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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-01-27

The death Of the Siame5e Twins
i an item of interest to all the
cIrioas and scientific world. Of
al the instances Of anomalous
physical conformation, theirs is
Perhaps the most wonderful. Not
to least interesting features Of
th.ir case are their comparatively
long lives, their cultivation, their
marriages and the at that they
mingled and participated in the
social and business departments Of
ordinary life, much after the FASH
jon Of ordinrry u en-. PLY sically
ald mentally they were perfectly
complete and distinct, yet the
strange flcshy bond Of union, 10
lager than a mans wrist, and not
greater in length than ones hand.
held them fer over sixty yc&IS in
such immediate contiguity to each
other that their very appearance
excited a feeling OF discomfort.
Yet they seemed cheerful AMI hap
~ and on all occasions they cxhib-
tied courtesy and a certain degree
Of cultivation in their intercourse
with others. The writer has seen
thcm and shared their hospitality
at one Of their homes near Mount
Airy, y g., and was pleasantly
impressed by their courteous and
Kind attentions. On that occasion
they disagreed, but very courteous
" 50, on at least one matter. They
married sisters, perhaps twir-sis-
tcrs, but their wives were very
large women, while they were
small, the two weighing probably /
not more than 800 lbs, il so much. !
Their Children were very handsome
and seemed sprighily They seem
ed to have 10 desire 10 be srpara- ,
ted, and indeed expressed them
selves as preferring t, be united
One of them seemed Il little more (
robust, than the other, who always
accomm >daled his position TO the
stouter and more erect body of his
brother. Their complexion was
dark and they exhibited the al
mlpi eyed feature peculiar to the
Chinese. On the occasion alluded !
they had been cut hunting hares
and carried a double>barrellcd shot
gun, which was carried sometimes
by one and then the other. They
seemed TO enjoy the sport very
mnch and got over the ground
quite rapidly. We hope the modi-
cal profession will quiet the public
snriosity as to the nature of the
geshi band which held them TO
other. 1t is not likely that so
god an opportunity will be allow
. PASS un1se1 and we can on !" re-
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-01-27

Senator Taylor proposes a short
cut for a new constitution. Under
that clause which authorizes the
Legislature TO propose changes in
that instrument, he has suggested
an amendment Of the present one
10y taking tie Constitution of 1851
with such changes as are inevitable,
on account, we presume of the
amendments to the Federal Con-
stitutiOn.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-01-27

SATTENS at o5, so. TO, 7Oc.-a re-
ducti"n of twenty five per cent.
EMPRESS { LOTHS 1T 80, so, and
up To 15c per =; rd
SILK-CORDED POPLINS at 75c | or
ward worth 81 -.
POPLIN ALPACAS-best quality
al 4Oc. per yard, solI e>erc" here
at So.
CORDED and PLAIN ALPACAS at
DC worth Sac. per yard
BLACL BROCADED AL"ACAS at
20: worth 5Jc. rer ward.
BLACK ALPACAS. MOIIAIRS. and
BRILLIANflNES Il aipnc-s
BOMBAZlNES fram 81 - tn 81 per
yard
AUSTRALIAN CREPE at SOC worth
7jc per yard.
Handsome BkOCADED rOPLINS,
all silk and wool, at 81 Ter yard,
reduced from 81 a..
Handsome SILK and WOOL-STRI
PED POPLINS. lSi yards in
patti IN, for SIS reduced from $25.
Dub e-.~ced COTTON POPLINS at
lac per yard worth 25c
Double faced COTTON POPLINS at
l6@c. per yard worth SOC.
GALLO OES at 60 81, 10, md I2gc.
WHITE FLANNEL. III yard vide
and all wool, It 10. per ard worth
GtC
WHITE FLANMEl.S. il all quail
ties. from zoe. up "a 81 per yard.
COLORkD FLANNELS ~ ali quail
ties
BlEACHED aud UNBLEACHED
CANTON FLANNEL nom Iz9 to
4jc. Per ward
DOMESTIC GINGHAMS Ito, III.
and l62c
CIIEVIOf SHIFTING at 1C2c.
wrr,h 2jc re. yard
LIASklS from lc2 to IOc or yard
BED-T lCK from 10 To soc per YARD.
DOESKIN CASHMERE 1T 81 per
yard worth ST -.
Exceller; SATlNkTS at 80, GO and
75c per yard.
KENTUCKY JEANS from Ice 10
50c per ward.
CHARLOTTE> WILLIE CAS>I-
MERES at a very small advance
On manuiac urcr>' prices.
WATERPROOF CLOTHS at 75c.,
81, 81 20, 81 50, and Sl.75. per
yard
BLACK and Brown EELVETEENS
i'll all qualities
TRIMMING VELOURS, in all col
ors. at 81 and / so per yard
SILK VELVET. black and colored.
for trimming AID millinery use.
TABLE-ILOTHS. pure linen, two
yards Long. at 81. worth ST so.
LINEN DOYLIES ;t5O go. 75c.,
and 81 per DOZEN all % CIR cent.
below regular prices
HUCKABACk TOWELS from ST. 20
to 50 per dozcn.
We cali particuar attention to our
TOWELS at s. % and So per
dczen.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-01-27

