Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-08-30
Sidewalk Letter.
On THE SIDEWALK, !
Anp no 1891 {

Inc drought has reached such limits
rs to be serious cause of alarm to the
country. With only 80 millions of bush
els of wheat for expectation against $50
last year, and vastly shortened corn
crop prices of breadstufis have advanced
Add to this the low state of the water
streams so that many of the mills cannot
run at all, and none of them capable Of
full work, and the present cause Of high
prices of flour and meal are still further
accounted for. To-day flour is worth
3la to 4, and meal Soc. Forseveral days
the hurricanes that have swept the vi
cinity of Cape Hatteras have been emp
tied on us, weakened it is true, by the
Alleghanies. but poisoned, as all north
and east winds are, so that feeble per-
sons have suffered and diseased ones
have been greatly tormented by Them
If this state of affairs has prevailed at
Washington, it will, in my opinion car
nv the President down from his sick bed e,
or prove that he is yet strong enough to
get up from it. During the week Mr.
Garfield has continued to sink. The
parotid gland, in addition to the exter-
nal exit made by the lancet, has broken
into the ear, and has since been discharg-
ing from that channel. His pulse has
ranged from III to 1873. At last Dr.
Bliss and the other physicians have an
nounced that he cannot get well. Be-
fore this letter goes to print there will
be later information from him.
Sullins College made splendid open
ing last Thursday, having ll3 at once,
and "a Of these boarders.
Tomorrow 20 Knights will enter the
lists for the Tournament at MaXwell's
School House. The charge will be de-
livered by Col. Summers and the corro-
nation address by the Editor of the Bris-
toll NetoS.
Monday of last week the Abingdon
bar passed resolutions touching the death
of Mr.. U. /. York. Addresses were
made by Messrs d, Trigg, d. f. Bailey,
S. Longley and Col. Fulkerson, These
were all high testimonials to the lofty
character and spotless integrity Of the
man. Col. Fulkerson's remarks were
exceedingly touching and tender. For
20 years they had been constant ccm-
panions, beginning in the gloom and
roar of war and stretching through the
long period of delayed reconciliation
between the sections. In all these scenes
so calculated to try the virtue and char
actcr of man, Col. York had passed
without an enemy or even an adverse
criticism.
Rev. VIM. Sample has my thanks for
Il basket of the finest peaches of the sea-
son. Az II fruit grower he seems TO sur
pass us all. He never forgels nor neg
lccts his newspaper man, and wish
him the success when his great energy
merits, and the reward typiIlcd in his
superb crops.
Sam'l j, James has been occupying for
a week with his new and large stock of
clothing his new store in james Block,
which is fitted up in great clcgance,-
W. W. James returned from the north
last Saturday night, and will in n
few days open large stock of general
merchandise in the other room Of James
Block, which is not yet quite complete
J. II. Anderson a. Co. have their new
store house far under way. 1t has iron
cornce Of elaborate design, and is fitted
up with an iron aud glass front.
/ saw my old friend Mark j. Kennedy
on street last week. He Is one Of the
finest stock traders in the county. Next
Friday at II A. NJ. very important
meeting will open at Corner House
church miles north of Abingdon, being
the annual meeting of the Christian
church for $. w. Va, +. Tenn. and W.
NC There will be number Of dis
tinguishcd foreign preachers there, rs
am informed by Rev. S. p. Mctcalf,
aud the occasion will not only be impor-
tant but very interesting. Capt. II. j.
Smith, of Mendoza. his son r.. &. Smith
aud Capt James Imboden, his sOn-in-
law, have purchased 80 acres eff very de-
sirable land Immediately adjoining the
site Of the coming depot at lmboden
City. This laud Is very desirable and
these gentlemen arc TO be congratulated
on their purchase.
The second trial of W. II. RAIDER for
the killing Of W. II, dug Thomas In
December 1880, was concluded last week
at Joncsboro, and resulted in hung jul
ry. Under the new evidence o Of the
ry are said to have been for hanging the
prisoner, two for term Of 20 years and
one for u term Of 10 years. The case has
already been one Of great expense to the
State and will now have to 20 to trial
again.
Capt, Riddlcbcrgcr, perhaps the finest
speaker now on the Va. stump, will
speak nj Grange Hall near Bcnham's
Mill, Thursday the 10Th day Of Scptcm-
Der. II IL suggested that the friends
make It II basket meeting. There viii
doubtless be very large crowd in nt-
tendance, and the Rcadjustcrs will make
II grand rally. Certainly the public
will hear bnc Of the finest efforts ever
made on the stump In this county. The
locality Ia one of the most beautiful and
attractive In the county. There Is album
lnucn nf uhn1n aud nup Vyntpr mud ibp