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whoof il the rain drops of the earth,
and checkered over with the celestial
powers of the mystic hand of refrac-
tion-that blessed life water, no poi
son bubbles on its brink its foam
brings not madness and murder no
blood stains its liquid glass /; pale Wild
.Ows and starving ChildrtI. weep not
burning tears in its depths! Speak out
my friends would you exchange it for
the demons drink-alcohul?
A shout like the roar of tempest
answered mo
This most beautiful of all desrrip-
tons of water has for many years
formed the chief beauty Of Coughs
temperance lectures the lecturer Civ
ing it as original.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-14
SOUTHERN HOTEL, No. $40,
BROADWAY, n Y,
March 5th 1870


Editor Of the NclUs;
While seated at my window this
beautiful morning, watching the vast
numbers of people that move to and
fro on Broadway, feel that |
cannot better drive away { e mOnutO-
ny, for mnnOtUIIuus it ha, grown Ia
uie having been heIe ten days. than
To write few items which may lle OF
Interest to at least IA portion of the
readers of the NtWS. find here, as
elsewhere, one universal complaint of
hard times, money scarce, and bust
ness dull heavy stocks on hands, and
dealers anxious to sell some Of them
ut almost any price. The Beecher
and Bowen srandle is still agitated. -
My opinion is, that One-half Of the
public mind condemn Beecher. This
however, il only All opinion of my
own, arrived at from general CONVEX
satlOn among the people here. There
has been great excitement here for a
few Il; W. over the fall of Secretary
Belknap. 1t is generally believed
here that the scandal and guilt will he
farther traced in the Department. On
the night Of the third, in company
with Col. Garter, ot Tennessee, | had
the pleasure of atlpm Ilug Baruum' IS
HippOdrOme to witness the assemb-
ling Of at least ten Thousand people,
who, with profound stiffness aud per-
feet order, listened for an hour to an
Impressive discourse by Rev. MIR.
Moody, the noted revivalist of whom
We read so much in the papers. MIR.
Saukey led the singing, which was
the most charming aud impressive of
anything | have ever heard, SO clear
and distinct is hIs voice, that every
pcrOn in the audience could distin-
Guish every word of the hymn. Mr..
Moody took for his subject, the Prod.
igal Son. In his discourse he stated
an affecting incident of his own broth
er as ii Prudiyal. Mr.. Moody rs a
speaker, is quite ordinary, having as
| understand, quite II limited pduca-
zion. His manner and power with the
people, is said to excel that of any
one ever in America. Both Moody
and SSnkey are healthy hut no more
than ordinary looking men. SEnkey
hciug heavy made and dark complex
i0ned-MO0dy rather fair. They hold
forth day and night, and their meet
ings are v~ry largely attended. |
understand the churches unite in their
support. After the sermon is over mt
night, they extend an invitation to all
who desire to 20 into the inquiry
rooms, one on the right for the men,
and one on the left for women. The
object of this is to receive encourage
ment and advice from the ministers.
Those who are not inquirers remain,
aud are entertained by some minister.
AS YOU will doubtless gather more in.
formation from papers than l can
give, ard asking pardon for my al
ready too lengthy letter, l will close.
Respectfully,
Il. X. b.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-14

one could pull the other one through.
Some of them predicted however, that
the unpopular one would pull the 9TH
er under, aud, as / said above, this is
now the prevalent opinion,
Mr.. Rnbiuett. of Scott, has been i'll
for two week, and mas just now re-
turned to his seat. Judge Cecil, of
TaZewell, is again i'm the House, after
"a ten days illness, but his roommate,
Col, Carpenter of Allegheny ~ very
i'll of Capillary Bronchitis. His re-
cent ease of smallpox has # him
with some predispositIon To tn latter
trouble. I think he is seriously ill.,
Gov. Letcher improves. aud his ply
siCians now think he Will eventually
get on his feet again.
Gen. Smith, of the Military Insti-
tute is here, aud | guess lie will get
his bill for that institution.
SEE.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-14
Gan Old story"

