The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1856-03-21
NEw ORLEANS, March l2.

thern Light left on the same day for New York,
with 100000 in gold,
The ships SkyIark and Flora Temple, from
New York, and The Ringleader and Wings Of
the Morning, Mameluke Wild Ranger, from
Philadelphia, have arrived at San Francisco.
The markets have slightly improved, and the
mines are yielding largely
A shock Of an earthquake occurred at San
Francisco on The 18th uIi., and caused some
slight damage It was felt throughout the
STATE.
The appointment OF Mr.. McDufie, as L. s.
Marshal of The District, has caused much lndig-
nation. Ilr is charged with being profession
al gambler, and strong petitions have been signed
for bis removal. II is supposed that President
Pierce has been imposed upon, or made the ap-
Pointmeni by accident.
The Indians are still committing onrages in
Oregon and Washington territories. Numerous
volnnieer compaules were mastering 10 act a.
gainst the uarauders.
The question in relation 10 State government
for Oregon, is 10 90 10 the people by special
election, 10 be held IN April.
Central America.
Gen. Walker has stizpd all the boats brloRg-
ing to the Transit Company, and after annnl-
ing the charter, has granted charter to anolh-
er Company.
II is said that Costa Rica has not received
Col. Schlessinger, and there is strong opposition
there to the foreign party in Nicaragua
Col Kinney has Published letter in sub
sanitation OF his claim in Central America
From Japan.
The schooner Pag- arrived al San Francisco
from Japan, brings most distressing intelligence.
1t is reported that The city of Jeddo was destroy
I'd by an earthquake on the lth of November.
One huadred thousand houses 1t IS estimated
were demolished, burying about thirty thousdnd
human beings beneath he ruins.
Later From Mexiee.
NEw ORLEANS, March 12.
The steamer Trxas has arrived With Vera
Cruz dates to the 9th inst.
Affairs at Pupba changed bnt little. Tama-
rez WAS still there, and 5000 government troops
We're soon expected to carry Oil the sege. The
Revolution had been crushed in other parts.
The Constituent Congress has elected Com
oDiort President for ont year.
MARRIAGES ExrRAoeDixARY.- We copy
without vouching for the truth of the following
1t appeared in a late number of the MaysviIe
tky.l Eagle:
ain Brackpn county, Ky. Esquire School
field, recently united IN marriage boy aged
fifteen gears weighing serenity pounds to lady
aged t,centg-one gears, and weighing one hra-
dred md ffg pounds In the same house, at
another time, By another magistrate, the father
of the aforesaid youthful bridegroom was mar
lied to younger sister of the fat bride. The
old man WAS Sixtv-fivr, aud the girl was seven
teen years old.
The bov-husband IS brofher-in-law 10 his
father, end the old mans wife Is step-moiherto to
her brother-in-law. The house where these
marriages occurred is a little cabin, constructed
Of rouod logs, and located in deep hollow be-
tween two lofty bills, where the sun is visible
only four hours each day.
.7rr6sf of .4liedged .liaI Robbers at Cam
6erland--We learn from the Baltimore Susl
that at the instance of Col. James l.. Magure.
the efficient United States Special Mail Agent,
two men named George Newell alias Anneville,
and Llovd Dowden, were arrested at Cumber-
land, Md. on the 2Gth ut., by the Depu,y
Marshal for that town, on the charge Of com
milling depredaions on the mails passing
through the Cumberland post Office.
Tnr FAvoerTr Son or New YoRK-Thc
New York Express will have ii that Fillmore is
sthc favoritr son OF New York. One of the
':laYori:e's" brothers the Albany kncksrbock-
erl thus speaks oi his strength at home;
"Fillmorp's nomination is one Of the weakest
for Ibis State that cond possibly have been
made. According 10 Hammond, he was nomi-
mated against the expressed wish of two-thirdS
of the Hindoo members of the legislature, a
gainSt the expressed wish OF majority of the
State officers against the expressed wish OF more
than two-thirds of the delegates from the State
in the convention"
.Nr Bnchoaaas Ret1rn.-The PiHs6urg
Union saws gentleman OF that city has let
ter from Buchanan, dated the 18th OF February,
in which he SAYS that he had not yet decided
whether he would return home Immediately al
ter the arrival of MIR. Dallas, pass the month
of March on the Continent. He fel, indsposed
for tip on the ocean during the month of
March, il usually being the roughest time 10 the
year for crossing the Atlantic.
GJ'The Georgia Telegraph, X. y. says:-"Onr
Georgia know-nothing friends may console them
selves that, if the second Philadelphia convention
has ignored slavery and the 18th ssction and kicked
the Georgia platform to the dogs, II still
belief in the existence ofa Supreme Being That
is some comfort, and every little helps in a dry
time