|Bebforb Inquirer. wanroKP. PA., FIIDAT,IIOT. M.TMS. WHAT IS IT? What is it that induces the mechanics and laboring men of this country to cast their votes and fortunes with the Republican party.' What has that party ever done for tbem.' It the answer is that they favor a high protective tariff, the reply is simply that high protective tariffs never benefited, and never will benefit the mechanic and laboring man. It is only the manufacturers who are benefitted by legis lation of this kind. They amass fortunes, but the men employed by them Dever do. Their wages are not increased in proportion to the per centage of protection, and in the end. as consumers, they pay the taxation of the country upon which the Iron and Cotton and woolen manufacturers thrive \\ hen wtll the working classes learn wisdom? When will thev learn to protect themselves against the iniquities of Republican legislation, which while it professes to be favorable to them, is their worst enemy. The whole scope and tendency of Republican legislation is to make the -'rich richer and the poor poorer, and, sooner, or later, this troth will penetrate the mind of the multitude.— Morning Patriot. The above is a specimen of the balder dash with which copperhead papers attempt to deceive the honest laboring man. AV hat has the Republican party ever done for tbem ?" It has passed homestead and ex emption laws, it has given laboring men free homes, it has protected them from the competition of the pauper labor of Europe, it exempts them from national taxes, while the copperhead party has just been defeated in the attempt to tax the poor man's last dollar at the same rate with the rich man's luxuries. Are these no reasons why the laboring man should act and vote with the Republican party ? What is it to day that gives the laboring man two dollars per day but the tariff upon foreign manufactures, which stimulates manufactures at home and creates a demand for labor. Under Demo cratic free-trade rule the laboring man got from 40 to 50 cts. per day and James Bu chanan, one of the lights of Democracy while he lived, made at least one elaborate speech in which he advocated such laws as would bring the wages of the laboring man down to TEN CENTS a day; it was on this account that he was deservedly dubbed TEN CENT Jimmy, au opprobrious appella tion that stuck to him as long as he lived. The copperhead party has Dot yet ceased to defend the cause of the late rebellion which advocated the bringing of 3iave labor into competetion with free labor all over the country and which held the infamous doctriue that CAPITAL SHOULD OWN LABOR. Does the Patriot suppose that the laboring men of the nation are so ignorant as not to know or so forgetful as not to remember these things ? Are not these the best of reasons why the laboring man should cast his fortunes with the Republican party. Does the Patriot forget that Gen. Grant a laboring man from among the people has just been elected President of the United States by the Republican prty aud that the copperhead party had placed in nomination for the same office a proud, rich, New York aristocrat? If it does, the laboring men do, not forget. The laboring man remembers that in almost every Southern State under I >omccratic rule the possession of a certain amount of property was required to qualify a man to vote and that under such laws the laboring man was disfranchised. He re members also that in the same place under the same Democratic rule free schools were not permitted and the poor man and his children were kept in ignorance. He knows that the Republican party has always been the advocate of the extension of the right of suffrage and of free schools wherein the poorest might be educated and be given an equal chance in the race of life. The Patriot asks''when will the laboring men learn to protect themselves?" We answer the laboring men have already learned to pro tect themselves. And we further give notice to the Patriot and all like it that the more the laboring man learns the less likely will he be to cast his fortunes with the copper head party. BffITED s PATES SENATOR. In our news columns will be found the opinions and preferences of a number of our cotemporaries upon this important sub ject. A number of good and able men are announced as candidates. Gov. Curtin we understand will not be in the field, and we see it stated that illiaiu H. Kemble has withdrawn. Among the candidates named, all good and able men, we find the name of our neighbor Hon. John Scott of Hunting don to whose many noble qualities of mind and heart we would bear cheerful testimony. His legal acumen, combined with eminent ability, sterling integrity and broad and lib eral culture give him a high rank among the candidates named. but we think the sixteenth district has a man second to none in the State foreminent ability and fitness for the position. We re fer to Hon. Edward McPherson of Gettys burg. A ripe scholar, distinguished for tal ent and ability, intimately acquainted with all the machinery of our Government, hav ing served with distinction in the lower house, thoroughly devoted to the interests of his native State, and intimately acquaint ed therewith, he is pre-eminently qualified to fill the high and responsible position of I nited btates Senator, with honor to him self and credit to his State. The Republic an party has been so lavish in her bestow ment of offices of hoDor and trust upon re cruits from the ranks of the Democracy that many of our own party begin to ask wheth er the original Republicans are to be cn tirely ignored. Let us now reward one who has always stood by the intercut* of his State, whose Republicanism is as old as the party and whose integrity and ability have already given him a national reputation. His popularity and ability combined with his indefatigable industry would soon bring .him forward as one of the leaders of the If' nSylvania has ffian > men well qualified to fill the position but Hon. Edward McPherson stands second to none of them. THE copperheads are proposing an ex traordinary piece of magnanimity. They propose that their electors shall cast their vote also for Grant and Colfax in the electoral college. This is decidedly cool th R abuße . t,ley bave heaped upon f, m . , ut 'heir magnanimity comes a h tie too late Their help is not needed and : O I R^° FFOREDIFITWERO °''y , ap 9 rant hy such cheap ' I T! Cn 