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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-05-22
THE COMET.
Johnson CITY, Tenn. May %, 1890.

Miss Margaret Isabella Balm,
daughter of the Secretary of State,
was married at o'clock last Saturday
to Mr.. Walter Damrosh, Of New York
Mt the residence Of the brides par
ents, in Madison Place.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-05-22

The board Of trustees Of Washing
ton College, at the recent commence,
ment Of that venerable institution,
conferred the degree Of L, l. D., upon
Judge S. ], Kirkpatrick, Of Jonesboro,
and Judge II II Ingersol, Of Knox
Vile
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-05-22
New Buildings.

r. S. Boyd is building two hand
some store houses on Second
avenue in the Carnegie addition
The stone foundations were com.
pleted yesterday and the brick work
will be hurried up by the contractor
]. J. Adams.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-05-22
Post-offIce Hours.

Opens 6 $50 a. M; closes 7 p, m.
Sundays Opens Z a. m. closes SIN
a. M. opens / a. m. closes 80 p. M.
Money Order Hours-0pens 8 a, m.
closes p, III.
], NJ. MARTIN, 7. NJ.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-05-22

Remember we are the only INSTALL
ment house in the city and can please
you in price, as we buy our furniture
at factory prices.
L. A. CALVIN & Co.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-05-22

What the Bristol Land Cos. sale
loft # the Bristol boom Barnum' s
elephant tramped on yesterday.
Mr.. F. I. Waggoner, son-in.law Of
Mrs. R. X. Collins, arrived in the
city Tuesday evening, from Horace
Ills Mr.. Waggoner brought his fami-
ly with him, and will locate here, hav-
ing bought an interest in the firm Of
/. A. Calvin & Co.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-05-22

An interesting report Of the closing
exercises Of Washington College is in
type but i crowded out OF this issue
Also the obituary Of Mrs. A. II. Bull.
lock and several other interesting ar
tcles
, 1890-02-19

from the eentefepce committee to require
superintendent OF the census to ascer-
tain the number Of people who own their
farms and homes and smount Of mortgage
indebtedness thereon, made "a report
recommending tho house amendment be
agreed to PiAtt inquired whether the
bill made slzfarme1 and Others who
should b. eeAlsd upon 70 answer questions
a. to their debts subject to.a fine or i'm
p~riyonnent If they refused to answer. ire
Hale answered that all census questions
were placed in the same category, but
penalty did not include imprisonment, it
onlyexacted q fine of 800. The confer
ence committee did not think it wise to
discriminate between different classes of
qpsstions.. The conference report was
House bill for the relief of Sioux In
dams at Devils Lake agancy, N. d., Tex
actly similar to the senate bill passed a
few days since) was passed, and the sen
ate bill recalled from the house.
Alter a brief executive session the
doors reopened and the senate ad-
journed. -
, 1890-02-19

LONDON, Feb. 1S.-Matthews, home
secretary, in replying to the %deputation
of miners, told them he could hold out no
hope that the government would support
the eight hour bill.
The passenger steamer Coral Queen,
from Gothenburg, has been sunk off the
river Tees in a collision with the Rotter-
dam steamer Brynio. 1t is reported that
sixteen persons on the Coral Queen were
drowned.
The probate. divorce and Admiralty
division of the high court of Justice has
refused to grant an application 10 Capt.
O'Shea for attachments against the Star
and London editions Of the New York
Herald for publishing certain comments
relative to the action for divorce brought
by O'Shea against his wife. in which
Parnell is named correspondent. In the
case of the Freeman's Journal OF Dublin
against which a similar application was
made, the court imposed a fine Of fl0O
and c,sts.
, 1890-02-19
pisGxured With yitrioI.

ERIE, Pa. Feb. 1s.-The residents OF
the eastern section of the city are greatly
excited over a cowardly attack made upon
Miss Emma Nischer, a young lady Of
prominence and responsibility, last even.
ing. She vent to the door In response 10
summons and q man wearing . mask
threw vitriol in her face and ran away.
Dennis Mccarthy, her accepted lover,
started to find the wretch. He suspected
certain fellows and tracing them to an old
building attempted to enter, when he
was shot twice and painfully wounded by
the scoundrels. who then made Their
escape Miss Nischer's face is terribly
dis6pured. m htf ftiN 17W fri
, 1890-02-19
viii Pardon me pnke.

