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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1873-12-02
Life Insurance Decision.

The following important decision
was recently rendered by the Circuit
Cougt of the United States for the
Western District CT Tennessee;
CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNTIES STATES
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF
TENNESSEE.
W. E. TAFT ct ct, Heirs of Doctor
Samuel Bond, deceased as. NeaO
York Life Insurance Company
Commons, j.
A policy of insurance which indem-
nifies a public enemy against loss in
time of war is unlawful ard where
entered into before hostilities, is alb
rogated when they occur. The rela-
tiOns it establishes are illegal between
belligerents,
Where a life policy provides that it
shall be void upon the non-payment
of premiums within the time pre-
cribed, such payment is a condition
precedent time is of the essence of
contract, and there can be no recovery
if punctual payment is omitted.
Where the performance of a condit-
ion precedent becomes unlawful, or by
the act of God, impossible, this will
not authorize a recovery upon the con-
tract without performance. Such case
distinguished from those in which sub
seuuent impossibility and illegality
are relied upon as a defence.
A contract of insurance. the con-
Sol, AAr,nNAc 80
election and acts of the insured, is not
like a debt, the obligation of which is
absolute, and which is suspended
only by war.
The relations between the members
of a corporation for mutual insurance
present all the evils and are dissolved
by war for the same reasons as those
between ordinary cOpartners.
The reasons for the dissolution OF
executory contracts by war are not
alone that such contracts involve in
ter-communion across the hostile lines
or that they relate to property liable to
capture but mole especially because
their execution increases the resources
Of the enemy.
A court of equity has no authority to
decree the specific performance OF an
agreement in favor of party who mas
failed to perform condition which il
of the essence of the contract, although
prevented by its becoming subsequent
iy Illegal or impossible by act of God.
A court of equity will not relieve a
party from the effect of emitting tt
perform an act, although the omission
was caused by subsequent illegality OF
imDossibity arising from the act OF
God, where such act was merely OPP
tonal, and the other party had n(
right to enforce its performance:
The agency Of one representing an
insurance company, authorized TO re
ceive premiums and renew policies
! becomes unlawful when the insured
aud insurer become public enemies,
Humes d Posten, for plaintiff; /; Ran
dolph. Hammond & Jordan for de
PENDANTS.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1873-12-02
Damages.

We believe it is pretty we'll settled
that the depot of the Valley railroad
will be located near Chapman's mill,
and therefore damages to property has
been assessed in that neighborhood.-
The amount agreed upon for the dam
age to Capt. McCaull's farm, is 81 900 +;
TO Mr.. VIM. Karnes. 5000; and to Mr..
Camper, 81 800. The last named gen.
tleman will have to move his house,
and renders the balance of his lot al
most valueless. Several pt rsons have
refused to take the amOut offered by
the Company, and the amount will
have to be settled by the courts
While we wish to see our citizens get
fair pricas for their property, we hope
they viii not demand exhorbant pri-
eeS,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1873-12-02
TIE CUBAN SLAUGHTER.
HOW THE 52 WERE BUTCH
Erred.
Horrible Details by an Eyewit-
ness,

