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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-04-13
The Great .Can-oan Exhinitio.,

The Great .Can-Can Exhibition
The BEECHER- TILTo6 case is the
greatest dramatic performance that
has been witnessed on the American
stage, and it is having a wonderful
run. Some plays in dense populations
like that of London have successful
run of more than hundred nights
but this Can Can drama is performed
in the day time, aud has such
fascination that it beguiies people
from their business asocations at a
great sacrifice OF time and money.
The jury are having lively time,
and if the performance continues
much longer some of them viii prOba.,
bly, be ruined men. If one were to
die the consequences would he APP
pailins for the whole case would
have tn be gone over again To the
lawyers it would, however. be great
good luck. for the longer they are
employed in it the heavier their fees
will be. A quarter Of 4 million OF
dollars would hardly foot the bills of
the li,igants, if the case were brought
to a close at once.
The part of the great actor III this
drama has been reserved to the last,
and the crowds attracted by it are
greater than ever. Not only is the
court room filed day after day to its
utmost capacity, but dense masses
throng the outside, where they re-
main for hours, unable 20 hear or
see, but waiting in the hope that
something will turn up tOreward their
patience. Last Friday the Climax
seemed to have been reached when
Mr.. EvARTs inquired of Mr.. BEECH
Err whether there bad ever been wrong
re ations between himself and Mrs.
TILToN. The great preacher aud
actor seemed to rally all his dramatic
powers for the crisis, and enunciated
the word Never" in sLch manner,
aud with so "thunderous an emphasis"
as to electrify his hearers. An en-
thusiastic writer in the Brooklyn
Eagle says. >.
"To the question, had Mrs. ilton
ever extended wrong privileges to
him. Mr., Beecher rose. half standing,
aud said: 1t would be impossible for
her. Never, si' never There was
instantly burst of applause, and
cynical man in the middle Of the
room qnie;ly remarked. That's doing
better by the woman than accusing
her and calling her. wkite-souled.'
The way in which Mr.. Eyarts de
yelOped these enormous negatives
was esteemed the highest success of
genius welded TO law. Il vas some
minutes before anything could be
done after these tremendous bursts
from Mr.. Beecher
The same writer thus describes the
effect produced on the audience by
Mr.. BEECHER's narration OF
what is known as "the retraction
scene"
1.-THE concluding scene of the tes-
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-04-13
An Indinn Story.

A gentleman of St. Paul, who Is just
back from trip up the river, gives
the particulars of Il rather extraordi-
nary case of experience in the last aw-
full storm. An Indian and his squaws
were caught out in the storm while
out iourneying from Fort Randall to
the Fort Thompson Agency, and be-
coming bewildered, took refuge In
small ravine. They wrapped their
blankets about them and sat down un-
der the bank.
The snow soon covered them. but
the Indian kept a hole through the
rapidly falling drift with his gun
which ne would poke up occasionally.
They remained there all night. and
the drift became so high in the mean
time that he was Obliged to splice the
ranrod to the end of his rifle in order
to reach the top and keep up ventila-
ton During their imprisonment the
squaw gave birth to a child, ard It
was christened SNOW Drift. ~. l.
herald
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-04-13

timoDy was that one in which M
Beecher procured the retractlOn from
Mrs. Tiitoa. Mr. Beecher' narrative
III this matter closely follows the mar
ratne In bis statement last summer
1t melted many in the audience to
tears, including the witness. The
scene was test of Mr.. BeecIer' S
descriptive powers upon which no
demGi.d, heretofore have ever gone
unse tistied. Has description OF Mrs.
Tiltoh'S position of his word, to her,
Of hers to him, and of how she came
90 write tie restTacti0n, Was a feat
not the printed words can do Justice
to, Behind and intershot II through
the printed words, or the words as
printed. was the living manner. That
manner was pathetic. solemn, and
dignifed to the last degree. The
court-room was dreadful, in the
literal sense of that word II was as
awful place as any mar has been in
modern times. Jury, judge, counsel,
and audience were under the spell OF
the ry,teller, ard yet Mr.. BeecIer 5
manner seemed as natural and devoid
Of effort IS can be imagined. The
recess hour sent forth an audirce that
found strength only to feel and m ,rveI /,
not to talk. Speech was not INDUCED
till the influence Of the eloquence
under which men and women had
been sitting had been rested in for
several mon ents, During the recitals
Mr.. TiltOn' face was as expressionleSs
as usual, while Mr.. Moulton glared
at Nr. Beeeher steadily and most
intensely, The face of the Mutual
Friend was as purple IS purple could
be- all the time, and those seeing
lin were not WITHOUT. apprehension
that blood vessel would burst in his
body, and a tragedy of reputation
become tragedy of life. Rich
mond Wing.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-04-13
JOURNALISTIC.