PARIS, Feb. lS.-Sarah Bernhardt is
i'll and has Discontinued performances.
The Herald reports that President
Carnot had decided to pardon the duke
Of Orleans and send him under escort to
the frontier.
The Journal Des De6lts blames the
political inactivity of the government for
the defeat of the Republican candidates
in Sundays election. The Boulangists
are iubilant and predict a repetition OF
the victory in the municipal elections in
May.
Boucher, an Ocleanist member of the
chamber of deputies, received from
Havana a cable dispatch from the count
Of Paris, in which he says: 81 I'm proud
Of my son and pleased with tie attitude
he has taken. but 4 am deeply concerned
on sccount Of his sentence.
, 1890-02-19

CHICAGO, Feb. ls.-Three reporters
and a detective last night attended a dark
cabinet seance and managed to unmask
Mrs. Carrie NJ. Sawyer, her husband,
Frank Burk and Kittie Ranger, who
played disembodied female spirits, while
Mrs. Sawyer PLAYED male parts with the
of wigs, boards. etc. Burk was man.
aRer and magnetist. They we're arrested
and locked up. Mrs. Sawyer was for
merly a well known medium in San Fran
cisco. She was doing a big business
, 1890-02-19

MINSEAPoLIs. Feb. 1S.-A Journal
Pierre special saysi The house has
passed a Joint resolution admitting that
restitution exists in many parts of the
state. The resolution declares under the
state constitution the state and county are
powcrless to render and aid and assistance
must come from outside sources. The
whole matter is placed in the hands of
Governor Mellette wEo will issue an ap
peal for aid. The action Of the house is
regarded as a complete endorsement OF
Governor Mellette's begging GRAND,
, 1890-02-19

ST. PAUL. Feb. 1s.-A Pioneer Press
Bismarck. N. D.. special says: A rumor
is curreut to night that friends Of the
lottery bill will introduce a new measure
tomorrow to provide for the payment to
the state S250,000 per year. instead of
$4,000. One Of the strongest opponents
OF the measure said he thought the re-
port correct and feared the result, as he
did not think the lottery people would
make another attempt unless absolutely
sure of their ground. b4tt8 sli u. 80
, 1890-02-19
Wholesale Execution.

New YORK, Feb. ls.-According to a
London cable Shanghai dispatches give
the details of a wholesale execution of
criminals IN Pekin recently with the usual
ceremonies. Nine were beheaded and
hive hanged. The prisoners were COM
PEELED to dig their own graves. After the
execution the bodies were stretched on the
ground and the officers pinned on each a
large paper giving the name and crime of
the condemned. Later the bodies were
exposed to be the prey OF carrion birds.
, 1890-02-19

CHAMBERLAIN, s. D., Feb. lS.-Oh,
cials of the land Office, together with a
force of clerks sent out from Washington,
arrived to-day and were rendered a royal
reception BY the citizens. It is expected
the Office will be ready to receive filings
by the last Of the week. I. q. Sherman
has lust returned from twenty miles in the
interior, bringing in fine samples of coal.
Sherman represents a syndicate of West.
ern capitalists who have located a number
of coal mines. and is SO enthusiastic over
the prospects that he has ordered an outfit
with which to begin mining. g.
, 1890-02-19
Crusaders Arrested.

SpIoKARDsvILLE. Mo. Feb. IS.-The
constable to-day arrested sixteen crusad-
ers, thirteen ladies and three men charged
with malicious destruction of property.
He met with no opposition the ladies'
having determined to sabmit quietly to
their martyrdom as they call it. All gave
bond in the sun of $50 each for their APP
pearance next Friday.
, 1890-02-19
The Great Carnival.

