The Bedford gazette. (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, December 18, 1868, Image 2

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

    flu ftilfflvfl (bngettr.
■ _
Friilny Moriiinjr, IN. INOS.
WATCH.
Already three bills have been intro
duced in Congress for the amendment,
or rather the addition, of the naturali
zation laws. Thus is clearly evinced
the purpose of the radical tricksters to
shutout immigrants from foreign lands
from the privileges of Ameaiean citi
zenship. It is the avowed purpose of
these scheming rascals 'o reintroduce
into politics the old exclusive ideas of
Know-nothingism, and to that end
Congress is to he made the principal
instrument.
Are the liberal, Democratic people of
America prepared to accept this nar
row-minded and aristocratic pro
gramme? Are we at last to retrograde
to that political level from which the
lowest in the scale of civilized nations,
China and Japan, are even now about
to emerge? Is this land of the free to
be wallet! in with laws which will ex
clude from the broad shelter of our
Constitution, the oppressed people of
other lands? What do we not owe to
the hardy and thrifty toilers who have
come over the sea to clear out our fo:-
ests, delve in our mines and build our
railroads? Nay, who are we ourselves,
but the sons and grandsons of foreign
ers who came here to be American citi
zens just as others are coming to-day?
And it is now proposed that we erect a
btrrier in the way of these men who
seek our shores that they may enjoy
the rights and immunities of a free peo
ple! It is proposed that we make them
travel the longest possible road to reach
the privilegesof citizenship ! It is pro
posed that we hamper, with averse
legislation, the refugee from foreign
persecution, who, as he first stands up
on American soil, Columbus-like,
stoops to kiss the earth, not, indeed, be
cause he has found a new world, but
because, under the generous spirit of
our Constitution and laws, he hopes
soon to call himself an American citi
zen ! Can it be that so illiberal, 30 con
tracted a proposition as this is to be se
riously entertained by the representa
tives of this noble, great and generous
people? Yes! radical demagogues are
ready to perpetrate any iniquity, no
matter how infamous, which, in their
judgment, looks to securing them in
place and power. It is even so. Con
gress is about to attempt to make a
nother Japan of this country. High
tariffs to exclude the cheap goods man
ufactured abroad, and anti-naturaliza
tion laws to exclude foreign born peo
ple from citizenship, are to do the
work.
Therefore, we say unto all people of
liberal principles, Watch ! Therefore,
we say to the German, the Irishman,
tiie Englishman, the Welshman, the
Scotchman, foreign-born citizens of
every nationality, Watch! 111 your
veins, in ours, flows the blood of the
men who are to be tabooed under this
new Know-nothing regime. They who
are to be proscribed are your kinsmen
and ours. Shall we sit with folded
hands whilst a policy looking to the
exclusion of your kindred and ours
from the rights which we enjoy, is a
bout to be established in this boasted
land of freedom ? Never, never! We
repeat it, then, Watch, and especially,
Watch the radical leaders in Congress !
THE celebrated McArdle case has
been up before the Supreme Court again,
and, 011 motion of Judge Black, the
first Friday of February has been set
apart for an argument as to whether
the court has been deprived of jurisdic
tion in the case by the act of Congress.
GRANT is said to be worth halfa mil
lion- When he entered the service,
during the rebellion, he was so poor
that his friends had to purchase an
equipment for him. The blotxl of the
slaughtered, and the hard earnings of
the workingman have made him rich.
Radicalism pays.
Gov. GEARY made more fuss about
the abuses of the pardoning power
than any other governor we know of,
and has reprieved- more murderers and
scoundrels for the time he has been in
office than any of his predecessors.
TIIE Radicals are inaugurating re
trenchment and reform by advocating
the advancement of Grant's safe try as
President toone hundred thousand dol
lars per annum. Better men would
have filled the office for twenty-five
thousand.
BEFORE the election :
I<et us have Peace.— U. S. Grant.
After the election :
Troops are stili needed in the South
ern States. U. S. Grant.
GEN. BITLEK has introduced a bill
to repeal the tenure of office act, passed
the 20th of March 1 St>7. He evidently
don't want Grant "bottled" after the
fourth of March next.
WASIIUURXE, Graut's keeper, is to
be Secretary of the Treasury. If we
are to take this as aspeeimen of Grants
Cabinet it will be a.sorry one indeed.
VR ENI HEX I S M ENSIE.
We art- compelled to apologize
to our readers for not presenting to
them in (hi i tte the Prr sident's M< --
-age. We had intended to treat them
with an "Extra" containing the nic.--
sage, and had made an arrangement
with an eastern daily paper office to
send u- enough early copies to supply
our subscribers in advance of our regu
lar issue. We regret that this arrange
ment was not carried out by the par
ties who had agreed to supply us, and
we are therefore under the necessity of
going to pres.- with but a synopsis of
the great and comprehensive views of
the condition of the country taken in
President Johnson's last message to
Congress, We will give the message
it) full next week. The following is an
outline of what the President says:
First. Thai the Southern States re
main prostrated in industry, their re
sources cut off, a good portion of their
population disfranchised, their consti
tutional privileges denied through
Congressional enactment, and most of
them remaining under military rule.
Second. Commending the report of
the Secretary of the Treasury, and in
dorsing its views fora return to specie
payments througim reduction of ex
jienditures, revising taxatiou, and
gradual contraction of the paper cir
culation, with suggestion for legislation
for one currency only, and that the
National Banks should have their
powers restricted.
