Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-09-27
From Hon. John F. Lewis.
roTHEPEopLE OF VIRGINIA,

have been reliably informed the
southwestern part of the State has been
Hooded with what purpots to be copy
of q. Z. Lancaster's report on the con-
dition of affairs in the Marshal's office of
the Western district of Virginia.
IL understand That one Bourbon-Fund-
er paper (the Abingdon Stdnddrd) has
been sending this so-called report out,
folded IN the regular Issue OF the paper,
thus golngt0 the extent OF 0t0tdtInq the
Gh'tea StoteS La'oS ana regulations Tor
tilc p''Tposooi .--
CRCULA4ISd q VILE AND INFAMOUS
~ sLGNDER
TO helm Bolfrbdn- -Funderism and for the
further piipose.I / presume. of taking
front ranlsiamongst Funder papers nv
mHt<inY OptfOr want. of ability
A.. ,,,a N ~ num-, c,,c,', ,,,o>, o,,
D| NS ,,nrs a.r ,r,,,,,,>,rs VI
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(Whlct ts euitoip coulu nave known 10
Pe sucl' iro''' the inosC cursogy eNalliila-
non i',to Wy '',a.vSl "pouI WHICH IL seeks
40 ,,i's.eaa iss icauels'
NV ! n"Vo "lisMelcu ~ ,his IePoI,C
mon ii0npns nSoTrVls', on t1e zH' u Aprii,
!ooi s"u 'nI.i ~ l.lly "llceis'oVu c :, t'G
iHnR,poiI ayu siSIilncaice vi IL .taI
Wrote, III my WlsWer 70 the AtVcrhey-
"eheIai, u" spc"Ni,iS vi 'iio u'Ici i"'s,'y
-oi ailiiste eHtly pl'eS,Iloii '''auv ts, Wy .his
mpu lPnous'eL, as lo,lows n ~. lne slcaS
dlFYrep"lcies pctWcel, vlie 'iieBa.lo's Vi
=, the rel!otC illiu inc eAillp.s iilGu III SUP
Nport oi them, 'oSetner Wilh 'he replies
oi uhe parties celsureu anu tlGir eA-
Gplmla'soils ailu 'eViuenee' coupleu WIN
","vi y, m,n ,dV s;uce " thc nxnmiuation VAN % and thn
,btaLi, TO y" n,in nariIv In cnrtaim lead
pl. n",nocr,,i'. ~. namers, oc the sne,iaI
n,cnI,s S rcnnrt cd,npels me- to the CON.
Si 'S.ion ,,at ,,,is Whale movcment WINS
tIhS9,I,i ,nff,il % nn,l sinister scheme. iusti-
p,%aSf,Th, f, Tn rHT m,,po.c or nreim,licmc tho
1m;ni",ratjnm M ogninst me-. and Destroy
~ ,' 49, ~, i"aS, inH1a;ring NV noljticS,
"a, inSI,,o", ~ ., ;u.t v at IT. this tiSWe When there
C;sga TsSnt Jcicr,uinsJ and nttcrIv selfsh
IN aar, rftns on Ia nnrf of few unserunulous
n.m,,,j;,a"s " w. @ r. ,I,is stnte who far the
,Ir"n"a nc h,adinc on,onc themselves
,ha E"Jeroi n.tronace. hovc become the
MI ,,iI,nSr nsn s,ii. nm, dan1cro,,s tools Of the
nan"I,on ~ na"o,ra"v ,o .iJ Them in
,,",'si,i,,,, ,J o,,, ,hn II jbnrai- n,nvement 60
.ms'i'iGSns," "'iiS o"' hpg,r hps n,'ii IN Vircinh );
',,si, ~ ,,IrinIy manifest that nor
pn5i,Nn,,dSrs stnoJ mJ nnurecinted the
IN, rir liz nnaI;cious md iving rc-
n, ''u,'rN ~, o,,,n," ,,i,' wrot" NV answer
p", ,,ud - ,iso ,bnt Lncw The narties instirn-
'im', ,,,,,, ,,,,,,, 'nn,.,ste, ~ do his dirty
,.,,tl uns ~" I, ,hcre rould have been the
,npH, ADi,,h ,hat Jouht wonld
u v"s. hoo 49,, s"nYt.oJ h,, tho recent action
nc'n c - 80 ~ ,,,ooo po,irhon- runders In
vi so..'e .'. ~ 80 ,,,,,,,,
psEff,ff ? nlfEApY iNsIidAanp. =, d',a,o. 20
Vow att huve 70 IVY W ansMo, WI, W.
