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Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-02-08
Treasurer. Dr..

AIedsufSl' LIZ
Tax on Real and Personal Estate:
Aggregate amount Of said tax ouisiand,
ing at last settlement S7662 80
Aggregate amount OF said tax assessed
for the year 1860 1927 90
Amount received On unseated lands 3l4 79
Amount due Treasurer Scliafer 135
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-02-08

REPORT Of the Auditors Of Bedford County, TO
the Auditor General, January 7th, 1861. Wm.
Schater, Treasurer of Bedford County, IN ac-
count with the Common wealth Of Pennsylya-
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Io The face Of these facts, evincug an al
most insane audaci.y- when we consider them
as the acts of little State of 100000 whi.e
inhabitants against the Government Of a na-@
ton of 100000 000-what DO we see at Wash
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-02-08
Banking Houses

Aggregate amount 10 90
By cash paid State Treasurer 8 so
Treasurer's commission so
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JAMES G. DEV0RE.
DANIEL FLETCHER,
GEORGE BAUGHMAN

j. w. LINGEEFEETER.
February s, 1861.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-02-08
eQient servant, !
HORATT0 KING

Acting Postmaster General.
Hen. John D. Ashmore, Anderson, South
Carolina
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-02-08

j. d. ASHM0RE
Hon. Horaiio King, acting Postmaster GEN
The south-western., 1861-04-10

A NEW BALLOT BOx-Mr. J. " Shin, of Indiana
has invented new "anti-suing sefdetecting ballot
box" We append descriptions:
1t is locked box which is attached simple gear
ing by which every ballot is regulated by the inspector
when the ballots are deposited, thus detecting every
attempt to place additional names on the book and
subsequently placing tickets in the box to correspond
When the eeetiea is closed the register shows precisely
the ballots in the box and each officer of the election
can make memorandum of the number and it is there
fore impossible to put in other tickets without being
detected The lever that has been used to open the
aperture in the lid and register the votes securely
fastened by means of eck pin which cannot be taken
out without first moving the lid and raising spring on
the inside and this cannot be done without unlocking
the box. BY doing this the detcetor would be set in
motion, and that would show that it had been tampere
with The detector conrivance that mas have three
four dial faces. The wheels are made with odd mum
bcrs of teeth the pinons are in the same proportion
This dctecor is connected wish the lock in sucha man
to make it impossible to take or put ANYTHING
into the box without the hand the dial plate showing
the fact one get them to stop second time
in the same position Therefore, to prevent whoever
may have charge of these boxes from practcng fraud
upon unsuspectg voters it is only necessary 10 secure
the lever with thc lock pin lock the box, wind up the
detector and take correct statement from the dalx
The south-western., 1861-04-10

'AN lRREPREsIBLE CoNFLICTOR."-An ingenious citi
of Des Arc, Ark. has invented "thing' which he
calls water craft and yet is that and something else
also; steamboat war-vesscl spE-e Of smoke and
thunder; baterng ram, or rather battering pike
vcsselsinkcr or destroyer irrepressiblc conficor
something intended to meet the present crisis The
Citizen says Of the "yrepressibc eenaictor"
1t Is to be used in our halbors which is expected to
run thirty forty miles per hour SO as to ovcrtale
any navy vessel under headway: bore nm eighteen
inch hole in the side stern of copper or
ed vessel three feet under water DISCHARGE three
balls at the waters edge of the cnemys shin
about sixty feet distance, throwing any sized balls or
shell into her, knocking out broadside or PRODUCING
four holes or blowing her up, the operator pleascs
We say operator, for the steersman is the only man
aboard that is exposed at all to the enemy's cannon
bal-and he is almost entirely protected bv boiler
iron shield IN the shape of half funnel-who fires the
the moment his vessel strikes the euemys shin
which causes his vessel to rebound and loosen itself from
the injured Or sinking vessel when the two engineers
reverse their engines and the machine runs back as fast
forward, and gets out of danger in few minutes.
but in fact it is never in danger from the enemys can
non balls, as 1t Is baproof made painted at each end
the shape of cigar-of heavy boiler iron with
screw propeller puler at each and entirely submcrn
ed Every part of the machine is ball or bomb preof
and so small that 1t would take good shot to hit il:
and if it did it would glanoe off harmless The whole
planor nearly everything part about it. issomething
new. Neunderatand the same thing has been forwarded
to the secretary OF war; for the southern eonfcderacvf
this is adopted let any power try bockading pors;twe
or three ofsuch machines would all our south
crn coast with ten or fifteen men, as two engineers two
hremen and one stoersman could manage one machine
Which ought to sink ten or fifteen vessels ner day Tf
the southern republic wishes an Internal machine which
will certainly protect the greatest interest of the seuh
at small cost, let them address the editor of this pape
with three such machines we can keep enough Of our
people at home to make bread and cotton to sup
ply our home wants, and supply foreign demand with
eur king cotton war or no war.
The south-western., 1861-04-10

