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MATERIAL FOB ROMANCE.
Alleged Breach OF Promise Case
$4,000 damages Claimed.
From tbe New York Express, Sovembe,

From tbe New York Express, November 81
Quite an interesting case was brought NJ
In the Superior Court, Trial Term, beflrc
Judge Jones, this morning, in which Caroline
A. brower aaks for the sum Of 81, 900 to a.
suage her wounded feelings and repair the
damages done her broken heart tT the al
legged refusal Of Charles E. Fleming TO marry
her Is be promised he would. The lady her
self took the stand and unfolded her tale.
She is apparently about thirty years of ege,
tall, Of graceful carriage, and rather inteili-
gent looking. She was atttred in q fsshiona
big made dress Of mouse colored silk, with
q neat sacque aud ornaments.
She testified that she had known Charlie
for about fifteen years; that Ia the sPrin- o.
Inst year Charlie asked her II she would b..
his wife; Garry said she would: Charlie
kissed her, and the matter was settled ; but.
before leaving Charlie took her in bis Arms,
embraced her, and said she should be hi,
wife. Charlie kept yisitiug.her while. but
Gradual1p dropped otf, and at last cczsed vi>-
iting her altogether About two months
after this he sent her the cards for his we'd
ding to another lady This Was too much.
and the plaintiff commenced the present
proceedings.
The defendant, who is quite young man,
denies positively that he ever promised 10
marty the plaintiff. He also claims that her
name Is NOT Caroline 4. Brewer, but that sh:.
K.s married woman named Sheldon, whn
had been divorced from her husband owins
to the {ufitelity Of the latter.
, 1866-11-13

When the news WAS received from Penn
sylrauia, Ohio: Indiana. aud Iowa, tho Wash.
orcan. facetiously saId: IA double. loaded
ieadcr on the elections yesterday. intended
ior to.day's paper. u postponed :.as1 Soycm'
bey.'' November has come. and the RtpHo-
iicon now discourses in the following humor-
Gus style: "Up to the hour Of going 70 press
Il =. my the election returns generally were
fmfu had not even began to como In: ow-
Inc 10 their mcagEcness, and out Of charity,
vi VI postpone % I'll com ments until to-morEow:
PERHAPS something in favor of our party mss
turn up before daylight. Never too late 10
be hopeful. In the meAntttns We arc feeding
our bantam rooster on shafd.tsck, ano n1ts
jnr fhc October leader" There Is nothing
ike keeping stiff upper LIP, come what ad
ycrsitlcs may.
, 1866-11-13
TFFERBoN DAVIS,

Gurajhh Dowtah soul ned hundred and
forty-si1 Euglisamcl IN tbs Back Nole Of
Calcutta during rE'e usgas. I'd the next
morning hundred and twenty-five: cospses
furnished gha>tly te IL no,y to h's crime.
The rctr'5ulion that lollcwoi was not lc.s
memorable than the Grim, i.s ,iE The sa@-
age barbarian who perpe.ra: ed It was hum.
bled from power. hi. te -z'tory subluea BY
the soldiers OF Give, aa.d ho rival, by when
be was subsequently, assasstnatcd,
wns elevated 10 utm"A sovereignty,
while the Englbh made themselves tic rcil
rulers. Had summary vengeance o;en In
Efcted upon the monster who was guilty Of
This atroely ~ q drum mead c'nH martial,
the world and history "anld nav, el!d the
punishment WIS deserved no:~unstAndlnE
be WIS nn acknowledged sovereign, cxsrcss-
inH power xithlo hN own dentnlons. JEFF
icrson DAVIS committed crimes against Un{on
prisoners snt Andefsonv!lle, the same In
spirit Win tAat OF inc benenl despot, but
iHF moro nppauihg ana destructive In their
results, and The New York Tribune says,
Lei MN EoEopen The prison doors, and
thus, BY maguan!mity, Induce the South to
grant Impartial sut1asei
The offence OF Davis was prc-emincutty
military IN its character. His crimc was
committed through the exercise of an as
sumed military Jurisdiction, az Commander
in-Cil'cf OF the rebel armies. Under that
pretcxt ho tFampled under foot the usagcs Of
civilized warfare, and committed Wholesale
murder. He should have been tried
for this Immediately attcr his
capture, BY court-martiRl, and the
ioct that he was not 30 tried Is u
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Soldiefss ID onument At I.ane24ttrs W1s,
Ed!tora Chicago Tribune:

The people Of Grant County, Wis, hare set
noble example Of patriotic libesalliy for
the richer and more favored parts Of the
State to follow. They have erected splendid
monument Of pure white marble to the mem.
ory of the soldiers Of Grant County, who fell
In the war. The main shaft |. square, ornt-
ncnted by many seulptured designs and In
sriptions, commemorative Of war, peace,
emancipation, &c. This shaft l. some I've
feet square at the hate and thlstv.nvc feet
high, resting On pedsment of Joliet stone.
Around II, few yards Distant arc eight
square marble columns, each surmounted by
4 fine capital on which il cared = marble
cannon, pointing outward As II to defend tho
memory Of the dead warriors tum the vim.
dictiyc a$perstons Of their enemies. On tho
ample tablets Of these eight columns stand
engraved several hundred honoEed names
showing the name Of every man who fell tn
| the service as soldier Of Grant County
| volunteers OF drafted, white OF colored. The
whole Is enclosed by fence Of chains aud
Il is beautifully located upon the SUNNI,
| of prairie swell, aud stnnds in one cornc,
I Of the Court House Square In the pretty rura'
yillsge Of Lancaster; The cot Of the work
was not far from 5000, which was partly
raised by voluntary subscription, among tht
public-sptrited Of the county, and the rest b5
tar levied on the county BY the authorities
The work Of raising means aud letting hi
Job was chiefly In the hAud2 Of 4. Burr, 0
Lancaster. The contract was taken By 5. D
Wright, Of Whitewater, and performed Il
the most thorough, tasteful, and 1rtista,
manner. It Is hoped that other counties i,
Wisconsin may get do Justice to the rneruor.
Of their dead heroes bf 4 similar testimonial
though we doubt II any will snrpass Gran
County In excellence Of design or beauty o
execution. A grand ceremony Of dedication
is contemplated soon, II the services Of on
or two eminent public men can be procured
| SCEsCRIBER.
, 1866-11-13
EGYPT.

The most desperately contested Congress.
s!or al District In Illinois was the Cairo dis
trict-thc old Democratic Gibraltar which
rolled IN for Douglas acainst Lincoln, in
1850, the enormous ms3orIty Of l5,a4a, and
In The great scnatoria, struggle of 1855 eavo
Douglas Is psa majority. The total vote of
thc district in 1860 vas AZ follows:
Logan (Demoe,at)... =. .................. go. a1,s1
Inegaf {Repuh(ean).... -. e,ss9
This vote was tho cuim'nahon Of INC De-
mocrley; thencetoFth that party declined
and fell. In the reAppo1tionment Of 1sot,
three countics-Stz Franklin, Hamilton and
Wayne-were detached from ~ but still
leaving fifteen Of the original eighteen coun-
ties. The detaehed counties exhibit almost
as great political revolution ~ the remain
Ing counties Of the old district. Two years
ago the Republicans carried tho dlstriet by
9sS majority. But tho Coppsrheads have
coatended ever since that our great Victory
vas accidental. aud could never be repeated.
They asserted that several Thousand soldiers
stationed In the river counties illegally voted:
TINT some thousands Of Democrats supported
our ticket a. war men, who returned to theis
party the moment the war *Aa ended. II
l .t,nr+ $Ank Tna1-j1ov m MIA A11oUnnFS f11
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snd no, or gives SONG brief direction to caeh.
This rarely consumco more than twenty min-
utes. He then goes out with some confdcn-
tia1 friend, to attcnd to what be calls hukl-
ness, which coneiatA Of going out to
bis stables aud miuutrly examining
his hortes. Alter this she holds leyee ID
bis olIice, and rides up tuthe Harlem & uuo-
son Railroad. The Commodore Is not only
getting old, but hs feels 1t. He hss divided
and settled up his great estate ready for n q
depsrture. BE will take no new business,
refusing every thing, saying that money u
no object. He holdl the Presidency Of tho
Hudson and Harlem roads only 10 benefit
William bis son, Of whom he Is very proud,
| This son OF the Commodore promises to be
come ono Of the first railroad men Of the
| country,-Cor. Bosto9 Jous1.al.
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TEVClI1V0
$780, 1851 1885,
Total IS ~ q, 81 MA la.7so sss Rep

