♦ Sebforb Inquirer. BEDFORD, PA., FRIDAY MAVTMSGD. FOB UOVERSOR. GEN. JOHN W. GEARY. CONSERVATISM. The term, conservatism, so tnucit in vogue, of late years, in political discussions, de serves a closer examiniation into its true significance, than it usually receives at the handspf tne public. Conservatism, as dc fined by Webster, means the desire and ef fort to preserve what is established, and prevent innovation or change, in other words to stand still. This definition applied to political philosophy, is a contradiction in terms, as demonstrated by all history wheth er ancient or modern ; though it often has been, and still is, used as a convenient croak beneath which to shelter the various forms of opposition to progress, whether physical, social, intellectual, moral or political. The >ame cry of Conservatism, whether to op pose the introduction of labor-saving ma. ohi'.ievy or the promulgation of moral truths, whether to deny the existence of demonstra ted scientific facts or the political truths of all recorded history, has ever served to rally under its banner all the enemies of progress. At first thought mad is apt to Ire captivated by the delusive idea of preserv ing things as they are, without stopping to consider its impracticability. Yet the mo ment he begins to think, be finds that of all unsatisfactory things, the most unsatisfacto ry to the human mind is the idea of remain ing in state gun. From earliest childhood, until the physical and mental powers begin to decay, hope for a future, surpassing the present, inconvenience, comfort and pleas ure, is the mainspring of man's activity and enterprise, and it is only in his dotage that man, in actual life, ever wishes for the stag nation that simply preserves without im proving. Nature herself abhors Conserva tism, and in the beasts of the field, the birds of the air, in the gigantic monarch of the forest and the tiny blade of grass the same universal law prevails, that wherever there is life there is progress and the point at which progress ceases, marks the begin ning of decay. Conservatism or standing still is the great distinguishing feature, not of life, but of death. In exploring the realms of illimitable space we find the same universal law prevailing; our own earth re volves on its axis and moves swiftly and constantly forward in its allotted sphere, and to cease its movements, to stand still, even for a single instant, would bring chaos once more upon all the fair face of Nature's j handiwork; the sun, moon and stars obey j the same inexorable law and standing still i to tbem also would be inevitable destruc tion. Physically man is subject to the same law, from infancy to manhood end middle age he advances ever changing, ever pro gressing, and the moment he ceases to im prove marks the point at which decline and decay commence, and Conservatism only comes when death has ended his career. So in the political world. The records of all his j uik— awwiMM vyci nas Continued to exist any length of time (China and Ja pan excepted) after it ceased to progress. As in the natural and material world, so in the political, progress and change are the conditions of life, and the moment the point of Conservatism, or standing still, is reached, that instant, decay begins and death scon follows. What is the historal record of Conservatism ? It has ever striven to stop the onward march of moral, intellec tual and political progress, not by argumen and sound reasoning, but by appeals to prejudice and brute force. Its collisions with the spirit of progress have always been marked with persecution and bloodshed and wherever it has succeeded, death, moral, intellectual or political has invariably en sued. Conservatism in science imprisoned Gallileo and Capernicus and endeavored to hiss down with derisive scorn the discover ies of Newton and Day, Watt and Fulton. Conservatism in Religion burned Huss at the stake, nnissaered the French Protestants on the eve of St Bartholomew, and perse cuted Luther and Zwinglins, Calvin and Melanchton, Wesley and Wickliffe. Con servatism in politics has ever marked the decline of nations and the death of Empires and dynasties. Conservatism to-day. in Europe attempts the life of the Czar of Russia because he lets the oppressed go free, causes stagnation to brood over Turkey and parts of Italy. Keeps France subject to a grinding tyranny, and by its endeavors to suppress the natural aspirations of the human mind keeps all Europe in a continu al turmoil, while in England it denies suf frage and equal representation to men, alone because they are poor. Conservatism in the United States would bang slavery as a mill stone about the neck of the nation to drag it to destruction; would abolish free schools, free speech and a free press, would thwart every effort toward the material, in tellectual and moral advancement of the na tion, would sap the foundations of our free institutions by clinging obstinately to every relic of barbarism or concomitant of Impe rial or Monarchical governments, would re strain the progressive spirit of the age by the holding up for idolatrous veneration and demanding the preservation of the old, the effete and obsolete laws, forms and institu tions ol the dead past, would ever copy the things of the past disregarding the necessi ties of the present, as well as, the demands of the future, opposes every measure of moral, social or political reform and last and worst of all, to-day, essays to place the very rebels and traitors, who madly attempted to destroy the nation, their hands yet reeking with the blood of our martyrs, as rulers and lords over the true and loyal men, at the expense of whose blood and treasure our national life and liberty have been preserv ed. Such is, ever has been, and ever will be Conservatism, a synonym for physical, moral, social, intellectual and political death. A shipmaster, after a great deal of expe rience, and taking the result of the experi ence of a large number of others, declares that