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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-05-28
From the Richmond Whig.
Rate of Taxation in Virginia.

We do not understand what the
Funders seek or expect to accomplish
by misrepresentiug the rate of Taxa
tion in Virginia. compared with the
rate in other States. We suppose the
intent is to cast a stigma on our peO-
pie, and represent them as affectin g to
be burdened with taxes, while the ir
taxes are less than other States. Som g.
thing of this sort was attempted by
some of the windy orators during the
session of the Legislatu re. We re-
feTred to tie matter then, and gave the
real facts in refutatioR of their mis-
representations. We see the Lynch
burg Firginidu copies the original
Misrepresentation from a Harrison
burg paper, to the effect: Our taxes
are less than those of any other 5 tate
in the Union. with two, or per haps
three, exceptions
We again r1fute this statement by
republishing an article from the w HIG
of 26th of February-based upon the
very best authority which exists the
American Almanac for 1878, prepared
by the Librarian of Congress
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-05-28
Public Speaking at Marion

On last Monday several speeches
were made in the Court House. Col
A. Fulkers0n and Capt. Blair were
present upon an Invitation from the
Greenback club. Col. Fulkerson was
the first speaker. and occupied fifteen
minutes, most of which WAS devoted
to an account of the labOrs 0f the Re-
adjusters iu the Legislature last win
ter, and discussion of the debt ques
tion. Capt. Blair then spoke elO-
quently for about half an hour upon
the question of National Finance.
showing familiarity with the subject
and advocating ably the principles
held by the Greenback party.
Capt. Samuel NtwbeTry, Of Bland,
then took the stand and announced
himself a candidate for Congress-
He is strongly in favor of Greenbacks,
and an expansion of currency.
Gov. McMullin was the last speak
er, and gave expression to his well
known views on both State and Ma
tiOnal questions. The Gov is making
a Jealous canvass for Congress. ss.-Wo-
riOn Herald.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-05-28

DEADLY SPORT IN CIRCUs.-
SECOND FATAL RESULT OF Shoot
ING AN APPLE FROM A WOMAN's
HEAD.-LouisviIIe, Ky, May IL
Manager Whallen, the head of the
show one Of the members of which
killed boy named Wigley at Rocks
port, Ind. on Thursday last gives the
following acc unit of the accident.
Il arrived at Rockport in the
morning with my combination, and
at 2 o clock the show commenced -
A large crowd Lad cOngregated
around the tent during the perform
ance. and when the act came in
which Harry Wallace was to shoot
the apple from his wife's head two
men were sea, Jut to clear the crowd
in the direction in which the shot
vas to be fired. This the men at
TEN ,,ted to do, but, owing to the
large crowd present, were unable to
perform their tas k
Two or three shots we're fired &,
each coming through the canvass
When the last shot wGS fired some
one called out that boy vas killed
| went out and found boy, whose
name [ aflerward discovered 20 be
Johny Winelv, lVIug beside the ten;
with bullet hoe oyer his eye. He
died almost Immediately. Wallace
Was not arrested, all OF the better
portion of the citizens knowing it
was an accident. That night gave
a benefit to the boy, his friends res
criving lie full receipts taken in
Had not the better class of citizens
stood Is tie show, | think We would
have had trouble. and even with their
assistance | think we would have
been in danger had We not left the
town Immediately"
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-05-28

streets, and such a thing as mud is
never to be found in any part of Psris.
There are no letter boxes OH the
streets of Paris, except in the win
dUws of the stores where cigars and
stamps are sold. Cig9rs Yre Govern
ment monopoly, and are sold. as are
postage stamps, by regularly appoint
ed agents, they receiving small COM
mission. The Government cigars are
sold in bundles of twenty-five, put up
i'm envelopes and stamped at the Gov
ernment factories. Havana C e ars
which have paid the regular duty are
sold in all the cafes. but domestic ci-
gars sre only sold by the Government
agents.
When any person of wealth dies in
Paris the front door of the house is
draped with black velvet. with silver
fringe and moulding. The curtain is
loopPd up at the sides, and inside the
doorway is an altar, with crUcifiX. and
candles burning, and Orname ted with
rare flowers. 1t has a very solemn
and imposing effect. Those attend
ing a funeral always walk with their
beads uncovered, and those on the
sidewalks take off their hats whilst
the cortege is passing.-Last Letter
from Paris.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-05-28
EDlsON'S NEW WONDER.
HOPE FOR THE DEAF-TRE GENIUS o
MENLO PARK INvENTS a NEW EAR.

