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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-04-26
A Nut to Crack.

The something called lightning will
melt cold iron rod in the hundredth
part OF a second. A hard razor will
drop like water in time quicker than
thought. But that heat is not in the
lightning. but it is made at that point
at which the lightning meets an OBJ
stacle. Thus from the sun some sub.
stance or pOtentiality may 60 forth
which is q harmless traveller until
something retaFds it. This exile may
meet its first foe near the sums disk
and enough Of it may escape to go on
ward and meet second obstacle il
the environment Of plsnets.-Pro
lessor swing in Chicago Journal
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-04-26
Dexter Dead.

At the ripe age Of thirty years D. K
ter, whose speed twenty years ago
drew thousands to the race course,
and who was afterward purchased by
Mr., Robert Bonner, died yesterday
morning.
Free from severe training and free
from the excitements and struggles OF
the track, the famous trotter since 1867
has lived in quietude and comfort.
There have been many Dexters by
name since the great son OF HANDLE.
tonian was lost to the public, but they
woiully lacked his grand breeding, his
nimble legs and perfect action and
his unialtering courage.
Dexter will not be forgotten.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-04-26
A Horrible Possibility.

Dear Friend-That gentleman who
boards at your house seems to be very
attentive to you my dear.
Sweet Grille is, and IL love
him but oh! what risk / am run
ming. We are engaged.
Dear Friend-Risk?
Sweet Girl-Yes, it nearly breaks
my heart when the thought comes to
me that he may not love me for my,
self alone, but-boo hooi
Dear Friend-ralm yourself, my
dear. Why should he marry you II h,
does not love you.
Sweet Girl-He-he owes mothe
three months board.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-04-26
A Family Fight.

LouDoN, April 21.-Last night the
Syler family (colored) living on Judge
Rodgers farm, four miles from town,
engaged in a lively fight, in which
gun, clubs and knives were used with
telling effect. 1t seems that several
charter members OF the family, in
cluding the father, mother, grown
son and a few sisters, assaulted Sam
West, a son-in-law, and lett him bleed
ing on the field. West had gun, but
was overpowered before he could get a
bead on his adversaries, and in the fra
cas- which followed he received nine
ugly, though not fatal, cuts on the
back shoulders and Rrms.
DR.. w. H. Harrison was called from
town to attend the wounded man, who
he reports is doing we'll though still
defiant.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-04-26
WOman's Love.

Written for the COMET.
What delegate, beautiful thing is
Moman's heart, WOman's love. How
carefully, how tendrrly it should be
dealt with. Yet how often is it sought
and won, only to be cast away as one
would fling its merest tritle? Who
can measure the love which clings to
man through every trial and trouble
through good and evil report?
When friends are few and shadows
durkep around his path; when he is
ready to give up the strugg' g'e-to faint
10y the wayside-wUman's love en-
courages him TO go on, and many
have conquered every obstacle and
risen to eminence; or by the power Of
goodness attained real greatness,
| Ohough unknown to the world) by
this same influence But how often
is the priceless treasure made the
sport Of an idle hour? How often does
Il man win loving, trusting heart,
only for the petty triumph it affords
his yanity2 A brutal qualification,
indeed, to triumph over one whose
greatest fault is loving him. Can such
a creature be rightfully called man?
Who, when tired of the toy which
for awhile amused him, finds some
thing new to please his fancy, and
leaves her to live life of misery, per-
haps die OF a broken heart. Oh, how
dearly man should prize such Il jewel,
the pure, honest love of'a trusting
heart. 1t is surely the nearest APP
proach to heaven one can have on
earth" Oh, man, if heart for thee
is beating use it gently lest it break.
How many blighted lives will have to
be accounted for by those who won
hearts, caring for them as fol the light
and sir around, and cast them aside
ut pleasure. Many breaking hearts
are carried behind the smiles and gay
ETY. OF social life, and God alone knows
OF the awful pain, the hopeless future
the dreary life that must go on, max
ing no sign for the prying eyes of the
world to read, till lie sees fit to give
the sufferer rest. J.M.C.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-04-26
RlOnnt for Bob.

