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Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-07-07
DVRBORROW 4 LUTz. Edltors and ProprIetors.
BEDFORD. Pa, FRInAY. JULY =, 1865.

| tial at Washington City; that | never had
knowledge of John Wilkes Booth, except
ing seeing him on the stage, and did not
know he was in Montreal until saw it Pub
hshed after the murder of President Lin
coin; that | never was a correspondent oi
the New York Tribune; that / never went
under the name of Sanford Conover; that /
never had any confidential communication
with George N. Sanders, Beverly Tucker,
Hon, Jacob Thompson, Gen. Carroll, Of
Tennessee, Dr. NJ. n Patton, or any of the
others therein mentioned; that my acquain-
tance with every one Of these gentlemen was
slight, and, in fine, | have no hesitation in
stating that the evidence of the said Sanford
ConoYer personating me is false. untrue and
unfounded In fact, and is from beginning 10
end a tissue of falsehood | have made
this deposition voluntarily and in Justice to
my own character and name.
(Signed. } j. WATSON WALLACE.
This was sworn to before G. Smith, J. p.
at Montreal on June s. Alfred Perry certi-
fed that Wallace subscribed TO the paper OF
his own free viii, &c.
BIZ Judge Hokt--I understand this Is the
paper sworn and subscribed to and BY you
under the circumstances which you have
detailed, with pistols presented at your face,
the statements in this paper are false.
A.-Yes, Sir. | never heard of Alfred
Terry who said | swore to it voluntarily.
The advertisement appended to the deposi-
ton, which IS as follows, was also induced
by the same threats:
-Four hundred dollars reward viii be
given for the arrest, so that can bring to
punishment in Canada the infamous and
perjured seoundrel who recently personated
me under the name of Sanford Conover,
and deposed to a tissue of falsehoods before
the military commission at Washington
lSigned JAMES w WALLACE
Q.-You have stated that you were never
IN the Confederate army; what did you
mean2
Al meant that l never served as sol
der. After | was conscripted, | was de-
tailed as clerk in the rebel War Depart
ment.
BIZ the Judge Adcocate-Q. Q.-Was any
attempt made by these men to detain you
n Canada2
Al believe 50; by friends of theirs, and
| was relieved through the influence of Gen.
Dix.
Nathan Auser, Of New York, was called
for by the Government He said he had
known Sandford Conover for eight or ten
years; his character for integrity is good
recently he accompanied Gonoyer to Mon
tIeal, and was present at the interview with
Tucker and Sanders. After they went into
O Donnell's room, Mr., Cameron came there
with paper containing an account of Con
over testimony. Conover had the paper
shown to him, but denied that he had so
testified. He was told that he must sign a
writing to that effect, or they would shoot
him like dog; they all went into St. Law
renee Hall, but would not let the witness
follow: there were twelve or fifteen persons
IN the party, including Sanders, Tucker, o.
Donnell, Carroll, Pattin, and Cameron; the
witness said he did not see any weapons on
these persons.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-07-07
S&left Story.
KILLING AN ENEMY.
BYT. S. ARTHUR.

