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The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-09-23
small COMPARED with whal they were

small compared with what they were in
1856.
"A Trlegraphrc despatch from Buffalo, n.
Y, states that a convention comprising the lea
ding A6olitionists, Spiritualists, Free Lovers,
Inidels, Fanatics, and Women's Rights men
and women, has been in session in that city for
two days past. An interesting gathering
that
The publc examination of teachers 70 r
Bedford borough and Bedford township, Will
take place on Friday and Saturday, in the lee
ture room of the Presbyterian Church, Begin
nirg at 9 O'Clock, A. NJ, on each day. The
public are invited TO attend.
-Four and three tenths cubic inches of wa
ter fell during the rain on last FRIDAY and Sat-
urday, and eight tenths on "Wednesday morning
oftnis week.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-09-23
THE SYMPATHY GAME.

One of the electioneering tricks of GEO. w.
WILLIAMS, is to write letters to Somerset to
the effect that the Democrats of Bedford county
are trying to get votes for Mr.. GUMP at the
expense of Gen. Colfroth By circulating this
iasehood in Somerset county, he thinks he can
bamboozle some Democrats there into dropping
Mr. Gump. He knows that his niggerism is
unpalatable TO the people, and he must sugar
coat it somehow in order TO get the old Silver
Gray Wings and Straight-out Americans to
swallow it. Mr.. Williams also tries his hand
at the sympathy game. He has an article pub
lished in his Somerset organ, setting forth that
Gen CoAroth is trying to defeat him on local
grounds, doubtless thinking this would have the
effect of getting him some votes in this county,
for local reasons. Mr.. Williams plans are
very shrewd, but he will find that the people
of this Legislative district are not fools enough
to be caught by his trickery.
ssThe best laid plans of mice and men,
Gang aft agley."
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-09-23
NLlLLERISM EXTRAORDINARY.

Our readers are, doubtless, well aware that there
Is sect in some of the Eastern states, called
Millerites. They have prophet, or son OF
prophet, or several prophets, or several sons oil
prophets, by whom the end Of the world IS fore
told with remarkable accuracy, every year or
two. We believe their last prophecy fixed the
time for the eternal smash of all things terrestrl-
al, in June last. But 10 the great regret OF Tel
egraph companies and newspaper reporters,
''auld nature" utterly refused TO be annihilated,
according 20 the programme of the Millerites.
Are the people of Bedford county coghiz ant
of the astounding fact that they have seer IN
their midst whose prophetic outgvings tar eX-
ceed in truhfulness ana correctness, the InfallI-
Bile predictions of Millerism ? If not, let them
turn to the columns of the Bedford Abolition or
gan, in its issues Immediately preceding the e.
lections of '56, '57, and '58, and to an article
contained in the last number, in which the
prophecy is regularly made, in four "equa
annual" guesses, that the Democracy would be
defeated in this county. What gifted prophet
Mr.. Jordan is! ga Daniel! A second Daniel y
not E'come to Judgment" but to prophesy
Hadn't the Opposition better add Milerism tc
their Know-Nothingism, Black-Republicanlem
Abolitionism, Amalgamationism, and the varl'
Gus other isms that adorn their creed
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-09-23
Sherifs Sale.

by virtue OF writ of Vend. Exponas TO me d.
rected, there will be exposed to public sale, at the
Court House; in the town of Bedford, on Saturday,
the 10th day of October, A. D. 1859, at o'clock.
:. NJ, the following property, to wit; One lot of
Ground IN the town of Stonerstown, fronting fifty
hve feet on the Street leading to the town OF Saxton
ana extending back about 90 feet to the Lutheran
ohnfch' with two story plank house thereon cree
ted, adjoining vacant lots on the East and West.
situate IN Liberty township, Bedford County. Sell
zed and taken in execution as the property of James
Dunn, and to be sold for cash.
SherIff's Office. Bed WIN. s. FLUKE
ford, Sept Odd, 1859. sheriff.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-09-23
ocaI and miscellaneous.

