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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-05-19
EE ENT and COMMENT

4 Mr.. Pratt, Of Newbern, shot and
wounded through the chest. one ]. Y.
toiding, last monday week, because
he ran from arrest OH suspicion Of hav-
lBg stolen hog. The Justire acquitted
Pratt and bailed Folding. This
Thing Of shooting men charged with
Trivial theft has become 30 common
that "A check should be given it. Fold
ing may have been guilty, bat ii did not
forfeit his life, and would not have
done 50 If he had Leen proven guilty.
Mr.. Conrad Of the Montgomery
Messenger. was in the recent smash
up on the Orange d Alexandria r. r.
IL tie som mersault Of he iadirs car he
fell head-fOremrst into the lap of a
lady. and the lady was not hurt by it,
Rather light editor must Conrad be,
or rather a tough woman must that
have been. Which will you have it
Conrad?
Co... Kemper has appointed Geo.
". Easlcy, Judge of the good old coun-
~ of Giles, vice, p. H. STROLLER. re
signed. The appointment is a CORD
one and will please the people, the
bar included.
Contrary TO the prayers of Brooks,
the Legislature did assemble. and
when II did IL recognized Governor
Baxter. The President will respect
the decision and then Brooks has
Girntted his brief day and will be kick
-d from his villianously usurped seat
sadder but a combicss cock of radi-
20 ism. The bloody seed which Pinch.
beck and Durell sOwed in Louisiana
- thus hearing wholesome fruit Grant
rarely burns his fingers twice on the
same sort Of iron.
Flood, famine, and pestiIence fol
low In mournful proximity each TO the
others. All the lower Mississippi Val
lev lies under the flood and We arc
told that as the waters recede. Cholera
has appeared in Memphis. BY this
same dou' it came in 20. ChattanOo-
"a - said 10 be fes. ering with small
pox, 4 disastrous winter has follow
ed terrible summer, 10 he succeeded
10y cold and unhealthy Spring Now
the dog days seem 10 have come on
May day and We look for Cholera to
claim its prey.
4 reservoir covering 12J acres with
water, thirty feet deep. above Spring
ii"ld, Mass. burst ON Sunday morning
a1d overwhelmed the valley below.
he people were generally at break
.a-t and about 60 lives and a crea'
amount of property were DESTROYED
The reservoir was Intended to supply
water 10 the factories below.
In tho (ranaraI C,r c,r,,,oo sc H.
southern MethodistG at Louisville. the
case of DIR. Huston has beeen referred
10 IA committe, which is likely to re-
port with some degree of favor to that
deposed deviEe.
Measures looking 10 a reconciliation
of the two churches are not regarded
a. promising more than a toning down
oi tile feeling, between them. Union
= not looked to by those who think
they know.
No more Bishops will be elected il
i thought, hut if the should be. DR..
Duncan of va. is said to have the
'"-t prospect and Nashville tn nks she
viii get the other, in the person of
D. McFerrin or DR.. Haygood or Dr.
toung.
Andy johnson Spoke by invitation
To the people of Memphis, OH Satur-
day evening.
Cholera has appeared at Memphis.
50 say passengers on the daily trains.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-05-19
OUR ANSWERS!
The Railroad War in Va.

Certain of or friends in the
Clinch Valley have requested that
we present our views touching the
Valley r. R. enterprise, and we
are quite willing that they shall
know definitely what we think con-
corning this and other schemes, all
Of which agree in the ultimate and
sole purpose 10 wound, in order
hat their projectors may capture,
the A. NJ. & o. road.
1t is a well known fact that the
two roads which connect at Bristol,
were designed by the Legislatures
of Va. & Tenn, to be parts of
through line connecting the Sea-
board at Norfolk, with the cor
verging roads at Chattanooga. 1t
IS equally well known that the two
States acted simultaneously in the
construction, and that aid extended
by each State to the construction,
OF its link, would have been with
held, if the construction Of the 9th
cr had not been pledged and as
sured. In short that tie lire from
Chattanooga TO Lynchburg, was a
Joint work secured by the two
States to carry out the joint pur-
pose named, no one can deny
Under the old system of detached
iinks, 'hese two roads were worked
in harmony, the owners of neither
having designs upon the other
Cnder the new system of consoli~
dated lines, now rendered nccessa-
r. by its prevalence elsewhere, the !
ccnsulidation Of those two reads,
has been regarded as a forgone
conclusion, and the separate and
hostile ownership OF the Va. &
Tenn. systems, Las led to a system
: demonstrations against the integ-
~ and very existence of the Yir-
/: mia line, which has caused that
nc TO pause for It's self protection.
at for hostile flank movements,
9 A, M. & o. Co, would have
we'd promptly t" Cumberland
an. Tfat ageaue having been
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-05-19

