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LAST SLAVE AUCTION.
II Was Held Mt savannah a Year and
Half Before the War.

The last great slave auction held in
this country occurred just a year and
half before the war-viz. in October,
1S59-at the race track, in Savannah,
says the New York Herald The slaves
were the property of Pierce Butler,
picturesque and prominent figure at that
day in Philadelphia society, who is today
only remembered as having been the hus-
band of Fanny Kemble. the actress. read
err and author. His family name was
Mease, but he inherited fortune in
lands and slaves from his grandfather,
Maj. Pierce Butler, of South Carolina,
on condition that he should take the lat
ter's name.
Buffers inveterate passion for gam
bling got him into financial difficulties.
1t is said that he lost $4,000 on a single
hand-four deuces against four kings held
by his opponent
Finally, to meet his losses, Butler was
forced TO sell his slaves. There were 99s
of them In ALL The sale took two days
and netted S303, $50 Butler had chosen
good time to sell A year later his
negroes would not have been worth q
dollar a head But the sale would have
been more profitable had Il not been an.
nouDced as one of the conditions that nc
division of families would be permitted
Hence, In order to secure good slaTs
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-10-17
FOUND IL WAS NO USE.
A GEORGIAN's EXPLANATION OF
THE SURRENDER.
When the COnfederates Discovered
the Lord Wns NanlS They Threw
Up Their Hands and Quit.

Gov Matthews is telling good story
he heard in the South recently, says the
indianapolis Sentinel. In valley in the
northern part of Georgia, between two
mountains which shut out all commu-
nication with the outside world, there
lived an old planter who, while an ardent
adherent Of the Southern cause, was too
badly crippled by infrmties to shoulder
Il musket and march barefooted. But he
had a son whom he sent and after the
boy had disappeared down the road the
old man waited for the news of the
strife. Occasionally rumors of Southern
victories would float over the mountains
and the old man-lInce s. he was called
would rejoice and take an unusually
large dose of mint julep At other times
when reverse news came ana it was re-
ported that the gray had been turned
back, the old man would bitterly lament
and use the same remedy for grief or
sorrow that he used to quiet his joy.
Through it all he had abundant faith
in the ultimate victory of the Confederate
army and any doubt expressed would
meet with stern rebuke.
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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-10-17
YOUNG MEN IN THE SENATE.
More Numerous Than in the Days of
Zach Chandler.

More Numerous Than in the Days of
Zach Chandler.
AT the time Zach Chanler was first a
member of the Senate he was one of the
youngest members of that body, SAYS
the Washington Star. Besides having a
youthful appearance, all the other men
seemed quite old to him. On the day
of the first term of Senator Mitchell. of
Oregon, Chandler and he sat in the bar
Der shop and chattcd about events of the
session, and finally Chandler began talk
ing about his earlier career.
when | went to Detroit" he said.
there were not more than fifty houses
in the place Now it has become one Of
the leading cities in the West, Michigan
was Territory and we had some pretty
hard times there, but | stuck to it, and
have been rather successful. Why" he
added rather proudly, Il was elected to
the Senate when | was A years old"
That's nothing answered Senator
Mitchell, laconically.
"Nothing!' exclaimed Chandler. "Well,
| consider it great deal to have been
elected to the United States Senate at
IL"
Well" replied Mitchell, quietly, Il
have served six years in the Senate and
am not A years old yet"
II give it up" responded Chandler,
you have the best of me. The further
West we go the more push we have
Senator Mitchell is still young-looking
man, yet there is only one man in the
Senate who was a Senator when he was
first sworn in who has served continu-
ously. That is Senator Morrill,, OF Yer
mont Sherman, of Ohio. and Stewart,
of Nevada, were members of the Senate
at the time Senator Mitchell was elected,
| but both have been out; Senator Sherman
as Secretary of the Treasury for four
years and Senator Stewart six years
while another man represented Nevada
| Senator Mitchells fiji Il term began in
1873. After serving six years he wGs
defeated, n Democratic Legislature hav-
ing been chosen Six years later he was
again elected and has since been re-
| elected
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-10-17
NIAGARA's GREAT POWER.
How 1t Is Distributed to the Fac
tories Operated Thereby.