Third. That our foreign affairs are
in a favorable condition. The negoti
ations with great Britian regarding
the Alabama claims, so called, have
not reached an end. Certain portions
of the proposed protocol of arbitiation
were not approved by this Govern
ment, and have been returned to
Minister Johnson. The resignation*of
the British ministry is regarded only
as a temporary hindrance. Many de
tails relative to these claims are not
deemed proper to communicate in the
message.
Offers of arbitration between Para
guay and Brazil have been declined
and the course of Paraguay is com
mented on, though there is an absence
of official detail aliout the late outrage
of Lopez. The government has made
new treaties for the protection of nat
uraiizad citizens abroad. It has recog
nized the new Provisional Junta of
Spain as a de facto government, but
has received no formally accredited
Minister for the same. The affairs of
Mexico are satisfactory. Arrange
ments for a mixed Commission to set
tle the claims of Americans in that
country are in progress. The Govern
ment has failed, so far, in its negotia
tions for the purchase of a naval sta
tion in the West Indies, and learns
that the French are trying to get the
Bay of Sainana from the Dominican
government.
Fourth—Official facts show enormous
frauds in tiie revenue, which must be
corrected or the revenue will fail and the
nation be involved in ruin. The mes
sage calls for strong legislation on this
subject, and urges the repeal of the civ
il tenure act, which is regarded as a
hindrance to the removal of corrupt of
ficials.
Fifth—The President rt fers to the
Indian troubles and views of the Peace
Commissioners,and fears that the mil
itary establishment expenditures will
be largely increased on the Plains.
Sixth—He favors the withdrawal of
troops from the Southern States and
the reduction of the army, and gives a
resume of the Land and Pension sys
tem.
it is apparent that Congress will
have work enough before it for a ses
sion, if even a moiety of the Presi
dent's suggestions are legislated upon.
There are three classes of evils from
which the people demand and expect
some relief: First. Enormous frauds
upon revenue. Second. Excessive
taxation resulting from these frauds,
and the burden of the national debt.
Third. The loose and wasteful appro
priation bills of Congress generally.
It must be done. Universal repudia
tion and chaos otherwise are threaten -
ed. __________
THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE.— The
Presidential electors met in their var
ious State capitals, on Wednesday the
2d insst., aa<l counted the Presidential
vote. Those of Pennsylvania met in
the Senate Chamber at 12 o'clock, M.
The electors selected Thomas M. Mar
shall as President. S. S. Rutan, of
Beaver county, was selected as messen
ger to carry the sealed report of the
College to Washington. The vote was
then taken and Ulysses S. Grunt, of
Illinois, was declared to have received
twenty-six votes for the Presidency,
amid applause. A similar vote was
given for .Schuyler Colfax, of Indiana,
for Vice President.
GRANT is in favor of a constitutional
amendment, establishing manhood, or
negro suffrage in all the States. So say
some of his radical friends.
I GRANT, in a late "speech," says he is
setting the public men of this country
an example worthy of imitation. So
he is. He is showing them "how not
to do it."
CONGRESS stultified itself by refusing
to have the President's Message read.
What else could be expected from that
remnant of an ill spent career ?
THE radical leaders are about to re
pudiate the Chicago platform on the
suffrage question, just as they have re
pudiated every profession they ever
made.
WENDELL PHILIPS wants more
blooodshed. He says:—"To-morrow
comes the fight!" Well you will not
be in it, oh, wretch ! with anything but
your ribald tongue.
GRANT despises oratory for the same
reason that the fox in the fable pro
n lunced the grapes unfit to eat.
1 irst-class New York residences now
contain a Billiard room, a chapel, and a
theatre or concert saloon.
Massachusetts lias already had nine
snow storms.
Nebraska removed its capilal to the
city of Lincoln last week.
The cattle plague continues to ravage
Western Wisconsin.
tTfjc 3ScMort( pUctifoxTf,
I.E'L' IS HATE L'EUE.
Among, the olive branches which
have lieen promptly held out upon the
reassembling of Congress, in response
to the maxim of (ieneral Grant, "Let
us have peace," is the hill introduced
by Senator I lice upon the first day of
the session, requiring the Secretary of
War to deliver to the Governors of
North Carolina, South Carolina, Geor
gia, Florida, Alabama, Louisiana and
Arkansas, at the seat of Government
of each of said States, for the use of
the milita tberof, us many serviceable
Springfield rifled muskets of calibre
fifty-eight, with accoutrements, and
serviceable field-pieces with equip
ments, as the Governors of each State,
respectfully, shall require, not exceed
ing two thousand rifled muskets and
two field-pieces for each Congressional
district in those States. It is also re
quired that the arms are to be deliver
ed only on certificates of the Gover
nors showing to the satisfaction of the
Secretary of War that the regiments
and companies for which they are re
quired are organized of loyal citizens.
It will be remembered that the States
for which this extraordinary military
provision is asked for the preservation
of order are all reconstructed States.
This is the working of a dangerous pro
cess of restoring the Union. This,
moreover, is the peace which was to be
assured to the country by the election
of General Grant, but which '.ve hard
ly think is of the sort meant by him
when he coined his famous expression.