Nlpkirs, ! rye size pure linen. ct
81 20. 81 0J and up to S. 90 Der
dozen.
Honey Conb Qlilts at 1925, SIS
and 81 o.. all extra large yes and
much below regular prices,
large size Marseiis QIilts at si01
and Sc 90, worth SIS 90 ard s. yJ
Genuine French wove Linen SIR,
Blsoms at - cts, wor,h % cents
and no mistake.
English Cheviot: Shir;ings at % Ct.
per yard; no , don't pay 81 cents
elsewhere for the same goods.
Cash's Trimmings, suitable for trim
ming Ladies' and Children's gar
ments, at so cents for a piece oF
II yards. worth 81 90.
Bob in Id e. pure linen. Is yards
for 30 cts, would be cheap at 5 cents
per yard Daisy Ruff at ID and -
cents Cor a piece OF yards, worth
double the money: Everlasting En-
broidery Elge at 50 cents for piece
Of II yards, worth 10 cents per yard.
Pillow Case Laces at %, - cents
and 81 90 per dozen yards, very
cheap: Crochet EIgi1gs at - and
p cents for II yards wcrth cents
per yard; H,m5urs Z Igings and In
settings from ~ cents to 81 81 per
y4rd: the new style Gilt and Silvered
b al Eur Rings and Sleeve and Coiar
BIttDns at all prcas; Jet Nec'i La
cc:, Breast Pins. Err ngs, Brace
lets. Studs and Sleeve Bu toIs, In
bieacl, d Knitting. Cotton, :, and
. strands, at - cents per pound
Bleac.ied Knitting Cotton in bali at
- cents per pound Tor all siz S Cot
to, Yam At 81 40 per bund e Of FIVE
p1ua Is. Go ,t's. JDhn Clark. Jr. aud
ClAra's Q n. T. Spoil Cotton ut
{ cents per d1z"n; PAP er Cuff, f,-
Ladies n - cents I IA box of ten
p,i's, always sold at 50 ceuts; Linen
Collars ard CuTs Of all q a tiles Of
the I.test sly les; i ia ass .r;meut of'
reldy-inId: Chem;scS. y GIT Gowns
Ere sing SIcque,. Dtawers ami
i rns's: Sewing MIchrne Oil At -
C t pr bottle fnr the be t in use:
S."inc i chine Needl AT do aud
30 cert Tor q p per of ten Needles:
Linen II ,rkerchi-t> at ~ cen'> 81 90
81 30 a. d S &C per dozrn; En- ,ruid-
cred ans Lee iltnL erch els at cerv
great bargain $; Striped sad j aim
Cotton II '>e Tor ladies and Ch.l-
dren P.rI>ols III great variety anI
NJ ~ great bargains ) erIand
Sh4wl>, Ice PnInts Il irk VI .riuo
SI9wlS, and full so tment of OH
er sly; fer the season; Inflnr>'
FrarS WuiS'S from 80 cents to s. 90
| Il - Embroidered Roles TO
s! 30 to $40 %; Striped and plain
y n'rg ID rck Oh Cloths Red Cnrc:l
and Willie Netting, Rigs. Mats anI
Car2etS IN great variety New York
Mills and W, III ,utta Cotton at II
cents par ward Fruit of The Loom 1T
ID cents d Cotton at l6s CEN,
iull width Urb CACHED Sheetiug nj p
cen :: Iuli width B.eached Slt citing
NJ SO cents per yard: 81 acheI an
UnbleAchrd 20 ton of all tire popular
make, ret1iled at Wholesale phi e.:
Laurel d yard wide Unbleached Cot
ton at | cents per yard and thou
sands D! her articles not enumera e.
ted Ia this advertisement. all of which
vii be sold at the lowest prices for
cash on " at wholesale or retail.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-05-19
A Handsome Present.
Confederate and Federal Ameni-
ties.

