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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-03-24
About The Veto.

Among the lettels received by the
Governor o-day coRSratu,au, Z hin
upon lis veto OF the charter Dill, Wis
ole from Governor Letcher AID an
other irLnl Hon. Alexander St, phenS,
of Georgia. The latter remarks tina
he IS Il Constant reader of Virginia
papers, and does the Gufernrr tn
compliment of prOnnunc,ng his vet.
message the ablest Safe COG III. eni
that has emAnatcd from a Go.ernor
Of Virginia since tia! time Of JAIME,
Madison. \ letter from hon. Jno.
y. CAssiIn, OF Iowa Northwes Tern
Democratic members Of Congress.
5.,ys that Governor Dix of New York,
hd Governor kemper are doing the
country an measurable service in
akiug the lead in slemmimg the
tide of Capitalization and standing
.p for 10 al Sc ,f-government,
A day Or two ago when Senator
Alien went to FaFnviIle, a gentlemen
AID to hiIn. [ understand you made
so hLnjircd dOlialS N tne veto of
Pttrt-bu = cha er Atlen re-
..sss. Nv" nus,di ed collars! Wa,
,c just dcpn>ite,s 81, 500. won on /; i.
lie An. io~ A1ner.can Bank
Tie Governor is daily receiving
many very abusive letters, most OF
"nich are from Petersburg and
Anonymous. One man addresses him
as "a damned dog, &c, and accuses
ann OF treachery, corruption. &c.
Rjcltmond Cor. Petersburg ADpeal,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-03-24
SHOOTING INTO HIMSELF.

SHOOTING INTO HIMSELF
The Bristol correspondent OF
the Knoxville CHRoEIcLE ays:-
"The new Railroad from Salem to
this place IS still interesting our
people, and hopes are entertained
That there is a sufficient amount of
independence left among Virgin
ians, for once at least, to resist the
tyrmny Of the "Mahone Rings
So far Gen. Malone has governed
and controlled the Legislature, as
the Southern planter once cons
trolled his Slaves"
Tho lpinions OF this fine CORES
pendent are about on a par with
his Information. In a recent Issue
of the News we published a yer
batim copy of the charter asked by
the Valley r. R. Co., and it makes
Moccasin Gap, point twenty-five
miles west of Bristol, the point for
tal ping the Tennessee line. 1t is
to make amends for the blnnders
OF such IGNORANT as he, that such
leaders as Gen. Malone are needed.
The Valley r. r. extension seeks
to straddlc Bristol and to carry
trade and travel by new route
which would begin at Rogcrsville
Junction, pass % miles north of
Fris oil and end i'll Ba t m re. "Cc
casional" had better be taught which
end of the pistol to hold in hand
before he undertakes to shoot.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-03-24

Upwards of fifty First Premium
Gold and Silver Medals, were awarded
TO EHAS. Nj. S1EIFF. for the best
PIANOS, in competition with all tic
leadi"g factnrie~ II, the country.
Office and Warerooms. No. On. Lib.
erty ST., Baltimore. Md.
The superiority of the Unrivalled
Stieff Piano Forte, is conceded by all
who have compared it with others. III
| their New Grand Square. II Octaves,
the manufacturer has succeeded in
making the most perfect Piano Forte
| possible.
Prices will be found as reasonable
as consistent with thorough work
manship.
A large assortment Of Second Hand
Pianos always OF hand, from $50 to
$500.
We are agents for the celebrated
Burdett Cabinet, Parlor aud Church
Organs, ali styles and prices, to suit
every one, guaranteed To be fully equal
To any made.
Send for Illustrated Catalogue con-
tanning names of over 1500 Southern
eTs, 500 of whom are Virginans.
200 North Car0lnians, $50 East len
nesseeans. and others throughout the
South, who have bought the Stiefl
Piano since the close of the war.
May y, '73-ly.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-03-24
The Paschal Moon.

What is known as the Pqchal Moon
made lis appearance on Thursday
evening. a little after sunset. and
will be at its full at six O'Clock Oh
the evening of Wednesday, the lit of
April. According to the Church
Calendar, the Sunday following the
9TH OF April, will be Easier Day
Sunday next, tie filth Sunday IN
Lent. is called Passion Sunday. and
The Sunday folloaing will be Pal.r
Sun"ay, the commencement os Holy
Week, WHICH is devoted 10 the special
commemoration of the closing events
IN the earthly life of tie Saviour
His betrayal, the institution of the
Eucharist, his trial, CONDEMNATION.
cruciixiOn, death and entombment.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-03-24