It is only in the hands of "loyal citi
zens" that it is proposed arms shall he
placed. It is well enough known what
is meant by that designation. By
"loyal citizens" is meant the black
and white radicals of theSouth, all oth
ers being considered "rebels," now and
forever. The proposition, therefore, is
simply to arm one party in the recon
structed Htates against another, and
hold down the mass of the Southern
white population by the bayonets of
their former slaves.
What use these so-called loyal men
will make of their authority is not dif
ficult to divine from the experience of
Tennessee and Arkansas. Populations
which would cheerfully submit to the
soldiers of the United States, will only
lie goaded into revolt and resistance by
the arming of a paity among them
selves, and that party composed of the
most ignorant and reckless part of the
population, to stand sentry over them.
"Let us have peace!" The derange
ment of business and labor which
must follow protracted disorder and
strife in the South cannot fail to affect
injuriously the interests of the whole
nation. If ultra partizans care not for
the peace or welfare of the Southern
States, let them at least care for the
prosperity of other sections and take
heed lest the steel they plunge through
the South reach the vitals of the coun
try.—Baltimore San.
The Supremo i'ojior of Congress.
In view of the fact that Congress has
virtually declared that the constitution
al requirement that the President shall
communicate to Congress "informa
tion of the state of the Union, and re
commend to their consideration such
measurers as he shall judge necessary
and expedient," is no longer to be re
garded, it has been suggested that in
future Presidential messages be wholly
dispensed with, and Congre-s allowed
to learn of the state of the country
from such sources as it may have at
its command. Mr. Johnson in his
message clearly and forcibly points out
the evils which have followed Radical
reconstruction, a- well as those which
are certain yet to be entailed by it.—
This, in Radical estimation, is nothing
more nor less than rank treason.
What right has the President of the
United States to hold or express an o
pinion if it do not coincide to thejvery
letter with the views and opinions of
the Radical majority? True, the Con
stitution requires that he shall give in
formation from time to time of the
state of the country, and recommend
for the consideration of Congre-s such
measures as he shall judge necessary
and expedient. But what of that?—
Andrew Johnson should have known
that, shorn of nearly all his other
prerogatives as President, he would
not he allowed t • retain this one. It
was not so in the days of Jackson,
whose famous "Protest" embodied
language far stronger and more object
ionable than any employed by Presi
dent Johnson, and yet the Senate gave
it a respectful hearing. But times
change, and men change with them. —
Our country is not what it once was
Our President has been stripped of
his constitutional powers, the func
tions of the supreme Court have been
abrogated, and Congress is now to l.e
regarded as the supreme controlling
power in the land. It has usurped the
powers of the three departments of
Government, and woe betide the man,
however high his official position, who
dares to say it nay.— Evening Herald.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 11—Mr. Douglas
Love, foreman ofthe Detmold coal mine
on George's creek, about 8 miles from
Frost burg, was murdered at bis house
on Sunday night. He was called to
the door by two strangers, and as
soon be appeared was fired at from pis
tols in the hands of each. One ball
entered the door, aud the other one
penetrated his brain and killed him al
most in-tantly. No clue to the mur
derers lias been obtained, but it is
thought they were men who had re
cently been discharged from work by
Mr. Love.
Worcester, Mass., Dec. 12.—'To-day
a man named Tully returned to the
residence of his second wife, Mrs. En
right, after an absence of two years, and
discharged three shots from a revolver
at her, and then shot himself through
the head. Mrs. Enwright received one
shot through the head and two through
the right hand. She is expected to re
cover. Tully will die.
Allentown, Pa., Dec 12.—Elizabeth
Fisher a widow, is under arrest here
for the alleged murder of her child.
Her confinement has been proved, but
the child has not so far been discover
d. An investigation is being made.
< I).ViKI SSlO\ U..
WASHINGTON, Dec. s._the third sos
! sion of the Fortieth Congress com
menced at Washington yesterday, with
i a full attendance in Imth houses, in
the Senate the credentials of the Hon.
j Joshua Hill, one of the Senators elect
from Georgia, were presented and ob
jected to by some of the extreme rad
icals, and were finally laid upon the
j table. A number of bills and resolu
tions were then introduced and order
ed to be printed, among them two or
, three providing for universal -suffrage
| in all the States.
In the House, Mr. Menard, the col
ored me in hi r elect from Louisiana, ap
peared on the floor, but bis credentials
were not presented. A resolution was
adopted directing the committee on
the judiciary to inquire into the state
of political affairs in Virginia, Missis
sippi and Texas. Mr. Eliot introduc
ed a bill continuing the freedinen's
bureau in Virginia, Mississippi and
Texas. Mr. Kelley introduced a bill
proposing an amendment to the con
stitution providing that no State
shall deny the elective franchise to
any citizen on account of race or color.
Mr. Morrill, of Pennsylvania, offered
a resolution declaring that Reverdy
Johnson's conduct in England was pre
judicial to the interests and dignity of
the United States, and requesting the
President to order his recall at once.—
This gave rise to some debate, but it
was finally referred to the committee
|on foreign affairs. The resolution
j seemed to meet with very little favor
. among the members. A resolution
was adopted instructing the cornmit
; tee on ways and means to inquire into
the expediency of providing by law
for the resumption of specie payments.
I Several other bills and resolutions re
lative to the currency, specie payments,
the elective franchi e, etc., were intro
duced and referred. A joint commit
tee'having been appointed to wait on
the President, reported that he would
send in his annual message to-niorrow.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.
