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The U'rnocrnt- of Bedford county
will a-cmWe In MAS* MEET INC at
the Court llotis/ Jti Bedford, on MON
DAY EVENING, FEB. *, fCourt
week.)
A full turn out is requested, as hurd
les* of imjiortance will be laid Ik* fore
tlin meeting.
Several add re-sc.* will !■ delivered.
.1. W. DICK KiiSO.N,
Cb'ii I em. < V. Com.
vKiuio sr ritua: at i.ast.
There is now pending in Congress a
proposition to amend the Constitution
of the United States so as to prohibit
the Stales and the Federal Govern
ment from disfranchising any citizen
of the United States on account of race
or color ; or rather, to give the propos
ed amendment in its exact language:
"The right of citizens of the United
States to vote and hold office shall not
be denied or aoridged hy the United
States or any State on account of race,
color, or previous condition of .servi
tude."
This proposition will, doubtless, pass
both houses of Congress, by tbe requi
site two-tliird vote, and it will then
remain only for three-fourths of the
States to ratify the amendment in or
der to make it part and parcel of the
Constitution.
We do not propose, at present, to
discuss the abstract question of negro
suffrage. It is our purpose, at "This
time, to call attention to the trickery
by whit h this change in the fundamen
tal law is to be foisted upon the peo
ple.
The Constitution provides that it
may be auieutw.- by propositions sub
mitted by Congress to the State Legis
latures, or to Conventions of the peo
ple of the several States. If the radi
cals in Congress who propose this suf
frage amendment, sincerely desire to
obtain a fair expression of the popular
will in regard to that amendment,
they will not submit it to legislatures
already elected, but to Conventions to
be chosen with direct reference to the
question. Tbe legislatures elected pii
t'ongress, do not and'cannot reflect the
popular judgment upon the question,
because the people <lid not pass upon
it in voting for members of the legis
lature. Therefore it is nothing less
than a fraudulent forestalling of the
people, to submit this amendment to
the legislatures now in existence. But
that this will be done, who doubts'. It
is the game which the radicals intend
to play, for well do they know that if
tin ju npte can get a chance to vote up
on this amendment, they will reject it
by a most unprecedented vote.
it seems quite probable, now, that
the adoption of this amendment will
le an is-ue at the coming elections,
l iven should Congress decide to sub
mit the question to tlie State Legisla
tures, these cannot act with sufficient
rapidity to settle it before next Octo
ber. New legislatures will then be
chosen and in theeleetion of members
of these bodies, the suffrage amend
ment will become the great, overshad
owing issue. We, therefore, call upon
democrats everywhere to prepare for
the struggle. Let the question be dis
cu -• d among the people. Let moder
ate, reflecting "Republicans" be told
of the purpose of their party to force
negro suffrage, nay, negro office-hold
ing for this is also specified in the a
mendment) upon the country through
the agency of Congress and the State
Legislatures. A full and clear under- j
standing of this issue, by the popular S
masses, is all that is necessary to insure
the defeat of this darling scheme of the
radical politicians, the argument
against it he commenced at once.
Jilt: KAUII VL JKIS< ICI.K.
Can any one tell us what principle
of civil government is to-day held hy
the radical party ? Surely it cannot be <
pretended that republicanism has a
place in its creed. .V republic is a gov- i
ernmcut in which Lie people rule, by
and through representatives chosen by
themselves. Bui the people of some j
of the St.if as are deliberately preven
ted by the k-gisiation of the radical
party, from electing such representa
tives, and are thusdeprived of the right . ,
of self-government. Therefore, this
party is not republican.
The would-be exponents of radical- j
ism talk a groat deal about "equal j ;
rights." Bu. they sustain the most in- j
famotisiy unequal system of revenue
ever invented by mail. They exempt ;
millions ~f j<]ie capital from burdens
of taxation, whilst the industrial and
commercial intciv-ts are made to bear j
almost the entire weight of it. Event
upon the suffrage qic lion there are 1
only it few of the bolder men among
them who dare to stand upon the piat- :
form of equality. I>< itw il favors the •
cttfrnnchl#nil nt ofttll ttixU* alovc t<
a/< :oftw<tfd> one, without r< 'J to
r color. I'u 1 '! - oiijy >):':' th
inequality of Iff <•{< ,; V" f•—*
ninth toon marked iiwl olfin iv.
Suffrage i - not equal nor uoiver il *o
longit IwHmJted Utanttw*' Be*ble*,
wbil-t BoutweJl anil hi* coadjutor* "♦"
talk ingof en Ranch :■<£ the negro, ttiey
urn *f riving to exclude the {ore igner
from citizenship. "Equal right*," for
sooth ! IcH the? philanthropist *eck that
blessing any whore elso than In the
creed of the radicals,
i )n thequestioiH of finance, such as the
public debt anil batiking, where - land
the Radical party? A-k Senator
Morton, and you get one answer; ask
Senator Edmunds, and you get anoth
er ; ask .Senator Sherman, and you are
vouch-afeil a thiol; ami so on to the
' end of the list of Radical worthies; till
differing upon theseiinporlantsubjects,
J I. is confusion worse con foil tided.