New ORLEANS, Feb. ls.-The grand
street parade of the king of carnivals
moved promptly At noon. The streets on
which the procession moved were crowded
with spectators This is generally admit
ted TO have been the most brilliant mardi.
gras season New Orleans wei ENJOYED.
The city is crowded with visitors from all
parts Of the country and in fact there have
not been so many Northern and Western
people in the city at any time since the
exposition year.
, 1890-02-19

WoBURE, Mass, Feb. lS.-Members
of the Manufacturer Association have
decided to close every leather factory rep
resented in the association to morrow and
TO keep them closed until the men return
TO work at the factory of Beegs & Cobb.
This means the enforced idleness of / 500
men,
, 1890-02-19
Awarded COCO for Libel.

DUBLIN. Feb. 1s.-Henry Campbell,
NJ. p. and private secretary to Parnell.
who was charged in a speech with having
provided the knives with which Caven-
dish and Burke were murdered, and the
speech was published in the, Belfast
Neus Letter. Campbell brought action
for libel against the paper and was yes
terday awarded f2O0. ef.rss aN sstit
, 1890-02-19

FRANKroRr, Ky. Feb. ls.-A 10.
year old youth named Booth assaulted
and killed Rev. Michael Whisman, near
Compton. Yesterday. dWhisman once
punished Booth when the latter wa a
school boy and Booth never forgave the
fancied wrong a7f~'r7ps r~,ssr5IvT
, 1890-02-19
Last Rites Adminlstered.

PuTsBuRG. Feb. 18.-Rev. Nathan
Ward, chaplain of the Mercy hospital, to-
day administered the last rites to Bishop
O'Connor Of Omaha. All hopes of the
bishops recovery have been abandoned,
but a consultation Of prominent physi-
clans with Pittsburg practitioners will be
held to night.
, 1890-02-19

nT"NN " INnK
NEW YoRK. Feb. 1s.-Stocks to-day
we're less active than yesterday. but we're
stronger sud some material gains were
scored during The day. Market closed
aus. skatf 6rn. fnal changes are aimoet
s,liS ~ ditection OF higher prices
< G6v&nnnt bonds duh aad heavy.
Petroleum opened steady at 1851, and
closed at the same figure. Sales 1877, 900
Dbl. xxsxF.se Z "a
Wool easy. domestic fleece, 32(a37c. :
Money on call easy at 3l@5 per cent.
American cotton seed oil 27t.
Felovins are caosns prices OF stocks,
Paci6c 6s<I6; American Express. Is;
Canada Pacific, 744; Canada Southern,
sat; Central Pacifo.-33t; Burlington,
1O7; Delaware, Lackawanna l. Western.
1851; Denseri & RIO Grande. ia3; Erie,
262; Kansas h Texas. ct; Lake Shore,
lost; Louisville 4 Nashville. s73; Mich
+. mneCenfs.l. 92}; Missouri Pacific. ia;
Northern Pacific, 800; preferred 73A;
Chicago l. Northwestern, 1881;
preferred. AL; New York Cen.
tral. log; Oregon Improvement,
las; Oregon Navigation. 90; Oregon
-Tfanssontinental, 351; Pacific Mail,
80; Reading, 40; Rock Island,
Net5 Milwaukee, l. St Paul, ,6Sf; Texs,
Psddc. So: Union Pacific. 65t; Unitsd
etakss Express. IS; Fargo Express, 40;
Western Union, s3f.
CHICAGO, Feb. 8.-Cattle-Receipts,
4,5OO. Market strong to a shsde higher.
Beeves, "a 30(d46 Is; steers, IS. 4O(94 40;
stockers and feeders, - 40@ 3s40s Texas
cofnfed steers. $2.75(03. As.
eHheep-Receipts 5000 head. Market
SLOW and Sc lower. Natives. $3. 75(15. 80;
western corn fed, $4sO95 so; Texans.
IS O0(15, 00.
Wheat-Market frmer. Feb. 74s;
May. 77f
Corn-Market Arm. Feb 27a; Nav,
, 1890-02-19

