Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-02-03
EICIIELsVIILE. VA.
January 2Tth, 1874.
MIt EDITOR.

/ NIX EDITOR:
No subject j. receiving more attcn-
ton from our people at the present
time. Thau that of cduratinn. II is
the favored recipient of he nhiian-
tnrupiSt' n'o$T h0uutrOuS gifts and a
popular theme both with the press aud
politician. The sbrrwd polificail trick
ser, seeing The hold it possesses IN the
m;s~se-, does TOt hesitate ia mount il
- u "h"LhS" to carry him into power
and ON l'Gh official positions, pro-
claims him-.ll the champion of The
cause
Il j. ianlpntabla fact, that the
liiii.c 5 hoo! system nf our Safe, haS
II 1 been productive Oftiiat good. " hich
'i- lrici'u6 80 -igvliy expected. Al
Is 80 such II HE upinlnn of our pep
, PIE ia inl, section, ami tigrIr dI7ap-
! pUlHinienL has been 80 great as Ia rHu
/ der the system very unpopular III
! uauy localities.
/ Ii Is Thought by some that the un-
! IIVoruiie results We hghuid are the
! Effects prt,ta EFT t,s Al wau; of cO-uppra-
tiun uiou the pa9t 1f the people. who
are opp, ,Svd Ia al! such plans UI euuca-
tIun; and lave done All Ia their pUNeI
To clog the progress ui the system -
/ here iS another class, ANA rUSpeCIa-
ole one IA numbers ANA intelligence,
WING claim iIsdJ our educational ulsas-
tiers NJ. the Natural Consequences ut
tlle-uIISlfiai aTrment ANA iiIrJInpeten-
cy OF those uiiiClais Ia whom We're iI-
/ trusted our educational interests.
The latter opinion Is laFidiy gaining
! favor wIth our people, and Is now 30
Widespread rs 10 attract lie attention
Oi those lh power, AopeoPle more SEN
sihiH irel iiir Importance of education
4 than Ouls. ahd no stronger etIience
| can ne aduuctd 10 subStautIate IiiIS
iact Than the readiness which they
nanIieslUd in receiving Tie pian adont-
eel 10y our state, wI.iI which they were
uuacguaIntcd, aud for w!IIch they were
financially unprtpap d.
They lave gwen IL Il thorough trial,
and nave learned how Il gOod plan of
eduratIuu may ue made IU operate
bauIy, 10y heIns III the hands oil Ineffi-
UienL managers.
IL Is no surprising that people
should grow restless under The bur
dens Ini,uscd w our puUiIc ochouIs,
when ihey tvsI that they are GuOlncd
t. receive no substantial return; aud
may continue uHiIi they reach tine ears
ui muse IN nigh Places ANA that they
may lie InstI unIeuIal in securing the
desired remedy.
MhIi-t upon this subject We would
State tnai oar town ;nts+II, DR.. Jam b
" alii.c,, has ,eceivrd llIt appOin tInt.it
OF County Superintendent fur thIs
,ouatN, aud Viii eoun enter upon its
. IA. al
acknowledged abiiiIy, ana has been
for s.rN' raj Yeas AL earliest work
er IA tins cause, doing much 10
remove tle prejudice exiting III some
IA uus against public sch"o 5. IL Is
hoped mat ne may be au.e 10 10 s"lllt
thing 10 revive our elucatIonai Int"r-
est and give US ct er schuols IMAM We
have had heretofore.
\ NEE ing OF considerahle interest
Was closed at tie Methodist Church,
la tins place, II few days slnce. SIEVE
raj ministers from a distance were III
a. lt.i.uanc,. aud, aithUurii lhe veal Ger
Wa unIa>oraGlt, large congregations
Iurned cut 10 near lem, The pdsth,
Rev j. Ia. IOrhett, Is "a hiSiI t"ne'i
christian gen. lrnIan, "a - niuci tS-
tvt-iued 10y our people.
town WAS intensely excited 10y the ap >
pparanre ia our midst, of IA CT azy nam,
living SEINE three miles distant His
friends have fearel for sometime that
he WAS borderi"g upon insanity, hut
were not prepared fnr this Sudden Out
break. lie stated that he was go AZ to
Tennessee fU the pure, of preaching
the gospel, and considered IL his I'M
peritlve duly to Kill all the sinIiefs
whom he should meet up IA MS Jour
nry. Acting upon this impulse lie
ha,l attirckrt several persona before
coming t town and manifested de-
size To carry out his intention by al
lacking some of our ciGizeI:s. who lOr-
tumately escaped with slight lnJuFier.
Regarding lrim as dangerous clIarae-
ter To ly. AT large. ne was al once ar
rested and at trial before Esqu res
Arlington. K,Igcre and Welsh was
sent TO our County jail for temporary
confinement