§ebforti Inquirer. Hfwjji, pi* itiMY, rsi. is, vm. INEFFICIENT DIRECTORS THE HANE OF THE SCHOOLS. A Remedy. The Legislature of Pennsylvania has made numerous efforts to revise and remod el the Free School System since its intro duction into this State, without that success which the most sanguine friends of educa tion, have beeu led to anticipate. The com mon schools have been in existence upwards of thirty years, but so crude was the system, so little progress had been made in universal education, that from the day of their introduction to the present, they have been but little more tban au experiment. Every step which has I ten taken to reform them has been taken after years of careful expedience and thorough trial. It was only by 'his means that the inefficiencies and wants of the system could be discovered <: .l-cer^iincd. In the last twelve years the schools have advanced, through the reforms adopted in l - j. much more rapidly than they did an tcrior to tliat JHJliuvl. Trcltc jcaio luwo elapsed since any radical changes have been engrafted into the system. Many defects and inequalities have been discovered in the mean time, which the Legislature is now asked to remedy. We learn that a bill has 1 -n drafted, and is now in the hands of the educationists of the State for their careful examination. With this fact in view, we " . nld call the attention of those who have ! thi-matter in charge, to the adoption of some other method of selecting School Di rectors. If any one abstacle above another has retarded and clogged the rapid progress of the schools, it is the present mode of supplying Directors for their supervision. It is just as essential to have capable anil accomplished men to administer the School laws and to superintend the schools, as it i uecessary to have accomplished teachers to teach them. The Jaw should prohibit any individual from exercising the functions of School Director, who is incapable of com ing up to a certain standard of qualifica tions, as readily as it would prohibit au un qualified teacher from exercising the duties of teacher, under the present law. With bad unqualified Directors no schools will improve, it would be a miracle if they did. Whole counties arc kept twenty years in the back ground through this terrible evil. Men are selected to fill this important posi tion, without any reference to their person al qualifications, sentiments, or standing. The best schools will recede more in one year, with a bad hoard of Directors, than can be regained in five years by a good board. Under the control of an unquali fied board, schools will languish, teachers become indifferonr, and ruin and decay be come visible on every hand, indifferent citizens become opponents of the system, and their children become the victims of misplaced authority. The reader will a-k how is this to be rem edied ? It can only be remedied by adopting some plan similar to the one authorizing the examination of teachers. No man, as we said before, should be permitted to exercise the duties and responsibilities of School Di rector by the law, unlesshe possesses certain s'andard qualifications. The County Super intendent of Common Schools should be authorized by law to examine all Directors, and to give them a certificate according to a standard of qualifications adopted by the State Superintendent or a convention of County Superintendents, which examination and certificate should be returned to the School Department, and if satisfactory the Director should be properly commissioned by the Department for a period of three years. If the qualifications should not be satisfactory to the Department, then the De partment to appoint on the recommendation and certificate of the County Superintend ed' and the majority of the existing he"-!, or of the reliable school men of the District. The number should be cut down from rix to three, and, instead of being called School Directors, they should be called School Com missioners. and they should be properly recompensed for their services. By the adoption of this plan the schools would be properly superintended, and an interest aroused far greater than that aroused by the adoption of the- County Superintendency, which has worked admirably and only wants intelligent and accomplished Commissioners to make it a success beyond all controversy. There is no reason why School Directors should not possess qualifications as well as County Superintendents and teachers. If a County Superintendent is disqualified he is t-xauiined by the State Superintendent and dismissed—the same course is pursued with an unqualified teacher, and why should the officer who exercises more authority than either of thee© he eeleeterl without to qualifications ? As the law now stands many Directors are selected that never have received the advantages of Common or other Schools, who do not appreciate either, and who are utterly indifferent to the cause o' education ; selected because they are heavy tax-payers or favorites in the community in •which they reside. We have frequently known men to be elected to this responsible position who could not write their own name or read it after it was written. This plan may be objected to on the ground that cer tain Districts may not be able to furnish men with the requisite qualifications. The same objection was urged against the examination of teachers, but this will be as readily over coinc. in a short