with the following simple prescription he no longer deems the cholera an unman ageable disease: "A tablespoonful of salt, ditto red pepper, and a hair pint hot wa ter." It has the advantage that it will not kill if it don't cure. THE Raleigh, N. €, Pi J 6gr'eSS sfivs ihit "if the people of Mte South Would but throw poli tics to the dogs and go to work to regain that prosperity which they lost by the folly of se cession their land would soon blossom again as the rose." THE New York Times says it hears it in timated in trade circles that arrangements are in progress for the early importation of French flour into that market; owing to the advanced prices of prime Western flour. The duty is twenty per cent ad valorem on the foreigu value, in gold and even on the pres ent exchange the adventure is said te be a fair one. It would certainly present a singu lar course Of trade for this grain growing country. It is projected in California to supply San Francisco and a dozen interior towns witk water from Lake Tahoe, which lies in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and is by fifteen hundred feet the highest body of water ever navigated by a steamboat. The length of the aqueduct, if it is extended to San Francisco, will he two hundred miles. THREE hundred and forty five men are still employed at the Watertcwn Arsenal in the manufacture of heavy iron gun carriages for the forts of our extensive seacoast the orders for which still continue unabated. The pay roll at this esttkblialiiucui laat month roavLol $22,000, a material reduction from the amount during the years of the rebellion. Ireland will presently be depopulated if emigration continues at its present rate. The last number of the Cork Reporter states that huadreds of emigrants are scattered through the town awaiting the arrival of the next trans atlantic steamer. These people, says the Reporter , have come from Limerick, Clare, Kerry, and some from Tipperary, aud are without exception, "a well dressed well look ing, healthy, interesting body." THE oldest church now existing in this country is situated near Smithfield, Isle of Wight county, Va. It was built in the reign of Charles 1., between the years 1630 and 1635. The brick and lime were imported from England. The timber is English oak, and was framed in England. The structure is of brick, erected in the most substantial manner. The mortar has become so harden ed that it will strike fire in collision with steel. The cellar population of New York is es timated at 16,000 souls; those in tenement houses at 493,000. In Boston, in the Fourth Ward, there are 50,000 souls, with a grogshop forevery two families. THE European and North American Rail way, when completed, will furnish an uninter rupted line of travel east from Boston to the extent ofover seven hundred miles. At pres ent two hundred and fifty miles of this road is in running order. Massachusetts is asked to build fifty miles of the balance; but she obsti nately refuses. THE MEMPHIS MASSACRE. Sickening Account of the inhumanities Practised upon the Colored People by the Uutlian Mob.—The Aflair Entirely a Crusade of thj Rebels Against a Loyal Population. WASHINGTON, May 9. Judge Kelley received this morning the following letters from his correspondents at Memphis. Ido not give their nmes lest they might fall victims to the mercy of the wretches whose atrocities they describe and condemn: MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 4, 1866. Hon. W. D. Kelley: lam thus far on mv way to Texas, and kcic to see a sister who nas been engaged in teaching negro children. I hav been here during the late riots, and am struck indignation dumb. Such outrageous, fiendish barbarity was never perpetrated in any civilizod age. I have spent five days here (go to New Orleans to day), during which time I have been an eye witness.to such sights as should cause the age in which we live to blush. Negro men have been shot down in cold blood ou the streets- barbers at their chairs and in their own shops; draymen on their drays, while attempting to earn an honest living; hotel waiters, while in the discharge of their duties; hackmen, while driving fe male teachers of negro children to their schools; laborers, while handling cotton on the wharves. &c. All the negro school houses, and all the negro churches and many of the houses of the negroes, have been burned, this too under the immediate au spices of the city police and the Mayor—in fact most of these outrages were commit ted by the police themselves — all Irish and all ribeh, and mostly drunk. This is not the half—l have no heart to recount the outrages I have seen. The most prominent citizens stand on the streets and see negroes hunted down and shot, and laugh at it as a food juke. Attempts have been made to re every Government building, and fire has been set to many of the abodes and busi ness places of Union people. There is no doubt but that there is a secret organization sworn to purge the city of all Northern men who are not rebels , all negro teachers, all Yankee enterprise, and return the city "to the good old days of Southern rule and chivalry. T ' Night be fore last they did all the burning; last night they were to have killed all the teachers; but by the "treachery" of one of their own party, who appears to have had a little humanity, the teachers were notified and all left in the evening boat for Cairo. I sent my own sister home, because I was ac tually fearful of her life , although I think you will give me credit for not being very scarey or much afraid of aimed rebels. Something must be done in the South, and Congress must do it. The Executive won't the people can't, and Congress must. From another correspondent: MEMPHIS, Tenn., May, 5, 1866. Hon. W. D Kelley, Washington, D. C.: SIR.;— Yesterday I took the liberty of tele graphing you a brief statement of some of the atrocities perpetrated by the mob of Irish people and Irish police on the colored people of this city. Of course a dispatch can