davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-12-01

when counseled not to do so, that he
would say, 81 know what ! am doing;
l am not acting blindly; have right
to kill him." and at least one of these
witnesses would have sworn that Grouse
said to him that JOHN CESSNA had
told him that he could kill the Reed
| boys and he couldn't be hurt for it.
We will give the testimony of this wit
ness as taken down by counsel for the
defence, at a private examination of
witnesses. 1t is as follows:
"After the election last fall (18G4) |
was talking to John p. Reed, ST., on
business near his office; Jacob Grouse
passed, while we were talking, towards
| the Washington Hotel; | afterwards
met Grouse, on the same day. He ask
ed me what Reed had said about him.
/ told him he had not said anything;
that we were talking about business.
| He said he believed Reed had said
something about him, that he was not
pleased with him, that he had heard
some of the threats that he Grouse had
made about his boys. He said he had
threatened to kill them, and that he
would kill them vet. | told him he
should not do so; that he might get in
to h0catlties. He said, no, he wouldn't;
| that he ReUer lrelH into anything 6iiRdiy;
that JOHN CESSNA had told him he
had q right to Kill him, 0S d1 officer, and
| that he couldn't, or shouldn't be hurt; and
he said if he John P. Reed, Jr.) ever
came back he would kill him."
This statement needs no interpreta-
ton; it speaks for itself
And, now, what shall be said Of the
| ldlCyer who heads a mob, and, foaming
at the mouth like madman, demands
| that prisoner shall be lynched; who
goes before Coroner's jury to plead for
a verdict; who moves for a postpone
ment of trial, upon his own oath that
witnesses material to the issue, are
absent, which witnesses, though with
I in his reach, he subsequently fails to
produce; who advises as Jacob Grouse
/ declared he was advised? What shall
be said of the politician who goes over
| the State, traducing his neighbOrs by
statements that they murdered provost
marshals; making capital out Of the
/ blood of the man who declared that this
mountebank had guaranteed him i'm
punity, if he killed Reed; electioneer-
! ing at the expense of the reputation of
a man whose guilt, or innocence, was
yet to be established? Nay, more
/ What is to be thought for tongue can
not utter a just description of such in
| fanny of the Christian who sits in the
! pew just behind you, taking the sacra-
mental wine from the same cup in
| which you drink spiritual fellowship
with him, and who, nevertheless, finds
/ it in his heart to demand your blood,
even though he does it in the garb Of
his profession? What a libel upon the
legal profession! What a disgrace to
/ the political arena! What a shame to
the church of the meek and lowly Je-
sus The pettifogger, the mOuntebank
and the hypocrite all combined in one
nature; who shall describe the inetfable
meanness, the contemplate trickery,
the unutterable baseness of a compound
so vile as this?
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-12-01

DOG FORNEN Poor Dog Forney
has great dread of Mr.. Buchanan's
Book. now in the hands of the publish
ers. 1t seems to the poor dog as though
his flood Of SANDER and lies would not
be able to prevail against the pure and
interrupted sage OF Wheatland. There
is no man living who can deny that Mr..
Buchanan is pure, honest and truthful.
Who could say that the miserable turn
coat Forney is either? Every man
knows that he left the Democratic party,
and went over among the Disunionists
of the Seward Chase and Greeley
school for plunderand nothing else. Let
the poor cur whine. Buchanan's vir-
tues will shine long after he and many
another equally miserable dog has had
his day northumberland Democrat.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-12-01

THE Franklin Repository talked very
glibly Of the mWn'er of Jacob Grouse,
some time ago, commenting with un-
necessary severity upon the course OF
John p. Reed, jr. VIII that paper do
justice to Mr.. Reed by informing its
readers that elereH citHeSses slc0re II,
open Court H0t Grouse attacked Reed,
1cjtiLst the kdtter rdS retreatilg from him,
stirling him Reed cih q large stone,
and being about to strike him again acifh
another stone ocl'en Reed .fred' also, that
the jury decided that there was neither
mWCler nor mdlSidughter of Jacob
Grouse? The Repository might likewise
do justice to the christian virtues of its
friend Cessna, by saying that the coun-
sci for Mr.. Reed offered to prove (but
were prevented by the ruling of the
Court that Grouse declared that John
Cessna had assured him that he could
kill the Reeds with impunity.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-12-01

