ScMort Inquirer. BEDFORD, PA., FBI DAT, MARCH I,IHM. tut: SCHOOL question in the LEGISLATURE. On the 6th of February. House bill No. 129, to which we believe was attached bill No. 124, entitled an act to increase the effi eieney of the common school system, wae i aken up, debated and lost by a vote of .id for and 47 ngaiust it passage. We tier and Richards voting for it. The bill was lost on the first section which provides for the im position of a State tax for sehool purposes. Mr. Mann of Potter seems to have been al most the only member who had anything to ty in advocacy of the bill. We hope to see a deeper interest shown on this subject by the members from the poorer section- rf the State when i'. again conies before the House. We have heretofore advocated the tax be lt!-.: we did not believe that the funds of ■ State out of which the ordinary school iiriations are made, would admit of the present condition of our schools, unless there were some other than the present ources of revenue provided for the purpose. The object we have in view, is to obtain an np; opriation from the State sufficient to dcfV-i the expense of tuition throughout t - tte. For ihis purpose we advocated •: tax. The decision of the house on question by a majority of eleven makes evident that .-.uch a measure cannot be ■d this session. We now hope to .-ce : members and the friends of the cause t ■ work vigorously to secure the next 1 -t thing attainable at present, viz: a largely increased appropriation from the u-ual source and what is of still greater im portance a distribution of it more in accor dance with the spirit of our school system. We think a distribution, such as that pro posed in the 9th section of bill No. 124. viz : One-half in proportion to the whole number of schools and the other half in proportion to the whole number of pupils, might be obtained. This will enable us to make a great improvement in our schools, provided an appropriation of $1,500,000.00 or $2.000,000.00, em be obtained instead of the present miserable pittance of $354,- 436.00. The total cost of tuition in 1866 was $2,211,521.70. The cost of purchasing, building, renting, repairing, &c., in addition urns up a total expenditure of the system for 1866 of $3,266,509.00. Thus we see that the State appropriation has been but about one-tenth of the actual expenditure when it ought to be at least one half. The extension of the minimum school term to five months seems to meet with general fa vor and will be carried whenever proposed. This will necessitate an increase of local taxation of 25 per cent, unless there is a largely increased appropriation and a change in the method of distribution. If the gen eral taxation scheme is defeated for this sc-i sion we hope to see our members work vig orously for this latter proposition. We do not wish to be understood to have abandon ed our former position, but we believe half a loaf to be better than no bread. We will take what we can get now, and we wi-h to get all we can, and then continue to agitato the matter until our people arc sufficiently waked up on the subject to rise in their strength and so amend our laws, as to ac i mplish the des'gn of the founders of our Free School System. PASSAGE OF THE RKCOHSTItGO TION BILL. The weary struggle is over. Congress after two years of long investigation and wearisome debate has at last perfected, passed and sent to the President, a bill for the reconstruction of the recently rebellious States, which gives promise of successfully -ettling this vexed question. The Prcsi • 'it may veto it, hut Congres: can, and will if need be, pass it over the vet . The hill will doubtless give general satisfaction to the whole country, and though ! oth ex tremes may find fault, it seems to he more acceptable than any bill previous !.v proposed, and we doubt not, will soon bring order and peace out of the chaos and anarchy, so long existing throughout the whole South. If the President refuse? to carry out its pro visions after it becomes a law. it will be a clear case for impeachment, upon which there will be no division of sentiment in the Union ranks. Under these circumstances, we hail the measure as the precursor of a true and lasting peace. It guarantees to the States lately in rebellion, what they have never yet had, a Republican form of Gov ernment, such as the Constitution requires of every State. Fierce denunciations have been hurled against the thirty-ninth (!on gress by the rebel coalition for its tardiness in pass'mg a bill of this kind, though their partisans in Congress have l>een guilt}' of constant and persistent cavilling for no oth er purpose than to delay action. Now that a bill has been passed, we hope to hoar no more complaining. If the opposition will now act sensibly and advise their southern friends to accept the conditions now offered, as the best attainable terms, we may sec" every Southern State restored within a few months. A refusal to accept, may keep them out for two or three years longer. The responsibility rests, first, with the Presi dent, as he may veto the bill, though he eanuot prevent its becoming a law, and sec ond with the Southern people, who may refuse to accept it? conditions. The result depends upon thoni and their friends ; the road ia opened for restoration to peace and prosperity, if they refuse the proffered con ditions, the consequences will rest dpon themselves. The bill as passed, will lie found in another column; as the most im portant act in the Thirty-ninth Congress: we commend it to the careful attention of our readers. THE act relating to the Agricultural Col lege of Pennsylvania, and the establishment of experimental taring in connection there with, lias passed the House of our State Leg islature, and will, no doubt, pass