Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-04-10
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

solve the Union the Democratic party win
not be able to carry a single State election.
The PREsIDEsr has signed the bilireleasing
domestic manufactures from the internal tax,
and it is row q law.
JUDGE BLAoy, who despared ofthe Repub-
lie in 1861, noF Announces that 1t may last "a
wear and dayfrom the third Of March, but
not a day lonfr.
Arkansas las ratified the new State Con.
stitution by i've thousand majority. Recon
struction is making rapid strides, thanks to
the firm coUse Of Congress in the matter of
Impeachment.
The Ricinond Enquirer says the mem.
bership of EuK-luX-K Khan, which but little
while sincebulled on its boots on the banks
of the Mississippi, is spreading with marvel
lous rapidiF through the entire South.
Gov. Gerry has appointed Dr. Trail Green
of Northarpton county, aud DR.. John j..
Atee of Lncaster county, and Daniel u.
Gross, ESQ, of Harrisburg, trustees of the
State Lundc Hospital for the term of three
years each.
GEx BunsIDE has been reelected Governor
Of Rhode Island by an increased majority.
The Republican gain over last year is
200 The State Legislature viii staud:
Senate, p Republicans and ) Democrats;
House, 62 Republicans aud Democrats.
The Assembly will be largely in favor Of the
re-electionot Senator Sprague
WHEN tlh Democratic leaders and journals
offer their domination for the Presidency to
Chief Jus tite Chase, Admiral Fagagut. and
others not ifected with the leprosy of Demo
cracy, they srove that they are as badly in
need Of candidate as Mr.. Johnson is of some
one to breve.
THE nomination Of John Hancock, brother
of General hancock. as Collector of Internal
Revenue fir the FIRST District Of Louisiana,
has beenreected by the United States Senate.
John is sait to be good man, but bis reputa-
ton has ben injured by the bad conduct OF
his brother
Az act has been passed by the State Legis-
lature applicable to the counties Of Chester
and Montgomery, which supersedes the old
method Of collecting taxes. Under this law
it is made the duty of he County Treasurer
to collect all taxes bo,h for State aud County
purposes.
HoRsE STEALING prevails to such an extent
in south western Virginia that the citizens
have formed horse thief detecting societies
similar to those which exist in counties ad
joining Philadelphia, the regulations Of which
require members 70 turn out at the order Of
eGeggtsgr nose b5 s9lge ~ pgrsuit To- t5o n th,ege s1g
from a meubel
Arkansas cones back into TO the Union.
In spite OF thebariers interposed by rebel
dom South and Democracy North she has
sought the Did old. The steady appr0XiIna-
ton OF the ,ouitry to peace and prosperity is
as gratifying to every loyal and patriotic man
as it IS dsheTteuing to the partisan aud
ruined eliqes Of the Democracy,
The Payaaster. General, in a private circu-
lar, states pat all the bounty claims now on
file are beng settled as fast as the Second
Auditor o the Treasury can furnish, from
the musteTolis now deposited ina his office,
the evideue necessary TO determine the va
ljdity. It's expected that the whole humber
Of claims tled OF likely to be filed. will be
acted on ad finally settled iu the next nine
months.
LARGE nmbers of foreigners are said to
be settling Virginia. About so smigrauts
passed thrugh Washington last week ep
route for tnt State ria the Richmond and
FredricksbJg railroad They had arrived
few days bore from Bremen IL is stated
that 10000 dthese emigrauts viii arrive da-
ring the presPt year to seek new homes in
the Old Domijon.
CuRIoUs, int it2 that every time the Uui-
I ecu otAttN iA5 EiN"h iSilalt4H uHltl Bih-
lection, theyhave been seduCed INTO free
trade; and e,ry time they have fallen into
bankruptcy, atiouaI and individual, they
have gone bac 70 protection for remedy, and
| found it. Nness 1912, 1884, 1912, 1861,
! for their perits Of protective policy, and the
tariff of 1916, s3G, 1876, 1857, for the dates
/ Of their delusia.
GEoBGE FElCIs TEAIN is 10 the hands Of
/ the Phiiistiues as he styles the English au-
/ thorities, and is escape from their clutches
will not be as lsIly accomplished as in the
| case of his INSTRUMENTATION at Queenstown.
| He has been arrested for q vulgar debt
amounting 4p5 ljs, 70, an amount that
must surely be nsiguihcaut to the head and
/ Aout Of the Csdt Mobiier Of the United
States.
An immelso srowd was in attendance, at
/ Buffalo, on ahefourth instant, 90 witness
! the arrival O. 7eston, the pedestrian. He
accomplishedthuup task of walk
/ ing one hundied,nd three miles in twenty
/ three hours ,uGhtty-eight minutes, being
! inside Of his sptted tio,o. He arrived at
! the post oficen Buffalo at 5.1t p, NJ,
through heavtnow storm and muddy roads,
looking as fresas a lark.
The New Y0 Ereaiag Post has ascer-
tanned, by calul inquiry, that United
States Bonds itthat city, are held mainly
by persons of oderate means-aud by Sa-
wings Banks wD hold them in trust for
their customei The ''aristocratic bond
holders we her so much about are mostly
men and wome who earn their bread by
hard work
GENERAL EbRy's testimony supports 10
the letter the cnrges specifically laid in the
impeachment .rticles as 20 the improper
advances madto him by--we blush to say it
President Jdnson. The accurate manner
IN which the eidence produced covers the
charges made q most crediable tribute TO
the legal abiita and acumen OF the Managers.
The rebel Governor of Maryland, Mr.
Swami, has appointed the late rebel General
Magruder an Inspector Of tobacco in that
State The appointment has been promptly
confirmed by lie Senate We have not heard
of a single Dmocratic paper that has con
demn ed the az This shows how much re
ality there is il their pretended regard for
Union soldiers
AN erroueoH opinion is current that, after
his removal, .ndrew johnson viii be in
eligible to any0fice. Even journals whose
position shoult teach them caution, if not
accuracy, have asserted with magnificent
sweep Of the pen that he can never more rise
TO the dignity OF alderman of Greenyille.
his IS an entire and most ineXcusable
mistake. The Constitution of the United
states Art. /, SIC. 3D., provides that ''Judg-
mentln cases of Impeachment shall not eN-
tend beyond remval from Office and dis
qualification to hold and ENJOY any office Of
honor, trust, OF profit under the United
States"