BYT. S. ARTHUR.
That man win be the death of me yet, .
said Paul Levering.
He looked worried, but not angry.
Thee means Dick Hardy ?"
Eyes.
What has he been doing to thee now ?'
The questioner was Friend named Isaac
Martina neighbor.
He always doing something, friend Mar
tin. Scarcely day passes that don t have
complaint of him. Yesterday one of the
boys came and told me that he saw him
throw stone at my new Durham COW, and
strike her in the head
That very bad, friend Isevering, Does
thee know why he did this Was thy Dur
ham trespassing on his grounds p
No, she was only looking over his fence
He has spite against me and mine, and
does all he can to injure me. You know the
fine Bartlett pear tree, that stands In the
corner of my lot adjoining his property ~
Yes
Two large limbs, full of fruit, stretched
over on his side. You hardly believe it, but
it S true. was out there just now, and dis
covered that he had sawed off these two fine
limbs that hung over on his side. They lay
down upon the ground, and his pigs were
eating the fruit. =
Why is Dick so spiteful to thee, friend
Leyering He doesn't annoy me. What
has thee done to him p
Nothing of any consequence. !
Thee must have done something, Try
and remember.
i know what first set him out | kicked
an ugly dog of his once The beast, half
starved at home, | suppose, was all the
while prOwling about here, and snatching up
everything that came in his way One day |
came upon him suddenly, and gave him
tremendous kick that sent him howling
through the gate. Unfortunately, as it has
turned out, the dog master happened to be
passing along the road. The way he swore
at me was dreadful. | never saw a more
vindictiye face. On the next morning, a
splendid Newfoundland, that | had raised
from pup, met me shiyering at the door,
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AIM AT SOMETHING. Arthur Gilman. In
one or his public addresses, tells what he
calls an Andover story. One day, he SAYS,
a man went into store there, aud began
telling about fire. There had never been
such fire, he said, in the county Of Es-
sex. A man going by Deacon PettingiIl's
barn saw an owlon the ridge-pole. He fred
at the owl, and the wadding, somehow or
otheIfgetting into the shingles, set the hay
on fire, and twas all destroyed tons Of
hay, SIX head of cattle, the finest horse in
the country, etc. The deacon was nearly
crazed by it. The men in the store began
exclaiming and and commenting upon it.
What a lossl" says one. why, the edea-
con will well nigh break down under il,
says another. And SO they went on, specu-
lating one after another, and the conyer-
sation drifted on all sorts of conjectures.
At last quiet man. who sat splitting In the
fire, looked up and asked. 'Didhe hitthe
oleI?'' That man was for getting at the point
of the thing. Let all public speakers, In the
pulpit and elsewhere, heed the moral. Did
you aim at something, and did you hit what
you aimed at? No matter about the splurge,
and the smoke, aud the hay Did you hit
that oWl?'
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-07-07

down the republican form # government in
Mexico and set up an empire in its stead
when he determined to drTe Benito Juarez
the ffeehy-eLected President if Merico. from.
pogeer; to t,,Y7s the Pres@delfiag chair into q
throne and to I'LL that aaroae nth al, IDlpe-
rial a,aderling from Eafope Great Britain
and Spain joined the EmpTor in an armed
demonstration against MEXICO, but it was
for specific and honest Object. The Gov
ernment of Mexico had sen fit to suspend
all payments to the natlona creditors, many
of them British and Frenih subjects, and
we went to exact payment. As soon as we
discovered that the Emper)r of the French
meant to conquer the country and change
the form of government, We threw up our
share in the enterprise anc left him to him
self Spain did the same. The Emperor s
conduct amounted to a shameful breach of
faith towards this country and if we had
thought fit to declare var against him on
behalf of Mexico-in othr words to inter
vene to put down Intervention, however in
expedient such policy night have been
1t would not have been wong. Our inter
ests did not require this, and therefore we
simply showed our disappronl by washing
our hands Of the whole busin,ss. The En-
pe'or's conduct IL Mecioo aczs uterlg an
scrapulouS AID immoral / acas one of
those high-ha,,ded deeds Of poaoer aelich
sometimes recoa upon the ac5rs. The A
merican war was raging. Thi South bade
falr to achieve its independents. The En-
peror probably thought that we might be
induced to join him in recognizing its indie
pendence. The United Stats seemed ut
teTly powerless to resent the insult or redress
the wrong. The Emperor vas mistaken.
His sagacity was at fault HIS ambition
and JajthiesSaess aoere not to pans unpunisl,ed,
aad he Is noao trembling l0ith apprehension.
We know nothing of the intentions of the
United States Government All we want
to impress upon the mind Of the public Is
that the Emperor IS alone responsible, for
the great crime a0Lich has been done IN IHeci-
CO, altd that, come 1ohat mag, lge should on
ty be sdncttoaing that crime il nee look ana
steps to sace him from It's consequences.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-07-07

EMIGRATION FROM CANADA. A.-The exo-
dus of Canadians to the United States is a
novel and curious feature of these times. A
late number of a Montreal French paper,
Z Ordre, says: ''We regret to see that the
emigration fever is still more intense this
year among our countrymen. Since the be-
ginning of this week more than thirty fami-
lies have left Montreal for the United
States. The Journal de Ste. Hyaeiathe,
Of Tuesday week, also has the following
More than one hundred persons from ST.
Pie arrived in this town yesterday morning,
bound for the American Republic, the State
of Connecticut, where they are going to en-
gage in manufactures A high mass was
sung on their departure from st. Pie, at
which two hundred persons were present
Since Monday more than three hundred
persons have left for the United States from
the station in this town.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-07-07

Law AGAINST ENITcING MEN INTO
MATRMoNY IN ITO. "A law against obtain
ing husbands under false pretences, passed
by the English Parliament In 1770, enacts:
That women of whatever age, rank, pro-
fession or degree, who shall after this act
impose upon, seduce and betray into matri-
mony any Of His Majesty subjects by virtue
OF scents, paints, cosmetics, washes, artif-
cial teeth, false hair, iron stays, bolstered
hips, or high-heeled shoes, shall incur the
penalty ofthe law now in force against
witchcrafts and like misdemeanors, and the
marriage under the circumstances, upon
conviction of the offending parties shall be
null and void. -
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-07-07
From the Freeaan's Journal, [RomaH Catholic
THE POLITICO-RELIGIoUS QUES-
TION.