time, as that objection was, and result in as much or more good. Let the Legislature adopt this plan, or a similar one, and we are confident that the Schools will advance more in the next ten yeprs than they have under the County Supcrintenden c-y in the same length of time. Wc are sorry that our limited space will not allow us to follow this subject further at present, but we hope this article will call the attention of educationists to this great evij and that through their efforts it may be re moved. Hon. Win. H. Koontz will accept our thanks for a complete copy of the Con gressional G.'obe of the Ist session ol the 39th Congress. John 'i? Richards will accept our thanks for valuable documents I >II'E.ACIIMENT. Shall the President bo impeached, or shall he not ? A spirited discussion of this ques tion in the public prints has been kept up for some time, but it has been characterized more by political rancor than by calm judg ment In a momentous question of this kind it becomes all who undertake to discuss it, to do so with the coolness and candor be coming the importance of the subject. Some make it entiiely a question of expediency, others consult only their fears, while a third class view it only as it is likely to affect the prospects of one or the other of the political parties. In a question of right or wrong, expediency must not be consulted. In mo mentous national affairs, duty,"and not party considerations or our own comfort, must guide us in our decisions. A committee has been regularly appointed to investigate the matter and ascertain if there is any ground for impeachment. Let the committee appointed for that purpose carefully and honestly inves tigate the charges and if upon such investiga tion there be found just and sufficient cause for impeachment, let the present, or next, Congress proceed to impeach the President according to the manner provided by the Constitution. If any additional legislation is required to secure an impartial trial and preserve the peace and order of the country during such trial, let it l>c done by the pres ent Congress- Until its Oooimi'tloo no one can tell whether grounds of impeach ment will be found to exist or not. Ilut if it is once shown that the President has been guilty of such misdemeanors in office as to make him liable to impeachment, let it be done promptly and fearlessly. The threat of armed resistance must not be permitted to influence in a question of national duty, let it be heeded and prepared for if need be, but let not Congress be intimidated thereby. The people will sustain the Congress they have el.eted, in all lawful and necessary du ties, and rebellion against the regularly and lawfully constituted authorities of the laud will be us promptly and sternly suppressed in the future as they have been in the past. Let it be kuowti, that the highest officer of the land, as well as the humblest citizen is, and will be held, strictly amenable to the laws and that any infraction thereof will be surely and promptly punished. This being once clearly understood, the impeachment and punishment even of the President, if guilty of misconduct, will not weaken but strengthen our Republican institutions. LOTTERIES.-GAMBLING. A large number of newspapers, after hav ing extensively advertised the Crosby Opera House lotteries, and after the drawing, find ing themselves minus the Opera if not anything more, have been suddenly ta ken with a violent fit of morality. They now discover that the whole affair was a swindle. How much of their suddenly as sumed morality is the result of disappoint ment we do not presume to know, we are satisfied that their eyes have been opened to the fact that iotteries generally are swin dles, that their tendencies are demoralizing and that they are prohibited by law in this State. These are facts to which the eyes of the community seem to have been sealed for a long time. Even ministers of the gospel and large numbers of professing Christians are in the habit of giving their tacit consent to, it not directly eneouraging, lotteries of a smaller class, hut having the same evil ten dencies, and inevitably preparing those par ticipating, for larger ventures on a more ex tended scale whenever opportunity offers. We refer to the habit in many communities of disposing of articles at church festivals and the like by lotteries. That the pro ceeds of such raffles or lotteries are appro priated to benevolent or charitable purposes is no excuse, for their use, nor does it alter the inevitable tendency of the practice. It only prepares its victims for engaging in larger enterprizes of the same nature. The jesuitical doctrine that "the end justi fies the means" is as false now as it has ever been. As long as demoralizing practices of this kind obtain the sanction of professing christians, we cannot expect to suppress such enterprises as the Crosby Opera House and a thousand other gambling schemes, which ure of the same nature and only differ in degree. The evil is certainly a serious and a growing one. Radical measures alone can cure it. Our own community is a good place to begin, and the present moment a good time from which to date the beginning. Let those who oppose gambling on a large scale set their faces determinedly against it on a small one, discouraging as much as in their power, all such lottery or raffling schemes, even though they be in the disguise of aids in benevolent