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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-05-22
From the Richmond Wing.
THE GOVIGRNOESIIIP.
For Which Work?

Mr.. Editor,-It might be more
satisfactory to the impartial public if
some or any one of Gen. Malone
enemies would tell them precisely in
what particular he is unworthy the
confidence of the people of Virginia
for which of his works they should
be called upon to stone him.
Is it because he engineered and built
the Norfolk and Petersburg railroad ,
a road not excelled in its appoints
ments by any in America, North or
South?
Is it because in the late war he
gave his services and shed his blood
in defence Of Virginia and the South,
covering his command with imperisha-
bic renown, and made for himself a
record which even his bitterest enc
mics are compelled to admit is not
surpassed by any Southern general?
Is it because after the war he
found three railroads mere physical
wrecks and financial bankrupts, upon
whose ruins he built railroad which is
not surpassed by any in the South.
Is it because in the prosecution of
this last great work he and his direc-
tors voluntarily pledged their indi-
vidual credit and fortunes to an ex
tent which had consolidation failed
would have involved them in ire,
trievable ruin?
Is it because he prevented the
Virginia and Tennessee railroad from
falling into the hands of Johh w.
Garrett ten years ago, and from being
diverted from its original design as a
highway for the benefit Of Virginia
cities to a mere funnel pouring it,
contents into the lap Of Lady BALI.
more ? Is it because when he obtained
the means to equip his road instead
Of sending North to buy his tonnage
cars, as had been previously done, he
preferred TO build them of Virginia
lumber, and to give employment to
Virginia mechanics? Is it because he
Increased the business of his line
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-05-22
TIE LEE COUNTY AFFAIR.

Our State officials and the Rich-
mond dailies have been immensely
agitated over the supposed killing
and wounding of the L. S. Reve-
nue. officers by the Black Water il
licit distillers of Lee. The sum
total of the affair is published in
our local columns. That is all OF
it, and tho sensational articles of
the New York TINES and the
Washington papers vanish into less
than air. There is nothing later
from Lee. Sheriff Doyle and his
posse are after the outlaws, and
their capture will require time and
trouble.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-05-22

from the DIsPATcH Of Saturday will
throw some light on the subject:
BUCHANAN AND CLIFTON FORGE
RAILWAY CoMPANY-E NEER
ELECTED.-Mr. William Jolliffs has
teen elected chief Engineer of this
railway company. He is organizing
an efficient engineer corps, ard will
begin the work Of final location OH
the ODD of May. The erection of quar-
ters for the Convicts will be cOmmenc-
ed at the same time. 1t Is expected
that the work Of grading will be en-
tered upon with from three hundred
to four hunred conyicts early in June,
and that it will tie i'm great part COM
pleted the present season. Bids will
be invited at an early day, but work
will be vigorously prosecuted on COM
pany account unit and in default of
satisfactory bids.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-05-22

THE Abingdon STANDARD takes
down the name Of Gen, Cummings
from its masthead as the it's candi>
date for Governor, and announces
that he neither wishes to be consid-
cred as an aspirant for the Gubcr-
material nomination, nor to have
his name brought before the nom-
mating convention to meet in Rich~
mond on the 4th of August"
Just here we wish to correct an
error of the STANDARD as to the
date Of the convention, which is to
meet August Sth and not August
4th, as it continues to state.
by the way it would afford the
News great pleasure to support
Gen. Cummings for tho high posts
ton alluded to.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-05-22
Trouble with theERiChmOnd
bp.s Mails, ta@j

Unless our postal authorities can
do something.morc to expedite and
render certain the Richmond mails
we had as we'll abandon them. For
two months, at least, the arrival Of
the Richmond papers a hours at,
ter date has been the exception and
not the rule. Occasionally they
come to time, showing that the
thing is possible. Generally they
come two or three days in pile.
At this writing, Monday evening,
the ENQUIRER, WIG and STATE of
Saturday have net appeared. The
DISPATCH alone came to time Sun
day morning.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-05-22
FIEZLING OUT.