There is a principle to which, one
would naturally suppOK', every radical
in the country would fully subscri'oe,
viz: "To the victors belong the spoils."
i Not so, however. Even this doctrine
heretofore held in common by poli
ticians of all parties, lias been over
turned by tho-e revolutionists. It is
I held by these reformers that only to
radicals belong the spoils, For instance,
Mr. Young, of Kentucky, Mr. Swltzler,
of Missouri, ( Jen. Morgan, of Ohio, are
, elected to Congress by large majorities.
But they are not radicals, and the scats
to which they are elected are given to,
their opponents at theeleetion who are f
1 radicals. This then, is the great liber
al, generous, comprehensive principle
which underlies the structure of this
party. Who to squeamish that he can
not stand upon it. Who so filled with
mawkish sentimentality of conscience,
fairness, or right, that he undertakes to
object to it ? The most profound philso
ophers, the greatest reformers, the gen
tlest of philanthropists, the most pious
divines, endorse this grand radical
principle. Know this, o reader, and
cease to wonder that the radical party
carries elections.
AUSIOI.E XV.
A radical member of the legislature
has introduced in the House a reso
lution in favor of the proposed amend
ment to the Constitution of the United
States, making "manhood suffrage"
universal, and putting Bio elective
franchise beyond the regulation and
control of the s So cer
tain do its advocates feel that tile .
•" • -..tifiotl by three
fourths of tiic ramies, * ....
already named it "Article XV."
It requires little argument to con
vince even a radical that this amend
ment, if adopted, would change at a
blow, the entire form of government.
The regulation of the qualifications of its
own citizen- i- the highest porogative
that a State tan own. Let this power
be taken away, and the States as a
part of our system of government, will
cease to exist. There would be noth
ing left of State authority worth pre
serving. If the Legislature of Penn
| sylvama shall ratify the proposed a
mendment, it may as well adjourn
never to meet again. It would have
performed a base act of self-emascula
tion, and its members should then, as
a tinal act in the contemptible perfor
mance, be kicked out of the chambers
and have the doors closed on them
forever. In adopting this plan of sub
verting the power of the State, and
centralizing the government, the rad
icals are employing the forms of the
Coil, titution to destroy the Constitu
tion, itself. Deprived of the power to
determine the qualifications of their
own citizens, the States will lose their
dignity and authority in the govern
ment. The office of Governor of the
great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
will become a> contemptible as that of
a satrap of the Lower Empire, who
merely obevtd the decrees which he
received from the capital. Her Legis
lature will be reduced to amending
road laws, and to pa.-.-ing act- rela
ting to the destruction of game. This
amendment will prostrate the States
helpless and hopeless, at the feet of the
general government. The power of
the States utterly destroyed, the fed
eral form of government ceases to exist,
consolidation rapidly ensues, and des
potism closes the career of the Ameri
can republic.
The resolution before the Pennsylva
nia legislature am >unls to nothing
more than an invitation to such petty
States as Vermont, Rhode Island and
New Hampshire to intervene by a
mendment to the Constitution, and
eon-Brain tin* people of Pennsylvania
to an act which they could not perform
for Lhemseive-. It is a cowardly, un
manly proposition. It.seeks to evade
a direct issue before the people, by
putting it before the legislatures of the
several States. It is a sneaking at
tempt to rob the citizens of each State
vf their right to determine the ques
tion for themselves. If of
Pennsylvania are so enamored of the
ikgro that lie must he allowed to ex
vivise the privileges of u voter, let
them confer these franchises them
selves, and not invoke the aid of
strange.- in other States. If they
tPlje ustxzTovXi C* n> r rtc> ?Pi>
tfiust <loti < the utmi and broth r situ
.11 the rights of a citizen, let them
(tmend tie < onditution of I'cnn-ylva
tt't'.t. It U only )!'*/•-- ary to strike out
the word "white" where it occur-,
and the thing is done. Rut the radi
cals evidently prefer to reach their
d. rling ptirjssw: hy an amendment to
the Con Utut ion which wi.l change
the form and spirit of the federal g< v
er' nieut.
With the democrats, this qm*tion
rises far above negro suffrage. To
them it is a matter of -mall moment
whether a few thousand negroes shall
be added to the radical vote of Penn
sylvania. Negro -uli'ruge it now do
ing its worst in the South, where the
white population is given over to the
domination of the s -mi barbarous
blacks and their vulgar and impudent
ear pet-bag masters. They prefer that
the Con-titution of Pennsylvania shall
he amended that the negro may ho ad
mitted to citizenship, rather than that
theConstitutionoftheircduntry shall he
utterly destroyed, by the subversion
of the power and dignity of the several
Bta.es. Even if negro suffrage he the
great boon which its advocates claim
it to be, it is still not important enough
to be obtained at the sacrifice of the
present form of government, if this
amendment shall succeed, the power
and dignity of Pennsylvania in the
Union are gone forever. It is the
entering wedge which the enemies of
the federal government are employing
for its destruction. If is the instru
ment which is to be used by canting
hypocrites in the name of humanity,
to subvert the liberties of the i>eople.
