Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-04-03
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

Gov. GEARY's vetoes, thus far have been
approved by the entire Republican press of
the State.
THE whole power of the Democratic party
is bent cn the reputation of the national
debt.
GEy. MEADE is managing the affairs of
his Department with satisfaction to all who
have its loyal interests at heart.
No political victory ever had so much po-
tential influence for good, as that Of the Re-
publican triumph in New Hampshire,
The election in Louisiana on the question
Of ratifying the Constitution, will be held on
the 18th and 18th of April.
Tr is stated that General Hancock has in
formed the President that he is ready to at
tend to any duty which he may direct him to
discharge.
TIE funny man of the Chicago Post re-
marks that Mr.. johnson ''has attempted
another scriptural character-that Of the Del
uge. He wants TO reign forty days and forty
nights more"
The Republicans Of Juniata county, by
majority Of 372, have decided in favor Of
adopting the Crawford county system in
nominating candidates for Office.
THERE will be a Convention held in Chicago
on the 18th Of May next, composed of sol.
diers and sailors OF the late war, to place
IN nomination candidates for the Offices of
President aud Vice President.
The Democratic candidate for City Attor-
ney, in Utica, n. Y. at the recent local elee-
ton, was a soldier in the rebel army. He
was elected-Utica being a Copperhead city
His opponent was in the Union army.
IT is stated that bill extending for one
year the operation Of the voluntary feature OF
the Bankrupt law, without the fifty per cent
restriction as it now stands in the thirtythird
section, has been agreed npon in the House
Committee, and is expected to be adopted in
both Houses.
The English people who bought Con-
federate securities are very anxious that the
United States should acknowledge and nav
the same. The face of these bonds declare
they are only to be paid when the Confed-
eracy Is established Let the Britishers wait.
DooMTTLE, Montgomery Blair, II. Clay
Dean and Chauncey Burr have promised to
stump Connecticut for the Democrats. Judg.
ing by their efforts on New Hampshire, we
are glad Of it, and when they have done their
work in Connecticut. we want them by all
means TO come to Pennsylvania.
SOUTHERN papers state that the advance in
price of cotton has had most iuyigorating
influence upon business in that section. An
will rejoice to learn this fact. In connection
with this, it gives US pleasure to state that
business is rapidly reViying in this city, and
the prospect Of good though late spring
trade Is very t1attering.
The President having vetoed the bill to
prevent appeals on hG6eds corpus to the Su-
preme Court, the Sena-e passed it over his
head, on Thursday, by full party vote-four
20 one. The House did the same yesterday,
SO that it is now law. This disposes of the
McArdle case, and prevents any interference
ofthe Supreme Court during the trial Of the
President.
The Political campaign in Connecticut is
very animated. Immense meetings on both
sides are held nightly in the several towns of
the State. Gov. Curtin, of Pennsylvania, is
doing yeoman's service in the good cause.
The election will take place the first week in
April The vote, it is thought, viii be very
close.
REV. STEPHEN II. TYNG, JR., has addressed
a letter to Bishop Potter earnestly protesting
against the result Of the proceedings in his
case, and appealing from the 'unjust present.
ment oppressive rulings, predetermined de.
cisiou and insinuating censure.n He announ-
ces that after Lent he will present a review of
the whole proceedings to the public and to
the Bishop.
JUDGE BLACK, who despaired of the Re
public IL 1861, now announces that it "may
last year and day from the third of March,
but not a day longer" If our statesmen will
abandon their reason and argument to go ia
to fortune-telhng business, we prefer the
cheerful ninety-d day prophecies Of Mr.. Sew
ard to the dyspeptic forebodings of the de-
feated and disappointed Pennsylvania,