Scbfort) inquirer.
BEDFORD. PA„ FRIDAY, NOV. 2, 1566. ,
THE MEXICAN IMBROGLIO.
All the signs of the times as indicated by
the political horizon point to a speedy
abandonment of Mexico by Maximilian.
What is to become of Mexico ? Boor, <h -
fraeted, torn by civil feuds, oppre-.ed with
debt, incapable of self government, amino
one able or willing to undertake ;t for h( r,
is she to drift again into anarchy ? Like a
sick man in the hands of officious Irieuti ,
there arc many to advise remedies, but few
who would be willing under similar circum
stances to take their own prescriptions. Th"
abandonment, first of England ami Spain and
now of France, of the experiment of estab
lishing an imperial government in |j>; '• •-
tioii of the American continent wit! doubt
less be the endtf all attempts of the kiad
by European Governments. All effort#
hitherto by the -Mexicans themselves to
establish a permanent government have
been signal failures. There is a general
agreement that the interests of commerce
require a stable government of some kind
and European nations are evidently not only
willing but desirous that the L nited Sta.o
should undertake the difficult and expensive
task of governing Mexico for the general
benefit. Our own people have frequently
discussed the practicability as well as the
propriety of such an undertaking, lhat
the interests of humanity, as well as of
commerce, would be promoted by the estab
lishment of peace and harmony in this ill
fated country is everywhere conceded. 1 n
view of the possible benefit - to be derive !
to ourselves, or confeired upon them, should
we undertake the task ? If we do. how is
it to be accomplished ? These are the ques
tions likely soon to occupy the public mind.
Two objecticns arise : first wc have the
vexed question of reconstruction to settle ;
second, wchave already an immense territory,
and the acquisition of more and that inhab
ited by an ignorant and turbulent papula
tion, is of doubtful expediency. To the
first wc would answer that the question of
reconstruction, while it is a grave and per
plexing one, has but slight bearing upon the
Mexican question and that for the most
part arises from proximity. To the second
we would reply that thus far extent ot ter
ritory has in no way interfered with the har
monious working of our system of govern
ment and that from the genius of our
institutions and the nature of our political
fabric we believe it to he capable of success
ful application to an indefinite extent of ter
ritory. That we would have no reason to
doubt our ability to control as teiritorics
and gradually absorb as states the whole
area of Mexican dominion, California gives
us the most convincing evidence. The ques
tion, therefore, is narrowed down to this:
What shape are the affairs of Mexico likely
to assume on the departure of Max
imilian and his French allies ?
We have no right to assume a
protectorate over, much less to ar>p - or™ a(e
the territory of our neighbor, without her
consent, or request. W ill she request us
to do either ? The imperialists departing,
Ortega, Santa Anna and Juarez, will each
be at the head of a faction and each claim
ing to be the legitimate Government of the
nation, the old feuds and animosities will
again distract the whok country. Our
Government at present, recognize.-: Juarez,
as the legitimate head of the Mexican
Government. Would we be justified
according to the laws of nations and the
spirit of our Republican institutions, in as
sisting, him in the establishment of his au
thority or in assuming a protectorate at his
request? Until these questions arc decided,
speculation is useless. If they are decided
in the affirmative and the Juarez government
asks a protectorate, wo believe our own
welfare, the welfare of the "Mexican people
and the interests of humanity would bo
thereby promoted. Wc have no fears that
the undertaking would be expensive or
troublesome. Mexico with her varied cli
mate, fertile soil and inexhaustible mineral
resources, has within her all the elements of
boundless wealth and prosperity, and only
wants a stable government, the education
of her people and the infusion of a spirit
of enterprise to make her one of the most
prosperous sections of the North American
continent. All these the United States can
readily furnish.
THE MARYLAND TROUBLE.
In the contest between the police Com
missioners of Baltimore and Gov. Swann
the plot daily thickens, and the evidence of
a conspiracy between the President and his
"shadow of a shade," and supple tool, GOY.
Swann, hourly becomes more clear. That
the President is at the bottom of and insti
gating Gov. Swann's efforts to defy the
laws of the State, scarcely admits of a doubt
in view of the frequent interviews between
them, and the indecent haste shown by tlie
Governor in his efforts to remove the legally
appointed Commissioners at the first de
mand of tlie disfranchised rebels. The bone
of contention is the registry law passed du
ring the rebellion and disfranchising rebels
and deserters. This law alone saved the
Maryland Legislature Iroin falling into the
hands of rebels, and Maryland from sece
ding as did the other slave States. To it
also Gov. Swann, himself, owes his election,
but he has since, like his accidental proto
type, betrayed tlie loyal men who raised him
to power and now undertakes to subvert a
clear law of the State, for the purpose of
carrying the Baltimore elections for mem
bers of the State Legislature and electing
conservative rebels, thus securing a rebel
majority in the Legislature and the el ftion
of himself to the United States Senate
for the purpose of upholding the President's
policy. This is the real secret of" the Gov
ernor's indecent haste in forcing the trial of
the Commissioners, as well as, of the Presi
dent's complicity in the nefarious plot. The
crime of the Commissioners consists in the
faithful discharge of their duty ol appoint
ing Judges of election who faithfully obeyed
the registry law and refused the votes of all
persons disfranchised by the same. This
resulted in the election of a loyal city govern
ment in Baltimore. For this mortal offence
against rebels and traitors, Gov. Swann un
dertakes to removclhem from office with a
xicre tiioekery of a trial, for the express
purpose of placing in their stead such men
as will aid him in defying the law and hand
ing over the state government tt> rebels.
Both parties now hold a determined attitude.
The Commissioners consciousof right declare .
their determination to discharge their du- j
• and obey the law. In the proceedings;
ou Friday last the Governor notified the I
Counsel that he would not wait longer than
the following Wednesday, but wou;d then,
act upon such evidence as might be present
ed at that time of the guilt or innocence of
the Commissioners'. This is everywhere re
garded as an indirect cxprc: . ion of his deter
mination to remove them and appoint others
to suit his own purposes in time to control
the election on Tuesday next. E- "h party is
evidently preparing for the emergency with
a grim resolution that forebodes trouble.
