Sebfort) Inquirer.
BEDFORD. ft., FRIDAY, APRIL 1!', IS'.U.
R1 S3 \RSS SOrif K.
Mr. ALEX. 11. AONEW i? the authorized agent
tor the IxQi nn H, to receive subscription? adver
ri- men ts,collect ac*Miunts and receipt lor the -cin.
.Mr. .\u.\Ew will call upon all those who are in
debted to us and present our accounts. . r will also
; nt those whose advance subscriptions expire > >
The Ist of April a chance to pay tip for the next
rear.
WHERE THE TAXES HAVE CONE.
About two years ago wo first called the
attention of the tax-payers of the county
to the gross mismanagement or gross igno
rance of some of the Poor House officials.
\V< have frequently referred to the matter
sirwe. Some of the wise wiseacres hoofed
at us as having found a uiare's nest, while
■>oiue of the officials in endeavoring to ex
plain matters, confessed their incompetent
ry Compelled at last to investigate the
matter or have others investigate it. two or
three of the party magnates, with the offi
cials of the Poor House establishment, sot
themselves to work last week, and after a
couple days arduous labor, succeeded in dis
covering deficits at d mistakes to the amount
of about Ten Thousand Dollars. \\ e wore
long ago convinced that there were serious
leaks somewhere, but we did not apprehend
i lu-y were quite so extensive as they have
turned out to he. This is hut one of the
county departments, and one from which
hut a small portion of the county funds is
disbursed. Iftbe leaks in the other depart
incuts are the same in proportion, it is high
time that they too should be looked after.
Will not the keepers of the Democracy in
this county give us an explanation of the
i mount and character of the discoveries they
have made in the Poor House establishment?
V matter of Ten Thousand Dollars is of
considerable interest to our tax-payers.
Could not the Investigating Committee, In
going back a few years more. find sufficient
mi.-takes, if corrected, to build the new
Poor House, that is so greatly needed ? —A
word to the tax-payers —if such blundering
lias been going on in the management of the
county affairs, is it not high time the pre
cnt incumbents of that department he re
lieved front their duties, and men compe
tent and wiiling to conduct the county
affairs, placed in their stead?
The Somerset Ilcrahl of last week eon
tains a whole column of billingsgate over
the signature "H. S." We arc sorry to
have been the innocent cau.-e of this inflic
tion upon the readers of that paper, but are
on-oled by the reflection that as the Ibi'thl
has been for a long time—so long that the
m< mory of man runneth not to the contrary
simply an advertising sheet, as devoid of
i ditorial as its editor appears to be of decen
cy. it is probable, it has not many readers.
I hose few however must have been wonder
tuilv startled. Thunder out. of a cloudless
-ky couldn't have been more surprising.
That an editor, so long editomnj ueiuucr
should suddenly revive and immediately be
gin to scold like a fish woman, was a phe
nomenon calculated to open men's eyes. It
wa> wise in him to identify himself by the
initials "K. S." Wc concede, that the gen
tleman has t|uite a wonderful command of
language of a certain not very elegant kind,
lie calls us a " coygiog knave. " Such was
>ur ignorance of our own attributes that we
had to consult Webster for the meaning < f
this participial adjective. We half believed
that he was saying something good of us.
True, we didn't exactly like the knave, hut
then there was the cogi/tn;/ that might, for
aught we knew, redeem the whole phrase.
We felt disposed to take a compliment out
of the article if possible. We are sorry to
have to announce that we could not. Those
other elegant phrases "leash of mangy whit
lits,'' "brace or" simpering imbeciles,''
"scoundrelly insinuations" <kc.,&e.. we un
deistand better —yet they strike u- us being
more forcible than argumentative. Almost
any body with a little talent lor blackguard
i-in might u-e them. We advisejjur Fotii
er.-ct brother to moderate his wrath, and
tell us in plain english what he thinks of
Senator Stutzman's votes on the Free Kail
road Law, also of hi.- friend Meyers' patri
otic course during the war, in supporting the
Government to put down the rebellion. And
while he i- writing on these interesting sub
jects, will he be pleased to explain why it
was that Stutzman wrote to General Game
ron urging the confirmation of Meyers as
t'ollcctor.
In regard t<> the appointees to the (,'ollee
tnrship and Asscssorship, we know Mr.
Ashcom to be a man of intelligence and in
tegrity, and we are informed that Mr. Mo-
Sherry is also a very good citizen, unexcep
tionable, except that he is a Democrat.
W hat his course was during the war, we
~ V.. ,lr> Vnovf I'f
conspicuously disloyal, and he is not the
unscrupulous editor of a partisan sheet.
The somewhat incredible statement of '"K,
>. that he has labored for fifteen years in
si 'ixiiit ait<l out <>f season for the ('oiinclis
viile Koad, and all at his own expense, and
without his having a dollar of interest in
the matter more than the poorest man in the
county, is a wonderful manifestation of dis
interested action. We could not have be
lieved it. if he had not told it himself. Vet
he must have worked a good deal more out
"/ axon than in season. If I: ■ will allow
a suggestion from a friend, and now that
we are on such good terms, no doubt he will,
may we be permitted to express tin- hope
that hereafter he will labor in - uson. and
quit this unprofitable work out of season;
and just now, perhaps, it would be quite sea
sonahle to have some explanation of' his si
lent acquiescence in Senator Stutzman's
repeated votes in favor of the great monop
oly. and against a fair Free Railroad Law.
r-Mr. Scull tells us earnestly and .rush
injfly that "for more than fifteen years" he
has labored for the "completion" at' the
"CouneQttrille road." Itather a long rime
to labor to no purpose. Mad the gentleman
taken a pick and shovel and gone to work
on this much abused line, he might hav.-
employed his talents more congenially ami
in accordance with their natural beut and
he would now Ire able to point to something
more substantial.
BM-. The Gazette of last week comes out
with a couple of editorials in defence of Sen
at. . Stutztuan. One good turn deserves
another and we have no doubt Mr. Meyers
feels himself under special obligations to Mr.
