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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-28
t&eeping At Il.

A man who inherits wealth may
begin and worry though threescore
years and ten without amy very def
mite object. In driving, in foreign
travel, in hunting and ti,hing,in club
houses anu society, he may manage to
pass away lis time; but he will hardly
he happy. 1t seems 10 be necessary to
health that the powers of man lie
trained upon some object, and steadily
held there day after day, year after
year, while vitality lasts. There may
come Il time in old age when The fund
of vitality will have sunk 50 low that
he can follow no consecutive labor
without such draft upon his forces
that sleep cannot restore them. Then,
and not before he should stop work.
But, so long as man has vitality to
spare upon work, it must be used, Ur
it Will become a source of grievOus,
harasslng discomfort. The man Will
not know what to do with himself;
and when he has reached such point
IA that, he is uncUnsciOusly digging 81
grave for himself, and fashiOning his
own coffin. Life needs q steady cham
mel to run in-TeguIar habits of work
and of sleep. 1t needs steady, slimu-
lating aim a trend toward some
thing. An aimless life can never he
happy, or, far long period, healthy.
said rich widow to gentleman,
still laboring ncy0nd his needs: Don I
stop; keep at it, The words that
were in her heart were: IF my hus-
band had not stopped, he would be
alive To day" And what she thought
was doubtless true. A greater shock
can hardly befall II man who has Ueen
active than that which he experiences
when, having relinquished his pur-
suits, he finds unused time and unused
vitality hanging upon his idle hands
and mind. The current of his life is
thus thrown into eddies, or settled
into sluggish pool, and he begins to
die.-Dr. d. C. Holland; Scribner for
AprH.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-28

A spring is always vital point in
the landscape; it is indeed the eye of
the fields, and how often, too, il has q
noble eyebrow in the shape vi an over
hanging bank or ledge. Or else its
site is marked by some tree which the
pioneer has wisely left standing, and
which sheds a GOODNESS aud fresl ness
that make the water more sweet, In
the shade IF this tree the harvcsters
sit and eat their lunch and look out
upon the quiVeriug air OF the fields.
Here the Sunday saunter stops and
lounges with his book, and bathes hIs
hands and face in the cool fountain
Hither the straw bcTry-pirl comes with
her basket and pauses II moment in the
g"'en shade, The plowmap leaves his
plOw ana in long strides approaches
the life-renewing spot, while his team,
that cannot follow. look wistfuEiy after
him. Here the cattle love to pass the
heat of the day, and hither come the
birds to wash themselves and make
their toilets.
Indeed a spring is always an oasis
in the desert of the fields. 1t is q
creative and generative center. 1t at
tracts all things to itself,-the grasses
the musses, the flowers, the wild plants,
the great trees. The walker finds it
out, the camping party seek il, the
pioneer builds his hut or his house
near it. When the settler or squatter
has found good ST ring, he has found
a good place 20 begin life. he has found
the Gountuin-head of much that he il
seeking in this world. The chances
are thut he has found a southern AID
eastern exposure: for it is n fact that
water does not readily flow north; the
valleys mostly open the other way;
and it is quite certain he has found "A
measure OF salubri. y; for where water
flows. fever abideth not. The spring,
too, keeps him TO the right belt, out
of the low valley, and of the top of
the hill.
Then there seems kind of perpetual
spring-time about the place where
water issues from the gruund-a Iesh-
ness and greenness that are ever re
newed. The grass never fades, The
ground Is never parched or froEeH.-
There is warmth there I'm " Winter and
GOODNESS in summer. The temperature
is equaliZed In March or April tn q.
spring runs,are "A hrik Int emerald, while
the surrounding fields are yet brown
and sere. and in fall they are yet green
when the first snow covers them. -
Thus every fountain by the roadside
il IA fountain of youth and Of life.
This is what the old fables finally
mean.-JOhn Burr OughSj Scri6ner for
APrH.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-28
Jennie juno on the Spring Ron
nets

