Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1864-06-03
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The Ten FoRrY LoAN.--The subscriptions srepor-
ted to the Treasury Department to the ten forty loan
for the last week amounted to So, ,6000 00o The tor
tai subscriptions to date are $54000,00
The subscriptions tsthe ten-torty loan, ON Satur-
dag, were S7s6,00oa
Ii MANY female hearts sympathy and envy are such
near neghbors that they could be yirtuous nowhere
except in HE'LL where have such frghtful time OF
it; and vicious nowhere exeeptin heaven, where peo-
pie have more happiness than they know what to do
with.-Jenr Pdaa.
SoaKBonY who knows says that when two or more
women, approaching you on narrow walk, fall be-
hind one another to enable you to pass you may be
sure they are ladies cfuncommon poteness and con-
sideration. The usual course pursued By women IS
70 charge all abreast, sweeping everybody into the
mud
A eouNrRy- WOMAN once brought piece Of board
to an artist with the request that he would paint up
on it St Christopher as large as life.
'sRut,n returned the artist, that board is small
for that purpose
"Thats adsjob, said shes but look ye here,
sir We let his feet hang down over the edge ofthe
board
a PFaLosoPHIc ship captain passingthrough
church-vard at midnight. when sheeted ghost rose
up behind tombstone and approached him,with men
aeing gestures. The mariner cody raised his stick
and gave the ''ghost crack over the head, asking
him /" What he meant by being out Of his grave at
that late hour"
1t viii be gratifying to persons having friends
woun iedsin the recent battles Of the Wilderness to
learn that arrangements haTe been made that the
wounded who able to beSo treated are to receive
furlough for thirty DAYS while the great partof
those who are fit to travel viii be forwarded to the
hospitals Of their respective States.
A GALLANT GENTLEMAN ofthe old school in one of
the street cars the other day gave his seat up to la
DIV Who as is almost always the case under ike cir
cumstances failed TO make the proper acknowledge
ment Standing while after the car had moved on,
he stopped over as tasten and said to her, hat
did you say madam 2' Nothing SIR was the re-.
plvof the startled lady 'fOhi ~ said he " excuse me-
/ thonght You said Thank es.n
Below is a list Of Pennsylvania Gsaerals who have
been killed in battle since tie commencement of the
war:
Gen. Reno, South Mountain; Gen. Reynolds, Kill
led Gettysburg; Gen. Paterson, killed by the aeci
dental discharge ofhs pistol: Gen. Bohen, killed.
Second Bull Run Gen. jackson, killed. Fredericks-
burg; Gen, Vincent killed, Fredericksburg; Gen.
Hays killed, Wilderness.
The following Pennsylvania Generals have died
from natural causes
Gen. Smith, Gen. Keim, and Gen. Welch
A DUEL nearly came ofsst AIarseiIles between two
members of the Japanese Embassy now on their
journey. The parties in the quarrel placed two bal
lotsin hat, on one ofwhich was written ''deathn He
who drew this bound to retire to room and
commit suicide. This satisfaction to the survi
yor The affair was, however, nipped In the bud by
the interference of some French gentlemen who
could not see the propriety of such arrangement
A Precious RELIC The only gold medal ever yo-
ted by Congress to General Washington is for SALE
IT'S owner, who has lost by the war everything else that
is ya8ahie, being compelled to part with tt. 1t was
given in honor of the evacuation of Boston by the
British. TN the diverse Is tlne medallion profile
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grouped on Bunkers Hill, while the British feet is
seen moving down the the bay. 1t contains $50
worth of gold. 1t is in perfect preservation having
been guarded by its owner with the most religious
Five thousand dollars have already been offer
ed for it but TO the Government, or to historical
society, it would be worth nsHchinere.
THE MArrAPoSy RIVER in Virginia, watering the
present battlefelds gets its name, oddly, from four
separate branches running sontheasterIy. The
southernmost branch is called Nat the next one Ia,
the next Pc, and the last Nv Ia the forks of these
syllable streams e armies eDactng the bloodiest dra-
of the SDsttsyyana is situated upon the Pa,
stream which Is only few inches deep, ordinarily,
and half dozen yards wide. The North Anna riv-
er is aboutthe sSze of Bail Ran, and when swollen
by rains is not fosdable.
III the MIDST of the great Indian, bushwhacking
fight in the Wilderness, when it was man to man
and bayonet against bayonet along the immense line
of battle, which hidden in thicket and wooded
than few yards each side. Grant is said to have
remarked meditatyely, as be hacked with his lack
knife the great tree which hseryedas his headquarters,
at the same time smoking vigorously on his briar
root pipe. sWell puff, if Lee does want to make
this a Kilkenny cat fight puff puff. am sure we; II
win; (puf puff, puff for ,re nc got The longestta' y
And not only the iongest tail but the longest head
General Grant
ASEcDorE or NtroLEoS-Itis reported of Napo-
leon, that when at Eylau, he took diamond star
from his breast and placed il on that of Young
medical officer. In deadly charge the day before
thousands wounded at last the serried line of
the French gave way and retreated by a series of
manoeuvres, in one of which, amongst dead and and
dying, q surgeoa seen suddenly called to a gen
eral terribly wounded. A large artery was open ;
cold and harassed the surgeon kneeled by his pa,
tient shouts were raised all sides to save him
Eelf the bateions of the enemy literally rode over
him; the bulless Of the opposing army whistled in
hundreds by his ears; still he pressed on the artery
and ultimately saved the life of the Young officer
A bitter cold night followed more frightful day ;
the surgeon crunched the snow in his hand, and ap-
piled 1t to the wonnd. Napoleon seeing him the
next day, the diamond cross was placed on his
breast.
ANEcpoTE or GENERAL. GRAST-After the battle
Of Pittsburg Landing and Cen Grants complete VIC
tory at that point General Buell. thorough soldier.
began crteisng in friendly way the impoliey of his
having fought battle with the Tennessee river be-
hind his men, Where. if beaten; could you have
retreated, General r asked Buell. II didn't mean
10 be beaten, was Grants sententious reply "But
suppose you had been defeated despite all your exer-
tions? "Wel there the transports to carry the
remains Of the command across the river" 'fBut,
General, urged Buell., 'your whole transports would
not contain over ten thousand men, and it would be
impossible for them to make more than one trip IN
the face of the enemy ''Well, if had been beat
en-" said General Grant. pausing to light another
cigar as he spoke transportation for ten thousand
men would have been abundant for all that would be
left ofns This anecdote is eminently. characters.
te, the data for the proper appreciation of being
that Grant had shout fifty thousand men over the
river.
Letter from Secretary Chase to a Bank Officer.
The following letter has been addressed BY the See
eretary of the Treasury to bank officer, under date
of May Is, 1854
SIR: Your letter Of the 18th. making nnnirias in