®BE F DTOFI FERIIE.
Friday Mornlne, ...October 27. 15.t;.~,.
FHISIDF.M JOI^MtX.
It should bo the nim of American
journalism to he independent. The
freedom of the press, when exorcised in
a spirit of subordination to individual
interests, is a humbug. Hie course qf
public journals on ail questions of -, )r ; n ,
ciple, should be determined '.,y
who control them, with Partic ular and
exclusive reference to y oldie good.
This brings us to remark that in sup
porting candidates for efliee and sus
taining public functionaries in the dis
charge of their official duties, the news
paper should to governed by principle,
not by personal pique, or private or
party interest. We don't protend to be
infalliblein ourobservauce of this rule;
yet, if there be any who are disposed
to question our intentions in this re
gard, wo refer them to our files, with
out the slightest misgiving as to their
opinion after scrutinizing our eon r eas
an editor. We haw always tried to he
frank, nay, bold, in the utterance of !
what we believed to be right and true.
We did not hesitate to express our dis
approbation of certain acts of both
State, and Federal Administrations,
when in Democratic hands, .though at \
the hazard of alienating many warm
and valued friends. So, too, when the j
administration of Mr. Lincoln viol:'.too
its pledge to the people, though im
prisonment stared us in the fact- and
mob-law thundered at our door, we de
nounced its infidelity and opimsed it
bloody and villanous schemes; yet,
when, in our opinion, good came out of
that political Nazareth, we did not in—
itate to commend it. And, now,
the administration of Andrew John
son challenges our editorial judgment, j
Shall we make an exception in this'
ease? Shall we bestow coumu tulfion
where censure is deserved, or, on the
other hand, shail we condemn where
we ought to approve ? We shall treat
the administration of Andrew John- j
eon as we have treated that of Mr. .
Buchanan and thai of Mr. Lincoln.;
We shall approve if when, we think it'
right , condemn if what nr.(pink if wrong. j
Just now we find it quite easy to praise ,
many of Mr. Johnson's acts, sinipiy be- j
cause they are of a Democratic tenden
cy. We like his general treatment of
the Southern restoration question—his
release of State prisoners—his deliver
ance of Kentucky from martial law—
his refusal to force negro suffrage upon
the South—-and many other good things
that he has done. 11 is sanction of that
modern Star-chamber, the Trial by
Military Commission, we condemn
most unreservedly, though we are wil
ling to "let the past bury its dead." j
Recent events have given us confidence j
in the determination of President >
Johnson to adhere to his present poli-,
cy toward the South. So long us he!
shows himself the friend of peace, the j
advocate of the reserved rights of the ;
States, the champion of the white
man's government, we will support
and sustain him. Whenever he ceases i
to be these (God forbid that he ever
will!) we shall do ail we can legitimate-!
ly to defeat the measures of his ad- j
ministration. What we have written ;
we intend as fair and full notice- to all ,
concerned, that whilst we favor some I
of the measures of Mr. Johnson, we
are not committed to his unequivocal
support and do not intend to be, until
wo have "more light upon the subject."
Exnum:
Secretary Seward .-teems to have got
some sense at last. If he and his Ab
olition co-adjutors had ;voted upon the
theory which lie laid down in ids recent
Auburn speech, there would never have
been any civil war and the ;Vcretary of
State might have lived out ink lease of
life, with an unbroken jaw. Brit "'net
ter late than never," is a maxim that
Is sometimes applicable to the r pen
tance of political sinners, as wei! us to
that of persons wlioseshori-oiimingt uA
of a graver character. In Mr. Sowi.nlN l
case it will answer very well, and as wo
doubt not he has passed through fires,
sufficiently hot to purify him, weacc-pt.
his repentance as sincere. His remarks j
at Auburn, upon the fraternal relations |
between the people of the North and
those of the South, are truly |
After speaking of turbulence in the;
South, he turns to his former friends ;
and admirers in Ibo North, .th this j
sharp rebuke:
vf doubt. (ii -trust
crimination, contcmpv or defiance, in i
the loyal States, are eq'ur.llv injurious, ,
and equally tend to deity th p work of
reconciliation. How th m shall it be (
hastened ? I reply virtually, ir.the lun- J
guage of the President—in the spirit of ;
the constitution and in harmony, nor
only with our politics, but with our re-,
ligion—"We must trust ca>*h other."— i
(Applause.] Con we no* trust each
other? Once we were friends. We have
since been enemies. We are friends a-'
gain. ! Renewed applause.] But, wheth
er in friendship or in enmity, in peace
or iu war, we are mad can bo notiiing
else to each other than brethren.
THE N. Y. Tribune says, dolefully,
that Republican majorities 'came down'
at the recent election,
RECONCILIATION.
Before tire waf broke out, theDem-j
<*• ratio party tvas in favor of reconci-'
iiny the Opposing sections, qf the conn-!
try. During the progress of the war,
the Democracy strove to calm
tho ragbag eTLments. When the war
oiide* to their principles, the
D inc uts again urged upon the ad
, m '".iLstration at Washington, the sub
-1 time christian policy of reconciliation.
