The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-03-18
VOL. III.

sia, is making a tour through Eu-
rope.
Senator Vest has been i'll for few
weeks and has lost forty or Mty
pounds.
The Connecticut democrats talk Of
running Congressman Seymour for
governor.
Ex-President Arthur's health has
been in precarious condition for sew
eral weeks.
The Pittsburg physicians say natur-
al gas is productive OF pneumonia and
kindred diseases.
Gen Sheridan is fond of walking
about the streets Of Washington, with
his four little girls.
The former mansion of Chief JUS
tice Chase, in Washington, is now
used as a boarding house,
"Billy" Emerson, the American
minstrel, won $4,000 in one day at a
race course in Australia.
Congressman Barbour, OF Virginia,
will not be candidate for reelection,
He will travel in Europe.
The latest report about the st, Paul
ice palace is that it will be used as a
summer theatre and ice cream bazar.
Congressman Anderson, of Kansas,
proposes to make determined fight
against the Western Unien monopo-
ly.
The founder OF the order of the
Sons Of Temperance, John w. Oliver,
Is a newspaper editor at Yonkers. N.
Y.
The two richest women in Ameri-
ca are Mrs. A. T. Stswrat and Mrs,
Mark Hopkins. Each is worth about
$SO0OO,oOO,
Boys, ! told you not to projik with
that fellow, Cleveland. stood be-
fore him once, myselt.-[J. G. Blaine
to the Senatorial PugiliSts.
The new capitol at Albany, N. Y.
has already cost $17, 100000, and the
legislature isasked to appropriate 81,
100000 additional to complete it.
Rev. Elias De Witt Huntley haE
rendered his resignation Of the Office
of chaplain Of the United States Sc
nate, to take effect March 15 He
has been appointed pastor of church
in another city.
A prudent man in Richmond, Va.
has put house over his head in {
very singular way. For many year.
he has picked up from the streets ont
brick at time, and year ago he haC
accumulated sufficient number o
bricks to build small house.
Somebody has invented theatre
hat for ladies. 1t is operated by
spring to which string is attached
When the curtain rises the lady pull
the string and, presto, the hat col
lapses, falls fiat on the head. BY pull
ing the string again it is restored to it
original shape.
A vigorous old man in Stoughtor
Mass, has bathed every morning 10
years in cold spring near his house
The baths were not omitted recent
when the thermometer was Is belo,
zero. He says the custom cured hir
Of catarrh, and is the panacea for a
ills.
The wild ducks about Marysvill
California, are SO intelligent that whe
swimming in slough within the cit
limits they know they are protecte
by the ordinances against hunter
while just without the city limits the
are very shy and difficult to approac1
Bishop Peterkin, of West Virgini
has undertaken to found a hospits
orphanage and home in the Kanawf
Valley, the heart of the great mimi
region of West Virginia, He aims
raise $4,000, about $4,000 of whic
nave already been subscribed al
paid.
A ST. Louis plumber has publish'
pamphlet entitled "The necessity
Christsin principles in sanitary l
formation A much more attracti
work would be something
common-sense principles in santa
plumbing, and Christian principles
making out the bills.
A fa in Los Angeles, Cal, W
was ! A-sred by tramps, decided
have tho beggsrs dig cellar for hi
and accordingly to every applies
for vitusls he proposed to charge
hours work for a square meal.
the end OF week he found that
had had ninety-ssven applicatio
and had sennred three hours' work