'V ® tl( l themselves badly -mnatV H : h r rebels and their ympathsers too long to be caught napping ,z a rZ R 83,6THDRBRCATH Gr ". nt liare on the Repablican in W i C ° DdUCt hiß in accordance therewith. THE SPEAKEasHip -Mr. James G. Blaine, of Maine, and Mr. Dawes, of Mas sachusetts, are named for the speakership of the forty-first Ilonse of Representatives. Both are able men and expert parliamenta rians. Mr. Blaine is the candidate of the more progressive party, and Mr. I>awes of the more cautious portion. Mr. Dawes is, we believe, the oldest member of the House, thotigh he is yet a yoting man THOSE RESOLUTIONS. In our local columns will be found ibe resolutions offered at the meeting on Tues day night. With the exception of the 4th and sth they are fully and heartily endorsed by every Republican in the county. The sth may not be specially objectionable, as we all admire Gov. Geary, but it is a little prcma tare to attempt to commit the Republicans of Bedford County without giving them a cbanee to indicate their choice, for which there is abundant time before the nomina tion for our next Governor can be made. The atb resolution is highly objectionable. Not only have we a candidate for United States Senator in our own district, Hon. Ed ward McPherson than whom there is no better in the State, and to whom it would he an unpardonable lack of courtesy, hut the great majority of our people are un qualiticdly in favor of him as their candi date. Again, even the leading Republicans of the county were not consulted at all; the resolutions were prepared apparently by a single individual, the committee appointed and the re-olutions sprung upon the meet ing, the writer of them quickly moving their adoption almost before the Chairman of hie committee was done reading them. We have been unable to find a single re publican outside of the parties managing the affair, who either consents to or in any way approves of the resolution. The Re publicans of Bedford County cannot allow any single individual to commit them or their representative to any man for United States Senator. With all due respect and the highest personal esteem for Hon. John Scott, admiring his ability and honoring his integrity the Republicans of Bedford County cannot and do not endorse him as their first choice for United States Senator nor will they regard their Assemblyman as in any way bound or committed by the resolution referred to. We hope the chairman of the County Committee will hereafter take charge of these meetings as usual and pre vent any future unfoitunate occurences of this kind. Now that Grant, is elected, he is already beset with a host of borers for office and self constituted advisers. We havfe no means of ascertaining how many of these disin terested parties have joined their interests and fortunes with the Republican party since 1864, but we have no donbt that there is a considerable sprinkling of this class. Be this as it may we earnestly hope that the General will be as reticent with re gard to his cabinet as he has heretofore been on other matters; and if he would make a list of the applicants for office and refuse absolutely to appoint any one who applies before the 4th of March next he would do the country a service second only to his achievements in the field. American politics has been so degraded and corrupted by the inordinate greed for "office in aii parties that it is high time that some one possessing the reticence and firmness of Grant should inaugurate a reform. The Republican party has not only its own legitimate share of this class, but ever since the scales began to turn in the dark days of the rebellion and indicate with some degree of certainty to which side final vic tory inclined, she has had daily and hourly recruits to this army of cormorants and the latest comers invariably clamor longest and loudest. We hope to see not only his cabinet but all Gen. Grant's other appoint ments made on the ground alone of fitness for the position to which they are assigned. We hope to see Jencke# civil service bill speedily become a law and make'appoint [ menu because of fitness the nl< -A TBO CATTPUUU. SOME of the copperheads arc in GTEAT tribulation over an alleged felling off in the vote of the State since the October election. The fact is the November rote is larger than that of October. It is however quite natural that the cops should, without ex amining the official returns, suppose there had been a falling off. They know very well that the thousands of cops that had been imported from New York and other places for the October elections, had been obliged to go home in order to save their own States. Beside the increased Repub lican majority was calculated to mislead them, until by a careful examination they had ascertained that any falling off in the copperhead vote always showed a cor responding Republican gain. This was certainly not very gratifying to the cops, but it accounted for the discrepancy in their vote and showed clearly that quite a number of Democrats in every portion of the State were so disgusted wi'h the revolutionary, repudiation platform and its candidates, that they voted straight for Grant, Colfax and peace. Possess your souls in patience cops, unless you change your principles and your leaders, there arc more and worse disappointments in store for you. KENTUCKY is the banner State of the Democracy or rather of the rebels. An il lustration of copperhead toleration and de votion to freedom was given there a few days ago. The Republicans of Lexington held a large meeting to celebrate the election of GraDt and Colfax. The next day all the principal Union men who took part in the meeting were notified to leave the State within thirty days on pain of death. Such is copperhead toleration where they have power. Yet they proclaim themselves the special guardians of Constitutional liberty. It ill becomes such a party to talk about in | tolerance. What a howl we should hear if I such things were done in Ohio, Illinois or Massachusetts? In Kentucky, under rebel rule, it is all right if only Union men suffer. 