REV. F. K. LEvAN, OF Somerset, preached
in the German Reformed Church, of this pIac,
on Sunday last. His sermon was learned anC
eloquent.
Hon. Nimrod Strickland has retired from
the editorship of the PennsyIUan,an, on ac.
count OF feeble health. G. w. Baker, Esq,
succeeds him. The PennsytUanian is now one
of the best newspapers published, and deserves
the patronage of the Democracy every
where.
We had the pleasure on Monday last, oil
taking2by the hand our old friend, JAcoB S.
ScHELL, ESQ.,, formerly of Schellsburg, in this
county, but now of Atchison, Kansas. We
are glad to know that Mr.. ScHELL Is prosper
ing in his new home. II integrity of character,
industrious habits, bold and pushing spirit,
united with excellent qualifications for business,
can give man success, our friend ScnELL will
not be one of The failures of Kansas.
The next meeting of the Buchanan Club
will be held at the Court House, on Saturday
evening next, at 7 o'clock. At the last meet
ing there were speeches made by O. H. Cal
ther, Geo. Reimund and B. F. Meyers. There
was large crowd present, and much enthusi-
asm prevailed. Several speeches may be ex-
pected from good speakers, at the next meet
ing.
Our correspondent at Saxton, writes US
that e'the grading is completed on five of the
twelve miles of the Bedford Railroad that have
been put under contract, and that the balance
is progressing satisfactorily" We also have
from him the following statement concern
ing
The BROAD Tor Coal TRADE:
Shipments OF coal over the Huntingdon and
Broad Top Mountain Railroad, for the week
ending Sept. 18th, 1856 tons.
Previously, since Jan. l, S2,978
Whole amt for this year, 85,334
For same time last year, 66,701 e"
Increase, 1858 "
The Cassville Seminary and Normal
School, located at Cassville, Huntingdon coun-
ty, is recommended TO US as one OF the best in
stitutions OF the kind in the State. 1t is said to
be 'the cheapest school in the land" Ad-
dress, M. Men. Walsh, A. M, Cassvile, Hun
tingdon CO., Pa.
Maine and Vermont have gone Black Ra-
publican as usual, though the majoritles are
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-09-23

By@TLe wit of the Somerset Herald g. Whig
is absolutely stunning. Mr.. GumP's name fur
nshes It with material for endless strings of
puns. Does it remember the fun il had at the
expense of Senator Schell's name, in 1857
"Schell-bark," and so on-and how the editor
laughed on the eother side Of his mouth, short
Iy after the election
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-09-23
Are You Assessed z

Democrats See that you can ans
wer this question in the affirmative
when you go to the polls. The OPP
position are making lists of their men
and handing them to the Assessors.
See that you do so, likewise. SAT-
URDAY, OCT. l, is the last day on
which YOU can be legally assessed.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-09-23
This Picture and That.

Question before the
House of Representa-
tives, March 1lth, 1859:
the Infermar r j 4 z OF
whites and blacks be in
definitely postponed7-
AYE, GEO. w. WILL
LIAMS,
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-09-23

Question before the
House of Representa-
tives, March 11th, 1859:
fheh intermarriage q 81
whites and blacks be in
definitely postponed?-
NO, GEO. q. WALK
Err,
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-09-23
BUCHANAN GLIR

will meet at the Court House, on Saturdav
evening next, at 7 O'Clock. A full ATTENDANCE
IS requested.
JOHN H.RUSH,
President.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-09-23

U~The Democratic meeting at B UENA
VISTA, has been changed TO Saturday evening,
Oct. /. GEN. COFFROTH, Of Somerset, one Of
our candidates for the Legislature, is expected
to be presentto address the meetings at Schells-
burg and Buena Vista.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-09-23
Estate of DR.. G. W. Statler. Dec1

