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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1887
Page
2
The March 24 1887 issue reports that the Legislature will adjourn next Monday. Carlisle is noted as the Treasury Secretary. Mr Bimerly yesterday introduced a bill to authorize the incorporation of the C O Railroad.
A historical essay discusses Illinois political leanings, Republican strength, and Greenback era votes. It notes fluctuating support for GOP candidates, 1870 and 1886 election details, and argues unity could win Illinois. It also critiques Prohibition advocates and questions Republican moral credibility in the high license debate. News reflects era's party tensions and editorial voices.
A Knoxville Democrat predicts Bob Taylor will be the Republican nominee for governor in 1888, while the Knoxville Tribune disputes this. The item lists hospital trustees for the Middle and East Tennessee Hospitals for the Insane and notes Gov Taylor's appointments of railway tax assessors Wade Henderson and Stokely. The Morristown Gazette applauds the Interstate Commerce Commission appointment and hints at party alignment and Cleveland politics.
Richmond March 21 A Democratic legislature caucus spends three hours debating ways to settle the state debt. A majority favor a constitutional amendment by Senator Rhea barring bonds not funded by the time ratified, and prohibiting future payment. Adjournment set for Wednesday. In Nasuriu, Senate actions include protecting employees, countering wage withholding, and funding for the East Tennessee Hospital for the Insane. An Indiana youth dies after a folk remedy involving feathers and hot stones.
The Athens Citizen is accused of substandard editing and outright lying in its critique of John L. Sulivan. The writer denounces the contemporary's slimy gutter view and claims the editor lacks original ideas and truth in last week’s issue.
Washington reports President appoints interstate commerce commissioners with terms ranging six to two years and notes a Baldwin Locomotive Works contract for eighteen engines for Norfolk and Western. Also mentions a wooden bridge test after a railway disaster, pension agency politics in Nashville, socialite shifts in London, and a Holly Michigan church arson attempt tied to prohibition speech.
Archind Gia business leader Mr Kimball argues prohibition benefits in Atlant. He denies claims of economic decline and says none of the liquor-store buildings are vacant while few former bars sit unused. He notes new housing for workers, rising population, and enforcement of the law. He cites a Texas paper on whiskey cost and references a Mississippi canvasser and Kentucky Congressman Willis.
The article notes President Cleveland's refusal to celebrate his birthday while focusing on public business. Birthday cards and flowers arrive from across the country. Excursionists from Buffalo and Northwestern New York visit the East Room, quietly observing the president. Treasury prospects are discussed with talk of a strong position, possible bond purchases, and pending appointment of a new secretary around April 1.
Collections of internal revenue for the first eight months of the fiscal year ending June 30 1887 totaled 74 248 868, down 917 807 from the same period last year. Apirita receipts fell 8 785 50040, tobaccos rose 989 270, fermented liquors rose 1 878 793, raised linean objects up 14 008, penaltion down 04 704. February 1887 receipts were 8 068 less than February 1886.
An official source says the Baltimore and Ohio arrangement is done but names of participants and details are withheld. It is stated the deal will not leave Garrett's control and Jay Gonkl will have a say in the new management.
Juillipina Muth, 18, wed barely two weeks, killed herself in a city tenement room on the third floor at 180 Avenue Specialty. The motive remains a mystery as her husband was at work when the fatal shot was fired. A narrow gauge railroad reaches Lookout Mountain, the Hooker fight site.
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