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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-15

Maj. John S. Goforth, an old and re-
spected citizen, died last Friday night
in the 18th year of his age. For sew
eral years past he had been in feeble
health, and for the past twelve months
has been helpless. Twenty years ago,
when | first came to Bristol, he was
one of our leading and most active cit
liens. About that time he purchased
the splendid mill property at Wallaces,
and by his energetic efforts gave that
now thriving little town its first impe-
tus. He was quiet and unassuming in
department, and at one time occupied
an important position in the manage
ment of the E. t., V. & G. railroad.
He was member of the First Presby-
terrain Church, and his funeral was
conducted by Rev. G. A. Caldwell from
the residence of his daughter, Mrs. H.
G. Hill, last Saturday afternoon, and
his remains taken to New Market,
Tenn, his former home, for interment.
News.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-15
The Care of Health.

The present season Of the year al
ways imposes unusual care upon all
who would preserve good health but
this year, with its phenomenal rainfall,
exceptional humidity and excessive
vegetation, will certainly multiply dis
eases unless unusual care is taken to
protect the physical system.
We are likely to have hot days dur
ing the present month. The tempera-
ture may not be exceptionally high,
but the oppressive humidity of the
past month will probably continue,
and often to be followed by damp,
chilly evenings, with malar;al atmos-
phere wherever there is vegetation to
decay. The general atmosphere is not
invigorating or healthful, and, as a
rule, people will be more than suscep-
tible to malarial troubles. Sluggish
action of the liver or arrangement Of
the bowels should always be accepted
as a danger-signal, and prompt RENE
dies employed.
Many people accustomed to enjoy
good general health are slow to appre-
ciate the necessity of special care at
times to protect it. They drink i'm
pure water; they eat unwholesome
food; they indulge in unripe or stale
fruits and vegetables; they welcome
and expose themselves to every cool
breeze as a relief from the murky,
sticky, fever-like heat of an excessively
humid atmosphere; they sit out in
the damp, chilly evening, and then
wonder why they have twinges Of
rheumatism, irregular bowels, inactive
liver and genera! lassitude.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-15
MuIdOOn Thinks Sullivan Must Serve a
Term.

ROCHESTER, N. Y, August 11.-Wm.
Muldoon, the trainerof Sullivan, pass
ed through Rochester to day on his
way to his home, Belfast, In an inter
view he said that he did not see any
bright prospect of Sullivan getting off
easy "You Sec" he said "Gov. Lowry
did not so much care that the fight
took place in his State, but smarted
under the gibes of the newspapers
That made him mad, and he redou-
bled his energy and determination to
punish both Sullivan and Kilrain. We
had it all arranged for the trial to
come off before the county Judge in
the same county where the fight took
place, and it was understood this Judge
would only impose a fine. But on the
day fixed for the trial the Governor
and the State prosecuting attorney
went to this judges court and fright
ened him into sending the case to an
other court, in which Sullivan will not
fare so we'll The trial comes up next
Tuesday, and, if convicted, Sullivan
will probably be imprisoned year and
fined 81 900. ! don't believe they can
get much evidence against him, unless
it comes from some who lost money on
Kilrain. | was advised to get out OF
the State, and got out. If we are both
to be locked up, l want to go in when
Sullivan does, SO we can get out togeth-
er. We wanted to get the case post
poned from time to time until Lowry
and some others get out OF Office, but
l guess he will not allow that"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-15
Kicked Out.

MEMPHIS, August 11.-Mr. John M.
Heating, editor and half owner Of the
Memphis Appeal, has gone to New
York and is not likely to return to re-
sumo his position. The change OF base
is due to disagreement with the 9TH
er owners of the paper, in consequence
of which the board of directors OF the
Appeal Company deposed him from
the editorial chair. Mr.. Heating has
been editor of the Appeal for twenty
five years. 1t is understood that he
will take legal measures, if necessary,
to enforce what he considers his rights
in the premises.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-15
ASSESSING RAILROADS.
The State Assessors Looking Over
East Tennessee Roads.