the. Senate. The act contemplates the purchase of two farms, one in the east, and one in the west, for experimental purposes in the art of farm ing, in connection with the Agricultural Col REVENUE oIIKERS REJECTER. Both Coffroth ami Swope, the former Assessor and the latter Collector of the 16tb Collection District of Pennsylvania, have been rejected by the United States Senate within the last week. Wo expected as much otue time ago. There is a beautiful scramble now between the adherents ol Jcfi'vMiu, tin •>tern," in this District. The telegraph bad hardly ceased to tick the in telligence tif the rejection, when a delega tion drew on their hats and overcoats aud Ktart< d for the Mecca of polities. Each and every one vowing, we presume, that he was i the man for the place. Poor fellows, we have seen overal dogs grab for a bone, but nothing more forcible and striking than this. We expect 3 repetition of the Kilkenny cats. How hungry these fellows are ! HON. GEO. TAYLOR. During the special court of la-t week we were favored with the presence of Judge Taylor of Huntingdon, (the twenty-fourth Judicial district.) He presided in the trial of a number of the causes during the week, and by his cool, firm and courteous discharge ~e—x. Lite w, >fig 1 uusnrCSs'ln Court. The Judge has visited us several times within the past year and is becoming quite a favorite not only with the members of the Bar. but with the whole community. He is now spoken of as a candidate for the Supreme Bench. There are few if any bet ter men in the State aud if he is fortunate enough to secure a nomination lie will cer tuinly receive a very flattering vote in this section of the Ftate and indeed wherever known. We know no one whom we would sooner elevated to that honorable posi tion. "RECONSTRUCTION." Congress has at last adopted a plau for the reconstruction of the Union. The result wa? not arrived at without much debate, all of which we uiay now consider as having been very necessary in view of the tolerably acceptable shape in which the bill decided on has been offered for Presidential appro bation. Whether his Accideney v/ill sign it or nut u short time will decide. It is as follows. — Whereat, No legal State governments or adequate protection for life or property now exist in the rebel States of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama. Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida. Texas and Arkansas; anil whereas it is necessary that peace and good order should be enforced in said States until loyal and republican State government? can be legally established; therefore. Be it tnucleii, Ac., That said rebel States shall be divided into military districts and made subject to the military authority of the United States, as hereinafter mentioned: and for that purpose Virginia shall consti tute the First District, North Carolina and South Carolina the Second District, Georgia. Alabama and Florida the Third District, Mississippi and Arkansas the Fourth Dis trict, and Louisiana and Texas the Fifth District. SJEC. 2. That it shall be the duty of the President to assign to the command of each of said Districts an officer of the army not below the rank of Brigadier General, and to detail a sufficient military force to enable such officer to perform his duties and enforce his authority within tho district to which he is assigned. SEC. .1. That if shall be the duty of each officer assigned as aforesaid to protect all person-in their rights of person and property to supprc-s insurrection, disorder and vio lence. and to punish or cause to be punished ail disturbers of the public peace and crimi nals; and to this end he may allow local civil tribunals to take jurisdiction of and try of fenders, or, when in his judgment it may be necessary for the trial of offenders, he shall have power to organize military committees or tribunals for that put pose; and all inter ference under color of State authority with the exercise of military authority under this act shall be null and void. SEC. 4. That all persons put uudci mili tary arrest by virtue of this act shall be tried without unnecessary delay and no cruel or unusual punishment shall be inflicted and no sentence of any military commission or tribunal hereby authorized affecting the life or liberty of any person shall be executed until it is approved by the officer iu com mand of the di trict; aud the laws and regu lations for the government ofthe army shall not be affected by this act, except so far as they may conflict with its provisions. I'ru i n/""', That no sentence of death under this act -nail be carried into execution without the approval ofthe President. SEC. 5. When the people of auy one of -aid Rebel States shall have formed a con stitution and government jn conformity with the Constitution of the United State.? in all respects, framed by a convention of dele gates elected by the male citizens of said State 21 years old and upward, of whatever race, color or previous condition, who have been resident in said State for one year pre vious to the day of such election, except such as may be disfranchised for participa tion in the Rebellion or for felony at com mon law, and when sueh constitution shall provide that the elective franchise shall be enjoyed by all such persons as have the qualifications herein stated for electors of delegates, and when such constitution shall lie ratified by a majority of the persons vo ting oil the quostion of ratification who are qualified as electors lor delegates, and when such constitution .