HOPE FOR THE DEAF-THE GENIUS OF
MENLO PARK INvENTS a NEW EAR.
The inventive powers of Professor
Edison appear to he illimitable. The
world is startled by one marvellous
invention. and before it has time To
take breath another contrivance, eith-
er an immense improvement on some
former one or something entirely nov
ell, is thrown out.
The latest production of this genius
is what he terms the -auriphone, al
attachment to the phonograph r
talking machine" which increases
the volume Of sound to any desired
extent, entirely independent Of air,
steam valves of any extraneOus force.
It CONSISTS in changing tie form Of
the trumpet attached to the Phono-
graph 10 reproduce the sound register
ed by the voice.
In the first phono2raph the trumpet
was in n tin or paper tunnel the new
attachme. t is made Of caOutchOuc
gelatine and the carbon button wh!,h
so largely enters into the composition
of Edis0n's telephone and which Is
sensitive to the point Of transmitting
the sOun of the breath. The new
trumpet is modelled after the convul-
sinns of the human ear. The faintest
sound wave is made to recall itself
through the medium diaphragm upon
tine receptive plate of tin foil as deep
ly IA the lnudest tone uttered under
ordinary conditions
This trumpet, as the inventor has
had practical experience (beiLg some
what deaf. is destined to be the great
est boon to persons afflicted with hard
ness of hearing. Attached to the ear
(instead of the phonograph.) it will
so cOndense sound vibrations as to
enable person TO hear with ease the
slightest sound. even that Of the drop
ping of pin. In a crowded assembly
it will enable one to catch the words
of a speaker at an almost incredible
distance. With this remarkable in
ventiOn in mind, the world would not
be much surprised if there should
some time issue from the labratOIy at
MenlO Park an instrument that will
enable the deaf TO hear and the dumb
to sneak
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-05-28
rhe Gre atcst Wheat Crop yet
Eli Pei kins in the New York Sun,

Eli Pei klns III the New York Sun'
The greatest wheat crop ever raiS-
ed in tie United States is now bead~
ing out all over The West. The win
ter wheat crop in acreage and yield
will be fully third larger than ever
before raised in the United States. -
The standing crop is univ erSally good.
| have looked at the growing WHEAT
fields within the last ten days, from
Cairo to Chicago, and from Pittsburgh
to Des Moines. and l have not seen
a bad piece of wheat. In each sec
ton l visit everybody is wondering
If il is posi- BILE for the wheat to be as
good in otker sections as it is in
theirs. When | tell the farmers the
wheat is as good in one place as an
other. they say:
"Then wheat will 60 TO sixty cents
a bushel after harvest.
Wheat harvesting will commence
in about six days in Texas. The
heads, am told by travelling Texans,
are now yellow and almost ready for
the reaper.
In five weeks (by June 24,) wheat
in Kansas and Southern Illinois and
Indiana will be harvested, and by
June the reapers will have finished
in Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin and
Michigan.
The only danger now is that the
two rank growth Of the stock will
lodge the wheat and cause it to decay
before harvesting. 1t is thought that
no insect can trouble it. Nothing
but hurricanes and great storms o.
rain aud hail can hurt the growing
crop.
The crop is twenty-five days earli-
er than usual 1t is heading out as
far north as the line of Fort Wayne ,
Rock Island and Des Moines.
Spring wheat also looks we'll, but
it is yet TOO early to speculate about
it At least half more spring wheat
than usual is sown.
A Chicago wheat. man said to me
to-day, "Wheat will drop to 90 cents
in Minnesota this fall. 50 cents III
New York, and | believe we will be
at lie to lay it down in Liverpool at
close to 81 bushel "
If American wheat can be laid
down in Liverpool at 81 bushel. il
will rlin the EUglish farmer. who ex-
poets to sell wheat made on land
worth S200per acre. Five dollar wheat
land in Amrrica, cultivated in large
tracts, will ruin 5000 wheat land in
England and Germany. cultivated II
small tracts.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-05-28

