The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1868-06-05
GREAT GRANT GRATIFICATION


nOld Grant and COlfaX ratification
meeting in the court house, "topped the
climax" The day set apart to perform
the mournful duty of decorating the
graves Ofthe dead soldiers, was selected
as the most fitting occasion for open
ing the political ball of 1868. Whether
this was done with the cOnnivance of
the post commander Of the G. A. r.,
we are not prepared to say, but we do
know, that the OriginatOrs of the
scheme met with merited rebuke. 1t
was the most complete failure we ever
saw. Due notice of the pOW-WOW had
been given, the court room was lit up,
the bell was rung once, twice, and the
janitor was waiting patiently for the
Impeachers to make their appearance.
At last one came and ordered the lights
TO be put out as they had concluded to
hold the meeting in a room down
stairs. They did hold it there, and
such meeting of a once powerful par
ty! A few office-seekers, few rene
gade DemOcrats-men who are still
clinging to the rotten timbers of the
decayed old ship of Radicalism, whilst
the honest crew is coming ashore as
fast as they can leave the wreck-were
all that could be mustered together
under the leadership of the great
Grant, backed by the patent extension
platform lately manufactured at Chica-
go. One who made an actual count,
informs us that there were not enough
present to act as pall-bearerS to the de-
| funct body of the great Radical party,
late of Washington City, deceased.
Alas how have the mighty fallen
! OUGHT TO BE COURT MARTIALED.
The Commander Of this post OF the
g. A. r. ought to investigate the con-
duct of the parties who tried to get up
a Grant and Colfax ratification meet
! ing on last Saturday night. What
| right had the latter to interfere with
the ceremonies of the former, by at
tempting to wind up the proceedings of
the day with a political harangue OH the
virtues of the nominees of the Chicago
convention? The Grand army of the
Republic, with John A. Logan as
head-center, is one thing, and the Rad
ical party with Washburne, Butler and
Logan as its leaders, is quite another
Don't everybody see it? According to
the "Sedentary" remarks of Gov. Gea-
ry, whose name has become a "syno-
nym" in the gubernatoriaI chair,
those fellows fought to be drumhead
court martialed and shotw The nasty
politicians
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING On last
Wednesday we were visited by a Sc
we're thunder storm, some of the fatal
effects Of which, so far as they have
come to our knowledge, we give to our
readers:
In Juniata tp., while Mr.. Joseph
Coon was in the act of unhitching his
horses from the plow, he was struck
by lightning, the two horses instantly
killed, and himself so severely injured
that no hope is entertained of his recov-
cry. Strange to say, sucking colt was
with the horses at the time and escaped
unhurt.
In this borough, James Curboy, Jr.,
who was standing near his stable with
shovel in his hand, was knocked down,
but beyond being stunned for while,
sustained no serious Injury.
In Bedford tp., the new brick house
of Charles Stuckey, was struck, a CHM
ney demolished and the house other
wise damaged.
! DECORATING SOLDIERS GRAVES
According to notice given, the survi-
wing soldiers of the late war, met at the
Court House, on Saturday last. The
turnout was not so large as was antici-
pated. The meeting was called to or
der by selecting the following named
officers President, Capt. Adam
Weaverling; Vice Presidents, Lit. John
Keeffe, George Stiffler and B. A. Coop
er. Secretaries, Corp. w. w. Barclay
and Serg. w. Bolinger. Committee
on RESOLUTIONS. Capt. Thos. H. Lyons,
Corp. J. t. Keagy and Corp. James
Over. While the Committee were out,
j. I'll. Longenecker, Esq, addressed
the meeting in a few remarks peril
nent to the occasion, after which the
soldiers formed into line in front of
the court house, and preceded by band
of music, marched to the several GEM
eteries about town and decorated the
graves of their fallen comrades with
evergreen wreaths and flowers.
HUNG HIMSELF.-On last Friday
morning, the body of man was found
hanging on the limb of a fallen tree,
near the turnpike, about two miles
west of Bloody Run. The limb on
which he had checked himselfto death,
was about four and half feet from the
ground. John A. Gump, Esq, sum-
moned ajury and held an inquest over
the remains. From his passport, found
Oh his person, we learn that he was
born in Prussia, in 1921, and that he
left that count y in November last.
His name was Frederick kleinman ;
What led him to commit the rash deed,
no one will ever know.
IMPORTANT TO SOLDIERS OF THE
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