The Senate had a brief session, yes
terday, an 1 transacted no business of
general interest. The House passed
a bill to Increase the tariff on copper
yeas 107, nays 51. A bill was introduc
ed and referred to repeal the tenure-of
office act, and a bill passed to restore
the bureau of Indian affairs to the
War Department. After a long speech
by Mr. Robinson, of New York, in
relation to the imprisonment of Ameri
can citizens in Ireland, the House ad
journed.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.
The Senate yesterday, after a number
of bills and resolutions had been in
troduced and referred, passed a bill to
relieve the political disabilities of Chief
Justice Moses, of South Carolina. A
similar bill also passed the House.—
The President's annual message hav
ing been received and partly read, ob
jection was made to its further reading
by several extreme radical Senators. —
Pending the motion to suspend the
reading, the Senate adjourned.
lu the House a bill was passed pro
viding for an wlevtion in Virginia on
the fourth Thursday of May next, on
the question of the ratification or re
jection of the State constitution adopt
ed in 1867, and also at the same time
to choose members of Congress, State
officers and members of the Legisla
ture—the Legislature to assemble in
September next. The President's mes
sage was received and read. After
some debate it was laid on the table.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.
In the Senate yesterday, after choos
ing the regular standing committees,
an interesting debate took place on the
bill from the House to transfer the
Indian bureau to the War Department,
after which it was referred to the com
mittee on Indian affairs. Several bills
were then introduced and referred.—
The unfinished business pending on
Wednesday, being the motion to sus
pend the reading of the President's
message, was then resumed. After
some discus-Jon the message was read,
laid on the table and ordered to be
printed.
In the House, the bill which passed
the Senate at the ia*t session for the
sale of the government property at
Harper's Ferry was passed, as were
also several others of less interest. A
bill was introduced, to regulate the
issue of legal-tender notes and to pro
vide for their redemption. Both hous
es adjourned until Monday next. The
House, previous to adjourning, adopt
ed a resolution to take a recess from
the 21st instant until the sth of Jan
uary. The Senate have yet to concur
in this resolution. The object of the
recess is to enable the several commit
tees to prepare business for final ac
tion.
On Wednesday, in the House, Mr.
Broomall offered a resolution denounc
ing the financial sentiment of the mes
sage, and declaring against all forms
and degrees of repudiation. Mr.
Schenck, of Ohio, proposed that the
message be simply laid on the table,
without reference and without print
ing, and desired to submit a motion to
that effect. Mr. Washburne modified
bis motion so as to have no extra cop
ies printed, which was agreed to—yeas
128, nays 28.
A lady recently advertised in a city
paper that she wanted a "gentleman
for breakfast and tea," while another
advertises for a "husband having a
Roman nose with sitong religious tei -
dencies," and a third party seeks to
recover a lost "wallet belonging to a
gentleman made of calf skin."
Further reports of rich gold discov
eries in Arizona have been received.
Thirty-five thousand dollars of retort
ed gold from the Vulture mine was re
ceived by the last steamer from Los
Angelos.
On November 18, at the house of the
late Barou Rothschild, in Paris, 15,-
000 poor persons were each presented
with a twenty franc piece, about four
dollars in gold, making the munificent
sum of sixty thousand dollars in gold.
A citizen of Belfast, Ireland, thirst
ing for fame, has climbed the spireof a
church there, and been photographed
while standing on the bad.
rKiior!<Ai.s.
Mi .su FOK THE Mii. HON. —lf there
L any one Musical Periodical that is
adapted to suit a lover of Music it is
certainly " / V/r,-.<' Musical Monthly, or
United States Musical fhriew ." Not
satisfied with giving 156 pages of reed
ing matter and over $22 worth of new
music for the modest sum of $2, Mr.
Peters lias decided to enlarge the Jan
uary number, so that in future each
monthly number will contain $1 worth
of music, or about SSO per year. This,
at first, seems ruinous; and, for self
protection, he explains how he can af
ford it. It is in this way. Mr. Peters
publishes from (in to 70 pieces of music
each month, and among them are
many fine copy-right pieces, by the
best authors in the country, and which
only need introducing to become im
mensely popular. By circulating the
j best pieces in the Review he brings
them at once to the notice of thousands
who never would have heard of them.
They are sung and played by his sub
scribers, and their Musical friends,
liking them, arc induced to buy copies
in sheet form. It is certainly a novel
way of advertising, and we presume
pays the publisher. That our Musical
People are getting a rich treat for a
mere nothing is also certain, and we
advise them all to send to J. L. Pe
ters, P. <). Box .3120, New-York City,
for a year's subscription. It can be had
for $2 before January Ist. Sample
copies, 25 ets. After January it will
be raised to s'3, to cover the enlarge
ment.
IT turns out that it is the publisher
of TIIK GALAXY who have secured
, that greatest of the year's literary priz
i'es—the new serial story, by Charles
Reader for which the popular author,
it is said, is to receive fifty thousand
dollars, from them and from his Eng
lish publishers. The new story will
bo commenced early in the year. The
Galaxy has also purchased the advan
ced sheets of the new story, bv Mrs. Ed
wards, the author of "Steven Lawrence,
Yeoman," and "Archie Lovell,"twoof
the most succes-ful of recent novels.
This attractive serial will be commen
ced in the January number. Richard
Grant White," is tocontribute to the vol
ume for 1869, a series of papers on "A
mericanim." Dr. W. Hammond, the
leading American authority on diseases
of the mind and nerves, and an able
writer, Is to furnish some papers in his
important specialty. Eugene Benson,
who is gaining a wide reputation as a
brilliant essayist, is to analyze, in a sc
ries of articles, the charteristics of the
leadingjournalistsof New York—Gree
ley, Raymond, Parke, Godwin, W. 11.