-hall have been submttted to Congress for examination and approval, aud Congress shall have approved the same and when said Htste by a vote of its Legisla ture elected under said constitution shall have adopted the amendment to the Consti tution of the United States proposed by the XXXIXrh Congress, and known as Article 14, and when said article shall have become part of the Con titu'ionjofthe United States, ■ aid State shall be declared entitled to rep resentation in Congress, and Senators and Representatives shall be admitted therefrom on their taking the oath prescribed by law, and then and thereafter the preceding sec tions of this act shall be inoperative in said State. Irovidcd, That no person excluded from the privilege of holding office by said i ropo.-ed amendment to the Constitution of the United States shall be eligible to election as a member of the Convention to frame a Constitution for any of said Rebel States, nor shall any such person vote for members of such Convention.'' St€. 6. Aud b>: it further enacted, That uutil the people of the said Rebel States shall by law be admitted to representation to the Congress of the United States, all civil governments that may exist therein shall be deemed provisional only, and shall be in all respects subject to the paramount authority of the United States at any time :to abolish, modify, control, and supercede the same, anil in all elections to any office ! under -ucii provisional governments all per ous shall bo entitled to vote under the pro vision? of the fifth section of this act. And no person -hall be eligible to any office un der such provisional governments who would be disqualified from holding office under the provisions of the third article of ill Con tilutionnl Amendment II \Il lllSlti KCi ( OUBEJII'ONDENCE. HiituiHiti Bc, Feb. 24, lw>7. A bill for the relief of deserted wives will probably be passed by the Legislature. It provides, in addition to the remedies now provided by law. that if any husband or fa thcr shall separate himself from his wife or children, or shall neglect to maintain his wife or children, any magistrate may, upon proper information, issue his warrnnt of arrest, and bind the party to appear and answer the charge at court. The court, after hearing, may order the person to pay such sum as may be deemed reasonable for the support of the said wife or children, or both, and commit the party to jail in default, until security is given for the payment of said sum. The wife is made a competent witness against the de serting husband. An important bill on the subject of grant ing hotel and eating house licenses, will prob ably become a law at an early day. It pro vides, among other things, that when an ap plication is made for license to sell intoxica ting drinks, the court shall hear petitions in favor of, and remonstrances against the ap plication, and refuse the same whenever in the opinion of said court such liceoft.o''>.uo' lie and the entertainment of strangers and travelers. That applications for license to keep an eating house, and for the sale of do mestic wines, malt and brewed liquors, shall be made in the same manner and to the same authority as application for license to keep a hotel, provided that the regulations in rela tion to bed-rooms and beds shall not apply to applicants for an eating house license. No license to keep an eating house, in any incor porated city, shall be granted for less than fifty dollars, nor elsewhere for less than twen ty dollars. Any persons selling domestic wines, malt or brewed liquors, without hav ing obtained license, shall be fined for the first offense not less than fifty nor more than two hundred dollars, and for any subsequent offense not less than one hundred dollars, and imprisonment for not less than thirty uor more than ninety days. Attorney Generul Brewster has decided that the Chief of Transportation cannot hereuf ter defray the expense* of removing the re mains of any soldiers to their former homes for re-interment, unless said soldiers were credited to Pennsylvania's quota of men fur nished the service. Heretofore many appli cations were made for transportations of the remains of Pennsylvauians who had enlisted to the credit of other States, and who died in the army cr were killed. Such applica ; tions cau be no longer entertained, as the At- j rorney General decides that the law wus only 1 intended for the benefit of the friends of Pennsylvania's own accredited soldiers. Those who did not represent this Common wealth in the Great Army of the Republic, will have to be brought home for re interment at the expense of their families or friends, but every one credited to our State will be brought home at the expense of the State. The Legislature has finally disposed of Pennsylvania's portion of the gxant of lands made by the United States to the different Commonwealths for the benefit of schools wWein are tausht a knowledge of agricul ture and the mechanic arts. Schools without number have applied for a share of these lands or the proeeeds thereof, but no distri bution had ever been made. Principals, fac ulties and trustees of colleges, seminaries and academies carried on a contest for a portion of the grand donation, and in many instan ces not even a shadow of a right could be shown, as mechanic arts and agriculture were among the branches receiving the least atten tion in their respective institutions. The Leg islature has at leugtb settled the matter by placing the entire United States grant of lands to Pennsylvania, at the control of the Farmer's High school, in Centre county. Whether this is a righteous act, your corres pondent docs not pretend to soy, but cettain it is that the contest between the various in stitutions in now at an end, and a vexed ques tion settled. n . . ...11.. . J mil 1. ... I. ,1., The Conueilaviiie railroad bill hits been de feated in the Senate. The hill was intended to authorize the Pittsburgh and Conncllsville Railroad Ct injury to complete its line into Maryland. While the friends of the