Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-09-15


Der is being constantly Increased.
An immense coal field has been discovered
at Redwood Falls, 20 miles from Fort Ridley.
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Gen. Grant has written letter to Assistant
Secretary Dana, deprecating the assaults be-
ing made on Gen. Hunter, and indorsing his
West Virginia Campaign
A lady in Philadelphia was thrown violent
ly backward out of buggy, and would doubt
less have been killed, had not her waterfall
protected her head from the concussion with
the pavement.
A beautiful and accomplished young lady.
daughter of James McGregor, Esq, Presi.
dent of the State Bark IN Boston, was pistol
firing at target in New Hampton, when a
pistol in the hands of a companion was acci.
deDtally discharged, the bullet entering her
brain. She exclaimed, "Oh, Godp' and fell
a corpse.
A lady in Malta, Ill, while npon load Of
hay with a pitchfork in her hands, was
thrown off, striking upon the tines of the
fork in such way that one of them passed
through her body, the end coming out at
her back. She was alive week after the &C.
cident.
A box was shipped from Fortress Monroe,
August 25, to New York. Itwas said to con.
tain tools, but was found upon reaching New
York, to contain corpse.
Large fields of cotton are growing in Cali.
fornia. The State offers bounty of $4,000
for the first 100 acres of cotton-also $4,000
for the first 100 bales of 800 pounds each.
Over $100,0o0 is donated by the State for the
encouragement of agriculture, in the raising
Of various products.
The Illinois State Agricultural Fair CON-
menced at Chicago ON the 4th inst. The
New England Agricultural Fair opened at
Concord, New Hampshire, on the 9Th.
Wirz has furnished his counsel with docu-
mentary evidence to prove that in establish.
ing the dead line in the prison pen he acted in
accordance with orders.
At Winona, Wisconsin, Gen. Grant deliv-
cred what is supposed to be his longest speech
on record, containing So words.
Horace Greeley is to deliver the annual ad.
dress at the Minnesota State Fair, at Mime
apolis, the last week in September. His SUBJ
ject win probably be "The Eradication of
Weeds"
Theevidence against Wirz of Sergeant Bos-
ton Corbett, who shot Booth, viii be rejected
by the Court, on the ground that Corbett is a
monomaniac on the subject of Rebel cruel
ties.
In Idaho Territory greenbacks are taken
for gold dust at par.
The records of the Andersonville prison,
which were secured, have recently mysteri.
ously disappeared, and a quartermaster's s
Clerk is now under arrest on suspicion of
knowing what has become of them.
At Wilson'S Gulch, Idaho Territory, mug
get of gold was found which is valued at more
than $4,000.
| Snow fell at the White Mountains last
week.
In Idaho Territory, near PricklY Pear City,
more or less gold is found in every stream,
dry gulch and bar throughout the country.
There are now in existence 1,457 oil com
panies, with total capital of $3.50, ,584, 900.
ted States was 100000 barrels. In 1864
the quantity used had increased to 24,000,00O
barrels, or nearly barrels apiece for every
body.
In a Chicago Street car, pale but pretty
young woman gave up her seat to one-legged
soldier, who proved to be her husband, long
mourned as dead.
A young lady recently died in few hours
after witnessing butcher killing a lamb.
Gov. Henry, of Washington Territory, who
was lost on the Brother Jonathan, was an in
innate friend of President Lincoln and Mrs.
Lincoln, who were married at his house.
A California Sculptor has nearly completed
a colossal statue of President Lincoln. 1t is
nine feet in height, and stands on pedestal
ten feet in height.
A lady and daughter, while driving in Mich
), igan, recently, were attacked by bees, and
stung so severely that the daughter died The
horse also died in three or four hours.
There are in the oil regions a class of men
called oil smellers, who for $40 indicate the
place for boring.
Il OcH. OWfits VIII uASN ACSSAehg3 "oo SAS IL o.
cadet ever appointed to West Point He en-
tered the Academy it 1902.
Col Parker, Gen. Grants Chief of staff, is
pure Seneca Indian, and grandson of the
celebrated chief Red Jacket.
In Connecticut, under the existing laws,
no dog can have an existence, legally, unless
, he is regularly registered; and wears collar
with his proper number marked upon it.
A lady in Massachusetts, while in fit Of
mental arrangement shot dead her husband,
daughter and herself
They have had slight frost in some por-
tions of Michigan.
The receipts of internal revenue by the
Treasury Department for August were SS4,-
00O, 900.
} The receipts of the Pennsylvania Central
Railroad will this year foot up to about $15,-
600, 900, between $5,0O0,00 and S6, 900 600
of which is clear profit.
J 1t is said that Gen. Butler is to be associa-
: ted with the Attorney General as a public
prosecutor of JEFF Davis.
The vicinity of Lewiston, Maine, is infest-
ed with gipsies.
The regular army is rapidly filing up with
men who have already served as volunteers.
The National debt is 81, ,757, ,6s9, ,57l, on
which the vaorlv intaraet is &122 n31 200