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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-11-19

A PRODIGY IN MArHEMATIcs.- III. Glaze
informs Us that he recently found at Fay
etteville (FAyette " No., young man by
the name vi Fields, seventeen years old,
and entirely ignorant Of letters or figures,
who could. inside Of three minutes, solve
any problem given. The following are a
few Of the examples, aad the time taken in
the solu ion; The number of hixssed
nece ssary TO reach to the sun, allpwlng six
naxseed 10 one grain Of wheat and thirteen
grains OF wheat 10 the inch. Answer,
ass, ,497 900, ,000, 600, given In Two min
utes. What would $4,000 amount 10 10
ten years, compoundine interest at II cents :
This example be worked In three minutes,
absolutely correct, although he had TO carry
a score Of decimal fractions. What would
horse bring (thera beirg 80 nails In bis
shoetl lllosing Q eents for the tirst, 0 for The
second, 0, 81, 81 aud Soi This required
50 distict multiplicatioos, and ran up Into
trilliOns, yet he did it in three minutes
These examples will snfice to show his
wonderful piwer. He Is very ignorant on
all other maltrrs never learned his letter.
and does not know one figure from another
10 & very uncouth in his appearance, and
has no faith Ia his fellows. He can do any
thing in mental arithmetic even la compiler
fractions. Macon journal.
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lIHlazineS.

Bilious, Magazine. for December, isl q
very attractive number and in point Of
price il reprss ents the unusual attraction Of
being furnished at el so cer snnum. The
number before US contains a portrait Of
Hoo. J L. Motley, minister to England an
illustrated article on Robin Hood A
glimpse Of the late war The twentieth o
Dscembsri How was scalPed Sent to the
tower Lick and PLUCK Little Floe in
drealnland Santa Claus Cousin. DC. Ad-
dress Kllict Thomss 4 Tabbott, es Cor
aress street Boston. Massachusetts,.
Scotrs Magazine, for November con-
taips triumphant. tale Of the " bloody
Queens reign :" King Arthur and his
times yD-siniA's dream ; Women and
politics A peep At POnPsii. 80.
The number 10 a very Attractive one ant
the MagaEioe desevss the patronage of Oul
people. "a per year, Atlanta, Ga.
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JEFFERSON county, West Virginia, polled
a72 votes at the recent election in that State.
The voting population Of this county, assum-
ing that all white men over the age Of tweu-
ty.one have the right to vote, reaches full
ly 2,400. But with such rigor and Sindie-
tiveness have the Radicals prescribed thsir
fsllow-citizens through the fundamentally
Of test. oaths, registry laws, etc.. that about
nine-tenths Of the voters are disfranchised.
This is but single specimen. Many other
counties, and, indeed, the entire State, suf-
fer nearly to the same extent. Notwith-
standing all these disadvantages, the Demo
Gratis and the "let up" Republicans which
means Republicans opposed to this whole
sale system Of prOso.iptioa-sucoeeded in
carrying tho Legislature over their Radical
opponents by q large majority. II such
a thing can be done by the Conservatives
when the half. or say even the one fourth,
OF their strength is denied access to the
polls, what will be the fate of Rsdicsl-
ism in that State hereafter when these res
trlctions shall be removedf
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oritical Motices Of he Press.

HARPER's Bazaar contains, besides pictures
patterns, etc., q VARSITY Of matter Of espe-
oial use and interest IN the family :. art,o ,oles
on health, dress, and housekeeping In all it's
branches its editorial matter is especially
adapted to the circle tits intended to inter
est End, instruct; and il has, besides, good
stories and literary matter of merit. IL Is
not surprising that the journal with such
features, has achieved in short time an
immense success for something Of its kim
was desired In thousands of families, and
its publishers have filed the demand. The
young lady who buys single number Of
HaRPER's BAzAR is made ,ubriber for
life -Neto York Eceaini Post
Phe Bazaar is excellent. Like all the
periodicals which the IIarpers publish, il I.
almost ideally well edited. and the class Of
readers for whom II IL intendod-the moth
ers aud daughters in average fimilies--can
not but profit by its good sense ani good
taste, which we have no doubt, nre 10 day
making very many homes happier than they
may hay" been before the women began ia.
king lessons in personal and household and
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what will We DO with it.

