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Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-11-06
VOL. 4I:NO. ~
EARrHQUAKE IN oALIroRNIA.

4 "a 1LcA ASldAtS VI tlLE ussLEu01UA Ol prop
erty in the interior Of the State, By the
earthquake Of October Dist, have been re-
eeiyed al San Francisco Alameda county
suffered the most, the damage to property
extending in all directions.
Back Of San Leandro there were nuner-
Gus fssures in the earth, from some ofvhich
came clouds Of dust and from others vol
umes Of water San Leandro creek, which
was dry for months, is now a rapidly run
ming stream.
From some places hot water stiIl gushes
forth The villages of San Leandro and
Hayward are almost in ruins. The brick
buildings are all down, or uuiuhabitab1e,
and numerous wooden structures are much
damaged. At Hayward only one brick
building remains uniniured
Alameda, Brooklyn and Orleans all suf-
fered severely.
The destruction Of property at San jose
and Brashear City il great. The brick and
adobe houses Of the Mission Of san jose are
a mass Of ruins.
At Stockton and MaTysyilla the injury to
buildings vas slight
PetoIuma, HealthsbuTg, Sauta Rosa, Val
leio and Martinez felt the fun force of the
shock. Chimneys and fire walls were thrown
down and much damage was done to prop
erty.
The loss is considerable at Ias Angeles.
at Visalla the shock was slight and no
damage was done.
Santa Cruz, Monterey and Watsonvflle
suffered little loss.
In the State Of Nevada the earthquake
was scarcely felt.
The San Francisco committee of archi-
tects, appointed bv the board Of superinten-
dents, report the city hall unsafe, and It viii
have to be taken down; meanwhile the city
officials and courts viii find other quarters
The other city buildings are uninjured to
any great extent. The school houses are
not much damaged. The United States
Marine Hospital has been condemned by
the proper authorities, and viii be demol-
ished. The patients are at present encamp-
ed on the grounds adjoining the hospital
The custom house Is wrecked to such an
extent that probably it viii not be occupied
again. The officials have removed tempo
rarily to Heywood's building, in California
street An army Of laborers is at work to-
day on the shattered buildings and remov-
ing the debris from the streets.
The merchants show no disposition to
abandon their property or the location, some
Of the structures are being taken down and
others repaired. The vicinity Of the wreck
ed buildings is busy scene.
The shock that occurred on the morning
Of the 23d October, caused additional dam
age to the injured buildings Some chin
neys Of the different manufactures, which
suffered considerably by the first shock, viii
now have to be demolished and rebuilt.
No definite estimate Of the damage to
property can be made until a proper survey
Of the entire city is made. Some persons
estimate the loss at s300,000 and Others at
100000. The latter figure is probably
nearest the loss.
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S3Aiseellauepus.
The KING of THE FRENCH PRESS.

