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"YislOns and Dreams.O

Last Friday night Gov. Taylor de-
livered his new lecture, "visions and
Dreams" at the opera house for the
first time publicly. "
With this subject, as with that OF
"The Fiddle and the Bow" and also
"The Paradise Of Fools" he was
equally at home. 1t is quite beyond
the range Of possibility for Gov. Tay-
lor to make a failure of anything in
this line which he undertakes to make
a success Of. His success on this oc-
casion was marked and complete, as
we were confident it would oe.
He grasps his subject with an ease
and elegance at the start which capti-
Yates his hearers at once and enchains
their undivided attention until he has
uttered the last syllable of the last Of
three subjects which have made him
famous as lecturer "0ur Bob" is
grand success wherever you put him,
and the hearts OF his countrymen
swell with pride at the knowledge Of
this tact.
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train was sm)uldering heap OF tim
bers and ashes 1t was one OF the
finest trains in the count y and the
loss. partially covered by insurance,
will amount to between $4,000 and
100000.
Fireman Holmes wa' badly scaldod
I in heroic effort to find the body OF
his engineer. He craWled under the
engine, expecting to fnd Smith there,
and. in doing so, was seriously scalded.
A brave passenger, who declined to
give his name, found the engineer,
however. Smith was lying, uncon'
scious, under the combination coach
which was being rapidly devoured by
the flames. Regardless Of the risk
entailed, he crawled under the coach
and dragged the engineer out, else his
body would have been cremated by The
car which was already topping, and
which threatened, every moment, t.
collapse. There were other display
of heroism by passengers and mem
bers OF the crew not inJared.
When the shock was first felt Capt
N. ]. Bell, veteran conductor, OF the
! East Tennessee and Southern, was
collecting tickets in one of the first
class coaches. He was thrown to the
floor and upon HIM fell another man
The coach was dense with smoke in
a minute aud passengers began seek
ing every avenue of escape. Capt Bell
succeeded in freeing himself and get
ting ont with but slight Injuries sus-
tanned. The injured able to be moved
were taken to Bristol, where Doctors
Dickey and Vance, who hal assisted
at the wreck, attended them with the
aid OF other local physicians.
CAUSE OF THE AccDENT.
II was at first believed that tsonif
brute had placed the bolt on the track
but after Investigation Superintendent
Huger is inclined to believe that il
was not placed there with malicious
intent He wired Chief Train Dis
, patcher Ziegler, last night about ter
o'clock, that children had been know'
! to frequently put bullets on the track
: at that point. The bolt head was no
! lead, he wired, but there was no groun'
. for the impression that it had beer
A placed there with malicious intent a
y was first supposed. None of the pas
5 sengers are fatally hurt, he added, an
. the injured were doing nicely. Ez
e press Messenger Rogers and Posts
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r. g. Thompson Robbed.

R. G. Thompson, q travelling sales.
man for the Plymouth Rock Pants Co.,
was robbed at Jonesboro last Saturday.
Mr. Thompson, after leaving his sam.
ples in rC ON where he was stopping.
went out to make some sales. He
left his samples scattered over his
room to show customers While gone
he WAS robbed BY one J. B. Maddox
who claimed to be tobacco revenue
officer, but who proved to be thief
Maddox was arrested by Sheriff
Pritehett in Johnson City, carried
back t. Jonesboro and bound over tt
court. s
Mr.. Thompson hssFound one patrol
Of his goods still short four pieces
amounting to sos 20, which we hop,
he will recover.
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Nashville Synod.

The Nashville Synod, which met in
this city on the Srd, iust., at o'clock
p. m, closed its labors on Saturday,
the 9th inst, at II M, after haYing
satisfactorily deliberated upon church
affairs generally.
About eighty ministers and dele.
gates from abroad, fully two.thirds Of
whom we're ministers, engaged in the
proceedings, and large al ed apprecia-
tive outside attendance was manifested
each day. ..r'.f .
Reports were made on churches,
schools, and the like, and everything
reported seemed TO lie working along
smoothly and well,a and to the com.
plete satisfaction OF the body.
The orphanage at Nashville, a be-
nevolent institution, which is a Cod.
send to orphans of all denominations, ?,
was reported to be q great success
and had prosperous future before it,
which was likewise a great source o.
satisfaction and qualification.
This large and representative body
was composed of seme.sery -learnt d
and eloquent preachers, and the whole
body was imbued with an earnest and
true religious spirit, which gives prom,
ise OF great accomplishments in the
way of good A
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1had A. COx's Appalntments.

