The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-06-17
WHOLE NO. 115
GENERAL TIMES.

Miss Cleyeland's book had a larger
sale than the book written by Queen
Victoria,
Mr.. Justin Mccarthy will start on a
lecturing tour in the United States in
September.
The condition Of Ex-President Ar
thur is not so encouraging as it was
few days ago,
Cadet Frederick N. Krees has grad
uated at the head Of his class at the
Naval Academy.
Three republican congressman from
Maine, Milliken, Boutele and Ding
ley, were nominated for reelection
Tuesday.
Colonel John II. Lick, OF Lickdale,
has given building lot to the Re-
formed Church there and another one
to the Lutherans.
Judge Houk rose to question of
privilege yesterday and had some
thing to say about the loss of Tennes-
sees ante-bellum shool fund
Mrs. Ex-President Polk, who lives
at Nashville, was remembered with a
piece OF Cleyeland's wedding cake and
with cards of announcement.
Several towns in North Carolina, in
Guiding Raleigh, the capital Of the
, state voted for prohibition last Mon
; day. Asheville, Goldsboro and sever
. al others voted "for license"
! Ex-Secretary Window, who has just
! returned from Mexican trip, says
t that mining pays best in Mexico, rail
t road construction being at stand
: still through the failure of govern
IS ment subsidies.
McKenzies new opera, "The Trou-
badour," was produced by Carl Rosa's
troupe in London on Tuesday night.
" 1t appears from the cable dispatches
I to be modern, Wagnerian and dull,
- with the orchestra subordinating the
vocal interest
There is money in the evangeliz-
N ing business if rightly run. 1t is re-
is ported in Augusta that Sam Jones
N owns several farms near Cartersville
Mt and his house is the finest in the
,f- town. His family rides in a fine car
~ raige, drawn by good horses.
IS Samuel J. Tilden took long sail
Lr. up the Hudson with his niece on the
ay steam yacht Viking on Tuesday after
IN noon. He was assisted out of his car.
at riage by one of the yachts officers
en- and then walked steadily aboard. He
he seemed to enjoy the trip very much.
% Mrs. Esther Z. Fleming, of Dunns
" town, Clinton county, is the owner o
lemon tree, the limbs Of which arC
now hanging full Of the tropical fruit
one of which measures 81 by a.
'el l inches. The tree was grated on al
IN orange stock five years ago, and bios
in SONS and bears fruit at the sam
OF time.
inn
her Some OF the iron manufacturers {
do the Lehigh Valley have begun
uh, to make street-paving blocks firm
ts s y blast furnace Stag. Some pleasing Ii
tie ornaments of delicate tint are a
ready made from Stag and if it can
,,on put in durable block shape the
1l,r seems to be no reason why it shou
not become favorite building mate
ial.
s"', Ben Folsom, who has become
~, nous as Mrs. Clevelands cousi
,ne" spends most of his time at clubs al
's and speaks in languid, drawli
tone. He wears scarf-pin as large
o the silver half dollar, which bears up
that its face gaudy likeness Of a rampa
'onal rooster with red and green feathe
so ! He is we'll to do, doesn't need to VIC
for and apparently is glad Of it,
I, = - Winifred Edgerton, who recei,
IVY the degree of doctor Of phisosor
cum laude from columbia College
. the New York, is the first woman to
ional tain degree from that institute
elect She is twenty-four years old and
lding graduated from Wellesley College
Hei is 1888, since which time she has |
p was sued q course of astronomical
/ and mathematical studies at Columbia
The Count OF Paris will be cordi
oars a invited to this country by Frer
paper. Americans ana oy numerous ON
! GOES in the Union army if he is DIR
1 Mr. from France by the passage Of
70 SIM bill expeling the Monarchist Prir
some A cable message was sent to him
,on,s week from New York by su
party Of distinguished army off
offering him hearty welcome in
Of the event OF his exile General D.
inter- Butterfeld's name headed the Ii