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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-07-12
THE ASSASSIN.
Lator Details Of Guitoau's Crime
and pnst Life.

wAau,SaroS, july 3.--Mrs. Sarah n.
u. white, the lady IN charge Of the walt
lng-room NJ the Baltimore and Potomac
depot, was the person who first reached
the President after he was shot. IN reply
10 oucstlona asked her, ehe said . snw
the whole thing. The man came IN from
,hls door sho said, pointing 10 the door
nj tho cnst entering the ladies' room,
Ufrom tho maln waltlng-loom ihet nv the
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-07-12
A Sad Shooting ARRAY.
Two Men Badly Wounded.

On last Monday evening difficulty
arose between NJ. +. Swim and George
Sexton, In which the former drew y pls-
tol, and shot Sexton IN the leg; Sexton
then fired on Swim, the ball taking eff
feet In the back Of Swim's neck, inlliCt-
ing dangerous wound nj that moment
Il, e. Fulton, drew his pistol and shot
Sexton IN the back, the ball ranging
around the shoulder blade and lodges ~
the arm, making m ugly wound. swim
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-07-12
SIsiII the Workshop.

TO do good work the mechanic must
have good health. If long hours OF con-
ilnemont In close rooms have enfeeblcd
his hand or dlmmed his sight, let him ut
once and before some organic trouble ap-
pears, take plenty of Hop Bitlers. His
system will be reIuvenaied, his nerves
strengthened, his sight become clear,
and the whole constitution be up to n
higher working condition.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-07-12

TnR action Of DR.. Bliss in refusing DR.,
Baxter, the Presidents family physician,
the privilege Of seeing the President, is,
we believe, universally condemned. His
language was course and unmanly as
well as unprofessional. DR.. Baxter call
ed him liar and retired.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-07-12

The foreim Fire Insurance companies
represented By /. G. Fo,cler are rendered
douJly secure By hdring hedry deposits
with the Treasurer Of Va. These are to
secure Virginia customers, and Moycdnnot
remope them until all are paid,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-07-12
ROANOKE COLLIE &, Salem Va

TwENTY-NINTH SESSION BEGlNs SEPT. 7TlI.
Classical, Scientific, Elective and prcpar-
ntory Courscs. Fren h and German spok-
on in class room, Library 10000 volumes.
instruction thorough, and unsectarian.---
Churches Of FIVE Denominations in Salem.
CL MATE unsurpassed college l,lOO feet
above sen level, and surrounded by noun.
toins. EXPENSES for ten months from
$3.50 to 1920 Including College fees boArd
fuel, lights and washing, Students from
all sections. Catalogue free, Address
SECRETARY OF FACULTY.
iulv T. lSgl-Gm
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-07-12
UNIVERSITY on VIRGINIA.

SUMMER LAW LECTURES, nine wceh.
ly, begin iiih Juy 'sl, and end liii September.
Have pouved " signal use, hfst 10 our students
who design ~ pursue their studies NJ this ~ other
Law School, 2rd, 10 ihose WOO propose lo read
privately, and ND, 10 practitioners who have not
had the advantage ~ arHtemalir inaifuttlon fOf
circular hpply 10 john h. Miutr, Prof Com. md
stat Law, uulvorily " Va.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-07-12

7 offer for sale on easy terms my
new 2 story cottage contiguous Ia
Ctumley dt Bmker's store Mt Mendoza,
with one acre of ground. Tho build
Ing is entirely new, ofneat modern de
eign, and stands between tho y. q. II,
II. and the river. The ground IN rich.
Also my old homestead near the
same aud similarly located with eight
acres Of good gronnd. There nre two
excellent springs, and the buildings
on the acre taact are comfortable. j
will give q and 2 months time.
This IL n very rare opportunity To
get desirable property.
FRANK NJ. BARKER.
may2il-4m.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-07-12
FARM FOR SALE AT
As5s Mendoza.
ltiitsgl4A, sSg.l,-

offer for sale my farm between
North Fork bridge and Mendoza,
fronting on the N. q. II. II. and riv.
er, containing about l40 ncres, with
comfortable dwelling and other build
ings, including two barns, 400 Rich
m0nd Fruit Trees, two years from
nursery, and 100 mature bearing trees,
six springs, 50 acres cleared, good
wheat and tobacco land. Price $1,000
My 7. o. is Hamilton Institute. IL
Tic perfect. -
OSCAR a. RICE.
july4'l.3m.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-03-26
Two Ways of Preaching.