J There was tumult in the land and a
howl for blood went up from the beasts
in human shape, who had reveled in
the carnage of the four years just gone
by. Political haired was not yet sated
, and every parity minion of the party in
power, clamored for vengeance upon
the heads of the Southern people. But
the voice of the 1 Jeuiocracy shouted in
theeursof the an; pry multitude, "Peace,
Be Still!" That voice >vi heard in the
White House at Washington, and the
Presidential ear, as it caught the deep
diapason, recognized in it something
of the olden tim e, which the Presiden
tial tongue itself had uttered. It was
like the fulfilment of prophecy. It was
the rowpopuli, ro.r Dei, to which the
President listemjd and which he felt
constrained to ol>ey. Thus i- the dw
trine of the Dei loeratic party vindica
te!. After years of war, it still remains
for conciliation and pacific measures to
restore (he Union. At last the Federal
Administration has been compelled to
step upon the Democratic platform and
to expose before the world, the error
and blindness of those men who believe
in subjugation, confiscation and gener
al damnation as the proper restoratives
of Southern loya. ty and Unionism. It .
matters not, therefore, that the Democ- j
nu-y occasionally fail in carrying eieo- i
lions'. The principle- for which thev '
!
I contend, still live, in spite of tin- de
' feat of the organization. To-day those j
i principles are made the very corner-j
| stone of the restoration of the Union.'
by the same men who hut a short time •
ago endeavored to strike them down, j
Be of good choer, Democrats! Truth 1
is mighty and mu&t prevail!
TJIE President of the United States
; lias adopted the Democratic idea of the
I indestructibility of the States ; that is,
1 that the states composing the Federal !
1
i Union cannot destroy themselves, or
I
j commit suicide, nor can the Federal j
Government destroy them. Secretary
Seward made a speech at Auburn, N.
Y., a few days ago, in which lie defend
ed this doctrine. Verily, "politics make j
strange bedfellows!" The Secretary of j
state -aid, in this speech, of President j
Johnson's Restoration policy, that it I
"recognizes not the destruction, nor e- j
von the subversion of States, but their
'■ active existence; and it reasons from
facts as they are, not from assumed or
I jKissihle changes to be effected by eon
! tinual waq much less does it reason
| from mere chimeras."
| Go it, Seward! So far, so good !
AI.EX. ILSTEI IIEXS, the Vice Pre—
|
; icient of the late Southern Confederacy,
has been released from prison by An
i drew Johnson. The other day Mr.
; Stephens had a long interview with the
| President. As the Chairman of the
; Abolition State Committee, in a recent
; address, complains of supposed efforts
on the part of the Democrats to capture
Mr. Johnson, we would ask that func
i tio? .ry, what he thinks of the Presi
i dent's actual surrender to the rebel,
! Stephens, for whose nec k that mueh
] talk' ! of "hemp" was so diligently
j sowed and cultivated by Mr. C. Does
i the "Chairman" approve of the release
jof Stephens, Reagan A- Co.? Jf so,
i what has become of his "hemp" doe
! trine?
m
j JVDGE BARLOW, of New York, and
Lucius Robinson, Comptroller of that
•j state, have just written letters in which
' they announce their return to the Dem
! oeratic ranks. They left the party in
i IS.T), on the slavery question, and were
! among the founders of the so-called
■) "Republican" party.
( .It :X;E EDMONDS, of New Y"ork, one
; of the free soil Democrats who loft the
> P'irty during the Van Buren split, in
. has published a letter announcing
j hi - return to the party, the object of
| his avvTsion. negro slavery, being ex-
I
tinct.
'■
! THENew Y*ork Independent, Botcher's
i organ, has declared war against the
j President. It devotes two eolumnsaed
: a half of double-leaded matter to the
• o{ oning attack.
HON. MONTGOMERY BLAIR, Post
| Master General under Mr. Lincoln, is
> stumping New York for the Democrat
i ic Ticket.
j COL. MCLEAN, the newly elected del
.. to Congress, from Montana Ter
ritory, is a firm Democrat.
WENDELL PHILLIP# says: "Theße
publican party does not exist. There
is a specter walking over the country
in its shroud,"but there is no such party."
YVcniieU is? right.
Correspondence.
For the Bedford Gazette.
The off. Valley Uet'endeil: A Sj l
itMflwi: School-houses. Pedapit'K-** anil
- > Neii<Hi|.innriu"i Ministers of the Cos
pet : itiiohv Magazines ami Ncs|a|>ers:
Vtnitors£U BeGlord hprlnza; "Ale*us"
uuxhl to ft ray. repent ami sin no more;
Another Xj lloism: Agriculture; Flour
in* .Hills. Tanneries. Distilleries. S|vin
r.iniT-tt heels. Dooms. 4c.: t'nrpenlers.
C'ahim-l-otakcrs. Shoemakers, Black
smiths; Kesident Hiuisier null other
Theologians; -Alex us" has uiet "Jus
tice."
