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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-12-11
Our Richmond Letter.
RICHMOND, Dec. {, 1877,

Tho Russell case was decided on
Tuesday last in the absence of both
Cowan and Bickenson, who waived
the privilege Of being present. Five
tickets with the name of Dickinson
and five with the name of Cowan
were pet Ia hat. and the Governor,
Secretary, Treasurer, Auditor, and
Attorney-Genera each drew ticket.
II was found that three Of them had
drawn Ditkenson ticke's and two of
thonh Cowan tickets, and Mr.. Dickeu-
son was declared elected to the House
Of Delegates frbm Russell.
Speaker Allen to-day made public
tho new committees of the House.
Mr.. Kelley is on the Committee on
Roads and Internal Navigation and
Retrenchment and Economy.
Mr.. Fowler is Chairman of the
Committee on Schools and Colleges,
and Is also placed on the committees
On Finance and Of Printing.
The opinion was expressed to-day
In my presence, by leading gentle
man OF the city press, that Judge AL
leu had acted very literally and fairly
with the Hanger men. The State
says the conservative party has been
killed, and the leading Funders of the
House declare the party has been de-
slroyed by the caucus that nominated
Readjuster for Speaker. Gen, An
derson, Of Richmond, declared on the
floor OF the caucus that If the House
wns organized on the basis proposed
1t would be the death Of the party
Another leading member Of TIE Vir-
RInia press, who was setting at my
side, remarked TO me that if the party
could not stand the election of Re
ndjuster to the speakeIship it was
about time for it to burst.
Mr.. Bigger has re-appointed Mr.
Ayers, Of Scott, to q committee clerk.
ship.
The Second Auditor has startled the
General Assembly by announcing the
discovery of thirty-five thousand
dollar steal IN his Office. 1t is said to
have occurred during the reign of
Mayo and Coleman. Coleman has
recently been discharged from the
PeDitentiary, and is clerkipg at the st.
James Hotel in this city. There can
be little doubt that he has important
information which he can Disclose
In the language l hear attributed to
Treasurer Hunter, no one can now
possibly tell where these discoveries
will end or to what untold amount the
State may have been swindled by the
re issuance of bonds that have been
once redeemed.
Col. FulkersOn raised breeze in the
Senate yesterday over Senator Hurts
proposition to pay the debt by cutting
the salaries of oil the officers in the
State 20 per cent. He was opposed to
any reduction that the people would
not receive the benefit Of. If the
State debt were first readjusted he
would then vote for the MEASURE
The Fuuders flew ut him like wasps
To day he will offer to amend by pro-
viding that the rate of taxation be
corrospondingly rcduced,-th same
feature Mr.. Fowler wished, last yeor,
TO attach to The Notler Register bill.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-12-11

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ness, II costs nothing 10 Try the business Terms
and IS OutHt free address at once, II. HAILErr
Co., Portland, Maine. july "a, lG77-Iy
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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-11-11
CHAFF OF THE DAY.
Extracts From Our Exchanges.

:,
now 'ei'ioie IL 10 " iose s's'e. l,
-" - 81 ~. .as.
~ u" "~,a,%
'iVe us good paVemehts'-New ork
Herald. bep at'ent you shall some
day have them-aii made oil good IN
tentiohs. 100 LOUISVILLE 'ourier-Jo"r
i"
Jennie June says IL Is really true that
Ben Butter wanted TO marry Anna
Dickinson III Anna wouiu wed Ben
II a X nm on n starring tour 10 play
Henry VIII. TO her ANN boieyh, her
fortune on the stage would lie made.
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distinctions, and | do not believe con

