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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-14
Especial Dispatch to the Gazette
An Important Witness Wanted

WASHINGTON, March "A resOlu-
ton will he offered in the House to
morrow requesting the President to
Immediately revoke the orders under
which Gen. NJ. G.. Meigs is now travel.
ing in Europe at the expense of about
So 900 Il month, and order him to re-
turn to his p1Rt as quarlermaster gen.
eral. 1t will he remembered that he
was sent abroad 10 make room for
Rufus ingalls,, who has been acting
quartermaStrr general since last July,
aud it WAS the purpose of the Prpsi-
dent to have Meigs remain abroad
until next January. II thu President
should declin" 10 revoke MpiVs' orders.
then bill will he introduced with
holding the pay of Gen. Meigs and the
officers accompanying him. 1t is said
that Gen. Meigs is an important wit
ness to many interesting matters. and
his fearless character and strong in
tegrity will defy the administration
that has in every way tried to force
him on the retired list.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-14
About the Postmaster General.

WAsHINGTON. Mar. 6.-POstmastrr
General Jewell to-day appeared before
the pOst-office and post-rOads commit
tee tO tell the committee what has
heretofore been den ed, hut is now ad-
mittpd- that the department IL full of
straw bids. He estimated the number
let at the recent letting for the Iext
four wears at about 900, aud WAS per
picked a. to what he shOuld do. The
committee declined to accept this air
of injured innocence, and told MIR.
Jewell that they would have To con-
slider the subject and as to what
amendments should he recommended
to protect the government. Tonight
one of the cont tractors under the new
letting testified that he was told by
the SecOud Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral not to bid in his own name as it
would create scandal, the contractor
having been implicated in the irrepu-
larties last spring. Now Mr.. TyI er
was III the attitude of trying to- throw
out his bids and the evidence of Mr.
Jewell and Mr.. Tyner unwIttingiy
put Postmaster Edm0nds. of Wash
ingto',, and Secretary Of the Repuhli-
can Congressional committee, in the
unpleasant predicameht of signing
certificates that the bonds Of cOntrac
tractors. now charged with being
straw bidders. were all correct. Post
ma ter General Jewell is greatly tTou-
hled. and begins to think he needs
sympathy as well az Belknap.-B uLti-
more Gazette.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-14

izing the allegation as false, and that
tao gentleman knew it when he made
it. Gov. Smith replied that the gen.
tlenIal had mistaken his man II he
de4med him liable to intimidation, aud
that but tuT the cOurtcsies demanded
by their ayes, their furmer relations,
and the dignity Oi the House, he would
desrrIbe his language in words more
blunt than COurtly. The storm soon
blew over rs 1t ought to have done
The Pacific RaIlrOi q resolutions were
ca led up III the House on Saturday
~ d caught the tTicnus Of the South
cru t-ru us mapping. A motion to
pus pune To- the hteI ni the session pre-.
vailed, and only the call for the aS ~
aud noes by the writer of this gave
time for tie friends of the Senate Res
olutlOus to rub their eyes and get to-
gel her. The move was intended To
defeat the Senate TpsUlutiOIs which
ask our Cong rcssmen to favor a bill
making Memphis ar some other points
farther south the terminus of the Tex
as Pacific. 1t was defeated 10y IA hand
some vote aud next Wednesday fixed
| for their consideration.
On and after this evening the House
Will hold night sessions for the COnsid-
Grafton of bills Of local interest only.
Very few persons are aware that the
| present tax law cuHiSCateS xix per
cent. ar about Onp-sixteeuth of all col
lateral iaheritances, except by father,
mother or sister. An attempt was
made to except also in the present
Till, a brother, nephew or neice, but
IL failed. We can see no reason nor
justice in denying the perfect and alb
s0lute right of bequeaIhing ones prop
| erty.
| During this beautiful weather may
| say that life in Richmond is charming
! to those who have health aud money.
! | have not been over stocked with
either; but my friend, L. II. McCHuIl,
the sensible and popular delegate frOm
Pulaski, has taken me, in his buggy
drawn by the celebrated gray trntter.
! F"rager. on several delightful rides
about the city, thus saving my pen
MES and improving my health.
learn that DR. Powell, white CON
serv8tive, is elected instead OF the ex-
PEELED Ruffin, from DInwIddie. Rut
IL Is claimed that Que large republican
precinct was rot pnlled because the
Registration book could not he found.
Thereby hangs tale it il said.
Mr. J. A, C0wardin, of the Dispatch,
has been i'll for week but is recover
ing.
l am ut the st. Cluire Hotel. where
quite Eoodly number of Senators
and Delegates are stopping, and all of
them agree with me that the st. Claire
has not been excelled for comfort and
elegance.
On tie 10Th there will be Masque-
rade Ball in itS hail, and am invited,
and invited by the ladies at that. My
dancing outfit is not just ut hand and
/ shall have 10 be merely locker on
] SEE.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-14

