BEDFORD, Par ■. rittay .Morning Ecc 19. 1156- "Peirless and Free." VID OVER, EDITOR AND PBOFKJFTOIt OUR ADVERTISEMENTS- —We call atten ;i to the advertisement of Messrs. Bly e & Hartley, in to-day's paper, ot uew .in Sbellers, Fodder Cutters, and Cor n '. lis. Tbey have one of the best assorf uts of Agricultural Implements that wag ever offered in this place, and all articles which they sell they warrant to work a* tiiny represent, and if persons are not satis fied with them they cheerfully take them back and refund the money. Wc also call attention to tie advertise ment of Mr. William Ritebey. He offers Thrashing Machines, Turning Lathe, &.e , fcr sale oa Saturday the 3J day of Janua ry next. Read the advertisement of Mr. Adam Ferguson. He has opened out in Juliana Street a new Shoe, Glasswaro and Variety Store. Call and see his stock. See, also, the advertisement of Mr. Sam uel B.own, Executor of the Es'ate of John Keifi'e, deo'd. lie offers a large quantity of valuable land in Somerset county lor sale on tie 27th of January, next. ANOTHER BOLD LIE.—It this WEEK'* tj-s~?trc. Absalom soys, that the oppozition to the Locofocos, in the last cauipaigu, "boldly avowed that a NKGllo ivas BETTER than a WHITE MAN Now. wo appeal to every intelligent reader, whether such a thing was ever advocated in 'his paper, or any American paper in the Union— no, we even defy any man, to prove that such a thing was ever published iu a Republican paper, or uttered by an American or Repub lican speaker. It is a bold he, manufac tured out of the whole cloth, and we defy Bo'.Tuiau, or auybody else, to support the -exertion! We candidly ask any honest christian wan, whether he can believe a void that appears in the Gazette, after such shameful and reckless lying! The author of this unblushing he is a regular communing church member! and judging from the tone of tits two last papers, we suspect that he is preparing to commune agaiu, in a week or two- He always abuses our citizens, and lies the more a tew weeks before or after he thus profanes and shocks the religious feel ings of our entire community ! Would not it be serving the cause of religion, for the church to intcifere and refuse to allow him thus to profane himself! And when he re forms, to allow him tLc same privilege as other Christians. LARGE BEAR KILLED. Some days since, Meters. Isaac and Hen ry Weu'x were out hunting on the head wa ter* of Bulbs Creek, in Union Township, in this county, when they discovered the tracks of a bear. Following the tracks some dis tance, they discovered a large Bear, and af ter approaching within shooting distance, each of these gentleman put a hall into him, when he expired, lie proved to be the largest known ia this country for many veara. The fat was four inches thick on biro, and he weighed over 400 pounds. The two last Gazettes arc filled with slan der*. Out friend, Hon. Francis Jordan, comes in for bis full share of the editor's abuse. He appears to be a thorn in the side of Absalom, and consequently Go rdan pours ihe via!* of his wrath upon him. Absalom, x avc on. Mr. Jordan U too well known, and too highly appreciated, at home and abroad, to be injured by your lies and slang. Like the viper, you "gnaw at n file 1" A SOUTHERN CONVENTION. Preparations have been going on through the South, for some time, for the great Southern Convention, which met at iiavan nah ou Mnuday last. Delegates from all the Southern States were to be in attend ants. The reader will iuquiie, why these Southern conventions? The object is, to consolidate the South, so as to present a unit in cntioiling the affairs of this na tion. That the object U a purely eeclioual one, no t>ue Will deny. Northern senti ment, northern interests, northern men, are permitted no representation and no voice in these bodies. Previous similar conven tion* at Nashville and other places aided iu breaking up all party lines iu that section and marshaling the South as a united see iional political party, caring only, and stri ving only , for Southern interests aud pre judices aud Southern supremacy. But bow coin°s it that the Loeofoco edi tors arc dumb in regard to those sectional movements, when they are professing *o loudly to be so hostile to all sectionalisms? Tua reason ispluiu. This 3ou'hern sectiou at party is the body and soul of the Locofo c ptr-y. The man of that persuasion tbrurifhutrt the North are mere adjunct* of the org nutation, ued as no much dvitgbu wo o-aserul to maintain Southern j tap: T_i Biwrtk has little or no ia ; fluence m shaping the primary movements : which control the Loco party. That scr j vice is dene at sicb conventions as are now lin ses.