11 but a single Ku-Klux murderer were ar j rested and punished there, we would hear cries loud and long of radical tyrranny and oppression, verily it makes a great differ ence whose ox is gored. WE sec the names of J. Lothrop Motley and George Bancroft, car distinguished historians, mentioned as likely, one or the other to be appointed Secretary of State in Grant s cabinet. Such appointments as these would do honor to Grant and reflect credit on our country. Either of the dis tinguished gentlemen would be well fitted to discharge with credit to himself and his country the high duties of that responsible position. THE Director of the Bureau of Statistics is preparing an elaborate report upon taxa tion in the United States. It will exhibit the Federal, State, county, township, and corporation taxes, in detail, throughout the country. The total sura of these various revenues now exceeds *700,000,000 per an nnun. The report embraces the statistics of 37 States, 2,159 counties, and a still lar ger cumber of municipalities. All, the recent accounts from Spain agrte that the Republican party is rapidly gain ing ground. There is not one among all the foreign princes that have been named as candidates for the throne who inspired the people at large with confidence in a better future. A lasting peace, it is thought, will be best secured either by the establishment of a republic or by the election of a native 3plniard. like Espartero, as king We trust that our Legislature will adopt a stringent law with reference to the crime of throwing railroad trains off the track. We do not believe in capital punishment, but we are half afraid that, in view of a brutal, fiendish, and far-reaching crime like this, we should be open to conviction. Modern society shows at times a singular tendency to the perpetration of certain crimes. In England, a few years ago. there was a mania for garroting. The Parliament decreed that any one detected in this act should receive thirty or sixty lashes. Garroting ceased. The rascals did not so ranch ohject to being locked up in prison, with good quarters, raiment, food, and moderate labor; but when it came to sharp and stinging stripes upon their bare shoulders it was quite another thing. How would it do for the Legislature to give some of these train-destroying villians a good long term of imprisonment and periodical Hoggings. ? —N. I'. Tribune. We are glad to loam that the Tribune is at last open to conviction wiih regard to the necessity lor c-apital punishment. The vis ionary, humanitarian schemes of some of our modern philanthropists would show all mercy to criminals aud none to society. The TrL bum- has long been an advocate of the aboli lion of capital punishment. We are glad to perceive that it is waking up to the fact that nothing less than that will protect society fioui brutal and fiendish crimes such as are here referred to. In case of murder wheth er of one or a dozen human beings, no less punishment than death will give any reason able protection to society. LATE New-Orleans newspapers say that since the e'ection, business is improving, and that >l)3 prospects, for a lively season are promising. It is announced that about 150,- 000 bales of cotton have been received at that port, against 40,000 at the same period last year. TIIE Republican gain in Bedford County over the October election is 183, the copper head majority in October being 394 and in November only 211. Well done for the Republicans of Bedford County. Stick to the work and Bedford County will yet be redeemed. THE latest news, in regard to our toady Minister Reverdy Johnson, is that he bas been repudiated by the Administration. That is certainly the unkindestcut of a'l—to be repudiated by Andy Johnson! surely he will have need of meekness and resignation now. THE Republican majority for Grant in Pennsylvania is now Sxed by the official returns at 28,898 a gain since the October election of 19,221. INTTEI) STATES SEN ATO K—Opin ions of the Press. [From the Huntington, Journal, j While we are willing to admit that Penn sylvania has scores of men who are emi nently fitted for the United States Senator ship, and who' would be capable and worthy representatives of the second State in the Union, we trust that we are entirely free 1 from sectional prejudice or personal bias, when we say that amongst the gifted and | talented of land, there is no one more caba j ble, no one more worthy, and most certainly no one whose election would render more universal satisfaction, or reflect more bril liant honor upon the name of the Republi can party, and of the Commonwealth, than would that of the Hon. John Scott, of Huntingdon. .Let the members of c.ur Legislature in the discharge of this important auty, look, and look only, to the capacity integrity and jit ness ofaspertnte. The people of the great Commonwealth, honest and ioyal, demand this at their hands. {From the Aliikmburg litguter. ] Looking about for a candidate that has had the experience and possesses the quali fications and talents to fill that office cred itably to the State: and also taking into con sideration the locality, we think that the Hoc. oiiu.,l w. tt k,; <j;„ triet, should be the Republican candidate for that office. Mr. Scofieid is a Radical Republican, and one of the ablest members ol Congress lrom Pennsylvania—arid ranks indeed with the ablest men in that body. He has served his constituents with great ability, and reflected honor upon the Com monweallh. He has a national as well as a State reputation. He is in the prime of life and in the full vigor of manhood and talent | From the McudviUc Rfpubb'cnn.] We have spoken many times of Galusha A. Grow's services to the country in the ! past. His record is one of undeviating fidelity lo Republican principles. Among the faithless hehas ever stood faithful, while ! not a single blemish exists against his pri ; vate or public life. Twelve years of cxpori ; ance in Congress during the most meinora | ble period of our country's existence has prepared him for service where be would reflect credit upon our Commonwealth. Without disparaging others who may seek I this honorable distinction, we make bold to j say that there is no man in Pennsylvania who would fill the high office of United States Senator with greater satisfaction to the people than Galusha A. Grow. He has nobly earned the position by his services in the party, as well as by his fidelity to the great principles of free government. [From the Greensburg Henrfd,] So far as we have had oppoitunity to of the sentiments of our Republican | friends iu Westmoreland country, we are at no loss to know who is their i reference for I the United States Senatorship. Lart Feb ruary Hon. Galusha A. Grow had their cn j dorsement as our choice for Vice President -even over Governor Geary. Nothing Mr. Grow has done since has tended, in any way, to shake their confidence. There is certainly no Republican in the State more competent, nor more deserving or reliable, lull of energy, in the prime of life, clear headed, strong-minded, and purely honest; of plain manners, dignified deportment, yet approachable by the humblest citizen; thoroughly tried and never found wanting, he is just the man wc want. [From the Venango Republican.] Hon. I homas M. Mar.