The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1861-11-08


We are often mere cruelty robbed by
those who steal into our hearts than by those
who break into our houses.
=. Among tie valuable accessions to the
ranks Of the Democracy of this county, al the
recent election, we are pleased 10 record the
name Of SAMUEL A. MOORE. of Liberty ,2.
MIR. Moore has always heretofore acted wEh
the opposition and was last Spring chosen In
young man Of good education and high order
Of intelligence. We give him cordial well
come to the Democratic ranks.
"A! the last meeting Of the County Com
missioners, Philip +. Shoemaker, Esq, the
newly elected Commissioner, tool; the cath of
office and assumed his seat as { member ol the
board. We feel certain that Mr.. Shoemaker
will make an excellent officer. The retiring
Commissioner, Jacob Beckley, Esq, mas dis
charged the duties OF ais Office, with great E.
deity and with entire satisfaction TO the pso-
pie. He Tetires with the good wishea of hosts
OF friends. Messrs. H, J. Br amer, Cadwalader
Evans and Jacob Beckley who have retired
within the last two years, were coniessed!y a.
mong he best and most upright Commission
ers the County ever had.
The freshet or Saturday last was very
turbulent and rapid, nd destroyed much valu-
able property along the water-oourses. We un-
derstand that Mr.. G. w. Gump lost twenty
head of sheep On his farm near the Forks Of the
Road. a house near the Crossings was carried
down The Juniata, the inmates barely escaping
with their lives. The bridges across Yellow
Creek, between Bloody Run and Hopewell,
were torn away, and considerable damage was
done 10 fences and corn fields. In this place,
for little while, the streets became rivers, and
people IN the less elevated parts of the town be-
gan 10 cast ANXIOUS eyes toward their cellars
and pig pens, bntsoon found enough to do TO keep
their own dear selves out of harms way. The
water flowed through the house OF Mrs. Crom-
well, almost submerging the piano and damag-
ing some fine furniture. One of the daughters
OF Mrs. Cromwell was rescued from the house
by placing her upon horse. Altogether it was
an extraordinary food May il long bsihe last.
U-B. F. Hallet, of Boston, has written
long let ter to committee in Holmesburg, Pa,
which IS published in the Philadelphia Press,
in which be says:
There is no issue but this one great test
Shall the Constitution be The suDyerls lar ofthe
land N eUety State and Ter1tory2 Eleven
States have rePudiated it by Secession. We
must take care that the Free States do not alb
rogate it by Abolition. Both are alike he1esies
to the Union, and both must be driven ont Of our
Eden, or we can have no Union, and 20 peace
in it If we had DO Union.
How TO Know TRA1ToR.-Some of our
negro loving exchanges are publishing series
ct paragraphs, purporting TO describe the men
in the North who may be set down as traitors
to their county. We have very little faith in
any OF the political receipts thus given, and,
therefore, present one of our own, which we
have never known to fail. Whenever YOU
meet man who has more love for the African
than the Constitution, you can rest assured that
bis pretended loyalty to the whole Union
means only one-half of oflt.--Weekly Observer
10 New Fancy Goods fine lot Just received
by NJ. c. Fetterly. Call and see,