THE BEDFORD (MZETTE. filed ford, March I©, i *•">*. 11 F. Meyers &G. W. Benford, Editors. DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET, JUSTICE OK SUPREME CO CRT: WILL? AH A. I'ORTEIG Of Pit iI a d elp ft I". i CANAL COMMISSIONER : WESLEY FROST, Of Fayette County. ~~ ~ THE NEW COALITION. Black spirits and white, Red spirits and gray, Mingle, mingle, mingle. Yoa that rrnng'e mayv—- Macbeth. Experience has shown that political parties unable to stand on their own bottom, can never accomplish the ends at which they aim. Ine '•fusion" movement ol the office-hunting Abo litionists and Know-Nothing®, in I Soli, ended :ti the disgraceful drfVnt I both parties. In 1856 the "fusi in" trick was again tried by the op position, but again n suited in disaster to the candidates fur whose I -n-'fil it was intern.-J. In 1S.)~, the glorious Democracy of the key stone State, gave t lie coup de grace lo that mon strous political abortion, the "1 nion i icket scheme, routing the Abolition-Know-Noti.- ing forces, "horse, foot and (Lagoons. Not withstanding t 'its sad experience, however, our opponents seem determined once more to try tne oft-defeated "Uni in" plan,'hoping that this time they will be able to draw upon their variega ted platform, some who in former contests fought under the flag of Democracy. They are sanguine of recruits from the great Demo cratic army —they hope to array under their black flag deserters from our ranks; they ex pect to swell their number with men who be come traitors to the] Democracy,—traitors be cause their greedy ambition cannot be satisfied in a pure party; because they are white-liver ed wretches that tremble before the harmless ghost of a sectional issue; or, perhaps, because they have been led astray, into the Dismal Swamp of Abolitionism, by that eveiiasting Will o' the Wisp, Bleeding Kansas. But this new coalition can never become formidable enough to do battle with the Democratic parly, with any chance of success. The basis on which it is to be built up, is the rotten Kansas question. It is to ignore every other subject on the political tapis. It is to be a ring-streaked, speckled and spotted parly and is to stand on a platform thin as gauze, the only article in its creed beingasingle abstraction, which is likely to vanish any minute and to pass out of sight as noiselessly as thistledown on a quiet autumn day. But, we say, let the movement lake place. We areaoxious to see it go forward. We are particularly desirous that those men who slob us in the guise of friendship, slni! make their exodus from our ranks. ;\ottung could give vi Mlit'lm-n wno n:'e aTwav aUy to"le cide against Democracy in the hour of trial, have (he party at once and forever. We are anxious that this projected coalition shall be carried into effect, al >, because the incongru ous elements which it wiii bring together can never be concordant enough to withstand the charge of t-he Democratic column, which, when our wolves in sheep's clothing shall be landed in the opposition camp, will be directed against it in solid and irresistible plalar.x. So, vves-.y let them coalesce. Let the "lion an.i the lamb lie down together" and ever so many Utile c' . - "lead them. I in* Democratic |nlv, standing on the eternal platform of Right, with its bat tle cry, "THE CBEATE&T GOOD TO THE GREAT EST xrsinrm," isieady to do battle with any enemy, be he new, or old. COM PL! ?r! R NT A R V. The paity fag-ends which didn't t *h ct David Wihnot Governor of Pennsylvania, held a meet ing at Karrisbtr-g, a few weeks ago, which they styled with characteristic modestv, "A State Convention." It was composed of a small squau of political stock-jobbers, who it seems from what has transpired of their doings, met for no other purpose than to abuse each other and to ' ang out a signal of sytr; athv to dilapidated Democrats. The .abolitionists in the "Conven! ion" are said to have been very severe on their Know .Nothing co-adjutors, go ing so far even as to say that "a Know Nothing is worse than a Democrat There are about four hundred men in Bedford county that will, no doubt, take this as a great compliment. Those who, Ju-t fall , were the fiends of Taac Ifazlehnrst ought certainly t>. c alesce with the Abolitionists after such endearing blandish ments from the latter. "Worse than a Demo crat U hy, it is not long since that we beard an A bo! i til ion isl whose opini ms on party mat ters are always considered orthodox by his own faction, —it is not bug since that we b -art! such a one say that he "would rather vote for the devil than for a Democrat 1" Most it not, then !