Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-10-07

Last Saturday through cars were put
on passenger train No. from Bristol to
Kansas City. and will hereafter be run
regularly. This is a great convenience
to emigrants and through passengers, and
win be appreciated by the travelling pub
lie.
The Sneedville correspondent of the
Knoxville Journal makes the following
complimentary remarks on our newly elect.
ed circuit judge and attorney general:
The central matter of interest here dur
ing the week just closing has been the
new judge and the attorney general. Not
w~ithstanding the fact that Tyler"
Campbell, the new attorney general has
been raised here, and the people have
known Col. Brown, the new Judge. they
all wanted to see them acting as Judge
and attorney general. The people from
the mountains and valleys want to see the
new team start out. This is the feeling
that brought so many out to court on
Monday. Well, be 1t said to the honor of
the new court, things moved off smoothly.
Judge Brown is like Judge Key, always
smiling. There is something about the
manner of the court which impresses
evil disposed persons with the belief that
the way Of the transgresser through this
court will be hard and that the end will
be merited punishment for every offense
against the law and for all offenders, high
or low, rich or poor. This is certainly
crafty to the ord~er-loving people Of Han
cock county.
MI. H.. T. Campbell. the new attorney
general, in the discharge of the delicate
and arduous duties Of his office. is more
than meeting the expectations of his
friends. He will make a first class prose-
cutting officer. He has the legal ability
to start with, and the people may rest
assured that the court will do Its whole
duty, and administer the law as 1t is writ
ten.
Quite a sensation was created Sunday
afternoon by the report that at the head
of q certain grave in the cemetery, snow
was falling. The day was warm and
bright and everybody knew that II snow
was falling it was contrary to all known
natural laws. The word Of the infor.
mants could not be doubted, therefore,
the excitement. A good many went to
the graveyard during that day and
Monday, to behold the wonder, n Of
whom was a representative of the HER
AID AND TRIBUNE. There was some
thing falling without doubt, but it look
ed more like a fine rain than like snow,
and on holding out a hand 1t was Al
once apparent to the senses Of sight and
touch that it was of a liquid nature. Flint
drops, about the size Of a pin head nigh
be caught. So far as could be told il
was tasteless. The fact that the sub
stance was falling in an open space seem
ed to add to the mystery, there being on
ly a small tree at the head of the gray,
mentioned. An investigation, however
revealed that there were millions Of in
sects flying about in the air, and to thos,
whose vein of superstition was no
stronger than their reasoning powers tn,
cause of the phenomena was placed a
once within the domain of natural and no
uncommon occurrences and by those VIII,
examined into the matter it was almos
unanimously decided to be due to secre
tions from the leaves of plants, or iron
the insects, deposited ON hs.leavcs an,
blown from them by the wind. Thi
substance is popularity called "honcy
dew" To those who, without reflection
had given credence to the idea that tn
phenomena savored of the supernatuia al
this revelation undoubtedly brought re
lief, and to others was a great disappoint
ment. That the falling substance wa
most noticeable in the open space wa
probably due to the fact that that spac
was protected from the wind on all side
by the trees from which 1t was blown
and on reaching this comparatively quie
air 1t fell gently towards the ground, an
in the bright sunlight the tiny drops b.
came visible and formed a miniature show
er.