The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1867-07-19

Is in Washington, and has retained
Reverdy Johnson as his legal adviser
in behalf of the captured Mexican. He
hopes to procure the services ofthe gov
ernment for the release of the prisoner,
and also expects to get Uncle Sam into
broil with Juarez.
At present there are one hundred
and fifty-eight patients in the Pennsyl-
vania State Lunatic Hospital, and the
trustees have decided to receive no more
until the number is reduced below one
hundred and fifty They recommend
an additional hospital, to be located in
one of the northern counties.
"A large delegation of whites and
negroes have reached Washington from
North Carolina and Alabama for the
purpose of urging upon Congress the
necessity of entirely abolishing the
presentStateg governments in the South.
The North Carolina delegation is head
ed by negro named Harris.
A Rad, Henry j. Church of Wash
ington, Ct, Judge of Probate and Town
Clerk, and in 1866 a representative in
the Legislature, ahas been detected in
stealing money in sums varying from
ten cents to $500, has acknowledged his
guilt, paid $500 to his victims, and
left the town. His thefts had been
practised for more than year.
Secretary McCulloch's Investiga-
ting Committee have concluded their
labors, and find that the Treasury vaults
contain few dollars over what the
books call for. Possibly the surplus is
conscience money! accidentally nom
entered on the books.
"A New York Common Council
man one day last week made motion
to put up municipal ornaments to COM
memorate Morse, who invented the
telegraph, and Watt, who invented
steam.
General Sheridan has issued a mill
tary order directing the Boards of Reg
istration to select suitable commission
ers of election in Louisiana, and allow
ing two days for the voting.
A widow lady has brought suit a.
gainst a prominent citizen of Nashville,
Tennessee, whom she charges with hav-
ing killed her husband, by administer
ing an overdose of morphine. She lays
her damages at $4,000.
in portions of Maine the Millerites
had fixed upon the 18th of June as the
dawn of the millepnial period, and are
much disappointed at things remain
ing as they were.
The unusual sight of a man reading
the Scriptures in the cars was observed
upon one of the trains going into Bos-
ton last Tuesday morning.
The Connecticut General Assembly
has agreed to unite with the City of
Hartford in erecting monument to
mark the site of the Charter Oak.
Several propositions to make voters
| of boys eighteen years old have been
made in the New York State Reform
| Convention.
Alexander H. Stephens is in worse
health than ever. He suffers from
neuralgia, but works at his new book
about the civil war whenever he can.
Potatoes, at Dover, Maine, are
worth 20 to 25 cents per bushel, and
those farmers who held for raise COM
plain Of ''hard times"
We are told that our government
is the best in the world. thought to be
fits excellence is according to its cost.
Boston Post.
Six hundred thousand pounds of
coffee have been received at San Fran
cisco, since the beginning of the year.
Since 1861 the enormous sum of
$14, 800, 100000 has passed through the
hands of the United States Treasurer.
"A she Blondin, who calls herself
Rosa Celeste, is going to walk across
Niagra on tight-rope.
The single county of Kent, in Del
aware, counts on 800, 900 baskets of pea
ches this year.
Gov. Flanders, of Louisiana, it is
said, was once a sexton in a Mexican
church.
I'm Terre Haute gentleman had
both his arms blown off while celebra-
ting the Fourth of July.
Two thousand three hundred and
sixty-fve persons were vaccinated in
Boston last year.
Masses for Maximilian have been
said in several of the principal church
e5 in New Orleans.
The foreign troops desired to sack
Vera Cruz when about to !evacuate the
city.
The President does not design to re-
woke any orders of the military COM
manders.
In the Washington (Texas) Dis
trict, on Thursday, two registers were
shot and severely wounded.
-Sheridan's friends are initiating a
movement to make him the Republi-