Hurlbut, and others. Another notice
able series of articles will be criti
cisms upon the principal living A
merican authors. Besides these, Sci
entific, Social, Literary, Practical, and
Economical Articles are promised.
From Mark Twain, humorous arti
-1 cles may be expected. From Henry
James, Jr. Harriet Prescott Spofford,
I Caroline Chesebro, Jane G. Austin,
John Esten Cooke, and others, Short
• Stories and Sketches. Taking the Gal
i axy's propoetus for 1869, altogether, it
offers one of the most tempting bills
I of fare to magazine readers ever set be-
I fore an American public.
GOIJEY FOR ISG9.—The American
! people have long ago become familiar
| ized with the merits of Godey's Lady's
! Book. Godey, although followed by
numerous rivals and imitators, is still
jat the head. The literary matter is
furnishd by Marion Harland and a
long list of entertaining and agreeable
writers. We are pleased to see such a
bundant proofs of enterprise and go-,d
judgment in the old favorite, and feci
assured that it will thereby continue
its record, and be green and lusty when
some of its young competitors are for
gotten.
THE LITTGK PIGGIUM.— We have
received the December number of this
excellent little monthly for children.
It will inake glad the heart of every
little girl and boy who are so fortun
ate as to receive it. All little folks
who can read ought to subscribe lor
The Little Pilgrim , for 1869. Price To
cts per year. Address L. K. Lippin
cott, Jilt Walnut St., Philadelphia.
Anoltiet-Outrage by I.oyal Militia.
Memphis, December 7. —A private
dispatch from Augusta, Arkansas, this
afternoon, says that last evening a regr
intent of State militia, under General
Upharn, entered the town and took
possession of the telegraph office, di
recting the operators to send no mes
sage without their being revised by an
officer. They then placed guards on
the street, and proclaimed martial
law. No reason lias been assigned for
the occupation of the town.
Memphis, Dec. 9. l ite Avalanche 's
Little Rock special to-day reports that
serious outrages were perpetrated near
Lewisburg on Saturday. <)n the night
of the fid a disguised party went to the
house of Alvin and Washington Lewis
(colored,) living near that town, with
two white prostitutes, who bad been
repeatedly ordered to leave the county
on account of their bad character. The
party broke into the house, killed
Washington, and run Alvin otf.
Captain Matthews' company of col
ored Militia went to the neighborhood
and meeting Joseph Jackson and Rob
ert l\rry in a cotton wagon, arrested
litem. Four negroes took Perry into
the canes, stood him against a tree, and
shot his ear oil". He then broke from
them and escaped. They then shot
Jackson, mortally wounding him. lie
was found, and tolcl before expiring
! who shot him.
The negroes then went-to the house
of Thomas Hooper, aged 6U, who they
took out of the house and shot down
on the road, afterwards saying that lie
had tried to escape. The Sheriff, who
is a Republican, says Hooper was mur
dered, and told the citizens to organize
place themselves under him and he
would arrest Matthews and his band.
He also sent a petition toGov. Clayton
to disband the militia. The greatest
excitement exists, and arrests continue.
President Timothy Dwight, of Yale,
was the first man in America to culti
vate strawberries.
lit Sjiititi liiort' art*Sl ilukos, 745 mar
quise's, 557 counts, 71 viscounts and 7b
barons, Im -i! - 32 native B;>aniar<!s
who Iwitr fiiivisf'i lit It's.
The earthquake has visited l'iussia;a
shock was recently felt at different
quarters of the eity of < ologm 4 .
Twenty eight fishermen of Gloucester,
Mass., have been drowned this year.
Severity-five were drowned last year.
Two New York Indies have sent to
Paris for dres.se- 4 to wear to a charity
ball. Their charity does not begin at
home.
A bridegroom in New Yorß has pre
| seated his bride with a furnished
brown stone mansion fora wedding gift.
A Cincinnati paper says the pubiie
iias lately been affected with a great
I deal of railroad Erie-tation.
ItLVIIiW OF THE HAltlillTN.
Corrected every week.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 15.
FLOUR.—The quotationsare—
Northwest superfine, $5.75'" U. 00
Northwest extra, 6.50 .(>.75
Northwest extra family, 7.25 ■ 5.25
Penna. and West'n sup., (;.oo"7.ob
Penna. and West'n extra, 7.<ti " s.oo
Penna. and West'n family, B.s'■ ' 10.-50
Penna. and West'n fancy, 1 1.00" Id.OO
Ryo flour, 8.00;.8,50
G RAIN.—We quote—
Pennsylvania red, per bus., $1.90 ' -.10
Southern "
i California, "
White,
Rye, " O.OT H" 1.50
! (Torn, for yeL, " 1 .do e 1.21
; Oats, " (Sf7oc
PROVLSR)NS. —We quote—
Pork, per DDL, $28.50(fl 29.00
Daeon Hams, per lb., 20t" 21c
i Salt Shoulders, " 12c
; Prime Lard, '* J7c
SEEDS.—We quote
Cloverseed, jx-r bus., at $7.25(<f-7.75
: Timothy, " 2.50
\ Flaxseed, " 2.85 '2.85
SPEC 1A L NO TICKS.
