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The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-12-16

SHOCKING PUNISHMENT IN CUBA
A letter received in New York from
Havana, under date or November 29th,
gives the details OF the discovery of a
negro rising in Cuba, and the horrible
punishment which was inflicted upon
those engaged in it. The letter tells
the following d ,ubtfuI story:
tThree of the number were shot, one
was fiogged on three different occa-
sions, receiving in all eight hundred
lashes, and one of the best negroes on
the place, a vigorous man, was whip
ped almost 10 death; and amid his snf-
ferings. while repeatedly tainting and
falling TO the ground from sheer weak
ness, was made To declare what he
knew. Another, upon receiving the
order TO lie dOEn and submit to be
tied and receive punishment, fell sense
less. Nevertheless he received a
thousand lashes, without giving the
slightest sign Of life. a creole negro,
suspected TO be, though not, implica-
ted In the plot, received one thousand
two hundred iashes. The hands of the
estates were collected together upon
the Esperauza, and there IN the pres
ence Of two thousand negroes, thering-
leaders Of the conspiracy were fOgged
in gangs of tWenty-0ne at time. two
executi0ners being detailed for each
victim. At the same place nine were
shot, and in the punishment inflicted
no distinction was made between free
and slave.
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Johu Stuart Mills is accepted in the
country by many a. authority in polit-
ical economy, In a recent letter in an
swer to some enquiries in relation to
Chinese emigration, he holds the fol-
lowing views:
considering the purely economical
view Of the subject, ] entirely agree
with you; and it could hardly be bet
ter stated and argued than it is in your
able article i'm the New York Tribune.
That the Chinese immigration, if il at
tains great dimensions, must be eco
nomically injurious 20 the mass of the
present population; that it must di-
minish their wages, and reduce them
to a lower state Of physical comfort
and well being, have no manner OF
doubt. Nothing can be more falla-
cious than the attempts to make out
that thus to lower wages is the way 10
raise them, or that there is any COM
pensation, in an economical point Of
view, 10 those whose labor is dispiac
ed, or who are obliged to work for a
greatly reduced remuneration. On
general priciple this state of things,
were it sure to continue, would justify
the exclusion Of the immigrants on
the ground that, with their habits in
respect to population, only . tempora-
ry good is done 10 the Chinese people
by admitting part Of their surplus
numbers, while a permanent harm IS
done in a more civilized and improved
portion Of mankind.
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Nor TRCE.-We have hitherto re-
Trained from noticing the unjust and
unmanly attacks of the editor Of the
Genius Of Liberty upon Hon. b. r,
Meyers, of the GAZETTE and Patriot.
And all we have to say now is, that
when the editor of the Genius says
that Mr.. Meyers was "lukewarm in
the senatorial contest between Find
lay and scull," in this district, he
either affirms whereof he knows not,
or he willfully and maliciously ut
ters what he knows to be falsehood.
-.SomerSet Democrat.
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The money power OF the country Is
rapidly concentrating against the in
terests of the working classes. The
Cincinnati Enquirer says;
Thirty five years ago, ia the days Of
President Jackson, a National Bank,
with its capital of thirty-five millions
of dollars, was considered so formida-
bic to popular liberty that all was put
down by the voice Of the people. Now
we have seventeen hundred National
Banks, with capital Of three hundred
millions Of dollars. Affiliated with
them are three hundred thousand bond
holders, who represent two thousand
millions Of bonds. They have with
their FIVE hundred millions Of capita
invested in manufacturing, privileges
in New England which are sustained
by protection bonds from the Nation
| al Treasury. To these are Joined the
great railroad corporati0ns-not only
the Pacific with its sixty millions of
dollars aid from the Treasury, and its
host of branch roads, but such great
corporation as the New York and E.
rie, New York Central and Pennsylva-
MIA Central, which jointly control a
capital of two hundred millions Of dol
! lars.
OF the power OF corruption and in
| timidation possessed by these great ag-
/ gregations of money, it is useless and
unnecessary to speak. We have for
| years seen them in our elections and in
cur primary meetings, We have seen
/ them in the legislation of the country
Everything it has done has been for
| the wellbeing ofthese privileged classes.