>re, he r ry complimentary, to beconsi i ed "r-orse than a D mocrat," by an Abolition ist? COM! A(I TO A CtOSIJ. I oat everlasting bone ,-f contention, the in terminable Kansas question, it is confidently be lieved, will soon be gotten out of the Uail> of Congr and confined, as it ought to be, to the people of Kansas alone. The wise and patriot ic POBCR- of MR. BI . IIAN.-.N, is gaining FRIENDS every vLy. 1 here i^no doubt, now , thai Kan sas w HI In* admitted into the Union a' an ejjriy period and then all will be well,"/except with Bines Danites and the Aboidioui -■ generally. It is now said tnat every IA-n.ocralic (.'ongress inan from Pennsylvania, with the exception of ME-*RS. MOXTGOMCHY and 11 u. a "TAX, will vote 10, tiie am meat ti of Kansas with the Leconipton Coustitution. .Apropos of this matter, we afe glad to be able to state that our own Congress man, HON. WILSON REILLY, is as good a Demo crat as ever he was, notwithstanding his having been claimed by the disorganizers, and we en tertain no doubt that his vote on the question of the admission of Kansas, will meet the hearty approbation of every D -mocrat in Bed ford county. i lie Sale of The Canals# We have before called attention to the bill of Mr. Jackman, in the House, for the sale or gift of ihe balance of our State works to the Sun burv and Eiie Railroad, of which he is a direc tor.*" As it his received the sanction of all but one member of the Committee ot \\ ays a .Means i Mr. Jackman a member,) it deserves renewed notice. According to their report, the Slate is to make a small fortune out of the sale of these unprofitable works, and at the same time the Railroad Company by taking them, will attain the m' ans (or replenishing its bankrupt Ireasu ry ! Surely this promise is most excellent, and if these inconsistent propositions are all relia ble, all parties will be making a very good thing out of nothing ! The Committee demonstrate in the most conclusive manner that the only proverb "ex nihilo, nihil jit"- that „nothing can come of nothing"—is sheer nonsense. We have no desire to be captious or foolishiy incredulous but we must confess we cannot see it. he do not propose to give the grounds of our ignorance at this time, but there are one or two trilling i matters in this connection, to which we would like to allude briefly. Our philanthropic and patriotic railroads have kindly ascertained that the Commonwealth has been year after year, sutler ing the most alar ming depletions of its treasury, without being at all alive to the fact ! Moreover, these generous creatures nave consented not merely to take these exhausting financial leeches, the public works, offber hands, but have beggared philanthropy by absolutely consenting to give her something into the bargain. Not to go back in this instance, the Sunbury Road, or Mr. Jackman, has detected an •'enormous" wrong done the State every year, by holding on to these canals, and the Committee, or Mr. jack man, state it at some $'123,000 annually ! Now, this is \he positive, but not the compar ative or supur'uifive of wondcrtul Ihe Sun bury Road, per Mr. Jackman, is absolutely willing not only to accept these ruinous works, but absolutely to give the Slate for them, three and a half millions of dollars , within seventeen years, and pay an annual interest ot $ i .),QOO. Rut the superlative consists in the fact that all this philanthropy is to proceed from a corporation, whose treasury is utterly bankrupt, without a nickel in tire world, and without cred it sufficient to borrow a dump-cart ! ! 1 Borrow ing omself into affluence is hard enough, but this thirc of buying oneself out of debt, looks even beyond Mr. Jackman's capacity ! As the Chambersburg Valley Spirit save, a farmer who found himself growing poorer every day on account of the barrenness of his land, would never think of getting out of trouble by paying a liberal price for another, more valueless- than that which he had I Rut the farmer and our seifare not up to corporate "Ways and Means," and probably need enlightenment.— Pittsburg Union. The London Times and Kansas. t toe L.ouoo i ones, woud* ti** uiway* >n t following view trl ilii- u ji>niuiia wi Hit: rresiil'efii 1 and the Free-Stats in* n of Kansas : "Then.