IMPORTANT NOTICE.—We wualJ at present par
ticularly invite the attention of the p>ublic to oar
established business rule which is strictly adhered
, to under all circumstances :
We guarantee all prices lower than the low
est elsewhere; also guarantee full satisfaction
to every purchaser, or the sale canceled and
the money refunded.
PROTECTION TO OUR PATRONS.— To fully
carry out the above business rule, we have
REDUCED ALL PRICES. Our stock of Men's,
Y'ouths', Boys', and Children's lteady-made
Clothing, which is large complete, and com
prehensive enough to embrace all desirable
styles, size 4, and kinds.
MUST ALL BE SOLD, as it was manufactured
for that especial purpose. To insure this we
intend to continue, as heretofore, to give all
customers
MORE VALI E FOR THEIR MONEY" than they
can get elsewhere, under any and all circum
stances. Call on us, hear our prices, and ex
amine oar goods bofore purchasing.
Half way between i BENNETT & Co.,
Fifth and > TOWER HALL,
SixthSireete, ) 518 MARKET BT.,
PHILADELPHIA,
AMI 600 BROADWAY, NEW YORK.
Oetl6yl
DEAFNESS, BLINDNESS, and CA
TARRH treated with the utmost success by J.
ISAACS, M D., and professor of Disease' of the
Eye and Ear m the Medical College of Pair.
\ sylvaniii. 12 years experience, (formerly of
Ley den, Holland), No. 805 Arch Street Phila.
Testimonials can be seen at his office. The medi
cal tacuity are invited to accompany their pa
tients, as he has no secrets in his practice. Arti
ficial eyes inserted without pain No charge for
examination. july3,'6Byl
RIM DE AND BRIDEGROOM.—Essays
for Young Men on tho interesting relation of
Bridegroom to Bride, in the institution of Mar
riage,—a Guide to matrimonial felicity, and true
happiness. .Sent by mail in sealed letter envel
pes free of charge. Address. HOWARD ASSO
CIATION. Box P . Philadelphia, Pa
aug2S*6Byl
XX° ! F()R AUSTIN A GO'S
GREAT ONE DOLLAR SALE!
'■We propose to fight it out on this line."
AGENTS! AGENTS!
WANTED!
Ladies and Gentleman in every town and city in
the United States, to act as Agents for
Austin & Co.'B Great One Dollar Sale
of rich and valuable goods, comprising nothing
but useful articles wanted in every family. Eaeh
and every article will be sold for One Dollar.
To any person get ing up either of the clubs be
low, we will present a Watch, Dress Pattern.
Piece of Sheeting, Sewing Machine, Wool Carpet,
Ac., Ac., free of extra cost. Our inducements to
Agents have al ways been nearly double those of any
other house in the trade, and our largely increas
ing business warrants us in continuing the same.
Tale particular notice of this : —Our Agents
arc not required to pay one dollar for their pres
ents. but receive the same for their services in
getting up clubs Please examine the following
TERMS TO AGENTS.
Any person sending us a club of ten, with si.
will he entitled to receive for the same any one of
the five hundred articles on our exchange List.
(See Circular.
For n Club of Thirty, with $3, the person will
be entitled to one of the following articles, viz :
Meerschaum pipe, 20 yds bleached or brown sheet
ing, elegant silver-plaed five-bottle revolving
castor, 1 fancy dress pattern, 1 dozen extra quali
ty cotton hose, fancy colored bed spread, 1 large
size damask table cover. 1 morocco album—JlH)
pictures, all-wool cassimere for pants and vest, 1
pair ladies' serge congress boots best quality, 1
dozen fine linen towels, 1 large size worsted
shawl, ladies' long gold-plated chain, splendid
ladies' morocco shopping bag with lock and key,
set of jewelry with sleeve buttons to match, 1 vio
lin and bow. I dozen shirt bosoms, 1 white Mar
seilles quilt, i elegant black walnut work-box or
writing desk.
For a Club of Fifty, with ss.—l pair all-wool
blankets, 3i yards fine cassimere for pants and
vest, 1 black or colored ttlpaeca dress pattern, 1
solid gold scarf pin, 1 pair gents' calf boots, 30
yards bleached or brown sheeting. 2 yds double
width cloth for ladies' cloaks, 1 fur muff or collar,
30 yards print fast colors, 1 square Thibet shawl.
I plain poplin dress pattern, 1 elegant six-bottle
heavy plated castor, 1 pair gents' white shirts,
genuine meerschaum pipe iu case, 1 set of lace
curtains.
Fora Club of One Hundred, with $lO. —1
heavy silver-plated engraved ice pitcher, 60 yards
bleached or brow n sheeting, 1 rich merino or thi fe
et dress pattern, 1 set of ivory .handled knives and
forks. 1 pair supericr white wool blankets, 7iyds.
all-wool fancy cassimere for suit, elegant herage
dress pattern, I ladies' or gents' silver hunting
ease watch, 1 Bacon's six-barreled revolver, stiver
plated engraved six-bottle revolving castor with
cut glass bottles, fine wool cloth for ladies' cloak,
25 yards hemp carpeting, I pair tiue damask ta
ble cloths, napkins to match, 2 heavy honeycomb
quilts, 1 Bartlet hand portable sewing machine, 1
wool long shawl, nice iur muff and cape, 1 pair
gents' French call boots
For a Club of Five Hundred, with $50,—24
yards extra woolen carpeting, 1 elegant hunting
case watch (Walthatn warranted one year.) I cie
gant chamber set —black walnut trimmings. 1 hair
cloth spring sofa.
