The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1857-09-11
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ed ComHl'iee Oh ndIlis at tue approaching State
Far.-Erchange.
Wilmot should be made chairman of that
Committee, as he is a frst-rate Judge of gam
mon at least his speeches would lead one to
believe 50.
"A fine looking volunteer company, called
the ''Bucnanan Guards has been organized in
Cambria city, Pa, by Brigade Inspector, Cap
tain John Humphreys, Mexican veteran.-
The following gentlemen were elected officers ;
Capla;n-CharIes Kelley. lst. Lieutenant
James Morgan. Cd. Lieutenaut-E Edward
Quinn.
The report of the Auditor, just published,
shows the gaue Of real and personal property
in ST. Louis, for 1857, 10 be over seUeafg-ihree
millions ofdoIlars In 1855 the total amount
was 100000. This shows an increase of
$2l $685. 600, or about forty per cent. in two
years.
The venerable Rembrandt PeaIe, of this
city, now in his eighteth year, is sojourning
near Boston. This distinguished artist is the
only painter now living to whom Washington
sal for mis- portrait. Mr., Peae's first visit to
Europe was made in 1909, when he painted
Thor waldson.
The receipts of the Morris Canal for the
season ending last Saturday, were $3.50, 1855
an increase Of $647,27, over the corresponding
time last year. The receipts ofthe week rx-
I cpedrd those Of the corresponding week ST.,
78I 70.
The people of Yorktown and It's vicinity
propose to celebrate the coming anniversary of
those important Revolutionary events, the bat
tie Of Yorktown and surrender of CORVALLIS,
which took ploce on the 10Th of October, 1881
The Democratic Convention Of the first
Congressional District Of Mary Iand met at Cam
bridge on Friday last, and on the first ballot,
the Hon. James A. Stewart was renominated
for Congress.
The Mayor of Bangor has offered $500
reward for the arrest of the person or persons by
whom Benjamin Hurd, of that city, is supposed
to have been murdered on the 23d or 9th of
August
The appropriations for the Capitol extern
sions at Washington City amount to $685.
900, and it is estimated that at least Sl,l85,-
1873 will still be necessary to complete them.
The macker4l, cod, and salmon fisheries
are reported By correspondent Of the Boston
TraDeIler, to be below half the usual yield up
to this time.
1t stated that the Central Bank ofCincin-
natl (Ohio) will, in few days, meet all its La
bilitps and resume business. 1t closed its doors
on "Wednesday last.
"A party ofgipsies have made their ap-
pearance at Portage, Ohio, and the people in
that section are complaining of their depreda-
tions.
An eopement of man named John Hen
sen, with his step-daughter, took place at St.
Louis few days since.
Park Benjamin is to deliver 4 course of
Lectures before the 81. Louis Library Associa-
ton this fall.
New couaterfrts on the Hartford Comm
bank have made their appearance.
John WiIIison was killed in Westmoreand
county, last week, by being crushed under a
boiler which was being removed. A German
was found crushed under pile of slate in a coal
bank, near Dravos5urg.
Hon. w, F. Packer. the Democratic can
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dav, as was also the Hon. Charles Buckaew,
Chairman OF the Democratic State Central Com
mittre.
Col. w. w. Foster has resigned his posi-
ton as Superintendent of the Dauphin and Sns-
quehanna Railroad Company, and intends to
make his future residence at Queenstown, Dau-
phin county.
--Wm. A. Cook, the Black Republican can
didap for Assembly, in Wpstmoreland, has
brought sui against the Greensburg Democrat
and Pittsburg Post, for libel
Frederick Weller, of West Hompfeld,
Lancaster county, was killed on Monday last,
at Nordwell's ore bank, by the cavng in ofa
dirt bank.
Col Levi L. Tate has dissolved his CON
nectton with thr Berwick Gazette, having sold
hls interest to Walter A. Hibbs. Col. 7. sill
retains the Bloomsbury Democrat.
The Democracy of SchnyIkill county are
to have grand ratification meeting in Pot.sviIle
on the 14th inst.
There is to be Convention Of Sabbath
School Teachers, of New York State, at Ro-
chester, on the 4th inst
The celahratnd horse nGlencnen died in