Cl'M RERLAND VAI.LEY, 1
Oct. 21, 1865. i
MR. EDITOR :—A t the close of MV last
article, 1 promised the readers of the
GAZETTE, that, in ease l pursued the
subject further, 1 would endeavor, in
a logical manner, to defend the good
people of Cumberland Valley, and es
pecially the readers of the GAZETTE,
against the charge of" ignorance I'prefer
red by "Alexus." The term "ignorant"
(adjective) is from thelutin ignorant,
and literally signifies wanting knotrl
ei Ige —u n-lear ned—ui i-instr ucted un
enlightened, Ac. 1 propose now to dis
cuss the following syllogism: A people
possessing different sources of informa
tion cannot reasonably be supposed "ig
norant." The people of Cumberland
Valley, have various sources of infor
mation. Therefore, the people ofCum'd-
Valley (it is presumable) are not ig
norant. [lf "Alexus" desires particu
lar information relative to syllogisticnl
argumentation, he can have recourse to
works on logic; or consult our mutual
friend, Professor Hughes, of Rainsburg,
who will take plt.asure in aiding a ris
ing genius in this peculiar form ol liter
ary discussion.] There are some seven
or eight public school-houses in tho
district. True, those houses, are of con
tracted dimensions, and humble ap
pearance and have in no case been de
filed by paint or white-wash. Yet,the
pedagogues and "school-marms" have
been in them, and Young America,
children of both sexes, have learned to
'read, write and cipher.' There is scarce
ly any doubt that "Alexus" (who now
presumes to IK? a judge in our Israel)
received his first essay in science with
in the gloomy walls" of one of those hum
ble buildings. Shame that he should
have the hardihood to impute ignorance
to our people!— Another source of in
struciion with which the people of this
Valley are favored, is the guqtel
ministry. Ministers who attend to the
legitimate duties of their office, area
blessing to our community. ilut, men
ofthelk'oeber and Colonel Moody stamp
who presume to direct the affairs of
the nation its well us ecclesiastical mat
ter-, are not likely to find much favor
in Cumberland Valley (an evidence of
the correct moral discernment of our
"ignorant" people.} Moreover, our
people as a genera! thing, are pretty
well supplied with books, from the
Bible —heaven's best gift to man, down
to the school primer. They read oc
casionally,and think, something hence
it is to be presumed that they have ac
quire< 1, at lea-t, some knowledge. Xews
paper information, also, is pretty well
diffused in this Valley. Besides the
two county papers, which are pretty
well patronized, "Greely's Tribune,"
"The Baltimore Sun" The" American,"
The "Philadelphia Inquirer, "The Com
mon wealth" all the way from Boston)
these, with other papers, give us for
eign, domestic and political news. Then
the "New York Lodger," and "Chim
ney Corner," with their sentimentality
and light literature, serve to amuse
and cheer young folks. The more se
date and pious have thc-ir relgious jour
nals. Add to all this, the knowledge
derived from tradition. Some of the
great men of the nation, going and rt -
turning from Bedford Springs, have
stopped at the only hotel in this Valley.
They used proverbs and dropped si
timents which were caught up by eager
listeners, have been handed from hith
er down to son, and have become "fa
miliaras house-hold words." Our prom
inent citizens, of both political parties,
generally visit the borough of Bedford,
during "court-week," where they hear
the great orators of the nation, discu.-s
with vigor, clearness and beauty the so
cial and political questions of the day.
The conclusion cannot be resisted, that
a community, having so many sources
of information, cannot, with truth, or
justice, be termed ignorant. Therefore
it must IK.' apparent to every intelligent
mind that "Alcxus" has committed a
great wrong against some people in
this Valley. If heeverprays, surely he
should retire to some secret place, be
wail his folly, repent, and promise first
his Hither in heaven and then the good
people of Cumberland Valley, to do so
no more !
I will now submit another syllogism.
Ignorant people are destitute of knowl
edge. The people of Cumberland Val
ley possess various kinds of knowledge.
Therefore the people of Cumberland
Valley are/ah ignorant. J xit any per
son pass through this Valley,and vieir
its highly cultivated lanns. green grain
fields and crowded itarns and stack
yards, and he will be constrained t:>
admit that our people understand the
science of agriculture. There are four
flouring mills in this township, one of
which has the appliance of steam. Th ;•
art of Owning, is practiced amongst u i,
and very good leather manufactured.
If "Alexua" understands ang thing a
bout tanuing, I will wager a copper
that he is a better tanner than he is a
writer. A distillery is also carried on
in this neighborhood, which manufac
tures a kind of sparkling, oiJy liquid,
vulgarly called "Old Rye," which when
concentrated would make a bullock
stagger, and causes old topers to cut
all kjn'D of fantastic tricks on election
days, and frequently at other times.
Our women with their .spinning-wheels
and hand-looms, manufact urew ml and
flax into vaifinns fabrics suited for dif
ferent purposes aud do their work ex
ceedingly well. These dear creatures
also know how to make good butter,
andean always get the highest market
price. We have also our carpenters
who excel i n that branch • We have a
cabinet maker with us now who can
put up as good furniture as any man
in Cumberland or Bedford. We have
likewise shoemakers and blacksmiths
who have no cause to be ashamed of
their work. A physician too resides
amongst, us, who also practices the den
tal art ano drives satisfaction to Ids nu
merous patrons. Wehaveour resident
ministerandother theologians visit this
Valley occasionally. These men can
unite irsMng hearts according to legal
forrn.-i and the knot they tiewill bejust
as lasting*as any thing of thekind done
in Bedford, or any where else. With
out fiirt her argumentation, the conclu
sion mu st be perfectly irresistible, that
a people having so much knowledge,
on diffei cut subjects, are any thing else
than an -'ignorant" people! With the
vanity ofan oh I man, I fancy that my
defence of our people, thus far, has bet a
triumph ant. 1 f they do not appreciate
my services, they may fight their own
I Kittles in the future. Let "Alexus,"
however, remember, that in his litera
ry perambulations he met with "Jus
tice." I will close this article by quo
ting a sentiment which can never grow
old:.