thif freccht rS$tNAl Oh lSnsastol SV'u,hyo ,,,
Is " relcIstv IVY 5.l1Nuis N.,on ''',n ~
wac luil WV IolnP'e~ ''hups'",, ~ hn' I,,'
20 pronouncru ny cyei,h la'So m"','oo' ,'',
of mderlpnpors w.,v, ",u "Vm nd Nj NJ
porting the h'elttpaIoo,,, @ "," Wy
Kinney ticW! ,Nh; noMu,o,, ~ Sn,
pr9luce wv oo,,oliua VJ",,'vj s" ",horo O'i
myiown c9niny paPcrs,,Ine ,Th M"V ,o,.
was born ana ra'scu anu liuNo M ia,ou ,u,,n,l, ,y
oVel slNly-.nIvc culs,mm ~, Wv snnmnrt'
that h0tn or tncsc papers "ro '"lPo'V-
inEtheliHmieOuc . ao,,s, wo
phe ltoSklllg,lanl ,heg'Stw enS III wo
have reccNed lronl ilo'li "o,,,' 80 ',",o ,,"r'
hc0py oi nisrrp'y 70 ue'", bo' n,,.. -,
.rilpiOn IN lle cunuuct 0, t'e u,'o,,' ,, W
hYAtarkhal \ 9llMel2r Wy " gs'I'm y a,oas u,s-
trip OF virginia, nauu Wy Vi0; ,., ;,r"as,,rv
Teri MllgE pS, 'lhy,, nM. q, ~ ycry ,"v cxhnusi.
DcpartWcht,ri be lVps " nvo,31 hv Inn.
ivJ andirsinies I'M Charge nulue ny l.w.- ,,.
raacr In thoroughly satisfactory way ~
MlT-hcwis-'e'N.- -ee,,''ts VlhoIva.eu, as ~
onFcrAseh ppcAt nan ny uNshius'vn,
MS heShps " Yays.hfen TegNluSu w pno,"n ,"u
people Qf thsecnnty VINO nave Nho"n
hlQ.rtg .,,.oio,
TlIe.9Ld Co'nnpgeedHe, III an :. cV'.o,a'. .o,.s
hcpdfl tnll ErmI' fcWs hnsWo,, s%
"glsewhpfe to,d Gay weprinV siu,s,1h,o n'si,ho
oi Tie 1rrly of1Ion. john +, LOWS 70 Wv Wv
chhfFrs ft't'c uEr'ilst tlie oinccrs W w.,
Fetloral Courts Tor tue western u,s',v' u
of Virginia, ny speclnl ugehs vi Wv
department {. e. Lancaster, ln JVl,' @
y. Lewis the agent caught lnrtari ior'
fae bad as Mr.. Lewis Is polltically, Deinp
n Mrhone-Ecpun,lcnn, yeV nV Vnv sanal ""
over imp'lRneu 'lT no''u, Wv p,n, ma
lnwKF'N, n,,,,,,r"on Wv, ~ , Mr.. Lewis ex.
Ma MAJ ar nILc. nnd we are GLAD to see
l.c manner OF hs defense. Politically
howcy,hlwc have nothing 10 Go WIN WIN. '"o !
nifair nnd perhaps no. rlglt W Ky W
WORD, uethc fight Is between 'ePuoiiVa,i, n,i
NIluunuuiar mud H0UllDlIpUn IitMlh--DOlI