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Morning journal and courier., 1880-04-27

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 organs, # en1 oraces in it's elementary con1po-
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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-06-01
A Visit to Jenny Lind.


correspondence Philadolphia Telegnph,
London, May 4, 1880. other day
l had the pleasure Of reylving the mcm-
ories Of the supremest art delight that
have ever enjoyed. lwcnt to call on Jen-
ny Lind. The unforgotton Swedish
prima donna, who for SO many years has
sung no more, lives In spacious and
charming mansion IN retired nook In
South Kensngton, very grove for the
nests Of song birds, by the way, for Al
bani lives but a few doors on, and more
than one OF the passenger warblers take
up their residence habltually In this
pleasant quarter. Embowered by trees
and iowers, the home Of Jenny Lind
looks just Gtted TO be the peaceful retreat
for one who has drained 10 the very
dregs the worlds Intoxicating cup OF
honors and applause. In the elegant
drawing room, hung with pictures aud
tastcfully decorated with old china, mr.
tistic dfapcrics, &C., found lady
whose blue eyes and kindly emile bore
me back at once over the waste Of some
thirty years. Again sat, nm excited
school girl, glowing with anticipation,
on tho verge Of my first great art-dellght
and ! saw once more before me the tall,
splendid figure In lts white satin dra-
perics, with green leaves and diamonds
adorning the abundant fair hair, and the
oldcn thrill crecps over me that herald
cd the first notes of that marvellous,
that Incompatible voice, whose tones
were 10 those Of the velvet throated Pat
Il, or the silver voiced Nilsson ss the
regent compared 10 the diamonds Of n
duchess. Shall | forget how old men Who
knew just as much about music az they
knew OF sanecrlpt used to sit with tears
streaming down their checks while Jen-
ny Lind was slnging ~ know that my
Redecmer liveih9" There she stood
before me, the unforgotton idol Of my
glrllsh idolairy, changed, indeed, by the
lspse Of years, yet ttlll unmlstakably the
Jenny Lind OF old. Tho abundant
brown hair, with few llnos of silver
aviia ls lctls vss Earned under In ihs
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-06-01
English Proper Names,
How to Pronounce Some Of the
Most Difficult Ones.
Nav yorL Sun
New York Sun.

A recent London book, entitled "The
Manners and Tone of Good Society"
gives instructions in regard to pronunca-
ton of English proper names Of the up
per classes. These territorial or family
cognomens are In some sort the sIibbo-
leths of the English aristocracy, and he
whotrips in using them would naturally
be set down as an interloper, born and
bred without the pale Of veritable socie-
ty. Among the names whose spelling
gives no clue to their pronunciation,
some are familiar enough through their
use as hack illustrations. Such are
'cholmondclcy,' pronounced 'Chumey;'
'Majorbanks, pronounced 'Marshbanks'
'Cockburn,' Coburn;' and 'Cowper,
pronounced COOPER Again Main
warming is 'Mauuering,' Mcleod is
'McCloud, in 'Elgin' and elliott the
e. is hard; in Clifford and Nigel 1t Is
soft; IN 'Johnstone' the 't should not be
sounded. In Mollyneux' the * Ia
sounded, and the name Is pronounced
'Mollynoox,' with a very slight accent
on the last syllable. In 'Vaux' tho * Is
also sounded, but II Is mute in 'Des
Vaux, and likewise in Devereux,' in
'kcr,' Berkeley and Derby the 'c' has
the sound Of ~ in far In Waldc-
grave the second syllable should be
dropped, and so should IN in 'Blyth. -
'Dilwyn' is pronounced 'Dlllun' and
Iyvedcn' Liyeden.' In 'Couyngham,
'Monson,' Monkton' and 'Ponsonby'
the % takes the sound Of "a, and
'Blount' should be pronounced Blunt
the 90 being mute. 'Buchan' should be
pronounced 'Buckan,' and Beauclcrk'
or 'Bcauclerc' is 'Boclarc,' the accent
being on the first syllable. 'Wemyses'
should be pronounced 'Weems,' and D.
'Ersby.' In Montgomcrie'
the y Is ellded and the two 'oo's' have
the sound of ~ the accent being on the
second syllable. In 'Ilcrford' the e. ls
elided and the 'e' has the sound Of "a In
far 'Strachan' should be pronounced
'strawn; 'Colquchoun" IL 'koohoon,'
the accent being on the last syllable
'Bcauchamp' Is 'Bescham, aud 'Coutts'
ia 'koots.' Another formidable name to
the unlnltia,ed Ia 'Duchesne,' which
should be pronounced 'Dukarn;' BE
thune' should be pronounced 'Bccton,'
and In Abergsvcny' the 'ay' is not sound
ed 'Mcntles' is pronounced 'Mynges;' :
'knollys' ~ Knowles 'Milncs a. Mills
Finally, 'Dalslel should be pronounced
'Dccal, With the accent on the first syla-
blci 'Chartrcs' "a 'Chsrier;' 'Glamis'
as 'Glams;' Geoghsgsn, should be- pro-
nounced 'Gaygan.' and 'Ruthven n
Riyen.' We may add that the accvnt n
frequently misplaced In pronoonclng
Hrltlsh proper nspen, and few sf tho
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-06-01
The Dark Continent.
UNTOLD MILLIONS OF HUMAN BEINGS IN
The INTERIOR OF AFRICA.

