Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-11-26
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1878.
EVENT and COMMENT.

Gambetta and DetOurtou fought q
a duel last Thursday, in France, at 80
PAGES. One shot and nobody hurt
Gambetta's charge of "falsehood"
stands unwiped out, save by pistol
smoke.
England is now advancing on the
Khyber pass, against the Amer of
Afghanistan. Russia means to help
the Ameer all she can. The war can
not progress far before spring. Never
theless, England has war, and her
Sepov forces have to encounter the
toughest customers on the planet.
Rev. DIR. Sledd leaves Centenary
Church, Lynchburg, and is made
Presiding Elder of the Lynchburg
District. Rev. S. A Steel leaves
Broad Street Church, Richmond, and
goes to North Mississippi Conference,
where 65 of his wife's relatives have
fallen under the Yellow Fever scourge.
Capt. Cam Patteson, who ran as
the greenback candidate against Ran
Tucker, comes out in letter to the
Richmond Dispatch, in which he de-
clares himself opposed to irredeemable
greenbacks known as Fiat money
Lor' bless you. Marse Cam, why
didn't you say SO sooner. Lection
done over.
The Lynchburg NelOs says L. g.
Tyler, son of eX-President Tyler, was
married in Pulaski county, Va, re-
Gently to Miss Annie B. Tucker, niece
of Hon. Ran Tucker.
The Troy IN. " Times, and the
Springfield Mass Republican. both
favor Joe Johnston for the Vice
Presidency on the Republican ticket
in 1880. So it would be Ulysses and
old Joe. If they will reverse the or
der on the ticket it would have more
strength.
w. w. Newman, who was beaten
100 by Joe Johnston, is looking
through the registration and poll
books of Richmond with q view of
contrasting the election. In the mean
time the whole country rises to nomi
nate old Joe for the Craftsmanship of
of the committee on military affairs
Go on Mr.. Newman. Too late
Ex-Mayor A. Oakley Hall has be-
come City Editor of the New York
World, which a year or so ago pro-
nounced him crazy in London.
Another terrible railway accident
in New Brunswick. The baggage
master threw out a bundle of grain
bats which rolled back under the train
and threw several cars down an en-
bankment, where they took fire and
several passengers persisted in the
flames Next comes the Philadelphia
& Reading r. r. The engine draw
ing the official train of the company
blew up at station, killing the en-
gineer, fireman and numbers of other
persons standing in the depot. Pretty
bad for one week.
Gen. Gordon was on last Tuesday re-
elected to the u. S. Senate, losing only
5 votes on joint ballot. This is rare
compliment, but one richly deserved.
A st. Louis sleeping car on the B.
& o. r. r.. was burned a week ago.
near Cumberland, Md, by the over
turning of lamp. There were IS
passengers, including ladies and chill
dren, nearly ali returning refugees. -
They escaped unhurt, but lost all their
small baggage, money and jewelry.
Another railroad war. The A. & g.
w. r. R., now takes passengers from
Cincinnati to New York for one dollar.
20 clerks discharged in one day from
the u S Patent Office at Washington.
Reason-No money left to pay them
Such is contraction.
King Humbert, of Italy, came near
being murdered last Sunday by a
cook, who gave as his reason he was
out of money, and thought the King
ought to be held responsible for his
poverty. This is the third European
monarch whose assassination has been
recently attempted. Kaiser William,
King Alphvnso, and King Humbert.
The people of Europe seem as i'll at
ease as those of America.
Neal Dow is accused of driving la
dies from his audience in Fredericton,
New Brunswick, recently, by telling
an obscene anecdote. If trse, he
ought to be- made Neal Down and
take SO.
Gen. Sherman is of opinion that
Grant will be the Republican candi-
date for President in $780, If so, the
Democrats will have to buckle down
to busine in the old way, if they
mean to beat him.
Colonel John S. Mostly starts at an
early day for China.
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