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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-02-22

ADDRESS or rnE STATE CENTRAL COMMIT
TIE or Tlm CONSERVATIVE PARTY.
The State Central Committee of the
Conseryativc-DemocTt party of Virgin
IN, at Il session held In the city of Rich
mond on the 10th Of February, 1881
unanimously adopted the following res
olutlOn:
Resoiccd, That n convention be held In
the city Of Richmond on the first Thurs
day Fourth day Of August, 1891, and
that In every city and county there shall
be one delegate and one alternate for ev-
cry 200 votes aud fraction Of 200 votes
exceeding 100 cas-, In such city or cOun-
~ for the two Hancock and English
electoral tickets In The late presidential
election; and all that supported Han
cock and English on either ticket are In
yitcd to participate In the election of
delegates to the convention, and we as
sure them u hearty welcome and earnest
pledge that we will In good faith coop
crate with them all In striving 10 unite
the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES party to
save the State from the Rcdlcal-Rcpub-
llcnu party In the November election.
Pursuant TO this resolution the Con-
sentative voters of virginia, lrrcspco-
tive of past differences Oh whatever
subject, are invited tc assemble In their
various counties aud cities, under the d.
rcction of the local authorities Of the
Conservative party, and choose delegates
to speak their will IN public convention
In accordance with the uniform policy
Of this committee, aud IT, duty ns I has
ever understood IL, It summons to partc-
lpaton In this choice every member Of
TINT great party to whose keeping the
public interests Of Virginia have been
committed for 30 many years.
Last almost, Amoug the southern
States to oscnpc the mailed hand of mill
ltary dcspotlsm, Virginia, under tho wise
counscls of this party, was the first to
resume herself ~ scl-goyerning Com-
monwenlth; and while n tempest of cor
ruptlon and robbery, Of social terror and
public dlsCotd, swept her unhappy els
icrs. she marched steadily onward In d
career OF peace aud happiness, pursued
by methods that were the models on
which those less fortunate States pain
fully and slowly won the heights which
she reached through Conservative tri-
umph, At u single bound Aud now that
n menace Of the supremacy In her gov
crnmcnt Of The virtue and Intelligence
of hes people confroni7 ma more fatal
than aip wc have encountered since the
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-02-22
Menncssco's Shame.

The fact, based on reliable statistical
tables, is again repeated, that Tennessee
with more than mUlion and hdlf of
population, has not less than t,celre han-
dred insane persons in her borders. Less
than .foar hundred of them have asylum
accommodation, leaving nearly or quite
eight huRdred who are in jails or in sqal-
id reccptacles without proper attention,
or among their families, Il source of dan
ger and discomfort and pernicious influ-
ence, or wandering homeless and unshel-
tered on the highways.--Dr. John IL.
Calendar, Supt. Of the Tennessee Hospital
for the Insane,
And yet we are told that this very Leg
stature now sitting will give Il first
mortgage on her revenues to the bond
holders for four per cent interest on
Fifteen millions of dollars, by means of
the tax-receivable coupon. After the
experience Of Virginia, we have no hes
itation in saying that State that would
do so ought to be drummed out Of the
American Union.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-02-22
March of REIMBURSEMENT.

Bro. Drnkard, Of the Richmond Dts-
rArcu, comes boldly to the front Ms Il
rorciblc Rcadlustcr, In part M follows;
Now we beg leave TO say that whilst
we dO not propose 10 rcpudintc one dol
lar of the debt us Hscpunlncd by her own
agents In 1871 or 1879, we do propose
20 try 10 reduce the rate of interest TO 3
per cent, and to take ten more years to
pay the debt In. That's our platform,
and we woudn, { mind rcsorilug to u It,
tie lorclhlc rcadiustment 90 carry II out.
And now the bondholdcrs
nre cntrenched behind the Supreme
Court of the United States 10 far M their
coupons are concerned aud II u evident
that II will be very difficult TO Induce
them 10 agree 10 surrender their six per
cent bonus for nny bonds carrying "a
lower rate Of Interest. The ptlucs At
which the consols ARE selling AFFORD album
dnul evidence That thc hol,lcts lu not OK
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-02-22