If Gov. Swann inhi3 temerity ami reckless
ness 6f consequences precipitates a. collis
sion of forces in Maryland, there is no
t iling where the difficulty will end. M c
yet have hopes that the difficulty will be
carried into the courts and peacefully ad
jn tod. But if the loyal men of Maryland
are, obliged to defend their rights by force
they will not not stand alone. The defence
, and protection of Loyal men is the cause of
j the nation and by the nation that cause will
be vindicated.
A PEW PLAIN" FIGURES.
Every community has its croakers; aciaas
of individuals who stand ever ready to mag
nify or decry a cause or effort, to paint it in
its Worst colors or to laud it to the skies,
and it were st range indeed if this community
should be entirely exempted from them.
But we know it is not and it is hardly pro
bable that it ever will be. There is an oid |
saying that "the fools are not all dead yet,' j
which appears as apt to-dav a>it did iQ the
days of bur fathers, and we are admonished
to believe that the clownish clas is ou the
increase instead of diminishing as eveiy. oo >
has appeared to think would be the case.
It is evident that if there is onSfield above
j another in which these croakers or fools
seem to revel it is the political. A f'vf-Hrig
who has scarce seen his majority, as-umesto
himself all the airs of a politician, and ne
imagines that upon his shoulders rests the
great cause of the country, forthwith he pro
phesies this that and the other a.- if he knew
by his own efforts that a certain result would
' be accomplished, and when the result is re
ceived", he learns to his discomfiture, that he
simply knew nothing about the facts, and
that he had reckoned without his host.
There is another class of croakers who cro tk
to bolster up their cause rn direct violation
of truth. This cla.ss is less excusable than
the former, if not as numerous.
Bedford county instead of being an exc-p
--tion to the rule, has a larger proportion of
these croakers than any other portion of the
State. Immediately proceeding or follow
ing an election, we are treated to column af
ter column, besides sidewalk demonstrations
innumerable, as to what Bedford county will
do or can do. She can give twelve, eleven,
ten, nine, eight, seven, six hundred Copper
head majority, according to the tempera
ment or experience of !", or., at or. A
year or two ago it was confidently asserted
that the majority would be carried up to
twelve hundred, while in the late campaign
it was never put at less figures than six hun
dred, and yet there is only one instance in
the whole history of the county, at least for
ten years, that the majority exceeded six
hundred as will be seen by the following
table:
Dcm. Itcji. Total. Dcm. Jlaj. Hcji. 31 nj.
1856 2458 2242 4700 210
: 18-W 2338 1066 4301 372
I Sort 2007 1811 3SIB 190
]S5y 2147 2011 4158 136
j ~;ui 2221 2505 4729 2 1
1862 2320 1679 3999 611
istf.l 2701 2130 5134 271
1564 2752 2336 stss 410
1.805 2579 2431 5010 143
1866 2035 2591 5426 214
In 1862 when there were only 4009 votes
polled, when twenty live per cent, of the
Republican party was in the army, the ma
jority ran up to 641 ; since then it has not
exceeded 275, save in 1864 when it was 41G.
In 1803 we polled the heaviest vote that has
ever been polled previous to the late elec
tion, and then the majority stood at 274; at
the late election the vote exceeded by 300
any vote previously cast, when both parties
fully developed their strength, and instead
of an increase on the majority of 1863 there
was a loss of 30 votes beside the usual per
cent, of increase. These are the best figures
in the whole table for our Copperhead
friends. If the vote of 1862 is taken as a
basis, when the majority was 641, their loss
is 397 ; if 1864 should be taken, when they
beat us 416, their loss was 172. The vote in
1865, when wc were beaten 148, according
to our figures, was very little of a test, as
they lost the advantagcof their disfranchised
population in all districts controlled by the
Republicans, but at the late election they
did not lose one vote more than we did, and
we are under the impression that we lost
votes by their rejection in some districts, as
all Copperheads were transferred to districts
under their control, while the Republicans
remained to be rejected. All these figures
show clearly to the unbiased mind that Re
publicanism is slowly but surely sapping
away the Copperhead majority, and the day
is not far distant when Bedford county, di
vested of its ignorance, will ignore the blind
adhesion to a name, and place itself on the
side of right and intelligence.
The above figures show in a conclusive
manner the obstinacy with which this coun
ty is generally contested. There is no other
county in the State whore there is uniformly
such an effort as here. The late contest was
one long to be remembered. Greater effort
was made, more money was spent, more
rascality practiced, more speeches made,
more display than in one half the other
counties in the district, and with all this wo
came out of the contest much better than
we did on any full vote ever cast before in
the county. Is this not enough to make us
hopeful? The last Court gave Common
Schools to Southampton ! Truly the world
moves, and in a few years the fruits will
roll back to us and sweep Copperheadism,
or the element which is growing out of it,
into the common gulf which swallows up
the foul iniquity of the world, and leave ua
pure and regenerated county, lree from the
contaminating touch of a party that blights
as it advances, and whose oniy epitaph will
be "EVER TRUE TO THE INTERESTS OF SLA
VERY. "
<M>-Tho Copperbea&s have undertaken i
the hunsuiean task of buying over a suffi
cient number ot Republicans to giye them
the preponderance, an 1 at the same time
bribe off all those who are disaffected in
their own ranks. Lf we wore a Copperhead
and desired to make something trice out of
, it, wo_wouid announce our intontic nofgoiu/:
over to the Republicans and we would be
dead sure or' a nice, fat office or a big pile of
. money. Try it.
I"2.'Squire Saneho Panxa of the Duly
Nei&, who has been made Governor of an
Island so mewhere in the neighborhood of
Philadelphia, as a reward for his hmiesty and
faithfulness is very much vexeri at the per
plexing questions which the people insist
upon answering. Nevermind, 7imu.it San
eho, vour ntaster is no greater elown than
you are.