Whether the country will be able to
| stop this monetary vassaIage aRd as
sert its independence in the future
/ remains to be seen. At present it is
! the practical doctrine that only the
| great moneyed classes have any right
/ to be heard and considered in legisla-
ton
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Pope Plus II Is quite old and feeble,
and is possessed Of an apprehension
that the excitement attendant upon
the sessions Of the Ecumenical Council
may be greater than his healta and
strength can endure. He has, there
fore. decided to issue a Papal Bull or
daining that should his Holiness die
during tn convocation Of the Council,
his successor Is 10 be elected by the as
sembled Prelates Of the Church from
all parts Of the world, and not merely
be chosen by the eanclave Of Cardinal S
in the usual way.
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"Doseh," the ceremony of celebra-
ting the birthday of Mahonet, was
duly observed in Cairo, Egypt, and
was celebrated on the first of Noyeme
Der, and the PROSTATE bodies of fanat-
les were ridden over by the Sheik el
Bekree, live snakes were eaten, glass
crunehed and swallowed, bodies slash
cd with swords, cheeks and breasts
pierced with sharp metal instruments,
which were left sticking in the wounds
they made, and hundreds of men and
boys shrieked and Writhed, and Wres-
tied in what protested to be a mad ex-
tacy of religious fervor. This fete was
instituted by Sultan Morad III, in
1888, or in the year 996 Of the Hegira.
Whiskey has risen to twenty cents a
drink in Brooklyn since the seizure of
illicit stills.
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them on a railroad. The injustice OF
such law does not need pointing out.
The best commentary on il Is the sub
stance of the following paragraph:
.sThe Wyoming Legislature has en-
acted that any person or employee on
any railroad i'm this Territory who
may be injured or killed while in the
performance oftheirduties or otherwise
shall have the same right of action for
damage against said company a il
such person were not an employee
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1t is remarkable fact that in all ages
and among all nations the existence Of
the Almighty and of Satan have been
acknowledged and believed in some
way. The old Egyptian, called his IA
tanie majesty Typhon, the Greeks cali
ed him Titan, the PeFsian- named him
Onromaze, the Scocih designate him as
"Auld Clootle.n aud the Germans
nominate him Der Tuyfel. The inn
agination ofthe Chinese has invented
no less than ten devils and heils. One
presides over a he'll stuck full of knives;
another an iron tank flied with boil
ing water third is a hell Of Ice in
another II the punishment Of pulling
out the tongue of those who tell lies;
another hell Of poisonous serpents
in another the victim is drawn into
pieces another a hell of bIackneSs and
darkness, and in praying they say,
MAY not fall into the he'll ofswords y
and into this or that place of torment.
According 10 many poets, the devils
favorite lurking place is in black eyes.
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THE action of the Wyoming Terrific
rial Legislature in relation 10 accidents
to employees on railroads is specially
commended to the attention Of the
Legislature of Pennsylvania. Last
winter bill was passed at Harrisburg,
and signed by Governor Geary, which
debarred employees from the right of
o5tainingmore than three thousand dol
lars for any accident that might befall
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-12-16

Rev. DIR, Collyer Chicago, preached
a sermon in Washington, on Sunday,
in which he commented upon the Nc
Farland- Richardson tragedy and criti-
cised in severity the conduct of Vice
President ColfaX, who the reverend DIR.
represented as boarding the lion in his
den" Brigham Young (in Utah there
getting offa h0mily upon the sanctity
of marital relations, and now scatter
ing showers of sympathy upon the
bed of a spiritual adult9rer."
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a most vigorous and persistent effort
is being made all over the State, as well
as in adjoining States, to secure the re-
spite Of DR.. Scheppe, now lying in the
Jail of Cumberland county under the
sentence Of death. If Governor Geary
resists these demonstrations and ap-
peals he will be frmer in his convic-
tions of Schpppe's guilt than most
other persons. No case within our re-
collection has elected more marked
feeling Of interest than this one of DIR.