or charitable enterpri ses. _______________ OBSERVANCE OF THE SABBATH. The Sunday Car Question is again before our Legislature. Such of the citizens of Philadelphia as wish the abolition of the observance of the Christian Sabbath, have petitioned the legislature to authorize the people of that city to decide for themselves whether or not they will observe the bath day to keep it Holy. It has been very properly again referred to the Committee on vice and immorality. The petition seems to have been got up, signed and presented on the presumption that the city of Phila delphia alone has an interest in the matter. This is a great mistake both in a moral as well as in a pecuniary sense. The moral influence of the city is reflected upon the whole country and the State at large is taxed with the erection and care of Penitentiaries for the punishment of crimes, the direct re sult of laxity of morals. Let not our Leg islators be influenced by the specious argu ments and winning influences of city Rail Road corporations. If the violation of the Sabbath is permitted to obtain legislative .-unction,it will be but the stepping stone to greater evils. New York haw tried the ex periment, arid her best citizens find them selves utterly powerless against the flood tide of vice that has been turned loose upon them, and have been compelled to appeal to the country to restrain the mob and pro tect them from the thieves, gamblers and robbers that have made our commercial me tropolis, a reproach to the nation. Let not the fair fame of the land of Pennbe tarnished by, nor the city of Brotherly Love be made the victim of, any such diabolical experiment. Let the Bible and the Sabbath remain to us in : the future, as they have been in t)ie past, a | bulwark against the encroachments of prac ; tical infidelity. Let our Legislators rcmem j bers that "Righteousness cxaltcth a nation I but sin is a reproach to any people." L. Pirrsßruuii Dispatch.—Wc have re ceived a riuniber of copies of this enterpri sing daily, which is a stranger upon our ta ble. We suppose that it intends an ex change, und if so, we welcomo it to our ex change list. We learn that it has just don ned a new dress and has been enlarged. It is an admirable quarto at present; though we do not like the shape, there is no pa per so convenient as your old fashioned fo lio. The Dispatch has been enjoying a long harvest of success, and we wish it a con stant flow of "Greenbacks." HAKRISJIURti COKKESPONOEHCE. Harrisbi ku, Feb. lit, 1867. The State Capital has been almost desert ed since Wednesday night last, when the Legislature adjourned for the purpose of en ubliug the members of both Houses to partic ipate in an excursion to Pittsburgh, to visit the public institutions located there. At two o'clock on Thursday morning the Sena tors and Representatives took passage in a Westward-bound train on the Pennsylvania railroad, and reached the Iron City shortly after noon of the same day. The balance of the week was spent in the smoky city, in "seeing the sights," and visiting the Wes tern Penitentiary, the House of Refuge, the Dix Mount Hospital, etc. A few of the members returned on Saturday night, but the uiajtnllrjr iciliallitu aoj ftviu an til last night, and some even did not arrive here until to-day, I believe all are now here, and we may now expect to see business trans acted. The Senate Railroad Committee has report ed a free railroad law, in compliance with instructions from the Senate, on Wednesday last. This looks us though the friends of the measure are determined to accomplish their object, and as "Where there's a will there's away," the public need not be surprised to see the free railroad law succeed. There will, however, be a most strenuous opposition'to the hill from the old lines, and no stone will will be left unturned, in order to defeat the measure. Let us hope that in the considera tion of this question our Legislators will have only the interests of the Commimtceallk at heart, and that whatever is done may be done with a view to the welfare of our State at large. There seems to be a desire on the part of the members of the Legislature, to do some thing towards advancing the cause of educa tion in our Commonwealth. Already sever al bills have been presented, intended to provide for the levying ol taxrss, to be devo ted exclusively to the schools in the various counties, and there is no doubt that one of them will he passed. The consideration of an act to prevent the the exclusion of individuals, otr account of race or color, from any public, conveyance, excited the Copperhead members considera bly, and quite spirited discussions took place. The bill will doubtless become a. law, wheth er Copperheads oppose its it enforcement or not. The Senate has instructed its Committee on Vice and Immorality, to briug in a bill for bidding the infliction of corporeal punish ment in schools or prisions, in this Common wealth. There have been no further developments in regard to the Senatorial contest to end two years hence, but it is understood that the two aspirants, whose chances now seem better than any others, are Speaker Hall, of the State Senate, and Mr. Landon, a member of the same body. Other candidates not yet mentioned, may appear on the carpet, how ever, and neither of the gentlemen named, win the prize. In the Senate the other day. on motion of Mr. Stutzman. the rules were dispensed with and the