! The lNIIRiON VI AINiCA'
Although we have not, nor are we
! likely to have for years, any accurate
statistics of the population of the inte-
rior of Africa, there is very little doubt
that we have greatly mderratcd it,
Much important information has lately
been gathered on the subject, especially
concerning the distribution and density
of that far off land. In the great lake
district, for instance, there are territories
as thickly settled as many European
States, relatively small areas possessing
millions of people. The negro regions
are by far the most populous, while the
desert portions are the reverse. A
French Geographical society gives the
estimated figures of various subdivisions
of that continent as follows: In the
Soudan the population is S0,000,00O, or
about SO persons per square mile. The
town of Bida, on the Niger, for example,
contains fully 10000 Inhabitants. East
Africa is rated at 30,00O,OOO, and equato-
rial Africa is rated at some 10000, ,O0O.--
A late authority on ethuology sets down
the negroes as numerically 130,000,0 900; {;
the Hamites, 5000, 900; the Bantas, 49,
900, 900; the Foolahs, 5000, 900; the
Nubians, ! 800, 900; the Hottcntots, 50,-
000-making total of l72, 800, 0,000.-
These fgures-only approximate of
| coulse-arc considered too low both by
German and British geographers, the
former estimating the population as high
as 200, 1000, GOO. Much hope has been re-
peatedly expressed of the future of AT
rica, which is rich in mineral products
and capable of maintaining a prosperous
commerce with other parts of the globe.
Along the coast and caravan roads the
chief trade has been, and continues to
be, in slaves. 1t is thought that recent
efforts will yet do much toward abating
the odious traffic, as the natives are ca
pable Of something better. Many Of the
tribes are above the condition of savages.
They have fixed habitatons, though
merely mud huts, defended by stockades
and have some laws of customs favora-
bic to commerce. Among several tribes
the native merchant is greatly esteemed,
and his property is safe even during war.
The land is cultivated; the Inhabitants
wear dyed cotton clothes; gold and iron
are ingeniously manufactured, and u
certain kind Of intelligence seems to be
very slowly spreading. What Africa
most needs is free commercial inter-
course with the outer world, and that
must arrive. Who knows but that, in
the coming cycles, the highest civiiza-
tion may not be found where the first
civilization arose.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-06-01

A reviewer In the June scribner, writ
ing of lluxley's book on the Crawnsh,
defines the status Of the Evolution dis
eussion In the following torse paragraph {;
ut Is somewhat remarkable that n
man 10 keen and clear-headcd M Profess
cor Huxley can think to settle the origin
OF All things by merely pushing the diff
Guilty of transformation from the nom
living elements to living organisms back
. few millions Of years. A miracla diff
ftrs from ordinary phenomena, not In
degree, but In kind. Granted force A.
ble TO transform one atom of inorganic
matter Into n living germ, and we have n
God capable Of creating universe.
with all hls brilliancy OF intellect and
power ofloglcal thought, Professor Ilux-
can believe that somehow, IN some In
tnite distance OF time, by iorultous
combination OF force and matter, some
fragment of inorganic matter became en-
dued with life, which was, by the action
of blind force, developed into the we'll
ordered system ~ the organic world.
aud yet he SCOTS at the absurdty OF The
hsilef that VIII, Tie one uncorrelntcd
forcc of which We know, should have
sitthing % do with Chat OF any other
.ttGIormatlon, Truly, tho laiti that
seitnco demands puts ~ shame tht iaitn
" gtllFisB.p
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-06-01