''Troth cruslictl to earth will rise again,
The eternal years of God are hers;
Hut Error wounded writhes in pain,
And dies amid her worshippers.
J CSTICE.
For the Bedford Gazette.
MTiOOL REFORM-NO at.
GRADING OF SALARIES ACCOR
DING TO QI'ALIFXCATIONS.— One tea
cher can accomplish, and frequently
does aecomp!i-h two, tiiree, or eveti
four times as nuicii, in the same time,
a.s another. There are, nrobabiy,
callings, '<r professions, 'in which the*'*''
is so great ti difference; and yet, in ma
ny districts, director- overlook this im
portant fact, and pay old and young,
scholar and ignoramus, the same salary.
Two teachers are employed, perhaps in
adjoining schools. < hie has taught se\ -
eial years and possesses skill and fine
scholarship. The other is a boy, or
girl, fifteen or sixteen years old, leach
ing for the first time and just scholar
enough to get the worst certificate issu
ed. Both, however, are paid tin* same
salary. Bueh instances are still com
mon in the county, and directors by
this miserable policy, have done the
school system immense injury. I f they
pay boys and girls as much as men and
women; if they value extreme youth,
had scholarship, and total inexperience
as highly as mature age, good scholar
shipand longexperience. they put mer
it at a discount and offer a premium for
ignorance. The poorly qualified 10-vh
er has no incentive to improve, ant. the
well qualified will sCek employment in
other districts, or in other counties,
where they are la tter appreciated.
In some districts, however, a differ
ent course is pursued and with the best
results. Teachers are paid according
to thcirqualific:tt ions. lAfferent meth
ods of doing this prevail in different
districts. In some districts, the best
teachers are put into the most impor
tant schools and paid more than teach
ers of those less important. In others,
a certain price per month is paid for
certificates that average 2, a smaller
price for those that average •'!, and soon
through all the grades. Others fix a
maximum price per month for No. 1
certificates, that is, for certificates that
add up K, or have 1 in each of the eight
branches marked at the examination,
and then deduct f>o cents per month for
each unit, that the certificate adds up
more than x . Suppose for example the
following certificate:
Orthography, 2}
Reading, 2
Writing, U
Written Arithmetic, 2j
Practice of Teaching
Mental Arithmetic, 2
Geography, ; '>i
Grammar, 3$
Theory of Teaching -H
Total, 20i
Practice of Teaching is not usually*
markeiluntil the school is visit* d. The
rest are marked at the examination.
The above certificate to be No. land
draw the liighest wages, should add up
only 8; but it adds up 20< or 121 more
than s. if 1 more than 8 deducts oO
cents per month from the maximum
salary, i 2? will deduct (L 2'( x f>o cts.)
$6.37 J. If now t-lie maximum salary
be fixed at $lO, the above certificate
will draw ($40 —$6.37) $33.62<j. The
same plan of determining what a cer
tificate draws, can be applied no mat
ter what maximum price directors
agree upon.
Each of the above methods i-- a -tep
in the right direction, but neither goes
far enough. Practice of teaching con
sidered with reference to a teacher's
usefulness, is far mere important than
any other branch, But it is not inclu
ded. It should be. If in addition to
the deductions m:ale above, one or
two dollars per month, additional, be
deducted for each unit more than 1
in the mark for practice of teaching,
the plan willbeasgood in myjudgment
as it can be made. If this mark in the
above certificate IK- 2, the salary will
be$3L62J; if $22).62, Ac. The plan
should not, however, be inexorably en
forced in all cases. If justice demands
it, the plan should lie modified to suit
individual cases; but never without
good reason.
J. W. DICKEP.vSON,
Co. Supt.
A CITY OF THE DEAD.— In Green
wood Cemetery, New York, there have
been up to this date 144,400 interments,
averaging for the last few years about
per annum. Large-unis, amount
ing to at least $2,000,000 have been ex
pended by the corporation, but tlu-se
figure- would appear insignificant con
trasted with the disbursements of pri
vate owners. Probably tiiere are rt doz
en instances wiiere individuals have
disbar-ed between S2O,(K-0 and $30,000
in the improvement of private proper
ty. Opulent citizens set ni to vie witii
each other in honoring the dead.—New
fork Journal of Commerce.
WENDELL PHILLIES in alecture in
Boston, on Tuesday nmht, characteriz
ed the President as a three quarters
rebel,'' an (IGeneral Banks as a "vagrant
mountebuck." The Republican party,
he said, was de^l■
Local and Personal.