The Presbyterians are very uneasy. They
exhibit enlargement of the pupils Of the eyes
and itching Of the nose. They have been
making what they call 'deliverances," but
they are such deliverances as the inspired
prophet spoke of-they have brought forth
wind only
They say the man of sin troubles them.
We know-and so do many of their own peo-
ple-that men of sin abound among them
The man of sin is, in their view, the Pope
or Popery itself As a dying spasm they
try, once more, the old sing-song of abuse
OF the Catholic Church They have been
delivering on the matter in their annual
assembly. They are alarmed at the strides
ofPopery
Some religious body, lately Presbyteri-
an or Methodist, wanted to make a religious
matter OF insisting on the admission of ne
groes to the right to vote They wanted
them, they said, to counterbalance the Irish
andGerman Catholics They claimed the ne
groes as Protestants. But President John
son. who has lived all mis- lite in slave States,
told set of negro preachers that the ne
groes thus claimed as reliable Protestants-
to the number of -four millions - live in
open and notorious concubinage y is that
what makes them reliable as Protestants
There are, however, two bodies, each
claiming to be the Presbyterian Church, in
these States. One claims to be the genuine
Jacobs the other to be the original Jacobs.
They split and BACKED each other eyes,
in quarrel nearly thirty years ago on some
notions none of them knew anything about.
The gist of it was, that one party held it was
in the eternal DEGREES Of God to damn some
men eternally, and it was foolish in these to
try and save their souls. The other Church
we believe, held that some people ought to
wish to be damned eternallyi
These played out Presbyterian minis
ters think they can get up a persecution of
Catholics Poor fools That persecution
is fast coming on in the land, but Presbyte-
rians, or any other sect processing the name
of Christians, will not be as the dust in the
balance toward promoting it The time is
not Just yet.
We recommend to these feeble folks of
Presbyterianism, to put blankets round them
put their feet to the fire, and to take Fahns-
tock' S remedy. Fit don't do good it can't
do hurt, and they rein bad way
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-07-07
JUSTICES OFTHEPEACE.

Ohm MAJOR,
81 JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, HoPEwELL
EEDFoKD COUNTY. Collections and all business
pertaining to his Office will be attendedto prompt
ly. Win also attend to the sale or renting ofreal
estate. instruments of writing carefully prepa-
red Also settling up partnerships and other ac-
counts.
April l, IS6-tf
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JEWELER. &c.

DANIEL BORDER,
IL PTTr STREET, TWO DOORS WEST OF TIRE BED
rom HOTEL, BBBF0RD, PA.
MATCHMAKER AND DEALER IN JEWEL
RY, SPECTACLES, sc.
lie keeps on hand stock Of ine Gold and Sill
yer Watches, spectaeIes of Brilliant Double Rein
cd Glasses, also Scotch Pebble Glasses Gold
Watch Chains, Breast Pins, Finger Rings, best
quality of Gold Pens. He viii supply to order
any thing in his line not on hand.
apr. s, IS64--zz.
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HOTELS.

BEDFORD HOUSE,
ID AT H0PEWELL, BEDFoBD County, PA,
BY HARRY DROLLINGER.
Every attention given to make guests comfortable
who stop at this House.
Hopewell, July 90, 1864.
IT S. HOTEL,
u. HARRISBURG, Pa.
CORNER SIXTH AND MARKET STREETS
OPPOSITE READING r. R. DEPOT.
D. II. HUTCHINSON, Proprietor.
jm6:65.
EXCHANGE HOTEL,
IA HUNTINGDON, PA,
JOHN S. MILLER, Proprietor.
April 29th, IS64.--ft.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-07-07

QUAINT REMARK. .-Eels have been skin
ned ever since Noah came out of the ark:
and printers have been cheated out of their
just dues ever since the 0rientals printed
with blocks of wood; yet neither do eeIs get
used to being skinned nor the printers to
being feeced. This argues great obstinacy
on the part of eels and printers.
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BANKERS.