We perceive by the New Orleans papers that t "
Collins, Esq, has been elected district Judge over
Judge Theodore Gaiard Hunt aud several other can
didstes we have known judge Collins for hirty-one
years intimately. lie sa creole BY BIRTH was a mem
Der Of the FIRST secret native American association ever
formed in the United States The association pledged
themselves not to vote for any persgn for office who
was not nativcborn Louisianian. Collins, like Ro
selus and Martin, brought up in printing Office
Ae was always moral and domcstcatcd, and will, nc
doubt make an cxceIlcnt ind,e
The south-western., 1861-04-10

TOBACCO ron 1uE FeExcn GoyERNNrNr. Rich
mond (Ya) Dispatch states that Jas. Gray Sons, rner
chants of that city, have been awarded the contract for
buying tobacco in the Richmond market for the French
government. The 1rrn named are the sub-agents for
parties inHew York who have the whole contract for
the United States. The tobacco trade is a monopoIy
with the French government to which it Yields yearly
revenue Of about tlirty-Ive millions of dollars The
profit on the Richmond contract must be IN the neigh
borhood af 500 600
The south-western., 1861-04-10
ASAcr to iix the duties on tho article

AN Act 70 TX the duties the articles named therein
Section l. The congress of the confederate Statese
America do enact That an ad valorem duty of ifteer
per cent shall be imposed the following named anti
ces imported from abroad into the confederate State;
of America, in lieu Of the duties now imposed by law
towit: COAL cheese, iron in blooms pigs, bars, bolt
and slabs, and all ron'n less manufactured State
also on railroad ails spikes fishing plates and chairs
used the construction Of railroads. paper of all ssr
and all manufactures OF; wood manufactured CT all
sorts. HOWELL Com, president of the congress.
Approved March l., 1851
JEFFEEsoN DAVIS president
The south-western., 1861-04-10

The STORM OF THURsDAE,-Ftfc weather up to las
Wednesday night was very fine, when torrents of rair
descended from heaven, which continued during tn,
whole Of Thursday About halfpast 4 o'clock, the
thunder rearing, thought it would be prudent tc
'seccde" from the office and cndeavor to reach oul
residence Jordan hill" Staff in hand, cap on head
with feeble frame, we set out thinking what fine
night it would be to be placed on piquet guard; but
just descended the hill to the great gorge which
divides the Texas road from the elevated position OF
Jordan hill" the wind blew hurricane from the
west, with of the most tremendous hail storms we
have encountered for thirty wears After much diff
Guilty in ascending the hill occasionally grasping the
limbs Of the forest trees for ad we reached the sum
NIT but had no sooner done So when the force of the
wind suddenly carried about twelve yards eastward
During our flight, we thought we were bound direct
for heaven without the mockvry of funeral ceremony
Coming a contact with large forest tree we rebced
and refused TO 60 farther remembering some little
hngsn this world yet be done we braciRg our back
to the trunk of the tree rested gain strength But
few moments elapsed before the limbs Of the tree
began TO fall past experience had taught US it was no
place of security "bolted7 and reached our domi-
Gil in safety. change of clothes, a blazing FIRE and
hot coffee and corn cakes, soon revived vs.
The ram continued all Thursday night and Friday
1t much feared that the great quantity of rain and
hail fallen, will do the crops more harm than good
Plant more, it is full early.
The south-western., 1861-04-10

