The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1855-02-16

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UZ PRoHlBIToRY LlQUoR Law IN MICHIGAN.
The Governor OF Michigan has signed the
OF that State few DAYS ago. Ii takes effect in
ninety days after its approval. There are some
provisions about il that render it doubtful
whether it is constitutional or not. One of
these allows man 10 make an affidavit that be
suspects and believes that an individual las IL
quor about his premises with intent 10 srl-and
therupon justice may issue warrant to srize
and destroy the liquor, upon proof ofthe com
plant. Another provision allows druggists TO
sell liquors.
AMERICANS IN LoNpoN.-An American wri-
ting from London to the Newark .8drertiSer,
says: 81 have been lorciblY and agrerably I'M
pressed with The attention which foreigners, at
least Americans, receive here No trouble is
too great for those in office 10 take in order to
enable them 10 enjoy and profit by the objects
they have travelled 50 many miles to and
study. Even collections Of paintings, shut 10
the British public, (Lord Elsmrrt's gallery, for
eXamplr,) are freely opened to them without fee
or reward.
I'LL is a singular fact that 300 years ago,
our fathers compelled the Scotch aud Irish 10
bear arms: which shows that 1893 and 1855
are at variance. Thus, at the General Court
holden at Plymouth, on the 9th of June, 1868,
it was enacted
'sThat ali such Scots and irish as are in any
township in this government shall bear arms
and tram as others, excepting such as are SER
wants, from month to month" h"-Soiem Regis
Ter
G[THE AIRLINE RAILROAD PRoJEcT De-
TWEEN NEW YoRK AND THE SoUTn.--A ppica-
ton has again been made to the Legislature Of
the State OF New jersey for a charter to COM
pany for constructing an ssaIr-lne railroad"
through that State, Delaware, Maryland, and
Virginia, so as TO connect Norfolk with New
York city. 1t is said the bill will be pressed
with good prospects of success.
yQueen Isabella of Spain, has sent mag
nihcent golden tiara, as a personal present to
the Pope. The tiara is encrusted with no few
er than eighteen thousand brilliants. so SIT as to
throw off rays at all points, and to form around
The holy fathers head halo OF light like thr
''glory" Of a saint The Pope's "nrxt best"
tiara IS one that was presented 10 Plus VII, by
Napoleon |.
AMERICAN STEAMERS FOR THE EUROPEAN
WAr.-It is asserted in one ofthp Southamp-
ton tEngllsh) papers, that the British have just
despatched two naval officers TO the United
States. 10 purchase a large number Of STEAMERS
for war purposes. Vessels OF light drafts Of
water, for use in the sea Of Azof and in the
Baltic, are the class understood to be wanted.
DE-A Washington millionaire has given out
IL, &. ,-L+
was intended to eclipse all previous reunions Of
the kind at the federal capital. He opens a
r;rw mansion. and his three daughters are 10 APP
pear in great splendor, WEARING dresses that
cost $500 each. Musicians were engaged in
New York.
n-Fire Marshal Baker, of New York, has
reported his investigations for six months, from
June l to December |, 1854. OF $50 fires
during that period, 5S supposed TO have
been caused by incendIareS, 80 10 have been
"set," thy the occupants, we presume, it is
intended and So to have been the result of ac-
cident.
IT Wild cats still exist in the backwoods Of
Massachusetts,, though one might have suppos-
ed that the progress Of settlement would have
long since driven them away or eXtermnatpd
them. Three were killed recently at Easlhamp-
ton, which had been committing depredations
upon the sheep.
rNravor Wood Of Now yorl bas r,,ds
nc,.rs,,,. -. -. .et .
IN London, Manchester and other European
cities, to clran the streets of districts wherein
'"T w. contractors nave iai'Fu' Inc experiment
VIII oe 'riea at an early Gay.
GA young lady at Brighton. while in the
act oil shfezing, came near dIslocatng her neck;
she was InSensiolf Tor some hours, and had 1t
l'o' orth Tor the Shlti ol thr surgeon, VINO was