THE BEDFORD GAZETTE.
Bedford, Apt 1, 1854.
G. W- Bowman, Editor and Proprietor.
Democratic State Ticket.
GOVERNOR:
HON. WILLIAM BIGLER.
JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT:
HON. JEREMIAH S. BLACK.
CANAL COMMISSIONER:
COL. HENRY S. MOTT.
K7™ A YOI NG MAN, of nntxreptiouable morals, ami
agreeable disposition, between the age of 17 and IS
years, will be taken at this office, To learn the Print
ing Business, cn favorable terms.
CWe invite especial attention to the speech of
Hon. JAMKS L. OUK, which w ill be iouud on the
first page of the Gazette ol to-day. It was delivered
in Philadelphia 011 the 4th ol July, and is a produc
tion which cannot fail to reach the feeling as well
as the uuderstauditig ol every man who reads it.
.IlDftE I'OLLOCK A.liD THE
WUIUS.
The letter of Judge' I'OLI.OCK to certain gen
tlemcn 111 Sullivan County has been aptly termed '-a
legal and political curiosity." Its legal doctrines
and its political bearing certainly present a difficult
problem. It contains a variety of distinct and dog
matical assertions, which, unfortunately for the au
thor, are not consistent with each other.
Fo* instance, he assumes that an act of Congress,
passed in 1820, fixing the .Missouri line, should and
lias the power to determine the local policy of the
territories, so far as relates to slavery, regardless ot
the will of the people or the power of the local gov
ernment. In this he clearly recognizes the right ot
Congress to legislate 011 the subject; and we wish the
reader to bear this important tact in mind.
in another part of his letter he says, "Congress has
no power to establish, directly or indirectly, by posi
tive act, or by permission, under the plea ot non-in
tervention, slavery in any free territory 111 the Uni
ted States." This is simply denying to Congress
any power to legislate on the subject, and is in direct
contlict with the preceding position. We agree,
that Congress has no power to "establish by positive
act salvery in a fret territory." But we do not a
gree that Congress has not got the power to do any
tiling on the subject—to adopt the principle of non
intervention. We do not agree that Congress can
not permit the people of a territory to do as they
please o'u the question. The only way, therefore,
ttiat Congress could carry out Mr. i"s doctrine would
be to preserve the territories a wilderness lo keep
rife people out 01 them. But what is still more singu
lar, Mr. i'., 111 the same paragraph,'alleges that an
other act of Congress, similar to that ot 1820, or the
same act re-iustated, would "necessarily exclude sla
very from tliose territories, and the unconditional
manumission 01 all slaves then there could not be
regarded as a legal or moral .vrong to any party."—
ilere he claims for Congress the highest degree o
legislative authority, and avows a doctrine antagon
istic to the teachings of the preceding paragraph.—
We can see no possible way of reconciling these po
sitions with each other. Surely Judge BOLLOCK wili
not contend that the power to create and to destroy
the institution are not identical—that the power ti
create may proceed from one source and that to des
troy from another. That Congress could estabhsl
and not abolish the institutiiyi, or, vise verse.
But he says that Congress cannot permit slaver)
"under the plea of non-intervention." Henry Cla)
and Daniel Webster thought otherwise, for they boll
. voted lor the laws organizing the ttfl¥i|foi les of L tat
and INew Mexico, containing this pi'inciph
of non-intervention in releiVTiffce to slaWry.
Again he says, "slavery can have no legal exis
lence in those territories either by act of Congres:
or under the lalse pretence of popular '
The inquiiV suggested to the mind, ther
why a" the clamor against the Nebraska bill I I
slavery can have no legal exigence 111 those lerritor
les, under the laws as they now stand, ot course il
will not go there. But the Whigs and Abolitionists
say it can and will go there. Trie Whig Press saj
that Congress has legislated slavery into those terri
tone.. Mr. Follock says Congress has no suet
power. Who is right, the Whig.-, or Pollock I H<
says that if "slavery enters those territories it v\ >i
be there without authority of Constitutional law, am
in violation of alt law." The Whigs and Abolition
ists generally assume that the law of Congress ha.
authorized it to go into these territories, it is clca
that some body is befogged. But, in all candor, wi
would enquire, what does Mr. Pollock mean by as
sunniig that popular sovereignly may be a false gee
mice, burely he does not mean to say that the wil
ot the people ot a territory or a State expressed 11
reference to the institutions under which they live
is a lalse pretension—that it is an assumption o
power which they do not possess. We are unwil
ling to Attribute to him such an unjust sentiment, am
yet his language will bear no other construction. I
the power to establish slavery, or abolish it, is no
in the people and the local government, it can hav<
110 existence on the face of the earth, and all clamo
on tlie subject should cease. Mr. P. denies the pow
IT ol Congress ami the pretensions of the people, am
thus settles the whole question that slavery caimo
extend into the territories ol Kansas and Nebraska
ilerealter, therefore, when the Whigs give vent ti
their virtuous indignation on 1 his "subject, ue shal
promptly iuteipose the doctrine ol their own caudi
date against their ravings. Thev will uot thank. Mr
Pollock lor thus spiking their only gun.
