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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-09-20
FUhDER FORGERY.
The Outrage on Blair.
The Last Desperate Effort of
Beaten Faction.

The following is extracted from an
ARTICLE sent to the Richmond WIG
from Wytheville last Monday where
lRiddleberger and Frank Blair met
lDaniel. 1t sets at rest the baldes'
land most awkward case of forgery in
this age:
After the crowd Of Readjustcrs, about
II 900 in number, had assembled at tn,
lcorncr of Main and Church streets, and
saftcr Gen. W. and the Funiers had re-.
salizcd that division Of the crowd was
Sruinous to them, the RchdjuStcrs saw
sthat the flanders were whipped; tina,
Sthc little town hall would give them no
Groom; so they declined to treat any fur
Ether with the Funders and called loudly
Sfor "llarry Of the Valley" but before
sRiddlebcrger appeared Capt. Blair tOok
qthc stand and real tho following state.
Smcnt and atlldavits. They were receiv.
led with the widest applause by the I'M
Smcnse crowd that had already pronounc
He'd The Wilson letters forgeries.
"On Saturday last, while IN Richmond
Fca route for Buckingham, to speak, was
shown letter purpOrting I" be writer
Yby me to w. l.. Wilson, dated 18th Dc
stobcr, 1880, (Which Is new ready, and ol
fncXt day, at Petersburg, ! saw another
Slcilcr, of date October 3, 1880, purport
Sing to be from me to ". Leigh Wilson
IN copy of which Is now ready. pro
gceeded promptly to my home here
Swhcrc to-day | have seen and examined
Rboth letters. In order to put these let
Stcrs beyond all question, declare now
amost solemnly and sincerely that did
snot write or dictate line or syllable o
Ksaid letters; neither the style or senti
Hmcnt embodied are mine; and nee,
Abnt appeal to any Of my acquaintance
Iwho know my handwriting that the let
2tcrs are gross and unbluShing forgcrics
III need but real some voluntary affidavit
Sof persons intimate with my writing:
a WY1nEvILLE, Va, Sept. II, 1881.
a We, the undersigned, have examine,
6thc two letters alleged to have beer
Swrittcn by Capt. +. :. Blair to ON,
ALcigh Wilson, IN October, 1850, NJ OK
Exhibited to us by Geo. y. Wise, and ",
SlcclNrc that there Is not word or lin,
Dot either in the handwriting Of Capt
HBlair. We are well acquainted viii
iCapt. Blair'S handwriting, and tan max,
Athis statement without hesitation.
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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-09-20

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES VII /:
This day personally appeared brior,
me-, u, 4. lindnmood, notary publ,
in anl for the county aforesaid. judy,
Jas, I. Mrl"cr. anil ma,lr oath t0 III,
fact ~ sci forth In the writing nlnvc
which h. has Signed his name to thl
18th day Of September, 1881.
Signed u. T.. LiNpNNOop.
Notary Public for Wythc county, Va
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-09-20
AGENTS WANTED S S"FS "I tho ISS o" T''' DO
\ Complete, Aul colC and Fully illustrated
life Of President Garfield,

y Just puhlahpd. II lisa hrH'inO story NJ how he
rose by horoultdn struggle from olScHrHy hfamg.
/, Esutcinliy hll regarding hs cabinet. Cnaici
i,rh Conkihg, IH,mp'sd Isadsshdiion, nOndsr.
fri Surgical Treatment, Peculiar Critical Condl
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portrait OF Garfield, also full lEoncsFos Of the
gSnrgcns, Cabinet, Mrs Garfield. etc. Low
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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-09-20
Commissioners Sale Of
Valuable Property.

aDURSUANT to decree OF the Cir.
J. cult Court Of Washington county
arendered IN the suit Of Lindsey and
swife vs. Tcmpln and others for parti-
don, the undersigned Commiseioner
ION Thursday, Sept. -, in front Of the
aMayor'r office In the town OF Goodson
IVA, will sell to the highest bidder the
tn re lots aud brick house mentioned
! u lhp plpadings in the ahoye -uli, he
! ng lots Nos IS, 0G and 1863, anu stu
4 ,tel on the corner OF Scott nnh
\ Moore streets In the town Of Good
s.on, Va, and near the depot grounds
n 4 the Narrow Gauge Il II. Tho said
3!uts will be sold as n whole and IN par
dcels, and that sale adopted which pro
Y luHe5 the greatest price.
q . TERMS:
4 The said house and lots will be cold
si|or cash in hand sufficient to vay costs
S3pf suit and expenses nf sale aud the
Hbalance on q credit OF six. twelve and
Y Eighteen m0nths-equal inBtallnrnts
dwith intrres, from duy of sale. and
ahoud with good personal security for
4 deferred payments, and lien retained
@uutil purchase munev Is paid.
: a. FULKERSON, Com,
\ Aua2S'SiIds,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-09-20
JUDICIAL SALE.