~ WASHINGTON. Feb. 1S.-The senate
ratified the British educational treaty
with unimportsnt amendments
Among the bills reported from commit
tees and placed on the calendar were the
followiBa. AppropriatinE 20. 200. 900 for
the construction Of ! deep water harbor
At Galveston. Tex, not more than ST.
600. 900 to be expended each year.
To provide for the admission of the
state Of Idaho into the Union.
At the close of the morning session the
senate PROOF eded to executive session.
1t il understood that the senate 10 CON
siderine the British e~xtradition treaty
stated that Grsy's motinn to strike out
the sections making mAnslaughter and
obtaining money under false pretenses
extraditable crimes. has been defeated.
The door reopsnedl at $3.50 and the ed
ncasional bill came up as unfinished bust
sess. Blair proceeded with the ad-
Alter spesting tor over Two hours
Blair yielded the 6oor and P. j. Hall,
, 1890-02-19
An Optimist.

Jennie (mournfully)-Just look at u
lovely green grass. Surely, when the
snow comes, 1t will all die and wither.
Charlie-Never mind, dear. Look ON
the bright side Of things. OF course it
wil4die- But thatswin be our lawn fate.
-Pittsburg Bullstin. S.sssSlas .as 4
, 1890-02-19

CRY OF MHxruo; tvia Galveston }
Feb. l8.-The American syndicate Of
ifsrs 70 furnish money for the construc-
ton Of the Estevas Concession railroad
from Guadalaiara west to Chancela OF
the Pacific coast and east from GuAda.
'lsiara. 70 Agnas Galleries on the Mexican
Central. The probability therefore is
that the conccssion will be withdrawn
from the London market.
Work on the Tehuantepec railroad is
progressing rapidly and the formal in
auRuration Of a branch Of the Mexican
Central to Tampa county is fixed for
5ADrii End.
The I~nteroceanic railroad is working
hard on it's line in. the direction Of Jalapa.
, 1890-02-19

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.--The presi-
dent to day sem to the senate the follow
ing nominations:
Alopzo Cleayey, register of land Office
at Lagrande, Ore; VIM. III. Pratt, sur
yeyor general for California; 'Quinby
Vanae, receiver. of public money at Las
Cruces, N M.
, 1890-02-19
EkDAh.

The transition from long. lingering and
painful sickness to robust health mxrks
an epoch in the life of the individual.
Such \ remarkable event is treasured in
thu s~hemotyapd the agency whereby the
rood health has been attained is CRATE
fully blessed. Hence it Is that 20 much
i heard ia prsse Of Electric Bitters. So
many teel they owe their restoration to
health 10 the use OF the Great Alternative
and Tsuic. II YOU are troubled with anv
disease Of kidneys, liver or stomach. Of
long or short standing, you viii surely ind
relief BY use Of Electric Bitters. Sold at
SOC and 81 per bottle At b. b. David's
drug etore,
, 1890-02-19

Supposed to be the Nan Last
Seen With Gronin. sss psa1
Congressional Proceedings at
the National Capital. 80

Cir i lnrvo -R~ ~ -Dotacfivn
LOUIE "-DcuS
Thomae 81 chicago, accompanied oy two
local detectives. made an Important ar
reet last nieht. with avas kent VERY
ou;.. rr,,,;, to-d.v Th mnr,soner ia be.
s1.e' ~
neved TO % one OF the men paoiy wanted
in connection with the Cronin case and
Thomas had been advised that parties
had arrived to-n;oht from iCh;caoo q,
fully identity him The nr;soner s.ve
his name a. ]. b. Kelly and adm;tted he
Va fhe man Tor vhorS fhs Cyb;csSo> 81
thor;t;es -h.d he.r ",ool;r. M 49,
he ~ Saith. Dan Corchl;n. friend 'v5o
was believed 70 have driven The huo.r IN
which Cron;n vas convevsd sran, he
home He Hsrtber den;ad ~ amrI;.,.n
in the murder. -
Detectiv. Thomas rows n. rrsonsr il
knovn in Ch;csro a. r p KsIIsv hn, 10
snnnosed ~ r. |. 1.r I.oHr m;,h
and 4 he braves ~ h. a. ~ 49,, Il nn.
Of The met IN $780,, vss 49, - ~
celcbrsted ,ssa Smith -. shs last nsr'
son in whoss csn.n:e ,hs mn dereJ nv
s;c;.n ~ Ssr ~ 1-c.;r,s pj
Whan ors..;onsa ~. ear""nr
hv "oun
vsr mgIo u IA 81 s "ns
Keilav * Ch;s..o IN, H. ,a:
, 1890-02-19
Cherokee Grazing Leases Illegal.