-hall has been iden tified with the Republican party ever since its organization, lie has been an earnest advocate of its principles, and a fearless champion of progress, and equality before the law for all men. He has ever been iden, tified with the interest of the tradesman, the , citizen, and the workingman—in short, he i is a man of the people, and a man whom the ; pooplc will delight to honor. Mr Marshall i has been an active public speaker for more , than twenty years; and this, wilh his ac knowledged ability, should be a strong ar gument in his favor. We earnestly hope that Venango county will give Mr. Marshall her full and cordial support for U. S. Senator, OUR NEXT GOVERNOK. The re-nomination of Gov. Geary is al most a certainty, for he is not only without an opponent, but it is hardly possible that any other candidate will be presented to the Republican party. His brilliant war record is the first though not the most important element of his popularity. What the peo pie of Pennsylvania think of his services in the army wascleary showo in the election of 1860, when he carried the State by a ma jority of 11,000. But a better reason why he should serve a second term is the ability and dignity of his administration, which has been characterized by energy and wisdom. General Geary, in the late canvass, was also active and influential, and his speeches and labors had an important effect upon the re sult in October and November. Nor should we forget that he is the warm personal friend of General Grant, who would be rejoiced to have his old comrade in the field supporting him during his administration. These ad vantages and merits make Gov. Geary the strongest candidate the Republicans of Pennsylvania could have."— Philadelphia Rust. Hon. V . W. Ketchmn is also announced by his friends as a candidate for the nomina tion for Governor, THE STATE.—OFFICIAL.— IBB. Auditor Gen. President. 33 ts o ® |I I I COUNTIES. 5 1 if Adams 283? 5174 2917 3170 Allegheny.. J3BBO 14923 25487 14671 Armstrong 3987 3459 4082 3412 Beaver 354 D 2675 3648 2624 Bedford 2625 3019 2687 2s9S Berks _ 7413 13921 7917 13V7S Blair 3841 3183 8986 3066 Bradford 7612 3863 7798 3588 Bucks 6981 7838 7085 7613 Butler 3723 8292 3803 3256 Cambria 2849 3587 2935 3558 Cameron 537 441 508 394 Carbon 2129 2772 *IBB 2745 Centre 3388 3765 3429 3646 Cheater 8850 6658 9178 6490 Clarion 1908 2956 1998 2928 Clearfield 1895 Su37 1974 3096 Clinton 1992 2765 2066 2582 Colunbia 2077 4058 2143 4022 Crawford 7026 5390 7322 6455 Cumberland 3801 4433 4171 4594 Dauphin 6190 4538 6507 4397 Delaware 4016 2764 4106 2616 Elk 508 1054 568 1119 Erie 7702 4631 8007 4555 Fayette 3745 4773 3792 4608 Franklin 4321 4278 4451 4171 Forest 352 348 355 294 Fulton 762 1113 802 1107 Greene 1722 3374 1809 3301 Huntingdon 3473 2498 3417 2179 Indiana 484! 2501 4809 2223 Jefferson 2078 2094 2147 2068 Juniata 1467 1863 1473 1753 Lancaster 15313 8570 15792 8513 Lawrence 3691 1718 3889 1647 Lebanon 426? 2858 4345 2858 Lehigh 4733 6305 5004 6321 Luzerne 9992 13420 10728 14303 Lycoming 4680 5031 4713 4839 McKean 983 809 -Mercer 4793 4177 -1979 4078 Mifflin 1858 1828 1846 1807 Monroe 735 2789 812 2915 Montgomc-y 7948 8905 8083 8883 Montour 1194 1683 1269 1697 Northampton 4452 7701 4791 7762 Northumberland 3694 4146 3825 4240 Perry 2570 2526 2664 2416 Philadelphia 60633 60808 60985 55173 Pike 338 l6a 370 1313 Potter 1604 811 1703 693 Schuylkill 8192 9538 8707 9428 ! Snyder 1865 1343 1925 1318 Somerset 3195 1829 3261 1778 Sullivan 461 846 473 851 Susquehanna 4682 3377 4882 3392 Tioga 5410 2051 5549 1951 Union 2054 1340 2081 1277 Venango 4431 3761 4759 3774 Warren 2990 1882 3020 1757 Washing:on 4946 4948 5051 4867 Wayne 2698 3397 2909 3539 Westmoreland 5335 6569 5285 6360 Wyoming 1549 1765 1623 1766 York 6053 9006 6449 9094 Total 381068 321391 342280 313382 321391 313382 Majorities 9677 28898 CONGRESS. SENATE.—WASHINGTON, NOV. 10.—The Senate met at 12 o'clock, noon, and was called to order by the President pro tern. The members present were Messrs. Wade, Corbett, Harlan, Morgan and Whyte. _ After prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. Dr. Gray, in which he returned thanks to Al mighty God that the country had been car ried through the exciting ordeal of the bal lot-box and prayed that from this hour the wounds of our land may begin to heal and prosperity be restored to all sections of the country, the journal of the last meeting and the concurrent resolutions of September 21st were read by Mr. M'Donald, chief clerk. The President then said: "In accordance ■ with the resolution which has just been read, unless it be otherwise ordered by the Sen ate, the Chait will declare the Senate ad journed until the first Monday in December'' —and no objection being made, he so order ed, and the Senate stands adjourned to De cember 7th. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Speaker Colfax, of Indiana: Messrs. Kel lry and O Neil, of Pennsylvania; Mr. Kel logg, of Alabama; Mr. Dewees, of North Carolina, Messrs. Lincoln and Stewart, of New York, aud Mr. Ingersoll, of Illinois, were tbe only members present. About a hundred persons appeared in the galleries. The Hon. O. J. Dickey, successor of Thad. Stevens, was preeent, but did not qualify. Ihe Kev. Dr. Hoynton delivered a prayer, in which he thanked God for the good is-ue to which He had brought the great issue be fore the country. "We believe," he said, "Thou hast inspired the people to come to right conclusions, and wc already hail the itcginning of peace and prosperity, which it is believed through Thy blessing will he -ta ble and enduring, and we commend to Thee those who have Deen chosen to rule over u?. May their lives and health be precious iu Thy sight. Preserve them from any attempt ed violence or injury, and suffer not the community to be again brought to mourn