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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-07-08

WASHINGTON, July 3.-A dispatch
from Indianapolis has been received,
stating that the grand lodge OF rail-
way postal employees in session there
had sent telegram to the Postmaster
General, asking if he would receive a
committee from that body to confer
with him relative to the states of the
postal clerks, was shown Mr.. Villas to-
day. He stated that he had received
no such dispatch from the employees
of the department, but he had receiy-
ed one from persons outside OF the de-
partment, and for this reason he did
not deem it worthy to reply. He add
ed that the agitation OF this subject
which seems to prevail in some places
in the west, was due to the efforts Of
the clerks who had been dismissed
from the service for good and sufi-
cient cause. The department did not
wish to have its employees dictate how
business should be conducted or what
people should be employed, and as
long as the clerks did efficient, honest
service they would not be disturbed,
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I'm new Quarters.

Messrs. Lord & Thomas, OF Chicago,
the well-known and popular Advertis-
ing Agents, are about to move into
new quarters, which are so spacious,
SO elegant and SO original and novel
in their appointments, that they de-
serve more than passing notice.
The building, As, AZ and 40 Ran
dolph St., between State and Wabash
Ave-, is at once the most striking in
appearance and the most elegant in
Chicago; built of sandstone, it is 20
/ by 174 feet, practically fire proof, and
lighted on four sides. Three large ell
evators and two spacious stairways,
give abundant facilities for passengers
and freight.
Messrs. Lord & Thomas will occupy
the entire third floor, giving them a
superficial area of nearly 10000 square
feet. This beautifully lighted room is
unbroken by partitions, save private
office in one corner, thus bringing the
entire working force of about sixty
clerks into one spacious room, certain
| ly the largest Office of any advertising
agency in the country, if not the larg-
est business Office of any kind on the
continent.
The various departments areso ar
ranged, that the work passes along
with almost mechanical regularity.
While the entire appointments are
elegant, the filing department is ar
ranged on an entirely new principle,
which amounts to an important inven-
ton. Heretofore Advertising Agents
have filed their Newspaper in wooden
pigeon holes, which not only exclud-
ed the light, but caught and retained
the dust, and thus proved nuisance.
The new filing department Of Messrs,
Lord & Thomas is made entirely OF
wire work a separate compartment is
made for each Newspaper, Magazine
and Periodical in the U, S. and Cana.
'da, about A, 600 in all. The various
sections are suspended from the CELL
ing, and hangclear OF the floor, leav-
ing q space under each one SO that the
entire floor can be swept.
Space will not permit us to describe
this important improvement in detail
The principles upon which it is con.
structed will be covered by letters pat
! ent.
The Chicago Safe and Lock Co., are
constructing for the firm one of The
largest safes ever built in Chicago.
Our friends who wish to see cop,
OF THE COMET when in Chicago, car
always find it on tile at the Agency o
Lord & Thomas.
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David Davis and the Drop
Game,

One of the late Judge Davis friends
now residing in Washington tells a
new story of the great jurist which is
entirely Characteristic; A confidence
man, thinking that Mr.. Davis was
something Of greenhorn, stepped up
to him while he was in bank one day
depositing large sum of money and
dropping $5 note on the floor nudged
the Justice in the side with his elbow
and whispered; "You've dropped
something" "All right" quietly re-
marked Mr.. Davis, who knew thing
or two about the gentry to which his
officious friend belonged "I'll take
care OF it," With that he planted his
ponderous foot and whole weight on
the note while he handed in his de.
post. That done, he leisurely asked
the confidence man to pick the note
up for him. The latter could not but
grant the request. 1t was with Q
twinkle OF his eye that it disappeared
in Judge Davis pocket to find its way
on the following day into the treasury
of some charitable institution.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-07-08
Loca.ing .r.e monument 70 Lee.