Look at Williamson County. In 1860 the
Democratic voto was tcn.fold greater than
the Republican, giving majority Of 1,Hsese
Tor Douglas. It now goes Radical Repuoli'
can by 50 majority. johnson County, which
gave Lincoln bat forty votes 1t now gives
The Radical ticket ,113 votes But there Is
no need OF going into further particulars.
Egypt spea1s for herself There she stands,
proudly erect, clad in tho garments Of Rsdl'
| rN1 nr3re1n1rH
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UNION PAcIFl0 RAILWAY,

OD tQc ocCas|oH OF INC FeCeuL fol4fUdQ |
meeting at the Opera House, General simp-
sou. President Of the Board Of Gov
ernment Commissioners Of the Union
Pacific Railway, delivered short
speech containing much useful lufos.
nation respecting the progress Of that great
National highway, to ether with lucid ex-
planatlon Of the act of Congress chsrttring
| It and providing for its construction, and the
! various supplemental acts In furtherance Of
the same objects. Every citizen wishing to
be correctly informed On this subject must
carefully perusc General Simpson's
speech. Although our readers have |
been reading and talking for years
about the great Pacific Railroad,
Z which Is to connect tho two ehores Of the
North American Continent, 1t Is quito proba-
bic that but comparatively few clearly uu-
dcrstand the plan On which this public work
Is being constructed, or the magnitude Of
the undertaking, OF the number Of branches
which, beginning on the Missouri River, will
run into the main llne at various distances
westward; OF the aid In money aud lxnds
, | which the Government gives the companies
who arc constructing the main line and
: branches thereof, In fact 1t would be dlth-
! cult for any one who las not made
!. speciality Of tho subject to be familiar with
. 1t, as some of It's most important features
: arc Of very recent Introduction. The speech
= Of General Simpson will correct many errors
1 and Interpretations in the public mind.
: The Pacific Railroad, In Its present condi.
i. tIon. may be rudely compared to pitch
4 fork with five prongs, OF which the portion
a | west Of the Rocky Mount2fuS forms the
k handle. The Kansas River Road Is the south
:. cn tine; the A.chison and Little Blue
'. branch the second tine; the contemplated
lc c1tcnaion Of the Huntington q missouri. from
IN the mouth OF the flatte 10 the mum lire Al
lc Fort hearney, Is the third prong the omAaa
II line is the fourth. and the Sioux City & Pa
1t cihc Railroad II the nth and northeFnmost
II of the five branches. There is nothing do
be- ing on either the sioux City or burlington
- & Missouri branches, and there may not be
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cannot elose M remarks without pointing out 70
y ho eenpleon cf H. sTS51.
~ .ss ca. sSes Of ,ho Nora. and b yor ail
70 so.as ssls 4. rosops Of o. Unsed stasss IN -
lie esst a. K9es1 ASn1,os 1, ~ @
Reae,9 q On sse ereai iii Hne fouls .sfo.s 10
@ Tssf e.s dsnesi ssd 81
g mc ~ k'ssa "a tSsrrfnrr Without doubt ono Of tho
shs wo,'o oes ese 3; lSs Wosldsecoud % tp. ee
Sss Seni 10 plobably onl1 tho metropolis Oh re"
York. ~ ~. ~,n,,.ney
so hsxe ~ -. n,ceceded me for The vcEJ kina q ana 4
yhch shS oSon Fosa1s Eosl s,nd. a
Ican III, ser. eiose ny aesdy feas, TOO sxtsndct
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commodore vanderbi,t, and Bu.Inesr