distinctions, and l do not believe ron
demnation extends to private theatre
Gals. People will go to amusements in
q public hall, who will not enter a thea
tire. 1t is not wrong to go to aconcert,
and with a little strain an opera or two
may be taken in. In Analysing the
matter, it is difficult to say where the
immortality Of the theatre lies.
Tertullian said the actor could not
expect to be forgiven, because he strove
to add a cubit to his height and habitu-
ally falsifed his face. and now that the
buskin is abolished from the stages lit
tie paint of society takes the place Of
the mask. We have no such indecen-
cies on the English and American
stage as on the French in the later
days, and the populace will not stand
any scott at religion. Virtue is always
duly rewarded in our plays, and vice
punished. Cassius, presented with all
the skill of Booth or Barrett, receives
not n half the applause which
Antony gets.
1t is charged that expressions so
broad are introduced in the modern
drama that modest ears cannot hear
them without shock. But does not the
remedy lie in pruning rather than in
destruction? The modern editions
have corrected in the main the magnif-
icent productions of the English classic
drama when our fore fathers were in
the habit Of calling spades by their
names, and people who have only ex-
amined Shakespeare in the closet need
not expect TO be shocked by the holiness
Of the expressions he used.
1t is charged, too, that the morals Of
the actors are considerably below par.
This a pretty hard phase of the ques-
ton to deal with. 1t is 80 difficult to
get a standard of comparison for. Shall
we take an equal number of stock
brokers, playing daily upon a legitima-
tiled green table; a company of chart
table bankers, Of philanthropic MILL
ners and mantua-makers There would
be an opening for reform); shall we
take the bar of any particular cityr
But / must not involve the professions.
So far as / have been able to judge,
actors are u good sort of people. Their
life gives them kindly hearts. How
tenderly they rallied a few weeks since
round the deathbed Of n of their
leaders. i do not believe they are am
bilious to be classed among the pre-
eminently pious persons; but they do
not certainly rank among the worst.
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Mr.. Gladstone In lraland.

Mr.. Gladstone is making his first
visit to Ireland. lie wished to go
quietly, without public parade, and
study the condition of the people. On
the 18th of October he landed at six
O'Clock in the evening ut Kingstown.
He was met by no n of any note, the
landing being perfectly private. Upon
his appearance Oh the pier platform II
newsvendor, well known in that local
ity, said loudly, You're welcome to
Ireland, Mr.. Gladstone" whereupon
Mr.. Gladstone raised his hat and said,
THANK YOU" A voice mt this instant
from behind exclaimed No, he is
not"
Mr.. Gladstone's fondness for chopping
down trees, and the much ridiculed
scene of his exhibiting himself to a
great Of workmen on his
place in the country in the act of fell
ing an oak, vas the subject Of n carl
cature in IA witty Dublin paper called
Zozimus during the statesman's visit
to Ireland. Mr.. Gladstone is repre-
sented standing in Sackville street
carrying his carpet bag, and asking an
Irishman of the stage sort confidential
ly, Pat, my man, now that I'm here
u l do anything for you?" To which
Pat replies, pointing to some very sickly
trees planted some years ago by the
corporation along the sides of the
street, Eyes, yer honor; will ye just cut
down them Upas trees for me?"
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TIE DANCE AND TIE STAGE.
A Good Word In Their Behalf BY
Celebrated Divine.

In an address before the church Con-
Gress, recently held In New York, Prof.
Cowling of the University of Louisville
read a paper containing the following
Sn regard to dancing and the theatre:
| make the plea for the dance that
when restrained properly it belongs to
Hhe field Of taste and not of morals, as
1t is not condemned in the sacred writ
:ings. The opponents of the modern
dance explain its scriptural introduce
1ion and recognition in the words of
DIR. Hecker, who says 1T was perform
ed on great national and religious &C.
casions by the sexes separately As a
spiritual exercise, and its perversion to
amusement was regarded as a sacrilege
associated with condemnation or cir
,cumstance Of horror" This is the
narrative of Heradias's daughter;
human nature does not change, It is
natural for youths to dance as for
Tambs to skip. I viii not discuss the
ancient dance especially upon the charge
.Mf its separate performance by the sexes,
but will content myself with thinking
that if the Hebrew maid was not asked
by the Hebrew lad to join him, or that
the Greek or Roman youth of either
sex pursued their melancholy measures
apart, the modern dance has improved
then in politeness rs we'll rs pleasure.
Dancing is n rational amusement,
nnd appeals to the natural senses, and
springs spontaneously, to the sound of
music, Is m of the fine arts, withprin-
-ciples as decided as those Of painting or
music, and n greater effort Of genius is
required to produce a distinct dance
.than a picture or u melody. Half n
scentury elapsed between the ininue and
ahe waltz.
1t is n healthy exercise, and the mus
'cular activity called into play cannot
be excelled, and it is also amusing
which Is so often ignored. Hundreds of
rdumbbell and Indian club victims waste
1heir energies; deluded invalids walk
weary miles up and down porches, and
sleep no better and dine rather worse.
.Health-lifts give better results. as there
ID the daiiy eNciteheht OF watchiig tue
Scaie 20 VI US the mysterious cyihuer
is revolved. These health seekers are
prevented by age and their calling from
.resorting to the dance, but they will
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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-10-11

