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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-03-09
American Discomfort.

DR.. Robert Collier says: 1t is both
the curse and blessing Of our American
life that we are not quite content. We
all expect to go somewhere before we
die, and have better time when we get
there than we can have at home. The
bane Of our life is discomfort. We say
we will work so long, and then we will
enjoy ourselves. But we find 1t just as
Thackeray has expressed it. "Whcn
was boy" he said, 81 wanted some
tairy-it was shllling-I hadn't one
When was a man, ] had a shilling, but
| ddn't want any taify."
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-03-09
MEN
TAKE NOTICE.

J. W. MORT Is the only Gunsmith
In Bristol who served an apprentice
hin at the Gun and LOcksmith trade
He HAS NOT PICKED 1T UP IN
THE LAST YEAR, nor does he
claim thirty years experience ms "A
mechanic But he does claim a ten
years experience with some Of the best
Gun and Locksmith shops In the
States of Va, Tenn. and Texas, and
therefore he IL better acquainted with
all the late styles of Guns dc, and feels
confident that his experience is far
superior to any who may call them
selves old and reliable Gun and Lock-
smiths.
Bring your fine guns to MORT the
Gunsmith, Va. side of Main street
next door to Philip Rohr's, where you
can have your work done to suit you
In the best styles and at the latest prize
Q. Dec. o 1915 mo
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-03-09
Land Sale.

DURSUANT to decree of the cir
i cult court of Washington county
Virginia entered in the case of I. b.
Moore ct ais. entered on the 18th day
Of January 1880, shall on the 22nd
day Of March 1880, Monday of the
county court, proceed to sell the land
of II. E. Moore described in the plead
ings in said cause adjoining the land
of Thomas Moore and others. in said
county, and containing 20 acres, to
satisfy the several liens set forth in
said decree. The said land will be
sold at the front door Of the court
house In Abingdon at auction for cash
81 fficlent to pay the costs of this suit
and the costs of the deed of trust and
the costs of the several judgements set
forth in said decree, aud the remain
der OH credit of elk, twelve and
eighteen months in equal installments
the purchaser required to give notes
with good personal security.
M. l.. BLACKLEY,
Trustee and Special Com'r.
feb17'SO.4t.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-03-09
The Cheapest Newspaper in The South.
THE
Nashville Weekly American.
One Dollar for 81 Year.

The noxt Presidential election will de-
termino questions of vital Importance to
every citizen of the Union. Upon it's re-
suits will depend the perpetuity Of our re-
publican form of government. All these
questions will be thoroughly discussed in
the next session Of Congress, which begins
on the LIST day of December. II is our de-
sire and our purpose 30 far as we can con-
tribute to that end, that every citizen shall
be fully informed upon all these questions
OF such vast moment. Is our national
government to be henceforth an imperial
despotism Is the bayonet to rule the bal
lot Are the rigts Of the States, expressly
reserved in the Constitution, to yield to
centralized dictation Shall arrogant and
imperious party leaders, under the cry of
Liberty, rob the citizen of liberty Shall
Mammon be the only deity who shall be
acknowledged as having divine rights :,
Shall labor be deprived of its just reward :,
In order to bring it within the means of eyi
cry man, mechanic, farmer and laborer, in
all vacations, even in these hard times, to
inform himself what political parties are
proposing, we have reduced the terms Of
the Weekly american to ONE DOLLAR
a year; For six months, 70 conrs. Three
months, 40 csnts. Tho real value of the
paper will not be decreased with reduction
of price, but will be vastly increased in
proportion to price. Address
THE AMERICAN,
NASHVILLE, TENN.
al IA ~ III
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-03-09
back Dc lls an, keeps dc saddle ~

back de lie an keeps de Saddle?"
"a lie once told always stands. You
have lied to me, you scoundrel, and
believe 1t Is my duty to have you arrest
ed"
'sParson, dar's jcs certain amount OBJ
lies to be tole in dis worl', an eff is
one OBJ de men what is predlsposed ter
tell one OBJ desc lies hits not my fault,
an ] kant hep it,"
"You 60 on now and get that saddle
or III swear out a warrant for your ar
rest.'
ON do de bcs' I kin, parsoii, but dar's
jes certain amount oh stole saddles ter
be returned in dis worl.' If rs one OBJ
de prcdisposei men, an ] b'lieves | is,
you'll fine yer saddle hangin' on de yard
fence bout SHUTDOWN dis evenin'."
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-03-09
BUY NOW! BUY Nowl!