* can i<> no doubt that the President J much reason on his side, and thai the Free s .dels . ave acted with imprudence and intenrj i perance. | hey were at first overpowered bv j the 'i'oider it a linns,' and might naturaliy re j fuse to acknowledge assemblies elected by violence: but when the Federal Admin id. ra*- j lion interfered, and gave them an opportunity of showing their numerical strength, they might ! have given up their Separatist Legislature, and ■ marshaled their forces ; ,r-a /air constitutional 1 contest. i hey are now ilje Democratic deserters against their con tern pro aries as they return to the support of the Administration is, "that they are bought." We dislike to impute unworthy motives to any one, but when we see such a charge made under sucir circumstances, we can rs t ioubt that it is made hy those whose chief grievance is, that they can command no oflers. MnjsviUe [Ky.,) Express. A MI-SOI-ni SPI RGEON— During a late revi val in the Baptist church at Lograne, a lad 17 yars o 1 !, who had acquired some notoriety in the t wn as a theatrical performer, joined "the church and prepared himself for the ministry.— fie hss recently been licensed, and has entered on his clerical duties, ami so wonderful are his powers that the whole community is in ecsta cies with his efforts. When he preaches the church is crowded; persons from all the coun try round about flock to hear him ami the oldest veterans declare that they never before listened to such thrilling eloquence. The name of the "hoy [ readier" is J. B. Fuller.— Detroit Adver tiser. * SICKM: S AT HAVANA.—A letter (roin Havana says :he ravages of fever and small-pox are very great there, and have rapidlv scattered the strangers sojourning at the place. The fever is very severe, also, among the shipping, and from indications the residents do not expect tawke free from the terrible malady during the reSt of the year. 13 veni 11 e3. —Gov. PACKKR has issued the dea'h warrant of William Williams, convicted for the murder of Daniel Hendricks, near Lykenstown, Dauphin coun ty. The execution is to take place on Friday, the 2 ISt of May next. —The United States District Court has indicteJ Brigham Young. Heber Kimball, and other Mormon dignitaries for nigh treason. —Nine hundred persons left New York for Cali fornia, on last Saturday afternoon, on board the steamers Moses Taylor and St. Louis. —On Monday last, three hundred and twenty-one families left Bangor, Maine, for Kansas. A sharp anil wealthy farmer of Macoupin coun | ty, 111., not many miles from Brighton and Miles' Station, has on hand 1,500 bushels of choice wheat, the crop of 185 d. Last year he refused $1,75 per bushel for it. He held on for ?2. He has now con tracted to deliver it to the railroad at 73 cents per bushel. A letter from Constantinople, of the 12th of Feb ruary, to a mercantile bouse in Boston, states that the weather had been uncommonly cold in that vicinity, ami that 70,000 sheep bad been frozen to death. —Mr. Winlock, a farmer of Shelby county, Ky., was found dead in his bed a few mornings ago, at one of the hotels in Shelbyville. He was an old bachelor, and possessed of considarable pro perty. —Senator Hammond, of South Carolina, has, it is said, one of the largest landed estates of the South, his farm compri-ing over eleven thousand acre:-. —Major James Porter, an old and esteemed citi zen of Henderson township, Huntingdon county, died suddenly on Saturday last. —A Boston paper notices that a Dr. Codman of that city has made, for young a lady in that vici nity, a porcelain nose, to be worn with spectacles, which is of the exact shape of the original organ, and a color like that of the natural skin. —The artesian well of the Sutherland,-, at Paris, Illinois, has been bored to a depth ofover seven hun dred feet, and 33 yet no water has been found. —The Dublin papers are teeming with enthu-ias tic notice s of a young American actor, named I.e land Ravenswood, who has recently appeared in that city. —There are five hundred ar.d fifty-six light j houses on our Atlantic and lake coasts, each of I which consumes about one thousand gallons of oil ! per annum. i —The small irate of Maryland contains a 'greater j free negro population than the mighty Empire State ! of New York by over 25,000; and exceeds Pennsyl ' vania by over 21,000. —The Police Gazette publishes a list of sixty mur ders which have been committed in the city of New Tori; since January Ist, 1537. —llart's statue of -Mr. Clay, ordered by the ladies of Virginia about twelve years ago, will be comple ted in about twelve months. —During the pat year twenty-six revolutionary soldiers have died, as have also twenty-five persons of one hundred years of age and over. —Nebraska is our largest Territory. It will make eight States as large as New Hampshire. Nebraska is about one-sixth the s.ze of Europe. —The value of buildings erected in Chicago during the past year, is estimated at over four millions of dollars. —' W *ttf •.;- nnnted in Virginia antrum.' ' car-'.