The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-11-14
CONDENSED NEWS.

A man and woman were found as
phyxiaIed in a boarding house at New
York.
The church extension society OF the
Methodist Episcopal church is in ses
sion at Chicago. @
General Thomas Jordan, who was
General Beauregard chief OF staff. ia
dying at New York.
George G. Pritchett. ..of MAdiSonyille.
KY, lost his life at Nashville by drink.
ing carbolic acid through mistake. \
The first experimental step has been
taken toward putting iourth-elass
postmasters in the classified civil
service.
The Honorable Allen G. Thurman
is in serious condition, having injur
ed his hip in fall Thursday in his
library.
A dispute over rent caused ]. H.
Hayes, OF Lee county, Ala, 70 shoot
and kill Michael and Henry Harper,
tenants.
Governor.elect Bradley has accepted
an invitation to 60 to Atlanta with
the party organized by the Louisville
board OF trade.
The populist organization in Indi.
ana has gone to pieces, and most OF
the free silver movement is said 10
have gone with it.
James G. Matthews, colored, has
been elected Judge OF the recorders
court at Albany, N. Y. He was elected
on the democratic ticket.
The society OF naval architects and
marine engineers refused TO petition
congress for favorable action on the
Nicaragusn canal scheme.
1t is expected the loss OF life by the
explosion in the Office Of the Detroit
Journal will reach forty. The bodies
OF over thirty have been recovered.
Speculation has already begun as to
the recipients OF the patronage that
will be at Mr.. Bradley's disposal when
he becomes governor OF Kentucky.
The Birmingham Rolling-millsCom
pany and the Alabama Rolling Com
pany will close down their mills until
trade conditions become more settled,
There were 260 business failures
throughout the United States during
the past seven days az compared with
299 the corresponding week last year.
Charles Blantord. the republican
representative elect from Breckinridge
county, KY. has announced himself q
candidate for speaker OF the next
house.
A United States grand juror at San
Francisco has been sent to jail for six
months for disclosing testimony taken
before the jury Of which he was q
member.
Colonel Robert G. Ing,rsoll, who
said fifteen years ago that II Kentucky
went republican he would believe
there was q hell, now says it proves
there is no hell.
An interesting story, TO be taken fol
what it Is worth, is published at Pi:ts
burgh concerning Senator Quay
share in the recent campaign In othel
states besides his own.
The number OF iron furnaces In op
Grafton in the United States Novem
Der was 23S and the capacity 231, ,16t
tons daily, as against 1873 furnaces ant
l7l.4l4 tons year ago.
| Editor @. c. Moore, OF Lexington
KY, was found guilty yesterday o
sending obscene matter through tn,
mails. Sentence was deferred unit
the February term OF the federal court
The railroads having headquarter
in Chicago have volunteered TO ai'
the Great Northern in che fight y
squelch Debs and the American Ur
ion should another strike become ger
eral on that system.
The explosion Of boiler wfecke
the building occupied BY the Detroi
Evening Journal and killed or injure
probably two score people. Fiitee
bodies had been recovered Monda
and it was believed there we're sewers
more in the ruins.
Senator Quay is said 70 have take
the greatest inserast in Mr.. Bradley
campaign fer governor and 70 hav
contributed literally 70 the rspuhliea
campaign fund in Kentucky, He slH
remarked the other day that Reed sn
Bradley would suit him very veil I
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