But we think Ml. P. was peculiarly unfortunate
in assuming that popular sovereignty might be "j
lalse pretence." It was that power which abolishei
slavery in Pennsylvania, and yet the authority has
never once been disputed. If it should decide in Oc
tober that some other mau than himself should be
Governor he would not contend that the pretence
was not real. Il it should demand a prohibitory li
quor Law, will he say it is a false pretence. Popu
lar sovereignty can never be a lalse pretence. It is
just that absolute sovereignty which can make
or unmake local institutions—can accept one pubiic
man and reject another. It is the legitimate source
of all governmental power, simply the principle ui
self-government, the basis ot ail our republican in
stitutions. There was a time when British States
men and American Tories regarded this doctrine as
"a false pretence," but we had hardly supposed,
that at this time in our history, any man could be
found hardy enough to declare such a sentiment.
But we have done with this rich letter for the pre
sent. It is one ol two or three we have seen from
the same source, and we think they indicate too
clearly that Mr. P. is willing to '-stoop to conquer,"
and contain some evidence that he is a "KNOW
NOTHING" on some subjects.
LP" Gov. Bini.Fß visited Schellsbifrg on Tuesday
last, and spent a lew- hours very pleasantly in con
versing with the citizens of that place. He was
courteously called upon by geutlemen of both par
ties. Mr. FRAZKR servpd up a dinner 011 the occa
sion that would have done honor to any Hotel in the
County.
The Whigs and Adopted Citizens!
CE7" Necessity is saiil to be the mother of all in
vention. The Whig party, in its recent efforts to
gain power, would seem to furnish a verification oj"
this saying. To the necessities which surround them,
may, perhaps, to some extent, be attributed the rare
specimens of inventions and expedients which they
have recently presented to the country. Dishonored
in their past professions, and ashamed of all their
former measures, they are now countenancing the
doctrines and courting the co-operation of the Native,
Abolition, and Know Nothing factions, with the vain
hone of gaining power. They have resorted to the
dangerous, and mischievous expedient of tampering
to national and sectarian prejudices—arraying one
class of prolessmg christians against another—of sow
ing the seed of intolerance and persecution, which,
in other ages of the world, have produced the bitter
est fruits that have ever been presented to the lips
of man, save only that presented to Eve by the ser
pent.
Two years since they had especial afFection for
the foreigner and tor members of the Catholic
Church, and vainly attempted to cajole and flatter
this class of people to support the U nig candidates,
without reference to their political sentiments, but
this expedient failed. These people voted in accor
dance with their previously conceived notions of po
litical affairs, and the Whig candidates were reject
ed. Now they are about to try another invention.— j
They have allied themselves with the Know Noth
ings and Natives, and foresworn the proscription of
both tlie former classes from civil place. In the elec
tion of .Mayor CONRAD, of Philu., we have the first
fruits of this coalition, and, in his inauguial address,
vie have their lirst edict against all citizens not
native born. The adopted citizen is distinctly told
in that document that nothwithstanding the giiaran- j
tees of the Constitution, he shall not be permitted to
hold office in this country. Not even the bumble
station of police man.
Let us contemplate, for a moment, the practical
workings of this unjust and anti-republican doctrine
in our own community. The accident of birth its to
be a test for civil office, and every citizen not native
bom must be proscribed. Under this doctrine ir.any, i
very many, ol as good citizens as we have in Bedford j
county would he degraded. For instance, Messrs.
NICHOLAS LYONS, JACOB BOI.LI.NGKU, ROBERT FYAN,
JONATHAN FEICUNKU, MICHAEL BA.NNON, WAS. STAHL,
VAI.. WYANT, JOHN J. LVTHEK, JOS. CONDON, JAMES
PKICE, GEO. V ONSTEIN, EWD. KEEK, WALTER BROWN,
Lev. J. McEunui, GEO. HYNSLINO, JOHN KIUDLES.-
DIN, and hundreds of others that might be mention
ed had we roc-in, all citizens of high respectability,
with all their affections, interests, and hopes center
ed in our country. With no other country to love,
and no other institutions to obey, they are Americans,
true Americans, by adoption, faith, affection, and
hope ; yet, with all this they could not hold any of
fice under this strange dogma of Whiggeiy. How
shall the sons and daughters, and grand children, of
these respectable citizens brook the imputation thus
cast upon their parents? How shall they relish a
doctrine that breaks the pledge of the constitution to
their lathers ! llovv shall they tolerate a party that
proscribes their ancestors because of the place of
their birth, and assigns to them an inferior and degrad
ed position in society /
Office, honor, and emoluments, these valuable citi
zens whom we have named, do not seek, and in this
regard they could bid defiance to the intolerant dem
agogues who have started tins new test; but it is the
implied disgrace and humiliation—it is because they
are to be set apart as a degraded class of peop'e who
should not be trusted with civil office—not even the
humble position of police man, that they have just
cause to complain. It is this, indeed, tar more than
the loss of civil office, that wounds their pride and
excites their indignation./ filled the con
ditions of the Constitution—have became citizens—
have felled the forest—cultivated the soil—and made
the wilderness to bloom as the rose Th,v ; ■
the taxes and'-*"* ,fle ba,,les of t!ie Count ry
havc worshiped God according to the dictates of con
science—thanked him forthe blessings incident to our
Republican Government—for the blessings of civil arid
religious liberty—and prayed for the continuance of
all these. And shall we now, in their ripened years,
with many of their locks whitened for the grave,
break with them the plighted faith of the Constitu
tion ? Shall its promise of political and religious
freedom to the oppressed of all nations, bepome a by
wotd and icofl"—'-{fie word of promise to the ear to
be broken to the hope." \\ e say no. The people say
NO. And an all wise Providence will stay the wrong.,
GOV. 1> IGL E U.