The Tribune shows very conclusive
ly, 10y republishing letter from its
Washington correspondent, that the
whole Marsh ,Belknap swindle was
exposed in that paper as early as Eel
ruary 10, 1872! The facts are all sta
ted, just az Marsh has given them,
concerning the contract between him
aud Evans, the Fort-SIl trader: and
the correspondent concludes his array
as follows:
MARSH, the nominal trader at Fort
Sill, IL understood u he a special friend
of the Secretary of war This friend
ship, il appears, enables him to live at
his ease in New York on an income of
SIS 600 n year, which is eXtoried I, ION
the sn,dlers nmd officers at the font by
the actual traders, Ia whom he farms
out the privilege the Secretary has
given him. These traders, 10 make
the enormous sum they pay to Marsh,
in addition tn profit for themselves,
must of necessity charge prices which
are little less than robbery. The facts
stated In Il e above letter are vourl ell
for 10y another officer of high rank,
whose name is withheld because il
would he unjust Ia force upon him IA
quarrel with the War Department.
~ my """"' - INV '"'"'u W 'lc''
truth, a proper inquiry will settle the
doubt"
The question now ARISES, "DOes
Grant read the papers? ?" II so, why
was not This charge against his
pet Cabinet officer at once Investigate
ted? But whether he reads them or
not, some one must have called it to
his notice and for him to fail to in
quire into IL then make Linn as guilty
of the subsequent acts of the Secreta-
~ a. that officer himself Richmond
Wing.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-14
RICHMOND, VA. !
March. 9th. 1876.


The Senate has time to "nn rate"
even more cOpiOusly than the House.
aud that is saying much. This far
during the week, It has heeh discuss
ing the Scott resolutions, 10y which
we were asked TO instruct our Con-
gressmen TO vote for SCOTS Pacific
Railroad bill Tuesday il was defeat
eli IN that body 10y a vote of - to !!
the vote -by,which Daniels substitute
wassadUpted. This latter supports the
policy of having the line terminate AT
Nickshurg or Memphis and giving
Mr.. Scott the branches. In other
words in declines TO allow him to di-
vide and take choice. The House Will
act similarly.
The House il scratching the Tax Bill
with wonderful degree of vigor.-
For several days the one section devO-
ted To the taxing os cash paner has
had its entire attention. There seems
10 be a general willingness to tax this
class, aud To Use means for its cOllec-
ton to the last dollar, hut / think the
tendency is To 90 too far in this direc.
unn. The secti,n as now manIpulat.
eu oy lhe House requires every mai to
list all notes and bonds In his possess.
ion, ana that the Assessor shall cerli
fy aud sign said list aud leave IL Ina the
hands of the tux payer, as proof Il,
lie produced before lie can collect any
Of said claims. Mr.. Nicely. of Accn-
mac, Offered his amendments copfis-
cate the dead and let the living alone,
but II was voted down by All over
whelming vote.
We have cleaned out the funders In
their effort to increase the tax on land
They were-some at them, AS an cas-
tern Delegate said Co me, absolutely
blood thirsty exhibiting degree of
rage inconsistent with StatesmHuship
Time Ia now running sh,.rt, aud vet
there are these in the House who at.
tempt 10 make cheap capital CUT of the
per diem question. They ought Ia
know that the amendments, /! adop-
ted, will require AN immediate read.
lustment of the compensation "a menu
beers, and all efforts To f0restall such
action, exhibits IA conviction that the
amendments will be voted down.
rms Is really the general opinion
mere. may as well state here
that the warmest friends OF these
amendments voted TO submit them as
whole, In order that the strongest
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-14
Special to tbs Cincinnati Enquirer.
Grant in the Emma Mine Rim

The most astonishing statement that
has yet come to light is that of Henry
Heiser, Esq. OF the banking firm OF
>. &. Heiscr q Coz, No Is Wall street,
Mr.. Heiser stated Saturday in the
presence nf sev, raj witnesses, one of
whom is Fred. Mitchell, Esq, of
Kansas CIty, who is here tonight,
and responsible for the statement, that
when Porke and Stewart first APP
preached Schenck on the subject of
The Emma mine, the latter refused To
have anything To do with il. Stewart
thea went to Grant, aud got him tn
write letter to Schenck, advising
him to go INTO the thing. Mr.. Heiser
says Schenck has the letter now, un-
less he has destroyed it very recently,
ana the parties can be named who have
seen II Now for the sequel. Srhenck
acted on the Presidents advice, and
went into the scheme. Whereupon
the ring, through Stewart, presented
Grant gold draft for so, 600, drawn
on the Bank of England. MIR. Heiser
says the draft was negotiated and paid
through his banking establishment.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-14