Now that the great Niagara power
plant is in part completed and about to
realize what for years has been the
dream of engineering economists, says
Casters Magazine, it is interesting to re-
call one of several of the pet schemes adj
izing the power of the falls. The modest
proposition was made by an inventor,
who had cropped up somewhere, to have
large tube laid from Chicago to New
York City via Niagara Falls, and then,
by turning the Niagara river into a mon
ster turbine, compress air to about 80
pounds pressure per square inch In this
tube. The latter was to be tapped ut the
cities along its line and power furnished
as required.
As an Improvement on this. scheme
some mechanical genius at the time sug-
gested that the air compressing machin-
cry be dispensed with as too complicated,
and that the turbine be geared direct to
a shaft which should be laid through the
State of New York from west to east.
From this shaft power could be delv-
cred by means of belts or gears directly
to the machinery in the factories along
the line of the shaft. The suggestion car
REV more weight of metal with it than
any ever made in connection with me-
chanical construction, but the idea was
not more absurd than thousands to be
found in the history of the worlds me-
ehanical progress.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-10-17

tickle goddess over the faro table. 4
game was in progress He put dollar
on the queen and lost. Dollar after dol
lar went the same way, and once more
misery and deprivation stared him in
the face He put ON his last dollar, and
that went, too, Absolute dependency
seized him and his frame shook with II
paroXysm of remorse. While so shaking
a red button ON his coat flew off and fell
on the faro table covering the jack The
dealer thought he had deposited red
chip and dealt the cards, The jack won.
All night he kept the button in play and
il won every time, until the dealer an
nounced that the bank was busted. And
now the man is travelling in Switzerland
to regain his health"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-10-17
CARS NUMBERED 10.
Some People Won't Ride on Them.
They Don't Seem 10 lie UnIucIky.


A man carrying heavy satchel chased
n cross-town car half block the other
day, and by reason of a slow-going truck
on the track in front of it was unable to
overtake it, AS he was about to get
aboard, his glance rested on the side of
the car for Il moment. With an express
sion of alarm on his face he turned
around and trotted back to the sidewalk
There's another" remarked the con-
ductOr.
Whats the matter with him; wrong
carp asked passenger.
mo; guess not, He probably saw the
NUMBER" replied the conductor, pointing
to an, Ominous 13 painted on the wood
work. you wouldn't believe there We're
so many superstitious people in New York
until you've been thirteener for a while.
This car don't do twO-thirds the business
of any other car on the line. Women
don't mind it as much as men, as n rule;
but some of the men will do anything
rather than take this car A chap chased
us up yesterday, jumped on and jumped
right off again. l called to him, and he
yelled back:
"Tll miss my train, but I'd rather
do it than ride in that hearse
yet as far as I've heard, this car
never had an accident. There's num-
Der of lines in town that won't have a
IL car ON their tracks,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-10-17
WHY r1E is DECORATED.
Reason of Commodore TyrrelFs Tat
too Mark on His Arm.

100 mark on HIS Arm.
Old Commodore Tyrrell was sitting with
some friends the other day when the
awful heat impelled him to roll up his
shirt sleeves" As he did SO the eye of a
Cincinnati Tribune man who was sitting
by him fell upon an India ink decoration
upon his right wrist
Let me see that, Commodore" he said
The old sea dog extended his good right
across the table for inspection. The dec
grafton was a shield and an eagle and
on each side was something that looked
like an unfinished wreath.
why didn't the artist finish it?" the
commodore was asked.
"Ah, that's a story of the awfulness
of war, my boy" said he, as he grew
thoughtful and stopped the joking that
he had been INDUCING in. 1T was when
l was a stripping of Il boy in the navy
that that was done Like all boys, |
thought | was not a full-hedged tar until
| had myself tattooed, and one of my
mates started to make a bracelet around
my wrist That was before the battle of
Mobile Bay. He did as much as you
see there, anu was SulHS " ulllsH IL utAl
day Next day we went into action, and
/ thought hi had broke loose Well,
sir, the first shot that came across our
deck struck my mate right amidShips,
and the poor fellow never knew what fin
ished him.
Il never would let anybody else finish
it, but maybe when | go to Davy Jones
locker I'll meet Dick and get him to
finish that bracelet"
Then the commodore ordered grog for
all hands to conceal his emotion.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-10-17

buyers often had to take with him infsm
or aged relatives. Out of this limitation
grew a memorable tragedy. Tom Pate,
well-known Vicksburg trader, bought
at the sale a man, his two sisters and
his wife, with the guarantee that they
should not be separated, Disregardihg
this Pate sold the sisters, one to Pat
Somers, brother trader and the other
to resident of ST. Louis. What legal
rights Il negro had in the South We're
well protected. Somers was told OF the
guarantee, and he sent the girl back to
Pate and demanded his money. A quar-
rel was the result, and Somers was shot
dead. Ten days later his nephew killed
Pate, and died from wounds received,
The feud was kept up until every male
bearing the name of Pate was wiped out,
and then the war liberated the sisters.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-10-17

the markets of the Old World has just
been demonstrated by the Baldwin loco
motive works, whose managers are re-
joicing in o large contract for forty EN-
gines for Russian railroads. For many
years the Baldwin people have been able
to sell their engines in Central and South
America, in Austria, in Japan, and in
other distant countries, but they have
never until now been able to secure a
foothold in European countries, where the
English type of locomotives has always
been preferred to the American,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-10-17

he had never practced bar fghtin on a
tight rope. The only thing he could do
was to set up Il terrible sQuawkin',
Go back! Go backr he yelled Go
back an eat ther jackass, you blamed
fool, This limb'll break and kill us both
Il think that bar must understood him
or concluded that 81 was toughern the
burro, for he turned aroun' an used his
appetite ON the jack"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-10-17
Riches md Hnnnine...