give but a meagre account, and not having command of time to write you much in detail, I enclose you extracts from the Dai ly Post of yesterday and to day; and I may say, while the Post's account differs from that of other city papers, it does not come up to the occasion. All other papers in the city use every endeavor to hide, twist and pervert the facts, and do not publish a tithe of what they know to be true. So far from being exaggerated is the ac count given by the Post, that it docs not represent twenty per cent of the truth. Y\ hen the matter is investigated and the truth developed, it will show I believe, that fully one hundred colered people have been murdered. When the miscreants had fired Collins' chapel (a large frame church, corner of Washington and Orleans street, which would now cost fully SIO,OOO to letmild), they stood around the fire which lighted the mid night sky and made the night hideous with their hellish cheers for "Andy Johnson, and a "white man's government!" Ana the supporters of the President, aside from being midnight burners of churches and schoelhouaes, robbed women and children and men—sparing none on account of age, sex, physical disabilities, or innocence of crime—even burning women and children alive. The Board of Aldermen had their usual meetings last night. Their proceedings show no reference to the riot. No rewards have been offered for the apprehension of the murderous assassins, thieves and house bur uers. Why? Because it is well known that these crimes were committed by a posse com., called into existence by a drunken Irish Mayor, under presence of quelling a "negro riot," when no such riot existed. I have no time to write you more at present. This writer is & citizen of known ability and integrity, and has lived eleven years in West Tennessee. Congressional Representation Under the Proposed Amendment. In the accompanying table we present the effect of the Proposed Amendment to the Constitution upon the Congressional repre sentation of the slave States. A new cen sus would probably somewhat modify these figures. The loss of life in the late war is not introduced because the amount is un known; nor is the migration'of the black race, consequent upon freedom. But we believe the result will be substantially as we state it below. The first column gives the Population of the Slave, States in 1860, taken from the United States Census; the second column the voters in 1860, taken from the Tribune Almanac ; the third column presents the number of Male Citizens of Color above the age of 21; the fourth column, the present number of Members the State is entitled to. and the last the number to which she will be entitled when the proposed law shall have been carried into effect. By this plan the Slave Power will lose t> s vote® 5J < p S® 5 025 s 'i si o 2 *" f- p 8 3 •§S-"S g. >§ Po' 22§ 1- 25 s -§* 3 3 oi * © a. Alabama. White... 529,121 56,357 7 4 C010red.435,080 —= 46,049 1 1 Arkansas. White... 324,335 54,053 2 2 Colored. 111.115 18,539 .. Delaware. White... 110,418 16,039 1 1 Colored. 1,798 . 262 .. Florida. White... 78,679 14,347 1 1 Colored. 61,745 11,183 „ Georgia. White... 595,088 106,365 7 4 C010red.462,198 82,306 .. Louisiana. White... 376,276 50,610 4 2 C010red.331,726 44,016 .. Maryland. White... 599,860 52,502 5 4 Colored. 87,189 13,339 .. Mississippi. White...354,674 69.120 5 2 Colored. 436,631 84.983 .. Missouri. White..1,067,081 165,518 9 8 Colored. 114.931 17,783 .. North Carolina. White... 661,563 96;230 8 0 Colored. 331,059 48,072 .. South Carolina. White... 301,302 44,000 6 2 C010red.492.406 58,764 .. Tennessee. White... 834,082 145,333 8 6 C010red.275,719 47,810 .. Texas. White... 421,649 62,986 Colored. 182,566 26,802 4 3 Virginia. White...739,479 167,723 8 6 Colored. 472,364 106,663 .. Total 75 50 New York Tribune. Our Battle Flags. PHILADELPHIA, May 14. The general committee representing the military divisions of Pennsylvania, appoint ed to make arrangements for the presenta tion of the battle-flags to the Governor, on the 4th of July, in Independence Square, assembled in the Select Council chamber at noon on Saturday. Gen Harry White, AOIMIN of the committee, took the chair. A committee was appointed to wait on Governor Curtin and Mayor McMicliael, to invite them to assist in the ceremonies. General White was, on motion, chosen per manent President. Speeches were made by the Governor, Mayor, General White, and others. The following programme was adopted: First. On the second of July, that the flags which will have been deposited in Har risburg, should be brought to Philadelphia by a guard of honor, composed of the sur viving color-bearers and color-guards of all the regiments of the State. Second. The flags, when brought to Philadelphia, shall be deposited in some ap propriate hall until the tune of the presen tation. Third. A military escort, with appropri ate music, will be provided to proced with the flags and their guards of honor to Inde pendence Square. fourth. A proper person to be selected to present formally the flags to the Govern or on their arrival at Independence Square. Fifth. Suitable music, vocal and instru mental, after the ceremonies of the recep tion of the flags. Sixth. Thanks to Almighty Gcd for vic tory and return of peace. Seventh. Proper music. Eighth. After the arrival of the flags in Independence Square a governor's salute, and after the ending of the ceremonies of reception a national salute shall be fired, to which end a battery shall be stationed in Washington Square. A nth. At the conclusion of the ceremony the flags shall be escorted to the hall from whence they were brought, where they will be kept until returned to Harrisburg and deposited in the archives of the Common wealth. It was unanimously resolved that Major General Meade be requested to present the flags. An enthusiastic meeting of the Geary Lc- S'on, composed of soldiers and sailors, was ;ld Saturday evening at the county court house. THE Constitutional Amendment reported from