The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1867-06-28
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"A "pronunciamento," declaring
Santa Anna General-in-Chief Of the
Mexican armies and President of the
Mexican Republic, has been published
in Tampico.
The Republican State Convention
of Louisiana has passed a resolution
asking Congress to oappropriate SOC, ,OO0,-
600, for the purchase Of Cuba, or to
take it by force of arms.
1t is reported that Maximilian was
condemned by court-martial on the
night of the Sd instant, and sentenced
to be shot. MiramOn and Mejia were
similarly sentenced.
Col. Robert A. Mccoy, formerly OF
Eoensburg, has been appointed Chief
Clerk in the Land Office, Harrisburg,
instead of Maj. Theodore X. Babcock,
deceased.
The spring fashions for '67 are very
attractive-particularly the elections.
The Radical party is like the female
bonnet "growing small by degrees
and beautifully less"
"A Cincinnati photographer caused
slight sensation the other day by
bolstering up corpse on balcony on
one of the principal streets, for thepur-
pose of taking a post n1ortena portrait.
The much talked of prize fight be-
tween Barney Aaron and Sam Collyer,
for s., 800 a side, came off at Aqua
Creek, Virginia, on the 18th inst. Six
ty-eight rounds were fought, when the
''spOnge was thrown up" in favor OF
Aaron.
The ex-rebel General James Long
street was pardoned by the President.
The application for his pardon was en-
dorsed by General Grant and number
of Congressman.
President Johnson issued his proc
lamation officially declaring the ratiti-
cation of the treaty with Russia for the
cessiOn of her North American terri
tory to the United States.
Arkansas wants three things-a
hundred thousand Irishmen to build
railroads, hundred thousand Germans
to raise corn, and hundred thousand
freedmen to raise cotton. To these
might be added twenty thousand Yam
KEGS to direct the work and steal the
proceeds!
james H. Parker, one of the federal
party that captured Mr.. Davis, writes
to a Portland paper the five hundredth
refutation of the silly story that Mr..
Davis wore wOman's clothes, or skulk-
ed, or in any other wise misdemeaned
himself.
Its own merchants refuse the SOW
ereign State of Nevada credit for one
hundred pounds of -four.
Maine papers complain that there
is an increasing list of applications for
divorce in the courts of that State, and
that nearly all of them are granted.
"A convict in Michigan prison who
with knife has kept every body away
from his cell, went sixteen days with
out eating, and finally had to be
smoked out of his room.
-Barnum has sold his place at
Bridgeport, Conn.,, ''LindencrOft," for
81, 200, and left the State, which had
become quite too distasteful to him
since the election.
AT Evansville, Ohio, Sarah Turner
has lust received $4,000 from J. w. ST.
die, in breach of promise suit. Sidle
was proven to be the father Oh an He
gitimate child.
Theodore Clay, son of Henry Clay
has for over thirty years been an in
mate of the lunatic asylum, at Lexlng-
ton, Ky. He became insane from dlSap-
pointed affection.
The Chicago city government yiel-
ded to the eight-hour demand for its la
borers, but reduced the pay according
ly, and now the workmen are persua-
ded to go back to ten hours.
Gen. LIE Gender, United States consul
at Annoy, China, has sentenced an A
merican citizen to a years imprison-
ment and 81, 900 fine for being in the
coolie shipping business.
The Louisiana Republican State Con-
vention has recommended July ses-
q on of Congress as needful for the prop
er reconstruction Of the South.