A TAUNTON man OF forty-six has
had IA chpckpr,d career. He has beer
shlnwrecked once; narrowly escaped
baking in IA railroad accident: has been
run away with times innumeral e.
was shot in the neck at Getty burg,
mad taste of the horrors of Libby
prison; fell overheard from u whalpr
and, before being picked up. left two
fingers in the mouth of a shark was
drafted twice, had the right arm brOll.
ell in two places during tive New York
riot, stood on barrel with Il halter
around his neck in an Alabama town.
at the Gu break of the rebellion, from
sunrise to- sunset; in 1868 was crushed
under fallen building during Cali
tornia earthquake, and was without
food or drink nearly fifty hours, and
when hOmeward bound from the
mines of the White Pine region, mar
r0wly escaped lyuching through a
mistake in person, Amid all, he pre-
serves his rquanimiiy, and refuses to
believ that luck is against him.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-14

here. This year there is an ahund-
ance of cOrn-so abundant IA To be
worth only about twenty five cents
per bushel, and no sale at that a. all
have made all they want. # does not
pay to ship corn from here to eastern
markets, so all that can he done with
ii is to feed it tn stock. That is the
best paving business here, but it takes
capital to go into it successfully. 1t
Is truly hard times aud not much pros
pect of getting better coon. DistI ess
seems to prevail everywhere, more or
less.N
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-14
TUESDAY. MARCH u, 1876
EVENT ana COMMENT

A fearful accident Occurred on the
Harper's Ferry and Valley Branch of
the Baltimore e Onip raIlroah, sixty
three miles from Harppr's Ferry ON the
might of the 9th. The train was cross
ing Il q hrfifge over narrow passiige
when The miuilr SPIN gave way aud
the train fell through, killing eleven
persons aud wOunding seven others.
Let the wicked tremble, for the day
of retribution will surely come. A
prominent member of the House and
n member of one of the investigating
committees, thinks three of the seven
members of the Cabinet will be i'm
peached.
The Centennial convention which
met in Evanston, Wyoming, Ter. on
the 9Th. instructed their delegates To
vote for Bristow for President. This
Is the first gun for BristOw.
The most horrible nccurance lately
was the burning, in Brooklyn, of the
Home for the Aged and INDECENT.
which occurred on the Elnrming OF the
10th, whereby thirty aged persons
lost their lives.
Grant seems to he in bad fix. He
cant even trust his own son. Fred.
was supposed To lie fixed in the posi-
ton as Babcuck's successor buf when
the Belknap exposure was made. it is
said Grant took the field in person and
questioned his son Fred. as to his bust
ness transactions. What was said
between them is not known, but it is
certain Col. Fred. WIS ordered to his
regiment Immediately.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-14
HE EErlknnD SCAndaI.

The drOmdiS perSOnC are well
known here, and ii seems necessary to
state few facts in the case to max t
the whole story more intelligiblc.-
Caleb p. Marsh, the witness who took
an interest in the Fort Still husiness at
the suggestion of Mrs. Belknap and
divided with the family, was until
about ten years ago a prominent bus
mess man of this city, being of the
firm of Tyler Davidson & Co. He re-
tired from the hardware business, and
has since resided in New York and
Europe. lie was acquainted, when
IN this city, with the Mrs. Belknap,
with whom he negotiated, aud with
her sister, then Mrs. Bower, the present
Mrs. Belknap, whose first husband
(Bower) was at the time of his death
member of the firm Of II, G.. Leonard
n Co, of this city. The present Mrs
Belknap IL the third wife Of the ex-
Secretary of War, and is the younger
sister OF his second wife. During the
war, Colonel Belknap, Il widUwer, met
and surrendered TO the charms Of Miss
T"mlll>On. of HarrOdsbuTE, Ky, and
this lady, who died IN 1871, We think;
is the one who procured for Marsh the
place of pOst-trader, being at the time
she proposed the business with her
sister then a widow, guest IN his
house in New York. Phe second Mrs:
BSlknap died, leaving one child which
few months aftewars died. Mrs
Bower, after heing for some years a
brilliant figure in society in Washing.
ton and other eastern cities, married
her hrnth-in-law, tile eX-Secrelary -
She is the present Mrs. Belknap, who
is very well known here-a lady ct
progressing appearance and fascinat-
ing address, who has been the bright
particular star of Washington life,
wearing the most splendid dresses and
giving glittering entertainments
Cincinnati Commercial.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-14
Savannah News.
Georgia Good Enough for Him.