DURsUAST 10 y decree or The Giro nit
tnrl Of Washington Co, IN care Of j.
IT, Hicks W. ThomnS A. Snyder aud Others
4 will ollie for tnle nj public auction nj Nh
1conri house door IN Abingdon on Mondny
4 The 2dlh dry Of Sep lrmher. lsSl. a certain
strnci oi land cont ninitE 50 acres more o,
lc.p situated In Goolcoh Uftritt Of Wash
ginglon county, ndjoiniug tho lnnds Of JAZZ.
T.. Preston, W. \. Mothcsney hnd othcrp
till =, the forks Of tho llrlelol uni Island
arcnd, nnd now occupied by Thoa, r, law
dkins or 20 much thereof An may he nccresa
1rnry to pay plaintiff debt anil all costs.
4 TERMS.--CNeh sufficient 10 tny, cosl,
tnnd Exp, npcr Of sale and tho balance on n
ycrrd i Of siS twelve hnd eighteen mouth.
Lwith Interest f ON ln G, the purchaser /,
lrivc bond With COOL ecurily payable 10 m,
gaa commissioner, wniving omuttend ca.
mud lien will 10 retained Tor nj
innate lhtmene.
..,,,.. D.f. BAILEY, Com.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-09-20

Signed ROBERT CROCKETT,
Attorncy-at-I.aw;
u. G.. MILLER.
Judge of Smyth county;
WM. G. rrNDLEToN,
Editor Patriot anil Hcmh;
GEO. W. WARD, JR.
Judge Of Washington county;
Rom. SAVERS,
II, of Delegates from Wythc;
u. \. Stellar,
Wythcvilc Dispatch;
WM. q. STELLAR,
Editor Wythcvillr Dispatch;
:. L. BROWNING,
Chairman County Committee:
!. VI. PAINTER, VI. ID.
\. X. SAVERS, NJ. ID.
JAMES L. MCrsER,
Judge Of Wylhc county;
q. W. toRNEr,
Judge Of Grayson county.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-09-20

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The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-11-01
The Alarming Increase Of Heart
Disease and the Symptoms
Which Precede it.
Leading to Scientific Investig at,vn and an
tda Attempt to Check its Increase,
The Wonderful Properties of pseda-
Ii tlne-de-India," and How to
Properly Use it.
H"o'' % importance for All, Regarding
n New Discovery,

The mortality statistics Of this country show
mat a great proportion of deaths arise from
Heart Disease. But aside from the fatality
which attends it, the inconvenience and sui
ierlng, which even the first stages bring, make
IL necessary to take prompt measures for re-
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OF modern times for curing diseases of the
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The combination is the result of long and
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serted that when taken in time it will cure in
every case. Do you ever have Nightmare.
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mentary Stopping, Slow circulation Of the
Blood? These are all symptoms of Heart
Disease. Those who are suffering and have
never tried it should do so at once; those who
have ever tried 1t do not need to be urged to
do so again. If your Druggist has not got it
send one dollar and fifty cents to our address
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The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-11-01
Doctor de F,reye.

.# '... ~ HfaT"-eh -+sa h3aEGI@#aF
Late surgeon F. army, late professor of
surgery and dean of faculty, S. +. Cal,
can now be consulted at his office, west Park
street, (next door to old post-office build
ing, late residence of Frank Beck, be-
tween Main street and the bridge. lie de-
votes special attention to the. cure of all
chronic diseases and to those of a delicate,
complicated or obstinate character; also to
all diseases of the nervous system and the va
rlors female complaints. Those who have
placed themelves under the treatment OF
pretenders or sol distant physicians, from
whose treatmenttheT lave received no ere
ht, or who even may have aggravated their
troubles, are cordially invited to consult the
doctor, who, by merit of his experience n the
various hospitals of Europe (Paric, Vienna
and Berlin) has succeeded in curing MANY
cases pronounced incurable by others. !
Call on or addrers.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-11-01
TIE OVERLAND HOTEL.
HELENA, MONTANA.
WIN. MCLEAN, Proprietor.

