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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-11-04
Cuts Huis Throat with a Razor.

NEWPORT, Tenn, Nov. "a man
named James CLARK, who lives a few
miles from here, cut his throat with a
razor this afternoon, with suicidal in
tent. He will probably die. He has
spoken only once since, and then ask
ed for razor. He has been deranged
for some time. He has a wife and sew
eral children.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-11-04

Corporal Babb's Salt river packet,
spitfre, left yesterday morning at
4 o'clock. The following passengers
were registered Hon. A. A, Taylor,
Col. Jeems White, Isaac Harr. ESQ.,,
A, M. Mettetal and J, w. Crumley,
Esq, The pleasantest feature of the
trip to Jones River will be the brief
stop at the Dakota ranch to shake
hands with the smiling grizzly bears.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-11-04
A Captains fortunate DiscOv.

Capt. Coleman, schr. Weymouth,
plying between Atlantic City and N.
Y. had been troubled with cough SO
that he was unable to sleep, and was
induced to try DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption. 1t not only
gave him instant relief, but allayed the
extreme soreness in his breast. His
children were similarly affected and a
single dose had the same happy effect.
DR.. Kings New Discovery is now the
standard remedy in the Coleman
household and on board the schooner.
Free Trial Bottles Of this Standard
Remedy at McFarland's Drug Store,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-11-04

Ii the Goddess Of Liberty would
come to the First Congressional Dis
trict of Tennessee she might get in
her work enlightening the people.
Thirty thousand congressional records
failed to convince them of their Glib
erty at the polls.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-11-04
NORTH CAROLINA.

WILMINGToN. N. c., Nov. 2.-Row-
land, democrat, is elected to congress
from this, the Sixth district, by a
heavy majority. Meagre returns
from the Second district, now repre-
sented by 0'Hara, colored, republican
are favorable to the election of Sim
mons, democrat.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-11-04
HAVE OFTEN FLASHED,

still they are not stained. We have
striven with all our might in the de-
tense of the principles which each be-
lieved to be right, although they dill
Tered as do the poles. l say to you
now that after all these eyentful strug-
giles, still love my brother-loye him
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-11-04
a FITTING CLOSE.
DEMOCRATIC SULLIVAN TURNS OUT TC
GREET HER FAVoRITE.

DEMOCRATIC SULLIVAN TURNS OUT TO
GREET HER FAVoRITE.
The following report of the Sullivan
county demonstration is taken from
the Nashville american:
Theprocession, no leaving Union was
thelongest which Sullivan County has
ever seen, but when Blountville, which
is six miles distant, was reached, it had
reached proportions equal to that at
Lebanon, which heretofore had been
the longest. Chief Marshall G. D.
Massengill, who was the king bee Of
the occasion, and has done valiant
service, stationed two men at bridge
near Blountville, and they counted
the number in it. One teller made it
5000 and the other 5000, men, women
and children included, although nine
out OF ten were horsemen. Through
the winding passes the tortuous line
extended, like an army marching
with banners. stood up on
ONE OF THE LoFTIEsT SPOTS
on the route, and looked back at the
advancing column. The gaudy phal
anx, white streamers huttering in thu
wind, stretched far below, and shown
in bright contrast with the verdan
vale There, as if the figures were mo
tionless, so slow is the enforced pro
gress, it marks the narrow way leading
up the hill. Beyond, the uplifted ban
ners, like white specks, stand out il
bold relief in the defle, and horsemer
standing in the stirrups, above thei
fellows, cheering, | suppose, tell
another decline and the cavalcade b.
meath them on the other side. Som
one raises shout. The band at tn
head of the column strikes up ivel
air. The
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-11-04

Constantine sternburg, the pianist,
has been engaged as director OF the
Atlanta College Of Music.
An old bell, cast by Paul Revere,
has Just been hung in the belfry OF a
Plymouth, Mass, church.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-11-04
THE COMET.
Johnson City, Tenn. Nov. A, 1886.
Hurrah for Texas

Butler carried the 9th district by So
and "Little Ike carried it by %.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-11-04
ALL WILL BE WELL.