every creditor of Virginia standing in
1871, and thus for the peeler orphans
and widows of the State, destroyed the
obligation of that contract by which
they were to prorate with the foreign
bondholders and sharks at the treasury
OF the Commonwealth. Those who have
repressed public education and kept lu-
natics in the county .iails. Those who
permitted delaulting officials to keep
back 3G8 thousand dollars of the public
revenue for Il Readjustes Auditor to coli
lect. Those who, after wrecking the
state government, proceeded to wreck
the Conservative party. Those who
swore that the party should split rather
than REIMBURSEMENT should succeed
Those who helped to defeat Hancock by
the laundering blindness Of Bourbonism.
These be your Gods, oh Israeli
These be the men who ask you to for
sake the Rcadjustcr party and follow
them
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-02-22

pect to have TO content themselves with
per cent. We don't take any
six per cent. interest in ours.
Now we insist that the above, which
we Gull from single editorial, takes
Bro. Drinkard out of the ranks of the
Bourbons. He takes no more six per
cent, and is willing to forcibly readiust
the rate of interest. lIenccforth differ
between the DISPATCH as a Readjustcr
and the Readiuster party is merely one
of degree and not of kind, The Dis
PATCH recognises the march of events
and the changed situation of tho Com
monwealth.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-02-22
Cincinnati Commercial.

WASHINGTON, Feb. l0.-As drove
down the avenue after Garfield had been
declared duly elected, | saw n mans
lAce, looking vacantly out over the
crowd A p ale face, with strong Jaws.
shavcn checks aud smoothly parted hair.
the window WINS closed and fastened, aud
there he sat, who had four years ngo
been one of the noted electoral commits
lion--Justice Clifford Of the Supreme
Bcnch-his memory gone; his fine
mind 80 feeble that Inc Is not able to die
tate his resignation. He Is kept prIs-
oner In his room, watched over by the
dearest wife that ever man had. They
say she Is 30 changed that her friends
would not know her, ahc has aged 40
fast since this affection has fallen on her
brilliant husband. A few days ago the
invalid escaped from the care of his
nurse and wandered out through the
halls Of the hotel, looking pitfully into
lnccs that lac did not remember, although
they were the lACcs OF old friends. llp
was going 10 court, he snid, when one of
them detained him; IN few moments
his nurse was after him, and led him
back, without resistance, into his room,
aud there le sits--occuplcd with what
yOgarlesY-.whilc the Cndlcs crowd SURG
rs through the streets; dreaming who
shall ever know of what,--the while A
new leader come. up to the Presidency.
a new rNcc Of giants possess the land In
which he was an honorcd and marked
public man, filling great place In the
Nations history but yesterday.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-02-22

TlE LEADING BALTIMORE HOUSE, for
this section Of Va. 4 Tenn. Is undoubt-
cdly that of Bruil' Faulkner q Co., rep
resented by Mr.. Ro. G.. Baldwin. 4
few years ago he took the solitary agcn-
cy for II IN $. W. Va, and to-day the
house has four travelling agents who
have all they can do IN that territory.
We have known Mr.. Baldwin for twcn-
ty-nyc years, aud now pronounce him
remarkable for his business energy, bus
iness tact and accommodating manners.
He now has The most beautiful line of
new dry goods samples We have ever
seen IN this market and Is taking largo
orders from our Main street houses
We believe he sells them all and we
have twenty Of them who deal In dry
goods and notions. Brown Bros, have
just finished for him In Che most superb
style, the best buggy topped spring wag-
on we have seen, and he will now take
his large stock Of samples to The doors Of
Our county merchants. See advertise
ment IN another column,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-02-22