Wa hive two many CLoAKs on hand, 40
will acil them nj less than cost rather
than carry them over I'LL next scaeon.
A large stock Of III iNKErS TO be sold At
old prlccs. Notwithstanding that there
has been nm advance Of 70 per cent
CARPETS at old prices--iherc has been an
advance Of from 20 to 40 per cent. In this
article.
pLAcK SILKS, sATlNs, STRIPED and
BROCADED BlLKS'
ntAcK and C0L0RED CAslIMERES, AL
PAOAs, and N0nAlRs'
purToNs. PRINCES, and al other TRIM
MlH0s ior ladies' dresres.
,arue assortment OF Label UNDER.
WEAR OF our own manufacture.
ooopa ron Doyg and MEMS WEAR In
great variety.
rApIr.cInTHs, NAPKINS, DolLlES
and TcwELe will be Is per cent. higher
ui,hln the noSt pixty days, 90 make
YOUR purchases At once Of
LEVY BROTHERS.
aprii . 'Ts-iy--ch feb. ., 1880
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-03-09
Predestination.
Little Rock tArL.) Gaselt.

An old-iIne Baptist preacher OF this
city, who had retired from active Gospel
dealing, hut who still keeps firm eye
ON the faith, has Just had little expert
encc with colorcd man that causes him
to think very seriously. Meeting the
rolored man the preacher ualdi "Dave,
II YOU don't bring that saddle homo III
have you put la JAIL"
"what saddle Ia yer 'fcrrcn tsrr
"ihe one YOU stole from me-"
"rarson, fore dc Lord, nober stole
yer saddle"
ayes You lid. saw you when you
took n OF Of the yard fence. believe
IN have you arrested anyway"
I.ook hcah, parson, yo''se 'old
baptist, isn't ycrs"
Eyes, and III have you sent 70 TIE
pcnltpntiary."
''weli, 40 Il I, an now kctch dc p'inta
o. gin 'sm to yer. Dnr Ia les 30 many
saddles In dia worl' what Ia ter he stole
AM daf'a jcs 40 many incn what IL ter
steal desc saddles. bis " prcdcsiInai'on'
Now n yer saddle happens TO be ono oh
ds predIsposed sa,ldles, an happens seI
b. one one ob Dc predlspoaed men, Mn
hen n: bar was sudna Tot Ias;anco.---
He couldn't hep ''rayin' lie Saviour,
- y .sse, ..li Judas, sopin dli
They nlso searched the ,.'ut .hdui
partner, Dr. Jan uutmcnsch, bntusuos.
found no one, they left H. A new crc,
cAme, and succeeded IN finding fright
encd men who had hidden himaelf 4
tho gsrlet, and took him to tho Kremlh
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-03-09
Dt0 .@meRiS, Z0m6S, Head
and Root Stones, 2G''ns,
1926, 900 Acres Of Land for
Sale in Scott & Vie
County's, VIRGINIA. n, ,.--

