Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-03-10
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.


Secretary Stanton, after waiting three months for
Gen. Grant report Of his last summers campaign,
sent his report to Congress on Friday without It,
Gen Grant not having had leisure to write itit'up.
The report recapitulaes the military events of the
year. all Of which are already familiar to the public,
and the general features Of the year srecord are con-
sidered as highly satisfactory andencouraging The
veteran enlistments, amounting to 10000 men
are spoken of as adding greatly to the efficiency OF
the army. The arrest of deserters and stragglers
has been pushed with ygor and 81, ,392 we're arres-
ted between October l. 1863, and October l, 1864.
On October l, 1864 the veteran reserve corps con-
sisted of 764 officers, and 2s.7ss men. The report
states that general exchange Of prisoners IS now
going on, and each prisoner has furlough OF 30 days
as they arrive at Annapolis.
The bin to establish home for disabled soldiers
has passed both Houses of Congress. It incorpo-
rates Lieut. Gen, Grant and 90 others. The capital
is to be 100000 and is be made up OF military
fines, deductions from pay and donations No di-
rect expense is to be incurred by the government,
no small recommendation in these days OF large ex-
penses.
The Archbishop of Avignon was lately in rail-
road car near Narbonne, which was overtaken by a
snow storm league from any dwelling house, and
could not be extricated for four days. The travel
ers passed two days and two nights in the carriages
half of which we're filed with snow. There they
remained motioness without fire, light or food. The
first who attempted tocome TO their rehefwas man
employed on the railroad, but he fell dead on the
snow and others were thus discouraged from offer
ing assistance After forty eight hours confinement
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ers to Lezignan The Archbishop wore light shoes
which he lost in the snow after walking few steps
He walked above two miles barefooted unconscious
of the loss of his shoes and his feet frozen so
that he cannot return so his diocese for month.
Some Jealous New York Republicans went to
Washington to engineer the anti-slavery amend
ment through Congress after the New York style.
They told the Republican leaders IN Congress they
had brought fifty thousand dollars for the purpose.
After the amendment had passed they proprosed to
settle-up, aud we're told that the exact cost was
twenty y-seven dollars and fifty cents. Good Lord,
was the final exclamation of these worthless, that
isn't the way they do things at Albany
The government has, within the past few days,
pretty nearly accomplished the work Of repossessng
the United States property which was taken from
it bv the secessionists in 1861 One after other
the forts, custom houses and navy yards have come
back into our hands, until there remains very Ate
indeed to be taken.
A letter from General Meade states that deserters
come into our lines at the rate of one hundred and
forty per day: and that a veterans and conseripts
are now being retained at the front by General
Lee.
Governor Curtin has concluded to postpone his
visit to the South for three orfour weeks His pres
euee here for the next few days will be quite neces
sary-Har TEL
The Catholic Telegraph says, ''Halleck is poor
autaority upon any subject, excepting the topogra
ply from Pittsburg Landing to Corinth.''