The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1870-03-03
NEWS ITEMS.

The long g-expected trial of the Nor
daunt divorce case began in London
last week. 1t will be remember
ed that Sir Charles Mordaunt charges
his wife with criminal intercourse with
a number of gentlemen, among them
the Prince of Wales. The charge is
based on her own confession and the
attentions of the Prince and others to
her. The friends of Lady Mordaunt
plead that she is insane. 1t IS said in
English papers that the Queen sent for
Sir Charles, and begged him not to
press his suit, on account of the scan
dial that would ensue, and that the
wronged husband fatty refused. At
the trial, last week, the Prince was on
the stand. He admitted the acquaTn-
tanceship with Lady Mordaunt, but
sOlemnly asSeverated that there hadnev-
er been any improper intimacy be-
tween himself and the lady. The dec
laration was received with immense
cheering by the loyal spectators in the
courtroom.
A girl i'll Chester, VT, died few
days ago from tight laeing. For sew
eral months previous to her death this
poor victim had been obliged to sleep
with corsets on, and frightened to the
last notch, for the loOsaning gave such
pain internally that she could not bear
it.
The workingmen of Paris receive a
very small co mpensation for their la
Dor. Thus, in 1869, there were Il, ,203
females who earned from 10 to % cents
day; IS, $40 who earned from 80 to so
cents a day, and only 800 who earned
from 80 cents to 81 40 day.
Washington's birthday was celebra-
ted in Paris by reception, and in vi
emma by a banquet, at the hotels of the
American Ambassadors. Prime Minis
ter Won Beust honored Mr.. jays table,
and the entire French Cabinet paid
their respects to Mr.. Wa5hburne.
At Port Chester, New York, on
Thursday night, Samuel Bolton was
attacked by two men, who cut his
throat and robbed him. He will prob
ably recover from his wound.
Episcopalians are more numerous in
New York than any other State in the
Union. Pennsylvania comes next,
with $4,000 communicates, and Con-
necticut next, with 10000.
In Toledo, Ohio, last week. little
girl died of strangulation, produced by
swallowing a straw, which lodged in
her throat in such manner as to de-
feat all attempts to remove it.
The fires of the revolution are kept
alive in France by political banquets.
There were many yesterday in honor
of the anniversary of the proclamation
of the republic in 1913,
on. Anson Burlingame, Chinese
Ambassador to the United States and
theEuropean powers, died in st. Peters
burg on the 23d ult. of congestion 0l
the lungs. He was i'll but four days.
san Francisco is just now having a
genuine sensation in monster con-
cert, after the style of the one in Bos-
ton last summer, only on smaller
scale.
An editor of Chicago paper was
publicly cowhided in the streets last
week by Lydia Thompson and Pauline
Ma khan, the blonde burlesquers,
The existence of a Cuban Junta was
discovered in Santiago, and eighteen
of its members were convicted and exc
! cuted.
A police judge in San Francisco has
! been sentenced to six months imp-is-
onment for abusing Chinese female.
Nineteen babies are left every week
in the basket of the New York Found
ling Hospital. Awful!
Four men were killed by the explo-
sion of boiler In saw mill near Ad-
amsviile, Tenn, on Tuesday.