The Board of Managers OF the pro-
posed monument to General Robert
E. Lee have selected as the site a
space at the intersection of Franklin
and Lombard streets. This is q part
of the farm of Otway S. Allen, who
has agreed to deed forty-fve feet
square for the purpose, and other pro-
perty owners in the vicinity have
agreed to give as much ground as
may be wanted. This site is on the
western suburbs of the city and is in
the most fashionable quarter, at the
head of the principal drive and near
the Confederate Soldiers Home.
The effect of the decision has already
caused the price of property in the
vicinity to rise. It is proposed to
make the monument the centre of o
handsome square, which will be
known as the Lee square.-RicamORc
Special ia the Baltimore American.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-07-08
Damaged by Rains and Floods.

PETERSBURG, VA, July 2.-The rain.
fall OF the past month has been unpre-
cedented. Rainy weather has been
ruinous to the crops throughout the
south side section of Virginia, and the
consequence is that the farmers are
disheartened and discouraged, The
constant rains have caused all the
streams to become greatly swollen.
Rain fell nearly all day yesterday and
continuously throughout the night,
and the result to-day is that there is q
heavy freshet in all the streams. The
Appomattox river at Farmville is
higher than it has been for more than
a quarter of a century and great
deal of damage is being done. Many
bridges have been washed away and
all the lowlands are completely inun-
dated. Floating down the stream can
be seen crops OF wheat in the shock
which have been washed away to-
gether with immense quantities of
driftwood. The Appomattox river at
this place has overhowed the wharves
and all the lowlands on the Chester
field side Of the stream. The current
is so strong that it is with difficulty
the river can be navigated. Tonight
the water is still rising in consequence
of washout on the Richmond, Fred
ericksburg and Potomac Railroad
The fast train from New York due
here at $50 o'clock this afternoon, did
not arrive. The through train for the
north from the south, which left Pc
tersburg this evening, will go north
via the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
There is a very heavy freshet in the
Roanoke, at Weldon, N. G. The stream
has overfiowed its banks, and tonight
the water is said to be rising at the
rate of several feet an hour. The dam
age that has been done to the cotton
and corn crops throughout various
sections of Virginia and North Caro-
lima by the long-continued wet spell
will be immense.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-07-08
AMise Reform.

The habit of administering quinine in power
full doses. as an antidote to malarlal maladies,
was once dangerously common. Happily this
practice has undergone a wide reform. Not
only the public, but professional men have
adopted, not wholly, of course, but largely,
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as safe botanic
substitute for the pernicious alkaloid. The
consequences of this change are most import
ant. Now fever and ague sufferers are cured
formerly their complaints were only for the
time relieved, or half cured-the remedy event
ually failing to produce any appreeiable effect
except the doses were increased. A course o
the Bitters, presistently followed, breaks VI
the worst attacks and prevents their return
The evidence in tayor of this sterling specific
and household medicine is of no ambiguou
character, but positive and satisfactory, Nno
the sources whence it proceeds are very numer
ous.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-07-08
Fitz John Porter's vindication.

WASHINGTON, Jnly 1.-The fact an
nounced yesterday that President
Cleveland would take the matter of
the relief of General Fitz John Porter
into careful consideration before he
should affix his official signature
thereto led many people to believe
that a possible veto would ensue,
This is now settled, as Mr.. Cleveland
this noon signed the bill, and it is now
law. The bill authorizes the resto-
ration of Porter to the army on the
retired list, with the rank OF colonel
Thus he is restored to the army, and
and ob1oquy under which he has suf
fered for nearly twenty-four years is
wiped away.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-07-08

WASHINGTON, July 2.-There was
long session tonight for the con-
sideration Of private pension bills.
Mr.. Wallace, the new member from
Louisiana. who two weeks ago took
the position that there was too care
less method Of passing upon meas
ures of this kind, and too few members
present to give the bills the proper
consideration, carried out his promise
and called a quorum, thus preventing
the consideration OF many of the
more Objectionable bills. The atten-
dance tonight was about three times
larger than on former occasions
About seventy were present. There
were only eight bills passed tonight.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-07-08
Government Salaries.

