Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-09-08

THERE are lovers of disputation, who win
cnange sides In an argument the moment
any one agrees with them.
IHE Government Of Canada win remove
rom rom Quebec TO Ottawa this month, when
Parliament closes.
The kebel iron clad Merrirnac blown nm
at the time of the evacuation of Norfolk by
ehe heDei troops, is being raised.
a. negro. woman died in Richmond last
week, aged los years. She was present at
orktown, Va, when CORVALLIS surrendered
SUCH a rush of tourists to the lower ST.
Lawrence was never known Nearly all are
Americans.
A daughter of the old Duke Of yelling.
ton, and her husband, on whose account
she was disinherited, are visiting the several
american watering places.
AN English correspondent in the South
supported himself during the war by giving
lessons in drawing, for each Of which he Re!
eeiyed piece of bacon and pint of beans.
A letter from Martinique expresses regret
at the death of mr. Lihcolh, CHASING Elm
among the foremost martyrs to constitu-
tioual liberty and freedom.
CoRTINAs with his force of Republicans,
still hoyers around Matamoras, but has
made no further attack ON the town, his
numbers being toosmall.
TIE principal hotels of Boston have had
all their stocks of cigars seized By National
officers for alleged infractions Of the Internal
Revenue laws.
THERE is no greater obstacle to success
| than trusting in something 10 turn up, in
s.ead OF gong 70 work 20 turn up some
thing.
FROM all accounts it appears that if fair
expression OF public opinion can beobtained
at the coming elections in the South, there
viii be little difficulty in the work of re-or-
ganization.
BeA The most attentive man to business
we ever knew was he who wrote on his shop
door .4sGone TO bury my wife; return in
half an hour. y
The receipts from Customs for July amount
ed to . 600, ,009, and those for August. it
is said, will be much more Five-eighths Of
the revenue is collected at the port Of New
York.
A duel recently occurred in New-Orleans,
about an actress. After twelve shots, one
man was lnortally wounded. The last shot
was fred by one of the duellists on his knees,
being unable to stand on account of the loss
of blood.
TwENTY-one thousand two hundred and
ffty-seven acres of public lands were entered
at Winnebago City, Wisconsin, during last
month"; for actual settlement under the
Homestead law, and the cash sales foot M
only $l,049.
COMMISSIONER Halloway, of the Patent
Office, has signifed his intention Of imfne.
diately leaving the Interior Department,
whether his successor be appointed or not.
THERE are 2l9 establishments for the
manufacturing Of mems furnishing goods in
the United States, which represent capital
of g, ,256, 500. The material costs $3, 920,
GOT, and employs 258 male and l, 500 female
operatives The combined product of these
manufactures is 81, ,2l8, 100.
THE last census report the manufacture
of boots and shoes in New ENGLAND is rep
resented in the following proportion: Num-
Der of establishments, LABS capital invest
ed, so, ,997, ,ll3; cost ofmaterial used, $27,
1S9, ,9I6 male hands employed, SO, ,007, and
females, %, ,2S2 cost of labor, 81, ,499, 1876;
annual products, $54, ,Sl5,94S
GREATNESS. There is greatness before
which every other sinks into nothing; one
which, when clearly seen in its true dignity,
produces the most thrilling emotions of the
AaSs..t,.~A L. 20 -ranral -ereatness-that unde-
waiting reetitude of action, which leads men
to seek the best interests of others, that
integrity Of soul which binds man under ev-
cry circumstance to truth and duty, and
rears for him a monument encircled by that
eternal radienee which issues from the
throne of God.