DURSUANT to decree of the Circuit
L. Court of Scott county, in the cause Of
Sarah Kane, guardian, &c., VS.. the Heirs
of Henry s. Kane, decd. the undersigned
Commissioners will sell at private sale, on
reasonable terms TO salt purch asers
the following tracts of land, to wit
The "Dykes place." situated about ihrse
miles west of Estillville, Scott county;
Tract Of land known as the "lron land.''
west of and adjoining the above Tract
Of land known as the "Patrick Survey"
containing some 10000 Acres, in
Guiding many cleared ana improved trnctf
said land will be sold as whole or In par.
cells; the same 10 situated near Pattonsvills
in Scott county. Two Farms or tracts
known as the "Compton lunds," situated
near to and upon Copper Ridge in Scott
county, said two tracts contain about 500
ACRES. Tract Of about four acres con-
tigous to the town Of Estlllville and adiorn-
ing the lands of Col. J. L. Shoemaker and
others. Tract known as the "Poor House,
or Nottingham farm, situated in Poor
Valley containing one hundred and twen-
ty-eight acres. All the unEold land
known as the Fleming Survey, lying on
both sides Of Clinch Mountain, near Estill-
vile, Scott county, containing 70, 90T acres.
Tract of land known as the Purcell land,
situated near the High Knob in Scott
county, containing 40, 900 acres, more or
less. Tract of $1,000 acres, more or
less, situated in Wise county, known as ths
0lipger survey. ..,.,..I
Roy Much Of the above lands are clear
cd and in cultivation, embracing fertile an.
valuable farms, and good farm Houses,
with necessary outbuldings and much Of
said lands abound in minerals and ssps-
cially Iron and Coal, together with fine
water-power and timber. Come one, como
all, who want small farms or large farms
large surveys Of Mineral aud Timbered
lands, or small parcels Of the same, Manu-
featuring sites ar Commercial stands, and
avail yourselves Of this opportunity foi
profitable Investments In reg Ion unsur-
parsed for pure water and 'alth-giving
atmosphere.
Apply to VANCE 4 woop, Attorneys,
Bristol Tenn. rtt
j II. WOOD. o'me'
sept. 10, 187s,-tf. 20 @ i'
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-03-09
Trustees Sale.

DY viatue Of the power, and author
ID ity In me vested, by Deed In
Trust executed to mo, as Trustee, by
Robert s. Roadman aud his wife An.
ME T.. Roadmnn. on the 3lst day OF
October 1870, to secure certain debts
therein named duo to T. i. Wood.
which debts the said Roadmnn and
wife have failed TO pay, and notice
having been given me by T. +. Wood
To sell, / will sell at public sale on the
Goth day Of March 1880 on the .premi-
ses for cash In hand to the highest
bidder, q house and store house and
ak acres OF land, be the same moro or
leas, sltuatcd In Washington county
Virginia, about one half mile OF Emo
nv x Henry College, adjoining tho
lands Of J. w, ShefIey'sbeirs and Mrs
J.R. Nyo, being tho property convey
ed 10 me in said trust deed.
The proceeds Of said sale Will be APP
plled by me IN far as necessary to the
cost and expenses Of sale, and to the
noyment OF tho debts mentioned In
naid Trust deed. n. NJ. TAYLOR,
feb 10th 80 At. Trustee.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-03-09
LEE COUNTY m ~,
Lands for Sale,

A valuable tract, or body, OF near 500
ncres, situated In Lee county, Va, In q
benuifuly.lley, neat Rose Hill, is offered
Tor sale either ~ n whole or in parcels. IL
has abont Pa acres Of cleared land, tho
balance In timber. II can be divided into
thrco tracts " depired
LIST. farm OF 800 asrea 1875 nc-rs clear
cd, with dwelling house, bal M. orchard, &c.
I'd. A farm Of about 100 40, q; 40 acres
cleared, with small dwelling house, barn,
orchard, 60.
sd. A farm Of leo acres 81 acres clear
ed, with comfortable dwelling hsuss, out
buildings, orchard, s&o. n Ih.fg .Hrn
A good bargain will be offered TO rur-
chasern for the whole OF these lands, or
for either parcel, for cash, Or liberal +
terms will be given the purchaser. or pur.
chaaers, pa, ablo. or cash. with Alton
for the remainder Of purchase money. la
Persons wishing 10 make inquiry con.
corning said lands, or offers therefor, can
do 80 10 !, q, Fowler, Editor Of the Brlr-
tol News, o. 10 York 4 Fulkerson, Bristol
Tenn. or to sam'l shelburn Boon's Path.
Lee county Va. .....f .ft f.l Ina io
Oct 10TH, ls7e,-tf, IN. .'
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-03-09
Average Human Consistency
Oil City Derrick.