Governor Hoffman, of New Yo, k, made n
speech on Friday, at Albany, ia which he
said
notice that most Of the Radical papers
IN Albany and New York nre asking - What
will they do with it ?" That 10 with the
victory. l am hardly disposed to tell them
quite yet. prefer to give them little
time to digest the returns, and when these
are fully digested we propose to give them
some information as to what we will do
with IT, In my observation 1 have found
that knowledge suddenly acquired Is never
profitable, but will tell them in general
terms one or two things we propose 10 do.
We propose to make thS Legislature Of the
State Of New York honest, aud that Is what
they have moi d.'ne 10 some time. We pro.
pose TO use the Legislature for the purpose
|. OF premotng the interest Of the mass OF the
people, aud not the interest Of the few,
which the Radicals Lave not done ia long
time.
Tue Eoening Journal has stated that for
many years there have been few men ia the
Republican Legislature who could be bought.
We will show them that In the Democratic
Leg stature there will be ncne OF that kind
We propose TO give TO the people of the
State eff New York all over the right of self
government We propose to abolish such
laws and give them 5, netting worse, but will
give them better laws. We propose to make
the State Of New York, and the government
in all its branches, thoroughly Democratic
am aware Of the responsibility tn vic
tory imposes. | am aware of the respon-
sbilities it imposes on me as the Executive
Of this Ssatc. realized their magnitude,
and will not say have no fear of them
hat h. fla haln af fha Ia Al. -.
resentatives, and all the good oounsels /
can get, 1 hope to so discharge lis duties
that the people will approve of my action.
| believe that the Legislature which is
about to assemble and legislate upon the az
fairs of this great State will act with such
wisdom and discretion, as to show to the
people Of the State and country that the
democracy of this State can be as moderate
in the hour Of victory rs they have been
patient in the hsur Of defeat. We will be
discreet and tolerant. We Will recognize
honest men among our adversaries, and we
will deal justly and hOnorably, and promote
the great interests Of the people of the
State Of New York, who have demanded
and worked the change.
The New York Democrat reports seeing a
dilapidated Teuton sitting on beer keg 10
street of that city aftor the election, and
yer ting his feelings thusly:
have voted init der Sigel;
Nit der Greeley did vight-
Ivoe frightened like ter ty vel;
Der tam ting wasn't right.
Der Sigel he vas beatsn,
Und Greedy, so vas he;
De next dime ven 81 es to wight
leafs dem fellers be.
Il ishn't no use dalking,
Dem Democrats ish bricks,
Ivights no more init Sigel-
| quits dem bolitics
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-11-19

EMPEROR NAPOLEoS's SICKNESS. We fnd a
the colums Of n Philadelphia paper a direct
confirmation of the account first published
in the 1ribnhe, nearly month ago, Of the
real nature of the emperor Napoleon's sick
ness. well informed correspondent then
told US that his disease was fungus Of the
bladder. Now the Philadelphia Inquirer
prints a letter from Mr.. George Wilkes in
Paris to n friend in Philadylphia, giving
some particulars of q conversation with the
distinguished DR.. Brown Sequard, in the
course of which the latter directed Mr.
Wilkes attention to certain articles which
had recently appeared in Paris journal on
Il Q Emperor's health. They were written,
DR.. Brown Sequard said, by man who had
once been physician to the Emperor-a man
Of great ability but dissolnte habits-who
hail lost his standing in society and his en-
ployment by the Emperor, but who, never
theless, knew the latter's constitution well.
"This man has violated all professional
obligations in these articles and has sclos-
ed the secret that the Emperor is suGsr.
ing under an incurable disease which must
soon put on end to him."
"What do you call soon :" asked.
Well. certainly within six months,
was the reply.
"Aud what is his disease =" l inquired
Fungus Of the bladder" " he answered
This is q secret worth knowing, for thu
stock markets Of all the world will b.
affected by the death of the Emperor o
France, Sequard added that " doubtless thu
Emperor had been made acqu .inted will
his fate, and was preparing for i, US we'll al
| he could"
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-11-19