as it was by violent hands.'' The Speaker then said the recess having expired, the House resumed its sessions, IT there lie _no objections the reading of the journal of the last session will be dispensed with. The Clerk, Mr. McPherson, by direction of the Speaker, read the concurrent resolu tion of Congress under which the adjourn ed session was held, and as the House did not now order otherwise the Speaker said the adjournment would now be without a day, the next session commencing by law on the first Monday of December. On motion of Mr, Kelley the House id jonrnod. Democratic Support of Negro Suffrage. There is reason to believe that there would be less opposition to a Constitutional amend ment establishing impartial suffrage than has generally been supposed. The South ern Democracy are represented to be less averse to negro suffrage now, than they were before the election. This is especially the case in Tennessee, where it is estimated that in many counties fully one-half of the negroes voted for the Democratic candidates. Of course, if they can get control of the State more easily an! keep it more firmly by going for universal suffrage than by opposing it, the managers of the Democratic party will go for it with all their might. They will be just as ear nestly in favor of what is for tbeir own in terest as the Republicans. Principle has i good deal to do with politics; but party leaders will pay more regard to it whei they cspect to make something by it, thaa when they don't. The developments of the Presidential election indicate that in the long run the Democratic party will gain more than their opponents from the uegro vote of the South, the truth is, that as a measure for the monopoly of power in the hands of the Kc publioun party, as It has been regarded by some, negro suffrage will prove a failure. But it is not On such grounds that the more intelligent Republicans established it. They did it purely on principle, and they will be lieve in it just as sturdily when it smites them down, as when it enables them to carry elections with certainty.— Pittsburgh Dis patch. The World For Greeley. The World comes out in favor of Horace Greeley as a member of President Grant's Cabinet, The World says that Mr. Gree ley's appointment would be one of the best General Grant could make, that "Mr. Greeley 's oft proclaimed policy of'universal amnesty and impartial suffrage' would be a virtuai promise that the new administration will favor the prompt removal of all political disabilities in consequence of the rebellion, and that if the southern States should choose to restrict the suffrage by aneduca tional or other qualification, the new admin istration would not oppose it, provided it applied to both races alike. Mr. Greeley is so ardent a Radical that these sentiments could be brought into the Cabinet with less offense in his person than in that of any other Republican eminent enough for a Cabinet station. Though he migbtbeweak iu administrative details (a diudgery that could be well enough performed by capable subordinates,) his teeming brain would sup ply many suggestions by which the cooler and slower judgment of the new President unght profit. The South would remember that he asserted their right to cecede, that he favored negotiations for peace no the basis of paying them for their slavm, and bo was the bondsman of Jefferson Davis. On the whole, we can think of no Republican that has rendered so greal ser vices to the party, whose presence in the Cabinet would afford so promising an iidica uon of General Grant's desire to trett the South with lenity."— Dfttsbur<?h Dispatch. Cuban Piliibusteriag. NEW YORK, November 13.—The Cuban filibustering movement continues to excite the attention of our citizeus, and it is man ifest to every one that we shall soon hear of the descent of a body of adventurers on the Cuban coast; either from this port or the port of New Orleans. Yesterday a large number of recruits were obtained and it is believed that many of tlieui left last evening for New Orleans by rail so as to keep iu readiness to sail from that city in vessels that will be ready for them in a few days. Col. Gibbone has his hands full, md it is more than certain a groat number of com missions have been l-sued during the last twenty-four hours to officers. Over a dozen men left yesterday on the Moro Castle for Havana, wno carry com missions in their pockets to enlist men for service against Lersundi. The Iferald's Havana correspondence con firms the report that Puerto Principe had risen in revolt. Five war vessels had been ordered to depart immediately for the scene of the insurrection. A Commissioner, in the person of Aquilo sa, a prominent leader of the rebels, i be lieved to have gone from the insurgents to Secretary Seward, to urge upon him the ex pediency of recognizing them as lielligerants. The Government authorities in Havana are quiet about the progress of the revolt, and it is believed tnat they are forced to confess themselves unable to subdue it. The insurgents are supplied with arms from St. Domingo. Removal of the National Capital to the West. A recent letter from St. Louis to a Wash ington paper has the following: People out here have a settled conviction that the seat of Government will be rcmov ed here or hereabouts within the next twenty years. They say that they will have it, not to give importance to any particular city or locality, but as an emblem that the seat of empire is in the Mississippi Valley. Tbe capital, they hold will come to them naturally and inevitably in % the course of a few years. The East is not growing; the West is gaining power in Congress yearly, through the formation of now Congressional districts. When all these vast prairies of the richest land and filled up with the population they are capable of supporting, the wealth and population will be so prepon derant here that the seat of Government will necessarily gravitate to the point where it will be in harmony with, and an exponent of the national heart. This is the Western idea, aod it is worth our while in Washing ton to prepare to meet it by making our city so cosey and agieeable as a place of residence and resort that members will be unwilling to leave it to seek quarters of doubtful hcalth fulnesson the banks of the muddy Missis sippi. Terrible Powder Explosion. Sixteen hundred kegs of powder piled up near Granly Ford Nevada, for the u-e of the Central Pacific Railroad, were accident ally exploded a few days ago. The explo sion of the whole mass was instantaneous, and the havoc made immense. The powder magazine was in the camp where hundreds of men ate and slept, and the ground between the wagons which bro't the powder was covered to the depth of sev eral inches with the powder which leaked from the kegs- The explosion was believed to have been caused by Pritchard, one of the killed, igniting a match on a wheel of one of the wagons standing in front of the magazine. The killed are A. Pritchard, Geo. Rotb lock and three Chinese, an unknown man and several Chinese were severely burned. One of the Chinese is reported to have been blown one hundred yards. Most of the horses and mules iD the wagons near the magazine weTe blown to atoms, and one twelve mule teem was entirely destroyed. SPAIN.