Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1872-06-14
Resistance to Greeley is oba-
dience to Grant.
A Day ia PcaTisburg.
Respectfully,
Il. G.. MCDOWELL.

In the midst Of the storm and flood
of Friday evening last, I've left upon
flying trip to the pleasant and an
cicnt village of harrisburg in the
New River Valley. Under the pleas
ant conductorship of Capt. James
Huffman of the A. NJ. & o. II. r.,
we had every comfort of modern rail-
way travel extended us in that cOur-
teous manner so characteristic Of him.
And it is pleasant depression to say
that after an acquaintance Of twelve
years duration with him We cannot
point to an instance when he failed Of
performing pleasantly single duty.
Pausing for few hours slumber at the
Dublin Hotel, kept by Capt. J. R.
Dunlap, we left on Saturday, A. NJ,
TO cross the mountain chains which
stretch along the border Of Pulaski
and Giles. A finer country pike road
has not survived the war and the fine
state Of repair in which we found it,
is creditable to the Stockholders. 1t
is worth an untold amount to the peo-
pie of Giles, who seem alive with
commcndablc energy in all their pub
lie matters. Capt. Dunlap of Dublin
renders to the public an important
service by keeping on hand. and fur
nishing at fair rates an excellent hack
for the accommodation of persons
crossing the county.
At harrisburg we found a season
not more than ten days later than
shat of Bristol. The crops were
looking well, but we heard complaints
of the cold and tardy advent of sum-
mcr. We were pleased to meet Mr..
a. L. Fry of the Gazette which seems
to be hourishing under his manage
ment. We found him engaged in the
erection of new Office on his own
lot and were pleased but by no means
surprised to hear him spoken of by
the people whom he serves so efici-
emily as most excellent and popu-
lar gentleman. An agreeable feature
of his recent misfortune is the fact
that the editorial arm came unframed
out of his base BALI assault on the
base of angels best. The left arm
was yet in the sling made necessary
by the serious dis,ocation of the |
shoulder.
The New River narrow guage road /,
is now engaging the attention of the
people of Giles. IF built, and we
have hopes of it, it will give to the
county an era of prosperity, undream>
ed of in the past and to the good old
town of Pearisburg a degree of vigor !
never before realized. Congress has
recently ordered survey and estimate
for the improvement of New River
from the Lcadmines in Wythe to the |
mouth of Greenbrier in ". Va, and |
we have more confidence in this |
scheme than the one last alluded to. |
The Temperance cause has swept |
the county. Not one of its citizens
will be licenced to sell the ardent, of
which not a drop can be had in either
Newport or Pearisburg. The ladies
of the former place sent up to the |
last court a remonstrance against the /
PRAYER of one of its citizens for IL (
cence. and Of course they prevailed. /
On Saturday evening the "last two"
came into the fold. To name them
would be to magnify unduly the i'm
portanee and good consequences OF
their surrender, but it sent the breth-
rem to the breach once more. and
though there was not rebel left to
conquer, they bought up the brandy
peaches of the town, and promise to
burn" them. We suggest that
they ship them to Bristol to be burn