The Standard says, in effect, that
the Narrow Guage is tizzling out
Bristol NcIcS.
Beg your pardon, WE have neither
said nor minated anything of the kind
and if you will let us know what you
are referring to, we will try and make
it plain. It's the cold water throwers
that's "fiZ2iing," brother Fowler
Keep on the track. --A6. Stand. l7th.
Certainly! Here is the para
agraph alluded to, taken from the
STANDARD of the 10th. ed. News
BSg" The 4th Of August seems to be
too far oft, or else something is 1.-THE
matter with Hannah" All that -four
ish and trumpeting given to the |. c.
& \. q. r. II, just after the passage of
the bill has commenced to ease OF al
ready.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-05-22

nearly do"blc, thereby giving ems
pluyment tC thousands of his fellow
citizens and soldiers?
Is it because he more than doubled
the revenues of his line. in part by n
contribution of over n million of dol
Jars per annum, levied on the COM
nIercc on other States, all of which
was capital brought into and expend,
ed in Virginia, and for the benefit
of Virginia?
Is it because he utilized each in
crease of prosperity that came to h S
line to make reductions in his local
passenger AID freight tariffs till these
were reduced to lower figure than
prevailed on any other railroad in
Virginia?
Is it because the mineral develop
ment along his line was stimulated
till it had about doubled itself up to
the time when the panic set in?
Is it because he had increased the
business Of his line with the Virginia
cities of Lynchburg, Richmond,
Petersburg, and Norfolk more than
one hundred fold?
Is it because his line had contrib
uted more than any other to make
Norfolk the second cotton port of
America?
Is it because lie conceived and exc
Cuted, at the risk of loss of fame and
reputation had he failed, the schemes
which led TO the Walker movement
and which saved Virginia from the
fate of South Carolina and Louisiana q?
Is it because he has devoted time.
energy and talents to the rcdemp,
tiOn of The two black districts of Vir,
ginia, which have so far accomplish
ed the purpose that negro domination
prevails in but two or three counties
in that section?
Is it because, after waging sue,
cessful warfare against rich and pow.
erIuI corporations who Nainly sought
to destroy the highway his genius
had constructed, he was at last forced
to submit to the combined influences
OF panic which has bankrupted
over one hundred American railways;
OF treachery upon the part Of his
company'o trusted agent in London,
and on the maIignity of that mod
ern Jeffreys. II Oh Lennox BOND,
whose devotion to Radical:sm, ha-
tired to Conservatism, and want OF
principle was so abundantly displayed
in his overthrow of the Supreme
Court OF sovereign State and the
release Of the South Carolina returns
ing board?
Is it because Of his record as SOL
dier, statesman, or railroad Presi-
dent?
Contrast his achievements with
those Of any other Of he very re-,
Spctable gentlemen who are named
IS his competitors for the public ap>
proval in this race. and say in what
particular, if any, lie is exceeded Uv
either or any of them.
For which Of his WOrl.s. then. do
ye stone him? JUSTICE
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-05-22
lSIiSSiaS Loan.
New York Evening Port.

~'N" va \ -'EuIiiS or Il
The public debt of Russia is about
100, 900 600, a sum very much less
than the public debt of England,
France or the United States. Yet.
under the most severe conditions in
regard to security, she is unable to
negotiate a loan with the European
bankers at a less rate of interest than
eleven and three>sevenths per cen!um.
1t is not strange that such a circum-
stance as this draws attention to the
morbid financial condition to which
the biggest empire of the old world
is reduced. If this is the condition
of Russia, what is to be said Of the
financial prospects Of Turkey, which
with a debt of $3.50, 200 900, is able
to obtain no loan u: all? Aud if this
is the present situation of bo.h these
empires at the opening Of an cxpen-
slve war, what will be when III. war
ends?
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-05-22

They reward people in Russia for
killing other people, and the greater
the slaughter the higher the price.
The gunner who fired the shot which
sunk the Turkish monitor on the Dam
ube, carrying two hundred good Mas
hommcdans to their favori;e paradise,
was at once made happy by the Ems
peror, who Immediately conferred up
on him the grand cross of St. George.
No doubt if certain well-known
captain in the confederacy, whom
General LEE was forced to request to
cease firing and stop the dreadful
Slaughter had been in the Russian
army his great services in knowing
down whole swathes' see report from
Batoum would have received fall re-
cognition; but Republics we're un-
grateful -State.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-05-22
THE N. G. R. R.