-iou at Savannah. Whether the north ' can lie muck longer governed in this way, looks rather questionable, to judge from i tbe late election. SPEAKER I)F~TllE SENATE, j We see by our exchanges, that our wor ! thy and talented Senator is very favorably spoken of for this high and honorable posi ' lion. So far as we cau observe, the major - I jtjr of the opposition press that have cx ! pressed their aeutmieo's on this qnestion f favor his election. We copy a few of these j extracts. From thr Chnmbenburs Rep. ft Transcript. SPEAKER OF THE SENATE. "The American Republicans of tlie Sen ate of Pennsylvania having a majority of the members of that body. will consequent ly have it in their power to elect a Bpeake r from their own uumber, to preside over the deliberations of the approaching session.— This responsibility devolving on the Oppo sition members is no inconsiderable matter, to be acted npon at the spur of the moment or in accordance with individual caprice.— It is the duty of the parry in the ascenden cy in the Senate to effect a creditable or ganization, especially since the lower House is in the bauds of the Philistines, and they in but a small majority in the Senate. "We are of the opinion that t!i<* nun for the occasion and the place is the Hon. Francis Jordan, of Bedford, a gentleman possessed of considerable Legislative expe rience, a good moral reputation and ex cellent. abilities. We trust that the Sen ate may do itself the credit of such a se lection." From the Philadetphin Daily J\ltws SPEAKER OF THE SENATE. '•We uotice that a number of our coteui poraries speak of Francis Jordan, Esq., as likely to be the next Speaker of the State Senate. Mr. Jordan is a gentleman of character :.ud talents—in a word, one of the rising youtig uieti of the State, who will fill any station with credit to himself. We have not always been able to egfee with him in every particular, but his course in the Senate has oomm.ioded our moat un qualified respect, and we should be glad to see him elected Speaker. He is not only a man of talents, but of integrity, and has withal a spirit of personal and an unswerving courage to do his own thinking, and acting accordingly, which wc greatly admire." From the Fulton Republican SPEAKER OF THE SENATE. '•Oar exchanges, we observe, are each naming their favorites for the office of Spea ker of the Senate, and we take this upper, tunity ot doing the same. The man bet fitted in our estimation for that ys.st, is tion. Frank Jordan, of Bedford, the Sena tor from this District. We mention his name well knowing his worth - and satisfied, that in that body, there is none more com petent—none who would make a better pre siding officer. His strict integrity, gentle manly demeanor and high, moral character, would make him an ornament and an lienor to the body over which be would preside.— During bia career as Seuator, he has been signally successful— active, eueigetic aud efficient in business, he has won the appro bation of his constituents aud the esteem o| his fellow members, and his election to the Speakership would be equally gratifying to both. Mr. Jordan is an American, and duringthe recent campaign he labored faithfully for the cat'se, and against the aggression of the Slave-power. For the Americans and Re publicans he is emphatically tile man." From the Cambria Tribune. SPEAKER OF THE SENATE. "Now that the session of our next Legis lature is fast approaching, we observe that utany of our cotemporarits throughout the State are discussing the elinus and qualifi cations of various gentlemen in connection with the post of Speaker of the Senate.