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The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-10-31
For the Gazette. !
Election Night in Bedford,

On the night of the second Tuesday of Oc-
tober, the undersigned found himself in the Of
flee OF Cessna and Shannon, lawyers, polit-
clans and patriots) Bedford, Pa, in the midst
OF motley crowd of printers, tavern-keepers,
boss-politicians, school-teachcrs, candidates, tai
lors, loafers and limbs of the law. In the mid.
die of the room was placed large table, upon
which were scattered a number of election re-
turns in tabular form upon which were already
set down the votes of some of the neighboring
dist lets. This was about l p. NJ, and the
crowd was about equally divided as to politics.
Just at this moment, however, returns were
pouring in from Harrison, st. Clair, Cumber-
land Valley, Napier and Juniata, and the Dem
ocrats were ready to burst with enthusiasm over
their almost incredible gains, whilst the other
side of the house looked rather glum and began
to stink away toward the telegraph office, no.
ping in that never-failing fountain of truth to
find consolation for their distress over the result
in old Bedford. Directly an unearthly yell,
given simultaneously by some half dozen voices
in the street, startled from their proprety the
patient arithmeticians who were engaged at the
election tables endeavoring to calculate the chan
ces as between Cessna and Bramwel, which
candidates were evidently making very close
run of it! There was general rush for the
door, when 10! the Abolitionists, cheering over
| the defeat of the gallant Gen. Mccall, in the
Chester district, and bearing in triumph the fol-
lowing despatch:
PHILADELpnIA, Oct. IA, IL o'clock, p. M.
Editor kaqmaer:
How are you, sir7 am pleased to make
your acquaintance. + have cheering news to
communicate. Mayor Henry has been re-elect-
ed by about 5000 majority and the Union men
have elected four out of the five congressman.
d. j. G.
| 1t was now the Democrats turn to look glum.
The Abolitionists having enjoyed the mournful
looks of the Democracy to their complete sat
sfaction, went back to the telegraph Office in
quest of more news of the same Sort Present
ly they come back with another instalment as
follows:
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. IA, III o'clock, p. NJ.
Hon. Thaddeus Stevens has been reelected
by about 1000. Union Congressman elected in
Dauphin district D.J. G.
Democracy still in the dumps. Abes procla.
nation in the ascendant. Abolitionists gleeful
and proceed On another expedition to the tele.
lgraph Office. After considerable absence, (du,
ring which the Democrats We'd with one another
in The bravest possible Efforts 10 offer cach ohe
lgFslla.iaa cgss .ils ''sal nelvS9 ,hay r..u-ue.
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Death of Hon. Peter Schell.