hftar q 4.Jitf suspension the
Chattanooga COMMERCIAL cmcrgcs
fruu the shadow Of Lookout Noun
tain, looking as bright and fresh as
before. We Ike the visor Of the
paper better than lbs make up,
which is novel and, NO presume,
original.
The EVENING STAR is new and
pretty paper started at Petersburg
by Col. ". L. Cameron, = we'll
known and very brilliant jeurnal-
ist. 1t locks as bright as Venus
in q clear summer sky, and its
columns are very readable indeed.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-04-13
NIaIIeable Glass.

NJ. lie la Bastie, a rich gentleman
residing at his chateau in France, With
the assistance of a learned and expe-
rienced chemist, has succeeded after a
long series OF scientific experiments,
dEring the last six years, in discover
ing the process of making malleable
glass, which, instead Of being brittle,
is as ductile as copper or iron. Sam
piles of it have been presented 70 scien-
tific institutions, and the news of this
great discovery is spreading rapidly in
France, England, Prussia. and Ameri-
ca. NJ. de la Bastie, in order 70 secure
for himself the benefit due to long,
persevering and successful efforts, Is
forming q company, and has taken a
uaient right for his discoye Y. A large
building for the manufacture OF said
glass has been commenced 1T cost of
s625. 600 The building is 1913 yards by
100 yards in depth. IL has been assur-
ed that utensils, such as frying pans,
etc, can be used on a hot ranke. and
will resist the fire just as well as iron
or any other metal. Also glass chin
neys for lamps and gas-burners are
made, and will not break. Ia fact,
there is no limit to the variety of arti-
cles which can be made of malleable
glass.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-04-13
CksTLEs III TIE kIR.

This world Is bat bubble, there is nothing here
Hardship, toll, and troubIe, 10 matter where we
Do what we viii, 60 where we may, we're never
For at the beat. this world is but castle in the
We're tossed upon the sea OF life, just like little
Some get east pom the rocks, and never get afost
But still ven do the best We can, and never let
Usurp the place between US and our castles in
the Air.
-ar
There is name known Ger the world, to English
And well nav they be proud of him, their native
bard Shakespeare;
When first his plays came on the stage, they made
the whole world TO stare,
Bat his writings they were all composed Of Cas-
ties Ia the Air
II you'll take the works Of Shakespeare, and
study them we'll through.
You'll find each saying wise, each sentiment
true,
Twill mako you feel while reading them as If you
had been there,
But the immortal Shakespeare, built his Castles
in the Air.
The Irish have their poet too, they loved him
well A. sure,
He a true born lrishman, his name
Thomas Moore;
But OF the troubles Of this world, we know he had
his share,
Rut Moore was always happy. building Castles
in the Air;
He sang the rights of Ireland he sang against her
wrongs,
And many patriotic heart still cherishes his
songs,
He bade the Irish heart rejoice. and never more
despair,
And for ireland in the future, built bright Cas-
ties IN the Air.
Asd yet there is another name, to seotchmeh
desrer still,
And through each true Scottish heart twill make
the blood to thrill
Twas Robert Burns the poet, yet he toe. had his
care,
While but simple shepherd, building Castles in
His home lowIy plowman's cot, where strife was
never seen,
Yet happy and contented did he live with his
lean,
Down by the banks Of Benny Doom, near to the
Natures poet Bobby Burns, built Castles in the
Air.
And yet there is another nsme, Americans adore,
A statesman when in time of peace, lion when
in war, =.
Whether storlning Bunker Hill, or on the Dele,
ware,
His genious made his soldiers build bright Cas-
ties in the Air
And in his coCntry's darkest hour he noby led the
van,
And s;rovo to make America the best OF suy land
Yet he was not post born, lac planned with skill
and care,
Twas the immortal Washington, built Castles
ia the AiE.
Concl,tded-t 70 the ReTqprg Of Il. E. Lee.
BY FRANK y. OLIyEE.
Though last OF all, yet greater still, is that dear
gem see.
Adjoining every Southern home, the name Of
Robert Lee;
Who sleeps beneath VirgiuiA's sod, and naath the
Sat1.r's tears.
W hch tjfas can never blemsh, it volumes
into EARS
A nobcr, greater, christian heart meier filed the
breast OF man.
Than =. lis he'd with this warrior, upon his native
LAND;
Though the 'caGse' for hich he struggled, de-
featcd OF The square;
Yet, the love for Les, We cherish, is Castle in
the il.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-04-13

