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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1872-05-03
The Shenandoah Valley Rail-
road.

A correspondent of the Virginia
Free Press gives the following account
of the stockholders meeting and the
organization of the directors of this
road. He says:
The first business in order was the
reading of the Presidents (IhOmas
A. Scott report for the past year /;
which report was very gratifying and
satisfactory. 1t announced the fact
that The road was a connecting link of
the New York line South, via New
Orleans to the South Pacific road to
California. Also, that the Cumber-
land Valley railroad would make a
connection with this line OH the south
side of the Potomac river, and that
the road from Sheperdstown to Fish
erville. Oh the line of the Chesapeake
and Ohio road, in Augusta county,
Virginia, would be completed to that
point during the year 1873. From
thence to Covington- distance of
sixty-six miles on that line, thence
through Craig, Giles, TaZewell and
Russell counties to Russellville, Tenn.
Five hundred copies of President
Scott's report have been ordered to be
issued in few days.
They then proceeded to the election
of officers for the ensuing year. with
the following result:
President, Thomas A Scott, of Pen
nsylvania: Vice-President, j. NJ.
Walker; directors, George II. Bard
well, A r. Boteler, w. n. Travers,
A. w. Mcdonald. w. L. Boyce, NJ.
B. Buck, John w. Ashby, Mann
Splitter, VIM. Milnes, Jr., and H. B,
Hansberger.
General Herman Haupt, chief en-
gineer, was then called upon for re-
port of the southwest division of the
line from Covington to Russellville.
He spoke in the most favorable man
ner of the line-that it was. very di-
rect (only six degrees from an air-line),
and of very low grade mot exceeding
thirty feet per mile, except at one or
two points , that the resources to sup
port a road were great-abounding in
ores, coal, plaster, salt, lumber, and
cattle on a thousand hills.
He also stated that he had purchas-
ed one hundred thousand acres of land
in Giles county, and Was offering ev-
cry alternate farm along the line to- free
settlers, and that he was then negotia-
ting to bring in colony of Swiss set
tiers,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1872-05-03
bats, but who livs on the hawk kant

bats, but who livs on the hawk kant
tell.
Billed hawk may be good; 1 never
herd emmy boldly say it wasn't, but i
don't hope, shall ever be called upon to
decide it.
Tew save life would eat billed hawk,
but if it tastes az think it duz j
wouldn't ask for a second plate ov it.
THE HAWK.
The hawk is karniverous fowl,
and a chickiniverous one, too, every
good chance he kan git.
have seen them shut up their wings
and drop doun out of the sky like a
destroying angel, and pick up ayoung
goslin in each hand, and sore aloft
agin pretty quick.
They bid their nests out ov the
reach ov civilization, so that no mis-
sionary can git to them, unless he can
klimb well.
Powder and double B shot il the on
ly thing that will civilize a hawk
clear through, so that he will stay so,
and it takes a big charge ov this,
too.
l have fired double-barrelled gun
into them, loaded with fine shot, and
it had the same celebrating effekt on
them that four quartz ov oats would
have on an old hoss; it made them
more lively for few minnits.
l hev seen ded hawks, but never
shed emmy tears over them.
/ don't suppose that even hen hawks
are made vain, but hav wondered il
just enuf ov them tew preserve an as
sortment wouldn't answer.
THE MEDDow MOLE.
The meddow mole IL either small
rat GA big mouse, don't kno which.
They have some soft silken fur, and
dig in the ground for living.
They kan bore hole in the ground
faster than Pinch augur can, and
kan travel klear akrost a 10-aker lot
in one night, ond never come once tew
the surface.
They don't hav emmy eyes, but see
with their ears, and kan see more
without seeing ennything than any
rat in Emerika.
How a meddo mole kan see with
their ears liz one ov natur's misery's,
and natur luvs misery's; it is the mis-
I0iJ w n0'Iul Cho0 AHonSS Hi@'h hi1O "a
respektful.
If natur showed all the kards she
held in her hand most emmy boldly
would think they could beat her.
But natur makes us guess at about
one-half we know, and then laffs at
us, in her sleeve, bekauce We don't git
it right.
don't kno whether 1neddo moles
are an accredited artikle ov diet or
not. never seen their names regis
tered on any bill ov fare in our CRATE
hotels spelt in english, but there liz so
mutch meat fixings with french and
dutch names on the bills that they
may be thar.
l don't kno meddo moles are spelt in
dutch.
A meddo mole mite eat fust rate in
dutch, but be kussid common vittles
in english.-NeaO York Weekly.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1872-05-03