the Joint Committee of Fifteen, to form the basis of a system to the restoration of the revolted States to representation in Congress and thus to a complete National Reconstruction, yesterday passed the House by leas 128; Nays 37—far more than two thirds in the affirmative. Every Member elected by the Republican Union party vo ted Yea, including even Mr. Raymond, whose journal has been so hard on the Com mittee and the Report that we supposed he J'oulJ certainly vote No. The Kentucky half breeds of course voted with their fellow supporters of McClellan in 1864. Messrs, McKee and RandaH of Kentucky voted with the Republicans—l ea. Latbam and Wha ley of VV est Virginia voted with the Copper heads, and probably mean to go with them hereafter. The amendment now goes to the Senate, and we trust will there t>e carried by more than the requisite two to one. It is not what we would have; but we believe in tak ing the best we can get as the true way to get more thereafter. The proposition may be amended here as it would have been in the House but for Democratic opposition.— A". Y. Tribune. That quasi patriot, John Mitchell, writes to Jeff. Davis organ, the New York Daily JStewr. "I can see no escape from an Euro pean war and if it breaks out it will be tre mendous. It is probable, too, that America would profit by it, both in eommerce and population. # THE .State Department has received ad vices that the cattle plague is rapidly on the decrease in England, and that there is no cholera in that country. IT is reported that nearly the entire pen insula of Lower California lias tieen ceded to certain leading American capitalists for oolonization purposes. Heister Clyster'* Record. He insisted that secession was not trea son. He declared that coercion qf armed re bellion was unconstitutional. He styled Union soldiers "hounds," "bull-dogs," "hirelings?" "ujinions?" "in cendiaries," and plunderers. He predicUsl and encouraged a fire in the rear of Union soldiers. He proclaimed, by implication, that Jeff. Davis was a purer patriot than Abraham Lincoln. He discouraged the raising of armies by volunteetlrig: He denounced the filling up of our ar mies by conscription. He opposed every measure by which the Union was saved. He characterized Abraham Lincoln as a "tyrant," "usurper," "buffoon," and "as sassin." He rideculed Andrew Johnson as a "re creant," "pelf-hunter," "inebriate'' and "adventurer." He exposed the extention of the elective franchise to the men in the field perilling their lives in defence of the Union, and when they did vote he charged that such use of the ballot was illegal and a fraud. He opposed the disfranchisement of de serters ahd struggled with all his lega' ( force to prevent the punishment of bounty-jump ers. He could see nothing heinous in the mur der of a draft officer or the pilfering of an enrollment office. He declared the war a failure, and insist ed that it ought to cease, while he advoca ted the election to the Presidency of a play ed out military bombast. He rejoiced civer rebel ahd mourned it Union victory. He opposed the establishment of a na tional currency. He insisted on Pennsylvania paying her English creditors in gold, when by all the rules of financial business the State could only be asked to pay in currency. The pay ment in gold cost the Commonwealth many thousands of dollars which went at the time to fill the pockets of Englishmen who were then engaged in affording aid and comfort to the rebels fighting for the destrtlctiob of the Government. These are a few of the distinguished acts performed by Heister Clynier while he was a State Senator. He is now a candidate for Governor, and was nominated by his party because of his record above given. Will the people of Pennsylvania endorse a can didate coming before them with a record like this ? Tne result of the election in Oc tober will be the answer. Who are the most Zealous for Clymer f A cotemporary gives the following point ed answers to the above tjuestion; They are the men who declared Jeff Da vis a better patriot than Andrew Johnson. They are the same who pronounced Grant a "butcher," and Lee a "Christian gentle man." They are the men who denounced the martyred Lincoln as a "tyrant," and op posed the hanging of Jriff Davis. They are the inch who were loth to credit the news of a Federal victory, but always swift to herald the news of a Federal defeat. They are the men who cursed Sherman, Sheridan and Burnside, and made the wel kin ring with hurrahs for Va'.landigham and Jeff Davis. They are the men who said our soldiers were fighting not for the Union but "for the abolition of slavery,' and that the rebels were fighting to avoid being reduced to "cer tain vassalage." They are the men who were known du ring the war as deserters, bounty-jumpers, who fled the country to avoid the draft. They are the men who counselled and en couraged resistance to the conscription law, and lurked in corn fields and thickets to shoot down enrolling officers while in dis charge of their sworn duty. They are the men who bv their teachings fired the base passion of the New York rab ble that burned down orphan asylums, and murdered innrcent and helpless colored peo ple in the streets. They are the men who during the war, had nothing but denunciation for the admin istration arid apology for rebellion. They are the men who sneaked to the the polls iu 1864 and voted to withhold from our gallant soldiers in thefield the privilege of participating in the choice of those who were to make the laws to govern the wives, sisters and mothers they had left behind. They are the men who applauded the conduct of their present candidate for Gov ernor in refusing to Andrew Johnson the privilege of sneaking for the Union, in the Senate Chamber of Pennsylvania. These are the men who are nott* most zealous for Clymer. What loyal man wants to train in such a company ? The Fighting Force in Germany The news from Germany is still warlike, but the accounts are so conflicting that it is