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The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1854-10-13
SCHOOL TEACHERS W4NTED.

Ten SchooL Teachers are wanted TO take
charge of The various Schools of Colerain Town
ship. Schools to open on the lst of ofNovember.
All desired information can be obtained by APP
plication to
JNO. A. CORLE,
August %, 1851. Coleraia Tomnship.
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70 BRIDGP CONTRACTORS.

Sealed Proposals will be received at the Com
missioners O1ice OF Bedford County, up 10 FRI
day the 10Th day of October next, at O'Clock,
P. A.. for the erection of Wood Truss Bridge
over Cummings Greek. at the iording on the
road leading from Philip Zimmcr's to Charles
Smiths Said proposals are TO be according to
the plan and specifications TO be seen at the
,,,;estoneY'c Cfirp
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TO THE MILLINERY TRADE.
JOHN STONE & SONS,
IsgoJterS as1 DezIeys IN
FRENCH .UTLLLNEPY GOODS.

FRENCH .NILLLNERY GOODS,
No. - Soufk Seee1d STREET, PHILADELPHIA,
are now prepared to offer their customers and the
'faie an unusually large and well selected assortment
o. o. RIBBONS, SATlNS, NELYETS, FEATHERS,
LOWERS, LACES, and every other article apper-
'a,Hns 10 the Mlrery trade.
- Our stock being of our own direct importation,
'urTs great advantages both in styles and PRICES.
Oct i3, lS54.--1y.
A two-Horse Wagon, and one Top Buggy,
new new and work warranted, for sale cheap on a
h~rral credit, or for Country Produce.
A. b. CRAMER & co.
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JOB MANN.
LAW PARTNERSHIP.

FISH Another supply OF MackeiaI, Shad,
and Herring, just received and for sale by
a. B. CRAMER & co.
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BY AUTHORITY.
Resolution Proposing Amend
sneats DO the Constitution
OF THE CCMMONWEALTH

SECTION /. Resofved Jy he Seuais ana House 6f
Representatives of the Commonwealth ef Peunsylra-
nia in General Assembly mt, That the following a.
mendnlents be and the same hereby proposed 10
accordance with the provisions of the tenth article
theItuf. 10 VII.
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VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE.

Sept. !, 1854.
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REMAINING in the Post Office at Bedford Pa,
Sept 80, 1851. CO Persons calling for letters in
this list viii please say they are advertised.
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STOVES /!

Sept. %, 1S54-6t.
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June I6, 1854.
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Sept. %, 1854.
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CaseriHc, Hnpbncdon Co., Pa, |
August /, 1s5i.-2m.'
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-23
Brooklyn City Intelligence.

FRE.-About O'Clock on Wednesday morning, ERE
broke out in small frame building in Sullivan street,
Van Brunt occupied by Mr.. James Sullivan. The
flames communicated to large three story frame build
ing adjoining known the Red House. occupied Owen
Murray, John Toole, Michael Ryan, James Delaney, and
three or four other families. Both houses were com
petely ruined, and brick building the of Van
Brunt and Sullivan streets damaged to considera
BILE extent The fremen arrived the ground prompt
y, and obtained sufficient water from pool BY
which had been reported a nuisance, but in this in
stance the means of saving large amount Of pro-
perty as the public csterns in that neghborhood are
few and far between. Engines Nos. and Is became
bedded in the mud that it was with great difficulty
they were extrcated. No Z, after getting their
machine out went to the aid Of No 49, and pulled her
dry land having been sunk to her box The property
destroyed was owned by Samuel Osborn Loss about
"a, 600.
INSUFFICIENT AcooxMopAnoSs.-A number of tavern
keepers were convicted in the City Court yesterday
indictments for not having the necessary accommoda
tions required by law. James Gaffney and Charles
Gddings for not exposing proper sign their prem
SEES fined $40 EACH Patrick Gagahan and Peter No
CURE for not being provided with sufficient stabling
were fined $40 each Hartman Pope and Lawrence ONe,
for selling liquor without license were fined $40 EACH
and sentenced to the county Jail for ten days.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-23
Another Charitable Call.
No. s WOOSTER STREET. March 81, 1854

