The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1858-05-21
IsnrE Laws,

tS VI tue FeCtHt Legislature OF ollF otdte, aHu
IS now law Of The land
SEC. !. BE it enacted, SC, That the law fui
rate Of interest for he loan OF use Of money in
all cases where no express contract shall have
been made for less rate, shall b. six per
centum per annum as heretofore, and The first
and SECOND sections Of the act passed ID March,
1898 entitled s'an ac TO reduce the interest Of
money from eight 10 SIX per cent, per annum, .
tPurdon 45l, SIC. ! and 2,) be and the same is
hereby repealed.
SEC 2. That when a rate Of interest for the
loan or use Of money exceeding that established
by law shall have been reserved or contracted
for, the borrower or DEBTOR shall not be required
To paw 10 The creditor the excess over the legal
rate, and It shall BE- lawful Tor snch borrower or
debtor at his option to retain aud d~daet such
excess from The amannt otanY such deht, and in
all Gases where aHY borrower or debtor shall
heretofore or hereafter have voluntarily paid the
whole debt or sum loaned, together u ih inter-
es, exceeding the lawful rate no action to re-
cover back any such excess Shall be sustained in
any Court of this Commonwealth, unless the
same shall have been cotnint need six months
from and after the time Of such payment, Pro-
piatd alwaya that nothing in this act shall affect
the holders Of negotiable paper taken bona fde
in The usual course ofbusiuess.
THe NEGROES in KANSAS TAKING THEIR Po-
slTIoN.-We feayn from The Kansas Western
journal Of Commerce, that on Tuesday, the ! 3th
inst, meeting OF The free blacks OF Lrayen-
worth City, was held to express their approba-
ton Of the action of the late Constitutional
Convention, in granting 70 them the "right OF
suffrage and the freedom of schools, on perfect
equality with the white man. Resolutions
were adopted congratulalng thir colored friends
throughout the country and inviting them 10
emisratp at once to the free soil OF Kansas, as a
place where the black man has his proper posi-
ton. The resolutions approving of the doings
Of the Convention Were objected to on one
ground only, and that was, allowing foreigners
TO vote simply on taking out their first papers.
One ofthe orators is thus reported
'Ntr President, [ is opposed TO dem are res
olutions-kase is a nati5 American myself I
is; and dat Constitution gives 10 de foreigners de
same rights as de natib born. Dat sab, I ncb-
Der will swallow. / is wiIIin' for de rest to
vote same as the balla0ce-bui de foreigners
nebber, sab, nebber Isay again, sab, is a
nalib American, is! Is in favor Of Criuen-
den's bill, sah.''
The remarks OF The native sable orator were
received with uproafious applause, but the rea-
soning Of the speaker was swallowed up by that
other great consideration, that the Cunyptiou
bad put negroes on an equality, as to the right
Of suffrage aud freedom Of the common schools,
with tae white people; 50 the resolutions were
adopted with great enthusiasm. 1t would seem,
from the proceedings Of that meeting, that the
free negroes of Kansas intend to avail them
selves Of The acts and the doctIines of the Black
Republicans in their fa9or.-Ciaciaaatt En-
qa5rer.
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Buffalo Express tells of wafike invention Just
brought out IN that city which is Of an extra
ordinary Character, providedit possesses all the
qualities represented: at vas tested vesier-
day afternoon in a vacant building on Washing
ion street, between Seneca aud Exchange streets
Ihe piece is beautiful little brass gun Of the
usual shape, mounted on wheels, and 50 con
structed that a rotary cylinder constitutes the
breech, which contains four charges, replcnish-
ed by means ota hopper, and fired as rapidly as
a man can work an ordinary lever -sackward
and forward. The piece IS discharged by elecirI-
city, and from this results an important and
valuable discovery, which was developed after
the completion OF the piece By means Of the /
battery and wires connecting with the cylinder /
by which ignition is caused, The cylinder be-
comes perfectly electrical uhic3 kceDg IL rs
cool rs If continually J4thsd nth ice. Some
two hundred rounds were fired Yesterday in
rapid successon, at the rate Of 80 rounds Drr
minute, al the end Of which time, withau, usi0r
The swa5 once, the breech was much colder than I
when the firing commenced. The rapiditv oFI
he firing was much retarded by the b Id quality
ol The cartridge IN use, bat such as it was,
It was sufficient to demonstrate the complete sue
cess OF the invention. Even 90 rounds ppr
minute would seem to be sufficient for all reason
able or unreasonable purposes for that matter
but we entertain no doubt that with cartridrps
properly prepared, the inventors expectation
u CD rounds per minute viii be fully realized.
W understand that as soon as all arranrements
are completed, the inventors will proceed 10
" ashlngion and lay their plans before the
government. The necessary steps have been
aiken to secure European patents, and when all
S complete, and the machine is in operation, we
10 not believe that nations can hereafter afford
o goto 1oar.
ACCIDENT FROM BuRNlNG FLUID.-Nancv 7
laughter Of Mrs, j. E. Arnold, of Peach Bot
ON township, in this county, aged about ,
years, was severely burned on Sunday evening.
he 25th ult., in the following manner. Whilst
eated on chair by The stove with fluid lamp
n one hand, and book she was reading in the
hher, she fell asleep, and in her state of un-
let the lamp fall from her hand 10
be floor, breaking the lamp, and scattering The
luid over her clothes and The floor around her.
urnlng her clothes and different parts Other
.ody and hands one Of her hands being very
adly burned IN her attempt TO extinguish the
lanes The crips Of the sufferer aroused 6e,
ratarr, Mho was asleep at the time, AID Who i
r'1rd a bucket OF water which he altcmr,,.} g.,