— V\ bile we cheerfully admit the worth of many distinguished members of that body } whose uauies have been suggested, wo do not hesitate to declare our preference in the person of the Hon. Francis Jordan, of Bed ford. "Mr. Jordan bas already served two ses sions iu the Senate, and in addition to bis acknowledged force and ability as a deba ter, he bas acquired a thorough knowledge of parliamentary rules, and won for himself the reputation of being one of the most en ergetic and business-like members of that body. His efforts in behalf of Freedom, du ring the last struggle, though in common with others, temporarily unsuccessful, were such as entitle him to the consideration oi every apostle of liberty. P.ace him in the Speaker's chair, and be will discharge its duties with credit as well to himself as to his constituents." From the Hollidnysburg Register. SPEAKER OF THE SENATE We notice that a number of oar ootem poraries speak of Francis Jordan, Esq., as like'; to be tbe next Speaker of tbe State . Senate. Mr. Jordau is a gentleman of in | tegrity and ability, and would 611 the place ( with credit to himself and the satisfaction lof the body. We aiull ba pleased to sec 1 ii.rn chosen. The Harrisbferg TtUgrapk is also out wermlv in fvor of Mr. Jurdau. We would copy the article, but buve mislaid the pa per. The entire opposition press in Mr. Jordan's District, Somerset, Bedford, and Faitsu, favor his election. BEDFORD INQUIRER AND CHRONICLE. ■ Gy*A clerk in the Mobile Post office got ! glorious the other n'ght, at n Democrat io celebration, rolled two tar barrels on an j American platform in the public square, and made a bonfire, destroying two fine trees of the park, for all of which the mayor fined him fifty dollars. DEATH OF HON JOHN M. CLAY TON. This eminent statesman died on the 9th ult., at Dover, Delaware, after a protract ed illness. Those who remember him as he was in the prime of his life au-i in unimpuir j'ed health have before them the picture of a ' IUJU of massive frame with a corresponding intellect. Majestic in appearance, amiable in manners, and eloquent iu conversation, he attracted the admiration of a large cir cle of friends, and stood high in the estima tion of the public, with whom such qualities are always popular. He was bred to the profession of the law, in which he early attained a high rank. In politics he took sides with the fedeial party and remained with it until it ceased to exist In 1829 he was elected to the Senate of the United States, and ag.in in 1835 He re igned his seat iu 1837, in consequence of being instructed by the Legislature of Dela ware to vote for the expunging resolution of Col. Denton, in the debate which at tended their introduction lie declared he would not hold his scat if they were adopt ed and hoped not to survive the day of tiieir consummation. Upon this intimation it was that he w;n forthwith instructed, and he was necessarily compelled to resign. In IS-H lie was Mr. Clay's candidate for the office of Secretary of Slate under Gett. Harrison, but was overshnwdowed by the influence of Mr. Webster's friends, although he had originally expressed his doubts ot i the General's fitness for ihc office of Presi- 1 dent. Mr. Clayton was again elected to the Senate in 1845, atu! remained there until j the 23 of February 1849, when he attained , the obj-et of his ambition, and was appoint- ■ ed Secretary of Slate by President Taylor. ! This separated him from his friend il nry ■ Clay, who could not look comparatively up on the elevation of the General, and in eon- j s>>queuco a feud of bitterness arose between j them, which we understand, was never ap- ' pear-ed. Mr. Clayton, who had named his 1 country residence Ashland, now changed it ■ to Duena Vista. It wis during this period j of his life that he negotiated the famous Cia; ton and Bulwer Convention, which was deemed to have settled our difficulties in relation to Central America. When the. English interpretation however, was subse- ! quetitly given it, the advantage on the A mericsn side appeared to be merely nomiu- j al, and the subject wasaecoringly discussed with asperity on both sides the Atlantic. Upon the death of General Taylor and the | accession of Mr. Fillmore to the Presiden cy, Mr. Clayton resigned his post and was ' succeeded by Mr. Webster. lie was, bow ever, re elected to the United Stut-e Sen- ' ate iu 1853, as the successor of Mr. Spru atice, and as the debates upon the Cmven- i tion hail already commenced there it was desirable he should be present to defend his conduct and the views of his owu gov ernment. i The general opinion, however, that lie had been overreached by Sir Henry Bulwer affected his spirits, and it is sui he wis several times driver, to his bed by illne-s produced by anxiety of uitud. During the present campaign he has taken but li'tle, if any, interest. Mr. Clayton's reputation a* a statesman was that of being second only to Mr. Clay, and though oo temporary biography has been strangely silent as to his many services to his country, there is no doubt that bis memory will be cherish ed as that of one of our greatest and best uien.