measure contended that it would be a benefit to Penn sylvania, and particularly the portions through which it would pass, while the opponents of the bill argued that the completion ot the road would furnish anotner outlet by which the State would be farther drained of her resour ces. Whatever the views of the readers of this paper may be, 1 lielievo they would be glad to have a record of the final vote on the question. and J accordingly append H.as fel lows : YEAS. —Bigliam. Allegheny ; Billingt'eit, Lancaster; Brown, Lawrence: Brown, Mer cer : Coleman, Dauphin : Davis. Berks; Gra ham, Allegheny: Lowry, Erie; Searight, Fayette; Stutziunn. Somerset; Taylor, Bea ver; Wallace, Clearfield : White, lndiuua. — 13. Navis. —Burnett, Carbon ; Council, I'inla delphia ; Donavan,Philadelphia : Glatz, York : Haines, Perry; Jackson. Montour: James, Bucks : Landon, Bradford; McCandless, Philadelphia: Randall, Schuylkill: Ridgway, Philadelphia : Royer, Chester ; Schall. Le high ; Shoemaker, Luzerne ; Walls, Lycom ing: Worthington, Ckes.er ; Hall, (tiptakei Blair.—l7. It is contended by certain parties that the defeat of the Conncllsville bill is equivalent to the defeat of the proposed free railroad law. There is no certainty of this, however, and your readers need not be surprised to find the free railroad bill pass both branches be fore the close of the session. On Thursday last both Houses adjourned over until to-hiorrow. It is uncertain when the final adjournment will take place. Mr. Richards presented in the House a pe tition from inhabitants of Fulton county, praying for the passage of an act giving the Courts greater licenses and prohibiting the sale of liquors on election days. Referred to Committee on the Judiciary General. Mr. Weller presented a petition from nine ty-one citizens of Summit township, Somerset county, praying for the passage of an act al lowing one dollar for the scalp of each fox killed in said county. Referred to the Com mittee on Agriculture. Mr. Stutzman presented in the Senate two petitions from citieens of Somerset county, asking for the passage of a general railroad law. Mr. Weller has read in place an act relating to fishing and hunting in the township of Jef lerson, in the county of Somerset. Referred to the Committee on Agriculture. I OUT. GENERAL NEWS ITEMS. THE Commissioners o( Franklin county have erected a Court House in Chambersburg at a cost of $63,026 12. NINETEEN States have thus far ratified, and thirteen rejected the Constitutional Amend ment. Til CUE are nearly twice as many papers published in the United States as in the rest of the world together. THE Illinois Legislature has passed a bill making eight hours a legal day's work. IN Mexico every Indian has as many wives as he can build huts to keep them in. AN exchange thinks President Johnson ri vals a dancer in standing on one toe the veto. THE friends of Oberlin College will be glad to know that the eudowinent of SIOO,OOO is likely soon to be made up. THE Episcopalians of Mauch Chuuk, we are told, intend to erect a new church edifice, the cost of which will be $60,000. SAMUEL DOWNING, the last surviviug sol dier who was actually under arms in the war of the Revolution, died on Thursday at Edin burgh, Barato^a_count s York. young ladies, where spiuology, weavology and cookology can be tanght — the graduates to receive the degree of F. F. IV., or fit for wives. THE town of Pelham has been indicted in the Superior Court of Northampton, Mass., for not maintaining its common schools for six months in the year. „ TL N bushels of sualte bones were found in a ledge of rocks, a few days since, near Ce dar Kapids, lowa. A correspondent of the Chicago Journal says, "that is where the Cop perheads went in last fall," THE daily pay of Prussian infantry soldiers has been raised to seven cents a day. Won der what our boys in blue would have said to fightiug for two dollars and ten cents a month. Cheap food for powder at that rate. Miss IF AHKES, who shot het lover, Bur roughs, in the Treasury two years ago. and was acquitted therefor by the jury which tried her, has just been committed to the insane as sylum. A fitting end to a most dismal trage dy. A rouse man advertised for a wife, and re ceived eighteen hundred answers from hus bands saying he could have theirs. This shows the virtue of advertising. AT the funeral of Capt. Joseph Scovern, at Scran ton. Pa., on the 15th inst., one man was fatally and seriously injured, by the premature discharge of a piece of artillery used iu firing the salute. A MAX has been arrested iu Hungary for killing four children and eating their hearts raw. He acted on the belief that he would have the power to become invisible when he had eaten seven, but was not permitted to carry his experiment to a conclusion. THE Wabash river is now at a stand, and the water is higher than ever before known. It is reported that steamboats are running over the prairies on the Illinois side picking up corn and other freight. The water is ten miles wide and the tops of houses are barely vlsitile. The fences are all gone ouil couslJ erable damage done. THE Frankford (Kentucky) Commonwealth makes the following alarming statement: "If any candid Democrat, of an average quantum of brains, will examine page 276 of the auditor's report for 1867 he will have the appalling Abolition fact driven in upon his understanding that Kentucky is $32,638,891 rieher without the negro than with him." A YOUNO man named B. 8. Ayers, residing at Dallnstown. York county, was literally bu ried alive on the 12th inst. He had gone down a deep well to recover a bucket which had got loose from its fastenings, and while at the bottom, the well caved in burying him to the depth of about fifty feet. It took two days to dig him out and recover his