The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-12-03


There lives an old gentleman, aged
eighty-twO years, at East tConnemaagh,
who il the father of thlrty-two chill
dren by one wife, who is sixty-four
years old. Some of the children were
twins, some triplets, and some quin-
triplets. He is yet hearty man.
The sales of Government property
at Harper's Ferry up to Wednesday
amount in the aggregate to two hun
dred and eighty thousand dollars. The
musket and rifle factory. with the Po-
;omac and Shenandoah water power,
was purchased by Captain F. f. Adj
ans. The Baltimore aud Ohio Rail-
raad were heavy bidders.
The Westehester Jeffersonian is now
printed by means of a novel motor,
the propelling force being supplied
from hydrant pipe. 1t works steadi-
ly and smoothly, takes up small space,
requires no attention, makes no noise.
no kissing of steam or splashing of wa
ter, is clean, and is always ready.
The Mormons are said to be growing
hostile towards the GentiIes, and to
have formed a campof fifteen thousand
men and the United States Government
is said to have organized movement
of military toward Utah in conse-
quence.
Private advices received in Wash
ington say sugar cane burning in Cuba
has b en- much more extensive than
the Havana authorities have yet adj
mitted. The burning will, it is added
be made general.
Edward Welsh fell into vat ofboil-
ing lard in Louisville, Ky, last week,
and Dennis QuinIan, in trying to res
cue him, was drawn in head foremost,
and both were horribly scalded. Quin-
Ian died, and Welsh cannot survive.
Whipping day in Delaware was OBJ
served on Saturday, at New Castle, by
the public fogging in the jail-yard of
FIVE men four black and one white.
A special from Cheyenne reports the
completion of fifty-four miles of the
Denver Pacific railroad. The track is
now laid at the rate of one mile and
half per day.
The New Bedford Mercury says, at
dinner party in that city, Sunday, there
were present ten ladies whose united
ages were 500 years and three months,
two of them being over lightweight
J. c. Buell., the Cashier of the Second
National Bank of Cleveland, Ohio,
who committed suicide recently, was
defaulter 10 the amount of Si77 600
The Citizens National Bank, at
MiddIetown, Delaware, was broken:in-
to on Thursday night, and robbed Of
fourteen Pacific Railroad bonds for
81, 600 each.
Two Delaware Williams were couvic-
ted at New Castle, on Thursday, of
outraging the person Of a lady last
September, and as the penalty is death,
it is probable they will hang for the
crime.
The Government at Washington has
concluded an additional postal con-
vention with Great Britain, establish
ing, on and after January, next, a re-
dueed rate of letter postage. OF six
cents, between the two countries.
A good thing IS told from Chester
county. a farmer has been fined for
allowing weeds to grow on his land to
the detriment Of his neighbor's crops.
An English newspaper seriously in
forms its readers that a years residence
in Chicago entities all married couples
to divorce on application.
1t is reported that the difficulties at
Paris and Washington, arising from
the landing of the French cable on A
merican shores, have been amicably
settled.
An ignorant pseudo physician of
Brooklyn, CDR. Scott" caused the
death of Mrs. Moore, in Brooklyn, a
few days ago by treating her with e.
lectricity for cancer.
The Walker party of Virginia have
organized their State Central Commit
tee from among the leading men of
the Republican, Democratic and Old
Whig parties.
The Alabama Legislature is discuss
ing the bill to give negroes equal
privileges with white people on rail
roads and steamboats,.
On a certain evening, recently, some
tobacco grinder spit on young girls
dress, in Pottsville, Pa, and now the
ireful father offers $50 reward for the
arrest Of the nicOtian squirt.
Both Democratic and Republican
papers throughout the State are advo-
eating the repeal of the law authoriz-
ing borough and township elections to
be held in the fall,
John r. Donaldson, recently elected
Prothonotary of Tioga county, has
held that position ever since 1885.
The dead body of a man, with pis-
toi shot through the head, was found
at Mill Run, Fayette county, last
week.
Governor Geary has commissioned
Thomas III. English, Esq, a Commits
II. e n
ington, ID. C.,
Tennessee Republicans are petition
incy f,onurass for infarfarapna aoaine+