MARYvILLE, April 21.--The demo-
scratic convention to appoint delegates
to the gubernatorial convention held
hero to-day resulted IN another victory
for Governor Robt. L. Taylor. The
Taylor men were largely in the major
ity in the convention and secured the
chairmsnship and consequent commit
tees on organization. At this the Nc
Connell party bolted and left the hall
They retired to another room across
the street and organized a little con
vention of their own. Delegates were
appointed from both conventions anG
two full sets are in the field, but there
can be no doubt that Che Taylor dele
cation will be recognized at Nash
VILE,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-04-26
Another Fued Started.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, April 20, The
people of Hancock county are in a
state of high excitement. Some time
since a prominent citizen named
James Jones was killed by Richard
Green. Yesterday, while Lincoln and
Dick Green, brothe of the murderer.
were passing along a public highway,
they were fired upon and badly hurt,
Their assailants we're Asa Jones father
of James, and two men named Pratt
and Moore. Warrants have been is
sued for the arrest of the trio. They
have fed to the mountains, swearing
they will never be captured alive. Al
the firearms in Rogersville have beer
purchased by friends of each faction
and more trouble is inevitable.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-04-26
A Tennessee Father to Be Lynched.

UNION CITY, Tenn, April GOWN.
Neary, farmer two mile from Trim
BILE in Dyer county, left home Thurs
day. His daughter, who is about 16
years OF age, was married last week
and gave birth to baby or Monday.
She said that her own father was res.
ponsible, and had threatened to kill
her If she exposed him. A warrant
was sworn out by the husband and
given to the Sheriff, who organized q
posse to capture the brute. When he
is captured he will probably be lynch.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-04-26
Substitute for the Blair Bill.

WASHINGTON, April 19.-The sub
committee of the House committe on
education have decided to report to
the full committee substitute for
the Blair educational bill as passed by
the Senate. The substitute provides
for the use OF the money realized from
the sale OF public lands, not to exceed
$s,0OO,OOO in any one year, for educa-
tional purposes. The money is to be
distributed among the states in pro.
portion to the number OF persons Of
sholastic age.
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EIGHTY MILLIONS IN PENSIONS

WARRINGTON, April 20, 18SS.-The
Pension bill was taken up by the
House to-day.
The general debate having closed
Mr.. Conger, OF Michigan, offered an
amendment providing that in all cas-
es OF pensions to widows payment
shall be made from the date OF death
of their husbands. The amendment
was adopted.
On motion OF Mr.. O'Neil, OF Mis-
soura, an amendment was adopted
providing that all officers of the Unit
ed States authorized to administer
oaths shall administer all oaths requir-
ed to be made by pensioners and their
witnesses free OF charge.
The committee then rose and the
bill (Which appropriates $So,280, ,000)
was passed.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-04-26
CLEVERLY RUN IN.
HOw an Alleged FOrger Has Been Car
rying On His Work In the MOnut.
aims Of Kentucky.

BARBoURsvILLE, KY, April 90
Last night young man apparently oi
the commercial class, alighted from a
bus at the Gibson House and regis
tered as J. 3. Hurst, Harlan Court
House. He had two trunks and was
at once recognized as popular drum
mer from Baltimore, Md. A room
was assigned him by the porer, but
he said he was going out in town to
call upon some ladies and would be
back in q short time. About half past
nine be returned to the hotel and was
arrested by officer Denham, OF Will
iamsburg, on the charge of forgery
Denhsm produced from his pocket a
bundle OF checks TO the amount OF d
couple OF thousand dollars, purported
to have been drawn on the Williams
burg Bank by Mr.. T. J. Asher, large
lumber dealer Of Bell county. These
bogus checks were evidently the work
Of Hurst, as the handwriting on them
exactly compared with that gentle
mans autograph on the hotel register
They passed through the hands OF O
number OF prominent business men al
Harlan, Whitley and Knox counties
and were cashed by the williamsburg
Bank without q shadow OF suspicion
Asher's signature was 70 well counter
feited on the checks that his besl
friends who saw them failed to detect
the fraud.
The prisoner protested his inno'
cence, but Denham seems sure of his
man. officers of The bank were al
once telegraphed for and the prisoner
put in close custody until his examin'
ing trial can be held, which will doubt
less come up tomorrow. 1t ID alleged
Hurst has been engaged in the nefari
GUS business Of forgery for year o.
more. The duplicate Of check forge'
on Andrew Johnson last fall was found
in his possession, with several skele
ton checks on other prominent mel
Hurst is about FIVE feet seven inches
light hair and mustache and was hith
erto isvorite with the mountain PEE
pie whom he has traded among Il
Harlan county, where he formerly re
sided, he is highly and numerousl,
connected, and, through his house, i
well known East and South. His ar
rest has created quite sensation here
where he is we'll known.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-04-26
Testimonial to EnlOe.

