The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-10-24


rested at New York for costing
Central Park on \ BICYCLE.
The annual report Of the surgeon
general shows continued decline OF
alcoholism in the United States army,
The First brigade oi Tenn essee
troops has been ordered held in read
ness for service in preventings prize
fight in Tennessee.
Miss Nettie EAsley hanged herself
at Mt. Washington becsuse of un.
requited affection for young man on
q neighboring farm.
The new gunboat Nashville was
launched at Newport News, Miss
Emma Thompson, Of Nsshvills,
christencd the boat.
The Ohio river is lower than il has
been for many years, and will soon b,
lower than ever before in its history, il
the trouble continues.
The republican organization in In.
diana is in search of some way Of
escaping from further responsibility
for the Nicholson law.
Secretary Carlisle will be the guest
at the chamber OF commerce dinner
in New York, but will not prepare a
speech for the occasion.
There were 269 failures in theUn
States during the past seven days,
There were 25S failures during the the
corresponding week last year.
The Indiana supreme court has
firmly established the fee and salary
law by reiusing to grant q rehearing
Of the test case from Vigo county.
The Kentucky Grand Lodge OF Ma
sons unanimously adopted resolution
disapproving the carrying on Of retail
liquor business by q Master Mason
Mr.. Edward Atkinson and Mr. Viii
liam P. St. John addressed the Ameri.
can Bankers Association, the latter
advocating the free coinage OF silver
President Cleveland has pardoned
George NJ. Van Leuven, who was con
victed In Iowa of,violating the pension
laws and sentenced to fine and i'm
prisonment.
The PennsylvaDia road has JUS
completed Its estimate Of the passen
gers carried on it's trsins to and from
lonisville during G. A. r week. L
counts up 10000,
The Japanese minister, all member
OF the legation and the Japanese
military officers at Seonlhave been re
called. Russia's interference is be
lieved to have caused the action.
A. K. Ward, OF Memphis, has diss p
peared from that city and is charged
with forgeries amounting to over $50,
600, and possibly to as much asl$l00,
OO0. He was manager of q larg'
cooperage company.
Mrs. Elizabeth Ganter, who died a
Glasgo W, aged about eighty years, hA'
the remarkable record of having neve
been up town in Glasgow since tn
war, although living within blocl
and half OF the public square.
The daily instalment OF the Coz
bett-Fitzsimmons Coy. Clark prize
fight serial 10 that the governor ID be
lieved to have trump card up hi
sleeve which he will bring to light I
the final discontinue of the pugilistl
The report OF the commissioner c
internal revenue will contain, says
Washington report, 9 recommendatio
that the bottling Of whisky be don
under the supervision ot the govern
ment and that o stamp be required o
each bottle.
William Blake, Sr., was hanged by
mob at Hampton $. @. Blake, wit
three otherp, lad been tried for mu
der. The others we're sentenced
death and Blake to lie Imprisonment
but the mob thought this an unfai
discrimination.
The KentUn county Kentucky 81 an
jury, which had t.ken up for furtht
investigation the killing Of John ]
Sandiord by Senator Goeble, has a
journed without returning any Indie
q ment against Goebel, and the case
regarded as At an end.
Once more the most encouragir
feature OF the weeks trade review
the favorable condition OF business
the south. The volume Of busine
generally is smaller this week th'
last week. A break in the cottC
market indicates that the natur
movement Of the product may soon
restored.