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, 1876-12-25

nA1LwAI-DoND QUOTATIONS..
The following weso the quotations on the New
York Stock Exchnnge on Wedncaday, Dec. 20, for
railway mortgage bonds:
, 1876-12-25
IN stwat

Tot Dec 10 "a l10 sa3 7,si, ot D. 35 ooc !. ssN 891
Tot o! ss es ass 81 III III az IL 81
TT Hoy.3s 7G 1922 ~ y aN is = 979 ~ 81
Tot Soy. !ib2S. VI ts1 > tlD%7a 4. Blo y]s
Tot Nov. 79 ti2t 2DS t53 s. 3DG 500 Il 2s 8H3
Tot Dec - 10 1851, tie 3T&3 28 u 76& 2,477,37
Tot Dec. 49, "a l1ti0 493 $50 4s7,77a
, 1876-12-25
y. LAKE sHoRE L MICHIGAN SOUTHERN.

All trims run ria Milwaukee, TcEats f0r 81 Paul
md Minneapolis good either ya Madison and ralri0
da Chlch. or VIA WatcrteNu. La Crosse, and Wnons-
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAnR0Ar.
nepot, foot Of Lakcst. nn fook 0f Twtny,.econl.ss
Ticket Qflicc. LIT KantlulpI,.at., near CLARK.
, 1876-11-28
4 CARD IRON ". o. AVERY.
CITY REAL ESTATE.

sthne trDnt busIne sArc, tn lot iuxis. corner:
tha hud nG Cuvcrs the lot: snne walks and every
year Fa1kd N nov rented for vi tl ani two asores
sHa 1s.ensa vaeant thst VII rent fos pcr month:
si I'm Hov.t, tsy' 10 r. .s95 nss 4 sn4
every theirs u any who wants bargain. Of
u make &2 on net In two yesFs. here II clalrc nn
ea.y. T. T. BoyD, I.oon ~, t48 Mstls,n'st.
T7oI: ,sALT:~-CnEAP ron CASH T1lIs wEEK-:
Hs:s ;a ,n 70 fss; nd
cgut. T.. L. cAafltLl, TO Ltsale.ai. =
TOR sALE-Is. 5o-GfsEA NuAlS-LooK AT
4 II Iark.Ay.t UctaEoA stHne front, wUrth il,NU:
StEAuctaroH hrfcks, bak-s., east Of Clark. II you
want - bMf Or tell bhEGatts, see NORRIS. Room
MtlhoJlst lIs0ck.
Tor sALt;-sTATE.sT., n FEET. CONNER c., d.
10 Il. r. track. With buildings: nlxp tttJ feet
ner G1ngrcas ST MATkttS HILL " WahhlnEtnh.st
, 1876-11-28

untii know Of yeur appointment Or d!'appoint.
mont could not or would not hold otTicc mJrclf
under tae present Adm!nEstrst!on, yet will resye
patronage and eontiiencs. San, you knov yonr
prontnss. H 70 exhibit ny Letters q yosr frsnd..
and eolatc my corrcspondenee for future refer
oi my ono. No copy o. extract n,ust be taken
t,leseiforn. You may hold y ~ evidence Of my
compliance "A condittoncd, bnt fn casd you arc not
sPrd!nt.a ieayo ;ais letter With one o. ny ron' at
Tho letter was undoubtedly written With a
certainty In Tire mind Of tho writer that FcI|kcr
would print t., and, Of courhc, Ita statements
are to Ge taken with the greatest allowance. IL
Il important chiefly % part Of = controversy
ccalcd testimony IN the whisky and other cases.
4 gentleman who has seen all the letters which
lie detectives are peddllug about says there q
not tho sliRhtest thing In any Of them imPltcat-
ing tto President, " which wonld bn for mo-
raent accepted ss cyIdeace hgainst him. They
the election, and refused A valMleat. II there.
3ate, Wood las made trade With tho tSnu and
occurred 5000, he las seemingly struck good
bargain.
4 ckRp IRON ". 0. AVERY.
wA.nseTos esss + e. e., NV wTa .TfSf President
sent fur W. .. Avery to-day, aud called his at-
tcntIon to the New York Suns article OF re-
cent data charging him {Hsant} with having
given an ort1er to facilitate tnyce md McDon-
AIDS operations. As a result ot that interview
Avery furnishes The following card;
Ecw York sas 81 lie ed Inst, iblt ihe President
eyer made sny !ndorssmens 70 tnG o., letter q
iate witnesses, VIII not permit nyhclf H. bc the
instrumehs Of tmput!ng 'alaehood to the Injury Of
smother. WILLIAM q. Av Eitr.
, 1876-11-28