body. T IM AUO at present contains hundreds of houses marked "For Rent." and the newspa pers of that city say that rents there are de clining. In Philadelphia there are now more buildings publicly offered for rent than has been the case for some time past, and the general impression is, that house rents have seen their highest point. AT a mass meeting held at Oil City it was ! resolved to pc-litiou the Legislature to graut j the right of the citizens of Venungo county to veto on the question of the removal of the i county seat from Franklin to Oil City. W I; are happy to be able to state, upon the authority of an eminent fruit grower, that ! peaches and other fruits are as yet safe, the , wiuter having been a most favorable one. THE Unioatowti Standard recommends in | terms of high and just compliment, Hon. .lames Veech, of Pittsburgh, for Supreme J udge. JUDGE JOHNSTON, lately charged the Grand Jury of Meadville. Crawford county, to make a presentment in favor of building a new Court House at Meadville. The address was very conclusive in its arguments, and just af ter its delivery, a portion of the plaster upon the ceiling of the present Court House sud denly fell down, and barely missed striking one of the County Commissioners. IN all the cases of the Commonwealth against C. V. Culver, L. H. Culver and John Walker, in the Court of Dauphin county, for embezzlement of bonds of the Venango and Petroleum Bauks, there being no evidence to sustain the charge, the jury has recently ac quitted defendants without leaving the box. AN Episcopal Convention of some of the j eastern counties was in session at Reading on the 19th and 20th. The Convention favors a new diocese, composed of the district outside of the counties of Philadelphia—(Montgome ry , Bucks, Chester and Delaware. Gov. GEARY on Saturday appointed John ! Stauffer, of Lancaster county, and Captain WIN. D. Franks, of Philadelphia, W R biskv Inspectors at Philadelphia. SENATOR SAUI-SBURY, who signed the tem perance pledge Saturday night, violated it on Sunday morning, and on Wednesday struck a match in the Chamber of the Senate and lit a cigar. Mr. Foster directed him to put it out, which he did very promptly- A resolution for his expulsion, on the ground of habitual drunkenness, has been prepared and will propably be passed in March. ftirThomas Leis shot and instantly killed i George Eller, as the latter was taking his scat in theprisoner's dock in the Criminal Court, Philadelphia, on Wednesday. Eller had brutally outraged the daughter of Leis, aged beiween ten and eleven years and was about to lie placed upon trial for the offense when the agonized parent took the law into his own hands. ],cie was committed to prison for trial. FROM THE SOUTH. NEW YOKK, February 21. The Heraldt Southern correspondence, represents that some excitement existed in South West Virginia, on account of the murder of two members of the Red String Association, a radical organization for elec tioneering purposes. In South Carolina, the great destitution is believed to be mainly due to the disorgan ization of the labor system. A case testing the validity of a power of attorney, held during the war, on which property was sold for Confederate money, is iiending in the United States Court at Charleston. Mrs. Caroline ('arson, daugh ter of the late James L. Pettigru, and now residing in New York, ia the plaintiff. Governor Orr has been severely denouuc ed for the sentiments he expressed at the Chamber of Commerce banquet, and in his address to the freedmen recently, he said that four millions dollars worth of property had been banished from Charleston by the refusal of the people to associate with north- j em merchants. He also announced that he I was in favor of giving the negro, who could read, the right of suffrage. In Macon, Georgia, high hopes of success ful business this year are entertained by the merchants. The action of New York in reference to the relief of Southern destitution is looked The' hen'Udt Frankfort, Txeuiucicy, spe cial says: The rebels in Boyle county have recently sent letters to General Speed Fry, Captain (Joodloe, a relative of James F. Bell. Wellington Harlan, and the officers of the Frcedmen's Bureau, to leave the coun try under penalty of death. Application to General Thomas has been made for the pro tection of Union men against these rebel regulators. General Fry is the officer who is believed to have killed Zollicoffer, and Wellington Harlan recruited the first com pany of Union troops raised in Kentucky during the war. Neither of them are ex treme radicals, politically, and their most probable offense is their record during the war. A dispatch from New Orleans says: The rebels hold a caucus to morrow, to attempt to control the Democratic Convention. It is expocted they will cause a split in the Convention between themselves and the Conservative Unionists, and will nominate a separate ticket with the rebel General Preston for Governor. If there is no split, Ex-Gov. Hahn, a stay-at-home rebel, will be the nominee. Arrival of John H. Surratt. The U. S. Gunboat Sutatara, with John H. Surratt on board, arrived at Washing ton on Monday last. The vessel was not allowed to approach the wharf, nor was any one on shore permitted to go on board to communicate with the prisoner. A dispatch from Washington, dated Tuesday, says:— "This afternoon, between four and five o'- clock, and soon after notification by the Navy Department of its readiness to deliver Surratt to the civil authorities Marshal Gooding proceeded to the Navy \ ard with a bench warrant, and having exhibited it to Admiral lladford, the latter, with a guard of marines, repaired to the Sicatam, and soon returned, bringing with him the pris oner, whom he delivered to the marshal. Surratt was in Zouave