An emigration agent accOstod an old
negro in Columbus the other day. Il
say, old man. don't yOl want 90 max e
some MONEY!" Oats Jest what Pm
searchin fer loss. honlry right
now" "Well, in Mississippi, the
planters are paying mighty high prices
for good work hands, and if you -
Hole ou dar, boss. Jest wait. I'm
middle Georgia Niger. done Tin
out dar. Pm n good wuk hand. too 90
| wuk myself out dtr an den | turn
roam am wuk myself hack agin, en-
right here | m gwinp ter stay, ef de
Lord spars me. When ] dies ! wants
ter have belly spank fun Of bread
an meat aud | wants ter be herried
in a seminary whar / 'QVaiuted wild
dc folks. you heercd my horn?"
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-14

Veil! Dat shix weeks vrom
grounding day ish up and we're ish
dat hog9 As prophet he iSh Won
big sheat; see mine chadder ever
shince. Never dell me pout dat
hog akin
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-14

1t is sufficient to say OF the Third
Term, that the mere suggestion Of
it first came from the present adj
ministration, the worst disgl aced
one of the century.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-14

A Washington chap, abiding to
Senator j. W. Marshall'S free and
easy locomotion, declared Ire must
have been ted on Limbcr-twigs.-
But it is believed tie Washington
chap mas tightly slight.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-14
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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-14

That devilsh Democratic CONS
mittee has Clymer at its head,
and the way he climbed that radl>
cal war minister was "curious."
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-14
OUR RICHMOND LETTER.

THE SENATE "GoEs FOR" SCoTr-THE
HOUSE WORKING WITH THE TAX
BILL AND POOLING WITH THE
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TON.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-14

Notwithstanding Boss Shcppard's
municipal extravaganza, it is rather
Marshy in the city of Washing ton
now.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-14
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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-14

The left Bower-The fourth
Mrs. Belknap.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-14
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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-10
AN ANSWER.
An Attempt to Charge Governor Til
den with Fraud Proves a Failure,

NEW YORK, August SIN a suit in
equity begun some time ago by the st.
Louis, Alton and Terre Haute railroad
company against Charles Butler and
others, in which Samuel J. Tilden is
one of the defendants, a partial answer
has been filed by counsel for Governor
Tilden. Tae defendants deny that any
of the bonds or stocks mentioned In the
bill Of complaint have been unlawfuIly
retained by or divided among the de-
PENDANTS, or issued or disposed OF by
them in violation of their du Y as MEM
bers Of sry purchasing committee, or as
members of the board of directors, or in
violation Of any trust or confidence re-
posed in them, or in any manner what
sOever; and they also deny that by any
action or failure on their part the liabili-
ties or burdens of the complainants
have been uDjustly or unnecessarily in-
creased to the amount of more than one
million dollars, or to any amount what
ever. The answer also shows that the
company was Immensely benefited by
the accession OF Tilden and friends to
its control, the transactions in stock
were individual acts, and not those of
the trustees, and the amounts paid Til
den for legal services were for specific
work done.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-10

sEhArors jim BLAINE, Of Maine, the
same " 30 came within al ace Of being
ex .(elled f.om the house of representa-.
dives for corruption, said in q speech be-
fore the Republicans Of his State, yester-
day, that 1.-THE Democratic party rep
resent and embody all that there is in
"this country of disloyslty and repudi-
"stion. DO not cay that every. DEM
"ocrat is a disloyalist or repudistor,
but it is patent to tue most careless oh
".ssrvers that the converse OF the propo.
"sition is true" 1t is apparent from
this that Jim has not forgotten his role,
and that he is determined to maintain
his credit as competitor for the honors
OF the "Fsther Of Lara"
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-10

THE policy ioreshadowed in ogr
special dispatches has been indorsed by
the State Democratic convention. The
platform adopted recommends q tax Of
forty cents, as at present, and urges the
maintenance of the State credit. This
Is all, under that head, that the APPEAL
has ever contended for. We are satls.
fed. Governor Porter was nomi-
mated by acclamstion for the high office
he has filed so aeceptabIy, and General
Bate and Governor Harris were, by large
maaorlties nominated for electors for the
State at large. Nothing could be more
gratifying to us or to the people of the
State. With such platform and such
a ticket, supplemented by the nomina-
tion OF Judge Clspp as eIector for the
tenth district, the people of Shelby
county have reason to be more than
Usually enthusiastic in their indorse-
ment Of the work of the convention,
Now for work.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-10
The Military Parade To-Day,

PHILADELPHIA, August 9-Prepsrs-
tions have been completed for the gran d
military parade to take place tomorrow
afternoon. The first division, compos-
ing the entire military force Of the city,
will act as escort, and take the right OF
the line. Major General Banks.on ex-
pects that his division will number two
thousands large turnout for SUNNI.
parade. The Detroit National Guards
will join in the line, as the guests OF the
first division. In addition 10 the seven
thousand men in camp, the Sixteenl d
regiment, Colonel Schel, with three
companies from COnshhOcken and SIX
from Norristown, are to join in the pa
rade, also the full National Guard OF the
State, ten Thousand strong. Not less
than fifty bands will enliven the process
sion. This evening the Pittsburg troops,
un~ eT the command Of General Pearson,
will be reviewed by special request.