THE Franklin Repository, of this week,
has an article on the subject of the Reed
case, in which it says that "Mr. Reed
was conlessedly disloyal, "and that "he
had no sympathy with the government
which guaranteed him all his civil, re-
ligious and political rights, but, on the
contrary, VIGOROUSLY pathizedwith
its murderous foes" Was this proved
upon the trialof Mr.. Reed? Was there
any effort made by the prosecution to
introduce testimony to such effect? Not
a bit of it. Did Mr.. Reed ever confess
himself "disloyal?" If so, has it been
proved when and where he became
"confessedly" so? No, never! How,
then, does the Repository come to have
so certain knowledge concerning Mr..
Reeds @disloyaIty?" OF course, that
journal will respond, 'Mr. Reed fled to
Canada!' Granting, for the sake of ar
gument, that he did, the Repository
ought to be aware las it seems TO have
pried into Mr.. Reeds private affairs 50
carefully and diligently that he went
| to Canada long before the Conscription
act was passed, that when he left his
home he did 80 in the open light Of day,
announcing to all his acquaintance that
he intended to study law in an office in
| Toronto, and that, therefore, he did not
| flee to avoid meeting rebel bayonets, d
/ Ia the immortal hero of ''Rutherford's >
| Lane" 1t is true that after a residence
of some years in Canada, Mr. Reed was
! drafted under the ConScription act. He
obeyed the law to its very letter, by
paying Dmmutation, just As did Col.
Mcclure when that worthy received an
invitation tofight forhiscountry. Why,
then, should the Repository thus assail
Mr.. Reed? Had it not better, to use a
homely adage, "sWeep before its own
| dOor?" For wherein is the difference
between one who goes to Canada, to
keep out of harms way, and a period
ical "skedaddler," who scents the battle
afar off, and leaving his friends and
neighbors in the lurch, runs just fan
enough away "to save his own bucon?'
/ Butwe ecannot believe that Col. Mcclure
is the author of the article in question
| 1t is beneath the standard Of a gentle
man. Vet, be the author who he may
/ let him not concern himself as to The
conscience Of Mr.. Reed. \ creature
whose heart is filled with such maligni
ty as is exhibited in that article, vii
have enough to do to smother in his
own breast, "the worm that dieth not
and the FIRE that is not quenched." Lei
him remember that leach Of Us carrie:
his own hide to Market" and if his i:
not as thick as that Of the rhinoceros
he will fed the force of this injunction
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-12-01

"A BIRTH AT THE WHITE House
N The following occursm Col. M'ChTe's
"Hour with the Presidentc"
"Soon the door opened and geHteel
lady emerged from the Presidents :
room with large official envelope
clutched nervously in her hand, and Il
beaigRay g c010atendnce Htdt t0td more
ptdiaty than norGLs that another citizen
hGd been born again to the Rep1htjc."
The Greensburg Democrat prints the
above and adds that "the incident is re-
markabIe, not only because ofthe queer
uses to which the White House appears
to have been devoted, but the extraor-
dinary recuperative powers of the lady
in question:"
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-12-01
Terrible Steamboat Disaster OH the hi'
sissippi.--Ome Hundred Lives Lost.

MEMPHIS, Nov. PA Collision or-
cured last night between the Niagr1
and Post Boy, on the Mississippi, seven
milesabove Helena. The NiagamsUnh
in twenty feet of water. One hundred
deck passengers, mostly dischargednr,
gro soldiers, We're drowned. ThecaOa
passengers and crew were all saved
The Niagara was valuedat $3.50, 600, and
was uninsured. Two hundred and III
ty tons Of freight ON the Post Boy Wa
uniniured.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-12-01

TAX on breadstuifs is the last wrin-
kle in the horn that is goring the sides
of the people. The Assessors Of Inter
nal Revenue are now engaged in noti-
flying all manufacturers of -four, that
63 cents tax will be assessed upon ev-
cry barrel of this necessary Of life they
produce. Who pays this tax? The
consumer, of course. If things keep
on at this rate, how are poor people to
earn their bread?
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-12-01

WE ask the readers of the GAZETTE
to refer to our issue of August 4, 1865,
and compare our account of the Grouse
tragedy published in that number OF
our paper, with the testimony in the
trial of John p. Reed, Jr., published
last week. Then, we would, also, ask
the readers of the Inquirer to make a
comparison of the account of the same,
published in their paper of same date,
with the testimony as reported. Let
the readers of the two papers decide
which did tell the truth concerning the
killing of Jacob Grouse,
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-12-01

\ New Bedford paper gives list of
forty-siX American whaling vessels,
with ten thousand two hundred and tif-
ty two barrels of oil, destroyed by reb-
ell pirates during the late war. The
value of the vessels is estimated ut one
million one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars, and the oil at halfa million dol
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-12-01