TIE assertion that Chang and
Eng could stand back to back is
one which We utterly disbelieve.
TO stand side to side was a posi-
ton they could not assume without
uneasiness, though their
position was T,ry nearly 60.
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Reference To the integrity Of this enterprise
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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-01-27

81 am tired of this nonsense"
said the President in reply TO a
proposition to overthrow one or
two other State Governments
And when Grant said that he took
one long step mp the ladder of
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-01-27
The Siamese Twins are said to ha,

The Siamese Twins are said to have
been born in 1871. One of them had
FIVE children and the other one six.
The birth of the sixth child is said to
have given rise to some trouble be-
tween them, as it disturbed the eqnal>
ity of their two households.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-01-27

NAPKINS at 81 25, $3.50. LIS, 81,
and mp To Sc per dozen.
LINEN DAMASK for table-cloths
n,n SOC, up to So per yard
EN- IRA LONG TABLE>CLOTHs
from 81 up % $40.
COi ION DIAPER at sI.25 and
ei.7O Tor piece of ten wards
worth rs and So
LINEN BIRD S-EYE DIAPER at
50c. worth 4Oc per yard.
n inl "SSnrtment of Lod;s.,s
CLOAKS WATER PROOFS and
SilAWLS all at great bargains
GENTLEMEN'S SHAWIS ,nd
CARDIGAN JACKETS, verv
chtap.
WHITE snI CGLCRED RED.
BLANKETS. all sizes anG onaIi.
ties. M extraordinary low prices
CALICO COMFORTABLFS bor,o
MAJ uihcture at 81 and 2,5O worth
So and $50.
CARPETS. MATING. OIL
CLOTH. RUGS, MATS. and WIN,
DOW-SHADES at Reduced pri.
ccS.
ClIILDREN'S CARRIAGE
BLANKETS a. so. worth So.
SILK. LINFN, and COTTON HAN
KERCllIEFS, in all qualities.
NUBIAS, HOODS. BREAKFAST
SHAWLS. hEGGINS, SCARFS.
and ACQUES.
Grruinr BUCK MITTS
Gil OWES and GAUNTLETS.
BOBRIN EDGING, eighteen yards in
apiece, for soc worth soc. per
ward
WORKED DIMITY BANDS at Zoe,
worth 2Qt
CLARK'S and COATS SPOOL
COTTON At zoe. per dozen.
MAUliiNE-NEEDLES from 4Oc. to
aOc per parcr of ;e.. needles.
BEST HACIIINE OIL at I5c. per
Bottle.
TIDIES at 81 and SOC. wor 75c and
GILT and JET JEWELRY in great
variety
LADIES LINEN COLLARS at soc
per dozen, also COLLARS at 81.
81 - and up t. s. 30 per dozen.
GENTLENEN'S LINEN COLLARS
- Co. - a"d 81 per dozen worth
s. and 81 80
GkNTLEMEN'S RECHERCHE
CUFFS nj 81 worth 81 per dozen:
CROCHET EDGINGS at IS. &c, and
SOC, for piece cf twelve yards,
worth sc. and l0c per yard
NECK-SCARFS at -. 40. soc, and
Up to 81 50-aIl much below regu.
lar prices
Full-width UNBLEACHED SHEET
ING at % 33C.
Full width BLEACHED SHEETING
st 35c
NEW-YORK MILLS and WAN
cUTTA COTTON ut 1Sc per yard.
Excellent yard wide BLEACHED and
UNBLEACHED COTTON at ~
and 12Ic per yard, and thousands
OF other bargains at
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-01-27
UNEvERsITY OF VIRGINIA
LAW DEPARTMENT.