rian Csief3h. 5000 have been sui
scribed towards it.
Geo. G. Friscb, and Bob Miller,
have shaken the dust of Wytheville
from their feet, and taken the eastern
bound train for the Penitentiary -
Ffisch is the larkie that robbed Father
Meure:, the Catholic Priest.
LEE Co--.Sentinel-M essrs. Wood
and Wilson, write from Ba. louisville.
hat Louisville pretends that Virgin.
Ia will not meet her at the Gap"
Then Louisville either lies or does not
read.
ATKINS -PoSt.-John Cate, a boy
aged 10. was killed in the suburbs of
Athens. on last Wednesday, by q ter
rife stroke of lightning. He was OIL
horseback, and both horse and rider
were instantly killed.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-03-24
OUR RICHMOND LETTER.
RICHMOND, VA, !
Mar. 10Th, 1874.
To ED. OF THE NEWS

To ED. OF Thu NEWS:
The folly of the Kane-Richmond
pretended move in the Interest of the
&. Gap extension, has been fully de-
mOnstrated, resulting, as predicted, to
the irreparable damage of the people
of Lee, Scott and Bristol. The vim
dictive spirit manifested by the dele
gates from Lee aud Scott. and their
avowed purpose to destroy the credit
of the A. NJ. d o. Company. if they
were not allowed TO dictate their OWN
terms as TO how and wheC the com
pany's money should he spent, has
aroused a feeling of Indignation
throughout all the State not locally in
terested. There is a feeling prevalent
in the Legislature, based upon the
suppOsitiUu, that these delegates re-
feet the sentiment of the people O;
Lee and Scott, (which, for their sake,
| hope is not true) to re. ease the COM
pany from the obligation Of building
the road, upon the company's cancel
ling the bonds set aside for it's con-
s.ruction.
The movement from its very incep-
ton has evinced an objectionable ig-
norance OIL the part Of its authors of
our true interests, OF q fixed purpose
10 destroy the V: lue Of the bonds re-
lied on for the constr uvttiiCiI Of the
road. That they meant mischief from
the beginning, Is now believed from
the disraidly AID cowardly effort of
the Radical Van Auken to destroy the
credit of the company ana bring its
officers into disrepute. The origin of
E,ag.
be fully explained in due NE. The
delegation from Scott and Lee have
taken into their counsels, the notori-
Gus Lobbyist, John Lyons, who for
81 900, undertook to faSten upon his
native city of Petersburg the curse of
Radicalism and to sell out his native
State 10 Thos. Scott for pay. He is
said t, be the author of the Van Auken
minority report iof falsehoods and
SANDERS. The work was too dirty for
the delegates from Scott. and a ready
DOL is found in Van Auken,
Are the people of Scott and Lee will
ling to commit their Interest tn the
tender keeping of John Lyons and
Van Auken? Is it fairly presumable
that inc. Lyons and Van Auken have
the interest Of Lee and Scott much at
heart? FGT cCHtr0, 1 have heard 1t
intimated that somebody was TO be
black-mailed.
Van Aukens' minority report is false
in every allegation, and will be pro-
ven SO OIL the floor OF the House. 1t is
almost unanimously regretted that T
5. Gibson, of Lee, should have permit
ted his Iame To toe associated with that
of Van AuAen in presenting tho false
and slanderous preamble of the mi
nOrity report to the House. The same
was presented by Van Aukcn in
Committee, and Was regarded by the
Committee as so utterly groundless
aud scandalOus, as to be unworthy of
consideration. 1t was tlIen thrust ill.,
TO the House, not with hope or de-
sire of having it considered, bet to get
it published to the world through this
medium, in Ord;r 10 more eifectually
to damage the credit of the Company.
JUSTICE.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-03-24
BrOWDlOW.

4 Washington letter speak pit
fully Of Paison Br1wnlow, of Ten
nessee. lie is taken to his seat n
the Senate ct tMeive, and carrit d
back t. his solitary house ut five.
There J. no cui.ir Ia tue tai. pale
dark haired uan except iii his eyes
which grow restless when auythi :
in IL" deb,i: eAci'eS him. He never
speaks nor moves. nOr smiles, uor
calls Il page, iIDr his Ia EeighbUr.
He is afflicted w,lii a terrible palsy
J hIch makes HIM culver az d treubl,
continually, but the old man means
to die with his harness on. and sits
there by the door on he left of tie
President eat, bilding lis time.
Senator Brownhw passed through
thus city last evening. ca route for
Knoxville. He required tie assis-
tance of two men in going from one
car to another
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-03-24
second DISPATCH.