Yesterday was red-letter day, for
the arrivals BY two steamers, consist
ing of forty new and fresh French
bonnets, were placed on exhibition
There is nothing sensation about these
bonnets; the shapes, indeed, are quiet,
and very much alike, but the comb
nations, the trimmings, are wOderful-
~ artistic. A black chip bonnet wac
trimmed with bands of small, smooth
pheasant feathers. an African bird lay
on the top in front of the crown, and
between Alsatian loops (laid fat aud
against the crown of soft Algerian
striped ribbon, was a hong trail of most
naturally made and twisted seaweed,
in which hutter-cups had become en-
tangled. The edge of the brim was
finished with braid of black and
gold
A bonnetOf the same soft chip. only
white, was trimmed with white wooden
lace and wheat in its various stages
green, halfripe, and ripe wonderfully
initiated in floss silk. The edge of
this brim was finished with braid of
silk and silver.
The hrims are not at all so flaring as
they have been, and few flowers are
used on the inside, instead are quill.
lings of lace, principally Valenciennes
This lace is also much used for trim
ming the finest bonnets. for making
the long scarf steamers, between
which flowers trail over the crown
and down the back, reaching below
the shoulders.
The streamers, it may be remarked.
are made like nCCties of wide insertion
edged on both sides with border lace.
The new damasked and Open-meshed
gauzes are largely employed in trim
ming. in forming crowns and scarf
ends, and soft loops interviewer with
pale lace, with more or less art and
beauty according to the skill of the
manipulation
Small flowers are used, and are so
real as to he startling. The cOwslips
seem to have heen gathered ard tied
in punches, just as thousands of Eng
lish children will gather them and tie
them when they are as yellow in the
fields as they are upon the head-gear
The heath is mingled with blue hare
bells or wild roses and is half crushed
or wilhered in so true and pathetic n
fashion. that we like it better than if it
were fresh,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-28
Whipping the Sea.

You've heard about XerXes? OF
course you have; every history scholar
chat comes into my field to study talks
about Xerxes of old, and his great ar
mics. Well, | heard very queer sto-
ry about this same Xprxes the other
day-pirkrd out bF one of the big
books, you know. In one of his wars
he wanted his soldiers to cross a piece
of water "A mile wide. So he caused a
bridge of boats to be ms de- But be-
foIe his men had crossed, a storm
came up aud destroyed The bride ;
whereupOn this brave general flew in
to passion, like little hoy, and or
dered the sea tn he whipped with
three hundred lushes, and set of fet-
tiers cast into il, to punish it for its
disrespectful conduct!
Dear, dear I'm told the little
waves are soLbing on the beach "a
this day.-"Jdck-h-the. Fulpit," 81
Nicholas for AprH,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-28
alleged Remnrkable Discovery.

We learn that the Indian mound on
Murphy's Island was opened, or rather
entered, by party few days ago
This mound is one of the largest on
the river, and has excited more than
ordinary interest among our scientific
visitors But Colonel Hart, proprietor
of the Island upon which the mound
stands, heretofore persisted in his re-
fLsal to have this relic of past ages dis
turhed. On Wednesday, however, il
was resolved to inspect thOrOug bly,
this monument of prehistoric age.
A party from the Putnam, with others,
took steamer for the Island, where
they arrived in good time. 1t was
agreed to open the mound at its base
After MAXI breach of 35 feet, they
discovered hard wall made of
cOcuuina, or shell-Tock. This wall
was cemented. and was Ornamented
with various figurers of warriors. with
how $ and arrows, and various reptiles
After much difficulty breach was
made in the wall, and by the light OF
a torch. several of the party entelrd;
much surprised. they found themselves
within vault s feet high with room
II by ! 5 feet long, with armed warriors
iucRsed in inches, all In a state OF
petrifactiOn. This Is certainly "A most
wonderful discovery, and has prOduc-
ed a profound sensation. In view OF
| this important discovery, Colonel
Hart has stationed guard to prevent
! parties making away with these won
! deTful objects. MurphY's Island will
no doubt, become the Mecca of the St
, Johns river.-Pdiatka FLORIDA,
Herald.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-28
DAY-DREAMS.

