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Sharp County record., 1879-07-10

An English agricultural esSaylss
declared the other. day that American
competition, not only in respect TO 1oOS
supplies of all sorts, but manufacturer
articles as well-including cutlery " "
Sheffield-is the "chief reason y why
British farming has of late years becopSI ,I
so Improbable; and looking ahead an al
the signs of the times point to still moao ,:ao
abundant shipments from the prolln0
States.
Sharp County record., 1879-07-10
An Engineers

/ The Cumberland (Mo TI
account of recent accigah j. u
Cured on the Pittsburg Meh
Baltimore and Ohio Rail- Of J.W
Confluence and Cumberl Oets
/ tribute to a brave man: W tEVENlN
The engineer, S. F. p,
just ahead a large piece d -.
had rolled down the side ost HEn
tain on the track. Quick ,9N
sprang from his seat, withga
his hold on the throttle, IAN Its
and put on the air-brakes aae Unite(
instant the engine wen,H-The y
and grinding over the rock @ritinga
from the track and turnedA illustral
over, stripping it of its mscl The vt
crushing every thing that wo Suare, LO
The name of the engineer JSnt to by
fated locomotive deserves r. Mr. 10
balmed in verse and story. snl;ted. tn
death should cause universaiyer bis
and sympathy, for the world 10, history
when it loses such men as ENGLAND
Pritchard, as he was famiIisrlv Mr E
When the homor-stricken r. "a ie
and passengers reached the tful yol
wreck Of what had q momenta;nc u Il
been a splendid piece of macbiNI Swi{
most endowed with life, the arner y
form of the brave engineer wa, aalpbld
standing erect, as if his epsnI Ict,1rt es
running smoothly over the ud;a Ia,
One hand grasped the tbrotfI1v I lis
the other the haadle of the airSfero s
valve with a clutch that con wa.dire
be looSed. His lips were pressed be,ppt
| ly together and his face wore = III r
mined but anxious look, that ala, IN hos
never to change, for penetraip, N VIII
side was the cold, cruel, polisbel inoni
handle of the "reverSe bars t;varse
engine in turning over had pressl 4 is q
against the bar and he had died nso and
/ ly and peacefully ly--died at his rsnce of
duty-died that men might live! Anna
ing is known of his thoughts Or =, naws,
after discovering the rock on wbS,ar n
quick brain told him he or all otls;s q \
Vhe Iraln nluSU conle W Ghelr oeatt "a line
said nothing, but simply sprang ,nklin
his seat-to his Spartan duty and h in B,
ueath 1hiS Ihe fireman, MS onlNder tn
| panion, saw, but no more, as ingan T
Sta Stant ne himsel1 was hurled into thng thl
full in putting on the air-brassW;,l;,
Ano%H, ~! ~ % 9"you 'ile traln Moor,
"leoA anu lO' SioePlng nuLnan ne a G.
from death. Whether he succeedsf win
throwing oach In5 reverse oar Er lea
when the crash was over it might hcbsn
been before. 1t is probable, hoWelrned
that the hero saw that all he couddaxnrf
the brief moment between the discOat ar
and the collision was to close the ths tbs
tie and hold the air-valves open 10 ~
enough to insure the patent brake
full supply of condensed air, h,cho
thanks to the noble man at the thrO2 G -,
did its work faithfully. ~ 1 +
Sharp County record., 1879-07-10
IN A LEATHER BAG.

will not wait another day." said
Norfolk -Stanley-a stout, middle
.Iatf, with a rubicund countenance,
r9venile straw hat perched on the
lldge of her nose, and many onyx
.ad3 wound around her throat.
"Bow-wow,n responded her little dog
iiou.
Nephew Dick, presumptive heir of the
dy. had failed to meet her at Turin, as
!a d, 8nd SIZE had been forced to wait
hours, without result. She was
ply iucen. ed, as became a British
lster with 3 reat property in Derby
y, and funds in Turkish and Indian
beg was produced by the maid.
large bag of black leather.
d it apprehensively, yet with
y, The tiny terrier, with
Inning beads, an inquisitive
black body, with q patch OF
brown on breast and paws,
the outside pocket of this
an,ion, and submitted to
Hp carefully adjusted over
uch a manner as allowed
ylaee. Bjou was smuggled
gs; the maid was not
bag in her third-elass
y " point of economy with
NiU pay fer a dogs ticket
te elass carriage. Miss
t5ok the bag herself,
a,ss t3asa8- interest of keen
Of prey lowering about
of jewel-case5 and bags
Cd the English lady
i frontiers the pet was pop
lis mistress's mantle, while
ltIok the bag to the custom
rbr for inspection; then the
SSs successfully restored. Bi-
NAMED SIS silent as a mouse in the
tor hours, and resisted the most
ug Inducements to bark at
.S0ises. He knew full well that
acmvibad deserted the field
take him oot of the
BIZ us fur stood on
2ch Of a guard, by in
Stanley and her maid
platform of the Turin
/, ok in the morning,
uld find the birds flown
it 10 gIa~e the Pied
with his presence, Bi-
10 me most penetrat'
p in the bag.
ladies' carriage, and
~ sard Miss Norfolk
ng ofticial, with per
az francs from palm
niling off ;al bowed,
was ins allied in va
Sharp County record., 1879-07-10