The board OF railroad tax assessors
headed by Chairman Reese X. Hen
derson, and weighted down with bux-
ON good natured, Murph Bewley, of
Morristown, arrived in the city yester-
day noon on special train, They
we've joined by General Manager Hud-
son, Acting Solicitor Henderson, Tax
Attorney Lewis and Mack Dooly, and
then proceeded to Bristol. To-day
they will so over the Cranberry mar
row gauge, tomorrow they will assess
the Tennessee and Ohio road, and
next day they will 60 over the
North Carolina division of the East
Tennessee road, They will arrive
here Thursday night and will branch
out, taking in the Knoxville & Ohio
Walden's Ridge, Knoxville & Augusta
and the Knoxville, Cumberland Gar
& Louisville.-Journal, 18th inst.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-15
How 1t Applies.

WASHINGTON, Aug 12.-First Comp
troller Matthews has decided that the
appropriation of 100000 made by the
act of Congress of March Cd, 1889, for
agricultural experiment stations"
can be used for the benefit only OF sta
tions for which estimates were named !;
$4,000 each, for stations in each of
the thirty eight States and the Terri
tory Of Dakota's agricultural depart
ment, and that no part Of the appro-
priation can be used in the establish
ment of such stations in any of the
Territories, with the exception of Da-
kota. that being the only one included
in the estimates upon which the APP
preparation was based.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-15

SECRETARY NOBLE has surprised ~
good many people, notably the
officials in the Pension Office, by or
dering the commission engaged in the
investigation of the re-rating Of pen
sions to continue that investigation.
He was not satisfied with the preIimi-
nary report made covering two
months, December, 1888, and May,
1889, and wants u thorough investiga-
ton for a period Of twelve months.
The Secretary refused to give out the
preliminary report, but promises that
the entire report shall be given to the
press as soon as it is completed.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-15

The force on the Three C's road in
Unicoi county has been doubled in the
last ten days. The portion of the road
bed visible for mile or so from the
wagon road begins to look quite rail-
roadish.
More wheeled scrapers arrived this
week for use on the Three C's road.
The recent rains have delayed work
considerably, but P. H, Cogan keeps
things moving pretty lively, and the
graded portion is frightening out
gradually.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-15

The board of examining surgeons
that holds forth in Johnson City has
been suspended, pending an examina-
ton of all pensioners reported on by a
special examiner sent out by Commits
missioner Tanner, who is now here.
According to reports, about SIS per
cent. of these pensioners have only
heart disease, and they have been no
tilted to "come forward" and be re-ex-
amined. As long as Tanner had money
all was we'll, but he has to cut down
expenses now hence, this action.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-15

All the street railways in Knoxville,
except the West Knoxville lines, twelve
miles in ALL, were purchased on last
Thursday by w. J. McAdoo, Jr., Of
Chattanooga, who, it is said, repre-.
sents Chattanooga and Philadelphia
capitalists. The new company was at
once organized, and McAdoo was
elected president. The price paid was
in the neighborhood of half million
dollars. Electric cars will be substi-
tuted for horse cars at once.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-15

The Knoxville Journal says ebay
light has been seen through the tunnel
at Cumberland Gap. The event was
celebrated in grand style by the con-
tractors and their friends. The tunnel
will be ready for trains in time to save
the Knoxville subscription if some un-
foreseen accident does not happen"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-15

A singular case has been tried in Ia
coma, w. T. An Italian agreed to sell
his ward, whom he had intended to
make his wife, to another Italian, who
desired to marry her, for $3.50, OF which
$50 was paid in cash. The girl refused
to transfer her affections, and suit
for the recovery of the $50 was the re-
suit. The court decided that the con-
tract was illegal, so the Italian lost the
girl, the money and has to pay the cost
of the suit.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-15