—Since the above article was placed
in type, the bill proposing a new a
mendment to the Constitution of the
United States, which is to be article
XV, passed the House, by a vote of
100 to 12, Bingham, Baker, Hawkins
and Po!-lev alone among the radicals,
voting in the negative. The text of the
bill is as follows:
lie it resolved, etc., Two-thirds of both
houses concur ring, that the following ar
ticle le proposed to the logi.-latures of
the several States as an amendment to
the Constitution of the United States,
which, when ratified by three-fourths
of said legislatures, shall be held as
part of said Constitution.
Section 1. The right of any citizen of
tlie United States shall not be denied
or abridged by the United States, or any
State, by reason of race, color or previ
ous condition of slavery of any citizen,
or class of citizens of the United States.
Second. The Congress shall have
power to enforce, by appropriate legis
lation, the provisions of this article.
Mu. Jonx W. Fouxey, editor of the
1 -lolphia Press, is traveling in the
and is wo— - .
own initial- - *"* T>por- In a late
Jctier from Lenoir, North Carolina, he
i< "delighted to find the people of the
"State so temperate and orderly ;" he
"lias met a great number of the Con
"federate [ why not rebel, < ) Fokxky ?j
"officers, and in every instance found
"them courteous, intelligent, and full
"of inquiries; " the election of Grant
"is regarded by this whole population
"as the best thing that could have hap
pened to them and, on every side,
when he is not surprised he is over
joyed at the goodness, loilty, and pros
perity of the people. How is this?
Does a closer inspection show that the
foil correspondents ha ve been guiitv of
great enexactr.es* in their accounts of
people and things in the South? Or
has this glowing account something to
do with the Southern land speculations
of a certain Philadelphia company?
P. Gkay Meek, Esq., editor of the
Bellefonte Watchman, against whom
the officials of the Dickenson Seminary,
at Wiliiamsport, brought a suit for li
bel, has been found not guilty by the
jury trying the cause. This thing of
prosecuting editors for libel will soon
be Aus ye sye'Ut. And,-) it-should he.
I'll K UFI'ItIEXCV til 1.1..
Again Congress is called to confront
real features of the Appropriation bill
of the last Congress. At the time
when the appropriations were made
it was clearly shown that there
would be a heavy deficiency, but
the arguments went for nothing. It
did not suit the puposes of the Radical
majority at that lime to make a full'
and fair exhibit of what the actual ex
penses of the Government were certain
to be. A presidential election was to be
held,and the party in power, tostaveotf
defeat, resolved to makesuch appropria
tions as would serve to covinee those of
the people who were not versed in gov
ernmental affairs that the publicexpen
-as were not as heavy as represented by
the Democratic journals. But mur
der will out. The Deficiency hill now
before Congress will amount to some
twenty-one million dollars. The fraud
and treachery of the Radical party are
so clearly shown in this trari vietion,
that it istobe hoped that the next ap
propriation bill will be passed In such
a form as will enable the people io
know in advance what the probable
expenses of the Government will be.
A deficit of twenty-one million indi
cates shameful ignoranceofgovernmen
tal expenses on the part of Congress
being charitable enough to attribute
the deficit to ignorance. But such was
not the real cause. Congress knew, as
Well as it knew that it was in session,
that the appropriations las' year were
too small. The figures and protests of
the heads of the various departments
were completely disregarded. I'arti
san purposes were to be subserved, and
all other considerations made to con
form to this end. We hope the fact
that such a:. .. ormous deficiency as
twenty-one million will open the eyes
of the people to the true condition of
affairs. — livening Herald.
< VI..
V. :-r ii ■ .' -*>, Jan. 23.
h, i; '• e'wr. Mr. I .'.d- Voiii
the I tommitt' eon retrofe ! ownf r< |
till track lloe-< I, ** I am "di .g tne o
an of ofhe" a< t, with a hulwtiUife au
thorizing the Pr< wb-n to remove a
cabinet Officer at J -|e;i ire, during tiie
reee:- of thoHenato, andtoMi-pend any
officer during the r <> >- without tie;
a-iignment of peein) reasons therefor.
Tie majority of tjie judiciary commit
tee reported against tie admission of
Senator Hill, of Georgia, at present.
The bill relative to the Central Pacific
railroad was then taken up and de
clined urdil the hoar of adjourn
ment.
in the House a large number of
bills and resolutions were introdu
ced and referred, Mr. Robinson, of
New York, introducer! a resolution
protesting against the ratification of
the treaty for the paymtnt of the Ala
bama claims. It WHS a!- ' referred. The
consideration of the I'ac fie railroad liIi
was then resumed, and iftcr some de
bate was referred to the committee on
public lands.
WASr 11 \< no s, January 2D.
In the Senate a hill was introduced
to reorganize the Nuvy Department.
Several other bills wcrw introduced and
referred. The annual pension appro
priation bill and die Military Accade
ruy appropriation bill were reported
baek by the Committee on appropria
tions, with amendments. The bill in
relation to the Cental Pacific railroad
was discussed at considerable length.
The House, apparently not anxious
to proceed to business spent much
time in deciding point- of order and
failing the yeas and nays. The bill of
Mr. Lynch, of Maine, providing for the
gradual resumption ofspecic payments,
coming up, it was di-ntssed by tnat
gentleman and others.
WASHINGTON, January 27.