Senator Riddleberger has intro
duced bill, which probably will not
receive any attention, reducing the
salaries OF Cabinet officers and mem
bers of Congress 25 per cent. The
question of official salaries is diff
cult one. The men whose services the
country can i'll afford to dispense with
can earn incomes in private business
at least twice as great as the Govern
ment pays them. 1t will scarcely be
contended that the individual who is
competent to preside over any of the
executive departments possesses less
ability than the average bank presi-
dent or the superintendent of large
manufacturing establishment, who OBJ
tains great deal more money from
his employer. There is not a member
of the Cabinet who does not make a
personal pecuniary sacrifice in serving
the people. For this great country to
cut down the salary of this class OF
officers would be a strange proceed
ing.
But when it comes to the considera-
ton of Congressman the situation is
somewhat different. 1t may be ad-
mitted that many OF them could earn
double and quadruple their pay in
honorable outside employment, while
many Of them could not earn more
than half as much as they get from
the Government. 1t may be said that
these latter have no business in Con-
gress, but they are there nevertheless
Some able men come from localities
where the Congressional pay seems
fully large enough, but this is far from
being the rule. Senator Conkling
leaves Congress and enters upon a le
gal practice worth upwards of ter
times his former income. The OBJ
scure representative from some back
woods district perhaps sinks into pc
nury as soon as the money he has saw
ed from his Congressional salary il
gone. How to gauge the pay is apuz
zle. The best thing to do is to leave i
where it is until it can be conclusive
ly shown to be unfair to the averag,
Congressman or to the Government.
There are public positions, not GOV
cred by Senator Riddleberger's bill
which it is difficult to properly fill ant
keep filled, in consequence of the in
susufficent pay. Treasurer Jordan i
under constant temptation to resign
and one OF his principal subordinate
has just resigned to accept double tn
salary given him by the people.
would be fortunate indeed if there wa
some way Of grading pay to meet th
real balance of individual services
But until some such plan is adopted
is not safe operation to render tn
chance of securing capable men les
than it is. There is no economy i
that.-N. Y. World.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-07-08
Cleveland n DemOcr attic Lin.
coin.

The politicians did not like Presi-
dent Lincoln. They would have push
ed him aside at the end OF the first
term if it had been in their power.
The barrier in the way was the conf
dence reposed in him by the sovereign
people. The situation at this time is
not dissimilar, President Cleveland
has not pleased the politicians, either
of his own party or of the opposition
but every day it becomes more
manifest that the people-both the
Democrats who took him on trust and
the Republicans who distrusted him
are behind him and backing him
His sturdy honesty pleases them
The wiser politicians, seeing the drift
OF the popular current, are beginning
to hedge.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-07-08
Changes in the Treasury OGice.

WASHINGTON, July 3.-It being
necessary for the transaction of the
public business to fill the position of
cashier of the treasury at once, as
Cashier Whitney died this morning,
the following changes were made this
afternoon Z. r. True, promoted from
assistant cashier to be cashier; Jas. f
Meline, from chief clerk to be assist
ant cashier, and D. A. Ritter, from an
81 500 clerkship TO be chief clerk.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-07-08
srrs. Cleveland am Attraction.

WASHINGTON, June 30.-Mrs. Cleye-
land went shopping this morning.
She drove out with Mrs. Lamont, and
attracted much attention on the ave.
nue.. When the carriage stopped in
front of shoe store on Seventh street
and the two ladies went in, q number
OF people stopped to gaze in the win.
dows at her. They increased in mum.
Der until within q few minutes the
sidewalk snd portion of the street
were blOckaded. The crowd refused
to disperse until the ladies had driven
away. Mrs. Cleveland did not seem al
all embarrassed.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-07-08