ties.
The VI irion Patriot and Herald
has the following:
"Oar friend, Captain G. II Fudge,
IF this place, received very hand
some testimonial q few days ago FIR, m
Federal officer whom he captu ed
during the war 1t seems that at the
attack on Fort Stedman, before
Petersburg, on the 18th of March,
1868, Lieutenant rockingham, of the
50 Massachusetts infantry, was cap
tured by Captain Fudge. who took
his sword from him. Through Mr.
John S. Slater, of this place, who
knew Lieutenant Frothin CLAM, Cap
tain +. learned that he was very
anxious for the recovery of the sword,
IS it was a present from a relative,
and highly priced. Captain T. very
generously sent it to him, and in
return Lieut.. rockingham presented
him with a very handsome napkin
ring valued at SIS. The ring is two
inches wide and two in diameter, #
solid coin silver, and upon it is the
following inscription: Presented to
Capt. G. Fl. Fudge, late of the Con-
federate army. by Lieut.. ". i
rockingham. late Of the 59th Massa-
cEusetls Vol Inf. in token of re-
pect COR his generosity in returning a
sabre ana belt captured from Il e
latter at the attack ON Fort Ste oman,
before Petersburg. Va, March
18th. 1869"
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-05-19
The SiaInese Twins.-TheirF Final
and Permanent Burial.

For more than month the bodies
of the Siamesc Twins have been
exposed in we'll ventilated room in
order that they might decay to such
ar extent, before their final burial as
to render an exhumation, by ad
venturers, absured and valueless.
On Tuesday, the 2Gth day of April,
1874, the bodies of the Twins We
decently inferred near the residence
of one Of the families. about q miles
from Mt. Airy. Rev. J II. Lewelen
Missionary Baptist, conducted the
burial services. Quite a large con-
gregation was present. - NSitOr
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-05-19

THE President hes about settled
the Arkansas trouble. Tie Lrgis>
lature met and recognized Baxter
and the Executive proclamation
was at once issued, warning the
Brooks party and all ether dis
turbers, to dispense and go to work
in ten Gays, or Federal thunder
will awake them from the pleasant
little diversion. Some presume
the matter has been ended, and that
the Louisiana plan no longer passes
current at Washington or in the
Mississippi Valley.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-05-19

The effort to snake Jake Thorn
burg cut of his well won seat in
Congress from the Knoxville Dis
trict. is, as the little folks would
say, the Houk-iest movement that
has been Matched in East Tennessee.
If the Democrats can't reeaptura
it, Thornburg is entitled to it by
divine right, and he will get it too
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-05-19
Large Land Trade I'm TazewelI

Mr.. Isaac E. Mcdonald of Wy
oming Co., W. Va, has exchanged
his celebrated farm for the equally
celebrated one of Mr.. G. Pearls
George, On Blueston, in Tazewell
Co., Va. The latter is one of the
most valuable grazing farms in the
Country. 1t lies twenty miles East
of JeferEonville, and contains near
$500 acres. Mr.. Mcdonald,
pays Mr. George $4,000 differ
ence.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-05-19
Dissatisfied,

The Petersburg Meas contains the
following. Disappointment mus. sink
the heart of Vim. B. Degges, Of
Norfolk. va, for after having been
immortalized, with the aid of the
telegraph, by the announcement that
he held the lucky, ticket which drew
12,500 in the late Norfolk lottery
it turns out that the ticket was held
by Chicago gentleman. We wonder
if there is not some mistake about
the S25. 600 prize ?-we thought we
bought the prize ticket, and will not
believe otherwise until the lucky Reid
divides with us.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-05-19