— -liev. 1. S. Kalloch left Boston on Monday, (or fCan.s,ooo. No insurance. —The rolling mills of Pittsburgh and vicinity, with one or two exceptions, have resumed work, and are now in full blast. —The annual salary of Queen Victoria is $2,000,- 000. Out of this she has to pay the salaries of the state officers. . I tie last nufcber of the Independent Demo crat, a Republican paper of Concord, N. 11., pub lished previous to the election in that State, con tains, in the way of documents for the campaign, .Mr. Stanton's speech at Philadelphia, Governor Wise's Philadelphia letter, and Judge Douglas's views on the Kansas question as a member of the Senate Committee on Territories. —A negro child has recently been born in the neighborhood of Ringgold, in Pittsylvania county, Va. f with twenty-six fingeis and toes. It has six toes on each foot, and seven fingers on each hand. There are two lull-sized thumbs on each hand and two "little" lingers. All these limbs are said to be perfect. —A writer has compared worldly friendships to our shadows, and a belter comparison was never made; for while we walk in the sunshine it sticks to us, but the moment we eater the shade it deserts US. —ln treating diseases of the mind, music is not sufficiently valued. In raising the heart above des pair, an old violin is worth four doctors and two apothecary shops. —The Democrats carried their ticket in the elec tion on Monday last, for city officers of Galena, 111. Edward H. Beebep, Republican, was beaten for mayor, by Robert Brand, by two votes. —The Democrats of Rock Island, Illinois, have won a complete victory, electing Mr. Buford, Mayor; Mr. Bell, Marshal, and the Aldermen. —lt is stated that there are eight hundred la borers in Montreal out of work. A town meeting for their relief has been held. TORCKA VERSUS LECOMPTON. —Section four of the Topeka Constitution reads as follows, viz., "SEC. 4. No Convention for the formation of a new Constitution shall be called, and no amendment to the Constitution shall, by the General Assembly, be made before the year 186f>, nor more than once in five years there after." It will be seen, says the Cincinnati Enquirer, that this section is more stringent than the Lecompton Constitution, yet the Black Republi can freedom sftriekers of Kansas voted for it en masse without a murmur. Consistency, thou art a jewel i Jt is altogether probable that the Lecompton delegates wouPd never have thought of thus limiting the power of the"people to amend thpir Constitution, had'it not been for the To peka precedent and the favor which they saw extended to it by a laige party throughout tlm Union. It is also objected to the Lecompton Constitution that it excludes free negroes and mulattoes from the State. In this, howiver, they but copied the Black Republican Topeka Constitution, which has a stringent provision of the same character, and does not allow a free black person to reside in Kansas. It is singular how the Republicans can denounce Lecompton (or containing what they had prev iously approved in the case ofTopeka! THE FLORIDA WAR. —The Florida Sentinel announces that Gov. Perry has authorized Dr. G. Troupe Maxwell of Tullehasse, to raise a company of mounted volunteers, to be mustered into the service of the United States, for another six months' campaign against the Indians, and that he has accepted the commission. The Sen tinel says : We learn from the Peninsular o( the 30th ult., that three Indians were captured by Capts. Sparkman's, Lesley's, Caiter'sand Bul loch's companies, under the command ol tiie former, in their late hunt in the Big Cypress. The Indians captured were a warrior squaw and child. The squaw claims to be the wife of Assinwa . says that the child is Iters ; was will ing for it to be taken ; and says that when shp gets able she will bring in the rest of her chil dren. From a letter to the editor of' the Home Com panion, we learn that the warrior referred to