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Fer GovernOr.EBOb Taylor.

Memphis scimitar
There have been several feelers in
The press OF Tennessee lately with
reference to the gOvernorship, and it
10 with some surprise that the Sciml
tar has noticed II disposition to antag-
unize the present occupant OF the
gubernatiunal chair 1t is hoped that
On the eve Of an important presiden-
tial election the democratic party will
make no mistakes, and there can bt
little doubt that failure to renomi-
nate Bob Taylor would be a mistake
fatal in its character.
The democratic party has learned
one lesson of that sort before, ard is
not likely to invite reputition of the
dose.
Up to the time when Ex-Governor
Marks WAS defeated for denomination
it WAS the unhroken precedent 0f the
democratic party to reward govern
ors of its political faith with Il renom
nation. In only one case, that Of
Gov Marks. was there a departure
from this line of political etiquette,
and in that case a split resulted in the
party ranks which led to defeat at the
polls. The same result would follow
under the present circumstances
more particularly in view of the fact
that the popular democratic majority
now is only 5000 votes, while in 1880
it was $4,000. Bob Taylor is strong
er man before the people than CIV
Marks was, and has much larger
following, A blow at him would not
only he resented by every democrat IN
East Tennessee, hut would disgust u
whole legion of his friends and admir-
ers in other sections nf the state.
Aside from the question of party sue
cess there are dozen or more reasons
why he should again receive the
nominations
I In the first place he has earned il
by meritorinus service. He has made
q good governor. and his administra.
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From the Reporter.
In Bristol now it is not the church
vs. the stage, but it is the preacherSv vs.
the dancers.
The Bristol Gun Clrb organized foi
IS 10y electing rs officers Mrssrs. :
W, Rhea, President; A. f. Miles, Vice
President; j. A. Dlckey, Secretary !;
:. L. King, Financial Secretary j..
W. Mort, Treasurer.
Messrs Ryan ana Lockwood the
thieves who stole two horses lrCm Mr..
Mahlon Susong, Of this place, turned
the animals loose at WalIace's and
went ON towards Abingdon. On the
night Of the 9th Inst they stole sack
uf con from Mr. Chas. Smiths barn.
and took it to Abingdon Result
they are now in Jail. The horses
we're recovered Saturday.
The electric light plant will be in
operation in thirty days, if the weather
is favorable. The bad weather pre-.
vented the poles from going up this
week. The building will be 4Ox5O
feet, and will be Of corrugated iron.
The engine is 60 horse power and tin
boiler is 100 h.r>e power, and weighs
2oOOO pounds; they are on the
ground.
Mr. Roland l. Davidson, formeri,
# this place, aud clerk in the Pc, :
sion office At Knoxville, has been mp
pointed Postal Clerk on the +. T., Va
& Ga. r. r., to succeed Frank Biz
zlrd. Blizzard was u D mnrraric ~,
rointPe MIR. Davidson is To be c,u,.
graduated on his pr'm'iion. He vii
move his family Ia Bristol.
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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-01-19

John NJ, Barnes, who shot Lew Ow-
ems last Tuesday morning, INJECTING d
mortal wound, had a preliminary
hearing before Squire Snyder and
was held in $4,000 bail.
Late Monday afternoon, and just be-
fore the trial was adjourned, Owen
made the following statement:
al Lewis Owen, being in expecta-
ton of immediate dissolution, and
without hope Of recovery from my
injuries, do make this my truthful and
dying statement regarding the shoot
ing of myself by John NJ. Barnes, on
the 10th Of January, 1885, Barne,
called me u liar, and | stepped around
the stove. ] hit ut him, and lie pulled
out us revolver aud | struck at him
and hit the revolver. hurt myseI
and could not do anything. l think
did not hit him before the first Shol
was fired He shot twice before / hi
him ] did not strike at him Will
anything but my fist"
LATER Owen is dead.
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CORR ESEsONDENCE.
Spicy Letters From Special
Correspondence.
NOTES FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TEN
NEssEE. OUR BOYS THERE AND
WHERE THEY ARE FROM.