RICIIM ND, VA. March l9.-Ar,hur
Harris, the negro mail wagon driver,
who was arrested last night for robbing
the mails, was examined by United
States Commissioner Peasants to-day
The testimony was most conclusive,
aud nothing being brought forward in
defence, the accused was sent to Jail to
await the action of the grand jury oil
the United States District Court, which
meets on the eth of April
Cheeks and drafts, amounting to
about 5000 dollars, were recovered,
which involves transactions between
banking institutions and merchants
in this city and other points South,
with Baltimore, Philadt lphia, New
York, Boston and other Northern
cities. The buadlCs found on Harris
person when arrested contained near.
~ three hundred letters.
These robbpries have been going OH
since the Isl February. aud it il i'm
possible To ascertain to what extent
The accused admits having destroyed
many of the letters,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-03-24

as the State held 10 the Virginia aud
Tennessee Railroad Company. and
any other means the Atlantic, Mis-
sippi and Ohio Company may have
received from the State by reason of
it's obligation to complete the Virginia
and Kentucky Railroad. And shall
release to all line stockholders OF the
Virginia and Kentucky Kaiiroad who
may have transferred their SubscrIp-
tions OF capital stOck to the ALiantic.
l1ISsiosIppi aud Un.o Raiifoau CUm-
| paDy, together Hlth al the nivn.vs
ami assets received from the hcil
lucky road and not used Ia pay M
is ueDts. HIth pIUvIso that IL ma
jorils of such Stockholders may ~,
any tune withdraw from the A.iantic,
Missisifpl aud Ono Railroad Com
pAny BY giving tnirty days nOt,ce f..
the papers OF Brlstoi aud LynchUura,
aid certifying tnat TACT TO tie Boaru
o. Public Works, then the Virginia
and Kentucky Railroad Company
shall be reInstated TO all its IIsnLs
aud privileges as fully as though 1t
nad not Consolidated with t AL>
.aniIc, Mississippi and Ohio Company.
Tue minority also reported bill
as Il substitute Tor the bll REPORTED
by the &C mn ttee, accomplished by
L long document which tmey cOn~
slider III expose of the affairs OF Tie
company. The House ordered 1t to
b. printed.
the Gene. al tax bill was amendeA
by requiring tnaL Give per cent. 0.
tue tax on real estate snail be Coz
ieC!ed III United States treasury no. es,
Oh III gold or silver, anu applied to
tue support OF the public free ochUois.
Ihe EiLinate object 81 this amend
::.ent Is to Drlng tue funuindrS bli.
before the courts again for the de-
termination Of the question OF Its
cOustlLutiOnality. Ii a sheriff shOuid
refuse to recel'e coupons III payment
III full OF The tax on real estate due
by any person, an Issue could then
Ue made up fer The courts. A
strenuous but unsuccessful move vas
made by Mr.. Denenle, last wILter,
70 have this same amendment passed. |
ThS consideration OF the bill has |
Progressed as tar as the And SEE
ton.
The vote by which the interest !
bill WAS passed Was reconSidered,
and the bill discussed until ADJOURN
III; mt.
Mr. Griffith. is now trying to get |
his resolution that produced SO great |
a stir few days ago, through the
House Iii the form of bill. The
committee reported it favolably. 1t
provides that al moneys now in th,
treasury or which may hereafter lie |
received from whatever sources not |
other than appropriated, aud not
necessary to deiray the current ex>
peuses OF the State Government be |
constituted a part Of the sinking
fund for the redemption of the STAG
debt, and that the commissioners OF
The sinking fund be instructed to |
invest such money so transferred t.
said fund in the bOLdS of the Stale |
of Virginia at tneir present market
value.
Mr Griffith says be does not mean
reputation immediate or ultimate.
and that he and lis measure have
been n iSuuderstood, he desires I'll,
whole question to come before the
Legislature again.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-03-24
TUE ABINGDON RESOLU-
TIOSS.

Tho resolutions adopted yester~
lay At Abing Ion, and published in
lnother column Of tbs issue of the
News, are not intended to express
IN opinion rs to the constitutionali-
y Of the Petersburg Charter, nor
0 criiicisc or assail the action OF
hose Senators and delegates who
cted for it. Many Of the best
zen in Virginia voted for the
Measure, and the people Of Wash~
agton county will neither assail
lem for doing SO, nor be a party
the discretitable assaults which
ave been made upon Gov. KEN
er, who with equal honesty and
atriotiSm dissented from their &C
on. These resolutions express
7mpatby for the fate of Peters
urg's taxpayers, and unimpaired
,nfdence in Gov. Kemper. They
, step farther and express the
)ngiction that his fearless dis
large of this painful duty may be
silly regarded as evidence that
le great conservative party Of
irginia will do right, even though
should suffer in doirg s..
Sixty-nine is yet fresh in our
emories. Its history records the
y chat tho white people of the
ate entered into a treaty which
lund them to guarantee EQUAL
litical rights to the colored man
a guarantee Of an cxPui gated
institution. This trea'y was rat
ID in the elrrtion Of Gov. Walk
whose successor owes his seat
that movement, and if the peo-
J, who in his elect IA have raped
y first full measure Of It's fruits,
, to express themselves, they viii
join in any mad movement to
up the paciiication Of Virginia,
pulling down orr modest heroes
III one hand and unchaining the
mons of 1868 with the other.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-03-24
EVENT and COMMENT