strongest persuasions to conceal the
truth, and chose to oh v the summons
of the Committee when he might
have evaded IL.
Probably the President does not
really mean to embarrBss the Govern
ment in the notion against Belknap ;
but what does he suppose will tie the
effect of this order of his upon the in.
vestigations still going on? The
Committee have resolved TO examine
all the post-traders. Are they going
to tell the whole story with the threat
of criminal Indictment hanging
over them? Other departments are
to he ransacked. Does Gen. Grant
wish to have their actual condition
disclosed or hidden? II he does not
know the theory and practice of the
law in bribery cases. MIR. PierrepOrt
surely cannot plead ignorance. The
Acknowledgement If he values his
reputation, will make no more miS.
takes. The intimidation Of witnessrs,
whether by accident or design, must
stop just here.-N Y. Tribune.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-14
CONFISC lTORS.

The Va. PATRON calls these dele
gates who wish to make good the
Funding Bill, Conhscators. We
presume il has reference to those
who are in favor of raising the tax
on land, and these are as follows;
Messrs. Bagwell & Nicely, ot
Accomac; Crump, Doolcy. Gilman,
Kellam and Williams Of Richmond;
Hanger, of Augusta, Carter, OF
London, Davis, ct Petersburg,
Leccl, of Rockbridgc, Kcrrick. ot
Fauquircr, Cord N, Of Louisa.
The namo % Hon. A. II Smart
might be added, rs he generally
yotos with these. lie ahirIus it Is
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-14
Richmond,

We again appeal to cur mer-
chants to examine the stocks of our
our Richmond merchants, who are
now getting their Spring and Sum
mer invoices. SucI stocks rs they
are now opening, we confidently
believe were never seen in that
city before. Prior to the war they
had the trade of the Southwest,
and we are sure their goods were
not only satisfactory to our mer-
chants, but their prices competed
with those Of any city in the coun-
try. The Editor of this paper has
recently been shown through a
number of the Wholesale houses OF
Richmond, and he wishes to say
that their goods are not only very
beautiful, but in variety and in
quality they will vie with those OF
New York itself. The merchants
Of Richmond are anxious for the
trade of the Southwest, and they
will guarantee prices as low as New
York or any other city. We ap>
peal to our friends to try them and
sec if our words and their propos-
ais be true.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-14
No Secret,

ST.. LOUIS. March 3-The RcpubH.
can learns from a. gentleman just from
Fort Sill. that the DEVELOPMENTS of
Yesterday will create no surprise out
there, BECAUSE everybody there has, :or
u long time, hcen cognizant OF the fact
that traders have been required TO send
heavy monthly contributions East,
aud they even urged in order to en-
force monthly collections from their
patrons the necessity for making these
remittances, explaining that they
were required to pay for the privilege
they enjoyed.
Lee 4 Reynolds. post traders at
Camp Supply, make no secret Of the
fact that they hold their franchise as a
thing purchased, and at large figures.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-14
The Gaic-Brady Case.