— A'. Y. Herald. HORRIBLE OUTRAGE—RAPE AND HANGING. One of the most horrible outrages of the kind was committed in the town of Manches ter, Adams county, Ohio, about twelve miles above this city, on Sunday morning last at 2 o'clock. A free negro named Bill, effected hi* "titrance iutn the house of Mr. ! Morris, who was at tne time absent in (Jin- j cinuati, by lifting out the *ash of a hick room window. He groped his way in the dark to the next room; where Mrs. Morris j was asleep, and reached her bed side before she awoke. She inquired if the intruder ; was her husband; but upon the negro's re- ! plying "yes," she screamed and sprang out ; of bed. Bill caught at her throat, aud i missing it,* his thumb entered her uioulh, | which he clutched so violently as to frac- ; ture her jawbone. Ho then choked her un- j til she was insensible, and after effecting hi* hellish purpose of ravasbiug her. esca- ; ped from the house, went home and to bed with his own colored wife. His wife en quiring why he panted 60 remarkably, he tried to divert her atteation by saying that j he bad ran all the way from the river, where 1M bad been hard at work pumping oat a flat boat. Mrs. Morris' screams having alarmed the neighbors, they rushed in in quick success ion, and learned of the outrage by the ap peartooe of thing*, for Mrs. M.'a tongue and throat were so swollen and site was so exhausted thst she could mil speak until she received medical assistance. She then gave those present to understand that she did not know who the villian was, but that iu the struggle she had scratched his face in such a manner as to certainly identify him. The circumstances pointed out the ccgre, and the fact that he had twice before com muted or attempted rape, ouce in Iron too and afterwards iu Rock villa, Ohio, deter mined tlie exasperated crowd to go im mediately to his bouse. They found hint iu bed, with his face badly scratched and bleeding, just as described by bis victim. , They took him forthwith, before day to Manchester Island an Island of the Ohio ; river just above the town, where they hung i him up to a tree, hut the rope breaking he j/ell and revived. He then acknowledged i the infernal deed, and would have been i ' | hung up again but for the interposition of ; some of the less excited in the crowd, whose I counsel prevailed, and the negro was-necor ! Jinglv taken to West Union, loosed in jail, i and chained to prevent his escape. During Monday, Morris retched home from Cincinnati. On Tuesday morning a I crowd of 59 men, with John Dougherty (a | brother of Mrs. Morris) at their head, left Manchester for the county seat, where they broke open the jail, burotiug the lock with ' hammers and axes. On reaching the room where the negro was, DmijL'herty with one blow from an axe broke bifi chain, and then raised the axe to cleave the negro's skuil, but the arm of the infuriated matt was caught, and the negro saved for a different death. At the titue, the Adam* county Common Pleas was in session, utter.ded probably by one thousand persons, who were deeply in terested in the trial of the Irishman Milii. gun, who murdered the old man Senter and his wife about a year ago. The uiob spirit spread so rapidly that it was proposed to the Manchester crowd to wait a little, and if the court should not sentence Million to hanging, the uiob would then hang both together, lint the Man ehester crowd was intent upou completing the work they had undertaken, und being joined by several hundred men, took the ne gro Bill bat k to Manchester, and over the Island where they hung him upon the limb of a tree some twenty-five feet high. On