Senate proceeded to the considera tion of a bill entitled an act to attach certain lands and tenements in Bedford township, Bedford county, and the persons residing thereon, to Bedford Borough, for school pur poses. The bill was read a second and third time, and passed finally, after which it was sent to the House for concurrence. The first death warrant signed by Gov. Geary, was issued on Saturday. It directs the execution of Alexander B. Wiley, to take place at Wilkesbarre, on Friday, the loth of March. Wiley was convicted of killing a woman named Alice MeElv.ee, in May last. On Saturday Gov. Geary made the follow ing appointments, for Philadelphia : Flour Inspector—Gen. Robert L. Bodine. Grain Measurer —John Gihon. Inspector of Salted Provisions—Wm. J. McCormick. Inspector of Lumber —Charles C. Over beck. A man named Levi Paup, has been mis sing from this city, for three weeks past. He left bis baggage at his boarding house, and no cause is assigned for his sudden departure. Threats had been made against him by an individual, who was since arrested, but there was no evidence upon which to hold him. A few nights ago a safe was robbed tt Dun cannon, a short distance west, of this city. The thieves succeeded in carrying off SL~>,i.KN) in money and bonds. A house in this city was entered as early ax seven o'clock, the other evening, and plun dered by three scoundrels, who ure now in jail. Considering the fact that the dwelling is on one of our principal streets, the operation was indeed a bold one. TOBY. Questions and Answers. — Question: Is there any way to oblige Directors to pub lish the account of the receipts and expendi tures of their respective districts a* required by the Act of April 11, 1862. section is, an found on the 80th page of the School Laws and Decisions? Answer: It appears by the frequency of the receipt of letters containing questions similar to the above, that this duty i< gener ally neglected by the Directors. This section ol the Jaw is obligatory upon the Board of Directors as is tin- section re quiring them to keep open schools, and a neglect to perform this duty according to law will subject- Directors to removal by tin- Courts, the same as the neglect of any other duty required by law. It is the right of the tax payers of the district, to know how much money has been received by the treasurer for carrying on the schools for the year, and how the money ha . Deen expended by the board. The books of the Treasurer and Secretary are to be open for the inspection of the dis trict at all times. And in order that all may know the condition of the finances of the district, the law wisely requires the annual statement of the receipts and expenditures to be made by the directors, and put up in written or printed hand bills in not less than ten of the most public places in the district, If Directors will not publish this snii nient the Courts will remove them upon enmpiaiur in writing of six taxable citizens of the dis trier Fee School Law and Decisions, page | 26, section XXX. —. School Jomna . I GENERAL NEWS ITEMS. Great damage has been done by the break ing up of the ice on the Potomac. A hu,l of indictment against John H. Sur ratt, as a party to the murder of Mr. Lincoln, was found on Monday last by the grand jury of the District of Columbia. Hon. GARRET DAVIS was on the 6th inst. elected to the United States Senate by the Legislature of Kentucky. The reported massacre of white men near Fort Wallace is pronounced untrue by thz War Department. The Rhode Island Senate has adopted, with only two dissenting votes, the amendment to the Constitution. IT is prcdicled that the word "white" will be stricken from the constitution of the State of Missouli during the present winter. The loyal men of Maryland are signing pe titions to be sent to the United States Senate, praying that- body not to admit Swann, recent ly fraudulently elected a United States Sena tor. The Land Office returns received at the General Land Office, show that fifteen thou sand eight hundred and ninety acres of the public lands were disposed of during the mouth of January last. A idM. has passed the Louisiana House of Representatives to submit the question of holding a constitutional funvention to the people at an election to be held April o. tu bill received a four-fifth vote. As the t lection in New Hampshire does not take place until the 12th of March, the State will he unrepresented in the 40th Congress for scleral day at least. It is understood, however, that Governor Smyth will issue pro visional certificates of election to the new members, as soon as the result is ascertained, without waiting until June as is customary. General Aia'okn, United States Senator elect from Mississippi, addressed the Legisla ture of that State on the 2'Jth nit., advising them to accept the amendment to the Consti tution as the least of congressional evils. A unanimous vote rejecting it was the response. A Nasiivii.ee, Tenn., paper says that a plot has been formed in White Canon to procure the assa-sinaton of Colonel W. B. Stokes and other union loaders. The matter is to be the subject of investigation. A Tribune's Washington special says : It is stated on high authority that Baker, the detective, in his testimony before the Judi clary Committae yesterday, in the impeach ment matter, said he once had in his poscs sion a letter written by Andrew Johnson while Military Governor of