A NEW KNADE GRAND PIANO FOB SALE
N cheap. Apply At - statd,ss.. up'stAtfg.
- know that J. 4: pEWirI:hha lnst Opened Rn az.
wesa iay 10 Isd s,gs xssoitmeas af afss"cisxs pi
mo. a1a oreaGs Fur s4ls. rent q e1ch.nxs, tbs
known thai, aceaHnt OF low ssnta goods arc aolJ
chespet the Wcst Side. This wtll pr1vs t1n ia y.
T1rt.atsl i9t . AZ ~ ysasT Gssst lnaasemc1u x u
Ac1son. II you with % a4ve money and cat tha heal
piano. visit pEWlrrs West 6hia flAno Depot before
You InYt4t,
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-10-11
THE WEEKLY SUN.
I776. NEW YORK, 1875.

Eighteen hundred and seventy-six is the
Centennial year. 1t is also the year in which
an Opposition House Of Representatives, the
first since the war, will bel power aG Wash
ington; and the year OF the twenty third cleo
Jlon of u President OF the United States. All
of these events are sure to be of great interest
and Importance, especially the two latter; and
all OF them ana everything connected with
them Will be fully and freshly reported and
cxpounded in THE SUN.
The Opposition House of Representatives,
taking up the line OF inquiry opened years'ago
by THE Sun, will sternly and diligently IN
vestigate the corruptions and misdeeds of
Grants administration; and will, it is to be
hoped, lay the foundation for a new and bet
ter period in our national history. OF all this
THE SUN Will contain complete and accurate
accounts, furnishing its readers with early
and trustworthy information upon these ab-
sorbiDg topics
The N EEKLY SUN. which mas attained a
circulation of over eighty thousand copies, al
ready has its readers in every State and Ter
ritory, and we trust that the year 1876 will see
their numbers doubled. 1t will continue to be
a thorough newspaper All the general news
of the day will be found in it, condensed when
unimportant, at full length when OF moment:
and always, we trust, treated in q clear, in
terestinR and Instructive manner.
1t Is our aim to make the WEEKLY SUN
the best family newspaper in the world, and
we shall continue to give in its columns a
large amount Of miscellaneous reading, such
as stories, tales, poems, scientific intelligence
and information, for which we are not able to
make room in our daily edition. The agricul-
tural department especiailyis one of its prom
inent features. The fashions are also reeu
larly reported in its columns; and SO are the
markets Of every Kind.
The WEEKLY SUN; eight pages, with fifty
six broad columns, is only 81 20 year, post
age prepaid. AS this price barely repays the
cost Of the paper, no discount can be made from
this rate to clubs, agents, Postmasters, or any.
one.
The DAILY SUN, a large four-page news
paper of twenty eight columns, gives all the
news for two cents copy. Subscription, post
age prepaid, 55 cents a month, or SCI so
year. SUNDAY edition extra, 81 10 per year
We have no travelling agents,
Address
"THE SUM-" New York CITY.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-10-11

ment entertained, or an opinion
expressed, If not acted upon
by the party, can scarcely be considered
as sufficient grounds to infict punish
ment or to Withhold Irlghts otherwise dt :
mandable in any case whatever. Much
more so would this be the case where
the parties holding such sentim ents or
expressing such opinions were preclud-
ed, by the very rature of things, from
the legal possibility of carrying them
into practical effect. Then how can dis
loyalty be imputed to persons Of such
class as those alluded to? And if this
can not be done, what is there to bar the
recovery by such persons of the claims
arising under these common counts"
before mentioned as covering the case:
That this view of the matter is coming
to be entertained is obvious from the
tact that large proportion of the claims
already filed consist of this class as to
ownership. That they of themselves
will be considerable no man can doubt.
There are too Elany widows. and or
phans IN The South, made such before
these claims originated, to make the
aggregate of these claims trifling. They
Will be enormous in amount. And more
than all they will constitute but anie
tering wedge for the admission OF other
claims swelling the grand total to al
most infinite proportions.
The legal aspects OF this question are
going to present difficulties of no ordi.
nary magnitude, and the very vastness
of the claims themselves would present
other difficulties still more serious, if
not tinsurmountable.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-10-11
The "Claims" Question,