JOHN Webb, the remaining murder.
or Of old man Reynolds near Knox.
Vile. and the one who outraged Mr.
Reynolds, has been captured and
Identified by Mrs. r.
The Civil Rights Bill has been al
tered somewhat by the committee.
but it will soon he reported to the Sen
ate. The rights and privileges are
said TO have been obscurely deiined in
l..
\ public meeting of conservatives Of
Southampton Co., has, with but one
dissenting voice passed resolutions,
affirming that by his veto, Gov.
Aemper has betrayed his party and
the white race, and requesting him
10 F--sign. We are glad there was one
Ievc! head in the meeting.
In Barren Co. Ky, there is an in
faut aged two aid a half years, which
weighs ll3l lbs. His lame is Derry
Edward Chambers.
Gov Hart of Florida. died on last
Wednesday, and we hope has found
inc orange groves Oh ni9n
Capt John Fry, the p. O. detective,
has caught Anderson Harris, mail
driver i'm Richmond, with three large
packages of letters stolen FROM the
mails. Perhaps Mr.. Conrad Of the
Montgomery Messenger, aud Clerk
of a Senatorial Committee, will change
his opipio1, ia which he blamed the
employees of Ford's Hotel, with thefis
upon he correspondence of guests oil
that house.
The Valley r. r. has been compile
ted to Staunton. The old Stages left
draped in mourning.
The dogs of Tazewell c. II. have be-
Come educated to the tin can sport,
anG like Il so well. tia: whenever they
see an old oyster can, they turn their
tails toward it, ant: hack up, awaiting
the tying process The horses. ridden
ny the ladies', now turn their t6f3s TO-
ward the dogs aforesaid, but they don I
wait to be tied.
Chattanooga is all commotion
about the Cincinnati Southern II. r.,
and the slO0.0O9-it subscribed to St.
cure its terminus. The road. they
fear will next be let from Emory Riv-
or, To SweetwatCT. This would leave
them out in the cold.
J.. c. Rlves, formerly or the Greene
Vile Sentinel is oIt in "A very long ar
ticle, in the National UH,On. opposing
the woman's crusade against old MR..
W ard Greeneyille has more ques-
tioaable notorietieS, than any otl eT
town in f.. +. Tenn. IHwas there
that Andy Johnson learned to read,
that the bridge burners were hanged.
that John Morgan was betrayed and
shot, that the Simpson murder was
committed, that Col. Fry Flourished
aud died, that the narrow gauge rail
road was half made and wholly abau-
'ioned, and that more newspapers
have scared and dropped, than would
nave sulliced for the State if tAey had
Lived.
President Grant has appointed Gen.
MGL9ws of GA, Revenue Collector for
: le hrst Dist. of that State. The At
lama Constitution says he is the first
democrat yet appointed 10y Grant. We
Reckon Eek stephens put Up that liz
81 job.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-03-24
Correspondence OF the Index and Appeal
LETTER FROM RICHMOND.
RICHMOND March 20. 1874.

RICHMOND March 20, 1871.
The Committee on Roads reported
back the bill IN reference to the Cum
Der and Gap extension with amend
ments, the most important OF which
is the Substitution of section for
section I. The substitute provides
that If at the expiration OF seven
years The Athnlic, Mississippi and
Ohio Railroad has not received =
sufficient guarantee aud assurance o:
connection at Cumberland Gap with
the Kentucky system OF railroads,
the Atlant c, Mississippi and 0hu
road shall return 20 the Board Of
Pubic NCr.As such assets and Interests
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-03-24

Our friends of the Courier turn
their backs upon Col. Charl-
ten and the Changers by nomina-
ting Col. George z. Mcclellan for
Governor. OF course we are ready
to urge the old war horse for any
thing he may want. He would
make sterling Governor, and if he
consents to it, we say cup with
him." But to put him on the
track requires his consent.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-03-24
KNOEVILLE GETS THE ASY.
LUM.