V J 'The lest GaztUt offers a. direct insult
to Archbishop MeCloskoy by accusing him
of dissembling. It is an insult to the good
sSnse of every Catholic in the 6*i;d to mis
construe the sentiments of one of its great
heads in the manner which this partisan
jourctal for partisan purposes has been in
stigated to do.
SQi-Tho Philadelphia Daily X<ics is
awfu By Worked up. It is truly agonizing to
behold it. Never did bear growl half so
badlv with sore head, or cur yell more fran
tically at some in human scald than this
•'weak, poor vessel"' shrieks at the discom
fiture of its master. Truly, the way of the
transgressor is hard.
t? &The whale never grabbed with half
the agility for Jonah that our Copperhead
friends grab for a weak-kneed. Republican
who is willing to barter his principles for
brcjid and butter. It generally happens
that after three days they are obliged to
spew them up on dry ground.
0 ifThe Gazatf is making up to the Ne
gn> manfully. Only in the last issue it was
pleased to say, speaking of the colored man:
"It in t?ie utterances of a ///' • ■ an :
tnuh. for sPiKiTi'AU.V. all 1 a" N /< otiuaV
Wc would like to see the authority upon
wkich this opinion is based.
It&rWo believe the people of Somerset
county have Common Schools and ordinary
intelligence. It js not so c" air that South
ampton has. "Southampton rules Bedford
county.
AFTER THE ELECTION.
I.KTTEP. FROM riLGRJM.
Pilgritnin his meandering! a lew days after the
late election dropped into a village store —no
matter where. The store was kept by a "My
Policy'" man who also has the Post Office.
Feeling like a stranger in a strange laud,
Pilgrim seated himself in a corner, and watch
ed the comers and goers. Cornercative-Da
vis-Johnson democrats could be uistinguished
by their woe-begone countenances. It was a
sad sight—the last lingering hope had expi
red; they looked like mourners reluming
from a funeral. Their voices were no hoarse
and husky that they could not even chirp
their favorite thread-bare sou3 —"A %• t
KloocR! ! NIOOEII ! ! !" with the beautiful
chorus—"Excluded States and Rump Con
gress !'* The scene was moving, but they
deserved their fate, ar.d Pilgrim e mid not
weep. The discomfited dupes of "My Poli
cy" inquired with accents scarcely audible —
"w-h-a-t is the e-l-e-e-t-i-o-n n-ew-s?" and re.
ceived prompt responses as follows : '•Penn
sylvania has gone Republican !" "Geary is
elected !" "Clymer is at tha foot of the lad
der 1" "Filler has killed himself !• His se
eret pledge did not bring the answer !"
"Poor Meyers has gone up : he is a gentle
man but was on the wrong aide." "Ohio
endorses the Congressional policy 1" "Indi
ana is Union all over !" "lowa has done the
clever thing !" "The people have spoken to
Andy in tones of thunder!" tie.. A'c. The
disconsolate crest-fallen Negro-shriekera
slunk quietly away, thinking probably that in
lltcir case at lea -' '-too much of a good thing
tea.-; not good The Republicans, whom
Pilgrim regards as the tuck Union men, were
a noble intellectual looking set of fellows
the-better class- of society-the very cream
of the community—their countenances beam
ed with delight, theirs was the calm, peaceful
triumph of a righteous cause. A man with a
countenance indicative of anxiety and self
reproach made his appearance. He was
called a soldier and dressed like a soldier,
yet his was not the manly bearing and firm
step of a true soldier. He looked from one
to another, but finding 110 expre-sion of sym
pathy or approval, he turned upon his heel
and silently retired. Pilgrim inquired the
cause of his strange conduct, and learned
that he had sacrificed his manhood by yield
ing to tyranieal usurpation : he had failed to
do his duty on election day. Poor cowardly
creature —he sold his birth-right for a mess
of potage. He deserved not to have % coun
try. The painful recital caused Pilgrim to
sigh over the weakness and imperfections of
poor fallen humanity. His soul was fired
with a glow of pure patriotism, and lie vowed
t.* the gods that he would staud by his Rag,
be true to his country, and never shrink from
duty in the hour of danger.
Pn.iißiM.
Nov. 1, 1860.
WADE HAMPTON'S LOYALTY.
The Massachusetts democrats lately 1 sol
ved in Faneuil Hall, among other things,
that they believed "th<s people in the South
lately in "arms, manifest a .sincere repen
tance for their "offencesagainst the Con-ti
tution," and that "they have in good faith
submitted to the laws "of the land." "Re
pentance," wo must remark in passing, is
more than wc have for our own part ever
expected or been disposed to exact of the
Southern people. We do not expect tiiem
to show any strong conviction of their own
wrong-doing as the result of a sound beating
and we think there arc nmch sounder foun
dations for a reconstructed Union than pro
fossions of such a conviction. However,
"repentance" is the word used by our Mas
sachusetts democrats; they think "the peo
ple in "the South, lately in arm -, manifest
a sincere "repentance. "
Now General Wade Hampton has lately
made a speech in Pickens District, South
Carolina, lie is a rather trood test cause of
"ie-pentance," for he was himself one of
the people "lately in arms," and represents
his lellow-citizens so well that he narrowly
escaped being elected governor under pro
test. But we are constrained to say that
any Massachusetts democrat, who should
mention "repentance" to Wade Hampton
would be very likely to have his nose tweak- j
ed for impertinence. Wade Hampton lias I
not the slightest idea of repenting. _ Ife
denies altogether that lie aud his associates
in rebellion have ever done anything to re
pent of. The I r nited Slates government,
bethinks, needs repent;- nee and purgation
of fjin,—but uui. so the defenders of the lost
cause. The North, he says bitterly, requires
of the South that "she must declare that
she has "sinned and like a repentant child
she must humbly sua "for iorgiveness.
