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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-23
THE GENERAL COUNCIL OF THE LUTHERAN
CHURCH.

FORT WAYNE, Ind, Nov 22.--The General
Council Of the Lutheran Church Of North America, after
friendly discussion Of two days adopted the proposed
Constitution with great unanimity. There are now fully
organized twelve synods nearly 900 congregations and
10000 COMMITMENTS represented The following
the officers: The Rev g. Bassler, President; n;
Poth Engsh, Recording Secretary; Prof @. Fritchul
Germany, Recording Secretary; the Rev X Adelberg
(German), CORRESPONDING Secretary; DR.. H. H. Mullen
berg Treasurer Much interest felt by the Lutheran
Church in America and Europe in the proceedings OF this
General Council of Synods The important questions in
regard doctrine and discipline and in reference TO edu
cation and missions will be considered by the Council.
Over 100 delegates and visitors are present.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-23
n,,,p,p FIRES IN THE WEST.

ST.. LOUIS, Nov. 22.-Prairie fires still con-
time 10 rage nearly all sections OF the West they
have been particularly severe IN Western ana roIthen
Missouri aud Kansas, In many instances actually 1eyas-
rating yybole farms Immense amounts OF property
have been destroyed. The swamps IN southern
Missouri are said TO be mass =, OF IRE,
and along the Illinois Central Railroad for distance OF
100 miles the praries burning In Union County HI,
the flames extended into the woods when are nov
al min falls of which there immediate prospect
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-23
TORTOLA.

THE REPORTED sUBMERsION OF THE ISLAND 4
HOAX.
HAVANA, Nov. 22.-The story Of the submer-
sion Of the Island Of Tortoa first received here from
New-York excited much astonshmen but proves to DO
utterly without foundation TOrtOa suffered severely
from the hurricane but remains at tho usual ce
walton above the surface OF the sea-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-23
wEsTON,s PEDESTRIAN PEAT.

TOLEDO. Nov GIVE made Toledo NJ 2
o'clock this morning On coming ashore wethat - Yves
ton-were greeted with great cordalty by hundreds or
slrepv peope VINO had been up all night 10 meet us We
snail leave this place at about o'clock Weston intends
10 begin his fourth futile attempt % walk 100 miles IA Il
hours somewhere between Toledo and BFyaD
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-23

traditions behods with true sympathy the efforts made
IN America to efface the traces of civil war.
Regret is expressed that the efforts of France and En-
gland to pacfy the quarrel between Spain and the Re
publics of Chill and Peru were made in vain.
II Is hoped that peace will soon be restored between
Paraguay and the South American powers allied against
hpr
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-23
THE VEST INDIES.
ST. THOMAS AND PORTO RICO.
EATHQUAKE IN PORTO RICO.

EATHQUAkE IN POkIO KICU.
HAVANA, Nov 22.-The steamship Danube
has arrived here from st. Thomas the 18th inst via
Porto Rico She reports that shocks OF earth
quake occurred on the 18th inst at San Juan. the prnc
pal port and capital of Porto Rico.
The bark Voant sailed from st. Thomas on the 1th Tor
ApalachicOla
The hulls of the schooner Clinton and the brgantine
MecOsta, damaged at St. Thomas, have been condemned
Divers were working the Bay Of St. Thomas to dis
sunk the late hurricane, and were meet
ing with success. Five millions in specie went down IN
the steamer Rhone.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-23
THE CONVENTION.