In the Senate the juciciary commit
tee reported adversely on tiio resolu
tion to pay Southern Senators from the
beginningofthe Fortieti Congres i, and
also on the memorial to provide by
law for the election of President and
Vice-President directly by the people.
Mr. Chandler introduced a bill to pre
vent the collection of illegal imposts
under the color of Stateauthority. Af
ter the consideration o' other business
the funding bill was taken up, and
| Air. Sherman, of it at
: considerable length, on the genera! sub
jeet of the finances of tie conn try. He
; was followed by Mr. McCreery, of
Kentucky, whose remarks elicited
much attention. The subject was then
j laid over, and the bill in relation to
the Central Branch I non Pacific rail
road taken up. After debate the bill
was rejected—yeas 20, nays 27.
In the - ouse the specie bill of Mr.
Lynch and the pension bill were briefly
discussed and laid over. The univer
sal suffrage bill was next taken up,
and Mr. Ehlridge made a speech a
■ gainst it, after which the legislative,
judicial and executive appropriation
ion 'ye- called on and considered, but
not disposed of. The House field an
evening session for general debate.
WASHINGTON*, January
The Senate passed the House bill
allowing the present Representatives
from the Southern States to nominate
to the Secretary of the >avy midship
men to be entered at the Naval Acade
my before the Ith of Marh. A number
of hills were introduced aid referred, a-
mong them one to constiuct, under the
auspices of the Postofficc Department,
a natiotiul line of telegaph between
Boston, New York, Pit ladeipia, Bal
timore and Washington. The joint
resolution proposing at amendment to
the constitution so as t allow "univer
sal suffrage" W:LS agaii taken up, and
several amendments proposed. The
subject was discussed uitil the hour of
adjournment.
In the House the amy appropria
tion bill was reported. The recon
struction committee retorted a resolu
tion declaring that Geirgia had not ful
ly complied with the ttrius of the re
construction acts; had excluded eolo-
red members of the Legislature, <C-c.,
and directing the cmimittee on recon
struction to inquire wlether any fur
ther legislation is ne-essary by the
Fortieth Congress in relation to right
of members from < Jeoigia to seats in
the House. This resoiition was adop
ted—yeas 127, nays 3':. The pension
bill and Indian appropriation bill oc
cupied the remainder if the day's ses
sion without any resul.
WASHINGTON, January 20.
The Senate amended and passed the
bill to reduce the milittry forces of the
United States. A longdebate then en
sued on the proposed constitutional a
mendment to provide for colored suff
rage, hut no tinal reniilt was reached.
In the House, thePostofliceappropri
ation hill was reported, as was also a
bill appropriating 501,706 for the pay
ment of salaries of th# Paten I Otiice.
The consideration of tie universal sulf
rage bill was then resumed, and occu
pied the time (if the House up to the
hour of adjournment.
THE "AMERICAN YH.VU BOOK AND
National Register for ISBD," the ad
vance pages of which have been re
ceived, promises to h? the best work of
the kind ever issued. It is as full of
interesting statistics aid useful knowl
edge as an egg is of what. It contains
in one volume su -h astoro of varied in
formation as could oily be gathered,
with much difficulty,from a whole li
brary. The volume will be issued
during the pre at nonth. A- it will
be sold only by .subsetption, those de
siring to secure agenc.es should at once
apply to or address () I). Case & Co.,
Publishers, Ilartford Conn.
Memphis, -January 28. —Gov. Clay
ton, of Arkansas, say with regard to
affairs in that biate, hat the militia
had committed outrajes, hut the of
fenders, as far a jraetieable, were
summarily deal will. The militia
acted as well as any dher. Many out
rages are commit ted If marauders fol
lowing 1 in their vvaie, representing
themselves to be iniiiia. The officers
instructed the citizens to shoot down
all who pretend to bebng to the mili
tia.
M:M* I.K ititirr.
■\,<\ u" have •n'u.t ".'' V< - ! ut peace
i-i,-i• oi di; •• li n-• 1 • iinl--
tration •-< "V<:'"r <'i lytonV, in Ar
\rmmi Ai| in CWt
teudori county, nix white w< men were
violated by hi- negro militia men
two, MM. < 'alloway and her hiwfer ill
tlic |ri" <*nco of Mr. Calloway, who
when white militia came along before
the escape of the black fiends, and
handed him ajoin, wainot man enough
to fire at the brutes.
Judge Olln, of the District Supreme
Court of Washington city, baa prepar
ed <i (p ci*ioii in the matter of the
claimant* of the reward offercd
by tli'-city of Washington for the cap
ture of the assassination eoriMpirators,
in vvlticli ho holds that the claimants,
having been at the lime in the civil
and military service of the United
Slate- , are not entitled to any portion
of the reward.
Eveline Courtney, an exceedingly
pretty ballet girl of 10, having been
dragged to the lowest depths of infa
my, by a villain to whom she became
fondly attached, attempted suicide in
New < >rleans, last week, by taking
laudanum. She was rescued from
death to commence, perhaps, a hap
pier career.
Allen Baker, the outlaw and whole
sale "loyal" carpetbag murderer of Ar
| kansas, has been killed by Mr. Thom
as Orr, whom lie thought he hail hang
ed, hut who was rescued before life
| was extinct.