BISINKSFC DIRECTORY.
The following Bu.-inesi Directory for tho bor
ough of Bedford and other places in the county,
(idlest advertimment* appear in thr columns of
THE GAZETTE.) may be of service to our friends
and patrons in the county, and is commended to
their attention:
ATTORNEYS AT LAW—O. 11. truing; J. P.
Reed; J. W.Tate; John Palmer; E. F Kerr;
Durborrow A Lilts; Espy M Alsip; John T.
Kcagy; M. A. Points; KimmcU A Lingenfelter.
Bedford. Pa.
BANKERS—Reed A Schell; Itupp, Shannon A
Co.. Bedford. Pa.
BEDFORD NURSERIES—T. M Lynch.
BOOTS AND SHOES. VARIETIES, Ac.—J. 11.
llutton ; 11. F. Irvine, Bedford. Pa.
CABINET-WARE, CHAIRS, Ac.—Richard Leo,
Bedford, Pa.
DRY-GOODS. GROCERIES. Ac —J. B. Far- '
quhar; A. B. Cramer; J. M. Shoemaker; P. A.
Reed, Bedford. Pa.
DENTISTRY—C. X. Hickok A J. G. Minnioh,
Jr.. Bedford. Pa.
FANCY STORES—Mrs. V. B. Tate A Miss M
Rea; Mra. E. V. Mowry; Mrs. M R. Schafer A
Miff Kate Deal. Bedford, Pa.
GUNSMITH ING— David Defibaugh Bedford, j
HARDWARE, Ae.—Win. Hartley; Geo. Bly
myer A Ron, Bedford, Pa.
HOTELS Bedford Hotel. J. J. Shoemaker;
Mengel House, I. Jlengei ; Union Hotel. V. Steek
man, Bedford, Pa.; Exchange Hotel, IV. C. Me-
Nulty. Huntingdon. Pa.
JEWELER—DanieI Border, Bedford. Pa
JOB PRINTERS—Meyers A Mengel, Bedford.
Pa.—All kinds of Plain and Fancy Job Printing
neatly and promptly executed
PUMPS—Wni. C. Snively. Schellsbnrg. Pa.
I'll YH TCTANS—Dr. J. L. Marbourg. Bedford,
Pa.; Dr. F. M- Marbourg, Sohellsburg, Pa.
PHILADELPHIA TRADE—W IV. Paul ACo .
Boots and Shoes: Wartman A Encloman. Tobacco,
Segars. Ac.; Felix Hiyman, Clothing; Charles
Oakford A Sons. Hats Caps. Fnrs. Ac.
PATENT MEDTClNES—Shriner's Cough Svrup
and Indian Vermifuge; Foutz'sMixtnreaud Horse I
and Cattle Powder; Wheaton's Ointment; Helm- !
hold's Extract oflluchu; Dr. Tobias' Venitian Lin- !
imont; Allcock's Porous Plasterj; Christadoro's
Dye
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Y won.l: The standard History of the War.
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T H AN. J. Ly." l -* 1 ! Private S a <e.
Jonathan Bowser, do
Charles Colfelt, do
George Whip, do j
Caselton Ake. Public Hale, Oct. 27_, ISoo j
DA I Cook. Trustees do do 27, do,
B F Hipe A S Schnebley, ad'r do do 31, do!
D L lteplogle, Trustee, do do 31, do;
S A i> D Brumbaugh, do Nov. do •
,f W Lingenfelter. Trustee, do do 10. do ;
W Carpenter A 11 B Swarr, do do i 4, do s
fi H Sleek. Ex'r. do do 16, do ;
Adolphus Ake. Adm'r, do do IS, do |
Sheriff's Sale. do do 10. do j
Adam Weaverling, Adm'r, do do 20, do j
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ry- Read the advertisements under the head of '
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Ai'uLOf;i;ri(. —It is ttlmost always .
tho case, that in renewing a printing)
office, more or loss delay occurs in put- ;
ting the now material into place and ;
"getting things to rights." Wo are
not an exception to this rule. Our new
type, owing to the uncertainty of rail- i
roads in the freight-carrying line, have ,
cuute in scattered lots and some of litem
ai y stiff some where on the way. We :
have also been disappointed in not re-1
eolving our power press at the time 1
when it was to be delivered, and are
compelled to work off our edition on :
our old hand-press. Owing to these
"ciraw-backs,"our paper is not yet up
to tihe standard of typography at witieh
we are aiming: but in a few weeks we
ex .poet to be able to please ourselves, a
well as our readers. The paper upon
which we print is also smaller than the
sheet we intend using, which will be
remedied in due time. Meanwhile, ifj
our Democratic friends will try to do
as much for the circulation of tho pa-;
p<: r, as we have done to improve it, we j
will be satisfied.
