Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-04-17
GENERAL NEWs IrEns.

HENRY Ward Beecher returns an income
of S3S, ,24S.
HEERY Platte, one Of Baruums Albino
children, is dead.
Gov. Geary has signed tie bill repeating
the liquor law Of last year.
SENATOR Yates condition has been such
that, since the impeachment trial begun. he
has been rarely in his seat, and has not
once voted. His friends, both a, home and
in Washington, are insisting that he shall
resign.
The Bishops of the NJ, T. Church have
set apart Friday, April 24th, as q day Of
fasting, special prayer, and intercession IN
behalf of the General Conference, the high
est council of the church
CoNcERNING the practice Of sleeping in
church, Henry " ard Beecher says IF q
man sleeps under my preaching do not
send a boy TO wake him up. but ] feel that
boy had better come and wake me mp.
GENERAL Meade in Georgia, aud General
Shepherd in Alabama, have issued orders
directing the suppression a. the marderous
reble secret society called the "huN klux
Khan.
T4E sQpg "I59!ag. tramp, Pj,,.5 5iramP, was
Pemtentlary aud was first written on the
walls Of his ell with charcoal It has uetted
the publishes thousands Of dollars, bat not O
cent to the witer.
A LoSG bearded miller at Logan, OHIO.
the other day. carelessly suffered his flow
ing hOnors toget caught In a revolving shaft.
Bracing hims'f promptly, his beard went by
the roots. lie viii hereafter have but little
trouble in shaang,
Mas. SwIsseEIN says there Is a great row
brewing among the female members of loyal
families, growing out OF the question as to
who shall be he first lady IN The laud-Mrs.
Wade, Mrs. traut, or Mrs Sprague. Swiss
helm pitches nto all but Mrs. Wade
CoI. WN. 'HILLIFs, President of the Ale
gheny Valley Railroad, at Piusbgrgh de-
cllnes becoming q Republican candidate for
Congress, on be invitation of l,4o0 citizens
Of the 2lst Ditrict
TIE La Crosse Democrat says that the Nelr
York Worid lis every day doing the De.
mocracy moreiniury than any RedicalJouru.
al In the cOuufy,' and wirh its damnable
heresies is accomplishing untold evils" Il
also calls its New York contemporary a
viper
IL the Ohio Legislature, a few days since,
Christopher Hughes, ESQ. Of Butler County
a sturdy Democrat delivered a speech in
which the following passage occurred '.I
would rather trust the Democratic party in
political matters tlaH God Almighty -
REv. HENHV GREEN has been unanimously
elected President Of Dickensou College Of
New Jersey, to Ell the vacancy caused by the
late resignation of Rev. DR.. McLeou. Dr.
Green, who is a nephew Of Hon. \. W. Green
late Chancellor O. New Jersey, is Professor
in the Presbyterian Theological Seminary
at Irwelton.
ps..~- --.-s
hurra over Coutecticut-an vet they have
the worst Of the battle. They hold on to the
Governor. who is elected every year--but
lose a United Safes Senator, whose term of
Office is six yeas The Republicans are still
ahead in Connecticut as far as heard from.
THE Deseret News urges the Saints to
withstand the temptations of the newly dis
covered gold mines on the Sweet water, and
oiga thoir ATTENTION to agriculture. The
mines, IL says are - Pttce TOT man pToft-s-
sing to be a Latter Day Saint. It is this wis
dom that has made the Saints so prosperous.
TnE Democratic journalists delight in styl
ing Congress the rump, because their
allies, the Rebels are not admitted. On the
first day Of the impeachment trial Garrett
Davis, KENTUCKY coppernead, offered an
order in the Senae denying its competency 10
try the Presidenl-ou which the yeas and
nays were called, aud 5ut tco Senators roted
for IL.
The treaty commenced by Minister Wright
and consummated by Minister Bancroft,
seems to be alresdy bearing fruit, in the re
newed confidence which Germans feel in com
ing to try their fortunes in the United States.
The spring emigration opens with a rush. aud /
the Cable tells US that over seven thousand /
persons left German ports for the United /
States during the pas. week.
Thomas D'ARCY MCGEE, distinguished /
member of the Canadian Parliament was shot /
dead by an unknown assassin, at the door of /
his house, in Ottawa Cauada, at half past two |
o clock yesterday morning. McGee had just I
eft the Parliament House. There is great /
excitement in Canada over the assassination,
aud threats of retaliation are made against
.he Fenians, who are accused of completely in
he crime. a Fenisn rising and raid are also
feared.
COLONEL john b BAcHELDEB, of Boston,
mas constructed the most perfect battle plan
ever executed of the field OF Gettysburg. Its
twenty-five square niles were surveyed, and
he location Of every hillock and grove care
ully determined; and instead of the topo
graphic symbols, he region is represented
With minute accuracy. The position of rebel
roops was gained from wounded officers in
hospital, and Of our troops by personal visit
9 each regiment engaged