Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-07-14
EVENT and COMMENT

MAJ. 4. b. Venable Of Petersburg,
has been assigned" To duty on the
Editorial staff of the EnQaiirer While
or the Petersburg appeal he exhibit
ei decided capacity es an Editor. If
his articles were not ponderOds, there
was a freshness and pOintedness about
them, which made them very reada-
bic. and then he seemed TO have .
store Of information ready for use on
nearly every subject. Berry and Ven
able belong TO tho list of young and
live men of the day, and we shall ex-
pect that they infuse little needed life
in the Enquirer, which has been al
most without influence during its re-
cent age of changes.
Phil Sheridan has managed again to
get his fingers into human blood. The
poi Sioux Indians of Wind River
Valley nave been bounced upon by him
Mt Owl Mountain, and il seems that
his Indian allies were not quite cruel
enough for him. We think il likely
the Sioux were provoked into the bru-
tai killing of the two white women, if
indeed they did kill them. Telegraph
il details are given elsewhere.
Franklin is the only County in Vir-
GINA which subscribed to Imboden's
trans-Alleghany road. The Norfolk
and Great Western road, is still thing
OF memory.
We are TO have a new and more
comely postal card. and really there is
room for the improvement. The pres
ent card is very convenient, but it is
homely and horrid.
The Erie Oil Works at Weehawken
n. j., were fired by lightning last
Friday evening, and entirely cons
sumed. l25.000 barrels of oil were
burned and tank containing 100000
OF refined oil, exploded and burned.
tt is affirmed that Vice President
Wilson will soon resign on account of
i'll health.
Patrick Foley, died last Friday in
Louisville Ky, Of Asiatic cholera, and
in the same house in which the disease
started in 1851. The appearance of a
case in Brooklyn almost simultaneous
ly, looks rather unfavorable.
Chattanooga. by a vote of 1863 to GO,
donates 100000 of its bonds to the
Cincinnati Southern r. II. The Tel
egraph says donate, but the usual
word is subscribe.
The wife of Prof. It, o. Summers of
MOrristewn, died last week, from an
overdose of morphine.
Marshall Mcmahon has the army
grippe on the French people. The as
sembly has by an adverse vote, asked
for n reconstruction of the Govern
menu. but the old man simply refused
to accept the resignation Of his minis
try and tells the Assembly that he
was clothed with power, in order to
insure a solid and safe government
and he means to discarge that duty.
It now appears that Henry Ward
Beeeher has demanded that his church
investigate Tilton's charges. This
sort of talk is business.
Gov. Caldwell of Y. c., died last
Saturday evening of cholera mOrbus.
The Mail car on the down train of
the A. NJ. & o. r.. r., burned nine
miles below petersburg last Thursday,
while the train was going at the rate
of 80 miles per hour. Two cololed
agents, Jones and Jennings. We're on
board, iNmped from the train unno-
ticed. They were much burned, and
suffered broken bones and dislocations
At Waverly the officials observed the
fire and returned for the two agents.
The mails were all lost. Detective
Frye is looking into the matter.