Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-03-17
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

A THREE cent copper coin has been ordered by
law-tobe legal tender up to sixty cents. The
three cent postal currency is to be withdrawn.
A GREAT CHAxeE-The extraordinary spectacle
of black man testifying against white person was
witnessed in the Police Court of St. Louis for the
first time in the States history, Monday last The
white person woman, ex-inmate of the
workhouse.
ANOTHER GREAT FALLs.-The Snake Falls, of Or
egon, are exciting lots of talk among the Western
tourists. The height of the falls is 200 feet and
the width 1000 feet. When the Pacific Railroad is
completed, this will become a fashionable visiting
place, as Niagara is now, with wider range of Gu
riosities, to attract the attention of visitors.
AxrlMoNY STRUCK Tt is stated that in boring
for oil in Writ county, West Virginia. recently some
parties struck rich vein of antimony. The sum OF
$3.50 per ton at once offered for all the discov.
erers could supply, and at these rates their profits
will rival those of the silver mines of Washoe and
the oil wells of Venango.
A s'JUB1LEE. The colored people of New York
intend having grand jubilee on the 18th of April
and preparations are already being made for it, All
the organizations among them will appear in grand
procession, which, it is expected, win be the grand
est of the kind that ever was marshalled by them.
They are already endeayoring to obtain farloughs
for many Of the colored soldiers the army ofthe
James as can be conveniently spared.
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County have fixed the value of pet crow at SIS.
The crow was thoroughly tanned, and could articu-
late several words. Among others it would sing out
''0ld Bob Grouse, in a very loud tone of voice.
For this offense Mr.. Robert Grouse, hired boy to
wiring the neck of the offending bird which was
done, and the owner brought an action for damages
and recovered seventy-6Ve dollars.
a Box SUICIDE.-A boy named Josiah Watson,
about twelve years of age, residing at Bordentown,
N. D., was put out to service on farm near that
place, but went home several times to see his moth
er, without permission and had been taken back
On Friday last he refused permission to go again
and thereupon threatened to hang himself Ii was
thought TO be aboysh threat, and no attention was
paid to it but going to the barn shortly after
ms employer found the boy hanging to one of the
beams by the neck, and before he was able to cut
him down life had become extinct.
A CURIOUS PROSECUTION is now in progress before
the Recorder in Philadelphia. Three preliminary
hearings have been had, and the case stands adj
jonrned Three or four distinguished and high toned
citizens charge equal number of other prominent
citizens with perpetrating big coal oil swindle up
on them. The facts in brief are these Thirty gen.
temen recently purchased thirty acres of land in the
oil regions at one thousand dollars per acre. Each
gentleman contributed or held himself responsible
for an equal share. A committee of three was an.
pointed to visit the property and examine the title
The committee it is alleged, divided the whole A.
mount of thirty acres into two tracts-one contain
ing the usual surface indications of the oleaenous
material, while the other part was valueless The
committees is further alleged, conveyed the oily
part to an individual and allotted the other to the
company. The affair Ieaked out and the suit was
instituted. The case has made some stir among op-
orators In coal oil stocks. The prosecuting party
claim that the other party must disgorge or 90 to
prison The other party contend that everything
was done fairly and above board.