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, 1890-01-22

LONDON, Jan. 2l.-The Cunard steam
er Catalonia, from Boston. arrived at
Queenstown to-day. Her captain reports
a terribly rough y The Catalonia
lost four boats. Her bridge, elevators
and deck house we're badly battered.
Seas entered the tunnels and quenched
the fires and flooded the intermediate
cabin. Several seam en- and two storage
passengers were badly injured. During
the storm a steam pipe burst, killing three
frenen and f~earfully scalding another.
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Stocks ana CarrIe Markets.

New YORK. Jan. 81. = Upward
movements were inaugurated Yesterday
and made further progress to-day. while
the market itself ~perceptibly broadened.
The recent persistent pressure by bears
upon the list was conspicuous by its alb.
sence. Ia the afternoon sugar ~rc6nerics
for no apparent reason was bid up rapidly,
touching 55b and closing at 544. The
market closed dull and firm, generally at
or near best figures. A great majority OF
the list Is higher to night, though ad.
vances were confined to small fractions.
Petroleum opened strong at LOS but
after a slight gain in early trading, be-
came weak ana declined to l O65. The
market then rallied and closed frm at
lob. Total sales 1874, 900 barrels.
Government bonds dull and weak for
As.
American cotton seed oil, 27t.
Money easy at 3(94t.
Following are closing prices OF stocks.
Paclhc IS. 10; Central Pacific. 343:
Burlin et'n, 1861; Denver & RIo
Grande, lot; Northern Pacific, 800:
preferred 49, American Express, Is;
Canada Pacific, 76; Canada Southern
oos, Delaware, Lackawanna Il Western,
36ti Kansas & Texas, t; Lake Shore,
l04t; Louisville & Nashville, S6a; Mich,
gan Central. 95; Missouri Pacific. TAI.
Chicago & Northwestern, llOi:
preferred. l403; New York Cen
trail. 1861; Oregon Improvement.
l46t; Oregon Navigation, lO04; Oregon
Transeontinental, 345; Pasiic Mail.
3Sf; Reading, ga; Rock Island
95s; Milwaukee X st. Paul, 6SA; Texas
= Pacific, 81; Union Pacific, 66a; United
States Express. IS; Fargo Express, 1856:
Western Union, S4s; st. Paul, 6S4.
Wheat-Market lower. January 70;
May S0i.
Corn-Market steady. January 2s3;
May 3lt
CHICAGO, Jan. 21.-Cattle-Receipts.
5000. Market strong for best, and slos.
ing easier. Beeves. "a 9O95. 25; steers,
$3.OO(G4. SO; stockers andfeeders, 81 Is
@3.20; Texans cornfed steers, So 25(0
3.75; Texas grass steers. 50 1902 go.
Hogs-Receipts, $4,000 Market slow
and Sc to Toe lower. MIXED and light,
$3.60@3 IS; heavy, SO 6O(G3.s7t; skips,
1898 so.
Sheep-Reccipts $500 head; strong TO
shade higher; natives, 50 SOFAS. 40: west
ern cornfed, "a 7o@5.c5; Texans. So so
GA 80.
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LAFAYETTE, Ind, Jan. 2I.-Mrs.
Emma Whitehead, a wealthy widow liv.
ing near this city, was placed in Jail to.
day, charged Jointly with Rev. j. Fred
Petit with murder in the first degree.
Petltt, it will be rem embered, was ar
rested at Columbus, o.. in December,
charged with numbering his wife last july
by poisoning.
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SAN Francisco. Jan. 2l.-The
steamer Oceanic, with Miss Nellie Bly,
among its passengers arrived here at $50
this morning. Miss Bly, was taken off by
a tug as the steamer entered the harbor
and was taken at once to Oakland, where
she boarded q special train which was in
waiting and started on her overland Jour
ney via the Southern Pacific and Allan
tic & Pacific routes.
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SAN Francisco. Jan. 2l.-The pros
poets are that the great snow blockade on
the Central Pacific will be cleared tonight
or tomorrow. There is now three feet
OF snow on the ground at Colfax, while at
CISCO, the country is covered to the depth
OF hfteen feet on a level. and in drifts
snow is three or four times as deem.
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Will Starve Himself.

