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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-07-17
DOES MIR. DANIEL FAVOR
REIMBURSEMENT

Mr.. Daniel does not answer Thus
far he has declined to define his posts
ton on the Public debt question,
and We are left to differences as to
his opinions thereon. That be was
run by the Funders and Bondholders
of Richmond, no one will deny. -
That the Enquirer is his Richmond
organ no one will deny I've use the
word organ in no offensive sense, }
That he is the favorite candidate Of
Gen. Bradley johnson, no one will
deny. That he voted for, advocated
and amended the Stamp tax bill, we
have proven. That he voted for the
bin to extend the principles and
provisions Of the Funding Bill to the
State bonds held by the Higginboth,
am estate the Journal of the Senate
shows. The Enquirer is his mouth
niece. Theu to the Enquirer let US
90. In its issue of last Saturday ,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-07-17
EVENT and COMMENT.


Frank Brown, a negro, of Grayson
couRty, was recently killed by another
negro named Jackson Kyle, who put
40 buckshot in a gun, and with good
rest in the crack of the fence, took
bead on tie said Brown at short range
and went for his mutton. Reason -
The said Brown had stolen tile said
Kvle's wife aud been living with her
year.
The Sullivan landmark says MIR.
II. &. Bray had the retainer of his hy-
draulic press TO burst under $50 tons
pressure, while pressing his tobacco
Loss 5000.
r. II. Allison, who shot Levi Davis
mt Unior, waived his preliminary ex-
animation and went to Jail.
Hawk" Peters has been acquitted
ut Elizabethton, Tenn, of the charge
Of raping his granddaughter, Miss
Bowers.
The T.. r. Va. e. Ga. r. r. Co. have
leased for 20 years the Memphis and
Charleston Rail Road which connects
Memphis and Chattanooga.
Our forces under Gen. Ord have nc
tually raded into Mexico and return
ed. Between stable governments we
should have asked Mexico to punish
her own offenders, but Mexico, like
Turkey has become q national nobody
and y g must look after her criminals
ourselves.
Gen. Imboden has invented n steam
street car siuce he became q Phi!adel-
phian.
Another time it is said the powers Of
Europe have agreed upon division of
Turkey and REIMBURSEMENT of the
map. Russia il to take Armenia, and
the DanubiaD Principalities are to be
Independent, England is to have
Egypt and Cyprus, Greece is to have
Crete, and Germany is to have the
Baltic provinces of Russia.
England informed Bismark that she
would under no circumstances allow
Russia to occupy Constantinople, and
Bismark replied that the occupation of
Constantinople is the very way to get
what war has been declared for.
Jno. II. Shannon, son of DR.. Geo.
Shannon, formerly Of Wythe county,
Va, and grandson of J. B. Howe, of
Pulas Xxi, was recently gored to death
by bull in Texas.
The Wytheville Enterprise says
Judge Boiling has obtained from Pres
ident Hayes the pardon of J. b. Hurt,
recently sentenced 10y Judge Rives TO
ten months Imprisonment in Jail.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-07-17
ABOUT THOSE BONDS.

Under the date of oath of June
Gen. Malone wrote a private let
ter to a citizen of Bristol from
which we extract as follows:
meantime may answer your in
quiries serally and specifically.
First--I was always opposed to the
Funding Bill.
Second-I do not own a dollar in State
Bonds.
Third favor such steps in regard to
the bonded Indebtedness OF the State
as will bring about compromise.
either of the principal or interest,
that will bring regular payment of
the reduced liabilities within easy
reach of the taxpayers and | am
opposed to an increase of the rate Of
taxation under any circumstances.
Yours Truly,
WIN. MALONE"
This disposcs of the charge that
Malone is bond-holder. The
charges that he is an infidel and q
drinking man, made here in this
community are wholly untrue and
are not worthy of notice. Such
means Of electioneering arc beneath
the dignity Of the campaign. The
question is about this Public Debt.
Answer that ye Fundcrs and bonds
holders.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-07-17
The Ilnquircr's Acrostic.

