Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-02-21
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

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TnE House Of Delegates Of Maryland has
passed the bill appropriating 5a,0e0 Tor The
removal Of the Confederate dead to Autictam
National Cemetery.
Mr.. STuTkMAN. of Somerset, introduced a
bill into tie Legislature incorporating lhe
Somerset ard Mineral Point Railroad Com
panY connecting Somerset with the Pits
burgh and 0onnellsville Railroad, being Hine
miles IN length.
Ir is stated that Dr. Bali. full booded
negro, spoke to q crowded meeting 9t De
mocrats, il Lebanon, H., one day last week.
lie edits Democratic psper. DE-. Bull IS "a
sort Of niger TO which no Goppfhead OBJ
jects.
The Republican State Convection Of Mis-
sisippi lass week nominated full ticket for
State ofiicef under the new Constitution. All
the nominees are white.
OK account of insuficiet arrangements
for voting. il is thought the Constitution in
Alabama las been deieatedfor want Of ma
joriiy Of tie votes registered.
Hox Cl8mEs SUMMER aud the Hon. Rey-
erdy Jobssou both say nat "a State having
once ratified q coastudoiai amendment, an
not reconsider and reieA such amendment
Pretty good authority ,iet
NEw II APsufRg ans Connecticut VIII it is
anticipated be earfo n by tile Republicans at
the approaching elections, bY-signal MAORI
ties. Demoerss By hundreds are turning
from Pendleton I'D Brick POmeroy and ioia-
ing Grant clubs.
THE New YortRepublican State Conyen.
tion adopted ssolution, by aeciamalion.
indorsing Genera Grant for the Presidency,
and instructed te delegation to Chicago 70
vote for him asp unit Gov Fenton was
recommended fG. Vice President.
THE Republics party throughout he State
are united in iYor Of Fe.nominating Gea.
John F. Hartran4 and Col Jacob NJ. Camp
bell, for the oliies Of Auditor General aud
Surveyor General which they have filed for
the last two year,
TuE U. s. Supeme Court on Monday last
gave a decision irthe Georgia Reconstruction
case adverse to ta bill, and discussing IL for
want Of jnnsdictin, aud stated that the same
principles applid to the McArdle case
This opinion vii have a most important
effect on many qfstions.
THg Baltimore ameflcaR learns that orders
have been recead al the Baltimore Custom
House, direct tron Washington, requiring all
the en- mployees tosubseribe money to be used
to promote Dem9ratic success in the cleo
lions shortly TO tae place ia New Hampshire
The amount to b levied upon each officer is
specified, and allure to pay will no doubt
entail dismissal.
THE TyilaRe despatch says. Lieutelhnt-
General ShermaI has ielegraphed 20 one or
two Of his frieu& in Washington and other
places that he dos not wish % come here,
and that be doesn0t believe the President can
legally create rev military division. Lieut..
Gen. Sherman has teiegraphed 70 his brother
to have the Military Committee refuse to sane
ton the appointment. and the Senator will
present bin denying the authority of the
President to maletbe proposed change. This
action on the pat Of Lieut.. General Sherman
creates great deal OF talk.
TaE New York Forld' Washington special
says Gen. Mead. telegraphs to Gen. Grant
that he is not yet certain wether the new
constitution 81 Alabama has been accepted or
rejected. lie says it is reported that III some
counties no election was bcid on the fourth
day, and In others none was held on either Of
the four days. He is investigating these re-
ports, and if be finds them true, viii order
special elections in these counties, SO that the
constitution may be ratified.
LIEUTgYANr GFyERAL SHERMAN S uqmiua-
Son for BrGrct EeReTuJ, 10 IvEa.,Iud al w ASH
iugtoh as highly significant Of the President 8
intention 20 snub Gen. Grant, and If possible
ignore him entirely. OF course the Senate
viii have something to say about allowing this
purpose to succeed or in frustrating it. With
out any disrespeet for Sherman, the Senate
can very Justly prevent the President from
using hat gallant soldier to work michief, and
therefore we expect 70 see the nomination Of
Sherman for Breyet General, defeated.
IT has already been discovered .tlfat fraudu.
lent Naturalization Papers were voted on last
Fall Sufficient todeieaE Judge Sharswood and
two GopperheaG Senators. Judge Williams
on. Of delicacy declines testing the election.
Judge sharswool could hardly hold hs seat
under these circumstances, and the people
ought 10 see that this question is fully probed.
lu Centre county an attempt was made to
murder one OF the witnesses. and the Legisla.
tuTe has offered 8 reward Of $1,000 for the az
rest Of the perpetrators. This is the reason
that he Republican candidate was defeated
for Supreme Judge last fail
TIE General Judiciary Committee Of the
House of Representatives, through their
chairman, the Hon. John HE iman, reported
Yesterday, resolutions extending the time for
the revision and codhcation Of the statute
law to the period bf three years, reports to be
made annually as 10 progress, and the work
to be reported finally as whole, aud not 10
detached parts. The resolutions also repeal
the limitation by which the present Com
mission is restrained from revising the British
statutes and the revised statutes of ie50--3G,
so that there may be a full, complete and
satisfactory codfcatiOn of all now existing
statutory law.
Hox HoRArIo SEYMOUR, of New York. says.
assure you | am not a candidate for the
Office Of President. In my letter | SAID what
| meant aud am annoyed TO find II Is looked
upon By iome as a strategic movement l
have had a large number Of letters from
leading men in the Northwest. I have writ
ten to them that my name would not 60 be-
fore the National Convention. ] am very
much gratifed that my friends are willing to
support me for the Office OF President-as
much pleased as If | wished the office. do
not know when ! can 60 to Albany but l
have told all my friends there my purposes,
whenever could 81 80 without exposing
myselfto the imputation OF declining what
might be beyond 10y reach.
As the spring deciions are approaching,
We would again cal the attention Of our Re
publican friends TO the private circular issued
some time ago, by Wallace, the chairman Of
the Copperhead State Central Committee.
We urge all to be vide awake, and turn out
to the polls aud see that we elect our share of
the Judges, Inspectors, Assessors, DC.
Earl Derby, the British Premier, has been
very Ill, but is now recovering. 1t is thought
that Lord Stanley will soon succeed Earl
Derby at the head Of the Ministry. The semi
official Paris papers deny the reports current
about changes in the French Ministry, and of
alterations in the Constitution of the Empire.
The dinner to Admiral Earragut at Florence
was a grand affair, the Italian Liberals making
il marked demonstration Of their good win
toward the United States. Admiral EarFagut,
sr,. 4