Tennessee, ad dressed to Jeff. Davis, offering to identify himself and Tennessee with the Southern Confederacy on certain terms ; that being douhtlul of the genuineness of the signature to the latter, he showed the signature to the I'residem - private secretary, who positively identified the handwriting. A San Francisco dispatch says: Idaho advices, February 2d, state that Get). Crook has had a fight with the Indians, and killed forty and captured twenty-seven. The trains on the Central Pacific Railroad are now making regular time through to Cisco. An old French soldier who served under Napoleon in Russia and at Waterloo, and who came to this country in the employ of Joseph, has just died in New Jersey, leaving quite a large fortune to his children. He served Joseph in this country as a gardener, and continued the services on his own ac count after the departure of the Count. The citizens of Hancock, Brooks, and Ohio counties, (the Pan Handle,) in West Virginia, it is stated, are about to petition their Legislature to he stricken off from that State, and to become attached to Pennsylva nia. A communication from the Secretary of war, has been transmitted to the Senate, en closing a list of 277 officers who had not joined their stations, with reasons why, not reported, as ordered. A few have been granted leave, but a large proportion have not yet signified Aheir acceptance of appoint ment. Position of General Grant. The Washinton correspondent of the New" York Ilcrahl writes as follows: General Grant was to day on the floor of the House in conversation with Mr. Wilson of lowa, Chairman of the Judiciary Com mittee. In conversation with some of the Radical members he stated, with reference to the subject of bis going to the Paris Ex position, tiiat "he would not be found ten hours away from this city for a year to come.' 1 He spoke of the President s late trip as a mistake, and said, in substance, that no man. however distinguished or venerated," could depart from lb- right track and carry the people with him. In reply to one of members that he -(General Grant) would be dropped quicker than a hot potato by the people if he should deviate from the right track, he said, "I do not doubt it." Mem bers -peak of his conversation as unequivo cally in favor of the congressional policy. He favored the confirmation of General Dix as he was less objectionable than the next nominee would be, who would lea military man, and that the Senate would be forced into tin- position of appearing unfriendly to soldier- interests. lie said that General Dix was not wholly averse to Congress. iit-ial Grant occupied tho scat of Mr. Boutwell, of Massachusetts, and for some time was engaged in conversation with Mr. Hooper, of the same State. The report that a bill was to be introduced to day pro viding that he should be appointed Acting President in ease of the impeachment and removal of the President, and the revival of Mr. Kelso's resolution declaring that the impeachment and removal of the President were ueeessary, are supposed to be among the reasons why he was present. These may also account for tho fact that not a single Democratic member was seen to pay his res pects to him. A Uenutifiil Phenomenon. What was it ! flow came it ! Who knows ! I 'til ing the progress of an extensive con j flagration, which raged in the West division j during the early part of last night a strange i phenomenon was observed in the heavens. : For neatly an hour the sidewalks, on Park, j Dearborn and adjoining -treets were crowded , with a multitude of thousands, intently gaz ing in the direction of the "setting sun." j The night was dark, but to the west the fire lit up the horizon for considerable space. . This was nothing more than usual and would have attracted only a passing glance. But ; above this lurid reflection, there shot up ward a "pillar of fire," such as in shape, size and color was never seen before. It I was a sight to fill the breast with awe, and set th.- mind to wonder. Its altitude was no less than seventy degrees, with a breadth nearly that of the rainbow even up to the highest pinnacle. For a base was the dark red reflection proper of the fire; then com menced the pillar of a pale yellowish hue; half way up, it turned to a light red, and the whole was surmounted by a glowing 1 dark red crown. Thus it would sometimes draw down within itself, as it were, and then suddenly shoot up into the sky, for a moment giving a brilliant hue to the entire heavens. Theindircctcausc for this strange i phenonemon was unquestionably the fire, I but the immediate cause which produced | this beautiful formation is a puzzle, which | some who saw it were unable to solve. 11 I resembled uo description evergiven in books It was simply an even sized column with well defined outlines, but varying in hue from base to cap. It was not unlike one of j Prof. Sylvester s magic, many colored foun- I tains, as it rose and fell, but a thousand times more grand and imposing, It was one of nature's efforts, beyond imitation and be yond description.