THE JUDIC1ARY-DEBATE IN COMMITTEE OF THE
WHOLE ON THE COURT OF APPEALS-THE
APPOINTMENT AND TENURE OF THE CHIEF
JUSTICE.
ALBANY, Nov. 22.-UpOn counting heads this
morning, it found that Republican members Of the
Convention were In attendance being within five Of the
number necessary TO make quorum upon their side or
the House alone Twenty Democrats also present
An understanding has been reached 10 continue the
sessions through Saturday and Monday, and
70 take no recess until Thanksgiving Day.
Mr.. Greeley presented petitions against any action
tending TO overthrow our Sunday and Excise laws.
Mr.. s. Townsend Dem. Queens) offered "A resolution
declining the proposition of the Commercial Bank of Al
bany to furnish money interest for the expenses Of
the Convention on the ground that this Convention
constitutional body has the right to pass an ordinance
directing the Controller to furnish funds for its
nse The debate in Committee Of the Whole
uOn the Judiciary was conducted with much
yigor, and elected unusual interest. Judge
Van Colt of Kings made eloquent argument in favor
of the life of Judges of the Court of Appeals and
in opposition to their choice by popular election. He
contended that the will Of the people cannot approach
the Bench except in the form OF solemn statute The
Hon Matthew Hale, Senator elect from the XVIth Dis
trict also ably indicated the policy Of appointing the
Judiciary Judge Amasa J. Parker expressed himself in
favor of having the Chief Justice of the Court appointed
by the Governor An amendment to this effect car
ried by a vote Of "a in the affirmative.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-23
PATENT CASE DECIDED.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 22.-The great wood and
straw paper patent case OF the American Wood Pulp
Company Of Providence r. l., against Heft, Dixon and
others argued by Thomas Jenckes OF Rhode Island for
The plaintiffs and by George Harding OF Philadelphia for
the defendants before Judges Grer and Cadwader was
decided to-day The cOmpainants bill was dismissed.
and the application for an injunction refused. Judge
rier concluded his decision by saying That the conbna-
zion and devices Dlxons patents have more claim for
orignalitv and invention than plaintiffs patents and
does not Infringe either Keens Watts and Burgesss
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-23
TILE CHINA IND JAPAN MAILS.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 21.-The mails from
China and Japan by the steamship Great Republic bav
ing arrived here late for the Panama steamer
forwarded 10 the East overland leaving here yesterday
with instructions TO the agents along the route 10 that
they 20 through with all possible dispatch.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-23
NORTH CAROLINA.

A LARGE MAJORITY FOR THE CONVENTION.
WILMINGTON n. C., Nov. 22.-Defnite cleo
ton returns have not yet been received Columbus ant
Duplin Counties elect Conservatives Cumberland Bla-
den Brunswick, and Arson Counties all elect Radicals
The state has probably given 2jO0 majority FOR the Con
ycntlun.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-23
NEW-ENGL1ND.
RAILROAD CONTRACT AWARDED.

RAILROAD CONTRACT AWARDED.
HARTFORD, Conn, Nov. 22.-The contract for
buding the Ncw-Iayen and Derby Railroad was to-day
awarded to George ID. Chapman Of New.York.
TIE WEATHER IN MAINE.
BANGOR. Me-, Nov. 22.-The weather Is very
mild this evening with strong prospect OF rain which
NAV keen the RIVER open for q few days longer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-23
ROME.

FRESH GARIBALDIAN OUTBREAKS.
RoNE. Nov 22-Some fresh irruptions have lately
been made across the Papal frontiers by small bands
of Garibaldians. They were promptly met by the
Pontifcal troops, aud, in all cases, were speedily
suppressed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-23
MARINE INTETJJCFNCE

LIVERPOOL, Nov 22-NOOn.-The steamship Russia,
Capt Cook, from NewYOrk the 18th inst has arrived
here on the way to Liverpool.
GLASGOW, Nov. 22-NOOn.-The steamship Caledonia,
Capt Mcdonald, from New York the 9th inst arrived
at this port yesterday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-23
DAKOTA.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Nov. 22.-Major Robert I.
walker Pnvmaster United States Army, returned yester
dav from beyond the Red River Of the North lie re-
pots the river ana large lakes all OPEN and the weather
In Dakota Territory charming and mud INDIAN sum
mcr The health OF the officers and men az FORTS Ripley
AbercrOrnbe Ransom and WadswOrth Is excellent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-23
op,z,rpr OF COTTON IN ST. LOUIS.

