Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-08-07
SIDEWALK LETTER,
On THE SIDE WALK, J
Aug. 9TH 1877. [

Since the echoes from wullace's
have died out and the explosion of the
Big Spring meeting last Saturday in
Montgomery have ceased to reveTber-
ate through the Alleghanies, one
could near a pin drop from r,risl0l to
Richmond. Oar Tennessee friends
lie with their ears OF the ground,
listening for suUterrHnpan thunder
from Daniel and Malone as they
touch the match to their mines, which
begin on the north side and tunnel
beneath the James in order to blow
up Richmond. The quiet is absolute
~ painful, every one who passes me
asks with bated breath: who do you
think will get it? Don't you think
they will all eat each other up and
some new man sit down and gnaw
their bones in peace? Cant telW says
he, says |. You caut get bet. None
taken-none offered. Every body
seems "afeard."
Another comes stumbling over the
brick scattered, by Crowell and Smith
aud Adams, and says, "dont you
think the thing will bust?" Nary time
says [ suppose Daniel gets il will
old Massey rum" Very likely says
l, Then what you gulne to do and
what will Fowler do?" says he. Ev-
cry Democrat who is one at all stands
to his guns the closer, when the shells
fly, says L. You cant burst this par
ty yet. Jove has never yet forged the
thunder that is to rive and ignite the
temple of Democracy. You can dry
up the Black sea, and drink the Dam
ube dry: you can put a blast under the
rock of Gibraltor and heave it into the
Atlantean sea; you can put yo fin
ger on the Atlantic caEle and walk
the bottom from New FOundland to
Englandj you can turn the Pacific
r. Il. onto its edge so as TO fence out
the Indians aud arch over the Mlssis-
stppi, converting it into blind ditch.
But you cant bust the Democratic
party, When the leaders at Charles
ton in 1860 stuck their crow bars into
its crust and caused the fires of rebel
lion to squirt and roar and sputter into
the eyes of bystanders until it blinded
them and set this continent ablaze
the great halves of Democracy came
slowly together again in Il supreme
aid enduring wedlocf which man
cannot divorce. The nominee of the
Richmond Convention must AMI shall
be elected Take new courage and
new inspiration, ye who hear the
whetting of the hostile blades and
think the end cumeth
Few have gone from Bristol to Rich.
mOnd. Gen. PridemOre went Oh last
week and Col. J. q. Richmond passed
through Bristol last evening. They
carry Ice and Scott in their vest peck
cts. Col. Fulkerson ran into Rich
mOnd yesterday and MessTs. OyleT
and Hendricks followed lastnght.-
Abingdon sent "A full delegations
Kindly banda have buiided hives
OH Ninth and on Broad, and on
: vCnth Streets, Richmond, for
these Daniel and Malone and Hol-
liday and Taliaferro and Lee and Ter
~ Bees to build their cells and store
their honey in. Tomorrow, ia the
Theatre at corner of Seventh and
Broad, they will fight the battles of
their queens. Refreshments will I've
the order OF the day, and the Bell
Punch would, if it were nj work
make Richmond hum like all its bees
had swarmed at once.
Ferguson Block Is ready for the in
side carpenter, and il Is beauty. The
double metal cornice adds to it fin
ish that surpasses anything yet put up
i'm Bristol
The Smith and Ensor buildings are
nearly up and look well even now.
The sick call for word. Mrs. Sow
ers's case has excited some apprehen-
sions of late. Miss Addie Gatchell has
typhoid fever. Mrs Hickman is i'm
proving. Mr., McCroskey is GONZALES
cent, as is DR.. Lloyd's son. Mr.. Evan
Davis announces his complete recov-
cry.
Wheat commands 81 to 81 10.
DIR. Sullins' dwelling caught fire last
week, but was quickly eXtinguished.
Mr., Joseph Keller raised and meas
ured 2l0 bushels FultZ wheat from 10
bushels of seed sown. Who can beat
that? 936.