The ENQUIRER says Readiustr
mcnt Of the Public Debt is an
other name for Reputation, and
here Is what it says of Reputation :
r eject it.
Il INQUIRER EcOrns it.
P ut your foot on it.
U mite and oppose It.
D ont be deceived by it.
t is financial suicide.
A rtful politicians advocate it.
Y hcft by another name.
mpolitic in the extreme.
o s:racise the advocate of it.
N ever compromise the honor of the State,
In the same paper it says "Dan-
iel is the best man"
Docs this look like Mr.. Daniel
is in favor REIMBURSEMENT
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-07-17

lszz.cs.E szsrs z-uus.s razsE.sa.
that paper leaves us in 40 sort Of
doubt. 1t declares readjustmcnt TO
be reputation Here is what it says
of reputation
If VIC declare that we are unable
to pay our debts and therefore repu-
ate them if we publish to the world
our poverty and incapapaclty to
manage our affairs, we demonstrate
to mankind that Virginia is not the
place in which any man should seek
home or any money find invest
mcnt.
OF al people and Of all States
Virginia aud Virginians are the last
who can afford to repudiate.
Reputation means complete isola-
ton from the rest of the world.
Reputation means a self imposed
brand of iguominy aud dishonor.
liquidation means denial Of all
those obligations acknowledged by
honest men, those obligations which
bind society throughout the civilized
world.
Reputation blackens that bright
escutcheOn inherited by Firginians
from pure and proud ancestry"
Next, here is what the Enquirer in
the same issue says about re- adjust
ment:
''THE difference between repuda>
ton ard readjusLment is this A man
who comes out squarely and tells his
tailor he won't pay, repudates. The
man who says he Twill attend to the
matter next week." and don't read
justs.
In some States they call it klcpto,
mauia-but establishment" is an
entirely new name for it..
THE prisoner told Justice White
he had no intention of stealing the
ham-his design was to readjust it, >
Now "kleptomania" means an ir>
resistible impulse to steal, and the
Enquirer says, establishment" is
kleptomania therefore readjnstment
of the public debt is stealing. 10
make the matter still palmer it CONS
pares it to the stealing of ham -
With these views thus expressed, the
Enquirer then says:
Without disparagement of the
claims Of any of the gentlemen nam.
ed in connection with gubernatorial
honors, we champiOned the cause of
Major John w. Daniel, holding that
he was the choice of the majority OF
! the party. We endeavOr to shcw by
such evidences as the people had a
right to demand that he was worthy
Of their confidence, and was capable
Of meeting in all things the full
measure Of their expectations.
Now 50 far as We arc concerned, we
have tie highest respect for Mr..
Daniel personally. Our objections
to him ere pc itical. His views of
the debt Of Virginia, are such as in
our opinion should disqualfy him
from being Governor. We like him
as a man, but we are for measures,
not men. We don't believe the pub
lie debt as it now stands can be paid
We allow our friends to entertain
their views touching Mr.. Daniel, and
we ask them the same for ourself.-
We are for the man for Governor,
who can do most to bring about a
compromise of the public debt, and
we would not vote for our brother for
this high office, if he were n funder.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-07-17
LCOMMUNICATEDl
What we Must do And How
we Can do it.

To the Editor Of the Bristol NcW8,
The letter of General Malone re-
moves all doubt as to his position on
the great question: Of the day in Vir-
ginia-and now let Us hope that Major
Daniel, General Lee, Mr. Holiday,
and all Others who are spoken of as
likely to he placed in nomination in
the convention. will speak out boldly,
and fearlessly avOw their sentiment.
An issue must be made, and no indie
pendent voter will support any man
who plays "dumby" on this occasion.
The candidates on both sides openly
proclaimed their sentiments last fall
in the election of the highest officers
of our national gOvernment--and to
Us in Virginia the issues are ms great
as i'm the Presidential election.
Taking the debt at forty millions,
and the value of all property i'm Va. at
three hundred mlllions-to carry Out
the funding bill TO the letter, will re-
quire tax of about Sl.l0 on the hun
dred dollars, allowing about one mil
lion to carry on the State government.
Now is Major Daniel, Mr.. Holiday
or General Lee i'm favor of more than
double our present tax rate-if they
"'N' iN' .'N'H 7Ny So L"N' vi tltlu
kHOlCS that to fund the two thirds Of
the unfunded bonds with tax receiva-
Bile coupons attached, and raise enough
to pay the coupons and carry on the
State government annually +; our taxes
must be more than doubled. II that
is what they and their supporters are
for, in the name OF candOr let them
all say so. We ask you gentlemen
are you i'm favor of strictly carrying
out the funding bill-if so, we charge
that you cannot do IL without doub-
ling our taxes at the least. Bound as
we are hand and foot by the decision
of the Supreme Court, we can only
lie still aud see the State float rapidly
to ruin without the power To help our
selves or, To avert the certain ruin
ahead, We must call convention,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-07-17
T H z HYGEA HOTEL,
GID POINT e'nNsEnTsr "a
Commissioners Sale
OF LAND