The catholicity Of Scribner's Monthly
is well illustrated by the June number,
which must certainly appeal TO wide
range of literary tastes. For lovers of
light reading there are papers on Rocky
Mountain Nights (both poetical and
practicaD; Spring llereabouts, in New
York and suburbs, with illustrations ;
Thackaray as a Daughtsman, with over
thirty reproductions Of the novelst's
sketches; Life in Florence, 4 sprightly
paper from an American point Of view /;
My Friend, Mrs. Angel, numerous
story of Washington life. The current
political interest Is appealed TO by Ii. D..
Raymond's journal Of The Philadelphia
Convention of 1866, and Henry Kings
picturesque sketch Of A Year of the
Exodus in Kansas, and indirectly by
Principal Grants third paper on The
Dominien Of Canada, dealing with its
political and social history In an inter-
esting and able manner. Other papers,
more solid and Of u curious interest, are
Mr.. Scudders paper on VIM. Blake,
Poet and Painter, with portrait illustra-
tions, including The Chariot Of Fire,
and others never before engraved; Rev.
Isaac II. Halls account Of The Cypriote
Inscriptions, the specimens of which in
the Metropolitan Museum were deci-
phered by him; and Richard A Proc
tors Sunspots and Financial Panics, an
intended reftltatiOn Of Professor Stanley
Jevons' elaborate theories, based on u
former playful suggestion by Prof. Proc
tor that these two phenomena are inti-
mstely connected. The re-appearance
of the sun-spots, and the recent rumors
of financial panic, give interest to this
paper. Schuyer's Peter the Great Is
interestingly illustrated, and deals with
Peters brst marriage, The admInistra-
ton Of Sophia, the eternal peace with
Poland, old Russian sports, etc. Mr..
Cables Grandissimes Il rapidly justify
ing the high claims made for IL by the
publishers. This inetallment IL said to
be the most dramatic IN the story, posi-
bly, excepting the episode of Bras-Coupe
and the closing part. The departments
contain many articles Of special or time
ly interest, such as The Political Ma
chine, The Shadow of the Negro, Bea-
conslield and Gladstone, Letters to
Young Mothers, The Art Season, Steam
Catamaran, Seamless Paper Boxes,
Cheap Ventilation, The Phonograph In
the Moon two Centuries ago, Recent
Books Of Travel, Fiction, ETC., Regener-
atlve Gas-Llghtlng, The Culture Of the
Rose, etc. etc.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-06-01
From tho Knoxville Chronicle 2sth.
Railroad Rumors.
Col. Cole to take the Manage
ment of the E. T. Va. &
Ga. Line.

1t is in the wind that an important
change Ia soon to be made in the man.
agement of the L. r. V. & G.. railroad,
and also the Memphis & Charleston.
1t Is said that Col. L w. Cole, lately
the distinguished and successful mana
ger Of the Louisville & Nashville road
is to take charge of this line. just what
position he is to occupy, whether he
ID to take the place of President Wilson,
or Vice President McGhee, does not APP
pear on the face Of the rumor so far, but
1t may be taken as pretty certain that he
ia to enter into the management, and
the probabilities are that the change will
be consummated before many days. 1t
is difficult to tell what day may bring
forth with regard to railroad matters
nowadays. Coupled with this seeming
ly very reliable rumor Ia one that the A.
N. & 0. road Is to be purchased by the
same management, giving them n line
from Lynchburg TO Memphis under
their exclusive control. These matters
have no doubt been under adviscment
for some time, and II seems It is now
about 10 be conGummated.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-06-01
OBITUARY.

johnnie Y. Ellis was born at Knox
vile, Tenn. Nov. oath, 1879, aud died
May 10th 1880, at Bristol, where he was
laid TO rest, beneath the fresh green
grass and budding flowers of early
spring. He was the idol of his parents,
the light and joy of their little home
But he has gone where sickness will
never come, where the little eyes you
loved so well shall forever feast upon the
beauties of the golden city, aud the
hands You clasped in yours shall sweep
the golden harps to his Makers praise.
But oh fond mother, | know your
anguish, when !, just six years before
(that very day. passed through the same
great trial. You sat by the couch and
saw the death damp gather upon the
brow Of my little darling---saw his love-
ly eyes close in death, you told me mot
to weep, for he had gone to Heaven. -
And now heart-broken mother, harken
to your own words--l know it IS hard,
oh so hard for you to bear, but would
You call your darling blackjack TO this
sinful suffering world? Would hou have
him die againp Listen bereavcd parents,
and you will hear your little one singing
the songs of Paradise. Look, and you
will see his little head crowned with
glory, instead of desponding. Prepare
to follow your loved one to the home
appointed for all living.
GAS vernal flowers that scent the morn,
But witler in the rising day
Thus lonely was the infants dawn,
Thus swiftly fed his life away.
lie died before his infant soul
Had ever burned with wrong desires,
Had ever spurned at Heavens control,
Or ever quenched its sacred fires"
A FRIEND.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-06-01
TUESDAY, JUNE /, 1880.