GEN. ALEXANDER, V. =. Of the J.. 6
n. Il. r. Co., declines to say whether
they will supply the missing link by
coming from Lebanon, Ky. to Bristol,
via c. Gap, or from Lebanon to Knox
Vile. lie says the Cumberland Gap
route has some advantages, but that the
Knoxville route has also some. The
question will not be decided until after
the organization of the new company.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-02-22

At a call meeting of the stockholders
Of Bank Of Bristol, January 18th, 1881,
together with other business, the follow
ing was adopted; "Resolyed that that
the capital stock OF Bank of Bristol be
reduced to $25.OO0."
j. Il, ANDERSON, See.
It.t1nsf
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-02-22

"Thc State of Flu.", as Fluvanna Co.
II facetiously called, has reduced her as
sessmont 361a per cent This speaks
poorly for the pcrsimmon business.
The BOurbons held lust "wednesday a
secret session of the State Central Com
mittec In Richmond, and after sitting
for two and half hours, determined to
call a State Convention to meet Thurs
day August 4th. This will give them
30 days In which to march with great
parade under the banner Of Funderism,
declaring that REIMBURSEMENT "ain't the
question"
The Yorktown Centennial celebration
will be opened the 10th Of next October,
In the midst of the hottest political cam
paign OF the age. Judging from the size
OF the ancient burg, we should think n
fellow had best take his tent with him if
he means to stay over n day. Seriously,
II should be grand affair, but cannot
he made attractive for whole month.
The French are likely to be there to baslt
IN the reflected glory Of Lafayette and
Rochambcau.
The inauguration ball at Washington
will be attended by a large number of
colored people, who have purchased
tickets to 1t. So says the Post.
A man aged % WAS married to forty
year old lady In Patrick county last
week. The granddaughter and great
granddaughter of the groom waited on
the ancient couple, and they were mar
ried by his son. When this sweet and
happy pair get through the Honey Moon
and reach the silvcr-wedding celebration
10 would be not Ill timed for some wag
TO send them n set Of silver coffin han
dies.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-02-22
All shades in Zephyr, at
ANDERSoN'S.
Tho LapTadc Wanderers In Ten.
npssCS,

NASHVILLE, Feb. 17.-'fhc two me-
grocs implicated IN the Lapradc murder
have turned states evidence against the
remaining five on trial Vt springfield to-
day, and testified that there were ten IN
the party who went to murder Lapradc
for money which he was supposed to
have IN his possession. Jnrk BELL wins
the leader Of the gang, Anthony Duffy
gave u most horrible account Of the bru.
lnl treatment Of Lnpradc, whom they
cut, slashcd and hanged. llis teeth
were knocked out and lis skull broken.
Laprndc begged for mercy, but without
avail.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-02-22

WHEN the A. NJ, & o. was going
through the bondholders' mill, Norfolk
sent her Groancr to the scene of the
bloody feast. But Billy Malone was
there and her groancr came back re-
joiccr. See first page.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-02-22
EXIT A. M. & 0.

The Norfolk YRGINIAN thinks it has
good authority for the statement that
the new company will change the name
of the A. NJ. g. o, to that of the Norfolk
and Western r. h.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-02-22

The word Tennessee is said to signify
a cared Spoon.- Wythe. Enterprise.
AS soon as she allows the bondholder
to grip her throat with his iron coupon
she will be n carved State.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-02-22
Commissioners Notice.