@EoMModott Fa0dcfbfIt Tue nthtr day gave
The reason why be presented the Vanderbilt
to the United States Government. He has
been al his life stout opponent Of black
made on him. Harlem and the Central
would have been consolidated, II he had hon-
orcd The call for &c, eco. Hc found he could
not sel. the Vanderbilt to the Government
without feeling set Of yag1bouds that were
hanging around the city. Hc therefore pre-
tepted the ship outright rather than be black
mailed. His idea Of business Is rather pecu-
liar, His Office Is in the rear Of his house, nd
IoIpipe his stables. he comes in about nine
O'Clock. A d1gest OF lettess and pApers Is
lnld before hm on i prepared sheet. Run
ming Ids eye over the List he dots doFa yea
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1900 votes.
M,np votes,
Testing at the Po,nt OF pcash.

Making total of................ 6n.pU vote
-Eneuca to ca1zT any charter election
, 1866-11-13
~Dr. storey ft,r msny years lam

E Or. storey. Tor many years family p0y-
sician Of the Democratic party Of Illinois,
found his patient in an apparently dying con-
dillon on Wednesday last. Alter cxhausttug
all his skill in vain efforts to resnscitate the
unfortunate, he presented box Of negro
suffrage pills and told him to swallow them
or die. He probably might die IL he swal-
lowed them; but he WAS sure be would If he
didn't. The patient ia now trying to worry
them down, but severe convulsions have en-
sued, and 1t t,thought the constitution oi
the sufferer is 50 broken down By protracted
hunger and lifelong dissipation that strang-
ula.ion and death will speedily follow. How.
ever, the Doctors prescription prescnts thu
| orly chance OF life, aud without wishing It
| in.ludc our opinions, VIC advise the patten
| TO swallow tho dose, and make as few wr,
faces about 1t ~ possible.
Y1oHtnAnsa Votes
A pamphlet published by the Citizens
ASSOCIATION Of New York City shows con
clpsiyely the character Of the votes tha
were given for Hoffman:
TIC 1o,t0n gsoR shops of she city
work for the ring. and J! each ono
| Influences but ore vote n TefT
Eodctt ca!cu!atfbn) the result Il. 1900 votes
ltc criminal elasres are with tho
| ring, and can give ....:...-;. 10,ooV Fotes
l ~ putting oe tstal I'LL tho crime u
fort ott a. fnrnlehing and aecepsin9
| straw bail, holding criminals IN ter
| ros. bufyirx indictments. WORKING
| On hopes and fcatr OF friends, xnd IN
! othc1 ways. orr officials ean make
criminal characters very ueetn! 70
The gambling deps, broshels, dance
homes, lottery chops, concert "a =, ono
looms, DC, "a iii eAsily Rfvc....;.:. 1oeH Soee
The army of workers on public
buildings and 1oada. and the
horde Of ctHce-to3deTs and dcpsnd-
ants, snd the friends Of sll these
l KlfG.... *'@~"~ wv
Making n snts1 nf 60 600 yote
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Previous to the races yesterday, Mr. Ed
blood horses from the stables OF Leonard W.
Jerome. Ed. comprising some Of the best
stock ii the county. The total amount of
the sale was &, ,s9445. Chestnut mare Pauline,
ten years, BY Star Davis, brought ss75-AE.
Halliday bay h1ly 6ilkstone, four years, BY
imported Laptdlst, dam Pauline, brought
$50 -Mr. Halliday. Several Youngsters were
then auctioneered od, fetching from 800 to
$50, 4 fine chestnut mare, ManEostlne, 1--we
years, By Imported Mango. dam Parachute,
stInted to Warmsnster. brought s525-ME.
Halliday.
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The New Jersey Election.

