Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-01-04

lAuhl TluHy morning was so cola tlat
few persons got up In time to see the
solar eclipse, but all have had fine OPP
portunity to witness the eclipse of the
earth from that time until the present.
1t has been many years since Bristol has
hnd 30 deep and SO permanent Il snow.
The Abingdon Virginidn says Mr..
Thomas Cowan of Lebanon died sudden
ly, after eating hearty dinner Oh Tues
day before Christmas.
The office of the Burkeville Sentinel
was completely destroyed by fire Dee
%. Mr.. Alphens Boiling, the proprie-
tor had no insurance.
The Midland X. r. has been sold to n
syndicate IN the interest of the b. & o.
for ak and u half millions, and the sale
has been confirmed by Judge Keith.
DR.. +. II. Chaplin, the celebrated Uni
versalist preacher of n. Y. died during
the holidays. He commenced his career
ut now defunct Univcrsaist church in
Richmond, Va. At last he has obeyed
that law which we all agree to be uni
yersal, and has passed in his chips.
The real and personal assessment of
Tennessee is only $2ll 100000. Though
exceeding Va. in population, she falls
behind the old Dominion some 100 mil
lions in her taxable basis. She has lost
about that amount since 1873.
Judge Hughes says In effect "no, gen
tlemen, you have shown yourselves rath-
er poor hands at running the Piedmont
& Arlington Life Insurance Co., to han
die It's property any longer. appoint
Mr.. Boulcvare Receiver, and you will
please pass over the books and box to
him.
Judge Hunter Marshall recently fell
on the frozen pavement In Richmond
and broke his leg, and Lieut., Schwatka,
AFTER climbing all the ice in the polar
region, and bdrying the bones Of Sir
John Franklin's men, fell in New York
aud broke one of his legs also.
Old Chief, the vicious elephant of Jno
RObinson's circus Is still using up his
keepers. Not satisfied with killing JnO.
King ut Chirlotc, n. c., he wrapped his
trunk about Tom Sullivan's body,
squeezing him to his satisfaction, drOpp-
I'll him to the ground about as limp as u
wet sponge. Sullivan was Old Johns
Master Of transportation, and was drunk.
Old Chief was sober, and his victim had
10 be taken to the hospital.
We cannot cpltomizc tenth OF the Il.
X. accidents, shootings, burnigs, stab
bings,. murders and lynchngs that have
rendered this holiday season famous, but
case that occurred at Smithlled, near
Hampton Va, the day before Christmas,
Ia rather too rare Il one to overlook
Howard Dunn shot and killed II negro,
who attacked him. The other negroes
then In great crowd waited on him and
dared him to come out. He did 90, shot
the ring leader and stabbed another one,
killing both. Three negro cOrpscs In
one day Ms the work of one man. would
seem to imply a fair amount of whiskcy.
The President of the Swiss Republic
Committed Suicide during Christmas
The small majority by which he was
elected Is one of the depressing causes.
In America we sometimes have Presi-
dents who were elected by no majority
Mt all, except that on certain Returning
Boards, and they don't suicide ut all
though they ought to.
In population Tennessee IL little
ahead Of virginia, the former having
1,H2,i63 and the latter l,bl2 ,220--diler-
cnce d0,2l3. West Va. has 6lS, 1893, and
II Va, had what has been stolen from
her she would number smarlly more
than two millions. The great empire
State Of Georgia lacks 1855 of having rs
many people as Tenn.
Mr.. Jacob Hamilton Of New Canton,
Hawkins county, Tenn, fathcr-ln-mw Of
DIR. q. Cate, at Blountyille, died Satur-
day, Dec. 18th, aged 80 years. lie had
been In had health for year. The Rog-
crsville Spectator properly says hc was
widely known and esteemed, and was
one 0f the hest and most energetic clti-
zens OF Hawkins county.
Columbus Gregory was run over and
Killed by the western bound mail train
ut Abingdon, Saturday tho 18th Of Dee.
His head was severed from the body,
which WINS horribly muilhled. when
last econ no was intoxicated.