The COURIER does not like the
acceptance by Judge Mckinney of
the sporadic nomination by 81 OF
the delegates to the Greeneville
Convention. 1t looks upon this az
a determination to run independ-
enr of party nomination. We
do not see that this conclusion is q
necessary consequence Of his ac-
ceptance. He did submit to party
action, and was willing to abandon
bis PRMA FACIA right to run for res
election in case the party in con-
vention assembled should decide to
hand the flag to some ons else.-
But the party did not disp!ace him
by nominating another, and he
simply, by accepting the invitation
of the 81, placed himself where he
was befOre,-a candidate until dise
placed by the party. As long as
the party has no regular nominee
Judge Mckinney is necessarily a
candidate. The old convention had
failed and no new call had been
made Whenever the party makes
another nomination and Mckinney
fails to heed it, the party should
stone him out of the contest. Not
sooner. In the meantime, we are
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-05-28
EVENT and COMMENT.

After the failure Of the Greeneviile
Convention to nominate, 81 OF tue
Delegates petitiOned Judge John a.
HcKinuey to announce hImseli
candidate for reelection, and ne mas
consented, announcing himself In
published letter.
The committee under the Potter
resoIution consists of Potter, OF New
Work Morrison, of Illinois, McMa-
hon Of Ohio. Stenger, of PeLnsylya-
mis- BIackbur of Kentucky, Hun
ton of Virginia, Cobb, OF Indiana,
Cen. Butler, of Massachusetts,. Hlc-
sck of New York, and Cox of Ohio.
Butler, HicOck and Cox being Repub-
Iicans. Eight Democrats and three
Republicans.
The Johnson monument is positive
Iy to be unveiled at Greeneville on
ths 5th Of June,
whitesburg, Tenn. is in bad way,
having lost about 81 500 by allowing a
chap named Hall TO ship the tobacco
OF it's citizens in his own name. To
clap the climax, its paper, the Inde-
pendent, has gone tl'e way of all
newspapers started in The woods on
nothing.
Ben Hill says the American people
honor those brave men who fought
while the war lasted and stopped
fighting when it ended. And Judge
Alfred Morton says he has turned
against Hayes because OF his ingrati-
tude to him that if a little democra-
oy be so good a thing, complete
democratic administration must be
still better. Hence, while he did all
he could to put Hayes in, he would
now like to have Hayes out and Til
den in. Pretty good reasoning from
both Hill and Morton.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-05-28

THE New York HERALD opposes
the Potter investigation, because, it
says, to put Hayes out, and Tilden
in would inaugurate anarchy IN the
Union, as it now fourishes in Mexico.
1t would leave a precedent which
would leave unsettled all Presiden-
tial titles, which ought to be consid-
cred final, when once the President
is inducted into office. But to this
we may reply that such conclusion
would legalize fraud. because it was
successful in its iucipient stages.
There is but one way to settle this.
Let fraud be hunted for when ever it
can be strongly smelled, and let it be
cut out when found. As we'll try to
build the capitol on sand, as found
and perpetuate a Government on
fraud.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-05-28
q. &. Fulton Oh Parisiat1 Streets
and FuDeraIS,

The streets of Paris are marvel of
cleanliness. We have had to-day seve-
raj heavy showers of rain. No sooner
had the rain ceased falling than men
appeared upon all the boulevards to
sweep off the water and dry them up
as qackly as possible. On those laid
with aspbaltum they were armed with
a species of gutta percha scraper,
which enables them TO remove the
water to the CUTTERS. Where the road
way was of Belgian blocks they had
horse-brushes at work. and where
they were macadamized they used rat
tan brushes. In an hour they were
all dry. as the sun came out warm af-
ter every shower. Neither dust nor
water is allowed to remain on the
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-05-28

clad % see another convention has
been regularly called to meet at
Jonesboro on the 20th. Mr.. St.
John really promoted his chances
by a prompt withdrawal in the in>
terest of party harmony, because
he can do nothing without the
party, and his handsome behavior
should have the earliest possible
reward.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-05-28

Experience has proven that the best
remedy for Collie, Diarrhea, Teetbing
and other troubles of Infancy is DR..
Bulls Baby Syrup. Price a5 cents,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-05-28
kilograms as they Come.
Daily Summary for the Week
WEDNESDAY.


