Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1882-01-24
OUR RICHMOND LETTER.
RIcIMoNp. Va. Jan. u. 1872


was the at to change the name and
charter Of the Tinsaia--how Virginia
Coal & Iron Go. A large number of
others have been advanced To the calcn-
dar, and still Il larger number are now
IN the committees, from which they will
soon emerge. The first half of the ses-
sion now over, has been spent in cleo
lions, and the Foundations of popular
sentiment. The next half will give cX-
preston TO It. COnsols have slowly
backed TO G3. In The next six weeks
they will so lower. AS soon as the
bulls can unload, the bears can have
their day. As soon rs the Rcadjusters
have finished resolutcly their work of
Selling the whole machinery of the
State Government, their mission will be
understood and public opinion will gray
itatc TO the conclusion that this great
Liberal movement is the success of the
age. Yesterday Senator Bailey intro
duccd his bill for rcarranging and rcluc-
ing in number the Judicial Circuits of
the State Instead of 10 as now, there
are to be but IL. The twelve Judges
will have increased salaries, and will
have to do the work of the nineteen.-
1t il not one Of the probabilities that
these II Judges will be Fundcrs. Our
Circuit will have Smyth stricken of and
Washington added. We have elected
all of the City Judges, and will soon
elect the Supreme Judges. Since my
last Mr.. $. Brown Allen, Of Augusta,
was nominated for first Auditor, in lieu
of Mr.. Massey, the present incumbent,
and Senator Martin, of Norfolk, was
nominated for the Office of II. II. Com
missioner, in lieu of Mr.. Asa Rodgers.
These will doubtless be elected next
Tuesday. Mr.. Massey absolutely de-
clined the nomination of the Readjuster
caucus, and | may add that he preferred
to take the chances of getting the whole
Fundcr vote and also enough of his Re-
adjuster friends to defeat the nominee,
Mr.. Allen. am very sorry Mr., Mas
sey has taken this course, and, while he
has made good Auditor, it will be a
very rash prediction to declare in adj
vance that he is the only Rcadjuster in
Va. who will make good one,
At the close of this session every Of
flee In Va. will be in possession Of the
Readjuster party, except the Supreme
Court, which will follow next January.
We win have the Governor, Legislature,
all the heads of Departments, the Su-
preulc Court, the Circuit and County
Courts, the Asylums, Colleges, and tho
Free School System. Against the party
so intrenched, the Funders and Bond-
holders and Brokers may dash their
forces in vain. The Liberal Revolution
will not go backward. | hear in best
circles that the Bonrbons are mannuv-
ering to make Mr.. Blaine their candi-
date for President in 1891, so rs to form
an alliance with the half-brecd Republic
cans. The tate of poor old Greedy seems
to have been fotgotten by these gentle
men.
Gen. Wharton to-day got his charter
again through the General Assembly,
and at $40 gait took 1t up stairs where,
the Governor this time signed it. 1t
ConsolidOtcs the Richmond and Allcgha-
ny II. II. with the Va. & o. X. r., and
now takes the name of the Richmond
and Louisville Il. X. Its route Is up
Wolfe Creek in Giles and Bland, through |
Tazcwcll, Russell, and Dickinson to the
Sandy Breaks.
A Mr., Gum, Of the Kentucky Uulon
Il II. Is here asking for II charter via
Pound Gap to some point on the n. 81.
W. between Bristol and Sallyile. How
many marc are to come | know not, but
there seems to exist an epidemic OF !,
Southwestern fever that surpasscs in
fury and extent the SMALLPOX epidemic.
By-thc-way, Smallpox continues in
this city, anu Is said to have appeared in
Norfolk. The General Assembly has
become quiet on the subject, Vacrina-
ton Is The remedy aud 1t renders lnncc-
osSary any such one a. Night.
The new Blackshurg Board Of Visitors
met here yesterday and elected Prof. Il.
y, Conrad President Of the Agricultural
mud Mechanical College. This dsplaccs
If course, Prof. Jno. J.. Buchanan. The
bill to rcorganiHe tn, Asylums nj Slaun-
ION and elsewhere, passed the House
Yesterday and has gone to the Scnatc.-
The moraliots Of this city are pressing
he antl-ducllng question and the COM
nillcc on courts nrc, morning and even
ny entertained by the best talent the
'lty can produce. To-day there was n
Drolo ngcd debate IN the House over the
resolution lnsrlctlng our Senators ana !
IN Congress to support
he School Bill Of Senator Blair, ct New
Tho fundcrs fought II
,tubbornly, but they were voted down
md the resolution passed ms II came
from the Senate, The hill proposes to
give 10 millions the iheI year, aud annu-
ally one million less for ten ycars to the
States, ~ proportion 10 their llllcracy'
The Rcadluelcrs paid no attention to the
linnrhnn nhirrlinns lint llnlrd back II |