CHis Excellency, W ILLIAM RJGLKR, arrived in
Bedford on last Friday evening, ami took lodgings at
Maj. DAVIS' Hotel. On Saturday! in the absence of
any arrangement, several hundred of our citizens
called to pay their respects to him, and had a pleas
ant interview. The bold and manly ground taken
by the Governor, (in his recent letter,) in defence of
his official acts and the great principles of the Demo
cratic Party, has inspired a lively confidence through
out the Commonwealth, and Democrats feel a com
mendable pride in having such a standard-bearer to
lead them to certain and overwhelming victory. Gov.
BHILER lias no concealments on any subject affecting
the public interests. He is ready, willing, and
anxious to speak to the people face to face, and to
meet any charges that out opponents may prefer a
gaitist his administration. lie is aho ready to <le
tend the CONSTITUTION against all encroachments.
"Polk a Better Tariff Man than day."
The Philadelphia iVeus complains that the
"Democrats claimed Polk as a better Tariff man than
Clay." Experience having emphatically developed
the fact that the Tariff of ISIG is a letter Tariff than
that of 18)'-!, ol course, Polk was the lc.it Tariff roan.
The Whigs having bartered their bantling of 18t2,
for the principles of a patty which profess to "KNOW
NOTHING," the News ought to be a-hamed to tor- j
ture them by thus raking up its ashes!
L_/~~ V\ e invite attention to the advertisement of
Mr. Tom. IN, Principal of the Ca-sville Seminary,
which will be found in the Gazette of to-day, and
take pleasure in saying that the Institution over
which he pre Odes is worthy of a generous support.
Mr. T. is well adapted to the charge entrusted to his
care, anil we hope he will receive liberal encourage
ment from this ipiarter.
A VERT SAD STORY. —The Edivardsviile (111.)
Enquirer, of the 14th, tells the following, as
sad a story as we have lately heard:—We have
just heard of a sorrowful incident—the effects of
a fright. A colored woman, named Bruner,
who, with her husband, lived some six miles
from this place, was supposed to know where
some stolen property was concealed. She de
nied all knowledge ofthe property, whereup
on iter accusers told her that unless she told the
truth they would take her from the house and
hang her. She still stoutly dented knowing
anything of the property, and appeared much i
frightened. On their repeating the threat to
hang her, she fainted away and died,in a short j
time afterward. She was enc-iente at the time, j
Since then, her husband, through grief from her j
loss, has become a maniac. Such an occurrence J
should prove a warning in future as to how far j
coercion is carried towards defenceless women, j
QCP*CoI. Tuo®. J. Iw^n.N A.\, the able and ac
complished Editor of the Pittsburg Daily Union,
spent a day or two at the Bedford Springs last
week. He gives encouraging accounts of our
political prospects in ttie West.
Our valued friend, Hon. Jor IN C. KNOX,
of the Supreme Court, arrived at the Bedford
•Springs a few days since.
HP*Hon. P. C. SHANNON, of Pittsburg, made
many friends in our place during his stay at the
Springs. He is a noble specimen of a true De
mocrat and accomplished gentleman, and is a
favorite wherever known.
[£p"Mr. WM. CESSNA desires us to say that
lie does not wish to be considered a candidate
for County Commissioner. No man in Bedford
County is better qualified to till the office than
.Mr. CESSNA.
\EW3 FROM EUROPE.
The arrival of the Arabia brings news that the
Turks, emboldened by the withdrawal of the Russian
forces from before Silistria, have crossed the Danube
at Giurgevo, and also taken possession of the Islands
in the river near that place. The Turkish forces to
the number of 40,000, were under the immediate
command of Omer Pacha. By this movement the
Russians were totally defeated in the Wallachian ter
ritory. It is now clear that the Turks have deter
mined to push the campaign on the offensive princi
ple, and, as the first division of the Anglo-French ar
my is within supporting distance, will uige the Rus
sians to a general battle if possible.
it is reported that the Czar lias issued counter or
ders, anil that the Russian army will not evacuate
the Principalities. This, view receives confirmation
from the fact that Gen. (Jortsetmkoll, with an army
of 30,000 men, is advancing, by forced marches, a
gainst the Turks at Giurgevo. In the luce of all
these hostile movements,; the Continent is filled with
reports of negotiations between the great Powers.
