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The New York herald., 1871-12-29

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bellies To sac. backs SIC. &c.. sugar cured and
has been no particular change IN the market
casks Caroina at Sc. 9c 10 bags Pana At TIC 7sc.,
aud 1926 bags Rapgoon at SIC. . 7c.
the market remains dull We hear Of sales or 2s
on private ana loo So.e. o. mo.ssss sugars
private terms. We quote :-cuba-lnferior 70 COM
nnng. @tc skc; good to-, prime .rsnnins, SIC.
sho:s grocery sr Y shd ;os
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refining, shc ptc ias TO choice grocery Ssc sio'<c
Dutch Standard Nos. 10 TO l2 shc 100. Superior
and extra superior. 7kc. SIC. Mcsss c. Amann %.
estimate the receipts, sales and stock ~ foIlows:
Hhd,. Bonss Bags. Aetudc.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1871-04-21
ARcie,lt Jerusalem.

An expedition under the command
of Capt. Warren of the British En-
gineers, has beer actively at work eX-
ploring Jerusalem, and it is remark
able sign of the progress made by the
Turks in freeing themselves from theiI
religious prejudices, that they have
not only ceased their bitter opposition
to the excavation and other works of
the explorers, but are now giving them
great assistance. The object of the
promoters of the expedition, of whom
the Bishop of Manchester is one of the
most active; is to gain a knowledge of
the geographical and typographical
features of the country, and OF its pres
ent inhabitants and ancient races; al
so of its natural history. And anoth-
er object is to uncover the Underground
relies of antiquity 1t has been found
that the Jerusalem Of Scripture lies
buried from - to 80 feet, in some
places, under the present city. AT
chat depth the explorers have discOv-
cred what was once in the Light of day.
This can &c accounted for by the fact
that Jerusalem was the city of sieges,
having l. times been besieged, and to-
tally, anAiTice partially des troyed.
The discoveries already made Justify
the belief that Herod's porch to the
Temple was rs long and as lofty as one
hof the grand Cathedrals of Europe
this is to say, between 500 and 600 feet
shng. and between 200 and 800 high.
'fhese, however, are only the dimen-
sions OF the later Temple. that which
was built by solomon having been
long before destroyed by Ncbuchad.
nezzar. And with regard 10 the latter
there seems 10 be a very general mis-
apprehension both as to the size Of
Soiomoa's Temple and as to the extent
..af Jerusalem iu-iis pasmy, j. e, IN the
slays OF Her0d tlIe Gnat. The dimen-
sions of the Temple assd it, porch and
Pillars, are given in the third chapter
OF the Second Book Of ChroHicles.-
The measure used j. the c,iiiit. which
Fwa$eeu, about one foot and eight
tenths uf uGIT measure; hence the length
Of the Temple was 10 feet, 4 It's breadth
was 80 feet, that is 90 say, not more
than the frOntagc Of five or six Of our
ordinary HOUSES. and the breadth OF
two of them The porch was of che
same breadth. and ,as long as it was
broad, but IL height was nearly PIG
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1871-04-21

.Rumor brings us the detail of hor-
ible tragedy that is said to. have occur
red at St Clair, Alabama. d. The rumor
runs that the tax collector of st. Clair
had got together a large amount of
taxes and gave them to his wife TO
keep; remarking as he did so that he
was compelled tOtake a "trip that would
necessitate his absence from home
for three or four days. FIIe f1eft0 and
she hid tire money About ten O'Clock
that night party of men, wearing
diSguiseS, broke in upon the lonely
woman and demanded the tax money.
She refused to give it up or tell where
it was. After attempting in vain to
force her to tell the hiding place of the
treasure, they Searched for it and found
it. After possessing themselves firmly
of the money, they ordered her to get
them some supper. While she was
busying herself with this forced task
she achieved the idea of poisoning
them, and thus preserving at once the
money and her husbands honor. She
deftly slipped some arsenic in the cof-
fee she was mixing. They drank
heartily, and fell dead shortly after
wards. She stripped the disguises off
and found that two4Of the Williams
were strangers, but the third was her
husband, who had taken this means
of stealing the taxes of the people,
The story is almost too horrible for
credulence, bnt oarinf formants- were
confident that the facts were as they
stated them.-Rome Commercial.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1871-04-21
THE GEg4STEy Illnesses