impossible to judge which of the belliger ents is best prepared for an actual outbreak. In the event of a war, nearly a million of soldiers could be put in the field by Austria and Prussia, and a quarter of a million more by Italy, should she be dragged into the fight. According to the official statistics, the Austrian army, upon a full war footing, amounts to 589,000 artillerymen, 106,000 ex tra corns, drivers, sanitary aids, ambulance and field hospitable men, Ac., 42,000 caval ry. Deducting from the infantry and the jagers the fourth battallions and depot strength (109,800 men), who remain in the country and the recruitingdistriets, the num ber of the available fuotsoldiers amounts to 321,001). Making a similar deduction from the artillery, the xtra corps and the cavalry the two former could tale the field with 77,000, and the latter vith 35,000 men, amounting altogether to 433,700. Th e available force of the Prussian army is about 307,000 men ; but she can put in (he field, in case of extreme need, about 500,000. She has, however, some thirty fortresses to defend ; among them Stettin, Cologne, Dantzig, Madgeburg, Poseu, Cob lentz, Ehren breitstein and Ivonigsberg. The Italian Minister of War has address ed a report to the King on the state of the army, from which it appears that there are at present under arms 14,004 officers and 190,325 privates, or 204,529 in all. The re serve comprises 1,744 officers and 148,660 privates, forming in all 15,414 men. Grand total, 354,743 men. Of these it is stated in the report that 240,000 men are available on the shortest notice. Moreover, 30,000 men having been called out fer drill, these would be fit for service about the end of May. There may be some truth in a report, fiven in a Berlin letter recently received in lorence, to the effect that Bismarck has said in reply to a friend who asked him if the convention with Italy was an accom plished fact: "We have no necessity for a written treaty with Italy ; the alliance ex ists by the force oi circumstances. The first cannon shots exchanged between Austria and Prussia would bring King Victor Eman ual and his troops before the Quadrilat eral, were it only to forestall Garibaldi and his volunteers.' PTTNIBHU,G TRAITORS.—A few days ago an East Tennessee Judge sentenced a pris oner convicted of treason to fourteen years imprisonment. The Lower House of the Tennessee Legislature has passed, by a vote of 44 to 11, a resolution declaring that Jef ferson Davis and other leading rebels have forfeited their lives, ought to suffer death, and be held infamous forever. It is evident that President Johnson's former co-laborers in Tennessee still hold to the opinion that ' 'treason should be rendered odious.' * lliw Democratic President* and Vice Presideuts Stand on the Record. The Democracy are prone to boast of the fatbfulness of their party leaders and office holders when in power. Let us see how such as these have acted before and during the struggle for the Union, taking Presi dents and Vice Presidents for example. John Tyler, ttbo Was a Democratic Presi dent, bddaiflri U traitor? carrying all his household into treason. ( Frank Pierce, a Democratic President, wrote a letter to the rebel leaders, encourag ing them to proceed in the war on the Union, and assuring them that the Democracy of the North would be with the slaveholders of the Sctttth? John C. Breckinridge, 3 Democratic Vice President, was a General in the febel iirtny, a leader in all councils which paved the way to revolt, and while he presided in the Uni ted States Senate, was engaged in plotting the downfall of the United States Govern ment. James Buchanan, the last Democratic President, was a conceded and traitorous coward, who winked at the dismautling of Navy Yards, the robbery of arsenals, the destruction of navies and the pilfering of the National Treasury. In the face of these facts it is certainly the height of presumption, folly and imper tinence Jo hear a "Democrat" boast of the patriotism of "Democratic:" officers high in power. Deserters Voting. At tko r<wnt term of the Court of Quar ter sessions, in and lor the County of Wayne, indictments were found against the Judges and Inspectors of elections in two townships for rejecting the votes of deserters from the draft; Obe cf the eases Wtts called and the trial proceeded. Ih charging the jury, Judge Barrett held that the law of Cong ress, under which the votes were excluded, was unconstitutional and void, for two rea sons—l. In that it undertook, to a certain extent, to regulate the right of suffrage, which was a prerogative retained exclusive ly by the States.;, 2. That it inflicted penal ties and disabilities which could only be en tailed by due process of law; that is, bv in dictment,. conviction arid .sentence. Not withstanding the strong charge of the Judge, the jury faded to agree, and were discharg ed. In consequence of this result, both cases were discontinued. It will be remembered that a bill was passed through both Houses of the Legis lature, at the recent session, designed to supplement the law of Congress in disfran chising deserters. This bill has not receiv ed the Governor's signature, and it probably will not.— Pittsburgh Gazette. Great Capture by Indians—Massacre of 128 Men—The Fort Burned. SAN FRANCISCO, May 6. A special messenger arrived, yesterday, at Los Angelos, brirtgiflg ri dispatch from the commander of lort Grant to General Mason, announcing that Fort Goodwin, Ar izona. had been taken by 2,ooolndians, and the garrison, consisting of 128 men, massa cred. with one exception, and the fort burn ed. The man who escaped was out hunting at the time and Witnessed the commotion from a distance. lie saw the fort burning, and heard the firing of guns during the fight, which lasted nearly an hour. It is supposed the Indians gained admission to the fort under the pre text of entering into a treaty of peace, which Genera] Mason had instructed the comman der of the fort to make. Gen. Ferry Nominated for the U. S. Sen ate. NEW HAVEN, May 9. At the Republican caucus to-night, seven informal ballots were takeu for Senatorial candidates. The first ballot stood, L. S. Foster, 55; Gov. Buckingham, 55; Gen. Ferry, 24. The last ballot stood. Foster. 