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state Normal nj .Tonesboro

1t gratifies me 40 little to announce
to the teachers OF this and adjoining
counties that a State normal of one
week will be heldat Jonesboro, COM
mencing Aug. 2, 1886. Under date of
June 18th, the State superintendent
reported the following as the organ
ization of the normal:
state supt, general supervisor.
County supt., general manager.
Capt. W. X. Garrett, principal and
instructor IN history and geography.
Prof, /, Z. Harms, primary methods
and geology OF Tennessee.
MISS Julia A. Doak, arithmetic,
Local teachers will be engaged to
finish the public school curriculum.
Capt. Garrett will give an evening or
night lecture In the nature of a pop
ular address. An effort will be made
to secure profitable lectures ON various
educational topics.
So far as tuition is concerned this
normal can be attended without price
Board is the chief item of expense and
1t can be had at reasonable figures
NO teacher oil old Washington can at
ford to stay away frotn Jonesboro anC
the normal during tie first week If
August next
1t may be proper to state here thai
the Washington county normal vii
follow the State normal and continue
two or more weeks. Instructors have
not been engaged for the county nor
nal, but this matter is under advise
ment now, as is also the matter of tut
ton.
Following the county normal viii
be the examination OF applicants 10,
teachers certificate. This examina
ton will be conducted with the view
of ascertaining the Candidates quail
fication and not to puzzle him.
Very respectfully,
r. l.. PATTON, Co. supt.
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Hon. A. A, Taylor, in his speech
accepting the nomination OF his party,
declared that manufactures are being
paralyzed and agriculture is anguish
ing from false Democratic principles.
Perhaps when Mr.. Taylor gets upon
the stump he will explain to the peo-
pie what particular Democratic prin-
ciplc he refers to as the paralyzers OF
the agricultural and manufacturing
interests of the country We will ac-
cept Mr., Taylor's statement that the
chief industrial interests of the coun-
try are in a deplorable condition.
But if Mr.. Taylor's political teachings
are correct, why should they be-
Have we not high protective tariff
the Republican panacea for all the ills
that aillict the country? And does
not Mr., Taylor and every one else know
that with Republican Senate it is
just as impossible to interfere with his
beloved tariff as it would be if a Re
publican administration were in pow
er? LISA rather significant admission
coming from Republican source
that in spite OF a high tariff adjusted
for hepurpose OF protection, the man
ufacturing and industrial interests o
the country are "paralyzed. "-Nash
vile american.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-06-24

1t may not be generally known now
that in 1868 A. J. Brown ran against
A, II. Howard for Judge OF the Crimi-
nal Court, which then existed.
Howard was the Republican candi-
date and Brown was Independent con-
sentative.
He took high grounds against the
judiciary being contaminated with
politics.
He addressed communication to
Col. Edgar Grisham, editor of the
Union Flag, who opposed him, in
which he used the following language.
viz:
II am assured Of one thing, that neith
en- you nor Mr.. Howard can drive mt
into playing the demogogue Deer thi'
district, for l do not intend to 9iUe nl9
aid in bringing the Judiciary doVn t
the leueICf politics, and I sag to you aac
through youto the people, that If the.
Want political judge 10 preside ouel
The Courts Of this District, that I an
not the man to cote for"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-06-24

Col. Chas. r. Vance, of Bristol, will
be candidate for Attorney General
and Reporter before the next Supreme
Court OF Tennessee. He is a good
lawyer, honest Conscientious and pains.
taking, and christian gentleman
above reproach. We hope he may be
elected to the position to which he as
pires. East Tennessee is entitled tC
the position and we see no reason why
Col. Vance should not have it.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-06-24