For a Club of One Thousand, with $100.—30
yards brusgels carpets, 1 parlor set complete, 1 la
dies' or gents' hunting case gold watch and chain. 1
complete set of rich sable furs.
For larger or smaller clubs we will give a pres
ent of proportionate value.
Agents or customers may at any time make a
selection of goods from tbo Exchange List, and by
sending One Dollar for each article, have the goods
forwarded to them, without first ordering checks ;
but in such cases no premiums will be given.
DIRECTIONS.
Send lagre sumsof money by Draft on New Y'ork
or Boston, or by Express We will pay Exchange
on all sums of $25 or more. Smaller sums should
be sent by registered letter or by postal money
order. It will be impossible to lose money sent in
either of the above ways. We will not be respon
sible for money lost, unless sent as above directed.
Sec that your letters are properly directed and
stamped, as uo letters are forwarded unless pre
paid. Write your address in full, Town, County
and State.
Agents wanted in every Town and
Village.
Adlress AUSTIN A COMPANY,
tleclff 1 No. 106 Summer Street, Boston, Mast.
Salts.
/ i HIST MILL ANI) FARM FOR
\ I SALE. —The mi'l bus two t-air of Frt- (; , !,
Itu -rn. and two pair of Oh >pping Stones, i- in ...
'■client repair, and ■* pUe of doing a very h,,-
business. ft never failing water power, is in ' h
good settlement. and no mill nigher th in fi...
• miles. Forfurthcr particulars inquire of
| declltf i'i B6 GAZETTE.
VJIA •< • AfN ! --A Fwrtn of 12.3
acres one mile northeast of Bedford, with so
acres cleared, balance in good timber, 20 art ~
i recently limed. 25 acres of fine clover sod t„ .
never-jailing springs and an abundance of other
1 running water, a good fruit orchard new b*rn,
log house and outbuildings, well adapted to graz
ing orgrain growing, will be -old at a i i.A-
Enquire of JOHN S. SPRriAT.
or J. W, DICKKit.-ON.
I i!cvl.''tn.': Bedford, P.-
! 4 DMINISTRATOR'B SALE OF
I A VALUABLE COAL PROPERTY.—The un
dersigned, administrator of the estate of itr H
V. Bramwell, dee d, will sell at public sale, on
the premises, on Tuesday, the 2'.*;h day of D .
cember nex'. the undivided half of a valuable
fitrtn at:d coal tract combined, situate in the
township of Broad Top, county of Bedford. Pa,
on 6 Mile Run, about one half mile from R ;
Road, containing 1 Id acres and 66 perches of 11,
adj iioining lands of the Hunt, and Broad Top M
; It R and Coal Company, in right of T J. II ,r
--j ton, land of Cunningham & Co , Pin't - A Co. ,Al>-
S uer S. Ilorton and Win. Anderson. This is aval
! uable co d tract, having thereon all the seams ~f
I coal on the mountain, be-i.les an abundance
: Iron Ore—both crop out; land smooth and im -
provements good, with an orchard of choice fruit
! thereon. Lying in close proximity to the r.
road, it is a valuable property for coal mil
Should purchasers so desire, the whole can be 1
together and the Exeeut>r of the lion Peb r
Scbell will join in a conveyance upon re jeiriri r a
reasonable bid, and if desirable will give the usu
al Orphans' Court terms. Terms of the Br.imweil
I Moiety cash. The undersigned will meet any
persons desiring information at the house of Geo
W. Figard, in Coaldale, on the 28th and 29tb of
December. Sale will be opened at I o'clock, p
M Title indisputable.
dcc4,'6Bw4 JNO P. REED. Adm'r.
/ VRPHANS' COURT BALE.—By
V * virtue of an order of the Orphans' Court, the
undersigned, executor of the last will and testa
ment ot Jacob Hippie, late of Middle Wood berry
township, dee d, will sell at public vendue, on t|,,,
I premises, on Tuesday, the 20ih day of December.
IS6S, the following described valuable real estate.
: viz: A tract <1 land situate in said township
I known as the Mansion tract of sai l decedent, con
i tilibing eighty-one acres, more or le-s. ah-, at
■ twenty acres of which are cleared and in a g „„i
j state of cultivation.; well fenced, the balance well
1 timbered, with a story and a-half log dwcllir.'
house, a small substantial bank barn <ud other
necessary outbuildings thereon erected. There is
excellent running water at the door ; also s- me
j fine fruit trees.
The above will be sold in lots, or all together.
1 to suit purchasers. Terms—cash, unless purchas
; cr- prefer payments with interest.
dale to commence at 11 o'clock. A. M.
FREDERICK CARPER,
dce-ln I Executor of Jaoob Hipfit, dee d..
\r ALU ABLE REAL ESTATE AT
> PRIVATE SALE.
No. 1 contains 81 acres in East Providence tp .
well timbered, i mile from the Pike at Rays Hill.
No. 2. 200 acres. 75 acres cultivated, balance
; well timbered, good mill site, 6 miles south of
! Bloody Run.
No. 3. 112 acres, 81) acres in good state of culti
vation, good buildings, 3 miles *ouih of Bloody
Run.
No. 4. 134 acres, 80 acrev cleared, 2 miles from
! Bloody Run.