A milliOnaire's idea of what constitutes
happiness is always somewhat interest
ing The other day Baron A. Roths-
child was asked whether he thought
riches led to happiness. "Ah, no." he an
swered, that would be too glorious. Hap
piness has little TO say to gold | admit
many advantages attach to money, hut
happiness, as l understand it, is some
thing totally different. Believe me. the
truest source Of happiness Is work. >"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-10-17

Mr.. Cleveland, unlike some of us, has
never entertained but one opinion on this
subject, and that opinion has been on
all occasions frankly stated to the coun
try and to his party associates. He has
constantly and at all times opposed the
free coinage of silver. He recommended
the repeal of the Bland-Allison act be-
cause its tendency was to endanger the
gold standard After his first term, and
when in private life, he wrote a letter to
the Reform Club of New York distinctly
stating his opposition to the free, UNI
limited and independent coinage of sill
ver,' and so emphatic was he that no
man could possibly misunderstood him
When the national convention met in
1892 his own State instructed its dele
gates against him. But the South de-
handed and secured his denomination
Tennessee was the first State which in
structed for him. Under these circum-
stances we of the South certainly cannot
complain of his course in respect to the
currency.
Then, again, Mr.. Cleveland has done
his full duty toward US He has been
the friend of our people. For many years
we of the South were held up to the ex-
ccration of mankind capital and immi-
grafton were warned to remain away
from us. All that is changed now. Mr..
Cleveland is the one President who has
periodically set his face against section
alism, and who has looked to the welfare
of the whole country We at last feel
and realize that we are in the house of
our fathers. In all the departments of
the government the Southern States are
fully represented by true and tried Dem
ocrats, and there is not a country of inn
portaLce anywhere on the habitable globe
in which the flag of the republic is not
represented in some capacity by an hon
Ored son of the South.
Conclusion,
This letter has been drawn out, per-
haps, to an unwarrantable length.
have written it in catholic spirit, with
out purpose to offend. am in public life,
and for the past five years | have given
my undivided time to the public service.
Because of its Importance, and because
of the difference existing among Demo-
Gratis in respect to it, | have given the
subject of the currency such thought and
study as l am capable of. Having done
so, | have thought it proper that l should
contribute my part frankly and unre-
servedly to the discussion.
| send this letter out to you in this
spirit, and if it will contribute in any
way to a better understanding on the
part of my Democratic associates of the
matters | have discussed, and will in any
degree make plain their duty to the party
and to the country, then l will be amply
repaid for the labor which ] have be.
slowed on its preparation. Very respect
fully, Josiah Patterson
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THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN OFTEN.
How a Cont Button Won Fortune for
PenniIess Gambler.

Ex-COngressman John j 0'Neill, of st.
Louis, is stopping at the Raleigh. His
latest story is this, as told by the Wash
ington Post:
"There was a noted gambler in St.
Louis who had been playing in hard luck
for a long time He made up his mind
never to gamble again, but one evening
the old habit proved so overpowering that
he walked mechanically into a well-known
resort where he had often w0ocd the
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-10-17
FOLEY AND HIS FROG,
THE CROAKER QUEERs HIS LAND
LORDS MOVEMENTS.
An Intimate Relation Existing Th"t
Results Occasionally In Embhr-
rassinE Episodes.

The embarrassments and annoyanees
incident to the existence of man, whose
stomach is occupied by baritone frog,
with propensity for demanding recog-
milton at any time, under any cireum-
stances, will readily suggest themselves.
Yet this is precisely the predicament IN
which James Foley, of Wheatland, finds
himself. One evening recently, says the
Oil City Blizzard, he was sitting with
his family playing dominoes, when a pc
culiar grunting SOUND made the children
jump.
whats the matter, James; aren't you
well?" inquired Mrs Foley.
why, | didn't do that
Eyes, you did, James. l heard you.
Have you been drinking again.
Mr.. Foley was in the act of making a
most emphatic denial, when the sound
was heard again.
Yes, it comes from me, sure enough,
he was forced to admit Like fash his
mind grasped the true state of affairs;
he must have swallowed something in
the drinking water, and it had grown
inside him.
He has now brought suit against Philip
G. Dickinson to recover $1,000 for dam
ages to the plaintiffs health, alleged to
have been caused by drinking impure
water furnished by the defendant The
Foley and Dickinson farms adjoin, and
Foley paid his neighbor So year for
the privilege of using water from the
latters well.
Mr. Foley claims that the animal inside
of him is frog. Il know it's that" said
he, for nothing else would make so
JCTION OF GOLD AND SILVER IN
OF AMERICA.
compiled by Dr. Adolph Soetbeer. For the
lal estimate of the Bureau of the Mint.)
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-10-17
SOME USES OF LEMONS.