! Tin; FILL VOTE.— The entire num
i be rof voters in Bedford county, is about
; UKI. of thi- liuni!,er 2, Dot>are Den Jo
rat. —the remainder whatever they
i choose to call themselves. Last year
.Met llellan had 2,7f>2 votes. There were
: some 200 Democrats kept from voting
• by the guarding of the polls by squads
of armed men, under the pretence of
: watching for conseripts. Two years
| ago, Woodward iiad, for Governor, 2,-
j7O J votes. This was only the home
i vote. There were then upwards of 2<lt>
Democratic voters in the army from
! this county. That election was also
held in tlie midst of the "draft" ex
j cibement and men had business any
| where else than ::t the election houses,
j These facts prove conclusively that we
| have stated the Democratic vote of the
i county correctly, at 2,!'.~>0. This year
| bul 2,Democratic votes were polled,
| leaving ■ 1 unpolled. About 1 )of
| these were not polled, because Aboli
' tion ele:-t ion-boards chose to disfran
! chise those who offered to cast them,
i The remainder of the unpolled vote,
was that of persons suffering from ill-
I ness, indifference, laziness, timidity,
j Ac. Let every Democrat resolve that
I next year the 2,0-70 shall be polled!
I CIHOUI.ATF.TUr. DOCUMENTS!—NOW
j is the time to diffuse sound political
I knowledge among the masses. People
j are not,at present, excited over a tierce
J political campaign, but their passions
! have cooled, their prejudices are asleep,
i and reason and common sense find a
' lodgment in their minds. Therefore,
| the present is the proper time to place
j the truth before the people. Ten cop
ies of the BEDFORD GAZETTE (humble
instrument though it be) will do more
good note, than all the electioneering
documents that can be sent out a few
weeks prior to the election. Would
Democrats throughout thecounty profit
by this truth? Letthem get their neigh
j bore, Democrats and Republicans, to
i subscribe for the GAZETTE.
CANDIDATES. — It is customary for
each candidate on our ticket to pay a
proportion of the ticket printing, ac
eording to the importance of the office
for which he was nominated. We print
this 'gentle reminder,'just to indicate,
in a modest manner, that we can't af
ford to spend time and money in cau
vassing for the election of candidates
and print their tickets for nothing in
the bargain.
LADIES, ATTENTION!— M-S. V. B.
Tate and Miss M. Ilea are in receipt of
a large stock of Ladies' Fancy Goods,
at their store on Julianna st. See their
advertisement in another column.
A FEW ITEMS FOR FARMERS. —Our
j agricultural friends will find the fol
lowing items selected for their benefit,
' to bo of interest at the present season
of the year:
WHAT TO nowtrn OLD BOOT I.E* S.
'-Farmer" writes to the Agrieu/t"<'i,- >:
"Oh. 1 hoot ieg- are worth very little as
nieua;ng material. The best use I have
found l'or tYem is to rut the legs off low
down, draw the legs on, pnt on your
shoes, letting tie legs come low down
over the shoe.- . ;f plowing, or walking
through mud, wet ,'rruse. etc., pur your
pants inside, and tilt- leggings rviii an
swer about as well a hair of hoots en
tire, and cost about half much.'
BEST METHOD FOR KKEI'TXG BEEF.
—Cut up the meat in pieces as large as.
you desire. Back it in a barret, or casa.
Then make a brine as follows: tiles,
salt to ! gallon water, 1 •>/. saltpetre to
100 lbs. beef, 1 table-spoonful ofgroano
pepper to 100 ibs. beef. But in the saF
and saltpetre and heat it boiling hot,,
skim it, then add the pepper. Pour h
011 the beef boiling hot and cover close-,
ly. Your meat will be good and fresh '
anytime. The philosophy i- thr°— I
The hot brine closes the pores on Uie j
surface preventing decay and the meat j
from getting too salt. Try it. If ne
cessary scale 1 the bri neover in t hespri ng,
or put on new brine. Farmers can in
this way have fresh meat nearly all the J
time. The meat should be taken as•
soon as it i - cold, before it has acquired i
any old taste by exposure to the atmos
phere.
AxoTtiEß GOOD WAY TO KEEP;
MEAT.—T'ut i; in slices ready to broil j
or fry for the table. Then putting
down in ajar one laying of meal, sprin
kle with salt and pepper, and so con
tinue till the juris filled, cover closely
and set in the coolest part of ihe cellar.
It will keep a long time, I and my
neighbors nave tried it. -1 ( mntry \
Woman.
KXTL'JE'KI.SFV—Whenever you find a j
merchant., or mechanic, or any other I
men of business advertising liberally, j
call upon that man for whatever you j
want in his line, lie is a man of en-!
terprise; ft man who ha- determined
to drive 1 busmen, instead of letting; hi
busine-x drag him along. In order to
do this successfully, lie H-iis goods ol
honest quality, at dice 111 prices, or, if
a mechanic manufactures ware- in good
stylo mid in a durable nianie r, at fair
rates : and to bring tie -e facts into no
tice, he uses the indispensable article
known as printer V ink. The day for
sloth in business has gone by, even in
the slow old borough of Bedford. En
terprise wins tin l day. Therefore, let
your motto be Excelsior! and your
watchword, Advertise!
TJ 11: BKIU UKO GAZETTE.—The old
and time-honored organ of the Denioc
oaey of Bedford, the Gazette, came to
hand last week enlarged and clothed in
a new suitoftype, making a very hand
smie appearance. We heartily vG-h
Messrs. Meyers and Mengel all thepros
peritv their able, excellent and influ
ential journal is entitled to.--}';.''/.'