In the House Of Representatives, in
Washington. on Wednesday, Februa-
ry lst, 1871. the House being engaged
i'm debate on bill, introduced by Mr..
Butler, prescribing an oath of office
to be taken by persons who parucipa-
ted in the rebellion" Mr.. Maynard
said:
BY the mail Of yesterday | received
a communication addressed TO the gen.
tleman who reported this bill, which
was requested 10 present to him.
will take this opportunity of present
ing it to him as part of my speech.
/ ask that the Clerk will read it.
The Clerk read as follows:
Hon. b. +. Butler, Chairman Re
construction Committee, Washing
ton, District Of Columbia.
DEAR SIR-The undersigned would
respectfully represent TO YOU and Youl
committee, and through that medium
make known to Congress, that Mt
Union people Of TenReSsee are iR q
helpless and dfDlordble condition.
Many OF us have persistently oppos'
ed any further effort atrecpRstruction
having been willing TO await result,
before asking Federal in!erveiHion
but tce are nor constrained To dppc0
10 you for protection in the enjoy
ment of that liberty which is reguia
ted by law.
Under the present state Of affairs We
are completely under the control arc
at the mercy Of The enemies OF the
Government Ne yielded to the usur
pdtiual of ,he legislative branch of tho
STATE government; We quietly submit
ted TO the forced adoption of an odiou'
instrument dignified ny the name o
constitution; we Witnessed the over
throw of the State government th'
displacement of its regular constiiu-
tionalIy chosen officers, including th'
judiciary. This was all-appalling, bu
we trusted in the wisdom, il not u
the patriotism Of the judicial deDart
ment of the government. We rlie'
on the good sense of the new rulers. :
IN all this we have been disappointed
We have seen the Supreme Court or
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1871-04-21
VIRGINIA.

The contract for furnishing artificial legs
to the msimed soldiers of Virginia by the
State has been awarded to J. Z. Hanger Of
staunton, for the. Hanger leg.
The receiptssof Tobacco at the Lynchburg
warehouses are SAID to be unusually large
and prices remunerative.
Or. L. S.,Ioyussbas resigned the profess
Orship of Physiology and Med Jurisprudence
in the Medical College of Virginia.
E1-Mayor Cahoopand johnson II Sands
have each oeen bailed in the sum Of slo,oo0,
Trey have been in prison for severa.
months. SEE
JnO. P. Ballard, Of Richmond, has taken
charge of tue Nlaltby House, Baltimore.
Judge Underwood has given Judgment
against a good many old Post Masters for
balance TUNED over to the Confederate Gov
ernment in 1851. Among others we find
Mr.. Jno. Gardner, of Christiansburr, suf-
fcrs to the extent Of 1881, and ten years in
iersst thercon.s
Porter has appointed colored boy of Man
chester, Page in the House of Representa-
h7e' al Washington.
The isilatchfistiansburg caught FIRE on
Iuesday hs, ahi came near being consum-
fa' There were several prisoners within and
'h'y ave t'e alarm.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1871-04-21

feet; we should call ii a tower. Then
there were two pillars or columns in
front Of it, each about 64 feet high, and
their capitals were I6 feet high: in all
50 feet. There are hundreds of church
es larger than SOlomon's Temple was,
But it had the advantage of standing
on rock about 150 feet high, and
hence it was the most conspicuous Oh
ject in the city. Jerusalem itself Oc-
cupied not more than a space OF about
three-quarters of mile square, or
about one fourth part of the area of
Philadelphia. The accumulation of
dust, earth and rubbish, which have
been so great in Jerusalem as to have
buried the ancient city so deeply as
has been mentioned, is not uncommon.
with regard to ancient cities, and -es-
peclally those of Asia. Mr.. LayaFd
had to make excavations quite as deep
to reach the ruins of Ninevah, and it
Is well known that modern London is
built on a stratum eight feet thick
superposed upon what was once Ro-
man London. This stratum is the ae-
cumuiated dust, mud and debris of
fourteen centuries. r.
The expedition are not cOnfining
their researches to Jerusalem. They
have made some explorations in Cali
lee with interesting results. They
have eXcavated the sights of no fewer
than nine synagOgues. These build
ings are ascertained to have all been
rectangular, placed so as to look toward
Jerusalem. They were divided into
aIsles by very massive columns stand
ing close together. In most cases the
columns stood in rows of seven, which
was a tayorite, if not sacred number
the Jews. On the top OF the
columns were very strong supports for
the roof, which was often covered with.
sods and earth to keep out the heat
Outside the building was porch with
three doOrways, that III the middle
being the largest, the lentalS of which
were ornamented with carved designs
of Old Testament symbols, such as
the paschal lamb and the seven
branched candlestick. The explorers
believe they have discovered the very
synagogue at Capernaum in which our
Lord preached. Over the door of this
building was carved pot of mamma.
and Aarom's rod which budded. =
These discoveries . have excited so
much interest in England that it is
to send another expedition
to Galilee, and perhaps another to Je-
rusalem, and they will form a pFomi-
nent subject in the reports of the To-
Department Ofthe British
Association for the Advancement of
whose annual meeting will
take place in Edinburg ON the 2d of
August next The explorations i'm Je-
rusalem have excited great interest
among the fraternity of Freemasons
throughout the world, on account of
the discovery of what are believed to
be "Masons' marks ZION eonsidera-
BILE number of the immense fOunda-
ton stones recently uncovered under
the debris of one of the ancient temp
les in thatcity Philadelphia Ledger. |
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1871-04-21
Abingdon VIrEinian.