An interesting exercise was recent
ly given to the pupils OF the Norfolk
High School. Each Of them was re-
quired to find out, by personal observa-
ton, how many different kinds of trees
could be found within the limits of the
town, and scientific book was offered
to the pupil who should bring in the
fullest list. One pupils list included
10S, but another's ran as high as 1875.
Sharp County record., 1879-07-10

BY the overwhelming majority of
372 TO 39, the French Chamber of Depu-
ties voted to annul the election of Blan-
qui, the Communist convict, to a seat in
that body. The mass of the Republi-
can members seem to have been of the
opinion that the mere fact that Blanqui
has spent half his life in prisonfor crimes
against law and peace of society does
not of itself qualify him for the success
full discharge of the office of lawmaker.
Sharp County record., 1879-07-10


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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-09-02
an Importan, Ocological ruct.

Geology has shown us that nature ac-
composites her greatest revolutions IN
the carth's surface conformation slowly.
Everg year The river makes it's channel
deeper, the glacier wears deeper gorge
In the Alpine rock, and the ocean tide
deposits the sand 1t has crumhlcd from
the rocks upon which 1t breaks. We
note the earthquake and the devastating
hurricane; but these changes are 30
gradual man seldom observes them I'M
I'll the channel has become ovcrhaugng
ellis, or II mountain has disappeared be-
fore the ley stream, or the ocean has
given us n Florida. Thus 1t Is IN disease.
Our attention is uttmcscd by scute dis
eascs, rs fcvcrs, chtlcry, etc., while
chronic diseases (often the most danger
ous in RESULT, being slow IN their de-
vclopmcnt, are seldom noticed until
they have made an almost inoilaccablc
impression upon the system. Persons
believing themselves comparatively
healthful are oil1imcs the victims Of
these diseases, and only become aware
Of their presence when relief is almost
impossible. Diseases Of the liver and
stomach are the c0mmonest of these
chronic affections. Or. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery and Pleasant PuLga-
tive Pellets are neycr-ialing remedies
for these diseases. They produce u
hcalthful secretion of the bile, prevent
Indigestion by regulating the bowels
and impart vigorous tone to the whole
system.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-09-02

Ing to secure majority of the Legis-
lature upon which will devolve the
election of Governor, but in this last
and dying struggle they will most sig-
nally fail.
The expressions of satisfaction at
the reinstatement OF Surgeon General
w. a. Hammond. ana the placing of
him on the retired list came from the
press of all parts of the country and
Of all political parties. DR.. Hammond
received the announcement of the sue
cess of his effort to obtain justice, on
the morning OF his tifty-first birthday
and begins new year probably n
much gratiiied man, DR.. Ham
mond's standing as a physician both
at home and abroad is deservedly high
and physicians say that this country
has never produced better medical
stu dent. and that bis contributions to
medical literature though not vOlumi-
nous are invaluable. repeat what l
before said in these letters, that the
people should require of their servants
in Congress, the enactment of law
providing for the rehearing Of any
case in which there Is claim Of injus-
tice doue by court martial in which
the agrieved party can make a fair
showing that justice requires such re.
hearing, and the appointment of
Board to determine first whether JUS
tice requires rehearing in any case
and to order such reheaiing whenever
they find it proper.
The work of repairing and putting
the new roof on the Patent flee is
now progressing rapidly, over one
hundred men being employed on the
work. That part Of the old building
under the old roof is to be utilized 30
rs TO furnish additional room for pat
ent exhibits, IL to he made fire proof
ard lighted from the rOOf--iron and
copper are the materials principally
used and all vacant-spaces will he fill
ed with fire proof material Incl cas-
ed space and better light will be of
great advantage both to the Patent Of
flee aud TO inventors. Don.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-09-02
Health OF the Cities.

