Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-12-06

The-State Board Of fCanvasses W meet
mt the Capitol Tomorrow at 12 NJ. The
Board Is composed of his Excelency Gov
cnor f. W. M. Holiday and Messrs. H.
Il. Fauntleroy, SECRETARY Of the Com
monwealth; John Il. Massey, Auditor of
Public Accounts; James 6. Field, Attor-
ney-General; aud Corbn M. Reynolds,
Treasurer. Their duty will be to canvass
the returns for members of the General
Assembly, and the only difficulty will be
In the matter Of The county of Rockbridge,
In which case Mcssrs. Frazier and Lady
are asking for the certificates claimed by
Mcssrs. Leach and Dunlap (Funders).
Tho vote for Governor IL not opened
until tho General Assembly meets to can
vnss It,.
READJUsTER CONFERENCE.
General Malone and number Of lead
Ing lights of the Read juster party will be
here Tomorrow for confercncnce. It
would seem that there is little left to be
arranged; for on his recent trip North
General Malone outlined the course Of
The General Assembly with such fullness
hoEcs to,mect and carry ont the pro-
grAmme.
II il the general bcliefamong Read just
ors here that Mr.. Riddlobergcr viii be
nominated for senator on the first ballot
In the ReadiusIer caucus. Nevertheless,
Il Is understood tina. Auditor John Il.
Massey and Mr.. John S. Wise still re-
main In the field. Mr.. Fowler, who is
generally regarded as the forthcoming
Speaker, will also be hore tomorrow,
so AsTnE GOOD PLACES.
Professor Thomas n. Codrad, who Is a
candidate for the office Of superintendent
OF public Instruction, Is here, and 1t Is
reported brlngs with him the endorse
ments of Mr.. Fulkcrson and all the Re
adjuTcr mcmbors-eloct from the Ninth
district,
TinkcnhplSpr, of Boletourt, who was
IN thcsHonse Hast session, and who ran
for Senate at the late election but was
defeated, Is spoken Of In connection with
the troasurshlp, to which Mr.. Reynolds
does not eareto be reelected. Maj jor VT
losko-Naidcn, of New Kent, Is candl-
date for .hc Office. II Is however, among
the possibilities Of the situation that the
treaeurership may be givenio Mr.. F0lln-
toroy and Mr. Elan, editor Of the Whl0,
tnado Secclarg Of the Commonwealth
y RnDIsrRicTINd THE STATE.
KeroAt deal of silly gossip is going on
as 10 how the State Will be rcdlstrlctcd
FOR Conptess. On one slate this mclrop-
,olItgu district extends from Richmond
Ito the Bay on another II runs along the
Danville road TO and including the coun-
ty of Notloway. How utterly vain ana
idle are all such speculati0ns may be un-
deratood when the vast number OF Real
iuster gtntesmcn IL remembered, Eacn
one VIII Ssued dlstrlot carved out iof
him, AMI IL NtilAbe Utterly Impossible 10
suit all, while Fulkcrson and Iaul WIN
fght against auy ourtailment OF the
atrcnpth of their present districts. Un'
der ibc new apportionmcnt the state
will ba entitled to ten members OF thc
House " Representatives.
COLLECTOR oT INTERNAL REVENUE.
\ A petition has been put IN circulation
sIgnaiures asking che appointment oil
J,lW, Fisher, Eeq., no collector OF inter
nal revenue fbr this district. Mr. FISH
or wns one of the nominees OF the keau-
iliu,tera of this city for the House Of Delo-
fAt4e.S ~ tAi1
wHyT pIEY Will, DO. F
onit recol,t visit North to interview
thc renortcra. General Malone eald
UThe General Assembly meets on the Ith
Of December, aud will have lts hands
6,li 10 effect reorganization OF the gov
ernment I'm all lts departments before thc
a rsresu viii Id taken for the Christmast
holIlAyS. 4 Governor Cameron VIII DC
Installed I'm Office on the 2d OF january,
IA New. .Year'sday falls on Sunday, Gnu
his messages win of courso soniid tne
kcv.note for the stcrncr work OF lcglsm-
lion. This N looked forward TO WIN we
wrcn,cet interest by all sides, " WIZ oo
q strai ylitTorward aud able presentation
of the Rcsdlustcrs' policy" The Genera,
further sad that the Riddlcbcrger OH
and The poll-tax amendment to the Con-
etitulion trepcallng the poil,taN u.s.
prerequisite 10 yoting) would Dc SUBMIT
ted 30 the people nj the November eleo'
ton.
LooKfNo THEN rr.
Tho Readustei party.-or, nj least
aonie active mcubcfs Of it-are buislly
snpngcli searching out the offices thai
fall TO tlier lot Under the present oondl'
tion oC affairs. They are making memo.
randinns Of The pame, with the pay and
pp,plnieiiea Which attach thereto. -
y. They have already asccrtalncd That th,
terms 6f about peyenty-nve county nnd
rlty school tuporntendents VIII expire
ehnitly. In some cases the incumbenl'
ARE Istaillnsirrs, IN many others they ar'
rn,lcmvn Who have iuken NO pulp'
phf NJ poltles.