A large number of friendly Ute In
dians are hunting on the Republican
river, and acting Gov. Hail, of Colo
rado, has issued a proclamation warn
ing the military and civilians from
! molesting them.
"Jim Gannon" and "Mike Hoyt,"
whoever they are, hud a brutal tight
for $lOO, at Brooklyn, X. Y., nineteen
rounds in one hour and four minutes,
resulting in favor of Gannon. They
evaded the law by wearing gloves.
The government commissioners have
accepted another section of the Union
Pacific road ending at the one thous
andth mile post. The Central Pacific
has completed 003 miles east of .Sacra
mento.
The Governor of Pennsylvania has
signed the death warrant tor the exe
cution of Gerald Eaton on the 2eth of
February for the murder of Timothy
Ileeuan.
Memphis, January 23.—The Mer
chants' National Bank of Little Rock
lias suspended, with, it is reported,
very heavy liabilities. The greater
part falls on the government and New
York.
A monument to cost $9,000 is to bo
erected over the remains of Hani Hous
ton, at lluntsville, Texas.
Florida planters are preparing for
planting cotton largely this year. They
think the unusually cold weather there
has destroyed the caterpillars.
In the cargo of tlie steamship Mora
vian, which sailed from Portland for
Liverpool. "uuciay, was about 380,-
nno vvorth of butter from Canada.
The four negro militia men who re
cently outraged five white ladies at
Marion, Ark., were tried by court mar
tial and shot.
. large number of burglaries have
been recently reported in Washington,
X. C., showing the existence, in that
city, of an organized hand of thieves.
PITTSIIUKG AND CONNK 1.1.5Y1 1.1.H
RAILROAD. —In his annual message to
the City Councils the Mayor of Balti
more speaks in glowing terms of the
trade advantages the completion of
this important thoroughfare will open
up to the City and State, lie says he
lias been at some pains to ascertain
through the most reliable sources, the
condition and prospects of the road,
and finds that the contractors are busi
ly at work on the heaviest sections,
and it is anticipated that the line will
certainly be completed next year.
From statistics furnished from the re
port of the road for last year, it seems
that the gross earnings of the finish
ed portion of fifty seven miles
were 3179,(KM, or 38, llo.Os per
mile. The entire receipts of the road,
including the Fayette County Branch,
were $->08,020, of which $327,301 were
devoted to the working expenses, leav
ing a balance of 3181,00#. Were the
construction accounts closed it is be
lieved that the larger portion of this
amount would be applicable to the pay
ment of interest on the funded debt of
the company which is 34,000,009, at 7
per cent., and the unpaid interest
of Baltimore cily on 32,300,000 at 6
per cent. The receipts of the road
last year were derived altogether
from local sources, and from the
development of practically about one
third of the territory tributary to it,
and from this result the President is
sauguine of defray ing the interest lia
bilities of his company in a short time.
Quotations from the report of the
Board show a quarter million pounds
o. groceries shipped Eastward from
Pittsburg last year, an increase of 30
per cent on the amount of 1807, and SOU
per cent, on that of 1800, while the in
civa-< (i quuiiti ies of rolled and ham
mered iron, pig metal, queenswarc,
glassware, Ac., transportedeastward by
this road during the last year seem re
al ly astonishing.
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two sots of It ,'tl.s and two Stops. This
Organ is as good as now, is wall adapt
ed for the family eitvle, or a small
ehnreh, aud wiil lie sold at a bargain.
Any person wishing to examine the
instrument, can do so by'eailingat
jan22tf Tills OFFICE.
TUK LAST NOTICE. -Persons know
ing themselves indebted to 11. F. ir
vi lit*, will please cult and settle their
accounts of la-T year by cash or note.
This is positively the last notice.
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( OSTKH it Co. have (lie most
extensive and varied assortment of
fine cloths and cassi mores j n Bedford
as cheap as the s: me styles and uuali
ly can be purchased in the United
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DKI.J' lOl'KM' Mkmmxal. Thin iw
the universal verdic proiiouiM-od up
on I'iaofation IJitf'T l>y all who have
trie) uiciii. Tin* wll-knowri health
iujf - from whhh
they am iou<l". arx flair invaluable
■ mm a remedy pr iii<lijf*Mtioti and
all Hi conn 'pa nt diiucntM, and the
preventive rjuallffaiji/aiuHt di-ea-'H a
ri tux from climate change*, mia*-
metie influence* ant Imperfect werc
tiortM, ar" ho wb!e|y known and ho
honorably endorwd, that we trunt no
one will forego the id vantage* of their
UHC.
MA<;N< MA WATJO:. Superior tothe
In imported Oorihtn >td
Hold at half the price.
The sitintat (jjutlc Garden whow
that cmiKraftt* landed at Now
York during the yen? iS(8. Of thene
101,(Wl were Goruiujifl, 17,071 IriMi,
20,002 Hugliih, 40 Chinese, 10 Africans,
tfJu]>ancsc, ami I Sardinian. Of the
whole number 00,711 remained in New
York State, 01,020 went to Illinois, <V
115 to Clah, and 0 to New Mexico,
while all the Southern States received
an aggregate of only 2,1)1.
