The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1868-05-15

Shanghac, llesburg, ILL.,, on
Thursday, - two churches and
II houses. Four persons were killed,
forty Others injured, many of them
perhaps mOrtalIy.
1T is a little singular that in spite
of the very strong determination of the
Northern States. to impose universal
negro suffrage upon the South, no one
of them has voted, as vet; to accept ii
themselves. That they may be 'edu'
Gated to do so in time, is quite like
ly; but it is clear that considerable
training will be required meantime"
\. y. Times
A quarrel occurred between three
boys, brothers, at Delaware, Ind, on
Sunday, and the oldest selling an axe
beat in the skull Of the other two, kill
ing one of them instantly. On the APP
proach of the father, the youthful fra
tricide ran to the barn and hanged
himself.
At the recent town election in
CIarksburg, West Virginia, the entire
Democratic ticket was elected by ma
jorities ranging from five 10 thirty.
Clarksburg has always been regarded
as Radical stronghold, and this is
the first time it has ever elected the
Democratic tir!let.
In Paradise Valley, North Carroll
ma, on the 18th Of April last, band of
Indian horse thieves killed one white
soldier and wounded two Others
Lieutenant Latferty and a party Of
men were despatched in pursuit Of the
murderers
The steamer John 5. Stephens, at
San Francisco, brings Portland, Oregan
dates to the ID inst. The strike of the
Chinese laborers ON the railroad has
been adjusted, and the men have re-
turned to their work
- Intelligence from New tOundland
says that theseai fishery has been, on the
whole, successful up to the ,28th ult
Two hundred and fifty thousand seals
have arrived at st. Johns and HarbOr
Grace. Some casualties are reported.
Twenty-four men belonging to the
Deer Hound have Teen missing for
three weeks.
The case Of the Commonwealth vs..
the city of Philadelphia, for arrears of
taxes and interest due the State, was
decided against the city, III the Com.
mon Pleas Court at Harrisburg, yes
terday. The amount involved in the
verdict is $87 ,5l2.
"A severe storm passed over st.
Louis on the 9th, and another over a
space ten miles long by half a mile
wide in Davidson and Williamson
counties, Tenn, on the same day
knocking down houses, tearing up
trees, &c. A man and child were kill
ed and Others wounded.
Charles Dickens expenses in A
merica were fifty thousand dollars,
and his net profits one hundred thous-
and dollars in gold. He carried off
three large packing cases full Of all
sorts of presents.
The corn crop is by far the most
valuable one grown in the country.
1t is cultivated over larger extent of
territory, thrives we'll under various
degrees Of latitude and returns more
money to the agricultural community
than any other cereal.
The boiler of the propeller boat
Gov. Cushman, exploded on the 1stinst.,
at Buffalo, killing eleven men and
wounding three others. The vessel
was completely wrecked.
The Indians captured and destroy
ed train nearTuierosa, New Mexico,
on April 18th. killing seven men.-
They had previously killed thirteen
persons near the same place.
Among the secret societies of the
negroes in the South there is one call
ed "The Sons of Liberty" and this
organization proposes Fred. Douglass
for President.
AT meeting the other night in
Philadelphia, the ''colored element" re-
solved to discountenance Liberian col
imitation. They want the darkies to
remain here and fight the whites for
"dair rights"
Gen. Candy has postponed the
meeting of the South Carolina Legis-
lature until Congress shall have ar-
proved the Constitution Of that State.
The Boston Journal says there will
be some FIVE hundred independent
delegates to the National Republican
Convention in Chicago, from New
England.
The quadrennial report of the Mis-
sionary Committee of the NJ. +. Church
shows that $2,511 ,138 had been con-
tributed to the missionary fund since