Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-06-21
EVENT and COMMENT.

Main street, Richmond is to have a no.
tcl-jnst where the SpOttswOod went up
IN the smoke of cOnilagratiOn. J. b.
Pace IL to build il and have ii run, IL he
be paid purse of 100000.
Knoxville is to have finished the r.. II.
via Maryvillc TO Augusta or somewhere
down IN that direction.
Riddlcbcrgcr has concluded not to
please The enemy, who have asked him
To sour. lie sails into The canvass for
Cameron, Lewis aud Blair, and with
sleeves rolled up.
The Republican State committee is 10
meet the 10Th 10 decide what shall be
done; whether to aid their friends or
their enemies.
Gen, a. Il. Jackson, of Saltvillc fame.
had reunion of his family at Jones'
boro last Tuesday.
EXPresidcnt Davis charges that Gen.
Joe Johnston disObcycd his orders. by
following the example of Lee and Slr-
rendering 10 Sherman IN \. &. He wish
ed Johnston to prolong the war indeti-
nitely. In this he will find people will
sustain "Old joe Mr.. Davis Is Bour-
bon. Mr.. Davis was then fleeing before
the army, which he ought TO have been
ut the head of If he desired to begin the
war afrcsh.
The New York Legislature seems firm
ly dead-locked after over 90 ballots for
two u. =. Senators. II this session
should fail to elect, the cases of Conk-
ling and Plat go TO the people, who will
this fall elect new Legislature.
Reports about the shortness Of the
wheat crop for 1881 are believed to be
the work OF spectators. The crop is
probably very fine one after all. In
this vicinity the straw Is short, but the
grain is very ilne-unusually so. It's
now being cut.
Last week was stormy one In the up-
per Miss. Valley, and much damage was
done by torilatlOcs. Bristol aud vicinity
had II twisting up last Friday evening"
Fences. windows, and trees suffered.
Last Thursday two steamers. one from
folk sailed 10 search for, and ii neccssa-
nv relieve the Arctic Steamer, jeanette,
which has been gone for two years on a
search for the pole. The Rogers will 20
Win Behring's Strait, and the Alliance
will proceed by the Greenland route.
Gen. VIM. II. Payne of Tauquler has
absolutely refused the Use of his name
for Governor on the Fundcr ticket. We
presume the main reason is that he Is
disfranchscd by having been engaged In
n duel. lie can neither vote nor be
voted for.
Hawkins seems to he county Of
bloody sensations. A few lays ago Geo.
l.. Larkln. L. 5. Deputy Mashall under
took To arrest his cousin, named Iarkin,
for some alleged violation of the L.
=. revenue law. lie claims that his
cousin resisted arrest and came at him
with Lnifr. when he shot and killed
him. lie left ut once for Knoxville 10
give himself up, and Bob Blevins caught
him nj Morristown and brought him
back IN hand cuffs. In reply 10 n tclc-
gram from Col. Reeves, that there was
danger of his being lynchcd, the Cover
nor At an expense of $500 sent the Knox
willie Rifle Go. to Rogcrsvillc, where It
seems there was not the slightest use for
Thorn and they therefore returned. Il
strikes us ~ likely that there was some
old grudgc between those cousins. The
last man 10 make mn arrest of that kind
Is some klnslnan of the alleged offender
The last man who ought 10 wish to I'M
dertakc II is kinsman of the party tobc
arrested.