The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1868-11-27

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most estimate married lady, in Har-
ford county, Nd. The lady was so
much abused, and SO seriously injured,
that up to the time of writing, she had
been unable to give any detailedaccount
Of the brutal conduct of the negro.
This is the fourth or fifth affair of this
kind which has Unopened in this coun-
ty within the past year, in which ne
groes have been the actors and white
women the sufferers. In this instance,
the lady was returning from church,
and had left the buggy Of her husband
but few minutes before the outra-
geous assault was made upon her.
On Tuesday, the 3D. instant, a most
horrible crime was committe near
SWainsboro,' Emanuel county, by
negro named Pierce Bolding upon the
person of Miss Virgins, q young lady
of fifteen years, and the daughter of "A
respected citizen of that county. 1t
appears that she was on her way 10
school in the village, when the negro
rushed from the roadside, knocked her
senseless, and accomplished his pur-
pose. She was found lying insensible
by passer-by and carried home, and
on recovering related what had Oc-
Cured. The officers of the law and
others started in pursuit of the scoun-
drel, and overhauled him near Sum
merVille, in the same county, from
whence he was carried 20 Jail, when he
confessed having committed the deed
The same night body Of armed men
proceeded to the Jail, took him out and
hung him Previous to his execution
he stated that he AMI several other
negroes, had formed plan on that day
to violate the persons Of several young
ladies who attended school i'm the viii
lage, but the others oversight them
selves and he started out alone, ana
Miss Wiggin- was the first one hempt.
-Sar0}lHah }eIrS.
FIrt Wallace, Kansas. Nov. %
An expedition, composed Of two com
panie> Of the first cavalry and one Of the
thirty-eigth infantry, with artillery,
left this post this p. NJ, under Lieut.
Col. T. II. Carpenter, to join force un-
der Generals Carr and Custer, who
have marched, 0rare about to march,
from Forts Dodge and Lynn for the
Canadian river, under the personal sa-
pervision OF Gen. Sheridan, against the
main body of Southern Indians, who
are supposed % be camped in that vi
cinity. Carpenters command Is to
scout in the country near PaWnee
Fork and Walnut creek.
St. Louis, Nov. pa Salt Lake
special says that hanging of roughs at
Bear River City, on the l1th, previ-
ously reported, created great excite
ment, and this morning a mob Of 200
men burned the Frontier Index Office
and Jail. The citizens armed them
selves and fired on the mob 1t is re-
ported that twenty Of the mob are
ad and thirty-five wounded, two fa-
t..I4 COTESN NvCVt IIIC
mountains. They sent in for a physi-
cian to attend their wounded, and sent
word back by the doctor ordering wo-
men and children TO leave, as they in
tended marching on the town four
hundred strong, and would burn it,.
The mayor has teIegraphed to Fort
Bridges for troops. They are expected
tomorrow.
Philadelphia, November 22.-Mary
+. Hill, widow lady, residing at the
northeast corner of Tenth ana Pine
streets, was killed tonight. Her SON
in-Iaw, George 5. Twitchell, Jr., was
arrested, charged with the act. Her
body was thrown from Il second-story
window. The deed was committed
with heavy iron poker, and no cause
is assigned for the act
Richmond, November 20.-Chief
Justice Chase will arrive next Monday
to preside at the fall term Of the Uni
ted States Circuit Court. Jefferson Dav-
is, it is understood, will appear by
counsel, as at present arranged, unless
the government should make differ
ent requirement.
\ heavy shock of earthquake was
felt in Millert0n, FreGoe county, Cali
fornia, November 5lh. The wall of
the courthouse was badly cracked,
and the waters ofthe San joaquin riv-
er dis urbed. Slight shocks were also
experienced at Austin. Nevada, No
venIber II.
Richmond, Va, is blessed with a
superaDundance OF courts at present, as
may be judged by the following list OF
those now in session: L. =. Circuit
Court, L. ). District Court, Court of
Appeals, Hastings Court and Circuit
Court of Richmond.
\ Wisconsin coroner has decided,
in the case of man run over while
attempting to get on a railway train,
that he came to his death by "willful
and wanton exposure to unnecessary
danger and peril"
y poor man, with wife and four
children starving, recently stole buck
ct of coal in London. He was seized.
tried and sentenced to two months
imprisonment. His wife tainted in
court.
The New York Albion comes to the
rescue of the ladies. 1t prints an arti-
Gle to prove that our great at-grandmoth-