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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-12-07
The General Assembly,

The General Assembly met in
Richmond yesterday and will have
plenty to do from the start. In adj
,lition to the election of officers for
the Senate and House Of Delegates
by each of these bodies acting sepa
rately, there will be elected by Joint
ballot the following officers: Auditor
of public accounts, second auditor,
treasurer, ,s5ister of the land office,
secretary Of the Commonwealth, rail
road commissioner. superintendent
Of public instruction, superintendent
Of public printing, superintendent OF
pcnitcntarv, a United States Sena-
tor to fill out the unexpired term OF
Mr. Barbour, a United States Scna.
tor for full term, five Judges OF the
Supreme Court of Appeals, seven.
teen Circuit Judges and eleven Judges
of the corporation courts. These
elections will probably occupy thu
time until the Christmas holidays.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-12-07
The Senatorial Fight.

1t has been charged that certain
candidate for the U. S. Senate dis
tributed money and brought improp
err influence to bear upon some of the
recently elected members Of the Leg
islature to secure the election Of this
certain candidate to the t. S. Sen
ate. Who this man is everybody
ought to know, but suffice it to say
that General Lee is not the one. He
pis far too pure and honest, to stoop
to the methods Of Malone and the
Croker gang of New York. to Gle
vate himself.
1t is to be regretted that such a
state Of affairs exists, but it is a fact
and proof could be adduced To SHOW
it. The men who received the aid Of
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this candidate during the recent cleo
tionsarc spotted They need not think
that they will not be found ont for the
people have their eye upon them, and
will watch for their votes in the
caucus with interest If they vote
for this candidate then they are liza
bic to be charged with something far
more worse, and their political here
after will be forever sealed.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-12-07
Legislators and Office Seekers Be-
ginning to Arrive.
Richmond Dispatch.

The legislative vanguard ii al
ready in the city and the main army,
composed of office seekers, friends Of
office seekers, senators, and delegates,
will begin to arrive in heavy dctach
ments tomorrow.
The lot of the member of the Gen
eral Assembly of 1893 "a is not go
ing to be "a happy one. What with
the opportunities to which he is go
ing to be subjected, directly or indi-
rcctly, from the candidates, he will
not have been here long before he
will find himself signing for ga lodge
in some vast wilderness, some bound
less contiguity of shade. -
There is work before the Legisla-
ture, and plenty of it-work in eau,
Gus and work in the regular way,and
unless business is dispatched with
more promptness than usual it may
be that the body will be overtakcn by
"the flower that bloom in the spring,
tra-la.'
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-12-07

TIE prediction of the Posi- is that
General Fitxhugh Lee will be elect
Ell by the Legislature, for the Senate,
for the full term, and General Eppa
Hunton elected for the short term.
In regard to the Supreme Judge to be
selected from the Southwest Judge
II. S. Il. Morrison, OF Scott, will be
chosen.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-12-07
The Literature Of the Day.

In the present busy age we are
overwhelmed with books of all ks
and description SO much SO t.
the novice is utterly at a loss as 10
the books he should read and which
cast asidc-which arc moral and
which immoral. The best possible
guide is to read the books that liter
airy critics and cssayists recommend.
70 go to tho church would be to have
recommended books, no doubt, that
are good, but those that also have
merit are liable to be condemned.
Take the history of the church in
this regard, and it will be seen that
the Roman Church, as well as the
Protestant, cast dampor over sci
cncc by condcmning the writings of
Newton and Copernicus. The gov
eminent of the United States, though
guaranteeing the elderly of the
press, I" through its late postmaster
general prohibited carrying through
the mails distinguished Russian
novclist's book, so that the govern
mcnt is Liable to condemn books
without just cause. Our contention
is this: That the best way to ex-
plodo a fallacy, or to Correct an evil
is IL allnM the utnlnst freellnm of
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-12-07
THE FIRST CAUCUS.