his way from the jail, and even unuer his gallows, the negro cursed aud swore terribly, and vowed that if lie got off alive ho would kill Mrs. Morris at sight. After hanging until he was dead, his body was cut down, and with the chain still fastened to him, deposited in a box and buried on the Island. At West Union the jailor was absent when the attack was made on the jail. But the sb'T'ff of the Ci unty rushed into the jail with gun in hand and attempted to prevent the rescue of the prisoner The gun was wrenched from him and his power uefied. M r. Morris is laying very ill, and it is quite doubtful whether site will recover from the biutai treatment she received at tlie hands of tl.e black devil. The negro's own wife was so shocked with the horror of his crime, and his repeated villanies of the kind, that she did uotcveu beg the crowd to spare his life. REPORTED NEGRO INSURREC TION. The vague rumors of minor attempts of negro insurrection which have from time to time reached us since September last, and which hive iuclu led several points exten ding from Missouri to Texas, have all been eclipsed by the more teceut reports from Tennessee- aud Kentucky. We clip the following from tho Evuns ville Journal, of Saturday, iu regard to ufFiirs in Tennessee: We li id very serious an 1 siirmiog reports jn our city last eveiiug from the Cumberland river ID regard to the movements of the blacks, and from all wo have hoard, tho rx citemeot among the people, through the middle district of Tennessee, is far greater and more general than we supposed when we wrote the article in another part of this morning's sheet. Through what id called the Iron District, on the Cuubirland and Tennessee rivers, there are from 8,000 to 10,000 slaves employed at the irou works: they are there congregated in latge numbers, working iu the various labors of making charcoal, d'gging ore, and tending the fur naces, in gangs mostly by themselves, with a few whites for general overseers. There are many of these works situated within a few miles of eaib other, und iu sections that have few white inhabitants. All these cirouiu.i'unces give th* black* great facilities to plot and cotubine for in surrection if the hellish spirit he once aw ikened uuiiyig tlieui. There is now con clusive evidence that such a spirit has been at work in this iron region, and a plan has been set on foot for a general rising this Christmas, when they shall have gained the uulimitea freedom of roaming aud froltch. iug that is always granted them during the holidays. A gentleman who arrived last evening informs us that at Dover, on the Cumberland, they bad obtained such evi deuce as left no doubt ot a widespread con spiracy existing in that neighborhood, and that a number of the ring leaders had been discovered and arrested; and that eleven of theiu had been bung by tbe excited inhabi tants, and that awoDg those ai rested was a person who had been in tbe neighborhood many months, who had always passed as a negro; but on his arrest was found to be a white mau painted and disguised as u ne gro. Our informant says, tbe people being sat isfied that he had becu the prime mover and instigator of the rebellious designs of tbe blacks, took him to the woods, and by the unanimous condemnation ot those prosea', be was sentenced o receive nine hundred lashes, and that bexp'tred before the penal ty had been fully inflicted. These occur rences had produced general consternation and terror, and the women and children were fleeing and being sent off for safety. — The men were arming and organizing for defence, and the negroes were being confi ned or kept unucr very vigilant watch.— We detail those reports as they are related to us, on creditable authority, hoping the alaim is exaggerated, and the retributiou upon those arrested may not have been so awful a.