I. A. Cox, our Congressional stan.
dard bearer for this district, accom-
panied by Chas. Slack, will address
the voters of Garter County at Eliza
bethton on Monday night, the 18th
inst; at Mountain City ou Wednesday,
the 17Ih, at one o'clock p m; !; at
Butler, johnson county, on the night
of the 18th, and from there Mr.. Cox
will make a tour through the 10 yer
counties. ,t st48
Thad A. Cox has entered this race
with sleeves rolled up and a determi
natl n to win He is a fluent and
forcible speaker and an earnest worker,
and will convince his hearers at the
different points that he carries upon
his shoulders a we'll balanced had.
he willshow to the people of his dis.
Itrict that they made no mistake when
they chose him as their standard d
bearer, and will, if ony man can,
carry the banner of Democracy safely
through the coptlict and at the lat
place 1t upon the ramparts ol victory
As a speaker, Mr. Slack handles lii
subjects adroitly, ard the two, Coz
and Slack, will make the hills and
mountains, dales and valleys resount
with the force of their logic on Demo
cratic and Republican topics, which
Iiust now confront US on every side
beginning with Democratic facts anC
ending likewise, at the same time lay
ing bare the rottenness of Republican
ism as compared with Democracy.
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HART and SMITH,

CLERK, A. j. Tucker, however, are per-
haps fatally injured.
That no one was killed in the wreck
and that the list of the injured is not
greater is miraculous for the magni
tude Of the wreck.
Southern officials were shocked
greatly at the terrible afftir. The
Southern has been and the East Ten.
nessee was, remarkably free from
passenger train wrecks. Never before
in the history of either has there been
a passenger train wreck Of so serious
nature.
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HaM,s Thisi

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case Of Catarh that can not
be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CeHENEY & Co., Props, Toledo, 0.
We, the undersigned, have khown f.
j. Cheney for the last ID years, and be-
lieve hm perfectly honorable in all bus
mess transact ons and financially able to
carry out any obligations made by their
firm. so by
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, 0.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, 0.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
ly acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces Of the system. Price,
75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists
Testimonials sree.F 'a"'
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Thirty -Four Feet and Ten Inches.


Mr.. Frank Leonard, who lives Just
beyond Rosn Hill, grew In one little
hill two stalks OF corn, the two meas
uring thirty-four feet and ten inches,
one being seventeen feet and four
inches in heighth, and the other sew
enteen feet and six inches, each bear
ing two we'll matured ears. Mr.. Leon
ard says that II these two stalks had
not have experienced change in the
atmosphere, which stopped their
growth, he would have accommodates
the f'uan in the moon" to a mess o
roasting ears.
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Mother'sEliend. What is it? Much
has been said and written about it,but
the half has not been told. 1t is a
remedy which, il used by Expectant
Mothers, rob' the ordeal through
which they all have to pass of an in-
credible amount of suffering and
makes her recovery more rapid.
tTf q price can be placed on pain,
'Mother's Friend is worth its weight
in gold as an alleviator. My wife suf.
tered more in ten minutes with eitl er
Of her other two children than she did
altogether with her last, having pre-
viously used four bottles Of Mothers
Friend3 1t is a blessing TO any ex.
pectant mother, says a customer"
Fl. H.DALE, Druggist, Carmi, Ill.
II any lady who desires to investi-
gate the merits of Mothers Friend will
send their address we will mail to hel
free of charge our little book contain.
ing valuable information and volunta
ry testimonials. ...r 4
THE BRADT1FID REGULATOR Co.
Sold by druggists. Atlanta, Ga
/
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HOLSTON CONFERENCE
To Meet in johnson on the 18th Inst.
prOCrnm u..f

