Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-11-26
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.


that, which it would be well for all to heed.
A ooLoRED lawyer in South Carolina
having horsewhipped white member Of
the State Government for insulting his vile,
the Legislature appointed an investigating
committee The committee reported that
''the Hogging was thoroughly and hand
somely done.
IT is now law in Prussia that a male can
not be considered to have arrived at his
majority until he is 24.years of age. The
Prussian authorities are discussing a bill
which declares every male Prussian to be Of
age when he arrives at his 2lst year.
THE portrait of Elizabeth St. Leger, the
only female Mason, is in every lodge-room
in Ireland. She made peep-hole through
brick wall with pair of scissors, and was
not detected until she knew so much about
Masonry that is was thought necessary to
initiate her.
BROWN, who was in love with a young
lady, asked permission to call her by the
explicit name of some animal, on condition
that she should have the same privilege.
On leaving, Brown said "Good night,
dear" Good night, bore, said she
Brown has since given up the company of
young ladies'
INFORMATION has leaked out at the Ma
Wy Department that within a short time it
has been discovered that four naval paymas-
ters are defaulters to the Government to
quite large sum of money. One paymas
ter, stationed on the Pacific, is short about
100000 The amount the other three are
short is not known.
MEDICAL statistics in France have devel-
oped two facts which are Of great impor-
tance to ladies, namely, that the mortality
of thr female sex has decreased in the ra-
ito of eighteen and QUE e-half per cent. since
corsets have gone out of fashion; and, sec
ondly, that brain fever has increased among
the ladies seventy-two and three fourths
per cent, since they wear chignons.
A MAN introducing himself as REV. Mr..
Wheeler, Of Charleston, S. c., has been
detected in New Jersey in a new and origi-
nal swinde, that of soliciting donations of
old school books to be sent South, and then
selling them to paper and rag dealer in
New York. He has been engaged in the
business for three years.
A HEROIC BoY.-A little boy six years of
age aud his two sisters, FIVE and three years
old, respectively, children of Mr.. Lewis, of
New Orleans, wandered into a swamp in the
Second district, a few days ago, and lost
their way When night came on the heroic
little fellow stripped himself of his own
clothing and wrapped it around his sister,
and they all lay down on the ground to
spend the night When found in the morn
ing all were inseusible. The youngest has
since died.
THE progress of Minnesota in the produc
tion of wheat is among the agricultural mar
vels of the age. 1t is estimated that the
surplus wheat of that State the present year
win be fully fifteen million bushels, while
but little of the great grain plateau en-
braced within its limits has been brought
under cultivation One farmer, the past
year, harvested one thousand acres, with an
average yield of forty bushels to the acre
This section, while much of it is too far
north for growing corn, viii evidently be-
come the Odessa of America in the produc-
ton of wheat.
MINNESOTA was lately the scene of mar
riage with romantic origin A lady who
had been teacher in that State married
missionary and went out to India, carrying
with her photographs of friends and ac-
quaintanoes. A young British officer Of
her acquaintance was looking over these
pictures one day, and was struck with the
appearance of Miss Jennie Shaw of Lake
land, Mimi. He opened correspondence
with her, and they we're at last engaged
without either having seen the other. He
has since come to this country, visited the
lady, aud they being mutually pleased were
married few weeks ago and have gone to
Europe
A SPIRITUAL PLANT "A specimen of the
wonderful plant, the flower of the Holy
Ghost, has been successfully raised in Nor
wich, CT The flower is a creamy white cup,
nearly as large as half an egg, and extremely
beautiful, and its wonder as a natural floral
growth is the fact that in this flower there
is little pure white dove, with pink bill
and eyes, and its head turned as if looking
over its back. It's wings, feet, bill, &C., are
as absolutely perfect as those of the living
dove, whose counterpart this wonderful
mimic vegetable is.
TIE CHOLERA ON It's MARCH. 1t is re-
ported that the cholera is raging with sever
ity at the city of Kief, in Russia. This city
is on the Dnieper, one of the rivers of the
Black Sea, up which in 1881 2 the Asiatic
thence to the British islands, auG iditiS tnshde
across the Atlantic to Quebec and New
York. Perhaps the dreaded monster Of
Hindostan may be again progressing
through Russia on a similar raid. If vigi
lantly watched, however, his march may be
checked
FEMALE SKILL.-It is announced that six
teen of the most expert female money
counters in the Treasury Department at
Washington have been sent on to New York
to verify the cash balance stated in General
Butterfeld's accounts as United States As
sistant Treasurer. When Butterfeld S pre-
decessors went out Of Office, large number
Of clerks from the prominent banks in New
York were engaged at this work for two or
three weeks, laboring day and night The
appointment of these sixteen ladies is highly
complimentary to their skill and bushes;
capacity.
THE State of Connecticut is stocking it
small lakes and ponds with the fine gam,
eL IL bIooi- k.ss of ,ba Ct Tamraoce