j. G. BENNETT ESQ
DEAR sIR-Knowing you friend of the unfortunate
induces me to request favor at year hands. am a
stranger in this city, married, and have been out Of
ployment three months served in the capacity Of clerk
in the Post Office at Troy N " for period Of nearly
two years. and superseded in Office few days subse
quent to the resignation of Foster Bosworth Esq, late
Postmaster at that city My health had been much inn
fected My physician recommended change Of air; and
being already out of work. to this city in quest of
both health and employment My efforts to obtain the
latter have been fruitess, but the former has thank
God been much benefited. have, since have resided
here answered all advertisements that would suit
they have appeared in your valuable paper, but without
success. On arrival here almost without
money and have been forced to part with wearing
pare to purchase food Five weeks since commenced
to write narrative, tale. entitled ''Skeches OF Sea
2mo and hoped in order to do to be able to dispose
of it in monthly series. Submitted the first number
to Messrs Harper Brothers. and their editor, Mr.. Guern
sey, approved of the work far written but said
contnus writing and when finished, dispose Of it alto
gether. The work. which is personal narrative princi
paliy will take me two months to accomplish it; and
nm drove to the greatest straits have written small
manuscript which have tried to get into the columns
Of some of the Sunday papers Failing in all my endea
vors sir have addressed myself to your notice, and
hope you will assist me by your influence aware
the columns OF the HERALD more useully occupied
than by novel tales for amusement only Yet, sir will
hope you will try to assist me you may think best
all pledged except what is barely necessary retain.
sorry to be ged to resort to that NAV
engros your time but it is stern poverty that prompts
me to it.
am dear sir very respectfully your obcdent servant,
w. L. PAYNE.
will condesccnd to peruse it, have entitled it 'Flo.
renee Mabn.'
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Jersey City Intelligence.

Liberal CHRISTIAN SoCIEY.-A Unitarian or Liberal
Christian Society for Jersey City, organized GU Tues
day evening, at a meeting held in Hiram Lodge room,
and were taken for services Sundays in the
evening. At the meeting last evening William Glaze
Esq called to the chair, and J. NJ Armstrong was
appointed secretary. Unitarian Society was organized
with the following gentlemen board of trustees viz
Messrs. William Glaze Matthew Armstrong, Moses b.
Bramha Solomon Alossen, d. B. Grnncll, Seneca Alger
A. j. Bixby, r. B. Crawford Aston Allen Adm Abbot
George d. Seymour and James Austin. The sum Of
81 900 raised for the support of divine worship for
the year to come. Arrangements have been made for
services on Sunday evenings at the Lyceum, at which
Unitarian clergymen in New York and vicinity will
ofieiate.
YOUTHFUL MILITARY COMPANY -Commissions were re.
the Ellis Gyard youthful company of forty muskets
nearly all OF whom capital shots and whose ages
range from sixteen to eighteen years. This company
will parade with the second regiment of the Hudson
Brigade, in June. The officers to whom commissi ons
were given were d. Ellis Captain 10 wears of age:
McCutcheon, Second Lieutenant, is years Of age.
AN INJUNCTION TO PREVENT TAxAuov-A perpetual in
junction has been issued out Of the Court of Chancery
the State Of New Jersey restraining the Mayor and Com
Council of Jersey City from taxing the property Of
the Paterson and Hudson River Railroad Company Jer
sey City The city also held responsible for taxed costs
Of $50 ca claimed by A. NJ c. Alexander, in this suit
CRY PROPERTY duty has been imposed upon the
Common Council Committee Public Grounds and Build
ngs of rendering to the Council at its meeting de-
tailed statement of the city propertyreal estate and
personal-and its estimated value excepting ERE appara
tus. The Committee on Fire and W4er have been di-
rected TO make out similar statement relative to the
fire apparatus.
Jersey street will extended into Jersey avenue at the
having been adopted by the Board Of Aldermen to that
effect.
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williamsburg CITY Intelligence.