The Southern claims question is GER
Iainly bound to assume u shape more
mbstantial than the mere buncombe
Ihow of political campaign. Partisan
papers and speakers may rant over the
Iopie in all its phases and aspects with
Dut being in any manner able to change
he coming attitude of the question.
That the question should arise is not at
Ill remarkable in view of the grounds
taken by both parties. The assumption
Df complete and perfect restoration of
Ill rights of citizenship to the seces-
Iionists, their service in arms in the
rebel cause to the contrary notWith-
Itanding, could not fail to bring with it
plains Of Indemnity against the Govern
nent for losses sustained during the
war by reason OF use and waste of pri-
rate property by the Government troops
iuring the war.
Undoubtedly the fourteenth amend
ment of the Constitution precludes re-
sovery as against the Government for
Ihe two classes Of property and things
herein mentioned, viz: payment for
Iayes, or of the rebel debt. AS yet no
claims have been put forth covering
these points, and probably will not be;
rs the claim must needs encounter the
rugged issue presented by the Constitu-
lion. But setting that aside, the claim
ants now appearing before Congress
seekto recover against the Government,
not upon any special stipulation or con-
tract for what twas taken and used, but
upon what may be called the common
sountsp They claim for use and occu-
patton ofpremises, for property had and
received, for goods and cbattels fur
nished and delivered to the use OF the
Government on its request, and tnus
create an obligation to pay because Of
an implied contract that rests upon the
Constitutional provision that private
property shall not be taken for public
1se without compensation to the owner.
The disloyalty of the owner at the time
Df the taking and conversion Of his prop
Brty!by the Government has been-relied
apon both as an equitable and legal
lied bar to any claim for recovery. But,
with full rights OF citizenship restored,
and all political disabilities removed by
legislative act, what serious impedimentI
remains to the enforcement OF claims
against the Government by persons,
such as women and minor children. who
nn,,Id nor ho shoXun 4o have ham diaIoV.
al, because under the law they are not
presumed to be accountable Tor mere
political opinions on any question:
They. could not have rendered aid and
to the rebellion, by reason OF |
,heir sex and tender age. A senti-
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-10-11

ON the result of yesterdays election
the knowing ones were generally left.
Gains and losses to both parties came
from where they were least expected,
and the first returns completely upset
the calculations OF those supposed to be
best informed. In this county the con-
lest was so close that part of each
ticket was defeated. The Republicans
elect Longworth and Burnet, Judges;
Kienborth, Clerk; Taylor, Sheriff;
Bruner, Recorder, and Fcke, County
Commissioner. The Democrats elect
Avery, Harmon and Johnston, Judges,
Baker, Prosecuting Attorney; Stitch, Cor
pner, and Vert Inirmary Director. Ma
Iorities are all, Of course, small, as will
be seen by our table.
1t is TOO soon to estimate on the State
with any degree OF certainty, but we in
cline to the opinion that the result, when
complete, will show no material change
from that of last year, when Hayes was
elected Governor by little over 5000
majority. This may be put down as d
disappointment to both parties.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-10-11
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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-10-11

GENERAL, SHERMAN had a talk with a
Chicago Tribune Reporter about the
Indian war and such matters. Finally
politics was touched, and the General
expressed himself in a state Of mind
that might be enYied by a good many
people to-day. Said he: "My idea about
all these political contests is that the
sun will rise tomorrow just the same as
it did to-day, no matter who is elected
to office or what party comes into
powar.n
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-10-11

CHICAGO announces with flourish of
krumpets that her Exposition is closed,
which is the first intimation people in
this locality had that Chicago was try
Ing to run an Exposition this year.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-10-11

REPUBLICANS sometimes put the STAR
down as little Democratic, and Demo-
Gratis are given to concluding that we
lean to the Republicans. So long as
this state of things continues we may be
considered pretty close to level.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-10-11

THERE is nothing extraordinary about
English writers supposing Bob lngersoll
Is RAINING for President. They seldom
get nearer to facts than this in consider
ing American politics.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-10-11

THE saddest people you meet to-day
are those who were willing to back their
political foresight with their hard earned
Sash and ind themselves losers,
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-10-11

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the mans the gowd for a. thai, ,".said
Burns, and he spoke truly. But The Soap
that Is the best is stamped on every bar,
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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-10-11