A meeting of Austria, Prussia, France and Kngland,
it is said, is shortly to he held, for the purposes ol
considering the Russian propositions. This will not,
however, prevent Austria from entering VVallachia,
which she will do immediately, but without formal- 1
ly declaring war. The German governments, as
well as the King of Wurtemburg, are reported to be-j
favorable to the Aii-rro-Prussian league, with aj
view o! preserving the balance of power iu the Last.
The following extracts from three of the leading 5
London Journals, will show the opinion entertainedi
there with relerencijflo the -tale of affaiis on thd(
Continent. The Ettroyean Tunes of the 15th ult.j
says:
We have waited the whole week in daily expecta
tion that some official communication would be madii
of the precise terms of the reply the Cza t
to the Austrian summons and the Prussian entreat],
to evacuate the Principalities, but, up to tb'- moreen
we sit down to write, we are altogether in the darl
respecting the substance ot this important despatch
If it be really true that the Czar insi-ts upon th
allies withdrawing their forces as the condition c
bis retiring from Moldavia, and that be refuses to al
low the Allies to interfere in the religions questia
of the Protectorate, which he pretends is an attal
between him anil the Porte alone, it is plain to tli
merest Tyro tn politics that the state ot the Czar
mind is precisely in statu quo ante.
Our own impression is, that Austria will at lea
occupy Wallachia, according to her promise, b
there cannot be a doubt ti.at Prussia is resorting
every species of artifice to gain time, and evade t !
pei lorniance of her pleiLre to take up arms. VV eat
however, quite satMiedSjHiat when the German pm
ers discover that TFrauc-Spnd Kngland have resolut
ly determined to litimble f i tbe Czar, and bring him
terms, they will, however reluctantly, join the a|
ance effectively. If Prussia plays false, she will
stantly lose her Westpbalian province#, and a frigl
ful general war w ill ensue, in which slifc is certain
be the loser.
The Morning Chronicle, of the same date, tbrri
out the following views with reference to the
sent aspect of the political and military state of j
Eastern question :
A great change has taken place within the last ll
days. The Prussian Government .<j®flgHf' im cd '!
Austria had singly taken a step wJjtch might pro!
bly lead to hostilities. Hints ami oie' iu—i-bave 1
the effect of checking ili= in iriiiteSt moVCI, ,Vn\ o / j
Austrian *nnv "" >"- le ' r bank of tin- ThmaS -. It
sui likely, however, that the enemy will event,y
derive any substantial benefit from the intervetfc.
ot his devoted adherent. There can he little hi>
that an ultimatum has at last been forw ardejhj
Austria to St. Petersburg. When the Austrian tfap
finally march, it will he their business fodislodahi
invader. The pause in the Austrian movementlfa
cilitated the recent change in the stratgetical i|io
sition o! the enemy.
It is scarcely possible to believe that the Run
army, which h is never yet succeeded against an
qual number of Turks, will be able to reset the h
soldiers ot England ami France - ; and a victory
Wallachia, while it would probably deride the n
tral governments of Europe, might perhaps tend i
kterially to shorten the war.
' 1 lie Low/on Times, which is usually accurate u
all matters, atTer carefully weighing the intelliger
enunciates the inference that another great and -
den change has taken place in t' e movements and
sition ol the contending armies, similar to those :
prising and unforeseen incidents which have hithi
marked the vicissitudes of this campaign. It t
continues :
A few weeks ago the Russians were known to
in full retreat. The siege ol Silistria bail been ru
on the 23d of June, and the large army engaged
that operation retired acro-s the Danube with
much precipitation that they left their batte
train behind tin m. Wallachia was said to be c
liated ; the bead-quarters of the Russian army v
withdrawn from Bucharest to Fokschai and .la
the Austrians were preparing to take peaceable
se-sion of Wallachia ; and the only question see
to be upon the tact# then known to the worid, \
tber the Russians were about to concentrate t
lorces in Moldavia, or to retire altogether, as
|; Mofltnr as-erted, behind the Pruth. We have
reason to suppo-'e that this intelligence was erron
or these inferences incorrect; but it is evident ei
that lresli orders have subsequently arrived from
Petersburg, or that different measures have bee
dopted since Prince Paskiewitsch has laid down
command. Possibly the conclusion of the treat
the 14th of June, between Austria and the Porte,
have led to more active measures. Certain i
however, that the evacuation of Wallachia has
gone on as was expected, while the Turks have
sumed the offensive on the left bank ot the river
[CP* Final Adjournment of Congress.— 1
Houses of Congress have resolved to finally
journ on Friday next, the 4th of August,
unless the resolution is re-considered and
time altered, there remain but four days of
present ses-ion. The appropriation bills \
no doubt, pass within the time agreed u]
and the Homestead and Graduation Land J
as returned to the House from the Senate,;
possibly be reached and parsed. The Ti
Debt hill will probably 20 over. The Can
an reciprocity treaty is yet under c.onsiderat
The proposition to place ten million dollai
the hands ol the President, -.nominally to m
tain the honor and interestsff the nation in
Spanish trouble, remains to be acted on. A
gether we expect an unusually lively timi
the capital during the next four days.
