Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-03-16

A coroner in Wales, after empanelling his
jury, said Now, gentlemen, you are to de-
termine whether the deceased came to his
death by accidence, by incidence, or incendi-
ary. The verdict was that the deceased
came to his death by accidence in the shape
ofa clasp knife "
A tenth beatitude was pronounced at a
at public meeting recently held in Toronto.
1t runs in this wise. Blessed is the man
that maketh a short speech; he viii be in
vited to come again.
DURING the war, an excited orator on the
stump said that the woman Of the country
could churn out the public dept in a few
years. Judging from the price of butter,
they have commenced upon the business al
ready.
HIGH FAMILY A person was boasting he
was sprung from high family in Ireland.
Yes, said bystander, have seen some
of the same family SO high that their feet
could not touch the ground.
AN express messenger was robbed of 40
600 on Saturday, at St. Louis, in very ex-
pert manner while delivering package IN
which it was contained.
THE War Department has published, IN
circulation form, the constitutional amend
for the benefit of the army.
A French newspaper says only three Of
its subscribers are bald, and they are IN ar
rears for subscription If all who are In ar
rears to US are bald, we have more than
three.
THE day ofdeath is scarcely more monen-
tous than every day Both alike close q
mother door on the past, and open new
one to the future; and more that is in the
power of neither.
A golden rule for young lady, is to con-
verse always with your female friends, as if
a gentleman were of the party; and with
young men, as if your female companions
were present.
THEY are trying to find young man in
Chicago who is heir to $100,090. Several
young ladies in other cities are looking for
one just like him.
"All bitters have heating tendency of
effect, said docter to young lady. ''You
will except a bitter cold morning, won't
you, doctor?' inquired the lady.
There is a whole sermon in the saying of
| the old Persian: in all thy quarrels leave
open the door Of conciliation We should
never forgetit.
At a trial recently, Cornish jury return
ed the following verdict: Guilty, with
some little doubt as to whether heis the
man.
THE water that has no taste is purest; the
rain that has no odor is freshest; and of all
the notifications Of manner, the most gem
orally pleasing is simplicity.
The Reconstruction Committee have sub
p@naed Parson Brownlow to testify as to
affairs In Tennessee in reference to recon
struction
For the fiscal year ending June 80, 1865,
the mint and branch mints of the United
States, coined So, ,8l9, ,24S Ga In gold, silver
and copper.
1t has been decided BY the Court of Queens
Bench, in Dublin, that a clergyman Of the
Church of England can legally marry him.
| self
St. Louis IS the headquarters of an inn
mense counterfeiting association, where the
greater portion of the bogus greenbacks are
issued
A shrewd little fellow who had just begun
to read Latin, astonished the teacher by the j
following translations: " Viir, man; ain, a
trap Vugia, man-trap.
If you buy a crying baby's silence by yiel-
ding to its wishes you viii find the cunning
little huckster besetting you continually for
siklilar bargains
THE Governor Of Nebraska, in his mes
sage, favors the organization Of a State Gov
ernment and vigorous prosecution of the
Indian war.
A JOKER in the Washington Republican
says he would be perfectly willing to share
the fortunes OF war with the noble army of