above has informed the volunteers of the where abouts of Sam Jones and Billy Bowlegs, and says that the latter is almost ready to surrender. Ho would treat if'heco Id see a white flag. Sam Jones and five others will die before liny will consent to leave the country, and the others, being greatly distressed for want of pro visions, which have been destroyed, are will ing to give up, and go where they can enjoy peace again. The following is also from the Sentinel: "The foreign Indian delegation, under charge of Major Rector, will commence operations as soon as practicable. Meantime, in accordance with instructions from Washington, the troops will be withdrawn from the immediate vicinity of Bowlegs' followers, but kept stationed in the country adjacent for a sufficient time to demon strate the efficiency or fallacy of this pacific movement. White flags will be at ail occupied jkisl LATER FROM UTAH.—A dispatch from St. Louis communicates the Pillowing interesting intelligence : The Council Bluffs Bugle, of the 3d ins!., snv. c that Mr. \Yin, and in some [daces complete!)* covered over. The Mormons are manufacturing small can non with percussion locks and telescopic si *hts, to carry two pour: ! balls with as much certain ty as a common rifle at one hundred and twenty yards. They are also making revolvers at the rate of five hundred per week, and coarse pow der f>r mining purposes. A skirmish is reported as having occur! Ed be i tw on a Mormon picket guard and the troops, in j which two of the former and four of the latter j are reported killed. Brigham Young says h'< is willing-that the civil othcers should come into the Territory and enter upon their duties, but if the army at tempts to come, they will be resisted. On the 2ith January, Voting preached be fore nine thousand of the people, all of whom rose, when he requested all who were in favor of giving the troops "hell" to rise. A letter from (.'apt. Marcy, dated Taos, Janu ary 21, reports the particulars of the hardships encountered and tile loss incurred durin ' the march to Sanla Fe. Int. ORICI.V OF COAL. —'I here are two or three points, and thoseof much theoretical im portance, respecting the origin of coal, on which geological authorities are nearly unanimous. 1 iie one is, vegetable origin, formed apparantly from the destruction of vast forests, and the prodigious quantities of timber drifted by some ot the great rivers of the world into the present ocean, renders it not improbable that a similar formation may now be going on in the depths of certain partsof the sea.° In addition to this, it appears probable, from the nature of the preserved vegetables, that the climate of the English coal-region was not merely tropica! but ultra tropical, it is also a point of scienti fic inference that the coal strata were deposited in the neighborhood, and often probably upon the verge, of extensive tracts of dry land—far the trees that are found in coal strata are often like those of the British submarine forests, so far as position goes. The deposits of coal also appear afterwards to have been elevated, and often dislocated and distorted by forces aclitw from below, and which are thought to have been of a volcanic nature. THE EUROPEAN FLEET.— The Boston SAip pinx List publishes a li.,t of the number and position of vessels engaged in (he United States and the European trade, together with vessels in the African trade, or that cross the Atlantic from ports to or from the United States. Ac cording to this there are ships, 68f>: harks, 325- brigs, 90, schooners, 30; total, 1 130. This "iVj of course, exclusive of vessels engaged in the coasting trade. A SINCULAR OCCURRENCE.—A wood-pile be longing to a Air. Johnson, of Ellisville, HI., was discovered to be on fire a few days a'go.— The fjre was extinguished. A short time after, a daughter of Mr. Johnson, four years old, was' missing. In searching Or her, one of her feet was discovered under the wood-pile. On throw ing ofT the wood, she was found, burned to death. It is supposed that she was playing with matches, and the wood fell upon her and be came ignited by the matches. Otsr Indian Troubles. The Governor of Florida has issued a call f>r I more volunteers to exterminate that redoubta- i hie Indian, Hillv Bowlegs. That the volun- 1 leers will be forthcoming vve do not doubt,bnt that Bowlegs will be exterminated we tbink i exceedingly improbable. The fact is, and here- ! in lies (He explanation of