NOTES FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TEN
NEssEE. OUR BOYS THERE AND
WHERE THEY ARE FROM.
AS the first term of the session 1887
So is drawing to an end, it is time To
glance at some of its results and see
what boys are here and where they
come from.
There WAS big Weakening up here
the first of September. Improvement
was the law everywhere, and it has
gone on steadily all the term. New
couis es have been started, new classes
opened, and the buildings, recitation
rooms, reading rooms, workshops, lab
oratories, plant house, &c, were put
in nice order.
Then the students came in steadily
for a month. The increase, both in
number and in interest was very mark.
ed from the first, but that since the
first at January has been remarkable
The New Year has brought us 80 new
students already. Up to to-day l6l
students have matriculated this SEES
sion. Forty-twO counties out Of the
ninety.Six in Tennessee are represent
ed, Shelby county has 8, Maury hal
i, RoaGe and DeKalb each, Davidson
aud Hamilton 4, Claiborne, Cooke
Crockett, Sewer, Rutherford, Gibson
Bedford and Jetlers N have 8 each
Anderson, Sullivan, Williamson, Giles
Henderson, Coffee and Smith have
each, while Rhra, Monroe, Loudon
Green, Bradley, Washington, Carroll
Hawkins, McMinn, Robertson, Wilson
Warren and s other counties have
each, The second term begins OF
January 10Th, and large number .
students will enter then.
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Speaker Carlisle was taken sudden
ly i'll while at dinner at the Riggs
House in Washington last Monday
DR.. Sewers was called and pronounced
the attack a chill of the congestive or
der The illness of Mr.. Carlisle will
doubtlessly prevent him from presid
ing over the House for the next few
days, and he may be compelled tc
give mp his trip to Georgia, where he
expected to go Saturday and deliver
his speech on revenue reform,
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1t is hoped that ALI Taylor. republi-
can candidate for governor of Tenne..
see in the great iraternal fddling
match last year, will be one OF the pub
lie speakers alta public dinner in thi,
town next month. Coy. Bob Taylor
should be invited, too Since the days
of Orpheus there has been no more
persuading saver Of catgut than BoI
Taylor, and Orpheus was profession
al, and is not known to have iun fnl
governor OF Thrace.-MiSsouri Repub
jcap.
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Lamar's Commission.

One OF the first acts OF the Presi
dent Tuesday morning WAS To att&cl
his signature to the commissions o
Mr. Justice Lamar, Secretary NiIa'
and Postmaster General Dickinson
each Of whom called at the Whit,
House during the morning and re
reived his commission. Messrs. Vilu
and Dickinson subsequently took TIN
oath Of office and were duly installed
in time to attend the cabinet meeting
at noon Tuesday,
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The Rogersville Herald speaks OF
Bulchard as the "nondescript old
fool, and of st. John as "the arch lun-
attic" and charges both Of them with
Blaine's defeat in 1884. OF course
they helped an enlightened democratic
people to bury Blaine, and if he is be-
fore the people again as Ceveland's
opponent in 1888 he will wish he had
been cremated.
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On the 18th inst the two houses OF
Kentucky Legislature in joint session
elected Mr.. Beck for a third success
sive term in the United States Senate.
Should he live and serve out his next
term his continuous service in the
Senate will have extended through a
period of is years, from March 5, 1877
to March 3. 1895. He had previously
been in the House ten years.
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T. IT. IT. LJS E. J, T.
Washington county, Tennessee
NOME SIDENy No rICE.

PALMER, CARPENTER Il COL Order Of Pub.
VS.. LEGATION In ms
and PETER TiNsLY.
1t appearing from the return Of the summons
heretofore issued in this case that the defendant
Z. G. Tinsly is a nonresident OF this State, re-
siding in the State of Virginia. it ia ordered by
me that publication be nude as required by law
for four consecutive weeks in the COMET" a
newspaper published in the town OF Johnson
City, Washington County, Tennessee notifying
said nonresident defendant 10 appear before
J. W Crumley, Justice OF the Peace for said
county, at his Office in Johnson city, Tennessee
on the 18th day of FEBRUARY 1888 and make de-
tense to All action Of detinue instituted against
him by said Palmer Carpenter and Company
or said cause viii be heard exparte as 10 him,
This January 18th 1888.
wv. cRuNlRY, }. p.
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FROM WHITES STORE.

We are having plenty Of rain, and
mud from shoe-mouth deep on up,
The public part Of Prof. G. B. Cook =
school closed last Friday with public
examination. Heanticlpates teaching
Ihree months longer.
Prof. j. F. Gross school at Rock
Hill will close in few days.
Prof. Gross school at New Bethel
will close in short time.
We hear it whispered that the
schools Of Sullivan county, next year
will run five months. That IN what
ve need, and then, ii we just had a
compulsory school law, there would
not be about 290,549 persons in the
Stale OF Tennessee who cannot write
their names or read their Bibles. | do
nope that the time will soon come
when every child, not only in the val
rys, but in the mauntaln gorges oi
East Tennessee will have free access
20 good school eight months in the
wear.
Mr. B. F. Lat.ure is down with a
weak back.
Mr. Tom Myers is very low with
| consumption.
Mrs. Cread Wolfe is no better.
Prof. r + Kings wife and two oil
his children have been sick but ar,
better,
1t is reported that Mr.. George Nc
Kamy's child is worse.
Sally Cross, near this place, dice
last week. She was ali old lady thai
WAS loved by all who knew her WeeI
not for her, for she has gone where nj
sickness ever comes, darkness nevr
gathers over the streets of that CITY
ana no funeral knells are heard there
no, all is peace and happiness
"WHIPPERWILL."
Jan II, 1888.
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The Centennial Exposition OF the
Ohio Valley and Central States cele-
brating the settlement Of the Ohio
Valley, the Northwestern Territory,
the State OF Ohio and the city Of Gin,
cinnati, to be held at Cincinnati, opens
July 4th and closes October 9th.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-01-19