matter of freight coming from the
same point and destined for any place
beyond the limits of the State nor
shall any such company or other com
mon carrier violate or eyade such
conditions in or under any manner OF
arrangement by schedule, throu2h>
ticket fares, through transportation
bills aud rates, nor ny contract or
otherwise undertake To rent, let, or
farm Out the whole or any part OF its
local or thr0ughlOnnage business nor
employ on shares or or commissions
any person, party, agency, OF ccpora-
ton TO solicit or otherwise procure
the whole OF any part of such tonnage
business nor shall any such company
or other common carrier allow through
tickets or through>baggage checks to
ne issued over its lire by any 'om>
pany or transportation line, its agents,
or agencies, not incorporated by this
State, which company or line shall
refuse or inhibit by ANY means any
other such company or transportation
line incorporated by this State the
privilege Of issuing by its own local
agents and such agents er agencies as
it may establish IN any city or else
where through tickets and baggage
checks over such company's road or
transportation line not Incorporated
by this State
SECTION - No railroad, canal
company, or other common carrier
chartered By or doing buiness il this
State shall make or give any undue
or unreasonable preference or adj
vantage to or in favor Of any particu-
lar citizen Of this State, or any par~
ticular description of traffic, in any
respect whatsoevver,' nor shall any
such company or common carrier
subject any particular citizen of this
State or any particular description Of
traffic to any undue or unreasonable
prejudice or disadvantage in any re-
spect whatsoever.
Section 26. Any person or COM
pany complaining against any rail-
road, canal company, or other com
mon carrier. of anything done or of
any omission made in violation or
cOntravention of this act, embracing
sections 23 and "a. may apply to a
circuit court or. to judge thereof,
who may hear and determine the
matter Of such complaint and if it
appear to such court or Judge on such
bearing, or on the report Of sny com
missioner to whom the subject Of the
complaint may have been referred
that anything has been done or
omission made in violation or con-
travention of this act by such com
pany or common carrier such court or
Judge shall issue writ OF Injunction
restraining such company from fGy-
Their continuing such violation or
coDtravention Of this act, and uj0jn-
ing obedience to the same. ANY
person or company violating any of
TIE provisions Of sections 70 and "A
of SAID chapter 81 shall for the frs,
violation be Gned $500, and for the
second and each succeeding violation
- 900, for the use Of the Common
wealth, to be recovered by motion in
any court Of record after ten days
notice that such motion shall be
made.
2. This act shall be in force from
its passage.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-04-13
= LULLABY.
BY J. G. HOLLAND.

lullaby. bees in the clover!-
Grooming so drowsily. crying 30 low--
Rockaby, lullaby, dear little rover!
Down into wonderland
Down to the unGpr-land-
&c, oh go!
Down into wonderland go
Rockaby, lullaby, rsin on the clover !
Tears Oh the eyelid5 that WAIVER aud
weep ;
Misunderstanding it over
Down on the mother-wOTld,
Down on the other world
Sleep. on sleep
Down on the mOther-world sleep!
Rocahy, lullaby. dew on the clover!
Dew on the eyes that will sparkle at
down
ROckaby, lullaby, dear little rover
Into the stiily world
Into the llywOrld
Gone, oh gone
Into the lilly-world, gone!
st. Nicholas.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-04-13
Thc Grcnt Mystery.