MANHATTAN, Kan, Jan. 2l.-James
Fortner, the defaulting treasurer of Riley
q Co., who was arrested and brought
here from Memphis. has announced his
determination to starve himself to death
rather than take punishment for his
crime. He has not touched TODD or water
since Sunday night.
, 1890-01-22

Young Mr.. Larkins wished to rent
a typewriter, and a pretty young lady
glibly explained the merits of several
to him. After making his choice he
said, f~acetiously:
Are yoa to let with the machine7'
No" she replied, CURLY, II am TO
let alone. New York Sun.
, 1890-01-22

PITTsBuRG. Jan. 2I.-Twenty five
Cinnamon, en- route from California to
work here. were in the city to-day. 1t is
,ne intention to put them to work 40
ls6orcrs 10 place OF Italians and Trisbmen
Fiity others are on their way from San
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Gas ExpIosion-

pITTsRURa, Jan. 2l.-By a big explo-
sion OF natural gas from a main at
owlckley, Pa, last night, Mrs. George
urioos was fatally burned and her dauph-
Ter seriously Injured. The ladies were
carrying a lantern to light their home and
tne gas, which was escaping from a break
IN the main, ignited.
, 1890-01-22

ALBANY. N. Y, Jan. 2l.-Before the
ninth annual convention of the the State
Bar Association Colonel Robert G.. In
gersoll delivered an add ress on the sub.
iect, Grimes Against Criminals" AT
the outset he demonstrated that punish
ment by torture and death have failed to
abate crime.
, 1890-01-22

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Jan. 2l.-The
pulpits of this city united yesterday in a
grand attack upon the Sunday paper. 1t
is the beginning of an ecclesiastical cru
SADIE which, it is said. will be waeed un-
remittinplv.
, 1890-01-22

CHICAGO, Jan. 2l.-D. H. Benton, a
wealthy and prominent member of the
board of trade, fell dead while shooting
In a pigeon contest at Washington park
race course.
, 1890-01-22

NEW YORK, Jan. 2l.-Seth R. John.
soi' a lawyer and superintendent OF a
Brooklyn Sunday school, was arres,ed 70.
day charged with forging a BIZ No.
on a Chinese society and a s7UO mote on q
Mott street firm. He gave bail in s5 600
, 1890-01-22

\ new sort of boot sole has been in.
troduced in Nurelnburg, consisting o
a sort Of trellis of spiral metal wire
the lnterstices being filled with quits
percha and rosin. They can be fttec
with nails like ordinary soles, are 5C
per cent. cheaper Than leather anG
vastly more durable. New York Tele.
gram. d
, 1890-01-22

PUNxATAwNEY. Pa. Jan. 2l.-Tbe
sheriff evicted five families in Adrain to-
dey; He was accompanied by a SQUAD of
Pinkertons There was not the least sign
Of resistance.
, 1890-01-22

English postoffices do all the express
business. The average cost of parcels
is eleven centa
, 1890-01-22

Dept; Cheyenne, Hyo.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-10-16
Railroad NaWs.

The Columbia Record of Thursday,
la t, says
The Three C's road, after its report
ed troubles and the reports as to its
finances, is to come all right, and the
great coal hauling air line is 20 be
completed at much earlier day than
the most sanguine had hoped for.
This is good news to everybody in this
section of the country, and another
winter will not pass before Columbia
can receive coal dirct from Tennes.
see, Here is how the great work is to
be completed
Last night three OF the principal
stockholders of the road from Catletts-
burg, Ohio, passed through the city on
their way to Charleston. They have
Travelled over the entire completed
portion of the road and examined the
uncompleted portion, finding every.
thing progressing to their great salts
faction. But they brought news Of
great Importance, They report that
the same syndicate Of English capital
lists who furnished tle original SC, ,000,-
600 OF capital with which the road has
been built thus far, have made ar
rangements with Barkcley Brothers,
the New York financiers, for the i'm.
mediOte placing OF another Sc 600, 900,
and the road is now to be pushed
through with the greatest rapiditY
possible. Two and half millions of
this money arc to be received ON the
9th Of next month. With this money
the grading and laying Of rails through
the mountains is to be pushed " with
all energy, and then the line will be
rapidly run on through the Northwest.
Regarding the progress of work on
the Augusta division, the Union cor
respondent OF the Greenville News
writes:
The contractors on the Augusta d.
vision OF the Three C's railroad are
pushing their work right ahead. ]. B.
Ross, who has a 13 mile contract from
Tiger river down into Newberry coun.
ty, has nearly finished up. The con
tractors are doing good work, and
when the road is completed it will have
one of the best beds of any road in the
State.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-10-16
ANOTHER ARM CUT OFF.
The Louisiana Lottery Cannot Use
the Express.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Oct S.-Attorney
General Hunt has received from As
sistant General Vance, Of Louisiana, a
letter stating that the Louisiana Lot
terry Company being forbidden the use
the mails, advertises that it will use
express companies as a medium OF
correspondence for transmitting mon
ey and tickets, and that circulars an
nouncing the result of drawings may
be had from express agents, through
whom tickets are procured. In short
express companies are made agents oi
the lottery, and asks if this can be
prevented and punished under the
criminal code Of Illinois. Attorney
General Hunt in his reply says that il
an express company undertakes
through its agents to act as the agent
Of the lottery it will violate the pro
visions of the State statues, and will
be liable to the penalty imposed. He
further adds, should any case OF viola
ton come to his notice, he will call the
attention of the Prosecuting attorney
in the county in which it occurs to it,
and do all he can to aid in suppressinG
the lottery business.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-10-16