are gently pushed from it by a sliding piece
of steel, which is thrust out just often enough
to disodge each row as it is brought along by
the endless chain. This emptied Of its con-
tents, soon passes again through the machine
over the block, to receive another package of
its tiny freight within each Of its innumera-
ble links Eight of these machines (the wri'
ter has reference to particular manufactory)
are running constantly, making eight hundred
gross of matches per day, gross numbering
fourteen thousand, and chipping away in the
course of year six hundred thousand feet of
pine lumber. This lumber is thoroughly dried
in kiln before being prepared for the ma
chimes. Two hundred thousand feet of bass
wood are annually made into shipping cases.
Three hundred barrels of birthstone and nine.
ty thousand pounds of phosphorous are taken
up yearly by these endless chains from the lit
tie reservoirs.
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tumbe-and that was all. The car is heap
of splinters."
Then the superintendent called the young
man nearer to him and spoke to him private
ly, and presently they both shook hands as il
greatly pleased over something. The young
man sat down beside the girl and whispered in
her ear, ..... ..
"I've got the place, Lydia. We are all
right now"
Then the bells rang, and the people began
to disperse towards their trains. As they de-
parted small creature-probably stock
holder-objected to the proceedings and re.
marked to the superintendent that "it was not
best to give fat Offices to brakemen for doing
nothing"
"Precisely," said the superintendent. "But
the woman did something, and if you wish to
know the full measure of her splendid deed,
go put yourself in her place" ,--.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-10-11
MIR. STEPHENS ON THE SITUATION.

Mr.. Stephens, of Georgia, has already
gone to Washington, in advance of the meet.
ing of Congress. His health is said to be un.
usually good, and he hopes to be at his desk
during the greater part Of the session. Since
his arrival in Washington he has given ex-
preston of his views on leading political ques-
tions of the day, which are reported as follows {:
Regarding the Presidents Southern policy,
Mr. Stephens said that his reception through
out the South has been quite as enthusiastic
as was ever accorded President in any part
of the Union, and the reception at Atlanta
was grand tribute from Georgians to a
President whose administration has been in
accordance with the principles of home rule.
Mr. Stephens objects to the term Southern, as
applied to the Presidents policy, for the rea-
son that itgives sectional aspect to the ques.
ton.
He prefers the term constitutional policy,
as being more in accord with the Jefersonian
Democratic doctrine of home rule, and the
settlement by each State of all domestic ques-
tions. Mr.. Stephens further said that the
President had made grand strides in doing
away with all sectional feelings, and in as
suaging the bitter recollections engendered by
the war. That President Hayes, through his
policy, has done more for the paci6cation of
the country than Tilden could have accom-
plished had he been inaugurated; that the
appointment of a representative Southern man
to the vacancy on the Supreme bench would
be further grand step towards the ends so.
earnestly desired. The South now has no
representation on the bench, and the appoint
ment of q good and true man from that sec.
ton would be grateful act ofjustice on the
part of the President. Mr., Stephens consid-
ers that the appointment of Ex-Governor Her
schel V. johnson, of Georgia, to the vacancy,
would give general satisfaction throughout
the Southern States, and would receive the
cordial approval of ofseven-tenths Of the North
ern Democracy. He considers Ex-Governor
johnson head and shoulders above all the
candidates he has heard mentioned for the
Office and in every respect preeminently quail
fed for the position. ,..l-,..s ....-.r., =
Mr.. Stephens strongly favors the selection
of Mr.. Randall for the Speakership, and says
that bis course during the closing hours Of
the Forty-fourth Congress is worthy of the
thanks and gratitude of the whole country.
In regard to the Texas and Pacific Railroad,
Mr.. Stephens says he is decidedly in favor Of
it, and has been for the last five years in fact,
even before the war he favored it as the route
to the Pacific, which would not only benefit
the South bat the whole country. ..
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-10-11
VIEWS OF ROBERT NJ. WALLACE.