The General Assembly will meet
at noon on Wednesday, but on Tues
day night each branch will hold a
caucus to nominate it's officers. The
Senate caucus will nominate prcsi-
dent pro tenn, a clerk, sergeant at
arms, doorkecper, and pages. The
House caucus will nominate speak
er, a clerk, scrgeant-at-arms, a
dooakecper, and an assistant door
keeper. The Speaker Of the House
appoints the House pages.
1t is customary to hold the Joint
caucus for the nomination of Capitol
officers earl Y in the session, as these
officers must be elected before the
first day of January, and it is
thought that the rule will be follow
ell on this occasion. Then the SEN
atorlal fight will come on; for by law
the Legislature must commence bal
lotinS for senator for both the unsx
pired and the full term Oil tho second
Tuesday after organization, which is
the 10Th.
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Pool, and Billiard 2n,
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BIG S TONE Gap. ".

keep constantly on hand pure Rye and Bourbon Wins
from 81 so up to So 90 per gallon; Brandes from 9 ~
So 90 per gallon; North Carolina Corn WhisNey from
~ CO "a ner Gallon; Wines Of all kind from Sl5O 10 g
GALLON. also agent for Of tho Largest DislIees h.
Country Ice cold beer draft and also bottle
on hand. We also keep firot-c'ass me OF Tobacco
Cigars. Fresh HeatS' oyolc <'''O ' 'St'J'o on fsnd
AlIorders by Mail, or otherwise. whom aCCoN}paat.a
c.e will receive special attention, and prices viii De 80
as if YOU were here in person.
Na-Whisl<Ies for medical purposes specially.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-12-07

CHARLIE SLACK. Of the Courier,
has gono to "cussin" his enemies
straight from the shoulder. and has
pet puppy that lie thinks great
deal of. There is nothing short about
the Junior Editor of the Courier.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-12-07

THE message of President Clevc
land was given to the public on
Monday last. 1t is an exceedingly
able state paper, and touches upon
all the points in which Americans
are interested. in his characteristic
iersc and Statcsmanlike manner.
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4 STUBBORN CONTEST.

The political wiseaeres say that
the fight is going to be the liveliest
and most stubborn that has taken
place since the celebrated Withcrs-
lInhtcr-Goode struggle of 1874. In
that year the General Assembly met
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-12-07

TIE President has appointed Mr..
John r. Proctor Civil Service Com.
missioner vice Commissioner John
son who was dismissed
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-12-07

January LIST, and the Conservative
caucus met the 9Th, and after taking
one ballot, adjourned until the next
night. The result of this ballot was
as follows: r. E. Withcr', ~; H..
NJ. T. Hunter, 16; John Goodc, Is;
A. A. H. Stuart, 10; Robert W. Ould,
9; Ex-Governor William Smith, s;
Thomas S. Bocock, 2; \. 3. Coch-
ran, 2; E. r. Bagwell, l; William
Lovenstein, 9; Gilbert {. Walker, );
Robert l.. Montague, 2: James Bar
bour, 5; T. S. Flournoy, .; John
Letcher. |: w. J. Robertson, 8; JOS
cph Christian, 2; w. P. Cecil, 4; +.
Penn. q; Favettc McMullcn, 3: WIZ
liam B. Tallafcrro, l; Fl. II. Riddle
berger, l.
When the caucus met on the 9th,
ten ballots were taken, the tenth re-
sulting: Withers. %; Hunter, 26;
Stuart, 25: Ould, 10. On the
ninth ballot Nithcrs had received
81 votes.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-12-07

TIE town authorities should sec to
it that the dcbr resulting from
fires should be promptly removed.
They arc an eyesorc, and to visitors
are not a good evidence of the sup
posed push and activity Of the town.
Where the old Central Hotel stood
there is pile of rubbish that should
be removed, as is the case with
where the barber shop stood and i'll
the rear OF the Summcrfeld build
ing. This rubbish should be rcmov-
Ell at once, as it will add considerably
TO the cleanliness of the town.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-12-07

HE University Of Virginia foot
ball team defeated the University Of
North Carolina team at Richmond
ON Thanksgiving day. The score
was lG to 0 in favor of the Virgin
ians. This victory gives them the title
al champions of the South. Priceton
defeated Yale at New York on the
same day; the score was 6 to o.
Harvard defeated the University of
Pennsylvania by the score of rs to 4.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-12-07
STILL LOCKED