Excellent Fast Colorel Calicoes a
81 and 10 cents per yard.
Lancaster Printed Cam res at /;
cents per yard.
Domestic GineIam5 at g., 10 anC
12k cts rer yard.
WASH PopIins at l2I cents per y I'd
worth l62.
Wash Poplins, % inches wide, at l6:
cents yer yard worth % GEMS.
New York cuitings 70 inches wide
at leg cents per yard. wor % els.
Black silks from 81 20 10 81 20 pei
yard, all very cheap.
ColIcrcd Silks from ST 90 to s. SO
rer yard, extraordinary bargains.
Striped Silks at 81 20, would be cheap
at 81 ..
Japanese Popi;ns at IS, so and So
cts, decided bargains.
Japanese Silks from 80 cents TO 81 90
per yard.
We call special attention to the
Stripes 80 &c t. per yari, we'll
worth 40 Cet.lS.
De Beees, MOhairs and Alpacas in
all the new shades, from % cents
to 30 cents per yard.
Black Apacas and Mohairs from 20
cent TO 81 25 rer yard, all very
cheap goods
Black Australian Crepe at 30 cents,
worth % cents per yard.
Black Cashmere at % cents, worth 40
cents per yard.
Bcmbazlnes Trmise and De LANES
for mourn ing in all qualities.
Trimming Silks, SAITH $ ard Felcurs
for trimming.
Shirted cf Pulled mus in at 80 cents,
Worth 81 90 per yard,
Tucked CLmbrick at 50. 81 90 2nd
81 % per yard.
Soft finished Conn rick, full var wide
at 20 cents; woItL 20 cents FER
va d,
Victoria Lqwn,- Swiss Muslin ard
Checked Muslins. Al great bargains,
India Twill Long Cloth at" n.
worth 80 cents. per yard.
Cur;Iir Muslin. striped .'w tn worried
borde', at 20 c,nts Per yaft, o ID
so is.
CLr,ain Muslin, extrl uid" (embrn.d-
cred) % cts cost } ! cents gold
to import and us.allI sod at 90
cents per yard.
Elegant Lace CLr ii G.om $50 90
to SIS 90 a set Tor two airduwS.
Handsome Nottingham L ce Curtains
al 81 80 set tor two WINDOWS.
Also full assortment fr m So 90
$50 co set for two windows
Nottingham Ice FIR Curtains from
30 cents to 81 % per yard al very
cheap.
Birds Eye Diaper. warranted Ii. en-.
st - al d - cents per ya,d. " ,rlh
50 and 10 cents
Linen Finish Cotton iaTcr 81 $! -
for piece Of 10 yards, sold every
where 81 30 piece
Lie Sleeting, fu'l 10 wide, at
81 90 worth 81 30 I.cr ynd.
Table Clothes full two yards long,
and warranted all Tue lIen at
ST %, worth 81 50.
Huckahack ToAels at 81 p. 81 80.
s. 90, s. p and s. 90, all VII oh
are very much below regular pri-
CeS.
Linen Doylies or Fringed n ,pkius at
so, 60, - cents and 81 90 pr do
en-, all very cheap except those 1t
80 cents.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-05-19
The Inst Eight.