, No. 5. 123 acres. 50 acres cleared, balance well
j timbered, underlaid with Iron Ore. 4 mile* south
I of Ssxton.
] No. 6. House and lot on Main street, Bloody
| Run. in a good business part of the town.
No, 7 2 lots on Spring street. Bloody Run, near
Rail Road Station
All of the above are valuable properties and
. will be sold on reasonable torms'or will be traded
; for good property here or in the west, bv
EDWARD F. KERR,
nov27m3 Bedford, Penn'a.
ORPHAN'S COURT SALE OF
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE.—By virtue
; of an order of the Orphan's Court of Bedford
j C< unty, the undersigned will ~fter at public sale,
; on the premises, on Friday, the 18th day of De
j cember, 1638, the following valuable Real Estate.
' viz: A tract of land, in Juniata township, ad
| joining lands of Francis Hainan. George Walker,
John Luman and Daniel Harrier, containing 16y
■ acres, neat measure, about 100 acres cleared and
under fence, about 15 acres of which isgooi inea 1-
j ow. The improvements area story-arid-a-half log
house, spring house, double log barn and other
necessary builiiiugs. Also "an apple orchard
I thereon.
Also the one undivided half of the following de
scribed tract of land, adjoining lands of Francis
Hainan, Daniel Harrier and Daniel Shroyer, con
taining 70 acre*, neat measure, having a saw mill
thereon erected. Ba!e to commence at 10 o'oloek
of said day. NATHAN KJ2GG,
i Trustee for the sale of the Real Estate of John
Fegg. dee d. aev26w4
JjH>B SALE OR TRADE.
2 tracts, of 160 acres each, within three miles of
a depot on the Union Pacific Railroad, back of
; Omaha.
1 tract of bottom land, timbered and praire. two
, miles from Omaha city.
One-th:rd of 7.000 acres in Fulton countv. Pa.,
including valuable ore. mineral and timber'lands]
j near F<>rt Littleton.
Over 4,000 acres of valuable ore. coal and tim
j ber lands in West Virginia.
Also .>2O acres ot land in Woodbury co.. Inwa.
ALSO—Twenty-five one acre lots, adjoining the
borough of Bedford, with limestone rock for kiln
or quarry, on the upper end of each.
ALSO
80 acres in Franklin Co., lowa.
ALSO.
5 lots of ground, in Bedford. 60 bv 240 ft . former
ly part of the Lyons' estate.
0. E. SHANNON,
jun2l,'67yl Bedford, Pa.
TTALUABLE LAND FOR SALI:
Y —The undersigned offers :'or sale the follow
tug valuable bodies of land :
TiIREE CHOICE TRACTS OF LAND,
containing 160 acres each, situated on the Illinois
C ntral Railroad, in Champaign county, State of
Illinois, 8 miles from the city of Urban a. and one
mile flow Rentu il Station on sai 1 Railroad. Two
of the tracts adjoin, and one of them has a never
failing pond of wateruponit Thecityof Urbaua
contains about 4,000 inhabitants. Champaign
the greatest wheat growing county in Illinois.
ALS o —One-fourth of a tract of land, situated
in Broad Top township. Bedford couutv. contain
ing about 45 acres, with all theeoal veiusof Broad
Top running through it.
ALSO — Three Lots in the town of Coalmont,
Huntingdon county.
Jan 26, '66-tf F. C. REAMER
4 GENTS WANTED
J. V FOR
OUR NEW GREAT
STANDARD WORE,
CHAMBERS'
INFORMATION FOR THE PEOPLE,
The largest, best and cheapest suiiserip
tion book ever publish© 1, and en
dorsed by all Literajy People
in Europe and America.
As well to supply a much neeJcd want in our
own country by tiifiusing correct information in a
form best adapted to our people as to gratifv re
peated solicitations from friends to issue an Amer
ican edition of this valuable work, the Publishers
have undertaken the enterprise. The vast amount
of illustrated trash that has flooded the country
for s me years past demands a book of this char
acter, for the benefit of those who wish to read for
instruction and entertainment, instead of cheap
pictures and sensational newsnapcr clippings
bound up in form of and sold for books. 0
lliis great work is of itself a complete and e
--lect library for every family. Containing over
3.000 closely printed pages on all subjects of pop
ular interest, from the best authors, ami especial
ly adapted to the wants of the people. The dailv
Inquiries received as to date of issue give assur
ances of au extraordinary sale. By applying at
once, agents will so jure a choice of territory for a
book that will sell to everybody, regardless.of seel
party, or section. Send tor circulars, and see our
terms and a full description of this mammoth
work.
Address
UNITED STATES PUBLISHING Co.
411 Broome St., New York.
nov2owS
gbY YOUR HATS AND CAPS
of
R. W. BERKSTRKSSFR.
A CARD.— A Clergyman, while re
siding in South America as a missionary, discover
ed a safe and simple remedy for the cure of Ner
vous Weakness, Early Decay, Diseases of the Uri
nary and Seminal Organs, and the whole train of
disorders brought on by baneful and vicious hab
its. Great numbers have been cured by this noble
remedy. Prompted by a desire to benefit tbo af
flicted and unfortunate, I will semi the recipe for
preparing and using this medicine, in a sealed
envelope, to any one who needs it, FREE OF
CHARGE. Address,
JOSEPH. T. INMAN,
btation D, Bible House,
oplßm3# New-York City,