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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-10-11
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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-07-25

In strikes as that, the Republi>
cans are a trife fast in alleging
that Gov. Hendricks is an infa-
zionist and soft money man, in ad-
vance of his letter OF acceptance.
We have no doubt that his letter
will spoil all these fine assertions.
Even Carl Shurz declined to allow
him to define his views by his letter
accepting a nomination on a hard
money platform and on the ticket
with Gov. Wlden, the foremost
hard money man in America. Gov.
Tilden and Gov. Hendricks have
spent week with each other at
Saratoga and the publication Of
Gov. Tildcn's letter will be follow
ed by that of Gov. Hendricks
That they will be in accord on the
currency we have not a doubt, and
then the howl of the radical press
will be a hollow one.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-07-25
[ From the Montgomery Messenger July 81 i
- LOOK to the Record.

That Washington county should put
Judge Campbell in the field for Con-
gressional hOnOrs- ~ Surprising. 1t il
another evidence OF tue ungratefulness
of Republics or the successful working
of influential relatives, What has
the Judge done for party, or State, or
for the 9th District, To entitle him to
such prominence over other men of
Washington county? During oul war
was he early to the front and late to
the rear? Does he, like Fulkerson,
bear scar as proof of his valor and
patriotism2 Is he like Cummings, a
soldier in war, a legislator in peace, a
headlight in conventions, and u
laboriOus worker everywhere What
can Washington mean by placing in
the lead gentleman whose record
will not be satisfactory to the COLI
sentative voter? Where is Gen. Cum
mings, that modest, chivalrOus, able
public servant of Abingdon, that his
record should be thus ignored and his
merits OVerslaughed? Where is Col
Fulkersen, whose military record
would be an honor to one of Napoleon's
marshals, and whose legislative record
has won for him a State reputation?
We are surprised at the petition call
ing for Judge Campbell, unless Full
kersOn and Cummings have declined
to make the race.
We. believe in honoring the soldier,
all else being equal, or any where near
equal. Our.patriotic and gallant SOL
diers can never be too near the public
heart. Those who voluteered, endur-
cd and have maintained q soldier
record, and as long as the writer can
Use the pen and utter sentence, those
who passed the war In ease and heated
political campaigns since i'm silence,
shall never be put in the lead. when
honOrs are to be distributed and places
of trustare to be filled without protest,
Judge Campbell may make an
efficient representative, but the 9th
District would be untrue to the record
OF the ,"old StOnewalI brigade to
supplant Terry and others with man
who knew no war, has never made u
speech in single political campaign
in behalf of the Conservative party,
and whose lips were sealed when
other leaders stepped to the front and
threw themselves into the breach.
If this is the best Washington coun-
ty car do, pass Pridemore to the front
and bid McAIullin wave his hat, for
the lungs of the one and the untiring
legs Of:the other have done something
for the District, but no oyster which
only opens its mouth to take salt.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-07-25

The refined and cultivated Editor
Of that polished journal, the
Elizabethton REpuucAN totally
misapprehCnds our awkward
kindness, in lauding Very feebly his
elegance of composition. Ofcoulse
we have no heart to respond in kind.
We do absolutely forgive the blow
he deals us, and tender him the OIL
i've branch again, for we regard the
RErUBLIcAN as the model paper of
East Tenn, and the editor As the
most cultured man now on the
press, not excepting even Mr.. Bry',
ant, the brilliant octogenalian of
the New York Posi-.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-07-25

Saltyille, Washams' Sch. House.
Glade Spring, Old Glade Spring
Holston, Liberty Hall.
1t was further determined 10 re-or-
ganize the County Committee, and the
Districts were requested at the same
time to elect each two membess of the
County Committee TO succeed the
present incumbents. ..
At one O'Clock Mr.. Coale arose in
the Courtroom in accordance with
proclamation and was proceeding to
announce the work of the Committee,
when a scene of the widest excite
ment ensued. For more than two
hours the conflict ragged with, vio-
lence suggestive of the battle between
Custer and Sitting Bull. Speeches
were made by Messrs. Dan Trigg, A.
Fulkerson, s. Longley, sJames L.
White, d. +. Haley, Jno. A. Bu6han-
an, and I Q. Fowler. Various resolu-
tions were offered looking 70 the over
riding of the Committee Ny the as
semblageandsthe Immediate appoint
ment ohdelegates, But storms purify
the ocean, and this one cleared up the
situation so that finally the action of
the committee prevailed and the peo-
pie dispersed satisfied, after being al
lowed to suggest certain changes as to
the places for the district meeting,
which the Committee ratified. The
result Of the meeting will be harmony.
The building was packed to Its utmost
capacity
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-07-25
SHOCKING TRAGEDY.
j. T.. Dickinson Shot and Killed
by Charles M. williams
Alleged Seduction
fhn linnSn