Is the name Of all that Is sober and
practical what does any Lynchburger
tropose to do with street car? Yet
the vIaaNIAN coolly proposes the con-
straction of street railway in that
anomalous city. The suggestion Of well
organized system of kites and balloons
might be entertained without exciting a
sense Of the Ridiculous, but anything on
wheels brings up visions Of stationary
engines and wire ropes patterned after
the railway to the Crater Of Vesuyius.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-06-01

Gen. Joe. Johston says he will retire
from public life at the end of his pres
ent term. lie has received many letters
from Virginia asking him to reconsider
and remain in Congress, but he will pre-
emptorlly decline denomination. He
could get 1t without even asking, but
Washington political life Ia not to his
taste. lie says hc owes much Of the nc
tlvity and Ngor OF his old age to an out
door life, and he finds the duties Of
n member Of Congress too combining.
Besides he has not taste for II.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-06-01
Hotel Beat.

"Talk about your hotel beats" said 4
clerk in n hotel in Cleveland, Ohio, the
other evening. 81 heard of one of the
toughest cases which happened a short
time ago. I got the first part of the sto-
ry from the proprietor Of prominent
restaurant, to whom the fellow told a
history of the affair before he skipped
| out of town. He said that one evening
this fellow came in and sat down to q
table giving his orders with the air of a
millionaire. He was nicely dressed,
and wore n long, handsome ulster. At
ter he had finished his supper he started
out, seeming to forget that he hadn't
paid. The proprietor stopped him with
a reminder of the fact, when it was
found that the fellow was a beat and
hadn't cent of money.
The restaurateur WAS angry, and about
to administer a dose Of leather meath
the tails Of that elegant ulster when the
fellow begged off, and said he would
leave his pantaloons with the proprietor
as security till morning. The gentleman,
in order to test him consented, and the
fellow went behind the screen and di-
vested himself of the afore mentioned
garment, having only the light covering
of his underclothing. With his ulster
buttoned close around him. he still had
the appearance Of a finely dressed gem
tleman and with his pantaloons stuffed
in his boot tops. lie left his breeches
and went out.
Entering a certain prominent hotel he
walked TO the register, entered his name,
demanded to be shown to his room, and
instructed the clerk to have him called
at O'Clock in the morning, all of which
was complied with; but when the boy
called him at o'clock the air about that
room was blue with profanity and the
fellow ordered the boy to send the land
lord up Immediately. The landlord,
thinking something terrible had happen
ed, Immediately repaired TO the room
and found his guest apparently in n ter
rible rage. He wanted to know what
kind of Il house they kept.
"Just look here" said he, "my panta-
looms, containing my pocket book and
watch, are gone, and some one connect
ed with this house took them, for they
must have crawled in over the transom.
tell you | will give this place away to
every man on the road" The landlord
was considerably chagrined about the
matter, and sent out for u pair of panta-
looms, and as the rest of the clothes were
very elegant, an elegant pair were pur-
chased. The fellow was then taken to
breakfast, and shown the hest attention
the house could afford. After breakfast
the landlord gave him twenty dollars, ms
he had to leave Immediately, and prom
ised to leave no stone unturned until the
thief was discovered. The cute young
gentleman went to the restaurant, re-
deemed his trowscrs told the story, and
and skipped the town about nineteen
dollars and fifty cents ahead.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-06-01
our Progress.

As stages and stage routes are quickly
abandoned with the completion OF rail-
roads, 80 The huge, drastic, cathartic
pills, composed Of crude and bulky med
lcines, are quickly abandoned with the
introduction Of Dr. Pierce's Pleasant
Purgatlvo Pellets, which arc sugar-coat-
ed, and little larger than mustard seeds,
hut composed of highly concentrated
vegetable extracts and arc warrentsd 10
cure all irregularities Of stomach. liver
spd howsls. Sold nv di1igsl';f.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-06-01
''ssGn OF My Soul, Thou Saviour
Dear