The S., 900 900 LoAy--We call particular attention
to the advertisement of Messrs. White, Williamson,
Griswod, and Hodge, the commissioners appointed by
the secretary of State for this place. to negotiate
loan for the Southern Confcderacy. If we must have
separate government We MUST have money The
conditions Of the loan, certainly very liberal and
we doubt not but the public ill subscribe for the stock
with promDtucss
The south-western., 1861-04-10

It appears from recent Paris dates that Louis Napo-
leon is about to get into serious dcm site difficulties
He has to contend with tie greatest moral power
in France that he has yet encountered. His policy in
Italy has brought down on hill head the anger Of the
clergy, whose dcnunciatons are may be imagined,
the Of aattering Tho bishops have taken the
lead in this work of vtupcratipg the head of the State
and one of them, the bishop of Poictiers compares
him to Pontius Plate The recent pamphlet of the
bishop of Orleans, in reply to Che government ono,
specting the temporal power Of the pope abounds with
strong passages condemnatoy Of the imperial policy
There is also formidable clerical party in the repre-
sentative chambers The French want action, and We
should not be the least surprised if revolution was
to break out before the 1th Of July
The south-western., 1861-04-10

Wewould call the attention of those suffering from
consumption, bronchitis &c, to an advertisement il
another column Of this paper of an important discovc
ry for the cure Of those diseases now introduced ol
the Grst time to the American publicly Mcssrs. Leeds
Gilmore 6 Co., of New York.
The south-western., 1861-04-10

Derry ON IcE.-The Mobile Register in an article or
the tariff SAYS:
so much has been said about the duty on ice that
we cannot conclude this article without some passing
auSon to it. The two dollars per ton imported ice
mounts to about one quarter cent pound con-
SUMPTION twothrds Of all ice being lost in wastage
This amount is small and the average price of ice is
low, that few viii feel the tax at all and none suf
ciently to make it a hardship. To the confederate
government on tic other hand, this tax will bring
cording to competent authorities, not less
than quarter million dollars as at least 1876 600 tons
are annually Imported into the confederate States
qnite an important item to new government, under
the necessity of making preparations
The south-western., 1861-04-10

TERRIBLE CoNFLAGRATIoN.-M A. w. Weeks, who
carHes the mail from Madisonvile to this citv infon
rs that about hafthe town Madinsonve was burned n
the glonnd on Saturday 10th ut The postolIice
was consumed with all its contents Mr. James AJans
wife, and two children were burned to death. The
father and wife at but; returning into their
them. The fire was discovered about 10 O'Clock p ~
1t appearsstldt ON Saturday afternoon three men in,
cited by bad whisky got into fight fourth party do
srous TO stop the fracas nterferred when to save him
self ne found II necessary to knock one OF the beirer
ents down Inc man who received the blow then threat
aided by two men, carried out his threat. The wind
being high, the flames spread with great speed,
Two men, one named Dick Mitchell are now in i;l
the third was tila large when our informanf Tcft
Dwenghoro Ky Democrat
The south-western., 1861-04-10

CoTroN Press FlRE.-At o'clock on Sunday morn
ing fire broke out among the cotton in yard No l Of
the Merchants cotton press corner Front and aenuie
streets. When first discovered by the watchman OF
the yard the flames lcaping from some bales next
to the gate Front street of the second shed from
the corner and they spread with great rapidity Two
sheds, containing thousand bales of cotton belong
ing to I. Il J. NJ. Allen were entirely DESTROYED The
adjoining ensine-room was barely saved from sharing
the same fate and fifty sixty bales of shipmark ed
cotton lying in the yard badly damaged say to
the extent of $4,000.
At O'Clock, the same morning, fire discovered
among five bales Of cotton the wharf ready to he
put aboard the ship Marmon post 3S third district
The cotton was slightly damaged
The fire ragged for three hours with that intensity pc
cular to the burning of vast heaps of cotton and the
walls of the sheds all thrown out into the street bv
the expanding of the bales as they burned Several of
the firemcn had narrow escape from these falling
walls and flying bricks the ppeman of Engine company
No Jack Preston, is particularly, barely saving him
self three consecutive times The sheds belonging to
Mr. Richard Allen, were worth SSOOD and were insured
in the Merchants and Louisiana mutual Offices The
MesSrS Aliens cotton was probably worth 1920, ,003,
and fully insured in sevea Offices the names of wh1h
we could not learn authoratiyclv, although we hear
that the Crescent and Louisiana offices will be very heavy
losers. MessrS Aymar Church are the cssees Of the
press aud welearn this is herst wear Mr. Aymar left
the yard only hour before the fe broke cut at which
time every thing WAS safe. He believes it to be the
work of incendarism IN @. Delta
The south-western., 1861-04-10

