The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-01-28

NOLeIS uluS operated upon WOulu NOJe
the republican ticket, and ruin the
party in power"
(T0 be COntinued.)
The loss of the orange crop from
the recent cold snap will not fall short
of $15,000,000. The principal loss is in
the destruction of the young trees,
ninety per cent. of which are ruined.
These trees in many cases five years
old, were too young to bear a crop,
and the time and labor spent to bring
them to that state OF development is
entirely thrown away. Many persons
who had invested their means in the
planting OF orange trees have grown
discouraged and are preparing to leave
the state. Mr.. Hollingworth says that
owing to the stringency of the money
market eighteen and twenty per cent.
is being charged by the bankers and
Others for short loans, and in some in
stances this has reached as high as
twenty-four per cent. per annum."
Three United States Senators have
only three legs between them-one
apiece They are Butler and Hamp-
ton, of South Carolina, and Berry, OF
Arkansas. Butler lost his right leg
at the battle OF Brandy Station, on the
9th of June, 1868. Berry lost his at
the Battle of Corinth, Miss, October 4
1862. Hampton, after riding gallant
ly through the war without serious in,
jury, lost hts by fall from his horse
He has to walk with a cane, and Ber-
ry has to have two Games. Butler
carries his artificial limb so graceful.
ly that one weuld never know, if you
were not told, that it was not real
one.
General Sheridan is to handle the
gavel at the next annual meeting d
the veterans of the army of the Cum
berland. In view Of that fact, General
j. D. Wilder has sent to General Sher.
idan a curious memento of the war in
the Chattanooga region--a mallet
made of wood cut from the crest o.
Mission Ridge, and from the spot or
Chickamauga field where Genera
Lytle fell. In the centre Of the nal
let is a rife-ball, round which the
wood had grown.
Secretary Lamar decides that thu
evidence recently submitted to hin
against the validity of the Bell tele
phone patent is sufficient to warrant {
suit in the name of the United State
to set aside the patent, and he there
fore advises the Attorney-general tc
bring such suit The suit to test th,
question win be brought in one Of th,
United States circuit courts, but tn,
final settlement of the controversy cal
only be made in the Supreme Court.
Mr.. p 7. Barnum has purchased
from the London Geological Garden
the elephant Alice the late Jumbo
associate, or "wife," as the Englisl
people seem to consider her Alic
showed much distress when separate,
from her big spouse, although sh
received the news Of his untimel
death without emotion. She is exceI
tionally large and is docile, affection
ate and playful, and particularly al
tracted towards children. Is
Travellers from the Northwest {
Canada say that all the Indian tribe
are making arrangements for an ou
break in the Spring to avenge th
death Of Riel. The traders on the Uni
! ed States side Of the line are reporte
to be supplying the reds with larg
quantities Of ammunition.
/, According to a dispatch from Oh
: cago, the dynamiters, socialists an
/ trades unions Of that city have con
! bined against capital They have
: plentiful supply of bombs, a well-dril
e ed army, and plan of campaign
I They are said to intend to commenC
: hostilities on the 1st Of May.
Pittsburgh is now talking about usir
! natural gas as a street car motor. A,
plcation has been fled for a pater
for process for expanding the gas |
heat and storing it in air tight tanl
, under the seats of horse-ears in sue
a Wav that the pressure will prop