After the tenth BALLOT the caucus
adjourned over until the next day at
noon, and upon Resembling nine
ballots were taken. The ninth bal
lot stood: Hunter, 81; Withcrs, 20;
Barbour, %; Goodc, %; Christian,
p. The following day being Sun
day, the caucus met again on Mon
dav and held morning and night scs-
sions. Twcnty-eight ballots were
taken at this session, making forty
seven since the caucusing commenced,
and the last one resulted: Goode, ~;
Barbour, 33; John w. Daniel, ~;
Vincent Witchor, 9. The caucus
then adjourned until the next morn
ING, and on the tenth ballot Of the
day or the hity-scventh Of the whole
series, the contest having narrowed
down to Withers and Hunter, the
former was nominated bya vote of 90
20 81
The greatest excitement prevailed
during the sessions the caucus, fill
clustering was rampant, and some OF
the old politicians Of today, who were
in the thick Of the fight, declare that
at one time or another the name of
every man in Virginia was presented.
Had not the caucus agreed when 1t
did the fight would have been trans
fcrred to The floors Of the Senate and
House, as the day for ballotinS in
the Legislature for senator had ar
rived. The vote in the General AS
scmby was as follows: R. l.. With
crs, 90; J p. Evans, ID; John +.
Lewis, 6: William G. Wickham, /;
Caleb Gushing, l.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-12-07
THE PRESS.
The Sugar Bounty.

We appreciate the fact that the
sugar bounty feature of the Wilson
tariff bill was the result of a compro-
mise between the Democrats who
favored free sugar and those who ia
vored a bounty; yet we cannot but
fear that under said feature the result
will be endless agitation. Tho
Roanoke World says:
"The bounty question is
very nicely handled. It's to be elm
mated by degrees, giving the sugar
planters eight years to adjust them
selves to changed conditions, and in
the meantime the duty on sugar is
decreased"
But the Republicans are not going
to allow discrimination by degrees
to take place. They will move i'll
the present Congress to continue the
existing bounty on sugar, and will
make strong appeals to the sugar
makers, whether beet sugar or cane
sugar, to act with the Republican
party. And the Democratic Con-
grcssmcn from Louisiana and other
ugar-producing States will be
strongly tempted to vote with the
bounty men.
Our Roanoke contemporary may
be sure that the agitation for the
continuance of the bounty i'll ques-
ton will not be allowed to cease.
There will be in Congress and out of
that body a determination not to
allow the sugar-plantcrs to adjust
their business to the changed condi
tons.
For these reasons we think that it
would have been better probably If
the Committee of Ways and Means
had provided for settling at once the
bounty question .-Richmond Dis
pdtch.
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Tell Us, Governor.

Colonel O'Ferrall, while he was
last in Richmond, made known that
it was his intention to resign his seat
in Congress on the 2Sth Of December.
Governor Mckinney holds that he
cannot now issue writ OF election TO
fill the vacancy which will thus be
created, or, as the contention is, that
he cannot provide for. filling vacan-
cy which fo6s'mt exist, Noverthe
less, sincerit IS known that there will
be 4 vacancy after lie 18th Instant,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-12-07
The Business Outlook.

The financial panic of 1893 fur
nishes the most extraordinary ex-
ample of American rccuperative GU
ergy that is to be found in modern
history. The panic is ovcr-that is,
the terror Of some unknown impond-
ing disaster that impclled people of
every class to engage ina blind rush
on the banks for their money, has
passed away, the money has been
brought out of its hiding places and
returned to the banks. The process
calle,a: "liquidation' (which is simply
paying old debts and not contracting
new ones has left the country in u
>rrv sound financial condition; but
AT has become of the trade? Is it
,joai? or only sleeping, crawling
a.o1, until it can recover its wontcd
vitality by the infusion of new life
under the control of the commercial
brain that directs it's nerve force?
We must wait-we may see the sud
den and uncxampled prostration OF
the summer followed in the early new
year by an equally scnsless rush of
activity, but more probably trade
will recover by hating and timid
efforts and much time; and the more
time it takes the more solid will be
the resulting prosperity; but what
about rccuperation, mentioned in the
first sentence? That is the most in.
tcresting phase eff the situation, but
it would make this article too long,
it will do for another time.-Rich-
wOnd DisDnfcL
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-23
A BIG KANSAS SHIPPER.