THE SYsoD OF VIRGINIA, which met In
the Second Presbyterian Church in Rich
mond, recently. Is one Of the oldest Synods
on this continent. When, shortly after the
Independence of the United States, the
Presbyterian Church was reo' gauised, In
lT7s (the year OF the adoption OF the Fed
eral Constitutionl, the Synod Of Virginia
and the Carolinas was one Of the four
Synods into which the Church was divided.
The increase of population aud the progress
Of religion compelled the departure Of the
two Synods OF North and Of South Carolina
from the house Of their common mother.
As Il has not been subject TO political legis-
lation, this Synod at present embraces all
the Presbyterian Churches IL East aud
West Virginia, and many Of those In Mary
land. IL stretches from the ocean TO the
Ohio and from North Carolina 10 Pennsyl.
yania. 1t numbers Q presbyteries, 1877 min
isiers, IL licentiates, AMI 2l candidates foI
the ministry, On Its roll are the names ol
R5O Churches and Of l7,4s6 commuDicants
Lancaster fPd) InteAigencer.
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A MODERN HERODIAS.
Confronting a Murderer sCith the
Head of his Tictins.

Especial Dispatch to the Courier Journal
NEw York, Nov. s.-Immense ipdigps-
tion is manifested throughout the State at
the conduct ofa District Attorney in Rock
land county. He has prostituted the sa-
cred name Of justice and created u feeling
Of adherence among oil men by q fiendish
act. In the condemned cell OF the new
city al, In Rocklapd county, N. Y, ayouDg
man wearily rocks backward and forward
In rickety chair waiting his execution for
murder. His name Is Ahtione Maurer, an
Alsatian, convicted of the murder Of Joa-
chin FUeter, and he will be hanged on the
9th of December. The murder was q
brutal one aud created great excitement
through the country. From its nature IL
becameknown as the Spring Valley mystery.
A large reward was offered aud detective
officers succeeded in arresting Maurer in
Brooklyn. He was tired, convicted and
sentenced 10 be hung. The man never
confessed his guilt up to the termination Of
the trial, and has not done so properly since.
The District Attorney, W. @. Pratt, a Radi-
cal, appointed by Gov. Fenton TO fill va.
csncy, bethought him Of scheme so dis-
bolical, 50 unearthly, SO ghoul-lke in its
fiendish conception, that ITS very mention
flls the heart of every sensitive person with
disgust and sbhorrence. lie conceived the
idea of forcing a confession from the unfor-
tunate prisoner By placing befure him sud
denly the head Of the murdered man, which
had been preserved for Identification. The
scheme was put in practice. Que day Man
rer asked leave to wash his hands some-
where, as there was no water in lis CELL
He was told to GO " the adjoining cell,
where there was a bucket. He entered the
cell watched by the Radi al District At
torney, and bent down 10 dip his hands into
| the III, Maurer gave a shrek Of fear
| There, hosting on the s1rfsce of the water,
was the head-the contracted face looking
into his the CLASSY eyes glariDg at him 81
| yet In the agony Of death; the Waxer
| lips curled as if In pain, and the white
| cleaning teeth elsnched together. He
started b Ick In surprise, In fear, in madness
and rushed from the charnel house Of death
| Again and again the same ordeal was eon'
through until tho unhappy man made TIVE
| or three confessions, Ia which Insanity 4
| clearly discernable. la his sleep.ess night
the gbasily head came before him In hi
lonely cell Il haunted him in his dreams
and appalled, his senses, until his brai
racked with terror, aud he leaped from hi
bed stark staring mad. This Is no fame,
picture. IL Is stern reality, and the work q
District Attorney Pratt, the Heroiias Of to
day, who watches the effect the exhibitio
Of a dead mans head will have on q huma
being, 10 order to satisfy his own morbi
curiosi y, has, by his action In this case
raised Ceiling Of disgust, wonder and In
dignatinn among the citizens of Roeklan
c0uaty which years will fail to remove.
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tute, every day revolving at II. Finally
she was told of one of the reformatory
homes, and informed that IL she spent a
certain time there, aud gave evidence OF
good character and disposition TO live pure
ly, she would be provided with home. y
NV ould they take her baby with her I" she
asked. IN }, they had no accommodation
for children" This was hard for ner baby
was dear TO her but she had saved little
money from the wages Of her shame so
she put her chill to board and went to the
Institution. She wss never strong, and on
the lo,d dread and tes) supplied to her,
she failed IN health. Her money was gone,
aod her child must be taken care OF A; 50,
with her old words-"f God will not help
street.
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Aloshm Inferpie.ped.