The KING of THE FRENCH PRESS.
The following is translated from the
German Daheint:
EMILE DE GIRARDIN
The Rresse created, from the first, great
sensation in the newspaper world Of France
What party NJ. de Girardin's journal be
longed, to, nobody could tell Girardin was
not the man to subordinate himself to any
party; he was bound to have party of his
own; he had TO create it, lead 1t, and render
il daily more numerous; and this party he
called DO less cynically than cleverly, tie
party of the subscribers He published in
his paper whatever was spicy, and satisfied
the necessarily renewed thirst of his readers
for exciting and startling news 1t was he
who introduced in France popular medi-
cines by the side of popular science, and
the local gossip of the Presse encroached
very strongly upon a ield hitherto held
exclusively by the Gazette des TFiJmaur,
Rising men he would pet, when they
resembled his own energetic, adven-
turous and irrepressibie character; but the
editor and proprietor Of the Prcsse detested
all those quiet, timid and modest men, who,
being possessed of genuine talents, shrank
from putting themselves into notoriety
GIardin was the inventor of that we'll
known system which kills public men, as
it we're, by never mentioning their names.
He issued the most stringent orders to his
assistant editors and reporters not to mention
the names of such men as were under his
displeasure, and if they disobeyed him, be
discharged them Immediately. NJ de Gil
rardin completely ignored such men in his
paper, which at one time had 40, 900 sub
scribers, even though all Paris took the
utmost interest in them; and it is said that
more than one distinguished statesman,
who otherwise babe defiance to the storms
of the Tribune and to public opinion,
bowed their heads before the editor Of the
Rfesse. We will mention here two names
which viii certainly surprise our readers;
Guizot and Theirs.
HIS DUEL WITH NJ. DEGoUyE DENUNCoUEs.
When the other journalists perceived that
their attacks upon the Presse resulted only
in adding to the subscription. list of that
paper, they attacked NJ de Girardin per-
soDally, and scarcely a week elapsed but
that an offended author believed he had the
right of sending chsllenge to him. N. de
Girardin, however, was not long in obtain
ing the privilege of being able to reject all
challenges He had already fought four
duels when NJ Degouye Denuneques aecus-
ed him publicly of having sold himself and
his Journal to the government The social
standing Of the accuser, whose personal re-
lations were known to be such as to enable
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comprise this region claim Though this is
without reason) that they pay more than
one-half the taxes, and that they work more
than half the improved land, and have
majority Of the population Of the United
States The value of the annual commerce
Of the Mississippi is estimated at $1,000
600 00o, and the Agricultural Bureau, ba-
sing its calculations upon past results, esti-
mates that in the year 1900 the cereal pro-
ducts of the West viii amount TO more than
100000, 8, 900 bushels.
The values of crops, as well as Of the pro
ductions Of the mine and the forest, depend
mainly on facilities for transportation. either
natural or artificial. The Mississippi is but
one Of the outlets of the vast region through
which it passes. The great lakes open a
wide belt OF the country, and canals aud
railroads bring almost every farm within
easy distance Of natural navigation. The
estimated cost Of conveying a ton of mer-
chandise mile on the ocean, Is from half
a cent to one and hall cents; on the lakes,
TWO cents; on the river two and three. .fourths
cents; on the canals two to FIVE cents; and
on the railroads from three cents to thirteen
and half cents. Ofthe amount of qrsin
received at Chicago, seYenty-fve per cent
comes by railway; butfrom that city only ten
per cent, is sent east b. rail, whilst ninety
per cent, is sent by the lakes. The mer-
chants, manufacturers and consumers ofthe
East have an interest in reducing the cost
Of transportation to the lowest possible point
aud this can most easily be effected by i'm
proving the water communications Cheap
transportation IS vital necessity to our
whole country, and If it is secured, the re-
sources and fertile regions even further
west, viii be developed as surely as time
endures, and more rapidly than we can at
present imagine,
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Newspaper LAws.-We would call the special
,ttrntiep IF post Masters and subscribers TO the
TvoCIRER to the following synopsis Of the News
uaDer laws:
f. A Postmaster is required TO give notice bg
eftsy, (retufniug paper does not answer the law
,rbsu q subscriber does not take his paper out Of
the Office and state the reasons tor its not being
taken; and a neglect to do SO makes the Postmas-
tsr repsylsibje 70 the publishers for the payment
. Any person who takes psper from the Post
5Hce, whether directed to his name or another, or
whether be has subscribed OF not is responsible
ssr the pay.
s. If person orders his paper discontinued, he
must pay all aTfearagcs, or the publisher may
continue to send il unit, payment is made and
collect the whole amount. i0bsther !; Be saken from
.rs flee or NOT. There can be nc legal discontin-
suee until the payment is made.
l. e the subscriber ol0sss his paper 10 be
stopped at a certain time, and the publisher con
-aa5s to send, the subscriber is bound to pay for
e. .F he takes q out of the Pact ONCE. The law
rraseeds upon the ground that man must pay
.g7 rhIl he uses.
g. The courts bave decided that refusing to take
newspapers and periodicals fron the Post Office,
5r removing aud having them gnoalled for, is
nina facig evidence OF intentional fraud.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-11-06

TRUE DIR. Franklin remarked that a
man as often gets two dollars for the one be
spends informing his mind, as he does for a
dollar laid out in any other way. A man
eats a pound of sugar and it is gone, and
the pleasure he has enjoyed is ended, but
the information he gets from newspaper
is treasured up to be enjoyed anew, and to
be used whenever occasion or inclination
call for It. A newspaper is not the wisdom
of one man or two men, it is the wisdom of
the age, and Of past ages too. A family
withouta newspaper is always year behind
the times in general information; besides
ttey can never think much nor find much
to talk about. And then there are little
ones growing up without any taste for
reading. Who then, would be without
newspaper,-and who would read one
regularly without paying for it
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-11-06
EXTRAORDINARY EXPERIMENT
WITH PLANCHETTE.

