The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-03-08
WHOLE NO. 2OS
OVER THE STATE.
AtemS of Interest GA Ghercd fro,n
Oar Exchanges and other
Sources.

N'N'hAlN NAdN u new DIlCk lltlnl
Jas. H. Drew, young merchant
suicided at Chattanooga Tuesday.
The measles is raging with great
violence in the community Of Dres.
den.
Lewis Aclerly, an aged citizen OF
HNmblen county, died last Friday
night.
Two white men were drowned in
Holston river near Strawberry Plains,
last Friday night
In difficulty over a COW, Jim Mon.
tague killed his brother Lewis, in FAY.
cite county last week.
Moses Wright, a well-to.do colored
farmer OF Garter county, was robbed
OF $780, last Tuesday night.
1t is stated that the Midland rail.
road will be completed between Jacks
son and Memphis by May Int,
Columbia boasts Of colored man
who bites six-penny nails in two and
then drinks full bucket of water.
Sam Deyault was tried at Centre
vile last week for the murder Of his
brother in.law, Alb, Cathay. and nc.
quilted.
The Democrats OF Crockett will
meet in convention tomorrow (Fr,
day. to nominate candidates for coun.
ty officers.
There seems to be demand ovor
tho State for the establishment OF fac
tories. 1t will take factories to build
our towns.
Andrew Baugh, colored, has been
lodged in iail at franklin charged
with assauling two little girls near
that place
Bobert Browning, OF Knox county,
was thrown under the wheels Of
loaded wagon he was driving, and the
wheels passed over his body, killing
him.
Acyclone struck Cedar Hill last Fri.
day night, destroyinc houses, stables,
barns, fences and other property, Four
persons were injured, but none eeri
ously.
Morristown merchants are making
an effort to establish a creamery, and
the project seems to be meeting with
favor, most of the stock being already
taken.
Keller Anderson, commission
broker in Memphis, took an overdose
of morphine, mistaking it for quinine,
and at last accounts his life was dos.
paired OIL
The dwelling OF Samuel Lemmons,
near Mascot Station, was destroyed by
fire early last Tuesday morning. A
large portion Of The household goods
were saved
A drummer by the name oi J. w.
Watson, OF Kansas. Mo, suicided in
Clarksville last Saturday 10y shooting
a bullet through hise had M reason
was given for the rash act
VIM. katclitlc, oi Band Mill Lake
county, riddled the house oi Z. G.
Duncan with bullets from q Winches-
ter rifle, Saturday evening, because
the latter had seduccd bis wife.
The fruit growers around Humboldt
will put in 200 ocres in tomatoes this.
spring. This is done to counterbal-
ance the failure OF the berry crop csus.
ed by the dTonth last summer
The Seventh Day Adventists at Me
Kenzie have offered $40 reward to pay
any person 800 that will find text
in the testament calling the seventh
day of tho week the Sabbath of the
, Lord
1t is now reported that Grimes the
editor Of the Chester Citizen, who was
reported killed few weeks ago, is
not dead, but that he had the report
put out to get rid Of bis family and
creditors
Mr.. r Williams, a farmer near
Messy Greek, has lost eighteen. head
OF cattle during tho past twelve
Q days by a new and peculiar disease
which has lately made it appearance
. in that section
Two negro desperadoes entered the
house OF Mr. McCaslin. at Pond
Switch, Dickson county, and with
: drawn pistols compelled him to give
them his pants aud ham They
= were afterwars arrested and lodged in
Jail at Ashland City
I. Another attempt to rob freight
train on the Il. T, " d G, road was
:. frustrated by an Irish tramp, who
g overheard the plans OF the robbers
and reported the same to the con-
ductor. Two OF the thieves were cap.