In our issue Of last week, We said
it lad been said that less Iibprality
than was shown Johnson. would have
seated Gale in the Senate. Since
that date, we have, at The request II
Senator Daniel, Chairman Of the
COMMITTEE on Privileges and EIrc-
tiOEs, examined the report of the
Committee. aud have failed tn see any
substantial difference, as to kind. be-
tween The two cases Of Gale W. Brady,
and Knight against johnson, The
report accepts as probable the guilt Ut
the officers Of election, but this it
seems to Us, is Il rrely IufcrentiaI. -
We do not observe tha. any of thcGl
were drunk or had whiSkry in the
room. In degiee, this Portsmouth
case does OverNhadow that Of Rch-
mond. aud we are ready to admit the
impOssihiity Of purging the ballet
box in each instance. In the first
ward at Portsmouth, 52l votes were
recorded, but when the ballots were
counted, there we're 1881, At the
second ward, the names If the voters
numbered ga. but there were l2l7
ballots found in the box She MA
jority Of the Committee have report =
cd in favor of rejecting the vote OF
these two wards, and thus'giNing the
seat to Brady, the Republican con
tcStant.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-14
[From the Petersburg News, March 18th
''rhat Deficit" and Now we
Have it,

The response of Auditor Taylor To-
certain inquiries respecting the school
fund recently prUpnundrd To INN by n
resolution OF the House Uf Delegates,
viii be found in another column of
the NEWS this morning and will he
read with interest. We have no space
for comment just now, but we cannot
withhold the remark that
the statement ANA explanations OF the
4 udItOr are anything hut rreditatle to
the manner in which some matters
have been conducted in his office for
the lHsL few Years. or, to his conduct
as All officer of such high trust us that
rep6Hsd IN him, An auditor who does
MOI know PR "isely tie condition of
the Treasury muci money is on
hand. and how mach II due-:'s liza.
hiliiits and assets-certainly is def
cient IN capacity "r duty. and merits
the sternest rehuke of the people and
Legislature of the ConimOnW eallh -
MIR. TaYlOr's excuses foI his neglect in
Ihis branch of The State finances, with
the pinln letter of The constitution and
law before him, serIns to us To bp en-
LIrely insufficient, and would not hold
water in any county treasury or Gebat-
should he have known precisely the
state of the finances in all OF its BRAN
thes- paid aud uupaid-but he should
have kept the Governors board aud
the legislature regularly posted. 80 that
no mistake ~ their acIInn could Orcu",
and no excuse he made necessary. The
Declaration OF MIR. 1ayiuT That "the
amount i'm arrears IA due the school
fund" Of several hundred thousand of
dollars, was "as much asurprise to me
(hIm) as To any one" is certainly q
remarkable, though no doubt caudid
confession, 10 come frum one of the
public guardians of the State treasury
and will not add much to his popular
ity al another election period. III fact
The whole Basement should have been
cleaned out ana swept with new
hrO IN when the Coleman fraud was
discovered. Aud we make this decla-
ration with 10 personal uisrnur tpsy
or IN any spirit of attack upon the Ie-
spectacle gentlemen who have long
held the leading positions there, hut
ulOn the well established principle that
the hest f'.nIh = beds in the world re-
quire thorough airing at proper sen'
srns.
There il one extenuatlng circum-
| stance only connected with thia mat
ter aud with auditor Taylor, and that
Il that the Infamous Funding Bill
| has bred This, and all other financial
evils, which have been inflicted upon
! the people OF the State since the war
aud in attempting To prop up that
| grand swindle, We don't wonder that
II turns the head and cOnf0unda the
! figures 0f every Basement officer OF
honest tinaucier IN the State.
The Auditor shows clearly the
Funding Bill, SO far as it divertf
the school fund from the Publ {
Schools to the coupon holders, il
unconstitutional; hut being fun,
der, he regards MI unconstitutional
law more binding than the consti'
tuition ITSELF.
Ii the Legislature would Be!k
nap the Basement of the Capital
] it might benefit the public.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-14
sCOuTaging witnesses.

