Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-12-13

THE Cheyenne argus Of the 3oth ult-, has
the following, which would have sounded
somewhat oddly a dozen years ago Inc reg
ular train will wait half hour tins morning
for the China and japan mail. II itaoes not
arrive then a special tram VIII carry
through
TIE richest man 10 Kentucky, Robert a.
Alexander, a Seotchman by birth, dIed at ms
residence in Woodford county OF that state,
last Monday. Mr.. Alexander was disnn,
guished as one Of the most prominent ana
successful stock -raisers in the west
TnE partial Democratic success in Ohio has
induced the notorious DR.. Olds TO revive hls
suit against TX Governor TODD, VINO hAd hlni
arrested for reasonable opposllon 70 the war
DR.. Olds was, for brief period confined "a
Fort Lafayette He claims modest damages
in the sum Of 100000.
A Salt Lake correspondent under date OF
the 10Th ult, says that htty houses anu sew
aral mills are erected at the SWeet~ater
mines. near Wind River mountains. lhe
ledqes are gold bearing and from one 20
twenty feet wide Wood and water are aoun'
dant The Indians are hostile and prospee-
tors have to go IN large parties no one Is
allowed to make claims except ior himseli'
THr Cleveland Herald says that the road
bv which Weston entered that city looks as
though an army had passed over IT. "Bng
qies, minus a wheel or shaft; pieces OF har-
ness hats and caps are stTewn along thls road
in endless confusion. II IS estimatedthal the
damage TO buggies alone viii amount TO 81
600, :"
SUaRArr, one OF the assassins Of President
Lincola is te be tried again at the session OF
the criminal court at Washington city, which
commences on Monday. Correspondents
| from Washington sseni t0 hE OF the opinion
| thathe viii not be tried again Nevertheless
| it is alleged by certain well informed lawyers
that the trial viii certainly taEe place.
CHARLES DIcKENs is to furnish an original
story entitled George SHERMAN Explana-
. ton, to run through three or four numbers
of the Atlantic Monthly. DR.. Haynes, the
I Arctic F0yager, is also 10 contribute d series
Of papers on Life in Greenland aud the
Arctic Regions, similar in character TO
/ DIR. Moltke..
Az English officer, who has been making
explorations on the site of Solomon's temple
/ 81 Jerusalem, has discovered that the south
wall Of the sacred enclosure which contained
the temple is buried for more than half it,
depth beneath un accumulation Of rubbish,
and that It's actua. dimensions are 900 feet
in length and $50 feet in height.
ArroRSEY GESgEAL SrANuEsr refuses to
interfere in the case Of John c. Braine, the
alleged CheSaPeake pirate, now, confined in
the King County, New York, PeniteHtary,
aud who claims to be included 10 the terms
granted to rebels az the surrender Mr..
| Staubery suggests that a jury determine his
| connection with he Confederate service.
Ma. WusoS has introduced bill III the
| Senate which hn intends TO press to a speedy
/ passage, declaring that majority Of the votes
/ cast shall be sufficient TO call a convention in
the South under the bin of last spring. A
/ majority of votes registered is required, and
I the Republicans feartbat uuderthi provision
/ the conventions viii be defeated In some Of
| the States.
IT is said official information has been Ie-
ceived to the effect that q convention ia South
| Carolina Is probably called, notwithstanding
/ the apparaut failure at first indicated. Re
/ turns from the interior show that q larger
| vote was polled ia the upper counties than
on the sea coast. The convention in North
Carolina viii probably be fixed for the early
/ part Of January, and that for South Carolina
somewhat later in the same month.