Robert Burrow, Esq, has announced
himself a candidate for attorney gen
eral of the first judicial district, and
in a very modest and behtting card
withdraws from the editorial manage
ment Of the Johnson City CoaCet, with
which paper he has been associated
since its first issue. Mr.. Burrow is a
gentleman ranking well in ability
with members OF his profession, and
would fill the Office creditably to him
self and satisfactorily to all the inter
ests involved should the trust be CON
fided to him, as we hope it may be
He asks it not as partisan nor as the
nominee OF a convention, but as one
untrammeled by such predjudicos
who will discharge the duties OF the
Office faithfully and conscientiously
and without fear, favor or affection
MorristopR Gazette,
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Hon. @. j. St. John is the peoples
candidate for circuit Judge. He was
not put out by any packed convention
or ring, while his opponent is the
nominee of packed convention and
fraudulents delegates. Counties were
not given their votes or allowed to
cast them as instructed by their peo-
pie, The Hawkins county delegates
to the convention that nominated
Brown, were instructed to vote for
Judge Hacker Did they carry out
their instructions faithfully? No.
BY trickery and wire-working the true
sentiment of this county was not ex-
pressed. Judge Hacker, who had
faithfully served the people of the
District as Circuit Judge, and who
was the choice of majority, was set
aside and Col Brown put in. The
good people OF this Circuit will not
forget this at the polls in August
They will give such scheming and
wire-pulling such a rebuke as that
they will not want to disregard the
wishes of the people again-Rogers-
eHle ReUiew.
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Executive Committee.

Jonesboro, Tenn, June %, 1886.
The members Of the Democratic
Elk. Committee for Washington coun-
ty, are hereby called to meet in session
at Jonesboro, Tenn, on Monday, June
2Sth, 1886. Important party business
demands the presence of every mem
Der. A. S. DEADERIcK, Chairman.
J. D. SLEMoNs, Sec.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-06-24

In the GAzETTEs report last week
of the proceedings of the Democratic
judicial convention there were some
omissions which are worth supplying.
Col. w. d. Haynes, Of Blountvillc, was
prominently mentioned as a candi-
date before the convention met, but
his name, at his own request, was not
presented before that body. The
same may be said Of our townsman,
Judge Rose. Had either been before
the convention he would have reeeiy-
ed a large support. Their merits were
fully recognized by hosts Of friends.
Judge S. J. Kirkpatrick, OF Jonesboro,
received les votes which were by no
means merely complimentary. 1t
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R. l.. PATTON, Co. supt

The newspaper fraternity con gratu-
late themselves over the new postal
law, recently put in force by the Post
office Department. Ii makes the tax
ing OF newspaper and refusing to pay
for the same, theft, and any person
guilty OF such action is liable to Grim
inal proceedings the same as il he had
stolen goods to the amount of the sub
scription. Hereafter it will not be
considered a very shrewd scheme to
take a newspaper from the postofice
for a year and then inform the editor
you never ordered it sent you.-Ex.
The Republican convention at Nash
vile Tuesday nominated Hon. A. A
Taylor, of East Tennessee, for Govern.
or. His brother, Hon. Robert Taylor
of the same section, it is expected will
be his Democratic opponent.-Loais
vile Courier Journal.
Yesterday the Naval Appropriation
Bill passed the House, but there il
nothing in it'for the four unsomplet
ed double-tlirretted monitors This
viii sadden the good people who live
in the dread that our seae6ast may b.
bombarded some mort ling before
breakfast World.
If 'out of sorts with headache, stomach
disorder, torpid liver, painin back or side, con-
sagatlon. ete neglect may be fatal. One dos:
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-06-24
Paid i'm Full.

BALTIMORE, June GA check fol
the full amount of his expenses at
Deer Park, was yesterday sent by
president Cleveland to the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad company. In the
letter enclosing his check, the Presi-
dent expressed his appreciation o.
the attention himself and Mrs. Cleve-
land received.
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would have delighted his many thous-
and friends throughout the State to
have seen his name upon the ticket.
Especially would this have been the
case here in his own section where
his sterling qualities areso well known
and admired. A flrst-class lawyer,
as one OF the Referees he demonstrate
ed his fitness for the ermine. The fu-
ture should have rich honors in store
for him. -M0ristown Gazette.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-06-24

In 1868 Col. A. j. Brown declared
that he would not bring the Judiciary
down to a level with politics. If he
accepts the nomination procured by
the means described by our Rogers
vile correspondent, it seems to us he
is getting the Judiciary about six hun
dred iathoms below politics.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-06-24
The Hawkins County Fraud.
ROGERsvILLE, TENNESSEE,