—MADRID, Nov. 13. —The Captain General ot the Phillipine Islands will be re moved by order of the Provisional Govern ment. Gen. Prim. Secretary of War, has issued an order forbidding the attendance of armed soldiers at public meetings. The Pupal Nuncio at Madrid continues his rela tions with the new Government. Gen. Dulce, upon leaving for Cuba to as sume tbe duties of Captain-General, will take with biui a number of civil officials who are to replace the present administrative authorities. Very extensive powers are granted him in view of the troubled condi tion of the island. Civil marriages are now of frequent occurrence in Spain. The for mation of a Protestant Church in Madrid has been sanctioned by the Provisional Gov ernment. Admiral Topete, Minister of the Marine, favors the Duke of Montpensier as a candidate for royalty. THE GROWTH OF PHIADRLPHIA. —For , several years past the city has been growing I in a manner that was thought would be but j temporary, from the very large increase in tho number of buillings of various kinds each year as compared with the previous one. The growth, however, continues as before, and the permits issued out on the Building Inspectors' office since the Ist of January last, show a large excess over the corresponding months of 1867. While dur ing tbe entire year last past, the permits numbered 3,473, they reach this year in the past ten mounths, 4,016. The dwellings erected or in the progress of construction since the first of tbe year are 3,834, and the other principal structures are churches 11, chapels 2, school houses 10, factories 28, stores 90, foundries 3. warehouses 19. The other buildings Were for offices, stables and similar purposes. Though the year is drawing to a close, there is very little abate ment in the applications for building per mits. Last month they nearly equalled those issued in April, aDd exceeded those taken out in September,— Public Iwdger. A REPUBLICAN PROTECTIVE TARIFF. — The Republicans, true to tbe policy that has proved So brilliant a success thus (ar, propose to increase the tariff rather than to reduce it, contending that what we should lose in custom receipts we should more than make up in enhanced internal revenue, in consequence of the multiplication of indus trial works, the improved condition of the mass of the people, the increase of capital and the general diffusion of prosperity. If protection be beneficial to the great leading interests of the Republic, we cannot have too much ot it. That is the tenet of the Republican Party, and under that it has now been acting for eight years past, with a success so astonishing that nothing but the stupid perversity of partisanship could have induced the Democrats to oppose a policy upon which the country has done so well. —Philadelphia Gazette. RXMAITKABLK PHENOMENON.—A. N. Bell, of Independence, Invo county, writing to his brother, James Bell, of Honors, un der date of September 21, gives the follow ing account of a remarkable phenomenon: (here a phenomenon down on the Sierra Nevada? at the head of Kern river. The earth has been shaking for more than tvo weeks—almost a constant shake. It slakes the rocks down tbe mountains and makes the earth wave like the sea. It has nit been felt here at all. I suppose a vol cano is getting ready to burst out. The mountain opens like a hinge, hence it is not felt at a great distance off. The atmos phere has been very thick here for a week, and reminds me of tbe description given by Balwer of the scene of darkness that cover ed Pompeii before its destruction. Such a thing might occur here. Oakland Newt. AFTER the nomination of Seymour and Blair one of the Copperhead dodges was to show that the national debt had increased, and the Secretary of the Treasury aided it by lugging into bis statement the Govern ment endorsement ot the Pacific Railroad bonds, $35,000,000, as indebtedness, when it was not hing of the kind. Now the Secreta ry is playing fast and loose with the money market, and to him is attributed touch of tbe stringency of late of that market. It looks as if the Secretary desired to feather his nest by speculation before retiring from office. He seeks to emulate Robt. J. Walk er, who before he became Secretary of tbe Treasury was bankrupt, and when he came out of office was wealthy, effected by manipulations with speculators through the medium of his office. MR. SEWARD denies that be has been bargaining for real-estate in San Domingo. He declares that since an ungrateful public will not appreciate his services in purcha sing Alaska, he has determined to quit the land business forevsr A COMING CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND MENT. —A private letter received at Wash ington on the 7tb from a well known Repub lican Senator, states that he has prepared and will introduce into the Senate when Congress meets, a constitutional amendment providing for universal manhood suffrage in all of the States. He says that it can obtaiu the requisite two_ thirds vote of each House, and can be submitted to the required three fourths of the State Legislatures, which con vene next winter. It will be recollected that two Senators favored such an amend ment to the Constitution of the United States, iu open debate in the Senate, last session. AN earthquake in Ireland on October 24tb created the most intense excitement in the city of Cork, although the shocks were not perceived in the vicinity of that place. The effects of the internal commotion of the earth were felt at Newtown, within a few miles of Mallow, in county Cork, and at some other places between Mallow and Kanturk. The shocks were accompanied with a loud, rum bling noise, and an oscillation of the earth. Houses were shaken from their foundations, and in some instances the furniture was thrown down and broken. The shocks passed from north to sonth. At the time the wind was blowing a hurricane. NF.W YORK, November 12.