The following is the closing vote in
the House OIL Il e Cumberland Gap
extension OIL Thursday night. We
publish it as standing rec0rc. of OuT
enemies. This signal defeat of all the
schemes of Senator PridemOrt aid
Mr., Richmond to injUre the prosperi-
ty of the Atlantic, Mississippi and
Ohio railroad will, we hope, put all
such enemies to shame, and deter all
similar assaults in the future:
AYEs-Messrs. Armstrong, Bagwell.
Beaton, Bickings, Bohannon, B0ykin
Brady, Brown, Campbell, p. J. Car
ter, a. J. Clark, Matt Clark, Cocker
lille, CoghiIl, Cox, Crank, DAVIS, Fitz-
patrick, Flood, Foster, Franklin, Full
kerson, Gillian, Gilman Goodwin.
Graves, Haden, Hamilton, Hill, J. II.
Hoskins, Jet, P. X. Jones, II. S.
Jones. Jordan. b. w. Lacy, j. H. La
cy. Lipscoub, Lowell, Lovcnstein,
Loving, Lucas, Magrud,r, May, Nc
Goginal, Montague. j. L. Nash, w.
A. Nash. Neeley, Nickens, Norton,
PannilI, Popham, Rains, RIddlcbar-
ger, Sprstt, Stovall, Swami. Taylor,
Thomas Turner, Wharton, Whitaker,
Williams, Withers, Wager, and Yourg
Go.
NoEs-Messrs. Allen, Anderson, Ar
mentrout, Blair. Branch, Brooks, J.
A. Carter, Jack Carter, Cecil, Dooley,
Finney, Gaines. p. Gibson. Grayson,
Harris, Harrison, Henderson, doen-
ninger. Holbrook, HIdgin, Hunter.
James, KoiDer, DamkIn, Lee. Lew
is, Lightner, Lipps, Longley. Lybrook
Massey, Mcmillan, Moore, Moss, Guild
Pendieton, Powell, Richmond, Rog-
ers Round, Scruggs, Shumate, Stuart,
SyphaX, Taliaferro, Van Auken,
Webb, VIM, and Mr.. Speaker-49.
There some recorded in the mega
tive, whose names we deeply regret t.
see there. A sober secord though,
perhaps. will cause them to regret i,
hpmsnlves p bn1o719 IVbj0
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-05-19
For Little People.

The Adam and Eve apple question
is not yet settled, as stated in the
Independent April 9, 1874, viz Adam
8 and Eve 8 also-l6. But Adam
said :, See, l ate one, or G 181 OF
100. 49," Eve replied "See, ]
excel, [ ate two. or ClAL l82, OF
100, l40, 1872" Total, 100,240,363.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-05-19
senator Summers Wife's Name.

BosToN, May 1.-THE petition of
Alice Mason Sumner, formerly mar
ried to Senator Sumner, for permits
sion 10 Change her name to Alice
Mason, was granted by Judge
Ames in the Probate Court to day.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-05-19

A WRITER in the Knoxville
CHRONICLE, calls Sam WINS "the
old man of the PosT." He may
be the I'D man OF the post, but he
is true man of the period.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-05-19

That portion of East Tennessee,
which the Morristown GAZETTE
calls "petty ink-s!ingers" and
whom it says arc purchased by free
passes, and all because they de-
noucc the Morristown snit against
the E. T. Va. & Ga. r. R., fol halt
a million, by pimp who claims he
is injured because the pauses at the
stations are not timed by procla-
nation, is nov charged with hav>
ing incurred a heavy penalty by
smuggling through the mails inside
his last issue, the advertisement of
a cancer charlatan. If this be true
the GAzETrE's opposition to dead
headism is a qualified one.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-05-19
WE WANT TO BUY
VEVHOMAs
Re Oper ed by
j. NJ. THOMAS.

Mh'h street, Bristol, Tenn.
HAVE again reopenel the Thorn
as House. on Main Street, and AM
prepared to furnish first-class accom-
m0datIon 10 the public. No money
and no pains will he spared l, make
iile MOTEL all it was in it's palmiest
days.
Boarders will be received on sod
terms.
Being provided with good stables l
AN prepared to furnish stalls. food anu
attention to horses.
Rail road passengers will find the
house located in easy distance Of the
Passenger Exchange. the tables well
furnished and lodging unsurpassed.
Poriers regularly at the trains TO to
ceIvP bagg"ge anl conduct pa sengers
Jan G. '7i-tf
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-05-19
A FAT TAKE
BAILEY NURSERY.
$4,000 Apple Trees.

" E offer for planting this Spring stock
w of3 year old TREES, well-gIown,
thrifty, large and fine, to 9 feet high, OF
the best sorts for this section. viii bear
second and third year with proper care.
Fifty select kinds. Price 50 per dozen,
so for $40, 100 for $50, 500 for SIS, 1000 for
$50, delivered at the Nursery.
Also 20 varieties of Peaches year
budders-S3 per dozen, $50 per 100.
Cherries SOC Each. Standard Pears 75c;
Dwarf Pears soc each.
Our stock is warranted true to name and
of the best quality. Produce or grain taken
in exchange. Nursery farm 8 miles West
W. B. KELLY s. CO,
Abingdon. Va.
March s, ls74.-tf.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-05-19
1T WILL PAY YOU TO PURCHASE YOUR
DR - GOODS
B r 0 II e R S.