'Tf We place, mum, the cook has
boorned her had, an axes to be excused
for a few days, for it's most crazy she
IL wild de PAIN GEAg.l-2 .esg11
Tndeed, Bridget, I'll do nothing of
the sort. Iexpect to dinner tomorrow
several prominent members of the Socie-
ty for the Prevention of Cruelty to An
imals, and the cook must do her work or
find another place, pain or no pain"
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-03-09
Town Property for Sale
A Chance to Make Money.
Dwellings, and Lots
on Easy Terms.
Take Your Choice.
GREAT FALL In PRICES.

The following described property can
now be had at bargain, or any one OF the
lois described. The cost Of each piece IS
merely mentioned to enable one to judge OF
the reductions that will be made. The
owner, Mr.. W. D. Jones, is prepared to lose
largely on their cost, and any ore who wish
es either complete and furnished home,
fitted up With every conven ence, and situa-
ted in the very centre of town, or one in
the suburbs of the town, or an unimproved
lot, can be accommodated, as to price and
terms. The various pieces are described
as follows
NO. 4 Is about ore acre lot, with o
large story frame dwelling, with n ell
about 40 feet long, front portico and side
porch, good cellar, fine well of water, sta
bio, ice house and other out buildings
Original cost about $4,000, nnd-situated on
the corner Of Shelby and 9th streets, Bris-
toni, Tenn.
MO, 9 Is n half acre lot. on the corr
ner Of Bridge and Lee streets,-a very de-
srable building lot for private residence,
being high, dry and healthy near the Bap-
tist Female College. Original cost about
$3.50.
NO. 8 Is about half acre lot, lying on
the south side of the the Vineyard lot, and
fronting the E. T. Va. and Ga. Railroad on
the east side and near tho Tennessee Depot
and cost originally 1915.
NO d Is Slots containing Q! acres on
eauuful elevation in Boaangvlle--over.
ing the towns of Bristol, Tenn, and
G, son, Va, and is the handsomest build
ing Q in or near town and cost originally
Sl,8L
n O 4 Is half acre lot in Bristol
Tenn adjoining the Brick House lot Of J.
N. Barker and lately occupied by Andrew
Galliher Esq. Original cost about $500.
These lots are all offered for sale on &c
commodating terms and for further infor-
nation apply to W. d. JONES, owner,
Philadelphia, Pa, or to W. W. JAMES and
HON. l. G. FOWLER, Bristol, Va. & Tenn.
August IL, 1897
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-03-09
Commissioners Sale.
oct "A '7s-tf

BY virtue of decree made the 9Th
OF January 1877, the case Of the town
of Coolsou VA. John =, Thomas In the
Circuit court Of Washington county,
Virginia, will Offer for sails Mt public
cutlery to the highest bidder In front
of the Mayors office on Saturday the
10th day OF March 1880 In said town
of Cioodsou. the following town lots
viz. Nos. 1906, 1873. 100, 1876, 1853, 10,
III. situated In said town, and pnrts
of what Ia known M the Johnston
land pnrchase' or no many Of said lots
na ahall be sufficient TO discharge the
purchase money lien declared by said
decree In favor Of said town OF Good
son In said case.
TERMS or SALE.
Cash In hand sufficient TO pay costs
of thlA suit and the costs and commle.
aIona OF sale, and the remainder In
three equal lnsiallments on six, twelve
and eighteen months time
Notes with good personal security
required OF the pffnhaser or purchas-
era, bearing interest from day OF sale.
ponspsslon given when sale IL confirm.
ed by the court. .
ebi7'sO.4t Conf
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-03-09
ICEI lCEl! ICE!!!

have made arrangements for an
unlimited supply Of the very best
Maine Ice which / intend to sell mt as
low figures as can be bought In any
city Ia the State In quantities Of car
load lots or lees. Ice sold Mt . reduced
price during the months Of March and
April In chr load lots. Address
JOHN ii. KINNIER,
Lynchburg, Va.
march 2'30.1m.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-03-09

The volumes Of the Young Poopio he.
gin with the Numbers for June and De.
cember OF each year. When no time
IN specified IL will be- understood that
the subscriber wishes 10 begin with
the current Number.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-03-09
DMOR.