—The Demo crat' x cable special says that the Pope through his Nuocio at Madrid, still refuses to recognize the new Government of Spain. At a meeting of French bishops and car dinals in Rome, several reformatory meas ures were, to the surprise of the conserva tive members favorably received by a ma jority. Among the measures received, was one to reverse the council of Trent concern ing the celibacy of the Catholic Clergy, and allowing them to marry. Another was to abolish the Latin liturgy and language of the nation in which the service is perform ed. These measures will be submitted to the CEcumencial Council. FRANCE.—PARIS, Nov. 13.—At a coun cil of Mioisters held at the Tuilleries. proof was adduced of the existence of a conspira cy for the overthrow of the existing order of affairs in France, and a resolution was adopted providing foi the use of the most vigorous measures for its suppression. The public journals will be exempted from inter ference if they refrain from inciting the people against the Government. THERE is already quite a falling off in the number of murders and other infamous outrages in the Southern States. It is all attributable to the soothing influences of Grants triumphant election. W e shall have peace. GENERAL NEWS ITEMS. "A STORM at sea, with rolling waters—the whole weighing two tons"—is advertised for sale in an English paper. A JUSTICE in Buffalo recently decided that umbrellas are property, and sentenced a man to the penitentiary for 30 days for stealing one of those useful articles. THE Internal Revenue Assessor of Cleve land, Ohio, reports that the oil sales from the refineries of that city from July 20lh to Octo ber Ist of this year, amounted in value to $2,- 100,926. THE New York Tribune eays: The Re publicans of this State and of the whole coun try will gladly learn that the movement to detect and expose the gigantic frauds where by the vote of this City was so monstrously falsified is being prosecuted with vigor and resolution. They may rest assured that it will be pushed on to the end. Particulars will be given in due season. IT is very well known that in many parts of Louisiana the Republicans, white and black, dares not vote, and staid away from the polls, preferring to sacrifice the right of franchise to preserve their lives. A rebel paper of New Orleans publishes the returns of twenty three parishes, which gave an aggregate Democratic majority of 32.032. In eight of these not a solitary Republican vote was cast, and five others gave respectively one, nine, two. one and thirteen Republican votes. The freedom which existed may be inferred from the lact that these parishes, for the most part, have a very heavy colored population. THE New Orleans Advocate savs that the Rev. Edwin Crooks, a Methodist minister at Eillican, Texas, was assassinated whtle OD his way to Austin. The fiendish rebels first caught him and demanded that he disavow bis Republican principles. He refused, and his assailants stripped the flesh from his body, but he refused to recant: they broke his leg's, but he declined to fore swear his honor and bis faith; they then hung him by the neck till he died, a martry to his church and his coun try. After the horrid murder, the colored people were premitted to take the bodv of their pastor down, and give it a decent burial 3ft nr th at is rmeat s. QOOD NEWS FOR THE PEOPLE. J. M. SHOEMAKER HAB JUST RETURNED FROM THE EAST AND IS RECEIVING A LARGE AND CHEAP STOCK OF GOODS, CONSISTING IN PART OF DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, HATS & CAPS, READY MADE CLOTHING, BOOTS AND SHOES, CEDAR WARE, QUEENSWARE, TOBACCO, SEGARS, Ac. &e. GIVE niM A CALL AND SEE FOR YOURSELVES. 3. M. SHOEMAKER. Bedford, P., Nov. 6th, 1868. QHEAP PAINTING. 100 lbs. of PECORA Co'B. 1 COLORED PAINTS, (costing „ _ r , SI2J.) will Paint as much as COST 250 lbs. of Lead and WEAR OF LONGER. For particulars ad- LEA D. dress S. BOWEN. Seo'y, 18scp3m 150 North 4th St.. Philadelphia. ABRAHAM BLAOKBUKNS ESTATE. Notice ia hereby given that Letters Testa mentary have been granted by the Register of Bedford county, on the estate of Abraham Black burn, late of Napier township, in said county, to the undersigned residing in said township. That those having claims on said estate are notified to pi -sent them for settlement, and those indebted to a? 4 estate are requeste,d to make immediate pay m-at. GEORGE W. BLACKBURN, AUG. F. BLACKBURN, SBcet Executors. PTETTTTANEW. B. CRAMER 4 CO. HAVE NOW OPENED, AND OFFER FOR SALE, AT VERY REDUCED PRICES, THE LARGEST AND MOST ELEGANT STOCK OF FALL AND WINTER GOODS TO BE FOUND IN BEDFORD COUNTY. THE ASSORTMENT 13 COMPLETE, AND GREAT BARGAINS IN EVERY DEPARTMENT WILL BE OFFERED. Bedford, Nov. 3, 1868. GENTS WANTED XY TO SELL THE EMINENT WOMEN OF THE AGE; written by Messrs. Barton, Greeley, Higginson, Hoppin, Abbott, Winter. Tilton, Mrs. E. C. Stan ton, Fanny Fern, Grace Greenwood, Ac. An elegant octaro volume of 630 pages, illus trated with 14 SUPERIOR STEEL ENGRAVINGS. This volume comprises 47 carefully prepared sketches, written expressly for this book, among whom are Margaret Fuller, Lydia Maria Child, Jenny Lind, Florence Nightingale, The Cary Sis ters, Gail Hamilton, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Anna E. Dickinson, Ristori, Rosa Bonheur, Mrs. U. B. Stowe, Camilla Urso, and Harriet G. Hos iner. The New York Tribune speaking of the pub lishers, says: So thoroughly have they done their work, that their volume, in paper, type, binding, engravings, above all in the excellence of its subject matter, goes far to remove the re proach so often urged against subscription books —"only made to sell." Agents are meeting with unparalleled success in selling this book. One agent ia New York sold 125 in one week. One agent in New Hampshire sold 12 in fiee hours. I One agent in Massachusetts sold Bin seveutcen calls. j Fordescriptive circulars and sample engravings I address S. M. BETTS A CO., [ 6no4t Hartford, Conn. ! ILLOUGHBY'S PATENT GUMS PR IN GG R AIN