A Bow-Legged Defense

The bow legged editor Of the Mem
phis Avalanche thus champions the
bow-legged man in general:
"Re he engaged in whatever en-
p.oymsnt you wiIl-be he preacher,
eoldier, lawyer, statesman, railroad
president, merchant, anything you
yill-your hustler is invariably bow
legged Daniel Boone WAS bow-leggcd.
So is Stanley. So were Abraham and
Moses. So, this day, are vast major
ity OF their descendants And they
get there, II any wide.awake philoso'
pher, curious as to the problems OF
human life, will but be at the pains OF
examining any crowd Of eager men, a
GRO I'd clustered, for example, along
each side Of a highway down which a
notable procession is to pass, he will
Invariably find a solid column o. bow
legged men holding the rbstone
Next come the straight-legged. After
them the knock-kneed, hopelessly
craning their necks in the rear and
pitifully tiptoeing for 4 glimpse OF tht
show. l. is the bow.legged who al
ways get the best seats at base bal
match--the pulplts with highest sala
ries-the biggest fees at the bar, thu
highest profits on goods. 1t IS th,
bow.legged jockey that always get
bulge and the best start. II he doe
not win the race il is the fault of hi
mount-of his horses legs, not hi
own. Aud who has not noticed, whel
the first dozen men aud boys lea
from landing ferry boa, curve an
swering curve in the neither limbs
the first to land as they hurry to seiz
seats in the Waiting carsY
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-10-16
A Cheerful Philosopher.

Philadelphia Timesl
Jay Gould is one OF the most cheer
ful of the philophers who have yet
given their opinion upon the effect OF
the new tariff. Of course, he says, it
has upset the country, so that people
hardly know whether they are afoot
or horseback )" but the country will
soon accommodate itself to the change,
and he does not think any great harm
will result. "lf il increases the cost of
some articles, the people will simply
use less Of them" II the tariff on wool,
for example, makes clothing cost more,
ga person will get along with one suit
where he would otherwise have two"
Nothing could be simpler. Mr..
Gould himself can probably still affO rd
to buy two suits, but ,oso Of us who
are not milliOnaireS have merely to
adapt our purchases to the new scale
Of prices and all will be we'll If we
have to do with less than we are ac.
customed to, we must reflect that
we are promoting great national
policy.
Mr.. Gould suggests, indeed, that The
high prices may not be permanent, for
"tl e products OF the country have to
find market, and if they caunot find
it at high prices, trey must find it al
lower prices" But he does mot look
for any great increase in manufactur
ing interests solely from the tariff
There he certainly IS light
If manufactures are not to bo pro
NOTED by the tariff, but must rely up
on the natural growth OF the conntr,
for their increase, and prices mean
while must be advanced, where doe
the workman come in in this deal
Mr., Gould is not bothering about tn
workman. 1t is only for the fnancie
that the future is uncertain. For tn
poor man the way is plain. II he can
{ not afford new coat he can wear th
old one-and vote the ticket.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-10-16
II never become a duty"
The New Discovery.

You have heard your friends and
neighbors talking about it. You may
yourself be one of the many who know
from personal experience just how
good a thing it is. If you have ever
tried it, you are one OF its staunch
friends, because the wonderful thing
aboutit is that when once given trial
DIR. Kings New Discovery ever after
holds a place in the house. If you
have never used it and should be af
flicted with a cough, cold or any
Throat, Lung or Chest trouble, secure
bottle at once and give it fair trial
1t is guaranteed every time, or money
refunded. Trial bottles free at McFar
land & Co.'s Drug store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-10-16
The First stem.

