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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1886
Page
2
The Johnson City segment reports political maneuvering in Sullivan County including Isaac Harr's Democratic nomination for Representative and local club formations. It notes Judge Sneed as a Senate candidate and a Mayflower yacht race defeat of the English cutter Galatea with Mayflower leading under light wind.
The Washington county Democrats met at the Court House last Monday to nominate a Representative and select delegates to the Congressional convention in Morristown. A. B. Denderick chaired the meeting, with D. J. Fine as secretary. Isaac Harr Fred Dovault William Bowman and John W. Bayloas stood for nomination. TRAAU HARK won on the third ballot with two thirds of the votes. A five member committee was appointed to nominate delegates. the list shows Jacob Copp Jas Miller for the 1st district and Too B. Chase Frank Bailey for the 2nd district and others for the 3rd.
Tele grams from prominent Nashville citizens urge the widow of Gen. B. F. Cheatham to be appointed postmaster at Nashville. They praise her competence and the choice of the people. No action is possible until the President and Postmaster General return.
Nashville Tennessee September 4 General B F Cheatham ex Confederate general and postmaster dies at 10 20 am in Nashville He had been appointed postmaster by President Cleveland and confirmed by the Senate Savangan Georgia September 7 a sharp earthquake shock felt at 4 40 pm with no damage. A Knoxville Chronicle note about a paper sale and bank robbery arrest follows.
Thousands of mourners, including veterans and families, filed past the sealed casket of Gen. Frank Cheatham in the Senate Chamber. A procession from the Capitol to Mount Olivet followed a funeral oration by Bishop Quintard at the First Presbyterian Church. Debate rises over appointing Cheatham’s widow as post mistress.
The note lists joint speaking appointments for Republican A A Taylor and Democratic R J Taylor across Tennessee from September 9 to October 31. Stops include Madisonville Athens Cleveland Dayton Junport Tullahoma McMinnville Shelbyville Woodbury Murfreesboro Franklin Columbia Lewisburg Fayetteville Pulaski Lawrenceburg Waynesboro Savannah Purdy Jackson Bolivar Memphis Covington Ripley Dyersburg Union City Trenton Summerville Brownsville Paris Huntington Dresden Centreville Nashville Gallatin Lebanon Clarksville Chattanooga Beaton Rogersville Jonesboro Blountville Maryville Clinton Dandridge Greeneville and Peacetry dates in late Oct. The schedule is signed by A M Huanwea Jr and T M McCownen, chairmen of respective state committees, Knoxville, Aug 31, 1886.
A broad relief effort unfolds with Mayor Modges of Baltimore authorizing Charleston aid for five thousand dollars. Philadelphia delegates and several cities raise substantial funds. New York stock, Memphis Merchants, Augusta, St. Louis, Danville, Richmond, and Catholic churches contribute. The Produce Exchange adds eight and a half thousand, while elections in several states produce mixed results amid earthquake coverage.
Baldwin Fertilizers offers direct sale to clubs of 12 tons or more at 33 dollars per ton cash on delivery at depots between Bristol and Knoxville. Orders to local agents with little profit to them. General agent G. Osborne, Knoxville Tennessee.
The dispatch reports Democratic gains in the gubernatorial vote with a 15,857 margin and a 29,000 lead over 1884, while Republicans hold out. Leonidas C. Houk may offer private advice contrary to the vote. Separately, Yellow fever reportedly appears in Biloxi, Mississippi with six cases and two deaths over the weekend.
A Pittsburgh area notice advertises a deceptive employment scheme by Manovalentia Co offering substantial earnings for selling a patent article. It promises high profits, a refund on unsold goods, and county expansion for agents who mail one cent stamps, urging readers to contact Smithfield St. address in Pittsburgh for more details.
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