Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-11-26
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THE trouble between the male and female
medical students in Philadelphia appears to
be ended. On Saturday 40 of the former
and SO of the latter attended the clinical
lecture at the hospital, and no disturbance
occurred.
THE President is represented to have said
to Senator Wilson that he should advise, 10
his annual message, the consolidation of the
debt into four and a half per cent loan,
and recommend that Congress do not change
the present rates of taxation.
PRINCE ARTHUR has settled down for a
while at Moptreal but, mindful of the
economic lessons Of his august Ma, pays cur
rent prices for articles needed, and takes
back change, much to the disgust Of Kan
ucks who are on the make
No trouble or interruption from snow is
anticipated on the Pacific Railroads during
the winter months, precautions having been
taken to provide against a season of thrice
the severity Of last winter. The real snow
season in that region does not commence
until about the first Of February and lasts
until about the 20th Of March or the first Of
April
a DETROIT constable discovered a partial
Is intoxicated colored man who was carry
ing naked yellow male baby three or four
davs old, rolled up in the skirt Of his coat.
Being arrested, the man declared he had
found the infant thrown out into the street,
and he was taking it home to his wife, who
was entirely out of that household convent
ence, and wanted one the best she knew
how. An Investigation showed that the
story was true.
IT is now known that the large naval
force which the Government has been send
ing out to the West Iudies, aud which was
supposed to have some connection with
Cuba, has gone to the Bay Of Samaua,
which we shall take possession of in con
formity with a treaty with the Dominican
Government, and keep until the Senate
shall decide whether to accept or reject the
treaty.
Two men in Kentucky who were hanged
by a vigilance committee, but upon whom
the work was not done very efiectually, have
come to lite and are suing dozen members
of the committee for sixty thousand dollars
damages. This Is a very unusual case.
Vigilance committee" is now a common
name for sort Of organization that commits
murder and does other violence in the name
of law and order; but of course the murder
and violence must be the same before the
law, whatever names they are done In, so
that if the half hanged htigants get a YER
diet in their favor there will be clear case
for the criminal courts against the vigilants.
TIE blessing on the Sucz Canal and the
sermon by Pere Baner, the Almoner of the
Empress Eugenie, with the concession Of
religious liberty in Egypt and Turkey mark
an advance of the Cross over. the dominions
of the Crescent destined to be more poten
tial in its consequence than all the crusades
and all the bloody wars against the believers
IN Mohammcd, from first to last Thus,
through the material agents of modern
science, and peaceful triumphs Of the Cross
viii not be stayed til they have covered the
earth. Steam, the electric wire and trade
have become the world-subduing missiona-
ries and teachers of Christianity
THE storms which were predicted for the
first week in October, in England, did not
occur, but month later extraordinary tides
caused much injury to property The
Thames has been swept from its mouth to
Teddington Lock by a tidal wave such as
very seldom visits English rivers. All the
way from Greenwich to London the lower
rooms and floors of wharves and warehouses
were flooded Higher up the height of the
tide produced yet more unusual etfeet7 The
towing path along the reaches above Bat
tersea, although 1t has recently been i'm
proved, and wassthought to be high enough
to resist any possible tide, was completely
submerged, and the water lay in great lakes
in the private grounds near Barnes For
the first time, in the history ofThames ra-
cling. the steamboat carrying a referee was
her funnel being stove 10 the altemDU' anu
the referee having to be sent on IN a steam
launch.
THE late elections in Brooklyn have re- /
suited in a complication of outrages on pop
ular rights, which are the more alarming
from the apparent Indifference with which
they are received by the people Their
simple announcement ought to startle the
public more than an earthquake; for, if an
community like that of BROOKLYN
can quietly and patiently permit themselves
to be openly defrauded at the ballot boxes.
and their decisions in the choice OF their
officers be set aside by few political adven-
lures, we must admit that republicanism is
a failure, and prepare ourselves at once for |
some other form Of government. The out
rage In Brooklyn is not a new thing. Ii
'frte w AAA AaoN var na4Iu lAiE 1ELlBtidttt
denied the Republicans the right
OF any representation in the appointments
of the elective officials and, being entirely /
succe ssful In their nefarious schemes then, 4
they repeated them this year, and have
their villainy b. fradulenty {
certain of the Democratic candi. /
dates as elected, the principal one being the |
sheriff. Now it is not to the Republicans
that we are indebted for the exposure Of +
this monsTous wiekedness but to Judge !
Joseph +. Barnard, Of the Supreme Court,
aud to District Attorney Morris, Of Kings
County, both Of them prominent members
OF the Democratic party Mr. Morris ex-
pheitly ayers that Of the long list Of officers
ard members Of assembly returned as elect
ed by the Democratic eanvassers the only
one who has been actually chosen by the
votes of the people is the mayor The sub
jeet has been laid before the Grand Jury Of
Kings County and, while waiting for legal
action by the properly constituted authors
ties It may be set for the people to remain
quiet. But we must confess that the
supineness Of the Brooklynites has very
discouraging aspect T.