MYSTERIOUS.—The Mount Joy Ihrnid <
that on Saturday, July Ist, between Higi#'
and Harrisburg, the engineer upon one
locomotives beheld something lying o i
track. He stopped the engine within j
yards of tile object, when what was his aslAr
ment and that of the passengers to hehold j ;
of black haired, beautiful little twins—
and a boy, neatly dressed—and asleep. A I
they came there i.-. a mystery. To support'
were put there to he destroyed is o
human. A gentleman on the cars heend d
terestrd in Ihe pretty children, and took
home with him to raise them. MA
The Nebraska Question.
For many years past few journals have been
more popular with the Whig party, particular- j
ly of the Northern Slates, than the Louisville
Journal. The bitter but often witty flings of
PRENTICE at Democratic men and measures, I
hare at one time cr another found a place in j
the columns of perhaps every Whig paper in j
thf land, and been eagerly quoted and endorsed !
bv the rank and file of that party. At the out
set of the Nebraska agitation, the Journal op
[xjsed the new bill mainly on the ground of the
danger of its renewing a bitter sectional strife,
bat it now bitterly denounces the absurd pro- I
jtjg of repealing it, and concludes an article on
t!is subject with the following unanswerable
agument in favor of the hill itself, which the
oU admirers of the Journal's sayings will do
well to ponder on :
"And, afu-r all, the main principal of the
Nebraska hill is certainly in itself right. We
d not see how any man of good sense, who ex
aiines the subject, can come to any other con
cision. We can see no reason why the gen- I
eal government should say that the people
lying on one side of the parallel of latitude
sail have the privilege of deciding for thern
slves whether they will have a certain insti
tjtion or not, hut that the people on the other
sde of the parallel shall not have that privilege,
lucli a discrimination appears to us to have no
juindation injustice, reason, or common sense.
Ye cannot but regard it as odious and wrong,
live to the people of all territories the pow
r to choose their own institutions, or give it to
ione. We should almost suppose that the nor
hern people would have too much sectional
tridc to be willing even to submit to the dis
:rimination which they advocate. How can
lorthern folks reconcile it to their feelings that
lorthern folks shouhi'nt have the same privi
lege ot self-government as southern folks—that
lersons living north of thirty-six thirty, should
>e denied powers freely expicised by ail persons
outh of thirty-six thirty ? When before was
t known that the people of any portion of the
country contended zealously for a denial of
heir own section of powers, privileges and
■ights, belonging to other sections ? Will our
lorthern ft iends do us the favor to bestow a
bought or two, and a word or two upon this
dew of the subject."
Whom lltey would Proscribe
It is understood that by the tenets of the
'Know-Nothing" associations their members
ire sworn not only to proscribe all foreign born
:itizens, but all catholics, wherever they may
iave been bom. Now, there are thousands and
:housands of people in this country, of the cath
>l ic religion, who were born u|>on the soil, hun
ireds of whose forefathers fought in the revolu
;idn, and who, many of them, were themselves
soldiers in the war with Gr.at Britain and
in the Mexican war—American bv birth anil
patriots by impulse. All these "Know-Noth
ingism" would proscribe, disfranchise, ostracise,
together with alt adopted citizens, no matter
what their religion !
What a monstrous, anti-christian, anti-Amer
ican organization must this be. No wonder its
members make their it a pro
found secret. No wonder fflHHfieetijgs and
all their proceedings are Sfikrnss.
Democratic Union.
♦r _ 4
Horrible Murder of a Wife by her Hus
band.
"he neighborhood of Albermare street and
I.astern avenue was thrown into consternation,
about ter,o'clock on Sunday night, in conse
quence ofcries of murder proceeding from the
house of h-nry Weighorst, located in the cor
ner of these thoroughfares. As soon as the cry
was made, it an instant the room from which
the cry proceeded was lighted up, and it was
supposed by tiose outside that the house was
securely fastened, and several persons then
started for nxesjhat it might be broken in. At
this juncture ot he affair, the door was opened
by Weighorst, md a woman enveloped in
flames rushed into the street. She threw her
self" into the guttei, but there being hut little
water it did not qiench the fire. Several te
rn ties who were nea- by, attracted by her cries,
went to her assistance, and af.er a time suc
ceeded in tearing off fier clothing, but her hands,
face and body was burned in the most horrible
manner. Her body firtm her hips to her shoul
ders, head, arms and hands were perfectly skin
ned by the action of the fire.
