Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1873-08-26
EVENT and COMMENT


TIE Tazewell 60. Va, Agriculture
and Mechanic Society. will hold its
2nd annual Fair, on the LIST. End, Ord,
days OF October next. There are nice
grounds for The purpose, about one
mile from Jacksonville, and u fine
track. 200 yards ia length, has been
graded.
PROF, T. d. WalthaIl, has been re
elected Principal Of the TaZewell High
School, which will again be open for
the reception Of pupils, on the llth Of
september. Mrs. f.. .. Wilten aud
Mrs. j. l.. p. SPOTS, will assist.
THE Clinch Valley Ncps calls for a
Senatorial Convention, TO assemble OH
the 18th of Sept, at Sharon Springs.
Messrs. Kelly and Doak, of TaZewell,
Johnston, Of Giles, aud Tyler Of Pu-
lasfi, a"e the Conservative candidates,
aud on the vote of -, the Conservative
strength was 2l06. The Radicals say
they will have a candidate, and they
show SO on the vote OF u.
IT has been charged that Hobbs re-
signed the office of Comptroller of Ten
nessee, reconsideration of $1,000. 1t
will be remembered that he named i'll
health as the cause, and that Gov.
Brown filled the vacancy by the ap-
puiutnIent Of Jno. &. Burch. Hobbs
has twice replied through the press,
but we must say that his denial is
couched in such unfortunate phraseol-
ogy, that il sounds us decidedly a bit
of specious pleading. Why cant
Hobbs say simply that he was not
moved to resign 10y pecuniary consid-
erations, and that his resignation has
not been paid for, either directly or ill.,
directly.
BACCHUs Kinds, leader of the Jones'
borO' thieves during the reign of chol-
era, has been arrested near the \. c.
line, and now lies in Jouesboro jail.
Mr.. Jno. l.. Gatewood, late of the
Marion Herald, has purchased Of Mr..
J. G. Nutty, the Clinch Valley N'etCS.
in Wazeweli Co, va.
THE President has had a silver we'd
ding. That is quite an easy thing
with salary Of SlC0,0O and innu-
Derabie 'perquisetesn of his high sta
ton, hut ii the rule OF radicalism is to
last much longer, We think one in the
10 &c. ~ a tin wedding.
II is sai1 tla; Colo. Thos. s. Bocock
Is a candidate for the House OF Dele
gates .tom Lynchburg, lie is one of
the most gifted and geneial men in
Virginia. ifhe should become menI- /
Der " he House lie viii be made the |
Speakar.
K. l.. X. mystical and fearful SYM |
bO!. is HOW revived in the city of Rich |
mond. This time il means Kemper !
Kampaiga Klub. The radicals don't |
like il now whit better than when |
IT meant Ku LUX Khan, but we guess |
they Will have 10 grin and bear it,
TnE new proposed Lutheran Fee
male College, IS likely 10 be located at
Marion va.
THE speech Of Gen. Wise delivered
before the Societies OF Roanoke Col
lege is being distributed in pamphlet
form At l5c per copy. Ii ever We read
any speech more inappropriate for the
occasion We are not aware Of II.
MARION is getting up X. W. D.
barhacue, Washington county wants
one and Or. y. r. Preston says he will
head the iiat with half bullock, and il
won't oe Georgia carpst-bag bullock
either, this bullock is branded K. w.
j. The Georgia Bullock should be
branded with an r in the forehead and
with a clean cut between each ear and
his head. such n one af Peter gave the
servant of the II. Z.
THE New York Tribune thinks the !
denomination of President Grant for
third term is one of those possibilities
which might be best for the party and
the country. Certainly so. There are
worse men than Grant, and if he
should not be nominated next time
the probability is there would he a
hunerler and more rapacious one chos-
ell i::siead.
Ex-President Davis passed through
bristol on "Wednesday last. See Ed
i,orial on first page for Mr.. Davis
views on various matters.
ALL the parties to the Valley r. r.
contract have come TO terms and the I
work Will now go forward from Staun-
tom 10 Salem. SO says the Spectator.
Gov. McMullin says he has against
Hughes, bills of indictment as long as
has arm, and that grass shant grow ,
under his feet during the CANVASS
Why Governor, grass cant grow under ;
your feet.
THE people OF Franklin Co. Va,
have voted against the narrow gauge
road To Liberty. So we presume they
prefer the broad road to Iuin.
/
ONE Charles Davis, Sergeant Of Nor
ristown, undertook to arrest Peter
spoon for being intoxicated, and after J
boating him cruelty, threw him into
the calabose. This was on Monday, Z
and poor Spoon died on Wednesday. :
The matter is TO be investigated.
WM. NJ Meredith of Philadelphia,
and Secretary of the Treasury under
Taylor, is dead. 6
THE Modocs have been condemned '
to death, and President Grant has APP :
proved their sentence, and set the
5ri of October fer them TO die by hang J
z. The charges were; Isl, murder in :
.olation Of tie laws of war: End. as
sal. with intent 10 kill in violation of t
The laws of war. This regards the In
dams as 2 separate and destin ct pee J
ole. forming no part of the American f
The condemned are,
art. Jack, SchonchiD, Black Jim, q
Session Charley, Barnch, Alias one =
ryed jim, aud Cook.
Two twin sisters, Angeline and Rho Z
a Tindle, aged -, died on the same c
law of last week, Of consumption, near !