IRON SAND.-The Scientific American gives an inter
esting account of kind of metallic found along hc
shores Of New Plymoth, in Taranak, New Zealand.
This sand has the appearance of fine steel filings and if
magnet be dropped upon it and taken up again it will
be found coated with the iron granues 1t abounds at
the base Of extinct volcano extends for several
miles along the coast, and is many feet in depth The
quantity is large that the people have regarded it as
been beched forth out Of the volcano into the sea where
it has been puverised and deposited on the shore The
mcallurgsts there have carefully analysed it, and pro
nounced it to be the pures present known-the
produce just taken from the beach, being sxr-one
per cent of iron of the very finest quality Converted
of its temper aud quality the workmen declaring it to
go beyond anything that worked in steel before
The south-western., 1861-04-10

orAcHIra Coal AND MINING CoMPANY-We are glad
to perceive that this company is beginning to surmount
the difficulties which met them in the incipency of
their undertaking, and that they arc exhibiting the
practical evidences Of vitality. On the fine steamer
Twilight, which is to leave this evening" they have
shipped stcam-engine, saw-nill, brick machine, and
other machinery necessary othe construction of coal
oil and paraine candle manulactory on their lands in
Union county, Arkansas. The recent discovery of the
extraordinary value of coal taken from the lands of this
company together with the fact that the after
careful geological survey @? the place. purchased all
the coal lands which were considered valuable in that
neghborhood, extending for miles along the river ives
to the company position of great Importance andhas
induced them to offer to public limited portion of
hef stock to complete the the works they now com
mencpg and build short railroad to the river The
development of these valuable coal mines is one of the
legitimate results of southern Independence and we are
glad to learn that the success of the company in dspos
ing OF their stec has enabled them to commences tbn
undertaking with the fullest assurance Of speedy and
profitable issue. m q Nrro
The south-western., 1861-04-10

Fair u. L." We rather sly to touch your last
The illusions to the caps swords knapsacks uniforms
trim, with white kids, might be construed into sa-
tire. If you want to lampoon" any body just attack
the old fogy "Iomc guards the "Iome Sentinels Z"
who marched up the hill and down again"
Spring flowers the green forest, mixed with little
LOVE- are excellent subjects for young poet.
The south-western., 1861-04-10

We learn from New Orleans papers that very large
ntof counterfeit notes, on various banks, arc in
circulation in that city. large number of counter
fciters had been arrested We have always Under.
stood that music has Charms" We now know it, The
headquarters Of the countcrIcitcrs was in musical
hall! 1t is said that large number Of counterfeit $40
and $50 notes now circulatiug'ln our city
The south-western., 1861-04-10

large and influential meeting Of London clcrgyef
the established church Of England has been recently
held TO express their alarm aud disapprobation Of the
inEdcl doctrines recently advocated bv the
church. An address TO the bishop of London was
agreed upon. For some time past, numbers of works
of this tendency have made their appearance in Eng
land, written by cpiscopaau ccrgymcn, and with
marked ability
The south-western., 1861-04-10

The steam boat B. L. Hodge arrived here yesterday
morning. but did not give US single paper. Hereaf
ter We shall not apply on board
The south-western., 1861-04-10

The weather. since the hail storm, has been very
cool, with high northwest winds, which, we fear, w
inure much yegaton and the cotton and corn serious
" indeed
The south-western., 1861-04-10

