The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1866-01-05
RREEF NEWS ITEMS.

Clement C. Clay, of Alabama, form
erly United States Senator, more recent
ly rebel agent in Canada, and at pres
ent a prisoner at Fortress Monroe, has
recently been permitted by the Presi-
dent to receive visit from his wife.
Mrs. Clay arrived at the fortress on
Thursday of last week, and was soon
after admitted to an interview with her
husband in his prison. Fortress Mon
roe correspondence states that she was
surprised to find Mr.. Clay in such good
health, his confinement not appearing
to have iniuriously affected him. The
health of JEFF, Davis is also said to con-
tinue good.
The expenses for repairing and refur-
nishing the Presidents house at Wash
ington, within the past five years, will,
when the present appropriation recon-
mended by the Chairman of the House
Appropriation Committee is used, a.
mount to one htnadred HOusot5ld dollars.
A good deal of waste or good deal of
stealing about there, we should think.
Probably some of both.
The loss OF the steamer Constitution,
with forty lives, off the North Carolina
coast, is confirmed. The Constitution
has a cargo of seven hundredand tWen-
ty bales of cotton-she was valued ut
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
On the night of the 2Sth, squad of
colOred troops attacked the house of a
widow near Augusta, Georgia. They
were driven off with five Of their num-
her wOunded-thTeem mortally.
The New Orleans negroes were riot
ous on Christmas day, and three police
About forty Of the freedmen, mostly
armed, were arrested.
The people Of North Carolina have
annulied their secession ordinance, and
ratified the convention ordinance abOl-
ishing slavery, by about $4,000 maiori-
ty.
The FreeduIen's Bureau announce
that they have 2,752 acres af abandon
ed and cOnfscated land under cultiva-
tiOn III Virginia.
The General Land office at Washing
ton, on Friday last, conveyed to the
State Of Illinois Il patent for l52,000
acres Of public land.
The New York Court of General
Sessions has sentenced Edward b.
Ketchum, the forger, to four years and
six months imprisonment.
Gen. Gregory is making the tour Of
central Texas, trying to persuade the
freedmen TO make labor contracts for
the year.
Governor Jenkins, Of Georgia, has no.
titled Secretary Seward of his assump-
ton Of the Executive functions of that
State.
A whole family were suffOcated by
coal gas in a room in tenement house
in New York, on Sunday last. Two
of them were dead when discovered.
Mrs. c. c. Clay having returned from
visiting her husband at Fortress Mon
roe. has had another interview with
the President.
On the 2lst ult., the Indiana LegisIa-
ture almost unanimously, passed resO-
lutions strongly endorsing the Monroe
doctrine.
Mayor IIOHulan, OF New oFh, was
inaugurated yesterday, and the new
city government went into operation,
The total loss by fire last year, in the
United States amounted to over S43,
OOO .un"7 ,-' ~" 900 600 IN 1854
An Englishman cut his own ana
wife's throat at Boston, on sunday.
Both are in a critical state.
VIM. Lloyd Garrison's Lj6erat0r has
expired. The final number was issued
last week.
The pension office at Richmond, Va,
has been reopened, and an agent appoin-
ted thereto.
The cattle disease is steadily increas-
ing in England.