The COmmoasr explains in m arti-
Gle in the Knoxville Journal that the
circular recently sent out to the voters
OF the First Congressional District
was done for the benefit Of its can
vassers and not for political purposes
as stated by a correspondent OF the
JoUrnala few days ago.
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Mrs. Cheathsm, widow OF Gen. b.
f. Cheatham, died suddenly last Sat
urday morning. Mrs. Cheatham was
postmistress at Nashville at the time
OF her death. Gen. Cheatham was APP
pointed postmaster by President
Cleveland and at his death which oc-
CURED Ssptember4, 1886, Mrs. Cheath-
am was appointed to succeed him.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-01-19

The Thobe. Carlisle contested cleo
ton case, as was apparent from the
beginning, has completely collapsed,
the report OF the Committee on Elec-
tons being practically unanimous in
favor Of the Speakers right to his seat.
Among the alIidavits filled was one
from Mr.. Carlisle.
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Hon. L. Q. G. Lamar, was confirmed
Monday as an Associate Justice OF the
Supreme Court The vote stood 80 to
%, three republicans--Senators Stew
art, of Nevada; Stanford, of Califor-
MIA, and Riddleberger, OF Virginia
voting with the democrats
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-01-19

The trial oG Joseph r. Banks, who
shot Editor John J. Littleton Deem.
Der oath, has been set for the 10th OF
February. Banks is still in jail.
Mrs Littletun has qualified as admin
istratix OF her husbands estate.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-01-19

Chairman Mills, Of the Ways and
Means Committee, is gathering mate
rial and information from the Treas
ury Department to assist him in pre-
pairing tariff bill for the considera,
ton of the House.
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How ~ Ga Ga" CURED

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"Evcry spring my wife and children have
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Last spring was one mass Of sores from head
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is that all have been cured CT the scrofula,
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Pearline only 5 cts why don't you
use itand save labor in washing.
Flaked Oats ca per pound,

An old fellow who had never de.
vnurel Wehsttr's Unabridged went to
town one day ut the time Of a very cold
snap and hearing some persons talk
about it aud say ing thai the thermum
eter Was twenty degrees below zero.
but failing To understand What was
said, neverthpl, IS went home very
much impressed with tie coldness OF
the weather. And meeting Deacon
Smith he said II tell We this is mighty
awful cold weather. Wy don't ynu
bui think they say at town that its the
very coolest snap NV several years,
Wy they say the thermnmicei went
way down twenty miles below Cairo.
He who would be just with himself
must be just with those with whom lie
deals.
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Original Auta cl.nlen ms.

H. G LITTLE Vs B. A BRYANT MARCUS BRYANT.
To B A. BRYANT AND MARCUS BRYANT: In
pursuance OF an order heretofore made and eu-
tered by 4, II II Lusk, ESQ, justice Of the
peace OF Washington county, in all attachment
suit wherein II. G. Little Is plaintiff and you are
defendant Won are hereby notified that upon
affidavit OF the plaintiff, in which II is alleged
that you are indebted TO II. q. Little in the sum
ofsixty-three dollars and sixty cents, that ynu
are nom esdents of the stale uf tennessee Il
writ Of attachment was, on the 3lst nay OF De.
cember, 1887 Issued in this cause against YOU
by I II II. Lusk, justice OF the peace Ol " ash.
ington county, which writ came to the hands ui
) NJ. CTumley a constable OF said county. and
was by IN, ON the Slst day of December. 1887,
duly levied on certain property OF yours viz:
One dark brown horse as appears from the re.
turn OF said constable. madt on the End day OF
January, 1885, to said Lusk justice as aforesaid.
Now then you the said Bryants Hre required Ia
appear at noon on the 18th day of February, lte
at the office of the said I. H. H. Lusk, Esq. in
the 9th Civil district of Washington county be.
fore him as the justice having cognizance' fthis
cause then and there to defend this action SO
commenced against you by attachment, other
wise the cause will he proceeded in against you
exparte,
T. II. II. Lu,K, ]. p,
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The national democratic committee
will meet in Washington on the ODD
of February next to fix the time and
place for holding the national demo.
cIatic convention.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-01-19