Jonesboro, July 1st, 1886

JOnesDOfO, July lst, 1850.
ED. COMET Some supposed mem
Der OF Gillem's Cribage, in last weeks
Greeneville Republican, has done Col.
Brown the grossest injustice. He ac-
tually charged him with being guilty
Of displaying bravery in the presence Of
the enemy at Bulls Gap. The Colonel
has been charged with being guilty of
various high crimes and misdemeanors
dnring the work, but no one has here
tofore had the audacity to charge him
with attempting to kill rebels. Col.
Rrown on more than one occasion
fully demonstrated that the charge
made by the "Gillem brigade man
was not true. On his fameous retreat
from Greeneville to Bulls Gap, when
he bent his sword over his old iron
grey horse, lost his hat, and left his
men miles in his rear, he gave unmis-
taxable evidence that the charge
above referred to is not true. General
Gillem himself did not believe the
charge, for he cursed him in general
orders on hisreturn to Bull'sGap for the
very opposite. We are not especially
disposed to champion the cause Of
Colonel Brown, but when we see such
unjust charges made against him by
some covert enemy, we feel like com.
ing to the rescue. ,,.7
ONE WHO KNOWS.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-07-08
VOL. III.


O, under the cottage roof
Or under the palace dome!
Here's to the Queen OF Women,
The woman who loves her home;
Finds it little kingdom,
In which she can always stay,
Making II better and fairer,
And happier every day
Here's to the Queen of womenl
The faithful and tender wifel
The strength OF her husbands heart,
The Joy of her husbands life.
Other joys vanish away,
Lighter loves come to an end;
The true wife is always a queen!
COmfOrterl Counselor Friend
Here's TO the Queen of Women,
The mother, content to be
Mother and nurse and teacher
To the children at her knee.
She is the woman TO place
All other women above;
She Is the woman to praisel
She Is the woman to love!
What is sceptre and crown.
Crown and sceptre of gold?
Ermine and velvet and silk
Falling in many a fold,
Greater the mother and wife,
Reigning in love serene,
Over her husband and home;
Thenty times greater queen
Beauty and youth will last;
Riches may make themselves wings;
Pleasure and fashion too oft
Are unsatisfactory things.
The beauty, the heiress, the belle
Alike upon love must lean;
Only the wife aud the mother
Is always and ever a queen
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-07-08
A Walking skeleton.

Mr.. Z. Springer, of Mechanicsburg
Pa, writes: al was afflicted with
lung fever and abscess on lungs, and
reduced to walking skeleton. Got a
free trial bottle Of Di. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, which did
me so much good that l bought a dol
lar bottle. After using three bottles,
found myself once more a man, com
pletely restored to health, with hear
ty appetite, and a gain in flesh of As
lbs" Call at ]. B. Hash's Drug Store
and get free trial bottle of this GER
tain cure for all Lung Diseases. Large
bottles $100.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-07-08

An old-strger who has shaken hands
with many lady OF the White House,
says he likes the way Mrs. Cleveland
shakes hands better than any Presi-
dents lady OF the past. Said he :
"Mrs. Cleveland shakes hands as
though she meant it. She looks you
in the eye, and tries to catch your
good will before she puts out her hand
She grasps it firmly and gives it aper-
ceptible shake. She uses the whole
arm, and does not shake only from the
wrist or the elbow. Mrs. McElroy was
too stiff and stick-like. Miss Cleye-
land turned her face away from you,
when she shook hands with you, and
she did not appear to be at home.
Mrs. Cleveland feels that she is doing
the honers of the White House, and
that she has right to. She acts as a
lady would actwho was presiding over
her home, and she is apparently as
cordial in her gestures.
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..s.. z ONE WHO Knows.
The Tennessee's Officers Honored

PORTLAND, Me-. June S0.-The cap
tain,and officers OF the North Allan
tic squadron, now here, have just re-
ceived from Messrs Harrison, OF the
Harrison line Of steamships, at Liver
pool, England, asilver-giltpu bowl
and ladle "as small memento Of the
services rendered to their steamships
Historian" in December last. The
Historian was eighty-one miles from
Aspinwall in that month, with her
shaft broken, having been helpless for
four days. Her signal of distress was
seen by the Tennessee, which went
to its assistance and towed the disa-
bled steamer into Aspinwall, thus say.
ing the vessel, the cargo and $50 pas.
sengers.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-07-08

