Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-06-28


prosecution was that prisoner and Booth
were drinking together in low saloon in
Washington, on the day of Lincoln's aSsassi-
nation.
FRANK HIscoCK was nominated delegate
to the New York Constitutional Convention
by the Republicans of Syracuse, on Saturday,
| to fill the vacHncy caused by the death of his
brother, l.. Harris Hscock, the victim of the
Albany tragedy.
WIN. LLOYD GARRISON is being made feel
the depth of admiration and esteem in which
he is held by lovers of liberty in England.
He has been rendered public breakfast in
London, at which Hon. John Bright is expec-
ted to preside.
THE feeling 10 Ireland for the Fenian cause
is evidenced in the mposing funeral demon
slration at Waterford awarded victim to the
recent riot. Fully five thousand persons,
wearing the green, followed the corpse to its
last resting place.
REGisTATIeS is progressing quietly and
Systematically throughout the South. So far
as the returns have come in they indicate that
the colored people show greater anxiety to
enroll themselves under the flag Of the Union
than the whites.
LESIENcY seems to be the order of the day
in Europe. On the same day we hear that
the Emperor Alexander has suspended all
further confscation in Poland, and that the
Emperor of Austria has granted general
amnesty to all political offenders, including
even Kossuth.
The city government officers of Baltimore
are out on tour of inspection, visiting the
principal New England cities, and taking
notes on Yankee institutions and systems Of
municipal government.
V'r,,- --1
for the crops in that section, as the army
grasshopper is steadily gaining strength. At
Leavenwor,h day OF fasting and prayer will
be held to beseech from the Almighty an
early deliverance from the plague
A CONTEMPORARY, commenting on the
double treachery Of the Mexican General
Lopez, refers to the fact, so honorable to
American character, that during our long aud
doubtful civil war, there was not a single in
stance on either side of the deliberate betray.
al of the cause which the combatants and
severally espoused.
The New York World takes no stock i
the belief that the cholera will appear in that
city in an epidemic form. 1t says New York
was never so healthy as at the present time,
aud that people who keep clean, eat moder.
ately, and pay their debts, need be in no fear
Of cholera.
THE Boston Post facetiously remarks:
"Thad, Stevens is whetting his teeth to de-
YOUR Attorney General Stanberry, having fail
ed to masticate President johnson with i'm
peachment sauce" In the milk of human
kindness that berry might prove palatable to
lovers of small fruit.
The new Dominion Of Canada wants de-
sign for flag. A large number of our Irish
fellow citizens suggest a field of green with a
golden harp in the centre as the most appIo-
pirate banner for that country. They have
the will to force such flag on our neighbors,
but lack the way to do it.
The cession of the Russian possessions to
the United States, is TO be done up in eoiors
by Lentze, the artist. The Stewards, Senator
Sumner, Minister Bodisils, and others, are to
be grouped in the picture illustrating the i'm
portant purchase. The subject is cold and
can hardly be warmed into animation by the
artist.
Down in Richmond they have a new idea
in photography. which is to take the head of
a lady in the midst of the petals of any kind
of a flower-a rose, tulip or lily. The profile
appears almost Smothered in a beautiful and
highly flower, with long stem attach
ed, and it looks as natural as if it had grown
there.
LATE advices are more favorable to the
cause Of the heroic Cretan iusurrectionists.
Suffering repeated defeat, with great loss, the
Turks, exasperated into demons, with fire de-
stroyed villages left unprotected and indis-
criminately massacred defenseless people
BY this atrocity the savage Turks have invited
intervention from Christian Powers.
SENATOR HENDERSON, OF Missouri, has been
on an excursion 20 the plains out west, and
taken especial care to investigate the Indian
outrageS. He says that the troubles have not
been half so serious as reported, and attri-
butes the difficulties to the dealings of I'M
prineipled trsdsrs Mr.. Henderson is Chair
man of the Senate Committee on Indian At
fairs, and his statement win have some weight
in putting poor 'Lo" right on the record.
A NORTH CAROLINA journal makes the
startling disclosure that Freedmen have been
induced to enter aboard ships ostensibly as
emigrants to Liberia, to be taken and sold
into bondage in Cuba. We do not credit the
statement, although the recent announcement
that the slave trade had been reported IN Cuba
and that several cargoes Of negroes had been
landed on its shores, seems in measure to
confirm the truth of the repors.
SECRETARY STANTON has taken ground
against the recent opinion of the Attorney
General. He differs with him in nearly every
essential point as to who are entitled to reg
istration This stand on thepart of Mr., Stan
ton will not prove surprising to the country.
1t will in great measure make up for the
silence he has maintained on other important
political subjects, and tend greatly TO satisfy
the people that his tenacity in holding place
in the Cabinet proceeded from no retrogres-
sion from the cardinal principles of his party.
THE great match for one thousand dollars.
between Dexter in harness, and Ethan Allen,
with running mate, came off on the Fashion
Course in New York on last Friday. Up
wards of 10000 people were present. Dexter
ming mate having been substituted for Char
lotte f., in consequence of her having gone
lame, all bets were declared off, Ethan Allen
won in three straight heats; time, 2l5, 2:l6,
and 2;17-the fastest on record. Dexter's
time on the second leat was 2;16l.