The Frankfort correspondent of the Louisville Courier
(secesson thus aludes to the speech of Mr. Crttcndcn
the 2Gth:
The galleries and loboes Of the house were dcnsely
crowded with ladies and gentlemen nxious to hear Mr.
Crttcnden's speech The senator spoke about two
hours He believed the south right and the north wrong
IN the controversy which has given rise to the present
gloomy state Of affairs. He had no confidence in poi-
clans, but thought if basis of settlement could be
brought before the people of the north they would en-
dorSe it lie was strongly and decidedly against coer
con and in favor of letting the seeded States try their
experiment in peace. He believed the experiment
would ai, and they would yet back to their ale
glance Any attempt at coercion he said would DESTROY
at once and forever all hopes Of reconstruction He
was in favor of Kstueky remaining for the present
with the Unon but admitted that there might be some
great contingency which would make it necessary for
Kentucky to go out. What would constitute such
contingency he did not tell his audience, but said that
when it did come, there would be need of argument
it would speak for itself
The south-western., 1861-04-10

The cditorof the EicksbuTg Wing says that he un-
derstauds rcquisition vas recently made on governor
Pcttus by the governor of Tennessee for the delivery
Of fugitive from justice, and that governor Pcttus Of
Mississippi refused to comply. THIS, we fear, is the
commencement Of serious troubles between two neigh
boring States, and may lead to sad results
The south-western., 1861-04-10

The Bowling Green (Kcntqcky Gazette says that the
wheat crop in that region never looked so well as this
season. There i an unusually large quantity sown
and without some drawback, the yield Of wheat in the
Green river country will be larger this year than it La:
ever been before
The south-western., 1861-04-10


The river opposite this ace has risen since our last
publication, five or six feet, but is rcceding. The
steamers Sale Robinson, I. W. Roberts Starlight,
Texas, Grand Duke, Countess and B. j. Hodge, have
arrived from New Orleans
The Era No. 4, from upper Red River; the Fleta
Sallie Robinson and Homer from jefferson, have also
arrived. The river above i reported falling fast
The south-western., 1861-04-10

Inc congressional districts of Louisiana have been
re-dIstricted The fifth (ourdisricD is now composed
ol the parishes ct Caddo Bolster Claiborne, Benvie
Vim, Nutchitochos, RaPdcS, Calcasicu, Sabine and
DcSoto
The south-western., 1861-04-10

The number Of persons who arrive at the age of
l60 annually in France, is one hundred and forty
eight. We have q great mind to "@ccede" and 60
there to live. We should have ninety-thrce years to
live ont
The south-western., 1861-04-10

On the arrival of the steamer yesterday morning,
our city placed in great state Of excitement by
some wag spreading the report that f9st Pickcns had
been attacked and 100 Flordians kllcd-That an at
tack bad been made at Charleston The Picayune of
Friday evening, make no mention of these rumors, we
are therefore, inclined to believe the rumors false
However, enc thing is very certain hostes is about
TO commence, and We are s,ry for it. We did fond
ly hope that the course recommended by the National
Intellige1cer, which will be found in another column
would be adopted and the south be permitted to with
draw from the Union in peace and harmony, without
the shedding Of brothorly blood.
Judge Mclean, Of the supreme court died at his
residence near Cincinnati the ID instant. lie was
universally respected.
The south-western., 1861-04-10
REV.EPORT:

WEDNESDAY, ,........,....... APRIL 10, 1861.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-10-24
Legal Notices.

l,I TIN
DistFlct OF Rutiar d, IS. Court tor the District
Of Rutand
IN me estate OF benIamia
=; 'ey' d "O"-'o"PoS person OF flteiord, III SAID
ol7'flct>
, u REETING:
- ''eau .n"Tlty Oh the STATE OF Vermont, you are
uutieoy no'hed 70 appear before sad court at the
REGISTER othce III hutaud, in -ad District, on the
uetuay U"'hE lie ON daE OF No'ember HeAt,then
az" IN ere t2 be heard You Sc cause on the petition
T., -, nm " pa exc "a ida" OF said CooIt', Tor
ce'7 10 sell MI me real estate OF hi said va H. con
hG "t p'rt OF an acre OF land with building
ne! con =, rated ~ -&id Pit ri.
o Given at h@ttnd, in said District this 18th day OF
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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-10-24

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They clear the Throat.
They give strength and volume to the voce
They lmpart delicious aroma TO the breath
They are delightful to the taste
They are made OF simple herbs and cannot
harm any one.