Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-12-07
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

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Friday last, aged "a years.
THE Fenian Stephens has left New Yorl
for parts unknown. He was accompanied by
several military gentlemen. Itlooks probable
that within ten days an insurrecton will take
place in Ireland
TnE Philadelphia Macs has an elaborate
and able financial article taking ground in
favor of the repeal Of all Internal Revenue
laws and demonstrates the practicability Of
doing 80 without damage to Government
finances.
The Legislature of North Carolina, after
four ballotngs, elected NJ. f. Marley o. S.
Senator. He was Judge of the Supreme
Court under the Southern Confederacy.
A movement is on foot in Erie to organize
transportation company, to ship oil from
| that port direct to Europe-to any port on the
Continent. lIr. A. Brigham, one OF the first
| exporters of oil from the United States is at
the head of the movement, which promises to
| meet with success.
Arthe Fort Pitt Works, there was cast
another monster naval gun. The gun was
the third of the description aud calibre ever
cast. 1t is 2o-iuch bore, and Is designed for
the naval service on our IRON clad feet. In
the three furnaces used there were I4o, 600
pounds of the best Bloomfield or Juniata pig
iron
SENATOR BEN WADE is spoken of as success
sor to Nj Foster in the presiding Chair Of
the Senate. Whilst Mr.. Sherman is probably
a better parliamentarian, the selection Of
Senator Wade would be good news TO his
millions of friends.
The ex-rebel General Edward johnson, re-
Gently pardoned by the President on Tuesday
applied to the United States Treasurer for
the payment Of check for $500, due to him
in 1861, as n ajor in the United States Army.
| The payment was refused.
A wife in Lewisburg, Preble county, Ohio,
whose buaband died Of delirium tremeus,
brought suit against two Of the men who sold
him liquor, and recovered $500 from one aud
| $500 from the other. That fellow certainly
increased in value by dying.
Horace GREELEY has published a card
| affirming his willingness to be elected United
States Senator from New York The Times
advocates Mr. GreeIey's election in terms
which are honorable to all parties, consider
ing the disturbed relations between Messrs.
Raymond and Greeley
Gov. GEAnY viii be inaugurated on the
10Th of January next. On the same day
United States Senator viii be chosen to sue
ceed Cowan.
Paris letter writer states that Queen
Isabella, of Spain, has offered the Pope, in
the event that he is compelled to quit Rome.
a residence in the city of Granada.
WExDE1J. PHuurs says Grant is unable
to stir plauditin in the Illinois prairics" We
should like to see Wendell aud Ulysses there
together; then we could determine who could
stir the loudest plaudits.
A delegation Of Kenuckians, who have been
to Washington, on Office seeking business,
we're told by the President that there would
be No more removals FROM office at present,
and thaj he intended to consider no appIica-
tionz.
Hon. T. CAREoLL BREWSTER, of Philadel
phia, It is now pretty certain, viii be the new
Attorney General under Gov. Geary. He is
recommended for this position by the Judges
of the District Court of Philadelpbia. and a
number Of other distinguished iurists in the
State
REcoNsTEUCToE is progressing in South
Carolina, An agent of the Internal Revenue
has just been murdered. The assassins gave
themselves up, bat there is little probability
that they viii be put to any inconvenience.
It IS no crime for high toned Southerner to
kill Yankee.
TIE intelligence from Mexico isintercsting,
MaximiIlian had not left the country, although
his baggage was packed. Tie was staying at
Orizaba, as a private gentleman which
means, we presume, that he had ceased to be
an official parsonage. The Tmperialists had
suffered fresh reverses, and an American Pro-
tectorate was regarded rs the only solution
the difficulties Of the country could have.
THE Hon. Jacob Fry, Jr., expired on the
2sth inst, at his residence, Trappe, after
short illness, in the sixtyiifth year Of
his age Mr. Fry filled during his life a mum
Der of important Offices. He was first ap-
pointed by the Governor Prothonotary Of
Montgomery county. and afterwards chosen
to the Legislature IN 1884 he was elected
to Congress, and re-, iected in 1886. Subse-
quentIy, in 1856, he was chosen Auditor Gen
eral of the State. In 1868 his rame was
l u.