; St in /.man for recent favors though they
i avail-< 1 him nothing. Mr. Stutzman is per
fectly welcome to the Gazette's enconiums
as far as we are concerned, but we wish both
the Gazi tteand Mr. Stutzman to understand
that wc do not consider the fact that a man
pays his debts any reason why his public
acts should he screened from the view of his
con.-titucnts, especially when those acts are
prejudicial to their interests. We would fur
ther inform them that when we disapprove of
a man's course we say so plainly, whether he
Ibe radical or copperhead. When a public
men v iolates his pledges, either express or
implied,our friendship for him,whether per
sonal or political, shall not deter us from in
forming the public of his defection.
R-V The Pittsburg Commercial is mista
ken when it says that we "recently under
took to question the propriety of the Com
mercial*' course on railroad matters in the
, State.'' We simply referred to its daily at
tacks upon Mr. Hall, which appeared to
partake of so much malice, that we were
satisfied that they were intended for a pur
pose other than the benefit of the Free Rail
road Bill. We did not pretend to defend
Mr. Hall's votes. We suggested there
. might he a difference of opinion in regard
to the objects to be attained. It is very
questionable whether the Commercial itself
know-exactly what course it pursued upon
"the railroad matters in the State."
SPLENDID REPUBLICAN VICTORY IN JER
SEY CITY.—If the Copperheads have time
to stop hurrahing and drinking whisky about
carrying Connecticut by seven hundred ma
jority. we ask their attention to the follow
ing :
, XKW YORK, April 10. —The election in Jer
sey City yesterday resulted as follows: O'neill,
IL in., tor Mayor, 1868: Gopsill, Rati. Rep.,
1048—giving Gopsill a majority of 85, a very
heavy Republican gain, the city generally giv
ing 000 Democratic majority.
Now, the Republicans did that in one lit
tle town —almost as much as you did in a
whole State, and about which you are crow
ing as if your heads would come off. ~1 yofts
-1(7/, Journal.
ADJOURNMENT or THE LECISLA
TIRE.
1 The Legislature of this State adjourned
i on the 11th inst., after having passed hills
i enough to make a volume hall' as large as
Webster's Unabridged Dictionary. All the
■ Christian people in the State should join in
i ! thanks ti, the Throue of Grace that it did
no nmre harm thau it did. Another such a
legislature would sink us. If the Repub
' liean party returns, within the next ten
years, the same amount of corruption ami
venality to a single Legislature it. deserves
etei tial defeat.
i -rrt-It i.s very seldom that you see paper
purporting to be asoppositc in their views
as the Somerset Whig and Bedford Gazrt/r
so heartily in sympathy with each other. It
■l,l lei.ii the trrnmid that, fellows in mi -
fortune have a "warm side for those whose
misfortunes are similar. "A fellow feeling,
makes us wondrous kind," you know !
It is reported in the Ilarrisburg T /< -
, r/rajih of the loth inst., that John Mcllhen
ny, eilito; and proprietor of the Gettysburg
Star, died on the day previous. His dis
ease was Neuralgia of the heart. He was
an enterprising young journalist, and a very
| pleasant companion.
IIARRISBUKG CORRESPONDENCE.
HARRISIURG, April 16, 1867.
The Legislature adjourned at noon on
Thursday last, pursuant to a joint resolution
passed two or three weeks ago. The session
just brought to a close was one of more than
ordinary importance, on account of the groat
Senatorial contest that was carried on with so
much bitterness, but which ended in the elec
tion of General Cameron to the seat recently
- vnintcJ I>_> Eilgar Cor/an. Perhaps no cam
paign of t his character ever before caused so
I much personal ill-feeling in the Republican
j ranks, yet it did not destroy the party, and I
doubt if ever our members of the Senate sep
■ arated more determined to battle lor the
j right and maintain the unify of our orgauiza
| tion.
There was a great struggle on the subject
of railroads, which for a time threatened a
breach between the Governor and the Legisla
ture, but the matter was amicably adjusted. The
' ratification of the amendment to the Consti
tution was an important matter that received
decisive action. The revision and amend
ment of the law of evidence, permitting par
ties to testify in their own suits in Court, was
an item of no little moment to the public.
Other matters of importance were disposed
; of that I have neither time nor place to enu
i merate in a single letter. An idea of the
amount of business transacted during the ses
sion, may be formed when I state tt,t
thousand and fifty bills and sixteen joint res
olutions, were passed. Nearly all these
hills were either approved or vetoed by
the Governor, before the adjournment. True,
a large majority of the acts passed, were of a
purely private character, yet they required
j time and attention. I cannot see, however,
j that because so much Legislation was accom
plished, the members were justifiable in vo-j
ting themselves a salary of $1,350. The poo" i
pie sent them here to work, and if they were !
not willing to serve their constituents at the
old figures, they should have withdrawn in fa- J
vor of others who would have considered the
former salary sufficiently large.
The old adage that honesty and industry
j have their reward, has been forcibly demon
strated in rhe selection of Hon. James L
Graham, of Allegheny, as Speaker of the
| Senate. Twenty-five years ago, Graham was |
a butcher > apprentice in Pittsburgh. While
laboring diligently for his employer, he also ■
endeavored to improve his mind, and most -
| admirably did he succeed. While yet young
in years he made a profession of religion,
.joined the Methodist Church, subsequently
became a class leader, and still later a local
preacher, and while maintaining his integrity
as a Christian, he has, without auy solicita
tion on his part, been chosen to the high of
fice of Speaker of the Senate. Let all the j
apprentice boys in the country imitate the j"
example of James L. Graham, and they will '
assuiedly ri-e to honorable positions among
their fellow men.
With the close of the present session, the j
terms ol eleven Senators expired :—Messrs. |
Davis, Donovan, James. Randall, Schall and j t
Watts, Democrats ; and Messrs. Bigham,
Haines, Hall, Lowrv and Itoyer, Republicans.
It is not expected that more than one or two
of the gentlemen named will be re-elected.
The Republican State Central Committee
held a meeting here last week, and decided
upon the 26th of June as the time, and Wil
liumsport as the place for holding the State
Convention to nominate a candidate for Su
preme Judge. There was a very full attend
ance at the Committee meeting, and each
member thereof was able to bring a good re
port. The Republicans were never more de
termined to carry the State election than now,
and nothing but the grossest blunder in the
selection of a candidate, can defeat the party
in October next.
