Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-06-14

GovgRson ORR, Of South Carolina, advises
the acceptance Of the present plan Of recon
struction as the best thing for the State.
Coupled with this sensible conclusion he ven
lures an Utopian accommodation 10 the citi
zens OF his immense State to form alliances
with neither Of the great political parties Of
the country, but TO stand magniiIeently by
hemseIves-adyice which Is harmless how
ever impracticabe.
ExMAYoR WITHERs and number Of dis
placed Mobile officials, are in Washington,
anxiousIy awaiting the President sreturn from
North Carolina. They are fully armed with
documents, purporting to contain proof of
.helr Innocence IN connection with the late
bloody riot in Mobile, and expect to meet
with favor exoneration and reinstatement at
the hands Of His Excellency.
THE Maryland Democratic Convention to
revise the constitution, by vote Of seventy
eight to twenty four, have struck from the
bill of rights the clause declaring that slavery
"shalt not be permitted in this State" and
substituted in its stead one declaring that
slavery shall not be re-established in this
State, but having been abolished under the
policy and authority Of the United States,
compensation in consideration thereof is due
from the United States
The long delayed sentence in the case Of
Sanford Conover, convicted Of perjury in Civ
ing false evidence before the judiciary Com
nittee relative to the completely Of Jefferson
Davis in the assassination plot was brought
to an end on Saturday, by the Supreme Court
Of the District refusing an arrest Of judgment
claimed under conflicting local statutes, re-
lating to sentences in case Of perjury. Como
yer viii on Mouday. therefore be taken to
the Penitentiary to serve out term Of i'm
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The preparations for the transfer of Rus
sian America to the United States are going
on rapidly. Russia seems determined that
we shall have it, and does not require the lit
tie ceremony of the payment Of the purchase
money. She will convey the territory with
out waiting for an appropriation by Congress
and will be satisfied with mortgage upon the
national honor. Mr.. Seward seems equally
willing to accept the bargain without further
formality, and he is about to despatch a rev.
enue cutter to Sitka to look out for the Gus
toms due upon goods which may be landed
there.
Mr. POLLARD late the amiable and chival
rOus-southern style-editor ofthe Richmond
Times, appears to have an embarrassing out
set as a lecturer, even more so than his finish
ing out as an editor. General Schofeld met
the announcement of Pollard's lecture on
Southern Chivalry, with an order prohibiting
its delivery and at Lynchburg Z was not
brought forth for want Of an audience, the
"chivalrys' prefcring the enjoyment of
tournament and ball. And we must say, we
take it as a good sign Of the Lynchburg peo-
pie, that with the opportunity offered by four
postponemenis, they would not go to hear Pol
lard's chiyalry speech. They have had
enough Of that sort Of chivalry.
Hon. HoRAcE MAYNARD, in describing the
two candidates for Governor of Tennessee,
says: Both were well-known citizens Of
Tennessee, before the war. Both were ar
rested aud imprisoned during the war. So
far they are alike-no farther Brownlow
was imprisoned for being a friend to the coun-
try; Etheridge for being an.enemy. Brown
low was imprisoned by the enemies Of the
country; Etheridge by its friends. jeff Da.
Wis held Brownlow in confinement; General
Thomas held Etheridge. BrowBlow languish-
ed in a rebel prison; Etheridge was in the
custody of the blue coated guardians Of the
nation.
ANOTHER PENNsYLvASIA STAPLE.-Steel IS
likely ere many years to become as great
staple Of our State as coal, iron and petro-
leum. A few days since the Pennsylvania
steel works were iuaugurated near Harrisburg
Many eminent Philadelphians, railroad men,
capitalists, and others Interested IN the enter
prise, were present, and feel confident that 1t
viii be followed by the most gratifying results
The works are located on the Pennsylvania
railroad. at Baldwin Station, about three
miles east Of Harrisburg The steeltproduced
is said to be remarkable for toughness It is
eminently adapted for rails Those manufac-
tured from ii have been shown, by careful ex-
| pcrimdnt, to wear twenty four times as long
as iron rails, while they cost but twice as
much. There are from twenty eight to thirty
| five men employed. Common Pennsylvania
/ pig iron Is used in the manufacture OF the
/ steel by the Bcssomer process. The iron Is
| prepared by being broken in the ordinary
way when required for smelling. 1t is broken
/ by hand, and then conducted to the cupolas
/ by means of hydraulic elevators, The process
/ is simply that Of decarbouizilg molten ironi
/ by means Of compressed air blast and after
adding per centoge of carbon, producing re
fined ingots Of steel. The Importance Of this
enterprise Will DE appreciated when we state
that last year our American railroad Compa-
nies bought in Europe three million dollars
worth Of steel rails, and seven hundred and
fifty thousand dollars, worth Of locomotive
tires These rails and tires were made out
of ore and fuel far inferior to that Of which
our State has millions of tons lying in her
mountains awaiting Development Phdadet-
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