Some Of our Exchanges give
the following official figures, which
are interesting as we'll as valuable.
The National Board Of Health bulletin
gives some intcscstng data In regard to
the mortality statistics In the different
cities In the country for the week ending
August 10. The total number OF deaths
In seyenty-two cities, whose aggregate
population Is 100000 was 2,OO7. The
average annual death rate Is 1915 per
thousand, OF cities Of over 100000 In
hablants, Louisville, Ky, has the low
est death rate, 1871; New Orleans next,
1913; Baltimore, 1874; New York and
Boston, $40; District Of Columbia, 20,
aud Milwaukee, highest Of all, 33. The
extreme rates In some smaller places
arci Youngston, o., OIL; Houston,
Tex, 81; jacksonville, Fla, and Quin-
cy, ILL.,, 1914; Chattanooga, 3O.i; Nor
folk, Va, 39.0; Savannah, 3O.7, Column
bus, Ga, 800; Sing Sing, n. y, 30,
and Shclbyville, Tenn, ~. Ten towns
with over 1900 inhabitants reported no
deaths during the week, and twenty
three towns report only ono or two
deaths. In thlrty-six cities Of Great
Britain, with nm aggregate population Of
0,3sl ,735, the death rate Is but l1s,
while In fifteen German cities, with n
population of only 3,3iO,552, the rate Is
b7,a.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-09-02

DEATH OF GEN. BOWEN.

We regret to learn Of the death on
Friday morning las. of Gen. Rees 7.
Bowen. late member of Congress from
this Dist. AT the earnest and repeats
ed request Of friends he left home to
attend the meeting of Readjusters at
Jeifersonvile on the 18th OF August,
and presided over the meeting This
was his last public act. During the
night he was unwell and while walk
Ing his room, fell through the open
stairway, breaking tho humcrus, or
thigh bone. Considering his age.
some seventy years, his case was
fem the first regarded as grave one.
On Friday morning last at o'clock
he died, surrounded by hosts of friends
who will honor his memory and cher
ish the recollection of his many vir-
tues.
Gen, Bowen has been one OF the
wealthiest and most popular men in
tho South west. lilo was born, and
has lived and died in Tazewell. Ills
father distinguished himself at the
battle of Kings Mountain, ond Gen.
Bowen himself did heroic service at
the battle Of Soltvillc in 1864. In
1872 he was nominated by the Abing.
don Convention for Congress and was
overwhelmingly elected.
He was man Of very large physi-
cal structure and commanding ap-
pearance. A more hospitablc gems
tlemen, devoted friend or whole
soulod neighbor never lived or died.
He needed no nursing to secure or
porpetuatc his friendships. In oil
his business or political relations he
was the soul Of honor In his long
and eventful life no blot ever was
seen on his character Tie most
critical analysis would fail to detect
the slIghtcs, spock or bIemish to mar
his good name. lie leaves large
family aud q thousand friends, who
will look with pride upon the manly
proportions OF his fame, and who
would like to carve on his memorial
stone some brief tribute that will lead
posterity to tread lightly where no
licS, because In oil respects no was a
model Of nobility aud tho type Of n
MAN,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-09-02

an by sheer force Of char
acttr drove q prosperous career
through long and eventful life,
winning scores-aye hundreds Of
friends, and amassing fortune. At
one time he represented his county
in the House of Delegates, being
elected by reclamation Col. Giles
pie was man Of decided ability.
Ills Influence was great and always
active. II was one of his chief dis
tinctions TO have won and kept alike
the confidence and esteem of both
extremes Of society. Tuzewell has
buried many men Of mark. since the
surrender Of Lee, but she has not gone
away from the new made grave of
any of them with more genuine re-
greet, or the conviction Of greater loss
than when she buried VIM. NJ. Giles.
t,i,l
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-09-02

Mr.. I. Splcer Curlett. well-known
Republican, publishes card in the
Tappahannock inde1, in which he
says; II would oppose any man for
election to the Legislature who en-
dorsed the Mozart Hallites. "-FrCd.
Star.
Spicer is right, land with his capac
ity to curl II, we look for grea' assis-
lance from that quarter In this contest
between honesty and knavery, and
with which politics, State or National,
has very little, II anything, to do
State Of last Saturday.
Very well then, how are You
going to draw the Conservative
line in this canvass as proposed by
tho 10 of the State Committee 2
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-09-02
EVENT and COMMENT.
The s.ynrhburg Ne,eS says;

