Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-03-22

A resolution was adopted by the q Sen.
ais on SATURDAY apprDpuatIng one million .
dollars for the relief 0f The destitute people
Of the south and Southwest Of all elassess
10 be expended under the superHtendenoe
Of the Commissioner ct tha Freedmen Bu-
reau n supplies Of goods. During the dis
cassion air. Trumhull said fllat General how
ard had called on the Judiciary COMMITTEES
aud testified that unless something Of the
kind gas done there would be- actual starva-
ton among inc iisioya portion Of the Soutil.
Hadei5.at Of tue CounellsgIlle bill IN the
House. 0f course occasions no surprise. The
v5ie in iis favor 7as argeF than We had rea
son 10 expect, considering hat ID was only
the people On one side Jud the Pennsylvania
Rajraad Company ON The other That the
bill should hnve failed By only eleven votes.
is eneauragiHg When rlie Bogus Free Rail
road Bin comes TO a vote in tue Houss- we
are encouraged 10 hope it will fail lUr strong
as gas the Gonneisyille bill, Inc Free Puuci-
pie Is stronger still. Both parties are piedg-
ed to It.
a CURIOUS fact is detailed IN "A recent nunr
ber Of tle Guardian. as follows Il may
be interesting to cur University readers 70
know tha; HalJ0n B3s NOT only q poet bat q
leAjcagrapher and thar de made some c0utr1-
It appears that the aampilers Of the Cam
bridge Dictionary published IN 1893, made
use OF a M s. collection u three large toiios.
made bv 3ir Iohn miton cut OF all the
best and pBrast Roman authors. Also the
fourth edition Of DR. Adam Littletcn Latin
Dictionary. pubiiahed IN I103. has an ac
acknowledgement on lhe atle page Of its in
iebtednesa 10 bhe same AS. Of Milton. These
tive Dictionaries were the Immediate precar
sors ct thaf af A.uswgrth, which is evidently
based upon them, although much iirprpred.
PETBoLgyH Y NAsBT-Hr. D. Il. Locke
lis one 81 the many present wonders OF
a8iungtUn. LIS presence on The hoor of
the House created as much excitement as tlat
of a triumphant general. As he SAT- sir
rounded Bg visitors. and bored for his auto
gEaph, be suggested to every observer that
one man brain devoted "a a good cause can
work qeredible results. Sir. Locke genius
aas also proved Jlas, while sGme destroy pref
udlce ana indicate truth By argument and IN
Fecife efAcrs are equally successful by em-
@lCWug tae Weapons of wit and satire. Aad
Il may be sand that he has never yet made q
1undeE fI I,y 5ne 1flns letters. Each points
the marA % some great idea, and adorna .aa
tale Of some great event
IHE suffering az Chananooqa and other
places on the TeUuessee River is apualliug
d Chattanooga on the L2ih the water was
from twelve 10 twenty feet depu ia the cilv
many OF the houses toopling over and others
floating away The Mayor wifa a pgsse Of
citizens and soldiers, was f0ragng among the
loaded ears for food. The agents OF the road
( protested, au the Mayor said the people we're
starving. twenty-five dead bodies we're seen
floating down ghe river at Bridgeport. a a..
en- the 18th. The loss of property IS estma-
ted at a million Of dollars General Clriin.
at Nashville, was making efforts "a send "a
lions through 10 Chattanooga.
The uuUei aas at last says the Chicago
Post 81 Tuesday been completely filed with
water, whieH IS new being pumped out again
after which an Inspection VIII BE made lf
no wsasuasses Do Che masonry are developed,
Arrangements have been s0 mH#s ghat fa
GWel y. ae pms Immediate aau mum ea.
.UG with sle Bti water works. the r.ar sup-
piled wish the pure Tace- 80 long expected.
Preparations Being sear'T sampiessd s0r ar-
ing Fac ara-r sU-ne ri The new winter works.
taa Baag8 of PlaLic Works propose to set
apart Monday tisr the celebration 81 tha5
event. The time is weil chosen as ir vi..
complete "a gerigd of precisely three years
From the lme Of l5t5ng tle first shoveitll Of
dirt on the shore end OF tha new Ea1nel.