Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1882-01-17
OUR RICHMOND LETTER.

A week of horrible weather and eXpe-
ditious work has ended. The two hous-
es of the General Assembly have gotten
down quite well to business, and many
of the knotty election cases are of the
docket. All of the capitol officers save
those of The Auditor of Public Accounts
and the r. II. Commissioner have been
elected. Quite a number Of county and
hastings Judges have also been elected.
Esq. VIM. f. Rhea, of Goodson, was to-
day elected Judge of Washington Coun-
" Court. In the case of the Hastings
Court Of the city of Lynchburg. Mr..
Latham, who WIS the choice of the Re-
publican Readju.tcrs was elected. lie
has long been a bold and active Read
iuster, and has an excellent character.
Judge Rhca, of our county. is perhaps
the youngest County Judge in the State.
The Speaker to-day signed and sent to
the Governor, the first Of the trio of
bills that constitute the Readiuster
scheme for the settlement of the State
debt. 1t is already known as the "cou-
pon killer" and it provides that when a
coupon Is presented in payment of taxes
1t must be challenged, and the party Of
frring II required to prove in court that
it is genuine. Meantime lac must pay
his tax IN money, and If the genuine
ness Of his coupon be- established, the
money will be- returned to him. inote
HAT under It's coming shadow coupons
have already declined from 07i, cts. TO
60 and they will have TO Ga lover
There IS - general rush TO pay taxes in
coupors, befo:e tie bin becomes a law
by the signature Of Gov, Cameron. The
Governor las vetoed ;ho bill 10 CONSOLE
date the Richmond & : W. r. r. with
The Va. Ky. q Ohio II. 4. This Is the
line which proposes to pass from New
River up Wolf CrccF, through Giles,
Bland, Talcwel and Russcll--lhcncc in
to Ky. at The Breaks. The Governor
objected to Ile sweeping powers to con-
solltlatc with any road now existing, or
hereafter TO exist aud 10 certain features
that placed It hevoud control both OF the
Legislature aud or the State Courts
The Objectionable features will be eX-
ended, and the perfected bill passed.
There is n prevailing mania Tor Il. Il.
charters, nearly AL Of them aiming
through the mineral portion Of the :.
W. met a few evenings ago one Of the
most eminent and enlcrprising men Of
Pennsylvania, and he declared with that
quiet confidence which with The Penn
sylvanm business man mraus emphasis,
that the future manufacturing center Of
this continent will be point about
where Bristol is located. Certain It is
the Southwest Is apparently about TO
run many spectators crazy. oar pco-
pic had as well awake TO The fact that
they are In the center of the world.
but not only On The wealth, but on the
movements of Virginia arc the eyes Of
men without her limits. \ celebrated
Nirginian yesterday evening asked COL
Geo. G.. German, of the National Re
publican, if II were true that The Lcgis-
lalurc Of Va. Is now exciting more ut-
lcntion than Congress. Col. Gormam
declared that not oul, was his 50, bat
that now IN her new and liberal move
mcnt under The Rcallu.lcr party, Viz
glniA is the focal center Of public aticu-
ton on Ibis continent ~ write this
between the ucls Of Lawrence Barrctts
rendition Of Julius Caesar, NJ the Rhh-
mond Theatre, sea- in the prosccuium
hos on my lett u quareltc of Rcadins-
tiers To which an cycsor this vast asacm-
blagc are turned. These are Gov Cam
crou. Senator Riddlchcrgcr, COL Geo.
G. Gorlmn aud Capt. Juu. s. Wi-e.--
These namcs call up visions NJ that null
iltude which has seized Virginia aud
steered her TO the front Of the age.
The third aud last " the trio that con-
slltuic thc Debt Policy VI the Readlus-
ter party has bccu introduced IN the SEN
ate and viii soon hc scni 20 the House.
u nxcs the truc amount NJ the debt nc
t2L0aa. 377,i5. A. matter Of interest
call attention TO the fact that while