Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1870-09-30
VIRGINIA.

Inc lOlloWlng appointments were made
for the South W est:
Bland and Gilcs-H. w. Broderick.
Botetourt-G. Gray.
Carroll-D. Il. Brown.
Floyd-C. NJ. Stinglcman.
Lee-Wm. a. Taylor.
MOntgouIery-Wm &. IIacan.
Patrck-A. Staples.
Pulaski-D. :. Pollock.
Scots. III. Morrison.
Smythe-D. G. Miller.
Tazewell-J. Lyons.
Washingtou-A. l.. Hogshead.
HIGHwAYAfAN IN RoCKINGHAM-
On Mondy evening last William Her
ring, son of John A. Herring. residing
near Bridgewater, i'm company with his
sister and sister-in-law, started from
HarrissOnburgabout half-past o'clock
for their home. When they arrived
at shaver's woods, about two miles
from the town, the carriage was stop
ped by four men, who demanded i'll
there were ANY women inside" Mr..
Herring Immediately drew small
Derringtf pistol, resolved to defend
the ladies in his charge to tie last eX-
tremity. One of the ruflians presented
pistol ut Mr.. Herring's breast, hut
Mr.. Herring fired first, and the ruf1ian
fell to the ground, no doubt mortally
wounded. A fierce attack was then
made with rocks 10y the other three,
but fortunately Mr.. Herring succeeded
in mounting his carriage and driving
away without further injury than Il
| slight blow on the leg. Mr.. H., from
whom we learn the above facts, in
forms us that the fash of his pistol re-
vealed to him the fact that the assail-
ants were white men, as he distinctly
saw the hand and "a portion of the sill
yer mounting on the pistol, as well as
gold stud in the bosom of the man
| he engaged and shot. Truly Mr.. II.
made miraculous escape from band
of murderous Williams. No clue has
| been ascertained as TO who the parties
were, or their motive in attacking Mr.
| Herring, up TO the present time We
hope they may be found out aud that
| punishment meted out to them which
their crime deserves. -HQrrissOn6urg
Enterprise.
SENTENCED.-Moris Grubb, negro,
" no was tried and convicted twice at
| Wytheville. for shooting Capt. W. NJ.
Musser some months ago, was tired be-
fore Judge Jones' court yesterday and
sentenced to the penitentiary for three
yeals a motion to set aside the Ver-
diet was made by the prisoners coun-
sel.-JuGge Jones, after hearing the
arguments pro and CO n, decided to sus-
ta n the verdict of the jury, and re-
uiained the prisoner to Jail until he
oln he taken to Mr.. Strother's hotel
at Richmond.-Hcraid.
VALLEY RAILRoAD.-Lex
Va, voted Saturday on the question of
subscribing $4,000 10 the capitol stock
of the Valley Railroad Only four votes
were cast against it, The result was
celebrated by an enthusiastic meeting
held the same night, ut which speeches
were made 10y prominent citizens. The
county of ROckbridgc, iu which Lex
ington is situated, had previously sub
scribed 500, 600, and there is no doubt
that the whole 81 200, 900 requisite from
the Valley will be obtained, thus max
ing available the Baltimore sUbscrip-
ton.
LETTER OF GEN. MALONE.
LYNCHBURG., VA, Sept. 6. 1870.
COL Ro6ort ". HughoS, Richmond:
Colonel-On my return from Cum
berland Gap, find your note of the
10Th utimo, informing me of your in
ability to accompany our party to the
GAP We had pleasant "trip, and all
! regretted your absence. We found
beautiful country aud an easy route for
the railroad, with the exception of two
points, where the difficulties are not
very great. The engineers from the
Kentucky side hid completed their
surveys 10 the Gap.
We shall hcgin am Instrumental cN-
animation of our line at an early day,
] a, Ifr.aa IN fulr "a
measures for the procurement of sub
scriptions in Lee and Scott, Norfolk
aud Petersburg.
know of no people whose wants are
sourgent for "a way tomarket as those OF
SCOTT and Lee; whose necessities in
this respect, and material resources,
would as well justify n county contri-
button Of two and three hundred thou
sand dollars. Moreover there is in
volved i'm the construction of this work
am addition 10 the volume of traffic
over the line East from Bristol, which
will at once make &c independent;
and, therefore, justifies at the hands
of this interest any effort and outlay
it can command.
TO Lynchburg, Petersburg, Norlnlk,
and TO Richmond, there Is n held OF
trade TO be opened for their enterprise,
by the completion OF TINS INK OF ral-
way. unsurpassed by the prospect fore
shadowcd by any other railway line
complete or projected. When we con-
slider that the comparatively small eN-
penditure of means which the con-
struction of this link involves, at once
So cures 10 the several interests contlii-
uous railway communications WIN
Ken ucky and the great Northwe Z
living beyond. "A connection, in e O.,
between ocean and ocean, by n Iail
way chain unbroken in guage, II
would seem that these cities Of Nir-