The Governor has approved and signed a
bill attachiug certain lands and tenements, and
the persons residing thereon, in Bedford
township, to Bedford Borough.
With the present letter, my regular corres
pondence with your paper closes. Should
nothing oectir to prevent, 1 may have the
pleasure, at some future day, of forwarding a
letter for the perusal of your readers. M ith
the earnest hope that your numerous patrons
may live many years to read your valuable
journal, I bid you a kind farewell for the pres
ent. I ORY.
TEXAS CORRESPONDENCE.
We have received the following letter from
a reliable gentleman in Texas ia regard to the
condition of Mexico :
VICTORIA, TEXAS, March 28, 1867.
. MESSRS. EDITORS :
I accidentally happened a day or two since
to get hold of a newspaper dated March Ist,
1867, published in Honesdale, Pennsylvania,
called the Eleventh District Monitor contain
ing one of a series of communications from
"Max." Headed Mexico —its wealth—its
people—its government i written expressly for
the Monitor).
This communication contains so many mis
representations of facts and does such palpa
ble injustice to a poor benighted people strug
giing for that great boon, a free republican
form of Government, that, although out of
my usual line of business to write any thing I' r
publication T cannot consent to see such arti
cles, calculated to mislead the citizens of my
native State, pass uncontradicted, and par
ticularly now that the public mind i.s being
informed previous to judgment upon that vex
ed "question which attracts the attention of
the civilized world but more especially the
United States."
I From an acquaintance of 13 years with the j
i Mexican people, their language, habits, prin- ;
; ciples, Ac. I have no hesitation in stating '
■ that a more damnable system of oppression j
I does not exist upon the face of the eaith j
[ thau tlnit practiced by that, "enlightened, I
, wealthy, virtuous" church party of which
Maximilian is now the acknowledged h id
. and representative.
And while I do not pretend that the mass
of the liberal party of Mexico is composed of I
virtue, enlightenment and wealth personified, '
vet I do say from my personal acquaintance I
with both parties that the majority of the sub
stantial Mexicans, and by far the greater pt r
tion of the masses, are supporting the Juarez
Government,not because Juarez is President,
hut because he is the representative of a lib
although the Mexican people from time im
memorial have bCen purposely kept in igeu
ranee, purposely blinded by reli/E u- pn-dj
diet s, made to groan under their load of taxi s. '
ruled with a rod ofiron by a despot, or rather
by petty despots, who in turn were ruled by
the rim reft — in fact into the tollers of the
church went the entire wealth of that '"land of
I the greatest promise on this > nitinent," hut
with all men there is a certain point beyond 1
which they will not be goaded— so it wa- in ;
Mexico. A revolution against this oppres ive ,
church party was commenced in L- S 2F. which ;
has been growing and spreading from that
day to this, and never until in the sueec- of
Juarez had they obtained the reins of govern
merit. Among the many liberal and libera
ting nets performed by him during hi lire ■:
administration (before his removal by 1 U-h
' bayonets at the solicitation of this "patriotic
church party V was one permitting Protestant
to erect churches in the "Heroic" nation and
( to worship God in their own form. Anothci
was the nationalizing ol the church property
— or declaring the property of the nation, tl. •;
accumulated mass of wealth that bad 1 -EN
wrung from the blinded, priest-ridden MI \I
cans and like a mighty incubus hung upon the
Mexican nation, preventing any public im
provetnents, for with railroads and canals
comes intelligence, against which this "Yii- I
tuous" chvrch party is fighting. "Max" asks
the question? "after Maximilliau abdicate,
will peace be restored to a free, independent
and happy people?" I answer, most emiduit
ically. no. They will he free, in one sense,
but they have been so educated and drilled'
by that "glorious" dominant party, that nec
essarily much time must elapse ere they can
be a happy people. And that standard of
morality taught by the church of Mexico be j
considerably elevated before they become an ;
J honest people. The future of Mexico is !
j gloomy indeed, but upon the establishment J
I ol a liberal rtnui UC by DECREES '
that ignorance that now holds the Mcsicnn
a chain, bound, will disappear; AS into!li-eu.
advances, the resources of the country will be
developed, and in that ease one of the richest
countries on the globe be restored.
One strange feature of this question i- this,
| that during the recent rebellion the most
! friendly feeling existed between the army of
j the late Confederate States and that of the
j Imperialists of Mexico, the closest intimacy
i existed between the officers of the two armies.
I On one occasion the Confederate forces
| stationed at Brownsville, Texas, were mar
shalled for the purpose of assisting the Impe
rial General Mejia when threatened by the
Liberals under Negreta. And upon the Con- I
federacv "going up"' crowds of officers rush- I
cd to the standard of the Imperial forces, and
to-day the bitterest rebel sheets are advuea
ting the claims of Maximilliau "The best, ru
ler Mexico has had in sixty years."
Jl'STll E. I ]
LEAVENWORTH IS a chapter in the Luck
of Western miracles. Twelve years ago tie '
spot had no human habitation. The Indians I
hunted over it, and fished by the side of it. ; 1
To day it is a solid city of 25,0' it) soul.-! It '
has fine houses, thrifty stores, half a dozen '
newspapers, two or three theatres, a score '
of churches, and about three hundred grog '
-shops; in fact, all the signs of civilization! '
Reported Capture of Maxim ilian.
WASHINGTON. April 14.—A report, pre- t
vailed here to-day that Maximilian had r
been captured by the Liberals at Qucrctaro, t
but no official information has been received v
confirming if. u
NOUTII AND SOUTH CAROLINA.
Great Destitution Among Hie I'cuple—
Important Order Issued by General
Sickles.
CHARLESTON, April !•■. -General Sickles,
commandant of Military District No. 2, em
bracing North and South Carolina, has is
sued orders.under date of Charleston, S. C..
April 11. i tting forth that the general des
titution prevailin. among ibepopulation !'
the district, renders necessary for their relief,
the adoption of extra< .nlitiary measures.