J. B Minor, LII. n, Prof Cor. and Sta,
q. Soathall. IL, D., Prof. Eqnity and Law Ne,cb.
ant. Internal Law, etc. Session begins a. !
1873, and continues nine saoatAs Isstruct,o, ~
textbooks and lectures combined. illustrated ~
Moot-ceurt exercises. For Catal,,enes snnI ~;
y Uniy-rsitX Of Va u wN wERTESBAKER
scc'y tso'y. en-
sy-rss -
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-01-27
EVENT ard COMMENT

4 young man named Alexander, at
Rogersville, attempted suicide last
week, ard came very ucar succeeding
AT il, and all Oh account of the rough
course of true love.
In Sevter County Tenn. Jacob
Cunmihs, on last " ednrSday, killed 1t
farmer named Shannon Felker who Was
quite wealthy, and Lived on Boy us >
Geek.
The Duke Of Edinburgh son OF
Queen Eictara, was ou Friday last.
married TO the Grand Dachcs Maria.
daughter of the Car of Russia. Great
i. the rejoicing ia England and Rus
STA.
At Cincinnati OH the 81 Pat
Naughton was fined 500, and seu
fenced to 10 the work house for Fix
months for throwing live dog into
the red hot furnace Of locomotive,
The work OF the Legislature has roi
vel come from the Committees, and
there is very little yet worthy of spe-
citic note.
Who wrote JuniuS, aud who smOte
VIM. Paterson, are ~ nothing % the
present quiry, as Ia Tie authorship of
the Committee of NM. SANDY stu
art says heis. Gen. Early says Gen.
Lee was not. The truth IL, there are
a hundred who originated the idea,
but il required some man Of political
theft" 20 put it ia motion. We allow
that stuart was he "hcfIy' man, that
eprang the trigger, hut one certain
VIM. Malone, had long been AT work
on il, and he awoke one line morning
% lind that Stuart had stolen MS !hum-
der.
Gen. Wise is very sick, in the City
of Richmond. and Is said 10 suffer uu-
speakable tDrtdre.
Jennie Defrcece died from AN over
dose Of opium few days ago. in Il
huuse of i'll fame ia KnuXvil!r. Onc
tuorc unfortunate gone Ia her rest,
The President is unloading Of the
Louisiana outrage and has agreed with
Dutler and Carpenter on nill for mcw
rirCIion. He says Atty. Gel Will
lian,s is responsible for enforcing lou
reli's decision.
Geo. Callahan. was murdered near
CuvIngton OH the 2Oth. Being intUXi-
Gated, he fell from his horse in the road
aud some one finding him, crushed his
skull with a stone.
The trial of McCarty for the killing
az Mordecai in duel, has been com
p,-ted, but we have not the verdict
Yet.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-01-27

kcCarty has been convicted of IN
voluntary manslaughter for killing
MorGecia in dnel Pine $500.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-01-27

In Sevter County Tenn. Jacob
Cummihs, ON last "Wednesday, killed It
farmer named Shannon Felker who was
quite wealthy, and Lived om BIO! DIS
Geek.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-01-27
WIN. MENZEL &SON,

COMMISSION MERCHANTS
p. o. Box. $3.50. No. A Cedar Street.
curncr William street.
NEW YORK.
Solicit co lsitnme It's of Ginseng, Fe ,thers.
B'eswax, Dr:el Fruit. Furs, Sine Root
Metals, Rags. 1axseed, &c. &C., &C., &c.
Prompt AMI careful attention given to all
shipments, anl account sales with REMIT
lance rendered Oh all sales without delay.
NEw YORK MISUNDERSTANDING ntio =
al Bank; Seventh Ward National B,nk.
Messrs. HALLGARTEN & Co.. rs well rs all
respectable merchants throughout Virginia
and Tennessee.
Jan. 20, is a.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-01-27

The Duke of Edinburgh son oi
Queen Victara. was on Friday last,
married 10 the Grand DucIes Maria
daughter of the Car of Russia. Great
i. the rejoicing ia England and Rus
STA.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-01-27

Judge Hughes has taken his family
to Norfolk to reside.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-01-27

A young man named Alexander, at
Rogersville, attempted suicide last
week, ard came very ucar succeeding
at it, and all Oh account of the rough
course of true love.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-01-27
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