Perhaps you are run down, can't eat,
can't sleep, can't think, can't do any :
thing to your satisfaction, and you
wonder what aiIs you. You should
heed heed the warning; you are TAX
ing the first step into Nervous Prostra'
ton. You need Nerve Tonic, and in
Electric BitterJ you will find the exact
remedy for restoring your nervous
system to its normal, healthy condi
ton. Surprising results follow the use
Of this great Nerve Tonic and Alera
tive. Your appetite returns, good d,
gestion is restored, and the Liver ant
Kidneys resume healthy action. Try'
bottle. Price, SOC. at Mcfarland 4
Co.'s Drug store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-10-16
WHOLE NO. 33S
A Glimpse at the Beautiful Dead.

To-day beheld lovely neighbor girl.
Beautiful as ever came from the oceans depths.
the pearl
Fair as Raphael ever sketehed an angel OF light !;
More beautiful than the glittering stars In heay-
ems vault at night
More beautiful than dew-baptiEed flowers In
May,
When the winterbiast hath spread her wings
and flown away
She lookd as an angel dreaming dream Of love,
And canopies Of fragrant flowers above.
You ask me the name of that sweet, lovely girl
That was more beautiful than an oceans price.
less pearlH
Miss Kittie Hodge was the sweet, priceless girls
name,
Who lived life, as II were, near without blame.
On the willow her lovely harp she had there
hung,
And her last melodious song on earth she'd
sung
Her lovely form laid in her CONN dead and cold,
While her spirit had flown to the FURNISHED city
of gold
To vie with angels around the eternal throne,
Where sickness and burning fever are never
known.
She had finished on earth, as hireling, her task,
And had gone to Paradise with the angels TO
bask
Amid Heavens glory, sun.kissed, vine-clad,
trailing bowers,
To Gull, with seraphs, Heavens sweet fragrant
flowers.
saw her friends take their last, last look at her
While her lips were CLOSED with silver kisses OF
myrrh.
II seemed like taking their lives to give her up,
But they drank, with submission, the bitter cup.
They drank not as those who have no hope here
below
For they knew they would meet where Life's
river will ever flow,
Where death will never lay her hands on dear
friends more,
And where Jordan's billows will never be heard
TO roar.
For the sake Of the dear friends on her lonely
tomb
I'd like to plant rose that would forever bloom.
Then once in awhile to II I'd like To draw near,
And from my eyes, as II were, baptize It with a
tear.
Fifteen years ago she gave her heart to the Lord,
And has now gone to her unreliable reward.
To where there's perpetual, blooming spring.
Where the forty and four thousand forever sing;
Where the rainbow OF promise is iorver benti
In Paradises effulgentiEed armament
PISEY FLATS, Oct. Z, 1890.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-10-16
A DIABoLICAL DEED.
The Hon. C. r. Breoklnridge is Fired
Upon While Speaking.

LITTLE Rock, ARK, Oct. S.-Private
information was received here to-day
from very sesponsible source that
an attempt was made to assassinate ex-
Congressman @. r. Breckinridge
Monday night at Center Ridge, Con
way county. He is pursuing his can
vass for reelection, and while he was
speaking cap was snapped at his
back outside the window where q
large crowd had gathered, 1t was
about four feet from where he was
standing, and the report attracted
much attention on the part OF the
audience, msny Of whom went
out to investigate the matter. He
completed his speech, however, and
on his return to his hotel Mr., Norman
a citizen OF the place, was knocked
down from behini with slung.shot
No clews.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-10-16
THE NEW TARIFF.
Its Disastrous Effect Already Per-
ceptible Throughout The
Country, as Blaine
Predicted.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.-The latest
tariff bill went into effect right on the
strike Of midnight this morning, and
from the opening hour various custom
houses, in which bonded goods are
received, its provisions will be eniorc.
ed, Numerous vessels loaded with
dress goods and other duteable articles
are now upon their way to New York
and Philadelphia, and it is said that
the extra duties upon the goods thus
in transit will reach nearly three
quarters Of million dollars. Advices
from leading cities throughout the
country are almost unanimous in the
statement that wholesale and retail
merchants are advancing prices Of all
goods affected by the tariff bill, con.
current. with that effect. In New York
and Chicago, hosiery has already ad.
vanced twenty-five per cent, plush
es and velvets twenty to fifty per cent,
outer clothing of all kinds ten to
thirty per cent, according to the quail
ty OF the goods. The cheapest grades
are affected the most. Linens have
advanced nearly forty per cent, cotton
and woolen goods about the same.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-10-16
Extraordinary Bone ScratchIng.