We have on our table a commu-
nication reviewing at considerable
length and in great detail the legal,
ity and constitutionality of the N.
&. Charter and the manner of its
organization. 1t is proper to say
flat some Of the points made there
in do not, at first view. coincide
with the views we have entertain
ed and expressed, but they are such
that newspaper is under TO obli-
CATION to suppress, and we shall
make the article public in our next
issue. We have not room for it
this week.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-05-22
THE NAVAL CADETSHIP.
Appointment for the 9th Dis
tricI to be Made.
JonesviIle, Va, Nav II. IS7I

Jonesville, Va, May Il, 1877.
Mr.. EdtOr-There being now va
caucy in the Naval Academy for a
Cadet-mid-shipman from this district,
| desire to say to the candidates for
that position, that | will, on the 3lst
inst, be pleased to meet them at Alb
ingdon, when | will proceed to recon.
mend some one of them.
Applicants must be residents of the
9th Congressional district, over If. and
less than IS years of age The seIec-
ton will be made, if found necessary.
10y n comparative examination. The
papers of the district will please copy.
Yours Tru y,
a, L. PRIDEMORE
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-05-22

Railway, the sewing machine CEN
taur Of Richmond, has been fined
5000 for adultery, and as he exclaim'
ed "My God, why | can't pay it, :"
Judge Guigon sent him to Jail. In
the mean time johuny Wise goes
for him for $4,000 damage to the
poor girl and attaches all his prop,
erty. Very good.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-05-22
ABOUT THE OONVIOTs.

The new Board of Directors of
tho u. @. & l. n. &. r. Il. met on
last Friday morning and agreed to
send the new President, Major
Wood, to Richmond to make dop
mand for the convict labor, lie
will start probably on tomorrow.
1t is Likely that the Canal Oompa-
ny will attempt TO hold all of them
for their own use. The following
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-05-22
Blaine The Lion Of washing
ton.

Mr., James g Blaine is at present
the lion of Washington politics, and
on Tuesday had as many as two hun
bred callers, all breathing slaughter
against the new administration. -
The veteran Chairman of the Maine
Republican State Committee is evil
IDENTITY determined to make his pow,
er felt yet, and lively times are ahead
for our peaceful President aIti-
more G0zette.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-05-22

Effects entirely dispropotional to
causes are frequently induced by the
simplest circumstances. A little pim-
pie, indicative of the beginning of
deterioration of the blood, will, by
neglect of preventive means, develop
into the loathesome Ulcer and sap
health or probably destroy life. DR..
Bulls Blood Mixture prevents such
Catastrophcs'
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-05-22

Miss Van Lew goes out to Craze
on the common at last, and Col.
W. W. Forbes, gets Tic Richmond
Post Office.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-05-22

Cash in hand sufficient to pay expenses Of
sale and Commissions, and the remainder in
one, two and three years, equal instruments
with good personal security, payable to the
Commissioners, will be required Of the
purchaser and lein retained on the land
to secure tho deferred payment. Prompt
compliance with the terms of sale required.
The tract Of land is one Of the most de-
sirable in Washington county Well wat
cred, good timber, and has excellent i'm
proyemeuts.
L. l.. YORK, 2
DAN'L TBIGG. ! Com'rs,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-05-22
NEW AnYERrIsEMENrs.
A GREAT OEEERII We vaI a!uI

q q week IN yeur Town. Terms and IS outfit
jug free. II. HALLEFT q CO, PoItland, Me.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-05-22

Dan'l Trigg, Trustee, &C., We. IL c Gibbons,
at the January term of said Court, 1877,
the undersigned Commissioners will pro-
coed to sci the tract OF land now owned
and occupied by the said II. c. Gibbons,
situnted in the said county on the Reedy
Creek Road, about 5 miles North Of Bristol
and II miles West Of Abingdon, being the
same land purchased by II. c. Gibbons
from Abram +. Bradley, and containing
43G acres, more or less.
Said tract Of land will be offered in par
GELS and then az whole, and the sale pro-
ducing the greatest price will be adopted as
the sale.
Persons wishing to look at a description
Of said land, aud the parcels as laid off,
can do so by applying to the Commissioners
who will have palrs showing the div sions.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-05-22

Wheat and corn were 2 aud 3 cents
lower with shippers holding of, yes
!erday at New York,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-05-22
THE MARYLAND EAR & EYE INSTITUTE

Incorporated April 9, 1869.
President, Hon. J. W. DoBBIS, Judge Supreme
Court
The above Institution offers all the comforts Of
a home to patients suffering with eye or ear di-
seases. Skilful nurses are In attendance, aud =,
as the surgeon in charge resides In the house with
the family, patients seen by him several times
during the day, For further information apply to
the surgeon in charge,
Dr. GEORGE REULtNG
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-05-22

Go day at home. AGENTS wanted. Cutft and
p'~ terms free. TRUE & co a., augusta, Maine.
The Morning herald., 1877-05-04
AMERICAN BEEF,