FAST YOUNG MEN-One of the Chiefs detectives visit
ed this city yesterday afternoon for the purpose of fer
retng out several fast young gents who visited No 81
Mercer street New York. Sunday night last and acct
dentaly otherwise carried away with them mantia
valued at $40. The persons in question 'not at
home"
ARREST FOR CARELESS DRIvING.-A lad named William
Murray run over yesterday afternoon, by a hack
driver called Soken, while driving at furious rate
through North Second street The boy but slightly
injured The driver arrested and taken before JUS
tice Boswell where he gave bonds to appear for
mination.
IARcESy.-Mary Conway and Margaret Gum were yes.
terday examined before Justice Boswell charge OF
stealing goods from the store Of Mr. Moore in Grand
street The first named was sent to the Penitentiary
sixty days for stealing the goods and Margaret Gum
sent thirty days for. receiving and secretng them
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-23

TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

committee of citizens Of opposite political parties,
has been the past three days In Albany 70 attend the
debate in the Assembly the proposed Police bill,
action on which is set down for tomorrow.
Such the deep interest felt by all who wish to
check crime and immortality in city defeat the BILL
that they cheeruy left their business their homes
to make known the desire of their fellow citizens to the
members of the Assembly.
They regretted to find that large proportion of the
city delegation were favor of the BILL led away by in
fuences which is unnecessary to mention 30 that
there alternative left but to appeal to the
bers from the rural districts the great city of the
State from improvident and injurious legislation
1t is not to be wondered at that several of city
delegation young in politics and young in experience
the acts of the knowing Ones should yield to the
ward pressure made upon them by national political
cques three of which are now striving to get the
terry Of this city by the powerful engine Of the police
The great crime Of the Chief Of Police is that he has
steadily refused to prostitute his department to political
purposes; he has therefore, the honor of having the
combined enmity of grogshop and porterhouse polit
Clans who backed the six thousand drinking shops
which are open on Sunday in our city, and which he
now striving to close by keepers of brohes and gamb
ling houses, by rowdies and law breakers who wish to
govern the police by electng their Chief and estab
fishing close political corporation by appointing three
commissioners for life, with increased taxation, and
turning out the three highest magistrates in city
the present commissoners-who are carrying out the
provisions of the police law of the last session. to the
great annoyance Of the different classes of persons have
described who think themselves the oppression of the
police much injured men.
enclose you copy of remonstrance of the gentle
men who went to Albany which will be presented
(among numerous others) to the Assembly tomorrow,
and of which copy will be laid upon the desk of every
member Its brevity is not its worst feature and it
embraces the whole argument addressed to the members
at large
ST. see by advertisement in your paper of to-
day. meeting called in the Park this evening at
O'Clock, by person who for himself and others call
themselves refOrmers has been intmated to that
it possibly may be branch Of some of the national
clques other combinations have referred pass
resolutions in favor Of the police bill is in character
with the secret influences which have been at work at
Albany. To hold their meeting in the dark, at seven
O'Clock calls for perfect inysbili.y at this time of the
year.
As you are in the habit of giving to the public all the
doings Of the night well the day. hope you will
send of your reporters there and give TO the public
the character of the meeting. j. w. G.
New York, March o. 1854.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-23
Armed Procession In the Streets.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK HERALD.
Mr. EpIToR-Your article under this head reminds me
OF what heard from the lips of soldier belonging to
an Irish company the substance Of which remarks was
MS follows That the know nothings had better not
NEEDLE with or disturb the procession on that day
meaning the lth that the party out able to thrash
All the soldiers in the city, know nothings included
that they he rish) armed to the teeth each man
having twenty rounds of ball cartridge Further.
cartridges. 1t the duty of the comman ling officer
to see that no member Of the company left the armory
without them. These, he says were the orders given.
From whence, would ask, through your columns ema
mates this order to all citizen sodieryY Is it confined
to the Irish companess Answer this, and oblge
CITIZEN.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-23

NAVIGATION OF THE HUDSON RIvER.-The AL
bany Register Of the 22d inst says The steamer Isaac
Newton, Captain Peck arrived yesterday morning from
New York having been thoroughly repaired painted
during the winter. The Oregon, which left here Mon
day evening was aground yesterday morning at Muls
CURED in the channel of the river this point during
the winter This is selfeyident from the fact OF her
running aground when the river flooded The steamtug
Commerce arrived yesterday from New York with seven
teen barges tow She left the America Hudson at
Athens for the purpose Of sheathng. The Hudson
rived about dusk last evening, and the America was
hourly expected The steamtug Austin left yesterday
morning az ten O'Clock with nine barges In tow for New
York n deeply laden with -four produce and provisions
There large amount OF pretty formidable floating
ice in the river which retarded the progress Of boats
The steamer p G. Coan from Catskil had not arrived
at noon yesterday.
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American citizenship.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,

