Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1882-08-01

Clinch WIS still u doubtful matter, whrh
Kuhnert and Picken aud Capt. John ).
Wise, were out of bed aud go e on fish
ing tour. Capt Wise hal arranged that
matter, for the night previous he had
declared that he did not mean TO 90 east
until he had caught better fish than
that slippery eel known Ms "old Mas
sey"! Meantime the Wing man and
The News man slept until the trio re-
turned with basket of fish, one OF which.
u mud-cat, weighed twenty-five pounds.
In response to all inquiries ms to which
of the party caught that cat, the only
response could get was, johnny
WISE"
OH WE ARE HAPPY.
whQwould net be, while lolling IN the
Readjustcr shades and streams Of Scott
county? Last year her people merely
voted until the breakfast horns were
sounded, and they gave Cameron 1861
majority. This year they promise me
not less than 800, as they mean TO vote
on until IL A. NJ. Alta reasonably ear
" hour we mounted our steels, and, at
the end Of three miles, drew rein on top
of the great wonder of Southwest Vir-
ginia, indicated by the heading TO this
note. shall not try to describe 1t now.
No mortal can do so. Make long cap
ital II aud you have the locality. The
two uprights are the hills that make the
east and west walls between which Stock
Greek flows. There in front is the cross
ridge represented by the cross bar of the
II. Stock Creek simply solved the prob
lem by tunnelling it. The distance
through from portal TO outlet is 93S feet.
The opening is 100 feet high and 100 feet
vide. II embraces ., acres of land
within. Through that grand opening
IN the solid masonry Of magnetism lime
stone, rushes and roars Stock Creek,
with resembling music that would
arouse the coolest and most stupid soul.
The end walls and towers are 300 TO 600
feet high. In the midst Of all this, the
words, grandeur aud snblimity, lose
their meaning, Man becomes a micro
scopic atom, aud before the coolest In
fldel there stands, visible ard audible in
the mastery Of absolute and involuntary
assent, Jehovah! Last year it was my
fortune to conduct to this shrine Of Di-
vinity the then coming Governor Of Vir-
ginia. To-day have with me the CON-
ing Congressman-at-large for this Com
monwcalth. The unspeakable presence
of all that Is divine and sacredly sublime
here before us, tells me that II Massey
were here he would feel the rebuke which
nature here focalizes against those whose
treason spares nor respects either poll
ties orpnlpit.
AT MENDOZA.
Capt. Wise had an audience Of forty
Ave Readjusters and five Funders. The
forty-iive were unanimous for Wise, AMI
the five were divided, say three to two
rs to voting for Massey. We dined will
that thorough Readjuster, John r. Hill
and spent the night with that Rcadjust'
er cyclone, Solomon Sproles. At botl
places we were happy, for the bountifu
tables and generous hospitality Of boil
these gentlemen could not be cxcelled
At noon on Thursday we rode into
EsTIILvILLI,
AMI in thirty minutes Capt. Wise wat
addressing an audience Of 200. There
as elsewhere. there was no Fundel
speaker waiting to champion the miss
ing Massey. The fact islhcy are asham'
ed Of him. Some OF tile leading Fund
crs Of Scott, men who still regard the
principles on which they felt they coult
not agree with MS, declare they pH no
support Massey. Both ut Mendoza ant
ut Esiillyillc, the Rcadjusters are I'M
moved and immovablc from their party
loyalty, aud they are full Of enthusiasm
FOR Wise, and indignation for Massey
and his treason.
We now 20 on to Lee aud Wise, and
you know the rcst.o At Estillville OH
RcadjuNcr friends, Maj. wood, Judg'
Wood, Maj. Mcconnell, Col, Holloway
aud others, had provided for our cntir'
party the most comfortable quarters a
the Central Hotel, kept by Mr.. Il. A
Hogc, aud Il Is due 20 our party, an,
due to Mr.. Hogc TO say that his hotel I
one OF the best have stopped ut In Thu
country. It's In every way crcditabl'
to Estillvillc aud TO Mr.. Ioge, aud
find Ia reputation las reached the coun
try. II Is everywhere alluded 10 rs one
that deserves special mention. ! GER
talnly take pleasure In recommending q
10 the public.
Mai. Ballard, that prince OF COOL fcl
lows, who represents the WING, got q
subscribers to that paper, in the shor
time lac was there. SEE.
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