June, 1886.
Ed. COMET u. have no especial
wish to revive the memories Of the late
star chamber convention which was
held with closed doors in Rogersville
on Monday, the 3rd OF June, 1886, for
the purpose of selecting delegates to
the Jonesboro convention which was
to nominate candidates for Judge and
Attorney General but prompted by a
desire that the facts Of history may
not be lost, and that the greatest out
rage upon the rights of free people
ever perpetTated under the name Of a
convention may be seen i'll its true
light, we are disposed to give some of
the sickening details Of the work of
that famous body We shall for the
present confne our attention to the
work OF appointing delegates to the
Jonesb0ro judicial convention. The
primal idea seemed to be to appoint
delegates in the interest OF Campbell
and Brown. Campbell had some
strength in a few districts on thenorlh
side OF the county. Brown had not
exceeding one hundred and fifty adj
herents in the whole county, and they
were not SO much the friends Of Col
Brown as they we're the opponents Of
Judge Hacker. A regular square
trade had been entered into between
Brown and Campbell and their
friends by the terms Of which Camp.
bell was to give Brown all, or at least
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THE COMET.
johnson City. Tenn. June "a, 1886.

To CONVENTION PAcKERs-There is
q hereafter.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-06-24

Brothers-in- law and personal enc
mics may do very well to carry con
Ventions, but they cannot always car
ry the people at the polls.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-06-24

Political tricksters may be able to
manipulate and pack conventions,
but they can't pack the ballot box.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-06-24

Conventions packed in May may be
unpacked in August.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-06-24
1000 MAJORITY
Is what "loyal Johnson" will give for
the Republican ticket this year.

The Tennessee TOD1dhGWk,
The only paper in johnson county.
Tenn, unhinehingly Republican and
brim full OF campaign matter, will be
sent to any address until after the
November election, nearly six months,
for 30ets. In clubs OF five, 25cts. Ad-
dress THE T0MAHAWK.
Mountain City, Tenn.
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AGENTS For the Great New Book.
THE WORLDS WONDERS, y
WANTED! nv i. w. RIei
WANTED.

The most successful subscription book ever
published. 0Ver half a million copies sUere sold
The past eight months and it is selling three times
as fast now as ever before. Regular canyassers
clear from S15 to $25, $40 and $50 perday. Moth.
ing like it was ever known in the history OF
book publishing. Proofs sent free on application,
help persons without means to do q large bus
iness; no capital needed. Write for particulars.
Salaries guaranteed to persons wh0 do not Uish to
cdRUdSs on commission. We mean business, and
want live agents in every township. It will
cost you nothing to write for terms and full de-
scriptions of our plans of doing business We
also give aloay standard books TO persons who
sond us names of book agents. Write for our
list Of free standard books,
HISTORICAL PUBLISHING Co.,
400 q All n. Third Street, st. Louis, Mo.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-06-24
Greeneville Rennhlican

Mr.. ]. B. Lyon, Editor OF the DEM
OcrGt, distributed two columns OF bre-
vier, set two columns of BREWER, distrib-
uted four columns of small plea and Sc
it up again, in all equal to distributing
and setting II thousand ms in one
day Of 10 hours, this week, besides Sc
Letting the matter for his paper and
various other matters. Can any type
of Tennessee beat this?
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-06-24

The East Tennessee Tobacco Man
ufacturing Companys machinery, fol
the manufacture u smoking tobacco
arrived last Tuesday. They will be.
gin operations next week.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-06-24
ElIzabethton Mountaineer.

Hugh Holly, a little son OF Mr..
David Holly, was painfully injured
by falling from the cars at this place
on last Saturday, while on his way
to the Sunday School picnic at Ham
ton. We understand that his collar
bone was dislocated by the fall.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-06-24

If 'out of sorts with headache, stomach
disorder, torpid liver, painin back or side, CEN
stipation. etc, neglect may be fatal. One dose
Anew doses restore 10 rev health and YigOf.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-06-24
Bristol Reporter

Miss Lou Coulling, of Tazewell
county Va, and formerly Of sullins
College, has been elected lady princi-
pal OF Sweetwater Female Institute,
vice Mrs. Strother, resigned. The
next session opens in August.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-06-24
QUE NETGHBORS.