We remember many years since listen
ing-and we were lost in wonder while
we listeucd--to q sermon preached by one
who would be called famous preacher
1t was missionary sermon. The con-
gregatiun was 4 crowded one, and. in a
certain sense. it was select. The ser
mon was full Of pulpit iinery.' The
Inject of the preacher was to show the
iriumphs OF Christianity, and he shocked
rs a little in the earlier part of his dis
course by speaking in anticipation of the
time when "rGli|ion would pillow her
head upon the bosom of philosophy"
We could not hep mentally excl"iming
even there. "Ah, Mr.. Preacher. would
you but follow in your Ihctoric the wise
adviee-was il NOT of Aristotle and
paint your images before you employ
them. that you may test their fitness.
But this was nothing compared witt,
what followed: We indeed. stared aghast
whcn in order to Illustrate tie triumph or
the missionary, the preacher exclaimed.
Mark yon CORY savage. Often have
those lips sakcd their thirst in human
blood. There is u tear i'll yondcr eye.
catch it. Not all the orbs which wheel
their way through the vast profunditie>
# the farrell spaces in their infinite
rounds can weigh in the mind of ON
nip ,tence with ycn precious and pelIucid
orb
The criticisms Were various upon this
wonderful imagery. But the revered old
pastor Of the church in which the Grafton
was pronounced-himself enc of the
greatest preachers of his agc-was-shal
we dare to say it?--even in a rage in the
vestry. as he said to MS. What could the
man mean by going up into my pulpit,
sir. and talking such outrageous non
sense?" The point of the Renaissance,
however is that here was mere piece
of bathos-an image without a point or
diScriminati0n-a piece of thoughtless
word-mongering, scarcely even falling
beneath the denomination of fine. We
cannot help contrasting this imaginary
tear of the mag mary savage with anoth-
ar Renaissance. in which we saw Il whole
congregation melted to real tears beneath
/ sudden touch: it was when. in his own
church at Chester, we were listening to
that fountain Of spontaneous affection.
the late Richard Knil. 1t was a funeral
service conducted in memory of the Duke
Of Wellington: the preacher had pursued
his way through 4 path of very natural
thought suggested by the death of SO
highly eminent and iliustrious 4 man
when all at once he exclaimed something
to the following effect:
All. it is great national loss. and
that was very great sight seen last
week when all London poured out and
the representatives of the crowns of all
Europe followed the great warrior to his
pushed out and the preacher stood for a
moment or two mastering himself. for he
could not speak but. you know, that
| lid not come home to me or touch me as
| when saw the body of my dear sol u
| red ont of my house, the other dlN.'
| 1t was only sudden stroke Of speech
but there was probably not a dry eye in
| the whole of that large congregation
This was pathos--not so much eloqnence
| rs "the touch of nature which makes
the whole world kim"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-03-26
Rhine Wines Adulterated.

Some people suppose that foreign wines
really imported into this country are the
pure article. Especially is this merit
claimed for German Rhine wines, which
are Wanted as "the real Simon pure"
sort. without doubt. The German au-
thorities. however, have lately prose-
cuted some wine sellers in the Rhenish
district, and startling disclosures have
been made. 1t has been proved that
wines have been chemically manufac-
tnred out of stuff that had scarcely any
relation whatever to grape juice, and
that the producers of this liquid have
had the audacity to sell it. in some cases,
not as wine, but as improved wine, ia
order that they might escape the clutches
of the law. The crops in the German
vineyards have Of late years failed to
render an average yield. The result has
been that German wine-se finding
that the price of Rhine wine lias increased
by about two hundred per cent, have
fabricated out of potato spirit, yeast.
sugar, and various dye stulfs." sham
Rhine wines. The finer qualities appear
to be produced by merely adding to the
coarse "mother liquor" variable quaint
ties of raisins and real wine. Lair ard
kipperheim, in Baden. seem to be the
places where tins nefarious trade is car
red on; and those who have engaged in
it have at last been sentenced to heavy
fines and severe imprisonment. 1t is 10
be hoped that their fate will be a warn
ing to ehterprising rivals who, tempted
10y the large profits that can now be made
from this traffic. have gone into the Ger
man wine trade in the hope Of creating Il
fortune out of a too credulous public.
The fabrication OF wine from such dele
terious substances as those condemned
by the law courts at Oll'enburg and Fret
burg is scarcely modified form Of pois-
oniLg. The punishment Of the fraudu-
lent manufacturers is. therefore, not only
richly deserved, but it ought, i'll the long
run, to have the effect Of protecting the
interests of honest men, who were being
driven out Of the market by knaves.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-03-26
SCRIPTURAL CAPITAL PUNISH
MENTS.