The foreign correspondence on the
Herald is now in charge of gentle
man in London, who receives a sal
ary of five 'thorusand dollars per year
in gold. He moves and instructs the
correspondents in the various Euro
pean capitals.
The receipt from advertising range
from two thousand five hundred to
five thousand dollars per day, accor-
ding TO the changes in the busy sea-
son of the year.
Mr, Benefits income from his real
estate and newspaper is two hundred
and twenty-five thousand dollars per
year, and that of his son, forty-ive
thousand dollars.
Bennett, ST., is scventy-five years of
age, yet his brain is as vigorous as it
was twenty years ago. His habits
are of very abstemious character, and
to this he ascribes his good health.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1872-05-03
FRIDAY. May 8 1872.
CINCINNATI.

A. this date we are without infor-
nation from Cincinnati. The Con-
yontion which assembled there on
wednesday last is doubtless one OF
the most important bodies which have
assembled on the continent. Can
auy man say that, if its tone be sat-
isfactory to the democratic party, 1T
does not hold the balance of power
between that party and the one
which intends to renominate Grant?
The n. Y. World has said that if Nlr.
Chas. Francis Adams be itsnominee
the Democracy of the country will
rally to its support. Whether the
nominee be Adams or Greeley, or
Tumbull, or Davis, or Brown, we
believe he will be the next President.
This result will leave the republican
marty the victors ana the southern
people in the hands of a magnani-
NOUS and successful adversary.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1872-05-03
The Josh Billings en- Natural
History.
ID A
The bat is a winged mouse.

They live very retired during the
day, but at mite cum out for frolik.
They fiji very mutch unsartin, and
ackt as tho they had taken a leetle too
mute gin.
They look out ov their face like a
young owl, and will bite like snap
pin turkle.
What they are good for I kant tell,
and don't believe they kan tell neither.
They don't seem tew be bird, beast,
nor insek, but a. kind ov live hash,
made out ov sll three.
If thare want emmy bats in this
world. don't suppose the earth would
refuse tew revolve on its axis, once in
a while, Just for fun.
Bat when we cum to think that
thare amt on the face ov the earth
even one bat too mutch, and that thare
haint been since the daze of Adam, a
single surpluss muskeeter's egg laid by
acksident, we kan form sum kind ov
an idee how little we know, and what
a poor job we should make ov it run
min the mashinery of kreashun.
Man is a phool emmy how, and the
best ov the JOKE liz he don't seem tew
kno it.
Bats hav destiny tew fill, and /
will bet 4 dollars they fill it better
than we do ours.
Bats liv on flies, and hawks liv on
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1872-05-03

THE Greenyille Sentinel thinks
Messrs. Mcclellan and Haynes, are
largely ahead Of time in their candi-
dacy for Congress, and that notwith>
standing, Mr.. johnson has most posi-
tiyely asserted, that he will not un-
der anv circumstances be candidate
for the Slippers of Roderick, that
DerLqps he will run. We think this
persistence no1g for Mr. johnson S
consent, is calculated to place both
him and the party in the First Dis
trict, in an improper position. We
are not willing to concede that Mr..
Johnson has the destiny of the party
exclusively under his control, and
that knowing SO he is determined to
rive il to the radicals. Mr.. johnson
had very good opportunity to con-
sent to a nomination two years ago.
He was importuned to accept, but
he positively refused. We see moth
ing wrong in the early presentation
of the claims of any individual, and
hope the Sentinel will give Sullivan
lift
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1872-05-03
DOLLY WARDEN.

o Dolly! Dolly Vardenl
Is lady's form a garden,
That thou madly trailst it DER
With a thousand vines or more? q?
Now its every turn discloses
Lilies, pinks, and blushing roses,
VIolets, forget-me-nots,
Larkspurs, and | don't know what's
All the colors of the year
In a single gown appear;
Flowers Of every season,
In and out Of reason,
All single yard in.
Hast thou, Dolly Warden.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1872-05-03
What n Justice Of the Peace
can do.