66; Buckingham, 1 ; Ferry, 79. General Ferry was then unanimously nominated. THE BALTIMORE FAILCR®.— The Balti more American says that the failure of Mr. L. P. Bayne, of that city, is associated with facts which the national credit demand should be made public. Throughout the war he was the leader of the Baltimore clique, which devoted its energies to the deprecia tion of the Government credit and the en hancement, of the price of gold, and was regarded by rebellious sympathizers as a King of Finance. With these antecedents and characteristics, he became possessed of unlimited control of a national depository, and actually used the money of the Govern ment during the war to speculate against its credit. He borrowed of the bank $700,000 without giving any security. The American thinks tne whole affair is a swindle, and calls for a rigid investigation into the rules governing the operations of the bank, and into the loyalty of its officers. EMPLOYEES IN THE DEPARTMENTS. —The resolution of inquiry offered by Hon. Green Clay Smith, of Kentucky, with reference to the employees in the several departments, will if properly replied to by the different Secretaries, reveal some startling facts in relation to the male and female employees of the Government. The investigation was instituted yesterday and there was a general flutter among the clerks, especially the lady clerks, man}' of whom showed, by their answers to the ques tions put to them, that they never had any friends in the Union army, while they had plenty of them in the rebel service. The same is true of a large number of the male clerks. Andrew Johnson's promise to give positions to returned Union soldiers is, like all his other pledges, entirely forgotton. Very few soldiers have received appoint ments in the departments since his circular was issued, except such as promise to sup port "My Policy."— Philadelphia Press. NEGRO TESTIMONY.IN ALABAMA. — A Montgomery correspondent says it is under stood that Governor Pattou, in anticipation of the operation of the Civil Bights Bill, has communicated with the Judges of the sever al circuit and other courts in this State and recommended that they embrace, in their charges to the Grand Juries of the counties the admission of negro testimony in all ca ses. It has been repeatedly admitted in the courts of interior jurisdiction in Montgomery an other parts of the State. In the county of Wilcox which contained one of the largest slave populations in the cotton growing re gions of Alabama before the war the testi mony of negroes was admitted during the term of the Circuit Court just closed. THE MEMPHIS RIOT.— A Quincy corres pondent writing to the Chicago Journal!, says: A gentleman just up from Memphis visiting his relatives in this city says that the terrible riot there was moie terrible than the papers reported; that a conspiracy had been formed to massacre all the teachers of the freedmen, ladits. some fifty in number; that fortunately, Gen. Stoneman learned the fact in time to send them away, and save them from such a horrible fate. About one hundred innocent persons fell victims to the fury of those engaged in the riot. The secret organization which planned the contemplatei massacre numbered about five thousand. THE cry that the grain crop of the North west will prove a failure has been set up, and is industriously kept up. The proof does not seem to be conclusive, though doubtless it is entirely true that the nros pects is not at all promising. It would be no injustice to holders of grain to suggest that they have been instrumental in raising the eryT—at any rate they arc profifjpg largely by it, CATTLE Down GOATS UP.—An Irish pa per notices the fact that one unexpected and curious effect of the cattle disease in England has been to raise the value oi goats to an extraordinary degree. These hitherto despised animals are now expor ted in considerable numbers from Ireland, and have been sold in several English counties at from £4 to £5 each, the or dinary price having been about 10s. "A PAIR of pretty eyes." said coxcomb, ' 'arc the best mirrors to shave by." "Yes," replied old Hunk, the bachelor, "'and I have known many a man shaved by them. Cough, Cold, or Sore Throat, REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ATTENTION AND SHOULD #E CHECKED. IF ALLOWED TO CONTINUE, rrlMtitfii or the Lmgs. a Permanent Threat Awtton, or jan Incurable Ltinf Disease IS OFTEN THE RESULT. BROWN'S BRONCHIAL TROCHES having a direct influence to the parts, give im mediate relief. FOR BRONCHITIS, ASTHMA, CATARRH, CONSUMPTION A THROAT DISEASES, Troches afe used with always good success. SINGERS AND PUBLIC SPEAKERS will find Trochee useful in clearing the voice when taken before Singing or Speaking, and relieving the throat after an unusual exertion of the vocal organs. The Troches are recommended and p rc " scribed by Physicians, and have h4 testimonials 1 from eminent men throughout the eohntry. Be ing an article of true merit, and having proved fKair efficacy by a test of fnanj yea tv, each year find them in new iMaUtu, in rsflsM Darts of the world and the Trochee are universally pronoun ced better than other articles. Obtain only "BROWN'S BRONCHIAL TROCHES," and do not take any of the Worthlee* Imitation* that may be offered. gold everywhere in the United States, and Foriign countries, Rt 36 cents per box. Nov. 10, 1365. Q ROVER A BAKER'S Sewing- Machines WERE AWARDED THE HIGHEST PREMIUMS at the State fairs of New Ttrrk, New Jersey, Ver mont, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illmorr, Mich igan, Wisconsin, lowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Vir ginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Ore gon, California, at the fairs of the American In stitute, Franklin Institute, Maryland Institute, Massachusetts Mechanics' Association, Penn. Me chanics' Institute, St. Louis Agricultural and Me chanics' Aesocion, and at numerous Institute and County fairs, includidg all the fairs at which they were exhibited the past thice years. First prizes have also been awarded these Ma chines at the exhibitions of London, Paris, Dub lin, Linz, Pesancon, Bayonnc, St. Dizier, Chalons. And they have been furnished by special com mand to the Empress of Franc#; Empress of Austria, Empress of Russia. Empress of Brazil. of Spain and ttuecn of Bavaria. The Grovcr and Baker Elastic-Stitch sewing Machines are superior to all others for the follow ing reasons : 1. They ?ew direct fiem the spools, and require no rewinding of thread. 