Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-01-31
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

meet IN l-Htia4eiplld MAFNh A4fh-
Joux p. Hale has rendered bis resignation
as Minister at the court Of Madrid, and new
appointment viii soon be made,
We regret 10 be able to announce that Miss
Anna Dickinson recently came near perish
ing with cold in Minnesota. She took a thirty
mile sleigh ride on the ice
TBg Quebec Legislative Assembly is dis
eussing the causes Of emigration from that
nroyince to the United States, aad proposes
to prevent the same.
TaE State Of Iowa is the only one in the
American Union which does NOT owe dollar
at least that Is the report which comes from
the State itself.
THr Gettysburg Asylum Lottery Assoea,
ton has been undergoing an investigation by
Committee Of Congress, and the result
proves il to be a great swindle.
JusrqcE GRrER, of the United States Su
preme Court, was so feeble that the other day
be was taken into the court room on the
shoulders Of negro
TIE House Committee on Banking has
substantially agreed to a bill authorizing the
several State Legislatures TO tax the share
holders Of National Banks resident within
their respective States.
IT is reported on good authority that the
Emperor has forbidden the publication Of
Prince Napoleon's pamphlet on the subject
of the Foreign and Domestic Affairs of
France.
The Chinese Government has taken some
military steps on the Russian frontier which
the latter Government regards as warike and
offensive. a protest is to be sent forward.
THs Huntingdon county Court was brought
to an abrupt Termination last week by the
quashing Of the jury by Judge Taylor, owing
to an iiformality In its drawing by the Jury
Commissioners.
n is currently rumored that Secretary Ne
Culloch has advised the President to veto the
bill suspending the further contraction of the
currency The bill passed both houses bya
large majority, and if vetoed, would no doubt
he enacted dy the necessary two-thirds vote.
Tbs Kansas Legislature has memoralized
Congress to prohibit by law the sale of large
bodies OF land to one person, and asking that
the railroad companies owning lands received
from Congress shall be forced to put them
into the market.
DR. PARKER, Of Troy, New York, cut open
the windpipe OF a horse, removed piece of
tin the animal had gnawed from his mauger,
and after thus rescuing him from threatened
strangulation, sewed him up again as good as
ever.
The Legislature Of Maine, on Wednesday
chose delegates at large to the Republican
National Convention, az Chicago, aud adopt
ed a resolution in favor of Gen. Grant as the
candidate Of the party for President.
L. B. WAsHBURNE, of Illinois, made per
sonal explanation in regard TO the statement
OF a Pittsburg paper that he had lodged
voting on the Reconstruction bin that lately
passed the House. He stated that he gave
his vote IN the affirmative on that occasion,
AT MENpHIs during the trial Of the
| man charged with the murder OF Nike Gas
| serial. an alteration to place between the
Council. Thomas Malour, an uncle of the
murdered man, was shot through the body
and fatally wounded The courtroom was
crowded, and il is not known who fred the
shot
Col. WmrE, who challenged Gen Butler,
| IN Richmond the other day, Is member Of
! the Virginia Convention. and local preacher
OF the Methodist Episcopal Church. He very
| probably forgot the latter part ofhis vocation
when iuditing the hostile summons
| The New York Express thinks the bin to
| be reported to the House, tOrbiddng the SUI
\ Prema Ghnrt to interfere with BecOnstruc-
! ton, the last step toward revolution The
| Democrats seem 20 be bent on having auoih-
! er war, but we think they viii be disappointed.
! \ cable despatch announces the death Of
/ the distinguished tragedjan Charles John
4 keau. He was born on the 9Th Of January,
| 1911, received an excellent preparatory edu-
| cation, and entered Eton in 1924, remaining
| there for three years, and distinguishing him
self alike in the classes and IN athletic sports.
The latest adyices from Alaska are to De
ccmber 2s. They mention no suffering
1 among the troops. bat, on the contrary, rep
resent them os all we'll The Congressional
resolution OF inquiry into the reports that the
] IN F.f fisf
| provisions, and are suffering from the ex-
| extreme cold weather, creates surprise there.
IT is announced that John H. Surratt is
/ again to be tried before the Criminal Court
| at w Nashington, commencing February 24th.
/ 1t Is also announced that the law officers cf
! the Government viii order the release of Sur
RAFT without going into another trial The
| latter statement is the more likely to be cor
rect.
THE busiest man in Washington is Judge
| Black, James Buchaaan' Attorney General.
The whole task Of writing vetoes against Con
gress aud arguing for rebels IN the Supreme
| Court seems to be deyolyed upon him. Jerry
will hardly be able TO work up another rebel
lion
GEN. w. S. HANcocE out of regard to the
1 feelings Of the rebels IN New Orleans, has
decided not to wear his uniform in that city
and for this decision he is commended by the
| Washington organ of the President as acting
wisely, in not irritating the feelings Of the
| Louisiauiaus.
THE statement Of the public debt, January
/, 1865, shows debt bearing coin interest, ST.,
$50 l02, ,09l 80 debt bearing currency interest
S328, 59l ,230 matured debt not presented for
payment Sl5,S7l, ,G4O,s2; debt bearing no
interest, S407, ,S6l290 So Total debt, 81
642, ,826, 253,4 Amount of debt less cash in
the Treasury, 3, sos, 125, G5O,10.
THg robbery of Mr.. Benuinghofr in We
mango county, has created considerable ex
element in he oil region, and his losses are
much larger than first reported. II appears
| that the old gentleman did not know exactly
the dimensions Of his greenback pile. The
losses so far as ascertaiued exceed $4,000,
and 1t IS thought may approximate S350000
THE mystery connected with the disappear
ance of Capt. Z. G. Rehrer, Of fremont,
| Schuylkill county, in November last, is in a
fair way Of being uurayelled. An Extra Of
the fremont AetcS states that a young man
named Samuel Albrighton has made con
fession, in which he says that Capt. Rehrer
was murdered by two Irishmeu, who have
since beeu arrested at Buffalo, n. Y.
The Committee on Ways and Means in
| Congress have had under consideration that
part of the new internal tax bill relating to
manufactures. While it is certain that they
will recommend a general reduction of man
1 ufacturers taxes, there is evidently dispo-
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