Nine hundred and sixty head Of dressed
beeves were shipped from Philadelphia t'
Liverpool last week, which shows tha
theseexportions are steadily on the increase
TIE most strenuous efforts were made by
the butchers of the old country to cast a
stigma upon American fed cattle, which
were denounced as absolutely unfit for food,
"half starved;' "old cow" with othe'
opprobrious epithets, but as shipload after
shipload arrived, and it was discovered
that the article was equal if not superior to
their own, ohjectors were silenced. Amer
lean beef sold for cents per pound less
than the native when first sent over, now
it sells for two cents more, and British
Icef has had to take back seat. The re.
suit is no more than might have beer
expected, when we compare our limitless
y ,sturage and inexhaustable vegetable
resources with the scanty means of subsist
ence afforded in the locked up parks and
the monopoli=ed grazing lands, upon
which they are compelled to depend.
The Morning herald., 1877-05-04
ENGLAND j. in what NAV be termed

ENGLAND ) in what may be termed !;
quandary. She would very much perlel
to have Turkey obliterated, but after all
is unable to see how the thing can be done
without ultimately proving an uncomforta-
BILE thing for herself after it is done. Sht
is puzzled to know just where to stand
and yet, with an eye TO her own interests
she is making all neediul preparations fol
taking Far in the struggle.
The Morning herald., 1877-05-04

The story of assassination, followed by
lynch law at the hands Of an angry mo-,
which comes 10 us from Mississippi, woulo
fcarcely have attracted attention under tbs
dynasty of Governor Ames and his carpe.
beggers. 1t does not clearly appear nov
that it was the absolute outcome Of polil-
ical vendetta, but there seems reason t'
suppose that rarty jealouses and hatred.
had something 10 do with it, and it may
probably be set down, therefore, as an a(les
cap of the mischevious reconstructed
policy and Of the disas.erous reign in Ms
sissippi Of Ames and his associates. 81
this as it may, the affair offers the Demo
cratic government of the State an opportu.
ni,7 of proving 10 the country promptly
its title to authority. Governor Stone, We
trust, will lose no time in showing that he
is made of different stuff from Adelbert
Anles, and the good citizens Of Mississipp1
without distinction of parties should gathe'
to his support and make the evil disposed
underst and at once that the era of anarch,
and lawless bloodshed there has passec
away forever.
The Morning herald., 1877-05-04

THAT old.time Wing party will need
considerable more galvanizing than it ha:
yet received before the breath of life will
again breathe in its nos,riIs. 1t don'l
respond worth cent, Notwithstanding the
vigorous efforts of Mr.. Hayes and hit
special friends 10 reviyify it. Keep OIL
trying. Mr.. Hayes. Success may come
last. lfit does not, you will be no worst
off than when you began.
The Morning herald., 1877-05-04