Under the supervision of William
X. Beard, master carpenter of the
Philadelphia division of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad, the iron bridge over
Mill creek was moved Sunday morn
ing. The bridge is 25S feet in length
and weighs 100000 pounds. 1t was
moved after the passage OF the mail
tain west, and in twelve minutes was
in its new position, forty five feet dis
tant. In flfty-nine and a half minutes
trains were running over the bridge.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-15

FRANK HATToN is going tooth and
nail in his fight on the civil service
law. His largest and most startling
charge is that copies of the questions
to be asked at examinations in Wash.
ington we're furnished beforehand to
such applicants as were willing to pay
the price asked for them. This is the
most serious charge yet made against
this humbug, and, if Hatton can prove
it, it will 60 far towards getting the
absurd law repealed.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-15

George w Kincade, of dusky hue,
who halls from Johnson City, has Sc
cured place in the postoffice depart
ment. Kincade was recently editor of
small sheet at Johnson City devoted
to the interests of his race called the
"Colored Mans Advisor" but he found
the work of advising colored men to be
unremunerative and thankless, and
wisely decided to change his field Of
operations. Washington Cor.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-15

LANCASTER, Pa, August 10.-The
Pennsylvania Iron Works, of this city,
posted notice to-day of the resumtion
Of operations on August 10th, at 1886
per ton for puddlers. Five months
ago $50 men went on a strike, when
their wages were reduced to $3.50 per
ton, and since that time the mill has
been idle.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-15

John H. Caldwell, cashier of the
First National Bank at Bristol, has
bought the Austin's Spring property,
lying six miles from Johnson City on
the Watauga River. The price paid
was $1,000. A few years ago Austins
Spring was quite prominent sum-
mer resort, and could be made so again
at little expense. A bold chalybeate
spring is on the place, and the hotel is
surrounded by magnificent grove. 1t
is understood Mr. Caldwell will put
the property in good shape at once.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-15

Mcneil & Wolfe have moved into
the Harris Block. They occupy one
ground floor OF the storeroom and the
floors OF two rooms above, and are fill
ing them up rapidly with new goods
in their line. Their new parlor and
bedroom suites are real daisies. They
carry the largest stock of furniture
and carpets in East Tennessee and will
tell you all about it in THE COMET as
soon as they get Strengthened out
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-15

1t is stated that Secretary Proctor is
looking in the matter of army officers
detailed for duty at Washington, with
the view of ascertaining if many have
not been retained at the capital longer
than the law allows, while others have
been serving on the frontier for years.
The military gentlemen whose lives
have been cast in pleasant places are
very uneasy, for there is no telling
where the lightning will strike.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-15

The colorod Messiah is bobbing up
with remarkable frequency all over
the South. It is said that Southern
cotton planters are becoming seriously
alarmed on account of this alarming
prevalence, so to speak, of darkey divin-
tiles. One Of the peculiarities Of the
sable Messiah is marked aversion to
mammal labor.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-15

A special from Purvis, Miss, says
that indictments will be found against
Kilrain, Muldoon, Cleary, Johnston,
Mitchell, Dennis, Butler, the two Muir
phys, Bottle Holders johnson, Wake
ly, Stevenson and Barnett, and officers
will then be sent to hiring the parties
back for trial
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-15

King Kalakaua should not be offend
ed because the United States have APP
pointed an improper person Consul
General at Honolulu. If he knew of
some of the tough citizens appointed
to office at home he would understand
that it was no intentional discourtesy,
but just way this administration has.
Kali seems not to have caught on to
the fact that the Republican party is
in power, and the appointment OF inn
proper persons to office is considered
the proper caper.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-15

THE Navy department has appoint
ed a court of inquiry to investigate the
recent accident to the cruiser Boston"
1t seems about time that something
was done to make the officers of the
Navy exercise a little more care in
handling the few war vessels we have.
Hardly week passes that the news
papers are not called upon to chroni-
Gle some accident, that, from the
standpoint of Gland lubber," might
have been avoided.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-15
CONSUMPTION Surely Cured,