PRESIDENT JOHNSON, it Is announc-
ed, will soon restore the ha6eas corpus.
WhynOt? Even the AbolitionistscIaim-
ed that the suspension Of that great writ
Of right was demanded only in time of
war and actual danger to the govern
ment. What is the matter now, that
we muststiu be deprived of this ancient
and ndblood-boughtpriviIege? Hasn'tthe
war been "fought out" and isn't the
rebellion crushed?" eyes, but the Tn
ion is not yetrestored, says some RE
publican" Oh! we had thought it was.
Surelyyoutoldu us that all that was want
ing to restore the Union, was to whip
the South. That has been done What
is lacking now?
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-12-01

No wonder the AboIitionists carried
the State. 1t now turns out that Ct coo
Democrats who voted last fall, did not
turn out to the election, or were disfran-
chised by Abolition boards. Had these
votes been polled, our majority in the
State, would have been 10000. Hence,
let Democrats organized in such manner
as will enable us, next year, to poll our
full vote.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-12-01

THE Pottsvilie ,Sd1ddrd has been
greatly enlarged and improved. 1t il
an able exponent of Democratic princi-
pies. We wish the enterprising pub
Usher much success.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-12-01

WIN. KENNEDY, Esq, has retired
from the editorship of the Shippens-
burg Ta}yey Sentinel. fits, we believe,
Mr.. Kennely's intentionto become one
of the proprietors OF a new Democrat
ic paper in Carlisle. Success attend
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-12-01

A getleman from AppomattoX Court
House, Virginia, states that there is
nothing left of the apple tree under
which General Lee surrendered but a
red hole in the ground, and it is feared
that unless the hole is fenced in that it
also viii be removed by curiosity seek
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-12-01
sEabeas Corpus TO be Restored.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.-Pre>ldrI
Johnson expressed this morning 10 q
friend his intention to restore the priv
ileges of the writ of hdbeas corpus al
the earliest possible time, and to do 4
way with the secret detective service,
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-12-01

EDITORIAL NIsTrOR.-We had the
pleasure, ON Thursday morning last, OF
a call from Brother TRAUGH, of the
Hollidaysburg Standard, who, with
some friends, was on a flying visit to
our borough. Vice te good-looking ed
itor of the "gay and Incompatible"
.NfIal0Lnrd
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-12-01
.FFECrIoS OF THE SPINE CURED.
Hartford, Conn, Nov. II, i

Hartford, GUDn., NOV IL i''
Messrs THos ALLCoCk Co.-Please sehd "''"
dispatch, twelve dozen Allcock'S Porous Pis'o''
Our daily experience confirms their very supii"
excellence At this moment of writing = man W.
plies for one, who. by ENHANCEMENT in the shs' w
machinery, had both his legs broken. spine se'e..
ly injured, and was for nearly year entirely H'4
less This man found relief very soon by the 4
plication of plaster to his spine. lie was '''
enabled to work, and now he labors as well aSe',
He would cheerfully pay s. for single pIas''i '
they could not be had at n lower rate. AN 'u'
prised that surgeons do not make use OF these ~
torated plasters, TO the exclusion OF all oth"'''
their fexbility and sdhesiveness grestiy III ''
vance of all other plasters with which ~"
quanted; while the pertorations peculiar 10 '''''
rendered them greatly superior to nil othef'''' VI
dinary surgical uses. Knowing the PiaStets
so useful, have no scruples that my Seitl'a'D
should be known. j. W. J0HNsuN' ,
Principal Agency, Brandreth House Ne" w..
Sold by all Dealers in Medicines. Oct ~
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-12-01

GOVERNOR Parsons has returned u
Alabama with two hundred parton
for citizens of that State.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-12-01

ALLCOCK's Porous PLAsTERs.-A
Druggist said the other day, you have no nesi T..
advertise your Porous Plasters. for every one sod
certainly causes dozen to be sold, and ao+'N
sells gross. and SO on. You will not be able "
supply the demand soon. But We can supply
thousand yards day.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-12-01

THE Abolition papers publish a pyr-
amid of States carried by their party
recently. They forget to add JAMAI-
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-12-01