receiving the nomination of P.s ident. Mr.
Hayes did not have a dozen delegates from
his own Stale who believed he would
receive more than a complimentary vote
and yet every one Of the pack forgetting
that the nomination Was forced by other
States, is swearing like Noyes that the re-
sponsibili,y Of ncm.raion rests upon him
alone. Noyes is an Ohio bubble, and
should be bursted without mercv. But as
Ohio rules the roost we presume all its in
capables mus, be provided with an asylum,
and yet why should our nation be com
PEELED to furnish such as Noyes with first
class foreign mission, and make thimble
rigger, a minister p!enipotentiary.
CENTENNIAL VISITOR.
Among the callers at the White House
last Tuesday was Mrs. Sarah Davis, who
had shaken hands with every President
from Washington down. She is l05 years
age, and resides near the navy yard in this
city. She vas accompanied by her male
escort near her own age, and sent her card
up to Mr.. Hayes, who shortly afterward
,lmc into the East room and received her.
GENERAL BANKS,
n an interview during the past week,
aid the Administrator was just entering
lpon its new rclicy, and time alone would
demonstrate whether Mr.. Hayes had made
grave mistake. The vital question is:
What use will the Sou hern people make Of :
he power given iSeu.? lie expressed the
pinion that the extra session of Congress
would be long cue, running for two Or
hree months, and that there would be
reat deal of general les, s,;sla;ion.
The new United States Senator from
Judge Spof3rd Democrat is
lawyer with few equals in the South. H,
'as the constant companion and advisor
f Judge Trumbul. and other Northern
Democrats during the Lie Electoral Til
unal conspiracy. 1t is thought here tina,
,e election of Judge Spotiord Isl triumph
yer the attempt 20 disintegrate the Demo.
attic party Of the South.
HAY THE MALIGNANr.. tp]
Ben Wade, like Wendell Phillips and -
n. Blaine, has rendered Mr.. Hayes the
'eatest service in his power by abusing
m. Nothing more likely TO rally the
nservatives Of the country, than The VIC.
Mt opposition Ct the ultra portion Of the
adical party. These are them who in
:riect!y cold blood have sought systema~
cally to inhame the passions and preju-
ices of others, and Ivy every deviIish art
ad device to keep alive the bitter hatred
1gendered by the civil strife. While the v
'nservatives commend Mr.. Hayes for .;
Ding right, yet not one of our leaders coun.
la parry lines. |C
TIE SHADOW OF THE GUILLoTINE.
There is a good deal o. uneasiness amorg A
le bereau officers eflhe Treasury Depart a
lent in consequence of the removal CT Il
olicitor Talbot, and the appointment ,f
/. Wiley Wells, ex-carpet-bug Represen- :
tive from M Mssissirpi. This change, it is
fought, indicates a determination on the
art oi Secretary Sherman to pat the gull
'tlne at work among the ether heads, and n
! no person can tell whom the victim will (
e, there is considerable alarm among the
'ilhlul. The Secretary has 6, outside
the office in selecting persons to fill the
acancies, thereby ignoring civil service
lies entirely.
ANhEptfN
The Morning herald., 1877-05-04
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER,
From our special correspc ldent.

WASHINGTON, April 80, 1877.
The Louisiana Commission returned on
the n inst, and rendered their report, ,aftel
which they dined at the White house.
Their short review of their proceedings
must give satisfaction to the people, ard
show still more clearly to all but the Wade
and BIainis's, utter lack Of necessity fol
Federal bayores to support that politica'
moun,ebank, Packard. Capt. Scotl's coon
did not come down whit sooner Or prompt
er, than did Pac. ard under the engineer
ing OF commission, and We might say the
same thing of the RAIDS here, for so con-
pie'el have they subsided, and SO flat have
the Wade letter and the Blaine opposition
fallen, that we are without an item invo!v.
ing strife, or the grand promised Gsh'
against the Administration. Pronunca.
nento Wade didn't want his illumination
publi,hed, it seems, and it is a pity lie
could not have applied little of Blaine's
"duces tecum" in advance Of publication,
mough which he got possession of his
damaging Muligan letters.
THE RUSSIAN SQUADRON.
Some Of the members of the Diplomatic
Corps are conjecuring as to Russia's real
purpose in keeping such large naval
squadron in American wa ers, when there
- certain to be numberless conflicts be.
tween the Russian and Turkish navies
near at home. 1t is generally thought
that within very short time blockade OF
Turkish ports will be declared, and the
vessels of other nations warned not TO carry
munitions of war destined for the Turkish
Government. When this is done, then the
secret of the large Russian naval squadron
will be made TO appear, and it will be
found they are here for the purpose of in.
tercepting the shipment of American arms
to Turkey. Russia having all the arm.
she needs will not have to purchase, as
Turkey is doing ola merican manufacturers,
American naval officers are quite outspok en-
in their belief that the powerful iron.cads
of Turkey will be more than a. .'match lol
the navy Of her opponent, Russia.
PENDING APPOINTMENTS.
Gov. Hayes manifests little disposition
to hasten action in the case Of some Of the
important federal appointments which
have been hanging fire now for some week.
although pressed on all sides to settle the
conflicts now going on between the numer
Gus applicants, lie does not yield in tht
least, but continues to postpone action.
MINISTER TO PARIS.
Ex-Gov. Noyes, Of Ohio, who presented
Hayes name to the Cincinnati Convento,
in behalf of the Ohio delegation, is her.
and had an interview with his "boss." an(
it is said that Noyes is prominent sup.
p'icant for Minister Washburne's position
at Paris. Noyes predicts that within thre,
weeks all signs Of disaff-ction will hav
diel in the Repul lican party, and "lh
President" heultily CO mmended him 70
his wise course towards Scu h CaroIin
and Louisiana. And yet Mr. Noyes whel
here last sumraer YVES rot fvaoring Nj
Hayes at all He won't all the way up t
. Maine to court Jimmie Blaine, and on hi
| return here first prior to the Cincinna