Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-04-05
EVENT and COMMENT.

The resignation ofGen. Grant as Pres
ident OF the Worlds Fair for 1888 is very
properly regarded as significant Of The
failure of the enterprise. The result
will be the posiponemeht Of it until lSo2
the fourth centennial anniversary OF the
Discovery Of America by Mr. Z. Column
bus.
The new II. y. Commissioner Of Va.
Mr.. Asa Rogers, DIR. has appointed Mr..
II. II. Gross, tlIc prcsen; delegate from
Nansemond as his clerk. Gen. McDon-
aid aud Mr. Mker y. Lee 20 out.
The Abingdon Stqajdd speaks Of the
snallress OF the Readius;sr meeting last
Monday. Now Bro. Withe's must be
frank enough 10 say there was no meet
ing Of the Readjusers. None called.
None expected. None attempted. There
was called meeting OF the committee
which was an unusually full one. But
there was many Rcadjuster on the
street that day and every one that We
could hear Of endorsed Mahone's move
20 the front Of the nge
Mrs. l.. Virginia French, long cele
bratod as Southern nuthOrcss and poet
eas, died last Wednesday at Nestlcdown,
near MCNiinnvillc, Tenn. Her maiden
name was Smith and she was born on
the eastern shore OF Virginia.
The Tennessee Legislature has passed
bill to render any sheriff who shall al
low prisoner to be taken from his Gus
tody and lynChed, Incapable Of holding
the office longer, or any other Office
while he lives. Which means while that
law continues In force. The object Of
the law is good, but Of course 1t could
Just be that sheriff would be disfran-
chsed for thing 1t would be out of his
power 10 prevent.
At the recent meeting of the Am.
Fish Cultural Association Prof. Atwater
declared that fish food Is no richer In
phosphorus than other animal foods and
and therefore contains no more brain
food SO this cxplodes, on authority of
the Smithsonian Institution, ayery pref
~, but valueless theory.
The Richmond & Danvlllc r. r. Co.
has outwitted the Baltimore 4 Ohio and
secured In leasing the Air Line from
Charlotte to Atlanta. The contest WAS
hot and prolonged and tho cost seems
quite high--viz. @ per cent. on the
bonded debt and 5 per cent. dividends
on the stock.
The Bland South ard Vest comes out
promptly In support of Senator Malone
and nominates the following State tick
ct: For Governor, w. r. Cameron, OF
Petersburg; Lieut.. Gov. Sam'l II, New
berry, Of Bland. Atty Gent Frank $.
Blair, Of Wythc.
Capt. joni $. Wise has written let
ter which, In public estimation, puts him
IN the line of candidates for the Read
justor nomination for Governor. lie says
he does not aspire to IT, but would ac-
cept nomination, It's known that Aud
itor Massey and Hon. VIM. L. Cameron
will be urged fer tho position. The Re
Adjusters OF Goochhnd have already ex-
pressed n choice for Mr.. Massey.
The President has positively detcrmin-
ed not TO accommodate the hotel Keepers
Of washington by calling an extra scs-
sion Of Congress.
Rev. j. u. Goodwin. y veteran minis.
ter of the Episcopal Church closed last
week his pious and laborlous life Of n
years, ut his home in WyIheyllle, Va
Servant OF God, we'll done.
The Bland Soph and West comes out
boldly for REIMBURSEMENT, and endorse,
the progressive course Of Gen. Malone,
Richmond aud Norfolk are taking steps
~ make the Yorktown Centennial Il
grand success. By-thc-way, the grand.
son Of Gen. NJ. u. Lafayette, who had
agreed to bo present on that occasion
died few days ago There are to be
three days devoted to the Celebration