He therefore orders that no person shall
be imprisoned for debt except upon convic
tion for fraud, that judgment on decrees for
the payment of money on causes of action
arising bet ween December 19th, 1860, anu
May 15th, 1565, shall no be enforced by
execution against the property or the person
of the defendant; that slier ID, coroners and
constables shall suspend fir twelve months
sales of property on liabilities contracted
prior to December, I860; (hat all proceed
ings for the recovery of money, for the pur
chase of negroes are suspended; that in .-ales
of property, by execution or order of court,
there shall be reserved to defendants having
families depending upon them, implements
of husbandry, household goods, Ac., to the
value of SSOO, and that the property of ab
sent debtors shall not be taken under the
foreign attachment prooess. The order
also prohibits tbe practice of carrying deadly
weapons, except by iffieer and soldiers, and
makes an offender amenable to punishment
by military commi- ion. The punishment
of death in certain cases of burglary and lar
ceny is abolished, are', authority isgiven the
Governors of North and SoutU CWnljna to
reprieve or pardon persons convicted and
sentenced by civil couits, and to remit fines
and penalties.
Revenues of Pennsylvania.
It may be interesting to many readers to
know from what sources the largo revenue
of the State of Pennsylvania is derived, now
that the State taxes on real estate are abol
ished. Let us (tike a few items from OIK; of
the latest reports on this subject and place
theui in tbe order of their magnitude. Thus
for i xanq !e, the tax on corporation stocks
yielded last year $1,25 J,960; tbe tax on ton
nage (401,741; the commutation of the ton
nage tax, s500,000; retailer-licenses, $357,-
101: collateral inheritance tax. $2*1,726;
tavern licenses, $25i,4n2; the tax on loans,
s27* 103; tax on emoluments of offices,
$103,240; tax on gross receipts, $132,472;
tax i-n foreign insurance companies, sl2*.
' 7;" *. From these low items arc collected
the large amount of The bal
ance of the income of the State last year was
procured from a large number of other items,
such as t ixc- on wills and deeds, on bank
dividend.-, brokers and private bankers,
auction duties and commissions, from licen
ses for eating house-, billiard rooms and
. bowling -alooiis, peddlers, brokers, patent
n: drim dealers, and alarge variety of other
| sources, including $l5O from "cases ofeoti
j .-eieuce. From all these sources tbe large
j sum of ut live and a quarter milli ms of
j dollar.- u i collected during the year 1 -tin.
It will pet haps, 1 equally interesting to
• notice . on.e of the lar. r items ofexpendi
I tnre i J which this it-venue is devoted. A
| few of th in. ranked in the order of their
j in- nitt: le, are a- follows: Interest on
j loan- sl. '12,1(15; ex;.- •-•••; of Government,
| si"t'. '.'i- ivlil-f ••!' !,:• Chattl Let burg .-Ulf
i erer.-. I'.'V,IK'S, for charitable institutions
$ 171, L common el >!s, $33-1,30*: pen
j sioti- uti i gratuities. sl6-1,536; State enj i. -.1
i and ground-, $121,785: House of Refuge,
' $91.5t 'i I'cuitentarii-•,*!].,)-5. Following
1 t b eate' a numb r .v! smaller expendit ines
Ti total expenditu.es, however left the
| la -■ on: gin of 81,. 5f,7,6500f surplus to be
' app'ied to tbe reduction of' the State debt.
Professor Agassiz's .Museum
The report of Pro:-- -.-or Agassiz. director
Caiilb: t'l - -"", for Tti"- pa.: yc~ r* v fiaKt 1 !
ii fi.M -sachu- t - legislature. The
p: inei; ul work if the ye r " as the reception
, and arrangement of the immense collections
u.aO" in Brazil by Fr fe -or Agassiz yet
| there are .-till about sixt kegs and ca.-es not
unpacked. In the ch of fishes no L
| than fifty thousand sp<"-inien.s were actually
' count.-1. representing over two thou-and
two hundred specs . t\ i thousand of which
I are probably new to . nee. The various
1 depart in tits of the in t ution have not been
.-utb-ted to langui.-h ho .. ver, and eonode in
: hi- additions and r. eh nge were effected.
A it wis deemed I e.-t ...begin the 31 u.-euiii
i in a -mall building, and Marge as it- warit
iie iea-'tl, the pre.-cn! building has become
I full to overflowing. The coßecrion of rep
! til - i • .obablv the largi -t in the country,
..nd compare favorably with those of
t':- ' 1 orld. I hat of fishes exceeds any
■ c.v existing I'XEE ding those of the
Briti-h .Museum tud dardin ties Plantes
tk".i to ether. The number of species of
1 tin da -of vertebrates is more than nine
(leu jnd. No nr.t cum i- richer in its cd
| lection >!' radiate- Certain branches of
riarti".-1 history hat j been fostered, to the
n. . •: others, i t order to fill wants not
•uppli Iby qth : to uin and to avoid
mistake often i d 1 . -eh institutions
! rcpeatfng each nth r.
ILVUIUSIiUUG.
I'ioceeilings ol Legislature. I'ree Itiiil
roail liill Lost in tbe Senate.—The
Monopoly Again 'triumphant.
II vttuisitt I i April 10, 1867.
Mr. Bigham move to consider tlie genu
ine Fi''- Railroad bid, which wa- lost by
j tin- billowing vote:
\ EAS. —Bigham. lit own of Lawrence,
Brown of Mercer. ( - man, L'uwles, Davis,
Graham. Lowry, Tajior, Wallace, White,
Hall, 12.
NAYS.- Harnett, Connell, Donovan,
l'isher. filaiz, Holt t s Junes, London. Mu-
I Candles*, MeCuiiuughy, Randall, llidgeway,
linger, Selinll. Searight, Shoemaker, Stutz
nian, Walls, Worthipgton, 19.
So the free railroad bill fails ibis session.
Senator Graham was unanimously uonii
! intcd lor Speaker in he Republican caucus.
J'RO.II MEXICO.
.Nr.v, \IIRK, April 14. —Mexican letters
i he headquarter- of the Liberals in
root >f Qucretaro, to March 22d and San
Loui- to the 2btli, contain details oftlie re
cent engagement at Celnya. The complete
route of the Itnperalist is again confirmed.