This house is now open iorthe accommodation
OF the public. 1t is retiJted in trs5-ciass styla
and VIII be Kept second to none In the Territory,
The bar Will be furnished with the best LIQUORS
and cigars.
Board by theday, Al M
Board by the week, ( an
Board and lodging by the week. M
F!rst-Class beds, 50 cents per night.
Second class beds. IS cents per night.
The Overland is opposite the principal stage
offlceS. on Lower Milan street Give me a call.
A LABOR REGlsTFR, in which parties seeking
employment or help can register their Zines
without charge, Is kept al this house and is al
way open To public Inspection.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-11-01
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT. l#
oFFiCE OF THE CURRENCY W
W~AsHlNGToN, Sept. 2sth, 1851. H.
WHEREAS by satisfactory evidence present
ed to the undersigned 1t has been made 20 ap-
pear that the First National Bank of Butte. in
the City of Butte, in the County of Silver Bow,
and Territory Of Montana, has compile with
all the provisions of the Revised Statutes of the
United States, required to be compiled with
before an association shall be authorized TO
commence the business of Banking.
Now. therefore,, |. John Jay Knox, Comp
troller OF the Currency, do hereby certify that
the First National Bank of Butte, in the c ty 0
Butte, in the County of Silver Bow, ant Terri
tory of Montana, is authorized to m
the Business of Banking as provided in section
Ftfty-one hundred and sixty-nine of the Re-
v;Sed Statutes of the United States.
In testimony whereof witness my
(seaD hand and Seal of office, this 2sth
day OF September, 1881.
JNo. JAY KNOX,
Comptroller of the Currency.
NO. ZOOS. Octl6
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-11-01
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate of James Haslam deceased. Notice is
hereby given by the undersigned Administrator
of the estate of James Haslam deceased, to the
creditors of and all pers1 ms having claims
against the said deceased, to exhibit them. with
the necessary vouchers, within four months af-
ter the first publication of this notice, to the
said Administrator at the Probate Court room
in Butte City. Silver Bow County, M. T.
Dated at Butte City this 9th day of October,
1881.
EDWIN B. W~ArERBUR
Administrator of the estate of James Haslam
deceased. nov w 1t
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-11-01
St1eTEH'S Sale
Daniel J. WEIGH,
John q. Hammer,
Plaintiff,

Daniel J. WEIGH,
John q. Hammer,
Plaintiff,
AGAINST
John . Donnelt.
TOncy OplOIIneli and
Patrick O'DOnnell, Defendants.
ITO BE SOIL AT SHERIFt'S SALE at 2
/ O'Clock m on the 10th day of November. ).
u. 1881. in front of the Sheriff"S office, the fol-
lowing described property, to-wit: All the right;
title and interest and dems nd the defendants
had IN the 18th day of October, A. .. 1881, in
aNd TO that certain lode. lead or mineral vein
claim situated in Summit valley Mining Dis
sun Dog Lode Mining Claim, which was loca-
ted on the 1st day of February, a. d. 1873, by
John p. Reins, A. H. Mitchell, Win. p. ForhiS,
and John f. Forbis, and recorded on the 25th
day OF February, A. d. 1875. in book j of Indies
page = |, records of beer Lodge County. NJ. T.
lHtel this 18th day Of October. \. n. ISL.
OctlS- wit THOS. NJ. LOWRY,
Sheriff of Silver Bow Coanty, NJ. T
by q. A, SMALL. I'm Ter sheriff.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-11-01

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The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-11-01
by Mail Solicited
det-d&k
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE,

In the Probate Court in an for Silver Bow
County, Mont. Ty., IN the matter of the estate of
James Haslam deceased. Order to show cause
why order of sale of real estate should not be
made. E. b. Waterbury, the Administrator of
the estate of James HaSlam deceased, having
niled his petition herein praying for an order Of
sale OF part or the real estate of said decedent
for the purpose therein set forth 1t is the efore
ordered by the Judge of said Court. that all ger
sons interested in the estate of said deceased APP
pear before the said Probate Conrt on Wednes-
day, the 3Oth day OF November, 1881, at 10
O'Clock In the forenoon of said day, at the Court
room OF sail Probate Court at the city of Butte,
In the county of Silver Bow, to show cause why
an order should not be granted 10 the said Adj
ministrator to sell SO much of the real estate OF
the said deceased as shall be necessary.
CALEB E. IRWIN. Probate Judge.
Dated This Goth day of October, A. d. SS1.
nov l W At
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-11-01

Lynchburg Postmaster.
fGToN, Oct. 2S.-It was stated in
ession Of the Senate that Wilson,
Garg postmaster, had been SO h%u-
In the army that he vas lett for
held, aud that all the business
|lcLburg endorsed him.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-11-01
De F-REYE.

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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-29
RIGHT GROUND.