Just within the cottage door
Baby plays upon the floor,
While the mother, with her knitting.
On the low doorstep is sitting;
And the golden summer day
With the twilight slips away.
Building castles in the air,
Seeing visions bright and fair,
In that golden hour hazy,
Till the busy hands grow lazy,
And her work unheeded lies
Meath her far-off dreamy eyes.
No more toiling day and night,
But life so fair and bright,
That without n stint or measure,
She is drinking deep of pleasure,
In that visionary sphere
Which her dreaming brings so near.
Sire is plucked at her ease
Golden fruits her taste to please,
She is lifted in Ter vision
To the far-off bright Elysian.
While the twilight slowly dies,
And gray shadows fill the skies.
But bark! that merry shout
On the night brcezes ringing out
Sets the bright air-castle falling,
For the fishers voice is calling;
And the mothers dreams are DER
She's the fishers wife once more.
Back again from marble halls,
Snug within her cottage walls,
Where the baby must he tended
And homespun garments mended;
And her dayNdreams thus are done
With tic setting Of the sun.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-28
OUR RICHMOND LETTER.

Lust HOWS-SaIary Bin for HEM
Jers adopted III the Hou8e-IHe
Dog La,o ShelUed-7Be BW to
CGrce Rock Spring DIST, ont Of
Glade Spring Dist.-IHe House and
Senate Lock Horns on the Canal
BW-1he Court Bill KiEed-Rad-
jcdl Malignity &c.-The Venire
BW-Ne Increased Pay Of TreaSs
6rerS.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-28
IntOXicatiOn in the United
States.

DR. Mckinley, of Chicago, has is
sued a pamphlet giving some interest,
ing statistics in reference TO intoXica-
ton in the United States. The au-
thor claims to hnve used eXtraOrdina-
ry eXertions to obtain accuracy, hav-
ing visited nearly all the States i'm the
Union, 26 penitenliaries, 300 jails, 40
almshouses and hospitals, the haunts
of the vicious and the palaces of the
refined to obtain data. Out of every
800 men we are told that l22 never
drink ardent spirits at all, and of 700
women 600 never taste alcoholics of
any kind, OF the l7s men who drink
70 do so to inlOXicatiOn. or these
~ we are told that are confirmed in
ehriates, - are periodical drinkers, 50
are ephemeral drinkers. In other
words, | cut Of every men in the
country drinks to into1icatiOn. The
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-28

fifty thousand, one and half per cent
On as much of the revenue as may be
collected after the first day of Deem
Der, they are allowed four per cent,
additional, making nine per cent. IN
all.
And now these letters, which have
written often under great bodily In
trinity, and IN the midst of constant
disturbances. draw rapidly to conclu-
sion for the season. l shall try to
give the RAIDER of the News one more
of them, but as to this one must close
/ SEE
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-28
Buffalo Bill Murders a Sheriff.

Our readers viii remember Buffalo
Bill (Hon, w. f. Cody, who appear
ed here in a border drama several
weeks ago, He is noted Western
scout and after he finishes his winter
engagements on the stage, returns to
the prairirs.
A few weeks ago he went to Texas,
aud after being there awhile the sheriff
of Young county attempted to arrest
him, when he resisted. The sheriff
and he drew their weapons at the same
moment and feed together The
Sherin's SHOT took effect. hut Buffalo
Bill missed his mark, He grasped a
rifle, however. and fred, the shot
piercing the heart Of the sheriff. kill
ing him instantly. Buffalo Bill though
badly wounded, made his escape. The
above particulars are gathered from
Texas papers.-NdshUiHe american.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-28

statistics for the whole population Of
the country show that out of 5000 900
there are 5000 hahitual druukards !;
in a nation of 40.OOD. 900 there are
400 900 ha5itual drunkards DR.. Nc
Einley stales that n very large pro-
portion of the excessive drinkers are
men ofculture aud refnempnt-actors,'
lawyers, physicians, legislators and
ministers of the Gospel. Out of II
Congressman, is n perpetual drinker,
al occasional drink, > drink periodi-
cally. and only are sober at all times,
Petersburg NeICS.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-28
New York Telegram.
WHAT NEXT?
All Alleged Correspondence
that would Impcach the
President Gov. Tildcm
la the Secret.