THEIRS is STRICTLY A ONE PRICE STORE.
So hesitate about sending your oers, you get vonr goods
the price as if you present.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-05-19
The British Quarterly Review.

We have received the April num-
Der of this admirable publication.
whose table Of contents is very at
tractiVe. 1t contains The Antiquity
of Man, The Prospects of Persia.
Public Worship in Large Towns,
Aspects OF the Agricultural Labor
Question. The Electric Telegraph
IA most interesting and instructive
article The New Parliament and
David Livingstone. The book notices
are Of great value.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-05-19

Gold ill New York yesterday
112 IA.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-05-19

JOB WORK o. all kinds neat
executed at the News Office
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-05-19

VA. & TNNN.
II AElNG located in this place We reg
pectfully solicit the patronage Of thu
citizens of Bristol GOodson, Washington,
Scott, Smythe and Ice counties, Va, anO
Sullivan, Washington and Green, Tenn.
Satisfae elton GUarE ORNAMENTAL
PLASTERISG SPECIALITY.
Orders from town and country promptly
attended to. Give us a trial oct I5-tt
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-04-17
AntI-MOnoDOIy

Is the title Of a very handsome Grange
picture that has just come under our obser-
walton, which truthfully represents the
present condition Of the farmer and monop.
oily. There are many figures represented,
and among the number we notice the farm
ers who have come 10 market with their
grain, and find that in instead OF receiving
a good price for same, they are compelled
to give spectators four bushels in order
to get one to market. The artist has been
wonderfully successful in representing this
idea. We notice the elegent depots and
elevators, together with the "royat trains
Of the railroad monopolist, and in the dis
lance the magnificent home of the magnate,
while on the other side is the farmers
home, showing, in its condition, that he
monopoly leave him no remuneratiye re.
turn for his labor. There are other won
derful and truthful ideas delineated in this
valuable and interesting work Of art, and
and we predict It's sale TO be immense. We
understand that II is TO be sold only by
subscription through regular authorized
agents. Messrs w. w BosrwicK & Co,
Nos. III and l79 Wet Fourth Street, Gin
cinnati, o., are the publishers, and any
communication addressed TO them, for cir.
uular and terms, will receive prompt at
lenlion. We commend this engraving 10
the public and hor e some good energetic
person will secure the agency in this sec
ton.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-04-17
Mr.. Persons Rises to Elk
plain.

j. II. Persons is out with letter in
this weeks Herald, in justification of
the position taken by him in reference
to taxing the West Wisconsin railroad
lands. Ofcourse he has taken that
"inevitable MORSE" as his text, since
he would otherwise have been unable
to gain a starting point. He says that,
che (MoRsE) has been publishing arti-
cles charging me (him) with misrepre-
senting the people of Pierce county"
We made that statement boldly,
James, but we did not state by what, or
by whom you was "infuenced."
Again Mr.. Persons says:
"His charges being based upon the
fact that, one year ago l voted for the
repeal of the law of 1870, exemptinc
the West Wisconsin lands from taxation,
and against 1t du ring the past winter.
THIS I do not deny
Our charges were not based upon
any such fact, Mr.. Persons, since your
cotiag first one ray and neat the other,
had nothing to do with the views of
your constituents. You was elected
upon the supposition that your views
were unchanged upon that question.
You knew this fact at the time, and
yet you turned your back on your con-
stituents, aud stultifed your former rec
ord.
After giving his reasons for opposing
the giving of the St. Croix land grant
to the North Wisconsin in the fight Of
one year ago, (Which reasons we viii
not now stop to consider) Mr.. Persons
again says
"Under existing circumstances,
considered it policy to vote as l did
Pierce county is fortunate enough to re
qulre no legislation in that respect, anc
if other counties are less fortunate,
can grieve for them, as | still regard tn,
principle of the law, as altogether
wrong"
There's conundrum for you. Mr.
Persons "stiW regards The lorinciiple O
The laV as altogether 'crOng," and yet he
voted to sustain it. Stupidity is nc
name for such bungling apology