Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1868-10-30

Since the Knoxville Press aud Her.
alb ''ilrcw up the sponge on the very
hrat .erugc telegram from the October
elections, that journal has kept pretty
generally . column for 'erailsoad mat.
tiers. Gifted with claifvoyspt powers,
he say mea, not as trees walking, but
revealing around General Nlahons'
They. were something ike Satellites, the
editor thinBs, and as be dislikes satel-
ltes, ne HAS bit restrained sdfairation
for the object IF their @bitpl devotion
he fros,a blank cartridge at Malone,
believmg he is an excellent railroad
man, but not quite good'cnough for The
Press and Herald. Two charges are
made against that official Fist, that
he did take of the extra passenger
train and secondly, TINT lie has not
built a portion Of the Orange & Alex
andria road for Ar Barbour, The FIRST
charge is eFectually- answered in the
article, viz it did mot pay and as the
v. at. r. r. was thrown npon General
Malone in an almost insolyent .eoudi,,
ton, he very promptly did away with
this and many other oEnaments. We
understand that tue V, At. II. r. lost
CSC, 600 last year byrunning the extra
passenger train. Dining the month Of
September Of this year The revenues
from passengers are $4,000 ia excess
of the corresponding month Of lustyear
and the excess Of revenue from this
source during the whole oflthis year
will show the wisdom Of taking OF the
extra passenger train and Of keeping it
eff.
As to the second charge, the v & 4.
r. R. was built prior to The building Of
the o. & A. II H., and we presume the
bare statemcptof the case il enough to
conviacc reasonable minds that Mr..
Barbour should complete his own ar
rangemeuts and perfect his own connec-
lions. ~
On the Goth of March, Gen Malone
wrote Mr.. Barbour, proposing to co.
operate With him in making the connec-
I
ton "upon the route heretofore projoc-
ted on the part Of your (his) road, .
and added 3 If you should conclude
"to adopts,he proposed scheme, we are
"ready 70 determine he terms upon
Z" which your company shall occupy
I" such part Of our VI at. r. Il. Com.
pany's lands, as is contemplated by
the plan, and the terms upon which
the passenger shed, which il embraces,
% shouldlb constructed on joint aeconnl
:" of tho three roads, and We should Be
"glad 10 know within'what time you
" would propose to execute your part q
" the work On the other hand, ifsthe
"plaa s. not acceptable, I would aesiry
"to know what othsr plan, il any, your
f" company design TO carry out S3s The
" contamination Of the primary bieet}'
To whicb Mr. Barbour replied
"Inyouv Communication you treat
F" the matter of . CORRECTION az Lyucb-
g." burg exclusively as bearing upon the
passenger business. For this last
"objact alone our company could nor
undertake % incur such large expen,
3" ditures. -
b" Ii viii therefore be seen that. ths
" matter Of The connection, and tht
" freight. policy watch may be esaab'
" lishea between the two reads, arc con
"neeisd, and.must shape the dnsl con-
" illusions q our company"
Mr., Barbour here goes further thar
the Press aud herald and opens Vi
again tho old dispute about tonnage 81
frcighls Wepropose now 70 give tbs
editors hsmsekos q few revolutions
around General Mahone, preuisirg tinr
If they wuuldroyblYe a hale mere abeol
that gehtisnan, and q htla less around
Mr.. Cslloway,sihsy would bepope The
lees iofortned - mttters pertslriag y
Virginia E'lilaoa1iug We publish. fol
their benefit a PORTION Of letgf From
that gentleman addressed under date 81
April 50ih, . Messrs Tate, Galway
and l}rannor, and NC bespsak Cor Them
after is careful reading, a better under
standing OF abe matter. WehAge no
desired 70 make any agges7iye wa
hpon Ienuesseo railroad matters, bu
the Press aid Herald secius SO Ssl
Informed .uroa ihen that We may hav,
to ask him some questions copcerniul
them. The short line policy has beer
tried, aud has accomplished much, bu
not neareuourh- We d,sis nsoIidato
TO have 3 fir showing Gen Mahope i
the head aud fseut Of the system. sIrilo
him doSnoud tie measure dies, lIob
up his hends give him a clear Geld
and he win coavelt even he Press 40,
Herald, who e, as yeti only alnos