The fires of fidelity to the princi-
Piles we love are burning brightly and
their blaze glimmers from hill top to
valley, and when the sun rises upon
the morning of Nov. it will kiss the
triumphant folds of the banner OF
Jefferson, jackson and Polk, whereon
will be inscribed 100000 majority"
[Cheers. My countrymen, | thank
God that it has been reserved for Ten
nessee to declare to the world that
even two brothers can debate princi-
pie without descending to the level OF
personalities or abridging in the least
the tender relation Of brotherhood.
THE MEMORABLE CAMPAIGN.
of 1886 will indeed soon be closed, but
let me assure you that | to-day love
the man who has borne the Republi-
can banner as dearly as when in the
dear old days long ago when we slept
side by side in the trundle bed, anC
shared our youthful joys and griefs.
have never seen the hour when
would not willingly lay down my lif'
to save his, nor have l seen the dawl
of the day when l would not lay down
my life to destroy his party. Fellow
citizens, l am DONE" Tremendou
cheering, which lasted fully five min
utes, greeted his last utterances.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-11-04

as Of old, with an undying Affection
but politically, my friends, despise
him. Cheers Bob made speech
which satisfied every Democrat and
worried every Republican, AS he
neared the close of ms speech every
word became proportionately interest
ing. What would he say in reply TO
All as to their iraternal relations?
The sun was declining when he reach
ed his peroration.
TURNING TO THE WEST
he pointed to the day king and said :;
My fellow citizens behold the emblem
OF the dying grandeur of the RepubH-
car party. l see with prophetic eye
in yonder orb sinking behind the pur-
pie clad mountains Of my native land,
whose hills and valleys will soon be
bathed in darkness, fit type OF the
gloom and desolation which will fall
upon the Republican party OF Ten
nessee when the ballots of her freedom
are counted at the setting OF to-mor
rows SUM- Cheers.l haye travers
ed the State bearing the banner o.
Democracy, and declaring its doc
trines with oil the power God gave me
and | feel that
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-11-04
NOTES OF THE HORN


and the chatter Of drums awoke the
forest to new sounds, and the cheers
rattlee away down the hill and die in
the distance. Never was such gath
ering seen among these rock-ribbed
hills, and all in honor of one man, and
he but SO years old. Did ancient gen
eral ever march in more honorable
triumph? True, the conquered foe,
the fetter and stripe, the glittering
captured coin, the broken spear and
rifted lance, the FESTIVE ridelleus charg-
er and the pomp of Eastern splendor
were not here-for the knight OF the
white rose is no belted warrior fresh
from scenes Of carnage. His
TRIUMPHs ARE MORE MAGNIFICENT.
than even poor Pompey or Inflated
Caesar ever boosted, for his chariot
wheels are not stained in gore, and
the men who follow him are freemen
proud of their liberty, only servile in
that freeman bend at the shrine of the
institutions of their republic No Ten
nessean has received such ovations al
have marked the progress Of Bob Tay
lor in his campaign, and that pait
him to-day, even not the greatest, wa
a fit ending to memorable, victori
Gus march. ALI arrived at Blountvill'
about the same time as his brother
and at the head OF about 100 mel
from Bristol. Bob Taylor had travel
ed six miles
WITHOUT MEETING A MAN
who wore the red rose. The speakin
occurred in large grove in the 81
- burbs of the village. Six thousan
people were there, and seven-eightf
Democrats. No such crowd was eve
seen here. Banners almost conceale
the stand, and excitement was at few
heat. 1t was the last debate Of
7 memorable campaign. As Alf close
he said: "My countrymen, a fe
words and | will end my connectic
with the most remarkable conte
e. which our country has witnessed.
has been n war OF the roses, but thar
God it has been bloodless. My brot
er has been my foeman, but althoul
, our blades.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-02-25
Coming Exhibitions.