The attention of Justices is called
TO the Law which authorizes them to
try and punish all cases of petit lar
ceny and assault and battery, see
acts 1870 II, page 362. If this law
is executed by the Justices instead of
by the court, it will save a great deal
OF unnecessary expense. In illustra-
ton of these expenses take an aver
age case. For board in Jail thirty
days at forty cents, $12; twelve ju-
rors, SIP; sheriff and court, about
81; clerks $3.50; Commonwealth
Attorney, So; total $3.50. Add
loss Of time and expense to the wit
nesses. Any Justice could try a
case in an hour, and save this ex-
pense to his country. Magistrates
should examine this law.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1872-05-03

This very important decision of our
Court of Appeals was rendered a
short time since, and as there has
been great demand for it by the bar
aud public, we have caused the fol-
lowing abstract of it to be made for
our readers:
MEREDITH AND AIS. VS.. SALMON.
/. The assignee of bond takes it
subject to all the equities existing be-
tween the original obligor and obligee.
and the right to anticipate the pay
ment is such an equity.
II. A contract for the sale of proper
ty made on the basis of Confederate
currency is the same as one to pay
Confederate notes, and pdrot evidence
may be introduced to show the real
agreement and understanding of the
parties at the date Of the contract.
III. No such presumption as that
parties contracting with reference TO
the prevailing currency, meant some
other unknown and more valuable
currency, results from the use of the
words " current funds" There is mo
magic in these words, no legal import
attached to them"
In June, 1868, Fondren sold Salmon
real estate worth $4,000 before the war.
for $4,000; 5000 was paid in cash in
Confederate money, and the rest was
payable at l, 2, 3, 4 and years, in
'current funds" Meredith became
the purchaser of the bond at four years.
Held,
l. 1t was a contract entered into
with reference to Confederate money
as a standard of value.
2. The fair measure of Meredith's
recovery on the .fOur-year bond assign
ed to him is One-Sirth Of the aOhote UdJ-
ue of real estate sold, estimated as o.
the date Of the sale, IN the United
States currency, SOith interest from thai
date.
8. If any payments were made in
Confederate money, they are to be
credited as of their nominal amounts.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1872-05-03

TIE return and release of Brigham
Young is due to the recent decision
of the Supreme Court, which deciar-
ed that the selection of the Grand
Jury which found the Mormon indict-
ments, should have been summoned
by the Territorial officials, and not
as was the case by the aPpeintees OF
Grant. The indictments and conVic-
tion will now 90 for nought.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1872-05-03
A Remedy for HydrePhebia.

In reply to G.. w. c., p, 168, / can
give some facts which may be ofuse to
somebody, thereby saving life. The
time between the biting of an animal
by a mad dog and showing signs of
hydrophobia is not less than nine
DAYS, but may be nine months. After
the animal has become rabid, bite or
scratch with his teeth upon person,
or slabber coming in contact with a
sore or raw place, would produce
hydrophobia just as soon as though he
had been bitten by mad dog. Hy-
drophobia can be prevented, and L
will give what is well known to be an
infalIible remedy, if properly admin
istered, for man or beast. A dose for
a horse or cow should be about four
times as great as for person. 1t is
not too late to give the medicine any
time before the spasms come on.
The first dose for a person, is one
and half ounces elecampane root,
bruised, put in pint of new milk, re-
duced to one-half by boiling, then ta-
ken all at one dose in the morning,
fasting until after noon, or at least a
very light diet after several hours have
elapsed. The second dose the same as
llISI, ldhC WV OhiSNS VA S-AS
root third dose as same as last, to be
taken every other day. Three doses
are all that is needed, and there need
be no fear. This know from my
own experience. and know of a num-
Der of other cases where it has been
entirely successful. This is no guess
work. These persons allude to were
bitten by their own dogs, that had
been bitten by rabid dogs, and were
penned up to see if they would go
mad; they did go mad, and did bite
the person. This remedy has been
used in and about Philadelphia for
forty years and longer with great sue
cess, and is known as the Goodman
remedy. / am acquainted with a
physician who told me he knew of its
use for more than thirty years, but
never knew a case that failed where it
was properly administered. Among
other cases he mentioned was one
where q number of cows had been Bit
ten by mad dog. To half of the num-
ber they administered this remedy, to
the other half not. The latter all died
with hydrophobia, while those that
took the elecampane and milk showed
no signs of that disease,-R. c, Shoe
maker, an Country Gentlemen, Mont
gonaery County, Pa.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1872-05-03

important Decision Of the Su'
Dreme Court Of Appeals Of Vtr-
ginia--HOw Contracts made
During the War for The Sale
Of Property, and Falling
Due after the War are
to be ScnIed.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1872-05-03