= a l. L =
UNAKE NOTICE, that pursuant to de-
Il cree of the Circuit Court Of the United
States, for the Western District of Virginia,
rendered on the 9th day of June, 1877, in
the case of John l.. and Ann Amelia Wor-
ley ys. S. II. Willard and othera, / will, on
MONDAY, THE g3rd DAY CT JULY, 1877,
offer for sale at the front door of the Court
House, in Abingdon, Va, that being the first
day of the County Court of said county, the
following land, viz:
/. A tract containing 223 acres and ~
poles upon which there is n valuable two
story hrick dwelling house, and out houses
including barn, &c.
2. A tract containing l49 acres and CT
poles, upon which there is barn.
3. A tract containing 20 acres and poles.
Which said three tracts together const-
tute the farm Of 5. II. Willard, in Washing
ton county, Va, lying two miles northeast
of Bristol, containing 4p2 acres and IS
poles. Is well wooded and watcrcd
The said land will he offered both in
separate parcels aud aa a whole, and that
sale which brings the greatest price will
be the one reported. Plats of the suid par
c, Is and OF the whole land can be seen by
applying to the undersigned.
TERMS, one fourth cash, and the balance
in six and twelve months with interest from
day of sale. Bonds with good personal
security required for the deferred payments.
Title retained until the purchased money
is paid.
DANIEL TRIGG Com.
June &c, 1871 At
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-07-17
WIN. MALONE. +"
The Way the Wimd Blows.

Before the issuance of Mabone's let
ter on the State debt, the tax-receiva-
BILE coupon bonds of Va, commonly
called 'consols, were quoted at - bid,
73l asked. On last Thursday they
were quoted at G44 bid, GO asked. Yet
the Funders say we can't touch this
portion of the public debt.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-07-17
THE SENATE.

Our Marion correspondent urges
a Senatorial Convention at Glade
Spring. We think this county
should respond, as we have no
doubt he speaks for many of the
people Of Smyth.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-07-17

Ir the debt cannot be readjusted,
why do the Funders object so stropgN
ly, to our making the effort?
Why the very threat to do so, has
made the owners of consol State
Bonds anxious to take nine cents per
dollar less than they were offered on
the 4th of July.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-07-17
COMMUNICATED.
a VOICE FROM SMYTH.
Cali for u Senatorial COnVCn-
ton.
MARION, Va. July IS,

To the Editor Of the Nc,rs
AS there is now much talk about our
fall elections, and who are to he voted
for, | would suggest that in order to
have some one selected for our next
State Senator, n convention be called
to meet i'm the early part of September
at Glade Spring Sufficient accOnlmo-
datlons can be had mt that point, and
it is as near the center of the extreme
ends of the district as can be selected.
Besides it is close to the line between
Smyth and Washington counties.
So let the county committee in each
county decide at once and publish
their calls in each county,
Respectfully, II. f. J.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-07-17

THE Bristol NeWS cares not for
men. 1t goes for measures, and
favors no man for Governor, unless
he be in favor Of readjustmrut of
the State Debt.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-07-17

pIEkIOC 7b-octavo, fine rosewood mot
iTlNOO used over six months), only $3.50
Esstss efa cost $3.50 New Pianos at whole
DREAMS sale. GREAT bargains. Nearly
OIlOnlNS rev, $50, 2 stops, Sij 3 stops,
S2sE7zstE7IzzsssEs $50 8 stops S55 stops $50 8
stops, sos ~ stops, 49, to rs Rare opportuui-
ties New organs at wholesale. Beware imita-
tions Best offer ever made, read. Sent ON to
Is days tost trial. Money refunded and freight
paid both ways If atisfactory Established
1856. Agents wanted Discounts to Teach
ers, Ministers, &c Addross DANIEL BEATTY,
Washington, New Jersey.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-07-17

The Dispatch seems to think the
Convention should adopt platform
in favor Of readjIstmeut, and then
put a Funder ON it.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-07-17
nc
and
THE Popular Clothing House
Is opposite the Thomas House.
&
PETERSBURG MARKET.
CORRECTED BY
S. S. BRIDGERS.
Commission Merchants,
No. 10, n. Sycamore Stcet,
PETERSBURG, VA.