~ meet IN JOuhSOn ON Ino ltn IuSIs
Program. -t.aH
- Below we publish the program of
Holston Conference. tits substantially
correct, but Will be subject to ap-
proval or change by the conference;
Tuesday October 10th, 7 p. MI, Open
ing Sermon by Rev. L. S. Fuller, of
Chattanooga, Tennessee. a
Wednesday, October nth, 2 p. M,
Anniversary of the Church Extension
Society, Address by Rev. M. S. Hard.
d D of Philadelphia, Pa. lii. 'a
Seven p. m, Anniversary of the
Board OF Education. Address by Rev.
G. H Payne, DID, of New York City.
Thursday, October, 18th, 2 p. M,
Annual Missionary Sermon by Rev.J.
S.Jones, OF Knoxville. Tennessee.
Seven p. M, Anniversary of The
Freedmen's Aid and Southern Educa-
ton Society. Addresses by Rev. J. G.
Hartzell, d. d., Of Cincinnati, Ohio.
and r. j. Cook, Of Chattanooga, Tenr.
Friday, October 10Th, 2 p. M, and 2
p. M, will be held the Annual meeting
Of the Woman's Home Missionary So.
ciety, conducted by Mrs. F. v. Chap
man. Adore sses will be made.
Seven p. M, AnniveraIy of the Mis-.
sionary Society. BY request, Bishop
R, S. Foster, is expected to address
the meeting. ~
sEssIoNssoF THE CoSFERENCE.
The Conference will convene Wed.
nesdsy, October 17lh, at 8 a. m. The
devotional services will be conducted
by Bishop r. $. Foster, ID. d., L. Id
The Sacrament Of the Lords Supper
isusuSlly administers d at the opening
of the Conference.
The regular sessions of the Confer
ence will be held from s 80 a. m. t.
l. m. OAe half hour given to devo
tional services
All the sessions, of the Conference
are public.
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No disease is more common among
the people than scrolula. Handed
down from generation TO generation,
it is found IN nearly every family, in
some jorn1. II may make its appear
ance in dreadful running sores, in
sRellings in the neck or goitre, or in
eruptions ofvaried forms. Attacking
the mucous membrane it may be.
known as catarrh, or developing in
tn, lungs it may be, and often is, the
prime cause oil oiconsumptior.
In whatever form scrofula may man.
ifest itself, Hoods Sarsaparilla is its
i lveterate foe and conqueror. This
medicine has such powerful Alternative
and vitalizing effects upon the blood
that every trace OF impurity is expell-
ed, and the blood is made rich, pure
and healthy.
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quipment.
Coal aud Wood.

We, the Undersigned, beg leave to
inform the citizens OF Johnson City
thAt they are now ready to furnieh
them both wood and coal. We keep
on hand Pine Mountlin, ,Jellico, Oliver
Springs, Big Stone GIp and hard coal,
Cab and get prices before buying else
where. Having the agency for the
best coal, we hope to get large pat
ronage. Leave orders at the Bee
Hive and @. X. Lide's store. Prompt
attention gwen.
G A. HEusER & Co.
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There is a Rest

In everything. In 0intments DR..
Hale's Household Ointment stands at
the head. It is effecting more wonder.
full cures and giving greater satisfaction
than any other remedy in the world.
For CUTS bruises, burns, sprains, frost
bite chilblains, chapped hands and
lips, eczema, salt rheum, piles, &c, it
has no equal. We claim great things
for it and guarantee what we claim. II
is the great pain and skin cure. Put W
in 25c and 5Oc. boxes. Large size
cheapest. For sale by Mcfarland & Co
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NeIgGbOrlug Wedding Bells.

Engraved invitations have been is-
sued to the marriage Of Miss Mena
Smith to Mr.. John Y. Jordan, both Of
Elizabt thton, Tenn, on the 10th inst.
Miss Smith is the accomplished d4ugh-
ter OF Clerk and Master John G. Smith
and has long been Q feyOrite in Eliza
b6thton society. Mr. Jordan is iden.
tilted with ahe manufacturing interest
Of the place and is4a genial gentleman.
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See the Worlds Fair For Fifteen
Cents.

Upon receipt of your address and Is
cents in postage stamps, we will mail
you prepaid our Souvenir Portfolio of
the Worlds Columbian Exposition, the
regular price is so cents, but as we want
you to have one, we make the price
nominal. You will find it work Of art
and thing to be priced. 1t contains
full page views of the great buildings
with descriptions of same, and is exc
cuted in highest style of art. Ifnot sat
ished with it, after you get it, we will
refund the stamps and let you keep the
book. II. E. BUCKLEN & CO.,
Chicago, Ill. E
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THAT TERRIBLE WRECK.
Sam Smith, the Engineer, DeAd...The
Injured. +. Details OF Wreck.