ToTHE EDIToR-Please inform your
readers that have positive remedy
for the above named disease. BY its
timely use thousands OF hopeless cases
have been permanently cured, shall
be glad to send two bottles of my REM
edy FREE to any of your readers who
have consumption if they will send
me their express and postoffee address.
Respectfully, 7. A. SLooUM, M, c., ISL
Pearl street, New York.
222-2S3.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-15

The Republicans are already pre-
pairing their plans for securing good
working majority in the House of Rep
resentatives. Seventeen contest cases
have been filed, all of them by Repub-
Leans, seeking to secure seats OF Dem
ocratic Congressman.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-15

Vice President Smith, of the Knox
vile, Cumberland Gap and Louisville
railroad, informed Journal reporter
last Saturday that it was his present
intention to establish a regular sched-
ule of trains between Knoxville and
Cumberland Gap on the Goth inst.
Continued rains have delayed work
several days, or trains would be run.
ming now.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-15

GOV. TAYLOR has accepted an invi-
tation from the Dixon Springs Live
Stock Association to formally open
their exhibition, which commences
the 2Sth of this month and continues
four DAYS.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-15

INDIAN Commissioner Morgan has
issued circular to inspectors in the
Indian service instructing them to see
that Indian traders are men of good
character. Ifthese traders are at pres
ent men of good character many of
them have been sadly maligned.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-15
Burke Identified

CHICAGO, August 12.-Martin Burke,
the Cronin suspect, was to-day identi-
fled by Mr.. and Mrs. Carlson, the own
ers of the cottage in which Cronin
was murdered, as the man who rented
from them, giving his name as "Frank
Williams"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-15

The Augusta, Ga, Orphan Asylum
was almost destroyed by fire on the
18th inst. The children were gotten
out safely. Two fremen we're injured
by falling timbers. A lack OF water
hindered the efforts to save the build
ing. Loss about $4,000.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-15
$2,S66,8O7

In the 9th district the road tax &c,
per 5000 is levied upon $1O4,087, this
being the value OF property outside
corporation of Johnson City.
In the 18th district the road tax (Sc.
per 5000 is levied upon $134,275, this
being the value of property outside the
corporation of Jonesboro.-Herald and
Tribune.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-15
Day of Execution.

LIVERPOOL, August 12.-Monday,
August Goth, has been fixed upon as
the day for the execution of Mrs. May
brick, who was last week convicted of
poisoning her husband.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-15

Will Patton has moved to the Crouch
building on Public Square, where he
will be pleased to see his old custom
ers and new ones, too. He will putup
a first-class restaurant.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-15

lr is stated here that Ex-Attorney
General Garland has been engaged by
the Northern Pacific Railroad to look
after their legal interests in Washing
ton at a salary Of $4,000 a year
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-15
THE COMET.
JOhnsOn City. Tenn. August Is, 1889.

A scheme to encourage the immi-
grafton OF negroes from the Southern
States to Mexico is meeting with small
favor in the latter country.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-15
Z. Tam. MID. Tenn. M. Tenn.

Wheat, he says, is nearly finished
threshing, and is now July 800 ascer-
tanned to be about two per cent. less
than an average yield for the whole
State.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-15
The Crops.

Commissioner Hord furnishes the
the condition OF the crops
throughout the State July 80, 1889,
compared with average crops;
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-08
JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL.
Its Formal Opening in Baltimore Ye,ter-
daK