This is the caption Of charming COM
position just received from the enter
prislng publishers, Mess. Ramos & Mos
ga, Ola Main Street, Richmond, Va. The
composer, Mr.. NJ. Stuart Turner, has
nicely arranged this for alto or baritone
colo duets, and quartette or chorus. In
this last effort he has produced piece Of
medium difficulty, and suitable for eth
or church or home use. The enclosure
Of thlrty-Gye cents 70 the publishers will
eecure YOU COPY.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-06-01

We have BlacEwood's Magazine fol
May, 1880, from the LEONARD SCo1T
PUBLISHING COMPANY, II Barclay Street,
n. Y. In this number "Reata" Is flu
iehed, and new story, "Dr. Wortle'e
School," Ia begun. "Bush Life" de-
scribes some new arrivals from England,
and sundry adventures while prospect
Ing for new land, and encounters with
tsrsntuss having legs two inches long,
and millions OF flies aud small insects OF
all kinds. A companion picture TO this
In given In "Morocco and the Moors,'
where, in travelling towards Fee, snakes,
lizards, and "centlpedes half foot long"
sbounded. What "Peter the Great did
Ind proposed 10 do for Russia and in
Syria" resolves itself into y consldera-
tion Of Russian advances towards India
and English opposliion TO them.
The review Of the Tourgenief novels Is
,ich In quotations, They convey clear
pictures of the home life Of all grades of
Russian society, and all tell more or less
Of Eihilsm and the excited state Of Rus
sian Intelligence. The letter to John
Bull ia about nr. Gladstone and the
election.
The periodicals reprinted by TnE
LEONARD scorr PUBLISHING Co. az Bar
clay Street, N. ~ are as follows: The
london Quartely, Edinburgh, Westmin-
ster, and British Qusrtely Reviews, and
Blackwood's Magazine. Price, "A ayear
for any one, or only tlb for all, and the
postage IL prepaid by the Publishers.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-06-01

The Cairo, ILL.,, Bulletin says In all past
history Of this wonderful city she has
never been more prosperus. The improve
mcnts which, during the past year, have
have been made In our midst are truly
remarkable.
A singular accident occurred near New
Hampton, Iowa, recently. Two little girls
walklngpasta y colt struck It, when IL kick
ed with both feet, severly cutting the
left eye Of each Of the girls IN the same
place and manner
A letter from lola, Kans., says; The
promising outlook Of the crops In this
country Is enough to gladden. the hearts
of farmers. The wheat looks excellent ;
corn IN agrcat measure out of the ground,
and the fruit prospects we're never equall-
ed.
The State census Of April, 1870, gave
Omaha population Of 20, ,053 inhabitants.
The school census show 1880 children, II
gain Of 9lb over the previous year. The
propotion Is about one TO four and half
Of the total population, which would,
figuring on the basis on the State census
Of 1870, give Omaha q population of
33, ,165.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-06-01

words liable to mistake may be here
noted. In 'Tadema' and 'Millais the ac-
cent is on the first syllable; in 'Glami-
carde' and Breadalbane,' on the second /;
while in Burnett, 'Burdett, Kennaird,
'Parnell,' aud 'l'remayne,' the last syl-
liable is accented. As a rule, in a name
of two syllables the accent should be
placed upon the first, and the second
should be slightly slurred.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-06-01

PERHAPS one of the brightest spots In
the memory of the average American Is
the visit of JENNY LIND in 1850. The
article elsewhere touching visit to the
happy home of this bright and blessed
woman will be read with pleasing inter-
est by all who take the Bristol News.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-06-01

Children nro property Of the nation
Civilization, morality, liberty, a free Re.
public, and everything that Is near aud
dear Is upheld and perpetuatcd by the
enlightenment, advancement and cdu-
cation Of the rising generations.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-06-01

tGr' Blank WARsANr for tnle
Mt this Office, very low.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-06-01

MAIN STREET BRISTOL.
A full and complete stock Of the
newest and most improved and ap-
proved Farm Implements kept nj ways
on hand NJ my Emporium In Bristol.
Nichols, Sheppard * CO'H Vibrator
Separators aud new Horse Powers,
aud Steam Establishments, also gen.
uine pItls 1bfeebpra, Grain Drills
Mowers aud Rsapera Hay Rakep.
Chilled Plowu, South Bend and Chat
lnnOopn patterns Double Hhnvelp,
Corn Shelters, Portable aud Slationa.
~ Engines, all sizes Circular Saw
Mills Pamphlets aud Circulars FREQ
on application.
1000 white onk tpoker wanted for
goods. SdtiNfactior Guaranteed.
I@T Full stock Of Fertilizers and Die.
solved Bone on hand.
mhrch2 10 Am.