that interminable war waged against the wily Seminole, the death or capture of Bowlegs would be a serious calamity 0 the people of Florida. We do not know how many thousands of dollars it has cost to car ry on that war; but We do know (hat during its continuance, innumerable colonels, majors, cap tains anil lieutenants of volunteers, have been; fed, clothed and supported at tire expense of the | nation, and that various bills have been paid by ! Government "for losses sustained, and expenses incurred," whose aggregate amount will r epre -1 sent to a fraction the precise value of Bowlegs 'to the people of Florida. If the old chieftain j should unfortunately be killed, there would be : no more golden eggs ; and we have no fear, j therefore, of his dying other than a natural I death. In this connection we may arid, that j Oregon, too has her ''little bill" of exp ri.es | on account of Indian hostilities," and that Texas 'and New Mexico each require the services of ; an additional regiment of rn runted troops for the | protection of their frontiers. We have an id< a I that the object in view, if that object be a cessa ! (ion of Indian hostilities, would be quite as effec ; lually accomplished by raising a body of troops ! lor the protection of the Indians from the emi | grants and settlers. Everybody familiar with i border history and pioneer life, knows the pre ' ciso value to set upon the life of an Indian—it j is to be rated entirely according to the skill of j the marksman within the range of w hose rifle I the unhappy savage may chance to come. Where t there are r.o courts and sherills, muni -r ceases j almost to he regarded a= a crime, particularly iif the victim be an Indian, ("pun the plains i and frontiers, the whole red-skinned race are : viewed in the light of garrw, whom every emi : grant traveling the over-land route to California jor seeking a home in our western wilderness, i feels privileged to hunt down at leisure, it n ■ absolutely hound to shoot at sight. Our Indian troubles have almost always been provoked by ; acts of wanton aggression on the part of tin I whites, while as in the case of the Florida war they have invariably been perpetuated by thi ir cupidity.— Baltimore ExcEmgr. The Camels. j In looking over our ('i!ifi>rriin files, we find i that Lieut le-nle with Iburleen camels ar rivi-,1 at L • Angelus on the Slli ( f January. The appearance of these uncouth animals cre ate great excitement among the people. The animal- u'ndt r Lieutenant IF ale hav 1 a'! grown serviceable, and many of them are we!! broken to Ihe saddle'nd are very gentle. Tile San i francisco Bulletin says that all the Camels * belong to the one hump species, except one, j y hicii is a cross between the one and two hump i kinds. This fellow is much larger and more i powerful thin either sire or dam. He is a mT/Iv 1 oking hyb: id, a camel-mule of colossal p' "j at ions, and weighs 2200 pounds. Their ih .. - say they would get fat wh ere a donkey w.> ; ' starve to f carrying provisions tor Lieutenant IL.ah and tin military i -cort, who, it is conjec tured, wilt p..".< trate from thence as fat as possi i !il- into the M nan on country. Afterwards, ! Lieu!-nan! firalr wj' .no. :• by the new wagon • ; , V,""' ' fv oitv. v vel-ify it; ail r.ach th.* capi'al i.-f.iio the first of March, in j order io lav Ins rejn.it belore ConT'ss.— ; Mlshur^ fonT-M\RTiu, cr col. som-m. C.o i.i-. March 11, l-XiS. i i iie c iUit-ma. lial iu the case of Colonel Surn !n r was opened to-day. ihe accused was ar j raigned two c! urges • Ist. Prejudice o( good ! order and military discipline: and 2d. Violation I of an article of war in sending a challenge. The accused plead "Not guilt v." ; The prosecution rests upon (lie correspon ( donee. Col. F. Lee, for the defence, testifies to i the use of insulting language by Gen. Harney i towards Col: Sumner during the trial at Fort ! Leavenworth. An essential witness for llie defence had not arrived. Col. Sumner is defended bv Hon F. Watt--. LATER —IO, p. m.—Harris, (') the absent witness for Col. Sumner, arrived tiijs afternoon. He will be examined to-morrow, which will probably close the evidence. Vadtral. The Black Republicannewspapers arp in agonies of indignation, at the endorsement of the administration, by the recent Democratic Convention, It seems quite impossible to please these factious gentlemen, and indeed no honest Democrat expects to do it. They must have setionalisms or nothing. Their ends and aims are not national, and hence thev cannot be expect ed to do anything which is Democratic. However as loots would say "its of no consequence."