\ few evenings since young gentleman
made purchase Of one of these tell-tale
machines, and repaired to tie residence Of
a young lady, on Walnut street, to whom
he was paying his addresses, with the hope
that Planchette would reveal to him what
he had failed to obtain from his fair dulci-
ness After arriving at the house be man
aged to introduce Planchette, and accord
ingly they arranged themselves at the table,
and succeeded in receiving answers that sat
isfed their minds that Planchette was but
too well acquainted with the affairs Of the
world and what lies in the future. En-
boldened by success, the lady propounded,
mentally, sundry questions, and very
prompt answers were returned.
As a matter of course, the manipulation
being young lady, her first inquiry was,
Shall I ever marry?' Yes, promptly
came from Planchette 'When?' 1.-Two
years. ITO whom ?" Is B" ,"
Shall we be happy?" Perfectly
sShall we have children n Eyes. " Boys
and girls p "How many ~ Planchette
was deliberate, eyineing no haste, desirous
of making no mistake in his figures, but
wrote with considerable distinctness, ''S-e-y-
ent, when the young lady showed the iu-
strument from her with force that it fell
upon the door, and divided in half by the
fall. Whether Planchette intended "seven-
teen, or seventy" was not determined,
aud we presume time alone can discover the
entire answer.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-11-06

A Coop RuLE.-A certain man, who is
very rich now, was very poor when he was
boy. When asked how he got his riches,
he said; Ny father taught me never to
play till my work was finished; and never to
spend my money until had earned it, If
/ had but an hours work in day, must
do that the frst thing, and in hour. And
after this was allowed to play; and then /
could play with much more pleasure thanif
I had the thought Of an unfinished task be-
fore my mind / early formed the habit of
doing everything in time, and itsoon became
easy to DO 50. 1t is to this l owe my pros
perity. Let every one who reads this do
likewise
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tions, communications Of a limited or indIvidal
interest and notices Of marriages and deaths, ex-
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ees Of every kind, and al Orphans Court and
other judicial sales, are required by law q bepub
lished 10 both papers. Editorial Notices - cents
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A liberal discount made 70 yearly advertisers.
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a GOOD conscience is the best looking
glass of heaven; in which the soul may see
Gods thoughts and purposes concerning it,
reflected as 50 many shining stars.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-11-06

A YOUNG lady who teaches music in an
academy in Western New York, sent an
order to a publisher, recently in which she
had spelled the words very poorly. She
apologized by adding postscript, as follows:
You must exkeBs this letter, as | pla b
note, but spell bi ear.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-11-06

THE most signal benefit the South will
derive from the election of General Grant,
after the establishment oforder, viii be the
appreciation of real estate. The bulk Of the
land in many states south Of Virginia is
worthless That is, as an investment the
profits would not pay the taxes. Why it is
so every one knows The remedy for the
gIaring defect is also palpable Natural
qualities belong to the soil which make it
valuable; natural advantages pertain to the
whole section not found elsewhere The basis
Of wealth in any country is its reality. An
increase of IS per acre on Southernland viii
be Golconda to its people. 1t viii be worth
more than decade Of cotton and sugar
crops, because it viii not take to itself
wings
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-11-06

A CHILD was asked, "What is faith 2A'F-
She answered, Doing God'smiil and ask
ing no questions.
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srRscRIPTIoN TERMs, SC.