— Chicago Times Sarcasm. Mr. Scoficld, of Pennsylvania, last week made a speech in Congress on reconstruction and during its delivery severely criticised the course of the Secretary of State. The following account is from the Washington Globe: "The Secretary is clever in work of this kind. An English nobleman was atone time exhibiting his kenuel to an American friend, and passing by many of his showiest bloods, they canto upon one that seemed nearly used up. "This," said the nobleman "is the most valuable animal in the pack, although he is old, blind ami deaf." "How is this?" inquired the visitor. The nobleman explained: "His education was gooJ to begin with, and his wonderful sense ot" omu>U is still unimpaired, VV only take him out to catch the scent and put the pup pies ori track, and then return hiui to the kennel." Do not suppose that I intend any com parison between the Secretary of State and j that veteran hunter. Such a comparison j would be neither dignified nor truthful, be j oau-e the Englishman went on to say: "I have owned that dog for thirteen years, and hard as he looks he never bit the hand that fed hint, nor barked on a false trail." [Laughter and applause on the floor and in the galleries promptly checked by the Speak- ; er-l I would inquire of the chair if my time has expired. The Speaker It has not. Mr. Stevens, in his seat. The chair called ■ vet to order for doing injustice to the dog. 1 [Renewed laughter.] A Cough, A Cold or A Sore Throat, RKQUIRB 1)1 MEDIATE ATTENTION, AND SHOULD UK CHECKED. IK ALLOWED TO CONTINUE, Irritation of flic LiiitgM, a l*criia4iient l iiroat IXMMWC or € oiiHinii|liii, 18 OFTEN THE RESULT. BROWN'S BJRONCHIAL TROCH ES HAVING A DIRECT INFLUENCE TO THE PARTS, GIVE IMMEDIATE RELIEF. For llroitcliiti*. \s(hmn, ('nLtrrli, Cou- Mimpiire and Throat IMsesnea, TROCH I S ARE I SKD WITH ALU VTR GOOD SUCCESS. iINdDHS AND FI 151.14 NI'KAUEIW will find Trochet useful in clearing the voice when taken before Singing or Speaking, and relieving the throat after an unusual exertion ot the vocal organ*. The Troche* are recommended and pre scribed by Physician?, and have had testimonials from eminent men throughout the country. Be ing an article of true merit, and having promt their efficacy by a test of many years, each year finds them in new localities in various parts of the world and the Troche* are universally pronoun ced better than other articles. Obtain only "Brown's Bronchial Troches," and do not tr.ke any of the H orthle*& Imitations that may be ofiered. SOLD EVERYWHERE. Nov. .10 IS66:6ni i)KTJT JURORS drawn for special term, 3rd Monday, 18th day of January, A. D. 1807 M A Hunter, Jacob Sliger, Joseph Beegle, Daniel Sparks, B F Edwards, John Turner, William Kiscr, John F Illy my cr, John A Cessna, Ephrinm Mentrer, Peter Kegg, Henry Smith. Joseph Dates, Richard Sullivan, Samuel Burket, Alvah Williams Nathan Crisman, John B Harduiau, John n.irris, George llver.stine, Win R Wtimer, John M'Daniel, M V Zeth, John G Ake, Joseph Imler, David S Brumbaugh, Henry Bolinger, Aaron Mountain. Shannon Kennedy, J a me.- L Prince, J. A. J. Pierson, Joseph Rite hey of Dan, j Morris Walker, Laban Johnson, Elisha Smith, Andrew Crisman, Isaac Eversole, Philip Bossier. Drawn and certified at Bedford, this 9tli day of January, A. I). 1867. ISAAC KENSINGER, WILLIAM KIRK, Jury Commissioners. ATTEST : JOHN G. FINITER, Clerk. Feb. 8. IT ED FORD COUNTY S. S. r 13 At an Orphans' Court held at Bedford, ii. and for the county of Bedford, on the 19th day of November, A. D. 1866, before the Judges of the -aid Court: On motion of John Mower, Esq., the Court grant a Rule on tho heirs and legai repre sentatives of Artemas Bennett, late of Southamp ton township, deceased, to wit: Lidcah Bennett, widow of the said A. Bennett, dee'd: Abraham S. Bennett, of Allegheny county, Md.; Mary S., in termarried with Christopher Walter, residing in the State of Iowa; Charles S. Bcnnet, George Ben- , nctt, Daniel S. Bennett, Barbara, now dead, who was iutermarried with John Leasurc, and who has \ left issue, four children, viz: Jemima, Mary, Re- I becca Ann and Atsey, Mary, intermarried with j Thomas Leosuie, Art cm as F. Bennett, and Tascy Bennett, to be and appear at an Orphans' Court to be held at Bedford, in and for the county of Bedford, on the 2d Monday, 11th day of Februa ry next, to accept or refuse to take the real es tate of said deceased at the valuation which has been valued and appraised in pursuance of H j writ of partition and valuation issued out of our said Court, and to the Sheriff of said county di rected, or show cause why the should hot be sold. [L. a.] In testimony whereof I have hereunto set iuj hand and seal of the Court at Bedford, the 20th day of Novembei, A. D. 1866. 0. E. SHANNON, Clerk. Atte.-t: ROBERT STBCKMAN, Sbff. janlS 180?. J - 1867. BABOAINS! J. B. FAB.Q.UHAR Is pleased to state to his i friends and former customers, that he has RESUMED BUSINESS IX BEDFORD, At tho well knowu P. A. IIEED stand, opposite the Bedford Hotel, whore he is prepared to Fell even thing in his line CHEAPER than the CHEAPEST, He has a full line of DRY-GOODS, READY-MADE CLOTHING BOOTS AND SHOES, Which have been Purchased at very low Prices, and will be sold at a very small advance. CALL AND EXAMINE OUIt STOCK Jan IS, 1567. 171 STATE OF WILLIAM BONNELL. deed. J Letters of administration, having been grant ed to the undersigned by the Register of Bedford county, upon the estate of William Bunnell, late of Londonderry township, Bedford co„ deceased, all persons indebted to said estate are hereby no tified and required to make immediate payment, and those having claims are requested to present them for immediate settlement. JACOB TROUTMAN, Jr., ! Janll: AROAINBI > BARGAINS! 