BALTIMORE, MAY THE Johns Hop
kins Hospital. al Monument street and
Broadway, was formally opened this
morning 1t is one of the finest and
most complete institutions in the world,
embracing seventeen buildings which
cover folr acres of ground, and sur
rounded by ten acres more Of
beautiful grounds, which will af-
ford healihful exercise TO the
patients. It's construction was begun
more than ten years ago, and the total
cost was g ,0jO0O0 10 the munihcence
of one man. Baltimore owes this great
institution 10 the late Johns Hopkins.
Il was he who also founded and provided
for the Johns Hopkins niyersiiy. over
300 invitations TO attend tO.daY's cere-
monies were sent to persons in various
parts of the United States, exclusive of
those issued TO BaltimOreans
Addresses were delivered by Francis
T. King. president of the hospital DIR.
John 5. Billings, L s. A, and ID. G. Gill
man, president of the Johns Hopkins
University.
President King said that Johns Hop
kins. in founding his two great trusts
the university and the hospital-each
with AN endowment of nearly three and
a half millisns of dollais, was not actu-
ated by wish to build a monument to
his own memory. Ills motives we're
higher and nObler He remembered that
in reply 10 question as To why be had
never made a will, Mr.. Hopkins said that
he looked upon his wealth as gift, as a
gift for which he was not accountable,
but which was given 10 him for a pur-
pose, and he did not believe he would
die before it was revealed how 10 was
to be disposed Of This wealth. he
said "is my stewardship
One of the most interesting parts Of
Mr.. Kings address was a question from
letter written, from Johns Hopkins to his
trustees, which clearly sets forth the good
he proposed to accomplish. II is as fol-
lows. You shall receive into the hos
pital the INDECENT sick of this city and
its enyirons, without regard 10 sex, age,
or color, who may require surgical or
medical treatment, and the poor Of this
city and State, Of all races, who are
stricken down by any casualty
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-08
ABOUT GENERAL PRYOR.
A South Carolinian Makes "A Statement
About the Alleged Ds-ertion.


CHARLESTON, , c., May 20. i
Chappell, who resides at Bookman, Rich
land county, in this State, has furnished
your correspondent the following aili-
dayit regarding the alleged deseriOn
Of General Roger A. Pryor from the
Confederate lines around Petersburg 81
occupied the rifle pit that General Pryor
rode M to and left from, and will give
you the way in which he deserted.
| was on duty as a skirmisher on
the line of rifle pits around Peters
burg at the same time in the fall
OF the year 1884 An officer rode
mp to my pit and stopped, took ont bis
sDy-glass. and looked toward the Yankee
pits. which were close and in full view.
will here state that deserion was very
frequent from our line, and all exchange
OF tobacco and other things was stopped.
The officer dismOunted in a minute or
two. and said 10 me am anxious tO
get a Yankee paper will 20 ont half
way and exchange told him
he could moi 60 unless be
got permission from the officer in
command Of the skirmish line. "Oh ~
right; hold my glasses few minutes
throwing me of my guard. He Gen
eral Pryor walked fast, and in the di-
recliOn of the Yankee pit, directly i'm
front Of me, which was in full view with
the naked eye ! used the glasses which
Pryor gave me 10 hold, and watched
him. Saw Yankee officer with
two soldiers standing az the
side Of their rifle pit watching Pryor
coming towards them. After Pryor had
gotten fully half way the Yankee officer
started 10 meet him slowly while Pryor
was walking fast They met a short
distance from the Yankee pit, shaking
hands. Pryor never broke his gait
Pryor, taking the Yankee officers ann
walked through the skirmish line with
out stopping, 10 the breasiWOrks. which
also were in full view with
the naked eye, watching them
with PryOr's spy-glass After getting
in the breastworks the usual hGzzah that
accompanied the arrival Of a deserter
was distinctly heard was. and am
vet, familiar with the movements of we'll
meant soldiers meeting 20 exchange
coffee and tobacco There was always
some caution used and always ON half
way ground There was no force used
10 get Pryor in the Yankee lines lie
was in bigger hurry 10 get there
than the Yankee officer was. Pryor had
a haversack full of newspapers the
sack could hardly buckle, it was
packed so. turned the horse over 20
the officer in command of Wilcox |
skirmishers and told him about Pryor |
deliberately deserving in broad daylight |
lie said il could not have been General
Pryor, but II was now live ia Rich /
land county, ; c., and went TO the army |
with Company f.. Twelfth South CARO- /
lima regiment Afterwards my officers
sent me to McGowan's sharp shooters, /
where served till the end Of the war