* stated. The (Jlnrksville Jeffersonian, of the 3d inst., contains several articles relative to the threatened negro insurrection in that portion of Tennessee and the adjoining counties of Kt-ntncky. We trust that all the danger apprehended ha been averted by the timely discovery of the atrocious plot- The Jeffersonian sajs : It is currently reported here that three or four of the negroes convicted of compli city in the proposed insurrection, were hanged by the people at Dover, on Mon day. A branch of the nt' ro plot has been dis covered nt the Cumberland Iron Works, in Stewart county, and a large number of ne groes had (ven pjaced under arrest ar.d were undergoing examination at the last accouuts. On or about the 21st day of November, 1 n plot for the insurrection among the negroe- at Louisa Furnace, O. K. Furnace Cumberland Furnace, and in the interme diate neighborhood, was discovered, where upon the people commenced the work of apprehending and punishing all the negroes whom they could find out as having been engaged in said plot or of having been cog nizant of it. Some of those negroes who were represented to he the most guilty were lodged in the jails of Dickson and Montgom ery conntios Great excitement prevailed throughout the neighborhood, and all per sons prepared for the insurrection. Every man u>cd extraordinary vigilance about his own premises. On the morning of the2"itb ult., a negro imn, named Rritton, belong ing to Solomon P. Raiuiey. was heard, just before daybreak, approaching Louisa Fur nace as it seemed, making a great noise, and exclaiming at intervals, "Wake up, boys! wake up,'' besides many other things, which could not be understood by those who heard him. lie passed the house of Mr. Joseph M heelrss and Mr. Benjamin Blackford, and proceeded to the house of Mr. William Nicks, which is about three hundred yards from the furnace. Mr. Nicks was absent from home, being out ou a patrolling expe dition. J. N. I'uekctt, Esq., the father m law of Mr. Nicks, was ut the house of Mr. Nicks, where he had been staying for some lime. Esquireßßucket,t t, ttpon heating the noiee made by the negro as he approached, went to the door atid listened, und finding that he was coming in the direction of the house, stepped bock into the house and got his gun, ard again walked out into the porch. As the negro came up to the yard gate, which is about, twenty steps frmn the house, the dogs ran out aud commenced harking at him, whereupon ha exclaimed •I am not afiaid of dogs.' As he entered the gate, Esq. Puckett once or twice, in loud tones, ordered him to stop, hnt tha ne gro still advanced towards the house—say. trig, 'shoot, Mr. Nicks, shoot me.' About half way between tho gate and house, he dropped aside two coats or routidahouts,and advanced to the steps of the porch. As he •started up the steps E reached the spot within a few minutes, aud there found the negro, dead, with his bead resting upon the steps, just as be had fal len. From the Evatxviile Journal. A good deal of excitement has existed for some days about Clarksville and the neighboring counties in Tennessee by the discovery of tho ptelimioary preparations of an insurrection, among the slave popula tion, to enure on on the 24th of December Quite a number of negroes had been arrest ed and confined, and several had made con fession. In the neighborhood of Louisa Furnace, a plan to blow up a cbnrch was discovered and thwarted. A keg of powder bad been placed under the buildiug, ready for the fatal match. A Urge collection of anus and atuuruuirioD had also been dis covered and seized. One white man was caught in tho art of counselling the insur rection, had been arrested und imprisoned. Among the negroes arrested and confined are the supposed ring leaders—the Gener als and Captains as they are called—of the movement. The opiuioa is, that the plot is deep and embraces slaves throughout a wide ex tent of country, 1 ranging from Kentucky South and \Vest, and the plans seemed to have designed a general insurrection during the bollidays. • The number of fugitives is also unusually hrge, and the etcapes across the Ohio, reper>ed by the papers, are more numerous than we ever noticed before. The very general discussion of the question of slavery in the slave States, iu the late can vass, bas imparted some vague ideas to tho blaiks, of a change to be efLotei by a po litical revolution, whiob has rendered them restless and insubordinate. Look-out for the HoUidays, you that have plenty of the ditties to spend, must "go it alone," for wjr "change" is soar*. Cut. UTKTOJ? TX niK SKXATK AOAIX. —The news from Missouri in flisit a coalition is form ed between the Bentonian am! American member* of the Legislature. iiy which Cahltel Benton and Lnther M. Kennel will lie elected United States Senators from that Slate, there being two Senators t. elect. Tiris will be a crusher on the ultra border rtifflm fiction.