6. ". BrPP........o T.. SHANNON .......F. BESRDIoT
ID UPP, SHANNON & co, BANKERS,
LII BEDFORD, PA.
BANK OF DISCOUNT AND DEPOSIT.
COLLECTIONS made for the East, West, North
and South, and the general business of Exchange,
transacted. Notes and Accounts Collected and
Ren.ittanees promptly made REAL ESTATE
bought and sold. apr15, ,64-tG
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DENTISTS.

c. \. C. NiNNicH JR
DENTISTS, BEDFORD, PA.
IL Office ia The Bank Bui{ding, JHtiaaa Street.
All operations pertaining 70 Surgical or Me-
chanical Dentistry carefully and faithfully per-
formed and warranted TERMS CASH.
jan6'65ly.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-07-07

INCREASE OF INTERNAL REVENUE. The
revenue returns of the Second Congression-
al District of Ohio, the western district of
Cincinnati and Hamilton county,, in 1862,
were about two hundred thousand dollars.
In 1868, the sum was over three hundred
thousand dollars. In 1854, (just made out)
the amount is a little over one million, one
hundred thousand dollars These facts show
that the machinery is becoming operative.
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nENTISTRY.

nENTISTRY.
LII. N B0WSER, Resident DENTIST, WOoD-
BERRY, Pa. win spend the second Monday, Tues
day. and W ednesday, of each month at Hopewell,
the remaining three days at Bloody Run, attend
ing 20 the duties of his profession At all other
times he can be found in his Office at Woodbury.,
excepting the last Monday and Tuesday of the
same month, which he viii spend in Martinsburg,
Blair county, Penna. Persons desiring operations
should call early, as time is limited. All opera
tons warranted. Aug. 5,ls64,-tf.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-07-07

A CERTAIN Judge was obliged to sleep
with an Irishman in a crowded hotel, when
the following conversation ensued:
Pat, You would have remained long
time in the old country before you could
haveslept with judge, would you nof?''
Yes, yer honor, said Pat, and 4 think
yer honor would have been a long time in
the ould country before ye'd been Judge.
too -
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-07-07

& LUTZ,
IL afro R.N.E Us .FT LIN.

BEBFoRDy Pa,
win attend promptly to all business intrusted to
their care. Collections made on the shortest no
tice.
They are, also. regularly licensed Claim Agents
and will give special attention to the prosecution
of claims against the Government for Pensions,
Back Pay, Bounty, Bounty Lands, &c.
Office on JUliana street, one door South Of the
-Mengel House" and nearly opposite the Inquirer
oaicr. April IS, IS65:tf
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-07-07

IRON MANUFACTURE.-Th iron trade, at
present, is exceedingly dull, although deci-
ded Improvement is anticipated during the
summer. In the western part of this State,
and the eastern section of Ohio, the de-
preston has been great, caused the derange-
ment in business following the termination
of the War, and the strikes among the mi
ners, which have advanced the price of coal.
Of the twelve furnaces of the Mahoning
Valley, but one, the Falcon, at Youngstown,
is now in blast Nearly all the others have
blown out at different times since the first
of April. The rolling mills of Brown, Bon
nell 4 Co., and Shedd, Clark & Co, Enter
prise Works, )at Youngstown, and of James
Ward &Co., at Niles, are still running, but
are not working to near their full capacity.
The condition of affairs in the Shenango
Iron region is substantially the same. At
Sharon the Westerman Iron Company is
manufacturing to only a moderate extent,
and the three furnaces are all out of blast.
The Sharpsburg furnace and the three fur
uaces at Middlesex are all idle. Two of the
four Wheatland furnaces are out of blast,
and the others win blow out as soon as they
work up small stocks now on hand. Pits
bargh Chronicle.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-07-07

A JoHN BULL conversing with an In
dian asked him ita he knew that the sun
never sets on the Queens dominions. No, /"
said the Indian "Do you know the reason
why? asked John. Because God isafaid
to trust an Englishman in the dark, . was
the dusky savage 5 reply.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-07-07

How do you and your friends now? said
an exultant politician in one ofOur Western
States to rather irritable member Of the
defeated party. / suppose, said the latter.
we feel just as Lazarus did when be was
licked BY dogsl
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-07-07

THE East WIND. The learned Professor
Parson had a great horror Of the east wind,
and Tom Sheridan j. said to have once kept
him a prisoner IN the house for fortnight
by fixing the weathercock in that direction.
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PHYSICIANS.

