Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1864-04-29
NEWS AND OTHERITEA

policy.
YAlE CoI1EGg has received or has been promised
half million dollars within few months, and Gov
ornor Buckingham has recently swelled the fund hy
agih of twenty FIVE thousand dollars.
A Few years ago. to settle an estate, parcel OF
timber land in Mount Holly. Vt, vas appraised at
the value Of one hundred dollars. The same hnd
has recently been sold for thirtvthrse hundred and
seventy Ave dollars
4 scAsELLgR ut Franklin n H, was visited not
long sincssby two hundred ladies in proeession who
politely Informed him thai he must shut VIZ shop
and leave town, he would be- assisted 10 do both,
he didn't wait for the assistance.
FFrEcTs ol4PaRs FIGarrSa. John G. Heenan is
still 10 London. lie has fits now, and falls down IN
the street He has never been wcll since he was
drugged for the tight with King BY the friends Of the
latter. II IL thought be viii uey'r
EaoA present Indications there IS iittle doubt that
the ma, sagar crop Of 1861 viii vastly exceed that
made in previous years lii all probability the crop
Of maple sugar at the Norh for the present year will
reach 25000090 pounds, worth, at the low estimate
Of fifteen cents per pound, S3,1o00U0
NEW RoLLrNG MILLs.--Two new rolling mills are
about to beerectedin Allentownboth by joint stock
companies One OF the companies has presentcap-
ital Of $4,000, and is called the 'Jordon Manufae
turing Company The ether is the East Pennsy-
vania Iron Works Ground has already been bro
ken for both mills and the work commenced.
4 BIG NELL OK THE RIvER--The Franklin (Pa.)
Citizen says ;ss Much excitement has been caused in
the past few days concerning the oil lands on the Al
legheny river, by the that Mr. Philips, who
has been boring well somewhere between Oil City
and Walnut Bend, the river, had struck heavy
vein of oil and that the we'll was flowing from 700 to
500 barrels per day.
The Two-cEET PIEcE.-The new two-cent piece
which has been recommended for the sanction of Con-
eress, resembles, as much anything can, gold
coin. On side there is a wreath of wheat, IN
the centre of which is stamped 1.-TWO cents, and
around which are fhewords United States of Amer
icap On the other side there is the shield of Iiber
ty, bearing the words, God our Trust.
TEE Secretary of the Navy has it is stated, order
ed one war vessel to be prepared for the purpose Of
testing the experiment of substituting petroleum oil
for coal. A commission, appointed by the Secretary
some months since TO examine this subject thorough
ly have far become satisfied that oil be used
for fue at less than half the expense of coal that
they have recommended the Secretary to have the ex
pertinent made.for navigation.
OnY.-When man discovers an oil-well upon his
premises in these days, his fortune is made. Wit
ness these prices recently paid to farmers in Western
Pennsylvania: Among the sales recently made are
the Parker farm for SlO0,000; the Funk farm for
$150,000; the King farm for $50, 900; the Noble
& Delamater well and territory for $500, 900; the
Egbert for 100000 This property is all on Oil
CreA but the excitement is noteon6nedto the creek
alone.
FAMIIY BURNED TO DEATH.-on Friday night
the 10th inst FIRE broke ont in house occupied by
a family named MGManny IN 1arpOrt. Ia. 4 ne pa
rents occupied one room and four children another
The flames spread before the family awoke. On
awaking the father attempted to rescue one Of the
children but suoeated before leaving the house,
and with the child, burned. The mother at
tempted to arouse the other children. but cond not
rescue them, and with them, was suHocated. Thus
the whole familyof six were burned wththe building
THRKAxAwHA On RRGIoX.-The excitement on
the subject of oil in the Kanawha West Nirginial
region is daily increasing The whole country Is
crowded with delegates from the North, leases are
readily sold and engines and tubing constantly
arriving Hon. j. B. Blair last week sold his quar-
ter in the mammoth well to the Bergen Oil Company,
New Jersey, for $4,000 Gen. A. 5. Gore sold his
for the same. Then, Mr. Henderson, the owner of
the land on which the well is situated sold for 500,
600, including his leases, to a Pennsylvania Com
panv. The most of the supposed OIL territory on the
land is leased other parties.F Fittsbarg CONNER
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HHSaY GAYS RrMA1xs-After the interment of
twelve years. the remains of Mr. Clay were removed
Ist veek upon the death Of his wife, and placed side
Nv sida with here beneath the beautiful monument
erected TO his memory In the Lexington Cemetery.
Connected with this event, the Observer says, the
wreath of immorfelles placed apon his eoiiln by ms
friend, the gifted poetess, Mrs. Ann y stephens,
nr;or TO the removal of the body from Washington,
tn. found to be in an almost perfect state of preser
sf;on being but little faded, while good ring, bear
ing the initials a. W. which rested near the
wreath, was as bright though just from jeweler
store Cincinnati Times.
CoAl. Is MfxyEsoTA.-An important discovery has
recently been made IN Minnesota. 1t consists OF an
extensive bed Of camel coal, which has been t0und
mn the Minnesota valley on the Cottonwood River. a
little more than one hundred miles from ST. Paul.
The bed is eighty eight feet below the surface, where
the shaft was snnk and is SIX feet IN thickness Il
il probable that other shafts will ind 1t the
snrface. There are indications that immense coal
bods exist in that locality. company has been or
ranlzed to work the mines, and they expect to be
bringing coal down tie Minnesota River to ST. Paul
hv The lst of July. The Importance of this diseov-
ery IS very great The manufacturing interests OF
Minnesota, which have been kept in'the background
for want OF this material viii now be rapidly de
veloped.
THR ToBAcco Caop--The entire tobacco crop OF
1860 in this country was two hundred millions OF
pounds: or more exactly 199 172, ,655. Of this the
Sothern States produced 1884, 991 706 pounds-a very
near approximate to the whole, it leaves but ID,
1SO. .94g pounds for the remainder of the Union.
Now we have total crop of tobacco amounting to
IA 653 pounds in 1862 and 567 .302 no pounds
in 1863. Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode
Isnnd New Jersey, Delaware. California and Nebras.
ka which are credited with nothing IN 1862, yielded
34537S pounds in 1868, whicGis certainly consider
able growth for twelve month and indicative of lar
ger results in the future If Here remains over co.
100 noun(ls az is supposed, from 1862 should
have on hand, dedncing the estimated consumption
say so 600 900 pounds-25l, 600 900 pounds for the
nresent supply At IA cents per pound, with a con-
thinning foreign demand, may export one-half in
axcess of former years to value say $50, 100000
ne frontgxsYLyAxIA ToBAcco.-The Firginians are to
Ie has liked for some prosperity which has grown out
-. : ,icGe. One farmer in Lancaster county.
his Se has sold the product Of three aad ahalf
The rebel pied with tobacco for thousand dollars
eay dstiag ingis profitable The crop in allthat por
3raI :; sae State has been large 1t is now coming
-, - rket and canmands from thirteen to twenty
2ooA at Who ound twill be as profitable. probably or
-enchmeat4 the present year The old stocks are not
ft;os lt but they are reduced and are held forlar
3 The stock abroad, too, has been decreas
toea9Hit none of the tobacco raised in other coun
auaey: #as thus fer ereqGalcdthe American Thesep por
~. =. h Of Hirainis hio are recairned will prodnce