Herbert Sperry, fremont, H., had
Erysipelas in both legs. Confined to
the house six weeks. He says "When
| was able to get on my legs, l had an
itching sensation that nearly run me
crazy. | scratched them raw to the
bones. Tried everything without re.
lief. l was tormented in this way for
two years. l then found Clark's Ex-
tract of Flax (Papillon) skin cure at
the Drug Store, used it, and it has
cured me sound and WELL"
Clark's Flax Soap has no equal for
bath and toilet. Skin cure 81. Soap
25 cents. Sold by Mcfarland & Co.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-10-16

Memphis Avalanche.
AS the United States pension rolls
now stand, the people are taxed at
about the rate OF $3.50 per capita to
pay the pensions. OF the whole sum
thus assessed not more than Is per
cent. is paid to legitimate pensioners.
The remainder, or So per cent. is
drawn by the ring headed by Tanner
and Raum in the names OF pensions
fraudulently entered upon the rolls,
and who have no shadow or pretense
of claim in law or equity against the
Government. And these fraudulent
rolls are daily increasing as rapidly as
false and fraudulent names can be pro-
cured for the purpose. Under the ex-
isting laws there is no remedy for this
stupendous and scarcely disguised
robbery of the Treasury and Of. u e
people. Neither the President nor any
administrative officer under him has
any discretionary power, even il he
had the disposition, to check the in
crease Of the fraudulent roll, or to
withhold the money paid on account of
the names already entered, and there
can be no remedy devised SO long as
the Republican politicians retain con-
troll Of the Government. II the peo-
pie thus taxed and robbed can see
their own interests so far as to elect a
Democratic majority of the next Con
gress, the existing system will be
modified and restrained II not abnl'
. iahed
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-10-16
Yours trul.
TUscULUM, October 2, 1890.

Coal has been :ound on the South
side Of the Clinch river, in Russell
county, in q cut OF the Three C's rail-
road just below Minneapolis. It is
said by an expert smith to be OF SUI
perior quality. 1t is certainly re-
markable that coal is found there, as
the place is surrounded by limestone.
A great ledge Of sandstone comes
down through the limestone cliff on
the North side OF the river, crosses
the river and forming high ledge as
it does some five feet, causing what is
known as the falls. Immediately un-
der this ledge on the South of the
river is the coal. Taking all in all,
how the coal and sandstone has been
formed between two layers OF lime
stone, viii certainly attract the atten.
tion Of geologists who may give 4
clear solution OF what seems a strange
freak OF nature.--Bickley's Mills VIZ.
ginian.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-10-16

Mr. Wemyss Reid, the biographer
of the Rt. Hon. w. E. Forster, has
performed an equally friendly Office
for the late Richard Monck-Milnes,
Lord Houghton. 1.-THE life, Letters
and Friendship" Of this graceful poet
and delightful man will form the sub.
ject of two volumes which the Cassell
Publishing Company have now in
press. Few men have had more in.
teresting lives, written moIe charm
ing letters or had more distinguished
friendships than Lord Houghton and
it would be impossible for this work
to have a dull page. Protraits OF Lore
Houghton will adorn the book.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-10-16
Johnson City Chosen.

EDITOR COMET:
MY DEAR SIR: | have entered on
the work OF organizing grand Gold
Medal Contest in Tennessee, and |
have concluded to confer the honor OF
the first Demorest Grand Gold Medal
contest ever held in the State, or South
in your beautiful city. / will
hold the G. @. Medal contest in John
son City October 25, commencing at
7 80 p. m the class will be composed
of nine contestants, mostly young la.
dies, and gathered mostly from upper
East Tenn, and one from Kentucky.
Rev. Oscar Haywood, OF North Caro-
lima, will appear before the audience
at the close of the contest, and give
one Of his famous recitations, "The
Vagabond OF Oscar Haywood the
N. G. Review says:
"As reader and actor, the mattel
OF Willoughby Read, the great South
ern Elocutionist, has fallen upon him.
After eight G. G. Medal Contests
have been held, class can then be
formed to compete for the Diamond
Medal. In order to meet the expense
of the contests, it has been decided to
charge a small entrance fee OF ten or
twenty cents.
II YOU feel like assisting to get me
an audience, l will appreciate the
favor highly.
Yours truly,
JOHN V. DoBsoN, Chm'n.
TuccTIJfM Octohar 9 1900