WASHINGTON, March 16, 1854.
SrYour letter Of the lth instant has been received
The which mentions not embraced in any law
Of the United States upon the subject of naturalization;
and it is believed have not been decided by any court
in this country Although in general it is not the duty
Of the Secretary Of State to express opinions of law and
yet under the impression that every person born in
the United States must be considered citizen of the
United States, notwithstanding one or both Of his
parents may have been alien at the time of his
birth. This is in conformity with the English common
law which law is generally acknowledged in this
try And person born of alien parents it is presumed,
would be considered natural born citizen of the United
States, in the language of the constitution, to
make him eligible to the Presidency. am, sir very
spectfully, your obedient servant, w. L. MARCY.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-23

AN AFFECTING INCrDENT.-The New Albany
Ledger says;-"An affecting incident related to us
this morning by gentleman who was witness to the
dreadful board the Reindeer after the recent ex
poson Two families of FIVE, and the other Of six
persons who removing from Ohio to Missouri were
died little girl of five six years Of age who belong
ed to one Of these families whose tender flesh liter
ally boiled, laid alongside of her mother, whose
spirit was passing in agony Of pain from its earthly
tenement Turning her eyes towards her mother, she
said Ma, it is so dark; will we not get home Poor
child Her eyes darkened by the haze Of death,
and afterwards her spirit unfettcred and did go
home, TO live forever with angelsn
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-23

HoRR1D MURDER IN ALLEGAN, MIcHIGAN.-A
letter written the 18th March, by brother of Alder
man Knapp, living Alegan Mich. relates the cir
cumstances OF dreadful of parrcde that recently
occurred there. man named Clements, about thirty
five years Of age killed his father old OF seventy
by choppng his head to pieces with axe. The muir
deror struck his victim thirteen blows with the edge Of
the instrument; and when he had accomplished the
dreadful deed attempted to kill his brother also The
nan arrested lie insisted that he had done the act
in perfectly cool blood and will only be content when he
has destroyed his brother The writer who present
after the murder committed and helped to bind the
maniac, says that the mother Of the murderer his
brothers wife and two young men, present, and
that the young the murder commtted--which
IL hardly credible The affair created great excitement
in the place.
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MARCH 22-An application was made 10 Judge Clerke,
his private residence for injunction in the OF
0rso~ Mr" assr s AssosssSn tSs Es
William Whtaen, Alexander Duncan, Watts Sherman,
and William B. Duncan.
The complaint which Is very volumnous sets forth the
of 1852 incorporating the ASSOCIATION and the act of
1853 amending the same. II states that the
capital stock of the association was increased by
the directors, under the last mentioned act, to
five hundred thousand dollars. That by the terms OF
said acts the corporation had no power to borrow
money on interest beyond the limit prescribed by
the mentioned act which provided that such loans
together with the capital stock should in no case
in all the Of FIVE hundred thousand dollars That
the plaintiff subscribed for his stock the faith that the
limits prescribed by the Legislature to the operations OF
the association thereto should be strictly observed That
the borrowing Of money on interest by the directors
CANT expenditure destructive Of the object of the assoca
ton, and runious to the interests of the stockholders
the association heretofore received il repayment
of moneys loaned to the directors on interest
may be refunded to the association by the parties who
other securities for the payment of such loans may
be ordered to deliver up the to be cancelled and
that an injunction may issue restraining the directors
from applying in future any funds the association in
payment of such Illegal loans
'fs in this action n
verified and from the affidavit of the plaintiff that the
said plaintiff is entitled to the relief demanded in the
complaint; and that portion Of such relief consists in
restraining the defendants from paying receiving any
funds money Of the corporation called The
tOn LOT the EXnlDltlOn OF the industry OF all Ma
TONS" in repayment Of moneys heretofore ille-
galy borrowed on interest by the directors of said
corporation acting professedy behalf of said corpora
on and processing to bind the property of said corpora
ton for the payment of such Illegal loans.
Now, motion Of Dillon 0Gorman of counsel for
said plaintiff the said defendants each Of them and
all the attorneys reasurers directors and agents of said
corporation hereby ordered and enjoned under the
penalties by law prescribed that they and each of them
do absolutely desst and refrain from applying recev
ing the funds moneys of said corporation any part
thereof, to the repayment of any moneys which may
have been heretofore borrowed interest by the
directors of said corporation, acting professedy be-
half of said corporation until this court shall have made
further order therein. THOS W. CLERKE.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-23
Court OF General Sessions.
Before Judge Beebe.


