Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-09-18
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

Is British America, the region known as
the Red River Settlement, is said to be threat
ened with famine. We notice that prominent
clergymen Of several denominations in that
country have united in saying that not one
bushel of graia viii be harvested there this
year; that the potato crop is also a failure.
that the buffalo hunters have returned not only
without their annual supply Of meat and skiss
but in an almost starving condition, aud that
not even seed enough remains 10 the settle
ment for next years crop. An appeal Is
made to the generosity of the Canadians and
the people Of the United States.
IT is estimated that there are three hundred
and sixty-siy religious newspapers and other
periodicals pnSlished in the United States.
Of these sixty are set down as Baptist, fifty
-four Methodist, thirty Presbyterian, twenty
nine Lutheran, twenty-six Episcopal twenty
four Catholic, sixteen Congregational, eleven
Uuiversalist, aud the remainder scattered
among the smaller societies.
A NEW TELEGEArHIc APPARATUS has been
invented ia France. and IS said to be simpler
and more easily worked than any system now
ia use. Figures are used instead Of letters
or words. Il is questionable whether any
improvements can be made on the American
system Of telegraphiug. which has been adopt
ed almost everywhere.
NEW ORLEANS finances are thus referred to
by the Times newspapers of that city; The
utter inability ofthe municipal government to
pay its employees is now patent to every one.
The fallacy Of negotiations with brokers is
exploded No one will loan its financial
agents money even at exorbitaut interest.
Unless the Legislature steps in and affords
relief so earnestly petitioned for By the
police, the gravest consequences are likely to
eusue.'
YEL0CIrEDE RAcgs.--he velocipede mania
IN France shows no sign of relapse.-Races
with these machines are now favolite amuse.
ment with the French people. At a recent
trial of speed at Enghieu, near Paris. veloci.
pede with two wheels ran a mile in four min
utes and twenty-five seconds. which is at the
rate Of fifteen miles an hour, while one with
ihree wheels was more than two minutes long.
er in accomplishing the same distance.
THg PENNSYLVANIA RAuRoAD.-The Col.
umbia Spy says that the largest number Of
freight cars that were ever dispatched over
the Pennsylvania Railroad at Columbia were
dispatched from that station on Friday, the
3lst ult On that day thirty seven trains,
taEirg seven hundred aud eighty cars, we're
dispatched east and fourteen trains west, tax
ing six hundred and sizty-uine cars. Total,
] .440 freight cars in cue day. Passenger cars
are not counted in this estimate.
NASHVILLE PEOPLE express considerable
alarm at the growing mortality in .he midst
of them ana the alarming increase Of Heen-
tiouuess. The Nashville Banner says that
ten gentlemen connected with prominent
business houses are already under the watch
Of the police, and are known to be spending
at least tour times the amount of their sal
aries on gambling houses and pretty waiter
girls. Some astounding revelations are ex-
peeted before long.
PoEIIoss OF Mexico, on account of the
unsettled condition Of afEairs, are threatened
with famine 1t IS represented that IN the
State of Guerraro corn IS two dollars 4 5ushel,
and it must be remembered that this is in
gold. Meanwhile there is a revolutionary
spirit everywhere. It is manifest that Mexico
needs more railway facilities. which would
render famine impossible; and some kind Of
Interference on the part Of this country so far
as TO render her Governne stable. At
present the Mexicaus are blot on American
civilization.
IN CISCISNArI, the young men are propos
ing to get up a civic military battalion, aud it
Is received with good deal Of favor. After
the war was over, there was a decided disin-
clination to indulge in the pomp and circum
stance Of war. It is agreeable to note the
renewed interest in volunteer military organi-
cations. We hope in this country there may
be 10 occasion 10 have war any more, but a
fine regiment Of old soldiers in new uniforms
would be pleasant holiday spectacle.
The gold mining interests Of Nova Scotia
have acquired sufficient importance to sustain
a monthly Journal, called the Mining Gazette
which is published at Halifax. From its
present reports it appears that o considerable
number Of mines are being steadily worked,
and that prospeciors are constantly engaged
in searching for deposits Of the precious
metals.
A TENNESSEE correspondent states that the
preliminary survey Of the Tennessee river,
and the recent appropriation Of eight thousand
dollars 10 improve that stream, has given
great hopes 70 the young Chaitanoogians.
They are confident that the impedimenta at
Muscle Shoals win be removed aud thus the
Tennessee river made nsviEable for good sized
boats clear pp "a Chattanooga.