— The Pittsbnrg Post. .-*• THE OCTRACE oiv MISPJOXARIES The cor respondent ot the l/Oiulon J't/ncn, writing from Alexandria Egypt, on the sth of February, savs : The United States corvette, Constellation, after a sojourn here ot" about ten days, has tak en Imr departure for Messina. It was atone time thought would first steer For the coast of Syria, in order to give the support l her piesence to the American Consul General, who left for Jaffa a few days ago for the pur pose of making an investigation into the cir cumstances attending an'outragp of a most ruffi anly nature, of which an American missionary stationed at Jaffa, and his family, have lately been tiie victims,and the particulars of which have already been published. The atrocity has been ascribed to an outbreak of Mahomedan fanatics, hut it seems as like ly that it was merely an aggravated case of bur glary, and Mr. De Leon, the United States Con sul, will, no doubt, find the Turkish authorities fully disposed to second him in tiis efforts to trace out the authors ot the crime, without the necessity of the threat that would be implied by the presence of a ship of war. THE UNCLAIMED PCRSE OF GOLD.—THE SAN Francisco 1 irnes says a purse of gold was left with the house of Bull, Baker &. Co., Shasta, some two or three years since, which has never been called (or. It was deposited in the name of William Lush. The owner will probably never call (or it having passed away as have thousandsol others in this land of dark fates, through the agency of accident or disease of which there is neither note or record. We start in life with a great stock of wisdom, hut it grows less the further we go. Special Notices. A Smalo Instrument of Torture Have our lady readers ever reflected uj,on the fact that so small an instrument as a sewing needle has destroyed more lives, and caused mere suffering, than the sword. It is true, however, as the mortality among seam stresses every where alfe-ts, and our enly wonder is that parents will permit their daughters to grow up Slaves to the needle, while the Groves & Baser Sowing Machines will do better and more b"autifu 1 sewing than can be done by hand. The time is com ing when the parent who consents to have his daugh ters continue band-sewing, wilt be regarded as want ing in affection for them. Ihe Greatest Mkoicai. Discover v of tiir A i . Dr. Key-er'.-* I'ecforal Syrnp, prepare.! by him at 110 Wood Street, Pittsburg, Pa., is surely a great remedy, at least we believe so, from the many tes timonials in its favor. The Dr. is a regular physi cian of (he lt school, and knows bow to cure a Cough without sickening, blistering or purging, a w-ll as any man we wot of. If you don't believe us the fir-t time you get a cold or cough go to SamuC, Brown's, Bedford, or to the store of Colvin & Robi son, Fchelisburg, and buy a bottle. AI3*!TOR'S AOTICE. I'HE undersigned appointed by the Orphans' Court of Bedford County, to report a distribution cf 'he money remaining in the hands of David Walter, administrator ot the e-tate of James Walter, dee'd —hi- account upon said e-tate having been confirm . I'd, will attend to the duties of his appointment on Thursday, the 15th day of April next, at 10 o'clock, A. M-, at his office in "the Borough of Bedford, when and where all parties interested can attend. JNO. P. REED, Mar. 19, 1858. Auditor. \n D noirs JfflTtCE. TUB undersigned appointed auditor to distrib ute the balance in the hands of Gideon tlitchew, aJ mim-ttator of the estate of Charles Zumbrum, de ceased, hereby notifies the heirs of all others inter ested that he will meet them for the purpose ol st tending to the duties of his appointment at his of fice, in Bedford, on Friday, the 15th day of Apre, next, at 1 o'clock P. M. O. E. SHANNON, March 19, 1858. Auditor. Yellow Creek and I'attonsville Turn pike and Plank Road Company. XOTICE is hereby given, (hat the Commis sioners of the Yellow Creek and Pattonsvdle Turn p:i.e and Plank Road Company, will meet at Hope well. on Tuesday, the 13th day or April, 180 s , at 10 o'clock, A. M., for the purpose of receiving stock to bo id said road; and w ill continue from day to day until a sufficient amount of stock is subscribed to make said road. THOMAS KING, HENRY K. STRONG, JNO. C. EYERHART, G. DOCK, THOS. W. HORTON, JOHN F. LOWRY, Hopewell, Mar. 19, 1858. Commissioners. MARYLAND SUITE LOTTERIES. R. FRANCE & CO., MANAGERS. Caution A'oticc. Persons living at a distance should be extremely cautious vf whom they order Lottery Tickets orCer tuicates of packages of Tickets. The country is flooded with bogus and swindling Lotteries. Every inducement is held out to get persons to invest mon ey in them. Capita! Prizes ot from $20.