There hus E,en quite enough blum
drring ~ the Department of Justice
wIIh RESPECT 10 the irt aimcnt of Wit.
nessrs in Government prosecutions. -
II l. now announced that, Ivy order nf
the President, the Attorney General
will Immediately take measures for
the indictment not only al Gen. Belk
nnp, hut also Cf Marsh and Evans
II 1t were intended To defeat the pros
rcutiuu at the Secretary of War, this
il precisely the strp that ought To he
tuktu. Ii is doubtful if he can he
convicted EXCEPT upon the testimony
OF Marsh AID Evans at amy rate, II
there Is other ~ ideuCe against him
the cummiIlrr has hot made II known,
and ar scon rs these men are includ'
ed la the Indictment their mouths are
closed. In the case of Marsh the
prosecution AOuld be little less than
an Ouusge, because hs resisted the
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-14

not the public debt that is oprress-
ing the the people, but the school
pySten. There arc quite a number
ofthcm who would vote with these,
it success seemed IT all promising.
There will yet be stubborn fight
to increase the rate, hut it will not
succeed, Ii the ship should run on
the rocks We can sell script and rave
her.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-14
RICHMOND, VA.
Mar, 18th, 1876.

Since my last very little has heeh nc
cOnpii~hed hy the Legislature, MI
Ihuugh the TWO Houses have heen u
work with cUnunrndable CIerpy. In
the Senate the I uhHcco Bill has been
hutly debated. The totAc,o men have
been divided rs to The appointment of
inspectors, some wishing them APP
pOInltd hy the Governor and others
iy lhp PatI0ns at the Warehouses
The Senate, on Friday, debated the
question until o'clo,k =. NJ, and
ihrn repealed the section making n-
speCtIOn compulsory. What It's fate
vii, bp In the House cannot say
TIE senate has Also passed the Daniel
Anti.ScNtt resolutions.
The House has steadily worked upon
the Tax. hill. Judge Allen moved ON
Friday To reconsider the vote. by
which the House refused Ia tax The
drpusits and circulation ~ Bahks.-
After n stubborn deGale the mOtIon
" IN defeated.
An effort WAS next maGe to tax Ex-
pre- C"mpaHIes ana Steam. snip lln"s
an their net receipts only, instead ol
heir gross receipts. THIS thought the
Tide water men Ia their feet. Their
opposition Was very warm ana stub
'"''"' WV " "Pl'"'N" """'' NV "hA
law an net Receipts, they paid nearly
10 tax At all, ANA the House deter min
ei that they should hereafter pay on
their gross earnings. During The de-
hnIe hot w0Ids rusuei between Gov.
smith and Col. Armstrong. The for
mrr said lac had umfOlm'y Voted to
raised revenue to sustain the State
Government. supporting every meas
IRE looking Ia That end. while the
gentleman fIum Rockingham, C"i.
Armstrong had uniformly voted
against every such measure. Col
Armstrong replied protest ihg against
such uLe Of his uanIe, aid character
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-14
How it was Done.

That boast of the Funders in
1875, that We had paid over five
per cent. interest for that year on
the public debt, excited many Gu
rious and unanswered inquiries -
No one understood how it could
be done, and the fact that it had
been done, seemed to contradict
the assertions Of the anti Funders,
that the debt was too great tor the
people to bear, and must be read
justcd. The fact has now leaked
out, that the school fund has been
invaded, and nearly halt a million
of it used To meet the drmard of
the 6ondholdcrs, for their interest.
This is not all, for nearly quarter
of million OF dollars was borrow =
ed, most Of it at six per cent. and
used for the same purpose. These
two sums, amounting to six hum
dred and fifty millions, account for
over two (O per cent on the debt,
so that without them there was on
ly THREE PER cent. paid. This
changes the situation very decided
ly, and shows very plainly that the
school tax ought to be required in
money.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-14
Funders in the Legislature.

The Bristol Meas is IL error when
it states that there are but two mem.
bers of the present Legislature who
voted tor the Funding Till. The fol-
lowidg senators voted for it-viz
McssIs. Bradley, Grimsley, Hrrndnn,
Cochran aud Lawson, and Senators
Daniel, Greever, Penn and Terry 70.
ted against it. or the present House.
Messrs. Bagwell, Hanger and Wallvo.
ted for IL, und Mathew against it
We bave only given the names OF
Conservatives, but there are Repub-
lican GenatOrs and delep atps still in
the Legislature who voted for the bill.
BY the way, it is an incident worth
remembering. that but nne Republican
in both HOUSES. John Robinson, col
Orrd senator from Cumberland, voted
against the Funding Bill.-RichnOnd
Enquirer.
The Enquirer is itself in error
We said that but two Of the uh,te
members Of the present House voted
for the f. Il. We made no illusions
to the Republicans nor 10 the Senate.
by the way the Iuacuracy we were
guilty Of was in naming Col. Swami.
Of Caroline, as one OF the tHO We
should have used the name Of Speak
eT Hanger, aud not that Of Col.
Swami.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-14
LEVY BROTHERS.
CHEAP NOTE,PAPERS
DRESS GOODS! DRESS GOODS