I Several roads for escape are .-till open for
-Maximilian, and the icople of Qucretaro
aid him liberally with supplies. The be
-legei arc al.-o suffering for food, and the
conte.-t turns on tbe question of which ar
my will lie starved out first. E cobedo is
con-id red incompetent fi>r iiis position.
A portion of Coaliuil.. is again in rebellion
under tbe leadership ol Gen. Ilerrcra, who
propo cs to erect the Lrzuana district into
a separate State. TrouSe is apprehended
troin this movement, as the insurgents
might < asily move onSapDo, and the Liber
al General Ortega.
\\ K -oppose the largest price ever paid
for a_ course of popular lectures in this coun
try, if not in any other country, was receiv
ed by Prof, Agassiz for pis recent course in
New 4 i'i k on the natuia' hi.-tory of Brazil,
lelivered under (he auspices of the Associa
tion for the Advancement of Science. The
l ric demanded by, anl jiaid to him, was
five hundred dollars for each lecture, or three
dollars for tie course of six lec
tures. '1 aking the tinv: he devoted to each
lecture—that i- to say an average of one
hour and forty uiinuUs, it thus appears
that he received live djllars a minute for j
every minute he .-poke -which is a salary 1
equal to that of an ordinary Emperor. The j
Association which engaged his services did |
not lose by the operatioi, but on (lie contra- j
rv received a very handsDtne surplu- for itx
treasury. Mr. Bancroft says the audiences
were the largest he everknew in attendance j
upon any scientific leettres.
GLINGUAL NEWS ITEMS.
HON. MTER Sntoesß, M. C., has had placed
in his hands, for return to the owner, a stolen
ring belonging to Jeff Davis.
Pa ESS INO the linger on the upper lip, just
below the nose, will make the severest pre
monitory symtoms of a sneeze pass off.
A IHSI'ATCU from Philadelphia Bays: 'I he
plasterers are still on a strike for higher wa
ges, Slid intend to hold out.
JKPF DAVIS says that the late Connecticut
election was one which that State could well
be proud of. Precisely what the rebel sym
pathizers hereabouts say.
THE returns of the New York census of
1805 have recently been published. They
indicate a slight decline in the population of
j the entire State, as well as of the leading city
as compared with the returns of 1800.
I A special dispatch from Columbus, Ohio,
to the Cincinnati Gazette, under date of the
Ist inst, says- The Statesman forced the
negro suffrage issue at the municipal election
in this city, and the result is a I'nion gain of
r ,502.
A WATCH has been manufactured in Paris
w hieh is wound up by simply opening the
case to note the time, ft only requires to be
opened once a month to keep it always going,
and it i perhaps the nearest approach to per
• petual motion yet invented.
' Cor NT BISMARCK has sent an energetic note
to Pans, demanding of the Emperor Napoleon
his reasons for arming, lie says Prussia
holds France responsible for the consequen
' ees of such a step and asks the instant ces-
sation of warlike nrenaratious.
1 THE New Orleans Picayane, in an article
on negro suffrage, says with great force: "It
is ridiculous for any one to pretend that he is
lowered or disgraced by going to the polls
with a negro, when he crowds in at the gen
' era! delivery with him to get a letter at the
post office."
HON. GEOROE EVANS, died in Portland,
I Me., on Friday night. The deceased repre
sented his State eighteen years in the House
of Representatives, and six years in the Uni
ted States Senate, with credit to himself and
• State. He was a man of distinguished ability
especially in financial matters.
THE election in Baltimore on the 16th inst.
on the question of the state constitutional
' question and on the question of running street
I passenger cars on Sunday in this city, is pro
' gressing quietly and earnestly. The result
' on both questions is doubtful. The vote will
, be large. The most admirable order prevails.
THE enumeration of children in Philadel
„ phia, made by the police, shows the following
results: Boys 70,f,74: girls 71,843 —total 1-12,
! -517. In public schools 70,419. In private
schools 12,70' J. In parochial schools 11,863.
At regular employment 20,902. Not at school
j or employment 20,534.
t THE Pennsylvania Legislature adjourned at
r 12 o'clock noon on Thursday last. Sixteen
- hundred and fifty-two bills, and sixteen joint
c resolutions were passed. The Free Railroad
f bill was defeated—also the bill fixing 7 per
cent, as the legal rate of interest. Hon.
.j James L. Graham, of Allegheny, Republican,
was elected Speaker during the recess.
V Tut: Xational Intelligencer says it is aseer
r tained that the amount stipulated in the treaty
n for the purchase of the Russian possessions
. in America, is ten million two hundred thou
sand dollars in gold, within ten months after
the exchange of the ratifications of the treaty.
The ratifications are to he exchanged at IVash
ingtoii before the thirtieth of June, or the
treaty fails.
g YVII.I.IAM AND MARY COLLEGE, in Virginia,
is to be rebuilt, and help is wanted. It is the
c oldest college in America, but was burned
e down during the war. Thomas Jefferson,
. .lames Monroe. John Marshall, Winfield Scott
Peyton Edtnond and John Randolph, L. \V.
Tazewell. John J. Crittenden and others well
,[• known, were graduates of the college.
'• viifjßj*'VSr tho detection aud~arresfot ""the
c murderers of Xoali and Abram Zook, two
:t citizens of this State who were foully dealt
i- with last October, in Mississippi, has failed
:t to pass, a Democratic member, at the last
I I moment, objecting it off. It would seem that
- the ilias of the Pennsylvania Democracy on
y reconstruction coincide with those of the
J Mississippi brigands.
■' I in: 1 uiori Pacific Railroad Company,
is .in us brunch, applied to the government
!l on Wednes day, for a commissioner to ex&ni
' ino the seventh section of their road, extend-
I. ing to tin- Saline river, forty-five miles west
n of Furt Riley. They are laying the track at
s the rate of a mile and a half a day, and ears
c -v: 11 reach tlie town ofSalina. fifty miles be
, yond Furt Riley and four hundred and sixty
■, eight miles west of St. Louis, on Saturday.
'' THE Richmond (Va) Examiner accounts
for the explosion in the Clover Ilill mines as
1 follows: I'he coal is mined in chambers,
• which are closed with doors, when the men
• are on, of them, to prevent the escape of gas
I' into other parts of the mine. The door of
one of these chambers had been removed.