We have responsible authority for
asserting that Gov. Samuel j. Tilden
aud Lieut.. Gov. VIM. DOrsheimer
have, during the last ten days, both in
this city and in albany, averred re-
peatedly that they hold in their hands
an original letter of Geo. =. Boutwell,
to Henry Clews which affords ground
for the IMPEACHMENT of Pres ident
Ulysses :. Grant, and that they de-
scribe the letter as written to CIews Toy
Boutwell,, as Secretary of the Treasd-
ny, ia September, 1872. directing
Ciews 10 send $50 900 To the repuhl-
can State Committee of Pennsylvania.
Tor the,purpose of securing the success
of the Republican ticket in the State
at the election which WAS to take place
in October, and promising, on the au-
thOrity of the President, to REIN.
Nurse him Toy early secret Information
of sales of gold TO he made by the
Treasury Department, by means of
which information he could gamble
securely and successfully in the gold
and stock markets ia Wall street.
II TIldem and Dorsheimer do hold
such a letter they are responsible for
Withholding it from the public to suit
their Democratic partisan purposes of
n melO-dramatic occasion for its eX-
pOsuTe.
If they do not hold such letter
their averment deserves denial and re-
buke.
The corruption of the official SER
vice of the Government of the United
States has passed point beyond
which fidelity 10 the county demands
the subordination of party ties.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-28
Washington Special to the Springfield Republican
GRAVEYARD GHOULS.
Army Mulcs Buried as Federal
Soldiers.

The revolving frauds in connection
with the placing of head-stOnes over
the soldiers graves in the national
cemeteries is confirmed by Franklin
Warren, of Cromwell, c., who, last
year, had suh.cOntTact for setting
head-stOnes a. the graves of Union
soldiers in Louisiana. There were
several Thousand of them. He was to
put up marble head-stOnes, six inches
square and two and a half feet in
length, settirg them two feet in the
ground. He used a large auger-lke
instrument to make the holes. He
was given the lines of the heads of
graves by Government engineer
But he found that the graves were ir-
regular, and in boring he frequently
struck cOiiins and bodies or ZONES
They were just under the surface, not
so deep "a he was required to dig. In
striking these bones, ii was necessary
to cut through them, and in this work
he found that many of them were the
legs of mules, or parts of mule carcass
es. The contractors, who had re-
ceived $40 per body for buTying the
soldiers in regular order, had used the
bones of mules. as well as those OF the
soldiers. to swell their income, and
had made every mule go as far as pos
sihle, receiving from the Government,
of course, $50 for each mule leg put in
to IA coffin and buried.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-28

THE Societies cf the University
of Va. made a mistake last year
and invited Jno. s. Preston, of s..
g., to deliver the Annual Address.
To atone for this SIN, they have
invited Wala Emerson, of Massa-
chusetts, to deliver the address this
year. 1t was Mr.. Emerson who
said, "The hanging OF John Brown,
at Harper's Ferry, had made the
gallows as glorious as the Cross.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-28

One of the dangers of the house
life is this habit of disrespect-that
which is bred by familiarity. People
who are all beauty and sunshine for a
crowd of strangers, for whom they
have not the faintest affection. are all
ugliness and gloom for their own, by
whose love they live. The pleasant
little prettiness of dress and personal
adOrnment, which mark the desire to
pie;rse, are put on only for adj
miratinn and goes for noshing,
while the house companions are only
To the ragged grown aud thread bare
coats, the teuZled HAIR and stuhby
beard, which, If marking the ease aud
comfort of the sans facOn" of home,
mark also Indifference and disrespeet
which do so much damage to- the
sweetness and delicacy of daily life
And what is true of the dress is truer
still of the manDPrs and tempprs of
home, in both of which we find too
often that want of respect which seems
TO run side 10y side with affection and
the custom OF familiarity. X is re-
gretable habit under any of its cOndi-
tiOns, but never more so than when
ii invades the home and endange~s
still Eore that which is already too
much endangered by other things
Parents and up-bringerS do not pay
enough attention to this i'm the young.
They allow habits of disrespect to be
formed-ru'ie, rough, insoleut, impa-
tient, and salve over the sore with the
stereotyptd excuse "They near moth
ing 10y it," which if we look at Alright
is worse than no excuse at all for If
they really mean nothing by il, and
their disrespect is not what it seems
to be- the result of. strong anger. uu-
comfortable temper, hut is merely a
habit, then it ought to he conquered
without loss of time. being merely
manner that hurts all parties alike.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-28
Agents Wanted.