13 AT THE BEDFORD ILOTHI.XG EMPORO, I ntn now closing out my WINTER STOCK of It l!.t DY.M .11: CLOTH I X at prices way below formerrste^. Ail Wool ( oats *lO 00 to 15.00 " " I'ante ... 0.00 to 8.50 •' " Vests 3.50 to 1.50 " " fonts A Vests as low as *lO. A few Over-coats still on hand and will be sold at a very small advance for cash. The superior manufacture of these goods will recommend them. I have also a fine assortment of CASSIMEKS which most be closed out before moving to new store room. All Wool from 80 cts to 12../0 for beat. Also a No. 1 lot of llats at cost. All these goods must positively be sold Dy the first of April. So that persons wanting Bargains should come at once. NO. 2 ANDERSON'S ROW. B. W. BERKSTRESSER. Bedford, Jan. 12, 1867. I)EDFOKD COUNTY, S. S: JJ At an Orphans' Court held at Bedford, in and for the county of Bedford, on the l'.tth day of November, A. D. 1866, before the Judges of the said Court; On motion of J. B. Cessna, Esq., the Court grant a Rule on the heirs and legal repre sentatives of Martha Ritchey, late of Union tp., decva ed, to wit: John C. Ritchey, Daniel 15. Rit. hey, of Atnenon, Henry county, Illinois: Ja i.ob Ritchey, minor j of Wayne county, O; Mary wife of Michael Walter, Bedford county; Sarah Ritchey, Hannah Ritchey, Samuel B. Ritchey, the la>t tbrei ire minors and reside in Bedford CO., and a bus! m l. Ferdinand Ritchey, who has as signed!: in . c.-: : the real estate to the said heirs, t be and appear at an Orphans' Court to ■ held at Bedford, in and for tne county of Bed ford, on the 2d Monday, 11th day of February next, to acceptor refuse to take the real cstato of said <:• •n-cl, at the valuation which has been valued and appraised in pursuance of a writ of partition or valuation issued out of our said Court, and to I he Sln rifi of said county difected, or show cause why tin same should not be sold. In tc-tiiuony whereof I have hereunto set my band and -eal of the said Court at Bedford, the 20th day orN'oveinbcr A. D. 1866. 0. E. SHANNON, Cik. Attest: ltonr.uT Stkckuax, Shff. JDhiDFORD COUNTY SS: 77.t P.0.-j" i. >'(xlth of PeuutyhcttHta to tl■ S/icr if of Bedford < onty,GHKKTiso: —Whereas, Loret ra Smith, by her next friend, .Mary A. Bicrly did prefer bcr petition to the President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Bedford county, pray ing : i the cau-i's therein set forth, that she should be divorced from the bonds of matrimony entered ir.tu with Aaron S. Smith. We, therefore, common 1 you. - we have heretofore commanded you, that \ a::, the said Aaron S. Smith, setting ide ail utlie business and excuse whatsoever, be and appear in your proper person before our Judges at lie 1 ford, on tho second Monday, 11th day of February next, to answer the petition or 1: el of the said Lotta Smith and show cause why the said Lotta Smith, your wife, should not be divorced from the bonds of matrimony, Ac., agrce abiy to the ci us ourbly in such case made and provided: am: ). rcof fail not. Witne.-s th: Ji n. Alex. King, Esquire, President of our - lid Court at Bedford, the lath day of Deeen.her, A. D. 1866. 0. E. SHANNON. Prot'v. Attest: Ri cnit Stkckman, Shff. ianlS. I rjTKII'MPH IX DENTISTRY. TEETH EXTRACTED WITHOUT PAIN, ll.v the UPC of Nitrous Oxide Gap, and Is attended with no danger whatever. TEMPORARY SETS inserted if called for. Special attention will be tnadc t diseased gums and a cure warranted or no charge made. TEETn FILLED to last far life, and all work in the dental line i done to the eo'i e satisfaction of all or the money refunded. I'riees shall correspond with the ! times. I have located permanently in Bedford, and i hall visit Rchcll.-borgh the Ist Monday of each month, remaining one week : Bloody Run the 3d Monday, remaining one week : the balance of my time I can be found at my office 3 doors South of the Court House, Bedford, Pa. \VM. W. VAX ORMER, Xov. 23, 1536. Dentist. | C. FETTERLY, Has just received a splendid lot of FAAV I> R¥ GOODS, i consisting in part of Fancy Dress Goods, Silks, French Moriaoes, Alpacas, Delaines, Flannels, Muslins, Prints, Cloaking Cloth, CLOAKS and jFKJIE^S, shawls, Skclct UP, Balmorals, Hosiery, Gloves, Dress Trimming-. Fancy Buttons, Velvets, Ladies' Dress Capes, Ac. A handsome assortment of Em broidery, Mourning and Lace Goods, Ladies' and Children's Shoes, with a great variety of notions, and a handsome assortment of toys. Her stock consists of every article kept in a first clan Fancy Store. Tbaul iii for past favors she respectfully asks a continuance of the public patronage. Xov. !)-3ui. TESTATE OF JACOB BEISEL. DECEASED. It l,< tii is n siamentary having been granted to the un dersigned by the Register of Bedford county, upon the estate <1" Jacob Beiscl, iatc of the Town ship of St. i lair, County of Bedford, deceased, all persons indebted to said estate aro hereby no tified and required to make immediate payment, and those having claims are requested to present them for immediate settlement. JOHN ALDSTADT, Jan. 4:6t Executor. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Fnlntr of Juli ll B. Kochcndar/er, dee'd. The Register of Bedford county having granted letters of administration upon the estate of John B. Kovbendnrtcr, late of South Woodbcrrv tp., dce'd, to the subscribers, all persons indebted to said estate are hereby notified to make immediate payment, and those having claims against it are requested to present them properly authenticated for settlement. JOHN 7.. KOCHENDARFER, JACOB Z. KOCHENDARFER, Jan. 25, ISBI. Administrators. ITIXKOI'TOR'S NOTlCE.