The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1870-01-27

NJ UIE t4NE1ANA ~ StiN 1ARAAeAA~AG It
the 'sAIormon Tribune" for copy of
that paper. 1t purports TO be an ''or-
gan of the liberal cause in Utah, de-
voted to social derelopemeatS." What
is meant by ''social development" we
cannot divine, unless it refers to the
bumps raised on the eranium of the
''liege lordi by half dozen or more
refractory and belligerent 'strong mind
ed. y No such ''developenent'' for US
Let US have peace. We have sean
ned the paper before us with care, ana
have studied the doctrine Of a multi
plicity Of wives with religious assidui-
tv. but we are not ''almost persuaded"
to be a Mormon by big jug full! We
have no desire to be ''deveIoped' in
that direction. 'Oh! no, not for Jo-
seph!"
A PARTING WoRD.-We have
grown tired Of printing duns in this
shape. Our friends in arrears are
proof against all sash missiles. We
have, therefore, concluded TO try diff
fsrent plan, of which due notice is
hereby given. We are now sending TO
each delinquent subscriber statement
of his account, with the proposition
that ifit be paid by Feb. 10, 1870, a
certain deduction will be made. If not
paid by that time, fttH rates @iH be
charged, payment enforced By tar, and
the DnDer discontinued ia al eases Of
more than one yenr'S arrearGge. Gp-
wards of ten thousand dollars of unpaid
subscriptions and advertising have ac-
cumulated ON our books during the
last five years. This Is load we can
not carry any longer. Will our friends
assist Us in Tightening it, or must we
summon 20 our al that YeXati0us and
detestabIe instrUmentality, The Lar?
THE MILD WINTER. Where be
those prophets now who warned Us
last autumn of the coming ''coid
term >" Shade of the departed Meri-
am. what mess those prophets have
made of il! What premature shiver-
ings they caused Us by their state
ments about the extraordinary thick
ness of the new bark on trees; tie
voiuminous wrappiugs provided by
sagacious nature TO prevent the ears Of
maize from being touched with the in
evitable hard frosts; and the vast
stores Of provisions the squirrels sup.
posed to know all about the weather
beforehand had put 10 10 meet the
impending emergency. How dlsap-
pointed the squirrels must be, and how
they must regret that they had not
played instead of working during the
brief beanties of the last Iudian Sum
mer! We trust no one will suspect Us
of attempting pun when we say that
all attempts to prophecy what kind Of
weather may be expected for any par
ticular time longer than day or two
are Improbable, and likely to bring
discredit upon those who attempted
it.
PENITENTIARY ITEMs.-During the
past year Bedford county has had 3
representatives in the Institution at
Allegheny city. Six have been re
leased, either by pardon or expira-
ton of term, leaving II in ''durance
vile" Eleven have been there the
whole year; one 353 days; one 252
days, one, 2i2 days; tour, l09 days;
two. 70 days; two, 70 days, and one,
Is days; total, 1852 days making
the account between Bedford county
and the Western Penitentiary stands a.
follows -
5,592 days at 25o per day............. Si$93 90
By labor. 'o4'- Us
Bal due Western Peniteutiary. y..........754.9 81
This bill is smaller than the year be-
fore, when cur expenses for keeping
prisoners in the Penitentiary were o.
yer 81 ,000 Ii must, however, be adj
ded, to the credit of our people, that
the great majority of the criminals
sent to the Penitentiary from this
court, were not residents Of this coun-
ty, but made this the basis Of their
thieving operations. But eight of the
whole number were citizens of this
county, four Of whom were white and
four coiored. The majority of the
non.residents were sentenced for long
terms, in aggravated cases of horse
stealing.
\ FoUNDLING.-On Saturday even
ing last woman stopped off the Gin
cinnati Express train, east, having in
her hand basket, and child in her
arms. She went to hotel, and en-
gagged room where she washed and
dressed the child. A short time after
wards she inquired for the residence Of
Dr. f. j. Greene, and on being told
that he resided at his father-in-Iaw's
she went in company with colored
boy to the house, She carried the ba-
by in her arms, and the boy carried
the basket. On reaching the house,
the woman put the child in the bas-
ket, raped on the door, and left it,
The inmates came to the door, and see
ing the basket, opened it, and to their
surprise found a beautiful and we'll
dressed infant, which was not more
than three weeks old, and was still liv-
ing. \ note was also found in the bas-
ket, that advised the gentleman to
keep the child for several years, and
he would be well rewarded for his
kindness. We believe it is the infen-
ton of the gentleman to do as request