' 1' is -qq o-ed that as the mule driver passed
e this chamber the gas was rushing out, took
it fire from the candle in his hat, and exploded
J with the lamentable results already given.
s I'm Senate and Legislature adjourned their
sc.--ions on Thursday last. The amount of
business done in the passage of public and
private bills has been immense. In future,
" the Legislature willnot be bored so much by
the passage of these private bills, as a great
many of them can be referred to the courts.
There were no bills of very general interest
v acted on. The ratification of the Constitu
tional Amendment was the most conspicuous
act of the whole session, and one that will re
' dound to the credit of every member.
, THE Democratic press all the land over
have been pretentiously calling on the colored
, population to note the tact that the Ohio
Legislature refused to submit to the people a
, vote on striking out the word "white" from
1 their Constitution. Will these same papers
inform their colored readers that the Ohio
Legislature has rescind' ! their action, and
sent the question to the people? Will these
papers note, too, for their own consideration,
that this step was taken before the result of
the Connecticut elect lon had proved its neves
•"Vy and oujurod tlo pno,3agc \fC tlic aiUUlld
s mcnt before the people?
i Astringent law against prize fighting has
t just been passed by the Pennsylvania Legisla
- tare. It makes the penalty for engaging in a
• prize fight, or taking part as second or bottle
bolder, a tine of not more than SI,OOO, and
r solitary imprisonment not exceeding two
, years. Every person being present at the
. fight, and encouraging the same, or laying
, any bet or wager on the result thereof, wheth
j er present or not, shall be considered a par
| ticipant therein, and asgivingencouragement
! thereto, and may, at the discretion of the
( Court, be punished iti like manner.
THE Supreme Court room was densely
I crowded on the 12th inst. All the judges
1 were present. The Mississippi injunction
. case was before the Court on a motion to file
the bill. Attorney General Stanbery made a
lengthy argument in opposition to the motion,
denying the original jurisdiction of the Court,
and Robert.). Walker spoke in its support.
On the conclusion of the argument in this
case, Charles O'Conner moved for leave to
file a bill in the Georgia case. The Chief
Justice said the Court would take the motions
under advisement, and if further argument
was desired, counsel would be notified.
SENATOR SUMNER has at last introduced his
resolution for the expulsion of Saulsbury,
arid will on Saturday try to press it to a vote,
with the probability that he will carry it
through. Saulsbury lias been very drunk
for several days, and staggers in and around
the Senate Chamber until he has become very
offensive and disagreeable. It was resolved
in caucus last winter to expel both McDougall
and Saulsbury, hut their friends interfered
and promised reformation that has not been
i realized. Repeated warningshave been giv
-1 en Saulsbury, lately, but all to no effect, and
Mr. Sumner has finally decided to press the
: Seuate to rid itself of one whose daily con-
I duct is loathsome aad disgraceful.
The Republican State Convention of New
York, berbre adjournment, adopted resolu
tions instructing the delegates at large to sup
port an amendment to the constitution, giv
ing suffrage to colored citizens.
RIDS were opened on Monday last for the
twenty-three millions of dollars State loan.
About one million at five par cent, was bid
for at .par, and about thirty-one millions at
six per cent, were bid for from par to i per
cent, premium. The bids exceed the
amount wanted by about eight millions of dol
lars. Drexel & Co., Jay Cooke A Co., and
Clark & Co., get about sixteen millions at a
premium ranging from 1-20 to 1-16 per cent.
A KEcEXT Washington dispatch says:
The registration in the first three wards
shows two thousand six hundred and seven
whites and three thousand live hundred and
seventy-eight colored voters. Many whites,
in addition to those disfranchised on account
of their treason, refuse to register, and will
lose their votes. Of the white vote about thir
ty per cent, will be Republican, and vote
with colored men, thus securing an over
whelming majority, where one year ago no
Republican tickets were in the held.
A TELEGRAM from Richmond, \ a., an
nounces the death in that city ot George W.
Randolph, ex-Confederate Secretary of War.
Mr. Randolph was by birth a \ irginian, and
by profession a lawyer. lie was an original
Secessionist, and at the outbreak of war he
raised an artillery company, and by his skill
and gallantry, soon reached the rank ot'Briga
dier-General. Jefferson Davis called him
to his Cabinet in 1862. His administration of
the War Office was short, a difference with
Davis resulting in a resignation.
'I n.. Kir luuond Times, after alluding to the
Copperhead rejoicing at the North oyer tKo
Connecticut election, gives the following ad
vice to its readers: "The people of the
South would act unwisely, we think, if they
were to jump to the conclusion that the result
in Connecticut really indicates the disintegra
tion of the Radical party. It is a mere straw
—a cheering sign—a patch of clear sky amid
dark and menacing clouds, and nothing more.
Practically, it will in no way change or effect
the character of the Fortieth Congress. In
til after the next Presidential election that
body will control the purse and the sword,
and its leaders will bo Stevens and Rutler.
A PRIVATE letter received in Boston, dated
Port au Prince, March 14, confirms the over
throw of the late Government of Hayti. Two
attempts of the revolutionary party were
made—the first on the 22d of February at the
Capital, which was suppressed by President
Geffrard, and the leaders of the insurgents,
Prospero Klie and his son, were killed. A
second attempt a few days after, made at St.
Murcus. was successful. President Geffrard,
finding that public feeling was strong against
him, sent in bis resignation, and on the 13th
of March embarked, with his family, on board
of a French man-of-war for Jamaica. Anew
President would be shortly elected.
A WASHINGTON paper has the following
item : "The colored citizens of the District
of Columbia are making great preparations
for the celebration of the Pith ol this month
as the anniversary of the emancipation ol the
slaves in the District of Columbia. Invita
tions have been extended to colored societies
in Alexandria, Baltimore, Philadelphia and
New York, to be present and join in the pro
cession proposed to be held on that day.
Among other organizations that have signi
fied their intention to be present are the col
ored Zouaves of Baltimore, and the National
Soldiers' and Sailors' l'nion League, colored.
All the societies and organizations of colored
! men of Washington will join in procession.''