Lemons rid the system of lumors and
bile and leave no evil effect. Weak. de-
blitated people oftentimes may be great
ly benefited by free use of them. Lemon
juice should be diluted with water, or
sweetened sufficiently so that it will not
produce Il drawing or burning sensation
in the throat. Clear lemon juice is very
irritating the powerful acid of the juice
will cause inflammation if the use of it
is continued any length of time.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-10-17

American locomotives for Russia.
The increasing shility of American
manufacturers to compete successfully in
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-10-17

TABLE -STATEMENT
THE WORLD SINCE AMERICA
prom @ TO 1885 is from table
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-10-17

Telephone charges in France are to be
reduced 70 FIVE cents for 8 three-ninute
conversation within a radius Of fifteen
miles
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-10-17

Solid Bones I'm speedy Birds.
Many birds which fy to perfection,
swslssws for instance, have all their
large bones solid.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-10-17

To take out iron rust cover the spot
with fine salt and saturate with lemon
juice and lay on the grass Repeat IL
necessary. American Agrienlturist
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-10-17

To remove mildew take equal parts of
soap-soft soap is the best-and fine
starch. moisten with lemon Juice, spread
the paste thick on both sides Of the
cloth; then expose to the sun. When the
paste becomes dry soften it with more
lemon juice.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-10-17

Silyerware can be cleaned brighter and
will keep brighter longer when cleaned
with lemon than with any other prepara-
ton.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-10-17

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Total for the Period.
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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-19

n the next Eve years. spend millions O,
dollars r1r new war steamers If we re-
slst successfully the eighth attempt 10
wrsSt Tss cup from Us. which viii be
made next September, az least half Of
THIS money ought 10 be spent n our ship
yaras. and doubtless II Will That IS why
al Americans. regardless OF political
r~ererences. shouii desire the Defender
10 beat the English yacht. De she ANsa
or yalkyrae III. or. better stiil, the Prince
OF Wales pet. the Britannia.
The English have long claimed. and
their persistsncy IN making the claim
and in reiterating II has induced many
20 believe #. that they can build ships
far cheaper than we can This is fall
lacy. Their frSt-class ships cost more than
we can bufid them for, as has been
proved in rhe cases OF the St Louis and
81. Paul The cheap tramp steamers they
build could not get register from The
United States government. They do not
come up 20 our requirements in many es-
senrials.
Regarding our prospects OF retaining
the cup. 7 can only say that they are
fairly good. though II must be admitted
we have more 10 fear than ever before
This is because the English have re-
Instantly adopted many OF the features
that go 70 make up the DISTINGUISHING
points OF American boats. Practically
thu AilSa Is an American model. In
breadth OF beam. In shallowness OF hold
and I'm her practically fin keel she more
closely resembles our boats than any
IN England. The Valkyrie III. will have
TO be fleet 20 beat her. / think the De-
fender. though. Will be an improved Ailss.
Possession is nine points OF the law, and
any lawyer viii tell that IL IS easier, with
fair title. to hold on TO property than II
is 10 obtain possession of II. hope IL will
bs found so in the case of the America
cum
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-19

indianapolis sentinel
He is a German and the keeper OF sa-
loon. lie had been fin America but few
short months and consequently his knowl-
edge OF the English language is not great.
I, is no wonder then, that he should make
a few mistakes az 10 the Interpretation or
certain sounds expressive Of meaning in
the language he has adopted. He was
sitting behind his bar waiting for trade
Saturday afternoon. when young man
entered.
Are you the proprietor" was the In
qulry.
eva. ich bin boss HER
well I'm the agent OF Lips Publish
ing Company. and i want to sell you
Shakespeare"
"VeI. ich babe Leber's bier. und Maus' 3
bier. und Schuidts bier und Home bier.
,t,d Milwaukee bier. und Budwefser.
link me dots genug. Didn't never hear
OF dot Jake's bier"
.oh. YOU don't understand me. am not
speaking OF beer. what have 70 sell Is
q book"
well. you come around In four oder nye
davs tfud haf book. TOO"
The young man left IN disgust and sx-
erted his energy on n more enlightened
daro who lived next door.