Schpppe. The fact of the verdict
and sentence having drawn out the
most marked expressions Of dis
sent from a great number Of the ablest
physicians and chemists in the coun-
try ought to induce Governor Geary
to grant the respite at least, if not to
pardon the prisoner.
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Drunkenness among women is in
creasing in Liverpool. In the year
past, 5000 female have been commit
ted to Jail for crimes committed under
the influence ofstrong drink. The wo-
men Of Liverpool drink ale, gin, cher
ry brandy and cordials very freely,
and we are sorry to hear that the prac-
tice Of tippling "cheFry bounoen and
sweet cordiaiS is becoming rather too
f2ahionable women in our large
s.merican cities.
The new Commercial Exchange
building, situated at the corner or Sec
G':G and Walnut streets, Philadelphia,
costing $50, 600, was burned last week.
ihe fire originated from the falling of
:. large chandelier in the upper hall,
.he escaping gas igniting and rapidly
involving the entire building in flames.
a freight train ran into q passenger
train standing at Manor Station, on
the i1ennsy lvania Central Railroad, the
other day, resulting in the smashing of
thF.e coaches and two freight cars, the
killing of a brakesman, mortal injury
Of a passenger named Henry Mokin,
and slightly wounding several others.
A British steamer has put into Nor
folk with statement that a party of
Englishmen have made amazing dis
coveries Of gold in Nicaragua, and
have already gotten two hundred tons
Of the precious metal from their mines,
There are over million more fe-
males in England than males. This is
said to be owing to the fact that many
men who enlist in the army die or nev-
er return home, for it is known that
there are only $50 females born to each
thousand males in England.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
W AsHINGTnN- Dec

W AsHNGTON, Dec. 8.
In the Senate yesterday, Mr.. Sum
ner introduced bill looking to re-
turn to specie payments 1t contains
several important provisions. A large
number ofother bills were introduced
and referred, among them one to aid
and promote the International Exhibit
tion to be held in Washington in 1871,
and another declaring Virginia to be
State of the Union and entitled TO rep
resentation in Congress.
In the House, the various subjects
mentioned in the Presidents message
were referred to appropriate commit
tees. Bills were introduced and refer
red to reorganize the Treasury De
partment; to repeal the tenure-of of-of-
fee act f: to establish uniform system
of naturalization F; to prohibit the sales
of coin in behalf Of the United States,
and to provide for the redemption of
legal tender notes in coin at par
Messrs. Hefin, Dox, Hays and Sher-
rard, the.members elect from Alabama,
were admitted to their seats.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 8.
The Senate yesterday elected the
members of the several standing COM
mittees as previously elected by the
republican caucus. Among the bills
introduced and referred was one to ap-
peal the test oath act. Mr.. Ferry, who
introduced this bill, made some very
sensible remarks on the subject. A
resolution was adopted requesting the
committee on military affairs toinquire
whether any legislation is necessary to
secure to colored citizens who have
served in the armies Of the United
States equal rights with white citizens.
The joint resolution to remove all pO-
litical disabilities upon the ratification
OF the fifteenth amendment was, after
some debate, adopted. \ resolution
was introduced dveiaflng that no state
having once ratified an amendment
to the United States constitution shall
have power to rescind its action.
In the House, Mr.. Morrell, of Penn.
sylyania introduced q bill to fund the
national debt of the United States at
a lower rate Of interest, and to make
national banking free. 1t was referred
to the committee on ways and means.
Mr.. Cobb, Of North Carolina, offered a
resolution in favor Of the recognition
of the Independence of Cuba, and de-
clariDg that the House will support
| the President of the United States in
| its recognition. The resolution was
not entertained. Bills were introdu-
ced and referred to abolish the duties
on coal; to amend the homestead act
so as to allow soldiers who served in
the Union army to secure one hundred
and sixty acres of land for homestead
purposes, instead of eighty acres, as at
present, and also to exempt the prop
perty of the Union soldiers and sailors
from taxation, the same as the
bonds of the bondholders. The CEN
sus bill was then discussed in COM
mittee of the whole up to the hour of
adjournment.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.