WE wish to employ a few more
w agents this season to sell our
Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Vines,
Roses, dc. We can give steady EN-
ployment and good pay to men of
energy aud ability.
Satisfactory references as to honesty
and business capacity must be given,
also bond for the faithful perform
ance OF duty.
Applicants will please state age and
previous occupation.
FLANKLIN DAVIS & CO.,
1909 Nam Street,
Richmond, Va.
Mar. HIT.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-28
Washington Correspondent Alexandria Ga
zette.
Mr., Goode in Congress-.

The House of Representatives was
occupied, after the morning hour, with
the discussion of the Till prohibiting
political assessments, the question be-
ing on extending the prohibition to
candidates for Congress from expend.
ing money ~ their cunvasses.
Mr.. Blaine, Of Maine. held the floor
for an hour in n political speech, dur
ing which he held up two fraudulent
ballots, alleged to have been voted at
Petersburg, as specimens of fraud in
Virginia.
Mr.. Goode, OF Virginia, quoted. as
showing the good faith Of the State,
the provision of the law which reuuir-
ell the judges to he chosen from both
political parties.
Mr.. StOwell said that, While that
was the law in his district it was dis
regarded, and at the last election all
hnt one of the eleven judges were
Democrats.
Mr.. Goode, after noticing that at the
Norfolk navy yard, mechanics were
compelled to take the wages on which
they relied to support their little ones.
to support the expenses of the Republi-
can nominees, said he would now turn
his attention to his colleague, so called,
Laughter. That member represent
ed the black district of the State, and
the law required that the JUICES of
election should read ana write, and as
there were not Republicans enough IN
the eleven counties VINO had that
qualification. Others had to be appoint
ed. Laughter But it must be adj
mitted that these judges bad been
most fair as they had seated among
the members from Virginia the gem
tlemen from Vermont. Renewed
laughter.
Mr.. Hoar wanted to know who had
kept the negroes from education.
MIR. G0Ode : That's a question to be
answered by the times that have
passed, but | am not to be caught 10y
it, VAIN is the net that is spread in
sight Of any bird"
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so CALLED.

In his speech in the House O-day,
Mr.. GoOde styled Mr. Stowell the $50
called' representative of the Black
District of Virginia from Vermont"
at which the House rOared and Mr..
Stowell looked shpepish.
Mr.. Goods, of Virginia, made his
maiden effort on the floor of the
House to-day, and acquitted himself
well. He refused to be led aStray
from the question 10y the insduous
questions Of some of his Radical OPP
ponents, and vindIcated himself and
Virginia. He was warmly cUngratu-
lated.
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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-28

Some men are born for luck. An
Arizona miner named Munson recent
ly, in the Globe Mining District, found
on the surface of the ground a mass of
metallic silver ore weighing 1900
pounds. 1t was found to be almost a
mass of silver, worth at least s2O, 900.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-28

Two prominent business men are
dead; Charles Danforth, President of
the Banforth locomotive works and
Ward Cherry, President of the Silk
Association OF America.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-28
DIR. TUFTS HAIR DYE.

Is easily appiIed, imparts bcautiffI black or
brown, and acts like magic. The best in the
word. Sold by all druggists. Price ~ 90 box
Sold by all Druggists, ana by Dickey & Wright
Bristol, Tenn,
Arg. 81, '75.-ly.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-28
TUESDAY. MARCH %, 1876
EVENT and COMMENT.

Parties who contemplate going to
the Black Hills may expect warm
times with the Indians. A fight Oc-
Cured between miners and Indians
on the I'd inst. at DeadwOOd Greek
sixty miles from Fort Laramie, Thir-
teen Indians were killed,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-28

contains five brilliant Piano
Pieces for hrst-cluss Piano
Players, namely ; L'Espe-
rance, Nooturhe by Asher
wedding tells, Moroccan do
Salmon by q. D Wilson La
Refine du salon, Polka bill.
liqutrby Lichner-Andaute de
Trio do William ll,by Pru-
dent, aud Le Ecu Follet, Ca
priCUio by kuhe,