#01 to $40,- 000 head their schemes —w it'u tickets at One Dollar, slO I Capital Piizes are ottered, tickets $-5. Ail such, in every instance, are frauds: if money is ser.t for t.ckets, it is-o much thrown away without the shadow of a chance of getting a prize. Beware of all Lotteries w here the Capital Prize is uuusually large in comparison to the price of tickets. In eve ry in.-tance where large prizes are offered for a small co-t of tickets, put it down as a certain fraud. The Kentucky s'ule Lottery for the benefit of the a -.::.,rrmnaoernent, is tr.eorlv Lv.tery :u ti.e I iiited titates wturb is legally decided by the .Maryland draw ings; all other Lotteries which purport to be decided by the Maryland Drawings, are frauds. THE MARVLAXD STATE LOTTERIES. rarrhase in the Maryland State Lotteries, then you are sure of being right. And in ordering the M.iiy i.:i d.Lotteries, jou are sure of honest and tair dm wings. One thing look to, and that is, if you order from any licensed vender in Baltimore, do not re ceive ar;v but Managers 5 tickets and Managers' Print.. I Certificates ol Packages. The Managers' Certificates have the number printed, and have the li'i . graphed signature of R. France }c Co. No one has a right to send his individual certifi cates, and if he does it, be sure there is a fraud at the bottom of it. R. FRANCE & Co. Managers of Maryland State Lotteries. YOUNG MAN. BEWARE! I hereby caution ali ol my young friends who are given to taking a liitle ol the "O-be-Joyfui." to abstain trorn ttie cuji at onre and forever, as I have tat- )y been made to pay deaeiy for taking a single i drink. Especially would 1 advise them not to drink at the solicitation of neighbors, or friends. SAMUEL BOTTOMFiELD. . .Mar. 19, 1 S3S. PUBLIC SALE OF ULUBLE lIEIL ESTATE. I HE undersigned will otter at public sale on the premises, in Cumberland Valley, on THURSDAY, ti. < 23th dav of MARCH, next, the following FOUR TRACTS OF LAND. Ist. Ihe Mansion Tract of John Blair, dec. containing IC.'> ACRES and 21 perches. The im provements are, a TWO STORV BRICK HOUSF. AND KITCHEN, DOUBLE LOG BARN, Spring House, Granary, and other out-buildings. A PULE ORCHARD, PEACH ORCHARD, and never failing water on tiie premises. The land is limestone prin cipally. There are about 100 acres cleared, under tence, and in a good state of cultivation, with about l-l acres in meadow. No. 2. One other Tract adjoining the above, with a SAW-MILL thereon, containing about 120 acre-. Twenty of which are cleared, and the bal ance well timbered. .No. 3. One other Tract adjoining both ol the above tracts, containing about FIFTY ACRE"*; about 2', ol which are cleared. This tract contains one ol the best Milt Seats in the county, furnishing a fall of at least twenty feet, in Evit's creek, a stream that is mostly supplied by strong springs and is con stant and regular in its 3cuv. A good mill is much needed in the neighborhood. A"o. 4>. The undivided seventh part of the Real Estate of Henry Brant, deceased, (being his son Jacob's share) consisting of a tract of TWO HUNDRED ACRES, in said Valley, and having thereon erected a story and a half LOG HOUSE CABIN HOUSE, BARN, TWO NEW LOG HOUSES and other out building- Also an orchard thereon —• about liity acres cleared and under fence. These properties lie close to the Maryland lip and within nine or ten miles ol Cumberland, with a good road leading thereto, where atall times a ready market is afforded for pioduce or lumber. TERMS:—One third in and the balance in two equal annual payments interest. £E?~For drafts, diagrams, or other particulars in quire of Cessna & Shannon, Bedford, Penrra. Feb. 26, 1858. \VM. BLAIR. TOO TIT IC HE. —Those who want a speedy cure for this disease will find it in Da. KEVSER'S TOOTHACHE Remedy. Sold for *25 cents at Sam uel Brown's Store Bedford, & Colvin 6t Robili on's Schellsburg. All kinds of goods sold at REED &, MIN NTCH'S, for Cash or Produce. Bazin's Lobin't Extract fee tbe Handker chief, Cologne Water, isre. tor sale at Dr. Har ry's Di ug Store.