The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-04-01
WHOLE NO. 1O4
Russia is again talking about smash

in Atlanta July 1st.
The income of the Union Pacific
road is $25, 100000 year.
The Sth of April will be observed as
fast day in Massachusetts.
Sir John Mcdonald, premier of Can
ada, is dangerously i'll.
There are nearly 10000 Knights of
Labor in the state of Connecticut.
Mr.. Edmunds now knows how the
hen felt that sat for month on china
eggs.
Deming, New Mexico, is hard
place not manageable woman in
the town.
The Grant monument fund at New
York now amounts to something over
$4,000.
The aggregate amount of life insur-
ance policies in the United States is
over $2,000,0O0,
An exchange suggests what a fine
thing it would be if congress should go
on strike,
Massachusetts has law prohibiting
the sale OF tobacco to minors under
sixteen years of age.
Gen. Logan will deliver an Grafton
at the tomb of Gen. Grant, at River
side Park, on decoration day
Last Sunday night Sam Jones had a.
congregation of 5000 Of these, 1900
staid for the after service,
Senator Beck has double, a candi-
date for the Louisville Post Office,
and who is frequently mistaken for
him.
The wife of Ex-Secretary Hamilton
Fish has donated $50 to the Confeder-
ate Home at Charleston, South Caro-
lima.
James R. Garfield, the late Pres-
dents son, is visiting New Orleans
with DR.. Boyntor, of Cleveland
The Knights of Labor in Hartford
are said to contemplate nominating
Mark Twain for Mayor of that city.
1t is estimated that fifteen cars day
for period of four months, will be re-
quired to market the orange crop of
California.
Henry Watterson has so far recoy-
cred from his recent illness that he
has gone with Mrs Watterson to Old
Point Comfort.
| During the maneuvres of the
French army next autumn foreign Of
| ficers will not be allowed to follow the
cavalry movements.
| Louise Michel, the female French
anarchist, is coming to America. She
proposes to abolish theft by wiping
out all property rights.
| New York is still the Empire State
! G Ongressman Hiscock received 110
| vot IS in a beauty contest at Wash
ingtOn photograph gallery recently,
against 100 for Daniel, Of Virginia,
9S for McCOme, Of Maryland.
Mrs. Potter Palmer at evening. en-.
tertainmeuts wears more valuable Jew
els than any other Lady in Chicago.
Ordinarily her ornaments are collar
of diamonds, an aigrette in her hair
and superb rose-shaped diamond soil
taires in her ears.
The health of John Kelly is improv-
ing rapidly. He is now able to walk
about the house and on pleasant after
moons INDUCES in drive around the
Park. The family have not yet de-
cided whether or not to go South.
Congressman Timothy Campbell, Of
, New York, has been sued in Wash
! ington by Republican who claims to
have bill Of $l5s,25 against Irving
Hall for cigars smoked by its delega-
/. ton during the ceremonies incident tc
! the Inauguration OF President Cleve
land.
Arrangements for decorating Gener
al Grants tomb on next Decoration
Day are already under way in Brook.
, lyn 1t is the intention to have Crane
} Army Posts outside of New York city
5 and Brooklyn that are named after
u the veteran take part in the ceremo
u nies.
CINCINNATI, o., March 20-1h,
Grand Jury reported Il large numbe
! of indictments to-day against person
-e for crimes connected with the election
last October, and for offenses connect
ed with the management OF City In
q firmary. The arrests not being mad
q yet the uasmes of indicted persons ar
\ withheld,
n "Ah, the FIRST Mrs. Byrne was
:, charming woman said Byrne to hi
It second wife, few days ago. Their
> seeing an ugly look on her face, b
= hastened to say; "Yoa must excus
i me, my dear, but then it's only matt
n raj should mourn for her at times.