The coming Centenary Art Exhibi.
ton at Berlin promises to be most elat.
orate affair. There will be huge cen.
trail building, divided into twenty large
galleries. a special annex for historical
art, and another for sacred art. Close
by will stand copy Of the Temple Of
Jupiter a, Olympia. containing a pano.
rama Of Pergamos, matched on the
other side by an Egyptian building.
modelled OH the Dakjeh Temple, to
display a panorama Of the German pos
sessions in Africa. Bronze statues Of
the different periods will ornament the
grounds; while, to increase the attrac.
tions Of the exhibition, Teutonic artists
are preparing series Of gorgeous his.
torical professions. Talking Of exhibi.
tions. Greece has now decided on q
grand national display in November.
1887. in the Palace Zappion at Athens.
The chief object Of the exhibition Is to
illustrate Hellenic progress within the
last few years; and. as an historical
curiosity. the olympian games viii bs
resuscitated. y Post.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-02-25
SAVED BY POVERTY.
Why . Prudent Mamma Excused Luke
warm Lover.

Why . Prudent Mamma Excused Luxe
warm Lover.
At the reception given to Lawrence
Barrett by the Penn Club in Philadel.
phia the other night an American who
had Just returned from Europe after a
long residence there said; Marriage
abroad is a business. Just before l left
Marscilles a great trouble grew out OF
the circumstance that an American
naval officer then there did not know.
or forgot, that fact. A beautiful French
girl was singing at musical party ats
nobleman's house. The naval officer,
who was present, was SO smitten with
her that he burst into tears at the song
before all the company. He aftcrward
called on the girls mother and was
accepted as ilsuitor before he knew 1t.
When the irst feeling had worn of he
saw the situation he had gotten him.
self into with mamma, and went to
Nice to get out Of II. The mother.
however, followed him there, and in.
sisted on his carrying out the promise
that she contended he had made. He
declared that he had never offered him.
self as a candidate for the girls hand.
1'he mother. all the same, threatened
him with suit. Before there had been
any question of intention, however. she
had. like the prudent mamma she was,
written to Washington inquiring as to
the officers financial condition. She
received reply informing her that he
had nothing beyond his good looks and
his pay. She dropped him without
more ado. ~. y. Post.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-02-25
A REMARKABLE TRIAL.
One which Absorbed the Attention OF the
Yorkshire People Long Ago.

One Which Absorbed the Attention OF the
Yorkshire People Long Ago.
About the middle OF the last century
the county of York was deeply inter-
cstcd in the trial of the father OF q
large family who, when living in the
greatest respectabilty, was accused Of
highway robbery. The trial was in
York Castle. The prosecutor was o
youth of about twenty years of age, the
son of banker, and the prisoner a
stout, athletic man of fifty. The pros
ecutor had transacted his business rs
usual ut the market town; he had re-
ceived several sums OF money In the
presence of the prisoner; he had dined.
and about five o'clock had set out on
his return home. II was fine sum.
mer evening, and he rode gently 'on.
In solitary lane he was ovcrtaken by
the prisoner. who seized him and de-
manded his pockct-book. In the first
agony OF surprise and fear the prose-
cutor struck him q violent blow with
his whip; but the prisoner, who was o
very powerful man, dragged him from
his horse. knelt down upon him. and
took from HIM his money and account
books. In this situation the prosecutor
begged very earnestly for his life. As
he lay under the prisoner he watched
his countenance, and saw that he was
much agitated. The robber desisted.
arose, mounted his horse and rode
away. II was then about seven O'Clock
in the evening; but the young man was
so much exhausted that he did not
reach home till late at night. He i'm
mcdiately stated these circumstances;
but the improbability Of his having
been robbed in open daylight on q
public road, and Of his having lost
various memoranda which robber
would scarcely have taken, excited
some suspicion respecting the truth OF
his statement. As the jury were leav-
ing the box. the young man who had
been robbed begged to be heard. He
was so much agitated that no could
scarcely speak. When hc recovered
himself, he said:
al stand here TO plead for your
mercy towards n man who listened to
my voice when I begged for mercy
from him! II he had been deaf to my
cry. I should now havo been In my
grave. and he in the bosom OF re-
spectacle family. with the wife who be-
lieved him virtuous and the children
who loved him. II has been proved
to you that his connections. his char
acter, his religious persuasion, would
all have united to shelter him from sus-
picion; 1t has also been proved that l
was lame from my birth; that ] En-
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-02-25
Musical Accomplishment.