The synchburg News says:
The Rcadiusters Of Montgomery have
met and nominated Harvey Altizer for
the House Of Delegates, The vote stood
Altizcr 20, Eskridgc IS, scattering 4.
The Conservatives of the Christians
burg Dist, have endorsed the McCulloch
Bill.
The Wytbevillc Enterprise says the
new iron bridge across Reed creek the
scene of the recent disaster that killed
poor Langhorn, is complete.
The same paper says there are 300
Southern boarders in Wythyillc,
Ro. G. Kent calls again on the Con
scrvalive voters at MI. Airy, Crockcis
Depot aud Poplar Camp, Wythc Co., to
meet and appoint delegates, they having
failed to do so on the regular day.
The splendid trotter, Rarls, was
Rod recently vt Hartford Conn. to u.
Il. Simmons Of New York. Price 1896.
coo.
Senator Is. +. Bland of MiddlcseX Co.
was nominated again for the Senate last
Thursday by the Conservatives Of his
Dist. He he has been in the Senate for
at least s years, and favors the McCul-
locb Bill.
Senator Kolncr and Delegates Mai.
Hanger and Cen Echols have announc-
cd themselves for reelection.
New Orleans had as we'll own up.
Gen. Jno. b. Hoods wife died Il few
days ago, and, despite the frank avowal
of the Board Of Health, two physicians
declared she died of puerpcral, or child
he'd fever. Last Saturday Gen. Hood
himself died. Wonder if his was n case
Of pucrpcral fever? His two children are
expected TO die. Yellow fevc: is In
New Orleans. No use to mincc words
about IL.
Rev. W. w. Walker of Westmorcland
takes the stump-So we have Walker,
Curry and Massey, all preachers. These
gentlemen ought to organize political
Church. In California they kill this
kind of people. Instance Rev. Mr., Kal-
luch,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-09-02

ANOTHER Of the few remaining
conspicuous Confederate Generals has
fallen. Whatever may be said Of
Gen. Hoods capacity for the com
msnd of great armies, no knight
lier, no drawer leader ever rode to
the field to meet the Federal foe.
lie lived in the very centre of the
brightest portion of New Orleans, but
there surrounded by culture and
wealth and beauty the yellow enemy
of southern life found and slew him.
Let us write on some tall shaft the
gratitude which brave and fortunate
survivors owe to one Of the cOurtliest
soldiers of the time and pray that
God may deal tenderly with his elev>
en- little children, left to grapple with
fOrgetful men and relentless fever.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-09-02
Our Washington Letter.

WASHINGTON, ID. G., Aug 30, 1870.
our later reports from Maine are
that the Democratic aud Greenbacl
parties are entirely confident OF their
ability 10 carry tho State. Tho Re.
publlcans under the leadership Of
Blaine have abandoned all hope OF
elec,Ing their candidate for Governor
by the people, aud are now labor
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-09-02
Yellow Fever,

The news from New Orleans this
morning 10 more cheering. But from
Memphis there comes nothing bright
The fever continues to spread. The
Gov. of Tenn. cries for help. On
Sunday there were 80 new cases and
5 deaths, yesterday early in the day
there were s new calls. Total new
cases for the week III, whole number
to date S4S. Number of deaths for
the week, 81, Of which 90 are colored
and 25 white,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-09-02
DEApn OF VIM. NJ. GlLLES
PIE,

TAzEwELL COUNTY mourns the fall
Of another Of her conspicuous men,
Last Thursday morning Col. VIM. NJ.
Gillespie died at Liberty Hill after
a protracicd illness. lie was proba-
hly seventy Eve years Of age. In
cetlv lie no had 10 battle single
handed with adverse circumstances
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-09-02