dress, such as he wore when he was captured in Alexandria, Egypt, and handcuffed. Having been plac ed in a hack, with an armed guard, he was driven to the jail, which he reached at five o'clock, and was placed in the custody of the Warden, who has lately fitted up three iron clad cells,one on each floor, which are used for theconfinement of murderers and desperatecharacters. He was placed in one of those cells, from which there is no possible chance of escape, and therefore no doubt about his safe keeping. No one will be allowed to see him excepting his counsel and the officers of the prison." Bounty Bill. The bill to equalize the bounties of sol diers, sailors and marines, who served in the late war for the Union, passed the House on Friday of last week by a vote of yeas 92, nays 69 —the Pennsylvania mem bers generally voting in the negative. It provides that instead of any grant of land or other bounty, there shall be paid to every soldier, sailor and marine, white or colored, who served faithfully during hi> term of en listment, the sum of eight and one third dollars a month, or at the rate of one hun dred dollars a year during the period of such service. The bill deducts from the amount of bounty to be paid, all local bounties paid by counties, boroughs, wards and townships the result of which is that those who have already received at the rate of SIOO in local bounties will get nothing. It was for this reason that the Pennxylvaniamembers voted against it. : The Proposed Union ot the Presbyterian Church. It will be remembered that the General Assembly of the two great branches of the Presbyierian Church, known as the Ojd .School and New School at their sessions in May last appointed special committees to confer together and see whether they could not agree upon some common and satisfac tory basis of union for the two bodies. Those committees comprise the names of such dis tinguished divines as Rev. Drs Beaty, Back us. Gurley, Reid, and Momfort, of the Old School Church, and Adams, Hatfield. Fow ler, Nelson, Stearns, etc., of the New School Church, besides several distinguished lay men of both bodies. The committees are now in session in New York. RaF*C. S. Eyster, Esq., Judge of Colorado Territory, formerly of the Pittsburgh bar, has returned to Chambcrshurg on a visit. The Repository says: "He seems to think that Heaven's last best girt to man was Colorado, and that the sun, the stars and spheres were created expressly to illumine and serve it. He pronounces it the richest territory of the world —unsurpassed in cli mate and with all its vast mineral resources self sustaining as an agricultural territory. We learn that he will return in April." VIRGINIA AND SUFFRAGE—A Richmond dispatch intimates that Virginia will very probably be the first of the Southern States to fall into line under the new congressional plan of reconstruction. Governor Pierpont was in council with the State Senate on 23d ult.. and advised the speedy endorse ment of the plan. His views seemed to meet with general approbation. It is gen erally believed the Legislature will pass a bill calling a convention of the people, and accepting negro suffrage upon the terms of the bill. THE Secretary of War has decided that everv bounty claimant shall be regarded as having served to the end of the war who enlisted for three years and was mustered out with his organization, because theser vices of the latter were no longer required, and is therefore entitled to the additional bounty under the act of July 28, 1866. This is really a very important decision, as it admits the claims of a large class of sol diers for the additional bounty who would otherwise be debarred from the privileges of that act. — Exchange. SOLDIERS' BOUNTIES. The undersigned has the blanks now ready and will attend promptly to the collection of all claims under the new law for the equalization of bounties. Aug 17. J. W. DICKERSON. A SPLENDID ARTICLE of Blank Deeds on the beet parchment paper, for sale at the Inquirer office. Nov ? 18 A Cough, A Cold or A Sore Throat, Ksgl'lßK IMKKDIATE ATTEXTIOH, A*D SHtHILD i BE CHECKED. If At.LOWED TO COFTIHt!E, Irritation of the Lbek*, • Permanent Throat IMvenae or Conanmptloii, IS OVTEX THE RESULT. HBOWSI BRONCHIAL TROCHES HA VINO A Dini'CT IKFLtrEHCB TO THE PARTS, GIVE IMMEDIATE RELIEF, For Bronchitis, Asthma. Catarrh, Con sumptive and Throat Dineanea. TROCHES ARK I NED WITH ALWAYS GOOD SUCCESS. NI SICK KM AMI PUBLIC NPF.AUERN will find Tioc/.ci useful in clearing the voice when taken before Singing or Speaking, and relieving the throat after an unusual exertion of the vocal organs. The Troche are recommended and pre scribed by Physicians, and have had testimonials from emi./ent men throughout the country. Be ing an article of true merit, and having proved their efficacy by a test of many years, each year finds thein in now localities in various parts of the world and the Trochee are universally pronoun ced better than other articles. Obtain only "Brown's Bronchial Troches," and do not tr.ke any of the Worthiest fmitatiomt that m ßiovV.?tf" 1866. :6m 1867. J - **• 1861 BARGAINS! J. B FARQUHAR Is pleased to state to his friends and former customers, that he has RESUMED BUSINESS IN BEDFORD, At the well known P. A. REED stand, opposite the Bedford Hotel, where he is prepared to sell everything in his line CHEAPER than the CHEAPEST. He has a full line of DRY-GOODS, READY-MADE CLOTHING BOOTS AND SHOES, Which have been Purchase*! at very low Prices, and will be sold at a very small advance. CALL AND EXAMINE OUR STOCK Jan IN, 1867. BARGAINS i TTARGAINSI BARGAINS! J3 AT THE BEDFORD CLOTHING EMPORIUM. I am now closing out mv WINTER STOCK of KEADI -n.iDE CLOTHING at prices way below former rates. All Wool Coal fIO.OO to 15 00 " " Pants COO to 