WAsHINGToN, April 14.-Demo.
Gratis in the House are getting up q
testimonial to Enloe # Tennessee ex
pressing appreciation Of his serv cei
in securing enough SIGNATURES to cal
for the caucus that was the cause o
breaking the deadlock. The testimo
NAL will take the shape of a small
watch charm.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-04-26

Literature, an illustrated Weekly
Magazine ($1.0O year,, has certainly
successfully taken the field as the pop.
ular literary journal of America, Its
great variety of contents, handy form
and choice illustrations, make it ex
ceedingly attractive. Foremost Amer
icsn authors are among ite cantFiba
tors. Mrs. Susan E. Wallace, aWiie o.
the author Of "Ben Hur," and quite
az charming a writer as her husband
has papers in two current issnss OF
"The Poetry and Music of Arabs.
For specimen copy tiree) address
John B. Alden, Publisher, 1893 Pear
ST., New York P. o, Box 1897.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-04-26

w. D. Suit, Druggist, Bibbus. Ind,
testifes II can recommend Electric
Bitters ss the very best remedy. Ev-
cry bottle sold has given relief in ev-
ery case. One man took six bottles
and was cured of Rheumatism of 1C
years standing" Abraham Hare
druggist, Bellville, Ohio, afirms
"The best selling medicine / have evel
handled in my 20 years experience,
Electric Bitters." Thousands of othel
have added their testimony, so that
she verdict is unanimous that Electric
Bitters 40 cure all diseases OF the Liv
or, Kidneys OF Blood. Only half dol
er a bottle at MeFsrrina Drug Store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-04-26
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly for
NAV,

Attention is fixed on Germany
One veteran ruler, the Emperor Will
lam, has just passed away, and the
grave is even now ready to receive his
successor. The crown will rest On
three heads in single year. There
are elements OF deep interest in a
reign like that OF the Emperor Will
lam, whose life covered most OF our
stirring century. The story can be
read in finely illustrated article in
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly for
May. The number deals with our
land, and Mr.. W. E. McCann tells the
story Of the "Star Spangled Banner
and its author F, s. Key. What with
all this, and stories by Mrs. ]. G. Aus
Elm, +. B. Hallowell, Alta W. Pierce
and Others, the magazine gives al
endless amount OF interesting and at
trAesivs reading.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-04-26
WORK OF THE SESSION.

WASHINGTON, April 20, l88S.-To.
day was the hundredth day of the
present session. The total number Of
bills and resolutions introduced in the
Senate and House up to this date is
1865, exceeding by more than two
thousand the number presented il
the first 100 days of last Congress
So far the House has passed 425 bills
and the Senate S31, and 1856 House
bills and "a Senate bills have been
sent to the President for his approval
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-04-26
WASHINGTON NOTES.
Items Of Real Interest from the Capitol
City.

WASHINGTON, April 20, 18SS,-Unlt'
ed States Minister Phelps had short
interview with the President this
morning He was accompanied by
Secretary Bayard.
The House to-day resumed the con
sideration ofthe Indian Appropriation
bill, the pending question being on the
motion of Mr.. Randall, Of Pennsylva,
MIA, to strike out the Choctaw iudg-
ment section. The motion was lost
and the bill was passed.
Mr.. Townsend, of Illinois, from the
committee on Military Affairs, to-day
reported his bill placing General W.
F. Smith on the retired list with the
rank of major general. Private calen'
dar.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-04-26
"Mr. Conkling Left No WILL"

The statement that "Mr. Conkling
left no will" will be accepted, in the
present state OF our jurisprudence, as
a high evidence Of the sagacity and
self-respect Of that eminent man
The making of a will under New York
laws is little more than offering pre-
MUM to robbery and defamation,
For unless the will is made to suit the
whim orcupidity of every adventurei
whom the testator may have avoided
during life, it is sure to be contested
The savings OF a lifetime will go to
lawyers; the sacred privacy Of home
will be desecrated in the ribald atmos
phere of a court; the wise purposes oi
the sanest man who ever lived will be
distorted and destroyed.
Mr.. Conkling was wise to leave nc
will. The vultures will have no teas
ting upon his estate and fame.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-04-26

As goes Knox county so goes East
Tennessee. We mean tie dem mocratic
gubernatorial convention.
This emphatic and positive declara'
ton copied from the Chattanooga Sun
appeared in the Knoxville Tribune on
Wednesday, occupying prominent
place in that paper. For once the
Tribune was right.-Knoxville senti
mel.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-04-26
DOm't GaeG Caught