GEeeneyllle Bulletin.
Frank Morgan submitted and was
sentenced to three years in the pen
itentiayy for horse stealing,
Indications from lats meeting OF
the Democrats of Cooke county show
that the county is solid TO- Hon, R. L.
Taylor for Governor.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-06-24


Mr.. John w. Emmert is at home,
He has in his possession o curious
relic obtained from q mound. 1t is
supposed to be an Indian god, but
looks more like an artificial ape.
Bristol Courier.
Ebert Hughes, fifteen months old
fell down the star steps Monday and
broke his neck. His father Petel
Hughes, lives ten miles west OF Bristol
Rev. d. S. Hearon has been elected
President of Martha Washington Col
lege, Abingdon, Va, by a unanimou
vote of the board. And, the worst o
it is, he has accepted the position, ant
will leave Bristol. Several promin
ent educators are talked OF to TAX
charge of Sullins College. We hop
the change will be for the good 0
both institutions.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-01-06

1t is just beginning to appear to
the newspaper world, az well as to
the ministry, that laymen can work
very successfully in Gods vineyard.
In many places laymen are never
thought Of, except in prayer meet
ing and in quarterage times. But
the last Western Christian Advo-
cate speaks of a meeting in which
laymen spoke with much practical
wisdom and earnest eloquence,
Notwithstanding the best evangel-
lists we have are only laymen. 1t
hurts many preachers to even think
that women preachers can do the
Lords work fully as well, ifnot bet
ter than the men. What they do is
done from their love of the cause,
and not that they are hired to do
such work. The old fogy times of
the priesthood are passing away.
In their day it was promulgated
that no one dared to approach the
throne unless he had a license from
some body of me n, who hadn't very
much religion. We rejoice that
the time has come when the COM
mand will be needed by all, $50
work in my vineyard to-day. And
there will be no more excuses,
"Lord, l am not a priest" But
that all men and women will feel
that under the New Testament dis
pensation they are called to work
for the upbuilding of Gods king
dom in righteousness, peace and
brOtherly kindness.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-01-06

Senator Colquit, of Georgia, in.
tends introducing a bill into the
Senate of the United States giving
the people of the District of Column
bia the right to vote for or against
a prohibitory amendment for that
District. This indicates the ten
denotes of the people of this coun.
try. A few years more and there
will not be a saloon in all this
broad land; when the atmosphere
will not be polluted with the foul
breath of whisky men; when MUIR
der, arson, thieving, drunkenness
and debauchery will be strangers
inthe day. That will be a glorious
day and we long to see it, so that
in the language of good old Simeon
we can say, 81 have seen thy glory;
now letest thou thy servant depart
in peace" Work, therefore, for the
"Day-Star" is appearing in the
Southern horizon.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-01-06

that there are enough claims in the
hands Of Congressman and lobby
lists to empty the treasury three or
four times Of its present amount.
That the four hundred millions of
dollars, of which Democrats believ-
ed they would receive forty dollars
apiece if Mr.. Cleveland was elect
ed, would not be breakfast spell,
in payment : of their claims,
will be swallowed up by the de-
signers who fill the Hobbies with at
torneys and blackmailers. But
such is life around the Capitol. We
have faith in the Senate, and be-
lieve no great fraud can be perpe-
trated against the country while
we have the present men in that
honorable body; but it may be well
to look forward to our next Con.
gress with great interest in this d.
rectiOn.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-01-06
Candidates.