2. They are more easily understood and used, and leas liable to derangement than other ma chines. 3. They are capable of executing perfectly, without change of adjustment, a much greater variety of work than other machines. 4. The stitch made by these machines i 9 much more firm, elastic, and durable, especially upon articles which require to be washed and ironed, than any other stitch. 5. This stitch, owing to the manner in which the under thread is inwrought, is much the most plump and beautiful in us*, and retains this plumpness and beauty even upon articles frequent ly washed and ironed until they are worn out. 6. The structure of the scam is such that, though it be cut or broken at intervale of only a few stitches, it will neither open, run, or ravel, but remains firm and durable. 7. Unlike other machines, these fasten both euds of the seam by their own operation. 8. With these machines, while silk is used upon the right or face side of the seam, cotton may be used upon the other side without lessening the strength or durability of the seam. This can be done on other machine, and is a great saving upon all articles stitched or made up with silk. Those machines, in addition to their superior merits as instruments for sewing, by a change of adjus lent, easily learned and practiced, execute the most beautiful and permanent embroidery and ornamental work. PRINCIPAL OFFICES OF SHE Grover & Baker Sewing Machine Co. EASTERN. Boston, 18 Sumner street. New York, 405 Broadway. Philadelphia, 730 Chestnut street. Baltimore, 181 Baltimore street- Brooklyn, 235 Fulton street. Rochester, 48 State street. Buffalo, 329 Main street. Troy, 343 River street. Ilarrishurg, 17 Market street. Providence, 2 Howard buiidiug- WESTERN. Chicago, 101 Washington street. Cincinnati, 5S West Fourth street. St. Louis, 124 North Fourth street. Detroit, 62 Woodward avenue. Milwaukee, 1c Newhall house. Cleveland, 171 Superior street. Dayton, 316 Third street. Louisuille, fi Masonic Temple. Lexington, Bradley's block. Memphis, 303 Alain street. Nashville, 66 Church street. San Francisco, 32!) Montgomery street. FOREIGN. London, IfiO Regent street. Liverpool, 59 Bold street. Alelbourne, 24 Swanston street. For sale by B. M. Qreeno, Huntingdon, Pa. April 27, 6mo. g J. WILLIAMS, NO. 16 SOUTH SIXTH STREET, PHIL.AOEI'I.HIA manufacturer of VENETIAN BLINDS AND WINDOW SHADES, The largest and finest assortment in the city at the Lowest Cash prices. STORE SHADES MADE AND LETTERED. ap6:2m. ATT 110? WHO? WHO? Yv OUR NEXT GOVERNOR. Wo have a eorrect and striking photograph of the noxt Governor of Pennsylvania, which we will send by mail for 25 cents. If we m intake the man, the money will be refunded immediately af ter election next October. Is it Geary or Clymer? Write and see. Address BARTLESON A CO., may4:2m. 611 Chestnut street, Phila. rjuiis way. The Books of J. B. Forquhar, Esq., are in ray hands for collection and settlement. Suits will be brought on all unsettled claims on his books from and after the first day of June next without respect to persons. H. NICODEMUS. Bedford, May 11, 1806, 3t. BEDFORD HOUSE, AT HOPEWELL, BBDFORB COURT*-, PA., BY HARRY DROLLINGER. Everv attention given to make guests comfortable, who stop at this House. Hopewell, July 29, 1864. NOTICE TO TRESPASSERS. All persons are hereby cautioned against trespassing by Hunting, Fishing, and in every other manner, upon the premises of the subscri bers in Bedford township, us they are determined to enforce the law against all not complying with this notice. HENRY HUBERT, myU3t %'M. PHILLIPS. STRAY CULTS.—Came to the residence of the subscriber, living iu Harrison township, on the 16th of April last, two black mare colts, one about three years old and the other about two. The older one has a white spot on the left side and the other a white spot on the forehead. The owner will come forward und comply with the law or they will he disposed of as the law directs. SAMUEL MAY. QKABY! QLYMBR We have Photographs, large and small, of Gea ry and Clyincr. Agents wanted to sell them. Send 76 cents for specimen copies by mall, post age paid. Address BARTLEriON k CO. - may4:2m 6U Chestnut street. EJIXECOTOR'M NOTICE. JL Eetate of Artema* Heremct, lite of South. nmpton totenek ip, deemed. Letters Testamentary having Veen granted to the undersigned by the Register of Bedford coun ty, all persons indebted Jo said estate are hereby notified to make immediate payment, and those having claims against the estate will pwtsent thewi: properly authenticated for settlement. GEO. S. BKNNET, ARTEMAS 8. BEX NET. ap2o:6t Executors. ESTATE or NATUAN //. WOLF, DEC- a Letters test'imenUry having been granted by the Register of Bedford county to the ed Executors, living in St. Clair township. All persons indebted to said Estate are hereby notified to make immediate payment and those having claim? are requested to present them properly au thenticated for settlement. JOHN WOLF, THOB. McCOY. apl6:6t Executors. NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS OF THE BEDFORD COUNTY OIL COMPA NY.