Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-02-08
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

THE total amount thus far received by the
committee appointed 10 receive subscriptions
in aid of the Cretans is about ten thousand
dollars
HoRsE Thieves have been committing their
rascally depradations IN Somerset county
Some of them have been captured. and are
now in Jail at Somerset.
A WASHINGTON correspondent telegrlphs
that H. S. Magraw, formerly Of Pittsburgh,
now residing in Maryland was struck down
with gpoplexy, and is in critical condition.
GARpEr DAVIS was electod United States
Senator from Kentucky by s5a Democrats
and Conservatives, by Is VOWS ag.duet n for
Bri8tow. There were but lew scattering
votes.
Ok Tuesday last, Mr.. Quay Of the House,
introduced a bill to provide fol holding a
convention to revise and amend the Con
stitulion Of this State, in order to strike
ont the word white
Gov. CURTIN left Harrisburg last weel, tor
Philadelphia, where it is said, he designs
spending the winter Before leaving he was
visited by the Legislature in body to bid him
goodbye.
HoN. DAVID RIsCHE, a prominent lawyer
OF Pittsburg, and at one time Member of
Congress from that District, died on Thurs
day last, after brief illness Of Gully few
days.
TnE new Assistant Commissioner of the
Freedmeu's Bureau in Texas has abolished
the order in regard to labor, aud the freed
men may now contract ike any body else for
the best they can get.
nrur,.o TIE roes yeav 7a9G teachers have
been engaged in the task Of imparting the ru.
dimentz Of education to 10000 white and
black pupils at the South, who have made
great progress. There are 100000 colored
children in the south and COO, 900 adult whites
unable to read or write.
The rebel General Early, in the preface to
his memoir of the war, says "Wh1e some
northern politicians and editors, who subso-
quently took rank among the most unscrupu-
lous and vindictive of our enemies, and now
hold me to be traitor and rebel, were openly
aud seduIously iustifying and encouraging se-
cossion, was laboring honestly and earnestly
to preserve the Union
The Fenians recently found guilty were to-
day all sentenced to be hanged March, D.
The majority heard the sentence without ap-
parent emotion Several denied being Fe-
mans, and stated that the testimony given
against them was false. The names of tie
condemned are Patrick Norton, +. II. Macin,
ell, Patrick O'Neill, James Buck, Daniel
Quinn, P. Sedwith, John 0Conner. John
Ragan, Owen Kennedy and John Gallagher,
Tar Harrisburgh Telegraph, spealSing Of
the forthcoming General Railroad Bin Of
Senator Bigham, says "When the subject
comes fairly before the Legislature, we may
look for great struggle between the people
and the powerful corporations now monopo-
lizing whatever territory they desire to be
trayersed or controlled by their roads It
would be judcious if the people fortified
their representatives with petitions on this
subject"
Amour two O'Clock on Monday morning
fire occurred at Hagerstown, Nd, involving
the destruction of all the buildings on one
corner Of the ''Diamond," opposite the pub
lie square The hotel situated there, a drug
store, clothing establishment, the Office of
the Hagerstown Nal, and other property
were burned almqSsto the ground. The FIRE
was stopped at the building occupied by
Messrs. Serer Co., hardware merchants.
A WISE enactment was passed by the Legis-
Iature, which may not be generally known.
1t provides that any person who shall re-
ceiye or buy from minors, unknown or ire
sponsible parties, any scrap iron, brass, lead
or metal, shall be sentenced to pay fine not
exceeding FIVE hundred dollars, and undergo
an imprisonment of not more than one year.
or both, or either. This makes il criminal
to buy or receive from such parties, irres.
pectlye Of whether it was stolen or not. and
remoyss from children the temptation to pill
fer