Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-08-18
EVENT and COMMENT.

Mai. Daniel and Capt. Whitehead.
have it hip and thigh in the Lynchburg
Dit. rs usual, Lynchhurg swears by
her man. and We reckon LynehbHrg is
right this time.
Last "Wednesday night the storm
king swept around LyuchbHrg. and
destroyed al OF her telegraphic con-
nections, and then the windows OF
heaven opened. and the floods came
dOwn in solid columes," so that If the
city had not been set up edgwise, il
would have diowned out. as it wa,
it was simply washed out.
Gov. Kemper says Superintendent
Tailiaferro of the Penitentiary, has not
been dishonest nor incapable, and II
lac mas been drunk, he has been won
drOusly sly about il, 80 he refuses 10
remove that one legged soldier. If
TAlisferro were Jim Bludso, and we
were Jno. Hay, we would hint that
Kemper "aiiut gwine To be too hard"
on fellow that fell on the battles
trout.
Edwards and Collier, the two pugil-
its. rot together near Wheeling, and
fought. Edwards getting the better Of
il generally. On the Ilth round, Col
lier's seconds refused 10 allow him 10
proceed, a. they claimed Edwards had
Gr0isctt ointment on his hands, which
has the effect Of binding an adverse
nv. Edwards claims the money, and
Collier the fight.
- 4, - IL -
tv early. Moulton has spoken, aud it
10 believed that he, a. far as he goes.
susta.Es her husbands charge against
her. vet I'm the teeth Of Il al. she Is
said 10 have remarhed:" If Theodore
should come To- me Oh his knees, ard
sJirmuIy promise that he would
meyer f.lsely accuse me again with
this SANDER, for the sake Of my chill
diem / would return to him if not,
never want to look OH his face again.
All this billing and cooling between
Theodore and Betsy, might as well he
dispensed with, for no sound headed
individual doubts that when they get
Beccher overthrown, for having dared
10 beach-hcr, they mean tO go to bust
ness again, but on the old limited scale
Gen. Malone was in Richmond last
week, IN conference solicited by the
merchant, of that city, touching the
Express question. We guess they will
find HIM very open TO any proposition
from any Express Co., wishing con-
npction. With these Richmond mer-
chants, their abundance Of dispatch,
has caused their lack OF dispatch by
way of the Express break.
England, France and Germany,
have recognised the Republic Of Spain,
and it IL said Austria and Italy have
Followed The action of the other three
great mowers. Don Carlos, says he
will yet get the throne. and will then
abolish slavery in the Island of Cuba.
Bcccher has made bis statement and
says that Tilton aud Moulton have for
years, been Matchmaking him. He at
one time and another, advanced
amounts making as much as $1,000.
st & sui scQuent time. lie advanced
5000, snortgaging his home 10 raise
the money. Next q square demand
WAS made for 5000 more under penal
" of exposure. Then Beecher bucked
against il, and then came the deluge.
u strikes US as not little strange, that
hesubmilted go long to this blackmail-
ing and even under the torture of a
mortgage. unless there was some aw-
lul scandal coming up. At any rate
We presume MnultOn, who has. up to
Inis time, produced only Beecher' ; let
tiers, will make his statement, and then
they Will call him insane.
The Mayor Of the negro Quilted town
cf Austin Miss. is a radical, and yet
hp led the whites. This fact will.
however. be sufficient for his expul-
bion from the party.
Last Wednesday night, storm
SWEPT over Albcrmarle County, break
ing down the corn crop, and at Char
louisville unrooiing the University of
Virginia.
The Richmond Dispatch seems to
think that If Daniel and Whitehead
should lock in the Dynchburg Con
veution, w. w. Berry of the EnqniJ'-
a.. will be the nominee.
The Lincoln Monument Association
Of Springfield H.. invited President
Grant To deliver an GRAFTON Mt the ded-
ication of the Monument, and the
aforesaid President. at the cost OF
wonderful self denial, declined.