Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-06-23
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

Mrs j. c. Breckinride is at her bone in
Lexington, KY.
The evidence already taken in the assassin
| alton trial is said to cover 4, 600 pages.
The Emperor Maximilian has just assigned
himself salary of two millions Of dollars per
year from the Mexican treasury
The Philadelphia American says pennies
are becoming drug in that city. The pas
senger railway companies are trying to get rid
OF the immense number on their hands.
Since the war closed an immense tide of
emigration has opened to the West Men
unsettled by the fortunes Of war, and soldiers
with bounty money are going.
A meeting of the hotel proprietors of Bos-
ton was held in that city on Monday, at which
it was agreed to reduce the rates of charge
fifty per cent.
A bill has been introduced into the Conncc-
tieut Legislature to compel railroads TO pro
vide seats tor every passenger or refund half
the fare.
QUEEN Victoria has granted pension Of
ell0 year to William Hewitt, for the long
and valuable literary labors of himself and
Mrs. Hewitt.
Gov. HOLDEN has withdrawn from the edit
orship of the Raleigh Standard, and is sue
eeeded by his son, Joseph II. Holden and
Joseph S. Cannon.
Hon. Horace G.. Maynard, of Tenn, is a
candidate for Judge of the Supreme Court, to
fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of
Judge Catron.
Ward 81. Lamon, U. S. Marshal for the
District of Columbia, has done what he should
have done long age-resigned.
Sherman killed all the dogs on his line of
march. A western editor wishes Sherman
would march through a certain town in his
neighborhood.
A SON of Dr. Breckenridge having returned
from the Rebel army, the old man asked him
In his quaint way, My son, have you found
out what you've been fighting for p "Yes,
father, the returned prodigalr replied, we've
been trying to get the Niger into Kansas 2
Pass this round. Many postmasteIs are in
the habit of returning papers to publishers
when not taken out of the Office. This is not
what is required. The Post Office regulations
require postmasters to write to publishers, not
only notifying them that the papers are not
taken, but also giving the reasons Why they
are not taken.
1t is aseertained on uuquestionabIe proof
that the explosion of the ordnance boat at
City Point last Summer, whereby some 70 or
so lives were lost and a large amount of prop
erty destroyed, was the work of Rebel agents
and was paid for with Rebel gold furnished
from the Rebel State Department.
THE people of Upper Canada are good
deal exercised as to whether the Reciprocity
treaty will be abrogated. They already real.
ze the severity of the blow which such an
event would deal on Canadian enterprise. and
i is generally believed that if thetreaty should
be annulled, the people would endeavor to
George Bancroft, in the Atlaatic Nonthly
shows that in l7SI the vote of New Jerseyon-
y was wanting to sustain the pronosition of
Jefferson, by which slavery would have been
excluded, not only from territory in posses
non OF the United States, but from all they
night subsequently gain. The present poll
lclans OF that State who oppose the Consti-
utlonal amendment are therefore only true 10
lei history.
A Mobile clergyman went to Gen. Granger
nd asked him if he proposed to compel the
'eoe seoei clergy to pray for Andrew johnson!
compel youl' was the Generals reply;
why II your prayers don't do the President
] the United States any more good than they
ave TO jeff. Davis, It'sno sort of consequence
bout your prayers anyway The parson
BOX a new view of the subject
The SOLDIERS AND THEM ARMs.-General
lrders, Nc. lo1, from the War Department,
ives all honorably discharged soldiers the
riYilege of retaining their arms, on condition
hat they purchase them at the following
ates
Muskets, all kinds, with or without aceou-
ements, six dollars.
Spencer carbines, with or without aceou-
ements, ten dollars.
All other carbines and revolvers eight dol
rs.
Sabres, = swords, with or without belts, three