The body is to die: 20 much IL certain.
what lies beyond? No one who. passes
the charmed boundary comes back TO
tell The imagination visits the realms
of shadOws-9eIt out from some win
dow of the soul over life's restless
waters, but wings its way YEARLY
back with an olive leafin its beak as
token Of emerging life beyond the
closely bending horizon. The great
sun comes and goes in heaven, yet
breatnes no secret of the ethereal will
derness. The crescent moon cleaves
her nightly passage across the upper
deep, but losses overheard no message
and displays no signals. The sentinel
stars challenge each other as they walk
their nightly rounds, but we catch no
syllable of their cOuntersign which
gives passage to the heavenly camp.
Shut in! Shut in! Between this and
the other life there isa great gulf fixed,
across which neither eye nor foot rau
travel. The gentle friend whose eyes
we closed in their last sleep long years
ago, died with rapture III her wonder
atricken eyes, a smile Of ineffable JOY
upon her lips, and hands folded over q
trium phaut heart; but her lips were
past speech, and intimated nothing or
the vision that entlfralled her.-Pren-
iiSS,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-04-13

TIE news from Connecticut is
very fine. Let us take a lesson
from she result and keep Southern
stumperS on Southern stumps.-
Can any one doubt that the way
to carry the democratic flag in the
north is to place it in northern
hands. If lamar ard Gordon had
kept out Of New Hampshire the
result in that State would have
been more decisive. In Connect
cut Speaker Blaine was met by
northern men, and his effort to
keep alive the memory OF the war
was failure.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-04-13
TRANSMISSION Of EIloOd.

The best medical authorities now
agree in the opinion that, in many
eases, particularly those in which ex-
hauIsti0n had taken place from hem
orrhage, TRANSMISSION has been attended
with remarkable success. In cases
where organic disease previously ex-
listed, failures have been frequent. DR..
Flint states tina while. normally, pa
tent should have from fourteen to
eighteen pounds of blood in the sys-
tenn, properly to sustain the functions
of the body, the injection of from four
to seven ounces Of blood ictO the cir
culation of person apparently dying
has been known completely to restore
the patient to life. The introduction
of portions of blood, without the red
globules, has been unattended with
good results; the blood Corpuscles are
the oxygen carriers. 1t is DR. Fliuts
opinion that this operation is perfectly
practicable, and that it should not only
he employed in those desperate cases
where favorable results are scarcely
expected, but should be re-0rted to be-
fore patients have fallen into such a
desperate condition.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-04-13
Mr.. T. P. Thomas has sold his
interest in the Holston Methodist
to j. N. Leech of Lexington, Va.
DUB EXCHANGES.

ABINGDoN-Vu ginian.-Rev Al
bert White has taken charge of the
Methodist Protestant Church at
Abingdon.
Prof. Jno. i. Buchanan, by invita-
ton delivered very able address last
Saturday Evening week, before the
Young mems Christian Association.
Mr., A. f. Barrow has Withdrawn
as a candidate for Commissioner of
Revenue.
The Virginian rejoices tina: the
county court again have jurisdiction
of criminal cases.
The marriage of Miss Mamie A,
daughter of Col. Absalom Beattie to
Mr.. Zach T. Atkins of Marion is re,
corded.
PULAsKI-PeopIe. -Mr Jacob
WooIwine, one of the Oldest citizens
of Pulaski, died Of paralysis on 3rd
inst.
Hermans mas ;the level head on
the Debt Question, for if the Funders
do not stop callinge every one dishonest
who doesn't agree to pay the whole
interest on the whole debt. they vii
surely stamp the thing out.
JoNEsBoRo -Journal.- Says the
newly proposed county of Unicoi takes
well with the people and non resis>
lance is advised.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-04-13

An Irishman went into a gin mill
in Louisville, took drink, came out.
He stood there a few minutes, when
things commrnced workln'." He
grabbed his stomach, twisted his face
out of sha, g, rushed back into the
gin-mill and shouted to the bartender:
Say. I axed We for whiskcy, an ye
gave me the wrong bottle hand me a
barrel o. water. until 7 pour il down
an drown the tOrch-light procession
that's goin' through me this hlissed
mint Och murther. I'm on fire ~
and they put him out"
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-04-13

Somebody has been ut the trouble OF
calculating the average number Of
hairs which grow on an average per-
sons head. 1t is found that the mum
Der varies according to the color of the
hair. Light or blonde hair is the
most luxuriant, the average. of this
color being l40, GOO. When thehair is
brown, the usual numbe is much less,
being only 10000, while black hairs
reaches only the average amount Of
l03, 900. 1t might naturally be sup
posed that lI-ht-hairsd person hav-
ing the most hair. would have the
greatest weight to carry, but it is not
80 That which il lightest i'm color is
aisO highest in weight, aud Il lady
with abundant flaxen locks is a. light-
headed as one whose tresses are "a
ven hue Hence it follows that the
former is of finer texture.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-04-13
TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1875.
EVENT and COMMENT