The Trenton (N. Jt Ga-ttIe gives the fol-
lowing majorities In the Congressional Dis
, 1866-11-13
ILLINOIS.
uALlNVlSs
OMtial Returns for Congress.
t1hI pIsIKIcT.
1868, 1860. 1854.
Cong. 1t large. Co3g-ess. Prtsideo

{nnk ...... 196 aGlN I5347 af67 1861 14$3l
fnr1nIs srnsnrtty .,...,,,..,,..,...,....... A64.
.fudd's maiof1ty Observation-Disclosures. 3 Sc
inrnn's II ASlt
E.Inhncan Taiu -
ufKfHICTs
, 1866-11-13

Thu. Mr. Mnyor, lnrics md gentlemen, have
It sot1e icrcth given you Z description Of the
f!ntou rsciAc Railroad and branches, with the
PROVISIONS Of Ian relating thereto: but I
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A pamphlet published by the Citizens
ASSOCIATION Of New York City shows con-
clpsiscly the character Of the votes that
~r s,n rtx<n FIR Hoffman.
, 1866-11-13

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The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1866-02-02

thursdays European steamer reports
the death of Frederika Bremen, the
Swedish novelist. one of the best known
women Of the century. She was born
IN 1902 on the banks Of the Aura, near
Abo, in Finland. Her family, which
was wealthy. removed into Sweden
when she was about three years old
She was carefully educated, spent year
in Paris, and was afterward a teacher
in a female seminary i'm Stockholm. In
1912 her novel, THE Neighb0rs,o y was
translated into English by Mary How
lit, published in England, and immed-
lately became popular. subsequently
Mrs. Hewitt translated 1.-The Home, )"
THE Diary, "Hhe II. Family" "The
Presidents Daughter" ." Nina, ," "Bro-
thers and Sister" Life in DalecarIia, :"
and THE Midnight;' all Of which
WereTepublished in America, andWide-
ly circulated. In lSj0-Jl, Miss Bremen
visited America, and was very warm
ly welcomed, She had previously tray
eIed widely ON the continent OF Europe
and in England. ON her return from
the United States, she published book
made up of letters to her sister, enti-
tied Homes of the New World, which
appeared simultaneously in Sweden,
England, and America. "England in
1851" appeared at Altoona in 1852. In
1886 she wrote 'H0rtha, in 1893 Faith
Grand Daughter - and aftera residence
in the South OF Europe she published
in 1860 1.-Two Years in Switzerland and
Italy" This was followed by a journ-
ey to the Holy Land, whence she re-
turned by way Of Turkey and Greece,
and in the latter country prepared her
books on the Holy Land and Turkey.
At the time Of her death She was re-
siding in Stockholm.
Miss Bremen will bevery generallyre
GREETED in the United States, where her
books are widely read, and where She
made many personal friends during her
visit. The most complete edition of
her works was published at Leipsic in
~ vols, from 1871 to 1853 and many
Of them have been translated into Ger
man, French, and Dutch, as we'll as
into English.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1866-02-02
SPECIAL NOTICES.