N r.. B. f. HARRY,
IL Respectfully tenders his professional ser
vices to the citizens Of Bedford and vicinity.
Office and residence on Pitt Street, in the building
formerly occupied by DIR. J. II. Hofus.
April 1, 1S64--tt
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ESPY NJ. ALSIP

ISPY NJ. AISIP,
T. ATTORNEY AT LAW, BEDFoRD, Pa,
VIII faithfully and promptly attend to all bust
ness entrusted to his care in Bedford and adjoin-
lug counties. Military claims Pensions back
pay, Bounty, dc. speedily collected. Office with
Mann & Spang, on Juliana street, 2 doors south
ofthe Mengel House. apll, IS64.-tf.
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T L. MARBoURG, NJ. D..
81 . Having permanently located respectfully
tenders his Professional services to the citizens
ofBedford and vicinity. Office OF Juliana street,
opposite the Bank one door north Of Hall Pal
mer's Office. April l, 1S64-h
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+ b. CESSNA,
J. ATTORNEY AT Law,
Office with JsHN CESSNA, Pitt st. opposite the
Bedford Hotel. All business entrusted to his care
will receive faithful and prompt attention. Mill
tary Claims, Pensions, &c, speedily collected.
Bedford, june g. 1865.
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InHN T KEAGY.

IDIiN 7. kEAtTY,
81 ATTORNEY AT LAW, BEDFoRD, Pa,
Win promptly attend to all legal business entrust-
ed TO his care. Win give special attention to
claims against the Government Office ON Juliana
street, formerly occupied by Hon. A. King.
aprll:'65&1y.
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Il is said the prettiest girls in Utah gem
orally marry Young,
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professional 4 Business Cards.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW. !
John PALMER,

Attorney at Law, Bedford. Pa,
VIII promptly attend to ali business entrusted 70
his care
&g~ Particular attention paid to the collection
of Military claims. Office on Julianna St, nearly
opposite the Mengel House.) june25, '65Iy
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NJ. A. POINTS,
VI ATTORNEY AT Law, BEDFORD, Pa.
Respectfully tenders his professional services
to the public. Office with J. w. LiDgenfelter,
Esq., on Juliana street, two doors South of the
"Mengle House" Dec 9, IS64-tf.
KrIMELL AND LINGENFELTER,
IN ATTORNEYS AT LAW, BEDFORD, PA.
Have formed partnership in the practice Of
the Law Office on Juliana Street, two doors South
of the Mengel House.
april, lS64-tf.
John MOWER,
81 ATTORNEY AT LAW.
BEDFORD, PA
April / IS64.-tf.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1865-09-14
Maine Democracy VS.. Ohio De-
mOCraCy.

Up in the State of Maine colored men
vote, and the Democracy, at it. late State
Convention
Resolved, That the ballot is the right Of
every American citizen. to be restricted only
by such limitations as the public safety may
require; and that the Constitution recog-
nizes the right of the people of each State
to prescribe the qualifications of electors
power the people of the separate States
comprising the Federal Union have right
fully exercised from the origin of the Gov
ernment to the present time
In Ohio colored men don't vote, except
under certain conditions prescribed by au-
thority ofa Democratic Court, and the Ohio
Democracy in convention assembled:
Resolred, That the effort new being made
to confer the right Of suffrage upon negroes,
is an insidieus attempt to overthrow popu-
lar institutions by bringing the right to vote
into disgrace; that the negroes are not COM
petent to the exercise of that right, nor is
it necessary to their safety or protection; on
the contrary, its exercise by them, if at
tempted, would be fraught with terrible ca
lamities to both them and the whites; we
are therefore unequivocally opposed to ne
gro suffrage.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1865-09-14

A SLIGHT MIsTAKE.-The conductor
on Cincinnati train after leaving
Dayton, while passing through the
cars taking tickets from the passen-
gers, came across two children of ten
years, or thereabouts, who were drift
ing around loose through the cars
He politely asked who they were with,
and was answered, Pappy's back there.
As he wended his way he looked in
some doubt for the owners of the chill
dren most of the passengers being
young men and maidens, but in the
last car he spotted couple of forty
or thereabouts, that were evidently
the only ones present who could claim
the youngsters, he politely called for
tickets. The Petroleum drew off his
yellow kids and produced two. "These
children. No, I'll be darned if they
do," retorted Petroleum savagely, 4
havn't had tlme,. only got married
yesterday Amid explosions of laugh
ter from the passengers and blush of
the bride our conductor changed his
base to another car. I.-