Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1873-03-18
EVENT and COMMENT.

IT seems that Mrs. Putnam, whose
husband was killed by Foster with a
car hook in a New York street car, has
written letter to Gov. Dix, asking
for a communication of his sentence,
and it is now said that rich relative
of Foster. gave her $4,000 to write
that letter.
MAYOR Rule of Knoxville, has been
appointed Post Master of that City.
and has resigned the special mail
Agency which has been conferred up
on Col. Jno. B. MINIS of Jefferson
Co. He has also announced his de-
termination to resign the Mayoralty.
The Council will elect his successor
from their own body.
A MRS BRACKEN of Ash Co. N.
c., recently disappeared, having at
tempted to Cross Peak Creek, and
some ten days afterward her body was
| found in a heap of drift wood in New
River, near Jackson's Ferry, some 60
miles below the mouth of Peak Creek.
So says the Grayson Ensign.
CERTAIN scientific gentlemen, are
endeavoring to Procure federal aid to
the amount of one million dollars for
the manufacturing of a telescope,
which for size and research, will far
eclipse anything of the kind yet made.
1t will bring the moon within five
or six kilometers of us, and will posi-
lively solve the long mooted question,
whether that satellite is inhabited. We
hope, that Congress will grant the re-
quest.
THE Funding Bill adopted by the
Tenn. Legislature, makes the separate
funding and preservation of the
shool fund imperative.
Gov. Dix has respited Foster the
car hook murderer, but it is believed
he will be hanged.
THE New York Legislature propos-
es to require the railroads to pass free
of charge, its members, during their
continuance in Office. We do not see
how such legislation can be enforced.
If the railroad companies propose to
dead head members, they can do SO,
but how they can be forced to render
service for nothing, we think can not
be shown.
THE World says that any number
of seedy ex-confederates, who voted for
Grant last fall, are hanging around the
White House, waiting for appoint
ments, and some of them will be re-
warded with some of the most I'M
healthy consulates.
IT is said that Massachusetts, has so
long had the Secretaryship of the
Treasury, that she las come to regard
it as a sort of heir loom. AS Boutwell,
has beene lected to the Senate, Rich
arde will expect the Treasury de-
partment.
HAWKINS Co. Tenn, reports one
death from Small Pox, and one case
net yet recovered.
WYTHE County Va. has sent to the
Penitentiary for two years, VIM. Lut-
rell, a youth from Tennessee, who
has plead guilty to o charge of for
gerry.
Gov. Brown offers $500 for the ar
rest of VIM. Moore, who recently shot
Robt. Quails.
w. w. HOLDEN has been appointed
P. NJ. at Raleigh n. e. We pre-
sumo this is son of Ex-Gov. Holden,
and not the Ex-Governor himself, as
the Abingdon Vir9iniGn seems to
think.
EXTRA Billy Smith who wants to
be again Governor of Va, is in favor
of having the Legislature prescribe
what text books shall be used in the
various schools in the State, and that
they shall be the work of Va. authors.
Now this would be an extraordinary
measure, and there is but step be-
tween it and absolutism. Suppose
the Legislature should prescribe what
we eat, or what our children shall
carry in their lunch baskets, and that
it shall be grown in Va.
A PORTION of the Agricultural I'M
plement Factory at Charlottesville Va,
was burned on Monday of last week
Loss $4,000, no insurance. 1t is sup
posed that spark from one of the
passing railroad trains, caused the
disaster.
THE President has ordered Gen.
Dent to his command. VIM. H.
Cook will act as his successor in the
capacity of Usher at the White
House.
SECRETARY Boutwell,, was on
Thursday last elected to the U. s.
Senate from Massachusetts. Ofcourse
he will resign the Secretaryship of the
Treasury.
On Thursday last the English Min
istry was defeated in the House of
Commons, by the loss of the Irish
University Bill. by three votes. Mr..
Gladstone rendered his resignation,
and Dlsraeli will become Prime Min
lister. The umtost excitement
existed, in the House upon the
announcement.
THE Union Pacific r. r. CO., has
determined to issue no free passes
whatever, for 1873. For 1872 it had
over 5000 dead heads. For those men,