—Letters tcstamenta- I J rv having been granted to the subscribers, Executors of the last will and testament of Peter Kara-. of East Providence tp., deceased. Notice is hereby given to all persons indebted to said es tate t make immediate payment, and those hav ing el. ns will present them duly authenticated for settlement. GEORGE KAKX, K. Providence. DAN'L SPARKS, W. Providence Jan.lLfit Executors. T7l STATE >F SAMUEL WALTER, deceased. 1-J - Letter.- of Administratiou, having been granted to the undersigned by the Register of Bedford county, upon the estate of Samuel Walter, late of Cnion township, Bedford co., deceased, nil persons indebted to said estate aro hereby no tified and required to make immediate payment and those having claims arc requested to present them for immediate settlement. HENRY B. WALTER, Jan. 11:6' Administrator. WASHINGTON HOTEL AT PHI. i JAT E S ALE.— The Washington Hotel in the Borough of Bedford, now in tho occupancy of Isaac 1 . (Jrove, is offered at private sale. This is hy far tho best hotel property in the town, and affords a rare opportunity to secure one of the best locations in the country. Apply to MICHAEL LI ri, proprietor, or to DVRBORROVV A I-UTZ, Feb. 1, IS67:3iu Bedford, Pa AGUA DE MAGNOLIA. A toilet delight. Superior to any ~h-m , t to bathe the the face and person, iu render t skin soft and fresh, to allay inflame: t , tome clothing, for headache, Ac. It :• Jr. tared from tho rich Southern faining a patronage quite unpreeadentel. It favorite with actress? and opera dngers. u sold by all dealer/-, at *l.OO in large bottles, by Dbhak Bar™* dr Co., New York Who',., Agents. Saratoga Spring Water, sold by all Drugg S. T.- 1860 X. | Persons of sedentary habits troubled with w. ik | nesß, lassitude, palpitation of th.- heart, 1 k : j appetite, distre*.- after eating, torpii liver, j stipation, Ac., deserve to suffer if th v will u- I try the celebrated PLANTATION BITTERS, | which are now recominende-l by the hi g Lest IK ical authorities, and warranted to produce ac mediate beneficial effect. They are exet. dingl/ agreeable, perfectly pure, ami inuit upercde other tonics where a healthy, gentle stimulint is repaired. They purify, strengthen and invigorate. They create a healthy appetite. They are an antidote to change of water and diet. They strengthen the system and enliven the mind They prevent miasmatic and intermittent fe\cr-. They purify tho breath and acidity of the stomach. They cure Dyspepsia and Constinati m. They cure Liver Complaint and Nervou? Head ache. They make the weak strong, the languid ord liant, and are exhausted nature's great n-r. They arc eoiupoaed of the celebrated Cali , bark, wintergrcen, ?* safras, roots fn I hr-r preserved in perfectly pure St. Croix rum. , r particulars, sec circulars and testimonials ar . .ni each bottle. Beware of impostors. Kx amine even " 1, See that it has our private U. S. -tamp jo m tod over the cork, with plantation -■• cue, an . signature on aline steel plate side lab: I. - our bottle is not refilled with spurious mi terious stall. Any person pretending : Plantation Litters by the gallon r I. d > .u, impostor. Any person imitating this : ;]• . r selling any other material therein, whether < .: < i Plantation Litters or not, is a crimii: il tin ier ih U. s. Law, ai d will be ?<> pr- tci ••?-! by us. Th •demand for Drake's Plantation Bitter?, from la dies, clergymen, merchants, t".. Ph. Mr. S. Litch, of Hyde Park, Yt. writes "My horse was considered worthless, (spavin.) cut since the use of the Mustang Liniment. I have - id hiui for SloO. Your Liniment is doing won : r up here." All genuine is wrapped in steel plate engraving-, signed G. W. Westbrook, Chemist, and also the private IT. S. stamp of Dkmas I!arnl> a ( over the top. Look cioKtlj/y and bt not deceittd lj C- - fit". Sold by all Druggist?, at2s, .*<' cts.. audSl.ort. Saratoga Spring Water, s 1 1 by all Druggists. It is a most delightful Hair Du.-.-ing. It eradicates scurf and dandruff. It keeps the head cool and It makes the hair rich, soft . nd gl- -uM add to their beauty! What giV.-s that ma ', purity and di*tintjne appeartn- •ho .-b?erve i ; the stage and in the city belle! If is n lunger secret. They us© Hagan's Magnolia Balm. 1 continued use removes tun, freckles, piiup'cs. ai. i roughness, from the face and l ands, and 1 . the complexion smooth, transparent, M and ravishing. I'niiko many cosmetics, it tains no material injurious t> the sk Druggist will order it for you, if not on 50 cents per bottle. W. E. lIAII AN. Troy, X. Y\, t'i i>i:m is u A its r.s * < . . Wholesale tgeiuv, n. V. Saratoga Spring ater. sold by all •: Ileimstrcet's inimitable I lair Coloring is s dye. All instantaneous dies arc conn lunar coi :i >n, in ani markablc manner. It is als • a beaut if: 1 dressing. Sold in two size> 50 cents and • all dealers. (\ HLIMSTRKriT, Cher Saratoga Spring Water, sold by HI 1 • Lyon's Extract or Pi kk Jvkvu v UinuK). —for Indigestion, Nausea. Heartburn, >iv k Head ache, Cholera Morbus, Flatulency. Ac., where i warming stimulcnt is required. Its careful ] paration and entire purity make it a cheap aiM reliable article for culinary purposes. Sold evei where, at 50 cts. per bottle. Ask for "Lyon - Pure Extract. Take no other. Saratoga Spring Water, sold by all Drugg • July 13th, IS6O-eowly