The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1856-06-06
The Murder al Wizards.


opinion ofthe press at large That opiuion has
been fully and boldly expressed. FTomone end
OF the country to thu other, an indignant drnun-
citation Of the brutal perpetrator OF the crime
has broken out Everywhere, there is the deep
est sympathy for Heating. EveryWhere we
find execTations heaped upon the hrad of Her
bert. The American press has in the lnoblest
manner proved itself the champion of the in
nocent and the chastiser of the guilty.
So loud and coarse have been the oppFohrions
words and ISLANDERS flung, these two years past,
upon the Irish in America with so hiiteI all
lngratitude have they been pronounced unwor-
thy to share the privileges and honors.of the
republic SO fercely have they been threatened
with prescription that we were somewhat
fearful lest in this case, justice would not be done
between the parties. We confess ourselves
! grievouSly mistaken. Justice has been DONE
Prompt, rigorous Justice has been done.
! Poor Keatng lies there in his red grave, and
/ thousands of manly voices all over the country
bewal his fate. Herbert hangs upon gibbet
at the gate of the Capitol, amid the hootings of
the people.
! The event teaches two great lessons. tt
warns the arrogant and brutal that the poor
man TO whom God has assigned an humble lot in
the community, is not TO be struck down 'bv the
murderer with upuniiy. 1t warns them that
! in spirit of the Republic watches over the low
liest of her children, and for every wrong done
them that terrible retribution shall be eSci-
! ted.
On the other hand, the public expressions
which have followed full and fast upon he MUIR
der, should satisfy, the most tinid or sus-
picious of our countrymen, that, though faction
lists may rail at them, deridlng their creed, race,
and poverty, there IS no true reason for them TO
be alarmed. On the contrary, they should
rest convinced that the laws, the constitution,
and above all the chivar0Us and generous spir-
it of the people Of the United States. Will See
/ them protected, honored, and avenged.
/ Herbert may not die by the hand Of the Sher-
it, But he lives 10 walk the streets, and jdur-
nry by boat and cars, and sit at the public table
of the hotel, with the damning brand of Cain
/ upon his forehead. The public opinion of a
merca, expressed through her press, has mark-
( ed him with the blood Of Thamas keating- The
/ brow on which it has been stamped shall never
be white again upon the earth.-Ihe friSA
/ .News, ~. York;
/ SouTH AMERICAN SNAEEs.--In this part Of
the Orinco we repeatedly saw water saakes
swimming from one island to another and
sometimes they passed over the boats, TO the
( great alarm Of the passengers, but without at
( tempting TO do auy mischief. They are Of
! light green color, SIX or eight feet long. and
swim with about third OF their body raised
out of the water, propeIling themselves rapidly
/ along by the undulatng motion of their tail.
/ We were informed by the boatman that their
prey consisted chiefly of water rats and young
/ birds. The steersmen Of the launches always
endravor TO avoid sailing under the trees that o.
verhang the river. lest the mast drtacb souie Of
| the snakes from the branches We frequently
saw numbers of them, exhibiting the most bril-
liant colors, while baskng in the sun on trees.
/ A European Traveller who visited those parts in
! 1888, lay down to sleep upon the bank of the
/ Orinoco, and was presently awakened by cries
| of alarm and horror. What was his dismay
/ when he found himself encircled in the folds of
/ nnumerablp snakes? The native boaiman,
/ whose cries bad aroused him, proceeded to de-
! liver him from the hiceous coils in which he
was enmeshrd but Ike Traveller never COM
! petelv recovered the shock which he had recel-
/ we'd. His nerves were completely unSrung
and he died delrious about four years after
wards at Porto Rico.
| MAJOR DoNELsoN, it will be remembered,
! says he left the Democratic party because hr
could no longer sustain its principles, which re-
/ minds a Western editor Of the manner in which
/ fellow who was mol wanted in a certain COM
! panv told his story 'sWhv did you leave old
man Smiths so early last night 2" was the qmcs-
ton? "Why, you see, called TO See Miss
! Nancy, and she wouldn't have anything to saw
to me. So ] sot while longer and then one of
the boys came and took me TO the door and
gave me push, and then thought NAV be my
company wasn't wanted, and sol left"
BEAUTY or RELIGIOUS LIrE.-The beauty
of a religious life is one of its greatest recon-
mendations. What does it possess2 Peace TO
all mankind-it,teachesu us those arts which will
render US beloved and respected which will
contribute to our present comfort as we'll as to
our future happiness. Its greatest ornament is
charity-it inculcates nothing but love and
simplicity of action--it teaches nothing but the
purest spirit Of delight in short, it is system
perfectly calculated to benefit The heart, improve
the mind, and enhghten the understanding.
TREMENDOUS FREsHET IN TENNESSEE, The I
Tennessee papers report Destructive freshets IN
that State. In Giles county, hogs, cattle, and
sheep were drowned, bridges carried away, and
much other damage done. One farmer lost two
hundred head OF sheep. At Lebanon the town
was overHowed. and MANY families driven from
their houses to seek shelter elsewhere. In 9TH
er counties the food was not lighter, though the
destruction is not reported as so great
nZThe MidicaI Hospital at St. Louis was
DESTROYED by fire on the 18th ult There were
90 patients in at the time the fire broke oat,
but all, except one, were rescued.