KI.VM W F TlfH MABMFTti.
Corrected every tcecL.
I'll I i,AJ>i;..ej! rA, Jan. 20.
FLOFR.—The quotationsare
Nortliwest superfine, $0.00(w 5.50
Northwest extra, 0.00(e(i.2._
Northwest extra fam ly, 7.20
Retina. and West'n sap., <5.H0<7.00
Retina. and Wost'n extra, 7.00. '"5.nu
j'cnim. and West'n fatnily, H.Oo " 10.50
Retina, and West'n fancy, It.oo 10..>0
Jlyo Hour, 7.00(0,8.00
GRAIN. —We quote—
Pennsylvania red, per bus., $l.l. '2.00
Southern
California, u ,
White, " -•-% 'fi
]> VE " lI.IHIC/:;] .•><)
(Torn, for yel., " 0.81M0.'.M
Outs, " (2 {ibc
PItOVISIONS. —We quote-
Moss Pork, per bbl., s2B.s<>(;2 , .U><>
Bacon llama, per lb., 2U("„2le
Salt Shoulders, " 12c
Prime Lard, '* l~ c
SEEDS. —We quote
Cloverseed, per bus., at sfS.2uf" 8.37
Timothy, " 2.85(t/-2.8~>
Flaxseed, " 2- r >K" -•<'><>
jSPECIAL NOTICES.
CLOTHING
LOWER THAN FOR TEN YEARS.
OVERCOATS. —Fine all-wool Chinchilla and Fur
Beaver reduced to $13.00
Of the newest and inoit stylish material, cut
and make, which have been sold at..525.00
A great variety of all styles, upwards
from $3.00
SKATING JACKETS. —The bcit assortment in the
city, selling off very lov.
PANTALOONS, all-wool Cassiuere, reduced to $2.00
VESTS. —Fine, ail-wool Cassiuere, reduced to $2 00
BRSINESS COATS, in great variety, at prices equal
ly low.
BOYS' CLOMHING. very low indeed.
Our whole stock of Men's, Youths', Boys'
and Children s Clothing to be sold out at a
great Reduction of Prices, which are in all
cases guaranteed lower than the lowest
elsewhere, or the sale cancelled and money
refnnded.
CALL AND EXAMINE our goods after having exam
ined those of the '-sactifluing'" houses before
purchasing, A FAIR TEST IS ALL WE ASK.
Half way between j BENNETT 4 Co.,
Fifth and ; TOWER HALL,
s. sano, ) JIS MARKET sr.,
PHILADELPHIA,
AND 600 BROADWAY, NEW YORK.
- OctlOyl.
DEAFNESS, BLINDNESS, and CA
TARRH treated with the utmost success by J.
ISAACS, M. D., and professor of Diseases of the
Ey and Ear m the Medical College of Penn
sylvania■ 12 years experience, (formerly of
Leyden, Hollaed), No. 805 Arch Street Phila.
Testimonials can ho seen at his office. The medi
cal faculty are invited to accompany their pa
tient.-:, as he ha? no secrets in his practice. Arti
ficial eyes inserted without pain. No charge for
examination. july;i,'63yl
BuiDK AND BRIDEGROOM. —EssUVS
fur Young Men on the 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.
aug2B'6Byl
tlaticfs, &r.
\ T OTICJE.—WAN n:i) at the Bed
f°rd Foundry, OLD CASTINGS of every de
scription, for which the highest price will bo paid
dec2iwrt SHIRKS A JORDAN. _
VKCII ITE(TUBE. —General and
detailed plans and drawings, for Churches
and other Public Buildings, Private Resiliences,
Ac , furnished at short notice and at reasonable
prices. C. N. HICKOK,
jaii29if Bedford, Pa.
INSTATE OF JOHN RELLEY,
j DKC'D.—Letters of administration having
been granted to the undersigned, by the Register
of Bedford county, upon the estate of Jno. Ruiley,
late of Juniata township, Bedford county, dee'd.,
all persons indebted to said estate are requested to
make immediate payment and those having claims
will present theui pmpcrlv authenticated for set
tlement, JOHN RKILKY.
JOSEPH II MULLEN,
janSwfi Adm'rs.
I EXECUTOR'S NOTlCE.—Notice is
J hereby given that Letters Testamentary
have been granted by tho Register of Bedford co.
to tho subscriber, residing in Bedford. Pa., on
| the Estate sud Will of lion. Win. T. Dougherty,
late of said borough, dee d. All persons indebted
to said Estate are notified and required to make
payment immediately and those having claims
thereon can present them duly authenticated for
settlement. VVM. HARTLEY,
juu22w<> Executor.
I.TXF' JUTUJtfcS' NOTlCE.— Notice Is
J hereby given, that letters testamentary on
the estate of Davi 1 Poiu s, late of Bedford twp
dec d., have been grants I to the undersigned All
perzous indebted to said estate are requested to
in ike immediate payment, and those having claims
will present them, properly authenticated, for
: settlement. M. A. POINTS, Ex'r.
jui22ivii
DOROTHY SMITH, by her next
friend, Elisha Smith, vs WILLIAM P
SMITH.
In tbe Common Pleas of Bedford county, No. 8.