We clip the following details from
an authentic article in the World,
They will be read with both interest
and horror ED. News.
Inquiry as to the probable fate of
the arrested persons already alluded to
was met by the remark that Spanish
officials kept their secrets well, and it
was rarely the case that any one knew
of, the impending fate of a prisoner
till he is suddenly released without an
explanation, or marched to execution,
and sometimes, said bystander long
resident in the smaller coast towns of
Cuba, sometimes the jailor loses the
KEY of cell-drOps it in the harbOr,
the Spaniards say-and nobody hears /;
the man rots." The same person has
recently lived in Santiago de Cuba,
and an account of the scene of the mas
sacre was obtained in conversation
The narbor is approached by narrow
winding channel, barely wide enough
for two vessels to pass up the River
Santiago, several miles long, and de-
Tended by an old fort on the right of
the entrance, built of the white crumb-
ling limestone of the island. and noun
ted with a few smoOth-bore cannon,
whose first fire seemed likely to bring
the tottering parapet TO the ground
At the city the channel wldens to a
contracted basin, fringed to the left
with the swaiups that surround the
river, while to the right rises The high
ground on which the city stands, with
its plaza and cathedral mile up the
hill lower is the low brick prison in
the heart of the town, and directly
above the harbor, prominent object,
are the whitewashed walls of the
sIaughter-house. All entrance from
the sea is over the Captain of the
Ports wharf, and here the ToTnado-a
Rritish-built vessel, IA guns, brig-rig-
ped. with the low, black hull, the
sloping smGke-stacks, and raking
masts of a blockade-runner-landed
her prisoners On the forenoon of the
6tn Instant. They were marched up
the Caisse del TeatrO to the prison
There they passed the night, their tri-
al was hurried TO its fatal termination
the next day, and late in the afternoon
the men were marched out to execu-
ton. AS in previous occurrences of
the same nature, often enough wit
messed by this gentleman, the whole
garrison formed an escort, the priSo-
ners coming first in irons. Among
them were the monks, who accompany
them to the last with crucifiX and
rayer, and at the head was the only
music of these ghastly processions--a
huge drum, whose monotonous tap
beats the death-march. The route
il down the street already mention-
eu. narrow and lily paved. past the
Hotel Universe. with the American
Consulate and its flagstaff and flag,
whose shadow falls across the road,
past the warehouses OF foreign resi-
dents, TO the British Consulate, half
way down the harbor, where an alb
rupt turn is made, and the party move
ONT of the town OH the broad turnpike
in the suburbs. The station OF the
Santa Cruz Railroad lies TO the right;
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1873-12-02
TWEED'S SENTENCE.
'Ehe Man who came near Steal
ing the Entire City of New
YOrk-Meets His Doom
UnmOVed.

We give the sentence by Judge
Davis, pronounced upon VIM. NJ
Tweed, the great criminal, who for
years was one of the most potent
men in the city of New York, and
who stole more OF its public money
than any other man living. 1t is
creditablc to the present age, that
neither money nor iufuence has
availed 70 save him from the calcl-
um light thrown on him by the
daily press.-ED. News,
After further argumentJudge Davis
PROCEEDED TO PASS SENTENCE.
The prisoner was then orderered by
the clerk of the court to stand up
Tweed slowly arose, leaning his naius
on the back of chair in front OF hlh'
occupied by one of his counsel
CIerk-Wm. NJ Tweed, have you
anvthing to say, why the sentence OF
the court should now be pronounced
against you? m, o;oo
Tweed-(In an inaudlole VOICE.
Nothing. .,.,b
Counsel-He has spoken through
his counsel. a.,
Jndge Davis, then addressing the
prisoner. said: William M. Tweed
YOU STAND CONVICTED
by the verdict of a jury of twelve non
est men of the large number OF crimes
charged against you, united IN one IN
dictment, and that verdict, III the
opinion of the court, could not nave
been otherwise without violation ot
the oaths which the jury had taken,
and an utter disregard of the obligations
under which they swOre to speak the
truth. The proof in the case from the
moment it was first presented 10 the
close of the peoples case was simply
a mathematical demonstration OF your
guilt. Holding a highly responsible
and honorable public office.
YOURSELF HoNoREp AND RESPECTED
bv a large class of the community in
which YOU lived, and, have no doubt.
loved by your associates, you with ala
these important public trusts deVolV-
inc on you; with all the opportunities
YOU had, had you faithfully done your
duty to the public, to the honor ana
resnect of the whole community, saw
fit To pervert the opportunity you pos
sessed and the powers with which you
were clothed, in a manner more wick
ed more infamous, and more outra-
qeous that any instance of like charac-
fer which the whole history of the civ
Ilized worlu contains. Instead of pro
tecting the public
YOU PLUNDERED IT.
instead of standing guard where the
law placed you, over the treasury OF
your country, you th ew that treasury
omen. not only TO your own capacity,
bur also TO the avarice of your asso-
ciates, under circumstances Whlch
make it transparent that you were en-
gased in a conspiracy TO plunder the
treasury of thus county in which your
self and your associates IN crime were
principally to benefit. The commence
ment of il all was the entering by you
on those duties as president of the
board of audit on the 5th of May, the
date OF the organization OF the board OF
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1873-12-02
TUESDAY DECEMBER z. 1873.
EVENT and COMMENT.