— Tliere can he no question, savs tbs Cincinnati Commercial, bnt tliat Mr Buchanan'* influence is iid in Missouri to have Benton returned to the Senate. The administration papers of the State, whose support to a great extent dejiends upon official patronage, long so bitter on Ben ton, are now silent. It is extremely probable— it is almost inevitable—that the Senator for six lustrums will be sent back to his old seat. WHO IS Most POPULAR.— The Demo cratic papers seeiu to rejoice that Mr Fill more Jid not carry his own City, Buffalo, although he di>l carry hi* County. We!!, Buchanan lost, his County. Breckinridge did not carry bis, nor did Dayton. But Donelson did carry his. 80 it would seem that the American candidates w>ro the on ly men anprecialed in their own Counties. How this may be as a test of fitness for office, we will not now say, ia this age of progress!— KnoxvilU Whig. A NEW TEKRITOBT— THE REPRESENTATIVE AT WASHINGTON. —This it A great country!— New Territories spring up in the night time, and delegates appear on the floor of Congress tir • t to tell the news! Mr. A. P. Cook has arrived at Washington from Arizona, the new Territo ry formed out of the Gadsden purchase from Mexico. He brings his credentials, and will claim a seat in the House as delegate from that Territory. He reports the population of Ari zona at from ten to fifteen thousand persons, and that the Territory wifl nuke a State about as large as Pennsylvania. It lays south of 30. 30. WHITFIELD ADMITTED.—On the 9th istant, Mr. Whitfield, pro-slavery Deligate from Kansas, was admitted to a seat in Con gress by a vote of 112 to 108, aud was sworn in accordance. The Harkeh. BALTIMORE, Dec. 16. FLOUR.—Howard Sire d, superfine, brought this morning sti.sb, and choice Ohio, $6 02^. — (low ud Street Extra at $7. Howard Street and Ohi i Extra may be quoted ns ranging from $6 87J :> $7 per barrel. Rye Flour at and Corn Meal at 53.00 per bll for Peiin'a. GRAIN.—Good red Wheat sold at 118 1140 cts., and good (o prime whites at 155a160 cts. Corn sold to-d ty a' 50.i55 cts. for new white, I 8,65 cts. ft r old do., f>Ba6o ct.*. f- r new yel low, and tj4at>s cts. for old do. Peim'a Rye is held at SO cts. Virginia and Maryland Oats at 31U42 cts. I'enn'a da. at 43u4i cts. SKIOE, Glassware, and VARIETY SH& "BE. I —o J ADAM FERGCSON HAS just opened, xt door to Minnick's. on Juliana Street, a large assort.siect of Shoes and Boots, ol every kind, size and des cription. Also an extensive assortment of GLASSWARE, including cake stands, preserve dishes, cake baskets, ball lamps, tumblers. 1 irge beer glasses, window g ass, cant receivers, terra cotta, Ac. Also silver cake baskets, and a va riety ot other articles in that line. Jle has also on hand the best kind of tobacco and cigars, cheese and crackers, CXI pet tugs, Mises satch els, Gentlemen's c.ines. shotguns. Gentlemen's and Ladies'gloves, of all kinds. Hosiery ui" all descriptions, and a variety of uther articles, not ucccssaiy to mention. Having bought his shoes and glisswire. in larger quantities, th in is nsual for country Mer chants, lie can sail at reduced prices. Doc. 19, 1856. PUBLIC MLB, OF 1500 ACRES OF VALUABLE LAND LN SOXEKStT Col;\T¥. THE UNDERSIGNED, SURVIVING EX- ; ucutor of John Keeffe, late of Bedford county, deceased, will oiler oil the premises at the house now occupied by Mr. Jacob Kingier, on Tues day tbe'dfth day of January nest, ail (lie fol lowing nine tr-cts or farms of I mJ, -belonging to the estate ot laid decea* -d, aul dascribod as follows, viz: No I—A tract of land, situated in Allegheny Township, adjoining lauds of Adam Browu. and other laud oi John Keeffj-'s, and land of said Kettle's in rightol Jacob Boose, and Fetor Lctuon, contuii it £424 icis sid tlSHiicr. i No 2—A tract of land aijoiuing the ..burn, \ end otner laud of said Kcttfo'z, an 1 land of Bamuel Jwdau's; being tract in right of Peter Lemon, containing 226 acres and allowance. No b —A tract of land, adjoining lands of Adam Brown, James Wills, Daniel Berkley, Paul Lauilinger and