arrest, and Franklin in
command Of the army.
in the third interview General Rey-
nolds aas with me, and in that he said
that the men ON the left dill not figh,
well enough. To this We replied that the
list of killed and wounded proved the
contrary. He then said, 4 did not mean
that ] meant there were not muskets
enough fired, adding. i made Il mistake
in my order 10 franklin | should have
directed him Ia carry the hill at all hasz-
anls.'
At the fourth interview he 81 itel that
thc mistake was that Franklin did not
get the order early enough that ne had
started il al four o'clock in the morning.
hui that General Hariic, towhom the or
der MAS committed, had stopped an hour
and n half in camp TO get breakfast. |
then told him that he should have had
the orier before midnight in order TO
form such a column of attack as we had
proposed.
For Il few days General Burnside Was
dazed 10y the defeat and grief-stricken at
the loss of life; but he soon recovered,
and planned and attempted To carry out
his harmless Mud Campaign, his hast at
the head of the Army of the Potomac
The Lowell Institute, one of the most
unique of the educational institutions Of
Boston. was established in 1899. by the
munificence If John Lowell, ito provide
for regular courses of free public lectures
upon the most important branches Of
natural and moral science, 70 be annually
delivered inthe city of Boston A school
of industrial Design connected with the
Institute of Technology is maintained by
this fund.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-08-04
eRoTHERLy


meet them of IN Broadway.
Two strong and s~taiwarl men,
Each in his walk hetrayine well
The cify's denizen
Linked arm in ann they move along
Like those Of kindred MIND.
Bound By the tie Of brotherhood;
n one ofthem is blind.
The others gaze Is swim and keen;
And CHANGING far and wide,
whst'er he sees he quick imparfs
To the brother AT biz side.
Who listens with an eager ear.
And questions a. he goe-.
while on his face the lovely light,
or cheerful patience glow
The favored one the simple scenes
Upon the way viii marx
And paint them vividls 10 him
To whom the world IL dark
And bevgar not himself al all.
But double his delight.
BY sharing thus his benefits
With one deprived Of sight
In wisdom both together grow
But he with curtained gaze.
A calmer Judgment ripper Thought
And ime viii betrays;
50 each upon the other leans.
And kind assistance lends
Brothcr by every tie q blood.
And loving. lifelong friends
Their heads are gay and they have walked
This way for year and years,
Linked arm In arm and strangers on
Have gazed on them with team
they have shown throughout Their lives
A. sometimes mortals can
The meaning Of true brotherhood,
The angelic side Of man.