Moro than 1000 cigar men in Ha-
are idle, and American currency
:, ITorth more than Spanish gold ana
- - ets more than dollar in Spanish
ra,,cv Beef has advanced to 10 cts
,,onnd and eggs to $3.50 PEI dozen.
M ~ hare shadow of the stars and
I,r;res rT has turned things topsy turvy
on the island.
T. &c said the late unpleasant wealth
tho mere forerunner of Indian
ei .,o,ar - and that we are to have a
ouii,' l;ia ,rinter. The muskrat has built
M ,,ost on economical principles and
the wild geese have failed TO 90 oou'h-
ward
Tro Morgan and J. R. Mynatt two
IF the outlaws who recently proke
;aiI at Knoxville and have since oeeh
Genradating on the country, Ihcludlng
that paradise of preacher WhlPPers'
WarvVille. have been hunted down,
wounded and captured in the vicinity
of strawberry Plains. Louderihllk
and Ganum Mynatt are yet at large
Corrod Kesler, a federal soldier OF
az Iota war. shot ard killed his wife
in Nashville on Sunday last
Hon. H. H, Harrison OF the Nash
vile district thinks the Secretary OF
the Treasury should for while cease
70 T reduce the public debt and should
receive m greenbacks in discharge OF
custom duties, and thus approach spe-
Gle payment.
It has transpired that Fletcher
Woodward. son of ali esteemed minis
Ter of McMinv!lle, killed policeman
Enoch Cooksby. Woodward IS da-
Tnereau artist and native OF Warren
Go. His Confederate Lee Towies'
'.blowed" on him.
Mollie Campbell who has been Sc.
riously wounded by a pistol shot al
fhe hands of her free lover Bill tariess
in a Nashville house of i'll fame, mas
declined to prosecute him if he would
pay her expenses while wounded
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1873-12-02
GILLENWATERS VS.. BOI-
TIER.

Having succeeded Judge But"
tIer on the Bench, Judge GiIlen-
waters seems not whit ayerse to
succeeding him as representative
in Congress from the first Dist
A Jonesboro correspondent Of the
knoxville Chronicle says he has
avaiIed himself of the opportunity
afforded by Circuit Court at that
place to discover as far as possible
tbe condition of the public pulse
and has been somewhat surprised
to find that the Republicans OF the
county intend that change shall
be made, at the next election
That they have UNANIMOUSLY de-
cided that their interests demand II
and have selected Hon. (. (. On
lcnwaters as the man. He then
proceeded to pay a very high COM
pliment to that gentleman as a he
publican, a man and Judge.
The editor Of the Jonesboro ii,
and T. Of the same date says he Is
"convinced by the unanimous e1-
"pressions of those voters with
.swbom he has been conversirg that
Judge G. will be the choice OF
sat least nine-tenths Of Washington
County Republicans" and asks
for the voice of the counties on thai
all exciting subject. In the same
issue OF that paper we find letter
from Elizabethton the me-
tropolis Of Carter, which says that
during the Circuit Court held there
SIT was almost unanimously adj
emitted that Judge G. is undoubt-
"edly the 0hoice of the party, no
"only in Carter but in a majority
.'of the counties in the District. y
He then proceeds TO pay very rare
compliments to him as a man an(
orator, in which latter capacity h'
says he has no equal in the Dis
trict.
This simultaneous movement
would seem to indicate something
especially as Judge Butler has re-
Gently gone off to Washington.
But when the cats away,
The mice viii play.
We happen to know that Buttlel
will be q candidate for reelection
and we are told that the Democ-
racy have no one just now thlrstin9
for political martyrdom and meal
to pull down the fences and let th'
aforesaid Republicans into eacl
other. What shall we do ! The
Bristol News was rarely known t.
hold It's tongue during politica
campaigns and the Democrats meal
70 vote for some one. This mex
campaign means fun to us, for herr
is a war of conscription and we are
exempt, by all political law, from
torcible military duty in that case
Yet when the music of the drum
and bugle shall break over the Eas
Tenn. hills we know not how va
shall remain quiet. VIII some ont
please tell us how to vote as vel
as how to "right wheel" We vii
read the Chronicle and the Heral(
and Tribune and we shall look Io
seme peculiar sacriticial Democrat
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1873-12-02

