Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-06-30

EUGEEE Hale is now our Post Mas
ter general, Cresswell having resigned,
~ he states, for private reasons. me
President pays him high compli-
Incnt ca his retiring.
Hon. Jno. Amber Smith, on the
floor Of Congress, accused Andre"
Washburn Of the Custom House, Rich
noud, Of having sWiHdled the govern
ment out Of sixty-siX thousand dollars.
and ALI that said WashbuTn did about
it, was to accost Smith on the Street,
by saving, "you have made false state
ments about me-" and theTeuPon
Smith smote him with his umbrella,
and thereupon. Washburn proceeded
10 break his umbrella over Smith, and
that was al.
Fugcne Hale Of Maine, the new Z.
u. General. is only IS years OF age. and
has been thrice elected 10 Cogress.
The New stockholders of the Peters
burg Illdcc and appeal. had tie good
nse. ID elect, by unanimous vote
Mr.. Z. :. Gregory "a its Editor. We
could have told this bIt OF good news
earlier, but for the fact, that we get
inst abo-t one-sixth only, of the daily
Issues OF that paper. We are not
grumbliBg about 1t, hut We would ike
10 see the paper regularly.
President grant has gone on a visit
- the Greeenbrier White. and viii also
visit his Aunt, Mrs TOmpkius, near
the Hawks Nest. To the people of
Ntiilersi Ferry, who, from the depths
- 70 IA n ar
sublime summit, he viii present an
irlpOsing picture Of contraction.
The Brazilian cable has been COM
ple.ed and the Emperor Of the slave
Empire, has exchanged congratula-
tons with Grant and NictOTa. Now
We can tell the price Of coffee in 4 mo-
1eut. We are glad 10 state. that the
nrst whisperinss of the cable tell US
tha. an immense crop has been gath
cred. and that the price must come
DOWN.
Syracuse y. Y. had last Tuesday
evening, an accident which was very
like unto the terr BILE disaster IL the
Capitol at Richmond, save that the
number of deaths, is less than one
fourth of the list Of that memorable OC-
casion. 4 awberry festival, was
being held In one of the parlor rooms
in the second story of the Baptist
Church. when the floor gave way,
precipitating some go persons to the
story below. About II were killed
aud many wounded. The girder sup
porting the floors, was suspended by
an IRON rod, 10 the stsucture
Of the principal roof, and
that iron rod gave way. 1t was night
aud the lights were extinguislIed, the
gas pipes being broken.
Marshal Poucha, commander of the
Spanish government troops, was killed
last Sunday in an attack on the CaTlisJ
entertainments near Estella. Gen. 10,
hola will succeed TO the command.
Carlists have been outiianked, and il
i supposed viii abandon Esteila.
Knoxville will celebrate the 4th with
q grand picnic and an address by Gen.
Burnside.
New York City has had another case
or hydrophobia. DR.. Butler, the vete-
TinaFy surgeon, who has devoted
lifetime to the diseases of dogs and who
denied the existence OF any such d. I
sease As robes, died recently. victim /.
II the terrible malady. having been /
bitten 10y poodle. Still more recent /
u another citizen Of the great city I
died Of the inconceivably terrible d. /
sease.
Theodore Tilton OF the Golden Age, .
is about TO demonstrate that we live in +
. british age. He now openly asserts |
that Henry Ward Beecher, the great
est preacher Of the world, was a few /
years ago guilty of criminal intima-
cy with his wife. He publishes 1
Beecher's letter:
The Congregation, of Plymouth 4
Church decline to investigate unless /
Tilton will make definite charges
Beecher says he will preserve his usual /.
silencs about il. This bids fair to be-
come the sensation OF the day for let .
B-echeT be a. silent as he may, and /
let Tilton be as Indefinite Is he viii. I
the public Will pick up this story Of /
Victoria Woodruff ana il will til on
at the great preacher until, we guess,
lac viii sneak