We have been informed that Mess.
Cole and Barr have been sued for $50,
900 damages for having Inadvertently
and innocently published bogus mar
riage notice. We are free 10 say that
we can find no Just grounds for this
action. The Virginian doubtlessly
acted imprudently in making the pub
lication but the known high and con
ServaE We character of the Editors and
their simmediate effort to repair the
injury should acquit them of matter
Of which they are clearly guilty of no
Intention to injure any one.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1871-04-21
The Eaxt Tesncssee rremorinI.

We pul il IN to-day the most fragrant
and infamous libel of modern days
To it We find attached the Tame of Mr.
+. A, .Millard. Postmaster. at Bristol.
The Statement that he is not safe either
in life or property is so monstrously
violative Of tie universally known fact
that we scarcely know how to deal with
it. Its certainly rape upon puhlicsen-
timent, an Outrageon the people and,
unless he can explain itm some way
that we know not of, it must stand as a
hase betrayal of a people who have eX-
tended him every kind treatment
which be could possibly enjoy. In
what way is Mr. Willard in danger
For wear he has been our Post Master
and our people have not expressed
word Of dissatisfaction. He has walked
our streets by night and by day and
has everywhere been kindly met
When bis own party unjustly assault
ted Judge Butler, his friend who made
him our Postmaster, this journal fear
lessly did him Justice During n large
Portion OF the rast year he has trav-
eled Through the fields and woodlands
of Suilivan i'm quest of vacant lands
and has entered many thousand acres.
No where has he met a rebel or a ku
klux @Ourapeople have thought kind
" and well of him. In return for
their hospitality and confidence he has
flung them this serpent of injury, arm
ed with the poisonous fangs of Shella-
barger's Ku-Klux Bill. Some of the
memoraIists have come forward pro-
testing that they only intended to re-
fer To Middle and West Tennessee
How can these men. all Of them from
Fast Tenn, speak for those sections
of the State /?
The great stab at orr people was
made i'm the dark, while they were
peacefully sleeping i'm the conciousness
Of innocence. 1t stabs the whole char
RCter of The State, drives immigration
from our country and calls upon their
heads the violence and malevolence of
an administration armed with n power
unparalelledin republics and rs unseru-
pulous as il has been unmerciful. Sure
" we have cause to revolt at this gre Mt
wrong, to rebel at this new in
vasion and 10 bring relentlessly
to the bar of public opinion its
authors who have kissed. us in
public and maligned us in private
Mr.. Millard has many friends in our
vicinity whom we esteem and we shall
be glad for them aud no less for him
IL he can render an explanation which
our peoplescan accept.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1871-04-21