This spring with your hood full Of
impurities, your digestion impaired,
Jour ~ petite poor, Kidneys aud liver
torpid, and whole system liable to be
prostrattd by disease-but get your
self into good condition, and ready for
the changing and warmer weather
by taking Hoods Sarsaparilla. II
stands unequalled for purifying the
blood, giving an appetite, and for a
general spring medicine.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-04-26
A great transi,. .fmation has Ia

A great Transformation has taken
place in Maj. T. Nj. Mcdonnell, OF
Chattanooga, Bob TAylor's rival for
the democratic nomination for gov
ernor. We have heard that he was
once a ward politician, bu now his
supporters say he is profoundly wise
statesman. What.a change a Clerk
and Masters place can effect some.
Dayton Leader.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-04-26
RAILROAD NOTES.
How Work is Progressing Along the
Line,


The trHck.laying force on the Three
C's finished SurFacing up the road to
Lancaster last Friday night. The next
morning they started out for Rock
Hill and Monday reached Cane Greek,
two miles west of Lancaster. A regu-
lar passenger train is being operated
between Lancaster and Camden.
Rock Hill Herald
The Mcdowell BngIe published at
Marion. n, G., learns that Hampton
Bros. have the contract to huild the
Grst 6 miles ot the road west Of Ruth
erFordton Capt Joseph Mills from
tbc terminus of this contract to the
Mcdowell line Col. p ! Sinclair the
frat 7 miles in Mcdowell county and
Col VIM. II Kirby from that point to
Marion
An election will be held in toe town
OF Union on the 18th OF May on the
question Of authorizing the town
council tn subscribe $50 900 IN per
cent. bonds, payable IN twenty-five
years, in aid OF the Augusta Division.
Fifty thOusand dollars of bonds have
already been voted in the township,
but the railroad authorities require
$4,000 more.
The Rock Hill correspondent of the
Columbia Register writes under date
'of last Friday; "Ne injunction has
been issued by the Charlotte, Colum-
bia and Augusta Road against the
Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago
Road, as was stated by me some time
ago. A notice was served upon the
track builder, but no notice has been
taken of it, and the work is going
ahead upon the trestle. Col. Matson
stated yesterday that he had conver-
sation with the chief engineer of the
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
Road, and that he said the Three C's
would not be disturbed. ."-Yorkville
Enquirer, 18th inst.
The work on the Latta cut has
reached the Chester and Lenoir track,
and Capt. Lewis is placing timbers as
support to the narrow gauge track
until the masonry is completed, to
commence which Griffin & Gorton are
actively making preparations.
The track-laying force has reached
. point five miles this side OF Lancas-
ter, where they will be delayed for
some time on account of the grading
not being finished.
Capt. Lewis has completed :he
bridge at Rock Hill.
IL is reported that the contract has
been let for the construction of tele-
graph line between Camden and Lam
caster.
A new through schedule has been
arranged between the c., G. & G. Rail-
road and the South Carolina Railway,
which went into effect on Monday.
Through coaches will be run from
Charleston 10 Lancaster, and also
from Lancaster to Columbia, every
day except Sunday. The new sched
ule is ~ fellows:
Leave Charleston z a. m., arrive at
Camden at IL m, and arrive at Ian
coaster at l 80 p. m.
Leave Lancaster at 3 p. M, leave
Camden az 90 and arrive at Charles
ton 1T 9 :45 p, IN.
On the Columuia division the train
will leave Lancaster at 7 =. m. and
p. m. end arrive At Columbia at 10 Isl
.. m. and at II p. M. respectively
Going t. Lancaster the train will leave
Columbia at 6 so a. m. and 5 ;83 p. m,
and arrive At Lancaster at / 80 p. m
and $50 p. m. respectively.-Yor
willie Enquirer, 18th inst.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-04-26

The Knoxville correspondent OF the
Chattanooga Times says:
One cause Of Taylor's victory il
Knox county was the Tribune. i
was set down upon, and the Sentinel
the evening paper, Endorsed by tht
election of one Of the staff secretary q
tie county executive committee.
set down upon," indeed A hous'
tell on it-and a mighty big house j
was.-Knoxvtll Sentinel.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-04-26
News Summary.

