Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-05-07

leave of absence but it is understood that
be is not likely to return.
THE British minister at Pekin has sent
advices 10 his government strongly contra
dieting the statement of Abassador Bur
lingame in relation to the progressive tend
ency of Chinese imperial ideas At least, so
say the Gable dispatches from London.
The most important piece of news Of the
week Ia relation to Cuban affairs Is that of
the Mexican Congress having authorized
! President Juarez to recognize the Cuban in
| surgents as beligerents whenever he thinks
proper Vessels bearing the Cuban flag are
admitted into the ports Of Mexico.
THE Bostoniane have got up petition to
/ the president 10 favor Of the appointment Of
| Frederick Douglas as minister TO Brazil. If
! he should be sent 10 the Court Of Don Pc
/ dro ii, he will find good many officials
about the emperor much darker In complex
/ lou than himself
! SECRETARY Boutwell, has issued an OF.
! der requiring the collection of custom house
| dGty on all goods purchased in Canada and
brought into the United States. This is
| intended to prevent the extensive smuggling
| which has long been praeticed by people
! living near the Suspension Bridge, who
step over TIE river to buy their clothing and
cutlery.
DECREASE OF IRISH EMIGRATION. The
number of pmigrants Who left the Irish
! ports 10 1868, was 62, 100, being a decrease
/ VI l9 534 compared with 1867 The num-
| her of males who emigrated in 1868 was
/ 36, l8l, being $3.50 less than in the previ
/ Gus year; the females amounted to 10000,
being decrease of 1854 compared With
/ 1867
Ray Dr.. SCHAFF left New York port
for Europe IN the steamer Maine on Thurs
day the 29'h ult. last. lie is deputed TO
represent the American Bible Society and
the Evangelical Alliance at the May ami
Versaries IN London. He will also confer
with the various branches OF the Evangelic
al Alliance abroad, 10 regard to the pro
posed General Conference in America
THE LUNAR MoUNTArNs.-A German
astronomer has measured the height of one
thousand and ninety three mountains in the
moon Twenty-Five of these are higher
than Mount Blanc, which reaches an ALI
/ tude OF nearly three miles, and six are above
nineteen thousand feet The highest 90.
served mountain In the moon is twenty
nine thousand nine hundred and forty-tour
feet high.
a CORRESPONDENT Of the .Heh0IjSt
Home journal OF this city has written let
ier to that paper cond~muing the practice
pf wearing mOustaches by men protesting TO
be Christians, and SAYS that, in his judy
ment. Ii is a gross violation of the rules of
propriety and good taste fora Christian
man TO partake Of the sacrament of the
Lords Supper with the long hair on his
upper lip floating on the wine in the cup
from which Others have to drink
PASSENGERS arrived at San Francisco, on
the 2lst inst, via. the Pacific Railroad, in
seven and a half days from Chicago-six
and half days actual travelling time. The
gap between the two r0adS-the Union Pa
cl6c and the Central Pac6c-was at lhat
tune 60 miles, making eight hours staging
but this space Is diminishing every day. aud
the roads will connect in the course Of the
tssaraih ..f H. ss.@lzsua --------<.,ts III I
from New York to San Francisco.
Mr. S. WATERHoUsE, IN the N y III /
b1lae, gives all the facts concerning the cost
of making iron in this country, and shows
that the total cost Of one ton Of pig iron is /
$50 This iron sells for forty dollars a ton
thus ylclying a net profit of one hundred /
per cent on the total cost or, supposiag
the investment made to be turned ou, only
once in sixty days, which is a very low sup
position, pro6r of six hundred per cent,
per anuum on the entire capital,
4 CoPENHAGEN, Denmark. despatch Of
the oath inst, says The Ddgbl1det has au
article upon the attempted sales Of the Dan
iSh West India Islands to the United States
1t says that the question of the acquisition
E4I Il / =
and accuses America, by the recent ac,ion
of It's Congress, OF want of respect to the
government Of Denmark. II also states that
# the measure finally miscarries, Count
Raaslaeff will resign
FRANKLIN SMITH, a well-knowu Boston
undertaken, died recently in New Hamp
hire. lie began hi, business in 1899 and
up to April Of this year, had made IA 500
utermeots, be~ides his burials Of the city
moor. lie oficjated at the funerals of ex
President John Quincy Adams, Daniel
Webster, Edward Everett, and many other
prominent men he also had charge Of the
funeral Of the soldiers killed in the streets Of
Baltimore.
THE Detroit Post contains an account Of
a woman who, TO give the world assurance
IF man, went 0gt West, bought 40 acres
of land, grubbed out fourteen acres of heavy
oak, chopped and split rails, built a house, /
sowed eight acres Of wheat, dug bitches, /
supplied her neighbnrs with ax-helves and /
splint- baskets, besides attending to her do
nestle "chores, all with her own hands, 10 !
. year anda half She lives alone, keeps !
her own secrets, and Is regarded as the /
coming woman. Let her vote.
BEGGARs. The fact that there are no
Hebrew, as there are no Quaker beGgars, is |
owing to the peculiar and systematic ar.
raugements made by these secfs for taking I
care of their poor. Each Jewish Synagogue
has committee of the most respectable /
members, whose business 1t is TO become /
acquainted with the condition. of every He /
brew IN their district, and if necessary, 10
afford assistance. The aged are pensioned, |
and the disabled placed iH hospitals or fur |
nished with regular relief
THE NEW NICKEL CoINs.-The denom- |
nations Of the new coins are 10 be one |
three and 6ye cents, and they are to be |
composed OF one-fourlh nickel and three |
fnurths copper. The one cent coin is to /
weigh grain and a-haif, and will be about /
the size Of five cent silver coin. The three /
aud five cent pieces are to be about the size I
OF the one and two cent coppers now in use, /
and will weigh respectively three and Eve /
grains The new coin is to be legal ten.
der for dollar, except for duties on imports, |
and a the existing nickel and copper coins
withdrawn
Tue Spanish Cortes, by large majority.
have carried the articles of the new Consti- /
tuition which provide for liberty of the press,
freedom Of meeting and association. and the /
right of petition All the liberal move |
ments which took place 10 Europe in IS48 |
proclaimed these liberties, and. whenever |
they had the power, established them But |
the reaction which has since swept over Fu-
rope has destroyed again in most States the |
fruit of the revolution Of IS4s, and. ont.ida !
of ENGLAND, Switzerland, Belgium and Efol- +