Attn. e. Pu'AA'.
bargef,s Y. the stranger put
m. MY pronrn .ef-eatsn slice of lemon
&C lhvaistng long pull at the milk,
K Ns, Were when the first rush was
w ~ kcr the Hills. Rather rough
" hhe first lot, You bet; more whole
bow. When I got there was
nv #oke--didn't have dollar, didn't
n |A revolver, which man'll often
out there worse'n meals vittles.
10 prob'ly the only man In the Hills
K n didn't carry flrearm, an was
b lonesome, tell you. The only
3i bon hed--I'm blacksmith--was a
l heavy file, you know, bout eigh-
inches long, whick ! carried down
N n mack, the handle In easy reach just
Ia my coat collar Understand
fike the Arkansaw man carries his
atif knife. ] am not exactly tenn
IL Nfsnce man. Just don't drink, and
HN ig4H't mcddlc with any other mans
vi N'|5nXin'-that's all. One day. hedn't
NJ 4 N<4.l In Deadwood more'n wcek--I
a xo} sittin' IN s'loon--only place man
n .4I||lId set TO see any society--when n fell
N X f1& rome In, regular bulster, with his
\ < a, l}Ai full and quart over. He'd revolt
\ z gcr on each side Of his belt an looked
" <icious. Nothin' mean about him,
Al lhough. Askt me to drink. Not any,
n thank YOU scz |. Not drink with me
:. pMe! Bill Feathcrgil! When ! ask
tenderfoot to drink expect him ia
prancc right up an no monkey-in' !
" You h-o-a-r me"
"Weli, when his hand went down fol-
A his revolver, whipped out my old file
lX qulclcr'n freud scorch feather an
swipcd him one right acrost the face
VI When he fell thought I'd killed him
' an the s'loon film up with bummers
sortcr skinned out, not KNOWN wha
might happen. Purity soon chap In
red shirt came up to me. SEE he, 'Yor
tho man MS kc-arvcd Bill Feaiherglll
Cos, cf so be M you are, ef you dom
want ev'ry man In the Hill to climb you
don't you try to hide yourself--the boy
"a askin' fur you now
at struck me that my friend had th'
idcc. 40 I walzcd back aud went up ant
down before that s'loon for nigh three
hours. I'd found ont that Bill WASH
dead an was bad medicine, but
wouldn't do to let down. Purity sooI
see my man a-lcadin' for me. Ill
fnce had beecn patched mp until II look
cd like the closing out display of dr.,
goods store. There was 80 little countc
nance exposed that couldn't guess wha
he was a-aImin nj, 40 ! brought N.Y.
hand back Of my collar an grabbed my
flc.
q "IIold ON there, there; hold on SCI
he, gimme y'r hand, I'm friendly; w
got nothin' agln you, not thing, but
you'll pardon my cnriosliy--what sor
Of did wcepon was that stranger"
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-03-09

A mean man put sixteen hornets in a
whiskey bottle and gave 1t to Texas
man, In the dark, to take drink out of,
and though the hornets got in their work
as they went down, the Texan remarked
that It wasn't real Texas whiskey, as it
lacked fire.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-03-09
FURNITURE,

I HAVE just opened handsome lot Of
L Furniture and
MATTR "A SSES,
in Sewers building, on Main street,
Wnrdrobes, Bureaus, WashstaEds. Tables,
Lounges and fine assortment Of Mattrassss.
Rn5- Prices very low, Call and examine.
SAM'L. n. STOKES.
July 10, Tiff.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-03-09

DR.. Benjamin Brandeth, the great pill
manufacturer, is dead. He lived to a
good age--72-but it is said he never
risked the experiment Of taking any of
his own pills. He left about 100000,
made by patent medicines, through cx-
tensiye advertising.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-03-09


INDUCEMENTS FOR 1880 ONLY.
pes- Thirteen numbers of HARPERs
YOUNG PEOPLE will be furnished 10
every yearly subscriber 10 Harper's
Weekly for 1880: or Harper's Young
People and Harper's Weekly will DO
pent to any address for one year com.
meDclng with the first number If
lInfper's Weekly for January, 1880,
on receipt OF 50 90 for the two Period.
Icals. HnTIi m
Remlitances should DO mnde by
Post Office Money Order or Draft, 10
avoid chance Of loss.
Newspapers arc not 10 copy mis- adj
verttsoDiont Without me orprees order
Of TARPER a BROTHERS. a8f
Address .Il
HARPER & BROPHERs,
New York.
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HARPER,s PERIOpTCALs.

