Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-12-14
RICHMOND, VA.


Dec. IL, 1875.
The Senatorial struggle has resulted
/ in no material developments as yet
On Friday aud Saturday We caucused,
holding two sessions each day. John
stOn and GOode were the principal an
tagOnists, and some other name was
steadily poiled to divert the balance of
power and if possible develop solid
strength a. against either of the 9TH
ers. Or the names voted for were
those of FluurnOy, ex-GOv. Smith, ex-
| Gov. LetcheT, Stuart. Cochran, Shelf
fey, and Tucker. The lowest candi
date was dropped, from each ballot.
! On tie 9Th ballot Senator JOhnstnn's
name was dropped. leaving Stuart and
! GOOde in the lead. Saturday morning
! the fist ballot was scattering aud ut
the close of the day no progress had
| been made. the name of Senator
| Johnston has not been re-intrOduced
and the absence of his name from the
struggle since Friday evening has caus-
ed no dinIinutiOn Of the number of his
adherents. He il regarded as very for
Inidable and the bringing forward of
his name again is looked forward to
as the crisis of the struggle, which at
, this time il generally conceded 10 be
brtween him and GOOde. Gov.
Smith is a favOrite of the body and
but for the fea" on the part of some
that his aye would initiate against the
demands of the position he would he
| very formidable. The old hero may
yet trouble them. / think Senator
Johnston will win in the end, but the
end may not he very near. Major
Daniel and Judge Robertson will yet
be brought forward, and Mr.. CoghIll
and Gov. Kemper are urged by num-
Der of gentlemen.
But little in tie way of legislation
has been or will be done until the
Senatorial contest shall have termIna-
ted.
The st. James is the headquarters of
qniLe a number of the Southwestern
aud other m+Rbers. EOrd's is crowd
ed, and some of the Southwestern
members are there. The Exchange
and Ballard House are resorted to by
many, but they are 10y no means full.
If it We're not an old story | would
tell the readers of the News that Rich
mond is beautiful city The grand
old Capitol building, with its simple,
'ub d'GiIllCSlIIG, OlIS
back to the days of Jefferson. The
Washington monument is the most
beautiful one in the Union. The new
Jackson Statue is an ugly affair. The
figure is neither stately nor dignIfipd
This would be no fatal objection but
for the fact that it ia said not to look
like Jackson. From one standpoint
the cuunteuance somewhat resembles
jackson. but from no other. The sub
structure j. Of granite and is neat
enough, the cost OF it being $1,000.
Gen. Ear y has been here since the
opening of the session, and is said to
favor eX-GOv. Letcher fnr the Senate.
Gov. M"Mullin arrived last evening
aud will be here during theweek.-
Quite a number of other gentlemen
have been here from the SOuthw est.
A hill has been introduced into the
Senate to authorize the issuance Oi
tax-Tcceivable currency in lieu of tax
receivable coupons before they be
come due. The effect wnWld be to
render the coupons more convenient
and negotiable to the hnnuholder and
consequently to increase their value. |
1t will hardly pass both houses.
Theatrical amuSements in the city
are as yet Of no account. Nothing re-
pncrable has appeared, and some Cf
the audiences (?l have been failures. |
But IA have not attended give this
as | hear and not as
] SEE.