Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-02-14
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.


Presidential and Congressional elections 10
every hcitizen" without regard 10 color.
ATTORNEY GENERAL Jones, Of Maryland, is
Of opinion that the election of the United
States Senator Hamilton is legal, and that
Governor Swami is obliged to sigu a certii.
cate of election.
HoS. John p. Bruce, formerly Of Ken
lucky, just arrived from Montana, says it has
requisite population and will at once apply
for admission into the Union.
A Bill will be presented to the New York
Legislature prohibiting children under twelve
years being employed ia factories, aud against
the employment oil minors more than four
hours day.
SENATOR SHCMAgER, OF Luzerne county, has
brought forward project for Register Law,
which meets with favor from most, II not all,
Republican members Of the Legislature
PREsmENT JOHNSON has purchased in
Greene county, Tennessee, a fine farm Of
several hundred acres, TO which he intends to
retire at the expiration Of his term OF office.
THERE are at present in the State OF Penn.
sylvania more than seven thousand lawyers.
This lEakes one lawyer for every eighty of
the voting population, and we think this is
quite enough 70 answer every need.
The bin to prohibit the further contraction
OF the currency has nt last become law hy
the expiration Of the constitutional ten days
10 which the President had 10 veto il. Mr..
Johnson declined to sign il, but allowed it to
become law without the delay of a veto.
Tbs campaign in New Hampshire is fairly
opened, and Montgomery Blair, Dan Voor.
hees, and Jerry Black are on the war path,
IN full Democratic costume. war paint and all.
They are earnestly advised to be on the look
cut for 'gronnd swells."
Is New York city alone during the year,
s.. .943 males and q $50 females we're arrest
ed, making grand total Of s0,532. OF these
there were arrested on charges of bigamy,
10; burglary, l25: forgery, l25; intoxicaiiou,
II, 709 intoxicati0n and disorderly conduct,
9,42si grand larceny, 2,l2s, petit larceny,
4,785; murder, 50.
THE President is on the war path again.
few days ago he sent the name of r. III.
Kerr of Allegheny county to the Senate for
confirmation for the Office of Marshal of the
Western District Of Pennsylvania. This man
Kerr Is Familiarity known AS Benton Kerr, -
and while acting in the capacity of "borer'
at Harrisburg for the Liquor League in the
wlntsr Of seot- g. he aeqrirrd q reputation
that does not smell sweet in the noslrls Of
honest men,.
CoNMoDoRE VASDEEBiLr has Withdrawn
from the Grant movement in New York os-
tensibly on the ground that Grant did not treat
the Bresident fairly ia the Stanton imbroglio,
but really because his own name has recently
been mentioned in connection with Demo
cratic nomination for the Presidency. How
unselish some people arei
AvoTHER very determined and well-organi-
zed movement is being made by the Demo
cratic politicians 10 get Mr.. Johnson to reor-
ganze bis Cabinet, and 70 especially get rid
Of Secretary McCulloch, but the indications
are, thai, like similar efforts heretofore at
tempted, it will fail for lack Of Mr. johnson S
ability to agree with his so called friends as
to who their successors shall be.
THEIRS Was rumor that Secretary McCul-
loch had rendered his resignation He said
10 a friend 30 night that if such was the case
he was not aware OF it. There is & direct
issue between the President and Secretary
McCuioch as regards the statement made a
few days since about the removal of certain
officers.
Rev. AWos SNITH died at his residence in
McConnelisburg, Fulton CO., on the 20th inst,
IN the 73d year OF bis age He was a Metbo.
dist diviRe, and at an early period ne bad
charge Of the Lycoming, Belllonte, Hunting
don, and other districts in this section. aud
at one time he vas Presiding Elder of the
Chambersbarg district.
By the restoration of the charter of the
Couuelsyille railroad. Pittsburgh will be
brought, in little while, in direct communi-
cation with Baltimore and Southern Pennsyi
vania, There is empire of uudevel0ped
wealth in Southern Pennsylvania, which
when fairly afforded a market, viii create re.
sources that must materially add TO the busi
ness energy Of the entire State.
~ l. n
machinist, has invented man; one that,
moved by steam, viii perform some of the
most important functions of humanity; that
will, standing upright, walk or run, as he is
bid, in any direction, and at almost any rate
Of speed, drawing after him load whose
weight would tax the strength Of three draught
horses.
Ex CmEF JuSrcE WOODWARD ofthis State,
now a Representative in Congress, made a
speech the other day in that body in which he
took decided grounds against Mr.. Pendleton's
financial theories. The ex chief Justice goes
bac to the old doctrine Of this same Pendle.
ton and the Democratic party and insists that
the issue Of greenbacks was unconstitutional,
and If the act was defensible at al it was only
so on the ground of war necessity, which no
longer exists
The proposed amendments to the State
Notwithstanding suffrage and the pay
of members-offered in the House, last week
by Mr. Hickman, were made the special order
for consideration on Wednesday last. A long
and interesting discussion took place, which
was participated in by several able members,
iorand against the measure. An adjournment
took place before a vote was takeh. Mr..
Hickman made a forcible speech in support
Of his proposition-the right of universal
suffrage to all who can read the Constitution.
We learn from a paragraph in the Mont
gomery (Ala.) Advertiser that Mr.. Robert
Tyler, son OF ex President TYLER) formerly
OF Phlladelphia but for some years past a
citizen of Alabama, has recently become
editOrially ass ciated with the Montgomery
Mail Mr. Tyler was for many years CON
spicuous and influential in the Democratic
party Of Pennsylvania, and has had large
experience both as a speaker and writer on
political themes.
A CHEMICAL fire engine has just been tested
in Boston with satisfactory results. Instead
of water, it throws jet Of earbonie acid gas,
with two inch cylinders, and tank capacity
ofoue barrel. pile offity tar barrels spread
over with shavings was set on fire and allowed
to burn four minutes, and the fire was ex-
tiHguished in one minute by the engine, play.
ing through sixty feet of hose, aud using only
ten gallons Of water. Il will be seen there
fore, that this fire extnguisher is remarkably
effective, much more effective comparatively
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