The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-05-06

Out of 1877 counties in Georgia, pro.
hibition operates in one way or anoth-
er in over 115 counties. Washington
County, one of the largest in the
State, has voted the dry ticket by a
majority of 242.
The capstone OF the pedestal for the
statute of Liberty on Bedloe's Island,
New York Harbor was laid on the 22d
instant. The pedestal is SO feet high
and the statue surmounting it is 151
feet high.
1t is proposed to change the streets
nomenclature of Washington, substi-
tuting for the letters of the alphabet,
which now mark many streets, the
names of historical persons--Adams,
Benton, Clay, Van Buren, and 9TH
ers,
Ten months ago the wife of labor
er named Navsak, lived at Niehl, near
Cologne, in Rhenish Prussia, gave
birth to triplets and one day last week,
to the dismay of her unhappy husband,
she repeated the offense. The mother
is convalescent and her six babies are
thriving,
Mrs. Mary A. Hunt says "I have
voted several years, and there's no
beard on my chin" That is dan
gerous argument for the cause. Most
girls would decline the franchise ii
they thought it was designed to pro
hibit their ever having a mustache on
their lips.-Chicago New8.
The terms OF eight Senators expire
with this Congress. They are Hale
OF Maine, Edmunds of Vermont,
Dawes of Massachusetts, Aldrich OF
Rhode Island, Hawley of Connecticut,
Miller of New York, Sewell of New
Jersey and Michel of Pennsylvania.
They embrace all the old free States
east of Ohio except New Hampshire.
These eight Senators are all Republi-
cans.
The United States Senate has pass
ed Bill appropriating $4,000 in aid
OF a national monument at Plymouth,
Mass. The monument is to consist OF
five fgures-a central figure Of Faith,
surrounded by figures Of Morality,
Education, Law, and Liberty. Itis to
be erected under the direction of the
State of Massachusetts, the citizens Of
that State having contributed $4,000
for it.
Congress has passed Il Bill to restore
to the owners the large quantity OF
jewellery of all sorts, diamonds and
pearls, and solid silver plate, that was
captured during the war, and has
since been locked up in the vaults OF
the Treasury Department. There are
in all between 800 and 400 boxes, most
OF which contain documents which vii
! establish the ownership OF nearly al
- of the articles.
She was Prairie avenue girl Will
strong religious tendencies, and sh,
n had sweetheart living in Cincin
Y natl who came to see her about every
e sixty days. He arrived Thursday ant
e when he met her that evening in he
e parlor, he gave her generous AM
a voluminous kiss aud was going to re
n peat it, when she drew back.
S mo, Charley" she said in explain
Y alton. Only one"
| "But, darling" he urged, cone i
is only an aggravation Why not NOR
1t dearestY
" Because, Charley, you know this
Lent, and we must mortify the flesh
Merchant Traveler.
he "Mr. Featherly," said young Bobb,
v "who was Oliver Twist"
"Oliver Twist, exclaimed Featherl
indulgently, "was a character create
'S' by Dickens. You must read the boo
nc when you get little older and the
III you'll know all about him."
"Was he anything like your"
at "Like meW Oh, no"
rs "dow's that, Clara?' inquired Bo
ip. by turning to his sister. Didn't yt
er tell Mr.. Featherly in the hall la
night that he was like Oliver Twis
always wanting moreY-N Y. Tim,
ne
,se Mr.. Henry B. Ford claims to ha
am discovered the secret of the chei
vas production of electricity. His proce
of discards the steam-engine, zinc Al
the acids, and relies upon carbon
its cheapest and most accessible form
old Mr. Ford claims that with distille
LED slops, the debris OF gas-house, t
at muck from swamp, he can produ
Try an elecotric current sufficiently pow
lge full to replace steam and produ
light Common salt or ocean wa
is all he needs, with the waste carb,
yes lied materials, to induce the cure
ion Ii his invention is what he claims
in it, a steamship can go to sea W