1t becomes our painful duty to announce the
death of Hon. PETER ScHELI, which took place
at the residence of his son, Hon. w. T. Schell,
in this borough, at an early hour on Wednes-
day morning last.
Judge Scliell was one Of the most prominent
citizens Of our county and for many years filled
Offices Of public trust. Hereprcsented Bedford
county in the Legislature three successive terms,
dating from the year 1920. During the admin
istration of Gov. Wolfe, he was appointed As,
sociate Judge, which office he filled for ten years
He was, from early manhood, consistent mem
Der Of the Ger Ref. Church, but did not limit
his christian and charitable benefactions to his
own sect on the contrary, he gave with a lib
eral hand to other denominations, whilst every
benevolent purpose received stimulus from his
charity
But the virtuous dead need no eulogy Peace
to his ashes.
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tin b. Hoover, Jno. Holsingcr, And'w J. Ctis.
man, Andrew Zimmers, James Barefoot, Thom-
as j. Walker, Jacob Stuff, Thos. Miller, Mar.
tin Miller, Michael Stumbaugh, George Sleek,
Thos b. Wisegarver Elias Shoberger, Jesse
w. Sleek, Daniel p Beegle, Geo. w Adams,
Robert Callahan, Joseph Corby, WIN. Hoover,
Henry Smith, Geo. Moore, Jacob Alstadt, 10.
seph Andrews, Robert Allison, Geo. Hershber.
ger. Isaac Homer, Jesse Willis, William Rein
ninger, Thos. McGregor, VIM. c. Hoover, EMS
Davis, Geo. Specie, Jacob Thomas, Danl Horn,
Samuel Sinner, Abner Sleek, Daniel Blatten.
berger, AMOS Harbaugh.
Southampton 1p.
Henry Collins, Asa johnson, John Morte,
VIM. johnson John II. Smith, Westley Collins,
John Danerron, David Conor, Amos Robinet,
Abner Sommerville, John Leasure, Abraham
Bennett, Lorenzo Shipley, John Potts, Tilmani
Northcraft, Christopher Miller, Westley Hou.
ser, Geo. Gordon, VIM. Dicken, Wm: Cavender,
Alfred Northcraft, David Rice, John Cheny,
Paul Johnson, Zachariah Schafer, JOS Clinga-
man John Thompson, Sam uel Barns, Noah
Wigfeld, Jos. Tewell, Elijah Perdew, Jasper
Ash, Geo. Miller, Job Fetters, Danl Barkman,
Thos. Jay, John Ruby, David Bennett, Jeremi-
ah Clingaman, BARLEY Miller, Andrew Pennell,
Lewis Johnson, Henry Ruby, Jos. Barkman;
Union Township.
William Stuff, Abraham Amick, John Gou.
chenour, Alex. Corle, Valentine Bowser, Geo.
Carn, Joseph Feather, Henry Feather, VIM.
Hcitc, Samuel Hoenstine, Andrew Bleeher,
harrison Feather, Jac. Wright, Michael Feath.
er, Alex. Ickes, jeremiah earn, Jas. Defbaugh.
Jocob Burnet, Joseph Stombaugh, John King.
Woodbery Middle.
Elias Meyers, Michael Keagy, Beuj. Oswalt,
Jacob Settle, Conrad Nicodemus, John Dick,
James Miller, Martin Croft, Humphrey Ripley,
Alex: W Wiseinger, Jos. Snowden, Eph'm Long
checker, Michael Hartman, Jno. eastman, JOS
N. Brumbaugh, Sylvester Daniel, Geo. MCGEE,
Jacob eastman, James Bartebaugh, Samuel
Bassler, VIM. Shull, Isaac Hoffman, jackson
Stucky, Jonn Mills, VIM. Thomas, Patrick Da-
Wis. Sam'l Carper. Enos Rodgers, Dan'l Price,
Geo Cox, BENZ. +. Longenecker, David Magee,
Jonathan Hesel.
lVoodbery South.
William Moor, John Boner, Henry Reighart,
Jos. Boyer, John King, VIM. Grove, William
Little, Johh Leech, Jackson Ripley, David
Diltz, Jacob Retiring, Abner Smouse, Jno. CAL
lahan Jacob H. Miller, Solomon Want, David
Kochendarfer David H Miller J. Carson,
Samuel Longenecker, Andrew Furry, Daniel
Eversole.
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aTPennsylyania gives over four thousand ma
jority for the Democratic State Ticket Ergo,
If the assertions of the Abolitionists, prior to
the election, that the Democratic ticket was
secessionticket are true, there just four thou
sand more Secessionsts than Union men in Penn
sylvania, and the state has been voted into the
hands of jeff Davis. Do you still cling to your
old notions on this subject, Messrs. Abolition
lists? If you do you had better swear allegiance
to the Southern Confederacy! But what you
said before the election, we presume, you intend
ID only as Durborrow joke.
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IMPORTANT FROM THE WEST.
Another Convention Of Governors 10 be
held at Washington.
Demands upon The Administration.
The Removal of Gen. Mcclellan,
A MORE VIGOROUS PROSECUTION.
Enforcement Of the conascation Act.

CINcINNATI, October Pal have It on good
authority that the Governors of the loyal States
are to assemble in Convention at Washington,
in the early part Of next week, for the pur.-
pose
|. Of demanding the removal of Major Gen.
Mcclellan, and the appointment of new COM
mander of the Army Of the Potomac
2 The removal of Gen. Buell. from the com.
mand of the army in Kentucky.
3. To urge more vigorous prosecution Of
the war; the immediate advance Of the Army
of the Potomac, the enforcement of the confis-
cation act, and the treatment Of ROBBERS in arzns
as traitors.
No more troops are to be furnished by the
States until these demands are complied with.
Governors Morton and Yates were at Louis
vile to-day, obtaining facts relating to Gen. Bu-
ellis campaign. They proceed to Columbus to
meet Gov. Tod tonight.
1t is understood that Governor Tod does not
endorse the scheme fully, while Governor Nor
gan, of New York, declines attending tho gath
ering.
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WHY Gen. Mcclellan Does Not Advance