The Atlaatie Democrat states its position
boldly when it says:
If the democratic party is to be con-
trolled and led about by such pronounced
protectionists as Randall of protected Penn
sylvania, and Voorhees, of wishy- waslly
Indiana, it had better re-organize under a
new banner. This thing of the rising
generation following revolutionary grave
yard of old fossils about, has about lost
its attractiveness for us at least, and if
democracy means protection instead of
tariff for revenue only, or if it means mon,
opoly instead of anti-monopoly, or If it
means class legislation and discrimination
in favor of the rich as against the poor {
we want another name upon the battle-fag
under winch we are to fight Either Voor-
hees and Randall with their pernicious
doctrine of protection must 60, or there
will be an exodus from the, party greater
than the negro exodus from the South to
Indiana in 1885, Pure unadnIterated
democracy means equal rights and privi-
leges and the greatest good to the greatest
number and we object to any mixture of
good and evil. Randal-Veorhees demo-
cracy is q nauseous dose, and the democrat
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-29
POPULATION ITEMS.

OF the total population of the United
States $50, 155, 1889 25,51s,82 are. males
and "a, 636, 963 are females, showing an
excess of 81, 857 males, There are 49,
475, $40 natives, and 1919, 943 foreigners.
There are 43, 400, 970 whites; $3.50, 793
colored; 105, 1855 Chinese; 149 japanese
and Sc, 407 indians . 1t will be seen that
the foreign born population exceeds the
colored population The small Chinese
element (105, 465) does not justify the pro
digieus alarm about an apprehended Mon
golian inundation that has disturbed the
Pacific coast. There were SO ,042 Chinese in
the country in 1870 so that the increase in
the decade has been only AZ, 1873 The col
ored population has increased from 4, $50,
387 in 187etos 6, 5so,793 in 1S80-an in
crease of 1864, 406, or 81 per cent The
colored increase from 1860 10 1870 was
Al, 557, or about 10 per cent It win be
observed that the colored increase in the
last decade is four times in numbers, and
81 times in percentage, what it was in the
preceding decade. Indeed the eolored
population has multiplied in the last. ten
years more rapidly than it ever did, even
in slavery times. From 1850 to 1860. the
palmy period of the Institution, the in
crease was from 8, 638, 900 to All 600
$4,000, or about % per cent, whereas the
increase from 1870 to 1880 was Sd per
cent The native white increase in the
same period was from 28,O00,000 to &c.
zoe, COOS, 700, 600, or about 80 per cent
Our colored folks, therefore are more than
holding their own, for they are increas-
ing by natural reproduction more rapidly
than the native whites. %
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-29
T0FFICIAL PAPER.1
Wednesday. December e, 1881
CADET wHIrTAKER,s CASE.

1t is intimated that President Arthur will
disregard the verdict of the court Of in
quiry at West Point, which, after careful
| and thorough investigation, found the col
ored cadet, Whitaker, guilty of cutting
his own ears and tying himself in his room,
and send him back to his old position in
his class. Some of the republican leaders
desire this done, and it may be that the
president himself would like to do it; but
there are obstacles in the way which even
he has no right to disregard. Whitaker
pretended that the alleged indignity in
flicted on him was done by the white ca.
diets because he was Il negro; hut the court
of inquiry found that he inflicted them
himself and the theory of the verdict and
the universal conviction at the academy is
that he did it to hide his scholastic. def
eiencies, which the approaching ex
animation would reveal-and this
theory is confirmed by the action
of the academic board in recon-
mending that Whitaker be discharged
from the academy for deficiency in conduct
and studies. This important action of the
board cannot be overlooked in a consider
alton of the case. The law regulating the
government of the military academy pro-
vides as follows:
mo cadet who is reported as deficient in
either conduct or studies and recommended
to be discharged from the academy shall,
unless upon recommendation of the acaOd-
emIc board, be returned, or reappointed,
or appointed to any place IN the army
before his class shall have left the academy
and received their commissions.
This seems to be clear enough. No au- |
thority in the academy, or out of it, can go
behind the academic board to return or re-
appoint cadet whose discharge it recon-
mends; and if we remember alright the |
question was submitted to the attorney
general few menthsfag A Virginia ca
Diet was recommended for discharge by the
board for deficiency in studies, under cir
of alleged injustice. His
friends appealed to the Secretary of war.
and that official believing the discharged
cadet had been too severely dealt with,
proposed to return him. He first submit
ed the question to the attorney-gencral,
lowever, and The attorney general gave it +
IS his opinion that no person, not even
he president has authority to return a
:adet whom the aeadamic board has re-
commended for discharge.
AT present Whitaker is on indefinite
cave of absence, granted by the president
t the beginning of his troubles, and is,
nominally cadet in the insti-
ution, but this precarious position cannot
e maintained much longer. 1t will have
. terminate, and it can terminate in only
ne way--his discharge from the academy
= order of the war department, in con-
Drmity to the academic boards recon-
aendation.--St. Louis Republican. .