Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1870-09-09


on Tuesday, in company with Mr.. r..
w Spindle aud others, Abner's Knob,
a handicapped peak i'm the South end
of this county, for the purpose of ex-
aiming its minerals We found it
almost a solid mass of brown hemetite
iron ore of fire quality, whilst bDul-
ders of the same, from the size of your
first to that of a small house, lay strewn
around over its surface oHtgomeTy
Messenger.
HOUSTON CONFERENCE.-THE forty
seventh session of the Holston Annual
Conference, NJ. Il. Church, South, will
commence at Wytheville, Virginia,
on Wednesday, October 8, 1870. Bish-
op Kavanaugh will preside.
HuN. Ro. RIDGwAY.-We are graft
fled Co learn that the PHYSICIANS H. at
tendance upon Hon. Ro. Ridgway re-
port "a decided improvement in his
condition, and announce confidently
that he is i'm fair way of recovery.
This will he good news TO Mr.. Ridg-
ways many fIiends, who have been
discouraged recently by uniayorable
reports of his condition.
DEAD.-James Trucks, an old and
highly esteemed citizen of Wythe
county, died very suddenly of appo-
plexy few days since ut the age of
seventy years. He was formerly clerk
OF the county court.-LyHch. Repu6-
Lcdn.
DIR, WITHERSPoON.- Presbyteri-
an congregation of this place alta meet
ing held in their church on last Sun
day, made out formal call for the SER
vices of this distinguished divine, in
which he is guaranteed salary of 81 900
and parsonage. DIR. Edie and MIR.
VIM Nee. Montague were appointed
commissioners on the part of the con-
gregation to present this call to and
ask leave to prosecute it in the Mem
phis Presbytery, to which DIR. Wither-
spoon is at present attached. DIR. W.,
who has been spending some time at
the Alleghaney Springs, has, we I'M
derstand, signifled his willingness to
accept this call. His Presbytery will
meet on the Sth instant and give him
a Dismissal to Join this one, so that we
may expect the pleasure of having him
permanently installed with us by the
LIST of october Montgomery MeSSen-
ger.
THE CoLoRED CAvALRY.-Ourre read
ers are perhaps aware that there exists
in our midst an organized body of men,
who drill regularly and who are gener-
ally known as the colored cavalry.
y case came up before the Mayor
yesterday, which would seem to show
that business of much moment enga-
ges the attention of that body, as they
tied and delivered over to the police
the accused, one Edwin Lewis, colored,
upon the charge of disturbing their
meeting of Monday night.
The presiding Justice dismissed the
case, wisely concluding that he had
nothing to do with the army regula-
tions of the Corps D'Afrique.-Peters-
bUrg Courier.
NEW PAPER.-Messrs. Wysor &
James will commence shortly the pub
lication of a paper at Dublin Depot,
Pulaski counly.
THE COURT OF APPELs.-The Su-
preme Court of Appeals met and or
ganized on Thursday. Present, Judges
Moncure, Anderson, Joynes and sta
pies. Judge Christian arrived Thurs
day night and appeared in his place On
the bench Friday morning.
Among the celebrities present we
notice Hon. John w. Johnston, Uni
ted States Senator; Hon. James c.
Taylor, Atty Gen'l of Va. Gen. Ju-
bal A. Early, of Lyuchburg Col.
John b. Baldwin, of Staunton Judge
VIM. Daniel, of Lynchburg; Col. VIM.
Watts, of Roanoke; Hon. Sidney 5.
Baxter, Col. james w. Humes, Judge
John A. Campbell, and Beverly r.
II. Johnston, ESD, of Abingdon.
THAT DRY ToRTUGAs SToRY.-We
refused. to publish the Abingdon Pr
ginian correspondents story about the
1900 Confederate prisoners on the Dry
Tortugas, because we knew it must be
lie. A Lieutenant" writes TO the
New York Herald that the Island is
occupied by four companies of the
Third United States artillery and about
forty prisoners. These are its sole in
habitants, If we except the lighthouse
keeper and family. He says the story
printed the other day from the Abing-
don Vir9iiidn is hardly worth refuta-
| ton.