Our community was startled this
morning by the shocking information
that Charles III. Williams, who re
sides at the Depot in this place and is
employed by the Western Union
Telegraph Company, had shot and
killed ]. Z. Dickinson, the Depot
agent mt this place. The report was
soon confirmed by parties who had
visited the scene of the shooting.
We give briefly the facts as we have
learned them
Yesterday the dreadful information
broke upon Mr.. Williams that his
daughter had been sedueed and was
then enciente. Upon inquiry he learn
ed that her seduCer WAS j. p. Dicken-
son, the above mentioned Williams
seems to have deIiberated until this
morning upon what course to pursue,
and determined that ueLhipg but the
life of the destroyer Uf; his daughters
happiness would suffice. He accord
ingly repaired to the Depot about the
hour OF o'clock, Dickinson was sit
ting on the sofa in the sitting-roOm OF
the Depot, engaged in copying the
10th psalm, as 1t was read to him by
his assistant, Mr.. Il. {. DAvis-(fOr
what purpose this was being done we
know not.) Williams entered the
hall, holding in his hand shotgun
loaded with buck. shot, and without
warming fired on Dickinson. Eight
or ten shot entered the side of the face,
driving pieces of bones from the cheek
across the room. The shot was fired
at distance of Il or Is feet, we pre-
sumo, from the victim, who died al
most instantaneOusly In an upright
position on the sofa.
After the fatal shot Williams walk
ed across to Beyd's hotel, and handing
Col. Boyd, (whO is one of the trustees
of the town. his gun. surrendered
himself to his charge,
A cOroner's jury WAS duly summon
ed which rendered a verdict In ac-
cordance with the facts of the case,
viz that the deceased came TO his
death from wounds from shotgun
in the hands of Charles NJ. Williams.
Dickinson was n native OF Apo
mattoX county, and Williams is also
an Eastern Virginian, being from
Bedford county. They were warn
personal friends. Dickinson was a
fragment visitor at Williams house,
and the latter had the utter confidence
in him. lPHtedHa Enterprise. D.. II
On Wednesday morning Mr.. Will
liams wns tried before ]. l.. Johnson,
who bailed him IN the sum Of $500,
for his appearance at the next term OF
the Circuit Court. .,fr. .s..t |
Tie remains of James =. Dickenson
were taken charge of by his brother,
who started with them Wednesday
night for his home in Appomattox
WythepHe Dispatch,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-07-25

GEN. G.. c. WHARTON was in town
last Wednesday and would like the
good people hereabout to aid in be-
slowing upon him the matte now worn
by Gen Terry He paid us a pleasant
visit ut the News office, but we did
not convince him that printers ink
makes the smoothest pavement for the
road to Congress. Gabriel has always
been regarded as the model trumpeter
OF the universe, but he takes his own
time about commencing. We think
the judgement day of the radicals has
come and he had as well blow. When
he is ready the NEWS will furnish him
a trumpet. ... ....
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-07-25

. "a .. .... II
We observe in the Greencvillc
UNION & AMERICAN a very fattering
notice of Andrew johnson Jr.,
urging him as candidate for the
Legislature. The Democratic peo<
pie Of Greene have in mass meet,
ing agreed to nominate by a pri-
mary vote, and Mr.. Johnson's name
will be voted for. We hope he
will be nominated, for we doubt
not he will prove himself a worthy
son of a distinguished sire. Con
corning the State debt he has views
both sound and polite. LET royal
old Greene show that she has the
spirit of Andy Johnson yet; in her
veins and give young Andy rous-
ing vote. ~. .... ..
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-07-25

WE copy an article from. the Chris
tiansburg Messenger touching the ac-
ton TO be taken by the Abingdon
Convention. 1t will be seen thereby
that there are parties in the District
ready to expose any blunder the Con-
vention may make. Once more we
say that in order to success we must
make tho strongest nomination posi-