Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-06-07
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

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Virginia, talk OF running NJ Causlnnd, the In
cendisry Of Chambersburg, for Congress.
EIGHTY.Two thousand and eighty-two emf
grants have arrived at New York during the
present year.
Iris estimated that one and half billion Of
dollars are employed as railroad capital 10
the United States.
GruonI reports to the Government do not
place much reliance in the stories Of another
Fenian invasion Of Canada.
Ex. GOVERNOR BnowN, Of Georgia, has
again addressed large assemblage Of peo-
pie in his State, counseling them to except
the terms ofthe Military Reconstruction bill.
The Canadian aristocracy are snubbing
jeff. Davis. They say be is a failure, and
has violated pledges as a soldier and a states
man which a true man would have died 70
maintain.
THE recent elections in Kentucky are to be
brought before the Congressional Committee
on Elections, on the charges that the men
elected were not loyal during the war, and
rebels voted with perfect freedom
THE Lincoln University for the education
of negroes at Oxford, Pa, is in a hourishing
condition. Nearly all of the Southern States
are represented BY scholars. South Carolina
elone has eight pupils in attendance.
QUITE a number Of fPeunsylvanians. hailing
from Lancaster, Mifflin Huntingdon and Cen
ter counties are removing TO the Valley Of
Virginia. Real estate investments In the
Valley promise large returns.
THEY have e girl often years in a private
gymnasium at Roxbury, Mass, that lifts
three hundred and seventy pounds one Of
thirteen that lifts four hundred pounds, and
one Of fourteen that lifts four hundred and
sixty pounds.
GEN. GRANTS income over and above that
received from the Government is 81, 500.
Some years ago he was engaged IN tan yard
at about $50 per month The last tan yard
in which he worked, however, paid better
than the frst.
REBEL soldiers, al Danyille, Va. thanked
MIR. Kelly for his address, saying they
heartily desired reconstruction. Those rebels
who were not soldiers, aud never mean to be,
we're disposed 70 resist reconstruction on the
terms proposed.
The complaint recently made against Gen
eral Ord iu the interest Of the freedmen is
not, in the opinion Of General Howard, well
founded General Howard chief Of staff
has Just returned from an inspection in the
Gull Stetea and reports that the situation is,
ou the whole, very satisfactory
TnE people Of Montana driven TO despera-
tiau by the attack of the Indians and tne
neglect Of the Government, have determined
10 open "A war on the redskins, on their own
account. 10, the poor Indian" may look
70 his scalp, for there are keen knives being
wheied u!l through the mountains.
AS effort has been made to canvass the in
dividual views Of the Judiciary Committee on
The impeachment question: and so far as can
be ascertaiued there is little doubt but that
the Committee viii fail to report in favor of
the project by asking for a July
session.
4 DENoCEATIC candidate for alderman in
Washington solicited the votes of his colored
friends, and they said to him, .'What does
your official record show that you have done
for tie advancement or even for securing ius-
tice lotha col0rcd people? He could not
remtmbei and they did rot promise to vote
as he wished.
WARD BEECHEg says he can give no spiritu-
al help to man who gorges and oppresses
his stomach. He cannot remove obstruc
tions between a mans soul aud his God, uu-
less be can control his habits of eating 1t
is doubtful if there is not more injury done to
the race by lntemperance in eating, than by
strong drink.
GES. BUEroE is about to try the merits Of
some new gun carriages He will probably
take up the mating also. now that the distin-
guished guests of the nation have gone for
Canada Perfect quictarOund
fortress Monroe is no longer necessary, and
Gen. Burton has been relieved of his arduous
duties as head chambt claim, so he can fire
a@ay without fear Of Weakening the baby or the
baby papa.
Az important discovery has been made in
New Jersey, Of extensive deposite Of Ignite,
ol brown coal. In Europe this substance has
long been extensively used for steam and
smelling Purposes and Its discovery here, so
near New York, is calculated to seriously af- .
feet the prices Of anthracite, as the brown coal
can be furnished ct much lower rates, whilst
serving many Of the purposes for which an
thracite is now used.
A srLEyDIDLY executed counterfeit SO
note on the Third National Bank of Philadel-
phia has been detected. 1t IS. in all respects.
o perfect fac sImile of the genuine, even to
the signatures, which were executed with the
pen. The public can judge Of the dangerous
character OF this note, from the fact that it
passed through the Mechanics and Farmers
Bank Of Rochester without detection, The
only safe way is 20 refuse all los on this
bank.
A CEHioJS VIII case has been brought to
light iu y court in the interior OF New ork
A rich old farmer died aud bequeathed a large
sum TO his daughter, provided she happened
10 get married to Catholic priest if she did
NOT marry a priest, she was to get nothing.
is celibacy IS an all important vow with
1Ierzymen of that denomination, the girls
.harces are very slim for fortune, and doubt
ess The old man wanted to cut her of, and
cared to do so ope lly and above board. The
practical joke wilrbe decided unlawful in
,our, of Justice.
Mn. GREELEY cougratulates himself that
he course be has lately pursued in reference
o Mc Davis, has ID a most couciiatory
fleet on the people of the Southeru States,
and that the evidence of it is given in many
citers received by him from that quarter.
he Richmond Enquirer celebrated the action
If Mr.. Greeley in the same strain and on the
ame ground but at the same time demon
tr'ted that it felt no such influence itself. by
without any softening or mitigation
he same yituperatiye style and the same un
riendly sentiments toward Northern people
md measures, that it had before.
FRIENDSHIP is the shadow Of the evening,
: bach irengthcns with the setting sun of
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