PURSUANT to decree of the circuit
j. court Of Washington county, Va.
rendered on tie Sth day OF October
1880 In the cause of Joel b. Hensely
VS.. j. G. Summers and the decree rem
dered In tho above styled cause and
the cause of j. Il, Hicks vs.. J, G. Sum
mers Mt the January term 1881. the
undersigned Commissioners will, on
the 2sth day Of February 1881 sell at
public cutlery m front of tho court
house Of said county for one third cash
IN addition 70 pa the costs OF the first
cause and the costs and Commissions
Of the sale, and tho balance on six
and twelve months time, with inter-
est The life interest OF Aaid J. G..
Summers IN one half Of u tract OF two
hundred and six acros Of land known
as the Gray place situated In said
county on the State rOad leading from
A hingdon to Bristol five m les west
Abingdon, ard also the fec simple II.
tie Of the said summers In and TO an
other tract Of twenty.seven acres snd
sixteen poles known ~ the Shoema-
ker tract, or 80 much thereof rs will
be sufficient to satisfy said frat named
decree, ut the same time and place said
Commissioners will sell enough of the
remainder ifany there he of the said
lauds M will be sufficient 10 satisfy the
decree In the last named cause which
said Inst mentioned sale will be on
credit Of ak aid twelve months with
Interest, except enough will DO requIr-
ed In cash to pay the costs Of said last
named cause and the costs and Com.
missions OF the sale.
j. II, WOOD, Com.
ian251 ids.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-02-22
Commissioners Notice.

Pursuant 10 decree Of the Circuit Court
Of Washington county, Va, IN tho case of
l. y, Dunn et al. survivors, &c. Va. Isaac
Smith, the undersigned Commissioner will
on the
2sh DAYf FEBRUARY, 1881,
IN front Of the Court House OF said county
Of Washington, rent for period Of one
year OF public cutlery, tho land owned and
os ed by The said Isaac Smith, on the
| road, and about two miles from Bris
10 IN The county Of Washington niore.
IN Enough In caeb down wilibo roquirs
ed ~ tAe costs Of the suit and costs and
Commissions Of The renting, the bonnce
will be required In twelve months with ins
terost secured by bond AMI approved 40,
curiiy. u H. WOOD,
iin q. ids Commissioner
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-02-22
ids.
Sale of Valuable Prop
erty.

% a4
pursuant TO q decree rendered by the
l. Circuit Court Of Washington ooun.
" Va, on the Sth day Of Jan, 1881, in
the suit Of John w. Barr Assignee I'm
bankruptcy Of Philip Rohr Va, the Va.
d Kentucky railroad Company. the
undersigned special Commissioners
viii sell on the 9th day Of Feb. 1881 I'm
front Of the Mayors office, In the town
OF GOOdsOn Va, the house and lota
mentioned and described In the blend.
lugs OF said suit, being one brick
house aud lot fronting on Scott street
In said town, the house containing
four rooma, also two vacant lots front.
Ing OIL said street.
TERMS or SALE.
The Sale will be made at public ont.
cry 10 the highest bidder for cash In
hand sufficient TO pny tho costs of suit
and costs and commissions Of sale, the
balance on credit o. q, ~ and TX
months, for which bonds bearing In.
terest from date Of euch, with good ae-
curity Will be required, aud u lien 70.
tanned for deferred payments.
The foregoing nalo In postponed un.
I'll Saturday the 18th day NJ March.
A. FULKERSON.
A. II. BLANCHARD,
ianlS'1'tds Commissioners.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-02-22
New Goods arriving daily at
Faris & Humphreys, II

JOB WORK of all kinds noat-
~ executed ut ttq Nowe Oaice
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-02-22
EVENT and COMMENT,

''Thc State of Flu.", as Fluvanna Co.
II facetiously called, has reduced her as
sessmont 3G1e per cent This speaks
poorly for the persimmcn business.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-02-22
The Wreck Of a Great Man

J. DeA BiMer, Secretary.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-02-22

VIRGINIA Coupone, receivable for
taxes, furnished at market prices.
Dealers Nv United States Bonds State
Bonds, CITY Bonds, Railroad Bonds,
and Stocks.
Orders solicited and promptly exc
culed, Jan. II 81 ly#
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-02-22
STATE POLITICS.

Fcb22'l-lt.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-07-27
TELEGRAPHIC.