There are now about 200 hands at
work on the Valley railroad in this
county, between this place and Bote-
tou-t Springs. We learn that this
force will be increased TO 500, as fast
as the hands can be secured \ num-
ber of Italians are now at work getting
out stone for a bridge to be built at
Garst's mill, within one mile of this
place.-Sotepl Register.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1873-12-02

ic lamb whose horns have for a sea-
son been locked in the herbage of
the wilderness which has howled
over us, and maybe we can say a
word for him and thus keep the
level of our virtue.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1873-12-02
Kentucky. University.

Located al Ashland. the home Il Henry Clay and
Old Transy lvania. Six colleges la operation. VIA
thirty professors and 500 students from p s:aics
Entire fees FOR collegiate year, 81, except in SIC
Law, Medic',l and Chna e-rai College. toertifA
n Ola Se 70 :: per week for Caia'ogue, gdGltss
J. b. BJW&A3, Regent, Lexington, ny
ArsEst l2-ia
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1873-12-02
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.
LAW DEPARTMENT.

J 2. Minor, Ii. D., Prof Com. and stat. Law ; s.
o. Southall. IL. D Prof Equity aud Law MsFeh-
ant Infernat1 iaw etc sss-icn begins Oct. l.,
1873 and confines mine months Inst~uetion by
Textbooks ard lectures combined. illustrated by
Noot -Couri exercises. For Fafal"gBes, arpiv iP.
o Univ. rsity Of Va 70 " vtRF NHAEER,
see'y fae'y
iugu l9-
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1873-12-02

William Arp saws: I'D tax a man
nuthin on an incum of thousan dol
lars and under. I'd tax 10 per ct on
all between 5 and 10 thousan; twenty
per ct. on all between 10 and 20
thousan, and so on, doublin up 20 50
thousan. Above that, I'd take it all,
every dollar. | tell you that will git
EN-.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1873-12-02

Prisoner Ito learned magistratel =
HAS any one a right to commit a
nuISanceT Learned magistrate
No, sir, not even the mayor-no,
sir, not even the governor, Priso-
ner.-"Then you can't commit me a:
for | was arrested as 1 nuisance, and
you've decided that [ am one
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1873-12-02
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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1873-12-02

Vicksburg offers a reward for the
recovery OF an old lady, aged one
hundred and eleven, who, it is sup
posed had been kidnapped by some
ielouious journalist from a rival city,
desirOus to secure her obituary for
his own local items.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1873-12-02

The C0nJregationalist advises its
readers to "si. at the feet of a horse
and learn humility just so, says
the California EelCS- Letter. "Sit down
at the feet Of mule, and if he don t
humiliate you pull his tail and tickle
the inside Of his legs with a stable
fork
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1873-12-02

An imaginative Irishman gave
utterance to this lamentation Il
returned to the halls of my fathers
by night, and found them in ruins
l cried aloud, My fathers ! where are
they?' And echo answered, Is that
you, Patrick McCarthy?'
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1873-12-02

A Maine woman ate four quarts of
oysters at one sitting, the other day
and won one hundred dollars by 50
doing, which, after deducting her
burial expenses. eighty five dollars,
left her fifteen dollars to cOmmenc
the next GOrld with.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-08-30
SATURDAY, MORNING, AUGFsT 30 1872