PETERSBURG, VA, July 3, 1877.
Dear Sir-Our wheat market is now
open. Our mills have commenced grind
ing, and the offerings of new are taken at
s. S0a 81 80. Old whent is in good demand
at full figures. Corn receipts light-aetive
Mt 10 cts. Oats, quiet 45c. Flour in fair
demnnd--bNsis, new Extras, IS 25a$S 80 !;
Old. S. 60. 81 %. Eggs, active, Halls
Butter, market glutted, demand light,
choice l5al62-3 , lower grades. IOal2B.
Lard l0a /. Bacon quiet at unchanged
figures. Spring Chickens in demand at 15a
zoe. shall be pleased to have your con
signments.
Very respectfully,
S. S. BHIDGERS
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-07-17

THE most dangerous man is he who
says the Funding Bill was wrong,
but cannot now be righted.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-07-17
Value OF Property in the County

AT the request Of some of the Road
Commissioners we rcpuhli-h the asses
ed value of property in the Townships,
omittiIg the new division 10y which
have no means of knowing that;
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-07-17

The Sullivan landmark says Mr..
II. &. Bray had the retainer Of his ny
draulic press to burst under $50 tons
pressure, while pressing his tobacco.-
Luss 5000
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-07-17
Gold in New York, 1O5 IA.

in county, 81 ,oo2, 1893. 50
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-07-17

60 day at home. agents wanted. uutht and
VIZ terms free. TRUE & co , augusta, Maine.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-04-10
P 0EIIcAL.
oUR M1N1sTER,s. sERMoN

The minister said last night, says he'
Don't be afraid of giyin';
II your life amt worth notEiu' to other folks,
Why. what's the use of liyin'f"
And that's what say to my wlfe. says l,
There's Brown, the miserable sinner.
He'd sooner hegger would starve than GiTe
4 cent towards buyin' dinner.
tell YOU our minister's prime, heis,
But couldn't quite determine,
Whom heard him givin' it night aHa left.
JUST who was hit by his sermon.
OF course. there couldn't be no mistake
When he talked OF lOng-winded. pranIn''
For Peters and johnson they sot and scowled
At every word he was saYin'.
And the:minister went on to cay.
There's various kinds of cIeatin'.
And religions as good for every day
AS it is to bring to n meetin',
don't think much of that.man that gives
The loud Amens at my preachin',
Aud spends his time the followin' week
In cheatin' and overrsachin'."
I guess that dose was bitter enough
For man like Jones TO swaller;
But noticed he didn't open his mouth.
Not once, after that. to holler;
Hurrah, says I, for the minister
OF course I said it quiet
Give some more of this open talk:
It's very refreshin' diet. -
The minister hit 'em every time;
And when he spoke of fashion.
And rIgGin's ont in bows and things,
As wOmau's rulin' passion.
And coming to church to see the styles
/ couldn't help a-winkin' aa AK
Aud a-nudGiT my wife, saws I. That's You.'
And guess it sot her thinkin'.
Says to myself that sermons pat.
But man is queer creation,
AMI I'm much afraid that most of the folks
Won't take the application.
Now, if he had said word about
My personal mode of sinnin',
I'd have gone to work to right myself.
And not set there a-Zrinnin'. -a-s
Just then the minister, says he,
And now I've come to the fellers
Who've lost this showeriby usin' their friends
As a sort of moral umbrellas.
Go home." says he, ''aud find your faults,
Instead of huutin' your brothers.
Go home" says he, "and wear the coats
You tried to fit for others"
My wifo she nudGed, aud Brown he winked.
And there was lots o. smilin'
Aud lots o lookin' at our pew
1t sot my blood o bilIIn'.
Says 1. to myself, our minister
Is GettiD' little bitter;
PIl tell hln, when meotin's out. that
Amt at all that kind of q critteri
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-04-10
Paw Your Small Debts.

How much good a small amount of money
will do when put in circulation the following
incident will illustrate
Mr. Brown kept boarders. Around his
table sat Mr. Brown, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. An
drews, the village mlliner; Mr.. Black, the
baker; Mr.. JordOn, carpenter; and Mr..
Hadley, flour, feed and lumber merchant.
Mr.. Brown took out of his pocket book a
ten dollar note, and handed it to Mrs. Brown
saying
Here, my dear, are ten dollars toward the
twenty l promised YOU
Mrs Brown handed it to Mrs Andrews,
the miiliner, saying
That pays for my new bonnet"
Mrs. Andrews said to Mr. Jordon, as she
handed him the note
"That will pay you for your work on my
counter"
Mr. Jordon handed it to. Mr. Hadley, the
-four, feed and lumber merchant, requesting
his lumber bill.
Mr.. Hadley gave the note back to Mr.
Brown, saying
'sThat pays ten dollars on my board"
s'Mr. Brown passed it 20 his wife, with the
remark that that paid her twenty dollars he
had promised. She in turn paid it to Mr..
Black, to settle her bread and pastry account,
VINO hanoed IL TO ME- hauley. Wlshlne creolt
for the amount on his -four bill, he again re-
turning it to Mr. Brown with the remark that
it settled for that months board. Where's
upon Brown put it back into his pocket, book
exclaiming that he 'never thought a ten dol
lar bill would go so far" --r
Thus ten dollar greenback was made to
pay ninety dollars Indebtedness inside of FIVE
minutes. Who says greenbacks are worth>
less 2" -
If every one, in Charlestown who owes ten
dollars or even FIVE would go straight and pay
it We should soon have easier times.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-04-10
tin, Sheet lr0n, Roofing, ApOutins
-.E ..-... AND
STOVE HOUSE,