We take the following from the "Puhlic
Ledger" written by one who has lately visited
the Camp:
s'The reason why General Mcclellan does
not advance. is that some of his men 'sare with
out shoes and with no more clothing than is
necessary for deccncy"
''l}y the invitation of the commanding officer
of once magnificent regiment of Pennsylva-
company with an officer of the rpriment. The
regiment was only fragment of its former self,
and what remained of it. was. to verv great
extent. in n condition which. but for the fact
that witnessed what shall presently describe,
never could have believed.
sThe officers who accompaned us pointed
ont n number of the men who had neither shoe,
stocking. d,u'cers shirt. orercodt blanket Or tent.
A pair of torn pantaloons not sufficient to hle
their nakedness, and norton of what was
once blue army blouse, constituted. with a
cap, the entire clothing of these poor fellows.
ga large pile of ashes in the midst of the
camp was pointed out to us rs the place where
number of these poor soldiers had slept the
night previous. These ashes were yet warm
from the fire of the preceding day, and the al
place and protection from the frosty nights air.
Quite n number of the men had their feet wrap
ped up in rags. their shoes having either been
lost on their thirty-two days march or were
worn out.
"Who is to blame for this disgraceful condi-
ton of things do not know. 1t is enough
to know that It exists, and that it furnishes the
| very hest reason WHY General Mcclellan can
not advance until it is remedied.
''It NAV add to the surprise Of some of you1
readers, when I state that the REGIMENT referred
to was one of our crack Philadelphia regiments
which left this city little more than twelve
months ago. nearly a thousand strong. hut which
at the time saw it some three weeks since
did not number one hundred and fifty effective
men. deaths, wounds and discase having redu
ced il to that small number. How much this
shameful dos'itutior IF decent an1 comfortable
clofiin. has 10 da with the digoaqas frogl whicl
i TO mn e, tfer tbn pghiie may iu2go."
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eTWe find the following in the Patriot & o.
'aion of Monday Our friend, Amos, has our
sympathy;
HorEI RoBBERY.-On Friday night Daniel
Amos, recruit from Bedford county, was rob-
bed of fifteen dollars at Freeburn's tavern
Suspicion attaches to two boys who occupied
the same room, and left at an early hour on
Saturday morning while Mr. Amos was sleep
ing The lads had in their possession a lot Of
valuable patent pencils and gold tooth-picks,
two OF which they rendered to young Freeburn
in payment of their bill for lodging. No doubt
these articles were stolen from some store in
this city. The boys were strangers here and
stated that they came from Lebanon. From
their suspicious conduct at Freeburn's and sud-
den and mysterious departure, we judge them
to be juvenile ''knucks' on professional tour.
1t is not known in what direction they Travelled.
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PRovERBs.-A fery distant relative Of Solo
mons hands us the following:
Hasty people drink the wine of life scalling
hot.
Death is the only master who takes his SER
wants without character.
When pride and poverty marry together, their
children are want and crime.
He that borrows, binds himself with his neigh
boris rope
He that is too good for good advice is toe
good for his neighbours company.
He that is wise will at all times purchase his
goods at the one price Mammoth Dry Goods
Store of j. NJ. Shoemaker, No. |, Anderson's
Row,
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ezrThe Abolilionists. in lheir chacrin owe

eyThe Abolitionists, in their chagrin over
the defeat of their pet, MCPHERSON, call Gen.
Cofroth all kinds of hard names and sneaking.
iy insinuate that be is not fit to succeed the
late lamented and gifted ex-captain. We have
but one answer to all these uncalled for and un.
gentlemanly attacks upon our Congressman e.
lect. We say, let these malignant back-biters
look at the vote received by Gen. Coffroth at
his own home. Somerset Borough gave him | l
votes Of a majority, whilst it gave the Abo-
ton State ticket about 80. Somerset township
gave but 80 majority for his opponent, whilst it
gave the balance of the Abolition ticket over
$50. In Somerset county, Gen Coffroth ran
about 200 votes ahead of his ticket, and this in
spite of the most violent personal as well as po-
litical opposition. Let the malignants "put this
in their pipes and smoke it."
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Democratic State Ticket Elected.