ganized in defiance of the national
constitution. 1t has proclaimed the
cOnfederacy. a. nation, a government
de tdctO; II has turned Union men
ont Of court. and justified rebels irl
robbery and crime it has established
doctrines, which, if permitted TO be-
come the settled law of the State, viii
ultimate in making treason honorable
and loyalty Odious. The law officer
of the State, the Attorney General,
has already caused several thousand
dollars of the rebel war debt to be paid
notwithstanding the United States
constitution expressly prohibits the
act.
The Legislature is proposing to pro-
vide pensions for the rebel soldiers in
the shape of artificial, limbs. A meas
ure is pending to reimburse certain
rebels for judgments recovered against
them in the Federal courts for their
tolls in behalf of rebellion. In fact.
the rebellion reigllS IN this State. We
are neither protected IN life or prop
erty. Many Of oar best men are try
ing to dispose Of their property and
LeuUe the State.
We, therefore, earnestly invoke such
protection as Congress may deem just
and calculated to meet the demands of
the Union-loving people of this State.
We close by saying that we repre-
sent nine hundredths, if not the entire
sentiment. of the Republicans and
Union men of East Tennessee.
j NJ GREER, --.- FREDER'K RULE,
B P STACY, Knox county,
Assist Assessors, r THoRNBURGH,
JNO B CLOTWoRTHY, Jefferson Co.,
w o WHITE, j w THORnt urg,
j A TAYLOR, Jefferson Co..
WIN S MCNIGHT, A THORNBURGH,
JNO BLEATT, Jefferson Co.,
E II MATTHEWS. LAWRENCE.
JOSEPH a COOPER, Jefferson Co.,
Collector I'd Dist. NJ V WYRICK,
GEO w Ross, Marion County,
Assessor 2 Dist. E A WILLARD,
NJ J WILLIS, Sullivan Co.,
JAS RODGERS, L H HAMILL,
Post Master. Hamilton co.
A S PROSSER, w HUNT,
S P EVANS, Bradley co.
U 5 Marshal. WIN GRILL.
GEO ANDREWS, Scott county.
l. l. OswENT, j EDENs,
Assist Assessor. Carter county.
w p HAYES, SAM'L MCMAHAN,
SAM l. CHTLDRES, Sewer county.
RICHARD SLOW, ALEX REEDoR,
J 5 RIGGS, Knox, county.
JNO ANDERSON. w L YARDLEY,
Hamilton CO., J p Knox county
K III GUTHRIE, 5 MATTHEWS,
Hamilton co. Blount county.
P H KINZEL, E C CAMP,
JNO W STEWART, L 5 Dist Atty.
L Ii WESTERN, J p EDMUNDs0N,
JNO GIBBS, Blount county.
ID L i'ETERNAN, r II BROWN,
q JRoane county, Knox county.
JNo p WALKER, l. e HoUK,
Rhea county, L { EDWARDS,
D q THORNBURG, Anderson co.
Jefferson co. LUKE WILDS.
After The Clerk had finished reading
the document, Mr.. Maynard said:
The list attached to that paper CON
tains the names of representative men
in that part ef the State East Tennes-
see ANA these men state whereof they
know.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1871-04-21
HE COULD NOT STAY.
TO W. H. Il.
By HE COUsIEs

He could not stay 10 play "Croqust"
His uncle said he must come-away,
He asked Uncle George II could not stay
And uncle answered 4" Oh Willie nay
Dear cousin will he did not know
That all the giIls would miss him so.
Repsat: The old horse'' on his back he bore
Our cousin over to his store.
His u.els wanted him to buy
ef Bacon dry, good supply,
Ard sAid for him to hasten On
Or he would certainly be gone,
But cousin Will did hate 10 go
And Ieavetbs little darlings so.
Repeat: Ths . old horse 4" on his back he bore,
Our cousin over 10 his Store.
- flsa
AbOnt the trade we cannot say,
Bat hope to know some other day,
And only wish tts: we may learn
How his old uncle be did burn,
A. be was the cause Of his going away,
And then thsre was no more Croquet.
Repeat The " old horse 4" on his back he bore,
Oar cousin over 10 his Store.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1871-04-21

a FEW OF OUR MONEYED Men
Though the Revenue Department has
forbidlen.its offiercs to pabiish the in
ecme tax reforms, aS was formerly the
custom, we have cohtEye,t to ascertain
the amounts RETURNED for 1870 bss n1any
Of the wealthiest men ia this city. a..
T. Stewart still heads the lisa. hfs in-
come being over mil'ion and lasiif.
There are only two others in thesame
Fifth avenuel district over Sa00, 600.
namely: f. :. Higgins, S37S 900. and
h. @. Arnold S346,000. Then come
eleve,s men with incomes less than
three hundred thousand: Moses Tay-
lor Z. Goeiet. James g. Bennett OF the.
Herald f36i ,000i, ~ II. Emo, @. Bliss,
/. p. Morten, Rufus Hatch, A. Ar
mold, q. Kemp b. Bonner OF the
Ledger f9O5, ,00n}, ami III Fisk fof FISK
& Hatekt a. y Hatch headssthe list
of twenty-siX Whose incomes are be-
tween one aud tse6 h,infrtd ti;otisand
dollars HenryaCleNs. Paein Stevens,
John j. Cisco, Peter Cooper lSl05, ,Q00l,
and L. Dclmonico are in the list. AS
a neral tllihg these- incomes are far
below those az the saIife neD, for the
years immediately preceding 1870, but
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1871-04-21
A EIorrsE,ie 5E,rs.yN,;Y.

crinoline or grass cloth jltpe, and not
10 steet SPRINGS q 1sa fsurs a-se
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1871-04-21
EUROPE.
THE SITUATION IN FRANCE.
Affairs i'm "a More DepIorabIe
Condition :han Ever.
England Calls Upon Germany
TO Restore Peace.
FRANCE.
Affairs i'm Paris-A Desperate
A5af Situation.