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wear. begins Jan. Sth. VA. II. RUSSELL, PIN
cipai.
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200 Pianos and Organs

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sry during this Financial Cricis and the
Holidays. IN ROR race WATERS d son,
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New SOrk. Agents wanted to sell Wa.
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Orchestral Organs. IlIustI lated Gaia.
Ogues mailed. Great Inducements TO
the Trade. A-IarGe discount te -A tHfs-
ters, churches, Sunsiay.SchOOls, etc.
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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-01-27

At Cincinnati OH the 81 Pat
Naughton was fined 500, and zen
tenced to TO the work house for Fix
months for throwing 1--we dog into
the red hot furnace OF Il lucOnIutlvr,
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BUY YOUR DRY GOODS OF
LEVY BROTHERS

4ua money Dr. don1 Greuf eauchous kuye Aee,
90ae az Ire paTces nESS GOODS, order to close oni
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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-01-27

The work OF the Legislature has roi
YET come from the Committees, and
there is very little yet worthy of spe-
cific note
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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-01-27

The trial Of McCarty for the killing
OF Mordecai in duel, has been COM
p!-ied, but we have not the verdict
Net.
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StieH's Pianos.

Jan. 6, '14-tf
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-01-27
On Tuesday, 3Ist of March next.
$4,000 CASH GIFTS.
$500, 1000,
LIST OF GIFTS:

Till ne distributed among ticket holders.
The Iick' Is printed ir con ,ous, If tenths,
nd all fractional parts will be represented in the
liz IL. LII
, 1874-05-23

When phIppoa o'sr tue reeliug Atlantic,
10 rucI ollr irainH
With tle fever pains
Tllt hare tlrybu tha old world frantic.
Yet. Mr.. Spoakor, why should We annex these
iBluuiss Sumo harsh and orabbel person ltka
MY friend from Indiana [alr. Hol1lHnl or my
friend from Vermont [hlr. Willardl will ask mo
why we want no distant and axtrayagant d rcln-
tlon. rerhups i aen peculiar, Wo can have
nothing wors0 tAnn NO now have. Almost uny-
thing would 10 better. It waB Joah Billings who
remarked:
nayer ownol kamme-looparu yet, and: tope
sliGu; but if sloa aS to tuke u payment Of
dot, I Hllool kunailcr had Lost the .,et twice.
perhapa ha Ind this sort OF ucquisition in Ills
eyeB.
crrpA AND CIVIL R1anrs.
Nafore entarng upon tho enormous travel
and auqusitlon contemplated by thA report,
when called upon to protect mud annex such i
people, 3d. 900 Atrong iii the South toa nltipodes,
thu we do not protect and enlarge into tha light
OF liberty tie thousands who aro In alayery near
Ill., OH tho 1slund OF CubRl 1t 1uiEht a1so bn
well to consider, whom wo havo 40 many local
aud tlolieHtln questions connected with our In
dlal and other coored races, growing out OF
tllair desire to llyo und to Dn buried equally with
how, before we recognize asld organize another
racc. Certainly our irterosta with Cuba involve
iu MlNny why's our ecOnonlioD, not merely ns to
lr1xurles like cigars, but a. to noosssayina
ilko sugar. It involves the liLerly OF q raee
which made our Civil War, and cost us saycn
billions os raouey and tt million OF men. 1Int
I'm craving saliouB, meant onlY to l,reHuut
tho best side or this remarkable foreign affair.
nEk6oN1 THO AND con fon ANNEXATION.
When We consider thu iotativo distances of
thut partinlualsna aud volcanoes hav 50 aho,tud-
cd thoroin thai tho pationt work Of bilious OF
coral l,au behn distributed By Tho promaturo Ap.
pasrAt9a VI naVAls Al1 Rfsulto 1t II pleR tlAs II
, 1874-05-23
comou within tho linitod powors Of our Federal