8.5 •' " Vests 3.30 to 4.50 " " Pants A- Vests as low as $ 10. A few Over-eoats still on hand and will be sold at a very small advance for cash. The superior manufacture of these goods will recommend them. 1 have alo a fine assortment of CASSIMERS which must be closed out before moving to new store room. All Wool from SO cU to $2.50 for best. Also a No. 1 lot of Hats at cost. AU these goods must positively be sold oy the first of April. So that persons wanting Bargains should come at once. NO. 2 ANDERSON'S ROW. R. W. BERKSTRESSER. Bedford, Jan. 12, 1567. rjIRII'MPH IN DENTISTRY. TEETH EXTRACTED WITHOUT PAIN, By the use of X :rous Oxide Gas, and is attended with no danger whateV(r. TEMPORARY SETS inserted if called for." Special attention will be made to diseased gums and a cure warranted or no charge made. TEETH FILLED to last for life, and all work in the dental line doue to the entire satisfaction of all or the money refunded. Prices shall correspond with the times. I hare located permanently in Bedford, and shall visit Sehellsburgh the Ist Monday of each month, remaining one week: Bloody Run the 3d Monday, remaining one wee'.;; the balance of my ! time I can be found st my office 3 doors South of j the Court House. Bedford, Pa. WSI. W. VAN ORMER, j Nov. 23, ISS6. Dentist. I ¥ HENRY II I'TTOX j ?J , WITH SHIiMWAY.CHANDLER & Co., Manufacturers and Wholesale Dealers in BOOTS & SILOES, No. 221 .Market street, and 210 Church street, PHILADELPHIA. PLEASK GIVE HIM A CALL. Feb. 15, .Jin. KA TONS PLASTER FOR SALE OU AT "CRYSTAL STEAM MILLS," Bedford, Pa., at lowest market rates. "The Crys tal Steam Mills" being now in full operation, we are prepared to do all kinds of "Grist work," and to furnish all kinds of good Flour and feed, at short notice. Rye, Corn, Buckwheat, Ac., ground on Wednesdays no ■ Saturdays. Grists delivered in town, with dispatch. Hav ing spared no expense in the erection of these Mills, we are determined to try to please, and so licit a siiauk of public patronage. JOHN G. A WM. HARTLEY. N. 8. - The highest market price paid for grain of all kinds. Feb 8, 3m. fpo BiuDGi: seuns. The undersigned Commissioners of Bedford County will let, on the premises, to the lowest and best bidder, on Kii I DAY, MARCH STIi, 1866, a roofed bridge to '■ built across the Juniata, at the town of Hopewell, in Broad Top township. Plan and specifications will be exhibited at Hopewell on the day of letting. MICHAEL WERT/.. MICHAEL S. RITCHKY, • DAVID HOWSARE, Commissioners. Attest: JOHN G. FISHEX, Clerk. Feb. 22, 3t. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Eetote of John 11. Kochendar/er, deed. The Register of Bedford county havinggranted letters of administration upon the estate of John B. Kochendarler, late of South Woodberry tp., Uec'd, to the subscribers, all persons indebted to said estate are hereby notified to make immediate payment, and those having claims against it are requested t p i rat them properly authenticated for settlement. JOHN Z. KOCHENDARFER, JACOB Z. KOCHENDARFER, Jan. 2.">, 1867. Administrators. AITASHINLiTON HOTEL AT PRI VY VATE SALE.—The Washington Hotel in the Borough of Bedford, now in the occupancy of Isaac F. Grove, is offered at private sale. This is by far the best hotel property in the town, and affords a rare opportunity to secure one of the best locations in Hie country. Apply to MICHAEL LUTE, proprietor, or to DURBORROW A LUTZ, Feb. 1, 1867:3 m Bedford, Pa LI STATE OF HENRY WHETSTONE, DEC'D. Hj Letters o! administration having been gran, ted to the undei igned upon the estate of Henry Whetstone, late of Monroe township, deceased, all persons Indebted to said estate arc notified to make immediate payment, and those having claims will present 'hem, duly authenticated for settlement. LEWIS HOWSARE, Feb 15, 1867,t. Administrator. Reduction in Prices?. 0. E. SHANNON, Feb. 15. St. Bedford Pa. OAY UP IMMEDIATELY. A The sale notes of FREDERICK KOONTIS, due December 14, 1866, arc in our hands for collec o. DURBORROW A LUTZ. Bedford, Feb. 1. 1567.-3 L PUBLIC 8AT.33 OK Valuable Real Estate. The undersigned, desirous of migrating to Col orado, will offer at Public Sale, on the premise,, in East Providence township, Bedford county, and situate o the C'hambcreburg and Bedford Turn- Dike, two miles East of Juoiata Crossings, and within thte-lourths of a mile of the located route of the Southern Pennsylvania Rati Road, bis Valuable Real Estate, ox THURSDAY, the 28th of March next. at ONE o'clock P. M., consisting of about 250 AC KEN of Arable Land, of which, 170 acres are cleared and in a HIGH STATE OF CULTIVATION, upon which over 10,000 Burshels oi' Lime have been applied within the last ten years : and enclosed for the most part, with substantial post fencing—and upon which is erected a Large and Commodious BRICK HOUSE, with all the necessary Farm Outbuildings, promi neatly and comfortably situated, with beautiful su rrouudtngs of Shade Tree* & Shrubbery. and all , Mv i Adjoining the above is a A Large Apple Orchard, in excellent bearing condition, all choice and se lected fruit. Also, a fine variety of small fruits, consisting of Cherries, Plums, Grapes, Ac. Ac. The fields are well arranged, and nearly all well watered with never failing Spring, making the property desirable for STOCK lELAISHLTO-. The TIMBER I^AZtsTID consist* for the most part of LARGE WHITE PINE in terspersed with OAK AND CHESTNUT, sufficient for fencing and fuel purposes—in the centre of which, and located upon a good stream of water, and by the side of the Turnpike, i erected ■A. SAW MILL. Upon which a good business can be done owing to its proximity to the WHITE PINE TIMBER— not only upon this property but those adjoining The undersigned will take pleasure in showing the property to all persons desirous of