But he rejects the dehiaiid with scorn. If
men like him have been guilty of anything
it is treason; but, he c.v.jaitus, "shall we
submit to the shame which would "Amgto
us forever, if we admit that we have "b ■ n
guilty of troa. ou?" lie wilt "accopi "the
situation," —that is as la- hMi i • tan Is it, —
but do not talk to him about repent,nice!
But, our democratic friends add, these
men who have rapentou have also "in good
"faith submitted to the laws of the land.
General ITampfcon asseverates the -ame
thing, with due flourish and profession of
sacred honor and the like. We shall not
now call in question the good faith or
genuineness of this submis i n, but we iuu-i
he permitted to point out that as General
Li amp ton explains matters- the terms of the
submission may not he understood by the
parties in quite the same way "Was the
South ever disloyal?" ho ask;,; "I deny that
she ever was, and 1 challctt, e h a most, " ut
ter enemy to adduce one single instance in
which she has been." "The South is. and
"ever has been, loyal in the proper :n--
of the "word." "Coupling tliis denial that
the South was ever disloyal with the repu
diation of the charge of treason, we may
well doubt how much is meant by uhipis
sion iti good faith "to the laws of the land"
tendered by a man like Wade Hampton.
He will not admit that he can by possibility
be more loyal than he has been hitherto.
We can only say that, if so, the quality of
hi.- loyalty does not strike us favorably, tiu
far from that, it appears to us that the 1 Ai
ted States now need a submission in which
it is thoroughly understood on both sid<
that loyalty is not compatible with deliber
ate rebellion and that such rebellion i-, trea
son, and treason an "odious" crime.—Bos
ton Advertise)'.
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
The Superintendent of Indian Affairs of
Colorado Territory, has forwarded to the
Cbuimi'fioner of Indian Affair a letter of
General Cai on, commanding Fort Garland,
Colorado Territory, in rei ;tiou to difficul
ties with the Indian who have recently
driven off a lot of stock from the 1 fcurlano,
and killing on 1 man and taking prisoner
an Attic:;-an woman and four children.
General Carson suggests that the settlers
take prompt measures for the common de
fense, and states that the war, if iniated,
will be one of no trifling character.
He says also that the Minches are going
west, and will beyond doubt, involve the
Taban Ins in the war. It is reported that
the Kiowa arc committing outre:- in Tex
as, with reference to the difficulty with the
whites.
The Hon. J. K. Chaves, delegate from
New Mexico, writing from Santa Fe, under
date of October 9, states that it ha- arisen
from the niismanng unenr of a of
fieer. 1' appear ihu" t ! • widf- it Max
well s Hunch-. become ine-ui.-ed on
account of the death of on- of th ir num
ber by a Mexican .-theep herder. Ma v. -11
becoming alarmed, for the safety of his
family, sent word to Fort Union about the
state of affairs, and one or two companies
were . . itt hi relief. One of the officers
it up;- i. becoming intoxicated, drew )ii>
pist d on Kahncatchc, one of the principal
chiefs of the Ute band. Hence the
present trouble with these Indians, the
original difficulty, owing to the killing of
ONE OF'EHCIR NUMBER, L.WEII (FITLWFWTTOFIIY
adjusted.
W. F. M. Arny, Secretavy of the Terri
tory of New Mexico, write--, under date of
< Mb' er Oth, that twelve Utea had been
killed, and that the feeding among the In
dian-was very bitter, but that efforts were
being ma do to avert the war which uas im
pending.
PETROLEUM AND ITS PROSPECTS.
The heyday of speculation in petroleum
and in petroleum stocks is over. There L
searcely a possibility that the wild excite
ment which at one time agitated the wh >!e
country in reference to this production can
ever be revived. The reaction ha.- been
severe, and by the reflux many valuable in
terests have been swept away. But uoth
withstanding the depression in business,
and the cessation of outside attention to it.
those who have been really interested in
good oil wells have gone on steadily, with
wise measures of industry, and have availed
themselves of every advantage which nature
permitted. It may surprise many, who, in
other pursuits, have lost all sight of petro
leum affairs, that as far as production is
concerned, th- re ha - never been such a .-ue
eessf'ul period a- now. There are more pro
during Wells than ever, and although the
monsters which spouted forth their thousand
and twelve hundred barrels in a day have
<•■ ased to flow with any such prolusion, yet
he steady yield of flowing and pumping
wells is greatly upon the increase. Tbi.
can be shown by the export statements,
which prove that since the fir&rday of Jan
uary last, forty-two millions of gallons of
petroleum have been exported from the
principal ports of the United States;
whereas, in the .-aiuc period in 1805 but fif
teen millions three hundred thousand gall
ods went forward. This shows an iucrea -
ing foreign demand, and also an enlarged
home production. We must also recollect
that an immense quantity of this product
has I con lost by the disastrous fires which
have taken place in Pennsylvania; the dam
age being qnito sufficient to have an un
doubted influence U[ on the trade. Comm r
ct d statistics show that the number of ves
-> h which have taken petroleum exclusively
from Philadelphia, on foreign account, lias
i .it as many as -me hundred and twenty
ei"bt to eight months, in coal, iron and
petroleum, Pennsylvania has advantages
which no other Htate can equal.— Tit ascitic
Morn ing Herald.
TIIE BEAUTIES*" OF BERLIN.
The King of Prussia, on the occasion of
his triumphal entry into Berlin, a! the head
of his victorious army, found in his path a
galaxy of charming young ladies, the (lilt of
the beauty of the city. One of theso pre
sented to the King a wreath of laurel, tied
with a broad white satin ribbon. trimmed
with gold, which his Majesty gull: nil . at
tached to his person and wore through the
succeeding part of the pageant.