The TsQurRER is published e4ery FRIDAx morn
ing at the following rates
OSE YEAR lin advance, $2-00
Of not paid within six mos. )... $3.50
" (if not paid within the year, j.. $500
All papers outside Of the county discontinued
without notice, at the expiration of the time for
which the subscription has been paid
Singlecopies Of the paPerfurnished, in wrappers,
st i've cents each.
Communications on subjects Of local or general
interest are respectfully solicited To ensure at
tsntion favors of this kind must invariably be
accompanied bythe name Of the author, not for
publieatiap. bat as a guaranty against imposition
All letters pertaining to business Of the once
should be addressed 70
JOHN LETZ, BEDPoRD, PA.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-11-06

DoN'T touch the lute when drums are re-
sounding. A wise man remains silent when
fools are speaking.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-11-06

A wEIL-KNowN author hung up his
stocking in jest last Christmas Eve, and
his wife, very much in earnest, put a baby
in 1t; whereupon the author said, My dear,
darn that stocking
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-11-06

Know tbyself is Grecian maxim. The
advantage Of carrying il out Is that you will
always have an acquaintance at hand, if It
ism 50 gorgeous.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-11-06

A pEvorEE Of fashion predicts that
another season Of short ball dresses, tight
boots, and an sgonized expression on the
faces Of the wearers, win be the fashion,
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-11-06

THE University of Michigan, aninstituti0n
that enjoys merited celebrity, has been en-
Joined for old fogyisn. 1t appears that by
a statute of 1856 the Board of Regents
we're required to appoint at least one profes-
sor of homeopathy in the department Of
medicine. This they have persiztently ro-
fused to do The Attorney General has
presented his petition praying the regents
to show cause Why they omit to carry out
the statute, and asking for a writ of manda-
mus to coHpcl them so to do. The faith of
the regents in homeopathy must be weak,
but in alopathy still weaker, when they de-
sire to shield it from competition with an
adversary. Oue. siege in "a court room may
serve to liberalize their views.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-11-06
CAx TRAVEL LIAE ..PlzEN."

The electric telegraph is bound to remain
. mystery to the million, and the ludicrous
conceptions Of It's moaas operaadi which
some of the most ignorant people have
formed, are as mirth provoking as anything
out Of Rupelia or Smoller, The last illus
tration oftkis that has fallen under our eyes,
is the following story from the Pittsburg
Journal:
Not long since an old lady entered o.
ReiIy's Office, in one of our cities, and said
she had message to. send to Wheeling. In
few minutes her note was deposited in a
dumb waiter, and ascended in a mysterious
manner through the ceiling.
SIS that going straight to Wheeling ?"
inquired the old lady, with eyes bent on the
ceiling
''Yes ma am, answered the clerk.
'I never was there, continued she, but
It hardly seems possible that tie town lies in
that direction. When viii 1 get an answer,
Mr. Telegraph ?"
81 can scarcely tell, ma am; it may be two
or three hours. =
The old lady went-way, and returned in
exactly two hours. Just as she entered the
door, the dumb waiter came down through
the ceiling
There is your answer. ma am, y said the
clerk
The old lady took the neat yellow envelop
in her hands, with a smile ofmingled grati-
fcation and astonishment.
Now that beats all, - exclaimed She
''Bless my heart all the way from Wheel
ing, and the wafer still wet. That's an
awkward looking box-but it can travel like
pizen.
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rERsoNAL nIsroaY on aIRARpLN.


M. de Girardin is now a millionaire.
Journalists no longer dare to oppose him;
all of them hate him, most of them even
despise him, and yet all Of them bow to his
indisputable influence over public opinion.
Suddenly the storm of the great year IS4S
breaks out-the storm which n. de Girar-
din has foreseen, and which he skillfully
avoids by resigning his seat in the chamber
two weeks before the outbreak Of the revo-
luton. At the first symptom Of the great
political convulsion he hastens to the Tuil-
cries, and the advice which be dares to give
the King, and which is, of course, contempt
uouslY rejected. is the only correct and ac-
ceptable one, and is carried into execution
thirty-six hours afterward, when it is al
ready too late The editor of the PfeSse
demanded the abdieation Of King Louis
Philippe, the regency of the Duchess of
Orleans, and liberal Cabinet. When all
this was granted, it was already too late.
The throne of the son Of Phillip Egalite
sank 10 ruins, and the republic, with La
MARITIME, took possession of the o!d royal
palace. The Bresse now becomes a socialist
organ, defends the cause of the laborers
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-11-17
Total PA 449,O2l
DEMOCRATIC MAJORITIEs