LSIuIO vi DI. q. ". DIdIItI, DtC o.
ErTERS of Administration having bqea
IL granted by the Register of Bedford Co.,
to the undersigned, living in Bedford, upon the
Estate OF g. w. Statler, decd, late of St.
Clairsvllle, Bedford Co., all persons indebted to
said Estate, are hereby notified to make imne-
dIate payment, and those having claims against
the Estate, will present them properly auihen-
ticated for settlement.
A. J. STATLER,
Sept. 23d, 1859. Admir-.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-09-23

FOR DIRECTOR OF THE POOR,
JOHN KEMERY, of SchellSburg Bor.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-09-23

FOR COMMISSIONERS,
VIM. NJ. PEARSON, Of NJ. Woodberry tp.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-09-23

G@The Valley Spirit hoists the name of
JEREMIAH s. BLACK, for President.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-09-23

FOR AUDITOR,
DANIEL FLETCHER, of Monroe ,p.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-09-23

FOR COUNTY SURVEYOR,
SAM'L KETTERMAN, OF Bedford Bor.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-09-23

FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY,
GEO. H. SPANG, of Bedford Borough.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-09-23

u We call attention to the able review of
Senator Douglas view on popular Sovereign
ty' as expressed IN recent article IN Ha"-
pers' Magazine, Published in our issue OF to-
day. 1t is said to have been written by Judge
Black, which we are not at all inclined to
doubt, as 1t certainly bears the stamp Of a
powerful intellect. LET every one read it.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-07-12

and at one time practitioner of law in ClnGin-
natl but a convert and pupil of the excellent
Bishop McIbraine. During the New York an
niyersaries of this year, Mr.. Schenck made a
speech before the Bible Society, which did him
no small credit.
My curiosity had been excited, before coming
to Chicago, by the fact that it contains no less
than four Scandinavian Churches (Swedlsh al ana
Norwegian, besides one for Hollanders. The
latter IS surrounded by dense Dutch colony,
whose dwellings would not be misplaced in Deft
or Amsterdam. l went to the Norwegian
Church, good brick building, in the afternoon
but after sitting few minutes in the midst OF
very thin and sleepy congregation, found to my
surprise that the language of the sermon, whion
was in progress when entered was not Danish
but English and that this was some occasional
or extra service. A similar mishap befell me
at night on going to the Episcopal Church OF
St. Ansgarus, 0he apostle OF the Scandinavian
races), and after waiting for a congregation OF
some twenty to assemble, hearing the liturgy
begun in English
1t was slight but interesting incident OF
travel that before l left Chicago | heard OF its
being chosen the seat OF a new Presbyterian
Seminary, and of DR.. Rices election as its first
first Professor.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-07-12

DUTIES OF PARRNTs.-Parents with family
of daughters should live in style corresponding
with their means, and bring up their daughters
with view to their future position, with habits
of industry and economy; not by aping the rich,
TO instil false ideas into their minds, and foster
those vain and miserable longings for costly
dress and display, and for vain expensive pleas.
ures. Their education should have in view
more the useful branches than snowy accom-
plishments. Cultivate their minds inculcate
sound principles and pure morality, with re-
Iigious tendencies, and shape too their manners
if you please; but do not waste those precious
years when the character is being formed for
life, in the frivolous preparations for drawing
room display, or to compete with the daughters
OF the wealthy and the proud in the rounds OF
fashionable tollies and dissipation. Parents
should be awake to their duties in this respect
and to their great responsibilities. 1t is mis-
taken idea that young girls without fortunes
have better chance OF forming happy alliances
at all, BY being eternslly gazed at. and dragged
around year after year to every ball and scene
Of pleasure, and to fashionable watering places.
They waste away their youth and freshness, and
the best qualities of the mind and heart. Men
Of sense are Justly afraid of them. Their great
est sphere of attraction is in life of simplicity
and in the enjoyment of temperate pieasure-in
the social circle and around the domestic hearth.
Here will be found the well regulated mind and
the purest affections, the genuine foundation of
a happy married life. -. ,,.r.,s
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-07-12