DIR. TOBIAS VENETIAN LIN Ni.H. I'm,
Has given universal satisfaction during the w.;
teen years it has been introduced into the I ,,r
States. After being tried by millions, II 4"' Dam
proclaimed the pain destroyer of the worla, rs r.l
cannot be where this liniment is applied u .ir
as directed it cannot and never has failed IN ma i
gle instance For colds coughs and a,I The
can't be beat One 40 cent bottle will cure AZ
above, besides being useful in every family iolS
den accidents such as burns, cuts, seaids' I,,sr.
stings, &c 1t is perfectly innocent TO take it, al
nally, and can be given to the oldest perl perl -
youngest child Price 40 and so cents o9's 3Sr su
Office, Sc Cortlandt Street, New York. SoLa Sns ~, ~
Druggists. Oct ~
Nh AMMOTH SALE BILLS, plln'
lNk ed at short notice Large Bills make III iii
sales, We know it to be so. TRY IL INT ~
much more than pay the extra eTPehSe OF P''
ing. Call at The GAZETTE JOB OFFICE
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-01-21
FROM WILMINGTON.
The HcbeIs Blow Up Fort Cnsweii snd
the Osher Works Defending Whining.
ton-Our Vessels Moving up the River
md Tnkin. up Torpchoc..

FoRTREss MONROE. Jan. 10. Wis BALTIMORE Jan. 20.
The steamer Blackstone, Capt. Berry, arrived
here this morning rom of Fort Fisher bringing 2o Of
fcrrs and pgvatcs wounded in the late assault against
that fort.
Tie latest news from Fort Fither is, that shortly
after the surrender of the Fort the Eebesbea up Fort
Caswel aud the other minor works defending the en-
trance Of Cape Fear River.
title time OF sailing the smaller runboats had en-
tered the River and actively engaged in search.
ing for torpedoes preparatory 10 an advance against
Wilmington.
Shortly aner the capture Of Fort Fisher diagram
containing plan oftLe whole system Of torpedo ar
Engagements in Cape Fear River was discovered ard
naval officers making search for the key u the
diarram tv which means the dcsigus Of tie enemy
would be completely frustrated.
The following is LIST Of the wounded Officer brought
up by the Blackstone;
Brig Cen Curtis Twenty fourth Army Corrs
liza NV iofk Heat wound IN riplt arms Lieut.. Cot
Conn. Fo-ty-oghth New Yo'S. sghily in head lie 4.
T. e. Ssnno', nth New .YOss. IN the am; Lie T..
Robert Bri,n. nah w-lors. In the hrRd. Lieu.
Thomas Smrdlf Nirey NINTH pepb., u the ngmj L"ut
T.. Hand Third Nev.York, Capt d. y. MHg.l Inn
New York leg smpuisted. Lieut.. j. H. Taylor. Nir"t'-
seventh Penn shoulder; Cap. L'wtence. a. ID Z. 50
Gen Aines, seriously. Capt james Reeve. bird New.
York lcg amputaed fbr steamer also brings the re-
mains II Col Bel, ul Fuft New Hampshire. and Capt
EllDu Of the li2d New York.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-01-21
Tho Capture OF Fort Fisher-Omeial
Dispntch Of nr.Aamirat Porter.
NORTH ATIAN1Ic So ApEoS, FLAG SNIP MALVERN, {

NORTH ATLAN1Ic So ADEoS, FLAG SUP NALvEsS
orr foKI iisnLH JDnIay Jan. 10, ista
SIR: ! wrote you yesterday. We have all
the FORT. The army has captured LOO mcn and q
l,rs. number OF oEoers including Gen. Whiting and
Col. Lamb.
The gunboaa are now IL tie river and Wilmington
IL Dramatically scaled against blockade-runners.
The Eebrs have destroyed the woIks On Smiths
Island aid II tbcy don't destroy Fort Cnswell " IA Of
no Use to them. We viii get That after @ tilo while.
You must net expect ton much u Us nj one time.
These works are tremendous | vas IN FOr Msla
soG few da Ell or IT. surrender 10 the fTonch and
English Tie corlbacd armies 81 thess two nations
were many month, capturing that slronrhold and IL
wont CON pare either In siTe or strength 10 Fort
Fisher The fort contained IS guns and many Of them
were heavy ones.
have not yet learned what our cnsualii's arc In
Killed and wounded bat think 30 VII cover them
all. We had bad explosion In the tort this morning
which killed aud wounded q number Of men-stoai
100 Some u our seamcn were blown NJ. and Acting
,,i,tantraymaster X. II. GiIlou Of the Ge,ty'bsrf
MAS killed..
Iwil .end n detailed re?crt o. soon ~ can set on
tho wounded and arrange matters generally The
world never saw such hgh,ios as our soldiers did.
urs very respectfully. Jour obedient servant
d. ID. PORTER. Rear Admiral.
Hon. GIpuoy wELiEs Secretary OF tue Navy wash
ipyton d. &.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-01-21
FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.