No less than eleven different kinds of
capital punishment are mentioned III the
Scriptures. The Talmudical writers dis
tinuuish them into lesser deaths and
such as were more grcvious, but they
are rot agreed as to the arrangement un
der these two heads. In the Mosaic law
bit two sorts of capital punishment are
prescribed sla,i ing by the sword and
etnning. The killing By the sword was
dome in whatever way was most conve-
nent to the executinner. Thus Samuel
hewed Agag in pieces before the Lord III
Gilgah. Stuning vas the must general
kind OF punishment. and it is this which
is meant by the indefinite term of putting
10 death. Burning. hanging and cover
ing the body of the slain felon with
stones were marks of infamy. The con-
demned criminal was hanged only after
he was executed.
To these pnnishments othere were add
ed in subsequent times. Decaptation.
though not enjoined by Moses, was i'll
use before his epoch. John the Baptist
suffered in this way. Precipitation, OF
casting headlong from "a window or a
precinice. came into use among the Je as;
and Livy tells us that the Romans were
wont to throw certain maleiactors from
the Tarpeian Rock. Drowning was an
GENTLY practiccd by the Syrians, and is
alluded to by Jesus in the passage about
hnving milestone hanged about the
neck and being drowned in the depth OF
the sea- DichotomE, or cutting asunder.
was one of the old modes of execution.
lures. but by the rabbinical writers and
by ITerodotuS. Tumpanismos, or beat
ing to death with sticks. is mentioned by
St. Paul it was in use among the Greeks
and was usually inflicted upon slaves.
Exposing to wild beasts appears to date
from the Modes and Persians. The &C.
count of Daniel i'll the den of lions is an
instance of its scriptural mention. Ii
was later extensively used by the Roman
Empcrors. Burning alive was Il punish
ment i'll vogue among the Chaldeans.
and was not infrcquent in the East $"
lately as the seventeenth century. Cooks
adiutlged to death were put upon spit
and roasted over slow fire. and bakers
found guilty of making a corner in bread
were thrown into Il hot oven. CrucitiX-
ion was not Hebrew mode Of punish
ment. though III use among the Egyl-
tians. Pcrsians. CartllaSenians Greeks,
and most of all among the Romans, JUS
tin, the Martyr, gives il graphic descIip-
ton of it in his dialogue with Trypho,
the jew.
TIL eleventh method of capital punish
mcnt spoken OF in the Scriptures was by
bruising or pounding in Il mortar. Solo
mon aludes to it in his proverb about
braying fool in Il mortar among wheat
with 4 pestlc as ineffective to beat his
foolishness out of him. The Turks,
among whom this style prevailed as late
as fifty years ago, did not apply it to
fools, but to wicked practitioners of the
law. The ulema. or guild of lawyers.
were in some respects a privileged order.
They were exempt from the coniiscafion
of their property aud from being put 10
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-03-26
THE RHINCCEROS BIRD.

These rhnoceros birds are constant
attendants upon the h;rpopotamus and
the four varieties of ihinoceios, their
object being to feed upon the ticks and
other parasitic insects that swarm upon
these animals. They are of n grayish
color, and are nearly as large as 4 common
thrush; their voice is very similar To thai
vi the mistletoe thrush. Many a time
have these ever watchiul birds lisap-
pointed me in my stalk. and tempted me
To invoke an anathema upon their devoted
heads.
They arc the best friends the rhino-
ceros has, and rarely fail to awaken him
even in his soundest nap. "Chukuroo,
perfectly understands their warning, and
springiug to his feet. he generally first
looks about him in every direction, after
which he invariably makes oil. I have
which led me a chase III many miles, and
II quired number of shots before he
ell. during which chase several Of these
birds remained by the rhinoceros to the
last. They reminded me of mariners on
the deck of some bark sailing on the
ocean, for they perched along his back
and sides: and as each Of my bullets toln
on the shoulder OF the rhinoceros, they
assembled about six feet into the air, ut.
tering their harsh cry of alarm. and then
resumed their position. 1t sometimes
happened that the lower branches OF
trees. under which the rhinoceros passed,
swept them from their living deck, but
they always recovered their former sta
ton; they also adhere to the ihinoceros
during the night. l have often shot
these animals at midnight. when drinking
at the fountains. and the birds. imagin-
ing they were asleep, remained with them
till morning, and on my approaching. be-
fore taking flight. they excrted them
selves to their utmost to awaken Chuk.
uroo from his deep sleep.-ftre Years an
SonM africa. By cunning.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-03-26
English Ignorance of America.