World Special ]
PARIS, April 1.-THE breach at
ROrtd AFaillat is practicable, and an
assault upon it is expected tomorrow.
The Commune are baFrieading every
street. They have more than 100, ,O9O
desperate men in their command, and
the work of carrying barricades is to
be fearfully bloody. -
Your correspondent has again inter
viewed the CentrakComnlittee. They
confessed Thiers' disappointment and
disgust at the work of the Commune,
which has aped the Revolutionists, of
179S. They say their folly will alien
ate the Provinces, and array all the
world against US. We must resume
power. We entrusted the, Commune.
They are incapable of legislating or
directing the operations of the militia
ry. We who created them must set
them aside. Nothing is let for us
now but TO annihilate. Unless we
overthrow Versailles, we, as Repub-
lie, are forever lost.
FAVRE ON THE SITUATION.
Favre in a speech to the National
Assembly said that all the powers had
expressed their sympathies with the
Government at Versailles. as the only
Legitimate Government of France. He
also stated that the German admins
traitor in France, Gen. Fabric, had de-
clined the overtures made him by the
Commune, which he believed must
shortly succumb to the power of the
OF the Government. The insurgents
have taken away tie platCn from the
foreign office in Paris.
An announcement was made in the
Assembly by one Of-tbe members that
the Government, cuniirmatory of pre-
viOus statements as 10 The general re-
of order in the try
and was added in regard TO Paris. The
had most implicit reliance
upon thecOurace and cGnstancy of the
army. Thiers hes issued circular
from the Project for the Information
OF the people Of France, in whi II he
says: Tile State OF Paris is uHaltered
the Insurgents have stormed AS>ieres;
Our troops have fortified the bridge
Neuiiiy: their ctndUct has been adj,
AN attempt has been made
at insurrectiOn in Toulouse, but was
suppressed all the disarmed Nation
ais at Marsailics proceed outside the
capitol. All is tranquility. The salts
fled citizens have given it their conf
dence.. itG J
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1871-04-21

CONFEDERATE C'URRENCY.-TheS Su-
preme Court al Virginia yesterday de-
Iivered its opinion in the case OF
the Eank ofi1the Old Dominion
VS.. Townsend AIcVeigh, executed
three notes. amounting. to the sum OF
s., ,476, negotiated by and payable to
the BanA Of the Old Dominion in
Alexandria, which matured in July,
Augusta and September, 1861, were not
paid at matufily. The bank sued in
the Circuit Court of LoudOn for the re-
covery of the principle and interest OF
these notes. The defendant pleaded
that on the 18th day o: July, 1864, he
paid the branch bank Of the Old Do
minion,at Pearisburg.s the amount of
aforesaid negotiable notes in COnfeder-
ate States treasury notes, under au-
thurity of an act of the General AS
sembly OF Virginia, passed Sd March,
1864. The Supreme Court of Appeals
held IF the authority was 20 pay
i'm legal currency then the defendan
in error fMcVei@h] has not complied
with the requirements of the act, and
if the act as construed by the court be-
low authorized the payment Of the
debt in Confederate currency, which
was contracted to be paid in gold or its
equivalent, tnen it is clearly unconsti-
tutional and y. id, because it is an at
tempt to make a worthless currency a
legal tender In either or any view of
the case the debt has not been discharg-
ed, but is still due and unpaid"
Judgment of the Circuit Court of
Loudon reversed. - Richmond Dis
patch.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1871-04-21

they are quite large enough, either for
their own good or for that OF the ceun-
try at large. .-NelC York Globe.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1871-04-21
Medical.

DIR. WM. II. VANCE,
ATE of kingsport, resides in Bristol---
II lie will attend to professional call
rom town and country
OFFlCB, in Kings Bloek-frst door on
he r'ght-up stairs r aug IA. "
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1871-04-21

@nR Barrels Reeii6od Corn aud gya whis-
AeSA1 ksy. LEk TAI LoE { co.
Ly.ciI-.s spa. :. iS7f.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1871-04-21
DIR. II. V. GRAY

Offers his professional services tO the
citizens of BristOl-G oodson and n:igh.
boring country.
Office and Residence on Main street
at Capt. w. l.. Martins House or DIR.
Bunting's Drug Store.
Feb. IO-om. a.