In the Senate a number of bills were
introduced and referred, among them
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by very simple remedy, after having suffered
several years With severs lung affection. and that
dead disease, Consumption, Is anxious 70 make
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To all who desire it, be viii send s copy Of the
prescription used free oi charge With the direc
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in sending the Prescription Is 70 benefit the sf-
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to be inF aluable and ne hopes every sufferer viii
try his remedy, as It will eost them nothing, aud
may prove 8 blessing
Parties wishing the prescription viii pleasead
dress RKv EDWARD A WILSON,
Williamsburg Kings County. New York.
mayl4yl
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We are i'm receipt of later and more
satisfactory intelligence Of the safety
and whereabouts Of Dir. David Living
stone, the great Afric3n explorer. Sir
Seymour Fitzgerald telegraphs from
Bombay, under date Of Nov. -, that
he had just received letter from Liy-
ingstone. dated Ujiji, May 13. 1858,
stating that he was in good health and
spirits. and that his discoveries had
given him great satisfaction. This
shows that the distinguished traveller,
d late as six months ago, was al the
spot indicated in his letter Of July,
1865, as that for which he was making.
There can be no doubt now that
Livingstone will soon arrive at home,
10 tell Us Of the trials he has passed
and the wonders lie has seen. lie will
have "A most remarkable series Of ad-
ventures 10 describe, in his quiet but
entertaining way. He Bione must cor
rect and amend our geography Of Afri-
ca, from PtoleEny CIaudius 10 Paul b..
Du Chaillu.
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= settler from Laramie December 4
says the Indian troubles in Wyoming
are quite alarming. Bands of Sioux
are rowing through the Territory rob
bing and numbering. A mail party
that left Fort Laramie was driven in
by Indians. Another, which left sew
eral days previous, had not been
heard from, aud it was feared it had
been captured.
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Is THE DEMOCRATIC PARrr DEAD :

Radical Journals aud stumpers for
some years have frequently announced
the death Of the Democratic party
Let the reader calmly take survey
Of the field and he will ascertain the
facts in the case. Something that Rad
icals seldom deal in.
The States Of New York, Pennsyl
vania. Ohio and Indiana, poll in round
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1t thus appears, says the Cincinnati
Enquirer, in these great Common
wealths. which have more than one
third Of the population Of the Union,
that there are 10000 more Democrats
than Republicans. This is allowing
the majority they got in Indiana last
year, which they cannot get again.
Had the state voted this fall it would
have given Us 10000 majority. This
does not look as if the Democracy
were dead or in a dying condition.
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ERRORS OF YoUTH-A gentleman
who suffered for years from Nervoas Debility
Premature De.sy, and all the effects Of youthfu
indiscrstf7n, viii, for the sake fsuFering human
ity, send free to all who need II, the receipt and
dirseti0ns for making the simple remedy byEbieh
he vas cured Sufferers wishing TO profit by the
advertiser experience can do SO by addressing
in perfect confidence, JOHN B. OGDEN.
No. y Cedar street New York
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Remember Always eaIl at Nc 2 AysEpsgy-
Row. Hhere you sill always fha v c. GAawaoB
prepared 10 sell azsbeap as the ehespert
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This Is nearly one half Of the total
vote Of the United States, and it is
more than two-fifths. Now, let Us see
how it is divided between the two
parties:
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Words Of Wisdom for Young men,
On the Ruling Passion in Youth and Early Man.
hood, with SELF HELP for the erring and unfor-
tunate. Sent in sealed letter envelopes free Of
charge. Address, HOWARD ASSOCIATION
Box P, Phila., Pa may2s, '69yI
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nRIVATE BOARDING.-Mrs. V
B. TATE, has enlarged her residence, ON
Juliana Street, for the purpose Of tskng bosrders
weekly or yearly. Dec2w4
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THHE REGULATOR.
w. G. aARWooD

takosplsasare in informing the ss.tzsas q BED
ford and visini'y, that be has taEen TIE o.a
Store II T Irvine and int@nds keeping ae,t-