Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-02-16


An important special meeting of the
Board of Trade was held on Tuesday even
ing, to consult in relation TO the Northern
Pacific Railroad The meeting was address
ed by several members Of Congress and by
several prominent New England friends of
the enterprise. and letters favorable to the
building of the road were received from 9TH
er parties.
The Legislature of Louisiana is now In
session. The House has one Union man
among its members; but the Senate is ex-
clusively composed of rebels and rebel SYM
pathizers The officers of both houses sery-
edin the rebel army.
IT has been ascertained that large quanti-
ties of corn whiskey are are being manufac-
tured in North Carolina and Tennessee,
which pay no revenue tax, while brought in
to direct competition with the production
ofloyal stills.
THE total amount of revenue received By
the Government from the whole of the New
England States, during the twelve months
ending IN June last, exclusive of stamps vas
$42, 80, 900, and from Massachusetts, alone,
$25, l92,000
THE death of Pastor Harms is reported
from Germany. His name is very sacred
name among the good people of that conn-
try. His life has been characterized by a
most unusual energy aud selfdenial in his
efforts to do good.
GEN. FRANK BLAIR avows his intention
hereafter to act with the Democratic party
He thereby sacrifices the reputation be gain
ed as soldier.
The Chicago Journal, of Saturday even
ing says We are panied to learn that this
afternoon the SON of the United States Sen
ator Trumbull, young man of promise was
instantly killed at the Union Stock Yards,
south of this city. He was riding on To-
comotive, which ran into of the bedding
barns near the track, and crushed him to
death. 1t is a distressing and most melan-
choly occurrence. Judge Trumbull, who is
in Washington, has been telegraphed The
occurrence falls with mournful severity upon
the family, who have the heartfelt sympa-
thies of the people os Chicago
Cairo is just now agitating two important
railroad enterprises-one railroad to st.
Louis, to be called the Cairo and St. Louis
railroad, which has already been chartered
and surveyed, and viii certainly be built
and the other, railroad from Cairo to Vim
cennes, Indiana, to be called the Southern
Illinois Railroad, by which it is proposed to
make broad d-guage connection with the
Ohio and Mississippi Railroad, and thus
secure direct route to New York
Fitz John Porter has gone to Europe, and
is not to be Superintendent of mining COM
pany in Colorado. Having left that region
with flea in his ear, he is not ambitious to
return, and the inhabitants are not ambi-
tious that he should
There is little doubt that the United
States Government is closely watching the
acts of the Fenians, and that any overt pro-
ceeding of hostility will be prevented.
Measures win probably be taken to prevent
the organization of any expedition against
any portion of the British Empire The
hired spies of the English Government will
report whenever any movement is on foot,
and this information will be acted upon.
The Senate on Monday confirmed a large
number of appointments and promotions in
the civil and military branches of the public
service.
A correspondent of New Orleans paper
in Brazos, Texas, says Generals Weitzel
Smith and Clarke are soon to be mustered
out.
The President on Tuesday submitted to
the Senate documents relating to negotia-
tions with Mexico for marching troops
through that country.
The United States Consul at Liverpool
has been instructed to detain the Shenan-
doah. The detention is ascribed to the diff
Guilty in procuring crew.
The committee to which the bill requir-
ing the prepayment of newspaper postage
had been referred has resolved not to report
the bill.
Mr.. Morrill, has prepared bill to remedy
evils arising from the mode of making re-
turns to the revenue officers, and to provide
fer taxing railroad bonds held in foreign
countries which are not exempt.
The remains of nine soldiers from Norwich
Conn, who died in the Andersonyille prison
pen were inferred on Thursday, with military
honors in the Yantic Cemetery at Norwich
Railway communication between Savan-
nah and Augusta, Ga., has been re-establish-
ed
instructions have been issued from the
Treasury Department that mutilated frac-
tional currency will be redeemed in sums not
less than fifty dollars, at national banks de-
signated as depositaries of public funds.
Dispatches received at the State Depart
ment state that the cattle plague in Holland |
was on the increase up to the 10th of !
January.
The Emperor Napoleon in his speech on
The I'D, said that arrangement were being |
made to withdraw the French troops from |
Mexico, and that it was hoped that this
would pacify the people Of the United States. /