The alarm at a reported Fenian in
.vasion continues to agitate Canada,
and to keep its people under arms.
The General Conference, at Atlanta,
has resolved not to make any new
Bishops at this time.
A dispatch comes from Ottaway,
Csnada, saying a dispatch has just
been received from the Imperial Gov
ernment at London saying war be-
tween Russia and Engla d is iDevita-
BILE. 1t is probable this is a financial
canard. If true, it is OF the highest
importance.
Virginia Consols have declined to
30, and Gold stands steady al /.
THURSDAY.
The European news is more hopeful
of peace. and a meeting of the Con-
gress the first fortnight in June is pre-
dicted. Russia is buying heavy ord
nance at Boston.
Bald Mountain IN. c. has gone to
shaking again.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-05-28

Disagreement, such as obstinate
Swellings. Boils. PimpIes Erysipelas,
etc, are promptly removed by the use
of DIR. Bulbs Blood Mixture.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-05-28
VEGETINE
For Kidney Complaint and
Nervous Debility.

SIR STsvENs,
Dear Sri had had cough for eighteen years
when I commenced taking the VEGETISE. l was
valy low sys tenn WAS deblltated by disease.
| had the Liipeg Cou5pl0iRt, and was very psr
rOuS 90 cOu7t bad, h,ags sore. W hen | had taken
one bottle found 81 was helping me ii has help
ed my cough. and it -trer ghtons me. I am now
al lie 10 do nv work Never have found anything
Ike the NEGETINK. / know II j. every thing il Is
recommended 10 be. MRS A. J. PENDLETON.
YFGETINE Is nourishIng and strengthening Fu-
rides the blood regulates the bowels Tuicts
the nervous system acts directly upon the Sc
cretiors and arouSes the whole system to action.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-05-28
FRIDAY.

The Secretary of the Treasury has
overruled Solicitor RaynO's opinion
as to the Virginia gold cases. At the
capture Of Richmond, Gov. Smith
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-05-28
VEGET TINE
For Dropsy.
Central FAILS. r. l.. Oct. 10, 1s77-

CENTRAL FALLsl K. To Uct- To- tta-
DR. II. r. STEVENS =
1t Is pleaSur to give my testimony for your
valuable medicine. ] was sick for long time
with DrODsg. under the doctors car lie said u
was Mater betwt the Heart and Ltusr re-
cslved no benefit until commenced taking tn
Vegetine !, in fact I was growing worse. have
tried many rene edies +, they did not help me-
VEGETINE IS ths medicine for DFOpsy ! began to
feel better afIe. taking few bottles: have tax
thirty hHttl. In all. am perfectly W u, new
er felt better. No feel more thankful
than DO.
am, dear sir. gratefully yours.
A D. WHEELER
VEGETINE.-Whea the blood becomes iifeless
and st1. ant. ether from change of weather or OF
climat- want RI exercise, irregular diet from
ary other cause the VEGETINE will renew the
h.OGd carry of the putrid humors, cleanse the
~trmaet e, regulate the bowels. and impart 8 tons
Of vigOT 20 the whole body.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-05-28
FL, @. ALDERsoN.

Attorney at Law.
AND GENERAL COLLECTING AGENTS
TazeWall c. T., Va,
Will be i'm regular attendance on the
courts of TaZewell. the circuit count
of Washington and Russell counties.
and Federal court at Abingdon. Spec
ial attention given To to the claimso o
creditors against hankrupts in the
Federal court az 4.Singdon
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-02-26

ment what might be his policy il that emer
gency was still in the future? Evidently
there va no occasion, and therefore his
speech was professedly and designedlv with
such references as were looked for. He dc.
clined, indeed, to make an ampler statement
Of his politics because tit would be a ,seri-
Gus mistake to w u programme which
might Be evaded by some aud taken .advan-
OF BY Others" Yet he dropped one
phrase Of some significance. He said =
"a judicious regard for her own interest re-
quired Russia 10 obtain the sanction Of the
powers for terms Of peace. If such consent
is understandable Russia might be expected to
act on the maxim, beai possidentcs." That
puts the case clearly. Russia is in force al
the disputed points. She will naturally de-
I'll I the other powers may recognize her
title 10 be there, and will go to any reason
able length to secure such recognition.
But if it cannot be secured-why, AFTER all,
is there, and "beati possidentes"-pos-'
session is nine points of the law,
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-02-26
A coLoREo ENocH ARDEN.
New York Sun.