THE County of Smyth Va. will
Vote upon the proposition to build
a Pike road to the Tazewelll line,
when the citizens Of the latter Coun-
ty will meet similar improvement.
The road is one Of such Importance,
that it should be build at once. 1t
will make Marion the depot for Taze-
well County, which it will place
fifteen miles nearer to the A. NJ. &
o. Il. r.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1872-05-03

and bare arms of Dolly Warden rather
sudden. Very young ladies will doubts
less expect to double their attractions
if such thing be possib!e-in their
Dolly Warden costume. And ladies of
more mature age who retain their youth
full appearance, as many do, may also
appear to advantage in it-dt home.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1872-05-03

Rev. James G. Mason, OF
the Presbyterian Church, Jonesboro'
has resigned, and his congregation
have refused to accept it. Mr.. Ma
wants to absorb the Southern Church
in that town, and the Southern
Church prefers not to be absorbed, at
least by Mr.. Mason. Who blames it.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1872-05-03

TIE vestry of St. Johns Episco-
pal Church, Wytheville, have called
Rev. c. P. Rodefer, who had pre-
viously resigned that charge. Mr..
r. is oneofthe most gifted and polish
ed clcrgymen in the South.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1872-05-03

GREENvILLE is in earnest about
the Narrow Gauge road to Point
Rock. TIE board of Directors has de-
cided to put under contract, eight
miles, including the bridge over the
Nolla Chucky. This looks like bus
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1872-05-03

TIE Abingdon Presbytery which
recently met at Chatham Hill Va.
licenseed j. Crockett Painter, of Pu'
laski. and J. C. Carson, of Washing.
ton. The next session will be held
at Glade Spring Va.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1872-05-03

GEN Ransom Of n. G. has been adj
mitted to the seat in Congress, which
was denied to Gov. Vance. Abott
goes home to mediate upon the un-
certainty of radical glory, which TAX
eth to itself wings and flies away.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1872-05-03
A LARGE STOCK At LOW PRICES.

T HAVE Just opened in James
l. Block, Main Street, Bristol, new
and large Stock of Hardware, Gut
lcry, &c, and now present to the
people of this country an array of that
class of Goods which is not surpassed
by that of any retail house in Virginia.
My assortment being large and thor
ough am also prepared to wholesale
to country merchants at rates which
will be to them both a satisfaction and
advantage and / ask an examination
of my goods and prices. An enume-
ration of my stock is impossible in
this advertisement. The list would
be practically endless. 1t is my de-
sign to engage permanently in the bu-
siness in Bri-tOl and l ask the support
of public sentiment and the patronage
of the county.
s. R. FERGUSON,
feb 2 If. Late of Portsmouth, Va.
:agent for L. H. MILLER's Tire
0na BW1yIUr' P1'OOf- Safe.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-05-03
VOL. VH.--NO. 1870.
GENERAL.
Cincinnati.

NO PROGRESS YESTERDAY. EXCEPT IN QUARREL
The following is the Associated Press summa-
ry:
The Liberal Republican Convention at Gin
cinnat. organized yesterday, viii Carl Schurz
as permanent President, aud one Vice President
and Secretary from C State and Territor,
The Committee on Resolutions not being ready
to report, the Committee adjourned until this
morning, without having transacted any busi-
except the adoption Of rules"
THE FREE TRADE AND PROTECTION ISSUE
Came up at last evenings session. A delegate
introduced the Horace Greeley resolution that
upon this question the Convention is divided,
and 80 refers it to the people at the elections
for Congressman. In order to get at it, the
rules were suspended by two-thirds vote.
This looked like endorsing Greedy. But then,
Atkinson, of Boston, the
FREE TRADE LEADER,
Said the Committee on platform had a resolution
drawn, and moved to lay the Greeley plank on
the table, which carried, by large majority.
The Committee then adjourned.
THE VOTE INDICATED
the free trade proclivites Of the large majority
of the Convention and at adjournment the
Pennsylvania delegation was furious, some Of
them threatening in loud voice that Pennsyl-
vania would withdraw from the Convention, that
the President could not be elected without the
vote Of Pennsylvania and that they were literally
throwing the vote of that State away.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-05-03
MORNING NEWS.
Political IntslIIsence.

