Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-11-15

not Stand upon tho honsetops and de-
clare his business to tho open-mouthed
multitude. certain persons, ostensibly
respectable business men, but who,
from the environment, do not know {,
gentleman of culture, refinement, ed-
ucation, and good breeding these
swine, because he chose to step light
~ while in their sly, took exception
to his quiet and gcrtlemanty way of
OF conducting himself; and Mt tho
darkling hour of two o'clock II. H.,
when all decent people should be in
bed, cut-tbroat horde camc and
burst in his door, and, under pain of
death, compelled him to leave their
camp-which he was, no doubt, glad
to do.
Like tho gentleman of culture, re-
iincment, education, good breeding
and unerring judgment that he is,
Major Tennison came 10 New Kimbc2.
ley as fast as his legs would bring
him, knowing full well that the peo-
plo of tho city, who knew gentle.
man when they see one, would treat
him with hospitality and consitlera-
ton, rs they Go, indeed, every ono
who behaves himself in anything but
Gold Hills popular hoodlnm style.
1.-THE distinguished visitor is at
present tho guest OF Judge Williams
and bis charming spouse Mt their
palatial home Oh Citrus avenue, and
has spent the pGst two or three days
looking nc Some of the judge spartially
developed honanzns i'll this vicinity"
Tho next issue of the Miner and
Ranchmnn presented the following:
"Last week the Miner and ranch.
man published tcxcusivoly) the nc.
count Of the brutal treatment at Gold
Hill ,of Colonel Tcnnison, the distin-
guisaed EASTERN gentleman who is so.
jourmng i'll orr midst, and who. by
the way, has madc some heavy invest.
menLs ill New Kimberly mining prop.
erty for the syndicate he represents.
incidentally, the colonel states, with
out reservation, we may interpolate,
that the Miner and Rnnchman is tho
best newspaper west OF st. Louis and
south of Denyor.)
There is another chapter TO Tho
story, and an interesting one. AT tho
last hour before going to press, We re-
ceivcd 10y special courier message
from Deputy Ecvenue Collector Boygs
and Deputy United States NTarshals
Newton and Dryer, stating that they
have arrested the parties who, for two
years past, have operated tho Illicit
whisky still that has SO long been BAT
fling the vigilance Of the Government
officials, and will arrive here with
their prisoners before this issue of tho
Miner and Ranchman (Which has tho
news exclusive, rs usual, the old,
worm eaten, musty Prospector being,
MS it ever was, too stupid to know M
item OF interest when it sees onc) is
cold from the press.
"And will the venerable, moss. grown
ProspcctOr believe il? 1t affords us
unminglcd satisfaction to record for
the hidc-bound editor of that spawned
sheet that first anil foremost among
those captured, and more certain oi
conviction heu he ever was of IN hon
est living, is that Filus Achatos of his,
TINT sweet thing known rs Iii Hendrix,
heretofore editor of that disgrncerul
rug the Gold Hill Avalanchc-li Hendrix,
tho base, low-born creature whom NO
have exposed time nni again in the
past four years. and for whom the
poor old Prospector's editor, on tho
other hnnd, has lis it because birds OF
feather, etc. p ever carried an inky
cudgcl. Will the latter shut up-
now?
"ln addition 10 Hendrix, there are
old Dan Hanks, proprietor of tho AIer-
chnnts' Hotel; Jim Fulton and Ike
Bullet, OF tho Gold Hill Exchange;
Mart Wolf, of tho White Wings Sa-
loon; Joe Godfrey and Pat O'Hearn,
the latter two being caught Mt work in
the still.
ut appears that the night before
Colonel Tcnnison was assaulted, he nc
cidentnlly overheard IL conversation
between two loungcrs on tho hotel
porch, i'll which one OF them sniI some
thing about II revenue ollicer.' On
reflection, the colonel decided that he
was the person referred to, inasmuch
us several parties had tried unsucccss-
fully to learn his business and the re-
suit was that he put two and two to-
Sether, and on meeting Colonel Bo3gs
IN our Office, told him OF his theory us
to what WAS back of the assault upon
him. Thereupon the officers went 10
Gold Hill, with the gratifying result
above recorded.
"lf, ms is believed, the arrested men
can be convicted OF tho supposed mur-
der OF Deputy Marshal White some
thing over year ago, it will go hard
with them. At any rate, The people
OF this county will be pleased TO know
that they are safe for good, long terms
III the pen. San Francisco Argonant.
Perpetual Mo:iDn S)lYaI.
A. G. Mott, Of Plymouth. Mich.