Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-04-27
EVENT and COMMENT

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Gen. Frank p. Blair, who has been
so long sick, has recently been i'm
proved by the tranfusion of healthy
ulood TO his veins. First TWO ounces
WIRE injected, then in a week thereaf-
ter, two ounces were extracted, and
Immediately four ounces more Of
liealthy blood injected. Since that
operation, he has manifested in
creased Consciousness, and can articu-
late more distinctly.
Old John Harper. Senior member Of
the great publishing house of Harper
Brothers, died ia New York last
Thursday, at the great age of seventy
nine years. Even at near four score it
took a siege OF five months, for disease
to crumble the walls Of his earthly tab
rrnacle. These long lived Gusy men,
are always temperate and cautious IN
Nil the vital expenditures. Wealth al
80 enables them 10 lessen the Tisks Of
life.
The city Of Stanton, had last year,
ajax rate of Scots, and its revenues
amounted TO S47 900. This year the
rate has been increased TO one dollar
on the hundred dollars value of prep
erIy. and 1t is expected TO produce a
revenue Of $4,000. How is that p
Those figures do not look quite right.
Our western neighbOrs console them
selves for the loss Of wheat and fruit
with the belief that the grasshOppers
and potato bugs were killed 10y the
frocZe.
Shcxrer's suit against the f. r. Va
& ia. II. r., for half a million dollars,
for failure to call the time of stOppage
hy the passenger trains at the stations,
was dismissed from the docket of the
Circuit Court at MOrristDwn, last
week, for want of security for the
costs. As half the money would
quarter Of million. Won't some one
20 his security for half the amount?
Knoxville has issued city scrip, re-
ceivAble for taxes. but it passes at p
per cent discount,
Brownlow and the BANNER 90 at it
over the Torbett Issue and the School
Fund, and the Memphis AVALANCHE
, goes in as gOuger. Language is live
ly between the contestants.
It Is not probable there ever was
just such another town as JonesbOrO'.
In law decisions il Is clearly peculiar.
Geo. w. Crawford repleN led a bay
mare from James &. Hale. and 5. ID.
Waddill replevied the said mare from
Crawford. The matter went into
court between Crawford and Hale,
and Hale won and Crawford had the
mare to pay for, which went into
court between Waddill and Crawford,
aud Waddill won and Crawford had the
costs to pay.
George Spangler n soldier of the
war OF 1912, and an old resident of Pc
OF Peterterstown West Va, died last
week in that town, at the age of 81
years, and Mr.. James Smith of Carroll
Co., Va, recently died at the great
age ofs9 years ii months. Thirty
days more and he would have been q
centenarian. He too, was soldier of
1877.
Messrs. w. J. Betterton & Bro, iR. |
+. OF BRISTOL lost $1,000 by a recent |
hre at Kingston Tenn. No insurance. |
The Tichborne case in England is |
again agitating that Island. A quar-
ter OF a million of people have petit !
toned for the release of the claimant 1
from prison The Government holds |
lie grip on him to the great irritation |
OF the Catholics The mother of the |
true TichbOrnc recognized and swOre |
to the claimant as her son.
This Cabinet begins TO crumble. At |
least so It seems. AttOrney-GeneralI
Williams has resigned, for the purpose,
as II is said, of promoting hischances |
for the new Senatorship from Oregon.
Rumor mentions Briston, Butler or |
Judge Picr-cpont as his successor, |
after the 18th of May. Delano has
suffered rumor to play with his name |
a. looking to a forced resignation of
the bureau OF the Interior. There are
contradictions but the case wears an |
ugly look and his disappearance may /
be looked for.
A horror comes up ON New
Orleans 4 Steamboat took fire at the 1
wharf and although the passengers
we're saved two others were caught in
the cOnflsgratioa. Perhaps hundred |
passengers, leaped into the water and
were soon surrounded by burning oil !
which ran on the water. About forty |
lost their lives and 400 tons of freight |
were lost.
Mr.. Beecher's cross examination is |
ended and the result lie matter OF dis
pute. The trial has been adjourned |
for week in the interest of the law
years who wish to prepare their speech
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