One striking trait of British Philisti-
niSm is ignorance of other countries, and
chiefly ignorance Of america. To the
Philistine this ignorance is his most cher
ished intellectual treasure, lie guards
it carefully, and plumes himself upon it.
To enlarge and confirm it, he reads the
travels of other Fhilistines in America,
and in some cases visits the States him
self. to return with confusion Of mind
and perversion of fact upon the subject
which is the occasion of profoundest self
congI atulation, and which makes him for
the remainder of his life an oracle upon
American affairs among his untravele,'
friends and neighbors. Let me frankly
confess. however, that a like ignorance
and confusion in regard to England
among natives of other countries is some
times courteously assumed by the PILLS
tine. Some years before my visit to
England pretty and sweet hammered,
although not very high class, English
woman was telling me, with the eyes
and the voice of dove. Of something
that had happened in Manchester; and
then, with gentle condescension. she add
ed inquiringly, You ave card of Man
chester said that l had, and she Was
satisfied. There are little courts and al
le>s in London which are called news;
aud was kindly informed by one OF two
friends, as we passed some of them, that
news were places for the keeping Of
hawks in olden time. 1t was impossible
even to la Ugh at instruction SO kindly
given; nor did l tell my good teachers
that any school boy twelve years old in
America knew that as well as they did.
The elegant and very clever woman who
recommended me to read Kenlworth be.
fore going to see the castle displayed this
same sort OF Philistinism. What need
OF telling her, either. that SCHOOL boys in
America read Kenilworth.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-03-26
SPRF SEASON OF 1881.
STRAWRIDGE & CLOTHIER

friends that the thiryhee
~ ''"". IN value a least
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-03-26

death. except by the pestle and mortar.
Members of the bar nowadays would
doubtless prefer to take their chances on
the gallows, like ordinary persons.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-03-26

Bear in mind that this Isl
PHOSPHATE cont 'taiag fri
Cgroli,n Rock diss"lned IN OF,
has NO Superior us IN az
printed on every bag-Amml
Phosphate 10 to II per cent,
Address,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-03-26

sy He stood twirling his hat in his
hand in the hallway. 1t was about time
FOR the morning stars TO begin their song
together. "Woll, and he moved one
step nearer the door, well" she re-
piled, rs she stepped to the door also
"Well. IL must be going. r."
That's right. John. il. and she leaned
her head ON his shoulder; "ii-p
- hem-now." He was measured
new hat and pair Of kid gloves
same day,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-03-26
NTH -ILLION DOLLARS,

now
wemuc content :
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-05-30
FOR THE WOMEN.

That was a bright little child who in
quired: " Ma, when COWS die, do they go to- the
Milky Way"
lady Churchill has succeeded the
Dowager Duchess of AthOle as Lady-in- Waiting"
Let all Americans rejoice; for this Lady Churchill
if she is not American born, is the mother-in-law
of the Yankee Lady Churchill.
-" Speaking of bath ing" said Mrs.
Partington. from behind the steam that arose from
her tea as a veil TO her bushes when touching
upon so delicate subject, some can bathe with
perfect impurity in water as cold as Greenland's
icy mountains and India's coral strand; but for
MY part prefer 10 have the water little tor
pid.''
Mrs. Gladstone is a benevolent
woman and does many kind things for the vii
layers OF Hawarden. She has given them an excel
lent coffeehouse, which is open weekdays and
sundays She has also established near the castle
a home for orphans. Many ofthe Gladstone SER
van have been on the estate twenty, thirty, and
forty year..
Some people can invent awful mean
slu-s. When the Jenkins girl was whaling away
at the giaa5 and pestered the next-dOOr neighbor
the ncx--sil5- neigbbor came out on the steps,
listened - the noise minute, looked up to the
Jenkins -irl-> mother, who was at the window,
and ,.;l: tot plumbers at work in your house
h4 vent yau:" No wonder those families dom t
s-ca; :i5w,
-(ieatle Jane was as good as gold,
she always did as she told.
She never spoke when her mouth was full,
Or caught blue bottles their legs to pull;
Or split blue jam on her nice frOck,
Or put white mice in the eight-day clock,
Or vivisected her last new doll,
Or fostered passion for alcohol.
And when she grew up she was given in marriage
To iirst-cIass earl who keeps his carriage.
Gilbert and SuuipdRS HetD Opera,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-05-30
An opinion of the Pressaent.

