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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1885
Page
2
A fragment from Johnson City Tennessee 1885 prints a noisy comic poem. It mentions names like Reeves Watts Watkins and others in a playful verse about bumblebees and a sting. Local audience would enjoy the old Baptist preacher cadence and rural humor.
The Corner office hosts a drawing today at 1 o'clock for a premium parlor organ valued at $140. Subscriptions must be renewed or new payments of $1.00 made to qualify. fewer than 160 tickets remain and only ticket holders may enter. Proceedings aim to be fair with all observers welcome.
Victor Hugo has died after a long life of epic literary achievement. French leaders praise his transcendent genius as the nation mourns, with Senate and Chamber adjourning and funeral costs to be borne by the state. The Herald notes a double immortality in his name.
May 25 report from Pars states Victor Hugo's funeral will be held next Sunday with the body lying in state under the Arc de Triomphe until Saturday. Paris communists plan to attend and may march with red flags, raising fears of a riot. Two student demonstrators appeared before the mayor today as crowds expected. About three hundred delegates and dozens of deputations to attend the funeral are mentioned.
Mayor Smith cables Mo Erikson of the Corneil in Paris to express national solidarity after Victor Hugo's death. The message recalls the city's charter of independence and the spirit of liberty celebrated by France and the world.
May reports announce Victor Hugo will be laid to rest in the Pantheon with a funeral oration by M Rene Gabelet. Deputations plan to attend and revolutionists will demonstrat e in support of the event amid the ceremony. General Grant listed as having a good day with reduced ear pains and improving throat symptoms after examination.
The Dolphin completed an experimental trip from New York to New London under private auspices. Machinery stayed in excellent order and the vessel performed splendidly. It reached fifteen knots and even up to sixteen knots without extra effort.
May 26 dispatches report Lordsburg troops attacking Apaches on the Blue River forcing a retreat with three wounded. Cowboys guarding passes total about 120 as armed pursuers threaten a possible death fight if Indians recross into Mexico. Captain Smith's Fourth Cavalry routed Apaches in the Mogollon Mountains. losses unknown.
Rough on Correspondents notes White House plans and Miss Cleveland's stay with Miss Nelson at the White House. It also details Paris unrest with a riot, casualties, and Rochefort’s appearance and a tense funeral period amid militant demonstrations.
Bertha Dennis, age twenty two, returns home after two months with a tale of being drugged in a railroad train and held in a miserable house where she was kept for ten weeks. She alleges the place is a headquarters for female thieves who operate in disguises using wigs and paint. Police are puzzled by the extraordinary narrative.
The young woman believed to be Hattie Bedient of Hornby, daughter of Gideon Bedient, is missing after an apparent suicide at the Grand Union Hotel New York. She had studied at Dundee seminary then left Wednesday morning, with prior attempts of laudanum use and rumors of a love affair with a merchant. Her father arrived today and went to New York, while her mother remains distraught.
A mob seized Wesley Hicks and Jerry Taylor from a Kentucky jail after the pair were charged in arson tied to James Wheeler's house and barn. They were hanged from a tree near Mitchellville Station, Tennessee, shortly after. Hicks confessed guilt. Large crowds gathered at the scene as the bodies remained suspended.
In Plymouth May 25, one death occurred as illness rose to 780 people with 730 reported as sick this week. Committees presented reports to the general executive committee at tonight's meeting. Ward committees were urged to keep itemized expense records and secure receipts. A Philadelphia relief letter offered aid, and a resolution of thanks was adopted unanimously.
May 26 in Gloveharen a schooner named Sarah C. Pyle owned by School Friend cut her own cable to save the Mackay Bennett Commercial Cable from damage near Thateler's Leland. The incident caused damages of 74.11 paid by George G. Ward, Mackay Bennett’s general manager, with a letter of thanks sent to Mr. Friend.
A Franklin Kentucky dispatch reports Wesley Hicks and Jerry Taylor, two Black men jailed for two weeks on fire setting charges, were dragged from the jail by a mob and hanged from a tree near the Tennessee line after confessing guilt. Their bodies were later cut down.
Fragmentary notes from Cincinnati on the 6th street tragedy describe the continued inquest into the victims. Emma Puchback testified she had no fire safety instructions from Sullivan, who promised a rider for roof access but never acted.
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