for each recognizanee, fifty cents; fol
each body disinterrea, five dollars for
recording proceedings in each inqpisi
tion in his book, PEI. copy sheet of, one
hundred words, fifteen, cents for ,per
forming the duties Of Sheriff, the same
fees as are allowed . Sherilfs for lit c
services.
SEC. Z Witnesses--Witnosses in civil
aAd criminal cases Ter day, one dollar,
besides mileage, at I've. cents per mile.
going and returning ,Pp,oed5e,l, That in
no ease, except in Wees of felopies.
where witnesses fo. The defence are
bound over, shall the State be liable to
pay defendants witE4sses witnesses in
Trial Justices Copftshall receive fifty
cents per day, aud tie same mileage as
allowed in Circuit Cotrts.
SEC. s. Jurors Jurors per day, one
dollar and fifty ceaSs, besides mileage,
going aud returning; Jurors in Trial
justices Courts sbill receive twenty
five cents each case,tried, and mileage
as herein allowed to pthc Jurors.
Approved Fcbrua,y 26, 1873.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-08-30
NTTMTTa1s o1
NUMHn e9A

is now left, with the deserted parents
still preserving their attitude Ofhostility
towards their son-in law, but With the
young hero and heroine happy in tlieir
union, and hopeful Of pu ultimasc recon-
ciliation with tho parental powers.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-08-30

The election Of three British beer
brewers to Parliament will, doubtless,
stir up the ambition of our lager bier
brewers, who can dosomething ia the
way Of self encourag ,mept BY sayiag.:
''The event We must hail with smile and a
For their beer has an sand cur bier has
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-08-30

AN ACT TO REGULATE THE FEES OF
PROBATE JuDaER, CLERKS OF
CouRrs, TnIAL JUSTICES, AND
OTHER OFFICERS HEREIN MENTION
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-08-30
a Brooklyn Heights Romance.
TALE OF TRUE LoYE.-PARENTAL
orrosITIoN-AND FINAL HAPPINESS.

Tho fashionable circles of Brooklyn
Heights are not little excited over a
little romance in real and high life which
has reached its eliminating point in a
runaway marriage during the past week.
One of tho nabobs of that aristocratic
quarter is Mr. W, who lives on
Hicks street, near the Mansion House
and who has an only daughter, who is
the heroine of this little adventure. This
lady, who possesses the full share of
youth aud beauty that is to be looked for
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A nluseuIe ents.

In connection with the re-appearanoo, in our
city, of Maggie Mitchell, the following personal
details are OF interest Margaret Julia Mitchell
was born in New York. almost born for the
stage, for she has been on it ever since she
could walk, having appeared in child's parts at
the Old Bowery Theatre, then under the man
apement OF the celebrated actor, Thomas s. Ham
bin. In 1851 she appeared at Billy Burton b
Chamber Street Theatre as julia, in the - Sol
diers Daughter" after which she commenced a
staring tour playing Katy O'Shiel." e The
French Spy, "" Satan in Paris etc. She made
her first appearance in Philadelphia IN 1854 at
the Chestnut-St Theatre. III 1862 she leas cd
Laura Keenes Theatre, and for the first time
produced FAnchon" in New York. Though
known to the world AS Maggie Mitchell, her name
is Mrs Paddock, she havlpg been married to
MIR. Paddock, gentleman from Cleveland, Ohio
after long eourtship, in 1868. About four
Years ago Maggie was very sick and her life was
despaired of, but happily she recovered and still
lives with her charming acting TO delight her
old new made friends The play of FdhchOa
is a translation from tale of George Sand, by
A. A.Waldzuer. The title and drama are both copy
rghted, and arc the exclusive property Of Mag
gle Mitchell, consequently no others have the
right to produce 1t.
We would not have our readers forget the
cautata OF LIiL1, which will be rendered at the
Opera House by the children in the Girls De-
partmeAt OF No. School, on next Saturday eve
ming, under the leadership of Prof Clemmer.
The caDtata ID very pretty little play for the
Children and ineuicates moral which should he
nstilled iuto their youthful minds Indeed, we
don't know that il would be injurious to some
older Ones too. The children have engage III
the performance with u Zest. and should receive
public encouragement. The proceeds will be
devoted to the purchase of a musical instrument
for the school.
The performance of La!Ie Bdrefoot, by Mag
gle Mitchell AID her Company, last evening, was
also witnessed by large and gratied audience
The play, iii many details, is very like FdaC'tOH,
and perhaps equally pleasing.
On Monday evening, "Iitte Nell" who
drew immense houses on the occasion of her
former visit, returns, to repeat her play Of
Fidelia the Fire Waf."