\ venerable statesman, who has a sim
gular gift of ginning" mems characters, has
given me his opinion of the President, He says:
81 have served in Congress with him for a num-
Der of years and on important committees. He is
the most Intellectual of al our Presidents since
Jefferson, but his mental bias is not philosophical
and profound but romantic and brilliant He is
neither great statesman nor great leader, but
most consummate essayist. He has always been
dominated by stronger and often a coarSer will
than MS OWN. lie is justly characterized as being
deficient in backbone. Dom Piatt knew him well
and described him exactly. When he most appears
to lead he is simply, perhaps unconScioUSly, obey
ing mightier impulse, projected from another
individual. This is the now. Blaine control Is
him: and it was not audacity, but good judgment,
that made Grant and Conkling hold him response
BILE for what they considered perfidy, while in
dicaing plainly their belief that the origin of mis-
chief could be traced to the crafty influence of the
Secretary of State l predict that before a great
while, unless Mr.. Garfield shall reassert himself in
his better nature or subject himself to other and
nObler guidance, his admi nistration will go to
pieces in ruin; and this to me is inevitable and
ineXorable as any known law in the procession of
events. Intellcctualism Will not avail to save a
man who has his actions colored by trickster
Honesty does not preserve dupe from calamity.
Unless Garfield rid himself, or is providentially
rid of his evil genius, the ides of December will
be more atefully ter rble for him than the ides of
March y Washington correspondence 4UguStu Chr0Rl-
cle and CORSttutjOndliA.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-05-30
CAN SUCH THINGS BE?

We learned one day last week that the
administration had secured the services of one A.
N. Gibson in the capacity of special detective to
aid Detective Woodward in the great work of re-
form now going on in the Post Office Department.
This information surprised Us somewhat and we
at first refused to credit it, but inquiry eSta6-
liShed it.
We therefore understand the administration to
indorse Mr.. GibsOuS detective work i'll the past
We have known Mr.. Gibson as a detective since
1872. He was first employed by the editor OF the
New York SuR to work up" the Credit Mobilier
case. In working up this case Mr.. Gibson discov-
cred, according 10 his OWE statements in the New
York sun, that one Congressman Garfield, of Ohio
had taken bribe to the amount of $500 and had
then committed perjury in regard TO the same
when brought before committee of investigation.
Subsequently Mr.. Gibson was employed by the
same newspaper to ferret out certain alleged frauds
under what was known as the board of public
works in this District In course of this investf-
CATION Mr.. Gibson aScertained. according to his
own statements in the SHH, that this same Con-
gresham Garfield had taken another bribe amount
ing to 5000 from ring of paving contractors cal
culated 10 influence his Uhe aforesaid Garfields)
action as chairman of the House Committee on
Appropriations.
Still later Mr.. Gibson was employed by one
Samuel J. Tilden to procure evidence in the State
OF Louisiana 10 snow tnal one II. B. Hayes mad
been counted into the Presidency by fraud In
prosecution of these laborS Mr.. Gibson learned
according to his own statements in the sun,
that Congressman Garfield had conspired i'll New
Orleans with certain accomplices TO suborn per-
jury forgery, aad the falsihcation of election re-
turns.
To sum up we have examined files of Mr.'Gib-
sons correspondence, as printed in the New York
sun, and we find that he has judged Congressman
Garfield guilty of the following offenses;
l. Receiving bribes.
.. Perjury.
s. Subornation cf perjury, forgery, and falsifca-
ton of election returns.
l. Hypocrisy.
Latterly Congressman Garfield has been elected
President, and is supposed TO have ultimate con-
troll of all executive affairs. Therefore the en-
ployment of Mr.. Gibson special detective in the
Post-Office Department must be with his knowl-
edge and consent Mr.. Gibson's fame as detec-
tive is largely based upon his success in accusing
Congressman Garfield of the above enumerated
crimes and ofeuSes We are therefore forced 70 the
reluctant conclusion that President Garfield ap-
proves the detective services of Mr.. Gibson with
respect 10 Congressman Garfield above set forth
1t a very remarkable affair." HdsbiagoR Cdpi-