Nov. Term, 1808 Subpoena on Libel for Di
vorce.
The un lersigned appointed by the Court, a com
missioner to take testimony and report the tacts
in tiiis ease, will attend tor that purpose, at his
office, in Bedford, on Moil Jay. the loth day of
February next, at 10 o'elook, A. M , when and
where all persons interested may attend, if they
think proper JOHN MOWER,
jui29w3 Coniui'r.
piOURT PROCLAMATION. To
\_y the Coroner, the Justice* of the Pence. tnJ
Constables tu the (liferent 'township* tn the
Comity of Hertford, it renting: KNOW VE, that
in pursuance of a precept to me directed, under
the ban I and seal of tho Hon. ALEXANDER
KING. President of the several Courts of Common
Pleas, in the loth Pistiict, consisting of tho coun
ties of Franklin. Fulton. Bedford and Somerset,
and by virtue ofbisoffice of tbe Courtof Oyer and
Terminer and General Jait Delivery for the trial of
capital and other offenders therein, and the Gen
eral Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace; and
G. VV. Gt MP, and WILLIAM G. KICHOI.TZ, Julg is of
the same Court in the same County of Bedford,
You and each of you, art hereby required to be
and appear in your proper persons with your Re
cords, Recognizances, Examinations, and other
Remembrances, before the Judges aforesaid, at
Bedford, at a Court of Oyer and Terminer and
Genera! Jail Delivery and General Quarter Ses
sions of tho peace therein to he hoi ten for the coun
ty of Bedford, aforesaid, on the 2 <l Monday of
r'.t.h., (//ring the. Bth tiny.) 13:59, at 10 o'clock
in the forenoon of that tiny, there and then to do
those things to which your several offices appertain.
Given under my Laud and se it the loth thy of
Jan., in the year of our Lord, 1809.
ROBERT ST'I'CKMAN,
SHERIFF'S OFFICE, ) Sheriff.
Bedford, jan. 15, 1869. i w4
,§aUs.
/ 1 RI ST MILL AND FARM I'd'.
I f BALK 'Retain Hum two p*> hud.
IJij-r. *jd two pair of Ch'epir.g Btor *
Pi 11, n't repair. wr.'l 'Wvnhh of doing a v>t\ l*rg.
t.uriu-e nreo.r failing wt'i'.!';"'. '•
-at1.1,..-i.i. and .no mill b >-
; | . , ! nU.'-r i
deG Iff 'IB OA/.HIK
4 iA ..GAIN ! A Farm of 12
/\ aim a oct mil* northet of Bedford. itb
„ , Hewred, balance i >?"•"' Omt>r. 20 'i,
r<f ntly li*<l, •ere* of flu* clover sod. two
ct 'ailing spring and " abundance of other
ruling water, a good fruit orchard now burn,
|<>' Lou-u arid outbuildings well adapted to \ <r*r
Enquire a ofJ W djcKFUSOJI.
•evllbS Bedford Pi
|, u . ACRES OF T.'MRKR LAND
|( II I LA Sl' FOK SAL! Kn me r s Task
V,rt< k I offer for **l'. freer of timber land
containing 100 acre*. wore or le**, in Ht, Cletr
township, adjoining l"'L "f lloenstine * heir*,
Kauffmmi, Kcigbard, llolderbaum, "d other*.
The I,ind i* well timbered With pine, white oak,
cl.c-.tnut oak. Ac ,of the beat, qualify. There arc
three -iw mil Is from within one-half to ouc ami a
half mile* of the land, and tl.c timber ia etvriily
potter, to the mill*. Ore-half the land can he
fanned whet) cleared. The ia a desirable prop
erty. Persons wishing to purchase car. address
ii. U. STATLKK,
,j, : ,.|-i,„;i Bchellsburg, Pa._
I VtR SALK Oil RENT. The un
dersigncd offera for aale or money rent, bis
mil] property, aituated nonr Hamilton Station, or.
the Bedford Railroad. The mill .a in good re
pair hit a a never failing water power, with no iee
to out and the land belonging totho property (about
37! acres) ia well improved, having all necessary
out-buildings erected thereon, with two good
uieadowa. The property lies near ono of the heat
markets in the State, and will be rented for not
less than 3 nor more- than 3 jr tie. Xly only
reason for making this offer ia ill health. For
further information, address
(I F. ROHM,
janSts Bloody Run, Fa.
ttaluable REAL ESTATE AT
\ PRIVATE SALE.
No. I contains 81 acres in East Providence tp ,
well timbered, j mile from the Pike at Rays Hill.
No 2 200 acres. 75 acres cultivated, balance
well tin. be red, good null site, 6 miies south of
Bloody Bun.
No 3. 112 acres, 80 acres in good state of culti
vation, good buildings, 3 miles south % of Bloody
Run.
No. 4. 134 acres, 80 acres cleared, 2 miles from
Bloody Run.
No. 5. 123 acres. 50 cleared, balance well
timbered, underlaid with Iron Ore. 4 miles south
ofSaxton
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 terms, or w'll be traded
for good property here or in the west, by
EDWARD F. KERR.
nov27m3 Bedford, Penn'a.