It appears that a short time before the occur
ience of this fragic scene, Weighorst. m compa
ny with Mr. John Wells, entered his house-anil
ordered his wife to bring out some brandy. Not
moving as briskly as he desired her, he com
menced a tirade of abuse, in which he accused
her of inconstancy. Stung by luch a charge
against her in the presence of a comparative
stranger, she retorted, when her husband
seized hold of the burning lamp, containing
nearly a half pint of atherial oil, and threw
it at her head. The lamp broke and the cloth
ing of the unfortunate woman being satura
ted with the liquid, she was in an j- *
wrapped in flames. She was taken cat
opposite, physicians called,
Drs. Kiinmernon, Handy BLYMIRE.
peareil and did all tin
sufferings of the ifIADV\
found that a porous professional services to
destroyed,*- 01 ""- 1111,1 vicinity. Office in
ed Mr "ccupieil by Or. 15 na mm km., op
<ir o" e7 * 4 "' Sht
burners.
was Jics and Jewelry.
fake#fiber would raspectfullv announce
worriers anil the public generally, that
'h.jt received from the East, anil is now
' 'fit his old stand in the Borough of Bed
■vai ly opposite the Bedford Hotel, a well
d assortment of Watches and Jewelry,
ing, in part, of Fine Gold Levers, Lepine
•er Watches—also a variety of Hold
, Keys, Hold Pencils, & Pens—Rings,
ngs, Bracelets, Breast Pins, Cuff Pins,
Mh.itta Spoons and Forks, and 8 day anil
if ( 'locks. Persons will find it to * their
tto call and examine mv stock. Mv
is quick salesfand small profits. VVatch
'locks repaired as usual.
H. MCODEMCS.
. 26, 1853.
MONEY WANTED.
persons indebted to the subscriber are re
-1 to make payment on or before the Ist
May next. All accounts unsettled at
■te will be collctcd by course of law.
C. N. HICKOK.
ch 31, 1851.
j frequently had the whole control of the business |
ol her husband. Coroner Goldsmith held an ■
i inquest upon the body, when the jury returned
a verdict that she "came to her death in conse
quence of being burned with oil contained
in a lamp thrown at her by her husband."—
I Baltimore American.
A Half iu Sheep's do thing.
Some lour weeks ago there arrived in this
city, and engaged apartments at Barnum's H<>-
. tel, a young and unprotected female, who call
led herself Elizabeth Bushhell, arrayed in the j
peculiar costume ol the Shaker community of
New Lebanon, \. V. Whatever her personal
attsactions may have been, we must leave to
conjecture; if she was not "passing fair," she
was believed to be so, though, of course, the
most exquisite personal charms are somewhat
marred bv the eccentricities ot Shaker "habits •
of whatever sort. It was enough, however, to j
engage the sympathies of the excellent host, •
Mr. Mi Loughlin, that an unprotected female
was in his house, and appealing to him for di
rection in a trying emergency. She had recent- !
!y escaped from the community above named:!
had evaded designs upon a large property to j
which, in a short time, at her majority, she was
to come in possession.
She had an uncle in the community who
would spare no efforts to discover her wherea
bouts, but she had also a lover in Shakerdom,
who would himself, in a short time elude the
vigilence of his brother celibates, escape the
bondage ol his tribe, and 11 y upon the w ings of
love to her and matrimonial delights. Till
then the hopeful maiden resolved to wear her
Shaker dress, and it is quite probable our citi
zens may have seen the quickfooted Elizabeth
upon our streets, or in one ofMcClintock Ea
ton's very best coaches, paying her visits upon
the little preliminary business anticipafive of
the nuptial hour, f'pon her arrival, she con
fided to the host a package of money, which
she desired to be salely kept until her depar
ture.
In the meantime, she had provided herself
with a number of dresses of the choicest materi
al and style; she has been quite a favorite with
the ladit-s ol the house, and, in the enjoyment of
their confidence, freely given to one so peculi
arly situated, she had familiar access to their
apartments. In the name of one lady she pur
chased a gold chain, and presented it to the
housekeeper as an appendage to a gold watch
which the housekeeper already possessed. As
an aid to the management of her affairs, legal
advice was called in. and Mr. S. Taggerl had
the honor of waiting on the lady as her solici
tor, her choice, no doubt, being partially influ
enced in this case by her good taste.