Miss Birdie McGinnis is considerable
ofan amateur singer in her own estima-
ton. 1t is fact that she has very
good voice, but she is obliged to catch
her breath very often. being rather
short-winded.
"what do you think about her sing
ingP" asked her brother OF stranger
who did not know that Hostetter was
rels'ed to the fair singer.
II like her singing very WELL" was
the reply. "She has undoubtedly the
finest asthma I ever heard on the
stsge."-Sylinga
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-02-25
a QUEER COINCIDENCE.
Aner Twenty-Five Years Of Wandering
BOOK Returns To Its Original Owner.

Amer Twenty-Five Years OF Wandering n
Book Returns to Its Original Owner.
"a queer coincidence happened to
me recently" said prominent local
Judge this morning. al was going up
Grand River avenue and was attracted
by lot of ancient books in an old-book
store. Going inside ! ran across a
novel by Anthony Trollopc. my favor
ite author. ! did not remember hay-
ing read It, so / bought the book and
took It home. On reading few pages
that evening ! recollccted that l had
read the book many years ago. My
daughter then picked it up and hap
pened to glance at the title page.
There was the faint outlines Of writing
which had been erased. We studied
at il for some time when we deciphered
TO my dear wife Julia from her hus-
band As | read the almost illegible
inscription my wife took the book from
me and deciphcrcd the same words.
Then she looked at the binding and
burst into tears.
"'Do you remember this bookP
said she.
~ hardly knew what she meant at
first. but it suddenly struck me that l
had presented her with that very book
twenty-five years ago-a few weeks
after our marriage. l recalled writing
the inscription in 1t: To Julia, etc.,
and recognized my youthful handwrit-
ing. My wife remembered how she
liked the gift when she first got 1t, and
her chagrin at its loss. 1t had disap'
peared. borrowed or stolen. q few
weeks after had given it to her. The
wcll.thumbed leaves showed it had
passed through many hands during Its
circuitous trip of tho last twenty-five
years. We now think more OF that
book than all the rest OF the library put
together. Detroit Neios.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-02-25
feeble; ,l,sl ! had cxasperated him by a

feeble; thai had cxasperated him by .
blow; and that he knew Icould identify
him; but the kindness Of his nature
preponderated. 1t overcame the fear
Of disgrace, and he suffered me to dc.
part. although might bc the cause OF
his deathi II You do not pity his
momentary lapse. II you do not respect
his return to virtue. 1t would have been
we'll for me II had died! It Is me that
you will condemn! shall be the VIC
tim OF the law, and he gave me my life
in vainw
He was frequently interrupted dur.
ing this affecting appeal by the tears OF
the jury and the general distress OF tho
court. The prisoner was. however,
found guilty, and was executed in due
course.-Leeds Mercury.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-02-25

AT . party one evening. sully. the
painter. was speaking Of q belle who
was Q great fsvorite. "Ah." said
Sully, "she has mouth like an
elephant" "0h, Mr.. Sully, how can
you be so ruds'" "Rude, ladies. rude!
What do you meanp Issy she has goi
mouth Ike an elephant, because II 10
full Of ivory."-Boston Record.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-02-25

Emperor William. Of Germany.
never disposes Of his time without COM
sulting the Empress. They take tea
together. and the Kaiser gives faith
ful account Of his whereabouts during
the day.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-02-25
REAL WORTH.


She wasn't very pretty.
Nor was she very neat;
Her hands were scarcely little
And likewise were her feet
She wasn't very graceful,
Nor was she very tall;
She wasn't very brainy
And didn't know 1t all
She wasn't quite patrician.
Nor was she 'Comme II fauf
In very many matters
She really ought TO know.
She had q Summer temper.
Her hair was truly red;
She wasn't always tender
In everything she said.
But what's the odds, dear rcaderf
You should not claim the earth,
A million good hard dollars
Was what the girl was worth.
Merchant Trdreler.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1886-07-09

