Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-05-18
TUESDaY nay 10, 1875.
EVl;N'r ana COMMENT

Ionrzhnro' Eas her sensations.-
JSArcEa Hsnc<, The negro burglar and
thief during the cholera plague. who
lsI recently been sentenced TO State
prison for five years, made his escape
together with John Bish, the Abing-
don horse thief last "Wednesday eve
ming, by knocking down jailer Young
with y bar Di iron. Both were caught
IA; SGturday Ia Greeue Co., whose
inii. the storngest ia the country, now
lies them in its hospitable Keeping
Agsln some one attempted to burn
ihe JoursbOro' Court House the same
night. firing It in two places. For
frnui1" ,rsati0ns, Jonesboro' is Pecu
liar.
Rush BurgCs, collector Of The Rich
IHond IHicrual Revenue Dist, has
I,5iIHcd His accounts are said to be
correct. Farewell Rush, Richmond is
Epi 10 g, 1orse one next time. But
Nog lave had Jour day. Now, exit,
aud = ak IT, some hungrier dog.
The survivors Of Mahone's old Bri-
gate me; last week in Petersburg and
organized permanently. elerilng Gen.
MaLous prsSitent. He delivered a
Stirling address.
The evidence in the Beeche7-T ilton
trial. u ali in, aud the argument will
he commenced tomorrow. This will
last sGmo ten days. 30 that this
month Ell May il 10 end this Internal
esse" ~ Beech very Justly styles it.
5TcE;r,or ,,.l,n rroporod a
new Funding Bill for Va. last win
tor and who got the Cashier Of the
Exchang, Hotel to cash certain drafts
for hin 20 the tune Of 5000 has been
sFrerted Ia Chicago, the Paradise of
thieves and stock plunderers. and
brought 10 Richmond. There now
ys Fuhders,
Srr"ll yoar light. your star,
G.w.r!a - iGyss sad victims, zal ys
f'hs Tennessee Centennial Commits
- Jiiers met last Tuesday in Nashville,
sad organized, appointing sub-Com-
HlIssioners for each county, and ask
ing tire people Of the counties 10 meet
ou The 4th OF July. Col. Purvis, of
Nashville, was elected President; Jo-
s~ph Barbee of Memphis, '. r; Col.
CTHiglilI. OF Nashville, Secretary; and
". Y. Elliott. Of Davidson, Treasurer.
Col. q. Il. Mcclellan. of Sullivan,
on the Committee on Agriculture and
Live Stock, and Mrs. Judge 6. +.
Trigg is Oh the committee on Flowers,
Embroidery and Needle Work. On
the iEIpor,ant committee on Mines
Bnd Numerals. we see only the names
~ Stafford, OF Davidson ; Lewis. of
Warren an4 Wilder, of Chat anOoga.
The youth O'Connor, who once be-
f0T0 tried to shoot Queen Nicturia, has
hgen again convicted Of an attempt of
ihAi kind. made a few days ago at
Buckingham Palace, and was sent to
an Asylum. O'Connnr is an Irish
nsiie and 80 is John Mitchell. They
can't send oil Leland to Az Asylum.
John ChInRman il no longer the
typical "lIeathen Chinee" Last
Friday, tie Methodist Conference al
Calais Maine, ordained Six China
men to the ministry.
Oar stars, What q tumble J. Cooke
&. Co, did cause. Now the Northern
Pacific railroad ia TO be sold, including
lands ard grants.
Roger 4. Pryor, in one Of his recent
speeches on a disputed law point in
ghe Baecher-Tilton trial, was attacked
with -. Fitus' Dance, and had to de-
sizt. II the plaintiff aud defendant
,:.,ald bc made Ia take the hangm2n's !
dzacv 1; would be good thing.
Iyuchburg has another first-class
embezzlement case. Arthur Gait, a
CLERK la the Lynchburg National !
Bank, being Entrusted with 600 in /
each 20 he taken Ia the express office |
aad shipped to the Treasury Depart /
mcnt at Washington, made his escape /
herewith on the 10th. The abscond- /
Ing OF the young man was no: known /
until Saturday. when intelligence Of
the nnu-Srrival Of tie money AT Wash /
Iugton, and the non-relurn OF the !
young. who had obtained leave Of alb |
ssEce for one day, caused an inYcsti
gation.
His prcuritics, Col. G. NJ. Blackford. /,
Lorenzo Norvell, and II NJ. Garland, I
are on his bond Tor lust the amount q! 1
money taken 10y him. He is OF IA fret /
clsss family and this makes the mat /
Ter Sii the worse.