A correspondent mentions that when it
was first proposed to appoint a deputation
of the young ladies of Berlin, it found gen
eral favor at once. On former occasions of
a similar nature the ladies had been elected
either for their rank or else the social stan
ding of their fathers, and had not been espe
cially conspicuous for their beauty. It was,
therefore, re-<dved .by the committee of
management to .-elect the deputation entirely
for their beauty. But wow an unforeseen
trouble arose, ami that was to find a man
bold enough to undertake to play the part
of Paris, and decide the conflicting claims of
each young lady. This difficulty was obvia
ted by selecting a committee of three, it be
ing suggested that any one member, when
reproached by a rejected fair on, could
maintain that he had been outvoted. It was
at first p-, oposcd to appoint twenty five
young ladies, hut such an outcry was raised,
that the number was increased to fifty, and
these ha<J to be chosen by the unfortunate
committee out of, it is said, 1700 applicants,
who sent letters and photographs in show
ers.
TERRIFIC HURRICANE.
Eight Hundred Howes Destroyed.— Great
Distinction of life and property.
HALIFAX, Oct. 25.
* The schooner Victor, which arrived at
Ltinaburg, makes the following report;
Turk's Island, on the 10th or September,
was visited with a terrific hurricane, destroy
ing over eight hundred homes aud t heir con
tents. Twenty lives were lost and a num
ber of persons crippled and otherwise in
jured.
Over three thousand persons were ren
dered houseless, penniless and almost na
ked.
The whole laboring portion of the colony
is in the mo t desperate condition.
The public schools, armory, jail, quaran
tine hospital, market and all the Govern
ment outbuildings were blown down. The
Government house and public offices were
shattered and a hundred and twenty thou
sand bushels of salt were swept away. Six
foreign and twelve Island crafts were lost,
with twenty of their crew.
At S ;!t Cay the ruin was equally severe.
Five vessels went ashore; among them the
.-cli.-iuuer F dly ,1. Aiken, of Wilmington,
and the brigantino, A. G. Cattell, of
I'liiladelphia. At Cock Burn Harbor the
ruiu 5 quite_ as great. Scarcely enough
Imm s remain to shelter the destitute.
The American schooner L. Ilieh, from New
\ or!:, broke front Iter moorings and went to
i <3 on Sunday. Four other vessels were
lost.
TIIE .MEXICAN QUESTION.
lots'hnly of the Empress t 'arlottn —Vnluu-
nnt re Officers to he Mustered Out.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct.. 20.— Dispatches
from Washington state that the Cabinet has
not reached a final decision with the Mexi
can question. The point to be decided is
that the Government will not take any ter
ritory from Mexico.
A resident of London, writing by the
China, throws a doubt upon the seriousness
of the illness of the Empress Carlotla, and
says that it is caused more from fatigue and
from over exertion than from any positive
derangement of the mental system. Secre
tary Stanton is about to turn his attention
to the mustering out, of the volunteer
officers. He thinks that the service in
which these officers are engaged, can n >w
be i rformed by the officers of the regular
army, since a large number of those recent
ly appointed have reported for duty, and
the number is daily increased by new assign
ments. A number of volunteer officers
will bo mustered out of service in a few
days.
GEO. A. TRENII OIJ.II PARDONED.
Tin Defeat of the Liberals at Salt.Mo.
Smuggling on the. New York Border.
The President has ordered a pardon to be
issued to Geo. A. Trenholm, c-x-rebel Secre
tary of the Treasury, and senior member of
the Well known lirtn of Trenholm, Frazier A
Co.. ol' Charleston, S. C , and Liverpool
England.
The Heralds special a'.-wtc that there is
information sufficient in Washington to
.- how there has i.een no battle nor defeat of
the Liberals at Saltillo, as reported.
The same special-ays that smuggliug is
carried on to an enormous extent on the bor
der of the State of New York, and meas
ures have been adopted to put a stop to
it.
\\ EST VIRGINIA ELECTION.
A Republican Governor, IS.publican Legis
lature, Three Republican Congressmen.
—A Splendid Victor}/.
The Wheeling Intelligencer, of Saturday,
EAYS: "We judgo THAT the 1 "niou lliajoritj'
in the State will show a handsome increase
on the vote for the Amendment, which was
carried by 7,00<> majority. The returns lun
that Way as far as received. All the coun
ties hoaid from show Union gains. Mr.
Hubbard's majority for Congress in this
District will be fifteen hundred at least, and
more likely three or four hundred more.
We expect also decided majorities for the
other two. The Legislature will he safely
and strongly 1 nion. We t Virginia can
snare Ohio county, even if it does contain
the Capital.
l-i N<U'I.AR SUITS. —Th > St. Laui Demo
crat has been sued by four indignant.seces
sion! ' - for lander the damaccs being laid
at $25,001) each. The ground for complaint
is that their names were included in a pam
phlet issued from the office of the Democrat
containing the names of 8000 persons dis
franchised under the new constitution, some
for being rebels in arms, some for getting
out foreign protection paper*, and some for
tunning away from the draft-. The rebel
syroj utilizers in the city once called this li.-t
a roll of honor, but to have one's name on it
now seems to be hardly so desirable a dis
tinction.
THE Denver Xcws publishes the following
account of another Mormon outrage; "We
learn that Mr. Weston, editor of the Salt
Lab Cnioit Yidctte, was taken by the Mor
ns ns on the night of the 3d inst., and
severely beaten, and given six hours to leave
the city and take with him several promi
nent Gentiles. Mr. Weston refuses to leave
and denounces Mormorism in fhe bitterest
terms. From the frequent occurrence of
outrages by the Mormons on the Gentiles,
serious trouble may be looked for."
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TIIK rumors of a proposed demand by our
government for compensation for the depre
dations of Auglc-rebel privateers, are again
in circulation. A despatch to the New
York Tribune states, with a little reserva
tion however, that the cabinet at the last
meeting resolved upon a demand, and that
instructions to that effect went to Mr.
Adams by the last steamer. This is coup
led with a report, which has been floating
about for a week or two, that the govern
ment propose to pay off the French claims
on Mexico, recognize the Juarez government
and take a large piece of Mexican territory
: n pawn.
