Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1882-02-28
OUR RICHMOND LETTER.

such items us may occur to my memory
Monday last the deadlock was broken
Senators Mayo and Walker resumed
their places in the Rcadjustcr column
and Senator Winghcd remained firm
senator Hale again claimed that he had
misunderstood the terms OF the join'
resolution and he voted with the Big
aud the Fmdcrs to- adjourn, mud thus
break the joint ortlcI'f for the election OF
| Auditor. Ii was not broken and the
Auditor was elected, all the same. Dur.
ing thc vote in the House, Mr.. Massey
came in and stood apparently unmoya'
bic and uncxcitcd as Satan OYER the fall
of man. Brown Allen was elected and
In few days will begin to chow the
country whether the Auditors Office
can be run on the terms prescribed by
the caucus. II he should succeed, as nc
one doubts lie will, it will be seen that
Mr.. Masscy's complaint was grolndlcss.
Senator Geo. 4. Martin, Of Norfolk,
was then elected Railroad Commissioner,
hut lis term of Office will not begin IN
til April 1888, Thursday night the eau
Gus nominated, and to-day the General
Assembly elected the five Judges whG
are to constitute the new Supreme Court
of Appeals, rs follows:
From the Southwest, Col. Robert A.
Richardson, Of Smyth. ....---
From the Valley, Col. 7, T. Fauntle-
roy, Of Winchester.
From the South-Sidc, Capt. ID. A.
Hinton, Of Petersburg.
From Piedmont, lunford L. Lewis,
of Culpeppcr.
From Tide Water, Judge b, W. Lacy,
of New Kent.
At3P. NJ. to-day these five gentle
men were declared elected for twelve
years from the first Of January next
The Fundcrs protested and plead earn
estly, hut, all the same, their blooded
nags bit tlIcdust have no hesitation
IN declaring that we have given the State
a Court Of Appeals Of which no man
need be ashamed.
Mr.. Lewis is the only Republican, but
lie seems regarded with great favor by
even the Fuhders. For seven years he
has been Dist Attorney for the Eastern
District of Va, and Is only 80 years Of
age, Col. Richardson Is aged %, Col.
Hinton about 49, Judge Lacy about 80,
and Col. Fauntleroy IS. SO all the fun
der prophecy ps to IN incompetent court
vanished into thin air 1t is strong
court, and one that will reflect honor on
the party aud the State. In response to
The dctractlon Of the FuDdcr party, we
need only point to 0nr Senators, our
Governor, aud our Supreme Court. To-
day the mouths that were - noisy IN
evil prophesy, last autumn, are closed.
The state l. beyond the grasp OF the
l'oprbonS and u istlIc ldgh privilege of
the llcatliuslcr party to guarantee that
Il shall have aud hold Increased rank
and influence IN the Union. Gen. Ma-
hone goes to Washington Tomorrow,
hut he goes bccallso IL Is the wish of his
Rcadiustrr supporters aud friends. But
the reader cam bet that now that the
greatest Of our party measures are Sue
cess, the Fundcrs viii no longer demand
that he shall 20, for he will do them no
good there. Like Oakcs Amcs, they
would put Malone where he would 10
them the most good, and that Is where
he can do least for Reimbursement.
Governor Cameron by his brilliant
dish into Roppahamock river captured
seven schooncrs and over GO'prisoncrs,
engaged IN dredging for oysters in yio-
lallon OF law, Before any one knew Of
hl4 movements, he and Gcu. Groncr
chartered two steamers, and with two
companies Of Volunteers, armed and
well equipped, he swoopcd down upon
them and sct valuable and stern exam
pie that will do much good. There was
q dash OF yigor and success IN this move
mcnt that has already marked him os n
Governor who means business, The
prizes are worth some 100000. The
men ARE In Jail aud the property Is con-
llsculcd. .Y. .I| A.
There 4 now IN the two houses . jam
and crash Of mcasuIc', many OF which
nrc Important that cannot poSsibIr get
through this session IN extra session
Is dr.lrahlr, bat how Gar may be me-
rcssily am u0l lo-uiglll able to T'y'