THE total vote for Governor in Connecti
cut, last Monday a week, was 84,829. of which
' English, Democrat, received 42,709, and
' Hawley, Republican, 42,120 —making Eng
< lish's majority .W. In 1863 the total vote
was 87.-l<>7, of which llawley received 43.794,
and English 43.1 Hawley's majority, "41.
' The gains of the Democrats were for the most
part made up in the cities of Hartford and
Jlaveo-, ".Lore a laiao fvueia" *" , c
. polled, which is always more or less framlu
, lent. The only way to neutralize the Irish
t vote is to give the ballot to the colored man.
1 The one would go far to offset the other,
i When that is done white Americans will have
i a controlling influence in politics, but not un
, til then.
THE Hon. James A. Bayard, who has just
been appointed by the Governor of Delaware
to fill the vacancy in the United States Senate
caused by the death of Mr. Riddle, has al
ready served thirteen years in the Senate,
and it is a carious coincidence that it was to
fill a vacancy caused by his resignation that
Mr. Riddle was appointed in IH6 4. His
; father. James A. Bayard, was a Pennsylvania!]
by birth, but a resident of Delaware, repre
senting that Slate in Congress from 1797 to
1801, and in the Senate from 1804 to 1813.
He was appointed Ministerto France in 1801,
i and was afterward Cotnmsssioner to negotiate
> the treaty of Ghent. The present Senator
was born in Delaware, and graduated at
i Princeton College. He is a lawyer by pro
; fession, and resides in Wilmington. In 1 *-"> 1
lie was elected Senator, and was rechoscn in
1857 and 1803.
8-aT'A Paris letter by the la-t steamer
says : The Emperor is said to he exceed
ingly disgusted at the backwardness of all
the work upon the grounds and in the build
ing, and everybody connected with the af
fair seem-. to be in an ill humor. Exhibi
tors are disgusted because their places are
not ready for them, and many express very
little confidence in the justice of the awards
of the juries, which they assert have been
very essentially "packed,'and I have heard
it positively asserted that "medals" can be
had for a fair equivalent. Still this is prob
ably the result of jealousy on the part of
unsuccessful exhibitors.
A Cough, A Cold or A Sore Throat,
REQRIBK IMMEDIATE ATTENTION, ANI) SHOULD
HE CHECKED.
IF ALLOWED TO CONTINUE,
Irritation of tlie a Permanent
Throat Disease or Consumption.
IS OFTEN THE RESULT.
RROWXB
liIiONCH lAL TROCHES
HAVING A DIRECT INFLUENCE TO THE PANTS,
GIVE IMMEDIATE BEI.IEP,
For Bronchitis, Asthma. Catarrh. Cori
siiiuplivc ami Throat Itiseasea.
TROCnt - APE I SET) WITH ALWATS COOD SUCCESS.
SIM.EItS AMI IMB Fit SPEAKERS
will find T, v ii.-eful in clearing the voice when
taken bel'nrc Singing or Speaking, and relieving
the tlt rout after an unusual exertion ot the vocal
organs. The Troches arc recommended and pre
scribed ly Physicians, and have had testimonials
from eminent men throughout the conn'iy. be
ing an article of true merit, and having proved
their efficacy hy a test of many ycni-. each year
finds them in new localities invariou- parts of the
world and the troches are universally pronoun
ced hotter than other articles.
Obtain only "brawn's Bronchial Troches," and
do not take any of the Worthless I. stations that
MAV be offered. SOLD EVERYWHERE.
N0r.30 1856 pan
j A D MIX IST RA TO R'B NOTICE.
; X Y I ctters of Administration having been grant
ed to the undersigned, by the Register of Bedford
county, upon the estate of John llowrzer, late of
Napier township, dec d, notice is hereby given to
alt persons indebted to said estate to make imme
diate payment, and tiiose having <daims against
to same will present them properly authentica
te i for settlement.
DUNCAN M'VTCKOR, Adm'r.,
April 5. residing in Sehellsburg.
YJ9TK E TO i L L.-.- PASSERS.- —All paiuntil
are hereby cautioned against trespassing
upon the premises of the subscriber for the pur
po of Hunting and Fishing or for any other
] urpose whatever, as I am determined to enforce
the law against all trespassers.
A prill2;4t JOHN 11. SHAFER. |
S. T.—l*Bo.—X.—The amount of Plantain
| bitters sold in one year is something startling
| They would fill Broadway six feet high, from tin
Park to 4th street, brake's manufactory is one
of the institutions of New York. It is said that
brake painted all the rocks in the Eastern .State
with his cabalistic 4, 5. T.—1860.—X, and then
got the old granny legislators to pass a law "pre.
1 venting disfiguring the face of nature," which
gives him a monopoly. We do not know how
' this is, but we do know the Plantation Bitters
SELL as no other article ever did. They arc used
by all classes of the community, and arc death on
Dyspepsia—certain. Thoy arc very invigorating
when languid and weak, and a great appetizer.
Saratoga Spring Water, sold by ail druggi
"In lifting the kettle from the fire 1 scalded
' myself very severely—one hand almost to a crisp,
i The torture was unbearable. * * The Mexican
Mustang Liniment relieved the pain alwos' im
mediately. It healed rapidly, and leR very little
sear. CHAN. FOSTEII, 420 Broad St. l'hila.
This is merely a sample of what the Mustang
Liniment will do. It is invaluable in all ea-c ,|
wounds, swellings, sprains, cuts, bruises, spai,.
.etc., cither upuii man or beast.
Beware of counterfeits. None is genuine utile.-
wrapped in line steel-plate engravings, bearing
the signature of <4. W. Westhrook, Cheiui-t, and
the private stamp of DEUAS BARNES d" Co., New
York.
Saratoga Spring Water, sold by all druggist
A que Dk MAGNOLIA. — The prettiest thing,
the "sweetest thing," and the most of it for the
least uionoy. It overcomes the odor of perspir i
tion; softens and adds delicacy to the skin, i-
delightful perfume: allays headache and inflate
mation, and is a necessary companion in the -i< k
room, in the nursery, and upon the toilet sidebo , ■!.
It can be obtained everywhere at one dollar p. r
bottle.