United States Marshal Wallace was in New
York last week, and while there fell into
the hands of the inevitable interviewer. His
views regarding the policy of President Hayes
are reported as follows:
"The people of the South are pleased and
surprised with it. At first they were intense
ly bitter because Mr.. Tilden was not seated,
but Mr.. Hayes has done all for them that they
could have hoped, even from Mr.. Tilden,
thus far, at least I have, myself, not the
least doubt of Mr.. Hayes sincerity of pur-
pose, but his policy is as yet only an expert
ment, which l am cure will fail. 1t would
succeed with the people Of any other part of
the Union-the Western or the Eastern
people-but the SoutherDers are peculiar in
all things, and particularly in their present
relations to the national government; they
have no ground work of kind feeling toward
it as government to begin on. They think
the concessions they gained were made be-
cause their attitude ghtened the Northern
people they have no generosity. They mean
to keep all they have; they intend to get all
they can, until they again control the nation
al government, as before the war. The South
erners we're pleased with Mr.. Hayes PERSONAL
ly and are showing it by the way in which
they received him during his Southern tour.
Some enthusiasm is for Hayes and no small
part for Wade Hampton; but the Southern
ers are doing much of it for effect. They
want to make such an impression on Mr.
Hayes that he shall believe they are preemi-
nently fitted to hold Office. Hungrier Office
seekers were never seen, and they hope to
convince Hayes if he is really sincere in civil
service reform, that they are the right men for
all places. Wade Hampton, by his perform
ance in the Presidential tour, is striving to
acquire national reputation. He is vain
enough to believe that he may be the next
President, or at least Vice-President. He
must be careful, however; the Southerners
are even now beginning to regard his senti.
ments as too cordial toward the North. There
is point beyond which he must not pass, or
he will fall in their opinion in the condition
of Mr.. Key, whom they ridicule for servility
and denounce as a traitor"
To the above opinions as expressed by Mr..
Wallace, the New York Tribune remarks !:
"Mr. Wallace betrays some nervousness as to
the ofice-seeking propensities Of the Southern
Democrats. 1t is to be hoped that none of
them have been 80 inconsiderate as to seek
his"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-10-11

SAM Houston AND THE HAM.-On re.
cent business trip to Houston, Texas, I had
for travelling companion well.known mer.
chant who told story after story ofearly days
in Texas. One struck me as worth preserv-
ing.
"When my father first came here" said the
merchant, "he settled in Houston-then the
capital of Texas. I was put in a grocery
store under very strict and parsimonious
boss. One morning, just as had swept out,
Tom, Gen. Houstons body servant, came into
the store. Looking round he spied fine
hama rara aris in those days. Having
asked the price, he said he would take it and
the President would call around and pay for
it. I felt proud of my sale, and called the
attention of the boss to it as soon as he came
in.
"Did you get the money!" he asked quickly.
"No; but President Houston is coming
round to pay for it."
"President Houston devil Did Tom
say he would see it paid? ?"
"No, sir" .......... s..... ..-
"'Then you are fool. Now, sir, you go
straight to the Presidents kitchen and bring
me that ham, unless Tom will say it shall be
paid for
II started off very much crestfallen, and
not liking the job before me. But resolute'
ly walked into the Presidents kitchen. Tom
was there. I saw my ham lying there, with a
few slices cut off it, and selling it, told Tom
that unless he would undertake to see that
the money was paid, must take it back.
"Tom cogitated awhile, and then said:-
Young man, axe back your meat The Gin
eral is mighty good master, but mighty
poor paymaster, and don't keer to involvi'
late myself with his debts .....
"This was enough for me. I left with the
ham in my hand. Going around to the gate
I had to pass the front door. There stood
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-10-11

A TERRIBLE SHocK.-The courier from
Helena bearing dispatches, reached Shaw the
following day. As the dust-covered horse
man approached the quarters, lady, sitting
in front Of one of the cottages, with young
babe in her arms, accosted him:
"Have you news from the commando
"Yes, madam, bring dispatches"
"Tell me the news, quick" -.,..
"a battle was fought on the ninth. Cap
ain Logan and Lieut.. Bradley are among the
killed." ,,... so
The babe dropped from the nerveless arms
and the young mother fell back in swoon.
It was Mrs. Bradley, the wife Of the brave
officer first to fall in the recent Indian battle
of the Big Hole.-Helena (Montanc) Herald.