ST. LOUIS. Nov 22.-Several small lots OF
cotton have been seized here for rreguarty IN shipment
oT violation Of the Revenue law. kilograms have also
been sent to New York ordering the seizure VI oth COZ
ton sAIpIel lIgM leIS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-23
rArA1. RA1LRoAp Acc1pENr IN pH1LADELpHIA.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 22.-At 10 a. IN. to-day,
James Carson. workman employed on the track, was
run over by the train from MorowD near the depot at
Ninth and Green-sts. His head was severed from ms
body.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-23

GEN HANCOCK ON HIS WAY TO NEw-oRLEANs
Memphis. Tenn, Nov. 22.-Gen. Hancock
passed here this evening, the steamer Mississippi Ell
route for New OIleaIA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-23
WASHINGTON.

WHAT WILL CONGRESS Dof-CoNTRACTIoN VS..
EXPANsION-THE HOUSE CoMMITTEES-GEN'
AVERILL URGED FOR THE WAR OFFICE
TIE DANISH WEST INDIES PURCHAsE-GEN'
MOWER TO BE RELIEVED-THE I1lPEACH-
MENr REPORT.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1867-02-08
NEWS ITEMS.

james Redpath writes to the anti
SyaUery Standard that he is in favor of
abolishing the Supreme Court, the reg
ulararmy, and the United States Senate,
which last he pronounces "the most Of
fensive all our Oligarchical institu-
TONS" The Radicals have commenced
work which will not be so easily ar
rested as it was begun.
Nearly every factory in German
town has suspended operations by rea-
son of depression in trade. A large
number of working people have there
by been thrown out of employment
Phila. Age, FEB. 1.
The Pickwi ckian style of insult
and adjustment is being revived in
Richmond. One man knocks another
down, and each then apologies 70 the
other, and committee from the Legis-
lature declare the difficulty amicably
and honorably adjusted.-This farce
was enacted the other day.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1867-02-08
HARRISBURG.
Lex Calls On Geary: Legislation for Bed
ford County: Contested Seats: Meeting
of Democratic State Committee.

Lex Calls On Geary: Legislation for Bed
ford County: Contested Seats: Meeting
of Democratic State Committee.
Correspondence of the Bedford Gazette.
HARRISBURG, Feb. 3
Mr.. EDITOR:-T Tired of looking on
in the galleries Of the Senate and House,
l concluded, to-day, to make a recon-
noissance of Gen. Geary's position on
"The HILL" Accordingly, l flanked
the Legislature, and by adroitly pick
eting my advance, secured point of
prOpinquity to the General. Was it
unnatural, or singular, to note careful
ly, as | did, the manners, speech and
general appearance of the new EXecu-
tive? If so, can only plead in eXten
uation Of the fault, that could not
help it. Geary and | are old friends.
| knew him, years ago, in old Cambria {;
talked Democracy what his present
supporters used to call ''loco-foco-ism')
with him in old Westmoreland puffed
him when he fell lin the ditch at Che
pultepec; ''legged" for him with Mr..
Buchanan when heaspired to the Gov
ernership of Kansas, and, during the
late war, assisted somewhat may the
Lord forgive mel in building up his
newspaper reputation. NOtwithstand-
ing the fact that | know the man so
well, | felt curious to know how he de-
ports himself as Executive of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania. Well,
the Governor bears his bIushing hon
ors as meekly as his nature will per-
NIT. He cOnfeSseS that the Guberna-
torial chair is not cushioned with roses.
From the very hour of his Inaugural
ton he has felt the lacerating thOrns
placed in the Executive seat by men of
his own party, with whom he had but
lately been on the best of terms. Even
whilst his Inaugural was being deliver
ed, he beheld impatience written all
over the faces of those who ought not
only to have tolerated, but applauded,
his labored address. Even in that
crowning hour of his triumph, he
heard his predecessor in Office, Gov.
Curtin, whisper between his clenched
teeth, 'My God! Will the thing new
er end ?" He feels deeply the enmity
of Curtin and his friends; thinks that
thelatter will secretly endeavor toleave
him ina minority, politicallyspeaking,
in the next Legislature; but, with his
finger on one sideof his nose, intimates
that he is expert enough in turning po-
litical somersaults to be always with
the party that is in power. Judging
from his conversation, think that ST.
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they are unable to agree upon any
measure, and [ hope and believe that
they will not be more harmonious In
the next Congress. Thad. Stevens has
lost the control of his fellow destruc-
tives, the Pennsylvania Legislature
having used him up most efiectually.
He has succeeded but once, since his
defeat for U. S. Senator, in fRllying
majority for any measure he has adyo-
Gated. The other day he moved To
strike out the mission to Rome, on
the ground that protestant worship
was prohibited within the walls of that
city. He was asked for proof of this
allegation, but could give nothing but
hearsay. The Government had receiv-
ed no official information whatever,
upon the subject. But the old hatred
of the Catholics still cherished by the
Mongrel Know NOthing5 now trans
formed into Radicals, found vent in
the resolution offered by Stevens and
it was carried. How any Catholic can,
in future, vote with these men, passes
my comprehension.
Your representative, Mr.. Koontz,
"spoke piece" the other day. His
speech was almost entirely devoted to
discussion of the right of the negro
''to WELD the ballot" He argued in
favor of granting suffrage to the negroes,
a0ithO'h limit or qualification. Did the
people of your district bargain for TINS,
when they voted for him last fall?
The President has vetoed the bills for
the admissions of Nebraska and Colora-
do. In the case of the former it is al
legged that it does not contain sufficient
population, and that about one half of
its inhabitants are opposed to admis-
sion. Colorado, itself, protests against
admission, through its territorial House
of Representatives. Yet the Radicals,
for thesak ofstrengthening themselves
in Congress and in the Electoral Col
lege, insist upon forcing these States
into the Union. SHon. Philip John
son, of the ''Tenth Legion" district in
your State, died night before last, of
congestion of the liver. His death was
sudden and unexpected, though he had
not been in good health for some time.
His remains will be inferred in the
Congressional Cemetery in this city.
Hon. Henry S. Magraw, formerly State
Treasurer of Pennsylvania, died here,
on Thursday last, of apoplexy. Mr..
Magraw has latterly been a citizen of
Maryland, and at his death, represent
ed the county of Cecil in the Maryland
Legislature. PRY.
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WHO PAYS &?