Gazette.
The above compliment comes from a
"healthy country," York being the on
ly largely Democratic county whose
voters seemed to understand the impor
tance of the late election. Hence we
apprcciatethis notice the more highly.
CENTEXN 1 AL ANNIVERSARY.—Next
June, the town of Bedford wiii be one
hundred pears old! Wo propose that
the centennial anniversary of the found
ing of our goodly town, be appropriate
ly observed. Let us meet together and
with gladness and rejoicing, celebrate
the goodne-sof thatPr widence, which
through tlie darkness and gloom, the
clouds and storms of a hundred years,
has built up the goodly heritage which
we so • haiiklessly enjoy.
Ri;v. \V. M. SIIOWA r.TKK. —We learn
■with regret, tiutt the pastor of the M.
K. Church in this place, Rev. W. 31.
showaiter, has been compelle I, on ac
count of iil health, to resign ins charge.
Thepuiet, unobtrusive deportment of
Rev. K! 10 waiter, won him many friend?
in our midst, and he loaves our com
munity withlhc respect :md good wish
es of all who knew him.
NKW F.vxf v STORE. —Mrs. M. R.
Schafer and Miss Kate Real have just
opened a new ladies' fancy store, on Jo
hanna street,a few doors north of Rea
mer'- Drugstore. They have on hand
a fine assortment of every thing usual
ly kept in similar establishments and
we doubt not will be able to please their
lady customers. Bee advertisement.
COURT.—The next term of court will
begin (nMonday, 20ihNovember. Aii
the civil cases put down for trial have
been continued. The trial of the crim
inal cases, ii is presumed, will consume
a week and perhaps a longer period of
time.
VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE.—By
our advertising columns it will be seen
that the Jacob Devore farm, in Lon
donderry tp., is for sale. It is a very
desirable property and poisons wishing
t > buy a good form, should attend the
sale. *
NEW MILLINERY GOODS.— The old
friends and customers of Mrs. E. V.
M.owrv, will loam from her advertise
ment in this week's GAZETTE, that she
has just received a large supply of new
millinery and fancy goods. Ladie6, call
and see for yourselves.
THE CAMPAIGN STILL GOING ON.—
P. A. Reed telis us in his advertisement,
that he is still keeping up "the war a
gainst high prices!" He seems "bound
to fight it out on that lint?, if it takes
all"—winter!
FARQUHAR'SCOLUMN !—"Cheap Cor
ner," at the "Old Colonnade" building,
is doing a smashing business. Wagon
loads of new goods have been recently
received at this emporium of business.
See Farquhar's column.
KETTLE t-i\ —Remember that all ac
counts due this office, prior to the first
of August last must be settled. We need
money and hope our friends will not
put us to extra trouble and themselves
10 oxpense, in the settlement of those
accounts.
FAMILY KEEPSAKE. —The "Photo
graph Family Record" is invaluable as
a family keepsake. It is a wonderful
book.
, STAKTUSIi DIMOUnv.
tAth<>nsp CavcM Dihrovrri-il i n .„
of C'untH<.it(,!!? Ui,.
'
1 of Crime—A Subterranean ij., P pnu,, iii
the City. •.• uua h ,
iSpwiii! Despatch to the N. T. W orid ,
Y ASHV IDLE. Oct. 20.— A sfwp
.*! discovery has been made in thi n?
- within the last few days. A lare*.^ ,ty
i her of thieves have been depre<f at il llrtl '
- rt.Hmd tne city for some time past
efiV. rtsto catch them have W n " „
i vaili'g until lately. It has been
r; taif.'-o' tbatthere are five diiierent^*
•| under t V city, which are "ccuniM ," 9
■ thieve, , burglars, and eouut,.rfJ3'
• The MeYnvy vault in the graved
has Ileen h ut under guard, and m
to work ntefi' V! an entrance into tK
i, cave. As fas t;> the earth is renvoi
,; fresh earth i.st.bi'W,nup lrom the
side of the cave, t bis is the sarne ■ *.t'
: ! that
:{ engaged in runiu'ng otf negro - 3
: horses. The affair has been ke ;
t ' grot, but leaked out i. i spite of th-' Vj.
ifary. A year ago it was/eporfi-..
\ th? McNary tomb was useu as a ■
! to store plunder, and it is < oiero - f,
i report,that a lake, covering live.--,
j and ver r deep, is directly undG
j city. OhC man swears to ha "icr
Thoroughly explored tlie entirecavemi
from one end to the Other. A guard hie
ttecii stationed over the Aeklen and
j Harden tombs. The locksmith gives
| his opinion that the lock on the Mc.Va-
I ry tosnb has beer: used recently, j];*'
•ltrancc to the cu\ era i- at the foot of
j Sumner street. The military are deter
| mined to find out the out! ofthetave"
I The entra : ; fieure in the
i £?% Ti T &* v ery Gruruutted fro m
j the faw ■ that quite a puv er of mw .
iters vebeen committed in the im.
mediate vi inity, whi m ,: to an in.
vesrigation disclosing the a.:ove facts.
FROM XEW ©RLEAYS.