others, containing 214 acrvf "d allowance. No 4—A tract of land, adjoining other lands of Kteffe id Ids own, and in tight of John Hoo ver, Aarhu P t >yd, John Werr, in right of Rani Lantsinger, containing hO acres, and allowance, being tract in riglß of Jacob Boos-.. No 6—A tract of lautl, adjoining the above, and land oi Thomas Rowen, John Uan, James I'iiiisun, John Ware, and others, containing 276 acres, aud allowance. No 6 A tract of land, adjoining lands of Adam Brown, James Wells, and other laud of John Kectfc, containing 176 acres and allow auce. No 7—A tract of land, adjoining lands of Samuel Jordan, Nathan llamuion, Manga' heirs aud other lami of Kecffc in right of l'euir L*- ujon, containing 88 J acres, aud allowance, more or less. N.o B—A tract of land adjoining other lands of Keeffe, Leing part of John llerr, in right of Fall Loutzinger, cont aiuing 6 acres, 131 lur ches, and allowance. No 9—A tract of land adjoining the tract above meutione", containing 21 acres and 110 perches, and allowance. A Drgt portion oj ttie above land, is cleared and iu agood state of cuiti.,tlon, and the re mainder is well covered with valuable white oak. whtie-piuu, spruce and other kinds of timber. The whole is well supplied with streams of running water, and is uvorsbly adapted for fsrmiug or grazing purposes. It is also favorably ait ated. beiug on the Glade i uru}ik&, k-itciiag (Yom Btxlfoni to So£uer*ot, aud is within a lew miles of the Couucltsviiio Rail Roa l. Tlw itnprovemonts consist in part ot s good two story tavern house, a double log barn, wagou abed, oorn crib, and the naual out buildings sc. Tbero is aioo a good saw mill erecteo up >g one of the tracts, with plenty of wu>t, and convenient to pino tuno r. Fersoua deziruus of purcuaattig, won Id do wall tft ex amine these several properties, nature the Unto ot solo. 7 ho whole will be off-red together, or in parts to suit tluMWaveowioe uu purchasers. Saie wRI eoOHUcDOe at U o'clock, A. M . when will he given, sad terms mzdtt known by BAMFEL BROWN. Executor of the Di will £c., of _ „ JuDa doe'd. Dw. I lBLIi: SH E. TII£ subscriber will offer at Public Sale, at his residence in Bedford, on Saturday the „ Vl Monday the sth day . f January 1857* to receive their Duplicates, instructions g*c Dec. HI, '5(5. A. S. RUSSELL, ClJrk. COhX S HELLO, FODDLR GUTIEKS~ A N I CO K > MILLS. "fTTE warrant the above Machines to work aa TT represented, and if after a fair trial they do not give satisfaction, the purchaser may re turn them and get his money back. Give tht-m a trial, and ju will save money, as they have not yet I een -in passed. if equalled. Dec. IS, JXSG. J LYMll.fc ft IIARTLLY. Lreat Attraction. O—— COLIN LOYEE, • .Merchant Tatlvr, TAKES this method of announcing to the citizens of Bedford and vicinity, and strang ers i '.siting the place, that lie has just received at bis old stand in Bedford, next door west of the Bedford Hotel, ibe richest assortment f Glottis, *tc., ijc has ever yet offered to the pub lie. and to which he inrile* the ai tent ion of pnr chascrs, salisfted that he can accofnniodatr, both aa to price ami quality, all who favor hiiu. with a call. He ha* a .Superior article of cloth, for boy 's clothing, which tie can sell *0 low ai to astonish those who examine its quality. SyGarments, of every description, in his ' line, made to order on the shortest notice aud most reasonable terms. TSP"He would direct attention to the follow ing list, as comprising some of tiir leading arti cles to be fnua-1 iu his establishment: black Cloths, ranging ia price from $2,60 to 59,U0 per yaid; Bine Cloth at Olive Browua & Grow; B ark Casituers; B'ack Doe-Skins; French Fancy C&siuiercs-. Linen ifrilijngs; Plain $ Figured tlrenadiena; Superior article of Black Sato; Velvets; Marseilles Veiling,,; Buff C'assiniere*. A flue article of Shirts, latest tvhj. Lisle Thread under Shirts £ Drawers. Cotton .i , ( Shirt col-ars latest stylo; Lawn Cravats; Hi ick Silk <• White Linen Hanlkcrchiefm Summer Stocks; .Sujierior aificie of French Sasp-iioerai Springs AMoeia lion. ]V"OTICE Is hereby given that proposals will -Lk be received bv the llirect'ws of said asso ciation, it the office of the criber, in Bei f- ktervto. S. L. RUSSELL. SecmtaT Dec. 12. 18-56. of the A-