Aspecial detective agent of the Treas
ury department was recently sent to
the Canada border, among the Custom
Houses. He succeeded in making ar
rangements with twenty two revenue
officers jalI "Ioyal men," too, no doubt
to engage in smuggling goods from
Canada into the United States. The
Yankees have now good enough Rec
iprOcity Treaty with Canada, in the
present infamous tariff. They SNUG
gle all the foreign goods they yneed from
Canada, and compel the rest of the
country to pay exorbitant prices for
their own manufactures. The other
day every New England member Of
Congress voted to reduce the duty on
Nova Scotia coal, an article which they
consume very heavily, and find at the
same time, too ''unhandy" to smuggle
through by the underground railroad.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1867-02-08

THE MARK ETS.-Phil'a, Jan. 80.
Whisky. Nothing doing except in
the c0ntraband article, which sells free
ly at $3.50 and $1.75 per gal.-EAWd
Press.
Such is the un varying refrain in the
market reports of the daily press.
Whisky is selling in the open market,
at one-third less than the Internal Rev
enue tax, and yet not the slightest ef-
fort is being made to modify this un-
just and ineffective law, which offers
constant temptations to violate it, and
bears oppressively upon no one but the
honest dealer. The retailer of liquor
has begun to discover that he can buy
whisky in Philadelphia at half the
price he pays for that made at home
if there should be little strychninein
it. This is the only way to account for
the number of agents for liquor houses
in Philadelphia, who are travelling the
country in all directions. Unless Con-
gress alters the law, the domestic man.
ufacturer will engagein the cOntraband
business too, and the fight will then
become a free one between the home
distiller, the Eastern smuggler and
the revenue officers, thelatter of wholl
can soon be counted out"
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4 Jealous wife in Cincinnati. nam:

"A jealous wife in Cincinnati, nam
ed Mclaughlin, finding her husband
in company with his paramount, Miss
Thompson, daughter of a well known
liquor dealer of that city, under suspic-
ious circumstances, attacked her with
poker and so badly injured her that she
died shortly afterward.
A special despatch from Montreal
says that an ice-shove occurred at ST.
Regis, on the st. Lawrence River, COM
pletely submerging an Indian village.
The inhabitants were thrown into a
fearful CONSERVATION, and much suffer-
ing ensued.
The first annual dinner the Wash
ington Board of Trade of the District of
Columbia, was given at the Seaton
House in that city, on Wednesday eve
ming.
The Indians of the Florida Ever
glades have declared their determina-
ton to hold their negroes as slaves.
They deny the Jurisdiction of the laws,
and trouble is apprehended, as the ne
grOes are arming, and have called up
on the military for assistance.
The labor of the New Orleans Riot
Committee will not be completed for
two weeks to come. Mr.. Boyer, it is
thought, will send in a minority re-
port.
On the 9th inst. an extensive fire oc-
Cured in Hagerstown, Nd, consuming
the 1laH newspaper office and all the
types and presses, the Eagle Hotel and
ly insured.
The Boston negro "lawyer," Brad
ley. was arrested atSavannah, Georgia,
on the 31st, by the United States au-
thorities. He is accused of instigating
the presentrevolt among the negroes in
South Carolina.
The tax upon advertisements is
to be repealed. Only about $1,000
were derived from this source last
year.
-DeBow, the statistician, has been
pardoned, so we may not expect to ap-
ply to him the words of the old negro
melody, "Hang up de fiddle and De
Bow"
Horace Greedy, the negro who kill
ed Mr.. Rhett, at Charleston, S. c., has
been found guilty Of murder in the first
degree.
The Fenian ex-chieforganizer, Ste
phens, is now positively said to be
living in Second place, Brooklyn.
The Radicals have no objection to
their members Of Congress lying, but
only to their being told of it.-BOston
Post.
The Republicans in Washington
say the impeachment furore will a.
mount, in the end, to nothing.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1867-02-08
WASHINGTON.
Impeachment: The Radicals VS.. the Cath
Olics hOOntz &peaketh More VetOes,
DE, DC.
,nce of the Bedford Gazette.

impeachment: Ine FSttealcaAS VS. tgle Csatn"
Olics hOOntz Speasxeth More VetOes,
dc. Nc.
CORES pondence of the Bedford Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Feb. ,.
Mr.. EDIToR:-The impeachment
scheme hangs fire, and as has been pre-
dicted, not much, if any, progress will
be made in it by the present Con-
gress. The Judiciary Committee which
has the matter in charge, is composed
of the most radical of Radicals, and
will, doubtless, hatch out some trick or
other, by which they expect the fur
therance of their scheme to be promo
ted. The infamous Baker, who has
been in the criminal courts time and
again, has presented himself before
the Committee to testify. Other wit
nesSeS of a similar character are to be
made the instruments of Ashley & Co.,
and had not the notorious Sanford
Conover, upon whose testimony Mrs.
Surratt was convicted, confessed his
perjury in that case, he would, doubt
less, figure as largely in the impeach-
ment movement as he did in the trials
of the Assassination ConspiratorS. The
Conovers have not all confessed yet,
and, doubt not, plenty of them will
be on hand to assist the enemies of the
President. 1t is said that John II.
Surratt is to be brought before the
Committee, and if he can be suborned
to testify to something that will dam
age Mr.. Johnson, he is to be set at lib
erty. Wouldn't such an arrangement
speak highly for the justice and honesty
of Radical Congress. But with all
these convenient witnesses at hand, l
do not think that the present Congress
will be able to accomplish anything
in the way of impeachment. The For
tieth Congress may undertake to carry
the matter further, as" "Old Cock-eye''
(Ben. Butler will be member of that
body, and he is a terrible fellow, to-be-
sure, having already impeached Brick
Pomeroy. At present the Radical Mon
grels.a are so divided into factions, that
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1867-02-08

THE "Cdn15riN Freemaja' is the title
of new paper published at Ebensburg,
by r. L. Johnston and III. A. McPike.
1t is edited with much sprightliness
and is in every respectan Improvement
upon the old Sentinel now defunct.
With the inimitabie "Bob" as its ed
itOr, the freeman is bound to succeed.
We do not see, however, how he hecan
devote much attention to the editorial
business, as he is always on the stump.