The Dispatch viii agree to give Mr..
Murdoch a new plug hat to 20 with his
collection of heightened wearing apparel
which he uses to make himself respectable,
if it carrot be proven that this same
boy" during the past fifteen years, has
paid more dollars for railroad frelghfs
than be (Murdock) has paid cents.-Ciay
Center Dispatch.
The above may afford the readers of
the EAGLE some notion Of the business
grasp of one OF Governor Lewelling' s
new railway commissioners, the same
being a reCort from Mr. W, D. Vincent,
the Clay Center member, TO criticism
of the EAGLE touching his youth and
want of experience. Dir. Vincent must
be p considerable shipper himself, or
otherwise possesses a very inadequate
idea OF the business of Wichita daily,
or otherwise, as we originally suggested,
is simply green. His banter to back his
brains with his dollars suggested q refer
ence to the amount of our freight bills
for the year 1892. The EAGLES ledger
shows that we paid $l470.50 or 1922, f2t
per month. Taking fourteen hundred
and seventy dollars per month as the
average amount paid to the railway
companies for the past fifteen years-and
for some years it was almost twice
that-we find the sum total TO be TWEEN
ty two thousand and fifty dollars, which
multiplied by 100, leaves the sum which
Mr.. w. D. Vincent, the honorable rail
way commissioner of Kansas paid for
freight in fifteen years to be 81, 205, coo.
Excuse US Dir. Vincent, but it seems that
we didn't know what we were talking
about, or who, or, that otherwise Mr..
Vincent for figuring out freight sched-
ules and sums total proves somewhat pro-
miscuous like fol either the interes Of The
people or that of the RAILWAYS.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-23

postmaster in point of service in the
United States. Mr.. Sharp is Virginian
birth and Democrat.
Wednesday night of last week the pris-
oners confined in the Jail at Burlington,
Coffey county, succeeded in breaking open
one of the cages aud escaping. They were
William Van Orman, held for bank rob
berry and murder; w. J. Baber, held tor
bastardy and rape, and Perry Phillips.
serving jail senseu ce for stealing a pair
of boots.
1t used to be written George ". Click
but il now appears G. Washington Click.
The ex-governor has not said so, but il is
the general impression that he was promt-
ed to change his sig by the success of his
Nebraska rival as oYerseer OF the national
plantation interest. If this is SO 1t also
means that G. Wash don't intend to turn
loose the handles of the plo W until he has
turned up an Office.
Atchison, like the other cities of the
state, is anxious to get rid OF her metro
politan police system. and, it is said. has
an easy way out, but hesitates TO take 1t.
All she has to do is Go admit that she has
less than 1900 population, the number
necessary to constitute city Of the first
class. The idea of stepping down one
round is what causes her to hesitate, bat
if the law creating the system is not re-
pealed by the present legislature she may
be constrained TO adopt the plan suggested
as a denirer resort.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-23
BACTERIA AND LIGHT.
One of the Curiosities OF a MICROSCOPE
Organism.

One of the Curiosities OF a Microscopic
Organism.
The study Of bacteria, those micro
scopic organisms which have assumed
so much Importance in the public mind
since some of them have been shown to
be the active cause of various diseases,
Is progressing at wonderful rate. 1t
may be possible to write the biography
of certain bacteria. oaud the story of
their individual development, says the
Youths Companion, would possess
much interest.
The action of light upon these simple
organisms is, in certain cases, wonder
full It has been ascertained, for in
stance, that the bacterium photomet-
ricum possesses the power, or property,
of discriminating between lights Of diff
ferent intensities.
These minute organisms show an OPP
teal rotation in definite direction,
and when the intensity Of the light
shining upon them is suddenly dinin-
ished, they dart backward with an op-
posite rotation. This is called By En-
gelmann q terror notion" as If the
organisms feared darkness.
One result OF this curious property is
that such bacteria may be irclosed ia
an illuminated circle as in trap, ont
OF which escape is impossible to them,
for the moment they approach the dark
rim Of the luminous circle the terror
notion sends them shooting back into
the light
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-23
IMPORTANCE OF THE NERVES.
The Complex System Which Connects the
Brain with All Extrenities-