comou within tho limitod powors Of our Federal
noysln1nGnt! Moreover, when We ,vn,erntcr
fluna mud Aora-that wo urt, making lho
Yosemite md Yellowstone Parks tri,utary to
scienco by Federal exploration nnd publication;
when oven onr Capitol Is decorated with the
birds md boosts md craeping things of our
hOmiBrlnrs MID m theHo niAttorH nre dofonded
AZ within tho pnrvlow Of Federal authority
who doea not rojoicn in the discovery by our
Comnasionor Of tAo Hpott1d h,inko TINT croWB
ana tho extinct doto, Which, like tho phwnx
and tho griffin, aro delivered from the unknown
MunrhatiaGn arc not, Tor reaBons uunocosaary 10
le1learao. 1t for publication by n ver,clors At,-
nniAtration, but Tic luminous aud unpleasant
truths OF this pamphlet aro Indispensable to
Eetleral Legislation and tho averago Intelligence.
For instance, We. lnye long baen discussing
jlnnucoH, with their mutations md contrnctIons,
What ray Of light Ia cast upon tlleHo abet,1,so
subjucta by tho discussion Of our COMMISSIONER
Of tho saorcd natal
Many reasons might DO urged for tho ncqutsl-
ton Of thoso isles. Not bccause perpetual sum.
NOR there, si1n,noss In tho sunny air not TO-
ca,,so breal-fi1ltt Is produood without planting
plowing, narrowing. or resping not because
Tho cocoa givos from tho fruitful bosom Of
mother oartll its mills for young mud old not
because polygnmy there prevails aud ChriBtian-
not because II rooognizoa caata and las "matu
for legal-tender; not because IL adopts tho dis
cartlol toifetsea Of our civilized dnn,ea
aud delnoisolloB; but bccauaa tho $4,000
sndigencs will, whom annexed, beoomo con-
sumers Of our products; mud, when thoy buy our
hatchetn aud rnils, our whisky aud tol,acou, our
har-plns and lloop-skirtH, our hynln-boolss and
Biblos, will WI not In This timo OF ttiutresa
here ada to our rnvonues7 Hence, I mn for
slr: Flsh's pronoaltion. Not, hoTevor, Dc !
A1ark Twain received from tho Persian pasha
his picture Bok iu diamonds. lie exclaimed, 20,
, 1874-05-23

The elephant ut tho Geological! Gardens, Dub
lip, innocontly got Ills keeper Into trouble on
tllu, Esd OF April. Staff Surgeon Luokle, VINO
had been In tho Ashantce war, dropped in the
ILo elephant saw tho ring drop. put forth Lis
trunk aud picked It up. Doing i'll tho habit Of
giving to his keeper coins and other inalgoBtiblo
prcsents n,ado to lin by admiring spectators, lie
gaye tho ring to Ills keeper. 80 far the keeper
vas sata--tho elephant was tho unconscious
thicf. l,nt tho whole transaction wau :eon by
others and the keeper being taxed with having
the ring In his possession, sad 10 know nothing
about It. uo was then observed to throw some
thing away which waB foMna TO DO tue ring. 10
was t,uel 20 shillingH. Tho elephant npproprl-
atcd other pooplo'H goods. Tie lteopor NAB The
recpivcr.
, 1874-05-23
(sriMnIl1tlt In the kllrOtatfN.

FF1tI tHE 1T9HUHIWt I5fUIhfTHWa
During the recent galaB the schooner Eaglot
lay iu Tobermory hagb0r. In furling the lnnin-
sail, ent belonging to tho vessel without tho
knowledge Of tile snilora, got rolled up, aud
oscupo from lts conuemont. Tor twenty-three
days tAe sall lay untouched, and during that
tlnlo laor pusB was cloao prisoner, Without
fooa or drink, and with only urlall quantity of
air. WEon The aaia was unfnrlod the cat dropped
out III u..ctl n wenkly state TINT it could not
ntaud. Tho sailors nMrsed their tayorte so cs1e-
fully ttlat in y day or two 1t WaB skipping about
tho YsRael ~ il nothing had hRppeuea.
, 1874-05-23
.a'lle s:lr1 Of the l'ertaA.

IF0Nt Tic .F0o ltFE Hda.
A very ninsnlar style III watiiE prevails to O.
great e1tont amonE ihc ladies' oG Now FORK who
nro pleused to oail tllonlselyos fashionablos.
Arms nkImbo, heAd tossed an ona side, and eyes
turned lnnye..Ysrt thoy nn,luter down the street
An embodiment al itnpuslenco aud Bang froid
painful 10 nee nmo,ls Iadles. Tho "El1l Of tho
period y is unsIueHtl1nably bold IN !ooks, 1t not
i e agHnnP5. + ,a u .4 saSses,tY Il Hs aS.,v .1 Re-