A large assortment of LADIES'
DRESS GOODS. suitable for the
present aud approaching season
BLACK SILKS very cheap. We
show the best 81 so GROS-GRA
evtr offered in thus city
BLACK. GROUND W HfrE>STRIPE
SILK al 9Oc. pr yard worth 81 20.
FANCY and COLORED SILKS ut
great bargains at
LEVY BROTHERS.
NO E-PAPERS very cheap.
NOTTINGHAM LACE CURTAINS
aud NOTTINGHAM LACES for
CURTAINS 3,
NOTTINGHAM NBREQUINS;
CROCHET, NOTTINGHAM, and
LACE Tides;
WINDO SHADES. CORN1CES,
CURTAIN LOOPS. and fixtures III
general TO, CURTAINS and WIN
OW-SHADES Ut
LEVY BROTHERS.
NOTE PAPER
CARPETS, OlLCLOTHS, NAT
TING MATS, and RUGS;
BRUSSELS, THREE-PLY, IN
GRAIN. VIENNA HEMP. aut
VENETIAN CARPETS;
TAPESTRY and VELVET RUGS
cocoa, VELVET. BkU- Sells, anl
WOOL MATS;
OIL.CLOTHS and HRUuGETS ut
LEVY BROTHERS.
NOTE-PAPER.
WHITE CAMBRIC, thirty,thret
inches wide. at ST.. worth l2Ic ,
LONSDALE CAMBRIA at l5c. pc
yard
CHECK MUSLINS at CSC. worth Soc
per yard;
CHECK NAINSOOK at S5c. wortI
soc. per yard.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-14

THE President has found another
obscure man in the person Of Judge
Taft, OF Ohio, whom he has made
Secretary Of War instead OF Belk-
nap. Aside from a Circuit Judge
ship, the only distinction he has
achieved, is the defeat Hayes gave
him for the Republican nomination
Tor Governor.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-14
g. THE CHEAPEST YET

TUCKED CAMBRTCS in all qualities;
SWISS, NAINSOOK, NULL, aud
TABLETON MUSLINS in al quali4
ties at LEVY BROTHERS..
CASSIMERES, CISSIMERES A
large assortment of OASSIMERES
for boys aud mems wear
A large assortment Of CLOTHS,
TWEED, and SATINETS;
A large assortment of BLANKETS;
A large assortment Of COMFORTA-
BLES,'
A large assortment of QUILTS, at
LEVY BROTHERS.
NOTE-PAPERS very cheap.
STRIPED HOSE for ladies and chill
dren;
BALBRIGGAN HOSE - bleached
and unbIeached
SOCKS for boys aud men,
GLOVES for men. women, and chill
Gren, A. LEVY BROl HERS,
NOTE PAPERS very cheap.
MO.TOES ON PERFORATED PA.
"ER-ftty 1.-TWO different notices
now IN stock
BOOK and BIRLE-MARKS;
WURSTEDS aud SILKS for en-
broidery. at LEVY BROTHERS,.
NOTE-PAPERS in great variety very
I cheap
HIGH-TOP COMBS-a new assort-
m"nt;
BRUSHES of all kinds:
COLGATES SOAPS, EXTRACTS,
aud TOILET WATER, ut
LEVY BROTHERS.
NOTE PAPERS in great variety.
EXCELLENT CALICOES at CT and
Sic per yard
LANCASTER CAMBRICS at lOc.
per yard
PERCALES at 12l, 10, l6s and zoe,
per yard
SHIRTTNGS aud SHEETINGS re-
tuied t wholesale prices;
! RICHARDSON'S IRISH LINEN,
| the best manufactured, retaiIrd st
the case price, and by the piece at
less;
Observation-Disclosures at l2l l6 2>3,
| p aud 25c
BED TICK from 10 to Soc. per yard;
LINEN rABLE-CLOrilS, two yards
( long, NJ 81 worth 81 81:
COTTON DIAPER At 81 for a piece
OF Ten rfs worth $l.50, at 1928
worth 81. 10
NAPKINS, all pure linen. at 81,
$I.25, 81 s., and up 10 81 per
dozen.
In ordering goods to be sent by
mail send sufficient money to ray
the postage IN full
7 BROTHERS,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-14
EVENT and COMMENT

