Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-02-15
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

GREAT damage has been done by the break
ing up Of the ice on the Potomac.
A BILL Of indictment against John II. Sur
raft, as party to the murder of Mr.. Lincoln,
was found on Monday last by the grand jury
of the District of Columbia.
Hog. GARREr DAVIS was on the 9Th inst.
elected 10 the United States Senate by the
Legislature of Kentucky.
The reported massacre Of white men near
Fort Wallace is pronounced untrue by tha
War Department.
THE Rhode Island Senate has adopted, with
only two dissenting votes, the amendment to
the Constitution.
Ir is predicted that the word ''white' will
be stricken from the constitution of the State
of Missouri during the present winter.
TnE loyal men of Maryland are signing pc
titions to be sent to the United States Senate,
praying that body not to admit Swami, recent
IL fraudulently elected United States sena-
tor.
The Land Office returns received at the
General Land Office, show that fifteen thou
sand eight hundred and ninety acres Of the
public lands were disposed Of during the
month Of January last.
A Bill. has passed the Louisiana House of
Representatives to submit the question Of
holding a constitutional convention to the
people at an election to be held ApnI o. Tho
hin r.os5vsd n f,pr-Gftb ,ofa
AS the election in New Hampshire does not
take place until the 18th of March, the State
will be unrepresentod in the 10th Congress
for several days at least. 1t is understood,
however, that Governor Smyth vii! issue pro
yisionaI certificates of election to the new
members as soon as the result is ascertained,
without waiting until June as is customary.
GENERAL ALcoRN, United States Senator
elect from Mississippi, addressed The Legisla-
ture Of that State on the 29th uIt, advising
them to accept the amendment to the Consti-
tuition as the least of congressional evils. A
unanimous vote rejecting it was the response.
A NASHVILLE, Tenn, paper says that a plot
has been formed in White Canon to procure
the assassination Of Colonel ". b. Stokes and
other union leaders. The matter is to be the
subject of investigation.
A T5-i5vae's Washington special says 1t
is stated on high authority that Baker, the
detective, in his testimony before the Judi
eiary Committee yesterday, in the impeach
meHt matter, said he once had in his poses
sion letter written by Andrew johnson
while Military Governor of Tennessee, ad-
dressed TO jeff Davis, offering to identify
himself aud Tennessee with the Southern
ConfederacY on certain terms that being
doubtful of the genuineness Of the signature
to the latter, he showed the signature % the
President private secretary, who positively
identified the handwriting.
A SAN FaAxcIsco dispatch says
Idaho advices, February ID state that
Gen Crook has had a fight with the Indians,
and killed forty and captured twenty seven.
The trains on the Central Pacific Railroad
are now making regular time through to
Cisco.
Az old French soldier who served under
Napoleon in Russia and at Waterloo, and
who came to this country in the employ of
Joseph has just died in New Jersey, leaving
quite large fortune to his children. He
served Joseph in this country as a gardener,
and continued the services on his own ac-
count after the departure Of the Count.
THE citizens Of Hancock, Brooks, and
Ohio counties, (the Pan Haudle,) in West
Virginia, it is stated are about to petition
their Legislature to be stricken off from that
State, and to become attached to Pennsylya
MIA
communication from the Secretary of
war, has been transmitted to the Senate, en-
closing list of 277 officers who had not
joined their stations, with reasons why, not
reported, as ordered. \ few have been
granted leave, but large proportion have
not yet signified 4heir acceptance of appoint
ment.