WASHINGTON. Feb ls.-The presi-
dent torday issued a proclamation. which
after declaring the illerality OF the graz
ing leases by the Cherokees upon the
Cherokee strip, gives notice as follows:
First-No cattle or live stock shall
hereafter be brought upon said lands for
berding or grazing thereon.
q Second-All cattle and other live stock
now on said outlet must be removed
therefrom not later than Oct. l, 1890, and
SO much ooner as said lands or any OF
them may be or become lawfully open to
settlement by citizens Of the United
States and that all persons connected with
sale. cattle companies or associations must
not later than the time above Indicated
depart from said lands. ststasas
, 1890-02-19

The annual sprinting handicap 1t Shelf.
field, Eng. was won by Collins, an Amer

nj
re- snnuaa spftnting nandinap q Shelf
neio, mig. was Won Dy Collins, an Amer
80 ,'9a.ri. ,,f taa, t..
Yesterdays temperstureENewp York
42-,.NowsO fsans 81. St Louis 38e. Gin
clpnA4 "a. Chica&o SO, Winnipeg ~
De.ow. .y.,i' ar
A. MahIhansen., Saxony, there was .
hEht ~ guc1aaise mescng and the troops
ware c1!Isd out Thirty persons were
wounded ne' 81
Count Julius Andrassy. the ven known
Auneafien statesman. Who hes boon Ill
foe noma time 1t voloscs, near Fume.
died yesterday; he was 81 years old. IA
.CapE .0rSkea in his suit for divorce has
nIsd : supplementary petition which ex
tends' over the period within which the
atsegcd acts Of adultery wero committed.
christopher Latham ShoIes. 1 pioneer
Western newspaper nan and noted q
investor in the first successful type writ
ing machine. died last night It Milwau-
kee, Hxed "a: 9s.s es,.e NJ
Last Saturday the National Starch
M~AnhfSctnfing company was Incorporated
in C0yingooa under the Kentucky law.
It owns al the slarch factories in the
listed Statea. Y 80, ss y
The oy Il Geographical society Of Lon
don has invited Thomas Stevens. the
African traveller. to send q paper to BE-
nd hgf1rer the socety describing how he
reAched Henry NJ. Stanley in Eastern
Africa
Mrs. Rsbeccas Wav TAYLOR. mother of
the late author and traveller, Byard Tay-
lof. died at her residence at Kennel
SQUARE h7,yesterday morning after a
ad uDess, aged 90 yean.
A benefit to Mrs James @. Blaine.
took place Yesterday ~sftsrpoou a The
Broadway theater and Il Nil net the
young lady IS, zoo. She Il still in scri-
, 1890-02-19

Job PRINTING neas5y executed It the
Leader Job Printing RoonsI
, 1890-02-19

WASHINGTON, Feb. l8.-Morrow of
California from the appropriations com
mittee reported the appropriation bill.
Referred to committee Of the Yhole.
The speaker laid before the house a
message from the president Transmitting
without comment communication from
the interior department proposing tho
amendment of the act providing for al
losements of lands in in severalty to In
dians. M i4EE EE& lra1
The senate bill providing for the APP
pointment of an assistant secretary of
war was laid before the house is substan-
tally the same - the house, bill already
~fayorably reported from the military com
mittee.i The speaker held it was under
the rules entitled to immediate considera-
ton 90 tho house vent into committee of
the whole thereon, Discussion continued
until half past O'Clock when the commit
tee rose without action and the house re-
sumed consideration Of the bill to pro-
vide . temporary government tor Okla
homa.
Struble Of Iowa took the floor in sup
port of the bill. He criticized the senate
bill because it failed to include all the
Greek and Seminole lands purchased un-
der the last administration. The house
bill embraced all-of the territory not oc-
copied byth Eve civilisedl tribes. This
tract, In area, compared favorably with
the surrounding states and it was in the
heart of a country well watered, with L.
300 miles of railroads, with business en-
terprses, coal lands, agricultural indus
tries and q population OF 90. 600 people.
The horpa hill nropocodt ~ orosn ,vn IL
, 1890-02-19
In h Committees.