PoRT TOWNSEND. July 25.-ColIec.
tor Bash has Issued an order prohibit.
ing the transaction OF business in the
Custom House on Sunday.
The new wharf company organized
here on Saturday evening. and elected
the following directors: NDHnl, S
Waterman, r W DeLion. James Seavey
and w II II Learned. They will meet
this evening for the election of officers.
The company has . paid up capital of
five thousand dollars. and propose the
immediate construction of q wharf to
deep water suitable TO accommodate
vessels Of any size.
The bark W II Bssse arrived here
this morning from Portland. and will
proceed to Tacoma today for cargo of
lumber
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-07-27

A sailor named Beauvais. % years of
age. hes been convicted IN Paris of sim.
ulating railway accidents for the pur-
pose of extorting money. His system
was to lean on the door of compart-
ment not properly closed or partially
opened by himself, and to pretend that
his leg was sprained by falling or by
being pulled in by his fellow passengers.
He would undergo an examination by
the company's doctor. simulate great
pain. and be awarded perhaps 60 or 100
francs compensation. while the guard
would be fined for negligence. He
prsctised this trick FIVE times in twelve
days.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-07-27

Two Italians closed their candy store
at savannah. Ga. paid the rent three
months In advance. told the ownsr they
we're going 10 Italy 10 get . stock OF
gocda. and cauti0ned him to les nobody
enter tbs premises until they returned.
They bad murdered . peddlsr, taken
his $4,000. and hidden his body in the
store; but their ingesious way of Gov
ering their light prevented the discov.
cry until the three mouths bad elapssd.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-07-27

The sealing operations about New.
foundland have been very profitable
the past season. Twenty.seven steam
ers and many sail vessels were co.
gagged. the steamers making two trips
each to the ice foes, where the seals
are taken. during the season which
lasted from March Is to May 10. The
total number Of seals captured By tho
steamers was 33i.oi3 young and old;
the weight Of the blubbsr aud skins
exceeding eight thousand tons; the ap
proximats local value of the steamer
catch being $3.50. 900. The sail vessels
caught 63.5oo. and landsmen caught
1880. the whole nnmt u Of seals taken
being 455. Si3. ARD the value about ell
$4,000. Seal fishing 10 main reliance
OF people in that part of the world.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-07-27

A police code, q manual of the Grim.
inal Law designed expressly for the use
OF members of the police force, has been
published in London. In this book
policemen are told that il is their duty,
even while stopping . suspected person,
to treat him with the utmost civility.
and even to take the trouble to explain
to him that the exercise of this legal
right BY the police affords the surest
protection to ell honest citizens /. is
added that this ought to be doue, what.
ever the suspected persons antece
dents.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-07-27
The foreign trade Of the port Of New
York during the past three years is rep.
resented by the following figures:
0 I Co WARrIousr Ann VIVA,

OF Co WAREHOUSE AND WHARF
TheS Z CAroaiels says The new store
house Of the Oregon Improvement
Company. at the foot Of Spear street. Is
progressing rapidly. The building Is
26t feet. fronting east on Spear street.
with depth of 100 feet, aud Is two
stories high. twill be used for storing
coal lumber. etc. Tho company has also
built On office on the same wharf. fropt-
lag on Spear street. and partly inclosed
with hi.h boafS fence the block Of
ground on witch thsse buildings are
located. A new and substantial wharf
has also been built by tlia company op-
posite this new building. 800 feet long
and 100 feet vide
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-07-27

A London paper says Considerable
anxiety was caused in many quarters
wes:i 1t was announced, the other day,
that a member of Parliament had been
severely bitten by 3 mosquito in Lon
don, and fears were entertained that
We were about to be invaded by an army
OF mosquitoes who might permanently
settle In this country. The British. fed
mosquito would undoubtedly grow to
an enormous size. aud would develop a
tierceness and energy Of which the ablest
Jersey mosquito is incapable
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-07-27
CALIFORNIA.

SAN FRAscrsco. July 25.-Arrived.
Saturday, steamer Orizaba. from Seat
tie.
Sunday. ship Majestic, from Seattle.
Sailed Saturday, bark Whistler, for
Seattle.
Sundsy-Ship Templar. for Seattle;
ba:k Catherine Sudden, for Honolulu
via Port Discovery.