The Abolition authorities at Harrisburg, keep
such tight hold upon the returns of the State
election, that we are unable, as yet, to lay the
vote of the State before our readers. 1t has
been ascertained, however, that the Democratic
State ticket is elected and that the majority for
it can not be less than 5000 and may run up
to 5000. The Democrats of Pennsylvania
may we'll congratulate themselves upon the re-
suit, attained, as it was, under the most adverse
and disadvantageous circumstances. 1t Is
grand triumph and will begin new era in the
politics of our beloved Commonwealth.
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GA FALSE pRornrr.--That Joe Smith and

ES-A FALSE PRopnEr.--That Joe Smith and
the infallible Miller were not the only false
prophets that were destined to arise during this
nineteenth century, the following from the Bed
ford Inquirer, of Aug. 5th, will clearly demon
strate:
"IIe McPherson1 will be returned with a
clean majority of two thousand, provided the
Democrats run candidate, and if not, he will
be returned with such vote as will astonish
the natives for years to come!"
He waSreturned-to the ''shadcs of private
life!"
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CONTINENTAL MoNrirLY.-This work, hither-
to under the sole editorial control of Mr.. lie.
land, has been reinforced in its editorship, by
the accession of Hon. II. j. Walker, Hon. f.
p. Stanton and Edmund Kirke, Esq, to the
staff of editors. In literary point of view,
the Continental occupies very high position in
the scale of excellence. The writings of r. j
Walker, will be looked for with much interest
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GThe Abolitionists are trying to account for
their defeat by asserting that their voters are all
in the army. This is all twaddle The labor
ing men, especially in the cities, are all Demo-
Gratis, and these are the class to be found in the
army. They had better own up and admit that
thar own shameful misconduct has disguised
The people and thus acknowledge the true rea-
son Of their defeat
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AMERICAN EXCHANGE & REvIEw.-We de-
sire our merchants and business men generally
to wake up to the fact that we have real, live
commercial magazine published in our own state
of Pennsylvania, to wit, the Philadelphia ''Ex-
change G. Review" 1t is most excellent work
and should be in every counting-room in the
country.
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HARPER's MoNTlILY.--We have before us the
November number of this well known maya
zine. 1t is filed with choice reading and got
ten up in the usual excellent style of the Har-
pers. 1t contains articles from the pens of An.
thony Trollope, Miss Mulock, the Author Of
Adam Bede, and other literary celebrities Har-
per is always entertaining and useful.
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you want pills, take Ayers Pills. Nothing
he's ever appeared in this market that can COM
pare with this new invention for chasing out
the distempers that fasten and grow upon us.
They are The Philosophers elixir of life, that
bids defiance to disease, and will leave us no al.
Tentative but to die of old age
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field of selection to one of the four plans of
procedure subjoined:
l. Throw OFT the old and assume new des.
| ignaton-the Union party. Adopt the concil-
iatory measure proposed by Alf. Crittenden or
the Peace Convention, and my life upon it we
shall have no new case of secession but on the
contrary, an early return OF many, if not all
OF the States which have already broken off
from the Union Without some equally benign
measure, the remaining slaveholding States will
probably join the Montgomery Coniederacy in
less than sixty days; when this city, being in.
cluded in a foreign country, would require u
permanent garrison Of at least thirty thousand
troops to protect the government within it.
LII. Collect the duties on foreign goods out
side the ports OF Which the Government has
lost the command, or close such ports by act
OF Congress, and blockade them.
Ill. Conquer the seeded States by invading
armies No doubt this might be done in two
OF three years by young and able General
Il Wolfe, u Desuix, or u iIoche--with 800, 900
disciplined men, estimating third for garrisons
and the loss OF great number by skirmishes,
sieges, battles and Southern ievers The de-
struct.on of lie and property on the other side
would be friyhtful, however perfect the moral
discipline of the invader.
The conquest completed at that enormous
waste OF human life to the North and North-
west-with at least $3.50, OJo, 900 added there.
to, and Gu bono Fifteen devastated provincse!
not to be brought INFO harmony with their con-
querers, but to be held for generations by heavy
garrisons, at an expense quadruple the nett dI.
ties Or taxes 1t would be possible to extort from
them, followed by protector OF an emperor
~. Say to the seeded States-wayward
sisters, depart in peace
In haste, l remain very truly yours
WINFIELD SCOTT.
Hon. WM. II. SEWARD, sc, &c.
Comment on such letter from such source
would seem to be a work Of supererogation.-
Gen. Scott, whose foresight and wisdom only
pnt'aty anticipated the fruits Of the Abolition
policy, so unhappily i'll the ascendant, warned
the administration of the then future and point
ed out Il remedy. 1t was in consonance with
the teachings OF the Democrats of that day,
and how wonderfully have ali our predictions
been realized. Instead OF 100000 we have
now had over million of men in the field,
and the end is not yet. Untold millions have
been added to the national debt, for instead of
two hundred and fifty millions, our national
debt llas reached twelve hundred millions of
dollars Those who undertook to advise the
President and direct the policy of the country
have shown their unfaithtulness and ncapaclty,
while the wisdom OF the Democrats and their
fidelity have been fully established.
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rJ-Jack Frost has given several hard nips to
things yerdant in this neghborhood. We cx-
pect browner seriousness in the jokes Of the
next Inquirer.
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sgAnother draft of 1000 men will not be
made at present. but the people are still coming
in large numbers to carry off the extensive as
sortment Of goods which p. A. Reed keeps con-
Stantly on hand and for sale at his old stand in
Bedford, Pa. Call and examine his stock. He
makes no charge for showing goods.
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Remarkable Letter from Gen. Scott.