The Commissioners haze dcci-
ded in favor of purchasing at $751;
500, LYoNS' VIEW, on the river
five miles west Of Knoxville, for
the new Insane Asylum. There
are 500 acres in the tract, with a
good deal Of river bottom and fine
water power.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-03-24
TIL VETO.
Public Meeting at Abingdon,

A portion OF the citizens of Wash
! ington County met to-day in The
Court House, during the recess of the
County Court, for the puruo~e of sus-
! tanning The actian of Gov. Kcmper in
vetoing the Petersburg Charter. Dan'l
| Trigg, Erq., was called to The Chair.
and John h. BursOn appointed Secre-
| tary. The Chair, on motion, appoint
ed the following Committee OF -, Iwo
| from each Township and one from the
County al large, to draft suitable reso-
| buttons II. G. Fowler, J. II. Wood
j. ri. Benham, Sam'l. Edmondson
Julius DaVenpu.t, Jonas Kelly. JOS:
" Davis salmon Ni,teIs, Hiram
kaylo j. ~ Hanna GA, H. :. Pre-
ton, JOS. liydcr,; 80 ,!!r C"unt>, Z. =.
i5pktm.
The preamble and resoiuHeus sui
mitted by the committee, amd unaI.i-
tnuuslly adoptt d. are as follows:
Whereas. BY his recent Veto o.
the Bill, known a. the Petersburg
Charter, Governor James l.. Kcmper.
has, by certain parties, citizens of Vir
GINA, been accused of dislOyaitY 10 the
Conservative party, and to the State of
Virginia:
Therefore Resolucd. BY the Con-
servatives of Washington County H.
pubic meeting, assembled at their
Court HOnSe, That We view with dis
Appreciation, the effort 10 declare az
quiescence ia the new and eXIraordI-
nary provisions OF said BIZ, a teste of
party fealty, and without Condemning
the motives or patriotism of those who
have sustained the provisions of saiu
Bill asd expressly rendering our sym.
palhy 10 the misEoveTned aud perhaps
oppressed taxpayers of the City o1
Petersburg, we 90 hereby reatfirm and
declare our confidence in the ability.
integrity and patriotism of Gov. KEN.
per. who has 10th upon the field, and
IN the Executive Chair of The Conn
monWealth, exhibited the .loftiest de-
votion TO the cause of Virginia, ana
it is the belief of this meeting, that in
said action, he las been guided 10y
painful sense of public duty both TO
the Conservative party. and to the peo-
pie of the entire State of Virginia.
ReSoiUed, ,. That we point TO this
action of Gov. Kemper, as proof that
the Conservative party of Virginia will
do right.
ReSOiUed, 81. That copy of these
resolutions he furnished by the Clerk
to Gov Kemper, and that the Airing
don Virginian and Bristol News be
requested 10 publish them.
Speeches were made by I. G.. Fowler,
Ii. 5. Preston and Daniel Trigg.
DAN'L. TRIGG, CYinl'n.
JNO. e. BURsON, Sec'y.
Abingdon, Virginia
March, sd, 1874.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-03-24
FROM Gun EXCHANGE Ia
isi.Es

MONTGOMERY Co-Nesse7sger. -
Capt. Il. Il. stephens, conductor of a
material train on the 4. NJ. & o. r.
r.. was. or Sunday of last week.
knocked down and run over by train
which backed upaG him unobserved.
He died on Monday, and was buried
with Masonic honors, 81 Doublin.
SMYTHE PGtriot.-A wriler in
the Patriot, insists upon Convention
of the merchants of Va, n. G.. Z. T.,
KY. aud Maryland, and urges Marion
as the place, and the 4th of Jus;Tias the
time.
WYTHE Co.-Dispdtch. The Tcv1
Hall is 10 be located near the Preebyte.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-03-24

The BALD MOUNTAIN Volcano
story need not alarm any one. 1t
is merely a salute of that old mon
arch to his brother, the White Noun
tains, in Newhampshire. 1t is
merely two old democrats chuckel-
i'm: over the queerest thing of this
"Cfi' year in politics"
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-03-24

The Tax Bill in the Legislature
is rev attracting eager attention.
Mr.. Griffith, Of Weshnoreland, a
few days ago tackled Sandy Stuart,
the leader OF the bondho'ders, by
introducing measure looking to
appropriating the surplus revenues
Of the State, over the amount
needed to defray the current ex-
pcnscs Of the Government, to the
Sinking Fund, TO be used in pur-
chasing State bonds at their mar
ket value. The movement raised
the cry of "repudiation"! Mr..
Stuart denounced it as reputation.