A sketch of the Etruria's rapid voy-
age to Queenstown. Henry L. Glllig,
who was on board, pleaded illness as
an excuse to escape being interview.
ed.
Minister George H. Pendleton had q
slight attack OF apoplexy at Wiesbad-
en-.
More than twenty Deputies in the
French Parliment have come over to
Boulanger's plan for revision Of the
constitution.
Anarchists are engaged in getting
up a demonstration in Chicago to
raise a defence fund for Herr Most.
Carnegie has opened his great Pitts
burg steel works with non-union men.
Stocks continue fairly active and
distinctly strong. Advances, however,
are very slight except in specialties.
The holders OF bonds and scrip Of
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Rail.
road answered the COrsiar's official
"snarl" in very caustic manner,
with Mr. Simon Sterne as their mouth
piece.
Lawyer Marsh was called as a wit.
ness in the Diss De Barr case. He
still believes in the spirits. A magi-
clan tried to show him how it is done,
but Madame's counsel, Mr.. Townsend,
spoiled the experiment.
On the eve of the Senate commit
tees investigation of Aqueduct affairs
David S. Paige makes serious aGcusa-
tions against the Commissioners.
The breach OF promise suit OF Nellie
Danielsson against Tunis B. Burr was
continued in the Circuit Court, Brook
lyn.
The wife Of Brooklyn official, who
was formerly an actress, was surprised
to find her picture amonga collection
of cigarette beauties.
Margaret Williams recovered yer.
dict in the Supreme Court, Brooklyn,
of $9,S75 for damages caused to her
property by the operation Of the
Brooklyn Elevated Railroad.
The governor Of the Yuruari mines
gives graphic account OF the en-
roachment OF Great Britain upon Ven
ezuelan territory.
Deputy Warden Osborne, OF the
BlackwelPs Island Penitentiary, was
Yesterday appointed Warden of the
Toms prison. His salary was fixed at
~, 500 per annum, an increase Of S70C
over the old figure. ....
Mr.. James Russell Lowell sailed for
Europe from Boston He denies that
he has been offered the English mis-
SION.
Eight horse thieves were lynched in
Indian Territory.
A suit for $1,25O,0OO is entered in
lConnecticut against certain heirs II
be estate OF Hotchkiss, the machine
gun inventor.
Another man tried to thaw out dyn
amite over a stove, and now his mu
tilated remains tell the story Of hi
folly,
Three men in Chicago married thre'
sisters. Now each husband is suinl
for divorce.
The Minnesota Railroad Commits
sion has won its case against the Chi
cagO, Milwaukee and St. Paul Rail
} road Company, and the road mus
now reduce its rates as demanded b,
law.
, Druggist William H. Woodcocl
: positively denied that he was the faith
r of Annie Watson's child, on tn
rial of the suit for divorce brough
against him by Mrs. Charlotte 81
Ledger Woodcock.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-04-26
WHOLE NO. 2lO
OVER THE STATE.
Items of News Gathered from Our Tx.
changes And Other Sources,

'ho 'ol"h IcPuollc0ns met on the
2lst.
Many new houses are being built In
Jackson.
Dresden is soon to have hub and
spoke factory.
W. ]. Nolan has been elected MAYOR
OF Paris,
Lafayette Lowe, a citizen ot Cleve.
land, committed suicide last week.
A savings bank is 10 be established
at Lynchburg, Moore county, with .
capital of $4,000,
Betsy McCay, the oldest resident Of
Blount county, is dead, She was
ninety-nine years Of age,
The military company recently or
ganized at Fayetteville will be known
as the Fayetteville Rides.
-Four deputy marshals made raid
or Polk county moonshiners several
days ago, capturing four men.
Six children OF Mr.. Gillian, OF Stan.
ton, have died OF pneumonia and mea.
sles within the past two weeks.
A Pennsylvania syndicate is neRo.
tiating for land in Smith county, with
the intention ofboring for natural gas.
Five hundred and three thousand
dollars nave been appropriated by con.
gress for improving Tennessee rivers.
Brownlow, as a candidate for the re.
publican nomination to congress, il
said to be very popular in Hawkins
county,
The residence of Andrew Wyly,
near Ivy Mills, Hickman county, was
destroyed by fire, together with nearly
all the contents.
DR., A. l.. Elcan, member OF the
House Of Representatives for Upton
county last session, has become a citi.
zen OF Memphis.
Jno R, Beasley had a long letter in
the last issue of the Shelbyville Com.
nercial. He is still writing and talk,
ing about the state debt.
The eight-ycarold dau"hter of AL
N Stockton, residing in Hollemans
lend, Smith county, was accidentally
,hot end seriously wounded by Robert
| Kent
The annual Sunday school confer
ance for the Brownsville district of the
iemphis conference will be held s,
stanton, opening May 9th and closing
May 10th
A gang Of counterteiters have been
getting in their work around Dayton.
they have flooded the country with
pnrious coin Several Of tho slick
artists have been arrested.
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