At the great Democratic meeting in N. York,
on Monday night OF last week, John Van Bu-
rem made speech, in which he introduced the
following letter from, Gen. Scott, written at the
beginning of Mr.. Liicoln's administration. Mr..
Van Buren, said:
On the 3d Of Mirch President Lincoln, on
the day before he was sworn into office, found
himself in Washington, having reached it in
disguise, Qaughterl covered with Scotch cap
and long plaid cloak. (Great laughter.) For
the first time in the history of Che country the
President found himself at the seat of Govern
ment in danger, and it was through the active
exercise of great discretion hy Gen. Scott and
Gen. Wool, that he was enabled even to take
the oath. On the third day of March, asshe
was about entering upon the duties, and before
he took the oath, letter was addressed to him,
which now propose to read to you. l ask you
tonoe particularly the wonderful spirit of proph-
ecy, the extraordinary Judgment, and the un-
questionable patriotism that animates every line
and word of this letter:
GENERAL SCOTS PROPHECY.
Washington, March 2, 1861.
DEAR SrR;-Hoping that in day or two the
new President will have happily passed through
all personal dangers, and find himself installed
an honored successor of the great Washington,
with you as the chief of his cabinet, beg leave
to repeat, in writing, what l have before said
to you orally-this supplement to my printed
"views' tdaied in October LAST ION the highly
disordered condition of our, 80 late, happy and
glorious Union. To meet the extraordinary
exigencies Of tho time, i. seerns to me that am
guilty Of no arrogance ia imi!iog tho Presidents
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rTMr. William Hartley has just received and
for sale very cheap, an extra lot of hardware.
See his advertisement in another column.
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GtadS William Chenoweth offers at public
~ Roe6e}valaable real estate near tile place.
Va fno* tbe property and can recommend it.
Ary perBnn wishing to invest, would do we'll to
stlend this eale. Sec aslyer.icerse...
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rgThe rebels did not quite use up our friend,
George Blymire, for he still keeps on hand a
fine stock of stoves, tinware, &c. Call and see.
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c~The last Inquirer, in an article somewhat
remarkable for purity of thought and chastencss
of language, traces our lineage to Don Quixote,
Hudibras, and other imaginary worthless, who,
tschils they hred," he vows, he can prove were
our ancestors. We never had any trouble in
tracing our ancestry. Can the Inquirer man
soy tho same with respect to his own case?
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Ohio, Indiana and Iowa.

The Democratic majority in Ohio, is about
10000, and nearly the same in Indiana. The
Democrats have IA of the ! 8 members Of Con-
gress from Ohio and of the l from Indiana.
Late reports claim that the Democrats have also
carried Iowa; but this is not SO certain. Two
Democratic Congressman are certainly elected
in Iowa. the first from that State for eight years.
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tySergeant VIM Bowman, of Capt. Lyons
company, has received an honorable discharge
from the service and is staying at present at his
old home in this place.
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1--WE unintentionally omitted to include the
name Of Mrs. w. Hartley in our thanks, last
weak, to NE ladies who favored our family with
theee very hnegTapes, and we now desire to make
tbe ~nan6ls&earub
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srANorHER DURBoRRow JoKE.--Thc Inqui-
rr man is perfect Joe Miller on jokes. The
most serious things imaginable are only fun in
his eyes. For instance, he considered the nom
ination of Gen. Coffroth joke. And now he
nsks, "Hav you heard from the Army rote' Prct-
" good joke, amt it?" Yes, another Durborrow
joke! Mcpherson is beaten votes in his own
company!