NATURALIZATION. —The democrats in the
city of New York are sparing no pains to
keep up the majority there, so as to counter
balance the republican vote of the State.
Naturalization is an important agent, and
men are turned out American citizens with
astounding rapidity. Dozens are brought
up by a single man, who swears wholesale
to all necessary statements, including the
character of the applicant. The number of
these new made voters, this year, is estima
ted as high as 35, 1KK), and copperheads talk
of a majority of from forty-five to fifty
thousand in the city.
THE premature publication of the Mexi
can arrangement has caused considerable
exasperation in high quarters. Secretary
Seward is especially incensed and it is posi
tively stated that hut for this leakage all
the official documents on the subject would
have been published last week. At all
events the correspondence has been promised
to certain newspaper men, and it will un
doubtedly soon be made public.
Mu. Henry J. Raymond was educated at
the Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, New
Vo;k, and the students of the institution
lately investigated the records to find which
of the rival secret societies lie belonged to.
rhey were rather amused than astonished
to find his flame on the rolls of both.
AFTER Henry Erskine (brother of Lord
Erskine) had been introduced to Dr. John
son by Mr. Boswell, he slipped a shilling
into the latter's hand, whispering that it
was for the sight of his bear.
SHERIFF'S SALES.
By virtoo of sundry irriU of vcrvd. Amonox
and plus, rend exponas to me directed, there will
be gold at the Court House, in the borough of
Bedford, on Saturday the 17th day of November,
A. D. 186<i, at 10 oclock AM, the following real
estate vis.
One tract of land containing 258 acres more or
Icssj. about 75 acres cleared and under fence with
a st orv and a half log house, log stable and saw
Mill thereon erected, also an apple orchard
thereon, adjuiping lands of Joseph Mills, John
Mills' h' irs. and'others, situuft in Monroe Town
ship, Bedford County, and taken in execution as
the properly of Jacob. C. Boor-
Also, one lot of ground in the town of Wood
bury, Bedford co., fronting about 08 feet on Dry
hill street, ext, tiding back to an alley, with a log
dwelling home, and kitchen attached and log sta
ble thereon erected, adjoining lot of Nicholas
Ilys-ori r i n the east and Bam']. J. Castner on the
west and taken in execution as the property of
Jauob Struck.
Also one tract of land in Oolerain Township,
Bedford County, containing two hundred and
thirty seres more or less, adjoining lands lute of
I'eter M ( etna's heirs now Ellen Cessna, lands of
lico Jaiiic;-" biers, IVm Rose, Jnu Cessna, Isaac
nnd.Ge Sbafer, with about thirty acres cleared
and under fence, with a doable log house, log barn
and other out buildings thereon erected, and taken
in execution as the property of William Kelly and
Bcnjatn n Kelly.
Also one lot or part of lot of ground in B dford
J> -trough, leiug number 149 iD the general plan
of the lloicngh, now ocupied by defendent, with a
large two story brick house and other buildings
there" erected, raid lot being 25 feet more or less
in front on I'itt Street and extending back 240
feet to a 2tt feet alley adjoining Job Mann on the
we t and Hiram Lent/, and wife on the cast, and
taken in execution as the property of Sophia D
Gibson.
Also or.c tract of land in Bedford Township,
containing 140 acres about 00 acres, cleared and
uu ;cr fence with a two story log house, with frame
building.- attached, a frame bank barn and other
out buildings thereon erected, also two apple or
chard- thereon, adjoining lands of Wm Smith,
Jacob Shat/.cr, John Weiscl and others.
Also one tract of land containing 240 acres and
allowenee, about 150 acres cleared and under fence,
wi'k a story and a half frame bouse, log barn ami
otlnr buildings thereon erected, with two good
apple orchards thereon, adjoining lands of Jessie
Griffith, Jos. Tomlinson, Michael Zimiucrs,
Charles Smith and others, ituate in Bedford
Tor. n.-hip, Bedford County and taken ir execu
tion as the property of Charles Smith.
Also al! the interest of eaid defendent, all the
following described tracts of laud situate, lying
and being in Broadtop Township, Bedford County,
viz: Number 1 Containing 145 acres and 92
j eroh.-s, net measure, about JO acres cleared and
under fence and warrented in the name of Chris
topher L ug. with a log honse and log stable
th r- a < !. Number 2, containing 23S acres
and 122 . • , net measure, about 10 acres
cleared and under fence, warranted in the nauic of
John Zook, with a log house and log stable there
on croetcd. Number 3 containing 173 acres and
22 porehe . net measure, about 40 acres cleared
and under fen c, with an apple orchard, log house,
log stable a; I o-her out buildings thereon erected,
in t in:;! of Win Lane. Number 4 containing
4( i . ics 37 i crcbes, net measure, about 10
nor. tie elan' under fence, with a log bouse
and log stable and warrcutcd to Win Foster.
Number 5, containing ISO acres and 37 perches, not
measure and warranted in the name of John
McOlftin. Number C containing 363 acres and 35
perches, net measure and warranted in the name
of Daniel Kern. Number 7, containing 11 acres
and 122 perches, net measure and warranted in
the name of Thomas N. Long, and taken in exe
cution th ■ proi criv of William 11. Irwin.
" JOHN ALDSTADT,
Sheriff.
SHERIFF'S OEFK E, BEDFORD, Oct. 23,1866.
j j BOLSTER'S N OTICE.
JLVI All persons interested are hereby notified,
that the following accountants have filed their ac
count -in ' Itcgister's office of Bedford county,
ami that the tame will bo presented to the Orphans
Court, in and for said County, on Tuesday, the
20th day of November, next, at the Court House,
in Bedford, for confirmation.
Account of James Cessna, Esq., adminDtratorof
William J. Brant, of Cumberland Valley town
ship, in the Connty of Bedford, deceased.