WHAT is A .MoG-Some years since there
lived in the city ofL- merchant who had
not the slightest idea of the difference between
truth and falsehood, and was so fond OF money
that he would have danced on his mothers grave
-fo.- shilling. The silk netted shawls, called
'mohair,' were at that time very, fashionable
An Ignorant girl, who was one day looking at
some in the shop of our friend, complained OF
their extravagent price.
DO you know asked the merchant, how
very difficult it is to obtain the material OF which
these shswls are made
No sir
well, madam, when tell you that it takes
three men six days to catch Mo, and eight
Noes to make shawl, you will no longer won
der thatsthey are dear
Il should think not replied the verdant young
lady, who took the shawl, and departed well
pleased with her bargain, and the new fact in
natural history.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-07-12

AN AFFECTING INoIDENT.-A Milan letter of
the 9th says: "An interesting incident occcrred
here when the French entered this capital the
day before yesterday. The first large body that
arrived had Marshal de McMahou at their head,
and the multiplicity went out to receive them.
The whole population, wild with joy, precipita'
ted themselves under the horses feet little
girl of five years of age dsessed in white forced
By some means passage, no doubt aided by the
crowd, and presented to the Marshal boquett
nearly as big as herself. He raised her uP,, and
placed her standing before him on the saddle
The child threw her arms around the sun.burnt
head of the conqueror of Magenta, and kissed
him repeatedly Sanh amid ns sssa Ousst SSsd 0se with se
child. and fondled her most tenderly, looking
frequently at her pretty features. And so they
both entered Milan amid shower of boquets
and applause. saw persons even affected to
tears.n
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-07-12
REpEEMINe NorE.-The Okoloma (Miss.

REpEKM1Ne NoTR.-The Okoloma (Miss.)
News tell the following story:
odd P. is well known in some parts as one
who never pays debt if it can be avoided
Has plenty of money, and is jolly rollicklng
old chap. Gets pretty drunk occasionally, when
of course, some friend takes care of him.
A few days since he fell into the hands OF q
friend who held his note for sum OF money,
and as it was the last chance, the friend dlved
into old P.'s wallet, took out the amount OF the
note, and put the note where the money had
been. -.
When he awoke to consciousness, as was his
wont. he took out his wallet to count how much
money he was out. Finding his purse almost
depleted, he Numbered.
How in the deuce did spend 80 much mon.
You paid off that note held answered the
friend.
'Well,' muttered old P, quietly slowing away
bis wallet, i must have been very drunk
Madam has your piano an Eolian attach
ment9' asked Sam, the other night of the wife
ofa man who appeared to live fully up to, If
not beyond his means.
Hush = whispered Seth in his ear, ''it has 9
sheriff's attachment z9
Sam dropped the subject. ra
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-07-12
Scan. Mag.