WASHINGTON. Feb. 1s.-At a meeting
of the senate committee to-day the vari
Gus silver and currency bills that have
been referred to it were under considera-
ton. The discussion covered the whole
range of the financial situation, but the
silver question Was the principal topic.
All the Republican members of the com
mittee were present and Harris and
Vance Of the minority. The discussion
is said to have demonstrated that there
was little ii any variance in views upon
the manner in which the silver question
should be treated. There was a practical
agreement that a bill should be passed
authorizing the secretary Of the treasury
to increase the purchase of. silver, store it
as bullion aud issue certificates upon 1t.
1t is expected details Of a bill covering
these propositions will be drafted at the
next meeting of the committee.
The senate committee on territories in
a report recommending the passage OF the
bill to admit Idaho as a state after de-
scrlbing the educational advantages, prop
erty interests and vast resources of the ter
ritory say: On the LIST day of January
the territory had sufficient money to pay
sl its floating Indebtedness and leave a
balance in the treasury OF about 100000.
The present rapid development of the ter
ritory warrants the belief that within the
first year after its admission the popula-
ton would be at least $50. 000.
The house committee on postofices aud
post roads, continued consideration of the
subject of limited postal telegraph. Post
master General Wanamaker and A. B.
Chandler. president of the postal sse-
graph, were present an rave their ideas
on the subject. Wansmaker thought it
should be under control of the civil ser
vice commission and the wires should not
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-17
TEXAS IN TYPE.
TEXAS CROPS AND WEATHER.

| Preparations are being made by many
Smith county truck farmers to make
next year progressive and prosperous
one, says the Tyler Democrat aud Re-
| porter, and an instructive one to the
| general farmer, bV showing what can be
accomplished by diversifying crops. A
! great effort will be made in melon rails
ing, and no doubt many carloads more
| than ever before will be shipped out
from here; aud the fruit yield, every
thing being favorable, will far surpass
| anything ever known here. Many young
orchards will como into bearing, and
! this will add vastly to the crop. An
| other encouragement is offered In the
fact that fruit ia very scarce and high in
the markets, made SO by this years fall
ure in CROPS.
The snow that has fallen on the plains
in the past few days has gladdeped the
heart OF the farmer, says the Carson
County Chronicle. The storm started in
with good rain, and then it turned TO
sleet and from that to snow, and now
that has run in the ground wheat is
looking well. There is a larger acreage
sown IN this country than ever before;
the farmers here contend that 1t is the
surest crop as il gets all of the mois-
iuIe WITH iSiis during tue WiuIeT
months and as wheat natures early it
seldom suffers for rain during the spring.
BAIRD, Dec. l6.-Cotton still comes
into the market and brings good prices.
SPRINGTowN, Dec. l6.-This is strictly
an agricultural country, which raises
everything tc perfection that can be
found in a semi-tropical climate. Cotton,
corn and oats produced abundantly this
season. Sweet potatoes produced this
year from IS to $50 bushels per acre, and
in weight running as high as fifteen
pounds each or over a peck TO each po-
tota. Irish potatoes have in some in
stances produced the third crop this sea-
son from the same seed. Turnips weigh
ing from four to seven pounds are seen
daily on this market and are of unusual
sweetness. At q time i'll the near future
this Is destined TO be the great fruit
growing section OF Texas, which has
already been proven by the canning
industries which have sprung up ali
along the cross-timber fruit belt.
PANHANDLE, Dec. l6.-Recent rains
and SHOWS have made wheat prospects
very fine. The average is large and
come farmers are still sowing.