Tho Philadelphia Post IhAs been inter-
viewing the Virginia raider Mosby, who Is
nov in PhiladelphiA. II, said
Having the precedent Of Marion before
him, he felt that Il body OF bcid, fearless
cAvairymen cenld be geihered together, an
immense amount Of annoyance eInld be
riysn the Upion force, 1t . comparatively
htils visk. For this purpose his troop wes
oreauizsd, aud ffom the oOmwencement
acted In consort with the immediate COM
mand Of Gen. Robert =. Lee. The prinoI-
pal object In view was tho neutnilzing OF
the Federal posts.
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ExTIs Institution with competent corps Of Tsseh-
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In which instruction Is very thorough, also Pre-
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ShadW Iron ;

n Ii persons are warned to cease using the name
IA shady" in connection with iron not mAnufas-
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there Il no Shady Iron In the market.
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SLAUGHTER OF HoRsEs.-The western
bound passenger train OF the Virginia and
over aud killed Ave horses belonging to Mr..
near Big Lick. The locomotive was thrown
from the u ack, but was not at eli damaged.
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What Shall be Done soith The Bank
of Tennessee?

Something like twenty years ago, when
the Whgs had CONTROL Of the great anancisl
agent of the State, the President Of that
institut'on, in letter to a political friend,
asked, "Wbat shall he done with the Bank
Vt Tennessee This question was pro.
pounded With reference TO the success Of u
pniticsl party. To-day the same question
addresses itself 10 the IL s.=l=.nse Ia y very
different sense. Two mouths ego we ex-
press ID the opiuion that the sniL Firman,
Green & o., against =. L. Nichol, Clerk Of
the County Court OF Dsvidson, then pend
log before the Supreme Court IT th1 Uuit-d
States 10 test the validity of the rel ed by
the l. gslature Of the twelfth seciiUn Of
he charter OF tho Bank Of Tennessee,
would he decided favorably to the tax pay
ers, aud that the repeal was void. The
twelfth section Df tue charter (see act of
Jan. 10, 1888 reads a. follows:
"rhat the sllls or nutcs Of the said cor
pora,ion, originally made payable, OrNwhich
shall have become payable on demand. in
gold or silver coin, shall be receivable at
the treasury OF this State, aud by all tax
collectors and other pub ic officers, In all
pay meBts for taxes or other monies due to
the State"
This section was repealed BY the act of
June To- 1855. Tue repeaiipg clause was an
amendment attached to the bill to pay the
current expenses Of the General Assembly.
Toe purpose Of this repeal was to deprive
the citlzens of the State Of the privilege Of
paying their taxes with the notes of the
Sank of Tennessee, and 10 this the Radicals
nave succeeded for more than four years.
They wanted money to SOU ander for the
bentfi Of themselves and tIeir psrtisans,
and laid heavy burdens upon the people In
hs.s h.n II La aa nd hau dan lad fhan
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eso0, coo az e0untsTteit lObAdoo aud match
stamps have been detected ~ one detective
within the past three moaths.
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s4.sI6,G9i 90
Outstanding at pre.ep,
s2.622 363 b6

10 addition To this we have Sl, ,00,346 of
new issues and . O6,O2s go of fractional
currency, making . total of %, 1901 IS
As the outstanding circulation OF the Bank
VI Tennessee. Tue Rsdicas have persist
emily igno ed the new issues and fractional
currency, hut IL 10 the opinion Of able law
yers who have investigs sted the subject that
the State Is equally bound to redeem tnat
portion Of the notes OF the Bank Of Tonnes
see aud the Old Issues.
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= UnqueSti0hdbly ths 6fsf 6tstdlned to0rk 0T
the k nd in the World"
HARPER'S MAGAZINE.

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e iIcti.
JOHN KEYs,i MD. D. D.

aN JOHN KEYS,L MD. D. d. 5.
A GRADUATE in both Medioins and
N Dentistry, but who devotes his time ex-
clusively to Dentistry, will be found at his
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each Court week. He win also be at Jones'
vile, Lee county, at the Circuit Court.
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M. L. BLACKLEY.

ATTORNEY AT LAW AND UULLEUT-
ING AGENT.
BRIsToL, Va s. rENE.
WILL practice in the Courts Of Sullivan.
Washington, Cartor, Green and Hawkins
1nties, Tennessee, and Washington Csun
Virginia.
by Prompt attention viii be given to all
dness intrusted TO aim.
)fice west end Nicklos Hoase.
Aug. IA, 1868, tf
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