The Complex System Which Connects the
Brain with All E1tremities.
There are very few persons who have
even slight conception of nerves as
they exist and OF the part which they
have to play in the affairs of life. The
nerves are the wheel of fortune" and
any little interference with their cogs
means detection from the normal
The nervous system begins with the
brain and ends at every extremity. Lit
tie ends of systems OF complex compost
tons are the Geographic and the trans
fer agents OF every impression trans
mitted to the central station. Nerves
are simply the opponents Of impress
sions, and are not responsible for what
they transmit. Nerves start from the
spinal cord. and inc identally the brain,
and, according TO the Baltimore Herald,
are simply agents Of more important
matters than the various senses which
they subserve. The nerves are subject
to external influences which are not
regulated on a monetary scale They
are masters IN every sense of the word.
They may maintain their energy for
years, or they may serve their time Of
duty and degenerate. While they hold
their sway they regulate life; when they
get tired they are useless. Tho life
of the nerve Is matter of idiosyncrasy.
One may preserve an ideal for many
years and another for as many montns-
1t is the temperament and the ndivid-
ual which act as a balance wheel
fx.aoAn1 80. inf yaaFgfsfa
OF wind and weather, 10 sensations Of
sight, hearing, tasting, feeling and
smelling; they have TO attend 20 every
function OF the body and to regulate
the affairs of life. II one could bear in
mind that impressions have TO be re-
ceived and reported it would not require
much reasoning 70 be convinced that the
lines of delicate tissue which attend 70
this work require a little rest, Is
well as do the other parts cf the body,
and they are human as wen as ener-
Getic IN the performance OF duty. The
nerves OF tina eye, of the ear, OF the
hands and feet Of the nose and mouth.
ere sensitive bodies, and convey simply
sensitory impressions which have 60 DO
recorded by the brain. These inpTes-
sions ars photographed and deposited
In recollection and form tho basis Of
dreams. The nerves Of the body, which
have nothing 70 do with sensation con
troll the nnnscles, both voluntary and In
voluntary, and preserve the secondary
part Of existence They make you walk,
move your arms and in general keep
you going. Other nerves, not connected
with the muscles or muscular e8ertiOns,
waste their exsrtions, waste their en-
ergy on the various functions Of LIFE
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-23
sUNFLoWBR sILB0UETTEs.

Muscotah's city council is in trouble.
Some of the 'fogies" want the restaurants
closed on Sunday.
Chanute is experimenting with daily
paper, the Times. TIE want is long felt
but that alone won't make it s. success,
The Wichita association of Congrega-
tional churches will hold its semi-suuusl
meeting in Wellington. March e, and s
Twelve acres of onions are to be grown
on The Great Eastern farm in Pawnes
county this seascn, as one of the profitable
crops OF that section.
Several new converts were sdded TO the
Second Baptist church of Salins, by bap
tism in the Smoky last Sunday The Her
aid says the ice had 10 be broken.
Kansas Is the home of the Oldest Y. NJ.
c. A. secretary in this country If not Ia the
world. His name Is Nathaniel Smith; he
lives at Lyons, Rice county. and Is in his
S0sh year
a small bunch OF wild horses that have
been roaming over the prairie, il the north
part OF kesrney eounly, were captured By
Fred Dye and Reece Evans, some two
weeks since
A boy. aged II years, was killed by =
freight train on the Santa Fe at Syracuse.
on last Saturday. be Was driving across
the track when the train struck the wagon,
throwing him under the moving cars.
George 0. Sharp Of Kickapoo recently
received a letter from the postmaster gem
erSl advising him that he IS the Oldest