examing the same, and if desired, WILL SELL AT PRIVATE SALE, at any time previous to the day announced : and give possession of the realty and part of the man sion at once, and the balance in a reasonable time. Conditions o f Public Sale will beslooo in hand, and the balance of the purchase money in two equal annual payments, secured by judgment bonds; upon which a discount of 8 per cent, per annum will be allowed, upon payment in cash. Title is indisputable, for which a general warran tee deed will be given. GEO. W. HOUSEHOLDER. Feb. 15, is. PUBLIC SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ES TATE. —By virtue of an order of the Or phans' Court of Bedford aounty, the undersigned, administrators of the estate of Martin Hoover, late of Liberty township, dee'd, will offer at pub lic sale, on the premises on FRIDAY, the 22d day of MARCH, 1867, the following described real estate, viz : No. I. A messuage being the mansion house ana tract of land situate in the township of Lib erty, in the county of Bedford, containing one hundred and eighty-two acres, more or less, well improved and well watered, adjoining lands of Samuel Harvey, Geo. F. Steel and others, and having thereon erected a SAW MILL with CHOPPING MILL attached, the saw-mill con taing circular, lath and upright saws, and situate upon a good stream of water; there are also a turning-lathe and cider mill attached to the saw mill. There are a tenant house, dry house and other outbuildings upon the premises. 150 acres are cleared and under fence, part of the farm be ing limestone soil. There are also a carpenter shop, blacksmith shop and a mill for grinding clay upon it. No. 2. One tract of wood land situated in said township, containing six hundred acres, adjoining lands of decedent and others. No. 3. One tract of land situate in said town ship, containing six hundred and thirty-two acre and thirty jierches, more or less, 20 acres cleared, and having thereon a small orchard, adjoining lands of James Patton and others. Upon these two last tracts there is an almost unlimited quan tity of excellent timber. The whole is well wa tered. The above described real estate is pleasantly situated in a fine agricultural district, at the very head of railroad market, where all produce raised can be sold at the highest prices ; and as the saw mill is one of the finest in the country, and there I is a large quantity of yellow pine and oak on the same, and the transportutou to railroad is quite convenient, it is considered a valuable point | for the manufacturing of lumber : besides there is an immense quantity of rock oak bark on the premises. It is believed that the lumber and bark capacity of the premises, alone is worth all the money the property will sell for. The par ticular attention of farmers and lumbermen is in vited : as the water-power is of great strength, the mill site is very valuable, and quite a profita ble chopping business can now be done in addi tion to the manufacturing of lumber. The prop erty is likely to sell at a very moderate price. TERMS:—One half cash at the confirmation of the sale and the remainder in one year from that time. £3@-Sale to cotnmcnee at 10 o'clock, A. M. of said dar. GEORGE HOOVER, JOHN H. DILLING, feb l>:4w. Adtn'rs of Martin Hoover, dec'd. jpUBLIC SALE OF REAL ESTATE. The subscribers, Executors of the last Will an d Testament of Artemas Bennett, late of Southamp ton township, Bedford county, dee'd, will offer at public sale, at the Forks of Fifton Mile Creek, in Southampton tp.on TUESDAY A WEDNESDAY, the 19th and 20th day of March next, the follow ing Real Estate, late the properly of said de ceased, viz: ONE TRACT OK LAND situate in said township, adjoining lauds of Abraham S. Bennett, Abner Tewell and Moses Tewell, con taining 179 acres and 30 pcrche- nett measure. This tract is mountain land, lias on it a log dwell, ing house and some cleared land, aud will be sold on the 19th. ONE OTHER TRACT OF L \NI) in the same township, adjoining lauds of Daniel S. Bennett, George S. Bennett and others, contain ing 88 acres and 150 perches, nett. This tract is situate on the forks of Fifteen Mile Creek, and has thereon erected two log dwolling houses, a double log barn, shedded all round, with two large threshing floors, and other outbuildings; about 35 or 40 acres cleared and in cultivation" and will be sold on the 19th, on the premises. One other TRACT OF LAND, in the same township, known as the "Wigfield tract," adjoining lands ol James Murphy, Philip Moss' heirs and others; contain ing 67 acres and 12 perches, and will be sold on the 19th. Also, one TRACT >F TIMBER LAND, on Tussey's mountain, in die same town ship, adjoining lands of Solomon Smith and oth ers, containing 258 acres and 7 perches, nett meas ure. This tract will be sold oil the 19th. Also, TWO LOTS OF GROUND in Clearville. Mon roe township, one containing 1 acre and 100 perch es, and the other 57 perches, nett These lots will be sold on the 20th on the premises. TERMS: One-balfin hand on the Ist of April, when possession will be given, the balance in one year without interest. Tho sale will commence at 9 o'clock A. M. on the 19th and 1 o'clock P. M. on the 2lith. GEORGE S. BENNETT, ARTEMAS S. BENNETT. Feb. 22, ts. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Etta te. of Soinuii A'.igtlcr, decerned. Letters of Administration having been granted to the undersigned, by the Register of Bedford county, upon the estate of Samuel Snyder, late ol Middle Woodberry township, deceased. All per sons indebted to said estate are hereby notified and required to make immediate payment, and those having claims arc requested to present them for immediate settlement. ISAAC L: SNYDER,Adm'r. January 25, I867:l">t
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