Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-08-20
TIE NEU RIVER TILLEY.
Edifori0t Correspondence.


MjUTu OF lSDfAN, MONROE Co.., WtsT Va, l
August II. 1869.
The journey from Bristol to this
point, t. distance of 40 miles. is over
little less than an arid waste, suggcs
tive of the desert of Sahara. From
Dublin hitherto the earth seems scared
as with hot iron and the accumula>
ton Of heat n the dusty roads and
fields makes travelling anything but
pleasant. With fes exceptions, along
the streams, the Tobacco crop is ruin
ed, aud the corn crop cannot in any
event be a half a one. Pastures are fol
the present destroyed.
As an example of pcr6dy and abor-
ton, this State (?) of West Virginia
stands pr minont amoDg the base mon
strosites Of the world Several exam.
pies of recent occurrence are just now
brought to my notice. 1t is known
hat lawyer caunot practice in the
courts without having taken the IRON
clad oath, but it is not generally known
that no one not able thus to swear can
tetcl school of auy description not
even an enterprise of the most private
nature.
The day of disiategratien is rapidly.
overtaking the lowbred, ignorant and
corrupt human authors Of suci legisla.
ton
Judge N Harrison and Lewis Bal.
lard, yclept-n-Dec" Ba Hard, have dis
agreed. The latter, aided by Cyrus
Newland, has undertaken to have liar.
rison impeached, aud be, in turn. has
undertaken to have Ballard dehrived
of the Office of Sheriff. which he has
for some time been holding. Imuedi,
a,ely utter the surrender Harrison and
Ballard seized hold of the county organ
izatiou and have since controlled it.
Newland was imported from Penusy..
vania by Harrison and by Him invested
with the attorneyship for the Common.
wealth, and was long his ESPECIAL pet
and tool. Here you again see the ssu
dy foundation Of Bal,ealism. See how
it has eTumkJSd in Va. and in Tenn.
aud uo1 hook at this one las, expiring
pollution. ! an assured that if the
approaching election here is won by the
emmy it will be The last one for him
The entire destruction, by Jenefsr du'
RAG the war, Of Princeton, the county
seat Of Mercer, will be rem ,mbercd by
all Quite an al mated contest hai
arisen from an attempt to remove the
) Court House TO Concord, a point eight
niles 80 the East and on the pike lead
ing, via Mercer Saltworks to the Rec
Sulphur Springs. For want Of build
+ ing at the Old site tho courts have beer
, held since 1861 at Concord, which SOC
, how became the cholcc, aud has receiv
ed the Influence Of Judge Harrison
Numerous efforts have been mad
through the courts by those who still
! have large interests at Princeton, 10 re
G cover the Court House, Although Ties
efforts have been unsuccessful they hav
served to Keep the matter unsettled, an
f few days siuce the Board Of Supervis
b, ors, who practically rule tho county
: aud who are in fiycr of CONCORD as tn
site of the Court Ii ,u'c, obtained a
:, il JuuctioD to prevent the further agilu
4 ton of the matter on the part {
Princeton u was practically bill {
peace, and intended to shut out the 9th
or party from any f rther means Of r.
u dress Tho friends Of PRINCETON az
lied to Judge Ferguson, ol tho count
Jt CaO6ell to have the inJln"tlon di,
y, solved, aud were defeated in their elfoI
y. frr want of jurisdiction on the part 4,
= Ferguson.
d Mercer county bas been taken fror
d Judge Ilaraisson'S district aud adde
II to tina, Of Judge Gillespie, Of Raleic
}, county.
ro have had the pleasure OF Meeti-
j with Maj, Frank Hereford, Just return
l. I'd from Oslifornia, III considers Il
d great Treasure City, Nevada as vel
A. rch but ms not confidence 10 the pc
= manenoe or prosperity Of the place,
IN he fears the amount Of the deposit
n, limited lie considers Kansas CITY
o. the rising city Of the grea, Wost.
ng has already $4,000 inhabitants and
le. the point Of eonvergeuce for sew
# railroads.
1t The human remains found in 1
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