The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1856-08-22

nv ~ t'NO tOuii2 iittl- liz dHl JOiiISOiJ anu
Franklin Simms, who went to his relief 10 a
skiif which Mr.. Henry Rigg had hurriedly got
ready for the purpose at the time Of their de-
scent over the Falls. This is a ieature hither-
10 unknown in the navigation OF the krna-
wha.
IN INTERESTING Letter Of lion. Darid S. Reid
( .Hr Buc4onoa and .uy. Fillmore OF lie
/ Rankrupt Lar.
I Ii answer 10 numerous inquiries as to the
truth Of a charge by know-nothing politicians
/ that MIR. Buchanan Supported he bankrupt law
/ iu 1871, SeaatorsReid has addressed the letter
/ below 10 the editots Of the Raleigh Standard
! The letter is valuabIe not only in setting forth
i the true positions ofMessfs. Buchanan and Fill
! more on the bankrupt law, bot Gov. Reid iakrs
occasion 10 present 10 the people OF North Car
/ olina the real issue before the country, and the
dangers involved in the pending presidential
contest. No weil-iniormed man Of candor can
1 dispute the post ions Of Gov. Reid. The fol-
lowing is part of the letter:
| WASHINGTON CRY, July IS, 1856.
Msssrs HOLDEN s. WILSON Il have recent
" received letters from various points in our
State, informing M that the Hon James Bu-
chanan is chargrd by The political friends OF
Mr.. Fillmore with having voted for the bank
rupt law Of 1871. TO save the trouble of a9-a
swerng these inquiries seperatviy,I have writ
ten this letter for publication, giving state
mtnt Of the facts as / find them.
At the time this act was passed Mr.. Buchan-
an was in the I nitrd States Senate, and on Ju-
" a, 1871, he is recorded as voting against
the passage Of the bankrupt bill. See Senate
Journal for that session, page Is. On the
same day Mr.. Buchanan made speech against
The bill See Appendix to Congressional G lobe
for that session, page 205.
On February %, 1913, Mr.. Buchanan is re-
corded as voting for the repeal of The bankrupt
law. See Senate Journal for that Session, page
800.
When the act passed Mr.. Fillmore was
member Of the House OF Representatives, and
on August IS, 1871, he is recorded as voting
for the bankrupt bill. (Sre House Journal for
that session, page 378.) MIR. Fillmore made a
speech in favor OF the passage Of the bill Au-
gust l6, 1871. (See Appendix to Congression-
al Globe for that session, page 4S0
On January II, 1913, MlIard Fillmore is
recorded as voting against the repeal Of the
bankrupt act. (See House Journal for that Ses-
sion, page 2l5,i
1t will, therefore, be sfpn that Mr.. Buchanan
did moi vote for the bankrupt law, but that Mr..
Fillmore did: aud moreover that Mr. Bucha-
an voted for tie rcped Of the law, while Mr..
Fillmore voted against lie repeal.
Heroic Wife-An Exciting Incident.
A passenger on board the iIl-iated steamer
Norihern Indiana, gives the Syracuse (N. "
journal an account of the narrow escape of
Cicero Fowler and wife, of that county, who
were also on board when she took fire:
There was but one life preserver for Mrs. F.
and her husband he insisted imperativeIy that
she shonId put it on she peremPtoriy refused,
saying she ''was in poor health, and his life
was worth far more than hers The preserver
having no strap, Mrs. T. tore TIE hem from her
dress and fastened it to her husband, whom she
continued to encourage, saying she could hold
on to him, and, if the prrserver could not sus-
tain them both, she would be the one to let go
and leave hn to save himself.
The FIRE was getting hotter and hotter. The
water was thick with human forms struggling
for life she tore her bonnet, already on fire,
from her head. and, hand in hand with one she
loved better than herself, took the dangerous
leap. As they arose from the water, hlr. Fow-
Ter assisted bis wife in procuring good hold Of
him en- or about the shoulders. She wiped the
water from his mouth and eyes, and encourag-
cd him TO retain bis hope of being saved. lie
continued to Struggle with the waves. Hall an
hour elapsed and there were no signs Of assist
ance. His strength was rapidly failing bis
| wife Observing it, tried anew to cheer him
He said he could not stand it any longer; it
seemed as though be must give up. At that
moment she beard a steamer coming rapidly
through the water She says: ''NIv dear hus-
band few moments more and we are safe
! Don't you hear boat coming Z" He said be
did, and immediately revived, made all the Ell
fort in his power, and struggled for himself and
his heroic wife, untiI the Mississippi came up
and took them with scores of others, on her
commodious deck.
Norm CAROLINA ELEcTIoNs.- -OLD-LlNE
WHGs.--Noihing shows more strikingly the
change of sentiment the country has undergone
lthan the late result ip Mir. Clngman's or the
Buncombe district OF North Carolina. This re-
gion used to be the stronghold OF the whlg par
ty, and was exultingly referred TO as the ''great
western reserve" whose vote decided every
contest in The Old North State. But now, in
stead of whIg majority OF SIX Or seven thou
sand, every one of ITS counties heard from has
given democratic majoriteS in the recent elec-
ton. Will not the masses of patriotic wings
everywhere stand by such men as Pearce and
| Pratt, and James c. Jones and Benjamin, and
Grycr, and host Of the brightest lights Of the
old whig party?
! Sailing HAy.-ThS practice we have rea-
son to think, is greatly overdone. Two quarts
Of fine salt to each ton of hay, scatterd through
n iS Su fficipnt IL is wasteiui thnu to oct hay