The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1868-09-25

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and gives some interesting particulars
of Halls Artic research expedition.
Captain Hall, it is said, has ascertained
definitely the circumstances of the
death of the last two survivors of Sir
John Franklin's party. Captain Gro
zier and a steward of one Of the vessels
died in 1864, near Southampton Island.
Captain Crozier's watch and other rel
les are in Mr.. Halls possession, and he
was to start in February or March last
with an armed party Of natives and
Europeans to secure some records left
by Franklin's men in King Williams
Land.
The Wyoming Territory papers pub
lish a letter from General Sherman,
stating that he will do all he can to
protect the settlements with the small
force at his command, and that he had
given orders to drive all Plains Indians
back to their reservations, which they
were allowed to leave and hunt Buf-
falo, and that his soldiers have orders
to disperse and destroy the hostile In
dians.
Georgia will not allow negroes to sit
in her legislature, and hence the Radi-
Gals proclaim that Georgia should be
turned out of the Union Yes and
then get up another war to whip her
back into the Union, and fresh Ely
stun for shoddy contractors and thieves
Of the peoples money. If Georgia
should be turned out, )" it would be a
popular place of resort until the
| "Rump" party should get through
with its experiments Reconstruction.
Those who have worked the conver-
sion of John Allen, the "Wickedest
Man in New York; have been trying
powers on Greeley, of the New York
TridtUae, to see if they could not stop
his telling such monstrous falsehoods
in his paper, and swearing so terribly
when in conversation with his politi-
cal friends. The Albany Argus says
there were some hopes of success until
they found tie stolen Ingersoll letters
in his possession, and then the effort
was abandoned
a sad sight was seen on Wednesday,
at the corner of Third and Market
streets, Harrisburg. a soldier, bear
ing upon his person seven wounds,
his right arm completely disabled, his
legs terribly shattered, was arrested
at the instigation of proscriptive Rad
ical, for expressing himself favorably
to the election of Seymour and Blair.
He was engaged in selling songs.
st. Louis, September 19.-An Omaha
dispatch says a party of government
surveyors were surprised by Indians
on the Republican River south of Fort
Kearney, on Wednesday. Edward
Malone, fiagman, was killed, but the
remainder escaped with the loss of
| their implements and one team.
a carpet-bagger in the Louisiana
| Legislature thought TO speculate ia col
| ton lands. He was bitten, his planta-
| tion turning out worthless; and so,
| being intensely loyal, procured the re-
movaI of the parish seat to a fictitious
town which he locates right in the
| centre Of his lands. Nothing pays
like patriotism after all.
A Grant and Colfax club at Washing
ton, have resolved, "That this club do
| hereby adopt as uniform linen dus-
ter, to be worn as in travelling, and
carpet-bag to be carried in hand"
! That is right. The duster signifies that
| they have ga dusty road to travel, =" and
| the carpet-bag is emblematical of the
spoons and spoils they hope to steal.
In 1864 Grant referring to a PROPOSE
tion to nominate him for the Presiden-
cy, wrote: 81 would regard such
nomination as being highly unfortun-
ate to myself, if not to the country"
Grant was undoubtedly sober when he
wrote that.
Alexander II. Stephens door-plate is
on exhibition in Boston. 1t is exhibi-
ted as a relic of the virtue of the Massa-
chusetts Mongrels, who stole even the
door-plates off the houses of southern
gentlemen.
1t cost $180,000 a year TO keep up the
French Emperor's stable This is $780,
| 600 more than Louis Napoleon received
when President of the Republic in
1913.
y number of whisky distilleries in
New York, which have suspended OF
| erations by order of the revenue Off
| GERS, for the last few months, recon-
menced business on Monday under the
new law.
1t is thought in Canada that the
prospect of the new reciprocity treaty
is very slight. 1t is considered that it
will very much depend on Mr.. Seward.
A party of government surveyors
were surprised by the Indians on the
Republican river, south of Fort Kearn-
ey and a fagman named Edward Ma
lone killed.
a difficulty had arisen between the
Colonial Government and The Ameri-
can consul at Sydney, concerning some
contracts made under the consular seal.
A cable telegram received from
| Cowes announces the arriva! there of
| the steamer Northern Light, heretofore
feared lost.