VCT.tSr- In Texft* nit<l tlcxieo.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 18.—Gen. Beau
regard is to be the Superintendent of
til. New Orleans and Jackson Railroad'
The business of the city lias Increased
33 per cent over what it was on the Ist
of August, and there are not enough
clerks in the Custom House to attend
to the business.
Prominent Texan? arriving here say
that fear- are entertained that Hamilton
will delay the Convention.
Caterpillars have done much damage
to the crops, and they will be far below
the average.
General Can'oy has issued an order
revoking all orders restraining or put-
Ling conditions on sales or transfer of
land? in Louisiana.
A letter from Gen. Magruder, dated
August last, in Mexico, said lie would
remain there till December.
Gens. Price. Wilcox, Steven?. Lead
better, ex-Governor Allen. Judge Per
kins and ex-Governor 1 Li; of Tennes
see, are getting along pretty we)!,
Maximilian has refused particularly
to do anything for the cx-< 'onfodmus
more than for other emigrants, hut
favors emigration, and would now is
-ue a favorable deer, on the <t:bjcct.
An arrival from Brownsville say?
that Juarez's cause is considered hop
less there. Cortinas js the only ener
getic leader, but injur- the causely Li?
bad character.
The Intelligencer complains bitterly
of t heconduct-of the freed men, andmucli
destruction of stock is feared in conse
quence of the drought ia the centre!
counties of Texas.
Lowi of the Steamer AUnaia—Snisu
liowt of Life.
NEW YORK. Oct. 20.—The bark W.
E. Anderson, from Mobile, arrived this
morning "with David Dre.xler, a pa-rfc
ger, two firemen, a seaman and eocfeo!
steamship Atlanta, who were picked up
at sea 011 a piece of the wreck of the
Atlanta.
Mr. Drexier reports that the Atlanta
left New Orleans on the 7th instant and
sprung aleak on the lath in the b-avy
gale, wlit :i about two hundred mile
-outh ol Sandy Hock, at 5 o'clock in
the afternoon. She broke in three pla
ces, leaving him and four others on one
fragment, from which they were res
cued after floating nearly two day-.
The Atlanta had seventeen passengers
and a crew of thirty-five persons, all of
whom, excepting theabovc, aresappoe
ed to have perished.
The cargo of the Atlanta consisted of
11,078 bales of cotton and 30b boxes of
candles. The passengers included Mis'
Weill". O. Livingston, ('apt. LI. li. Wii
son, Charles S. Smith, lb Mvers and
lady, H. W. Maloney, W T. Lnrising,
D. Dexter and Robert Colli*.
The Fenian —J!;n rlilfliell'i
Kclciwe.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 22.—At the
session of the Fenian Congress yester
day, Col. John t VMaboney in the chair,
the committee on government, consti
tution, military affairs and tinanee,
in ad e a report, which was accepted, and,
on motion, it was taken up section by
sect ion for adoption.
Duiing the afternoon, the president
annonn ed that 11. Iloran Kiilian, Esq..
delegate from Missouri, wlv> procured
thf unconditi rial releas >oi'ldu>ww
el t, was present. Thre" cheers w ere
"■iven for the Preside tt cf ' •>* IT.ited
States, for Air. Kllli fid John ww*
ell. For son., . . very mcnii*'-
the Congress j< ii.eti in ilie roost ontntu*
iastic maimer in the applause, jinw o,
tlon. the secretaries were ordered f
prep.'j:%utre.-ohtt!onconveyingthognn^
iul acknowledgments of this Cong/**
to Mr. Killian for his elTort? in bring
ing about the release of Mr. Miteneii.
An lrisn ban tie. was presented tow
chairman by the Canadian delegation-
The Convention then adjourned " Ci
Monday. Tim Ongress will ccntmu#
in os-ion uatil Wednesday .
City Government of iUciiicontl
RICHMOND, VA., October -1.-otr
oral Turner, commanding il:e •
of Henrico, issued General P rt K
afternoon, permitting the
of the city government of rticani'im -
the objectionable officers, .
Johnson and Bigger, having Gw" to _
declension to the offices to which ,
were elected. General Ttirncsr. *
ter to the president of theeoun i '-ri c ;.
municutiog the order,c-ad?
to the largo number of v, his. Fy. r ' f
in the city now supplied with "• •
by the Ih'iited Stated Omnui- ViT . v ' ' J
cost of two hundred dollar a
recommends that speedy act:- >n '*•'
e.o by the council to assume theft''
the poor of the city. The council .
ed a meeting, auei declared j-bc '
mayor vacant ami complete dH >r
ization of the. body.
A Nulioujl COilTMltiAd of ?^)l<tf rt
Sji!or%- , ; : .J.
WASHINGTON, October 21
liers aiulSa ilorsNationalVnibiJ Je • , e
last night adopted a r.v-Un.eu , t
sohiitirs and sailors of
to pto-suj>on the G'over urn a: tu- -
claims, and catling a National C" 1 ••
lion to moot in \Vashin&TOfi )., r
fourth Monday of January 3e^'-,y t
the purpose of effecting &
organization, and to urge upon
and die Departments the justice*r.
ing the preierenee in
men who have honorably serve J
country as soldiers and seamen