Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-02-08
RICHMOND, Va
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gate. ! EIlI venture. DO ny crude
@4F. o. give sou one more IH-ta .r1eut
~ passing events. The bill that pass
= tire HH1-l. increasing the -zIarip-
o. County Judge. met with le-- "a
vsrag.- consideration iu The --uste.-
I' 49, am-ui-d ~ fixing the saIarIe~
~ the Judges e. $40 iu all the cuuu-
liz. but aiding 81 fYr each 60 in
Eab.;aut, iu counties having over On. r.
Hr Inhabitants. 10 Es- then recon
-lder-I and r-cJu. lift-d 10 the COM
mIit~e- - vs ere a. Jos 20 knuE
IH EAzt shape % EiIl r-aptpsr.
Inc HuU-e Of D-le-a,-s this week
iu order % cut out work Tor the SEN
a'e. la teen eugrr---inR and pz--iT z
~ their third resGiug . large number
u local bills, none q which aTe 81 the
-lIEu--I iUtsre { To your readers. On
IIur-sisy. however. the bill fpr th-
relief u Sheriff. and other collecting
ofFic-r-, o: which SIr. Gray. Of Flu
yaua. Ta- the patron, cane Up for f.
nal action. ami ~. very thoroughly
ventilated. TIE si-l 81 the bill. j that
he late SHeTff- and ih-iF deputies.
and other collecting officers, are au-
tBgTlZeJ u receive and collect all tax
p fe=-DIiis aud county leyip.. where
IrariIe- have not been returned 1eliu-
qu-uE. which have accrued and fallen
Gus since tie 1T 81 January, ISL. and
a. -ilil unpaid aud that they shall
have the same legal right 10, the chi
lection thereof thst they bad 81 the
EeTIOD the laid sums fell due, which
rights shall continue for the period uf
tgelvr month. fsDm the rzss.age %. this
at. 1t a. di-cu-.ed by d number Of
gentlemen. M--.r-. Gray, Lacy ami
eA-Grv. smith advocating its pssSAge
ufsBu tue ground that the Sheriff. had
Int large 1uuGut- by Advancing To
,hpir friends. aud M---r- shelly
Armstrong AID Haze Uppns ng II Oh
pHuripie auI d. q bad pr-c, dent. ii
wa fiiaiy passed by small majority
On tire -auIe day 80 had a lively '!i=
cI--i"ii uVyu * -IuJ get 81 the mile
a-s drawn by The Judge ~ the County
Courts 81 NJ. aud BIcLgHau. The
law allows him 10 compute .. III l,as-
~ tile Jtsursst NAL SCUte iiJuI one
toGr.Hul-r % ID . other, aud hthce he
gets lsy Tor IL miles instead Of frg
lHp. 10 dis wise: Ne com putss fryL.
GiaIsy.!I- lu E4u-DurII.e. theme, 10
L-Hau"u and l.IrnizuJ'- 10 TazeweIl,
aud th-Lce L. GEuLdy, IL Buchanan.
IaJ miles. The hIii declares HAT IL
.a|'Ai 10 q ~l mat A'Lhfr anu Nl4aL lElf-
rput- Ge uniformly travels IL but -
mile, aud t.ai As should draw mile
age fyT that distance aud 10 more
Inc bill wa supported by Me,srs.
saith. Of Buchanan. LeteHrr and
Laruhiu, aud opposed by Messr- Cecil
aH. Lacy. It vas voted down and the
Judge allowed 70 draw mileage h.
H.T-tuiuTe.
To-day. al O'Clock. tho Canal Till
came ~ a. tn order Of tn: day. r.
uIIJIer 81 the James EIycr aud Ka-
Hawha Canal j. far the most important
that has been before tie House during
the se.-iDa, a. ,ei or a duZen million
~ dollar are involved ia IL. 4 meet
ing 81 the Stockholders has been in
session iu tins CITY several DAYS this
week, and il seems they are divided a.
10 the pTactibilIty Of completing the
water line from bucHanau to Clifton
Forge, uu the Chesapeake d Ohio road.
d distance Of some thirty old miles
some Df Them contend That II is easier
and cheaper 30 construct the road from
Chiffon Forge 10 buchanan than ii j.
Ia make the canal from Buchanan to
Clifton Forge. Tie friends 81 the
canal contend that. should the canal
be abandoned, halt a miiliOn'- worth Z
masonry Will be thrown away, while
the advocates Of railroad contend
that the company never will he ahle
Ia complete the canal, while a railroad
cOnnec ion may be accomplished -
Mr.. Shefiey made an able aud eloquent
speech ia favor OF the water line. |
while MT, TalIafeTrO. of Glocestur. and /
Johnston, OF BptrtOurt, made eXhaus-
tive speeches ia favor Of the substIIu- !
ton Of the railroad. The House adj |
journed IN the midst Of the discussion |
aud il viii he up again on Monday at
the expiration Of the morning hour.
Next in Importance thus far is the ]
University bill, proposing to raise the /
annuity Of that institution from SIS 900 |
tn $50, 900. This is such a big thing /
that men look at II askance, aud many 1
Of the members, like the boy that hut |
ted the bull OF the bridge, have moth |
Ing To say. | am in quandarv about |
u myself, as | have received number |
of letters from my friends in Wash. !
lngton county upon the subject, about ]
hail Of whom urg- me 20 vote TOR it,
and the other half are quite az urgent |
that should vote against 1t. 30 if / |
should support the bill ! would dis F,
p ease haIfOf the people, and If should .
oppose II ! would dIsplrase the Othpr
half, and If ! should dodge it and u, [ .
vote at all ! w0ulu dI~please all.
TINT is not being in "A guaudury, / .
should like to know how guandary
can be fixed up.
Some men reason that the Funders
ought to vote against ali approI in,S
in order To save eve,y dollar that can
be squeezed out Of the people To pay
the interest on the State debt. while
the Anti Fundtrs, who don't believe
we eau or ever will he able to pay the
debt, ought to appropriate every dol
lar OfaYBiluble means for the promo
ton Of The interest Of education Bhd
other laudHble ENTERPRISES. aud let the
interest on the debt abide ITS time and
take care of itself. How is that for
logic? But enough If this.
We have winter here now in earnest.
While | avn writing this on Satu rday
evening | can hear the sleigh-b-lls
along the streets, and the
shouts Of the boys as thsy shoot down I
the hillside like shot from "A shovel.
/ believe | have not told your readers
tina. Mr. Bigger, Clerk of the IIoure,
has for his assistants two gentlemen
known In mduy of our People. His
minute clerk il MIR. David A. Carter,
who was editor of the Abiugdua Dem
ucrat "A quarter of IA century ago, aud
hil ran1tttr ,.latl - Mr. R,,I.a