Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1868-09-18
NEWS or TIE WEEK.
VIRGINIA..

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NEWS on TIE WEEK. |
VIRGINIA.
The dormant political condition of
Virginia is not prolific Of news, and we
have little to record this week.
The county OF Brunswick has ordered
an iptmeeidiy iery Of 81 600, to pay the
cost of surveying the Norfolk and Great
Western Railroad, This enterprise, so
new and bold, has not yet been appreci.
ated except 10y those counties it proposes
to travel We are inclined 10 think
there is fire in that flint, and those peo-
pie will get it. it will make Bristol a
city.
The directors Of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad have ordered an immedi-
ate survey Of the route to Grcenbrier
river, and it will soon be placed under
contract. Now they 60 down the
western slope to the great west. The
entire road to the Ohio will be com.
ploted in TWO years, it is thought
A fire at City Point, on the 18th, de-
stroyed the railroad depot, four ware
houses, six wharves, aud the James
River Hotel. Loss $4,000.
Hon. Ro. Ridgway has abandoned the
idea Of connecting himself with the
N. Y. Globe, and is residing on his
farm in Amherst county.
The illustrious Commodore Maury
was, on the 10th, installed as Professor
Of Physics in the Virginia Military In,
siitute, at Lexington.
TENNESSEE.
The Tennessee Legislature after try
ing, by extraordinary means, to bank
rupt the State hopeiessly, has passed II
final bill. We cannot cucumber our
columns with it in full. 1t authorizes
the exchange of coupon bonds of the
State falling due Jan. LIST, 1900 fer all
those maturing in 1868, 1869 and 1870
Having pleasantly disposed Of that mat
ter at the expense of some administra-
ton in the twentieth century they au-
thorize the Comptroller Of the State 10
borrow at per cent such sums of ready
cash, from time to time, as may be use
ful in paying interest now due, or here
after to become due. The late clause is
intended for the sixth decade Of the
nineteenth century.
Gen. ECr;est having proved himself a
brave and skillfu cavalier during the
war, has committed the error, common
to most military men, Of considering
himself . distinguished civilian aud
statesman, and has kept himself on ex>
hibition recently for the benefit Of re-
porters for the Northern press. With
one of them he walked over the tragic
ground Of Fort Pillow aud explained
how impossible thing it was to control
the passions Of his men, some Of them
being out Of sight, owing to the confor.
nation Of the ground. At another time
he succeeded in getting himself misrep-
resented in political matters, something
to the benefit Of one Grant Yet the
doubtful remedy, being accorded him he
did declare that lie had the means VI
almost knowing there are 10000 of the
Ku Klux Khan regularly organized in
the State. In few days the Senate
yielded to the House and passed the
Militia and Ku Klux bills, which see.
Gov. Brownow has rendered the va
cant seat on the Supreme beuch to W II.
Wisener, Of Bedford, and allowed said
Wisener to employ as his substitute
therefor the Hon. Horace Maynard, un-
ill the first week in October, 50 says the
Press & Herald.
Gen. Thomas has been instructed by
the President, through the War De
partmeut, to report what additional force
he will need to give all necessary aid to
the civil authorities in Tenn. aud pre-
serve the peace, and requests that his
authority be used SO far as is warranted
by the law and no farther.
q suit has been instituted against
Gen. George II. Thomas aud Others il
the Federal Court of Nashville, Tenucs.
see, for the recovery Of $4,000 acres Of
land in Middle Tennessee, claimed to be.
long to Archibald Dwope. 1t is allcg'
ed that military intimidation on the
part Of Gen. Thomas was brought to
bear in forcing Dwopc TO give up his
land.
GENERAL,
After the expulsion of the negroes
from the Georgia Legislature, seyeraI
of those white men having received the
next highest number of votes were sworn
in. The message Of the Governor, pro,
testing against the expulsion Of The
members from Africa, iact with rather
an indignant reception IN ihe House
The two negroes have since been cX-
PEELED from tue Senate. They euterol
digniGed protest aud retired with some
degree of grace.
The election in Vermont shows
Democratic gain # $50 per cent, and /
Radical gain Of % per cont Anothc
such victory for the Radicals aud they
are undone
The negroes of Thomasyilc, Ga.
captured one of their color for killing
two white men. The skull of one o
the white men was split open with al
axe while bis back was turuei.
jefferson Davis is in huudon.
Queen Victoria was in Paris on thu
9th
The Governors of Georgia aud Soutl
Carolina have issued proclamations in