Sandy SP ring, Nd, January 20, 1886.
Mr.. F. l.. Noore-Dear Sir 1t affords me
pleasure to state that the champion Light
Binder" purchased of you last June, gave
me perfect satisfaction.
Yours, truly, ART HUR STABLER.
Senate Chamber, Richmond, Va,
January 81, 1886.
f. l.. Moore, Esq: Dear Sir 1t gives me
pleasure 10 be able 10 say that the Champion
Mower, which purchased Of you last sum-
mer, gave me entire satisfaction regard it
A No. l Mower.
Very Respectfully, JOHN E. MASSEY.
Rockville, Nd, January 30, 1886.
Mr.. F. L. eMoore-Dear Sir: The Cham
pion Dropper bought of you gave entire
satisfaction. II is an A No, Mower and a
good Reaper
Respectfully, y. N. BAILEY.
Rockville, Nd, January %, 1886.
Mr.. f. L.. Moore-Dear Sir: was very
much pleased and fully satisfied with the
working Of the Champion Binder. In cut
ting my field some parts were level and the
wheat fine, other parts rocky and the wheat
down, and in some places thin. bnt II cut all
alike without any stopping. My belief is that
ii is rightly named the Champion Machine.
Yours, respectfully, g. 7. BARNSLEY.
Montrose, Montgomery county, Nd.
+. l.. Moore, Esq.-Dear Sir ! desire to
say the successful working of the Champion
Binder sold me in 1888, led to the purchase of
a second machine, the Champion of 1886
This last had under my especial charge dur
ing the past season. found it lighter and
more simple in its gearing than the Binder OF
1873, doing its work as though ii appreciated
our deticien harvest and did not wish 10 lose
a head of wheat. With the two Champions
{ 1883 4 1851 averaged 80 acres each day.
| am well pleased.
Yours, respectfully, B. R. CODWISE.
Ednor, Montgomery county, Nd,
January 20, 1886.
f. L. Moore-Dear Sir: In regard TO the
Champion Moving Machine bought of you
last Spring can say il has been perfectly
satisfactory TO me both as to 'lightness OF
draught and completeness in its work, and |
do not think you claimed anything more for
il than its merits demand.
J Yours, &c, JOHN THOMAS,
Ednor, P. o., Md.
January 20, 1886.
Mr.. F. L. Moore-Dear Sir: The Binder
bought of you last year gave perfect satisfae-
tion, aud am also very much pleased with the
Mower. Yours, Respectfully,
H. G. HURLEY.
January %, 1886.
Mr.F. Il. Moore-Dear Sir Yours of 10th
at hand. In regard to the Champion Mower
will say Mr.. d. P. Gunnell and am very
much pleased with 1t so far.
Respectfully, o. g. BESLEY.
Sandy Spring, January 81, 1886.
+. l.. Moore-Dear Sir: write TO tell you
that the New Champion Binder | got of you
last year gave entire satisfaction, after | got il
regulated. cut over 80 acres with IL on my
own and neighbours farm, and think it as
light if not lighter than any binder ever saw
Very truly, Yours, H. H. MILLER.
f. L. Moore-Dear Sir: The Champion
Mower which bought of you did good work
and was well suited with it, especially the
draught t' W. B. WELLER.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1886-07-09
ROAD PETITION.
To the Honorable County Commission
crs of Montgomery county.

WE, the undersigned, taxpayers and cit
w liens OF Montgomery county, petition
your Honorable Body 10 grant us public
road, beginning at large white oak tree on
the east side OF The Georgetown and Fred
erick road at or near the Junction of the Sen
eca bridge road, running across the George
town road TO the lands of j, 0. Rabbit j
A. Gloyd to the lands of George l.. Craw-
ford thence the most direct aud practicable
route across the lands of George l.. Crawford
or j A. Gloyd TO the land of Lewis Sidney;
thence across the land OF Lewis Sidney to u
point on G. l. Crawtord's hud or Lewis Sid
ney's spring branch thence on the rorlh
side OF said branch 10 the most suitable cross
ing place. continuing on Sidnev's land to
corner OF ]. T. Benson's land thence across
the lands of j. T. Benson or q. L. Crawford
TO The west corner OF James II. Crawfords
land thence across the lands of J r. Ben
son to the lands of Il. u. Haushew; thence
across the lands Of said II H. Hanshew TO the
line between H. E. Hanshew and II. D. Blunt;
thence with said lue to the corner of Il. n.
hanshew's fence thence on the land Of H.
ID. Blunt the most direct aud practicable route
TO the Germantown road at or near the south
corner OF VIM. Waters fence.
JAMES II. CRAWFORD,
Il. WATKINS,
JOHN I, SELBY,
GEORGE L. MEAZELL,
june 25-5t And twenty-five Others.