Suffice it, that for four weeks the Shakpr lady
has b< ■en a feature at Barnum's: has distributed
her favors quite freely in the community; has
patronized the best establishments, and of course
vindicated her gentility by invariably taking
the air in MeClmtock's and Eaton's handsomest
coaches. Tire most interesting feature „f the
whole affair however, was reserved for last Sat
urday, on which day the fugitive swain from
New Lebanon was to arrive, the queer foggery
ot Shakerdom was to be put off forever, the
bridal robes were to be put on, and the happy
pair, the nuptial benediction said, were to be in
augurated into the fulness of those > cruel
ly interdicted by the anchoret
frotrt which they had escafe of the
important day had come was in
tensely hot, and the lady quietly left the house
|br a stroll. She never came hack. The de
nouement is with the reader. Perhaps it may
afglonjecture to say, that the Shaker swain had
not arrivftk, that feast to which all
the guests of the hotlWWrv invited has proved
the vanity of all sublunary hopes. The packa
ges ot money securely deposited in the private
safe, has been opened, and that also has serious
ly impaired the faith of" the excellent host in
external evidences of tilings not seen. Sundry
garments, after the fashion of this world, have
come to the house since the departure of Eliza
beth, but they have returned to the hands of
those whose dexterity shaped them "to order."
One of the uiikindest cuts consists in the fact
that before she left she borrowed the housekeep
er's watch, and that gold chain she had presen
ted to her, in the name and at the expense nl'a
lady in the house, and forgot to return either
the watch or the chain in the precipitancy of
her retreat. It is hardly necessary to say that
the police iu various quarters are put upon the
// vine respecting the lady's whereabouts: and
it is to be hoped, for the relief of that general
sympathy with so adroit an adventurer, that
iuccess may attend their efforts.— Bui. San.
DISTRESSING AFFAIR. —On last Monday afler
ernoon, a young lady, aged about IS, daughter
>f Mr. John M. Webb, of Norfolk, was killed
\V a ball from a pistol fired by a Mr. Howe, a
•> lation ofthe young lady. The .Yorjollc .7/gwv
;ives the following particulars of the melancho
v occurrence :—Miss \V. was on a visit to the
amily of Mr. Brown, on Washington Poir>'
ml at the time mentioned a Mr. Howe •) Be
listol with two barrels, onlv -p v
le erroneously sunn
lefired in the entered into part
ion c- "" e ess, would anuounce
iiizens of Bedford County that they are
now prepared, at their Shop at the East End of
this Borough, to furnish CARRIAGES and BI G
GIES, of every style and price; also, COACHES,
W AGONS, and PI.OUGHS. BLACKSMITH work of
every description executed to order, on the
shortest notice, at their shop adjoining the
Coach Factory.
Determined to keep none but the best of
workmen in their employ, and to sell as cheap
as any other establishment in the State, they
hope to receive liberal encouragement.
\EF* Country Produce of all kinds taken in
exchange for work and the highest prices al
lowed. We respectfully invite the public to
give us a call.
WM. WEISEL,
JOHN FOSTER.
Bedford, Feb. 3, 1854.
A lAKIL
IIAVINO disposed of my Stock of Dross, Medicines,
Rooks, &c., to Dr. FRANCIS ('. RK.VMKK, 1 take this
opportunity of recommending him to my friends and
former patrons as a Physician of much experience
anil skill, in whom they can place entire confidence.
S. 1). SCOTT.
r eb. 21, 185-1.
DR. WTI. R9 RCII
Having permanently located in Pattonsville,
Bedford County, respectfully tenders his servi
ces to the public in the line of his profession.
Pattonsville, March 3, 1853-ly.
STOVE BLACKING.
ALL person# in want of Stove Blacking win
find an article called the \ ictoria, superior to
anything ol the kind now in use.
GEO. BLYMJRE.
W A IS It I K I):
On the 2d inst., by the Rev. Win. Knnn, Mr
j Hexav SrßircKMAif, to Miss Aimli.na Simi;'
both of Harrison township.
SheriiTs Sale.
B v virtue of sundry Writs of Fi. Fa. to n ,e
I directed, there will he sold, at the court house
in the Borough of Bedford, on Monday the 4th
day of September, 1854, at 2 o'clock, P. M. the
following real Estate, viz :
One tract of land containing 246 acre?. mor „
or less, about 1 -">Q cleared and under fence, wit n
a two story frame house, one two story 1 0(r
I house, two tenant houses, grist mill, saw niilT
, double log ham, and one frame stable thereon
erected—ais >an apple orchard thereon, adjoin*
ing lands of Thomas Wisegarver, Michael SilU
' and others— '
; Also, on-* tract of tidge land containing 21
acres, more or less, adjoining latids of George Jj.
Wisegarv.-r, Michael Moses, and others; ailsiu
uate in St. Clair township, Bedford ccur.lv
and taken in execution as the property of John'
Here and John W. fUeler.
Also, all defendant, Henry Dells interest
being.the one tenth part in a tract of land con
taining 294 acres more or less, about 100 acres
cleared and under fence, with a two story lor
house and double iog barn thereon erected ad
joining lands of Jacob Fickes' heirs, Michael
Shaffer, ami others, situate in Union township,
Bedford County, and taken in execution as the
property of Henry Dell.
Also, on-* lot of ground situate in Stonerstown
fronting on 55th street, thence along an allev
44i E. 380 feet, thence by lands of Ahhv Putts
170 feet, thence by lot of Henry Stonerook 22<)
feet, thence along 55th street 78 feet to the
place of hegining, all cleared and under fence,
situate in Liberty township, Bedford Count v'
ind taken in execution as the property of Jacob
Ivensinger.