\T ALUABLE LAND FOR SALE
y —The undersigned offers for aG the follow
ing valuable bodies ot land :
THREE CHOICE THACTS Of LAND,
containing 180 acres, each, situated on the Illinois
Central Railroad, in Champaign county. State ot
Illinois, 8 miles from the city of Urbnna, and one
mile from Rcntual Station on said Raiiroad. Two
of the tracts adjoin, and one of them has a never
failing pond of wateruponit The city of Urbana
contains about 4.0b(! inhabitants. Champaign
the greatest wheat growing county in Illinois.
Also — One-fourth of a tract of land, situated
in Broad Top township, Bedford county, contain
ing about 45 acres, with all the coal veins of Broad
Top running through it.
Also — Three Lots in the town of Coalmont,
Huntingdon county.
Jan 20. "66-tf F. C REAMER
X|OR BALE 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-third of 7.000 acres in Fulton county. Pa.,
including valuable ore, mineral and timber lands,
near Fort Littleton.
Over 4.00 C acres of valuable ore, coal and tim
bcr lands in West Virginia.
Also —320 acres of land in Woodbury CO.. lowa.
ALSO—Twenty-five one acre lots, adjoining the
borough of Bedford, with limestone rock for kiin
or quarry, on the upper end of each.
ALSO
80 acres in Franklin Co., lowa.
Also.
o iots ot ground, in Bedtbrd. 60 by 240 ft . former
ly part of the Lyons' estate.
Also —The Amos Farm of 109 aeres, adjoining
Bedford.
Also — A 1 arm of 107 acres in Harrison town p.
0. E. SHANNON,
juii2l."67yl Bedford, Pa
■YY RJ-: ARE COMING,
AND WILL PRESENT TO ANY PERSON
Sending us a Club in our Great
One Dollar Sale of Dry and Fancy
(1 O O D S,
A WATCH, piece of SHEETING, SILK DRESS
PATTERN. Ac., Ac..
FREE OF COST.
Our inducements during tho past few years have
been large.
WE NOW DOUBLE OUR RATES
OF PREMIUMS.
V\ e have made many important additions to i ur
Winter Stocks, and have largely extended our
Exchange List, and we now feel confident to meet
the demands of our extensive patronage.
Semi fur New Circular.
Catalogue of Goods and Samples sent to any
address free. Send money by registered letter
Address all orders to
J. S. HAWES A CO.,
15 Federal St., Boston. Mass.
P. 0. Box C.
Wholesale Dealers in Dry and Fancy Goods, Cut
lery, Plated Ware, Albums, Leather Goods,
Ac., Ac., dec!Bwl2
J r - Burton's
TOBACCO ANTIDOTE.
! IV AUK AN TED to remove all desires for Tobacco.
! It is entirely Vegetable and harmless. It Puri
fies and enriches tho Blood, Invigorates the S/s
-: torn, possesses great Nourishing end Strengthen
ing power, is an excellent Appotizer, enables the
I Stomach to Digest the heartiest food, makes seep
; refreshing, and establishes robust health. Smok
ers and Chewers for Sixty Years Cured Price,
fifty cents, post free A treatise on the injurious
effects of Tobaceo, with lists of references, testi
monials, Ac., sent free. Agents wanted. Address
I>r. T. R ABBOTT, Jersey City, N. J. Sold by
all Druggists. declXwl2
|> EC IST EE'S NOTICE.—AII per
il, sons innterested, are hereby notified that the
f 'lowing accountants have filed their accounts in
the Register's Office of Bedford county, and that
the same will be presented to the Orphans' Court,
in and for said county, on Tuesday, the 2.! d day
of Feb., next, at the Court House, in Bedford, for
confirmation :
Tne account of Ab'rtu Ritchey one of tbe Kx'r
of the last will and testament of Abraham Ritchey,
late of Snake Spring township, dee d.
The final account of John Zeller. adm'r. of the
estate of John S Zellor, late of Juniata tp., dee'd.
The account of Henry A Samuel Miller, Executors
of tho last Will, Ac , of John Miller late of Lou
dondeory township, dee d
ian22w4p't. Certified O. K SHANNON.
Register.
{IST of Causes put down for Feliru
j ary Term, 1809—Adjourned Court, 22.1 day :
S S. Fluck et al vs Abel Putt
same vs Jacob Rabin
same vs James Bowser
F. D. Beogle vs Val.'Dull
Mary Alice Forney et &! vs Mathias Forney
A. C- Vaughan vs R. M Trout,et al
HesterS. Barclay, et al vs VVnt Hoffman
Isaac L Fiokcs vs G. T McCormiuk et al
sauio vs same
Laana Smith et al vs Alex Messersmith
VVm. States A Co vs Martha L Tate
Peter Cramer vs Win. Kaias
F. D. Becgle vs Danl. Wentz et al
Same vs same
Win. Kellerrcnn vs Sitml Lehman et al
Moritz Klahre vs The Hunt. A B. i. M.
R. U A 0 Co.
Richard Langdon vs Riddlesb gCoal A Iron
Company, et al
Henry F. Loguc, ot al vs 801. Smith
Middle Woodbury tp- vs Eph.Longenc ker,et al
Certified January 20, isfi'j,
0. E. SHANNON,
jan29iv3 I* rot -