Saratoga Spring Water. sold by all drugg .
All who value a beautiful head of hair, sml it
preservation from premature baldness and turning
gray, will not fail to use Lyons' celebrated Kath
airon. It makes the hair rich, soft and glossy,
eradicates dandruff, and causes the hair to grew
with luxuriant beauty. It is sold everywhere.
E. THOMAS LYON, Chemist, N..
Saratoga Spring Water, sold by all drugg -
WHAT DID IT?—A young lady, returning t
her country home after a sojourn of a few m utt
in New York, was hardly recognized by l.cr
friends. In place of a rustic, flushed fa -o, e
had a soft, ruby complexion, of almost ma:i
smoothness; and instead of 22, she really appear
cil hut 17. She told them plainly she used llagan ■
; Ma gnolia balm, and would not be without it
j Any lady can improve her personal appearan
! very much by using this article. It can lie orde
| cd of any druggist bir only 50 cents.
Saratoga Spring Water, sold In all drugg'
Ucimstreet's inimitblc Hair Coloring ha ••
steadily growing in favor for over twenty yi
It acts upon the absorbents at the root
hair, and changes it to its original color L*
grecs. All instantaneous dyes deaden and injut
the Hair. Heimstrcet's is not d:jc. but i
tain in it- results, promotes its growth, and i
bcautiful HAIK DRESSING. Price 50 ••ent- an i -
Sold by all dealers.
Saratoga Spring Wafer, soldby all drugg-. r
Li on - Evti: n r r I'i m Jam Air a ' ■ INGER
j lor Indigestion, Nausea, Heartburn, r-.-k Head
ache. ("holeraMlorbus, a-C.. where a warming, gr
nia' stimulant is required. Its careful prcpar.i.
tion and entire purity make it a cheap and r,i
hie article for culinary purpose-. Sold ever
where at 50 < ts. per bottle.
Saratoga Spring Water - .id bvalldruggi
July 20. 1 -O)fi:eow:ly
i ANN Ei.i/.AKETB LITTLE, by 4lu the Co. a
| her next friend,D. M'ashabaugh > Pleas* ol I
vs. J county, No
It;i\ id Little. 1 April Term D*)
j Alias subfo.ii,
J on libel t'.r Divorce.
And. nmv, Feb. 16, 1867, the Court, on m>. ...
;of J. \V. Lingenfeltor, Esq., grant a rule on I>. -I
, Little respondent in the above ease, to show cau-c
j why a divorce n vinculo matrimonii should i '
|be decreed The said rule returnable on Monday
| the 22nd of April, IBtJ7.
O. E. SHANNON.
ATTEST: Protlionutary.
ROBERT STEI KMAN, Sheriff.
To It A i in LITTLE ind ALI UAKTIE- ISTERK-t-
Not . c i- hereby given that the undersign'l
I ("oini.i -i". er appointed by the Court to take '
timoiiy in the above case, will attend to the du -
ol his - lid appointment at his office in Bed:
on SA I" RDAY, April 20, lsc.7. ; ,t ten o'clock,
M.. when nil interested can attend it they th.i
proper.
M. A. POINTS,
M arch 21'. r mmi^gioncr.
FTVW SIKN LICENSES.—N"tic* i.- herebygn
X t the following per-ons have taken
petition* t'r Tavern License, anil that the
will be presented to tlie Court ! Quarter Se--
at Bedf rl. for allowance, on the 22d d.; i
April next:
Valt iuiia- Miller, Londonderry township.
L i- M ill;!, Clearvilie.
John r. a, Centervillc.
Lnrf ui i i- all. Schellsburg.
Bernard O'Neal, Chaneysville.
Jn>. j;. toner, Bloody Run.
Charlt Bush, Palo Alto.
J. \ aleutinc Bcsscrer, Stoncrstown.
Jos. Mortiiuore, Snake Spring tp.
Cath. Tricker/Stonerstown.
I George Weimer, Bloody Run.
| Isaac F. Grove. Bedford Borough.
Valentine Steckuian, Bedford Borough,
j John L. Grove. Bloody Run.
Joseph Fuller, Buena Vista.
John AMstadt, Plcasantville.
A. J. Pcnnell, Rainsburg.
Joseph Cessna, Harrison tp.
Geo. .M. C dvin, Schellsbuig.
Thus, I'rlec, B road top township.
I A. G. Allen, Bedford Springs.
J. M. Shoemaker, Bedford.
Henry Weaver, St. Clair** itle.
Geo. W. Fignrd, Coled lie Borough.
John Kcighard, (Half Way House,) lin tp
Peter Aini k, St. Clairsville.
j Tobias S: - ler, Saxton.
BATING HotSK.
'"urn. . . I.art & McMullin, Bedtbrd bm
Ibu i-1 lc, Bedford Borough.
lohn • Minnich, do do.
A. * i t-cbroyer, Bloody Run.
A.T. Kegg, '•
•Lis. Hammond, Bedford.
W . A. (irovc, Hopewell tp.
Rachel Naugle, St. CUir.-villc.
Daniel Stover, Woodberry.
Phitieas A. Runyati, Bloody Run.
Min 11. Allen, \Y. Providence tp.
March 2, !807. O. E. SHANNON. '>•
|_JAKDWARE
HOUSE FFRNKHLNG (10018
GEO. BLYMYER & SON
Have just received a full stock of all good
longing to their trade.
GARDEN TOOLS
<>f all kinds; Shovels, Hoes, Rakes, Spado.-.
WOODEN WAIU2
| buckets, Tubs, Churn-, Baskets, Ac.
Silver-Plated H are, I'ovhtt !:<>/.>■
TOILET SOAPS, all kinds.
BROOMS, URUSIIICS, OIL-CLOTII>.
COAL OIL LAMPS AND COAL OIL
WHITE LEAD, all grades. VAKNI-llI"--
LINSEED OIL, TURPEN J INK, WHALE-OIL.
lit OA, X.I ILS and O LASS.
Please call and see our stock. M c k-ep 1
full assortment of tvery-thing iu our line ol ' i -"
nes.B. and will sell at a reasonable profit
Sign of the MILL SAW. AprUl2.it