ELoPEMENT.-Jack Woods and
Mrs. Geo. W. Goodell, of Pas8umpsic,
eloped last Friday evening, going
through to Canada that night. The
particulars of this scandalous affair
are as follows: Criminal intimacy
between the runaways had been sus-
pected for some time, and one eve
ming last week Mr.. Goodell had bis
suspicious confirmed by the appear
ance of Woods at his house when he
{ Woods) supposed Goodell had gone
away to be absent several days. AT
this time and place, and before his
wife, Goodell told Woods that he had
discovered their treachery, and he al
forwards told his wife alone that if
she lived with him, Jack Woods must
not come there any more. On Friday
evening his suspicious were aroused
that something wrong was on foot,
but he did not know when his wife
left the house. Very soon after how,
ever he discovered a note from her
stating that she had gone up to hel
fathers (about a mile) and perhap,
should not be back till morning.
GoodelI did not believe this, anC
Jumping on his horse he rode up there
and found she had not been there a
all. He made no efforts to follow the
guilty couple. 1t seems that Wood,
came up to this place on the trail
Friday night, and taking a pair of
horses and top buggy at Prescott
stable, went back to Passumpoic, anC
taking Mrs. Goodell and his onl,
child, boy seven years old, drove t.
island fond, where they left th
) team and took the train for Montreal
These facts were brought out on Mon
day by Mr.. Prescott in his efforts t.
discover the whereabouts of his team
A few days previously Woods had ia
ken this same team to carry his ow
wife to Lancaster, where she went t
: visit sister; and he told Mr.. Tres
colt on Friday that he was going 10
her that night. Woods leaves an e1
cellent wife, and takes her only con
fort and child with him. He sent Iii
! trunks by express to Montreal, direc
ed to Miss Cobb. 1t is thought h
: carried away about s. 1000 in money
! 1t would be pleasant to think tina
justice would soon overtake the guilt
ones, but we see no immediate pro-
. pect of it.-Caledonian.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-11-17
Gov. HALLS GOLDEN WEDDING.

Gov. HALLS GOLDEN WEDDING
The Bennington Banner furnishes
graphic description of this event,
which occurred on Tuesday of last
week. Nearly three hundred guests
assembled at the palatial mansion of
Hon. T. w. Park, Gov. Halls son-in,
law-free cars and carriages, gener-
ously rendered by the host, running at
frequent intervals to and from the
house; and choice refreshments being
served in super abundance, but with
out the cup that inebriates. There
were no gifts, the display of which
has seemed inseperable upon such oc-
casions. No presents received, was
the mandate upon the elegant cards
of invitation. Those who know Gov
Hall were not taken by surprise at
this. 1t was long to be remember
ed reunion of old acquaintance,
friends and townsmen, and of old
time neighbors. A former school
teacher, for two years of Gov. Hall
aged IS, a schoolmate aged II, two
who were present at his wedding,
which was at Rockingham, over the
mountain, aged respectively 10 and So
The gentlemen present were request
ed to record their names and ages
of those who did so, one was 10, two
IT, two 76, three Is, two IA, two 10
four 70, one IL, thirteen $50, fif
teen 60-64. Unfortunately f for
those under so, they were excluded
by the rule. of invitation. Cards
were sent to many friends abroad, anC
several kind and valued responses
received.
Rev. Isaac Jennings offered prayer
Gov Hall read to his guests from &
paper on the genealogy of the family
Significantly remarkmg that, re
spectacle ancestors will not avail
much to our own responsibility if W.
are not respectable ourselves. 1t ap
pears he is the fourth generation tt
whom the golden wedding" has beer
successfully permitted by kline
Providence.
Mr.. Jennings read the 31st chap
ter of Proverbs from verse 10 to til,
close of the chapter, with persona
reference to Mrs. Hall, the beautiful
appropriateness of which vas warm
ly accorded by those present. H
mentioned, in illustration of verse
10 and 20, the fact that during tn
late war Mrs. Hall knit hundreds Of
pairs of socks with yarn spun by heI
self, sending large part of then
, with other things, TO the soldiers
and since that time she had cut an
made up scores of yards of cloth int
, garments for poor children.
Five sons with their wives, an
one daughter with her husband, an
sixteen grandchildren were present q
this, to them, proud anniversary
Montpelier Daily Journal.