New 1Olk sun.
ln the latter part of 1868, John II. James.
a popular mulatto slave of Jefferson Davis,
married Elizabeth Matthews, Il handsome
and, for one in her station, well-educated
qusdroon. The bride was the slave OF the
Hon. Judah p. Benjamin, secretary Of state
Of the southern confede.acy. Soon after the
marriage President Davis gave James his
freedom, and presented him with enough
money to buy his wife's freedom. They then
settled down in Richmond. james was pro-
NOTED to the position of c~oachnlan, and
thought it no little honor to drive the presi-
dent OF the confederate states around in his
coach. james remained with Mr.. Davis
until the evacuation of Richmond by the
contederates and then accompanied his
former master in his hasty flight down south,
where Nj. Davis was captured. James went
to New Orleans and engaged i'll mercantile
pursuits i'll a small way. His wife never
heard of him after the capture Of Mr.. Davis,
and his friends supposed him dead. On the
20 h of May last she married again to Ash
ton Tunstall, q very respectable young color
ed barber ofthis city. Last Wednesday James
who had been thought dead, returned to this
city and made his way to where his wife lived
only to find her married to another man.
To-day he instituted a suit for divorce.
james gives no reason for his long silence,
except he says. his wife never answered his
letters. He accuses her Of infdelity. The
husband is indignant, and insists on a d.
vorce. The wife is willing to 60 back to
her first husband, hut husband number 2 is
opposed to this. The affair comes up in
court next week, and causes excitement in
colored upper tendon. Eminent counsel
on both sides.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-02-26
THE TROUBLE IN EUROPE.
New York Herald.

Apparently the negotiations on foot in
the various cabinets Of Europe are still not
without some alarming features as they are
contemplated in England, and the hasty
calls for cabinet councils from time to time
seem to indicate q feverish anxiety in regard
TO the Interpretation Of new events IS they
arise. 1t is thought in London that the
declaration of the German chancellor with.
draws the German influence altogether from
the scale and leaves England, Austria and
Russia to settle their differences between
them. 1t is thought in other quarters, on
the contrary, that Russia is practically sup
pressed and sat down upon BY Germany.
Both these views seem to us defective. Some
days ago great importance was properly At
4acned to the likelihood that Prince Bis
,narck won!d in parliament unveil the pol
icy of his government and give some prac-
teal indicatiOa Of the steps it might take in
case Of a crisis. But before the date for
that unriddling Of the Sphinx wa reached
the crisis came, or vas made BY the appeal
Of Austria to the German emperor. That
crisis was solved. - wehave hitherto shown,
by the German intimation 10 Ru~ia. But.
the crisis having been actually determined
why shenld the prince declare 10 psrlia-
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-02-26
BATTLES AND the ARMY coLoRs.

The following general order has been is-
sued from the headquarters of the army
The proceedings Of the board of officers
convened by general orders, No. Ill. Dec.
Z, 1877, from this Office. consisting of Major
Gen. w. S. Hancock, United States army ;
Col. D. S. Stanley, Twenty-second infantry,
and Col. w. d. Whipple, aide, de-camp,
having been approved BY the president, the
following extract tberefrom is published for
the information of the army:
The board proceeded to the consideration
of the questions submitted to it, viz:
First-What shall be consider as being a
"bsttle' within the ,pirit of the regulations +?
Answer-Battles are important engagements
between independent armies in their own
theatres of war, in contradistinction to con-
6icts in which but a small portion Of the
opposing forces are actually engaged, the
latter being called, according to their nature,
AFFAIRS" "combats," "skirmishes," etc. A
battle has for this object the determination of
important questions of policy or strategy.
An engagement may be partial, and yet, If
it tend to these ends, it is also entitled to
the dignity Of being termed . battle.
Second-What portion of a regiment must
be engaged in a BATHS TO entitle the regi-
ment to have inscribed upon its colors and
upon the army register the name Of the
battle? Answer-That number Of compa-
MES which by tactics and regulations is en-
titled as a battalion habitually to carry the
colors of the regiment. Regulations indi-
cate what may be inscribed upon the guild
ons Of batteries Of artillery. or the battles
which regiments are entitled to place on
their colors are also borne ON the army reg
lister, it would seem that batteries having
suidons are entitled to bear the names
placed on the army register, with the letter
Of each battery. This would not inclnde
honon to which the regiment IL entitled,
bot houors wos separately BY detached bal
teriea. Now that the legal designation Of
every company Of artillery is . battery
which was not the case when the regulation.
Of 1863 in question we're issued, j, would
seem proper that il should be detesmiaei
whether al batteries Of artillery, serving -
Infantry, or Geld, or hor~e artillery, are o