1t comes out now that an understand
ing existed between Mijpr Gardiner,
Judge advocate of the military court
OF Inquiry and the Secretary of war
Belknap, that Babcock should be
cleared.
Mr.. Alvin J. t'choalcraft, the erich
young man" OF Richmond has taken
stock in the Enquirer and IL now con-
nocted with that paper 1t il also said
he has money in the Evening journal,
Knowing ones put down his wealth at
about S225.0O0. He drives u two thou
sand dullarspan of horses, and Is build.
ing twenty thousand dollar stable
west of the city, on the Grove road.
He il the young man StOwell issaih TO
have sold a cadet ship to, and we wish
he would sell move Of them as well.
This is foreign capital in Va.
Judge Guigon has indicted Ruffin,
the expelled Dinwiddie colnrpd dele
gate, and Rutlin will likely steer clear
of Richmond. Better return to Alex
nndria, where he can have the Long
Bridge handy"
Poor Pinchbacll has been sent hack
10 Louisiana. The Senate of the U. =.
has refused him, admission after two
years under the benches Of the Senn-
tors.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-14
Gold in N. Y. LA SIS.
OUR RICHMOND LETTER

TAX BII.L-HoT WORDS OVER TT
THE PACIFIC It. H. NIGHT SIS
SIoNS- C0NFISCATION BY THE
TAX LAW LIFE IN RICHMOND
THE RUFFIN VACANCY
ILLNESS OF AN EDIT0R--
ST CLAIRE HGTE JAS
QUERADE BALL.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-14

Ncw SIgns.--We a
stitious, hui we ale
signs. For instance
mAn puts an advertis
paper and keeps II Il
sign that he is ag,
ne will certainly
again when he erect
slsn -board over his
iet people know his
snAt al a good sign
Richardson & Co.,
Hickey & Wright, I
" Davis, produce I
pfetty good advert.
tpey have erected ne
spective places Of
esrAnce they are VI
"a reflect credit "a
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-14

HtindtCGy. ON
noon Mr.. Sullis
standing near the
fright at a passing
started off at q MAJ
driver behind. I
down fourth sire
corner at the 1
cleared the way, a
birth down Main
use to try to stop 4
saw from their
wouldn't. " hen
hausted themselve
below tho first Il
being a very stronj
damage was done.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-14

Close Of the ReuI
nominally closed OF
We have been IN
number that have.
selves with the d
Forty five were rec,
Il. church on last 8
twenty-five or thlrt,
Dyterian, and we
tlons 10 the other eli
Encouraging. A goo
connected themse
church. Our mini
hanks and praise OF
Tor their indefatigaI
cause Of religion.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-14
T#NHOMAS
III HOUSE,
Re opened by
]. NJ. THOMAS,
Main EtrSat RriSto1 Tam

'" D''FSN' ~ iS'O'' ANHh'
HAVE again reOpened the Thorn
i IA House, on Main Street, and am
prepared to furnish first-class accom-
mediation To the public. No money
and no pains will he spared L. make
the hotel all it was in its palm, lest
days.
Boarders will be received on .Jod
terms.
Being provided with good stables /
am prepared to furnish stalls. food ana
attention to horses.
Rail road passengers will find the
house located IN easy distance of the
Passenger Exchange, the tables well
furnished and lodging unsurpassed.
POrters regularly at the trains 10 re-
ceive baggage and conduct passengers
Jan g. '74-tf