The President last Thursday ap.
pointed Edward S. Bragg, Of Wiscon-
sin, to be envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary Of the Uni.
ted States to Mexico.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-01-19

Governor Taylor will be his own
>uccessor.-- GreenepiHe Democrat.
Grover Cleveland for President, and
Bob Taylor for Governor, is our ticket
for 1888 -Jacksoa Dispatch.
Gov, Taylor is for the people, and
the people are for him.--JackSon Dis
pdtch
There is no good reason why Bob
Taylor should not be re nominated and
lected Governor this year. He hae
made II good governor, and is not only
sound and true IA Il democrat, hut his
record as gentleman il without n
blot or Decentralization Dispatch
There is no end to possibilities, but
# we were disposed To ignore the prin
iples of strict morality, we would lie
20 bet ten to one, that "Our Bob,
rennessee'S good-hum"red, good look
ing, and fairly.goOd in-every-respeCt
Governor, will be re-nominated and
we would 60 farther and bet that ht
ought to be. II the Volunteer State
must have IA Democratic head, give u,
the same old bald head, which, though
not as full OF sound discretion as We
would like to see it, il nevertheless
above an honest heart, and sure to be
used as its owner believes, to the best
advantage -RogerSpille Herald. (rep.)
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-01-19

Rev. w, G. Kelly has created quite
a sensation in Nashville by withdraw.
ing his letter of explanation III the
Candler-Abbott, affair.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-01-19

1t is important that every Y. NJ. G..
A. member should bp present at III"
meeting next Sunday at 2 O'Clock P NJ
Important business, preparatory TO the
Anniversary Meeting, demands your
attendance.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
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ATT rs
SCROFUL.A

1t is that impurity in tho blood, which, ac-
cumulating in the glands Of the neck, pro-
duccs unsiGhtly Jumps or swellings; which
causes painful running sores on tie arms,
legs, or feet; which dcvelopes ulcers in the
eyes, ears, or nose, often causing blindness or
deafness; which is the origin Of pimples, can
cerous growths, or the many other manifesto
tons usually ascribcd to "humors;" which,
fastening upon the lungs, causes consumption
and death. Being the most ancient, 1t is the
most general Of al diseases or affections, for
very few persons are entirely free from it.
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BLAST FURNACE AND BELT RAILROAD.
Two Important Corporations Chartered
and Officers Elected.

The Magnetic Iron Ore Company
and the Johnson City Belt Railroad
Company have received their charters
from Nashville, duly signed, and at a
meeting in the Bunk of Johnson City,
last Tuesday night elected their off
GERS and transacted other important
business. The Magnetic Iron Ore
Company elected f. A Stratton Presi-
dent, G. L. Stratton Secretary, ], Z.
Crandall Treasurer; the directors are
+, A. Stratton, G. /. Stratton, j. T..
Crandall, j, f. Gillian and H. II. Carr.
The authorized capital stock is $780,
900, Of which amount more than half
is already subscribed and enough more
promised to nearly make up the full
amount. This company proposes t,
build a 100 ton furnace in johnson
City in the spring Some Of the stock
holders in the New South Mining and
Improvement Company have stock il
this company, and they are anxious t.
see furnace located here and vii
push it with all possible speed
BELT RAILROAD.
The Johnson City Belt Railroad
Company is ofIicered as follows: F, A
Stratton, President; c.. L. Strattop
Secretary j. e, Crandall, Treasurer
j, F. Gillian, Superintendent; F. A
StMtton, c L. Stratton, j, f. Gran
dahl, J. F. Gillian and II. H Carr ar,
directors The authorized capita
stock is 81 100000. This company, a
the name indicates, proposes to builC
a Belt Railroad around the city and j
thought advisable to extend it to Car
ter's Depot. The gentlemen compos
ing both the above companies are rep
resentatiye men and men Of financia
ability, and we may rest assured tina
much good will result from the organ
ization of both companies, and tina
too, ar no very distant day. WhpI
the c. c. & G. Railroad is completed
and we are assured work will be com
menced on it here in the spring, thi
whole section of country between
! Cranberry and the coal fields will b
dhtted with furnaces and johnson
City will secure her share. This on
furnace will be a great thing for on
town but it is only beginning of til
end
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LOW AS THE LOWEST.
We do not allow any one to
UNDERSELL us.

We will not let man or mortal beat
us on price If same quality of good,
hence the reason Of our good trade
during the past Years aud that is tn,
reason why y"n generally find oul
store fall Of customers.
We are gratiied to have our ole
cnst 'mers tell usthat they are salts
fed that they can de- Il, well with II,
us they can do anywhere aud to
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