1t was telegraphed from Raleigh that the
Democratic State Convention manifested deci-
ded disposition to endorse the Cincinnati busi-
ness. This appears not so certain. In the
Convention, yesterday, Josiah Turner, of the
Raleigh Sentinel the leading Democratic paper
Of the State, made a long address, bitterly de-
nouncing the Liberal Republicans of the North,
and advising the people to have nothing to do
with national politics. It was received with
cheers.
The resolutions of the North Carolina Demo-
Gratis favor civil service REFORM the education of
children of both races at the public expense, and
equal civil and political rights for all citizens of
the United States.
The Mississippi Republican Convention ad-
journed on Wednesday night after choosing del
egates to the Philadelphia Convention.
The Newark On. J.) Journal notifies Mr.. Sum-
ner and Horace Greeley that they will find it
much easier to cut slices of green cheese from
the moon than to get the votes Of Jersey Demo
Gratis.
The Illinois State Journal says the Democratic
leaders in that section having given the 'Liber-
al" movement all the aid they could, now pro-
pose to "organize the Democracy for victory in
pursuance of the advice of Jeff. Davis, made in
bis last public Speech to 'divide the Republican
party and then conquer"
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-05-03
New manufaolor es.
SILK woRKs IN BALrIMoRE.


The Baltimore Sun of Wednesday reports the
following
A party of merchants and capitalists met yes
terday afternoon at the office of the, "Monu-
mental Silk Works." No 80 Sharp street, to Or
ganize under recently acquired charter, the
Monumental Silk Works and Shirt Manufactur-
ing Company, with a capital of hundred thous-
and dollars. Mr.. Daniel b. Banks was called to
the chair, and Mr. Isaac Coale. Jr., appointed
secretary. The object of the company, as stated
at the meeting, is to manufacture on an extern
sive scale dress shirts and drawers, suspenders,
elastic webbing, silk erayats neckties and va
riety Of silk fancy goods. now manufactured at
Lyons and ST. Etienne, in France, and Barmen
and Crefeld, in Germany. Similar goods it
also stated, are now being profitaby man
ufactured at Paterson, N. j., with constantly
increasing production, made necessary by in
oreasing demand. More than two-thirds Of the
capital stock were subscribed by the gentlemen
present, and it is the intention Of the company
to commence operations as soon as the subscrip-
ton list shall have been filled up The charter
contains the names of the following incorpora-
tors; James Hodges James A. Gary, Daniel
Banks, George p. Flicks, William P. Towels.
Robert M. Proud, John Stellman, Isaac Coale.
Jr., and Wm. #. Larrabee.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-05-03
aelarriages.

BEATTY-BALL.-At Wilmington, March Sd, by
the Rev e. Ii. Smyth, Alexander Beatty and
Sarah E. Ball
HUDSON-HoLLINGSWo the residence
OF the BRIDES molher, April 25t', by the Rev Geo
IL. Smyth, John X. Hudson, and Sallie Hollings-
worth, both of this city.
NEWLIN-PYLE.--Att the residence Of the brides
,ather, on Tuesday the s0th ult., by the Rev. Geo.
II. Smyth, George Newlin, OF Philadt lphia and
Emily PyAe, Of Pyle's station, Reading r r. Pa.
BROWN -CoRN0G.-At White Clay Creek Presby-
tertan Church, on Wednesday, the is inst, by the
Rev. Geo. Ii. Smyth, James Brown, Jr, OF (near)
wilmington, and Mary Josephine Cornog OF
Newark, Del.
BRNNBTT-CAYHNDER -on the Qnd inst, by
Rev. R. II. 4, id, AlexRn er NJ. Fennett TO Miss
Wiiliamina X. Cavender, all OF Wilmington.
sTOST-GUYRR On the first OF May, at the resi-
ID nee the bri1es father, by Rev. It. L. Tom
kinson, Mr. Alfred Stout to NILS Anna Eliza
Guyer, all Of this city.
STBRN-WILsON.--In Smyrna, on the s0th ult, by
Rev Dr. Morsell. at the residence OF the brides
father, Charles q. Stern, OF wilmington, and
Mollie e, daugh er OF Alex II. Wilson, Esq
NICKER oN-LocKwooD.-on the 25th nit, by
the-Reg.s.s Stu ges,at the residenc orthe.bride .
father, VIM. N. Nickerson, Surgeon U. 3. NAVY. of
Wilmington. DEL. to Miss Ella, daughter Of Thos
b. L ckwood, Esq, Of Smyinl, Del