IL is said the Chesapeake g. Ohio r.
II. is to have a Chicago connection by
means Of the great eastern railway
from Cincinnati to Hunting, of which
Geo. X. Bliss, of y. Y, is President.
AS it now is the &. & O. is not con-
nected directly with either the Allan
tic or Mississippi waters, and under
mere local patronage it is about to fall
The Sioux Indians say they will sell
the Black Hills region and will take a
million of dollars for it. These red
men are pretty shrewd and they seem
to understand the art of selling while
excitement is at its food tide. BY the
way we have not forgotten the Arizo-
na Diamond SwiaGle.
Goldsmith's Abdallah, a $4,000
stallion, was killed few days ago at
Paris, KY, by being stabbed IN the
breast by the shaft Of u sulky drawn
by another horse. Which does very
well to Illustrate the fact that like the
country,milk maid, that man had too
much OF his estate in one perishable
article,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-04-13

We thank Brother Helms for
his handsome compliment to the
editor of this paper. BY the way
when we picked up the last issue but
one Of the Gazette we knew the
Legislature had adjourned. There
was a seriousness in its articles
that felt like the spur of an cleo
trio current. We knew Helms
WAS there
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-04-13

Business seems to be dull in San
Antonio, Texas, just now. The Her
aid says: Times are so hard that,
when boy who goes ont on Saturday
to collect bills for leading dry goods
establishment comes home with sew
enty-five cents, and ha- the ceiling Of
his pants worn out by the boots of the
customers from whom he has collected
it, the proprietor regards it as good
day for collections"
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-04-13

ALL Hail Connecticut The
Democrats last Monday swept the
nutmeg State by near seven thous-
and majority. The Third Term
worked very well for Gov. nger-
soil, but very poorly for Grant
The Republicans went in with
Grantism on their backs and the
Democrats took it straight. Speak
or Blaine canvasscd tie State and
plead that it would be unsafe TO
entrust the return OF political pow
er to the Democracy, because the
South would control it in maE-
ner unfriendly to the North-that
the results of the war would be
lost. Green, the defeated Repub-
lican candidate for Governor, is the
man who fired a hundred guns
ever the Louisiana outrage by
Sheridan, and his total overthrow
is = very bold and plain rebuke of
Grants Louisiana policy, by the
people Of Connecticut.
Positively this opens up bcauti~
fully the next Presidential cam
raign, and while it slap5 Grant
squarciy in the face it sticks a
sharp mustard plaster to Speaker
Elaine, hi. mos formidable rival.
The outlook tor '7G is good.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-04-13
Remarkable Flight of a Pleas
ant

A few days ago, as Sir George Kin
loeb and family were at luncheon IN
the diniug-room Of the Kinloch House,
Pert-hiEe, they we're startled ty the
breaking of window pane. a splinter
of which cut Miss Kinloch on the
hand. On examination large phess-
ant was found lying dead on the sofa.
A mirror stands opposite the window.
and the bird had. j; is supposed. been
misled by the reflection therein OF
trees and grounds. The glass was
four feet square and 5 Is inch thick,
and the pheasant flew against 1t al
most with the velocity Of a bullet.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-04-13

TIE RHEA SPRINGS News is to
be started next week by Rev. ".
w. Neal, once editor of the State
Line Gazette in this town. 1t is
20 be 'independent in politics and
religion" Nj. Neal is an original
and vigorous writer and the paper
is not apt to be at all dull or unin-
tercsting.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-04-13

Mr.. VIM. Hancher, aged %, and
recently returned from California,
died On the 9th inst, at Mr.. George
Woolfcrds in Sullivan county
His father was shot by outlaws in
April 1865.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-04-13

Rev. John NJ. Crismond has
been lying at the point of death,
but the Holston Methodist leads US
20 infer that Providence has con-
cluded 20 give the old man an
other chsnce."
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-04-13

The watering-places are about the
only spots in this broad land that will
be free from the presence of base ball
clubs this summer, and the hotel
keepers, approaching the situation,
are enlarging their premises rs rapid
ly as circumstances will admit.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-04-13

A Staten Island married man bav-
ing heard that lock-iaw Was sure 10 re-
s;Iit from an attempt to pronounce
certaiu Russian names, has secured
the services Of a ieaeher IF that Ian
guage. and has set hiEi 10 WORK upon
his wife and m0lhsF-in-law