Arrival Of the City Of Baitimore-Dcpres'
sion Of the Confederate loas-Mv Card.
well on tho Vermont Rniders-Arrcst or
she Captain Of the Pirate Shcwaa.
donh-New-Yeur's Speech Of Louis M.
polcon-The Pnpni Buli Oniciniiy Dis.
approved by tho French Govcrunieus
mud tho French Cicrgy-The Italian
Minister Of Commerce ON American
<urrcney-PaPni Aiiecutiou.
The Inman steamer City Of Baltimore, Capt.
Morehouse which en Liverpool at noon IN the tth and
Queenstown on the 5th Instant aiynd here yesterday
bringing four days later news
The Damascus reached Liverpool at P. m. on the
LIST, and the Glasgow A. m. on the I'd Of January.
The Cansdl arrived at Queenstown about II O'CLOCK
ON the morning Of the 3D. and reached Liverpool ON the
afternoon Of the 81 inst
Tho Iibernia arrived at Londonderry st O'Clock on
the evening VI the Sd.
The news that President Lincoln had disapprovcd oil
Gen Dix . order for the pursuit Of rIsrauder luto
Cahsda. was receiscd In England With very general
satisfaction and the President Ia complimentec ~ me
press tor his prompt action in the matter although It
eene atty asserted tha, nothing eu could have been
expected
The war news was read with great Interest .aud
caused further depression In the Confederate Loan
-, lou as ga decline Of nearly 10 per cent within
week.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-01-21
Cs.suercjui GsteIIisess~.
Loxpor MONEY MARkEr-Tbe funds were nrr

LONDON MoNEh mAhhEI-i iuAeS wa
Con.o.s c.os-d Gu tie ~ ~ Bs.Ht9s
Tho discount nisT1t was llst and e.ser.
The dru.and al III. bank had .sbsJ-d There was less w
liigue's 20 p-y 81, per cent -.
LIVERPOOL jan T. a m.-CoTTos.The market was eioee4
on Monaay teopeEed Yesterday with dull tons the
s4les f-acg only sac bales nciudina 600 Tor export and
speculation Pric~- yeners.iy we're ts4I. lower
TRADE At hANcnEsrER ye'tsrasy was dull ana pr,ess
teLcrsliy ware rst1ri ower -
Tread ruYYs.--Ms.rs pigI,nd, Athys CO.. Bout =
brandon AL .tner fioU in fair demand at f fAee
Mica, m good d,lad for Wut.r Rcd ID GENITAL ID
v.lsv ether i-,c pops Corn q9ri out VIVA
DOT quot cisAge sltLough partially shade easier
PsovIsioss-M-.r.. OoTdoi bruce Co.. Wskrbeld Nah
Co. aid obers report r"yIsiuns srn-ray -trnsy 81 ass
we-t, rstrs Lard IN better request, and shade armeS
o-rs u old D! Tslow very steady At Nt9,I Tor ~ "
Bsron riuer. and rashrr d-srrr hut him. .,.
d3o, PEAR, L,1se,rd o. 81. snssr ,'esdy and
in tsir demand. Cohec uucbsrsed R@e qaiet;
| i.imse,d OIL steady Of S"%o Siefm oii
nru .alrs OF NiLtI Set. aud 10 d-msnssd
iud- held TO- 4hJ. kssin no,hin. DOING spiiu IufPen'
tiDe-trruch ssl. al ~.
| manufactured continues hrm OF . Ia fshon
lin.erd tru-I; sale, o! ALiriicsb s o ths
tok of Petroleum snS OF the year only bo bba
OF l-hn-d =, =.
| Loypoy MsRKETs -Biesd,tDes Efm~f. aud Gne EhdbA
Wu-st al t-r quarter a.rE sugar hrm C'f-s 'trsdy
Te. quiet and anoil.,d tce very tive ara tending up
ward "a ip-ief orist isIes h:Di; u " N d<i@ Spt1o
If u -peLt,L~, oHyaI ~ - l.,
Ixss POOL Jan 80 orroS-The ssles OF the two dsys
foo, an o,J osl~. ncd, 900 10 specustors and export
~rs Market duh sid price. slsh.ly lower.
BkHAps.Ufrs steady.
PgovI,IoSs qnicl aid steady.
RAcox sll sJrancirS .....A
TALLDv ui-r. . -
Lospos jan aConsoh for norey seiasoi; II. g. rtre
tweltns sac Illinois C~nrs sAsss, 81 Discount; Ehs
.hxrvs StGe8