The present complications in the European
Courts, viewed relatively to the immortality oil
some imperial and royal perronages, are curious
enough. +.
Louis Napoleon, Emperor of the French, Is
said to have had only putative father 10 Louis
Bonaparte, King of Holland for short time,
while his real father is reported to be Dutch
Admiral. His principal Minister, in whom he
places most implicit reliance, is Count de Nor
ney, whose father was that same Dutchman,
while his mother was no less than Hortense
Beauharnais, ex-Queen of Holland. Thus at
any rate, Napoleon ILL., and Count de Morney
have had the same mother. The Count, it may
be recolected, acknowledged himself father OF
one of Rachel's children.
Another pillar of the Napoleonic dynasty is
Count Walewski, son of the first Napoleon, by
a Polish lady of high rank and much beauty
one of the few persons who remained true to
him when he abdcated at Fountainbleau in
1914.
There has long existed belief in Germany
that the present Emperor, Francis Joseph, in
stead of being the son of the Archduke Francis
Charles, by the Princess Sophia, of Bavaria, his
wife, claims different paternity. Butler says
''The child whom many fathers share
Will never know fathers care"
Francis Joseph, however, has been well cared
for, aud was elevated to the Imperial throne o.
Germany while yet in his teens, on the abdica-
ton of the Emperor Ferdinand, his uncle. VII
ennese gossip has forked out into two channels
respecting his birth. One account declares him
to be the son of Count Itterberg, ex-Crowr
Prince of Sweden.
This gentleman's real name was Gustavus Vas.
a.. and his father was Gustavus ", who was
dep osed in 1912, and died in Switzerland in
1887. This young Prince travelled through Scot
land and Ireland in 1920, and eventually entered
the 4 .ustrian service, where he obtained COM
maud of regiment st Vienna and Chamber
lainship at the Imperial Court. The other puta'
tive father of "His Imperial Majesty, Francis
Josep h, Emperor of Austria" and SO forth, is
said o be none other than Napoleon H., better
know as the Duke de Reichstadt, ex-King Of
Rome, who died in July, 1882, aged 21. Fran
els 10 seph, it may be recoected, was born in
August 1880.
If this last rumor be true, we have two cou
sins fiigting against each other in Italy-Napo-
leon and Francis Joseph I.-Philadelphia Press
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-07-12
Had ,Em at Last.

A Young man from the rural districts went to
the Post Office the other day, with bsrk note
for dollars worth of stamps. He was told
that paper money was not received. he went
for Spanish quarters.
"We don't receive them now," said the at
tendant, "for more than twenty cents apiece"
The countrynan thought Uncle Sam mighty
nsrticular: so he went away and obtained dol
lars worth of coppers. Now said he on return
inc to the Office and laying down the pile at the
window of the delivery, 81 guess | can suit ye.'
The man inside looked at the display OF the
copper and coolly replied:
1--WE never take more than three cents IN cop
per at any one time it is not legal tenders above
that sum-"
The countryman looked at the composed Off
cial for the space of minute without stirring,
then belched out.
0Look here, you; amt you almighty kind OF
particular, for fellows backed up in such ia
a. this ere9 You don't take only three cents OF
copper at time, heyl Well then, s'pose yo,u,
gi We me three cents worth of stamps any how.
The official very politely cut him off single
stamp, and passed it out, for which the country
tryroan laid down three cents. He was about to
pass away, when the latter cried out:
"Look here you that ere's one time. Now
s'nose YOU gin me three cents worth more on
them"
Uncle Sans clerk was not slow in dscov--
ering that he bad oanght tartar. He turned
back to the window and asked:
allow many coppers have you gotl"
"Well only about ninety seven of 'em; had
a hundred of 'em when | begun"
PASS them in," was the gru6 reply
"Pass out your stamps fust and then l will,
but 1 reckon you don't ketch me again, any
how.
The stamps were passed out and the copperss
handed over, when the countryman went Oh
saying:
II s'pose because feller holds office under
Uncle Sam, he thinks he is smarter'n all crea-
ton but guess they larnt something that time
TO7DeU Mans
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-07-12

TINE STRIKE AMONG THE HoRsEs.-At the
Sixth Avenue Railroad Depot, where there are
about 500 horses, some half dozen of the number
are stone blind, and being useless for any other
purpose, they are employed in grinding out the
provisions for the whole stable. They are, like
most dumb animals, free and willing workers
but as tenacious of their time as if they had
formed themselves into combination of work
ipg-men. They are allowed pause of about
two minutes in every fifteen of their constant
and monotonous rounds, for rest, and they stop
almost upon the second of time, without any
hint or intimation from driver or director. Six
O'Clock is the hour for closing up their work for
the day. and at six they stop short and sharp,
and no amount of whipping or urging can make
them move in the circle again.-N. 7. Nesos.