~ pEtERAUUWG, connection IN made
With tho Richmond Petersburg Railroad for
Richmond Washington, Baltimore aud tho Bast
~ nunHEyILLE with tho Richmond 4
ppsnyil,s Miifoad, for Danville, 0reeuebofough,
Charlotte and thu Southeast.
40 LYNCuBURG, with Va Midland Rail.
road, Tor Charlottesville and the North, Az this
point Iyf chburg puttMAS StvHrrR IN attach.
cd Tor Ntto Oritdnh, via Dalton and Atlanta with.
ont change also bhienros RLrrfER Tor Memphis,
without change.
- DALTON connection Ia made with The
Selma Rome Dalton Railroad, for Home Italia.
deEn, Montgomery, Mobile, Selma. MefIdlan.
Vlcksburg, aud the Southwest,
40 CHATTANOOGA, with tho Alabama a
urem southern Erllroad, for Birmingham Tusca.
loosa, Meridian, Vlcksburg, Mobile aud New or.
leans.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-09-02

PREs'T TILDEN has purchased Grey
Stone "a beautiful country seat con-
tanning So acres on the Hudson above
Yonkers. This is the most lovely
and romantic part ofthe U. S Grey>
stone cost originally 1925. 900 and
Mr.. Tildcn gets it at bargain $780,
0nO
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-09-02

Mr.. Wendell Phillips, who knows all
about 1t, says: "While this Administra-
ton of corrupt bargain and sale-a will
ling prostitute-lasts, blush to be an
American citizen" Poor Wendell |,
What pity he can't run the machine.
II would wend all right then; but the
blushing would be on other Checks
State.
IL may Wend right, bat the eel
Of II will be after the Wcnd.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-09-02

bursting Of hose, of which no less than
fifteen or twenty sections were rendered
useless.
Notwithstanding the fact that the den
liens of these classic localities-Cash
Corner and Hog Alley-turned out en-
mdsSe. there was little or no depreciation
at the fire, only one poor devil being
detected in stealing few cigars from
Mr.. llawes' office.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-09-02

THE LATE SAN FRANCISCO TROUBLE
AND HOW 1T CAME ABOUT-KEAR
NEY AND THE NEW INSTITUTION
STATEMENT OF THE BOY WHO CALL
ED KALLOCH FROM HIS OFFICE TO
THE COUPE TO BE SHOT BY DE
YOUNG,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-09-02

"My son." said nm American fathcr,
show could you marry an Irish girl ?"
"Why, father" said the son, "l'm not
able to keep two womon--lf I'd marry n
Yankee girl I'd have to hire an Irish
girl to take care of her."
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-09-02

At this early hour the insurance Of
lirers have not had sufficient time to adj
just the losses, out it is supposed that
they will aggregate fully $l25,0O0.-
Messr'. Turpin q Brother are perhaps
the heaviest losers, and Mr.. r. II. Whit
lock, who is now ut the Rawley Springs,
is the neXt.-Stdte.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-09-02

"a holrpin, soys an exchange, sis n
very useful thing toa woman. ltserves
the purpose of a toothplck, button-hook
aud hulr-hstcner, hut all this Is no ex-
cuse for having one In your vest pocket
when your wife don't know where Il
cnmoa from.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-09-02

A man sensitive to everything tlnt =
b cnutifil IN nature can have more en-
ioyment IN looking up into the sky than
witnessing the best plays on the mimic
afuUp
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-09-02

"Johnny, have you learned anything
during the week ?" asked u rather of u
ton-year-old pupil. "Yeth'm." "Well
what Is IT," "Ncyer to lead small
trump when you hold both bowers"
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-09-02

At LYNCuuURG, connection IL made WIZ ~,
Virginia MIDLAND u u leaving NJ ,oor hL,nS'
CharloilHvllia, Rlaunior, Alexandrla, "a
ton, baltimore, Philadelphia and New iofs Ia
South 10 Chatham and Danvlllo, leaving
pm
Am RKEvILLr, with n. a D. r. H."
and from tho soulh and North,
40 PETERsBURo, with Richmond .
Road for Richmond. Washington, baltimore,
Philadelphia and New York, and with PelenOuW
Road for weldon, Raleigh, Goldsboro' "l"''e'
ton and South Fast.
PULLMAN SLEEPER, New Orleans via Lynn"
burg TO Washington without change
LBfoHT0N SBEEpIR Memphis TO JynehOu's'
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-09-02

The Conservatives of the Christians
burg Dist have endorsed the McCulloch
Bill.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-09-02

The Wyihevilc Enterprise says the
new iron bridge across Reed creek the
scene of the recent disaster that killed
poor Langhorn, is complete.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-09-02

Inc 1Vnrhburg NewS says:
The ReadiusterS Of Montgomery have
met and nominated Harvey Altizer for
the House Of Delegates The vote stood
Altizcr 20, Eskridgc IS, scattering 4.