The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1858-09-17

lars, with the promise that the volume o. letters
should be burnt.
A CANAL THROUGH Tue Rocky IIouNr6fxs,
During the recent debate ia the British
House Of Commons on the subject Of the renew
ing Of theHudsch Bas ComPany's rii,iiigss, Lord
BURY affirmed that communication might ga
silly Be established between Lake Superior and
the Pacific Ocean bv lie means OF ship cana!
connecting the Saskatchewan and Columbia
rivers. Both rivers take Their rise in the Rocky
Mountains, The Columbia flowing west to the
Pacific and the Saskatchewan running east to
Lake Winnipeg, a little TO the north west Of
Lake Superior. With the exception OF sin
gle rapid (which might BE- avoided by canal,)
his lordship stated that the navigation OF the
Saskatchewan offers no difficulty. With that
one exception a vessel Of considerable size can
/ be taken up to the loot of the Rocky Mountains
and at this point there is gap in the mountain
which nterposes no great obstacle 10 the juno
tion Of the Columbia aud Saskatchewan, whose
sources are but short distance apart. Thus
direct communication would be established
with the Pacific.
! NoBlE DoG.-Capi Barrow, of the steamer
Telegraph, on Lake Michigan, had his boat run
down BY schooner, during a stormy night about
ttlF III ~ VI iBt SditiN tfudi kStl di tiiS
passengers in the life boat: soon after which his
s.a,,.a~a.at, ,,4A-.- hi...- 'V.iv ,.as 4t.sl
CLING with the raging biIIows his Newfoundland
dog kept swimming close by has sidr frequently
placing his nose undrr the chin OF his master to
| keep his head above water, and continued to do
50 until picked up by the schopner'S boat. Not
d life was lost by The farlul accident.
FRoM NAsniNaToN-H Washington SeJf O.
The receipts into The treasury last week amoun-
ted 10 nearly a nlioa six hundred and eighty
two thousand dollars; increase over the pra-
| vIouS week of two hundred and fity thousand:
The amount on deposit TO over fourteen and
half. Oithe ten millions one hundred and TWEEN
~ three thousand dollars ia New York, seven
teen hundred and forty thonsand have been or
dered to BE- transferred.
LARGE bodies Office have been obs rived in the
Atlantic ocean recently. One was enormous
IN size, being two hundred feet high and four
hundred feet long. AT this season of the year iot
IS seldom seen by voyagers, and the probability
IS, the summer within the Arctic zone has been
unusually powerful in setting free the noun
ans Of ice in that region.
Taking a Copper Cent from a Chiips Sfomach
On Monday last, little glrl about three
years of age, daughter of Mr.. Phillip Pot sdam
living near the corner of Fifth and Sycamore
streets swallowed a copper cent, OF The old coin
age. The child suffered considerable pain, bui
al! efforts TO remove the cent br cahartics or
enetlcS proved unavailng. The coin, however
was SkiIfuily taken from the stomach by ply
s'cian, by The use OF an instrument inserted in
the mouth.-C Cincinnati Gazette
u The New Orleans papers contain the de-
taIts OF the adyices from Mexico, Of which we
have been previously advised by the telegraph.
The capture OF TamPco by the Liberaists was
lurihered BY the disorder and revelation among
Its citizens. General FIDAURRI seems TO be. on
the high road TO snccess being about to effect
favorable financial transaction. He was march
ing against the City OF Mexico.
MONSTER RrLlGlous MEETING IN MEXICO
The 81 Lotus Republican has the following
''Ne learn that an immense number Of per
sons are 10 attendance at Mckee, in Adrain |
on the meeting being held there al this tia4 by /
the Christian Baptist Church.
''ll is estimated that not less than three thon-
sand persons were present al sunrise on Sunday I
morning last. To accommodate the immense |
crowd ar5ars were made on each side of The
church, with seats. SO that persons outside Of
the building, as well as inside, can particlpate
in the worship.
"Fhis is what is called district meeting.
being an assembling of :he ministers of the /
church at certain point within The congressior-
al district, and their meetings are always attrac
rs ha hocf talap f0Ft tto