Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-09-17


Fairmount Park. The corner stone is to be
laid on the l4th.
THE San Francisco grapes which reach
New York are filed with wine instead of
juice, which phenomenon is the effect of six
days of jolting.
Mayor Fox, of Philadelphia has offered
a reward of 81, 900 for the arrest and convic-
tion of the murderers of Revenue Detective
James J. Brooks.
CAPTAIN JOHN OLIVER, seaman of
1872, a sufferer at Dartmoor, and the pilot
who conducted the first steamship into Bos-
tsn harbor, died near Saltwater, Mimi,
last week
THE Vicksburg Republican states that
there were but three Republican newspa
pers issued in Mississippi one year since,
where there are now sicteen, and several
more viii soon be started
TIE Ohio River bridge at New Albany,
now in progress of construction, will be ex-
actly one mile in length from town to town;
will have twenty-seven spans, all but eight
of which have already been raised
A Son of an Elk President of the United
States from Virginia, who has become ut
terly debased by indulgence in strong drink, !
was the other day admitted to charity
ward in one Of the hospitals Of Washington
Iris reported that the narrow gauge is to
be substituted for the broad on the Erie
Railroad. When this shall be done, shall
we be able to perceive less force in the ia
miliar line, Broad is the road that leads to
death ?"
THERE were six births on the same day |
in house in Barroll county, Georgia, last
week A lady had two twins, and two of
her daughters each had twins The six were
all boys. This story is told by a Georgia |
paper, as sequel to the eclipse.
THE London Fqa has the following at
Is rumored that one of the conditions of /
which Mr.. Motley is instructed to insist
with regard to the settlement of the Ala
bama claims, is that we shall receive George
Francis Train in England and keep him
here. The condition is a hard one
AGRICULTURALIsTs in California are turn
ing their attention to raising opium. The
Poppy plant, tits found, will grow there al
most without cultivation, and the gathering
of the juice of the heads, of which opium
consists, is as simple an operation as the
making of maple sugar Raw opium is
worth about $50 pound.
A SALE of Cotsville sheep took place in
Sufield, Ct, last week. Buyers were pres
ent from Maine, Maryland, West Virginia
and California The bids ran so low that
after selling nine rams at prices ranging from
$50 to $50, and thirty five ewes at prices
ranging from $50 to $3.50, the remainder
'varo ---itb dro-~s-
Ok Wednesday morning near Cochran
ten, says the Meadvile Republic, an oil car
attached to a freight train, was struck BY
meteor. The engineer states that he had
Just stopped the train when the meteor pass
ed close to him followed by a blaze of light
and struck the rear car and exploded, tear
ing off portion of the roof, setting the car
on fire and destroying it. A brakeman was
struck in the face by fragment of the me-
teor and severely injured
WHAT can the ladies use to make them
selves attractive, without running into dan
ger? Chignons convey disease and vermin,
$50 they say, hair dye IS rank poison, and
now we are told peculiar cosmetics contain
ingredients that produce paralysis and dis
figured faces. But where do all these la
dies who, if these stories be true, must be
crippled and rendered hideous, 60 to? We
never meet any Of them anywhere
A YOUNG lady, residing near Earlville,
Canada, wearing highly polished silver
pin, was looking at the eclipse considerably
through the ordinary smoked glass, during
the time of the transit, and afterward dis
covered that the eclipse had daguerreotyped
itself upon her pin at the time that the sun
was about half obscured The impression
remains there permanently, resisting the
action Of rubbing, as well as exposure to the
Two prairie dogs, owned in Portland,
Maine, were observed few days since to
gather quantities Of grass, which they rolled
up into balls and dried in the sun, after
which they carried them to their burrows.
They have alsostripped the cucumber vines
Of their fruit and carried vines and cucum-
5ers to the same place, together with such
other food as they could secure, and on the
20lh Of the month they went into winter
quarters, and will not re-appear again until
next spring.
The California pioneers excursion to the
Atlantic States will leave Sacramento for
New York on September 18th, 1869. The
round trip is charged for at half fare, and
the cost for each ticket Is Sll2, 50 in gold,
Or $50 in currency. The parties must
start together, and can stop for day or
more at Chicago, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia,
1r any other eastern city that a majority may
determine on. Sleeping cars solely for the
,xeursionists have been provided The
tickets are available to return within sixty
lays.
In Decatur county, Iowa, there lives an
lged hermit, by the name of Vandercroft
Who emigrated to the spot which he now
occupies twenty four years ago For four
cen years be has not been half a mile from
lis hut He is described as talkative and
intelligent, and appears to have considera-
lie education. He is very kind to the do
nestle animals which he has gathered about
lim, not wishing to sell balky horse, for
ear it would receive unkind treatment at
he hands of another, and he will not pay
he man who butchers his hogs. if be allows !