1HIuTouss-UothtiS Vi VFeCks
The awlulness OF the wreck near
Bristol on Sunday, the 7th, and the
destruction Of magnificent and costly
cars surpasses anything Of the kind
that has happened on this road in
ears. 1t seems impossible for up
wards OF a hundred passengers, who
were on the train at the time, to have
ESCAPED with their lives, yet amid all
the ruin not one person was killed
outright. The engine jumped the
rails between two high embankments
and fell across the track, the express
and mail cars coming next and plling
themselves upon the engine, where
they caught fire, then came the com.
binatiOn coacl, two day coaches, a
sleeper, and fine and hands me
dining car, all falling a prey TO the
raging fire, which rapidly licked up
the entire train, with the exception OF
Pullman sleeper, which was in the
rear, and which was by some means
det tIched and rolled back to sale dis.
tance from The angry flames.
OF those who were j. jnred there is
considerable number, Engineer Sam
Smith and his fireman, Will Holmes,
sustaining the worst INJURIES. Engl-
neer Smith, we IRE panied to state,
died OF his Injuries Tuesday morning
between four and five O'Clock. Below
we give list of the injured parties
and detailed account of the wreck
as copied from the Knoxville Journal
Of the Sth inst also the cause of the
terrible wreck from the same paper:
Sam Smith, engineer, legs broken,
injured about hips and shoulders.
Will Holmes, fireman, Bristol, head
cut badly and scalded.
w. H. Rogers, Knoxville, express
messenger, arm broken and head in
iured.
A. J Tucker, Newport, postal clerk,
ankle broken, cut IN the head and
back.
w, II. Simpson, Messy Creek, bag /.
gage master, arm broken and internal
injuries.
Thomas Mcdonald, =, Michael Cole-
man, John Coleman, emigrants from
Ireland, sustained severe injuries on
the head, thighs, chest, legs aud arms.
A German, whose name could not
be learned, was badly hurt in ches'
and legs very serious. He was on his
way to California.
Union News Company's agent, name
unknown, slightly injured
Porter Harmon, slightly iujured
Thomas Dsnield, R. j. McKeAgh,
Sol. Gantz, R. R. McNeer and j. F.
Strother, passengers, slightly injured.
DETAILS OF THE WRECK.
Behind the mail and baggage cars
which piled up on the engine, was the
combination coach. Behind Lh Sc, in
order, were the two 6rstclass day
coaches, the elegant dining car. Valys'
ses, valued at $4,000, aud then two
Pullman sleepers With the excep
ton OF the last sleeper, the cars and
coaches we're piled one upon anothe
! in chaotic disorder and ruin Tn,
train seemed to be on fire all owe
simultaneously. In five minutes eyer.
coach, car and sleeper, with the excer
ton OF the hindmost sleeper, whicl
I WAS detached and saved, was burning
Futile efforts we're made to extinguis
!, the fumes. The fire had rapid
= spread while the uninim ed passenger
were assisting the injured from tn
wreck. In forty.tive minutes th
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Do You Know

Tha. large percentage Of deaths in
this country are caused by consumption
and ing troubleP A little cold neglect
ed in the beginning uften terminates III
consumption. Every time you cough
you increase the trouble, and an
inflammation Is soon started, which is
difficult to control. THERE'S one rem
edy that cares quickly every kind of a
cough, That is Dr. Hale,s Household
Cough Cure. It is, the best Are you
nos entitled to the best? For sale al
at 25c. and SOC. bottle at Mcfarland
& Co.'s drug store.
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Farm Wanted,

WANTED To buy small iarm-90
10 80 acres -close to Johnson City, IN
good neighborhood, etc. Will pay
cash for place that suits. Call on or
address, w, @, SNAPP,g
johnson City.
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Delinquent Fnx PAYERS,

All delinquenttaxpayers are warned
tnat they must pty their 1898 taxes
before Saturday Of this week to avoid
having suit brought. This ia, OF ne
cessity, the last notice. &
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Wisconsin Central Lines.

Through line from Chicago to St.
Paul and Minneapolis, making close
connection (no transfer) with lines
running to all points in MINES )ts,
North and South Dlkota, Montana.
Idaho, 0tegou, Oait ,rni4, ani Pacific
Coast points.
The direct line to all points in East.
ern. Middle, N,rthern and Western
WISCONSIN, Ashl md, Duluth and all
Lake Siberior points. Double daily
through train service with irst class
equipment.
For full particulars address any
Ticket Agent in the United States, OF
Jas. G. Pond, General Passenger Ag't.
Milwaukee, Wis. 536 tt
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-10-11

DIR. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Worlds Fair Highest Medal and DlpIoms.
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JOHNSON CITY. TENNESSEE THURSDAY. OCTOBER IL, 1894
7 he Be-

Is a satisfied customer. We don't expect to make
in the near bye and bye Just now, then, we wou
big profit and a small crowd. Our Fall Stock is n
VAEE
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See Hoss & Hoss tonight.
PERSONAL.