The account of John Armstrong and Daniel
li. Snydtr. ! i inistrators of all and singular the
good . right and credits which were
of S :i:u> in trong, late of the township of
iSn.ii > Spiiug-, i the County of Bedford, and
Stat - ■ t !'•. i nsylvania, dee'd.
r i at I James Ce-sna, Esq., en the es
tate ■ : > i > , Miller, late of Cumberland Valley
to v.: , i-. .lud county, deceased, of which he
is administrator.
The administration account of George Sin on so,
administrator of the estate of Elias Diehl, la'e of
Snake Spring township, Bedford county, dee'd.
The account of James Cessna, Esq., Executor
of the Igst will Ac., of llcnry Miller, Jr., late of
Cumber!. : i Valley, Bedford county decascd.
The final administration account of David Ling
enfolter, admini-. trator of the estate of Abraham
Lingeiif'clter, deceased.
The account of. Thomas McCoy, Executor of
the last will and testament of James Metl rail, late
of St. Clair t ovnship, deceased.
Accotti 'of 1 A. Rice, executor of the la.-t wiil
<Se. of 1 i i n Bice, late of Cumberland Valley
township, ■ .e:. cd.
1 ;:e : f John Major, Esq., administrator
cl Alex . Warring, 1 ale of Broad Top town
ship, dc\.ea i J,
Ibe account of Novcn Weimer, administrator
of the estate of John Weimer, late of Monroe
township, dcceasod.
Ti:e account of 11. Nicodcmus, administrator of
the estate of Jeremiah Brown, late of Bedford
b < v_h deceased.
'ibc a i-ount of C. W. Ashcoin, administrator
of 'ohu 1 .ong troth, late of Hopewell township,
Bedford county, deceased.
Them uunt of Bernard O'Neal, Administrator
of the Estate of John Hamilton, late ol' South
ampton township, dee'd
O. E. SHANNON,
Oct 26, '66. Register.
BEDFORD COUNTY SS.
At an Orphans' Court held at Bedford in
and for the < mnty of Bodford, on the 3d day of
September, A. D. 1X66, before the Judges of the
On nu.ti 11 of S. L.Russell Esq., the Court grant a
Rule on the loirs and legal representatives of
Thomas Foster, late of Highland eounty, in the
State of Ohio, dee'd. to wit : Caroline, intermar
ried with John Cowman, Newton P. Foster :
Amanda Mintermarried with Ashley Johnson:
Emily Jane, intermarried with John Watt,
and John I*. Foster : (alt children of John Fos
ter, who was a brother of 'i'hoa. Foster, dee'd.)
Mary A..'i.to: married with David Warnock and
Rich fail haney (who were children of .-a rah
Chancy, u -ler of deceased) places of residence
of all said parties unknown, and Rathwcl) Wilson,
of the city of Philadelphia, in the State of Penn
sylvania,to be and appear at an Orphans' Court to
be held at Bedford, in and for the county of Bed
ford, on the 3d Monday, filth day of November
next, to accept or refuse to take the Real Estate
of said deceased, at the valuation which has been
valued and appraised in piursuanco of a writ of
Partition or valuation issued out of our said
Court and to the Sheriff of said couuty directed
or show cause why the same should not bo sold.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and the seal of said Court at Bedford, the
13th day of September, A. D. 1566.
O. E. SHANNON Clerk.
JOHN ALDSTADT, Sheriff.
Oct. 17, 1366.
I) EDI-'OliH COUNTY' SS.
} At an Orphans' Court held nt Bedford in
an>l fur the County of Bedford on (to 3rd day of
Seoti tuber, A. 1). ISOS, before tho Judges of the
said Court.
On motion of S. L. Russell, Esq., tho Court
grant a Rule on the heirs und legal representa
tives of Elisa Watson late of the Township of
Bedford dee'd., to wit: Dr. William 11. Watson,
Mary Jane* intermarried with lion. Alexander
King, laiitisa 11. intermarried with Espy L. An
der-on, Isabella intermarried with (.Jeorgo Smith
of Alexander, l.auri. intermarried with J. Clayton
Brasliear, all residing in Bedford county. Eliza
intermarried with Edward Harrison residing in
the City of Brooklyn, in the State of New York,
and Annie P. intermarried with John P. O'Ncil,
Esq., residing in the City of Philadelphia in* tho
State of Pi nnsylvania. Eliza Brown, daughter
of n dcicast I daughter residing in the said Coun
ty of Bedford, aud Mrs. Margaret Smith residing
iu tie City of Cumberland in the Slate of Mary
land to be and appear at an Orphans' Conrt to be
held nrl'edfuid in and for tho County of Bedford
on ibo .Ird Monday, ll'th day of November next,
to ai i j t or refuser to take the Real Estate of said
deceased at the valuation whieh has been valued
and appraised in pursuance of a Writ of Parti
tion or valuation issued out of our .wiid Court
and to the Sheriff of said County directed or show
cause why the same should not be sold.
In testimony whereof I have horeunto set my
hand and the seal of said County at Bedford tho
13th day of .-cptomber, A. I>. 1866.
O. E. SHANNON, Clerk.
J us ALDSTADT, Sheriff.
Oct. 17, 1866.
1} LANK DEEDS FOR SALE CHEAP at the
lJ INQUIRER OFFICE.
Nov 2, 1865.
AGUA DE MAGNOLIA.
A toilet delight. Superior to any cologne, n-cd
to bathe the tbe face and person, to render the
skin soft and fresh, to allay inflammation, to per
fume clothing, lor headache, Ac. It is manufac*
tured from the rich Southern Magnolia, and is ob
taining a patronage ipuite unprecedented. It is a
favorite with actresses and opera singers. It
sold by all dealers, at SI.OO in large bottles, and
by Dtsuas Basks & Co., New York, Wholesale
Agents.