—Per*"tis who subscribed to this company, by a resolution of the Board of Managers, are re quired to pay the first instalment, fifty per cent of the amount subscribed, without delay. The par tics employed to sink the well are on the ground and ready to operate and the money must be forth coming. By order of the Company. ' GEORGE W. GUMP, mar2:3in President. WANTED —AGENTS—To canvass for the "boiaiei'u Individual Memorial." Great induces?ai. 1 ' 8 offert *d than by any other published. A rents hs-Vv 1 an entire monopoly in the territory assigned theflv. as *' ser ®, has been nothing of the kind yet in -OSJK ced - Meefs with wnirersal appro val, l' ornament an, nh '° - -1 record of thosi who have served in our country s defense, and to friends of deceased oldiws. For emto, Ac., address, enclosing stain, n ' '• LAKER, Colum bus, 0., Lock Bos 973. A P'- 13 > Imo - AGENTS WANTED F „ , To sell the Great Atfb nc . lln P f u " ,e? > ,h cheapest and mod wonderful pvrft. c ~ Agents can readily make frofia sl<* ,Ptnnn?" | I will give any agent $166 if he w, ' eel ' 50 ' 0 " 0 ; Send 30 cents for sett of puzrfeA Atf *. ' c ?*Jf en * by mail free. PHILIP HILL, Reporter .* an ' ey Goods, 259 Market Street, PhilaAetf&v \ u ' ,p&~ Ladies' Needle Book, containing Jfc, the best Needle. Sent by mail on receipt of '' cents. April 12:1m#, DISABLED MEN, ATTENTION I Wanted, one or two men, in Bedford ana vicinity, who have lost either an arm or leg, to seLfi Wadeworth'e Water Proof Arnica Healing Plae-- ter, the beet and cheapest Court Plaster in the market. From $5 to $lO per day can be made. Address with 25 cents for sample and full infor mation. A. F. BELCHER, Box 45, Philadelphia, Pa. N. B.—All agents ard peddlers would find it to their interest to answer the above. Ap.l3:3m. TYTANTED! Agents. Male and Female at $75 to TV $l5O per month to sell the Celebrated Common Sense Family Sewing Machine PRICE $13.00. This Machine will do all kinds of work equal to the high priced Machines, and is the only practi cal and reliable Cheap sewing Machine) in the world. Send for descriptive Circulars. Address, SEC'OMB A CO, Chicago, 111., or Cleveland, Ohio. Anvil 27 Im. DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP. The partnership heretofore existing between the undersigned in the mc-rcantile business,under the name of D. F. Buck A Son. is this day dissol ved by mutual consent, All persons having un settled accounts with said firm are requested to settle immediately. D. F. BUCK, C. L. BUCK. New Enterprise, March 19, 1866. The undersigned having taken tho stand here tofore occupied by D. F. Buck A Son, wi.-bcs to say to his friends, that feeling grateful for past favors, he begs a continuance of the same, and will sell goods cheap for cash, or nn short credit to punctual customers. C. L. P,l CK. New Enterprise, March 30,156 C; 3m. C UN YASSER? WANTED, at S2OO per month. ! We want reliable agents (none o.'ker) male and female to take the exclusive agency in every county and township in the U.S. to sell th>3 l'bot grapb Family Record, 11 work which every fa.' n ''T will buy. It is bound like an album bu ha printed blank page opposite each photogr apht for a complete record of the husband, wife and, each child of a family; also containing marriage certificate, and pages for military history of any member of the family. Nothing like it ever pub lished and no work that agents can sell so readily. Old canvassers and others should send for circu lars and terms. It is necessary to have eopies of the work to canvass with: price' by express $2 at), $3 fit) and $7 00 (3 styles): money may be sent by mail. Name the townships wanted. Address BARTLES n N A CO., mar3o:2m 611 Chestnut st- I^UMBER! LUMBER! The undersigned has just received, and will keep constantly on hand all kinds of DRY LUM BER. BUILDING STUFF, SHINGLES, LATH, and material generally kept in a first class Lumber Yard. Orders promptly attended to CHAS. H. ANDERSON' b23.-3in Huntingdon,Pa Q YES! O YES! The subscriber having taken out Auctioneer's License tenders his services to all those who de sire an auctioneer. All letters addressed to him at Bedford will reach him, and receive prompt at tention. MARTIN MILLBURN. D~ar„rd, Pa., March 2:3 m. L O<A " IIOIVT V FOR VITERI.VS. The Legislature at its late session passed a law giving veterans who were accredited to distrwts iu this State and received no LOCAL BOUNTY, a VERERAN BOUNTY of S3OO. Yeterans who received no local bounty will please note this; all those applying to us will fiud us ready to collect it promptly for them. 1)11! ISO It ROW A" LITZ. Ciaim Agents. Bedford, April 27, tf. JNVENTORS' OFFICES. d'EPINEUIL & EVANS, Civil Eniflneers and Patent Solicitors, NO. 435 WALNUT ST, PHILADELPHIA. Patents solicited—Consultations on Engineer ing, Draughting and Sketches, Models and Ma chinery of all kinds made and skilfully attended to. Special attention given to REJECTED CA SES and INTERFERENCES. Authentic Co pies of all Documents from Patent Office procured. N. 11. Save yourselves useless trouble and travelling expenses, as there is no actual need for personal interview with us. All business with these offices, can ho transacted in writing. For further information diroet as above, with stamp enclosed, for Circular with references. janl2:4y rjYRY IT! TRY IT! TRY IT Price 50 cents, or 5 Bottles for $2. DR. LATOI R S "W" IT IT E OIL Is acknowledged to be the very best Liniment for Shoulder Galls, Sprains, Bruises, Swelled Joints Stiffness, and Rheumatism. It is the only application that should he applied to kieks and cuts. Every Boatman, Farmer, or Horseman should have a ho'tie in his stable, ready for uso. For sale at wholesale and retail, bv C. C. SHRIVER A CO., Wholesale Druggists, Cumberland, Md. And by Druggists aud all Dealers in Roliable Medicines everywhere. ap6:tf. fjVilE MASON A HAMLIN CABINET ORGANS Forty different styles, adapted to sacred and secular music, for SBO to S6OO each. Fiffty-one Gold and Silver Medals, or other first premiums awarded them. Illustrated Catalogue free. Ad difps, MASON A HAMLIN, Boston, or MASON BROTHERS, New York. March 0: lyr.
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