Also, one tract of land containing 90 acres
nore or less, about fifty acres cleared and un
ler fence, with a two story brick house, one
tenant house, saw mill, one other house former
ly used as an oil mill, and double log barn
hereon erected—also a good apple orchard
hereon—adjoining lands of S. Crissman, Sand.
Sills, and others, situate partly in St. Clair and
[tartly in Union townships, Bedford county
Also, one tract of land situate on the w-st
iide of Dunnings' mountain, containing 113
icres, more < r less, adjoining lands of
situate in Union township, Bedford countv—
Also, one other tract of Mountain land con
laining 200 acres, more or less, with a small
house thereon erected—adjoining lands of Con
rad Clay comb, Samuel Sills and others, situate
paitly in Union and partly in St. Clair town
ships, Bedford county, and taken in execution
as the poperty of Michael Shimer.
Also, one Lot of ground situate in St. Clai.a
ville wi'h a two story frame tavern house, frame
store house, ice house, cooper shop, and log sia
ble thereon erected, adjoining lot of Jacob Wai
ter r.n the noith and alley on the south.
Also, one other lot of ground situate on the
south side of St. Clairsville, containing Si acres,
more or less, all cleared and under fence, ad
joining lands of John R. Sowers, Joseph Car
be r, and others.
Also, one tract of Mountain land containing
1 1 1 acres, more or less, adjoining lands of John
Honstine, David Fetters, and others; all situate
in St. Clair township, Bedford count v, and t; k :i
in extcution as the property of Daniel W.
Lehman.
Also, one tract of land containing 108 am--,
more or less, about 30 acres cleared and under
fence, with a two story log house and double
log !:arn thereon erected—also an apple orchard
thereon, adjoining lands of Solomon Diehl.J -fiii
Bowser, and others, situate in Colerain tow i.ship,
Bedford county, and taken in execution as the
propel tv of Samuel Earnest.
JOHN ALSIP, Sficrif.
Sheriffs Office, j
August 4, 1854. j
LIST OF C.U SKS
Put down lor 1 rial at the September Term, (Ith
day.) IS-51.
John G Ilinehman et al vs. John 7 redvvell
Peter Brant Jacob Wv
George Height adrr.r Samuel Whetstone et al
Henry M brant wife Valentine Wertz
Jos S Morrison's adinr J M Vanhorn
Adam Faster Robert Miekle et a!
John S Bowser V alentine Werts
Sa m e Sa rr. e
Samuel Davis James M. Reynolds
George Albright Wm N" Beall*
Peter Smith Mic!-ael Shimer
Elijah Bowen Samuel II Tate Esq
( harles McLaughlin Hezekiah Shiplev
John King I.amber*
tZ'. 'itiifiou,
Henry Tckes urtnership in the Practice
Ezia William- iX> Oflice nearly opposite
El ° r < ' ' Nv ' l,>ru on,> °r Die otlier may at
-'s he fbtttid.
Iford, Oct. 26, 1849.
To the Citizens of Bedford.
A. 1.. IHCKKV \ CO.. Xo. 1 I* CiiKSNt-T Street,
above Philadelphia, have now on hand one <.f
the largest, cheapest and most varied assortment of
their lmpioved steel spring sole leather
TRUNKS
ever offered to the public, with a tine article of Light
U eight Sole Leather Trunks, Carpet and Leather
Lags, lor travelling in Europe. Also a splendid as
sortment ol Ladies Dress Trunks, Bonnet Boxes, \-r.,
Kc., ranging m price Irom two to thirty dollars," with
a fine varity o! Hubby Horses, Propeller®, &c.
All of the above articles we will sell low for cash,
nzp Modal awarded at the World's Fair in Lou*
don in I*sl. A. L. HICKF.V ft CO.,
Ao. Its CUiniiit Sir,ri t Phila,
May 20, 1851.—5 m.
Ice Cream.
I lit? subscriber has opened his Tee Cream Sa
loon for the present Season, and is fully prepar
ed to serve up this delicacy in the best stvle.—
He has two Parlors, handsomely furnished
one for Ladies, the other for Gentlemen.—
He also keeps a constant supply of rakes and
Confectionary of every description, and the
best of Mead and Small" Beer.
JOHN J. LUTIIER.
June 16, 1854.
Patent Leather, Enamel do., Saddler's Mo
roccos, and new style Enamel Cloth lor Car
riage Trimming, lor sale iv
A. B. CRAMER & CO.
SHARPEN YOUR SCYTHES.-If you
want a Grindstone, warranted good, call at the
store of
A. R. CRAMER vN CO.
WHO WANTS A BONNET.—Bonnets and
Misses Flats—a large supply just received and
for sale, at reduced prices, bv
A. B. CRAMER N CO.
June 9, 1554.