Saratoga Spring Water, sold by all Druggi-t
S. T.—1860 X.
Persons of sedentary habits troubled with weak
nets, lassitude, palpitation of. the heart, lack of
appetite, distress after eating, torpid liver, con
stipation, Ac., deserve to suffer if th-y will not
try the celebrated PLANTATION BITTERS,
which are now recommended by the highest mod
ical authorities, and warranted to produce an im -
mcilint* beneficial effect. They arc exceedingly
agreeable, perfectly pure, and must supersede ali
other tonics where a healthy, gentle stiuiulent is
required.
Tbey purify, strengthen and invigorate.
They create a healthy appetite.
They are an antidote to change of water and diet.
Tbey strengthen the system and enliven the
mind.
They prevent miasmatic and intermittent fevers.
They purify the breath and acidity of the
stomach.
They cure Dyspepsia and Constipation.
They cure Liver Complaint and Nervous Head
ache.
They make the weak strong, tire languid briL
liant, and are exhausted nature's great restores.
They are composed of the celebrated Calisay n,
bark, wintergrcen, sassafras, runts and herbs, all
preserved in perfectly pure Bt-<Jroix rum. For
particulars, see circulars and testimonials around,
each bottle.
Beware of impostors. Examine every bottle
Fee that it has our private U.S. stamp unmutila
ted over the cork, with plantation scene, and our
signature on afine steel plate side label. Sec that
our bottle is not refilled with spurious and dele
terious stuff. Any person pretending to -ell
Plantation Bitters by the gallon or bulk, is an
impostor. Any person imitating this b-Hie, or
selling any other material therein, whether called
Plantation Bitters or not, is a criminal under the
l r . S. Law, and will be so prosecuted by us. The
demand for Drake's Plantation Bitters, front la
dies, clergymen, merchants, Ac., is incredible.
The simple trial of a bottle is the evidence wo
present of their worth and superiority. They are
sold by all respectable druggists, grocers, physi
cians, hotels, saloons, steamboats and country
stores.
?. H. DRAKE & CO
Saratoga Spring Water, sold by aJTOcuggJsts
Have you a hurt child or a lame horse? Use the
Mexican Mustang Liniment.
For outs, sprains, burns, swellings, and caked
breasts, the Mexican Mustang Liniment is a r-urc
cure.
For rheumatism, neuralgia, stiff joints, stings
and bites, there is nothing like the Mexican Mus
tang Liniment.
For spavined horses, the poll-evil. ringbone
and sweeny, the Mexican Liniment never fails.
For wind-galls, scratches, big-hcad and splint,
the Mexican Mustang Liniment is worth its
weight in gold.
Cuts, bruises, sprains and swellings, are so com
mon and certain to occur in every family, tbat a
bottlo of this Linimcrft is the best inves'tneut that
can be made.
It is more certain than the doctor—it saves
time in sending for the doctor—it is cheaper than
the doctor, and should never be dispensed with.
"In lifting the kettle from the fire, it tipped
over and scalded my hands terribly. * * \
The Mustang Liniment extracted the pain, caus
ed the sore to heal rapidly, and left vcrv little
scar. CHAS. FOSTKK, 420 Broad t, Phil.
Mr. J. Litch, of Hyde Park, Yt. writes: "My
horse was considered worthless, (spavin.) but
sincethe use of the Mustang Liniment, I have sold
him for $l5O. Your Liniment is doing wonders
up here."
All genuine is wrapped in steel plate engravings,
signed G. W. Westbrook, Chemist, .and also has
the private U. 8. stamp of DEMAS BARNES A Go.
over the top.
Look civilly, nutl l>e n#' deceived hy Counter
ed*.
U1 by all Druggists, at 25, 50 ets.. and SI.OO.
Sumtoga Spring Water, sold by all Druggi-ts.
It is a most delightful llair Dressing.
It eradicates scurf and dandruff.
It keeps the head cool and clean.
It makes the hair rich, soft and glossy.
It prevents hair turning gray end falling off.
it restores hair upon prematurely bald heads.
This is just what Lyon's Katbairon will do. It
is pretty—it is cheap—durable. It is literally
s ibl by the car-load, and yet its almost incredible
demand is daily increasing, until there is hardly a
country store that docs not keep it, or a family
that docs not use it.
E. THOMAS LYON, Chemist, N. Y.
Saratoga Spring Watrr, sold by all Druggists.
Who would uot beautiful? Who would not
add to their beamy'. What gives that marble
purity and dixtinym- appearance wo observe up"n
the stage and in the city belle! It b 110 longer a
secret. They use llagan's Magnolia Dnlin. Its
continued use removes tan, freckles, pimples, and
roughness, from the face and hands, and leaves
the complexion smooth, transparent, blooming
and ravishing. Unlike many cosmetics, it ton
tains no material injurious to the skin. Any
Druggist will order it for you, if not on hand, at
50 cents per bottle.
W. E. HAG AN, Troy, N. I t'hemist.
DKHAS II t K > i:.N A < <.
Wholesale Ascnts S. V.
Saratoga Spring Wutcr, sold by all orugip.-t.-
Jlciui.-treet's inimitable Hair Coloring is not a
dye. Ali instantaneous dies are compose ! of
lunar cautlir, and more or less Jestray the- vitali
ty and beauty of the hair. This is the original
Hair Coloring, and has been growing in favor
over twenty years. It restores gray hair !• its
original color by gradual absorption, in a mo.-t ic
markable manner. It is also a beautiful hair
dressing. Sold in two sires—so cents and Si '■}'
all dealers. C. HKIMSTREET, Cheun t.
Saratoga Spring Water,sold by *1! l>rug_-i t-
Lvos's EXTRACT OK PVRK JTHVICA Gixe.Kß
—for Indigestion, Nausea. Heartburn. Sick Head
ache, Cholera Morbus. Flatulency. *c., wh >
wanning stimulant is required. Its earcft.i re
paration and entire purity make it a cheap and
reli ible article lor culinary purposes. Sold every
where, at 80 cts. peir bctilo. Ask for "1-vox s
Pure Extract. Take no -uhcr.
Saratoga Spring W ate r, sold by all Druggist*.
July 13th, 1866-eowly