The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1867-05-17

pointing colored men among the reg
istration officers.
The st. Paul Pioneer denies the
report of destitution in Minnesota.
There is a scarcity ofseed grain in some
quarters, but of food in none.
The plantations south of Memphis
along the shores of the Mississippi, are
nearly all overhowed, and the planters
are reported starving.
TO correct an erroneous impression,
the commissioner of pensions makes the
statement that there is no law grant
ing pensions to soldiers of 1872, except
such as were disabled in the service.
Forty divorce cases are now before
the courts in Pittsburg. Twenty-four
are applications from wives andsixteen
from husbands.
Hon. TheodoreS. FaXton, of Utica,
N2WYo rk, has subscribed $40, 900, up
on con Iition that the country will raise
$50, 900 more, to provide home for the
aged.
The colored people of St. Louis,
have held meeting and adopted reso-
lutionS demanding the equal enjoyment
of the street cars, public halls and school
| fund.
James Adams, proprietor of a
"pretty waiter girl" saloon in st. Lou
is, has been sentenced to beimprisoned
six months-and pay fine Of 800, for
employing girls as walters contrary to
! law.
GA beautiful intelligent, aimiable,
fascinating and immensely wealthy"
young lady in Fort Wayne, is patiently
waiting for some young man to marry
her. 1t is stated she wears cheap
clothes and works in milIiner's shop
Georgetown, District of Columbia
has been enlivened by the wedding of
DIR. Peters to Miss KennOn, a grand
daughter of Washington's adopted
daughter, who figures in pictures at
Mount Vernon as one of the Custis
children.
"A fire in the navy yard buildings
at Memphis, yesterday, destroyed $500,
600, worth of property. A niece Of
the commandant was mortally burn
ed, and q soldier killed by the falling
upon him of box of ammunition.
| rHbo Ouoop,o DrooIoD,otioo orao
ting the "DOminion of Canada" is ex-
pected to be issued soon. The Confed-
Grafton plan will probably take effect
in the beginning of July, and the elec-
tions under it beheld in August or Sep
| tember.
The Boston Post, learning that the
London journals are discussing the
question whether a "diSSeVered head
retains sensibility,D recommends their
editors to come to America and ask
any eX-office holder.
The apnnarance of dozen DTHIO-
cratic members of Congress from Ken
lucky and Connecticut, at the next
session, will be a most seasonable rein
forcement in that body, and will be a
decided earnest of the change of senti-
ment which is going on all over the
country.
Two negroes in Richmond were so
delighted at the idea Of being able to
ride in the street cars that they carried
their breakfast and dinner with them
and remained in one of the cars until
night. One of them proposed that they
should go after their beds.
The dry goo Is dealers at New York
have not all succeeded in their haste
to be rich during the last year, if their
returDs of incomes be correct. Henry
B. Clafin, whose income in 1865 was
half a million, returns $25 profit from
his business in 1866, and another large
house reports so cents.
"A baby elephant attached to cir
Gus became frightened near Phoenix, r..
L., on Friday, broke away from his
keeper and ran into the principal
street. He made a raid upon a fruit
store, went into saloon and emptied
the contents upon the landlord and
customers, and was proceeding to de-
molish a grocery when he was secured
by his keeper.
The death of Hon. Samuel S. Mar
shall, Congressman from the Eleventh
District ofIllinois, is reported. He was
the Democratic nominee for Speaker
of tire Fortieth Congress. Later-Mar-
shall is not dead, but alive and kicking
the Radicals.
"A company ofBrownlow's Tennes-
see militia became dissatisfied with
| the result of the election for officers
recently, and general fight ensued, in
which one man was killed, another had
his skull fractured, and eight or ten
more were severely injured.
"A Washing ton letter says: Eliot
has received an order to paint full
length portrait $500 of Charles KNAPP:
who made fortune during the war
from contracts for casting heavy Ordi
nance, at the Fort Pitt Foundry, near
Pittsburgh and has located himself
here.
"A new and important branch of