Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-03-22
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Haaa1snruo March 1s 1867

H48RlsRrRG. March 19, 9G-
For years past there has been greas diver
sitf ofop5njon as to what constituted 5he legal
Weight Of a bgsheI Of corn, a bushei of oats
etc. and scarcely two persons agree on the
su6ject Sc shat there seemed 10 BE no figures
governing tbe weight Of The various kinds Of
gram, meal, f~t5, Ca. Hereafter there win
ae Jess 3iaicaitg experienced among farmers
and .aa eobEc IN general when selling or
buying any Of the articles named below
commend 10 your readers careful perasal al
,ba following standard weights just fixed by
the Legislature, and advise each and every
one TO preserve tbe same for fatsrs reference.
ii viii 5e convenient when most needed.
Here ere the figures, per bushe Waeat
SO pounds rye 50 shel.ed corn 56 eao
corn, 20 corn meal, 30 course sajt 10
ground salt, So fine salt, a. barley a.:
cats, % bucEwbeat, SO clover seed. ga F
.imothy seed, IS arnips s. onions. Ii.
peas, 3 malt, SO unslac5ed lime. 20
anthracite coal. 80 Unanimous coal, rs
coke. 80 potatoes, So sweet potatoes. 5a
Aas seed, 5e 5raa % beans, So dried ap-
pies Is dried peaches 80.
Photographic reporters can hereafter lie
appointed Cor the several courts of common
pleas, should a bill Passed By she Senate be-
oome a law. This bin, or one Of a Fmils
character Should have been en- acted into a
taw long ere this. There is much Important
evidence taken before cogrts that cannot be-
preserved ia any other way, and the vasae af
q short hand reporter can only be learned 5T
a trial Of The new measure
The Senate h.s passed a supplement 10 au
act granting the courts power 10 appoint road
viewers, Sc, which extends the powers Of
sad courts 20 vacate pu11iicand private roads,
streets and alleys, IN ang aniocorpor VII
age % all pu5ac sad private roads streets
and alleys, iaan pjaaof lots now or waica mas
be hereafter. laid oue in the Commonwealth.
An act relating 60 dover has also been
passed by .ae Senate, providing t,a6 10 ease
any person has died, Or shall hereafter 5ie,
leaving a widow aud last viii and testament
and such widow has elected or shall elect.
not b take under The viii but claims dover
at common law. and the same has nos yat
been 6zed Is shall be lawful for the orphans
court ef the county ia which the laad subject
10 such dower IS situated, on petition Of The
widow and persons Interested. to apFointsev-
eu men to- aprraise 5QoE real estate with it's
improvements OK to award an inquest 10 be
held by the sheriff. and ascertain the value
Of 5ae land or such portions thersof as may
be asked to be appraised. After such ap-
praisemeus has been had and confirmed By
the orphans court, the said lands shall be
charged wish and subject 10 the yearly iater
est accruiag or the one. .tbird of the valuation
moneys which shall be paid TO -he widow
annually during her life, by the owner or oc.
capier of the said land. The interest accu-
ing as aforesaid maybe recovered 10 the same
manner as the interest Of tae widows Of intes-
tatss when the land has been appraised ard
accepted 6y .ba heirs under The iatestate laws
ia recoverable.
The question Of granting she Governor
power to- commute the death punishment ia
certaa eases, has become one Of great i'm
ro-tauee. owing to the fact that there are IN
soua Of orr prisons individuals long since
convicted IF murder and sentenced to be
huar, bu5 wsose time Of execution has 5eger
been Exed by she executives. II order has
sath persons may Be relieved of the suspense
O. e. has SO long rendered them miserable,
abs Senate hes passed an act providing that in
cases of convictions Of, and sentence for
nasder ia the FIRST degree, the Governor may
3on Tie petition Of the convicted, grant 20
saoh convict pardon, upon such condition.
aith sEch restrictions and With such Emita-
aioas, as he deems proper and he may issue
hts warrant 20 all proper officers TO carry sseh
pardon into effect p75gids3. That ia all ca
ses II which The sentence Of death shall
kegeqf}sr be pronounced. no conditional par
don shall be granted, anIess a maiorify Of the
ildres Of the court before whom the convict
hath been tried one Of whom shall be a
presiding iudgel shall advise ar recommend
saeh pardon. The act e0afsrs no right 10
e-Partiate any convict
An act 60 regulate the carriage Of baggage
5y -al.s9ais has been passed By bhe Senate.
Ts allows each Iasssn ger osa hundred pounds
Of baggage. not oyer 500 IL value, f5r which
she company SHALL BE responsible if said bag
gage placed iH gha baggsae car. bsis Sc