MARCH Defrduding Engrants.-John Brown and
James Burke who convicted last week of defraud
ing Gideon Grant and Others by selling them cattle train
tickets for Albany and the far west representing them
at the time to be first class tickets for which the com.
plainants paid them the highest price, were brought
to receive the sentence of the Court Judge Beebe
in sentence said he had no pity for persons
convicted of defraudng poor emgrants innocent of
and country and they had not had both of them
large families he would make their sentence severe as
the law would allow him; but in consideration of their
families he would deal lenently with them, by sentenc
ing them each to four months confinement in the peni
Tertiary.
Riot and Assault and BaHey-william Donohue John
Bracken and Thomas Connolly were then brought for
sentence they having been convicted few days ago
having been connected in the late riot between the memf
bers of engine companies Nos 80 and 49, the 18th in
sant in the neighborhood of Third and Thirty
fourth street. where stones brickbats and firearms
used indscrminatey both sides The Court sentenced
Donohue to sixty days confinement in the city prison and
fined him $25 Bracken and Connolly sentenced to
thirty days imprisonment in the city prison. and
fined SIS each all parties to stand committed until the
fines were paid.
Assault and Battery NTH Intent to Kal.John Finney
was then placed at the bar, charged with having
mted assault and battery upon the person of George
Walker, with intent to take his life From the evidence
of the prosecution 1t appeared that Walker proceeded
from his house in First street. Second avenue
the 9h of February last when he arrived at the
of Second and First street he the defendant
quarreling with friend of his and upon his going up
to them, the defendant showed him knife and asked
him If he liked it; the complainant said he did
about it.; whereupon the defendant set upon Walker,
took him by the collar, and stabbed him three times
the shoulder, the left arm, and
the small of the back-producng dangerous wounds
which were obliged to be dressed by Dr. Budd. For the
defence sought to prove that the defendant acted
only in self Defence that he struck by Walker and
the person whom he quarrelng with and that all
his acts committed in self defence and not with
feonious intent The jury in this case after due
sideraton rendered verdict of guilty of assault and
battery only.
The court then adjourned for the day.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-23

The following is list of the persons killed and injured
by the explosion board the steamer Reindeer at Can
Melton on the 18th inst -
Robt. Ferrier, Canada. BENZ. Guest st. Louis
Cary Bodel Howard coun- Mr. Gabbiger Louisville.
", Mo- r. r. Stadleman, st. Louis
Robert Craley, Pittsburg. Michel Borge, KY.
L. NJ. Brown, Eperidge. James Rutherford, Ky.
Iayid Richards, KY A. McNutt, Iowa
Isaac Conner Sciota o. Pierce Cary, Ohio.
Mr.. Puryis Cannelton. Michael Lynch, do.
Pat. Merriman Ohio. Signor yrecanter, Italy.
Pat, Gallagher Pittsburg. Rachael Snyder, Ohio.
Andrew Snyder, Ohio. Mary Snyder, do.
Vim. Snyder, do. Jane Pulves, St Louis.
Cath. Doyle, Pittsburg. Nancy Allen, Ohio.
VIM. Thorn, Louisville. James Allen, do.
Ann Allen, Ohio. Margaret Allen, do.
Mary Allen do Patrick Conner, Matamoras
Jordan Peak, Warsaw. John Bolton, Columbus, o.
4. Mcintyre, Matamoras. u. Mullen, mate, Louis
6. L. Hyatt, Alton vile.
Frederick Ludwig second engineer Louisville.