AN Main street, in CharIestown W Va. where
" Twill be glad to see all my old friends and
customers. am prepared to furnish any thing n
in tho TIN AND STOVE line at tho very lowest
prlces Roofing AND SpUuting done a the shortest
notice and iu superior manner Repairing done
at once Repairs for Stoves furnished. The very
best Cook Stove. nd Rsn ges always on hand. suld
cheap, and warreated TO work we'll. All kinds of
TIN-wARE always on hand.
h3-O Old Iron. Bras., Copper. Lead, SheepsSins,
Hides, Bees~ax. Bacon, Lard. soap. Tailov and
Country Produce generally, taken in exchange for
Tin " ork or Stoves. Call spd me, and you will
never have cause to regret il
- = JOSEPH II. -.ASTERDAY
"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-04-10
W ell Done.

A young man called in company with sew
eral other gentleman, upon u young lady.
Her father was also present to assist her in
entertaining the callers. He did not share
bis daughters scruples against the use Of
spirituous drinks, for he had wine TO offer.
The wine was poured out, aud would soon
have been drunk, but the young lady asked !:
"Did you call upon me or upon papa 7"
(. GaIlantryi If nothing else, compelled them
to answer, I'VE called upon you" yi.J n, l.
Then you will please not, drink vino; l
have lemonade for my callers"
The father urged the guests to drink, and
they were undecided. The young lady added,
remember, if you call upon me, then you
drink lemonade; but if y1u ca upon papa
l have nothing to say." ....r. ...-
The wine glasses were set down with their
contents untasted. El 'A go. '--''
After leaving the house one Of the party
exclaimed, "that is the most effective tenn
perance lecture have ever heard"
Indeed, it was sown in good ground. IL
took root, spraug up, and is now bearing fruit.
The young man from whom these facts wero
obtained broke 0G at once from the use of all
strong drink, and is now a clergyman, preach.
ing temperance and religion. AS he related
the circumstances TO me, tears cane into his
eyes. He sees now his former dangerous po-
sition, and holds in grateful remembrance the
lady who gracefully. and still resolutely. gave
him TO understand that her callers should not
drink wine.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-04-10

AN AGoSIzISG CHoIGE-The Memphis
(Tenn.) Appeal relates the following. in its
account of the recent burning OF the steamer
Governor Garland in the Arkansas river.
Capt. Nowiand's condact was heroic. Find
ing it impossible to rescue his wife and two.
children, he was compelled 70 forsake either
the former or the latter. He had no time 70
hesitate, for the flames were already scoreh.
ing the passengers Capt. Nowland kissed
his little children farewell. and, seizi1g his
wife, plunged into the water. he looked
hack hut the little children he could not see,
for his eyes filed with tears. such as only
father or mother can know the meaning Of
A deckband, named Billy Staples, whose
home is iu Memphis, witnessed the sad fare
we'll SEEKING both of the children in bis
strong arms, the brave man leaped into the
water and carried them safely to the shore.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-04-10

~lNHE un nisrsigned gould give notice TO the cit
4 izsnsof Charlie aud surrounding roun
ties. he will do ALL kind. OF urh hstcrIng sur
az Repairiue old Matt AID bid Sofas, ne~
Snrinp. nut in If needed All Kinda OF other
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-04-10

To REsroRE THE HAIR AFrER ILLNESS.
Equal parts of best brandy and strong black
tea. shaken well together, and rubbed well
into the roots of the. hair once daily, will
usually restore the hair after long illness
BE careful not to scratch or irritate the scalp
with rough combing and brushing. The mig
ture shouId be made at least once in three
days, even in cool weather. 10 jJss- sa tL
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-04-10
Schedule of Trains,
uARPER'S FERRY l. VALLEY BRANCH
II. n O. R. r..

CuMAEHoI TAunsDAy. SEPT. l4TH, 1876.