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The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1866-02-02
1lcW Advertisements.

nUBLTC SALE OF VALUABLE
REAL PROPERTY On Thursday Februa-
~ sth at 10 o'clock will be offered at public sale,
before the Court House, in Cumberland, Maryland,
THE SEVERAL FARMS
into which the Estate known by the name Of
"NEXICO" is divided.
This property is too well known to require mi
mute description, 1t lies six miles east Of Cumber-
land, Is divided by the Chesapeake Ohio Canal.
and borders upon the Baltimore i Ohio Railroad
and Potomac river.
THE RIFERSIDE FARM
CONT TAINS = $50 a c r Els,
more OF less: four hundred of which is arabic land,
consisting Of upper and lower bottom, eighty val
liable timber, and the balance woodland lying con-
tiguous to the Virginia side Of the river II Is i'm
proved by
LARGE BRICK DWELLING
with suitable out-h0uses, a frame cottage and a
large tobacco house. convertible into barn and
stabling
The remaining THREE FARMS, bordering on
the Canal and Railroad, contain seyeTaly l52, l5U
and I72 ACRES consisting OF arabic land and TIM
Der, distributed in suitable proportions to each.
The proximity TO Cumberland and the tacilite;
of transportation afforded by the Canal and Rail
road give high value to this property for grazing
grain or stock purposes
Terms Of sale--One- third cash. ana the balance
in notes. bearing interest, in one and two years
secured upon the property
For further information, apply to JOSIAH II
GORDON, ESQ, Cumberland who has plan Of the
property in his possession.
Cumberland. Jan "a, Feb , &c.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1866-02-02

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 26.-The Gal
weston NetcS urges the sending Of sPe-
cial Treasury detectives to Texas to in
vestigate into alleged gross fraudulent
cotton transactions by the Government
agents.
The jefferson, Marion county. Texas,
newspaper, charges the Government
cotton agents with downright, barefa-
ced stealing and oppression.
Over 100000 bales Of cotton were at
Houston on the 2Gth inst. ThereceiptS
there were falling off.
Large holders OF dry goods at Hous-
tonrefuse to sacrifice theirstOcks hoping
to obtain better prices than now rule.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1866-02-02


EtTISIER'S NOIlCE.-AlI per-
sons interested are hereby notified that the
following accountants have fled their accounts in
the Register Office of Bedford county and that
the same will be presented to the Orphans Court
in and for said county. on Tuesday, the 18th day
of February, next at the Court House. in Bedford
for confirmation.
The final account Of Adam WeaverIing admir-
of the estate Of Jacob Neaverlng late Of West
Providence township, decd
The account of Levi Hardinger. administrator
of JonathanC c Dickeu, dee l. who was executor of
the last will kc. of David Dicken late of Cum
berland Valley township. deed
The account of Jeremiah Baughman. adm r of
the estate Of Jonathan Snidcr late of the United
States army. deed.
4 The accounto of Frederick Mowry, adm r of the
estate of Henry Mowry, late Of Juniata township,
deceased
The account of Adriel Koontz, admir- of the
estate Of Charles Koontz late Of Bedford township
deceased
The account of James Sill, admir- of the estate
of Peter Berkhimer late of st Clair township,
deceased
The account of j. e. Cessna, Esq adm ROT the
estate of Jacob II Orris late Of Bedford township,
deceased
: The occount Of Andrew B. SDowbercer. admir-
of tbe estate of PoIv KepIorle late of South Wood
barrv towpshin deceased
a Tbe acc"Int If Iobn Zook Eso.. gdrp,r with
the will annexed of Maria Zook. late of Middle
Woodberry township, deed
m Tho acconrt of Edmund : blackburn. admir-
with the will annexed of IosephO O. Black burn late
Of Napier township. decd.
II The account Of Jacob Fritz, admr Of the es-
tate of Matilda Fritz. late Of .Juniata township.
deceased
II The final account of John :. Grove, adm of
the estate Of Isaac Grove late OF Monroe township,
deceased. dec
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1866-02-02

Generals sherman, Sheridan, Meade
and ThOma. are to assemble in Wash
iugtOn next week to consult with the
government concerning theirrespoctive
departments.
The delay of the President in issu-
ING a proclamation declaring the civil
restoration Of the Southern States, i,
attributed to the non-receipt of official
adviccs from the Provisional Governor
of Texas.
The one hundred and seventh an
nivcrsary Of the birth of Robert Burn,
was celebrated on Thursday night week
by the Burns Club in New York.