BosToN, June 30.-In accordance
with the wish Of Gov, Robson, the
Legislature this afternoon passed a
bill appropriating $4,000 for enter.
tanning President Cleveland il he
should visit this State this summer.
The bill was signed by the Governor.
This amount is double that which was
appropriated in 1875 to entertain
Gen. Grant at the centennial Of Bun
ker Hill.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-07-08
The Fair Girl Graduate

The Fair Girl Graduate.
Gould / see the editor?" she asked,
looking around for him, and wonder
ing what was going on under his ia.
BILE.
"Ehl yes, I'm," responded the edi-
tor, evolving himself, and slipping a
cork in his pocket. what can / do
for your"
"T'm student in Packer Institute"
responded the blushing damsel; "and
I've written little article on Our
Schools Days." which / would like to
have published in The Brooklyn Ed-
gle, if you think it is good enough"
Certainly" replied the editor, gaz-
ing in unsconscious admiration upon
the beautiful face before him. "Does
it commence: Our schools days.
How the words linger in sweet caden-
ces on the strings of memoryP Is
ChaC tne way IL runs!
"Why, yes" responded the beam
ing girl, "Then it goes on; How we
look forward from them TO the time
when we shall look back to them
Isn't that it2"
at certainly is," answered the as
tonished girl, radiant with delight.
"How could you know what I had
written2"
"Then it changes from the piannis-
simo and become more tender: The
shadows gather around path. The
roses of friendship are withering, but
may we not hope that they will bloom
again, as we remember the affection
that bound us here and made"
mo, you're wrong there" and the
soft eyes looked disappointed.
as it Hope on, hope ever?" asks
the editor.
"That comes in further on. You
had it nearly right. 1t is: The dun
shadows close around us. The flow
ers OF friendship are sleeping, but not
withered, and will bloom again in the
affectionate remembrance of the
chains that bound us so lightly
Strange that I should have made
that mistake" said the editor musing-
ly. II never missed on one before
From there it goes 'Scheolmates, let
us live so that all our days shall be as
radiant as those we have known here
and may we pluck happiness from
every bush, forgetting never that the
thorns are below the roses, and those
whose hands are bruised in the march
X through life.'"
"That's It'll" exclaimed the delight.
ed girl, Then comes, Hope on, hope
ever. /" }Nls
"Sure's your born," cried the editor
blushing with pleasure and once more
on the tack.
"Yes, yes, you're right" giggled tht
girl. 81 can't see how You found me
out! Would like to print itH" and hel
face assumed an anxious shade.
''Certainly" responded the editor
en- say 1t is by the most promising
young lady in Brooklyn, the ,daughtei
OF an esteemed citizen, a lady who haI
taken high social rank" 81 &
"That finishes the school com
mencements at one swoop,n sighe,
the editor gloomily, as the fair vision
hoated out. "Can't see how / mad,
3 that blunder about the shadows an,
roses and friendship, Either I'm get
ting old, or some OF these girls hav
struck something original. Here
Swipes, tell the foreman to put thi
slush in the next tax sales supple
ment," and the editor felt in his hal
for the cork, and wondered what ha,
happened to his memory.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-07-08
Congress and Charity.

WASHINGTON, July 2.-The Presi-
dent to day vetoed bill granting a
pension to William Boone, who enlis-
ted in August, 1862, and in the follow
ing November was captured and parol-
ed. During the parole he was injured
at Fourth Of July celebration while
assisting in discharging cannon,
The President is unable to discover
any relation between the accident and
has military services. He says furth-
er; "a disabled man, and wife and
family in need, are objects which ap
peal to the sympathy and charitable
feelings of any decent man but il
seems to me that it by no means fol
lows that those entrusted with the
peoples's business anu the expenditure
of the peoples money are justified in
so executing the pension laws as thai
they shall furnish means Of relief il
every case Of distress or hardship"