DR ILL, CHALLENGES COMPETITION. It is the only Drill that will sow grain Regularly. I Has no pins to break and can be used on rocky and stnmpy fields and on ttje hill side with the • ;ar.e advantage as on level ground. As the supply is limited and demand greater | than ever, engage what you want soon from HARTLEY A METZGER, ! the only Agents for the genuine Willoughby Drill I in this part of Penn'a 31july In N . II ICK OK, DENTIST, : Office at the old utand in BANK BI ILDINO, JULI ANA STREET, BEDFORD. All operations, pertaining to Surgical and Mechanical Dentistry performed with care and WARRANTED. Annrsthetir* administered, when desired. Ar tijicial teeth inserted at, per set, SB.OO and up <card. As I am determined to do a CASH BUSINESS 'r none, I have reduced the prices for Artificial Teeth oi the various kinds, 20 per cent., and of Gold Fillings 33 per cent. This reduction will be made only to strictly Cash Patients, and all such will receive prompt attentioq. feb7 BLOODY RUN MARBLE WORKS. R. H. SIPES having established a manufactory of Monuments, TOMB- stones, Table-Tops, Coun ter-slabs, dtc., at Bloody Run, Bedford co.. Pa. and having on hand a well selected stock of for eign and American Marble, is prepared to fill all orders promptly and do work in a neat and work manlike style, and on the most reasonable terms All work warranted, and jobs delivered to all parts of this and adjoining counties without extra apl!9:ly. ||ENDERSO.\"S FRESH GROUND EXTRA FAMILY FLOUR, on hand and for sale by JSoctly O. K. OSTER A CO. CIONRAD MEYER. J Inventor and Manufacturer of the CELEBRATED IRON FRAME PIANOS, Warerooms, No. 722 Arch St., Phila.. Has received the Prize Medal of the World's Great Exhibition London, Eng. The highest Prize awarded when and wbere ever exhibited. 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QCIIOOL BOOKS, twenty per cent, less than KJ usually charged, for sale at the Inquirer BuokS tore. t f T7IATHER TOM AND THE POPE for sale at " the Inquirer Book Stoie. tf ALL KINDS OF MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS furnished at the Inquirer Book Ftore. if ALL THE DAILY PAPERS for sale at U Inquirer Bowk Hwer, tt P^LECTRIC TELEGRAPH IN CHINA. THE EAST INDIA TELEGRAPH COMPA. NY'S OFFICE, Noo. 23 A 25 Nassau Street, NEW YORK. Organized under special charter from the Bute of New York, CAPrTAL 50,000 SHARES, SIOO EACH. DIRECTORS. Hon. ANDREW G. CL'RTIN. Philadelphia. PAUL 8. FORBES, of Russell A Co., Chin., FRED. BUTTERFIELD, of F. But.ertieM A Co., New York. ISAAC LIVERMORK, Treasurer Michigan Central Railroad, Boston. ALEXANDER HOLLAND, Treasurer Ameri can Express Company. New York. Hon. JAMES NOXON, Syracuse N. Y. 0. H. PALMER, Treasurer Western ("n; on Telegraph Company, New York. FLETCHER WESTRAY, of Westrsy, Oibbi A Hardc&stle, New York. NICHOLAS MICKLES, New York. OFFICERS. A. G. CURTIN, President. N. MICKLES, Vice President. GEORGE CONANT, Secretary. GEORGE ELLIS (Cashier National Bat k Commonwealth,) Treasurer. Hon. A. K. McCLURE, Philadelphia, Solici tor. The Chinese Government having (through the Hon. Anton Burlingame) conceded to this Compa ny the privilege of connecting the great seaports of the Empire by submarine electric telegraph ca ble, ire propose commencing operations in China, and laying dotcn a line of nine hundred mites at once, between the following ports, riz : Population, Canton 1,000,000 Macoa -..60,000 Hong-Kong 250,000 Swatow 200.000 Amor 250.000 Foo-Chow 1,250,000 Wan-Cbu ..300,000 Ningpo 400,000 Hang Chean 1.200,000 Shanghai 1,000,000 Total 5,910,000 These ports have a foreign commerce of $900,- 000,000, and an enormous domestic trade, beside which we have the immense internal commerce of the Empire, radiating from these points, through its canals and navigable rivers. The cable being laid, this Company proposes erecting land lines, and establishing a speedy and trustworthy means cf communication, which must command there, as everywhere else, the commu nications of the Government, of business, and of social life, especially in China. She has no pos tal system, and her only means now of communi cating informafmn is by couriers on land, and by steamers on water. The Western World knows that China a very large country, in the maiD densely peopled: but a few yet realize that she contains more than a third of the human race. The latest returns made to her central authorities for taxing purpo ses by the local magistrates make her population Four Hundred and Fourteen Millions, and this is more likely to be under than over the actual ag gregate. Nearly all of these, who are over ten years old, not only can but do read and write. Her civilization is peculiar, but her literature is as extersive as that of Europe. China is a land of teachers and traders; and the latter ate ex ceedingly quick to avail themselves of every proffered facility for procuring early information. It is observed in California that the Chinese make great use of the telegraph, though it there trans mits messages in English alone. To day great numbers of fleet eteemers ere csnsl hy Chinese merchants, and U9ed by tbem exclusively for the transmission of early inte.ligenee. If tbe te'e graph we propose, connecting all their great sea ports, were now in existence, it is believed that its business would pay the cost within the first two years of its su< cessfnl operation, and would steadily increase thereafter. No enterprise commends itself as a greater de gree remunerative to capitalists, and to our whole people. It is of a vast national importance com mercially, politically, and evangelically. The stock of this Company has been unquali fiedly recommended to capitalists and business men, as a desirable investment by editorial arti cles in the New York Herald, Tribune, World, Times, I'oet, Exprms, Independent, and in the Philadelphia -Worth American, Press, Ledger, In quirer, Age, Bulletin and Telegraph. Shares of this Company, to a limited number, may be obtained at SSO each, $lO payable down, sls on the Ist of November, and $25 payable in monthly instalments of $2 50 esch, commencing December 1, 1863, on application to TRKXEL A CO., 34 South Third Street, Philadelphia. Shares can be obtained in Bedford by applica tion to Reed A Sehell Bankers, who are authorized to receive subscriptions, and can give all ncoes sary information on the subject.
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