HARPER'S PERIODICALS.
HARPER's MAGAZINE, One year 81 10
uARpER's WEEKLY +" f" 90
HARpER's BAzARR, I" 4 90
The THREE aboxe named publ
cations, One Year 1000
Any TWO allowed named, Ono
Year, 700
HArPER's YOUNG PEOPLE, One
Year, h'f 80
Postage Free 10 all subscribors IN the
United States o. Canada,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-03-09
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Senatoi
has nllcce
both loui
franchise
on T'urnp
turnplh
this point |
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's@zasswen]
town.
L ,.n ~ ,slll,|
people vi
merit Ins rrilis.;. |
with a 40 20
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mao, tam
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-17

How the northern people do love
the negro. At the late Methodist
conference in Cincinnati four bishops
were to be elected. An eloquent col
ored mar made an appeal asking that
one of these should be a colored man.
lie said THE church which had
such a shining record on the subject
of human slavery and had stood so
brayely by the colored race in all
movements for its education, could
not ask the nation to do for the col
ored man what it had denied him p
This sentiment was applauded, but the
northern Methodists elected four
pure blooded white bishops. The hat
will be passed around as usual. The
bishops elected are w. H. War
rem, D. D., of Philadelphia, a native
of Massachusetts,, forth-six years of
age, who received 260 votes out of
possible 800; DR.. Cyrus D. Foss, D..
d., of Middleton, Connecticut, a
native of New York, 46 years old,
elected on the fourth ballot by 264
votes John F. Hurst, D. D., Presi
dent Of Drew Seminary, New Jersey,
a native of Maryland, forty-six years
old, elected on the first ballot by 253
votes and the somewhat famous E. o.
Haven, D. D., ~ofSyracuse, New York.
a rative Of Boston, sixty years old,
elected on the third ballot by $50
votes. Two out of the four new bish.
ops we're born in New England.
Bishop Haven is a political preacher,
''of the staiwart type, and served one
term during the war in the Massachu-
SETS senate. He is one of the enthu-
siastic advocates of the social equal
ity of the races, but fails to put his
ideas into practice. The negro 10 a
valuable citizen as a voter and a con-
tributor to the treasury o the church,
but not to hold Office or be a bishop.
Thus the ~insincerity Of the protested
friends and champions of the colored
race is illustrated in a way that can
not be misunderstood.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-17
Hawkins Of Tennesuoe.

WASHINGTON, May 12.-Alvin
Hawkins, nominated as the republic
a gubernatorial candidate in Ten.
nesse, was a bushwhacker in 1864,
and then a chancellor under Brown
low and is esteemed, for all that, an
excellent gentleman ia social life.
He is an effective spcechmaker,
and IS, probably, the best man
of his sadly diiapidated par
ty in Tennessee, which lost
its aggressive force when Brown
low died. Hawkins, in the present
distracted condition of the democracy
in Tennessee, is not without hope Of
an election, His party favors tn 9 ac-
oeptance Of the proposition to extin-
guish the debt Of Tennessee on Terms
proffered by the bondholders. But
this is by no means an evidence Of
republican generosity, since Hawkins
party pay no taxes, and Hawkins
party created the bogus debt.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-17

lie regard to the purchase Of the
Memphis and Little Rock road, the
st. Louis Railway Register says in
answer to an article in the Avalanche:
We can assure Memphis that neither
the Iron Mountain nor any other cor
poration with which we are acquaint-
ed, buys railroads for the purpose of
depressing the business community at
one end of the line. Let the Mem
phians build the narrow gauge and
extend their picket lines. They will
find them valuable adiuncts to the
line to Little Rock, and they will be-
come more prosperous, if not posi-
lively happy"