Mr.W. H. Robinson and Mr.. Hugh Scott
of the Allan steamship Office have re-
turned from the Quebec carnival.
Mr.. Benjamin Barnes, formerly of
Portland, now of Boston, was in the city
yesterday.
Hon. Charles F. Libby and Mr.. G. R..
Milliken were among the speakers at the
banquet of the Paper Makers at Copley
Square Hotel, Boston, on Wednesday
evening.
Mr.. Happy Otosh, the Interpreter, who
accompanied the Messrs. Deeb from
Lawrence, Mass, brothers of the Syrian
LADY, Miss Deeb, who married Mr.. Sell
wen, returned with the brothers to Law
renee yesterday.
Andrew j. Chase, who recently re-
turned to this city as the representative
of an insurance company, has decided to
again make his home here, and will soon
bring his family from Boston. Portland
people who leave for other cities have a
way of getting back again.
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See Hoss 6 Hoss tonight.
West Congregational Church.

Wednesday evening the home of the
Rev. Jas A. Anderson, the late pastor,
was invaded by large representative of
the church and society. Having filled
the parlor to oyerf1owing, and allowed
the pastor and his wife to recover from
their surprise, Mr.. Kennedy made known
the purpose of their visitors. In his
usual happy manner he expressed their
high appreciation of Mr.. Anderson's pas
toral services during the past two years,
and their sincere regard both for him
and his wife, The kindly address was
accompanied by very handsome gift
of money. Mr.. Anderson in few appro-
pirate words made response for himself
and wife. After an hour spent in plac-
ant social intercourse refreshments were
served; when the party retired with
cordial wishes for their future happiness
and usefulness. Mr.. Anderson has quite
recovered from his late severe attack of
the grip, and is again in readiness to
resume his ministerial work.
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An Island Ferry.

At various times since last summer ru-
mors have been current that a double
end ferry boat was to be placed on the
route between Portland and Peaks and
Cushing's islands. TheImatter has been
kept very quiet, but we learn that a land
ing at each end has already been secured,
the price for the machinery has been
agreed upon, and that responsible par
ties are now figuring on hull. The citi-
zens and cottagers at these islands are
very anxious to have a ferry boat that
eau carry teams, and it would certainly
tend TO increase travel and stimulate the
value of property Oh the islands.
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A woman's Presence of Mind.

There was excitemen in Eastern Con-
gress street the other day when one of
three leading horses of the four horse
team drawing horse car fell down. AL
most the very instant it struck the
ground a well dressed and lady like
woman stepped out from the sidewalk
and sat quickly and neatly upon the
fallen horses head. Many thought this
a funny performance, but those who
knew anything about horses knew that
it was just the thing to do. By sitting
on the horses head she kept it quiet
until it could be disentangled from the
team. Then it could struggle to it's feet
without trouble.
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See Hoss & Hoss tonight.
A Claim Against the Maine Central

1t is said at Corinna that Mr.. j. A..
was victim of a collision with the
Maine Central train near Newport vii
lage last fall, the daughter being killed
outright. has threatened suit against the
railroad for damages, and has been Of
fered as measure of compromise, $500
by the road. The claim is made that the
railroad company was guilty of negli-
gence at the time of the collision for the
reason that the train was trying to make
up lost time and was running so miles
an hour. The company denies this as
sertion, and says it would not be liable
even if it were true as the claimant was
clearly guilty of contributory negligence
which would prevent him from recover
ing. To this Young replies, so the story
goes, that if he, himself was negligent
in trying to cross the track ahead of the
train, his negligence cannot be imputed
to his wife and daughter, who were not
driving and had no control of the team !;
this latter being ground on which re-
covery was allowed against the Boston &
Maine railroad for a collision that &C.
Cured in Biddeford in 1886. Another
curious feature connected with this in
jury to the Youngs is the suggestion in
the current talk, that the town of New
port may be liable for damages for the
neglect Of it's municipal officers to apply
for a gate or fagman at this crossing
the similar accident there two years ago
being it is claimed, notice to the town of
its dangerous character.