The TIMES desires to say that its
columns are open now, and will be
until the coming elections are over
for persons to make announce
ments of their candidacy for office
The public expects to learn of can
didates through the medium of the
press. The universal circulation OF
the TINES throughout the county
makes It's columns especially val
liable for announcements.
A man expecting the support OF
his party and the party organ after
the nominating convention must
be willing for an exchange of cour-
tesies.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-01-06

The Supreme Court of Iowa has
decided that no man has q lawful
right to attend theatre, and that
the management has right to re-
fuse to sell ticket to any one they
see fit to exclude. The suit was
brought by colored man who, on
rendering the price of admission,
asked to 90 into the theatre, which
was refused. The Court said the
defendant had right to refuse and
that the right was not because the
plaintiff was colored man, but the
right to refuse was good against
white or black.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-01-06

Recently, four children were bit
ten by mad dog in Newark, New
Jersey. AS they are of poor parents
$1,000 was made up and they We're
sent to Paris, France, to be treated
by DIR. Pasteur, who has discovered
a new method of treating persons
who have been bitten by mad ami
mails. The direction is to cauterize
the wound and send the patients to
him. He has been successful in his
new treatment, even after persons
have been bitten two months.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-01-06

If the Republicans will put the
right kind of 4 ticket in the field,
they will come nearer carrying
Tennessee than they did last cleo
ton. One of the leading questions
will be the Convict Lease system
Another will be the right of the
people to vote for a Constitutional
amendment to prohibit the sale OF
liqbr as beverage.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-01-06

1t looks now like President Cleve.
land will have to be defended by
the republicans if he gets any de-
Tense. 1t is true, Watterson, of the
Louisville Journal, may rise up and
proclaim the fact that nOtwith-
stand Beck says he and his Secre-
tary of the Treasury are little bet
ter than thieves, still, they are dem
Ocrats. If he does, Henri ought to
receive a little Office for his good
behavior.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-01-06

One hundred and fOrty-three
democrats and fifty-two republi.
cans in the House will oppose
Cleveland's silver policy of suspen.
sion Of coinage. Thirty-nine dem.
Ocrats and ninety-one republicans
favor it. The West and South
stand up for silver as against the
gold bugs.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-01-06

1t is said that one of our Ohio
Senators failed to vote on the rule
fOrbidding the sale of liquors in the
Capitol at Washington. We are
sorry for this. The time has come
for patriots to be outspOken upon a
question like this. This man, and
all other politicians, may as well
learn that the great reform will not
go backward. 1t has come to con.
quer, and the prescience of its tri.
umph is already in the Arrives.
tern Christian Advocate.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-01-06

The Washington news is of con-
siderable Importance and carries
with it some excitement. OF
course very much of the talk done
is simply speculation. There are,
however, attendant with every
session of Congress many schemers
who present a multitude of swim
ding claims, trumped up for the
occasion, some of which succeed in
lifting money from the public treas
NY Itis nov currently reported
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-01-06

Great revivals are in progress In
many places. 1t would seem now
that the people of Maryville should
be working in this direction. Let
the Christian people everywhere
pray for this desirable time, and
not only pray fort, but work for it.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-01-06

Ninety thousand gallons less of
whisky was sold in Kansas last
year than the year previous. Still
it is said prohibition is failure.
The same laws were on the Statute
during both years, only they are be-
ing more rigidly enforced. At this
ratio whisky will soon be cleaned
out of that state.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-01-06

The English people are very hui
name. They permitted culprit to
be hanged with his overcoat on, be-
cause it was a cold day. That is
right, make it as comfortable as
you can for men who have to die
by order of Court.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-01-06

There is quite a feeling against
General ROsecrans because of his
opposition to General Grant. ROs-
ecrans was a failure in the army
and he is not likely to be much
more in the official position to
which he has been called.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-01-06

The Memphis Avalanche, Nash
Vile Union and the Scimiter OF
Memphis, are the only real admin.
istration papers in Tennessee. The
other democratic papers can't be
said to support Cleveland and his
policy.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-01-06

A negro who committed great
sin, near Gainstown, Ala, on the
18th ult., and then killed the young
lady outraged, was burned to death
by the excited people of the neigh
bOrhOOd.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-01-06

The difference between q town
with a saloon and the same with
out one is as darkness compared to
the glorious sunlight of midday.
That is the experience Of Mary
vile. .
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-01-06

The public debt at the present is
81, 447657,56S. The decrease since
the present administration came
into power has been only about
three million dollars.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-01-06

A change has come over the peo-
pie of Worcester, Mass. Last year
they voted for license by MAORI
ty of2l23. This year they gave a
majority of S76 against license.